VOL. XLI

No. 14

6-April-1998

GENERAL

Total Upbeat About Middle East Upstream Investments, Says de Margerie

The French company Total, which launched its international operations in Iraq 74 yearsago in 1924, is now present in most Middle Eastern countries and plans to expand itsupstream operations in the region, according to Mr. Christophe de Margerie, Executive VicePresident, President of the Middle East Division, in a briefing to reporters held in Parislast week. The French executive said that...