Total Reaches Out to Myanmar Opposition

BY GERALDINE AMIEL

French oil giant Total SA is reaching out to opposition forces in Myanmar, where it operates an offshore natural-gas field, as the company seeks to adapt to new political reality in the Southeast Asian country.

Total Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie traveled to Myanmar over the weekend and met with longtime dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, who was released from house arrest in late 2010.

“I am pleased to see Aung San Suu Kyi free again!” Mr. de Margerie said in a Twitter message after the meeting on …

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