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French refinery workers are on strike, protesting the changes provided by the Government of their pension.

M. de Margerie has railed against workers for "mixing fuel and thought" but admitted that it is a "source of concern for providers" that they cannot do when beaucoup.Depuis, motorists began stocking gasoline, there are dams on strikers closed a key pipeline in Paris and its airports and roads.

Today, Mr. de Margerie appears relatively optimistic about the problem. "British Colombia traffic is worse, he jokes.

In total, the giant €122bn energy (￡ 107bn) is alone among the majors oil for a number of reasons, be not less carefully French among the u.s. - dominated UK group of BP, Shell, Exxon, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips. Its Chief Executive also holds a number of points of view that few of his peers are willing to admit that they share.

He is a supporter of the OPEC oil cartel whose members include Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, insisting on the fact that they "are more play political games". He spoke against unpopular regimes trade embargoes and believes speculators contribute to high oil prices.And most controversial, he believes in spreading the good news that oil prices will sky-rocket.

M. de Margerie pays a black coffee, which is hardly affected, he began to speak of the characteristic flow of consciousness the many issues facing the oil industry.

"We're not happy to warn about the price of oil, we have," he said seriously."If we continue like this, we will be faced with real problem on access to energy .Mieux now say that being confronted with an actual because shortage we have seen in 2006."

And there are chances that BP Mexico Gulf oil spill could result in another kind of restrictions - regulation those - who is also worrisome for global energy supply.

"It was a real, genuine shock to us all," Mr. de Margerie, with a sigh. "But I do not think that it is fini.Nous need to be shallow water because it is where the oil and gas is."We must develop more difficult places. ?

Total does not have a presence of drilling in the Gulf, and therefore direct impact of the spill is "very limited". But he added: "We will return to what it means in terms of changes in behaviour to us all." What it turns is the idea of global regulations more central governing deep-sea drilling.

"This is really a problem Mexico .the Gulf ' industry cannot suddenly governance at the global level." Each case is a special.?

The consequences of the accident to the United States may be that companies are activated to "unconventional" drill - Canadian oil sands, shale gas and, possibly, ultra-deep water in the Arctic — which are ecologically sensitive.Green activists are concerned about the extra carbon dioxide and the potential for spills.

But Mr. de Margerie sees even in an era where all of these new technologies becomes the norm.

"Unfortunately, geology is actual work and you cannot invent things that do not exist."It is always possible to find new things but limitée.Plus, Sands and shale may be regarded as classics.?

In the meantime, total is interested in out most of its assets .c ' is the good news for Britain's depleting the North Sea, which he describes as a "priority".

Its activities "downstream" are a different matter.Total currently tries to sell 500 gas stations and a refinery to United Kingdom, where the company seeks to focus on exploration.

Unlike green activists, he did not believe the oil majors will be shrink. "The debate between what is known as Greens and other dependent synchronisation.Dans 100 years it would take more renewable .c ' is good? if we can make the progrès.Une concerns is a cost today, we know all cheaper fuel as oil .but everyone wants to say that they are right.

This philosophical relativism is shot of everything said Mr. de Margerie.Il is not like people who say "it's black, it is white", can never say "which is cowboy and the Indian" and insists on the fact that everyone has the right to take the floor, not any how unpopular their points of view.

Those who were called total "sale" for the trade with Burma, where human rights are bad, M. de Margerie is clear.

"Bring energy to populations is not unclean", insists. "We are not all on the same level of democracy, but it means not those who had no chance to be born in democracies can other say what to do.?

Growth arguments will prevail eventually .c ' is why it is certain that the oil industry has a future, despite its many problems.

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