Total in Burma : the yadana pipeline project

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Presentation by Total of the Yadana gas development project and the supporting Socio-Economic Program in Burma. Total also responds to criticism of its presence in a country whose military regime shows little concern for human rights and where forced labor has not been eradicated.

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	Total Aids Cyclone Nargis Victims May 7, 2008

After the devastating passage of cyclone Nargis, Total is donating US$2 million to the emergency appeal launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. With its partners in the Yadana gas project, the Group is also preparing further donations to local humanitarian organizations and examining the various types of tangible assistance, such as logistical (vehicles and helicopter) and medical aid, that its presence in the country could facilitate.

Cyclone Nargis swept Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Delta region on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. Official estimates put the number of dead and missing in the tens of thousands.

Total would like to extend its deepest sympathy to all victims of this disaster.

The Group has nearly 300 employees in the country, on a production platform in the Andaman Sea, at gas pipeline facilities in the south near the border with Thailand, and in the Total E&P Myanmar offices in Yangon. None were injured or killed.

In addition to this emergency aid, Total and its local subsidiary will continue to provide assistance for the longer duration and help to support the reconstruction effort in this decimated region.