(Reuters) - The colorful boss of Total (TOTF.PA) is unlikely to be felled by demands he stand trial over alleged bribes toIranas Christophe de Margerie enters a crucial phase of his high-stakes turnaround plan for the oil firm, with no clear successors. De Margerie, nicknamed "Big Moustache" inside the company which appointed him chief executive six ...

May 29 (Reuters) - Total SA's Christophe de Margerie, who faces a possible trial over alleged bribes in Iran, has been dogged by legal investigations and market scepticism during his six years at the top of Europe's third-largest oil group. The 61-year-old, whose mandate expires in 2015, has so far failed to convince that he can deliver on a riskier ...

(Reuters) - French oil company Total (TOTF.PA) has agreed to pay $398 million to settle criminal and civil charges brought by the U.S.government over alleged payments of bribes to Iranian officials in exchange for oil and gas contracts. Separately, the Paris prosecutor said Total and Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie should face trial in the ...