Last Friday morning, the entrance hall was crowded! All our new students for 2010-2011, from 27 different countries, were invited by Total to the annual and well-known “Welcome Meeting” which traditionally takes place at the Coupole Tower, la Défense, in Paris.
The atmosphere was jovial and our Total scholars seemed quite curious and in awe of the Total tower, which represents so much for all of them.
Some students stood around, talking cheerfully, happy to discover new faces. Others were busily chatting about their new lives in France.
After a short welcome speech from Mrs. Véronique Mignonac, Head of Total’s Scholarship Department, they had an opportunity to listen to presentations by Total Managers.
First, Mr. Alain Champeaux, Refining & Marketing Senior Vice-President Africa & Middle- East, presented a lecture on “Growth in Africa: a chance for Total”, followed by Mr. Ewald Bruckmuller, Head of Ethics Policies, who talked to the students about “Ethics within Total”.
“Total Commited in New Energies”, a lecture presented by Mr. Christophe Juban, Chief Administrative Officer Electricity & New Energies Division, was followed by a talk entitled
“Total EP Operations” given by Mr. Benoit Ludot, Deputy Vice-President Drilling & Completion, who ended the meeting.
This instructive afternoon was followed by a nice cocktail where students were able to chat with the Managers and ask them any questions. They then went to the “Marina de Bercy”
for a Cruise dinner along the river Seine.
The new promotion of Total’s scholars
Mr. Gilles Cochevelou – Total Vice-President Learning, Education, University
Mr. Ibrahim ELKELANI, Deputy Managing Director – Total E&P Libye, Mrs. Mila RANVIAL, Total Scholarship Partnerships
Mr. Luc Sposito – Total Education General Manager
On the top left hand side: Mrs. Iman Al Husseini, Scholarship Programme Coordinator – Yemen LNG
TOTAL’S SCHOLARSHIP EVENTS
November 19th, 2010: Welcome Meeting with Total’s new scholarship students!
EDITORIAL Dear Students,
“Welcome to France!
Welcome to Total’s head office in Paris, la Défense!”
This was the message Total’s Teams of managers and partners gave to the 105 new scholars participating in the International Scholarship Programme.
In this 6thedition of the programme, which was launched in 2004, new countries were represented for the very first time, namely Gabon, Congo and Angola.
It was also a first for the Yemen LNG scholars attending this “12 a.m.
to 12 p.m.” meeting.
Presentations and a wonderful cruise-dinner on the river Seine provided a fantastic opportunity to meet and mingle under the sparkling lights of the Eiffel Tower.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Véronique Mignonac Head of the International Scholarship Partnerships Department
Mr. Bernard Hoffait -EP/ Middle-East Division/ Iraq- with scholars
Auditorium meeting
The Venezuelan and Argentinian scholars, promotions 2009 and 2010
Mr. Alain Langlois – Total Vice-President Country Delegate Brunei / Malaysia Mr. Mikael Dumeunier - Secretary General EP/ Continental Europe/ Central Asia Division-
with a Kazakh scholar
The Indonesian scholars
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Bonjour à toutes et à tous, je m’appelle Alicia, ancienne boursière de Total et je viens de finir mes deux ans d’études en France. Maintenant je suis rentrée en Chine, et à Pékin pour ma troisième année d’Ingénieur.C’est l’hiver à Pékin en ce moment comme à Paris, mais ces deux villes sont sûrement différentes. La couleur ici est entre jaune et vert. Le vent souffle fort tous les jours et des feuilles recouvrent la terre partout dans la ville. Dans le soleil de l’après-midi, il me semble que le temps s’écoule plus lentement
ici qu’ailleurs. La nostalgie surgit de temps en temps d’une façon imprévue. Paris est une ville charmante et à ces deux années s’associent plein d’histoires. Je garde d’excellents souvenirs de tous les moments que j’ai passés avec Total pendant mon séjour en France. La soirée sur la Seine, la réunion Energie, les rencontres avec Mila Ranvial, et tout et tout…
Bon, à la fin, je vous souhaite de passer un très bon moment avec Total et espère que vous aurez de meilleurs souvenirs après. »
Alicia Wang – China
Former student at École Centrale of Paris in 2009-2010
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
« Dans le soleil de l’après-midi, il me semble que le temps s’écoule plus lentement ici qu’ailleurs. »
Total’s Scholarship Team was on hand to meet for the first time IFP School’s Total scholars. The meeting took place in a very friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
Mohammed QAID, from Total Yemen, in charge of the Scholarships partnership in YEMEN, went to the United Kingdom to meet the new group of Yemenite students who have just started a Bachelor’s pro- gramme in Chemical Engineering at the University of Leeds (UK).
