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Universal 
Registration 
Document 2020

including the Annual Financial Report

Contents

Certification of the person responsible for 
the Universal Registration Document 2020 

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Presentation of the Group – Integrated report 

1.1 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7 

1.8 

Group profile 

Our climate ambition 

Our strategy: from TOTAL to TotalEnergies 

Our investment policy 

Innovation to further the Group’s transformation 

Our strenghts 

Our governance 

Our performance 

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Business overview for fiscal year 2020 

2.1 

2.2 

2.3 

2.4 

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment 

Exploration & Production segment 

Upstream oil and gas activities 

Refining & Chemicals segment 

2.5  Marketing & Services segment 

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Risks and control 

3.1 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

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3.6 

Risk factors 

Countries under economic sanctions 

Internal control and risk management procedures 

Insurance and risk management 

Legal and arbitration proceedings 

Vigilance Plan 

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Report on corporate governance

4.1 

4.2 

4.3 

4.4 

4.5 

Administration and management bodies 

Statement regarding corporate governance 

Compensation for the administration and management bodies 

Additional information about corporate governance 

Statutory auditors’ report on related party agreements 

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Non-financial performance 

5.1 

5.2 

5.3 

5.4 

5.5 

5.6 

5.7 

5.8 

5.9 

Our ambition: to be the company of responsible energies 

Business model 

Social challenges 

Health and safety challenges 

Environmental challenges 

Climate change-related challenges 
(as per TCFD recommendations) 

Actions to respect human rights 

Fighting corruption and tax evasion 

Value creation for host regions 

5.10  Contractors and suppliers 

5.11  Reporting scopes and methodology 

5.12 

Independent third party’s report 

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TOTAL and its shareholders 

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6.2 

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6.5 

6.6 

Listing details 

Dividend 

Share buybacks 

Shareholders 

Information for foreign shareholders 

Investor relations 

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General information 

7.1 

7.2 

7.3 

Share capital 

Articles of Association; other information 

Historical financial information and additional information 

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Consolidated Financial Statements 

8.1 

8.2 

8.3 

8.4 

8.5 

8.6 

8.7 

Statutory auditors’ report on the Consolidated 
Financial Statements 

Consolidated statement of income 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 

Consolidated balance sheet 

Consolidated statement of cash flow 

Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

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Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited) 

9.1 

9.2 

9.3 

9.4 

Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting 
Standards Codification 932 

Other information 

Report on the payments made to governments 
(Article L. 22-10-37 of the French Commercial Code) 

Reporting of payments to governments for purchases of oil, 
gas and minerals (EITI reporting) 

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Statutory financial statements of TOTAL SE 

10.1  Statutory auditors’ report on the financial statements 

10.2  Statutory Financial Statements of TOTAL SE as parent company 

10.3  Notes to the statutory financial statements 

10.4  Other financial information concerning the parent company 

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Additional reporting information 

11.1 

SASB Report 

11.2  World Economic Forum (WEF/IBC) Core ESG metrics 

Glossary 

Cross-reference lists 

Disclaimer 

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Universal Registration Document 2020
including the Annual Financial Report

This is a translation into English of the Universal Registration Document 2020 including the Annual Financial Report of the Company issued in French 
and it is available on the website of the Issuer.

“I certify, 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 SE (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  530  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 31, 2021

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

This  Universal  Registration  Document  was  filed  on  March  31,  2021  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.

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

1.1  Group profile 

1.1.1  TOTAL, a broad energy company 
1.1.2  Our history: pioneer spirit 
1.1.3  Our business model 

1.2  Our climate ambition 

1.2.1  More energy, less greenhouse gas emissions 
1.2.2  Priority axes and action plans towards carbon neutrality 
1.2.3  The four strategic levers in our Net Zero ambition 

1.3  Our strategy: from TOTAL to TotalEnergies 

1.3.1  Natural gas, renewable gas and hydrogen: allies in the 

energy transition 

1.3.2  Electricity: building a global leader 
1.3.3  Saving and decarbonizing oil 
1.3.4  Developing carbon sinks 

1.4  Our investment policy 

1.4.1  Major investments over the period 2018–2020 
1.4.2  Major planned investments 
1.4.3  Financing mechanisms 

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Innovation to further the Group’s transformation 

1.5.1  R&D at the heart of our strategy 
1.5.2  Digital acceleration as a performance lever 

1.6  Our strengths 

1.6.1  Our employees 
1.6.2  Our integrated model 
1.6.3  Our operational excellence 
1.6.4  A global footprint, with local roots 
1.6.5  An ongoing dialogue with our stakeholders 

1.7  Our governance 

1.7.1  A fully committed Board of Directors 
1.7.2  An Executive Committee entrusted with implementing the 

Group’s strategy 

1.7.3  An operational structure built around the Group’s major 

business segments 
1.7.4  Risk management system 

1.8  Our performance 

1.8.1  Financial performance 
1.8.2  Our sustainability ambitions and targets 

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1.1  Group profile
1.1.1  TOTAL, a broad energy company

With  a  presence  in  more  than  130  countries,  TOTAL  is  a  broad  energy  company  that  produces  and  markets  fuels,  natural  gas  and  electricity.  
Our 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is more affordable, more reliable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. 
TOTAL that proposes to its shareholders in 2021 to become TotalEnergies, has the ambition to be the company of responsible energies.

Our values

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 daily the 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 fight against corruption, fraud and anti-competitive practices) and human rights.

It is through strict adherence of its employees 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.

Group profile

Our employees

Employees breakdown by geographical area

Employees breakdown by gender

France  34.0%

Rest of Europe  28.8%

Women  34.8%

Rest of the world  37.2%

Men  65.2%

Workforce as of December 31, 2020: 105,476

Workforce as of December 31, 2020: 105,476

Our shareholding

Shareholding structure by shareholder type

Shareholding structure by area

Estimates  below  are  as  of  December  31,  2020,  based  on  the 
survey  of  identifiable  holders  of  bearer  shares  conducted  on  
that date.

Estimates  below  are  as  of  December  31,  2020,  based  on  the 
survey  of  identifiable  holders  of  bearer  shares  conducted  on  
that date.

Individual shareholders  8.5%

Group employees(a)  6.4%

Treasury shares  0.9%

Institutional shareholders 
84.2%

France  30.6%

United Kingdom  11.0%

Rest of Europe  16.5%

North America  32.1%

Rest of the world  9.8%

Approximately 550,000 
Number of individual and institutional shareholders

(a)  On  the  basis  of  employee  shareholding  as  defined  in  Article  L.  225-102  of  the  
French Commercial Code and Article 11 paragraph 6 of the Articles of Association 
of the Company.

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(a)  For a definition of the alternative 
performance indicators, refer to 
point 1.8.1 of this chapter and to 
Note  3  to  the  Consolidated 
Financial  Statements  (point  8.7 
of chapter 8).

(b)  Excluding leases; 25.9% including 

leases.

(c)  Subject 

to  approval  by 

the 
Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May 
28, 2021.

Group’s key figures(1)

Financial indicators(a)

$4.1 B
Adjusted net income 
Group share

3.7%
Return on equity 
(ROE)

4.0%
Return on average 
capital employed 
(ROACE)

21.7%
Gearing ratio(b)

$17.6 B
Operating cash flow 
before working 
capital changes 
w/o financial 
charges (DACF)

$13.0 B
Net investments

$26/boe
Pre-dividend 
organic cash 
breakeven

€2.64
Dividend per share 
for the fiscal year 
2020(c)

Non-financial indicators

Total recordable injury rate

0.91

0.81

0.74

2018

2019

2020

GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated  
oil & gas facilities (Mt CO2e) 

42.0

41.5

35.8

Indirect GHG emission related to the use by customers of 
the energy products sold for end use (Scope 3)(1) (Mt CO2e)

400

410

350

2018

2019

2020

2018

2019

2020

Proportion of senior executive women (%)

21.6

23.0

25.7

Percentage of local managers in Management 
Committees in subsidiaries (%)

52.0

54.8

57.9

2018

2019

2020

2018

2019

2020

(1)  GHG Protocol – Category 11.

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Operational performance

Gross power generation installed capacity(a) (GW)

Portfolio of renewable power generation capacity for 2025 (GW)

7.0

In operation: 7 GW

3.6

35 GW

In construction: 5 GW 

3.0

1.7

1.9

1.9

2018

2019

2020

Net power production (TWh)

14.1

11.4

6.4

Renewable

Gas-fired 
Europe(b)

in development: 23 GW

Sales  of  power  and  gas  in  Europe  –  Number  of  BtB  and  
BtC sites (million)

5.6

2.7

4.1

3.6

1.5

1.7

Power

Gas

2018

2019

2020

2018

2019

2020

LNG equity production (Mt) 

LNG overall sales volumes (Mt) 

16.3

17.6

38.3

34.3

11.1

21.8

2018

2019

2020

2018

2019

2020

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

Hydrocarbon production by geographic area (kboe/d) 

12,050

4,431

1,668

3,171

1,937

843
2018

12,681

12,328

4,795

1,946

3,202

1,918

820
2019

4,696

1,836

3,367

1,651
778
2020

Europe and 
Central Asia

Africa (excluding 
North Africa)

Middle East and 
North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

2,775

909

670

666

389
141
2018

3,014

1,023

705

702

365
219
2019

2,871

1,039

629

624

353
226
2020

Europe and 
Central Asia

Africa (excluding 
North Africa)

Middle East and 
North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

(a)  Excluding Cycle combined gas plants in Taweelah, United Arab Emirates.
(b)  Including Normandy Refinery cogeneration unit, part of Refining & Chemical segment.
(c)  Proved reserves of hydrocarbons based on SEC rules (Brent at $41.32/b in 2020, $62.74/b in 2019 and $71.43/b in 2018).

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Operational performance

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

Refinery throughput(b) (kb/d)

1

2,021

1,437

202

382

2018

1,958

1,967

1,437

1,437

202

319

2019

202

328

2020

Europe

Americas

Asia –
Middle East – 
Africa

1,852

1,365

487

2018

1,671

1,209

462

2019

1,292

862

430

2020

Europe

Rest of the world

Petrochemicals production capacity  
by geographic area (kt)

21,327

10,277

21,200

10,203

21,299
10,096

Petrochemical products production volume (kt)

5,405 5,554

5,219

4,862

5,519

4,934

5,190

5,090

5,860

5,907

5,100

6,104

Europe

Americas(c)

Asia –
Middle East(d)

2018

2019

2020

2018

2019

2020

Polymers

Monomers(e)

Marketing & Services petroleum product sales(f)  
by geographic area (kb/d)
1,845

1,801

1,001

1,021

443

41
117
199

2018

444

34
148
198

2019

1,477

823

377
47
95
135
2020

Europe

Africa

Middle East(g)

Americas

Asia-Pacific(h)

(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)  Includes refineries in Africa that are reported in the Marketing & Services segment.
(c)  Including 50% of the joint-venture between TOTAL and Borealis.
(d)  Including interests in Qatar, 50% of Hanwha Total Petrochemicals Co. Limited and 37.5% of SATORP in Saudi Arabia.
(e)  Olefins.
(f)  Excluding trading and bulk refining sales.
(g)  Including Turkey.
(h)  Including Indian Ocean islands.

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1.1.2  Our history: pioneer spirit

TOTAL was founded on March 28, 1924. Historic player in the energy sector, the Group discovered major fields worldwide and developed an ever-
growing  number  of  advanced  products  and  services,  created  in  its  refineries  and  marketed  through  its  retail  network.  Over  the  years,  the  Group 
diversified its operations and established a global presence, staking out positions in an array of industries: natural gas, refining and petrochemicals, 
petroleum product retailing, solar power, sustainable biofuels and electricity, primarily from renewable sources.

1951

SNPA discovers the Lacq 
gas field in France
The gas rises from a depth of 
3,450 meters at extremely high 
pressure. The specialist crews 
take five days and four nights to 
harness the eruption. Lacq is later 
found to be a gigantic natural gas 
field containing some 262 billion 
cubic meters.

1956

Discovery of the Edjeleh, 
Hassi R’Mel (gas) and Hassi 
Messaoud (oil) fields in the 
Algerian Sahara
The exploration campaigns that 
SN Repal and CFP-A had initiated 
in 1946 result in the discovery, in 
1956, of huge oil fields in Edjeleh 
and Hassi Messaoud and gas 
reserves in Hassi R’Mel.

1958

Premier forage offshore sur 
Umm Shaif (Abu Dhabi).

1961

Discovery of the first offshore 
fields in Gabon
The Anguille field is the first 
one found.

1954

Launch of the TOTAL brand 
by CFP
At the beginning of the 1950s, 
the leaders of CFP and CFR 
(Compagnie Française de 
Raffinage) decide to create their 
own distribution network, and 
a brand for it. The new TOTAL 
brand and logo are adopted 
in 1954.

1920

Creation in Brussels of the 
Compagnie Financière belge 
des Pétroles, known as 
PetroFina.

1929

CFP shares are first traded 
on the Paris Stock Exchange.

1924

Creation of the Compagnie 
française des Pétroles (CFP)
On September 20, 1923, the 
French President of the Council 
Raymond Poincaré entrusts an 
important mission to Ernest 
Mercier: create a “tool capable of 
carrying out a national oil policy”. 
Six months later, the Compagnie 
française des Pétroles is born on 
March 28, 1924.

1925

The IPC is awarded a 75-year 
concession on March 14.

1933

Start of production of 
the Gonfreville refinery in 
Normandy (France), with an 
annual capacity of 900,000 tons 
of crude oil.

1939

Discovery of the 
Saint-Marcet gas field, the 
first hydrocarbon reserves 
found in France
Creation of Régie Autonome des 
Pétroles (RAP), which later 
becomes the Elf Group, to 
explore a vast area around 
Saint Gaudens.

1941

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

1927

Initial discovery at the 
Kirkuk field in Iraq
CFP makes its first discovery, 
under an agreement with the 
government of Iraq. Oil rises to 
the surface in Kirkuk, a field with 
considerable reserves. This 
marks the beginning of TOTAL’s 
adventure in the Middle East.

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Following the merger of 
Fina in 1999, TOTAL acquires 
Elf Aquitaine
The new Group is called 
TotalFinaElf and is the world’s 
fourth largest oil major.

2001

The Girassol field on Block 17 
in Angola starts production.

2003

TotalFinaElf changes its 
name to TOTAL.

2011

Investment in the solar 
energy sector with the 
acquisition of 60% of 
US company SunPower
On June 15, 2011, TOTAL and 
SunPower Corp. announce the 
success of TOTAL’s friendly 
tender on SunPower to create 
a new global leader in the 
solar industry.

1967

Launch of the Elf brand
A countrywide campaign, “Red 
circles are coming” introduces 
France to the Elf brand starting 
on the night of April 27, 1967.

1970

Elf takes control of Antar.

TOTAL takes a permit in 
Indonesia, and goes on to find 
the Bekapai field in 1972 and the 
gigantic Handil field in 1974.

1971

The Ekofisk field in the 
North Sea starts production.

1974

The Group acquires 
Hutchinson-Mapa, a specialist 
in rubber processing.

1976

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

1983

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

1991

CFP, which had become 
Total-CFP in 1985, 
becomes TOTAL.

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2016

Acquisition of Saft Groupe
On July 18, 2016, TOTAL 
acquires Saft Groupe, a 
world leading designer and 
manufacturer of advanced 
technology batteries for industry, 
complementing its portfolio with 
electricity storage solutions, a key 
component of the future growth 
of renewable energies.

Acquisition of Lampiris 
in Belgium.

2017

Launch of Total Spring 
in France.

2018

Acquisition of Direct Energie
On July 6, 2018, TOTAL 
announces the completion of the 
acquisition of Direct Energie and 
the launch of a tender offer on the 
company. This operation enables 
the Group to accelerate its 
integration downstream along 
the full gas and power value chain 
and to reach critical mass in the 
French and Belgium markets, 
where it is growing fast.

TOTAL acquires Engie’s LNG 
business and becomes the 
world’s number-two liquefied 
natural gas player.

TOTAL acquires exploration 
and production company 
Mærsk Oil & Gas A/S in a 
share and debt transaction. 
This acquisition makes TOTAL 
the second largest operator in 
the offshore North Sea.

2019

Acquisition of 26.5% in the 
Mozambique LNG project
This acquisition stems from an 
agreement with Occidental to 
acquire Anadarko’s assets in 
Africa, and expands TOTAL’s 
position in liquefied natural gas.

2020

TOTAL states its new climate 
ambition: carbon neutrality 
by 2050
On May 5, 2020, TOTAL 
announces its ambition of 
reaching net zero emissions by 
2050, together with society, from 
the production to the use of the 
energy products sold to its 
customers.

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1.1.3  Our business model

Integrated value chain 

CARBON SINKS

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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PETROLEUM
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Our resources and ecosystem

Shared value creation

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CARBON SINKS

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

SERVICES

Proven expertise

Employees

  105,476 employees
  Nearly 160 nationalities
  More than 730 business-related competencies
  240,000 days of training
  400 talent developers to help employees along their 

professional development path

  $8.9 billion payroll (incl. social security charges)
  €104 million for training
  91.9% of employees on permanent contracts; women 
account for 41.2% of employees hired on permanent 
contracts

  86.9% of employees hired by the Group and 57.7% of 

managers hired were non-French nationals

A responsible innovation

Customers

  R&D budget: $895 million
  12 R&D centers and 6 technology development centers
  > 200 patent applications in 2020

  Sales: $140.7 billion
  2nd largest private LNG player worldwide with a 38 Mt/year 

portfolio

  96 TWh of gas delivered to 2.7 million BtB and BtC 

Top-tier industrial and commercial assets

customer sites 

  7 GW of gross renewable installed capacity
  21,000 EV charge points in Europe
  LNG production: 18 Mt/year
  Hydrocarbon production: 2,871 kboe/d, proved reserves: 

12.3 Bboe

  17 refineries incl. 1 biorefinery
  27 petrochemical sites incl. 6 integrated platforms (refining 

and petrochemicals)

  89 specialty chemicals production sites
  35 operated lubricants production plants
  > 15,500 service stations in 73 countries

  47 TWh of electricity delivered to 5.6 million BtB and BtC 

customer sites

  86 products and solutions bearing the Total Ecosolutions 

label

  Approx. 15,000 patents in force

Suppliers

  $23 billion worth of purchases of goods and services, from 
a network of over 100,000 suppliers, supporting hundreds 
of thousands of direct and indirect jobs worldwide

Solid financials

Shareholders

  Operating cash flow before working capital changes without 

  $6.7 billion distributed as dividends (excluding dividends 

financial charges: $17.6 billion
  Net investments: $13.0 billion
  Gearing ratio (excl. leases): 21.7%
  Pre-dividend organic cash breakeven: $26/boe

Geographic reach

  Present in more than 130 countries
  Hydrocarbon production in 29 countries

paid to non-controlling minority interests)

  60% of employees are shareholders

Communities

  Fostering social and economic development in host 

countries with contributions amounting to $2,450 million in 
income tax, $3,768 million in production taxes paid by EP 
activities, $2,178 million in employer social charges and 
$20,981 million in excise taxes

  3.8 million solar kits and lamps sold since 2011, benefiting 
17 million people through our access-to-energy program
  The Group’s global, integrated local development approach 

(“in-country value”)

Environment

Climate

  Fresh water withdrawal: 105 million cubic meters
  Net primary energy consumption: 147 TWh(1)

  GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on operated oil & gas 

facilities lowered from 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to 35.8 Mt CO2e 
in 2020

  Reduction of the carbon intensity of the Group’s products 

in 2020 by 10% (8% (excluding COVID-19 effect) compared 
to 2015

Data as of December 31, 2020.

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1.2  Our climate ambition

Energy is at the heart of one of the major challenges of the 21st century: to 
preserve  the  planet  threatened  by  climate  change  while  enabling  the 
majority  of  humanity  to  escape  from  poverty.  In  this  sense,  energy  is 
inseparable from the major global challenges of sustainable development. 

TOTAL’s raison d’être is to supply to as many people as possible a more 
affordable,  more  available  and  cleaner  energy.  As  a  supporting 
component of society’s evolutions, energy is a fundamental resource for 
economic,  social  and  human  development,  which  currently  faces  a 
twofold challenge: satisfying the energy needs of an ever-growing world 
population  while  reducing  global  warming.  The  Group’s  raison  d’être  
is rooted in that challenge. TOTAL’s intention in becoming a broad energy 
company is to help meet that challenge in a responsible way.

On  May  5,  2020,  TOTAL  announced  its  climate  ambition  by  2050:  
to achieve carbon neutrality (net zero emissions), from the production to 
the  use  of  the  energy  products  sold  to  its  customers  (Scopes  1,  2,  3), 
together with society. TOTAL supports the goals in the Paris Agreement. 
The ambition is backed by an integrated strategy across the gas, electricity 
and liquid fuels value chains and the development of carbon sinks. The 
transition  to  a  low-carbon  energy  system  requires  a  collective  effort: 
cooperation between companies and investors, coordinated government 
incentives and changing practices by civic-minded consumers.

1.2.1  More energy, less greenhouse gas emissions

Meeting the energy needs of a larger population

Helping to curb global warming

According  to  the  IPCC  scenarios,  if  humanity  is  to  limit  the  rise  in 
temperatures by 2100 from pre-industrial times to well below 2°C, it must 
achieve carbon neutrality between 2050 and 2070 and in 2050 in order 
not to exceed 1.5°C. To define an energy mix that would meet the world’s 
energy needs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, TOTAL analyzed 
the scenarios prepared by the International Energy Agency developed up 
through 2040 and developed its own long-term scenarios to 2050 in its 
Total  Energy  Outlook.  Those  projections,  “Momentum”  and  “Rupture”, 
assume  major  technological,  economic  and  political  breakthroughs. 
They highlight some critical challenges and identify possible options for 
modifying the world energy mix.

To achieve carbon neutrality, the global energy mix will have to change. 
The  International  Energy  Agency’s  Sustainable  Development  Scenario 
(SDS) and TOTAL’s Rupture scenario, which hold the temperature rise to 
“well  below  2°C”,  both  show  that  demand  for  oil  will  stabilize  and  then 
decline.  The  markets  for  low-carbon  electricity  and  gases  (natural  gas, 
biogas  and  hydrogen),  on  the  other  hand,  will  see  robust  growth. 
Accordingly, TOTAL seeks to position itself in these growth markets.

Natural gas

 – Key in energy transition, available, affordable and complement 

to renewables
 – LNG driving growth
 – Getting greener with biogas and H2

Electricity

 – Growing demand further increased by Net Zero policies
 – Decarbonizing power generation with renewables

Oil

 – Acceleration of innovation to substitute oil use
 – Oil  demand  plateau  2030+  then  decline  with  impact  on  

long-term prices

Carbon sinks

 – Required to achieve Net Zero

Our planet is now home to more than 7 billion people of whom more than 
1 billion do not have access to electricity or other modern forms of energy. 
Estimates show that in 2050, some 10 billion people worldwide will need 
access to energy, an increase of around 40% from today(1).

The issue of energy access, which is essential to economic and social 
development and to the well-being of the populations of the planet, is all 
the more important considering that nearly 800 million people today still 
don’t have access to electricity(2) because of a lack of financial resources 
or their geographic isolation. Energy poverty is especially prevalent in the 
developing world. Providing access to energy is one of the sustainable 
development goals of the United Nations (SDG(3) 7 – Ensure access to 
affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all).

Global trends underpinning evolution of energy markets

Growing population in emerging countries 
aiming at higher living standards leading to growing 
energy demand despite energy efficiency gains

Objective of climate neutrality for the planet

(1)  Source: World Population Prospects 2019, United Nations.
(2)  Source: SDG7: Data and projections 2020, AIE.
(3)  Sustainable Development Goal.

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World primary energy demand (Mboe/d)

CO2 emissions (Gt)

400

300

200

100

0

Rupture needed, including CCS and NBS, to abate emissions.

1

40

30

20

10

0

Other
Renewables

Bioenergy*

Nuclear

Natural Gas

Oil
Coal

CCS

NBS

Energy
users

Energy
suppliers

CCS

NBS

2018

2050
Momentum

2050
Rupture

2018

2050
Momentum

2050
Rupture

* 

Includes traditional biomass, biofuels, biogas.

CCS: 
NBS: 

Carbon Capture and Storage
Nature-based solutions

To  achieve  carbon  neutrality,  it  is  necessary  to  have  the  energy  mix 
changed,  the  energy  efficiency  improved  and  then  to  store  residual 
emissions  that  will  need  to  be  absorbed  through  sequestration,  in  the 

form  of  carbon  capture  and  storage  (CCS)  technology  and  natural  
carbon sinks.

1.2.2  Priority axes and action plans towards carbon neutrality

TOTAL supports the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which calls for 
reducing  greenhouse  gas  emissions  in  the  context  of  sustainable 
development and eradicating poverty, and its goal of limiting the average 
rise in planetary temperatures to well below 2°C from pre-industrial levels. 
TOTAL  also  supports  the  objective  set  out  in  the  Paris  Agreement  of 
achieving global carbon neutrality – i.e., net zero emissions, which is the 
balance  between  greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  anthropogenic 
removals  in  the  form  of  greenhouse  gas  sinks  and  reservoirs,  such  as 
forests and carbon capture and storage facilities.

In order to reach the goals in the Paris Agreement, global energy systems 
will need to be transformed. The dual challenge of providing “more energy 
for all and fewer carbon emissions” is a challenge for society as a whole, 
with  governments,  investors,  businesses  and  consumers  all  having  an 
important role to play.

The  Group has  set an ambition of reaching carbon neutrality (net zero 
emissions)  by  2050,  from  the  production  to  the  use  of  the  energy  
products sold to its customers (Scopes 1, 2, 3), together with society.

To  achieve  carbon  neutrality,  it  is  essential  for  governments  to  adopt 
policies  favoring  this  carbon  neutrality,  in  accordance  with  the  U.N.’s 
SDG 13.  TOTAL  actively  supports  policies  favoring  carbon  neutrality, 
including carbon pricing, and mobilizes its resources not only to achieve 
its  own  ambitions  but  also  to  support  countries  and  its  customers  in 
achieving  carbon  neutrality  as  well.  TOTAL  is  committed  to  working 
alongside  its  customers  to  provide  for  the  decarbonization  of  energy 
consumption  offering  an  energy  mix  with  an  increasingly  lower  carbon 
intensity.

To  accompany  this  development  and  achieve  its  carbon  neutrality 
ambition  (net  zero  emissions)  in  2050  or  sooner,  for  all  its  worldwide 
activities,  the  Group  acts  based  on  three  main  axes  and  commits  to 
targets for 2030 for each of these axes.

The  first  axis  is  to  achieve,  in  2050  or  sooner,  carbon  neutrality  (net  
zero emissions) for TOTAL’s worldwide operated activities, with regards  
to  direct  greenhouse  gas  emissions  from  its  own  operated  facilities 
(Scopes 1 & 2). The Group’s companies are responsible for them. TOTAL 
plans  to  lower  its  direct  emissions  by  improving  energy  efficiency, 
eliminating  routine  flaring,  electrifying  its  processes  and  reducing 
methane emissions. To address its residual emissions, TOTAL plans to 
develop carbon sinks, as nature-based solutions, by investing in forests 
as well as carbon capture and storage.

On the road toward carbon neutrality, TOTAL has set interim targets of 
reducing GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) of the operated oil & gas facilities 
of  the  Group  from  46  Mt  CO2e  in  2015  to  less  than  40  Mt  CO2e  by 
2025 i.e.,  a  15%  decrease,  and  by  2030  to  reduce  net  emissions(1) 
(Scopes  1 & 2)  for  its  operated  oil  &  gas  activities  operated  by  at  least 
40% compared to 2015, whereas over the same period, Group production 
will have risen substantially.

(1)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account natural carbon sinks like forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.

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The  second  axis  aims  to  achieve  carbon  neutrality  (net  zero  emission) 
worldwide for indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of 
energy products sold for end use in 2050 or sooner (Scope 3). This axis 
requires TOTAL working actively with its customers, since this means they 
will  reduce  their  direct  emissions  (Scopes 1 & 2),  which  correspond  to 
TOTAL’s  indirect  emissions  (Scope 3),  and  that  they  are  also  aiming  at 
carbon  neutrality.  TOTAL  does  not  have  control  over  those  indirect 
emissions.  In  energy,  as  with  any  commodity,  demand  typically  drives 
supply, not the reverse. TOTAL manufactures neither airplanes, neither 
cars nor cement and cannot dictate whether a vehicle or aircraft will use 
gasoline,  electricity  or  hydrogen.  However,  TOTAL  wants  to  contribute 
actively to its customers’ choices and provide them with energy products 
with  less  and  less  carbon  according  to  the  pace  they  follow,  and  help 
them  use  less  energy  and  choose  energy  sources  with  lower  carbon 
intensity.

TOTAL has set itself targets for 2030 that the average carbon intensity of 
energy products used worldwide by its customers is reduced by more 
than 20% compared to 2015 and that the level of the Scope 3(1) worldwide 
emissions related to the use by its customers of energy products sold for 
end  use  in  2030  are  lower  in  absolute  terms  compared  to  the  level  of 
2015, despite the growth in its energy production in the coming decade. 
TOTAL  is  the  only  major  actor  to  date  to  have  undertaken  such  a 
commitment.

Finally,  a  last  axis  specific  to  Europe:  given  that,  for  the  Company,  
Europe  currently  accounts  for  about  60%  of  TOTAL’s  indirect  GHG 
emissions related to the use by its customers of energy products sold  
for  end  use  (Scope  3)  and  that  Europe  has  set  ambitious  targets  for  
2030  towards  carbon  neutrality,  TOTAL  wants  to  actively  contribute  
to  this  ambition  for  Europe  and  has  set  itself  the  goal  of  achieving  
carbon  neutrality  in  Europe(2)  from  the  production  to  the  use  by  its 
customers  of  the  energy  products  sold  for  end  use  (Scopes 1, 2, 3)  
in 2050 or sooner.

On the road to carbon neutrality in Europe in 2050 or sooner, TOTAL has 
set  a  target  for  2030  of  at  least  30%  reduction  in  indirect  emissions  
related to the use by its customers of the energy products sold for end  
use (Scope 3) in Europe compared to 2015, in absolute terms. This 30% 
reduction target is extended to all the Scopes 1, 2, 3 emissions in Europe.

(1)  Indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of the energy products sold for end use (Scope 3).
(2)  Europe refers to the European Union, Norway and the United Kingdom as well as Switzerland.

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1.2.3  The four strategic levers in our Net Zero ambition

To fulfill its ambition, the Group is relying on four strategic levers: reducing 
its  greenhouse  gas  emissions,  diversifying  its  products,  guiding  its 
customers through the low-carbon transition and developing carbon sinks.

Acting on our emissions

The Group is pursuing its campaign to make its industrial facilities more 
energy efficient on a lasting basis. This has translated into an improvement 
of  more  than  10%  since  2010.  For  the  2018-2025  period,  TOTAL  is 
investing  $450  million  to  maximize  energy  efficiency  in  the  Refining  & 
Chemicals  segment,  which  accounts  for  66%  of  the  Group’s  energy 
consumption. In addition, routine flaring at Upstream facilities has been 
cut by more than 90% since 2010.

In addition, the Group is reducing its methane emissions, which have a 
global  warming  potential  at  least  25  times  greater  than  that  of  carbon 
dioxide(1). The Group has made a commitment to keep methane emissions 
at operated gas facilities close to zero, with a target of less than 0.1% of 
commercial  gas  produced.  In  addition,  TOTAL  has  embarked  on  a 
second phase of the Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP), with a more 
ambitious  methane  reporting  program  that  will  gradually  expand  to 
include non-operated assets.

To  sustain  this  strong  momentum  in  emissions  reduction,  TOTAL 
established a CO2 Task Force in 2019 that draws on its full spectrum of 
expertise.  The  Group  also  systematically  posts  emissions  data  at  the 
entrance  to  each  industrial  site,  to  raise  awareness  and  motivate  the 
workforce.

Targets:
For 2025, reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on oil & gas facilities 
operated  by  the  Group  from  46  Mt  CO2e  in  2015  to  less  than 
40 Mt CO2e.
For  2030,  reduce  by  at  least  40%  compared  to  2015  the  net 
emissions(2) for its operated oil & gas activities.

Acting on our products

TOTAL intends to gradually reduce the average carbon content of its mix 
of energy products. To that end, it is taking decisive steps to ensure that 
gas and renewables figure more prominently.

TOTAL is expanding its presence along the entire gas value chain, notably 
in LNG, a market in which it ranks as the second largest private player 
worldwide(3). The Group is strengthening its production capacity with two 
major  projects  –  Arctic  LNG  2  in  Russia  and  Mozambique  LNG  in 
Mozambique  –  while  developing  new  markets  thanks  to  liquefaction 
plants  such  as  Energia  Costa  Azul  in  Mexico  and  regasification  plants 
such  as  Dhamra  in  India,  to  facilitate  access  to  gas  and  promote  the 
switch from coal to gas for power generation. This growth in the natural 
gas  chain  will  require  the  incorporation  of  an  increasing  proportion  of 
biogas or hydrogen. To spur its growth in low-carbon hydrogen, in 2020 
TOTAL established a new business unit devoted specifically to that form 
of energy.

TOTAL  is  also  pursuing  its  integrated  expansion  along  the  renewables 
value  chain.  The  Group’s  gross  renewable  power  generation  capacity 
more than doubled in one year to 7 GW at year-end 2020, from 3 GW in 
2019. TOTAL confirms its objective to invest in order to have a gross power 
generation capacity from renewables of 35 GW in 2025 and will continue 
its  development  to  become  a  major  international  player  in  renewable 
energies with the ambition to have developed a gross capacity of 100 GW 
by 2030.

1

In addition, TOTAL is reducing the average carbon content of its lineup 
thanks to biofuels. TOTAL aims to become a major force in the biofuels 
market, with projected sales growth of more than 10% a year by 2030. 
To make that ambition a reality, the Group is developing synergies with 
existing  assets,  such  as  its  La  Mède  refinery  in  France,  which  was 
converted into a biorefinery in 2019, and its Grandpuits refinery, also in 
France: in September 2020 the Group announced that the latter would  
be converted into a zero-crude platform that will include a biofuels plant.

To address the issue of end-of-life plastics, TOTAL is investing in recycling 
and biopolymers with the ambition of producing 30% recycled plastics  
by  2030;  moreover,  it  aims  to  become  the  world’s  top  producer  of 
polylactic acid (PLA) – considered to be an innovative material because  
it is biobased, biodegradable and recyclable – through its Total Corbion 
PLA joint venture.

Acting on demand

To support its customers through the energy transition, the Group intends 
to  actively  pursue  a  marketing  strategy  focused  on  the  lowest-carbon 
products and scale back its offering for certain uses where competitive 
low-carbon alternatives are available.

For  example,  TOTAL  commits  to  no  longer  sell  fuel  oil  for  power  
generation  by  2025.  Its  residential  heating  customers  in  France  are  
being encouraged to switch from home heating oil to electricity, natural 
gas or wood through a special program.

In  electric  mobility,  the  Group  has  announced  in  2020  the  creation  of  
a  joint  venture  with  Groupe  PSA  to  develop  electric  vehicle  battery 
manufacturing, leveraging the expertise of its Saft Groupe subsidiary. The 
Group plans to operate more than 150,000 EV charge points in Europe  
by 2025, thanks to concessions in large cities, fast charging stations in 
urban  areas,  charging  facilities  for  business  customers  and  ultra-fast 
charge  points  along  major  road  corridors.  The  Group  has  also  won 
concessions to install and operate up to 20,000 new charge points in the 
Amsterdam region and 2,300 in Paris. In addition, TOTAL operates more 
than 1,600 charge points in London.

In late 2019, TOTAL signed an agreement with CMA CGM, a global leader 
in shipping and logistics, to provide LNG bunker fuel in place of fuel oil  
for  the  company’s  newest  container  vessels.  A  similar  agreement  with 
MSC Cruises was officialised in March 2021 to supply LNG bunker fuel to 
MSC Cruises’ upcoming LNG-powered cruise ships that will call at the 
Port of Marseille.

Developing carbon sinks

In  addition  to  the  actions  being  taken  on  these  three  levers,  TOTAL  is 
investing in two carbon sink solutions: natural carbon sinks and carbon 
capture  and  storage  (CCS),  and  R&D  programs  to  develop  negative 
emissions technologies (refer to point 1.3.4 in this chapter).

(1)  Source: Climate Change 2007: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, which the UNFCCC recommends for use in national GHG inventories until 2024.
(2)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account natural carbon sinks like forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.
(3)  Source: Wood Mackenzie, TOTAL LNG Corporate Report 2020, published in November 2020.

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1.3  Our strategy: from TOTAL to TotalEnergies

Growing  energy  demand  and  getting  to  Net  Zero  are  the  two  global 
trends  underpinning  the  Total  Energy  Outlook  and  the  changes  in  the 
energy markets that TOTAL is integrating into its strategy.

In  the  next  decade,  the  Group’s  sales  of  oil  products  are  expected  to 
diminish  by  almost  30%,  and  TOTAL’s  sales  mix  will  become  30%  oil 
products, 5% biofuels, 50% natural gas and 15% electrons, primarily of 
renewable origin.

TOTAL’s strategy consists in transforming the Group into a broad energy 
company  by  profitably  growing  its  energy  production,  particularly  from 
liquefied  natural  gas  and  electricity,  the  two  fastest  growing  energy 
markets, to create long-term value for its shareholders.

TOTAL also intends to reduce the carbon footprint of its business activities 
through negative emissions. The Group is investing in two major carbon 
sink  solutions:  natural  carbon  sinks,  such  as  forests,  regenerative 
agriculture and wetlands, and carbon capture and storage (CCS).

1.3.1  Natural gas, renewable gas and hydrogen: allies in the energy transition

By  expanding  its  presence  across  the  value  chain  for  natural  gas, 
renewable gas and hydrogen, TOTAL is intent on decarbonizing its energy 
mix  and  ensuring  access  to  reliable,  flexible  forms  of  energy  that 
complement intermittent renewable energy sources.

TOTAL’s LNG sales are expected to reach 50 Mt/year by 2025 and double 
over 2020-30, creating value from scale, arbitrage and integration along 
the value chain.

In  pursuit  of  its  Climate  ambition,  TOTAL  is  investing  in  the  use  of 
renewable gas, biomethane and hydrogen to decarbonize natural gas. 
Specifically, the Group aims to produce 4 to 6 TWh/year of biomethane 
by 2030.

In  January  2021  TOTAL  finalized  its  acquisition  of  Fonroche  Biogaz  to 
become  a  major  player  in  renewable  gas  in  France  and  Europe.  The 
Group has significantly strengthened its presence in the sector, increasing 
its production from 70 GWh/year to nearly 600 GWh/year. TOTAL was 
already active in renewable gas through three subsidiaries: Méthanergy 
(combined heat and power production from biogas) in France as well as 
PitPoint  and  Clean  Energy  Fuels  Corp.  (biomethane  production  and 
distribution via a network of Bio-CNG/Bio-LNG stations) in Benelux and 
the United States respectively. Moreover, TOTAL plans to accelerate its 
development of renewable gas production projects in the United States 
as  part  of  an  equally  owned  joint  venture  created  in  March  2021  with 
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(1)

No. 2
TOTAL is the 
global no. 2 in the 
LNG(1) market

50 Mt/year
TOTAL’s LNG sales 
target by 2025

x 2
TOTAL’s LNG sales 
growth target 
between 2020  
and 2030

1.3.2  Electricity: building a global leader

TOTAL  intends  to  pursue  further  growth  in  the  renewables  market, 
expanding its power generation and distribution capacity alike.

Developing an integrated business model that includes power generation 
and  sales  to  residential  and  commercial  customers  as  well  as  storage 
and  trading,  TOTAL  is  targeting  50  TWh  of  net  power  production  and 
80 TWh  of  sales  to  9  million  customers  by  2025.  TOTAL  confirms  its 
objective  to  invest  in  order  to  have  a  gross  power  generation  capacity 
from renewables of 35 GW in 2025 and will continue its development to 
become  a  major  international  player  in  renewable  energies  with  the 
ambition to have developed a gross capacity of 100 GW by 2030.

Renewables and electricity(2) are expected to deliver cash flow of more 
than $1.5 billion per year by 2025.

TOTAL is also committing more than $1 billion over the next 10 years to 
the e-mobility revolution by investing in battery manufacturing and electric 
vehicle charging and in installing 150,000 charge points by 2025.

TOTAL is taking a variety of steps to capture rapid growth in electricity, 
including  numerous  acquisitions  and  equity  investments  in  large-scale 
projects around the world. From 2015 to 2020, the Group invested more 
than $8 billion, reaching $1.5 -2 billion/year over the last years.

In January 2021, TOTAL announced the acquisition from the Adani group 
of a 20% minority stake in Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), one of  
the  world’s  leading  solar  developers,  contributing  to  the  gross  power 
generation capacity from renewables of 35 GW by 2025. This transaction 
was  part  of  the  agreement  between  TOTAL  and  Adani  for  TOTAL  to 
acquire  a  50%  stake  in  a  2.35  GWac  solar  portfolio  in  operation  held  
by AGEL and this 20% stake, for a total amount of $2.5 billion.

The Group also announced in January 2021 the creation of a joint venture 
in the United States with 174 Power Global, a subsidiary of the Hanwha 
Group, to develop 12 industrial-scale solar and energy storage projects 
with a combined capacity of 1.6 GW.

(1)  Source: Wood Mackenzie, TOTAL LNG Corporate Report 2020, published in November 2020.
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More than $8 B
invested in 
electricity between 
2015 and 2020

8.3 M
of gas and power 
customers at year 
2020

35 GW
Target of gross 
renewables power 
generation installed 
capacity by 2025

80 TWh
Target of power sale 
in 2025

50 TWh
Target of net 
production by 2025

150,000
EV charge points 
by 2025

1

1.3.3  Saving and decarbonizing oil

Oil should be used sparingly, for applications where it cannot easily be 
substituted. At the same time, biofuels and tomorrow’s e-fuels will need 
to take on a larger role.

TOTAL  focuses  on  the  most  resilient  oil  projects,  meaning  those  with  
the  lowest  breakeven  point,  and  profitability  over  15%  at  $50/barrel, 
prioritizing value over volume while ensuring that its capex allocation is 
consistent  with  its  climate  ambition.  The  Group  factors  in  a  long-term 

carbon price of $40/ton(1) in its cost evaluations, as well as a sensitivity 
analysis of $100/ton as from 2030.

TOTAL plans to continue adapting refining capacity and sales to changing 
demand,  particularly  in  Europe,  and  also  plans  to  increase  its  biofuels 
production and sales. Demand for those renewables will be boosted by 
policies targeting carbon neutrality. TOTAL’s renewable diesel production 
is expected to reach more than 2 Mt/year by 2025.

3.0 Mt
Biofuel distributed 
by TOTAL worldwide 
in 2020

35%
Target share of oil 
products in TOTAL’s 
energy sales mix in 
2030, versus 66% 
in 2015

2 Mt/year
Target of production 
of renewable diesel 
by 2025

+ 10%/year
TOTAL’s biofuels 
sales growth target 
by 2030

1.3.4  Developing carbon sinks

The Group plans to continue investing in two major carbon sink solutions: 
natural carbon sinks and carbon capture and storage (CCS), as well as 
R&D programs to develop negative emissions technologies.

To develop natural carbon sinks, the Group created a new Total Nature 
Based Solutions (NBS) business unit in June 2019. Backed by an annual 
budget of $100 million, it is tasked with funding, developing and managing 
projects to sequester carbon and reduce GHG emissions. The Group is 
targeting sustainable capacity of sequestration of at least 5 Mt CO2 per 
year by 2030.

$100 M/year
As of 2020, 
investment budget 
for the new Nature 
Based Solutions 
business unit

At least  
5 Mt CO2/year
Sustainable 
sequestration 
capacity target  
by 2030

$400 M
Planned amount of 
the accumulated 
investments of 
Total Carbon 
Neutrality Ventures 
fund for 5 years

Several agroforestry projects in Australia, South America and Africa are 
about  to  get  underway  or  are  currently  being  negotiated  with  TOTAL’s 
partners. These projects, located in both tropical and temperate regions, 
systematically  include  the  value  chains  for  local  farm  and  forest 
production, in cooperation with local communities, to reduce the causes 
of deforestation and changing land use at source.

In CCS, TOTAL, with Equinor and Shell, initiate the Northern Lights project 
in Norway, the first major project for the Group aimed at decarbonizing 
industries that have few alternatives to fossil energy, such as steel and 
cement manufacturing. The first phase of the project, with an initial capex 
allocation  in  excess  of  €600  million,  includes  capacity  to  store  up  to 
1.5 Mt CO2 per year. Other projects are also being examined, notably in 
the  Netherlands  to  make  the  most  of  depleted  offshore  fields  that  the 
Group operates.

(1)  $40/ton as from 2021 for all countries, or the current price in a given country if it is higher than $40/ton.

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1.4  Our investment policy

TOTAL’s investment policy is designed to support its efforts to fulfill the 
strategy to transform TOTAL into a multi-energy company and its ambition 
of achieving carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 2050. This policy is 
guided by two axes: discipline and selectivity in the Group’s oil and gas 
investments,  on  the  one  hand,  and  strong  investment  growth  in 
renewables and electricity, on the other hand.

In the short term, in an uncertain economic environment, TOTAL stays 
disciplined on its expenditure and anticipates net investment amounting 
to approximately $12 billion in 2021, assuming a Brent price at $40/b, with 
in particular more than 20% of its investments dedicated to renewables & 
electricity, and while preserving the flexibility to mobilize additional short-
cycle investments should the oil and gas environment strengthen.

For the period 2022-2025, TOTAL projects annual net investment totalling 
between $13 billion and $16 billion, with a Brent price ranging from $50/b 
to $60/b, allocated according to the following guidelines:
– 

investments in renewables and electricity are expected to continue to 
grow over this period and to represent more than 20% of the Group’s 
net  investments,  thereby  supporting  TOTAL’s  strong  growth  in 

– 

– 

– 

renewables through the development of its electricity production and 
distribution  capacities  and  by  taking  positions  in  electric  mobility  in 
Europe, 
investments in LNG should represent between 15% and 20% of the 
Group’s net investments in order to strengthen its production capacity 
and address new markets through liquefaction or regasification plant 
projects, while investing in the decarbonation of natural gas through 
biogas, biomethane and hydrogen,
investments in oil & gas are expected to focus on the most resilient 
Upstream  projects,  meaning  those  with  the  lowest  breakeven.  In 
Downstream,  the  Group  expects  to  continue  to  adapt  its  refining 
capacity  and  sales  to  adapt  to  changes  in  demand,  particularly  in 
Europe,  with  the  objective  of  increasing  its  biofuel  production  and 
sales. TOTAL will also invest in plastics recycling and biopolymers and 
aims  to  grow  in  the  distribution  of  petroleum  products  in  the  large, 
fast-growing markets and in new energies for mobility,
in addition to these three axes, TOTAL intends to continue to invest 
$100 million per year in natural carbon sink projects and $100 million 
per  year  in  carbon  capture  and  storage  (CCS),  including  R&D 
programs aimed at developing negative emissions technologies.

Capital investment: discipline and flexibility

Net investment (B$)

17.4

15.6

13-16

13.0

12

2018

2019

2020

2021*

2022-25*

*  Planned investment

1.4.1  Major investments over the period 2018–2020

In  the  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment,  LNG  organic 
investments  concerned  mainly  the  development  of  LNG  production 
projects that have started (Ichthys LNG in Australia and Yamal LNG – train 
1 to 4 – in Russia) or are under construction and are expected to start up 
in  the  coming  years  (Arctic  LNG  2  in  Russia  and  Mozambique  LNG  in 
Mozambique).  Organic  investments  in  renewables  and  electricity  were 
primarily  for  the  construction  projects  for  solar  and  wind  farms  led  by 
Total  Solar  and  Total  Quadran,  the  gas-fired  power  plant  project  in 
Landivisiau, France, as well as the industrial activities of Saft Groupe.

hand. In addition, organic investments were made to ensure continued 
growth in petrochemical activities in Texas (United States) as part of a joint 
venture with Borealis and Nova, and for construction of a polypropylene 
production unit at the Daesan integrated complex in South Korea.

In  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment,  organic  investments  concerned 
mainly  for  retail  networks  in  growth  regions  in  Africa,  Asia,  and  the 
Americas,  logistics  and  production  and  storage  facilities  for  specialty 
products.

In the Exploration & Production segment, most of the organic investments 
were  allocated  to  the  development  of  new  hydrocarbon  production 
facilities, the maintenance of existing facilities and exploration activities. 
Development  investments  included  in  particular  the  Iara-2  project  that 
began in Brazil in June 2020 and the major projects under construction 
that are expected to start up in the coming years (Anchor in the United 
States;  Mero  1,  2  and  3  in  Brazil;  Johan  Sverdrup  2  in  Norway;  the 
redevelopment  of  Tyra  in  Denmark;  Absheron  in  Azerbaijan;  Zinia  2  in 
Angola; Ikike in Nigeria).

In the Refining & Chemicals segment, organic investments focused on 
facility safety and maintenance, on the one hand, and on projects aimed 
at  improving  plant  competitiveness,  especially  in  Europe,  on  the  other 

In  2020,  the  Group  finalized  acquisitions  amounting  to  approximately 
$4.2  billion,  compared  to  $6.0  billion  in  2019  and  $8.3  billion  in  2018. 
TOTAL’s accelerated its growth in renewables through the acquisition of 
51%  of  the  Seagreen  offshore  wind  power  project  and  the  finalized 
acquisition  of  50%  of  Adani  Green  Energy  Limited’s  portfolio  of  solar 
power  assets  in  operation  in  India.  This  partnership  was  subsequently 
expanded  and  now  includes  assets  offering  a  total  capacity  of  3  GW.  
In  addition,  the  Group  acquired  solar  project  portfolios  in  Spain  for  
future development with total capacity of more than 5 GW. In electricity, 
TOTAL finalized its agreement with EPH to acquire two gas-fired power 
plants and its acquisition of a portfolio of 2 million residential customers 
and two gas-fired power plants from Spain’s Energías de Portugal.

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Reflecting its strategy of focusing its investment on low-cost oil projects, 
TOTAL finalized its acquisition of 100% of Tullow’s interests in both the 
Lake Albert development project in Uganda and the East African Crude 
Oil  Pipeline  (EACOP)  pipeline  project  during  2020,  and  also  acquired 
interests in Blocks 20 and 21 in Angola. In addition, the Group maintained 
its growth in natural gas, completing its acquisition of 37.4% of Adani Gas 
Limited(1) in India and paying a second installment in connection with its 
acquisition of a 10% interest in the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia.

TOTAL  completed  assets  sales  amounting  to  $1.5  billion  in  2020 
(compared  to  $1.9  billion  in  2019  and  $5.1  billion  in  2018).  Specifically, 
those assets sales included the sale of non-strategic North Sea assets in 
the UK, the sale of Block CA1 in Brunei, the sale of the Group’s stake in 
the  Fos  Cavaou  regasification  terminal,  the  sale  of  a  50%  interest  in  a 
portfolio of solar and wind power assets held by Total Quadran in France, 
the sale of Enphase shares by SunPower and the real estate sale of the 
Group’s headquarters in Brussels.

1

Net investment stood at $13.0 billion in 2020, compared to $17.4 billion in 
2019 and $15.6 billion in 2018.

Gross investments(2) (M$)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Exploration & Production

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

Net investments(3) (M$)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Exploration & Production

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

Net acquisitions(4) (M$)

Acquisitions

Assets sales

Other operations with non-controlling interests

TOTAL

Organic investments(5) (M$)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Exploration & Production

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

2020

6,230

6,782

1,325

1,052

145

2019

7,053

8,992

1,698

1,374

120

2018(a)

5,032

13,789

1,781

1,458

125

15,534

19,237

22,185

2020

4,903

6,063

1,155

900

(32)

2019

6,180

8,649

1,382

1,131

107

2018(a)

3,445

10,115

862

1,030

116

12,989

17,449

15,568

2020

4,189

(1,539)

–

2,650

2020

2,720

5,519

1,209

814

77

2019

5,980

(1,939)

11

4,052

2019

2,259

8,635

1,426

969

108

2018(a)

7,692

(5,172)

622

3,141

2018(a)

1,745

7,953

1,604

1,010

115

10,339

13,397

12,427

(a)  The data for the 2018 financial year were restated to take into account the change in the organization of the Group that has been fully effective since January 1, 2019.

1.4.2  Major planned investments

In  line  with  its  strategy,  TOTAL  is  expected  to  sustain  its  growth  in 
renewables through projects led by Total Solar and Total Quadran to build 
solar and wind (and particularly offshore wind) power plants, in electricity 
with the start-up of its gas-fired power plant in Landivisiau, France, along 
with industrial activities at Saft Groupe.

During  the  first  quarter  2021,  the  Group  announced  the  acquisition  
from  the  Adani  Group  of  a  20%  minority  stake  in  Adani  Green  Energy 
Limited (AGEL), the creation of a joint venture in the United States with  
174  Power  Global,  a  subsidiary  of  the  Hanwha  Group,  to  develop  
12  industrial-scale  solar  and  energy  storage  projects  with  a  combined 

capacity  of  1.6  GW,  the  acquisition  of  a  2.2  GW  portfolio  of  solar  and 
storage  projects  in  Texas  in  the  United  States  and  the  acquisition  of 
Fonroche Biogaz in France.

In LNG, TOTAL plans to focus its investments on major LNG production 
projects (Arctic LNG 2 in Russia and Mozambique LNG in Mozambique) 
and trains for LNG plants under construction for which the final investment  
decision has already been taken (Nigeria LNG train 7 in Nigeria and ECA 
in Mexico). The Group also announced the launch of a project to produce 
green hydrogen at its La Mède biorefinery in France. 

(1)  An Indian company listed on the New York and Bombay stock exchanges in which the Group held an interest of 37.4% as of December 31, 2020.
(2)  Including  acquisitions  and  increases  in  non-current  loans.  The  main  acquisitions  for  the  2018-2020  period  are  detailed  in  Note  2  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements 

(Section 8.7 of Chapter 8).

(3)  Net investments = organic investments + net acquisitions.
(4)  Net acquisitions = acquisitions - assets sales - other operations with non-controlling interests.
(5)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, assets sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.

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In  oil  and  gas,  TOTAL  plans  to  focus  its  investments  primarily  on  the  
Lake Albert development project in Uganda (Tilenga & Kingfisher projects) 
and the associated East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) cross-border 
oil  pipeline  project  in  Uganda/Tanzania  as  well  as  major  ongoing 
development  projects  for  which  the  final  investment  decision  has  
already been taken (Anchor in the United States; Mero 1, 2 and 3 in Brazil; 
Johan  Sverdrup  2  in  Norway;  the  redevelopment  of  Tyra  in  Denmark; 
Absheron in Azerbaijan; Zinia 2 in Angola; and Ikike in Nigeria). Part of the 
oil  and  gas  investments  should  also  be  allocated  to  assets  already  in 
production, particularly for maintenance costs and infill wells.

invest  to  develop  its  petrochemicals  activities  in  Texas  in  the  United 
States, as part of a joint venture with Borealis and Nova Chemicals, and 
to  finalize  its  capacity  increase  for  petrochemicals  at  the  Daesan 
integrated complex in South Korea.

In the distribution of petroleum products, investments are planned for the 
service  stations  network,  logistics,  production  and  storage  facilities  for 
specialty products (in particular lubricants) and new forms of energy for 
mobility.  Plans  are  to  allocate  the  bulk  of  the  segment’s  investment 
budget  to  the  Group’s  operations  in  Europe,  especially  new  mobility 
solutions, and in growth regions such as Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

In  Downstream,  a  significant  share  of  its  investment  budget  should  be 
devoted to safety and maintenance at the Group’s facilities, on the one 
hand, and to its plans to convert the Grandpuits refinery into a zero-crude 
platform, on the other hand. In addition, the Group should continue to 

Lastly, the Group is expected to continue to invest in carbon sink initiatives 
that draw either on nature-based solutions or carbon capture, utilization 
and storage, particularly in the North Sea.

1.4.3  Financing mechanisms

TOTAL  self-finances  most  of  its  investments  with  cash  flow  from
operations and may occasionally access the bond market when financial 
market conditions are favorable. Certain subsidiaries or specific projects 
may be financed through external financing, notably in the case of joint 
ventures. These include Ichthys LNG in Australia, Satorp in Saudi Arabia, 
Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 in Russia, Mozambique LNG in Mozambique, 
Cameron  LNG  in  the  United  States  and  Hanwha  Total  Petrochemical  
in South Korea.

As part of certain project financing arrangements, TOTAL SE 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 SE or 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.

1.5  Innovation to further the Group’s transformation
1.5.1  R&D at the heart of our strategy

Based on the various scenarios studied by TOTAL, the goal of achieving 
carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 2050 entails more than large-
scale  deployment  of  proven  technologies  such  as  photovoltaic  solar 
power,  wind  power  and  biofuels.  It  also  requires  technological  game-
changers and the development of completely new industrial value chains, 
such as hydrogen, synthetic fuels, and carbon capture and storage.

The Group’s transformation from an oil and gas company into a broad 
energy group calls for agile R&D that is firmly committed to innovation.  
At the heart of the Group’s strategy, R&D is focusing on its teams and 
partners  who  specialize  in  the  electricity  and  renewables  value  chain,  
and  technology  for  shrinking  our  environmental  footprint.  The  Group’s 
research projects are defined by the principles that underpin its strategy 
and its goal of carbon neutrality: acting on emissions, acting on products 
and acting on demand.

–  Digital  technology,  which  is  embedded  in  every  program,  including 
advanced research into high-performance computing technology and 
the use of artificial intelligence for industrial applications.

These research programs may be led by a business segment on behalf 
of  its  business  lines  or  those  of  other  segments;  or,  when  they  involve 
topics with broad relevance, they may be coordinated at Group level in 
order to establish synergies, capitalize on expertise and pool knowledge 
and infrastructure.

In  addition  to  the  Group’s  five  R&D  priorities,  some  subsidiaries  may 
conduct  R&D  centered  on  their  own  businesses.  At  Hutchinson,  for 
example, research activities focus on three main issues connected with 
mobility  of 
future:  weight  reduction  and  energy  efficiency, 
the 
electrification, and smart objects.

These R&D programs are organized around on five priorities:
–  Safety  and  the  environment,  including  satellite-based  emissions 

monitoring and research into plastics and product recycling.

R&D is also investigating forward-looking topics with the aim of evaluating 
the  potential  of  new  technology  for  the  Group’s  businesses,  such  as 
nanotechnologies, robotics, hydrogen and new mobility solutions.

–  A  low-carbon  energy  mix,  including  optimization  of  the  natural  gas 
(and  particularly  LNG)  value  chain;  renewables  and  power  storage 
solutions (hydrogen, etc.); hybrid systems; gains in energy efficiency; 
carbon capture, utilization and storage; and bioproducts.

–  Operational  efficiency,  including  programs  aimed  at  combining 
productivity  gains,  lower  operating  costs  and  carbon  emissions 
reductions through the use of digital technology and electrification.
–  New products, including ecodesign, biosourcing and the development 
of products with special properties, such as high-performance fluids 
for electric motors.

With  an  R&D  workforce  of  more  than  4,000  employees,  the  Group 
invested $895 million in R&D in 2020 (versus $968 million in 2019 and 
$986 million in 2018). The Group’s investment for the future – including  
developments in the field of digital technology and carbon capture and 
storage  industrial  projects,  as  well  as  investments  led  by  Total  Carbon 
Neutrality Ventures (TOTAL’s venture capital fund, which focuses solely 
on  carbon  neutrality  businesses  and  expects  to  invest  a  total  of 
$400 million dollars by 2023) – has risen to more than $1.1 billion.

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The Group carries out its R&D projects with an open innovation approach, 
drawing  on  its  talent  pool,  research  infrastructure,  pilot  sites  and  R&D 
centers  worldwide,  as  well  as  start-ups  and  top-ranked  academic 
partners. The Group operates 12 R&D centers and six techcenters across 
the globe, and has signed roughly 1,000 agreements with its partners.

In addition, the Group implements an active intellectual property policy to 
protect its innovations, maximize their use and differentiate its technology. 
In 2020 the Group filed more than 200 patent applications.

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One Tech

In  September  2020,  the  Group  announced  the  creation  of  a  new  entity,  One  Tech,  which  will  bring  together  industrial  and  technological 
expertise  from  every  business  segment(1),  including  the  R&D  activities  thus  reinforcing  a  continuum  between  research,  development  and 
industrialization for the businesses and ensure that new activities can ramp up quickly.

R&D’s transformation began in 2016 with the creation of “One R&D” to promote cross-business synergies among research units and implement 
transverse programs, and continues today in order to build the Group R&D of the future. The Group is expanding its transverse programs  
by consolidating the teams within a single R&D division within OneTech, leveraging their expertise in areas of priority interest to the Group and 
establishing R&D in the electricity and renewables businesses.

By grouping all of its industrial and R&D teams within a single entity, the Group believes it can:
–  Expand the Group’s new businesses by capitalizing on existing expertise and attracting new talents, particularly in emerging businesses 
such as the electricity value chain, renewables and hydrogen. One Tech could thus serve as a gateway into the Group, especially for young 
engineers and technicians seeking to help the Group fulfill its goal of becoming a major player in new energies.

–  Accelerate innovation in solutions for reducing carbon emissions, including the direct capture of CO2 from the air. By marrying know-how 

from each of its business segments, the Group will be better equipped to meet the challenge of climate change.

–  Amplify innovation in preparing for the future: One Tech will make it easier to allocate skills as well as technological and R&D resources to 
priority areas, to keep pace with changes in the Group, in the markets and in technology. Multidisciplinary technical teams will focus on 
strategic topics of general interest, in a bid to promote innovation not just at the technological level but also when integrating that technology 
into energy systems that are more efficient across the entire life cycle.

1.5.2  Digital acceleration as a performance lever

Spotlight on the Digital Factory

In early 2020, TOTAL opened a Digital Factory in Paris which will gather 
close to 300 developers (around 200 by year-end 2020), data scientists 
and other experts to accelerate the Group’s digital transformation. TOTAL’s 
goal is to leverage the capabilities of digital tools to create value in all of its 
businesses.

cost; offer new services to customers, particularly in management and 
control  of  energy  use;  extend  its  reach  to  new  distributed  energies;  
and reduce its environmental impact. Its ambition is to generate as much 
as $1.5 billion in value per year for the company by 2025 through additional 
revenue and reductions in operating or investment expenses.

The  Digital  Factory  is  tasked  with  developing  the  digital  solutions  the 
Group needs to improve its operations in terms of both availability and 

What is a Digital Factory?

A TECH COMPANY with a ROBUST DELIVERY ENGINE

Digital
Tech company

Factory
Robust delivery engine

•  Top talent and skill diversity
•  New digital culture
•  Attractive work environment
•  Lovable and valuable products
•  Best-of new technologies

•  Tech and business together
•  25 to 30 “squads”
•  Agile delivery at scale
•  Robust IS and IT landscape
•  End-to-end value tracking

Innovation and agility with rigor and pace

• 
•  High tech with industrial production

(1)  With the exception of certain subsidiaries such as Saft Groupe and Hutchinson.

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Our strengths

1.6  Our strengths
1.6.1  Our employees

Our employees’ commitment and growth are key to 
our success

It is thanks to the commitment of its workforce that the Group can rise to 
the challenges it faces. Therefore, TOTAL strives to uphold the strictest 
standards  of  safety,  ethics  and  integrity,  management  and  social 
performance wherever its subsidiaries operate. The goal of that policy is 
to create an environment in which every employee can reach his or her 
potential and TOTAL can continue to pursue its growth and transformation.

TOTAL  maintains  a  dialogue  with  the  Group’s  employees  and  their 
representatives,  who  have  a  privileged  position  and  role,  particularly  in 
discussions with management teams. Workplace dialogue is one of the 
pillars of the corporate plan. 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 and to gain insight into major HR projects 
across the Group.

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. In order to support the development of the managerial 
culture,  the  training  courses  for  managers  have  been  adapted  to 
encourage engagement and the manager’s role in team development.

TOTAL promotes functional, geographic mobility and lifelong training in 
order to develop everyone’s skills and employability and meet business 
challenges.  Since  2019,  more  than  400  talent  developers  have  been 
trained  and  are  actively  assisting  employees  in  their  professional 
development by offering personalized support. Just a year after it was 
implemented,  70%(1)  of  employees  say  the  new  mobility  process  has 
given them a clearer perspective on their advancement potential within 
the Group and helped them take charge of their careers.

A culture of diversity

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.

By  drawing  on  this  culture  of  diversity,  TOTAL  can  seek  out  the  best 
talent, regardless of career background, wherever it may be. As a result, 
with nearly 160 nationalities represented in its workforce, a presence in 
over  130  countries  and  more  than  730  professional  skills,  the  Group 
boasts genuine human potential.

Such diversity is an essential asset for the Group. The variety of opinions 
and career paths yield both innovative solutions and new opportunities. 
Thanks to its motivated, enterprising workforce, the Group can carry out 
ambitious projects and provide every employee with the opportunity to 
give meaning to their work and find professional fulfillment. To maintain 
the momentum generated by successive diversity roadmaps, the Group 
has  set  new  objectives  for  2025  that  bear  on  two  priority  concerns: 
gender balance and international diversity. TOTAL is targeting the same 
level of female representation for its highest executive bodies and other 
governing bodies and leadership positions, with women comprising:
–  30%  of  the  members  of  the  Group’s  Executive  Committee  (25%  in 

2020);

–  30% of the G70(2) (24.7% in 2020);
–  30% of the members of the Management Committee in each business 

segment and the large functional divisions (27% in 2020);

–  30% of senior executives (25.7%in 2020);
–  30% of the members of the Management Committee (headquarters 

and subsidiaries) (23.5% in 2020);

–  30% of senior managers (18.2% in 2020).

Under  the  targets  set  for  international  diversity  by  2025,  non-French 
nationals are expected to comprise:
–  45% of senior executives (36.3% in 2020);
–  55%  to  75%  of  Management  Committee  members  in  subsidiaries 

(57.9% in 2020);

–  40% of senior managers (32% in 2020).

Employees  are  encouraged  to  broaden  their  technical  skills  through  a 
host of training opportunities as a means of enhancing their expertise. 
With  that  in  mind,  a  training  needs  review  is  conducted  with  each 
employee who is taking up a new position. The technical and business 
know-how  of  employees  and  their  ability  to  manage  large  projects 
underpin  the  Group’s  operational  excellence  and  are  essential  assets  
for the Group’s development.

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. Nearly 2,900 employees took part in 
community support projects as part of the Action! program.

1.6.2  Our integrated model

TOTAL’s model of value creation is based on integration across the energy 
value chain, from exploration and production of oil, gas and electricity to 
energy distribution to the end customer, and including refining, liquefaction, 
petrochemicals,  trading,  and  energy  transportation  and  storage.  This 
integrated business model enables the Group to capitalize on synergies 
among the various businesses while responding to volatility infeedstock 
prices. Thanks to this 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 generate value-added untapped by the Upstream part of the 
business.  With  this  integration  of  its  operations  across  the  entire  value 
chain, the Group can manage the bottom of the cycle more effectively 
and capture margins when the market improves.

(1)  Results of a survey conducted in 2020 among a representative sampling of 20,000 employees regarding the new mobility process.
(2)  Senior executives having the most important responsibilities. Together with the Executive Committee, they form part of the Group’s management bodies within the meaning of 

point 7.1 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code.

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TOTAL  is  applying  this  integrated  model  to  the  new  electricity  and 
renewables  businesses  in  which  it  has  staked  out  a  position  in  recent 
years. The Group can leverage those businesses with the know-how and 
resources inherent in its business model, including a global brand and 
presence,  technical  expertise  (e.g.,  in  offshore  operations  and  trading) 
and partnerships with governments and local communities.

Accelerating growth in electricity and renewables will strengthen TOTAL’s 
model of value creation by providing more predictable cash flows while 
offering  the  prospect  of  long-term  gains  and  diversifying  the  Group’s 
geographical  risk  profile.  That  transition  will  cement  the  durability  and 
resilience  of  TOTAL’s  value  creation  model  and  bolster  its  ambition  of 
getting to Net Zero (net zero emission).

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1.6.3  Our operational excellence

Energy is an industrial sector that demands state-of-the-art know-how 
and complex facilities that are both flexible and reliable.

Acknowledged technical expertise

Thanks to the technical expertise wielded by the Group’s men and women 
and  their  ability  to  manage  large-scale  projects,  TOTAL  has  been  able  
to  forge  trust-based  partnerships  with  the  world’s  primary  producing 
countries and global consumers. The Group’s expertise allows it to provide 
convincing  support  to  its  customers  and  partners  in  even  the  most 
demanding  fields,  such  as  deep  offshore,  liquefied  natural  gas  (LNG), 
electricity and renewables, refining and petrochemicals, where the Group 
has developed platforms that are among the industry’s top performers.

High-performance industrial assets

TOTAL  boasts  streamlined,  high-performance  industrial  assets  that 
ensure its resilience in its traditional businesses. Moreover, the flexibility of 
those assets allows the Group to adapt to changing markets. TOTAL is 
one  of  the  world’s  top  ten  integrated  producers(1).  Its  refining  and 
petrochemicals  operations  are  structured  around  six  major  integrated 
complexes (Port Arthur in the United States, Normandy and Antwerp in 
Europe, Jubail and Qatar in the Middle East and Daesan in South Korea), 
which  provide  opportunities  for  synergies  and  enhance  value  creation 
between  those  two  businesses.  The  Antwerp  facility  is  the  Group’s 
largest refining and petrochemicals complex in Europe.

Main sites of refining and chemicals at year-end 2020

To  meet  a  growing  global  demand  and  respond  to  market  trends,  
the Group has upgraded and adapted its sites to focus production on 
higher-value-added products that meet the most stringent environmental 
standards. TOTAL has also invested in making its petrochemicals sites 
more flexible so they can use the most advantageous feedstocks. Most 
of those sites can now process both naphtha and ethane, to ensure a 
reliable, cost-competitive supply.

The La Mède biorefinery, the first world-class facility of its type in France 
and one of the largest in Europe(2), aims to meet the growing demand for 
biofuels. Operational as of July 2019, it has a capacity of 500,000 tons  
of  HVO-type(3)  biodiesel  per  year.  The  HVO  technology  the  Group  has 
selected is French, developed by IFP Énergies nouvelles and marketed by 
its Axens subsidiary. It produces a sustainable, premium biofuel similar to 
fossil fuels that can be blended into regular fuels in any proportion and 
has no adverse effect on engines.

TOTAL is ramping up its renewable power generation capacity – solar, 
wind and hydro – to satisfy the surge in electric power needs responsibly.

TOTAL  confirms  its  objective  to  invest  in  order  to  have  a  gross  power 
generation capacity from renewables of 35 GW in 2025 and will continue 
its  development  to  become  a  major  international  player  in  renewable 
energies with the ambition to have developed a gross capacity of 100 GW 
by 2030. At year-end 2020, gross renewable power generation capacity 
stood at 7 GW.

La Porte Tech

La Porte

Bayport

Carville

Houston

Donges

Flanders

Lindsey*

TRTG

Brussels

Carling

Zeeland

Leuna

Feluy
TRTF

Paris

Grandpuits-
Gargenville** 

Polyblend

Rayong

Synova

Sobegi

Feyzin

BioLab

La Mède

Lavera

Major 
Integrated 
Platform

Refinery

Petrochemical 
plant

R&D centres 
and 
techcentres

Headquarters

PORT ARTHUR

NORMANDY

ANTWERP JUBAIL

QATAR

DAESAN

sold at the end of February 2021

* 
**  planned conversion to zero-oil platform

(1)  Based on publicly available information, production capacity at year-end 2019 (refer to point 2.4 of Chapter 2).
(2)  Company data based on production capacity.
(3)  Hydrotreated vegetable oil.

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Global footprint for building a unique renewables portfolio

Europe
15,000 MW

Middle East
2,000 MW

China
3,000 MW

US
3,000 MW

Africa
1,000 MW

South America
3,000 MW

India
6,000 MW

Rest of Asia
2,000 MW

 Target of gross production capacity of power from renewables by 2025

New regions rebalancing Group geopolitical profile

As part of its strategy to support its Climate ambition to get to Net Zero by 
2050, TOTAL plans to convert its refinery in Grandpuits, France, into a 
zero-crude platform. By 2024, following an investment totaling more than 
€500 million,  the  complex  will  focus  on  four  new  industrial  activities: 
production  of  renewable  diesel  primarily  for  the  aviation  industry, 
production  of  bioplastics,  plastics  recycling  and  operation  of  two 
photovoltaic solar power plants.

Moreover, the Group is moving ahead with projects to convert its deep 
offshore  oil  production  complexes  into  offshore  wind  power  platforms,  
a  strategy  that  is  wholly  aligned  with  its  goal  of  profitable  growth  in 
renewables and electricity.

1.6.4  A global footprint, with local roots

TOTAL  can  also  take  specific  steps  to  support  the  conversion  of  its 
industrial sites through additional projects that can be conducted at the 
same time:
–  a Securing the Future project, led by the relevant segment based on 
an analysis of market trends, with the goal of modifying a given site’s 
industrial infrastructure in order to restore a long-term competitiveness;
–  a  Voluntary  Agreement  for  Economic  and  Social  Development 
(CVDES),  implemented  to  support  the  site  and  its  ecosystem 
(subcontractors, stakeholders, etc.) during this period of change.

A global presence

Customer proximity across the world

TOTAL has an industrial and retail presence in more than 130 countries 
spanning five continents. Three regions in particular are the long-standing 
cornerstones of TOTAL’s strategy: Europe, the Group’s decision-making 
center;  the  Middle  East,  where  TOTAL  is  recognized  as  a  preferred 
partner among producing countries and national companies; and Africa, 
with its substantial oil and gas production and Group-branded service 
stations.

To  cement  its  strong  bond  with  its  customers  –  both  businesses  and 
consumers  –  the  Group  strives  to  focus  on  close,  effective  and  direct 
customer  relationships.  Beyond  its  sales  of  products  and  services, 
TOTAL aims  to draw on its retail networks to make its Group-branded 
service stations “true community hubs,” with a comprehensive array of 
services for users that encompass every form of energy and respect the 
environment.

That global footprint yields the benefits that accrue from economies of 
scale for the Group’s industrial, marketing and retail operations, and also 
ensures a detailed knowledge of end markets, giving TOTAL a competitive 
advantage in addressing the manifold needs of its customers worldwide.

In its renewables and electricity businesses, TOTAL intends to become 
integrated across the entire value chain and develop direct, personalized 
relationships with business and residential customers alike through the 
use of digital technology.

TOTAL is recognized for its know-how in customer service. In 2020, its 
Consumer Services division captured the Best Customer Service of the 
Year award for the eleventh year in a row. Total Direct Energie has won  
the top prize at the Customer Relations Podium awards in 2018, 2019  
and 2020 in the Service Provider category.

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The ability to cope with geopolitical uncertainty

In  the  face  of  political  and  geopolitical  uncertainty,  including  tensions 
sparked  by  war  and  conflict,  TOTAL  intends  to  conduct  its  operations  
by  leveraging  its  skills  and  expertise  to  benefit  each  host  country,  in 
compliance  with  applicable  legislation  and  all  international  economic 
sanctions that may be in effect. The Group also ensures that the amount 
of capital invested in the most sensitive countries remains at a level that 
limits  its  exposure  in  each  country.  That  is  why  the  Group  has,  for 
example, chosen to continue investing in Russia while complying with the 
economic  sanctions  imposed  by  the  United  States  and  the  European 
Union,  but  has  halted  operations  in  countries  where  conditions  have 
become  too  risky,  such  as  Yemen  and  Syria.  Loyalty  to  its  partners, 
particularly in circumstances such as these, is a trademark of the Group’s 
activities.

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Sustainable value creation alongside regions and 
communities

TOTAL’s success at building and expanding partnerships worldwide can 
also be attributed to its strategy of generating value at the local level as 
part of its growth model. That commitment – carried out systematically 
and  professionally  –  is  a  major  competitive  asset.  Whether  they  target 
continued growth in LNG or renewable power generation, the Group’s 
partnerships  with  governments  and  local  communities  serve  a  critical 
function.

The  Group  maintains  a  comprehensive,  integrated  policy,  rooted  in 
dialogue  with  communities  and  public  and  private  stakeholders,  for 
supporting local growth and in-country value. It forges synergies among 
the various sources of value generation for host countries (employment, 
subcontracting, infrastructure, support for local industry, socioeconomic 
development  projects,  education,  energy  access,  etc.)  by  capitalizing  
on the Group’s industrial expertise. The Group intends to maintain this 
approach over the long term to ensure that its presence in these regions 
and the major projects it develops create shared prosperity.

1.6.5  An ongoing dialogue with our stakeholders

In  TOTAL’s  view,  dialogue  with  its  internal  and  external  stakeholders  is 
essential for the Group to conduct its business responsibly and integrate 
the long-term challenges of sustainable development in its strategy and 
policies. That dialogue informs the Group’s decision-making, by helping  
it identify the risks and impacts of its operations and, more generally, by 
providing greater insight into changing societal patterns and expectations. 
It is also a prerequisite to ensuring that the Group is firmly integrated in its 
host regions, as well as an effective tool for identifying ways to generate 
value at the local level.

The Group believes that transparency is an essential factor in building a 
trust-based relationship with its stakeholders and ensuring that the Group 
is  on  a  path  of  continuous  improvement.  Pending  the  adoption  of  an 
international, standardized non-financial reporting framework, TOTAL is 
making every effort to report its performance on the basis of the various 
commonly used ESG reporting frameworks. As such, TOTAL refers to the 
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and those of the Sustainability 
Accounting  Standards  Board  (SASB),  for  which  detailed  tables  of 
correspondence  are  available  at  sustainable-performance.total.com. 
TOTAL’s  reporting  also  includes  the  World  Economic  Forum’s  core 
indicators(1) 
the 
recommendations  of  the  Task  Force  on  Climate-related  Financial 
Disclosures (TCFD) for its climate reporting. In order to make performance 
indicators  available  to  all  its  stakeholders,  TOTAL  provides  additional 
information  at  sustainable-performance.total.com,  the  website  devoted 
to its sustainability commitments and policies. 

to  Chapter  11).  Furthermore, 

follows 

(refer 

it 

For  more  than  15  years,  TOTAL  has  structured  its  dialogue  processes 
with  its  stakeholders  at  different  levels  of  the  company,  through  relays 
within  the  organization,  requirements  included  in  internal  reference 
frameworks,  the  deployment  of  a  methodology  (SRM+)  for  conducting 
local dialogue and a dedicated attention to the professionalization of the 
teams responsible for fostering that dialogue.

Those  measures  are  designed  to  develop  a  long-term,  trust-based 
relationship founded on principles of respect, attentiveness, constructive 
dialogue,  proactive  engagement  and  transparency,  consistent  with  the 
legitimate need for confidentiality as appropriate. They also ensure that 
stakeholder  warnings  or  grievances  can  be  gathered  and  addressed 
quickly and that potential controversial situations are defused.

Each  group  of  stakeholders  (employees,  employee  representatives, 
customers, investors, shareholders and the financial sector, government 
officials, suppliers, academics, NGOs and civil society, and the media) 
has  a  single  point  of  contact  at  the  corporate  level,  responsible  for 
responding to their requests, keeping them informed and maintaining an 
ongoing dialogue in formats appropriate to each concern.

Moreover,  the  director  of  each  of  these  points  of  contact  sits  on  the 
Group’s  CSR  coordination  committee,  which  meets  four  times  a  year. 
At each session, the committee devotes a portion of its agenda to either 
discuss concerns expressed by stakeholders or to meet with one or more 
external stakeholders.

Those  stakeholder  liaisons  also  provide  advice  and  support  to  Group 
subsidiaries  as  needed.  The  One  MAESTRO  framework  provides  that 
subsidiaries  should  conduct  a  stakeholder  mapping  and  engage  in  a 
structured, ongoing process of dialogue with stakeholders to keep them 
informed, hear and address their concerns and expectations, report on 
mitigation  actions  or  compensation,  measure  their  satisfaction  and 
identify  ways  the  subsidiaries  can  improve  their  community  outreach. 
This commitment to local dialogue puts special emphasis on residents 
and communities located near Group facilities.

The Group intends to pursue these initiatives and launch further projects 
in  2021  to  create  an  even  more  strategic  and  proactive  process  of 
stakeholder relations, designed to help guide TOTAL’s transformation into 
a multi-energy company and, more largely, offer concrete evidence that 
the Group is fully engaged in the challenges facing society.

(1)  Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism: Towards Common Metrics and Consistent Reporting of Sustainable Value Creation, white paper, September 2020.

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1.7  Our governance
1.7.1  A fully committed Board of Directors

A mobilised Board of Directors serving the Group’s ambition

Composition as of March 17, 2021

13
directors

1
Lead Independent 
Director

80%
independent 
directors(a)

5.5 years
average years of 
service on the Board

50%
gender equality(b)

4
nationalities 
represented

(a)  Excluding the director representing employee shareholders and the directors representing employees, pursuant to the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 9.3). 

For more information, refer to point 4.1.1.4 in chapter 4.

(b)  Excluding the directors representing employees pursuant to Article L. 22-10-7 (formerly L. 225-27-1) of the French Commercial Code, and the director representing employee 

shareholders pursuant to Article L. 22-10-5 (formerly L. 225-23) of the French Commercial Code.

Comprising 13 directors as of March 17, 2021, including eight independent 
members, the Board of Directors reflects the diversity and complementary 
experience,  expertise,  nationalities  and  cultures  that  are  critical  to 
addressing  the  interests  of  all  of  the  Group’s  shareholders  and 
stakeholders.

The Board of Directors defines TOTAL’s strategic vision and supervises  
its implementation in accordance with its corporate interest, taking into 
consideration  the  social  and  environmental  challenges  of  its  business 
activities.  It  approves  investments  or  divestments  for  amounts  greater 
than 3% of shareholders’ equity and it is informed of those greater than 
1%.  The  Board  may  address  any  issue  related  to  the  company’s 
operations.  It  monitors  the  management  of  both  financial  and  non-
financial matters and ensures the quality of the information provided to 
shareholders and financial markets.

The Board of Directors is assisted by the four committees it has created: 
Audit, Governance & Ethics, Compensation, and Strategy & CSR.

A unified management structure, tailored to the 
Group’s requirements

Mr. Patrick Pouyanné has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 
TOTAL SE since December 18, 2015. At the Board of Directors meeting 
of  March  17,  2021,  the  Lead  Independent  Director  indicated  that  the 
discussions held with the Governance and Ethics Committee in the best 
interests  of  the  Company  had  led  to  a  firm  proposal  to  continue  to 
combine the functions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Indeed, 
this  management  form  of  the  Company  is  considered  to  be  the  most 
appropriate for dealing with the challenges and specificities of the energy 
sector, which is facing major transformations.

More than ever, this context requires agility of movement, which the unity 
of  command  reinforces,  by  giving  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer the power to act and increased representation of the Company  
in its strategic negotiations with States and partners of the Group.

The Lead Independent Director also recalled that the unity of the power 
to manage and represent the Company is also particularly well regulated 
by  the  Company’s  governance.  The  balance  of  power  is  established 
through the quality, complementarity and independence of the members 
of the Board of Directors and its four Committees, as well as through the 
Articles of Association and the Board’s Rules of Procedures, which define 
the means and prerogatives of the Lead Independent Director, notably:
– 

in  her  relations  with  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer: 
contribution  to  the  agenda  of  Board  meetings  or  the  possibility  of 
requesting a meeting of the Board of Directors and sharing opinions 
on major issues;

– 

– 

in  her  contribution  to  the  work  of  the  Board  of  Directors:  chairing 
meetings in the absence of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
or  when  the  examination  of  a  subject  requires  his  abstention, 
evaluation and monitoring of the functioning of the Board, prevention 
of conflicts of interest, and dialogue with the Directors and Committee 
Chairpersons;
in her relations with shareholders: the possibility, with the approval of 
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of meeting with them on 
corporate governance issues, a practice that has already been used 
on several occasions.

The balance of power within the governance bodies, in addition to the 
independence  of  its  members,  is  further  strengthened  by  the  full 
involvement of the Directors, whose participation in the work of the Board 
and its Committees is exemplary. The diversity of their skills and expertise 
also enables the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to benefit from a 
wide range of contributions.

In  addition,  the  Board’s  internal  rules  provide  that  any  investment  or 
divestment transactions contemplated by the Group involving amounts in 
excess of 3% of shareholders’ equity must be approved by the Board, 
which  is  also  kept  informed  of  all  significant  events  concerning  the 
company’s  operations,  in  particular  investments  and  divestments  in 
excess of 1% of shareholders’ equity.

Lastly,  the  Company’s  Articles  of  Association  provide  the  necessary 
guarantees of compliance with good governance practices in the context 
of  a  unified  management  structure.  In  particular,  they  provide  that  the 
Board may be convened by any means, including orally, or even at short 
notice depending on the urgency of the matter, by the Chairman or by 
one third of its members, including the Lead Independent Director, at any 
time and as often as the interests of the Company require.

The Lead Independent Director, reflecting a balanced 
distribution of power

Listening  of  investors  and  stakeholders,  the  Board  of  Directors  pays 
special attention to the balance of power within the Group. It was for that 
reason that in 2015 the Board of Directors amended the provisions of its 
Rules of Procedure to provide for the appointment of a Lead Independent 
Director  in  the  event  that  the  positions  of  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Directors and Chief Executive Officer are combined.

The Lead Independent Director’s duties, resources and prerogatives are 
set out in the Rules of Procedure of the Board. 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  

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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,  including  members  of  the  Executive  Committee 

during  Board  meetings  and  operational  managers  during  Group  site 
visits.  Through  those  interactions  between  directors  and  managers,  
the directors gain a practical understanding of the Group’s activities.

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The duties of the Lead Independent Director

Ensuring balanced governance

Ensures corporate governance 
Code and Board’s Rules of procedure 
are respected

Chairs the Governance and 
Ethics Committee

Chairs meetings of the 
independent directors
(Executive meeting)

Ensures prevention of 
directors’ conflicts of interest

May request the convening of a 
Board meeting with one third 
of the directors

Participes in relations with 
shareholders when necessary

Lead the assessment process 
of the functioning of the Board

The granting of performance shares also include since 2020 a quantifiable 
criterion relating to the evolution of GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on oil 
& gas facilities operated by the Group. At its meeting on March 17, 2021, 
the  Board  of  Directors  also  decided  to  introduce  a  new  criterion  to  
grant performance shares to the evolution of the indirect GHG emissions 
(Scope  3)  related  to  the  use  by  customers  of  energy  products  sold  
for end use (Scope 3) in Europe.

Collective expertise for tackling the strategic 
challenges facing the Group

The  Governance  &  Ethics  Committee  operates  in  accordance  with  a 
formal  procedure  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  obtain  a  balanced 
representation  of  women  and  men  on  the  Board  and  to  promote  an 
appropriate  representation  of  directors  of  different  nationalities.  Those 
principles govern the selection process for Board members.

As part of an effort that began several years ago, the composition of the 
Board of Directors has changed significantly since 2010 to achieve a better 
gender balance and to reflect openness to more international profiles.

A compensation policy aligned with the Group’s 
strategic objectives

The compensation awarded to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
is indexed to key performance indicators used to measure the success  
of the Group’s strategy.

In order to determine a compensation aligned with the Group’s performance, 
the  variable  portion  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s 
compensation  reflects  both  quantifiable  targets  (financial  and  HSE 
parameters) and qualitative criteria (personal contribution).

At its meeting on March 17, 2021, the Board of Directors decided to adapt 
the  parameters  for  granting  the  variable  portion  of  the  Chairman  and 
Chief  Executive  Officer  in  order  to  take  into  account  the  Company’s 
transformation strategy towards carbon neutrality as well as its societal 
responsibilty in general and in particular diversity. 

In  view  of  the  importance  of  climate  change  challenges,  the  Board  of 
Directors  had  decided  starting  in  2019  to  change  the  criteria  for 
determining  the  variable  portion  of  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer’s compensation for the year 2019, in part by applying a quantifiable 
criterion  related  to  the  change  in  GHG  emissions  (Scopes  1  &  2)  on 
operated oil & gas facilities. This criterion supplemented those introduced 
since  2016  to  reflect  more  closely  the  fulfillment  of  Corporate  Social 
Responsibility (CSR) objectives and the Group’s HSE targets.

Expertise of members of the Board of Directors (%)

Corporate management

International

69

62

Finance, accounting and economics 62

Governance

Climate – CSR

Industry

Energy sector

Public affairs and geopolitics

Public sector experience

69

54

54

69

54

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Specialized committees for addressing the Group’s strategic priorities

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

8
meetings of the 
Board of Directors 

96.7% attendance 
rate

1
executive session 
chaired by the 
Lead Independent 
Member

7
meetings of the 
Audit Committee 

3
meetings of the 
Governance & Ethics 
Committee 

3
meetings of the 
Compensation 
Committee 

5
meetings of the 
Strategy & CSR 
Committee 

100% attendance 
rate

100% attendance 
rate

83.3% attendance 
rate

100% attendance 
rate

Main activities of the Board of Directors in 2020

Major investments

Strategy – CSR

– 
Information on investments in India with the Adani Group
–  Acquisition in BtC marketing of gas and electricity in Spain
–  Approval of the planned Mero 3 investment in Brazil
–  Approval of the development project in Uganda

Audit/Risks

–  Complete revision of the Group risk mapping
–  Preparation  of  the  process  for  appointing/renewing  the 
statutory auditors for the 2022 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

–  Group action plan for the health crisis and oil crisis
–  New  Group  Climate  Ambition,  with  a  review  of  exceptional 
asset  impairment  (review  of  short-term  price  profile  and 
climate ambition / review of stranded assets

–  Strategic  vision  and  five-year  plan  –  Strategic  seminar  on 
climate  challenges  and  what  they  mean  for  the  Group’s 
strategy

–  One  Total,  Better  Together,  the  human  dimension  of  the 

Group’s ambition

Governance

Compensation

–  Transformation of TOTAL into a European company (Societas 
Europaea  or  SE)  and  modification  of  the  internal  rules  and 
regulations

–  Appointment  of  the  new  Lead  Independent  Member  and 
Renewal  of  the  membership  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  with 
two directors serving as employee representatives

–  Preparation for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, held behind 

closed door as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

–  Succession plan
–  Diversity and gender balance policy
– 

Internal  procedure  for  evaluating  regulated  agreements  and 
ordinary agreements entered into under normal conditions

–  Determination  of  the  compensation  for  the  Chairman  and 
Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Board  members  for  the  2019 
fiscal year

–  Policy  governing  compensation  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive Officer and Board members for the 2020 fiscal year
–  Decision  by  the  management  structures  to  reduce  their 
variable compensation in the light of the health and oil crises

–  2020 performance action plan
–  Preservation  of  the  2020  capital  increase  reserved  for 

employees

1.7.2  An Executive Committee entrusted with implementing the Group’s strategy

The Executive Committee, led by the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, 
is TOTAL’s primary decision-making body.

stated  strategy,  and  subject  to  the  Board’s  review  for  investments 
involving amounts exceeding 1% of shareholders’ equity.

It implements the strategic vision defined by the Board of Directors and 
authorizes the corresponding capital expenditures, subject to the Board 
of  Directors’  approval  for  investments  exceeding  3%  of  shareholders’ 
equity and any significant transaction outside the scope of the company’s 

In 2020 the Executive Committee met on at least two occasions each 
month except in the months of August and November, when it met only 
once.

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1.7.3  An operational structure built around the Group’s major business segments

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Our governance

As of December 31, 2020, the Group’s organization was based on four 
business segments:
–  an  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  comprising  the 
integrated gas value chain (including upstream and midstream LNG 
activities), renewables and electricity;

–  an Exploration & Production segment that encompasses oil and gas 
exploration and production operations in more than 50 countries;
–  a Refining & Chemicals segment that represents a major production 
hub encompassing refining, petrochemicals and specialty chemicals. 
This  segment  also  handles  oil  supply  and  trading  activities  and 
shipping;

–  a Marketing & Services segment that includes marketing activities for 
petroleum  products  as  well  as  the  related  supply  and  logistics 
operations.

The various corporate entities are primarily grouped into two hubs:
–  Strategy & Innovation, which includes the Strategy & Climate division 
(responsible for incorporating climate into the Group’s strategy), Public 
Affairs,  Audit  &  Internal  Control,  Research  &  Development  (which 
coordinates all of the Group’s R&D activities, including cross-functional 
programs), Technology Experts and Corporate Digital.

–  People  &  Social  Responsibility,  which  comprises  the  Human 
Resources  division;  Health,  Safety  &  Environment,  which  includes  
the  central  HSE  departments  for  each  segment,  tasked  with 
establishing  a  strong,  consistent  safety  and  environmental  model;  
and the Security and Civil Society Engagement divisions.

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

The  Group’s  operations  are  conducted  through  subsidiaries  that  are 
directly or indirectly owned by TOTAL SE and through interests in joint 
ventures  that  are  not  necessarily  controlled  by  TOTAL.  TOTAL  SE  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 SE

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

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Registered in Nanterre: RCS 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

The  scope  of  consolidation  of  TOTAL  SE  as  of  December  31,  2020, 
consisted  of  1,118  companies,  including  146  equity  companies.  The 
principles of consolidation are described in Note 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 situation of the direct subsidiaries and shareholdings of TOTAL SE, 
and in particular those with a gross value exceeding 1% of the Company’s 
share capital, is shown in the table of subsidiaries and interests in point 
10.4.1 of chapter 10.

TOTAL holds interests 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(1). TOTAL also holds an interest in SunPower 
(51.61% on December 31, 2020), an American company listed on NASDAQ, 
and minority interests in other companies, including PAO Novatek (19.4% 
as  of  December  31,  2020),  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 2020 are 
explained  in  Note  2  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  (refer  to 
point 8.7 of chapter 8). During fiscal year 2020, TOTAL SE, the Group’s 
parent company, has not acquired any interest 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 
obtained control of such companies.

(1)  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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Organization chart as of December 31, 2020

Special 
Adviser for 
Africa

Secretary 
of the 
Board

Ethics 
Committee

Adviser

CHAIRMAN & CEO

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

Trading Gas 
& Power

Renewables

Africa

Corporate 
Affairs

Refining 
Base Chem 
Europe

Manufacturing 
& Projects 
Division

Crude Oil 
Trading 

Strategy & 
Development

Europe

Lubricants and 
Specialties

LNG

Strategy 
Growth 
& People

Americas

Finance 
Economics

Refining 
Petrochemicals 
Middle East/ 
Asia

Strategy 
Development 
Research

Products Trading 
(Distillates, 
Marketing, 
Derivaties)

Shipping

France

Finance

Asia-Pacific

Exploration

Refining 
Petrochemicals 
Americas

Corporate 
Affairs

Products Trading
(Lights, Fuel-Oil, 
Africa)

Africa

Strategy 
Marketing 
Research

Corporate 
Affairs and 
Americas

Carbon 
Neutrality 
Businesses

Power & Gas 
Europe

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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1.7.4  Risk management system

TOTAL implements a comprehensive risk management system that is an 
essential factor in the deployment of its strategy based on responsible 
risk-taking. This system relies on an organization at Group level and in the 
business segments, on a continuous process of identifying and analyzing 
risks in order to determine those that could prevent the achievement of 
TOTAL’s goals as well as the management systems.

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.

1

The  Executive  Committee  is  responsible  for  identifying  and  analyzing 
internal and external risks that could affect the Group’s fulfillment of its 
objectives, aided by the Group Risk Management Committee (GRMC), 
which ensures that the Group has mapped its risk exposure and that its 
risk management processes, procedures and systems are efficient. The 
current mapping of the Group’s risk was established in November 2019.

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  cross-functional  risks  is  more  closely  coordinated  
by the respective functional divisions.

1.8  Our performance
1.8.1  Financial performance

1.8.1.1  Overview of the 2020 fiscal year

TOTAL  faced  two  major  crises  in  2020:  the  COVID-19  pandemic  that 
severely affected global energy demand, and the oil crisis that drove the 
Brent price below $20 per barrel in the second quarter. In this particularly 
difficult context, the Group implemented an immediate action plan and 
proved its resilience thanks to the quality of its portfolio (production cost 
of $5.1 per boe, the lowest among its peers) and its integrated model with 
cash flow (DACF)(1) generation of nearly $18 billion. It posted adjusted net 
income  of  $4.1  billion  and,  thanks  to  strong  discipline  on  investments 
($13 billion, down 26%) and costs ($1.1 billion in savings), the organic cash 
breakeven was $26 per barrel. Consistent with its climate ambition, the 
Group recorded exceptional asset impairments, notably on Canadian oil 
sands assets, most of which were recorded in its accounts at the end  
of June 2020, leading to an IFRS loss result in for the year of $7.2 billion.

2020  represents  a  pivotal  year  for  the  Group’s  strategy  with  the 
announcement of its ambition to get to Net Zero, together with society. 
The Group affirms its plan to transform itself into a broad energy company 
to  meet  the  dual  challenge  of  the  energy  transition:  more  energy,  
less  emissions.  Thus,  the  Group’s  profile  will  be  transformed  over  the 
2020-30 decade: the growth of energy production will be based on two 
pillars, LNG and Renewables & Electricity, while oil products are expected 
to fall from 55% to 30% of sales. To anchor this transformation, the Group 
will propose to its shareholders at the General Meeting on May 28, 2021, 
changing its name to TotalEnergies, giving thus the opportunity to endorse 
this strategy and the underlying ambition to transition to carbon neutrality.

The  Board  of  Directors’  Audit  Committee  is  responsible  for  monitoring  
the  effectiveness  of  the  risk  management  systems  as  well  as  of  the 
internal audit. The audit plan, based on an analysis of risks and the risk 
management systems, is submitted annually to the Executive Committee 
and the Audit Committee.

For a detailed description of how the internal control and risk management 
procedures are structured, refer to point 3.3 of chapter 3.

In  2020,  TOTAL  secured  its  investments  in  Renewables  &  Electricity 
($2 billion)  and  accelerated  the  implementation  of  its  strategy  to  grow 
renewables,  adding  10  GW  to  its  portfolio.  With  the  acquisition  at  the  
start of 2021 of a 20% stake in Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), one 
of the largest solar developers in the world, and of portfolios of projects  
in  the  United  States,  the  Group  now  has  a  portfolio  of  gross  installed 
capacity, under construction and in development of 35 GW by 2025 with 
more  than  20  GW  already  benefiting  from  long-term  power  purchase 
agreements.

TOTAL preserves its financial strength with a gearing of 21.7%(2) at the end 
of 2020. Confident in the Group’s fundamentals, the Board of Directors 
confirms its policy of supporting the dividend through economic cycles. 
Therefore,  it  will  propose  at  the  General  Meeting  of  Shareholders  on  
May  28,  2021,  the  distribution  of  a  final  dividend  of  €0.66  per  share,  
equal  to  the  previous  three  quarters,  and  set  the  dividend  for  2020  at 
€2.64 per share.

“TOTAL resists crisis and accelerates its transformation.”
Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Chief Financial Officer

(1)  DACF = Debt adjusted cash flow, is defined as operating cash flow before working capital changes and without financial charges.
(2)  Excluding lease commitments.

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2020 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)(b)

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

Dividend per share (euros)(d)

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

Return on average capital employed (ROACE)(f)

Return on equity (ROE)

Net investments(g)

Organic investments(h)

Net acquisiti

ons(i)

Operating cash flow before working capital changes(j)

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

Cash flow from operating activities

2020

6,404

(7,242)

4,059

2,602

1.43

2.64

21.7%

4.0%

3.7%

12,989

10,339

2,650

15,697

17,635

14,803

2019

14,554

11,267

11,828

2,618

4.38

2.68

16.7%

9.8%

10.4%

17,449

13,397

4,052

26,111

28,180

24,685

2018

15,997

11,446

13,559

2,624

5.05

2.56

14.3%

11.8%

12.2%

15,568

12,427

3,141

24,293

25,831

24,703

(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)  In 2020, the effect generated by the grant of TOTAL performance shares and by the capital increase reserved for employees (19,007,836 shares) is anti-dilutive. In accordance 

with IAS 33, the weighted-average number of diluted shares is therefore equal to the weighted-average number of shares.

(c)  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.

(d)  2020 dividend subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021.
(e)  Net Debt excluding lease commitments/(Net debt excluding lease commitments + shareholders’ equity, Group share + Non-controlling interests).
(f)  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).
(g)  Net investments = organic investments + net acquisitions.
(h)  Organic investments = net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(i)  Net acquisitions = acquisitions - assets sales - other transactions with non-controlling interest.
(j)  Operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital at replacement cost, excluding the  
mark-to-market effect of iGRP’s contracts and including capital gain from renewable projects sale (effective first quarter 2020). The inventory valuation effect is explained in  
Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (refer to point 8.7 of chapter 8). 2018 and 2019 data restated.

(k)  DACF = debt adjusted cash flow, defined as operating cash flow before working capital changes and 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)***

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

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

2020

1.14

41.8

2.1

3.3

4.4

37.0

2.96

4.83

11.5

2019

1.12

64.2

2.5

4.9

5.5

59.8

3.88

6.31

34.9

2018

1.18

71.3

3.1

7.9

9.7

64.3

4.87

–

38.2

*  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.
**** Consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates.

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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)**

Including condensate and NGLs, associated to the gas production.

* 
**  2019 data restated.

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2020

2,871

1,298

1,573

2020

2,871

1,543

7,246

2019

3,014

1,431

1,583

2019

3,014

1,672

7,309

2018

2,775

1,378

1,397

2018

2,775

1,566

6,599

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Hydrocarbon production was 2,871 kboe/d for the year 2020, a decrease of 5% compared to 2019, due to:
–  -5% due to compliance with OPEC+ quotas, notably in Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, as well as voluntary reductions in Canada 

and disruptions in Libya.

–  +5% due to the ramp-up of recently started projects, notably Culzean in the United Kingdom, Johan Sverdrup in Norway, Iara in Brazil, Tempa Rossa 

in Italy and North Russkoye in Russia.
–  -3% due to the natural decline of fields.
–  -2% due to maintenance, and unplanned outages, notably 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

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

TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS AFFECTING NET INCOME (GROUP SHARE)

2020

(10,044)

104

(364)

(8,465)

(1,319)

23

(1,280)

(11,301)

2019

(892)

–

(58)

(465)

(369)

(15)

346

(561)

2018

(1,731)

(16)

(138)

(1,595)

18

38

(420)

(2,113)

(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 -$11,301 million in 2020, including $8.5 billion of impairments, notably on oil sands assets in Canada.

Adjusted net operating income from the business 
segments

The  adjusted  net  operating  income  from  the  business  segments  was 
$6,404  million  in  2020,  down  56%  compared  to  2019  due  to  the 
decreases in Brent, natural gas prices and refining margins.

stake in Adani Gas Ltd, the acquisition of interests in Blocks 20 and 21 in 
Angola,  the  payment  for  a  second  bonus  tranche  linked  to  taking  the 
10% stake in the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia, the acquisition of Tullow’s 
entire interest in the Lake Albert project in Uganda, and the acquisition of 
CCGT assets and of a portfolio of customers from Energías de Portugal 
in Spain.

Adjusted net income (Group share)

The  adjusted  net  income  was  $4,059  million  in  2020,  down  66% 
compared to 2019 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 $4,189 million in 2020, linked notably to the 
acquisition in India of 50% of a portfolio of installed solar activities from 
Adani Green Energy Limited, the finalization of the acquisition of 37.4% 

Assets sales completed were $1,539 million in 2020, linked notably to the 
sale  of  non-strategic  assets  in  the  UK  North  Sea,  closing  the  sale  of  
Block CA1 in Brunei, the sale of the Group’s interest in the Fos Cavaou 
regasification terminal in France, the sale of 50% of a portfolio of solar and 
wind assets from Total Quadran in France, the sale of Enphase shares  
by SunPower and the sale of the Group’s corporate offices in Brussels.

Profitability

The return on equity was 3.7% for the twelve months ended December 
31, 2020.

(in millions of dollars)

Adjusted net income

Average adjusted shareholders’ equity

Return on equity (RoE)

January 1, 2020 
to December 31, 
2020

January 1, 2019 
to December 31, 
2019

4,067

110,643

3.7%

12,090

116,766

10.4%

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The return on average capital employed was 4.0% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.

(in millions of dollars)

Adjusted net operating income

Average capital employed

Return on average capital employed(a) (ROACE)

January 1, 2020 
to December 31, 
2020

January 1, 2019 
to December 31, 
2019

5,806

145,723

4.0%

14,073

143,674

9.8%

(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).

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment results

Hydrocarbon production and LNG sales
Hydrocarbon production

IGRP (kboe/d)

Liquids (including bitumen) (kb/d)*

Gas (Mcf/d)**

Including condensate and NGLs, associated to the gas production.

* 
**  2019 data restated.

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.

2020

530

69

2,519

2020

38.3

17.6

31.1

2019

560 

71

2,656

2019

34.3

16.3

27.9

2018

381 

39

1,875

2018

21.8

11.1

17.1

Hydrocarbon production for LNG in 2020 decreased by 5% compared  
to a year ago, notably due to the shutdown of Snøhvit LNG following a fire 
at the end of September 2020.

Total  LNG  sales  increased  by  12%  in  2020  compared  to  2019  thanks  
to  the  start-up  of  three  trains  at  Cameron  LNG  in  the  United  States,  
the ramp-up of Yamal LNG in Russia and Ichthys LNG in Australia and  
the increase in trading activities.

Renewables and electricity 

Gross renewables installed capacity (GW)(a)

Gross renewables installed or in development capacity with PPA (GW)(a)

Net power production (TWh)(b)

including power production from renewables (TWh)

Clients power – BtB and BtC (millions)(a)

Clients gas – BtB and BtC (millions)(a)

Sales power – BtB and BtC (TWh)

Sales gas – BtB and BtC (TWh)

(a)  Capacity at end of period.
(b)  Solar, wind, biogas, hydroelectric and combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants.

Gross installed renewable power generation capacity more than doubled 
during the year to reach 7 GW at the end of the fourth quarter, notably 
thanks to the acquisition in India of 50% of a 3 GWp portfolio from the 
Adani Group.

2020

7.0

17.5

14.1

4.0

5.6

2.7

47.3

95.8

2019

3.0

11.4

2.0

4.1

1.7

46.0

95.0

2018

1.7

6.4

1.0

3.6

1.5

31.0

88.4

The  Group  continues  to  implement  its  strategy  to  integrate  along  the 
electricity and gas chain in Europe and has increased the number of its 
electricity and gas customers by 1.5 million and 1 million, respectively, 
notably thanks to the finalization of the acquisition in the fourth quarter of 
a portfolio of customers from Energías de Portugal in Spain.

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)

2020

1,778

2,720

2,183

4,903

3,418

2,129

2019

2,389

2,259

3,921

6,180

3,409

3,461

2018

2,419

1,745

1,701

3,445

1,819

596

(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, asset sales 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, excluding the mark-to-market effect of iGRP’s contracts and including capital gain from renewable projects sale 
(effective first quarter 2020), and without financial charges except those related to leases. 2018 and 2019 restated.

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

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Operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital  changes  for  the  iGRP 
segment  was  stable  in  2020  compared  to  the  previous  year  at
$3,418 million.

Adjusted net operating income was $1,778 million for 2020, a decrease of 
26% for the year, mainly due to the decrease in the LNG price.

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Exploration & Production segment results

Hydrocarbon production

EP (kboe/d)

Liquids (kb/d)*

Gas (Mcf/d)

* 

Including condensate and NGLs, associated to the gas production.

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)

2020

2,341

1,474

4,727

2020

2,363

5,519

544

6,063

9,684

9,922

2019

2,454

1,601

4,653

2019

7,509

8,635

14

8,649

18,030

16,917

2018

2,394

1,527

4,724

2018

8,547

7,953

2,162

10,115

17,832

18,537

(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, asset sales 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  operating  cash 
$9,684 million in 2020, a decrease of 46% year-on-year.

flow  before  working  capital  changes  was  

Exploration  &  Production  adjusted  net  operating 
income  was  
$2,363 million in 2020, a decrease linked mainly to the strong decrease  
of Brent prices and to the decrease of the production.

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.

2020

1,292

2019

1,671

2018

1,852

Refinery throughput decreased by 23% in 2020 year-on-year mainly due 
to  high  inventories  of  refined  products  and  the  drop  in  demand  which 
notably led to the economic shutdown of the Donges refinery, as well as 

the prolonged shutdown of the distillation unit at the Normandy platform 
following the incident that occurred at the end of 2019.

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)

2020

1,039

1,209

(54)

1,155

2,472

2,438

2019

3,003

1,426

(44)

1,382

4,072

3,837

2018

3,379

1,604

(742)

862

4,388

4,308

(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, asset sales 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 
was  down  65%  year-on-year  to  $1,039  million  in  2020,  due  to  refining 
margin  deterioration,  partially  offset  by  resilient  petrochemical  margins 
and outperformance of the trading activities.

Operating cash flow before working capital changes fell to $2,472 million 
in 2020, down by 39%.

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Marketing & Services segment results

Operational data(a)

Petroleum product sales (kb/d)

(a)  Excludes trading and bulk Refining sales.

2020

1,477

2019

1,845

2018

1,801

Petroleum product sales volumes decreased by 20% in 2020 compared 
to 2019, in response to the significant slowdown in global activity related 
to the COVID-19 pandemic. Aviation and marine activities remain severely 

affected in this context; however, the decline in retail sales was mitigated 
by network growth in Angola, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Mexico.

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)

2020

1,224

814

86

900

2,180

2,101

2019

1,653

969

162

1,131

2,546

2,604

2018

1,652

1,010

20

1,030

2,156

2,759

(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, asset sales 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 $1,224 million in 2020, down 26% essentially due to lower volumes.

Operating cash flow before working capital changes was $2,180 million in 2020, a decrease of 14%, compared to 2019.

TOTAL SE 2020 results

Net income for TOTAL SE, the parent company, was 7,238 million euros 
in 2020 compared to 7,039 million euros in 2019.

Proposed dividend

The Board of Directors met on February 8, 2021, and decided to propose 
to the Shareholders’ Meeting, which will be held on May 28, 2021, the 
distribution  of  a  final  dividend  of  €0.66  per  share  for  fiscal  year  2020, 
stable compared to the three interim dividends paid for fiscal year 2020.

Given the three interim dividends of €0.66 per share previously decided 
by the Board of Directors, the annual dividend for the fiscal year 2020 will 
amount to 2.64 €/share.

Shareholder return policy

At its meeting of September 23, 2019, the Board of Directors reviewed  
the outlook for the Group through 2025 and noted the Group’s ability to 
maintain a sustainable pre-dividend breakeven below $30/b and a solid 
financial  position  with  a  gearing  objective  below  20%  (excluding  lease 
commitments). 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, provided stronger visibility on the future of the Group, 
reflected by a projected increase in cash flow of more than $5 billion by 
2025  with  a  price  of  $60/b,  equal  to  an  average  increase  of  around 
$1 billion  per  year.  Consequently,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to 
accelerate dividend growth, with 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.

At  its  meeting  on  May  4,  2020,  in  light  of  the  economic  crisis  created  
by  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  but  also  in  view  of  the  Group’s  solid 
fundamentals,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to  maintain  the  final 
dividend for 2019 as announced on February 5, 2020, while proposing  
to  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  May  29,  2020  to  put  in  place  
the option to receive the final 2019 dividend in shares. The Board also 
decided to suspend the dividend growth policy for 2020 and thus set the 
2020 first interim dividend at €0.66 per share, at the same level as the 
2019 first interim dividend. At its meeting on July 29, 2020, the Board of 
Directors maintained the second interim dividend for 2020 at €0.66 per 
share  and  reaffirmed  its  sustainability  in  a  40  $/b  Brent  environment.  
On  October  29,  2020,  it  confirmed  the  third  interim  dividend  payment 
maintained at €0.66 per share and reaffirmed its sustainability in a context 
of $40/b, particularly in view of the results of the third quarter. Finally, at its 
meeting on February 8, 2021, the Board confirmed its policy of supporting 
the dividend through economic cycles and proposed the distribution of  
a final dividend for 2020 of €0.66 per share, the same amount as for the 
previous three quarters, setting the dividend for 2020 at €2.64 per share.

Furthermore, on February 7, 2018, the Board of Directors decided within 
the framework of the shareholder return policy that the Group would buy 
back the following shares in order the cancel all shares issued within the 
framework  of  the  scrip  dividend  payment,  with  no  discount  as  well  as  
the Company’s shares in an amount of up to $5 billion over the period 
from  2018  to  2020  in  an  environment  at  $60/b.  At  year-end  2019,  the 
Group bought back shares for a total amount of $3.2 billion within the 
framework of the share buybacks announced in February 2018 which 
may amount up to $5 billion over the 2018-2020 period.

In respect of fiscal year 2020, the Group announced share buybacks in 
an amount of $2 billion in an environment at $60/b. Having bought back 
shares  in  an  amount  of  $0.55  billion  in  the  first  quarter  of  2020,  it 
announced  the  suspension  of  share  buybacks  by  the  Company  on 
March 23, 2020, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and an 
oil price of around $30/b.

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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

Cash flow

(M$)

Cash flow from operations

Gross investments

Total divestments

Other operations with non-controlling interests

NET CASH FLOW AFTER WORKING CAPITAL CHANGES

Dividends paid(a)

Share buybacks

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

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2020

106,085

60,203

(4,781)

2019

119,305

47,773

(912)

2018

118,114

40,129

(680)

161,507

166,166

157,563

2020

17,099

(4,427)

12,672

(31,268)

2020

14,803

(15,534)

2,455

(204)

1,520

(6,872)

(611)

21.7%

2019

14,819

(3,505)

11,314

(27,352)

2019

24,685

(19,237)

2,060

10

7,518

(6,756)

(2,810)

16.7%

2018

13,306

(3,176)

10,130

(27,907)

2018

24,703

(22,185)

7,239

(622)

9,135

(5,010)

(4,328)

14.3%

(a)  Including dividends paid to non-controlling minority interests. 
(b)  Net debt excluding lease commitments/(Net debt excluding lease commitments + shareholders’ equity Group share + Non-controlling interests).

The Group’s net cash flow after working capital changes was $1,520 million compared to $7,518 million in 2019. This variation is mainly due to the 
decrease by $10.4 billion of the operating cash flow before working capital changes, partially offset by a decrease in net investments of $4.5 billion.  
The Group’s gearing ratio excluding leases amounted to 21.7% as of December 31, 2020.

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,  2020,  the  Group’s  long-term  financial  debt,  after 
taking into account the effect of currency and interest rate swaps, was 
88% in US dollars and 37% at floating rates; as of December 31, 2019, 
these ratios were 92% and 42%, respectively.

In  addition  to  its  ongoing  bond  issuance  activity,  TOTAL  SE  issued 
perpetual subordinated notes in several tranches in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 
2020: on February 19, 2015, €5 billion in two tranches; on May 11, 2016, 
€1.75 billion  in  one  tranche;  on  September  29,  2016,  €2.5  billion  
in  two  tranches.  In  April  2019,  TOTAL  SE  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 September 2020, TOTAL SE conducted an early partial refinancing of 
some of its perpetual subordinated notes. The transaction consisted in 
the issuance of €1 billion of new perpetual subordinated notes coupled 
with  the  partial  repurchase  of  circa  €703  million  of  the  perpetual 
subordinated notes issued in 2015. At the end of the transaction, the new 
nominal value of the repurchased tranche amounted to €297 million and 
the total outstanding amount of undated subordinated notes increased 
temporarily  by  €297  million.  This  residual  amount  was  repaid  in  full  in 
February 2021 on its first call option date. Furthermore, in January 2021, 
TOTAL  SE  issued  €3  billion  of  perpetual  subordinated  notes  in  two 
tranches.

IAS  32  provisions  “Financial 

In  accordance  with 
instruments  – 
Presentation”  and  given  their  characteristics  (notably  the  absence  of 
mandatory repayment and no obligation to pay a coupon except under 
certain  circumstances  specified  into  the  documentation  of  the  notes)  
the perpetual subordinated notes issued by TOTAL SE were accounted 
for as equity.

In  addition,  on  November  25,  2015,  TOTAL  SE  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.

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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.

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.

External financing available

As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of the main committed 
credit facilities granted by international banks to the Group’s companies 
(including TOTAL SE) was $16,282 million (compared to $12,961 million 
as  of  December  31,  2019),  of  which  $11,808  million  was  unutilised 
(compared to $12,406 million unutilised as of December 31, 2019).

TOTAL SE has committed credit facilities granted by international banks 
allowing it to benefit from significant liquidity reserves. As of December 
31, 2020, these credit facilities amounted to $14,902 million (compared  
to $11,585 million as of December 31, 2019), of which $11,256 million was 
unutilised  (compared  to  $11,585  million  unutilised  as  of  December  31, 
2019).

The  agreements  underpinning  credit  facilities  granted  to  TOTAL  SE  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 SE 
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, 2020, no restrictions applied to the use of the Group 
companies’ funding sources (including TOTAL SE) that could significantly 
impact the Group’s activities, directly or indirectly. For information on the 
international economic sanctions, refer to point 3.2 of chapter 3.

Anticipated sources of financing

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.

1.8.1.3  Trends and outlook

Outlook

Supported by OPEC+ quota compliance, oil prices have remained above 
$50/b since the beginning of 2021. However, the oil environment remains 
uncertain and dependent on the recovery of global demand, still affected 
by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In  a  context  of  disciplined  OPEC+  quota  implementation,  the  Group 
anticipates 2021 production will be stable compared to 2020, benefiting 
from the resumption of production in Libya.

The Group continues its profitable growth in LNG with sales expected to 
increase by 10% in 2021 compared to 2020, notably due to the ramp-up 
of Cameron LNG.

European  refining  margins  remain  fragile,  with  low  demand  for  jet  fuel 
weighing on the recovery of distillates. However, thanks to the resilience of 
Marketing & Services, the Group expects Downstream to contribute more 
than $5 billion of cash flow in 2021, assuming refining margins of $25/t.

Faced  with  uncertainties  in  the  environment,  net  investments  are 
projected at $12 billion in 2021, while preserving the flexibility to mobilize 
additional  investments  should  the  oil  and  gas  environment  strengthen. 
After reducing operating costs by $1.1 billion in 2020 compared to 2019, 
the Group maintains strong discipline on spending and targets additional 
savings of $0.5 billion in 2021.

The  Group’s  teams  are  fully  committed  to  the  four  priorities  of  HSE, 
operational excellence, cost reduction and cash flow generation.

The  Group  maintains  its  priorities  for  cash  flow  allocation:  investing  in 
profitable  projects  to  implement  the  Group’s  transformation  strategy, 
support the dividend and maintain a strong balance sheet.

Already  in  2021,  in  renewables,  the  Group  has  announced  more  than 
10 GW of additional projects through the acquisition of a 20% stake in 
Adani  Green  Energy  Limited  (AGEL),  one  of  the  world’s  leading  solar 
developers,  a  partnership  with  Hanwha  in  the  United  States  with  a  
1.6  GW  portfolio,  and  the  acquisition  of  a  2.2  GW  portfolio  of  projects  
in  Texas.  TOTAL  is  expected  to  allocate  in  2021  more  than  20%  of  its  
net investments to Renewables and Electricity.

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.

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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1.8.1.4  Significant changes

Significant  changes  in  the  Group’s  financial  and  commercial  situation 
since December 31, 2020, 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  1.8.1.3,  in  the  Business  overview 
(chapter  2),  and  in  the  description  of  legal  and  arbitration  procedures 
(point 3.5 of chapter 3).

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1.8.2  Our sustainability ambitions and targets

A process of continuous improvement

Business ethics commitments

In  2015,  the  United  Nations  and  its  member  States  adopted  the 
17 Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs),  which  define  a  framework  
for  the  years  to  2030  for  addressing  the  global  issues  of  poverty, 
protection of the planet, peace and prosperity. On the strength of their 
financial resources and capacity for innovation, businesses are called to 
contribute in furthering that agenda as a means of collectively addressing 
the challenges of sustainable development. TOTAL pledged in 2016 its 
support to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs, and has designed 
its  sustainability  framework  so  as  to  make  a  genuinely  significant 
contribution to that joint effort.

TOTAL therefore considers the SDGs as an opportunity to better measure 
and assess its contribution to society as a whole. With the intend to focus 
its efforts on the segments where it is most legitimate as an integrated 
multi-energy group, TOTAL has identified the SDGs on which it can have 
the greatest impact, in accordance with its raison d’être and its ambition 
to  reach  carbon  neutrality  (net  zero  emissions)  by  2050.  In addition, 
TOTAL intends to conduct its activities with respect for the environment 
and human rights, while creating value for the regions and communities 
with  which  it  interacts.  The  Group  has  therefore  built  its  sustainability 
approach on four areas of action:
–  the  integration  of  climate  into  its  strategy,  because  energy 
production and consumption are intrinsically linked to the challenge  
of  climate  change.  As  an  actor  of  the  energy  transition,  TOTAL  is 
transforming  itself  into  a  multi-energy  company,  aiding  society’s 
efforts to build a carbon-neutral future by acting on its emissions, on 
its products and on demand and all while promoting the development 
of carbon sinks;
–  preservation  of 

the  Group’s 
management  of  its  operations  depends  on  its  ability  to  access 
selected natural resources, but also because TOTAL’s activities can 
both have an impact on the environment and ecosystems and help 
preserve the most sensitive areas. This is the reason why TOTAL has 
adopted in 2020 a new biodiversity ambition so as to contribute to the 
protection of the nature on which humanity depends;

the  environment,  because 

TOTAL operates in many different countries with disparate and complex 
economic, social and cultural environments, where governments and civil 
society have especially high expectations of the Group as an exemplar. 
Within  this  context,  the  Group  strives  to  act  as  an  agent  for  positive 
change in society by helping to promote ethical principles in every region 
where it operates.

Accordingly, TOTAL is committed to respecting internationally recognized 
human  rights  wherever  the  Group  operates,  especially  the  Universal 
Declaration  of  Human  Rights,  the  Fundamental  Conventions  of  the 
International  Labor  Organization  (ILO),  the  U.N.  Guiding  Principles  on 
Business  and  Human  Rights,  the  OECD  Guidelines  for  Multinational 
Enterprises and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights 
(VPSHR).

The  Group  also  refrains  from  resorting  to  artificial  or  aggressive  tax 
planning  and  in  particular  is  committed  not  to  create  subsidiaries  in 
countries  generally  acknowledged  as  tax  havens  and  to  repatriate  or 
liquidate existing subsidiaries, where feasible.

Lastly, the Group is fully committed to fighting corruption and has adopted 
a policy of zero tolerance in that area.

In  addition  to  that  commitment,  it  lends  active  support  to  initiatives 
promoting  greater  transparency.  TOTAL  publishes  in  its  Registration 
Document an annual report covering the payments made by the Group’s 
extractive companies (fully consolidated entities) to governments and the 
full  list  of  its  consolidated  entities,  together  with  their  countries  of 
incorporation  and  operations.  TOTAL  is  also  disclosing  a  first  report 
based  on  the  new  EITI  (Extractive  Industries  Transparency  Initiative) 
guidelines of November 2020 designed to promote transparency in the 
trade of raw materials. In accordance with the EITI framework, of which it 
has been a member since 2002, TOTAL advocates for the public disclose 
by countries of their Petroleum contracts and licenses.

–  respect and mobilization of employees and suppliers, because 
with over 100,000 employees and a network of more than 100,000 
suppliers, TOTAL can play an influential role across its value chain with 
the aim to promote respect for dignity and human rights for all;

–  contribution  to  economic  development  in  its  host  regions, 
because the Group’s businesses generate wealth. It must be shared 
over time with the Group’s stakeholders and help fight inequality.

Volunteering program

In  2018,  the  Group  introduced  a  worldwide  employee  community 
volunteering program called Action!, designed to give its employees the 
time and opportunity to do more to foster development in its host regions. 
Action! lets volunteer employees devote up to three workdays a year to 
community  projects  that  fall  within  the  scope  of  the  Total  Foundation 
program.

As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  program  had  been  introduced  in 
63 countries, and more than 9,300 projects had been carried out since 
the program’s launch.

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Targets and progress indicators

Whether with regard to safety, health, climate, the environment or shared 
growth,  TOTAL  manages  its  operations  with  the  aim  of  working  in  a 
sustainable, active and positive manner in all of its host countries. The 

Group  was  one  of  the  first  in  the  industry  to  publish  measurable 
improvement targets in these areas.

Safety/Health

For  TOTAL,  being 
the  company  of 
responsible  energies,  first  and  foremost, 
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.

Safety
Target

Facts

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

A TRIR(1) of 0.74 in 2020, comparable with 
industry peers

Health
Target

1 fatality in 2020

Facts

(1)  TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate): number of 
recorded injuries per million hours worked.

(2)  Data provided by the WHRS.

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

of 

97% 
specific
employees  with 
occupational risks received regular medical 
monitoring in 2020(2)

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 its facilities 
and products.

(3)  SO2: sulfur dioxide.

Biodiversity

Commitments

Air
Target

Facts

Decrease SO (3)
between 2010 and 2020

2  emissions into the air by 50% 

SO2 emissions into the air reduced by more 
than 50% 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

Waste
Target

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  met  the 
target for the quality of offshore discharges 
in 2020

Facts

Recycle  more  than  50%  of  the  waste  from 
Group-operated sites

More than 50% of the waste produced by 
Group-operated sites was recycled in 2020

Facts

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

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

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 projects located 
in protected areas(4)

6 biodiversity action plans deployed or in preparation in 2020

Deploy  systematically  biodiversity  action  plans  on  existing  sites 
which are major for the environment

14  biodiversity  diagnostics  exercises  expected  in  2022  with  pilot 
diagnostics done in 2021

Promote biodiversity and share biodiversity data of the Group

(4)  Sites located in an IUCN I to IV or Ramsar convention protected area.

Total  Foundation  supports  the  IUCN’s  public  interest  initiative 
Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility BNCFF

Share of biodiversity data on 2 projects on the international platform 
Global  Biodiversity  Information  Facility  (GBIF).  Data  downloaded 
by researchers more than 400 times in 2020, with a total of 84,000 
single  data  views,  and  in  mid-2020  this  data  was  already  cited  in 
three scientific publications

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(1)  TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate): number of recorded injuries per million hours worked.

(2)  Data provided by the WHRS.

(3)  SO2: sulfur dioxide.

(4)  Sites located in an IUCN I to IV or Ramsar convention protected area.

 
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Facts

1

A  GHG  emission  reduction  (Scopes  1  &  2)  of  the  operated 
oil  &  gas  facilities  from  46  Mt  CO2e  to  35.8  Mt  CO2e  (39  Mt 
CO2e  excluding  COVID-19  effect)  between  2015  and  2020 

More than 90% reduction in routine flaring between 2010 and 2020

10% improvement in energy efficiency between 2010 and 2020

Methane intensity for Upstream hydrocarbons activities of 0.15% of 
commercial gas produced for operated oil and gas facilities in 2020, 
and of less than 0.1% for operated gas facilities

An intensity of CO2e emissions from operated facilities for Upstream 
hydrocarbons activities of 18 kg CO2e/boe in 2020

A decrease of the carbon intensity of 10% (8% excluding COVID-19 
effect) between 2015 and 2020

A reduction of indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers 
of  the energy  products  sold  for  end  use  (Scope  3)  in  Europe  from  
256  Mt  CO2e  to  190  Mt  CO2e  (215 Mt CO2e  excluding  COVID-19 
effect) between 2015 and 2020

A  decrease  in  GHG  emissions  (Scopes  1,  2,  3)  in  Europe  of  24% 
(12% excluding COVID-19 effect) between 2015 and 2020

Climate

Targets

2030 targets for oil & gas operations worldwide 
(Scopes 1 & 2)

Reduce  GHG  emissions  (Scopes  1  &  2)  on  the  Group’s  operated 
oil & gas facilities of 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to less than 40 Mt CO2e  
by  2025  (a  15%  decrease).  By  2030,  the  target  is  a  reduction  of  
at least 40% of the net emissions(1) compared to 2015 for its operated 
oil & gas activities

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 the 
Group’s operated facilities since 2010

Maintain  the 
for  Upstream 
intensity  of  methane  emissions 
hydrocarbons activities below 0.2% of commercial gas produced  
at all operated oil and gas facilities, and below 0.1% of commercial 
gas produced on operated gas facilities
Maintain the intensity of CO2e emissions from operated facilities for 
Upstream hydrocarbons activities under 20 kg CO2e/boe

2030 worldwide targets (Scope 3)

Reduce the average carbon intensity of the energy products used 
by its customers worldwide by more than 20% between 2015, the 
date of the Paris Agreement, and 2030 (Scopes 1, 2, 3)

Achieve in 2030, a level of worldwide emissions (Scope 3)(3) lower in 
absolute terms than in 2015

2030 Europe target (Scopes 1, 2, 3)

Reduce by at least 30% by 2030 the indirect GHG emissions related 
to the use by customers of the energy products sold for end use 
(Scope 3)(4) in Europe(5) in absolute terms compared to 2015. This 
30% reduction target is extended to all the Scopes 1, 2, 3 emissions 
in Europe

Diversity/Gender Balance

Targets

Facts

Women to account for 30% of Executive Committee members and 
of G70(6) by 2025

25%  of  Executive  Committee  members  and  24.7%  of  G70  are 
women

Women to account for more than 20% of Management Committee 
members in the business segments and large functional divisions  
by 2020 and 30% by 2025

Women to account for 25% of senior executives by 2020 and 30% 
by 2025

27% of Management Committee members in the business segments 
and large functional divisions are women

25.7% of senior executives are women

Women to account for more than 20% of Management Committee 
members (headquarters and subsidiaries) by 2020 and 30% by 2025

23.5%  of  Management  Committee  members  (headquarters  and 
subsidiaries) are women

Women to account for 30% of senior managers by 2025

18.2% of senior managers are women

Non-French  nationals  to  account  for  40%  of  senior  executives  
by 2020 and for 45% by 2025

36.3% of senior executives are non-French nationals

Local  managers  to  account  for  between  55%  to  75%  of 
Management Committee members in subsidiaries by 2025

57.9%  of  local  managers  are  Management  Committee  members  
in subsidiaries

Non-French  nationals  to  account  for  40%  of  senior  managers  
by 2025

32% of senior managers are non-French nationals

(1)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account natural carbon sinks like forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.
(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.
(3)  Indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of the energy products sold for end use (Scope 3).
(4)  The volumes taken into account include liquid products sold by Marketing & Services and Refining bulk sales (oil products, biofuels), sales of LNG from shares of production of 

TOTAL, as well as commercial sales of natural gas by iGRP.

(5)  Europe refers to the European Union, Norway, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
(6)  Senior executives with the most important responsibilities.

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TOTAL’s sustainability policy and the Sustainable Development Goals

INTEGRATING CLIMATE 
INTO THE STRATEGY 

PRESERVING THE
ENVIRONMENT

PRESERVING THE
Limiting environmental
ENVIRONMENT
PRESERVING THE
footprint
ENVIRONMENT
PRESERVING THE
Limiting environmental
Developing the
ENVIRONMENT
footprint
circular economy
Limiting environmental
PRESERVING THE
footprint
Developing the
Limiting environmental
ENVIRONMENT
Manage impacts
circular economy
footprint
to biodiversity
Developing the
(avoid-reduce-restore-
circular economy
Limiting environmental
compensate policy)
Manage impacts
Developing the
footprint
to biodiversity
circular economy
Manage impacts
(avoid-reduce-restore-
to biodiversity
compensate policy)
Developing the
Manage impacts
(avoid-reduce-restore-
circular economy
to biodiversity
compensate policy)
(avoid-reduce-restore-
Manage impacts
compensate policy)
to biodiversity
(avoid-reduce-restore-
compensate policy)

ting

INTEGRATING CLIMATE 
Growing in gas 
INTO THE STRATEGY 
INTEGRATING CLIMATE 
(natural gas, biogas 
and hydrogen)
INTO THE STRATEGY 
INTEGRATING CLIMATE 
Growing in gas 
Developing a profitable
INTO THE STRATEGY 
(natural gas, biogas 
low-carbon electricity
Growing in gas 
and hydrogen)
business
INTEGRATING CLIMATE 
(natural gas, biogas 
Developing a profitable
Growing in gas 
INTO THE STRATEGY 
Reducing emissions at
and hydrogen)
low-carbon electricity
(natural gas, biogas 
TOTAL’s facilities, promo
Developing a profitable
business
and hydrogen)
both sparing oil use and
low-carbon electricity
Growing in gas 
sustainable biofuels
Reducing emissions at
Developing a profitable
business
(natural gas, biogas 
TOTAL’s facilities, promoting
low-carbon electricity
Investing in businesses
and hydrogen)
Reducing emissions at
both sparing oil use and
business
that will help achieve
TOTAL’s facilities, promoting
sustainable biofuels
Developing a profitable
carbon neutrality
Reducing emissions at
both sparing oil use and
low-carbon electricity
Investing in businesses
TOTAL’s facilities, promoting
sustainable biofuels
business
that will help achieve
both sparing oil use and
Investing in businesses
carbon neutrality
Reducing emissions at
sustainable biofuels
that will help achieve
TOTAL’s facilities, promoting
Investing in businesses
carbon neutrality
both sparing oil use and
that will help achieve
sustainable biofuels
carbon neutrality
Investing in businesses
that will help achieve
carbon neutrality

TOTAL’s core contributions through its mission

TOTAL’s core contributions through its mission

TOTAL’s core contributions through its mission
Direct contributions through a responsible business approach
TOTAL’s core contributions through its mission

Direct contributions through a responsible business approach
TOTAL’s core contributions through its mission
Direct contributions through a responsible business approach
Indirect contributions
Direct contributions through a responsible business approach

Preventing risks related
to people’s safety

RESPECTING AND
MOBILISING EMPLOYEES
SUPPLIERS
RESPECTING AND
MOBILISING EMPLOYEES
RESPECTING AND
SUPPLIERS
MOBILISING EMPLOYEES
RESPECTING AND
SUPPLIERS
Preventing risks related
MOBILISING EMPLOYEES
Respecting human
to people’s safety
SUPPLIERS
rights and promoting  
Preventing risks related
RESPECTING AND
them in the supply chain
to people’s safety
MOBILISING EMPLOYEES
Respecting human
Preventing risks related
SUPPLIERS
rights and promoting
to people’s safety
Developing each
Respecting human
them in the supply chain
individual’s talents and
rights and promoting
Preventing risks related
promoting diversity
Respecting human
them in the supply chain
to people’s safety
Developing each
rights and promoting
individual’s talents and
them in the supply chain
Developing each
promoting diversity
Respecting human
individual’s talents and
rights and promoting
Developing each
promoting diversity
them in the supply chain
individual’s talents and
promoting diversity
Developing each
individual’s talents and
promoting diversity

CONTRIBUTIING TO THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OF HOST REGIONS
CONTRIBUTIING TO THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Fighting corruption
CONTRIBUTIING TO THE
OF HOST REGIONS
and tax evasion
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONTRIBUTIING TO THE
OF HOST REGIONS
Fighting corruption
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Promoting local
and tax evasion
OF HOST REGIONS
socioeconomic
Fighting corruption
CONTRIBUTIING TO THE
development
and tax evasion
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Promoting local
Fighting corruption
OF HOST REGIONS
socioeconomic
and tax evasion
Getting involved in host
Promoting local
development
regions notably through 
socioeconomic
Fighting corruption
Total Foundation
Promoting local
development
and tax evasion
Getting involved in host
socioeconomic
regions notably through 
development
Getting involved in host
Total Foundation
Promoting local
regions notably through 
socioeconomic
Getting involved in host
Total Foundation
development
regions notably through 
Total Foundation
Getting involved in host
regions notably through 
Total Foundation

Indirect contributions
Direct contributions through a responsible business approach
Indirect contributions

Indirect contributions

Indirect contributions

$

$

$
$

$

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Business  
overview for  
fiscal year 2020

2.1 

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2.4  Refining & Chemicals segment 

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 zone 
2.5.5  Products and services development 

2.1.1  Presentation of the segment 
2.1.2  LNG 
2.1.3  Biogas 
2.1.4  Power production and storage 
2.1.5  Natural gas and electricity marketing and trading 
2.1.6  Trading (excluding LNG, gas and electricity) and transport 
2.1.7  Carbon Neutrality Businesses 

2.2  Exploration & Production segment 

2.2.1  Presentation of the segment 
2.2.2  Activities by geographical zone 

2.3  Upstream oil and gas activities 

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46
49
49
53
54
54

56

56
57

63

65
2.3.1  Oil and Gas reserves 
66
2.3.2  Exploration 
66
2.3.3  Oil and gas production 
2.3.4  Delivery commitments 
71
2.3.5  Contractual framework of Upstream oil and gas production activities  71
72
2.3.6  Oil and gas acreage 
72
2.3.7  Productive wells 
2.3.8  Net productive and dry wells drilled 
73
2.3.9  Wells in the process of being drilled (including wells temporarily 

suspended) 
2.3.10  Interests in pipelines  

73
74

75

76
81

83

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Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment

2.1   Integrated Gas, Renewables  

& Power segment

Total’s strategy aims to transform itself into a broad energy company by profitably growing 
energy production from LNG and electricity, the two fastest growing energy markets. The 
Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (iGRP) segment is driving the Group’s ambition in the 
activities of the integrated gas and electricity chains, as well as the activities that contribute 
to carbon neutrality. The execution of a profitable growth strategy in these promising 
businesses is helping to achieve the Group’s ambition to get to Net Zero by 2050 together 
with society. 

$3.4 B
DACF(1) in 2020

38.3 Mt
LNG volumes sold 
in 2020

7 GW
gross installed 
capacity of 
renewable power 
generation

8.3 M
number of sites for 
gas and electricity 
sales of which  
85% for BtC

$4.9 B
of net investments 
in 2020

$2.0 B
of net investments 
in renewables and 
electricity in 2020

Hydrocarbon production and LNG sales
Hydrocarbon production

IGRP (kboe/d)

Liquids 

(kb/d)(a)

Gas (Mcf/d)(b)

LNG (Mt)

Overall LNG sales

Including sales from equity producti

on(c)

Including sales by TOTAL from equity production and third party purchases

(a)  Including condensate and NGLs, associated to the gas production. 
(b)  2019 data restated.
(c)  The Group’s equity production may be sold by TOTAL or by joint-ventures.

2020

530

69

2,519

2020

38.3

17.6

31.1

2019

560

71

2,656

2019

34.3

16.3

27.9

2018

381

39

1,875

2018

21.8

11.1

17.1

Total LNG sales increased by 12% in 2020 compared to 2019 thanks to the start-up of three trains at Cameron LNG in the United States, the ramp-up 
of Yamal LNG in Russia and Ichthys LNG in Australia and the increase in trading activities.

Renewables and electricity

Solar (GW)

Wind (GW)

Biogas and hydroelectricity (GW)

Gross renewables installed capacity (GW)(a)

Gross renewables installed or in development capacity with PPA (GW)(a)

Combined-cycle gas power plants – Europe (GW)(b)

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

Net power production (TWh)(c)

Including power production from renewables (TWh)

Clients power – BtB and BtC (millions)(a)

Clients gas – BtB and BtC (millions)(a)

Sales power – BtB and BtC (TWh)

Sales gas – BtB and BtC (TWh)

(a)  Capacity at end of period.
(b)  Including Normandy refinery cogeneration unit, part of Refining & Chemicals.
(c)  Solar, wind, biogas, hydroelectric and combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants.

2020

5.6

1.3

0.1

7.0

17.5

3.6

1.6

14.1

4.0

5.6

2.7

47.3

95.8

2019

1.6

1.3

0.1

3.0

1.9

1.6

11.4

2.0

4.1

1.7

46.0

95.0

2018

1.0

0.7

0.0

1.7

1.9

1.6

6.4

1.0

3.6

1.5

31.0

88.4

(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,  excluding  the  mark-to-market  effect  of  iGRP’s  contracts  and  including  capital  gain  from  renewable  projects  sale  
(effective first quarter 2020), without financial charges except those related to leases.

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Gross installed renewable power generation capacity more than doubled 
during the year to reach 7 GW at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, 
notably thanks to the acquisition in India of 50% of a 3 GWp portfolio from 
the Adani group. 

The  Group  continues  to  implement  its  strategy  to  integrate  along  the 
electricity and gas chain in Europe and has increased the number of its 
electricity and gas customers by 1.5 million and 1 million, respectively, 
notably thanks to the finalization of the acquisition in the fourth quarter of 
2020 of a portfolio of customers from Energías de Portugal in Spain.

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)

2020

1,778

3,418

2,129

2019

2,389

3,408

3,461

2018

2,419

1,819

596

2

(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,  excluding  the  mark-to-market  effect  of  iGRP’s  contracts  and  including  capital  gain  from  renewable  projects  sale  
(effective first quarter 2020), without financial charges except those related to leases. 2018 and 2019 data restated.

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

Adjusted net operating income was $1,778 million in 2020, a decrease  
of 26% for the year, mainly due to the decrease in the LNG price. 

For  the  year,  operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital  changes  was 
stable in 2020 compared to the previous year at $3,418 million.

2.1.1   Presentation of the segment

TOTAL  integrates  the  challenges  of  climate  change  in  its  strategy  and 
seeks  to  anticipate  the  changes  those  challenges  imply  for  the  energy 
markets. Accordingly, it is taking steps to adapt its business portfolio over 
time  with  the  aim  of  becoming  a  broad  energy  company,  by  ensuring 
profitable  growth  in  its  energy  production  (including  electricity)  from 
liquefied  natural  gas  and  electricity,  the  two  fastest  growing  markets. 
Over the next decade, TOTAL’s energy production is expected to grow  
by  one  third,  from  about  17  to  23  PJ/d(2)  (i.e.,  about  the  equivalent  of  
3  to  4 Mboe/d  of  which  about  500  kboe/d  of  electricity).  Half  of  that 
growth will come from electricity, primarily from renewable sources, and 
the other half from LNG.

residential  customers  from  Energías  de  Portugal,  along  with  two 
combined-cycle natural gas power plants with a total capacity of nearly 
850  megawatts.  This  transaction  reinforced  the  Group’s  integration  in 
Spain  after  the  acquisition  of  a  portfolio  of  renewable  energy  projects 
offering nearly 2 GW of capacity to be developed.

Early  2021,  TOTAL  acquired  a  20%  minority  interest  in  Adani  Green 
Energy Limited (AGEL), a company incorporated in India. The investment 
in AGEL is another step in the strategic alliance between Adani Group and 
TOTAL, which covers investments in LNG terminals, gas utility business, 
and renewable assets across India. 

In this way, the Group plans to pursue a strategy of profitable growth in 
businesses of the future, from natural gas, power and renewable energies 
to  energy  storage  and  carbon  neutrality,  and  these  will  serve  as  the 
Group’s growth drivers. 

The  Group  relies  on  its  subsidiaries  Total  Quadran  (for  France),  
Total  Solar  International  and  Total  Solar  Distributed  Generation  and  on  
its stake in Total Eren to increase its renewable power generation capacity 
(solar and onshore wind). 

In  LNG  activities,  TOTAL  aims  to  capitalize  fully  on  its  second-place 
position  worldwide(3)  obtained  following  the  acquisition  of  Engie’s  LNG 
assets  in  2018.  That  acquisition  strengthened  TOTAL’s  positions  in  the 
production  of  LNG,  increased  the  number  of  long-term  purchase  and 
sales agreements and the Group’s regasification capacity, particularly in 
Europe, and added a fleet of LNG ships, thereby offering more flexibility 
to its portfolio. The Group intends to pursue further growth in its integrated 
positions across the entire value chain and to boost its sales of LNG to 
50 Mt/y by 2025, notably by drawing on supplies from assets in which  
the Group is a shareholder, especially in the United States and over the 
longer term in Russia (Arctic 2 LNG) and Mozambique. 

To  support  its  ambition,  after  having  increased  its  LNG  activity  in  the 
United States in 2019 through the acquisition of a 2 Mt/y LNG portfolio 
from Toshiba, in February 2020, TOTAL finalized its acquisition of 37.4% 
of Adani Gas Limited, one of India’s leading local distributors of natural gas.

In renewables and electricity, TOTAL is implementing a differentiated 
geographic  strategy  and  expanding  along  the  entire  value  chain.  In 
Europe, its strategy relies on building an integrated position in electricity 
through its active presence in the value chain from power generation to 
marketing activities. 

As part of that strategy, in 2020, TOTAL finalized its acquisition from EPH 
of two combined-cycle natural gas power plants in France. The Group 
has  also  cemented  its  position  in  generating  and  supplying  electricity  
and natural gas in Spain through its acquisition of a portfolio of 2 million 

TOTAL aims to become a global leader in renewable energy. In 2020, the 
Group  accelerated  its  growth  by  announcing  solar  and  offshore  wind 
projects  totaling  10  GW.  In  2020,  the  Group  accelerated  its  growth 
announcing solar and offshore wind projects totaling 10 GW. The Group 
confirms its objective to invest in order to have a gross power generation 
capacity from renewables of 35 GW in 2025 (of which more than 20 GW 
already benefit from long-term power purchase agreements). TOTAL will 
continue  its  development  to  become  a  major  international  player  in 
renewable energies with the ambition to have developed a gross capacity 
of 100 GW by 2030.

TOTAL  is  also  committed,  via  its  Saft  affiliate,  to  expand  its  capacities  
in stationary electricity storage in order to support the growth in renewable 
energies, which are intermittent by nature.

In addition, TOTAL is active 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 sulfur.

Lastly,  TOTAL  is  developing  technological  solutions  and  commercial 
offerings that contribute to carbon neutrality. Besides all actions carried 
out concerning the reduction of GHG emissions, TOTAL plans to diversify 
its operations and offset their footprint through carbon sinks. The Group 
is investing in two major categories of carbon sinks: natural sinks, such as 
forests,  regenerative  agriculture  and  wetlands,  and  carbon  capture, 
utilization and storage (CCUS).

(1)  The data for the 2018 financial year have been restated to take into account the change in the organization of the Group that has been fully effective since January 1, 2019.
(2)  PJ: petajoules.
(3)  Second largest private firm. Source: WoodMackenzie: TOTAL LNG Corporate Report 2020 published in November 2020.

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2.1.2   LNG

As a pioneer in the LNG industry thanks to its solid, diversified positions, 
TOTAL has become the world’s second largest private supplier of LNG, 
with a global portfolio of nearly 40 Mt/y and global market share of about 
10% in 2020. The Group plans to continue its development of an integrated 
value chain in LNG, which is a key component of its strategy. The LNG 
market has grown by more than 10% per year between 2015 and 2019 
and  by  around  3%  in  2020  supported  by  the  switch  from  coal  to  gas.  
By 2025, the Group LNG production is expected to grow by more than  
10 Mt/y compared to 2020, notably thanks to projects already sanctioned, 
such  as  Arctic  LNG  2,  Mozambique  LNG,  Nigeria  LNG  Train  7  and  
ECA LNG in Mexico. LNG sales are expected to reach 50 Mt/y.

TOTAL  has  strengthened  its  presence  across  that  entire  chain,  from 
upstream  activities,  thanks  mainly  to  its  interests  in  liquefaction  plants 

LNG global portfolio

located in the major production areas, to midstream activities, such as 
transport,  regasification  and  trading  culminating  in  distribution  to  end 
customers. The Group continues to enter new LNG markets by developing 
Floating  Storage  and  Regasification  Unit  (FSRU)  projects  in  emerging 
countries, such as Benin, where an agreement was signed in July 2019. 

LNG sold by the Group across worldwide markets comes in part from 
shares  of  LNG  production  held  either  in  natural  deposits  of  gas  and 
condensates or in liquefaction plants of which the Group is a shareholder 
(refer  to  point  2.1.2.1  of  this  chapter).  It  also  comes  to  a  lesser  extent  
from agreements concluded with third parties in which the Group does 
not hold an interest (refer to point 2.1.2.2 of this chapter). 

Snøhvit LNG

Yamal LNG

Arctic LNG 2*

Cove Point LNG

ECA LNG*

Freeport LNG

Cameron LNG + T4
Sabine Pass LNG

Arzew

Rotterdam

Skikda

ELNG

Qatargas
Adnoc LNG

Sohar LNG

Qalhat LNG & Oman LNG

Oman

Equity production

Long-term supply

Long-term sales

Regasification terminals
in operation or planned

Bunkering hub

* 

In construction

Subject to FID

Yemen LNG

Nigeria LNG
+ T7*

Singapore

Angola LNG

Mozambique LNG*

Ichthys LNG

Papua LNG

Gladstone LNG

2.1.2.1   Production and liquefaction of LNG by 

Europe and Central Asia

the Group

In 2020, the start-up of three trains at Cameron LNG in the United States 
coupled  with  the  ramp-up  of  Yamal  LNG  in  Russia  and  Ichthys  LNG  
in  Australia  enabled  steady  growth  in  the  Group’s  production  of  LNG.  
The Group’s share of LNG production stood at 17.6 Mt in 2020, compared 
to 16.3 Mt in 2019 and 11.1 Mt in 2018. 

The growth in LNG production is expected to continue over the coming 
years,  thanks  to  the  Group’s  liquefaction  projects  under  construction 
(Mexico,  Mozambique,  Nigeria,  and  Russia)  or  under  review  (Oman, 
Papua New Guinea, Russia and the United States).

In  Russia,  the  Group’s  LNG  production  comes  from  the  Yamal  LNG 
project.  This  onshore  project  to  develop  the  South  Tambey  gas  and 
condensates field located on the Yamal peninsula was launched in 2013 
by  OAO  Yamal  LNG(1).  TOTAL  holds  an  aggregate  interest  of  29.73% 
(20.02% directly via the Group’s subsidiary, Total E&P Yamal, and 9.71% 
indirectly  through  the  company,  PAO  Novatek(2)).  The  project  includes  
a three-train gas liquefaction plant with an LNG nameplate capacity of 
16.5  Mt/y,  commissioned  in  late  2017  with  a  first  shipment  aboard  
the “Christophe de Margerie” LNG tanker. In 2020, production reached  
17.9 Mt exceeding the nameplate capacity by 9%. A fourth liquefaction 
train  with  a  capacity  of  0.9  Mt/y,  using  a  PAO  Novatek  technology,  
is under start-up.

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. 

TOTAL  also  holds  an  aggregate  21.64%  interest  in  the  Arctic  LNG  2 
project  (10%  directly  since  March  2019  via  the  Group’s  subsidiary,  
Total E&P Salmanov and 11.64% indirectly via PAO Novatek). TOTAL and 
its partners approved the final investment decision for the Arctic LNG 2  

(1)  A company jointly owned by Total E&P Yamal (20.02%), PAO Novatek (50.07%), YAYM Limited and China National Oil and Gas Exploration Development Corporation – CNODC, 

a subsidiary of CNPC. 

(2)  PAO Novatek is a company incorporated under Russian law and listed in Moscow and London in which TOTAL holds a 19.40% interest.

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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  opposite  
the  Yamal  Peninsula.  The  project  involves  the  installation  of  three  
gravity-based  structures  in  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. 

An  agreement  signed  in  May  2018  between  TOTAL  and  PAO  Novatek 
also enables TOTAL to acquire a direct interest of between 10% and 15% 
in all future PAO Novatek LNG projects on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas.

In Norway, TOTAL holds an 18.40% interest in the Snøhvit gas liquefaction 
plant (nameplate capacity of 4.2 Mt/y). The plant, located in the Barents 
Sea, is supplied with production from the Snøhvit and Albatross gas fields. 
Production from the Snøhvit plant has been halted since September 2020 
following a fire. According to the operator’s plan, the production may not 
resume before October 2021.

Africa (excluding North Africa)

In  Nigeria,  TOTAL  holds  a  15%  interest  in  the  company  Nigeria  LNG 
(NLNG), whose main asset is a liquefaction plant with a total capacity of 
22  Mt/y.  In  late  2019,  NLNG’s  shareholders  approved  the  launch  of  a 
plant  extension  project  for  an  additional  capacity  of  7.6  Mt/y.  NLNG 
signed  an  engineering,  procurement  and  construction  (EPC)  contract  
for  the  extension  in  May  2020.  TOTAL  is  also  present  on  the  OML  58 
onshore fields (40%, operator) as part of its joint venture with the company 
Nigerian  National  Petroleum  Corporation  (NNPC),  which  has  been 
supplying gas to NLNG for two decades. Since 2016, OML 58 onshore 
fields is also supplying the Nigerian domestic market.

In  Angola,  TOTAL  holds  a  13.6%  interest  in  the  Angola  LNG  project, 
which includes a gas liquefaction plant near Soyo with a total capacity  
of  5.2  Mt/y  and  is  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  the  company  that  held  a  26.5%  interest  in  the 
Mozambique  LNG  project,  for  which  the  final  investment  decision  was 
taken in June 2019, and the external financing agreement was signed in 
July  2020.  The  project  includes  the  construction  of  two  onshore 
liquefaction  trains  with  a  total  capacity  of  13.1  Mt/y  to  liquefy  the  gas 
produced by the Golfinho and Atum fields in Offshore Area 1. Due to the 
occurrence of security incidents in the Cabo Delgado area in December 
2020, onshore construction work of the project has been suspended.

The sale of nearly 90% of the production of the Mozambique LNG project 
has  been  secured  by  long-term  contracts  for  delivery  to  customers  
in Asia and Europe. Part of the remaining gas is expected to be kept for 
the  domestic  market  in  order  to  contribute  to  the  country’s  economic 
development. The first LNG shipments are expected in 2024.

Middle East and North Africa

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, the license of which will expire late 2021, and a 10% 
interest in the LNG plant (three trains with a total capacity of 10 Mt/y). 
–  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 contracts 
signed  in  2006  that  provide  for  the  purchase  of  5.2  Mt/y  of  LNG  by 
the Group.

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

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

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In  the  United  Arab  Emirates,  TOTAL  holds  a  5%  interest  in  ADNOC 
LNG (capacity of 5.8 Mt/y), a company which processes the associated 
gas produced by ADNOC Offshore in order to produce LNG, NGL and 
condensates, as well as a 5% interest in National Gas Shipping Company 
(NGSCO), a company which owns 8 LNG tankers and exports the LNG 
produced by ADNOC LNG.

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

In  Yemen,  the  deterioration  of  security  conditions  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
Balhaf site caused Yemen LNG, in which the Group holds an interest 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 (refer to point 3.1.4 of chapter 3). 

Americas

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% 
interest,  started  up  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. Production from trains 2 and 3 
began in February and May 2020 respectively. TOTAL is evaluating the 
expansion of the plant beyond its initial capacity of 13.5 Mt/y.

In July 2019, TOTAL signed several agreements for the development of 
the  Driftwood  LNG  project  in  Louisiana,  which  is  subject  to  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) and purchase 1 Mt/y of LNG from Driftwood 
LNG  and  1.5  Mt/y  of  LNG  from  Tellurian  Inc.  TOTAL  is  expected  to 
subscribe $200 million of additional shares of Tellurian Inc. and thereby 
increase its interest in the capital of this company, which stood at 13.9% 
as of December 31, 2020.

In  shale  gas,  despite  an  unfavorable  gas  price  environment,  TOTAL 
achieved satisfactory results from its operated assets on Barnett (91% on 
average) thanks to cost control. More than 1,500 wells were in operation 
during the year 2020.

In Mexico, the decision to launch the Energia Costa Azul (ECA) Phase 1 
gas  liquefaction  project  (3.25  Mt/y  nameplate  capacity)  was  made  in 
November  2020.  TOTAL  holds  a  16.6%  interest  in  the  project  and  will 
offtake approximately 70% of the initial offtake capacity (2.5 Mt/y).

Asia-Pacific

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, an FPSO for processing and exporting the condensate, an 
889 km gas pipeline and an onshore liquefaction plant in Darwin. The two 
trains of the gas liquefaction plant have a nameplate capacity of 8.9 Mt/y 
of  LNG.  Approximately  100,000  boe/d  of  offshore  and  onshore 
condensates and LPG are also produced. Ichthys LNG started offshore 
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September 2020. Ichthys LNG has reached its production plateau and 
various adjustments have allowed it to reach 110% of nameplate capacity. 
The LNG is sold under long-term contracts in the Asian market.

GLNG is an integrated project with production from the Fairview, Roma, 
Scotia  and  Arcadia  fields  transported  to  a  liquefaction  plant  on  Curtis 
Island,  Queensland  with  a  capacity  of  8.8  Mt/y.  The  plant’s  two  trains 
have been in production respectively since 2015 and 2016. The LNG is 
sold in the Asian market under long-term contracts.

In  Papua  New  Guinea,  the  Group  owns  an  interest  in  Block  PRL-15 
(40.1%,  operator  since  2015).  The  State  of  Papua  New  Guinea  retains  
the  right  to  take  an  interest  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 Elk and Antelope 
discoveries. The appraisal program of these two discoveries, completed 
in 2017, confirmed the resource levels of the fields. In 2020, development 
studies at conceptual stage and preparatory activities continued in the 
Elk and Antelope fields located on Block PRL-15 before being suspended 
following the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected that the gas produced 
by these fields will be transported by a 320 km onshore/offshore pipeline 
to Caution Bay site in order to be liquefied in 2 trains to be built with a total 
capacity of 5.6 Mt/y which will be integrated to the existing production 
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. This agreement has 
been complemented with a fiscal stability agreement (The Fiscal Stability 
Act) signed in February 2021 with the State of Papua New Guinea.

2.1.2.2   Intermediate activities: purchase,  
sale, trading and transport of LNG

Purchase, sale and trading of LNG 

The  Group’s  LNG  trading  activities  are  growing,  as  it  manages  and 
optimizes a portfolio of long-term contracts and spot activity. 

TOTAL  acquires  long-term  volumes  of  LNG,  in  many  cases  from 
liquefaction projects in which the Group holds an interest (refer to point 
2.1.2.1  of  this  chapter).  New  sources  of  LNG  from  recently  approved 
projects  (e.g.,  Arctic  LNG  2,  Nigeria  LNG  Train  7,  Mozambique  LNG)  
will likely ensure the growth of the Group’s LNG portfolio in the coming 
years. 

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). Those volumes add to and diversify its worldwide 
portfolio of LNG resources. TOTAL strengthened its LNG activity in the 
United States through its acquisition of Toshiba’s LNG portfolio in 2019. 

Moreover, in June 2020, TOTAL and Sonatrach finalized an agreement to 
extend their partnership in liquefied natural gas. Under the agreement, 
Algerian  LNG  will  be  supplied  to  the  French  market  for  an  additional  
three years. Those deliveries, amounting to 2 Mt/y, will primarily be made 
to the Fos Cavaou LNG carrier terminal. 

In 2020, TOTAL purchased 350 shipments under forward contracts from 
Algeria, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar and 
Russia  and  185  spot  or  medium-term  shipments,  compared  with  
297  and  186  shipments  in  2019  and  173  and  97  in  2018  respectively. 
Deliveries  from  Yemen  LNG  have  been  halted  since  2015.  In  2020,  
37  shipments  in  the  supply  portfolio  were  canceled.  In  22  cases,  
TOTAL  exercised  its  right  to  cancel,  for  financial  reasons,  shipments  
that were primarily for the liquefaction plants in North America, while nine 
shipments  were  canceled  for  force  majeure  in  the  wake  of  multiple 

hurricanes  during  the  summer  of  2020.  Six  shipments  were  canceled 
when the Snøhvit plant was shut down completely in September 2020 
after  a  fire.  Sales  commitments  to  customers  that  could  have  been 
affected by these cancellations were honored by delivering replacement 
shipments.

Moreover, TOTAL holds several LNG long-term contracts with countries 
including  Chile,  China,  the  Dominican  Republic,  Indonesia,  Japan, 
Panama, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Additionally, the Group is 
developing LNG retail sales (by barge and tanker trucks) for industrial use 
or  mobility  (by  ship,  waterway  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). In March 2021, TOTAL and Shenergy Group 
have signed binding agreements for the supply of up to 1.4 million tons 
per year of Liquefied Natural Gas from TOTAL, as well as the creation of a 
joint venture to expand LNG marketing in China.

The  Group’s  LNG  trading  activities  are  growing  strongly  in  the  spot 
market.  In  2020,  these  LNG  trading  activities  represented  a  volume  of 
35.1 Mt, compared with 28.7 Mt in 2019 and 17.1 Mt in 2018. The portfolio 
focuses, in particular, on Asian markets (including China, India, Indonesia, 
Japan,  South  Korea  and  Taiwan)  and  is  made  up  of  spot  and  forward 
contracts that enable TOTAL to supply gas to its key customers worldwide, 
while  retaining  sufficient  flexibility  to  seize  market  opportunities.  Since 
2019,  the  trading  teams  have  been  located  in  Geneva,  Houston 
and Singapore.

LNG shipping

As  part  of  its  LNG  shipping  activities,  TOTAL  uses  a  fleet  of  16  LNG 
carriers, including 2 owned ships. In order to support the strong growth 
of the Group’s LNG portfolio, 4 additional new LNG carriers are added  
to the fleet chartered in 2021. In addition to the long-term fleet, each year 
TOTAL  charters  spot  and  short-term  ships  to  serve  trading  needs  and  
to adapt transport 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 
holdings in LNG production and export projects that manage their own 
fleets  of  LNG  vessels,  such  as  Nigeria  LNG,  Angola  LNG,  Qatargas, 
Yamal LNG and Mozambique LNG.

2.1.2.3   LNG regasification

TOTAL holds interest in regasification assets and has signed agreements 
that provide long-term access to LNG regasification capacity worldwide, 
through existing assets in Europe (France, the United Kingdom, Belgium 
and the Netherlands) and in the Americas (United States and Panama). 
Since 2019, TOTAL has had an LNG regasification capacity of 28 Bcm/y. 
Some  projects  under  development  in  Asia  (India)  and  Africa  (Benin,  
Côte d’Ivoire) could increase this regasification capacity. For its operations, 
TOTAL charters two FSRUs. 

In  France,  TOTAL  sold  its  27.5%  interest  in  Fosmax  LNG  in  February 
2020.  This  transaction  has  not  affected  TOTAL’s  booked  capacity  of  
7.7 Bcm/y with Fosmax LNG. In 2018, TOTAL sold its 9.99% stake in the 
Dunkirk LNG terminal but retained access to a regasification capacity of 
2 Bcm/year in 2019 at the terminal. The capacity booked at the Montoir 
de Bretagne terminal was 4.2 Bcm/y in 2020 and is expected to increase 
to  6.5  Bcm/y  beginning  in  October  2021.  TOTAL  held  a  capacity  of  
3 Bcm/y at the Fos Tonkin terminal until December 31, 2020.

