Speaking
at
a
private
media
luncheon
in
Perth,
Western
Australia,
this
week
Total’s
president
of
exploration
and
production,
Yves-Louis
Darricarrere
said
the
company
planned
to
increase
its
share
in
the
US$34
billion
project
by
6%.
“It’s
only
an
issue
now
of
finalising
the
amendments,
but
we
are
in
agreement,
basically,
with
Inpex
to
increase
our
share
from
24%
to
30%,”
Darricarrere
said.
Darricarrere’s
comments
back
those
of
Total
chief
executive
Christophe
de
Margerie
who
stated
late
last
year
Total
was
in
negotiations
with
operator
Inpex
to
take
a
greater
share
in…
