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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 40-F


(Check One)
    o   Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or        
    ý   Annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For fiscal year ended:   December 31, 2007
Commission File No.:   1-13922

PETRO-CANADA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Canada
(Province or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

1311, 1321, 1382, 5541
(Primary standard industrial
classification code number,
if applicable)

 

Not Applicable
(I.R.S. employer
identification number,
if applicable)

150 - 6th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2P 3E3
(403) 296-8000
(Address and telephone number of registrant's principal executive office)

CT Corporation System
111 Eight Avenue - CT
New York, New York 10011
(212) 894-8940
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:
Common Shares
  Name of each exchange on which registered:
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None    

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

5% Senior Notes due 2014
91/4% Debentures Due 2021
77/8% Debentures Due 2026
7% Debentures Due 2028
4% Senior Notes Due 2013
5.35% Senior Notes Due 2033
5.95% Senior Notes Due 2035
   

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this form:

ý         Annual Information Form   ý        Audited Financial Statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the periods covered by the annual report:

Common Shares:        483,459,119    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by filing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g 3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). If "Yes" is marked, indicate the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with such rule.

Yes        o   No        ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant has been required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements in the past 90 days.

Yes        ý   No        o





CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

        This Form 40-F contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are generally identifiable by the terminology used, such as "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "expect", "estimate", "budget" or other similar wording. Forward looking statements include but are not limited to: references to business strategy and goals; references to future capital and other expenditures; drilling plans; construction activities; refinery turnarounds; the submission of development plans; seismic activity; refining margins; oil and gas production levels and the sources of growth thereof; results of exploration activities and dates by which certain areas may be developed or may come on-stream; retail throughputs; pre-production and operating costs; reserves and resources estimates; reserves life-of-field estimates; natural gas export capacity; and environmental matters. By their very nature, these forward-looking statements require Petro-Canada to make assumptions, that may not materialize or that may not be accurate, These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: imprecision of reserves estimates of recoverable quantities of oil, natural gas and liquids from resource plays and other sources not currently classified as reserves; general economic, market and business conditions; industry capacity; competitive action by other companies; fluctuations in oil and gas prices; refining and marketing margins; the ability to produce and transport crude oil and natural gas to markets; the effects of weather and climate conditions; the results of exploration and development drilling and related activities; fluctuation in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; the ability of suppliers to meet commitments; actions by governmental authorities including increases in taxes; decisions or approvals of administrative tribunals; changes in environmental and other regulations; risks attendant with oil and gas operations; both domestic and international; international political events; expected rates of return; and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Petro-Canada. These factors are discussed in greater detail elsewhere in this Form 40-F.

        Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of important factors affecting forward-looking statements is not exhaustive. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this Form 40-F, and Petro-Canada does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 40-F are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.


GRAPHIC


Table of Contents

  Presentation of Information   1
  Conversion Factors   1
  Legal Notice – Forward-Looking Information   1
Corporate Structure   4
  Incorporation of Petro-Canada   4
  Intercorporate Relationships   4
  Business of Petro-Canada   5
General Development of the Business   6
  Three-Year History   6
Description of the Business   9
  Business Environment   9
  Risk Management   10
  Upstream   14
    North American Natural Gas   14
    Oil Sands   19
    International & Offshore   26
      East Coast Canada   26
      International   30
  Upstream Production and Prices   36
  Reserves   46
  Downstream   60
  Human Resources   66
  Social and Environmental Policies   66
  Environmental Expenditures   68
Select Financial Data   69
  Capital Expenditures on Property, Plant and Equipment and Exploration   71
  Dividends   72
Capital Structure   73
  General Description of Capital Structure   73
  Constraints   73
  Credit Ratings   74
Market for Securities   75
  Trading Price and Volume   75
  Prior Sales   75
Directors and Officers   76
  Directors   76
  Share Ownership   85
  Audit Committee Disclosure   85
Interest of Management and Others in Material Transactions   85
Transfer Agents and Registrars   86
Material Contracts   86
Interests of Experts   86
Additional Information   86
Schedule A: Report on Reserves Data by Senior Officer Responsible for Reserves Data   87
Schedule B: Report of Management and Directors on Reserves Data and Other Information   89
Schedule C: Audit, Finance and Risk Committee   91

Cover Design: Bhandari & Plater Inc.; Inside: Platinum Creative Solutions Inc.; Photography: James Labounty; Cover photos: (employees and their business unit from left to right) Michelle Flynn, Oil Sands; Rachel Sabino, International; Ulysse Gnimadi, Downstream; Rachel Vincze, North American Natural Gas; Kyu-Wan Kim, Oil Sands.


PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION

The information contained in this Annual Information Form (AIF) is dated as at December 31, 2007, unless otherwise indicated. Throughout this AIF, the terms "Petro-Canada," the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to Petro-Canada and its subsidiaries or, where the context requires, the applicable businesses within Petro-Canada (e.g. North American Natural Gas, Oil Sands, East Coast Canada, International and Downstream). Dollars are Canadian (Cdn), unless otherwise stated. All oil and natural gas production and reserves volumes are stated before deduction of royalties, unless otherwise indicated.

CONVERSION FACTORS

To conform with common usage, imperial units of measurement are used in this AIF to describe exploration and production, while metric units are used for refining and marketing.

1 cubic metre - m3 (liquids) = 6.29 barrels (bbls)
1 m3 (natural gas) = 35.30 cubic feet
1 litre = 0.22 imperial gallon
1 square kilometre = 247.10 acres
1 hectare = 2.47 acres
1 m3 = 1,000 litres

LEGAL NOTICE – FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This AIF contains forward-looking information. You can usually identify this information by such words as "plan," "anticipate," "forecast," "believe," "target," "intend," "expect," "estimate," "budget" or other terms that suggest future outcomes or references to outlooks. Listed below are examples of references to forward-looking information:




•   business strategies and goals
•   future investment decisions
•   outlook (including operational updates and strategic milestones)
•   future capital, exploration and other expenditures
•   future cash flows
•   future resource purchases and sales
•   construction and repair activities
•   turnarounds at refineries and other facilities
•   anticipated refining margins
•   future oil and natural gas production levels and the sources of their growth
•   project development, and expansion schedules and results
•   future exploration activities and results, and dates by which certain areas may be developed or come on-stream



 



•   retail throughputs
•   pre-production and operating costs
•   reserves and resources estimates
•   royalties and taxes payable
•   production life-of-field estimates
•   natural gas export capacity
•   future financing and capital activities (including purchases of Petro-Canada common shares under the Company's normal course issuer bid (NCIB) program)
•   contingent liabilities (including potential exposure to losses related to retail licensee agreements)
•   environmental matters
•   future regulatory approvals
•   expected rates of return

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Such forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Other factors may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such information. Such factors include, but are not limited to:



•   industry capacity
•   imprecise reserves estimates of recoverable quantities of oil, natural gas and liquids from resource plays, and other sources not currently classified as reserves
•   the effects of weather and climate conditions
•   the results of exploration and development drilling, and related activities
•   the ability of suppliers to meet commitments
•   decisions or approvals from administrative tribunals
•   risks associated with domestic and international oil and natural gas operations
•   general economic, market and business conditions


 


•   competitive action by other companies
•   fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices
•   refining and marketing margins
•   the ability to produce and transport crude oil and natural gas to markets
•   fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates
•   actions by governmental authorities (including changes in taxes, royalty rates and resource-use strategies)
•   changes in environmental and other regulations
•   international political events
•   nature and scope of actions by stakeholders and/or the general public

Many of these and other similar factors are beyond the control of Petro-Canada. Petro-Canada discusses these factors in greater detail in filings with the Canadian provincial securities commissions and the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Readers are cautioned that this list of important factors affecting forward-looking information is not exhaustive. Furthermore, the forward-looking information in this AIF is made as of March 17, 2008 and, except as required by applicable law, will not be publicly updated or revised. This cautionary statement expressly qualifies the forward-looking information in this AIF.

Petro-Canada disclosure of reserves

Petro-Canada's qualified reserves evaluators prepare the reserves estimates the Company uses. The Canadian provincial securities commissions do not consider Petro-Canada's reserves staff and management as independent of the Company. Petro-Canada has obtained an exemption from certain Canadian reserves disclosure requirements that allows Petro-Canada to make disclosure in accordance with SEC standards where noted in this AIF. This exemption allows comparisons with U.S. and other international issuers.

As a result, Petro-Canada formally discloses its proved reserves data using U.S. requirements and practices, and these may differ from Canadian domestic standards and practices. The use of the terms such as "probable," "possible,""resources" and "life-of-field production" in this AIF does not meet the SEC guidelines for SEC filings. To disclose reserves in SEC filings, oil and natural gas companies must prove they are economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions. Note that when the term barrels of oil equivalent (boe) is used in this AIF, it may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet (Mcf) to one barrel (bbl) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method. This method primarily applies at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.

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The table below describes the industry definitions that Petro-Canada currently uses:


Definitions Petro-Canada uses
  Reference
Proved oil and natural gas reserves (includes both proved developed and proved undeveloped)   SEC reserves definition (Accounting Rules Regulation S-X 210.4-10, U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 69)

 

 

SEC Guide 7 for Oilsands Mining

Unproved reserves, probable and possible reserves

 

Canadian Securities Administrators: Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation (COGE) Handbook, Vol. 1 Section 5 prepared by the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE) and the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)

Contingent and Prospective Resources

 

Petroleum Resources Management System: Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPEE, World Petroleum Congress and American Association of Petroleum Geologist definitions (approved March 2007)

 

 

Canadian Securities Administrators: COGE Handbook Vol. 1 Section 5

Although the Society of Petroleum Engineers resource classification has categories of 1C, 2C, 3C for Contingent Resources, and low, best and high estimates for Prospective Resources, Petro-Canada will only refer to the 2C for Contingent Resources and the risked (an assessment of the probability of discovering the resources) best estimate for Prospective Resources when referencing resources in this AIF. Canadian Oil Sands represents approximately 71% of Petro-Canada's total for Contingent and Prospective Resources. The balance of Petro-Canada's resources is spread out across the business, most notably in the North American frontier and International areas. Also, when Petro-Canada references resources for the Company, Contingent Resources are approximately 53% and risked Prospective Resources are approximately 47% of the Company's total resources.

Cautionary statement: In the case of discovered resources or a subcategory of discovered resources other than reserves, there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources. In the case of undiscovered resources or a subcategory of undiscovered resources, there is no certainty that any portion of the resources will be discovered. If discovered, there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources.

For movement of resources to reserves categories, all projects must have an economic depletion plan and may require

additional delineation drilling and/or new technology for oil sands mining, in situ and conventional Contingent and risked Prospective Resources prior to project sanction and regulatory approvals; and

exploration success with respect to conventional risked Prospective Resources prior to project sanction and regulatory approvals.

Reserves and resources information contained in this AIF is as at December 31, 2007.

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Corporate Structure

INCORPORATION OF PETRO-CANADA

Petro-Canada is a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The registered and principal executive office of the Company is located at 150 - 6 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3E3. Telephone: 403-296-8000.

INTERCORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS

Material operating subsidiaries owned 100%, directly or indirectly, by the Company as at December 31, 2007 were as follows:

Name
  Jurisdiction of Incorporation
  Purpose

3908968 Canada Inc.   Canada   A Canadian subsidiary holding Petro-Canada's international interests

Petro-Canada U.K. Holdings Ltd.   United Kingdom (U.K.)   A subsidiary of 3908968 Canada Inc. that holds Petro-Canada's U.K. interests

Petro-Canada U.K. Limited   U.K.   A subsidiary of Petro-Canada U.K. Holdings Ltd. through which Petro-Canada's operations are conducted in the U.K.

Individually, the Company's remaining subsidiaries accounted for (i) less than 10% of the Company's consolidated revenues and consolidated assets as at December 31, 2007, and (ii) less than 10% of the Company's consolidated sales and operating revenues as at December 31, 2007. In the aggregate, the remaining subsidiaries accounted for less than 20% of each of (i) and (ii) described above.

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BUSINESS OF PETRO-CANADA

The following business description should be read in conjunction with Petro-Canada's Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) (contained in the Company's 2007 Annual Report), which is incorporated by reference into and forms an integral part of this AIF.

Petro-Canada is an integrated oil and gas company with a portfolio of businesses spanning both the upstream and downstream sectors of the industry. In the upstream businesses, the Company explores for, develops, produces and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas in Canada and internationally. The Downstream business unit refines crude oil and other feedstock, and markets and distributes petroleum products and related goods and services, primarily in Canada.

The table below outlines the various businesses of Petro-Canada as at December 31, 2007.

Upstream

North American Natural Gas
  Oil Sands


•  Western Canada
    •  
Alberta Foothills
    •  
Southeast Alberta/Southwest Saskatchewan
    •  
West Central Alberta
    •  
Northeast British Columbia
•  U.S. Rockies
•  Northwest Territories (NWT)/Nunavut
•  Alaska

 

•  Syncrude (12% Interest)
•  MacKay River (100% Interest)
•  Fort Hills (60% Interest)
•  Other
In Situ Oil Sands Leases

International & Offshore1

East Coast Canada
  International



•  Hibernia (20% Interest)
•  Terra Nova (34% Interest)
•  White Rose (27.5%2 Interest)
•  Hebron (23.9% Interest)
•  Other Significant Discovery Licences and Exploration Acreage


 


•  North Sea
    •  Buzzard (29.9% Interest)
    •  Triton area
    •  Scott/Telford area
    •  De Ruyter (54.07% Interest)
    •  Hanze (45% Interest)
    •  Other Exploration Acreage
•  Other International
    •  Libya concessions (49% Interest)
    •  Syria Ebla natural gas project (100% Interest)
    •  Trinidad and Tobago North Coast Marine Area 1 (NCMA-1) (17.3% Interest)
    •  Other Exploration Acreage

Downstream

Refining and Supply
  Sales and Marketing
  Lubricants

•  Edmonton Refinery
•  Montreal Refinery
•  ParaChem Chemical Plant (51% Interest)
  •  Retail Operations
•  Wholesale Operations
  •  Mississauga Lubricants Plant

1
In 2007, the Company combined its East Coast Canada and International businesses under one management structure. The change leverages and grows the capabilities of similar operations. The combined East Coast Canada and International operations are now referred to as International & Offshore.
2
Petro-Canada's working interest in the White Rose Extensions will be 26.125% after the Provincial Energy Corporation acquires its 5% working interest effective with the signing of the final project agreements. There is no change to the White Rose 27.5% working interest for the original field development as the Provincial Energy Corporation is not a partner.

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General Development of the Business

THREE-YEAR HISTORY

The following narrative is a three-year history of notable Company events:

2007

Petro-Canada finished 2007 with record net earnings and strong cash flow. The Company achieved 21% growth in upstream production from continuing operations, compared with 2006, and delivered record financial results in the Downstream, East Coast Canada, International and Oil Sands businesses due to a strong business environment combined with solid operations. The Company also advanced its long-term projects to deliver the next wave of earnings and cash flow growth.

Specifically, the Company:

delivered record net earnings of $2.7 billion and cash flow from continuing operating activities of $3.31 billion

finished 2007 with proved reserves of 1,3152 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe), compared with 1,2742 MMboe at year-end 2006

achieved first production from Buzzard and Saxon in the North Sea

exited 2007 with U.S. Rockies production reaching 100 million cubic feet of oil equivalent/day (MMcfe/d), achieving the goal of doubling production from 2004 acquisition levels

acquired an additional 5% interest in the Fort Hills integrated mining and upgrading project

added Libya Concession Development and White Rose Extensions to list of major growth projects

closed out the derivative contracts associated with the Buzzard acquisition

completed a 15-well exploration program, resulting in seven discoveries and three wells under evaluation


1
Cash flow from continuing operating activities in 2007 was reduced by the payment of $1,145 million after-tax to settle the Buzzard derivative contracts.
2
These reserves numbers represent the sum of oil sands mining and oil and gas activities, are presented before royalties and stated in MMboe. Reporting reserves in this manner does not conform to SEC standards and is for general supplemental information only.

In North American Natural Gas, Western Canada production continued to decline in 2007 as expected. Lower net earnings of $191 million in 2007 reflected lower realized prices, decreased Western Canada volumes and higher operating, exploration, and depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses. These factors were partially offset by additional U.S. Rockies production due to the ramp up of volumes from the Wild Turkey and other coal bed methane (CBM) fields in the Powder River Basin and increased drilling activity in the Denver-Julesburg Basin. In 2007, the Quebec government granted a decree approving the proposal to construct the Gros-Cacouna liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-gasification terminal. In February 2008, OAO «Gazprom» (Gazprom) (the potential anchor supply for the proposed Gros-Cacouna project) decided not to pursue a Baltic LNG project with Petro-Canada. As a result, the Company is presently evaluating the long-term outlook for this project. During 2007, the Company continued to position itself for long-term North American supply by building its land position North of 60 and by participating in the drilling of three exploration wells.

The Oil Sands business delivered record net earnings of $316 million for the year, reflecting additional production from the ramp up of the Syncrude Stage III expansion and favourable realized prices. Late in 2007, the Company finalized the agreement to earn an additional 5% working interest in the Fort Hills project, bringing Petro-Canada's total stake in the Fort Hills project to 60%. In June 2007, Petro-Canada and its partners completed and announced the design basis and preliminary cost estimate for the Fort Hills project. The Fort Hills partnership also entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Sturgeon County and the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission (ACRWC) to use treated waste water from the ACRWC as industrial process water at the Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader. In addition, Petro-Canada entered into an agreement, subject to the final investment decision, with Enbridge Inc. to develop pipeline and terminalling facilities to meet the requirements of Phase 1 and subsequent phases of the

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project. At MacKay River, production was down compared with the prior year due to operational upsets. In 2007, the Company completed the MacKay River plant capacity upgrade and began steaming the fourth well pad. The time frame for completion of front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the MacKay River expansion project was extended by one year to evaluate cost saving opportunities.

In 2007, East Coast Canada also delivered record net earnings of $1,229 million, reflecting higher realized prices and increased production. In August 2007, the Hebron partners signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador related to the fiscal and other terms for the future development of the Hebron/Ben Nevis offshore field. The partner-operated Hibernia platform continued to have solid operations, and the operator continued to address requests for additional information by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding the development of the Hibernia Southern Extension. In December 2007, Petro-Canada and its partners in the North Amethyst, West White Rose and South White Rose Extension, collectively known as the White Rose Extensions1 development, signed a formal agreement with the province for the development of these oilfields. In 2007, the partners received regulatory approval for the South White Rose Extension and are in the regulatory review process for the North Amethyst development. Reliability at the Petro-Canada operated Terra Nova Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel increased significantly, leading to much higher production in 2007.


1
Petro-Canada's working interest in the White Rose Extensions will be 26.125% after the Provincial Energy Corporation acquires its 5% working interest effective with the signing of the final project agreements. There is no change to the White Rose 27.5% working interest for the original field development as the Provincial Energy Corporation is not a partner.

The International business unit delivered record net earnings of $374 million, due primarily to higher realized prices and significantly higher production. Early in 2007, the Buzzard North Sea development achieved first production and the field ramped up to peak production of 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent/day (boe/d) gross (59,800 boe/d net) in August. In November, the Company achieved first oil from its Saxon development in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. Late in 2007, Petro-Canada and the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) signed binding heads of agreement for a 30-year extension of the Libya concessions. During 2007, the Company and its partners drilled 15 exploration wells. Seven wells were completed as discoveries, three wells were shut-in and are awaiting evaluation, and five wells were abandoned as dry holes or non-commercial discoveries and written off. In mid-2007, the Company reached a settlement with the Venezuelan Ministry for Energy and Petroleum to dispose of its 50% working interest in the La Ceiba Block. At the end of 2007, Petro-Canada closed its office in Venezuela. At the end of the year, the Company settled all outstanding Buzzard derivative contracts, resulting in a reduction in cash flow of $1,145 million after-tax.

The Downstream contributed a record $629 million of net earnings in 2007. Strong reliability at the Edmonton and Montreal refineries allowed Petro-Canada to maximize the benefits of unprecedented light oil refining margins. The two refineries operated at a combined reliability index of 92 in 2007. At year-end 2007, Petro-Canada had completed 61% of the construction at the Edmonton refinery to convert the refinery to process 100% oil sands-based feedstock and all the major vessels and modules had been installed. The Company also announced a 10% increase in the capital costs of this project to $2.2 billion due to labour productivity issues associated with the general construction labour situation in Alberta. During the year, work progressed to evaluate the feasibility of adding a coker to the Montreal refinery. In addition, Petro-Canada increased sales at convenience stores and in its high margin lubricants business.

The Company also returned funds to shareholders during the year. Total cash dividends paid in 2007 were $255 million, compared with $201 million in 2006 and $181 million in 2005. In addition, Petro-Canada renewed its NCIB program. The current program, which extends to June 21, 2008, entitles the Company to purchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares, subject to certain conditions. During 2007, the Company repurchased and cancelled 15,998,000 shares at an average price of $52.42 per share for a total cost of $839 million.

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2006

In 2006, Petro-Canada delivered solid net earnings of $1.7 billion and cash flow from continuing operating activities of $3.6 billion. The International business achieved first production from the North Sea platforms of De Ruyter and L5b-C and secured drilling rigs for the 2007 and 2008 International exploration programs. Petro-Canada increased the proportion of long-life and operated assets it holds in Syria when it completed the sale of its producing assets for net proceeds of $640 million. Later in the year, the Company completed an agreement to purchase a 90% interest in and operate the Ebla natural gas project in central Syria for $54 million. The Company completed the extended turnaround of the Terra Nova FPSO, which involved regulatory inspections and reliability improvements. Development drilling in the White Rose field showed promise in 2006, with discoveries made in the west and southwest sections of the field. In April 2006, Petro-Canada and its partners in the Hebron development suspended negotiations with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and demobilized the Hebron project team after failing to reach a development agreement. The Syncrude Stage III expansion came on-stream, adding to upstream production for the year. At the same time, the Company added in situ oil sands resources with the purchase of additional leases adjacent to MacKay River. As part of the Fort Hills project, in December 2006, the partners filed a regulatory application to construct and operate an upgrader in Sturgeon County, about 40 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. Early in 2006, a fire occurred at the Mississauga lubricants plant, which reduced output to 50% of plant capacity for approximately two months. The lubricants plant repairs were completed in March 2006 and, in June 2006, the facility began ramping up its 25% expansion. Petro-Canada completed its ultra-low sulphur diesel projects at its Edmonton and Montreal refineries, thereby providing cleaner burning fuels to consumers. During the year, construction was started to convert the Edmonton refinery to process 100% oil sands-based feedstock. In the U.S. Rockies, water treatment permits required for wells planned in 2005 and 2006 were approved, resulting in a ramp up of coal de-watering. The Company continued to drill in the Denver-Julesburg Basin for natural gas from tight sands. A public hearing on the proposed LNG import and re-gasification terminal at Gros-Cacouna, Quebec was held. The Company also returned funds to shareholders during the year. In December, the Company declared a 30% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.13/share, commencing with the dividend payable April 1, 2007. In addition, Petro-Canada renewed its NCIB program, which was extended to June 21, 2007, entitling the Company to purchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares, subject to certain conditions. During 2006, the Company repurchased and cancelled 19,778,400 shares at an average price of $51.10 per share for a total cost of just over $1 billion.

