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11. Total
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Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 11 (Previous rank: 11)
CEO: Christophe de Margerie
Employees: 96,104
Address: 2 Pl. Jean Millier
Courbevoie, 92400
Country: France
Website: www.total.com

Europe’s third-largest oil producer continued its ambitious plans for exploration. Not only did it say it would drill twice as many frontier exploration wells, the company also predicted output to climb at 2.5% a year from 2012 to 2015, driven largely by projects in Angola and Nigeria. And banking on interest in renewable energy, Total agreed to buy as much as 60% of solar panel-maker SunPower Corporation for $1.38 billion. -- J.P.M.


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  $ millions % change from 2010
Revenues 231,579.8 24.5
Profits 17,069.2 21.9
Assets 212,984.8 --
Stockholders' equity 88,332.4 --
Profits as % of  
Revenues 7.4
Assets 8.0143
From the July 23, 2012 issue
Figures prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards.
Excise taxes have been deducted.
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Rank # of Global 500 Companies
U.S. 132
China 73
Japan 68
Company 2011 Number of Employees
Wal-Mart Stores 2,200,000
China National Petroleum 1,668,072
State Grid 1,583,000
Company 2011 Profits
($ millions)
Gazprom $44,459.6
Exxon Mobil $41,060
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China $32,214.1
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