PARIS (Dow Jones)--A spokeswoman for French oil major Total SA (TOT) Monday confirmed the company has agreed a partnership with the energy and environment conglomerate Suez (SZE.FR) and the nuclear engineering specialist Areva (CEI.FR), which could result in the three companies building and operating nuclear facilities in the Middle East.
The accord comes amid a visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.