March 2013

DIRECTIVE EP 00

Subject: APPLICATION OF EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION STANDARDS

This directive defines the architecture of the E&P Standards system and its management principles.
The E&P Standards system include the following documents, structured in three levels (see appendix 1)
1. Charters (CH) and Directives (DIR).
2. Company Rules (CR) and General Specifications (GS).
3. Guides and Manuals (GM).
Levels 2. and 3. above constitute the E&P Technical Standards.

1- CHARTERS AND DIRECTIVES

The Charters describe the missions and organization of E&P, its divisions and committees.
The Directives lay down the policy to be followed for E&P to operate smoothly and achieve its missions.
They basically concern the major processes involved in Exploration & Production: assets, operations,
support and management.
Charters and Directives are signed by the Exploration & Production President and any waiver from their
provisions requires his formal approval either directly or, under delegation of his authority, by the
relevant divisions.

2- COMPANY RULES, GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS, GUIDES and MANUALS

Company Rules set out the collective technical and/or organizational requirements with respect to a
given subject, theme or issue, specific to an activity or cross-functional, and applicable to all E&P
entities.
General Specifications lay down the technical requirements with respect to the study, definition, design,
manufacture, installation, implementation, inspection, modification, operation or dismantling of
equipment, materials, technical assemblies or specific processes. They are applicable to our suppliers,
contractors and service providers as well as to E&P entities.
Guides and Manuals contain validated know-how or practices, expressed as recommendations on a
given technical and/or organizational theme intended for use by E&P entities.
The E&P Technical Standards are distributed under the responsibility of the relevant heads of divisions
in accordance with the procedures in force for their drafting and management.

3- RESPONSIBILITIES, DEROGATIONS AND TRANSFERS

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The E&P Technical Standards are formal reference documents whose provisions are to be applied
throughout all entities in the E&P area of activity in compliance with their respective decision-making
rules and with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

The final decision regarding application of the requirements of E&P Technical Standards lies with the
operator for both Total-operated and third-party-operated activities.
a) Operated activities
Use of the E&P Technical Standards requires a request from the operating entity, followed by a
convention between that entity and TOTAL SA.
Their non-application, whether complete or partial, requires prior examination by the relevant Division or
entity of a formal derogation request submitted by the operating entity in compliance with the general
provisions of appendix 2.
The Senior VPs Division/heads of division that are the owning entities of E&P Technical Standards have
the right to audit application of their discipline requirements and of the measures taken in response to
the conclusions of the derogation requests examined under their responsibility.
b) Third-party-operated activities
The provisions of the E&P Technical Standards are to be construed as recommendations addressed to
the third-party operator.
Any formal request from a third-party operator for transfer of all or part of the E&P Technical Standards
shall be examined by the relevant Senior VPs Division/heads of division before any reply.
Transfer of any E&P Technical Standard to a third-party operator requires a formal specific agreement
beforehand between that party and the E&P entity concerned, detailing the conditions of such transfer.
c) Contractors and Suppliers
Transfer of any E&P Technical Standard to a contractor or supplier requires a formal specific agreement
beforehand.

4- APPLICATION TO THE INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS OF THE OPERATED

ACTIVITIES

a) For new installations, the provisions of the E&P Technical Standards applicable at the time of the
study phase or pre-project or project sanction phase apply.
b) For existing installations, the provisions of any E&P Technical Standards published later than the
study, pre-project or project sanction date and explicitly including retroactive obligations shall also
apply.
c) For an installation whose function has changed after modification or addition, a specific risk analysis
shall be undertaken to determine which E&P Technical Standards and/or compensatory measures
should be implemented to maintain the consistency, integrity and safety of the new installation as a
whole. Derogation requests shall be examined on these bases.

President, Exploration & Production

Yves-Louis DARRICARRERE

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APPENDIX 1 : STRUCTURE & USE of E&P STANDARDS

E&P Technical
3 standards

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APPENDIX 2: MANAGEMENT OF DEROGATIONS (for CR & GS)

Foreword
The detailed procedure for managing derogation requests is described in document
FCT EP/QRN 310 and developed, where appropriate, by the entities concerned. The
broad lines are as follows:

Principles of derogation
 A derogation request is submitted for one or several requirements in one or more
related documents.
 A derogation request concerns a single object (component, material, equipment,
apparatus, site, installation, etc.) or a specific process/procedure.
 A derogation applies to a precise perimeter and is granted subject to conditions
(period, revision frequency, risk-reducing measures, compensatory measures,
etc.) determined when the request is examined.

Composition of the dossier

 The request is submitted in a standard form(single format), approved by the line
manager of the requester(s) and sent to the Technical Standards correspondent in
the E&P Division or entity that is owner of the document(s) addressed in the
request.
 The E&P owner Division/entity is responsible for organizing the process of
managing the request (from receipt to delivery of the reply) and ensuring
traceability/archiving of the items composing the dossier.
 The dossier comprises all the elements needed to examine the request,
particularly the risk and impact assessments.

Examination of the request

 The E&P Division/entity that is owner of the document in question appoints a main
examiner or, where appropriate and under delegation, another Division/entity to
conduct the technical examination of the request.
 The examination shall involve all the entities that played a part in drawing up the
document(s) addressed in the derogation request.

Reply
 The main examiner drafts his/her reply on the request form. S/he substantiates the
conclusion and, where appropriate, adds such additional points as restrictions or
conditions of application.
 The reply to a derogation request is not valid until it has been approved by all the
E&P Divisions/entities involved in the examination.

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