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REPORTING OF RESERVES AND RESOURCES IN CANADA Dr. David C. Elliott, Chief Petroleum Advisor Alberta Securities Commission, Canada DISCLAIMER The views presented here are not necessarily the views of the Alberta Securities Commission. 1

OUTLINE Introduction The Evaluation Process Definitions and Guidelines Reporting: Internal Public ( Disclosure ) The ASC Review Program SOME HISTORY 1994 CIM Reserves Definitions 1994 CIM Monograph No. 1 (blue book) 2002 Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook (COGEH) Volume 1. Reserves Definitions and Evaluation Practices and Procedures. (CIM/Calgary SPEE) Sept 2003 National Instrument 51-101 (Disclosure Legislation) Dec. 2003 CIM Monograph No. 1. Second Edition 2

HISTORY CONT. 2005 COGEH Volume 2. Detailed Guidelines for Estimation and Classification of Oil and Gas Resources and Reserves 2007 CIM Reserves Definitions Revised 2007 COGEH Volumes 1 & 2 Revisions 2007 COGEH Volume 3: Coal Bed Methane International Property Evaluation (PSCs) Bitumen (In Preparation) CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS National Energy Board (NEB): Canadian Energy Supplies and Policies Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB): Alberta s Energy Supplies and Policies Similar Bodies in Other Provinces Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA): Umbrella Group for Canadian Securities Market Regulation Alberta Securities Commission (ASC): Also Advises Other Provinces On Oil & Gas Issues 3

CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS Petroleum Society of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM): Resource Definitions Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (Calgary Chapter) (SPEE): Evaluation Guidelines (COGEH) Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA): Legislated Professional body with disciplinary powers Practice Standard for the Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves for Public Disclosure OIL AND GAS MARKET IN CANADA About 50% of the World s Public Oil and Gas Companies are Listed on TSX/TSXV, more than anywhere else. Number of Listed Oil and Gas Companies (2006): Canadian TSX/TSXV 432 US (ASX, NYSE, AMEX, NasDaq) 357 LSE-AIM 131 Activity (US$ Billion): Capitalization 532 Trades 347 4

THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT Full Spectrum Evaluation: All Resource Classes Unconventional Resources International Activities: UNECE (UNFCS), PRMS, IASB CONVENTIONAL VS. UNCONVENTIONAL Conventional: Hydrodynamic Emplacement and Trapping Controlled by Local Structure, Stratigraphy Limited (Constrained) Size Unconventional: Emplacement May Not Involve Hydrodynamic Forces Trapping Not Controlled by Hydrodynamic Forces: Oil sands Viscosity CBM Intra-Molecular Shale oil Solid (kerogen) Shale gas Adsorpted in kerogen, clays Methane hydrates Clathrate structure Controlled by Regional Stratigraphy Widespread Distribution 5

IDEALISED PROCESS EVALUATION OPERATOR FEEDBACK AUDIT CLASSIFICATION OPERATOR AUDIT REGULATOR INTERNAL REPORTING PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Based on Limited Data: Inherent Uncertainty Requires Statistical Concepts It s Science, Not Art MEASUREMENT (EVALUATION) Although this may seem a paradox, all science is dominated by the idea of approximation Bertrand Russell It is Not About Being Right, But About Knowing How Wrong You Might Be! 6

UNCERTAINTY Estimated Reserves = Actual Reserves ± Measurement Error ± Model Error ± Bias Actual Reserves Never Known Measurement Error Unavoidable but Manageable Model Error Depends on Situation Bias: Not Always Intentional Largely Avoidable but Not Always Avoided CLASSIFICATION Provides a Common Language Key Information: Best Estimate Volume: Mean, P50, Proved + Probable Associated Uncertainty: High (P10, Proved + Probable + Possible) Low (P90, Proved) Various Systems (CIM, PRMS, US FASB, Etc.) 7

RESERVES DEFINITIONS COGEH (NI 51-101) 2007 Revision aligns with PRMS, but: Quantitative targets for Reported (aggregated) reserves Some minor differences REPORTED RESERVES PROVED. At least a 90% probability of getting more. PROVED + PROBABLE. At least a 50% probability of getting more. PROVED + PROBABLE + POSSIBLE. At least a 10% probability of getting more. 8

CANADIAN OIL AND GAS EVALUATION HANDBOOK COGEH Provides Guidance on Reserves and Resources Evaluation. Principle Based Prime Requirement is GOOD ENGINEERING AND GEOLOGICAL PRACTICE Prepared by Volunteers: CIM Reserves Definitions (revised 2007) Remainder by SPEE Calgary Chapter COGEH VOLUME 1 Reserves Definitions and Evaluation Practices and Procedures Issued 2003 Revised 2007 (publication shortly) 9

