Exhibit 99.3

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Biofuels: Total Intends to Take an Active Part in BioTfueL
France’s Second-Generation Biodiesel Pilot Program

Paris, October 8, 2009 — As Europe’s leading automotive fuel refiner and marketer, Total is committed to stepping up the development of second-generation biofuels, which are needed to improve the environmental profile of crop-based fuels and avoid the use of food crops as feedstock.

Already a partner in France’s Futurol project to develop second-generation bioethanol, Total has expressed an interest in actively participating in the BioTfueL project. In particular:

• it has offered to provide more than 30% of the financing required of the project partners;

• share the expertise and dedication of its R&D teams;

• and host a pilot unit to test the process at an existing plant, which would reduce the associated costs.

Total hopes that this project will be deployed as soon as possible.

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