In the United Kingdom, as part of its stake in the Qatargas 2 project, 
TOTAL  holds  an  8.35%  interest  in  the  South  Hook  LNG  regasification 
terminal  which  has  a  total  capacity  of  21  Bcm/y.  The  Group  has  also 
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In Belgium, TOTAL holds a regasification capacity of 2.2 Bcm/y at the 
Zeebrugge terminal.

agreements, TOTAL can break into the Indian natural gas market, which 
has  significant  potential  for  growth,  with  a  recognized  local  partner. 
TOTAL sold its 26% interest in the Hazira terminal in January 2019.

In the Netherlands, holds a regasification capacity of 1.1 Bcm/y at the 
Gate terminal that is reserved until 2024.

In  the  United  States,  TOTAL  has  reserved  regasification  capacity  of 
approximately 10 Bcm/year at the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana until 
2029.  In  2012,  TOTAL  and  Sabine  Pass  Liquefaction  (SPL)  signed 
agreements to transfer TOTAL’s reserved regasification capacity to SPL 
over time in return for payment.

In  India,  the  partnership  between  TOTAL  and  Adani  group  includes 
several  assets  across  the  gas  value  chain  notably  two  regasification 
terminals:  Dhamra  LNG  in  Eastern  India,  currently  under  construction, 
and  potentially  the  Mundra  terminal  in  Western  India.  With  these 

2.1.3   Biogas

In  Benin,  TOTAL,  the  Republic  of  Benin  and  the  Société  Béninoise 
d’Énergie Électrique (SBEE) have signed agreements to develop a floating 
LNG import terminal and supply more than 0.5 Mt/year of regasified LNG 
to Benin for a 15-year period, starting in 2023. This FSRU will be located 
off the coast of Benin and connected to the existing and projected Maria 
Gléta electric power plants by an offshore gas pipeline.

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In Cote d’Ivoire, a consortium led by TOTAL (34%, operator) has been 
awarded responsibility for developing an FSRU-type LNG regasification 
terminal  in  Abidjan  but  given  the  downward  revision  of  consumption 
forecasts, the project is being redefined.

The Biogas business was created in September 2020 within Total, with 
the mission to develop and operate biomethane production units based 
on industrial and agricultural organic by-products. 

French  market  leader  in  the  production  of  renewable  gas  with  more  
than 10% market share thanks to a portfolio of seven units in operation 
and a pipeline of four imminent projects. In France, in 2020, 2.3 TWh of 
biomethane were injected in the pipes.

As  biomethane  and  natural  gas  have  similar  composition,  they  have 
similar use as well. Biomethane is generally injected into the transportation 
and distribution network and can be used as a fuel or as a fuel for road 
and marine mobility. The way it is produced makes it a renewable and 
carbon-neutral  energy.  In  January  2021,  TOTAL  announced  the 
acquisition  of  Fonroche  Biogaz,  a  company  that  designs,  builds  and 
operates methanisation units in France, thus becoming the French leader 
in Biogas. With close to 500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of installed capacity, 
which doubled between 2019 and 2020, Fonroche Biogaz is today the 

2.1.4   Power production and storage

In the context of the development of an integrated value chain from power 
production to sales of electricity to residential and commercial customers, 
TOTAL is aiming for net power generation of 50 TWh from natural gas 
(about 40% of the total) and renewable sources (60%) by 2025, compared 
to 14 TWh in 2020. 

TOTAL’s ambition is to become a global leader in the field of renewables. 
The  Group  has  a  portfolio  of  gross  installed  renewable  electricity 
generation  capacity  of  7  GW  in  2020.  TOTAL  confirms  its  objective  to 
invest in order to have a gross power generation capacity from renewables 
of 35 GW in 2025 and will continue its development to become a major 
international  player  in  renewable  energies  with  the  ambition  to  have 
developed a gross capacity of 100 GW by 2030.

2.1.4.1   Power generation from natural gas

TOTAL is building a portfolio of combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGT) in 
Europe as part of its strategy to create an integrated gas and electricity 
value  chain  in  Europe,  from  production  to  marketing,  as  an  ideal 
complement to renewable power generation from inherently intermittent 
sources. Furthermore, thanks to the flexible production from those power 
plants, the Group can optimize its customers’ power procurement costs. 
As of December 31, 2020, in Europe, TOTAL operated one cogeneration 
unit and eight CCGT with combined gross power generation capacity of 
3.56  GW,  compared  to  1.84  as  of  December  31,  2019.  Those  plants 
produced 8.1 TWh of electricity in 2020, compared to 7.5 TWh in 2019.

In  France  and  Belgium,  TOTAL  wholly  owns  one  cogeneration  unit  
(at  the  Normandy  refinery)  and  6  CCGT  as  of  December  31,  2020,  
of  which  two  were  obtained  through  the  Group’s  acquisition  of  
Direct  Energie  in  2018,  two  were  acquired  from  KKR-Energas  in  2018  
and  two  were  acquired  from  EPH  in  2020.  The  gas-based  power 
production  capacity  stood  at  2.72  GW  as  of  December  31,  2020 
compared to 1.84 GW at year-end 2019 and 2018. A 0.4-GW CCGT is 
currently under construction in Landivisiau, France.

TOTAL’s objective is to produce nearly 1.5 TWh of biomethane by 2025 
and nearly 5 to 6 TWh by 2030.

Until now, TOTAL was present in the renewable gas sector through its 
subsidiaries Methanergy, PitPoint and Clean Energy. In the United States, 
TOTAL  entered  into  a  partnership  with  the  latter  in  December  2020  to 
develop renewable gas production projects for the carbon-free mobility 
market. 

In  Spain,  TOTAL  acquired  two  CCGTs  from  Energías  de  Portugal  in 
December 2020 with a total capacity of 850 MW.

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  seawater  desalination.  The  plant  has  a  gross  power 
generation  capacity  of  1.6  GW  and  a  water  desalination  capacity  of 
385,000 cubic meters per day. The plant’s production is sold to Emerati 
Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) under a long-term agreement.

2.1.4.2   Power generation from renewables

Since  2016,  TOTAL  has  been  pursuing  a  policy  of  dynamic  external 
growth  to  expand  its  renewable  power  generation  capacity,  including  
its  acquisition  of  Quadran  (through  Direct  Energie)  now  renamed  
Total Quadran and a stake in EREN Renewable Energy, now renamed 
Total Eren.

TOTAL  had  gross  installed  power  generation  capacity  from  renewable 
sources of 7 GW at year-end 2020, compared to 3 GW at year-end 2019 
and  1.7  GW  at  year-end  2018.  Net  power  generation  production  from 
renewable  sources  totaled  4.0  TWh  in  2020,  compared  to  2.0  TWh  in 
2019 and 1.0TWh in 2018.

In 2020, TOTAL accelerated its growth with the announcement of projects 
to be developed (notably solar in Spain and in Qatar and offshore wind in 
the  United  Kingdom)  or  already  in  production  (in  India)  with  combined 
gross  generation  capacity  in  excess  of  10  GW,  which  will  help  TOTAL 
reach  35  GW  of  gross  installed  capacity  by  2025.  Half  of  that  total  is 
expected to be developed in Europe. In 2021, TOTAL targets reaching  
a gross installed capacity from renewable sources of 10 GW.

The Group focuses on developing generation capacity covered by power 
purchase agreements, or PPAs, which yield a stable, long-term cash flow. 
As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  Group  has  a  gross  power  generation 
capacity  from  renewable  sources,  either  installed  or  in  development, 
under a PPA of approximately 17.5 GW.

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As part of a longer-term outlook, the Group signed two agreements in 
2020, its power generation capacity through the use of technology in the 
field of floating offshore wind power of more than 2 GW in South Korea 
and  up  to  0.4  GW  in  the  United  Kingdom  drawing  on  its  recognized 
expertise in offshore oil and gas operations.

TOTAL is thus directly present in large-scale renewable facilities in solar, 
onshore and offshore wind and also in distributed generation.

Portfolio of renewable power generation capacity*

Gross capacity 

covered by PPA

Net capacity

Average remaining PPA duration

Average PPA price

Offtaker

* At 5 February 2021.

In operation

In construction

7 GW

> 99%

3.1 GW

18 years

> 110 $/MWh

5 GW

90%

3 GW

21 years

~55 $/MWh

In development  

to 2025

23 GW

40%

21 GW

20 years

~45 $/MWh

~60% state,  

In development 
post-2025

4 GW

–

2 GW

Offshore wind PPAs 
under negotiation

> 95% state

99% state

~40% corporate

Installed power generation capacity from renewables

By developer GW 

By technology GW gross 

By geography GW gross

Gross

Net*

3.3

1.0

1.9

0.8

7.0

1.6

0.7

0.5

0.3

3.1

20%
Wind

Total Solar Int.

Total Quadran

Total EREN

Total Solar DG**

Total 

* Group share.
**Including SunPower.

Total Quadran

In  2018,  TOTAL  acquired  Direct  Energie,  which  owned  Quadran,  now 
renamed Total Quadran. This acquisition enables the Group to accelerate 
its growth in solar and wind power in France.

As of December 31, 2020, Total Quadran operated a portfolio of more 
than 250 onshore wind, solar, hydroelectric and biogas assets in France, 
and continues to develop a portfolio of renewable electricity projects at 
various stages of maturity. Its gross installed generation capacity rose to 
1  GW  at  year-end  2020  compared  to  0.8  GW  at  year-end  2019  and  
0.7 GW at year-end 2018.

In 2020, Banque des Territoires acquired an interest of 50% in a portfolio 
of solar and wind energy assets held by Total Quadran in France, with 
total capacity of 143 MW. Total Quadran has farmed down to Banque des 
Territoires end-2020 and Crédit Agricole Assurances early 2021 half of its 
equity in two portfolios of renewable projects (solar et wind), respectively 
53 MW and 285 MW. These farm downs are the implementation of the 
business  model  defined  by  Total  for  the  development  of  renewable
energies  aiming  to  achieve  over  10%  return  on  equity.  In  March  2020,  
Total Quadran acquired Global Wind Power France, which is developing 
a portfolio of more than 1 GW of onshore wind power projects in France, 
including 250 MW that is expected to be commissioned by 2025. 

Total Eren

In 2017, TOTAL acquired a 23% stake in Eren Renewable Energy, since 
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. At 
year-end  2020,  Total  Eren  had  a  diversified  set  of  assets  in  renewable 
energies  (wind,  solar  and  hydropower),  representing  gross  capacity  of 
approximately  3.3  GW  in  operation  or  under  construction  worldwide,  

India

80%
Solar

Asia Oceania

 France

Rest of Europe

Africa
Middle East

North America

South America

compared with 1.7 GW at year-end 2019 and 1.3 GW at year-end 2018.  
Through its partnerships with local developers, Total Eren is developing 
projects in Europe, Central and South Asia, the Asia-Pacific region, Africa 
and  Latin  America.  In  April  2019,  Total  Eren  acquired  Novenergia  and 
expanded its presence, particularly in southern Europe.

Total Solar International

Total Solar International, a wholly owned subsidiary, contributes to growth 
in  solar  activities  by  concentrating  on  major  solar  power  generation 
plants, coupled in some cases with batteries or other means of generation 
and  electricity  storage  sites  in  targeted  areas:  the  Middle  East,  Japan, 
South Africa, Chile, India and Spain. 

In February 2020, as part of its growth strategy, Total Solar International 
acquired  a  stake  in  solar  power  plants  owned  by  Indian  group  Adani. 
TOTAL expanded its partnership with Adani in April 2020 by creating a 
50/50 joint venture with Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) that maintains 
total capacity of solar generation of more than 3 GW. The partnership was 
further reinforced in October 2020 with an additional 205 MW transaction. 
In January 2021, TOTAL acquired a 20% minority interest in Adani Green 
Energy  Limited  (AGEL)  from  Adani  Group.  AGEL  has  over  14.6  GWac  
of contracted renewable capacity, with an operating capacity of 3 GW 
and another 3 GW under construction and 8.6 GW under development. 
The company aims to achieve 25 GWac of renewable power generation 
by 2025.

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In  addition,  Total  Solar  International  owns  an  interest  in  a  number  of  
solar  power  plants,  including  Shams  1  in  Abu  Dhabi  (110  MW,  20%);  
Al  Kharsaah  (currently  under  construction)  in  Qatar  (800  MW,  19.6%); 
Prieska in South Africa (86 MW, 27%); Nanao (26.5 MW, 50%), Miyako 
(25.1 MW, 50%) and Osato (under construction) (51.6 MW, 45%) in Japan; 
and  Colbun  Santa  Isabel  (in  construction,  190  MW,  50%)  and 
PMGD (22.7 MW, 100%) in Chile.

In  January  2020,  TOTAL  and  its  partners  launched  development  of 
building plans for the Al Kharsaah Solar Park, the first large-scale solar 
plant  (800  MW),  in  Qatar.  The  project  was  awarded  to  a  consortium 
comprising Total Solar International (49%) and Marubeni (51%) following 
the first international solar tender in the country. Funding was established 
in July 2020.

In Japan, construction work continues on a solar power plant in Osato 
that will offer approximately 52 MW of capacity. Total Solar International’s 
stake has been reduced from 90% to 45% as part of a farmdown finalized 
in May 2020. 

In Chile, construction is underway on a solar plant in Santa Isabel that  
will  provide  about  190  MW  of  capacity.  The  system  is  expected  to 
become fully operational in 2021. 

In  February  2020,  TOTAL  signed  two  agreements  with  Powertis  and 
Solarbay Renewable Energy to develop nearly 2 GW of solar projects in 
the Spanish solar market. Transactions to develop 0.4 GW of capacity 
under  the  Powertis  agreement  were  finalized  in  2020.  In  September 
2020,  TOTAL  signed  a  third  agreement  in  Spain  with  the  Spanish 
developer  Ignis  to  develop  solar  power  projects  totaling  3.3  GW  of 
capacity  at  sites  near  Madrid  and  in  Andalusia.  With  this  solar  power 
portfolio, TOTAL will be able to provide for all power consumption at its 
industrial sites in Europe by 2025. With that objective in mind, the Group 
has pledged to purchase nearly 6 TWh/y of green electricity generated  
at those solar plants as part of a PPA.

In January 2021, TOTAL and 174 Power Global, a wholly owned Hanwha 
Group subsidiary, signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture to 
develop  12  utility-scale  solar  and  energy  storage  projects  of  1.6  GW 
cumulative  capacity  in  the  United  States,  transferred  from  174  Power 
Global’s development pipeline. 

In  February  2021,  TOTAL’s  presence  in  the  US  solar  market  was 
strengthened with the acquisition of a portfolio of 2.2 GW of solar projects 
and 0.6 GW of battery storage projects in Texas. Total will commit to a  
1 GW corporate PPA sourced from this solar power and energy storage 
portfolio in order to cover all the electricity consumption of its operated 
industrial  sites  in  the  US,  among  which  Port  Arthur  refining  and 
petrochemicals platform and La Porte and Carville petrochemical sites.

Total Solar Distributed Generation

Total  Solar  Distributed  Generation,  a  wholly  owned  TOTAL  subsidiary, 
focuses  on  developing  and  building  rooftop  photovoltaic  systems  that 
can be combined with batteries or other means of generation and are 
installed  at  industrial  and  commercial  sites  (BtB)  for  their  own 
consumption. Depending on each country’s laws, Total Solar Distribution 
Generation  can  operate  those  systems  or  lease  them  to  local  firms.  
The  subsidiary  enters  into  private  PPAs  as  part  of  those  activities.  In 
addition,  Total  Solar  Distributed  Generation  helps  to  carry  out  TOTAL’s 
program for solarizing its sites.

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Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment

Total  Solar  Distributed  Generation  operates  in  more  than  15  countries, 
with customers primarily in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. 
In September 2019, Total Solar Distributed Generation and the Envision 
Group,  the  world  leader  in  smart  energy  systems,  formed  an  equally 
owned joint venture in China to commercially develop distributed solar 
energy projects for self-supply by BtB customers.

At year-end 2020, Total Solar Distributed Generation had gross installed 
capacity of 189 MW, including 106 MW in China, 46 MW in Southeast 
Asia, 24 MW in the Middle East and 13 MW in Europe.

2

Offshore wind power

As part of its long-term strategy to develop renewable energy sources,  
in 2020, the Group acquired a strong presence in the fixed and floating 
offshore wind industry.

In the fixed offshore wind sector, TOTAL acquired a 51% stake from SSE 
Renewables in the 1,140 MW Seagreen project in the Scottish North Sea. 
The project is currently under construction, with commissioning projected 
for late 2022. The acquisition also includes a potential expansion of up  
to 360 MW.

TOTAL has established a presence in the nascent floating wind industry 
as well, where it hopes to become a global leader. In March 2020, TOTAL 
acquired  an  80%  stake  in  the  groundbreaking  Erebus  floating  wind 
project from the developer, Simply Blue Energy. Located in the Celtic Sea 
off the Welsh coast, Erebus has capacity of 96 MW. Plans to expand the 
project’s capacity to 400 MW are currently being examined.

In September 2020, TOTAL and Green Investment Group, an affiliate of 
Macquarie,  entered  into  an  equally  owned  partnership  to  develop  a 
portfolio  of  five  floating  offshore  wind  projects  in  South  Korea,  with 
potential total capacity of more than 2 GW. 

Finally,  in  October  2020,  TOTAL  became  a  20%  shareholder  in  the 
Eolmed floating wind farm pilot project, located in the Mediterranean off 
the French coast and providing 30 MW of capacity.

In  February  2021,  a  50/50  joint  venture  between  TOTAL  and  Green 
Investment  Group  (GIG),  a  subsidiary  of  the  Macquarie  Group,  was 
awarded a concession on the UK seabed to jointly develop up to 1.5 GW 
of offshore wind projects.

SunPower

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

In  August  2020,  SunPower  spun  off  a  new  firm,  Maxeon  Solar 
Technologies  Ltd.,  based  in  Singapore  and  also  listed  on  NASDAQ. 
SunPower  now  focuses  on  developing  and  marketing  energy  services  
(a combination of photovoltaic systems, energy storage and services) in 
the  residential,  industrial  and  commercial  segments  of  the  US  market. 
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd., meanwhile, specializes in the design, 
manufacture and sale worldwide of very-high-efficiency solar cells and 
panels. Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (TZS), a global force 
in wafers, acquired a 28.848% stake in Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. 
at the time of the spin-off.

As of December 31, 2020, TOTAL owned 51.6% of SunPower Corporation 
and 36.4% of Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. 

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Power generation capacity from renewables in construction*

By technology GW gross 

By geography GW gross

Gross

Net**

Onshore

Capacity (GW)

* At 5 February 2021.
** Group share.

5

3

40%
Wind

Offshore

India

60%
Solar

Asia 
Oceania

South 
America

Power generation capacity from renewables in development*

Targeting > 10% equity IRR

By technology GW gross 

By geography GW gross

Gross

Net**

Capacity (GW)

23

21

* At 5 February 2021.
** G  roup share, before farmdown.

Onshore

Offshore

10%
Wind 

India

Asia Oceania

South America

North America
Middle East

90%
Solar

France

Rest of Europe

Middle East

North America

France

Spain

Reste of  
Europe

Africa

Power generation capacity from renewables covered by PPA: >20 GW*

Gross capacity 
covered by PPA (GW)

Onshore 
wind

Solar

Total

Onshore 
wind

Offshore 
wind

Solar

Total

Onshore 
wind

Offshore 
wind

Solar

Total

In operation

In construction

In development to 2025

Europe

Asia

North America

Rest of the World

Total 

PPA price ($/MWh)

Europe

Asia

North America

Rest of the World

Total 

1.3

X

X

X

1.4

0.5

4.1

0.6

0.3

5.6

1.8

4.2

0.6

0.4

7.0

0.3

0.3

X

0.3

0.9

0.8

–

–

–

0.8

0.3

2.1

X

0.2

2.7

1.4

2.4

0.1

0.5

4.4

0.3

0.4

X

X

0.8

X

–

–

–

X

3.5

4.1

0.5

0.2

8.3

3.9

4.4

0.6

0.3

9.2

Onshore 
wind

119

X

X

X

116

In operation

In construction

In development to 2025

Solar

Total

Onshore 
wind

Offshore 
wind

Solar

Total

Onshore 
wind

Offshore 
wind

Solar

Total

251

89

155

100

112

156

89

157

102

113

79

50

X

52

64

61

–

–

–

61

63

45

–

45

47

64

46

147

50

54

72

34

X

X

65

X

–

–

–

X

43

40

32

95

42

48

40

49

126

45

* At 5 February 2021, X : not disclosed, capacity < 0.2 GW.

2.1.4.3   Electricity storage

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

Saft Groupe S.A. (Saft), which TOTAL acquired in 2016, is a century-old 
French  company  that  specializes  in  the  design,  manufacture  and  sale  
of high-tech batteries for industry. 

Saft  develops  batteries  that  use  nickel,  lithium-ion  and  primary  lithium 
technologies. The company is active in transportation (aeronautics, rail 
and  off-road  electric  mobility),  industrial  infrastructure,  civil  and  military 
electronics,  aerospace,  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,  Saft  strengthened  its  presence  in  energy  storage  and  electric 
mobility  by  forming  a  joint  venture  with  Tianneng  Energy  Technology 
(TET), a subsidiary of the private Chinese group Tianneng, with a view  
to  developing  its  lithium-ion  activity,  and  by  acquiring  Go  Electric  Inc.,  
a  US-based  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 next-generation, 
solid electrolyte batteries.

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In January 2020, TOTAL and Groupe PSA (newly Stellantis) announced 
plans to combine their know-how to develop an electric vehicle battery 
manufacturing business in Europe, and in September 2020 they formed 
a  joint  venture  (50/50)  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  construction  of  a  pilot  plant  
at the site of Saft’s facility in Nersac, France, with start-up scheduled for 
the final quarter of 2021. The pilot will form the basis for an investment 
decision regarding two large-scale production plants, in order to reach 
production of one million batteries a year by 2030.

At year-end 2020, Saft is present in 19 countries (historically in Europe 
and the United States) and has over 4,200 employees. Saft is expanding, 
especially  in  Asia,  South  America  and  Russia,  and  has  14  production 
sites  and  approximately  30  sales  offices.  Saft  posted  revenue  of  
€694 million in 2020. 

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2.1.4.4   Access to energy 

First launched in 2011 in four pilot countries, TOTAL’s solar solutions for 
access to energy were distributed in 38 countries in 2020. By year-end 
2020, a total of 3.8 million lamps and solar kits, including TOTAL’s new 
Sunshine  range  launched  in  2018,  had  been  sold  through  the  project, 
helping  improve  the  everyday  lives  of  more  than  17  million  people.  As 
distribution  channels,  the  Group  uses  both  its  traditional  networks 
(service stations) and last-mile networks built with local partners to bring 
these  solutions  to  isolated  areas.  TOTAL  has  forged  partnerships  with  

2

NGOs, development agencies, third-party distributors and international 
organizations to create networks of last-mile distributors. 

The Group’s goal is to provide energy to 25 million people by 2025.

In  addition,  TOTAL  provides  both  financial  backing  (in  the  form  of 
investment  through  its  Total  Carbon  Neutrality  Ventures  fund)  and 
technical support to start-ups promoting energy access or operating in 
related  fields,  such  as  microgrids,  minigrids,  the  circular  economy  
(e.g.,  repairs  to  defective  products,  component  reuse  and  recycling),  
solar home systems and pay-as-you-go payment models.

2.1.5   Natural gas and electricity marketing and trading

2.1.5.1   Natural gas and electricity marketing

Europe

With  a  portfolio  of  more  than  8  million  sites  (BtB  and  BtC  customers),  
47 TWh of electricity and 96 TWh of gas supplied in 2020, TOTAL has 
become  a  leading  player  in  the  sale  of  natural  gas  and  electricity  to  
both 
(business  and 
industrial segments).

residential  and  professional  markets 

the 

TOTAL is now aiming for nearly 10 million sites (BtB and BtC customers) 
in  Europe  across  every  segment,  and  a  15%  market  share  in  France  
and Belgium in the residential segment by 2025.

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  Lampiris  (residential)  
and Total Gas & Power Belgium (professional) subsidiaries; and in Spain, 
where it serves both professional and residential customers following its 
December 2020 acquisition of EDP’s operations in Spain.

TOTAL also markets natural gas and electricity in the professional market 
in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany.

(million of sites BtB and BtC)

2020 

2019 

2018(a)

Europe

France

Belgium

United Kingdom

Germany

Netherlands

Spain

(a)  Acquisition of Direct Energie in 2018.

(in TWh of electricity supplied)

Europe

France

Belgium

United Kingdom

Germany

Netherlands

Spain

(a)  Acquisition of Direct Energie in 2018.

8.3 

4.8

1.0 

0.2 

0.1 

0.1 

2.1 

2020 

47 

27

4.2 

9.3

4 

0.5 

3 

5.8 

4.5

1.0 

0.2 

0.0 

0.1 

0.0 

2019 

46 

26.5

4 

11 

2 

0.5

2 

5.1

3.8

1.0

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.0 

2018(a)

31

16.5

4

9.5

1

0

0 

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(in TWh of gas supplied)

Europe

France

Belgium

United Kingdom

Germany

Netherlands

Spain

2020

2019 

2018(a)

96

27

9

43

12

4

1 

95

25

9

43

14

4

0 

88

19

8

44

13

4

0 

(a)  Acquisition of Direct Energie in 2018.

Rest of the world

In Argentina, TOTAL markets the natural gas that it produces. In 2020, 
the volume of gas sales was stable at 4.3 Bcm as in 2019 and 2018.

In India, the partnership with Adani was strengthened in October 2019 
with  the  announcement  of  TOTAL’s  acquisition  of  37.4%  of  Adani  Gas 
Limited,  one  of  India’s  leading  local  distributors  of  natural  gas,  holding  
38 urban concessions. That alliance was further cemented in 2020 with 
the creation of a joint venture between TOTAL and Adani Green Energy 
(refer to point 2.1.4.2 of this chapter). 

2.1.5.2   Natural gas and electricity trading

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

In  Europe,  TOTAL  sold  89  Bcm  of  natural  gas  in  2020,  compared  to  
70.3  Bcm  in  2019  and  46.4  Bcm  in  2018.  The  Group  also  delivered  
90 TWh of electricity in 2020, compared to 66 TWh in 2019 and 65.4 TWh 
in 2018, mainly from external sources.

In  North  America,  TOTAL  sold  21  Bcm  of  natural  gas  in  2020  from  
its own production or from external resources, compared to 17.4 Bcm in 
2019 and 13.7 Bcm in 2018. 

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

2.1.6.1   Trading (excluding LNG, gas and 

electricity)

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

In  2020,  TOTAL  traded  and  sold  nearly  6.2  Mt  of  LPG  (propane  and 
butane)  worldwide,  compared  to  6.4  Mt  in  2019  and  5.2  Mt  in  2018. 
About  27%  of  those  quantities  came  from  fields  or  refineries  operated  
by  the  Group.  This  trading  activity  was  conducted  using  10  long-term 
chartered vessels. In 2020, 294 journeys were necessary for transporting 
the  negotiated  quantities,  including  194  journeys  by  Total’s  long-term 
chartered vessels and 100 journeys by spot-chartered vessels.

producers  and  electricity  producers,  mainly  in  China,  India,  as  well  as  
in  Mexico,  Brazil,  other  Latin  American  countries  and  Turkey.  In  2020,  
2.3  Mt  of  petcoke  were  sold  in  the  international  market,  compared  to  
2.5 Mt in 2019 and 2.2 Mt in 2018.

TOTAL also sells sulfur, mainly from the production of its refineries. The 
Group  sold  1.8  Mt  of  sulfur  in  2020,  compared  to  1.6  Mt  in  2019  and  
1.4 Mt in 2018.

In  2015,  TOTAL  ceased  its  coal  production  activities,  and  it  stopped 
selling and trading coal in 2016.

2.1.6.2   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.

2.1.7   Carbon Neutrality Businesses

The  Group  has  set  itself  the  goal  of  proposing  and  implementing  a 
strategy in the fields of energy efficiency, carbon neutrality, CO2-related 
business  chains  (carbon  capture,  utilization  and  storage,  nature-based 
solutions, offsetting, etc.) and the creation of decarbonization offerings.

2.1.7.1   Carbon capture, utilization and storage

The  Group  is  seeking  to  develop  new  businesses  that  will  enable  its 
industrial, residential and power-generating customers to capture, store 
and  reuse  their  CO2  emissions.  To  do  that,  it  is  testing  new  industrial 
solutions at its own facilities.

TOTAL  believes  that  carbon  capture,  utilization  and  storage  (CCUS)  is  
one  of  the  key  elements  in  the  fight  against  climate  change  and  
is  particularly  interested  in  developing  new  business  and  industrial  
models connected with that value chain. The Group allocates 10% of its 
R&D budget, about $100 million per year, to CCUS.

The Group intends to participate directly or indirectly (via the OGCI fund 
in particular) in large-scale pilot projects related to CCUS. In May 2020, 
TOTAL made an investment decision with Equinor and Royal Dutch Shell 
to develop the transportation and storage components of the world’s first 
commercial project for carbon capture, transportation and storage, with 
a capacity of 1.5 Mt of CO2 per year. Following a vote in the Norwegian 
parliament,  the  Government  of  the  Kingdom  of  Norway  announced  its 
approval of the final investment decision for the Northern Lights project. 
Once the other necessary permits have been obtained, the project will 
store  the  emissions  from  two  industrial  sites  near  Oslo,  Norway,  and  
will  also  be  able  to  collect  emissions  from  other  emitters.  TOTAL  has 
pledged  to  study  additional  projects  as  well,  including  initiatives  for 
decarbonizing  its  own  sites,  in  collaboration  with  other  manufacturers 
and  partners,  in  line  with  carbon  neutrality  commitments  made  by  its  
host countries, notably in Europe.

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The  Group  is  also  forming  partnerships  to  test  new  technology.  
Svante Inc., LafargeHolcim, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a 
wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Occidental,  and  TOTAL  have  announced 
plans  to  conduct  a  joint  study  to  assess  the  viability  and  design  of  
a full-scale carbon-capture facility at the Holcim Portland cement plant  
in  Florence,  Colorado,  in  the  United  States.  This  joint  initiative  follows  
the CO2MENT project recently launched by Svante, LafargeHolcim and 
TOTAL  at  the  Lafarge  Richmond  cement  plant  in  Canada,  which  has 
already yielded progress in reinjecting captured CO2 into cement.

2.1.7.2   Natural carbon sinks

Carbon  sinks  based  on  natural  solutions  are  an  effective  means  of 
capturing CO2. In June 2019, the Group created a new entity, Total Nature 
Based Solutions (NBS), that is dedicated to investing in those solutions. 
The mission of NBS is to fund, develop and manage activities that capture 
carbon naturally (reforestation, regenerative agriculture, etc.) and to help 
to  protect  ecosystems  that  already  store  large  volumes  of  carbon 
emissions.

Agriculture that is attuned to cycles for resource regeneration will offer 
social,  economic  and  environmental  benefits  for  local  communities. 
TOTAL  plans  to  invest  an  average  of  $100  million  per  year  between  
2020 and 2030. This significant investment should allow the sustainable 
use of those value chains. TOTAL’s target is to reach sustainable capacity 
of sequestration of at least 5 Mt CO2 annually by 2030. In March 2021, 
TOTAL  and  Forêt  Ressources  Management  have  signed  a  partnership 
agreement  with  the  Republic  of  the  Congo  to  plant  a  40,000-hectare 
forest on the Batéké Plateaux. The new forest will create a carbon sink 
that will sequester more than 10 million tons of CO2 over 20 years.

2.1.7.3   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  dedicated  to  carbon  neutrality  businesses  and  
are  expected  to  reach  an  aggregate  amount  of  $400  million  by  2023. 
TCNV  invests  in  fledgling  companies  offering  technology  or  business 
models  that  enable  companies  to  reduce  their  energy  use  or  the  
carbon  intensity  of  their  activities.  With  teams  based  in  Europe  and  
the United States, the fund invests all over the world, in fields such as 
hydrogen,  smart  energy,  energy  storage,  energy  efficiency,  new  forms  
of  mobility,  bioplastics  and  recycling.  While  TCNV  mainly  invested  in 
Europe  and  the  United  States  in  the  past,  the  fund  began  investing  
in Asia in 2018. It has signed cooperation agreements with NIO Capital 
and  Cathay  Capital  to  invest  in  China’s  mobility  and  energy  sectors 
respectively.

TCNV’s  portfolio  extends  to  emerging  markets:  the  fund  made  its  first 
investments  in  Africa  in  2016  and  more  recently  in  India.  TCNV  is  also 
studying  opportunities  in  Southeast  Asia  and  Latin  America.  These 
investments primarily target the energy access and sustainable mobility 
sectors.

2.1.7.4   Energy efficiency services

GreenFlex  is  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  offering  services  designed  to 
improve  the  energy  and  environmental  performance  of  its  customers. 
GreenFlex  has  more  than  700  customers,  employs  approximately  
500 people and logged sales of approximately €400 million at year-end 
2020.

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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 accordingly.

2.3 Mboe/d
of hydrocarbons 
produced in 2020

$9.7 B
DACF(1) in 2020

$5.5 B
of organic 
investments(2)  
in 2020

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)

2020

2,341

1,474

4,727

2020

2,363

9,684

9,922

2019

2,454

1,601

4,653

2019

7,509

18,030

16,917

2018

2,394

1,527

4,724

2018

8,547

17,832

18,357

(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 $2,363 million in 2020, a decrease of 69% linked mainly to lower Brent and gas prices.

The operating cash flow before working capital changes was $9,684 million in 2020, a decrease of 46% due to the same reasons.

2.2.1   Presentation of the segment

The  Exploration  &  Production  segment  is  responsible  for  exploring, 
developing and producing oil and gas fields to help meet global energy 
demand while reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with fossil 
fuel production. In order to ensure the coherence of its business in light  
of the challenges posed by climate change, EP is focused on targeting 
low  cost,  low  breakeven  projects  with  low  carbon  emissions  for  its  oil 
investments and expanding its production of natural gas. 

In  an  environment  marked  by  highly  volatile  oil  and  gas  prices,  EP’s 
strategy  is  to  run  an  oil  and  gas  production  business  model  that  is 
responsible, profitable and resilient.

This strategy is deployed in accordance with these three primary axes:
–  Responsibility: safety is a core value for the Group and is at the heart 
of everything EP does. EP’s operations are also focused on minimizing 

its  environmental  impact,  in  particular  by  contributing  significantly  
to  greenhouse  gas  emissions  reductions  across  TOTAL’s  operated  
oil & gas facilities.

–  Profitability: EP’s goal is to maximize the value of its assets through 
operational excellence (continuing efforts to cut costs, improving the 
availability of facilities and delivering major projects on time and within 
budget) and to ensure strict investment discipline by carefully selecting 
new projects that fit within our business objectives.

–  Resilience:  EP  continues  to  manage  its  portfolio  dynamically,  by 
restructuring  or  disposing  of  its  lowest-performing  assets  and  high 
grading  the  portfolio  by  accessing  new  resources  through  both 
exploration and the acquisition of resources that have already been 
discovered,  drawing  on  the  Group’s  competitive  advantages  with 
regards  to  its  geographical  presence  and  technical  expertise,  and  
by  prioritizing  to  low-cost,  low  breakeven,  low  carbon  projects.  

(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 1.4.1 of chapter 1).
(3)  The data for the 2018 financial year 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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EP also strives to maintain significant flexibility in its future investments 
so that it can resist and react in a low oil and gas price environment 
over an extended period of time.

EP has taking into account in the economic evaluations of investments 
submitted to the Executive Committee a CO2 price of $40/t since January 
1, 2020 (or the actual price of CO2 in a given country if it is higher) with a 
sensitivity  of  $100/t  as  from  2030,  independent  of  the  Brent  price 
scenarios. EP is also expanding its expertise in technologies for carbon 
capture, utilization and storage.

2.2.2   Activities by geographical zone

The information below describes the Exploration & Production segment’s 
main  exploration  and  production  activities  by  geographical  region, 
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 2020, 2019 and 2018 are shown  
in  the  tables  entitled  “Production  by  geographical  zone”  in  point  2.3.3  
of  this  chapter.  For  information  as  of  December  31,  2020  concerning  
the Group’s interest in each asset (Group share in %) and whether the 
Group operates the asset, by country, see the table entitled “Producing 
assets by geographical zone” in 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 (20%) fields and from 
the shareholding in PAO Novatek (19.4%). The Group’s LNG activities in 
Russia are described in the iGRP segment in point 2.1.2 of this chapter. 

Russia  is  a  country  subject  to  international  economic  sanctions.  For 
further information, refer to point 3.2 of Chapter 3.

In  Norway,  TOTAL’s  production  is  sourced  from  various  fields,  in 
particular Ekofisk (39.9%) and Troll (3.69%) and the giant Johan Sverdrup 
field  (8.44%),  which  started  production  in  October  2019  and  for  which 
phase 2 is under development.

As  part  of  the  continuous  optimization  of  its  portfolio,  TOTAL  sold  its  
5%  interest  in  the  Vestprosess  assets  (pipeline  and  gas  terminal)  in 
April 2020.

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

– 

In the United Kingdom, production comes from fields in different areas: 
In  the  northern  North  Sea  area,  production  from  the  Alwyn  North 
– 
(100%)  and  Dunbar  fields  (100%)  accounts  for  56%  of  the  total.  
The rest of production comes from satellites tied-back to these fields.
In  the  Central  Graben  area,  TOTAL  operates  the  Elgin/Franklin 
complex  (46.17%)  which  includes  the  West  Franklin  (46.17%)  and 
Glenelg  (58.73%)  fields.  TOTAL  also  operates  the  Culzean  gas  and 
condensate  field  (49.99%),  which  started  production  in  June  2019; 
drilling of all productive wells was completed in 2020. In March 2020, 
as operator, TOTAL announced an oil and natural gas discovery on the 
Isabella  prospect  (30%),  located  close  to  existing  infrastructure 
operated  by  TOTAL.  In  December  2020,  a  well  was  spudded  to 
appraise the Glengorm (25%) discovery made in 2019.
In  the  West  of  Shetland  area,  TOTAL  holds  interests  (60%)  and 
operates 
the  producing  Laggan,  Tormore,  Edradour  and
Glenlivet fields. 
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.

– 

– 

2

In May 2020, TOTAL sold its interests (20%) in the PEDL 273, 305 and  
316 shale gas exploration and production licenses and no longer holds 
any onshore acreage in the United Kingdom. In July 2020, TOTAL finalized 
the sale of several non-strategic offshore assets located in the eastern 
and central sections of the North Sea, which include the following fields: 
Dumbarton,  Balloch,  Lochranza  and  Drumtochty  (100%),  Flyndre 
(65.94%),  Affleck  (66.67%),  Golden  Eagle  (31.56%),  Scott  (5.16%)  and 
Telford  (2.36%).  The  Cawdor  license  (60.6%)  expired  before  the  sale 
was finalized.

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%).  Production  in  the  first  phase  of  the 
Kashagan  field  and  the  associated  processing  plant,  which  began  in 
2016, reached its capacity of 400 kb/d, although production was capped 
at 327 kb/d in 2020 to comply with the production quotas adopted by 
OPEC+.  In  December  2020,  an  additional  phase  was  approved  to 
increase  the  oil  and  gas  production  capacity.  In  the  Dunga  field  (60%, 
operator), phase 3 of development has proceeded on schedule and the 
start-up of the production of the first wells occurred in November 2020.

In Denmark, TOTAL is operator of the Danish Underground Consortium 
(DUC) (43.2%). Operated production (100%) comes from DUC’s two main 
assets:  the  Dan/Halfdan  and  Gorm/Tyra  fields.  Production  on  the  
Tyra  field  was  halted  in  September  2019  for  the  field’s  redevelopment, 
whose  objective  is  to  extend  the  lifetime  of  both  the  Tyra  field  and  its 
satellite fields. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the production restart initially 
planned in 2022, should now occur in 2023. While the field’s installations 
are  shut  down,  the  gas  is  being  exported  from  the  facilities  at  the  
Dan/Halfdan fields.

In  the  Netherlands,  production  originates  from  the  assets  held  in 
22 offshore  production  licenses,  of  which  18  are  operated.  As  part  of  
the continuous optimization of its portfolio in the North Sea, TOTAL sold 
its  22.46%  interest  in  the  Unit  K9ab-A  in  2020.  The  finalization  of  this 
transaction is expected in 2021.

In  Italy,  TOTAL  operates  the  Tempa  Rossa  field  (50%)  located  on  the 
Gorgoglione concession (Basilicate region). Production at Tempa Rossa 
started in December 2019 and reached its planned capacity of 50 kboe/d 
in  October  2020.  TOTAL  also  holds  interests  (13.77%  to  80%)  in  five 
exploration licenses.

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 underway, with a view to supplying the domestic 
market. The drilling operations completed in November 2019 confirmed 
the  deposit’s  significant  potential  beyond  the  first  development  phase, 
the production capacity of which will be 35 kboe/d.

In Bulgaria, TOTAL operates the deep offshore Han Asparuh exploration 
block (57.14%). A 3D seismic survey was conducted in 2020.

In Greece, TOTAL sold in December 2020 its 50% interest in the Block 2 
exploration license in the Ionian Sea. In October 2019, TOTAL gained a 
40% interest and the operatorship of two licenses to explore two offshore 
blocks west and southwest of Crete. 

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

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Rest of Europe and Central Asia

TOTAL  also  holds  a  33.35%  interest  in  an  exploration  license  without 
activity in Tajikistan. 

2.2.2.2   Africa (excluding North Africa)

In June 2020, TOTAL completed its acquisition of holdings in Blocks 20/11 
(50%) and 21/09 (80%) in the Kwanza basin, off Luanda’s coast, with the 
aim of developing a new production hub. TOTAL has become operator for 
development  of  the  two  blocks,  where  several  discoveries  have  been 
made.  The  drilling  of  an  appraisal  well  on  the  Block  20/11  started  in 
January 2021.

In Nigeria, the Group’s production is mainly offshore. TOTAL is operator 
on  five  production  licenses  (OMLs)  out  of  the  33  licenses  in  which  the 
Group has a stake.

In exploration, TOTAL obtained a license for Block 48 (50%, operator) in 
2018. The initial two-year exploration period was extended after the onset 
of the COVID-19 pandemic, and an exploration well is planned for 2021.

Specifically, TOTAL has offshore operations on the following licenses:
–  On OML 130 (24%, operator), the Egina field reached its production 
plateau  of  more  than  200  kboe/d  in  May  2019,  after  beginning 
production in December 2018. The Preowei field development plan 
was approved by the authorities in 2019.

–  On OML 99 (40%, operator), following the final investment decision on 
the Ikike field made in January 2019, the project is currently underway 
and first oil is expected in late 2021.

–  On OML 139 (18%), the plan to develop the Owowo discovery, made 
by  TOTAL  in  2012,  is  under  examination.  This  discovery  is  near  the 
OML 138 license (20%), where the Usan field is in production. 

TOTAL is also present onshore, notably through the SPDC joint venture 
(10%), which has 19 production licenses (of which 16 are located onshore) 
following the sale of interests in OML 17 in January 2021.

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

In Angola, where TOTAL is the largest operator(1), the Group’s production 
comes from Blocks 17, 32, 0, 14 and 14K:
–  The deep offshore Block 17 (38%, 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,  all  launched  in  2018)  are  satellite 
developments of the Pazflor, CLOV and Dalia FPSOs and are expected 
to  start  production  by  2022.  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, effective April 2020. Since April, Sonangol has 
held a 5% interest in Block 17 and will gain an additional 5% interest in 
2036.  Since  Sonangol’s  entry  into  Block  17,  the  Group  has  a  38% 
interest  and  continues  to  serve  as  operator.  Other  satellite  projects 
were approved in late 2019. They consist of infill wells expected to be 
drilled  and  gradually  produce  from  2021.  They  will  be  used  to 
consolidate production in the Pazflor, Rosa, Girassol and Dalia fields. 
Exploration  is  also  expected  to  unlock  further  resources;  two 
exploration wells are expected to be drilled in 2022-2023.

–  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 second FPSO, Kaombo Sul, started up in April 2019. 
The discoveries in the central and northern parts of the Block (outside 
Kaombo) offer additional potential currently being assessed.

–  On Block 0 (10%), production comes from different fields. Drilling was 
temporarily halted in April 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic 
and is expected to resume in 2021.

–  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). Through 
Angola  Block  14  BV,  TOTAL  holds  interests  (10%)  in  the  Lianzi  field 
located in Block 14K.

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

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  (53.3%,  operator):  the  Moho  Bilondo  field 
and the Moho Nord field. Since early 2018, Moho Nord field has continued 
to  produce  more  than  its  capacity  of  100  kboe/d  thanks  to  excellent 
well productivity.

TOTAL’s  production  on  the  Kombi,  Likalala  and  Libondo  fields  (65%) 
ended in July 2020 when the license expired. 

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

The  licence  for  the  operation  of  Djeno  (63%),  the  sole  oil  terminal  in  
the  country,  expired  in  November  2020  and  negotiations  concerning  
the new licence are ongoing. Total E&P Congo continues to operate the 
oil terminal as part of an interim agreement during the negotiation phase.

The Republic of Congo awarded three new exploration licenses to TOTAL 
in  February  2020:  Marine  XX,  deep  offshore,  as  well  as  Nanga  and 
Mokelembembe, located onshore.

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

In Gabon, production comes from TOTAL’s stake in Total Gabon(3), the 
operator (100%) of the offshore fields in the Anguille and Torpille sectors, 
the  onshore  fields  in  the  Mandji  Island  sector  and  the  Cap  Lopez  oil 
terminal. Total Gabon also holds interests in the licenses in the Grondin 
(65.28%) and Hylia (37.50%) sectors. 

In  July  2020,  Total  Gabon  announced  it  had  signed  an  agreement  
with  Perenco  Oil  &  Gas  Gabon  to  sell  its  interests  in  seven  mature  
offshore fields as well as its interests and operatorship in the Cap Lopez 
oil  terminal.  Once  the  finalization  of  the  transaction  expected  in  2021, 
Total  Gabon’s  activities  will  focus  on  the  Anguille-Mandji  and  Torpille-
Baudroie-Mérou operated assets.

In  Uganda,  TOTAL  is  a  partner,  with  a  56.67%  interest,  in  the  project  
to develop the Lake Albert oil resources located in Blocks EA1, EA2 and 
EA3, following its acquisition of Tullow’s interest in the project in November 
2020  and  the  entry  of  UNOC,  Uganda’s  national  oil  company,  with  a  
15% interest in those blocks. TOTAL is also a shareholder in East African 
Crude Oil Pipeline Ltd (EACOP), the company responsible for developing 
and operating the pipeline of close to 1,450 kilometer that will transport 
the crude oil to a storage and offloading terminal in Tanga, Tanzania. 

(1)  Company data.
(2)  Interest held through Angola Block 14 BV (Total 50.01%).
(3)  Total Gabon is a company under Gabonese law. Its shares 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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The project approved by the Board of Directors during its meeting held on 
December  16,  2020,  after  taking  into  consideration  the  societal  and 
environmental  challenges  plans  a  production  capacity  of  230  kb/d 
through the joint development of the resources in Blocks EA-1 and EA-2, 
operated  by  TOTAL  (the  Tilenga  project),  and  those  in  Block EA-3, 
operated  by  CNOOC  (the  Kingfisher  project).  It  will  include  drilling  of 
approximatively  450  onshore  wells  and  construction  of  two  crude  oil 
processing facilities.

In  Mauritania,  TOTAL  is  continuing  its  exploration  activities  on  two 
operated  offshore  blocks:  C15  (90%)  and  C31  (90%)  on  which  a  3D 
seismic survey has been acquired in 2020. After drilling a well in 2019, 
TOTAL relinquished Block C9 in January 2020. TOTAL also relinquished 
Block C7 in June 2020 and Block C18 in December 2020.

In Senegal, TOTAL is continuing its exploration activities on two operated 
offshore  blocks.  In  2019,  TOTAL  drilled  an  exploration  well  in  Rufisque 
Offshore Profond (ROP) (60%). On the block Ultra Deep Offshore (UDO) 
(70%  following  the  partial  sale  of  a  20%  interest  in  October  2020),  
a 3D seismic was acquired.

In Kenya, TOTAL holds interests in both onshore (10BA, 10BB and 13T) 
and offshore (L11A, L11B and L12) exploration licenses. In August 2019, 
TOTAL announced it signed an agreement that enables Qatar Petroleum 
to  acquire  a  portion  of  its  interests  in  those  offshore  licenses.  The 
finalization of this transaction remains subject to government approval. 
On  the  Blocks  10BB  and  13T  where  several  oil  discoveries  have  been 
made,  the  partners  are  evaluating  possible  options  for  an  eventual 
commercial development.

In South Africa, TOTAL operates five deep offshore exploration licenses 
in the South Outeniqua Block (100%), Block 11B/12B (45%), Block ODB 
(77.78%),  Block  DOWB  (80%)  since  November  2019,  and  Block  5/6/7 
(40%) within the Orange Basin following the acquisition in January 2020 
of  Anadarko  Petroleum  Corporation’s  assets  in  South  Africa  from 
Occidental  Petroleum  Corporation.  TOTAL  sold  its  interest  in  the  
East  Algoa  license  (30%).  The  finalization  of  this  transaction  remains 
subject to the government approval.

Following  the  drilling  of  the  first  Brulpadda-1Ax  exploration  well  in  
Block 11B/12B in January 2019, TOTAL announced a discovery of gas 
and  condensates  and  proceeded  with  3D  and  2D  seismic  surveys.  
A  second  discovery  of  gas  and  condensates,  adjacent  to  Brulpadda,  
was made in October 2020 and named Luiperd.

In  Namibia,  TOTAL  operates  two  deep  offshore  exploration  licenses  
in Blocks 2912 (38%) and 2913B (40%) The interests of TOTAL in these 
Blocks  were  respectively  reduced  to  38%  and  40%  after  government 
approval  of  the  transactions  completed  in  2020.  An  exploration  well  is 
planned in 2021 on the Venus prospect (Block 2913B). 

Rest of the Africa zone

TOTAL  holds  interests  in  three  exploration  licenses  in  Côte  d’Ivoire:  in 
Blocks CI-705 (45%, operator) and CI-706 (45%, operator) following the 
acquisition of a 45% interest by Qatar Petroleum in September 2020, as 
well as in Block CI-605 (90%, operator). TOTAL also holds two exploration 
licenses  granted  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 
2020  TOTAL  announced  its  decision  not  to  continue  the  acquisition  of 
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s assets in Ghana (24% of the Jubilee 
field and 17% of the Ten field).

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 has held a 20% interest in the Umm Shaif/
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concession to be operated for a forty-year period by ADNOC Offshore, 
following  the  previous  Abu  Dhabi  Marine  Areas  Ltd.  (ADMA)  offshore 
concession.  TOTAL  also  operates  the  Abu  Al  Bukoosh  offshore  field 
(100%) whose license expires in March 2021. 

In  addition,  the  Group  owns  a  10%  interest  in  the  ADNOC  Onshore 
concession, which encompasses Abu Dhabi’s 15 major onshore fields; 
the license was extended for 40 years in 2015. 

TOTAL also holds a 10% interest in ADNOC Gas Processing, a company 
that  produces  natural  gas  liquids  (NGLs)  and  condensates  from  the 
associated  gas  produced  by  ADNOC  Onshore,  and  a  24.5%  interest  
in Dolphin Energy Ltd., which sells gas from the Dolphin Block in Qatar  
to  the  United  Arab  Emirates  and  Oman.  Dolphin  Energy’s  operations  
have  not  been  affected  by  the  change  in  diplomatic  relations  between  
the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

2

In  November  2018,  the  state-owned  Abu  Dhabi  National  Oil  Company 
(ADNOC) signed an agreement with TOTAL granting it a 40% interest in 
the Ruwais Diyab Unconventional Gas Concession. Under the terms of 
the agreement, TOTAL will explore, appraise and develop the concession 
area’s unconventional gas resources. The program finalizes fracking and 
testing of the existing three exploration wells and includes two appraisal 
wells and two new exploration wells. The completion of the facilities and 
pipeline  will  allow  the  exportation  of  the  unconventional  gas  to  the 
domestic market in 2021.

The  Group’s  LNG  activities  in  the  United  Arab  Emirates  are  described  
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 
latter field, located offshore 80 kilometers north of Ras Laffan, is operated 
by the North Oil Company, which is owned by TOTAL (30%) and Qatar 
Petroleum (70%). TOTAL has held a 25-year interest in the Al Shaheen 
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.  Dolphin  Energy’s  operations  have  not  been  affected  by  the 
change  in  diplomatic  relations  between  the  United  Arab  Emirates  and 
Qatar.

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

In Libya, production comes in part from the Al Jurf fields located in the 
offshore areas 15, 16 and 32 (75%) and from the El Sharara fields located 
in the onshore areas 129-130 (30%) and 130-131 (24%). In those onshore 
areas,  production  was  suspended  on  several  occasions  between  July 
2018 and October 2020 for reasons of safety and lack of access to export 
facilities. The Mabruk fields (75%), located in the onshore areas 70 and 87, 
have been shut down since the end of 2014.

Additionally, in March 2018 TOTAL acquired Marathon Oil Libya Limited, 
which holds a 16.33% interest in the onshore Waha concessions. That 
acquisition  received  final  approval  from  the  competent  authorities  in 
December  2019.  Production  at  the  Waha  fields  was  suspended  from 
January  to  October  2020  for  reasons  of  safety  and  lack  of  access  to 
export facilities. The Waha production restarted in November 2020 and 
the access to export facilities was restored. 

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

Under the terms of the comprehensive partnership agreement signed in 
2017  with  the  authorities,  two  new  concession  agreements  and 
corresponding gas sales agreements came into effect for TFT II (26.4%) 
in  2018  and  for  TFT  SUD  (49%)  in  2019.  Moreover,  TOTAL  finalized  an 
agreement to buy the 22.6% share of a partner in TFTII. This acquisition 
remains  subject  to  approval  by  the  relevant  authorities.  A  concession  

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agreement and a gas sales agreement for Timimoun (37.75%) also took 
effect in 2018, replacing the previous contracts from 2012. Production at 
Timimoun began in 2018.

In addition, TOTAL owns a 12.25% interest in the Hassi Berkine, Ourhoud 
and El Merk onshore oil fields, which are already in production.

In Oman, TOTAL has a presence in oil production in Block 6 (4%). The 
sale  of  its  2%  interest  in  Block  53  was  finalized  in  October  2020. 
Additionally, in February 2020, TOTAL signed a concession agreement 
with  the  Oman  government  to  explore  the  resources  in  the  onshore  
Block 12, located in the Greater Barik area. 

For the Ballymore discovery (40%), the studies initiated at the end of the 
appraisal  program  to  establish  the  project’s  profitability  based  on  an 
optimized development plan, have been completed and the FEED studies 
are expected to be launched in 2021. In exploration, the Group operated 
the drilling of the South Platte well in Block GB1003 in 2020.

TOTAL owns a 25% stake in shale gas acreage located mainly in Ohio  
that  is  part  of  the  Utica  Shale.  TOTAL  has  not  participated  in  any  new 
production drilling since 2016.

The  Group’s  LNG  activities  in  the  United  States  are  described  in  point 
2.1.2 of this chapter.

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

In Iraq, the Group’s production comes primarily from its 22.5% interest in 
the risk service contract for the Halfaya field, located in Missan province. 
Phase 3 of the project to develop the Halfaya field began production in 
2018  and  reached  the  production  plateau  of  400  kb/d  in  March  2019.  
A contract was awarded in July 2019 for treatment of the associated gas 
and  recovery  of  the  LPG  and  condensates.  Production  in  2020  was 
affected  by  the  application  of  the  production  quotas  adopted  by 
the OPEC+.

TOTAL also holds an 18% stake in the Sarsang field in Iraqi Kurdistan, 
which is already in production.

In Canada, the Group’s output comprises bituminous oil sands. TOTAL 
has  a  50%  interest  in  Surmont,  a  Steam-Assisted  Gravity  Drainage 
(SAGD) production project, and a 24.58% interest in the Fort Hills mining 
extraction project, both in the province of Alberta. Production at Surmont 
and  Fort  Hills,  like  that  of  most  Canadian  producers,  was  cut  back 
significantly in 2020 as a result of the sharp drop in oil prices and reduced 
demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic. TOTAL recorded a significant 
impairment  on  these  assets  in  view  of  the  evolution  of  the  oil  price 
scenarios  and  in  coherence  with  the  Group’s  new  Climate  ambition  
(refer to Note 3D to the Consolidated Financial Statements). TOTAL also 
announced it will not approve any new capacity increase project on those 
Canadian oil sands assets.

In Argentina, TOTAL operated approximately 26% of the country’s gas 
production in 2020, becoming the country’s leading gas operator(1).

In Yemen, TOTAL has a variety of interests in both the onshore Block 5 
(Marib basin, Jannah license, 15) and four onshore exploration licenses, 
for which force majeure has been declared. The Group’s LNG activities in 
Yemen are described in the iGRP segment in point 2.1.2 of this chapter.

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 Iran, TOTAL ceased all operational activity prior to the re-imposition  
of US secondary sanctions on the oil industry as of November 5, 2018. 

In  Syria,  TOTAL  discontinued  its  activities  connected  with  oil  and  gas 
production since December 2011. 

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  has  been  operator  since  February  2018  of  the  
two  offshore  exploration  Blocks  4  and  9  (40%,  operator).  The  first 
exploration well was drilled on Block 4 in 2020 and declared as a dry well.

In  Egypt,  TOTAL  is  present  in  the  offshore  exploration  Block  7  (25%) 
where drilling led to a gas discovery in July 2020 and entered the offshore 
Block 3 (35%) as operator in December 2020.

2.2.2.4   Americas

In  the  United  States,  TOTAL’s  oil  and  gas  production  in  the  Gulf  
of  Mexico  comes  from  its  interests  in  the  Tahiti  (17%)  and  Jack  (25%)  
deep offshore fields. 

TOTAL is operator of the North Platte discovery (60%) and holds a stake 
in  the  Anchor  project  (37.14%).  The  development  of  the  latter,  offering 
production capacity expected to plateau at 80 kboe/d, continues to move 
towards first oil in 2024. The FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) 
studies for the North Platte development began in late 2019 and are still 
in progress. Both projects, however, have encountered delays related to 
the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the onshore Neuquén Basin, the Group holds interests in 10 licenses 
and operates six of them, including Aguada Pichana Este and San Roque. 
In addition to conventional oil and gas production, TOTAL operates three 
shale gas and oil pilot projects. The first is in the Aguada Pichana block, 
in the gas portion of Vaca Muerta; the second is in the Rincón la Ceniza 
block,  in  the  gas  and  condensate  portion  of  Vaca  Muerta  (45%);  
and  the  third  is  in  the  Aguada  San  Roque  block  in  the  oil  portion  of  
Vaca Muerta (24.71%).

Following positive results in the Aguada Pichana gas pilot project and a 
reduction in drilling costs, the first phase of development was launched 
on the license. As part of the project, the license partners agreed to split 
the Block into two sub-blocks, East and West, raising TOTAL’s interest to 
41%  in  the  eastern  unconventional  portion  of  the  Block  (Vaca  Muerta) 
while maintaining its original 27.27% interest in the conventional portion of 
the  Block  (Mulichinco),  and  its  role  as  operator  of  both  blocks.  In 
exchange, TOTAL limited its interest, now non-operated, in the Aguada 
Pichana Oeste Block to 25% and where a pilot project has entered into 
production. On Aguada Pichana Este, a second development phase was 
launched in 2018, which is expected to allow the production plateau to 
reach 500 Mcf/d, corresponding to the capacity of the existing plant.

The  gas  and  condensate  pilot  project  in  the  Rincón  la  Ceniza  block  
was completed in 2019 with promising results. The delineation well drilled 
in 2016 on the neighboring La Escalonada block to test the oil portion  
of  the  formation  has  also  shown  good  productivity.  This  well  was 
connected to the Rincón la Ceniza facility in 2019. Two additional wells 
drilled  on  the  Rincón  la  Ceniza  block  have  confirmed  the  oil  potential  
of those two blocks.

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 oil potential of the formation.

(1)  Source: Argentine Ministry of the Economy, Energy Secretariat.

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

In  Bolivia,  TOTAL  has  a  stake  in  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),  which  includes  the 
Incahuasi field. The connection of the ICS-3 well in 2018, the drilling of  
the  ICS-5  well  in  May  2019  and  the  increase  of  the  treatment  facility’s 
capacity  to  390  Mcf/d  are  all  expected  to  ensure  stable  long-term 
production of the field.

On  the  Azero  exploration  license  (50%,  operator),  the  drilling  of  the 
NCZ-X1 exploration well proved dry and is being plugged and abandoned.

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

The  Mero  field,  on  the  Libra  Block,  is  located  in  the  Santos  Basin, 
approximately 170 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Production 
began in 2017 with the Pioneiro de Libra FPSO (with capacity of 50 kb/d) 
designed to carry out the long-term production testing needed to optimize 
future development phases. 

The construction of three FPSOs was approved at year-end 2020 for the 
Mero development project: Mero 1, launched in 2017 with a liquid treatment 
capacity of 180 kb/d, with a start-up expected in the fourth quarter of 2021; 
Mero  2,  launched  in  2019,  (liquid  treatment  capacity  of  180  kb/d),  
for  which  start-up  is  expected  in  2023;  and  Mero  3  (liquid  treatment 
capacity of 180 kb/d), launched in August 2020 with a start-up expected 
in 2024. Development of the fourth FPSO is expected to begin in 2021.

At  Iara,  production  started  in  November  2019  with  the  P-68  FPSO 
(capacity  of  150  kb/d),  designed  for  developing  the  Berbigao  and  
Sururu-West  fields.  Production  at  the  Atapu-North  field  began  in  June 
2020  with  the  P-70  FPSO  (capacity  of  150  kb/d).  Production  at  those  
two FPSOs is currently being increased to capacity level. 

At  Lapa,  a  drilling  campaign  was  conducted  from  June  2019  to  June 
2020  in  the  northeastern  section  of  the  field  to  increase  the  FPSO’s 
production  (capacity  of  100  kb/d)  by  adding  two  injector  wells  and 
replacing  two  productive  wells.  Final  investment  decision  of  the  South 
West  section  of  Lapa,  with  two  productive  wells  and  one  injector  well,  
is expected in 2022. 

In exploration, TOTAL and its partners, Qatar Petroleum and Petronas, 
were awarded Block C-M-541 at the 16th oil bidding round conducted  
by Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) 
in  October  2019.  The  Block  is  located  in  the  Campos  Basin  pre-salt  
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 interests in 16 exploration licenses located  
in  the  Barreirinhas,  Ceará,  Espirito  Santo,  Foz  do  Amazonas  and  
Pelotas  basins.  In  September  2020,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  with 
Petrobras to transfer to the latter its role as operator as well as its interests 
in the five Foz do Amazonas exploration blocks. The partners decided to 
relinquish the Pelotas exploration licenses. 

As  part  of  their  strategic  alliance,  TOTAL  and  Petrobras  have  formally 
agreed  to  promote  closer  technical  cooperation  between  the  two 
companies,  specifically  through  a  joint  assessment  of  the  exploration 
potential  of  promising  areas  in  Brazil  and  through  the  development  of  
new technologies, particularly in deep offshore.

TOTAL holds an interest in the Gato de Mato field discovered in 2012. The 
field’s resources were confirmed with the GDM#4 well, drilled in 2020. 
The development studies should pave the way for development to begin 
in 2021.

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TOTAL signed an agreement in March 2021 to sell its 28.6% interest in the 
BM-C-30  where  Wahoo  discovery  is  located.  The  finalization  of  this 
transaction  is  expected  in  2021.  TOTAL  also  owns  an  interest  in  Itaipu 
(40%) field in the Campos basin’s BM-C-32, currently being evaluated.  
In 2020, TOTAL (70%, operator) and its partner notified the ANP of their 
intention to relinquish the license for the Xerelete field.

In  Venezuela,  production  comes  from  the  Group’s  interests  in 
PetroCedeño S.A. (30.32%) and Yucal Placer (69.5%). Following the new 
international  economic  sanctions  imposed  at  the  beginning  of  2019,  
the  development  of  the  PetroCedeño  extra  heavy  oil  field  and  the 
debottlenecking project for the water separation and treatment facilities 
were suspended in 2019 (no well drilled in 2020 compared to three wells 
in 2019, and 26 in 2018). Production in the PetroCedeño field has fallen to 
extremely low levels (between 0 and 6 kb/d) since June 2019. For further 
information, see point 3.2 of chapter 3.

2

In  Suriname,  TOTAL  owns  a  50%  interest  in  the  Block  58.  In  2020,  
three exploration wells have been drilled in the Block – Maka Central-1, 
Sapakara  West-1,  Kwaskwasi-1.  Each  well  has  yielded  a  discovery. 
Appraisal programs have been submitted to the Suriname government 
for Maka, Sapakara and Kwaskwasi. TOTAL announced a fourth oil and 
gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well, in Block 58 in January 2021. 
TOTAL assumed the role of operator for Block 58 on January 1, 2021,  
and  will  lead  the  assessment  of  the  discoveries  made  to  date  while 
continuing its exploration of the Block.

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); and Blocks 32 (50%), 33 (50%, operator) and 34 (42.5%), 
located in the shallow waters of the Campeche Basin. TOTAL has begun 
the process of relinquishing Block 2 to the Mexican authorities. In 2020, 
TOTAL received the approval of the authorities for the sale of Blocks 15, 
33  and  34  to  Qatar  Petroleum  which  would  result  in  TOTAL’s  interests  
of 50%, 35% and 27.5% in the Blocks respectively. The closing of this 
transaction is in progress.

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 December 2020, an 
exploration well was spudded in Block Canje. In March 2021, the sale to 
Qatar  Petroleum  of  40%  of  the  company  that  owns  the  interests  in 
Orinduik and Kanuku received government approval. A final prospectivity 
review is to be conducted in 2021 on the Orinduik Block.

2.2.2.5   Asia-Pacific

In Thailand, the production of condensates and natural gas comes from 
the  Bongkot  (33.33%)  offshore  gas  and  condensates  field  and  is 
purchased in its entirety by PTT, the state-owned oil and gas company. 
Several new wells were drilled in 2020 to maintain the production plateau. 
The licenses associated to the Block 15 and the Blocks 16 & 17 will expire 
in April 2022 and March 2023 respectively.

In  China,  production  comes  from  the  South  Sulige  Block  (49%)  in  the 
Ordos Basin of Inner Mongolia, where tight gas development wells are 
being drilled.

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

In Myanmar, the Yadana, Sein and Badamyar fields (31.24%, operator), 
located  on  the  offshore  Blocks  M5  and  M6,  primarily  produce  gas  for 
delivery to PTT to be used in Thai power plants. Those fields also supply 
the  domestic  market  via  an  offshore  pipeline  built  and  operated  
by  MOGE,  Myanmar’s  state-owned  company.  A  3D  seismic  survey  
(5,700 square kilometers) was conducted on Block M5 in 2019.

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With regard to the A6 exploration license (40%) located in deep offshore 
waters  west  of  Myanmar,  where  a  gas  discovery  has  been  made,  the 
design studies completed in the second quarter of 2019 confirmed the 
technical  and  financial  viability  of  the  project.  The  deep  offshore 
Block YWB (100%, operator) was relinquished in August 2020.

In  Brunei,  production  comes  from  the  Maharaja  Lela  Jamalulalam 
offshore gas and condensates field on Block B (37.5%, operator); the gas 
is delivered to the Brunei LNG liquefaction plant.

In  March  2020  TOTAL  completed  its  sale  of  Total  E&P  Deep  Offshore 
Borneo  BV,  a  wholly  owned  affiliate  that  holds  an  86.95%  interest  in  
Block CA1, located 100 kilometers off the coast of Brunei.

In Indonesia, production comes from the Ruby gas field on the Sebuku 
license (15%).

In  Papua  New  Guinea,  TOTAL  holds  interests  in  the  PPL339  (35%), 
PPL589  (100%)  and  PPL576  (100%)  exploration  licenses.  The  Group’s 
LNG activities in Papua New Guinea are described in point 2.1.2 of this 
chapter.

Rest of the Asia-Pacific zone

TOTAL  also  holds  interests  in  exploration  licenses  in  Malaysia.  In 
Cambodia,  TOTAL  is  working  to  implement  an  agreement  signed  with  
the Cambodian government in 2009 to conduct exploration in Block 3, 
which is located in an area of the Gulf of Thailand claimed by both the 
Cambodian  and  Thai  governments.  The  agreement  remains  subject  
to  the  development  of  an  appropriate  contractual  framework  by  the  
two  countries.  In  Sri  Lanka,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  in  2016  to 
conduct studies on the JS-5 and JS-6 Blocks off the country’s eastern 
coast.  Based  on  the  findings  of  these  studies,  the  Group  decided  not  
to renew the agreement in September 2020.

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2.3   Upstream oil and gas activities

The Group’s Upstream oil and gas 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

2.9 Mboe/d
of hydrocarbons 
produced in 2020

12.3 Bboe
of proved reserves 
of hydrocarbons as 
of December 31, 
2020(1)

5.1 $/boe
Production costs 
(ASC932) in 2020

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)

(a)  Data restated.

Hydrocarbon production by geographic area (kboe/d)

2020

2,871

1,298

1,573

2020

2,871

1,543

7,246

2019

3,014

1,431

1,583

2019

3,014

1,672

7,309(a)

2018

2,775

1,378

1,397

2018

2,775

1,566

6,599

Asia-Pacific  226

Americas  353

Europe and Central Asia  1,039

Middle East and North Africa  624

Africa (excluding North Africa) 629

In  2020,  the  Group’s  hydrocarbon  production  was  2,871  kboe/d,  a 
decrease of 5% compared to last year, due to:
–  -5% due to compliance with OPEC+ quotas, notably in Nigeria, the 
United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, as well as voluntary reductions 
in Canada and disruptions in Libya.

–  +5% due to the ramp-up of recently started projects, notably Culzean 
in  the  United  Kingdom,  Johan  Sverdrup  in  Norway,  Iara  in  Brazil, 
Tempa Rossa in Italy and North Russkoye in Russia.

–  -3% due to the natural decline of fields.
–  -2% due to maintenance, and unplanned outages, notably in Norway. 

Thanks  to  a  significant  decrease  in  capital  investments,  which  peaked  
in  2013,  the  Group  had  regained  some  flexibility  for  opportunities.  
Despite the 2020 crisis and thanks to a disciplined action plan, the Group 
was able to seize opportunities, including, in particular, the acquisitions  
of  assets  in  Uganda,  South  Africa  and  Angola,  and  to  launch  new 
projects, taking advantage of the current low level of costs. After a nearly 
30%  rotation  of  its  asset  base  since  2015,  and  in  order  to  continue  

high-grading its portfolio, the Group also performed asset sales in various 
areas such as the North Sea.

Since  2018,  the  Group  has  launched,  or  plans  to  launch,  numerous 
projects  which  will  contribute  to  increase  production  by  around  2%  
per  year  on  average  between  2019  and  2025,  most  of  the  increase  
being generated between 2022 and 2025.

(1)  Based on a Brent crude price of $41.32/b (reference price in 2020), 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)

2020

5.1

1.0

11.9

18.0

2019

5.4

1.0

12.9

19.3

2018

5.7

1.0

12.2

18.9

(a)  Technical costs for the consolidated subsidiaries, calculated in accordance with ASC 932(1) standards, exluding non-recurrents items (refer to point 9.1.5 of chapter 9).

Production costs for the consolidated subsidiaries, calculated in accordance with ASC 932(1) standards, continued to decrease and were $5.1/boe in 
2020, compared to $5.4/boe in 2019.

Liquids and gas sale price
Price realizations(a)

Average liquids price ($/b)

Average gas price ($/Mbtu)

(a)  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)

Hydrocarbon proved reserves by geographic area (Mboe)

2020

37.0

2.96

2020

12,328

5,003

7,325

2020

12,328

5,804

35,220

2019

59.8

3.88

2019

12,681

5,167

7,514

2019

12,681

6,006

36,015

2018

64.3

4.87

2018

12,050

5,203

6,847

2018

12,050

6,049

32,325

Asia-Pacific  778

Americas  1,651

Proved reserves of hydrocarbons based on SEC rules (Brent at $41.32/b 
in 2020) were 12,328 Mboe at December 31, 2020. The proved reserve 
replacement  rate(2),  based  on  SEC  rules  (Brent  at  $41.32/b  in  2020),  
was 66% in 2020 and 127% over three years.

Europe and Central Asia  4,696

Middle East and North Africa  3,367

Africa (excluding North Africa)  1,836

(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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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,  disposals  and 
acquisitions of reserves and other economic factors.

reserves,  proved  undeveloped 

Unless otherwise indicated, any reference to TOTAL’s proved reserves, 
proved  developed 
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 2020, 2019 and 2018

In  accordance  with  the  amended  Rule  4-10  of  SEC  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  2020,  2019  and  2018  were,  respectively,  $41.32/b, 
$62.74/b and $71.43/b.

As of December 31, 2020, TOTAL’s combined proved reserves of oil and 
gas were 12,328 Mboe (65% 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, Russia and the United Kingdom), Africa (mainly in 
Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo), the Americas 

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

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

Discoveries  of  new  fields  and  extensions  of  existing  fields  added  
1,435  Mboe  to  TOTAL’s  proved  reserves  during  the  three  years  2018, 
2019 and 2020 before deducting production and sales of reserves and 
without  adding  any  reserves  acquired  during  this  period.  The  net  level  
of reserve revisions during this three-year period is 1,580 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 2018 (increase), 
in 2019 (decrease) and in 2020 (decrease). This led either to a decrease  
or increase in reserves, resulting from the 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 any increase or decrease in reserves on fields with production sharing 
or risked service contracts.

As of December 31, TOTAL’s 2020, combined proved reserves of oil and 
gas stood at 12,328 Mboe (of which 7,985 Mboe were proved developed 
reserves) compared to 12,681 Mboe (of which 8,532 Mboe were proved 
developed reserves) as of December 31, 2019.

Reserve sensitivity to oil and gas prices

Changes  in  the  price  used  as  a  reference  for  the  proved  reserves 
estimation result in non-proportionate inverse changes in proved reserves 
associated with production sharing and risked service contracts (which 
together  represent  approximately  22%  of  TOTAL’s  reserves  as  of 
December 31, 2020). 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.

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

already proven;

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

2.3.3   Oil and gas production

The average daily production of liquids and natural gas was 2,871 kboe/d 
in 2020, compared to 3,014 kboe/d in 2019 and 2,775 kboe/d in 2018. 

Gas  and  associated  products  (condensates  and  natural  gas  liquids) 
represented approximately 55% of TOTAL’s overall production in 2020, 
compared  to  53%  in  2019  and  50%  in  2018;  crude  oil  and  bitumen 
represented the remaining 45% in 2020, compared to 47% in 2019 and 
50% in 2018.

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.

In 2020, the Group’s exploration expenditure was $1.0 billion, mainly in 
South Africa, Suriname, the United States, the United Kingdom, Bolivia, 
Lebanon, Mexico, compared to $1.55 billion in 2019 and $1.2 billion in 
2018. Six discoveries have been made by TOTAL in 2020: three oil and 
gas  condensate  discoveries  in  Suriname  on  Block  58  (Maka  Central, 
Sapakara West, and Kwaskwasi, 50%), a gas condensate discovery in 
South Africa (Luiperd, 45%), an oil and gas discovery in the North Sea  
on license P1820 (Isabella, 30%), and a gas discovery in Egypt on the 
North El Hammad license (Bashrush, 25%).

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.

In  2020,  as  in  2019  and  2018,  the  Trading  &  Shipping  unit  of  TOTAL’s 
Refining & Chemicals segment marketed substantially all of the Group’s 
liquids production (refer to the table regarding Trading & Shipping’s crude 
oil  sales  and  supply  and  petroleum  products  sales  in  Section  2.4.2.1  
of this chapter).

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Production by geographical zone

The following table sets forth the Group’s annual liquids and natural gas production by geographical zone.

 2020

Liquids 
Mb(a)

Natural gas 
Bcf(b)(c)

Europe and Central Asia

139

1,298

2019

2018

Total 
Mboe

380

Liquids 
Mb(a)

Natural gas 
Bcf(b)(c)

130

1,313

Total 
Mboe

374

Liquids 
Mb(a)

Natural gas 
Bcf(b)(c)

122

1,131

Total  
Mboe

332

Denmark

Italy

Kazakhstan

Norway

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Russia

9

6

23

47

<1

26

28

Africa (excluding North Africa)

179

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

68

41

9

61

173

9

95

9

15

9

36

58

3

2

13

29

11

<1

16

12

1

<1

<1

–

3

20

1

25

172

31

260

789

262

53

11

2

196

306

40

17

1

4

28

216

401

156

81

1

–

148

15

385

168

22

46

4

46

99

13

6

28

79

5

74

175

231

78

43

10

100

228

16

99

9

16

14

74

129

31

16

13

29

37

3

83

43

5

9

1

6

19

12

<1

22

38

0

29

29

42

–

25

197

33

218

798

204

269(d)

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

51(d)

12

2

204

313

48

19

1

5

24

216

405

160

70

1

–

–

154

20

368

151

26

39

4

46

102

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

20

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

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

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

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565

2,652

1,051

611

2,688(d)

1,100

572

2,408

1,013

INCLUDING SHARE OF EQUITY 
AFFILIATES

Angola

United Arab Emirates

Oman

Qatar

Russia

Venezuela

74

1,006

260

79

1,015(d)

267

2

8

9

29

26

<1

35

13

29

141

788

<1

8

11

14

54

173

<1

2

9

9

30

27

2

33(d)

14

24

146

798

<1

8

12

13

57

175

2

90

2

15

9

30

26

8

832

30

16

25

143

616

2

245

7

18

13

58

141

8

(a)  Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and natural gas liquids (NGL).
(b)  Including fuel gas (183 Bcf in 2020, 194 Bcf in 2019 and 166 Bcf in 2018).
(c)  Gas conversion ratio: 1 boe = 1 b of crude oil = 5,453 cf of gas in 2020 (5,454 cf in 2019 and 5,460 cf in 2018).
(d)  Data restated.

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

2020

Liquids 
kb/d(a)

Natural gas 
Mcf/d(b)(c)

Europe and Central Asia

380

3,547

2019

2018

Total 
kboe/d

1,039

Liquids 
kb/d(a)

Natural gas 
Mcf/d(b)(c)

354

3,596

Total 
kboe/d

1,023

Liquids 
kb/d(a)

Natural gas 
Mcf/d(b)(c)

334

3,099

Total 
kboe/d

909

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

26

15

62

130

<1

70

77

488

184

111

26

167

474

26

261

23

41

25

98

158

7

6

34

81

29

1

43

33

3

<1

<1

–

7

54

2

69

470

87

710

2,155

717

146

29

7

535

835

108

47

3

10

78

589

1,095

427

220

4

–

404

40

1,052

459

61

126

10

126

270

36

16

76

217

15

201

478

629

212

117

27

273

624

45

270

24

43

39

203

353

84

45

35

81

101

7

226

118

15

23

2

16

52

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

737(d)

140(d)

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

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1,543

7,246

2,871

1,672

7,310(d)

3,014

1,566

6,599

2,775

INCLUDING SHARE OF EQUITY 
AFFILIATES

202

2,748

Angola

United Arab Emirates

Oman

Qatar

Russia

Venezuela

5

22

24

78

72

1

94

36

78

386

2,154

<1

712

23

29

38

148

473

1

216

2,781(d)

731

247

2,281

671

5

24

25

83

73

6

90(d)

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

(a)  Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and natural gas liquids (NGL).
(b)  Including fuel gas (500 Mcf/d in 2020, 531 Mcf/d in 2019 and 454 Mcf/d in 2018).
(c)  Gas conversion ratio: 1 boe = 1 b of crude oil = 5.453 cf of gas in 2020 (5,454 cf of gas in 2019 and 5,460 cf in 2018).
(d)  Data restated.

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Producing assets by geographical zone

The table below sets forth, as of December 31, 2020(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%)

Non-operated: Kashagan (16.81%)

Norway (1965)

Netherlands (1964)

United Kingdom (1962)

Operated: 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%)

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

Non-operated: E16a (16.92%), E17a/E17b (14.10%), J3b/J6 (25.00%), 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%), 
Gryphon (86.50%), Maclure (38.19%), South Gryphon (89.88%), 
Tullich (100.00%), Ballindalloch (91.8%)

Non-operated: Bruce (1.00%), Markham unitized field (7.35%), Harding (30.00%)

Russia (1991)

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

Non-operated: 
Arctic LNG 2 (21,64%)(d),
Yamal LNG (29.73%)(e)

(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% interest and Total E&P Norge 5.51%. 
(c)  TOTAL’s aggregate interest through a direct interest of 49% in ZAO Terneftegas and a 9.89% indirect interest through its 19.40% shareholding in PAO Novatek.
(d)  TOTAL’s aggregate interest through a direct interest of 10% in LLC Arctic LNG 2 and a 11.64% indirect interest through its 19.40% shareholding in PAO Novatek.
(e)  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 PAO Novatek.

Africa (excluding North Africa)

Exploration & Production segment

iGRP segment

Angola (1953)

Operated: Girassol, Dalia, Pazflor, CLOV (Block 17) (38.00%), Kaombo (Block 32) 
(30.00%)

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

Non-operated: 
Angola LNG (13.60%)

Gabon (1928)

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%)

Operated: 
OML 58 (40.00%)

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

Non-operated: 
Nigeria LNG (15.00%)

Republic of Congo (1968)

Operated: 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%)

(f) 

Interest held through Angola Block 14 BV (TOTAL 50.01%).

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Middle East and North Africa

Exploration & Production segment

iGRP segment

Algeria (1952)

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

United Arab Emirates (1939) Non-operated: ADNOC Onshore (10.00%), 

Iraq (1920)

Libya (1959)

ADNOC Offshore: Umm Shaif/Nasr (20.00%), Lower Zakum (5.00%), 
ADNOC Gas Processing (15.00%)

Non-operated: Halfaya (22.50%)(g), Sarsang (18.00%)

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

Oman (1937)

Non-operated: various onshore fields (Block 6) (4.00%)(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%)

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

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%), 
La Escalonada (45%), 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 (25.00%), Aguada de Castro (25.00%)

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%)

Operated: 
several assets in the 
Barnett Shale area 
(91% on average)

Venezuela (1980)

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

(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 Enervest.

Asia-Pacific

Australia (2006)

Brunei (1986)

China (2006)

Indonesia (1968)

Myanmar (1992)

Exploration & Production segment

Operated: Maharaja Lela Jamalulalam (37.50%)

Non-operated: South Sulige (49.00%)

Non-operated: Block Sebuku (15.00%)

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

Thailand (1990)

Non-operated: Bongkot (33.33%)

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

iGRP segment

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

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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 2021-2023  
to be 5,225 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 oil and gas 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 
form  of  concessions  or 
production-sharing contracts.

take 

the 

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.

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.

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2.3.6   Oil and gas acreage

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

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 PAO Novatek in which the Group has an indirect interest. 
(c)  Net acreage equals the sum of the Group’s equity interests in gross acreage.

2.3.7   Productive wells

As of December 31 (number of wells)

Europe and Central Asia (excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. North Africa)

Middle East and North Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

TOTAL

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

Liquids

Gas

Liquids

Gas

Liquids

Gas

Liquids

Gas

Liquids

Gas

Liquids

Gas

LIQUIDS

GAS

2020

Undeveloped 
acreage(a)

Developed 
acreage

29,080

11,479

23,689

4,278

97,001

56,918

53,237

11,717

20,156

8,387

34,204

18,780

257,367

111,559

923

232

718

148

800

210

3,489

519

1,135

495

773

243

7,838

1,847

2020

Gross 
productive 
wells

Net
 productive 
wells(a)

732

250

350

823

1,526

86

11,041

200

1,079

3,601

–

3,336

14,728

8,296

263

83

57

151

416

18

837

48

354

2,177

–

1,040

1,927

3,517

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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

2020

2019

2018

Net 
productive 
wells 
drilled
(a)(b)

Net dry 
wells 
drilled
(a)(c)

Net total 
wells 
drilled
(a)(c)

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

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

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

Net 
productive 
wells 
drilled
(a)(b)

Net
 dry wells 
drilled
(a)(c)

Net 
total wells 
drilled
(a)(c)

2

0.3

–

0.4

0.3

2.6

–

3.6

7.7

21.6

8.0

56.4

256.3

114.9

464.9

468.5

0.5

–

–

0.4

0.5

0.7

2.1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2.1

0.8

–

0.4

0.7

3.1

0.7

5.7

7.7

21.6

8.0

56.4

256.3

114.9

464.9

470.6

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

(a)  Net wells equal the sum of the Group’s equity interests in gross wells.
(b)  Includes certain exploratory wells that were abandoned, but which would have been capable of producing oil in sufficient quantities to justify completion.
(c)  For information: service wells and stratigraphic wells are not reported in this table.
(d)  Includes 1.7 extension wells in 2019.

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

2020

Gross

Net(a)

–

–

–

2

1

–

3

99

35

55

522

22

439

1,172

1,175

–

–

–

0.8

0.4

–

1.2

56.6

7.3

8.2

65.7

7.6

114.3

259.7

260.9

(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 development 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, 2020.

Pipeline(s)

Origin

Destination

(%) interest

Operator

Liquids

Gas

Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan 
BTC

Norway
Frostpipe (inhibited)

Heimdal to Brae Condensate 
Line

Kvitebjorn Pipeline

Norpipe Oil

Baku (Azerbaijan)

Ceyhan 
(Turkey, Mediterranean)

Lille-Frigg, Froy

Oseberg

Heimdal

Kvitebjorn

Brae

Mongstad

Ekofisk Treatment Center

Teesside (United Kingdom)

Oseberg Transport System

Oseberg, Brage and Veslefrikk

Sture

Troll Oil Pipeline I and II

Troll B and C

Netherlands
WGT K13-Den Helder

WGT K13-Extension

United Kingdom
Alwyn Liquid Export Line

K13A

Markham

Alwyn North

Bruce Liquid Export Line

Bruce

Graben Area Export Line  
(GAEL) Northern Spur

Graben Area Export Line  
(GAEL) Southern Spur

ETAP

Elgin-Franklin

Ninian Pipeline System

Ninian

Vestprosess 
(Mongstad refinery)

Den Helder

K13 (via K4/K5)

Cormorant

Forties (Unity)

Forties (Unity)

ETAP

Sullom Voe

Shearwater Elgin Area Line 
(SEAL)

Elgin-Franklin, Shearwater

Bacton

SEAL to Interconnector Link 
(SILK)

Bacton

Interconnector

5.00

36.25

16.76

5.00

34.93

12.98

3.71

4.66

23.00

100.00

1.00

9.58

32.09

16.36

25.73

54.66

Africa  
(excluding North Africa)
Gabon
Mandji Pipes

Nigeria 
O.U.R

NOPL

Americas
Argentina 
TGM

Brazil 
TBG

TSB

Asia-Pacific
Australia 
GLNG

Myanmar
Yadana

Mandji fields

Cap Lopez Terminal

100.00(a)

Obite

Rumuji

Rumuji

Owaza

Middle East and North Africa
United Arab Emirates 
Dolphin

North Field (Qatar)

Taweelah-Fujairah-Al Ain 
(United Arab Emirates)

40.00

40.00

24.50

32.68

Aldea Brasilera (Entre Rios)

Paso de Los Libres  
(Argentina-Brazil border)

Bolivia-Brazil border

Porto Alegre via São Paulo

9.67

Paso de Los Libres  
(Argentina--Brazil border) 

Uruguayana (Brazil)

Porto Alegre

Canoas

Fairview, Roma, Scotia, Arcadia

GLNG (Curtis Island)

Yadana field

Ban-I Tong 
(Thai border)

25.00

25.00

27.50

31.24

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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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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 is committed to the development of low carbon solutions, in particular 
biofuels, biopolymers and recycled polymers obtained from chemical or mechanical recycling. 
It also includes the activities of Trading & Shipping.

2

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

2 Mb/d
Refining capacity 
at year-end 2020

One of the leading 
traders of oil and 
refined products 
worldwide

$1.2 B
Organic 
investments(2)  
in 2020

51,801
employees present

Refinery throughput(a) (in kb/d)

Petrochemicals production (in kt) 

2000

1,852

1500

1000

500

0

1,365

487

2018

1,671

1,209

462

2019

1,292

862

430

2020

5,405 5,554

5,219

4,862

5,519

4,934

Europe

Rest of the world

Polymers

Monomers(b)

2018

2019

2020

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

Refinery  throughput  decreased  by  23%  in  2020  due  to  notably  the  
drop  in  demand  and  the  concurrent  sharp  rise  in  global  inventories  of 
refined products, which led to the voluntary reductions in the operation  
of refining units and, as of December 2020, the economic shutdown of 
the  Donges  refinery.  In  addition,  following  the  incident  that  occurred  
at  the  end  of  2019,  the  distillation  unit  at  the  Normandy  platform  is  in 
prolonged shutdown for repairs.

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)

Monomer production increased by 6% in 2020 year-on-year, supported  
by demand, and notably as a result of 2019 planned maintenance on the 
steamcracker at Daesan in South Korea. Polymer production was stable 
in 2020 compared to 2019.

2020

11.5

1,039

2,472

2,438

2019

34.9

3,003

4,072

3,837

2018

38.2

3,379

4,388

4,308

(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  was  down  65%  year-on-year  to  
$1,039  million  in  2020,  due  to  refining  margin  deterioration,  partially  
offset  by  resilient  petrochemical  margins  and  outperformance  of  the 
trading activities.

Operating cash flow before working capital changes fell to $2,472 million 
in 2020, down by 39%.

(1)  Based on publicly available information, production capacities at year-end 2019. 
(2)  Organic investments = net investments, excluding acquisitions, divestments and other operations with non-controlling interests (refer to point 1.4.1 of chapter 1). 

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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),  including  biopolymers  and  recycled  polymers  obtained  from 
chemical  or  mechanical  recycling;  biomass  conversion;  and  elastomer 
processing  (Hutchinson).  The  volume  of  its  Refining  &  Chemicals 
operations  places  TOTAL  among  the  top  10  integrated  producers 
worldwide(1).

Refining  &  Chemicals’  strategy  is  underpinned  by  the  constant 
requirement  for  safety,  a  core  Group  value,  and  is  embedded  in  the 
Group’s  climate  ambition  to  achieve  carbon  neutrality  by  2050,  by 
controlling  the  CO2  emissions  of  its  operations  (scope  1  and  2),  by 
developing low-carbon solutions, particularly in the biomass (scope 3), 
and by adapting its activities in Europe in line with the net zero objective 
set by the European Union. This strategy involves:
–  continuously 

refining  and 
petrochemicals activities by making optimal use of production assets, 
concentrating  investments  on  its  large,  integrated  platforms  and 
reducing CO2 emissions linked to its operations;

the  competitiveness  of 

improving 

–  growing 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

–  developing  low  carbon  activities,  on  the  one  hand  in  biofuels, 
biopolymers and plastic recycling solutions, and, on the other hand,  
in  materials  that  help  enhance  the  energy  efficiency  of  the  Group’s 
customers, particularly in the automotive market.

2.4.1.1 Refining and petrochemicals

TOTAL  has  interests  in  17  refineries  (of  which  nine  are  operated  by  
Group companies), located in Europe, the Middle East, the United States, 
Asia  and  Africa.  As  of  December  31,  2020,  TOTAL’s  refining  capacity  
was 1,967 kb/d compared to 1,959 kb/d at year-end 2019 and 2,021 kb/d 
at  year-end  2018.  The  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment  managed  a  
refining capacity of 1,950 kb/d at year-end 2020, or 99% of the Group’s 
total capacity(2).

The  Group’s  petrochemicals  operations  are  located  in  Europe,  the  
United  States,  Qatar,  South  Korea  and  Saudi  Arabia.  With  the  vast 
majority of its sites either adjacent to or connected by pipelines to Group 
refineries, TOTAL’s petrochemical operations are closely integrated with 
its refining operations, thereby maximizing synergies.

In  Europe,  the  Group  keeps  reducing  its  production  capacities.  The  
start-up of the La Mède biorefinery mid-2019 completed the conversion 
of  the  former  oil  refinery  into  a  platform  focusing  on  new  energies.   
In  July  2020,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  to  sell  the  company  that  
owns the Lindsey refinery and associated assets in the United Kingdom. 
TOTAL  also  announced  in  September  2020  the  conversion  of  its 
Grandpuits refinery in the Paris region into a zero-crude platform, thanks 
to  an  investment  totaling  more  than  €500  million.  The  converted  site  
will focus on four new industrial activities: the production of renewable 
diesel  primarily  intended  for  the  aviation  industry,  the  production  of 
bioplastics,  plastics  recycling,  and  the  operation  of  two  photovoltaic  
solar power plants.

Activities by geographical area

Europe

TOTAL is the second largest refiner and the second largest petrochemist 
in Western Europe(3).

Western  Europe  accounts  for  73%  of  the  Group’s  refining  capacity,  
i.e., 1,437 kb/d at year-end 2020, same as at year-end 2019 and year-end 
2018.  At  year-end  2020,  the  Group  operated  there  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  (La  Mède)  and  held  
a 55% interest in the Zeeland refinery in the Netherlands (Vlissingen). 

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  47%  of  the  Group’s  petrochemicals  capacity,  
i.e., 10,096 kt at year-end 2020, compared to 10,203 kt at year-end 2019 
and 10,277 kt at year-end 2018.
 – In France, the Group continues to improve its operational efficiency 

by adapting to demand for petroleum products in Europe.

In  September  2020,  TOTAL  announced  the  conversion  of  its 
Grandpuits  refinery  into  a  zero-crude  platform,  focusing  on  new 
energies  and  low  carbon  activities:  production  of  renewable  diesel 
primarily intended for the aviation industry, production of bioplastics, 
plastics chemical recycling.

2020  saw  the  increase  in  productions  of  the  French  biorefinery  in 
La Mède, started-up in 2019 with a production capacity of 500 kt/y, 
that  helps  addressing  growing  demand  for  biofuels  in  Europe.  
In  addition  to  the  biorefinery,  the  site  also  includes  a  logistics  and 
storage platform, a solar energy farm and a training center, as well as 
an  AdBlue(4)  production  unit,  which  started  up  in  2018.  Ecoslops 
Provence, the circular economy joint venture in which TOTAL holds a 
25% interest, is also building a unit at the La Mède site to regenerate 
oil residues from maritime transport. With a capacity of 30 kt/y, the 
unit will use innovative technology to convert oil residues into fuel and 
light bitumen.

  Owing to a very sharp deterioration in refinery margins, the decision 
was made early December 2020 to suspend operations at the loss-
making  Donges  refinery  until  economic  conditions  improve.  Site 
modernization plans continue nonetheless, with the aim of improving 
the  refinery’s  competitiveness  and  TOTAL  confirmed  in  2020  that 
work had begun on the construction of a diesel desulfurization unit 
which, combined with the already launched rerouting of the rail line, 
represents  a  total  investment  of  €400  million.  The  unit  will  produce 
low-sulfur fuels aligned with EU standards.

In petrochemicals, the Group has reconfigured the Carling platform  
in  Lorraine.  New  hydrocarbon  resins  and  compound  polypropylene 
production units have been operating at the site since the shutdown 
of its steam cracking activities in 2015.

(1)  Based on publicly available information on refining and petrochemical production capacities at year-end 2019.
(2)  The balance of the refining capacity is reported in the Marketing & Services segment. 
(3)  Based on publicly available information on refining and petrochemical production capacities at year-end 2019. 
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– 

– 

– 

In Belgium, the Group operates the Antwerp platform, where a major 
upgrade completed in 2017 has improved the site’s conversion rate, 
resulting in the production of lighter, low-sulfur products. The upgrade 
also increased the flexibility of the site’s steam crackers, which can 
process ethane and gases recovered from the refining process. As 
part  of  the  modernization  project  of  the  Feluy  polymers  production 
site, announced in 2018, one of the three existing polypropylene units, 
focused  on  commodities  and  in  production  for  40  years,  was  shut 
down in 2020.
In  Germany,  TOTAL  operates  the  Leuna  refinery,  where  a  project  
is under way to enable the conversion of vacuum residue into diesel 
and methanol. 
In the United Kingdom, TOTAL announced in July 2020 it signed an 
agreement to sell its interest in the company that owns the Lindsey 
refinery and its associated assets. This sale was finalized at the end of 
February 2021.

North America

The  Group’s  main  sites  in  North  America  are  located  in  Texas,  at  Port 
Arthur  (refinery,  steam  cracker),  Bayport  (polyethylene)  and  La  Porte 
(polypropylene), and in Louisiana, at Carville (styrene, polystyrene).

At Port Arthur, TOTAL has a refinery with a capacity of 178 kb/d and a 
40% shareholding in BASF Total Petrochemicals (BTP), which is located 
at  the  same  site.  BTP  primarily  owns  and  operates  a  steam  cracker  
with the capacity to produce more than 1 Mt/y of ethylene, of which more 
than  85%  from  ethane,  propane  and  butane,  which  are  produced  in 
abundance locally. At year-end 2020, TOTAL also owns a 40% interest  
in a condensate splitter, with an overall capacity of 60 kb/d and operated 
by the Port Arthur refinery. Following the purchase, in January 2021, of 
the  remaining  60%  share,  previously  owned  by  BASF,  TOTAL  has 
exclusive control over the splitter and continues to work on strengthening 
the synergies between its different units.

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, 
through  a  50-50  joint  venture  with  SABIC,  and  a  polystyrene  unit  with  
a capacity of 600 kt/y, which is 100% owned.

Lastly, the joint venture created in 2018 between TOTAL (50%) and Borealis 
continued the construction on the Port Arthur site 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 will take place in 2021. 
The  joint  venture  has  also  started  building  a  new  polyethylene  unit 
downstream  of  the  cracker,  at  the  Bayport  site.  Representing  an 
investment  of  $1.4  billion,  this  integrated  development  will  more  than 
double the site’s polyethylene production capacity to about 1 Mt/y and 
maximize synergies with 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  
it to pursue its development in order to supply growth regions.

In Saudi Arabia, TOTAL has a 37.5% shareholding in SATORP (Saudi 
Aramco  Total  Refining  and  Petrochemical  Company),  which  operates  
the Jubail refinery. Located close to Saudi Arabia’s heavy crude oil fields, 
the refinery increased its capacity in 2020 from 440 kb/d to 460 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 an agreement in 2018 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-feed  steam  cracker  
(50%  ethane  and  refinery  gases)  with  a  capacity  of  1.65  Mt/y  and 
polyethylene  units  with  a  capacity  of  1  Mt/y,  for  a  total  investment  of  
about $6.5 billion.

In  South  Korea,  TOTAL  has  a  50%  interest  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, increased 
ethylene production capacity by 30% in 2019 and 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 
polypropylene  production  capacity  by  nearly  60%  by  2021  to  1.1  Mt/y 
and ethylene production capacity by 10% to 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 condensate refinery, with a total capacity of 300 kb/d.

In  Algeria,  in  early  2019,  the  Group  created  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 north 
western  Algeria.  The  project  includes  the  construction  of  a  propane 
dehydrogenation  plant  and  a  polypropylene  production  unit  with  a 
capacity of 550 kt/y. 

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’s 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)

Eight refineries operated by Group companies 

Normandy-Gonfreville (100%)

Donges (100%)

Feyzin (100%)

Grandpuits (100%)

Antwerp (100%)

Leuna (100%)

Lindsey-Immingham (100%)(b)

Port Arthur (100%) and BTP (40%)

SUBTOTAL

Other refineries in which the Group has interests(c)

TOTAL

2020

2019

2018

253

219

109

101

338

227

109

202

1,558

409(d)

1,967

253

219

109

101

338

227

109

202

1,558

401

1,959

253

219

109

101

338

227

109

202

1,558

463

2,021

(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)  At the end of February 2021, TOTAL finalized the sale of its interest in the Lindsey refinery in the United Kingdom.
(c)  TOTAL’s share as of December 31, 2020, in the eight refineries in which it has interests ranging from 7% to 55% (one each in the Netherlands, South Korea, Qatar and Saudi Arabia 

and four in Africa). TOTAL sold its interest in the Wepec refinery in China in 2019 and, in 2018, its interest in TotalErg, which held an interest in the Trecate refinery in Italy. 

(d)  The increase of the refining capacity between 2019 and 2020 results in the debottlenecking of Jubail refinery (Saudi Arabia) the overall capacity of which increased in 2020 from 

440 to 460 kb/d, representing +8 kb/d in Total share.

Refined products

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

(kb/d)

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)

(a)  Including interest of refineries in which the Group has an interest.
(b)  Crude + crackers’ feedstock/distillation capacity at the beginning of the year.
(c)  Crude/distillation capacity at the beginning of the year.

2020

254

78

551

53

272

2019

288

187

672

82

377

2018

291

210

732

99

461

1,208

1,606

1,793

2020

66%

61%

2019

83%

80%

2018

92%

88%

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Petrochemicals: breakdown of main production capacities

As of December 31 (in kt)

Europe

America(a)

Middle East(b)

Worldwide

Worldwide

Worldwide

2020

North  

Asia and  

2019

2018

Olefi

ns(c)

Aromatics(d)

Polyethylene

Polypropylene

Polystyrene

Other(e)

4,371

2,971

1,120

1,220

414

–

1,555

1,512

223

1,200

610

–

1,938

2,535

1,095

420

–

116

7,864

7,018

2,438

2,840

1,024

116

(a)  Including 50% of the joint venture between TOTAL and Borealis.
(b)  Including interests in Qatar, 50% of Hanwha Total Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. in South Korea and 37.5% of SATORP in Saudi Arabia.
(c)  Ethylene + propylene + butadiene.
(d)  Including styrene monomer.
(e)  Mainly monoethylene glycol (MEG), polylactic acid polymer (PLA) and cyclohexane.

Petrochemicals production and utilization rate

Monomers(a) (kt)

Polymers (kt)

Vapocracker utilization rate(b)

(a)  Olefins.
(b)  Based on olefins production from steamcrackers and their treatment capacity at the start of the year.

2020

5,519

4,934

83%

2

7,863

6,995

2,223

2,990

1,013

116

2019

5,219

4,862

83%

7,430

6,967

2,135

2,950

1,745

100

2018

5,405

5,554

85%

Developing new ways to produce fuels and polymers

TOTAL is exploring new ways to unlock the value of carbon resources. 
These  projects  are  part  of  the  Group’s  commitment  to  building  a 
diversified  energy  mix  generating  lower  CO2  emissions.  TOTAL  is  also 
pursuing  several 
in  biomass 
conversion.

industrial  and  exploratory  projects 

Biofuels production

Biofuels  reduce  CO2  emissions  by  at  least  50%  compared  to  their 
equivalent  fossil  fuels.  In  addition,  demand  for  these  products  is  
supported by government policies aimed at achieving carbon neutrality 
(net zero emissions).

The growth of biofuel market is driven by the renewable diesel segment, 
produced by hydrotreating vegetable oils or waste and residues such as 
animal fat and used cooking oil. This segment is expected to grow by 
more  than  10%  per  year,  since  renewable  diesel  can  be  incorporated  
into diesel without any blending limitation and certified as aviation fuel. 

Renewable diesel process scheme

The Group has set the objective to become a leader in renewable diesel 
with more than 2 Mt/y in 2025, by capturing synergies with existing assets 
(converting  existing  assets,  co-processing,  developing  on  existing 
platforms).

In  Europe,  TOTAL  produces  biofuels,  primarily  renewable  diesel  and  
ether  produced  from  ethanol  and  isobutene  (ETBE)  for  incorporation  
into gasoline.

Since  mid-2019,  the  La  Mède  refinery  produces  renewable  diesel  and 
petrochemical bio-feedstocks. 

As  part  of  the  announced  conversion  of  the  Grandpuits  refinery  into  a 
zero-crude platform, TOTAL will build a renewable diesel production unit 
with a capacity of 400 kt/y, mainly the biojet fuel for the aviation industry 
but also renewable diesel for road transport and bionaphtha for use in 
biopolymer production. Its start-up is expected in 2024.

USED 
COOKING  
OILS

ANIMAL 
FATS

VEGETABLE 
OILS

Pretreatment 
unit

Production 
unit

Pretreated 
oil

Biopropane 
Biobutane

Renewable naphtha

Aviation biofuel

Road biofuel

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Biopolymer production

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  vegetable  oil  or  hydrogenated 
residues  in  a  steam  cracker  and  developing  the  production  of  new 
molecules such as polylactic acid polymer (PLA) from sugar. 

The Group holds a 50% interest in Total Corbion PLA B.V. (Total Corbion 
PLA), a joint venture set up in 2017 with Corbion to produce and market 
PLA from a site in Thailand that brings together existing lactide units and 
PLA units. Started up in 2018, this plant has a maximum PLA production 
capacity of 75 kt/y. As part of the announced conversion of the Grandpuits 
refinery, the Total Corbion PLA joint venture will build a second bioplastics 
plants at this site, with a production capacity of 100 kt/y. With the start-up 
of this second plant expected for 2024, Total Corbion PLA will become 
the global market leader in PLA.

In October 2020, LanzaTech, TOTAL and L’Oréal announced the creation, 
thanks  to  their  innovative  partnership,  of  the  world’s  first  sustainable 
packaging  made  from  captured  and  recycled  carbon  emissions.  The 
successful  conversion  process  takes  place  in  three  steps  :  LanzaTech 
captures  industrial  carbon  emissions  and  converts  them  into  ethanol 
using  a  unique  biological  process,  TOTAL  thanks  to  an  innovative 
dehydration  process  jointly  developed  with  IFP  Axens  converts  the 
ethanol  into  ethylene  before  polymerizing  it  into  polyethylene  that  has  
the same technical characteristics as its fossile counterpart, L’Oréal uses 
this  polyethylene  to  produce  packaging  with  the  same  quality  and 
properties as conventional polyethylene. This technological and industrial 
success  opens  the  way  for  new  opportunities  for  the  capture  and  
re-use of industrial carbon emissions.

Biomass conversion research programs

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).

TOTAL  continued  extensive  research  activity  in  2020,  which  targeted  
the  emergence  of  new  solutions  in  the  field  of  biofuels.  The  BioTFuel 
consortium’s  construction  of  a  pilot  demonstration  unit  on  the  Dunkirk 
(France)  site  led  to  the  commencement  in  2017  of  a  gasification  test 
program for synthesis of biomass into fungible, sulfur-free fuels. 

In  2020,  TOTAL  sold  its  remaining  interest  in  Amyris  Inc.,  an  American 
NASDAQ-listed company that specializes in the production of farnesene.

Plastics recycling and the circular economy

TOTAL  is  firmly  committed  to  developing  plastics  recycling  in  order  to 
address the issue of end-of-life of plastics and aims to produce 30% of  
its polymers from recycled materials by 2030. To achieve this, TOTAL has, 
at the same time, invested in both the chemical and mechanical recycling 
pathways.  Mechanical  recycling,  for  which  the  technology  is  mature, 
requires highly processed feedstock and cannot be used for every form 
of  plastic,  and  particularly  most  applications  involving  contact  with 
food. By contrast, chemical recycling, which returns plastic to its original 
monomers,  can  meet  the  needs  of  every  market  but  requires  more 
capital-intensive  technology  and  is  only  at  the  industrial  development 
stage.

Mechanical recycling

In February 2019, TOTAL acquired French company Synova, a leader in 
the production of recycled polypropylene made from the plastic materials 
recovered  through  waste  collection  and  sorting.  To  meet  growing 
demand  from  carmakers  and  automotive  equipment  manufacturers  
for  high-performance  recycled  materials,  a  project  designed  to  double 
production capacity to 45 kt/y will be carried out in 2021.

Chemical recycling

In synergy with refining and petrochemicals activities, chemical recycling 
addresses the issues of the circular economy, and in particular the use  
of plastics in food-related applications.

In  Europe,  in  September  2020,  TOTAL  and  its  partner  Plastic  Energy 
announced  the  construction  of  France’s  first  chemical  recycling  plant, 
with the capacity to process 15 kt/y of plastic waste, a project that is part 
of the conversion of the Grandpuits refinery in the Paris region. Using an 
innovative recycling technology, the new plant will convert plastic waste 
via pyrolysis into feedstock for the production of polymers that will have 
the same properties as virgin polymers and will notably be suitable for use 
in food-sector applications. Start-up is expected for 2023.

Plastic recycling process

GAS

OIL

MONOMERS

POLYMERS

RESINS

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

CHEMICAL 
RECYCLING

MECHANICAL 
RECYCLING

REUSE

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In the United States, TOTAL signed an agreement in May 2020 to develop 
a strategic partnership in plastic recycling with PureCycle Technologies, 
a  company  that  has  developed  an  innovative  technology  to  produce 
virgin-like  recycled  polypropylene.  Under  the  agreement,  TOTAL  has 
pledged to purchase part of the output of PureCycle Technologies’ future 
facility in the United States and to assess the interest of developing a new 
plant together in Europe.

R&D and partnerships

TOTAL has 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.

In  France,  TOTAL,  Saint-Gobain,  the  eco-organization  Citeo  and  the 
French fresh dairy producers’ union Syndifrais founded a partnership in 
2019  to  conduct  a  feasibility  study  that  aims  to  incorporate  collected 
polystyrene in the Group’s plastics production units in Carling and Feluy.

value  chain.  The  commitment  of  these  companies  represents  more  
than $1 billion, with the target of reaching $1.5 billion by 2025, to help  
end  plastic  waste  in  the  environment,  especially  in  oceans,  and  to 
promote  recycling  solutions  for  end-of-life  plastics  by  supporting  a  
circular economy approach.

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).

2

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.

TOTAL  is  a  founding  member  of  the  Alliance  to  End  Plastic  Waste, 
numbering around 40 companies in the plastics and consumer goods 

As of December 31, 2020, Hutchinson had 89 production sites across  
the  world  (of  which  59  are  in  Europe  and  19  are  in  North  America) 
and approximately 40,000 employees.

2.4.2 Trading & Shipping

The activities of Trading & Shipping are focused primarily on serving the 
Group’s needs, and mainly 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 
expand its scope of operations beyond its primary scope of activities.

Trading  &  Shipping  conducts  its  activities  worldwide  through  various 
wholly  owned  subsidiaries  established  in  strategically  important  oil 
markets in Europe, Asia and North America.

2.4.2.1 Trading

Oil prices were very volatile in 2020. The sharp drop in demand beginning 
in March 2020 related to the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with increased 
production following the OPEC+ meeting on March 6, 2020 led to falling 
prices  for  petroleum  products.  On  April  12,  2020,  OPEC+,  Canada,  
Brazil, Norway and the Unites States have agreed to reduce the world  
oil  production  by  almost  10%  in  May  and  June  2020  with  a  gradual 
recovery  till  April  2022.  Oil  prices  began  trending  upward  from  May  
before leveling off at an average over $40/b till mid-November, supported 
by the cutbacks in production and a highly disciplined response among 
the OPEC+ countries, and increasing again to around $50/b during the 
month of December 2020.

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  5.9  Mb/d  
in 2020, compared to 6.9 Mb/d in 2019 and 6.6 Mb/d in 2018.

Trading’s crude oil sales and supply, and petroleum product sales(a)

(kb/d)

Group’s worldwide liquids production

Purchased from Exploration & Production

Purchased from external suppliers

TOTAL OF TRADING’S CRUDE SUPPLY

Sales to Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments

Sales to external customers

TOTAL OF TRADING’S CRUDE SALES

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SALES BY TRADING

(a)  Including condensates.
(b)  Including inventory variations.

2020

1,543

1,286

2,502

3,788

975

2,813(b)

3,788

2,095

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

(1)  Company data. 

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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  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, refer to 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 a strict risk management 
policy 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. 
Excess transport capacity can be sub-chartered to third parties. Shipping 
maintains a rigorous safety policy rooted primarily in the strict selection  
of chartered vessels.

In  2020,  Shipping  chartered  approximately  2,750  voyages  (compared  
to  3,000  in  2019  and  2018)  to  transport  119  Mt  of  crude  oil  and  
petroleum products, compared to 140 Mt in 2019 and 143 Mt in 2018.  
As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  mid-term  and  long-term  chartered  fleet 
numbered 58 vessels (including 10 LPG vessels), compared to 57 in 2019 
and  56  in  2018.  Shipping  only  charters  vessels  that  meet  the  highest 
international standards, and the average age of the fleet is approximately 
seven years.

During the first half of 2020, TOTAL joined the Getting to Zero Coalition to 
support  the  maritime  industry’s  decarbonization  by  collaborating  with 
companies  across  the  maritime,  energy,  infrastructure  and  finance 
sectors. The Coalition’s ambition is to help achieve the target set by the 
International Maritime Organization to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
from shipping by at least 50% by 2050, compared to 2008 levels. Joining 

the  Coalition  marks  a  further  step  in  TOTAL’s  commitment  alongside  
its customers in the maritime sector and underlines the Group’s intention 
to act on their energy demand, by supporting them in their own emissions 
reductions. 

During  the  second  half  of  2020,  TOTAL  joined  the  Sea  Cargo  Charter,  
an  initiative  launched  by  the  largest  shipping  companies  to  create  a 
consistent,  transparent  method  for  measuring  emissions  in  support  of 
efforts  to  decarbonize  the  shipping  industry.  The  charter  establishes  a 
common  baseline  for  determining,  on  the  basis  of  defined  standards, 
whether  shipping  activities  are  aligned  with  the  International  Maritime 
Organization’s  climate  ambitions.  Its  primary  goal  is  to  set  up  ongoing 
measurements of greenhouse gas emissions so that the relevant parties 
can take concrete steps to reduce emissions from international shipping 
by at least half between now and 2050. 

In  February  2021,  TOTAL  joined  the  Mærsk  Mc-Kinney  Møller  Center  
for  Zero  Carbon  Shipping  as  a  strategic  partner  and  accelerates  its  
R&D  program  for  carbon  neutral  shipping  solutions  in  line  with  its 
commitment to work together with its key customers to get to Net Zero. 
This  partnership  will  allow  TOTAL  to  join  forces  with  leading  players 
across the shipping sector to develop new low-carbon alternative fuels 
and carbon neutrality solutions.

In April 2020, TOTAL signed a pioneering agreement to charter its first 
two  LNG-powered  VLCCs  (Very  Large  Crude  Carrier).  Delivery  of  the 
two  vessels,  which  are  able  to  carry  300,000  tons  of  crude  oil  each,  
is  expected  in  2022,  when  they  will  join  TOTAL’s  time-chartered  fleet.  
In  October  2020,  the  Group  announced  it  would  continue  its  strategy  
to  reduce  greenhouse  gas  emissions  in  maritime  transportation  by 
chartering four LNG-powered Aframax-type vessels, each with a capacity 
of  110,000  tons  of  crude  oil  or  petroleum  products.  The  vessels  are 
expected to be delivered and join TOTAL’s time-chartered fleet in 2023. 
The supply of LNG for these six vessels will be provided by Total Marine 
Fuels  Global  Solutions,  TOTAL’s  subsidiary  based  in  Singapore  and 
dedicated to worldwide bunkering activities. 

As  part  of  its  Shipping  activity,  the  Group  uses  freight  rate  derivative 
contracts to adjust its exposure to market fluctuations.

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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 and new energies for mobility.

2

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

4th
worldwide 
distributor of  
inland lubricants(2)

15,594
branded service 
stations(3) at 
December 31, 2020

$0.8 B
Organic 
investments(4)  
in 2020

27,008
employees  
present

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

2000

1500

1000

500

0

1,801

1,845

1,001

1,021

800

824

2018

2019

(a)  Excludes trading and Refining bulk sales.

1,477

823

654

2020

Europe

Rest of the world

Sales of petroleum products decreased by 20% in 2020, due to a very 
strong slowdown of global economy linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
The  aviation  and  marine  businesses  were  particularly  impacted  in  this 

context  and  the  decline  in  network  sales  was  partially  compensated  
by new developments in Angola, Brazil, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

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)

2020

1,224

2,180

2,101

2019

1,653

2,546

2,604

2018

1,652

2,156

2,759

(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 decreased by 26% in 2020 to $1,224 million, mainly due to the decrease of sales by 20%.

(1)  Source IHS 2020, number of service stations for TOTAL, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell.
(2)  Source IHS 2020.
(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 1.4.1. of chapter 1).

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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.

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.  The  Group 
achieves  this  ambition  by  creating  solutions  aimed  at  performance, 
energy efficiency, new energies for mobility(1) and digital transformation. 
M&S promotes brand awareness and a strong presence on the ground, 
with  more  than  15,500  Group-branded  service  stations  worldwide.  
To  best  meet  its  customers’  current  and  future  needs,  M&S  continues  
its  efforts  to  develop  new  products  and  services,  particularly  for  the  
new mobility solutions.

large, 

fast-growing  markets. 

M&S pursues a proactive and primarily organic growth strategy focused 
on 
totaled 
approximately  $0.8 billion  in  2020,  down  15%  from  2019,  and  focused 
mainly on retail activity. M&S is one of the main distributors of petroleum 
products in the key Western European markets(2). The segment continues 
to develop its activities in Africa, where it is the market leader(3).

investments 

Its  organic 

M&S deploys a dynamic portfolio management strategy and continues to 
develop its activities through acquisitions and established partnerships, 
particularly  with  regard  to  new  energies  and  major  promising  growth 
markets. In January 2020, TOTAL was awarded one of Europe’s largest 
concession contracts(4) for electric vehicle charging from the metropolitan 
authority for Greater Amsterdam (Metropoolregio Amsterdam Elektrisch, 
or MRA-E). Under this agreement, TOTAL will install and operate up to 
20,000 new public charge points in the Netherlands(5). In October 2020, 
the Group also expanded its presence in Germany with the acquisition of 
the business unit Charging Solutions based in Munich, which specializes 
in EV charging infrastructure. In November 2020, TOTAL was awarded  
a  concession  tender  from  the  city  of  Paris  to  modernize  and  expand  
its network of some 2,300 public charge points for electric vehicles. In 
December 2020, TOTAL completed the acquisition of Blue Point London, 
taking over the management and operation of Source London, the city’s 
largest electric vehicle charging network with more than 1,600 on-street 
charge  points.  Furthermore,  in  October  2020,  TOTAL  became  the  
9th member of the ChargeUp Europe alliance, the voice of the EV charging 
industry in Europe, actively contributing to discussions on policy initiatives 
at  the  EU  level  that  can  support  an  efficient,  effective  and  consumer-
friendly rollout of charging infrastructure across the European Union.

M&S’s primary activities are:
–  Retail, with a network of more than 15,500 Group-branded service 
stations(6). The Group is present in the key Western European markets 
and continues to grow in Africa, where it is present in 40 countries, as 
well as in major growth markets in Asia (China, India) and the Americas 
(Brazil, Mexico). TOTAL sells high-performance fuels and petroleum 
products.  M&S  is  developing  partnerships  with  leading  brands  in 
quick-service  restaurants  and  convenience  stores  as  well  as  new 
services that use digital innovations to capture and retain 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  “One  Stop  Shop”  service  stations  with  all  the 
products  and  services  they  need.  M&S  addresses  the  road  freight 
transport  sector  through  its  AS  24  brand,  including  a  secure,  chip-
based  fuel  card  accepted  at  more  than  1,000  stations  that  serve 
heavy-duty vehicles across Europe and are either owned by TOTAL or 
operated through partnerships. AS 24 also sells a range of mobility-
related  services  for  commercial  carriers,  such  as  a  satellite-based 
global positioning system and a payment system for Europe’s main  
toll  plazas.  M&S  pursues  its  solarization  program,  with  nearly  
2,000 service stations equipped with solar panels at year-end 2020.
–  Production and sale of lubricants, a business that accounts for  
a significant share of M&S’s adjusted net operating income. TOTAL 
intends  to  maintain  the  dynamic  development  of  its  positions  by 
improving  strengthening  in  particular  the  growth  of  its  sales  of 
premium  lubricants  with  higher  unit  margins.  The  Group  also 
introduced  a  new  packaging  in  early  2020,  designed  to  reduce  its 
carbon footprint. To promote sales of its automotive lubricants, TOTAL 
relies on a network of more than 3,000 service centers(7) at year-end 
2020.  To  reinforce  its  position  in  the  metalworking  market,  TOTAL 
launched FOLIA in 2018, an innovative biosourced fluid, and in 2019  
it  acquired  Houghton’s  lubrication  activities  for  the  steel  rolling  and 
aluminum rolling markets in 20 European countries, the United States, 
Canada  and  Mexico.  In  addition,  in  September  2020,  TOTAL 
announced its acquisition of LUBRILOG, a French firm that specializes 
in  producing  high-performance  synthetic  lubricants  with  specific 
applications in industries such as mining and cement. M&S continues 
to  pursue  commercial  and  technological  partnerships  with  car 
manufacturers. Investments in R&D enable the Group to supply high-
quality premium lubricants to its customers worldwide, notably from 
its 35 operated production sites.

–  Promotion  of  new  energies  for  mobility,  such  as  natural  gas, 

– 

electric mobility and hydrogen. 
–  The Group is diversifying its range of new energies for mobility by 
expanding its network of NGV filling stations, in the wake of its 2017 
acquisition of Pitpoint, one of the European leaders in natural gas 
and biogas. At year-end 2020, TOTAL has more than 900 stations(8) 
dispensing NGV in Asia, Africa, the United States and Europe to 
consumers and businesses. 
In  the  area  of  natural  gas  for  shipping,  TOTAL  is  responding  to  
the new emission standards for marine fuels that came into effect 
on  January  1,  2020,  and  supporting  its  customers  through  the 
transition  via  its  subsidiary  Total  Marine  Fuels  Global  Solutions 
(TMFGS) , which offers a wide array of marine fuels and related 
services.  The  product  portfolio  has  been  revamped  to  promote 
fuels with a sulfur content below 0.5% and the use of LNG as a 
marine fuel. TMFGS is a major contributor to the Group’s strategy 
for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry. 
Moreover,  in  2020,  TOTAL  joined  the  Getting  to  Zero  Coalition, 
which,  through  its  members,  aims  to  introduce  by  2030 
commercially  viable,  zero-emission  ocean-going  vessels, 
themselves powered by zero-emission fuels. Also in 2020, TOTAL 
joined  the  Coalition  for  the  Energy  of  the  Future,  a  group  of  
14 multinational firms since February 2021 that are pooling their 
expertise to accelerate the energy transition in transportation and  

(1)  Electric-mobility, Natural Gas for Vehicle (NGV), hydrogen, LNG bunker fuel. 
(2)  France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. 
(3)  Publicly available information, based on the number of Group-branded service stations in Africa in 2019. 
(4)  Based on the number of charge points. Company data. 
(5)  In the provinces of North Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht and with the exception of the municipalities of Amsterdam and Utrecht. 
(6)  Includes more than 500 stations licensed under the TOTAL brand in Turkey. 
(7)  At year-end 2020, the network of service centers consisted of independent garages and service stations offering quality automotive maintenance under the brand names Total 

Quartz Auto Care, Total Quartz Auto Service, Total Quartz Rapid Oil Change or Total Rubia Truck Center or Total Hi-Perf Motozone. 
(8)  Mainly Group-branded service stations and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. service stations, in which Total acquired a 25% stake in 2018. 

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logistics,  through  support  for  9  concrete  projects  developed  by  
9  working  groups,  of  which  7  projects  already  launched  should 
see major progress in 2021. In February 2021, TOTAL joined the 
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as a 
strategic  partner  and  accelerates  its  R&D  program  for  carbon 
neutral  shipping  solutions  in  line  with  its  commitment  to  work 
together with its key customers to get to Net Zero. This partnership 
will  allow  TOTAL  to  join  forces  with  leading  players  across  the 
shipping sector to develop new low-carbon alternative fuels and 
carbon neutrality solutions (refer to point 2.4.2.2 of this chapter).  
To meet the needs of its customers in the major bunkering hubs, 
the  Group  is  strengthening  its  logistical  capacities  in  the 
Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp,  Singapore  and  Oman  areas  
and in the Mediterranean.

–  With regard to electric mobility, the Group plans to operate more 
than  150,000  charge  points  in  Europe  by  2025,  through 
concessions in major cities, fast charging stations in urban areas, 
charging facilities at BtB customer locations and ultra-fast charge 
points along major highways. With G2Mobility, now renamed Total 
EV  Charge  Services,  the  Group  can  offer  enhanced  electric 
charging solutions to its customers. 

 – Concerning hydrogen, TOTAL continues to roll out filling stations 
as part of the H2 Mobility Germany joint venture. That partnership 
was  created  in  2015  with  Air  Liquide,  Daimler,  Linde,  OMV  and 
Shell,  with  the  aim  to  build  a  network  of  hydrogen  stations  in 

Germany.  The  joint  venture  operated  90  stations  in  2020; 
approximately a quarter of those are based on the Group-branded 
service stations network. TOTAL is supporting local governments 
in  Belgium  and  the  Netherlands  with  filling  stations  specially 
designed for buses, and closely monitors rail projects as well. 
–  Distribution of products and services for businesses. Benefiting 
from  the  diversity  of  its  product  ranges  and  its  worldwide  logistics 
network,  TOTAL  is  a  leading  local  supplier  of  products  and  multi-
energy solutions (primarily bulk fuels, special fluids, liquefied petroleum 
gas,  compressed  natural  gas,  liquefied  natural  gas,  bitumens  and 
marine and aviation fuels) to more than a million customers, including 
major  multinational  industrial  groups.  M&S  offers  a  variety  of  cards 
that  provide  businesses  of  all  sizes  with  fuel  payment  solutions, 
access  to  electric  charging  from  different  networks,  and  related 
services for managing their vehicle fleet. M&S is also accompanying 
its customers through the energy transition by offering services and 
solutions across the entire value chain, along with new digital platforms 
designed to help them handle all of their energy needs, from managing 
onsite facilities to reducing their environmental footprint. Furthermore, 
TOTAL and Deutsche Post DHL Group signed a strategic cooperative 
agreement  in  October  2019  to  strengthen  their  collaboration, 
particularly in the area of sustainable mobility. 

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

2

2.5.2 Sales of petroleum products

The following table shows M&S’s sales of petroleum products(a) by geographical area:

(kb/d)

Europe

France

Europe, excluding France

Africa

Middle East(b)

Asia Pacifi

c(c)

Americas

TOTAL

2020

823

418

405

377

47

135

95

2019

1,021

512

509

444

34

198

148

2018

1,001

517

484

443

41

199

117

1,477

1,845

1,801

(a)  In addition to M&S’s petroleum product sales, the Group’s sales also include international trading 1,498 kb/d in 2020, 1,730 kb/d in 2019 and 1,777 kb/d in 2018) and bulk Refining 

sales 434 kb/d in 2020, 536 kb/d in 2019 and 575 kb/d in 2018).

(b)  Including Turkey.
(c)  Including the Indian Ocean islands.

2.5.3 Service stations breakdown

The table below shows the geographical breakdown of the Group-branded(a) service stations:

As of December 31

Europe(b)

of which France

Africa

Middle East

Asia Pacifi

c(d)

Americas

AS 24 network (for heavy-duty vehicles)

TOTAL

2020

5,649

3,418

4,683

1,017

2,037

964

1,244

2019

5,632

3,480

4,543(c)

889

2,042

968

986

2018

5,625

3,490

4,449

877

1,951

561

848

15,594

15,060

14,311

(a)  TOTAL, TOTAL ACCESS, Elf, Elan and AS 24, including service stations owned by third parties and those currently being converted. Turkey is included in the Middle East. 
(b)  Excluding the AS 24 network.
(c)  Data restated due to a regularization of the counting of the number of service stations.
(d)  Including the Indian Ocean islands.

Moreover, Clean Energy Fuels Corp., in which TOTAL holds a 25.63% stake, has a network of 550 service stations in the United States at year-end 2020 
(compared to 530 at year-end 2019 and 530 at year-end 2018).

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2.5.4  Activities by geographical zone

The information below describes M&S’s principal activities by geographical 
zone and main area of business.

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  of  almost  7,000  Group-branded  service  stations  (including  
AS  24),  mainly  divided  among  its  key  markets  –  France,  Germany, 
Belgium,  the  Netherlands  and  Luxembourg  –  where  M&S  reached  an 
average market share of 16%(1) in 2020.
– 

In  France,  the  dense  retail  network  totaled  nearly  3,500  stations  
at  year-end  2020;  of  those,  approximately  750  stations  offer  
E85 (superethanol), a fuel mostly renewable, of which TOTAL became 
the leading distributor in France in December 2020 in term of number 
of stations(2). This network includes more than 1,800 TOTAL-branded 
service  stations,  approximately  700  TOTAL  ACCESS-branded
stations (service stations combining low prices and high-quality fuels) 
and nearly 700 Elan-branded service stations (located in rural areas). 
The Group-branded service stations enjoy close ties with customers, 
meeting  their  everyday  needs  with  a  multi-service,  multi-product 
offering that includes restaurants, convenience stores and car washes 
sustained  by  leading  brands  such  as  Bonjour  and  TOTAL  WASH  
(the top branded network in France(1)), as well as partnerships tailored 
to local needs.

TOTAL  has  interests  in  27  depots  in  France,  seven  of  which  are 
operated by Group companies.

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In  Germany,  TOTAL  is  the  country’s  third-largest  operator(3)  with 
nearly 1,200 Group-branded service stations at year-end 2020.
In  Belgium,  TOTAL  is  the  market  leader(3)  with  approximately 
550 Group-branded service stations.
In  the  Netherlands,  TOTAL  is  growing  as  well,  with  more  than 
380 Group-branded service stations at year-end, 2020.
In Turkey, approximately 500 service stations use the TOTAL brand 
name under the terms of a brand licensing agreement.

In  road  transport,  TOTAL  offers  services  specifically  designed  for  this 
growing  sector  with  its  AS  24  brand,  including  a  secure,  chip-based  
fuel  card  accepted  at  more  than  1,000  specialized  service  stations  for 
heavy-duty  vehicles  across  Europe.  AS  24  is  constantly  expanding  its 
regional  presence  along  major  international  road  corridors,  primarily  in 
Eastern Europe. As of 2020, European carriers with an AS 24 fuel card 
can  refuel  at  partner  service  stations  of  Lukoil  in  Russia  and  Azpetrol  
in  Azerbaijan.  AS  24  is  supporting  the  energy  transition  in  the  freight 
transport  sector  by  offering  NGV  and  bio-NGV  in  several  European 
countries, including France. AS 24 is also expanding its array of innovative 
mobility-related  services,  such  as  a  satellite-based  global  positioning 
system  that  can  be  used  at  Europe’s  biggest  toll  plazas  and  
a standalone system for locating trailers.

Lubricants

TOTAL  continues  its  growth  in  Europe,  drawing  primarily  on  its  
10  operated  lubricants  and  greases  production  sites,  particularly  in 
Rouen, France and Ertvelde, Belgium, plus sites in the United Kingdom, 
Spain, Germany, Romania, Turkey and, since 2018, Russia. 

In November 2019, the Group announced the launch of ECO2, a range  
of  hydraulic  fluids  from  the  circular  economy  (re-refining  and  special 
patented treatment of waste oil) that enables companies to reduce their 
environmental footprint.

New Energies

Natural gas
TOTAL operates approximately 200 NGV TOTAL and AS 24 filling stations. 
The majority of those stations were accessible to the public at year-end 
2020. Its goal is to operate 450 NGV filling stations by 2025. The Group 
intends to accelerate growth in that network to quickly establish coverage 
that  meets  its  customers’  expectations  and  will  initially  target  the  road 
transport sector in its key European markets (Germany, Belgium, France, 
Luxembourg,  the  Netherlands).  In  that  perspective,  in  February  2021, 
Total and Sigeif Mobilités (a local semi-public company created by Sigeif 
and Caisse des Dépôts) inaugurated the largest filling station exclusively 
dedicated to NGV and bioNGV in France.

In the field of natural gas for marine fuels, the Group welcomed its first 
LNG  bunker  vessel  in  August  2020,  named  Gas  Agility  and  based  in  
the Rotterdam region, the largest such vessel in the world by capacity 
(18,600 cubic meters). In November 2020, Gas Agility conducted the first 
bunkering operation for the world’s largest LNG-powered container ship, 
the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé. In late 2019, the Group announced the 
signing of a long-term charter contract for a second LNG bunker vessel, 
expected  to  be  delivered  in  2021  and  stationed  in  the  Marseille-Fos 
region in France. Following an agreement formalized by TOTAL and MSC 
Cruises  in  March  2021,  this  vessel  will  ensure  in  particular  the  annual 
supply of approximately 45,000 tons of LNG to MSC Cruises’ upcoming 
LNG-powered  cruise  ships  to  make  calls  in  the  port  of  Marseille. 
Concerning the two LNG bunker vessels, TOTAL has signed agreements 
to supply almost 0.6 Mt of LNG per year.

Electric mobility
In January 2020, TOTAL was awarded one of Europe’s largest concession 
contracts(4) for electric vehicle charging from the metropolitan authority for 
Greater Amsterdam (Metropoolregio Amsterdam Elektrisch, or MRA-E). 
Under the agreement, TOTAL will install and operate up to 20,000 new 
public  charge  points  in  the  Netherlands(5).  In  October  2020,  the  Group 
expanded  its  presence  in  Germany  as  well  with  its  acquisition  of  the 
business  unit  Charging  Solutions  based  in  Munich,  which  specializes  
in  EV  charging  infrastructure.  With  this  latest  deal,  TOTAL  assumes 
responsibility for a network of 2,000 charge points in Germany located  
at its business customers’ sites; some are also open to the public.

In November 2020, TOTAL was awarded a concession tender from the 
Paris municipal government to modernize and expand the city’s network 
of public charge points for electric vehicles. The Paris city council gave 
TOTAL  a  10-year  contract  to  manage  its  public  charging  network  of 
approximately 2,300 charge points. In December 2020, TOTAL completed 
its  acquisition  of  Blue  Point  London,  taking  over  the  management  and 
operation of Source London, the city’s largest electric vehicle charging 
network  with  more  than  1,600  on-street  charge  points.  Furthermore  
in  October,  TOTAL  became  the  9th  member  of  the  ChargeUp  Europe 
alliance,  the  voice  of  the  EV  charging  industry  in  Europe,  actively 
contributing to discussions on policy initiatives at the EU level that can 
support an efficient, effective and consumer-friendly rollout of charging 
infrastructure across the European Union.

At year-end 2020, TOTAL operated more than 21,000 charge points in 
Europe, and almost 20 service stations equipped with ultra-fast charge 
points in Germany, France and the Benelux countries.

Hydrogen
TOTAL  sells  hydrogen  fuel  for  trucks,  passenger  vehicles  or  for  buses  
at 26 stations in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, and plans to 
continue expanding retail sales of hydrogen fuel.

(1)  Company data.
(2)  Metropolitan France (excluding Corsica).
(3)  Source: IHS 2020, based on the number of stations in the country.
(4)  Based on the number of charge points. Company data.
(5)  In the provinces of North Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht and with the exception of the municipalities of Amsterdam and Utrecht.

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In  Europe,  TOTAL  produces  and  markets  bulk  fuels  and  specialty 
products  and  relies  on  its  industrial  facilities  to  produce  special  fluids 
(Oudalle in France) and bitumen (Brunsbüttel in Germany).

TOTAL is a major player in the European market for mobility management 
cards with more than 3.5 million cards, enabling companies of all sizes to 
improve fleet energies cost management and access an ever-increasing 
number of services.

With  its  TOTAL  MOBILITY  solutions,  the  Group  assists  companies  in 
optimizing the costs related to their company fleets, irrespective of their 
engine type (conventional fuels, electricity, gas, etc.) and more broadly the 
costs related to employee mobility. In particular, the TOTAL card can be 
used to charge electric vehicles at approximately 200,000 charge points 
in Europe across a variety of networks. With its acquisition of the French 
start-up  WayKonect  in  2018,  the  Group  was  able  to  strengthen  its 
company  vehicle  fleet  management  services  by  incorporating  a  set  of 
tools that combines digital data processing solutions, an app for drivers 
and an onboard telematics unit.

2.5.4.2 Africa

Retail

TOTAL  is  the  leading  retailer  of  petroleum  products  on  the  African 
continent,  with  a  market  share  of  17%(1)  in  2020,  and  it  is  pursuing  a 
strategy in Africa to achieve profitable, above-market growth.

In 2020, the African retail network comprised more than 4,600 Group-
branded  service  stations  in  40  countries.  In  particular,  the  Group  has 
major retail networks in South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco. TOTAL 
is  continuing  a  campaign  launched  in  2018  to  expand  its  network  of 
service  stations  in  Angola,  through  its  joint  venture  with  the  national 
company Sonangol.

M&S is diversifying its offerings at service stations and providing a range 
of products and new services, including restaurants, convenience stores 
and  car  washes.  To  that  end,  the  Group  is  developing  partnerships, 
particularly with an African start-up, to gradually introduce new e-payment 
solutions across the continent that can improve the customer experience 
at the point of sale. In 2019, M&S acquired a provider of payment card 
software  and  organizational  solutions,  now  renamed  Total  Fleet 
Technology & Services, that is active in the African market.

Lubricants

TOTAL is the leading distributor of lubricants(2) on the African continent 
and continues to pursue its growth strategy. M&S operates nine lubricants 
production sites in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa, as 
well as in Tanzania, where TOTAL acquired a production facility in 2019. 
Moreover, a new production site came on stream in Algeria in October 
2020.  In  late  2018,  TOTAL  signed  a  partnership  with  CFAO  that  was 
designed to boost its visibility in the Group’s car service centres. In 2020, 
TOTAL  and  Belron  have  teamed  up  in  Africa  to  deliver  a  premium  car 
glass repair and replacement service under a ten-year exclusive operating 
licence  for  the  Carglass®  brand  granted  to  TOTAL.  This  service 
supplements the service that TOTAL provides at its “Total Quartz Auto 
Service” and “Total Quartz Auto Care” centers, as well as services formed 
with other major partner chains.

Commercial sales, mobility and other specialties

TOTAL  is  a  partner  of  choice,  particularly  among  mining  customers,  in 
providing innovative, low-carbon and comprehensive energy solutions for  

Chapter 2 / Business overview for fiscal year 2020
Marketing & Services segment

fuel supply and management and offers hybrid solutions that incorporate 
solar energy into its existing portfolio of products and services.

In this way, M&S offers a diverse range of products and services aimed at 
business  customers  in  Africa.  Industrial  customers  receive  TOTAL’s 
support in maintaining their onsite facilities, such as in-service lubricant 
analyses.  In  mining,  construction,  agriculture  and  forestry,  the  Group 
offers  its  Optimizer  digital  platform,  which  enables  customers  to  cut  
their  costs  by  gaining  better  control  over  their  energy  consumption, 
thanks to data sent from sensors installed on their facilities and equipment.

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2.5.4.3 Asia-Pacific/Middle East

M&S markets its products and services in more than 20 countries. 

Retail

TOTAL  had  more  than  2,000  Group-branded  service  stations  across  
the Asia-Pacific/Middle East region at year-end 2020, with networks of 
service  stations  in  Cambodia,  China,  Indonesia,  Jordan,  Lebanon, 
Pakistan and the Philippines. The Group is also a significant actor in the 
Pacific islands.

TOTAL continues to grow in the major markets, especially in India with the 
objective  to  deploy  in  partnership  with  the  Indian  conglomerate  Adani,  
a network of service stations and NGV filling stations, the size of which  
is under consideration. 

In  February  2019,  TOTAL  and  Saudi  Aramco  signed  a  joint  venture 
agreement  to  expand  the  distribution  and  sale  of  petroleum  products  
and  related  services  in  Saudi  Arabia.  The  two  partners  acquired  a 
network of 270 service stations that they are currently modernizing.

TOTAL is also pursuing growth in the region with its TOTAL EXCELLIUM 
premium fuels, which are now available in Cambodia, China, Fiji, Lebanon, 
New Caledonia, Pakistan and the Philippines.

In 2020, Total (China) Investment Company Limited signed a memorandum 
of  understanding  to  pursue  strategic  collaboration  with  Alibaba  Group 
and leverage their respective resources to drive the digital transformation 
of  the  company’s  operations  in  China.  The  partnership  will  especially 
provide  digital  infrastructure  and  support  for  TOTAL’s  service  stations, 
lubricants and special fluids businesses in China.

Lubricants

The lubricants business is contributing to M&S’s growth in Asia and the 
Middle  East.  TOTAL’s  lubricants  blending  capacity  in  the  region  spans  
10 operated production sites, including plants in Singapore, Tianjin and 
Dubai.  The  Group  is  also  forming  partnerships  with  leading  Asian  car 
manufacturers, including Nissan, Mazda, Kia, Great Wall Motors, Maruti, 
Suzuki and Hitachi, as well as other industries, particularly energy, cement 
and textiles, and major players in online commerce in order to grow its 
sales and develop new services. 

Commercial sales, mobility and other specialties

TOTAL  has  signed  several  partnership  agreements  with  industrial 
customers, enabling it to expand its operations in multiple markets, such 
as mining and construction, across several countries in the region.

In  Asia,  the  Group  supplies  lubricants  and  services  to  more  than  
50 mining sites, including leading industry players such as BHP, Vale and 
Thiess,  operating  in  Australia,  Indonesia,  Mongolia,  New  Caledonia, 
Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.

(1)  Estimated market share. Company data.
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Marketing & Services segment

Following  an  agreement  signed  in  2018  with  China  Communications 
Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC), a prominent force in China’s building 
and  public  works  sector,  TOTAL  signed  a  second  preferred  supplier 
agreement in 2019 with another top-ranked Chinese partner in the energy 
and  construction  sector  to  expand  their  current  partnership,  currently 
focused on Africa, into a worldwide alliance.

Since  2018  TOTAL  has  expanded  into  Brazil’s  fuel  distribution  sector, 
Latin America’s largest retail market for petroleum products(1), thanks to 
its acquisition of a network of 280 service stations from a Brazilian retailer 
along  with  its  petroleum  product  distribution,  resale  and  import 
operations. M&S was already active in Brazil’s lubricants industry, where 
it is seeking further growth.

In specialty products, TOTAL is present in the LPG market in Vietnam,  
in Bangladesh, in New-Caledonia and in India with a network of nearly  
80 service stations that are exclusively devoted to LPG fuel.

Capitalizing  on  reforms  and  liberalization  in  Mexico’s  energy  market, 
TOTAL  is  pursuing  its  development  and  is  aiming  to  capitalize  on  its  
current network of nearly 230 service stations at year-end 2020. 

In July 2020, TOTAL and Indian Oil formed an equally owned joint venture 
in India for specialty bitumen products.

In the area of shipping, in October 2019 TOTAL signed an agreement with 
China’s  state-owned  Zhejiang  Energy  Group  (ZEG)  to  establish  a  joint 
venture in the country’s Zhoushan region for the supply and delivery of 
low-sulfur marine fuels. In addition, TOTAL and Pavilion Energy Singapore 
signed a 10-year, firm agreement in December 2019 to jointly develop an 
LNG  bunker  supply  chain  in  the  port  of  Singapore,  which  follows  a 
memorandum  of  understanding  signed  in  2018.  In  March  2021,  the 
Maritime  and  Port  Authority  of  Singapore  (MPA)  has  awarded  a  third 
Liquefied  Natural  Gas  (LNG)  bunker  supplier  license  to  TMFGS,  for  a  
five-year  term  starting  January  1st,  2022.  In  2020,  the  Group  signed 
agreements to charter two very large crude carriers (VLCCs), scheduled 
for  delivery  in  2022,  and  four  Aframax-type  vessels,  set  for  delivery  in 
2023,  all  powered  by  LNG.  TMFGS,  headquartered  in  Singapore,  will 
supply LNG bunker to the vessels.

2.5.4.4 Americas

In retail, the Group owns nearly 1,000 Group-branded service stations  
at year-end 2020.

2.5.5 Products and services development

To  address  the  world  markets’  evolution  and  prepare  for  tomorrow’s 
growth  opportunities,  TOTAL  is  working  with  its  customers  to  develop 
products  and  services  that  reduce  their  energy  consumption,  such  as  
its  products  bearing  the  Total  Ecosolutions  label,  which  include  Total 
Excellium  fuels  and  Fuel  Economy  lubricants.  Those  products  and 
services  include  a  diverse  range  of  energy  solutions  (fuels,  gas,  solar 
power, wood pellets) and services for auditing, monitoring and managing 
energy consumption.

Moreover, by building on its technical partnerships, TOTAL is developing 
technologically advanced products, including several that are formulated 
for use in motor sports competition prior to being marketed more broadly. 
In  particular,  the  Group  has  joined  forces  with  Groupe  PSA  (newly 
Stellantis), renewing a cooperation agreement in early 2021 for a 5-year 
period.  The  agreement  focuses  on  lubricants,  R&D,  automotive  racing 
and mobility. TOTAL partnered with DS Techeetah, two-time Formula E(4) 
world  champions,  in  2019  and  2020,  and  has  supplied  the  team  with 
specially developed lubricants since 2019. Since 2018, TOTAL has also 
become 
for  various  endurance  racing 
championships(5),  including  the  Le  Mans  24  Hour  race,  for  five  years.  
In 2019, that partnership was expanded to include hydrogen delivery to 
help develop a hydrogen-powered endurance car for a special category 
of the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 2024. These partnerships reflect TOTAL’s 
engineering know-how in formulating fuels and lubricants for the engines 
of  the  future,  operating  under  extreme  conditions  and  stringent  fuel 
consumption reduction requirements.

fuel  supplier 

the  official 

The  Group  also  owns  a  70%  stake  in  the  biggest  fuel  retailer  in  the 
Dominican  Republic,  which  operates  a  network  of  approximately  
130 service stations and is also active in commercial sales and lubricant 
sales.

In  lubricants  and  other  specialty  products,  TOTAL  is  pursuing  its 
growth strategy across the region, mainly in lubricants, aviation fuel and 
special fluids. The Group maintains three operated lubricants production 
sites in North America (in the U.S., Canada and Mexico) and three more 
in South America (in Brazil, Argentina and Chile). The Group also has a 
production unit in Bayport, Texas, in the United-States, world’s leading 
market for high performance fluids(2) whose monthly production reached 
a record 21,000 tons at the end of November 2020.

In new energies for mobility, since 2018 TOTAL has been a leading 
shareholder  (25.63%)  in  the  U.S.  based,  NASDAQ-listed  firm  Clean 
Energy  Fuels  Corp.,  North  America’s  top  supplier(3)  of  natural  gas  fuel  
and a major player in sales of biomethane. In 2020, the Group acquired 
Platergas, a supplier of LNG for mobility and industry applications in the 
Dominican Republic.

TOTAL is accelerating its strategy of digital innovation so as to develop 
new  offerings  tailored  to  its  customers  in  an  array  of  markets  and  to 
improve  its  operational  efficiency.  In  Europe,  for  example,  M&S  is 
developing a digital solution that allows drivers in Germany and Belgium 
to  pay  for  their  fuel  directly  from  a  smart  car  using  the  TOTAL  eWallet 
mobile payment solution. Otherwise in France, business customers can 
purchase bitumen at a fixed price through the Bitume Online platform.  
In 2019, the Group created Be:Mo, a multi-energy software platform that 
connects mobility professionals with thermal or electrical energy providers 
and  vehicle-related  services  (car  washes,  tolls,  parking)  via  APIs(6)  
(I/O connectors). Be:Mo allows any firm in the mobility sector to create its 
own vehicle charging or fueling connected solution and integrate it directly 
into the company’s apps or vehicle dashboards. TOTAL subsidiaries as 
well  as  a  major  European  car  manufacturer  have  already  incorporated 
these  services  into  their  operations.  In  Africa,  TOTAL  is  continuing  to 
develop new e-payment solutions that will enable it to expand its money 
transfer  and  smartphone  payment  services.  Moreover,  by  leveraging 
metadata  gained  through  Customer  Relationship  Management,  the 
Group is able to develop more targeted sales offerings and improve its 
management of customer complaints. So, TOTAL can send personalized 
sales offers to more than 10 million customers in 13 countries worldwide.

The Group is also continuing to research and deploy IoT(7) applications for 
logistics, maintenance and safety. TOTAL’s carriers customers can use its 
latest innovations to geolocate their trailers and industrial equipment and 
track deliveries.

(1)  Source: IHS 2020.
(2)  Company data.
(3)  Company data.
(4)  Formula E: motor racing championship using single-seater electric cars.
(5)  The FIA World Endurance Championship, Le Mans 24 Hour race, the European Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Series.
(6)  API: Application Programming Interface.
(7)  Internet of Things: smart objects.

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Risks and 
control

3.1  Risk factors 

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 under economic sanctions 

3.2.1  US and European economic sanctions 
3.2.2 

Information concerning certain limited activities related  
to certain countries under sanctions 

3.3 

Internal control and risk management procedures 

3.3.1  Fundamental elements of the internal control  

and risk management systems 

3.3.2  Control environment 
3.3.3  Risk assessment and management 
3.3.4  Main characteristics of the internal control and risk management 
procedures relating to the preparation and processing of 
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Insurance and risk management 

3.4.1  Organization 
3.4.2  Risk and insurance management policy 
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Insurance policy 

3.5 

Legal and arbitration proceedings 

3.6  Vigilance Plan 

Introduction 

3.6.1 
3.6.2  Severe impact risk mapping 
3.6.3  Action principles and organization 
3.6.4  Assessment procedures 
3.6.5  Actions to mitigate risks and prevent severe impacts 
3.6.6  Whistle-blowing mechanisms 
3.6.7  Monitoring procedures 
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Risk factors

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 price 
of financial instruments issued by TOTAL. 

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 risks of which it may not be aware, or risks of which 
it may be underestimating the potential consequences, 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. 

In particular, it could be exposed to systemic risks, such as unexpected 
major  disruptions  (health  such  as  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  security, 
monetary or cyber), leading to large-scale disruptions with global human 
and economic repercussions.

In  such  a  context,  the  management  of  the  COVID-19  health  crisis  
proved  the  effectiveness  of  the  Group’s  resilience  mechanisms,  its 

responsiveness,  its  ability  to  mobilize  its  crisis  units,  to  implement  its 
business continuity plans and to be agile in its organization.

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.  The  current 
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 presented are those considered as being the 
most material according to the assessment based on the above criteria.
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 

Developments 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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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.

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 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;
– 
–  variations in global and regional supply of and demand for energy due 
to  changes  in  consumer  preferences  or  to  pandemics  such  as  the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

regulations and governmental actions;

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 3D 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 costs 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.

Chapter 3 / Risks and control
Risk factors

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  with  a  strong  dependence  on  the  transportation  sector. 
Changes in oil and gas prices affect results in 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, in down 
in 2020, remain highly volatile.

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  risks  resulting  from  the  volatility  of  oil,  gas  and 
electricity 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). 

3

In  2020,  impacted  by  the  collapse  in  demand  due  to  the  COVID-19 
pandemic and exacerbated by tensions between oil-exporting countries, 
oil prices fell sharply in the month of March reaching $20/b (Brent), then 
increased  starting  in  June  to  return  to  an  average  above  $40/b,  in 
particular due to production reduction measures in Opep+ countries and 
a partial recovery in demand for oil products in road transportation. 

Gas prices have declined sharply, particularly in Europe (NBP) and Asia 
(JKM),  going  from  an  average  of  around  $4/Mbtu  in  January  2020  to 
around $2/Mbtu at the beginning of the summer due to a drop in demand 
related  to  the  health  lockdown  measures.  Prices  strengthened  in  the 
second half of the year, rising above $5.0/Mbtu in December 2020. 

The oil and gas markets remain highly volatile. 

For  the  fiscal  year  2021,  according  to  the  scenarios  retained  below,  
the  Group  estimates  that  a  change  of  $10  per  barrel  in  the  average  
annual  liquids  price  would  impact  in  the  same  direction  the  annual 
adjusted net operating income(1) by approximately $2.7 billion and annual 
cash flow from operations by approximately $3.2 billion. In addition, the 
Group estimates that a change in the average sales price for NBP gas  
of $1 per Mbtu would impact in the same direction the annual adjusted 
net  operating  income(1)  by  approximately  $0.3  billion,  and  annual  cash 
flow by approximately $0.25 billion.

The  impact  of  changes  in  crude  oil  and  gas  prices  on  downstream 
operations  depends  upon  the  speed  at  which  the  prices  of  finished 
products  adjust  to  reflect  these  changes.  The  Group  estimates  that  a 
change in the variable cost margin – Refining Europe (VCM) of $10 per ton 
would  impact  in  a  same  direction  the  annual  adjusted  net  operating 
income  by  approximately  $0.4  billion  and  annual  cash  flow  from 
operations by approximately $0.5 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  year-on-year  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, a year-
on-year 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 2021(a)

US dollar

Average liquids sales price(b)

Price of NBP European gas(c)

Margin on variable costs – Refining Europe

Estimated impact 
on net adjusted 
operating 
income(1) 

Estimated impact 
on cash flow from 
operations

-/+ $0.1 B

+/- $2.7 B

~ $0 B

+/- $3.2 B

Change

+/- $0.1/€

+/- $10/b

+/- $1/Mbtu

+/- $0.3 B

+/- $0.25 B

+/- $10/t

+/- $0.4 B

+/- $0.5 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 2021 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)  Brent environment at $50/b.
(c)  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, TOTAL is exposed to fluctuations in 
interest rates in the context of its external financing. Based on its portfolio 
of bond debt, short-term debt securities (commercial papers) and drawn 
credit lines incurred at the level of the Group’s central financing entities, 
floating rate debt (after accounting for the effect of hedging instruments) 

was approximately $28 billion in 2020 on average. On this perimeter, a 
fluctuation in the various reference rates, mainly the USD 3-month LIBOR 
rate,  of  +/-  1%  would  have  resulted  in  a  cost  of  debt  variation,  the 
theoretical impact of which on the Group’s adjusted net income and cash 
flows is estimated at approximately -/+ $0.23 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 nations.

Civil  society,  numerous  stakeholders  and  nations  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  deregulation  specifically 
pursuant  to  the  objectives  set  by  each  nation  in  connection  with  the  
Paris Agreement. 

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 this context, companies in the energy sector 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 
associated  with  the  use  of  their  energy  products  by  their  clients,  and 
technologies and processes to capture, store and use CO2. Consequently, 
they may be led to change the energy mix of the products they offer and 
will  have  to  manage  the  execution  of  projects  supporting  the  energy 
transition. 

An  insufficient  ability  to  adapt  to  the  rate  of  deployment  of  the  energy 
transition  towards  carbon  neutrality  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.

The  Group’s  profitability  depends  on  the  discovery, 
acquisition  and  development  of  new  reserves  profitably 
and in sufficient quantities.

A large portion of the Group’s revenues and operating results is 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. 

To  continue  to  be  profitable  and  be  able  to  finance  its  growth  drivers,  
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;
requirements,  whether 
anticipated  or  not,  that  may  prevent  the  development  of  reserves  
or  give  a  competitive  advantage  to  companies  not  subject  to  such 
regulations; 

– 
–  applicable  governmental  or 

regulatory 

–  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  depend  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  reduce  their  investments  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 oil shales or oil sands. 

Institutional  investors  are  also  adopting  investment  policies  that  take  
ESG  criteria,  and,  in  particular,  the  carbon  footprint  of  assets  under 
management into consideration. 

The growing concern of civil society and stakeholders in terms of climate 
change  could  therefore  influence  investors  in  their  investment  choices 
and  make  accessing  external  funding  more  difficult  or  costly  for  the 
Group or a number of its projects. 

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 in satisfactory economic conditions, and worsen its 
financial position or shareholder value. 

3

Chapter 3 / Risks and control
Risk factors

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 models, are 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  following  the 
reform of the system that was approved in 2018. This emission quotas 
market  is  entering  its  fourth  phase  in  2021.  The  Group  estimates  that 
about 25% of emissions subjected to EU-ETS were not covered by free 
quotas in the period 2013-2020 (phase 3) and anticipates a portion of at 
least 30% of emissions will not be covered by free quotas from 2021 to 
2030 (phase 4). At the end of 2020, the price of these quotas was about 
€25/t CO2, and the Group expects this price to be higher than €30/t CO2 
in phase 4. This price will depend on the adjustments that will be proposed 
in  2021  under  the  European  Green  Deal.  Studies  conducted  internally  
by  TOTAL  have  shown  that  a  long-term  CO2  price  of  $40/t  CO (1)
2   
applied worldwide would have negative impact estimated at 6% of 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 (refer to point 3.5 
of this chapter).

Reputational risk and management of talents 

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. 

fast-growing  high  technology  sectors,  such  as 

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 
information 
technologies,  are  increasing  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)  $40/t CO2 as from 2021, or the current price in a given country if more than $40/t.

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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  is  growing.  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 and the development of remote work.

The  Group’s  activities  depend  on  the  reliability  and  security  of  its 
information  systems.  TOTAL  is  exposed  to  a  risk  of  malicious  actions, 
coming from internal or external sources, committed by individuals or by 
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  malice,  
violence or terrorism.

In certain countries where TOTAL operates, political, economic and social 
instability may favor the emergence of acts of malice, violence or terrorism, 
either  by  isolated  individuals  or  by  groups  that  are  loosely  or  tightly 
organized. As such, TOTAL and its partners may be exposed to direct or 
collateral risks that may jeopardize the security of its personnel, operations 
and  facilities  (plants,  industrial  or  operational  sites,  pipelines,  transport 
systems), major industrial accidents, in particular, could result.

Depending  on  their  scale,  these  acts  of  malice,  violence  or  terrorism, 
could  cause  damage  to  people,  property  and/or  the  environment, 
detrimental  to  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 contribute 
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  and 
especially 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 addition, the occurrence of epidemics or pandemics 
can  significantly  affect  the  operating  conditions  of  certain  projects  or 

perhaps delay their execution, as was the case, for example, in Denmark 
with the Tyra redevelopment project (refer to point 2.2.2.1 of chapter 2).

In Africa (excluding North Africa), which represented 22% of the Group’s 
2020 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 2.3.3 of 
chapter  2).  In  northern  Mozambique,  in  the  Cabo  Delgado  province 
where TOTAL is developing the Mozambique LNG project, the security 
situation deteriorated in 2020 due to terrorist acts.

The Middle East and North Africa zone, which represented 22% of the 
Group’s  2020  combined  liquids  and  gas  production,  has  suffered 
increased  political  instability  in  connection  with  violent  conflict  and  
social unrest, particularly in Libya and 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 6% of the Group’s 2020 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,  health  or  social  instability  in  certain  geographic  areas  or 
strategic  countries  may  be  unpredictable.  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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Risk factors

The Group also faces an increased risk of the imposition of 
sanctions  that  are  becoming  increasingly  frequent  and 
less and less coordinated at the 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. 

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  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.

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.

3

For instance, TOTAL held 24% of its proved reserves and produced 17% 
of the Group’s oil and gas in Russia in 2020. 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 Group’s activities in countries 
subject  to  international  economic  sanctions  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. 

the award or denial of exploration and production interests;
the imposition of specific drilling obligations;

Potential increasing intervention by governments in such countries can 
take a wide variety of forms, including:
– 
– 
–  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, 2020, which is the maximum limit specified in the initial 2011 

agreement between TOTAL and PAO Novatek.

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Risk factors

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  occurrence  of  epidemics  or  pandemics  such  as  the  COVID-19 
pandemic may expose Group employees to health risks and require the 
implementation  and  deployment  of  crisis  management  and  business 
continuity plans.

The  Group’s  upstream  activities  are  exposed  to  risks  related  to  the 
physical characteristics of oil and gas fields during drilling and production 
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  2020  
186 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,  health  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  energy  production  growth  and  profitability 
depend on the delivery of its major development projects.

Growth  of  energy  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:

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–  economic  or  political  risks,  including  threats  specific  to  a  certain 
country or region, such as terrorism, social unrest or other conflicts;

–  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 energy production or 
energy  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 in its name and/or on its 
behalf  with  applicable  laws  and  regulations  in  particular 
concerning  corruption  or  fraud  may  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  what  is  generally  considered  to  be  a  strategic  sector.  The  Group  is 
present in more than 130 countries, some of which have a high corruption 
perception  index  according  to  the  index  established  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  different 
geographic markets, in various activities, and with companies of various 
sizes.  Acquisitions  made  by  the  Group  stood  at  a  total  of  $4.2  billion  
in  2020  and  nearly  $6.0  billion  in  2019.  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.

If  the  Group  were  unable  to  integrate  the  assets  acquired  under  the 
planned conditions, 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. 

3.1.6  Innovation

Digital transformation

its  digital 
The  Group  may  be  unable  to  manage 
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  technology  to  improve  its  industrial  operations,  in  terms  of 
availability,  costs  or  performance,  offer  new  services  to  customers 
notably  in  the  area  of  managing  and  optimizing  energy  consumption, 
its 
make  progress 
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.

in  new  decentralized  energies,  and  reduce 

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.

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Risk factors

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, and 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.  In  the  context  of  a 
pandemic such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown or border 
closure  measures  taken  in  various  countries,  the  Group  may  be  faced 
with an interruption in the services of its suppliers (insufficient inventories, 
unavailability of personnel, financial difficulties) affecting the continuation 
of certain activities or projects.

If  TOTAL  did  not  select  high-quality  partners,  geographically  diverse 
suppliers or failed to manage its partnerships in an optimum way or 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.

3

Technological or market developments 

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,  best  meet  the  needs  and  demands  of  its  customers  and 
prepare for the future. The Group’s innovation policy requires significant 
investment,  notably  in  R&D,  the  expected  benefits  of  which  cannot  be 
guaranteed. 

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, 2020 (the maximum limit specified in the initial 2011 agreement 

between TOTAL and PAO Novatek).

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Countries under economic sanctions

3.2  Countries under 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.

US and European economic sanctions applicable to the activities of the 
Group and information concerning the Group’s activities related to certain 
targeted countries are set forth in points 3.2.1 and 3.2.2, respectively.

3.2.1  US and European economic sanctions

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, TOTAL 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’s companies of applicable Sanctions 
Regimes could result in criminal, civil and/or material financial penalties.

A)  Cuba

The  United  States  imposes  a  sanctions  regime  against  Cuba  that 
prohibits, in general, any US person(1) from engaging, directly or indirectly, 
in any dealings or activities related to Cuba.

TOTAL has an interest in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder filing 
plant  in  Cuba  since  1997,  in  accordance  with  the  economic  sanctions 
regime imposed by the United States. The sale of this interest is underway.