2005

In 2005, Petro-Canada achieved net earnings of approximately $1.8 billion and cash flow from continuing operating activities of $3.8 billion. The Oil Sands business strengthened its position in mining bitumen by securing a majority interest and operatorship of the Fort Hills project from UTS Energy Corporation (UTS). The Company also strengthened its East Coast Canada position in 2005 with first oil at White Rose on budget and ahead of schedule. In late 2005, Petro-Canada reached an agreement to sell the Company's producing assets in Syria for EUR 484 million (Cdn equivalent of $676 million as at December 20, 2005), before adjustments. The sale closed on January 31, 2006. Also, the Company continued to position itself for long-term North American supply by building its land position in the NWT and by acquiring extensive acreage in Alaska in preparation for the proposed pipelines. In the Downstream, the Company completed the Eastern Canada refinery consolidation and acquired a 51% interest in a paraxylene facility adjacent to the Montreal refinery. The Company also returned funds to shareholders during the year. In July 2005, the Company declared a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend. Commencing with the fourth quarter dividend paid on October 1, 2005, the Company increased the quarterly dividend 33% to $0.20/share on a pre-stock dividend basis ($0.10/share on a post-stock dividend basis). In addition, Petro-Canada renewed the NCIB program, which was extended to June 21, 2006, entitling the Company to purchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares, subject to certain conditions. During 2005, the Company repurchased and cancelled 8,333,400 shares (on a post-stock dividend basis) at an average price of $41.54 per share for a total cost of approximately $346 million. During the second quarter of 2005, Petro-Canada completed a $600 million US offering of 5.95% 30-year senior notes. Net proceeds were used to repay existing short-term borrowing, with the balance used for working capital purposes.

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Description of the Business

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

The major economic factors influencing Petro-Canada's upstream financial performance include crude oil and natural gas prices and foreign exchange, particularly the Cdn dollar/U.S. dollar rates. Crude oil and natural gas prices are affected by a number of factors, including supply and demand balance, weather and political events. Factors influencing Downstream financial performance include the level and volatility of crude oil prices, industry refining margins, levels of crude oil price differentials, demand for refined petroleum products, the degree of market competition and foreign exchange, particularly the Cdn dollar/U.S. dollar rates.

Business Environment in 2007

The year 2007 saw the highest oil price on record, with a near doubling of prices. The price of North Sea Brent (Dated Brent) opened the year at lows near $51 US/bbl and closed at a record $96 US/bbl. North American natural gas prices at the Henry Hub were much less volatile, averaging around $7 US/million British thermal units (MMBtu) for most of the year.

On an annual average basis, the price of Dated Brent reached $72.52 US/bbl, the highest annual average ever and almost 11% above the 2006 average. Strong oil prices in 2007 were driven by continued demand growth in China, geopolitical tensions and speculation. In 2007, the international light/heavy crude (Dated Brent/Mexican Maya) price differentials averaged $12.67 US/bbl, narrower than the $13.94 US/bbl posted in 2006. Canadian light/heavy crude (Edmonton Light/Western Canada Select (WCS)) spreads widened in 2007 to $24.07 Cdn/bbl from $22.40 Cdn/bbl in 2006. Canadian heavy crudes sold at a larger discount to light crude prices, compared with international heavy crudes, due to Canadian heavy crude oil production growing at a faster rate than North American investment to convert refineries to process heavy feedstock.

The appreciation of the Cdn dollar during 2007 reduced the impact of international prices on Canadian crude oil and natural gas prices. The Cdn dollar averaged 93 cents US in 2007, compared with 88 cents US in 2006.

North American natural gas prices were lower in 2007, compared with 2006 due to continuing high levels of natural gas in storage and lower weather-related demand. Henry Hub prices averaged $6.92 US/MMBtu in 2007, 5% lower than in 2006. In 2007, the Canadian natural gas price at the AECO-C hub fell in line with U.S. prices and averaged 5% below its 2006 level.

In the downstream sector, in 2007, refined petroleum product sales in Canada increased by about 3%, compared with declines of 1% in the past two years. The positive impact of improved product sales on industry margins during 2007 was partially offset by a stronger Cdn dollar and its impact on cracking margins and crude differentials and narrower international light/heavy crude price differentials. The New York Harbor 3-2-1 crack spread, an indicator of overall refining margins, averaged $14.15 US/bbl in 2007, compared with $9.80 US/bbl in 2006. Logistical bottlenecks associated with the replacement of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) with ethanol in gasoline blending in the U.S. and a busy schedule of refinery turnarounds helped to improve gasoline margins in early 2007, compared with 2006. Distillate margins continued to be strong, largely reflecting the penetration of ultra-low sulphur on-road diesel in the market since June 2006.

Competitive Conditions

It is increasingly challenging for the energy sector to find new sources of oil and natural gas. Petro-Canada is well positioned to successfully increase production of oil and natural gas and compete for new opportunities that could complement existing upstream resources. The Company has an estimated 15 billion boe of resources from which to develop new production, with approximately 71% of the resources located in Alberta's oil sands. With upstream business operations in Canada and internationally, the Company has the flexibility to pursue a wide range of opportunities. While the Company has significant operational scope, as measured by production levels, it remains a mid-sized global company. This means Petro-Canada has the operational capability and balance sheet strength to invest in large projects, but smaller investments can also have a meaningful impact on the Company's production levels and financial returns.

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Petro-Canada is well positioned to compete in the petroleum product refining and marketing business in Canada. The Company accounts for 13% of the total refining capacity and has a 16% share of the petroleum products market in Canada. With a network of more than 1,300 retail service stations, Petro-Canada has the highest gasoline sales per site in Canada among national integrated oil companies. The Company also has Canada's largest commercial road transport network, with 229 locations, as well as a robust bulk fuel sales channel.

The Company's strong financial position, track record of successfully executing large capital projects and depth of management experience should enable it to continue to compete effectively in the current business environment.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Risks Relating to Petro-Canada's Business

Petro-Canada's results are impacted by several risks and management's strategies for handling these risks. Management believes each major risk requires a unique response based on Petro-Canada's business strategy and financial tolerance. Some risks can be effectively managed through internal controls, business processes, insurance and hedging. Hedging is used in limited circumstances, mainly to mitigate Downstream risks associated with refinery feedstock costs. Petro-Canada's business risks include, but are not limited to, the following items. These risks could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial conditions, and results of operations.

A substantial or extended decline in crude oil or natural gas prices could have a material adverse effect on Petro-Canada.

The Company's financial condition depends substantially on the market prices of crude oil and natural gas. Fluctuations in crude oil or natural gas prices could have a material adverse effect on Petro-Canada's financial condition, as well as the value and amount of the Company's reserves. Prices for crude oil and natural gas fluctuate in response to changes in the supply of and demand for crude oil and natural gas, market uncertainty and a variety of other factors beyond Petro-Canada's control. These factors include, but are not limited to, the actions of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), world economic conditions, government regulation, political developments, the foreign supply of oil, the price of foreign imports, the availability of alternate fuel sources and weather conditions. Canadian natural gas prices are primarily affected by North American supply and demand, weather conditions, the level of industry inventories, political events, and, to a lesser extent, the price of alternate sources of energy.

Any substantial or extended decline in the prices of crude oil or natural gas could result in a delay or cancellation of existing or future drilling, development or construction programs, curtailment in production at some properties and unused long-term transportation commitments.

The margins realized for Petro-Canada's refined products are also affected by factors such as crude oil price fluctuations, third-party refined product purchases and the demand for refined petroleum products. The Company's ability to maintain product margins in an environment of higher feedstock costs depends upon its ability to pass higher costs on to customers.

Factors that affect Petro-Canada's ability to execute projects could adversely affect business results.

Petro-Canada manages a variety of projects to support continuing operations and future growth. Significant project cost over-runs could make certain projects uneconomic. The Company's ability to execute projects depends upon numerous factors, some of which extend beyond Petro-Canada's control. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in project scope, labour availability and productivity, staff resourcing, availability and cost of material and services, design and/or construction errors, delays in regulatory approvals and access to capital funding.

As a result, Petro-Canada may not be able to execute projects on time, on budget or at all.

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A failure to acquire or find additional reserves would cause a decline in Petro-Canada's reserves and production levels.

The Company's future oil and natural gas reserves and production and, therefore, cash flows are highly dependent upon success in exploiting Petro-Canada's current reserves base and acquiring or discovering additional reserves. Without reserves additions through exploration, acquisition or development activities, Petro-Canada's reserves and production will decline over time. Exploring for, developing or acquiring reserves is capital intensive. To the extent cash flows from operations are insufficient to fund the Company's capital expenditures and external sources of capital become limited or unavailable, Petro-Canada's ability to make the necessary capital investments to maintain oil and natural gas reserves will be impaired. Costs to find and develop or acquire additional reserves also depend on success rates, which vary over time.

Petro-Canada's oil and natural gas reserves data and future net revenue estimates are subject to variability.

There are many uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil and natural gas reserves, including many factors beyond the Company's control. Estimates of economically recoverable oil and natural gas reserves are based upon a number of variables and assumptions. These include geoscientific interpretation, commodity prices, operating and capital costs and historical production from properties. These estimates have some degree of uncertainty and reserves classifications are best estimates. For these reasons, estimates of the economically recoverable oil and natural gas reserves attributed to properties and classification of reserves based on recovery risk may vary substantially. Petro-Canada's actual production, revenues, taxes and development and operating expenditures related to reserves may vary materially from estimates.

Petro-Canada's operations are subject to physical damage, business interruption and casualty losses.

Petro-Canada is subject to the operating risks associated with exploring for and producing oil and natural gas, as well as operating midstream and downstream facilities. These risks include blowouts, explosions, fires, gaseous leaks, equipment failures, migration of harmful substances, adverse weather conditions and oil spills. These risks could cause personal injury, could result in damage or destruction to oil and natural gas wells, formations, production facilities, other property and equipment, and the environment, and could interrupt operations. In addition, Petro-Canada's operations are subject to the risks related to transporting, processing and storing of oil, natural gas and other related products, drilling of oil and natural gas wells, and operating and developing oil and natural gas properties.

Changes in governmental regulation affecting the oil and natural gas industry could have a material adverse impact on Petro-Canada.

The petroleum industry is subject to regulation and intervention by governments, including the awarding of exploration and production interests, the imposition of specific drilling obligations, environmental protection controls, regulation of the development and abandonment of fields (including restrictions on production) and, possibly, expropriation or cancellation of contract rights. As well, governments may regulate or intervene on prices, taxes, royalties and the exportation of oil and natural gas. Regulations may be changed in response to economic or political conditions. New regulations or changes to existing regulations that affect the oil and natural gas industry could reduce demand for natural gas or crude oil, and increase Petro-Canada's costs.

Fluctuations in exchange rates create foreign currency exposure.

Due to the fact that energy commodity prices are primarily in U.S. dollars, Petro-Canada's revenue stream is affected by the Cdn/U.S. dollar exchange rate. The Company's net earnings are negatively affected by a strengthening Cdn dollar. Petro-Canada is also exposed to fluctuations in other foreign currencies, such as the euro and British pounds sterling.

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Petro-Canada's foreign operations may expose the Company to risks, which could negatively affect results of operations.

The Company has operations in a number of countries with different political, economic and social systems. As a result, Petro-Canada's operations and related assets are subject to a number of risks, which may include, among other things, currency restrictions and exchange rate fluctuations, loss of revenue, property and equipment as a result of expropriation, nationalization, war, insurrection and geopolitical and other political risks, increases in taxes and governmental royalties, renegotiation of contracts with governmental entities and quasi-governmental agencies, changes in laws and policies governing operations of foreign-based companies, economic and legal sanctions (such as restrictions against countries that the U.S. government may deem to sponsor terrorism) and other uncertainties arising from foreign government sovereignty over Petro-Canada's international operations. If a dispute arises in Petro-Canada's foreign operations, the Company may be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of foreign courts or may not be able to subject foreign persons to the jurisdiction of a court in the U.S. or Canada.

The Company has operations in Libya, which is a member of OPEC. Petro-Canada may operate in other OPEC-member countries in the future. Production in those countries may be constrained by OPEC quotas.

Petro-Canada is subject to environmental legislation in all jurisdictions where it operates. Changes in this legislation could negatively affect the Company's results of operations.

Petro-Canada is subject to environmental regulation under a variety of Canadian, U.S. and other foreign, federal, provincial, territorial, state and municipal laws and regulations. This is collectively referred to below as environmental legislation.

Environmental legislation imposes, among other things, restrictions, liabilities and obligations in connection with the generation, handling, use, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous substances, including natural resources and waste, and in connection with spills, releases and emissions of various substances to the environment. Environmental legislation requires that wells, facility sites and other properties associated with Petro-Canada's operations be operated, maintained, abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of applicable regulatory authorities. Certain types of operations, including exploration and development projects, and changes to certain existing projects, may require submitting and seeking the approval of environmental impact assessments or permit applications. Complying with environmental legislation can require significant expenditures, including costs for cleanup and damages due to contaminated properties. Failure to comply with environmental legislation may result in fines and penalties. Petro-Canada is also exposed to civil liability for environmental matters, including private parties commencing actions, new theories of liability and new heads of damages. Although it is not expected that the costs of complying with environmental legislation or dealing with environmental civil liabilities, as they are known today, will have a material adverse effect on Petro-Canada's financial condition or results of operations, no assurance can be made that the costs of complying with future environmental legislation will not have a material effect.

The Kyoto Protocol, effective in Canada since 2005, requires signatory nations to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (collectively, GHG). The details of the implementation of a federal GHG emissions reduction program in Canada have not been finalized. Depending on the specifics of the regulations, compliance options currently being considered include reduction of GHG emissions from operations, the purchase of emission-trading credits, or the purchase of other types of offsets. As of December 31, 2007, the only financial GHG obligations in Canada impacting Petro-Canada's operations were the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation in Alberta and the Green Tax in Quebec. It is premature to predict what impact changes to federal or provincial regulations will have on the Canadian oil and natural gas industry, but Petro-Canada will most likely face increased capital and operating costs in order to comply with GHG emissions targets and/or reductions which costs may be material.

Petro-Canada's oil and natural gas production and refining operations impact communities and surrounding environments.

Those impacted by Petro-Canada's operations can become concerned over the use of resources, such as land and water, the perceived or real threat to human health, the potential impact on biodiversity, and/or possible societal changes to surrounding communities. The Company must secure and maintain formal regulatory approvals and licences in order to conduct operations. In addition, broader societal acceptance of Petro-Canada's activities is necessary for resource development. An inability for the

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Company to secure local community support, necessary regulatory approvals and licences and broader societal acceptance can result in projects being delayed or stopped, resulting in higher project costs. Lack of local community and stakeholder support can lead to pressure to limit or shut down operations.

Counterparties exposure.

Petro-Canada is exposed to credit risk, and operational risk associated with counterparties' abilities to fulfil their obligations to the Company.

Petro-Canada does not operate all of its properties and assets.

Other companies operate some of the assets in which Petro-Canada has interests. As a result, the Company has limited ability to exercise influence over operations of these assets or their associated costs. The risks associated with assets operated by others depend upon a number of factors that may be outside of Petro-Canada's control, including the timing and amount of capital expenditures, the operator's expertise and financial resources, the approval of other participants, the selection of technology and risk management practices applied to the assets.

Marketing of production could adversely affect Petro-Canada's business.

The Company's ability to market its oil and natural gas depends on numerous factors. These include, but are not limited to, availability of processing capacity, availability and proximity of pipeline capacity, supply of and demand for oil and natural gas, availability of alternative fuel sources, effects of weather, availability of drilling and related equipment and accidental events. These factors could cause Petro-Canada to be unable to market all of the oil and natural gas that the Company produces.

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UPSTREAM

Petro-Canada's upstream operations consisted of three business units in 2007: North American Natural Gas, with current production in Western Canada and the U.S. Rockies; Oil Sands with operations in northeast Alberta; and International & Offshore. International & Offshore has two segments: East Coast Canada, with three major developments offshore Newfoundland and Labrador; and International, where the Company is active in two core areas: North Sea and Other International. The diverse asset base provides a balanced portfolio and a platform for long-term growth.

North American Natural Gas

Business Summary and Strategy



North American Natural Gas explores for and produces natural gas, crude oil and NGL in Western Canada and the U.S. Rockies. This business also markets natural gas in North America and has established resources in the NWT and Alaska.

The North American Natural Gas strategy is to be a significant market participant by accessing new and diverse natural gas supply sources in North America. Key features of the strategy include:

•   optimizing core properties in Western Canada and developing CBM and tight gas in the U.S. Rockies

•   targeting 50% to 60% reserves replacement

•   focused exploration activity in Western Canada, with increasing emphasis in the U.S.

•   building the northern resource base for long-term growth


 


GRAPHIC

Western Canada and U.S. Rockies

Annual production before royalties totalled 219 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas and 4.6 million barrels (MMbbls) of conventional crude oil and NGL in 2007. Exploration and development drilling activity in North American Natural Gas resulted in 580 gross (442 net) wells, including 410 gross (297 net) natural gas wells and 133 gross (118 net) oil wells, for an overall success rate of 94% in 2007.

The realized natural gas price for North American Natural Gas averaged $6.30/Mcf in 2007, down 8% from $6.85/Mcf in 2006.

Western Canada natural gas production averaged 590 MMcfe/d in 2007, down 9% from 646 MMcfe/d in 2006. Exploration and development drilling activity in Western Canada resulted in 395 successful wells (gross), for an overall success rate of 93% in 2007. The Western Canada realized natural gas price was $6.48/Mcf in 2007, compared with $6.88/Mcf in 2006. Western Canada operating and overhead costs were $1.50/thousand cubic feet of oil equivalent (Mcfe) in 2007, up from $1.31/Mcfe in the previous year. The operating and overhead cost increase in Western Canada reflected general industry-wide cost pressures for materials, fuel and labour, combined with lower production.

U.S. Rockies natural gas production averaged 84 MMcfe/d in 2007, up 53% from 55 MMcfe/d in 2006. Exit volumes for the year exceeded 100 MMcfe/d, a doubling of production from 2004 acquisition levels. The increase reflected the ramp up of production from the Wild Turkey and other CBM fields in the Powder River Basin and increased drilling activity in the Denver-Julesburg Basin. Exploration and development drilling activity in the U.S. Rockies during 2007 resulted in 150 gross wells, down from the 280 wells in 2006. The U.S. Rockies realized natural gas price was $4.88/Mcf in 2007, down from $6.36/Mcf in 2006 due to pipeline constraints. Late in 2007, the initial expansion of the Fort Union gas gathering system was completed, helping to reduce curtailments in the

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Powder River Basin. The completion of the Rockies Express pipeline expansion is expected to alleviate additional U.S. Rockies pipeline constraints when it comes on-stream in 2008. U.S. Rockies operating and overhead costs were $2.21/Mcfe in 2007, down compared with $2.29/Mcfe in 2006 due to higher production. In 2007, the Company recorded a charge of $97 million after-tax for the impairment of CBM assets in the U.S. Rockies due to probable reserves reductions combined with lower prices.

In Western Canada, Petro-Canada operates 10 natural gas field processing plants with total licensed capacity of approximately one billion cubic feet/day (Bcf/d), of which the Company's share is approximately 622 million cubic feet/day (MMcf/d). As part of the Company's ongoing optimization of its portfolio of assets, in early 2007, Petro-Canada completed the sale of its 31% working interest in the Brazeau plant and 7% of its 10% working interest in the West Pembina plant. The following table shows Petro-Canada's working interest ownership and the capacity of operated processing plants.

Petro-Canada Ownership and Capacity


Petro-Canada Operated Plants
  Working Interest Ownership
(%)
  Gross Licensed Capacity
(MMcf/d)
  Net Licensed Capacity
(MMcf/d)

Hanlan Sweet   41   44   18
Hanlan Sour   46   380   175

Total Hanlan       424   193

Wilson Creek Sweet   52   12   7
Wilson Creek Sour   52   22   11

Total Wilson Creek       34   18

Boundary Lake Sweet   100   20   20
Boundary Lake Sour   50   66   33
Parkland 1   44   18   8
Parkland 2   35   12   4
Wildcat Hills   66   124   82
Bearberry   100   94   94
Ferrier   99   119   118
Gilby East   100   52   52

Total 2007       963   622

Petro-Canada also has varying working interests in other natural gas processing plants and field gathering facilities operated by other oil and natural gas companies. The Company's aggregate share from such interests is 189 MMcf/d of licensed capacity.

In 2007, North American Natural Gas marketed 700 MMcf/d of natural gas, of which 656 MMcf/d were direct sales. Approximately 12% (85 MMcf/d) of total sales were internal to Petro-Canada, at market prices, and were used at refinery and lubricant facilities as fuel and for some plant feedstock, and steam generation at the MacKay River in situ operation. In Western Canada, the Company markets natural gas produced by other companies in addition to Petro-Canada's own production. From Western Canada, the Company sold 631 MMcf/d in 2007, down 6% from 673 MMcf/d in 2006, reflecting lower production and third-party sales. U.S. Rockies sales for 2007 were 69 MMcf/d, compared with 43 MMcf/d in 2006. Higher 2007 sales reflected improved natural gas performance at the Wild Turkey CBM field in the third quarter of 2007. To achieve better control over sales volumes, prices and transportation-related costs, Petro-Canada focuses on direct sales to end-users, distribution companies, wholesale marketers and natural gas spot markets. Marketing efforts include management of the natural gas portfolio, natural gas supply contracts, pipeline commitments and customer relationships.

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The following table shows the market distribution of Petro-Canada's North American Natural Gas sales.

North American Natural Gas Sales by Market

 
 
2007
  2006
 
  (MMcf/d)
  (% of Total)
  (MMcf/d)
  (% of Total)

Sales to aggregators                
ProGas Limited   25   4   30   4
Cargill Incorporated   16   2   18   3
Others   3     4  

Total sales to aggregators   44   6   52   7

Direct sales                
Alberta   198   29   228   32
U.S. Midwest   162   23   159   22
British Columbia and U.S. Pacific Northwest   86   12   84   12
U.S. Rockies   69   10   43   6
California   26   4   43   6
Eastern Canada   23   3   19   3
Saskatchewan   7   1   7   1

Total before internal sales   571   82   583   82
Sales within Petro-Canada   85   12   81   11

Total direct sales   656   94   664   93

Total sales   700   100   716   100

The Company has future commitments to sell and transport natural gas associated with normal operations. Under future fixed-price commitments entered into during the 1990s, approximately 10 MMcf/d (2% of estimated 2008 natural gas production in Western Canada) will be sold, at an average plant gate netback price of between $3.99/Mcf to $4.15/Mcf.

Royalty Regime

Royalty regimes are a significant factor in the profitability of crude oil and natural gas production. In Western Canada, royalties on conventional crude oil and natural gas owned by provincial governments are regulated and may be amended from time to time. Royalty payments to provincial governments are generally calculated as a percentage of production and vary depending upon factors such as well production volumes, selling prices, method of recovery, location of production and date of discovery. Royalties payable on production of privately owned crude oil and natural gas are negotiated with the mineral rights owner. In October 2007, the Alberta government published a New Alberta Royalty Framework that will become effective January 1, 2009. The details of the New Alberta Royalty Framework as it relates to conventional crude oil and natural gas production are still being finalized.

In the U.S., production is from federal, state and freehold lands. Production from federal and state lands is subject to a fixed royalty rate plus a payment to the landowner. Freehold royalty rates are determined by negotiations with the freehold land owner.

In 2007, Petro-Canada's average royalty rate for North American Natural Gas was approximately 22% for conventional crude oil, NGL and natural gas.

Northwest Territories (NWT)

With interests in six exploration blocks covering approximately 880,000 acres gross (690,000 net acres) Petro-Canada is a significant leaseholder in the NWT. Petro-Canada's holdings are comprised of four exploration licences and two Inuvialuit land concessions. Petro-Canada is the operator on the four licences. The net work commitments on the licences total approximately $56 million and are guaranteed by performance bonds for the Company's net share of approximately $14 million. Work program terms in the Inuvialuit land concessions include seismic acquisition and drilling. In 2002, a natural gas discovery at the Tuk M-18 well

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tested at restricted rates of up to 30 MMcf/d. This development is contingent on a Mackenzie valley pipeline. Petro-Canada also holds a 100% position in 73,000 acres covering two Significant Discovery Areas (SDAs) in the Colville Hills area of the NWT. The M-47 well on the Tweed Lake SDA was re-entered and tested in 2004, with restricted rates up to 10 MMcf/d.

