Exhibit 99.7

2, place de la Coupole
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Catherine ENCK
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Patricia MARIE
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Paul FLOREN
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Christine de CHAMPEAUX
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Bertille ARON
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Mary DWYER
Tel.: 33 (1) 47 44 21 19

Isabelle CABROL
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Charles-Edouard ANFRAY
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Franklin BOITIER
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Philippe GATEAU
Tel. : 33 (1) 47 44 47 05

TOTAL S.A.
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Refining & Marketing Appointments

Paris — March 23, 2006 — Total announces the following Refining & Marketing appointments, effective April 3:

• Alain Grémillet is appointed Corporate Secretary.

Alain Grémillet, 59, joined Total in 1972. He held a variety of sales, research and marketing positions in Refining & Marketing before being appointed President of Totalgaz in 1993, then Vice President, Strategy for Refining & Marketing. In 2002, he was named Vice President, Specialties, a position he held until this latest appointment.

• Francis Jan succeeds Alain Grémillets as Vice President, Specialties.

Francis Jan, 50, joined Total in 1980. He held a variety of sales, supply chain and marketing positions in Refining & Marketing before being appointed Vice President, Retail Network in 1997, then Vice President, West Africa for Refining & Marketing in 2000. In 2002, he was named President of Totalgaz, a position he held until this latest appointment.

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Total is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world with operations in more than 130 countries. Total’s activities cover the whole energy chain of the petroleum industry: exploration, oil and gas production, refining and marketing, trading and power generation. The Group is also a major player in chemicals. Total has more than 111,000 employees worldwide. More information can be found on the company’s website: www.total.com.