B)  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  US,  EU  and  U.N. 
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, U.N. economic sanctions, most US secondary sanctions (i.e., 
those covering non-US persons and for activities outside US jurisdiction) 
and most EU economic sanctions were suspended(2).

Following  the  withdrawal  of  the  United  States  from  the  JCPOA  in  
May  2018,  US  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)(3)  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 US secondary sanctions on the 
oil industry as of November 5, 2018.

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 
related to Iran carried out by the Group’s affiliates in 2020. 

C)  Russia

Since July 2014, various Sanctions Regimes have been adopted against 
Russia,  including  prohibitions  on  transacting  or  dealing  with  certain 
Russian individuals and entities, as well as restrictions on investments, 
financings, exports and the re-exportation of certain goods to Russia.

The  economic  sanctions  adopted  by  the  EU  do  not  materially  affect 
TOTAL’s activities in Russia. TOTAL has been formally authorized by the 
French authorities, which are competent 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 LNG 2 projects.

The United States adopted various economic sanctions, some of which 
target the company PAO Novatek(4) (“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(5)  (“Yamal 
LNG”), Terneftegas(6) and OOO Arctic 2 LNG(7). These sanctions currently 
prohibit US persons from transacting in, providing financing for or other 
dealings in debt issued by such entities of longer than 60 days maturity. 

TOTAL  continues  its  activities  in  Russia  in  compliance  with  applicable 
Sanctions Regimes.

As  of  December  31,  2020,  TOTAL  held  24%  of  its  proved  reserves  in 
Russia, where the Group had 17% of its combined oil and gas production 
in 2020.

D)  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.  

(1)  “US person” means any US citizen, dual nationality 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, as well as foreign subsidiaries for certain sanctions regimes or any person or entity located in the United States.

(2)  Certain US and EU human rights-related and terrorism-related sanctions remain in force.
(3)  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 wholly-owned subsidiary of NIOC.

(4)  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, 2020.
(5)  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.

(6)  A company jointly owned by PAO Novatek and Total Termokarstovoye SAS (49%).
(7)  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, 2020.

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Countries under economic sanctions

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 of this chapter).

E)  Venezuela

Since  2014,  different  Sanctions  Regimes  were  adopted  relating  to
Venezuela,  including  measures  that  prohibit  dealings  with  certain
Venezuelan individuals and entities, as well as restrictions on financings.

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 Venezuelan company in which the Group held an interest of 30.32% as 
of  December  31,  2020).  These  sanctions  prohibit  all  US  persons  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 US dollar is therefore prohibited for these types of financings, 
including  with  PetroCedeño  S.A.  In  January  2019,  the  US  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 
thepossession or control of US persons and prohibits US persons from 
dealing  in  any  such  property.  As  a  practical  matter,  these  sanctions 
prohibit US persons from directly or indirectly engaging in any transactions 
with  the  Government  of  Venezuela.  This  action  did  not  create  a  US 
comprehensive-embargo against Venezuela and did not have a significant 
impact on TOTAL’s activities. Since 2017, Venezuela has also been subject 
to limited 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.

In addition to its 30.32% stake in PetroCedeño S.A. (a company more 
than 50% owned by PDVSA), TOTAL holds an interest of 69.50% in the 
Yucal Placer field. This field is operated by the company Ypergas S.A.(1) 
(30%), which uses the national pipeline network to deliver gas to PDVSA 
Gas (a subsidiary of PDVSA) for local consumption.

3

To date, TOTAL has organized the management of its assets to ensure 
their  compliance  with  applicable  sanctions  (for  further  information  on 
TOTAL’s exploration & production’s activities in Venezuela, refer to point 
2.2.2.4 of chapter 2).

On  December  31,  2020,  less  than  0.5%  of  the  Group’s  combined  oil  
and gas production came from Venezuela in 2020.

3.2.2   Information concerning certain limited activities related  

to certain countries under sanctions

All  the  information  concerning  TOTAL’s  activities  related  to  Iran  that  took 
place in 2020 provided in this section is disclosed pursuant to Section 13(r) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“US Exchange Act”).

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 four employees solely for non-operational functions. 

In  addition,  information  for  2020  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 (in 2020, Iran, North Korea(2), 
Syria and Sudan(3)) or any entity controlled by those governments.

TOTAL believes that these activities are not subject to sanctions under  
a Sanctions Regime.

A)  Iran

the  withdrawal  of 

The Group’s operational activities related to Iran were stopped in 2018 
the  Joint  
following 
Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) in May 2018 and prior to the 
re-imposition  of  US  secondary  sanctions  on  the  oil  industry  as  of 
November 5, 2018.

the  United  States 

from 

Statements  in  this  section  concerning  affiliates  of  TOTAL  SE  intending  
or expecting to continue activities described below are subject to such 
activities  continuing  to  be  permissible  under  applicable  international 
economic sanctions regimes.

Exploration & Production

The Tehran branch office of Total E&P South Pars S.A.S. (a wholly-owned 
subsidiary), which opened in 2017 for the purposes of the development  

Concerning  payments  to  Iranian  entities  in  2020,  Total  Iran  BV  and  
Elf  Petroleum  Iran  collectively  made  payments  of  approximately  
IRR  5.42  billion  (approximately  €115,007(4))  to  the  Iranian  administration  
for  taxes  and  social  security  contributions  concerning  the  staff  of  
this  representative  office.  None  of  these  payments  were  executed  in  
US dollars.

Since  November  30,  2018,  Total  E&P  UK  Limited  (“TEP  UK”),  a  wholly 
owned  subsidiary,  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. 

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.

(1)  A Venezuelan company owned at 37.33% by Total Holdings Nederland B.V.
(2)  TOTAL 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 
(WIPO) (which includes North Korea as a member state) in 2020, TOTAL is not aware of any of its activities having resulted in payments to, or additional cash flow for, the 
government of this country in 2020.

(3)  On December 14, 2020, the United States removed Sudan from the list of countries identified by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism.
(4)  Converted using the average exchange rate for fiscal year 2020, as published by the Central Bank of Iran.

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In November 2018, the US 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 US 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  US  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 2021.

In  January  2021,  OFAC  renewed  the  conditional  license  to  Serica 
authorizing the provision of services to the Rhum field, until January 31, 
2023,  subject  to  early  termination  if  the  trust  arrangements  described 
above should terminate. In addition, OFAC confirmed 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-US 
persons involving the Rhum field or the Bruce field, including in relation  
to the operation of the trust, IOC UK and RMC will not be exposed to  
US 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 2020 by RMC. In 2020, 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 £5.18 million. This amount was used to offset operating 
costs on the Bruce field and as such, generated no net profit to TEP UK. 
TEP UK expects to continue this activity in 2021.

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  £35,400  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 2021.

Gas, Renewables & Power 

In  2020,  Total  Direct  Energie,  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary,  supplied 
electricity to the Iranian Embassy in Paris (France). This activity generated 
a gross turnover of €41,997 and a net margin of approximately €2,650  
in 2020. The Group expects to continue this activity in 2021.

Marketing & Services

In  2020,  Total  Marketing  France  (“TMF”),  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary, 
provided fuel payment cards to be used in the Group’s service stations to 
the  Iranian  embassy  and  the  Iranian  delegation  to  UNESCO  located  in 
Paris (France). This activity generated a gross turnover of approximately 
€17,500 and a net profit of approximately €1,900 in 2020. TMF does not 
expect to continue this activity in 2021. 

In 2020, Total Belgium, a wholly owned subsidiary, provided fuel payment 
cards to be used in the Group’s service stations to the Iranian embassy 
located in Brussels (Belgium). This activity generated a gross turnover of 
approximately €8,500 and a net profit of approximately €1,300 (without 
tax) in 2020. Total Belgium expects to continue this activity in 2021. 

Patents & Trademarks

TOTAL paid approximately €5,000 to Iranian authorities related to various 
patents. These patents have since been abandoned so that no payment 
should be made in 2021. In addition, TOTAL could make small payments 
in 2021 to Iranian authorities related to the maintenance and protection  
of  trademarks  and  designs  in  this  country.  These  payments  are  made  
in  accordance  with  US  regulation  (Section  560.509  of  the  Iranian 
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations).

B)  Syria

Since early December 2011, TOTAL ceased its activities that contributed 
to oil and gas production in Syria and maintained a local office solely for 
non-operational functions. In late 2014, the Group initiated a downsizing 
of its Damascus office and reduced its staff to a few employees. Following 
the termination of their employment contracts in May 2019, the Damascus 
office was closed. 

Marketing & Services

In 2020, Caldeo, a wholly owned subsidiary of TMF, delivered fuel oil to 
the  Syrian  embassy  located  in  Paris  (France)  as  part  of  its  refueling 
activities  in  France.  This  activity  generated  a  turnover  of  approximately 
€4,913 (without tax), and a net profit of approximately €972 (without tax) 
in 2020. Caldeo expects to continue this activity in 2021. 

In 2020, Total Belgium, a wholly owned subsidiary, provided fuel payment 
cards to be used in the Group’s service stations to the Syrian’s delegation 
to  the  European  Union  located  in  Brussels  (Belgium).  This  activity 
generated a gross turnover of approximately €2,400 and a net profit of 
approximately  €400  (without  tax)  in  2020.  Total  Belgium  expects  to 
continue this activity in 2021. 

Trademarks

TOTAL  may  make  small  payments  to  Syrian  authorities  related  to  the 
maintenance and protection of trademarks and designs in this country. 
These  payments  are  made  in  accordance  with  US  regulation  (Section 
560.509 of the Syrian Sanctions Regulations).

C)  Sudan

TOTAL is not present in Sudan. Other than fees related to the renewal of 
the registration of an international trademark with the World Intellectual 
Property Organization (WIPO) (which includes Sudan as a member state) 
in  2020,  TOTAL  is  not  aware  of  any  of  its  activities  having  resulted  in 
payments to, or additional cash flow for, the government of this country  
in 2020 other than those specified below.

Marketing & Services

In  2020,  Total  Marketing  France  (“TMF”),  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary, 
provided fuel payment cards to be used in the Group’s service stations to 
the Sudanese embassy located in Paris (France). This activity generated 
a gross turnover of approximately €3,500 and a net profit of approximately 
€600 in 2020. TMF expects to continue this activity in 2021. 

In 2020, Total Belgium, a wholly owned subsidiary, provided fuel payment 
cards to be used in the Group’s service stations to the Sudanese embassy 
and  Sudanese  cultural  delegation  located  in  Brussels  (Belgium).  This 
activity  generated  a  gross  turnover  of  approximately  €7,300  and  a  net 
profit of approximately €1,100 (without tax) in 2020. Total Belgium expects 
to continue this activity in 2021. 

Trademarks

TOTAL may make small payments to Sudanese authorities related to the 
maintenance and protection of trademarks and designs in this country.

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3.3  Internal control and risk management procedures

The  following  information  was  prepared  with  the  support  of  several 
functional divisions of the Company, and in particular the Audit & Internal 

Control,  Legal  and  Finance  Divisions.  It  was  examined  by  the  Audit 
Committee and 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.

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.

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.

internal control and risk management systems are therefore built around 
the five components of this framework.

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  directive  on  the  Principles  of  Risk  Management,  Internal 
Control and Auditing forms the common framework on which the Group 
relies to implement control on its activities.

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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.

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.  The  Audit  Committee 
also  monitors  the  process  of  producing  accounting  and  financial 
information, in order to guarantee its integrity.

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 

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

Business integrity and ethics 

Governance, authorities and responsibilities

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  the  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, 
competition  law  infringement  as  well  as  compliance  with  applicable 
economic sanctions. The programs covering anti-corruption, anti-fraud 
and compliance with economic sanctions include reporting and control 
actions  (reviews  and  audits).  Ethical  assessments  are  also  conducted 
(refer  to  point  5.7  of  chapter  5).  In  the  areas  of  business  integrity  and 
ethics, the Group relies on the Compliance network, the Ethics Officers’ 
network and the Ethics Committee, which plays a key role in listening and 
providing assistance.

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.

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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.

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  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  party  auditors  and  assistance  missions  (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  around  
120  internal  audit  missions  in  2020,  in  the  particular  context  of  the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

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  2020,  this  assessment  was  performed  with  the  assistance  of 
the  Group’s  main  entities  and  the  Audit  &  Internal  Control  Division. 

3.3.3  Risk assessment and management

The system in place covers:
– 

the most significant entities, which assess the key operational controls 
of  their  main  processes  and  complete  a  Group  questionnaire 
assessing the internal control framework;

–  other  less  significant  entities,  which  respond  only  to  the  Group 

questionnaire for assessing the internal control framework.

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. 

The  statutory  auditors  also  review  the  internal  control  as  part  of  their 
certification  of  the  financial  statements.  In  accordance  with  the  US 
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act,  during  the  fiscal  year  2020,  they  reviewed  the 
implementation of the Group’s internal control framework and the design 
and effectiveness of the controls selected as key by the Group in its main 
entities  for  the  preparation  and  processing  of  accounting  and  financial 
information. On the basis of the work they have carried out, they have not 
made any observations in their report on internal control as of December 
31, 2020. The reports on the work performed by Group Audit and the 
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 2020. The Audit Committee also meets with the statutory auditors 
at least once a year without the presence of any Company representatives.

If  areas  of  improvement  are  identified  by  these  internal  audits  and 
operational  controls,  then  corrective  action  plans  are  drawn  up  and 
shared with operational management, who, along with the Group’s Audit 
& Internal Control Division, monitor their implementation closely.

Based  on  the  internal  reviews,  General  Management  has  reasonable 
assurance of the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

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, financial and non-financial objectives focus on the definition 
and efficient use of human, financial and technical resources. They are 
documented, notably during the budgetary process and in the long-term 
plan. They are regularly monitored which allows for decision-making and 
monitoring the performance of activities at each level of the organization.

Risk mapping is a dynamic process that has taken shape over the years. 
The  Group’s  risk  map  feeds  into  the  audit  plan,  which  is  based  on  an 
analysis  of  the  risks  and  the  risk  management  systems,  and  the  work  
of the GRMC. 

The GRMC relies on the work carried out by the business segments and 
functional divisions, which concurrently establish their own risk mapping. 
The business segments are responsible for defining and implementing  
a  risk  management  policy  suited  to  their  specific  activities.  However,  
the handling of certain transverse risks is more closely coordinated by the 
respective functional divisions.

The Group implements a comprehensive risk management system that  
is an essential factor in the deployment of its strategy. This system relies 
on an organization at Group level and in the business segments, on a 
continuous process of identifying and analyzing risks in order to determine 
those that could prevent the achievement of TOTAL’s goals as well as the 
management systems. 

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.

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 mapped the risks to which it is exposed and 
that efficient risk management systems are in place. The GRMC’s work 
focuses  on  continuously  improving  risk  awareness  and  the  risk 
management systems.

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  the  business  segments.  The 
Group’s  Chief  Financial  Officer  attends  all  meetings  of  the  Board  of 
Directors’ Audit Committee, thereby strengthening the link between the 
GRMC and the Audit Committee.

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The  GRMC  met  at  least  five  times  in  2020.  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  audit  reports  and  related  action  plans.  The 
GRMC provides additional information or clarification in order to enhance 
the understanding of the risk and improve the risk management systems. 

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.

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.

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.

placements not to exceed 12 months. TOTAL SE also benefits from 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 objectives set by General Management in 
order to meet short-term needs.

In terms of counterparty risk linked to financial transactions, the Group 
adheres  to  a  cautious  policy,  and  only  enters  into  commitments  with 
institutions featuring a high degree of financial soundness, as assessed 
based  on  a  multi-criteria  analysis.  An  overall  credit  limit  is  set  for  each 
authorized  financial  counterparty  and  is  allocated  among  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 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  &  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).

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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

Risk management systems are implemented in the operational, financial 
and  non-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 favoring 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 

The  Group  finances  its  activities  either  by  using  its  own  resources,  by 
issuing  bonds  on  international  markets,  or  by  obtaining  financing  for 
specific projects from financial institutions and banks. The medium- and 
long-term  debt  policy  implemented  by  the  Group  ensures  that  cash  is 
available, notably to cover any major new project or significant acquisition. 

A  tightening  of  the  selection  criteria  set  by  certain  financial  institutions  
and banks on financing for projects related to the exploration, production 
and sale of oil and gas could lead the Group to increase the diversification 
of  its  financing  methods  and  sources.  The  Group  will  nonetheless 
continue  to  rely  on  the  long-term  relationships  already  formed  with 
numerous banks and financial institutions.

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. In the face of 
various types of threat, the Group ensures that people and assets are 
protected  effectively  and  responsibly  by  conducting  expert  appraisal, 
consulting and control activities. In particular, it defines security measures 
for  the  Group’s  operational  divisions,  various  entities  and  projects, 
ensures that these measures are implemented; and provides 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 address 
ever-increasing levels of legal and safety-related risks.

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Regarding risks relating to the security of information 
systems

usually performed by the Compliance Officer. Fraud risk mapping is also 
performed in the subsidiaries.

In  order  to  maintain  information  systems  that  are  appropriate  to  the 
organization’s  needs  and  limit  the  risks  relating  to  the  security  of 
information  systems  and  their  data,  TOTAL’s  Information  Systems 
Division  has  developed  and  distributed  governance  and  security  rules 
that  describe  the  recommended 
infrastructure,  organization  and 
operating  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.

In the particular context of the health crisis, TOTAL maintained its defense 
in  terms  of  cyber  security  and  was  able  to  ensure  the  continuity  of  its 
activities while working remotely.

Regarding risk prevention relating to changes in the 
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  cooperation 
with the business segments’ legal departments and supports the various 
Group  entities  in  order  to  meet  their  legal  needs.  The  Group’s  lawyers 
monitor developments in their specific areas of expertise. The Compliance 
and Legal Risk Management Division is responsible, at Group level, for 
formulating  policies  on  preventing  and  fighting  against  corruption  and 
fraud,  as  well  as  compliance  with  applicable  regulations  on  economic 
sanctions. This division is also in charge of devising and overseeing the 
implementation  of  the  corresponding  training  programs,  as  well  as 
coordinating  the  network  of  anti-corruption  and  anti-fraud  compliance 
officers, and the points of contact for economic sanctions.

Since  2015,  the  Group  has  implemented  a  fraud  fighting  and 
prevention  program  and  has  established  a  range  of  procedures  and 
control systems that help prevent and detect 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 widely distributed to employees a directive for handling 
incidents of fraud, recalling in particular the whistleblowing system that 
any employee can use to report acts that may constitute fraud. In addition, 
a rule was adopted in late 2020 to formalize the procedure for collecting 
integrity alerts (corruption, fraud and influence peddling) et to remind the 
various existing alert channels.

The  Group’s  anti-fraud  compliance  program  includes  an  e-learning 
module  for  all  Group  employees,  a  guide  Prevention  and  fight  against 
fraud,  a  map  of  fraud  risks  at  the  Group  level  updated  in  2019,  a 
Typological  guide  of  fraud  risks  that  includes  descriptions  of  the  main 
risks, and video campaigns to raise awareness of the major risks of fraud.  

This program is deployed by the network of fraud risk coordinators in the 
business  segments  and  operational  entities.  The  role  of  coordinator  is  

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 carries out its activities in compliance with applicable 
laws and regulations, in particular those of the European Union (EU) and 
United States (US). 

The Group has a compliance program in place to prevent the risk of non-
compliance with these laws and regulations. This program is deployed by 
a dedicated Economic Sanctions and Export Control department within 
the  Legal  Division  and  by  the  points  of  contact  within  the  business 
segments to ensure that regulations are monitored on a daily basis, to 
analyze all of the Group’s transactions and projects in relation to a country 
under  sanctions  and  to  ensure  that  the  compliance  with  applicable 
regulations. An e-learning module on this topic was introduced in 2020.

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  declaration  of  the  absence  of 
conflicts of interest (or, if applicable, declares 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  manager  any  conflict  of 
interest that he or she has had, or would have, knowledge of in the course 
of his or her duties. The “Conflicts of Interest” internal rule also reminds  
all employees of their obligation to report to their manager 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  employees,  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.

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Regarding risks relating to management of partnerships 

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 governance frameworks, 
applied by all TOTAL entities.

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.

In  order  to  ensure  that  the  process  of  selecting  future  partners  for  the 
creation  of  a  joint  company  and/or  the  completion  of  a  joint  project  is 
robust, the Group’s framework includes performing due diligence relating 
to the partner’s HSE, technical, legal and financial activities and operating 
methods. A corruption risk analysis is also carried out.

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). 

The  agreements  signed  with  these  third  parties  are  mainly  drafted  by 
multi-disciplinary negotiation teams. Training programs, at the Group and 
business segment levels, ensure that the necessary knowledge and skills 

Regular  audits  specified  in  the  partnership  agreements  (joint-ventures 
and suppliers) complete the system.

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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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 the 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  SE)  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 at the corporate 
level, in 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 and 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 relevant 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 relevant 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;

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–  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.

Processing of accounting and financial information

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; 
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  2.3.1  of  chapter  2.  
The  reserve  evaluation  and  the  related  internal  control  processes  are 
audited periodically.

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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.

3.3.4.2   Publication of accounting  

and financial information

Significant information about the Group is published externally according 
to  formal  internal  procedures.  These  procedures  aim  to  guarantee  the 
quality and fair presentation of the information intended for the financial 
markets, and its timely publication.

The  Disclosure  Committee,  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 Division ensures that all publications 
are made on time and in accordance with the principle of equal access  
to information between shareholders.

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 
(Disclosure  Controls  and  Procedures)  over  the  period  covered  by  the 
annual report on Form 20-F. For fiscal year 2020, 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 performing their 
audit, 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 review the internal control as part of their certification of the financial 
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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 subsidiaries’ 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 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 reinsurance programs 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 2020, the net amount of risk retained by ORC after reinsurance was,  
on  the  one  hand,  a  maximum  of  $118.5  million  per  onshore  claim  
and  $116 million  per  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  maximum  amount  of  risk 
retained by the Group would be limited to $ 243.5 million per occurrence.

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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 2020, the 
Group’s  third-party  liability  insurance  for  any  third-party  liability 
(including potential accidental environmental liabilities) was capped at 
$845  million  (onshore)  and  $825  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  2020  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 2020 the insurance limit for  
the Group’s share of the installations was approximately $2.03 billion for 
the Refining & Chemicals segment and approximately $1.55 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 90 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.

FERC

The  Office  of  Enforcement  of  the  US  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  US  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 the Company 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 US 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.  This  class 
action was dismissed by the US District court of New York on June 8, 
2020. An appeal is ongoing.

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, the Company 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 were assigned in 2017 
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  competence  to  rule  this  request.  In  September  2020,  
the  Attorney  General  of  the  State  of  Delaware  launched  an  indemnity 
claim based upon climate change against the Company, Total Specialties 
USA and about 30 other oil companies before a court of this State. These 
companies  are  contesting  the  competence  of  such  court  to  rule  this 
request.

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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 SE. 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 SE. 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.

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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 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, 
which in 2019 became the Human Rights Steering 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,  which  has  since  been  updated.  The  human  rights  roadmap  is 
presented and reviewed regularly at Executive Committee meetings.

(1)  Certain companies, such as Hutchinson, Saft Groupe and SunPower, have set up risk management and 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 2020.

(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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Group Code of Conduct

Creation of the Human Rights Committee, which became the 
Human Rights Steering Committee in 2019

Member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human 
Rights (VPSHR)

Worldwide framework agreement with IndustriALL

LEAD company, according to the criteria of the United Nations 
Global Compact (status renewed in 2019 and 2020)

2000

2002

2010

2011

2012

2013

2015

2016

2018

Signing of the United Nations Global Compact

Human Rights Guide

Presentation to the Executive Committee of the Group’s 
Human Rights Roadmap

Information document on human rights (a reporting framework 
that complies with the United Nations Guiding Principles)

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 relations 
between  the  Group  and  civil  society,  represented  notably  by  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 
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.

for  privileged 

In  countries  where  employee  representation  is  not  required  by  law, 
Subsidiaries strive to set up such representation. A majority of Subsidiaries 
therefore have employee representatives, most of whom are elected.

At the European level, as part of the transformation of TOTAL S.A into a 
European company (SE), an agreement was reached on April 15, 2020, 
to  create  the  SE  Works  Council  (known  as  the  Total  European  Works 
Council) to replace the former European Works Council, while maintaining 
continuity in its operations and missions.

The Total 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. Innovative 
measures that allowed improved dialogue with members of the European 
Works  Council  in  the  past  (field  safety  visits  and  learning  expeditions  
to discuss the Group’s strategy directly on site) have been re-included in 
the agreement that established the new Total European Works Council.

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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. TOTAL 
continues to apply the commitments of this global agreement, pending 
the outcome of discussions with IndustriALL Global Union to reach a new 
agreement,  the  process  has  been  slowed  down  with  the  health  crises 
and the lockdown measures 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. In 2020, TOTAL continued to share best practices with 
Global Deal companies.

3.6.2  Severe impact risk mapping

The mapping work presented below, which includes risks for people 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(2)  and  third 
parties, or on the environment following a large scale pollution or a 
pollution impacting a sensitive natural environment(3).

– 

– 

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 environment, 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  2020,  worldwide  greenhouse  gas  emissions 
(GHG)  from  the  oil  and  gas  facilities  operated  by  TOTAL  amounted  to 
35,8 million tons(4) of CO2e, which is less than 0.1% of the total worldwide 
emissions,  which  were  of  more  than  59  billion  tons  per  year  in  2019(5). 
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 
Articles L. 22-10-36 and L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code.

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(1)  International trade union representing over 50 million employees of the energy, mining, manufacturing and industrial sectors in 140 countries.
(2)  Personnel of companies working on a site operated by a Subsidiary.
(3)  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, 2020.

(4)  Valuation excluding the COVID-19 effect : 39 million tons of CO2e.
(5)  U.N. Environment, Emissions Gap Report 2020.

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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.

As a result, the following six salient risks were identified, divided among 
three key themes for the Group:
–  human  rights  in  the  workplace  of  TOTAL  employees  and 

forced labor and child labor;

employees of its suppliers and other business partners:
– 
–  discrimination;
– 

just and favorable conditions of work 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 2019, TOTAL updated its procedures to analyze risks of impacts on 
human rights (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. This process notably 
offers a support to Subsidiaries located in geographic areas at higher risk 
of impacts on human rights.

Workshops 
with internal 
functions and 
Subsidiaries

Severe impacts 
on human rights 
Risk Mapping

Ethics 
Committee and
Human Rights 
Steering 
Committee

Questions 
raised in 
Business
Ethics Day

Interviews
with 
independent 
third parties

Feedback 
(REX) from
the field

Internal
survey

Assessments 
and self-
assessments
of Subsidiaries

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3.6.2.2   Human rights and fundamental 

freedoms

The risks of impacts on human rights 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. The 
dialogue with local stakeholders and feedback from the field, described 
above (refer to point 3.6.1.3 of this chapter) also contribute to this.

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The mapping of the risks of impacts on human rights, health and safety  
of people and the environment as a result of Activities is supplemented  
by CSR risk mapping specific to the Group’s procurement, by category  
of goods and services, which has been in place since 2012. This allows 
the identification of risks relating to human rights and social conditions 
and those relating to the environment, which are associated with each 
procurement  category.  As  part  of  a  continuous  improvement  process, 
Total  Global  Procurement  –  the  Group’s  subsidiary  dedicated  to 
procurement – continued with its work on updating this mapping in 2020. 

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 impacts on human rights and 
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.

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The update was based on researches done by AFNOR experts on the 
human rights and environment risks associated with each procurement 
category,  work  that  was  supplemented  by  workshops  with  buyers  for 
these categories in order to build on the results of those initial researches 
with their experience and practical knowledge. The Group’s human rights 
and  environment  experts  were  also  involved  throughout  the  process.  
This mapping includes particular risks relating to child labor, forced labor, 
working  conditions,  discrimination,  workers’  health  and  safety,  as  well  
as  risks  relating  to  pollution  and  adverse  impact  to  biodiversity.  It  is 
available to buyers.

Action  Principles  relating  to  human  rights.  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 agencies at Group level.

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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 Total’s European Works Council 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.

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 

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.

(1)  Present in more than 130 countries, the Group currently works with a network of more than 100,000 suppliers.

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3.6.3.2  Code of Conduct

TOTAL’s  Vigilance  Plan  is  based  primarily  on  the  Group’s  Code  of 
Conduct(1), 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.

Lastly, for procurement, requirements relating to respect for human rights 
by  Suppliers  are  specified  in  an  internal  rule  defining  the  procurement 
principles for goods and services, including the Fundamental Principles 
of  Purchasing,  which  reflect  the  principles  of  the  Group’s  Code  of 
Conduct with regard to Suppliers.

3.6.3.4   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 
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.

rules.  The  Subsidiaries 

incorporate 

Since  2018,  an  HSE  reference  framework  common  to  all  the  business 
segments has 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 
(Management  and  Expectations  Standards 
One  MAESTRO 
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:

TOTAL Golden Rules

  High-Risk
Situations  

 Traffic

  Body Mechanics
and Tools

Protective 
Equipment

  Work
Permits

  Lifting 
Operations   

1

2

3

4

5

6

   Powered
Systems

  Confined
 Spaces

  Excavation 
Work

7

8

9

  Work
at Height

10

  Change
Management

  Simultaneous Operations
or Co-Activities

11

12

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).

3.6.3.3   Human rights

In  addition  to  the  Code  of  Conduct,  matters  relating  to  respect  of  
human rights are included in a number of internal rules, such as those 
relating to ethics, human resources, societal, security and procurement. 
In  addition  to  these,  there  are  a  number  of  practical  tools  dedicated 
specifically to societal issues.

For example, a rule concerning stakeholder and local impact management 
describes TOTAL’s requirements for a unified approach to managing the 
risks and societal impact of its operations. This is based on an assessment 
of  the  sensitivity  of  the  societal  context  and  the  impacts  relating  to 
operations.  Furthermore,  the  Charter  of  Principles  and  Guidelines 
regarding indigenous and tribal peoples states how TOTAL endeavours 
to know and understand the legitimate requirements of the communities 
living in its Subsidiaries’ sphere of activities.

The Group’s charters and rules are supplemented by guides and manuals 
at Group level or at the level of the business segment, which serve as 
reference  documents  for  Subsidiaries  on  meeting  requirements.  Thus, 
there  are  guides  relating  to  carrying  out  societal  impact  assessments  
and impact assessments on human rights, managing the local societal 
approach, and developing local content in projects.

General specifications define more technical requirements, such as the 
implementation of the social baseline study and analysis of the societal 
impact.

As  regards  community  grievance  management,  a  guide  describes  the 
methodology  and  procedures  for  managing  individual  and  collective 
grievances  resulting  from  Activities,  based  on  the  UNGPs  eight 
effectiveness criteria. A specific toolbox for certain business segments 
rounds off the procedures.

Furthermore,  requirements  relating  to  the  implementation  of  VPSHR  in 
conducting security operations are detailed in an internal rule concerning 
risk assessment, preliminary verifications, formalization of the relationship 
with security providers, training and management of possible incidents.

(1)  SunPower has its own code of conduct and ethics.

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Between 2019 and 2020, the Group also rolled out the “Our lives first: 
zero  fatal  accidents”  program,  comprising  the  introduction  of  joint 
safety tours with contractors, the incorporation into the permit to work 
process  of  a  ritual  to  be  performed  prior  to  undertaking  work  at  the 
Group’s operated sites (Safety Green Light), and tools to step up on-site 
checks  and  assess  compliance  with  safety  rules  for  eight  high-risk 
activities  (working  at  height,  lifting  operations,  work  on  process  or 
powered  systems,  working  in  confined  spaces,  hot  work,  excavation 
work, manual cleaning using high pressure jets and Industrial cleaning 
using mobile pump and vacuum truck).

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.

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 an 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.

If the problem cannot be solved immediately, the work is suspended, 
pending the implementation of suitable measures.

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  

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environmentally sensitive site, or damage to property, TOTAL implements 
suitable  risk  management  policies  and  measures  which  apply  to  the 
Group’s  operated  activities  that  are  exposed  to  such  risks.  The  Major 
Risks  division  of  the  Group  HSE  department  provides  its  support  with 
applying this policy.

The Group’s policy for the management of major industrial accident risks 
applies from the facilities design stage in order to minimize the potential 
impacts associated with its activities. It is described in the One MAESTRO 
reference  framework.  It  provides  for  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.

With  regard  to  the  design  and  construction  of  facilities,  technical 
standards include applicable statutory requirements and refer to industry 
best  practices.  The  construction  of  the  Group’s  facilities  is  entrusted  
to  qualified  contractors  who  undergo  a  demanding  internal  selection 
process and who are monitored. In the event of a modification to a facility,  
the Group’s rules define the management process to be adopted.

With  regard  to  the  management  of  operations  and  integrity  of 
facilities, formal rules have been set out to prevent specific risks that 
have  been  identified  either  by  means  of  risk  analyses  or  from  internal  
and industry feedback. 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 reference 
framework also provides 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 One MAESTRO reference framework. 
Operations  teams  receive  regular  training  in  the  management  of 
operations in the form of companionship or in-person trainings.

Preventing transport accidents

In the field of road transport, the Group has for many years 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, defined in the One MAESTRO reference framework, applies to all 
the Group’s personnel and contractors. For example, it includes 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, 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 recorders 
of driving inputs and the conduct of drivers is monitored.

For maritime and inland waterway transportation, the process and 
criteria by which ships and barges are selected are defined by the Group 
vetting  procedure.  These  criteria  take  account  of  not  only  the  ship  or 
barge but also the crew, ensuring that it has all the necessary qualifications 
and training required under the STCW convention (Standards of Training, 
Certification  and  Watchkeeping  for  Seafarers).  The  vetting  also  verifies 
the  application  of  the  security  management  system  defined  for  ships  
by  the  ISM  (International  Safety  Management)  code  of  the  IMO 
(International Maritime Organization), as well as industry recommendations 
such  as  the  OCIMF  (Oil  Companies  International  Marine  Forum)  and 
SIGTTO  (Society  of  International  Gas  Tanker  and  Terminal  Operators), 
which  take  account  of  the  human  element  in  preventing  personal 
accidents on board ships or barges. 

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In addition, TOTAL’s chartering contracts require that the crew belong to 
a  recognized  union  and  be  affiliated  to  the  ITF  (International  Transport 
Workers’  Federation).  The  ITF  represents  the  interests  of  transport 
workers’  unions  in  bodies  that  make  decisions  concerning  jobs, 
conditions of employment or safety in the transport sector, such as the 
International  Labor  Organization  (ILO)  and  the  International  Maritime 
Organization (IMO).

With regard to air transport, a carrier selection process exists to limit the 
risks  relating  to  travel  by  Group  and  contractors’  employees,  if  their 
journey is organized by TOTAL. 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.

In general, potential exposure to chemical or hazardous products 
at a site operated by a Group entity or nearby is one of the most closely 
monitored  risks  in  view  of  the  potential  consequences.  New  facility 
construction projects comply with international technical standards from 
the design stage in order to limit exposure. For production sites operated 
by a Group entity and subject to this risk, the One MAESTRO reference 
framework  sets  out  the  prevention  process  in  several  stages.  First, 
hazardous  products  such  as  carcinogenic,  mutagenic  or  toxic  to 
reproduction (CMR) chemicals are listed and their risks identified. Second, 
potential  exposure  to  levels  that  may  present  a  risk  to  the  health  of 
personnel, contractors or local residents at the site or nearby are identified 
and assessed, and prevention or attenuation measures are implemented 
in order to control the risk. Lastly, the approach is checked (atmospheric 
checks,  specific  medical  monitoring,  audits  etc.)  in  order  to  verify  its 
effectiveness and implement improvement measures if necessary. This is 
also set out formally in a risk assessment file, which is revised regularly by 
the Subsidiary.

Preventing occupational accidents

Limiting the environmental footprint of the Group’s sites

The  Group  has  a  policy  for  preventing  occupational  accidents  
that  applies  to  all  employees  of  Group  Subsidiaries  and  employees  
of contractors working on a site operated by one of these Subsidiaries. 
The safety results are monitored with the same attention for all. This policy 
is described in the One MAESTRO reference framework.

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.

As  part  of  the  policy  for  preventing  workplace  accidents,  TOTAL  
has  defined  rules  and  guidelines  for  HSE  training,  personal  protective 
equipment and high-risk operations for Group employees and contractors 
working on a site operated by the Group. In order to continually move  
its  practices  forward,  TOTAL  also  implements  a  process  for  analyzing 
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.

The  Group’s  HSE  division  includes  a  division  of  specialists  in  high-risk 
operations (work at height, lifting, electricity, excavations, high-pressure 
cleaning etc.) which consolidate in-house knowledge and relations with 
contractors,  and  issues  the  relevant  One  MAESTRO  rules.  The  HSE 
division also includes a division aimed at providing support for Subsidiaries 
to improve their safety culture upon their request. This division develops 
and  disseminates  tools  to  improve  human  performance  by  identifying  
the Organizational and Human Factors of a work situation and defining 
appropriate measures.

Preventing occupational health risks

With  regard  to  the  prevention  of  health  risks,  the  One  MAESTRO 
framework provides that Subsidiaries of the Group identify and assess 
risks at the workplace in the short, medium and long term. To do this, the 
framework provides application guides for implementation. The analysis 
of these health risks results in the roll-out of an action plan. An Industrial 
Health correspondent at each Group entity concerned is identified with 
the task of implementing the policy for identifying and assessing work-
related health risks. Measures taken within this framework, included in 
entities’  HSE  action  plans,  can  be  audited  as  part  of  One  MAESTRO 
audits.

Water, air

The  Group’s  operations  generate  discharges  such  as  smokes  from 
combustion  plants,  emissions  into  the  air  from  the  various  conversion 
processes and discharges of wastewater. In addition to complying with 
applicable legislation, TOTAL has drawn up rules and guidelines that the 
Group’s Subsidiaries can use to limit the quantities discharged. TOTAL 
has  set  itself  targets  for  reducing  sulfur  dioxide  (SO2)  emissions  and  is 
committed  to  limiting  its  hydrocarbon  discharges  into  water.  After 
analysis, 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  process  management,  etc.) 
and  technical  measures  (wastewater  treatment  plants,  using  low  NOX 
burners  and  electrostatic  scrubbers,  etc.).  To  date,  all  refineries  wholly 
owned 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  and,  if  necessary,  actions  must  
be taken to limit the impact of these emissions.

Soil

The  risks  of  soil  pollution  related  to  TOTAL’s  operations  come  mainly  
from accidental spills and waste storage. TOTAL has drawn up a guide 
that  the  Subsidiaries  can  use  to  prevent  and  contain  this  pollution.  
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; and

–  managing  any  pollution  from  previous  activities  by  means  of 

containment and reduction or elimination operations.

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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, have been 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 the 
risks related to soil and groundwater pollution. For the sites at the end of 
their activity, the management of pollution is determined in accordance 
with regulatory obligations with an objective of continuing to control the 
use of the sites while favoring the possibility of redevelopment of Group 
activities (solar, reforestation, etc.) and protecting biodiversity. Remediation 
operations are carried out by specialized entities created by the Group.

Managing impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems 
during projects and operations

In 2016, the Group pledged to contribute to the success of the United 
Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including those relating 
to  biodiversity.  In  2018,  TOTAL  signed  up  to  the  Act4Nature  initiative 
promoted by the French Association of Enterprises for the Environment, 
now Act4Nature international.

In 2020, TOTAL extended its ambitions on the occasion of preparing for 
the United Nations’ global biodiversity plan, which aims to protect global 
biodiversity and updates its public commitments concerning biodiversity 
(sustainable-performance.total.com).  This  new  ambition  has  been 
factored  into  the  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework.  The  four  core 
principles of this ambition are described in point 5.5.4 of chapter 5, which 
includes the following principles of action:
–  The Group has made a commitment not to conduct any exploration 

– 

– 

activities in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic;
the Group has made a commitment to recognize the universal value of 
UNESCO’s world natural heritage sites, with no oil and gas exploration 
or production activity in these areas;
for each new project located in an IUCN Protected areas I or II area  
or Ramsar areas, the Group undertakes to implement measures to 
produce a net positive impact on biodiversity.

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. Respecting regulatory requirements is the main measure to limit risk 
throughout the lifecycle of these products.

TOTAL  has  also  defined  the  minimum  requirements  to  be  observed  in 
order to market its petroleum or chemical products worldwide with the 

goal of reducing potential risks to consumer health and the environment. 
These  include  the  identification  and  assessment  of  the  risks  inherent  
to  these  products  and  their  use,  as  well  as  providing  information  to 
consumers.  The  material  safety  datasheets  that  accompany  the 
petroleum and chemical products marketed by the Group (available in at 
least  one  of  the  languages  used  in  the  relevant  country),  as  well  as 
product labels, are two key sources of information.

The  implementation  of  these  requirements  is  monitored  by  teams  of 
regulatory experts, toxicologists and ecotoxicologists within the Refining & 
Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments of the Group. The task of 
these teams is to ensure the preparation of safety documentation for the 
marketed petroleum and 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 datasheets and 
compliance  certificates 
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 datasheets and updates within Group entities.

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Governance of the process is rounded off within the Group’s business 
units  or  Subsidiaries  of  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  & 
Services  segments  with  the  designation  of  a  product  manager  who 
ensures  compliance  during  the  market  release  of  his  or  her  entity’s 
petroleum and chemical products. The networks of product managers 
are  coordinated  by  the  Group’s  specialist  teams  either  directly  or  via  
an  intermediate  regional  level  in  the  case  of  the  Marketing  &  Services 
segment.

The  safety  datasheets  for  oil  and  gas  produced  by  the  Exploration  & 
Production  and  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  Subsidiaries  are 
produced by the Marketing & Services expertise center. The compliance 
of  the  go-to-market  process  of  these  products  is  ensured  by  the 
Subsidiary.

Finally, TOTAL has set up an intersegmental working group that works  
on the harmonization of practices and classifications for the petroleum 
and chemical products common to the different segments, as well as on 
the development of good practices.

3.6.3.5   Fundamental principles of purchasing

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.

Subsidiaries ensure that the requirements of the Fundamental Principles 
of Purchasing are communicated to Suppliers and endeavor to include 
them in contracts or replace them with equivalent principles at the end  
of  negotiation.  These  principles  are  also  accessible  to  all  suppliers  in 
French and English on TOTAL’s website.

(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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Total is a major energy player committed to supplying 
affordable energy to a growing population, addressing 
climate change and meeting new customer expectations.

Those commitments guide what we do. With operations 
in more than 130 countries, we are a top-tier international 
oil and gas company and a global leader in solar energy 
through our affi liate SunPower. We discover, produce, 
transform, market and distribute energy in a variety of 

forms, to serve the end customer.

Demonstrating their commitment to better energy, our 
100,000 employees help supply our customers worldwide 
with safer, cleaner, more effi cient and more innovative 
products and services that are accessible to as many 
people  as  possible.  Our  ambition  is  to  become  the 

responsible energy major. 

With operations in more than 130 countries, we work with numerous 

suppliers of goods and services worldwide. Our success as a respon-

sible business hinges on every link in our value chain. It is therefore 

vital that our suppliers share our principles.

The  purpose  of  this  document  is  to  lay  out  our  Fundamental 

Principles  of  Purchasing,  with  which  our  suppliers  are  asked  to 

comply. These principles, derived from our Code of Conduct, are 

the foundation of both our purchasing process and the long-term 

relationships we hope to forge with our suppliers. 

We expect our employees and suppliers alike to strive for compliance 

with these principles. This is how we can step up our commitment to 

better energy.

ARE YOU A TOTAL SUPPLIER OR SERVICE PROVIDER? 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME ONE?

Compliance with our Fundamental Principles of Purchasing is one 

of our qualifi cation criteria. It means:

  Adopting our Fundamental Principles and monitoring compliance with 

those principles in your business.

  Agreeing to be audited for adherence to our Fundamental Principles.

  Ensuring compliance with these Fundamental Principles among 

your own suppliers.

your suppliers.

  Paying attention to day-to-day employee working conditions among 

  In case of any doubts, don’t hesitate to contact the Ethics Committee.

ARE YOU A TOTAL EMPLOYEE?

These Fundamental Principles concern all of us, and we must all 

do our part to ensure they are upheld, by:

  Including them in calls for tenders and contracts. They can be down-

loaded at:

www.total.com/en/our-suppliers-strategic-partners.

  Incorporating the Human Rights and Anti-Corruption components into 

supplier qualifi cation criteria (risk analysis, information questionnaire, 

  Paying attention to day-to-day employee working conditions among 

audit…).

our suppliers. 

  In case of any doubts, always contact your hierarchy / your Compliance 

Offi cer / the Ethics Committee.

For information and advice, visit the Sustainable Purchasing 

WAT community

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OUR REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

•  Code of Conduct • Human Rights Guide • Business Integrity Guide 

•  Human Rights Briefi ng Paper 

•  Agreement with Global IndustriALL Union

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Suppliers are required to comply with and to make sure that their own suppliers and subcontractors comply 
with applicable laws, as well as principles equivalent to those set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights, the fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Guiding 
Principles on Business and Human Rights, United Nations Global Compact, the Voluntary Principles on 
Security and Human Rights, and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Effective policies and procedures should be implemented, in particular with respect to the principles set 
out below. 

•  Respecting human rights at work:

Ensure that working conditions and remuneration of workers preserve human dignity and are consistent with 
the principles defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by the fundamental Conventions 
of the International Labour Organization.

Prohibition and prevention of child labour
Prohibit employment of workers under the age of 18 for hazardous and night work, and prohibit employment 
of workers under the age of 15, except where local law provides for greater protection for the child.

Prohibition and prevention of forced labour
Ensure  that  no  worker  is  coerced  to  work  against  his/her  will  through  the  use  of  violence,  intimidation, 
financial coercion or threat of penalty or sanction.

Prohibit confiscation of workers’ identity documents, provided that where local law requires such document 
to be retained, workers must have immediate and automatic access to such documents.

Ensure that no recruitment fees are charged to the worker.

Working conditions, remuneration and compensation
Establish an employment contract.

Provide a living wage and ensure compliance with a maximum number of working hours, adequate rest 
time and parental leave.

Document compliance with such requirements.

Health and Safety at work
Provide  a  healthy  and  safe  workplace  where  workers  are  protected  from  accidents,  injuries,  and  work-
caused illness.

When accommodation is provided by the employer, ensure that it is safe, clean and adequate as a living 
space.

Prohibition and prevention of discrimination and harassment at the workplace
Prohibit harassment and practices resulting in discriminatory treatment of workers with particular attention 
to recruitment, compensation, benefits or termination.

Freedom of speech, association and collective bargaining, freedom of thought, conscience and 
religion
Allow workers to choose whether to be member of a collective bargaining organization. In countries where 
such right is restricted, ensure employees have the right to participate in a dialogue about their collective 
work situation.

Grievances and Concerns
Ensure workers can express grievances and concerns without fear of reprisal.

3.6.3.6  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.

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 impacts on human rights, 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 point 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, 

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, 
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 
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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.

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  qualification  software  was 
developed in 2019 and will gradually be rolled out in over 100 countries.

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.

Assessments regarding human rights

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. 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 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,  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  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  

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.

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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.

Lastly,  since  2012,  a  large-scale  inspection  program  of  road  transport 
contractors  has  also  been  rolled  out  by  Marketing  &  Services,  the 
segment  with  the  most  road  transportation  within  the  Group  with  the 
delivery  of  products  to  service  stations  and  consumers.  The  program  
is  gradually  being  extended  to  other  business  segments  as  required.  

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It calls on independent transport experts who inspect the practices and 
processes  adopted  by  transport  contractors  with  regards  to  the 
recruitment and training of drivers, vehicle inspections and maintenance, 
route management, and the HSE management system. After inspection, 

an action plan is adopted. If there is a serious shortcoming or repeated 
poor  results,  the  freight  company  may  be  excluded  from  the  list  of 
approved contractors.

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,  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  SE  and  its  Subsidiaries  to  
have access to the Action Principles defined by the Group in relation to 
human rights, 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  include  since  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  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.

The  Human  Rights  department  has  developed  a  training  plan  for  the 
Group  employees  to  encourage  understanding  of  issues  relating  to 
human  rights  and  thereby  better  manage  the  associated  risks.  This 
training plan has been rolled out as a priority among employees who are 
most exposed to human rights risks.

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  nineteen  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 SE 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.

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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.

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. Various HSE guides 
exist within the One MAESTRO reference framework to share HSE best 
practices  with  the  Group’s  Subsidiaries.  In  addition,  periodic  HSE 
communications are published throughout the year (seminars, webinars, 
symposia,  intranet).  Safety  culture  is  reinforced  on  a  day-to-day  basis  
by the Group’s employees 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 mean to raise awareness amongst 
Suppliers  notably  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 

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,  Suppliers,  as  well  as  any  other 
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.

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.

3.6.5.4   Responses to emergency or crisis 

situations

Crisis  management  is  organized  to  ensure  sufficient  preparedness  
and an efficient response to a crisis or emergency event.

In order to manage any major industrial accident efficiently, TOTAL 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.

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.

Based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business & Human 
Rights, 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; if necessary, proposing a means of settling the grievances  
in collaboration with the stakeholders and monitoring the handling of the 
grievance. This process is regularly analyzed 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.

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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.

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.

Committees

Reporting

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  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 meet at least once a year 
within  the  Responsible  Procurement  Steering  Committee  which 
monitors the implementation of the Responsible Procurement roadmap.

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.

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.

Action plans implemented following the assessments carried out in 2019 
at Subsidiaries in Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt and Nigeria were also followed 
up in 2020. The action plan concerning the Subsidiary in South Korea 
was not subject to a follow-up because the Subsidiary was sold. A follow-
up of the action plan for the Subsidiary in Russia is planned for 2021.

Subsidiary assessments

Impact assessments of industrial projects

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.

Ethics and human rights assessments

Assessed entities are identified according to several criteria, including the 
level of risk of human rights violation in each country, the number of alerts 
received  the  previous  year  and  the  date  of  the  Subsidiary’s  last 
assessment.  These  assessments  help  identify  Subsidiaries’  best 
practices, allow them to be shared within the Group and identify areas for 
improvement. Knowledge and appropriation of the Code of Conduct are 
tested  and  reinforced  by  ethics  and  human  rights  awareness-raising 
sessions. Employees are encouraged to voice their ethical concerns in  
a  confidential  manner  and  report  behaviors  potentially  contrary  to  the 
Code of Conduct.

In 2020, the number of assessments was limited compared to previous 
years  due  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic.  Two  ethics  and  human  rights 
assessments  were  carried  out  (compared  to  seven  in  2019).  These 
concerned two sites with a total of 3,100 employees (Madagascar and 
Pau, France). These assessments confirmed that the Code of Conduct 
has been taken on board by employees.

When  a  new  industrial  site  is  developed,  a  societal  baseline  study 
must  be  conducted  in  advance  to  identify  any  potentially  affected 
stakeholders,  describe  the  local  context  and  assess  the  main  socio-
economic  and  cultural  challenges  in  the  impacted  area.  This  is 
supplemented  by  societal  impact  assessments  that  measure  and 
analyze actual and potential impacts, positive, negative, direct, indirect or 
cumulative, in the short, medium and long term of the project. In 2020, 
50 assessments  were  launched  or  carried  out  in  the  Integrated  Gas, 
Renewables & Power segment and 13 in Exploration & Production.

In addition to these impact assessments, stand-alone human rights 
impact  assessments  may  also  be  conducted  in  high-risk  areas  or 
conflict zones with the support of independent experts. The conclusions 
of the human rights impact assessment relating to the EACOP oil pipeline 
project  in  Uganda  and  Tanzania  conducted  in  2018  have  been  made 
public.  Other  non-profit  partner  organizations,  such  as  the  CDA 
Collaborative  Learning  Projects,  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 its website. As the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted 
work  on  the  ground,  the  assessments  planned  in  2020  are  expected  
to be carried out in 2021, should the health context allow.

(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.

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Example: Tilenga and EACOP projects, Uganda and Tanzania

TOTAL  reports  in  detail  on  the  social  and  environmental  issues  of  
the  Tilenga  and  EACOP  projects  taken  into  consideration  by  
TOTAL’s  Board  of  Directors  by  publishing  the  resolution  adopted  
on  December  16,  2020  in  its  non-financial  performance  statement  
(refer to point 5.1 of chapter 5).

Furthermore, in accordance with its guiding principle of transparency  
in engaging with civil society, TOTAL published the studies, independent 
third-party reviews and social and environmental action plans related  
to the Tilenga project in Uganda and the EACOP (East African Crude Oil 
Pipeline)  project  in  Uganda  and  Tanzania.  These  documents  are 
available at total.com.

These projects are undertaken in a sensitive environmental context and 
require the implementation of land acquisition programs with a specific 
attention  to  respecting  the  rights  of  the  communities  concerned. 
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) studies have been 
conducted  and  approved  by  the  Ugandan  and  Tanzanian  authorities  
for both projects, which are carried out in compliance with the stringent 
performance standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). 
Moreover,  several  independent  reviews  have  been  conducted  by  
third-party organizations to ensure that the projects are implemented  
in  compliance  with  social  and  environmental  best  practices.  These 
reviews allow to assess the effectiveness of the actions undertaken, to 
identify areas of improvement and have resulted in related action plans.

In line with the “Avoid - Reduce - Compensate” principles that underpin 
its Biodiversity Policy published in 2020, Total has decided to voluntarily 

Example: Mozambique LNG Project

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.

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.

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.

VPSHR
In  July  2020,  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  was  signed  
with  the  Mozambique  government  providing  for  the  deployment  of 
government security forces, the Joint Task Force, to ensure the security 
of  personnel  and  facilities,  as  well  as  neighboring  communities.  The 
MoU  includes  observance  of  the  VPSHR  (Voluntary  Principles  on 
Security  and  Human  Rights),  a  series  of  voluntary  international 
standards intended to limit the risks to human rights in connection with 
security. These standards are implemented jointly with the authorities, 
private companies and local communities.

In 2020, the position of community-based security advisor was created 
to ensure observance of the VPSHR and IFC performance standard 4, 
which  sets  out  requirements  in  terms  of  health,  safety  and  security  
of  communities.  This  involves,  on  the  basis  of  a  community-based 
security  plan,  regular  dialogue  between  security 
local 
communities and the Subsidiary on security and human rights issues, 
the  management  of  grievances  relating  to  security  and  also  the 
implementation  of  training  on  the  VPSHR.  In  December  2020,  

forces, 

limit the Tilenga project’s footprint within Uganda’s Murchison Falls park. 
While the current permits cover nearly 10% of the park, the development 
will be restricted to an area representing less than 1% of its surface, and 
the undeveloped areas will be voluntarily relinquished without delay. In 
addition, the project has been designed to minimize the footprint of the 
temporary and permanent facilities, which will occupy less than 0.05% of 
the park’s area.

The  Group  also  confirms  its  commitment  to  implement  action  plans 
designed  to  produce  a  net  positive  impact  on  biodiversity  in  the 
development  of  these  projects.  These  plans  will  be  defined  in  close 
cooperation  with  the  authorities  and  stakeholders  in  charge  of  nature 
conservation in Uganda and Tanzania. Accordingly, Total will provide its 
support  to  increase  by  50%  the  number  of  rangers  ensuring  the 
preservation  of  Murchison  Falls  park  and  will  support  a  program  to 
reintroduce  the  black  rhinoceros  in  Uganda,  in  partnership  with  the 
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). Total is also working closely with IUCN 
experts to integrate the best practices for the protection of chimpanzees, 
particularly by promoting the conservation of forest habitats. 

Furthermore, the Tilenga and EACOP projects require the acquisition of 
6,400  hectares  of  land,  on  which  the  primary  residences  of  723 
households  are  located.  Each  of  these  households  will  be  given  the 
choice between a new house or monetary compensation. The first 29 
relocated  households,  residing  on  the  Tilenga  Central  Processing 
Facility  site,  have  all  elected  to  receive  a  new  house.  The  other  land 
acquisition  activities  will  be  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the 
compensation framework approved by the authorities.

22 VPSHR  training  sessions  were  organized  with  the  support  of  an 
external  consultant,  benefiting  539  people  from  the  Joint  Task  Force 
and  42  people  from  private  security  forces  deployed  on  the  site. 
In December 2020, two “Train the trainers” sessions were organized for 
22  Military  Liaison  Officers  and  12  commanders  from  the  Joint  Task 
Force,  thereby  ensuring  the  ongoing  training  of  the  Joint  Task  Force  
on  site.  Two  awareness-raising  sessions  about  observing  the  Code  
of  Conduct  and  human  rights  were  also  organized  internally  for 
managers and employees.

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.

Following  the  acquisition  by  TOTAL  of  Anadarko’s  share  in  the 
Mozambique  LNG  project,  a  new  human  rights  due  diligence 
assessment  was  initiated  by  a  team  of  external  experts  in  2019  and 
finalized in late 2020. The aim of this assessment was to identify and 
prioritize  the  risk  of  potential  risks  of  impacts  to  the  human  rights  of 
people  affected  by  the  project  and  to  support  the  project  team  in 
developing a framework for ongoing human rights due diligence.

Societal and stakeholder engagement team
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. In 2020, TOTAL 
decided  to  strengthen  the  teams  in  charge  of  human  rights  with  the 
creation  of  a  position  of  human  rights  coordinator.  The  grievance 
mechanism in place is accessible and used by local communities.

In  2020,  an  innovative  new  mobile  app  (SIMBA  –  Societal  Impact 
Management and Baseline Assessment) for the ongoing recording and 
tracking  of  the  opinions,  concerns  and  expectations  of  stakeholders 
was  developed,  with  an  initial  rollout  in  Mozambique.  The  app  helps  
to  identify  and  understand  the  local  context  and  facilitates  ongoing 
analysis of this context.

(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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Subsidiary self-assessment

In addition to Subsidiary and industrial project assessments, two types  
of subsidiary self-assessment are used.

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  2020,  those  tools  have  been  deployed  at 
Subsidiaries in 38 countries with a response rate of 89%.

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). In 2020, more than 99% of the Subsidiaries within the One 
MAESTRO perimeter had used the questionnaire.

Actions to mitigate risks and prevent impacts

TOTAL  has  numerous  tools  to  raise  employee  awareness  of  issues 
related to human rights. The Group has held training courses tailored 
to the challenges faced in the field by employees who are particularly 
exposed to these issues.

In 2020, as part of the implementation of the Human Rights training plan 
two pilot training sessions were organized (remotely due to the COVID-19 
pandemic):  the  first  with  the  Management  Committee  and  community 
engagement teams at the Subsidiary in Uganda, and the second with the 
management  team  for  the  EACOP  project  in  Tanzania.  Other  specific 
training programs designed for issues encountered on the ground were 
held throughout 2020, in particular:

For all employees:
–  An e-learning module on human rights in the workplace with a focus on 
respecting the ILO’s core conventions has been accessible to all Group 
employees  since  2019  in  all  countries  in  which  the  Group  operates.  
It  is  available  in  five  languages.  More  than  20,000  of  the  Group’s 
management-level employees have taken this module to date;

–  An initial session to raise awareness about management of religious 
issues  in  the  workplace  organized  in  partnership  with  Convivencia 
Conseil,  a  consulting  organization  specializing  in  religious  issues,  
was attended by around 50 employees online as part of a cycle of 
conferences on non-discrimination introduced within the Group.

For target groups:
–  Annual training in ethics and human rights for newly appointed senior 

executives (20 participants in 2020);

–  A  session  to  raise  awareness  about  crisis  communications  and 
management in relation to human rights, organized in partnership with 
the NGO SHIFT, with 13 participants—(senior executives and others) 
representing functions that are regularly involved in managing crises 
at  headquarters  (Communications,  Public  Affairs,  Legal  and  Civil 
Society Engagement);

– 

–  A  training  session  provided  by  Vérité  for  Trading  and  Saft  Groupe 
purchasing  teams  on  human  rights  risks  and  reasonable  diligence  
in the raw materials supply chains;
In the context of the Mozambique LNG project, a campaign to raise 
awareness about respecting human rights and the Code of Conduct 
was  rolled  out  at  the  Afungi  site  in  Cabo  Delgado,  Mozambique, 
during the Business Ethics Day on December 10, held on International 
Human  Rights  Day.  Two  sessions  in  Portuguese  and  English  were 
held for all employees at the site and for those present in the offices  
of the Subsidiary in Maputo.

In  addition  to  the  societal  module  included  into  the  HSE  for  Managers 
training  program,  remote  training  modules  have  been  developed  for 
personnel of Subsidiaries in charge of societal issues. In 2020, a digital 
platform named Societal Academy was created to make the necessary 
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training  materials,  feedback  and  best  practices.  Webinars  attended  
by more than 200 participants were held in October 2020 for the launch 
of the societal reporting campaign.

In certain situations, intervention by government security forces or private 
security  providers  is  necessary  to  protect  Subsidiary  staff  and  assets. 
In order  to  prevent  the  risk  of  misuse  of  force,  TOTAL  regularly  holds 
training  sessions  and  awareness-raising  activities  for  its  employees  on 
the  risk  of  misuse  of  force  and,  more  specifically,  on  the  VPSHR,  for 
example the training sessions conducted end of 2020 in the context of 
the Mozambique LNG project.

Specific work to raise awareness about the VPSHR and their deployment 
within entities considered most at risk (e.g. service stations with armed 
security  guards)  was  also  carried  out  in  2020  within  the  Marketing  & 
Services segment.

The Group’s Security division also organized three online training sessions 
on  the  updated  version  of  VPSHR  tools.  This  training  was  provided  to  
55 Country Security Officers, who support Country Chairs in their role of 
being  responsible  for  security  at  country  level  and  who  are  the 
correspondents of the Group Security division in charge, among other 
things, of implementing the VPSHR.

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 2020, the Ethics Committee handled almost 135 referrals (internal, 
external, anonymous) in relation to compliance with the Code of Conduct. 
Almost  50%  of  these  reports  were  about  questions  related  to  human 
resources.  Approximately  half  of  the  cases  resulted  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 December 2020, the Ethics Committee published the “Collection and 
processing of ethical complaints” procedure internally and on the total.com 
website.  This  procedure  formally  sets  out  the  existing  approach  for 
collecting  and  processing  complaints  sent  to  the  Ethics  Committee  by 
internal  or  external  stakeholders  concerning  behaviors  or  situations  that 
violate  the  Code  of  Conduct.  It  ensures  that  the  identity  of  the  person 
making  the  report  is  protected,  rules  out  any  reprisals  against  them  or 
against those taking part in the processing of the complaint, and respects 
applicable laws and regulations in terms of protecting personal data.

The  Subsidiaries  have  also  developed  mechanisms  to  manage 
grievances  raised  by  external  stakeholders.  Deployment  is  being 
rolled out throughout the Group. An internal guide was published in 2020 
detailing  the  methodology  to  design  and  effectively  manage  grievance 
mechanism  process.  This  guide  contains  practical  tools  drawing  on 
international 
Industry 
Environmental  Conservation  Association  (IPIECA),  International  Council 
on Mining and Metals (ICMM), International Finance Corporation (IFC)).

(International  Petroleum 

recommendations 

In  2020,  in  order  to  make  progress  in  this  area,  an  Exploration  & 
Production working group made up of societal experts from head office 
and Subsidiaries identified best practices. A total of 13 entities received 
help  in  developing  their  grievance  handling  procedure,  bringing  the 
percentage  of  Exploration  &  Production  operating  entities  with  a 
mechanism of this kind to 100% at year-end 2020.

At  Refining  &  Chemicals,  local  residents  are  involved  in  searching  for 
solutions to control the impacts of activities.

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In Marketing & Services, operating Subsidiaries have been made aware 
of the grievance handling process, as distinct from business grievances, 
and given help with setting it up.

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.

At  year-end  2020,  99%  of  entities  in  the  Exploration  &  Production, 
Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &  Services  segments  of  the  
One  MAESTRO  scope  which  had  an  operational  activity  in  2020,  had 
implemented or improved their grievance management system.

Grievances  received  by  Subsidiaries  in  connection  with  the  societal 
impact  of  their  activities  correspond  to  the  following:  access  to  land  
and  habitat,  economic  losses/loss  of  livelihood,  dangers  for  the 
environment  and  health,  employment  and  value  chain,  road  safety/
logistics  and  transportation,  adverse  impact  on  culture  and  heritage, 
security  and  social  conduct.  Other  grievances  concern  the  quality  of  
local dialogue and management of economic development projects.

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.

Monitoring procedures

At  regular  intervals,  a  human  rights  roadmap  is  presented  to  the 
Executive  Committee  to  support  the  ongoing  efforts  to  implement  the 
Code of Conduct and respect human rights. The 2019-2020 roadmap 
was presented to the Executive Committee in April 2019. The roadmap 
for  2021-2022  will  be  built  with  the  various  business  segments  and  
Group  entities  concerned  and  approved  by  the  Executive  Committee. 
The Human Rights Steering Committee monitors the implementation of 
this roadmap.

In  2020,  73  HSE  audits  were  carried  out,  down  relative  to  113  audits  
in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Actions to mitigate risks and prevent impacts

In  terms  of  HSE,  training  intended  for  various  target  groups  
(new  arrivals,  managers,  senior  executives  and  directors)  is  provided  
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 first-aid training sessions;

–  HSE  for  Managers  is  aimed  at  current  or  future  operational  or 
functional managers within one of the Group’s entities. This training 
program was revised in 2020. Four sessions were held in 2020 under 
the new format to train around 100 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. 
Two  sessions  were  held  in  2020  to  train  around  40  of  the  Group’s 
senior  executives,  representing  around  15%  of  their  total  number. 
These sessions also included input from contractors’ senior executives 
to  facilitate  the  sharing  of  best  practices  and  encourage  the 
convergence of viewpoints on the most important aspects of safety 
culture.

For  each  specialty  or  business  segment,  the  roadmap  addresses 
questions  of  governance  (for  example,  an  internal  procedure  to  be 
updated),  new  trainings  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 Committee rely on a network of more than one hundred 
Ethics officers across the countries in which TOTAL operates 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.

In order to ensure and reinforce knowledge of the reference framework,  
a  knowledge  evaluation  tool  containing  over  3,000  multiple-choice 
questions  was  developed  in  2018  for  use  by  the  HSE  managers  of 
Subsidiaries, operated sites and their teams. This tool can also be used to 
determine a suitable training plan, if necessary. More than 120 evaluations 
were carried out in 2020. 

World Safety Day is held each year by the HSE division. The theme in 
2020  was  “Our  lives  matter:  Joint  safety  inspections  with  contractors”. 
TOTAL encourages and promotes its Subsidiaries’ initiatives concerning 
safety. Each year, a safety contest is held and a prize is awarded to the 
best HSE initiative by a Subsidiary.

Regarding the VPSHR, TOTAL takes part in follow-up meetings with 
the  other  members  of  the  initiative  as  part  of  the  process  of  continual 
improvement.  In  February  2020,  TOTAL  published  its  2019  VPSHR 
report, which contains information on the implementation of VPSHR in 
Subsidiaries  worldwide,  and  reviews  progress  made.  This  report  is 
available at sustainable-performance.total.com(1). 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 2020 VPSHR report will be published in 2021.

As  regards  crisis  management,  the  intervention  teams  at  Subsidiaries 
and head office practice their crisis management activities regularly on 
the  basis  of  scenarios  identified  by  the  risk  analyses.  These  personnel 
may  take  dedicated  training  depending  on  their  specific  functions. 
In 2020, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and working 
from home as a result of this situation, the Group confirmed its resilience 
by testing out procedures and methodologies by means of remote crisis 
management exercises. In addition, despite the health situation, training 
for  internal  crisis  management  officers  was  maintained  and  provided 
remotely.  In  2020,  187  individuals  took  crisis  management  training  at 
Subsidiaries and at head office.

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  

TOTAL also continued to roll out its Incident Management System (IMS) at 
Subsidiaries  operating  hydrocarbon  or  gas  exploration  and  production 
sites within the Exploration & Production and Integrated Gas, Renewables 
& Power segments. The IMS is a harmonized system for the management 
of  emergency  situations.  It  is  described  in  an  IPIECA  good  practices 
guide and is being gradually adopted by the majors. At year-end 2020, 
385 people had been trained in or familiarized with the IMS.

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Return  on  experience  (feedback)  on  HSE  incidents  is  regularly 
collected. A return on experience document describes the HSE incident 
orthe corresponding accident, includes an analysis and recommendations 
applicable to similar situations. 106 documents (feedback, best practices, 
alerts) were disseminated within the Group in 2020.

Monitoring procedures

In  terms  of  preventing  the  risk  of  major  accidents,  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  &  Gas  Producers  (IOGP).  The  Group  set  itself  the  target  of  having 
fewer  than  70  Tier  1  and  Tier  2  events  in  2020.  The  target  was  not 
achieved in 2020. The number of Tier 1 and Tier 2 events was higher than 
in 2019 but considerably lower than in 2018. In addition to the 84 Tier 1 
and  Tier  2  operational  events  indicated  in  the  table  below,  the  Group 
recorded five Tier 1 or Tier 2 events due to sabotage or theft in 2020.

Loss of primary containment(a)

2020

2019

2018

Loss of primary containment (Tier 1)

Loss of primary containment (Tier 2)

Loss of primary containment  
(Tier 1 and Tier 2)

30

54

84

26

47

73

30

73

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.

The Group did not have any major industrial accidents in 2020. Tier 1 and 
2 events had only moderate consequences such as lost time injuries, fires 
or pollution of limited extent or with no impact.

In the area of road transportation, to measure the results of its policy, 
Total has, for many years, been monitoring the number of severe road 
accidents  involving  its  employees  and  those  of  contractors.  The  40% 
reduction in the number of serious injuries between 2016 and 2020 is a 
testament to the efforts that have been made. In 2020, the number of 
serious  road  accidents  involving  light  vehicles  decreased  significantly 
relative to 2019.

The  projects  launched  in  2018  on  the  use  of  new  technologies  for  the 
prevention  of  road  accidents  were  continued  in  2019  and  2020.  In 
Marketing & Services, a new action plan has been introduced covering 
the  fields  of  driver  behavior,  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. The roll-out of these systems 
is now nearing completion. In addition, the second part of the SafeDriver 
video campaign, which began in 2019, is expected to continue until 2022.  
The subjects chosen for 2019 and 2020 were blind spots, driver tiredness 
and driving in difficult situations, as well as distractions when driving.

Number of severe road accidents(a)

2020

2019

2018

In the area of safety, in particular in the workplace, the indicators 
monitored  by  the  Group  include  work-related  accidents  whether  they 
occur at workplace, during transportation within the framework of long-
term contracts, or during an industrial accident. In addition to its aim of 
zero fatalities in the exercise of its activities, TOTAL has set itself the target 
of continuously reducing the TRIR indicator and, for 2020, of keeping it 
below 0.80 for all personnel of the Group and its contractors.

Safety indicators

Millions of hours worked – All Personnel

Number of occupational fatalities –  
All Personnel

Number of occupational fatalities  
per hundred million hours worked –  
All Personnel 

2020

389

1

2019

467

4

2018

456

4

0.26

0.86

0.88

TRIR(a): number of recorded injuries  
per million hours worked – All Personnel

0.74

0.81

0.91

Group employees

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 – All Personnel 

Number of severe lost time injuries 
(excluding deaths)(e) – All Personnel 

0.63

0.87

0.48

33

11

0.74

0.87

0.48

34

19

0.82

1.01

0.59

26

11

(a)  TRIR: Total Recordable Injury Rate.
(b)  As defined in point 5.11.4 of chapter 5.
(c)  LTIR: Lost Time Injury Rate.
(d)  SIR: Severity Injury Rate.
(e)  Number of injuries resulting in permanent disability or lost time of more than six months.

In  2020,  of  the  289  lost  time  injuries  reported,  280  relate  to  accidents  
at  the  workplace.  78%  of  these  occurred,  in  decreasing  order  of  the 
number  accidents,  when  walking,  handling  loads  or  objects,  using 
portable tools or working with powered systems or lifting systems.

The  Group’s  efforts  on  safety  over  a  period  of  more  than  ten  years  
have  allowed  it  to  reduce  the  TRIR  by  70%  between  2010  and  2020.  
This  improvement  is  due  to  constant  efforts  in  the  field  of  safety  and,  
in particular:
– 

the  implementation  of  the  HSE  frameworks,  which  are  regularly 
updated and audited;
the prevention of specific risks 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);

– 

– 

–  HSE communication efforts targeting all Group personnel;
– 

the introduction of HSE objectives into the compensation policy for 
Group employees (refer to point 5.3.1.2 in chapter 5).

Light vehicles and public transport(b)

Heavy goods vehicles(b)

0

27

9

24

7

23

Despite  the  measures  taken,  a  contractor  employee  sadly  lost  his  life 
during a disassembly operation on a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico in the 
United States in 2020.

(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).

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following indicators:

Health indicators (WHRS scope)

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)

2020

97%

2019

98%

2018

98%(a)

136

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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.

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.

Subsidiary assessments

HSE audits, which include the environment, are described in point 3.6.8.2 
of this chapter.

The One MAESTRO reference framework states that the environmental 
management  systems  of  the  sites  operated  by  the  Group  that  are 
important for the environment(1) must be ISO 14001 certified within two 
years of start-up of operations or acquisition: 97% of these 79 sites were 
compliant in 2020. The sites not yet certified within this two-year period 
are  the  Lapa  site  in  Brazil  which  should  be  certified  in  2021,  and  the 
Kaombo  Norte  site  in  Angola,  whose  certification  audit  has  been 
postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to 
this requirement, at the end of 2020, a total of 266 sites operated by the 
Group were ISO 14001 certified. In 2020, 12 sites received ISO 14001 
certification.

Actions to mitigate risks and prevent impacts and 
monitoring procedures

In  terms  of  preventing  the  risk  of  accidental  pollution,  TOTAL 
monitors indicators that allow it to assess the preparedness of operated 
sites for oil spills.

Oil spill preparedness

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 an oil spill response exercise or 
whose exercise was prevented following a 
decision by the authorities

2020

119 

2019

128

2018

126

100% 100%

99%

88%

85%(b)

86%

(a)   The variation in the number of sites is due to changes in scope.
(b)  The  2019  value  was  revised  in  order  to  account  only  for  impediments  following  

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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 of more than one barrel that affected 
the environment, excluding sabotage

Number of spills

Total volume of spills (thousands of m³)

2020

2019

2018

50

1.0

57

1.2

74

0.3

As  part  of  TOTAL’s  policy  of  avoiding,  reducing,  managing  and 
its  operations, 
monitoring  the  environmental  footprint  of 
discharges  of  substances  are  identified  and  quantified  by  environment 
type (water, air and soil) so that appropriate measures can be taken to 
better control them.

3

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

2020

2019

2018

SO2 emissions (kt)
NOX emissions (kt)
NMVOC(a) emissions (kt)

(a)   Non-methane volatile organic compounds.

34

64

69

39

72

83

48

66

81

SO2  emissions  that  are  likely  to  cause  acid  rain  are  regularly  checked  
and reduced. The decrease in these emissions in 2020 is mainly due to  
a  decrease  in  activity  at  refining  units  relating  to  shutdowns  and  the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

NOX emissions mainly concern hydrocarbon exploration and production 
activities and are primarily located offshore and far away from the coast 
and their impact on air quality is therefore considered to be minor.

Discharged water quality

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)

2020

12.8

2019

13.0

2018

14.1

100%(a)

100%(a)

96%(a)

1.9

1.7

1.8

100% 100% 100%

(a)  Alwynn  and  Gryphon  sites  (United  Kingdom)  excluded,  as  their  produced  water 
discharges  only  occur  during  the  maintenance  periods  of  the  water  reinjection 
system and are subject to a specific regulatory declaration.

As part of the roll out of the new Biodiversity Ambition 2020-2025, 
an overview of measures already taken under the four main areas of this 
new Ambition is provided in point 5.5.4 of chapter 5.

(1)  Production  subsidiaries  of  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment,  sites  producing  more  than  250,000  tons  per  year  in  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &  Services 

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3.6.8.4  Climate

Scope of report

This  part  of  the  implementation  report  relates  to  greenhouse  gas 
emissions  resulting  from  the  Company’s  Activities  (Scope  1  &  2),  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Article  L.  225-102-4  of  the  French 
Commercial  Code.  TOTAL  also  reports  on  indirect  greenhouse  gas 
emissions  related  to  the  use  by  customers  of  energy  products  sold 
(Scope 3) and related actions, in accordance with Article L. 225-102-1 of 
the  French  Commercial  Code,  in  its  non-financial  performance  report 
(refer to point 5.6 of chapter 5).

Governance

In order to make an effective contribution to the climate change issue, 
TOTAL relies on an organization and structured governance.

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  defining  and  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 endeavors to promote value creation by the 
Company  in  the  long  term  by  taking  into  consideration  the  social  and 
environmental  challenges  of  its  business  activities.  It  determines  the 
Group’s strategic objectives and regularly reviews – in connection with 
these  strategic  objectives  –  opportunities  and  risks  such  as  financial, 
legal, operating, social and environmental risks, as well as the measures 
taken  as  a  result.  It  therefore  ensures  that  climate-related  issues  are 
incorporated  into  the  Group’s  strategy  and  in  the  investment  projects 
which  are  submitted  to  it.  It  examines  climate  change  risks  and 
opportunities during the annual strategic outlook review of the Group’s 
business segments. It reviews the Group’s performance each year.

At  its  meeting  on  May  4,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  approved  the 
Group’s  new  Climate  ambition  to  get  to  net  zero  carbon  emissions  
by  2050  together  with  society,  and  determined  the  relevant  steps  and 
targets for reducing the Group’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

To carry out its work, the Board of Directors relies on its Strategy & CSR 
Committee, whose rules of procedure were changed in September 2017, 
and again 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. In this regard, the Strategy & CSR Committee met 
on October 28 and October 29, 2020, to review current climate issues as 
well as their consequences for the Company’s strategy. On this occasion, 
the  Board  of  Directors  engaged  in  a  dialogue  with  Mrs.  Christiana 
Figueres,  the  executive  secretary  of  the  United  Nations  Framework 
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) between 2010 and 2016 and 
co-founder of the Global Optimism organization.

Furthermore,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  in  2019  to  change  the 
criteria  for  the  determination  of  the  variable  portion  of  the  Chairman 
and Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation,  primarily  by  applying  a 
quantifiable  criterion  related  to  the  evolution  of  GHG  emissions 
(Scopes 1 &  2)  on  operated  oil  &  gas  facilities  (refer  to  point  4.3.2  of 
chapter 4). This criterion adds to those introduced in 2016 to take better 
account  of  the  achievements  of  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR) 
and  the  HSE  targets  of  the  Group.  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 CSR as well as the policy 
concerning  all  aspects  of  diversity.  Variable  compensation  paid  to  the 
Group’s senior executives (around 300 people at year-end 2020) includes 

a criterion relating to the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
(Scopes 1 & 2) and, since 2020, this target has also been included in the 
criteria for awarding performance shares to all employees of the Group.

Role of management

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 his Senior Vice 
President Climate report. The 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:
–  propose  targets  for  reducing  greenhouse  gas  emissions  for  the 

Group’s operations;

–  propose  a  strategy  to  reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  the  energy 

products used by the Group’s customers;
–  monitor 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).

Strategy

The  world’s  energy  mix  needs  to  change  if  the  objectives  of  the  Paris 
Agreement are to be achieved. As a broad energy company, therefore, 
TOTAL  has  factored  this  development  into  its  strategy  and  set  itself  
the  ambition  of  being  carbon  neutral  (net  zero  emissions)  by  2050, 
together with society.

TOTAL  actively  supports  policies  favoring  carbon  neutrality,  including 
carbon pricing, and mobilizes its resources not only to achieve its own 
ambitions but also to support countries and its customers in achieving 
carbon neutrality as well. TOTAL is committed to working alongside its 
customers  to  provide  for  the  decarbonization  of  energy  consumption 
offering its customers an energy mix with an increasingly lower carbon 
intensity.

To  accompany  this  development  and  achieve  its  carbon  neutrality 
ambition  (net  zero  emission)  in  2050  or  sooner,  TOTAL  acts  based  on 
three main axes and commits to targets by 2030 for each of these axes 
(refer to point 5.6 of chapter 5), including a carbon neutral target (net zero 
emissions)  across  TOTAL’s  worldwide  operating  activities  by  2050  or 
sooner (Scopes 1 & 2).

To structure its approach, the Group is focusing on four levers, including: 
acting on emissions, acting on products and developing carbon sinks.

Acting on emissions

Cutting GHG emissions generated by TOTAL’s operations (Scopes 1 & 2) 
is the first step towards carbon neutrality (net zero emissions). TOTAL has 
set  an  interim  target  of  reducing  Scope  1  and  2  emissions  from  its 
operated  Oil  &  Gas  facilities  from  46  Mt  CO2e  in  2015  to  less  than 
40 Mt CO2e by 2025 (15% reduction). For 2030, the target is to reduce  
by at least 40% the net emissions(1) (Scopes 1 & 2) for its operated oil and 
gas  activities  compared  to  2015.  TOTAL  is  aiming  to  reduce  its  direct 
emissions  by  improving  energy  efficiency,  eliminating  routine  flaring, 
electrifying  its  processes  and  continuing  efforts  to  reduce  methane 
emissions from oil and gas production. In 2019, a dedicated task force of 
different skills in the Group was set up to help the business segments 
reduce  GHG  emissions.  More  than  500  initiatives  for  acting  on  these 
emissions were identified in 2020.

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Improving the energy efficiency of the facilities is an essential part of this 
effort.  Since  2013,  TOTAL  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 is to improve the energy 
efficiency  of  its  operated  facilities  by  an  average  of  1%  per  year  while 
operating  conditions  become  more  complex.  The  Group’s  energy 
efficiency  improved  by  10%  between  2010  and  2020.  The  Refining  & 
Chemicals  segment,  which  accounts  for  66%  of  the  Group’s  energy 
consumption, has a dedicated investment of $450 billion to this between 
2018 and 2025.

TOTAL also uses appropriate architectures and equipment and introduces 
technological  innovations.  For  example,  at  the  Gonfreville-l’Orcher 
complex  in  France,  TOTAL  has  equipped  its  steam  cracking  furnaces  
with  170  wireless  sensors  to  optimize  their  operation  and  has  installed 
30 temperature  sensors  on  buildings  to  track  the  efficiency  of  the  
air  conditioning  system.  At  year-end  of  2020,  50%  of  sites  using  more 
than 50,000 toe/y(1) (around 30 sites) had adopted an auditable energy 
management system, such as ISO 50001 on energy management(2).

Reducing  routine  flaring  has  been  a  long-standing  Group  target,  and  
new  projects  are  designed  without  it.  TOTAL  is  committed  to  ending 
routine flaring at its operated facilities by 2030. Since 2010, routing flaring 
has been reduced by more than 90%.

To preserve the advantage of gas over coal in terms of GHG emissions 
from electricity generation, it is necessary to strictly reduce the methane 
emissions associated with the production and transportation of gas. The 
Group has cut its methane emissions by nearly 50% since 2010. In 2020, 
methane emissions in relation to Hydrocarbons Upstream activities were 
at 0.15% of commercial gas produced for oil and gas facilities operated by 
the Group(3) and less than 0.1% for gas facilities. The Group’s target is to 
maintain this intensity below 0.2% and 0.1%.

TOTAL has been a member since 2014 of the United Nations Environment 
Program’s Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) between governments, 
industrial  companies,  non-government  organization  Environmental 
Defense  Fund  and  the  European  Commission,  for  the  improvement  of 
tools to measure and control methane emissions. In 2020, TOTAL signed 
up to a new phase of this partnership defining a more ambitious reporting 
framework  extended  to  the  entire  gas  value  chain  and  non-operated 
scope. TOTAL 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(4).

Acting on products

The Group intends to gradually reduce the average carbon footprint of  
its  energy  product  mix  and,  to  do  this,  change  this  mix  to  ensure  that  
gas and renewable energies figure more prominently.

Natural gas, biogas and hydrogen: allies of the energy transition

To respond responsibly to the strong rise in demand for electricity, TOTAL 
is continuing its growth in the gas sector, which produces half the CO2 
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essential to cope with the intermittent supply of renewables and seasonal 
fluctuations in demand.

The Group has continued its efforts to grow along the entire gas chain, 
from production to the end customer, particularly in LNG. TOTAL acquired 
Engie’s  LNG  assets  in  2018  and  those  of  Anadarko  in  Mozambique  in 
2019,  and  has  launched  some  major  LNG  projects,  such  as  Ichthys  
in Australia (2018) and Cameron in the United States (2019). In addition, 
the  Group  has  proceeded  with  or  benefited  from  the  launch  of  major  
developments, like the Arctic LNG 2 project (in Russia) in 2019 and the  
Energía  Costa  Azul  LNG  export  project  (in  Mexico)  in  2020  (refer  to  
point 2.3 of chapter 2). TOTAL is the LNG world’s second-ranking(6) player 
with a volume sold of more than 38 Mt in 2020, and it aims to increase  
its sales to 50 Mt per year by 2025.

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 agreement notably concerns the development of the Dhamra LNG 
regasification terminal in east India. This partnership, which was extended 
since then, illustrates the Group’s intention to help countries that produce 
the greatest part of their electricity from coal to diversify their energy mix.

3

The  growth  of  natural  gas  is  expected  to  see  a  steady  increase  in  the 
proportion  of  green  gas  in  the  existing  infrastructure  network,  such  as 
biogas and hydrogen, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the gas 
value chain. To step up the development of its operations, TOTAL created 
a  Biogas  business  unit  and  a  Hydrogen  business  unit  in  2020.  The 
Group’s target is to produce 4 to 6 TWh of biomethane per year between 
now  and  2030  and  supply  10%  of  the  energy  requirement  of  its  gas 
power  plants  in  Europe  by  2030.  In  January  2021,  TOTAL  announced  
the  acquisition  of  Fonroche  Biogaz,  French  market  leader  in  biogas 
production. Fonroche Biogaz designs, builds and operates methanation 
units in France and owns an installed gross production capacity of nearly 
500 GWh of biogas. In December 2020, TOTAL signed a Memorandum 
of Understanding with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to establish a $100 million 
50/50 joint venture to develop renewable gas production projects in the 
United States.

TOTAL  also  has  an  ambition  to  become  a  hydrogen  producer  and 
distributor. In January 2021, the Group and Engie signed a cooperation 
agreement to design, build and operate the Masshylia project, the biggest 
renewable  hydrogen  production  site  in  France,  located  in  the  heart  of 
TOTAL’s La Mède biorefinery.

The 40 MW electrolyzer powered by solar farms is expected to produce 
5  tons  of  green  hydrogen  a  day,  meeting  the  needs  of  the  La  Mède 
biorefinery’s biofuels production process, and preventing 15,000 tons of 
CO2 emissions a year. The Group is continuing to roll out hydrogen stations 
under the H2 Mobility Germany joint venture, with 90 stations in 2020.

Electricity: building a world leader

TOTAL is continuing its integrated expansion across the electricity value 
chain,  from  power  generation  –  from  renewables  or  natural  gas  –  to 
storage  and  sale  to  end-customers.  Since  2015,  TOTAL  has  allocated 
more  than  10%  of  its  investment  to  renewables  and  electricity(7) 
representing $1.5 billion per year, and it plans to increase this to  more  

(1)  Combined-cycle natural gas power plants are power generation facilities whose gas consumption is optimized for maximum efficiency. These installations benefit from efficient 

energy management and do not require the implementation of a specific energy management system.

(2)  The ISO 50001 standard accompanies the implementation in companies of an energy management system that allows a better use of energy.
(3)  Refer to the OGCI methodology for methane intensity calculation.
(4)  Guiding principles on Reducing Methane Emissions across the Natural Gas Value Chain.
(5)  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  coral  supply  and  power  generation  from  GHG  and  Air  Quality 
Perspective” Imperial College London, 2017.

(6)  Second largest private firm. Source: WoodMackenzie: TOTAL LNG Corporate Report 2020 published in November 2020.
(7)  Including gas for power generation.

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than  20%  a  year  between  2021  and  2025.  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 renewables (wind, solar, hydropower 
and biogas). In 2020, TOTAL acquired EDP’s residential power operations 
in  Spain  and  created  a  solar  power  distribution  joint  venture  with  the 
Adani  Green  Energy  Limited  (AGEL)  in  India.  In  January  2021,  TOTAL 
announced the acquisition of a 20% stake in AGEL, thereby strengthening 
TOTAL’s strategic alliance with the Adani group in the Indian market and 
the Group’s positioning in renewable energies.

The Group confirms its objective to invest in order to have a gross power 
generation capacity from renewables of 35 GW in 2025 and will continue 
its  development  to  become  a  major  international  player  in  renewable 
energies with the ambition to have developed a gross capacity of 100 GW 
by  2030.  At  year-end  2020,  gross  production  installed  capacity  of 
renewable  electricity  totaled  7  GW,  compared  with  3  GW  at  year-end 
2019 and less than 1 GW at year-end 2017. This growth is the result of 
accelerated  projects  in  2020,  with  more  than  5  GW  of  wind  power 
projects  in  France,  the  United  Kingdom  and  South  Korea,  more  than 
2 GW of solar power assets in operation in India, more than 5 GW of solar 
power projects in Spain and a giant 0.8 GW solar farm in Qatar. In addition, 
the Group aims to be carbon neutral (net zero emissions) in all electricity 
purchasing for operated facilities in Europe by 2025. The electricity needs 
of these sites are covered by renewable electricity produced by TOTAL.

in  a  long-term  CO2  price  of  $40  per  ton  and  a  sensitivity  analysis  of  
$100 per ton of CO2 as from 2030.

TOTAL is also reducing the average carbon content of its lineup thanks to 
biofuels. To comply with European Union standards, biofuels must emit 
less  than  50%  the  CO2  equivalent  generated  by  equivalent  fossil  fuels 
across their lifecycle(2). For more than twenty years, TOTAL has been a 
pioneer in biofuels and aims to become a major force in this market, with  
sales growth of more than 10% a year by 2030. To make that ambition a 
reality, TOTAL seeks to develop synergies with existing assets, such as its  
La Mède refinery, which was converted into a biorefinery in 2019. The oils 
processed  at  La  Mède,  which  has  annual  hydrotreated  vegetable  oil 
(HVO) production capacity of 0.5 Mt, are certified sustainable(3) according 
to European Union criteria. TOTAL has also set up a specific organization 
on top of this certification by selecting a limited number of responsible 
partners, with a requirement to join the RSPO (Round table on Sustainable 
Palm  Oil(4),  the  signing  by  these  suppliers  of  the  Group’s  Fundamental 
Principles  of  Purchasing  (refer  to  point  5.10  of  chapter  5)  and  specific, 
more stringent checks of sustainability and respect for human rights. In 
September  2020,  the  Group  announced  a  project  to  convert  the 
Grandpuits  refinery  into  a  zero-crude  complex  including  a  biofuel 
production plant, which is expected to be commissioned in 2024.

In 2020, TOTAL incorporated 2.2 Mt of sustainable biofuels(5) in Europe,  
of a global volume distributed by the Group of 3 Mt.

In  2020,  the  Group  acquired  two  combined  cycle  natural  gas  power 
plants in Spain representing total capacity of 0.85 GW, and currently has 
natural gas electricity generation capacity of 3.6 GW. Refer to point 2.1  
of chapter 2 for further information on these acquisitions.

For more than ten 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  BioTFuel  consortium,  for  example,  is 
working on the development of lignocellulose (plant waste).

TOTAL is aiming for net electricity production of 50 TWh from natural gas 
and  renewables  by  2025.  As  an  electricity  supplier,  the  Group  served 
5.6 million customers in 2020 and aims to distribute 80 TWh of electricity 
to more than 9 million customers by 2025.

Developing carbon sinks

The  preservation  and  restoration  of  natural  carbon  sinks  (forests, 
wetlands, etc.) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be key for the 
planet to achieving carbon neutrality (net zero emissions).

Decarbonizing and saving liquid energies

Technological advances and the shift in usage to lower carbon energies 
may  cause  demand  for  oil  to  stabilize  and  then  decline  over  the  
next  decade,  as  illustrated  in  the  International  Energy  Agency  (IEA)’s 
Sustainable  Development  Scenario  and  TOTAL’s  Rupture  scenario. 
The Group is changing its mix to reflect this trend. Oil products accounted 
for 66% of sales in 2015, 55% in 2019, and could decline to 35% in 2030. 
By  2050,  this  share  could  shrink  to  20%,  with  a  quarter  of  that  from 
biofuels,  helping  TOTAL  reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  the  products  it 
sells by 60%.

However, significant investments are still expected to be needed in the 
years  ahead  to  meet  demand  for  oil,  given  the  natural  decline  in  field 
output. The Group is focusing on the most resilient oil projects, meaning  
those with the lowest breakeven point. In order to ensure the viability of its 
projects  and  its  long-term  strategy  in  the  light  of  climate  change 
challenges, the Group has integrated, into the financial evaluation of its 
investments presented to the Executive Committee, a long-term oil and 
gas  price  scenario  consistent  with  the  Paris  Agreement  targets,  using  
a price trajectory converging with the IEA’s SDS scenario(1) and factoring  

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 and dedicated to investments in natural 
carbon  sinks,  composed  of  experts  in  the  environment,  forestry  and 
agronomy, with an annual investment budget of $100 million from 2020 
onwards, and the goal of creating a sustainable capacity of sequestration 
of at least 5 Mt CO2e per year by 2030.

Several agroforestry projects in Australia, South America and Africa are 
soon  to  be  launched  or  are  in  the  process  of  being  negotiated  with 
partners. These projects, located in both tropical and temperate regions, 
systematically  include  the  value  chains  for  local  farm  and  forest 
production, in cooperation with local communities, to reduce the causes 
of deforestation and changing land use at source.

Furthermore, CCS will be essential for several industries, especially those 
that  emit  massive  amounts  of  CO2  due  to  the  nature  of  their  business 
(cement,  steel,  refining  etc.).  TOTAL  has  earmarked  up  to  10%  of  its  
R&D  budget  for  this.  Several  projects  have  represented  significant 
advances including the Northern Lights project in Norway, in which the  

(1)  IEA, World Energy Outlook 2020.
(2)  European Directive RED, Renewable Energy Directive.
(3)  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.

(4)  International initiative created in 2004 with the aim of promoting the production and use of sustainable palm oil.
(5)  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 by Trading.

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Group is involved alongside Equinor and Shell and the final investment 
decision  for  which  was  made  in  2020.  This  project,  for  which  initial 
investment of the partners totaled more than €600 million, is expected  
to have a global storage capacity of up to 1.5 Mt CO2 per year.

TOTAL 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 Dunkerque, 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(1).

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.

In  terms  of  carbon  pricing,  in  2014,  TOTAL  joined  the  U.N.  Global 
Compact’s  Paying  for  Carbon  and  Caring  for  Climate  call,  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 is therefore encouraging 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 to the US population.

In  terms  of  sector  initiatives,  in  2014,  TOTAL  was  actively  involved  in 
launching and developing the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a global 
industry  partnership.  At  year-end  2020,  this  initiative  involved  12  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  ten  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  detection  and 
measurement  services  by  satellite 
(Kairos 
Aerospace)  and  by  drone  (SeekOps  Inc.)  and  a  technology  that 
incorporates  CO2  as  a  feedstock  in  the  production  of  polyols  used  in 
polyurethanes,  which  are  plastics  that  have  multiple  uses  (Econic 
Technologies).

(GHGSat),  by  aircraft 

The Group also plays a role in various international initiatives that involve 
the private and the public sectors to bring about (non-exhaustive list):
– 

the end of routine flaring of gas associated with 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.

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The  list  of  trade  associations  of  which  TOTAL  is  a  member  and  the 
lobbying Ethics Charter that governs these memberships are published 
on the total.com website. The Group cooperates with these associations 
mainly  on  technical  and  scientific  matters,  but  certain  associations 
sometimes take public stances on climate change. TOTAL assesses the 
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 is reviewed 
according to six key points: their scientific position, the Paris Agreement, 
carbon pricing, the role of natural gas, the development of renewables 
and the development of CCS. Following the reviews in 2019 and 2020, 
TOTAL decided not to renew its membership of the American Petroleum 
Institute,  the  American  Fuel  &  Petrochemical  Manufacturers  and  the 
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

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)(2),  and  Toulouse  School  of  Economics.  TOTAL  also  offers  training 
and  makes  presentations  at  several  universities,  thereby  taking  part  
in the debate.

3

Targets and metrics related to climate

TOTAL  has  set  targets  and  introduced  a  number  of  indicators  to  steer  
its performance.

The  Group’s  climate  targets  include  among  others  the 
following:
–  Reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) of its operated oil & gas 
facilities  of  46  Mt  CO2e  in  2015  to  less  than  40  Mt  CO2e  by 
2025, (a 15% decrease). By 2030, the target is a reduction of at 
least  40%  compared  to  2015  of  the  net  emissions(1)  for  its 
operated oil & gas activities

–  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 the Group’s operated facilities since 2010

–  Maintain  the  intensity  of  methane  emissions  for  Upstream 
hydrocarbons  activities  below  0.2%  of  commercial  gas 
produced at all operated oil and gas facilities, and below 0.1% 
of commercial gas produced on operated gas facilities

–  Maintain the intensity of CO2e emissions from operated facilities  
for Upstream hydrocarbons activities under 20 kg CO2e/boe

What has been accomplished:
–  A GHG emission reduction (Scopes 1 & 2) of its operated oil & 
gas facilities from 46 Mt CO2e to 35.8 Mt CO2e (39 Mt CO2e 
excluding COVID-19 effect) between 2015 and 2020

–  More than 90% reduction in routine flaring between 2010 and 

2020

–  10% improvement in energy efficiency between 2010 and 2020
–  Methane  intensity  for  Upstream  hydrocarbons  activities  of 
0.15% of commercial gas produced for operated oil and gas 
facilities in 2020, and less than 0.1% for operated gas facilities
–  An  intensity  of  CO2e  emission  from  operated  facilities  for 
Upstream hydrocarbons activities of 18 kg CO2e/boe in 2020

(1)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account natural carbon sinks like 

forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.

(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.

(1)  Svante Inc., LafargeHolcim, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC and TOTAL.
(2)  The Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

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Indicators related to climate change(a)

GHG emissions

2020

2019

2018

2015

SCOPE 1 OPERATED
Direct GHG emissions at operated sites

Of which Europe: EU 27 + Norway + United Kingdom + Switzerland

Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2

36 (38*)
21 (22*)

BREAKDOWN BY SEGMENT
Upstream hydrocarbons acti

vities(I)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power, excluding upstream gas operations

Refining & Chemical

s(II)

Marketing & Services(III)

BREAKDOWN BY GHG TYPE
CO2
CH4
N O2
SCOPE 2 OPERATED(IV)
Indirect emissions from energy use at operated sites 

Of which Europe: EU 27 + Norway + United Kingdom + Switzerland

SCOPES 1 & 2 FROM OPERATED OIL & GAS FACILITIES (I)+(II)+(III)+(IV)

Methane emissions

Methane emissions from Group operated activities

Intensity of methane emissions from operated oil and gas facilities  
for Upstream hydrocarbons activities

Intensity of methane emissions from operated gas facilities for  
Upstream hydrocarbons activities

Carbon intensity indicators

Intensity of GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) at operated facilities  
for Upstream hydrocarbons activities

Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2

Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2

Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2

kt CH4

%

%

41
24

18

3

20

<1

39

2

<1

4
2

16

3

17

<1

34

2

<1

3 (3*)
2 (2*)

35.8 (39*)

41.5

40
24

18

2

21

<1

38

2

<1

4
2

42

42
22

19

–

22

<1

39

2

<1

4
2

46

2020

64

2019

68

2018

79

2015

94

0.15

0.16

0.19

0.23

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

2020

2019

2018

2015

kg CO e/boe
2

18

19

20

21

Other indicators

Net primary energy consumption (operated scope)

TWh

2020

147

Group energy efficiency indicator (GEEI)

Base 100 in 2010

90.2(c)

Flared gas (Upstream hydrocarbons activities operated scope)  
(including safety flaring, routine flaring and non-routine flaring)

Of which routine flaring

Mm³/d
Mm³/d

4.2
0.6

2019

160

88.0

5.7
0.9

2018

143(b)

88.4

6.5
1.7

2015

153

90.8

7.2
2.3(d)

*  Valuation of these indicators excluding the COVID-19 effect.
(a)  Report to point 5.11 of chapter 5 for the scope of reporting.
(b)  Excluding primary energy consumption of Direct Énergie gas power plants.
(c)  The change in this indicator between 2019 and 2020 can be explained by a lower refinery utilization.
(d)  Volumes estimated upon historical data.

3.6.8.5  Suppliers

Supplier assessment

The Supplier qualification process
The IT Supplier qualification tool developed in 2019,gradually rolled out,  
is designed to automate and document the supplier qualification process. 
In 2020, the tool was rolled out to five additional Subsidiaries (in Congo, 
Angola and Nigeria). Overall, around 12,000 Suppliers are now included 
in this tool.

The Supplier assessment process
Since 2016, the Group conducts 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.  Approximately  100  audits  of  at-risk  suppliers  are  conducted  
each year. In 2020, 79 audits were conducted against in the backdrop 

context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group plans to audit, by 2024, 
100%  of  its  strategic  suppliers  and  100%  of  its  suppliers  identified  as 
being at risk as per the risk mapping identification process.

Moreover, in 2018, TOTAL, BP, Equinor and Shell launched an industry-
wide  initiative  to  develop  a  common  collaborative  platform  to  assess  
the upholding of human rights by their suppliers. Now joined by AkerBP 
and Wintershall, this platform is set to be extended to other interested 
companies  in  the  industry.  The  collaboration  does  not  cover  supplier 
selection, which will continue to be the responsibility of each company 
but  aims  to  encourage  improvement  in  working  conditions  in  their  
supply chains. The platform became operational in 2020 and the first test 
audits carried out remotely and on-site have begun. 

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, since 2014, 
TOTAL has filed to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission 

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(SEC) 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  functionality  or  production  of  a  product 
manufactured  by  TOTAL  SE  or  one  of  its  consolidated  entities  (or 
contracted  to  be  manufactured).  The  objective  of  this  regulation  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 sec.gov.

Specific initiatives are in place for certain activities. For example, in 2020, 
in addition to its annual campaign to collect data from its Suppliers about 
conflict  minerals,  Saft  Groupe  launched  a  campaign  to  encourage 
suppliers to provide information about their cobalt supplies and compiled 
a Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT) for Saft’s specific activity based on 
the  Reporting  Templates  model  provided  by  the  Responsible  Minerals 
Initiative®  (RMI®).  This  tool  enables  the  transfer  of  information  via  
the  supply  chain  about  foundries/refineries  and  helps  to  determine  
the  cobalt’s  country  of  origin.  As  part  of  a  progress-led  approach,  
Saft  Groupe  is  also  a  member  of  the  Global  Battery  Alliance  (GBA),  
within the World Economic Forum (WEF), a global platform for establishing 
and collaborating on a sustainable battery value chain.

In  addition,  in  2020,  the  Human  Rights  department  organized  training 
programs  focusing  on  human  rights  risks  in  the  minerals  supply  chain  
for the Refining & Chemicals segment, Trading & Shipping activities and 
for Saft Groupe in the Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power segment. 

Mitigation and preventive actions

In 2020, TOTAL updated its Fundamental Principles of Purchasing that 
Suppliers are required to comply with. The purpose of this update is to 
align the principles with the latest version of the Code of Conduct and 
provide more detail about to the necessity of upholding human rights. It is 
specified in particular that Suppliers must ensure that their own suppliers 
and  subcontractors  respect  applicable  laws,  as  well  as  principles 
equivalent to those set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 
the  Fundamental  Conventions  of  the  International  Labor  Organization 
(ILO),  the  United  Nations  Guiding  Principles  on  Business  and  Human 
Rights,  the  United  Nations  Global  Compact,  Voluntary  Principles  on 
Security and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational 
Enterprises.  Clarification  was  provided  about  the  details  of  effective 
policies and procedures to be implemented by Suppliers, such as : the 
prohibition  and  prevention  of  child  labor,  prohibition  and  prevention  of 
forced  labor,  working  conditions,  remuneration  and  compensation; 
protection  of  health  and  safety;  prohibition  and  prevention  of  any 
discrimination  and  harassment  in  the  workplace;  freedom  of  speech, 
association  and  collective  bargaining,  freedom  of  thought,  conscience 
and religion and grievances.

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.  After  more  than  300  buyers  
were made aware and/or trained in 2019, it is 40 buyers that were made 
aware and/or trained on respect for human rights and working conditions 
by Suppliers sites, mainly through webinars supporting the rollout of the 
annual  audit  plan.  These  webinars  present  the  audit  approach,  major 
compliance issues and how to monitor action plans.

Chapter 3 / Risks and control
Vigilance Plan

tools 

A  set  of  communication 
to  help  procurement 
representatives  initiate  discussions  on  the  Fundamental  Principles  of 
Purchasing  is  also  circulated  within  Total  Global  Procurement.  The 
materials  used  in  the  annual  performance  review  include  a  section  on 
human rights.

intended 

By  year-end  2020,  210  buyers  from  Total  Global  Procurement  and 
Subsidiaries had attended webinars to develop knowledge of CSR risk 
mapping tool relating to procurement.

The  review  of  the  Responsible  Procurement  roadmap  in  2020,  which 
included workshops with buyers, helped to raise their awareness about 
these issues.

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. This event provides an opportunity  
to  communicate  with  participants  about  the  Fundamental  Principles  of 
Purchasing.

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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 2020, TOTAL co-facilitated a webinar for the French-speaking 
network  of  the  Global  Compact  to  promote  a  toolbox  on  decent  work  
for  sustainable  procurement.  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 U.N. Guiding Principles work organized by the 
IPIECA,  aimed  at  both  oil  and  gas  companies  and  engineering, 
procurement and construction (EPC) contractors.

Whistleblowing mechanisms

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. In January 2020, 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 
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.

(mediation.fournisseurs@total.com) 

Monitoring procedures

Representatives  of  the  Management  Committee  of  Total  Global 
Procurement, of the Civil Society Engagement, HSE and Legal divisions 
as  well  as  of  the  Ethics  Committee  participated  to  the  Responsible 
Procurement Steering Committee in 2020.

Following  its  creation  within  Total  Global  Procurement  in  2020,  the 
Responsible Procurement department (the duties of which were previously 
performed  by  the  supplier  relations  department)  has  further  developed  
0the  Responsible  Procurement  roadmap  to  define  the  direction  to  be 
taken between now and 2030, in particular in terms of protecting human 
rights, the environment and economic development in the supply chain.

(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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Report on 
corporate 
governance

4.1  Administration and management bodies 

136

4.4  Additional information about corporate governance 

209

4.1.1  Composition of the Board of Directors 
4.1.2  Functioning of the Board of Directors 
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 

136
158
170
171
172
178

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 Articles of Association governing shareholders’ 

4.2  Statement regarding corporate governance 

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4.4.4 

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 performance share grants 

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180
182
203
203

209

210

211

211
212

participation in Shareholders’ Meetings 
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 

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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 17, 2021

13
directors

1
Lead Independent 
Director

80%
independent 
directors(a)

5.5 years
average length 
of service on 
the Board

50%
gender equality(b)

4
nationalities 
represented

(a)  Excluding the director representing employee shareholders and the directors 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  directors  representing  employees  in  accordance  with  Article  L.  22-10-7  (formerly  L.  225-27-1)  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  and  the  director  representing 

employee shareholders in accordance with Article L. 22-10-5 (formerly L. 225-23) of the French Commercial Code.

The Company is administered by a Board of Directors whose 13 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. 22-10-5 
(formerly L. 225-23) of the French Commercial Code (hereafter referred to 
as the “director representing employee shareholders”), and two directors 
representing  employees  appointed  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  
of Article 22-10-7 (formerly L. 225-27-1) of the French Commercial Code  
and  the  Company’s  Articles  of  Association  (the  first  appointed  by  the 
Central  Economic  and  Employee  Interest  Committee  of  the  Upstream 
Global  Services  Holding  Company  UES  and  the  second  appointed  by  
the SE Committee, known as “Total’s European Works Committee”).

Board  of  Directors  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the  Company  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 
Articles  of  Association)(1).  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.

Mr. Patrick Pouyanné is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the 
Company. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 
December 19, 2015, the date on which the functions of Chairman of the 

The profiles, experience and expertise of the directors are detailed in the 
biographies below.

Changes that occurred within the membership of the Board of Directors and Committees during fiscal year 2020

Appendix 3 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code – Situation as of March 17, 2021

Departure

Appointment/designation

Reappointment

Board of Directors

May 29, 2020

Christine Renaud(a)

Carlos Tavares

June 9, 2020

October 14, 2020

Audit Committee

May 29, 2020

Compensation Committee

May 29, 2020

Strategy & CSR Committee

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette(c)

Jérôme Contamine

Christine Renaud(a)

Carlos Tavares

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette(c)

Valérie Della Puppa Tibi(d)

Jérôme Contamine

Patricia Barbizet(b) 

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette(c)

Mark Cutifani

Romain Garcia-Ivaldi

(a)

Angel Pobo(a)

May 29, 2020

Christine Renaud(a)

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette(c)

(a)  Director representing employees.
(b)  Lead Independent Director until May 29, 2020.
(c)  Lead Independent Director since May 29, 2020.
(d)  Director representing employee shareholders.

(1)  The Articles of Association also contain specific provisions concerning the terms of office of directors representing employees, taking into account the method of their appointment.

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Overview of the Board of Directors as of March 17, 2021

Appendix 3 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code

Personal information

Sex Nationality

M

M

F

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

F

M

M

Experience

Number of 
director-
ships(a)

Position on the Board

Indepen-
dence

Initial date 
of appoint-
ment

Term of 
office 
expires

Length of 
service on 
the Board

Participation 
in Board 
Committees

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

0

0

1

4

1

0

2015

2021

✓

2009

2021

2008

2023

2011

2023

2020

2023

2019

2022

2017

2023

✓

✓

✓

✓

n/a

2019

2022

n/a

2020

2023

✓

✓

✓

2016

2022

2012

2021

2016

2022

n/a

2020

2023

6

12

13

10

1

2

4

2

1

5

9

5

1

4

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Number 
of shares

217,087

1,000

11,050

4,559

10,275

1,100

2,000

30

0

1,000

1,385

1,042

154

As of March 17, 2021

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet

Marie-Christine  
Coisne-Roquette
Lead Independent Director

Jérôme Contamine

Lise Croteau

Mark Cutifani

Valérie Della 
Puppa Tibi
Director representing 
employee shareholders

Romain Garcia-Ivaldi
Director representing 
employees

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Jean Lemierre

Angel Pobo
Director representing 
employees

Age

57

69

65

64

63

60

62

52

32

71

69

70

51

(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 17, 2021

Audit 
Committee

Governance and 
Ethics Committee

4 members
100% independent 
members

Patrick Artus*
Jérôme Contamine
Lise Croteau
Maria van der Hoeven

4 members
75% independent 
members

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette*
Patricia Barbizet
Anne-Marie Idrac
Jean Lemierre

Compensation 
Committee

4 members
67% independent 
members(a)

Mark Cutifani*
Patricia Barbizet
Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette
Valérie Della Puppa Tibi(b)

Strategy & CSR 
Committee

6 members
67% independent 
members

Patrick Pouyanné*
Patrick Artus
Patricia Barbizet
Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette
Anne-Marie Idrac
Jean Lemierre

(a)  Excluding the director representing employee shareholders in accordance with the recommendations of AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 9.3).
(b)  Director representing employee shareholders.
*  Chair of the Committee.

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Renewal of directorships and appointment proposed to the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 28, 2021

taking  into  account  the  weight  of  the  shareholding  of  the  Company  in  
the  United  States,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided,  at  its  meeting  on  
March  17,  2021,  upon  the  proposal  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 
Committee, to propose to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held 
on  May  28,  2021,  the  appointment  as  a  director  for  a  three-year  term 
to  expire  at  the  end  of  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be  held  in  2024 
to  approve  the  2023  financial  statements,  of  Mr.  Glenn  Hubbard,  an 
American economist. Mr. Glenn Hubbard will also bring his experience  
in corporate governance of large companies and his knowledge in the 
field of corporate social responsibility.

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  Messrs.  Glenn  Hubbard  and  Jacques  Aschenbroich  could  be 
deemed independent.

Regarding Valeo, of which Mr. Jacques Aschenbroich is Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer, on the one hand, the Group’s sales to Valeo in 
2020  (i.e.,  $4  million)  represented  less  than  0.1%  of  the  consolidated 
turnover of the Group in 2020 (i.e., $141 billion) and, on the other hand, the 
Group’s purchases from Valeo in 2020 cannot be considered material. 
The  portion  of  the  Group’s  business  with  Valeo  cannot  be  considered 
material  for  the  Group.  Furthermore,  for  Valeo,  on  the  one  hand,  the 
amount of Valeo’s purchases from the Group in 2020 (i.e., €33 million) 
represented  0.29%  of  the  total  amount  of  Valeo’s  purchases  in  2020  
(i.e., €11.3 billion) and, on the other hand, the amount of Valeo’s sales in 
2020 to the Group is not material. The portion of Valeo’s business with  
the  Group  cannot  be  considered  material  for  Valeo.  The  Board  noted  
the  absence  of  economic  dependence  and  exclusivity  in  the  activities 
between the two groups. It thus concluded that Mr. Jacques Aschenbroich 
could be deemed to be an independent director.

Business  relations  between  Group  companies  can  currently  be 
considered not material with MetLife, Inc. of which Mr. Glenn Hubbard  
is  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  It  thus  concluded  that  
Mr. Glenn Hubbard could be deemed to be an independent director;

 – Composition  of  the  Committees  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

after the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 28, 2021

On the proposal of the Governance and Ethics Committee, the Board of 
Directors  decided  at  its  meeting  of  March  17,  2021,  to  modify  the 
composition of the Committees of the Board of Directors at the end of the 
Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021. As of that date: 
– 

the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  will  be  chaired  by  Marie-
Christine  Coisne-Roquette.  Patricia  Barbizet,  Anne-Marie  Idrac  and 
Jean Lemierre will be members.
the Audit Committee will be chaired by Maria van der Hoeven. Patricia 
Barbizet, Jérôme Contamine*, Lise Croteau* and Romain Garcia-Ivaldi 
will be members.
the  Compensation  Committee  will  be  chaired  by  Mark  Cutifani.  
Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette and Valérie Della Puppa Tibi will be 
members.
the Strategy & CSR Committee will be chaired by Patrick Pouyanné. 
Patricia  Barbizet,  Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette,  Anne-Marie 
Idrac, Jean Lemierre and Angel Pobo will be members.

– 

– 

– 

The terms of office of directors Messrs. Patrick Pouyanné and Patrick Artus  
and Ms. Anne-Marie Idrac will expire at the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ 
Meeting to be held on May 28, 2021.

Mr. Patrick Artus was appointed as a director of the Company on May 15, 
2009 and reaches a seniority of 12 years. Consequently, in view of the 
rules of independence for directors laid down in the AFEP-MEDEF Code 
to  which  the  Company  refers,  it  is  not  proposed  to  the  Shareholders’ 
Meeting  of  May  28,  2021  to  renew  the  term  of  office  as  director  of 
Mr. Patrick Artus. The Board thanks Mr. Patrick Artus for the quality of 
his participation in the work of the Board of Directors and its Committees 
since May 15, 2009.

 – Renewal of directorships
At  its  meeting  on  March  17,  2021,  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  28,  2021,  
the  renewal  of  the  directorships  of  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné  and  
Ms.  Anne-Marie  Idrac  for  a  three-year  term  to  expire  at  the  end  of  
the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be  held  in  2024  to  approve  the  
2023 financial statements.

Mr. Patrick Pouyanné is Chief Executive Officer since October 22, 2014 
and  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  since  December  19,  2015. 
Refer to point 4.1.5.1 of this chapter for additional information concerning 
the  renewal  of  M.  Pouyanné’s  term  of  office  as  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive officer and on the unified management form.

Ms.  Anne-Marie  Idrac  has  been  a  director  of  the  Company  since  
May 11, 2012. She is a member of the Governance and Ethics Committee 
and the Strategy & CSR Committee. She will continue to give the Group 
the benefit of her expertise in foreign trade and international relations and 
the  managerial  and  operational  experience  she  has  acquired  over  the 
course of her career.

 – Appointment of two new directors
The  term  of  office  of  Mr.  Carlos  Tavares,  a  director  of  the  Company 
since May 26, 2017, expired at the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting of  
May 29, 2020. The term of office of Mr. Patrick Artus, a director of the 
Company since May 15, 2009, expires at the end of the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 28, 2021. 

In order to reinforce the presence of CEOs within the Board, the Board 
of  Directors  decided,  at  its  meeting  held  on  March  17,  2021,  upon  the 
proposal  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  to  propose  to  the 
Shareholders’  Meeting,  the  appointment  as  a  director  for  a  three-year 
term to expire at the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in 2024 
to approve the 2023 financial statements, of Mr. Jacques Aschenbroich, 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Valeo. Mr. Jacques Aschenbroich 
will  bring  his  knowledge  of  the  transportation  sector,  a  key  sector  in  
terms  of  energy  demand,  and  his  experience  as  the  head  of  a  major 
industrial company to the industrial company to the Board of Directors 
of the Company.

In  order  to  maintain  within  the  Board  the  presence  of  an  economist  
and the representation of international profiles notably of American origin, 

* 

Financial experts.

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Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SE*
Chairman of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on June 24, 1963 (French)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2015
Last reappointment: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018
End of current term: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021

Number of Total shares held: 217,087
Number of Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund units held: 10,372.1016 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

Main function: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SE*

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 French 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 & 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.

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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 Annual 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 
has also been Chairman of the Alliance pour l’Education – United Way association since June 2018, having accepted that office as TOTAL S.A.’s 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of École Polytechnique since September 2018, of 
the Institut Polytechnique of Paris since September 2019, of the Association Française des Entreprises Privées (French association of private companies) 
since 2015, of the Institut du Monde Arabe (since 2017) and of the La France S’Engage foundation since 2017.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020

Within the TOTAL Group
–  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  TOTAL  SE*  and  Chairman  

Outside the TOTAL Group
–  Director of Capgemini S.E.* (since May 10, 2017) and member of the 

of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Strategy and CSR Committee (since September 1, 2017)

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020

–  President of the Alliance pour l’Education – United Way association 

–  Member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  AFEP  (French  association  of 

(since June 2018)

private companies) (since 2015)

–  Member of the Board of Directors of École Polytechnique (a public 
scientific, cultural or professional establishment under French law) 
(since September 2018)

–  Member of the Board of Directors of the Institut Polytechnique de 

Paris (since September 2019)

–  Member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  La  France  S’Engage 

foundation (since September 2017)

–  Member of the Board of the Institut du Monde Arabe (since 2017)

(1)  Including the information referred to in Article L. 22-10-10 (formerly 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
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on October 14, 1951 (French)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 15, 2009
Last reappointment: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018
End of current term: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021

Number of Total shares held: 1,000 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: Natixis, 47 quai d’Austerlitz, 75013 Paris, France

Main function: Head of the Research Department and member of the Executive Committee of Natixis*

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 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.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020

Within the Natixis group
 – Head  of  the  Research  Department  and  member  of  the  Executive 

Outside the Natixis group
–  Director of TOTAL SE*, chairman of the Audit Committee since May 

Committee of Natixis*

29, 2020, and member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

–  Director of IPSOS*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020

None

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Patricia Barbizet
Director
Member of the Governance & Ethics Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on April 17, 1955 (French)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 16, 2008
Last reappointment: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020
End of current term: 2023 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 11,050(1) (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: Temaris et Associés SAS, 40 rue François 1er, 75008 Paris, France

Main function: Chairwoman of Temaris et Associés SAS

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.

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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  has  also  been  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.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020

–  Chairwoman of Temaris et Associés SAS since October 2018
–  Director  of  TOTAL  SE*,  member  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 
Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Strategy & CSR 
Committee

–  Director of Axa* since April 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 

–  Director of Pernod Ricard* since November 2018
–  Director of Colombus Holdings since July 2019

–  Director of Yves Saint Laurent until November 2018
–  Amministratore  &  Amministratore  Delagato  of  Palazzo  Grassi  until 

January 2018

–  Member of the Supervisory Board of Ponant until January 2018
–  Representative  of  Artémis  on  the  Supervisory  Board  of  Collection 

S.A.* until December 2018

Pinault Paris until January 2018

–  General Manager (non-executive) and member of the Supervisory 

–  Chairwoman and CEO of Christie’s International plc until December 

Board of Financière Pinault until January 2018

2016

–  Permanent  representative  of  Artémis,  member  of  the  Board  of 

–  Member of the supervisory board of Peugeot S.A.* until April 2016

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

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020

–  Chairwoman of Cité de la Musique – Philharmonie de Paris (EPIC)
–  Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Investissements d’Avenir 

(French governmental body)

–  Chairwoman  of  the  Haut  Comité  de  Gouvernance  d’Entreprise 

(HCGE)

(1)  Excluding acquisitions in 2020 completed by Temaris et Associés SAS, legal entity related to Patricia Barbizet.

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Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette
Independent director — Lead Independent Director
Chairwoman of the Governance & Ethics Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on November 4, 1956 (French)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 13, 2011
Last reappointment: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020
End of current term: 2023 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 4,559 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: Sonepar, 25 rue d’Astorg, 75008 Paris, France

Main function: Chairwoman of Sonepar S.A.S. and Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Colam Entreprendre

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’s 
structures and strengthened its shareholding base to sustain the Group’s 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 on the Executive Committee of 
MEDEF (France’s main employers’ association) 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 SE.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
Within the Sonepar group
–  Chairwoman of Sonepar S.A.S.
–  Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Colam Entreprendre (S.A.)
–  Legal  representative  of  Sonepar  S.A.S.,  Chairwoman  of  Sonepar 

International

Outside the Sonepar group
–  Director of TOTAL SE* and, since May 29 2020, Lead Independent 
Director,  Chairwoman  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  
and  member  of  the  Compensation  Committee  and  the  Strategy  & 
CSR Committee

–  Legal representative of Sonepar S.A.S., director of Sonepar France 

–  Chairwoman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Développement  Mobilier  

S.A.S.

et Industriel (S.A.)

–  Permanent representative of Colam Entreprendre, director of SO.VE.

MAR.CO Europe (S.A.)

–  Chief Executive Office of Sonepack S.A.S. until mid-2020 and director 

–  Chairwoman of CMI until June 2020
–  Managing Partner of Ker Coro (société civile immobilière)
–  Member  of 

the  Supervisory  Board  of  Akuo  Energy  S.A.S.  

of Sonepack SAS since then

(until June 2020)

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
–  Legal  representative  of  Sonepar  S.A.S.,  co-manager  of  Sonedis 

–  Permanent representative of Sonepar Belgium to the Board of Cebeo 

(société civile) until October 29, 2018

N.V. (Belgium) until February 2018

–  Permanent  representative  of  Colam  Entreprendre,  co-manager  of 

–  Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Sonepar S.A. until 2016

Sonedis (société civile) until October 29, 2018

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
–  Member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  AFEP  (French  association  of 

private companies)

–  Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Association Nationale des 

Sociétés par Actions (ANSA)

–  Member of the Bureau and director of MEDEF International

–  Director at FONDACT
–  Director at the Fondation Recherche Alzheimer

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Jérôme Contamine
Independent director
Member of the Audit Committee

Born on November 23, 1957 (French)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020
End of current term: 2023 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 10,275
Number of Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund units held: 715.2448 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: 12 rue Cambacérès, 75008 Paris

Main function: Independent director

Biography & Professional Experience

The French-born Mr. Contamine is a graduate of École Polytechnique, ENSAE and ENA. After spending four years as an auditor with the French Court 
of Auditors (Cour des comptes), he served in a variety of positions between 1988 and 2000 at Elf Aquitaine and later TOTAL. From 2000 to 2009  
he was Executive Vice President of Finance at Veolia Environnement, and he was a member of the Board of Directors of Valeo from 2006 to 2017.  
From 2009 to 2018 he was Chief Financial Officer of Sanofi.

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Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020

–  Director of TOTAL SE* and member of the Audit Committee since 

–  Director  of  Société  Générale*,  member  of  the  Audit  and  Internal 

May 29, 2020

Control Committee and the Compensation Committee

–  President of Sigateo

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

None

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
None

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Lise Croteau
Independent director
Member of the Audit Committee

Born on May 5, 1960 (Canadian)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019
End of current term: 2022 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 100
Number of Total ADS held: 1,000 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: 580 chemin de la Réserve, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, J8E 3L8, Canada

Main function: Independent director

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.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
–  Director of TOTAL SE* and member of the Audit Committee
–  Director of Québecor Inc.* since June 16, 2019

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
–  Director of TVA Group Inc.* until June 16, 2019

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
None

–  Director of Québecor Média Inc.* since June 16, 2019
–  Director of Boralex*

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Mark Cutifani
Independent director
Chairman of the Compensation Committee

Born on May 2, 1958 (Australian)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2017
Last reappointment: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020
End of current term: 2023 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 2,000 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: Anglo American plc Group, 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN, United Kingdom

Main function: Chief Executive of Anglo American plc.*

Biography & Professional Experience

Mr. Cutifani was appointed director and Chief Executive of Anglo American plc on April 3, 2013. He is a member of the Board’s Sustainability Committee 
and chairs the Group Management Committee. Mr. Cutifani has 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  the  global  nickel  business  at  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).

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Mr. Cutifani has a degree in Mining Engineering (with honors) from the University of Wollongong in Australia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of 
Engineering, the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Cutifani received an honorary doctorate from the University of Wollongong in Australia in 2013 and an honorary doctorate from Laurentian University 
in Canada in 2016.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
Within the Anglo American group
–  Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American plc.*
–  Non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum Limited
–  Chairman of De Beers plc.
–  Chairman of De Beers Investments plc.

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
None

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
None

Outside the Anglo American group
–  Director  of  TOTAL  SE*  and,  since  May  29,  2020,  chairman  of  the 

Compensation Committee

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Valérie Della Puppa Tibi
Director representing employee shareholders
Member of the Compensation Committee

Born on August 22, 1968 (French)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019
End of current term: 2022 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 30
Number of Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund units held: 233.32
Number of units of the Total France Capital+ collective investment fund: 18.96 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

Main function: TOTAL SE* employee

Biography & Professional Experience

A  graduate  of  the  Institut  Universitaire  de  Technologie  of  Sceaux  (Paris  XI)  in  International  Trade,  Ms.  Della  Puppa  Tibi  joined  the  Group  in  1989.  
She held several positions in international logistics with the Marine Lubricants unit of the Lubrifiants subsidiary. Ms. Della Puppa Tibi also studied at the 
Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers (International Trade curriculum – Marketing, International Trade, Commodity Markets courses) as well as studying 
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 Total Raffinage Marketing as e-procurement manager, then became Lead Buyer upon the 
creation of Total Global Procurement in 2017.

Ms. Della Puppa Tibi is also a member of the Total European Works Council (SE Committee) and an alternate elected member of the Supervisory 
Boards of the Total Actionnariat France and Total France Capital + collective investment funds.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
–  Director  representing  employee  shareholders  of  TOTAL  SE*  and, 

since May 29, 2020, member of the Compensation Committee

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
None

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
–  Member of the Total European Works Committee (SE Committee)
–  Alternate  elected  member  of  the  Supervisory  Boards  of  the  Total 
Actionnariat France and Total France Capital + collective investment 
funds

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Romain Garcia-Ivaldi
Director representing employees

Born on September 14, 1988 (French)
Director representing employees of TOTAL SE, appointed by the Central Economic 
and Employee Interest Committee of the Company on June 9, 2020
End of current term: 2023 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 0
Number of Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund units held: 2,506.01
Number of units of the Total France Capital+ collective investment fund: 40.12 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

Main function: TOTAL SE* employee

Biography & Professional Experience

A graduate of ENSTA Paris engineering school and IFP School, Mr. Garcia-Ivaldi began his career at TOTAL in 2012 as an economist on oil and gas 
projects in the Americas region. In 2015 he became a reservoir engineer, serving in a variety of positions in Paris. He is currently a reservoir engineer 
for Total E&P Nigeria.

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Mr.  Garcia-Ivaldi  was  chairman  of  the  Supervisory  Board  of  the  Total  Actionnariat  France  employee  shareholding  fund  from  November  9,  2018,  
to June 17, 2020.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
–  Director representing employees of TOTAL SE* since June 9, 2020

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
None

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
–  Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Total Actionnariat France 
collective investment fund (FCPE) from November 9, 2018, to June 17, 
2020

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Maria van der Hoeven
Independent director
Member of the Audit Committee

Born on September 13, 1949 (Dutch)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 24, 2016
Last reappointment: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019
End of current term: 2022 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 1,000 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: Sadatdomein 31, 6229 HC Maastricht, The Netherlands

Main function: Independent director

Biography & Professional Experience

Ms. van der Hoeven trained as a teacher, becoming a professor in economic sciences and administration and then a school counselor. She subsequently 
headed the Adult Vocational Education Center in Maastricht for seven years, before leading the Limburg 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  was  Executive  Director  of  the  International  Energy  Agency  (IEA)  from  September  2011  to  August  2015.  
During this period, she helped to increase 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 she 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. Since January 2020, she has been a member of the 
Supervisory Board of COVRA, a privately held Dutch company that serves as the central depository for radioactive waste in the Netherlands.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
–  Director of TOTAL SE* and member of the Audit Committee
–  Member  of  the  Supervisory  Board  of  COVRA  since  January  2020 

(Netherlands)

–  Member of the Board of Trustees of Rocky Mountain Institute (USA)

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
–  Member of the Supervisory Board of Innogy SE* until October 4, 2019

–  Member of the Supervisory Board of RWE AG (Germany)

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
–  Member of the Board of Leaders pour la Paix (France) since January 

–  Member of the International Advisory Panel on Energy in Singapore 

2019

since January 2019

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Anne-Marie Idrac
Independent director
Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on July 27, 1951 (French)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 11, 2012
Last reappointment: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on June 1, 2018
End of current term: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021

Number of Total shares held: 1,385 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: 9 place Vauban, 75007 Paris, France

Main function: Independent director

Biography & Professional Experience

A graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and formerly a student at the 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 France’s 
State Secretary for Transportation 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.

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Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
–  Director  of  TOTAL  SE*,  member  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 

–  Director of Saint Gobain* and Chairwoman of the Nominations and 

Committee and the Strategy & CSR Committee

Compensation Committee

–  Director  of  Air  France-KLM*  and  Chairwoman  of  the  Sustainable 

–  Director of SANEF since October 2019

Development and Compliance Committee

–  Director  of  Bouygues*,  Chairwoman  of  the  CSR  Committee  and 

member of the Audit Committee

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
–  Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport 

until May 2018

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
–  Member of the Board of Directors of the Fondation Robert Schuman

–  Chairwoman of the Fondation Alima since November 2020

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Jean Lemierre
Independent director
Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee
Member of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on June 6, 1950 (French)
Director of TOTAL SE since the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 24, 2016
Last reappointment: Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019
End of current term: 2022 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 1,042 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: BNP Paribas, 3 rue d’Antin, 75002 Paris, France

Main function: Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas*

Biography & Professional Experience

Mr. Lemierre is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and the École Nationale d’Administration. He also has an undergraduate 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 the Board of Directors 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 later 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).

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
Within the BNP Paribas group
–  Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas*
–  Director of TEB Holding AS

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
None

Outside the BNP Paribas group
–  Director  of  TOTAL  SE*,  member  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 

Committee and the Strategy & CSR Committee

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
–  Member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  AFEP  (French  association  of 

–  Member of the International Advisory Council of China Development 

private companies)

Bank* (CDB)

–  Chairman  of  Centre  d’Études  Prospectives  et  d’Informations 

–  Member  of  the  International  Advisory  Council  of  China  Investment 

Internationales (CEPII)

–  Member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF)
–  Member of the International Advisory Board of Orange*

Corporation (CIC)

–  Member  of  the  International  Advisory  Panel  (IAP)  of  the  Monetary 

Authority of Singapore (MAS)

–  Vice-Chairman of Paris Europlace since 2014

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Angel Pobo
Director representing employees

Born on August 14, 1969 (French)
Director representing employees of TOTAL SE, appointed by the SE Committee, 
known as the Total European Works Committee, on October 14, 2020, until 2023
End of current term: 2023 Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting

Number of Total shares held: 154
Number of Total Actionnariat France collective investment fund units held: 1,212.88
Number of units of the Total France Capital+ collective investment fund: 46.35 (as of December 31, 2020)

Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

Main function: TOTAL SE* employee

Biography & Professional Experience

Mr. Pobo joined the Group in 1989 as part of Argedis, the subsidiary responsible for service station management and operations in France, where he 
held a variety of positions before becoming site director in 1998. In 2013 he became a member of the European Works Council. He was the central 
union representative for the Marketing & Services Unit of Economic and Employee Interest (UES) from 2014 to 2017, and then for the Upstream/ 
Global Services/Holding Company UES beginning in 2017. He is also the union representative on the Economic and Employee Interest Committee  
and  the  Central  Economic  and  Employee  Interest  Committee.  On  October  14,  2020,  he  was  appointed  by  the  SE  Committee,  known  as  the  
otal European Works Committee, to sit on the TOTAL SE Board of Directors as the director representing employees and accordingly resigned from  
his union responsibilities.

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Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020
Within the TOTAL Group
–  Director  representing  employees  of  TOTAL  SE*  since  October  14, 

Outside the TOTAL Group
None

2020

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years
None

Other positions held during fiscal year 2020
–  Mayor of Aubais, France

–  Chairman of ATECA until December 2020

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Directorships of TOTAL SE that expired in 2020

Christine Renaud
Director representing employees
Member of the Compensation Committee and member of the Strategy & CSR Committee until May 29, 2020

Born on May 7, 1968 (French)
Director  representing  employees  of  the  Company  from  the  Annual  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  26,  2017,  to  the  Annual  Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020

Main function: TOTAL SE* employee

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 Lacq Research Center (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 Works Council from 2004 to 2011. At the end of 2011, Ms. Renaud was 
elected as Secretary of the Group’s European Works Council. Her term of office was renewed in 2013 until April 5, 2017. At its meeting of March 30, 
2017, the Upstream/Global Services/Holding Company UES 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  to  expire  following  the  Annual  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  May  29,  2020. 
Since March 1, 2018, Ms. Renaud has served as communications officer at the CSTJF engineering and research center. Since December 15, 2019, 
Ms. Renaud has been a Talent Developer in the HR department.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships held at any company during fiscal year 2020(a)

–  Director representing employees of TOTAL S.A.*, member of the Strategy & CSR Committee and member of the Compensation Committee until 

May 29, 2020

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–  Director representing employees of TOTAL S.A.*, member of the Strategy & CSR Committee and member of the Compensation Committee until 

May 29, 2020

Carlos Tavares
Independent director
Member of the Compensation Committee until May 29, 2020

Born on August 14, 1958 (Portuguese)
Director  of  the  Company  from  the  Annual  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  26,  2017  until  the  Annual  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  
May 29, 2020

Main function: Chairman of the Managing Board of Peugeot S.A.*

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. After serving as Executive Vice President, Chairman of the Management Committee Americas and President of Nissan 
North America, he became 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.

Directorships and functions held

Directorships and functions held at any company during fiscal year 2020(a)

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* and member of the Compensation Committee until 

May 29, 2020

–  Director of Airbus Group*

Directorships that have expired in the previous five years

–  Director  of  TOTAL  S.A.*  and  member  of  the  Compensation 

Committee until May 29, 2020
–  Director of Banque PSA Finance

(a)  Information as of May 29, 2020.

–  Director of PCMA Holding B.V.
–  Director of Faurecia* until October 2018

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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):

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,  nor  have  they  been  prohibited  from  managing  a  company  or 
disqualified as stipulated in item 12.1 of Annex I of Commission Delegated 
Regulation (EU) 2019/980 of March 14, 2019, over the last five years.

“2.5. Duty of loyalty

4.1.1.3   Plurality of directorships held 

Directors must not take advantage of their office or duties to gain, for 
themselves or a third party, any monetary or non-monetary benefit.

by directors

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. The Lead Independent 
Director was consulted on February 9, 2020, by a director about a potential 
conflict of interest arising from that director’s possible participation on the 
supervisory  board  of  a  privately  held  company  in  the  waste  treatment 
industry. Upon the Lead Independent Director finding that there was no 
conflict of interest, said director accepted the role offered by the company 
as member of its supervisory board.

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 SE; 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 SE or to any of its subsidiaries and provides for 
special benefits under the terms thereof.

The  number  of  directorships  held  by  the  directors  at  listed  companies 
outside  their  group,  including  foreign  companies,  was  assessed  as  of 
December  31,  2020,  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

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As of December 31, 2020

Patrick Pouyanné

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet

Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette

Jérôme Contamine

Lise Croteau

Mark Cutifani

Valérie Della Puppa Tibi(b)

Romain Garcia-Ivaldi(c)

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Jean Lemierre

Angel Pobo(c)

Number of 
directorships 
held at listed 
companies(a)

Compliance 
with the 
criteria of the 
AFEP-MEDEF 
Code

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

0

0

1

4

1

0

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

(a)  In accordance with the criteria of the AFEP-MEDEF Code.
(b)  Director representing employee shareholders.
(c)  Director representing employees.

4.1.1.4  Directors’ independence

At its meeting on February 8, 2021, 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, 2020. At that Committee’s 
proposal,  the  Board  considered  that,  pursuant  to  the  AFEP-MEDEF 
Code  to  which  the  Company  refers,  a  director  is  independent  when  
“he or she has no relationship of any kind whatsoever with the corporation, 
its group or its management that may interfere with 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:
– 
–  or for which the corporation or its group represents a significant portion of its activity.

that is significant to the corporation or its group;

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 annual report”.

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 12 years. Loss of the status of independent director occurs on the date of this  
12th anniversary.”

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 the 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.”

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Regarding the independence of Mses. Coisne-Roquette, Croteau, van der 
Hoeven and Idrac and Messrs. Artus, Contamine, Cutifani and Lemierre 
as  of  December  31,  2020,  it  was  confirmed  that  the  independence 
analyses carried out previously remained relevant.

In particular, the following was noted as of the date of December 31, 2020.

–  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 that group’s overall 
business (the level of activity of Group companies with Natixis is less 
than 0.4% of that 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, it being noted that Mr. Artus will complete 12 years on the 
Board on May 15, 2021.

–  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 €1.7 million in 2018, i.e., 0.01% of the total amount of 
purchases made by the Group in 2020, i.e., €16.0 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.

–  The level of activity between Group companies and companies of the 
Société Générale group, of which Mr. Contamine is a director and a 
member of the Audit and Internal Control Committee, did not represent 
a material part of that group’s overall business (the level of activity of 
Group  companies  with  Société  Générale  is  less  than  0.1%  of  that 
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. Contamine could be deemed to be an independent director.

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–  Regarding Anglo American plc, of which Mr. Cutifani is Chief Executive, 
the Group’s sales to Anglo American plc in 2020 (which totaled $166 
million) represented 0.12% of the Group’s consolidated sales in 2020 
($141 billion) while the amount of the Group’s purchases from Anglo 
American  plc  in  2020  was  immaterial.  The  portion  of  the  Group’s 
business conducted with Anglo American plc cannot be considered 
material for the Group. Moreover, Anglo American plc’s purchases in 
2020 from the Group (which totaled $166 million) represented 2.8% of 
the  total  amount  of  Anglo  American  Plc’s  purchases  in  2020  
($3.3 billion), while the amount of Anglo American plc’s sales in 2020 
to  the  Group  was  immaterial.  The  portion  of  Anglo  American  plc.’s 
business that was conducted 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 
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 that 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.

Accordingly, following the Governance and Ethics Committee’s proposal, 
the Board of Directors deemed Mses. Coisne-Roquette, Croteau, van der 
Hoeven and Idrac and Messrs. Artus, Contamine, Cutifani and Lemierre 
to be independent directors.

Ms. Barbizet, who was appointed director by the Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting held on May 16, 2008, cannot be considered an independent 
director pursuant to Article 9.5.6 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code.

The  percentage  of  independent  directors  on  the  Board  based  on  its 
composition as of December 31, 2020, was 80%(2).

The  rate  of  independence  within  the  Board  of  Directors  is  higher  than 
that 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 should be independent.

4

(1)  Net banking income 2020.
(2)  Excluding the director representing employee shareholders and the directors 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, 2020

Patrick
Pouyanné

Patrick 
Artus

Patricia 
Barbizet

Marie-
Christine 
Coisne-
Roquette

Jérôme 
Contamine

Lise 
Croteau

Mark 
Cutifani

Valérie 
Della 
Puppa 
Tibi(b)

Romain 
Garcia-
Ivaldi(c)

Maria 
van der 
Hoeven

Anne-
Marie 
Idrac

Jean 
Lemierre

Angel 
Pobo(c)

✘

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✘

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

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

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

n/a

n/a

✓

✓

✓

n/a

✘

✓

✘

✓

✓

✓

✓

n/a(d)

n/a(d)

✓

✓

✓

n/a(d)

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: 
Auditor

Criterion 6: 
Period of office 
exceeding 
12 years

Criterion 7: 
Status of 
non-executive 
director

Criterion 8: 
Status of the major 
shareholder

Compliance 
with the 
independence 
criteria of the 
AFEP-MEDEF 
Code

(a)  In this table, ✓ signifies that a criterion for independence is satisfied and ✘ signifies that a criterion for independence is not satisfied.
(b)  Director representing employee shareholders.
(c)  Director representing employees.
(d)  Excluding the director representing employee shareholders and the directors representing employees, in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (point 9.3).

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of Directors

The  Board  of  Directors  places  a  great  deal  of  importance  on  its 
composition  and  the  composition  of  its  Committees.  In  particular,  it 
draws  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  their  backgrounds  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, and to 
promote an appropriate representation of directors of different nationalities. 
These principles underpin the selection process for directors.

Expertise of members of the Board of Directors (%)

Corporate management

International

69

62

Finance, accounting and economics 62

Governance

Climate – CSR

Industry

Energy sector

Public affairs and geopolitics

Public sector experience

69

54

54

69

54

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4.1.1.6   Training of directors and knowledge 

of the Company

0

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. At her request, the Lead Director 
received specific training from the IFA on April 7 and 9, 2020, in relation  
to her new duties as Lead Director as of May 29, 2020.

In  addition,  the  directors  representing  employees  receive  in-house 
training  time  at  the  Company  and/or  economics  training  offered  by  an 
outside body chosen by the director, after the Secretary of the Board has 
accepted  the  body  and  the  training  program.  This  training  time,  which 
was initially set at 20 hours per year, was increased to 60 hours per year 
by decision of the Board of Directors at its meeting of July 26, 2017, a 
decision the Board confirmed at its meeting of July 29, 2020, pursuant 
to Article L. 225-30-2 of the French Commercial Code. 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 or 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.

Pursuant  to  Article  R.  225-34-3  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  and 
upon a proposal made by the Governance and Ethics Committee, the 
Board of Directors decided that the training should enable the directors 
representing  employees  and  the  directors  representing  employee 
shareholders  to  acquire  and  refine  the  knowledge  and  techniques 
needed for the performance of their duties, and that the content of the 
training should principally address the role and operations of the Board 
of Directors, the rights and obligations of directors and their liability, and 
the Company’s organization and business activities. The training may be 

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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 17, 2021, the 13 members of the Board  
of Directors include seven male directors and six female directors, with 
four nationalities represented.

In  accordance  with  Articles  L.  22-10-7  and  L.  22-10-5  (formerly  
L. 225-27-1 and L. 225-23 respectively) of the French Commercial Code, 
the  directors  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,  2020  (five  men  and  five  women  out  of  10  directors).  The  40%  
threshold  of  directors  from  each  gender  required  by  Article  L.  22-10-3  
(formerly  L.  225-18-1)  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  was  met  as  of 
December 31, 2020.

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provided  at  an  outside  training  facility  or  within  the  Company  itself.  
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The  Secretary  of  the  Board,  with  the  consent  of  the  Chairman  of  the 
Board of Directors, is responsible for the procedures by which the training 
program determined by the Board of Directors is implemented.

Since 2013, the Board of Directors has met each year at a Group site.  
In 2020, the Board of Directors was unable to meet at a Group site in 
light  of  the  public  health  measures  made  necessary  by  the  COVID-19 
pandemic.  Over  the  past  three  years,  the  Board  of  Directors  has  met  
at the Laggan project site in the North Sea in the United Kingdom, at the 
Yamal LNG site in northern Russia and on the Halfdan offshore platform 
off the coast of Denmark.

The directors were likewise unable to take part in site tours, as they had 
in previous years, as a result of the public health emergency. In 2019, four 
directors had the opportunity to visit the CSTJF engineering and research 
center in Pau, France, and two directors visited the site in Saclay, France, 
where the Group’s Research & Development division is located. In 2018, 
three  directors  visited  the  Umm  Shaif  offshore  field  in  Abu  Dhabi,  and 
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.

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.  They  are  likely  to  resume  once  
the public health situation permits.

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. In October 2020, meetings between 2 or 3 
directors and each current or future member of the Executive Committee 
were organized on the occasion of the strategic workshop.

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4.1.2  Functioning of the Board of Directors

8 
meetings of the 
Board of Directors 
in 2020

96.7%
directors’ average 
attendance rate at 
Board meetings  
in 2020

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executive session 
chaired by the 
Lead Independent 
Director in 2020

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 a 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.

French  Law  No.  2019-486  of  May  22,  2019,  on  the  growth  and 
transformation  of  businesses  (known  as  the  PACTE  Law)  amended 
Article  L.  225-27-1  of  the  French  Commercial  Code,  lowering  to  eight 
the  number  of  directors  above  which  a  second  director  representing 
employees must be appointed. Pursuant to those provisions, a second 
director representing employees was appointed by the SE Committee, 
on October 14, 2020.

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. In July 2020, the Rules 
of  Procedure  governing  the  Board  of  Directors  were  amended  further 
to reflect the Company’s conversion into a European company and the 
changes introduced by the PACTE Law.

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 29, 2020, is provided below. It is also available on the Company’s 
website under “Our Group/Our identity/Our governance.”

The Board of Directors of TOTAL SE(1) has approved the following rules  
of procedure.

1.  ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is a collegial body that determines the course  
of  the  Company’s  business  and  oversees  its  implementation,  in 
accordance with its corporate interest by taking into account the social 
and environmental challenges of its activities. 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;
–  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;

–  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;

– 

– 

–  approving  the  internal  assessment  procedure  regarding  ordinary 
agreements finalized under normal conditions as well as “regulated” 
agreements;

–  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;

(1)  TOTAL SE is referred to in these rules of procedure as the “Company” and collectively with all its direct and indirect subsidiaries as the “Group”. 
(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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–  convening  and  setting  the  agenda  for  Shareholders’  Meetings  or 

meetings of bond holders;

–  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);

–  preparing on an annual basis, according to criteria set by the Code 
of Corporate Governance to which the Company refers, the list of 
directors it deems to be independent amongst the directors other 
than  the  director  representing  employee  shareholders  and  the 
director or directors representing employees who are not counted 
for  the  purpose  of  determining  the  proportion  of  independent 
directors  within  the  Board  of  Directors  as  well  as  within  its 
Committees; and

–  appointing a Lead Independent Director under the conditions set 
out in article 7, when the Chairman of the Board of Directors is also 
the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to a decision by the Board of 
Directors.

2.  OBLIGATIONS OF THE DIRECTORS OF TOTAL SE
Before  accepting  a  directorship,  all  applicants  receive  a  copy  of  the 
Company’s  Articles  of  Association  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 European companies (Societas 
Europaea)  registered  in  France,  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.

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, even after their functions have 
ceased,  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.

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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.

3.  PRACTICES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
3.1  Board meetings
The  Board  of  Directors  meets  whenever  circumstances  require  and  
at least every three months.

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 the Company 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  with  the  provisions  under  which 

free shares may not be sold:
–  within  thirty  calendar  days  prior  to  the  publication  by  the 
Company of a press release relating to the half-year and annual 
results,  such  publication  constituting  the  announcement  of  an 
interim financial report or a year-end report within the meaning of 
the applicable regulations;

–  as well as in the event of knowledge of inside information within 
the  meaning  of  Article  7  of  Regulation  (EU)  No.  596/2014  on 
market abuse, and which has not been 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.

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.

3.2  Directors’ compensation
Within the limit of a ceiling set by the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board 
of Directors determines the directors’ compensation based on a fixed 
portion  as  well  as  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 exercise of 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 
compensation  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  of  the  Board  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 minutes of the Board meetings are drafted in French and executed 
by  the  Chairman  of  the  meeting  and  at  least  one  director.  If  the 
Chairman of the meeting is unable to attend, it is executed by at least 
two  directors.  Non-binding  translations  of  extracts  from  the  minutes 
may be drawn up into another language than French. However, only the 
minutes in French shall prevail. 

The Secretary of the Board is responsible for all procedures pertaining 
to  the  functioning  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  These  procedures  are 
reviewed periodically by the Board.

All Board members may ask the Secretary for information or assistance.

3.4  Evaluation of the functioning of the Board of directors
The Board evaluates its functioning at regular intervals not exceeding 
three  years.  The  evaluation  is  carried  out  under  the  supervision  of 
the Lead  Independent Director, if one has been appointed, or under 
the  supervision  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  with  the 
assistance  of  an  outside  consultant.  The  Board  of  Directors  also 
conducts an annual review of its practices.

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4.  ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF THE CHAIRMAN
The  Chairman  represents  the  Board  of  Directors  and,  except  under 
exceptional  circumstances,  has  sole  authority  to  act  and  speak  on 
behalf of the Board of Directors.

The  Chairman  organizes  and  oversees  the  work  of  the  Board  of 
Directors and ensures that the Company’s corporate bodies operate 
effectively  and  in  compliance  with  good  governance  principles.  The 
Chairman  coordinates  the  work  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  its 
Committees.  The  Chairman  establishes  the  agenda  for  each  Board 
meeting, including items suggested by the Chief Executive Officer.

The Chairman ensures that directors receive, in a timely manner and in 
a clear and appropriate format, the information they need to effectively 
carry out their duties.

In  liaison  with  the  Group’s  General  Management,  the  Chairman  is 
responsible  for  maintaining  relations  between  the  Board  of  Directors 
and the Company’s shareholders. The Chairman monitors the quality 
of information disclosed by the Company.

In  close  cooperation  with  the  Group’s  General  Management,  the 
Chairman may represent the Company in high-level discussions with 
government  authorities  and  major  partners,  both  at  a  national  and 
international level.

The  Chairman  is  regularly  informed  by  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of 
significant events and situations relating to the Group, particularly with 
regard  to  strategy,  organization,  monthly  financial  reporting,  major 
investment and divestment projects and key financial transactions. The 
Chairman may ask the Chief Executive Officer or other senior executives 
of the Company, provided that the Chief Executive Officer is informed, 
to supply any information that may help the Board or its Committees to 
carry out their duties.

The Chairman may meet with the statutory auditors in order to prepare 
the work of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee.

Every year, the Chairman reports to shareholders at the Shareholders’ 
Meeting on the Board of Directors’ work.

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 Board of Directors decides on any limitations of the powers of the 
Chief Executive Officer.

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.

The  Chief  Executive  Officer  proposes  to  the  Board  of  Directors  who 
present  it  to  the  shareholders  at  the  Shareholders’  Meeting,  the 
Management  Report  of  the  Company  as  well  as  the  consolidated 
Management Report.

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.

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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.

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The  Lead  Independent  Director,  if  one  is  appointed,  chairs  the 
Governance and Ethics Committee.

7.2  Duties of the Lead Independent Director
The Lead Independent Director’s duties include:
1.  Convening meetings of the Board of Directors – Meeting Agenda

The Lead Independent Director may request that the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer call a meeting of the Board of Directors to 
discuss a given agenda.

  He  may  request  that  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer 
include additional items on the agenda of any meeting of the Board 
of Directors.

2.  Participation in the work of the Committees

If  not  a  member  of  the  Compensation  Committee,  the  Lead 
Independent Director is invited to attend meetings and participates 
in the work of the Compensation Committee relating to the annual 
review of the executive directors’ performance and recommendations 
regarding their compensation.

3.  Acting as Chairperson of Board of Directors’ meetings
  When the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is unable to attend 
all or part of a meeting of the Board of Directors, the Lead Independent 
Director  chairs  the  meeting.  In  particular,  he  or  she  chairs  those 
Board meetings the proceedings of which relate to the evaluation of 
the performance of the executive directors and the determination of 
their compensation, which take place in their absence.

4.  Evaluation of the functioning of the Board of Directors

The  Lead  Independent  Director  manages  the  evaluation  process 
relating to the functioning of the Board of Directors and reports on 
this evaluation to the Board of Directors.

5.  Prevention of conflicts of interest
  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.

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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.

  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.

  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 compensation 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.

4.1.2.2  Activity of the Board of Directors in 2020

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 2020, the Board of Directors met eight times. The overall attendance 
rate  for  the  directors  was  96.7%.  The  Audit  Committee  met  7  times,  

with  an  attendance  rate  of  100%;  the  Compensation  Committee  met  
3 times, with 83.3% attendance; the Governance and Ethics Committee 
held  3  meetings,  with  100%  attendance;  and  the  Strategy  &  CSR 
Committee met 5 times, with 100% attendance.

A  table  summarizing  individual  attendance  at  the  Board  of  Directors  
and Committee meetings is provided below.

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Board of Directors

Audit Committee

Compensation 
Committee

Governance and 
Ethics Committee

Strategy & 
CSR Committee

Attendance 
rate

Number of 
meetings

Attendance 
rate

Number of 
meetings

Attendance 
rate

Number of 
meetings

Attendance 
rate

Number of 
meetings

Attendance 
rate

Number of 
meetings

Directors

Patrick Pouyanné, 
Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer

Patrick Artus

Patricia Barbizet(a)

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette, 
Lead Independent 
Director(b)

Jérôme Contamine(c)

Lise Croteau

Mark Cutifani

Valérie Della Puppa 
Tibi

(d)

Romain Garcia-Ivaldi(e)

Maria van der Hoeven

Anne-Marie Idrac

Jean Lemierre

Angel Pobo(f)

Christine Renaud(g)

Carlos Tavares(g)

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

50%

8/8

8/8

8/8

8/8

4/4

8/8

8/8

8/8

4/4

8/8

8/8

8/8

2/2

4/4

2/4

–

100%

–

100%

100%

100%

–

–

–

–

7/7

–

3/3

4/4

7/7

–

–

–

100%

7/7

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

100%

3/3

100%

–

–

3/3

100%

100%

100%

5/5

5/5

5/5

100%

1/1

100%

3/3

100%

3/3(h)

–

–

100%

100%

–

–

–

–

–

100%

0%

83.3%

–

–

3/3

1/1

–

–

–

–

–

2/2

0/2

–

–

–

–

–

–

100%

100%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3/3

3/3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

100%

100%

–

100%

–

100%

100%(j) 

3(i)

5(i)

4(i)

5(i)

4(i)

5(i)

5/5

5/5

3(i)

1/1

1(i)

4

Attendance rate

96.7%

100%

(a)  Lead Independent Director until May 29, 2020.
(b)  Lead Independent Director since May 29, 2020.
(c)  Director since May 29, 2020.
(d)  Director representing employee shareholders.
(e)  Director representing employees since June 9, 2020.
(f)  Director representing employees since October 14, 2020.
(g)  Director until May 29, 2020.
(h)  One voluntary participation, then participation on three occasions as a member.
(i)  Voluntary participation (director not a member of the Strategy & CSR Committee).
(j)  Excluding voluntary participation.

The Board meetings included, but were not limited to, a review of the following subjects:

February 5

–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Strategy & CSR Committee 

at its meeting on December 11, 2019

–  closing  of  the  2019  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  2019 
dividend,  ex-dividend  and  payment  dates  for  fiscal  year  2019,  final 
dividend

–  main investor relations messages
–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Governance and Ethics 

Committee at its meeting on January 30, 2020
report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate

– 
–  assessment of the independence of the directors as of December 31, 

–  presentation  of  the  new  procedure  for  approving  compensation  
for corporate officers (derived from the Ordinance of November 27, 
2019)
– 
implementation conditions for a performance share plan for 2020
–  guidelines  governing  compensation  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief 

– 
– 
– 

– 

Executive Officer for fiscal years 2019 and 2020
information on Company share buybacks
renewal of the authorization to issue bonds
renewal  of  the  authorization  to  issue  security,  commitments  and 
guarantees
renewal of the authorization to issue guarantees for certain financial 
transactions

–  notifications  regarding  thresholds  in  the  Company’s  share  capital  

2019

or voting rights

–  allocation of the directors’ compensation for the 2019 fiscal year
–  market abuse regulations – blackout periods
– 

information  on  transactions  on  the  Company’s  securities  by  the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

–  approval of the procedure for agreements entered into by the Company
–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Compensation Committee 

at its meeting on January 30, 2020

–  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
review of the suit brought against the Company in Nanterre, France, 
by four NGOs and 14 local municipalities over the Vigilance Plan

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March 18

– 

–  presentation  to  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Group’s  action  plan  

in response to the oil crisis

–  approval of the Group’s financial policy
– 
–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Governance and Ethics 

information on investments in India with the Adani group

Committee at its meeting of March 11, 2020

–  discussion of the functioning of the Board of Directors
– 

review  of  the  proposals  for  appointment  and  reappointment  of  the 
directorships

–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Compensation Committee 

– 

at its meeting of March 11, 2020
the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  (in  his 
absence) for fiscal year 2019

–  compensation  policy  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  

for fiscal year 2020

–  Board members’ compensation policy
–  confirmation  of  the  final  grant  of  performance  shares  under  the  
2017 Plan in the light of the fulfillment of the performance conditions
–  granting of performance shares to the Chairman and Chief Executive 

Officer and other beneficiaries (2020 Plan)

–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Strategy & CSR Committee 

at its meeting of March 18, 2020

–  preparation for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting; date and location 
given the public health and/or legal situation or government measures; 
setting of the agenda for the Shareholders’ Meeting; approval of the 
various  chapters  of  the  Universal  Registration  Document  forming  
the management report as defined by the French Commercial Code, 
the  report  on  corporate  governance  and  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

–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Compensation Committee 

at its meeting on March 16, 2020

–  setting  of  the  schedule  related  to  the  dividend  (interim  dividends  

and final dividend) for fiscal year 2021
information on bond issues

– 

May 4

– 

– 

information  on  a  projected  gas  and  electricity  BtC  marketing 
acquisition in Spain
the statutory and Consolidated Financial Statements, results for the 
first  quarter  of  2020  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 of April 27, 2020

information  of  the  Board  of  Directors  regarding  the  setting  of  the 
subscription period and price for Company shares in the 2020 capital 
increase reserved for employees
information on the share capital
information on bond issues
information on a new syndicated credit facility

– 
– 
– 
–  notifications  regarding  thresholds  in  the  Company’s  share  capital  

or voting rights

May 29

–  preparation for and organization of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting: 
report from governance roadshows undertaken ahead of the Meeting, 
responses  to  written  questions  submitted  by  shareholders,  press 
release on the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

–  determination of share issue prices for payment of the final dividend 
for fiscal year 2019 in shares, approval of the press release on the final 
dividend for fiscal year 2019

–  delegation  of  authority  to  undertake  operations  on  shares  of  the 

Company
information on bond issues

– 
–  authorization to issue guarantees
– 

information  and  decisions  related  to  the  2020  capital  increase 
reserved for employees

–  conversion  of  the  Company  into  a  European  company  and  powers  

to effect formalities

–  change to the composition of the Board’s Committees

July 29

–  approval of the Mero 3 project in Brazil
–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Governance and Ethics 

– 

Committee at its meeting of July 29, 2020
review of the appointment of a director representing employees by the 
Central Economic and Social Committee of the Company

–  determination  of  the  conditions  of  office  for  the  position  of  director 

– 

– 

representing employees
information on the voting results of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 
of May 29, 2020
registration of the Company as a European company and amendments 
to the rules of procedure for the Board of Directors and Committees

–  confidentiality of the work of the Board of Directors
–  presentation  of  the  strategic  outlook  for  Refining  &  Chemicals, 
including  a  focus  on  safety  and  energy  efficiency,  improvement  in 
operational performance and investment discipline

–  statutory  and  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  results  for  the 
second  quarter  of  2020  and  the  first  half  of  2020  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 

–  presentation of the Group’s action plan in response to the health and 

meetings of June 10 and July 27, 2020

oil crisis
information on Company share buybacks

– 
–  proposal for the distribution of a final dividend for 2019 of €0.68 per 
share  with  an  option  for  the  payment  of  the  final  dividend  in  share  
or in cash with a discount

–  setting of a first interim dividend on the dividend for fiscal year 2020
–  proposal  by  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Office  to  members  
of the Executive Committee that they agree to a temporary reduction 
in their compensation taking into account the health and economic 
context; reduction in directors’ compensation

–  press releases
–  presentation of the Group’s Climate Ambition and the related press 

– 

release
report of the meeting of the Strategy & CSR Committee of March 18, 
2020

–  preparation of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting: information on the 
employee  information  and  consultation  process  regarding  the 
Company’s conversion to a European company; request submitted 
by shareholders to add draft resolutions to the Annual Shareholder’s 
Meeting  agenda;  final  report  of  the  Board  of  Directors  on  the  draft 
resolutions submitted to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting; final text 
of the draft resolutions

–  setting of a second interim dividend for fiscal year 2020
–  approval  of  the  press  releases  on  impairments,  results  and  the 

payment of an interim dividend

– 

–  approval  of  the  supplementary  report  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  
the share capital increase reserved for employees (Total Capital 2020) 
pursuant to Article R. 225-116 of the French Commercial Code
results of the option to receive the payment of the final dividend for 
fiscal year 2019 in shares
information on the share capital
– 
information on Company share buybacks
– 
– 
information on bond issues
–  authorization of guarantees
–  notifications  regarding  thresholds  in  the  Company’s  share  capital  

or voting rights

September 16

–  strategic  outlook  for  Exploration  &  Production  activities  with  a 

presentation of safety indicators and environmental objectives

–  strategic outlook for Gas, Renewables & Power activities

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–  presentation  to  the  Board  of  the  report  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR 

– 

Committee at its meeting on September 16, 2020
information to be presented to investors in September 2020 on the 
Group’s strategy and outlook

–  share  capital  increase  reserved  for  employees  (Total  Capital  2021)  

and grant of free shares as a deferred contribution
information on bond issues

– 

October 29

–  presentation to the Board of the work of the Strategy & CSR Committee 
including  the  draft 

at 
its  meeting  of  September  16,  2020, 
communication to investors on September 30, 2020

–  strategic outlook for Marketing & Services activities
– 

information on the appointment by the European Works Committee  
of the second director representing employees on October 14, 2020
–  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  results  for  the  third  quarter  of 
2020 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 of October 5 and 26, 2020

–  determination of a third interim dividend to be paid on the dividend  

for fiscal year 2020

information on Company share buybacks

–  authorization of guarantees
– 
–  notifications regarding thresholds in the Company’s share capital
–  approval  of  the  recommendation  by  the  Audit  Committee  on  the 
appointment  or  reappointment  of  the  statutory  auditors  by  the  
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 25, 2022

December 16

–  approval  of  the  project  to  develop  the  oil  resources  at  Lake  Albert 
the  social  and 

into  account 

taking 

(Uganda  and  Tanzania) 
environmental challenges of the project

–  authorization of guarantees
–  presentation  of  the  report  from  the  meeting  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR 

Committee of October 28-29, 2020
–  presentation of the Group’s 2021 budget
– 
– 
– 

the Company’s policy on gender equality and pay equity
information on bond issues
information on Company share buybacks

4.1.2.3  Committees of the Board of Directors

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Composition

As of March 17, 2021, the Audit Committee is made up of four members, 
with a 100% rate of independence. Mr. Patrick Artus, who was appointed 
“financial  expert”  of  the  Committee  by  the  Board  of  Directors  at  its 
meeting  of  May  29,  2020,  chairs  the  Committee.  Mses.  Lise  Croteau 
and Maria van der Hoeven and Mr. Jérôme Contamine are members of 
the  Committee.  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). On the proposal of the 
Governance and Ethics Committee, the Board of Directors decided at its 
meeting of March 17, 2021, to modify the composition of the Committees 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  at  the  end  of  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on 
May 28, 2021. As of that date, the Audit Committee will be chaired by 
Maria  van  der  Hoeven.  Patricia  Barbizet,  Jérôme  Contamine,  Lise 
Croteau and Romain Garcia-Ivaldi will be members. Jérôme Contamine 
and Lise Croteau will be the financial experts of the Committee.

