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Learn more about the Total business lines

As the largest company in France and the fifth largest integrated publicly-traded oil group worldwide*, Total focuses on meeting the increasing needs of humankind in energy, while integrating an on-going sustainable development initiative in all of its business lines and activities.

At work in 130 countries, Total has more than 97,000 employees applying their know-how throughout the oil industry, from exploration, to the development and production of oil and natural gas, to refining, retailing, trading and maritime transport of crude oil and petroleum products. Total is also a major player in the chemical industry.

* In terms of stock exchange capitalisation (in dollars) as at 31/12/2008.

The Total Group in a few figures:

• present in over 130 countries,
• 2008 turnover: 179.9 billion euros,
• over 97,000 employees,
• 4,000 internships offered each year,
• 700 work-study contracts,
• 8,000 new employees hired in 2009,
• approximately 140 International Corporate Volunteer positions offered in 2009

Total offers over 500 different career options, including entry-level positions in all the following areas of business:

• Engineering : geology, geophysics, reservoirs, drilling, wells, processes, maintenance, electricity, instrumentation, industrial computing…
• Commercial: sales, marketing
• Support business lines: management control, finance, computing, communication, human resources, logistics, procurement…
• R&D: applied research
  

Consult our internships and job offers at careers.total.com.