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Oil
and Gas Operations (Unaudited)
Exploration and Production
In
accordance with SFAS No. 69, “Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing
Activities,” and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), we are making certain supplemental disclosures
about our oil and gas exploration and production operations. While
this information was developed with reasonable care and disclosed
in good faith, it is emphasized that some of the data is necessarily
imprecise and represents only approximate amounts because of the
subjective judgments involved in developing such information. Accordingly,
this information may not necessarily represent our current financial
condition or our expected future results.
Our disclosures by geographic area include the United States (U.S.),
European North Sea (Norway and the United Kingdom), Asia Pacific,
Canada and Other Areas. When we use equity accounting for operations
that have proved reserves, these oil and gas operations are shown
separately and designated as Equity Affiliates. In 2003 and 2002,
these consisted of two heavy-oil projects in Venezuela, an oil development
project in Northern Russia and a heavy-oil project in Canada. In
2001, this consisted of a heavy-oil project in Venezuela.
Amounts in 2002 were impacted by the merger of Conoco and Phillips
(the merger) in late August 2002.
Proved Reserves Worldwide
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Purchases
in 2002 were primarily related to the merger.
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At
the end of 2000, Other Areas included 2 million barrels of
reserves in Venezuela in which we had an economic interest
through risk-service contracts. These properties were sold
in June 2001. Our net production related to these contracts
was approximately 400,000 barrels in 2001 and 1,200,000 barrels
in 2000.
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In
addition to conventional crude oil, natural gas and natural
gas liquids (NGL) proved reserves, we have proved oil sands
reserves in Canada, associated with a Syncrude project totaling
265 million barrels at the end of 2003. For internal management
purposes, we view these reserves and their development as part
of our total exploration and production operations. However,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations define these
reserves as mining related. Therefore, they are not included
in our tabular presentation of proved crude oil, natural gas
and NGL reserves. These oil sands reserves also are not included
in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows
relating to proved oil and gas reserve quantities.
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Natural
gas liquids reserves include estimates of natural gas liquids
to be extracted from our leasehold gas at our gas processing
plants or facilities. Estimates are based at the wellhead and
assume full extraction. Production above differs from natural
gas liquids production per day delivered for sale primarily
due to:
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Natural
gas consumed at the lease. |
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Natural
gas liquids production delivered for sale includes only
natural gas liquids extracted from our leasehold gas and
sold by our Exploration and Production (E&P) segment,
whereas the production above also includes natural gas
liquids extracted from our leasehold gas at equity-affiliate
or third-party facilities. |
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Purchases
in 2002 were related to the merger. |
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