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Total, the ] ] ], is a leading ] with operations in more than 130 countries. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, Total is the fourth largest ] ] and ] integrated company in the world. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from ] and ] exploration and production to ], ], ], ] product marketing, and international crude oil and product trading. Total is also a large-scale ] manufacturer. The current ] of Total Oil is ]. | |||
==Operations== | |||
* oil and natural gas exploration and production | |||
* gas and power | |||
* ] and marketing TOTAL and Elf brands of petroleum | |||
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* chemicals | |||
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** ] products | |||
==Current Issues== | |||
Although Total does maintain a ] program, there has been recent controversy over its corporate involvement in ] (also known as ]) despite recent ] ] on new ] in the country due to its poor ] record. ] ] have accused Total of propping up that country's brutal ]. | |||
These activist groups, which include ]'s largest Burma ], ], point out that Total is currently involved in a ] with the military regime developing an ] in the ]. The gas is exported to ] through a ] that travels 65 kilometres through Burma. Total is one of the biggest ] in Burma. | |||
Total has been taken to court by six Burmese people who were used as ] in the preparation of Total’s pipeline in Burma. | |||
At a recent meeting of the company's small ] in ], ] called for Total to cease its operations inside ], but the company has refused to budge on the issue, despite urging from activists ''and'' independent ]. | |||
Among the allegations against the Burmese government, or ], are the widespread use of forced labor, ] as a weapon of war, ] of ] such as the ], ], and many others, and frequent use of ] and ] against ] and ]. The regime benefits from Total's investment and thus, Total's involvement in Burma is a major factor propping up the regime and perpetuating its brutal and ] rule. | |||
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