Bloomberg | Total Says Oil Market Imbalance Fading as Upstream Profit Jumps Bloomberg Earnings benefited from a 14 percent gain in benchmark Brent crude to $52.10 a barrel, plus oil and gas production that rose 6 percent to 2.58 million barrels of oil equivalent a day. Total reiterated output will rise by about 5 percent this year ... France's Total reports solid Q3 result, oil costs heading to $20/barrel Total profits soar as production, oil price rise Oil major Total's Q3 net profit jumps on strong output and cost savings |