COGEH VOLUME 2 Detailed Guidelines for Estimation and Classification of Oil and Gas Resources and Reserves Deals Primarily With Conventional Reserves and Resources Revision Expected Late 2007 COGEH VOLUME 3 Publication 2007: Coal Bed Methane Reserves Reserves Recognition for International Properties (PSCs) In preparation: Bitumen: In-situ Bitumen and Heavy Oil (inc. Synthetic Crude) Mined Bitumen (inc. Synthetic Crude) 10

COGEH FUTURE ACTIVITY Revisions to Existing Volumes as Required Potential Topics: Tight Gas Shale oil and gas Methane Hydrates Other topics as identified REPORTING May Be Internal (Not to the Public) Public Disclosure, Regulator: Sets Disclosure Standards Reviews and Audits for Compliance With: Regulatory Disclosure Legislation Industry Standards of Measurement and Classification 11

CANADIAN cf. US DISCLOSURE USA: Mandatory: Proved Reserves, Constant Price ONLY Other Information CANADA: Mandatory: Proved Reserves, Constant Price Proved and Probable Reserves, Forecast Price Other Information, inc. Reconciliation of Reserves Includes Bitumen (in-situ mined), Synthetic Crude Oil Optional: Other Categories NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-101 (NI 51-101) Regulates the Disclosure of Oil and Gas Information to the Public with Respect to Securities. Designation as NI (National Instrument) Means that it is in Force in all Provinces and Territories in Canada. 12

SECURITIES REGULATION Protect the Integrity of the Capital Market: Ability to Raise Funds Ability to Trade Securities Balance Conflicting Goals: Investor Protection: Relevant, Timely, and Reliable Information Access to Capital: Compliance Costs Not Too Burdensome SECURITIES REGULATORS: ADMINISTRATION Develop, Implement, Maintain Securities Laws and Policies Regulate Trading Enforce Securities Laws Education 13

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SECURITIES DISCLOSURE Full True Plain Materiality Continuous Disclosure MATERIALITY Information that Significantly Affects, or Could Reasonably be Expected to Affect the Market Price or Value of the Issuer s Securities: Quantitative, Accounting Handbook (CICA) Uses a 5% Criterion Qualitative Trading on Undisclosed Material Information is INSIDER TRADING. NI 51-101 Requires Disclosure of Material Change, Not of Material Fact. 14

CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE REGIME NI 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations: NI 51-101 Annual Financial Statements Management Discussion and Analysis Material Changes Etc. SCOPE OF NI 51-101 Applies Across Canada to Reporting Issuers: Exchange Listings: CNQ, TSXV, TSX Non-Listed Trades in Canada Does Not Apply to: OTC, Pink & Green Sheets, Unless Trading in Canada Some de minimus Issuers (< 5% Number or Values of Shares in Canada) 15

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-101 APPLIES TO Oil and Gas Activities : Exploration (Inc. Land Purchases, Seismic, etc.) Acquisition Drilling, Completion, Production, Construction Conventional and Unconventional Hydrocarbons: Coal Bed Methane Bitumen (In-situ, Mined) Synthetic Crude Shale Gas and Oil All Disclosure: Regulatory (Annual) Filings Other Disclosure: News Releases, Webcasts, etc. NI 51-101 Requires Annual Independent Evaluation: Some Exemption Available Refers to Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook (COGEH) for Standards: Annual Filings: F1 Statement of Reserves & Resources F2 Evaluators or Auditors Report F3 Management & Directors Report 16

NI 51-101F1 STATEMENT OF RESERVES DATA AND OTHER OIL AND GAS INFORMATION Reserves and Resources Volumes and Values: Mandatory: Proved Constant Price Proved and Probable Forecast Price Voluntary: Possible, Other Resource Categories E.g., Contingent, Prospective Resources Additional Information: Reconciliation of Reserves Undeveloped Reserves Exploration Activities Etc. NI 51-101 F2 REPORT ON RESERVES DATA BY INDEPENDENT QUALIFIED RESERVES EVALUATOR OR AUDITOR Signed by Evaluator or Auditor Evaluate or Audit at least 75% of NPV 10%, Review the Balance To the Board of Directors Expresses an Opinion on the Validity of Reserves Evaluation, but: Reserves Data Are the Responsibility of the Management 17

NI 51-101 F3 REPORT OF MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS ON OIL AND GAS DISCLOSURE Signed by: CEO Another Senior Officer Two Directors Approves the Reserves Data and Reserves Report PROPOSED CHANGES TO NI 51-101 Optional Proved Reserves, Constant Price Case Reconciliation of Future Net Revenue Not Required Reserves Reconciliation on Company Gross, Not Net Reserves Revised Disclosure for Optional Resource Categories Implementation Planned for End-2007 Evaluations 18