Duties

The rules of procedure of the Audit Committee define the Committee’s 
duties as well as its working procedures. Those rules of procedures were 
amended  on  February  8,  2017,  in  order  to  adapt  the  Committee’s  role 
and  responsibilities  to  the  European  audit  reform;  on  July  25,  2018,  in 
order  to  take  account  of  new  social  and  environmental  responsibility 
requirements, further to the revision of the AFEP-MEDEF Code in June 

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2018;  and  most  recently  on  July  29,  2020,  to  reflect  the  Company’s 
conversion  to  a  European  company  and  various  amendments  to  the 
Company’s  Articles  of  Association  that  were  approved  by  the  Annual 
Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  29,  2020.  The  text  of  the  unabridged 
version of the rules of procedure approved by the Board of Directors on 
July  29,  2020,  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 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 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;

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– 

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;

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.

–  annually  examining  the  reports  on  the  work  of  the  Group  Risk 
Management Committee (formerly named Group Risk Committee) 
and the major issues for the Group;

–  examining the annual work program of the internal auditors and 

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.

being regularly informed of their work;
reviewing significant litigation at least once a year;

– 
–  overseeing  the  implementation  of  the  Group’s  Financial  Code  

of Ethics;

–  proposing  to  the  Board  of  Directors,  for  implementation,  a 
procedure for complaints or concerns of employees, shareholders 
and  others,  related  to  accounting,  internal  control  or  auditing 
matters, and monitoring the implementation of this procedure;
–  where  appropriate,  examining  important  operations  in  which  a 

conflict of interests could have arisen; 

–  annually  examining  the  results  of  the  controls  carried  out  within  
the framework of the procedure implemented in order to assess 
the  agreements  on  current  operations  finalized  under  normal 
conditions and verifying the relevance of the criteria used to qualify 
those agreements.

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  

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If it considers that it is necessary for the accomplishment of its mission, 
the  Committee  asks  the  Board  of  Directors  for  resources  to  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.

Work of the Audit Committee

In 2020, the Audit Committee met 7 times, with an attendance rate of 
100%.  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 3

–  update on the imminent expiry of the statutory auditors’ term and the 

– 

launch of a tender procedure
review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory 
financial statements of the parent company for the fourth quarter of 
2019 and the 2019 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, 2019

–  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
–  update on risk factors, countries subject to economic sanctions, legal 

and arbitration proceedings

–  presentation of the section of the Universal Registration Document on 
internal  control  and  risk  management  procedures  relating  to 
accounting and financial information

–  update on the 2019 internal audit and 2020 audit schedule

March 16

– 

launch  of  the  second  round  of  the  tender  procedure  for  the 
reappointment of the statutory auditors
review of the Group’s financial policy

– 
–  presentation of the Group’s insurance policy
–  process for validating hydrocarbon reserves at the end of the 2019 

fiscal year

review of the Statutory Auditors’ reports

–  presentation of the report on the payments made to governments
– 
–  presentation of the statement of non-financial performance
–  presentation of the update to the Vigilance Plan and the report on its 

implementation

–  presentation  of  the  annual  procedure  for  evaluating  agreements 

relating to current operations finalized under ordinary conditions

April 27

– 

review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory 
financial  statements  of  the  parent  company  for  the  first  quarter  of 
2020,  with  a  presentation  by  the  statutory  auditors  of  a  summary  
of their limited review
review of the Group’s financial situation

– 
–  presentation  of  the  2020  health,  safety  and  environment  audit  plan 

and review of the fiscal year 2019
review of the internal audit

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–  update on the reappointment of the joint statutory auditors
–  presentation of the work of the Group Risk Management Committee
–  update on accounting standards and the scope of consolidation

July 27

– 

review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory 
financial statements of TOTAL SE for both the second quarter and the 
first  half  of  2020,  with  a  presentation  by  the  statutory  auditors  of  a 
summary of their limited review

–  presentation of the Group’s financial position as of June 30, 2020
–  update on the internal audits conducted
–  update on the reappointment of the joint statutory auditors

October 5

– 

review  of  the  procedure  for  selecting  the  joint  statutory  auditors 
(examination of the selection process, interview of the candidates for 
statutory auditors and draft recommendations)

–  audit of the accounts as of December 31, 2020: statutory auditors’ 
analysis  of  the  main  cross-business  risks  to  be  addressed  as 
important points in their audit plan for the closing of the 2020 accounts; 
presentation by the statutory auditors of the absence of any changes 
in audit practices and procedures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic 
and the oil crisis
review of significant litigation and status update on the main pending 
proceedings involving the Group
review of the Group’s fiscal position

– 

– 

October 26

– 

interview of the members of the Audit Committee with the statutory 
auditors in the absence of Group employees

– 

–  proposal to the Board of Directors on the reappointment of the joint 

– 

statutory auditors
review  of  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  statutory 
financial statements of TOTAL SE for the third quarter of 2020 and the 
first nine months of 2020, with a 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 2020
– 

information of the Committee on compliance by relevant employees 
with the provisions of the Financial Code of Ethics

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 
2020.

The Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President Accounting and the Senior 
Vice President Audit & Internal Control division, as well as the Corporate 
Treasurer, attended all Audit Committee meetings related to their area.

The Chairman of the Committee reported to the Board of Directors on 
the Committee’s work.

Composition

As of March 17, 2021, the Governance and Ethics Committee is made up 
of four members, with a 75% rate of independence. Ms. Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette  chairs  the  Committee.  Mses.  Patricia  Barbizet  and 
Anne-Marie Idrac and Mr. Jean Lemierre are members of the Committee. 
On the proposal of the Governance and Ethics Committee, the Board of 
Directors decided at its meeting of March 17, 2021, that the composition 
of the Committees will not be modified at the end of the Shareholders’ 
Meeting on May 28, 2021. As of that date, the Governance and Ethics 
Committee will be chaired by Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette. Patricia 
Barbizet, Anne-Marie Idrac and Jean Lemierre will be members.

Duties

The rules of procedure of the Governance and Ethics Committee define 
the Committee’s duties as well as its working procedures. Those rules 
were  amended  on  July  25,  2018,  in  order  to  extend  the  duties  of  the 
Committee  to  matters  regarding  compliance  as  well  as  the  prevention 
and  detection  of  corruption  and  influence  peddling,  and  most  recently  
on  July  29,  2020,  to  reflect  the  Company’s  conversion  to  a  European  
company  and  various  amendments  to  the  Company’s  Articles  of 
Association that were approved by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 
May 29, 2020. The text of the unabridged version of the rules of procedure 
approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  July  29,  2020,  is  available  on 
TOTAL’s website under “Our Group/Our Identity/Our Governance.”

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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;
recommending to the Board of Directors the persons that are 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 

Board of Directors or its Chairman to the shareholders;

– 

–  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’  compensation  and  the  conditions  under  which 
expenses incurred by the directors are reimbursed;

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–  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;

– 

–  proposal to modify the rules of procedure of the Board of Directors 
and Committees to reflect the Company’s conversion into a European 
company  and  various  amendments  to  the  Company’s  Articles  
of  Association  approved  at  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  
May 29, 2020
review  of  the  confidentiality  rules  governing  the  work  of  the  Board  
of Directors
review of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation 
for fiscal year 2020 in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic and  
in the light of the extraordinary economic circumstances that require 
an extensive cost savings plan within the Company, and review of the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s insurance package
–  discussion regarding changes to the Board’s composition

– 

–  examining any questions related to ethics and potential situations of 

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conflicting interests;

–  examining changes in the duties of the Board of Directors.

Composition

Work of the Governance and Ethics Committee

In  2020,  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  held  3  meetings,  with 
100% attendance. Its work mainly focused on the following areas:

January 30

– 

review of the terms of office of the directors and the members of the 
Committees
report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate

– 
–  proposals to the Board of Directors on the assessment of the directors’ 
independence, based on the independence criteria specified in the 
AFEP-MEDEF Code

–  allocation of the compensation granted to directors and members of 

the Committees for fiscal year 2019
–  Board members’ compensation policy
–  update on the Market Abuse regulation (Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 

– 

of April 16, 2014) and the applicable blackout periods
information  on  transactions  involving  the  Company’s  securities  by 
executive directors

–  procedure  relating  to  agreements  entered  into  by  the  Company 
pursuant  to  Article  L.  225-39  (subsequently  paragraph  2  of  Article 
L. 22-10-12) of the French Commercial Code

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As of March 17, 2021, the Compensation Committee is made up of four 
members, with a 66.7% rate of independence(1). The Committee is chaired 
by  Mr.  Mark  Cutifani.  Mses.  Patricia  Barbizet,  Marie-Christine  Coisne-
Roquette  and  Valérie  Della  Puppa  Tibi  (director  representing  employee 
shareholders)  are  members  of  the  Committee.  On  the  proposal  of  the 
Governance and Ethics Committee, the Board of Directors decided at its 
meeting of March 17, 2021, to modify the composition of the Committees 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  at  the  end  of  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  
May  28,  2021.  As  of  that  date,  the  Compensation  Committee  will 
be  chaired  by  Mark  Cutifani.  Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette  and  
Valérie Della Puppa Tibi will be members.

Duties

The  rules  of  procedure  of  the  Compensation  Committee  define  the 
Committee’s  duties  as  well  as  its  working  procedures.  Those  rules  of 
procedures were amended on July 25, 2018, in order to take account of 
new social and environmental responsibility requirements, further to the 
revision of the AFEP-MEDEF Code in June 2018, and most recently on  
July 29, 2020, to reflect the Company’s conversion to a European company 
and various amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association that 
were approved by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020. 
The text of the unabridged version of the rules of procedure approved  
by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  July  29,  2020,  is  available  on  TOTAL’s 
website under “Our Group/Our Identity/Our Governance.”

–  discussion of the workings of the Board of Directors
–  proposal  to  the  Board  of  Directors  on  the  appointment  of  a  new 
director and the renewal of the terms of office of three directors, which 
was submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2020

The Committee is focused on:
–  examining the executive compensation policies implemented by the 
Group and the compensation of members of the Executive Committee;
–  evaluating the performance and recommending the compensation of 

–  procedures 

for  appointing  directors 

representing  employees 
connected with the provisions in France’s PACTE Law (No. 2019-486) 
of May 22, 2019

–  examination  of  the  sections  of  the  report  on  corporate  governance 

within its remit

–  approval of the draft report to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and 

of the text of the draft resolutions
–  update on the succession plans

July 29

–  presentation of the Group’s ethics and compliance policy
– 

information on the appointment by the Central Economic and Social 
Committee of the director representing employees and on the terms 
under  which  the  director  representing  employee  shareholders  and  
the director representing employees perform their duties
information on the Company’s registration as a European company  
as of July 16, 2020

– 

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;

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–  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 

procedure;

–  examining,  for  the  parts  within  its  remit,  reports  to  be  sent  by  the 

Board of Directors or its Chairman to the shareholders;

–  preparing recommendations requested at any time by the Chairman 
of the Board of Directors or 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  2020,  the  Compensation  Committee  held  3  meetings,  with  83.3% 
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:

January 30

–  presentation  of  the  new  procedure  for  approving  compensation  for 
corporate officers (derived from the Ordinance of November 27, 2019)
implementation conditions for a performance share plan for 2020
– 
–  guidelines  governing  compensation  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief 

Executive Officer for the 2019 and 2020 fiscal years

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Duties

The  rules  of  procedure  of  the  Strategy  &  CSR  Committee  define  the 
Committee’s  duties  as  well  as  its  working  procedures.  Those  rules  of 
procedures were amended on July 25, 2018, in order to take account of  
new social and environmental responsibility requirements, further to the 
revision of the AFEP-MEDEF Code in June 2018, and most recently on  
July 29, 2020, to reflect the Company’s conversion to a European company 
and various amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association that 
were approved by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020. 
The text of the unabridged version of the rules of procedure approved by 
the Board of Directors on July 29, 2020, is available on TOTAL’s website 
under “Our Group/Our Identity/Our Governance.”

To allow the Board of Directors of the Company 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, matters relating to the 
incorporation of the Climate challenge in the Group’s strategy;
–  examining transactions 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  2020,  the  Strategy  &  CSR  Committee  met  5  times,  with  100% 
attendance. Its work mainly focused on the following areas:

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–  compensation to be paid to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

March 18

for fiscal year 2019

–  presentation  of  the  Group’s  Climate  commitment:  benchmarking  of 

–  compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for 

industry majors and TOTAL’s positioning

fiscal year 2020

–  compliance with the restrictions on share transfers by the Chairman 

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and Chief Executive Officer

–  Board members’ compensation policy
–  confirmation  of  the  grant  of  performance  shares  pursuant  to  the  

2017 Plan

–  conditions  for  granting  performance  shares  to  the  Chairman  and 

– 

Chief Executive Officer and other beneficiaries (2020 Plan)
report  on  corporate  governance;  compensation  for  administration 
and management bodies; equity ratio

–  draft  resolutions  submitted  to  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  of 

– 

May 29, 2020
report by the Board of Directors on the resolutions submitted to the 
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2020

December 16

–  benchmarking  of  industry  majors:  2020  results  and  strategic 

announcements

–  presentation of the draft communication to investors on September 

30, 2020

October 28 and 29 (strategy workshop)

–  climate  challenges  and  impact  on  energy  demand;  consequences  

for TOTAL’s strategy
talk and discussion with Christiana Figueres

– 
–  deployment  of  the  human  resources  strategy:  Better  Together  and 

One Tech project

December 16

–  guidelines  governing  compensation  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief 

–  presentation of the Group’s Diversity Policy

Executive Officer for fiscal year 2021

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Composition

As  of  March  17,  2021,  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,  Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette  and  Anne-
Marie Idrac and Messrs. Patrick Artus and Jean Lemierre are members 
of  the  Committee.  On  the  proposal  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics 
Committee, the Board of Directors decided at its meeting of March 17, 
2021,  to  modify  the  composition  of  the  Committees  of  the  Board  of 
Directors at the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021. As 
of that date, the Strategy & CSR Committee will be chaired by Patrick 
Pouyanné.  Patricia  Barbizet,  Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette,  Anne-
Marie Idrac, Jean Lemierre and Angel Pobo will be members.

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4.1.3  Report of the Lead Independent Director on her mandate

During  the  Board  meeting  of  February  8,  2021,  Ms.  Barbizet  and 
Ms.  Coisne-Roquette  presented  a  report  on  their  mandate  as  Lead 
Independent Director in 2020.

The duties of Lead Independent Director were exercised as follows during 
the 2020 fiscal year:

–  Contact with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:

The Lead Independent Director is 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.  In  2020,  the  Lead 
Independent Director thus met the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
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 in February/March 2020.

–  Avoidance of conflicts of interest:

The Lead Independent Director has performed due diligence in order to 
identify and analyze potential conflicts of interest. The Lead Independent 
Director  was  thus  consulted  on  February  9,  2020,  by  a  director  about 
a  potential  conflict  of  interest  arising  owing  to  that  director’s  possible 
participation  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  an  unlisted  company  in  the 
waste treatment sector. The Lead Independent Director concluded there 
was no conflict of interest, and the said director then accepted the office 
of member of the supervisory board that was on offer at this company.

–  Monitoring of the Board’s practices:

The  Lead  Independent  Director  held  a  meeting  of  the  independent 
directors on December 16, 2020. Directors attended remotely owing to 
the health crisis and were able to share their peers’ comments as well as 
express their views without hindrance.

During the meeting, discussions concerned:
–  The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on how the Board operates, as 
well on the Group’s activity, with all praising the continuity maintained 
for  the  Board,  and  the  responsiveness,  lucidity  and  courage  of  the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in managing the twofold crisis 
faced by the Group: the oil price slump and the pandemic.

–  The  Board’s  close  involvement  in  the  choice  concerning  the  2020 

dividend.

–  Sharing and learning about the energy transition new strategy adopted 
in  2020  against  the  backdrop  of  climate  change,  with  unanimous 
praise for the ambition and relevance of this strategy.

–  Monitoring  and  understanding  of  the  medium-  and  long-term 
assumptions forming the basis of the Group’s long-term targets and 
plans,  the  importance  of  which  increases  with  the  challenges  of 
energy transition.

–  The  quality  of  discussions  with  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer,  capitalizing  on  talks  by  Board  members  during  Board 
meetings to refine or enhance the Group’s strategy and opening up 
the Board to external experts to provide a greater variety of viewpoints.
–  Meetings  organized  with  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  or 
Group  departments  that  have  also  been  able  to  enhance  Board 
members’ discussions.

Board members expressed their appreciation of the quality of dialogue 
with the Chair of the Board of Directors and General Management in 2020, 
as well as the presence of Ms. Christiania Figueres at the Strategy & CSR 
Committee meeting of October 28, 2020, and the discussion following 
the  presentation.  Board  members  also  thought  that  the  Company’s 

governance, particularly during the major health crisis that lasted for the 
majority of 2020, proved itself to be particularly effective, maintaining a fair 
balance accompanied by increased vigilance by everyone in a climate of 
transparency and mutual trust. The Lead Independent Director, through 
her open and frequent contact with the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer, as well as Board members during the Board meetings that were 
successfully  held  by  videoconference,  were  duly  informed  by  General 
Management of the Company’s situation, with the Board of Directors able 
to make decisions within its competence.

–  Relationships with shareholders:

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  the  Lead  Independent 
Director are the privileged points of contact 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 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.

On  January  21,  2020,  the  Lead  Independent  Director  received  a  letter 
signed by two investors (BNP Paribas Asset Management and Hermès 
on  behalf  of  a  group  of  investors  within  the  framework  of  an  initiative 
called  Climate  Action  100+)  with  the  aim  of  initiating  a  discussion  with 
the  Company  about  how  it  factors  the  2005  Paris  Climate  Agreement 
into its strategy.

A meeting between the two investors, the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer and the Lead Independent Director was held on March 6, 2020. 
The  two  investors,  on  behalf  of  Climate  Action  100+,  suggested  the 
publication of a joint statement between the Company and Climate Action 
100+  on  the  subject  of  the  Climate  rather  than  providing  their  support  
for a draft resolution that various shareholders would have been asked  
to be included on the agenda for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

At  its  meeting  of  March  18,  2020,  the  Strategy  &  CSR  Committee 
proposed  to  the  Board  of  Directors  that  discussions  be  continued  on 
this joint statement, published on May 5, 2020, after the Board meeting 
of May 4, 2020, when the Board of Directors also decided to include the 
draft  resolution  in  the  agenda  for  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  of 
May 29, 2020, on the request of other shareholders who together own 
1.37% of the Company’s share capital. This draft resolution was rejected 
by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020, with 83.20% of 
votes cast against.

The Lead Independent Director also attended a number of presentations 
on  governance  with  various  shareholders  representing  15%  of  share 
capital in Paris and London on March 2 and 4, 2020.

The Lead Independent Director, as well as members of the Governance 
and  Ethics  Committee,  were  informed  by  the  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive Officer on March 15, 2020, of the suggestion from management 
company PhiTrust regarding the inclusion in Article 14 of the Company’s 
Articles of Association of the words “in accordance with its social interest, 
taking into consideration the social and environmental challenges of its 
activities”. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer proposed agreeing 
to  this  request.  The  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee  expressed 
the  opinion  that  such  an  addition  to  the  Articles  of  Association  would 
contribute  to  the  Company’s  good  governance.  This  addition  was 
proposed by the Board of Directors to the Shareholders’ Meeting, which 
approved this amendment of the Articles of Association.

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–  Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2020:

–  Relationships with other stakeholders:

The Lead Independent Director was appointed by the Board of Directors 
as scrutineer for Shareholders’ Meetings at the same time as the Board 
member fulfilling this role at the end of the meeting. This appointment of 
two scrutineers was made in accordance with regulatory requirements 
resulting from the health crisis. The two Board members were therefore 
able to present the activities of the Board of Directors and a report on the 
exercising of its duties to shareholders by videoconference at the Annual 
Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2020, held behind closed doors.

–  Relations with current or former employees or labor unions:

On  December  20,  2019,  the  Lead  Independent  Director  received  a 
letter  from  one  of  the  Company’s  labor  unions  on  the  subject  of  the 
proposed  conversion  of  the  Company  into  a  European  Company  and 
the consequences of this on the rights of employees holding units in the 
collective  investment  fund  (“FCPE”)  invested  in  the  Company’s  shares. 
This  letter  was  also  intended  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer. In a letter dated January 6, 2020, and after consultation with the 
Lead  Independent  Director,  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer 
responded,  stating  that  a  FCPE  fund  was  a  co-ownership  of  financial 
instruments, with the co-ownership being authorized to exercise rights 
granted  to  shareholders,  and  that  holders  of  FCPE  fund  units  are  not 
direct shareholders of the Company.

The labor organization responded to this letter on February 13, 2020. The 
Lead Independent Director was informed of this, and the letter did not call 
for any further response from the Company.

The  Lead  Independent  Director,  as  well  as  other  Board  members, 
received  various  letters  in  2020  relating  to  the  Group’s  investments  in 
wind power, Saft Groupe’s investment in a new plant in Israel, the Group’s 
investment in Adani Gas Limited and a sugarcane supplier of Corbion of 
which the Total-Corbion joint venture is a client. The Group followed up on 
each of these letters as appropriate after informing the Lead Independent 
Director and Board members concerned.

–  Training of the Lead Independent Director:

Ms.  Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette,  following  her  request,  received 
specific training from IFA on April 7 and 9, 2020, on her new duties as 
Lead Independent Director as of May 29, 2020.

–  Visits to Group sites by the directors:

Owing  to  the  health  emergency,  the  Lead  Independent  Director  was 
unable to take part in site visits as she had done during previous years. 
These may be resumed as soon as the health situation allows.

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4.1.4  Assessment of the Board of Directors’ practices

In  accordance  with  point  3.4  of  its  internal  regulations,  the  Board  of 
Directors 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.  The  Board  of  Directors  also 
conducts an annual review of its practices. Furthermore, in accordance 
with point 7.2.4 of the internal regulations 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.

In January 2019, a formal self-assessment with the help of an external 
consultant  took  place  under  the  guidance  of  the  Lead  Independent 
Director. This took the form of a detailed questionnaire answered by all 
Board members. In January 2018 and January 2020, a debate was held 
about the annual running of the Board based on a questionnaire filled in 
by Board members.

Furthermore,  in  accordance  with  point  7.2.6  of  the  internal  regulations 
of  the  Board  of  Directors,  which  states  that  the  Lead  Independent 
Director  may  hold  meetings  of  directors  who  do  not  hold  executive  or 
salaried positions on the Board of Directors, such a meeting was held on  
December 16, 2020, on the initiative of the Lead Independent Director. 
In  addition  to  Ms.  Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette,  the  meeting  was 
attended by Ms. Patrica Barbizet, Ms. Anne-Marie Idrac, Ms. Lise Croteau*, 
Ms.  Maria  van  der  Hoeven,  Mr.  Patrick  Artus,  Mr.  Jérôme  Contamine, 
Mr. Mark Cutifani* and Mr. Jean Lemierre (*by videoconference).

At its meeting of February 8, 2021, the Board of Directors discussed its 
functioning.

Ms. Coisne-Roquette, Lead Independent Director since May 29, 2020, 
managed this evaluation process in January 2021 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.  The  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 very positive opinion of the intensity and 
quality of the functioning of the Board of Directors and the Committees, 
which were maintained despite a major health crisis dominating a large 
part  of  the  year.  In  particular,  it  was  noted  that  the  suggestions  for 
improvement made by the directors in recent years had generally been 
taken into account. During Board meetings, General Management paid 
particular attention to the presentation and implementation of the Group’s 
strategy,  which  was  also  the  subject  of  a  specific  seminar,  as  well  as 
major  investment  and  divestment  projects,  particularly  in  renewable 
energies.  The  Board  of  Directors  also  deemed  that  the  health  crisis 
was particularly well managed by General Management in terms of the 
human  and  operational  aspects  as  well  as  its  financial  consequences. 
The existing relationship of trust between the Board of Directors and the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer was therefore reinforced in 2020.

Furthermore, the main suggestions for improving the Board made by the 
directors  during  the  self-assessments  of  the  last  five  years  have  been 
implemented:
–  Monitoring risks at Board level: an annual presentation of the Group’s 

risk map has been on the Board’s agenda since 2016.

–  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 various new Board members: the CEO of a global mining company 
joined the Board of Directors in 2017, the former CFO of a Canadian 
renewable energies company joined in 2019, and the former CFO of a 
pharmaceutical company joined in 2020.
Independent directors’ meeting: now held once a year on the initiative 
of the Lead Independent Director. The last meeting was on December 
16, 2020.

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–  A strategy seminar in October 2020, during which an external speaker 
specializing in Climate gave a talk, and meetings were held between 
directors and members of the Executive Committee.

The  self-assessment  conducted  in  January  2021  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 dialogue, the collegiality of decision-making and 
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 strategy 
seminar on the occasion of the Strategy & CSR Committee meeting in 
October 2020, as well as the quality of relations with the two successively 
appointed Lead Independent Directors.

The following ways of potentially improving the functioning of the Board of 
Directors were proposed:
–  strengthening the presence of executive directors within the Board of 
Directors  by  welcoming  a  new  CEO  of  another  company  as  Board 
member;

–  continuing to consider alternative disruptive scenarios in terms of both 
the economic environment and technologies within the framework of 
strategic reviews;

–  continuing to invite external speakers to Strategy & CSR Committee 
meetings to talk about general themes (Climate, technologies of the 
future,  etc.),  as  well  as  meetings  between  Board  members  and 
members of the Executive Committee;

–  ongoing comparative analysis of competitors’ strategies, extending to 
their means of operation as well as companies operating in the new 
energy sources invested in by the Group.

4.1.5  General Management

4.1.5.1  Unified Management Form

Combination of the management positions

Mr. Patrick Pouyanné was appointed Chief Executive Officer on October 
22, 2014 for a term of office expiring at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 
to  be  held  in  2017  to  approve  the  financial  statements  for  fiscal  year 
2016.  At  its  meeting  of  December  16,  2015,  the  Board  of  Directors 
appointed Mr. Patrick Pouyanné as Chairman of the Board of Directors 
for  a  term  expiring  at  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  to  be  held  in 
2018 to approve the financial statements for fiscal year 2017, pursuant to 
Article 12 paragraph 3 of the Bylaws. At the same meeting, the Board of 
Directors decided to align the term of office of Mr. Patrick Pouyanné as 
Chief Executive Officer with that of his term of office as Director, i.e., until 
the Shareholders’ Meeting of Shareholders held in 2018 to approve the 
financial statements for fiscal year 2017.

Following the Shareholders’ Meeting of June 1, 2018, which decided to 
renew Mr. Patrick Pouyanné’s term of office as Director until the end of 
the Shareholders’ Meeting called to approve the financial statements for 
fiscal  year  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to  renew  Mr.  Patrick 
Pouyanné’s terms of office as Chairman of the Board of Directors and 
Chief Executive Officer for the duration of his term of office as Director, 
i.e., until the Shareholders’ Meeting of Shareholders called on May 28, 
2021 to approve the financial statements for fiscal year 2020. 

Subject to the renewal of Mr. Patrick Pouyanné’s term of office as Director 
by the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 28, 2021, on the proposal of the 
Governance and Ethics Committee, the Board of Directors will decide, at 
its meeting to be held on May 28, 2021 after the Shareholders’ Meeting, 
to  renew  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné’s  term  of  office.  Patrick  Pouyanné  as 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer for the 
duration of his new term of office as Director, i.e. until the Shareholders’ 
Meeting  called  to  approve  the  financial  statements  for  the  year  2023 
in 2024.

At the Board of Directors meeting of March 17, 2021, the Lead Independent 
Director  indicated  that  the  discussions  held  with  the  Governance  and 
Ethics Committee in the best interests of the Company had led to a firm 
proposal  to  continue  to  combine  the  functions  of  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive  Officer.  Indeed,  this  management  form  of  the  Company  is 
considered to be the most appropriate for dealing with the challenges and 
specificities of the energy sector, which is facing major transformations. 
More than ever, this context requires agility of movement, which the unity of 
command reinforces, by giving the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
the  power  to  act  and  increased  representation  of  the  Company  in  its 
strategic negotiations with States and partners of the Group. 

The Lead Independent Director also recalled that the unity of the power 
to manage and represent the Company is also particularly well regulated 
by  the  Company’s  governance.  The  balance  of  power  is  established  

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through the quality, complementarity and independence of the members 
of the Board of Directors and its four Committees, as well as through the 
Articles of Association and the Board’s Rules of Procedures, which define 
the means and prerogatives of the Lead Independent Director, notably:
– 

in  her  relations  with  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer: 
contribution  to  the  agenda  of  Board  meetings  or  the  possibility  of 
requesting a meeting of the Board of Directors and sharing opinions 
on major issues; 
in  her  contribution  to  the  work  of  the  Board  of  Directors:  chairing 
meetings in the absence of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
or  when  the  examination  of  a  subject  requires  his  abstention, 
evaluation and monitoring of the functioning of the Board, prevention 
of conflicts of interest, and dialogue with the Directors and Committee 
Chairpersons;
in  her  relations  with  shareholders:  the  possibility,  with  the  approval  
of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of meeting with them on 
corporate governance issues, a practice that has already been used 
on several occasions.

– 

– 

The  balance  of  power  within  the  governance  bodies,  in  addition  to 
the  independence  of  its  members,  is  further  strengthened  by  the  full 
involvement of the Directors, whose participation in the work of the Board 
and its Committees is exemplary. The diversity of their skills and expertise 
also enables the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to benefit from a 
wide range of contributions.

In  addition,  the  Board’s  internal  rules  provide  that  any  investment  or 
divestment transactions contemplated by the Group involving amounts 
in  excess  of  3%  of  shareholders’  equity  must  be  approved  by  the 
Board,  which  is  also  kept  informed  of  all  significant  events  concerning 
the company’s operations, in particular investments and divestments in 
excess of 1% of shareholders’ equity.

Lastly,  the  Company’s  Articles  of  Association  provide  the  necessary 
guarantees of compliance with good governance practices in the context 
of  a  unified  management  structure.  In  particular,  they  provide  that  the 
Board may be convened by any means, including orally, or even at short 
notice depending on the urgency of the matter, by the Chairman or by 
one third of its members, including the Lead Independent Director, at any 
time and as often as the interests of the Company require. 

Lead Independent Director

At its meeting on December 16, 2015, the Board of Directors appointed 
Ms. Barbizet as Lead Independent Director. Her appointment took effect 
as of December 19, 2015. At its meeting on January 30, 2020, and on 
the  proposal  of  the  Governance  and  Ethics  Committee,  the  Board  of 
Directors  decided  to  appoint  Ms.  Marie-Christine  Coisne-Roquette  as 
Lead Independent Director on May 29, 2020. With the appointment of 
Ms.  Barbizet  as  Director  on  May  16,  2008,  having  served  as  a  Board 
member for 12 years, she can no longer be considered an independent  

director at the end of this period in accordance with the AFEP-MEDEF 
code.

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  Rules  of  Procedure  of  the  Board  of 
Directors,  the  Lead  Independent  Director  chairs  the  Governance  and 
Ethics Committee.

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 2020, the Executive Committee met at least twice a month, except in 
August and November when it met only once.

As of December 31, 2020, 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
–  Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining & Chemicals
–  Philippe Sauquet, President, Gas, Renewables & Power(1)
–  Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Chief Financial Officer
–  Namita Shah, President, People & Social Responsibility
–  Alexis Vovk, President, Marketing & Services.

The  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  as  of  December  31,  2020, 
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.

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Balanced representation of women and men and 
diversity results in the 10% of positions at the 
Company 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.

TOTAL’s commitment to professional equality begins at the recruitment 
stage  and  throughout  its  career.  It  also  guarantees  equal  treatment 
between  women  and  men  in  the  process  of  identifying  high-potential 
employees and appointing executives.

In  order  to  ensure  a  better  gender  balance  in  its  senior  management,  
the Group set targets for improvement by year-end 2020 in which women 
comprise:
–  more than 20% of Management Committee members in the business 
segments and large functional divisions: 27% were women in 2020;
–  25% of senior executives: 25.7% were women in 2020, compared to 

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approximately 5% in 2004;

–  more than 20% of Management Committee members at headquarters 

and in subsidiaries: 23.5% were women in 2020;

–  18% of senior managers: 18.2% were women in 2020, compared to 

about 8% in 2004.

In order to maintain that momentum, new targets have been set for 2025 
for the Group’s highest executive bodies, with women comprising:
–  30% of Executive Committee members;
–  30% of the G70(2).

The Group has set the same target for its other governing bodies and 
leadership positions, with women comprising:
–  30% of Management Committee members in the business segments 

and large functional divisions;

–  30% of senior executives;
–  30%  of  Management  Committee  members  at  headquarters  and  in 

the subsidiaries;

–  30% of senior managers.

Moreover,  TOTAL  develops  talent  pools  and  regularly  organizes 
campaigns  to  identify  high-potential  employees  across  the  Group. 
At  year-end  2020,  women  made  up  33%  of  high-potential  employees 
(versus  15%  in  2004)  and  32.6%  of  high-potential  Group  employees 
(versus 24% in 2014). 

At  the  level  of  the  Company,  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 gender balance in the 10% of the highest management 
positions  of  the  Company(3),  the  proportion  of  women  equals  17%.  At 
Group  level,  which  is  the  most  relevant  parameter  considering  the 
Company’s activities, this proportion equals 22.8%(4).

(1)  As of March 1, 2021, Stéphane Michel was appointed President, Gas, Renewables & Power, and Executive Committee member, replacing Philippe Sauquet who has retired.
(2)  Senior executives with the most important responsibilities.
(3)  TOTAL SE, the Group parent company, employs more than 5,000 employees (full time equivalent employees present as of December 31 for each fiscal year of the considered period).
(4)  Proportion calculated on the basis of 99,322 employees.

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Profile, experience and expertise of the members of the Executive Committee

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SE
Chairman of the Strategy & CSR Committee

Born on June 24, 1963 (French)
Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

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 the École Polytechnique (since September 2018), the Institut Polytechnique of Paris 
(since  September  2019),  the  Association  Française  des  Entreprises  Privées  (French  association  of  private  companies)  (since  2015),  the  Institut  du 
Monde Arabe (since 2017) and Fondation La France s’engage (since 2017).

Arnaud Breuillac
President, Exploration & Production
Member of TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on July 2, 1958 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since October 1, 2014
Business address: TOTAL SE, 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.

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Helle Kristoffersen
President of Strategy-Innovation
Member of TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on April 13, 1964 (French and Danish)
Member of the Executive Committee since August 19, 2019
Business address: TOTAL SE, 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.

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Bernard Pinatel
President, Refining & Chemicals
Member of TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on June 5, 1962 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since September 1, 2016
Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

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.

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Philippe Sauquet
President, Gas, Renewables & Power
Member of TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on September 20, 1957 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since October 29, 2014 until March 1, 2021(1)
Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

Biography & Professional Experience

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.

Jean-Pierre Sbraire
Chief Financial Officer
Member of TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on October 28, 1965 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since August 1, 2019
Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

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.

(1)  As of March 1, 2021, Stéphane Michel was appointed President, Gas, Renewables & Power, and Executive Committee member, replacing Philippe Sauquet who has retired.

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Namita Shah
President, People & Social Responsibility
Member of TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on August 21, 1968 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since September 1, 2016
Business address: TOTAL SE, 2 place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France

Biography & Professional Experience

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 financing 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
Member of TOTAL’s Executive Committee

Born on October 11, 1964 (French)
Member of the Executive Committee since January 1, 2020
Business address: TOTAL SE, 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 pursued an international career with several technical and commercial positions in Turkey and Tunisia.

After a position at the division’s Strategy department, he was 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  became  Senior  Vice  President  France  and  President  of  Total  Marketing  France,  in  charge  of  operational  activities  in  France,  notably 
overseeing the Group’s service station network in the country. He additionally joined the Marketing & Services Management Committee in 2019.

On January 1, 2020, Alexis Vovk was 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, 2020, based on statements by the persons concerned, registered shares ledger and the register of the FCPE fund units custodian, 
all of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group’s executive officers(1) held less than 0.5% of TOTAL SE’s share capital:
–  members of the Board of Directors(2): 250,682 Total shares and 15,144.99 units of the FCPE (collective investment fund) invested in Total shares;
–  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: 217,087 Total shares and 10,372.10 units of the FCPE invested in Total shares;
–  executive officers: 611,756 Total shares and 160,093.96 units of the 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 comprises 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 2020 by the individuals referred to in paragraphs a), b)(3) and c) of Article L. 621-18-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code:

Acquisition Subscription

Transfer

Exchange

Exercise 
of options

2020

Patrick Pouyanné(a)

Total shares

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

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

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

Jérôme Contamine(a)

Total shares

Director since 
May 29, 2020

Lise Croteau(a)

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

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

Valérie Della Puppa Tibi(a)

Total shares

42,000

664.20

2,974

230.23

–

–

31,788(c)

–

–

–

–

–

100

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

12.65

211.53

(50.80)

Romain Garcia-Ivaldi(a)

Total shares

–

–

–

Director since 
June 9, 2020

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

116.38

1,744.03

(919.26)

Maria van der Hoeven(a)

Total shares

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

Anne-Marie Idrac(a)

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)

Angel Pobo(a)

Total shares

Director since 
October 14, 2020

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1)  The Group’s executive officers are the members of the Executive Committee (including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer). During the fiscal year 2020, the Company, 
taking into account the definition used by the US regulations applicable to Executive Officers and in the interest of harmonization, has chosen to reduce the list of its Executive 
Officers to the members of the Executive Committee in order to align this list with the list of “Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities” (PDMR) within the meaning of Article 
19.5 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 on Market Abuse. For the purposes of this Regulation, PDMRs are defined as the persons referred to in Article L. 621-18-2 (a) of the French 
Monetary and Financial Code (the “Directors”) and the persons referred to in Article L. 621-18-2 (b) of the same code that the Company has defined as the members of the 
Executive Committee.

(2)  Including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the director representing employee shareholders and the directors representing employees.
(3)  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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2020

Acquisition Subscription

Transfer

Exchange

Exercise 
of options

Christine Renaud(a)

Total shares

405

–

(115)

Director until 
May 29, 2020

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

39.32

2,053.84

(1,163.49)

Carlos Tavares(a)

Total shares

Director until 
May 29, 2020

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

–

–

–

–

Arnaud Breuillac(a)

Total shares

19,250

1,536

–

–

–

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

1,235.63

16,880.72

(7,638.59)

Helle Kristoffersen(a)

Total shares

7,350

580

–

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

1,238.79

5,101.07

(2,485.92)

Bernard Pinatel(a)

Total shares

15,750

1,023

(691)

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

1,114.96

20,672.58 (10,005.00)

Philippe Sauquet(a)

Total shares

19,250

1,481

(2,000)

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

2,121.90

19,547.32

(9,546.98)

Jean-Pierre Sbraire(a)

Total shares

6,400

–

–

Namita Shah(a)

Total shares

15,750

362

–

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

1,605.60

15,459.29

(7,691.67)

Alexis Vovk(a)

Total shares

4,900

164

–

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

1,814.78

17,392.57

(8,871.67)

Units in FCPE and other related financial instruments(b)

529.89

8,228.82

(4,048.46)

(a)  Including related parties within the meaning of the provisions of Article R. 621-43-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.
(b)  FCPE primarily invested in Total shares.
(c)  Acquisition made by Temaris et Associés SAS, legal person related to Patricia Barbizet, a director.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

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. 22-10-10 of the French Commercial Code (formerly 
L. 225-37-4), the following table sets forth the recommendation made in 
the AFEP-MEDEF Code that the Company has opted not to follow as at 
March 17, 2021, 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.

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 participants as from July 4, 2019.

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4.3   Compensation for the administration and 

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.  22-10-14  of  the  French 
Commercial Code (formerly Article L. 225-45), 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. 22-10-8 of the French Commercial 
Code (formerly Article L. 225-37-2) and within the limit of an annual fixed 
amount determined by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

The  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  held  on  May  29,  2020,  set  the 
maximum  amount  of  the  annual  fixed  amount  to  be  allocated  to 
board members for their activity as of 2020 at €1.75 million. Previously 
€1.4  million,  this  amount  had  remained  unchanged  since  the  Annual 
Shareholders’ Meeting of May 17, 2013, before being increased in 2020 
to take account of the increase in the number of directors as well as in 
the number of meetings, in particular of the Strategy & CSR Committee, 
whose remit has been extended to social and environmental challenges, 
including  those  related  to  climate.  The  annual  maximum  amount  for 
the  compensation  of  the  activity  of  the  directors  is  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  allocation  rules  of  the  directors’  compensation  and  their  payment 
conditions defined by the Board at its meeting of July 26, 2017, remain the 
same. 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 following conditions:
–  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 (on top of the amounts 

above) for the Lead Independent Director;

–  an  amount  of  €7,500  per  director  for  each  Board  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;

–  a premium of €4,000 in respect of travel from outside France to attend 

a Board or Committee meeting.

The  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  does  not  receive  directors’ 
compensation for his work on the Board and Committees of the Company.

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 is 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  the 
Company 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 2020 or allocated during the 
same fiscal year

At its meeting of February 8, 2021, 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 SE, for fiscal year 2020.

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).

Against  the  backdrop  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  in  view  of  the 
extraordinary  economic  situation  requiring  a  rigorous  cost-cutting  plan 
within  the  Company,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  at  its  meeting  of  
May  4,  2020,  to  reduce  compensation  paid  to  directors  by  25%.  This 
reduction  is  to  be  applied  to  compensation  awarded  to  directors  in  
respect of their directorship in fiscal year 2020 as from the Shareholders’ 
Meeting on May 29, 2020, depending on the allocation rules defined by 
the Board of Directors at its meeting of July 26, 2017, as specified above. 
In view of the number of Board and Committee meetings held in 2020, 
the amount of compensation paid to directors on the basis of the above 
allocation rules was €1,258,447.

The  director  representing  employee  shareholders  and  the  directors 
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. Della Puppa Tibi, Ms. Renaud and Mr. Pobo 
chose  to  pay,  for  the  entire  term  of  their  directorship,  all  their  directors’ 
compensation to their respective trade union membership organizations. 
Mr. Garcia-Ivaldi chose to pay all its director’ compensation to charities of 
his choice. During the past two years, the directors currently in office have 
not received any compensation or in-kind benefits from the Company or 
from  its  controlled  companies  other  than  those  mentioned  in  the  table 
below.

(1)  Calculated on a pro rata basis, in the event of change in the course of the year.
(2)  Substituting 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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No exceptional compensation was allocated.

Ms.  Christine  Renaud,  director  representing  employees  until  May  29, 
2020,  Ms.  Valérie  Della  Puppa  Tibi,  director  representing  employee 
shareholders  since  May  29,  2019,  Mr.  Romain  Garcia-Ivaldi,  director 
representing employees since June 9, 2020, as well as Mr. Angel Pobo,  
director  representing  employees  since  October  14,  2020,  benefit 
from  the  internal  defined  contribution  pension  plan  applicable  to  all 
TOTAL  SE  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  2020,  this 
pension plan represented an expense accounted for TOTAL SE in favor 
of Ms. Renaud of €699 in favor of Ms. Della Puppa Tibi of €756, in favor  
of Mr. Garcia-Ivaldi of €1,099 and in favor of Mr. Pobo of €709.

The table below presents the total compensation paid to directors during 
fiscal year 2020 or allocated for the same fiscal year.

Table of compensation allocated in respect of directorship and other compensation by non-executive directors

Table 3 – Position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2)

Gross (€)

Patrick Pouyanné

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Amount allocated 
in respect of 
fiscal year 2019

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2019

Amount allocated 
in respect of 
fiscal year 2020

Amount paid 
during fiscal 
year 2020

None

(a)

None

(a)

None

(a)

None

(a)

Patrick Artus

Compensation by virtue of directorship

136,032

138,696

132,025

136,032

Other compensation

–

–

–

–

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Patricia Barbizet

Compensation by virtue of directorship

146,461

137,391

119,193

146,461

Compensation by virtue of directorship

191,405

194,348

Marie-Christine 
Coisne-Roquette

Other compensation

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Jérôme Contamine Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Lise Croteau

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Mark Cutifani

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Valérie Della  
Puppa Tibi

Romain 
Garcia-Ivaldi

Maria van 
der Hoeven

Other compensation

Anne-Marie Idrac

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Gérard Lamarche

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Jean Lemierre

Compensation by virtue of directorship

Other compensation

Renata Perycz

Compensation by virtue of directorship(d)

Other compensation

Angel Pobo

Compensation by virtue of directorship(e)

Other compensation

Christine Renaud

Compensation by virtue of directorship(f)(g)

Other compensation

Carlos Tavares

Compensation by virtue of directorship(f)

Other compensation

–

–

158,705

149,130

–

n/a

n/a

104,025

–

96,356

–

49,125

70,032

n/a

n/a

–

n/a

n/a

n/a 

n/a 

106,522

–

n/a

70,032

n/a

n/a

–

104,204

–

82,183

–

104,204

–

69,468

62,890

n/a

n/a

91,996

67,204

65,836

–

–

94,348

–

201,304

–

94,348

–

129,130

62,890

n/a

n/a

91,739

67,204

63,043

–

–

136,389

–

62,441

–

–

158,705

–

n/a

n/a

143,811

104,025

–

90,137

–

86,174

72,744

44,402

58,740

159,811

–

93,174

–

n/a

n/a

93,174

–

n/a

n/a

22,322

70,160

48,697

68,916

26,697

–

–

96,356

–

49,125

72,744

n/a

58,740

191,405

–

104,204

–

82,183

n/a 

104,204

–

69,468

n/a

n/a

70,160

91,996

68,916

65,836

–

TOTAL

1,600,126

1,600,125

1,529,007

1,670,560

(a)  Refer to the summary tables presented in point 4.3.2 of this chapter.
(b)  Director since May 29, 2020.
(c)  Director since June 9, 2020.
(d)  Director until May 29, 2019.
(e)  Director since October 14, 2020.
(f)  Director until May 29, 2020.
(g)  Mrs Christine Renaud also chose to pay, for the entire term of her directorship, all her director’s compensation to her trade union membership organization.

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4.3.2  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation

4.3.2.1   Compensation of Mr. Patrick 
Pouyanné for fiscal year 2020

At  its  meeting  of  March  17,  2021,  the  Board  of  Directors  set,  on  the 
proposal  of  the  Compensation  Committee,  the  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive  Officer’s  compensation  in  respect  of  fiscal  year  2020,  by 
applying  the  principles  and  criteria  set  in  the  compensation  policy  of  
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2020 submitted 
by  the  Board  of  Directors  to  the  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  
May  29,  2020,  and  approved  by  the  latter  at  93.14%  (13th  resolution).  
For  the  setting  of  the  compensation  policy,  the  Board  of  Directors 
had decided, at its meeting of March 18, 2020, on the proposal of the 
Compensation Committee, to continue to align the criteria of the Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation with the key criteria reflecting 
changes in the Group’s strategy to continue to ensure the convergence  
of compensation with the Company’s long-term performance.

In  accordance  with  Article  L.  22-10-9  of  the  French  Commercial  Code 
(formerly  Article  L.  225-37-3),  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  SE  for  fiscal  year  2020  or  allocated  by  virtue  of  this 
mandate  in  respect  of  the  same  fiscal  year(1)  as  well  as  all  the  other 
information provided for in this Article L. 22-10-9.

It  is  reminded  that  the  payment  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer of the annual variable component for fiscal year 2020 is conditional 
upon  the  approval  of  the  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  28, 
2021,  of  the  fixed,  variable  and  extraordinary  components  of  the  total 
compensation and the benefits of all kinds paid during fiscal year 2020 to 
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or allocated to the latter during 
the  same  fiscal  year,  in  accordance  with  Article  L.  22-10-34  (formerly 
Article  L.  225-100)  of  the  French  Commercial  Code.  The  Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 28, 2021, will be convened to 
approve the total compensation and the benefits of all kinds paid during 
fiscal year 2020 or attributed to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
for the same fiscal year, in accordance with Article L. 22-10-34 (formerly 
L. 225-100) of the French Commercial Code.

Table summarizing the compensation, options and shares allocated to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Table 1 – AMF Position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2)

(€, except the number of shares)

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fiscal year 2019

Fiscal year 2020

Compensation allocated in respect of the fiscal year (detailed in table 2)

3,845,925

3,204,023

Valuation of multi-year variable compensation allocated during the fiscal year

Valuation of stock options granted during the fiscal year (detailed in table 4)

Valuation of performance shares granted during the financial year (detailed in table 6)

Number of performance shares granted during the financial year

Valuation of the other long-term compensation plans

TOTAL

Variation Fiscal year 2019/Fiscal year 2020

–

–

2,310,336(a)

72,000

–

–

–

714,240(b)

72,000

–

6,156,261

3,918,263

-36.4%(c)

Note: The valuations of the options and performance shares correspond to a valuation performed in accordance with IFRS 2 (see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) 
and not to any compensation actually received during the fiscal year. Entitlement to performance shares is subject to the fulfillment of performance conditions assessed over a 
three-year period.

(a)  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 granted in 2019, valued on the basis of a unit fair value of €40.11.

(b)  In accordance with the accounting of performance shares for the year 2020 in application of IFRS 2, which takes into account the assumption of an 80% grant rate at the end of 
the vesting period, this amount corresponds to 72,000 shares granted in 2020, valued on the basis of a unit fair value of €12.40. This fair value was calculated in accordance with 
IFRS 2 on the grant date of the plan, i.e. March 18, 2020, on the basis of a closing price of the Total share on that date of €21,795. For information, the unit fair value would amount 
to €24.85 based on a calculation using identical parameters and the average closing price of the Total share in 2020, i.e. €34.957. On the basis of a unit fair value of €24.85,  
the valuation of the 72,000 performance shares granted in 2020 would have been €1,431,360.

(c)  The reduction in compensation paid to Mr. Pouyanné between 2019 and 2020 is partly due to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s decision to temporarily cut his fixed 
compensation by 25% as from May 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020, due to the economic context, as well as the significant reduction in the IFRS 2 valuation of performance 
shares granted in 2020 (unit fair value of €12.40 in 2020 compared to a unit fair value of €40.11 in 2019). On the basis of a unit fair value of €24.85, the valuation of the 72,000 
performance shares granted in 2020 would have been €1,431,360.

(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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€5,920,545

€6,002,476

+1%

€5,802,972

-3%

€6,156,261

+6%

€3,918,263

-36,4%(a)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

(a)  The reduction in compensation paid to Mr. Pouyanné between 2019 and 2020 is partly due to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s decision to temporarily cut his fixed 
compensation by 25% as from May 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020, due to the economic context, as well as the significant reduction in the IFRS 2 valuation of performance 
shares granted in 2020 (unit fair value of €12.40 in 2020 compared to a unit fair value of €40.11 in 2019). On the basis of a unit fair value of €24.85, the valuation of the 72,000 
performance shares granted in 2020 would have been €1,431,360 and the reduction in compensation would have been 25%.

Table of the compensation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Table 2 – AMF Position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2)

4

(€)

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

Fiscal year 2019

Fiscal year 2020

Amount  
allocated for  

Amount paid 
during the  

Amount  
allocated for  

the fiscal year

fiscal year(a)

the fiscal year

Amount paid 
during the  

fiscal year(a)

1,400,000

2,378,300

1,400,000

1,725,900

1,166,667(c)

1,166,667(c)

1,972,740

2,378,300

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

67,625

67,625

64,616

64,616

3,845,925

3,193,525

3,204,023

3,609,583

(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.
(c)  Mr. Pouyanné’s annual fixed compensation in his capacity as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has been set by the Board of Directors at €1,400,000. However, due to the 
health crisis, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation was reduced by 25% as from May 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020, leading to Mr. Pouyanné’s fixed 
compensation to be set at €1,166,667 for fiscal year 2020.

Summary of the multi-annual variable compensation paid to the executive officer

Table n° 10 – AFEP-MEDEF Code

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive 

None

Table 11 – AMF Position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2)

Executive directors 

Employment contract

Supplementary  
pension plan

Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
Start of term of office: December 19, 2015
End of term of office: Shareholders’ Meeting of  
May 28, 2021, to approve the financial statements 
for fiscal year 2020 

NO

YES
Internal supplementary 
defined benefit pension 
plan(a) and defined 
contribution pension plan 
known as RECOSUP

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

(a)  Payment subject to performance conditions. 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 SE, paid during fiscal year 2020 or allocated in respect of the same fiscal year

Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Fixed 
compensation

Amount paid 
during fiscal year 
2020

€1,166,667 

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

€1,166,667 
(amount paid in 
2020) 

Presentation

Mr. Pouyanné’s annual fixed compensation in his capacity as Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer  has  been  set  by  the  Board  of  Directors  at  €1,400,000  (base  salary).  However, 
due to the health crisis, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation was 
reduced by 25% as of May 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020, leading Mr. Pouyanné’s fixed 
compensation to be set at €1,166,667 for fiscal year 2020.

This fixed compensation represents 37.2% of the total cash compensation allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 2020 (i.e. excluding performance shares and benefit in kind). 

Annual 
variable 
compensation

€2,378,300 
(amount 
allocated in 
respect of fiscal 
year 2019 and 
paid in 2020)

€1,972,740 (amount 
allocated in respect 
of fiscal year 2020 
and to be paid in 
2021)

The variable portion of Mr. Pouyanné’s compensation allocated in respect of fiscal year 
2020  by  virtue  of  his  duties  as  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  has  been  set  at 
€1,972,740.  This  corresponds  to  140.91%  (of  a  maximum  of  180%)  of  his  base  salary, 
taking  into  account  the  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 62.8% of the total cash compensation 
allocated in respect of fiscal year 2020 (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  of  fiscal  year  2020  is  subject  to  the  approval  by  the  Ordinary 
Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 28, 2021, of the fixed, variable and extraordinary 
components  of  the  total  compensation  and  the  benefit-in-kind  paid  during  fiscal  year 
2020 to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or allocated to the latter during the 
same fiscal year, in accordance with Article L. 22-10-34 of the French Commercial Code 
(formerly Article L. 225-100). 

It is reminded that the variable portion of Mr. Pouyanné’s compensation allocated in respect 
of fiscal year 2019 by virtue of his duties as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and 
paid in 2020 (after the approval by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2020, 
of the fixed, variable and extraordinary components of the total compensation and the 
benefit-in-kind paid in respect of fiscal year 2019) was set at €2,378,300, corresponding 
to 169.88% (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 allocated in respect 
of fiscal year 2020 due to his duties as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Board 
of Directors reviewed, at its meeting on March 17, 2021, the level of achievement of the 
economic parameters based on the quantifiable targets set by the Board of Directors at 
its meeting on March 18, 2020. 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 18, 2020, to qualitatively assess his management.

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal year 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

4

Annual variable compensation allocated in respect of fiscal year 2020  
(expressed as a percentage of the base salary)

Maximum 
percentage

Percentage 
allocated

Economic parameters (quantifiable targets) 

140% 100.91%

– 

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)

Gearing 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

30%

20%

8%

4%

8%

10%

30%

30%

30%

20%

40%

26.01%

16.01%

8%

2.05%

5.96%

10%

0%

24.90%

30%

20%

40%

15%

15%

10%

10%

15%

15%

180% 140.91%

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 2020 
compensation policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as approved by 
the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2020, 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 0.80; the weighting of the 
criterion is zero if the TRIR is greater than or equal to 1.3. 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  70,  it  is  zero  if  the 
number of incidents Tier 1 + Tier 2 is greater than or equal to 125. The interpolations 
are linear between these points of reference.

(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 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

  Concerning the 2020 fiscal year, the following elements were noted:

– 

– 

– 

the TRIR was 0.742, which is below the target of 0.80. The result of this criterion 
was thus set at 8%;

the FIR rate is 0.257, which is between the maximum FIR of 0.5263 of the majors’ 
panel and the minimum FIR of 0 of the majors’ panel. The result of this criterion 
was thus fixed at 51.20% of its maximum of 4%, i.e. 2.05%; 

the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents was 84, which is above the level of 70 to 
achieve the target of 100. The result of this criterion was set at 5.96%.

The result of the criterion related to the safety performance was thus set at 16.01%.

–  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 Mt CO2e for 2020. 
This criterion was assessed based on the elements set out in the 2020 compensation 
policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as approved by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2020, 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 emissions on the operated oil & gas 
facilities reach the target of 43 Mt CO2e in 2020;
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 Board noted that the GHG Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions on operated oil & gas 
facilities amounted to 35.8 Mt CO2e in 2020. 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 2020 compensation 
policy of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as approved by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2020, 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 for an ROE of 8%;
the interpolations are linear between these three points of reference.

The Board noted that the ROE for fiscal year 2020 was 3.7%, i.e. below the limit of  
6% corresponding to the maximum weighting. The result of this criterion was thus  
set at 0%.

–  The  gearing  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 2020, as approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 
May 29, 2020, and providing that:

– 

– 
– 

the maximum weighting of the criterion is reached for a gearing ratio equal to or 
less than 20%;
the weighting of the criterion is zero for a gearing ratio equal to or greater than 30%;
the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

The 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  Board  thus  decided  to  assess  the  gearing  ratio  criterion  without  taking  into 
consideration the financial debt corresponding to leases.

The Board thus noted that the gearing ratio excluding lease commitments at year-end 
2020 was 21.7%, above the 20%-threshold. The result of this criterion was thus set at 
24.90%.

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal year 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

–  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 2020, as approved by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2020, 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  2020,  the  Board  noted  that  the  pre-dividend  organic  cash 
breakeven set at $25.6/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.

4

This criterion was assessed based on the elements set out in the 2020 compensation 
policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as approved by the Shareholders’ 
Meeting of May 29, 2020, 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 four peers’ ROACE;
the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

– 

– 

For fiscal year 2020, 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 set in the 
compensation policy of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for 2020, as approved 
by the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2020:

–  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%;

The Board of Directors set the result of this criterion to its maximum, i.e. 15% because 
of the following components which were observed during the past fiscal year:
–  countercyclical  acquisition  of  all  of  Tullow’s  interests  in  the  Lake  Albert  project  

– 

in Uganda
finalization  of  the  agreements  with  the  Ugandan  and  Tanzanian  governments,  
in order to launch the Tilenga and EACOP projects
launch of the third development phase of the giant Mero field in Brazil

– 
–  success in exploration, with three significant discoveries at Block 58 in Suriname, 
as well as a new gas condensate discovery in the British North Sea and a gas 
discovery in Egypt on the North El Hammad permit

–  Sale of mature assets in Gabon (agreement with Perenco with a view to selling 
stakes  in  seven  non-operated  mature  offshore  oil  fields  and  the  Cap  Lopez  oil 
terminal) and in the North Sea in the United Kingdom

–  sale of the Lindsey refinery in the United Kingdom
– 

launch of the industrial repurposing of the Grandpuits refinery France as a zero-
crude platform by 2024

(1)  The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost, excluding the mark-

to-market effect of iGRP’s contracts and including capital gain from renewable projects sale (effective first quarter 2020).
(2)  Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(3)  Adjustment 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 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

–  continuation of the asset divestment program with the sale of downstream gas 

assets in France, and distribution assets in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Furthermore, the hydrocarbon production was noted in decrease in 2020 reaching 
2,871 kboe/d compared with 3,014 kboe/d in 2019, mainly due to the impact of 
production  quotas  and  the  decision  not  to  acquire  certain  African  assets  from 
Occidental Petroleum in light of the economic crisis. The three-year renewal rate 
of proved reserves sets at 127% despite the negative impact of the average price 
of $41.32/b used in 2020) according to SEC rules.

–  Development of the low-carbon Businesses (Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power 

perimeter) for up to 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 the past fiscal year:
–  acquisition of 50% of a portfolio with a capacity of 2 GW of solar power plants  

in India as part of a 50/50 joint venture with Adani

–  agreement to build a large-scale solar power plant (800 MW) in Qatar
–  entering  the  Spanish  solar  energy  market  with  the  acquisition  of  a  portfolio  of  

2 GW of projects

–  acquisition  in  France  of  Global  Wind  Power  France,  which  owns  a  portfolio  of 

projects with gross capacity of 1 GW

–  entering an initial floating offshore wind power project in the United Kingdom
– 

launch in Dunkirk of the biggest battery-based power storage project (25 MW) for 
the French power grid
investment decision concerning CO2 transportation and storage by means of the 
Northern Lights project in Norway

– 

–  extension of the contract with Sonatrach to supply 2 million tons of LNG per year
–  agreement  with  SSE  Renewables  to  acquire  a  51%  stake  in  the  offshore  wind 

power project with capacity of 1,140 MW in the Scottish North Sea

–  acquisition  from  EDP  of  its  portfolio  of  2.5  million  residential  customers  and  
two combined cycle natural gas power plants with cumulative capacity of close to 
850 MW

–  acquisition of a portfolio of 3.3 GW of solar power projects in Spain, bringing the 
total capacity of Spanish solar power projects under development to over 5 GW
–  decision to use green electricity produced by Spanish solar power sites to cover 
all of the Group’s industrial sites’ power consumption in Europe by 2025 by means 
of a 3 GW corporate PPA
finalization by SunPower of the succession of Maxeon Solar Technologies in the 
United States

– 

–  strengthening of the solar power partnership with Adani, with the extension of the 

portfolio to 2.3 GW in India

–  agreement  with  Macquarie  to  develop  a  2  GW  floating  offshore  wind  power 

portfolio in South Korea

–  acquisition  of  a  20%  stake  in  the  Eolmed  30  MW  floating  offshore  wind  farm 

project in the Mediterranean

–  creation with Groupe PSA of Automotive Cell Company, a joint venture dedicated 
to  the  development  and  production  of  batteries  for  the  automotive  industry  in 
Europe(1) 

–  acquisition of Blue Point London, which operates the biggest charging network in 

London with 1,600 electric vehicle charging points.

–  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 of Directors set the result of this criterion to its maximum, i.e. 15% because 
of the following components which were observed during the past fiscal year:

(1)  Now Stellantis N.V.

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal year 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

–  Taking into account the climate into the Group’s strategy:

–  new Climate Ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
–  new Biodiversity Ambition with increased commitments
– 

joining the “Coalition for the energy of the future” alongside 10 major partners 
to  step  up  the  energy  transition  of  transportation  and  logistics,  as  well  as 
signing  up  as  a  co-founder  to  the  “Sea  Cargo”  charter  to  standardize  and 
ensure  the  consistency  of  reporting  greenhouse  gas  emissions  relating  to 
shipping activities
first-time  publication  of  Sustainability  Accounting  Standards  Board  (SASB) 
reporting: this standard allows companies in the oil and gas sector to highlight 
a series of financially material indicators concerning sustainable development

– 

4

–  Concerning the Group’s reputation in the field of societal policy:

–  actions taken in the context of the Total Foundation program, in particular the 
continuing  significant  increase  in  the  commitment  to  civic  action,  the 
development of Industreet, and the deployment of the employee engagement 
program Action! launched 2018
renewal  of  TOTAL  in  2020  as  LEAD  company  in  the  United  Nations  Global 
Compact (recognition of the Group as one of the most committed members in 
integrating the 10 principles)

– 

–  obtaining  for  all  commercial  entities  of  the  Group  listed  in  the  EcoVadis 
platform,  of  Platinum  status  for  Total  Direct  Energie,  Gold  Status  for  Total 
Marketing & Services, Total Raffinage Chimie, Saft Groupe, and Silver status 
for Total Gas & Power Limited

–  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

–  Concerning the diversity policy:

– 

results  of  the  diversity  policy,  in  particular  the  increase  in  the  proportion  of 
women  within  the  Executive  Committee  (25%  in  2020)  and  G70  (24.7%  in 
2020); the achievement in 2020 of the target of 20% of women members on 
Management  Committees  of  branches  and  large  functional  divisions;  the 
achievement in 2020 of the target of 25% women senior executives (25.7%); 
the increase in the proportion of non-French senior executives (36.3% in 2020).
–  The  continuation  of  the  Group’s  commitment  to  professional  integration  of 
young people (continuation of the commitment made in 2018 in Ile de France 
with development in the other regions of France for internships for high school 
(first year); for alternates, confirmation by the Group of its commitment to hire 
alternates corresponding to 5% of the French workforce per year).

–  Concerning the disability policy, 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.

  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.

The Board of Directors has not granted any multi-year or deferred variable compensation.

The Board of Directors has not granted any extraordinary compensation.

Mr.  Pouyanné  does  not  receive  compensation  due  to  his  directorship  in  TOTAL  SE. 
Mr. Pouyanné does not receive compensation from companies TOTAL SE controls.

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Multi-year 
variable 
compensation

Extraordinary 
compensation

Compensation 
due to his 
directorship

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Stock options 
(SO), 
performance 
shares (PS) or 
all other forms 
of long-term 
compensation

Amount paid 
during fiscal year 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

SO: None
PS: €714,240(1) 
(accounting 
valuation)

On March 18, 2020, 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 18, 
2020, 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  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)  during  the  three  vesting  years 
(2020, 2021 and 2022) using the annual variation in net cash flow criterion expressed 
in dollars.

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  1/4  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 (MBA)(2) covers the organic investments(3). 
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 are linear between these two points of reference.

– 
– 

–  For 1/4 of the shares, the change in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) on operated oil 
& gas facilities will be assessed each year as regards achievement of the target to 
reduce GHG emissions set for fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022 and corresponding 
to 43 Mt CO2e for 2020, 42.4 Mt CO2e for 2021 and 41.8 Mt CO2e for 2022:
– 

the  maximum  grant  rate  will  be  reached  if  the  GHG  emissions  (Scope  1  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 are linear between these two 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%). In the 
case of fractional shares, the number of shares definitively granted after determination of 
performance conditions will be rounded up to the next whole number of shares.

(1)  In accordance with the accounting treatment of performance shares for the year 2020 in application of IFRS 2, which takes into account the assumption of an 80% grant rate 
at the end of the vesting period, this amount corresponds to 72,000 shares granted in 2020, valued on the basis of a unit fair value of €12.40. This fair value was calculated in 
accordance with IFRS 2 on the grant date of the plan, i.e. March 18, 2020, on the basis of a closing price of the Total share on that date of €21,795. For information, the unit 
fair value would amount to €24.85 based on a calculation using identical parameters and the average closing price of the Total share in 2020, i.e. €34.957. On the basis of a 
unit fair value of €24.85, the valuation of the 72,000 performance shares granted in 2020 would have been €1,431,360.

(2)  The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost excluding the impact 

of contracts recognized at fair value in the iGRP segment, including capital gains on the sale of renewables projects (as of the first quarter of 2020).

(3)  Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.

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Components of 
compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal year 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

In accordance with 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 2020. When Mr. Pouyanné holds(1) a volume of shares representing 
five times the fixed portion of his gross annual compensation, this percentage will be equal 
to 10%. If this condition is no longer met, the above-mentioned 50% holding requirement 
will again apply.

In  addition,  the  Board  of  Directors  has  noted  that,  pursuant  to  the  Board’s  Rules  of 
Procedure  applicable  to  all  directors,  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  not 
allowed to hedge the shares of the Company or any related financial instruments and has 
taken note of Mr. Pouyanné’s commitment to abstain from such hedging operations with 
regard to the performance shares granted.

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 18, 2020. 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 lock-up period and will remain 
non-transferable and unavailable until the end of the lock-up period.

4

N/A

N/A

Mr. Pouyanné was not granted any payment for assuming his position.

Payment for 
assuming a 
position

In-kind 
benefits

€64,616  
(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 3 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 11, 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. 

Severance 
benefit

None

None

(1)  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 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

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 return on equity (ROE) for the three years preceding the year in which the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer leaves is at least 10%;

the average gearing 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

the average pre-dividend organic cash breakeven of the three years preceding the 
year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer leaves is below or equal to 
$30/b (criterion introduced by the Board of Directors at its meeting of March 18, 2020).

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 return on equity (ROE) for the three years preceding the year in which the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer leaves is at least 10%;

the average gearing 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

the average pre-dividend organic cash breakeven of the three years preceding the 
year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer leaves is below or equal to 
$30/b (criterion introduced by the Board of Directors at its meeting of March 18, 2020). 

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 SE 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 2020, this pension plan 
represented a booked expense to TOTAL SE in favor of the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer of €2,468. 

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 SE employees whose compensation exceeds eight times 
the  annual  ceiling  for  calculating  French  Social  Security  contributions  (PASS),  set  at 
€41,136 for 2020 (i.e. €329,088), 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. 

Retirement 
benefit

None

None

Non-compete 
compensation

Supplementary 
pension plan

N/A

None

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compensation 
submitted for 
vote

Amount paid 
during fiscal year 
2020

Amount allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 
2020 or accounting 
valuation

Presentation

4

The length of service acquired by Mr. Pouyanné as a result of his previous salaried duties 
held at the Group since January 1, 1997, has been maintained for the benefit of this plan.

The  compensation  taken  into  account  to  calculate  the  supplementary  pension  is  the 
average gross annual compensation (fixed and variable portion) over the last three years. 
This pension plan provides a pension for its beneficiaries equal to 1.8% of the portion of 
the compensation failing 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 SE to the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer in terms of supplementary defined benefits and similar pension plans represented, 
at  December  31,  2020,  a  gross  annual  retirement  pension  estimated  at  €638,431.  
It corresponds to 20.34% of Mr. Pouyanné’s gross annual compensation consisting of  
the annual fixed portion for 2020 (i.e. €1,166,667) and the variable portion paid in 2021(1) 
for fiscal year 2020 (i.e. €1,972,740).

Nearly  the  full  amount  of  TOTAL  SE’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,  2020,  is  €23.1  million  for  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  
(€23.2 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 SE’s commitments to these beneficiaries based on the estimated gross annual 
pensions  as  of  December  31,  2020,  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, 2020, a gross annual pension estimated at €750,720, corresponding 
to  23.91%  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s  gross  annual  compensation  defined  above  (annual  fixed 
portion for 2020 and variable portion paid in 2021 for fiscal year 2020(1)).

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 28, 2021.

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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. 22-10-9, 6° and 7° (formerly L. 225-37-3) 
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 SE(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.

retained  compensation 

The compensation ratios were calculated based on the following elements:
the  executive  directors 
–  The 
for 
corresponds to the compensation paid during fiscal year N (excluding 
in-kind benefits). It is composed of the fixed component, of the variable 
component  paid  during  fiscal  year  N  in  respect  of  fiscal  year  N-1,  
of performance shares granted 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 of fiscal year N-1, of the 
incentive and profit-sharing compensation paid during fiscal year N in 
respect of N-1 and of performance shares granted during fiscal year N.

Also presented are the ratios between the level of compensation of the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SE 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 gathers 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  SE.  The 
Socle Social Commun gather workforce of subsidiaries in France (more 
than 15,000 employees in 2020).

Table of ratios pursuant to I. 6° et 7° of Article L. 22-10-9 of the French Commercial Code de presented in accordance 
with Afep guidelines updated in February 2021

Change (%) in compensation paid to Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman  
and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SE (since December 19, 2015)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

74%

11%

12%

-8%

-22%(3) 

Information relating to the scope of TOTAL SE: 5,426 employees (16% of employees in France) as at 12/31/2020

Change (%) in average compensation of employees

Ratio compared to average compensation of employees

Change in ratio (%) relative to previous year

Ratio compared to median compensation of employees

Change in ratio (%) relative to previous year

42

55

-1%

47

12%

61

10%

3%

51

9%

66

9%

3%

46

-11%

59

-11%

-8%(4) 

39

-14%

48

-20%

Additional information relating to the enlarged scope of the Common Corpus (SSC): 15,071 employees (46% of employees in France) 
as at 12/31/2020

Change (%) in average compensation of employees

Ratio compared to average compensation of employees

Change in ratio (%) relative to previous year

Ratio compared to median compensation of employees

Change in ratio (%) relative to previous year

Performance of TOTAL SE (on a consolidated basis)

Change in net adjusted result(5) 

Change in operating cash flow before working capital changes(6) 

54

72

0%

60

11%

80

12%

28%

24%

3%

66

9%

87

9%

28%

15%

4%

58

-12%

77

-12%

-13%

7%

-6%(4)

49

-16%

61

-21%

-66%

-40%

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 2021 was set by the Board of Directors, at its meeting of 
March 17, 2021, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 22-10-8 

of the French Commercial Code, on the proposal of the Compensation 
Committee.  It  is  based  on  the  general  principles  for  determining  the 
compensation of the executive directors specified below.

(1)  TOTAL SE, 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 the assumption of a 70% grant 

rate for years 2016 and 2017 and 80% for 2018, 2019 and 2020 at the end of the acquisition period.

(3)  The reduction in compensation paid to Mr. Pouyanné between 2019 and 2020 is partly due to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s decision to temporarily cut his fixed 
compensation by 25% as from May 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020, due to the economic context, as well as the significant reduction in the IFRS 2 valuation of performance 
shares granted in 2020 (fair value of €12.40 per share in 2020 compared to €40.11 in 2019). If the fixed compensation of Mr. Pouyanné had not been reduced by 25% as from May 
1, 2020 until December 31, 2020 and if the performance shares granted had been valued on the basis of a unit fair value of €24.85 (fair value based on a calculation using identical 
parameters and the average of the closing prices for the Total share during the year 2020 of €34.957), the compensation ratio of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
compared to the average compensation of the TOTAL SE’s employees between 2019 and 2020 would have been 46 (instead of 39), and the compensation ratio of the Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer compared to the median compensation of the TOTAL SE’s employees between 2019 and 2020 would have been 57 (instead of 48). Within the limits 
of the SSC, the compensation ratio of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer compared to the average compensation of the TOTAL SE’s employees between 2019 and 2020 
would have been 58 (instead of 49), and the compensation ratio of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer compared to the median compensation of the TOTAL SE’s employees 
between 2019 and 2020 would have been 74 (instead of 61).

(4)  The reduction in compensation paid to the employees between 2019 and 2020 is partly due to the decrease of the incentive and profit-sharing compensation due to the economic 
context notably, as well as the significant reduction in the IFRS 2 valuation of performance shares granted in 2020 (fair value of €12.40 per share in 2020 compared to €40.11 in 2019).

(5)  Net adjusted result (Group share) published in the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year in question.
(6)  Operating cash flow before working capital changes as published in the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year in question. This is defined as operating cash flows 
before working capital changes at the replacement cost excluding the impact of contracts recognized at fair value in the iGRP segment, and including capital gains on the disposal 
of renewables projects (as of the first quarter of 2020).

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

The  general  principles  for  determining  the  compensation  and  other 
benefits granted to the executive directors of TOTAL SE 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  in  a 
context of solidarity and motivation within the company. Compensation 
for the executive directors is based on the market, the work performed, 
the results obtained and the responsibilities assumed.

–  Compensation for the executive directors includes a fixed portion and a 
variable portion. The fixed portion is reviewed at least every two years.
–  The amount of the variable portion is reviewed each year and may not 
exceed a stated percentage of the fixed portion. Variable compensation 
is  determined  based  on  pre-defined  quantifiable  and  qualitative 
criteria  that  are  periodically  reviewed  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 
Quantifiable criteria are limited in number, objective, measurable and 
adapted to the Company’s strategy. 

–  The  variable  portion  rewards  short-term  performance  and  the 
progress made 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.

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Compensation policy’s principles for the next term of office of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

The criteria used to determine the compensation paid to the Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer were set by the Board of Directors during its 
meeting  of  December  16,  2015,  when  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné,  Chief 
Executive Officer since October 22, 2014, was appointed Chairman of the 
Board  of  Directors.  In  September  2016,  a  new  Group  organizational 
structure was introduced with the aim of making the Group more resilient, 
reducing its sensitivity to oil price volatility across the integrated oil chain, 
and  ensuring  its  development  in  the  integrated  gas  chain  in  both 
renewable energies and low-carbon electricity, against the backdrop of 
the 2°C Climate scenario.

At its meetings of December 16, 2020, and February 2, 2021, with the 
help of an external consultant, the Compensation Committee reviewed 
the compensation paid to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer by 
comparing it with that of his peers. Consulting firm Mercer was used to 
carry out an independent study into the compensation paid to executive 
directors of companies in the oil and gas sector worldwide, as well as at 
French companies, in order to obtain an overview of the position of the 
Company’s  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  in  the  current 
competitive landscape.

This study showed that the compensation paid to Mr. Patrick Pouyanné 
(fixed  and  variable)  is  in  the  median  of  salaries  paid  at  international  

companies,  and  in  the  third  quartile  for  CAC  40  French  companies.  
The  valuation  of  performance  shares  granted  to  Mr.  Patrick  Pouyanné  
is in the lower third quartile compared with CAC 40 companies. 

The Board of Directors took into consideration:
–  The size, scope and complexity of the Company’s global operations in 

its current and expected configuration.

–  The extent of changes needed in the Company’s strategy, as well as 
any changes that will be needed to improve its competitive position.
–  Market developments in general and trends in executive compensation.
–  The  increasing  importance  of  ESG  criteria  for  the  entire  financial 
community and how the Company needs to factor these criteria into 
its executive compensation structure.

–  Shareholders’ expectations and the need to garner their support for 

the proposed changes.

As regards the Group’s strategic repositioning, the global energy market 
is currently undergoing major changes that are shaping how the industry 
will  look  in  the  long  term.  The  shift  from  using  fossil  fuels  will  be  the 
biggest  change  in  the  energy  industry  since  the  Industrial  Revolution 
200 years ago. The Company has made public its ambitions with regard  

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to  the  climate,  its  strategy  and  the  action  plan  already  implemented  in 
the light of this major change, in order to be able to continue to offer its 
shareholders a sustainable yield. In this context, the Board of Directors 
needs to ensure that it has the right leadership in terms of both skills and 
experience to guide the Group through this major transition.

The Board of Directors deemed that Mr. Patrick Pouyanné is recognized 
within  the  industry  and  has  demonstrated  that  he  can  implement 
substantial and successful change. The Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer  has  proposed  a  clear  strategy  to  the  Board  of  Directors  with  a 
coherent action plan. The implementation of this new strategy supported 
by the Board of Directors is possible thanks to the solid foundations and 
flexible organizational structure implemented over the last five years. This 
was particularly evident in 2020, when the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer  continued  to  implement  the  Group’s  new  strategy  despite  the 
health crisis. It is therefore important that the Company and its Board of 
Directors are assured of the stability and motivation of the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer throughout these major changes for the Group.

The Board of Directors deemed that the clear strategy put in place by 
the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  regarding  the  Company’s 
transformation, as well as his results compared with those of his peers, 
justify  increasing  the  compensation  paid  to  Mr.  Pouyanné,  particularly 
in  terms  of  performance  share  grants  as  a  reflection  of  the  Group’s 
long-term performance, when his term of office as Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer is renewed.

a)   Base salary of the Chairman and Chief Executive 

Officer (fixed compensation)

The Board of Directors deemed that the amount of fixed compensation, 
which has been €1,400,000 for five years (since fiscal year 2016), could 
be  increased  by  around  10%  to  €1,550,000.  However,  in  view  of  the 
current  economic  situation,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  that  this 
increase in fixed compensation will be deferred from fiscal year 2021 to 
January 1, 2022.

b)   Annual variable portion of the Chairman and  

Chief Executive Officer’s compensation

After analyzing the maximum percentage of the base salary attributable 
to variable compensation, the Board of Directors decided at its meeting 
of March 17, 2021, not to amend the maximum amount of the variable 
portion that could be paid to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer set 
at 180% of his base salary, but to make changes relating to expectations 
in terms of exceptional performance and strategic transformation. 

As  set  out  below,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  on  the  following 
amendments applicable to the formula for calculating the variable portion 
of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:

The maximum amount of the variable portion that could be paid to the 
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  maintained  at  180%  of  base 
salary (percentage unchanged relative to the variable portion allocated in 
respect of fiscal year 2020).

As  regards  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  personal 
contribution  allowing  for  qualitative  assessment  of  his  management, 
the maximum amount is maintained at 40% of base salary (percentage 
unchanged relative to the variable portion allocated in respect of fiscal 
year 2020), with a change in qualitative criteria, which are now based on 
progress made in the energy transition transformation process.

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As regards quantifiable targets:
– 

– 

– 

the maximum amount is maintained at 20% of base salary (percentage 
unchanged relative to the variable portion allocated in respect of fiscal 
year 2020) for the HSE criterion
the maximum amount is maintained at 10% of base salary (percentage 
unchanged relative to the variable portion allocated in respect of fiscal 
year 2020) for the Scopes 1 & 2 GHG emissions criterion 
the maximum amount for financial criteria is maintained at 110% of 
base  salary  (percentage  unchanged  relative  to  the  variable  portion 
allocated in respect of fiscal year 2020) taking account of the following 
elements resulting in an amendment:
– 

the ROE and gearing ratio criteria thresholds will be aligned with 
the targets announced to investors 

–  an exceptional performance relative to each of the financial criteria, 
counting  overall  for  110%  of  the  fixed  portion  of  compensation, 
may result in the granting of an exceptional performance for the 
financial  criterion  concerned,  nevertheless  ensuring  that  the 
granting of an exceptional performance cannot exceed the limit of 
110% or offset a significant deficit in another criterion.

The  Board  of  Directors  therefore  decided  to  maintain  the  maximum 
amount of the variable portion that could be paid to the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2021 at  180% of his base salary 
(the  same  percentage  as  the  variable  portion  paid  in  fiscal  year  2020). 
This ceiling was set based on the level applied by a benchmark sample of 
companies operating in the energy sectors.

The  formula  for  calculating  the  variable  portion  of  the  Chairman  and 
Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  as  180%  of  base  salary  for 
fiscal year 2021 will be (as in 2020): 140% based on quantifiable targets 
reflecting  the  Group’s  performance,  and  40%  based  on  the  Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer’s personal contribution allowing for qualitative 
assessment of his management, equaling total variable compensation of 
180% of fixed compensation.

Quantifiable target valuation criteria
The valuation criteria for quantifiable targets, representing 140% of the 
fixed portion, are based on three themes: HSE (20%), financial (110%) 
and Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions (10%).

However,  the  Board  deemed  that  in  the  event  of  an  exceptional 
performance on the basis of financial criteria, the maximum amount for 
each of the financial criteria may be exceeded, resulting in an increase in 
the  amount  of  variable  compensation  attributable  to  a  specific  financial 
criterion,  although  without  exceeding  the  maximum  amount  of  variable 
compensation  in  respect  of  these  criteria  equal  to  110%  of  fixed 
compensation  attributable  in  respect  of  all  financial  criteria.  The  aim  of 
exceptional performance criteria is to put the emphasis on elements that 
can be controlled and only allow for potential gains if the Group achieves 
exceptional  results.  In  any  case,  the  maximum  amount  of  the  above-
mentioned financial criteria on the basis of an exceptional performance 
cannot exceed 110% of the base salary.
–  ROE: 30% with a maximum of 100% for ROE of 10%; minimum of 0% 
for ROE of 6%; with an increase of 10% if ROE is between 10% and 
13% (linear calculation between the points of reference) 

–  Gearing  ratio:  30%  with  a  maximum  of  100%  for  a  ratio  of  20%; 
minimum of 0% for a ratio of 40%; with an increase of 10% if the ratio 
is  between  20%  and  15%  (linear  calculation  between  the  points  of 
reference)

–  Breakeven:  30%  with  a  maximum  of  100%  for  $30/b  and  0%  for 
$40/b; with an increase of 10% if breakeven is between $30/b and 
$25/b (linear calculation between the points of reference)

–  Comparative ROACE versus its peers: 20% with a maximum of 100% 
if the comparative ROACE is +2% versus its peers and minimum of 0% 
if it is -2%; with an increase of 10% if it is +4% versus its peers (linear 
calculation between the points of reference)

The  change  made  therefore  makes  it  possible  to  reward  exceptional 
performance  while  also  ensuring  a  level  of  control  in  the  event  of 
exceptional  performance  in  more  than  two  of  the  four  financial  criteria  

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during a given year. The Board of Directors has decided to reserve the 
right to adjust any exceptional performance if, in the opposite scenario, 
other financial criteria are much lower than expected, in particular those 
relating to the operational actions of the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer.

Personal contribution valuation criteria
For the personal contribution, the Board of Directors wanted all criteria 
proposed to take account of the Company’s transformation into a broad 
energy company, as well as social responsibility in general and in terms 
of diversity in particular.

June 1, 2018, provides for a two-year holding period. The removal of the 
holding period as a granting condition will apply as from the plan for the 
performance shares to be granted in 2022, for all beneficiaries, as well as 
for future plans.

Notwithstanding, in order to reinforce the long-term nature of performance 
share grants to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Board of 
Directors decided that, as from the 2021 plan, the Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer, would, from this point on, be required to retain in the 
form  of  registered  shares  until  the  end  of  his  term,  50%  of  the  shares 
which will be definitively granted during the three-year vesting period.

The personal contribution will therefore now be valued on the basis of the 
three following criteria:
–  Steering  of  the  Company’s  strategy  of  moving  towards  carbon 
neutrality, in line with the 2020/2030 targets announced to investors in 
September 2020, in particular increasing energy production focusing 
on gas and renewable energy/electricity, as well as moving towards a 
sales mix of 35% oil, 50% gas and 15% electricity, for up to 15%;

–  Profitable growth in renewables and electricity, for up to 10%;
–  CSR  performance,  including  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%.

It  is  reminded  that  the  Board  of  Directors  had  decided,  that  for  the 
previous performance share plans, in particular the plans granted in 2018, 
2019 and 2020, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer would, 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  granted  shares.  When  the  Chairman  and 
Chief Executive Officer will/would hold a volume of shares representing 
five  times  the  fixed  portion  of  his  gross  annual  compensation  at  that 
time, this percentage will/would be equal to 10%. If this condition was 
no longer met, the abovementioned 50% holding requirement will/would 
again apply, the nature of this provision as set forth in Article L. 225-197-1 
of the French Commercial Code.

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c)  Performance shares

The  granting  of  performance  shares  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief 
Executive Officer corresponds to the long-term component of his global 
compensation. Performance shares are definitively granted at the end of 
a three-year vesting period. The definitive grant of shares is subject to a 
presence condition and performance conditions assessed at the end of 
this three-year vesting period.

The  Compensation  Committee  deemed  that  the  current  structure  of 
the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation  compared 
to  market  practices  does  not  take  sufficient  account  of  the  long-term 
component  represented  by  the  granting  of  performance  shares,  a 
source  of  alignment  of  interests  with  shareholders  and  involvement 
in  value  creation  over  the  long  term.  The  aim  of  achieving  an  equal 
balance  between  short-term  cash  elements  (fixed  and  variable  annual 
compensation)  and  long-term  elements,  which  in  turn  are  subject  to 
medium-term  individual  and  comparative  performance  criteria,  as  well 
as  presence  and  holding  conditions,  therefore  guided  the  changes 
proposed by the Compensation Committee. 

The comparison made with the help of an external consultant (Mercer) 
led  to  the  consideration  that  the  valuation  of  performance  shares 
granted should eventually represent around 50% of total compensation, 
with  the  other  50%  corresponding  to  the  fixed  and  variable  portion  of 
compensation. Therefore, on the basis of a fixed portion of €1.4 million and 
variable compensation equal to 150% of the fixed portion, or €2.1 million, the 
valuation of performance shares should represent €3.5 million. Based on an 
average IFRS 2 valuation of €35, this amount represents 100,000 shares.

On the proposal of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors 
decided to approve the principle of increasing the number of performance 
shares  to  be  granted  to  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  for 
fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023 to the following levels: 90,000; 100,000 
and 110,000 shares.

At its meeting on March 17, 2021, the Board of Directors decided to not 
set a holding period at the end of the vesting period for the performance 
shares  granted  to  all  beneficiaries  (including  the  executive  director)  for 
future granting plans, except for the 2021 plan because the performance  
shares  granting  authorization  given  by  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  

In addition, the Compensation Committee reviewed the four performance 
conditions  used  for  previous  performance  share  grants:  comparative 
TSR  ranking,  comparative  change  in  net  annual  cash  flow  ranking, 
organic cash breakeven before dividend, change in Scope 1 and 2 GHG 
emissions on operated oil and gas facilities.

On the proposal of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors 
decided  to  add  a  fifth  performance  condition  relating  to  the  change  in 
Scope  3  greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  of  the  Group’s  customers 
in  Europe.  This  criterion  relating  to  Scope  3  emissions  is  in  line  with 
the  Company’s  target  of  achieving  the  carbon  neutrality  in  2050.  The 
Committee considered it important to include this criterion as a condition 
for awarding performance shares, thereby aligning the Company’s long-
term objectives with the long-term compensation of the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer. Therefore, the weighting of financial performance 
conditions  is  70%  and  the  weighting  of  ESG  performance  conditions 
is 30%.

Conclusion
The proposed changes can be summarized as follows:
– 

Increase  in  base  salary  from  €1.4  million  to  €1.55  million,  deferred  
as of January 1, 2022.

–  Maintaining the annual variable portion at 180% of the fixed portion, 
but  which  may  result,  for  each  of  the  financial  criteria  and  up  to  a 
maximum of 110% relating to these criteria, in the granting of additional 
compensation  in  the  event  of  exceptional  performance  in  order  to 
reward exceptional results in some or all key dimensions.
Increase in the number of performance shares from a stable number of 
shares granted of 72,000 shares in 2018, 2019 and 2020, to an average 
of 100,000 shares during the next term of office (2021, 2022 and 2023), 
reflecting an adjustment based on the market and better alignment of 
qualification variables with the Company’s long-term strategy.

– 

On a post-2016 basis and projected up to 2022, these changes reflect 
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s performance and long-term 
strategy  adjustments.  The  increased  weighting  relative  to  performance 
targets makes the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation 
more aligned with shareholders’ expectations.

The Group has undergone restructuring and a significant transformation 
under the leadership of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The 
emphasis placed on clients at a downstream stage, the updating of the  

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portfolio and the shift towards renewables has provided a solid framework 
to help the Company deal with the rapid changes in the energy sector 
and the Company’s prospects for the future. The team developed and led 
by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has upheld its commitments 
and continued this positive transformation. 

The Compensation Committee noted that 2020 saw major changes in 
the  markets  in  which  the  Group  operates.  The  health  crisis  due  to  the 
pandemic, the spectacular fall in oil prices in the first half of the year and 
the growing momentum of ESG concerns have all been addressed by the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and his team with the appropriate 
care  and  diligence,  building  the  confidence  of  employees  as  well  as 
shareholders and stakeholders. At the same time, the establishment of a 
strategy that duly takes these various points into account demonstrates  
the  forethought  and  the  sensitivity  with  which  the  Chairman  and  Chief  
Executive  Officer  has  developed  the  Group’s  strategy.  The  Committee 
deemed that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer should be given 
full credit for successfully navigating such a complex situation.

The energy market is continuing to evolve at a very rapid rate and the 
Group’s ability to continue to develop positively depends to a large extent 
on the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and his managing team. 

In a world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and which is increasingly 
aware of equality and fairness:
–  Any  changes  in  compensation  should  be  modest,  measured  and 
balanced  with  the  competitive  position  of  the  industry  and  social 
perceptions.

–  Changes reflecting ESG expectations and fairness issues will benefit 
from general support, particularly those that reflect movements with a 
significant impact for the Group.
Increases  in  compensation  should  reflect  the  Group’s  results  in  all 
areas,  aligning  shareholders’  interests  with  those  of  General 
Management and responding to greater social expectations.

– 

The  changes  made  to  compensation  policy  have  taken  all  the  above 
considerations  into  account  and  aim  to  offer  fair  compensation  for  the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Compensation policy applicable to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2021

a)   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s base salary 

b)   Annual variable compensation due for fiscal year 2021 

(fixed compensation) for fiscal year 2021

(expressed as a percentage of base salary)

The Board of Directors decided to maintain Mr. Patrick Pouyanné’s annual 
base  salary  (fixed  compensation)  in  respect  of  his  duties  as  Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal year 2021 at €1,400,000 (the same 
amount as the fixed portion for fiscal year 2020).

The parameters used include:

Annual variable compensation due for fiscal year 2021 (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

Financial parameters

– 

– 

– 

– 

Return on equity (ROE)

Gearing ratio (excluding lease commitments)

Pre-dividend organic cash breakeven

Return on average capital employed (ROACE), comparative

8%

4%

8%

20%

10%

Maximum percentage that may be allocated in respect of financial parameters  
(including outperformance)

Maximum percentage that may be allocated in respect of economic parameters 
(including outperformance)

Personal contribution (qualitative criteria)

– 

– 

– 

 Steering of the Company’s strategy of moving towards carbon neutrality, in line with the 
2020/2030 targets announced to investors in September 2020, in particular increasing energy 
production focusing on gas and renewable energy/electricity, as well as moving towards a sales 
mix of 35% oil, 50% gas and 15% electricity

Profitable growth in renewables and electricity

 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

Maximum percentage that may be allocated in respect of the personal contribution 

TOTAL

15%

10%

15%

Maximum 
percentage

30%

110%

30%

30%

30%

20%

110%

140%

40%

180%

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–  The  change  in  safety,  for  up  to  20%  of  the  base  salary,  will  be 
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 
0.75 (compared to 0.80 in 2020). The weighting of the criterion will be 
zero if the TRIR is above or equal to 1.2 (compared to 1.3 in 2020). 
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;
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 is equal to 
or below 70 (as in 2020). The weighting of the parameter will be 
zero if the number of Tier 1 + Tier 2 incidents is equal to or higher 
than 125 (as in 2020). The interpolations are linear between these 
two points of reference.

– 

–  The change in GHG emissions on operated Oil & Gas facilities 
will be assessed through the achievement of a GHG (Scopes 1 & 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 
42.4 Mt CO2e for 2021. The maximum weighting of the GHG criterion 
is 10% of the base salary:
– 

the maximum weighting of the criterion, i.e. 10% of the base salary, 
will be obtained if the GHG Scopes 1 & 2 emissions on operated 
Oil & Gas facilities reaches the target set at 42.4 Mt CO2e in 2021 
(compared to 43 Mt CO2e in 2020);
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 four financial criteria are as follows:

–  The return on equity (ROE) as published by the Group on the basis 
of  its  balance  sheet  and  consolidated  statement  of  income  will  be 
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 10%; 
the  weighting  of  the  criterion  is  zero  if  the  ROE  is  lower  than  or 
equal to 6%; 
the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

– 

– 

  Additional  compensation  of  up  to  10%  of  the  base  salary  will  be 
allocated  if  ROE  is  between  10%  and  13%  (with  linear  interpolation 
between these points of reference).

–  The  gearing  ratio  (excluding  lease  commitments)  will  be 
assessed  as  follows.  The  maximum  weighting  of  the  gearing  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 gearing ratio equal to or below 20%; 
the weighting of the criterion is zero if the gearing ratio is equal or 
above 40%; 
the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

– 

– 

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

The 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  accounting 
standard led to increase the gearing ratio by 3.1% as of January 1, 
2019.  As  the  Group  discloses  a  gearing  ratio  with  and  without  the 
consideration of the financial debt corresponding to leases, the Board 
of Directors decided to assess the gearing ratio without considering 
the financial debt corresponding to the leases.

–  The  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven  will  be  assessed  as 
follows. The maximum weighting of this criterion is 30% of the base 
salary.
– 

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.

– 

– 

  Additional  compensation  of  up  to  10%  of  the  base  salary  will  be 
allocated  if  the  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven  is  between 
$30/b  and  $25/b  (with  linear  interpolation  between  these  points  of 
reference).

4

The  pre-dividend  organic  cash  breakeven  is  defined  as  the  Brent 
price  for  which  the  operating  cash  flow  before  working  capital 
changes(2) (MBA) covers the organic investments(3). The ability of the 
Group to resist to the variations of the Brent barrel price is measured 
by this parameter.

–  The  return  on  average  capital  employed 

(ROACE),  by 
comparison, will be 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(4) 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 2% above the average of the 
4 peers’ ROACE;
the weighting of the criterion is zero if the TOTAL’s ROACE is 2%  
or more below the average of the 4 peers’ ROACE;
the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

– 

– 

  Additional  compensation  of  up  to  10%  of  the  base  salary  will  be 
allocated if TOTAL’s ROACE is 4% above the average of the 4 peers’ 
ROACE (with linear interpolation between these points of reference).

The aim of taking account of exceptional performance in financial criteria is 
to put the emphasis on elements that can be controlled and only allow for 
potential gains for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer if exceptional 
results are achieved. In any case, the maximum amount of the financial 
criteria,  including  taking  account  of  exceptional  performance,  cannot 
exceed 110% of the base salary. The Board of Directors reserves the right 
to adjust any exceptional performance if, in the opposite scenario, other 
financial criteria are much lower than expected, in particular those relating 
to the operational actions of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

  Additional  compensation  of  up  to  10%  of  the  base  salary  will  be 
allocated  if  gearing  ratio  is  between  20%  and  15%  (with  linear 
interpolation between these points of reference).

(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.

(2)  The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost, excluding the impact of 

contracts recognized at fair value in the iGRP segment, and including capital gains on the disposal of renewables projects (as of the first quarter of 2020).

(3)  Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.
(4)  Adjustment items include special items, the inventory effect and the impact for change for fair value.

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

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 three criteria:
–  Steering  of  the  Company’s  strategy  of  moving  towards  carbon 
neutrality, in line with the 2020/2030 targets announced to investors in 
September 2020, in particular increasing energy production focusing 
on gas and renewable energy/electricity, as well as moving towards a 
sales mix of 35% oil, 50% gas and 15% electricity, for up to 15%;

–  Profitable growth in renewables and electricity, 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%.

(Scope  3)  of  the  Group’s  customers  in  Europe  relating  to  fiscal  years 
2021, 2022 and 2023, applied as follows:
–  For 25% 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  (2021,  2022  and  2023)  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 25% 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  (2021,  2022  and  2023)  using  the  annual 
variation  in  net  cash  flow  per  share  criterion  expressed  in 
dollars.

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, etc.), 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.  22-10-16,  paragraph  1 
and L. 22-10-17, paragraph 3 of the French Commercial Code (formerly 
Articles  L.  225-47  and  225-53),  and  according  to  Articles  L.  22-10-8  
and  L.  22-10-34  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  (formerly  Article  
L. 225-37-2 and L. 225-100), 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. 

Pursuant  to  Article  L.  22-10-34  of  French  Commercial  Code  (formerly 
Article L. 225-100), the payment of this annual variable portion is subject 
to the approval of the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021.

c)  Performance shares

In  view  of  the  compensation  policy  principles  described  above,  the 
compensation  policy  for  fiscal  year  2021  includes  the  granting  of  
90,000 performance shares to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
as part of a 2021 plan that is not specific to him. 

Performance conditions
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,  the  change  
in  the  greenhouse  gas  emissions  on  operated  Oil  &  Gas  facilities  
(Scopes  1  &  2),  as  well  as  the  change  in  greenhouse  gas  emissions  

– 

– 

Based on the ranking, a grant rate will be determined each year for each 
of these two first criteria: 1st: 180% of the grant; 2nd: 130% of the grant;  
3rd: 80% of the grant; 4th and 5th: 0%, with a maximum of 100%.

–  For 20% of the shares, the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven 
criterion will be assessed during the three vesting years (2021, 2022 
and 2023) as follows:
– 

the maximum grant rate, i.e. 100% for this criterion, will be achieved 
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 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.

–  For  15%  of  the  shares,  the  change  in  the  greenhouse  gas 
emissions (GHG) on operated Oil & Gas facilities (Scopes 1 & 2) 
will be assessed each year as regard to the achievement of the target 
to reduce the GHG emissions set for fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023 
and corresponding to 42.4 Mt CO2e for 2021, 41.8 Mt CO2e for 2022 
and 41.2 Mt CO2e for 2023.
– 

the maximum grant rate, i.e. 100% for this criterion, will be obtained 
if the GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) reach the target set;
the  grant  rate  will  be  zero  if  the  GHG  emissions  (Scopes  1  &  2)  
of the year considered are 1 Mt CO2e above the target set;
the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

– 

– 

–  For  15%  of  the  shares,  the  criterion  of  the  change  in  the  
indirect greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) related to the use 
by  customers  of  the  energy  products  sold  for  end  use  
(Scope 3) in Europe will be assessed each year for the achievement 
of  the  target  to  reduce  these  GHG  emissions  set  as  follows:  
2021: -12%; 2022: -14% and 2023: -16% relative to GHG emissions  
in 2015.
– 

the  maximum  grant  rate,  i.e.  100%  for  this  criterion,  will  be  
reached  if  the  reductions  in  GHG  emissions  (Scope  3)  of  the 
Group’s customers in Europe achieve the target set;
the  grant  rate  will  be  zero  if  the  reductions  in  GHG  emissions 
(Scope  3)  of  the  Group’s  customers  in  Europe  of  the  year  in 
question  are  4  points  below  the  target  set,  i.e.  2021:  -8%,  
2022: -10% and 2023: -12%;
the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

A  grant  rate  will  be  determined  each  year  for  each  of  these  last  three 
criteria.

(1)  The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in capital at replacement cost, excluding the impact  

of contracts recognized at fair value in the iGRP segment, and including capital gains on the disposal of renewables projects (as of the first quarter of 2020).

(2)  Organic investments: net investments excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other operations with non-controlling interests.

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Chapter 4 / Report on corporate governance
Compensation for the administration and management bodies

This  plan  applies  to  all  TOTAL  SE  employees  whose  compensation 
exceeds  eight  times  the  annual  ceiling  for  calculating  French  Social 
Security contributions (PASS), set at €41,136 for 2020 (i.e. €329,088), 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.

4

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  SE  to  the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in terms of supplementary defined 
benefits and similar pension plans represented, at December 31, 2020,  
a gross annual retirement pension estimated at €638,431. It corresponds 
to 20.34% of Mr. Pouyanné’s gross annual compensation consisting of 
the annual fixed portion for 2020 (i.e. €1,166,667) and the variable portion 
paid in 2021(1) for fiscal year 2020 (i.e. €1,972,740).

For each of the five 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%. The definitive grant rate will 
be rounded to the nearest 0.1 whole percent (0.05% being rounded to 
0.1%). In the case of fractional shares, the number of shares definitively 
granted after determination of performance conditions will be determined 
according to the weighting of each criterion and rounded up to the next 
whole number of shares.

At the end of the three-year vesting period, the executive director will be 
required to hold 50% of the shares definitively allocated to him at the end 
of the vesting period in registered form until the end of his term of office.

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.

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 the Company 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.

He  also  participates  in  the  internal  defined  contribution  pension  plan 
applicable  to  all  TOTAL  SE  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 2020, this 
pension plan represented a booked expense to TOTAL SE in favor of the 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of €2,468.

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.

(1)  Subject to approval by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021.

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Compensation for the administration and management bodies

Nearly  the  full  amount  of  TOTAL  SE’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, 2020, is €23.1 million for the Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer (€23.2 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 SE’s commitments 
to these beneficiaries based on the estimated gross annual pensions as 
of  December  31,  2020,  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, 2020, a gross annual pension 
estimated  at  €750,720,  corresponding  to  23.91%  of  Mr.  Pouyanné’s 
gross annual compensation defined above (annual fixed portion for 2020 
and variable portion paid in 2021 for fiscal year 2020).

– 

– 

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,  considered  as  fulfilled 
when at least two of the criteria defined below are satisfied:
– 

the average return on equity (ROE) for the three years preceding the 
year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer leaves is at 
least 10%;
the  average  gearing  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
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.

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 11, 2015, guarantees the beneficiary the payment of  
a lump sum, in case of death, equal to two years of compensation 
(defined  as  the  gross  annual  fixed  reference  compensation  (base 
France),  which  corresponds  to  12  times  the  monthly  gross  fixed 
compensation paid during the month prior to death or sick leave, to 
which is added the highest amount in absolute value of the variable 
portion  received  during  one  of  the  five  previous  years  of  activity), 
which is increased to three years in case of accidental death and, in 
case of accidental permanent disability, a lump sum proportional to 
the degree of disability. Death benefits are increased by 15% for each 
dependent child.

Payments  due  under  this  contract  are  made  after  the  deduction  of 
any  amount  paid  under  the  above-mentioned  plan  applicable  to  all 
employees.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer also has the use of a company 
car and is covered by the health care plan available to all employees.

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,  considered  as  fulfilled 
when at least two of the criteria defined below are satisfied:
– 

the average return on equity (ROE) for the three years preceding the 
year in which the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer leaves is at 
least 10%;
the  average  gearing  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
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.

– 

– 

The retirement benefit cannot be combined with the severance benefit 
described below.

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.

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4.3.3   Executive officers’ compensation

The  Group’s  executive  officers  include  the  members  of  the  Executive 
Committee. 

–  Helle Kristoffersen, President of Group Strategy-Innovation, member 

of the Executive Committee

During  the  fiscal  year  2020,  the  Company,  taking  into  account  the 
definition used by the US regulations applicable to Executive Officers and 
in  the  interest  of  harmonization,  has  chosen  to  reduce  the  list  of  its 
Executive Officers to the members of the Executive Committee in order 
to  align  this  list  with  the  list  of  “Persons  Discharging  Managerial 
Responsibilities” (PDMR) within the meaning of Article 19.5 of Regulation 
(EU) No. 596/2014 on Market Abuse. For the purposes of this regulation, 
PDMRs are defined as the persons referred to in Article L. 621-18-2 (a) of 
the French Monetary and Financial Code (the “Directors”) and the persons 
referred to in Article L. 621-18-2 (b) of the same code that the Company 
has defined as the members of the Executive Committee.

As of December 31, 2020, the list of the Group’s executive officers was  
as follows (eight people, five fewer than on December 31, 2019):
–  Patrick  Pouyanné,  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and 

President of the Executive Committee

–  Arnaud Breuillac, President, Exploration & Production, 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(1)

–  Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Chief Financial Officer, member of the Executive 

Committee

–  Namita Shah, President, People & Social Responsibility, member of 

the Executive Committee

–  Alexis Vovk, President, Marketing & Services, member of the Executive 

Committee.

In 2020, 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,  2020  (8  people,  5  fewer  than  on 
December 31, 2019) was €10.84 million (compared to €13.27 million in 
2019), including €10.62 million paid to the 8 members of the Executive 
Committee.  The  variable  component  (based  on  economic,  HSE 
performance and personal contribution criteria) represented 53.23% of 
this global amount of €10.84 million.

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4.3.4  Stock option and performance share grants

4.3.4.1  General policy

 – Stock options

In addition to its employee shareholding development policy, TOTAL SE 
has  implemented  a  policy  to  involve  employees  and  senior  executives  
in  the  Group’s  future  performance  which  entails  granting  performance 
shares each year. TOTAL SE 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.

Stock options were granted 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.

The  stock  option  and  performance  share  plans  offered  by  TOTAL  SE 
concern only Total shares and no shares of the Group’s listed subsidiaries 
or options on them are granted by TOTAL SE.

Since  the  2011  plan,  the  Board  of  Directors  has  not  granted  any  new  
Total stock options, and all the stock option plans have since expired. 

All grants are approved by the Board of Directors, on the proposal of the 
Compensation Committee. For each plan, the Compensation Committee 
recommends a list of beneficiaries, the conditions 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.

The  21st  resolution  of  the  Extraordinary  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  
May 29, 2020, authorized the Board of Directors to grant stock options  
to certain Group employees and executives for a period of 38 months. 
This authorization was not used by the Board in 2020.

 – Grant of performance shares

4.3.4.2   Monitoring of grants to the executive 

Grants  of  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  (lock-up  period).  The  presence  condition  applies  to  
all shares.

For beneficiaries employed by a non-French company on the grant date,  
the  vesting  period  for  granted  shares  may  be  increased  to  five  years,  in 
which case there is no mandatory lock-up period. Since 2011, all shares 
granted to senior executives have been subject to performance conditions.

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,  2020,  Mr.  Pouyanné  did  not  hold  any  Total  stock 
options.

(1)  As of March 1, 2021, Stéphane Michel is appointed President, Gas, Renewables & Power, member of the Executive Committee, in replacement of Philippe Sauquet who asserted 

his pension rights.

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Stock options granted in 2020 to each executive director by the issuer and by any Group company 

Table 4 – AMF position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2)

Executive directors

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(a)  According to the method used for the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Plan
no. and date

Type of
option
(purchase or
subscription)

Valuation
of options
(€)(a)

Number of 
options 
granted 
during the 
fiscal year

Strike  
price

Exercise 
period

–

–

–

–

–

–

Stock options exercised in fiscal year 2020 by each executive director 

Table 5 – AMF position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02) (Appendix 2)

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

Grant of performance shares

Number of 
options 
exercised 
during the  
fiscal year

Plan no.  
and date

Strike  
price

–

 –

–

Mr. Pouyanné is granted performance shares as part of the broader grant plans approved by the Board of Directors for certain Group employees.  
The performance shares granted to him are subject to the same requirements applicable to the other beneficiaries of the grant plans.

Summary tables

Shares granted to each director(a) in fiscal year 2020 by the issuer and by any Group company

Table 6 – AMF position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2) 

Executive and non-
executive directors

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer

Valérie Della Puppa 
Tibi
Director representing 
employee shareholders 
since May 29, 2019

Romain Garcia-Ivaldi 
Director representing 
employees since  
June 9, 2020

Angel Pobo
Director representing 
employees since 
October 14, 2020

Christine Renaud 
Director representing 
employees until  
May 29, 2020

Plan no. and 
date

2020 Plan
03/18/2020

2020 Plan
03/18/2020

2020 Plan
03/18/2020

2020 Plan
03/18/2020

2020 Plan
03/18/2020

Number of 
shares 
granted 
during the 
fiscal year

Valuation of 
the shares 
(€)(b)

Acquisition 
date

Date of 

transferability Performance conditions

72,000

714,240

03/20/2023 03/21/2025

–

–

–

–

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

300

2,976

03/20/2023 03/21/2025

The performance conditions are based for: 
–  1/4 of the shares, on the Company’s ranking against 
its peers(c) 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;

–  1/4  of  the  shares,  on  the  Company’s  ranking 
against  its  peers(c)  each  year  during  the  three 
vesting  years  of  using  the  annual  variation  in  net 
cash flow per share expressed in dollars criterion;
–  1/4  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; 
and

–  1/4 of the shares, the change in greenhouse gas 
emissions (GHG) on operated oil & gas facilities will 
be  assessed  each  year  for  the  achievement  
of  target  to  reduce  GHG  emissions  set  for  fiscal 
years  2020,  2021  and  2022  and  corresponding  
to  43  Mt  CO2e  for  2020,  42.4  Mt  CO2e  for  2021  
and 41.8 Mt CO2e for 2022.

TOTAL

72,300

717,216

(a)  List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2020.
(b)  In accordance with the accounting of the performance shares for fiscal year 2020 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 2020, valued on the basis of a unit fair value of 12.40 euros. This fair value was calculated in 
accordance with IFRS 2 on the grant date of the plan, i.e. March 18, 2020, on the basis of a closing price of the Total share on that date of 21.795 euros. For information, the unit 
fair value would amount to 24.85 euros based on a calculation using identical parameters and the average of the closing prices for the Total share during the year 2020 of €34.957.

(c)  ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.

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Shares that have become transferable for each director(a) 

Table 7 – AMF position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2)

Number of 
shares that 
became 
transferable 
during fiscal 
year 2020

42,000

–

–

n/a

n/a

Plan no.  
and date

2017 Plan 
07/26/2017

2017 Plan 
07/26/2017

2017 Plan 
07/26/2017

2017 Plan 
07/26/2017

2017 Plan 
07/26/2017

Executive and non-executive directors

Patrick Pouyanné 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Valérie Della Puppa Tibi 
Director representing employee 
shareholders since May 29, 2019

Romain Garcia-Ivaldi 
Director representing employees since 
June 9, 2020

Angel Pobo 
Director representing employees since 
October 14, 2020

Christine Renaud 
Director representing employees until  
May 29, 2020

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 (2017, 2018 and 2019) 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  (2017,  2018  and  2019)  using  the  annual  variation  in  net 
cash flow per share expressed in dollars criterion.

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(a)  List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2020.
(b)  ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.

For the 2017 plan, the vesting rate of shares granted, subject to performance conditions, linked to the TSR criterion and the annual change in net cash 
flow per share, was 70%.

4.3.4.3  Follow-up of Total stock option plans as of December 31, 2020

Since the 2011 plan, the Board of Directors has not granted any new Total stock options, and all stock option plans have expired.

History of Total stock option grants – Information on stock options 

Table 8 – Position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2) 

Total stock option grants 

Date of the Shareholders’ Meeting

Date of Board meeting/grant date

Total number of options granted by the Board of Directors, including to:

Executive and non-executive di

rectors(a)

– 

P. Pouyanné

– 

V. Della Puppa Tibi

– 

R. Garcia Ivaldi

– 

A. Pobo

– 

C. Renaud

Date as of which the options may be exercised:

Expiry date

Subscription or purchase price (€)

Cumulative number of options exercised/subscribed as of December 31, 2020

Cumulative number of options canceled or expired as of December 31, 2020

Number of options remaining at the end of the year

(a)  List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2020. 

Plan 

None

–

–

–

None

None 

None 

None 

None 

–

–

–

–

–

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Stock options granted to the ten employees (other than executive or non-executive directors) receiving the largest 
number of options/Stock options exercised by the ten employees (other than executive or non-executive directors) 
exercising the largest number of options 

Table 9 – Position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2) 

Total number of options 
granted/exercised

Weighted average 
strike price (€)

Plan 

Options granted in fiscal year 2020 by TOTAL SE and its affiliates(a) to  
the 10 employees of TOTAL SE and its affiliates (other than executive  
or non-executive directors) receiving the largest number of options  
(aggregate – not individual information)

Options held on TOTAL SE and its affiliates(a) and exercised in fiscal year 2020  
by the 10 employees of TOTAL SE 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.

–

–

–

–

None

None

4.3.4.4  Follow-up of Total performance share grants as of December 31, 2020

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):

Number of 
beneficiaries

Number  
of notified 
shares

Percentage

Average 
number of 
options per 
beneficiary

Plan 2016(a) 
Decision of the Board of Directors of July 27, 2016

Plan 2017(a)
Decision of the Board of Directors of July 26, 2017

Plan 2018(a)
Decision of the Board of Directors of March 14, 2018

Plan 2019
Decision of the Board of Directors of March 13, 2019

Plan 2020
Decision of the Board of Directors of March 18, 2020

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

Executive officers(b)

Senior executives

Other employees(c)

TOTAL

12

279

10,028

10,319

12

277

10,288

10,577

13

288

10,344

10,645

13

290

10,730

11,033

13

292

10,838

11,143

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

303,700

1,580,400

4,843,252

6,727,352

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%

4.5%

23.5%

72.0%

100%

22,492

4,739

404

547

22,208

4,770

398

537

23,154

5,014

419

571

25,115 

5,221

429

584

23,362

5,412

447

604

(a)  For the 2016, 2017 and 2018 plans, the vesting rate of shares granted, subject to performance conditions, linked to the TSR criterion and the annual change in net cash flow 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 SE employee and a TOTAL SE director representing employee shareholders since May 29, 2019, and was not granted any shares under the 2020 
plan. Mr. Garcia-Ivaldi is a TOTAL SE employee and a TOTAL SE director representing employees since June 9, 2020. Mr. Pobo is a TOTAL SE employee and a TOTAL SE director 
representing employees since October 14, 2020. Ms. Renaud is a TOTAL SE employee and was a TOTAL SE director representing employee shareholders between May 26, 2017, 
and May 29, 2020, and was not granted any shares under the 2017, 2018 and 2019 plans but was granted 300 shares under the 2020 plan. 

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2016 Plan

Senior management (JL 15+)(a)

JL 10 to 14(b)

JL 9-(b)

2017 Plan

Senior management (JL 15+)(a)

JL 10 to 14(b)

JL 9-(b)

2018 Plan

Senior management (JL 15+)(a)

JL 10 to 14(b)

JL 9-(b)

2019 Plan

Senior management (JL 15+)(a)

JL 10 to 14(b)

JL 9-(b)

2020 Plan

Senior management (JL 15+)(a)

JL 10 to 14(b)

JL 9-(b)

Percentage of beneficiaries  
by gender and by category  
of beneficiaries 

Average number  
of performance shares  
granted by beneficiary

Men

86%

25%

1%

85%

25%

 2%

85%

26%

2%

83%

24%

2%

83%

24%

2%

Women

89%

27%

2%

88%

26%

2%

87%

26%

2%

91%

26%

2%

86%

24%

2%

Men

1,274

266

108

1,294

266

108

1,363

277

119

1,392

288

122

1,444

299

126

Women

1,394

249

119

1,353

249

112

1,416

261

121

1,405

264

122

1,453

279

130

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(a)  Including senior executives.
(b)  JL: Job level of the position according to the Hay method (unique classification and job evaluation 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.

–  For 1/4 of the shares, the change in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 
on  operated  oil  &  gas  facilities  will  be  assessed  each  year  for  the 
achievement  of  the  target  to  reduce  GHG  emissions  set  for  fiscal 
years  2020,  2021  and  2022  and  corresponding  to  43  Mt  CO2e  for 
2020, 42.4 Mt CO2e for 2021 and 41.8 Mt CO2e for 2022.
– 

the  maximum  grant  rate  will  be  reached  if  the  GHG  emissions 
(Scope 1 and Scope 2) target has been achieved,
the  grant  rate  will  be  zero  if  the  GHG  emissions  of  the  year 
considered are 1 Mt CO2e above the target set;
the interpolations are linear between these two points of reference.

– 

– 

In addition, shares that have been definitively granted cannot be disposed 
of before the end of a mandatory two-year lock-up period.

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  vesting  of  performance  shares  is  subject  to  a  presence  condition  
and performance conditions.

For the 2020 plan, the applicable performance conditions are the following:
for  1/4  of  the  shares,  the  Company’s  ranking  against  its  peers(1)  
– 
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;

–  or 1/4 of the shares, the Company’s ranking each year against its peers 
during the three vesting years (2020, 2021 and 2022) using the annual 
variation in net cash flow per share criterion expressed in dollars.

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 1/4 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 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 are linear between these two points of reference.

– 

– 

(1)  ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron.

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Breakdown history of Total performance share plans

History of Total performance share grants – Information on performance shares granted 

Table 10 – Position-recommendation – DOC-2021-02 (Appendix 2)

Date of the Shareholders’ Meeting

Date of Board meeting/grant date

Closing price on grant date

Average purchase price per share paid by the Company

2016 plan

2017 plan

2018 plan

2019 plan

2020 plan

05/24/2016

05/24/2016

05/24/2016

06/01/2018

06/01/2018

07/27/2016

07/26/2017

03/14/2018

03/13/2019

03/18/2020

€42.685

€46.01

€43.220

€48.20

€47.030

€49.29

€51.210

€21.795

n/a

n/a

Total number of performance shares granted, including to:

5,639,400

5,679,949

6,083,145

6,447,069

6,727,352

Executive and non-executive di

rectors(a)

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

P. Pouyanné

V. Della Puppa Tibi

R. Garcia-Ivaldi

A. Pobo

C. Renaud

Start of the vesting period

Definitive grant date, subject to the conditions set  
(end of the vesting period)

Vesting rate after determination of the performance conditions
 –

Executive director 

 –

Employees

Total number of performance shares definitively granted(b) at the end  
of the vesting period, including:

 –

P. Pouyanné

60,160

60 ,000

60,260

60,000

72,280

72,000

72,280

72 ,000

72,300

72 ,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

n/a

–

-

n/a

n/a

300

07/27/2016

07/26/2017

03/14/2018

03/13/2019

03/18/2020

07/28/2019

07/27/2020

03/15/2021

03/14/2022

03/20/2023

70%

70%

70%

70%

4,279,388

4,297,492

42,000

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 lock-up period)

07/29/2021

07/28/2022

03/16/2023

03/15/2024

03/21/2025

Number of performance shares granted:
 –

Outstanding as of January 1, 2020

 –

 –

 –

Notified in 2020

Canceled in 2020

Definitively granted in 2020

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

–

–

–

–

–

5,607,859

6,028,435

6,407,643

–

(1,313,687)

(4,294,172)

–

(55,830)

(10,740)

–

6,727,352

(44,289) 

(10,890) 

(18,691)

(1,773)

–

5,961,865

6,352,464

6,706,888

(a)  List of executive and non-executive directors who had this status during fiscal year 2020. Ms. Della Puppa Tibi is a TOTAL SE employee and a TOTAL SE director representing 
employee shareholders since May 29, 2019. Mr. Garcia-Ivaldi is a TOTAL SE employee and a TOTAL SE director representing employees since June 9, 2020. Mr. Pobo is a TOTAL 
SE employee and a TOTAL SE director representing employees since October 14, 2020. Ms. Renaud is a TOTAL SE employee and was a TOTAL SE director representing 
employee shareholders between May 26, 2017, and May 29, 2020.

(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, 2020, were definitively granted, they would represent 0.72%(1) of the Company’s share capital 
on that date.

Performance shares granted to the 10 employees (other than executive and non-executive directors) receiving the largest number of 
performance shares granted

Number of 
performance 
shares notified/ 
definitively 
granted

Definitive grant 
date (end of the 
vesting period)

Date of 
transferability 
(end of the 
lock-up period

Award date

Performance share granted by decision of the Board of Directors at its meeting  
on March 18, 2020, to the 10 employees of TOTAL SE 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 performance shares(a)

Performance shares definitively granted in fiscal year 2020 to the 10 employees of 
TOTAL SE and its affiliates (other than executive and non-executive directors on the 
date of the decision) receiving the largest number of performance shares

227,500

03/18/2020

03/20/2023

03/21/2025

121,100

07/26/2017

07/27/2020

07/28/2022

(a)  These shares will be definitively granted to their beneficiaries at the end of a three-year vesting period, i.e. on March 20, 2023, subject to three performance conditions being met. 

The shares that have been definitively granted cannot be disposed of before the end of a two-year lock-up period, i.e. March 21, 2025.

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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. 22-10-12 (formerly 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.  22-10-12  (formerly  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  ordinary  transactions  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 ordinary transactions 
and  were  finalized  under  normal  conditions.  All  the  declarations  are 
collected and checked by the Audit & Internal Control Division.

Alongside 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 
that  the  selected  agreements  actually  pertain  to  ordinary  transactions 
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 transfer pricing tax policy 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.

In fiscal year 2020, on the basis of declarations received by the Audit & 
Internal Control Division, it was able to confirm that all agreements entered 
into  or  renewed  by  signatories  during  the  past  fiscal  year  concerned 
ordinary transactions or were entered into under normal terms, or were 
duly  authorized  by  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors  prior  to  being 
entered into or renewed.

Furthermore,  the  review  of  selected  agreements  confirmed  that  these 
concerned ordinary transactions entered into under normal terms.

4

The  implementation  of  the  internal  annual  assessment  procedure  for 
agreements concerning ordinary transactions entered into under normal 
terms adopted by the Board of Directors on February 5, 2020, did not 
result in the identification of any regulated agreements.

Regulated agreements and undertakings

The  special  report  of  the  statutory  auditors  of  TOTAL  SE  on  regulated 
agreements and undertakings referred to in Article L. 225-38 et seq. of 
the French Commercial Code for fiscal year 2020 is provided in point 4.5 
of this chapter.

In addition, to TOTAL’s knowledge, there exists no agreement, other than 
the  agreements  related  to  its  ordinary  course  of  business  and  signed 
under normal conditions, engaged, directly or through an intermediary, 
between, on the one hand, any director or shareholder holding more than 
10%  of  TOTAL  SE’s  voting  rights  and,  on  the  other  hand,  a  company 
controlled  by  TOTAL  SE  within  the  meaning  of  Article  L.  233-3  of  the 
French Commercial Code.

Related-party transactions

Details  of  related-party  transactions  as  specified  by  the  regulations 
adopted  under  EC  regulation  1606/2002,  entered  into  by  the  Group 
companies during fiscal years 2018, 2019 or 2020, are provided in Note 8 
of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (refer to point 8.7 of 
chapter 8).

transactions  primarily  concern  equity  affiliates  and  non-

These 
consolidated companies.

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4.4.2   Delegations of authority and powers granted to the Board of Directors with 

respect to share capital increases and authorization for share cancellation

Table compiled in accordance with Article L. 22-10-10 3° (formerly L. 225-37-4) 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, 2020

Type

Cap on par value, or number of shares or expressed  
as % of share capital

€10bn in securities

Securities 
representing 
debt securities 
giving rights to 
a portion of 
share capital

Use in 2020 
by value or 
number of 
shares

–

Available 
balance as of 
12/31/2020  
by value or 
number of 
shares

Date of 
delegation of 
authority or 
authorization  
by the 
Extraordinary 
Shareholders’ 
Meeting

€10bn May 29, 2020 
(15th, 16th, 17th
and 19th
resolutions)

Expiry date  
and term of 
authorization 
granted to the 
Board of

July 29, 2022 
26 months

Maximum cap 
for the issuance 
of securities 
granting 
immediate or 
future rights to 
share capital

Share capital 
par value

An overall cap of €2.5bn (i.e., a maximum of  
1,000 million shares issued with a preemptive 
subscription right), from which can be deducted:

18 million 
shares 

€2.46bn 
(i.e. 982 million
shares)

May 29, 2020
(15th resolution)

July 29, 2022 
26 months

1/ a specific cap of €650 million, i.e. a maximum of 
260 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. 22-10-54 of the French Commercial Code, 
from which can be deducted:

1a/ a sub-cap of €650 million with a view to issuing, 
through an offer as set forth in Article L. 411-2-1 of the 
French Monetary and Financial Code, shares and 
securities resulting in a share capital increase, without 
a shareholders’ preemptive subscription right 

1b/ a sub-cap of €650 million through in-kind 
contributions when the provisions of Article  
L. 22-10-54 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

–

–

–

€650 million May 29, 2020
(16th and 18th
resolutions)

July 29, 2022 
26 months

€650 million May 29, 2020 
(17th and 18th
resolutions)

July 29, 2022
26 months

€650 million May 29, 2020 
(19th resolution)

July 29, 2022
26 months

18 million 
shares(b)

21.8 million
shares

May 29, 2020 
(20th resolution)

July 29, 2022 
26 months

Stock options granted to  
Group employees and to 
executive directors

Performance shares granted  
to Group employees and to 
executive directors

0.75% of share capital on the date of the Board 
decision to grant options

_

19.9 million 
shares

May 29, 2020
(21st resolution)

July 29, 2023
38 months

1% of share capital on the date of the Board decision 
to grant the shares

6.7 million 
shares(c)

13.3 million 
shares

June 1, 2018 
(19th resolution)

August 1, 2021 
38 months

(a)  Based on share capital as of December 31, 2020, divided into 2,653,124,025 shares.
(b)  The meeting of the Board of Directors of September 16, 2020, decided to proceed with a share capital increase in 2021 with a cap of 18,000,000 shares (subscription to the 
shares under this operation is planned for the second quarter of 2021, subject to the decision of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer). As a result, the available balance under 
this authorization amounts to 21,796,860 shares as of December 31, 2020.

(c)  The number of shares that may be granted under the 19th resolution of the EGM 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, (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, (iii) on March 18, 2020, 6,727,352 shares and (iv) on May 29, 2020, 1,380 shares in respect of the deferred 
matching contribution within the framework of the capital increase reserved for employees on June 11, 2020. Thus, the number of shares likely to be granted as of December 31, 
2020, is 13,349,507 shares. In addition, the shares granted pursuant to the presence 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 (i) the 72,000 existing shares 
granted subject to presence and performance conditions to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors on March 13, 2019, and (ii) the 72,000 existing 
shares granted subject to presence and performance conditions to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors on March 18, 2020, the remaining number 
of shares that may be granted to executive directors stands at 121,312 shares.

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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. 

The Board of Directors did not cancel any shares in fiscal year ending on 
December 31, 2020.

On  February  8,  2021,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to  reduce  its  
share capital by canceling 23,284,409 treasury shares. As of February 8,  
2021,  the  Company’s  share  capital  amounted  to  €6,574,599,040.00 
divided into 2,629,839,616 shares.

Based on the share capital as of February 8, 2021, the Company could, 
after  taking  into  account  the  shares  canceled  on  December  11,  2019, 
and  February  8,  2021,  cancel  174,590,117  additional  shares,  before 
reaching the cancellation threshold of 10% of share capital canceled over 
a 24-month period.

4.4.3   Provisions of the Articles of Association governing shareholders’ participation 

in Shareholders’ Meetings

The  Company’s  Articles  of  Association  amended  as  a  result  of  the 
conversion of TOTAL S.A. into a Societas Europaea or SE were approved 
by  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  of  May  29,  2020.  The  statutory 
provisions  of  TOTAL  SE  presented  below  are  those  resulting  from  the 
Articles of Association of TOTAL SE.

4.4.3.1   Calling of shareholders to 

Shareholders’ Meetings

Shareholders’  Meetings  are  convened  and  conducted  under  the 
conditions provided for by law.

The  Board  of  Directors,  the  statutory  auditor  or  a  court-appointed 
representative  can  ask  for  a  meeting  to  be  convened,  as  well  as  one  
or more shareholders together holding at least 10% of the share capital. 

The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting is convened to take any decisions 
that  do  not  modify  the  Company’s  Articles  of  Association.  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. In accordance with 
regulation (EC) 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE), 
the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting rules by a majority of votes cast by 
the shareholders present or represented by proxy. 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 
Articles  of  Association.  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. In accordance with regulation (EC) 2157/2001 on the Statute 
for a European company (SE), the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 
rules by a majority of two thirds of votes cast by the shareholders present 
or represented by proxy. 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.

4

One or more 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.

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.  22-10-11  (formerly  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.

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 – Restrictions on the exercise of voting rights and transfers of 
shares provided in the Articles of Association – 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 Articles of Association 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. 22-10-10 (formerly L. 225-37-4) of the French Commercial 
Code.

 – Holders of securities conferring special control rights
  Article 18 of the Articles of Association 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.  22-10-11  (formerly  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. 22-10-11 (formerly 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 Articles of Association

  No  provision  of  the  Articles  of  Association  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.

 – 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. 22-10-11 (formerly 
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. 22-10-11 (formerly 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 offices

Main statutory auditors

ERNST & YOUNG Audit

Alternate auditors

Cabinet Auditex

1/2, place des Saisons, 92400 Courbevoie – Paris-La Défense, Cedex 1

1/2, place des Saisons, 92400 Courbevoie – Paris-La Défense, Cedex 1

Appointed: May 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 S.A.

KPMG Audit IS

Tour  EQHO,  2  avenue  Gambetta,  CS  60055,  92066  Paris-La  Défense 
Cedex

Tour  EQHO,  2  avenue  Gambetta,  CS  60055,  92066  Paris-La  Défense 
Cedex

Appointed: May 24, 2016, for a six-fiscal year term

Appointed: May 13, 1998 
Appointment renewed on May 24, 2016, for a six-fiscal year term

Jacques-François Lethu, Éric Jacquet

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)

%

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Audit

Statutory auditors, certification, 
examination of the parent company and 
consolidated accounts

TOTAL SE

Fully consolidated subsidiaries

Services other than statutory audit – 
Audit-related services 

TOTAL SE

Fully consolidated subsidiaries

27.2

4.1

23.1

3.0

0.6

2.4

28.9

3.5

25.4

5.5

2.1

3.4

77.5

11.7

65.8

8.5

1.7

6.8

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30.2

34.4

86.1

Other services provided by the 
networks to fully consolidated 
subsidiaries

Legal, tax, labor law

Other

SUBTOTAL

TOTAL

4.2

0.7

4.9

35.1

4.0

0.5

4.5

38.9

12.0

2.0

14.0

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74.4

9.0

65.4

14.1

5.4

8.7

88.5

10.3

1.2

11.5

100

23.3

4.9

18.4

3.3

0.9

2.4

22.1

3.9

18.2

2.9

0.7

2.2

26.6

25.0

2.0

1.2

3.2

29.8

1.9

0.2

2.1

27.1

78.3

16.5

61.8

10.9

2.9

8.0

89.2

6.8

4.0

10.8

100

81.6

14.5

67.1

10.6

2.5

8.1

92.2

7.0

0.8

7.8

100

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Statutory auditors’ report on related party agreements

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, 2020.

To the Annual General Meeting of TOTAL SE,

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 already approved in prior years which were applicable 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 dated March 13, 2019.

With the not-for-profit organization Alliance pour l’Education – United Way (United Way-L’Alliance (UWA) formerly)

Director concerned

Mr Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SE and Chairman of the not-for-profit organization Alliance pour l’Education – 
United Way, formerly United Way-L’Alliance, having accepted the latter position as Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SE.

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Nature, purpose, terms and conditions

As  a  means  of  supporting  the  not-for-profit  organization  Alliance  pour  l’Education  –  United  Way,  TOTAL  SE  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  SE  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 SE 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 SE’s policy on Corporate Social Responsibility 
and with its corporate patronage operations. 

KPMG Audit
A division of KPMG S.A.

Paris La Défense, March 22, 2021

ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT

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Jacques-François Lethu
Partner 

Eric Jacquet
Partner 

Laurent Vitse
Partner 

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5.7  Actions to respect human rights 

5.2  Business model 

5.3  Social challenges 

5.3.1  Attracting and retaining talent 
5.3.2  Maintaining long-term employability in the workforce 
5.3.3 

 Ensuring a high level of engagement based on respect for 
each other and enhancements to workplace quality of life 

5.4  Health and safety challenges 

5.4.1  Preventing the occurrence of major industrial accidents 
5.4.2  Preventing occupational accidents 
5.4.3  Preventing transport accidents 
5.4.4  Preventing occupational health risks 
5.4.5  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 of the Group’s sites 
5.5.4  Managing impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems during 

projects and operations 
5.5.5  Promoting the circular economy 

5.6  Climate change-related challenges  

(as per TCFD recommendations) 

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 
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5.7.1  Respect of human rights in the workplace 
5.7.2  Respect for human rights of 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 host regions 
5.9.2  Managing societal 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  Application of the Group’s policy to the supply chain 
5.10.3  Actions taken by the Group to promote responsible purchasing 
5.10.4  Payment terms 

5.11  Reporting scopes and methodology 

5.11.1  Frameworks 
5.11.2  Scopes 
5.11.3  Principles adopted 
5.11.4  Details of certain indicators 

5.12 

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Chapter  5  of  this  Universal  Registration  Document  constitutes  the 
consolidated  statement  of  non-financial  performance  as  per  Articles 
L.  22-10-36  and  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 abovementioned Article L. 22-10-36, 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  and  the  circular  economy;  the  collective  agreements  in 
place within the Company and their impact on the Company’s financial 

performance as well as on employees’ working conditions; actions aimed 
at  fighting  discrimination  and  promoting  diversity;  and  the  measures 
taken on behalf 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,  People  &  Social 
Responsibility  and  Strategy  &  Climate  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 
methodology  concerning  the  information  in  this  chapter  are  presented  
in point 5.11 of this chapter.

5.1   Our ambition: to be the company of responsible 

energies

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 and business ethics. 

The  ambition  of  TOTAL  that  proposes  to  its  shareholders  in  2021  to 
become  TotalEnergies,  is  to  be  the  company  of  responsible  energies.  
Its  raison  d’être  is  to  supply  to  as  many  people  as  possible  a  more 
affordable,  more  available  and  cleaner  energy.  As  a  supporting
component  of  society’s  evolutions,  energy  is  a  fundamental  resource  
for economic, social and human development, which currently faces a 
twofold challenge: satisfying the energy needs of an ever-growing world 
population while reducing global warming. The Group’s raison d’être is 
rooted in that challenge. TOTAL’s intention in becoming a broad energy 
company is to help meet that challenge in a responsible way.

To carry out its mission, the Group draws on values that are 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 with which the Group 
complies in managing its day-to-day operations. It specifies that TOTAL 
abides by the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as well as 
the principles of the United Nations Global Compact, and that it committed 
to  respecting  internationally  recognized  human  rights.  It  states  the 
Group’s commitments and expectations for each of its stakeholders and 
serves as a reference for employees and any other person working on 
behalf of the Group. It also describes the procedures in place to allow 
everyone to express their concern about the implementation of the Code 
of Conduct.

Identification of the principal challenges 

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.  It  manages  its  activities  through  internal  management 
systems implemented at the different levels of the company. In doing so, 
the  Group  performs  regular  assessments,  following  a  variety  of 
procedures, of the risks and impacts linked to its activities on the social 
field, on people’s health and safety, on the environment, climate, human 
rights and business ethics, as well as on its supply chain. The Human 
Resources  division  is  responsible  for  identifying  risks  and  challenges 
related  to  the  workforce.  The  risks  and  challenges  relating  to  health, 
safety and the environment are identified as part of a dynamic process 
that  draws  on  the  Group’s  expertise  and  lessons  learned,  which  are 
included  in  the  HSE  reference  framework  known  as  One  MAESTRO 
(Management and Expectations Standards Toward Robust Operations). 

In the area of Human rights, TOTAL particularly relies on the U.N. Guiding 
Principles on Human Rights to identify its salient issues. In conjunction 
with these risk identification processes, a dialogue based on stakeholder’s 
involvement  and  participation  is  implemented  in  order  to  develop 
constructive and transparent relationships with them (refer to point 1.6.5 
in chapter 1).

These assessments are generally carried out: 
–  prior  to  investment  decisions  on  the  Group’s  industrial  projects 
(evaluation  by  the  Risk  Committee  of  safety  and  security  studies, 
impact  assessments,  particularly  environmental  and  societal,  and 
evaluation of consistency with the Group’s climate strategy, prior to 
review by the Executive Committee), acquisitions and divestitures;

–  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  nature  of  the  strategic  areas  and 
orientations set by the Board of Directors and General Management.

TOTAL has therefore identified the main risks and challenges linked to its 
activities. As part of its statement of non-financial performance, 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, societal policy and relations with contractors 
and suppliers.

A responsible growth approach

TOTAL  has  structured  its  sustainability  framework  for  conducting  its 
activities  so  as  to  contribute  to  the  achievement  of  the  United  Nations 
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to which TOTAL committed its 
support in 2016 (refer to point 1.8.2 of chapter 1).

With  the  intent  to  focus  its  efforts  on  the  segments  where  it  is  most 
legitimate as an integrated multi-energy group, TOTAL has identified the 
SDGs on which it can have the greatest impact, in accordance with its 
raison  d’être  and  its  ambition  to  reach  carbon  neutrality  (net  zero 
emissions)  by  2050.  TOTAL  also  intends  to  conduct  its  activities  with 
respect for the environment and human rights, while creating value for the 
regions and communities with which it interacts. The Group has therefore 
built its sustainability approach on four fields of action:

(1)  TOTAL has not made any specific societal commitments to prevent food waste and food poverty or to promote animal welfare and responsible, fair and sustainable food, as these 

are not significant issues with respect to the nature of the Group’s activities.

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the Sustainable Development Goals

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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’s safety

CONTRIBUTING TO THE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
OF HOST REGIONS

Fighting corruption  
and tax evasion

low-carbon electricity 
business

Reducing emissions at 
TOTAL’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’s talents and 
promoting diversity

Getting involved in host 
regions notably through 
Total Foundation

TOTAL’s core contributions through its mission

Direct contributions through a responsible business approach

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Indirect contributions

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The Group’s contributions to the SDGs are illustrated below in the form of 
icons and more in detail at sustainable-performance.total.com.

TOTAL’s reporting includes the World Economic Forum’s core indicators(1). 
It also follows the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related 
Financial Disclosures (TCFD) for its climate reporting. 

Transparency, a principle of action

The Group believes that transparency is an essential factor in building a 
trust-based  relationship  with  its  stakeholders  and  enables  a  path  of 
continuous  improvement.  Pending  the  adoption  of  an  international, 
standardized non-financial reporting framework, TOTAL is making every 
effort  to  report  its  performance  on  the  basis  of  the  various  commonly 
used  ESG  reporting  frameworks.  As  such,  TOTAL  refers  to  the  Global 
Reporting  Initiative  (GRI)  standards  and  those  of  the  Sustainability 
Accounting  Standards  Board  (SASB),  for  which  detailed  tables  of 
correspondence are available at sustainable-performance.total.com.

With  the  willingness  to  bring  to  all  of  its  stakeholders  the  needed 
performance  indicators,  TOTAL  provides  additional  information  at 
its 
sustainable-performance.total.com, 
sustainability commitments and policies.

its  website  devoted 

to 

TOTAL’s sustainability approach is recognized: in 2020, the Group was 
once again confirmed as a LEAD Company by the United Nations Global 
Compact for its full commitment to sustainable development.

(1)  Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism: Towards Common Metrics and Consistent Reporting of Sustainable Value Creation, white paper, September 2020.

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TOTAL has been included continuously on the FTSE4Good index (London 
Stock Exchange) since 2001 and on 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.  For  its 
business entities listed on the EcoVadis platform, in 2020 TOTAL received 

Platinum status for Total Direct Energie, Gold status for four entities (Total 
Marketing & Services, Total Raffinage Chimie, Saft Groupe and Greenflex) 
and Silver status for Total Gas & Power Limited. In 2019, TOTAL received 
a score of A- on the CDP Climate Change questionnaire and a score of 
A- on the Water questionnaire.

FOCUS

Consideration of the social and environmental issues of the Tilenga and EACOP projects (Uganda and Tanzania) by the Board  
of Directors of TOTAL SE with respect to the approval of the Tilenga and EACOP projects (meeting on December 16, 2020).

1. Overview
The project to develop the oil resources at Uganda’s Lake Albert has 
two main components:
–  Development of the Tilenga and Kingfisher discoveries, located in 
Blocks EA1, EA2 and EA3A bordering Lake Albert, which together 
comprise reserves of more than 1 billion barrels, with a projected 
production plateau of 230 kb/day;

–  Construction of a 1,443-kilometer pipeline (the East African Crude 
Oil Pipeline) to transport production from the Ugandan blocks to the  

seaport  of  Tanga  in  northern  Tanzania,  where  production  will  be 
exported from an export terminal to be built.

This major project, of which the Group’s share represents a $5.1 billion 
investment, is undertaken in a context where environmental and social 
challenges require special precautions and strong commitment.

2. Upstream project
The  licenses  for  Blocks  EA1,  EA2  and  EA3A  in  Uganda  are  held  by 
TOTAL  (66.66%,  Tilenga  operator)  and  CNOOC  (33.33%,  Kingfisher 
operator).  After  initially  acquiring  a  33.33%  interest  in  2012,  TOTAL 
acquired  Tullow’s  remaining  33.33%  interest  in  those  blocks  in  April 
2020. Under the agreements, Uganda’s national oil company, UNOC, 
will  be  awarded  a  15%  interest  in  those  licenses  upon  the  final 
investment  decision,  reducing  TOTAL’s  interest  to  56.67%  and 
CNOOC’s  interest  to  28.33%.  UNOC  will  be  carried  by  the  other 
partners during the development phase.

These licenses are governed by production-sharing contracts signed 
between 2001 and 2004.

Multiple  exploration  and  appraisal  campaigns  were  conducted  on 
these blocks up until 2014. Those campaigns confirmed the discovery 
of  sizable  resources,  prompting  the  creation  of  two  development 
projects:  Tilenga,  operated  by  a  TOTAL  Subsidiary,  and  Kingfisher, 
operated by CNOOC.

200  producing  wells  and  200  water  injection  wells)  from  31  pads  in 
order to reach an oil production level of 190 kb/day. Production will be 
carried via underground lines to a treatment plant, where the fluids (oil, 
water, gas) will be separated and treated. All of the water produced will 
be reinjected into the fields; additional water will be collected from Lake 
Albert (representing less than 0.04% of the daily inflow from the Nile) to 
replace the oil produced and maintain pressure in the reservoirs. The 
gas will be used to produce the necessary electricity for the treatment 
process;  surplus  electricity  will  be  exported  to  the  pipeline  and  the 
Ugandan grid.

One  of  the  six  fields  being  developed  as  part  of  the  Tilenga  project  
(Jobi  Rii,  which  accounts  for  30%  of  the  reserves)  is  located  within 
Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP), while the other fields are located 
outside  the  Park  in  sparsely  populated  rural  areas  that  are  primarily 
devoted to agriculture. In view of the sensitivity of the environmental 
setting,  the  project  adopted  specific  measures  that  are  described 
below.

The Tilenga project includes plans to develop six fields. Those fields, 
located  at  shallow  depths,  contain  paraffinic  oil;  production  of  that  
oil will also yield large quantities of water that needs to be reinjected.  
The development plan includes drilling approximately 400 wells (about 

The Kingfisher project, operated by CNOOC, will develop the reserves 
in  Block  EA3A.  That  project,  located  about  150  kilometers  south  of 
Tilenga,  involves  drilling  31  wells  from  four  pads  and  constructing  a 
treatment facility with a production plateau of 40 kb/day.

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3.  Export infrastructure: the EACOP (East African Crude Oil 

Pipeline) project

The  EACOP  project  for  exporting  production  from  Tilenga  and 
Kingfisher  includes  construction  of  a  1,443-kilometer  underground 
pipeline between Uganda and the Tanzanian port of Tanga, along with 
a  storage  terminal  and  loading  jetty  at  Tanga.  The  pipeline  includes  
six pumping stations as well as a heat tracing system for heating the 
pipeline, since the waxy heavy oil produced at Tilenga must be kept at 
a temperature of 50°C during transport because of its viscosity.

The  pipeline  and  terminal  will  be  built  and  operated  by  a  specially 
formed  company,  East  African  Crude  Oil  Pipeline  Company,  whose 
shareholding structure is currently being finalized but will include the 
upstream  development  partners  (TOTAL  62%,  CNOOC  8%,  UNOC 
15%) and Tanzania’s national oil company, TPDC (up to 15%; this is yet 
to be finalized).

Uganda and Tanzania signed an intergovernmental agreement on the 
EACOP project in 2017 in which they pledged to cooperate in facilitating 
the  implementation  of  the  project.  Further  to  that  intergovernmental 
agreement, in 2020 EACOP finalized an agreement with each of the 
two host countries (a Host Government Agreement, or HGA) defining 
how  the  project  would  be  carried  out  in  each  country.  Those 
agreements address issues such as land property rights, applicable 
laws  and  regulations,  the  local  content  of  investments,  protection 
against the risk of expropriation and EACOP’s tax treatment.

Other  agreements  relating  to  EACOP  (the  shareholders’  agreement, 
transportation  agreement  with  upstream  producers)  are  currently
being finalized and will be signed prior to the investment decision.

4.  Environmental and social challenges connected with the 

project

An  analysis  of  In-Country  Value  has  been  prepared  to  define  the 
project’s impact comprehensively.

Local development
The  Tilenga  and  EACOP  projects  are  among  the  largest  investment 
projects in the history of Uganda and Tanzania alike, and represent a 
genuine  opportunity  to  transform  both  countries  economically  and 
socially.  Each  project  has  been  the  subject  of  a  detailed,  quantified 
local  content  plan  that  has  been  submitted  to  the  respective 
governments.

For the first ten years of production, the Tilenga project will generate 
annual  revenue  that  will  increase  the  government’s  budgetary 
resources  by  more  than  5%.  Moreover,  the  interests  held  by  UNOC 
and TPDC in each project will spur growth at each of these national oil 
companies.

In terms of local employment, the Tilenga and EACOP projects expect 
to create about 11,000 direct local jobs during the construction phase 
(6,300 in Uganda and 4,700 in Tanzania) and 900 during the operations 
phase  (600  in  Uganda  and  300  in  Tanzania).  The  projects  will  also 
generate a sizable number of indirect jobs, estimated at 47,000 during 
the construction phase (19,000 in Uganda and 28,000 in Tanzania) and 
2,400  during  the  operations  phase  (1,400  in  Uganda  and  1,000  in 
Tanzania).

The two projects will also develop local skills by providing 2.1 million 
hours of training in Uganda and Tanzania.

In addition, they will make a significant contribution to local economic 
growth in Uganda and Tanzania. The volume of business awarded to 
local  businesses  is  estimated  at  $1.7  billion  during  the  construction 
phase  of  the  projects  and  $100  million/year  during  the  operations 
phase.

In addition to that economic boost, the two countries will benefit from 
TOTAL’s  local  implementation  of  standards  and  best  practices 
developed over many years in safety (road safety awareness programs; 
adoption  of  strict  rules  on  health,  safety  and  the  environment  in  all 
contracts),  ethics  (anti-corruption  provisions  in  all  TOTAL  contracts) 
and  human  rights  (TOTAL  has  conducted  training  on  human  rights 
principles for all of its own personnel as well as contractors’ employees 
involved in land acquisitions).

Land acquisitions
The Tilenga and EACOP projects require a land acquisition program. 
That program includes the relocation of 723 households residing within 
the project boundaries (194 for Tilenga and 529 for EACOP). In addition 
to  those  relocations,  about  18,800  stakeholders,  land  owners  and 
users will be affected by the land acquisition program, which has been 
prepared  and  will  be  implemented  in  accordance  with  World  Bank 
(IFC) standards.

The principal steps in conducting land acquisitions are as follows:
1.  A  presentation  is  made  to  local  communities  to  describe  the 
process for land and crop surveys, compensation, relocation and 
support for those affected;

2.  A cadastral survey of land and structures is conducted, trees and 
cultivated  plants  are  identified  and  their  value  defined  (a  process 
that  involves  both  local  and  central  government  officials  and 
community  leaders)  and  the  cut-off  date  for  those  evaluations  is 
determined and communicated;

3.  Support  strategies  are  defined,  along  with  livelihood  restoration 
programs for those affected. Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) are 
formally  prepared  and  adopted,  covering  each  of  the  steps 
described above;

4.  Land  acquisitions  are  made  and  compensation  is  paid.  Owners 
may  choose  between  monetary  compensation,  based  on  a  rate 
schedule approved by each country’s land administration office, or 
compensation in kind, in the form of a new house or new land;
5.  Property  rights  are  then  transferred  to  the  government,  which 

grants use or lease rights to the projects.

Moreover,  an  accessible,  transparent  and  equitable  grievance 
mechanism is in place throughout the entire process.

To date, an initial land acquisition phase involving the site of the Tilenga 
treatment plant has already been carried out. That initial phase affected 
622  stakeholders,  including  29  primary  residents.  All  of  the  primary 
residents opted to be provided with a new house. More than 98% of 
the  non-residents  chose  monetary  compensation,  since  the  rate 
schedules exceed market rates by about 30% to 50%. For example, 
the acquisition price for farmland is about $2,500 per hectare.

The preparatory phase for the EACOP project has been completed, 
but land acquisitions have not yet begun.

At  this  stage  of  the  project,  the  primary  concern  voiced  by  local 
communities involves the time lag between appraisal and payment of 
compensation,  given  the  postponement  of  the  final  investment 
decision for the project.

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Length

Area 

Project Affected People (PAP)

Estimated people impacted 

Relocation houses

Relocated households 

TILENGA

EACOP

CPF

Other

Subtotal

Uganda 

Tanzania 

Subtotal

–

318

622

–

856

4,901

–

1,174

5,523

296

1,093

3,792

1,147

4,091

9,514

3,000

30,000

33,000

25,000

62,000

30

29

175

165

205

194

210

198

389

331

1,443

5,184

13,306

87,000

599

529

Km

Ha

No.

No.

No.

No.

Environment
The Tilenga and EACOP projects are located in an especially sensitive 
natural  environment,  particularly  for  biodiversity.  Environmental  and 
social  impact  assessments  were  conducted  for  both  projects  in 
accordance  with  IFC  standards  and  submitted  to  the  authorities  for 
approval(1).  Specific  measures  were  taken  based  on  the  “avoid, 
mitigate, offset” approach.

The northern section of the Tilenga project development is located in 
areas that are especially notable for their biodiversity: Murchison Falls 
National Park (IUCN Category II site) and the Ramsar-listed Victoria Nile 
delta. Accordingly, the following measures have been taken:

1/ Environmental impact avoidance measures
–  Proactive  steps  have  been  taken  to  limit  the  project’s  overall 
footprint  within  Murchison  Falls  National  Park.  Although  the 
production  licenses  span  9%  of  the  Park,  the  Group  decided  to 
develop  only  one  license  as  part  of  the  Tilenga  project, 
encompassing  only  0.9%  of  the  Park’s  area.  Moreover,  the 
temporary and permanent facilities associated with the project will 
occupy only 0.04% of Park land (1.5 km2 out of a total of 3,900);

–  The number of well pads in the Park has been limited to ten;
–  No treatment plants are located within the Park;
–  There are no permanent facilities in the Ramsar area;
–  There are no gas flares in the Park.

2/ Mitigation measures:
–  Oil and water injection pipelines are underground;
–  Horizontal directional drilling pipeline has been installed for the Nile 

crossing (in a Ramsar area);

–  No night work is conducted in the Park other than drilling operations;
–  The drilling equipment is governed by strict specifications regarding 

noise and visual impact;

–  All waste is removed from the site for processing;
–  A traffic management plan aiming to reduce the number of vehicles 

and minimize disruption to tourist activities in the Park.

3/ Offsetting measures:
As part of the pledge to have a net biodiversity gain, in accordance with 
the Group’s biodiversity policy, an action plan for, among other things, 
enhancing the protection of Murchison Falls National Park (including 
support for a larger number of park rangers), preserving the wetlands 
in the Victoria Nile delta, protecting savanna regions and rehabilitating 
forests  bordering  Lake  Albert  to  the  east,  has  been  defined.  That 
action  plan  will  be  implemented  under  the  supervision  of  an 
independent body.

For  the  EACOP  project,  since  the  pipeline  runs  underground  for  its 
entire  route,  the  environmental  impact  will  primarily  involve  the 
construction  phase.  The  pipeline’s  path  was  designed  to  avoid 
environmentally sensitive areas as much as possible and runs primarily  
through farmland. At points, however, it does cross forest reserves and  

natural  habitats  for  protected  species.  A  biodiversity  management  
and conservation plan will be implemented in those areas. Particular 
attention has also been given to river crossings, and horizontal drilling 
is being used for the most sensitive crossings. As with Tilenga, TOTAL 
is committed to having a net biodiversity gain for the EACOP project.

Moreover, the Group plans to carry out a flagship project for protected 
species (including support for the reintroduction of the black rhinoceros 
in Uganda).

Greenhouse gas emissions
The Tilenga project’s greenhouse gas emissions derive primarily from 
combustion  of  the  associated  gas,  which  will  supply  the  necessary 
energy  for  both  the  treatment  process  and  the  EACOP  pumping 
stations in Uganda. Those emissions are estimated at 0.6 million tons 
of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per year at the production plateau, 
equivalent  to  an  intensity  of  10  kilograms  of  CO2e  per  barrel. 
The facilities  have  been  designed  to  reduce  greenhouse  gases  in 
multiple ways: no flaring during routine operations, full electrification of 
all 31 well pads, extraction of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the 
gas  used  as  fuel,  installation  of  heat  recovery  systems  at  the  gas 
turbines, and solarization of the oil processing facility.

With  the  EACOP  project,  greenhouse  gas  emissions  come  primarily 
from the energy used for pumping and for heating the oil pipeline in 
Tanzania. Those emissions are estimated at 0.2 million tons of CO2e 
per  year  at  the  production  plateau,  equivalent  to  an  intensity  of 
3 kilograms  of  CO2e  per  barrel.  The  installations’  design  also 
incorporates several features for reducing greenhouse gases: thermal 
insulation  for  the  pipeline,  electrical  pumping  stations  in  Uganda,  
And  installation  of  a  hybrid  power  generation  system  in  Tanzania  
that  combines  internal  combustion  engines  with  solar  energy  with 
battery storage.

The combined intensity for the Tilenga, Kingfisher and EACOP projects 
during the production plateau – 13 kilograms of CO2/barrel – compares 
favorably with the average intensity for E&P as a whole (20 kilograms  
of  CO2e/barrel  in  2019).  From  that  perspective,  the  Group’s  capital 
allocation  to  these  projects  is  consistent  with  the  Climate  Ambition  
the Group outlined in May 2020.

Annual emissions (Mt CO2e/year)
Intensity (kg CO2e/barrel)

Tilenga

EACOP

Total

0.6

10

0.2

3

0.8

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Relations with NGOs
In 2013 the Tilenga and EACOP projects appointed an independent 
Biodiversity and Livelihood Advisory Committee, whose members are 
independent  experts 
international 
organizations (WCS, Wetlands International, CIRAD...). The committee  

from  various  national  and 

(1)  The Tilenga impact assessment was approved by the government in April 2019. The Tanzanian portion of the EACOP impact assessment was approved in November 2019 

and the Ugandan portion in December 2020.

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In October 2019, Friends of the Earth France, Survie and four Ugandan 
NGOs  filed  a  lawsuit  against  TOTAL  SE  in  the  Tribunal  judiciaire  of 
Nanterre,  France,  arguing  that  the  Group  had  not  met  its  legal 
obligations to publish and implement its Vigilance Plan, since the plan 
did not contain specific measures related to the Tilenga and EACOP 
projects. In a ruling issued on January 30, 2020, the Nanterre court 
declared that it lacked jurisdiction and referred the case to the Nanterre 
Commercial Court. That finding was confirmed by the court of appeal 
in Versailles on December 10, 2020.

Conclusion of the Board of Directors
The development of oil resources in Lake Albert in Uganda in terms of 
reserves and value creation, as well as an opportunity for industrial and 
human development, access to energy, and budgetary revenues for 
the two countries concerned. It is compatible with the Group’s Climate 
ambition  announced  in  May  2020.  Given  the  sensitivity  of  the 
environmental  and  human  context,  TOTAL  has  designed  the  project 
and  its  implementation  in  accordance  with  the  highest  standards, 
particularly in terms of biodiversity protection and land acquisition.

After  considering  the  project’s  environmental  and  social  challenges, 
the Board of Directors unanimously approves the investments for the 
Tilenga  and  EACOP  projects.  The  Board  of  Directors  recommends  
the publication of all studies and reports from independent third parties 
relating  to  the  project,  as  well  as  the  action  plans  implemented  by  
the Group.

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aims to ensure that project activities are conducted in accordance with 
social and environmental best practices.

In addition, in 2020 a dialogue was initiated with representatives from 
the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and included 
the project’s impact on primate habitats and corresponding mitigation 
measures.

The  Tilenga  and  EACOP  projects  have  been  closely  scrutinized  by 
several  NGOs,  particularly  since  2019,  with  special  attention  for  the 
land acquisition procedures and the projects’ impact on biodiversity. In 
September 2020, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) 
and Oxfam published reports evaluating the impact of the two projects. 
Following  constructive  discussions  with  these  two  NGOs,  TOTAL 
agreed  to  take  on  board  a  certain  number  of  the  recommendations 
made by Oxfam:
–  Publish  the  human  rights  impact  assessment  for  the  EACOP 
project  (it  was  published  in  November  2020)  and  monitor  the 
mitigation measures described in the assessment;

–  Provide greater transparency and improved access to information, 
and communicate with Oxfam on the implementation of the land 
acquisition program and the mechanisms created for responding 
to grievances and their actual deployment;
Improve  communication  and  access  to  information  for  those 
affected by the projects;

– 

–  Work on women’s rights and their protection;
– 

Improve  and  expand  procedures  for  ensuring  that  vulnerable 
persons affected by the project give their free prior consent after 
being duly informed;

–  Maintain a dialogue with government officials to protect and uphold 
the  rights  of  all  stakeholders  (those  affected  by  the  project,  civil 
society organizations, human rights defenders, journalists) so they 
can be involved, inform and operate freely.

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  point  1.1.3  of  chapter  1)  and  in  the  business  overview 
(points 2.1 to 2.5 of chapter 2).

5.3  Social challenges

TOTAL  set  itself  the  ambition  of  being  the  company  of  responsible 
energies.  Insofar  as  a  company  is  first  and  foremost  a  people-driven 
adventure, this ambition depends primarily on the men and women who 
work at TOTAL, both now and in the future. Thus, TOTAL wants also to be 
a company that looks after its workforce, especially by offering employees 
opportunities to develop and thrive professionally.

In  2019,  the  Group’s  Executive  Committee  launched  One  Total,  Better 
Together,  a  key  component  of  the  corporate  plan  that  spearheads  the 
Group’s  people-focused  ambitions,  designed  to  ensure  that  each 
employee’s development reflects the Group’s business goals and lives up 
to the employee’s expectations. One Total, Better Together is based on 
three  main  ambitions  that  are  broken  down  into  several  workstreams 
involving all of the Group’s subsidiaries(1).

TOTAL  has  identified  its  main  risks  and  challenges  concerning 
human resources development:
–  attracting and retaining talent based on the key skills sought by 
the Group, while abiding by the principle of non-discrimination 
and equal opportunity;

–  maintaining employees’ long-term employability by helping them 
acquire  skills  in  order  to  keep  up  with  changing  careers  and 
technology;

–  ensuring a high level of commitment based on respect for each 

other and improved quality of life at work.

(1)  Excluding Hutchinson and SunPower.

Our  employees’  growth,  personal  development  and 
engagement  are  central  to  the  company’s  performance, 
making them a core Total focus. 
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

One Total, Better Together aims to attract and develop talent all over the 
world, promote a management style that can make the most of knowledge 
and  expertise  of  the  Group  and  pass  on  its  values,  and  make  the 
Company a good place to work together.