Mrs. Véronique Mignonac and Mrs. Mila Ranvial from Total’s Scholarship Team, speaking with students
New Yemenite students starting studying in Leeds in 2010
September 17th, 2010: First meeting with new students at IFP School!
Mr. Gaston Siroit receives his Master’s diploma from Mr. Michel Schmitt and Mr. Hugues Molet
Indonesian and Iranian scholars Our Iranian scholars
Ms Margaux Lanne (Total’s Scholarship Partnerships), Mr. Michel Schmitt (Dean for Research), Mr. Gaston Siroit and Mr. Hugues Molet (Master Director) Since September 2009, Gaston Siroit, a young Total scholar from Argentina has been studying for a Master’s in Industrial Management and Logistics Systems at Mines ParisTech. Total was present for the graduation ceremony co-chaired by Michel Schmitt, Dean for Research, and the Director of the Master’s programme, Hugues Molet.
Gaston Siroit received his diploma with great humility, graduating with flying colours - he had top marks throughout the year!
The ceremony ended on a friendly note, with a cocktail and music, with Michel Schmitt and Russian students playing the piano to celebrate the end of this school year.
“I am glad to have the opportunity to thank Total for this amazing scholarship. I graduated from the Master’s programme in Industrial Management and Logistics at the Ecole des Mines de Paris just last October. I will also take this opportunity to thank the entire Logistics Department where I did my six months’ internship at Total E&P Paris. And last but not least, I offer my sincerest thanks to the whole Total Scholarship Team for their support. This last year has been an unforgettable one. I wish you all the very best!”
Gaston Siroit – Argentina MSc Industrial Management and Logistics Systems, Mines of Paris (2009-2010)
September 30th, 2010: École des Mines de Paris Graduation Ceremony
“The graduation ceremony for Total’s International Scholarship recipients at Nancy’s École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie (ENSG) was held on September 24th. The scholars not only celebrated the receipt of their Master’s degrees but also the precious friendships forged after two years. The ceremony welcomed many international students from countries such as Azerbaijan, France, Indonesia, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Russia, etc.
Among them were 13 brilliant Total overseas scholars, ten of whom were students in Subterranean Reservoirs of Energy and the rest were studying Petroleum Geology. These students were the most long-standing Total scholars, and had been sponsored by Total for 2 full years since October 2008 before being awarded their Master’s degree by the director of ENSG School, Professor Michael Panfilov.
Total is proud of these scholars, who have proven themselves to be true pioneers in both academics and social and administrative affairs. We hope that this graduation ceremony will mark the beginning of a great and glamorous future in which the Total scholars of Nancy play major roles as future shapers.”
Behrooz Hosseini – Iran Msc Subterranean Reservoirs of Energy at ENSG School, Nancy (2008-2010)
September 24th, 2010: Graduation Ceremony at the ENSG School at Nancy
PROGRAM AMBASSADORS
Mr. Daniel Blasco, General Manager of TEPBO with the new Bolivian scholars, and Mr. Carlos A. Rojas, the Total Ambassador in Bolivia for 2010
The 2010 scholars and TEPBO participants sharing a traditional “camba”lunch
We are very proud to present the first initiative of our Bolivian Ambassador!
An ambassador’s role is extremely important for the development and the strengthening of our network of scholars. The idea is to maintain and develop personal contacts between subsidiaries and former scholars.
On August 27th, our ambassador, Carlos Augusto Rojas Mendizabal, took the initiative and organized the new Total Scholarship Recipients Day in Bolivia.
The new Total Bolivian scholars, Armin Dorgathen and Alvaro Santillan boarded a flight from La Paz and visited the TEPBO offices in Santa Cruz.
“During this visit, they were able to meet former scholars, share experiences with regard to life and study in France, and get answers to some of their questions. It was also a chance to give them a taste of Total’s activities locally and worldwide. They were also able to go back with key addresses and the contact information of former Bolivian students in France.
A big thanks, once again, to all TEPBO employees who participated in this event.”
Carlos Augusto Rojas Mendizabal – Drilling Engineer Total E&P Bolivia
August 27th, 2010: First step with Ambassadors!
Thanks to its international development, Centrale Nantes welcomes many excellent students, researchers and academics from partner institutions in more than 50 countries.
Centrale Nantes’s challenging training and research courses are given by leading world-renowned professors in a broad range of disciplines and by research units of excellence.