Alaska

Petro-Canada's initial foray into Alaska was in the Foothills area north of the Brooks Mountain Range. Field geological studies confirmed that the geology and prospects of this area are similar to the Alberta Foothills, where Petro-Canada has developed considerable expertise and has had significant success finding natural gas. In 2005, Petro-Canada and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation formed a 50/50 Foothills joint venture through various transactions and, by January 2006, jointly held 2.5 million gross acres of leased and option lands in the Alaska Foothills. BG (Alaska) E&P Inc. became a third equal participant in the joint venture early in 2006 and the group acquired additional leases at state and federal lease sales later that year. Each company's net land position in the Alaska Foothills is now in the order of one million acres, including option acreage. In 2007, the group initiated gas exploration by conducting a 276 square kilometre 3D seismic survey over lease holdings on the western edge of the Foothills near the boundary with the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). This will be followed by a two-well drilling program in that area in 2008.

In 2004, Petro-Canada acquired a large position of 322,610 (gross and net) acres in the NPR-A, an area of significant potential for large oil prospects. Petro-Canada and FEX L.P. (a subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc.) reached a pooling agreement for the joint exploration of select leases in the NPR-A in early 2006 and drilled the Aklaq-2 exploration well, which encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons. In the latter part of 2006, FEX and Petro-Canada acquired additional leases at the NPR-A lease sale and subsequently pooled the majority of their NPR-A leaseholdings, covering approximately 1.2 million acres. As a result, in jointly held NPR-A acreage with FEX, Petro-Canada's net acreage position is just over 500,000 acres. In early 2007, Petro-Canada and FEX conducted simultaneous drilling programs in the NPR-A: one program comprising the Amaguq-2 well (40% working interest), followed by the Aklaq-6 well (30% working interest) and, the other, the deeper Aklaqyaaq-1 well (20% working interest). The Amaguq-2 well was abandoned, having failed to encounter reservoir quality sands in the primary target. The Aklaq-6 and Aklaqyaaq-1 wells encountered several hydrocarbon bearing zones and have been suspended for future testing.

Arctic Islands

The Company sees long-term potential for the development of Arctic island natural resources discovered in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2008, a small team was formed to look at the feasibility of developing the Company's assets in this region. The two largest assets Petro-Canada holds in the region are the Drake and Hecla fields on Melville Island.

LNG

In July 2004, a MOU was signed with TransCanada PipeLines Limited to develop and share (50/50) ownership of an LNG facility at Gros-Cacouna, Quebec. The parties filed an Environmental Impact Assessment with the provincial and federal governments in the second quarter of 2005 and conducted a joint federal and provincial public review and consultation process in 2006. Regulatory approval was secured in 2007. In February 2008, Gazprom (the potential anchor supply for the proposed project) decided not to pursue a Baltic LNG project with Petro-Canada. As a result, the Company and its co-venturer are reviewing the long-term outlook for the Gros-Cacouna project.

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Link to Petro-Canada's Corporate and Strategic Priorities

The North American Natural Gas business is aligned with Petro-Canada's strategic priorities as outlined by its progress in 2007 and goals for 2008.

PRIORITY
  2007 GOALS
  2007 RESULTS
  2008 GOALS



Delivering Profitable Growth with a Focus on Operated, Long-Life Assets


 


•  transition further into unconventional gas plays
•  optimize opportunities around core assets
•  double U.S. Rockies production to 100 MMcfe/d net by year-end 2007
•  shift focus from developing around existing production to exploring in new areas
•  receive regulatory decision for the LNG facility at Gros-Cacouna
•  advance exploration prospects in the Mackenzie Delta/Corridor1 and Alaska


 


•  26% of 2007 production was unconventional, compared with 22% in 2006
•  drilled 427 gross wells in Western Canada focused on the Company's core assets, including 312 wells in the Medicine Hat region
•  exited 2007 having achieved 100 MMcfe/d net production from the U.S. Rockies
•  drilled 150 gross wells and continued to increase CBM well de-watering in the U.S. Rockies
•  exploration activity in 2007 continued exploration shift to the U.S.
•  received provincial regulatory approval to construct the proposed LNG re-gasification terminal at Gros-Cacouna
•  National Energy Board (NEB) approved application for new pipeline receipt point at Gros-Cacouna and reaffirmed rolled-in tolling methodology for the proposed pipeline expansion
•  participated in three Alaska NPR-A wells, with plans to test two of the wells that encountered hydrocarbons


 


•  continue to selectively optimize Western Canada core assets
•  continue U.S. Rockies CBM and tight natural gas development
•  target 50% to 60% reserves replacement from core assets
•  focused exploration activity in Western Canada, with increasing emphasis on the U.S.
•  advance exploration prospects in the NWT and Alaska
•  initiate an Arctic LNG feasibility study

Driving for First Quartile Operation of Our Assets   •  sustain reliability performance
•  continue to leverage costs through strategic alliances and preferred suppliers
  •  maintained reliability of 99% at Western Canada natural gas processing facilities
•  delivered value to the organization through preferred supplier relationships, while continuing to ensure competitive supply costs through selective bidding
  •  continue to focus on safety and reliability performance
•  continue to leverage costs through strategic alliances and preferred suppliers


Continuing to Work at Being a Responsible Company

 

•  continue to focus on total recordable injury frequency (TRIF) and maintain low regulatory exceedances
•  complete the roll out of behaviour-based safety for employees and contractors
•  drive for continuous improvement in contractor safety performance
•  proactively remediate and reclaim old sites

 

•  TRIF increased to 1.54, compared with 1.42 in 2006 due mostly to the addition of select U.S. contractors to the TRIF calculation
•  completed the roll out of behaviour-based safety for employees and contractors
•  improved Western Canada contractor injury frequency
•  recorded three regulatory compliance exceedances in 2007, compared with nine in 2006
•  established a program for risk assessment and managing the reclamation of old sites

 

•  continue to focus on TRIF and maintain low regulatory exceedances
•  conduct internal stakeholder engagement training for project managers and other key business roles
•  strengthen approach to investigating and learning from events

1
Mackenzie Delta/Corridor is also referred to as Northwest Territories (NWT) in this document.

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Oil Sands

Business Summary and Strategy


Petro-Canada has more than 1.21 billion barrels of total Oil Sands proved plus probable reserves and more than 10.42 billion barrels of Contingent and Prospective Resources. The Company's major Oil Sands interests include a 12% ownership in the Syncrude joint venture (an oil sands mining operation and upgrading facility), 100% ownership of the MacKay River in situ bitumen development (a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operation), a 60% ownership in and operatorship of the proposed Fort Hills oil sands mining and upgrading project, and extensive oil sands acreage considered prospective for in situ development of bitumen resources.

The Oil Sands strategy for profitable growth includes:

•   integrated development of reserves to maximize financial returns

•   disciplined capital investment to optimize the value created by long-life projects

 

GRAPHIC

1
These reserves numbers represent the sum of oil sands mining and oil and gas activities, including probable reserves, and are presented before royalties. Reporting reserves in this manner does not conform to SEC standards and is for general supplemental information only.
2
45% of total Oil Sands resources are risked Prospective Resources and 55% are Contingent Resources.

a staged approach to development of capital-intensive oil sands projects to allow rigorous cost management and the opportunity to benefit from evolving technology

The Company has chosen to participate in the full oil sands value chain due to its resource potential and strong position with bitumen upgrading capacity. Petro-Canada has processing capacity through Syncrude and Suncor Energy Inc. (starting in 2008). The Company is also converting the conventional crude oil train at its Edmonton refinery to refine oil sands-based feedstock from northern Alberta, which is expected to start up at the end of 2008. This conversion, along with the existing synthetic crude supply, will result in the refinery running on an exclusive diet of oil sands-based feedstock. This connection between resource and upgrading capacity should provide more economic certainty in a business where volatile light/heavy differentials affect bitumen pricing.

Oil Sands Mining – Syncrude

Petro-Canada has a 12% interest in Syncrude, the world's largest oil sands mining operation, located approximately 40 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Syncrude is a joint venture formed to mine shallow deposits of oil sands from the McMurray formation in the Athabasca Oil Sands and to extract and upgrade bitumen to produce synthetic crude oil. Syncrude is readily accessible by public roads.

Syncrude holds eight oil sands leases (numbered T10, T12, T17, T22, T29, T30, T31 and T34) issued by the Province of Alberta, covering a total of approximately 255,000 acres. The operating licence associated with these leases expires in 2035. The licence permits Syncrude to mine oil sands and produce synthetic crude oil from approved development areas on the oil sands leases. The leases are automatically renewable as long as oil sands operations are ongoing or the leases are part of an approved development plan. All eight leases are included in a development plan approved by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board. There were no known commercial operations on these leases prior to the startup of Syncrude operations in 1978.

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GRAPHIC

 

Design engineering on the Syncrude project commenced in 1972. Alberta government approvals were received in 1973. Site preparation and construction continued from 1973 to 1978. Commercial operations commenced in 1978. A $1.2 billion capacity addition project was undertaken from 1984 to 1988. The first two stages of the Syncrude 21 expansion projects were completed in 1997 and 2001, respectively. The $470 million Stage I project comprised expansions of the north mine and an upgrader de-bottleneck. The $1 billion Stage II project consisted of the opening of the Aurora mine and a further upgrader de-bottleneck. The $8.2 billion Stage III project involved the opening of a second Aurora mine and an upgrading expansion. Following a brief run in May 2006, Syncrude initiated bitumen feed into its new Coker 8-3 in August 2006, enabling the Stage III expansion to come online and begin ramping up production. Syncrude's Stage III expansion increased Petro-Canada's share of production capacity to approximately 42,000 barrels/day (b/d). Production is expected to reach this level following a

ramp up period of two to three years. In 2007, the ramp up of Stage III was hampered by coker-related events in the fourth quarter. In September 2007, circulation problems from coke buildup limited the throughput of Coker 8-3. Coker 8-3 was partially cleaned, evaluated and returned to service in October 2007 at reduced throughput. In December 2007, a fire occurred in the electrostatic precipitator section of Coker 8-3, leading to a total shutdown of the unit. Coker 8-3 returned to service at reduced throughput later that month.

Syncrude has an estimated remaining proved and probable reserves life in excess of 50 years. Proved reserves of light (30 degree) synthetic crude oil from Syncrude are based on high geological certainty and the application of proven technology. Drill-hole spacing is less than 500 metres and appropriate co-owner and regulatory approvals are in place. For probable reserves, drill-hole spacing is less than 1,000 metres and reserves are included in the 50-year long-range lease development plan. In 2007, approximately 200.5 million tons of oil sands were processed, yielding 132.5 MMbbls of bitumen that were upgraded into 111.3 MMbbls of marketable synthetic crude oil.

Proved Reserves – Synthetic Crude Oil


Working Interest Before and After Royalties
 

 
   
Base Mine and North Mine1
 
Aurora2
 
Total
 
   
 
(MMbbls)   Gross   Net   Gross   Net   Gross   Net  

 
Beginning of year 2006   105   88   237   199   342   287  

 
  Revision of previous estimates       14   12   14   12  
  Extensions and discoveries              
  Production net   (5 ) (5 ) (6 ) (5 ) (11 ) (10 )

 
End of year 2006   100   83   245   206   345   289  

 
  Revision of previous estimates   (3 ) (2 ) 20   13   17   11  
  Extensions and discoveries              
  Production net   (6 ) (5 ) (7 ) (6 ) (13 ) (11 )

 
End of year 2007   91   76   258   213   349   289  

 
1
Leases T17 and T22.
2
Leases T10, T12, T31 and T34.

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Two mines, the North mine and the Aurora mine, are currently in operation at Syncrude. Base mine operations were discontinued in 2007. Mine operations are carried out using truck, shovel and hydro-transport systems. An extraction process recovers about 90% of the crude bitumen contained in the mined sands. Refining processes upgrade the bitumen into high quality, light (30 degree) sweet synthetic crude oil, with a process yield of approximately 85%. Syncrude's synthetic crude oil production is processed at refineries in Edmonton, Alberta, in Eastern Canada and in the U.S.

Two electricity generating plants located on site and owned by the Syncrude joint venture partners provide power for Syncrude. One plant produces a maximum of 270 megawatts (MW) and the other plant produces 80 MW.

Syncrude's production and unit operating costs were positively affected by the full-year impact of the Stage III expansion, which started up in 2006. Syncrude's production averaged 305,000 b/d gross (36,600 b/d net) in 2007, compared with 258,300 b/d gross (31,000 b/d net) in 2006. Ramp up of Stage III was hampered by Coker 8-3 related incidents in the fourth quarter of 2007. Average unit operating and overhead costs in 2007 decreased, compared with 2006. Lower unit operating costs were mainly due to higher production and lower natural gas costs. Syncrude realized price for synthetic crude oil averaged $79.20/bbl in 2007, up from $72.13/bbl in 2006.

Syncrude Mining Statistics

    2007   2006   2005

Total mined volume1            
  Millions of tons   436.0   398.0   324.0
  Mined volume of oil sands ratio   2.2   2.3   2.1

Oil sands processed            
  Millions of tons   200.5   175.0   152.6
  Average bitumen grade (weight %)   11.6   11.3   11.1

Bitumen in mined oil sands            
  Millions of tons   23.2   19.6   16.9
  Average extraction recovery (%)   91.8   90.3   89.2

Bitumen production2            
  MMbbls   132.5   111.5   94.2
  Average upgrading yield (%)   84.3   84.9   85.3

Gross synthetic crude oil shipped3            
  MMbbls   111.3   94.3   78.1

Petro-Canada's share of marketable crude oil            
  MMbbls before royalties   13.4   11.3   9.4
  MMbbls after royalties   11.4   10.2   9.3

1
Includes pre-stripping of mine areas and reclamation volumes.
2
Bitumen production in barrels is determined by multiplying the mined bitumen volume in tons by the average extraction recovery and then applying the appropriate conversion factor.
3
In 2007, 0.93% of the produced synthetic crude oil was used internally at Syncrude with the remainder sold externally. In 2005 and 2006, the internal use was 1.46% and 1.35%, respectively.

In 2007, Syncrude initiated the transition to new management under a Management Services Agreement with Imperial Oil Resources that was signed in November 2006.

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Fort Hills Project

GRAPHIC   In 2005, Petro-Canada strengthened its position in oil sands mining by securing the majority interest and operatorship of the Fort Hills project from UTS. Later in 2005, a mining partner, Teck Cominco, joined the consortium. In November 2007, Petro-Canada and its partners finalized an agreement for the Company to earn an additional 5% working interest in the project in return for funding $375 million of partnership expenditures. As a result, Petro-Canada is project operator with a 60% interest, and UTS and Teck Cominco each hold a 20% interest. Petro-Canada plans to market 100% of the production from Fort Hills. The Fort Hills integrated oil sands mining and upgrading project has an estimated Contingent Resources of approximately 4.0 billion barrels of bitumen or 3.6 billion barrels of synthetic crude oil after accounting for upgrading yields (approximately 2.4 billion barrels of bitumen or 2.2 billion barrels of synthetic crude oil net to Petro-Canada), which is expected to be recovered over approximately 40 years. The project has regulatory approval to produce up to 190,000 b/d gross (104,500 b/d net) of bitumen from the mine.

In 2006, the Fort Hills partners acquired two additional leases adjacent to the existing Fort Hills leases to afford greater mine planning flexibility. In June 2007, Petro-Canada and its partners completed and announced the design basis and preliminary cost estimate for the project. The first phase of the project is planned to produce 140,000 b/d gross of synthetic crude oil (84,000 b/d net). Associated bitumen production is expected to be about 160,000 b/d gross (96,000 b/d net). First bitumen production is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2011, with first synthetic crude oil production from the Sturgeon Upgrader anticipated in the second quarter of 2012. The preliminary capital cost estimate for the mine and upgrading components of the first phase of the Fort Hills project is $14.1 billion gross ($8.5 billion net).

The partners selected Sturgeon County, 40 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, as the location for the upgrading facility to process bitumen from the Fort Hills mine. The upgrader will use delayed coking technology to convert Fort Hills bitumen into light synthetic crude oil. Late in 2006, Petro-Canada filed the commercial application for the Sturgeon Upgrader and expects to receive regulatory approval in 2008. In 2007, the partnership entered into a MOA with Sturgeon County and the ACRWC to use treated waste water from the ACRWC as industrial process water at the Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader. In addition, Petro-Canada entered into an agreement, subject to the final investment decision, with Enbridge Inc. to develop pipeline and terminalling facilities to meet the requirements of Phase 1 and subsequent phases of the project. The overall project is advancing with FEED, which is expected to be completed mid-2008. The final investment decision is planned in the third quarter of 2008.

The Fort Hills Partnership has agreed with Alberta Energy to several development milestones for the Fort Hills oil sands project, including a production milestone requiring a mine be completed and producing 100,000 b/d gross (60,000 b/d net) of bitumen by mid-2011. In the event that the development milestones are not met, Alberta Energy may impose a performance deposit or cancel certain leases in connection with Fort Hills.

Oil Sands In Situ – Bitumen

In September 2002, Petro-Canada successfully completed construction of its 100% owned in situ bitumen production facility at MacKay River. Following the introduction of steam to the reservoir, Petro-Canada commenced bitumen production in November 2002. The extraction process at MacKay River uses SAGD, a technology that Petro-Canada participated in developing

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through its involvement in the Underground Test Facility (UTF). SAGD combines horizontal drilling with thermal steam injection. Steam is injected into the reservoir through the top well of a horizontal well pair to mobilize the bitumen, which flows to the lower producing well. This technology is expected to economically recover more than 60% of the bitumen in place within the development area. The initial development at MacKay River included two well pads of 12 and 13 horizontal well pairs, respectively. Original well pairs are about 700 metres to 750 metres in length and produce 800 b/d to 1,200 b/d of bitumen. On average, wells are expected to have a six- to eight-year life. More than 90% of the water used to generate steam at MacKay River is recycled, a key feature of the environmental efficiency of the facility. The bitumen production from the project is currently being transported to the Athabasca Pipeline Terminal via a lateral insulated pipeline operated by Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc. To enable onward shipment through major North American pipelines, the bitumen is diluted with synthetic crude oil provided under a long-term supply arrangement with Suncor Energy Marketing Inc. Work to tie-in a third well pad, which included 14 horizontal well pairs, was completed in January 2006. Production from the third well pad commenced in the second quarter of 2006 and continued to ramp up during 2007. In 2007, work to de-bottleneck water handling capacity and add production from a fourth well pad was completed. Tie-in of the fourth well pad, which includes seven horizontal well pairs, was completed in late August 2007 and steaming began in September 2007. Steam to this pad was disrupted in mid-October when a steam header line was damaged. Steaming recommenced mid-November and first production started in January 2008.

MacKay River's production decreased slightly and unit operating costs increased considerably in 2007. Production averaged 20,300 b/d in 2007, down 4% compared with 21,200 b/d in 2006. Lower production reflected unplanned outages and reduced throughputs resulting from damage to a steam header. MacKay River reliability averaged 87% in 2007, down from 92% in 2006, reflecting water treatment issues and several unplanned outages in the year. Unit operating and overhead costs increased by 18% in 2007, averaging $20.97/bbl, compared with $17.83/bbl in 2006. Higher unit operating costs were due to higher maintenance and repair costs and decreased production for the year, partially offset by lower natural gas costs. MacKay River realized price for bitumen averaged $28.23/bbl in 2007, compared with $28.93/bbl in 2006.

In 2005, Petro-Canada filed an application for a potential MacKay River in situ expansion project with first production by the end of the decade and peak production of an additional 40,000 b/d to follow. In 2007, the project moved into FEED with an expectation of final approval of the commercial application in early 2008. In December 2007, the Company announced a one-year extension for the completion of FEED for the proposed MacKay River expansion project due to cost pressures, including increased royalties. Currently, Petro-Canada is evaluating opportunities for integration with the Fort Hills project and cost-saving opportunities associated with using foreign engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors. A final investment decision is now expected in the first quarter of 2009. Based on the progress made on the MacKay River expansion project in 2007, proved plus probable reserves increased from 3101 MMbbls at year-end 2006 to 5981 MMbbls at year-end 2007.


1
These reserves numbers are presented before royalties. Reporting reserves in this manner does not conform to SEC standards and is for general supplemental information only.

Petro-Canada acquired the Dover UTF and oil sands leases adjacent to the MacKay River development in 2005. In 2006, the Company purchased, for $30 million, 13 additional oil sands leases, comprising a total of 31,232 hectares immediately adjacent to Petro-Canada's existing in situ development at MacKay River. The new leases provide additional SAGD development potential. Assessment of the newly acquired lands, including delineation drilling and seismic programs in 2006 and 2007, led to an increase in overall in situ before royalty Contingent and risked Prospective Resources estimates from about 6.9 billion barrels at year-end 2006 to more than 8.2 billion barrels at year-end 2007.

Royalty Regime

During 2001, Syncrude completed the transition from a project-specific contractual royalty to the 1997 Province of Alberta Oil Sands Royalty Regulation. Effective in January 2002, the royalty payable by Syncrude to the Province of Alberta was set at the greater of 1% of gross revenue, or 25% of net revenue. The net revenue is determined by subtracting allowable operating and capital costs from gross revenue. Syncrude reached royalty payout in the second quarter of 2006 and shifted to a royalty rate of 25% of net revenues from 1% of gross revenues. The total royalty paid in 2007 equated to a rate of 15% of gross revenues. The total royalty payable in 2008 is expected to equate to a rate of between 14% and 17% of gross revenue, depending on crude oil prices.

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The MacKay River operation is subject to the 1997 Alberta Oil Sands Royalty Regulation. Prior to royalty payout, which includes a specified return allowance, the royalty is calculated as 1% of gross revenue. After royalty payout, the royalty is based on the greater of 1% of gross revenue, or 25% of net revenue. The net revenue is determined by subtracting allowable operating and capital costs from gross revenue.

In October 2007, the Alberta government published a New Alberta Royalty Framework that is effective January 1, 2009. When the government announced the New Alberta Royalty Framework, it indicated its intention to have Syncrude move to the New Alberta Royalty Framework in advance of the expiry of Syncrude's existing royalty agreement in 2016. Petro-Canada and its partners in Syncrude remain in negotiations with the Government of Alberta.

For Oil Sands, the significant change in the New Alberta Royalty Framework was the linking of pre- and post-royalty payout royalty rates to the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil. Under the New Alberta Royalty Framework, the pre-payout royalty rate will start at 1% and increase for every dollar that WTI is priced above $55 Cdn/bbl, to a maximum of 9% when WTI is $120 Cdn/bbl or higher. Royalty payout occurs when the project developer has recovered all of the investment capital in the project plus a return on the investment at a rate based on Government of Canada long-term bonds.

In addition, under the New Alberta Royalty Framework, the post-payout royalty is the greater of the pre-payout royalty or a percentage of net revenue. The percentage of net revenue starts at 25% and increases for every dollar that WTI is priced above $55 Cdn/bbl, to a maximum of 40% when WTI is $120 Cdn/bbl or higher. The net revenue is determined by subtracting allowable operating and capital costs from gross revenue.

Integrated Oil Sands Development

At the Edmonton refinery, Petro-Canada is investing to convert the facility to run oil sands-based feedstock exclusively and to produce low-sulphur products. By the end of 2008, an anticipated capital investment of $2.2 billion will deliver expanded coker capacity, add new crude and vacuum units, increase sulphur plant capacity and expand utilities. Costs based on the completion of preliminary engineering have increased from the original conceptual estimate of $1.2 billion. The increase reflects a more current assessment of refinery integration requirements and industry-wide cost pressures. Project economics remain strong as projected light/heavy crude differentials are expected to offset the increase in capital.

