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EXHIBIT 99.1
Supplementary Oil & Gas Information for
the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY OIL & GAS INFORMATION (unaudited)
 
This supplementary crude oil and natural gas information is provided in accordance with the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Topic 932 – “Extractive Activities – Oil and Gas” and where applicable, financial information is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).
 
For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 the Company filed its reserves information under National Instrument 51-101 – “Standards of Disclosure of Oil and Gas Activities” (“NI 51-101”), which prescribes the standards for the preparation and disclosure of reserves and related information for companies listed in Canada.
 
There are significant differences to the type of volumes disclosed and the basis from which the volumes are economically determined under the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requirements and NI 51-101. The SEC requires disclosure of net reserves, after royalties, using 12-month average prices and current costs; whereas NI 51-101 requires gross reserves, before royalties, using forecast pricing and costs. Therefore the difference between the reported numbers under the two disclosure standards can be material.
 
For the purposes of determining proved crude oil and natural gas reserves for SEC requirements as at December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011 the Company used the 12-month average price, defined by the SEC as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the 12-month period prior to the end of the reporting period. The Company has used the following 12-month average benchmark prices to determine its 2014 reserves for SEC requirements.

Crude Oil and NGLs
 
Natural Gas
WTI Cushing
 Oklahoma
WCS
Canadian
 Light Sweet
North Sea
 Brent
Edmonton
 C5+
 
Henry Hub
 Louisiana
AECO
BC Westcoast
 Station 2
(US$/bbl)
(C$/bbl)
(C$/bbl)
(US$/bbl)
(C$/bbl)
 
(US$/MMbtu)
(C$/MMbtu)
(C$/MMbtu)
94.99
82.96
94.84
101.80
104.52
 
4.30
4.60
4.45

A foreign exchange rate of US$1.00/C$1.099 was used in the 2014 evaluation, determined on the same basis as the 12-month average price.
 
NET PROVED CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESERVES
 
The Company retains Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluators to evaluate the Company’s proved crude oil, bitumen, synthetic crude oil (“SCO”), natural gas, and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) reserves.

·  
For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011, the reports by GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. covered 100% of the Company’s SCO reserves. With the inclusion of non-traditional resources within the definition of “oil and gas producing activities” in the SEC’s modernization of oil and gas reporting rules, effective January 1, 2010 these reserves volumes are included within the Company’s crude oil and natural gas reserves totals.
·  
For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011, the reports by Sproule Associates Limited and Sproule International Limited covered 100% of the Company’s crude oil, bitumen, natural gas and NGLs reserves.
 
Proved crude oil and natural gas reserves, as defined within the SEC’s Regulation S-X, are the estimated quantities of oil and gas that by analysis of geoscience and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be economically producible, from a given date forward, from known reservoirs under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations. Developed crude oil and natural gas reserves are reserves of any category that can be expected to be recovered from existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is relatively minor compared to the cost of drilling a new well; and through installed extraction equipment and infrastructure operational at the time of the reserves estimate if the extraction is by means not involving a well. Undeveloped crude oil and natural gas reserves are reserves of any category that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion.
 
Estimates of crude oil and natural gas reserves are subject to uncertainty and will change as additional information regarding producing fields and technology becomes available and as future economic and operating conditions change.
 
The following tables summarize the Company’s proved and proved developed crude oil and natural gas reserves, net of royalties, as at December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011:
 
   
North America
                   
Crude Oil and NGLs (MMbbl)
 
Synthetic
Crude Oil
   
Bitumen(1)
   
Crude
 Oil &
 NGLs
   
North
 America
Total
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
 Africa
   
Total
 
Net Proved Reserves
                                         
Reserves, December 31, 2011
    1,836       869       366       3,071       244       88       3,403  
Extensions and discoveries
          90       5       95                   95  
Improved recovery
          25       9       34             1       35  
Purchases of reserves in place
                2       2                   2  
Sales of reserves in place
                                         
Production
    (30 )     (70 )     (31 )     (131 )     (7 )     (5 )     (143 )
Economic revisions due to prices
    34       6       (20 )     20       4             24  
Revisions of prior estimates
    134       79       39       252       (6 )     1       247  
Reserves, December 31, 2012
    1,974       999       370       3,343       235       85       3,663  
Extensions and discoveries
          76       13       89                   89  
Improved recovery
          9       7       16                   16  
Purchases of reserves in place
                8       8       6             14  
Sales of reserves in place
                                         