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To address its social challenges, TOTAL relies on the Corporate Human 
Resources division, part of the People & Social Responsibility hub, whose 
director  serves  on  the  Executive  Committee.  In  particular,  Corporate 
Human Resources is tasked with defining the Group’s human resources 

strategy  and  policies  consistent  with  business  concerns  and  the  One 
Total company project. It coordinates the promotion and rollout of new 
policies  to  support  the  various  human  resources  departments  in  the 
Group’s business segments, guided by actual conditions in the field.

5.3.1  Attracting and retaining talent

Group registered headcount as of 
December 31

2020

2019

2018

Total number of employees

105,476

107,776

104,460

Breakdown by business segment

Integrated Gas, Renewables  
& Power segment

Exploration & Production segment

Refining & Chemicals segment

Refining & Chemicals

Trading & Shipping

9.1%

12.1%

50.2%

49.5%

0.7%

13.7%

12.3%

47.7%

47.0%

0.7%

11.6%

13.2%

48.7%

48.1%

0.6%

Marketing & Services segment

26.0%

23.5%

24.0%

Corporate

Breakdown by region

Europe

France

Rest of Europe

Africa

North America

Latin America

Asia-Pacific

Middle East

Breakdown by type of 
employment contract(1) 

Permanent (CDI)

Fixed-term (CDD)

Breakdown by age bracket

< 30 years

30 to 49 years

> 49 years 

2.6%

2.8%

2.5%

62.8%

34.0%

28.8%

9.6%

6.8%

61.5%

34.1%

27.4%

9.4%

6.9%

63.2%

34.9%

28.3%

9.4%

6.7%

11.3%

12.4%

11.8%

6.7%

2.8%

9.0%

0.8%

8.0%

0.9%

91.9%

91.6%

91.5%

8.1%

8.4%

8.5%

17.5%

56.6%

25.9%

19.1%

55.9%

25.0%

18.4%

56.7%

24.9%

Managers or the equivalent as of 
December 31

2020

2019

2018

Total number of managers

31,118

30,669

30,340

Attracting  and  retaining  the  talent  the  Group  needs  is  a  key  factor  in 
carrying  out  the  company  project.  To  succeed  in  that  task,  the  Group 
carefully  manages  its  hires  and  departures,  provides  individualized 
support 
responsible  employee
compensation policy and works to expand employee shareholding.

its  employees,  maintains  a 

for 

5.3.1.1   Responsible management of the 

Group’s workforce

Group employees

As of December 31, 2020, the Group had 105,476 employees belonging 
to 317 employing companies located in 96 countries. At year-end 2020, 
the  countries  with  the  most  employees  were,  in  descending  order, 
France, Poland, Mexico, the United States, Germany, Belgium and China. 
The  tables  below  present  the  breakdown  of  employees  by  business 
segment, region, type of employment contract and age bracket, as well 
as  a  breakdown  of  managers  or  the  equivalent  (≥  300  Hay  points(1)). 
The breakdown by gender and nationality is given in point 5.3.3.1 of this 
chapter.

(1)  The Hay method is a reference methodology used for job classification and evaluation.
(1)  The types of contract are defined in point 5.11.4 of this chapter.

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business segment.

As of December 31

2020

2019

2018

Total number of departures(a)

11,773

13,050

12,458

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Group employees present by business 
segment as of December 31

2020

2019

2018

Integrated Gas, Renewables  
& Power segment

9,455

14,696

12,011

Deaths

Dismissals

Resignations

Exploration & Production segment

11,991

12,295

12,801

Refining & Chemicals segment

51,801

50,314

49,883

Refining & Chemicals

51,065

49,596

49,231

Trading & Shipping

736

718

652

Marketing & Services segment

27,008

24,858

24,630

Corporate

2,623

2,876

2,512

Changes in the Group’s headcount

The number of employees fell by 2.1% (2,300 employees) between 2019 
to 2020. This decrease is mainly due to the adequate management of 
recruitments.  In  2020,  9,354  employees  were  hired  on  a  permanent 
contract within the consolidated scope, a decrease of 36% compared to 
2019. Indeed, in view of the global economic crisis in 2020, TOTAL chose 
to capitalize on its existing strengths in order to weather the storm. To 
maintain cost discipline — a pillar of its efforts to respond to the crisis — 
the  Group  largely  narrowed  its  hiring;  industries  that  are  driving  the 
Group’s  transformation,  such  as  new  energies  and  digital  technology, 
keeping  more  to  secure  TOTAL’s  future.  In  particular,  TOTAL  hires 
experienced candidates for positions requiring key skills, offering them 
long-term career prospects within the Group.

The variations in the breakdown by region and by business segment are 
mainly due to changes in the consolidated scope with the exit of some 
SunPower  subsidiaries  (more  than  5,000  employees  mainly  in  Mexico 
and Asia-Pacific) and the entry of a Marketing & Services subsidiary in 
Saudi  Arabia  and  a  German  subsidiary  in  Refining  &  Chemicals, 
representing more than 3,500 employees. 

137

2,888

5,517

89

3,571

8,012

110

3,165

8,259

3,231

1,378

924

Contract termination by mutual 
agreement(b)

(a)  Excluding retirements and transfers.
(b)  Including “ruptures conventionnelles” in France.

The departure rate is down slightly in 2020 due to a marked decrease of 
dismissal,  which  was  in  part  offset  by  an  increase  in  the  number  of 
voluntary departures at Hutchinson in the context of the economic crisis 
linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The voluntary departure rate stands at 
8.3% in 2020 compared to 8.7% in 2019.

As of December 31

Total departures(a)/ 
total employees

Women

Men

Breakdown by region

France 

Rest of Europe

Africa

North America

Latin America

Asia-Pacific

Middle East

(a)  Excluding retirements and transfers.

2020

2019

2018

11.2%

12.1%

11.9%

3.9%

7.3%

4.9%

7.2%

4.5%

7.4%

8.4%

29.5%

4.2%

12.9%

34.6%

7.1%

3.3%

10.3%

23.3%

4.5%

9.7%

40.2%

11.4%

0.6%

9.8%

26.2%

4.5%

9.9%

35.1%

13.9%

0.6%

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As of December 31

2020

2019

2018

5.3.1.2  A responsible compensation policy

Total number hired on  
permanent contracts (CDI)

9,354

14,606

13,506

Women

Men

French

Other nationalities

Breakdown by region

France 

Rest of Europe

Africa

North America

Latin America

Asia-Pacific

Middle East

41.2%

58.8%

13.1%

86.9%

14.1%

11.0%

4.7%

16.3%

41.9%

8.4%

3.6%

41.2%

58.8%

14.2%

85.8%

15.0%

15.6%

4.2%

9.0%

45.0%

10.8%

0.4%

39.5%

60.5%

15.1%

84.9%

15.8%

21.8%

4.2%

10.7%

36.7%

10.4%

0.4%

In 2020, the consolidated Group companies hired 8,657 employees on 
fixed-term  contracts,  compared  to  12,768  in  2019.  This  decrease  is 
mainly identified at Argedis (-65%), which represented 53% of recruitments 
on fixed-term contracts in 2019 and whose seasonal business (service 
stations) was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The  Group’s  compensation  policy  applies  to  all  companies  in  which 
TOTAL SE holds the majority of voting rights. That policy has several aims: 
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  are  covered  by  laws  that  guarantee  a 
minimum wage, and, whenever that is not the case, the Group’s policy 
ensures that compensation is above the local minimum wage. 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 
division  within  each  business  segment,  which  monitors  evolutions  in 
payroll, turnover and consistency with the market.

Fair treatment is ensured within the Group through the widespread use of 
weighting  for  management  positions  (JL  ≥  10)(2)  via  the  Hay  method, 
which  is  used  to  assign  a  salary  range  to  each  job  level.  Performance 
reviews  for  Group  employees,  covering  actual  versus  targeted  results, 
skills assessment and overall job performance, are conducted during an 
annual individual review and formally issued in accordance with the same 
principles and guidelines across the entire organization.

(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 the first level of junior manager (cadre débutant) (≥ 300 Hay points).

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The compensation structure for 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. This 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 on the basis of HSE targets set for 
each business segment, which represents up to 10% of the variable 
portion. In 2020, 87.4% of the Group’s entities (WHRS scope) included 
HSE criteria in the variable compensation.

Supplemental  collective  variable  compensation  programs  are 
implemented in some countries, such as France, via incentives and profit 
sharing that also incorporate HSE criteria. In France, under the agreement 
signed for 2018-2020 applicable to the oil and petrochemicals sector(1) 
(encompassing about 17,600 employees in 2020), the amount available 
for employee profit-sharing is determined on the basis of:
– 

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 for the entity to which the employees belong, relating 
to  employee  commitment  to  priority  areas  identified  by  the  Action! 
program,  which  is  mainly  led  by  Total’s  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) that meet the needs of the subsidiaries as well as the Group’s 
standards, designed to ensure that each employee can:
– 

in case of illness, receive coverage that is at least equal to the median 
amount for the national industrial market;

–  participate in a savings or supplementary retirement plan;
–  arrange  for  the  protection  of  family  members  in  the  event  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  administered  by  the  subsidiaries  and  supplement  any  programs 
provided under local law.

5.3.1.3   A proactive policy to increase 

employee shareholding and 
employee savings

Employee  shareholding,  one  of  the  cornerstones  of  the  Group’s 
human  resources  policy,  is  offered  through  three  main  programs:  
the  grant  of  performance  shares,  share  capital  increases  reserved  
for  employees,  and  employee  savings.  In  this  way,  TOTAL  hopes  to 
encourage  employee  shareholding,  strengthen  employees’  sense  of 
belonging to the Group and give them a stake in the Group’s performance 
by allowing them to reap benefits from their commitment.

Each year since 2005, TOTAL has granted performance shares to many 
of  its  employees  (approximately  10,000  each  year  since  2009).  Those 
shares are granted definitively only upon the fulfillment of performance 
conditions assessed at the end of a vesting period that was extended to 
three years in 2013 (refer to point 4.3.4 of chapter 4). Under the 2020 plan 
approved by the Board of Directors in March 2020, the total volume of 
performance shares granted increased by 5% over 2019. More than 40% 
of  2020  plan  beneficiaries  had  not  received  performance  shares  the 
previous year. More than 11,000 employees participated in this plan, over 
97% of whom are not executives.

TOTAL also invites employees of companies in which it holds more than 
50%  of  voting  rights,  and  that  subscribe  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 
employees’  location,  these  campaigns  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 
on  May  29,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided,  at  its  meeting  on 
September 16, 2020, to proceed with a share capital increase reserved 
for  employees  to  be  carried  out  in  2021  with  a  20%  discount.  This 
campaign  will  involve  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  capital  increase  reserved  for  employees  was 
conducted  in  June  2020,  after  an  internal  survey  conducted  in  March 
2020 among a representative sample of nearly 10,000 TOTAL employees 
found that 60% of respondents were in favor of maintaining the capital 
increase  program,  despite  the  crisis  and  the  extreme  volatility  of  the 
financial markets. Over 45,500 employees in 97 countries took part in this 
share capital increase, which resulted in the subscription of 12,952,925 
shares at a price of €26.20 per share.

Employee  savings  are  also  encouraged  via  the  TOTAL  Group 
Savings  Plan  (PEGT)  and  the  Supplemental  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,  as  amended.  Those  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  PERCOs  
are  open  in  some  Group  companies  in  France  covered  by  specific 
agreements.  Group  employees  can  make  discretionary  contributions  
as  part  of  those  various  plans,  which  their  employer  may  supplement 
under certain conditions through a matching contribution. The Group’s 
companies  in  France  made  gross  matching  contributions  totaling 
€70.7 million in 2020.

(1)  Covers Total E&P France and the entities covered by 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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The Group’s international reach creates a rich multicultural environment 
and  a  diverse  choice  of  professional  fields.  Maintaining  employees’ 
long-term employability is another key factor in ensuring the success of 
the  company  project.  In  order  to  manage  that  risk,  the  Group  has 
decided  to  invest  in  employee  development  through  personalized 
support and a customized training policy designed with two objectives 
in  mind:  make  it  easier  for  employees  to  acquire  new  skills  to  stay 
abreast of changing careers and technology, and help maintain each 
employee’s long-term employability.

With  those  goals  in  mind,  the  Group  launched  the  One  Total,  Better 
Together project in a bid to develop each employee’s talents. Since 2019, 
more  than  400  talent  developers  have  been  trained  and  are  actively 
assisting  employees  in  their  professional  development  by  offering 
personalized support. Employee professional development is at the heart 
of  the  Group’s  performance.  The  Group  offers  a  global,  transparent 
system  for  posting  internal  job  openings  (covering  90%  of  positions),  
so  every  employee  has  the  opportunity  to  take  charge  of  his  or  her 
professional development.

In 2020, TOTAL announced the launch of its One Tech project, designed 
to address the twofold challenge posed by evolving energy markets and 
climate  change.  One  Tech  involves  consolidating  and  enhancing  the 
Group’s technical and engineering skills within a single entity, with the aim 
of tackling the challenge of climate change and building TOTAL’s research 
&  development  of  the  future.  One  Tech  project  is  both  structuring  the 
organization to support these new businesses and managing current and 
future talent, to develop skills needed to reach Net Zero more effectively 
and become more innovative.

The technical and business know-how of employees and their ability to 
manage large projects underpin the Group’s operational excellence and 
are essential assets for the Group’s development. TOTAL therefore offers 
ongoing, customized training programs aimed at enhancing employees’ 
skills and employability. These training courses reflect a commitment to 
skills enhancement and career support, including for employees moving 
between business segments and/or geographical regions.

The Group’s training policy is structured around five major areas:
–  sharing TOTAL’s basic 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;

–  strengthening key skills in all business areas to maintain a high level  

of operating performance in the workforce;

–  promoting  employees’  integration  and  career  development  through 
training designed to teach employees about the Group, management 
skills and personal development;

–  supporting  the  policy  of  mobility  and  diversity  within  the  Group 

through language and intercultural training.

When employees start a new position, they receive an individual training 
plan that identifies their training needs for the next three years, so they 
can  gain  the  resources  they  need  to  be  successful  in  their  new  job  

and upgrade their skills. The Group’s training catalog offers more than 
3,400 training content (onsite and remote training) covering all of the fields.

In addition, the Group runs a training program for managers that allows 
them to develop their skills from the moment they take up a management 
position and throughout their subsequent career. The program revolves 
around a common core of learning and is an integral part of each key 
stage of the manager’s career, designed to support managers in their role 
as manager-coaches.

Every employee is supported by his or her manager in their day to day 
professional  development,  particularly  during  the  Annual  Individual 
Reviews (AIRs), which provide an opportunity to review the past year and 
discuss the employee’s career plans and skills. In 2020, the finalization of 
the year-end AIRs was postponed within some Hutchinson subsidiaries 
due to the health context. Excluding Hutchinson, the rate of employees 
who had an AIR in 2020 reached 95.6% (97.5% for managers and 94.1% 
for non-managers).

% of employees who had an AIR during 
the year

2020 
WHRS

All employees

Managers (JL ≥ 10)(1)

Non-managers (JL < 10)

87.4%

95.1%

84.0%

2019 
WHRS

92.0%

94.2%

91.1%

2018 
WHRS

91.3%

91.7%

91.1%

5

The  digitalization  process  already  underway  accelerated  during  the 
COVID-19 pandemic, to allow the continuation of the Group employees 
skills development in this context. In particular, the Group established a 
series  of  virtual  classes  offering  technical  presentations  (HSE,  general 
operations,  refining  processes,  petrochemicals  and  other  technical 
disciplines), led by in-house instructors.

Despite the health context, the Group’s training effort remained strong  
in 2020, 84.6% of employees have attended at least one training course 
during the year, compared to 88.2% in 2019. When possible, the on-site 
training  sessions  have  been  adapted  to  a  dedicated  remote  format, 
shorter  by  nature,  in  order  to  be  maintained.  The  average  number  of 
training days per employee stood at 2.4 compared to 3.1 in 2019, thanks 
to the doubling of the remote training days compared to 2019. Moreover, 
despite the reduction in the on-site training offer over the year, 60% of 
employees were able to attend at least one on-site training, compared  
to  77%  in  2019.  These  elements  resulted  in  training  expenses  which 
represented  around  €104  million  in  2020,  compared  to  €163  million  in 
2019.

Average training cost per employee 
(€ thousands)

1.1

1.8

1.9

2020 
WHRS

2019 
WHRS

2018 
WHRS

After  each  training  session,  participants  receive  a  satisfaction  survey 
designed to assess the quality of the training and its results in the light of 
the  stated  objectives.  Sixty-four  percent(2)  of  employees  say  they  have 
adequate opportunities to attend training to enhance their skills. 

(1)  Job level of the position according to the Hay method. JL10 corresponds to the first level of junior manager (cadre débutant) (≥ 300 Hay points).
(2)  Results from the most recent internal survey (Total Survey), conducted in 2019 among 83,000 employees in 126 countries.

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Average number of training days/year 
per employee(a) (excluding on-the-job 
training)

2020 
WHRS

2019 
WHRS 

2018 
WHRS

Breakdown by type of training (onsite 
and remote training, excluding on-the-job 
training)

Onsite training

Remote training

Group Average

Women

Men

Average number of training days/year 
per employee(a) (onsite and remote 
training, excluding on-the-job training)

By segment

Integrated Gas, Renewables  
& Power segment

Exploration & Production segment

Refining & Chemicals segment

Refining & Chemicals

Trading & Shipping

Marketing & Services segment

Corporate

By region

France

Rest of Europe

Africa

North America

Latin America

Asia-Pacific

Middle East

1.6

0.8

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.7

0.4

3.1

2.6

3.4

2.8

0.5

3.3

2.3(b)

3.0(b)

Technical

Health, Safety, Environment, Quality 
(HSEQ)

Language

Support function technical training

2020 
WHRS

2019 
WHRS 

2018 
WHRS

Management

Personal development

Sales

Cross-functional training

2020 
WHRS

30%

2019 
WHRS 

2018 
WHRS

31%

35%(b)

29%(b)

7%(b)

29%(b)

25%

10%

15%

7%

4%

2%

7%

26%

9%

16%

7%

4%

3%

4%

1.4

3.9

2.2

2.2

1.6

2.3

3.8

2.2

1.7

2.6

3.8

3.3

3.5

0.9

1.7

5.5

2.8

2.8

1.8

3.2

3.7

3,0

2.2

5.1

3.8

3.8

3.1

1.9

1.9

5.6

2.6

2.6

1.7

3.4

5.8

3.2

2.2

4.8

4.0

3.5

4.2

5.7

(a)  This number is calculated using the number of training hours, where 7.6 hours equal 

one day.

(b)  Information is only available for onsite training in 2018.

TOTAL maintains a technological training center, Oléum, that combines 
technological expertise with more than 30 specialized, certified instructors 
and full-scale technical complexes for instructional purposes. The center 
operates  on  two  sites  in  France  (Dunkerque  and  La  Mède),  offering 
trainees a full-scale Seveso environment and providing technical career 
training in operations, maintenance, inspection, safety and other fields. 
Certified  as  a  corporate  Apprentice  Training  Center  (CFA)  via  Total 
Learning  Solutions,  Oléum  trains  apprentices  both  for  the  Group  and 
outside  the  Group.  The  Center  also  offers  internationally  recognized 
qualifications,  such  as  the  Basic  Offshore  Safety  Induction  and 
Emergency  Training  program,  approved  by  the  Offshore  Petroleum 
Industry Training Organization, and training in wind power that is certified 
by the Global Wind Organization. In addition, Oléum issues professional 
qualification  certificates  and  technical  accreditation  in  areas  such  as 
electricity,  explosion  hazards 
transportation  of 
hazardous materials (CSTMD), S3C and more. Oléum welcomes trainees 
from all the Group’s segments worldwide as well as from its partners and 
external customers.

(ATEX  standard), 

5.3.3   Ensuring a high level of engagement based on respect for each other and 

enhancements to workplace quality of life

To ensure a high level of engagement from its employees, the Group 
promotes human resource development based on respect for each 
other  and  enhancements  to  quality  of  life  on  the  job.  TOTAL  takes 
action in a variety of ways to fulfill that goal. Beyond its efforts in the 
realm  of  the  workplace  and  employee  relations,  TOTAL  is  intent  on 
promoting  diversity  and  equal  opportunity.  It  aims  to  prohibit  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

Through its activities, diversity is integral to the Group’s identity and key to 
its  success.  The  Group  has  long  been  committed  to  promoting  equal 
opportunity  and  diversity,  and  strives  to  promote  an  environment  that 
allows every employee to express and develop his or her potential.

The diversity of its employees and management is crucial to the Group’s 
competitiveness,  appeal,  acceptability  and  capacity  for  innovation. 

TOTAL aims 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  levels  and  promoted  by  the 
Diversity Council, which is chaired by a member of the Group’s Executive 
Committee. The Diversity Council is also charged with making specific 
recommendations  on  issues  identified  each  year  by  the  Executive 
Committee.

TOTAL’s  recruitment  teams  receive  training  on  non-discrimination.  An 
internal  guide  entitled  “Eliminating  Discrimination  from  the  Recruitment 
Process” is widely distributed. Initiatives aimed at raising employee and 
manager  awareness  of  diversity  concerns  are  conducted  on  a  regular 
basis.

Each entity is responsible for creating an appropriate work environment, 
to  ensure  that  all  employees  enjoy  the  same  career  opportunities  and 
every entity benefits from a wide range of skillsets and practices.

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The findings from the internal Total Survey, conducted every two years, in 
which  employees  are  asked  about  their  perceptions  of  diversity,  show 
progress  within  the  Group(1):  80%  of  employees  believe  the  Group 
encourages  diversity  in  its  workforce  and  87%  feel  their  entity  shows 
respect for workforce diversity (up two points since 2017).

The Group has long-standing policies and practices for promoting equal 
opportunity and diversity. TOTAL has been a corporate forerunner in the 
matter  of  diversity.  It  has  prioritized  two  key  components  of  diversity, 
gender balance and international diversity, with the aim of offering women 
and  men  of  all  nationalities  the  same  career  opportunities  up  to  the 
highest  levels  of  management.  The  Group’s  2020  year-end  targets  for 
gender balance and international diversity among its senior executives, 
management  committees  and  upper  management  were  mostly  met. 
New targets have been set for 2025 to maintain the momentum.

In addition to gender balance and international diversity, disability forms 
an  integral  part  of  the  Group’s  diversity  policy.  Initially  deployed  and 
coordinated in France, the disability policy was introduced worldwide in 
October 2018 through the signing of the International Labor Organization 
(ILO) Global Business and Disability Network Charter.

In 2018 TOTAL renewed its commitment to diversity, equal opportunity 
and  economic  and  social  performance  by  signing  the  new  Diversity 
Charter  introduced  by  the  French  organization  Les  Entreprises  pour  la 
Cité, thereby reaffirming its desire to be a responsible employer. 

Gender equality in the workplace

TOTAL is committed to upholding and promoting the principle of gender 
equality  in  the  workplace  and  ensuring  it  is  properly  applied.  Gender 
equality is fostered Group-wide through a global policy of gender diversity, 
quantitative  targets  set  by  the  Group’s  executive  management,  human 
resources  procedures  that  take  gender  concerns  into  consideration, 
agreements aimed at promoting a better work-life balance and actions to 
raise awareness and train the workforce.

TOTAL’s  commitment  to  workplace  gender  equality  begins  during  the 
recruitment process and continues throughout an employee’s career. It 
guarantees equal treatment for men and women when identifying high-
potential employees and appointing senior executives. 

In order to ensure a better gender balance in its senior management, the 
Group  had  set  targets  for  improvement  by  year-end  2020  in  which 
women comprise:
–  more than 20% of Management Committee members in the business 
segments and large functional divisions: 27% were women in 2020;
–  25% of senior executives: 25.7% were women in 2020, compared to 

approximately 5% in 2004;

–  more than 20% of Management Committee members at headquarters 

and in subsidiaries: 23.5% were women in 2020;

–  18% of senior managers: 18.2% were women in 2020, compared to 

about 8% in 2004.

In order to maintain that momentum, new targets have been set for 2025 
for the Group’s highest executive bodies, with women comprising:
–  30% of Executive Committee members;
–  30% of the G70(2).

The Group has set the same target for its other governing bodies and 
leadership positions, with women comprising:
–  30% of Management Committee members in the business segments 

and large functional divisions;

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–  30% of senior executives;
–  30%  of  Management  Committee  members  at  headquarters  and  in 

the subsidiaries;

–  30% of senior managers.

Moreover,  TOTAL  develops  talent  pools  and  regularly  organizes 
campaigns  to  identify  high-potential  employees  across  the  Group.  At 
year-end  2020,  women  made  up  33%  of  high-potential  employees 
(versus  15%  in  2004)  and  32.6%  of  high-potential  Group  employees 
(versus 24% in 2014). 

The Group manages skills mobility with a particular focus on attracting 
more  women  to  technical  and  business  careers  (as  of  December  31, 
2020, 21.9% of women were among managers on permanent contracts 
in technical or sales positions)(3).

Within TOTAL SE, TOTAL demonstrated its commitment in 2016 with the 
addition  of  the  President,  People  &  Social  Responsibility  to  the  eight-
person Executive Committee, followed by that of the President, Strategy 
&  Innovation  in  2019.  Of  the  10%  of  management  positions  with  the 
greatest  responsibility  at  TOTAL  SE,  women  fill  17%(4).  At  Group  level, 
which is the most relevant parameter in view of TOTAL’s activities, that 
percentage stands at 22.8%(5).

TOTAL aims to recruit women in proportions that reflect, at a minimum, 
the  percentage  of  women  graduates  at  schools  and  universities  in  its 
business sectors. The Group is attentive to the need to promote the same 
proportion of men and women within the overall group of people eligible 
for  the  promotion  under  consideration.  The  new  mobility  process 
established as part of the One Total, Better Together initiative provides for 
greater transparency and offers new prospects for career growth for both 
men and women in the Group’s various businesses.

5

To encourage young women to opt for careers in technical fields, TOTAL 
has  partnered  with  France’s  Elles  Bougent  (Women  on  the  Move) 
organization  since  2011  and  served  as  its  honorary  chairman  in  2015. 
Some 132 female engineers regularly meet with high-school girls to talk 
about careers in science. Throughout the Group, female engineers and 
technicians from all backgrounds are encouraged to serve as role models 
for female high school and university students so as to illustrate women’s 
contributions to the fields of science and technology.

The Group also promotes diversity by working to change mindsets, and 
regularly  holds  events  for  managers  and  employees  designed  to  train, 
inform and raise awareness. This includes internal courses such as Young 
Female Talents and How to Market Yourself.

Through its mentoring activities and development workshops, the TWICE 
(Total Women’s Initiative for Communication and Exchange) network also 
helps  to  expand  the  gender  diversity  policy.  Its  goal  is  to  help  women 
advance within the Group, particularly into management roles, and assist 
them  in  their  career  development.  Established  in  2006,  it  is  currently 
active in France and abroad (with 50 local networks) and boasts nearly 
4,000  members.  A  mentoring  program  operates  in  France  and 
internationally to help women gain insight into key phases of their career. 
In  2020,  senior  executives  represent  11.6%  of  the  mentors.  More  than 
2,000 women have taken part in the program since 2010. In 2018, TWICE 
launched the TWICE@Digital initiative to encourage networking among 
women working in digital technology at TOTAL and, more broadly, help 
women become more digital-savvy, so they can learn about the changes 
underway and the impact of those changes on their work.

(1)  Results from the most recent internal survey (Total Survey), conducted in 2019 among 83,000 employees in 126 countries.
(2)  Senior executives with the most important responsibilities.
(3)  Technical and sales functions, excluding support functions (e.g., human resources, legal affairs, purchasing, etc.).
(4)  TOTAL SE, the Group’s parent company, has more than 5,000 employees (full-time-equivalent employees present on December 31 of each fiscal year for the period in question).
(5)  Percentage calculated on the basis of 99,322 employees.

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The Group has signed international charters and agreements and joined 
initiatives on the subject of diversity to demonstrate its commitment at the 
highest levels of decision making.

In  2010,  for  example,  TOTAL  signed  the  “Women’s  Empowerment 
Principles:  Equality  Means  Business”  as  set  out  in  the  United  Nations 
Global Compact, and the Group regularly shows its commitment to equal 
opportunity and gender equality in the workplace by signing agreements 
that address diversity and other topics.

In  2016,  TOTAL,  along  with  20  other  oil  and  gas  companies,  pledged 
action at the World Economic Forum by signing “Closing the Gender Gap 
–  A  Call  to  Action.”  This  joint  declaration  is  based  on  seven  guiding 
principles 
(leadership;  aspiration  and  goal  setting;  the  Science, 
Technology,  Engineering  and  Mathematics  (STEM)  pipeline;  clear 
responsibility;  recruitment,  retention  and  promotion  policies;  inclusive 
corporate  culture;  and  work  environment  and  work-life  balance)  and  
two  decisive  objectives:  more  diverse  recruitment,  and  greater  access 
among women to technical and management roles.

% of women

Among permanent contract hires

Among manager hires (JL ≥ 10)(1) 

Among all employees

Among employees with permanent 
contracts (CDI)

Among managers (JL ≥ 10)

Among first levels of managers(a) 

Among middle management

Among senior management

Among senior executives

2020

41.2%

35.6%

34.8%

33.8%

29.3%

31.0%

25.6%

18.2%

25.7%

(a)  Defined on the basis of job levels for junior manager.

2019

2018

41.2%

35.5%

35.8%

34.7%

28.5%

30.6%

24.8%

17.4%

23.0%

39.5%

31.9%

35.1%

33.9%

27.7%

29.8%

23.6%

15.2%

21.6%

% of men

2020

2019

2018

Among all employees

65.2%

64.2%

64.9%

Among employees with permanent 
contracts (CDI)

Among permanent contract hires

66.2%

58.8%

65.3%

58.8%

66.1%

60.5%

With  regard  to  compensation,  TOTAL  has  been  adopting  specific 
measures to prevent and compensate for discriminatory wage differentials 
since 2010. Regular audits are conducted during salary-raise campaigns 
to ensure equal pay among men and women holding positions with the 
same level of responsibility.

Since 2019, consistent with the French Act of September 5, 2018, on the 
freedom to choose one’s professional future, the Group has published  
an index in France for its three units of economic and employee interest 
(UESs) on wage differentials and the steps taken to eliminate them. That 
index, based on a score of 100, reflects five indicators: wage differentials, 
pay raise differentials excluding promotions, promotion rate differentials, 

percentage  of  female  employees  who  received  a  pay  raise  in  the  year 
they returned from maternity leave, number of employees of the under-
represented gender among the ten employees who received the highest 
compensation.

Index(a)

2019-2020

2018-2019

2017-2018

Upstream/Global Services/ 
Holding UES

Refining/Petrochemicals UES

Marketing & Services UES

91/100

94/100

87/100

90/100

94/100

87/100

85/100

83/100

86/100

(a)  Reference period N-1/N: from September 30, N-1 to September 30, N.

These results have been published at sustainable-performance.total.com.

In  France,  an  agreement  on  equal  opportunity  in  the  workplace  was 
negotiated in June 2019 with employee representatives for the entities of 
the socle social commun scope. Specifically, the new agreement extends 
paternity leave to three consecutive calendar weeks, relaxes the eligibility 
criteria for permanent or occasional remote working and establishes a 
right to coaching for women returning from maternity leave.

Making TOTAL’s management more international

With  nearly  160  nationalities  represented  in  its  workforce,  TOTAL  can 
boast of broad cultural diversity and believes it is important to promote 
that diversity at all levels of the company. Non-French nationals comprised 
86.9% of the Group’s new hires and 57.7% of manager hires in 2020.

The Group set targets for improvement by year-end 2020 in which:
–  non-French nationals comprise 40% of senior executives: 36.3% were 
non-French  nationals  in  2020,  compared  to  approximately  19%  in 
2004;
local  managers  make  up  50%  to  75%  of  Management  Committee 
members  in  subsidiaries  (57.9%  of  committee  members  were  local 
managers in 2020); 

– 

–  non-French nationals comprise 39% of senior managers (32% were 

non-French nationals in 2020).

New targets have been set for 2025 to maintain that momentum:
–  45% of senior executives are non-French nationals;
– 

local  managers  make  up  55%  to  75%  of  Management  Committee 
members in subsidiaries;

–  40% of senior managers are non-French nationals.

In  addition,  non-French  employees  account  for  46%  of  high-potential 
employees and 37.2% of high-potential Group employees.

Several  measures  have  been  adopted  to  create  a  more  international 
management  pool,  including  career  paths  designed  to  create  more 
international  careers,  expatriate  assignments  for  employees  of  all 
nationalities  (more  than  3,000  employees  representing  approximately 
100 nationalities are posted in more than 100 countries), and orientation 
and personal development training organized by large regional hubs such 
as Houston, Johannesburg and Singapore.

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nationality

Among permanent contract hires

Among manager hires (JL ≥ 10)(1) 

Among all employees

Among managers (JL ≥ 10)

Among senior executives

% of employees of French nationality

Among all employees

Among permanent contract hires

2020

2019

2018

86.9%

57.7%

67.1%

56.1%

36.3%

2020

32.9%

13.1%

85.8%

55.0%

67.2%

56.1%

34.1%

84.9%

58.9%

66.2%

56.6%

32.1%

2019

2018

32.8%

14.2%

33.8%

15.1%

Measures to promote hiring and integration of people 
with disabilities

The Group’s diversity policy includes specific measures to promote the 
integration  and  retention  of  people  with  disabilities.  TOTAL’s  Mission 
Handicap  structure,  housed  within  the  Diversity  &  Skills  division  of 
Corporate  Human  Resources,  is  responsible  for  leading  the  disability 
policy with help from disability coordinators within the business segments 
and a network of liaisons in each entity.

In France, TOTAL has given concrete proof of its commitment to hiring 
people  with  disabilities  for  more  than  20  years  by  signing  agreements  
with employee representatives. 

TOTAL  promotes  employment  for  people  with  disabilities  both  directly, 
through  its  own  hires,  and  indirectly  through  its  purchases  from  the 
sheltered  employment  sector  as  part  of  its  responsible  procurement 
policy. The Group acts on various fronts simultaneously:
– 

internally, through efforts to integrate people with disabilities into the 
workforce,  professional 
retention,
communication,  awareness-raising  actions  and  sessions  organized 
for managers and the entire workforce as well as mandatory training 
for human resources personnel. In addition, Management Committee 
members are required to attend awareness-raising sessions: in 2020, 
every Management Committee for regional Refining & Chemicals sites 
attended the training.

training,  support  and 

job 

–  externally,  through  information  and  communications  campaigns 
aimed  at  students,  collaborations  with  recruitment  agencies, 
participation  in  specialized  forums,  partnerships  with  schools  and 
universities.  For  example,  in  2019  Mission  Handicap  signed  a 
partnership  agreement  with  Companieros,  a  nonprofit,  to  fund 
instructional  courses  for  students  at  France’s  major  universities. 
Dozens of management students from the Université de Technologie 
de Compiègne, Ecole Centrale de Lyon and the École Polytechnique 
received the “Handimanagers” label. In 2020 the Group set up a new 
initiative, the Duo Café, to organize get-togethers between students  
at the Group’s target schools and alumni working at TOTAL, to help 
the students learn more about the Group’s businesses.

A new agreement was negotiated with the employee representatives and 
signed unanimously in 2019. That agreement, now extended for the first 
time to the socle social commun scope excluding expatriates, replaces 
the three existing UES agreements, which contained different measures. 
The  new  agreement  harmonizes  the  measures  implemented  for 
employees with disabilities across France (nearly 14,000 people) and was 
approved by DIRECCTE (the regional French government agency dealing 
with  private  enterprise,  competition,  consumer  affairs,  labor  and 
employment) for a period of four years (2019–2022). 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 sheltered 
and supported employment sector (ESAT et EA).

– 

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In 2019 and 2020, 20 permanent contract hires were made, out of the  
40 envisaged in the agreement, supplemented by a proactive recruiting 
policy for work/study programs, internships, permanent and fixed-term 
contracts and temporary employment. The new agreement aims to reach 
the  statutory  employment  rate  of  6%  of  employees  with  disabilities  by 
year-end 2022; the Group’s employment rate of people with disabilities in 
France (direct and indirect employment) was 5.20% in 2019, an increase 
from the previous year.

The four disability coordinator positions in the Group’s various business 
segments and the special recruiter position provided for under the 2019 
agreement have been filled. Those employees are now actively applying 
the Group’s disability policy in the field, while helping to coordinate the 
network  of  disability  liaisons  from  each  site.  During  the  COVID-19 
pandemic, with its resulting lockdown measures and broader reliance on 
remote  working,  numerous  workstation  adaptations  were  made  in  the 
homes of people with disabilities to facilitate their retention in employment. 
As  those  employees  gradually  returned  to  work  after  the  lockdown 
periods,  the  disability  liaisons  offered  support  by  providing  a  number  
of customized resources, such as transparent “inclusive” masks for the 
hearing-impaired to allow them to read lips.

The Disability agreement signed in 2019 also lets employees voice their 
support for organizations that work on behalf of people with disabilities 
before  a  special  committee  made  up  of  Mission  Handicap  members  
and employee representatives. A special annual budget is allocated for 
the  duration  of  the  agreement.  In  2020,  funds  were  allocated  to  study 
some 50 projects promoted by disability support organizations.

In  2020,  for  the  second  consecutive  year,  TOTAL  partnered  with  the 
Trophées Femmes en Entreprise Adaptée (Women in Disability-Inclusive 
Companies  Awards)  hosted  by  the  Handiréseau  organization,  a  U.N. 
Women  initiative,  to  pay  tribute  to  the  exemplary  professional  careers  
of women with disabilities.

In  addition,  TOTAL  supports  the  Association  Total  Solidarité  Handicap 
(ATSH), an organization formed in 1975 by TOTAL employees who have 
children  with  disabilities.  ATSH  provides  psychological  and  financial 
support  to  current  and  retired  employees  of  the  Group  and  their 
dependents in France who are affected by disability. It currently has over 
327 members.

Internationally,  the  Group’s  actions  to  support  employees  with 
disabilities  have  taken  on  new  dimension  since  the  end  of  2018:  the 
Group aims to go beyond the legal requirements in all of its host countries. 
That  ambition  is  reflected  in  the  signing  of  the  International  Labour 
Organization  (ILO)  Global  Business  and  Disability  Network  Charter  in 
October 2018. To date, 40 subsidiaries have voluntarily signed on to the 
policy  and  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,  non-discriminatory  policies  and  practices,  accessibility,  job 
retention,  and  confidentiality.  Signing  the  ILO’s  Global  Business  and 
Disability  Network  Charter  has  generated  new  momentum,  reflected  
in  tangible  form  by  ongoing  discussions  of  best  practices  among  the 
subsidiaries and wider access to resources for raising awareness.

To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, 
2020, 40 committed subsidiaries came together as part of a digital event 
to gather feedback on actions taken since 2018, encourage the sharing 
of  best  practices,  energize  the  network  of  disability  liaisons  worldwide 
and identify action plans for 2021 and 2022. A kit for raising employee 
awareness  was  distributed  to  the  disability  liaisons  in  each  subsidiary  
to help them train the local workforce.

In January 2020, TOTAL joined The Valuable 500, a global initiative calling 
on multinational firms to show inclusiveness for people with disabilities 
and promote efforts to unlock their potential as an explicit component of 
each company’s agenda.

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A commitment to help young people enter the 
workforce

TOTAL is committed to helping young people find a trade and enhance 
their employability. In the belief that the issue must be tackled as early  
as possible in the educational system to ensure maximum impact, the 
Group has taken targeted measures, tailored to the specific conditions  
in each country.

During  periods  of  crisis,  young  people  may  find  that  the  obstacles  to 
entering  the  workforce  are  higher  than  ever.  During  2020  the  Group 
pledged to maintain entirely its commitment to helping this age group get 
onto the career ladder.

In France, TOTAL aims to open 50% of its internships for last year middle 
students  from  disadvantaged  neighborhoods.  This  program,  first
implemented in the Greater Paris region in 2018, was extended throughout 
France  in  2019.  During  the  2019-2020  school  year,  TOTAL  welcomed  
181 students from disadvantaged neighborhoods. In September 2020, 
TOTAL  expanded  the  internship  program  by  offering  remote  learning 
formats, in a bid to host as many young people as possible. 

In 2019, TOTAL reaffirmed its commitment to hire work-study students  
in France at a rate of 5% of the total workforce annually. The Group has 
adopted  metrics  that  reflect  the  Group’s  priority  commitments  with 
regard to diversity, disability and job opportunities among disadvantaged 
youths, to monitor the population of work-study students more closely.  
As of December 31, 2020, the Group employed in France 1,616 work-
study  students;  of  those,  within  the  socle  social  commun  scope,  
38 people with disabilities. Through its recent partnership with Mozaïk RH 
–  a  leading  force  in  helping  talented  young  people  from  diverse
backgrounds  find  their  footing  in  the  workplace,  thanks  to  its
DiversifiezVosTalents  platform  –  the  Group  will  be  able  to  step  up  its 
commitment to disadvantaged young people and improve its monitoring 
in that area. 

In  Africa,  the  Young  Graduate  Program  run  by  Marketing  &  Services 
offers graduates under the age of 26 an 18-month program for acquiring 
career skills. The program is divided into two phases: work experience  
at  the  subsidiary  in  the  participant’s  home  country,  followed  by  an
assignment abroad. Since the program was launched in 2014, over 450 
young people have taken the opportunity to improve their employability. 
The pandemic delayed further progress this year, so the Young Graduate 
program  has  deferred  its  goal  of  reaching  500  young  participants
until 2021.

Volontariat  International  en  Entreprise  (VIE)  is  an  international  program 
that  offers  graduates  aged  between  18  and  28,  from  France  or  other 
European Economic Area member states, a career opportunity abroad  
of  up  to  24  months;  moreover,  the  program  gives  French  businesses  
an opportunity to export their know-how internationally. The Group has 
taken part in the program since 2002; a total of 2,007 recent university 
graduates have taken part.

The Group’s international scholarship programs help to promote French 
higher education worldwide. In all, 1,500 scholars have received grants 
since  2004,  and  in  2020  TOTAL  provided  financial  support  to  193 
students from 15 countries. As part of a partnership signed in June 2019 
with the Agency for French Education Abroad and the French Ministry  
for  Europe  and  Foreign  Affairs,  TOTAL  has  agreed  to  fund  five  new 
Excellence-Major  scholarships  for  a  five-year  period.  These  programs 
likewise reflect the Group’s commitment to educating young people and 
helping them join the workforce.

Further measures to combat discrimination

TOTAL  signed  the  LGBT  (lesbian,  gay,  bisexual  and  transgender) 
commitment  charter  in  2014.  Drafted  by  an  organization  called  
L’Autre  Cercle,  the  charter  provides  a  framework  for  combating  
workplace  discrimination  in  France  based  on  an  individual’s  sexual 
orientation or gender identity.

To  provide  clear  answers  to  questions  employees  may  have  about 
matters relating to religion at work, and to encourage tolerance for the 
beliefs of others within a framework of respect for differences, the Group 
has developed The Practical Guide to Dealing with Religious Questions 
Within  the  Total  Group.  The  guide,  which  has  been  available  on  the 
Group’s  intranet  site  since  March  2017,  offers  keys  to  understanding 
different beliefs so that employees can more readily acknowledge those 
beliefs  in  their  day-to-day  activities.  Initially  published  in  French  and  
in English, the guide has since been translated into eight other languages. 
It is routinely provided to participants at training sessions on human rights 
conducted within the Group. It is also distributed on Business Ethics Day, 
which is marked each year on December 10 in all of the Group’s entities.

In addition, in December 2020, the Group launched a lecture series on 
religion that is set to continue through 2021.

5.3.3.2   Creating programs to address special 

work scheduling needs

The  Group’s  wide-ranging  operations  often  require  specific  work 
arrangements,  such  as  shift  schedules(1)  and  rotating  schedules(2), 
depending on the segment. Most shift workers are employed in Refining 
& Chemicals, Marketing & Services and Integrated Gas, Renewables & 
Power, while rotating workers are mainly in Exploration & Production.

The  average  work  week  is  determined  in  accordance  with  applicable 
local  laws  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 Africa, North America and Asia. It is more 
than  40  hours,  without  exceeding  48  hours,  in  subsidiaries  located  in 
Latin  America  (mainly  Mexico,  Brazil  and  Dominican  Republic),  a  few 
countries in Asia (India, Vietnam) and Africa (mainly Tunisia, South Africa, 
Morocco and Mauritius). 

The  challenges  of  work  organization  are  manifold,  depending  on  the 
regions  of  the  world  where  the  Group  operates,  and  according  to  the 
local legislation in force. The Group’s entities set up programs designed 
to  meet  the  specific  needs  of  work  organization  and  ensure,  as  far  as 
possible, that a work-life balance is promoted.

Over  the  past  few  years,  regular  remote  working  options  have  been 
gradually introduced within the Group. As part of the One Total, Better 
Together project, the Group is encouraging home-based remote working 
and flexible hours worldwide.

In the COVID-19 pandemic context, Group subsidiaries have turned to 
remote  working  wherever  possible,  going  beyond  the  Group’s  global 
guidelines (and instituting 100% remote working in some cases), based 
on government recommendations. By showing agility in adapting to the 
exceptional circumstances brought on by the pandemic, the Group has 
been able to maintain business continuity during government-imposed 
lockdown periods.

(1)  In which employees maintain continuous operations, with relays between teams to keep production going (in two or three eight-hour shifts), e.g., in plants or refineries.
(2)  In which employees conduct their work at a location (town or worksite) far from their place of residence and alternate between extended periods of work (at their assigned 

worksite) and rest periods at home.

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2020 
WHRS

2019 
WHRS 

2018 
WHRS

2020 
WHRS

2019 
WHRS 

2018 
WHRS

% of companies offering the option  
of regular remote working

% of employees choosing remote 
working when given the option

44.9%

29.1%

25.8%

13.3%

7.9%

5.0%

Percentage of employees with labor 
union representation and/or 
employee representation

Percentage of companies with labor 
union representation

91.7%

88.2%

71.7%

71.7%

In  addition,  as  of  December  31,  2020,  87.4%  of  companies  offer 
occasional remote working. 

Percentage of companies with 
employee representation

Among  other  programs  designed  to  foster  a  better  work-life  balance, 
employees are also choosing voluntary part-time work.

% of companies offering voluntary 
part-time work

55.1%

56.7%

50.0%

2020 
WHRS

2019 
WHRS 

2018 
WHRS

France,  the  Netherlands  and  Belgium  have  the  largest  number  of 
voluntary part-time workers.

In  the  COVID-19  pandemic  context,  the  Group  has  strengthened  its 
resources  worldwide  for  preventing  psychosocial  risks  by  giving 
employees access to a support service staffed by psychologists trained 
in  crisis  response,  who  can  offer  advice  tailored  to  each  employee’s 
concerns.

In addition, as part of a global initiative to prevent and manage employee 
absenteeism,  the  medical  absenteeism  rate  is  one  of  the  indicators 
monitored as part of the WHRS:

Absences for medical reasons 
(as a %)

4.1%

3.4%

3.0%

2020 
WHRS

2019 
WHRS 

2018 
WHRS

The change in the rate of medical absenteeism rate is mainly attributable 
to the pandemic, in particular with the imposed quarantine periods. 

5.3.3.3  Promoting workplace dialogue

Workplace dialogue is one of the pillars of the company project. It includes 
all  types  of  negotiations,  consultations  or  exchanges  of  information 
among  Group  entities,  employees  and  their  representatives  about 
economic and workplace issues and concerns relating to company life. 
The  topics  addressed  in  this  workplace  dialogue  may  vary  according  
to  each  subsidiary,  but  some  are  shared  concerns  across  the  Group 
such  as  health  and  safety,  work  hours,  compensation,  training  and  
equal opportunity.

The Group aims to conduct this dialogue at both the local level and at 
headquarters or centrally, as well as through its participation on company 
bodies and its signing of agreements.

Among the numerous stakeholders with which TOTAL maintains a regular 
dialogue, the Group’s employees and their representatives have a special 
position  and  role,  particularly  in  discussions  with  management  teams. 
In countries where employee representation is not required by law, Group 
companies strive to establish such representation. As a result, majority 
elected  employee  representatives  are  present  in  most  of  the  Group’s 
companies.

Percentage of employees covered by 
a collective bargaining agreement

Number of active agreements signed 
with employee representatives 
worldwide

including, in France(a)

80.3%

80.3%

80.5%

71.9%

71.2%

71.5%

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147

312
201

316
190

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(a)  Some agreements cover several companies at once (e.g., the agreements in the units 
of economic and employee interest (UESs) and agreements for groups of companies).

Moreover,  where  local  laws  provide  few  protections  for  freedom  of 
organization  and  the  right  to  collective  bargaining,  the  subsidiary’s 
management  is  reminded  that  it  must  provide  alternatives.  These  may 
include  allowing  employees  to  designate  representatives,  organizing 
regular  meetings  between  those  representatives  and  management, 
providing meeting rooms where employees can gather and altering work 
schedules accordingly. Those best practices are reviewed in an e-learning 
course on human rights in the workplace, offered within the Group since 
2019.

In  Europe,  as  part  of  the  Company’s  transformation  into  a  European 
company  (SE),  an  agreement  was  reached  on  April  15,  2020,  with  a 
special negotiating body to create the SE Works Council (known as the 
Total  European  Works  Council)  to  replace  the  former  European  Works 
Council, while maintaining continuity in its operations and missions.

The  Total  European  Works  Council  serves  as  a  forum  for  providing 
information  and  exchanging  views  about  the  Group’s  strategy,  its 
workplace,  economic  and  financial  situation,  as  well  as  on  matters 
relating 
to  sustainable  development,  environmental  and  social 
responsibility  and  safety.  It  is  consulted  for  significant  proposed 
organizational  changes  concerning  at  least  two  companies  in  two 
European countries, to express its opinion, in addition to the procedures 
initiated  before  the  national  representative  bodies.  The  innovative  past 
programs that allowed improved dialogue with works council members 
(safety  visits  to  the  field,  learning  expeditions  to  discuss  the  Group’s 
strategy  directly  on  site)  have  been  retained  in  the  agreement  that 
established the new Total European Works Council.

Employee  dialogue  in  Europe  has  remained  quite  active  despite  the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Meetings of the European Works Council and the 
new  Total  European  Works  Council  have  regularly  been  held  virtually 
since March 2020. The agreement on the establishment of the new Total 
European  Works  Council  was  signed  electronically  –  a  first  in  Europe. 
Electronic voting was arranged from the Group’s host countries in Europe 
to allow the election of the members of the Total European Works Council, 
which was formally established on September 15, 2020. Input from every 
party to the workplace dialogue in Europe was critical during this period. 

Workplace relations at the entities covered by the socle social commun 
scope remained especially active during the COVID-19 pandemic as well, 
thanks to regular discussions with union representatives at every level. 
A time-bound  agreement  on  the  ability  to  donate  COVID-19  rest  days 
(jours solidaires) from accrued time off and other measures in response 
to the pandemic was signed on May 13, 2020.

In  October  2020,  as  part  of  its  desire  to  encourage  expanded  social 
dialogue, TOTAL took the unique step of enlisting employee representatives 
to  help  develop  One  Tech,  a  Group  hub  that  will  centralize  3,300 
employees  with  technical  skills  and  expertise,  tasked  with  focusing  on 
innovation and fast-growing new energies.

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The Group’s commitment to employee dialogue is also reflected in the 
international agreements it has signed and mirrors the convictions held by 
the  highest  decision-making  bodies  of  the  Group.  In  2015,  the  Group 
signed  a  four-year  global  agreement  with  IndustriALL  Global  Union(1)  
to promote of human rights at work, diversity, employee and employee 
representative  participation  in  social  dialogue  and  the  recognition  of 
health  and  safety  in  the  workplace.  TOTAL  continues  to  apply  the 
commitments  of  this  global  agreement,  pending  the  outcome  of 
discussions with IndustriALL Global Union to reach a new agreement, the 
process has been slowed down with the health crises and the lockdown 
measures in 2020.

that  aims 

In December 2017, TOTAL also joined the worldwide Global Deal initiative, 
to  encourage  governments, 
a  multiparty  partnership 
businesses,  unions  and  other  organizations 
to  make  concrete 
commitments  to  promoting  employee  relations.  The  Global  Deal 
promotes  the  idea  that  effective  workplace  dialogue  can  contribute  to 
decent work and quality jobs and, as a consequence, greater equality 
and inclusive growth, from which workers, companies and civil society 
benefit.  In  2020,  TOTAL  continued  to  share  best  practices  with  Global 
Deal  members,  notably  as  part  of  two  working  groups  established  in 
2019,  one  focusing  on  workplace  protection  and  the  other  on  gender 
equality in the workplace.

As a company that is attentive to its workforce, TOTAL continues to build 
its  One  Total  company  project  through  a  participatory  approach  that 

invites employee input. One concrete example of that policy came in 2019 
with  the  launch  of  the  One  Total,  Better  Together  project.  Prior  to  the 
launch, employees were asked to reflect on the Group’s people ambition 
during workshops and forums and via a collaborative platform that drew 
thousands of contributions from around the world. 

In July 2020, a survey was conducted among a representative sampling 
of  nearly  20,000  employees  regarding  the  new  job  mobility  process  –  
a key component of that people-focused ambition – to obtain some initial 
feedback on the process a year after its launch. The survey found that 
92%  of  applicants  were  confident  they  could  find  an  interesting  new 
position  using  the  process,  and  more  than  70%  said  it  gave  them  a 
clearer view of their advancement potential within the Group and helped 
them take charge of their careers. The survey offered confirmation that 
employees support the new job mobility process, and also highlighted 
some potential enhancements that would address the desire for individual 
guidance in career development. 

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 their perceptions of the company, 
both  at  the  local  level  and  Group-wide.  The  most  recent  survey, 
conducted  in  2019  among  83,000  employees  in  126  countries,  found  
a 79% commitment rate, with 86% of employees saying they are proud  
to work for TOTAL.

5.4  Health and safety challenges

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 health and 
safety risks:
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

risk of industrial accident;
risk of workplace accident;
risk of transport accident;
risk of damage to health at the workplace;
risk of damage to the health and safety of consumers.

The risks and challenges relating to people health and safety are identified 
as part of a dynamic process that draws on the Group’s expertise and 
lessons  learned,  which  are  included  in  the  HSE  reference  framework 
known  as  One  MAESTRO  (Management  and  Expectations  Standards 
Toward Robust Operations).

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  of  the  Group,  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 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. 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  specificities  and  local 
regulatory  requirements.  The  Group’s  framework  is  available  to  all 
employees.

The  HSE  reference  framework  common  to  all  business  segments  has 
been rolled out since 2018 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, applies to the Group’s subsidiaries 
and their operated sites as defined in point 5.11 of this chapter (scope of 
One MAESTRO). It is based on 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  order  to  evaluate  the  implementation  of  this  framework,  Group 
subsidiaries operating sites are audited at least every five years. These 
subsidiaries also 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.

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Furthermore,  the  One  MAESTRO  framework  provides  that  companies 
holding an interest in assets or activities operated by third parties shall 
promote the Group HSE requirements and best practices and endeavor 
to ensure that similar requirements are adopted by the operator. It also 
provides  that  the  HSE  risks  relating  to  these  assets  or  activities  are 
expected to be assessed at least every five years and the manager of the 
non-operated asset within the Group are expected to be trained in HSE 
management. Assessing the risks relating to these assets and activities 

provides the basis for promoting the Group’s HSE rules implemented by 
the asset manager, particularly during board meetings. This can also take 
place  during  technical  assistance  missions  or  through  HSE  audits  or 
reviews, when these are provided for by a shareholders’ agreement.

Lastly,  before  any  final  decision  to  invest  in  a  construction  project  or 
acquire or sell a subsidiary, the proposals presented to the Group’s Risk 
Committee are assessed with regard to health and safety risks.

5.4.1   Preventing the occurrence of major industrial accidents

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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  the 
Group’s  operated  activities  that  are  exposed  to  such  risks.  The  Major 
Risks  division  of  the  Group’s  HSE  division  provides  support  in  the 
application of this policy.

At  year-end  2020,  in  addition  to  its  drilling  and  pipeline  transport 
operations,  the  Group  had  186  operated  sites  and  operating  zones 
exposed  to  such  risks.  These  correspond  to  all  activities  relating  to 
hydrocarbon production, whether offshore or onshore, as well as Seveso-
classified  industrial  sites  (upper  and  lower  tier)  and  their  equivalents 
outside  of  the  European  Union.  This  number  of  sites  has  increased 
compared to year-end 2019, when 180 sites were listed. The number of 
these sites is stable for the Refining & Chemicals segment and slightly 
increasing for the Exploration & Production, Integrated Gas, Renewables 
& Power, and Marketing & Services segments.

The Group’s policy for the management of major industrial accident risks 
applies from the facilities design stage in order to minimize the potential 
impacts associated with its activities. The policy is described in the One 
MAESTRO reference framework. It provides for the analysis of the risks 
related to the Group’s industrial operations at each operated site subject 
to these risks, 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. Training on major accident 
risks is organized by the Group at head office and at subsidiary sites for 
operating staff.

With regard to the design and construction of facilities, technical 
standards  include  applicable  regulatory  requirements  and  refer  to 
industry  best  practices.  The  construction  of  the  Group’s  facilities  is 
entrusted  to  qualified  contractors  who  undergo  a  demanding  internal 
selection process and who are monitored. In the event of a modification 
to  a  facility,  the  Group’s  rules  define  the  management  process  to  be 
adopted.

With  regard  to  the  management  of  operations  and  integrity  of 
facilities, formal rules have been set out to prevent specific risks that 
have been identified either by means of risk analyses or from internal and 
industry feedbacks. 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  reference 
framework also provides 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 One MAESTRO reference framework. 
Operations  teams  receive  regular  training  in  the  management  of 
operations in the form of companionship or in-person trainings.

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 & Gas Producers 
(IOGP). The Group set itself the target of having fewer than 70 Tier 1 and 
Tier 2 events in 2020. This target was not reached in 2020. The number 
of Tier 1 and Tier 2 events is higher than in 2019 but significantly lower 
than in 2018. In addition to the 84 Tier 1 and Tier 2 operational events 
indicated  in  the  table  below,  the  Group  recorded  five  Tier  1  or  Tier  2 
events due to sabotage or theft in 2020.

Loss of primary containment(a)

2020

2019

2018

Loss of primary containment (Tier 1)

Loss of primary containment (Tier 2)

Loss of primary containment (Tier 1 
and Tier 2)

30

54

84

26

47

73

30

73

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.

The Group did not have any major industrial accidents in 2020. Tier 1 and 
2  events  had  only  moderate  consequences  such  as  lost  time  injuries,  
fires or pollution of limited extent or with no impact.

In order to manage any major industrial accident efficiently, TOTAL has 
implemented  a  global  crisis  management  system  that  is  based 
primarily on an on-call system available 24/7, as well as 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 
subsidiaries and at 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 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and working 
from home as a result of this situation, the Group confirmed its resilience 
by  testing  out  procedures  and  methodologies  using  remote  crisis 
management  exercises.  In  addition,  in  order  to  maintain  the  Group’s 
training capacity regardless of how the situation developed, training for 
internal  crisis  management  individuals  was  maintained  and  provided 
remotely. In 2020, 187 individuals have been trained in crisis management 
in subsidiaries and at head office.

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TOTAL also continued to roll out its Incident Management System (IMS) at 
subsidiaries  operating  hydrocarbon  or  gas  exploration  and  production 
sites within the Exploration & Production and Integrated Gas, Renewables 
& Power segments. 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.  At  year-end 
2020, 385 individuals had been trained or made aware of the IMS.

5.4.2  Preventing occupational accidents

The Group has a policy for preventing occupational accidents that applies 
to  all  employees  of  Group  subsidiaries  and  employees  of  contractors 
working on a site operated by one of these subsidiaries. The safety results 
are monitored with the same attention for all. This policy is described in 
the One MAESTRO reference framework.

– 

training and general familiarization with safety issues for all levels of 
management (world safety day, special training for managers);

–  HSE communication efforts targeting all Group personnel;
– 

the introduction of HSE objectives into the compensation policy for 
Group employees (refer to point 5.3.1.2 of this chapter).

The  indicators  monitored  by  the  Group  include  work-related  accidents 
whether  they  occur  at  workplace,  during  transportation  within  the 
framework  of  long-term  contracts,  or  during  an  industrial  accident.  In 
addition to its aim of zero fatalities in the exercise of its activities, TOTAL 
has set itself the target of continuously reducing the TRIR indicator and, 
for 2020, of keeping it below 0.80 for all personnel of the Group and its 
contractors.

Safety indicators

2020

2019

2018

Millions of hours worked – 
All Personnel

Number of occupational fatalities – 
All Personnel

Number of occupational fatalities per 
hundred million hours worked – 
All Personnel

TRIR(a): number of recorded injuries 
per million hours worked – 
All Personnel

Group employees

Contractors’ employees(b)

LTIR(c): number of injuries per million 
hours worked – All Personnel

SIR(d): average number of days lost 
per lost time injury – All Personnel

Number of severe injuries (excluding 
 – All Personnel
fataliti

es)(e)

389

467

456

1

4

4

0.26

0.86

0.88

0.74

0.63

0.87

0.81

0.74

0.87

0.91

0.82

1.01

0.48

0.48

0.59

33

11

34

19

26

11

(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)  Number of injuries resulting in permanent disability or lost time of more than six months.

In 2020, of the 289 lost time injuries reported, 280 relate to accidents at 
the workplace. 78% of these occurred, in decreasing order of the number 
accidents, when walking, handling loads or objects, using portable tools 
or working with powered systems or lifting systems. 

The Group’s efforts on safety over a period of more than ten years have 
allowed it to reduce the TRIR by more than 70% between 2010 and 2020. 
This  improvement  is  due  to  constant  efforts  in  the  field  of  safety  and,  
in particular:
– 

the  implementation  of  the  HSE  frameworks,  which  are  regularly 
updated and audited;
the prevention of specific risks such as handling loads (ergonomics), 
road transport, foot traffic;

– 

Despite the measures taken as detailed above, a contractor employee 
sadly lost his life during a disassembly operation on a drilling rig in the Gulf 
of Mexico in the United States in 2020.

As part of the policy for preventing workplace accidents, TOTAL has 
defined  rules  and  guidelines  for  HSE  training,  personal  protective 
equipment and high-risk operations for Group employees and contractors 
working on sites operated by the Group. In order to continually move its 
practices  forward,  TOTAL  also  implements  a  process  for  analyzing 
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  essential 
factor of progress. Depending on its relevance to other Group entities,  
it  will  trigger  a  safety  alert  and,  depending  on  the  circumstances,  the 
circulation of lessons learned and updating of the reference framework. 
The reporting of anomalies and near misses (approximately 600,000 in 
2020)  is  strongly  encouraged  and  is  permanently  monitored.  The 
involvement  of  each  employee  in  identifying  anomalies  and  dangerous 
situations is an indicator of employees’ vigilance in accident prevention 
and reflects the safety culture within the Group.

The  Group’s  HSE  division  includes  a  division  of  specialists  in  high-risk 
operations (work at height, lifting, electricity, excavations, high-pressure 
cleaning etc.) which consolidates in-house knowledge and relations with 
contractors,  and  issues  the  relevant  One  MAESTRO  rules.  The  HSE 
division also includes a division aimed at providing support for subsidiaries 
to  improve  their  safety  culture  upon  their  request.  This  division  also 
develops  and  disseminates  tools  to  improve  human  performance  by 
identifying the Organizational and Human Factors of a work situation and 
defining appropriate measures. In 2020, a digital platform was created to 
host these tools, as well as examples of how to apply them, factsheets 
and information about the fundamental concepts of Organizational and 
Human Factors.

In addition to its One MAESTRO reference framework, in 2010 the Group 
introduced  “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. The Stop Card system, which was set 
up in 2015, also enables any employee of the Group or a contractor to 
intervene if, for example, any of the Golden Rules are not being followed. 
Between 2019 and 2020, the Group also rolled out the “Our lives first: 
zero fatal accidents” program, comprising the introduction of joint safety 
tours with contractors, the incorporation into the permit to work process 
of  a  ritual  to  be  performed  prior  to  undertaking  work  at  the  Group’s  

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operated sites (Safety Green Light), and tools to step up on-site checks 
and  assess  compliance  with  safety  rules  for  eight  high-risk  activities 
(working  at  height,  lifting  operations,  work  on  process  or  powered  
systems, working in confined spaces, hot work, excavation work, manual 
cleaning  using  high  pressure  jets  and  Industrial  cleaning  using  mobile 
pump and vacuum truck).

In order to ensure and reinforce knowledge of the reference framework,  
a  knowledge  evaluation  tool  containing  over  3,000  multiple-choice 
questions  was  developed  in  2018  for  use  by  the  HSE  managers  of 
subsidiaries, operated sites and their teams. This tool can also be used to 
determine a suitable training plan, if necessary. More than 120 evaluations 
were carried out in 2020.

The correct implementation of the One MAESTRO reference framework, 
and more generally, of all the Group’s occupational safety programs, is 
verified with site visits and audits. Contractors’ HSE commitment is also 
monitored  by  means  of  a  contractors’  qualification  and  selection 
process.  The  reference  framework  states  that  for  a  contractor  to  be 
authorized  to  carry  out  high-risk  work  on  a  site  operated  by  a  Group 
subsidiary,  its  HSE  management  system  needs  to  be  certified  by  a 
recognized third-party body or be inspected for compliance. Since 2016, 
for contractors with a high number of hours worked, a Safety Contract 
Owner  can  be  appointed  from  among  the  senior  executives  of  Group 
segments or members of Executive Committees of Group subsidiaries  
to  initiate  high-level  dialogue  with  the  contractor’s  management  and 
increase the level of commitment and visibility on HSE issues.

Preventive  actions  in  the  field  of  health,  safety  and  the  environment 
require all employees to adhere to the Group’s HSE 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 1, 
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 first-
aid training sessions;

–  HSE  for  Managers  is  aimed  at  current  or  future  operational  or 
functional managers within one of the Group’s entities. This training 
program was revised in 2020. Four sessions were held in 2020 under 
the new format to train around 100 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. Two sessions were held in 2020 to train around 40 of the 
Group’s  senior  executives,  representing  around  15%  of  their  total 
number. These sessions also included input from contractors’ senior 
executives to facilitate the sharing of best practices and encourage 
the  convergence  of  viewpoints  on  the  most  important  aspects  of 
safety culture.

In addition to training measures, the HSE division hosts regular events 
on HSE-related topics, with experts and specialists communicating a 
set of rules and good practices, internal and external, each month. The 
annual World Day for Safety is another key event. The theme in 2020 was 
“Our  lives  first:  Joint  safety  tours  with  contractors”.  In  addition,  TOTAL 
encourages and promotes its subsidiaries’ safety initiatives. Each year,  
a  safety  contest  is  organized  and  a  prize  is  awarded  to  the  best  HSE 
initiative by a subsidiary.

Finally, safety, as a core value of TOTAL, has been a component of the 
Group’s  employee  compensation  policy  since  2011  at  all  levels  of  
the Group (refer to point 5.3.1.2 of this chapter).

In terms of security, the Group’s policy aims to ensure that the Group’s 
people,  property  and  information  assets  are  protected  from  malicious 
intent or acts. To achieve this, TOTAL relies on its Security division, which 
develops  the  Group’s  reference  framework,  oversees  the  security 
situation in the countries in which it operates in order to determine general 
security  measures  to  be  adopted  (such  as  authorization  to  travel)  and 
provides support for subsidiaries, particularly in the event of a crisis. The 
Group’s  security  reference  framework  applies  to  all  subsidiaries  it 
controls. It provides that the security management system for subsidiaries 
must include the following stages: analysis of the threat, risk assessment, 
choice of a security posture, implementation of preventive or protective 
measures, control and reporting and then regular reviews. It must also 
comply  with  the  requirements  of  local  regulations.  The  framework 
requires each subsidiary to develop a security plan, operating procedures 
and an action plan. Within the framework of developing new activities,  
the Group’s Security department specifies the organization and resources 
to be deployed in connection with the business segments.

In each country in which TOTAL operates, the Country Chair is responsible 
for the security of operations in the country. The Country Chair ensures 
the  deployment  of  measures  and  resources,  with  the  support  of  a 
Country  Security  Officer  and  subsidiaries’  CEOs.  Subsidiaries’ 
management systems and security plans are checked on a regular basis 
by the Group’s Security department or the Country Chair. Familiarization 
and  training  programs  and  a  centralized  system  for  reporting  security 
events are organized by the Group’s Security department.

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5.4.3  Preventing transport accidents

In the field of road transport, the Group has for many years 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, defined in the One MAESTRO reference framework, applies to all 
the Group’s personnel and contractors. For example, it includes 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, 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 recorders  

of  driving  inputs  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,  the  segment  with  the  most  road 
transportation within the Group, with the delivery of products to service 
stations  and  consumers.  The  program  is  gradually  being  extended  to 
other business segments as needed. It 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. After inspection, an action plan is adopted. If there 
is a serious shortcoming or repeated poor results, the transport company  

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may  be  excluded  from  the  list  of  approved  transport  contractors. 
Furthermore,  a  training  center  exist  since  2015  in  Radès  in  Tunisia. 
It offers  transport  training  for  employees  of  subsidiaries  and  road 
transport contractors working for the Group that are interested.

To  measure  the  results  of  its  policy,  TOTAL  has,  for  many  years,  been 
monitoring the number of severe road accidents involving its employees 
and those of contractors. The 40% reduction in the number of serious 
injuries between 2016 and 2020 is a testament to the efforts that have 
been made. In 2020, the number of serious road accidents involving light 
vehicles decreased significantly compared to 2019. A trend the Group is 
looking to confirm in 2021.

The  projects  launched  in  2018  on  the  use  of  new  technologies  for  the 
prevention  of  road  accidents  were  continued  in  2019  and  2020.  In 
Marketing & Services, a new action plan has been introduced covering 
the  fields  of  driver  behavior,  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. The roll-out of these systems 
is now nearing completion. In addition, the second part of the SafeDriver 
video campaign was launched in 2019 and is expected to continue until 
2022. The subjects chosen for 2019 and 2020 were blind spots, tiredness 
and driving in difficult situations, as well as distractions when driving.

Number of severe road accidents(a)

2020

2019

2018

Light vehicles and public transport(b)

Heavy goods vehicles(b)

0

27

9

24

7

23

(a)  Overturned vehicle or other accident resulting in the injury of an occupant (declared 

incident).

(b)  Vehicles on long-term contract with the Group (> 6 months).

In  maritime  and  inland  waterways  transport,  the  process  and 
criteria for selecting ships and barges are defined by the Group’s vetting. 
These criteria take into account not only the ship or barge but also the 
crew, ensuring that the crew has all the qualifications and training required 
under the STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 
for Seafarers) convention. The vetting also verifies the application of the 
safety  management  system  defined  for  ships  by  the  ISM  (International 
Safety Management) Code of the IMO (International Maritime Organization) 
as  well  as  industry  recommendations  such  as  OCIMF  (Oil  Companies 
International  Marine  Forum)  and  SIGTTO  (Society  of  International  Gas 
Tanker and Terminal Operators) which take into account the human factor 
to  prevent  accidents  to  people  on  board  ships  or  barges.  In  addition, 
TOTAL’s chartering contracts require that the crew belong to a recognized 
trade  union  affiliated  to  the  ITF  (International  Transport  workers’ 
Federation). The ITF represents the interests of transport workers’ unions 
in bodies that make decisions about jobs, conditions of employment or 
safety  in  the  transport  sector,  such  as  the  International  Labour 
Organization (ILO) or the International Maritime Organization (IMO). 

international  bodies: 

With regard to air transport, a carrier selection process exists to limit the 
risks relating to travel by Group and contractor employees, if their journey 
is  organized  by  TOTAL.  This  process  is  based  on  data  provided  by 
recognized 
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.

the 

5.4.4  Preventing occupational health risks

With  regard  to  the  prevention  of  occupational  health  risks,  the  One 
MAESTRO  framework  provides  that  subsidiaries  of  the  Group  identify 
and assess risks at the workplace in the short, medium and long term. To 
do this, the framework provides application guides for implementation. 
The analysis of these health risks relates to chemical, physical, biological, 
ergonomic and psychosocial risks. This results in the roll-out of an action 
plan. An Industrial Health correspondent at each Group entity is identified 
and  tasked  with  implementing  the  policy  for  identifying  and  assessing 
work-related health risks. Measures taken within this framework, included 
in entities’ HSE action plans, can be audited as part of One MAESTRO 
audits.

In general, potential exposure to chemical or hazardous products 
at a site operated by a Group entity or nearby is one of the most closely 
monitored  risks  in  view  of  the  potential  consequences.  New  facility 
construction projects comply with international technical standards from 
the design stage in order to limit exposure. For production sites operated 
by a Group entity and subject to this risk, the One MAESTRO reference 
framework  sets  out  the  prevention  process  in  several  stages.  First, 
hazardous  products  such  as  carcinogenic,  mutagenic  or  toxic  to 
reproduction (CMR) products are listed and their risks identified. Second, 
potential  exposure  to  levels  that  may  present  a  risk  to  the  health  of 
personnel, contractors or local residents at the site or nearby are identified 
and assessed, and prevention or mitigation measures are implemented in 
order  to  control  the  risk.  Last,  the  approach  is  checked  (atmospheric 
checks,  specific  medical  monitoring,  audits  etc.)  in  order  to  verify  its 
effectiveness and implement improvement measures if necessary. This is 
also set out formally in a risk assessment file, which is revised regularly by 
the subsidiary.

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In terms of preventing psychosocial risks (PSR), TOTAL has launched  
a global voluntary program that aims to support all employees exposed 
to such risks, wherever they are in the world. This program, spearheaded 
by the Group’s Human Resources Division, the Group medical coordinator 
and  a  representative  of  each  of  TOTAL’s  business  segments,  has  four 
priorities: 
–  a minimum level of awareness and training through the distribution of 
a  PSR  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  PSR  factors  in  the  working  environment.  This 
facilitates the production of action plans;

–  a system for listening to and supporting all employees, irrespective of 
their  location.  Supervised  by  international  experts  and  available  in 
more  than  50  languages,  it  provides,  as  far  as  possible,  care  and 
support to employees in their native language and in accordance with 
their specific cultural environment;
regular  monitoring  of  the  indicators  for  enhanced  control  of  the 
system.  The 
system  guarantees  anonymity, 
confidentiality  and  the  security  of  personal  data  during  the  entire 
period of support.

implemented 

– 

All Group subsidiaries must ensure that they implement the Group’s PSR 
prevention  program  or  an  equivalent  local  program.  At  December  31, 
2020,  137  PSR  points  of  contact  contributed  actively  within  their 
subsidiary to the implementation of these four priorities.

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Musculoskeletal  disorders,  the  main  cause  of  occupational  illnesses  in 
the Group, represented 53% of all recorded illnesses in 2020, compared 
to 67% in 2019 for the WHRS scope. The Group assesses ergonomic 
risks  in  accordance  with  a  methodology  defined  above  and  offers 
employees training in prevention of musculoskeletal disorders.

In 2020, TOTAL organized itself to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. 
This  health  crisis  affected  all  the  Group’s  entities.  It  differs  from  other 
crises in terms of its duration and its scale. It has resulted in significant 
measures being taken across a broad scope such as the repatriation of 
certain  employees  and  their  families,  the  introduction  of  quarantine 
procedures  and  the  provision  of  personal  protective  equipment  (face 
masks, gloves, hand sanitizer etc.).

As  the  pandemic  developed,  the  countries  concerned  mobilized  their 
local crisis teams (Singapore on January 24, 2020, China on January 25, 
2020,  etc.).  A  coordination  unit  was  set  up  at  the  Group’s  head  office  
on January 27, 2020, and a Group crisis management cell was created  
on  March  10,  2020.  As  well  as  maintaining  business  continuity,  this 
permanent structure was put in charge of:
–  advising the Group’s Executive Committee;
–  ensuring  coordination  between  all  Group  entities  and  sharing  best 

practices;

–  defining, in accordance with the rules of each country, conditions for 

effective protection of all employees’ health;

–  centralizing initially the procurement and distribution of consumables 

protective equipment;

–  carrying out any necessary repatriations;
–  devising a travel policy;
–  proposing  a  procedure  for  gradually  returning  to  the  workplace, 
including screening capacity by means of virus testing and preparation 
of  premises  (signage,  information  panels,  temperature  readings, 
cleaning, regulation of restaurants etc.).
running  internal  communications  and  preparing  information  for 
employee representatives;

– 

–  setting up a psychological support platform;
–  carrying out periodic reporting.

On  the  basis  of  the  Group’s  recommendations,  subsidiaries  have 
rolled out  procedures  to  protect  employees’  health  and  business 
continuity in accordance with local conditions and applicable legislation. 
On July 1, 2020, the Group crisis management cell was turned into the 
Group  crisis  monitoring  cell.  Under  the  same  conditions  as  the  Group 
crisis management cell, the Group crisis monitoring cell worked on issues 
relating  to  the  lifting  of  and  return  to  lockdown  (adoption  of  measures  
for  working  from  home,  adaptation  of  industrial  site  procedures, 
management of contact cases and vulnerable people, etc.). This structure 
is still operational and provides an ongoing response to the constraints  
of the pandemic.

5

In terms of medical monitoring, the referential framework requires that 
each Group entity offers all employees a medical checkup at least every 
two years and 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. Medical 
monitoring  of  employees  is  conducted  at  a  health  department,  which 
may be internal (occupational health departments in France, clinics in five 
countries in Africa) or external. Furthermore, in view of its activities and 
exposure, TOTAL has an international medical department that designs, 
coordinates and supervises operational medical logistics abroad. It is the 
decision-making level in terms of medical safety of expatriate and national 
employees.  It  ensures  the  organization  of  aptitude  assessments  and 
medical monitoring of employees and their families living abroad, medical 
support for subsidiaries, audits of medical structures in countries where 
the Group operates, as well as issuing recommendations and coordinating 
medical evacuations.

To  complement  this  program,  TOTAL  has  set  up  an  employee  health 
observation committee 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  is  gathered 
anonymously during medical examinations worldwide.

At  the  corporate  level,  TOTAL  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 
the  Group’s  senior  executives  and  stakeholders  concerned  by  these 
issues. The theme for 2020 was the COVID-19 pandemic and in particular 
the measures taken by the Group while managing the crisis.

On a broader level, TOTAL also supports the promotion of 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. It also develops employee benefit programs (refer to 
point 5.3.1.2 in this chapter), and regularly takes action to raise awareness 
of lifestyle risks (anti-smoking and anti-drinking campaigns, etc.). Every 
year, in order to share information on progress in the area of Industrial 
Hygiene, TOTAL holds a technical day of discussions on different subjects 
with  the  relevant  business  segments.  In  2020,  this  event  did  not  take 
place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TOTAL  has  put  in  place  the  following  indicators  to  monitor  the 
performance of its program:

Health indicators (WHRS scope)

2020

2019

2018

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)

97%

98%

98%(a)

136

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154

(a)  As an exception to the reporting principles described in point 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.

5.4.5  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. Respecting regulatory requirements is the main measure to limit risk 
throughout the lifecycle of these products.

TOTAL  has  also  defined  the  minimum  requirements  to  be  observed  in 
order to market its petroleum or chemical products worldwide with the 
goal of reducing potential risks to consumer health and the environment. 
These  include  the  identification  and  assessment  of  the  risks  inherent  
to  these  products  and  their  use,  as  well  as  providing  information  to 
consumers.  The  material  safety  datasheets  that  accompany  the  

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petroleum and chemical products marketed by the Group (available in at 
least  one  of  the  languages  used  in  the  relevant  country),  as  well  as 
product labels, are two key sources of information.

The  implementation  of  these  requirements  is  monitored  by  teams  of 
regulatory experts, toxicologists and ecotoxicologists within the Refining 
& Chemicals and Marketing & Services segments of the Group. The task 
of these teams is to ensure the preparation of safety documentation for 
the marketed petroleum and 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 datasheets and 
food,  toys,  pharmaceutical 
compliance  certificates 
packaging, etc.) and ensure REACH registration if necessary. They also 
monitor  scientific  and  regulatory  developments  and  verify  the  rapid 
implementation of new datasheets and updates within Group entities.

(contact  with 

Governance  of  the  process  is  rounded  off  within  the  Group’s  business 
units or subsidiaries of the Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services 
segments  with  the  designation  of  a  product  manager  who  ensures 
compliance during the market release of his or her entity’s petroleum and 
chemical products. The networks of product managers are coordinated 
by  the  Group’s  specialist  teams  either  directly  or  via  an  intermediate 
regional level in the case of the Marketing & Services segment.

The  safety  datasheets  for  oil  and  gas  produced  by  the  Exploration  & 
Production  and  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  subsidiaries  are 
produced by the Marketing & Services expertise center. The compliance 
of the go-to-market process of these products is ensured by the subsidiary.

Finally, TOTAL has set up an intersegmental working group that works on 
the harmonization of practices and classifications for the petroleum and 
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.

risk of accidental pollution;

The Group has therefore identified its main environmental risks:
– 
–  environmental risks that would arise in the event of a liquid, gas 
or solid discharge or unsustainable use of natural resources;
risk of damage to biodiversity and ecosystems during projects 
and  operations,  especially  those  located  in  sensitive  natural 
environments;

– 

Environmental risks and challenges are identified as part of a dynamic 
process that draws on the Group’s expertise and lessons learned, which 
are included in the HSE reference framework known as One MAESTRO 
(Management and Expectations Standards Toward Robust Operations).
To address its risks, TOTAL relies on the HSE division, which forms part 
of  the  People  &  Social  Responsibility  division,  whose  President  is  a 
member of the Executive Committee.

–  environmental risks associated with the production of final waste. 

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.

One  MAESTRO  reference  framework  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 HSE Committee and the Group’s 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;

–  promoting  the  internal  standards  to  be  applied  by  the  Group’s 

operational entities.

With  this  aim,  the  HSE  division  manages  in  an  integrated  manner  the 
environmental,  safety,  health  and  societal  challenges  related  to  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 internal reference 
framework. This reference framework and the corresponding audits are 
described  in  point  5.4  of  this  chapter.  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  

As  a  general  requirement,  the  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework 
states that the environmental management systems of the sites operated 
by the Group that are important for the environment(1) must be ISO14001 
certified  within  two  years  of  start-up  of  operations  or  acquisition:  97%  
of these 79 sites were compliant in 2020. The non-compliant sites are  
the  Lapa  site  in  Brazil,  which  should  be  certified  in  2021,  and  the  
Kaombo Norte site in Angola, whose certification has been postponed  
to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to this requirement,  

(1)  Production  subsidiaries  of  the  Exploration  &  Production  segment,  sites  producing  more  than  250,000  tons  per  year  in  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  and  Marketing  &  Services 

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at  year-end  2020,  a  total  of  266  sites  operated  by  the  Group  were 
ISO14001 certified. In 2020, 12 new sites received ISO14001 certification. 
Internal  requirements  also  stipulate  that  all  projects  submitted  to  the 
Group’s  Risk  Committee  must  be  assessed  and  reviewed  for  risk  and 
potential  impact,  particularly  environmental,  before  the  final  investment 
decision is made.

The  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework  also  includes  specific 
requirements covering the Group’s various environmental risks (refer to 
points 5.5.2 to 5.5.5 of this chapter).

The Group’s environmental progress targets(a):
– 

reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions into the air by 50% between 
2010 and 2020;

What has been accomplished:
–  more than 50% reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions into the 

air since 2017;

–  valorize more than 50% of the waste produced by sites operated  

–  more  than  50%  of  the  waste  produced  by  sites  operated  by  the 

by the Group;

Group was valorized in 2020;

–  maintain  the  hydrocarbon  content  of  water  discharges  below 
30 mg/l  for  offshore  sites  and  below  15  mg/l  for  onshore  and 
coastal sites;
implement  the  biodiversity  ambition  according  to  the  4  areas 
presented in point 5.5.4 of this chapter.

– 

–  100% of the Group’s oil sites have met the quality target for onshore 
discharges since 2016 and 100% of the Group’s oil sites have met 
the quality target for offshore discharges in 2020;

–  six biodiversity action plans deployed or in preparation in 2020;
–  no  oil  and  gas  exploration  or  production  activity  in  the  area  of 

(a)  For targets relating to climate, refer to point 5.6 of this chapter.

natural sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List;
–  no exploration activity in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic.

TOTAL  seeks  to  ensure  that  all  employees  share  its  environmental 
protection requirements. Employees receive training in the required skills 
(refer to point 5.4.2 of this chapter).

TOTAL also raises employee awareness through internal communication 
campaigns (e.g., in-house magazines, intranet, posters).

5.5.2  Preventing risks of accidental pollution

To prevent accidental risks and, in particular, major spills that could reach 
the  environment,  TOTAL  implements  appropriate  risk  management 
policies. Point 5.4.1 of this chapter describes the management measures 
covering  the  design  and  construction  of  facilities  and  any  changes  to 
existing facilities, as well as operations. 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(1) 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 TOTAL Shipping division’s time-chartered fleet is 
approximately seven years.

The Group’s operated marine terminals have completed the consolidation 
of their physical characteristics in the global database that forms part of 
the OCIMF’s Marine Terminal Information System (MTIS), which will make 
it  easier  to  assess  ships’  compatibility  with  ports  of  call.  Additionally, 
TOTAL  encourages  all  operated  terminals  to  use  the  Marine  Terminal 
Management  and  Self-Assessment 
framework 
recommended by the industry to terminal operators to ensure continuous 
improvement  in  the  safety  of  their  operations.  A  training  course  on 
checking  safety  conditions  of  the  ship/shore  interface  (SSSCL  –  Ship 
Shore  Safety  Check  List)  and  cargo  transfer  operations  was  made  a 
requirement of the One MAESTRO reference framework in October 2020. 
At  year-end  2020,  90%  of  operated  terminals  had  operators  who  had 
already undergone this training.

(MTMSA), 

the 

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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  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. The Group 
companies  can  call  on  in-house  human  and  material  resources 
(FOST – Fast Oil Spill Team) 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 
access to solutions that are more 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. Since 2018, equipment 
to  facilitate  shallow  water  capping  operations,  Offset  Installation 
Equipment (OIE), has been positioned in Trieste, Italy. Managed by OSRL, 
it can be transported by air or boat to anywhere in the world as necessary.

TOTAL  has  also  designed  and  developed  its  own  capping  system 
(“Subsea  Emergency  Response  System”)  to  stop  potential  blow-out  in 
drilling  or  production  operations  as  quickly  as  possible.  Since  2015, 
equipment  has  been  installed  in  Angola  and  the  Republic  of  Congo, 
covering the entire Gulf of Guinea region.

In  order  to  manage  a  major  accidental  spill  efficiently,  TOTAL  has 
implemented  a  global  crisis  management  system  that  is  described  in 

(1)  OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum): An industry forum including the leading international oil companies. This organization manages the Ship Inspection Report 

(SIRE) Program, which holds and provides access to tanker and river barge inspection reports (BIQ – Barge inspection Questionnaire).

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Oil spill preparedness

2020

2019

2018

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 an oil spill response 
exercise or whose exercise was 
prevented following a decision by 
the authorities

119

128

126

100%

100%

99%

88%

85%(b)

86%

(a)  The variation in the number of sites is due to changes in scope.
(b)  The  2019  value  was  revised  in  order  to  account  only  for  impediments  following  

a decision by the authorities

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 of more than one barrel that 
affected the environment, excluding 
sabotage

Number of spills

Total volume of spills 
(thousands of m³)

2020

50

2019

57

2018

74

1.0

1.2

0.3

Following the rupture of the Île-de-France Pipeline (PLIF) in Autouillet in 
2019, remediation works were completed in 2020. The topsoil has been 
reconstituted  using  agronomically  compatible  regional  mineral  and 
vegetal soil and sewn with selected seeds in order to restructure the soil 
and prevent the establishment of invasive species while waiting for crops 
to regrow following a recovery period of one or two years. In spring 2020, 
vegetation returned to the streambanks equivalent to that present before 
the  incident.  The  various  areas  are  subject  to  regular  environmental 
monitoring in order to check the biological and chemical quality over time. 

5.5.3  Limiting the environmental footprint of the Group’s sites

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 control them.

SO2 emissions that are likely to cause acid rain are regularly checked and 
reduced. The reduction in emissions in 2020 is mainly due to a decrease 
in  activity  at  refining  units  relating  to  shutdowns  and  to  the  COVID-19 
pandemic.

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, 
TOTAL has drawn up rules and guidelines that the Group’s subsidiaries 
can use to limit the quantities discharged. TOTAL has set itself targets for 
reducing sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and is committed to limiting its 
hydrocarbon discharges into water. After analysis, 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  process  management,  etc.)  and  technical  measures 
(wastewater  treatment  plants,  using  low  NOX  burners  and  electrostatic 
scrubbers, etc.). To date, all refineries wholly owned by the Group have 
this type of system.

NOX emissions mainly concern hydrocarbon exploration and production 
activities. They are primarily located offshore and far away from the coast 
and their impact on air quality is therefore considered to be minor.

Discharged water quality

2020

2019

2018

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)

12.8

13.0

14.1

100%(a)

100%(a)

100%(a)

1.9

1.7

1.8

100%

100%

100%

For  new  facilities  developed  by  the  Group,  the  internal  rules  require 
impact  assessments  to  be  carried  out  and,  if  necessary,  actions  must  
be taken to limit the impact of these emissions.

(a)  Alwynn  and  Gryphon  sites  (United  Kingdom)  excluded,  as  their  produced  water 
discharges  only  occur  during  the  maintenance  periods  of  the  water  reinjection 
system and are subject to a specific regulatory declaration.

In 2010, SO2 emissions reached 99 kt. TOTAL has set itself the target  
of not exceeding 49.5 kt by 2020; it has met this target since 2017.

Chronic emissions into the atmosphere

2020

2019

2018

SO  emissions (kt)

2

NO  emissions (kt)

X

NMVOC(a) emissions (kt)

34

64

69

39

72

83

48

66

81

(a)   Non-methane volatile organic compounds.

Soil

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). TOTAL has drawn up a guide that  
the  subsidiaries  can  use  to  prevent  and  contain  this  pollution.  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; and

–  managing  any  pollution  from  previous  activities  by  means  of 

containment and reduction or elimination operations.

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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.

available. These are mainly highly populated urban areas, such as urban 
areas in Northern Europe. According to the CDP Water definition, these 
withdrawals  represent  9.6%  of  the  overall  Group’s  water  withdrawals 
(including  brackish  water  and  seawater).  For  priority  sites  defined  as 
those  located  in  water  stress  areas  and  withdrawing  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. 

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 the 
risks related to soil and groundwater pollution. For the sites at the end of 
their activity, the management of pollution is determined in accordance 
with regulatory obligations with an objective of continuing to control the 
use  of  the  sites  while  favoring  the  possibility  of  redeveloping  Group 
activities (solar, reforestation, etc.) and protecting biodiversity (priority 3 of 
the  biodiversity  ambition  presented  in  point  5.5.2  of  this  chapter). 
Remediation operations are carried out by specialized entities created by 
the Group. At year-end 2020, 141 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).

Sustainable use of resources

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,  particularly  when  the 
activity concerned 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;
improve  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 
significant for this indicator and assesses these volumes on the basis of 
the current and future water stress indicators of the WRI(1) Aqueduct tool. 
In 2020, the Group’s sites withdrew 105 million m3 of fresh water, with net 
consumption of 75 million m3. Half this volume was withdrawn in areas of 
high  or  extremely  high  water  stress  according  to  the  WRI  definition,  
i.e.  areas  where  human  demand  for  water  exceeds  40%  of  resources 

This risk assessment establishes that the activities of the sites operated 
by the Group expose the other users of the water to a relatively low risk of 
water shortage. The risk mainly concerns TOTAL sites for which the water 
supply could be cut in order to maintain access to water for priority users. 
In 2020, TOTAL responded to the CDP Water survey for the 2019 period 
and was, for the third consecutive year, graded A-. The main indicator 
used in this reporting is fresh water withdrawal.

Water-related indicator

2020

2019

2018

Fresh water withdrawals excluding 
cooling water (million m³)

Fresh water consumption 
(million m³)(a)

105

115

116

75

–

–

(a) Indicator disclosed for 2020 with no historical data.

The decrease in the volume of freshwater withdrawals is largely related  
to a reduction in activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Soil

TOTAL  uses  the  ground  surface  that  it  needs  to  safely  conduct  its 
industrial operations. 

Worldwide, biofuels used by the Group meet sustainability requirements 
as per regulations in force. 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 a mass balance system required by the European Union. 
This certification impose criteria for the oils’ sustainability and traceability 
(carbon footprint, non-deforestation, proper land use, respect for human 
rights). These criteria apply to the entire production and distribution chain 
for sustainable biofuels and were tightened in 2019 when the Directive on 
renewable energy in transport was revised. The European Union caps,  
in particular, the use of agricultural feedstocks 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 that are 60-70% vegetable oils (rape, palm, 
etc.)  and  30-40%  waste  and  residues.  TOTAL  has  selected  a  limited 
number of palm oil suppliers and completes its certification compliance 
with a specific strengthened control system for sustainability and respect 
for  human  rights.  In  September  2020,  TOTAL  announced  a  plan  to 
convert its Grandpuits refinery into a zero-crude platform with a biofuel 
production plant using mainly waste and residues (animal fats and used 
cooking oil), as well as vegetable oils other than palm oil.

(1)  World Resources Institute.

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5.5.4   Managing  impacts  on  biodiversity  and  ecosystems  during  projects  and 

operations

The planet’s rich biodiversity is under threat. TOTAL’s inclusion of biodiversity goes back some time, but the current 
degradation of the environment is a reality that requires us all to make a major change, collectively and individually. 
For this reason, TOTAL is now stepping up its biodiversity ambition and commitments, and this will contribute to the 
Group’s ambition to be the company of responsible energies.
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TOTAL.

Aware  of  the  need  to  protect  the  nature  on  which  humanity  depends, 
TOTAL ensures that biodiversity is taken into account in all its operations, 
based on its Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Charter. In 2016, the 
Group  pledged  to  contribute  to  the  success  of  the  United  Nations’ 
Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs),  including  those  relating  to
biodiversity.  In  2018,  TOTAL  signed  up  to  the  Act4Nature  initiative
promoted by the French Association of Enterprises for the Environment, 
now Act4Nature international.

In 2020, TOTAL has set itself a new biodiversity ambition to coincide with 
the preparation of the United Nations’ global biodiversity plan, which aims 
to protect global biodiversity and updates its public commitments in this 
field (sustainable-performance.total.com). This ambition is based on four 
core principles: (1) voluntary exclusion zones, (2) biodiversity management 

in projects, (3) biodiversity management at existing sites and sites ceasing 
their  activities,  (4) promoting  biodiversity.  This  new  Ambition  was 
incorporated in the One MAESTRO framework of the Group.

This  ambition  is  currently  being  rolled  out.  An  internal  and  external 
communications  plan  has  been  drawn  up  and  deployed  in  the  Group 
business  segments  and  R&D.  A  series  of  webinars  open  to  all  of  the 
Group’s HSE personnel has been held in order to raise awareness about 
the new Ambition. A number of specific meetings to present this Ambition 
to  the  Group’s  external  partners  have  been  held  and  allowed  their 
viewpoints and recommendations to be heard.

An overview of the steps already taken under the four main areas of the 
new biodiversity Ambition is provided in the table below.

1. Voluntary exclusion zones:
– 

the Group has made a commitment to recognize the 
universal  value  of  UNESCO’s  world  natural  heritage 
sites,  by  not  conducting  oil  and  gas  exploration  or 
production activity in these areas.

Biodiversity Ambition

What has been accomplished:
–  This commitment is respected.

–  TOTAL has also made a commitment not to conduct 
any  exploration  activity  in  oil  fields  under  sea  ice  in  
the Arctic.

–  The  Group  publishes  a  list  of  its  licenses  in  the  Arctic  on  its  website  sustainable-
performance.total.com. In 2020, the Group did not conduct any exploration activity  
in oil fields under sea ice in the Arctic.

2. New projects:
A biodiversity action plan (BAP) is developed for any new 
site  located  in  an  area  of  interest  for  biodiversity,  that  is 
IUCN  (International  Union  for  Conservation  of  Nature) 
Protected  areas  I  to  IV  or  Ramsar  areas.  In  addition,  for 
each new project located in a IUCN Protected area I or II or 
a  Ramsar  area,  the  Group  commits  to  implement 
measures  to  produce  a  net  positive  impact  (gain)  on 
biodiversity.

What has been accomplished: A biodiversity action plan has been put in place for all 
operated production sites located in the most sensitive protected areas, corresponding 
to the IUCN I to IV and Ramsar areas, some of which have a target of a net gain. In 2020, 
this concerned six projects, two of which are aligned with the performance standards  
of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation. These are: 
–  The BAP for the existing oil terminal in Djeno (Republic of the Congo), located in a 

Ramsar area, was developed in 2015 and is continuing to be rolled out. 

–  The  BAP  for  the  existing  onshore  oil  terminal  in  Tempa  Rossa  (Italy),  for  which  the 
concession partly overlaps an IUCN II area, was developed in 2019 and is continuing 
to be rolled out. 

–  The BAP with net gain for the Tilenga project (oil production, Uganda), partly located 
in an IUCN II area, is 100% complete and implementation is due to begin following the 
final investment decision. Some measures have already been taken proactively.

–  The BAP with net gain for the EACOP pipeline project (oil transportation, Tanzania), 
crossing  an  IUCN  II  area  is  under  completion  and  implementation  is  due  to  begin 
following  the  final  investment  decision  associated  with  the  decision  for  the  Tilenga 
project. Some measures have already been taken proactively, such as actions relating 
to protecting chimpanzees. This BAP has a target of a net gain as it is aligned with the 
performance standards of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation.

–  Preparation of the BAP for the existing Eole La Perrière onshore wind farm (Reunion 

Island, France) has begun as part of the site’s redevelopment.

–  Preparation of the BAP for the existing Helio La Perrière onshore solar field (Reunion 

Island, France) has begun as part of the site’s redevelopment.

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A  biodiversity  action  plan  will  be  defined  by  2025  at  the 
latest and deployed by 2030 at the latest on every existing 
environmentally significant site (Exploration & Production 
production sites, refineries, petrochemicals sites, gas-fired 
power  stations)  which  is  ISO14001  certified.  TOTAL  will 
report  on  its  deployment  to  the  various  stakeholders. 
When a site stops its operations, TOTAL is also committing 
to considering the development of a dedicated area rich in 
biodiversity 
rare  species  habitats,  biodiversity 
sanctuaries, etc.) as one of the options for its rehabilitation.

(e.g. 

4. Promotion of biodiversity:
–  As  part  of  the  Total  Foundation’s  Climate,  Coastal  
to  support 
youth

and  Oceans  program,  TOTAL  wish 
biodiversity-related  awareness  programs, 
education and research actions.

–  TOTAL  also  commits  to  sharing  biodiversity  data 
collected  as  part  of  environmental  studies  on  Group 
projects with the scientific community and the general 
public.

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What has been accomplished: Planning of the program is under way, particularly with 
regard to the preparation of the 14 biodiversity diagnostics exercises expected in 2022.

Concerning the creation of biodiversity-rich zones (habitats for rare species, biodiversity 
sanctuaries etc.) as one of the options for restoring sites that have ceased to operate, an 
initial zone has been created with a reptile habitat on the banks of the river Garonne. 
Around ten other sites have been identified and will be subject to a similar process.

What has been accomplished:  Total Foundation supports the IUCN’s Blue  Natural 
Capital  Financing  Facility  (BNCFF)  general  interest  initiative.  The  aim  of  the  BNCFF 
initiative is to improve coastal conservation projects in order to achieve environmental, 
social and economic benefits.

In order to continue sharing its biodiversity data and tools with the scientific community, 
the Group has joined the international Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The 
first input data concerns the Group’s projects in Angola and Guyane Maritime. The data 
published by TOTAL has been downloaded more than 400 times, with a total of 84,000 
single  data  views,  and  in  mid-2020  this  data  was  already  cited  in  three  scientific 
publications. TOTAL is the first major to join GBIF.

In addition, Oxford University in the United Kingdom (Long Term Ecology Laboratory), 
TOTAL and Equinor launched a collaboration program in 2018 with the aim of developing 
a tool for screening of marine biodiversity sensitivities. The tool has now been finalized 
and is available online for industry, the public sector and NGOs(1).

Lastly, the Group has a number of R&D programs relating to biodiversity. 
These  include  the  development  with  UNEP  WCMC(2)  of  a  biodiversity 
impact indicators methodology that can be consolidated at Group level, 

the development of an operational catalogue for nature-based solutions, 
work on mapping areas vulnerable to climate change and opportunities 
offered by the Group’s sites in terms of ecological corridors.

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5.5.5  Promoting the circular economy

Between  2017  and  2020,  TOTAL  rolled  out  a  range  of  actions  that 
includes targets for progress in various areas: 
–  valorizing more than 50% of the waste produced by sites operated 

– 

by the Group;
incorporating a criterion dedicated to the circular economy into the 
company’s purchasing.

Additionally, TOTAL has set itself the target of:
–  producing 30% of its polymers from recycled materials by 2030.

What has been accomplished:
–  more  than  50%  of  the  waste  produced  by  sites  operated  by  the 

Group subsidiaries was valorized in 2020;

–  production of 20,000 tons of recycled polypropylene per year and, 
further  to  the  conclusive  industrial-scale  tests,  creation  and 
marketing  of  around  15  grades  of  polyethylene,  polypropylene  
and  polystyrene  compounds  containing  up  to  50%  of  recycled 
materials.

With regard to food waste and food poverty, TOTAL’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  rule  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  focused  on  controlling  the  processing  of 
waste produced by all operated sites, at every stage of 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; 

– 
–  valorizing non-recycled products wherever possible.

– 

(1)  LEFT Marine (Local Ecological Footprint Tool).
(2)  World Conservation and Monitoring Center of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

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– 

in  May  2020,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  with  PureCycle 
Technologies to develop a strategic partnership in plastics recycling. 
Under this agreement, TOTAL has made a commitment to buy some 
of  the  production  of  the  future  PureCycle  Technologies  plant  in  the 
United  States  and  assess  the  opportunity  to  jointly  develop  a  new 
plant in Europe;
in September 2020, TOTAL decided to convert its Grandpuits refinery 
into  a  zero-crude  platform.  By  2024,  thanks  to  investment  of  over 
€500 million, it is planned that the platform focuses on new industrial 
activities including bioplastics production and plastics recycling. The 
bioplastics plant will be built by TOTAL Corbion PLA, a joint venture 
equally  owned  by  TOTAL  and  Corbion.  It  will  be  the  first  European 
plant  producing  PLA,  a  recycled  and  100%  biodegradable  plastic. 
The plastics recycling plant will be built with Plastic Energy and will be 
60% owned by TOTAL and 40% by Plastic Energy. It will be the first 
chemicals  recycling  plant  in  France.  Based  on  innovative  recycling 
technology, the plant will be able to convert plastic waste by means of 
a pyrolysis process which melts plastic into a liquid called Tacoil. The 
Tacoil will be used as a feedstock for making polymers with the same 
qualities as virgin polymers. These will be suitable for food contact,  
a  particularly  sought-after  criterion  for  food  packaging  companies. 
With  processing  capacity  of  15,000  tons  of  plastic  waste  per  year,  
it  is  due  to  be  commissioned  in  2023  and  will  help  to  achieve  the  
target set by TOTAL for 2030.

Furthermore, in order to improve the properties and therefore the use of 
recycled  plastics,  TOTAL  is  already  working  on  all  types  of  plastics 
recycling: 
– 

in the field of mechanical recycling, in 2019 TOTAL acquired Synova, 
France’s 
recycled 
leading  producer  of  high-performance 
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;
in December 2019, TOTAL joined forces with Citeo, an environmental 
organization  involved  in  packaging,  plastic  recycling  technology 
provider  Recycling  Technologies,  Nestlé  and  Mars,  world  leaders  
in  the  food  industry,  to  develop  an  innovative  chemicals  recycling 
industry in France. This unique consortium is examining the technical 
and  economic  feasibility  of  recycling  complex  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.

Lastly, the Group is working on diversifying its supply sources, in particular 
those that are bio-based. TOTAL is one of the world leaders in bioplastics. 
Total Corbion PLA owns a plant in Thailand with capacity of 75,000 tons 
per year of PLA, which began operations in 2019.

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In 2020, active sites operated by Group subsidiaries generated 501 kt of 
waste, including 198 kt of hazardous waste. TOTAL’s target is to reuse 
more than 50% of the waste produced by these sites. This target was 
achieved in 2020:

Group waste overview(a)

2020

2019

2018

Non-hazardous waste (kt)

Valori

zed non-hazardous waste(b) 

(kt)

Hazardous waste (kt)

Valorized hazardous waste(b) (kt)

303

190

198

107

375

240

288

190

379

219

194

110

Waste treatment processes(a)

2020

2019(d)

2018

Valorization (recycling, material and 
energy recovery)(b)

Landfill

Other (incineration without 
valorization, biotreatment without 
valorization etc.)

59%

12%

65%

15%

57%(c)

18%

29%

20%

25%

(a)  Excluding drilling cuttings, excluding sites that have ceased operations and are in 

the process of being remediated.

(b)  Valorization includes recycling, material recovery and energy recovery.
(c)  Valorization rates for 2018 exclude excavated soil within the scope of the Port Arthur 
Ethan Cracker project. This was exceptional non-hazardous waste associated with 
the construction of a new facility that was used as soil cover in a landfill. Refer to 
point 5.11 of this chapter for the scope of reporting.

(d)  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 decrease in the valorization rate in 2020 is mainly due to the drop in 
activity  of  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment  linked  to  the  COVID-19 
pandemic  and  the  end  of  soil  remediation  works  of  the  Île-de-France 
pipeline. 

– 

Since  2015,  all  the  Refining  &  Chemicals  segment’s  plastic  production 
sites worldwide have taken part in the Operation CleanSweep® program. 
Operation CleanSweep® is an international program that aims to avoid 
losses of plastic pellets during handling operations by the players in the 
plastics  industry,  to  prevent  their  reaching  the  aquatic  environment  
(zero  pellet  loss).  Since  2015,  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 and consisting of 80 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  processing  (reuse,  recycling  and  recovery)  of  
used  plastics  in  the  environment,  particularly  in  the  oceans.  To  date,  
17 partnerships have already been established.

Developing polymers from recycled plastics

TOTAL has made a strong commitment to plastics recycling and aims to 
produce  30%  of  its  polymers  from  recycled  materials  by  2030.  To  this 
end,  the  Group  has  launched  a  number  of  projects  and  partnerships, 
including specifically in 2020:

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5.6   Climate change-related challenges  
(as per TCFD recommendations)

TOTAL supports the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which calls for 
reducing  greenhouse  gas  emissions  in  the  context  of  sustainable 
development  and  eradicating  poverty,  and  which  aims  to  hold  the 
increase  in  the  planet’s  average  temperature  to  well  below  2°C  above 
pre-industrial levels. To achieve these targets, the world’s energy systems 
need to be transformed. This dual challenge consisting of providing more 
energy for all with less carbon emissions concerns the society as a whole, 
with  governments,  investors,  companies  and  consumers  all  playing  an 
important role.

5.6.1  Governance

In tackling the climate challenge, TOTAL, that proposes to its shareholders 
in 2021 to become TotalEnergies, has set itself the ambition of being the 
company of responsible energies. TOTAL’s aim is to provide energy that 
is  more  available,  more  affordable,  cleaner  and  accessible  to  as  many 
people  as  possible.  In  this  context,  the  Group’s  ambition  is  to  reach 
carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 2050 together with society for all 
its operations.

TCFD correspondence table

Theme

Recommended TCFD disclosures

Governance
Disclose the organization’s governance 
around climate-related risks and 
opportunities.

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.

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In order to make an effective contribution to the climate change issue, 
TOTAL relies on an organization and structured governance. 

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  defining  and  monitoring  indicators,  progress  can  be 
measured  and  the  Group’s  actions  can  be  adjusted  (details  of  the 
indicators used are provided in point 5.6.4 of this chapter).

Oversight by the Board of Directors

TOTAL’s Board of Directors endeavors to promote value creation by the 
Company  in  the  long  term  by  taking  into  consideration  the  social  and 
environmental  challenges  of  its  business  activities.  It  determines  the 
Group’s strategic objectives and regularly reviews – in connection with 
these  strategic  objectives  –  opportunities  and  risks  such  as  financial, 
legal, operating, social and environmental risks, as well as the measures 
taken  as  a  result.  It  therefore  ensures  that  climate-related  issues  are 
incorporated  into  the  Group’s  strategy  and  in  the  investment  projects 
which  are  submitted  to  it.  It  examines  climate  change  risks  and 
opportunities during the annual strategic outlook review of the Group’s 
business segments. It reviews the Group’s performance each year.

At  its  meeting  on  May  4,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  approved  the 
Group’s  new  Climate  ambition  to  get  to  net  zero  carbon  emissions  by 
2050 together with society, and determined the relevant steps and targets 
for reducing the Group’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). These targets 
were supplemented in September 2020 with TOTAL’s announcement of 
absolute targets for cutting Scope 3 emissions(1), with the aim of reducing 
Scope  3  emissions  in  Europe  by  30%  by  2030  compared  to  2015,  in 
absolute  terms,  and  a  commitment  to  reduce  the  level  of  Scope  3 
emissions worldwide by 2030 relative to 2015, despite growth in energy 
demand from its customers during the decade to come.

To carry out its work, the Board of Directors relies on its Strategy & CSR 
Committee, whose rules of procedure were changed in September 2017, 
and again 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.  In  this  regard,  the  Strategy  &  CSR  Committee 
meton October 28 and October 29, 2020, to review current climate issues 
as  well  as  their  consequences  for  the  Company’s  strategy.  On  this 
occasion, the Board of Directors engaged in a dialogue with Mrs. Christiana 
Figueres,  the  executive  secretary  of  the  United  Nations  Framework 
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) between 2010 and 2016 and 
co-founder of the Global Optimism organization.

Furthermore,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  in  2019  to  change  the 
criteria for the determination of the variable portion of the Chairman and 
Chief  Executive  Officer’s  compensation,  primarily  by  applying  a 
quantifiable criterion related to the evolution of GHG emissions (Scopes 1 
&  2)  on  operated  oil  &  gas  facilities  (refer  to  point  4.3.2  of  chapter  4).  
This criterion adds to those introduced in 2016 to take better account of 
the  achievements  of  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  and  HSE 
targets  of  the  Group.  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  CSR  as  well  as  the  policy 
concerning  all  aspects  of  diversity.  Variable  compensation  paid  to  the 
Group’s senior executives (around 300 people at year-end 2020) includes 
a criterion relating to the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
(Scopes 1 & 2) and, since 2020, this target has also been included in the 
criteria for awarding performance shares to all employees of the Group. 
At  its  meeting  on  March  17,  2021,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to 
introduce  a  new  criterion  to  grant  performance  shares  related  to  the 
evolution of GHG emissions related to the use by customers of energy 
products sold for end use (Scope 3) in Europe.

(1)  Indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of the energy products sold for end use (Scope 3).

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Role of management

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  his  
Vice  President  Climate  report.  The  Vice  President  Climate  chairs  the 
Climate-Energy 
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:

steering  Committee,  which  mainly 

5.6.2  Strategy

–  propose  targets  for  reducing  greenhouse  gas  emissions  for  the 

Group’s operations;

–  propose  a  strategy  to  reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  the  energy 

products used by the Group’s customers;
–  monitor 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).

TCFD correspondence table

Theme

Recommended TCFD disclosures

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.

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.

Identification 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  including  those  due  to  regulatory 
changes, such as the introduction of carbon taxes, as well as 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). 

To  achieve  carbon  neutrality,  the  energy  mix  will  need  to  change  and  
in view of this, climate change also provides TOTAL with opportunities.  
In the coming decades, demand for electricity will grow faster than the 
global demand for energy(1), and the contribution of renewables and gas 
to the production of electricity will 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. Controlling methane emissions 
and  reducing  Scopes  1  &  2  emissions  will  be  essential  in  natural  gas 
production; the latter could also be accompanied by increasing use of 
biogas and hydrogen.

improve 

Helping  customers 
their  energy  efficiency  also  offers 
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 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. TOTAL 
therefore wants to develop its activities related to natural carbon sinks.

Finally,  certain  sectors,  such  as  cement  and  steel,  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.

Impact of climate-related risks and opportunities

The  world’s  energy  mix  needs  to  change  if  the  objectives  of  the  
Paris  Agreement  are  to  be  achieved.  As  a  broad  energy  company, 
therefore,  TOTAL  has  factored  this  development  into  its  strategy  and  
set itself the ambition to achieve carbon neutrality (net zero emissions)  
by 2050 from its production to the use of the energy products sold to its 
customers (Scopes 1, 2, 3), together with society.

TOTAL  actively  supports  policies  in  favor  of  carbon  neutrality,  including 
carbon  pricing,  and  mobilizes  its  resources  not  only  to  achieve  its  own 
ambitions  but  also  to  support  countries  and  its  customers  in  achieving 
carbon  neutrality  as  well.  TOTAL  is  committed  to  working  alongside  its 
customers  to  provide  for  the  decarbonization  of  energy  consumption 
offering an energy mix with an increasingly lower carbon intensity.

To accompany this development and achieve its carbon neutrality ambition 
(net  zero  emissions)  in  2050  or  sooner,  for  all  its  worldwide  activities, 
TOTAL acts based on three main axes and commits to targets by 2030 
for each of them:
–  Achieve in 2050 or sooner carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) for 
TOTAL’s  worldwide  operated  activities  (Scopes  1  &  2)  with  interim 
targets  to  reduce  GHG  emissions  (Scopes  1  &  2)  of  its  operated  
oil & gas facilities from 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to less than 40 Mt CO2e  
by 2025 (a 15% decrease), then for 2030, to reduce by at least 40% 
compared to 2015 the net emissions(2) (Scopes 1 & 2) for the oil & gas 
operated activities;

–  Achieve carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) worldwide for indirect 
GHG  emissions  related  to  the  use  by  its  customers  of  energy  
products  sold  for  end  use  (Scope  3)  in  2050  or  sooner.  This  axis 
requires  for  TOTAL  working  actively  with  its  customers,  since  this 
means  they  will  reduce  their  direct  emissions  (Scopes  1  &  2)  that 
correspond to TOTAL’s indirect Scope 3 emissions and that they are 
also targeting carbon neutrality. TOTAL has set itself targets for 2030 

(1)  IEA, World Energy Outlook 2020.
(2)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account natural carbon sinks like forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.

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that the average carbon intensity of energy products used worldwide 
by TOTAL customers is reduced by more than 20% compared to 2015 
and that the level of the worldwide emissions of Scope 3 related to the 
use by its customers of energy products sold for end use is lower in 
absolute terms compared to the level of 2015, despite the growth in  
its energy production in the coming decade. TOTAL is the only major 
actor to date to have undertaken such a commitment.

–  Achieve  carbon  neutrality  (net  zero  emissions)  in  Europe(1)  from  the 
production to the use by its customers of energy products sold for end 
use in 2050 or sooner (Scopes 1, 2, 3). Given that, for the Company, 
Europe  currently  accounts  for  about  60%  of  TOTAL’s  indirect  GHG 
emissions related to the use by its customers of energy products sold 
by the Group for end use (Scope 3) and that Europe has set ambitious 
targets for 2030 towards carbon neutrality, TOTAL wants to actively 
contribute to this ambition for Europe. The Group has set the interim 
target  of  cutting  indirect  Scope  3  emissions  related  to  the  use  by 
customers of the energy products sold for end use, in Europe by at 
least  30%  by  2030,  in  absolute  terms,  compared  to  2015,  which 
represents a major step to being carbon neutral in 2050. This 30% 
reduction  target  is  extended  to  all  the  Scopes  1,  2,  3  emissions  in 
Europe.

To structure its approach, the Group is focusing on four levers: acting on 
emissions,  acting  on  products,  acting  on  customer  demand  and
developing carbon sinks.

1)  Acting on emissions

Cutting GHG emissions generated by TOTAL’s operations (Scopes 1 & 2) 
is the first step towards carbon neutrality (net zero emissions). TOTAL has 
set  an  interim  target  of  reducing  Scope  1  and  2  emissions  from  its 
operated  Oil  &  Gas  facilities  from  46  Mt  CO2e  in  2015  to  less  than 
40 Mt CO2e by 2025 (15% reduction). For 2030, the target is to reduce by 
at least 40% the net emissions(2) compared to 2015 (Scopes 1 & 2) for its 
oil & gas operated activities. TOTAL is aiming to reduce its direct emissions 
by improving energy efficiency, eliminating routine flaring, electrifying its 
processes and continuing efforts to reduce methane emissions from oil 
and gas production. In 2019, a dedicated task force of different skills in 
the  Group  was  set  up  to  help  the  business  segments  reduce  GHG 
emissions. More than 500 initiatives for acting on these emissions were 
identified in 2020.

Improving the energy efficiency of the facilities is an essential part of this 
effort.  Since  2013,  TOTAL  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 is to improve the energy 
efficiency  of  its  operated  facilities  by  an  average  of  1%  per  year  while 
operating  conditions  become  more  complex.  The  Group’s  energy 
efficiency  improved  by  10%  between  2010  and  2020.  The  Refining  & 
Chemicals  segment,  which  accounts  for  66%  of  the  Group’s  energy 
consumption, has a dedicated investment of $450 billion to this between 
2018 and 2025.

TOTAL also uses appropriate architectures and equipment and introduces 
technological  innovations.  For  example,  at  the  Gonfreville-l’Orcher 
complex  in  France,  TOTAL  has  equipped  its  steam  cracking  furnaces  

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with  170  wireless  sensors  to  optimize  their  operation  and  has  installed  
30  temperature  sensors  on  buildings  to  track  the  efficiency  of  the  air 
conditioning system. At year-end of 2020, 50% of sites using more than 
50,000  toe/y(3)  (around  30  sites)  had  adopted  an  auditable  energy 
management system, such as ISO 50001 on energy management(4).

Reducing routine flaring has been a long-standing Group target, and new 
projects are designed without it. TOTAL is committed to ending routine 
flaring at its operated facilities by 2030. Since 2010, routing flaring has 
been reduced by more than 90%.

To preserve the advantage of gas over coal in terms of GHG emissions 
from electricity generation, it is necessary to strictly reduce the methane 
emissions associated with the production and transportation of gas. The 
Group has cut its methane emissions by nearly 50% since 2010. In 2020, 
methane emissions in relation to Hydrocarbons Upstream activities were 
at 0.15% of commercial gas produced for oil and gas facilities operated by 
the Group(5) and less than 0.1% for gas facilities. The Group’s target is to 
maintain this intensity below 0.2% and 0.1%.

TOTAL has been a member since 2014 of the United Nations Environment 
Program’s Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) between governments, 
industrial  companies,  non-government  organization  Environmental 
Defense  Fund  and  the  European  Commission,  for  the  improvement  of 
tools to measure and control methane emissions. In 2020, TOTAL signed 
up to a new phase of this partnership defining a more ambitious reporting 
framework  extended  to  the  entire  gas  value  chain  and  non-operated 
scope. TOTAL 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(6).

5

2)  Acting on products

The  Group  intends  to  gradually  reduce  the  average  carbon  footprint  
of its energy product mix and, to do this, change this mix to ensure that 
gas and renewable energies figure more prominently.

Natural gas, biogas and hydrogen: allies of the energy transition 

To respond responsibly to the strong rise in demand for electricity, TOTAL 
is continuing its growth in the gas sector, which produces half the CO2 
emissions of coal for power generation(7). Gas is also a supplement that is 
essential to cope with the intermittent supply of renewables and seasonal 
fluctuations in demand.

The Group has continued its efforts to grow along the entire gas chain, 
from production to the end customer, particularly in LNG. TOTAL acquired 
Engie’s  LNG  assets  in  2018  and  those  of  Anadarko  in  Mozambique  in 
2019,  and  has  launched  some  major  LNG  projects,  such  as  Ichthys  
in Australia (2018) and Cameron in the United States (2019). In addition, 
the  Group  has  proceeded  with  or  benefited  from  the  launch  of  major 
developments, like the Arctic LNG 2 project (in Russia) in 2019 and the 
Energía Costa Azul LNG export project (in Mexico) in 2020 (refer to point 
2.3 of chapter 2). TOTAL is the LNG world’s second-ranking(8) player with 
a volume sold of more than 38 Mt in 2020, and it aims to increase its sales 
to 50 Mt per year by 2025.

(1)  Europe refers to the European Union, Norway, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
(2)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account natural carbon sinks like forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.
(3)  Combined-cycle natural gas power plants are power generation facilities whose gas consumption is optimized for maximum efficiency. These installations benefit from efficient 

energy management and do not require the implementation of a specific energy management system.

(4)  The ISO 50001 standard accompanies the implementation in companies of an energy management system that allows a better use of energy.
(5)  Refer to the OGCI methodology for methane intensity calculation.
(6)  Guiding Principles on Reducing Methane Emissions across the Natural Gas Value Chain”.
(7)  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.

(8)  Second largest private firm. Source: WoodMackenzie: TOTAL LNG Corporate Report 2020 published in November 2020.

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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 agreement notably concerns the development of the Dhamra LNG 
regasification terminal in east India. This partnership, which was extended 
since then, illustrates the Group’s intention to help countries that produce 
the greatest part of their electricity from coal to diversify their energy mix.

accelerated  projects  in  2020,  with  more  than  5  GW  of  wind  power 
projects in France, the United Kingdom and South Korea, more than 2 
GW of solar power assets in operation in India, more than 5 GW of solar 
power projects in Spain and a giant 0.8 GW solar farm in Qatar. In addition, 
the Group aims to be carbon neutral (net zero emissions) in all electricity 
purchasing for operated facilities in Europe by 2025. The electricity needs 
of these sites are covered by renewable electricity produced by TOTAL.

The  growth  of  natural  gas  is  expected  to  see  a  steady  increase  in  the 
proportion  of  green  gas  in  the  existing  infrastructure  network,  such  as 
biogas and hydrogen, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the gas 
value chain. To step up the development of its operations, TOTAL created 
a Biogas business unit and a Hydrogen business unit in 2020. The Group’s 
target is to produce 4 to 6 TWh of biomethane per year between now and 
2030 and supply 10% of the energy requirement of its gas power plants in 
Europe by 2030. In January 2021, TOTAL announced the acquisition of 
Fonroche Biogaz, French market leader in biogas production. Fonroche 
Biogaz  designs,  builds  and  operates  methanation  units  in  France  and 
owns an installed gross production capacity of nearly 500 GWh of biogas. 
In December 2020, TOTAL signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to establish a $100 million 50/50 joint venture  
to develop renewable gas production projects in the United States.

TOTAL  also  has  an  ambition  to  become  a  hydrogen  producer  and 
distributor. In January 2021, the Group and Engie signed a cooperation 
agreement to design, build and operate the Masshylia project, the biggest 
renewable  hydrogen  production  site  in  France,  located  in  the  heart  of 
TOTAL’s La Mède biorefinery.

The 40 MW electrolyzer powered by solar farms is expected to produce 
5  tons  of  green  hydrogen  a  day,  meeting  the  needs  of  the  La  Mède 
biorefinery’s biofuels production process, and preventing 15,000 tons of 
CO2  emissions  a  year.  The  Group  is  continuing  to  roll  out  hydrogen 
stations  under  the  H2  Mobility  Germany  joint  venture,  with  more  than  
90 stations in 2020.

Electricity: building a world leader

TOTAL is continuing its integrated expansion across the electricity value 
chain,  from  power  generation  –  from  renewables  or  natural  gas  –  to 
storage  and  sale  to  end-customers.  Since  2015,  TOTAL  has  allocated 
more  than  10%  of  its  investment  to  renewables  and  electricity(1), 
representing $1.5 billion per year, and it plans to increase this to more 
than  20%  a  year  between  2021  and  2025.  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 renewables (wind, solar, hydropower 
and biogas). In 2020, TOTAL acquired EDP’s residential power operations 
in Spain and created a solar power distribution joint venture with Adani 
Green Energy Limited (AGEL) in India. In January 2021, TOTAL announced 
the acquisition of a 20% stake in AGEL, thereby strengthening TOTAL’s 
strategic  alliance  with  the  Adani  group  in  the  Indian  market  and  the 
Group’s positioning in renewable energies.

The Group confirms its objective to invest in order to have a gross power 
generation capacity from renewables of 35 GW in 2025 and will continue 
its  development  to  become  a  major  international  player  in  renewable 
energies with the ambition to have developed a gross capacity of 100 GW 
by  2030.  At  year-end  2020,  gross  production  installed  capacity  of 
renewable  electricity  totaled  7  GW,  compared  with  3  GW  at  year-end 
2019 and less than 1 GW at year-end 2017. This growth is the result of 

In  2020,  the  Group  acquired  two  combined  cycle  natural  gas  power 
plants in Spain representing total capacity of 0.85 GW, and currently has 
natural gas electricity generation capacity of 3.6 GW. Refer to point 2.1 of 
chapter 2 for further information on these acquisitions.

TOTAL is aiming for net electricity production of 50 TWh from natural gas 
and  renewables  by  2025.  As  an  electricity  supplier,  the  Group  served 
5.6 million customers in 2020 and aims to distribute 80 TWh of electricity 
to more than 9 million customers by 2025.

Decarbonizing and saving liquid energies

Technological advances and the shift in usage to lower carbon energies 
may  cause  demand  for  oil  to  stabilize  and  then  decline  over  the  next 
decade, as illustrated in the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Sustainable 
Development  Scenario  and  TOTAL’s  Rupture  scenario.  The  Group  is 
changing its mix to reflect this trend. Oil products accounted for 66% of 
sales in 2015, 55% in 2019, and could decline to 35% in 2030. By 2050, 
this share could shrink to 20%, with a quarter of that from biofuels, helping 
TOTAL reduce the carbon intensity of the products it sells by 60%.

However, significant investments are still expected to be needed in the 
years  ahead  to  meet  demand  for  oil,  given  the  natural  decline  in  field 
output. The Group is focusing on the most resilient oil projects, meaning 
those with the lowest breakeven point. In order to ensure the viability of its 
projects  and  its  long-term  strategy  in  the  light  of  climate  change 
challenges, the Group has integrated, into the financial evaluation of its 
investments  presented  to  the  Executive  Committee,  a  long-term  oil  
and  gas  price  scenario  consistent  with  the  Paris  Agreement  targets, 
using  a  price  trajectory  converging  with  the  IEA’s  SDS  scenario(2)  and 
factoring in a long-term CO2 price of $40 per ton and a sensitivity analysis 
of $100 per ton of CO2 as from 2030.

TOTAL is also reducing the average carbon content of its lineup thanks to 
biofuels. To comply with European Union standards, biofuels must emit 
less  than  50%  the  CO2  equivalent  generated  by  equivalent  fossil  fuels 
across their lifecycle(3). For more than twenty years, TOTAL has been a 
pioneer in biofuels and aims to become a major force in this market, with 
sales growth of more than 10% a year by 2030. To make that ambition a 
reality, TOTAL seeks to develop synergies with existing assets, such as its 
La Mède refinery, which was converted into a biorefinery in 2019. The oils 
processed  at  La  Mède,  which  has  annual  hydrotreated  vegetable  oil 
(HVO) production capacity of 0.5 Mt, are certified sustainable(4) according 
to European Union criteria. TOTAL has also set up a specific organization 
on top of this certification by selecting a limited number of responsible 
partners, with a requirement 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  checks  of  sustainability  and  respect  for  human  rights.  
In  September  2020,  the  Group  announced  a  project  to  convert  the 
Grandpuits  refinery  into  a  zero-crude  complex  including  a  biofuel 
production plant, which is expected to be commissioned in 2024.

(1)  Including gas for power generation.
(2)  IEA, World Energy Outlook 2020.
(3)  European Directive RED, Renewable Energy Directive.
(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 created in 2004 with the aim of promoting the production and use of sustainable palm oil.

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In 2020, TOTAL incorporated 2.2 Mt of sustainable biofuels(1) in Europe,  
of a global volume distributed by the Group of 3 Mt.

For more than ten 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  BioTFuel  consortium,  for  example,  
is working on the development of lignocellulose (plant waste).

3)  Acting on demand

TOTAL wants to make carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) an ambition 
shared with its customers. To shape demand, it is guiding its customers 
towards  lower-carbon  energy  solutions  and  reducing  its  offering  of 
products with competitive low carbon alternatives. TOTAL has made a 
commitment  to  stop  selling  fuel  oil  intended  for  electricity  generation 
by 2025.

In  the  area  of  electric  vehicles,  the  Group  has  made  a  commitment  to 
come  up  with  integrated  solutions,  from  energy  supply  to  a  complete 
charging service. TOTAL addresses the needs of individuals (BtC) as well 
as  businesses  (BtB)  and  public  authorities  (BtG).  In  September  2020, 
TOTAL and Groupe PSA (now Stellantis N.V.) announced the creation of  
a joint venture called Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to develop and 
produce high performance electric vehicle batteries.

In  2018,  TOTAL  acquired  G2Mobility,  renamed  TOTAL  EV  Charge,  
a French leader in smart charging solutions. In 2020, the Group obtained 
a  concession  for  20,000  charge  points  in  the  city  of  Amsterdam,  
acquired  London’s  largest  charging  network  for  electric  vehicles,  with 
over 1,600 charge points installed, and will operate the public network of 
2,300 charge points in Paris for a period of ten years. As of the end of 
2020,  TOTAL  operated  more  than  18,000  charge  points  on  business 
premises, on the roadside and within public and private facilities such as 
car  parks,  hotels  and  shopping  centers.  The  Group  aims  to  operate 
150,000  charge  points  in  Europe  by  2025.  TOTAL  has  also  launched  
a range of fluids for electric and hybrid vehicles.

Natural  gas  for  vehicles,  distributed  in  the  form  of  compressed  natural 
gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG), offers an alternative to electricity 
for  reducing  transportation-related  CO2  emissions,  particularly  when  it 
includes  biogas.  In  Europe,  the  2017  acquisition  of  Netherlands-based 
PitPoint  allowed  TOTAL  to  accelerate  its  rollout,  particularly  for  trucks  
and transporters. In North America, TOTAL in 2018 acquired a 25% stake 
in  Clean  Energy  Fuels  Corp.(2),  one  of  the  leading  providers  of  gas  fuel  
for HGVs.

In  shipping,  the  Group  has  signed  a  contract  with  CMA-CGM,  the  
first shipping company to equip its transcontinental container ships with 
LNG-powered engines. In November 2020, the first LNG bunkering was 
carried out, the largest refueling operation in the world using LNG as a 
marine  fuel.  In  addition,  in  June  2020,  TOTAL  joined  the  Getting  to  
Zero  coalition  to  support  the  decarbonization  of  the  shipping  industry. 
The aim of this coalition is to contribute to the target set by the International 
Maritime Organization of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in shipping 
by at least 50% by 2050 relative to 2008.

In 2020, the Group also joined the Coalition for the energy of the future, 
which  aims  to  step  up  the  development  of  energy  sources  and 
technologies to address the challenges of sustainable mobility within the 
transport and logistics industry.

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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 2020, 86 products and solutions 
bore the Total Ecosolutions label. The CO2e emissions avoided throughout 
the  lifecycle  by  the  use  of  Total  Ecosolutions  products  and  solutions, 
compared  to  the  use  of  benchmark  products  on  the  market  for  an 
equivalent  level  of  service,  are  measured  annually  based  on  sales 
volumes. This represented 2.1 Mt CO2e in 2020.

4)  Developing carbon sinks

The  preservation  and  restoration  of  natural  carbon  sinks  (forests, 
wetlands, etc.) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be key for the 
planet to achieving carbon neutrality (net zero emissions).

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 and dedicated to investments in natural 
carbon  sinks,  composed  of  experts  in  the  environment,  forestry  and 
agronomy, with an annual investment budget of $100 million from 2020 
onwards, and the goal of creating a sustainable capacity of sequestration 
of at least 5 Mt CO2e per year by 2030.

Several agroforestry projects in Australia, South America and Africa are 
soon  to  be  launched  or  are  in  the  process  of  being  negotiated  with 
partners. These projects, located in both tropical and temperate regions, 
systematically  include  the  value  chains  for  local  farm  and  forest 
production, in cooperation with local communities, to reduce the causes 
of deforestation and changing land use at source.

Furthermore, CCS will be essential for several industries, especially those 
that  emit  massive  amounts  of  CO2  due  to  the  nature  of  their  business 
(cement, steel, refining etc.). TOTAL has earmarked up to 10% of its R&D 
budget for this. Several projects have represented significant advances 
including  the  Northern  Lights  project  in  Norway,  in  which  the  Group  
is involved alongside Equinor and Shell and the final investment decision 
for which was made in 2020. This project, for which initial investment of 
the partners totaled more than €600 million, is expected to have a global 
storage capacity of up to 1.5 Mt CO2 per year. 

TOTAL 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 Dunkerque, 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(3).

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.

In  terms  of  carbon  pricing,  in  2014,  TOTAL  joined  the  U.N.  Global 
Compact’s  Paying  for  Carbon  and  Caring  for  Climate  call,  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 

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(1)  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 by Trading.
(2)  Company listed on the NASDAQ, 24.84% interest on December 31, 2020.
(3)  Svante Inc., LafargeHolcim, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC and TOTAL.

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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 is therefore encouraging 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 to 
the US population.

In  terms  of  sector  initiatives,  in  2014,  TOTAL  was  actively  involved  in 
launching and developing the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a global 
industry  partnership.  At  year-end  2020,  this  initiative  involved  12  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  ten  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  detection  and 
measurement  services  by  satellite 
(Kairos 
Aerospace)  and  by  drone  (SeekOps  Inc.)  and  a  technology  that 
incorporates  CO2  as  a  feedstock  in  the  production  of  polyols  used  in 
polyurethanes,  which  are  plastics  that  have  multiple  uses  (Econic 
Technologies).

(GHGSat),  by  aircraft 

The Group also plays a role in various international initiatives that involve 
the private and the public sectors to bring about (non-exhaustive list):
– 

the end of routine flaring of gas associated with 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 total.com website. The Group cooperates with these associations 
mainly  on  technical  and  scientific  matters,  but  certain  associations 
sometimes take public stances on climate change. TOTAL assesses the 
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 is reviewed 
according to six key points: their scientific position, the Paris Agreement, 
carbon pricing, the role of natural gas, the development of renewables 
and the development of CCS. Following the reviews in 2019 and 2020, 
TOTAL decided not to renew its membership of the American Petroleum 
Institute,  the  American  Fuel  &  Petrochemical  Manufacturers  and  the 
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

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  offers  training  and  makes 
presentations at several universities, thereby taking part in the debate.

Resilience of the organization’s strategy

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.

As  part  of  the  annual  preparation  of  its  long-term  plan,  TOTAL  makes 
long-term energy demand forecasts (oil, gas and electricity). In September 
2020,  the  Group  presented  the  update  of  its  Total  Energy  Outlook, 
available  on  total.com.  TOTAL  performs  sensitivity  tests  to  assess  the 
ability of its asset portfolio to withstand an increase in the price per ton of 
CO2.  In  2020,  these  tests  show  that  a  long-term  CO2  price  of  $40/t(2) 
applied worldwide would have an estimated negative impact of around 
6% 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 18 years and the discounted value of proved 
and  probable  reserves  beyond  18  years  is  estimated  at  15%  of  the 
discounted value of the Group’s upstream assets.

In keeping with its aim to reach carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 
2050,  TOTAL  has  reviewed  its  oil  assets  that  can  be  qualified  as 
“stranded”, meaning with reserves beyond 20 years and high production 
costs, whose overall reserves may therefore not be produced by 2050. 
The  only  projects  concerned  are  the  Fort  Hills  and  Surmont  oil  sands 
projects. TOTAL has decided to take into account only proved reserves 
for impairment testing on these two assets – contrary to general practice 
which considers proved and probable reserves. In addition, TOTAL has 
announced that it will not approve any new projects to increase capacity 
on the Canadian oil sands assets.

(1)  The Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.
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5.6.3  Risk management

TCFD correspondence table

Theme

Recommended TCFD disclosures

Risk management
Disclose how the organization identifies, 
assesses, and manages climate-related 
risks.

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.

Processes to identify and assess risks related to 
climate change

including 

Climate-related  risks  form  part  of  the  risks  that  are  analyzed  by  the  
Group  Risk  Management  Committee.  This  committee  relies  on  risk-
mapping  work.  In  addition,  the  Risk  Committee  (CORISK)  assesses 
investment  projects,  risks  and  corresponding  climate-related  issues 
before  they  are  presented  to  the  Executive  Committee.  Each  material 
investment  project, 
in  the  exploration,  acquisition  and 
development of oil and gas resources as well as other energy sources 
and  technologies,  is  assessed  for  consistency  with  the  goals  of  the 
Paris Agreement, using the following criteria:
–  The  economics  of  the  project  are  analyzed  in  a  hydrocarbon  price 
scenario  compatible  with  the  goals  of  the  Paris  Agreement  
(Brent at $50/b according to the IEA SDS scenario and Henry Hub  
at  $2.5/Mbtu),  also  considering  a  CO2  price  of  $40/t(1).  A  sensitivity 
analysis is performed with a CO2 price of $100/t as of 2030.

–  For oil and gas projects, the GHG emissions intensity (Scopes 1 & 2) 
of sanctioned projects is compared, depending on their nature, to the 
average GHG emissions intensity of the assets of upstream production 
or  those  of  various  downstream  units  (LNG  plants,  refining, 
petrochemicals). The objective is for new investments to contribute to 
reducing the Company’s average GHG emissions intensity (Scopes 
1 & 2) in their category.

–  For  projects  related  to  other  energies  and  technologies  (biofuels, 
bigas,  CCS,  etc.),  GHG  emission  reductions  are  assessed  for  their 
contribution to the Group’s emissions reduction.

In  2020,  8  significant  investments  (Absheron  –  Azerbaidjan,  Mero-3  –
Brazil,  Tilenga/EACOP  –  Ouganda,  Grandpuits  –  France,  Port  Arthur 
condensate  splitter  –  United  States,  Energia  Costa  Azul  –  Mexico, 
Northern  Lights  –  Norway,  Fonroche  Biogaz  –  France)  were  evaluated 
according to these criteria:
– 

the  sanctioned  projects  have  a  profitability  above  the  internally  
defined  threshold,  in  a  scenario  compatible  with  the  goals  of  the  
Paris Agreement, with the exception of the Northern Lights project, 
which in its initial phase requires a carbon price above $100/t CO2,  
its profitability being satisfactory in the subsequent expansion phases 
that  will  allow  for  larger  volumes  to  be  stored  for  low  marginal 
investments.

–  The  GHG  emissions  intensity  (Scopes  1  &  2)  of  upstream  and 
downstream  oil  and  gas  projects  is  below  the  average  intensity  for 
their  category,  with  some  Upstream  projects  having  an  emissions 
intensity that increases over time as production declines, which will 
require additional emissions control measures.

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.

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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 
climate and environmental reporting process. In addition, these results 
are audited by an independent third party.

TRI (%)

Impacts on GHG emissions

+1%

-3%

+6%

Projects new energies
Emission reductions (MtCO2/y)

Oil & gas projects
Emission intensities (% vs. category average)

100%

100%

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

0

-1
7

8

2

0

-1

1

3

2

3

4

5

4

6

5

7

6

8

0

7

0

8

38.00

33.25

28.50

23.75

19.00

14.25

9.50

4.75

0.00

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5.6.4  Targets and metrics to measure climate-related risks and opportunities

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Theme

Recommended TCFD disclosures

Metrics & targets
Disclose the metrics and targets used to 
assess and manage relevant climate-
related risks and opportunities where 
such information is material.

a)   Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line 

with its strategy and risk management process.

b)   Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the 

related risks.

c)   Describe the targets used by the organization to manage climate-related risks and opportunities and 

performance against targets.

In order to support its ambition of carbon neutrality (zero net emission) at 
a global scale (Scopes 1, 2, 3), TOTAL has set targets and introduced a 

number of indicators to steer its performance.

Targets

Facts

2030 targets for oil & gas operations worldwide 
(Scopes 1 & 2)

–  Reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on the Group’s operated oil 
& gas facilities of 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to less than 40 Mt CO2e by 
2025 (a 15% decrease). By 2030, the target is a reduction of at least 
40% of the net emissions(1) compared to 2015 for its operated oil & 
gas activities

–  A GHG emission reduction (Scopes 1 & 2) of the operated oil & gas 
facilities from 46 Mt CO2e to 35.8 Mt CO2e (39 Mt CO2e excluding 
COVID-19 effect) between 2015 and 2020

– 

–  Reduce  routine  flaring(2)  by  80%  on  operated  facilities  between 

–  More than 90% reduction in routine flaring between 2010 and 2020

– 

2010 and 2020 in order to eliminate it by 2030
Improve by an average of 1% per year the energy efficiency of the 
Group’s operated facilities since 2010

–  Maintain  the  intensity  of  methane  emissions  for  Upstream 
hydrocarbons activities below 0.2% of commercial gas produced 
at all operated oil and gas facilities, and below 0.1% of commercial 
gas produced on operated gas facilities

–  10% improvement in energy efficiency between 2010 and 2020

–  Methane intensity for Upstream hydrocarbons activities of 0.15% of 
commercial  gas  produced  for  operated  oil  and  gas  facilities  in 
2020, and of less than 0.1% for operated gas facilities

–  Maintain the intensity of CO2e emissions from operated facilities for 

–  An intensity of CO2e emissions from operated facilities for Upstream 

Upstream hydrocarbons activities under 20 kg CO2e/boe

hydrocarbons activities of 18 kg CO2e/boe in 2020

2030 worldwide targets (Scope 3)

–  Reduce the average carbon intensity of the energy products used 
by  customers  worldwide  by  more  than  20%  between  2015,  the 
date of the Paris Agreement, and 2030 (Scopes 1, 2, 3)

–  Achieve in 2030, a level of worldwide emissions (Scope 3)(3) lower  

in absolute terms than in 2015

2030 Europe target (Scopes 1, 2, 3)

–  Reduce  by  at  least  30%  by  2030  the  indirect  GHG  emissions 
related to the use by customers of the energy products sold for end 
use (Scope 3)(4) in Europe(5) in absolute terms, compared to 2015. 
This  30%  reduction  target  is  extended  to  all  the  Scopes  1,  2,  3 
emissions in Europe

–  A decrease of the carbon intensity of 10% (8% excluding COVID-19 

effect) between 2015 and 2020

–  A  reduction  of  indirect  GHG  emissions  related  to  the  use  by 
customers  of  the  energy  products  sold  for  end  use  (Scope  3)  in 
Europe from 256 Mt CO2e to 190 Mt CO2e (215 Mt CO2e excluding 
COVID-19 effect) between 2015 and 2020

–  A decrease in GHG emissions (Scopes 1, 2, 3) in Europe of 24% 

(12% excluding COVID-19 effect) between 2015 and 2020

(1)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account natural carbon sinks like forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.
(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.
(3)  Indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of the energy products sold for end use (Scope 3).
(4)  The volumes taken into account include liquid products sold by Marketing & Services and Refining bulk sales (oil products, biofuels), sales of LNG from shares of production 

of TOTAL, as well as commercial sales of natural gas by iGRP.

(5)  Europe refers to the European Union, Norway, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

It should be noted that decrease in the Group’s GHG emissions (Scopes 
1, 2, 3) in 2020 is partly related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 

on the TOTAL’s activities, hence the mentioned evaluation of the decrease 
excluding the COVID-19 effect.

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Indicators related to climate change(a)

GHG emissions

2020

2019

2018

2015

SCOPE 1 OPERATED
Direct GHG emissions at operated sites

Of which Europe: EU 27 + Norway + United Kingdom + Switzerland

Mt CO e2
Mt CO2e

36 (38*)
21 (22*)

BREAKDOWN BY SEGMENT
Upstream hydrocarbons activities(I)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power, excluding upstream gas operations

Refining & Chemicals(II)

Marketing & Services(III)

BREAKDOWN BY GHG TYPE
CO2
CH4
N O2
SCOPE 2 OPERATED(IV)
Indirect emissions from energy use at operated sites 

Of which Europe: EU 27 + Norway + United Kingdom + Switzerland

SCOPES 1 & 2 FROM OPERATED OIL & GAS FACILITIES (I)+(II)+(III)+(IV)

SCOPE 1 EQUITY SHARE 
Direct GHG emissions based on equity share

SCOPE 3(b) 
Other indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of energy products 
sold for end use

Of which Europe: EU 27 + Norway + United Kingdom + Switzerland

Mt CO e2
Mt CO2e

350 (400*)
190 (215*)

Methane emissions

Methane emissions from Group operated activities 

Intensity of methane emissions from operated oil and gas facilities for  
Upstream hydrocarbons activities

Intensity of methane emissions from operated gas facilities for Upstream 
hydrocarbons activities

Carbon intensity indicators

kt CH4

%

%

41
24

18

3

20

<1

39

2

<1

4
2

40
24

18

2

21

<1

38

2

<1

4
2

42

54

42
22

19

–

22

<1

39

2

<1

4
2

46

50

Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2

Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2
Mt CO e2

Mt CO e2
Mt CO2e
Mt CO e2

16

3

17

<1

34

2

<1

3 (3*)
2 (2*)

2020

64

35.8 (39*)

41.5

Mt CO e2

52

55

5

410
232

2019

68

400
231

2018

79

410
256

2015

94

0.15

0.16

0.19

0.23

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

2020

2019

2018

2015

Carbon intensity of energy products used by the Group’s customers  
(71 gCO e/MJ in 2015)

2

Base 100  
in 2015

90 (92*)

Intensity of GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) at operated facilities for Upstream 
hydrocarbons activities

kg CO e / boe
2

18

Other indicators

Net primary energy consumption (operated scope)

TWh

2020

147

Group energy efficiency indicator (GEEI)

Base 100 in 2010

90.2(e)

Flared gas (Upstream hydrocarbons activities operated scope) (including safety 
flaring, routine flaring and non-routine flaring)

Of which routine flaring

Mm³/d
Mm³/d

4.2
0.6

94

19

2019

160

88.0

5.7
0.9

95

20

2018

143(d)

88.4

6.5
1.1

100(c)

21

2015

153

90.8

7.2
2.3(f)

*  Valuation of these indicators excluding the COVID-19 effect.
(a)  Refer to point 5.11 of this chapter for the scope of 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)  Indicator developed in 2018, with 2015 as the baseline year.
(d)  Excluding primary energy consumption of Direct Énergie gas power plants.
(e)  The change in this indicator between 2019 and 2020 can be explained by a lower refinery utilization.
(f)  Volumes estimated upon historical data.

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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 2020 reporting on 2019 activities, the Group received an A-.

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 reports 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  lifecycle,  from  production  to  end  use  by  the  Group’s 
customers per energy unit.

This indicator takes into account:
–  as 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(2) 
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  CCS  and  natural  carbon 

sinks.

–  as the denominator: the quantity of energy sold, given that electricity 
is put on an equal footing with fossil fuels taking account of average 
load factors and efficiency rates.

5.6.5  TCFD correspondence table

In June 2017, the TCFD(3) 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(4).

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  aims  to  identify  the  best  practices  
in  this  area.  This  Task  Force  published  the  results  of  its  work  in  
February 2020.

Themes

Recommended TCFD disclosures

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.

Source of information in 
TOTAL’s reporting

URD 2020 – 5.6.1 CR p. 8
CDP C1.1
URD 2020 – 5.6.1 CR p. 1-7
CDP C1.2

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 climate-related risks and opportunities the organization has identified 

URD 2020 – 5.6.2 CDP C2

over the short, medium, and long term.

b)   Describe the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on the 

URD 2020 – 5.6.2 CDP C3.1

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 2020 – 5.6.2 
CR p. 10-17

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 2020 – 5.6.3 CDP C2.1, 
C2.2
URD 2020 – 5.6.3 CDP C2.2
  URD 2020 – 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.

b)   Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) 

emissions, and the related risks.

c)   Describe the targets used by the organization to manage climate-related risks and 

opportunities and performance against targets.

URD 2020 – 5.6.4 CR p. 56
CDP C6, C10
URD 2020 – 5.6.4 CR p. 56
CDP C6, C10
URD 2020 – 5.6.4 
CR p. 10-24,
CDP C4.1, C4.2

Legend:  CR = TOTAL 2020 Climate Report. CDP = TOTAL’s 2020 response to the CDP Climate Change questionnaire (available on total.com).

(1)  The CDP is a non-profit organization that offers environmental reporting services for investors, enterprises, city authorities, States and regional authorities.
(2)  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.
(3)  Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
(4)  Eni, Equinor, Shell and TOTAL, with the support of the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development).

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Actions to respect human rights

The main challenges associated with the effects of the Group’s activities 
in  terms  of  respect  for  human  rights  have  been  identified  using  the 
methodology set out in the United Nations Guiding Principles on business 

and human rights (UNGP) 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.

This analysis has led the Group to identify six salient 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 conditions of work 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.

– 

Strong commitments

TOTAL’s  human  rights  approach  is  based  on  strong  and  formalized 
commitments.  It  is  supported  by  a  dedicated  organization,  and 
embedded  in  an  awareness-raising  and  training  program,  as  well  as 
evaluation  and 
follow-up  mechanisms  aiming  at  measuring  the
effectiveness of the Group’s actions.

TOTAL is committed in particular to respecting internationally recognized 
human rights and standards, wherever the Group operates, in particular 
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fundamental Conventions 
of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the U.N. Guiding Principles 
on Business and Human Rights, the OECD guidelines for multinational 
enterprises and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights 
(VPSHR).

Since  2016,  the  Group  has  published  a  Human  Rights  Briefing  Paper, 
which  is  updated  regularly,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations  
of the United Nations Guiding Principles Reporting Framework. In 2016, 
TOTAL was the first company in the oil and gas industry to do this. The 
2016  and  2018  publications  are  available  on  sustainable-performance.
total.com.

A dedicated organization

At regular intervals, a human rights roadmap is presented to the Executive 
Committee  to  support  the  ongoing  efforts  to  implement  the  Code  of 
Conduct  and  respect  human  rights.  The  2019–2020  roadmap  was 
presented  to  the  Executive  Committee  in  April  2019.  The  roadmap  for 
2021-2022 is built with the various business segments and Group entities 
concerned.  The  Human  Rights  Steering  Committee  monitors  the 
implementation of this roadmap. The committee is chaired by the Group’s 
Senior  Vice  President  for  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.

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The Group’s Human Rights Department coordinates the analysis of the 
Group’s human rights risks, supports operational teams and supervises 
the actions to promote respect for human rights, in close collaboration 
with the Ethics Committee and in accordance with the Group’s Code of 
Conduct. 

The Ethics Committee is an independent structure where representatives 
of  all  TOTAL’s  business  segments  sit.  Its  key  role  is  one  of  listening  
and  support.  Both  employees  and  external  people  can  refer  matters  
to  the  Ethics  Committee  by  sending  an  email  to  ethics@total.com.  
The Committee ensures the confidentiality of the complaints, which can 
only be lifted with the agreement of the complainant.

The  Human  Rights  Department  and  the  Ethics  Committee  rely  on  the 
network of more than 100 Ethics officers across the countries in which 
the Group operates. They are in charge of promoting the values set out in 
the  Code  of  Conduct  among  employees  working  at  subsidiaries  and 
ensuring  that  the  Group’s  commitments  are  correctly  implemented  at  
a local level.

Awareness raising and training

In  order  to  disseminate  the  Group’s  commitments,  TOTAL  raises  its 
employees’  awareness  via  internal  communication  channels  such  as 
intranet sites or through events such as Business Ethics Day, which is 
held each year at headquarters and in all Group subsidiaries. In 2020, 
Business Ethics Day was held on December 10, on International Human 
Rights Day. “Speak Up” was the theme for this year, as in 2019, continuing 
to reinforce the culture of dialogue within the Group. A one-hour live chat 
accessible to all employees worldwide was held with the Chairman and 
Chief  Executive  Officer.  In  2020,  in  order  to  prevent  the  potential 
consequences  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  the  most  vulnerable 
people,  the  Human  Rights  Department  focused  its  contribution  on 
combating  all  forms  of  discrimination  in  the  workplace,  in  particular 
towards the most vulnerable people (e.g. practical case study kits sent  
to  Group  subsidiaries  in  order  to  prepare  the  Business  Ethics  Day, 
drawing  attention  to  the  situation  of  migrant  workers  and  employees  
with more fragile health).

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In addition to the Code of Conduct, the Group published a Human Rights 
Guide available to its employees and the stakeholders. This guide aims  
to raise the Group’s employees’ awareness of issues relating to human 
rights in its activities and provides guidance as to the appropriate behavior 
to adopt in their activities and relationships with stakeholders. The Group 
also  has  a  practical  guide  to  dealing  with  religious  questions.  These 
guides  are  available  on  the  dedicated  human  rights  intranet  site  and  
are distributed at the various training courses and during the Business 
Ethics Day.

In  2020,  a  Group  Human  Rights  training  plan  was  put  together  to 
encourage understanding of human rights and promote the development 
of a culture of respecting human rights within the Group and managing 
the associated risks. This training plan has been rolled out as a priority 
among categories of employees who are most exposed to human rights 
risks  and  people  with  the  most  influence  in  this  regard.  As  part  of  the 
implementation of this plan, two pilot training sessions were organized 
remotely due to the pandemic: the first with the management committee 
and community engagement teams at the subsidiary in Uganda, and the 
second with the management team for the EACOP project in Tanzania. 
Other specific training programs tailored to issues encountered on the 
ground were held throughout 2020, in particular: 

For all employees:

–  An e-learning module on human rights in the workplace with a focus 
on respecting the ILO’s core conventions has been accessible to all 
Group  employees  since  2019  in  all  countries  in  which  the  Group 
operates.  It  is  available  so  far  in  five  languages.  More  than  20,000  
of the Group’s management-level employees (job level 10 or higher) 
have taken this module at year-end 2020;

–  An initial session to raise awareness about management of religious 
issues  in  the  workplace  organized  in  partnership  with  Convenvicia 
Conseil, a consulting organization specializing in religious issues, was 
attended  by  around  50  employees  online  as  part  of  a  cycle  of 
conferences on non-discrimination introduced within the Group. This 
cycle will be continued in 2021.

For target groups:

–  Annual training in ethics and human rights for newly appointed senior 

executives (20 participants in 2020);

–  A  session  to  raise  awareness  about  crisis  communications  and 
management in relation to human rights, organized in partnership with 
the NGO SHIFT, with 13 participants (senior executives and others) 
representing functions that are regularly involved in managing crises 
at  headquarters  (Communications,  Public  Affairs,  Legal  and  Civil 
Society Engagement);

– 

–  A  training  session  provided  by  Vérité  for  Trading  and  Saft  Groupe 
purchasing teams on human rights risks and reasonable diligence in 
the raw materials supply chains;
In the context of the Mozambique LNG project, a campaign to raise 
awareness about respecting human rights and the Code of Conduct 
was  rolled  out  at  the  Afungi  site  in  Cabo  Delgado,  Mozambique, 
during the Business Ethics Day celebrations on December 10, held on 
International  Human  Rights  Day.  Two  sessions  in  Portuguese  and 
English  were  held  for  all  employees  at  the  site  and  for  those  at  the 
offices of the subsidiary in Maputo.

Assessments

The practices of the Group’s entities with regards to ethics and human 
rights are assessed on a regular basis. These assessments are conducted 
by independent third parties and qualified experts.

British company GoodCorporation has assessed more than 140 entities 
since  2002  with  regard  to  the  principles  and  values  enshrined  in  the 
Group’s  Code  of  Conduct.  In  2020,  two  ethics  and  human  rights 
assessments  were  carried  out  at  two  sites  representing  a  total  
of  3,100  employees  (Madagascar  and  Pau  in  France).  The  number  of 
assessments  was  limited  compared  to  previous  years  due  to  the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

Entities are identified according to several criteria, including the level of 
risk  of  human  rights  violations  in  each  country,  the  number  of  alerts 
received  the  previous  year  and  the  date  of  the  subsidiary’s  last 
assessment.  These  assessments  help 
identify  subsidiaries’  best 
practices, allow them to be shared within the Group and identify areas for 
improvement. Knowledge and appropriation of the Code of Conduct are 
tested  and  reinforced  by  ethics  and  human  rights  awareness-raising 
sessions. Employees are encouraged to voice their ethical concerns in  
a  confidential  manner  and  report  behaviors  potentially  contrary  to  the 
Code  of  Conduct.  These  assessments  confirmed  that  the  Code  of 
Conduct has been taken on board by Group employees.

Action plans implemented following the assessments carried out in 2019 
at subsidiaries in Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt and Nigeria were also followed 
up in 2020 in accordance with the practice of ethics and human rights 
assessments being followed up within 12 months in order to ensure that 
action plans are implemented. 

As  regards  suppliers,  Total  Global  Procurement  (TGP)  is  responsible  
for  rolling  out  a  supplier  qualification  process  (described  in  point  5.10  
of this chapter), which includes an ethics and human rights dimension.  
At the same time, the Group has set up a supplier assessment process 
by a third party based on criteria relating to observance of human rights. 

Standalone 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. 
In 2020, a human rights impact study for the Mozambique LNG project  
in  Mozambique  was  carried  out  by  LKL  International  Consulting  and 
Triple R Alliance, which specialize in human rights impact studies and the 
implementation of UNGPs within companies. In addition, the conclusions 
of the human rights impact assessment relating to the EACOP oil pipeline 
project  in  Uganda  and  Tanzania  conducted  in  2018  have  been  made 
public.

Other  non-profit  partner  organizations,  such  as  the  CDA  Collaborative 
Learning Projects, 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  its 
website.  As  the  COVID-19  pandemic  severely  impacted  work  on  the 
ground, the assessments planned in 2020 are expected to be carried out 
in 2021, should the health context allow.

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5.7.1  Respect of human rights in the workplace

Chapter 5 / Non-financial performance
Actions to respect human rights

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 the Code of Conduct and are developed in TOTAL’s 
Human Rights Guide and in the Human Rights Briefing Paper. 

TOTAL’s commitment to human rights in the workplace is demonstrated, 
in particular, by the signature of various agreements, as the one concluded 
in 2015 with IndustriALL Global Union(1) for four years, which covers 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.  The  launch  of  the  “human  rights  in  the  workplace”  e-learning 
course  also  forms  part  of  this  approach  to  raise  employee  awareness 
about  upholding  these  rights  and  the  Group’s  zero  tolerance  policy 
concerning forced labor and child labor.

The respect of human rights has guided the Group’s efforts during the 
COVID-19  pandemic  and  is  reflected  by  the  adoption  of  a  number  of 
measures  aiming  to  protect  the  health  and  safety  of  all  employees  in 
general and the most vulnerable in particular (refer to point 5.4.4 of this 
chapter.

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  secure  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, 
disability,  age,  membership  of  a  political  party,  union  or  a  religious 
organization, etc.) (refer to point 5.3 of this chapter, in particular for the 
targets set by the Group in terms of gender diversity and internationalization). 

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).

The Group signed the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) 
Charter  created  by  French  association  “L’Autre  Cercle”  in  2014.  This 
provides  a  framework  to  combat  workplace  discrimination  based  on 
sexual orientation and gender identity in France.

In  2017,  TOTAL  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. 

This continues to serve as a reference. 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 communities. The guide is available  
in  10  languages  and  on  the  intranet  site.  The  guide  is  also  distributed  
at training courses. 

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. 

The  Group  also  conducts  a  consultation  every  two  years  with  all 
employees worldwide (Total Survey) to obtain a better measurement of 
their perception of working conditions and thereby take their ideas and 
suggestions  into  account.  This  consultation  tool  allows  for  what 
employees  want  to  be  better  reflected  in  human  resources  policies  
and thereby contribute to the Group’s willingness to assert TOTAL as a 
good company to work for. The next survey is expected to be carried out 
in 2021.

In the Group’s supply 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.  These 
were updated in 2020, in order to reinforce the respect of human rights, 
among other things. 

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The prevention of risks relating to working conditions, especially forced 
and child labor in the supply chain, is a major area of concern and one of 
the  Group’s  commitments.  The  supplier  selection  methodology  was 
therefore  strengthened  in  2018  to  take  better  account  of  the  risks  of 
human  rights  violations.  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). 

Finally,  the  working  conditions  of  the  employees  of  Group-branded 
service station dealers are also assessed by GoodCorporation. Between 
2016  and  2017,  a  baseline  study  on  a  group  of  22  subsidiaries  in  the 
Marketing  &  Services  segment  across  different  continents  was  also 
conducted. On the basis of the recommendations identified to improve 
service station managers’ awareness of the Group’s Code of Conduct 
principles and of the fundamental Conventions of the ILO, Marketing & 
Services has adapted its online training in relation to human rights in the 
workplace and observance of the ILO’s core conventions to managers’ 
specific needs in particular. 

In  2020,  Marketing  &  Services  has  continued  to  implement  clauses 
related to respect human rights in contracts with service station managers 
when renewing and negotiating contracts and particularly for contracts 
concerning Africa.

(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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5.7.2  Respect for human rights of 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 projects that may involve the relocation 
of places of residence and/or economic activities and the resettlement of 
these  populations.  In  addition,  noise  and  dust  emissions  and  other 
potential  impacts  may  also  have  consequences  for  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.  In  the  framework  of  its 
activities, TOTAL promotes dialogue and exchanges with human rights 
defenders,  defined  by  the  United  Nations  Declaration  on  human  rights 
defenders  of  1998  as  “Everyone  has  the  right,  individually  and  in 
association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and 
realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and 
international levels.”

In 2020, the Group decided to reinforce the network of people in charge 
of monitoring human rights issues by creating the role of human rights 
coordinator  and  the  role  of  security  advisor  in  charge  of  relations  with 
local communities within the Mozambique LNG project.

The  Group’s  approach  to  this  topic  is  described  in  point  5.9  of  this 
chapter.

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  on  the  VPSHR  Initiative 
website and at sustainable-performance.total.com.

A  new  Group  rule  became  effective  in  2019  to  define  the  Group’s 
requirements for implementing the VPSHR. This rule is accompanied by 
a VPSHR guide published in late 2020, which aims to provide practical 
advice for operating entities. In 2020, self-assessment and risk analysis 
tools deployed within entities located in countries identified as being most 
at risk, were updated and made available on a digital platform in order to 
enhance monitoring and make results more traceable.

