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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, the company is making certain supplemental disclosures
about its 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 the current financial
condition of the company or its expected future results.
ConocoPhillips’
disclosures by geographic areas include the United States (U.S.),
Norway, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Canada and Other Areas. Other
Areas include Nigeria, China, Australia, the Timor Sea, Indonesia,
Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador and other countries. When
the company uses equity accounting for operations that have proved
reserves, these oil and gas operations are shown separately and
designated as Equity Affiliates. In 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 and 2000 this
consisted of a heavy-oil project in Venezuela.
Amounts
in 2000 were impacted by ConocoPhillips’ purchase of all of Atlantic
Richfield Company’s (ARCO) Alaska businesses in late April 2000.
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. Other Areas in
2002 includes 1 million barrels related to an operation that
was classified as discontinued following the merger, and was
sold by year-end. The amount for this operation was not included
in the schedule of sources of change in discounted future net
cash flows, or as a part of the company’s per-unit finding and
development cost calculation. |
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At
the end of 2000 and 1999, Other Areas included 2 million and
14 million barrels, respectively, of reserves in Venezuela in
which the company had an economic interest through risk-service
contracts. These properties were sold in June 2001. Net production
to the company was approximately 400,000 barrels in 2001; 1,200,000
barrels in 2000; and 600,000 barrels in 1999. |
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In
addition to conventional crude oil, natural gas and natural
gas liquids (NGL) proved reserves, ConocoPhillips has proven
oil sands reserves in Canada, associated with a Syncrude project
totaling 272 million barrels at the end of 2002. For internal
management purposes, ConocoPhillips views these reserves and
their development as part of its 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 the company’s tabular presentation
of proved crude oil, natural gas and NGL reserves. These oil
sand reserves are also 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 production may differ from gas production (delivered for
sale) in the company’s statistics disclosure, primarily because
the quantities above include gas consumed at the lease, but
omit the gas equivalent of liquids extracted at any ConocoPhillips-owned,
equity-affiliate, or third-party processing plant or facility.
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Purchases
in 2002 were related to the merger. Other Areas in 2002 includes
161 billion cubic feet related to an operation that was classified
as discontinued following the merger, and was sold by year-end.
The amount for this operation was not included in the schedule
of sources of change in discounted future net cash flows, or
as a part of the company’s per-unit finding and development
cost calculation. |
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Extensions
and discoveries in Other Areas in 2002 were primarily in Nigeria. |
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Sales
in Other Areas in 2002 were for a discontinued operation. See
note on purchases above. |
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Natural
gas reserves are computed at 14.65 pounds per square inch absolute
and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. |

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Natural
gas liquids reserves include estimates of natural gas liquids
to be extracted from ConocoPhillips’ leasehold gas at 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 ConocoPhillips’ leasehold
gas and sold by ConocoPhillips’ Exploration and Production
(E&P) segment, whereas the production above also includes
natural gas liquids extracted from ConocoPhillips’ 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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