Production
    (35 )     (71 )     (33 )     (139 )     (7 )     (5 )     (151 )
Economic revisions due to prices
    (10 )     (1 )     4       (7 )           (2 )     (9 )
Revisions of prior estimates
    (4 )     56       11       63       (2 )     2       63  
Reserves, December 31, 2013
    1,925       1,068       380       3,373       232       80       3,685  
Extensions and discoveries
          112       11       123                   123  
Improved recovery
          10       29       39                   39  
Purchases of reserves in place
                54       54                   54  
Sales of reserves in place
                                         
Production
    (38 )     (76 )     (40 )     (154 )     (6 )     (4 )     (164 )
Economic revisions due to prices
    (89 )     11             (78 )     (9 )     1       (86 )
Revisions of prior estimates
    (18 )     23       47       52       (6 )           46  
Reserves, December 31, 2014
    1,780       1,148       481       3,409       211       77       3,697  
Net proved developed reserves
                                                       
December 31, 2011
    1,588       269       269       2,126       78       61       2,265  
December 31, 2012
    1,612       348       295       2,255       66       55       2,376  
December 31, 2013
    1,621       431       298       2,350       59       30       2,439  
December 31, 2014
    1,631       401       358       2,390       39       21       2,450  
(1)  
Bitumen as defined by the SEC, “is petroleum in a solid or semi-solid state in natural deposits with a viscosity greater than 10,000 centipoise measured at original temperature in the deposit and atmospheric pressure, on a gas free basis.”  Under this definition, all the Company’s thermal and primary heavy crude oil reserves have been classified as bitumen.
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

Natural Gas (Bcf)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Net Proved Reserves
                       
Reserves, December 31, 2011
    3,499       97       54       3,650  
Extensions and discoveries
    50                   50  
Improved recovery
    11                   11  
Purchases of reserves in place
    34                   34  
Sales of reserves in place
    (1 )                 (1 )
Production
    (429 )     (1 )     (6 )     (436 )
Economic revisions due to prices
    (596 )     1             (595 )
Revisions of prior estimates
    79       (14 )           65  
Reserves, December 31, 2012
    2,647       83       48       2,778  
Extensions and discoveries
    126                   126  
Improved recovery
    62                   62  
Purchases of reserves in place
    99       14             113  
Sales of reserves in place
    (1 )                 (1 )
Production
    (394 )     (1 )     (8 )     (403 )
Economic revisions due to prices
    489             (2 )     487  
Revisions of prior estimates
    206       (4 )     (1 )     201  
Reserves, December 31, 2013
    3,234       92       37       3,363  
Extensions and discoveries
    119                   119  
Improved recovery
    443                   443  
Purchases of reserves in place
    1,229                   1,229  
Sales of reserves in place
                       
Production
    (514 )     (2 )     (6 )     (522 )
Economic revisions due to prices
    576       (6 )     1       571  
Revisions of prior estimates
    (70 )           2       (68 )
Reserves, December 31, 2014
    5,017       84       34       5,135  
Net proved developed reserves
                               
December 31, 2011
    2,637       60       47       2,744  
December 31, 2012
    2,060       58       39       2,157  
December 31, 2013
    2,342       72       27       2,441  
December 31, 2014
    3,585       64       22       3,671  
 
 
 
 

 
 
CAPITALIZED COSTS RELATED TO CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS ACTIVITIES

   
2014
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Proved properties
  $ 82,554     $ 6,182     $ 3,858     $ 92,594  
Unproved properties
    3,426             131       3,557  
      85,980       6,182       3,989       96,151  
Less: accumulated depletion and depreciation
    (33,750 )     (4,049 )     (2,890 )     (40,689 )
Net capitalized costs
  $ 52,230     $ 2,133     $ 1,099     $ 55,462  
 
 
   
