Total is France’s largest corporation and one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies.

It operates in more than 130 countries and has 96,000 employees Thank to a 70 years presence, Total has built a strong presence in Qatar and has today the most diversified interests. It is active in all stages of the energy industry, from upstream (oil and gas exploration and production) to downstream (refining and marketing). Total is also a leading player in petrochemicals, as well as intermediate and specialty chemicals. Total operates the offshore Al-Khaleej oil field, discovered in 1991, where the group uses highly innovative technologies to optimize the recovery rate of a very complex reservoir.

Total was one of the founding partners of Qatargas 1, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) project developed in Qatar. In addition, Total is one of founding partners of the Dolphin project, the largest natural gas project ever developed between three countries in the Gulf. In downstream activities, Total is involved, with a 10% equity share, in the Laffan refinery project. Total Petrochemicals, the group’s chemicals branch, holds a 20% stake in Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO), a major producer of ethylene and low density polyethylene (LDPE). Total is further expanding its petrochemical activities in Qatar through Qatofin, a joint venture between Total Petrochemicals (36%), QAPCO (63%), and Qatar Petroleum (1%),which is currently building a 450,000 tons per annum linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant in Mesaieed. Concurrently, Total is looking to play a leading role in knowledge transfer through its scholarship and training programs for Qatari students and staff, and through the establishment of Total Research Center – Qatar (TRC-Q), which started its activities in 2009 within Qatar’s Science and Technology Park.

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