It is anticipated that the refinery conversion project will enable Petro-Canada to directly upgrade 26,000 b/d of bitumen and process 48,000 b/d of sour synthetic crude oil, replacing the conventional light crude feedstock refined today. The refinery conversion project supports the Company's long-term strategy and builds on a $1.4 billion investment in gasoline and diesel desulphurization.

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Link to Petro-Canada's Corporate and Strategic Priorities

The Oil Sands business is aligned with Petro-Canada's strategic priorities as outlined by its progress in 2007 and goals for 2008.


PRIORITY
 
2007 GOALS
 
2007 RESULTS
 
2008 GOALS


Delivering Profitable Growth with a Focus on Operated, Long-Life Assets

 

•  complete Fort Hills design basis memorandum (DBM) and initial cost estimate, and start FEED
•  receive regulatory decision on MacKay River expansion project
•  continue ramp up of Syncrude Stage III expansion
•  complete MacKay River water handling capacity upgrade and tie-in a fourth well pad so that production can increase in 2008

 

•  completed Fort Hills design basis, with Phase 1 estimated to cost $14.1 billion gross ($8.5 billion net)
•  signed MOA for an additional 5% interest in the Fort Hills project
•  Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Environment recommended approval of MacKay River expansion to cabinet
•  Syncrude achieved record production of 305,000 b/d gross (36,600 b/d net)
•  completed MacKay River capacity upgrade and started steaming the fourth well pad

 

•  complete Fort Hills FEED and make final investment decision in the third quarter of 2008
•  order long-lead items for Fort Hills project
•  continue to ramp up Syncrude Stage III expansion
•  receive regulatory decision on MacKay River expansion project
•  continue to advance MacKay River expansion project in preparation for the final investment decision in the first quarter of 2009
•  receive regulatory decision on the Sturgeon County Upgrader


Driving for First Quartile Operation of Our Assets

 

•  decrease MacKay River non-fuel unit operating costs by 10%, compared with 2006
•  decrease Syncrude non-fuel unit operating costs by 10%, compared with 2006
•  sustain MacKay River reliability at greater than 90%

 

•  saw MacKay River non-fuel unit operating costs increase by 26%, compared with 2006, as a result of higher maintenance costs and lower production
•  saw Syncrude non-fuel unit operating costs decrease by 8%, compared with 2006
•  achieved 87% reliability at MacKay River

 

•  ramp up MacKay River production to hit 30,000 b/d and increase reliability to greater than 90%
•  commence shipping MacKay River bitumen to the Edmonton refinery after it has been upgraded into synthetic crude oil at Suncor
•  decrease Syncrude non-fuel unit operating costs by 10%, compared with 2007


Continuing to Work at Being a Responsible Company

 

•  maintain focus on Total Loss Management (TLM) and Zero-Harm
•  ensure regulators, First Nations and other key stakeholders affected by major projects are properly consulted and engaged

 

•  TRIF increased to 0.75, compared with 0.58 in 2006 due to more complex work, increased drilling and a larger number of new workers
•  followed through with effective stakeholder interactions, expediting the commercial application process for the MacKay River expansion
•  recorded one compliance exceedance for 2007, compared with five in 2006
•  signed MOA to use treated waste water as the industrial process water at the Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader

 

•  drive for continuous improvement in safety
•  continue relevant and transparent engagement with key stakeholders to obtain approval for the Sturgeon Upgrader and Fort Hills mine expansion
•  develop capability in managing the social issues of a temporary foreign workforce
•  pursue research on practical solutions for tailings management

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International & Offshore

In the first quarter of 2007, the Company combined its East Coast Canada and International businesses under one management structure. The change leverages and grows the capabilities of similar operations. The combined East Coast Canada and International operations are now referred to as International & Offshore.

East Coast Canada

Business Summary and Strategy



Petro-Canada is positioned in every major producing oil development off Canada's east coast. The Company holds a 20% interest in Hibernia, a 27.5%1 interest in White Rose and a 23.9% interest in Hebron, and is the operator with a 34% interest in Terra Nova.

The East Coast Canada strategy is to improve reliability and sustain profitable production well into the next decade leveraging the existing infrastructure. Key features of the strategy include:

•   delivering top quartile operating performance

•   sustaining profitable production through reservoir extensions and add-ons

•   pursuing high potential development projects

In 2007, realized crude oil prices remained strong, while production increased. East Coast Canada realized crude prices averaged $75.87/bbl in 2007, up from $71.12/bbl in 2006. East Coast oil production averaged 98,700 b/d


 


GRAPHIC

1
Petro-Canada's working interest in the White Rose Extensions will be 26.125% after the Provincial Energy Corporation acquires its 5% working interest effective with the signing of the final project agreements. There is no change to the White Rose 27.5% working interest for the original field development as the Provincial Energy Corporation is not a partner.

in 2007, up from 72,700 b/d in 2006. Higher Terra Nova and White Rose production was partially offset by natural declines at Hibernia. East Coast Canada operating and overhead costs averaged $4.86/bbl in 2007, compared with $7.71/bbl in 2006. Unit operating costs for East Coast Canada decreased as a result of higher production in the year. Unit operating costs in 2006 reflected costs for the Terra Nova dry dock turnaround.

Hibernia

The Hibernia oilfield is approximately 315 kilometres southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The production system used is a fixed Gravity Base Structure (GBS), which sits on the sea floor. The GBS has a production capacity of 230,000 b/d gross and storage capacity of 1.3 MMbbls gross; however, actual production levels are lower, reflecting current reservoir capability. Hibernia production commenced in November 1997. The Hibernia oilfield, encompassing the Hibernia and Ben Nevis Avalon reservoirs, is estimated to have a remaining production life of 20 to 23 years. The development potential of the Ben Nevis Avalon and Southern Extension of the Hibernia reservoir remains under assessment. In 2006, the operator submitted a development plan to the regulator for the Hibernia Southern Extension. In early 2007, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador rejected the decision report of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) to approve the development of the Hibernia Southern Extension and asked the applicants for additional information. During 2007, the operator continued to address requests for additional information by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding the Hibernia Southern Extension development plan amendment (DPA) application.

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At December 31, 2007, there were 30 producing oil wells, 19 water injection wells and six gas injection wells in operation. Field production is transported by shuttle tanker either from the platform to a transshipment terminal on the Avalon Peninsula or, if tanker schedules permit, directly to market. Crude oil delivered to the transshipment facility is transferred to storage tanks and loaded onto tankers for transport to markets in Eastern Canada and the U.S. Petro-Canada has a 14% ownership interest in the transshipment facility.

Hibernia production averaged 134,500 b/d gross (26,900 b/d net) in 2007, down from 178,500 b/d gross (35,700 b/d net) in 2006. Lower production in 2007 was mainly the result of normal reservoir decline rates. Early in 2007, Hibernia encountered a mechanical failure on one of the platform's main power generators, thereby reducing production. The main power generator was repaired as part of a planned Hibernia 30-day turnaround completed in the first quarter of 2007.

Terra Nova

The Terra Nova oilfield, which is approximately 350 kilometres southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, was discovered by Petro-Canada in 1984. Located about 35 kilometres southeast of Hibernia, it is the second oilfield to be developed offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The production system uses a FPSO vessel, which is a ship moored on location. Terra Nova was the first harsh environment development in North America to use a FPSO vessel. It has a production capacity of 180,000 b/d gross and a storage capacity of 960,000 bbls gross; however, actual production levels reflect current reservoir capability. Production from the Terra Nova oilfield began in January 2002. The field is estimated to have a remaining production life of approximately 13 to 15 years.

In December 2006, the Terra Nova FPSO encountered a mechanical issue in a swivel connection on the turret system that supports water injection to the reservoir. An interim repair was completed in late December 2006 and Terra Nova has been producing at normal rates in excess of 100,000 b/d gross (34,000 b/d net) since. Petro-Canada and the original equipment manufacturer continue to monitor the temporary repair, while developing plans and sourcing parts for the repair or replacement of the swivel in the event that performance deteriorates.

At year-end 2007, 15 producing oil wells, nine water injection wells and three gas injection wells were in operation. Terra Nova uses the same system of shuttle tankers and a transshipment terminal that is currently used for Hibernia, and also transports its crude oil to markets in Eastern Canada and the U.S.

At Terra Nova, production averaged 116,200 b/d gross (39,500 b/d net) in 2007, up considerably from 37,600 b/d gross (12,800 b/d net) in 2006. Terra Nova had a strong year, with facility reliability averaging 86% for 2007.

White Rose

White Rose, the third development offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, is about 350 kilometres southeast of St. John's and approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Hibernia and Terra Nova. It also uses a FPSO vessel similar to Terra Nova. The vessel has a design production capacity of 100,000 b/d gross and a storage capacity of 940,000 bbls gross. Production is offloaded to chartered tankers that go directly to markets in Eastern Canada and the U.S. Production from the White Rose oilfield began in November 2005. The field is estimated to have a remaining production life of approximately 13 to 15 years.

At year-end 2007, seven producing oil wells and nine water injection wells were in operation. Development plans for White Rose include the drilling of 18 to 19 wells. Effective June 1, 2007, White Rose was granted regulatory approval to increase the daily oil production rate on the SeaRose FPSO to 140,000 b/d gross (38,500 b/d net) and to increase the annual oil production rate to 50 MMbbls. White Rose operated reliably in 2007, ramping up production to average 117,500 b/d gross (32,300 b/d net), compared with 88,000 b/d gross (24,200 b/d net) in 2006.

In September 2007, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador approved the C-NLOPB recommendation to permit development of the South White Rose Extension. Shortly thereafter, the White Rose partners reached an agreement in principle with the province on fiscal and other terms for the White Rose Extensions development, incorporating the South White Rose Extension, North Amethyst and West White Rose satellite fields. In December 2007, Petro-Canada and its partners signed a formal agreement with the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador for the development of these oilfields. The Company anticipates North

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Amethyst will be developed initially, with first oil targeted for late 2009. The development of the West White Rose satellite is expected to follow. FEED for the North Amethyst portion of the project is complete and detailed design is underway, with necessary long-lead equipment and drilling commitments in place. The partners' objective is to achieve a timely regulatory decision and to facilitate making the final investment decision for North Amethyst in the first half of 2008.

Offshore Oil Royalty Regime

The royalty regime for the Hibernia project has three tiers: gross royalty, net royalty and supplementary royalty. Gross royalty increased to 5% of gross field revenue on July 1, 2003. The gross royalty rate will remain at 5% until net royalty payout is reached. The gross royalty is indexed to crude oil prices under certain conditions. Upon achieving payout, including a specified return allowance, the net royalty payable becomes the greater of 30% of net revenue, or 5% of gross revenue. After a further level of payout is reached, which includes an additional return allowance, a supplementary royalty of 12.5% of net revenue also becomes payable.

The Terra Nova royalty regime has three tiers. The royalty consists of a sliding-scale basic royalty payable throughout the project's life, with two additional tiers of incremental net royalties, which are payable upon the achievement of specified levels of profitability. The basic royalty is payable as a percentage of gross field revenue, with an initial rate of 1%, which rises to 10% depending on cumulative production levels and the occurrence of simple payout. After tier one payout has been reached, including a specified return allowance, tier one net royalty will become the greater of the basic royalty, or 30% of net revenue. An additional tier two net royalty equal to 12.5% of net revenue will be payable once a further level of payout, including an additional return allowance, is attained. As expected, royalty payments at Terra Nova increased in the fourth quarter of 2005 from 5% of gross revenues to a range of 27% to 29% of gross revenues. Terra Nova average royalty payments are expected to remain between 27% and 30% of gross revenues in 2008, depending on crude oil prices.

In July 2003, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador published regulations for the royalty regime that will apply to the development of petroleum resources in offshore areas other than at Hibernia and Terra Nova. The generic offshore royalty regime consists of a sliding-scale basic royalty payable throughout a project's life, and a two-tier incremental net royalty payable upon the achievement of specified levels of profitability. The basic royalty is calculated as a percentage of gross field revenue, commencing at 1% and rising to 7.5%, depending on cumulative production levels and the achievement of simple payout. Upon reaching tier one payout, including a return allowance, the tier one net royalty is calculated as the greater of the basic royalty, or 20% of net revenue. An additional 10% tier two net royalty rate is payable once a higher level of return on investment is attained. The generic royalty applies to the White Rose development. In the third quarter of 2007, White Rose reached tier one royalty payout, at which time the royalty rate shifted to 20% of net revenue from 5% of gross revenue. The total royalty payable in 2008 is expected to equate to a rate of between 22% and 26% of gross revenue, depending on crude oil prices.

Other Offshore Exploration and Development

In addition to existing East Coast Canada developments, Petro-Canada holds interests in a number of discoveries, including a 23.9% interest in the Hebron/Ben Nevis oilfield discoveries. In 2005, Chevron Canada Resources (as operator), Petro-Canada and the other joint venture participants signed a unitization and joint operating agreement to advance the joint evaluation of the Hebron/Ben Nevis and West Ben Nevis oilfields offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. In August 2007, the Hebron partners signed a non-binding MOU with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador related to the fiscal and other terms for the future development of the Hebron/Ben Nevis offshore oilfield. First production from Hebron is expected in eight to 10 years from now.

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Link to Petro-Canada's Corporate and Strategic Priorities

The East Coast Canada business is aligned with Petro-Canada's strategic priorities as outlined by its progress in 2007 and goals for 2008.


PRIORITY
 
2007 GOALS
 
2007 RESULTS
 
2008 GOALS


Delivering Profitable Growth with a Focus on Operated, Long-Life Assets

 

•  advance in-field Hibernia growth prospects
•  delineate West White Rose
•  progress development plans for South White Rose Extension, North Amethyst and West White Rose prospects

 

•  continued to address questions raised by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador relative to the DPA application for the Hibernia Southern Extension
•  drilled two delineation wells at West White Rose
•  White Rose received regulatory approval for the development of the Southern Extension and completed a formal binding agreement for the overall White Rose Extensions development
•  signed MOU with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for the development of Hebron

 

•  advance White Rose Extensions development toward regulatory approval and final investment decision in 2008, with first oil targeted for late 2009
•  commence development drilling for the White Rose Extensions project
•  achieve binding formal agreements and re-establish the Hebron project team, with the goal of submitting the project for regulatory approval in the 2010 time frame
•  advance in-field Hibernia Southern Extension growth project


Driving for First Quartile Operation of Our Assets

 

•  work toward improving Terra Nova reliability to the 90% range
•  conduct 30-day turnaround scheduled at Hibernia for regulatory compliance
•  complete 16-day turnaround at White Rose
•  receive regulatory approval to increase annual production from SeaRose FPSO at White Rose

 

•  achieved 86% reliability at Terra Nova
•  completed Terra Nova Phase 1 drilling
•  Hibernia and White Rose successfully completed their planned turnarounds
•  White Rose granted regulatory approval to increase the daily oil production rate to 140,000 b/d gross (38,500 b/d net) and to increase the annual oil production rate to 50 MMbbls
•  decreased overall operating and overhead costs, compared with 2006

 

•  achieve and maintain greater than 90% reliability at Terra Nova
•  finalize Terra Nova swivel repair plans
•  complete 16-day turnarounds at Terra Nova and partner-operated White Rose


Continuing to Work at Being a Responsible Company

 

•  further reduce TRIF
•  apply lessons learned from oily water discharge to prevent future incidents
•  maintain zero regulatory exceedances

 

•  TRIF decreased to 0.51, compared with 1.38 in 2006
•  achieved zero regulatory compliance exceedances for a second year in a row
•  completed loss containment analysis and action plan
•  increased process safety focus

 

•  continue to reduce injuries and illnesses through implementation of Exposure Based Safety program and First Aid reduction initiatives
•  enhance focus on process safety management
•  continue to implement loss containment improvement plan
•  continue to enhance produced water management
•  integrate stakeholder management process and tools and streamline with regulatory processes and requirements

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International

For reporting purposes, Petro-Canada has consolidated its International activities into two core areas: the North Sea (the U.K., the Netherlands and Norway sectors) and Other International areas (Libya, Syria, offshore Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela1). This change better reflects existing production and exploration interests.


1
The Company completed the sale of its Venezuelan assets and closed the local office in 2007.

Business Summary and Strategy



International production and exploration interests are currently focused in two core areas. In the North Sea, production comes from the U.K. and the Netherlands sectors, with exploration activities extending into Denmark and Norway. The Other International region provides crude oil production from assets in Libya, natural gas production from operations offshore Trinidad and Tobago and exploration and development activity in Syria.

The International strategy is to access a sizable resource base using a three-fold approach to:

•   optimize and leverage existing assets

•   seek out new, long-life opportunities

•   execute a substantial and balanced exploration program

International production from continuing operations averaged 150,500 boe/d


 


GRAPHIC

net in 2007, compared with 103,600 boe/d net in 2006. The significant increase was primarily due to additional North Sea production. International crude oil and liquids realized prices from continuing operations averaged $75.90/bbl and natural gas realized prices averaged $6.46/Mcf in 2007, compared with $72.69/bbl and $7.64/Mcf, respectively, in 2006. Operating and overhead costs from continuing operations averaged $9.12/boe in 2007, up 20% compared with $7.61/boe in 2006, due to higher operating costs in Libya.

In 2005, Petro-Canada reached an agreement to sell the Company's mature producing assets in Syria. The sale was closed on January 31, 2006. These assets and associated results are reported as discontinued operations and excluded from continuing operations. Sale proceeds were used to buy back shares under the NCIB program.

North Sea

In the North Sea, the Company is growing its business around core production areas in the U.K. and the Netherlands sectors, with exploration activities extending into Denmark and Norway.

Petro-Canada's North Sea production averaged 91,000 boe/d net in 2007, compared with 43,700 boe/d net in 2006. The addition of production from Buzzard and Saxon and a full year of production from De Ruyter and L5b-C were partially offset by natural declines. North Sea crude oil and liquids realized prices averaged $75.12/bbl and natural gas averaged $7.94/Mcf in 2007, compared with $72.67/bbl and $8.91/Mcf, respectively, in 2006.

The Company's U.K. position is built around three core production hubs: Triton, Buzzard and Scott/Telford. The Triton development area exemplifies Petro-Canada's approach to concentric development in the North Sea, where the Company has gained world class capability in subsea development. Triton comprises the Guillemot West and Northwest fields, the Bittern field, the Pict field and the Clapham field. Although this group of fields is relatively modest in size, it contributes significantly to cash flow and net earnings. The Saxon field, which achieved first oil in November 2007, also produces through the Triton area facilities. The Saxon field produced an average of 600 boe/d in 2007. The crude oil gathered at Triton is shipped via tanker, while natural gas is delivered through the SEGAL system to the U.K. Petro-Canada is a 33.1% owner of the Triton FPSO.

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The second core hub in the U.K. North Sea is the Buzzard oilfield, located in the Outer Moray Firth. Buzzard achieved first oil in January 2007, and the Company has a 29.9% interest in the field. The field ramped up to peak production in the middle of 2007. Buzzard is supported by three bridge-linked platforms supporting wellhead facilities, production facilities, living quarters and utilities. Crude oil is transported via the Forties pipeline system to shore, and natural gas is transported to the St. Fergus gas terminal in Scotland via the Frigg pipeline in the U.K. Petro-Canada and its partners in the Buzzard field continue to evaluate solutions to address the elevated levels of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in some of the producing wells. A decision on the appropriate solution required for the long term is expected in 2008.

In keeping with Petro-Canada's concentric development approach, the Company's acquisition of its interest in the Buzzard field in June 2004 included a number of nearby blocks with exploration potential. This included Block 20/1 North, where the non-operated Golden Eagle discovery was drilled in late 2006. The well was drilled to a depth of approximately 2,286 metres and encountered 37 metres of net pay. The well tested at more than 4,000 b/d of light crude oil. The well was sidetracked to appraise the accumulation and the Company is working with its partners to prepare a development plan. Petro-Canada holds a 25% working interest in the Golden Eagle discovery.

On Block 13/21b, Petro-Canada, as operator with a 50% working interest in the Block, drilled a successful exploration well to a total depth of 2,398 metres and encountered two separate oil columns in 2007. The well was completed as a discovery and the Company and its partners will complete further appraisal work before considering development options.

Following the 2005 discovery on the Petro-Canada operated 13/27a Block (90% working interest), the Company farmed into adjacent Blocks 13/26a and 13/26b in September 2006, obtaining a 27.5% non-operated working interest. An appraisal well was drilled during 2007 on Block 13/26a, which encountered hydrocarbons. This well did not confirm the commerciality of the original Block 13/27a discovery.

In early 2007, Petro-Canada was awarded Block 13/24d in the U.K. 24th licensing round. The Company is operator with a 90% working interest.

The Company's third core production hub in the U.K. North Sea, Scott/Telford, is also located in the Outer Moray Firth and consists of a 20.6% working interest in the Scott oilfield and production platform, and a 9.4% working interest in the Telford oilfield, with a subsea tie-back to the Scott platform. High quality crude oil from Scott and Telford is transported to shore via the Forties pipeline system. Associated natural gas is transported via the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation pipeline system.

In the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, oil production comes from the Petro-Canada operated Hanze and De Ruyter platforms. The Company has a 45% working interest in Hanze and a 54.07% working interest in De Ruyter. De Ruyter came on-stream in late September 2006. Oil from the Hanze and De Ruyter platforms is exported by a dedicated tanker, with the cargoes marketed on a spot basis into Northwest Europe. Natural gas production from Hanze is exported to shore via the Northern Offshore Gas Transport (NOGAT) pipeline, and natural gas from De Ruyter is exported via the Noord Gas Transport (NGT) pipeline system.

In 2007, the Company drilled two successful exploration wells, van Nes and van Brakel, in which Petro-Canada is operator with a 50% and 60% working interest, respectively. Both wells are in the vicinity of the De Ruyter development. Van Nes was drilled to a depth of 2,048 metres and encountered 38 metres of net gas pay, while the van Brakel well was drilled to a depth of 1,598 metres and encountered 24 metres of net gas pay. Both van Nes and van Brakel have been suspended as natural gas discoveries and the Company is assessing its development options.

The major source of natural gas production in the Netherlands is from the L5b-L8b non-operated natural gas area, where Petro-Canada has a working interest of approximately 30%. L5b-C, a non-operated asset in this area, achieved first natural gas in November 2006. The Company has a 30% working interest in L5b-C. The produced natural gas is transported to shore by pipeline and sold to NV Nederlandse Gasunie under long-term delivery and off-take contracts. Petro-Canada also holds a 12% interest in the onshore Bergen gas storage facility operated by BP p.l.c.

In 2006, Petro-Canada opened an office in Stavanger, Norway, following the award of five production licences in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea in the 2005 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA). In 2007, the Company was awarded nine additional production licences in the 2006 APA round. Petro-Canada is operator on five of the 14 licences.

Technical and commercial studies relating to development scenarios were undertaken on the Hejre field in Denmark in 2006. A non-operated licence (20% working interest) was acquired adjacent to the Hejre field as protection acreage for the discovery in

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2006. The Stork and Robin prospects were drilled and completed as dry holes. This resulted in the Company's decision to relinquish the Robin licence in January 2007. The exploration period on the Svane discovery was extended by two years in 2006 to complete technical and economic re-evaluation.

Other International

Crude oil production comes from interests principally in Libya, with natural gas production from assets offshore Trinidad and Tobago. A natural gas development is also underway in Syria.

Libya

In 2007, Petro-Canada's production from continuing operations in Libya averaged 47,700 boe/d net, down 3% from 49,400 boe/d net in 2006. Libyan crude oil and liquids realized prices from continuing operations averaged $77.26/bbl in 2007, compared with $72.70/bbl in 2006.

Petro-Canada is one of the larger producers in Libya through its 49% interest in Harouge Oil Operations (HOO), a joint venture with the NOC. In the first quarter of 2007, the NOC renamed all of the joint ventures operating in Libya. Petro-Canada's joint venture name was changed from Veba Oil Operations (VOO) to HOO.

