Total at a Glance: Fourth-Largest Global Oil and Gas Company (1)
Readily available energy helps to drive progress. In building a responsible energy future, we must ensure that each individual has access to energy and that energy is used in the most efficient way possible.
This is the environment in which we conduct our business. With operations in more than 130 countries, we are a leading international oil and gas company. We produce, refine and market oil and manufacture petrochemicals. We are also a major player in natural gas and rank second in solar energy with sunpower. Demonstrating their commitment to better energy, our 100,000 employees help supply our customers around the world with safer, cleaner, more efficient and more innovative products that are accessible to as many people as possible. We work alongside our stakeholders to ensure that our operations consistently deliver economic, social and environmental benefits.
A Market Leader in Our Areas of Expertise
Exploration & Production is responsible for our oil and natural gas exploration, development and production activities in more than 50 countries.
Gas & Power unlocks the value of our natural gas assets. Its capabilities span the liquefied natural gas chain, from liquefaction to shipping and regasification, as well as natural gas marketing.
Refining & Chemicals is a major production hub, with expertise covering refining, petrochemicals and specialty chemicals. We rank as one of the world's ten largest integrated producers.(2)
Trading & Shipping sells our crude oil production, supplies our refineries with feedstock, charters the vessels required for those activities and is involved in derivatives trading. We are a leading global trader of oil and petroleum products.
Marketing & Services designs and markets a broad array of refined products, including automotive fuel and specialty products such as lubricants, special fluids, LPG, heating and heavy fuel oil, asphalt, additives and special fuels. It also provides services to consumers and to the transportation, housing and manufacturing industries. We are a leading marketer in Western Europe(3) and the top marketer in Africa.(3)
New Energies is helping us to prepare the energy future by developing our expertise in two core renewable energies, solar and biomass.
An International Shareholder Base (4)
TOTAL S.A. is a société anonyme [limited company] incorporated in France in March 1924 and listed on the Paris, Brussels, London and New York stock exchanges. We have the highest market capitalization on the Paris Bourse, at €101.4 billion at end-2014.
Our company is led by Chairman of the Board of Directors Thierry Desmarest and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanné.
Total's Key Figures
We employ more than 100,000 people worldwide, men and women of all backgrounds who help move us forward each day. We also reported sales of $236.1 billion in 2014 (€177.7 billion) from strategically related activities and have a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility. Institutional investors hold 87% of our share capital. A quick reference guide to who we are.
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(1) Based on market capitalization in U.S. dollars at December 31, 2014.
(2) Source: Company data based on 2014 consolidated revenue.
(3) Source: Based on publicly available information based on quantities sold.
(4) Estimates at December 31, 2014 excluding Treasury shares.