2013
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Proved properties
  $ 73,176     $ 5,200     $ 3,356     $ 81,732  
Unproved properties
    2,570             39       2,609  
      75,746       5,200       3,395       84,341  
Less: accumulated depletion and depreciation
    (29,729 )     (3,467 )     (2,551 )     (35,747 )
Net capitalized costs
  $ 46,017     $ 1,733     $ 844     $ 48,594  
 
 
   
2012
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Proved properties
  $ 67,287     $ 4,574     $ 3,045     $ 74,906  
Unproved properties
    2,564             47       2,611  
      69,851       4,574       3,092       77,517  
Less: accumulated depletion and depreciation
    (26,193 )     (2,709 )     (2,273 )     (31,175 )
Net capitalized costs
  $ 43,658     $ 1,865     $ 819     $ 46,342  
 
 
 
 

 
 
COSTS INCURRED IN CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS ACTIVITIES

   
2014
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Property acquisitions
                       
Proved
  $ 3,323     $ 1     $     $ 3,324  
Unproved
    873                   873  
Exploration
    230             87       317  
Development
    6,263       485       193       6,941  
Costs incurred
  $ 10,689     $ 486     $ 280     $ 11,455  
 
   
2013
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Property acquisitions
                       
Proved
  $ 250     $ 2     $     $ 252  
Unproved
    92             4       96  
Exploration
    (2 )           25       23  
Development
    6,152       297       97       6,546  
Costs incurred
  $ 6,492     $ 299     $ 126     $ 6,917  
 
   
2012
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Property acquisitions
                       
Proved
  $ 144     $     $     $ 144  
Unproved
    44             3       47  
Exploration
    251             11       262  
Development
    5,773       556       75       6,404  
Costs incurred
  $ 6,212     $ 556     $ 89     $ 6,857  
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FROM CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES

The Company’s results of operations from crude oil and natural gas producing activities for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are summarized in the following tables:
 
   
2014
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Crude oil and natural gas revenue, net of
  royalties and blending costs
  $ 15,385     $ 696     $ 460     $ 16,541  
Production
    (4,533 )     (496 )     (212 )     (5,241 )
Transportation
    (593 )     (5 )     (1 )     (599 )
Depletion, depreciation and amortization
    (4,497 )     (269 )     (105 )     (4,871 )
Asset retirement obligation accretion
    (145 )     (38 )     (10 )     (193 )
Petroleum revenue tax
          147             147  
Income tax
    (1,411 )     (22 )     (29 )     (1,462 )
Results of operations
  $ 4,206     $ 13     $ 103     $ 4,322  
 
   
2013
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Crude oil and natural gas revenue, net of
  royalties and blending costs
  $ 12,274     $ 726     $ 687     $ 13,687  
Production
    (3,918 )     (436 )     (191 )     (4,545 )
Transportation
    (483 )     (6 )     (1 )     (490 )
Depletion, depreciation and amortization
    (4,150 )     (552 )     (134 )     (4,836 )
Asset retirement obligation accretion
    (126 )     (35 )     (10 )     (171 )
Petroleum revenue tax
          188             188  
Income tax
    (903 )     71       (88 )     (920 )
Results of operations
  $ 2,694     $ (44 )   $ 263     $ 2,913  
 
   
2012
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Crude oil and natural gas revenue, net of
  royalties and blending costs
  $ 10,609     $ 837     $ 574     $ 12,020  
Production
    (3,669 )     (402 )     (163 )     (4,234 )
Transportation
    (479 )     (10 )     (1 )     (490 )
Depletion, depreciation and amortization
    (3,860 )     (296 )     (165 )     (4,321 )
Asset retirement obligation accretion
    (117 )     (27 )     (7 )     (151 )
Petroleum revenue tax
          (14 )           (14 )
Income tax
    (623 )     (55 )     (55 )     (733 )
Results of operations
  $ 1,861     $ 33     $ 183     $ 2,077  
 
 
 
 

 
 
STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET CASH FLOWS FROM PROVED CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESERVES AND CHANGES THEREIN

 
The following standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows from proved crude oil and natural gas reserves has been computed using the 12-month average price, defined by the SEC as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the- month price for each month within the 12-month period prior to the end of the reporting period, costs as at the balance sheet date and year-end statutory income tax rates. A discount factor of 10% has been applied in determining the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows. The Company does not believe that the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows will be representative of actual future net cash flows and should not be considered to represent the fair value of the crude oil and natural gas properties. Actual net cash flows will differ from the presented estimated future net cash flows due to several factors including:

·  
Future production will include production not only from proved properties, but may also include production from probable and possible reserves;
·  
Future production of crude oil and natural gas from proved properties will differ from reserves estimated;
·  
Future production rates will vary from those estimated;
·  
Future prices and costs rather than 12-month average prices and costs as at the balance sheet date will apply;
·  
Economic factors such as interest rates, income tax rates, regulatory and fiscal environments and operating  conditions will change;
·  
Future estimated income taxes do not take into account the effects of future exploration and evaluation expenditures; and,
·  
Future development and asset retirement obligations will differ from those estimated.
 
Future net revenues, development, production and asset retirement obligation costs have been based upon the estimates referred to above. The following tables summarize the Company’s future net cash flows relating to proved crude oil and natural gas reserves based on the standardized measure as prescribed in FASB Topic 932 – “Extractive Activities – Oil and Gas”:

   
2014
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Future cash inflows
  $ 322,100     $ 24,786     $ 8,853     $ 355,739  
Future production costs
    (123,055 )     (9,708 )     (2,171 )     (134,934 )
Future development costs and asset retirement
  obligations
    (56,651 )     (8,515 )     (1,863 )     (67,029 )
Future income taxes
    (24,578 )     (4,816 )     (1,178 )     (30,572 )
Future net cash flows
    117,816       1,747       3,641       123,204  
10% annual discount for timing of future
   cash flows
    (67,899 )     (813 )     (1,672 )     (70,384 )
Standardized measure of future net cash flows
  $ 49,917     $ 934     $ 1,969     $ 52,820  
 
   
2013
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Future cash inflows
  $ 290,892     $ 26,378     $ 9,146     $ 326,416  
Future production costs
    (116,984 )     (9,921 )     (2,560 )     (129,465 )
Future development costs and asset retirement
  obligations
    (51,749 )     (7,602 )     (1,840 )     (61,191 )
Future income taxes
    (20,384 )     (6,586 )     (1,154 )     (28,124 )
Future net cash flows
    101,775       2,269       3,592       107,636  
10% annual discount for timing of future
   cash flows
    (65,063 )     (976 )     (1,755 )     (67,794 )
Standardized measure of future net cash flows
  $ 36,712     $ 1,293     $ 1,837     $ 39,842  
 
   
2012
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
North
America
   
North
Sea
   
Offshore
Africa
   
Total
 
Future cash inflows
  $ 273,167     $ 26,922     $ 7,985     $ 308,074  
Future production costs
    (114,825 )     (9,369 )     (2,428 )     (126,622 )
Future development costs and asset retirement
  obligations
    (49,226 )     (7,032 )     (1,640 )     (57,898 )
Future income taxes
    (16,688 )     (7,662 )     (949 )     (25,299 )
Future net cash flows
    92,428       2,859       2,968       98,255  
10% annual discount for timing of future
   cash flows
    (61,878 )     (1,330 )     (1,313 )     (64,521 )
Standardized measure of future net cash flows
  $ 30,550     $ 1,529     $ 1,655     $ 33,734  

The principal sources of change in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows are summarized in the following table:

(millions of Canadian dollars)
 
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Sales of crude oil and natural gas produced, net of
  production costs
  $ (10,321 )   $ (8,525 )   $ (7,895 )
Net changes in sales prices and production costs
    8,575       6,992       (7,994 )
Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery
    4,428       2,304       1,834  
Changes in estimated future development costs
    (2,821 )     (1,536 )     (3,492 )
Purchases of proved reserves in place
    4,425       638       83  
Sales of proved reserves in place
          (1 )     (1 )
Revisions of previous reserve estimates
    (1,306 )     622       4,266  
Accretion of discount
    5,154       4,388       5,110  
Changes in production timing and other
    5,895       2,341       946  
Net change in income taxes
    (1,051 )     (1,115 )     2,154  
Net change
    12,978       6,108       (4,989 )
Balance – beginning of year
    39,842       33,734       38,723  
Balance – end of year
  $ 52,820     $ 39,842     $ 33,734