Petro-Canada's production through the HOO joint venture comes from three concessions that combine the operations of more than 20 fields, and one Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) covering the En Naga North and En Naga West oilfields. Petro-Canada also has equity interests in the Ras Lanuf export terminal and various pipelines through which the majority of the production is exported. Petro-Canada's production is currently sold on contract to the NOC. Because Libya is a member of OPEC, Libyan production has been constrained by OPEC quotas and may again be in the future.

In late 2007, Petro-Canada signed binding heads of agreement with the NOC to convert its existing agreements, except for its exploration licence on Block 137, into six EPSA IV agreements. Once ratified, the EPSAs will run for 30 years and enable the Company and the NOC to jointly design and implement the redevelopment of more than 20 major fields as well as continue exploration in the Sirte Basin. Under the terms of the agreements, Petro-Canada is required to pay a signature bonus of $1 billion. Petro-Canada and the NOC will each pay one-half of development expenditures that are expected to total up to $7 billion US gross. As operator, the Company has also committed to fully fund an exploration program at an estimated cost of $460 million US over a five- to seven-year period.

In 2007, preparations continued for exploration activities on Block 137 in the Sirte Basin, where Petro-Canada is the operator with a 50% working interest. In the third quarter of 2007, the Company completed an environmental impact assessment and Petro-Canada expects to begin 2D and 3D seismic acquisition early in 2008.

In 2007, 14 wells were drilled in the producing fields in Libya (six development wells, six water supply wells and two injector wells). Twelve of the wells were completed. A further two exploration wells were drilled, one of which was a discovery.

Syria

Early in 2006, the Company completed the sale of its mature producing assets in Syria. In November 2006, Petro-Canada acquired operatorship and a 90% interest in a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in the Ebla gas project for $54 million. Under the agreement, Petro-Canada expects to spend approximately $1 billion to develop and produce an estimated 80 MMcf/d of natural gas from the Ash Shaer and Cherrife natural gas fields, with first gas anticipated in 2010. The development includes take or pay contracts for the gas, the price of which is tied to Mediterranean heavy fuel oil prices. In 2007, the Company commenced FEED and undertook 2D and 3D seismic operations. In December 2007, the Company exercised its option to purchase the remaining 10% interest in the Ebla gas PSC.

On Block II, the Company drilled two exploration wells in 2007. The Al Houlou well was plugged and abandoned as a dry hole, while the Al Dahramat well has been suspended pending further testing.

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Trinidad and Tobago

The Company holds a 17.3% working interest in the NCMA-1 offshore natural gas development project operated by BG Group p.l.c. In 2006, subsea tie-backs to the Hibiscus platform for Phases 3a and 3b were completed and first natural gas was achieved in late 2006. Phase 3c was approved and will involve development of the Poinsettia field with a platform and pipeline tie-back to the Hibiscus platform. Production is expected to come on-stream by early 2009. Petro-Canada participated in a well to appraise the Poinsettia discovery, which was spudded late in 2007. Natural gas production is delivered by pipeline to the LNG facility operated by Atlantic LNG at Point Fortin for liquefaction and subsequent sale into U.S. markets.

In 2007, Petro-Canada's share of Trinidad and Tobago offshore production averaged 71 MMcf/d net, up from 63 MMcf/d net in 2006. Increased production reflected the ability to take advantage of short-term opportunities to supply additional volumes to the Atlantic LNG trains. Trinidad and Tobago realized prices for natural gas averaged $4.34/Mcf in 2007, compared with $5.13/Mcf in 2006.

Petro-Canada signed PSCs with the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries for offshore exploration Blocks 1a, 1b and 22 in 2005. These blocks cover a total of 4,258 square kilometres, with Block 1a containing four discoveries. In 2006, the 3D seismic program on Blocks 1a, 1b and 22 offshore Trinidad and Tobago were completed. In 2007, Petro-Canada completed and received approval of its environmental impact assessments for the drilling programs on Blocks 1a, 1b and 22 in advance of the arrival of the contracted drilling rigs. In the third quarter of 2007, the Company drilled and completed the successful Zandolie West exploration well on Block 1a. The Anole well on Block 1b was abandoned as a dry hole and a second well on Block 1a, Zandolie East, was spud in December 2007. On Block 22 offshore Trinidad and Tobago, Petro-Canada as operator with a 90% working interest in the Block, drilled the Cassra-1 well in 430 metres of water and reached a depth of 1,712 metres below sea level. The well encountered the reservoir objective and established a gas water contact. The well has been completed as a discovery and the Company and its partners expect to complete further appraisal work before considering development options.

Other

In Algeria, Petro-Canada is the operator and has a 100% working interest in the Zotti Block. The Zotti exploration well in Algeria was abandoned as a dry hole in the first quarter of 2007. At the end of 2007, the Company closed its operations in Algeria.

In Tunisia during 2006, the Company closed its Tunis office and relinquished its 72.5% interest in the Melitta Block after completing its work commitment. In 2007, the Company focused on exploration of the offshore, non-operated Cap Serrat and Bechateur permits (33% working interest).

In Morocco, Petro-Canada extended its reconnaissance licence on the Bas Draa Block. A gravity magnetic survey was completed in July 2007.

In Western Venezuela, Petro-Canada held a 50% working interest in the La Ceiba Block that straddles the eastern shores of Lake Maracaibo. In 2007, the Company disposed of its interest in the La Ceiba project. A settlement was completed with the Venezuelan Ministry for Energy and Petroleum to compensate Petro-Canada for its working interest in La Ceiba. At the end of 2007, Petro-Canada closed its office in Venezuela.

Business Development Opportunities

In 2007, the Company continued its discussions to import natural gas from Russia to North America through a joint LNG project with Gazprom. An agreement was signed with Gazprom in March 2006 to proceed with the initial engineering design of the liquefaction plant. In February 2008, Petro-Canada was informed that Gazprom had decided not to pursue this project and instead wanted to focus on other projects.

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Link to Petro-Canada's Corporate and Strategic Priorities

The International business is aligned with Petro-Canada's strategic priorities as outlined by its progress in 2007 and goals for 2008.


PRIORITY
 
2007 GOALS
 
2007 RESULTS
 
2008 GOALS



Delivering Profitable Growth with a Focus on Operated, Long-Life Assets


 


•  ramp up Buzzard and L5b-C to full production
•  achieve first production at Saxon in the U.K. sector of the North Sea by year end
•  participate in up to a 17-well exploration drilling program, (depending on rig arrival dates) with balanced risk profile over the next 18 months
•  commence field appraisal and project design activities on the Syria Ebla gas project
•  establish a Libyan exploration program on the newly acquired Sirte exploration block
•  actively pursue LNG supply opportunities


 


•  Buzzard achieved first production early in 2007 and reached plateau production of 200,000 boe/d gross (59,800 boe/d net) in August 2007
•  compressor problems and export line repairs prevented L5b-C from ramping up to full production in 2007
•  achieved first oil at Saxon in November 2007
•  drilled 15 exploration wells, with seven wells suspended as discoveries, five wells abandoned as dry holes and three wells being evaluated
•  commenced FEED and undertook 2D and 3D seismic on the Syria Ebla gas project
•  signed binding heads of agreement for a long-term redevelopment of the Libya concessions and a seven-year exploration program in the Sirte Basin
•  continued negotiations with Gazprom for base load supply to proposed Gros-Cacouna re-gasification facility1


 


•  evaluate 2007 exploration results and deliver 2008 exploration program
•  award EPC contract for Syria Ebla gas project and finalize commercial agreements
•  develop a transition plan for the Libya Concession Development project
•  develop a detailed exploration program in Libya
•  spud first well for the Syria Ebla gas project
•  evaluate opportunities to commercialize Trinidad and Tobago gas discoveries, subject to exploration results

Driving for First Quartile Operation of Our Assets   •  maintain excellent reliability at De Ruyter platform
•  optimize production capacity on Triton area assets by implementing recommendations from de-bottlenecking study
  •  delivered 87% production efficiency at De Ruyter
•  reviewed options for the purchase of Triton de-bottlenecking equipment prior to making the investment decision
  •  maintain excellent production efficiency at the operated De Ruyter and Hanze platforms
•  deliver plateau level production at Buzzard while the enhancement program is implemented


Continuing to Work at Being a Responsible Company

 

•  maintain focus on TRIF, and increase leadership visibility of Zero-Harm effort
•  reduce oil in produced water at Triton
•  collaborate with local stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago to minimize impact of offshore drilling

 

•  TRIF increased to 1.42, compared with 0.80 in 2006 due to the impact of new contractor seismic and drilling operations
•  achieved zero regulatory compliance exceedances for a second year in a row
•  implemented new technology that reduced oil in produced water at Triton by 26% in 2007 to 18.8 milligrams (mg)/litre from 25.3 mg/litre in 2006
•  completed environmental impact assessments on Block 137 in Libya, Block 2 and the Ebla project in Syria and on Blocks 1a, 1b and 22 offshore Trinidad and Tobago
•  proactively managed environmental and fisheries issues in Trinidad and Tobago and endangered species issues in Syria

 

•  continue to work with contractors to reduce injuries and illnesses
•  continue to improve TLM systems and processes in Libya
•  complete the environmental impact assessment for the Ebla gas project in Syria
•  continue to develop stakeholder management processes to maintain positive outcomes with key stakeholders

1
In February 2008, Petro-Canada was informed that Gazprom had decided not to pursue this project and instead wanted to focus on other projects.

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Discontinued Operations

On January 31, 2006, Petro-Canada completed the sale of the Company's producing assets in Syria to a joint venture of companies owned by India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited and the China National Petroleum Corporation for net proceeds of $640 million. The sale resulted in a gain on disposal of $134 million recorded in the first quarter of 2006. This sale aligned with Petro-Canada's strategy to increase the proportion of long-life and operated assets within its portfolio. Petro-Canada's activities in Syria remain part of the Other International producing region, with an active exploration program in Block II and the addition of the Ebla gas project in Syria during 2006. Additional information concerning Petro-Canada's discontinued operations can be found in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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UPSTREAM PRODUCTION AND PRICES

The following table shows Petro-Canada's average daily production of conventional crude oil, NGL, bitumen, synthetic crude oil (from mining operations) and natural gas, before and after deduction of royalties for the years indicated.

Average Daily Production of Crude Oil, NGL, Bitumen, Synthetic Crude Oil and Natural Gas

Reserves information in this table does not conform to SEC standards and is supplemental general information.1

   
Years Ended December 31,

   
2007
 
2006
 
2005
    Before
Royalties
  After
Royalties
  Before
Royalties
  After
Royalties
  Before
Royalties
  After
Royalties

Crude oil and equivalents
(thousands of barrels/day – Mbbls/d)
                       
North American Natural Gas   12.5   9.5   14.2   10.8   14.7   11.2
Oil Sands2   56.9   51.2   52.2   48.8   47.0   46.5
International & Offshore                        
East Coast Canada   98.7   84.4   72.7   68.5   75.3   69.6
International                        
  North Sea   81.3   81.3   33.2   33.2   33.7   33.7
  Other International   47.7   43.4   49.4   44.7   49.8   44.0

Total crude oil and equivalents   297.1   269.8   221.7   206.0   220.5   205.0

Natural gas (MMcf/d)                        
North American Natural Gas   599   471   616   489   668   512
International                        
  North Sea   58   58   63   63   66   66
  Other International   71   65   63   32   72   29

Total natural gas   728   594   742   584   806   607

Total production from continuing operations3 (thousands of barrels of oil equivalent/day – Mboe/d)   418   369   345   303   355   306

Discontinued operations                        
Crude oil and NGL (Mbbls/d)       5.2   1.4   65.9   20.3
Natural gas (MMcf/d)       2     25   4

Total production from discontinued operations3 (Mboe/d)       6   1   70   21

Total production3 (Mboe/d)   418   369   351   304   425   327

Proved oil and NGL reserves1,4
(MMbbls)
  1,022   886   950   841   866   733
Proved natural gas reserves
(trillions of cubic feet – tcf)4
  1.8   1.4   1.9   1.5   2.2   1.7

1
Reporting working interest reserves before royalties and combining oil and gas with oil sands mining activities does not conform to SEC standards and is for general supplemental information only.
2
Includes production of synthetic crude oil from Syncrude mining operation.
3
Natural gas is converted to oil equivalent using six Mcf of gas to one boe.
4
The Company closed the sale of its Syrian producing assets on January 31, 2006.

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The following table shows Petro-Canada's average daily production of conventional crude oil, NGL, bitumen, synthetic crude oil and natural gas, before deduction of royalties by quarter for the years indicated.

Average Daily Production of Crude Oil, NGL, Bitumen, Synthetic Crude Oil and Natural Gas Before Royalties by Quarter

   
2007
Three Months Ended
 
2006
Three Months Ended
    Mar. 31   June 30   Sept. 30   Dec. 31   Mar. 31   June 30   Sept. 30   Dec. 31

Crude oil and equivalents (Mbbls/d)                                
North American Natural Gas   12.4   12.6   12.6   12.5   14.7   14.2   14.2   13.8
Oil Sands1   59.7   52.4   63.8   51.7   45.4   45.6   59.0   58.2
International & Offshore                                
East Coast Canada   97.3   108.4   102.1   87.4   79.4   64.1   62.3   84.7
International                                
  North Sea   64.5   84.7   87.5   88.4   34.8   31.3   26.5   40.7
  Other International   46.5   46.2   49.1   49.0   50.7   49.8   49.7   47.6

Total crude oil and equivalents   280.4   304.3   315.1   289.0   225.0   205.0   211.7   245.0

Natural gas (MMcf/d)                                
North American Natural Gas   605   599   599   594   635   605   611   615
International                                
  North Sea   68   49   59   59   78   65   50   59
  Other International   75   73   65   72   66   56   64   65

Total natural gas   748   721   723   725   779   726   725   739

Total production from continuing
operations
2 (Mboe/d)
  405   425   436   410   355   326   333   368

Discontinued operations                                
Crude oil and NGL (Mbbls/d)           20.6      
Natural gas (MMcf/d)           8      

Total production from discontinued operations2 (Mboe/d)           22      

Total production2 (Mboe/d)   405   425   436   410   377   326   333   368

1
Includes production of synthetic crude oil from Syncrude mining operation.
2
Natural gas is converted to oil equivalent using six Mcf of gas to one boe.

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The following table shows Petro-Canada's average daily production of conventional crude oil, NGL, bitumen, synthetic crude oil and natural gas, after deduction of royalties by quarter for the years indicated.

Average Daily Production of Crude Oil, NGL, Bitumen, Synthetic Crude Oil and Natural Gas After Royalties by Quarter

   
2007
Three Months Ended
 
2006
Three Months Ended
    Mar. 31   June 30   Sept. 30   Dec. 31   Mar. 31   June 30   Sept. 30   Dec. 31

Crude oil and equivalents (Mbbls/d)                                
North American Natural Gas   9.5   10.0   10.1   9.5   11.3   10.7   11.0   10.3
Oil Sands1   55.2   47.6   57.1   45.3   42.8   42.3   54.1   56.2
International & Offshore                                
East Coast Canada   87.2   95.1   83.7   72.8   71.1   59.8   60.4   82.2
International                                
  North Sea   64.5   84.7   87.5   88.4   34.8   31.3   26.5   40.7
  Other International   41.3   41.8   44.9   45.2   45.7   45.2   44.9   43.0

Total crude oil and equivalents   257.7   279.2   283.3   261.2   205.7   189.3   196.9   232.4

Natural gas (MMcf/d)                                
North American Natural Gas   477   470   476   462   487   491   509   481
International                                
  North Sea   68   49   59   59   78   65   50   59
  Other International   75   53   43   56   32   28   34   32

Total natural gas   620   572   578   577   597   584   593   572

Total production from continuing
operations
2 (Mboe/d)
  361   375   380   357   305   287   296   328

Discontinued operations                                
Crude oil and NGL (Mbbls/d)           5.4      
Natural gas (MMcf/d)           1      

Total production from discontinued operations2 (Mboe/d)           6      

Total production2 (Mboe/d)   361   375   380   357   311   287   296   328

1
Includes production of synthetic crude oil from Syncrude mining operation.
2
Natural gas is converted to oil equivalent using six Mcf of gas to one boe.

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Production Outlook

Upstream production is expected to decrease slightly in 2008, primarily due to natural declines in East Coast Canada and Western Canada. Offsetting these decreases is the expectation of additional volumes from the full-year impact of Buzzard and Saxon in the North Sea and higher planned Oil Sands production. Production is expected to average in the range of 390,000 boe/d to 420,000 boe/d in 2008.

Factors that may impact production during 2008 include reservoir performance, drilling results, facility reliability and the successful execution of planned turnarounds.1


1
See the Legal Notice on page 1 for a more complete discussion of the factors that may impact production during 2008.

The following table shows Petro-Canada's 2008 production outlook for conventional crude oil, NGL, bitumen, synthetic crude oil and natural gas in crude oil equivalents before deduction of royalties.

Consolidated Production from Continuing Operations Net
(Mboe/d)

    2007 Actual   2008 Outlook (+/–)

North American Natural Gas        
  – Natural gas   100   93
  – Liquids   12   12

Oil Sands        
  – Syncrude   37   35
  – MacKay River   20   25

International & Offshore        

East Coast Canada   99   85

International        
  – North Sea   91   93
  – Other International   59   57

Total from continuing operations   418   390 – 420

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The following table shows the average sale price for Petro-Canada's conventional crude oil, NGL, bitumen, synthetic crude oil, and natural gas produced, by country and/or region, for the years indicated.

Average Prices for Crude Oil, NGL, Bitumen, Synthetic Crude Oil and Natural Gas

          
Years Ended December 31,


Average annual price received
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005

Crude oil and equivalents ($/bbl)                  
North American Natural Gas   $ 67.37   $ 64.87   $ 59.47
Oil Sands     61.02     54.60     46.90
International & Offshore                  
East Coast Canada     75.87     71.12     63.15
International                  
  North Sea     75.12     72.67     66.13
  Other International1     77.26     72.70     65.79

Total crude oil and equivalents from continuing operations     72.66     67.38     60.45
Discontinued operations         71.84     61.82

Total crude oil and equivalents   $ 72.66   $ 67.48   $ 60.77

North America ($/bbl)                  
Average crude oil and NGL sale price   $ 74.91   $ 70.10   $ 62.55
Average bitumen sale price     28.23     28.93     18.53
Average synthetic crude oil sale price     79.20     72.13     70.41

North America average crude oil and NGL, bitumen and synthetic crude oil price   $ 70.22   $ 64.28   $ 57.18

International ($/bbl)                  
North Sea – average crude oil and NGL sale price   $ 75.12   $ 72.67   $ 66.13
Other International – average crude oil and NGL sale price1     77.26     72.70     65.79

International – average crude oil and NGL sale price from continuing operations   $ 75.90   $ 72.69   $ 65.93

Natural gas ($/Mcf)                  
North American Natural Gas   $ 6.30   $ 6.85   $ 8.47
International                  
  North Sea     7.94     8.91     7.35
  Other International     4.34     5.13     6.62

Total natural gas from continuing operations     6.32     6.96     8.30
Discontinued operations         7.94     6.43

Total natural gas   $ 6.32   $ 6.96   $ 8.24

1
Other International excludes prices realized on production related to the mature Syrian producing assets sold in January 2006, which are shown as discontinued operations.

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The following tables on pages 41 to 45 show Petro-Canada's average product prices, netbacks, net earnings and production before royalties for North American Natural Gas (natural gas equivalent), East Coast Canada (conventional crude oil), Oil Sands (synthetic crude oil and bitumen) and International regions (crude oil equivalents) for the years indicated. Footnotes for the following tables on pages 41 to 45 can be found on page 45.

Petro-Canada monitors production costs and charges to earnings by business segment or region, rather than on a product basis. As a result, unit netbacks and net earnings for a business segment or region producing a mix of crude oil, natural gas and NGL are calculated on an oil- or gas-equivalent basis. In the North American Natural Gas business segment, most crude oil and NGL production is ancillary to the production of natural gas. In the North Sea, crude oil and NGL production represent about 89% of total North Sea production on an oil-equivalent basis. In the Other International region, crude oil and NGL production represent about 80% of total Other International production on an oil-equivalent basis.

