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UK profile and operations  

• £877 million in direct taxes

• £20 million in social security taxes

• £2.31 billion in excise duties paid

• £814 million in capital investment

• 11% of TOTAL Group shares held in the UK, primarily by pension and other funds invested on behalf of savers and investors

• 580 million euros in dividends paid to UK shareholders in 2010.

 

TOTAL E&P UK

£2.6 billion

Turnover

800

Locally Employed Personnel

TOTAL UK

£5.1 billion

Turnover

3,532

Employees

TOTAL Gas & Power

£11.2 billion

Turnover

426

Employees

TOTAL Chemical  Businesses in the UK

£323 million

Turnover

1,030

Employees

 

We are a leading producer of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf, operating more than 250,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day in 2010. Our proven and probable reserves at the end of 2010 were close to 800 million barrels of oil equivalent. Together with our affiliates, we own and operate Alwyn North, Dunbar, Ellon, Grant, Nuggets, Forvie, Jura in the Northern North Sea, together with St Fergus Gas Terminal and associated pipelines. We also operate the Elgin, Franklin,West Franklin and Glenelg fields in the Central North Sea. TOTAL E&P UK (TEP UK) is one of the most active oil and gas operators in the UK where it continues to invest heavily. In addition to the Laggan-Tormore development in the West of Shetland area, TEP UK also launched in 2010 the Islay field and West Franklin Phase 2 developments.

We have 810 Total-branded service stations in the UK and Total Butler, our fuel distribution subsidiary, is one of the largest in the UK. We distribute a wide range of products made at our Lindsey Oil Refinery by road, rail, sea and pipeline to terminals across the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. We sell a range of fuels including our advanced fuel range Total Excellium. We also sell aviation fuel, heavy fuel oil, heating oil, bitumen, lubricants, petroleum-based solvents and special fluids.

We are part of Total’s Gas and New Energies division and we are one of Europe’s leading energy traders and one of the world’s foremost Liquefied Natural Gas shippers and traders. We are a shareholder in the South Hook Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal in Wales which ispart of a wider Qatar liquefaction chain, helping to secure the supply of energy to the UK from non-indigenous resources. We are also a leading natural gas and electricity retailer with a share by volume in excess of 20% of the Industrial and Commercial gas market (according to Cornwall Energy Consultants, April 2011).

In 2010 we supplied gas and power to over 80,000 sites in the UK, supplying 51.3 Twhs of gas. We supply business, the public sector and gas for power generation. We supplied 4.1 Twhs of electricity to UK business consumers. We also sell and trade carbon dioxide credits on behalf of the Total Group.

 

Our chemical companies are among the leaders in the UK and each one belongs to one of the Total Group’s important chemical functions. In the UK, these companies are Atotech,

Bostik, Cray Valley, Hutchinson and Total Petrochemicals which are involved in the manufacture of a wide range of products from polystyrene to specialist products for both consumer and industrial use, including products for the construction industry, adhesives, electroplating and resins.

 

       

Publications:

TOTAL in the UK
Environment and Social Report 2010
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TOTAL
Environment and Society Report 2010

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Available in 24 languages, the Code of Conduct continues to be deployed
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Safety, Environment Health Safety Environment Quality Charter
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