EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Administrative Committee

TOTAL Finance USA, Inc. Employee Savings Plan:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-13214) on Form S-8 of TOTAL S.A. of our report dated June 23, 2006, with respect to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of TOTAL Finance USA, Inc. Employee Savings Plan as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended and the supplemental schedule H, line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2005, which report appears in the December 31, 2005 Annual Report on Form 11-K of TOTAL Finance USA, Inc. Employee Savings Plan.

/S/ KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas

June 23, 2006