North American Natural Gas
($/Mcfe, unless otherwise indicated)

   
2007 Three Months Ended

       
2006 Three Months Ended

             
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2007
    Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2006
    Total
2005
 

 
Average price received   $ 7.64   $ 7.30   $ 5.95   $ 6.64   $ 6.88   $ 8.93   $ 6.87   $ 6.63   $ 6.89   $ 7.34   $ 8.67  
Royalties     (1.68 )   (1.62 )   (1.26 )   (1.48 )   (1.51 )   (2.08 )   (1.37 )   (1.19 )   (1.55 )   (1.55 )   (2.03 )
Operating expenses     (1.32 )   (1.18 )   (1.34 )   (1.32 )   (1.29 )   (0.97 )   (1.15 )   (1.21 )   (1.23 )   (1.14 )   (0.95 )

 
Netback     4.64     4.50     3.35     3.84     4.08     5.88     4.35     4.23     4.11     4.65     5.69  
Overhead expenses (G&A)1     (0.30 )   (0.32 )   (0.25 )   (0.29 )   (0.29 )   (0.24 )   (0.28 )   (0.23 )   (0.25 )   (0.25 )   (0.20 )

 
Netback after overhead expenses     4.34     4.18     3.10     3.55     3.79     5.64     4.07     4.00     3.86     4.40     5.49  
Processing and other income     0.04     0.08     0.06     0.02     0.05     0.03     0.09     0.06     0.06     0.06     0.07  
Exploration expenses     (0.54 )   (0.26 )   (0.31 )   (1.01 )   (0.53 )   (0.52 )   (0.28 )   (0.22 )   (0.46 )   (0.37 )   (0.39 )
Depletion, depreciation and amortization2     (1.76 )   (1.74 )   (1.72 )   (4.22 )   (2.36 )   (1.50 )   (1.56 )   (1.56 )   (1.58 )   (1.55 )   (1.30 )
Income and other taxes3     (0.67 )   (0.67 )   (0.40 )   0.82     (0.23 )   (1.26 )   (0.66 )   (0.73 )   (0.65 )   (0.83 )   (1.44 )

 
Net earnings   $ 1.41   $ 1.59   $ 0.73   $ (0.84 ) $ 0.72   $ 2.39   $ 1.66   $ 1.55   $ 1.23   $ 1.71   $ 2.43  

 
Production, net
(billion cubic feet
equivalent – Bcfe)
    61.1     61.5     62.0     61.5     246.1     65.0     62.8     64.0     64.1     255.9     275.7  

 

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Oil Sands – Syncrude
($/bbl, unless otherwise indicated)

   
2007 Three Months Ended

       
2006 Three Months Ended

             
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2007
    Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2006
    Total
2005
 

 
Average price received   $ 68.79   $ 76.71   $ 81.77   $ 88.01   $ 79.20   $ 69.29   $ 78.38   $ 77.91   $ 63.68   $ 72.13   $ 70.41  
Royalties     (8.26 )   (11.15 )   (12.65 )   (14.87 )   (11.86 )   (6.72 )   (8.45 )   (8.48 )   (4.59 )   (6.98 )   (0.71 )
Operating expenses     (26.68 )   (33.44 )   (20.92 )   (28.49 )   (26.94 )   (43.87 )   (32.77 )   (21.85 )   (26.26 )   (30.00 )   (31.90 )

 
Netback     33.85     32.12     48.20     44.65     40.40     18.70     37.16     47.58     32.83     35.15     37.80  
Processing and other income                                 5.96         1.65      
Depletion, depreciation and amortization     (5.11 )   (5.13 )   (5.12 )   (5.12 )   (5.12 )   (2.70 )   (2.77 )   (3.79 )   (5.15 )   (3.74 )   (1.95 )
Income and other taxes3     (9.33 )   (6.23 )   (13.83 )   5.91     (6.02 )   (5.38 )   3.00     (16.81 )   (9.32 )   (7.75 )   (12.03 )

 
Net earnings   $ 19.41   $ 20.76   $ 29.25   $ 45.44   $ 29.26   $ 10.62   $ 37.39   $ 32.94   $ 18.36   $ 25.31   $ 23.82  

 
Production, net (MMbbls)     3.2     2.9     3.8     3.5     13.4     2.2     2.6     3.1     3.4     11.3     9.3  

 

Oil Sands – MacKay River
($/bbl, unless otherwise indicated)

   
2007 Three Months Ended

       
2006 Three Months Ended

             
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2007
    Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2006
    Total
2005
 

 
Average price received   $ 29.08   $ 25.58   $ 32.48   $ 24.13   $ 28.23   $ 11.24   $ 39.37   $ 39.13   $ 25.84   $ 28.93   $ 18.61  
Royalties     (0.27 )   (0.23 )   (0.28 )   (0.15 )   (0.24 )   (0.09 )   (0.36 )   (2.07 )   0.85     (0.49 )   (0.16 )
Operating expenses     (15.08 )   (21.56 )   (17.28 )   (28.49 )   (19.71 )   (18.60 )   (21.24 )   (14.01 )   (15.42 )   (16.93 )   (16.29 )

 
Netback     13.73     3.79     14.92     (4.51 )   8.28     (7.45 )   17.77     23.05     11.27     11.51     2.16  
Overhead expenses (G&A)1     (1.06 )   (1.36 )   (1.26 )   (1.45 )   (1.26 )   (0.92 )   (0.94 )   (0.76 )   (1.01 )   (0.90 )   (0.77 )

 
Netback after overhead expenses     12.67     2.43     13.66     (5.96 )   7.02     (8.37 )   16.83     22.29     10.26     10.61     1.39  
Processing and other income         0.11     (0.83 )   (0.54 )   (0.29 )   0.02     (0.31 )   (0.03 )   (0.07 )   (0.05 )   (0.06 )
Exploration expenses     (1.38 )   (0.20 )   0.02     (0.32 )   (0.51 )   0.02         0.01     (0.18 )   (0.04 )   (0.12 )
Depletion, depreciation and amortization     (4.30 )   (4.51 )   (4.82 )   (3.73 )   (4.39 )   (4.16 )   (3.16 )   (5.22 )   (5.51 )   (4.63 )   (3.24 )
Income and other taxes3     (2.51 )   0.17     (2.93 )   (0.21 )   (1.53 )   3.87     (0.87 )   (6.02 )   (1.55 )   (1.43 )   0.35  

 
Net earnings (loss)   $ 4.48   $ (2.00 ) $ 5.10   $ (10.76 ) $ 0.30   $ (8.62 ) $ 12.49   $ 11.03   $ 2.95   $ 4.46   $ (1.68 )

 
Production, net (MMbbls)     2.2     1.9     2.0     1.3     7.4     1.9     1.5     2.3     2.0     7.7     7.8  

 

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International & Offshore

East Coast Canada
($/bbl, unless otherwise indicated)

   
2007 Three Months Ended

       
2006 Three Months Ended

             
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2007
    Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2006
    Total
2005
 

 
Average price received   $ 65.76   $ 75.29   $ 76.83   $ 86.45   $ 75.87   $ 69.21   $ 75.85   $ 74.26   $ 66.32   $ 71.12   $ 63.15  
Royalties     (6.75 )   (9.28 )   (13.78 )   (14.34 )   (10.97 )   (7.15 )   (6.79 )   (2.42 )   (2.02 )   (4.54 )   (4.78 )
Operating expenses     (5.14 )   (4.67 )   (5.40 )   (3.27 )   (4.66 )   (5.07 )   (7.49 )   (13.79 )   (4.32 )   (7.27 )   (4.37 )

 
Netback     53.87     61.34     57.65     68.84     60.24     56.99     61.57     58.05     59.98     59.31     54.00  
Overhead expenses (G&A)1     (0.13 )   (0.21 )   (0.20 )   (0.27 )   (0.20 )   (0.26 )   (0.91 )   (0.42 )   (0.27 )   (0.44 )   (0.15 )

 
Netback after overhead expenses     53.74     61.13     57.45     68.57     60.04     56.73     60.66     57.63     59.71     58.87     53.85  
Processing and other income     0.03     0.99     (0.03 )   3.80     1.12     (0.02 )   0.37     3.83     1.70     1.20     0.10  
Exploration expenses     (0.38 )           0.01     (0.09 )                        
Depletion, depreciation and amortization     (11.49 )   (11.07 )   (11.51 )   (11.31 )   (11.34 )   (8.82 )   (8.20 )   (8.28 )   (9.68 )   (8.82 )   (9.66 )
Income and other taxes3     (14.20 )   (16.63 )   (15.51 )   (14.83 )   (15.35 )   (16.49 )   (11.13 )   (18.13 )   (17.19 )   (15.87 )   (14.66 )

 
Net earnings   $ 27.70   $ 34.42   $ 30.40   $ 46.24   $ 34.38   $ 31.40   $ 41.70   $ 35.05   $ 34.54   $ 35.38   $ 29.63  

 
Production, net (MMbbls)     8.7     9.9     9.4     8.1     36.1     7.2     5.8     5.7     7.8     26.5     27.6  

 

North Sea4,5
($/boe, unless otherwise indicated)

   
2007 Three Months Ended

       
2006 Three Months Ended

             
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2007
    Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2006
    Total
2005
 

 
Average price received6   $ 64.34   $ 68.12   $ 73.56   $ 80.54   $ 72.18   $ 67.24   $ 68.48   $ 68.98   $ 64.76   $ 67.16   $ 59.89  
Operating expenses     (14.92 )   (7.48 )   (7.41 )   (7.64 )   (9.03 )   (8.02 )   (9.46 )   (11.29 )   (9.87 )   (9.56 )   (9.62 )

 
Netback     49.42     60.64     66.15     72.90     63.15     59.22     59.02     57.69     54.89     57.60     50.27  
Overhead expenses (G&A)1     (2.77 )   (1.22 )   (1.60 )   (0.80 )   (1.53 )   (2.34 )   (2.19 )   (3.44 )   0.99     (1.55 )   (2.20 )

 
Netback after overhead expenses     46.65     59.42     64.55     72.10     61.62     56.88     56.83     54.25     55.88     56.05     48.07  
Processing and other income     2.70     (0.32 )   (0.16 )   0.80     0.65     2.07     (1.14 )   (0.01 )   1.44     0.70     1.81  
Exploration expenses     (0.77 )   (3.38 )   0.32     (2.75 )   (1.68 )   (0.75 )   (4.61 )   2.02     (1.44 )   (1.33 )   (1.43 )
Derivative contracts associated with Buzzard acquisition             (14.71 )   (17.67 )   (8.75 )                        
Depletion, depreciation and amortization     (20.66 )   (18.86 )   (18.71 )   (17.17 )   (18.73 )   (15.64 )   (16.20 )   (17.13 )   (23.04 )   (18.22 )   (14.79 )
Income and other taxes7     (13.75 )   (18.39 )   (18.26 )   (19.99 )   (17.84 )   (75.56 )   (17.59 )   (19.37 )   (21.30 )   (34.68 )   (14.50 )

 
Net earnings (loss)   $ 14.17   $ 18.47   $ 13.03   $ 15.32   $ 15.27   $ (33.00 ) $ 17.29   $ 19.76   $ 11.54   $ 2.52   $ 19.16  

 
Production, net (MMboe)     6.8     8.4     8.9     9.0     33.1     4.3     3.8     3.2     4.6     15.9     16.3  

 

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North Africa/Near East4,8
($/boe, unless otherwise indicated)

   
2007 Three Months Ended

       
2006 Three Months Ended

             
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2007
    Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total
2006
    Total
2005
 

 
Average price received6   $ 66.68   $ 75.31   $ 77.59   $ 88.53   $ 77.26   $ 71.29   $ 77.27   $ 74.92   $ 67.15   $ 72.70   $ 65.75  
Royalties     (7.55 )   (7.22 )   (6.71 )   (6.92 )   (7.05 )   (7.08 )   (7.15 )   (7.25 )   (6.66 )   (7.01 )   (7.59 )
Operating expenses     (9.19 )   (6.50 )   (7.27 )   (7.08 )   (7.50 )   (5.40 )   (3.49 )   (4.73 )   (6.06 )   (4.91 )   (4.50 )

 
Netback     49.94     61.59     63.61     74.53     62.71     58.81     66.63     62.94     54.43     60.78     53.66  
Overhead expenses (G&A)1     (0.51 )   (0.68 )   (0.64 )   (1.27 )   (0.78 )   (0.61 )   (0.63 )   (0.62 )   (1.38 )   (0.80 )   (0.75 )

 
Netback after overhead     49.43     60.91     62.97     73.26     61.93     58.20     66.00     62.32     53.05     59.98     52.91  
Processing and other income     0.57     0.36     (1.26 )   (0.06 )   (0.12 )   (0.15 )   (0.54 )   0.40     (0.91 )   (0.30 )   2.47  
Exploration expenses     (4.56 )   (0.53 )   0.42     (1.44 )   (1.49 )   (0.68 )   (0.48 )   (0.33 )   (0.38 )   (0.47 )   (0.53 )
Depletion, depreciation and amortization     (2.47 )   (2.27 )   (2.15 )   (2.12 )   (2.25 )   (1.49 )   (1.52 )   (1.54 )   (1.49 )   (1.51 )   (2.04 )
Income and other taxes     (38.89 )   (52.37 )   (55.34 )   (64.84 )   (53.13 )   (52.74 )   (59.97 )   (54.16 )   (48.53 )   (53.89 )   (46.58 )

 
Net earnings   $ 4.08   $ 6.10   $ 4.64   $ 4.80   $ 4.94   $ 3.14   $ 3.49   $ 6.69   $ 1.74   $ 3.81   $ 6.23  

 
Production, net (MMboe)     4.2     4.2     4.5     4.5     17.4     4.6     4.5     4.6     4.4     18.1     18.2  

 

Northern Latin America4,9
($/Mcf, unless otherwise indicated)

   
2007 Three Months Ended

       
2006 Three Months Ended

             
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total 2007     Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Total 2006     Total 2005  

 
Average price received   $ 4.89   $ 4.59   $ 4.19   $ 3.65   $ 4.34   $ 6.32   $ 5.08   $ 4.46   $ 4.70   $ 5.13   $ 6.62  
Royalties         (1.39 )   (1.38 )   (0.82 )   (0.38 )       (0.49 )   (0.15 )   (2.51 )   (1.26 )   (2.06 )
Operating expenses     (0.05 )   (0.17 )   (0.15 )   (0.12 )   (0.12 )   (0.20 )   (0.16 )   (0.07 )   (0.28 )   (0.18 )   (0.17 )

 
Netback     4.84     3.03     2.66     2.71     3.84     6.12     4.43     4.24     1.91     3.69     4.39  
Overhead expenses (G&A)1     (0.07 )   (0.11 )   (0.12 )   (0.19 )   (0.13 )   (0.07 )   (0.19 )   (0.12 )   (0.21 )   (0.15 )   (0.10 )

 
Netback after overhead expenses     4.77     2.92     2.54     2.52     3.71     6.05     4.24     4.12     1.70     3.54     4.29  
Processing and other income     (0.16 )   0.02     (0.03 )   0.17             (0.15 )   0.10     (0.07 )   (0.03 )   0.02  
Exploration expenses     (0.01 )   (0.01 )       (0.01 )   (0.01 )   (0.01 )           (0.01 )   (0.01 )    
Depletion, depreciation and amortization     (0.88 )   (0.88 )   (0.88 )   (0.88 )   (0.88 )   (0.73 )   (0.73 )   (0.73 )   (0.73 )   (0.73 )   (0.65 )
Income and other taxes     (1.49 )   (1.30 )   (0.66 )   (0.59 )   (1.53 )   (3.20 )   (2.07 )   (1.97 )   0.13     (1.29 )   (1.89 )

 
Net earnings   $ 2.23   $ 0.75   $ 0.97   $ 1.21   $ 1.29   $ 2.11   $ 1.29   $ 1.52   $ 1.02   $ 1.48   $ 1.77  

 
Production, net (Bcf)     6.8     6.6     6.0     6.7     26.1     5.9     5.1     5.9     6.0     22.9     26.3  

 

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Discontinued Operations8
($/boe, unless otherwise indicated)

   
2007 Three Months Ended

     
2006 Three Months Ended

             
    Mar. 31   June 30   Sept. 30   Dec. 31   Total
2007
    Mar. 31   June 30   Sept. 30   Dec. 31     Total
2006
    Total
2005
 

 
Average price received6             $ 70.36         $ 70.36   $ 60.39  
Royalties               (52.10 )         (52.10 )   (42.15 )
Operating expenses               (2.65 )         (2.65 )   (3.87 )

 
Netback               15.61           15.61     14.37  
Overhead expenses (G&A)1               (0.23 )         (0.23 )   (0.19 )

 
Netback after overhead               15.38           15.38     14.18  
Processing and other income               (1.06 )         (1.06 )   0.14  
Depletion, depreciation and amortization                             (5.67 )
Income and other taxes               (5.11 )         (5.11 )   (4.55 )

 
Net earnings             $ 9.21         $ 9.21   $ 4.10  

 
Production, net (MMboe)               2.0           2.0     25.6  

 
1
Portion of head office expenses allocated to production.
2
In the fourth quarter of 2007, the North American Natural Gas business unit recorded a charge of $97 million after-tax for the impairment of CBM assets in the U.S. Rockies due to probable reserves reductions combined with lower prices.
3
Income and other taxes in the fourth quarter of 2007 included a tax rate adjustment reflecting the reduction in Canadian federal income tax rates.
4
North Sea and North Africa/Near East include conventional crude oil, NGL and natural gas in crude oil equivalents. Northern Latin America includes only natural gas.
5
Production in the North Sea is subject to a conventional royalty and tax regime. No royalty is payable on production in the U.K. sector. Royalty is payable on onshore production in the Netherlands.
6
Average price for North Sea and North Africa/Near East includes conventional crude oil, NGL and natural gas in crude oil equivalents.
7
In 2007, the Company recorded a $36 million recovery (2006 – $242 million charge) for the U.K. supplemental corporate tax rate adjustment.
8
North Africa/Near East excludes production related to the mature Syrian producing assets sold in 2006, which are shown as discontinued operations.
9
Natural gas production offshore Trinidad and Tobago is held pursuant to a PSC with the government of that country. The government share is split between royalty and tax for Canadian reporting purposes.

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RESERVES

In order to harmonize its oil and gas disclosure in both Canada and the U.S., Petro-Canada applied for, and received, certain exemptions to reserves disclosure requirements as set out in National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities (NI 51-101). This was adopted in 2003 by the securities regulatory authorities in Canada. These exemptions permit Petro-Canada to use its own staff of qualified reserves evaluators to prepare the Company's reserves estimates and to use SEC and FASB standards when reporting oil and gas reserves. In addition, the reserves for the Syncrude mining operation were prepared in accordance with SEC Industry Guide 7.

Petro-Canada strongly believes that the use of its own staff of qualified reserves evaluators, who are familiar with the Company's oil and natural gas assets as a result of working with them on a day-to-day basis, combined with independent third-party assessment of both its reserves processes and its reserves estimates, provides a level of confidence in its reserves data that is at least as valid as that which would be provided if the work was done solely by a third party.

Petro-Canada's staff of qualified reserves evaluators determine the Company's reserves data and quantities based on corporate-wide policies, procedures and practices. The Company believes these reserves policies, procedures and practices conform to the requirements of applicable Canadian and SEC regulations, and of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta's Standard of Practice for the Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves for Public Disclosure.

To confirm the quality of the reserves policies, procedures and practices and the internally generated reserves estimates, Petro-Canada employs the services of independent qualified engineering evaluators and auditors. For 2007, independent petroleum reservoir engineering consultants, Sproule Associates Limited (Sproule) and RPS Energy (RPS), conducted assessments of Petro-Canada's hydrocarbon reserves. RPS completed an independent audit of 42% of the Company's proved crude oil, natural gas and NGL reserves outside of North America. Similarly, Sproule audited 33% of Petro-Canada's North American proved oil and natural gas reserves, not including Oil Sands. The independent auditors' and evaluators' reports concluded that the Company's year-end 2007 proved reserves estimates are reasonable.

Sproule and RPS also audited Petro-Canada's reserves policies, procedures and practices. They concluded that Petro-Canada's reserves booking standards meet applicable disclosure regulations, that management is complying with those standards, and that the reserves process is carried out in a manner and standard consistent with the auditors' practices. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as contract internal auditor, has tested aspects of the non-engineering management control processes used in establishing reserves.

Detailed information about Petro-Canada's proved reserves of crude oil, NGL, natural gas, bitumen and synthetic crude oil, before and after royalties, follows this section.

Petro-Canada's Reserves Processes

Petro-Canada has a well-established reserves management process. The key components of the process are:

Reserves Steering Committee:    Chaired by the senior vice-president, North American Natural Gas, the Reserves Steering Committee meets regularly to address issues regarding the reserves evaluation and reporting processes. Senior managers representing each upstream business unit, finance and legal services make up this Committee.

Reservoir Engineering Organization:    One or more reservoir engineering supervisors are responsible for the functional guidance of reservoir engineering within each upstream business unit. The supervisors ensure that the appropriate standards, processes and quality assurance checks are applied to reservoir engineering activities, including reserves evaluation. The supervisors, as responsible qualified reserves evaluators, sign the annual reserves evaluations for their respective areas.

Reserves Definitions, Policies, Procedures and Practices:    Petro-Canada has developed corporate-wide internal policies, procedures and practices to assist reserves evaluation personnel. These policies are designed to meet internal and external

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reporting requirements and are updated annually, reviewed with the reservoir engineering staff, and are maintained for reference on the reservoir engineering section of Petro-Canada's internal website.

Major Property Reviews:    Each year, prior to business plan development, a series of reviews are conducted with interdisciplinary management on Petro-Canada's major properties. These reviews are intended to ensure that there is a current, accurate and appropriately communicated understanding of these assets and their associated opportunities.

Reserves Software Tools:    Petro-Canada employs a high quality, technical tool kit for reservoir engineering. This software supports the analysis of technical and economic parameters required for reserves evaluation. Ongoing training and competency assessment are used to support the effective use of the tool kit.

Independent Evaluation/Audit/Review:    Independent qualified reserves evaluators are engaged to audit and/or evaluate the Company's internal evaluation processes and to perform such tests as they deem appropriate to ensure Petro-Canada's reserves are appropriately evaluated. Each year's annual independent evaluator assessment plan is reviewed and approved by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board. The independent evaluators' observations and recommendations are reviewed with senior management and are used to guide process improvement activities.

Reserves Review and Disclosure Process:    In December of each year, the management in each business unit reviews the reserves data prepared by the reservoir engineering staff. The officer responsible for each business unit signs an assertion regarding the quality of the reserves estimates and the processes applied. Also in December, Petro-Canada's year-end reserves and preliminary reports from the independent evaluators are reviewed by the Reserves Steering Committee and a copy of the preliminary reserves report is supplied to the external financial auditor. In January, the final reserves report is reviewed with the Executive Leadership Team and the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board.

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The following tables show the Company's estimates of Petro-Canada's total proved crude oil, natural gas, bitumen and synthetic crude oil reserves as at December 31, 2007, and average 2007 daily production by major fields. These reserves numbers represent the sum of oil sands mining and oil and gas activities and are presented before royalties. Reserves shown in this format do not conform to SEC standards and are for general supplemental information only.

Major Reserves and Production Locations, Before Deduction of Royalties


Crude Oilfield/Facility1
 
Location
 
Proved Reserves2,3 at December 31, 2007
(MMbbls)
 
Average 2007 Daily Production2
(Mbbls/d)

Syncrude3   Alberta   350   37
MacKay River   Alberta   276   20
Buzzard   Offshore U.K.   96   44
Hibernia   Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador   48   27
Amal   Libya   36   15
Terra Nova   Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador   30   40
White Rose   Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador   23   32
Ghani Gir/Facha   Libya   19   8
Ghani/Zenad Farrud   Libya   18   10
Ferrier   Alberta   15   2
Other       92   55

Total       1,003   290


Natural Gas Field/Facility1
 
Location
 
Proved Reserves at December 31, 2007
(Bcf)
 
Average 2007 Daily Production
(MMcf/d)

Wildcat Hills area   Alberta   265   100
Hanlan area   Alberta   215   91
NCMA-1   Offshore Trinidad and Tobago   189   71
Medicine Hat   Alberta   149   46
Jedney/Bubbles area   British Columbia   107   26
Denver-Julesburg area   U.S.   95   23
Alderson   Alberta   82   25
Laprise area   British Columbia   70   25
Powder River area   U.S.   69   43
Ricinus/Bearberry/Strachan   Alberta   54   40
Other       464   238

Total       1,759   728

1
Fields are onshore unless otherwise indicated.
2
The reserves and production figures shown in this table do not include NGL. Total Company proved reserves (including oil sands mining) of crude oil and NGL at year-end 2007 were 1,022 MMbbls.
3
Syncrude reserves are synthetic crude oil reserves from oil sands mining. See Legal Notice on page 1 regarding oil sands mining.

Petro-Canada believes that the crude oil, NGL, natural gas, bitumen and synthetic crude oil reserves quantities are reasonable estimates consistent with current knowledge of the characteristics and extent of the productive formations. Estimates are subject to upward or downward revisions as additional information regarding producing fields becomes available, as technology improves and as economic conditions change. Additional proved reserves are expected to be booked during the normal course of continuing development.

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The table shows, for the years indicated, Petro-Canada's estimates of proved reserves, before royalties for Oil and Gas activities. The reporting of working interest reserves before royalties does not conform to SEC standards and is for general supplemental information.

Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves Before Royalties
(Crude oil and equivalents in MMbbls; Natural gas in Bcf)

   
Oil and Gas Activities1, 2, 3, 4, 5

 
   
International

 
North America

         
           
Other International

         
North American Natural Gas

                         
   
North Sea6

 
North Africa/Near
East7, 8, 9, 10, 11

 
Northern Latin
America7, 12

 
Subtotal

 
Western Canada17

 
U.S. Rockies

 
East
Coast

 
Oil
Sands17

 
Subtotal

 
Total

 
   
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Bitumen
 
Crude oil,
NGL &
bitumen
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude oil,
NGL &
bitumen
 
Natural
gas
 

 
Beginning of year 2006   143   115   200   16   239   343   370   42   1,729   7   96   132     181   1,825   524   2,195  
Revisions of previous estimates14   13   (6 ) (2 )   (1 ) 11   (7 ) 1   (47 ) 2   64   18   165   186   17   197   10  
Sale of reserves in place     (2 ) (46 ) (15 )   (46 ) (17 )   (1 )           (1 ) (46 ) (18 )
Purchase of reserves in place                   1             1     1  
Discoveries, extensions and improved recovery                   27             27     27  
Production net   (12 ) (23 ) (18 )   (23 ) (30 ) (46 ) (4 ) (209 ) (1 ) (15 ) (27 ) (8 ) (40 ) (224 ) (70 ) (270 )

 
End of year 2006   144   84   134   1   215   278   300   39   1,500   8   145   123   157   327   1,645   605   1,945  
Revisions of previous estimates14   7   16   (9 ) (1 )   (2 ) 15   (1 ) (90 ) 1   10   7   72   79   (80 ) 77   (65 )
Sale of reserves in place                 (1 ) (11 )         (1 ) (11 ) (1 ) (11 )
Purchase of reserves in place                   1             1     1  
Discoveries, extensions and improved recovery   19   12   3       22   12   1   102   3   41   6   55   65   143   87   155  
Production net   (30 ) (21 ) (17 )   (26 ) (47 ) (47 ) (4 ) (194 ) (1 ) (25 ) (36 ) (8 ) (49 ) (219 ) (96 ) (266 )

 
End of year 2007   140   91   111     189   251   280   34   1,308   11   171   100   276   421   1,479   672   1,759  

 

Proved undeveloped reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year 2006

 

95

 

14

 

22

 


 

178

 

117

 

192

 

1

 

132

 

3

 

30

 

43

 


 

47

 

162

 

164

 

354

 

 
End of year 2006   42   3   3     138   45   141     56   4   36   33   129   166   92   211   233  

 
End of year 2007   20   2   2     138   22   140   1   69   6   46   29   230   266   115   288   255  

 

See footnotes on page 53.

