Sana'a, 14 June 2012: In cooperation with the National Center for Blood Transfusion and Research, Total E&P Yemen organized on Wednesday, 13 June, a voluntary blood donation campaign in its offices in Sana'a.

The event received an overwhelming response from all the employees.

Speaking at the occasion, the Acting Managing Director, Mr. Michel Deschamps, said: “It is part of our social responsibility to look into the needs of the society at all levels. Today, we are responding to an important health demand: donating blood to save lives. I am happy to see employees so motivated to donate blood and we reached 64 blood units at the conclusion of this campaign."

The National Center for Blood Transfusion and Research will distributes these life-saving donations free of charge to around 180 needy people.

TOTAL in Yemen:

Present in Yemen for 25 years, TOTAL is the operator of Block 10 and Block 72 in Hadramout as well as Block 70 and Block 3 in Shabwa. The Company holds also several other participations in oil exploration and production blocks. TOTAL is also the technical leader of the largest-ever Yemen LNG project with a participation of 39.6%.