Exhibit 99.3

TOTAL
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Isabelle DESMET
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Paul FLOREN
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Christine de CHAMPEAUX
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Michaël CROCHET-VOUREY
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Sandra DANTE
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Philippe GATEAU
Tel.: + 33 (0) 1 47 44 47 05

Elisabeth de REALS
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Phénélope SEMAVOINE
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Lisa WYLER
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TOTAL S.A.
Capital 5 929 520 185 euros
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Paris, July 16, 2009,

Bertrand de La Noue is appointed Vice-President,
Investor Relations

Effective July 15, 2009, Bertrand de La Noue is appointed Vice-President, Investor Relations, succeeding Jérôme Schmitt.

Bertrand de La Noue had been President and Chief Executive Officer of Total Holdings USA, parent company for Total’s activities in the United States, since 2004.

He started his carrier in Africa before joining the Group’s Downstream sector in 1985 in the United Kingdom. He then joined Total Outre-Mer. In 1990, he was appointed Crude Oil Manager in Tokyo.

He joined the Investor Relations team for the first time in 1993. He was then appointed General Manager—Information and Planning of Total South Africa. In 1999, he became Chief Financial Officer of Total France.

Bertrand de La Noue is 47 years old. He is a graduate of French Business School HEC Paris and of the Executive Training Program (ETP) of the European Union in Japan.

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