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The table below shows, for the years indicated, Petro-Canada's estimates of proved reserves, after royalties for Oil and Gas activities in accordance with SEC standards for oil and gas activities.

Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves After Royalties
(Crude oil and equivalents in MMbbls; Natural gas in Bcf)

   
Oil and Gas Activities1, 2, 3, 4, 5
 
   
 
   
International
 
North America
         
   
         
           
Other International
         
North American Natural Gas
                         
           
         
                         
   
North Sea6
 
North Africa/Near
East7, 8, 9, 10, 11
 
Northern Latin
America7, 12
 
Subtotal
 

Western Canada17
 
U.S. Rockies
 
East
Coast
 
Oil
Sands17
 
Subtotal
 
Total
 
   
 
   
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude
oil &
NGL
 
Bitumen
 
Crude oil,
NGL &
bitumen
 
Natural
gas
 
Crude oil,
NGL &
bitumen
 
Natural
gas
 

 
Beginning of year 2006   142   115   152   5   203   294   323   34   1,339   5   79   113     152   1,418   446   1,741  
Revisions of previous estimates14   13   (6 ) 28   10   (2 ) 41   2   1   (43 ) 2   55   10   159   172   12   213   14  
Sale of reserves in place     (2 ) (42 ) (15 )   (42 ) (17 )   (1 )           (1 ) (42 ) (18 )
Purchase of reserves in place                   1             1     1  
Discoveries, extensions and improved recovery                   21             21     21  
Production net   (12 ) (23 ) (16 )   (12 ) (28 ) (35 ) (3 ) (166 ) (1 ) (12 ) (25 ) (8 ) (37 ) (178 ) (65 ) (213 )

 
End of year 2006   143   84   122     189   265   273   32   1,151   6   122   98   151   287   1,273   552   1,546  
Revisions of previous estimates14   7   16   (7 )       16   (1 ) (70 ) 1   8   2   55   57   (62 ) 57   (46 )
Sale of reserves in place                 (1 ) (8 )         (1 ) (8 ) (1 ) (8 )
Purchase of reserves in place                   1             1     1  
Discoveries, extensions and improved recovery   20   12   2       22   12     77   3   34   4   48   55   111   77   123  
Production net   (30 ) (21 ) (16 )   (24 ) (46 ) (45 ) (3 ) (151 ) (1 ) (21 ) (31 ) (7 ) (42 ) (172 ) (88 ) (217 )

 
End of year 2007   140   91   101     165   241   256   27   1,000   9   143   73   247   356   1,143   597   1,399  

 

Proved undeveloped reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year 2006

 

95

 

14

 

15

 


 

151

 

110

 

165

 

1

 

99

 

3

 

25

 

33

 


 

37

 

124

 

147

 

289

 

 
End of year 2006   42   4   2     121   44   125     42   4   30   24   124   152   72   196   197  

 
End of year 2007   20   2   2     121   22   123     52   5   38   20   201   226   90   248   213  

 

See footnotes on page 53

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The table below shows, for the years indicated, Petro-Canada's estimates of proved reserves for Oil Sands Mining activities in accordance with SEC Industry Guide 7.

Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves
(Synthetic crude oil in MMbbls)

    Syncrude Mining Operation1,2,3,4,5,13,16,17
 
    Before Royalties   After Royalties  

 
Beginning of year 2006   342   287  
Revisions of previous estimates14   14   12  
Sale of reserves in place      
Purchase of reserves in place      
Discoveries, extensions and improved recovery      
Production net   (11 ) (10 )

 
End of year 2006   345   289  
Revisions of previous estimates14   18   11  
Sale of reserves in place      
Purchase of reserves in place      
Discoveries, extensions and improved recovery      
Production net   (13 ) (11 )

 
End of year 2007   350   289  

 
Proved undeveloped reserves          
Beginning of year 2006   209   173  

 
End of year 2006   219   182  

 
End of year 2007   238   197  

 

See footnotes on page 53.

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The table below shows, for the years indicated, Petro-Canada's estimates of proved reserves for Oil and Gas activities and Oil Sands Mining activities. The reporting of working interest reserves before royalties, MMboe and combining oil and gas and oil sands mining activities together does not conform to SEC standards and is for general supplemental information.

Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves

   
Oil and Gas Activities and Oil Sands Mining

 
   
Natural Gas
(Bcf)
 
Crude Oil & NGLs
(MMbbls)
 
Crude Oil, Natural Gas
& NGLs
(MMboe)
 
    Before
Royalties
  After
Royalties
  Before
Royalties
  After
Royalties
  Before
Royalties
  After
Royalties
 

 
Beginning of year 2006   2,195   1,741   866   733   1,232   1,023  
Revisions of previous estimates14   10   14   211   225   213   228  
Sale of reserves in place   (18 ) (18 ) (46 ) (42 ) (49 ) (45 )
Purchase of reserves in place   1   1          
Discoveries, extensions and improved recovery   27   21       4   4  
Production net   (270 ) (213 ) (81 ) (75 ) (126 ) (111 )

 
End of year 2006   1,945   1,546   950   841   1,274   1,099  
Revisions of previous estimates14   (65 ) (46 ) 95   68   84   60  
Sale of reserves in place   (11 ) (8 ) (1 ) (1 ) (3 ) (2 )
Purchase of reserves in place   1   1          
Discoveries, extensions and improved recovery   155   123   87   77   113   97  
Production net   (266 ) (217 ) (109 ) (99 ) (153 ) (135 )

 
End of year 2007   1,759   1,399   1,022   886   1,315   1,119  

 
Proved undeveloped reserves15                          
Beginning of year 2006   354   289   373   320   432   368  

 
End of year 2006   233   197   430   378   469   411  

 
End of year 2007   255   213   526   445   569   481  

 

See footnotes on page 53.

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1
In order to harmonize its oil and gas disclosure in both Canada and the U.S., Petro-Canada applied for, and received, certain exemptions to reserves disclosure requirements as set out in NI 51-101. These exemptions permit Petro-Canada to use its own staff of qualified reserves evaluators to prepare the Company's reserves estimates and to use SEC and FASB standards when preparing and reporting reserves. Such reserves information may differ from reserves information prepared in accordance with Canadian disclosure standards under NI 51-101. These differences relate to the SEC requirement for disclosure only of proved reserves calculated at constant year-end prices and costs while NI 51-101 requires disclosure of proved plus probable reserves at forecast prices and costs. Also, the definition of proved reserves differs between SEC and NI 51-101 requirements. However, this difference should not be material. The COGE Handbook (the source document for reserves definitions under NI 51-101) supports this view.
2
Petro-Canada employs the services of independent third-party evaluators/auditors to assess its reserves policies, procedures and practices and its reserves estimates.
3
Proved reserves before royalties are Petro-Canada's working interest reserves before the deduction of Crown or other royalties. Such royalties are subject to change by legislation or regulation and can also vary depending on production rates, selling prices and timing of initial production. Reserves quantities after royalty also reflect net overriding royalty interests paid and received.
4
Proved reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and NGL, which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed reserves are those proved reserves that are expected to be recovered from existing wells or facilities. Proved undeveloped reserves are proved reserves which are not recoverable from existing wells or facilities, but which are expected to be recovered through additional development drilling or through the upgrading of existing or additional new facilities.
5
Unproved reserves are based on geological and/or engineering data similar to that used in estimates of proved reserves, but technical, contractual, economic or regulatory uncertainties preclude such reserves being classified as proved. Unproved reserves may be further classified as probable reserves and possible reserves.
6
Reserves in the North Sea are subject to a conventional royalty and tax regime. No royalty is payable on reserves in the U.K. sector. Royalty is payable on onshore reserves in the Netherlands.
7
Proved reserves include quantities of crude oil and natural gas, which will be produced under arrangements, which involve the Company or its subsidiaries in upstream risks and rewards, but which do not transfer title of the product to those companies.
8
In Petro-Canada's PSCs, after royalty proved reserves have been determined using the economic interest method and include the Company's share of future cost recovery and Profit Oil after foreign governments' royalty interest, and include reserves relating to income tax payable. Under this method, reported reserves will increase as oil prices decrease (and vice versa) since the barrels necessary to achieve cost recovery change with the prevailing oil prices. Three per cent of Petro-Canada's total proved reserves before and after royalty are held under PSCs.
9
Reserves in Syria are held under PSCs with the Syrian government and are calculated as per footnote 8.
10
With the exception of the En Naga field, reserves in Libya were held under a concession and subject to a royalty and tax regime. The En Naga field is held under a PSC with the Libyan government, with reserves being calculated as per footnote 8.
11
The volume of proved oil and gas reserves before royalties reported above held under PSCs in the North Africa/Near East region at the end of 2007 was 8 MMbbls of crude oil and NGL and zero Bcf of natural gas. At year-end 2006, the volume was 10 MMbbls of crude oil and NGL and zero Bcf of natural gas. The after royalty reserves volume at year-end 2007 was 7 MMbbls of crude oil and NGL and zero Bcf of natural gas and year-end 2006 was 7 MMbbls of crude oil and NGL and zero Bcf of natural gas.
12
Natural gas reserves offshore Trinidad and Tobago are held under a PSC with the applicable government and are calculated as per footnote 8. The volume of proved natural gas reserves before royalties reported above held under PSCs offshore Trinidad and Tobago at the end of 2007 was 189 Bcf. At year-end 2006, the volume was 215 Bcf. The after royalty reserves volume at year-end 2007 was 165 Bcf and year-end 2006 was 189 Bcf.
13
SEC regulations do not define proved reserves of synthetic crude oil from oil sands mining operations as an oil and gas activity. These reserves are classified as a mining activity and are estimated in accordance with SEC Industry Guide 7. Petro-Canada views these reserves as an integral part of the Company's business. Proved reserves of synthetic crude oil are based on high geological certainty and application of proven or piloted technology. For proved reserves, drill-hole spacing is less than 500 metres and appropriate co-owner and regulatory approvals are in place. Syncrude proved oil sands mining reserves have been determined using SEC year-end prices in the economics.
14
Revisions include changes in previous estimates, either upward or downward, resulting from new information (except an increase in acreage) normally obtained from drilling or production history or resulting from a change in economic factors.
15
Proved undeveloped crude oil and NGL reserves represent approximately 43% of Petro-Canada's total crude oil and NGL proved reserves. The vast majority of these oil and NGL reserves are associated with large development projects currently producing or under active development, including Buzzard, MacKay River, Syncrude, White Rose, Terra Nova and Hibernia. Proved undeveloped gas reserves represent approximately 14% of total proved natural gas reserves. These reserves typically will be developed through tie-in of existing wells, drilling of additional wells or addition of compression facilities. Fifty-four per cent of the proved undeveloped gas reserves are associated with the currently producing NCMA-1 development offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Generally, the Company plans to develop proved undeveloped natural gas reserves in the next few years.
16
For internal management purposes, we view the oil sands mining reserves as part of the Company's total exploration and production operations.
17
Proved reserves in Alberta were calculated using the existing Alberta royalty regime at December 31, 2007. Petro-Canada has run sensitivities using guidelines from the New Alberta Royalty Framework for both its Oil Sands and conventional oil and gas activities and determined that there was no impact on proved reserves before royalties. The impact on proved reserves after royalties was not material.

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Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and Changes Therein Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves

The following disclosures on Standardized Measure of discounted cash flows and changes therein relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves are determined in accordance with the U.S. FASB Statement 69, Disclosures About Oil and Gas Producing Activities. The future cash flows are calculated by applying year-end prices, or prices provided by contractual arrangements, net of royalties, to year-end quantities of proved oil and natural gas reserves. Future production, development and asset retirement costs are based on year-end costs, and estimated future income taxes are based on legislated future income tax rates. The resulting future net cash flows are discounted at 10% per annum. The calculation does not represent a fair market value of the Company's oil and natural gas reserves or of the future net cash flows. No consideration is given to the value of exploration properties or probable reserves. No consideration is given to the value of the Company's share of the Syncrude oil sands mining operation, as it is considered a mining operation under SEC disclosure. The following benchmark commodity prices as at December 31, 2007 were used in deriving the Standardized Measure: WTI at Cushing $95.98/bbl US, Dated Brent at Sullom Voe $96.02/bbl US, New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) gas price at the Henry Hub $7.48/MMBtu US, and Alberta price of natural gas at the AECO-C Hub Cdn $6.18/gigajoule (GJ). The following currency exchange rates were also used: Cdn$/US$ 0.9881, Cdn$/euro 1.4428, Cdn$/British pound 1.96.

Present Value of Estimated Future Net Cash Flows
(millions of Canadian dollars)

 
  Western Canada1
  U.S. Rockies
  East Coast Canada2
 
   
 
      2007     2006     2005     2007     2006     2005     2007     2006     2005  

 
Future cash flows   $ 22,951   $ 12,513   $ 15,255   $ 1,899   $ 1,130   $ 1,058   $ 7,387   $ 7,164   $ 7,746  
Future production, development and asset retirement costs     (13,120 )   (5,593 )   (2,631 )   (486 )   (525 )   (402 )   (1,685 )   (1,499 )   (1,314 )
Future income taxes     (2,317 )   (1,764 )   (4,121 )   (382 )   (187 )   (245 )   (1,457 )   (1,553 )   (1,993 )

 
Future net cash flows     7,514     5,156     8,503     1,031     418     411     4,245     4,112     4,439  
Discount of 10% for estimated timing of cash flows     (4,123 )   (1,927 )   (3,413 )   (446 )   (154 )   (168 )   (1,003 )   (879 )   (1,164 )

 
Discounted future net cash flows   $ 3,391   $ 3,229   $ 5,090   $ 585   $ 264   $ 243   $ 3,242   $ 3,233   $ 3,275  

 
 
 
  North Sea
  North Africa/Near East
  Northern Latin America
 
   
 
      2007     2006     2005     2007     2006     2005     2007     2006     2005  

 
Future cash flows   $ 13,220   $ 8,506   $ 9,092   $ 9,491   $ 8,011   $ 8,984   $ 819   $ 838   $ 1,737  
Future production, development and asset retirement costs     (3,172 )   (2,918 )   (2,844 )   (1,015 )   (1,024 )   (800 )   (205 )   (282 )   (248 )
Future income taxes     (5,303 )   (2,966 )   (3,227 )   (7,457 )   (6,088 )   (7,092 )   (321 )   (289 )   (813 )

 
Future net cash flows     4,745     2,622     3,021     1,019     899     1,092     293     267     676  
Discount of 10% for estimated timing of cash flows     (963 )   (532 )   (859 )   (322 )   (309 )   (392 )   (111 )   (119 )   (305 )

 
Discounted future net cash flows   $ 3,782   $ 2,090   $ 2,162   $ 697   $ 590   $ 700   $ 182   $ 148   $ 371  

 
 
 
  Continuing Operations
  Discontinued Operations
  Total
 
   
 
      2007     2006     2005     2007     2006     2005     2007     2006     2005  

 
Future cash flows   $ 55,767   $ 38,162   $ 43,872   $   $   $ 1,008   $ 55,767   $ 38,162   $ 44,880  
Future production, development and asset retirement costs     (19,683 )   (11,841 )   (8,239 )           (336 )   (19,683 )   (11,841 )   (8,575 )
Future income taxes     (17,237 )   (12,847 )   (17,491 )           (244 )   (17,237 )   (12,847 )   (17,735 )

 
Future net cash flows     18,847     13,474     18,142             428     18,847     13,474     18,570  
Discount of 10% for estimated timing of cash flows     (6,968 )   (3,920 )   (6,301 )           (81 )   (6,968 )   (3,920 )   (6,382 )

 
Discounted future net cash flows   $ 11,879   $ 9,554   $ 11,841   $   $   $ 347   $ 11,879   $ 9,554   $ 12,188  

 
1
Western Canada includes the cash flows of MacKay River in 2006 and 2007. There were no proved reserves at MacKay River at year-end 2005.
2
Additional East Coast Canada reserves quantities will be booked as proved reserves as development proceeds.

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Summary of Changes In Present Value of Estimated Future Cash Flows
(millions of Canadian dollars)

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 

 
Balance at beginning of year   $ 9,554   $ 12,188   $ 7,532  

 
Changes result from:                    
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs     (7,147 )   (5,480 )   (5,273 )
Net changes in prices, operating costs and royalties     8,918     (2,859 )   9,013  
Extensions, discoveries, additions and improved recoveries     2,115     59     1,383  
Changes in estimated future development costs     (1,199 )   (597 )   (758 )
Development costs incurred during the year     698     900     900  
Revisions of previous quantity estimates     817     2,081     3,328  
Accretion of discount     2,042     2,295     1,374  
Net change in income tax     (2,540 )   2,572     (4,711 )
Purchase and sale of reserves in place     642     (367 )   246  
Changes in timing and other     (2,021 )   (1,238 )   (846 )

 
Net change     2,325     (2,634 )   4,656  

 
Balance at end of year   $ 11,879   $ 9,554   $ 12,188  

 

Abandonment and Reclamation Costs

The Company's upstream future asset retirement costs are estimated based on current costs and technology, and in accordance with existing legislation and industry practice. As of December 31, 2007, the total of these future costs was estimated to be $4,136 million undiscounted, or $743 million discounted at 10%. The Company's upstream operations expect to spend approximately $50 million, $46 million and $33 million in the next three years, respectively, for future asset retirement costs. The following table summarizes Petro-Canada's wells that are capable of production.

Productive Wells1 at December 31, 2007

 
  Crude Oil Wells
  Natural Gas Wells
  Total Wells
   
    Gross2   Net3   Gross2   Net3   Gross2   Net3

North America                        
  North American Natural Gas – conventional oil and natural gas   1,048   855   5,442   3,809   6,490   4,664
  Oil Sands – in situ bitumen recovery   48   48       48   48
  East Coast Canada – conventional oil   98   25       98   25

  Total North America   1,194   928   5,442   3,809   6,636   4,737

International                        
  North Sea – conventional oil and natural gas   58   24   32   5   90   29
  Other International                        
    North Africa/Near East – conventional oil and natural gas   233   109       233   109
    Northern Latin America – natural gas       10   2   10   2

  Total International   291   133   42   7   333   140

Total productive wells from continuing operations   1,485   1,061   5,484   3,816   6,969   4,877

1
Wells with multiple completions are counted as one well.
2
Gross wells are wells in which Petro-Canada owns a working interest.
3
Net wells are the sums of the fractional working interests owned by Petro-Canada in gross wells, rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Oil and Natural Gas Rights

Petro-Canada's oil and natural gas rights are summarized in the following table. Landholdings are subject to government regulation.

Oil and Natural Gas Rights at December 31, 2007

   
Developed Lands1
 
Undeveloped Lands1
 
Total
   
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
   
(millions of acres)   Gross2   Net3   Gross2   Net3   Gross2   Net3   Gross2   Net3   Gross2   Net3   Gross2   Net3

Canada                                                
Mainland Canada   2.2   1.2   2.2   1.1   2.6   2.2   2.6   2.1   4.8   3.4   4.8   3.2
Oil Sands   0.4   0.2   0.4   0.2   0.4   0.3   0.4   0.3   0.8   0.5   0.8   0.5
East Coast Canada offshore   0.1     0.1     1.1   0.3   2.0   0.7   1.2   0.3   2.1   0.7
Other frontier4           8.6   7.0   8.9   7.1   8.6   7.0   8.9   7.1

Total Canada   2.7   1.4   2.7   1.3   12.7   9.8   13.9   10.2   15.4   11.2   16.6   11.5

U.S.5   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.3   2.8   1.2   0.5   0.4   2.9   1.3

International                                                
North Sea   0.1     0.1   0.1   3.0   1.0   2.4   0.8   3.1   1.0   2.5   0.9
Other International                                                
  North Africa/Near East   0.4   0.2   0.4   0.2   27.7   21.4   26.9   21.4   28.1   21.6   27.3   21.6
  Northern Latin America   0.1     0.1     1.0   0.9   1.2   1.0   1.1   0.9   1.3   1.0

Total International   0.6   0.2   0.6   0.3   31.7   23.3   30.5   23.2   32.3   23.5   31.1   23.5

Total from continuing operations   3.4   1.7   3.4   1.7   44.8   33.4   47.2   34.6   48.2   35.1   50.6   36.3

1
Developed lands are areas capable of production, while undeveloped lands are areas with rights to explore.
2
Gross acres include the interests of others.
3
Net acres exclude the interests of others.
4
Includes lands located off the west coast of Canada where exploration is currently subject to a moratorium.
5
U.S. figures do not include option acreage in the Alaska Foothills.

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Work Commitments

The practice of governments requiring companies to pledge to carry out work commitments in exchange for the right to carry out exploration for and development of hydrocarbons is common, particularly in unexplored or lightly explored regions of the world. Petro-Canada has made the following commitments in regard to the lands it holds.

Work Commitments as at December 31, 2007
(millions of Canadian dollars)

 
  Petro-Canada Share of Total
Work Commitments

  Petro-Canada Share of Total
Work Commitments to be
Incurred in 20081


Mainland Canada                
Northwest Territories region     $ 14.2     $
East Coast Canada offshore       13.8       8.0
International                
North Sea       46.7       46.7
Other International                
  North Africa/Near East       27.5       27.5
  Northern Latin America            

Total work commitments from continuing operations       102.2       82.2
Discontinued operations            

Total work commitments     $ 102.2     $ 82.2

1
Capital expenditure plan for 2008 includes provisions for these work commitments.

Land Expiries

The following table summarizes the land area by region for which Petro-Canada's rights to explore for or develop hydrocarbons will expire in 2008.

Land Expiries in 2008
(millions of acres)

    Gross1   Net2

North American Natural Gas   0.4   0.3
Oil Sands   0.1   0.1
International & Offshore        
East Coast Canada   0.3   0.1
International   0.4   0.4

Total expiries in 2008   1.2   0.9

1
Gross acres include the interests of others.
2
Net acres exclude the interests of others.

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Drilling Activity

The following table shows Petro-Canada's drilling activity during the years indicated.

Exploration and Development Wells Drilled

    2007   2006   2005
   
    Gross1   Net2   Gross1   Net2   Gross1   Net2

NORTH AMERICAN NATURAL GAS                        
Western Canada and U.S. Rockies                        
Exploration wells3                        
Oil   2   1   3   3    
Natural gas   5   4   18   14   48   31
Dry4   17   11   20   19   21   15

Subtotal   24   16   41   36   69   46

Development wells5                        
Oil   131   117   75   68   4   2
Natural gas   405   293   551   413   666   437
Dry   20   16   9   6   4   3

Subtotal   556   426   635   487   674   442

Total North American Natural Gas   580   442   676   523   743   488

OIL SANDS                        
Development wells5                        
Bitumen   19   19       46   46

Total Oil Sands   19   19       46   46

EAST COAST CANADA                        
Exploration wells3                        
Oil   2   1   3   1   2   1
Dry4            

Subtotal   2   1   3   1   2   1

Development wells5                        
Oil   7   1   10   3   13   3
Dry            

Subtotal   7   1   10   3   13   3

Total East Coast Canada   9   2   13   4   15   4

1
Gross wells are wells (excluding all service wells) in which Petro-Canada owns a working interest. This includes gross overriding royalty (GOR) wells.
2
Net wells are the sum of the fractional working interests owned by Petro-Canada in gross wells, rounded to the nearest whole number. Net wells exclude GOR wells.
3
Exploration wells are wells drilled to find and produce oil or natural gas in an unproved area, to find a new reservoir or to extend the known boundaries of a previously discovered reservoir.
4
A dry hole is an exploration or development well found to be incapable of producing either oil or natural gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion as an oil or natural gas well.
5
Development wells are wells drilled in an oil or natural gas reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon known to be productive.