THE ASC REVIEW PROGRAM Statutory Filing Review Compliance Review: Annual Filings News Releases, Webcasts, etc. Technical Audits of Reserves and Resources: Prospectuses Continuous Disclosure Monitoring Miscellaneous Communication: Annual Report, Papers, Talks AUDIT/REVIEW NEEDS Standards: Evaluation Classification Disclosure Concepts Audits and Review Procedures: Procedural Tests Substantive Tests Communication of Results 19

COMPLIANCE REVIEWS NI 51-101 Annual Filings News Releases Action Depends on Materiality Major Deficiencies Refiling E.g., Missing F3 Signatures Minor Deficiencies Notification COMPLIANCE REVIEWS: ANNUAL FILINGS DEFICIENCIES Filing Only the Reserves Report - Does Not Contain All the Required Information Missing Information: E.g., No Reserves Reconciliation, No After Tax Combining Product Types: E.g., Light & Medium with Heavy Oil Reporting in BOEs Missing Signatures on F3 Editing, Arithmetic Errors, Incorrect Unit Abbreviations 20

COMPLIANCE REVIEWS: NEWS RELEASES DEFICIENCIES Misuse of Terminology: Undiscovered Reserves In Place Recoverable Resources Incorrectly Used In-place Without Category Only Disclosing the Upside: High Contingent Or Prospective Resource Estimate Only Adding Across Categories: 3P Reserves + High Contingent Resource Estimate TECHNICAL REVIEWS 163 in 2006 Long Form Prospectus (Inc. IPOs): Reserve Reports Always Reviewed Short Form Prospectus: Intent to Qualify Applications Compliance Review Prospectus Reserve Reports Often Reviewed Continuous Disclosure Reviews Monitoring Reviews Miscellaneous Reviews 21

TECHNICAL DEFICIENCIES Improvement But Still Some Issues: Optimistic Project Timetables: Wells Drilled Much Later or Not Drilled (PUDs) Analogs Poor Selection and Analysis Inadequate Explanation in Reports Drainage Areas Larger Than Reasonable: EUB Study Optimistic Production Decline Extrapolation: High Initial Rates, Low Declines RESERVES RECONCILIATION OPENING BALANCE ADDITIONS: Discoveries Improved Recovery Infill Drilling Acquisitions REDUCTIONS: Dispositions Production FLUCTUATIONS: Economic Factors Technical Revisions CLOSING BALANCE 22

TECHNICAL REVISIONS For Properties Owned: At the Start, and At the End of the Reconciliation Period As the Result of New Information: E.g., Production Data Indicator of Quality of the Estimation TECHNICAL REVISIONS Proved Reserves: Revisions Should Be Mostly Positive Probability of Negative Revision Approaches Zero as the Number of Entities Increases Proved + Probable Reserves: Revisions Should Be Close to Zero Probability of Positive or Negative Revisions Approaches Zero As the Number of Entities Increases 23

LIGHT & MEDIUM OIL 500 Light and Medium Oil Proved Reserves Technical Revisions Light and Medium Oil Proved + Probable Reserves Technical Revisions 500 Technical Revisions, Percent 400 300 200 100 0 Technical Revisions, Percent 400 300 200 100 0-100 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 Proved Reserves, Mbbl -100 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 Proved + Probable Reserves, Mbbl HEAVY OIL 500 Heavy Oil Proved Reserves Technical Revisions 500 Heavy Oil Proved + Probable Reserves Technical Revisions Technical Revisions, Percent 400 300 200 100 0 Technical Revisions, Percent 400 300 200 100 0-100 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 Proved Reserves, Mbbl -100 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 Proved + Probable Reserves, Mbbl 24

NATURAL GAS 500 Natural Gas Proved Reserves Technical Revisions 500 Natural Gas Proved + Probable Reserves Technical Revisions Technical Revisions, Percent 400 300 200 100 0-100 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 Proved Reserves, MMcf Technical Revisions, Percent 400 300 200 100 0-100 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 Proved + Probable Reserves, MMcf REFERENCE MATERIAL ASC http://www.albertasecurities.com/ For Companies Oil and Gas Legislation, Forms, Explanatory Companion Policy, Definitions, Annual Oil and Gas Reports, Material, etc. CIM http://www.petsoc.org Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook (COGEH), Volumes 1, 2, 3 Determination of Oil and Gas Reserves. Petroleum Society Monograph No.1 (2nd Edition) EUB http://www.eub.ca/ Publications ST98: Alberta's Energy Reserves and Supply/Demand Outlook 25

HOW TO CONTACT DAVID ELLIOTT David Elliott, Ph.D., P. Geol. Chief Petroleum Advisor Alberta Securities Commission 4 th Floor, 300 5 th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 3C4 Tel: 403.297.4008 Fax: 403.297.2082 david.elliott@seccom.ab.ca www.albertasecurities.com 26