Exhibit 99.11
TOTAL
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Isabelle DESMET
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Ava PEREZ
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North Sea: Islay Development Approved
Paris, July 15, 2010 - Total announces that it has received approval
from the United Kingdom Department of Energy and Climate Change
(DECC) and the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum & Energy (MPE) to
develop its Islay gas field in the Northern North Sea, 440 kilometres
north-east of Aberdeen.
The Islay field is located in Block 3/15 of the United Kingdom sector
and partly across the median line in Blocks 29/6a and 29/6c of the
Norwegian sector. Lying in a water depth of 120 metres, it has
estimated reserves of near to 17 million barrels of oil equivalent and an
estimated peak gas production rate of 2.5 million standard cubic
metres per day plus associated condensates.
Total is the operator and sole owner of the Islay field as well as the
Alwyn North, Dunbar, Grant, Ellon, Nuggets, Forvie North and Jura
fields in the same region. Although a separate field, Islay is just 3
kilometres east of Jura and will be connected to Total’s Alwyn facility
with first gas planned for the second half of 2011.
Yves-Louis Darricarrère, President of Total Exploration & Production,
said: “ We are delighted to have received the go-ahead to develop
the Islay field. Along with our recently launched Laggan-Tormore, it
forms the basis of an exciting portfolio of new production opportunities
that is further strengthening Total’s presence in the North Sea and on
the United Kingdom Continental Shelf .”
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