The new head of Total will embark on a tour to meet crucial contacts at oil-rich countries in the next few weeks.
He will also forge ahead with cost cuts in the face of the falling oil prices that squeezed third-quarter profits.
Europe's second-largest oil company elevated former refining head Patrick Pouyanne to the CEO position after the sudden death of Christophe de Margerie earlier this month in a plane crash in Russia.
In a statement unveiling a 2% drop in net profit in the third quarter, the new CEO said he would carry out de Margerie's plan to reduce capital spending and operating costs.
"The recent decrease in the price of Brent highlights the importance of the programs we launched to reduce costs and control investments to strengthen the resilience of the group," Pouyanne said.
Pouyanne's priority is to build contacts with key oil-producing countries and he will embark on a "mini-roadshow" to meet shareholders in Europe and the US before the end of the year.
De Margerie had built close relationships with the leaders of oil and gas producing countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Russia, which the French oil firm forecast in April would become its biggest source of oil and gas output by 2020, is likely to be high on the list of countries to visit.
Total is one of the top foreign investors there with its $27 billion Yamal LNG project with Novatek, but it faces a cloud over its future since the oil-rich country's relations with the West worsened and triggered sanctions.
Total said that in the third quarter, net adjusted profit fell 2% to $3.56 billion compared to the same quarter a year ago, hit by the recent drop in oil prices.
Oil companies have seen billions wiped off their stock market values as crude prices dropped by 25% over the past four months to a four-year low of near $85 a barrel due to slowing global demand and ample supplies.
Total said the impact of lower oil prices should start to be felt more strongly in the fourth quarter. A $10 drop in Brent prices translates into a $1.5 billion drop in net profit over a year.
Total's oil and gas production also fell 8% compared to the same quarter a year ago, to 2.122 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), mainly due to the expiry of an exploration concession in Abu Dhabi.
Output was up compared with the second quarter however, and it said production was set to reach 2.2 million boepd by the end of the year and stuck to a 2015 production target of 2.3 million boepd.
In the downstream business, the group reported earlier this month a rise in European refining margins to an almost two-year high in the third quarter, thanks to the lower cost of crude oil and a good availability of its ageing refineries, despite still flagging oil demand.
That translated into a 70% rise in adjusted net profit from the refining and chemicals unit this quarter, only partly offsetting a 10% drop from the upstream business and a 16% fall in the marketing and services unit - mainly petrol stations.
Third-quarter revenue fell 2% year-on-year to $60.36 billion, while adjusted cash flow from operations was down 7% to $6.74 billion.
The group kept its quarterly dividend at 61 cent per share, as in previous quarters this year.
