"Total, a Pioneering Spirit" film première

Total organized on December 8 “Total, a Pioneering Spirit" film première at Louvre Abu Dhabi.

The event was attended by more than 100 persons from Total and also our key stakeholders. It was well accepted and all ADNOC stakeholders appreciated the film which was showing the importance and the contribution of Abu Dhabi to the history of our company.

Total, a Pioneering Spirit tells the story of how our company grew into what it is today, from the creation of Total — originally Compagnie Française des Pétroles — in 1924 to the mergers in 1999 and 2000. The book and the documentary series is being released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of those mergers.

Watch the movie in six episodes:

Total, a pioneering spirit - Episode 1: The age of oil 1914 – 1924

Total, a pioneering spirit - Episode 2: The time of pioneers 1924 – 1945

Total, a pioneering spirit - Episode 3: Prodigious expansion 1946 – 1960

Total, a pioneering spirit - Episode 4: The seeds of discord 1961 – 1973

Total, a pioneering spirit - Episode 5: Major oil shocks 1974 – 1997

Total, a pioneering spirit - Episode 6: Together, we will be stronger 1998 – 2000