International Business News - total http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif French oil giant Total SA said Wednesday its net profit rose 7 percent to $4.59 billion in the third quarter thanks to record-high oil prices in the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/total-says-adjusted-net-profit-up-35-percent-in-3q.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:39:32 EST Total SA reports earnings for the fiscal third quarter on Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/earnings-preview-total-to-post-3q-results.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:00:53 EST Total SA said Monday that it made a significant gas and condensate discovery in Block B off the coast of Brunei. The French oil and gas company operates the block with a 37.5 percent interest in association with Shell Deepwater Borneo Ltd. and local partners. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/total-makes-gas-discovery-off-the-coast-of-brunei.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:47:43 EST An analyst downgraded shares of Total System Services Inc. Tuesday, noting the risk recent bank consolidations pose to the outsourced payment services provider's customer portfolio, as well as general economic weakness. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/ahead-of-the-bell-total-system-services.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:27:06 EDT Bolivia is preparing to sign oil and gas exploration deals with Russian energy giant Gazprom and Paris-based Total SA. Bolivia's Hydrocarbons Ministry says President Evo Morales will ink the agreements Thursday in La Paz. Terms have not been disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/gazprom-total-to-sign-energy-deals-with-bolivia.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:08:54 EDT Start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air. The music video show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, Dave Sirulnick, executive producer of "TRL," said Monday. He stressed that the show wasn't ending for good, but felt now was the right time to give it a break after an unprecedented run on the cable music channel. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/131781-tv-total-request-live.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/rip-trl-total-request-live-ending-in-november.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/rip-trl-total-request-live-ending-in-november.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:56:52 EDT Start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air. The music video show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, Dave Sirulnick, executive producer of "TRL," said Monday. He stressed that the show wasn't ending for good, but felt now was the right time to give it a break after an unprecedented run on the cable music channel. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/131320-tv-total-request-live.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/mtvs-total-request-live-to-conclude-in-november.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/mtvs-total-request-live-to-conclude-in-november.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:50:21 EDT France's Total SA, one of the world's biggest oil companies, said Wednesday it expects oil prices to remain high and plans to raise its production. "We consider that the price of energy, the price of oil will remain strong, high," Total Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie said in an Internet presentation to investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/frances-total-expects-oil-prices-to-remain-strong.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:54:38 EDT Total System Services Inc. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7 cents. The provider of outsourced payment services said the dividend is payable Oct. 1 to shareholders of record Sept. 18. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/total-system-services-declares-7-cent-dividend.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:09 EDT France's Total SA said Thursday its has signed three oil and gas agreements in Syria to boost its presence in the Middle Eastern nation. The company renewed its Deir Ez Zor oil license until 2021. The Deir Ez Zor location is wholly owned by Total and jointly operated with the state oil company. The new license lets Total improve and prolong production from its Jafra, Qahar and Atalla fields. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/total-inks-3-deals-to-grow-in-syria.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:04:52 EDT The French energy company Total SA on Friday reported its profit climbed 38.7 percent in the second quarter, joining other oil companies in posting strong results as oil prices surged this past spring. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/total-reports-profit-up-38-percent-in-2nd-quarter.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:53:49 EDT Total System Services Inc. shares plunged more than 20 percent on Thursday after the electronic payment processing provider lowered full-year guidance, citing market turmoil triggered by the credit crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/total-system-services-plunges-on-guidance-cut.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:08:09 EDT Development of vast Iranian gas reserves in the Persian Gulf was dealt a blow Thursday when French energy giant Total SA said political conditions were not right for investing in the country now, marking the latest defection of a Western oil firm from a project in the Islamic republic. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89013-iran-missiles.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/report-total-sees-iran-as-too-risky.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/report-total-sees-iran-as-too-risky.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:31:44 EDT Total Systems Services Inc. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7 cents. The electronic payment processor said the dividend is payable July 1 to shareholders of record June 19. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/total-systems-services-sets-quarterly-dividend-of-7-cents.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:35:25 EDT The CEO of France's Total SA said Wednesday that consumers should get used high oil prices, predicting no let up in prices in the near future. "The price of hydrocarbons will stay high for a long time," said Total's Christophe de Margerie, adding, "There will not be any more oil at the end of this century" than there is now. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/total-predicts-prolonged-high-oil-prices.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:06:08 EDT French oil producer Total SA said Tuesday it has found a "significant discovery" of natural gas and condensates in a drilling region it operates with Royal Dutch Shell PLC and local partners off the coast of Brunei. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/total-sa-finds-natural-gas-off-coast-of-brunei.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 13:11:28 EDT Malaysian national oil company Petronas on Thursday awarded two offshore petroleum exploration areas, or blocks, to a joint-venture led by a unit of France's Total SA. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/total-awarded-oil-blocks-in-malaysia.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 06:36:16 EDT TSYS Acquiring Solutions, a unit of electronic payment processor Total System Services Inc., said Thursday it named David E. Wood chief operating officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/total-system-services-names-subsidiary-coo.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:30:59 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, May 7, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/earnings-roundup-total-quanta.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 11:23:18 EDT French oil company Total SA said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit jumped 18 percent amid record-high energy prices. The world's fourth-largest oil and gas company reported net profit rose to 3.6 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in the first quarter from 3.05 billion euros a year earlier. Results were driven by its "upstream" division _ which covers the exploration, recovery and production of oil and gas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/total-1q-profit-jumps-18-percent-on-record-energy-prices.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 06:54:54 EDT