UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13-a16 OR 15-d16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

TOTAL S.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

2, place de la Coupole
92078 Paris La Défense Cedex
France
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F þ     Form 40-F o

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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):                     

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annual report to security holders.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o     No þ

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                    .

 

 

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

			TOTAL S.A.
Date: January 17, 2008	By:		/s/ Charles Paris de Bollardière
			Name:			Charles PARIS de BOLLARDIERE
			Title:			Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Ø		EXHIBIT 99.1:		Further oil discovery on Block 32, in the Angolan ultra deep offshore (December 3, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.2:		Total and Sonatrach Confirm Construction of a Petrochemical Complex in Arzew, Algeria (December 4, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.3:		Total Farms into Two Onshore Blocks in Yemen with Sinopec (December 5, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.4:		Twenty years since first oil on North Alwyn platform (December 6, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.5:		China: Start-up of a new distillate hydrocracker at the Dalian refinery (December 10, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.6:		Final Investment Decision for Angola LNG Project (December 10, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.7:		Appointments of Odile de Damas-Nottin and Philip Jordan (December 10, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.8:		Collision Between a Container Ship and a Total-Chartered Oil Tanker in the Gulf of Aden — No Injuries, No Pollution (December 10, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.9:		Canada: The Surmont Oil Sands Project Produces First Commercial Oil (December 11, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.10:		Total and Indonesia sign a Memorandum of Understanding on CO2 capture and storage (December 17, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.11:		New Vision VLCC Caught in Recent Atlantic Storm — The Situation is under Control (December 21, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.12:		Angolan offshore: Total launches Pazflor development on Block 17. A world technology first (December 27, 2007).
Ø		EXHIBIT 99.13:		Notice of Repurchase of Ordinary Shares of Total for the 4th quarter 2007 (January 8, 2008).