Correspondence Letter

0001193125-08-205088.txt : 20120127 0001193125-08-205088.hdr.sgml : 20120127 20081002124122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-205088 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081002 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL SA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000879764 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 PLACE DE LA COUPOLE STREET 2: LA DEFENSE 92078 CITY: PARIS FRANCE STATE: I0 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129693300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 PLACE DE LA COUPOLE STREET 2: LA DEFENSE 92078 CITY: PARIS FRANCE STATE: I0 ZIP: 00000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL FINA ELF SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20001010 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL FINA SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990713 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960103 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Correspondence Letter

[Total S.A. Letterhead]

October 2, 2008

By EDGAR, “CORRESP” Designation

H. Roger Schwall,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

100 F. St, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20549-7010,

U.S.A.

Re:

TOTAL S.A.

Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007

Filed April 2, 2008

File No. 1-10888

Dear Mr. Schwall:

Thank you for your facsimile dated September 30, 2008 setting forth the comments of the Staff of the Commission (the “Staff”) relating to the annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 of Total S.A. As you are aware, unfortunately we did not receive your original letter dated August 29, 2008. We are in the process of preparing our response to your comments. Due to the time and coordination required to prepare a presentation of the relevant information to respond to the comment in full, we currently anticipate that we will be in a position to submit a response to the Staff’s comments on or before October 31, 2008. We appreciate your understanding on this matter.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to call the undersigned at (011) (331) 4744-3622 or Richard Asthalter of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP at (011) (331) 7304-5810.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Thierry Reveau de Cyrières

Thierry Reveau de Cyrières

Deputy General Counsel


cc:		Richard G. Asthalter
		(Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)