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 of 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 
specifically, on the VPSHR. In view of the security situation in Mozambique 
and the Group’s development projects in the country, the Mozambique 
LNG Project – with the support of the VPSHR coordination team within 
the  Group  Security  division  and  the  Human  Rights  department  –  held 
22 training sessions in 2020 focusing on VPSHR at the Afungi site in the 
Cabo  Delgado  region  in  partnership  with  an  independent  third  party 
(Watchman) specializing in training and raising the awareness of military 
personnel on observing VPSHR. The aim was to better equip the military 
and  police  forces  deployed  within  the  framework  of  the  Mozambique 
LNG project, with respect for human rights, to protect sites in accordance 
with  VPSHR  and  the  requirements  set  out  in  the  Memorandum  of 
Understanding (MOU) signed in July 2020 to reduce the risk as a result of 
their activities. This training was taken by 539 participants from the Joint 
Task  Force  (JTF)  that  guards  the  Group’s  facilities  and  42 members  of 
private  security  forces.  In  addition,  22  Military  Liaison  Officers  (MLOs)  
and  12  commanding  officers  from  the  JTF  underwent  specific  training  
for future trainers.

Specific  work  to  raise  awareness  about  VPSHR  and  their  deployment 
within entities considered most at risk was also carried out in 2020 within 
the  Marketing  &  Services  segment  (e.g.  service  stations  with  armed 
security guards).

The Group’s Security division also organized three online training sessions 
on  the  updated  version  of  VPSHR  tools.  This  training  was  provided  to 
55 Country Security Officers, who support Country Chairs in their role of 
being responsible for the Group’s security at country level and who are 
the representatives of the Group Security division in charge, among other 
things, of implementing the VPSHR.

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5.8  Fighting corruption and tax evasion
5.8.1  Fighting corruption

Chapter 5 / Non-financial performance
Fighting corruption and tax evasion

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 activities. Failure to comply with such legislation such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the French law on transparency, the fight 
against corruption and the modernization of the economy, 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 more than  
360 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.

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~ 360 Compliance Officers 

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 employees, feedback of information, including the whistleblowing system, 
mechanisms for assessing and monitoring implementation of the program, and imposition of disciplinary sanctions in the event of misconduct.

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 U.N.’s International Anti-Corruption Day 
and Human Rights Day. The sixth Business Ethics Day in December 2020 
was dedicated, like the previous year, to the theme of “Speak-Up”. A live 
chat with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as well as compliance, 
ethics and human rights managers, allowed employees to ask questions, 
particularly concerning reporting any potential breaches of the Code of 
Conduct.

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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 at year-end 2019. TOTAL is 
also  a  member  of  other  initiatives  that  contribute  to  the  global  effort 
against  corruption,  such  as  the  U.N.  Global  Compact  since  2002  and  
the  Extractive  Industries  Transparency  Initiative  (EITI)(2)  since  its  launch  
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,  specific 
corruption  risk  mapping  is  produced  on  the  basis  of  a  methodology 
formalized in a rule adopted in early 2020. This rule provides for two-tier 
mapping: that of entities coordinated by the Compliance Officer and that 
of business segments coordinated by the Branch Compliance Officers. 
At  the  business  segment  level,  the  assessment  needs  to  examine  the 
main  types  of  risk  (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).  This  two-tier  analysis  is  aimed  at  establishing 
action plans that are appropriate to the risks identified and the realities on 
the  ground.  In  addition,  particularly  when  assessing  corruption  risks, 
employees  are  provided  with  tools  that  help  them  identify  the  risk  of 
corruption, e.g. the Typological guide of corruption risks.

Measures are taken to manage the risks identified and specific rules are 
regularly adopted and incorporated into the Group’s reference framework.

5.8.1.3  Internal standards

As an essential element of the Group reference framework, 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 
raising,  accounting  and 
commitment, 
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 risks identified.

training  and  awareness 

In  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 and 
guides  such  as  the  booklet  entitled  Prevention  and  fight  against 
corruption. Poster campaigns communicating the key messages in the 
risk  areas  are  held  on  a  regular  basis;  a  campaign  on  the  “Speak-Up” 
theme  among  other  things,  was  held  before  the  Business  Ethics  Day.  
An  initial  anti-corruption  e-learning  course  was  rolled  out  in  2011  and  
a more in-depth e-learning module in 2015. This module is accessible to 
all  employees  and  mandatory  for  the  targeted  personal  (almost 
43,000 employees) and new hires. At year-end 2020, season one of the 
anti-corruption  e-learning  course  had  been  followed  by  approximately 
41,000 people and season two by approximately 39,000 people.

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 segment Compliance teams or by the Compliance 
Officers  in  the  subsidiaries.  Several  online  and  face-to-face  training 
sessions are held every year for the Compliance Officers. In 2020, despite 
the health crisis, these sessions continued and were held remotely.

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  helps  to  monitor  the  roll-out  and 
implementation  of  the  anti-corruption  program,  through  quantitative 
indicators on key elements of the program, such as 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  actions  undertaken  at  the  very  highest  level  and  to 
review the roadmap aligned with the identified areas of improvement.

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, has been gradually 
deployed  since  2019.  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.

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 
communication  and  a  rule  was  adopted  in  late  2020  to  formalize  the 
procedure for collecting integrity alerts (corruption, fraud and influence 
peddling);  it  reminds  the  various  existing  alert  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 not 
tolerate  any  retaliation  measures  or  discrimination  toward  anyone 
submitting a report in good faith and undertakes to respect confidentiality. 

(1)  Launched in 2004 within the World Economic Forum, PACI now numbers approximately 90 major corporations and forms a platform for discussion for 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

The  anti-corruption  program  is  monitored  at  the  first  level  by  business 
persons, as well as their 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 to check the self-assessment 
by the entities subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley regulations of their internal 
control framework. At the third level, Group Audit also helps monitor the 
anti-corruption  program  through  audits  called  “assurance  audits” 
performed  according  to  a  framework  that  includes  compliance  topics. 

This system is described in full in a guide on control of implementation of 
the anti-corruption program published in late 2020, which also requires 
the adoption of an “Anti-Corruption Control Plan” within each business 
segment.

5.8.1.7  Disciplinary action

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  action,  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 management commitment, contributes, with the other 
pillars  described  above,  to  the  robustness  of  the  anti-corruption 
compliance program.

5.8.2  Fighting tax evasion

With a presence in more than 130 countries through 1,118 consolidated 
entities,  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.

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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.

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. 

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.

TOTAL  publishes  in  its  Universal  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.

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.

(1)  Refer to point 9.3 of chapter 9.

Since 2017, TOTAL has also filed country-by-country reporting with the 
French  tax  authorities.  For  the  first  time,  in  February  2021,  after  an 
analysis  of  the  transactions  carried  out  by  the  Group’s  French  and 
European entities since July 2018, TOTAL finalized its review and filed its 
cross-border arrangements disclosure obligations falling within the scope 
of  application  of  Directive  DAC  6  aiming  at  fighting  tax  evasion. 
No aggressive tax schemes have been identified.

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.

In 2020, consolidated current income taxes amounted to $2,450 million. 
The  effective  tax  rate  of  the  Group,  computed  out  of  the  adjusted  net 
operating income, was 27.8% in 2020.

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5.9  Value creation for host regions

In line with its ambition to be the company of responsible energies and 
based on the values and principles formally set out in its Code of Conduct 
and Safety Health Environment Quality Charter, TOTAL strives to be an 
agent of positive change for society, and to contribute to its development 
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 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. Furthermore, in order to address society’s 
global challenges, the Group is committed to the public interest.

Within  this  context,  the  Group  has  identified  its  main  risks  and 
opportunities with regards to creating and sharing value:
– 
fostering the economic development of the host regions;
–  managing societal challenges related to the Group’s activities;
–  engaging in citizenship initiatives.

5.9.1  Fostering the economic development of host regions

Recruiting local people and supporting the 
development and creation of local 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  potential  local 
content is part of an industrial strategy that aims to maximize the impact 
on  the  host  country  measured  in  terms  of  new  jobs  and  local  value 
creation.  This  strategy  is  based  on  analysis  of  all  local  industrial  and 
human  capacities  available  as  well  as  those  still  to  be  developed.  This 
forms the basis for the establishment of a specific action plan comprising 
training initiatives defined with the aim of ensuring a possible transfer of 
skills  to  the  rest  of  the  economy,  and  business  development  initiatives 
defined and implemented with the involvement of project suppliers, such 
as  incentives  to  create  local  partnerships,  transfers  of  technology  and 
expertise and the creation of business training centers. 

For Egina in Nigeria, a large project operated by the Group, the production 
of which began in December 2018, the implementation of this strategy of 
developing local content has entailed:
– 

the  development  of  local  industrial  capacity  made  concrete  by  the 
production of 60,000 tons of equipment and the assembly of 75% of 
wellheads locally; 
the delivery of 560,000 hours of training; 

– 
–  24  million  working  hours  by  Nigerian  citizens  representing  77%  of 

project hours. 

This  approach  is  also  being  rolled  out  in  full  across  projects  currently 
being developed by the Group: Tilenga in Uganda, EACOP (East African 
Crude Oil Pipeline) in Uganda and Tanzania, and Mozambique LNG. 

Supporting the reindustrialization of the Group’s 
platforms

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  segment  concerned, 
taking into account analysis of market developments. The objective  
is to adapt industrial facilities in order to make the Group’s industrial  

sites competitive over the long term and respond to the challenges  
of the energy and ecological transition;

–  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.

In  this  way,  TOTAL  restates  its  responsibility  towards  the  employment 
basins in which the Group operates as well as its commitment to maintain 
a strong and lasting industrial presence.

On the Carling 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. The CVDES relating to Carling’s 
site was ended in 2018 with a final commitment of €12 million in grants 
from  TOTAL  for  four  industrial  projects  representing  €125  million  of 
investment and 143 jobs planned. Total Développement Régional (TDR) 
also  committed  to  support  these  industrial  projects  until  the  effective 
start-up of the production units. The Metabolic Explorer unit is currently 
under construction and is expected to begin operation in the first half of 
2021, while construction of the AFYREN unit began in late 2020. 

The  reconversion  of  the  La  Mède  refinery  (France),  entailing  an 
initial  investment  of  more  than  €275  million,  is  underway  with  the  first 
French biorefinery and an Adblue(1) production unit is expected to begin 
operation 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 was extended to 2020. TDR is 
supporting  the  subcontractors  and  putting  the  Group’s  commitments 
into  action.  From  2018  to  2020,  TDR  also  financially  supported  nine 
industrial  projects  and  one  industrial  demonstrator  to  create  389  new 
jobs.

On  the  Lacq  platform  (France),  a  TDR  unit,  hosted  by  Sobegi,  the 
platform’s  controller,  researches  and  examines  third-party  industrial 
projects  that  could  join  the  platform  in  partnership  with  the  Nouvelle-
Aquitaine  region,  the  Pau-Béarn  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Industry 
(CCI),  the  Chemparc  public  interest  group,  the  Lacq-Orthez  district 
authority and Sobegi. The installation in the Lacq region of an industrial 
project  for  biogas  production  led  by  the  company  Fonroche  Biogaz(2)  

(1)  Fuel additive intended for road transport and designed to lower nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions.
(2)  On January 11, 2021, TOTAL announced the acquisition of Fonroche Biogaz.

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was confirmed in late 2018. In August 2020, the installation close to the 
Induslacq  platform  of  a  green  chemicals  project  by  Alpha  Chitin  was 
decided  in  order  to  optimize  its  industrial  base  thanks  to  utilities  and 
services that are already available.

or  support  for  exports  and  international  development.  Between  2018  
and 2020, loans were granted to more than 460 SME projects, amounting 
to  a  total  of  more  than  27  million  euros,  and  more  than  10,500  jobs  
were supported.

On the Grandpuits platform (France), TDR also plans to support the 
project  to  convert  the  site  into  a  “zero-crude”  platform  as  announced  
in September 2020 and representing an investment of €500 million.

More  generally,  TDR  supports  SMEs  in  France  by  proposing  various 
measures that contribute to creating and securing jobs in the long term, 
such  as  financial  support  for  the  creation,  development  or  takeover  of 
SMEs in the form of zero-interest loans, support for setting up industrial 
projects with parties involved in local development and public authorities, 

In  the  context  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  since  the  start  of  the 
lockdown,  TDR  decided  to  suspend,  for  the  second  quarter  of  2020, 
repayment of the principal amount of loans granted to beneficiaries of the 
scheme  requesting  to  do  so,  and,  more  generally,  opted  to  provide 
personalized  support  for  borrowers  in  collaboration  with  its  partners.  
In addition, some beneficiaries of the scheme have been able to launch 
new production lines to cope with the crisis, such as serological tests, 
divider screens, hand hygiene products and masks.

5.9.2  Managing societal challenges related to the Group’s activities

5.9.2.1  Operational societal approach

The Group factors in 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 online for all Group entities, helps them 
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

An assessment of the societal risks and challenges is one of the criteria 
for making investment, acquisition and divestment decisions concerning 
projects presented to the Group’s Risk Committee. When a new industrial 
site is developed, a societal baseline study must be conducted in advance 
to identify any potentially affected stakeholders, describe the local context 
and  assess  the  main  socio-economic  and  cultural  challenges  in  the 
impacted  area.  This  is  supplemented  by  societal  impact  assessments 
that  measure  and  analyze  actual  and  potential  impacts,  positive  and 
negative,  direct,  indirect  or  cumulative,  in  the  short,  medium  and  long 
term of the project. In 2020, 50 of these studies were launched or carried 
out  in  the  Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  and  13  in 
Exploration & Production.

The Group’s One MAESTRO reference framework also requires a regular 
assessment, at least every five years, of the context and societal risks for 
each subsidiary. This assessment takes account of the sensitivity of the 
socioeconomic  environment  and  the  severity  of  the  societal  impact, 
including on human rights, related to the subsidiary’s activities. Risks are 
identified  primarily  on  the  basis  of  mapping  and  consultation  with 
stakeholders  such  as  authorities,  neighboring  communities,  economic 
operators and civil society. In 2020, the innovative new SIMBA mobile app 
for  the  ongoing  recording  and  tracking  of  the  opinions,  concerns  and 
expectations  of  stakeholders  was  developed,  with  an  initial  rollout  in 
Mozambique. The app helps to identify and understand the local context 
and  facilitates  ongoing  analysis.  It  will  be  rolled  out  gradually  in  2021 
primarily at a number of Refining & Chemicals sites.

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Development of a societal strategy integrated into 
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;
the  Group’s  ambitions  and  voluntary  commitments  with  regard  to  
civil society.

– 
– 

These targets are built into a structured operational action plan, based  
on three pillars:
–  dialogue and involvement of local stakeholders;
–  avoiding,  reducing  and  compensate  for  the  societal  impacts  of  the 

Group’s activities;

–  developing initiatives to create a positive impact on neighboring local 

communities.

To  structure  this  approach,  TOTAL  uses  the  internal  Stakeholder 
Relationship  Management  (SRM+)  introduced  in  2006,  which  allows 
subsidiaries to define their societal strategy and associated action plans.

Implementing and monitoring societal actions and 
projects

the  scope  of 

The  societal  teams  reporting  to  the  HSE  division  and  their  local 
correspondents  lend  their  expertise  to  the  operational  subsidiaries  to 
implement the One MAESTRO framework. Societal aspects are included 
that  produce 
within 
recommendations  to  reinforce  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.

the  One  MAESTRO  audits 

In  addition  to  factoring  a  societal  module  into  the  HSE  for  Managers 
training  program  (refer  to  point  5.4.1  of  this  chapter),  remote  training 
modules have been developed for personnel of subsidiaries in charge of 
societal issues. In 2020, a digital platform named Societal Academy was 
created to make the necessary educational resources accessible to all 
subsidiaries,  such  as  rules,  guides,  training  materials,  lessons  learned 
and  best  practices.  Webinars  attended  by  more  than  200  participants 
were organized in October 2020 for the launch of the societal reporting 
campaign.

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5.9.2.2  Local stakeholder engagement

5.9.2.3   Managing the societal impacts of the 

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  are  expected  to  establish  a  structured  and  regular 
dialogue process with their stakeholders to inform and listen to them and 
take their concerns and expectations into account, cooperate and report 
on actions to avoid, reduce or offset the negative effects, measure their 
satisfaction and identify means of improving. TOTAL acknowledges the 
specificities  of  the  rights  of  indigenous  and  tribal  peoples  (as  referred  
to  in  International  Labour  Organization  Convention  No.  169)  and  has 
developed  a  framework  which  defines  principles  to  be  followed  with 
these communities. It 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.

In the Refining & Chemicals segment, refineries and petrochemical sites 
put  consultation  with  stakeholders  at  the  heart  of  their  ongoing 
improvement  strategy  and  are  all  ISO  14001  certified.  Local  structures  
for dialogue have been set up, such as Community Advisory Panels in  
the  United  States  and  specific  local  committees  for  certain  European 
platforms 
(Feyzin  neighbors’  conference  and  Donges  residential 
committee).  The  Marketing  &  Services  segment  has  developed 
stakeholder engagement tools which are adapted to the diversity of its 
businesses (oil terminals, filling sites, lubricant plants, road transport and 
service stations) which can be easily adapted in a wide variety of contexts 
and regions such as, for example, Reunion Island or Lebanon in 2020. 
For  Exploration  &  Production  projects,  dialogue  is  initiated  from  the 
exploration phase, even when TOTAL does not have permanent teams on 
site.  Each  subsidiary  or  project  develops  an  engagement  plan  with 
stakeholders describing a process for transparent dialogue, as well as 
the timetable and means of ensuring its implementation. In South Africa, 
Total  EP  South  Africa  (TEPSA)  has  conducted  a  number  of  public 
consultations  within  the  framework  of  its  future  seismic  and  drilling 
surveys  involving  stakeholders  and  fishing  communities.  Specific 
meetings  have  been  organized  with  civil  society,  local  authorities  and 
fishing associations in order to ensure that these parties are involved in 
the impact assessment process to address fears and concerns relating 
to the subsidiary’s activities. Issues relating to managing the impact of 
future exploration programs have been discussed with local NGOs during 
various  meetings.  Furthermore,  the  subsidiary  has  launched  an 
information  and  communication  campaign  on  its  activities  via  various 
media such as radio, a webinar and public posters. In order to facilitate 
dialogue and allow easy access for vulnerable communities, a dedicated 
hotline  and  free  access  to  the  TEPSA  project  site  have  been  set  up.  
A network of Community Liaison Officers (CLOs) has been rolled out on 
the ground at certain subsidiaries and projects to provide information and 
consult  with  neighboring  communities,  authorities  and  other  local 
members  of  civil  society,  with  a  particular  focus  on  vulnerable  groups. 
CLOs  are  employed  by  TOTAL  and  come  from  the  local  communities. 
They speak the local languages, understand the local way of life and play 
a decisive role in establishing a good relationship between TOTAL and  
its local stakeholders.

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 example, in 2020: 

Impacts for local communities on access to land, 
maritime space and resources

In Mozambique, the identification of impacts related to land and livelihoods 
has  led  to  a  multi-year  action  plan  for  local  populations:  construction  
of  housing,  programs  to  develop  agricultural  and  fishing  activities,  and 
relocation of burial sites. In Myanmar, the offshore pre-project baseline 
study  detailed  the  issues  relating  to  fisheries.  It  quantifies  the  potential 
impact on the entire fishing value chain for each village by category of 
fishermen and by type of fish caught and processed in the region. 

Impacts on cultural and religious practices and heritage 

In Uganda, with respect to the Tilenga project, consultations have been 
held  with  stakeholders  concerning  culture  and  religion.  These  have 
allowed  the  identification  and  relocation  of  individual  graves  and 
community  cultural  sites  with  the  collaboration  of  traditional  religious 
leaders.

Handling grievances from neighboring communities

The  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework  provides  that  the  Group’s 
operating  entities  are  expected  to  implement  grievance  handling 
procedures  aligned  with  the  United  Nations  Guiding  Principles  on 
Business  and  Human  Rights.  These  provide  residents  and  local 
communities  with  a  preferential  and  easily  accessible  channel  to  voice 
their  concerns  and  grievances  and  involve  them  in  finding  a  solution.  
At every stage of the asset lifecycle, from developing a project to cessation 
of  activity  and  divestment,  the  Group  intends  to  provide  swift  and 
appropriate  responses  to  people  or  organizations  that  have  been 
adversely  affected.  As  part  of  a  continuous  improvement  process, 
analysis of all grievances received helps to improve operations. An internal 
methodological  guide  was  published  in  2020  setting  out  details  of  the 
process with practical tools drawing on international recommendations 
(International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association 
(IPIECA), International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), International 
Finance  Corporation  (IFC)).  Grievance  management  forms  part  of  the 
Group’s societal reporting and is one its key performance indicators. At 
year-end 2020, 100% of entities in the Exploration & Production (E&P), 
Refining & Chemicals (R&C) and Marketing & Services (M&S) segments  
of the One MAESTRO rollout scope with an operational activity in 2020 
(refer to point 5.11.4 of this chapter) had implemented or improved their 
grievance handling system. 

In  2020,  in  order  to  make  progress  in  this  area,  an  Exploration  & 
Production working group made up of societal experts from head office 
and subsidiaries identified best practices. A total of 13 entities received 
help  in  developing  their  grievance  handling  procedure,  bringing  the 
percentage  of  Exploration  &  Production  operating  entities  with  a 
mechanism of this kind at year-end 2020 to 100%. Residents are involved 
via  resident  dialogue  bodies  in  finding  solutions  to  control  the  impacts  
of the Group’s activities. In Marketing & Services, operating subsidiaries 
have  been  made  aware  and  given  help  with  setting  up  a  grievance 
handling process separate from business grievances.

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2020

2019

2018

Percentage of E&P, R&C and M&S 
segments’ operating subsidiaries  
in the One MAESTRO rollout scope  
with an operational activity which have  
a grievance mechanism in place

99% 

47%

40%

– 

Grievances received by the Group’s subsidiaries in connection with the 
societal impact of their activities correspond to the following: access to 
land  and  habitat,  economic  losses/loss  of  livelihood,  dangers  for  the 
environment  and  health,  employment  and  value  chain,  road  safety/
logistics  and  transportation,  adverse  impact  on  culture  and  heritage, 
security and social conduct, quality of local dialogue and management  
of economic development projects. 

5.9.2.4   Developing 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.)

In connection with the Group’s willingness to make energy accessible to 
as many people as possible, the Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power 
segment  developed  a  range  of  solar  solutions  to  provide  access  to 
distributed energy in 38 countries in 2020. At year-end 2020, a total of 
3.8 million  solar  lamps  and  kits  had  been  sold,  helping  to  improve  the 
everyday lives of 17 million people. The Group’s aim is to equip 25 million 
people by 2025.

In France, Total Marketing France (TMF) is pursuing its action to fight fuel 
poverty, by helping low-income households to make their homes more 
energy efficient within the framework of a number of national programs 
and initiatives: Habiter Mieux avec l’Anah, (a social and private housing 
support),  Ecorce  program  (€101.2  million  in  2020).  The  commitment  
to combat fuel poverty also concerns mobility via a program to provide 
help  with  transportation  for  people  looking  for  jobs  in  partnership  with 
WIMOOV.

The Group’s subsidiaries have taken action to address the health crisis 
and launched many community initiatives to help during the COVID-19 
pandemic for a cumulative amount of €70 million. These include: 
– 

In  France,  Total  Marketing  France  supported  care  workers  by 
distributing  1,540,500  fuel  cards  to  more  than  8,000  hospitals  and 
retirement homes.
In Mozambique, as part of a memorandum of understanding with the 
Cabo  Delgado  province,  Total  E&P  Mozambique  Area  1  (TEPMA1) 
allowed the creation of a 22-bed isolation ward for COVID-19 patients 

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at the Pemba district hospital. In addition, a five-year health, nutrition 
and hygiene program has been developed with its partner Pathfinder 
to help teenagers, children, women and migrants in the Palma district 
and the city of Mocimboa da Praia.
In Bolivia, Total E&P Bolivie launched a COVID-19 pandemic support 
plan  to  help  1,651  Guaraní  families  from  14  local  communities.  
These  indigenous  populations  are  particularly  vulnerable  owing  to 
their isolation and lack of medical infrastructure. The plan has three 
main focuses: prevention, equipment and infrastructure.

In  addition,  the  Total  Foundation  program  launched  initiatives  during  
the COVID-19 pandemic (refer also to point 5.9.3.3 of this chapter).

Contributing to the development of local communities 

In  France,  Total  Quadran  proposes  a  number  of  projects  eligible  for 
participatory  financing  of  electricity  production  sites  through  platforms 
labelled  “Green  Growth”  in  order  to  enable  local  citizens  to  benefit  
from additional income linked to the sale of electricity. In 2020, 17 projects 
representing  a  production  capacity  of  90  MWc  have  thus  been  
co-financed by citizens. Four of them allowed the entry of local authorities 
into the capital. Throughout France, 1,200 local contributors contributed 
€6 million to the financing of these projects.

In  Mozambique,  TEPMA1  has  launched  Catalisa,  a  five-year  program  
with  its  technical  partner  TechnoServe  and  the  authorities  of  the  
Cabo  Delgado  province  in  the  districts  of  Pemba,  Palma,  Montepuez, 
Chiure  and  Ancuabe.  The  aim  is  to  support  the  province’s  economic 
development with the education and vocational training of young people, 
as well as agro-industrial development (poultry and horticulture). At year-
end  2020,  the  program  had  helped  175  farmers  (including  76  women)  
to improve their productivity and meet local needs by creating 297 jobs. 
In addition, 500 young people took part in the development program and 
15 new graduates received financial support to start their own business.

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In Papua New Guinea, Total E&P PNG Limited involved local stakeholders 
in implementing long-term socioeconomic projects. As a result of baseline 
studies  and  impact  assessments  concerning  human  rights,  emphasis 
has  been  placed  on  improving  living  conditions  for  women  within 
communities. In partnership with all stakeholders (Gulf province, ministry 
of community development, local businesses, foundations, international 
development  agencies,  community  representatives,  the  local  health 
committee, local women’s cooperative etc.) projects to support health, 
education and local economic development have been launched.

In Argentina, Total Austral has been working for ten years with local goat 
farmers on a sustainable rural development program in cooperation with 
consulting  firm  Halkis.  Its  aim  is  to  provide  technical  and  professional 
advice  for  farmers  in  partnership  with  local  agencies.  A  total  of 
22 production development plans have been launched in 2020 despite 
the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to audio and video equipment.

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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 related to its operations, the Group wants to 
contribute to local actions in the countries where it operates by addressing 
global societal challenges.

cutting the number of deaths and injuries on the road by 50% between 
now and 2030. Its actions include educating young people by means of 
local awareness, training and advocacy efforts, as well as participation  
in and support for the initiatives of international organizations.

5.9.3.1  The Total Foundation program

Being present in over 130 countries, TOTAL has witnessed the escalation 
in inequality and social and environmental challenges, which affect young 
people in particular. Since 2017, the Total Foundation program covers the 
citizenship  initiatives  conducted  every  day  worldwide  by  TOTAL,  its 
subsidiaries and its corporate foundation. Its aim is to contribute to the 
vitality of the host communities and regions in which the Group is based 
by giving 12- to 25-year-olds the means to determine their own future.

In 2020, the Total Foundation continued with to roll out the VIA program 
to educate young people in road safety, mobility and citizenship in France, 
India,  Kenya,  Myanmar  and  Romania.  It  partnered  with  NGO  Yours  to 
support the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety following its support 
for  the  World  Youth  Assembly  for  Road  Safety  in  February  2020  
in Stockholm. Total Foundation has also stepped up its efforts in Africa 
with  two  new  partnerships:  with  NGO  Amend,  which  works  with 
motorcycle  taxis,  and  with  NGO  Global  Alliance,  to  increase  the 
capabilities of African NGOs involved in road safety.

The Total Foundation program favors collective action and aims to involve 
all  members  of  the  local  region,  including  charities  and  the  public  and 
private sector. This joint approach based on local needs also allows the 
testing and rolling out of new solidarity models.

In addition to financial backing, the program’s partners receive general 
help  to  develop  and  achieve  their  goals,  thanks  in  particular  to  skills-
based sponsorship. Since 2018, the Action! program has allowed TOTAL 
employees  to  spend  up  to  three  workdays  a  year  on  general  interest 
projects.  At  the  end  of  2020,  the  program  had  been  rolled  out  in 
63 countries, and more than 9,300 projects have been carried out since 
it was launched.

5.9.3.2  Four areas of action

The Total Foundation program is based on four societal challenges, in line 
with the Group’s history, values and businesses.

Youth education and inclusion

Unemployment  and  job  insecurity  are  affecting  more  and  more  young 
people all over the world. The first area of the Total Foundation program 
aims  to  empower  socially  at-risk  young  people,  by  means  of  support  
and  guidance,  training,  particularly  in  industry,  and  integration  into  the 
workplace.

In  this  context,  and  by  way  of  example,  in  2020,  L’INDUSTREET,  
the campus for the industry of tomorrow, opened its doors in Stains in  
the Paris region. This new industry training center provides free training 
and offers innovative teaching to young people who are interested in new 
jobs in industry. Over time, it plans to provide places for 400 young people 
between 18 and 25 each year. In 2020, the Total Foundation also launched 
its first call for partners and selected eight new charities in France in order 
to  broaden  its  reach,  focusing  primarily  on  mobility  issues  for  young 
people getting qualifications, language skills as a means of joining society 
and the world of work, and support for young people coming out of the 
child welfare system. Total Foundation has also contributed to the launch 
of an experimental and collaborative training project in Senegal to address 
two  issues:  youth  unemployment  and  the  automation  requirements  of 
local industry.

Road safety

Road  accidents  are  the  leading  cause  of  death  among  young  people 
worldwide.  The  second  priority  of  the  Total  Foundation  Program  is  to 
ensure safer transportation in order to contribute to the global target of 

Climate, coastal areas and oceans

Global warming is a major issue. The third priority of the Total Foundation 
program  is  climate  and  the  environment.  Since  2018,  it  has  been 
dedicated  to  protecting  sensitive  ecosystems,  especially  forests,  by 
means of measures to encourage natural carbon storage. During 2020, 
this  priority  was  refocused  on  measures  relating  to  coastal  areas  and 
oceans in order to distinguish it from the activities of the Nature Based 
Solutions business unit created in 2019 to invest in natural carbon storage 
projects.

Coastal  areas  and  oceans  pose  major  environmental  and  climate 
challenges  and  are  the  link  between  the  Group’s  various  activities. 
Attention has therefore been redirected towards protecting coastal and 
ocean  ecosystems,  the  development  of  knowledge  sharing  about  the 
interactions  between  climate,  coastal  areas  and  oceans  involving 
applied research experts, young people and the general public, and lastly 
to  allow  young  people  to  discover  coastal  areas  (field  trips,  training  in 
careers at sea).

Within  this  framework,  in  2020,  the  Total  Foundation  continued  the 
partnership  initiated  in  2018  with  the  Office  National  des  Forêts, 
supporting a reforestation program in the dune forests on the Aquitaine 
coast. The Total Foundation has also continued its support for the Tour du 
Valat research institute, mainly through a program to protect wetlands, as 
well  as  its  support  for  the  Conservatoire  du  Littoral  coastal  protection 
agency, primarily with a project to rewild the Métro dune in Landes, and a 
national exhibition on the French coastline titled “Rivages en mouvement 
(Shores in motion)”.

Cultural dialogue and heritage

Inequalities  in  access  to  culture  reinforce  social  and  regional  divides.  
The  fourth  priority  of  the  Total  Foundation  aims  to  promote  a  sense  
of  togetherness  through  culture  and  heritage,  encouraging  access  for 
young people to cultural and artistic education, supporting contemporary 
creation by young people and protecting and passing on our heritage.

Within  this  framework,  in  2020,  the  Total  Foundation  supported 
12 restoration projects providing employment for young people in France 
through its partnership with the Fondation du Patrimoine. In artistic and 
cultural  education,  2020  saw  the  signing  of  eight  new  partnerships 
allowing  the  emancipation  and  integration  into  civil  society  of  young 
people. Lastly, the Total Foundation sponsored Africa 2020 in order to 
highlight  the  creative  vitality  of  Africa  and  its  young  people  (project 
postponed to 2020-2021 owing to the health crisis).

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5.9.3.3   Taking action during the COVID-19 

pandemic 

As part of its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group rapidly 
took  action  by  ensuring  business  continuity  and  launching  a  number  
of  community  initiatives.  In  France,  TOTAL  provided  care  workers  at 
hospitals and care homes with fuel vouchers worth €50 million. All over 
the  world,  subsidiaries  launched  a  number  of  initiatives  such  as  fuel 
donations, food donations and healthcare kits, as well as producing hand 
sanitizer and visors.

–  emergency health aid (providing medical equipment for health workers 

and partnership with the French Red Cross in Africa);

–  help for the most vulnerable people (donations of essential products 
and initiatives to counter isolation among the sick and elderly using 
digital technology).

Employees  also  had  the  opportunity  to  donate  the  equivalent  amount  
of some of their paid leave, topped up by the Group, to partner charities 
such  as  the  Institut  Pasteur,  French  Red  Cross  and  Emmaüs  via  
Break Poverty.

In addition, the Total Foundation decided to allocate €5 million to fighting 
the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on three main areas:
–  medical research (especially support for the Institut Pasteur);

The Total Foundation also guaranteed support for its partner charities to 
help them get through the crisis and continue to operate, in particular to 
ensure the continuity of teaching to young people (in France, for example, 
support for eight national education academies and the Break Poverty 
charity to provide computers for around 5,500 young people).

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  works 
with a network of over 100,000 suppliers of goods and services. In 2020, 
the  Group’s  purchases  of  goods  and  services  (excluding  petroleum 
products  and  vessel  chartering  by  Trading  &  Shipping)  represented 
approximately  $23  billion  worldwide.  The  allocation  of  expenditures  at 
Group  level  is  approximately  29%  for  goods  (products,  materials,  etc.) 
and  71%  for  services  (such  as  consulting  services,  materials  supply 
operations, transportation, etc.).

Through their activities, the Group’s subcontractors and suppliers may 
face  the  same  risks  that  the  Group  encounters  in  its  own  activities, 
including  societal  and  environmental  risks.  The  most  prominent  risks 
relate mainly to human rights in the workplace (forced labor, child labor, 
discrimination,  decent  working  conditions),  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 the Fundamental Principles 
of Purchasing set out in its own Code of Conduct. To that end, the Group 
has  chosen  to  have  management  of  its  supplier  relations  coordinated  
by a dedicated cross-functional entity, Total Global Procurement, which  
is  specifically  tasked  with  providing  Purchasing  services  and  assisting  
the  Group’s  entities  and  sites(1).  That  approach  is  supplemented  by 
employee training programs and actions to raise awareness among the 
Group’s customers and suppliers. Its success is also based on TOTAL’s 
involvement in international initiatives and collaborative programs specific 
to the energy sector that promote the emergence of best 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 that 
requirement and the three essential principles that guide TOTAL’s relations 
with  its  suppliers:  dialogue,  professionalism  and  compliance  with 
commitments.

These  principles  are  also  set  out  in  the  Fundamental  Principles  of 
Purchasing, introduced in 2010, which outline the commitments to which 
TOTAL  expects  its  employees  and  suppliers  to  adhere  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 
conflicts of interest and efforts to combat fraud; compliance with antitrust 
law;  and  the  promotion  of  economic  and  social  development.  These 
principles uphold the fundamental principles defined in the United Nations 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the fundamental conventions of 
the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Global Compact 
and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

In early 2020, as part of its policy of continuous improvement, Total Global 
Procurement  finalized  an  update  to  the  CSR  risk  mapping  associated 
with the Group’s procurement for each category of goods and services. 
This  risk  mapping  examined  CSR  risks  relating  to  human  rights  and 
fundamental  freedom  (working  conditions  and  the  right  to  organize, 
discrimination,  health  and  safety,  child  labor,  forced  labor  and  modern 
slavery) as well as risks relating to the environment (depletion of natural 
resources; loss of biodiversity; climate change and greenhouse gases; 
waste  and  end-of-life  management;  air,  water  and  soil  pollution).  This 
mapping is the result of methodological work carried out with support 
from AFNOR (the French standards association) during the second half of 
2019,  involving  internal  CSR  experts  and  buyers.  A  Responsible 
Procurement roadmap defines TOTAL’s guidelines for upholding respect 
for  human  rights  in  the  supply  chain,  the  environment  and  economic 
development. The Responsible Procurement Committee is tasked with 
monitoring the implementation of the Group’s Responsible Procurement 
roadmap. It meets at least once a year and includes representatives from 
the  Management  Committee  of  Total  Global  Procurement,  the  Ethics 
Committee and the Civil Society Engagement, HSE and Legal divisions.

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Actions to educate and raise awareness among 
employees

TOTAL  has  set  up  a  number  of  channels  of  communication  to  raise 
awareness of risks and concerns related to its supply chain among its 
buyers.  Training  modules  explaining  the  Group’s  ethical  commitments 
and the Fundamental Principles of Purchasing have been developed for 
and made available to Group procurement officers. In 2020, 40 buyers 
attended  training  and/or  awareness-raising  sessions  on  respect  for 
human rights and working conditions at supplier sites, and 99 received 
training on anti-corruption rules.

The Group provides its buyers with communications materials designed 
to  help  them  discuss  the  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  with 
suppliers.  In  June  2019,  a  Total  Global  Procurement  workshop  was 

attended  by  239  buyers  and  procurement  support  personnel  and 
included a section on responsible purchasing. Following the update of 
the  CSR  risk  mapping  for  the  Group’s  procurement,  workshops  were 
held  in  2020  to  raise  awareness  of  buyers  on  the  risks  associated  to 
human rights and environment in the supply chain. 

With respect to the development of best practices in business relations, 
since 2013 TOTAL has consistently trained its employees in mediation as 
an alternative method of dispute resolution. In addition, an email address 
(mediation.fournisseurs@total.com) is available on the TOTAL website to 
allow the Group’s suppliers to contact the special 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  Application of the Group’s policy to the supply chain

TOTAL expects its suppliers to:
–  adhere  to  the  Fundamental  Principles  of  Purchasing  and  ensure 

compliance with those principles in their activities;

–  agree to be audited in accordance with those principles;
– 

remain  attentive  to  the  day-to-day  working  conditions  of  their 
employees and their suppliers’ employees;

–  ensure that their own suppliers and subcontractors adhere to those 

Fundamental Principles of Purchasing;
refer to the Group Ethics Committee in case of doubt.

– 

The rules set out in those Principles must be included or transposed into 
the agreements concluded with suppliers. To that end, those Principles 
are available for consultation by all suppliers in both French and English 
on TOTAL’s website (under “Suppliers”).

The supplier qualification process

The  harmonization  of  the  supplier  qualification  process  led  to  the 
publication of an internal reference guide in 2018, and an IT qualification 
tool has been gradually deployed since 2019. In all, 12,000 pilot suppliers 
at  subsidiaries  have  been  integrated  to  this  tool,  and  Total  Global 
Procurement  integrated  more  than  3,500  of  those  suppliers  into  the 
qualification tool in 2020. That deployment process was delayed by the 
COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. 

The  tool  is  used  to  automate  and  document  the  supplier  qualification 
process, which has four steps:
1.  confirmation  by  the  technical  expert  of  the  value  of  launching  the 

qualification process;

2.  a preliminary risk analysis to determine whether an in-depth analysis 
is needed for each criterion (HSE; anti-corruption; societal, financial 
and technical responsibility);

3.  determination of the qualification status;
4.  monitoring  and  renewal  of  qualification.  Qualifications  are  valid  for 

three years.

The supplier assessment process

At the same time, the Group has set up a supplier assessment process 
to identify and prevent the risk of severe violations of human rights and 
fundamental freedom, human health and safety. Since 2016, the Group 
has conducted audits of working conditions at supplier sites. A targeted 
audit  plan  is  defined  each  year  and  includes  suppliers  suggested  by 
subsidiaries in countries with an identified risk of human rights violations. 
Those  audits  measure  respect  for  human  rights  in  the  workplace, 
including child labor, forced labor, discrimination, freedom of association 
and the right to collective bargaining, working conditions (overtime, days 
off) and workplace health and safety. Approximately 100 audits of at-risk 
suppliers are conducted each year. In 2020, 79 audits were conducted  
in  the  context  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic.  The  Group  plans  to  audit,  
by  2024,  100%  of  its  strategic  suppliers  and  100%  of  its  suppliers 
identified as being at risk as per the risk mapping identification process.

Moreover,  TOTAL,  BP,  Equinor  and  Shell  are  continuing  their  efforts  to 
develop a common collaborative platform to assess respect for human 
rights by their suppliers. The platform went live in September 2020, and 
the  initial  test  audits  have  been  conducted.  Together,  the  partner 
companies are pursuing the goal of promoting improvement in working 
conditions  across  the  supply  chain  of  the  companies  involved.  
That initiative is designed to address the aim of United Nations SDG 8: 
“Decent work and economic growth”.

Finally,  pursuant  to  Rule  13p-1  of  the  U.S.  Securities  Exchange  Act  
of  1934,  as  amended,  which  implemented  certain  provisions  of  the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, 
since  2014,  TOTAL  has  filed  to  the  US  Stock  Exchange  Commission 
(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 by TOTAL SE or one of its consolidated entities  
(or contracted to be manufactured). The objective of this regulation 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 sec.gov.

(1)  Rule 13p-1 defines “conflict minerals” (irrespective of their geographical origin) as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold and wolframite as well as their derivatives, which 

are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten.

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Actions to raise awareness among suppliers

TOTAL’s supplier qualification process includes a section on routine anti-
corruption  compliance  that  is  carefully  administered  by  TGP  and  the 
Group’s other purchasing entities. In addition, actions are taken during 
meetings with suppliers to raise awareness of corruption prevention and 
human rights, particularly during 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 of corruption.

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Contractors and suppliers

Each  year  (except  in  2020  as  a  result  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic),  the 
International Procurement Office (TOTAL ITO in Shanghai, China) holds  
a compliance day. During that event, one of TOTAL’s qualified suppliers is 
invited  to  share  the  actions  that  it  has  taken  regarding  anti-corruption 
compliance, the concrete problems it has encountered and how it deals 
with them. Special attention has been given to the issue of respect for 
human rights, which was also on the agenda of the Suppliers Day event 
organized by the IPO in Shanghai in December 2019.

5.10.3  Actions taken by the Group to promote responsible purchasing

Since  2010  TOTAL  has  been  a  signatory  to  the  Responsible  Supplier 
Relations Charter from France’s Ministry of the Economy and Finance, 
which is designed to create a more sustainable and balanced relationship 
between customers and suppliers.

Since 2018 TOTAL has been a member of the Action Platform on Decent 
Work in Global Supply Chains organized by the United Nations Global 
Compact, and in that capacity it takes part in various workshops that aim 
to help the Global Compact member companies make progress in that 
area.  In  December  2018,  the  Group  pledged  to  pursue  its  efforts  with 
regard to decent work and respect for human rights in its supply chain by 
signing  six  commitments  contained  in  the  United  Nations  Global
Compact. In October 2019, TOTAL welcomed participants at its offices 
for  the  Action  Platform’s  fourth  and  final  roundtable  meeting.  The  first 
phase of the Action Platform yielded a Decent Work Toolkit for Sustainable 
Procurement.  In  2020,  the  platform  focused  its  efforts  on  helping  lift 
workers out of poverty.

TOTAL is a member of the IPIECA Supply Chain Working Group. Building 
on the workshops held since 2015, TOTAL has continued to participate in 
the Operationalization of the U.N. Guiding Principles programs organized 
by  IPIECA,  aimed  at  both  oil  and  gas  companies  and  engineering, 
procurement and construction (EPC) contractors.

TOTAL is also committed to driving local economic development both in 
France and abroad. In April 2019, TOTAL launched the Total Pool PME 
program  to  help  ten  of  the  Group’s  small  and  medium-sized  suppliers 
grow  their  business.  Those  ten  companies  enjoy  the  opportunity  to 
network with other major companies free of charge for one year, receiving 
support and guidance for their executives and assistance in ramping up 
their  international  growth  through  Total  Développement  Régional.  The 
program has proved so successful that it has now been established on a 
permanent  basis.  Twelve  new  SMEs  received  support  through  the 
program in 2020. In September 2020, TOTAL was awarded the CSR Prize 
at the Trophées Décision Achats awards in recognition of the initiative.

Lastly, the Group focuses special attention on the sheltered employment 
sector for disabled workers. In France, the Group’s purchases from that 
sector  represent  about  €3  billion  in  2020.  TOTAL  is  a  member  of  the 
Pas@Pas organization and provides its buyers with an online directory 
that  can  be  used  to  identify  potential  suppliers  and  service  providers  
in the sheltered employment sector by region and category. A number  
of  meetings  have  been  organized  in  liaison  with  Mission  Handicap,  
the  Group’s  disabilities  office,  to  familiarize  the  relevant  buyers  in  
Total Global Procurement with the Group’s commitments and teach them 
how to use the online directory.

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5.10.4  Payment terms

The  payment  terms  of  invoices  from  suppliers  and  customers  of  
TOTAL  SE  as  of  December  31,  2020,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  
Article D. 441-4 of the French Commercial Code, are as follows, these 
tables are established within the boundaries of the parent company, and 
not  the  Group  and  therefore  include  invoices  issued  and  received 
between TOTAL SE and its subsidiaries.

In particular, outstanding customers invoices due at closing date, issued 
to consolidated companies of the Group represent in the table below:
–  9,137 invoices, i.e. 87% of invoices due.
–  €463 million (including tax) i.e. 92% of the total value (including tax)  

of invoices due.

The balance is mainly made up of invoices issued to non-consolidated 
Group subsidiaries.

As of December 31, 2020:
(M€)

SUPPLIERS

CUSTOMERS

Invoices received and outstanding at the closing date of the 
previous fiscal year

Invoices issued and outstanding at the closing date of the 
previous fiscal year

0 days 
(pro 
visional)

1 to 30 
days

31 to 60 
days

61 to 90 
days

91 days 
or more

Total
(1 day
or more)

0 days 
(pro 
visional)

1 to 30 
days

31 to 60 
days

61 to 90 
days

91 days
or more

(A) Late payment brackets

516

378

810

25

Number of invoices 
involved

Total value of invoices 
involved (including tax)

Percentage of the total 
value of purchases for the 
fiscal year (including tax)

Percentage of sales  
for the fiscal year  
(including tax)

Number of invoices 
excluded

Total value of invoices 
excluded

0

1

1

8

10

77

29

125

52

298

504(a)

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

(B) Invoices excluded from (A) relating to disputed or unrecorded liabilities and receivables

2.2%

0.8%

3.6%

1.5%

8.5% 14.4%

None

None

None

None

Total
(1 day
or more)

10,501

(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

(a)  Customers invoices outstanding at the closing date of the previous fiscal year relate for the most part to Group customers.

5.11  Reporting scopes and methodology
5.11.1  Frameworks

The Group’s reporting is based:
– 

for  workforce  indicators,  on  a  practical  handbook  on  the  Group’s 
workforce reporting protocol and methodology;
for  safety  indicators,  on  a  company  rule  on  event  and  statistical 
reporting;

– 

– 

– 

for  environmental  and  climate  change-related  indicators,  on  a 
company rule, together with segment-specific instructions;
for societal reporting, on company instructions.

These documents are available to all companies of the Group and can be 
consulted at corporate headquarters, in the relevant divisions.

5.11.2  Scopes

Workforce reporting is based on two surveys: the Global Workforce 
Analysis and the complementary Worldwide Human Resources Survey. 
Two  centralized  tools  (Sogreat  and  HR4U)  are  used  to  aid  in  those 
surveys.

déterminée or indéterminée) and employee turnover at the global level.  
It offers a breakdown of the workforce by gender, professional category 
(managers and other employees and non-French equivalents), age and 
nationality.

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., 317 companies in 96 countries as of December 31, 2020. 
The survey mainly covers worldwide workforces, hiring under permanent 
and  fixed-term  contracts  (non-French  equivalents  of  contrats  à  durée 

The Worldwide Human Resources Survey (WHRS) is an annual survey 
that comprises 235 workforce indicators, including the health indicators 
described in point 5.4. The indicators are selected in cooperation with the 
relevant  liaisons  and  cover  major  components  of  the  Group  Human 
Resources  policy,  such  as  mobility,  talent  development,  training,  work 
conditions,  workplace  dialogue,  deployment  of  the  Code  of  Conduct, 

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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 2020 and January 2021; 127 companies 
in 52 countries, representing 88.1% of the consolidated Group workforce 
(92,896 employees) responded on each topic. For the health indicators, 
responses were collected across a broader scope of 143 companies in 
52 countries, representing 89.6% of the consolidated Group workforce.

The Socle social commun scope covers the following 17 companies in 
France: TOTAL SE, 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 
SE, or one of the companies it controls exclusively, is the operator, i.e., it 
either  operates  or  contractually  manages  the  operations  (“operated 
domain”).  Compared  to  the  scope  of  financial  consolidation,  this 
corresponds  to  fully  consolidated  companies,  with  some  exceptions(1). 
The Group subsidiaries that are not fully consolidated because they are 
not material from a financial standpoint are consolidated in the reporting 
on environmental indicators. 

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 subsidiaries 
consolidated by equity method or not consolidated because not material 
from a financial standpoint.

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”). 

Reporting  on  safety  indicators  covers  employees  of  subsidiaries 
controlled exclusively by the Group, employees of contractors working on 
sites, assets or activities operated by those subsidiaries and employees 
of  transportation  companies  under  long-term  contracts.  Compared  to 
the scope of financial 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. 

Reporting on societal indicators covers the subsidiaries of the E&P, 
R&C and M&S segments that are part of the One MAESTRO scope of 
deployment  (refer  to  point  5.11.4  of  this  chapter)  with  an  operational 
activity, i.e. excluding the commercial offices of M&S, the trading activities 
of R&C and the E&P subsidiaries that had no exploration or production 
operations  in  2020.  Compared  to  the  scope  of  financial  consolidation, 
this corresponds to fully consolidated companies of the E&P, R&C and  

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M&S segments, with some exceptions(3). It also includes subsidiaries of 
E&P,  R&C  and  M&S  segments  corresponding  to  that  scope  that  are  
not  fully  consolidated  because  they  are  not  material  from  a  financial 
standpoint are consolidated in the reporting on societal indicators.

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.  An  annual 
campaign is used to send auto-diagnosis and risk assessment tools to 
these entities. This internal process has been in place since 2016. The 
results obtained are consolidated by the Corporate Security Division. The 
2020 campaign specifically targeted 38 countries and the response rate 
was 89%.

Consolidation method

For  the  scopes  defined  above,  the  workforce,  safety  and  societal 
indicators are fully consolidated.

For  the  “operated  domain”  scope,  the  environmental  indicators  are  
fully  consolidated.  For  the  “equity  interest  domain”  scope,  greenhouse 
gas  emissions  are  consolidated  based  on  the  Group’s  equity  interest  
in the assets or 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 or budget data or by analogy 
with similar assets.

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. 
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 to fiscal year 2019. In addition, no site 
accounting for more than 2% of an indicator excludes this indicator from 
its reporting.

5

Changes in scope of consolidation

Workforce  indicators  are  calculated  on  the  basis  of  the  consolidated 
scope  of  the  Group  as  of  December  31,  2020.  This  workforce  data  
is presented on the basis of the operational business segments identified 
in the 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements.

For environmental and climate change-related indicators, acquisitions are 
recognized  as  of  the  acquisition  date  whenever  possible,  or  otherwise 
January 1 of the current year or as of the following year. A few subsidiaries 
acquired in 2020 will be included in the reporting published in 2022 on 
fiscal year 2021(4). Any facility sold before December 31 is excluded from 
the Group’s reporting scope for the current year. 

Regarding safety indicators, acquisitions are recognized in the same year 
as  soon  as  possible  or  on  January  1  of  the  following  year,  with  a  few 
exceptions(5). A few subsidiaries acquired in 2020 will be included in the 
reporting  published  in  2022  on  fiscal  year  2021(6).  All  facilities  sold  are 
recognized up to the date of the sale.

Regarding  societal  indicators,  subsidiaries  of  E&P,  R&C  and  M&S 
segments are recognized as soon as possible and within no more than 
36 months of the acquisition.

(1)  As an exception, the scope of reporting on environmental and climate change-related indicators does not include Naphtachimie (R&C), BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals (R&C), 

Appryl (R&C), 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 exclusively controlled companies Midé Technology Corporation (R&C), Hutchinson Speyer PFW 
(R&C),  Hutchinson  PFW  UK  Machining  (R&C),  Hutchinson  PFW  Izmir  (R&C),  TOTAL  EV  charge  (M&S)  ;  jointly  controlled  companies  Naphtachimie  (R&C),  BASF  TOTAL 
Petrochemicals (R&C) and Appryl (R&C) ; and approximately 80 jointly-controlled assets operated by third parties in Exploration & Production.

(3)  As an exception, the scope of reporting for societal indicators of E&P, R&C and M&S does not include the commercial offices of M&S, the trading activities of R&C, the E&P 
subsidiaries not having had any exploration or production operations in 2020, the subsidiaries not applying One MAESTRO in these segments, i.e. Polyblend (R&C), Synova (R&C), 
Sobegi (R&C), Hutchinson (R&C) and the Zeeland Refinery (R&C) as well as the consolidated companies over which the Group does not have exclusive control, i.e. Naphtachimie 
(R&C), BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals (R&C), Appryl (R&C), and approximately 80 jointly controlled assets operated by third parties in E&P.

(4)  Subsidiaries acquired in 2020 not included in the reporting on environmental and climate change-related indicators are PSR (M&S), Lubrilog (M&S) and the iGRP subsidiaries 
acquired or established in 2020, except the gas-fired power plants (Casteljon in Spain and Carlaing in France) for which ISO 14001 certificates and greenhouse gases emitted 
from the date of acquisition have been included in the Group’s 2020 reporting.

(5)  Subsidiaries acquired in 2018 and 2019 not included in the reporting on safety indicators are Midé Technology Corporation (R&C), Hutchinson Speyer PFW (R&C), PFW UK 

Machining (R&C), PFW Hutchinson Izmir (R&C) and TOTAL EV charge (M&S).

(6)  Subsidiaries acquired in 2020 not included in the reporting on safety indicators are Lubrilog (M&S) and the iGRP gas-fired power plants (Casteljon in Spain and Carlaing in France).

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Consolidation and internal control

The workforce, environmental and climate change-related, societal and 
health and safety data is 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.

External verification

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 
on  the  basis  of  their  relative  contribution  to  the  Group,  previous  years’ 
results  and  a  risk  analysis.  The  auditors’  independence  is  defined  
by  regulations  and  the  profession’s  Rules  of  Professional  Conduct  
and/or an impartiality committee.

Environmental or climate change-related definitions 
and indicators

Upstream  oil  and  gas  activities:  the  Group’s  upstream  oil  and  gas 
activities  include  the  oil  and  gas  exploration  and  production  activities 
conducted  by  the  Exploration  &  Production  and  Integrated  Gas, 
Renewables & Power segments. They do not include facilities for power 
generation from renewable sources or natural gas, such as combined-
cycle natural gas power plants.

Non-routine flaring: flaring other than routine flaring and safety flaring 
occurring primarily during occasional and intermittent events.

Routine flaring: flaring during normal production operations conducted 
in the absence of sufficient facilities or adequate geological conditions for 
the reinjection, on-site utilization or commercialization of the gas produced 
(as  defined  by  the  working  group  of  the  Global  Gas  Flaring  Reduction 
program  as  part  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 
testing, etc.).

Water  consumption:  volume  of  water  (fresh,  brackish  or  sea  water) 
taken that is not discharged into the environment or to a third party. 

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 2 g/l.

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5.11.3  Principles adopted

Indicator selection and relevance

The data published in the Registration Document is intended to inform 
stakeholders about the Group’s annual results in social and environmental 
the  Group’s 
responsibility.  The  environmental 
performance  indicators  with  reference  made,  to  a  large  extent,  to  the 
IPIECA reporting guidelines, updated in 2020.

indicators 

include 

Methodological specificities

The methodology may be adjusted, in particular in light of the diversity  
of the Group’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  is  limited  to  changes  
in methodology.

5.11.4  Details of certain indicators

Workforce 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 workforce 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 transportation 
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.

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Reporting scopes and methodology

Intensity  of  CO2e  emissions:  Scopes  1  &  2  GHG  emissions  from  
the  facilities  operated  by  the  Group  for  its  upstream  hydrocarbon  
activities (kg) divided by the Group’s operated hydrocarbon production  
in barrels of oil equivalent (boe).

Intensity  of  methane  emissions:  the  volume  of  methane  emissions 
divided  by  the  volume  of  commercial  gas  produced,  from  all  facilities 
operated  by  the  Group  (oil  and/or  gas)  for  its  upstream  hydrocarbon 
activities.  Gas  facilities  are  facilities  for  which  the  sum  of  exported  gas 
production  and  fuel  gas  (in  boe)  represents  more  than  50%  of  the 
operated production (exports + fuel gas).

Operated oil & gas facilities: facilities operated by the Group as part of 
its Upstream oil and gas activities as well as in its Refining & Chemicals 
and  Marketing  &  Services  segments.  They  do  not  include  facilities  for 
power  generation  from  renewable  sources  or  natural  gas,  such  as 
combined-cycle natural gas power plants. 

Oil spill preparedness:
–  an  oil  spill  scenario  is  deemed  “important”  when  its  consequences  
are  at  a  minimum  on  a  small  scale  and  have  a  limited  impact  on  
the  environment  (approximately  several  hundred  meters  of  shores 
impacted or several tons of hydrocarbons involved);

–  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 
resources,  internal  and  external,  to  be  deployed;  and  lastly  if  it 
indicates the items to be addressed in order to begin monitoring the 
environmental impact of the pollution;

–  Proportion  of  those  sites  that  have  performed  an  oil  spill  response 
exercise or whose exercise was prevented following a decision by the 
authorities: are included for this indicator sites that have performed an 
exercise during the year on the basis of one of the scenarios identified 
in  the  oil  spill  preparedness  plan  up  to  the  equipment  deployment 
stage as well as sites that have been prevented from carrying out an 
exercise by a competent authority (e.g. administration, port authority, 
local fire brigade).

Other definition

–  One MAESTRO (Management and Expectations Standards Toward 
Robust  Operations): 
the  Group’s  operational  Health,  Safety, 
Environment  and  Societal  reference  framework.  This  reference 
framework applies to the subsidiaries controlled exclusively by TOTAL 
with  the  following  exceptions:  subsidiaries  acquired  in  2020  and 
subsidiaries covered by an audited reference framework of their own, 
i.e.  Hutchinson  (R&C),  Zeeland  Refinery  (R&C),  Polyblend  (R&C), 
Sobegi (R&C), Synova (R&C), Saft Groupe (iGRP), TEP Barnett (iGRP), 
SunPower  (iGRP)  and  subsidiaries  acquired  or  established  by  the 
iGRP segment within the past three years (the latter subsidiaries are  
in the process of being rolled out).

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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 based on 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 facilities for power 
generation from renewable sources or natural gas, such as combined-
cycle natural gas power plants.

GHG: the six greenhouse gases in the Kyoto protocol, namely 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  virtually  absent  from  the  Group’s  emissions  or  are  considered  as  
non-material, and are therefore no longer counted as of 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  the 
production (in the case of Group upstream oil and gas activities).

Scope  1  GHG  emissions:  direct  emissions  of  greenhouse  gases  
from  sites  or  activities  that  are  included  in  the  scope  of  reporting  for 
climate  change-related  indicators.  Sites  with  GHG  emissions  and 
activities of less than 30 kt CO2e/year 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, 
which  comply  with  the  GHG  Protocol  methodologies.  In  this  Universal 
Registration Document, only item 11 of Scope 3 (use of sold products), 
which  is  the  most  significant,  is  reported.  Emissions  for  this  item  are 
calculated based on sales of finished products for which the next stage is 
end use, i.e., combustion of the products to obtain energy. A stoichiometric 
emission (oxidation of molecules to carbon dioxide) factor is applied to 
these sales to obtain an emission volume.

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:
– 

for the numerator:
–  emissions connected to the production and conversion of energy 
products  used  by  the  customers  on  the  basis  of  the  Group’s 
average emission rates,

–  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 through the use of CCUS and natural 

carbon sinks;

– 

for the denominator: the quantity of energy sold, with electricity placed 
on  an  equal  footing  to  fossil  fuels,  taking  into  account  the  average 
capacity factor and average efficiency ratio.

(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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5.12 Independent third party’s report

Independent third party’s report on consolidated non-financial statement presented in the management report

This is a free translation into English of the original report issued in the French language and it is provided solely for the convenience of English speaking 
users. 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 verifier, accredited by the COFRAC under the 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  statement  established  for  the  year  ended  on  the  31  12  2020  (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  of  the  
French Commercial Code as well as information set out in the second paragraph of article L. 22-10-36 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 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 Angola, Total E&P Danmark A/S, Total Direct Energie S.A. 
(Marchienne-au-Pont  site),  Greenflex  S.A.S.,  Argedis,  Paulstra  S.N.C.  (Châteaudun  site),  Total  Petrochemicals  &  Refining  USA  (Port  Arthur 
Refinery and Carville (COS-MAR) site), Total South Africa (PTY) Limited;

(1)  ISAE 3000 – Assurance engagements other than audits or reviews of historical financial information.

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–  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 7% and 21% of the 
consolidated  data  relating  to  the  key  performance  indicators  and  outcomes  selected  for  these  tests  (7%  of  total  workforce,  21%  of  direct 
operated GHG emissions (scope 1), 13% of freshwater withdrawals, 14% 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 ten people and took place between September 2020 and March 2021 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.

Conclusion

Based on the procedures performed, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the consolidated non-financial 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, the 17 March 2021

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French original signed by: 

Independent third party
EY & Associés

Jean-François Bélorgey 
Partner 

Christophe Schmeitzky
Partner, Sustainable Development

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Appendix 1: The most important information

Social Information and information linked to health and safety

Quantitative Information  
(including key performance indicators)

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)

Social
–  Total number of employees
–  Total number of employees hired on permanent contracts
–  Total number of departures per category
–  Percentage of the Group’s entities including HSE criteria in the variable 

compensation

–  Average number of training days/year per employee (onsite training)
–  Average number of training days/year per employee (remote training)
–  Average  number  of  training  days/year  per  employee,  per  segment  

and per geographical areas
–  Breakdown per type of training 
–  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  regular  remote 

working

–  Percentage of employees choosing remote working when given the 

option

–  Absences for medical reasons
–  Percentage  of  companies  with  labor  union  representation  and/or 

employee representation

–  Percentage  of  employees  covered  by  a  collective  bargaining 

agreement

–  Number of active agreements signed with employee representatives 

worldwide and in France

Health & Safety
–  Loss of primary containment Tier 1 and Tier 2
–  Millions of hours worked
–  Number of occupational fatalities
–  Number of occupational fatalities per hundred million hours worked
–  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 severe injuries (excluding fatalities)
–  Number of severe road accidents
–  Number of occupational illnesses recorded in the year
–  Percentage of employees with specific occupational risks benefiting 

from regular medical monitoring

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Environmental Information and information linked to climate change

Quantitative Information  
(including key performance indicators)

Qualitative Information  
(actions or results)

Environment
–  Number of operated sites important for the environment ISO 14001 

–  The results of the environmental policy
–  Climate change (significant emission sources due to activity, reduction 

objectives, adaptation measures)

–  Measures undertaken not to harm biodiversity
–  Pollution prevention measures
–  Circular  economy  (raw  material,  energy,  waste  management,  food 

waste)

–  Water management

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certified

–  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 an one oil spill response 
exercise or whose exercise was prevented following a decision by the 
authorities

–  Accidental  liquid  hydrocarbon  spills  of  a  volume  of  more  than  one 
barrel  that  affected  the  environment,  excluding  sabotage  (number  
and volume)
–  SO2 emissions
–  NOX emissions
–  Hydrocarbon content of offshore water discharges
–  Percentage  of  sites  that  meet  the  target  for  the  quality  of  offshore 

discharges

–  Hydrocarbon content of onshore water discharges
–  Percentage  of  sites  that  meet  the  target  for  the  quality  of  onshore 

discharges

–  Fresh water withdrawals excluding cooling water
–  Quantity of non-hazardous and hazardous waste treated
–  Quantity of non-hazardous and hazardous waste valorized 
–  Percentage of waste processed per treatment process (valorization, 

landfill, other)

Climate
–  Direct GHG emissions at operated sites (scope 1)
–  Direct GHG emissions based on equity share (scope 1)
– 
–  GHG emissions (scopes 1 & 2) from operated oil & gas facilities
–  Other indirect emissions – Use by customers of products sold for end 

Indirect GHG emissions from energy use at operated sites (scope 2)

use (scope 3)

–  Flared gas (hydrocarbons Upstream activities, operated scope)
–  Routine flaring
–  Carbon intensity of energy products used by the Group’s customers
– 

Intensity  of  GHG  emissions  (Scopes  1  &  2)  at  operated  sites  for 
hydrocarbons Upstream activities

–  Methane emissions from Group operated activities
– 

Intensity  of  methane  emissions  from  operated  oil  and  gas  facilities  
for hydrocarbon Upstream activities

–  Net primary energy consumption (operated scope)
–  Group energy efficiency indicator

Societal Information

Quantitative Information  
(including key performance indicators)

Qualitative Information  
(actions or results)

–  Percentage of E&P, R&C and M&S segments’ operating subsidiaries 
in the One MAESTRO rollout scope with an operational activity which 
have a grievance mechanism in place

–  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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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 2020 
6.3.2  Board of Directors’ report on share buybacks and sales  
6.3.3  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 

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  2021 financial calendar 
6.6.5  2022 financial calendar 
6.6.6  Contacts 

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287

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288
289

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6.1  Listing details
6.1.1  Listing

Stock exchanges and markets

Market capitalization as of December 31, 2020(1)

–  Paris (Euronext Paris);
–  Brussels (Euronext Brussels);
–  London (London Stock Exchange); and
–  New York (New York Stock Exchange or NYSE).

Market 

Euronext

NYSE

Market 
capitalization

€93.7 B

$111.2 B

Closing  
price

€35.30

$41.91

Codes

ISIN

Reuters

Bloomberg

Ticker (Euronext)

LEI

FR0000120271

TOTF.PA

FP FP

FP

Market capitalization on Euronext Paris and in the 
eurozone as of December 31, 2020(2)

TOTAL SE is the fourth-largest market capitalization on the Euronext Paris 
regulated  market  and  is  the  tenth-largest  capitalization  among  the 
companies that make up the Euro Stoxx 50.

529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68

Percentage of free float

Inclusion and weight in the main stock indices as of 
December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2020, the free float factor determined by Euronext 
Paris for calculating TOTAL SE’s weight in the CAC 40 was 95%. The free 
float factor determined by Stoxx for calculating TOTAL SE’s weight in the 
Euro Stoxx 50 was 100%(3).

Index

CAC 40

Euro Stoxx 50

Stoxx Europe 50

Weighting  

in the index

Ranking  

in the index

7.02%

3.70%

2.51%

3

5

11

Par value

€2.50.

Sources : Euronext, Stoxx and Bloomberg.

Debt credit rating (long-term/outlook/short-term)

Inclusion in the ESG (Environment, Social and 
Governance) indices 

DJSI World, DJSI Europe and FTSE4Good.

As of December 31

Standard & Poor’s

Moody’s

2020

2019

A+/Negative/A-1

A+/Positive/A-1

Aa3/Negative/P-1

Aa3/Stable/P-1

On February 18, 2021, Standard & Poor’s revised the long-term rating of 
TOTAL SE from A+ to A, with a stable outlook. The short-term debt rating 
remains unchanged at A-1.

On March 24, 2021, Moody’s revised the long-term rating of TOTAL SE 
from Aa3 to A1, with a stable outlook. The short-term debt rating remains 
unchanged at P-1.

(1)  Based on a share capital divided into 2,653,124,025 shares as of December 31, 2020.
(2)  Source: Bloomberg for the market capitalizations in the eurozone other than TOTAL SE.
(3)  Based on the last quarterly calculation available as of the end of December 2020.

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6.1.2  Share performance

6.1.2.1 Change in share prices between January 1 and December 31, 2020

The change in Total’s share price in 2020, compared with that of the share prices of its main peers listed in Europe and the United States, is shown in  
the following tables: 

In Europe
(% calculated on the basis of the closing price in local currency)

Total (euro)

Royal Dutch Shell A (euro)

Royal Dutch Shell B (pound sterling)

BP (pound sterling)

ENI (euro)

Source : Bloomberg.

-28.3%

-44.1%

-43.8%

-46.0%

-38.3%

In the United States (American Depositary Receipts 
prices for European companies)
(% calculated on the basis of the closing price in US$)

Total

ExxonMobil

Chevron

Royal Dutch Shell A

Royal Dutch Shell B

BP

ENI

Source : Bloomberg.

-24.2%

-40.9%

-29.9%

-40.4%

-44.0%

-45.6%

-33.5%

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, 2020 (excluding tax and social withholding):

Investment term

1 year

5 years

10 years

15 years

Shareholder’s annual return

Value as of December 31, 2020,  
of €1,000 invested

Total

-22.55%

2.40%

4.57%

2.76%(a)

CAC 40(b)

-4.95%

6.87%

7.38%

4.61%

Total

775

1,126

1,563

1,505

CAC 40

951

1,394

2,039

1,967

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(a)  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.

(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.

6.1.2.3 Market information summary

Total’s share price over the 2016 – 2020 period (€)

Highest (during trading session)

Lowest (during trading session)

Last price of the year (closing)

Average of the last 30 trading sessions (closing)

Trading volume (average per session)

Euronext Paris(a)

NYSE(b) 

(a)  Number of Total shares traded. 
(b)  Number of American Depositary Receipts (“ADR”) traded. 
Sources: Euronext Paris, NYSE.

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

2020

50.93

21.12

35.30

36.34

6,508,817

5,380,909

6,199,835

5,549,490

8,420,407

2,109,802

1,667,928

1,855,274

1,770,853

2,965,225

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Change in Total share price at closing on Euronext Paris (2016-2020)

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

  CAC 40

  TOTAL

  Euro Stoxx 50

Base 100 as of 01/01/2016.
Sources: Euronext Paris, Bloomberg.

Change in Total ADR price at closing on NYSE (2016-2020) 

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

  TOTAL US

  Dow Jones

Base 100 as of 01/01/2016. 
Sources: NYSE, Bloomberg.

Change in Total share price at closing on Euronext Paris (2019-2020) 

(in €)

60

50

40

30

20

2019

2020

Source : Euronext Paris.

Average number of Total shares traded on Euronext Paris (2019-2020) 

(in millions of shares)

20

15

10

5

0

18.82

5.49

5.58

6.80

5.77

6.52

6.37

6.14

6.07

4.16

4.77

4.59

4.46

5.00

7.66

9.62

8.10

8.92

11.21

6.11

4.57

7.05

7.04

7.02

Jan.
2019

Feb. Mar.

Apr. May

June

July

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

Dec.

Jan.
2020

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, the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 
of the Company on May 12, 2006, approved the Company’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 10 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  and  noted  the  Group’s  ability  to 
maintain a sustainable pre-dividend breakeven below $30/b and a solid 
financial  position  with  a  gearing  objective  below  20%  (excluding  lease 
commitments). 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, provided stronger visibility on the future of the Group, 
reflected by a projected increase in cash flow of more than $5 billion by 
2025  with  a  price  of  $60/b,  equal  to  an  average  increase  of  around 
$1 billion  per  year.  Consequently,  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to 
accelerate dividend growth, with 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.

At its meeting on May 4, 2020, in light of the economic crisis created by 
the  COVID-19  pandemic  but  also  considering  the  Group’s  solid 
fundamentals, the Board of Directors decided to maintain the balance of 
the dividend for fiscal year 2019 as announced on February 5, 2020 while 
proposing to the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020 that the balance 
of the dividend for fiscal year 2019 be paid in shares. It was also decided 
to  suspend  the  dividend  growth  policy  for  2020  and  thus  set  the  first 
interim dividend for fiscal year 2020 at €0.66 per share, at the same level 
as the first interim dividend payment for fiscal year 2019. At its meeting on 
July  29,  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  maintains  the  second  interim 
dividend for 2020 at €0.66 per share and reaffirms its sustainability in a 

6.2.2  Dividend payment policy

On October 28, 2010, TOTAL SE’s Board of Directors adopted a policy 
based on quarterly dividend payments starting in fiscal year 2011. 

The decision of TOTAL SE’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, 2020, there is 
no  restriction  under  such  provisions  that  would  materially  restrict  the 
distribution to TOTAL SE of the dividends declared by those subsidiaries.

$40/b  Brent  environment.  On  October  29,  2020,  it  confirmed  the  third 
interim dividend payment maintained at €0.66 per share and reaffirmed 
its sustainability in a context of $40/b, particularly in view of the results of 
the third quarter. Finally, at its meeting on February 8, 2021, the Board 
confirmed its policy of supporting the dividend through economic cycles 
and proposed the distribution of a final dividend for 2020 of €0.66 per 
share, the same amount as for the previous three quarters, setting the 
dividend for 2020 at €2.64 per share.

Furthermore, on February 7, 2018, the Board of Directors decided within 
the  framework  of  the  policy  of  paying  returns  to  shareholders  that  the 
Group would buy back, for the purpose of canceling all shares issued 
pursuant to the scrip dividend payment, with no discount as well as the 
Company’s shares in an amount of up to $5 billion over the period from 
2018 to 2020 in an environment at $60/b. At year-end 2019, the Group 
bought back shares for a total amount of $3.2 billion within the framework 
of the share buybacks announced in February 2018 which may amount 
up to $5 billion over the 2018-2020 period.

In respect of fiscal year 2020, the Group announced share buybacks in 
an amount of $2 billion in an environment at $60/b. Having bought back 
shares  in  an  amount  of  $0.55  billion  in  the  first  quarter  of  2020,  it 
announced  the  suspension  of  share  buybacks  by  the  Company  on  
March 23, 2020, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and an 
oil price of around $30/b.

Dividends for the fiscal year 2020

6

On  February  8,  2021,  the  Board  of  Directors,  after  approving  the  
financial  statements  for  the  fiscal  year  2020,  decided  to  propose  to  
the  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  28,  2021  the  distribution  of  a  
€2.64 dividend per share for the fiscal year 2020.

Subject to the Shareholders’ decision of May 28, 2021, considering the 
first three interim dividends already decided by the Board of Directors,  
the final dividend for the fiscal year 2020 will be €0.66 per share.

2020 dividend

Amount

Set date

Ex-dividend date

Payment date

First interim

Second interim

Third interim

€0.66

€0.66

€0.66

Final

€0.66 

May 4, 2020

July 29, 2020

October 29, 2020

May 28, 2021

September 25, 2020

January 4, 2021

March 25, 2021

June 24, 2021

October 2, 2020

January 11, 2021

April 1, 2021

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Dividends for the fiscal year 2021

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 28, 2021, the ex-date calendar for the interim 
and final dividends for fiscal year 2021 is expected to be as follows:

First interim

Second interim

Third interim

Final

Ex-dividend date

September 21, 2021

January 3, 2022

March 22, 2022

June 21, 2022

The provisional ex-dividend dates above relate to the shares admitted for 
trading on Euronext Paris. 

Dividends for the last five fiscal years(1)

The rate of return to shareholders is calculated on the basis of the amount 
of dividends paid in cash during the year plus the amount of Total share 
buybacks carried out by the Company during the year (for the purpose of 
canceling shares issued in connection with the payment of the dividend 
in shares or under its share buyback program), as a percentage of cash 
flow from operating activities(2) for the year in question.

The  rate  of  return  to  shareholders  for  the  fiscal  year  2020  was  46%(3). 
Changes in the rate of return to shareholders over the past five fiscal years 
are as follows:

46%

38%

35%

€2.45

0.62

€2.48

0.62

0.61

0.62

0.61

0.62

0.61

2016

0.62

2017

€2.56

0.64

0.64

0.64

0.64

2018

€2.68

0.68

€2.64

0.66

0.68

0.66

17%

12%

0.66

0.66

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

0.66

2019

0.66

2020

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

 Interim dividends 

 Final dividends

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. (383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11, New York, 
10179, 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)  in  Belgium  as  part  of  the  public  exchange  offer  for  Total 
Petrochemicals & Refining SA/NV (formerly Petrofina) shares.

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. Since January 1, 2018, 
in  compliance  with  Belgian  law,  CR  Actions  may  only  be  issued  in  the 
form of a dematerialized certificate. CR Actions issued before this date 
are  freely  convertible  from  a  physical  certificate  into  a  dematerialized 
certification in the form of a security registered on a custody account.

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:
– 
–  BNP Paribas Fortis, avenue des Arts 45, 1040 Brussels, Belgium; and
–  KBC BANK N.V., avenue du Port 2, 1080 Brussels, Belgium.

ING Belgique, avenue Marnix 24, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;

(1)  Subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021. 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)  The operating cash flow before working capital changes is defined as cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital at replacement cost, excluding the 

mark-to-market effect of iGRP’s contracts and including capital gain from renewable projects sale (effective in 2020).

(3)  Based on the amount of dividends paid in cash plus buybacks of Total shares carried out by the Company during 2020 amounting to $7.24 billion and to an operating cash flow 

before working capital changes of $15.70 billion in 2020.

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6.2.4  Coupons
Fiscal year

Ex-dividend date

Payment date

Date of expiration

Type of coupon

Amount (€)

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2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020(a)

09/23/2014

12/15/2014

03/23/2015

06/08/2015

09/28/2015

12/21/2015

03/21/2016

06/06/2016

09/27/2016

12/21/2016

03/20/2017

06/05/2017

09/25/2017

12/19/2017

03/19/2018

06/11/2018

09/25/2018

12/18/2018

03/19/2019

06/11/2019

09/27/2019

01/06/2020

03/30/2020

06/29/2020

09/25/2020

01/04/2021

03/25/2021

06/24/2021

09/26/2014

12/17/2014

03/25/2015

07/01/2015

10/21/2015

01/14/2016

04/12/2016

06/23/2016

10/14/2016

01/12/2017

04/06/2017

06/22/2017

10/12/2017

01/11/2018

04/09/2018

06/28/2018

10/12/2018

01/10/2019

04/05/2019

06/13/2019

10/01/2019

01/08/2020

04/01/2020

07/01/2020

10/02/2020

01/11/2021

04/01/2021

07/01/2021

09/26/2019

Interim dividend

12/17/2019

Interim dividend

03/25/2020

Interim dividend

07/01/2020

Final dividend

10/21/2020

Interim dividend

01/14/2021

Interim dividend

04/12/2021

Interim dividend

06/23/2021

Final dividend

10/14/2021

Interim dividend

01/12/2022

Interim dividend

04/06/2022

Interim dividend

06/22/2022

Final dividend

10/12/2022

Interim dividend

01/11/2023

Interim dividend

04/09/2023

Interim dividend

06/28/2023

Final dividend

10/12/2023

Interim dividend

01/10/2024

Interim dividend

04/05/2024

Interim dividend

06/13/2024

Final dividend

10/01/2024

Interim dividend

01/08/2025

Interim dividend

04/01/2025

Interim dividend

07/01/2025

Final dividend

10/02/2025

Interim dividend

01/11/2026

Interim dividend

04/01/2026

Interim dividend

07/01/2026

Final dividend

(a)  A resolution is submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021, to pay a dividend of €0.66 per share for fiscal year 2020, exclusively in cash.

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

0.66

0.66

0.66

0.66

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Share buybacks

6.3  Share buybacks

The Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020, 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. 22-10-62 of the French 
Commercial Code (formerly L. 225-209), of Regulation (EU) No. 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), to buy or sell shares of the Company within the 
framework of a share buyback program. The number of shares acquired 
may not exceed 10% of the share capital. The maximum purchase price 
was set at €80 per share. This authorization was granted for a period of 
18  months  and  replaced  the  previous  authorization  granted  by  the 
Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2019.

6.3.1  Share buybacks and cancellations in 2020

In 2020, TOTAL SE bought back 13,236,044 Total shares on the market, 
i.e. 0.50% of the share capital as of December 31, 2020.

Percentage of share capital bought back 

4.13%

12,233,265 Total shares were bought back in order to cancel them in an 
amount  of  $0.55  billion(1),  within  the  framework  of  the  share  buybacks 
announced in February 2018 which may amount up to $5 billion over the 
2018-2020 period.

In addition, 1,002,779 Total shares were bought back in order to cover the 
performance share plans approved by the Board of Directors. 

TOTAL SE did not cancel any shares in the fiscal year 2020.

2.76%

2.01%

2016(a)

0.00%

2017

2018

2019

2020

(a)  Buyback of treasury shares off-market in order to cancel them immediately after. 

0.50%

6.3.2   Board of Directors’ report on share buybacks and sales 

6.3.2.1   Share buybacks during fiscal  

year 2020

Company bought back, in 2020, a total of 1,002,779 Total shares for a 
total of€49.5 million, at an average unit price of €49.38, in order to cover 
the performance share plans approved by the Board of Directors.

Following  the  Board  of  Directors’  decision  on  February  7,  2018,  and 
pursuant to the authorization granted by the Shareholders’ Meeting on 
May 29, 2019, the Company bought back 12,233,265 Total shares during 
fiscal year 2020, i.e. 0.46% of the share capital as of December 31, 2020, 
in  order  to  cancel  them.  These  shares  were  bought  for  a  total  of 
€502 million, at an average unit price of €41.07, equivalent to $0.55 billion 
at the average exchange rate for the first half of 2020, within the framework 
of the share buybacks announced in February 2018 which may amount 
up to $5 billion over the 2018-2020 period.

In  addition,  also  pursuant  to  the  above-mentioned  authorization,  the 

6.3.2.2   Cancellation of Company shares 

during fiscal years 2018 to 2020

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.  22-10-62  (formerly 
L. 225-209) and L. 225-213 of the French Commercial Code, canceled 
the following Total shares: 

Buybacks carried out regarding the

Board of Directors’ 
decision date

Number of shares bought 
back and canceled 

Cancelation of the dilution(a)

Fiscal year

2020

2019

December 11, 2019

2018

December 12, 2018

65,109,435 shares 
bought back between 
October 29, 2018 and 
September 9, 2019

n/a(d)

34,860,133 shares issued as 
payment for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd 
2018 interim dividends

44,590,699 shares 
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 dividend

Shareholder 
return policy(b) 

Percentage of 
share capital 
canceled(c)

30,249,302 shares

2.44%

16,144,859 shares

1.66%

(a)  Cancellation of the dilution related to 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. On March 23, 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in the oil 
prices, TOTAL SE announced the suspension of its buyback program. The Company had previously announced a $2 billion share buyback target for 2020 in a $60/b environment 
and has bought back $0.55 billion.

(c)  Percentage of the share capital that the canceled shares represented on the operations’ date. 
(d)  TOTAL SE did not cancel any shares in the fiscal year 2020.

(1)  €502 million at the average exchange rate for the first half of 2020.

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6.3.2.3   Transfer of shares during fiscal  

year 2020

4,317,575 Total shares were transferred during fiscal year 2020 following 
the final award of Total shares under performance share plans decided by 
the Board of Directors.

(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. 

6.3.2.4   Shares held in the name of the 

Company and its subsidiaries as of 
December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2020, the Company held 24,392,703 treasury shares 
representing  0.92%  of  TOTAL  SE’s  share  capital  on  that  same  date, 
including:
–  23,284,409 to be canceled; and 
–  1,108,294 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 

6.3.2.5   Reallocation for other purposes 
during fiscal year 2020

Treasury shares held by the Company were not, during fiscal year 2020, 
reallocated  for  purposes  other  than  those  initially  planned  when 
purchased.

6.3.2.6   Conditions for the share buybacks 

and use of derivative instruments

The  Company  did  not  use  any  derivative  instruments  as  part  of  the  
share buyback programs authorized by the Shareholders’ Meetings on 
May 29, 2019 and May 29, 2020. There was no open purchase or sale 
position as of December 31, 2020.

Transactions completed by the Company involving its treasury shares from January 1 to December 31, 2020

Number of shares

Average transaction price(b) (€)

Amount of transactions (€)

(a)  Corresponding to final award of Total shares under the performance share plans.
(b)  Including brokerage fees (excluding tax).
(c)  Including €115,307.16 of brokerage fees (excluding tax).

Treasury shares as of December 31, 2020

Percentage of share capital held by TOTAL SE

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

13,236,044

41.70

551,900,941.08(c)

4,317,575(a)

–

–

6

0.92%

24,392,703(a)

61.0(b)

1,094.7

861.1(c)

(a)  Including 1,055,446 shares held to cover the performance share plans and 52,848 shares to be awarded under new share purchase option plans or new performance share plans. 
(b)  Based on a Total share par value of €2.50. 
(c)  Based on Total closing share price of €35.30 on Euronext Paris on December 31, 2020. 

6.3.3  Share buyback program

Given  the  crisis  created  by  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  the  Board  of 
Directors has decided that in 2021 priority will be given to reducing the 
Group’s debt and that the share buybacks for the purpose of reducing 
the share capital by canceling shares will only be considered when the 
Group’s  gearing  ratio  (excluding  lease  commitments)  is  below  20%. 

6.3.3.1   Description of the share buyback 

program under Article 241-1 et seq. 
of the General Regulation of the 
French Financial Markets Authority

Under these conditions, the share buyback program will essentially be 
used to buy back shares to be allocated in the context of the performance 
share grant plans and the employer’s contribution to the capital increases 
reserved for employees.

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  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 

or exchangeable into Company shares;

a liquidity agreement.

–  honor  the  Company’s  obligations  related  to  stock  option  programs  

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6.3.3.2  Legal framework

Implementation  of  this  share  buyback  program,  which  is  covered  by 
Articles L. 22-10-62 (formerly L. 225-209) et seq. L. 225-213 of the French 

Commercial Code, Article 241-1 et seq. of the General Regulation of the 
AMF)  and  the  provisions  of  Regulation  (EU)  No.  596/2014  on  market 
abuse, is subject to approval by the TOTAL SE Shareholders’ Meeting on  
May 28, 2021, under the fourth resolution that reads as follows:

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-
its 
intended  purposes,  the  Company  will 
mentioned 
shareholders in a press release.

inform 

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 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.”

required 

“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), and voting under the conditions of quorum and 
majority 
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. 22-10-62  
of the French Commercial Code and of Regulation (EU) No. 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.

for  Ordinary  Shareholders’  Meetings, 

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.  22-10-62  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 February 8, 2021, out of the 2,629,839,616 shares outstanding, 
the  Company  held  1,101,894  shares  directly.  Under 
these 
circumstances, the maximum number of shares that the Company 
could  buy  back  is  261,882,067  shares  and  the  maximum  amount 
that  the  Company  may  spend  to  acquire  such  shares 
is 
€20,950,565,360 (excluding acquisition fees).

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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 28, 2021, 
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 28, 2021, based on the number of shares 
outstanding  as  of  February  8,  2021(1)  and  given  the  1,101,894  shares  
held by the Company as of February 8, 2021, representing 0.04% of the 
share capital, the maximum number of shares that may be purchased 
would be 261,882,067, representing a theoretical maximum investment  
of €20,950,565,360 (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, submitted to the Shareholders’ 
Meeting  on  May  28,  2021,  the  share  buyback  program  may  be 
implemented over an 18-month period following the date of this meeting, 
i.e., until November 28, 2022.

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 SE’s major shareholders(2) as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

6

As of December 31

BlackRock, Inc.(b)

Employee shareholders(c)

of which FCPE Total Actionnariat France

Other shareholders

of which holders of ADRs(d)

2020

2019

2018

% of 

% of share 
capital

% of voting 
rights

theoretical 
voting rights(a)

% of share 
capital

% of voting 
rights 

% of share 
capital

% of voting 
rights

5.9

6.4

4.0

87.7

7.1

5.0

10.7

7.0

84.3

6.7

5.0

10.6

6.9

84.4

6.7

6.3

5.3

3.5

88.4

8.2

5.4

9.0

6.4

85.6

7.8

6.1

4.8

3.4

89.1

8.1

5.3

8.4

6.2

86.3

7.7

(a)  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.

(b)  Information taken from Schedule 13G/A filed by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) with the SEC on February 1, 2021, in which BlackRock declared a holding of 155,333,940 Total 
shares as of December 31, 2020 (i.e., 5.9% of the Company’s share capital). BlackRock stated that it has the exclusive right to dispose of its holding and of 139,093,459 voting 
rights (i.e., 5.0% 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.

(c)  On  the  basis  of  the  definition  of  employee  shareholding  set  forth  in  Article  L.  225-102  of  the  French  Commercial  Code  and,  since  2020,  article  11  par.  6  of  the  Articles  of 
Association of the Company. 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 16, 2021, declaring a holding of 235,346,504 Total shares as of December 31, 2020 (i.e., 8.9% 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 85,329,933 of these 
shares (i.e., 3.1% of the Company’s voting rights) and a joint right to dispose of all of these shares. 
(d)  Including all of the American Depositary Shares represented by ADR admitted to trading on the NYSE.

(1)  2,629,839,616 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:

As of December 31

Number of shares composing the share capital

Number of voting rights attached to the shares

Number of theoretical voting rights

2020

2019

2018

2,653,124,025

2,784,218,957

2,601,881,075

2,640,602,007

2,747,986,237

2,766,134,802

2,808,611,660(a)

2,763,460,471(b)

2,798,608,083(c)

(a)  Exercisable at the Shareholders’ Meeting taking into account 24,392,703 voting rights attached to the 24,392,703 Total shares held by TOTAL SE that are deprived of voting rights.
(b)  Exercisable at the Shareholders’ Meeting as of December 31, 2019.
(c)  Exercisable at the Shareholders’ Meeting as of December 31, 2018.

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  identified  shareholders  held  5%  or  more  of 
TOTAL’s share capital or voting rights at year-end 2020:

– 

the  Total  Actionnariat  France  collective  investment  fund  held,  as  of 
December  31,  2020,  4.0%  of  the  share  capital  representing  7.0%  
of the voting rights exercisable at Shareholders’ Meetings and 6.9%  
of the theoretical voting rights;

–  BlackRock held, as of December 31, 2020, 5.9% of the share capital 
representing  5.0%  of  the  voting  rights  exercisable  at  Shareholders’ 
Meetings and 5.0% of the theoretical voting rights.

6.4.1.3   Legal threshold notifications in fiscal year 2020

AMF  
notice no.

Date of passing 
threshold

Group

Number of 
shares

% of share 
capital

% of voting 
rights

Going below/
above threshold 
of 5% of  

voting rights

Number 
of shares 
composing the 
share capital

Number of  

voting rights

220C1451

05/04/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

134,835,539

220C1490

05/08/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

137,674,969

220C1684

05/27/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

135,748,381

220C1731

06/01/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

141,493,380

220C3540

09/09/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

139,864,185

220C3577

09/10/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

142,274,146

220C3633

09/14/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

139,221,193

220C3654

09/15/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

141,754,257

220C3687

09/16/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

139,752,460

220C3750

09/18/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

144,213,712

220C3952

09/28/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

137,564,949

220C3993

09/29/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

143,009,943

220C4337

10/13/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

137,220,392

220C4669

10/27/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

141,871,396

220C4730

10/29/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

137,027,976

220C4966

11/11/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

142,849,768

220C5071

11/18/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

138,463,565

220C5156

11/24/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

140,798,509

220C5188

11/26/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

140,217,855

220C5212

11/27/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

140,695,148

220C5232

11/30/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

140,324,874

220C5269

12/02/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

141,788,962

220C5287

12/03/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

139,785,843

220C5314

12/04/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

141,226,020

220C5554

12/24/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

139,739,752

220C5567

12/28/2020

BlackRock, Inc.

142,926,975

5.18%

5.29%

5.22%

5.44%

5.27%

5.36%

5.25%

5.34%

5.27%

5.44%

5.19%

5.39%

5.17%

5.35%

5.16%

5.38%

5.22%

5.31%

5.29%

5.30%

5.29%

5.34%

5.27%

5.32%

5.27%

5.39%

4.91%

5.01%

4.94%

5.15%

4.98%

5.07%

4.96%

5.05%

4.98%

5.14%

4.90%

5.09%

4.89%

5.05%

4.88%

5.09%

4.93%

5.01%

4.99%

5.01%

4.99%

5.05%

4.98%

5.03%

4.98%

5.09%

Below

2,601,881,075

2,747,291,284

Above

2,601,881,075

2,747,291,284

Below

2,601,899,954

2,747,301,710

Above

2,601,899,954

2,747,301,710

Below

2,653,124,025

2,807,319,689

Above

2,653,124,025

2,807,319,689

Below

2,653,124,025

2,807,319,689

Above

2,653,124,025

2,807,319,689

Below

2,653,124,025

2,807,319,689

Above

2,653,124,025

2,807,319,689

Below

2,653,124,025

2,807,319,689

Above

2,653,124,025

2,807,319,689

Below

2,653,124,025

2,807,336,284

Above

2,653,124,025

2,807,336,284

Below

2,653,124,025

2,807,336,284

Above

2,653,124,025

2,807,336,284

Below

2,653,124,025

2,808,501,904

Above

2,653,124,025

2,808,501,904

Below

2,653,124,025

2,808,501,904

Above

2,653,124,025

2,808,501,904

Below

2,653,124,025

2,808,501,904

Above

2,653,124,025

2,808,501,904

Below

2,653,124,025

2,808,501,904

Above

2,653,124,025

2,808,505,536

Below

2,653,124,025

2,808,505,536

Above

2,653,124,025

2,808,505,536

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6.4.1.4   Threshold notifications required  

by the bylaws

Notifications  must  be  sent  to  the  Senior  Vice  President  of  Investor 
Relations  in  London  (contact  details  provided  in  point  6.6.6  of  this 
chapter).

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.

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 thresholds mentioned above.

6.4.2  Employee shareholding 

6.4.1.5   Temporary transfer of securities

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 hundredths of the Company’s voting rights 
pursuant  to  one  or  more  temporary  transfers  or  similar  operations  as 
described in Article L. 22-10-48 (formerly 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 emailed 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 SE is not aware of any agreements among its shareholders.

As of December 31, 2020, based on the definition of employee shareholding set forth in Article L. 225-102 of the French Commercial Code, the Group’s 
employees held 171,115,446 Total shares, representing 6.4% of the Company’s share capital and 10.7% of the voting rights distributed as follows:

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FCPE Total Actionnariat France

FCPE Total Actionnariat International Capitalisation

FCPE Total France Capital+

FCPE Total Intl Capital

Shares subscribed by employees in the US

Shares subscribed by employees in Italy, Germany, Spain 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

TOTAL SHARES HELD BY EMPLOYEES

106,569,955

35,444,029

5,264,613

2,211,371

1,348,159

909,462

1,503,502

17,864,355

171,115,446

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.  In  accordance  with  legal  provisions,  the 
employees  representing  the  unitholders  are  elected  from  among  the 
unitholder employees as a whole based on the number of units held by 
each unitholder and, for the exercise of the voting rights attached to the 
securities issued by the company, after discussion in the presence of the 
company representatives, the voting operations take place without the 
latter being present. 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.

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6.4.3  Shareholding structure

Estimates below are as of December 31, 2020, based on the survey of identifiable holders of bearer shares conducted on that date. 

By shareholder type

By area

Individual shareholders  8.5%

Group Employees(a)  6.4%

Treasury shares  0.9%

84.2% 
Institutional shareholders o/w  
17.0% in France,  
11.0% in the United Kingdom,  
15.5% in the rest of Europe,  
31.5% in North America,  
9.2% in the rest of the world

France  30.6%

United Kingdom  11.0 %

Rest of Europe  16.5%

North America  32.1%

Rest of the world  9.8%

(a)  Based  on  the  definition  of  employee  shareholding  set  forth  in  Article  L.  225-102  
of  the  French  Commercial  Code  and  Article  11  paragraph  6  of  the  Articles  of 
Association of the Company.

The  number  of  individual  and  institutional  TOTAL  SE  shareholders  is 
estimated at approximately 550,000.

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, 2020.

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 anti-
abuse measures set forth in Article 119 bis A of the French Tax Code.

Taxation of dividends

Dividends  distributed  by  TOTAL  SE  are,  in  principle,  subject  to  a 
withholding tax in France at a rate of 28% since January 1, 2020(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. Subject to applicable tax 
treaties,  this  rate  is  increased  to  75%  for  income  paid  outside  France  
in  a  Non-Cooperative  Country  or  Territory  (“NCCT”),  as  defined  by  
Article 238-0 A of the French Tax Code(2).

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).

requirements and limitations, the French withholding tax deducted from 
dividends generally entitles the shareholder to a tax credit to be deducted 
from the foreign income tax payable by the shareholder. 

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, as defined by Article 238-0 A of the French Tax Code(3).

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 or European Depositary Receipts, are therefore subject to 
this tax.

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  

As of January 1, 2017, the FTT equals 0.3% of the share purchase price. 
Stamp duties are not applicable to sales of shares subject to the FTT.

(1)  Rate reduced to 26.5% as of January 1, 2021 and 25% as of January 1, 2022.
(2)  Apart from the countries and territories mentioned in point 2 bis (2°) of the same article.
(3)  Apart from the countries and territories mentioned in point 2 bis (2°) of the same article.

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Investor relations

6.6  Investor relations
6.6.1  Documents on display

Information  and  documents  regarding  TOTAL  SE,  its  bylaws  and  the 
Company’s Statutory and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year 
ended December 31, 2020, 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 total.com.

In addition, the French version of TOTAL SE’s Reference Documents or 
Universal 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  (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 2020, the Group kept up a sustained rate of meetings, mainly held by 
videoconference  owing  to  the  health  crisis.  More  than  1,200  meetings 
have been organized.

Each year, two main presentations are given to the financial community: 
one in February following the publication of the results for the previous 
fiscal  year,  and  one  in  September  to  present  the  Group’s  outlook  and 
objectives. A series of meetings is held after each of these presentations. 
In addition, each year the Chief Financial Officer hosts three conference 
calls to discuss results for the first, second and third quarters of the year. 
The  information  presented  and  broadcast  at  these  events  is  available  
on the Company’s website.

With  a  dedicated  team,  the  Group  maintains  an  active  dialogue  with 
shareholders in the field of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG). 
In this context, the Lead Independent Director also participated in two 
road shows held in London and Paris and, together with the Chairman 
and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  took  part  in  a  meeting  with  the  investor 
coalition Climate Action 100+ as part of the development of the Group’s 
new  Climate  Ambition  presented  in  May  2020.  In  total,  more  than  
200 ESG meetings were organized in France and abroad in 2020.

In  addition,  the  Group  has  an  ISO  9001  certified  team  dedicated  to 
relationships with individual shareholders. This department, which is ISO 9001 
certified, offers a comprehensive communication package, featuring:
–  a direct line, email address, and postal address (refer to point 6.6.6 of 

this chapter);

–  documentation  and  material  provided  for  individual  shareholders  
(e.g., the shareholders’ newsletter, e-newsletter, Total Investors mobile 
app etc.);

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 SE, 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 

–  shareholder meetings and investor fairs held in France and worldwide; 
the Shareholders’ Club, which organizes visits to industrial facilities, 
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.

– 

The  documentation  on  relationships  with  individual  shareholders  is 
available on the Company’s website (total.com, under Investors/Individual 
shareholders).

This  team  also  organizes  the  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting.  In  the 
context  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  the  fight  against  its  spread  and  in 
order to protect everyone’s health, the Board of Directors has decided to 
hold the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020, in an exceptional 
manner,  behind  closed  doors,  i.e.,  without  the  physical  presence  of 
shareholders and other members and persons entitled to attend. 

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No admission card was therefore issued and shareholders were invited  
to exercise their voting rights prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, either  
by Internet via the secure Votaccess platform, by returning their postal 
voting form or by giving a proxy. As the Group is particularly committed to 
preserving this key moment in the expression of shareholder democracy, 
it has taken care to implement the necessary means to facilitate remote 
participation  by  shareholders.  Shareholders  were  able  to  follow  the 
Meeting in full and live, thanks to its webcast on the total.com website. 
Shareholders  were  also  able  to  ask  questions  online  via  a  dedicated 
platform  accessible  on  the  website  total.com  three  days  before  the 
Meeting and in live. More than 500 questions were collected. As every 
year, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer spent an hour answering 
them  after  the  questions  had  been  classified  by  major  themes.  The 
transmission of the Shareholders’ Meeting remains accessible by replay 
on the Company’s website.

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.

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  6  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. (Paris time);

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– 

– 

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.

–  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.

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);

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  2021 financial calendar

February 9

March 25

April 29

May 28

June 24

July 29

Results of the fourth quarter and full year 2020 and Investors’ Day 

Ex-dividend date for the 2020 third interim dividend

Results of the first quarter 2021

2021 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Paris

Ex-dividend date for the 2020 final divi

dend(a)

Results of the second quarter and first half 2021

September 21

Ex-dividend date for the 2021 first interim divi

dend(b)

September 28

Investors’ Day (outlook and objectives)

October 28

Results of the third quarter and first nine months of 2021

(a)  Subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021.
(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  2022 financial calendar

January 3

March 22

May 25

June 21

Ex-dividend date for the 2021 second interim divi

dend(a)

Ex-dividend date for the 2021 third interim dividend(a)

2022 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Paris

Ex-dividend date for the 2021 final divi

dend(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 SE

Mr Laurent Toutain,
Head of Individual Shareholder Relations

Total Finance Corporate Services,
10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf
London E14 5BF, United Kingdom
email: ir@total.com
Tel.: +44 (0) 207 7197 962

Mr Robert Hammond,
Director of Investor Relations North America

Total American Services Inc.
1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 1800 Houston,
TX 77002, United States
email: ir.tx@total.com
Tel.: +1 (713) 483-5070

TOTAL SE Individual Shareholder Relations Department
Tour Coupole 2, place Jean Millier
92078 Paris La Défense Cedex, France
email: actionnaires@total.com

Tel (Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. 
to 5:00 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 

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7.3  Historical financial information and additional information 303

7.3.1  2020, 2019 and 2018 Consolidated Financial Statements 
7.3.2  Statutory financial statements of TOTAL SE 
7.3.3  Audit of the historical financial information 
7.3.4  Additional information 

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304

7.1.1  Amount of share capital as of December 31, 2020 
7.1.2  Features of the shares 
7.1.3  Potential capital as of December 31, 2020 
7.1.4  History of changes in share capital since 2018 

7.2  Articles of Association; other information 

7.2.1  General information concerning the Company 
7.2.2  Corporate purpose  
7.2.3  Provisions of the Articles of Association 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 
7.2.8  Thresholds to be declared according to the Articles of Association 
7.2.9  Changes in the share capital 

Identification of the holders of bearer shares 

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298

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Share capital

7.1  Share capital
7.1.1  Amount of share capital as of December 31, 2020

As  of  December  31,  2020, 
to 
€6,632,810,062.50, consisting of 2,653,124,025(1) ordinary shares, with a 

the  share  capital  amounted 

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, 2020

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, 2020, 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 2018

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

January 11, 
2018

2,649,308 Increase – Exercise of share subscription 

6,623,270.00

n/a(a) 6,322,474,040.00

2,528,989,616

options in fiscal year 2017

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

December 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

(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.

(1)  Based on the number of shares composing the share capital, published by the Company in accordance with Article 223-16 of the General Regulation of the French Financial 

Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers).

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Share capital

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

January 14, 
2019

2,096,571 Increase – Exercise of share subscription 

5,241,427.50

n/a(a) 6,601,505,017.50

2,640,602,007

options in fiscal year 2018

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

December 11, 
2019

264,230 Increase – Exercise of share subscription 

660,575.00

30.50(c) 6,667,476,275.00

2,666,990,510

options in fiscal year 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.

Transaction 
acknowledgment 
date

Shares created/
(canceled)
(number of 
shares)

Fiscal year 2020

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)

April 27, 2020

18,879 Increase – Deferred contribution pursuant 

47,197.50

n/a(a) 6,504,749,885.00

2,601,899,954

to the 2015 capital increase reserved for 
employees

June 11, 2020

13,160,383 Share capital increase reserved for 

32,900,957.50

23.70(b) 6,537,650,842.50

2,615,060,337

employees

July 16, 2020

38,063,688 Increase – Payment of the 2019 final 

95,159,220.00

26.30

6,632,810,062.50

2,653,124,025

dividend

(a)  The creation of 18,879 shares as deferred contribution to the 2015 capital increase reserved for employees, in the form of free shares pursuant to Article L. 22-10-59 (formerly  

L. 225-197-1) of the French Commercial Code, did not include an issue premium.

(b)  Only  the  12,952,925  shares  subscribed  by  the  employees  as  part  of  the  share  capital  increase  included  an  issue  premium.  The  207,458  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.

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On February 8, 2021, the Board of Directors decided to decrease the share capital of TOTAL SE by way of cancellation of 23,284,409 treasury shares. 
As of February 8, 2021, the share capital of the Company thus amounts to €6,574,599,040 and is divided into 2,629,839,616 shares.

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7.2  Articles of Association; other information

The  Annual  Shareholders’  Meeting  on  May  29,  2020,  approved  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  better  reflects  the 
economic and social reality of the Group and ensures that its European 
dimension is fully recognized.

The Company officially became a European company on the date it was 
registered  under  its  new  status  in  the  Nanterre  Trade  and  Companies 

Register,  on  July  16,  2020.  The  process  was  completed  without  the 
creation of a new legal entity and will have no impact on the Company’s 
governance, activities, tax affairs or organization, where it is listed or the 
location of the head office, which remained in France.

In 2021, a resolution will be submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting on 
May 28, 2021 to change the Company name to TotalEnergies in order to 
anchor into the corporate name the transformation of the Company into a 
broad energy company.

7.2.1  General information concerning the Company

The Company’s name is TOTAL SE.

LEI (Legal Entity Identifier): 529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68.

is  a  European  company  governed  by  French 

TOTAL  SE 
law.  
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.

EC Registration Number: FR 59 542 051 180.

APE  Code  (NAF):  111Z  until  January  7,  2008;  7010Z  since  January  8, 
2008.

The Company’s term was extended for 99 years until March 28, 2119,  
i.e., it will expire on March 28, 2119, unless dissolved prior to this date or 
extended.

The  Company’s  Articles  of  Association  are  on  file  with  K.L.  Associés, 
Notaries in Paris.

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

The telephone number is +33 (0)1 47 44 45 46 and its internet address is 
total.com.

7.2.2  Corporate purpose

The purpose of the Company, directly and indirectly and in all countries, is:

3.  All activities relating to the chemicals sector in all its forms and to the 

1.  All  activities  relating  to  production  and  distribution  of  all  forms  of 

energy, including electricity from renewables;

2.  The search for and extraction of mining deposits, particularly all forms 
of  hydrocarbons,  and  the  production,  refining,  transportation, 
processing  and  trading  in  said  materials  as  well  as  their  derivatives 
and by-products;

rubber sector;

And  in  general,  all  financial,  commercial,  industrial,  securities  or  real 
estate transactions, and acquisitions of interests or holdings in any form 
whatsoever, in any business or company existing or to be created that 
may relate, directly or indirectly, to the abovementioned purposes or to 
any  similar  or  related  purposes,  of  such  nature  as  to  promote  the 
Company’s expansion or its development.

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7.2.3   Provisions  of  the  Articles  of  Association  governing  the  administration  and 

management bodies

7.2.3.1   Election of directors and term of office

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, 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.

When permitted by applicable regulations, directors participating in the 
meeting  via  video  conferencing  or  telecommunications  technology  as 
defined  by  decree  shall  be  deemed  present  for  the  calculation  of  the 
quorum and the majority.

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.

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At its meeting on December 16, 2015, the Board of Directors decided to 
reunify  the  positions  of  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the 
Company as of December 19, 2015. Since that date, Mr. Pouyanné has 
held the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SE. 
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 for 
the same period. For additional information on the governance structure, 
refer to point 4.1.5.1 of chapter 4. 

Directors  are  elected  by  the  Shareholders’  Meeting,  which  determines 
the  duration  of  their  term  of  office  not  to  exceed  three  years,  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 
elected by the Shareholders’ Meeting for a three-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  Articles  of 
Association 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. Where the number 
of  directors  appointed  by  the  Shareholders’  Meeting  is  greater  than 
eight(1), a second director representing the employees is designated by 
the Total European Works Council. In accordance with applicable legal 
provisions,  the  director  elected  by  the  Central  Social  and  Economic 
Committee 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. By 
way  of  derogation,  the  second  director  elected  by  the  Total  European 
Works  Council  must  have  held  an  employment  contract  with  the 
Company or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries for at least two years 
prior to appointment. The term of office for a director representing the 
employees is three years. However, the term of office ends following the 
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting called to approve the financial statements 
for the last fiscal year and held in the year during which the said director’s 
term of office expires.

7.2.3.2   Age limit of directors

On the closing date of each fiscal year, the number of individual directors 
over  the  age  of  70  may  not  be  greater  than  one  third  of  the  directors  
in  office.  If  that  number  is  exceeded,  the  oldest  Board  member  is 
automatically  considered  to  have  resigned.  The  director  serving  as 
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 of Directors 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 Articles  
of Association. 

(1)  Neither the director representing employee shareholders, elected by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, nor the director(s) representing employees are taken into consideration 

when calculating the eight-member threshold, which is assessed on the date on which the employee director(s) is/are elected.

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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 Articles of Association.

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.

With the exception of double voting rights, no privilege is attached to a 
specific class of shares or to a specific class of shareholders.

7.2.4.3   Fractional rights

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  Articles  of  Association  provides  that  at 
Shareholders’ Meetings, no shareholder may cast, by himself or through 
his agent, on the basis of the single voting rights attached to the shares 
he holds directly or indirectly and the shares for which he holds powers, 
more  than  10%  of  the  total  number  of  voting  rights  attached  to  the 
Company’s  shares.  In  the  case  of  double  voting  rights,  by  himself  or 
through his agent, this limit may be exceeded, taking only the resulting 
additional voting rights into account, provided that the total voting rights 
that he exercises do not exceed 20% of the total voting rights associated 
with the shares in the Company.

Additionally,  Article  18  of  the  Articles  of  Association  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 Articles of Association accordingly.

Once acknowledged, the fact that the limitation no longer applies is final 
and applies to all Shareholders’ Meetings following the public tender offer 
under which the acquisition of at least two thirds of the overall number of 
shares  of  the  Company  was  made  possible,  and  not  solely  to  the  first 
meeting following that public tender offer.

Whenever  it  is  necessary  to  own  several  shares  in  order  to  exercise  a 
right, a number of shares less than the number required does not give  
the  owners  any  right  with  respect  to  the  Company;  in  such  case,  the 
shareholders  are  responsible  for  aggregating  the  required  number  of 
shares.

7.2.4.4   Statutory allocation of profits

The  Company  may  distribute  dividends  under  the  conditions  provided  
for  by  the  French  Commercial  Code  and  the  Company’s  Articles  of 
Association.

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;
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.

The Shareholders’ Meeting held to approve the financial statements for 
the fiscal year may decide to grant shareholders an option, for all or part 
of the dividend or interim dividends, between payment of the dividend in 
cash or in shares.

The Shareholders’ Meeting may decide at any time, but only based on a 
proposal by the Board of Directors, to make a full or partial distribution of 
the  amounts  in  the  reserve  accounts,  either  in  cash  or  in  Company 
shares.

Dividends that have not been claimed at the end of a five-year period are 
forfeited to the French State.

7.2.5  Amending shareholders’ rights

Any  amendment  to  the  Articles  of  Association  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.

(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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7.2.6  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 Articles of Association, TOTAL SE 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 Articles of Association to the contrary shall be 
deemed unwritten.

7.2.8  Thresholds to be declared according to the Articles of Association

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.

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.

In case the shares above these thresholds are not declared, as specified 
in the preceding paragraph, any shares held in excess of the threshold 

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  Articles  of  Association,  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.

7.3   Historical financial information and additional 

information

7.3.1  2020, 2019 and 2018 Consolidated Financial Statements

The Consolidated Financial Statements of TOTAL SE for the years ended 
December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 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.

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7.3.2  Statutory financial statements of TOTAL SE

The statutory financial statements of TOTAL SE as parent company for 
the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 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 2020 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 SE as parent company for 
the fiscal year 2020 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  2020  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 
2019, together with the statutory auditors’ reports on the statutory and 
Consolidated Financial Statements presented on pages 282 and 440 
of the French version of the Registration Document for fiscal year 2019 
which was filed with the French Financial Markets Authority on March 
20, 2020 (and a translation for information purposes only is reproduced 
on  pages  282  and  440  of  the  English  version  of  such  Registration 
Document); and

–  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  250  and  398  of  the  English  version  of  such 
Registration Document).

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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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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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8.1   Statutory auditors’ report on the  

Consolidated Financial Statements

To the Annual General Meeting of TOTAL SE,

Opinion

In  compliance  with  the  engagement  entrusted  to  us  by  your  Annual  General  Meeting,  we  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  financial 
statements of TOTAL SE for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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, 2020 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 requirements of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and the 
French Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) for statutory auditors for the period from January 1, 2020 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.

Justification of Assessments – Key Audit Matters

Due to the global crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial statements of this period have been prepared and audited under specific 
conditions. Indeed, this crisis and the exceptional measures taken in the context of the state of sanitary emergency have had numerous consequences 
for companies, particularly on their operations and their financing, and have led to greater uncertainties on their future prospects. Those measures, 
such as travel restrictions and remote working, have also had an impact on the companies’ internal organization and the performance of the audits.

It is in this complex and evolving context that, 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  of  the  Exploration  &  Production  and 
Integrated Gas, Renewables and 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 of December 31, 2020, the non-current assets of exploration 
and  production  activities  of  the  E&P  and  iGRP  segments  are  mainly 
comprised  of  proved  and  unproved  properties  and  work  in  progress  
of exploration and production activities (83,700 million US dollars), proved 
mineral  interests  (6,964  million  US  dollars),  unproved  mineral  interests 
(15,510 million US dollars), and a portion of the 23,783 million US dollars 
balance of investments and loans in equity affiliates.

The Group performs impairment tests on these assets as soon as any 
indication of impairment exists. As described in Note “Major judgments 
and  accounting  estimates”  and  Note  3.D  “Asset  impairment”  to  the 
consolidated financial statements, in 2020, in the context of the health 
crisis,  the  Group  decided  to  revise  the  price  assumptions  used  for  its 
assets impairment tests. In addition, in line with its new Climate Ambition 
announced on May 5, 2020, which aims at carbon neutrality, the Group 
has reviewed its oil assets that can be qualified as “stranded”, meaning 
with reserves beyond 20 years and high production costs, whose overall 
reserves  may  therefore  not  be  produced  by  2050.  In  2020,  asset 
impairments were recorded for an amount of 8,646 million US dollars in 
operating income and 8,157 million US dollars in net income, Group share. 

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 (CGU) that include all the 
hydrocarbon  sites  and  industrial  assets  involved  in  the  production, 
processing and extraction of hydrocarbons. The recoverable amount is 
measured  for  each  CGU,  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 future operational costs, 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  key  audit  matter  because  management’s  evaluation  of  assumptions 
discussed above involved a high degree of judgment. Specifically, such 
management’s  evaluation  required  the  consideration  of  evidence  that 
corroborates the Group’s assumptions and evidence that might contradict 
the assumptions, such as public industry information.

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.  Our  works  included  testing 
certain controls over the determination of the primary assumptions, used 
by  management,  underlying  the  recoverable  amount,  such  as  the 
estimates  of  the  future  price  of  hydrocarbons,  the  future  operational 
costs, oil and gas reserves, and the after-tax discount rate.

The  procedures  we  performed  on  the  impairment  testing  consisted 
mainly in:
–  considering whether there was an indication of impairment for these 
assets, such as a severe decline of production, a new tax law enacted, 
the  impact  of  new  price  assumptions,  or  the  Group’s  new  Climate 
Ambition announced on May 5, 2020;

–  comparing  the  primary  assumptions  to  those  included  in  analyses,  
and to budgets and forecasts approved by the Executive Committee 
and the Board of Directors;

–  comparing the hydrocarbon pricing scenarios, used by the Group as 
prepared  by  the  Strategy  and  Climate  division,  to  public  industry 
information (International Energy Agency, brokers, and consultants).
–  analyzing  the  future  operational  costs  assumptions  by  calculating 
ratios over production and comparing them over time or to those of 
other similar assets;

–  agreeing  oil  production  profiles  to  the  proved  and  probable 
hydrocarbon  reserves  prepared  as  part  of  the  Group’s  internal 
procedures;
re-calculating, with the assistance of valuation specialists included in 
our  audit  teams,  the  after-tax  discount  rate  used  by  management, 
which we compared to the rates calculated by major market financial 
analysts;

– 

–  assessing the consistency of the tax rates used by management with 

the applicable tax schemes and the oil agreements in force;

–  analyzing the information disclosed in Note 3.D “Asset impairment” to 
the consolidated financial statements. In particular, we analyzed the 
Company’s sensitivity analysis on operating income and net income 
to variations of the hydrocarbon pricing scenarios, and compared it to 
the information disclosed in this Note.

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Effect  of  estimated  proved  and  proved  developed  hydrocarbon  reserves  on  the  depreciation  of  oil  and  gas  assets  of  production 
activities of the Exploration & Production and Integrated Gas, Renewables and Power segments (“E&P and iGRP segments”)

Risk identified

Our response

As discussed in the Note “Major judgments and accounting estimates” to 
the  consolidated  financial  statements,  the  estimation  of  proved  and 
proved  developed  hydrocarbon  reserves  is  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  either 
proved  hydrocarbon  reserves  or  proved  developed  hydrocarbon 
reserves.  Those  reserves  are  estimated  by  the  Group’s  petroleum 
engineers  in  accordance  with  industry  practice  and  Securities  and 
Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations. 

the  hydrocarbon 

As  described  in  Note  7.2  “Property,  plant  and  equipment”  to  the 
consolidated financial statements, in the event that, due to the price effect 
on 
the  unit-of-production 
reserves  evaluation, 
depreciation method does not reflect properly the useful life of the asset, 
an  alternative  depreciation  method  is  applied  based  on  the  reserves 
evaluated using the 12-month average price of the previous year. This is 
the  case  in  2020  where  the  unit-of-production  depreciation  method  is 
applied to all assets in 2020 based on proved hydrocarbon reserves or 
proved developed hydrocarbon reserves measured using the 12-month 
average price for 2019.

The primary assumptions used by the Group to estimate the proved and 
proved developed hydrocarbon reserves for purposes of the depreciation 
of  oil  and  gas  assets  of  production  activities  of  the  E&P  and  iGRP 
segments for the year ended December 31, 2020 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 price.

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 key audit matter 
because  management’s  evaluation  of  the  Group’s  aforementioned 
assumptions  involved  a  high  degree  of  judgment  due  to  the  inherent 
uncertainty and nature of such assumptions.

Specific verifications

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. Our works included testing certain controls over management’s 
determination and evaluation of deposit quantities and the modeling of 
contractual  arrangements  that  determine  the  Group’s  share  of  proved 
and proved developed hydrocarbon reserves.

The  procedures  we  performed  on  the  estimation  of  reserves  by  the 
Group consisted mainly in:
–  assessing the qualifications and objectivity of the Group’s petroleum 

engineers responsible for estimating reserves;

–  analyzing  the  main  changes  in  proved  and  proved  developed 

hydrocarbon reserves compared to the prior fiscal year;

–  comparing the 2020 forecasted production to 2020 actual production;
inspecting  evidence  from  contractual  arrangements  that  determine 
– 
the Group’s share of the proved and proved developed hydrocarbon 
reserves through the expiration of the contracts;

–  and  evaluating  the  Group’s  assessment,  where  appropriate,  of  the 
reasons leading the Group to believe that the renewal of contractual 
arrangements is reasonably certain;

–  evaluating  the  analysis  performed  by  the  Group  to  determine  that 
using the 12-month average price of 2020 to estimate the proved and 
proved  developed  hydrocarbon  reserves  for  purposes  of  the 
depreciation of oil and gas assets of production activities of the E&P 
and iGRP segments would not properly reflect the anticipated useful 
life of these assets;

–  analyzing the Group’s use of the 12-month average price for 2019 by 
comparing such average price to the Group’s average long-term view 
of prices;

–  assessing the Group’s methodology used to estimate these proved 
and  proved  developed  hydrocarbon  reserves,  considering  SEC’s 
regulations and the 12-month average price for 2019.

We have also performed, in accordance with professional standards applicable in France, the specific verifications required by laws and regulations  
of the information relating to the Group given in the Board of Directors’ management report.

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  required  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 this Code, we have 
verified  neither  the  fair  presentation  nor  the  consistency  with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  of  the  information  contained  therein  and  this 
information should be reported by an independent third party.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Format of presentation of the consolidated financial statements intended to be included in the annual financial report

In accordance with Article 222-3, III of the AMF General Regulation, the Company’s management informed us of its decision to postpone the presentation 
of the consolidated financial statements in compliance with the European single electronic format as defined in the European Delegated Regulation  
No.  2019/815  of  17  December  2018  to  years  beginning  on  or  after  January  1,  2021.  Therefore,  this  report  does  not  include  a  conclusion  on  the 
compliance with this format of the presentation of the consolidated financial statements intended to be included in the annual financial report mentioned 
in Article L. 451-1-2, I of the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire et financier).

Appointment of the Statutory Auditors

We were appointed as statutory auditors of TOTAL SE 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, 2020, KPMG S.A. was in its twenty-third year of total uninterrupted engagement and ERNST & YOUNG Audit in its seventeeth year.

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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 assurance 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.

–  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, 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 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 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 17, 2021

KPMG Audit  
A Division of KPMG S.A.

French original signed by

ERNST & YOUNG Audit

Jacques-François Lethu 
Partner 

Eric Jacquet 
Partner 

Laurent Vitse 
Partner 

Céline Eydieu-Boutté
Partner

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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated statement of income

8.2  Consolidated statement of income

2020

(Notes 3, 4, 5)

140,685

(Notes 3 & 5)

(20,981)

(Notes 3 & 5)

119,704

2019

200,316

(24,067)

176,249

2018

209,363

(25,257)

184,106

(77,486)

(25,538)

(731)

(116,221)

(125,816)

(27,255)

(27,484)

(785)

(797)

(22,264)

(15,731)

(13,992)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 6)

(Note 6)

2,237

(1,506)

(2,147)

37

(Note 15)

(2,110)

(Note 6)

(Note 6)

(Note 8)

(Note 11)

914

(690)

452

(318)

(7,336)

(7,242)

(94)

(2.90)

(2.90)

1,163

(1,192)

(2,333)

(19)

(2,352)

792

(764)

3,406

(5,872)

11,438

11,267

171

4.20

4.17

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

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.

310

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
 
 
 
8.3  Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
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 8)

Currency translation adjustment generated by the parent company 

(Note 9)

ITEMS NOT POTENTIALLY RECLASSIFIABLE TO PROFIT AND LOSS

Currency translation adjustment 

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)

(Notes 15 & 16)

(Note 15)

(Note 8)

(Note 9)

2020

(7,336)

(212)

533

65

7,541

7,927

(4,645)

(313)

28

(1,831)

(8)

72

(6,697)

1,230

(6,106)

(6,312)

206

2019

11,438

2018

11,550

(192)

142

53

(1,533)

(1,530)

740

(599)

1

408

(3)

202

749

(781)

10,657

10,418

239

(12)

–

13

(4,022)

(4,021)

1,113

25

(80)

(540)

(5)

14

527

(3,494)

8,056

8,021

35

8

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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
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

(Notes 4 & 7)

33,528

(Notes 4 & 7)

108,335

(Note 8)

(Note 8)

(Note 15)

(Note 11)

(Note 6)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 5)

(Note 15)

(Note 15)

(Note 2)

2020

2019

2018

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

27,976

2,007

4,781

7,016

2,810

186,453

188,029

176,963

14,730

14,068

13,428

4,630

31,268

1,555

79,679

17,132

18,488

17,013

3,992

27,352

1,288

85,265

14,880

17,270

14,724

3,654

27,907

1,364

79,799

266,132

273,294

256,762

2020

2019

2018

8,267

8,123

8,227

107,078

121,170

120,569

(10,256)

(1,387)

(11,503)

(1,012)

(11,313)

(1,843)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY – GROUP SHARE

(Note 9)

103,702

116,778

115,640

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

312

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

(Note 11)

(Note 10)

(Note 12)

(Note 15)

(Note 5)

(Note 15)

(Note 15)

(Note 2)

2,383

2,527

2,474

106,085

119,305

118,114

10,326

3,917

20,925

60,203

95,371

23,574

22,465

17,099

203

1,335

64,676

266,132

11,858

3,501

20,613

47,773

83,745

28,394

25,749

14,819

487

795

70,244

273,294

11,490

3,363

21,432

40,129

76,414

26,134

22,246

13,306

478

70

62,234

256,762

 
 
 
 
8.5  Consolidated statement of cash flow

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
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 

2020

2019

2018

(7,336)

22,861

(1,782)

(909)

948

1,869

(848)

11,438

16,401

(58)

(614)

(1,083)

(1,718)

319

11,550

14,584

(887)

(930)

(826)

769

443

(Note 5.3)

(Note 5.5)

(Note 5.5)

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

14,803

24,685

24,703

(Note 7)

(10,764)

(11,810)

(17,080)

CASH FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment additions

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)

(966)

(2,120)

(1,684)

(4,748)

(1,618)

(1,061)

(3,379)

(1,108)

(618)

(15,534)

(19,237)

(22,185)

740

282

578

855

2,455

527

158

349

1,026

2,060

3,716

12

1,444

2,067

7,239

(13,079)

(17,177)

(14,946)

374

(611)

(6,688)

(184)

331

(315)

(204)

15,800

(6,501)

(604)

1,398

3,122

794

27,352

31,268

452

(2,810)

(6,641)

(115)

–

(371)

10

8,131

(5,829)

(536)

(7,709)

(201)

(354)

27,907

27,352

498

(4,328)

(4,913)

(97)

–

(325)

(622)

649

(3,990)

(797)

(13,925)

(4,168)

(1,110)

33,185

27,907

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11,446

(20)

11,426

(7,881)

8,366

–

(240)

294

11,267

(659)

10,608

(7,730)

1,265

–

(219)

207

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity

8.6   Consolidated statement of changes  

in shareholders’ equity

TOTAL

(M$)

Common shares issued

Number

Amount

Paid-in 
surplus and 
retained 
earnings

Currency 
translation 
adjustment

Treasury shares

Number

Amount

Shareholders’ 
equity 
– Group share

Non-
controlling 
interests

Total 
shareholders’ 
equity

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2018

2,528,989,616

7,882

112,040

(7,908)

(8,376,756)

(458)

111,556

Net income 2018

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Dividend

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Issuance of common shares

156,203,090

476

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

–

–

–

–

–

–

(44,590,699)

(131)

(2,572)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(315)

(517)

(32)

–

(3,405)

(3,405)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(72,766,481)

(4,328)

4,079,257

–

240

–

44,590,699

2,703

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,446

(3,425)

8,021

(7,881)

8,842

(4,328)

–

294

–

–

(315)

(517)

(32)

2,481

104

(69)

35

(97)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(99)

154

114,037

11,550

(3,494)

8,056

(7,978)

8,842

(4,328)

–

294

–

–

(315)

(616)

122

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

2,640,602,007

8,227

120,569

(11,313)

(32,473,281)

(1,843)

115,640

2,474

118,114

Net income 2019

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Dividend

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Issuance of common shares

26,388,503

74

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

–

–

–

–

–

–

(65,109,435)

(178)

(3,244)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(4)

(353)

55

16

–

(190)

(190)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(52,389,336)

(2,810)

4,278,948

–

219

–

65,109,435

3,422

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,267

(849)

10,418

(7,730)

1,339

(2,810)

–

207

–

(4)

(353)

55

16

171

68

239

(115)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(42)

(29)

11,438

(781)

10,657

(7,845)

1,339

(2,810)

–

207

–

(4)

(353)

13

(13)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

2,601,881,075

8,123

121,170

(11,503)

(15,474,234)

(1,012)

116,778

2,527

119,305

Net income 2020

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Dividend

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Issuance of common shares

51,242,950

144

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

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(7,242)

(321)

(7,563)

(7,899)

1,470

–

(236)

188

–

331

(308)

(61)

(14)

–

1,251

1,251

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(4)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(13,236,044)

4,317,575

(611)

236

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(7,242)

930

(6,312)

(7,899)

1,614

(611)

–

188

–

331

(308)

(65)

(14)

(94)

300

206

(234)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(117)

1

(7,336)

1,230

(6,106)

(8,133)

1,614

(611)

–

188

–

331

(308)

(182)

(13)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

2,653,124,025

8,267

107,078

(10,256)

(24,392,703)

(1,387)

103,702

2,383

106,085

(a)  Treasury shares related to the restricted stock grants.

Changes in equity are detailed in Note 9.

314

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

8.7  Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

On February 8, 2021, the Board of Directors established and authorized the publication of the Consolidated Financial Statements of TOTAL SE for the 
year ended December 31, 2020, which will be submitted for approval to the Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 28, 2021.

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

316

316

317

318

319

320

332

332

338

339

344

350

360

364

366

368

374

376

396

401

401

8

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

315

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Basis of preparation of the consolidated financial statements

The Consolidated Financial Statements of TOTAL SE 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, 2020.

The  accounting  principles  applied  for  the  consolidated  financial 
statements  at  December  31,  2020,  were  the  same  as  those  that  were 
used  for  the  financial  statements  at  December  31,  2019,  with  the 
exception of new IFRS standards listed below which had not been early 
adopted by the Group.

As of January 1st, 2020, the Group early adopted the amendments to 
IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 relating to the interest rate benchmark reform phase II. 
In particular, these amendments allow to maintain the hedge accounting 
qualification of interest rate derivatives.

As part of this transition, the Group set up a working group in order to 
cover all aspects relating to the IBOR reform and is currently assessing 
the future impacts of these index changes.

As of December 31, 2020, except for the index change on the remuneration 
of cash collateral with clearing houses, whose impact is not material, no 
modification  of  the  IBOR  indices  was  applied  on  financial  instruments 
used by the Group.

Major judgments and accounting estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS for the 
closing as of December 31, 2020 requires the executive management to 
make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the information 
reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto.

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.

The consolidated financial statements are impacted by the health and oil 
crises. The Group has taken into account the impact of this environment, 
particularly  on  the  depreciation  and  impairment  of  oil  and  gas  assets  
(see Note 3.D “Asset impairment” and Note 7.2 “Tangible assets”).

Estimation of hydrocarbon reserves

The estimation of oil and gas reserves is a key factor in the Successful 
Efforts method used by the Group to account for its oil and gas activities. 

The Group’s oil and gas reserves are estimated by the Group’s petroleum 
engineers in accordance with industry standards and SEC (U.S. Securities 
and Exchange Commission) regulations. 

Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by 
analysis of geosciences and engineering data, can be determined with 
reasonable certainty to be recoverable (from a given date forward, from 
known  reservoirs,  and  under  existing  economic  conditions,  operating 
methods,  and  government  regulations),  prior  to  the  time  at  which 
contracts providing the rights to operate expire, unless evidence 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, 
plant  and  equipment  of  exploration  and  production  are  presented  in  
Note 7 “Intangible and tangible assets”.

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 and probable 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.

In 2020, the Group decided to revise the price assumptions used for its 
assets  impairment  tests.  Based  on  these  new  assumptions,  asset 
impairments were recorded during the period. In line with its new Climate 
Ambition announced on May 5, 2020, which aims at carbon neutrality, 
the Group has reviewed its oil assets that can be qualified as “stranded”, 
and therefore has decided to impair its oil sands assets in Canada. These 
impairments  and  revised  assumptions  are  presented  in  Note  3.D  
“Asset impairment”.

Impairment of assets and the method applied are described in Note 3 
“Business segment information”.

Employee benefits

The  benefit  obligations  and  plan  assets  can  be  subject  to  significant 
volatility  due  in  part  to  changes  in  market  values  and  actuarial 
assumptions. These assumptions vary between different pension plans 
and thus take into account local conditions. They are determined following 
a  formal  process  involving  expertise  and  Group  internal  judgments,  
in  financial  and  actuarial  terms,  and  also  in  consultation  with  actuaries 
and independent experts.

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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”.

Asset retirement obligations

Asset  retirement  obligations,  which  result  from  a  legal  or  constructive 
obligation, are recognized based on a reasonable estimate in the period 
in which the obligation arises.

This estimate is based on information available in terms of costs and work 
program. It is regularly reviewed to take into account the changes in laws 
and regulations, the estimates of reserves and production, the analysis  
of site conditions and technologies.

The discount rate is reviewed annually.

Asset  retirement  obligations  and  the  method  used  are  described  in  
Note 12 “Provisions and other non-current liabilities’.

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Income Taxes

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  after  taking  into  account  deferred  tax  liabilities  with 
comparable maturity, arising from the same entities and tax regimes. It 
takes into account existing taxable profits 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.

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Note 1

NOTE 1   General accounting policies

1.1  Accounting policies

A)  Principles of consolidation

Entities that are directly controlled by the parent company or indirectly 
controlled by other consolidated entities are fully consolidated.

Investments in joint ventures are consolidated under the equity method. 
The  Group  accounts  for  joint  operations  by  recognizing  its  share  of 
assets, liabilities, income and expenses.

Investments in associates, in which the Group has significant influence, 
are accounted for by the equity method. Significant influence is presumed 
when  the  Group  holds,  directly  or  indirectly  (e.g.  through  subsidiaries), 
20% or more of the voting rights. Companies in which ownership interest 
is  less  than  20%,  but  over  which  the  Company  is  deemed  to  exercise 
significant influence, are also accounted for by the equity method.

All internal balances, transactions and income are eliminated.

B)  Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. 
This method requires the recognition of the acquired identifiable assets 
and assumed liabilities of the companies acquired by the Group at their 
fair value.

The purchase accounting of the acquisition 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.

Non-controlling interests are measured either at their proportionate share 
in the net assets of the acquired company or at fair value. 

In  transactions  with  non-controlling  interests,  the  difference  between  
the price paid (received) and the book value of non-controlling interests 
acquired (sold) is recognized directly in equity.

C)  Foreign currency translation

The  presentation  currency  of  the  Group’s  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements  is  the  US  dollar.  However,  the  functional  currency  of  the 
parent  company  is  the  euro.  The  resulting  currency  translation 
adjustments are presented on 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.

(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.

1.2   Significant accounting policies applicable in the future

The  expected  impact  of  the  standards  or  interpretations  published 
respectively by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and 
the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee 

(IFRS  IC)  which  were  not  yet  in  effect  at  December  31,  2020,  is  not 
material.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2

NOTE 2  Changes in the Group structure

2.1  Main acquisitions and divestments

In 2020, the main changes in the Group structure were as follows:

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Exploration & Production

–  On  February  28,  2020,  TOTAL  finalized  the  acquisition  of  a  37.4% 
interest in Adani Gas Limited, one of the four main distributors of city 
gas in India. To acquire 37.4% of equity shares of Adani Gas Limited, 
TOTAL launched a tender offer to public shareholders on October 14, 
2019  that  ended  on  January  14,  2020,  and  then  acquired  the 
remaining shares from Adani on February 27 and 28, 2020.

–  On December 1, 2020, TOTAL finalized the acquisition from Energías de 
Portugal of its activity of gas and electricity supply to residential customers 
in Spain, which represents a portfolio of 2 million customers, as well as  
two gas-fired combined cycle power plants which represent an electricity 
generation capacity of nearly 850 megawatts.

2.2  Major business combinations

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

–  On  March  31,  2020,  TOTAL  finalized  the  sale  of  its  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.
–  On August 6, 2020, TOTAL closed the sale of UK North Sea non-core 

– 

assets to NEO Energy.
In November, 2020, TOTAL finalized the acquisition of 33.3% interest 
of Tullow’s interests in the Uganda Lake Albert development project 
including the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

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

The preliminary purchase price allocation is shown below:

EDP Comercializadora Espagne

–  On December 1, 2020, TOTAL finalized the acquisition from Energías 
de Portugal of its activity of gas and electricity supply to residential 
customers in Spain as well as two gas-fired combined cycle power 
plants. This transaction was recorded for a purchase price of $578 
million and a preliminary goodwill of $345 million was recognized in 
the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2020.

In the consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2020, the 
fair  value  of  the  acquired  identifiable  assets  and  of  the  liabilities 
assumed amounts to $233 million.

(M$)

Goodwill

Intangible assets

Tangible assets

Other assets and liabilities

Debt net of cash acquired

Fair value of consideration

At the 
acquisition date

345

56

235

(58)

–

578

2.3  Divestment projects

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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”.

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Exploration & Production

Refining & Chemicals

–  On July 30, 2020, TOTAL announced that its 58% owned affiliate Total 
Gabon has signed an agreement with Perenco to divest its interests  
in seven mature non-operated offshore fields, along with its interests 
and  operatorship  in  the  Cap  Lopez  oil  terminal.  The  transaction 
remains subject to approval by the Gabonese authorities.

  As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  assets  and  liabilities  have  been 
respectively  classified  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  as  “assets 
classified as held for sale” for an amount of $391 million and “liabilities 
classified as held for sale” for an amount of $150 million. These assets 
mainly include tangible assets.

–  On  July  27,  2020,  TOTAL  signed  an  agreement  to  sell  the  Lindsey 
refinery  and  its  associated  logistic  assets,  as  well  as  all  the  related 
rights and obligations, to the Prax Group.

  As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  assets  and  liabilities  have  been 
respectively  classified  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  as  “assets 
classified as held for sale” for an amount of $154 million and “liabilities 
classified as held for sale” for an amount of $238 million.

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Note 3

NOTE 3  Business segment information

Description of the business segments

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 Exploration & Production segment; 

–  A Refining & Chemicals segment constituting a major industrial hub 
comprising  the  activities  of  refining,  petrochemicals  and  speciality 
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 year 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, income from equity 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.

(iii) Adjusted income

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  certain  transactions  differences  between  the  internal  measure  of 
performance used by TOTAL’s executive committee and the accounting 
for these transactions under IFRS.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3

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  enters  into  derivative  instruments  to  risk  manage 
certain operational contracts or assets. Under IFRS, these derivatives are 
recorded at fair value while the underlying operational transactions are 
recorded  as  they  occur.  Internal  indicators  defer  the  fair  value  on 
derivatives to match with the transaction occurrence. 

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.

The adjusted results (adjusted operating income, adjusted net operating 
income, adjusted net income) are defined as replacement cost results, 
adjusted for special items and the effect of changes in fair value.

A)  Information by business segment

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

4,973

18,483

–

23,456

(11,972)

(16,998)

(5,514)

697

(208)

(5,025)

15,629

2,003

–

17,632

(15,847)

(2,312)

(527)

794

71

338

56,615

17,378

(2,405)

71,588

(70,524)

(1,878)

(814)

(393)

59

(1,148)

63,451

357

(18,576)

45,232

(42,807)

(984)

1,441

37

(515)

963

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (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

Corporate Intercompany

Total

17

223

–

240

–

140,685

(38,444)

–

–

(20,981)

(38,444)

119,704

(1,049)

38,444

(103,755)

(92)

(901)

272

(67)

(696)

–

–

–

–

–

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (M$) 
(adjustments)(a)

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

Corporate Intercompany

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of 
tangible assets and mineral interests

OPERATING INCOME(b)

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates and 
other items

Tax on net operating income

–

–

–

–

(137)

(7,693)

(7,830)

54

388

20

–

–

20

(423)

(953)

(1,356)

(382)

298

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1,552)

(330)

(306)

(1,858)

(677)

348

–

(330)

(24)

93

(261)

–

–

–

–

(60)

–

(60)

107

(145)

(98)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

NET OPERATING INCOME(b)

(7,388)

(1,440)

(2,187)

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

(22,264)

(6,315)

1,407

(660)

(5,568)

(1,768)

94

(7,242)

Total

20

–

–

20

(2,502)

(8,952)

(11,434)

(922)

982

(11,374)

(29)

102

(11,301)

8

(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

–
–

–
–

(1,244)
(1,165)

(196)
(137)

–
–

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Note 3

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (M$) 
(adjusted)

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

Corporate Intercompany

Total

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of 
tangible assets and mineral interests

ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates and 
other items

Tax on net operating income

4,973

18,483

–

23,456

(11,835)

(9,305)

2,316

643

(596)

ADJUSTED NET OPERATING INCOME

2,363

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

ADJUSTED NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

15,609

2,003

–

17,612

(15,424)

(1,359)

829

1,176

(227)

1,778

56,615

17,378

(2,405)

71,588

(68,972)

(1,572)

1,044

284

(289)

63,451

357

(18,576)

45,232

(42,477)

(984)

1,771

61

(608)

1,039

1,224

17

223

–

240

(989)

(92)

(841)

165

78

(598)

–

140,665

(38,444)

–

–

(20,981)

(38,444)

119,684

38,444

(101,253)

–

–

–

–

–

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

Corporate Intercompany

6,230

1,152

2,129

30,704

16,455

3,647

(1,004)

(4,566)

375

1,325

149

2,438

12,486

3,638

791

(264)

(4,658)

(83)

11,910

(535)

1,052

158

2,101

8,734

555

1,260

(43)

(1,641)

–

145

177

(1,787)

732

–

1,042

(4,470)

606

–

8,865

(2,090)

(72)

–

8,793

14%

(2,090)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (M$)

Total expenditures

Total divestments

Cash flow from operating activities 

Balance sheet as of December 31, 2020
Property, plant and equipment, intangible 
assets, net

Investments & loans in equity affiliates

Other non-current assets

Working capital

6,782

819

9,922

89,207

7,328

5,093

1,968

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

(24,909)

Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale

241

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

78,928

45,611

Less inventory valuation effect

–

–

CAPITAL EMPLOYED
(BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION)

78,928

45,611

11,375

ROACE as a percentage

3%

4%

9%

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(13,312)

5,119

2,329

(1,642)

5,806

(1,739)

(8)

4,059

Total

15,534

2,455

14,803

141,863

27,976

11,833

(3,813)

(35,168)

533

143,224

(607)

142,617

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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

7,261

31,329

–

38,590

(16,389)

(11,659)

10,542

610

(4,572)

6,580

18,167

2,825

–

87,598

32,390

(3,015)

20,992

116,973

(18,316)

(112,104)

(1,492)

1,184

2,330

(741)

2,773

(1,527)

3,342

322

(470)

87,280

659

(21,052)

66,887

(63,855)

(980)

2,052

101

(598)

3,194

1,555

10

125

–

135

(925)

(73)

(863)

42

155

(666)

–

200,316

(67,328)

–

–

(24,067)

(67,328)

176,249

67,328

(144,261)

–

–

–

–

–

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 (M$) 
(adjustments)(a)

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining  
&  

Chemicals

Marketing  
&  

Services

Corporate Intercompany

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of 
tangible assets and mineral interests

OPERATING INCOME(b)

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates and 
other items

Tax on net operating income

NET OPERATING INCOME(b)

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

–

–

–

–

(145)

(721)

(866)

(112)

49

(929)

(64)

–

–

(64)

(240)

(156)

(460)

974

(130)

384

–

–

–

–

397

(41)

356

(83)

(82)

191

–

–

–

–

(40)

(2)

(42)

(83)

27

(98)

–

–

–

–

(112)

–

(112)

–

(73)

(185)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(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)

–
–

(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)

8

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

323

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3

For the year ended December 31, 2019 (M$) 
(adjusted)

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

Corporate Intercompany

Total

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of 
tangible assets and mineral interests

ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates and 
other items

Tax on net operating income

ADJUSTED NET OPERATING INCOME

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

ADJUSTED NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

7,261

31,329

–

38,590

(16,244)

(10,938)

11,408

722

(4,621)

7,509

18,231

2,825

–

21,056

(18,076)

(1,336)

1,644

1,356

(611)

2,389

87,598

32,390

(3,015)

116,973

(112,501)

(1,486)

2,986

405

(388)

87,280

659

(21,052)

66,887

(63,815)

(978)

2,094

184

(625)

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)

–

–

–

–

–

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

Corporate Intercompany

7,053

1,108

3,461

29,597

15,271

2,993

(1,192)

(5,488)

368

1,698

322

3,837

12,196

3,787

744

796

1,374

249

2,604

8,316

433

1,179

178

(3,898)

(1,531)

–

8,575

(204)

8,371

22%

120

13

(2,134)

583

–

1,009

(3,909)

153

–

(2,164)

–

(2,164)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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

8,992

368

16,917

98,894

7,631

4,484

2,617

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

(25,208)

Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale

426

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

88,844

41,549

Less inventory valuation effect

–

–

–

13,625

(1,397)

CAPITAL EMPLOYED
(BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION)

88,844

41,549

12,228

ROACE AS A PERCENTAGE

8%

6%

26%

324

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

(14,811)

17,381

2,709

(6,017)

14,073

(1,983)

(262)

11,828

Total

19,237

2,060

24,685

149,586

27,122

10,409

(1,510)

(35,972)

794

150,429

(1,601)

148,828

10%

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

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

(3,359)

19,434

124,128

(17,679)

(120,393)

(1,827)

(72)

1,639

(471)

1,096

(1,222)

2,513

782

(445)

2,850

90,206

979

(21,898)

69,287

(66,737)

(709)

1,841

307

(532)

1,616

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

Corporate Intercompany

Total

7

64

–

71

–

209,363

(69,040)

–

–

(25,257)

(69,040)

184,106

(796)

69,040

(154,097)

(42)

(767)

77

375

(315)

–

–

–

–

–

For the year ended December 31, 2018 (M$) 
(adjustments)(a)

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

Corporate Intercompany

Non-Group sales

Intersegment sales

Excise taxes

REVENUES FROM SALES

Operating expenses

Depreciation, depletion and impairment of 
tangible assets and mineral interests

OPERATING INCOME(b)

Net income (loss) from equity affiliates and 
other items

Tax on net operating income

NET OPERATING INCOME(b)

Net cost of net debt

Non-controlling interests

NET INCOME – GROUP SHARE

–

–

–

–

(199)

(707)

(906)

(128)

584

(450)

56

–

–

56

(237)

(1,065)

(1,246)

(247)

170

(1,323)

–

–

–

–

(616)

(2)

(618)

(116)

205

(529)

–

–

–

–

(45)

–

(45)

(5)

14

(36)

(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)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(9)

–

(9)

–

–

(9)

–
–

(13,992)

16,017

4,170

(6,843)

13,344

(1,794)

(104)

11,446

Total

56

–

–

56

(1,106)

(1,774)

(2,824)

(496)

973

(2,347)

(67)

301

(2,113)

8

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

325

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3

For the year ended December 31, 2018 (M$) 
(adjusted)

Exploration
&
Production

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

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

9,889

30,337

–

40,226

(17,333)

(9,485)

13,408

1,493

(6,354)

8,547

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

13,789

3,674

18,537

100,997

6,754

4,780

1,911

Provisions and other non-current liabilities

(25,042)

Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale

–

17,180

2,198

–

92,025

35,462

(3,359)

19,378

124,128

(17,442)

(119,777)

(762)

1,174

1,886

(641)

2,419

(1,220)

3,131

898

(650)

90,206

979

(21,898)

69,287

(66,692)

(709)

1,886

312

(546)

3,379

1,652

Corporate Intercompany

Total

7

64

–

71

–

209,307

(69,040)

–

–

(25,257)

(69,040)

184,050

(787)

69,040

(152,991)

(42)

(758)

77

375

(306)

–

–

–

–

–

Integrated 
Gas,
Renewables
& Power

Refining
&
Chemicals

Marketing
&
Services

Corporate Intercompany

5,032

2,209

596

24,023

12,349

3,114

420

(6,288)

1,128

1,781

919

4,308

10,493

3,910

663

32

(3,615)

151

11,634

(1,035)

1,458

428

2,759

6,343

431

1,155

194

(1,465)

–

6,658

(216)

6,442

25%

125

9

(1,497)

390

–

881

(4,064)

125

–

(2,668)

–

(2,668)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(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%

CAPITAL EMPLOYED (BALANCE SHEET)

89,400

34,746

Less inventory valuation effect

–

–

CAPITAL EMPLOYED 
(BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION)

89,400

34,746

10,599

ROACE as a percentage

10%

7%

31%

326

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3

B) Reconciliation of the information by business segment with Consolidated Financial Statements

The table below presents the impact of adjustment items on the consolidated statement of income:

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (M$)

Adjusted

Adjustments(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

140,665

(20,981)

119,684

(75,672)

(24,850)

(731)

(13,312)

1,405

(689)

(2,140)

68

(2,072)

914

(689)

1,388

(1,309)

4,067

4,059

8

(a)  Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.

For the year ended December 31, 2019 (M$)

Adjusted

Adjustments(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

(a)  Adjustments include special items, inventory valuation effect and the effect of changes in fair value.

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)

Consolidated
statement of
income

140,685

(20,981)

119,704

(77,486)

(25,538)

(731)

(8,952)

(22,264)

20

–

20

(1,814)

(688)

–

832

(817)

(7)

(31)

(38)

–

(1)

(936)

991

(11,403)

(11,301)

(102)

2,237

(1,506)

(2,147)

37

(2,110)

914

(690)

452

(318)

(7,336)

(7,242)

(94)

Consolidated
statement of 
income

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

8

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

327

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3

For the year ended December 31, 2018 (M$)

Adjusted

Adjustments(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

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

56

–

56

(682)

(424)

–

(1,774)

320

(825)

(67)

–

(67)

–

–

9

973

(2,414)

(2,113)

(301)

Consolidated
statement of 
income

209,363

(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

(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 2020 consist of the “Asset impairment charges” of the non-current assets amounting to $(8,952) million in operating 
income and $(8,465) 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, 2020 (M$)

Production

& Power

Chemicals

Exploration  
&  

Integrated Gas, 
Renewables  

Refining  
&  

Marketing  
&  

Services

Corporate

Inventory valuation effect

Effect of changes in fair value

Restructuring charges

Asset impairment charges

Other items

TOTAL

–

–

(35)

(7,693)

(102)

(7,830)

–

20

(39)

(953)

(384)

(1,244)

(196)

–

(30)

(306)

(278)

–

–

–

(134)

(330)

(1,356)

(1,858)

–

–

–

–

(60)

(60)

Adjustments to net income, Group share

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (M$)

Production

& Power

Chemicals

Exploration  
&  

Integrated Gas, 
Renewables  

Refining  
&  

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

–

–

(29)

(7,328)

–

–

(7,357)

–

23

(43)

(829)

–

(566)

(1,415)

(1,160)

(120)

–

(292)

(306)

–

(423)

(2,181)

–

–

(2)

–

(106)

(228)

–

–

–

–

104

(224)

(120)

328

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Total

(1,440)

20

(104)

(8,952)

(958)

(11,434)

Total

(1,280)

23

(364)

(8,465)

104

(1,319)

(11,301)

 
 
Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3

Adjustments to operating income

For the year ended December 31, 2019 (M$)

Production

& Power

Chemicals

Exploration  
&  

Integrated Gas, 
Renewables  

Refining  
&  

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

Adjustments to net income, Group share

For the year ended December 31, 2019 (M$)

Production

& Power

Chemicals

Exploration  
&  

Integrated Gas, 
Renewables  

Refining  
&  

Inventory valuation effect

Effect of changes in fair value

Restructuring charges

Asset impairment charges

Gains (losses) on disposals of assets

Other items

TOTAL

Adjustments to operating income

–

–

(5)

(530)

–

(405)

(940)

–

(15)

(31)

105

–

422

481

369

–

(22)

(39)

–

(119)

189

Marketing  
&  

Services

Corporate

(31)

–

–

(2)

(9)

(42)

–

–

–

–

(112)

(112)

Marketing  
&  

Services

Corporate

(23)

–

–

(1)

–

(82)

(106)

–

–

–

–

–

(185)

(185)

For the year ended December 31, 2018 (M$)

Production

& Power

Chemicals

Exploration  
&  

Integrated Gas, 
Renewables  

Refining  
&  

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$)

Production

& Power

Chemicals

Exploration  
&  

Integrated Gas, 
Renewables  

Refining  
&  

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)

Total

446

(19)

(4)

(920)

(627)

(1,124)

Total

346

(15)

(58)

(465)

–

(369)

(561)

Total

(595)

48

(70)

(1,774)

(433)

(2,824)

Total

(420)

38

(138)

(1,595)

(16)

18

(2,113)

8

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

329

Chapter 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 

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”.

For  the  financial  year  2020,  asset  impairments  were  recorded  for  an 
amount of $(8,952) million in operating income and $(8,465) 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 2021 budget and in the long-term plan of the Group 
approved  by  the  Group  Executive  Committee  and  the  Board  of 
Directors.  These  assumptions,  in  particular  including  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 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 with 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 2020 World Energy Outlook anticipates four scenarios among 
which  the  STEPS  (Stated  Policies  Scenario)  for  the  short/mid  term 
and  the  SDS  (Sustainable  Development  Scenario)  for  the  mid/long 
term are important references for the Group. 

–  The STEPS 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 – NDCs – 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. 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 $502020 per barrel by 2040.

The oil and gas price trajectories adopted by the Group are based on the 
following assumptions:

–  Following  the  deep  recession  caused  by  the  health  crisis  in  2020, 
which  strongly  impacts  the  oil  demand  in  2020  and  2021  before 
reverting to a pre-crisis level, the oil demand should continue to grow 
until 2030, in a context of sustained growth in global energy demand, 
due to population growth and improved living standards, and despite 
the gradual electrification of transport and efficiency gains in thermal 
engines.
The  Group  thus  selected  the  following  profile  of  the  Brent  price  to 
determine  the  recoverable  value  of  CGUs:  $40/b  in  2021,  $50/b  in 
2022, $60/b in 2023.
For  the  longer  term,  the  Group  maintains  its  analysis,  that  the 
weakness  of  investments  in  the  Oil  &  Gas  upstream  since  2015, 
accentuated by the health and economic crisis of 2020, will result by 
2025 in insufficient worldwide production capacities and a rebound in 
prices, that would then reach $70/b and remain stable for the following 
five  years.  Beyond  2030,  given 
technological  developments, 
particularly in the transport sector, the Group anticipates oil demand 
will have reached its peak and Brent prices should tend toward the 
long-term price of $50/b in 2040, in line with the IEA’s SDS scenario.
The average Brent prices over the period 2020-2050 thus stands at 
$572020/b.

–  Natural gas demand would for its part be driven by gas substitution for 
coal in power generation and by 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, the gas price level selected to determine the recoverable 
value  of  CGUs  stabilizes  from  2025  around  $6.32020/MBTU  for  the 
NBP  price  (Europe)  and  $2.72020/MBTU  for  the  Henry  Hub  price 
(United States).

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–  The future operational costs were determined by taking into account 
the  existing  technologies,  the  fluctuation  of  prices  for  petroleum 
services  in  line  with  market  developments  and  the  internal  cost 
reduction programs effectively implemented;

–  The future cash flows are estimated over a period consistent with the 
life of the assets of the CGUs. They are prepared post-tax and take 
into  account  specific  risks  related  to  the  CGUs’  assets.  They  are 
discounted  using  a  7%  post-tax  discount  rate,  this  rate  being  the 
weighted-average cost of the Group capital estimated from historical 
market data. This rate was 7% in 2019 and 2018. 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 2020.

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  2020,  impairments  of  assets  were  recognized  over  CGUs  of  the 
Exploration  &  Production  segment  for  an  impact  of  $(2,233)  million  in 
operating  income  and  $(1,854)  million  in  net  income,  Group  share. 
Impairments  recognized  in  2020  mainly  relate  to  Canadian  oil  sands 
assets.

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. For the 
financial  year  2020,  the  Group  recorded  impairments  on  CGUs  in  the 
Integrated  Gas,  Renewables  &  Power  segment  for  $(953)  million  in 
operating  income  and  $(829)  million  in  net  income,  Group  share. 
Impairments recognized relate to LNG assets located in Australia.

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. For the 
financial  year  2020,  the  Group  recorded  impairments  on  CGUs  in  the 
Refining & Chemicals segment for $(306) million in operating income and 
$(306) million in net income, Group share. Impairments recognized mainly 
relate to refining CGUs located in France and the United Kingdom.

The  CGUs  of  the  Marketing  &  Services  segment  are  subsidiaries  or 
groups of subsidiaries organized by geographical area. For the financial 
year  2020,  no  impairment  has  been  recorded  for  the  CGUs  of  the 
Marketing & Services segment in operating income and impairments with 
a non-material impact have been recorded in net income, Group share.

In addition, in line with its new Climate Ambition announced on May 5, 
2020,  which  aims  at  carbon  neutrality,  the  Group  has  reviewed  its  oil 
assets that can be qualified as stranded, meaning with reserves beyond 
20 years and high production costs, whose overall reserves may therefore 
not be produced by 2050. The only projects identified in this category are 
the Canadian oil sands projects of Fort Hills and Surmont.

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3

For impairment calculations, the Group has decided to take into account 
only proven reserves on these two assets – unlike general practice which 
considers  so-called  proven  and  probable  reserves.  This  leads  to  an 
additional  exceptional  asset  impairment  of  $(5,460)  million  in  operating 
income and $(5,474) million in net income, Group share. 

Overall, asset impairments were recorded for the financial year 2020, for 
an amount of $(8,952) million in operating income and $(8,465) million in 
net income, Group share, including $(6,988) million on Canadian oil sands 
assets alone. 

These impairments were qualified as adjustment items of the operating 
income and net income, Group share.

As for sensitivities of Exploration & Production segment:
–  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 $0.4 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 
$1.9 billion in operating income and $1.6 billion in net income, Group 
share.

The  most  sensitive  assets  would  be  the  assets  already  impaired  in 
2020  or  before  (impact  of  approximately  $1.1  billion  in  operating 
income and $0.9 billion in net income, Group share), notably assets  
in Canada. 

As  for  sensitivities  of  upstream  LNG  activities  and  CGUs  including  a 
material goodwill:
–  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 $1.1 billion in operating income and 
$1.0 billion 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  
$1.5  billion  in  operating  income  and  $1.2  billion  in  net  income,  
Group share.

The  most  sensitive  assets  would  be  the  assets  already  impaired  in 
2020  or  before  (impact  of  approximately  $1.5  billion  in  operating 
income and $1.2 billion in net income, Group share), notably assets  
in Australia. 

For the financial year 2019, the Group recorded impairments in Exploration 
& Production, Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power, Refining & Chemicals 
and  Marketing  &  Services  segments  for  an  amount  of  $(920)  million  in 
operating income and $(465) 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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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.

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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, 2020
Non-Group sales

Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, net

Capital expenditures

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

France

32,748

14,555

2,044

43,877

13,212

1,979

47,716

12,561

4,502

Rest of 
Europe

North 
America

67,292

30,932

3,165

99,176

28,765

3,201

99,465

25,262

2,609

13,258

11,891

899

19,946

18,916

1,748

22,243

18,903

2,014

Africa

16,011

43,087

3,816

21,303

45,573

7,663

22,263

43,359

4,838

Rest of the 
world

11,376

41,398

5,610

16,014

43,120

4,646

17,676

42,161

8,222

Total

140,685

141,863

15,534

200,316

149,586

19,237

209,363

142,246

22,185

NOTE 5:  Main items related to operating activities

Items related to the statement of income

5.1 Net sales

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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  purchases,  net  of  inventory 
variation. These transactions relate in particular to crude oil, petroleum 
products, gas, power and LNG.

Exchanges of crude oil and petroleum products realized within trading 
activities 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 is not recognized 
in revenues in certain countries because the Group acts as an agent in 
this transaction. In these countries, 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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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5

5.2  Operating expenses and research and development

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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

OPERATING EXPENSES

2020

2019

2018

(77,486)

(116,221)

(125,816)

(731)

(25,538)

778

(77)

(785)

(27,255)

1,152

(157)

(797)

(27,484)

1,068

(202)

(103,755)

(144,261)

(154,097)

(a)  Includes taxes paid on oil and gas production in the Exploration & Production segment, amongst others royalties.
(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 PRINCIPLES

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 2020 and booked in operating expenses amount to $895 million ($968 million in 2019 and 
$986 million in 2018), corresponding to 0.64% of the sales. 

The staff dedicated in 2020 to these research and development activities are estimated at 4,088 people (4,339 in 2019 and 4,288 in 2018).

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

2020

(21,188)

(1,076)

(22,264)

2019

(14,640)

(1,091)

(15,731)

2018

(13,364)

(628)

(13,992)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5

Items related to balance sheet

5.4  Working capital

5.4.1  Inventories

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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 products refined by the Group’s entities include mainly 
raw  materials  costs,  production  costs  (energy,  labor,  depreciation  of 
producing  assets),  primary  costs  of  transport  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.

Carbon dioxide emission rights generated as part of the  
EU Emission Trading scheme (EU ETS)

In  the  absence  of  a  current  IFRS  standard  or  interpretation  on 
accounting for emission rights of carbon dioxide generated as part of 
the  EU  Emission  Trading  scheme  (EU  ETS),  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 ;

Product inventories purchased from entities external to the Group are 
valued at their purchase cost plus primary costs of transport.

– 

–  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, 2020 (M$)

Crude oil and natural gas

Refined products

Chemicals products

Trading inventories

Other inventories

TOTAL

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

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5

Gross value

Valuation 
allowance

1,818

3,913

1,330

5,130

3,824

16,015

(1)

(68)

(102)

–

(1,114)

(1,285)

Net value

1,817

3,845

1,228

5,130

2,710

14,730

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

Changes in the valuation allowance on inventories are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

2020

2019

2018

5.4.2  Accounts receivable and other current assets

Valuation 
allowance as of 
January 1,

Increase (net)

Currency 
translation
adjustment and 
other variations

Valuation 
allowance as of 
December 31,

(1,174)

(1,343)

(1,007)

(85)

205

(359)

(26)

(36)

23

(1,285)

(1,174)

(1,343)

As of December 31, 2020 (M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

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Gross value

14,899

3,598

8,251

1,801

53

Valuation 
allowance

(831)

(67)

(208)

–

–

Net value

14,068

3,531

8,043

1,801

53

13,703

(275)

13,428

Gross value

Valuation 
allowance

19,162

4,209

11,746

1,336

57

17,348

(674)

(95)

(240)

–

–

(335)

Net value

18,488

4,114

11,506

1,336

57

17,013

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Accounts receivable

Recoverable taxes

Other operating receivables

Prepaid expenses

Other current assets

Other current assets

Gross value

Valuation 
allowance

17,894

4,090

10,306

837

64

(624)

–

(573)

–

–

Net value

17,270

4,090

9,733

837

64

15,297

(573)

14,724

Changes in the valuation allowance on “Accounts receivable” and “Other current assets” are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Accounts receivable

2020

2019

2018

Other current assets

2020

2019

2018

Valuation
 allowance as of 
January 1,

Increase (net)

Currency 
translation 
adjustments 
and other 
variations

Valuation 
allowance as of 
December 31,

(674)

(624)

(576)

(335)

(573)

(461)

(107)

(89)

(62)

37

(46)

(148)

(50)

39

14

23

284

36

(831)

 (674)

 (624)

(275)

 (335)

 (573)

As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  net  portion  of  the  overdue  receivables 
included  in  “Accounts  receivable”  and  “Other  current  assets”  was  
$4,197  million,  of  which  $2,140  million  was  due  less  than  90  days,  
$239 million was due between 90 days and 6 months, $553 million was 
due between 6 and 12 months and $1,265 million was due after 12 months.

