[TOTAL S.A. Letterhead]
September 21, 2012
By EDGAR, “CORRESP” Designation
Mr. H. Roger Schwall
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | TOTAL S.A. | |
| Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |
| Filed March 26, 2012 | |
| File No. 001-10888 |
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Dear Mr. Schwall:
Thank you for your letter dated September 17, 2012, setting forth the comment of the Staff of the Commission relating to TOTAL S.A.’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed on March 26, 2012.
We are currently working on a response to your letter. Further to your discussion with Krystian Czerniecki of Sullivan & Cromwell, due to the fact that we are currently preparing for the close of the current financial quarter, we anticipate that we will be in a position to submit our response by October 15, 2012.
If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to call the undersigned at +33-1-4744-4802 or Krystian Czerniecki of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP at +33-1-7304-5880.
| Very truly yours, |
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| /s/ Alexandre Marchal |
| Alexandre Marchal |
| Director of Legal Affairs, Holding Company |
