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15/12/2020 Press release

World : Total Lubrifiants celebrates 50 years of Turbine Lubrication

the 50th anniversary of Total Preslia

TOTAL PRESLIA : 50th Anniversary

TOTAL PRESLIA's range of products is used to produce more than 500 GW/year of electricity worldwide. More than ever, being able to rely on a trusted partner to support and extend the life of equipment is essential in a dynamic energy market and in the demand for low-carbon power generation. Total Lubrifiant's formulations are optimally formulated to minimize deposits, protect turbines in the most demanding conditions and maintain operations. The long operating life of TOTAL PRESLIA turbine oils helps maximize uptime and reduce overall operating costs.

“For 50 years, we have been proud to offer the most relevant solutions for turbine reliability and performance, thanks to continuous exchanges between our technicians, manufacturers and of course our customers", says Olivier Bertomeu, Industrial Lubricants Director, "At 50 years old, this range has the future ahead and continues to expand. Therefore, our new product, TOTAL PRESLIA EVO, offers exceptional protection against deposits and coatings. It meets the challenge of FLEX technologies*, necessary to manage the energy transition. The adventure has just begun".

With more than 130 subsidiaries and a global supply chain, Total Lubrifiants is able to meet the turbine oil needs of companies around the world. In addition, it offers access to valueadded services, such as oil monitoring and implementation of the onsite turbine-filling program. 

Thanks to its experience in many sectors, such as fossil fuel power plants, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal and concentrated solar energy, Total Lubricants, through its TOTAL PRESLIA range, has products approved by major manufacturers.

*FLEX technologies: turbines with specific characteristics adapted to more frequent start & stop cycles made necessary by the use of these turbines in addition to variable and periodic renewable energy production.

About Total Lubrifiants

Total Lubrifiants is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of lubricants. It has 42 production plants worldwide and more than 5,800 employees in 150 countries. Total Lubrifiants offers innovative, efficient and environmentally responsible products and services developed by more than 130 researchers at its R&D centers. Total Lubrifiants is a partner of choice for the automotive, industrial and marine markets.

About the Marketing & Services division of Total.

The Marketing & Services division of Total develops and markets products primarily derived from crude oil, along with all of the associated services. Its 32,000 employees are present in 107 countries and its products and services offers are sold in 150 countries. Every day, Total Marketing Services serves more than 8 million customers in its network of over 15,600 service stations in 71 countries. As the world’s fourth largest distributor of lubricants and the leading distributor of petroleum products in Africa, Total Marketing Services has production sites all over the world, where it manufactures the lubricants, bitumen, additives, special fuels and fluids that sustain its growth.

About Total

Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels, natural gas and electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is more affordable, more reliable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy major.