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  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  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

2020

842

5,734

1,587

14,302

22,465

2019

522

7,438

1,527

16,262

25,749

2018

546

6,861

1,553

13,286

22,246

As of December 31, 2020, the heading “Other operating liabilities” notably 
includes  the  second  quarterly  interim  dividend  for  the  fiscal  year  2020  
for $2,129 million, which was paid in January 2021 and the third quarterly 
interim dividend for the fiscal year 2020 for $2,149 million, which will be 
paid in April 2021.

As of December 31, 2019, the heading “Other operating liabilities” notably 
included  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 was paid 
in April 2020.

As of December 31, 2018, the heading “Other operating liabilities” notably 
included  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.

336

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5

Items related to the cash flow statement

5.5  Cash flow from operating activities

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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 pai

d(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

2020

(2,145)

197

(2,858)

1,444

2020

2,274

4,818

3,374

(5,355)

(3,242)

1,869

2020

350

(2,132)

(1,782)

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)

8

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2020

961

746

530

2019

670

238

255

2,237

1,163

(52)

(320)

(343)

(791)

(56)

(463)

(266)

(407)

2018

1,041

252

545

1,838

(111)

(444)

(225)

(493)

(1,506)

(1,192)

(1,273)

Other expense

In 2020, the heading “Other” notably consists of restructuring charges in 
the Exploration & Production, Integrated Gas Renewables & Power and 
Refining & Chemicals segments for an amount of $312 million, and of the 
impairment  of  non-consolidated  shares  and  loans  granted  to  non-
consolidated subsidiaries for an amount of $64 million.

In 2019, the heading “Other” notably consisted of restructuring charges  
in  the  Exploration  &  Production,  Integrated  Gas  Renewables  &  Power  
and Refining & Chemicals segments for an amount of $96 million, and  
of the revaluation at fair value of non-consolidated shares for $94 million.

In 2018, the heading “Other” mainly consisted of restructuring charges  
in  the  Exploration  &  Production,  Integrated  Gas  Renewables  &  Power  
and Refining & Chemicals segments for an amount of $179 million, and  
of  the  impairment  of  non-consolidated  shares  and  loans  granted  to  
non-consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates for $77 million.

2020

160

110

644

914

 (607)

 (83)

 (690)

2019

178

227

387

792

 (639)

 (125)

 (764)

2018

171

519

430

1,120

 (530)

 (155)

 (685)

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
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 2020, gains on disposal of assets are mainly related to the sale of non-
strategic assets in the British North Sea in the Exploration & Production 
segment, to the sale of the group’s interest in the Fos Cavaou regasification 
terminal in France and the sale of infrastructure assets in the Integrated 
Gas Renewables & Power segment, as well as to the sale of real estate  
in Belgium in the Holding segment.

In 2019, gains on disposal of assets 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 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.

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

338

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
6.3  Other non-current assets

As of December 31, 2020 (M$)

Loans and advances(a)

Other non-current financial assets related to operational activities

Other

TOTAL 

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 

(a)  Excluding loans to equity affiliates.

Changes in the valuation allowance on loans and advances are detailed as follows:

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7

Gross value

2,731

287

65

3,083

Gross value

2,248

332

101

2,681

Gross value

2,180

471

161

2,812

Valuation 
allowance

(273)

–

–

Net value

2,458

287

65

(273)

2,810

Valuation 
allowance

(266)

–

–

(266)

Valuation 
allowance

(303)

–

–

(303)

Net value

1,982

332

101

2,415

Net value

1,877

471

161

2,509

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

2020

2019

2018

Valuation 
allowance as of 
January 1,

(266)

(303)

(359)

Increases

Decreases

(30)

(7)

(5)

15

43

35

Currency 
translation 
adjustment and 
other variations

Valuation 
allowance as of 
December 31,

8

1

26

(273)

(266)

(303)

NOTE 7  Intangible and tangible assets

7.1  Intangible assets

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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.

8

Other intangible assets 

Other intangible assets include patents, and trademarks. 

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 
depreciation expense is recorded under other expense.

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7

As of December 31, 2020 (M$)

Goodwill

Proved mineral interests

Unproved mineral interests

Other intangible assets

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

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

Cost

9,738

16,559

20,300

7,212

53,809

Cost

9,357

15,966

20,138

5,743

51,204

Cost

9,188

14,775

16,712

5,824

Amortization 
and impairment

(931)

(9,595)

(4,790)

(4,965)

(20,281)

Amortization 
and impairment

(1,011)

(8,741)

(4,558)

(3,716)

(18,026)

Amortization 
and impairment

 (1,014)

 (7,947)

 (4,491)

 (4,125)

46,499

 (17,577)

Net

8,807

6,964

15,510

2,247

33,528

Net

8,346

7,225

15,580

2,027

33,178

Net

8,174

6,828

12,221

1,699

28,922

Change in net intangible assets is analyzed in the following table:

(M$)

2020

2019

2018

Net amount  
as of  

January 1,

Expenditures

Disposals

Amortization 
and impairment

Currency
translation
adjustment

Net amount  
as of  

Other

December 31,

33,178

28,922

14,587

784

1,087

3,745

 (277)

 (118)

 (28)

 (1,430)

 (1,359)

 (852)

305

 (95)

 (351)

968

4,741

11,821

33,528

33,178

28,922

In  2020,  the  heading  “Amortization  and  impairment”  includes  the 
accounting  impact  of  exceptional  asset  impairments  for  an  amount  of 
$323  million  (see  note  3  paragraph  D  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements).

In 2020, the heading “Other” mainly reflects changes in the consolidation 
scope  (including  the  acquisition  of  the  residential  gas  and  electricity 
supply business in Spain) for $898 million.

In  2019,  the  heading  “Amortization  and  impairment”  included  the 
accounting  impact  of  exceptional  asset  impairments  for  an  amount  of 
$251  million  (see  note  3  paragraph  D  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements).

In 2019, the heading “Other” mainly reflected changes in the consolidation 
scope (including the assets of Anadarko in Mozambique) for $3,887 million.

In  2018,  the  heading  “Amortization  and  impairment”  included  the 
accounting  impact  of  exceptional  asset  impairments  for  an  amount  of 
$67  million  (see  note  3  paragraph  D  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements).

In 2018, the heading “Other” mainly reflected changes in the consolidation 
scope  (including  Maersk  Oil,  Global  LNG  and  Direct  Energie)  for 
$12,044 million.

A summary of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by business segment for the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows:

(M$)

Exploration & Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Refining & Chemicals

Marketing & Services

Corporate

TOTAL

 Net goodwill as of
 January 1, 2020

Increases

Impairments

Other

Net goodwill as of 
December 31, 2020

2,642

4,774

523

379

28

8,346

–

401

17

–

–

418

–

–

–

–

–

–

(4)

72

(6)

(22)

3

43

2,638

5,247

534

357

31

8,807

The heading “Increases” includes the effect of entries in the consolidation scope, mainly the acquisition in Spain of the gas and electricity residential 
supply for an amount of $345 million (see Note 2 paragraph 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

340

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

7.2  Property, plant and equipment

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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  an 
individual 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 proved 
reserves have been found, 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 on 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 production assets of exploration and production 
activities 

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7

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 after deduction of cost oil (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 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.

– 

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. 

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.

The depletion rate of development wells and of production assets is 
equal to the ratio of oil and gas production for the period to proved 
developed reserves (unit-of-production method).

Other  property,  plant  and  equipment  are  depreciated  using  the 
straight-line method over their useful lives, which are as follows:

In  the  event  that,  due  to  the  price  effect  on  reserves  evaluation,  the  
unit-of-production method does not reflect properly the useful life of  
the asset, an alternative depreciation method is applied based on the 
reserves evaluated with the price of the previous year. This is the case 
in 2020 where the method of unit-of-production depreciation is applied 
to all assets in 2020 based on proven reserves measured with the price 
used in 2019. This method complies with IAS16.

Furniture, office equipment, machinery and tools 

 3 – 12 years

Transportation equipment 

Storage tanks and related equipment 

 5 – 20 years

10 – 15 years

8

Specialized complex installations and pipelines

10 – 30 years

Buildings 

10 – 50 years

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7

As of December 31, 2020 (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

215,892

 (147,914)

2,978

13,873

 (268)

 (861)

232,743

 (149,043)

2,999

39,506

11,184

3,063

10,983

67,735

 (905)

 (27,381)

 (6,858)

 (1)

 (7,955)

Net

67,978

2,710

13,012

83,700

2,094

12,125

4,326

3,062

3,028

 (43,100)

24,635

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

300,478

 (192,143)

108,335

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

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

342

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7

Change in net property, plant and equipment is analyzed in the following table:

(M$)

2020

2019

2018

Net amount as of 
January 1,

Expenditures

Disposals

Depreciation 
and impairment

116,408

113,324

109,397

9,980

11,426

13,336

 (611)

 (21,544)

 (1,052)

 (2,494)

 (15,097)

 (13,732)

Currency
translation
adjustment

1,706

 (270)

 (1,454)

Other

2,396

8,077

8,271

Net amount as of 
December 31,

108,335

116,408

113,324

In 2020, the heading “Disposals” mainly includes the sale of non strategic 
assets in the United Kingdom for $240 million.

In 2020, the heading “Depreciation and impairment” includes the impact 
of  impairments  of  assets  recognized  for  an  amount  of  $8,629  million  
(see Note 3 paragraph D to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

In  2020,  the  heading  “Other”  includes  the  impact  of  changes  in  the 
consolidation  scope,  the  impact  of  the  new  IFRS  16  contracts  of  the 
period  (mainly  LNG  carriers  and  FPSO  vessels)  for  an  amount  of  
$1,815  million,  and  the  reversal  of  the  reclassification  under  IFRS  5  as  
at  December  31,  2019  for  $434  million  corresponding  to  disposals  
(mainly non strategic assets in the United Kingdom and Total E&P Deep 
Offshore Borneo BV).

In 2019, the heading “Disposals” mainly included the impact of the 4% 
sale of Ichthys LNG in Australia.

In 2019, the heading “Depreciation and impairment” included 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 corresponded 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 included 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” included 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 corresponded 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.

Following the application of IFRS 16 “Leases”, property, plant and equipment as at December 31, 2020 and 2019 presented above include the following 
amounts for rights of use of assets:

As of December 31, 2020 (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

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

 (1,297)

 (222)

 (1,631)

 (385)

 (286)

 (2,524)

 (3,821)

Depreciation 
and  

impairment

 (517)

 (104)

 (999)

 (201)

 (134)

 (1,438)

 (1,955)

Cost

2,758

1,187

4,606

1,778

682

8,253

11,011

Cost

2,482

1,031

3,527

1,545

483

6,586

9,068

Net

1,461

965

2,975

1,393

396

5,729

7,190

Net

1,965

927

2,528

1,344

349

5,148

7,113

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Note 8

Property, plant and equipment as at December 31, 2018 presented above include the following amounts for facilities and equipment under finance leases:

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

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:

2020

15,745

7,102

22,847

5,129

27,976

2020

753

(301)

452

2020

(1,704)

(127)

(1,831)

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)

Equity value as of December 31, (M$)

Total Associates

Total Joint ventures

Total

Loans

TOTAL

Profit/(loss) (M$)

Total Associates

Total Joint ventures

TOTAL

Other comprehensive income (M$)

Total Associates

Total Joint ventures

TOTAL

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Information (100% gross) related to significant associates is as follows:

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 8

Exploration and production activities
(M$)

Non current assets

Current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Shareholder’s equity

Non current liabilities

Current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

Revenue from sales

NET INCOME

Novatek(a)

Liquefaction entities

PetroCedeño(a)

2020

2019

2018

2020

2019

2018

23,748

24,081

14,639

34,273

30,578

28,664

2020

4,008

6,428

2019

3,994

7,457

4,170

6,898

27,918

30,979

22,160

24,884

3,164

2,594

3,727

2,368

27,918

30,979

9,733

1,759

13,227

8,260

4,545

19,184

14,163

3,086

1,935

19,184

13,415

4,636

7,537

9,994

9,358

41,810

40,572

38,022

10,436

11,451

23,403

13,608

4,799

41,810

15,584

2,416

23,640

11,445

5,487

22,615

4,548

4,548

9,826

5,581

73

76

5,815

6,827

40,572

38,022

10,436

11,451

22,684

25,644

5,692

7,408

356

(33)

2018

4,324

5,580

9,904

4,581

20

5,303

9,904

1,629

122

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE 
INCOME

(3,206)

1,807

(2,545)

–

–

–

–

–

66

–

–

% owned

19.40%

19.40%

19.40%

30.32%

30.32%

30.32%

Revaluation identifiable assets on 
equity affiliates

Equity value

Profit/(loss)

Share of Other Comprehensive 
Income, net amount

Dividends paid to the Group

1,297

5,596

264

(1,409)

229

1,641

6,469

1,508

634

266

1,556

4,303

794

(540)

151

1,837

5,534

237

(122)

406

1,714

5,493

637

23

752

44

3,758

874

49

816

–

–

–

1,379

1,379

1,389

–

–

–

(10)

–

–

37

–

218

(a)  Information includes the best Group’s estimates of results at the date of TOTAL’s financial statements.

Novatek, listed in Moscow and London, is the 2nd largest producer of 
natural  gas  in  Russia.  The  Group  share  of  Novatek’s  market  value 
amounted  to  $9,951  million  as  at  December  31,  2020.  Novatek  is 
consolidated by the equity method. TOTAL, in fact, exercises significant 
influence particularly through 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.

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Note 8

Refining & Chemicals activities (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

Saudi Aramco Total  
Refining & Petrochemicals

2020

10,698

1,211

2019

10,976

1,793

2018

11,281

2,069

11,909

12,769

13,350

1,256

7,994

2,659

11,909

6,031

(686)

(171)

2,113

8,098

2,558

12,769

10,522

(171)

(124)

2,412

8,398

2,540

13,350

11,886

122

16

37.50%

37.50%

37.50%

–

471

(257)

(128)

–

–

792

(64)

(33)

–

–

905

46

40

56

2020

4,105

1,521

5,626

2,717

2,171

738

5,626

5,222

91

–

–

716

57

(16)

63

Qatar

2019

4,160

1,571

5,731

2,676

2,150

905

5,731

8,225

42

111

–

706

91

14

159

2018

3,968

1,741

5,709

2,748

1,914

1,047

5,709

9,929

409

(21)

–

740

198

6

271

Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemicals is an entity including a refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, with a capacity of 460,000 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)

2020

2019

2018

70,425

70,279

68,003

1,513

1,834

1,866

1,678

1,928

339

73,772

73,823

70,270

4,433

8,259

58,128

2,952

–

7,151

6,864

56,379

3,429

–

7,059

3,472

56,841

2,898

–

73,772

73,823

70,270

8,543

(3,130)

2

9,240

(3,040)

5

(2,972)

(2,993)

77

(2,399)

(323)

546

1,602

(633)

(84)

–

(270)

383

(429)

660

2,318

(19)

(112)

–

2,908

(1,227)

119

(670)

(386)

2,029

132

683

2,404

192

40

–

2020

4,664

1,575

303

6,542

3,443

167

1,703

583

646

6,542

5,734

(278)

–

(2)

(69)

133

194

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

(269)

9

(5)

(310)

754

(169)

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

–

–

–

1,721

1,660

1,767

67

87

102

150

(68)

200

377

(67)

332

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Note 8

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.

C) Other equity consolidated affiliates 

In Group share, the main aggregated financial items in equity consolidated affiliates including assets held for sale, which have not been presented 
individually are as follows:

As of December 31, (M$)

Non Current assets

Current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Shareholder’s equity

Non current liabilities

Current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

2020

2019

2018

Associates

Joint ventures

Associates

Joint ventures

Associates

Joint ventures

5,454

1,299

6,753

1,183

4,881

689

6,753

7,002

1,671

8,673

1,963

5,469

1,241

8,673

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

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Associates

Joint ventures

Associates

Joint ventures

Associates

Joint ventures

2020

2019

2018

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 PRINCIPLES

2,154

478

(29)

2,049

452

409

3,116

202

(130)

3,779

265

59

2,190

383

(46)

2,187

372

362

3,535

288

(4)

2,119

741

50

2,542

380

(16)

2,235

380

416

11,914

281

(52)

1,188

272

49

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  to  record  the 
changes of fair value in other comprehensive income. For these equity 
instruments, 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  quoted  shares  on  active  markets,  this  fair  value  is  equal  to  the 
market price.

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Note 8

As of December 31, 2020 (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)

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, 2020

Increase  
–  

Decrease

Change in  
fair value

As of  

December 31, 2020

173

207

126

506

62

28

108

1,074

1,272

1,778

(251)

(1)

(4)

(256)

(4)

–

(108)

84

(28)

(284)

691

(149)

(9)

533

–

(1)

–

(19)

(20)

513

613

57

113

783

58

27

–

1,139

1,224

2,007

(a)  Tas Helat Marketing Company is a joint venture with SAUDI ARAMCO to develop the retail business. It was consolidated in 2020 (using the equity method).

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  

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

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Note 8

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

2020

2019

2018

Statement of income
Sales 

Purchases 

Financial income 

Financial expense

3,134

4,127

4,192

(7,183)

(10,158)

(9,253)

1

(6)

4

(4)

2

(5)

8.3  Related parties

The main transactions as well as receivable and payable balances with 
related  parties  (principally  non-consolidated  subsidiaries  and  equity 
consolidated affiliates) are detailed as follows:

As of December 31, (M$)

2020

2019

2018

Balance sheet
Receivables

Debtors and other debtors 

Loans (excl. loans to equity affiliates) 

Payables
Creditors and other creditors 

Debts 

545

89

662

3

486

42

968

2

496

57

888

2

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 and for the members of the Board 
of Directors who are employees of the Group, is detailed below.

During fiscal year 2020, the Company, taking into account the definition 
from US regulations applicable to Executive Officers and in the interest of 
harmonization, has chosen to reduce the list of its Executive Officers to 
the members of the Executive Committee in order to align this list with the 
list of “Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities” (PDMR) within 
the  sense  of  Article  19.5  of  Regulation  (EU)  No.  596/2014  on  Market 
Abuse  (“Regulation”).  For  the  purposes  of  this  Regulation,  PDMRs  are 
defined as the persons referred to in Article L. 621-18-2 (a) of the French 
Monetary and Financial Code (the “Directors”) and the persons referred 
to in Article L. 621-18-2 (b) of the same code that TOTAL SE has defined 
as the members of the TOTAL Executive Committee (“COMEX”).

As of December 31, 2020, the Group Executive Officers are the members 
of the Executive Committee, i.e. eight people.

As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  Group  Executive  Officers  included  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, i.e. thirteen people.

There  are  three  employees  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  on 
December 31, 2020. They were two on December 31, 2019. The increase 
in the number of employees members results from the appointment of a 
second  director  representing  employees  on  the  Board  of  Directors  in 
accordance with the French “Pacte law” of May 22, 2019.

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Number of people

Direct or indirect compensation

Pension expenses(a)

Share-based payments expense 
(IFRS 2)(b)

2020

11

12.6

1.5

2019

15

15.0

(4.9)

2018

15

17.7

2.5

7.2

8.7

12.6

(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  a  commitment  of  $129.0  million  as  of  December  31,  2020  (against  
$113.3 million as of December 31, 2019 and $117.0 million as of December 31, 2018). 
Converted into Euros, this commitment amounts to €105.2 million as of December 
31, 2020 (against €100.8 million as of December 31, 2019 and €102.2 million as of 
December 31, 2018).

(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.

Restating the 2019 and 2018 data, to the scope of the Group of executive 
officers as defined in 2020, the detail of the compensation is as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Number of people

Direct or indirect compensation

Pension expenses

Share-based payments expense 
(IFRS2)

2020

11

12.6

1.5

2019

10

12.0

(2.4)

2018

9

14.0

1.4

7.2

7.7

12.1

8

The  compensation  allocated  to  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  as 
directors’  fees  totaled  $1.44  million  in  2020  ($1.57  million  in  2019  and 
$1.65 million in 2018).

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Note 9

NOTE 9  Shareholders’ equity and share-based payments

9.1  Shareholders’ equity

Number of TOTAL shares and rights attached

As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  share  capital  of  TOTAL  SE  amounts  to 
€6,632,810,062.50, divided into 2,653,124,025 shares, with a par value of 
€2.50. There is only one category of shares. The shares may be held in 
either registered or bearer form. 

The  authorized  share  capital  amounts  to  3,668,371,962  shares  as  of 
December 31, 2020 compared to 3,593,399,547 shares as of December 
31, 2019 and 3,669,077,772 shares as of December 31, 2018. 

A double voting right is 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.  A  double  voting  right  is  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 right.

Share cancellation

Pursuant to the Company’s bylaws (Statutes), no shareholder may cast a 
vote at a Shareholders’ Meeting, either by himself or through an agent, 
representing more than 10% of the total voting rights for the Company’s 
shares. This limit applies to the aggregated amount of voting rights held 
directly,  indirectly  or  through  voting  proxies.  However,  in  the  case  of 
double voting rights, this limit may be extended up to 20% of the total 
voting rights for the Company’s shares.

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  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,  has 
proceeded with the following cancellation of TOTAL shares:

Fiscal year

Board of Directors’ 
decision date

Number of shares bought  
back and cancelled 

2020

2019

Buybacks for the purpose of

cancellation of the dilution(a)

n/a(d)

the shareholder 
return policy(b)

Percentage of 
the share capital 
cancelled(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 shares 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%

(a)  Cancellation of the dilution for the shares issued, without discount, for the scrip dividend. 
(b)  Within the framework of the share buybacks announced in February 2018 which may amount up to $5 billion over the 2018-2020 period. On March 23, 2020, in the context of 
the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in the  oil prices, TOTAL SE announced the suspension of its buybacks. The Company had previously announced a $2 billion share buyback 
target for 2020 in a $60/b environment and has bought back $554 million.

(c)  Percentage of the share capital that the cancelled shares represented on the operations’ date.
(d)  TOTAL SE did not cancel any shares in the fiscal year 2020.

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Note 9

Variation of the number of shares composing the share capital

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017(a)

2018 Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second, third interim and final 2017 
dividend, as well as the first 2018 interim dividend)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Capital increase in consideration for the acquisition of Maersk Olie og Gas A/S

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018(b)

2019 Capital increase reserved for employees

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

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second and third 2018 interim dividend)

16,076,936

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019(c)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares

Deferred contribution pursuant to the 2015 capital increase reserved for employees

2020 Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (final 2019 dividend)

264,230

(65,109,435)

2,601,881,075

18,879

13,160,383

38,063,688

2,653,124,025

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020(d)

(a)  Including 8,376,756 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.
(b)  Including 32,473,281 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.
(c)  Including 15,474,234 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.
(d)  Including 24,392,703 treasury shares deducted from consolidated shareholders’ equity.

Capital increase reserved for Group employees

The  Extraordinary  General  Meeting  (“EGM”)  of  May  29,  2020,  in  its 
twentieth  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  2020,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  September  16,  2020,  by 
virtue of the twentieth resolution above-mentioned, decided to proceed 
with a capital increase reserved for Group employees and retirees within 
the  limit  of  18  million  shares  with  immediate  dividend  rights.  On  this 
occasion, 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 28, 2021.

During the fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020, 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

2020

June 11, 2020 

2019

June 6, 2019

2018

May 3, 2018

18th resolution of the EGM of 
June 1, 2018

18th resolution of the EGM of 
June 1, 2018

23rd resolution of the EGM of 
May 24, 2016

12,952,925

26.20 euros 

9,845,111

40.10 euros

9,174,817

37.20 euros

8

207,458

202,226

180,072

19th resolution of the EGM of 
June 1, 2018

19th resolution of the EGM of 
June 1, 2018

24th resolution of the EGM of 
June 24, 2016

1,380

276

5,932

1,187

6,784

1,360

June 11, 2025

June 6, 2024

May 3, 2023

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Note 9

Treasury shares 

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

Treasury shares held by TOTAL SE or by its subsidiaries 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 SE

As of December 31,

Number of treasury shares held by TOTAL SE

Percentage of share capital

Of which shares acquired with the intention to cancel them 

2020

2019

2018

24,392,703

15,474,234

32,473,281

0.92%

0.59%

1.23%

23,284,409

11,051,144

27,360,278

Of which shares allocated to TOTAL share performance plans for Group employees

1,055,446

4,357,324

5,044,817

Of which shares intended to be allocated to new share performance or purchase options plans

52,848

65,766

68,186

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 qualifies as a refund of shareholder contributions. 

As  of  December  31,  2020,  paid-in  surplus  relating  to  TOTAL  SE  
amounted to €36,722 million (€35,415 million as of December 31, 2019 
and €37,276 million as of December 31, 2018). 

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  $492  million  as  of 
December  31,  2020  ($575  million  as  of  December  31,  2019  and  
$607 million as of December 31, 2018) due to additional corporation tax 
applied on regulatory reserves so that they become distributable.

Earnings per share

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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 SE (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  SE  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,

2020

2019

2018

2,601,881,075

2,640,602,007

2,528,989,616

TOTAL shares held by TOTAL SE or by its subsidiaries and deducted from shareholders’ equity

(15,474,234)

(32,473,281)

(8,376,756)

Evolution of the number of shares during the financial year (pro-rated)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Final grant of TOTAL performance shares

Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend

–

2,154,064

7,689,476

157,153

2,140,576

5,860,947

1,351,465

2,039,729

6,236,593

17,445,857

12,360,894

26,352,572

Capital increase in consideration for the acquisition of Maersk Olie og Gas A/S

–

–

81,268,828

Buyback of TOTAL treasury shares including:

(11,669,489)

(27,026,481)

(30,405,112)

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

(10,666,710)

(24,818,443)

(30,102,242)

Shares repurchased in during the fiscal year to cover for the performance share plans 

(1,002,779)

(2,208,038)

(302,870)

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES

2,602,026,749

2,601,621,815

2,607,456,934

Dilutive effect

Grant of TOTAL share subscription or purchase options

Grant of TOTAL performance shares

Capital increase reserved for empl

oyees(a)

–

–

–

33,636

296,830

14,593,030

13,794,896

1,759,407

2,167,784

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF DILUTED SHARES AS OF DECEMBER 31,

(b)

2,602, 026,749

2,618,007,888

2,623,716,444

(a)  Including the capital increase in consideration to the deferred contribution pursuant to the capital increase reserved for employees.
(b)  In 2020, the effect generated by the grant of TOTAL performance shares and by the capital increase reserved for employees (19,007,836 shares) is anti-dilutive. In accordance 

with IAS 33, the weighted-average number of diluted shares is therefore equal to the weighted-average number of shares.

Earnings per share in euros

Dividend

The earnings per share in euros, converted from the earnings per share 
in dollars, by using the average exchange rate euro/dollar, is €(2.54) per 
share for 2020 closing (€3.75 for 2019 closing). The fully-diluted earnings 
per share calculated by using the same method is €(2.54) per share for 
2020 closing (€3.72 for 2019 closing).

The  Board  of  Directors,  on  February  8,  2021,  after  approving  the  
financial statements for the 2020 fiscal year, decided to propose to the 
Shareholders’ Meeting on May 28, 2021 the payment of a €2.64 dividend 
per share for the fiscal year 2020. 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  2020  will  be  
€0.66 per share.

2020 Dividend

Amount

Set date

Ex-dividend date

Payment date

First interim

Second interim

Third interim

€0.66

€0.66

€0.66

Final

€0.66

May 4, 2020

July 29, 2020

October 29, 2020

May 28, 2021

September 25, 2020

January 4, 2021

March 25, 2021

June 24, 2021

October 2, 2020

January 11, 2021

April 1, 2021

July 1, 2021

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Issuances of perpetual subordinated notes

On  25  January  2021,  TOTAL  SE  issued  two  tranches  of  perpetual 
subordinated notes in euro:
–  Deeply subordinated notes 1.625% perpetual maturity callable after  

7 years (€1,500 million); and

Following  this  transaction,  the  new  nominal  amount  of  the  tendered 
tranche was €297 million and the Group’s total outstanding amount of 
perpetual  subordinated  notes  rose  temporarily  by  €297  million.  This 
residual amount was fully repaid in February 2021 on its first call date.

–  Deeply  subordinated  notes  2.125%  perpetual  maturity  callable  after  

12 years (€1,500 million).

In 2019, TOTAL SE issued perpetual subordinated notes in euro:
–  Deeply subordinated notes 1.750% perpetual maturity callable after  

In 2020, TOTAL SE issued perpetual subordinated notes in euro:
–  Deeply subordinated notes 2.000% perpetual maturity callable after 

5 years (€1,500 million).

10 years (€1,000 million).

In  parallel  with  this  issuance,  TOTAL  SE  partially  tendered  perpetual 
2.250%  subordinated  notes  issued  in  2015  (of  which  the  outstanding 
nominal amount before the operation was €1,000 million following a first 
partial tender executed in April 2019) for an amount of €703 million.

In  parallel  with  this  issuance,  TOTAL  SE  partially  tendered  perpetual 
for  an  amount  of  
issued 
2.250%  subordinated  notes 
€1,500 million. Following this transaction, the new nominal amount of the 
tranche tendered was €1,000 million and the Group’s total outstanding 
amount of perpetual subordinated notes remained unchanged.

in  2015 

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Note 9

In 2018 and 2017, TOTAL SE did not issue any perpetual subordinated 
notes.

–  Deeply subordinated notes 2.625% perpetual maturity callable after 

10 years (€2,500 million).

In 2016, TOTAL SE issued three tranches of perpetual subordinated notes 
in euro:
–  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); and

–  Deeply subordinated notes 3.369% perpetual maturity callable after 

10 years (€1,500 million). 

In 2015, TOTAL SE issued two tranches of perpetual subordinated notes 
in euro:
–  Deeply subordinated notes 2.250% perpetual maturity callable after  

6 years (€2,500 million); and

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, 2020, the amount of perpetual deeply subordinated 
notes booked in the Group shareholders’ equity is $10,667 million. The 
coupons  attributable  to  the  holders  of  these  securities  are  recognized  
as  a  deduction  from  the  Group  shareholders’  equity  for  an  amount  of 
$308  million  for  fiscal  year  2020  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

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

2020

(212)

533

65

7,541

7,927

(4,645)

(4,607)

38

(313)

(175)

138

28

(22)

(50)

(1,831)

(1,841)

(10)

(8)

72

(6,697)

1,230

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)

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The currency translation adjustment by currency is detailed in the following table:

As of December 31, 2020 (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, 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 CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT  
RECOGNIZED IN COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 9

Total

7,541

(4,645)

(1,657)

Euro

7,541

(4,668)

(851)

Pound
sterling

–

115

(11)

Ruble

–

(12)

(886)

1,239

2,022

104

(898)

Total

(1,533)

740

607

Euro

(1,533)

636

149

(186)

(748)

Total

(4,022)

1,113

(564)

Euro

(4,022)

1,883

343

Pound
sterling

–

138

(7)

131

Pound
sterling

–

(431)

14

Ruble

–

7

530

537

Ruble

–

(10)

(805)

Other
currencies

–

(80)

91

11

Other
currencies

–

(41)

(65)

(106)

Other
currencies

–

(329)

(116)

(3,473)

(1,796)

(417)

(815)

(445)

Tax effects relating to each component of other comprehensive income are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Actuarial gains and losses

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

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

 2020 

Tax effect

2019 

2018 

Net 
amount

Pre-tax 
amount

Tax effect

Net 
amount

Pre-tax 
amount

Tax effect

Net 
amount

(165)

(192)

55

(137)

Pre-tax 
amount

(212)

533

7,541

7,862

(4,645)

(313)

47

18

–

65

–

79

551

142

7,541

(1,533)

7,927

(1,583)

(4,645)

(234)

740

(599)

28

(7)

21

1

(1,831)

(8)

–

–

(1,831)

(8)

408

(3)

(12)

–

140

(1,533)

(4,022)

(1,530)

(4,034)

740

(397)

1,113

25

1

(80)

408

(3)

(540)

(5)

(2)

–

53

–

202

–

–

–

13

–

–

13

–

(6)

20

–

–

14

27

1

–

(4,022)

(4,021)

1,113

19

(60)

(540)

(5)

527

(3,494)

8

(6,769)

72

(6,697)

547

202

749

513

1,093

137

1,230

(1,036)

255

(781)

(3,521)

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Non-controlling interests

As of December 31, 2020, no subsidiary has non-controlling interests that would be material to the Group financial statements.

9.2  Share-based payments

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

TOTAL  SE  may  grant  employees  share  subscription  or  purchase 
options  plans,  restricted  share  plans  and  offer  its  employees  the 
opportunity  to  subscribe  to  reserved  capital  increases.  These 
employee benefits are recognized as expenses with a corresponding 
credit to shareholders’ equity.

The expense is equal to the fair value of the instruments granted. The 
expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period in which 
the advantages are acquired.

The  fair  value  of  the  options  is  calculated  using  the  Black-Scholes 
model at the grant date.

For restricted share plans, the fair value is calculated using the market 
price at the grant date after deducting the expected distribution rate 
during the vesting period. 

The 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 
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  cost  of  employee-reserved  capital  increases  is  immediately 
expensed. 

The cost of the capital increase reserved for employees consists of the 
cost related to the discount on the shares subscribed using the classic 
and/or  the  leveraged  schemes,  the  cost  of  the  free  shares  and  the 
opportunity  gain  for  the  shares  subscribed  using  the  leveraged 
scheme,  as  applicable.  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 are 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

Total

2010 Plan

5/21/2010

9/14/2010

38.20 €

2011 Plan

5/21/2010

9/14/2011

33.00 €

9/14/2018

9/14/2019

Existing options as of January 1, 2018

1,950,372

490,568

2,440,940

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 2019

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

EXISTING OPTIONS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2020

–

(79,139)

(1,871,233)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(225,338)

265,230

–

(1,000)

(264,230)

–

–

(79,139)

(2,096,571)

265,230

–

(1,000)

(264,230)

–

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 2018 and 2019, (i) 79,139 options that were not exercised expired on September 14, 2018 due to expiry of 2010 Plan and (ii) 1,000 options that were 

not exercised expired on September 14, 2019 due to expiry of 2011 Plan.

Options granted as part of 2010 and 2011 Plans were exercisable, subject 
to a presence condition, after a 2-year period from the date of the Board 
meeting  awarding  the  options  and  have  expired  eight  years  after  this 
date. The underlying shares were not transferable during four years from 
the date of grant. The transfer restriction period did not apply to employees 
of  non-French  subsidiaries  as  of  the  date  of  the  grant,  who  may  have 
transferred the underlying shares after a 2-year period from the date of 
the grant.

The Combined General Meeting of May 29, 2020 authorised the Board of 
Directors, for a period of thirty-eight months to grant share subscription 
or purchase options. Since the 2011 Plan, the Board of Directors has not 
decided any new grant of TOTAL share subscription or purchase option 
plan. All the option plans have expired.

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Note 9

B) TOTAL performance share plans

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Total

Date of the shareholders’ meeting

5/16/2014

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

6/1/2018

1/6/2018

Award date

7/28/2015

7/27/2016

7/26/2017

3/14/2018

3/13/2019

3/18/2020

Date of the final award (end of the vesting 
period)

7/29/2018

7/28/2019

7/27/2020

3/15/2021

3/14/2022

3/20/2023

Transfer authorized as from

7/29/2020

7/29/2021

7/28/2022

3/16/2023

3/15/2024

3/21/2025

Grant date IFRS 2 fair value

35.90 €

35.37 €

35.57 €

36.22 €

40.11 €

12.40 €

Number of performance shares

Outstanding as of January 1, 2018

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

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1,267,392)

(4,275,828)

–

(41,220)

(1,840)

–

6,447,069

(41,260)

(39,246)

(1,100)

(180)

5,607,859

6,028,435

6,407,643

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

15,983,444

6,083,145

(722,398)

(4,079,257)

17,264,934

6,447,069

(1,389,118)

(4,278,948)

18,043,937

Notified

Cancelled 

Finally granted 

Outstanding as of January 1, 2019

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

Outstanding as of January 1, 2020

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 
2020

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

The performance shares, which are bought back by the TOTAL SE 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:
– 
– 
– 

two performance conditions for the 2015 to 2018 Plans,
three performance conditions for the 2019 Plan, and
four performance conditions for the 2020 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.

2020 Plan 

On March 18, 2020, 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 four performance conditions. 

The presence condition applies to all shares. 

– 

The performance conditions apply differently depending of the capacity 
of the beneficiaries. If all shares granted to senior executives are subject 
to performance conditions, the grant of the first 150 shares to non-senior 
executive are not subject to the performance condition abovementioned, 
which will, nonetheless, 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, the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven, as well as the change 
in the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 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 

–

(1,313,687)

(4,294,172)

–

(55,830)

(10,740)

–

6,727,352

6,727,352

(44,289)

(10,890)

(18,691)

(1,432,497)

(1,773)

(4,317,575)

–

5,961,865

6,352,464

6,706,888

19,021,217

– 

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)  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 first two criteria: 

Ranking

1st place

2nd place

3rd place

4th and 5th places

Grant rate

180%

130%

80%

0%

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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 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 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.

– 

– 

– 

for 1/4 of the shares, the change in the GHG on operated oil & gas 
facilities will be assessed each year as regard to the achievement of 
the target to reduce the GHG emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) set for 
fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022 and corresponding to 43 Mt CO2e 
for 2020, 42.4 Mt CO2e for 2021 and 41.8 Mt CO2e for 2022.

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– 

– 

– 

the  maximum  grant  rate  will  be  reached  if  the  GHG  emissions 
(Scope 1 and Scope 2) on operated oil & gas facilities target has 
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.

A grant rate will be determined for each year.

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 also 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  year  2020,  SunPower  had  one  stock  incentive  plan:  the 
SunPower Corporation 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2015 Plan”). The 
2015 Plan was adopted by SunPower’s Board of Directors in February 
2015 and 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 following table summarizes SunPower’s restricted stock activities:

The 2015 Plan includes an automatic annual increase mechanism equal 
to the lower of three percent of the outstanding shares of all classes of 
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  year  2015, 
SunPower’s Board of Directors voted to reduce the stock incentive plan’s 
automatic increase from 3% to 2% for 2016. As of December 31, 2020, 
approximately  18.0  million  shares  were  available  for  grant  under  the  
2015 Plan.

Incentive  stock  options,  nonstatutory  stock  options,  and  stock 
appreciation rights may be granted at no less than the fair value of the 
common  stock  on  the  date  of  grant.  The  options  and  rights  become 
exercisable when and as determined by SunPower’s Board of Directors, 
although these terms generally do not exceed ten years for stock options. 
SunPower  has  not  granted  stock  options  since  fiscal  year  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  years  2020,  2019,  and  2018,  SunPower  withheld  1.3  million,  
0.8 million, and 0.7 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, 
2020.  The  intrinsic  value  of  the  options  exercised  in  fiscal  years  2020, 
2019, and 2018, were zero. There were no stock options granted in fiscal 
years 2020, 2019, and 2018. 

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2018

Granted

Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2019

Granted

Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2020

Granted

Vested(b)

Forfeited

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

Restricted Stock Awards and Units

Shares  

(in thousands)

Weighted-Average 
Grant Date Fair 
Value Per Share  

(in dollars)(a)

7,293

4,449

(2,266)

(1,816)

7,660

5,430

(2,460)

(1,304)

9,326

12,797

(3,596)

(11,360)

7,167

11.83

7.77

14.45

10.10

9.11

6.82

9.65

8.28

7.75

11.10

9.88

7.07

13.75

(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.

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Note 9

D) Share-based payment expense

Share-based payment expense before tax was broken down as follows:

As of December 31, (M$)

Total restricted shares plans

SunPower plans

Capital increase reserved for employees

TOTAL

2020

176

26

12

214

2019

180

26

27

233

The main assumptions used for the valuation of the cost of the capital increase reserved for employees in 2020 were the following:

For the year ended December 31,

2018

264

21

30

315

2020

Date of the Board of Directors meeting that decided the issue

September 18, 2019

Reference price (€)(a)

Subscription price (€)(b)

Number of shares issued (in millions)(c)

Risk free interest rate over five years (%)

Employees loan financing rate (%)(d)

Non transferability cost (% of the reference’s share price)

32.75

26.20

13.16

(0.392)

4.73

19.27

(a)  Average of the closing prices of the TOTAL shares over the twenty trading sessions preceding April 29th, 2020, being the date of the Chairman and CEO’s decision setting the 

price and opening date of the subscription period.

(b)  Reference price, reduced by a 20% discount and rounded off to the highest tenth of a euro.
(c)  Including the free shares issued.
(d)  Average of 5 year consumer’s credit rates.

8

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Note 10

NOTE 10  Payroll, staff and employee benefits obligations

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”.

2020

3,111

700

106

3,917

1

2019

2,651

742

108

3,501

–

2018

2,545

669

149

3,363

–

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,
the principles in respect of investment allocation are respected;

– 

–  a  procedure  to  approve  the  establishment  of  new  plans  or  the 

amendment of existing plans;
the principles of administration, communication and reporting.

– 

10.1  Employee benefits obligations

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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 $135 million for defined contribution 
plans in 2020 ($133 million in 2019 and $130 million in 2018).

– 
– 

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.

– 

The  pension  benefits  include  also  termination  indemnities  and  early 
retirement  benefits.  The  other  benefits  are  employer  contributions  to 
post-employment medical care.

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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

2020

2019

2018

2020

2019

2018

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

12,285

11,501

12,872

742

669

705

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 

244

217

–

 (10)

10

214

295

4

 (20)

7

 (702)

 (667)

818

729

847

104

236

296

 (1)

 (141)

8

 (902)

 (372)

 (495)

13,591

12,285

12,830

11,584

761

701

11,501

10,864

637

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 (9,769)

 (9,145)

 (10,205)

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

 (191)

 (517)

2

 (10)

 (229)

622

 (488)

 (255)

 (745)

11

 (7)

 (172)

573

 (29)

 (261)

424

129

 (8)

 (417)

778

415

 (10,580)

 (9,769)

 (9,145)

3,011

2,516

2,356

36

3,047

3,111

 (65)

1

34

2,550

2,651

28

2,384

2,545

 (101)

 (161)

–

–

19

11

–

 (3)

–

 (27)

 (89)

47

700

–

700

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

700

–

700

700

–

–

13

17

–

 (9)

–

 (26)

87

 (9)

742

–

742

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

742

–

742

742

–

–

14

17

 (2)

–

–

 (28)

 (29)

 (8)

669

–

669

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

669

–

669

669

–

–

As of December 31, 2020, the contribution from the main geographical areas for the net pension liability in the balance sheet is: 69% for the Euro area, 
15% for the United Kingdom and 12% for the United States.

8

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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

2020

244

–

 (7)

25

262

 (12)

773

57

 (517)

–

301

563

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

2020

2019

2018

19

–

 (3)

11

27

 (3)

 (1)

 (85)

–

–

 (89)

13

–

 (9)

17

21

 (2)

89

–

–

–

87

14

 (2)

–

17

29

 (21)

 (3)

 (5)

–

–

 (29)

299

 (62)

108

–

The average duration of accrued benefits is approximately 14 years for defined pension benefits and 17 years for other benefits. The Group expects to 
pay contributions of $228 million in respect of funded pension plans in 2021.

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

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026-2030

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.

874

502

426

405

392

2,243

Pension benefits

2019

25%

46%

1%

20%

8%

2020

25%

45%

2%

20%

8%

37

29

28

26

26

130

2018

24%

47%

1%

20%

8%

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Note 10

Main actuarial assumptions and sensitivity analysis

Assumptions used to determine benefits obligations 

Pension benefits

Other benefits

As of December 31,

2020

2019

2018

Discount rate (weighted average for all regions)

1.28%

1.84%

2.68%

Of which Euro zone

Of which United States

Of which United Kingdom

0.52%

2.50%

1.50%

0.73%

3.25%

2.25%

1.72%

4.00%

3.00%

Inflation rate (weighted average for all regions)

2.06%

2.20%

2.44%

Of which Euro zone

Of which United States

Of which United Kingdom

1.24%

2.50%

3.00%

1.21%

2.50%

3.25%

1.50%

2.50%

3.50%

2020

1.41%

0.68%

2.50%

2019

2018

1.71%

2.56%

0.94%

3.25%

1.87%

4.00%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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, 2020

0.5% Increase

0.5% Decrease

 (908)

1,001

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, 2020

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 (DROM COM includ.)

 –

 –

Management

Other

International

 –

 –

Management

Other

TOTAL 

0.5% Increase

0.5% Decrease

613

 (568)

2020

2019

2018

8,908

8,922

9,099

14,016

21,886

17,102

52,472

13,848

22,831

16,821

54,276

13,484

22,929

16,856

51,191

105,476

107,776

104,460

8

The number of employees includes only employees of fully consolidated 
subsidiaries.

2019  and  2018  data  were  restated  to  show  number  of  employees  
of  France  including  DROM  COM  (overseas  departments,  regions  and 
communities).

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

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Note 11

NOTE 11  Income taxes

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

Income taxes disclosed in the statement of income include current tax 
expenses (or income) and deferred tax expenses (or income).

Current tax expenses (or income) are the estimated amount of the tax 
due for the taxable income of the period.

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 other 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

2020

(2,450)

2,132

(318)

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

2020

5,106

1,004

9,068

(14,641)

(3,847)

(3,310)

2019

(5,469)

(403)

(5,872)

2019

3,752

970

8,660

(16,029)

(2,995)

(5,642)

2018

(6,971)

455

(6,516)

2018

3,779

995

8,409

(15,469)

(2,541)

(4,827)

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  $10,155  million  as  of 
December 31, 2020.

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, 2020 amount to 
$4,631  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 
exploration phase, the net operating losses created during this phase will 

Deferred  tax  assets  not  recognized  relate  notably  to  Canada  for  an 
amount of $1,371 million, to France for an amount of $1,197 million and to 
United States for an amount of $307 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

2020

7,016

(10,326)

(3,310)

2020

(5,642)

2,132

137

76

(13)

2019

6,216

(11,858)

(5,642)

2019

(4,827)

(403)

255

(695)

28

2018

6,663

(11,490)

(4,827)

2018

(5,622)

455

27

151

162

(3,310)

(5,642)

(4,827)

(a)   This amount includes mainly deferred taxes on actuarial gains and losses, current income taxes and deferred taxes for changes in fair value of investments inequity instruments, 

as well as deferred taxes related to the cash flow hedge (see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 11

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Consolidated net income

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

Variation of deferred tax assets not recognized 

INCOME TAXES IN THE STATEMENT OF INCOME

2020

(7,336)

318

(7,018)

2019

11,438

5,872

17,310

32.02%

34.43%

2,247

(1,109)

145

665

(31)

(204)

(2,031)

(318)

(5,960)

(2,007)

1,173

1,422

12

(270)

(242)

2018

11,550

6,516

18,066

34.43%

(6,220)

(3,058)

1,080

1,740

(40)

2

(20)

(5,872)

(6,516)

The  French  statutory  tax  rate  includes  the  standard  corporate  tax  rate 
(31.0%), additional and exceptional applicable taxes that bring the overall 
tax rate to 32.02% in 2020 (versus 34.43% in 2019 and 34.43% in 2018).

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$)

2020

2019

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023(a)

2024(b)

2025 and after

Unlimited

TOTAL

(a)  2023 and after for 2018.
(b)  2024 and after for 2019.

69

26

7

2

1,643

3,359

5,106

71

48

27

19

1,310

2,277

3,752

90

70

38

32

1,423

2,126

3,779

As of December 31, 2020 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, 2020 (M$)

Australia

United States

Tax

Canada

France

United Kingdom

8

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 and after

Unlimited

TOTAL

1,140

1,140

420

536

956

17

1,084

1,101

900

900

184

184

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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 PRINCIPLES

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

2020

320

960

15,368

2,868

293

134

82

1,409

20,925

2019

386

742

14,492

2,927

135

130

140

2,066

20,613

2018

736

862

14,286

3,144

134

100

173

2,404

21,432

In 2020, litigation reserves amount to $320 million of which $208 million  
in the Exploration & Production, notably in Brazil and Angola.

In 2018, litigation reserves amounted to $736 million of which $510 million 
was in the Exploration & Production, notably in Angola, Nigeria and Brazil.

In 2019, litigation reserves amounted to $386 million of which $286 million 
in the Exploration & Production, notably in Brazil, Angola and USA.

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$)

2020

As of 
January 1,

Allowances

Reversals

Currency 
translation 
adjustment

20,613

1,756

 (1,378)

452

As of 
December 31,

20,925

Other

 (518)

of which asset retirement obligations

of which provisions for environmental contingencies 

of which provisions for restructuring of activities

607

217

271

 (519)

 (93)

 (135)

2019

21,432

1,248

 (2,414)

 (33)

380

20,613

of which asset retirement obligations

of which provisions for environmental contingencies 

of which provisions for restructuring of activities

639

30

60

 (460)

 (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

33

149

 (320)

 (111)

 (106)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 12

Asset retirement obligations

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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 by reference to the rates of high quality AA-rated 
corporate bonds on the USD area for a long-term horizon. The increase 
of  the  provision  due  to  the  passage  of  time  is  recognized  as  “Other 
financial expense”.

The  discount  rate  used  for  the  valuation  of  asset  retirement  obligation  
is 3% in 2020 and 4.5% in 2019 and 2018 (the expenses are estimated  
at current currency values with an inflation rate of 1.5% in 2020, and of  
2% in 2019 and 2018).

A  decrease  of  0.5%  of  this  rate  would  increase  the  asset  retirement 
obligation  by  $1,442  million,  with  a  corresponding  impact  in  tangible 
assets, and with a negative impact of approximately $78 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$)

2020

2019

2018

As of 
January 1, 

Accretion 

Revision in 
estimates

New 
obligations

Spending on 
existing 
obligations

Currency 
translation 
adjustment

14,492

14,286

12,240

607

639

530

526

 (601)

 (458)

87

567

811

 (519)

 (460)

 (320)

Other

 (109)

14

284

47

 (364)

1,847

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.

As of 
December 31, 

15,368

14,492

14,286

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13

NOTE 13  Off balance sheet commitments and lease contracts

13.1  Off balance sheet commitments and contractual obligations

As of December 31, 2020 (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 to customs authorities

Guarantees given on 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

48,705

4,674

8,943

15,368

77,690

1,745

143,177

144,922

222,612

2,312

14,164

333

147

19,182

2,432

23,879

62,449

77

80,521

20,401

Maturity and installment plants

Less than  

1 year

Between 1 
and 5 years

More than  
5 years

– 

22,745

25,960

4,674

1,207

463

– 

3,178

1,840

– 

4,558

13,065

6,344

27,763

43,583

626

39,126

39,752

415

92,332

92,747

67,515

136,330

704

11,719

12,423

18,767

2,189

746

179

68

2,603

2,297

3,224

11,306

28

60

3,660

– 

56

1,853

135

3,002

8,766

24

63

9,758

154

23

14,726

– 

17,653

42,377

25

44,158

3,657

47,840

26,988

42,132

7,001

29,362

15,270

1,474

TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS RECEIVED

Of which commitments given relating to joint ventures

Of which commitments given relating to associates

100,999

22,299

30,860

34,920

51,795

644

999

7,288

8,664

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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 to customs authorities

Guarantees given on borrowings

Guarantees related to sales of businesses

Guarantees of current liabilities

Guarantees to customers/suppliers

Letters of credit

Other operating commitments

TOTAL OF OTHER COMMITMENTS GIVEN

Assets received as collateral (security interests)

Sales obligations

Other commitments received

TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS RECEIVED

Of which commitments given relating to joint ventures

Of which commitments given relating to associates

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13

Maturity and installment plants

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

3,380

10,722

35,145

662

98,564

99,226

64,992

134,371

17

7,372

16

60

2,169

18

1,202

119

6,832

152

33

8,714

– 

17,613

10,854

33,463

37

31,330

1,705

25

54,976

3,808

33,072

58,809

11,822

8,381

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

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13

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 to customs authorities

Guarantees given on 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

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

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

– 

– 

468

3,388

22,928

3,691

30,652

34,343

1,197

10,054

29,963

3,795

80,759

84,554

57,271

114,517

12

68

10

74

847

160

1,046

2,217

33

27,709

1,328

127

18,443

159

65

6,394

191

26,285

51,664

28

55,997

4,710

60,735

38,181

30,286

TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS RECEIVED

Of which commitments given relating to joint ventures

Of which commitments given relating to associates

113,344

23,539

29,070

42,768

39,437

162

773

4,425

8,378

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 $7,736 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 $1,207 million. 

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. 

The information regarding contractual obligations linked to indebtedness 
is presented in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

B. Other commitments given

Lease contracts

The  information  regarding  leases  is  presented  in  Note  13.2  to  the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

Guarantees given to customs authorities

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

Guarantees given on borrowings

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.

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, 2020, the maturities 
of these guarantees are up to 2053.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13

As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  guarantees  provided  by  TOTAL  SE  in 
connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Ichthys  LNG  project  amount  to 
$4,912  million.  As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  guarantees  amounted  
to $4,937 million.

As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  guarantees  provided  by  TOTAL  SE  in 
connection with the financing of the Yamal LNG project for an amount of 
$3,250 million by TOTAL SE. As of December 31, 2019, the guarantees 
amounted to $3,688 million.

As  of  December  31,  2020,  TOTAL  SE  has  confirmed  guarantees  for 
TOTAL  Refining  SAUDI  ARABIA  SAS  shareholders’  advances  for  an 
amount  of  $1,164  million.  As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  guarantees 
amounted to $1,184 million.

As of December 31, 2020, the guarantee given in 2008 by TOTAL SE in 
connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Yemen  LNG  project  amounts  to  
$509 million as in 2019.

As  of  December  31,  2020,  guarantees  provided  by  TOTAL  SE  in 
connection  with  the  financing  of  the  Bayport  Polymers  LLC  project, 
amount to $1,820 million as in 2019.

shareholder matters, intellectual property rights, governmental regulations 
and employment-related matters, and 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 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 

Indemnities related to sales of businesses

Sales obligations

In the ordinary course of business, the Group executes contracts involving 
standard  indemnities  for  the  oil  industry  and  indemnities  specific  to 
transactions  such  as  sales  of  businesses.  These  indemnities  might 
include  claims  against  any  of  the  following:  environmental,  tax  and 

These amounts represent binding obligations to sell goods, including in 
particular 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  in  exchange  for 
consideration. 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.
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.

In 2019, the impact on fixed assets was 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

8

2,278

2,632

788

5,698

The Group mainly leases real estate, retail stations, ships, and other equipment (see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13

A) Reconciliation between the operating lease commitments disclosed under IAS17 at December 31, 2018  
and the additional lease liabilities (IFRS 16) recognized on the balance sheet at January 1, 2019

Reconciliation between the operating lease commitments disclosed under IAS 17 at December 31, 2018  
and the additional lease liabilities (IFRS 16) 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 or substitute assets

Variable lease payments

Other impacts

Impact of discounting

ADDITIONAL LEASE LIABILITY ON CONTRACTS PREVIOUSLY ACCOUNTED FOR AS OPERATING LEASES

Finance lease liability at December 31, 2018

TOTAL LEASE LIABILITY AT JANUARY 1, 2019

January 1, 2019

9,130

(417)

(90)

(327)

(608)

(760)

(628)

(6)

204

(1,360)

5,555

1,878

7,433

Other information required on lease debts, notably their maturity, is presented in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.

B) Future minimum lease payments on leases to which the Group is committed 

The future minimum lease payments on leases to which the Group is committed are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (M$)

Exempted  
contracts

Leases recorded in 
balance sheet

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026 and beyond

TOTAL MINIMUM PAYMENTS

Less financial expenses

NOMINAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS

Less current portion of lease contracts

NON-CURRENT LEASE LIABILITIES

704

252

159

118

97

415

1,745

1,659

1,366

1,117

1,022

964

6,325

12,453

 (3,510)

8,943

 (1,207)

7,736

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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

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13

Exempted  
contracts

Leases recorded in 
balance sheet

536

360

212

162

145

662

2,077

Operating  

leases

1,644

1,282

967

772

669

3,796

9,130

1,586

1,228

1,019

835

766

4,757

10,191

 (2,726)

7,465

 (1,202)

6,263

Finance  
leases

263

183

182

179

179

1,826

2,812

 (934)

1,878

 (213)

1,665

For the year ended December 31, 2020, rental expense recorded in the 
income  statement  and  incurred  under  short  term  leases  or  low  value 
assets  leases  and  under  variable  lease  payments  is  $600  million  and  
$162 million, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, rental expense recorded in the 
income  statement  and  incurred  under  short  term  leases  or  low  value 

assets leases and under variable lease payments was $366 million and 
$132 million, respectively.

Rental  expense  recorded  in  the  income  statement  and  incurred  under 
operating  leases  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2018  was  
$1,304 million.

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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
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, 2020 (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 payabl

e(b)

Other operating liabilities

Current borrowings(a)

Other current financial liabilities

5,129

–

1,019

2,745

14,068

6,615

4,547

31,268

65,391

(58,470)

(23,574)

(10,635)

(17,099)

–

–

1,224

541

–

–

1,428

65

–

3,258

(118)

–

(3,666)

–

(99)

–

783

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,221

–

–

–

18

–

783

3,239

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1,615)

–

(1)

–

(104)

(1,720)

Total

5,129

2,007

4,781

2,745

14,068

8,043

4,630

31,268

72,671

193,461

266,132

(60,203)

(23,574)

(14,302)

(17,099)

(203)

(115,381)

(150,751)

(266,132)

Fair value

5,129

2,007

4,781

2,745

14,068

8,043

4,630

31,268

72,671

–

–

(66,210)

(23,574)

(14,302)

(17,121)

(203)

(121,410)

–

–

TOTAL FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

(109,778)

(3,883)

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 $(1,844) million and $1,844 million on accounts payable.

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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 payabl

e(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)

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 14

–

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.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes 14 and 15

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 payabl

e(b)

Other operating liabilities

Current borrowings

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.

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, 2020 (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 or bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate bonds or bonds after cash flow hedge

Other floating rate debt

Other fixed rate debt

Lease obligations

Non-current financial assets excluding derivative financial instruments 

Non-current instruments held for trading

Secured

Unsecured

7,849

–

(1,019)

–

6,830

–

–

40

73

7,736

(1,019)

–

52,354

1,615

(3,762)

(3,221)

48,592

16,553

28,080

3,944

438

–

(432)

9

Total

60,203

1,615

(4,781)

(3,221)

55,422

16,553

28,080

3,984

511

7,736

(1,451)

9

NON-CURRENT NET FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

6,830

48,592

55,422

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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 FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Variable rate bonds or bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate bonds or bonds after cash flow hedge

Other floating rate debt

Other fixed rate debt

Lease obligations

Non-current financial assets excluding derivative financial instruments 

Non-current instruments held for trading

NON-CURRENT 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)

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Variable rate bonds or bonds after fair value hedge

Fixed rate bonds or 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

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

Secured

Unsecured

6,438

–

(164)

–

6,274

–

–

72

103

6,263

(164)

–

6,274

1,870

–

–

–

1,870

–

–

111

94

1,665

–

1,870

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)

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)

37,579

39,449

40,587

46,861

Secured

Unsecured

In April 2020, the Group put in place a new committed syndicated credit line with banking counterparties for an initial amount of USD 6,350 million and 
with a 12-month tenor (with the option to extend twice by a further 6 months at TOTAL’s hand). As of December 31 2020, the remaining balance of the 
committed syndicated credit line is USD 3,646 million and is included in line item “Other floating rate debt” (in “Non-current financial debt”).

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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

The bonds, as of December 31, 2020, after taking into account currency and interest rates swaps fair value, is detailed as follows:

Bonds after fair value hedge or variable rate bonds (M$)

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2020

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2019

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2018

Currency of
issuance

Range of 
current 
maturities

Range of initial 
current rate
before hedging
instruments

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Current portion (less than one year)

Principal financing entities(a)

TOTAL SE(b)

Other consolidated subsidiaries

USD

USD

CHF

NZD

AUD

EUR

EUR

CAD

GBP

GBP

HKD

6,253

6,276

6,276

2021 – 2028

2.218% – 3.883%

– 

410

– 

377

8,666

– 

– 

1,522

– 

129

(2,699)

14,658

1,200

695

300

410

164

378

9,675

1,641

92

2,035

– 

128

(3,661)

17,438

1,203

699

750

204

252

699

2026 – 2029

0.176% – 0.298%

2021 – 2025

4.000% – 4.250%

10,212

2021 – 2044

0.250% – 3.125%

1,644

93

1,536

2022 – 2031

1.405% – 2.250%

472

207

(3,679)

18,666

1,203

701

2025

2.920%

2022

0.500%

TOTAL VARIABLE RATE BONDS OR BONDS 
AFTER FAIR VALUE HEDGE

16,553

19,340

20,570

Bonds after cash flow hedge or fixed rate bonds (M$)

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Bond

Current portion (less than one year)

Principal financing entities(a)

Other consolidated subsidiaries

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2020

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2019

Amount
after
hedging as of
December 31,
2018

Currency of
issuance

Range of 
current 
maturities

Range of initial 
current rate
before hedging
instruments

EUR

USD

HKD

CHF

GBP

AUD

15,259

11,524

208

1,134

998

9

(1,500)

27,632

448

10,246

9,268

2024 – 2044

0.696% – 5.125 %

8,565

202

1,079

982

5

(1,250)

19,829

670

5,040

2021 – 2060

2.829% – 4.250%

187

2026

3.088%

1,035

2024 – 2027

0.510% – 1.010%

326

2024 – 2026

1.250% – 1.660%

2025

4.000%

– 

(946)

14,910

762

TOTAL BONDS AFTER CASH FLOW HEDGE 
OR FIXED RATE BONDS

28,080

20,499

15,672

(a)  All debt securities issued through the following subsidiaries are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by TOTAL SE 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 SE (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 SE.

–  TOTAL CAPITAL CANADA Ltd. is a wholly and directly owned subsidiary of TOTAL SE. 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 SE.

–  TOTAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL is a wholly and directly owned subsidiary of TOTAL SE (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 SE.

(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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Loan repayment schedule (excluding current portion)

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

As of December 31, 2020 (M$)

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026 and beyond

TOTAL 

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 and beyond

TOTAL 

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024 and beyond

TOTAL 

of which hedging
instruments of 
non-current 
financial debt
(liabilities)

Non-current 
financial debt

of which hedging
instruments of 
non-current 
financial debt
(assets)

Non-current 
financial debt and 
related financial
instruments

Non-current 
financial assets

9,932

5,988

6,340

4,535

33,408

60,203

142

59

115

150

1,149

1,615

(142)

(268)

(395)

(260)

(3,716)

(4,781)

(58)

(218)

(277)

(212)

(2,456)

(3,221)

9,790

5,720

5,945

4,275

29,692

55,422

of which hedging
instruments of 
non-current 
financial debt
(liabilities)

Non-current 
financial debt

of which hedging
instruments of 
non-current 
financial debt
(assets)

Non-current 
financial debt and 
related financial
instruments

Non-current 
financial assets

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

of which hedging
instruments of 
non-current 
financial debt
(liabilities)

Non-current 
financial debt

of which hedging
instruments of 
non-current 
financial debt
(assets)

Non-current 
financial debt and 
related financial
instruments

Non-current 
financial assets

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)

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 

2020

48,609

3,144

72

3,597

55,422

2020

34,870

20,552

55,422

%

88%

6%

0%

6%

100%

%

63%

37%

100%

2019

43,276

2,639

81

865

46,861

2019

26,985

19,876

46,861

%

92%

6%

0%

2%

100%

%

58%

42%

100%

5,432

3,966

5,158

4,983

19,910

39,449

2018

38,120

1,103

27

199

39,449

2018

18,139

21,310

39,449

%

18%

10%

11%

8%

53%

100%

%

12%

13%

11%

12%

52%

100%

%

14%

10%

13%

13%

50%

100%

%

97%

3%

0%

0%

100%

%

46%

54%

100%

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

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)

NET CURRENT BORROWINGS

2020

11,305

1,206

4,588

17,099

104

99

203

2019

8,710

1,202

4,907

14,819

424

63

487

2018

8,316

–

4,990

13,306

295

183

478

(4,436)

(3,611)

(3,536)

–

(111)

(18)

(65)

(4,630)

12,672

(114)

(145)

–

(122)

(3,992)

11,314

–

–

(45)

(73)

(3,654)

10,130

(a)  As of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the current financial debt includes a commercial paper program in Total Capital and Total Capital Canada 
Ltd. Total Capital and Total Capital Canada Ltd. are wholly-owned subsidiaries of TOTAL SE. They act as financing vehicles for the activities of the Group. Their debt securities 
are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by TOTAL SE as to payment of principal, premium, if any, interest and any other amounts due.

C) Cash flow from (used in) financing activities

The variations of financial debt are detailed as follows:

(M$)

Non-current financial instruments – 
assets(a) and non-current financial assets

Non-current financial debt

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT 
AND RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

As of 
January 1, 
2020

Cash 
changes

Change in 
scope, 
including 
IFRS 5 
reclassification

(912)

(228)

47,773

15,800

3

(456)

46,861

15,572

(453)

Current financial instruments – assets(a)

(268)

178

Current borrowings

14,819

(6,679)

Current financial instruments – liabilities(a)

487

–

–

6

(5)

Non-cash changes

Foreign 
currency

Changes in 
fair value

Reclassification 
Non-current/
Current

As of 
December 
31, 2020

Other

(59)

192

133

(6)

(132)

8

(2,729)

2,973

118

(974)

(4,781)

(8,711)

2,632

60,203

244

46

188

(287)

(8,593)

1,658

55,422

(118)

8,711

–

(26)

186

–

(194)

17,099

203

CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT  
AND RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

Financial debt and financial assets 
classified as held for sale

FINANCIAL DEBT

15,038

(6,501)

1

(130)

(53)

8,593

160

17,108

301

–

62,200

9,071

(10)

(462)

22

25

–

191

–

–

–

313

1,818

72,843

(a)  Fair value or cash flow hedge instruments and other non-hedge debt-related derivative instruments.

380

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

As of 
January 1, 
2019

Cash 
changes

Change in 
scope, 
including 
IFRS 5 
reclassification

(M$)

First 
application 
IFRS 16

Foreign 
currency

Changes in 
fair value

Reclassification 
Non-current/
Current

As of 
December 
31, 2019

Other

Non-cash changes

Non-current financial 
instruments – assets(a) and 
non-current financial assets

(680)

Non-current financial debt

40,129

21

8,110

12

(731)

(50)

4,805

4

(48)

(71)

484

144

(292)

(912)

(6,661)

1,685

47,773

39,449

8,131

(719)

4,755

(44)

413

(6,517)

1,393

46,861

Current borrowings

13,306

(5,954)

(118)

125

478

–

–

(35)

–

–

750

–

2

184

(6)

(32)

(26)

15

(144)

6,661

(101)

(67)

(268)

14,819

–

–

487

NON-CURRENT 
FINANCIAL DEBT AND 
RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

Current financial 
instruments – assets(a)

Current financial 
instruments – liabilities(a)

CURRENT FINANCIAL 
DEBT AND RELATED 
FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

Financial debt and financial 
assets 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

(a)  Fair value or cash flow hedge instruments and other non-hedge debt-related derivative instruments.

(M$)

Non-cash changes

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-current financial instruments – 
assets(a)

Non-current financial debt

NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT 
AND RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

(679)

41,340

40,661

Current financial instruments – assets(a)

(423)

–

649

649

–

Current borrowings

11,096

(3,990)

Current financial instruments – liabilities(a)

245

–

CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT  
AND RELATED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS

10,918

(3,990)

Financial debt classified as held for sale

–

–

(72)

4,708

4,636

–

230

67

297

–

FINANCIAL DEBT

51,579

(3,341)

4,933

(a)  Fair value or cash flow hedge instruments and other non-hedge debt-related derivative instruments.

Monetary changes in non-current financial debt are detailed as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Issuance of non-current debt

Repayment of non-current debt

NET AMOUNT

12

(59)

(47)

10

270

(11)

269

–

222

59

62

121

295

(514)

177

(42)

–

79

–

–

(680)

(6,260)

(311)

40,129

(6,260)

(311)

39,449

–

6,260

–

–

(118)

(46)

13,306

–

478

8

6,260

(46)

13,666

–

–

–

–

(357)

53,115

2020

16,075

(275)

15,800

2019

8,668

(538)

8,131

2018

3,938

(3,289)

649

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

381

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

D) Cash and cash equivalents

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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

2020

14,518

16,750

31,268

2019

16,456

10,896

27,352

2018

15,186

12,721

27,907

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, 2020, the cash and cash equivalents include $2,140 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 excluding leases by its capital.

The ratio is calculated as follows: Net debt excluding leases/(Equity + Net debt excluding leases)

As of December 31, (M$)
(ASSETS)/LIABILITIES

Current borrowings(a)

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets(a)

Net financial assets and liabilities held for sale or exchange

Non-current financial debt(a)

Non-current financial assets(a)

Cash and cash equivalents

NET FINANCIAL DEBT

Shareholders’ equity – Group share

Non-controlling interests

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NET-DEBT-TO-CAPITAL RATIO EXCLUDING LEASES

(a)  excluding leases receivables & leases debts.

2020

15,893

203

(4,519)

313

52,467

(3,762)

(31,268)

29,327

103,702

2,383

106,085

21.7%

2019

13,617

487

(3,847)

301

41,510

(748)

(27,352)

23,968

116,778

2,527

119,305

16.7%

2018

13,093

478

(3,654)

(15)

38,464

(680)

(27,907)

19,779

115,640

2,474

118,114

14.3%

382

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

15.2  Fair value of financial instruments (excluding commodity contracts)

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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” and ”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).

8

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

383

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
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

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; 

– 
–  Financial income and financial expense on lease contracts 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

2020

154

(1,660)

12

(422)

(194)

2019

200

2018

161

(1,897)

(1,927)

(1)

(417)

(237)

(6)

–

(349)

(2,121)

(2,110)

(2,352)

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

2020

(4,004)

4,016

12

2019

(762)

761

(1)

2018

1,332

(1,338)

(6)

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$)

2020

2019

2018

As of
January 1,

(717)

(724)

(762)

Variations

Disposals

As of
December 31,

(71)

7

38

–

–

–

(788)

(717)

(724)

As of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 the Group had no open forward contracts under these hedging instruments.

Cash flow hedge 

The impact on the statement of income and other comprehensive income of the hedging instruments qualified as cash flow hedges is detailed as follows: 

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Profit (Loss) recorded in other comprehensive income of the period

Recycled amount from other comprehensive income to the income statement of the period

2020

(327)

139

2019

(585)

47

2018

24

(116)

As of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the ineffective portion of these financial instruments is nil.

384

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 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.

For the year ended 
December 31, 2020 ($M)
Hedged items

Hedging 
instruments

Nominal 
amount
 of hedging 
instruments

Carrying amount of  
hedging instruments

Carrying amount of  
hedged items

Cumulative FVH 
adjustments included in  
the carrying amount of 
the hedged items

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

Line items in the 
statement of 
financial position

Interest
Rate
Swaps

Cross
Currency
Swaps

Bonds 

Bonds 

End of hedging  
(before 2018)

8,063 

527 

(15)

11,011 

836 

(211)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(8,586)

(11,109)

– 

– 

– 

– 

Financial debt/
Financial assets

(1,136)

Financial debt/
 Financial assets

(98)

(47)

For the year ended 
December 31, 2019 ($M)
Hedged items

Hedging 
instruments

Nominal 
amount 
of hedging 
instruments

Carrying amount of hedging 
instruments

Carrying amount of hedged 
items

Cumulative FVH 
adjustments included in 
the carrying amount of 
the hedged items

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

Line items in the 
statement of 
financial position

Interest
Rate
Swaps

Cross
Currency
Swaps

Bonds

Bonds

End of hedging  
(before 2018)

Cash Flow Hedge

8,012

270

(75)

 – 

(7,450)

14,357

124

(1,011)

–

 – 

 – 

(14,357)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

Financial debt/
Financial assets

(795)

Financial debt/
Financial assets

1,290

(71)

The following charts regarding Cash Flow Hedge disclose the nominal amounts and carrying amounts by nature of hedging instruments (Interest Rate 
Swaps and Cross Currency Swaps).

According to IFRS 9, there is no accounting entry related to Cash Flow Hedge on hedged items. 

8

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

385

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (M$)

hedging instruments

Nature of  

Nominal amount of 
hedging instruments

Carrying amount of  
hedging instruments

Assets

Liabilities

Bonds 

Bonds

Interest Rate
Swaps

Cross Currency 
Swaps

12,781 

– 

(1,441)

17,511 

1,856 

(32)

For the year ended December 31, 2019 (M$)

Nature of 
hedging instruments

Nominal amount of 
hedging instruments

Carrying amount of  
hedging instruments

Assets

Liabilities

Bonds 

Bonds

Interest Rate
Swaps

Cross Currency 
Swaps

12,782 

12,604 

25 

19 

(527)

(431)

Line item in the 
statement of 
financial position

Financial debt/
Financial assets

Financial debt/
Financial assets

Line item in the 
statement of 
financial position

Financial debt/
Financial assets

Financial debt/
Financial assets

C) Maturity of derivative instruments

The maturity of the notional amounts of derivative instruments, excluding the commodity contracts, is detailed in the following table:

For the year ended December 31, 2020 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Fair
value

Notional
value
2021

Fair
value

2022
and after

Notional value schedule

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026
and after

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 
operating activities (assets)

Forward exchange contracts related to 
operating activities (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

18

(104)

(86)

1,250

1,445

2,695

–

–

–

16

–

–

–

–

262

–

1,365

12,642

(142)

3,737

1,223

16,379

4,350

3,858

2,087

1,630

4,454

1,856

16,259

(1,473)

14,033

383

30,292

–

1,000

3,659

4,459

21,174

20

–

394

–

16

262

20

394

276

118

–

–

–

10

(51)

22,011

7,693

84

(116)

3,214

3,695

(41)

29,704

(32)

6,909

2,067

764

2,004

1,937

137

39

3,323

(48)

2,580

(9)

5,903

5

(2)

3

344

54

398

189

145

64

–

–

Notional amounts set the levels of commitment and are indicative nor of a contingent gain or loss neither of a related debt.

386

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

For the year ended December 31, 2019 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Fair
value

Notional
value
2020

Fair
value

2021
and after

Notional value schedule

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025
and after

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 
operating activities (assets)

Forward exchange contracts related to 
operating activities (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

–

(423)

(423)

–

3,346

3,346

–

–

–

1

–

1

–

–

–

29

–

29

469

(736)

10,896

8,127

(267)

19,023

2,695

4,298

3,858

2,337

5,835

43

4,062

(958)

21,324

(915)

25,386

–

–

1,000

3,659

20,727

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11

(24)

23,522

16,007

50

(44)

2,225

3,475

(13)

39,529

6

5,700

2,217

1,463

18

1,820

182

111

6,446

(39)

4,455

72

10,901

17

–

17

431

131

562

529

33

–

–

–

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 2020  TOTAL 

387

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

For the year ended December 31, 2018 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Fair
value

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 
operating activities (assets)

Forward exchange contracts related to 
operating activities (liabilities)

TOTAL FORWARD EXCHANGE 
CONTRACTS RELATED TO 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Held for trading

Other interest rate swaps (assets)

45

(208)

(163)

–

(87)

(87)

2

–

2

7

Notional
value 
2019

1,345

1,874

3,219

–

969

969

39

–

39

17,001

Other interest rate swaps (liabilities)

(79)

20,816

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

(72)

37,817

66

10,500

(104)

9,107

(38)

19,607

Notional value schedule

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024
and after

Fair
value

2020
and after

235

3,712

(1,281)

16,225

(1,046)

19,937

3,346

1,945

4,309

3,858

6,479

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.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

D) Fair value hierarchy

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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.

The fair value hierarchy for financial instruments, excluding commodity contracts, is as follows:

As of December 31, 2020 (M$)

Fair value hedge instruments

Cash flow hedge instruments

Assets and liabilities held for trading

Equity instruments

TOTAL

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

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)

–

–

–

706

706

1,137

408

(68)

–

1,477

–

–

–

–

–

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)

–

–

–

–

–

Total

1,137

408

(68)

706

2,183

Total

(690)

(915)

82

240

(1,283)

Total

(1,209)

(306)

(71)

94

(1,492)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

15.3  Financial risks management

Financial markets related risks 

Interest rate risk on non-current debt

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’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.

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.

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.

With  respect  to  currency  exposure  linked  to  non-current  assets,  the 
Group has a hedging policy of financing these assets in their functional 
currency. 

Counterparty risk 

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. 

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.

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, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

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ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) (M$)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

Change in fair value due to a 
change in interest rate by

Carrying 
amount

Estimated fair 
value

+ 10 basis
points

- 10 basis
points

Bonds (non-current portion, before swaps)

(46,239)

(52,246)

Swaps hedging bonds (liabilities)

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Total swaps hedging bonds (assets and liabilities)

Current portion of non-current debt after swaps (excluding lease obligations)

Other interest rates swaps

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

Bonds (non-current portion, before swaps) 

Swaps hedging bonds (liabilities)

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Total swaps hedging bonds (assets and liabilities)

Current portion of non-current debt after swaps (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 bonds (liabilities)

Swaps hedging bonds (assets)

Total swaps hedging bonds (assets and liabilities)

Current portion of non-current debt after swaps (excluding capital lease obligations)

Other interest rates swaps

Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts

The impact of changes in interest rates on the cost of debt before tax is as follows:

(1,615)

3,221

1,606

(4,674)

(73)

(6)

(38,657)

(1,694)

512

(1,182)

(5,331)

(7)

89

(34,975)

(1,880)

613

(1,267)

(5,027)

(37)

(34)

For the year ended December 31, (M$)

Cost of net debt

Interest rate translation of:

+ 10 basis points

- 10 basis points

(1,615)

3,221

1,606

(4,696)

(73)

(6)

(41,805)

(1,694)

512

(1,182)

(5,332)

(7)

89

(36,127)

(1,880)

613

(1,267)

(5,027)

(37)

(34)

2020

(2,110)

29

(29)

440

–

–

(70)

2

18

–

247

–

–

(44)

1

18

–

185

–

–

(59)

–

12

–

2019

(2,352)

27

(27)

(440)

–

–

70

(2)

(18)

–

(247)

–

–

44

(1)

(18)

–

(185)

–

–

59

–

(12)

–

2018

(2,121)

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.

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Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

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:

DECEMBER 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

As of December 31, 2020 (M$)

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

Currency translation adjustment before net investment 
hedge

Net investment hedge – open instruments

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate as of  
December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

Currency translation adjustment before net investment 
hedge

Net investment hedge – open instruments

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate as of  
December 31, 2019

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)

Shareholders’ equity at historical exchange rate

Currency translation adjustment before net investment 
hedge

Net investment hedge – open instruments

Shareholders’ equity at exchange rate as of  
December 31, 2018

Dollar/Euro 
exchange rates

Dollar/Pound 
sterling 
exchange rates

Dollar/Ruble 
exchange rates

0.81

0.89

0.87

Pound
sterling

4,494

0.73

0.76

0.78

74.54

62.27

69.62

Ruble

9,913

Other
currencies

10,045

Total

113,958

Euro

28,893

Dollar

60,613

(10,279)

(2,448)

23

23

–

–

(1,726)

(4,253)

(1,852)

–

–

–

103,702

26,468

60,613

2,768

5,660

8,193

Total

128,281

Euro

37,687

Dollar

66,005

Pound
sterling

5,635

Ruble

9,900

Other
currencies

9,054

(11,501)

(4,443)

(2)

(2)

–

–

(1,830)

(3,355)

(1,873)

–

–

–

116,778

33,241

66,005

3,805

6,545

7,182

Total

126,953

Euro

41,518

Dollar

59,125

Pound
sterling

9,077

Ruble

8,248

Other
currencies

8,985

(11,321)

(3,706)

8

8

–

–

(1,960)

(3,892)

(1,763)

–

–

–

115,640

37,820

59,125

7,117

4,356

7,222

Based on the 2020 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, 2020 (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)

Stock market risk 

Euro

2,647

(189)

(2,647)

189

Pound
sterling

277

(64)

(277)

64

Ruble

566

29

(566)

(29)

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.

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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

Liquidity risk

TOTAL SE has committed credit facilities granted by international banks 
allowing it to benefit from significant liquidity reserves.

As  of  December  31,  2020,  these  credit  facilities  amounted  to 
$14,902 million, of which $11,256 million were unutilized. The agreements 
underpinning  credit  facilities  granted  to  TOTAL  SE  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, 2020 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Non-current financial debt (notional value excluding interests)

Non-current financial assets excluding derivative financial 
instruments 

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets

Assets and liabilities available for sale or exchange

Cash and cash equivalents

Less than 
one year

–

–

(17,099)

(203)

4,630

(313)

31,268

As of December 31, 2020, the aggregated amount of the main committed 
credit facilities granted by international banks to the Group’s companies, 
including TOTAL SE, was $16,282 million, of which $11,808 million were 
unutilized. Credit facilities granted to the Group’s companies other than 
TOTAL  SE  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.

The following tables show the maturity of the financial assets and liabilities 
of the Group as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (see Note 15.1 of 
the Consolidated Financial Statements).

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

More than 
5 years

Total

(9,849)

(5,762)

(5,990)

(4,321)

(30,951)

(56,873)

59

42

45

46

1,259

1,451

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(17,099)

(203)

4,630

(313)

31,268

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

18,283

(9,790)

(5,720)

(5,945)

(4,275)

(29,692)

(37,139)

Financial expense on non-current financial debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

As of December 31, 2019 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Non-current financial debt (notional value excluding interests)

Non-current financial assets excluding derivative financial 
instruments 

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets

Assets and liabilities available for sale or exchange

Cash and cash equivalents

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

Financial expense on non-current financial debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

As of December 31, 2018 (M$)
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

(930)

(163)

(888)

(149)

(825)

(158)

(696)

(173)

(603)

(196)

(5,833)

(930)

(9,775)

(1,769)

17,190

(10,827)

(6,703)

(6,814)

(5,074)

(36,455)

(48,683)

Less than 
one year

–

–

(14,819)

(487)

3,992

(301)

27,352

15,737

(807)

(350)

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

(5,615)

(6,078)

(5,163)

(5,798)

(24,207)

(31,124)

(724)

(325)

(650)

(297)

(594)

(255)

(482)

(224)

(2,215)

(1,046)

(5,472)

(2,497)

8

14,580

(6,664)

(7,025)

(6,012)

(6,504)

(27,468)

(39,093)

Less than 
one year

1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

More than 
5 years

Total

Non-current financial debt (notional value excluding interests)

–

(5,432)

(3,966)

(5,158)

(4,983)

(19,910)

(39,449)

Current borrowings

Other current financial liabilities

Current financial assets

Assets and liabilities available for sale or exchange

Cash and cash equivalents

NET AMOUNT BEFORE FINANCIAL EXPENSE

Financial expense on non-current financial debt

Interest differential on swaps

NET AMOUNT

(13,306)

(478)

3,654

15

27,907

17,792

(718)

(484)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(13,306)

(478)

3,654

15

27,907

(5,432)

(3,966)

(5,158)

(4,983)

(19,910)

(21,657)

(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)

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

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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, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (see Note 14 of the 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

As of December 31, (M$) 
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

Accounts payable

Other operating liabilities

including derivative financial instruments related to commodity contracts (liabilities)

Accounts receivable, net

Other operating receivables

including derivative financial instruments related to commodity contracts (assets)

2020

(23,574)

(14,302)

(3,666)

14,068

8,043

1,428

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

TOTAL 

(15,765)

(14,662)

(12,417)

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.

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 
activities. The Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk is partially related 

The following table presents the Group’s maximum credit risk exposure:

As of December 31, (M$) 
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

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 

2020

5,129

2,458

287

4,781

14,068

8,043

4,630

31,268

70,664

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

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,  2020,  the  net  margin  call  paid 
amounted to $(1,556) million (against $2,486 million paid as of December 
31, 2019 and $2,581 million paid as of December 31, 2018).

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, 
2020, the net value of receivables sold amounted to $6,446 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 2020 the Group conducted several operations of reverse 
factoring for a value of $23 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.

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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 Businesses (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 activities

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:
– 
–  use of insurance policies or specific guarantees (letters of credit);
– 

implementation of credit limits with different authorization schemes;

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.

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15

 – Trading & Shipping activities

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 counterparty 
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.

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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 PRINCIPLES

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.

Gross value 
before 
offsetting

Gross value 
before 
offsetting

Amounts 
offset

Amounts 
offset

Net balance 
sheet value 
presented

Net balance 
sheet value 
presented

As of December 31, 2020 (M$) 
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

assets

liabilities

assets(c)

liabilities(c)

assets

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

302

158

113

–

117

–

 (443)

 (297)

 (125)

–

 (135)

–

 (207)

 (13)

 (68)

–

 (117)

–

207

13

68

–

117

–

95

145

45

–

–

–

 (236)

 (284)

 (57)

–

 (18)

–

–

–

–

–

–

43

 (141)

 (139)

 (12)

–

 (18)

43

 (141)

 (139)

 (12)

–

 (18)

43

690

(1,000)

(405)

405

285

(595)

43

(267)

(267)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

Swaps

Forwards(a)

Options

Futures

Other/Collateral

TOTAL INTEGRATED 
GAS, RENEWABLES  
& POWER

TOTAL

10

1,372

 (61)

42

–

 (71)

 (3,113)

 (75)

 (32)

–

1,363

2,053

(3,291)

(4,291)

–

 (186)

 (13)

 (21)

–

(220)

(625)

–

186

13

21

–

220

625

10

 (71)

1,186

 (2,927)

 (74)

21

–

 (62)

 (11)

–

1,143

1,428

(3,071)

(3,666)

–

–

–

–

22

22

65

 (61)

 (1,741)

 (136)

10

22

 (61)

 (1,741)

 (136)

10

22

(1,906)

(2,173)

(1,906)

(2,173)

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.

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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16

Gross value 
before 
offsetting

Gross value 
before 
offsetting

Amounts 
offset

Amounts 
offset

Net balance 
sheet value 
presented

Net balance 
sheet value 
presented

As of December 31, 2019 (M$) 
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

assets

liabilities

assets(c)

liabilities(c)

assets

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)

–

–

–

–

–

–

 (92)

3

 (33)

–

 (92)

3

 (33)

–

 (160)

 (160)

147

147

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

4,080

76

17

–

4,642

5,167

9

 (4,831)

 (37)

 (43)

–

(4,902)

(5,709)

39

 (296)

 (28)

 (15)

–

(300)

(376)

 (39)

296

28

15

–

300

376

508

3,784

48

2

–

4,342

4,791

 (30)

 (4,535)

 (9)

 (28)

–

(4,602)

(5,333)

–

–

–

–

478

 (751)

39

 (26)

478

 (751)

39

 (26)

 (772)

 (772)

 (772)

(772)

(625)

(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.

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Note 16

Gross value 
before 
offsetting

Gross value 
before 
offsetting

Amounts 
offset

Amounts 
offset

Net balance 
sheet value 
presented

Net balance 
sheet value 
presented

As of December 31, 2018 (M$) 
ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

–  

assets

liabilities

assets(c)

liabilities(c)

assets

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

2,176

 (15)

28

–

 (618)

 (1,969)

 (2)

 (27)

–

2,639

4,053

(3,054)

(4,751)

(438)

(1,322)

438

1,322

2,201

2,731

(2,616)

(3,429)

–

–

–

–

445

445

327

 (606)

 (606)

207

 (17)

1

445

207

 (17)

1

445

30

30

(371)

(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.

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

Fair value as of  

January 1,

Impact on 
income

Settled 
contracts

Other

Fair value as of  
December 31,

2020

2019

2018

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

2020

2019

2018

(282)

(283)

(223)

(260)

(415)

416

3,813

4,189

2,689

676

1,588

1,220

(3,841)

(4,188)

(2,749)

(2,348)

(686)

(2,057)

–

–

–

4

(747)

6

(310)

(282)

(283)

(1,928)

(260)

(415)

In 2019, the Other column mainly included the acquisition of Toshiba’s LNG portfolio, for which financial instruments related to commodity contracts had 
been recognized for the amount of treasury received.

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TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

The fair value hierarchy for financial instruments related to commodity contracts is as follows:

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16

As of December 31, 2020 (M$)

Crude oil, petroleum products and freight rates activities

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power activities

TOTAL

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

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)

10

(159)

(149)

(320)

(361)

(681)

–

(1,408)

(1,408)

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)

Total

(310)

(1,928)

(2,238)

Total

(282)

(260)

(542)

Total

(283)

(415)

(698)

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. 

gas price trajectories adopted by the Group, prices renegotiation clauses 
included  in  long-term  contracts,  uncertainties  related  to  contracts 
execution and flexibilities included in LNG contracts.

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  and  in  2020.  The  management  of 
positions  being  carried  out  on  a  net  value  of  LNG  purchase  and  sale 
commitments, the applied valuation method is the contractual portfolio 
method based mostly on observable market data such as the prices of 
energy commodities forward contracts.

This sensitivity analysis highlights that the valuation method of the LNG 
contracts is sensitive to market risks, and more specifically to the price 
risk  resulting  from  the  volatility  of  oil  and  natural  gas  prices  on  North 
American,  Asian,  and  European  markets,  and  to  the  valuation  of 
flexibilities, and that beyond the active management horizon of 12 months, 
a  10%  change  of  the  spread  between  gas  prices  in  the  US  and  Asia 
would have an estimated annual impact of +/- 0.1 B$ on the margin of the 
contractual portfolio for the following year. 

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 oil and 

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:

8

As of December 31, (M$)

Profit (Loss) recorded in other comprehensive income of the period

Recycled amount from other comprehensive income to the income statement of the period

2020

14

(1)

2019

(14)

–

2018

3

(3)

These financial instruments are mainly one year term Henry Hub derivatives and European gas, power and CO2 emission rights derivatives.

As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  ineffective  portion  of  these  financial  instruments  is  nil  (in  2019  and  in  2018  the  ineffective  portion  of  these  financial 
instruments was nil).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16

16.2  Oil, Gas and Power markets 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 of 
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$)

2020

2019

2018

High

30

28

21

Low

Average

Year end

6

9

5

15

17

12

19

21

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$)

2020

2019

2018

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

51

83

20

Low

Average

Year end

6

10

3

21

20

10

27

64

10

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.

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Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
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, 2020, 1,118 entities are consolidated of which 146 are accounted for under the equity method (E).

The table below presents a comprehensive list of the Group consolidated entities:

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

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 B.V.

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

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.

Total Dolphin Midstream

Total E&P Chissonga

Total E&P Absheron B.V.

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%

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%

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

Netherlands

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

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

Myanmar

Norway

Norway

Norway

Norway

Qatar

Russia

Iran

Venezuela

Oman

Nigeria

Iraq

France

Russia

Netherlands

Azerbaijan

France

France

Netherlands

Denmark

Denmark

United States

France

France

United Arab Emirates

Argentina

Netherlands

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark

France

Angola

Netherlands

Azerbaijan

8

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Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

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

Total E&P Angola Block 16

Total E&P Angola Block 16 Holdings

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 Blocks 20-21

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 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 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

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.

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

85.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Denmark

France

Denmark

United States

United States

Qatar

Algeria

Algeria

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Singapore

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Canada

France

France

Congo

France

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Denmark

Denmark

Brazil

France

Germany

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

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

Cyprus

Denmark

Denmark

Brazil

Qatar

Kazakhstan

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

France

Qatar

Greece

Guyana

France

France

Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

402

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segment

Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

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 M2 Holdings Limited

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

Total E&P Philippines B.V.

Total E&P Qatar

Total E&P RDC

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Kenya

Kenya

Kenya

United Kingdom

France

Netherlands

Italy

United States

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Lebanon

France

Netherlands

South Africa

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Mexico

Kenya

Kenya

Kenya

Kenya

Iraq

Ireland

Italy

United States

Denmark

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Iraq

Iraq

Iraq

Iraq

Lebanon

Libya

United Arab Emirates

South Africa

Malaysia

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mexico

Netherlands

Mozambique

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

Myanmar

Namibia

Netherlands

United States

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

France

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

France

Norway

Norway

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Congo

Oman

Congo

Netherlands

Philippines

France

Qatar

Democratic Republic 
of Congo

Democratic Republic 
of Congo

8

Total E&P Research & Technology USA LLC

100.00%

United States

United States

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segment

Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production (continued)

Total E&P Russie

Total E&P Sao Tome and Principe B.V.

Total E&P Senegal

Total E&P Services China Company Limited

Total E&P South Africa B.V.

Total E&P South Africa Block 567 (Pty) Ltd 

Total E&P South Pars

Total E&P South Sudan

Total E&P Suriname B.V.

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 Waha Limited

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

Total South Pars

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TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

% 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%

100.00%

France

Netherlands

France

China

Netherlands

South Africa

France

France

Russia

Angola

Senegal

China

South Africa

South Africa

Iran

Republic of South Sudan

Netherlands

Suriname

France

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Russia

Netherlands

Netherlands

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Thailand

Brazil

Russia

United Arab Emirates

Uganda

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

United States

United States

United States

Cayman Islands

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

Uruguay

Uruguay

United States

United States

United States

Libya

France

Yemen

Yemen

Uganda

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Netherlands

Gabon

Norway

Angola

Netherlands

Gabon

Norway

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Iran

United States

United States

France

Netherlands

France

Venezuela

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Brazil

France

France

France

France

France

Brazil

France

Angola

France

Qatar

Iran

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Exploration & Production (continued)

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 Gas Limited AGL

Adani Green Energy Twenty Three Limited

Adani Total Private Limited(e)

Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc.

Aerospatiale Batteries (ASB)

Aerowatt Energies

Aerowatt Energies 2

Abarloar Solar, S.L.U.

Alcad AB

Alicante

Alicante 2

Al Kharsaa Solar Holdings B.V. 

Amber Solar Power Cinco, S.L.

Amber Solar Power Cuatro, S.L.

Amber Solar Power Dieciseis, S.L.

Amber Solar Power Diez, S.L.

Amber Solar Power Nueve, S.L.

Amber Solar Power Quince, S.L.

Amber Solar Power Tres, S.L.

Amber Solar Power Uno, S.L.

Anayet Solar, S.L.U.

Armada Solar, S.L.U.

Amura Solar, S.L.U.

Angola LNG Limited

Arbotante Solar, S.L.U.

Arctic LNG 2 LLC(b)

ATJV Offshore

Automotive Cells Company, S.E.

Baser Comercializadora de Referencia

Bassin Du Capiscol

Beauce Oratorienne

Biogaz Breuil

Biogaz Chatillon

Biogaz Corcelles

Biogaz Epinay

Biogaz Libron

Biogaz Milhac

Biogaz Soignolles

Biogaz Torcy

Biogaz Vert Le Grand

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

66.67%

100.00%

37.33%

5.00%

37.40%

50.00%

50.00%

49.99%

49.99%

65.00%

51.00%

100.00%

99.99%

50.00%

50.00%

49.00%

65.00%

65.00%

65.00%

65.00%

65.00%

65.00%

65.00%

65.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

13.60%

100.00%

21.64%

50.00%

49.99%

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

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

E

Bermuda

Spain

Russia

Denmark

Nigeria

Denmark

Nigeria

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

United States

United States

Venezuela

France

United States

United States

Venezuela

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

India

India

India

India

India

India

United States

United States

France

France

France

Spain

Sweden

France

France

France

France

France

Spain

Sweden

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Angola

Spain

Russia

8

Singapore

Singapore

France

Spain

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Spain

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

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Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Biogaz Viriat

100.00%

France

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 Ploumoguer

Centrale Eolienne De Goulien

Centrale Eolienne De La Vallee Gentillesse

Centrale Hydrolique Alas

Centrale Hydrolique Ardon

Centrale Hydrolique Arvan

Centrale Hydrolique Barbaira

Centrale Hydrolique Bonnant

Centrale Hydrolique Gavet

Centrale Hydrolique La Buissiere

Centrale Hydrolique Miage

Centrale Hydrolique Previnquieres

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 Beauce Val de Loire

Centrale Solaire Briffaut

Centrale Solaire Centre Ouest 2

Centrale Solaire Cet De Hesse

Centrale Solaire Chauveau

Centrale Solaire Chemin De Melette

Centrale Solaire De Cazedarnes

Centrale Solaire de la Med

Centrale Solaire Dom

Centrale Solaire Du Centre Ouest

Centrale Solaire Du Lavoir

Centrale Solaire Estarac

Centrale Solaire Ficon

Centrale Solaire Forum Laudun

Centrale Solaire Gare de Boussens

Centrale Solaire Golbey

Centrale Solaire Guinots

Centrale Solaire Heliovale

Centrale Solaire La Fenasse

Centrale Solaire La Metairie

Centrale Solaire La Potence

Centrale Solaire La Sauteirane

Centrale Solaire La Tastere

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

16.60%

100.00%

100.00%

74.80%

100.00%

90.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

40.58%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

75.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

60.00%

35.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

59.63%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

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

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

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

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

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segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

Centrale Solaire Le Castellet

Centrale Solaire Les Ancizes

Centrale Solaire Les Aspres

Centrale Solaire Les Canebieres

Centrale Solaire Les Cordeliers

Centrale Solaire Les Cordeliers 2

Centrale Solaire Les Galliennes

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 P5

Centrale Solaire Pezenas

Centrale Solaire Piennes

Centrale Solaire Plateau De Pouls

Centrale Solaire Pont Sur Sambre

Centrale Solaire Quadrao

Centrale Solaire Quinipily 2

Centrale Solaire Sainte-Marie La Mare

Centrale Solaire SPW2

Centrale Solaire Supdevenergie

Centrale Solaire Toiture Josse

Centrale Solaire TQ1

Centrale Solaire Valorbi

Centrale Solaire Zabo

Centrale Solaire Zabo 2

Cerezo Solar, S.L.U.

Cidra Solar, S.L.U.

Co Biogaz

Cogenra Solar, Inc.

Colón LNG Marketing S. de R. L.

Cote d’Ivoire GNL

DAJA 148

DAJA 154

DAJA 160

ECA LNG Holdings B.V.

Eclipse Solar SPA

Edelweis Solar, S.L.U.

EDP Comercializadora S.A.U.

EDP Energia S.A.U.

Electricite Solaire De Molleges

Energie Developpement

Eole Boin

Eole Champagne Conlinoise

Eole Cote Du Moulin

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

83.98%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

10.00%

83.98%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

26.00%

51.61%

50.00%

34.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

16.60%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

66.00%

100.00%

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

France

France

E

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Spain

Spain

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

France

France

France

France

Spain

Spain

France

United States

United States

E

E

Panama

Panama

Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

Netherlands

Netherlands

Chile

Spain

Spain

Spain

France

E

France

France

E

France

France

Chile

Spain

Spain

Spain

France

France

France

France

France

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

407

8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Eole Fonds Caraibes

Eole Grand Maison

Eole La Montagne

Eole La Perriere S.A.R.L.

Eole Les Buissons

Eole Morne Carriere

Eole Morne Constant

Eole Moulin Tizon

Eole Pierrefitte Es Bois

Eole Sorbon II

Eole Yate

Eoliennes Arques 3

Eoliennes Du Champ Chardon

Eolmed

Falla Solar, S.L.U.

Fast Jung KB

Finansol 1

Finansol 2

Finansol 3

Fluxsol

Frieman & Wolf Batterietechnick GmbH

Gas Del Litoral SRLCV

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 UK Limited

Go Electric

Golden Fields Solar I, LLC

Goodfellow Solar Construction, LLC

Goodfellow Solar II, LLC

Goodfellow Solar III, LLC

Gray Whale Offshore Wind Power No.1 Co., Ltd 

Gray Whale Offshore Wind Power No.2 Co., Ltd

Greenflex Actirent Group, S.L.

Greenflex S.A.S.

GridVault DR1, LLC 

Grillete Solar, S.L.U.

Gulf Total Tractebel Power Company PSJC

Helio 100 Kw

Helio 21

Helio 974 Sol 1

Helio 974 Toitures

Helio 974 Toiture 2

Helio Bakia

Helio Boulouparis

100.00%

100.00%

87.60%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

20.00%

100.00%

99.99%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.99%

25.00%

51.61%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.99%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

99.99%

51.61%

100.00%

20.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

50.00%

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

France

Spain

Sweden

France

France

France

France

Germany

E Mexico

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

Spain

Sweden

France

France

France

France

Germany

Mexico

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

E

E

South Korea

South Korea

Spain

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

South Korea

South Korea

Spain

France

United States

United States

Spain

Spain

E

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

France

408

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

Helio Boulouparis 2

Helio Fonds Caraibes

Helio Koumac

Helio L’R

Helio Moindah

Helio Piin Patch

Helio Plaine des Gaiacs

Helio Popidery

Helio Reunion

Helio Saint Benoit

Helio Tamoa

Helio Temala

Helio Tontouta

Helio Wabealo

Helix Project III, LLC

Helix Project V, LLC

HETTY

Holding Eole 2018

Hydro Tinee

Hydromons

Ichthys LNG PTY Limited

Institut Photovoltaique D’Ile De France (IPVF)

Ise Total Nanao Power Plant G.K.

JDA Overseas Holdings, LLC

Jingdan New Energy investment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd

Jmcp

JOBS Tugboat, LLC 

Komundo Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd

LA Basin Solar I, LLC

La Compagnie Electrique de Bretagne

La Metairie Neuve

La Seauve

Lampiris S.A.

Lanuza Solar, S.L.U.

Lemoore Stratford Land Holdings IV, LLC

Les Vents De Nivillac

Les Vents De Ranes

Leuret

Lincoln Solar Star, LLC

Luce Solar SPA

Luminora Solar cuatro, S.L. 

Luminora Solar Dos, S.L.

Luminora Solar Tres, S.L.

Margeriaz Energie

Marysville Unified School District Solar, LLC

Mauricio Solar, S.L.U.

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Pte. Ltd.

Messigaz SNC

Methanergy

50.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.61%

51.61%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

26.00%

43.00%

50.00%

51.61%

50.00%

50.05%

51.61%

50.00%

51.61%

100.00%

25.00%

95.01%

100.00%

100.00%

51.61%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.61%

100.00%

65.00%

65.00%

65.00%

100.00%

51.61%

100.00%

36.40%

100.00%

100.00%

E

France

France

E

France

France

France

E

France

France

E

France

E

E

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

E

France

France

E

Australia

France

E

Japan

France

France

France

France

Australia

France

Japan

United States

United States

E

China

France

United States

E

South Korea

United States

France

E

France

France

Belgium

Spain

China

France

United States

South Korea

United States

France

France

France

Belgium

Spain

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

E

E

E

Chile

Spain

Spain

Spain

France

Chile

Spain

Spain

Spain

France

United States

United States

Spain

E

Singapore

France

France

Spain

Singapore

France

France

8

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

409

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

Missiles & Space Batteries Limited

Miyagi Osato Solar Park G.K.

Miyako Kuzakai Solarpark G.K.

Mojave Solar Investment, LLC

Moz LNG1 Financing Company Ltd

Moz LNG1 Holding Company Ltd

Mozambique MOF Company S.A.

Mozambique LNG Marine Terminal Company S.A.

Mulilo Prieska PV (RF) Proprietary Limited

National Gas Shipping Company Limited

NEM Solar Targetco, LLC

Nevada Joint Union High School District Solar, LLC 

Nigeria LNG Limited

NorthStar Energy Management, LLC

NorthStar Energy Management Nevada, LLC

Nouvelle Centrale Eolienne de Lastours

Nuza Solar, S.L.U.

Nyk Armateur S.A.S.

Oman LNG, LLC

Parc Eolien Nordex III

Parc Eolien Nordex XXIX

Parc Eolien Nordex XXX

Parc Solaire De Servian

Parc Solaire De Servian 2

Parque Fotovoltaico Alicahue Solar SPA

Parque Fotovoltaico Santa Adriana Solar SPA

Partrederiet Bw Gas Global LNG

Perpetual Sunhine Solar Program I, LLC

Perpetual Sunshine I, LLC

Pilastra Solar, S.L.U.

Portalon Solar, S.L.U.

Pos

Pos Production Ii

Pos Production Iii

Pos Production Iv

Pos Production V

Postigo Solar, S.L.U.

Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited

Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (II)

Quadrica

Quilla Solar, S.L.U.

RLA Solar SPA

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

410

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

49.99%

45.00%

50.00%

51.61%

26.50%

26.50%

26.50%

26.50%

27.00%

5.00%

51.61%

51.61%

15.00%

51.61%

51.61%

50.00%

100.00%

50.00%

5.54%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

49.00%

51.61%

51.61%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

60.00%

70.00%

70.00%

70.00%

100.00%

10.00%

16.70%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.61%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

E

E

E

E

E

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Japan

Japan

Japan

Japan

United States

United States

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Mozambique

Mozambique

South Africa

Mozambique

Mozambique

South Africa

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United States

United States

E

Nigeria

United States

United States

United States

United States

Nigeria

United States

United States

E

France

Spain

E

France

E Oman

E

E

E

France

France

France

France

France

Chile

Chili

France

Spain

France

Oman

France

France

France

France

France

Chile

Chili

E

Norway

United States

United States

Norway

United States

United States

Spain

Spain

France

France

France

France

France

Spain

E Qatar

E Qatar

E

France

Spain

Chile

Spain

Spain

France

France

France

France

France

Spain

Qatar

Qatar

France

Spain

Chile

United States

United States

China

China

Sweden

France

China

China

Sweden

France

United States

United States

Norway

Norway

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

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 EV S.A.S.

Saft Ferak AS

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.

Seagreen HoldCo 1 Limited

SGS Antelope Valley Development, LLC

Shams Power Company PJSC

Societe Champenoise d’Energie

Societe d’exploitation de centrales photovoltaiques 1

Societe Economie Mixte Production Energetique 
Renouvelable

Solar Carport NJ, LLC

Solar Energies

Solar Sail, LLC

Solar Sail Commercial DevCo I, LLC

Solar Sail Commercial Holdings, LLC

Solar Sail Commercial MPW DevCo, LLC

Solar Star Always Low Prices Ct, LLC

Solar Star Always Low Prices Hi, 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 Bear Creek, LLC

Solar Star Big Apple CDG, LLC

Solar Star Big Apple BTM, 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

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

99.99%

51.00%

51.61%

20.00%

16.00%

25.86%

35.92%

51.61%

65.00%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

Australia

Spain

Italy

Germany

Singapore

Australia

Australia

Spain

Italy

Germany

Singapore

Australia

Netherlands

Netherlands

Brazil

France

Brazil

France

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

France

Hong Kong

India

Japan

France

Hong Kong

India

Japan

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Russia

Cyprus

France

Russia

Cyprus

France

E

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

E

E

France

France

E

France

France

France

France

8

United States

United States

E

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

411

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Solar Star Co Co 2, LLC

Solar Star Coastal Pirate, LLC 

Solar Star Colorado II, LLC

Solar Star CRC Kern Front, LLC

Solar Star CRC Yowlumne 1 North, LLC

Solar Star CRC Yowlumne 2 South, LLC

Solar Star CRC North Shafter, LLC

Solar Star CRC Pier A West, LLC

Solar Star CRC Mt. Poso, LLC

Solar Star Deer Island, LLC 

Solar Star Energy Center, LLC

Solar Star Golden Empire, LLC 

Solar Star Harbor, 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 Hernwood, LLC 

Solar Star Kale 1, LLC

Solar Star Khsd, LLC

Solar Star LA County High Desert, 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 Lincoln School, LLC

Solar Star MA – Tewksbury, LLC

Solar Star Massachusetts II, LLC

Solar Star Massachusetts III, LLC

Solar Star Maxx 1, LLC

Solar Star Meridian Park West, 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 Parkton, LLC 

Solar Star Prairie Holding, LLC

Solar Star Prime 2, LLC

Solar Star Prime 3, LLC

Solar Star Prime 4, LLC

Solar Star Prime SCK3, LLC 

Solar Star Rancho CWD I, LLC

Solar Star River, LLC

Solar Star Track, LLC

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

412

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

Solar Star Track Anacostia, LLC

Solar Star Track Cheverly, LLC

Solar Star Track Southern Ave 1, LLC

Solar Star Track Southern Ave 2, LLC

Solar Star Track Southern Ave Bus, LLC

Solar Star Tranquility, LLC 

Solar Star Unkety Brook, LLC

Solar Star Urbana Landfill Central, LLC

Solar Star Urbana Landfill East, LLC

Solar Star Vegas 1, 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

SolarStorage Fund D, LLC

South Hook LNG Terminal Company Limited

Spinnaker Solar, S.L.U.

SPWR SS 1, LLC

SPWR SunStrong Holdings, LLC

SSCA XLI Holding Company, LLC

SunPower AssetCo, LLC

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 Corporation

SunPower Corporation, Systems

SunPower DevCo, LLC

SunPower Electrical of New York, LLC 

SunPower Energia SPA

SunPower Energy Systems Canada Corporation

SunPower Equity Holdings, LLC

SunPower Foundation

SunPower Helix I, LLC

SunPower HoldCo, LLC

SunPower Manufacturing Oregon, LLC

SunPower North America, LLC

SunPower NY CDG 1,LLC

SunPower Philippines Limited – Regional Operating 
Headquarters

SunPower Revolver HoldCo I Parent, LLC

SunPower Revolver HoldCo I, LLC

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

8.35%

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

E

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

100.00%

Spain

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Chile

Canada

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Spain

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

Chile

Canada

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

8

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

United States

United States

United States

United States

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

413

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

SunPower Systems Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.

SunPower Technologies Assetco Holdings, LLC

SunStrong Capital Acquisition 3, LLC

Sunstrong Capital Holdings, LLC

SunStrong Partners, LLC

Sunzil

Swingletree Operations, LLC

Tadiran Batteries GmbH

Tadiran Batteries Limited

Temasol

Tenesol SPV 1

Tianneng Saft Energy Joint Stock Company

TIEA Energie

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 – Centrale Electrique Saint Avold

Total Direct Energie Belgium

Total Direct Energie – Centrale Electrique de Toul

Total Direct Energie Generation

Total Direct Energie S.A.

Total Direct Energie Services

Total Direct Energies Centrale Electrique de Pont Sur 
Sambres

Total E&P Angola Developpement Gaz

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, LLC

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 Block 12 B.V.

Total E&P Oman Dev. B.V

Total E&P PNG 2 B.V.

Total E&P PNG 5 B.V.

Total E&P PNG Limited

Total E&P Salmanov

Total E&P Sebuku

Total E&P Singapore Pte. Ltd.

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

50.00%

51.61%

99.99%

99.99%

51.61%

100.00%

39.99%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Mexico

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

E

E

E

Mexico

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

Germany

Israel

Morocco

France

E

China

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

Belgium

France

France

France

Belgium

France

France

France

Australia

France

France

Germany

Israel

Morocco

France

China

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

Belgium

France

France

France

Belgium

France

Angola

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

United States

United States

France

Australia

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

Australia

Australia

Indonesia

Indonesia

Mauritius Island

Mauritius Island

Mozambique

Mozambique

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

Oman

Oman

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

France

France

Singapore

France

Indonesia

Singapore

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segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

Total E&P Yamal

Total Energia Italia S.R.L.

Total Energie Gas GmbH

Total Energy Investments Tianjin

Total Energy Services

Total Energy Ventures Emerging Markets

Total Eren(c)

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 Infrastructure Limited

Total Gas & Power Limited

Total Gas & Power North America Inc.

Total Gas & Power Services Limited

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 Nature Based Solutions

Total New Energies Limited

Total New Energies Ventures USA, Inc.

Total Offshore Wind Korea

Total Quadran

Total Quadran Caraibes

Total Qadran DK Aps

Total Quadran Nogara

Total Quadran Pacific

Total Renewables

Total Renewables USA, LLC

Total Solar Assets FZE

Total Solar Iberica, S.A.U.

Total Solar International

Total Solar Intl

Total Solar Latin America SPA

Total Solar Singapore Pte Ltd

Total Solar (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Total Strong, LLC

Total SunPower Energia S.A.

Total Tengah

Total Tractebel Emirates O & M Company

100.00%

100.00%

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%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

51.61%

100.00%

50.00%

France

Italy

Germany

China

France

France

France

France

France

Singapore

France

E

E

France

Italy

Germany

China

France

France

France

France

France

Singapore

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Switzerland

United States

United States

Argentina

Argentina

France

France

France

France

China

France

France

France

Australia

Australia

China

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

United States

France

France

France

France

France

France

Denmark

Denmark

E

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Spain

France

France

Chile

Singapore

Thailand

Spain

France

France

Chile

Singapore

Thailand

E

United States

United States

Chile

France

Chile

Indonesia

E

France

United Arab Emirates

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Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power (continued)

Total Tractebel Emirates Power Company

Total USA International, LLC

Total Yemen LNG Company Limited

TQN Hydro

TQN Solar

TQN Solar Nogara

TQN Wind

Transportadora de Gas del Mercosur S.A.

Trofeo Solar, S.L.U.

TSGF SpA

Tugboat Commercial Pledgor, LLC 

TW2 Tugboat, LLC

Ultralight 2 Class B Member, LLC 

Ultralight 2 Holdco, LLC 

Ultralight 2 Mezzanine Borrower, LLC 

Ultralight 2 Mezzanine Pledgor, LLC 

Ultralight 2 Residential Solar, LL 

Ultralight 2 SolarBloom, LLC 

Ultralight 2 SolarBloom Pledgor, LLC 

Valorene

Vega Solar 1 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Vega Solar 2 S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Vents D’Oc Energies Renouvelables

Vents D’Oc Centrale D’Energie Renouvelable 17

Vents D’Oc Centrale D’Energie Renouvelable 18

Vertigo

Watt Prox

Winergy

WP France 21

WP France 25

Yamal LNG(d)

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.

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 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

32.68%

100.00%

50.00%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

51.61%

66.00%

51.61%

51.61%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

25.00%

100.00%

100.00%

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%

E

France

United Arab Emirates

United States

United States

Bermuda

France

France

E

France

France

Bermuda

France

France

France

France

E

Argentina

Argentina

Spain

E

Chile

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

Mexico

Mexico

France

France

France

E

France

E

E

France

France

France

France

Russia

Bermuda

Netherlands

France

United States

United States

France

France

United States

United States

E

United States

Portugal

Germany

Spain

Chile

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

France

Mexico

Mexico

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

Spain

Tunisia

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Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (continued)

Cosden, LLC

COS-MAR Company

Cray Valley (Guangzhou) Chemical Company, Limited

Cray Valley Czech

Cray Valley HSC Asia Limited

Cray Valley Italia S.R.L.

Cray Valley S.A.

CSSA – Chartering and Shipping Services S.A.

Espa S.A.R.L.

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

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.

Hutchinson Automotive Systems Company, Limited

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

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.98%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

14.66%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

United States

United States

China

United States

United States

China

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

China

Italy

France

Hong Kong

Italy

France

Switzerland

Switzerland

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Belgium

United States

United States

United States

United States

China

Italy

France

E

E

United States

South Korea

Brazil

China

Italy

France

United States

South Korea

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

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Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc.

100.00%

United States

United States

Hutchinson Research & Innovation Singapore PTE. Limited

100.00%

Singapore

Singapore

Hutchinson Rubber Products Private Limited Inde

Hutchinson S.A.

Hutchinson S.N.C.

Hutchinson S.R.L. (Italie)

Hutchinson S.R.L. (Roumanie)

Hutchinson Sales Corporation

Hutchinson Seal De Mexico S.A. de CV.

Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc.

Hutchinson SRO

Hutchinson Stop – Choc GmbH & CO. KG

Hutchinson Suisse S.A.

Hutchinson Transferencia de Fluidos S.A. de C.V.

Hutchinson Tunisie S.A.R.L.

Hutchinson Vietnam Company Limited

Industrias Tecnicas De La Espuma SL

Industrielle Desmarquoy S.N.C.

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

PFW Havacilik Sanayi ve Dis Ticaret Limited Sirtketi

PFW Uk Machining Ltd.

Polyblend GmbH

Qatar Petrochemical Company Q.S.C. (QAPCO)

Qatofin Company Limited

Resilium

Retia

Retia USA LLC

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.89%

100.00%

100.00%

10.00%

10.00%

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%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

20.00%

49.09%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

India

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

Germany

Switzerland

Mexico

Tunisia

Vietnam

Spain

France

France

France

Mexico

Tunisia

Vietnam

Spain

France

France

France

Germany

Germany

E Qatar

E Qatar

E

E

United States

United States

France

United States

United States

France

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

Germany

Qatar

Qatar

Belgium

France

United States

United States

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segment

Statutory corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (continued)

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

Synova

Techlam S.A.S.

Thermal Control Systems Automotive Sasu

Total Activites Maritimes

Total Atlantic Trading Mexico SA De CV

Total Corbion PLA B.V.

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 Refining & Chemicals

Total Refining & Chemicals Saudi Arabia S.A.S.

Total Research & Technology Feluy

Total Splitter USA Inc

Total Trading and Marketing Canada LP

Total Trading Asia Pte Limited

Total Trading Canada Limited

Total Trading Products S.A.

TOTSA Total Oil Trading S.A.

Totseanergy

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

17.00%

37.50%

100.00%

100.00%

35.14%

49.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

60.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

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%

E

E

E

E

United States

United States

Saoudia Arabia

Saoudia Arabia

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

Algeria

France

France

Algeria

United States

United States

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

France

France

France

Mexico

France

France

France

France

Mexico

E

Netherlands

Netherlands

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

Canada

Singapore

Canada

Switzerland

Switzerland

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Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Refining & Chemicals (continued)

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

AS 24

AS24 Belgie N.V.

AS24 Espanola S.A.

AS24 Fuel Cards Limited

AS24 Lithuanie

AS24 Polska SP ZO.O.

AS24 Tankservice GmbH

Charvet La Mure Bianco

Clean Energy

Compagnie Petroliere de l’Ouest – CPO

Cristal Marketing Egypt

Total Proxi Energies Nord Est

Elf Oil UK Aviation Limited

Elf Oil UK Properties Limited

Fioulmarket.fr

Gapco Kenya Limited

Gapco Tanzania Limited

Guangzhou Elf Lubricants Company Limited

Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation

Lubricants Vietnam Holding Limited

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

67.00%

99.98%

100.00%

100.00%

55.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

49.99%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

25.63%

100.00%

84.62%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

77.00%

100.00%

100.00%

France

France

France

France

Switzerland

Switzerland

Spain

Spain

Netherlands

Netherlands

Switzerland

Switzerland

France

France

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

France

Belgium

Spain

E

E

France

France

France

France

Belgium

Belgium

France

Belgium

Spain

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Lithunia

Poland

Germany

France

Lithunia

Poland

Germany

France

E

United States

United States

France

Egypt

France

France

Egypt

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

France

Kenya

Tanzania

China

France

Kenya

Tanzania

China

Mauritius Island

Mauritius Island

Hong Kong

France

Spain

Hong Kong

South Africa

France

Spain

E

Saoudia Arabia

Saoudia Arabia

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

France

France

France

France

E

E

South Korea

South Korea

India

France

India

France

E

Saoudia Arabia

Saoudia Arabia

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Fiji Islands

Fiji Islands

France

France

France

France

National Petroleum Refiners Of South Africa (PTY) Limited

18.22%

E

South Africa

Progeres S.A.S.

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

Stedis

Tas’Helat Marketing Company

Total (Africa) Limited

Total (Fiji) Limited

Total Additifs et Carburants Speciaux

Total Africa S.A.

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

98.98%

100.00%

100.00%

50.00%

50.00%

100.00%

50.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

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segment

Statutory corporate name

Marketing & Services (continued)

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Chapter 8 / Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18

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

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 et Services Angola S.A.

Total Marketing France

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.10%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

67.01%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

72.99%

100.00%

84.62%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

70.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

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%

84.62%

50.00%

100.00%

Zambia

Belgium

Germany

Zambia

Belgium

Germany

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Botswana

Botswana

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Cambodia

Cameroon

France

Cambodia

Cameroon

France

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

China

Congo

France

China

Congo

France

Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire

Denmark

Denmark

Egypt

Spain

Argentina

Ethiopia

France

E

Philippines

China

Germany

France

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

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Singapore

Egypt

E

Angola

France

Guinea

France

France

Italy

Jamaica

Jordan

Kenya

Lebanon

Liberia

China

Taiwan

France

Algeria

France

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Singapore

Egypt

Angola

France

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Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Marketing & Services (continued)

Total Marketing Gabon

Total Marketing Middle East Free Zone

Total Marketing Services

Total Marketing Tchad

Total Marketing Uganda

Total Maroc

Total Mauritius

Total Mayotte

Total Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Total Mineraloel und Chemie GmbH

Total Mineralol GmbH

Total Mozambique

Total Namibia (PTY) Limited

Total Nederland NV

Total Niger S.A.

Total Nigeria PLC

Total Oil Asia-Pacific Pte Limited

Total Oil India 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

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% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

90.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

55.00%

55.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

50.10%

100.00%

100.00%

61.72%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

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%

Gabon

Gabon

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

France

Chad

Uganda

Morocco

France

Chad

Uganda

Morocco

Mauritius Island

Mauritius Island

France

Mexico

Germany

Germany

Mayotte

Mexico

Germany

Germany

Mozambique

Mozambique

Namibia

Namibia

Netherlands

Netherlands

Niger

Nigeria

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

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Note 18

% Group
 interest

Method

Country of  
incorporation

Country of  
operations

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Marketing & Services (continued)

Total Vietnam Limited

Total Vostok

Total Zambia

Total Zimbabwe

Totalgaz Vietnam LLC

Trapil

Upbeatprops 100 PTY Limited

V Energy S.A.

Corporate

Albatros

Elf Aquitaine Fertilisants

Elf Aquitaine Inc.

Elf Forest Products LLC

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

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

80.00%

100.00%

35.50%

50.10%

70.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Total Corporate Management (Beijing) Company Limited

100.00%

Total Delaware Inc.

Total Developpement Regional S.A.S.

Total Digital Factory

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

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

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%

Vietnam

Russia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Vietnam

E

France

Vietnam

Russia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Vietnam

France

South Africa

South Africa

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

France

France

United States

United States

Switzerland

Ireland

France

France

France

France

France

France

United States

United States

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

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

Philippines

France

France

France

France

France

Belgium

France

France

Belgium

Romania

Philippines

France

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Note 18

Business 
segment

Statutory corporate name

Corporate (continued)

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)

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.E.

Total Treasury

Total UK Finance Limited

(a)  of control different from % of interest: 49%.
(b)  of control different from % of interest: 10%.
(c)  of control different from % of interest: 5.80%.
(d)  of control different from % of interest: 20.02%.
(e)  Multi-segment entities.

% 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%

France

France

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United States

Netherlands

United States

Netherlands

France

France

Canada

France

France

Canada

South Africa

Netherlands

France

Belgium

United States

United States

Canada

France

France

France

Belgium

United States

United States

Canada

France

France

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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Supplemental 
oil and gas 
information 
(unaudited)

9.1  Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting 

9.2  Other information 

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 

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438
439

440

442

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. 22-10-37 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 

9.4  Reporting of payments to governments for purchases 

of oil, gas and minerals (EITI reporting) 

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443
444

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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  consolidated  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, 
2020,  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 46% of the total net 
proved reserves TOTAL held in Russia as of December 31, 2020.

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 

9.1.2  Proved developed reserves

As of December 31, 2020, proved developed reserves of hydrocarbons 
(oil,  bitumen  and  gas)  were  7,985  Mboe  and  represented  65%  of  the 
proved 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 

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.

reserves  of  hydrocarbons  (oil,  bitumen  and  gas)  were  8,400  Mboe  
and represented 70% 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,  2020,  TOTAL’s  combined  proved  undeveloped
reserves (PUDs) of oil and gas were 4,343 Mboe compared to 4,149 Mboe 
as of December 31, 2019 and 3,650 Mboe as of December 31, 2018.

The  variation  between  December  31,  2019  and  December  31,  2020  is 
due to -497 Mboe converted from PUDs to proved developed reserves 
and to +517 Mboe revisions of previous estimates, mainly in the Brazil, 
Norway,  Azerbaijan,  Russia  and  United  Arab  Emirates,  -2  Mboe  from 
disposal.  Concerning  the  variations  of  PUDs  not  included  in  opening 
balance, +151 Mboe are related to extensions and discoveries, mainly in 
Russia and +25 Mboe from acquisitions.

In  2020,  out  of  497  Mboe  converted  from  PUDs  to  proved  developed 
reserves, 408 Mboe of PUDs were converted to proved developed within 
the  scope  of  development  activity  in  Russia,  Norway,  United  Arab 
Emirates,  Brazil  and  United  Kingdom.  This  confirms  once  again  the 
Group’s  ability  to  develop  and  bring  into  production  large  scale  and 
complex projects.

In  2020,  the  costs  incurred  to  develop  proved  undeveloped  reserves
were  $4.7  billion,  which  represented  68%  of  2020  development  costs
incurred, and were related to projects located for the most part in Norway,
Nigeria, Russia, the United States, Qatar, Australia and Denmark.

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.

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  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, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Quantities  shown  correspond  to  proved  developed  and  undeveloped
reserves together with changes in quantities for 2020, 2019 and 2018.

The  definitions  used  for  proved,  proved  developed  and  proved 
undeveloped oil and gas reserves are in accordance with the revised Rule 
4-10 of SEC Regulation S-X.

All references in the following tables to reserves or production are to the 
Group’s entire share of such reserves or production. TOTAL’s worldwide 
proved  reserves  include  the  proved  reserves  of  its  consolidated 
subsidiaries as well as its proportionate share of the proved reserves of 
equity affiliates.

Significant  changes  in  proved  reserves  between  2019  and  2020  are 
discussed below.

For  consolidated  subsidiaries,  the  revisions  of  +276  Mboe  for  the  year 
2020 were due to:

–  +827  Mboe  due  to  new  information  obtained  from  drilling  and 
production history – notably underpinned by production ramp up for 
recent developments – mainly in Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Angola, 
Norway, Nigeria and Azerbaijan;

–  -670 Mboe which are no longer economically producible according  
to SEC rules, due to low prices in 2020, notably for the entire proved 
reserves  at  Fort  Hills  (Canada).  More  favorable  prices  in  the  future 
could lead to re-booking of those reserves;

–  +119  Mboe  resulting  from  contractual  and  royalties  effects  linked  

to low prices in 2020.

For consolidated subsidiaries, the acquisition in Middle East and North 
Africa corresponds to the recognition of proved reserves in Libya.

For  equity  affiliates,  the  revisions  of  +86  Mboe  for  the  year  2020  were 
due to:

–  +99  Mboe  due  to  new  information  obtained  from  drilling  and 

production history mainly in Russia;

– 

 -13 Mboe due to economic factors.

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9.1.4.1  Changes in oil, bitumen and gas reserves

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36$/b

1,678

11

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals 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 minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

67

9

40

(3)

(197)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

1,812

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

144

–

–

(10)

(205)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 – BRENT AT 41.32$/b

1,741

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2018 – Brent at 71.43$/B

December 31, 2019 – Brent at 62.74$/b

DECEMBER 31, 2020 – BRENT AT 41.32$/b

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – BRENT AT 54.36$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals 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 minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 – BRENT AT 41.32$/b

428

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

–

–

–

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1)

10

2

–

–

–

(2)

10

4

–

–

–

(2)

12

–

–

–

Russia

2,451

128

11

102

(26)

(141)

2,525

85

538

–

–

(175)

2,973

54

89

–

–

(173)

2,943

Consolidated subsidiaries

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

1,450

1,816

943

Total

7,577

450

598

487

(221)

(768)

137

444

85

–

(154)

1,962

211

1

17

–

28

27

86

(24)

(134)

27

13

–

(89)

(51)

76

76

–

(1)

1,799

843

8,123

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

1,679

132

45

–

(5)

(238)

1,613

113

1

421

–

25

32

–

–

(79)

821

23

25

–

(8)

(83)

778

–

–

–

Asia-
Pacific

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

494

119

478

(4)

(833)

8,377

276

57

206

(21)

(790)

8,105

98

86

52

Total

3,898

187

11

102

(26)

(245)

3,927

88

556

–

–

(267)

4,304

86

94

–

–

(261)

4,223

(249)

(175)

(131)

1,899

2,016

1,819

61

19

–

–

(222)

175

<1

206

(3)

(149)

(131)

13

–

–

(129)

1,757

2,245

1,572

98

86

52

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

63

(1)

–

–

–

(7)

55

(0)

–

–

–

(8)

47

41

–

–

–

(9)

79

–

–

–

–

–

–

Equity affiliates

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

1,237

61

–

–

–

(89)

1,209

41

18

–

–

(82)

1,186

10

5

–

–

(79)

1,122

Americas

147

(1)

–

–

–

(8)

138

(38)

–

–

–

(2)

98

(19)

–

–

–

(<1)

79

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels of oil equivalent)

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

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 – BRENT AT 41.32$/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Europe and 
Central 
Asia (excl. 
Russia)

Russia

Africa 
(excl. 
North 
Africa)

Middle 
East and 
North 
Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

1,896

2,535

1,896

10

–

2,525

1,275

1,395

1,275

–

621

621

8

1,387

1,140

2

–

1,138

1,812

2,983

1,812

10

–

2,973

1,454

1,506

1,454

8

–

1,498

358

358

1,477

2

–

1,475

1,741

2,955

1,741

12

–

2,943

1,306

1,470

1,306

8

–

1,462

435

435

1,485

4

–

1,481

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

1,836

1,757

79

1,083

1,070

13

753

687

66

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

3,367

2,245

1,122

2,763

1,803

960

604

442

162

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

1,651

1,572

79

859

816

43

792

756

36

843

843

–

517

517

–

326

326

–

821

821

–

502

502

–

319

319

–

778

778

–

504

504

–

274

274

–

Total

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

12,328

8,105

4,223

7,985

5,507

2,478

4,343

2,598

1,745

9

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

429

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

9.1.4.2  Changes in oil & bitumen reserves

The oil reserves include crude oil, condensates and natural gas liquids reserves.

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels)

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Oil

Middle East
and
North Africa

Bitumen

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

Americas

Consolidated subsidiaries

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 
2017 – BRENT AT 54.36$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals 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 minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 
2019 – BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 
2020 – BRENT AT 41.32$/b

902

34

34

221

(36)

(95)

1,060

46

8

20

(2)

(101)

1,031

82

–

–

(10)

(111)

992

9

–

–

–

–

(1)

8

2

–

–

–

1,188

122

7

–

(3)

(185)

1,129

97

1

7

–

1,218

168

192

3,677

141

404

60

–

(136)

1,687

206

1

16

–

51

2

83

–

(24)

3

8

–

(23)

(6)

280

174

8

1

–

–

351

455

364

(62)

(447)

4,338

410

73

43

(2)

928

(26)

–

–

(24)

(35)

843

(1)

–

–

–

51

62

–

(0)

(23)

370

169

4

–

–

(28)

(16)

(496)

(36)

167

4,366

8

<1

–

(8)

(15)

477

6

169

(21)

(461)

806

(309)

–

–

–

(30)

(2)

(202)

(152)

1,032

50

1

–

–

(177)

1,758

164

1

169

(3)

(128)

8

4

–

–

–

(2)

10

906

1,961

515

152

4,536

467

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2018 – Brent at 71.43$/b

December 31, 2019 – Brent at 62.74$/b

DECEMBER 31, 2020 – 
BRENT AT 41.32$/b

–

–

–

–

–

–

90

77

46

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

90

77

46

–

–

–

430

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
 
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Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Equity affiliates*

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Oil

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

284

11

54

–

10

(5)

(26)

317

6

24

–

–

(27)

320

24

13

–

–

(27)

330

–

–

–

–

(2)

9

(0)

–

–

–

(2)

7

6

–

–

–

(2)

11

410

57

–

–

–

(54)

413

32

18

–

–

(48)

415

9

5

–

–

(45)

140

(3)

–

–

–

(8)

129

(35)

–

–

–

(2)

92

(16)

–

–

–

–

384

76

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

845

108

–

10

(5)

(90)

868

3

42

–

–

(79)

834

23

18

–

–

(74)

801

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – 
BRENT AT 54.36$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals 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 minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 – 
BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 – 
BRENT AT 41.32$/b

* There are no bitumen reserves for equity affiliates.

9

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

431

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in million barrels)

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

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 – 
BRENT AT 41.32$/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

1,060

1,060

–

698

698

–

362

362

–

1,031

1,031

–

859

859

–

172

172

–

992

992

–

811

811

–

181

181

–

325

8

317

196

6

190

129

2

127

328

8

320

199

7

192

129

1

128

340

10

330

195

8

187

145

2

143

1,138

1,129

9

928

927

1

210

202

8

1,039

1,032

7

900

899

1

139

133

6

917

906

11

781

779

2

136

127

9

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

2,345

1,961

384

1,882

1,589

293

463

372

91

409

280

129

164

106

58

245

174

71

462

370

92

155

113

42

307

257

50

591

515

76

205

162

43

386

353

33

174

174

–

118

118

–

56

56

–

167

167

–

114

114

–

53

53

–

152

152

–

104

104

–

48

48

–

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

5,337

4,536

801

3,978

3,453

525

1,359

1,083

276

843

843

–

512

512

–

331

331

–

806

806

–

497

497

–

309

309

–

467

467

–

136

136

–

331

331

–

(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 2018, 2019 and 2020.
There are no bitumen reserves for equity affiliates.

* 

432

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
 
 
9.1.4.3  Changes in gas reserves
Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in billion cubic feet)

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 – 
BRENT AT 54.36$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals 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 minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 – 
BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 – 
BRENT AT 41.32$/b

4,132

481

176

516

(362)

(515)

4,428

115

4

104

(10)

(514)

4,127

354

–

–

(3)

(509)

3,969

Minority interest in proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of

December 31, 2018 – Brent at 71.43$/b

December 31, 2019 – Brent at 62.74$/b

DECEMBER 31, 2020 – BRENT AT 41.32$/b

–

–

–

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
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

7

1

–

–

–

–

8

(0)

–

–

–

(1)

7

1

–

–

–

(1)

7

–

–

–

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

59

92

–

–

63

–

216

–

10

50

–

–

99

142

–

(2)

586

284

216

(5)

(227)

(123)

(401)

(385)

(1,646)

4,435

1,575

3,298

3,409

16,693

43

44

25

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

43

44

25

9

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

433

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
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, 2017 – 
BRENT AT 54.36$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals 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 minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 – 
BRENT AT 62.74$/b

Revisions of previous estimates

Extensions, discoveries and other

Acquisitions of minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

Production for the year

BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 – 
BRENT AT 41.32$/b

(a)  Data restated.

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas

Asia-
Pacific

Equity affiliates

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,671

394

60

489

(112)

(616)

11,886

425

2,786

–

–

276

(9)

–

–

–

4,513

28

–

–

–

(30)

(184)

237

(1)(a)

4,357

45

–

–

–

–

–

–

(798)

(33)(a)

(184)

14,299

202

401

–

–

(788)

203

186

–

–

–

4,218

3

–

–

–

(35)

(183)

42

11

–

–

–

(2)

51

(14)

–

–

–

(0)

37

(16)

–

–

–

–

14,114

354

4,038

21

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

16,502

424

60

489

(112)

(832)

16,531

455(a)

2,786

–

–

(1,015)(a)

18,757

375

401

–

–

(1,006)

18,527

434

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Proved developed and 
undeveloped reserves

(in billion cubic feet)

Consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas

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

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 – BRENT AT 41.32$/b

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved developed reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

Proved undeveloped reserves

Consolidated subsidiaries

Equity affiliates

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

14,306

7

–

14,299

3,137

3,137

–

990

990

–

3,969

3,969

–

2,602

2,602

–

1,367

1,367

7,018

4

7,014

7,288

3

7,285

14,121

7

14,114

6,864

5

6,859

7,257

2

–

7,255

2,636

2,399

237

1,658

1,625

33

978

774

204

4,714

4,511

203

1,547

1,526

21

3,167

2,985

182

4,789

4,435

354

1,470

1,429

41

3,319

3,006

313

5,860

1,503

4,357

5,233

1,224

4,009

627

279

348

5,637

1,419

4,218

5,009

1,141

3,868

628

278

350

5,613

1,575

4,038

4,862

1,224

3,638

751

351

400

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

3,319

3,298

21

2,915

2,908

7

404

390

14

Asia-
Pacific

3,632

3,632

–

2,219

2,219

Total

32,325

15,794

16,531

21,799

11,310

–

10,489

1,413

1,413

–

3,556

3,556

–

2,152

2,152

–

1,404

1,404

–

3,409

3,409

–

2,212

2,212

–

1,197

1,197

–

10,526

4,484

6,042

36,015

17,258

18,757

22,100

11,179

10,921

13,915

6,079

7,836

35,220

16,693

18,527

20,925

10,380

10,545

14,295

6,313

7,982

9

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

435

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
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$)

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)

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

Consolidated subsidiaries

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

222

1,606

(147)

(93)

8,922

26,186

35,108

(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)  Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided by IAS 37 ($515 million in 2018).
(b)  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)

(100)

(12)

(43)

13

(30)

1,260

11,286

12,546

(1,249)

(65)

(5,556)

(918)

4,758

(2,004)

2,754

1,686

7,369

9,055

(639)

(24)

972

2,110

3,082

(873)

(392)

2,171

390

2,561

(239)

(72)

7,100

27,621

34,721

(4,533)

(785)

(798)

(1,924)

(1,019)

(11,635)

(5,560)

2,034

(814)

1,220

(392)

(499)

309

(190)

(173)

(7,511)

1,058

10,257

(108)

950

(4,168)

6,089

(a)  Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided by IAS 37 ($615 million in 2019).
(b)  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.

2020

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)

700

3,806

4,506

(1,317)

(157)

(2,456)

(358)

218

(176)

42

–

24

24

(11)

(1)

(51)

(8)

(47)

2

(45)

677

5,540

6,217

(1,097)

(159)

(4,565)

(614)

(218)

270

52

981

4,229

5,210

(624)

(53)

(697)

(2,778)

1,058

(269)

789

708

1,068

1,776

(774)

(305)

(7,950)

(339)

(7,592)

384

(7,208)

1,713

397

2,110

(241)

(56)

4,779

15,064

19,843

(4,064)

(731)

(1,612)

(17,331)

(132)

69

(79)

(10)

(4,229)

(6,512)

132

(6,380)

(a)  Included production taxes and accretion expense as provided by IAS 37 ($548 million in 2020).
(b)  Including adjustment items applicable to ASC 932 perimeter, amounting to a net charge of $7,911 million before tax and $7,450 million after tax, related to asset impairments.

436

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Equity affiliates

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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

1,608

–

1,608

(179)

(29)

(222)

(186)

992

(149)

843

122

32

154

–

–

–

(32)

122

–

122

67

–

67

–

–

–

(9)

58

–

58

–

–

–

–

–

–

(20)

(20)

–

(20)

3,429

941

4,370

(399)

–

(253)

(2,548)

1,170

(424)

746

3,128

606

3,734

(311)

–

(227)

(2,086)

1,110

(469)

641

1,505

607

2,112

(251)

–

(246)

(970)

645

(241)

404

346

–

346

(49)

–

(68)

(185)

44

(3)

41

41

–

41

(19)

–

(23)

(39)

(40)

13

(27)

–

–

–

(6)

–

(4)

10

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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

3,113

607

3,720

(436)

(29)

(472)

(1,166)

1,617

(390)

1,227

9

(M$)

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

2020

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

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

437

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
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$)

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

2020(d)

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs

Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

(M$)

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

2020

Proved property acquisition

Unproved property acquisition

Exploration costs

Development costs(a)

TOTAL COST INCURRED

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

Consolidated subsidiaries

2,899

3,173

379

1,642

8,093

16

7

262

2,273

2,558

14

–

182

2,410

2,606

–

–

1

23

24

–

–

2

28

30

–

–

1

31

32

210

245

196

3,252

3,903

244

3,124

198

2,724

6,290

3

1,016

312

1,215

2,546

473

2,337

34

1,378

4,222

10

42

78

1,074

1,204

3

13

118

1,024

1,158

1,417

2,137

406

1,649

5,609

14

509

469

1,547

2,539

–

15

485

1,042

1,542

–

1

156

1,346

1,503

–

3

84

598

685

1

–

58

238

297

4,999

7,893

1,172

9,290

23,354

284

3,685

1,093

8,244

13,306

21

1,044

1,156

5,960

8,181

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Equity affiliates

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

153

9

–

204

366

–

1,673

–

390

2,063

120

–

–

455

575

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

590

593

–

–

5

400

405

–

–

5

479

484

–

–

–

67

67

–

–

–

4

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

153

9

3

861

1,026

–

1,673

5

794

2,472

120

–

5

934

1,059

(a)  Including asset retirement costs capitalized during the year and any gains or losses recognized upon settlement of asset retirement obligation during the year.
(b)  Including costs incurred relating to acquisitions of Maersk Oil, Iara and Lapa concessions and Marathon Oil Libya Ltd.
(c)  Including costs incurred relating to acquisitions of Anadarko in Mozambique.
(d)  Including costs incurred relating to acquisitions of Anadarko in South Africa, B20-21 in Angola and Tulow’s interests in Uganda.

438

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

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, 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

As of December 31, 2020

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion 
and amortization

NET CAPITALIZED COSTS

(M$)

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

As of December 31, 2020

Proved properties

Unproved properties

TOTAL CAPITALIZED COSTS

Accumulated depreciation, depletion 
and amortization

NET CAPITALIZED COSTS

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

Consolidated subsidiaries

58,981

2,873

61,854

(35,036)

26,818

61,556

2,720

64,276

(36,815)

27,461

65,964

2,658

68,622

(40,749)

27,873

641

4

645

(454)

191

669

4

673

(551)

122

700

4

704

(602)

102

82,077

4,631

86,708

(50,029)

36,679

84,170

8,253

92,423

(55,686)

36,737

84,556

10,253

94,809

(60,270)

34,539

15,684

2,802

18,486

28,744

8,969

37,713

26,122

212,249

1,708

20,987

27,830

233,236

(10,012)

(14,398)

(16,682)

(126,611)

8,474

23,315

11,148

106,625

16,773

2,998

29,580

25,705

218,453

8,987

1,792

24,754

19,771

38,567

27,497

243,207

(10,720)

(15,414)

(17,645)

(136,831)

9,051

23,153

9,852

106,376

17,913

2,762

31,235

8,758

25,628

225,996

1,696

26,131

20,675

39,993

27,324

252,127

(11,260)

(23,525)

(19,954)

(156,360)

9,415

16,468

7,370

95,767

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl.
North Africa)

Equity affiliates

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,268

132

6,400

(1,461)

4,939

9,004

110

9,114

(1,995)

7,119

8,749

62

8,811

(2,034)

6,777

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,463

–

1,743

–

3,463

1,743

(1,856)

1,607

(660)

1,083

3,791

1,699

–

–

3,791

1,699

(2,036)

1,755

(681)

1,018

4,282

1,699

–

–

4,282

1,699

(2,249)

2,033

(686)

1,013

9

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

11,474

132

11,606

(3,977)

7,629

14,494

110

14,604

(4,712)

9,892

14,730

62

14,792

(4,969)

9,823

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

439

 
Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

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.

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

Consolidated subsidiaries

(M$)

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

As of December 31, 2020

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, 2018

December 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2020

440

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

90,506

(21,813)

(17,735)

(22,486)

28,472

(11,811)

508

(226)

(135)

(63)

84

(16)

79,258

(19,236)

(13,861)

(16,357)

29,804

(8,277)

121,614

41,224

19,936

353,046

(95,749)

(21,282)

(4,570)

(162,876)

(6,656)

(5,965)

(6,584)

(2,322)

13,244

11,036

(3,093)

(2,809)

9,464

(48,064)

(50,002)

92,104

(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

(18,940)

(14,942)

(12,341)

24,631

(10,004)

110,796

50,810

19,953

323,717

(85,511)

(20,843)

(5,187)

(149,662)

(7,865)

(4,887)

(9,171)

(1,790)

12,533

19,006

(3,014)

(1,867)

9,885

(50,767)

(33,863)

89,425

(5,143)

(10,061)

(3,588)

(38,836)

13,282

48

14,627

7,390

8,945

6,297

50,589

43,152

(13,573)

(12,920)

(3,161)

13,498

(6,743)

341

(208)

(110)

(16)

7

7

39,525

(13,333)

(13,150)

(4,682)

8,360

(4,124)

85,550

32,649

13,099

214,316

(65,377)

(14,028)

(3,994)

(110,513)

(7,948)

(2,741)

9,484

(3,705)

(8,873)

(3,272)

(46,273)

(859)

8,889

(4,885)

(736)

(12,195)

5,097

45,335

(1,453)

(20,903)

6,755

14

4,236

5,779

4,004

3,644

24,432

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,440

968

61

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,440

968

61

Chapter 9 / Supplemental oil and gas information (unaudited)
Oil and gas information pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 932

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Equity affiliates

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

40,376

(11,136)

(1,118)

(4,825)

23,297

(12,454)

1,368

(47)

(28)

–

1,293

(658)

48,144

(21,248)

(2,731)

(11,631)

12,534

(6,279)

6,969

(3,372)

(326)

(1,233)

2,038

(1,019)

10,843

635

6,255

1,019

43,959

(9,904)

(1,894)

(4,499)

27,662

(16,507)

326

(44)

(44)

–

238

(156)

39,513

(17,392)

(3,272)

(9,852)

8,997

(4,626)

3,970

(2,062)

(242)

(996)

670

(406)

11,155

82

4,371

264

29,006

(8,505)

(1,881)

(1,875)

16,745

(9,752)

6,993

45

(38)

–

–

7

13

20

23,121

(15,457)

(3,321)

(571)

3,772

(2,160)

1,915

(964)

(208)

(657)

86

(119)

1,612

(33)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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

54,087

(24,964)

(5,410)

(3,103)

20,610

(12,018)

8,592

(M$)

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

As of December 31, 2020

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 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

2018

2019

2020

37,097

57,805

50,589

(23,700)

(23,292)

(12,095)

28,420

(15,484)

(55,732)

8,412

(1,071)

6,636

4,588

3,710

558

(1,735)

6,755

7,845

5,780

(11,538)

12,146

7,876

(2,625)

266

(55)

335

(1,000)

7,419

13,635

5,059

15,919

329

(26)

57,805

50,589

24,432

2018

2019

2020

14,942

18,752

15,872

(3,248)

7,322

76

(255)

789

1,030

1,494

(3,691)

388

(95)

(3,160)

(8,191)

4,386

(736)

845

(104)

1,875

2,205

–

–

(2,133)

(12,705)

234

(172)

851

(1,868)

1,587

6,926

–

–

18,752

15,872

8,592

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9.2  Other information
9.2.1  Natural Gas Production available for sale

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

Consolidated subsidiaries

2018
Natural Gas production available for sale(a) (Bcf)

2019
Natural Gas production available for sale(a) (Bcf)

2020
Natural Gas production available for sale(a) (Bcf)

480

476

474

–

–

–

215

177

185

91

110

107

413

395

389

262

1,461

348

1,506

375

1,530

(a)  The reported volumes are different from those shown in the reserves table due to gas consumed in operations.

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Equity affiliates

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

2018
Natural Gas production available for sale(a) (Bcf)

2019
Natural Gas production available for sale(a) (Bcf)

2020
Natural Gas production available for sale(a) (Bcf)

–

–

–

586

747

735

26

31(b)

30

173

175

174

–

–

–

–

–

–

785

953(b)

939

(a)  The reported volumes are different from those shown in the reserves table due to gas consumed in operations.
(b)  Data restated.

9.2.2  Production prices

2018(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

2019(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

2020(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East
and
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

Consolidated subsidiaries

61.71

–

6.58

59.88

–

–

55.83

52.11

–

3.76

–

–

32.50

33.59

–

2.15

–

–

67.17

–

2.05

60.97

–

1.83

36.44

–

1.28

69.56

–

2.06

63.42

–

2.54

39.14

–

2.10

50.29

11.48

2.89

43.09

30.53

2.49

31.33

11.29

1.76

66.29

–

4.86

46.61

–

5.01

32.94

–

4.67

65.72

11.48

4.30

59.25

30.53

3.42

35.73

11.29

2.54

(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 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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2018(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

2019(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

2020(a)
Oil ($/b)(b)

Bitumen ($/b)

Natural Gas ($/kcf)

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Equity affiliates

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

38.85

–

2.38

35.15

–

2.07

21.91

–

1.80

–

–

5.11

–

–

3.83

–

–

–

64.41

–

5.92

50.80

–

–

60.30

19.36

–

6.55

39.95

–

3.05

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

56.13

–

3.26

50.15

–

2.74

32.84

–

1.91

(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 2018, 2019 and 2020.

9.2.3  Production costs

(in $/boe)

2018(a)
Oil, bitumen and natural gas

Of which bitumen

2019(a)
Oil, bitumen and natural gas

Of which bitumen

2020(a)
Oil, bitumen and natural gas

Of which bitumen

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

Consolidated subsidiaries

8.44

–

8.04

–

6.63

–

9.72

–

7.81

–

6.91

–

5.27

–

5.19

–

5.14

–

4.08

–

3.73

–

4.27

–

6.54

13.69

6.75

15.28

6.10

15.41

2.97

–

3.13

–

2.97

–

5.89

13.69

5.60

15.28

5.29

15.41

(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)

2018(a)
Oil, bitumen and natural gas

Of which bitumen

2019(a)
Oil, bitumen and natural gas

Of which bitumen

2020(a)
Oil, bitumen and natural gas

Of which bitumen

Europe and 
Central Asia 
(excl. Russia)

Russia

Africa (excl. 
North Africa)

Equity affiliates

Middle East 
and 
North Africa

Americas Asia-Pacific

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.03

–

1.10

–

1.10

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4.62

–

3.90

–

3.26

–

6.00

–

8.96

–

25.75

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2.49

–

2.01

–

1.76

–

(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. 22-10-37 of the French Commercial Code)

Article L. 22-10-37 of the French Commercial Code(1) (formerly L. 225-102-3) 
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 SE.

Definitions

The meaning of certain terms used in this report are set forth below:

Extractive Companies: TOTAL SE 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 SE.

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

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

681,193

Bulgaria

Denmark

Greece

Italy

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Norway

Russia

United Kingdom

AFRICA

Angola

Côte d’Ivoire

Gabon

Kenya

Mauritania

Mozambique

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

São Tomé and Principe

Senegal

South Africa

Uganda

MIDDLE EAST AND 
NORTH AFRICA

Algeria

Cyprus

Egypt

Iraq

Lebanon

Libya

Oman

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

AMERICAS

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

France (French Guyana)

Guyana

Mexico

United States

ASIA PACIFIC

Australia

Brunei

China

Indonesia

Myanmar

Papua New Guinea

Thailand

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

License 
fees

27,085

License
bonus

2,304

300

8,639

424

1,252

35

1,271

4,843

78

10,243

–

–

–

–

2,304

–

–

–

–

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

12,261

46,617

769,460

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

12,261

27,033

–

–

–

–

–

–

19,584

–

300

100,779

424

4,056

52,476

12,557

513,175

31,589

54,104

63,049

350,106

62,371

33,522

932,587 2,964,940

11,698

350,053

1,686

4,412

94

2,442

1,060

15,748

14,817

181

1,119

617

9,175

–

–

–

–

–

–

53

–

–

–

–

17,559

15,554

3,219

2,384

990

781

–

210

226

280

–

11,853

–

778

–

–

–

12,392

–

–

40,528

49,536

11,632

–

–

–

3,900

1,327

1,112

9,253

22,589

–

–

–

31,275

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,171

164

14,557

3,716

333

–

5

–

–

–

328

–

4,066

5,162

–

–

–

–

–

2,404

46,935

–

–

–

–

–

–

46,935

–

–

–

–

62,371

16,160

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

54

–

–

14,492

2,599

–

217

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

171

–

171

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

907,577

1,772,209

–

–

–

–

–

1,686

175,872

148

2,442

1,060

24,283

670,716

727

329,498

–

–

–

–

181

1,336

617

9,175

878,819 4,391,015

–

–

–

–

–

251,866

990

1,559

20,958

210

401,143

667,941

7,222

159,935

470,454

572,554

–

2,715,002

23,465

469,186

–

12,551

10,914

–

–

–

–

–

90,402

214,129

63,442

31,842

2,171

164

19,736

47,300

174,817

707,970

–

3,269

27,547

5,466

13,641

77,414

44,445

10,992

138,535

175,841

–

–

328

385,309

–

92,140

–

2,804

10,843

11,286

508,332

11,927

43,861

1,523,305

502,881

–

92,929

–

–

–

616,193

311,302

–

–

–

–

3,479,083

246,263

–

–

20,958

–

266,572

140,041

102,100

2,703,149

343,854

82,436

194,918

51,416

–

–

–

5,179

9,905

485,885

13,641

74,140

16,898

5,526

37,306

–

338,374

6,513,320

40,528

157,562

426,531

62,371

45,954

2,056,305 9,302,571

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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
License 
bonus

License 
fees

Royalties

Taxes

(in thousands of dollars)

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

137,343(a)

26,088(b)

7,467

75,365

–

246,263

163,431(c)

57,482

25,350

–

246,263

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,412

652

155

3,219

–

3,219

–

–

3,219

–

–

–

1,967

417

2,384

–

–

–

2,384

2,384

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 2,960 kboe at fiscal selling prices for taxes of different natures.
(b)  Corresponds to the valuation of 562 kboe at fiscal selling prices for taxes of different natures.
(c)  Corresponds to the valuation of 3,523 kboe at fiscal selling prices for taxes of different natures.

ANGOLA

Payments per Project
Block 0

Block 14

Block 14k

Block 16

Block 17

Block 17/6

Block 20

Block 21

Block 25

Block 32

Block 40

Block 48

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Caixa do Tesouro Nacional

Sonangol P&P – Pesquisa e Produção, 
SARL

Ministério dos Recursos Minerais, 
Petróleo e Gás

ANPG – Agência Nacional de Petróleo, 
Gás e Biocombustíveis

118,085

15,319

601

–

255,918

4

–

–

32

112,920

2

–

502,881

502,881

–

–

–

TOTAL

502,881

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,074

526

59

331

6,696

113

–

–

–

2,685

–

214

–

–

53

–

–

–

52,500

297,500

–

–

–

–

11,698

350,053

457

–

–

350,000(e)

11,241

–

53

–

11,698

350,053

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

137,343

26,088

9,879

77,984

572

251,866

163,431

60,701

25,350

2,384

251,866

–

119,159

40,862(a)

56,707

727(b)

–

1,440

331

824,724(c)

1,087,338

–

–

–

–

117

52,500

297,500

32

41,264(d)

156,869

–

–

2

214

907,577

1,772,209

9

–

–

–

503,338

350,000

11,294

907,577(f)

907,577

907,577

1,772,209

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 1,083 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.
(b)  Corresponds to the valuation of 17 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.
(c)  Corresponds to the valuation of 19,470 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.
(d)  Corresponds to the valuation of 1,050 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.
(e)  Purchase of working interests in the blocks 20 and 21 from Sonangol P&P, majority controlled by the Angolan State as of December 31, 2020.
(f)  Corresponds to the valuation of 21,619 kboe at the weighted average fiscal price of the year.

Universal Registration Document 2020  TOTAL 

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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
Cuenca Argentina Norte – Block 111

Cuenca Argentina Norte – Block 113

Malvinas Ocidental – Block 123

Neuquen

Santa Cruz

Tierra del Fuego

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
Aquio

Azero

Ipatí

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

–

–

–

19,485

–

36,296

26,655

82,436

26,655

19,282

19,485

17,014

82,436

13,641

13,641

13,641

13,641

24,372

–

111,276

7,441

10,105

41,724

194,918

–

124,747

70,171

–

194,918

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

13

14

6

441

69

3,357

–

–

–

–

4,066

–

–

–

3,900

4,066

–

171

441

3,288

3,900

–

–

3,878

188

4,066

–

–

–

–

143

741

226

123

32

62

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5,162

–

1,327

5,162

1,327

5,162

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,327

5,162

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

101

70

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,138(a)

10,413(b)

13

14

6

23,992

69

39,653

26,655

90,402

26,655

19,453

23,804

20,490

90,402

13,641

13,641

13,641

13,641

24,515

842

111,572

7,564

17,437

52,199

171

12,551

214,129

–

–

–

171

171

12,551(c)

19,040

–

–

–

124,747

70,171

171

12,551

214,129

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 133 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 644 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 776 kboe for production entitlements at a fixed regulated price for condensates and on a net-back regulated price for gas.

448

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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
Barreirinhas

BMC-30

BMC-32

Ceara (CE-M-661)

Espirito Santo

Foz de Amazonas

Gato do Mato

Iara

Lapa

Libra

Pelotas

Xerelete (BC-2)

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Agencia National de Petroleo,  
Gas Natural e Biocombustiveis

Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente  
e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis 
(IBAMA)

Receita Federal

Pré-sal Petroleo (PPSA)

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

24,845

15,226

11,345

–

–

–

51,416

–

–

51,416

–

51,416

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

43

154

115

76

17

33

56

–

529

–

43

33

13

1,112

865

247

–

–

1,112

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10,914(a)

–

–

–

43

154

115

76

17

33

56

24,845

15,755

22,259

43

33

13

10,914

63,442

–

–

–

10,914(a)

865

247

51,416

10,914

10,914

63,442

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 257 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

Petroleum Authority of Brunei 
Darussalam

TOTAL

55,739

18,401

74,140

64,237

9,903

74,140

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

–

5

5

–

5

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,269

3,269

55,744

21,670

77,414

–

64,242

3,269

3,269

13,172

77,414

9

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

BULGARIA

Payments per Project
Khan Asparuh

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria

TOTAL

CANADA

Payments per Project
Deer Creek

Fort Hills

Northern Lights

Surmont

Other oil sands projects

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Province of Alberta

Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Alberta)

Fort McKay First Nations (FMFN)

TOTAL

CHINA

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

300

300

300

300

10

4,324

10,465

–

63

4,929

12,045

–

6

9,253

22,589

9,253

–

–

2,207

20,118

264

9,253

22,589

Payments per Project
Sulige

TOTAL

Payments per Government
China National Petroleum Company

TOTAL

16,898(a)

16,898

16,898(a)

16,898

–

–

–

–

(a)  Includes the valuation for 15,478 k$ of 542 kboe for taxes of different natures.
(b)  Corresponds to the valuation of 963 kboe for production entitlements.

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

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

76

260

650

700

1,686

1,686

1,686

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

300

300

300

300

10

14,789

63

16,974

6

31,842

11,460

20,118

264

31,842

27,547(b)

44,445

27,547

44,445

27,547(b)

44,445

27,547

44,445

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

76

260

650

700

1,686

1,686

1,686

450

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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 2

Block 3

Block 6

Block 7

Block 8

Block 9

Block 11

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

EGYPT

Payments per Project
North Ras El Kanyis Offshore

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company

TOTAL

FRANCE (FRENCH GUYANA)

Payments per Project
Guyane Maritime

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Comité Régional pêches et Elevages 
Marins

Université de Guyane

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

92,140

92,140

–

–

–

92,140

92,140

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

71

96

168

176

174

66

239

990

990

990

8,639

8,639

291

168

8,180

–

8,639

781

781

781

781

2,171

2,171

1,628

543

2,171

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

778

778

778

778

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

71

96

168

176

174

66

239

990

990

990

100,779

100,779

291

168

8,180

92,140

100,779

1,559

1,559

1,559

1,559

2,171

2,171

1,628

543

2,171

9

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

GABON

Payments per Project
Baudroie-Mérou CEPP

Concessions (périmètre Convention 
d’Etablissement)

Concession Anguille

Concession Grondin

Concession Torpille

Hylia II CEPP

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Trésor Public gabonais

Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures

République du Gabon

Direction Générale des Impôts

Ville de Port-Gentil

Miscellaneous PID beneficiaries

Miscellaneous PIH beneficiaries

21,588(a)

14,304

14,248

14,404

26,025

2,360(c)

–

92,929

74,805

–

18,124(d)

–

–

–

–

TOTAL

92,929

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

926

3,138

–

–

–

348

–

4,412

1,312

2,451

–

649

–

–

–

4,412

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

62,371

62,371

–

–

–

16,160(b)

–

–

–

–

–

16,160

–

–

62,371

11,069

–

–

–

–

–

4,127

660

304

62,371

16,160

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

22,514

33,602

14,248

14,404

26,025

2,708

62,371

175,872

76,117

2,451

91,564

649

4,127

660

304

175,872

(a)  Includes the valuation for 16,897 k$ of 417 kboe at the official selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)  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).

(c)  Includes the valuation for 1,227 k$ of 30 kboe at the official selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)  Corresponds to the valuation of 447 kboe at the official selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

GREECE

Payments per Project
Block 2

Block SouthWest Crete

Block West Crete

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources 
Management

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

151

136

137

424

424

424

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

151

136

137

424

424

424

452

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

GUYANA

Payments per Project
Canje

Kanuku

Orinduik

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Guyana Geology and Mines 
Commission

TOTAL

INDONESIA

Payments per Project
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

–

–

–

–

–

–

5,526

5,526

5,526

–

5,526

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

102

40

22

164

164

164

–

–

–

–

–

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation at net-back price of 156 kboe for production entitlements.

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

13,234

7,724(a)

20,958

7,724(a)

13,234

20,958

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 221 kboe based on market prices for taxes of different natures.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

102

40

22

164

164

164

5,466(a)

10,992

5,466

10,992

–

5,526

5,466(a)

5,466

5,466

10,992

–

–

–

–

–

–

13,234

7,724

20,958

7,724

13,234

20,958

9

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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

Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze

Tesoreria dello Stato

TOTAL

KAZAKHSTAN

Payments per Project
Dunga

Kashagan

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

2,804

2,804

1,291

1,156

–

357

2,804

–

10,843

10,843

–

–

–

10,843

–

10,843

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,252

1,252

714

–

538

–

1,252

35

–

35

–

–

–

35

–

35

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 490 kboe at average net-back prices for production entitlements.

