Total Upstream History in Africa

The origins

• 1932: 1st exploration in Gabon
• 1946: 1st exploration in Cameroon
• 1950: Discoveries in Egypt

Expansion of conventional production

• 1952: 1st Petrofina concession in Angola
• 1955: 1st discovery in Angola (Benfica) and in Cameroon (Logbaba)
• 1956: Discoveries of Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R’Mel and Edjeleh (Algeria)
• 1956: 1st discovery in Gabon
• 1958-1961: Discoveries of Zarzaïtine and Gassi Touil Gas Field (Algeria)

Offshore expansion

• 1962: Discovery of Anguille Oil Field (Gabon), first drilling and Obagi discovery (Nigeria)
• 1968: Emeraude discovery (Congo)
• 1971: Discovery of Grondin (Gabon) and Ashtart Oil Field (Tunisia)
• 1975: Al Jurf Oil Field discovery (Libya)
• 1982: Pacassa discovery (Angola)
• 1985: Rabi Kounga discovery

Deep and Ultra-deep offshore acceleration

• 1995: Moho discovery (Congo) and Mabruk (Libya) start-up
• 1996-2002: 15 discoveries on Block 17 (Angola)
• 1996: El Sharara Oil Field start-up (Libya)
• 1999: TFT start-up (Algeria)
• 2000: Akpo discovery (Nigeria)
• 2001: Girassol start-up (Angola)
• 2003: Amenam (Nigeria), Jasmim (Angola) and Al-Jurf (Libya) start-ups
• 2003-2005 : 5 discoveries on Block 32 (Angola)
• 2004-2005 : OPL 222 discoveries (Nigeria -Usan)
• 2005: Akpo and Moho Bilondo launched
• 2005-2006: start-up NLNG trains 4 & 5
• 2006: 3rd discovery on MTPS (Congo)
• 2006: NC191/NC186 (Libya) first discoveries
• 2006: Entered into OML 112/117 and Brass LNG (Nigeria)
• 2006: Mobi M2 (Congo) discovery
• 2006: Dissoni discovery, Bomana and appraisals intake (Cameroon)
• 2006: Block 32 & 17 discoveries and appraisals
• 2006: BBLT and Dalia start-up (Angola)
• 2007: Rosa start-up (Angola)