Exhibit 99.9

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2, place de la Coupole La Défense 6 92 400 Courbevoie France Fax : 33 (1) 47 44 68 21 Catherine ENCK Tel. 33 (1) 47 44 37 76	Alaska: TotalFinaElf awarded 20 exploration blocks
Thomas FELL Tel. : 33 (1) 47 44 47 57 Sophie LE CONG NEN-ALIOT Tel. : 33 (1) 47 44 48 00 Patricia MARIE Tel. 33 (1) 47 44 45 90 Christine MELVILLE Tel. : 33 (1) 47 44 45 91 Christine de CHAMPEAUX Tel : 33 (1) 47 44 47 49 Thomas SAUNDERS Tel. : 33 (1) 47 44 42 30 Laurence FRANCISCO Tel. : 33 (1) 47 44 51 04 Franklin BOITIER Tel. : 33 (1) 47 44 59 81 TOTAL FINA ELF S.A. Capital 7 087 201 730 euros 542 051 180 R.C.S. Nanterre www.totalfinaelf.com	Paris, June 5, 2002 — TotalFinaElf, through its subsidiary TotalFinaElf E&P USA, Inc., was awarded 20 blocks in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska oil and gas lease sale. The blocks cover an area of 920 square kilometres and are located onshore near several recent discoveries. Over the past years, TotalFinaElf has developed its knowledge of this oil area, notably from seismic work carried out to identify attractive prospects.
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