KENYA

Payments per Project
L11A

L11B

L12

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Kenya Ministry of Energy

National Oil Corporation of Kenya

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

32

31

31

94

94

–

94

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,800

504

2,304

–

–

–

2,304

–

2,304

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

12,261

12,261

336

6,585

5,340

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4,056

4,056

2,005

1,156

538

357

4,056

14,004

13,029(a)

27,033

15,839

36,637

52,476

–

–

–

14,004

336

6,585

5,340

27,186

13,029(a)

13,029

12,261

27,033

52,476

18

18

18

54

–

54

54

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

50

49

49

148

94

54

148

454

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

LEBANON

Payments per Project
Block 4

Block 9

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Lebanese Petroleum Administration 
(LPA)

TOTAL

LIBYA

Payments per Project
Areas 15, 16 & 32 (Al Jurf)

Areas 129 & 130

Areas 130 & 131

Waha

TOTAL

Payments per Government
National Oil Corporation

Ministry of Finance c/o National Oil 
Corporation

Ministry of Oil and Gas

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

103,245(a)

47,208(c)

5,814(e)

110,305

266,572

–

156,267(h)

110,305

266,572

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

105

105

210

210

210

–

–

–

226

226

–

–

226

226

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

105

105

210

210

210

–

–

–

–

134,133(b)

237,378

191,645(d)

238,853

75,365(f)

81,179

–

110,531

401,143

667,941

401,143(g)

401,143

–

–

156,267

110,531

401,143

667,941

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 2,516 kboe at official selling prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)  Corresponds to the valuation of 3,262 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 997 kboe at official selling prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)  Corresponds to the valuation of 4,064 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 119 kboe at official selling prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(f)  Corresponds to the valuation of 1,527 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 8,852 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 3,633 kboe at official selling prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

MAURITANIA

Payments per Project
Block C7

Block C15

Block C18

Block C31

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Trésor Public de Mauritanie

SMHPM (Société Mauritanienne des 
Hydrocarbures et du Patrimoine Minier)

Commission Environnementale

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

334

670

780

658

2,442

608

967

867

2,442

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

334

670

780

658

2,442

608

967

867

2,442

9

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Report on the payments made to governments (Article L. 22-10-37 of the French Commercial Code)

(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

MEXICO

Payments per Project
AS-CS-06 (B33)

Block 15

G-CS-02 (B32)

G-CS-03 (B34)

Perdido Block 2

Salina 1

Salina 3

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Servicio de Administracion Tributaria

Fondo Mexicano del Petroleo

TOTAL

MOZAMBIQUE

Payments per Project
Area 1 Golfino-Atum

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Instituto Nacional de Petroleo

TOTAL

MYANMAR

Payments per Project
Blocks M5 and M6

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Myanmar Ministry of Finance

Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise

TOTAL

295

592

523

337

1,511

806

1,115

5,179

5,179

–

5,179

–

–

–

–

28,106

9,200

37,306

37,306

–

37,306

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

226

454

401

223

11,780

618

855

14,557

–

14,557

14,557

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

521

1,046

924

560

13,291

1,424

1,970

19,736

5,179

14,557

19,736

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

138,535(a)

166,641

–

9,200

138,535

175,841

–

37,306

138,535(a)

138,535

138,535

175,841

(a)  Includes the valuation at a net-back price for 85,344 k$ of 3,021 kboe for production entitlements dedicated to domestic delivery obligations.

NETHERLANDS

Payments per Project
Offshore Blocks

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Belastingdienst Nederland

TOTAL

–

11,286

11,286

11,286

11,286

–

–

–

–

–

1,271

–

1,271

1,271

1,271

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,271

11,286

12,557

12,557

12,557

456

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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
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 118 (Bonga)

OML 130

OML 130 PSA (Akpo & Egina)

OML 138 (Usan)

Joint ventures with NNPC, 
operated – Non-attributable

Joint ventures with NNPC, non 
operated – Non-attributable

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

29,449

21,217

16,241

112,228

70,628(a)

12,459

22,753

16,092(c)

–

81,656

233,470(f)

616,193

274,797

262,198

–

–

–

39,796(h)

(i)
39,402

616,193

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,292

–

27(d)

7,845

4,584

–

15,748

–

14,284

–

1,437

–

–

(d)

27

15,748

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

29,449

21,217

16,241

112,228

1,545

13,462(b)

85,635

–

5,941

835

–

6,171

–

–

–

10,821(e)

–

–

–

15,751

28,694

27,775

7,845

92,411

233,470

14,492

24,283

670,716

–

–

14,492

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

274,797

276,482

14,492

1,437

24,283

(g)

24,283

–

–

39,796

39,429

14,492

24,283

670,716

(a)  Includes the valuation for 66,331 k$ of 1,447 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)  Corresponds to the valuation for 295 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(c)  Includes the valuation for 12,867 k$ of 304 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)  Corresponds to the valuation of 426 boe at average entitlement price of the period of barrels allocation and applying the terms of the profits sharing agreements.
(e)  Corresponds to the valuation for 236 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(f)  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.

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(g)  Corresponds to the valuation for 531 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(h)  Corresponds to the valuation for 800 kboe at average entitlement price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(i)  Corresponds to the valuation for 951 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
Åsgard area

Ekofisk area

Heimdal area

Johan Sverdrup

Oseberg area

PL018C

Snøhvit area

Troll area

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Norwegian Tax Administration

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

TOTAL

OMAN

Payments per Project
Block 6

Block 12

Block 53

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Oman Ministry of Oil and Gas

Oman Ministry of Finance

TOTAL

7,609

23,406

566

265

10,319

–

10,365

2,094

453,708

508,332

508,332

–

508,332

138,787

–

1,254(a)

140,041

–

140,041(c)

140,041

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

992

2,604

47

59

798

55

158

130

–

4,843

–

4,843

4,843

–

280

–

280

80

200

280

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

12,392

–

12,392

–

12,392

12,392

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

7,222(b)

8,601

26,010

613

324

11,117

55

10,523

2,224

453,708

513,175

508,332

4,843

513,175

138,787

12,672

8,476

7,222

159,935

7,222(b)

7,302

–

152,633

7,222

159,935

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation for 26 kboe at the weighted average selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)  Corresponds to the valuation for 149 kboe at the weighted average selling price and applying the profit sharing agreements.
(c)  Includes the valuation for 1,254 k$ of 26 kboe at the weighted average selling price and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Payments per Project
PPL-576

PRL-15

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Conservation & Environment 
Protection Authority

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

25

303

328

328

328

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

25

303

328

328

328

458

TOTAL  Universal Registration Document 2020

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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

Dolphin

Qatargas 1

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Qatar Petroleum

Qatar Ministry of Finance

TOTAL

28,318

47,653(a)

26,129(c)

102,100

–

102,100(f)

102,100

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

28,318

432,775(b)

480,428

37,679(d)

63,808

470,454

572,554

470,454(e)

470,454

–

102,100

470,454

572,554

(a)  Corresponds to the valuation of 3,128 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 28,726 kboe based on the average price of production entitlements.
(c)  Corresponds to the valuation of 667 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 941 kboe based on the average price of production entitlements.
(e)  Corresponds to the valuation of 29,667 kboe based on the average price of production entitlements.
(f) 

Includes the valuation for 73,782 k$ of 3,796 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

Mokelembembe

Nanga

Pegase Nord (ex MTPS)

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministère des hydrocarbures

Trésor Public

Société Nationale des Pétroles 
Congolais

TOTAL

24,526(a)

6,673(b)

218,949(c)

23,820(d)

27,486(e)

601

9,247(g)

–

–

–

–

311,302

293,297(h)

17,404

601

311,302

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,018

311

11,514

782

91

59

261

135

330

256

60

14,817

1,126

13,691

–

14,817

–

–

–

–

–

53

–

–

–

–

–

53

–

53

–

53

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

724

–

–

–

–

–

375

750

750

–

–

–

–

–

–

727(f)

–

–

–

–

–

25,544

7,708

230,463

24,602

27,577

1,440

9,508

510

1,080

1,006

60

2,599

727

329,498

–

2,599

–

–

294,423

33,747

–

727(f)

1,328

2,599

727

329,498

(a)  Includes the valuation for 9,441 k$ of 229 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(b)  Includes the valuation for 2,300 k$ of 84 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(c)  Corresponds to the valuation of 4,175 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(d)  Corresponds to the valuation of 540 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(e)  Corresponds to the valuation of 673 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(f)  Corresponds to the valuation of 17 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the profit sharing agreements.
(g)  Corresponds to the valuation of 238 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.
(h)  Corresponds to the valuation of 5,939 kboe at official fiscal prices and applying the fiscal terms of the profit sharing agreements.

9

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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 ET 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
Société des Pétroles du Sénégal

Etat du Sénégal C/O Fondation Total 
Sénégal

TOTAL

11,927

11,927

11,927

–

11,927

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

78

78

78

–

78

181

181

181

181

769

350

1,119

1,119

–

1,119

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

100

117

217

–

217

217

19,584

19,584

–

19,584

19,584

31,589

31,589

12,005

19,584

31,589

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

181

181

181

181

869

467

1,336

1,119

217

1,336

460

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

SOUTH AFRICA

Payments per Project
Block 2C

Blocks 5/6/7

Block DOWB

Block ODB

Block South Outeniqua

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Petroleum Agency South Africa (PASA)

Upstream Training Trust (UTT)

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

UGANDA

Payments per Project
Block EA-1

Block EA-2

Block EA-3

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Ministry of Energy and Mineral 
Development

Uganda Revenue Authority

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

335,806

2,568

338,374

240,018

98,356

–

338,374

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

15

169

151

107

175

617

279

338

617

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

46,935

–

46,935

–

–

46,935

46,935

164

138

248

8,625

9,175

550

8,625

9,175

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

15

169

151

107

175

617

279

338

617

382,741

2,568

385,309

240,018

98,356

46,935

385,309

164

138

248

8,625

9,175

550

8,625

9,175

9

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(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Payments per Project
Abu Al Bukhoosh

ADNOC Gas Processing

ADNOC Onshore

Lower Zakum

Umm Shaif Nasr

TOTAL

Payments per Government
Supreme Petroleum Council – 
Government of Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Fiscal Authorities

21,908

197,054

1,836,836

191,878

455,473

2,703,149

21,908

2,523,482

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

157,759

TOTAL

2,703,149

UNITED KINGDOM

Payments per Project
Aspen

Central Graben Area

Culzean

Eastern North Sea

Greater Laggan Area

Markham Area

Northern North Sea

Non-attributable

TOTAL

Payments per Government
HM Revenue & Customs

Crown Estate

Oil and Gas Authority

TOTAL

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

43,861

43,861

43,861

–

–

43,861

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

9,347

501

2,005

11,853

–

–

11,853

11,853

660

589

9

3,795

2,616

103

2,306

165

10,243

–

165

10,078

10,243

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

21,908

197,054

1,846,183

192,379

457,478

2,715,002

21,908

2,523,482

169,612

2,715,002

660

589

9

3,795

2,616

103

2,306

44,026

54,104

43,861

165

10,078

54,104

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Report on the payments made to governments (Article L. 22-10-37 of the French Commercial Code)

(in thousands of dollars)

Taxes

Royalties

License 
fees

License 
bonus

Dividends

Infrastructure 
improvements

Production 
entitlements

Total of 
Payments

8,238

7,881

–

–

UNITED STATES

Payments per Project
Barnett Shale

Gulf of Mexico

Tahiti

Utica

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 Independent School District

Burleson Independent School District

Arlington Independent School District

Harrison County

Carroll County

Birdville Independent School District

Tarrant County College

City of Grand Prairie

Kennedale Independant School District

Tarrant County AAAA

–

–

1,667

9,905

–

753

2,895

4,587

605

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

387

527

–

–

–

–

–

Grapevine-Colleyville Tax Office

151

City of Cleburne

City of Burleson

Mansfield Independant School District

Crowley Independant School District

City of Crowley

White Settlement Independant School 
District

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,716

2,404

23,394

–

–

–

–

–

31,275

3,716

2,404

23,394

3,716

2,404

–

–

–

–

2,355

1,024

1,045

539

341

310

209

210

236

–

–

398

230

133

146

106

–

123

138

141

111

43

43

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

TOTAL

9,905

31,275

3,716

2,404

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

16,119

6,120

23,394

1,667

47,300

29,514

753

2,895

4,587

605

2,355

1,024

1,045

539

341

310

209

210

236

387

527

398

230

133

146

106

151

123

138

141

111

43

43

47,300

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Reporting of payments to governments for purchases of oil, gas and minerals (EITI reporting)

9.4   Reporting of payments to governments for 

purchases of oil, gas and minerals (EITI reporting)

Purpose of the reporting

Definitions

In September 2020, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, or 
EITI,  published  its  “Reporting  Guidelines  for  Companies  Buying  Oil,  
Gas  and  Minerals  from  Governments.”  Those  Guidelines  are  intended  
for companies that purchase oil, gas and/or minerals from governments, 
to  guide  them  for  the  disclosure  of  payments  made  to  governments.  
They aim to ensure the consistent disclosure of payments made to the 
state  or  state-owned  enterprises  (SOEs)(1)  where  oil,  gas  or  minerals  
are  being  sold  on  behalf  of  the  state,  where  EITI  requirements  are 
applicable and relevant, or where there is commitment to transparency  
in commodity sales.

These reporting guidelines were developed by the EITI Working Group on 
Transparency in Commodity Trading, and documented by the discussions 
at the OECD Thematic Dialogue on Commodity Trading Transparency. 
They are part of the implementation of Requirement 4.2 of the 2019 EITI 
Standard, which aims to ensure transparency in how the state is selling 
oil,  gas  and  minerals  by  requiring  disclosures  by  SOEs  and/or  other 
relevant  government  agencies  concerning  the  sale  of  the  state’s  share  
of production or other revenues collected in kind. Correspondingly, the 
Standard  encourages  companies  buying  oil,  gas  and/or  mineral
resources  from  the  state  or  SOEs  to  disclose  information  regarding  
the volumes received from the state or SOE and payments made for the 
purchase of oil, gas and mineral resources.

Companies  that  purchase  these  commodities  disclose  this  data  on  a 
voluntary basis. The Guidelines aim to identify:

1.  Who is buying the product. 

2.  Who is selling the product. 

3.  What product is being purchased. 

4.  What the buyer pays to the seller for the product.

Applicable  purchases:  Under  the  Guidelines,  purchases  of  oil, 
petroleum  products,  metals  and  minerals  should  be  reported.  Oil  and 
petroleum products may be categorized as “crude oil,” “refined products” 
or “natural gas.” For its 2020 reporting, TOTAL is disclosing its purchases 
of oil and petroleum products made during fiscal year 2020 by TOTAL SE  
fully consolidated companies.

Selling entities and purchases to be covered: EITI recommends that 
the disclosures cover: 

–  purchases  of  the  state’s  share  of  production  and  other  in-kind 
revenues from EITI countries where the selling entity is a government 
agency  or  SOE  or  a  third  party  appointed  to  sell  on  their  behalf  
(i.e., where EITI Requirement 4.2 is applicable);

–  purchases  from  SOEs  in  non-EITI  countries  that  have  explicitly  or 

publicly stated their support to the initiative.

Reporting principles

TOTAL reporting follow the EITI recommendations mentioned hereabove.

From  the  reporting  models  suggested  by  EITI  regarding  the  level  of 
disaggregation,  TOTAL  has  chosen  model  1,  in  which  disclosures  of  
both  volumes  and  values  (amounts  paid)  are  aggregated  by  individual 
seller (where the seller is any company that is wholly or majority owned  
by the state) for purchases of commodities delivered in 2020.

TOTAL  follows  the  EITI  recommendation,  in  particular  with  regards  to 
obtaining  the  prior  consent  of  the  concerned  countries  before  the 
publication of the procurement data concerning them. Therefore, TOTAL 
discloses  under  the  category  “Other  Countries”,  aggregate  data  on  its 
purchases from (i) SOEs in EITI countries for which prior approval could 
not be obtained in due time and (ii) in non-EITI Countries, whether those 
countries have supported the transparency initiative or not.

(1)  For the purpose of EITI implementation, a “state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a wholly or majority government-owned company that is engaged in extractives activities on behalf of 

the government.” EITI Requirement 2.6.a.i.

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Disclosure of volumes and value by individual seller

Crude oil – Refined products

1. Who is selling the product

2. Who is buying the product

3. What product is being bought

4. What does the buyer pay  
to the seller for the product

Core Information

Name of Country of 
Seller of Government 
Share of Production

Name of SOE or seller  
of the state share of 
production

Iraq

Nigeria

SOMO

NNPC 

Other Countries

Iraq

SOMO

Other Countries

Additional 
Information

Counterparty 
state owned  

Core Information

Additional 
Information

Core Information

Core Information

%

Buying Entity

100

100

100

100

100

TOTSA TOTAL OIL 
TRADING SA 

TOTSA TOTAL OIL 
TRADING SA 

TOTSA TOTAL OIL
TRADING SA 

TOTSA TOTAL OIL 
TRADING SA 

TOTSA TOTAL OIL 
TRADING SA 

Beneficial 
Ownership

Product Type

TOTAL SE Crude oil 

Volumes 
Purchased 
(barrel)

6,795,575

Amounts paid  

(USD)

215,109,446 

TOTAL SE Crude oil 

8,592,505

346,468,741 

TOTAL SE Crude oil 

162,619,335

6,393,816,848

TOTAL SE Refined products

605,728

30,707,417 

TOTAL SE Refined products

124,684,684

5,612,411,659

Natural Gas – LNG – Sulphur – Petcoke

1. Who is selling the product

2. Who is buying the product

3. What product is being bought

4. What does the buyer pay  
to the seller for the product

Core Information

Additional 
Information

Core Information

Additional 
Information

Core Information

Core Information

Name of Country of 
Seller of Government 
Share of Production

Name of SOE or seller 
of the state share of 
production

Counterparty 
state owned 
%

ENBW Baden-
Wurttemberg AG

VNG Handel &  
Vertrieb GmbH

PT Pertamina 
(Persero)

93.5

74.2

100

Germany

Germany

Indonesia

Other Countries

Other Countries

Other Countries

Other Countries

Other Countries

LPG

Buying Entity

Total Gas & Power 
Limited

Total Gas & Power 
Limited

Total Gas and Power 
Asia Pte Ltd

Total Gas & Power 
Limited

Total Gas & Power 
Limited

Total Gas & Power 
Limited

Total Gas & Power 
Limited

Beneficial 
Ownership

Product 
Type

Volumes 
Purchased 
(Mbtu)

Volumes 
Purchased 
(ton)

TOTAL SE Natural 

1,763,702

Gas

TOTAL SE Natural 

6,184,406

Gas

TOTAL SE

LNG

10,464,240

Amounts paid  

(USD)

12,315,607

22,301,486

22,801,861

TOTAL SE

LNG

463,846,492

1,819,340,655

TOTAL SE Natural 

14,183,246

Gas

TOTAL SE

Sulphur

TOTAL SE

Petcoke

35,000

816,642

28,555,916

1,469,989

37,676,916

96,648,819

Total Gas and Power 
Asia Pte Ltd

TOTAL SE

LNG

23,789,581

1. Who is selling the product

2. Who is buying the product

3. What product is being bought

4. What does the buyer pay  
to the seller for the product

Core Information

Additional Information

Core Information

Additional 
Information

Core Information

Core Information

Name of Country of Seller of 
Government Share of 
Production

Other Countries

Counterparty  
state owned  

%

Buying Entity

Beneficial  
Ownership

Product Type

100

TOTSA TOTAL OIL 
TRADING SA 

TOTAL SE

LPG

Volumes  
Purchased 
(barrel)

5,775,097

Amounts paid  

(USD)

177,353,462

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Statutory financial 
statements of  
TOTAL SE

10.1  Statutory auditors’ report on the financial statements 

468

10.3  Notes to the statutory financial statements 

10.2  Statutory Financial Statements of TOTAL SE 

10.4  Other financial information concerning the 

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 

472

472
473
474

475

parent company 

10.4.1  Subsidiaries and affiliates 
10.4.2  Five-year financial data 
10.4.3  Proposed allocation of 2020 income 
10.4.4  Statement of changes in share capital for the past five years 

476

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Chapter 10 / Statutory financial statements of TOTAL SE
Statutory auditors’ report on the financial statements

10.1   Statutory auditors’ report  
on the financial statements

To the Annual General Meeting of TOTAL SE,

Opinion

In compliance with the engagement entrusted to us by your Annual General Meeting, we have audited the accompanying financial statements of TOTAL 
SE for the year ended December 31, 2020. 

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, 2020 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 requirements of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and the 
French Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) for statutory auditors for the period from January 1, 2020 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.

Justification of Assessments – Key Audit Matters

Due to the global crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the financial statements for this period have been prepared and audited under special 
circumstances. Indeed, this crisis and the exceptional measures taken in the context of the health emergency have had numerous consequences for 
companies, particularly on their operations and their financing, and have led to greater uncertainties regarding their future prospects. Some of these 
measures,  such  as  travel  restrictions  and  remote  working,  have  also  had  an  impact  on  companies’  internal  organization  and  on  how  audits  are 
performed.

It is in this complex and evolving context that, 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 in and loans to consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates

Risk identified

Our response

Investments in and loans to consolidated subsidiaries and equity affiliates 
recorded in the balance sheet as at December 31, 2020 for a net amount 
of €113.7 billion, 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 “Financial Assets”
section of “Accounting policies” Note to the annual financial statements, 
these investments and loans are impaired as follows: 
–  For Exploration & Production activities:

– 

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, provisions 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  in  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 
in 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 in 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 in 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 in and loans to consolidated subsidiaries 
and  equity  affiliates,  including  the  more  sensitive  ones,  perform  an 
analysis  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,  and 
integrating the health and oil crisis context;

–  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 analyzing the 
adjustments made, if any, on said equity.

We also assessed the appropriateness of the information presented in 
the  “Financial  Assets”  section  of  the  “Accounting  policies”  Note  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. 441-6 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. 225-37-4 et L. 22-10-10 and
L. 22-10-9 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce).

Concerning the information given in accordance with the requirements of Article L. 22-10-9 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) relating 
to remunerations and benefits received by, or allocated to the directors and any other commitments made in their favor, 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 by your Company 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. 22-10-11 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. 

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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Chapter 10 / Statutory financial statements of TOTAL SE
Statutory auditors’ report on the financial statements

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Format of presentation of the financial statements intended to be included in the annual financial report

In accordance with Article 222-3, III of the General Regulation of the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers), your Company’s Management informed us 
of its decision to postpone the application of the European single electronic format as defined in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2019/815 of 
December 17, 2018 to years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Therefore, this report does not include a conclusion on the compliance with this format 
of the presentation of the financial statements intended to be included in the annual financial report mentioned in Article L. 451-1-2, I of the French 
Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire et financier).

Appointment of the Statutory Auditors

We were appointed as statutory auditors of TOTAL SE 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, 2020, KPMG S.A. and ERNST & YOUNG Audit were in the 23rd year and 17th year of total uninterrupted engagement, respectively.

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) No 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 17, 2021

The Statutory Auditors 
French original signed by: 

KPMG Audit 
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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Statutory Financial Statements of TOTAL SE as parent company

10.2  Statutory Financial Statements  
of TOTAL SE 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) 

2020

3,960

(4,704)

(3)

(747)

(599)

9,261

(1,167)

26

7,521

6,774

(4)

(1)

(23)

(28)

(44)

536

7,238

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

5,485

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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

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

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2020

2019

2018

812

(522)

290

580

(452)

128

119,312

(5,578)

1,066

114,800

115,218

2

1,412

54

–

1,468

2

803

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

130,966

(5,404)

1,378

126,940

127,428

2

1,812

236

1

2,051

5

192

117,491

109,590

129,676

2020

2019

2018

6,633

36,722

3,933

13,332

7,238

(5,221)

62,637

10,191

36,799

1,992

4,690

43,481

46

1,136

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

(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)

117,491

109,590

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 disposals of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

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 

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

2020

2019

2018

7,238

7,039

5,485

42

184

946

8,410

212

(7,732)

320

1,210

(45)

(1,237)

(1,282)

1

223

224

(1,058)

338

(552)

(4,120)

(1,735)

5,880

(189)

(37)

37

–

76

(9)

634

7,740

189

19,070

(3)

74

590

853

7,002

66

3,951

55

26,996

11,074

(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

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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

2,528,989,616

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

(M€)

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2018

Balance of cash dividends paid(a)

Final dividend paid in shares(a’)

Net income 2018

Cash interim dividends paid for 2018(b) (b’)

Issuance of common shares(c)

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(d)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

Balance of cash dividends paid(e)

Net income 2019

Cash interim dividends paid for 2019(f) (f’)

Issuance of common shares(g)

Capital increase reserved for Group employees

Changes in revaluation differences

Expenses related to the capital increase reserved for employees

–

–

–

264,230

10,047,337

–

–

–

38,063,688

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

25

–

–

40

–

–

–

8

370

–

(1)

751

(1,668)

7,039

(5,235)

–

(1)

–

–

–

–

–

95

–

–

–

33

–

–

–

–

–

1,001

–

–

–

307

–

(1)

–

–

(598)

(1,096)

7,238

(5,221)

–

(1)

–

–

–

–

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

16,076,936

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares(d)

(65,109,435)

(163)

(2,989)

2,601,881,075

6,505

35,415

18,957

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

Balance of cash dividends paid(h)

Final dividend paid in shares(h’)

Net income 2020

Cash interim dividends paid for 2020(

i) (i’)

Issuance of common shares

Capital increase reserved for Group employees

13,179,262

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(d)

–

–

–

–

Total

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

(598)

–

7,238

(5,221)

–

339

–

(1)

–

–

62,637

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

2,653,124,025

6,633

36,722

19,279

(a)  Balance of the 2017 dividend paid in cash (€0.62 per share).
(a’)  Balance of the 2017 dividend: €302 million paid in shares increased by €23 million adjustment for the exact number of eligible shares, according to the shareholders’ meeting 

dated on June 01, 2018.

(b)  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.
(b’)  Interim dividend not paid in 2018 for the 2nd and 3rd quarters 2018: €3,340 million (€0.64 per share) with option to receive dividend in shares.
(c)  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.
(d)  See note 7.
(e)  Balance of the 2018 dividend: including €1,673 million (€0.64 per share) paid in cash decreased by €5 million adjustment for the exact number of eligible shares, according to the 

Shareholders’ meeting on May 29,2019.
Interim dividend paid in 2019 for the 1st quarter 2019: €1,715 million (€0.66 per share) paid in cash.

(f) 
(f’)  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.
(g)  264,230 shares by subscription of stock options.
(h)  Balance of the 2019 dividend: including €663 million (€0.68 per share) paid in cash decreased by €65 adjustment for the exact number of eligible shares, according to the 

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Shareholders’ meeting on May 29,2020.

(h’)  Balance of the 2019 dividend: €1,096 million (€0.68 per share) paid in shares increased, according to the shareholders’ meeting dated on May 29, 2020.
(i) 
(i’)  Interim dividend not paid in 2020 for the 2nd and 3rd quarters 2020: €1,735 million (€0.66 per share) for the 2nd quarter and €1,751 million (€0,66 per share) for the 3rd quarter.

Interim dividend paid in 2020 for the 1st quarter 2020: €1,735 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 

NOTE 27 

Post closing events   

477

478

478

480

480

480

481

483

483

484

485

485

485

485

486

486

486

487

487

487

487

488

488

489

489

491

491 

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Notes to the statutory financial statements
Note 1

Following its registration with the Trade and Companies Register of Nanterre as a European Company, on July 16, 2020, TOTAL S.A. has become  
TOTAL SE. 

NOTE 1  Accounting policies

The 2020 financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 
French  Generally  Accepted  Accounting  Principles  (“French  GAAP”)  in 
force (ANC 2018-01 regulation).

and  loans  is  limited  to  the  subsidiary  expected  pay-back  evaluated  at 
year-end.

Accounting  principles  retained  for  the  preparation  of  the  financial 
statements of the 2020 financial year are identical to those of 2019.

The  2020  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  and  closed  in 
application of the principle of going concern.

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.

For exploration and production activities, 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  

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. 

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 SE 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 SE 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)

2020

Depreciation, 
depletion,
amortization and 
valuation 
allowances

Gross amount

296

160

99

37

–

516

484

32

812

36

95

449

580

1,392

(214)

(135)

(61)

(18)

–

(308)

(308)

–

(522)

–

(89)

(363)

(452)

(974)

2019

Net

62

4

41

17

–

253

208

45

315

36

10

105

151

466

Net

82

25

38

19

–

208

176

32

290

36

6

86

128

418

(a)  Branches amortization related to commercial activity is accounted for as purchase cost of goods sold.
(b)  As of December 31, 2019, aggregate cost, depreciation and valuation allowance amounted respectively to €1,400 million and €934 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

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Marketing & Services

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

TOTAL

Gross amount
at beginning 
of year

102,417

9,393

111,810

9,639

4,102

6,344

27,153

64,572

111,810

Increases

Decreases

2020

Monetary Non monetary

Monetary Non monetary

211

8,270

8,481

39

204

–

–

8,238

8,481

1

–

1

–

1

–

–

–

1

(1)

(179)

(180)

(1)

–

–

–

(179)

(180)

(239)

(30)

(269)

(239)

(30)

–

–

–

(269)

Currency
translation
adjustment

Gross
amount at
year-end

–

102,389

(531)

(531)

(13)

–

–

–

(518)

(531)

16,923

119,312

9,425

4,277

6,344

27,153

72,113

119,312

(a)  The variation of equity shares on December 31st, 2020 is mainly due to: 

–  Recapitalization of intra-group companies which belong to Integrated Gas, Renewables and Power activity.
–  Universal Transfer of Assets for companies which belong to Exploration & Production activity.

(b)  Changes in loans mainly relate to the financing of Total Finance and Total Treasury.

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3.2  Changes in depreciation on investments and loans

As of December 31, (M€)

Investments(a)

Loans(b)

TOTAL

Analysis by segment 

Exploration & Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Marketing & Services 

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

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Notes to the statutory financial statements
Note 3

2020

Beginning  

of year

Allowances

Reversals

Currency 
translation 
adjustment

Year-end

4,851

544

5,395

2,174

383

–

2,832

6

5,395

393

43

436

87

7

–

340

2

436

(252)

–

(252)

(240)

(12)

–

–

–

(252)

–

(1)

(1)

(1)

–

–

–

–

(1)

4,992

586

5,578

2,020

378

–

3,172

8

5,578

(a)  The variation in the investments allowances as of December 31, 2020 is mainly due to: 

– 
– 

the depreciation of Total Raffinage France shares in Refining & Chemicals activity,
the reversal relating to the Universal Transfer of Assets in Exploration & Production activity.

(b)  The variation of depreciation of loans on December 31, 2020 is mainly due to loans in the Exploration 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

102,389

16,923

119,312

9,425

4,277

6,344

27,153

72,113

2020

Net
allowances

(4,992)

(586)

Net

97,397

16,337

2019

Net

97,566

8,849

(5,578)

113,734

106,415

(2,020)

(378)

–

(3,172)

(8)

7,405

3,899

6,344

23,981

72,105

7,465

3,719

6,344

24,321

64,566

119,312

(5,578)

113,734

106,415

(a)  As of December 31, 2020, the gross amount includes €16,736 million related to affiliates.
(b)  As of December 31, 2020, the gross amount is split by maturity date less than one year and more than one year, respectively for €10,369 million and €6,554 million.
(c)  As of December 31, 2020, gross amounts and net allowances amounted respectively to €111,810 million and €5,395 million.

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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

Gross amount
at beginning
of year

542

20

3

565

Increases

Decreases

2020

Monetary Non monetary

Monetary Non monetary

502

17

2

521

–

–

–

–

(1)

(16)

–

(17)

(3)

–

–

(3)

Currency
translation 
adjustment 

–

–

–

–

Gross 
amount at
year-end

1,040

21

5

1,066

(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, 2020, is amounting to €5 million.

NOTE 5  Accounts receivable

As of December 31, (M€)

Accounts receivable 

Other operating receivables

TOTAL(a)(b)

2020

2019

Gross  

amount

Net
allowances

1,040

21

5

1,066

–

–

–

–

Net

1,040

21

5

1,066

Net

542

20

3

565

2020

2019

Gross 
amount

Net
allowances

813

603

1,416

–

(4)

(4)

Net

813

599

Net

934

816

1,412

1,750

(a)  Including €764 million related to affiliates as of December 31, 2020.
(b)  Including €1,411 million due within 12 months and €5 million due in more than 12 months as of December 31, 2020.

NOTE 6  Marketable securities

As of December 31st, 2020, TOTAL SE holds 1,108,294 treasury shares for a gross amount of €54 million.

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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, 2017(a)

2018 Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second, third interim and final 2017 dividend,  
as well as the 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

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018(b)

2019 Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (second and third 2018 interim dividend)

Exercise of TOTAL share subscription options

Capital reduction by cancellation of treasury shares

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019(c)

Deferred contribution pursuant to the 2015 capital increase reserved for employees

2020 Capital increase reserved for employees

Capital increase as payment of the scrip dividend (final 2019 dividend)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020(d)

(a)  Including 8,376,756 treasury shares.
(b)  Including 32,473,281 treasury shares.
(c)  Including 15,474,234 treasury shares.
(d)  Including 24,392,703 treasury shares.

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

18,879

13,160,383

38,063,688

2,653,124,025

Capital increase reserved for Group employees

The Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) of May 29, 2020, in its twentieth 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 2020, the Board of Directors of September 16, 2020, by virtue of the twentieth resolution above-mentioned, decided to proceed with a 
capital increase reserved for Group employees and retirees, within the limit of 18 million shares with immediate dividend rights. On this occasion, 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 28, 2021.

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Note 7

During the fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020, 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

2020

2019

2018

June 11, 2020 

June 6, 2019

May 3, 2018

18th resolution of the 
EGM of June 1, 2018

18th resolution of the 
EGM of June 1, 2018

23rd resolution of the 
EGM of May 24, 2016

12,952,925

26.20 euros 

9,845,111

40.10 euros

9,174,817

37.20 euros

207,458

202,226

180,072

19th resolution of the 
EGM of June 1, 2018

19th resolution of the 
EGM of June 1, 2018

24th resolution of the 
EGM of June 24, 2016

1,380

276

5,932

1,187

6,784

1,360

June 11, 2025

June 6, 2024

May 3, 2023

Capital increase as payment of scrip dividend

The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2020, approved the option for shareholders to receive the final 2019 dividend in new shares of the 
Company or in cash.

TOTAL shares held by TOTAL SE

As of December 31,

Number of treasury shares held by TOTAL SE

Percentage of share capital

Of which shares acquired with the intention to cancel them 

2020

2019

2018

24,392,703

15,474,234

32,473,281

0.92%

0.59%

1.23%

23,284,409

11,051,144

27,360,278

Of which shares allocated to TOTAL share performance plans for Group employees

52,848

4,357,324

5,044,817

Of which shares intended to be allocated to new share performance or purchase options plans

1,055,446

65,766

68,186

Share cancellation

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, has proceeded with the following cancellation of TOTAL shares: 

Fiscal year

Board of Directors’ 
decision date

Number of shares bought 
back and cancelled 

cancellation of the dilution(a)

Buybacks for the purpose of

the shareholder  
return policy(b) 

Percentage of the 
share capital 
cancelled(c)

2020

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

n/a(d)

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

30,249,302 shares

2.44%

16,144,859 shares

1.66%

(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. On March 23, 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in the oil 
prices, TOTAL SE announced the suspension of its buyback programme. The Company had previously announced a $2 billion buyback target for 2020 in a 60 $/b environment 
and has bought back $554 million, i.e. €502 million.

(c)  Percentage of the share capital that the cancelled shares represented on the operations’ date. 
(d)  TOTAL SE did not cancel any shares in the fiscal year 2020.

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As of December 31, (M€)

Revaluation reserves

Legal reserves

Untaxed reserves 

Other reserves 

TOTAL

NOTE 8  Contingency liabilities

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

Provisions for non-recurring items

TOTAL

(a)  See NOTE 9.

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Notes to the statutory financial statements
Notes 7, 8 and 9

2019

3

740

2,808

383

3,934

2018

3

740

2,808

383

3,934

2020

3

740

2,808

382

3,933

2020

Reversals

Allowances

Used

Unused

Currency
translation 
adjustment

Gross
amount at 
year-end

983

970

13

183

52

–

130

1

–

–

–

–

(220)

(22)

–

(187)

(11)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

9,495

9,435

60

696

224

12

346

114

–

10,191

Gross 
amount at 
beginning 
of year 

8,512

8,465

47

733

194

12

403

124

–

9,245

1,166

(220)

NOTE 9  Employee benefits obligations

TOTAL SE 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 SE recorded €224 million as a provision for pension benefits and other benefits as of December 31, 2020 and €194 million as of December 31, 
2019.

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

Average residual life expectancy of operations

2020

0.56%

2.90%

2019

0.75%

2.80%

10-20 years

10-20 years

TOTAL SE records a provision in its accounts for the net actuarial liability of the plan assets and the deferred gains and losses to be amortized when 
this sum represents a pension liability.

Actuarial gains and losses resulting from changes in actuarial assumptions are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining 
length of service of employees involved.

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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,

2020

150

(12)

138

2020

634

(459)

175

86

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

€1,000 2.0%  
Perpetual Non-Call 10 year – 09/2030

Accrued interest

TOTAL BONDS

Other loans(b)

Current accounts(c)

TOTAL

2020

Within 
1 year 

1 to 5 years

More than
5 years

297

297

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,500

1,500

978

1,750

1,000

1,500

1,000

160

10,685

26,610

1,496

38,791

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

160

457

39

1,496

1,992

2,500

1,500

978

1,750

1,000

–

–

–

7,728

26,571

–

1,500

1,500

1,000

–

2,500

–

–

–

168

10,486

21,477

2,133

34,096

34,299

2,500

2019

201

(39)

162

2019

579

(492)

87

32

2019

1,000

2,500

1,500

1,068

1,750

1,000

(a)  This loan was converted into floating rate debt by insurance of asset-backed swaps individually.
(b)  Including €23,620 million as of December 31, 2020 and €21,430 million as of December 31, 2019 related to affiliates.
(c)  Including €1,496 million as of December 31, 2020 and €2,127 million as of December 31, 2019 related to affiliates.

On January 25, 2021, TOTAL SE issued perpetual subordinated bonds for an amount of €3 billion:
–  €1.5 billion at 1.625% coupon for the tranche with a 7 year first call date.
–  €1.5 billion at 2.125% coupon for the tranche with a 12 year first call date.

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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 (€470 million), the outstanding liability amounts to €142 million, of which:

–  €107 million for invoices of foreign suppliers to foreign branches for which the payment schedule is as follows: 

€88 million within 1 month and €19 million payable no later than 6 months;

–  €16 million non-Group for which the payment schedule is as follows: 

– 

€7 million due on December 31, 2020 and €9 million payable no later than January 31, 2021;
 €19 million to the Group for which the payment schedule is as follows:
€-1 million due on December 31, 2020 and €20 million payable no later than January 31, 2021.
(b)  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.

(c)  Including €402 million in 2020 and €345 million in 2019 related to affiliates.
(d)  Due in 12 months or less.

NOTE 12  Currency translation adjustments

2020

612(a)

4,078

4,690

2019

631(b)

4,159

4,790

The application of the foreign currency translation method outlined in NOTE 1, currency translation adjustments asset and liability resulted in a ne
currency translation adjustment of €333 million as of December 31, 2020, mainly due to the revaluation of US dollar loans.

t 

NOTE 13  Sales

(M€)

FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Hydrocarbon and oil products

Technical support fees

FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

Hydrocarbon and oil products

Technical support fees

France

Rest of  
Europe

North
America

213

–

213

303

–

303

2,288

1,901

387

4,654

4,305

349

33

–

33

48

–

48

Africa

801

–

801

753

–

753

NOTE 14  Net operating expenses

(M€)

Purchase cost of goods sold

Other purchases and external expenses 

Taxes

Personnel expenses 

TOTAL

Middle East  
& Rest of  
the world

625

2

623

579

2

577

2020

(1,731)

(1,691)

(29)

(1,253)

(4,704)

Total

3,960

1,903

2,057

6,337

4,307

2,030

2019

(3,938)

(1,692)

(50)

(1,250)

(6,931)

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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

Current assets

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)  Including €(182) million as of December 31, 2020 and €(294) million as of December 31, 2019 related to affiliates.
(b)  Including €7 million as of December 31, 2020 and €161 million as of December 31, 2019 related to affiliates.

NOTE 17  Dividends

(M€) 

Exploration-Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Marketing & Services

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

TOTAL

2020

2019

(43)

(182)

(1)

–

(226)

–

209

11

3

223

(3)

(37)

(284)

(101)

–

(422)

–

222

2

–

224

(198)

2020

2019

(526)

(279)

(805)

–

206

206

(599)

2020

953

93

711

807

6,697

9,261

(615)

(8)

(623)

36 

328

364

(259)

2019 

258

75

719

605

6,606

8,263

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Notes 18, 19, 20 and 21

2020

(830)

5 

–

(339)

(3)

(1,167)

2019 

(442)

(76)

9

55

(18)

(472)

NOTE 18  Net financial allowances and reversals

(M€) 

Exploration-Production

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power

Marketing & Services

Refining & Chemicals

Corporate

TOTAL

NOTE 19  Other financial expenses and income

This net profit of €26 million is entirely composed of foreign exchange profits.

NOTE 20  Non-recurring income

Non-recurring income is a loss of €28 million and it is mainly composed of:

–  Loss on disposals amounting to €4 million.
–  Scholarships and grants payment for €17 million.
– 

Indemnity for €8 million due to an early refunding of bonds.

NOTE 21  Basis of taxation

TOTAL SE 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 SE 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  SE  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 214 subsidiaries owned for more than 95% whose main contributors to the consolidated taxable 
income at December 31, 2020 are:

–  Total SE;
–  Total Raffinage France;
–  Total Finance;
–  Total Marketing Services;
–  Total Marketing France;
–  Total Treasury.

The French tax rate consists of the standard corporation tax rate (31% for companies with sales in excess of €250 million), plus additional contributions 
applicable in 2020, which brings the overall income tax rate to 32.02%.

TOTAL SE 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

2020

224

333

183

740

2019

195

369

166

730

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Notes 22 and 23

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

2020

2019

1,136

10,936

24,373

29

16,799

46,054

99,327

9,172

–

169

9,341

1,136

12,143

28,816

55

18,803

45,130

106,083

10,312

–

253

10,565

(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  

€62,853 million, €53,048 million were incurred as of December 31, 2020 compared with €51,930 million as of December 31, 2019.

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

2020

2019

978

(12)

978

16

1,068

(66)

1,068

66

(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 SE to the indexation of the repaid principal amount of the cash-settled convertible to the TOTAL share price.

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Notes 24 and 25

NOTE 24  Average number of employees

Managers

Supervisors

Technical and administrative staff

TOTAL

2020

4,886

1,319

145

6,350

2019

4,805

1,355

170

6,330

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

Award date(a)

Strike price

Expiry date

Number of options

2010 Plan

2011 Plan

Total

Weighted 
average 
exercise price

5/21/2010

5/21/2010

9/14/2010

9/14/2011

 €38.20

 €33.00

9/14/2018

9/14/2019

Existing options as of January 1, 2018

1,950,372

490,568

2,440,940

€37.15

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 2019

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

Existing options as of January 1, 2020

Granted

Cancelled(b)

Exercised

EXISTING OPTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

–

(79,139)

–

–

–

(79,139)

(1,871,233)

(225,338)

(2,096,571)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

265,230

265,230

–

–

(1,000)

(1,000)

(264,230)

(264,230)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

€38.20

€37.64

€33.00

–

€33.00

€33.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

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 2018 and 2019, (i) 79,139 options that were not exercised expired on September 14, 2018 due to expiry of 2010 plan and (ii) 1,000 options that were 

not exercised expired on September 14, 2019 due to expiry of 2011 plan. 

Options granted in 2010 and 2011 were exercisable, subject to a presence condition, after a 2-year period from the date of the Board meeting awarding 
the  options  and  have  expired  eight  years  after  this  date.  The  underlying  shares  were  not  transferable  during  four  years  from  the  date  of  grant.  
The  transfer  restriction  period  did  not  apply  to  employees  of  non-French  subsidiaries  as  of  the  date  of  the  grant,  who  may  have  transferred  the 
underlying shares after a 2-year period from the date of the grant.

The Combined General Meeting of May 29, 2020 authorised the Board of Directors, for a period of thirty-eight months to grant share subscription  
or purchase options. Since the 2011 Plan, the Board of Directors has not decided any new grant of TOTAL share subscription or purchase option plan. 
All the option plans have expired.

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Note 25

25.2  TOTAL performance shares plans

2015 Plan

2016 Plan

2017 Plan

2018 Plan

2019 Plan

2020 Plan

Total

Date of the shareholders’ meeting

5/16/2014

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

5/24/2016

6/1/2018

6/1/2018

Award date

7/28/2015

7/27/2016

7/26/2017

3/14/2018

3/13/2019

3/18/2020

Date of the final award (end of the vesting period) 7/29/2018

7/28/2019

7/27/2020

3/15/2021

3/14/2022

3/20/2023

Transfer authorized as from

7/29/2020

7/29/2021

7/28/2022

3/16/2023

3/15/2024

3/21/2025

Number of performance shares

Outstanding as of January 1, 2018

4,697,305

5,607,100

5,679,039

–

Notified

Cancelled 

Finally granted 

Outstanding as of January 1, 2019

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

Outstanding as of January 1, 2020

Notified

Cancelled

Finally granted

OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

–

–

–

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

(1,267,392)

(41,220)

(41,260)

(39,246)

(4,275,828)

(1,840)

(1,100)

(180)

–

–

–

–

–

– 15,983,444

–

–

–

6,083,145

(722,398)

(4,079,257)

– 17,264,934

–

–

–

6,447,069

(1,389,118)

(4,278,948)

–

–

–

–

–

5,607,859

6,028,435

6,407,643

– 18,043,937

–

–

–

6,727,352

6,727,352

(1,313,687)

(55,830)

(44,289)

(18,691)

(1,432,497)

(4,294,172)

(10,740)

(10,890)

(1,773)

(4,317,575)

–

5,961,865

6,352,464

6,706,888

19,021,217

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

The performance shares, which are bought back by the TOTAL SE 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:
– 
– 
– 

two performance conditions for the 2015 to 2018 Plans;
three performance conditions for the 2019 Plan; and
four performance conditions for the 2020 Plan. 

– 

for 1/4 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 (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:

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.

2020 Plan

On March 18, 2020, 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 four performance conditions. 

The presence condition applies to all shares. 

The performance conditions apply differently depending of the capacity 
of the beneficiaries. If all shares granted to senior executives are subject 
to  performance  share,  the  grant  of  the  first  150  shares  to  non-senior 
executive are not subject to the performance condition abovementioned, 
which will, nonetheless, 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, the pre-dividend organic cash breakeven, as well as the change 
in the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 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.

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Ranking

1st place

2nd place

3rd place

4th and 5th places

Grant rate

180%

130%

80%

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 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 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.

– 

– 

for 1/4 of the shares, the change in the GHG on operated oil & gas 
facilities will be assessed each year as regard to the achievement of 
the 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 CO2e 
for 2021 and 41.8 Mt CO2e for 2022.
– 

the  maximum  grant  rate  will  be  reached  if  the  GHG  emissions 
(Scope 1 & and Scope 2) target has 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.

– 

– 

 
Chapter 10 / Statutory financial statements of TOTAL SE
Notes to the statutory financial statements
Notes 25, 26 and 27

A grant rate will be determined for each year.

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 also 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

second  director  representing  employees  on  the  Board  of  Directors  in 
accordance with the Pacte law of May 22, 2019.

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  and  for  the  members  of  the  
Board of Directors who are employees of the Group, is detailed below.

For the year ended December 31, (M€)

Number of people

Direct or indirect compensation

2020

11

11.05(a)

2019

15

13.41

During  the  fiscal  year  2020,  the  Company,  taking  into  account  the
definition used by the US regulations applicable to Executive Officers and 
in  the  interest  of  harmonization,  has  chosen  to  reduce  the  list  of  its
Executive Officers to the members of the Executive Committee in order 
to  align  this  list  with  the  list  of  “Persons  Discharging  Managerial
Responsibilities” (PDMR) within the meaning of Article 19.5 of Regulation 
(EU) No. 596/2014 on Market Abuse (“Regulation”). For the purposes of 
this Regulation, PDMRs are defined as the persons referred to in Article 
L. 621-18-2 (a) of the French Monetary and Financial Code (the “Directors”) 
and the persons referred to in Article L. 621-18-2 (b) of the same code that 
TOTAL  SE  has  defined  as  the  members  of  the  TOTAL  Executive
Committee (“COMEX”).

As  of  December  31,  2020,  the  main  Group  executive  officers  are  the 
members of the Executive Committee, i.e. eight people.

As  of  December  31,  2019,  the  main  Group  executive  officers  included  
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, i.e. thirteen people.

There  are  three  employee  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  on
December 31, 2020. They were two on December 31, 2019. The increase 
in the number of employee members results from the appointment of a 

NOTE 27  Post closing events

There was no post closing event.

(a)  Including €10.84 million for the members of the Executive Committee. The variable 

bonus has represented 53.23% of this overall amount of €10.84 million.

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 €105.2 million provisioned 
as  of  December  31,  2020  (against  €100.8  million  as  of  December  31, 
2019).

Restating  the  2019  data,  to  the  scope  of  the  main  Group  of  executive 
officers as defined in 2020, the detail of the compensation is as follows:

For the year ended December 31, (M€)

Number of people

Direct or indirect compensation

2020

11

11.05

2019

10

10.76

The  compensation  allocated  to  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  for 
directors’ fees totaled €1.26 million in 2020 against €1.40 million in 2019.

Legal proceedings

All  legal  proceedings  involving  TOTAL  SE  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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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

Share
capital

Other 
sharehoders’ 
equity

Book value of 
investments

gross

net

Loans &
advances

Net
income

Dividends
allocated

Sales

Commitments
&
contingencies

As of December 31, 2020 (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 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.

Total Marketing Services 

Total Qatar 

Total Raffinage Chimie 

Total Raffinage France

Total Refining & Chemicals Saudi 
Arabia S.A.S.

Total Renewables

Total Oil Trading S.A.

Others(c)

TOTAL

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

92.3

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

11

33

27

161

30

35

5

230

126

230

96

24

89

14

75

–

120

101

526

–

100.0

100.0

100.0

60.2

100.0

100.0

100.0

–

324

–

934

191

80

206

5

–

170

1,361

864

134

80

68

465

(240)

(126)

(258)

–

92

114

975

140

126

98

92

114

975

140

126

98

2,002

2,002

228

148

228

96

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4,042

4,339

4,339

57

(406)

37

–

6

(118)

(83)

118

7

84

67

75

147

120

101

268

148

–

67

–

–

–

–

268

1

1,778

–

694

369

100

80

3,013

–

–

–

–

–

–

102

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

54

119

(5)

39

13

13

(41)

–

–

–

–

309

(39)

15

–

–

–

–

28

–

35

–

72

25

62

15

15

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,034

900

(3,014)

5,706

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,117

6,204

6,204

37

2,855

2,807

13,060

13,171

13,171

(820)

3,188

134

33

59

–

651

4

1,607

10,124

(1,470)

49

22

80

315

80

243

8,054

9,900

9,900

505

–

–

1

16

(3)

16

49,703

1,319

–

2,010

1,566

16,361(a)

–

–

103,429

98,437

16,923

648

–

800

–

–

–

–

1,018

9,261

78,279(b)

78,703

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

132

–

–

–

–

80

–

–

212

–

–

–

100.0

4,759

53.2

65

1,346

9,510

4,759

4,759

4,446

4,446

100.0

2,889

32,085

46,905

46,905

(a)  Including Total Finance for €5,287 million and Total Treasury for €10,369 million.
(b)  Including €62,853 million concerning Total Capital, Total Capital International and Total Capital Canada for bond issue and short-term financing plans.
(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 

2020

6,633

2019

6,505

2018

6,602

2017

6,322

2016

6,076

Number of common shares outstanding

2,653,124,025

2,601,881,075 2,640,602,007 2,528,989,616 2,430,365,862

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 provisi

ons(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

–

–

265,230(c)

2,440,940

5,285,618

2020

1,903

49

7,238

13,332

20,570

6,984

13,586

2020

3.18

2.73

2.64

2020

6,350

935

334

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

2016

1.73

1.73

2.45

2016

6,902

963

363

(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.

(b)  Including employees on end-of-career leave or taking early retirement (dispensations from work, 130 people in 2016, 168 people in 2017, 183 people in 2018, 185 people in 2019 

and 151 in 2020).

(c)   Amended data.

10.4.3 Proposed allocation of 2020 income

(Net dividend proposed: €2.64 per share) (€)

Income for the year

Retained earnings before appropriation 

TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION

2020 dividends: €2.64 per share

Retained earnings

TOTAL ALLOCATED

7,237,793,880

13,331,931,018

20,569,724,898

6,968,548,100

13,601,176,798

20,569,724,898

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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€) 

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

6

221

(251)

7

24

216

5

244

23

118

(111)

1

25

40

85

3,126

(4,514)

97

332

3,492

74

3,962

317

2,219

(2,178)

8

369

751

6,106

2,442,295,801

6,327

2,530,697,130

6,076

2,430,365,862

6,083

2,433,015,170

6,106

2,442,547,360

6,322

2,528,989,616

6,328

2,531,086,187

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

2020 CHANGES IN CAPITAL 

Capital increase reserved for Group Employees

Capital increase by dividend paid in shares

33

95

306

1,001

6,538

2,615,060,337

6,633

2,653,124,025

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Additional  
reporting  
information

11.1  SASB Report 

496

11.2  World Economic Forum (WEF/IBC) Core ESG metrics 

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Chapter 11 / Additional reporting information
SASB Report

TOTAL considers transparency as a principle of action to provide a clear picture to investors, regulators and the public at large. In 2020, TOTAL decided 
to adopt the SASB standards and started using SASB’s EM-EP Oil & Gas Exploration & Production standard. 

TOTAL also supports the World Economic Forum’s initiative to propose common ESG metrics for all companies (see the white paper titled “Measuring 
Stakeholder Capitalism – Towards common metrics and consistent reporting” published in September 2020) and started to report on the WEF’s 
proposed core metrics in 2020.

11.1   SASB Report

The reporting below presents a set of sustainable development indicators at Group level, based on the American SASB EM-EP standard (Oil & Gas – 
Exploration & Production). This report includes some of the elements of the consolidated non-financial performance statement (chapter 5), whose 
scope and reporting methodologies are presented in point 5.11 of chapter 5.

SASB code Metrics

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

Operational control: 36 Mt CO2e
Equity interest share: 52 Mt CO2e
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.6.4)

1.6 Mt CO2e, i.e. 4%
64 kt CH4
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.6.4)

21 Mt CO2e in 2020, i.e. 60%

5 Mt CO2e 

23 Mt CO2e 

7 Mt CO2e 

0.5 Mt CO2e

0.5 Mt CO2e

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Gross global Scope 1 emissions

Yes

EM-EP-
110a.1

Scope 1, percentage of methane

Yes

Scope  1,  percentage  covered
under 
emissions-limiting
regulations

  Yes

Amount of gross global Scope 1
emissions 
flared
hydrocarbons

from 

  Yes

Amount of gross global Scope 1 
emissions 
other
combustion

from 

  Yes

EM-EP-
110a.2

Amount of gross global Scope 1 
emissions 
process
from 
emissions

  Yes

Amount of gross global Scope 1 
emissions 
from  other  vented
emissions

  Yes

Amount of gross global Scope 1 
emissions 
fugitive
emissions

from 

  Yes

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Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Chapter 11 / Additional reporting information
SASB Report

EM-EP-
110a.3

Discussion  of 
long-term  and
short-term  strategy  or  plan  to
manage  Scope  1  emissions,
emissions reduction targets, and 
an  analysis  of  performance
against those targets

TOTAL has set targets and introduced a number of indicators to steer its performance.

Targets

2030 targets for oil & gas operations worldwide (Scopes 1 & 2)
–  Reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) on the Group’s operated oil & gas facilities of 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to 
less than 40 Mt CO2e by 2025 (a 15% decrease). By 2030, the target is a reduction of at least 40% of the 
net emissions(1) compared to 2015 for its operated oil & gas activities

–  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 the Group’s operated facilities since 2010
–  Maintain the intensity of methane emissions for Upstream hydrocarbons activities below 0.2% of commercial 
gas produced at all operated oil and gas facilities, and below 0.1% of commercial gas produced on operated 
gas facilities

–  Maintain the intensity of CO2e emissions from operated facilities for Upstream hydrocarbons activities under 

20 kg CO2e/boe

2030 worldwide targets (Scope 3)
–  Reduce the average carbon intensity of the energy products used by the Group’s customers worldwide by 

more than 20% between 2015, the date of the Paris Agreement, and 2030 (Scopes 1, 2, 3)
–  Achieve in 2030, a level of worldwide emissions (Scope 3)(3) lower in absolute terms than in 2015

2030 Europe target (Scopes 1, 2, 3)

Yes

–  Reduce by at least 30% by 2030 the indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of the energy 
products sold for end use (Scope 3)(4) in Europe(5) in absolute terms compared to 2015. This 30% reduction 
target is extended to all the Scopes 1, 2, 3 emissions in Europe

Facts

–  A GHG emission reduction (Scopes 1 & 2) of the operated oil & gas facilities from 46 Mt CO2e to 35.8 Mt CO2e 

(39 Mt CO2e excluding COVID-19 effect) between 2015 and 2020
–  More than 90% reduction in routine flaring between 2010 and 2020
–  10% improvement in energy efficiency between 2010 and 2020
–  Methane intensity for Upstream hydrocarbons activities of 0.15% of commercial gas produced for operated 

oil and gas facilities in 2020, and of less than 0.1% for operated gas facilities

–  An  intensity  of  CO2e  emissions  from  operated  facilities  for  Upstream  hydrocarbons  activities  of 

18 kg CO2e/boe in 2020

–  A decrease of the carbon intensity of 10% (8% excluding COVID-19 effect) between 2015 and 2020
–  A reduction of indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of the energy products sold for end use 
(Scope 3) in Europe from 256 Mt CO2e to 190 Mt CO2e (215 Mt CO2e excluding COVID-19 effect) between 
2015 and 2020

–  A decrease in GHG emissions (Scopes 1, 2, 3) in Europe of 24% (12% excluding COVID-19 effect) between 

2015 and 2020.

It should be noted that the decrease in the Group’s GHG emissions (Scopes 1, 2, 3) in 2020 is partly related to the 
impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  the  TOTAL’s  activities,  hence  the  mentioned  evaluation  of  the  decrease 
excluding the COVID-19 effect.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.6.4)

Air Quality

EM-EP-
120a.1

Air  emissions  of  the  following
pollutants: NOX (excluding N2O)

Air  emissions  of  the  following 
pollutants: SOX

Yes

Yes

Air  emissions  of  the  following
organic
pollutants: 
compounds (VOCs)

volatile 

  Yes

Air  emissions  of  the  following
pollutants:  particulate  matter
(PM10)

  No

64 kt
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.3)

34 kt
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.3)

69 kt
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.3)

Not aggregated at Group level. 
Reported locally if required by regulation.

(1)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account natural carbon sinks like forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.
(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.
(3)  Indirect GHG emissions related to the use by customers of the energy products sold for end use (Scope 3).
(4)  The volumes taken into account include liquid products sold by Marketing & Services and Refining bulk sales (oil products, biofuels), sales of LNG from shares of production of 

TOTAL, as well as commercial sales of natural gas by iGRP.

(5)  Europe refers to the European Union, Norway, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

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105,000 megaliters
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.3)

50%
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.3)

75,000 megaliters
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.3)

50%

121,517 megaliters

50%

50%

0%

Offshore: 12.8 mg/l
Onshore: 1.9 mg/l
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.3)

100%

0%

“The  planet’s  rich  biodiversity  is  under  threat.  TOTAL’s  inclusion  of  biodiversity  goes  back  some  time,  but  the 
current degradation of the environment is a reality that requires us all to make a major change, collectively and 
individually. For this reason, TOTAL is now stepping up its biodiversity ambition and commitments, and this will 
contribute to the Group’s ambition to be the company of responsible energies,” Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman 
and Chief Executive Officer, TOTAL.

Aware of the need to protect the nature on which humanity depends, TOTAL ensures that biodiversity is taken 
into account in all its operations, based on its Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Charter. [...]

In 2020, TOTAL has set itself a new biodiversity ambition to coincide with the preparation of the United Nations’ 
global biodiversity plan, which aims to protect global biodiversity and updates its public commitments in this field 
(sustainable-performance.total.com). This ambition is based on four core principles: (1) voluntary exclusion zones, 
(2)  biodiversity  management  in  projects,  (3)  biodiversity  management  at  existing  sites  and  sites  ceasing  their 
activities, (4) promoting biodiversity. This new Ambition was incorporated in the One MAESTRO framework of the 
Group.

This ambition is currently being rolled out. An internal and external communications plan has been drawn up and 
deployed in the Group business segments and R&D. A series of webinars open to all of the Group’s HSE personnel 
has been held in order to raise awareness about the new Ambition. A number of specific meetings to present this 
Ambition to the Group’s external partners have been held and allowed their viewpoints and recommendations to 
be heard.

An overview of the steps already taken under the four main areas of the new biodiversity Ambition is provided in the 
table below.

Total fresh water withdrawn

Yes

Percentage  of 
fresh  water
withdrawn  in  regions  with  High
or  Extremely  High  Baseline
Water Stress

Yes

Total fresh water consumed

Yes

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Percentage  of 
consumed  in  regions  with  High 
or  Extremely  High  Baseline
Water Stress

Volume  of  produced  water  and
flowback generated

Percentage discharged

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Percentage injected

Percentage recycled

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hydrocarbon 
discharged water

content 

in

Partially

Percentage 
hydraulically
of 
fractured wells for which there is 
public disclosure of all fracturing 
fluid chemicals used

Yes

of 

Percentage 
hydraulic
fracturing sites where ground or 
quality
surface 
water 
to  a 
deteriorated  compared 
baseline

  Yes

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Description  of  environmental
management 
and
practices for active sites

policies 

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1. Voluntary exclusion zones:
–  the  Group  has  made  a  commitment  to 
recognize the universal value of UNESCO’s 
world  natural  heritage  sites,  by  not
conducting  oil  and  gas  exploration  or
production activity in these areas.

–  TOTAL has also made a commitment not to 
conduct any exploration activity in oil fields 
under sea ice in the Arctic.

What has been accomplished:
–  This commitment is respected.

–  The  Group  publishes  a  list  of  its  licenses  in  the  Arctic  on  its 
website  sustainable-performance.total.com. 
In  2020,  the 
Group did not conduct any exploration activity in oil fields under 
sea ice in the Arctic. 

2. New projects:
A  biodiversity  action  plan  (BAP)  is  developed 
for any new site located in an area of interest 
for  biodiversity,  that  is  IUCN  (International
Union  for  Conservation  of  Nature)  Protected 
areas I to IV or Ramsar areas. In addition, for 
each new project located in a IUCN Protected 
area  I  or  II  or  a  Ramsar  area,  the  Group 
commits to implement measures to produce a 
net positive impact (gain) on biodiversity.

What has been accomplished: A biodiversity action plan has 
been put in place for all operated production sites located in the 
most sensitive protected areas, corresponding to the IUCN I to IV 
and Ramsar areas, some of which have a target of a net gain. In 
2020, this concerned six projects, two of which are aligned with 
the  performance  standards  of  the  World  Bank’s  International 
Finance Corporation. These are:
–  The BAP for the existing oil terminal in Djeno (Republic of the 
Congo), located in a Ramsar area, was developed in 2015 and 
is continuing to be rolled out .

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Description  of  environmental
management 
and
practices for active sites

policies 

  Yes

–  The BAP for the existing onshore oil terminal in Tempa Rossa 
(Italy), for which the concession partly overlaps an IUCN II area, 
was developed in 2019 and is continuing to be rolled out.

–  The BAP with net gain for the Tilenga project (oil production, 
Uganda), partly located in an IUCN II area, is 100% complete 
and  implementation  is  due  to  begin  following  the  final 
investment decision. Some measures have already been taken 
proactively.

–  The  BAP  with  net  gain  for  the  EACOP  pipeline  project  (oil 
transportation,  Tanzania),  crossing  an  IUCN  II  area  is  under 
completion and implementation is due to begin following the 
final investment decision associated with the decision for the 
Tilenga  project.  Some  measures  have  already  been  taken 
proactively, such as actions relating to protecting chimpanzees. 
This  BAP  has  a  target  of  a  net  gain  as  it  is  aligned  with  the 
performance  standards  of  the  World  Bank’s  International 
Finance Corporation.

–  Preparation of the BAP for the existing Eole La Perrière onshore 
wind farm (Reunion Island, France) has begun as part of the 
site’s redevelopment.

–  Preparation  of  the  BAP  for  the  existing  Helio  La  Perrière 
onshore solar field (Reunion Island, France) has begun as part 
of the site’s redevelopment.

What  has  been  accomplished:  Planning  of  the  program  is 
under  way,  particularly  with  regard  to  the  preparation  of  the  
14 biodiversity diagnostics exercises expected in 2022.

Concerning  the  creation  of  biodiversity-rich  zones  (habitats  for 
rare species, biodiversity sanctuaries etc.) as one of the options 
for restoring sites that have ceased to operate, an initial zone has 
been  created  with  a  reptile  habitat  on  the  banks  of  the  river 
Garonne. Around ten other sites have been identified and will be 
subject to a similar process.

3. Existing sites:
A  biodiversity  action  plan  will  be  defined  by
2025 at the latest and deployed by 2030 at the
latest  on  every  existing  environmentally
significant  site 
(Exploration  &  Production
production  sites,  refineries,  petrochemicals
sites,  gas-fired  power  stations)  which 
is
ISO14001  certified.  TOTAL  will  report  on  its
deployment to the various stakeholders. When
a  site  stops  its  operations,  TOTAL  is  also
committing to considering the development of
a dedicated area rich in biodiversity (e.g. rare
species habitats, biodiversity sanctuaries, etc.)
as one of the options for its rehabilitation.

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4. Promotion of biodiversity:
–  As  part  of  the  Total  Foundation’s  Climate, 
Coastal and Oceans program, TOTAL wish 
to  support  biodiversity-related  awareness
programs,  youth  education  and  research
actions. 

–  TOTAL also commits to sharing biodiversity 
data  collected  as  part  of  environmental
studies on Group projects with the scientific 
community and the general public.

What has been accomplished: Total Foundation supports the 
IUCN’s  Blue  Natural  Capital  Financing  Facility  (BNCFF)  general 
interest  initiative.  The  aim  of  the  BNCFF  initiative  is  to  improve 
coastal conservation projects in order to achieve environmental, 
social and economic benefits. 

In order to continue sharing its biodiversity data and tools with the 
scientific  community,  the  Group  has  joined  the  international 
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The first input data 
concerns the Group’s projects in Angola and Guyane Maritime. 
The data published by TOTAL has been downloaded more than 
400 times, with a total of 84,000 single data views, and in mid-
2020 this data was already cited in three scientific publications. 
TOTAL is the first major to join GBIF. 

In addition, Oxford University in the United Kingdom (Long Term 
Ecology Laboratory), TOTAL and Equinor launched a collaboration 
program in 2018 with the aim of developing a tool for screening of 
marine biodiversity sensitivities. The tool has now been finalized 
and is available online for industry, the public sector and NGOs(1).

Lastly, the Group has a number of R&D programs relating to biodiversity. These include the development with 
UNEP  WCMC(2)  of  a  biodiversity  impact  indicators  methodology  that  can  be  consolidated  at  Group  level,  the 
development of an operational catalogue for nature-based solutions, work on mapping areas vulnerable to climate 
change and opportunities offered by the Group’s sites in terms of ecological corridors.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.4)

50
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.2)

1,000 m3
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.2)

0 m3

0 m3

Following the rupture of the Île-de-France Pipeline (PLIF) in Autouillet in 2019, remediation works were completed 
in 2020. The topsoil has been reconstituted using agronomically compatible regional mineral and vegetal soil and 
sewn with selected seeds in order to restructure the soil and prevent the establishment of invasive species while 
waiting for crops to regrow following a recovery period of one or two years. In spring 2020, vegetation returned to 
the  streambanks  equivalent  to  that  present  before  the  incident.  The  various  areas  are  subject  to  regular 
environmental monitoring in order to check the biological and chemical quality over time. 

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.2)

2.6%
of proved reserves are operated reserves located in or near sites  
with protected conservation status or endangered species habitat

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Description  of  environmental
management 
and
practices for active sites

policies 

  Yes

Number of hydrocarbon spills

Yes

Volume of hydrocarbon spills

Spills: volume in Arctic

Volume 
with ESI rankings 8-10

impacting  shorelines

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Volume recovered

Partially

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Percentage  of  (1)  proved  and
(2)  probable  reserves  in  or  near
sites with protected conservation
status  or  endangered  species
habitat

Yes

(1)  LEFT Marine (Local Ecological Footprint Tool).
(2)  This nature conservation monitoring center is a United Nations agency that forms part of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and is in charge of biodiversity within 

the United Nations.

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Percentage  of  (1)  proved  and
(2)  probable  reserves  in  or  near 
areas of conflict

Percentage  of  (1)  proved  and 
(2)  probable  reserves  in  or  near 
indigenous land

Yes

Yes

11.5%
(proved reserves)

1.5%
of proved reserves are operated reserves located in or near indigenous land

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Discussion 
engagement
of 
processes  and  due  diligence 
practices with respect to human 
rights,  indigenous  rights,  and 
operation in areas of conflict

Community Relations

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Discussion  of  process 
manage  risks  and  opportunities 
associated  with 
community
rights and interests

Yes

The main challenges associated with the effects of the Group’s activities in terms of respect for human rights have 
been identified using the methodology set out in the United Nations Guiding Principles on business and human 
rights (UNGP) 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.

This analysis has led the Group to identify six salient 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 conditions of work 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:

Yes

–  the risk of misuse of force.

Strong commitments
TOTAL’s human rights approach is based on strong and formalized commitments. It is supported by a dedicated 
organization, and embedded in an awareness-raising and training program, as well as evaluation and follow-up 
mechanisms aiming at measuring the effectiveness of the Group’s actions.

TOTAL is committed in particular to respecting internationally recognized human rights and standards, wherever 
the Group operates, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fundamental Conventions of the 
International Labour Organization (ILO), the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD 
guidelines for multinational enterprises and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR).

Since 2016, the Group has published a Human Rights Briefing Paper, which is updated regularly, in accordance 
with the recommendations of the United Nations Guiding Principles Reporting Framework. In 2016, TOTAL was the 
first company in the oil and gas industry to do this. The 2016 and 2018 publications are available on sustainable-
performance.total.com.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.7)

Recruiting local people and supporting the development and creation of local 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 potential local content is part of an industrial strategy that 
aims to maximize the impact on the host country measured in terms of new jobs and local value creation. This 
strategy  is  based  on  analysis  of  all  local  industrial  and  human  capacities  available  as  well  as  those  still  to  be 
developed. This forms the basis for the establishment of a specific action plan comprising training initiatives defined 
with the aim of ensuring a possible transfer of skills to the rest of the economy, and business development initiatives 
defined and implemented with the involvement of project suppliers, such as incentives to create local partnerships, 
transfers of technology and expertise and the creation of business training centers. 

For Egina in Nigeria, a large project operated by the Group, the production of which began in December 2018, the 
implementation of this strategy of developing local content has entailed:
–  the development of local industrial capacity made concrete by the production of 60,000 tons of equipment and 

the assembly of 75% of wellheads locally; 
–  the delivery of 560,000 hours of training; 
–  24 million working hours by Nigerian citizens representing 77% of project hours.

This approach is also being rolled out in full across projects currently being developed by the Group: Tilenga in 
Uganda, EACOP (East African Crude Oil Pipeline) in Uganda and Tanzania, and Mozambique LNG. 

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to
manage  risks  and  opportunities 
associated  with 
community
rights and interests

Yes

Supporting the reindustrialization of the Group’s platforms
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  segment  concerned,  taking  into  account  analysis  of  market 
developments.  The  objective  is  to  adapt  industrial  facilities  in  order  to  make  the  Group’s  industrial  sites 
competitive over the long term and respond to the challenges of the energy and ecological transition;

–  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.

In  this  way,  TOTAL  restates  its  responsibility  towards  the  employment  basins  in  which  the  Group  operates  as  
well as its commitment to maintain a strong and lasting industrial presence.

On the Carling 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.  The  CVDES  relating  to  Carling’s  site  was  ended  in  2018  with  a  final 
commitment of €12 million in grants from TOTAL for four industrial projects representing €125 million of investment 
and 143 jobs planned. Total Développement Régional (TDR) also committed to support these industrial projects 
until the effective start-up of the production units. The Metabolic Explorer unit is currently under construction and 
is expected to begin operation in the first half of 2021, while construction of the AFYREN unit began in late 2020. 

The reconversion of the La Mède refinery (France), entailing an initial investment of more than €275 million, is 
underway with the first French biorefinery and an Adblue(1) production unit is expected to begin operation 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 was extended to 2020. TDR is supporting the subcontractors and putting the Group’s commitments 
into  action.  From  2018  to  2020,  TDR  also  financially  supported  nine  industrial  projects  and  one  industrial 
demonstrator to create 389 new jobs.

On  the  Lacq  platform  (France),  a  TDR  unit,  hosted  by  Sobegi,  the  platform’s  controller,  researches  and 
examines  third-party  industrial  projects  that  could  join  the  platform  in  partnership  with  the  Nouvelle-Aquitaine 
region, the Pau-Béarn Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), the Chemparc public interest group, the Lacq-
Orthez district authority and Sobegi. The installation in the Lacq region of an industrial project for biogas production 
led by the company Fonroche Biogaz(2) was confirmed in late 2018. In August 2020, the installation close to the 
Induslacq platform of a green chemicals project by Alpha Chitin was decided in order to optimize its industrial base 
thanks to utilities and services that are already available.

On the Grandpuits platform (France), TDR also plans to support the project to convert the site into a “zero-
crude” platform as announced in September 2020 and representing an investment of €500 million. 

More generally, TDR supports SMEs in France by proposing various measures that contribute to creating and 
securing jobs in the long term, such as financial support for the creation, development or takeover of SMEs in the 
form of zero-interest loans, support for setting up industrial projects with parties involved in local development and 
public  authorities,  or  support  for  exports  and  international  development.  Between  2018  and  2020,  loans  were 
granted to more than 460 SME projects, amounting to a total of more than 27 million euros, and more than 10,500 
jobs were supported. 

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and since the start of the lockdown, TDR decided to suspend, for the 
second  quarter  of  2020,  repayment  of  the  principal  amount  of  loans  granted  to  beneficiaries  of  the  scheme 
requesting to do so, and, more generally, opted to provide personalized support for borrowers in collaboration with 
its partners. In addition, some beneficiaries of the scheme have been able to launch new production lines to cope 
with the crisis, such as serological tests, divider screens, hand hygiene products and masks.

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Number  and  duration  of  non-
technical delays

No

Not aggregated at Group level.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.9)

(1)  Fuel additive intended for road transport and designed to lower nitrogen oxide (NO ) emissions.
(2)  On January 11, 2021, TOTAL announced the acquisition of Fonroche Biogaz.

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TRIR: number of recorded injuries per million hours worked – All Personnel

Group employees

Contractors’ employees

0.74

0.63

0.87

Total  recordable  incident  rate 
(TRIR)

Yes

which corresponds to:
TRIR All personnel: 
TRIR Group employees:  
TRIR Contractors’ employees:  

0.15 (per 200,000 hours worked) 
0.13 (per 200,000 hours worked) 
0.17 (per 200,000 hours worked)

Note: these rates do not include work-related illnesses
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.2)

Fatality rate

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Number of occupational illnesses recorded in 2020 for Group employees: 136
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.4)

0.26 (per 100 million hours worked)

Yes

which corresponds to:   
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.2)

0.0005 (per 200,000 hours worked)

Number of near miss and anomalies reported: around 600,000

Near miss frequency rate (NMFR)

Yes

Number of hours worked: 389 million

Average  hours  of  health,  safety, 
and 
response
training for full-time employees

emergency 

  Yes

Average  hours  of  health,  safety,
and 
response
training for contract employees

emergency 

  No

Which correspond to a NMFR (per 200,000 hours worked) of around: 300
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.2)

Number of average training days per employee: 2.4

Percentage of training dedicated to HSE: 25% 
(Source: 2020 URD, §5.3.2) 

Not available. 
We don’t define training needs by individual contract status and categories of employees.

Average  hours  of  health,  safety, 
response
and 
training 
short-service
employees

emergency 
for 

No

Not available. 
We don’t define training needs by individual contract status and categories of employees.

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Discussion  of  management
systems  used  to  integrate  a 
culture  of  safety  throughout  the 
exploration 
production
and 
lifecycle

Yes

As  part  of  the  policy  for  preventing  workplace  accidents,  TOTAL  has  defined  rules  and  guidelines  for  HSE 
training, personal protective equipment and high-risk operations for Group employees and contractors working on 
sites operated by the Group. In order to continually move its practices forward, TOTAL also implements a process 
for analyzing 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  essential  factor  of  progress.  Depending  on  its 
relevance to other Group entities, it will trigger a safety alert and, depending on the circumstances, the circulation 
of  lessons  learned  and  updating  of  the  reference  framework.  The  reporting  of  anomalies  and  near  misses 
(approximately 600,000 in 2020) is strongly encouraged and is permanently monitored. The involvement of each 
employee in identifying anomalies and dangerous situations is an indicator of employees’ vigilance in accident 
prevention and reflects the safety culture within the Group.

The Group’s HSE division includes a division of specialists in high-risk operations (work at height, lifting, electricity, 
excavations, high-pressure cleaning etc.) which consolidates in-house knowledge and relations with contractors, 
and issues the relevant One MAESTRO rules. The HSE division also includes a division aimed at providing support 
for subsidiaries to improve their safety culture upon their request. This division also develops and disseminates 
tools to improve human performance by identifying the Organizational and Human Factors of a work situation and 
defining appropriate measures. In 2020, a digital platform was created to host these tools, as well as examples of 
how to apply them, factsheets and information about the fundamental concepts of Organizational and Human 
Factors. 

In addition to its One MAESTRO reference framework, in 2010 the Group introduced “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. The Stop Card system, which was 
set up in 2015, also enables any employee of the Group or a contractor to intervene if, for example, any of the 
Golden Rules are not being followed. Between 2019 and 2020, the Group also rolled out the “Our lives first: zero 
fatal accidents” program, comprising the introduction of joint safety tours with contractors, the incorporation into 
the permit to work process of a ritual to be performed prior to undertaking work at the Group’s operated sites 
(Safety Green Light), and tools to step up on-site checks and assess compliance with safety rules for eight high-risk 
activities (working at height, lifting operations, work on process or powered systems, working in confined spaces, 
hot work, excavation work, manual cleaning using high pressure jets and Industrial cleaning using mobile pump 
and vacuum truck).

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The correct implementation of the One MAESTRO reference framework, and more generally, of all the Group’s 
occupational  safety  programs,  is  verified  with  site  visits  and  audits.  Contractors’  HSE  commitment  is  also 
monitored by means of a qualification and company selection process. The reference framework states that 
for a contractor to be authorized to carry out high-risk work on a site operated by a Group subsidiary, its HSE 
management system needs to be certified by a recognized third-party body or be inspected for compliance. Since 
2016, for contractors with a high number of hours worked, a Safety Contract Owner can be appointed from among 
the senior executives of Group segments or members of Executive Committees of Group subsidiaries to initiate 
high-level dialogue with the contractor’s management and increase the level of commitment and visibility on HSE 
issues.

Preventive actions in the field of health, safety and the environment require all employees to adhere to the Group’s 
HSE 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 1, 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 first-aid training sessions; 

–  HSE for Managers is aimed at current or future operational or functional managers within one of the Group’s 
entities. This training program was revised in 2020. Four sessions were held in 2020 under the new format to 
train around 100 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. Two 
sessions were held in 2020 to train around 40 of the Group’s senior executives, representing around 15% of their 
total number. These sessions also included input from contractors’ senior executives to facilitate the sharing of 
best practices and encourage the convergence of viewpoints on the most important aspects of safety culture.

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Discussion  of  management 
systems  used  to  integrate  a 
culture  of  safety  throughout  the 
exploration 
production 
and 
lifecycle

Yes

In order to ensure and reinforce knowledge of the reference framework, a knowledge evaluation tool containing 
over  3,000  multiple-choice  questions  was  developed  in  2018  for  use  by  the  HSE  managers  of  subsidiaries, 
operated sites and their teams. This tool can also be used to determine a suitable training plan, if necessary. More 
than 120 evaluations were carried out in 2020.

In addition to training measures, the HSE division hosts regular events on HSE-related topics, with experts and 
specialists communicating a set of rules and good practices, internal and external, each month. The annual World 
Day for Safety is another key event. The theme in 2020 was “Our lives first: Joint safety tours with contractors”. 
In addition,  TOTAL  encourages  and  promotes  its  subsidiaries’  safety  initiatives.  Each  year,  a  safety  contest  is 
organized and a prize is awarded to the best HSE initiative by a subsidiary.

Finally,  safety,  as  a  core  value  of  TOTAL,  has  been  a  component  of  the  Group’s  employee  compensation 
policy since 2011 at all levels of the Group (refer to point 5.3.1.2 of this chapter).

In terms of security, the Group’s policy aims to ensure that the Group’s people, property and information assets 
are  protected  from  malicious  intent  or  acts.  To  achieve  this,  TOTAL  relies  on  its  Security  department,  which 
develops the Group’s reference framework, oversees the security situation in the countries in which it operates in 
order to determine general security measures to be adopted (such as authorization to travel) and provides support 
for  subsidiaries,  particularly  in  the  event  of  a  crisis.  The  Group’s  security  reference  framework  applies  to  all 
subsidiaries it controls. It provides that the security management system for subsidiaries must include the following 
stages:  analysis  of  the  threat,  risk  assessment,  choice  of  a  security  posture,  implementation  of  preventive  or 
protective measures, control and reporting and then regular reviews. It must also comply with the requirements of 
local regulations. The framework requires each subsidiary to develop a security plan, operating procedures and an 
action  plan.  Within  the  framework  of  developing  new  activities,  the  Group’s  Security  department  specifies  the 
organization and resources to be deployed in connection with the business segments.

In each country in which TOTAL operates, the Country Chair is responsible for the security of operations in the 
country. The Country Chair ensures the deployment of measures and resources, with the support of a Country 
Security Officer and subsidiaries’ CEOs. Subsidiaries’ management systems and security plans are checked on a 
regular basis by the Group’s Security department or the Country Chair. Familiarization and training programs and 
a centralized system for reporting security events are organized by the Group’s Security department.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.2)

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of 

Sensitivity 
hydrocarbon
reserve  levels  to  future  price 
that
projection 
account  for  a  price  on  carbon 
emissions

scenarios 

  Yes

Resilience of the organization’s strategy
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. As part of the annual preparation of its long-term plan, TOTAL makes long-term energy demand 
forecasts (oil, gas and electricity). In September 2020, the Group presented the update of its Total Energy Outlook, 
available on total.com. TOTAL performs sensitivity tests to assess the ability of its asset portfolio to withstand an 
increase  in  the  price  per  ton  of  CO2.  In  2020,  these  tests  show  that  a  long-term  CO2  price  of  $40/t(1)  applied 
worldwide would have an estimated negative impact of around 6% 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 18 years and the discounted value of proved and probable reserves beyond 18 years is estimated at 
15% of the discounted value of the Group’s upstream assets.

In keeping with its aim to reach carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 2050, TOTAL has reviewed its oil assets 
that can be qualified as “stranded”, meaning with reserves beyond 20 years and high production costs, whose 
overall  reserves  may  therefore  not  be  produced  by  2050.  The  only  projects  concerned  are  the  Fort  Hills  and 
Surmont oil sands projects. TOTAL has decided to take into account only proved reserves for impairment testing on 
these two assets – contrary to general practice which considers proved and probable reserves. In addition, TOTAL 
has announced that it will not approve any new projects to increase capacity on the Canadian oil sands assets.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.6.2)

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carbon 

Estimated 
dioxide
emissions  embedded  in  proved 
hydrocarbon reserves

Yes

4 Gt CO2e

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Amount  invested  in  renewable
energy,  revenue  generated  by
renewable energy sales

  Yes

TOTAL  is  continuing  its  integrated  expansion  across  the  electricity  value  chain,  from  power  generation  –  from 
renewables or natural gas – to storage and sale to end-customers. Since 2015, TOTAL has allocated more than 
10% of its investment to renewables and electricity(2), representing $1.5 billion per year, and it plans to increase this 
to more than 20% a year between 2021 and 2025. 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 renewables (wind,solar, hydropower and biogas). In 2020, TOTAL acquired EDP’s residential 
power operations in Spain and created a solar power distribution joint venture with the Adani Green Energy Limited 
(AGEL) in India. In January 2021, TOTAL announced the acquisition of a 20% stake in AGEL, thereby strengthening 
TOTAL’s  strategic  alliance  with  the  Adani  group  in  the  Indian  market  and  the  Group’s  positioning  in  renewable 
energies.

The Group confirms its objective to invest in order to have a gross power generation capacity from renewables of 
35 GW in 2025 and will continue its development to become a major international player in renewable energies with 
the ambition to have developed a gross capacity of 100 GW by 2030. At year-end 2020, gross production installed 
capacity of renewable electricity totaled 7 GW, compared with 3 GW at year-end 2019 and less than 1 GW at year-
end 2017. This growth is the result of accelerated projects in 2020, with more than 5 GW of wind power projects in 
France, the United Kingdom and South Korea, more than 2 GW of solar power assets in operation in India, more 
than 5 GW of solar power projects in Spain and a giant 0.8 GW solar farm in Qatar. In addition, the Group aims to 
be carbon neutral (net zero emissions) in all electricity purchasing for operated facilities in Europe by 2025. The 
electricity needs of these sites are covered by renewable electricity produced by TOTAL.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.6.2)

(1)  $40/t as from 2021, or the current price in a given country if it is higher than $40/t.
(2)  Including gas for power generation.

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Discussion  of  how  price  and 
demand  for  hydrocarbons  and/
or  climate  regulation  influence 
the  capital  expenditure  strategy 
for  exploration,  acquisition,  and 
development of assets

Yes

The world’s energy mix needs to change if the objectives of the Paris Agreement are to be achieved. As a broad 
energy company, therefore, TOTAL has factored this development into its strategy and set itself the ambition to 
achieve carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 2050, from its production to the use of the energy products sold 
to its customers (Scopes 1, 2, 3) together with society.

TOTAL actively supports policies in favor of carbon neutrality, including carbon pricing, and mobilizes its resources 
not only to achieve its own ambitions but also to support countries and its customers in achieving carbon neutrality 
as  well.  TOTAL  is  committed  to  working  alongside  its  customers  to  provide  for  the  decarbonization  of  energy 
consumption offering an energy mix with an increasingly lower carbon intensity.

To accompany this development and achieve its carbon neutrality ambition (net zero emissions) in 2050 or sooner, 
for all its worldwide activities, TOTAL acts based on three main axes and commits to targets for 2030 for each 
of them:
–  Achieve  in  2050  or  sooner  carbon  neutrality  (net  zero  emissions)  for  TOTAL’s  worldwide  operated  activities 
(Scopes 1 & 2) with interim targets to reduce GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) of its operated oil & gas facilities 
from 46 Mt CO2e in 2015 to less than 40 Mt CO2e by 2025 (a 15% decrease), then for 2030, to reduce by at least 
40% compared to 2015 the net emissions(1) for the oil & gas operated activities;

–  Achieve carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) worldwide for indirect GHG emissions related to the use by its 
customers  of  energy  products  sold  for  end  use  (Scope  3)  in  2050  or  sooner.  This  axis  requires  for  TOTAL 
working actively with its customers, since this means they will reduce their direct emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) that 
correspond to TOTAL’s indirect Scope 3 emissions and that they are also targeting carbon neutrality. TOTAL has 
set itself targets for 2030 that the average carbon intensity of energy products used worldwide Climate change-
related  challenges  (as  per  TCFD  recommendations)  by  TOTAL  customers  is  reduced  by  more  than  20% 
compared to 2015 and that the level of the worldwide emissions of Scope 3 related to the use by its customers 
of energy products sold for end use is lower in absolute terms compared to the level of 2015, despite the growth 
in its energy production in the coming decade. TOTAL is the only major actor to date to have undertaken such a 
commitment.

–  Achieve carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) in Europe(2) from the production to the use by its customers of 
energy products sold for end use in 2050 or sooner (Scopes 1, 2, 3). Given that, for the Company, Europe 
currently accounts for about 60% of TOTAL’s indirect GHG emissions related to the use by its customers of 
energy products sold by the Group for end use (Scope 3) and that Europe has set ambitious targets for 2030 
towards carbon neutrality, TOTAL wants to actively contribute to this ambition for Europe. The Group has set the 
interim target of cutting indirect Scope 3 emissions related to the use by customers of the energy products sold 
for end use, in Europe by at least 30% by 2030, in absolute terms, compared to 2015, which represents a major 
step to being carbon neutral in 2050. This 30% reduction target is extended to all the Scopes 1, 2, 3 emissions 
in Europe.

To structure its approach, the Group is focusing on four levers: acting on emissions, acting on products, acting on 
customer demand and developing carbon sinks.

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Percentage  of  (1)  proved  and 
(2) probable reserves in countries 
that have the 20 lowest rankings 
in  Transparency  International’s 
Corruption Perception Index

Yes

9.7%
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Description  of  the  management 
of
system 
bribery
corruption 
throughout the value chain

prevention 
and 

for 

It 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 activities. Failure to comply 
with such legislation such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the French law on transparency, the fight 
against corruption and the modernization of the economy, 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.

Yes

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 more than 360 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  employees,  feedback  of  information,  including  the  whistleblowing  system,  mechanisms  for  assessing  and 
monitoring implementation of the program, and imposition of disciplinary sanctions in the event of misconduct.

(1)  The calculation of net emissions takes into account negative emissions from natural sinks like forests, regenerative agriculture and wetlands.
(2)  Europe refers to the European Union, Norway, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

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Description  of  the  management 
system 
of
corruption 
bribery
throughout the value chain

prevention 
and 

for 

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  U.N.’s  International  Anti-
Corruption Day and Human Rights Day. The sixth Business Ethics Day in December 2020 was dedicated, like the 
previous year, to the theme of “Speak-Up”. A live chat with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as well as 
compliance,  ethics  and  human  rights  managers,  allowed  employees  to  ask  questions,  particularly  concerning 
reporting any potential breaches 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 at 
year-end 2019. TOTAL is also a member of other initiatives that contribute to the global effort against corruption, 
such as the U.N. Global Compact since 2002 and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)(2) since its 
launch 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, specific corruption risk 
mapping is produced on the basis of a methodology formalized in a rule adopted in early 2020. This rule provides 
for  two-tier  mapping:  that  of  entities  coordinated  by  the  Compliance  Officer  and  that  of  business  segments 
coordinated by the Branch Compliance Officers. At the business segment level, the assessment needs to examine 
the main types of risk (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). This two-tier analysis is aimed at establishing action plans that are appropriate to the risks identified and 
the realities on the ground. In addition, particularly when assessing corruption risks, employees are provided with 
tools that help them identify the risk of corruption, e.g. the Typological guide of corruption risks.

Measures are taken to manage the risks identified and specific rules are regularly adopted and incorporated into 
the Group’s reference framework.

Yes

5.8.1.3 Internal standards
As  an  essential  element  of  the  Group  reference  framework,  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 risks identified.

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, has been gradually deployed since 2019. 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.

In 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 and guides such as 
the booklet entitled Prevention and fight against corruption. Poster campaigns communicating the key messages 
in the risk areas are held on a regular basis; a campaign on the “Speak-Up” theme, among other things, was held 
before the Business Ethics Day. An initial anti-corruption e-learning course was rolled out in 2011 and a more in-
depth  e-learning  module  in  2015.  This  module  is  accessible  to  all  employees  and  mandatory  for  the  targeted 
personal (almost 43,000 employees) and new hires. At year-end 2020, season one of the anti-corruption e-learning 
course had been followed by approximately 41,000 people and season two by approximately 39,000 people.

(1)  Launched in 2004 within the World Economic Forum, PACI now numbers approximately 90 major corporations and forms a platform for discussion for 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 

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and 

for 

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 segment Compliance teams or by the Compliance Officers in 
the subsidiaries. Several online and face-to-face training sessions are held every year for the Compliance Officers. 
In 2020, despite the health crisis, these sessions continued and were held remotely.

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
e 
reporting helps to monitor the roll-out and implementation of the anti-corruption program, through quantitativ
indicators on key elements of the program, such as 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 actions undertaken 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 
communication  and  a  rule  was  adopted  in  late  2020  to  formalize  the  procedure  for  collecting  integrity  alerts 
(corruption, fraud and influence peddling); it reminds the various existing alert 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 not tolerate any retaliation measures or discrimination toward anyone 
submitting a report in good faith and undertakes to respect confidentiality.

Yes

5.8.1.6 Assessment and monitoring
The anti-corruption program is monitored at the first level by business persons, as well as their 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 to check 
the self-assessment by the entities subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley regulations of their internal control framework. At 
the third level, Group Audit also helps monitor the anti-corruption program through audits called “assurance audits” 
performed according to a framework that includes compliance topics. This system is described in full in a guide on 
control of implementation of the anti-corruption program published in late 2020, which also requires the adoption 
of an “Anti-Corruption Control Plan” within each business segment.

5.8.1.7 Disciplinary action
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 action, 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 management commitment, contributes, with the other pillars described above, to 
the robustness of the anti-corruption compliance program.

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corporate
of 
positions  related  to  government 
policy
and/or 
regulations 
proposals 
address
that 
environmental and social factors 
affecting the industry

Partially

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.

In terms of carbon pricing, in 2014, TOTAL joined the U.N. Global Compact’s Paying for Carbon and Caring for 
Climate call, 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 is therefore encouraging 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 to the US population.

In terms of sector initiatives, in 2014 TOTAL was actively involved in launching and developing the Oil & Gas Climate 
Initiative (OGCI), a global industry partnership. At year-end 2020, this initiative involved 12 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 ten 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 detection and measurement services by satellite (GHGSat), by aircraft (Kairos 
Aerospace) and by drone (SeekOps Inc.) and a technology that incorporates CO2 as a feedstock in the production 
of polyols used in polyurethanes, which are plastics that have multiple uses (Econic Technologies).

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corporate
of 
Discussion 
positions  related  to  government
policy
and/or 
regulations 
proposals 
address
that 
environmental and social factors 
affecting the industry

Partially

The Group also plays a role in various international initiatives that involve the private and the public sectors to bring 
about (non-exhaustive list):
–  the end of routine flaring of gas associated with 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 total.com website. The Group cooperates with these associations mainly on 
technical and scientific matters, but certain associations sometimes take public stances on climate change. TOTAL 
assesses the 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 is reviewed according to six key points: their scientific position, the Paris 
Agreement, carbon pricing, the role of natural gas, the development of renewables and the development of CCS. 
Following the reviews in 2019 and 2020, TOTAL decided not to renew its membership of the American Petroleum 
Institute, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

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  offers 
training and makes presentations at several universities, thereby taking part in the debate.

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for Loss of Primary Containment 
(LOPC)  of  greater  consequence 
(Tier 1)

Yes

Loss of primary containment (Tier 1)

Million of hours worked – All Personnel 

Tier 1 PSE rate per 200,000 hours worked is then equal to 0.015.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.1 and 5.4.2) 

2020

30

389

2019

26

467

2018

30

456

EM-EP-
540a.2

Description  of  management
systems  used  to  identify  and 
mitigate  catastrophic  and  tail-
end risks

Yes

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 the Group’s operated activities that are exposed to such risks. The Major Risks division of the Group’s HSE 
division provides support in the application of this policy.

At year-end 2020, in addition to its drilling and pipeline transport operations, the Group had 186 operated sites and 
operating  zones  exposed  to  such  risks.  These  correspond  to  all  activities  relating  to  hydrocarbon  production, 
whether offshore or onshore, as well as Seveso-classified industrial sites (upper and lower tier) and their equivalents 
outside of the European Union. This number of sites has increased compared to year-end 2019, when 180 sites 
were listed. The number of these sites is stable for the Refining & Chemicals segment and slightly increasing for the 
Exploration & Production, Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power, and Marketing & Services segments.

The Group’s policy for the management of major industrial accident risks applies from the facilities design stage in 
order to minimize the potential impacts associated with its activities. The policy is described in the One MAESTRO 
reference framework. It provides for the analysis of the risks related to the Group’s industrial operations at each 
operated site subject to these risks, 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. Training on major accident risks is organized by the Group at head office 
and at subsidiary sites for operating staff. 

With regard to the design and construction of facilities, technical standards include applicable regulatory 
requirements and refer to industry best practices. The construction of the Group’s facilities is entrusted to qualified 
contractors  who  undergo  a  demanding  internal  selection  process  and  who  are  monitored.  In  the  event  of  a 
modification to a facility, the Group’s rules define the management process to be adopted.

With regard to the management of operations and integrity of facilities, formal rules have been set out to 
prevent  specific  risks  that  have  been  identified  either  by  means  of  risk  analyses  or  from  internal  and  industry 
feedbacks. 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 reference framework also provides 
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  One  MAESTRO  reference  framework. 
Operations  teams  receive  regular  training  in  the  management  of  operations  in  the  form  of  companionship  or 
in-person trainings.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.1)

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SASB code Metrics

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

Critical Incident Risk Management

EM-EP-
540a.2

Description  of  management
systems  used  to  identify  and 
mitigate  catastrophic  and  tail-
end risks

Yes

In order to manage any major industrial accident efficiently, TOTAL has implemented a global crisis management 
system that is based primarily on an on-call system available 24/7, as well as 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  subsidiaries  and  at  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 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and working from home 
as a result of this situation, the Group confirmed its resilience by testing out procedures and methodologies using 
remote crisis management exercises. In addition, in order to maintain the Group’s training capacity regardless of 
how  the  situation  developed,  training  for  internal  crisis  management  individuals  was  maintained  and  provided 
remotely. In 2020, 187 individuals have been trained in crisis management in subsidiaries and at head office.

TOTAL also continued to roll out its Incident Management System (IMS) at subsidiaries operating hydrocarbon or 
gas exploration and production sites within the Exploration & Production and Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power 
segments. 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. At year-end 2020, 385 individuals 
had been trained or made aware of the IMS.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.1)

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(1) 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  TOTAL  Shipping 
division’s time-chartered fleet is approximately seven years.

The Group’s operated marine terminals have completed the consolidation of their physical characteristics in the 
global database that forms part of the OCIMF’s Marine Terminal Information System (MTIS), which will make it 
easier to assess ships’ compatibility with ports of call. Additionally, TOTAL encourages all operated terminals to use 
the Marine Terminal Management and Self-Assessment (MTMSA), the framework recommended by the industry 
to terminal operators to ensure continuous improvement in the safety of their operations. A training course on 
checking safety conditions of the ship/shore interface (SSSCL – Ship Shore Safety Check List) and cargo transfer 
operations was made a requirement of the One MAESTRO reference framework in October 2020. At year-end 
2020, 90% of operated terminals had operators who had already undergone this training.

In order to manage a major accidental spill efficiently, TOTAL has 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 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.  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 access to solutions that are more 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. Since 2018, equipment to facilitate shallow water capping operations, Offset Installation Equipment 
(OIE), has been positioned in Trieste, Italy. Managed by OSRL, it can be transported by air or boat to anywhere in 
the world as necessary.

TOTAL has also designed and developed its own capping system (“Subsea Emergency Response System”) to stop 
potential blow-out in drilling or production operations as quickly as possible. Since 2015, equipment has been 
installed in Angola and the Republic of Congo, covering the entire Gulf of Guinea region.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.2)

Activity Metrics

Production of oil

Production of natural gas

Production of synthetic oil

Production of synthetic gas

Number of offshore sites

Number of terrestrial sites

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

EM-EP-
000.A

EM-EP-
000.B

EM-EP-
000.C

1,298 kboe/d
(Source: 2020 URD, §2.3)

1,573 kboe/d
(Source: 2020 URD, §2.3)

0 boe/d

0 boe/d

67
(Assets with entitled production in 2020)

41
(Assets with entitled production in 2020)

(1)  OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum): An industry forum including the leading international oil companies. This organization manages 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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11.2   World Economic Forum (WEF/IBC) Core ESG metrics

The following table uses the core metrics proposed by the World Economic Forum in the white paper titled “Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism – 
Towards common metrics and consistent reporting” published in September 2020.

Sub-items, proposed metrics  
and disclosures

PRINCIPLES of GOVERNANCE

Governing Purpose

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

Setting purpose
the 
The  company’s  stated  purpose,  as 
expression of the means by which a business 
proposes solutions to economic, environmental 
and  social  issues.  Corporate  purpose  should 
create  value  for  all  stakeholders,  including 
shareholders.

Quality of Governing Body

Board composition
Composition  of  the  highest  governance  body
and  its  committees  by:  competencies  relating
to economic, environmental and social topics;
executive  or  non-executive;  independence;
tenure  on  the  governance  body;  number  of
each  individual’s  other  significant  positions
and  commitments,  and  the  nature  of  the
commitments;  gender;  membership  of  under-
represented 
stakeholder
social  groups; 
representation.

Stakeholder Engagement

Material issues impacting stakeholders
A  list  of  the  topics  that  are  material  to  key
stakeholders and the company, how the topics 
were identified and how the stakeholders were 
engaged.

Ethical Behaviour

TOTAL’s raison d’être is to supply to as many people as possible a more affordable, more available and cleaner 
energy. As a supporting component of society’s evolutions, energy is a fundamental resource for economic, social 
and human development, which currently faces a twofold challenge: satisfying the energy needs of an ever-growing 
world population while reducing global warming. The Group’s raison d’être is rooted in that challenge. TOTAL’s 
intention in becoming a broad energy company is to help meet that challenge in a responsible way.

Yes

(Source: 2020 URD, §1.2 and 5.1)

1.7.1 A fully committed Board of Directors
Comprising  13  directors  as  of  March  17,  2021,  including  eight  independent  members,  the  Board  of  Directors 
reflects  the  diversity  and  complementary  experience,  expertise,  nationalities  and  cultures  that  are  critical  to 
addressing the interests of all of the Group’s shareholders and stakeholders.

The Board of Directors defines TOTAL’s strategic vision and supervises its implementation in accordance with its 
corporate interest by taking into consideration the social and environmental challenges of its business activities. 
It approves investments or divestments for amounts greater than 3% of shareholders’ equity and it is informed of 
those greater than 1%. The Board may address any issue related to the company’s operations. It monitors the 
management of both financial and non-financial matters and ensures the quality of the information provided to 
shareholders and financial markets.

Partially

The Board of Directors is assisted by the four committees it has created: Audit, Governance & Ethics, Compensation, 
and Strategy & CSR.

Refer to the URD Chapter 4.1: “Administration and management bodies”.

Information provided on gender only, no details on other under-represented social groups.

(Source: 2020 URD, §1.7.1 and 4.1)

Response is provided by listing the main challenges identified at the beginning of each DPEF sub-chapter.

Partially

But the Company hasn’t disclosed a detailed materiality analysis.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.1 and 5.3 to 5.10)

and 

employees 

Anti-corruption
1.  Total  percentage  of  governance  body
members, 
business
partners who have received training on the 
organization’s  anti-corruption  policies  and
procedures, broken down by region
a.  Total  number  and  nature  of  incidents  of 
corruption  confirmed  during  the  current
year, but related to previous years; and
b.  Total  number  and  nature  of  incidents  of 
corruption  confirmed  during  the  current
year, related to this year.

2.  Discussion  of  initiatives  and  stakeholder
engagement 
the  broader
operating environment and culture, in order 
to combat corruption.

improve 

to 

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 activities. Failure to comply 
with such legislation such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the French law on transparency, the fight 
against corruption and the modernization of the economy, 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. […]

Partially

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 at 
year-end 2019. TOTAL is also a member of other initiatives that contribute to the global effort against corruption, 
such as the U.N. Global Compact since 2002 and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)(2) since its 
launch in 2002. […] 

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 and guides such as the 
booklet entitled Prevention and fight against corruption. Poster campaigns communicating the key messages in the 
risk areas are held on a regular basis; a campaign on the “Speak-Up” theme, among other things, was held before 
the Business Ethics Day. An initial anti-corruption e-learning course was rolled out in 2011 and a more in-depth 
e-learning module in 2015. This module is accessible to all employees and mandatory for the targeted personal 
(almost 43,000 employees) and new hires. At year-end 2020, season one of the anti-corruption e-learning course 
had been followed by approximately 41,000 people and season two by approximately 39,000 people.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.8.1)

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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 for 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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and disclosures

Ethical Behaviour

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

3.6.3.1
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.

5.7
The Ethics Committee is an independent structure where representatives of all TOTAL’s business segments sit. Its 
key role is one of listening and support. Both employees and external stakeholders can refer matters to the Ethics 
Committee by sending an email to ethics@total.com. The Committee ensures the confidentiality of the complaints, 
which can only be lifted with the agreement of the complainant.

Yes

5.8.1.5
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 
communication  and  a  rule  was  adopted  in  late  2020  to  formalize  the  procedure  for  collecting  integrity  alerts 
(corruption, fraud and influence peddling); it reminds the various existing alert 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 not tolerate any retaliation measures or discrimination toward anyone 
submitting a report in good faith and undertakes to respect confidentiality.

(Source: 2020 URD, §3.6.3.1, 5.7 and 5.8.1.5)

Protected  ethics  advice  and  reporting 
mechanisms
A  description  of 
mechanisms for:
1.  seeking  advice  about  ethical  and  lawful 

internal  and  external

behaviour, and organizational integrity;

2.  reporting  concerns  about  unethical  or 
unlawful  behaviour,  and  organizational
integrity.

Risk and Opportunity Oversight

risk 

into 

Integrating  risk  and  opportunity 
business process
and  opportunity 
factor 
Company 
disclosures  that  clearly  identify  the  principal 
material  risks  and  opportunities  facing  the 
company  specifically  (as  opposed  to  generic 
sector risks), the company appetite in respect 
of these risks, how these risks and opportunities 
have  moved  over  time  and  the  response  to 
those changes. These opportunities and risks 
should 
economic,
environmental  and  social  issues,  including 
climate change and data stewardship.

integrate  material 

Yes

Information disclosed in the 2020 URD, Chapter 3.

(Source: 2020 URD, §3.1)

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and disclosures

PLANET

Climate change

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
For all relevant greenhouse gases (e.g. carbon 
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, F gases etc.), 
report  in  metric  tonnes  of  carbon  dioxide
equivalent  (tCO2e)  GHG  Protocol  Scope  1  & 
Scope 2 emissions.

Estimate  and 
report  material  upstream 
and  downstream  (GHG  Protocol  Scope  3)
emissions where appropriate.

Indicators related to climate(a)
GHG emissions

SCOPE 1 OPERATED
Direct GHG emissions at operated sites

Of which Europe: EU 27 + Norway + United Kingdom  

+ Switzerland

BREAKDOWN BY SEGMENT
Upstream hydrocarbons activities(I)

Integrated Gas, Renewables & Power, excluding 

upstream gas operations

Refining & Chemicals(II)
Marketing & Services(III)

BREAKDOWN BY GHG TYPE
CO2
CH4
N O2

SCOPE 2 OPERATED(IV)
Indirect emissions from energy use at operated sites 

Of which Europe: EU 27 + Norway + United Kingdom

+ Switzerland

SCOPES 1 & 2 FROM OPERATED OIL & GAS  
FACILITIES (I)+(II)+(III)+(IV)

SCOPE 1 EQUITY SHARE
Direct GHG emissions based on equity share

SCOPE 3(b)
Other indirect emissions – Use by customers of products  
sold for end use

Of which Europe: EU 27 + Norway + United Kingdom 

+ Switzerland

Methane emissions

2020

2019

2018

2015

Mt CO2e

36 (38*)

Mt CO2e

21 (22*)

Mt CO2e

Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e

Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e
Mt CO2e

Mt CO2e

Mt CO2e

16

3
17
<1

34
2
<1

3 (3*)

2 (2*)

41

24

18

3
20
<1

39
2
<1

4

2

Mt CO2e 35.8 (39*)

41.5

Mt CO2e

52

55

40

24

18

2
21
<1

38
2
<1

4

2

42

54

42

22

19

–
22
<1

39
2
<1

4

2

46

50

Mt CO2e 350 (400*)

410

400

410

Mt CO2e

190 (215*)

232

231

256

2020

2019

2018

2015

Yes

Methane emissions from Group operated activities

kt CH4

64

68

79

94

Intensity of methane emissions from operated oil and 
gas facilities for Upstream hydrocarbons activities

Intensity of methane emissions from operated gas 
facilities for Upstream hydrocarbons activities

%

%

0.15

0.16

0.19

0.23

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

Carbon intensity indicators

2020

2019

2018

2015

Carbon intensity of energy products used by  
the Group’s customers (71 g CO2e/MJ in 2015)

Intensity of GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) at operated 
sites for Upstream hydrocarbons activities

Base 100 
in 2015

kg  CO2e/ 
bep

90 (92*)

94

95

100(c)

18

19

20

21

Other indicators

2020

2019

2018

2015

Net primary energy consumption (operated scope)

TWh

147

160

143(d)

153

Group energy efficiency indicator (GEEI)

Flared gas (Upstream hydrocarbons activities operated 
scope) (including safety flaring, routine flaring and 
non-routine flaring)

Of which routine flaring

Base 100 
in 2010

90.2(e)

88.0

88.4

90.8

Mm³/d
Mm³/d

4.2
0.6

5.7
0.9

6.5
1.1

7.2
2.3(f)

* Valuation of these indicators excluding the COVID-19 effect.
(a)  Refer to point 5.11 of this chapter for the scope of 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)  Indicator developed in 2018, with 2015 as the baseline year.
(d)  Excluding primary energy consumption of Direct Énergie gas power plants
(e)  The change in this indicator between 2019 and 2020 can be explained by a lower refinery utilization.
(f)  Volumes estimated upon historical data.

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and disclosures

Climate change

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

three  years 

TCFD implementation
Fully  implement  the  recommendations  of  the 
Task  Force  on  Climate 
related  Financial 
Disclosures  (TCFD).  If  necessary,  disclose  a 
timeline  of  at  most 
full 
implementation.  Disclose  whether  you  have 
set, or have committed to set, GHG emissions 
targets that are in line with the goals of the Paris 
Agreement  –  to  limit  global  warming  to  well 
below  2°C  above  pre-industrial  levels  and 
pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C – and to 
achieve net zero emissions before 2050.

for 

Non-financial  performance  statement  aligned  with  TCFD  recommendations,  climate  report  responds  to  TCFD 
recommendations.

Yes

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.6)

Nature Loss

Land use and ecological sensitivity
Report  the  number  and  area  (in  hectares)  of 
sites owned, leased or managed in or adjacent 
to protected areas and/or key biodiversity areas 
(KBA).

Fresh Water Availability

Yes

2.6% of TOTAL’s proved reserves are operated reserves located close to or in protected areas or areas rich in 
biodiversity(1). Furthermore, 109 sites operated by the Group representing 3,318 hectares are located in or close to 
protected areas or key areas for biodiversity(2). 

Water  consumption  and  withdrawal  in 
water stressed areas
Report 
for  operations  where  material: 
megalitres  of  water  withdrawn,  megalitres  of 
water consumed and the percentage of each in 
regions  with  high  or  extremely  high  baseline 
water stress, according to WRI Aqueduct water 
risk atlas tool.

Estimate  and  report  the  same  information  for 
the full value chain (upstream and downstream) 
where appropriate.

Yes

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 significant for this indicator and assesses these volumes on the basis of the current 
and future water stress indicators of the WRI(3) Aqueduct tool. In 2020, the Group’s sites withdrew 105 million m3 of 
fresh water, with net consumption of 75 million m3. Half this volume was withdrawn in areas of high or extremely 
high  water  stress  according  to  the  WRI  definition,  i.e.  areas  where  human  demand  for  water  exceeds  40%  of 
resources available. These are mainly highly populated urban areas, such as urban areas in Northern Europe. 
According to the CDP Water definition, these withdrawals represent 9.6% of the overall Group’s water withdrawals 
(including  brackish  water  and  seawater).  For  priority  sites  defined  as  those  located  in  water  stress  areas  and 
withdrawing 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 shortage. The risk mainly concerns TOTAL sites for which the water 
supply could be cut in order to maintain access to water for priority users. In 2020, TOTAL responded to the CDP 
Water survey for the 2019 period and was, for the third consecutive year, graded A-. The main indicator used in this 
reporting is fresh water withdrawal.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.5.3)

(1)  In accordance with the IFC reference framework.
(2)  In accordance with the GRI reference framework.
(3)  World Resources Institute.

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and disclosures

PEOPLE

Dignity and Equality

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

Diversity and inclusion
Percentage  of  employees  per  employee
category,  by  age  group,  gender  and  other
indicators of diversity (e.g. ethnicity).

Pay equality
Ratio  of  the  basic  salary  and  remuneration 
for  each  employee  category  by  significant
locations  of  operation  for  priority  areas  of
equality: women to men, minor to major ethnic 
groups, and other relevant equality areas.

Partially

Through its activities, diversity is integral to the Group’s identity and key to its success. The Group has long been 
committed to promoting equal opportunity and diversity, and strives to promote an environment that allows every 
employee to express and develop his or her potential.

The diversity of its employees and management is crucial to the Group’s competitiveness, appeal, acceptability 
and  capacity  for  innovation.  TOTAL  aims  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 levels and promoted by the Diversity Council, which is chaired by a member 
of the Group’s Executive Committee. The Diversity Council is also charged with making specific recommendations 
on issues identified each year by the Executive Committee.

Yes

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.3.3.1)

N.B. Tables of employees available in §5.3.1.1:
–  Breakdown by employment contact
–  Breakdown by age bracket
–  Total number of managers

Breakdown by gender available in §5.3.1.1:
–  Among all employees
–  Among employees with permanent contacts (CDI).

The Group’s compensation policy applies to all companies in which TOTAL SE holds the majority of voting rights. 
That policy has several aims: 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 are covered by laws that guarantee a minimum wage, and, whenever that is not the 
case, the Group’s policy ensures that compensation is above the local minimum wage. 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  division  within  each  business 
segment, which monitors evolutions in payroll, turnover and consistency with the market.

Fair treatment is ensured within the Group through the widespread use of weighting for management positions 
(JL ≥ 10)(1) via the Hay method, which is used to assign a salary range to each job level. Performance reviews for 
Group  employees,  covering  actual  versus  targeted  results,  skills  assessment  and  overall  job  performance,  are 
conducted during an annual individual review and formally issued in accordance with the same principles and 
guidelines across the entire organization.

The compensation structure for 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.  This  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 on the basis of HSE 
targets set for each business segment, which represents up to 10% of the variable portion. In 2020, 87.4% of the 
Group’s entities (WHRS scope) included HSE criteria in the variable compensation.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.3.1.2)

With regard to compensation, TOTAL has been adopting specific measures to prevent and compensate for 
discriminatory  wage  differentials  since  2010.  Regular  audits  are  conducted  during  salary-raise  campaigns  to 
ensure equal pay among men and women holding positions with the same level of responsibility. 

Since 2019, consistent with the French Act of September 5, 2018, on the freedom to choose one’s professional 
future, the Group has published an index in France for its three units of economic and employee interest (UESs) on 
wage differentials and the steps taken to eliminate them. That index, based on a score of 100, reflects five indicators: 
wage differentials, pay raise differentials excluding promotions, promotion rate differentials, percentage of female 
employees who received a pay raise in the year they returned from maternity leave, number of employees of the 
underrepresented gender among the ten employees who received the highest compensation.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.3.3.1)

N.B. The index table is available in §5.3.3

Wage level 
1.  Ratios  of  standard  entry  level  wage  by
gender compared to local minimum wage.
2.  Ratio of the annual total compensation of the 
CEO  to  the  median  of  the  annual  total
compensation  of  all  its  employees,  except
the CEO.

A large majority of employees are covered by laws that guarantee a minimum wage, and, whenever that is not the 
case, the Group’s policy ensures that compensation is above the local minimum wage. 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  division  within  each  business 
segment, which monitors evolutions in payroll, turnover and consistency with the market.

Partially

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.3.1.2)

N.B. Compensation ratios are available in §4.3.2.1

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Sub-items, proposed metrics  
and disclosures

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

Risk  for  incidents  of  child,  forced  or 
compulsory labor
An explanation of the operations and suppliers 
considered to have significant risk for incidents 
of  child  labour,  forced  or  compulsory  labour. 
Such risks could emerge in relation to:
a.  type  of  operation  (such  as  manufacturing 

plant) and type of supplier; and

b.  countries  or  geographic  areas  with 

operations and suppliers.

Health and well being

Health and safety
1.  The number and rate of fatalities as a result 
of  work  related  injury;  high  consequence 
work  related  injuries  (excluding  fatalities); 
recordable work related injuries; main types 
of  work  related  injury;  and  the  number  of 
hours worked. 

2.  An  explanation  of  how  the  organization 
facilitates  workers’ 
non
occupational  medical  and  healthcare
services, and the scope of access provided 
for employees and workers.

access 

to 

Forced and child labor have been identified as risks of severe negative impacts from our activities on human rights, 
notably  in  the  supply  chain,  and  mentioned  as  such  in  the  DPEF  –  Human  rights  section.  The  new  supplier 
qualification process is presented in the Non-financial performance statement – Procurement section.

Yes

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.7.1 and 5.10)

1. Indicators:
Number of fatalities as a result of work related injury: 1
Rate of fatalities as a result of work related injury: 0.26 (per 100 million hours worked)
High consequence work related injuries (excluding fatalities): 11
Recordable work related injuries: 0.74 (per 1 million hours worked)

Main types of work related injury: In 2020, of the 289 lost time injuries reported, 280 relate to accidents at the 
workplace. 78% of these occurred, in decreasing order of the number accidents, when walking, handling loads or 
objects, using portable tools or working with powered systems or lifting systems.

Number of hours worked: 389 million

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.2)

2. Explanations:
The Group has a policy for preventing occupational accidents that applies to all employees of Group subsidiaries 
and  employees  of  contractors  working  on  a  site  operated  by  one  of  these  subsidiaries.  The  safety  results  are 
monitored with the same attention for all. This policy is described in the One MAESTRO reference framework.

The indicators monitored by the Group include work-related accidents whether they occur at workplace, during 
transportation within the framework of long-term contracts, or during an industrial accident. In addition to its aim of 
zero  fatalities  in  the  exercise  of  its  activities,  TOTAL  has  set  itself  the  target  of  continuously  reducing  the  TRIR 
indicator and, for 2020, of keeping it below 0.80 for all personnel of the Group and its contractors.

In terms of medical monitoring, the referential framework requires that each Group entity offers all employees a 
medical checkup at least every two years and 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. Medical monitoring of employees is conducted at a health department, which may be internal 
(occupational health departments in France, clinics in five countries in Africa) or external. Furthermore, in view of its 
activities and exposure, TOTAL has an international medical department that designs, coordinates and supervises 
operational medical logistics abroad. It is the decision-making level in terms of medical safety of expatriate and 
national employees. It ensures the organization of aptitude assessments and medical monitoring of employees and 
their families living abroad, medical support for subsidiaries, audits of medical structures in countries where the 
Group operates, as well as issuing recommendations and coordinating medical evacuations.

Yes

To complement this program, TOTAL has set up an employee health observation committee 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 is gathered anonymously during medical examinations worldwide.

At the corporate level, TOTAL 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 the Group’s senior executives and stakeholders 
concerned by these issues. The theme for 2020 was the COVID-19 pandemic and in particular the measures taken 
by the Group while managing the crisis. 

On a broader level, TOTAL also supports the promotion of 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.  It  also  develops  employee  benefit 
programs (refer to point 5.3.1.2 in this chapter), and regularly takes action to raise awareness of lifestyle risks (anti-
smoking and anti-drinking campaigns, etc.). Every year, in order to share information on progress in the area of 
Industrial Hygiene, TOTAL holds a technical day of discussions on different subjects with the relevant business 
segments. In 2020, this event did not take place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.4)

The Group provides pension and employee benefit programs (health and death) that meet the needs of the 
subsidiaries as well as the Group’s standards, designed to ensure that each employee can:
–  in case of illness, receive coverage that is at least equal to the median amount for the national industrial market;
–  participate in a savings or supplementary retirement plan;
–  arrange for the protection of family members in the event 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 administered by the subsidiaries and 
supplement any programs provided under local law.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.3.1.2)

N.B. Tables are available in §5.4.4:
–  Percentage of employees with specific occupational risks benefiting from regular medical monitoring
–  Number of occupational illnesses recorded in the year.

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.4.4)

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and disclosures

Skills for the future

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

The  technical  and  business  know-how  of  employees  and  their  ability  to  manage  large  projects  underpin  the 
Group’s  operational  excellence  and  are  essential  assets  for  the  Group’s  development.  TOTAL  therefore  offers 
ongoing, customized training programs aimed at enhancing employees’ skills and employability. These training 
courses reflect a commitment to skills enhancement and career support, including for employees moving between 
business segments and/or geographical regions.

Yes

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.3.2)

N.B. Tables are available in §5.3.2:
–  Average number of training days/year per employee 
–  Breakdown by gender
–  Average training cost per employee (€ thousands).

Attracting and retaining the talent the Group needs is a key factor in carrying out the company project. To succeed 
in that task, the Group carefully manages its hires and departures (…)

(Source: 2020 URD, §5.3.1)

Yes

N.B. Tables available in §5.3.1.1:
Total number hired on permanent contracts (CDI)
–  Women/Men
–  French/Other nationalities
–  Breakdown by region

Total departures/ total employees
–  Women/Men
–  Breakdown by region.

Partially

Calculation of EVG&G not done as such, but some elements are available.

(Source: 2020 URD, §1.1.3, 1.8.1 and 8.7)

Training provided 
1.  Average hours of training per person that the 
organization’s  employees  have  undertaken 
during the reporting period, by gender and 
employee category (total number of trainings 
provided  to  employees  divided  by  the 
number of employees).

2.  Average 

and 

training 

development
expenditure per full time employee (total cost 
of training provided to employees divided by 
the number of employees).

PROSPERITY

Employment and Wealth Generation

Absolute number and rate of employment
1.  Total  number  and  rate  of  new  employee 
hires  during  the  reporting  period,  by  age 
group,  gender,  other  indicators  of  diversity 
and region.

2.  Total number and rate of employee turnover 
during  the  reporting  period,  by  age  group, 
gender,  other  indicators  of  diversity  and 
region.

Economic Contribution
1.  Direct  economic  value  generated  and 
distributed  (EVG&D),  on  an  accruals  basis, 
covering  the  basic  components  for  the 
organization’s global operations, ideally split 
out by:
–  Revenues
–  Operating costs
–  Employee wages and benefits
–  Payments to providers of capital
–  Payments to government
–  Community investment.

2.  Financial  assistance  received 

the 
government: total monetary value of financial 
assistance received by the organization from 
any government during the reporting period.

from 

Financial investment contribution 
Total  capital  expenditures 
depreciation,  supported  by  narrative 
describe the company’s investment strategy.

(CapEx)  minus 
to

Share  buybacks  plus  dividend  payments, 
supported  by  narrative 
the 
company’s  strategy  for  returns  of  capital  to 
shareholders.

to  describe 

Yes

Information provided in the URD.

(Source: 2020 URD, §1.4.1)

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Innovation in better products and services

Reported

TOTAL’s disclosures (2020)

Total R&D expenses
Total  costs 
development.

related 

to 

research  and

  Yes

1.5.1 R&D at the heart of our strategy 
Based on the various scenarios studied by TOTAL, the goal of achieving carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 
2050 entails more than large-scale deployment of proven technologies such as photovoltaic solar power, wind 
power  and  biofuels.  It  also  requires  technological  game-changers  and  the  development  of  completely  new 
industrial value chains, such as hydrogen, synthetic fuels, and carbon capture and storage.

The Group’s transformation from an oil and gas company into a broad energy group calls for agile R&D that is firmly 
committed to innovation. At the heart of the Group’s strategy, R&D is focusing on its teams and partners who 
specialize in the electricity and renewables value chain, and technology for shrinking our environmental footprint. 
The  Group’s  research  projects  are  defined  by  the  principles  that  underpin  its  strategy  and  its  goal  of  carbon 
neutrality: acting on emissions, acting on products and acting on demand. 

These R&D programs are organized around on five priorities: 
–  Safety  and  the  environment,  including  satellite-based  emissions  monitoring  and  research  into  plastics  and 

product recycling.

–  A low-carbon energy mix, including optimization of the natural gas (and particularly LNG) value chain; renewables 
and  power  storage  solutions  (hydrogen,  etc.);  hybrid  systems;  gains  in  energy  efficiency;  carbon  capture, 
utilization and storage; and bioproducts.

–  Operational efficiency, including programs aimed at combining productivity gains, lower operating costs and 

carbon emissions reductions through the use of digital technology and electrification.

–  New products, including ecodesign, biosourcing and the development of products with special properties, such 

as high-performance fluids for electric motors.

–  Digital technology, which is embedded in every program, including advanced research into high-performance 

computing technology and the use of artificial intelligence for industrial applications. 

These research programs may be led by a business segment on behalf of its business lines or those of other 
segments; or, when they involve topics with broad relevance, they may be coordinated at Group level in order to 
establish synergies, capitalize on expertise and pool knowledge and infrastructure. 

In  addition  to  the  Group’s  five  R&D  priorities,  some  subsidiaries  may  conduct  R&D  centered  on  their  own 
businesses. At Hutchinson, for example, research activities focus on three main issues connected with mobility of 
the future: weight reduction and energy efficiency, electrification, and smart objects.

R&D is also investigating forward-looking topics with the aim of evaluating the potential of new technology for the 
Group’s businesses, such as nanotechnologies, robotics, hydrogen and new mobility solutions.

With an R&D workforce of more than 4,000 employees, the Group invested $895 million in R&D in 2020 (versus 
$968 million in 2019 and $986 million in 2018). The Group’s investment for the future – including developments in 
the field of digital technology and carbon capture and storage industrial projects, as well as investments led by Total 
Carbon Neutrality Ventures (TOTAL’s venture capital fund, which focuses solely on carbon neutrality businesses 
and expects to invest a total of $400 million dollars by 2023) – has risen to more than $1.1 billion.

The Group carries out its R&D projects with an open innovation approach, drawing on its talent pool, research 
infrastructure, pilot sites and R&D centers worldwide, as well as start-ups and top-ranked academic partners. The 
Group operates 12 R&D centers and six techcenters across the globe, and has signed roughly 1,000 agreements 
with its partners.

In addition, the Group implements an active intellectual property policy to protect its innovations, maximize their use 
and differentiate its technology. In 2020, the Group filed more than 200 patent applications.

(Source: 2020 URD, §1.5.1)

Community and social vitality

Total tax paid
Total tax paid by the group, including corporate
income  taxes,  property  taxes,  non  creditable
VAT  and  other  sales  taxes,  employer  paid
payroll  taxes,  and  other  taxes  that  constitute
costs to the company, by category of taxes.

In 2020, TOTAL incurs $2,450 million of corporate income taxes, $3,768 million of production taxes for its extractive 
operations, $2,178 million of employer social security contributions and collects $20,981 million of excise duties.

(Source: 2020 URD, § 1.1.3)

Partially

In addition, TOTAL discloses each year a report on the payments made to Governments by the Group’s Extractive 
Companies, notably including payments of taxes by country and by Project.

(Source: 2020 URD, § 9.3)

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Units of measurement

b = barrel(1)

B = billion

Bcm = billion of cubic meters

boe = barrel of oil equivalent

btu = British thermal unit

cf = cubic feet

CO2e = carbon dioxide equivalent

American Petroleum Institute

/d = per day

Glossary

Abbreviations

€: 

euro

$ or 
dollar: 

US dollar

ADR: 

American depositary receipt (evidencing an ADS)

American depositary share (representing a share  
of a company)

Autorité des marchés financiers (French Financial 
Markets Authority)

ADS: 

AMF: 

API: 

CO : 2

carbon dioxide 

CNG: 

compressed natural gas

DACF: 

debt adjusted cash flow (refer to definition of operating 
cash flow before working capital changes without  
financial charges below)

EV: 

electric vehicle

FLNG: 

floating liquefied natural gas

FPSO: 

floating production, storage and offloading

FSRU: 

floating storage and regasification unit

GHG: 

greenhouse gas

HSE: 

health, safety and the environment

IFRS: 

International Financial Reporting Standards

IPIECA: 

International Petroleum Industry Environmental  
Conservation Association

LNG: 

liquefied natural gas

LPG: 

NGL: 

NGV: 

liquefied petroleum gas

natural gas liquids

natural gas vehicle

OML: 

oil mining lease

PPA: 

Power Purchase Agreement

ROE: 

return on equity

GtCO2 = billion of CO2 tons

GW = gigawatt

GWh = gigawatt hour

k = thousand

km = kilometer

m = meter

m³ = cubic meter(1)

M = million

MW = megawatt

PJ = petajoule

t = (Metric) ton

toe = ton of oil equivalent

TWh = terawatt hour

W = watt

Wac = AC watt

Wp = watt-peak or watt of peak power

/y = per year

Conversion table

1 acre ≈ 0.405 hectares

ROACE: 

return on average capital employed

1 b = 42 US gallons ≈ 159 liters

SEC: 

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

1 b/d of crude oil ≈ 50 t/y of crude oil

VCM: 

variable cost margin – Refining Europe

1 Bm/y ≈ 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 ≈ 5,399 cf of gas in 2020(2) (5,395 cf in 2019 
and 5,387 cf in 2018)

(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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A

AC watt (Wac)

Refers  to  the  output  power  achieved  by  a  solar  module  to  the  grid. 
Generally  equals  to  the  watt  of  peak  power  multiplied  by  the  DC/AC 
inverter efficiency.

acreage

Areas in which mining rights are exercised.

adjusted results

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.

Results  using  replacement  cost,  adjusted  for  special  items,  excluding  
the impact of changes for fair value.

brownfield project

Project concerning developed existing fields.

API degree

C

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.

capacity of treatment

appraisal (delineation)

Work  performed  after  a  discovery  for  the  purpose  of  determining  the 
boundaries  or  extent  of  an  oil  or  gas  field  or  assessing  its  reserves  
and production potential.

asset retirement (site restitution)

Companies  may  have  obligations 
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.

related 

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.

carbon sinks

Natural reservoir (e.g. vegetation, oceans) or artificial reservoir (e.g. CCUS) 
that stores carbon in different forms.

catalysts

association/consortium/joint-venture

Terms used to generally describe a project in which two or more entities 
participate. For the principles and methods of consolidation applicable  
to different types of joint arrangements according to IFRS, refer to Note 1 
to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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.

B

barrel

cogeneration

Simultaneous  generation  of  electrical  and  thermal  energies  from  a 
combustible source (gas, fuel oil or coal).

Unit  of  measurement  of  volume  of  crude  oil  equal  to  42  US  gallons  
or 159 liters.

coker (deep conversion unit)

barrel of oil equivalent (boe)

Unit that produces light products (gas, gasoline, diesel) and coke through 
the cracking of distillation residues.

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.

combined cycle power plant

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).

A  combined-cycle  power  plant  uses  both  a  heat  and  a  steam  turbine 
together to produce up to 50% more electricity from the same fuel than  
a traditional simple-cycle plant.

commercial gas

Gas  produced  by  the  upstream  facilities  and  sent  directly  or  indirect
to the gas market.

ly  

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.

biomass

All organic matter from vegetal or animal sources.

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condensate

development

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.

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.

condensate splitter

Unit  that  distillates  condensates  upstream  of  refining  or  petrochemical
units.

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.

distillates

consortium

E

Refer to the definition above of “association/consortium/joint-venture”.

effective tax rate

conversion

Refining operation aiming at transforming heavy products (heavy fuel oil) 
into lighter or less viscous products (e.g., gasoline, jet fuels).

co-processing

Refers  to  the  simultaneous  conversion  of  biogenic  residues  and
intermediate  petroleum  distillates  in  existing  petroleum  refineries  to 
produce  renewable  hydrocarbon  fuels.  In  contrast  to  the  blending  of 
biofuels into the finished petroleum product, co-processing makes use  
of biomass within the processing of petroleum. Suitable feedstocks for 
co-processing  are  biogenic  feedstocks,  such  as  wood  pyrolysis  oil  or 
triglycerides such as vegetable oils, used cooking oils etc.

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

Change made to a facility to increase its production capacity.

desulphurization unit

(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.

Furthermore,  TOTAL  enters  into  derivative  instruments  to  risk  manage 
certain  operational  contracts  or  assets.  Under  IFRS,  these  derivatives  
are recorded at fair value while the underlying operational transactions 
are  recorded  as  they  occur.  Internal  indicators  defer  the  fair  value  on 
derivatives to match with the transaction occurrence.

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 
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.

from  cracking  naphtha  or 

F

fair value

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to 
transfer  a  liability  in  a  transaction  under  normal  conditions  between 
market participants at the measurement date.

Unit  in  which  sulphur  and  sulphur  compounds  are  eliminated  from 
mixtures of gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons.

farmdown

Partial sale to a third party of an interest in an asset.

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farm-in (or farm-out)

Acquisition (or sale) of all or part of a participating interest in an oil and gas 
mining property by way of an assignment of rights and obligations in the 
corresponding permit or license and related contracts.

farnesane

A hydrocarbon molecule containing 15 carbon atoms, which can be used 
to produce fuel or chemical compounds.

FEED studies (front-end engineering design)

Studies  aimed  at  defining  the  project  and  preparing  for  its  execution. 
In the TOTAL process, this covers the pre-project and basic engineering 
phases.

FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas)

Floating  unit  permitting  the  liquefaction  of  natural  gas  and  the  storage  
of LNG.

I

inventory valuation effect

The adjusted results of the Refining & Chemicals and Marketing & Services 
segments are presented according to the replacement cost method. This 
method is used to assess the segments’ performance and facilitate the 
comparability of the segments’ performance with those of its competitors. 
In the replacement cost method, which approximates the LIFO (Last-In, 
First-Out)  method,  the  variation  of  inventory  values  in  the  statement  of 
income  is,  depending  on  the  nature  of  the  inventory,  determined  using 
either the month-end price differentials between one period and another 
or the average prices of the period rather than the historical value. The 
inventory valuation effect is the difference between the results according 
to the FIFO (First-In, First-Out) and the replacement cost.

J

joint-venture

Refer to the definition above of “association/consortium/joint-venture”.

fossil energies

Energies produced from oil, natural gas and coal.

L

lignocellulose

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 storage of LNG and the regasification.

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.

G

gearing ratio

Net debt / (Net debt + shareholders equity Group share + Non-controlling 
interests).

gearing ratio excluding leases commitments

Net  debt  excluding  leases  commitments  /  (Net  debt  excluding  leases 
commitments  +  shareholders  equity  Group  share  +  Non-controlling 
interests).

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

Investments including acquisitions and increases in non-current loans.

H

hydraulic fracturing

Technique that involves fracturing rock to improve its permeability.

liquids

Liquids consist of crude oil, bitumen, condensates and NGL.

LNG (liquefied natural gas)

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.

LNG production capacity

LNG production average capacity expressed in millions of tons per year 
on a 100% basis, taking into account temperature variations over the year 
and without considering facilities availability. The nameplate capacity 
which  corresponds  to  the  facilities  design,  defined  in  project  phase  is 
different from the actual capacity which corresponds to capacity tests 
on existing facilities.

LNG train

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.

hydrocarbons

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.

Molecules  composed  principally  of  carbon  and  hydrogen  atoms.  They 
can be solid such as asphalt, liquid such as crude oil or gaseous such as 
natural gas. They may also include compounds with sulphur, nitrogen, 
metals, etc.

hydrocracker

A refinery unit that uses catalysts and extraordinarily high pressure, in the 
presence of surplus hydrogen, to convert heavy oils into lighter fractions.

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LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)

oil

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.

Generic term designating crude oil, condensates and NGL.

oil and gas

Generic  term  which 
condensates, NGL, bitumen and natural gas).

includes  all  hydrocarbons 

(e.g.,  crude  oil, 

M

microgrid

Small power grids designed to provide a reliable and better-quality power 
supply to a small number of consumers. They combine multiple local and 
diffuse  production  facilities  (micro-turbines,  fuel  cells,  small  diesel
generators,  photovoltaic  panels,  wind  turbines,  small  hydropower),
consumption facilities, storage facilities, and supervision and monitoring 
tools to manage demand.

mining interests

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.

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.

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

N

naphtha

Heavy gasoline used as a base in petrochemicals.

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.

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.

natural gas liquids (NGL)

operating cash flow before working capital changes

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).

Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital at 
replacement cost excluding the mark-to-market effect of iGRP’s contracts 
and  including  capital  gain  from  renewable  projects  sale  (effective  first 
quarter 2020).

nature-based solutions

Sustainable  management  and  use  of  nature  for  tackling  socio-
environmental  challenges.  Solutions  are  inspired  and  supported  by
nature,  cost-effective,  provide  environmental,  social  and  economic
benefits, and help build resilience to environmental challenges.

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

Non-current financial debts, including current portion, current borrowings, 
other current financial liabilities less cash and cash equivalents and other 
current financial assets.

net investments

Organic investments + net acquisitions.

O

offshore wind

The  use  of  wind  farms  constructed  in  bodies  of  water,  usually  in  the
ocean, to harvest wind energy to generate electricity. Higher wind speeds 
are  available  offshore  compared  to  on  land,  so  offshore  wind  power’s 
electricity generation is higher per amount of capacity installed.

operating cash flow before working capital changes 
without financial charges (DACF)

Cash  flow  from  operating  activities  before  changes  in  working  capital  
at  replacement  cost,  excluding  the  mark-to-market  effect  of  iGRP’s 
contracts, including capital gain from renewable projects sale (effective 
first quarter 2020) and 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

Net investments, excluding acquisitions, asset sales and other 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.

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polymers

Molecule composed of monomers bonded together by covalent bonds, 
such as polyolefins obtained from olefins or starch and proteins produced 
naturally.

Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

Long-term  agreement  for  the  supply  of  electricity  produced  from 
renewable sources.

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

proved undeveloped reserves

Proved undeveloped oil and gas reserves are proved reserves that are 
expected to be recovered with new investments (new wells on undrilled 
acreage,  or  from  existing  wells  where  a  relatively  major  expenditure  is 
required for recompletion, surface facilities).

proved and probable reserves (2P reserves)

Sum  of  proved  reserves  and  probable  reserves.  2P  reserves  are  the 
median quantities of oil and gas recoverable from fields that have already 
been drilled, covered by E&P contracts and for which technical studies 
have  demonstrated  economic  development  in  a  long-term  price 
environment. They include projects developed by mining.

R

refining

The  various  processes  used  to  produce  petroleum  products  from  
crude oil (e.g., distillation, reforming, desulphurization, cracking).

regasification

Before  the  gas  is  transported  from  the  terminal  to  the  distribution 
networks,  the  LNG  is  regasified:  its  temperature  is  raised  from  -160°C  
to 0°C under high pressure.

Expected average stabilized level of production for a field following the 
production build-up.

renewable diesel

production sharing contract/agreement (PSC/PSA)

Exploration and production contract under which a host country or, more 
frequently,  its  national  company,  transfers  to  an  oil  and  gas  company  
(the contractor) or a consortium (the contractor group) the right to explore 
a  geographic  area  and  develop  the  fields  discovered.  The  contractor  
(or  contractor  group)  undertakes  the  execution  and  financing,  at  its  
own  risk,  of  all  operations.  In  return,  it  is  entitled  to  a  portion  of  the 
production,  called  cost  oil/gas,  to  recover  its  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.

Premium-quality  diesel  fuel  that  is  made  completely  from  renewable  
and  sustainable  biomass,  including  vegetable  oils  and  wastes  and 
residues  from  animal  fat  as  well  as  used  cooking  oils.  Thanks  to  its 
specific production process, renewable diesel has an identical chemical 
composition  than  diesel  and,  as  a  result,  can  be  used  in  high 
concentrations and even as a standalone product in any diesel-powered 
vehicle  without  any  change  in  infrastructure.  The  greenhouse  gas 
emission  of  renewable  diesel  are  strongly  reduced  (more  than  50%) 
compared to those of fossil diesel and the use of renewable diesel also 
improves quality of local air with particle and nitrogen oxide reduction.

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.

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return on equity (ROE)

thermochemical conversion

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.

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.

unitization

Creation  of  a  new  joint-venture  and  appointment  of  a  single  operator  
for the development and production as single unit of an oil or gas field 
involving several permits/licenses or countries.

shipping

Transport by sea. LNG is carried out on board LNG carriers (see definition).

unproved permit

sidetrack

Well drilled from a portion of an existing well (and not by starting from the 
surface).  It  is  used  to  get  around  an  obstruction  in  the  original  well  or 
resume drilling in a new direction or to explore a nearby geological area.

silicon

The  most  abundant  element  in  Earth’s  crust  after  oxygen.  It  does  not 
exist in a free state but in the form of compounds such as silica, which  
has  long  been  used  as  an  essential  element  of  glass.  Polysilicon 
(or crystalline silicon), which is obtained by purifying silicon and consists 
of  metal-like  crystals,  is  used  in  the  construction  of  photovoltaic  solar
panels, but other minerals or alloys may be used.

special items

Due to their unusual nature or particular significance, certain transactions 
qualifying  as  “special  items”  are  excluded  from  the  business  segment 
figures. In general, special items relate to transactions that are significant, 
infrequent  or  unusual.  In  certain  instances,  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.

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.

W

watt-peak or watt of peak power (Wp)

Refers to the output power achieved by a solar module under full solar 
radiation (under Standard Test Conditions).

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Persons responsible, third party information, experts’ reports  
and competent authority approval

Persons responsible

Certification of the persons responsible

Statements by experts and declarations of any interest

Third party information

Statement of approval by the competent authority

Statutory auditors

Risk factors

Information about the issuer

Legal and commercial name

Place of registration, registration number and legal entity identifier (LEI)

Date of incorporation and length of life

Domicile, legal form, applicable legislation, country of incorporation, address and 
telephone number of registered office, website of the issuer

Business overview

Principal activities

Principal markets

Important events in the development of the business

Strategy and objectives

Dependence on certain patents or licences, industrial, commercial or financial contracts 
or new manufacturing processes

Competitive position

Investments

Material investments over the last three fiscal years

Material investments in progress or for which commitment have already been made

Information relating to the joint-ventures and undertakings in which the issuer holds a proportion of 
the capital likely to have significant effect on the assessment of its own assets and liabilities, financial 
position or profits and losses

5.7.4

Environmental issues affecting the most significant tangible fixed assets

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Issuer’s position within the Group

List of the significant subsidiaries

Operating and financial review

Financial condition

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7.2.1

1.7.3
7.2.1

1.7.3
7.2.1

1.1.1
2.1 to 2.5

1.1.1
2.1 to 2.5

1.8.1

1.3
1.8

2.1 to 2.5
3.1.2 and 3.1.5

1.1.1
2.1 to 2.5
3.1.6

1.4

1.4.1

1.4.2

2.1 to 2.5

3.1.2 and 3.4
5.5 and 5.6

1.7.3

 1.7.3

1.7.3
8.7 (Note 18)

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7.1.2

7.2

Likely future development and activities in the field of research and development

Operating results

7.2.1

Significant factors materially affecting income from operations

7.2.2

Narrative description of changes in net sales or revenues over the last three fiscal years

8.

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

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

9.

Regulatory environment

10.

10.1

10.2

11.

12.

12.1

12.2

13.

13.1

13.2

14.

14.1

14.2

14.3

14.4

14.5

15.

15.1

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

Information about the issuer’s audit committee and remuneration committee

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

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chapters

Relevant 
paragraphs

1

1
8
10

1
8

1
8

1

1
8

1

1

1
8

1 
2 
3

1

1
3

1.5

1.8.1.1
8.2
10.2.1

1.8.1.1 and 1.8.1.4
8.7 (Notes 3, 4 and 5)

1.8.1.1 
8.7 (Notes 3, 4 and 5)

1.8.1.2

1.8.1.2
8.5

1.8.1.2

1.8.1.2

1.4.3 and 1.8.1.2
8.7 (Note 7)

1.8.1.3 and 1.8.1.4
2.3.5
3.1.4

1.8.1.1 and 1.8.1.4

1.8.1.3 and 1.8.1.4
3.1, 3.4 and 3.5

4

4

4

4
8

10

4

4

4

4

4

1
5
8

4
6

4
5

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

4.2

4.1

1.1.1
5.3
8.7 (Note 10)

4.3.4
6.4.2

4.3.4
5.3

Profit forecasts or estimates

n/a

n/a

Information required by Annex 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980

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 Universal 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

19.

19.1

Pro forma financial information

Dividend policy

Legal and arbitration proceedings

Significant change in the issuer’s financial position

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

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

Cross-reference lists

2020 Universal Registration  
Document

Relevant 
chapters

Relevant 
paragraphs

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

7
8
10

n/a

6
8
10

4
7

n/a

n/a

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, 2020

n/a

n/a

7.3.3
8.1
10.1

4.5
10.1

7.3.4
9.1 to 9.4

n/a

1.8.1.1
6.2

3.5

1.8.1.4

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

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Information required by Annex 1 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980

19.1.7

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

2020 Universal Registration  
Document

Relevant 
chapters

7
8
10

7

7

4
7

n/a

6

Relevant 
paragraphs

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 (minimum information pursuant to the Article 222-3 of the French Financial Markets 
Authority’s General Regulation) 

Declaration of persons responsible for the annual financial report

Reports of the statutory auditors on the statutory financial statements and Consolidated Financial Statements

2020 Universal Registration  
Document 

Relevant chapters/ 
Relevant paragraphs

Chapter 10 / 10.2 and 10.3

Chapter 8 / 8.2 to 8.7

Financial report cross-reference  

list hereafter

p 1

Chapter 8 / 8.1 
Chapter 10 / 10.1

Cross-reference list of Board of Directors’ management report mentioned in Article L. 225-100 of the French Commercial 
Code, to which are attached the report on corporate governance and the statement of non-financial performance

In order to facilitate the reading of this Universal Registration Document, the cross-reference list is used to identify the information to be contained in the 
management report.

N°

1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

Required elements 

Information regarding the position and activities of the Company and 
Group

Reference texts

Relevant chapters/ 
Relevant paragraphs 

Position of the Company during the last fiscal year and 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

Articles L. 225-100-1, I., 1°,  
L. 232-1-II, L. 233-6 and  
L. 233-26 of the French 
Commercial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.8.1.1 
and 1.8.1.2

Chapter 8 / 8.7  

(Note 2)

Key financial performance indicators

Key non-financial performance indicators relating to the specific activities of the 
Company and Group, and in particular information regarding environmental and 
social issues

Significant changes between the end of the fiscal year and the establishment of 
the Management Report

Article L. 225-100-1, I, 2° of  

the French Commercial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.1.1
Chapter 2 / 2.5.1

Article L. 225-100-1, I, 2° of  

the French Commercial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.1.1
Chapter 5 / 5.3  

to 5.11

Articles L. 232-1, II and  
L. 233-26 of the French 
Commercial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.8.1.4

Chapter 8 / 8.7  

(Note 17)

Identity of the major shareholders and voting rights holders in shareholders’ 
meetings, and changes occurred during the fiscal year

Article L. 233-13 of the French 
Commercial Code 

Chapter 6 / 6.4.1

Company’s existing branch offices

Significant acquisitions of shares in companies with registered offices in France

Disposal of reciprocal shareholdings

Article L. 232-1, II of the French 
Commercial Code

Article L. 233-6 para. 1 of the 
French Commercial Code

Articles L. 233-29,  
L. 233-30 and R. 233-19 of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.7.3

Chapter 1 / 1.7.3

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2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

3

N°

1.9

Required elements 

Company and Group foreseeable trends and outlooks

1.10

Research and development activities

1.11

Table of results of the Company for each of the last five fiscal years 

1.12

Information about payment terms of suppliers or customers

1.13

Amount of inter-company loans made by the Company and statutory  
auditors’ declaration

Cross-reference lists

Reference texts

Relevant chapters/ 
Relevant paragraphs 

Articles L. 232-1, II and  
L. 233-26 of the French 
Commercial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.8.1.3

Chapter 8 / 8.7  

(Note 2)

Articles L. 232-1, II and  
L. 233-26 of the French 
Commercial Code

Article R. 225-102 of the 
French Commercial Code

Article D. 441-4 of the French 
Commercial Code

Articles L. 511-6 and  
R. 511-2-1-3 of the French 
Monetary and Financial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.5

Chapter 10 / 10.4.2

Chapter 5 / 5.10

n/a

Internal control and risk management

Description of the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the Company  
and Group companies

Article L. 225-100, I, 3° of  
the French Commercial Code 

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

Anti-corruption measures

Chapter 1 / 1.8.1.3 
and 1.8.1.4
Chapter 3 / 3.1

Chapter 3 / 3.1 and 
3.3
Chapter 5 / 5.6

Article L. 22-10-35, 1° of  

the French Commercial Code

Article L. 22-10-35, 2° of  

Chapter 3 / 3.3

the French Commercial Code

Article L. 225-100-1, I, 4° of  

the French Commercial Code

Chapter 3 / 3.3

Chapter 1 / 1.4.2

Chapter 5 / 5.8.1

Law n°2016-1691 of  
December 9, 2016

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

Article L. 225-102-4 of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 3 / 3.6

Report on corporate governance

Information regarding the compensation

3.1

3.2

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

Global compensation (including in-kind benefits) paid by the Company to each 
corporate officers (mandataires sociaux) of TOTAL SE during the 2020 fiscal year

3.3

Relative proportion of the fixed and variable compensation

3.4

Use of the possibility to ask for the restitution of a variable compensation

3.5

3.6

Mention of all commitments taken by TOTAL SE 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

Compensation paid or attributed by a company included in the scope of 
consolidation pursuant to the Article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code

Article L. 22-10-8  
(formerly L. 225-37-2) of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.3.1.1 
and 4.3.2.2

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 1° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 1°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 2° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 2°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 3° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 3°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 4° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 4°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.3.1.2 
and 4.3.2.1

Chapter 4 / 4.3.1.2 
and 4.3.2.1

n/a

Chapter 4 / 4.3.1.2
and 4.3.2.1

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 5° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 5°) of 
the French Commercial Code

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3.7

3.8

3.9

3.10

3.11

3.12

3.13

3.14

3.15

3.16

3.17

3.18

3.19

3.20

3.21

3.22

Required elements 

Ratios between the compensation level of each corporate officer and the average 
and median compensation of the Company’s employees

Reference texts

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 6° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 6°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Relevant chapters/ 
Relevant paragraphs 

Chapter 4 / 4.3.2.1

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

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 7° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 7°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.3.2.1

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

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 8° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 8°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.3.1.2 
and 4.3.2.1

Way the vote of the last ordinary shareholders’ meeting pursuant to the I of the 
Article L. 22-10-34 (formerly L. 225-100) of the French Commercial Code was 
taken into consideration

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 9° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 9°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.3.2.1

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. 22-10-8 (formerly L. 225-37-2) of the French Commercial Code, 
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

Granting and retention of the options by the corporate officers  
(mandataires sociaux)

Free shares granted to the directors and corporate officers (dirigeants 
mandataires sociaux) and retention by the latter

List of all of the directorships and functions held at any company by each 
corporate officers (mandataires sociaux) during the 2020 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 SE’s voting rights and, on the other hand, a company of which 
TOTAL SE 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 2020 fiscal year

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 10° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 10°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.3.2.1

Article L. 22-10-9, I, 11° 
(formerly L. 225-37-3, I, 11°) of 
the French Commercial Code

Articles L. 22-10-57,  
L. 22-10-58 and L. 225-185 of 
the French Commercial Code

Articles L. 225-197-1,  
L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of 
the French Commercial Code

Article L. 225-37-4, 1° of the 
French Commercial Code

Article L. 225-37-4, 1° of the 
French Commercial Code

n/a

Chapter 4 / 4.3.4

Chapter 4 / 4.3.4

Chapter 4 / 4.1.1.1

Chapter 4 / 4.4.1

Article L. 225-37-4, 3° of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.4.2

Statement of the choice made between the two forms of management set out  
in Article L. 225-51-1 of the French Commercial Code

Article L. 225-37-4, 4° of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.1.5.1

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

Article L. 22-10-10, 1° 
(formerly L. 225-37-4, 5°) of the 
French Commercial Code

  Chapter 4 / 4.1.1 and 
4.1.2

Article L. 22-10-10, 2°  
(formerly L. 225-37-4) of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.1.1.5 
and 4.1.5
Chapter 5 / 5.3.3.1

Article L. 22-10-10, 3°  
(formerly L. 225-37-4) of the 
French Commercial Code

Article L. 22-10-10, 4°  
(formerly L. 225-37-4) of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 4 / 4.1

Chapter 4 / 4.2

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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. 22-10-12 (formerly L. 225-39) of the French 
Commercial Code and its implementation

Information regarding factors likely to have an impact in the event of a public 
takeover or exchange offer

Shareholders and share capital

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

Cross-reference lists

Reference texts

Article L. 22-10-10, 5°  
(formerly L. 225-37-4) of the 
French Commercial Code

Article L. 22-10-10, 6°  
(formerly L. 225-37-4) of the 
French Commercial Code

Article L. 22-10-11  
(formerly L. 225-37-5) of the 
French Commercial Code

Relevant chapters/ 
Relevant paragraphs 

Chapter 4 / 4.4.3
Chapter 7 / 7.2.6

Chapter 4 / 4.4.1

Chapter 4 / 4.4.4

Article L. 233-13 of the  

Chapter 6 / 6.4

French Commercial Code

Article L. 233-13 of the  

Chapter 6 / 6.4.1

French Commercial Code

Statement of the names of any controlled companies holding treasury shares and 
the share of the Company’s capital that they own

Article L. 233-13 of the  

French Commercial Code

n/a

Number of shares purchased and sold during the fiscal year pursuant to  
Articles L. 225-208, L. 22-10-62 (formerly 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

Article L. 225-211 of the  

Chapter 6 / 6.3

French Commercial Code

Statement of employee shareholding on the last day of the fiscal year  
(proportion of share capital represented)

Article L. 225-102,  
1st paragraph of the  

Chapter 1 / 1.1.1
Chapter 6 / 6.4

Statement of conversion adjustments and adjustments to terms of issue or 
exercise of stock options or securities granting access to the share capital

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

French Commercial Code

Articles R. 228-90  
and R. 228-91 of the  

French Commercial Code

Article L. 621-18-2  
of the French Financial  
and Monetary Code 

n/a

Chapter 4 / 4.1.6

Amounts of dividends distributed in the last three fiscal years and amount  
of distributed income in those fiscal years

Article 243 bis of the  

Chapter 6 / 6.2

French General Tax Code

Statement of non-financial performance (consolidated statement)

Business model of the Company and of the Group

Description of the principal risks related to the activities of the Company and 
Group, including the risks created by the business relations, the goods and 
services when it turns out relevant and proportionate

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 (description of 
the policies applied and due diligence procedures carried out to prevent, identify 
and mitigate the principal risks related to the activities of the Company and Group

Results of the policies applied by the Company or the Group, including key 
performance indicators

Social information (employment, labor organization, health and safety, social 
relations, training, equal treatment)

Information about the impact on climate change of the Company’s activity  
and the use of the goods and services that it produces

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105 of 
the French Commercial Code

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105 of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.1.3
Chapter 2 / 2.1 to 2.5

Chapter 3 / 3.1

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105 of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 3 / 3.3.3
Chapter 5 / 5.3, 5.4, 
5.7, 5.8 and 5.11

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105 of 
the French Commercial Code

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105 of 
the French Commercial Code

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105 of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 1 / 1.8.2
Chapter 5

Chapter 5 / 5.3

Chapter 5 / 5.6

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3.24

3.25

4

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

5

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

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5.7

Required elements 

Reference texts

Relevant chapters/ 
Relevant paragraphs 

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

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105 of 
the French Commercial Code

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105,  
II, B, 1° of the French 
Commercial Code

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105,  
II, B, 2° of the French 
Commercial Code

Article L. 225-102-2 of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 5 / 
introduction and 
5.5.5

Chapter 5 / 5.8

Chapter 5 / 5.7

Chapter 3 / 3.3  

and 3.4
Chapter 5 / 5.5

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105 of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 5 / 5.3

Articles L. 225-102-1,  
L. 22-10-36 and R. 225-105-2 of 
the French Commercial Code

Chapter 5 / 5.12

Articles 223 quater and  
223 quinquies of the  

French General Tax Code

Article L. 464-2 of the  

French Commercial Code

Article L. 511-6 of the French 
Financial and Monetary Code

Article L. 511-6 of the French 
Financial and Monetary Code

Articles L. 233-29,  
L. 233-30 and R. 233-19 of the 
French Commercial Code

Article 243 bis of the  

French General Tax Code

Article 243 bis of the  

French General Tax Code

Article L. 22-10-37  
(formerly L. 225-102-3) of the 
French Commercial Code

Chapter 10 / 10.3

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Chapter 8 / 8.7
Chapter 10 / 10.3 
(Note 1)

n/a

Chapter 9 / 9.3

5.8

Information related to the fight against corruption

5.9

Information related to the actions in favor of human rights

5.10

5.11

5.12

6

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

Specific information:
–  Company’s industrial accident risk prevention policy
–  Company’s ability to cover its civil liability vis-à-vis property and people due  

to the operation of such facilities 

–  means provided by the Company to manage the compensation of victims  

in the event of an industrial accident for which it is liable

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

Independent third party body’s declaration on information present  
in the statement of non-financial performance

Other information

Additional fiscal information

Statement of injunctions or penalties for antitrust practices ordered by the  
French Competition Authority

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

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

Changes made to the method of presentation of the annual financial statements

6.7

6.8

Observations made by the French Financial Markets Authority on proposed 
appointments and renewals of statutory auditors

Report on payments made to the benefit of governments 

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terms “TOTAL” and “Group” as used in this document refer to TOTAL SE 
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 SE, which is the parent company 
of the Group.

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meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, notably 
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activities  and  industrial  strategy  of  TOTAL.  This  document  may  also 
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deployed  do  not  depend  solely  on  TOTAL.  These  forward-looking 
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“aims” or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements included 
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prepared in a given economic, competitive and regulatory environment 
and  considered  to  be  reasonable  by  the  Group  as  of  the  date  of  this 
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These forward-looking statements are not historical data and should not 
be interpreted as assurances that the perspectives, objectives or goals 
announced  will  be  achieved.  They  may  prove  to  be  inaccurate  in  the 
future,  and  may  evolve  or  be  modified  with  a  significant  difference 
between  the  actual  results  and  those  initially  estimated,  due  to  the 
uncertainties notably related to the economic, financial, competitive and 
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notably, the price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas, the evolution of 
the demand and price of petroleum products, the changes in production 
results and reserves estimates, the ability to achieve cost reductions and 
operating  efficiencies  without  unduly  disrupting  business  operations, 
changes in laws and regulations including those related to the environment 
and  climate,  currency  fluctuations,  as  well  as  economic  and  political 
developments, changes in market conditions, loss of market share and 
changes in consumer preferences, or pandemics such as the COVID-19 
pandemic. Additionally, certain financial information is based on estimates 
particularly  in  the  assessment  of  the  recoverable  value  of  assets  and 
potential impairments of assets relating thereto.

Neither  TOTAL  nor  any  of  its  subsidiaries  assumes  any  obligation  to 
update publicly any forward-looking information or statement, objectives 
or  trends  contained  in  this  document  whether  as  a  result  of  new 
information,  future  events  or  otherwise.  The  information  on  risk  factors 
that  could  have  a  significant  adverse  affect  on  the  Group’s  business, 
financial  condition,  including  its  operating  income  and  cash  flow, 
reputation, outlook or the value of financial instruments issued by TOTAL, 
is provided in chapter 3 in this document.

Disclaimer

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.  In 
addition to IFRS measures, certain alternative performance indicators are 
presented,  such  as  performance  indicators  excluding  the  adjustment 
items  described  below  (adjusted  operating  income,  adjusted  net 
operating income, adjusted net income), return on equity (ROE), return on 
average  capital  employed  (ROACE),  gearing  ratio,  operating  cash  flow 
before  working  capital  changes,  the  shareholder  rate  of  return.  These 
indicators are meant to facilitate the analysis of the financial performance 
of TOTAL and the comparison of income between periods. They allow 
investors to track the measures used internally to manage and measure 
the performance of the Group.

These 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 asset 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) 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.

(iii) 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 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. 
TOTAL, in its trading activities, enters into storage contracts, whose future 
effects  are  recorded  at  fair  value  in  Group’s  internal  economic 
performance. IFRS precludes recognition of this fair value effect.

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Furthermore,  TOTAL  enters  into  derivative  instruments  to  risk  manage 
certain operational contracts or assets. Under IFRS, these derivatives are 
recorded at fair value while the underlying operational transactions are 
recorded  as  they  occur.  Internal  indicators  defer  the  fair  value  on 
derivatives to match with the transaction occurrence. 

The adjusted results (adjusted operating income, adjusted net operating 
income, adjusted net income) are defined as replacement cost results, 
adjusted for special items, excluding the effect of changes in fair value.

Euro amounts presented for the fully adjusted-diluted earnings per share 
represent  dollar  amounts  converted  at  the  average  euro-dollar  (€-$) 
exchange rate for the applicable period and are not the result of financial 
statements prepared in euros.

Cautionary  Note  to  US  Investors  –  The  SEC  permits  oil  and  gas 
companies, in their filings with the SEC, to separately disclose proved, 
probable  and  possible  reserves  that  a  company  has  determined  in 
accordance with SEC rules. We may use certain terms in this document, 
such  as  “potential  reserves”  or  “resources”,  that  the  SEC’s  guidelines 
strictly  prohibit  us  from  including  in  filings  with  the  SEC.  US  investors  
are urged to consider closely the disclosure in the Form 20-F of TOTAL,  
File N° 1-10888, available from us at 2, place Jean Millier – Arche Nord 
Coupole/Regnault  –  92078  Paris-La  Défense  Cedex,  France,  or  at  our 
website total.com. You can also obtain this form from the SEC by calling 
1-800-SEC-0330 or on the SEC’s website sec.gov.

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