The high quality of teaching and research – engineering training programmes, Master’s Degrees and PhDs – is fully recognised by prestigious national, European and international institutions, particularly with 3 Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degrees (Master of Science in Computational Mechanics, the European Master’s in Advanced Robotics and the EMship Master’s degree) and various attractive scholarships.
These degrees are fully recognised by the French Ministry of Higher Education.
Centrale Nantes delivers Engineering training Degrees, Master’s Degrees and PhDs in several fields: Computational Mechanics, Hydrodynamics and Ocean Engineering, Robotics, System Engineering, Image and Signal Processing, Computer Science, Product Design and Industrial Systems Development, Materials Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Energetics.
Centrale Nantes fully participates in the French and international industrial environment, reinforcing and creating strong corporate partnerships with leading companies in every sector, including Aeronautics and Space, Automobile Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works, Electronics, Information Sciences, Mechanics, Nuclear Energy, Offshore Operations, the Oil Business, Scientific and Technical Research, Consulting and Banking.
“Centrale Nantes’s current network of 11,000 alumni, bridges the gaps between education, research, development and the corporate world.”
“For the last 90 years, Centrale Nantes has trained high-level scientific leaders, managers and innovators fully active in the global environment.”
HUMAN RESOURCES
Learning/Education/University Division – International Scholarship Partnerships
Véronique Mignonac +33 (0)1 47 44 42 08 [email protected]
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Christine Tiefenbach +33 (0)1 47 44 71 88 [email protected] This newsletter is coordinated by Mila Ranvial – To follow Total’s news, click on: www.total.com
Malaysia: Total Acquires Interest in a Deep Offshore Exploration Block
Total announced that it has signed an agreement with the national oil company Petronas to acquire a 85% interest in the Block SK317B, offshore Malaysia. Under the terms of the agreement, Total will operate the Block alongside its partner Petronas Carigali holding the remaining 15% interest.
The Block SK317B is located around 100 kilometres offshore Sarawak, in water depths ranging from 200 to 1,000 metres. It covers an area of more than 700 square kilometers. Total is already present in Malaysia with a 70% interest together with Petronas Carigali (30%) in a Production Sharing Agreement signed in 2008 which covers the Block PM303 and PM324, located offshore Peninsular Malaysia. Total operates these two blocks where a seismic campaign was shot in 2009 and where a high-pressure/high temperature exploration drilling campaign will start in 2011.
Total Revives Its Exploration Activities in Gabon
Total announced that the Gabonese government has approved the acquisition by its subsidiary Total Gabon of interests in three onshore exploration licenses in the sedimentary basin of Gabon.
Total has been present in Gabon for 80 years. Its equity production averaged 71,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in 2009.
Total Gabon, one of the Group’s longest established subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa, is a listed public company in which Total owns 58%. Total maintains its position as a key player in Gabon’s oil industry through redeveloping the Anguille field, investing substantially in a number of onshore and offshore fields, and resuming large-scale exploration operations.
Total’s Corporate Venture acquires an interest in Elevance, a company developing an innovative technology to transform renewable oils into performance chemicals
Paris, December 20, 2010 - Total announced it has acquired an interest in Elevance Renewables Sciences Inc., a Chicago-based company developing an innovative technology to convert renewable oils, such as vegetable oils, into low cost and high value, performance chemicals. This innovative process is based upon olefin metathesis, a Nobel Prize winning technology.
This investment is part of Total’s strategy for energy diversification, in particular by supporting the development of innovative start-ups through its Corporate Venture Activity.
Created in 2007, Elevance develops products that are aimed at serving numerous markets, including lubricants, fuels, personal care products, detergents and other specialty chemicals markets. Total will have a seat on Elevance’s Board of Directors.
Total acquires interests in several licenses in Argentina to appraise their shale gas potential
Total announced that it has acquired interests in four exploration licenses in Argentina in partnership with YPF in order to appraise their shale gas potential. Located in the Neuquén Basin, the licenses were awarded by the provincial authorities for a six-year period.
The four new blocks are the latest addition to the Group’s portfolio of assets in Argentina, which includes significant holdings in shale gas play.
Commenting on the transactions, Yves-Louis Darricarrère, President of Total Exploration & Production, said: “These new interests in acreage that is potentially rich in shale gas further strengthen Total’s presence in unconventional gas, a domain in which Total has the ambition to grow significantly.”
Present in Argentina since 1978, Total, through its subsidiary Total Austral, operates 28% of the country’s gas production.