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Exploration and Development Wells Drilled

    2007   2006   2005
   
    Gross1   Net2   Gross1   Net2   Gross1   Net2

INTERNATIONAL – Continuing Operations                        
Exploration wells3                        
Oil                        
North Sea   3   1       4   3
North Africa/Near East   2   1   1   1   2   1
Natural gas                        
North Sea   2   1   1      
Northern Latin America   1   1        
Dry4                        
North Sea   1   1   2      
North Africa/Near East   1   1   1   1   4   2
Northern Latin America   1   1        

Subtotal   11   7   5   2   10   6

Development wells5                        
Oil                        
North Sea   11   5   18   6   4   1
North Africa/Near East   4   2   5   2   7   4
Natural gas                        
North Sea           1  
Northern Latin America       8   1    
Dry                        
North Sea       1      

Subtotal   15   7   32   9   12   5

Total International   26   14   37   11   22   11

Total wells drilled from continuing operations   634   477   726   538   826   549

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS                        
Development wells5                        
Oil           44   15
Dry           5   2

Total discontinued operations           49   17

Total wells drilled   634   477   726   538   875   566

1
Gross wells are wells (excluding all service wells) in which Petro-Canada owns a working interest. This includes GOR wells.
2
Net wells are the sum of the fractional working interests owned by Petro-Canada in gross wells, rounded to the nearest whole number. Net wells exclude GOR wells.
3
Exploration wells are wells drilled to find and produce oil or natural gas in an unproved area, to find a new reservoir or to extend the known boundaries of a previously discovered reservoir.
4
A dry hole is an exploration or development well found to be incapable of producing either oil or natural gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion as an oil or natural gas well.
5
Development wells are wells drilled in an oil or natural gas reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon known to be productive.

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DOWNSTREAM

Business Summary and Strategy



Petro-Canada has the second largest Downstream business and is the "brand of choice" in Canada. In 2007, Petro-Canada accounted for approximately 13% of the total refining capacity in Canada and about 16% of total petroleum products sold in Canada.

Downstream operations include two refineries - one in Edmonton and one in Montreal - with a total daily rated capacity of 40,500 cubic metre/day (m3/d) (255,000 b/d), a lubricants plant that is the largest producer of lubricant base stocks in Canada, a network of more than 1,300 retail service stations, Canada's largest national commercial road transport network of 229 locations and a robust bulk fuel sales channel.

The strategy in the Downstream business is to increase the profitability of the base business through effective capital investment and disciplined management of controllable factors. In 2008, planned Downstream capital investment


 


GRAPHIC

focuses on growth projects. The Downstream business goal is to deliver superior returns and growth, including a 12% return on capital employed (ROCE) based on a mid-cycle business environment. Key features of the strategy include:

achieving and maintaining first quartile operating performance in all areas

managing and reducing costs, with a specific focus on reducing feedstock costs

growing revenue

Refining and Supply

Petro-Canada owns and operates two refineries with a total daily rated capacity of approximately 40,500 m3/d at the end of 2007. This represented approximately 13% of the Canadian refining industry's total operating capacity in 2007. Petro-Canada's refineries produce a full range of refined petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel oils, heating oils, aviation fuels, heavy fuel oils, asphalts, petrochemicals and feedstock for lubricants.

The following table shows the daily rated capacity of Petro-Canada's refineries as at December 31, 2007 and the approximate average daily volumes of crude oil processed, including volumes processed by Petro-Canada for other companies for the years indicated. The overall crude utilization rate at the two refineries averaged 99% in 2007, up 6% from 2006, due largely to the planned shutdowns in 2006 needed to bring the new diesel desulphurization units on-stream.

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Rated Capacity of Refineries and Average Daily Crude Oil Processed
(thousands of m3/d)

    Average Volumes of
Crude Oil Processed/
Calendar Day
  Daily Rated Capacity1
   
    Years Ended December 31,
   
Refinery Location   2007   2006   2005   As at December 31, 2007

Edmonton, Alberta   20.4   18.9   20.8   19.9
Montreal, Quebec2   19.7   18.9   18.1   20.6
Oakville, Ontario3       2.0  

Total   40.1   37.8   40.9   40.5

1
Daily rated capacity is based on calendar days and defined specifications as to types of crude oil, the products to be obtained and the refinery processes required. Variations in these factors may result in actual capacity being higher or lower than rated capacities.
2
Includes capacity expansion completed at Montreal in December 2004 and rated in 2005 at an additional 3,900 m3/d.
3
The second of two crude processing trains at the Oakville refinery was permanently closed on April 11, 2005. This was part of the previously announced consolidation of Eastern Canada refinery operations. Prior to such closure, daily rated capacity was 7,000 m3/d.

Looking forward, Petro-Canada intends to take advantage of the trend toward increased production of cheaper, heavier crudes. In 2007, Downstream continued construction of the Edmonton refinery conversion project to process 100% oil sands-based feedstock and furthered engineering and evaluation of a potential 4,000 m3/d (25,000 b/d) coker at the Montreal refinery.

Petro-Canada is well positioned with the supply capability to optimize profitability within a range of future business scenarios.

Edmonton Refinery

The Edmonton refinery is Petro-Canada's most efficient refinery, producing a high yield of light oils. It uses synthetic crude oil for approximately 40% of its crude charge. Synthetic crude oil produces a higher yield of gasoline and middle distillates than conventional crude oil. The remainder of the refinery's crude charge is conventional light sweet and sour crude oil.

At the Edmonton refinery, Petro-Canada is building new crude and vacuum units, and expanding coker capacity and sulphur removal capability to upgrade and refine oil sands-based feedstock. The new configuration, targeted for completion in the fourth quarter of 2008, will allow the refinery to directly upgrade an Athabasca blend feed of 5,500 m3/d (comprised of 4,100 m3/d of bitumen and 1,400 m3/d of diluent) and process 7,600 m3/d of sour synthetic crude oil, displacing the conventional crude that is refined today. The refinery will also continue to process sweet synthetic crude through its synthetic train. Refer to the Oil Sands content in the Upstream section of this AIF for bitumen and sour crude oil feedstock supply arrangements for after the completion of the Edmonton refinery reconfiguration.

Montreal Refinery

The Montreal refinery, supplied with imported crude oil primarily through the Portland-Montreal pipeline, has a flexible configuration that allows processing of a variety of crude oils, including heavy grades and intermediate feedstock. The refinery produces gasoline, distillates, asphalts, heavy fuel oil, petrochemicals, solvents and feedstock for lubricants.

Petro-Canada continues its assessment of the potential addition of a 4,000 m3/d (25,000 b/d) coker unit, which would allow the Montreal refinery to leverage lower cost heavier crude feedstock and shift production of lower value asphalt and heavy fuel oil to higher value diesel and gasoline fuel. The assessment is expected to be completed in 2008, at which time a decision will be made on whether to proceed with the project.

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Oakville Terminal

As part of the Eastern Canada refining and supply consolidation project, the former Oakville refinery completed a phased shutdown of its operations during the second quarter of 2005. Oakville's terminal facilities were expanded to handle receipt of finished light oil product from Montreal via the Trans-Northern Pipeline Inc. (TNPI) pipeline. In total, the expanded Oakville terminal, in combination with existing industry terminal facilities in north Toronto, is capable of receiving TNPI full light oil capacity of 10,000 m3/d, replacing the light oil that was produced by the Oakville refinery operations.

ParaChem Chemicals Plant

Petro-Canada holds a 51% working interest in ParaChem Chemicals L.P. (ParaChem), which owns and operates a petrochemicals plant located adjacent to the Montreal refinery. The plant primarily produces up to 350,000 metric tons/year of paraxylene (PX), which is used to manufacture polyester textiles and plastic bottles. ParaChem also produces benzene, hydrogen and heavy aromatics. The 75-hectare plant site is located in Montreal's industrial district, with access to pipelines, the sea and rail shipping facilities. Its hydrocarbon storage capacity exceeds 300 million litres.

Petro-Canada currently supplies mixed xylenes and toluene to ParaChem. The integration of the ParaChem plant with the Montreal refinery provides several synergies, including the ability to capture more of the petrochemicals value chain through vertical integration. In 2007, a tunnel and pipeline were completed between the Montreal refinery and the ParaChem plant, facilitating the safe and cost-effective transfer of various products between the facilities. ParaChem continues to assess various long-term growth projects that would leverage its strategic position in Quebec's petrochemical market and is working closely with Petro-Canada to identify and capture further synergies between the two companies.

Supply and Distribution

Petro-Canada purchases crude oil and other refinery feedstock from Canadian and international sources under a number of different contractual arrangements. The Downstream business is responsible for arranging domestic and foreign crude supply for the Company's refineries as well as marketing Petro-Canada's upstream crude oil production. Upstream crude oil production is generally marketed through short-term renewable contracts. There is a well-developed infrastructure for third-party supply of both domestic and imported crudes to markets in North America. Purchases are generally through short-term, renewable contracts. Petro-Canada is not dependent on any single source of supply for conventional crude oil and does not anticipate any difficulty in obtaining an adequate supply in the foreseeable future.

Efficiencies are achieved through refined product exchange, purchase, sale and short-term storage arrangements with other petroleum companies. These arrangements reduce capital and transportation costs, assist in the maintenance of supply to customers and enable Petro-Canada to participate in geographical areas without the need to invest capital in distribution facilities. Applicable agreements contain appropriate provisions for consistent product quality to be maintained for the Company's customers. In addition, Petro-Canada purchases approximately 60,000 b/d of refined product predominantly from North American and European refiners.

Petro-Canada operates an extensive distribution network, using pipeline, road, rail and marine transportation, to deliver refined products to retail outlets and commercial and industrial customers. The Company holds interests in two refined product pipelines, one crude pipeline and a joint venture interest in one major refined products terminal. Petro-Canada also owns and operates 11 major refined products terminals across Canada.

Sales and Marketing

In 2007, Petro-Canada was the second largest marketer of petroleum products in Canada. Petro-Canada's petroleum product sales represented approximately 16% of total petroleum products sold in Canada during 2007. Petro-Canada markets a full range of petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel oils, heating oils, aviation fuels, heavy fuel oils, asphalts, lubricants, petrochemical

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feedstock and liquefied petroleum gases. Petro-Canada also generates non-petroleum revenue from convenience stores, car washes, and automotive repair and maintenance services. During 2007, the Company continued to focus on profitable growth through initiatives directed at the retail and PETRO-PASS truck stop networks.

Average Daily Sales of Petroleum Products
(thousands of m3/d)

   
Years Ended December 31,

    2007   2006   2005

Gasoline1            
  Eastern Canada   13.8   13.5   13.9
  Western Canada   10.3   10.7   10.5

  Subtotal   24.1   24.2   24.4

Middle distillates2            
  Eastern Canada   8.8   8.7   8.9
  Western Canada   11.1   10.9   10.8

  Subtotal   19.9   19.6   19.7

Other3   9.3   8.7   8.7

Total   53.3   52.5   52.8

1
Includes motor and aviation gasoline.
2
Includes diesel oils, heating oils and aviation jet fuels.
3
Includes heavy fuel oils, asphalts, lubricants, liquefied petroleum gases, petrochemical feedstock and other petroleum and non-petroleum products.

The following table shows the annual revenues derived from refining and marketing activities during the years indicated.

Refining and Marketing Revenues
(millions of Canadian dollars)

   
Years Ended December 31,

      2007     2006     2005

Gasoline1   $ 5,883   $ 5,481   $ 5,027
Middle distillates2     4,864     4,537     4,244
Other3     2,606     2,363     2,081

Total   $ 13,353   $ 12,381   $ 11,352

1
Includes motor and aviation gasoline.
2
Includes diesel oils, heating oils and aviation jet fuels.
3
Includes heavy fuel oils, asphalts, lubricants, liquefied petroleum gases, petrochemical feedstock and other petroleum and non-petroleum products.

Retail

At December 31, 2007, Petro-Canada's network of retail sites consisted of 1,313 outlets across Canada, of which 817 were Company-controlled and the balance were controlled by third parties. Independent dealers and agents operate all the outlets.

The Company continued to advance Petro-Canada's standing as the "brand of choice" through focusing on selective representation and site development, generating high site throughputs and achieving a 17% share of the national retail market. In 2007, Petro-Canada led the industry in key urban market metrics and continued to improve the fundamentals of the business as it completed the core of its re-imaging program. The execution of this program enabled the realization of industry-leading throughputs among integrated petroleum companies, with annual gasoline sales from re-imaged sites within Petro-Canada's network averaging just under seven million litres per site. The Company will continue to extend this new image program to independent retailers and, to

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date, nearly 60% of these retailers have elected to invest their capital in the new image standard. In addition, the Company also advanced the development of its new integrated highway facilities, which is a combined retail and PETRO-PASS offering.

Petro-Canada continued to leverage its position as a market innovator with the advancement of new offerings such as Neighbours and Glide Autowash. Neighbours is a new retail concept that combines fresh food and coffee with convenience products, services and fuel at a single location. In 2007, the Company opened five new Neighbours, bringing the total number of stores to 13. Glide Autowash is a completely re-engineered, high quality car wash offer that allows consumers to choose between a touchless or cloth wash at the same facility. Petro-Canada opened three new Glide Autowash locations in 2007, finishing the year with four locations. Based on the success of these developments, the Company plans to broaden the availability of these offerings over the coming years. Petro-Canada also continued to focus on expanding its non-petroleum revenue base, as evidenced by the 9% year-over-year sales growth of its convenience store business and 7% increase in same-store sales in 2007, compared with 2006.

Wholesale

Petro-Canada sells petroleum products into farm, home heating, paving, small industrial, commercial and truck markets. This category accounted for approximately 62% of total Downstream sales volumes in 2007, down slightly from 63% in 2006. Petro-Canada is the leading national marketer to the commercial road transport segment in Canada with 229 PETRO-PASS sites. The Company also sells large volumes of petroleum products directly to large industrial and commercial customers, and independent marketers.

The Company's focus has been on improving its sales mix in the high value channels of commercial road transport and bulk fuels channels. In 2007, Petro-Canada continued to expand and upgrade the network in key growth markets.

Lubricants

The lubricants plant in Mississauga, Ontario produces specialty lubricants and waxes that are marketed in Canada and internationally. Petro-Canada's lubricants plant is the largest producer of lubricant base stocks in Canada, sixth largest in North America and eleventh largest in the world, with annual base oil production capacity in excess of 900 million litres. In June 2006, the lubricants plant was expanded by 25% to support the growth of its high margin, specialty lubricants business.

The lubricants plant uses a two-stage hydro-treating process, which is unique in Canada. This process enables Petro-Canada to refine gas oils produced from a wide range of crude feedstock into lubricating oil-based stocks that are among the highest level of purity of any base stocks in the world. Advancing lubricant technology and growing environmental concerns continue to increase the demand for high purity, hydro-treated base stocks for many lubricant applications. Petro-Canada is well positioned to meet this growing demand. In 2007, Petro-Canada received international recognition for its new food grade lubricant, PURITY™, with MICROL™+ by winning the international Stevie Award® for Best New Product. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding performance in the workplace worldwide.


+
MICROL is an antimicrobial product protection agent.

The Company's product-driven strategy is to improve plant safety and reliability and grow volume in high margin segments. In 2007, Petro-Canada continued to focus on optimizing operations and maintenance procedures based on industry best practices. Lubricants sales in 2007 totalled 778 million litres, an increase of approximately 8% compared with sales volumes of 722 million litres in 2006. The increase in sales volumes was due to higher base fluid, white oil and commercial and industrial product sales, partially offset by a decline in process fluid sales. Sales in high margin product segments represented 72% of total sales by year-end 2007.

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Pipelines

Petro-Canada complements its production, extraction and refining operations with ownership in crude oil and refined product pipelines. The principal pipelines in which the Company has an interest are Alberta Products Pipe Line Inc., TNPI and Montreal Pipe Line Limited.

Link to Petro-Canada's Corporate and Strategic Priorities

The Downstream business is aligned with Petro-Canada's strategic priorities as outlined by its progress in 2007 and goals for 2008.


PRIORITY
 
2007 GOALS
 
2007 RESULTS
 
2008 GOALS


Delivering Profitable Growth with a Focus on Operated, Long-Life Assets

 

•  continue the Edmonton refinery conversion project to enable the planned startup in 2008
•  complete Montreal coker feasibility study for investment decision in 2007
•  continue to invest in smaller scale refinery yield and reliability improvement projects
•  continue to integrate the Montreal refinery and the ParaChem Chemicals L.P. plant

 

•  advanced construction of the Edmonton refinery conversion project, which was 61% complete at year-end 2007 and on track for planned startup in 2008
•  completed FEED for proposed 25,000 b/d Montreal coker
•  invested $41 million in smaller scale refinery yield and reliability improvement projects in 2007
•  completed tunnel and pipelines and captured synergies between ParaChem plant and the Montreal refinery

 

•  advance Montreal coker, with final investment decision expected in the second quarter of 2008
•  complete Edmonton refinery conversion project for startup in the fourth quarter of 2008
•  continue to invest in smaller scale refinery yield and reliability improvement projects
•  selectively invest in retail and wholesale assets


Driving for First Quartile Operation of Our Assets

 

•  continue to focus on safety and refinery reliability
•  increase retail non-petroleum revenue
•  grow high margin lubricants sales volumes

 

•  achieved a combined reliability index of 92 at the Company's two refineries
•  grew convenience store sales by 9% and same-store sales by 7%, compared with 2006
•  increased high margin lubricants sales volumes by 3% in 2007

 

•  continue to focus on safety and refinery reliability, with increased focus on process safety
•  reduce feedstock costs
•  increase retail non-petroleum revenue
•  grow high margin lubricants sales volumes


Continuing to Work at Being a Responsible Company

 

•  maintain focus on TRIF and regulatory compliance exceedances
•  meet provincial ethanol regulations
•  continue to focus on community relations, including establishment of Community Liaison Committee in Montreal
•  continue to look for partnerships with Aboriginal communities on retail opportunities

 

•  TRIF decreased to 0.64, compared with 0.80 in 2006
•  recorded 12 regulatory compliance exceedances in 2007, compared with 10 in 2006
•  complied with provincial ethanol regulations in Ontario and Saskatchewan
•  established Montreal Liaison Committee and held an open house for the community
•  grew retail business with Aboriginal communities in 2007

 

•  maintain focus on TRIF and regulatory compliance exceedances
•  assess highest risk retail sites for safety and security enhancements
•  assess water use at retail and wholesale facilities and review current management activities in high risk areas

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HUMAN RESOURCES

As at December 31, 2007, Petro-Canada and its wholly owned subsidiaries had 5,603 employees, compared with 5,156 employees as at December 31, 2006. Of the year-end 2007 employees, 873 employees were employed in the North American Natural Gas business unit, 488 employees were in the Oil Sands business unit, 446 employees were in the International & Offshore business unit and 2,484 employees were in Downstream. The remaining 1,312 employees were corporate support staff. Five hundred and sixty-five employees were employed outside of Canada, of which 207 were corporate support staff employees and 28 were Downstream employees.

Approximately 20% of Petro-Canada's employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements in 2007. Approximately 91% of the Company's unionized employees were members of the Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) in 2007, which represents refinery, marketing, gas plant and offshore production workers. Three-year collective bargaining agreements with most CEP locals will expire on January 31, 2010. The collective agreement covering employees on the Terra Nova FPSO expires in September 2008. Negotiations for a renewed agreement are expected to start in advance of the contract expiry. Negotiations continue at our Montreal refinery, where a Company initiated work stoppage commenced on November 21, 2007.

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES

Petro-Canada is determined to earn the support received from stakeholders, not just through excellence in meeting customers' energy needs, but by also playing an active and important role in the communities where the Company lives and operates. Petro-Canada conducts business in a highly principled manner, as guided by a Code of Business Conduct (a copy of which is available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com), corporate values and standards, and the values and standards of the societies that host Petro-Canada operations. Wherever the Company operates around the world, Petro-Canada aims to invest and conduct operations in a manner that is economically rewarding to all parties, is recognized as being ethically, socially and environmentally responsible, is welcomed by the communities in which Petro-Canada operates, and helps facilitate economic, human and community development within a stable operating environment. Petro-Canada subscribes to the International Code of Ethics for Canadian Business, the United Nations Global Compact and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Petro-Canada executives are accountable for the effective execution of TLM policy1 and standards. Petro-Canada periodically reviews each business unit or Shared Services unit based on risk to assess the implementation of the policy and standards. The Executive Leadership Team reviews environment, health and safety performance monthly. As well, the Environment, Health and Safety Committee of the Board reviews environment, health and safety performance throughout the year.


1
Petro-Canada's TLM framework is a systematic approach to identify, assess and control operational risk.

At Petro-Canada, investing in communities is an integral part of the way the Company does business. Petro-Canada works with communities in the Company's key business locations to ensure its presence generates value and makes a difference for its neighbours. The Company invests in large scale initiatives that provide significant benefits at a national level, as well as in grassroots programs and services at the local level. Following a detailed strategic review of its community partnerships program, a new strategy was launched in 2007 with a focus on education, the environment and local community support.

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Cash and In-Kind Contributions of nearly $15 million in 2007

Highlights

In 2007, Petro-Canada invested nearly $10 million to strengthen key communities where the Company has operations, and where employees live and work. In support of the Company's largest partnership – the Olympics and Paralympics – Petro-Canada invested more than $5 million to support Canadian athletes and coaches at the grassroots level.

Education is a key area of investment to develop skills and competencies Petro-Canada uses today and will need in the future. Since its creation in 2006, the Petro-Canada Emerging Leaders Awards program has been established at five post-secondary institutes for a total long-term commitment of more than $4 million.

To ensure the strength of its community partnerships, the Company became a founding member of the London Benchmarking Group, which provides a framework and tools to measure the input and impact of community investment.

Petro-Canada employees are increasingly involved in providing leadership and assistance within their communities. Employees and the Company donated nearly $3.4 million to United Way campaigns across North America in 2007. In addition, the Petro-Cares program provided 798 grants totalling $325,589 to non-profit organizations supported by employees and retirees who give their time to the community. These volunteer grants, created in 1992, have now surpassed $2 million. Through the Company's year-round Petro-Cares days, employees and retirees contributed more than 4,000 hours of volunteer time to 105 projects for non-profit organizations.

In 2007, Petro-Canada reaffirmed its commitment to the pursuit of the Olympic ideals by presenting the Petro-Canada sports leadership conference in Halifax, by providing Canadian Olympians and Paralympians the opportunity to take their inspirational messages to schools, and by developing the popular iwilldreambig.ca website to profile developing Canadian athletes.

To learn more about Petro-Canada's community involvement, please access the annual Report to the Community available on the Company's website (www.petro-canada.ca). The 2007 Report will be published mid-2008.

   
Years Ended December 31,

(millions of Canadian dollars)     2007     2006     2005

Local Community Support1   $ 5.0   $ 6.2   $ 3.6
Olympic/Paralympic     5.0     10.7     0.3
Education     2.4     1.5     1.8
United Way2     1.3     1.2     1.0
Environment     1.2     0.6     0.6

Total   $ 14.9   $ 20.2   $ 7.3

1
Contributions to communities from Petro-Canada operating units and the community partnerships program (including the Petro-Cares program) plus in-kind donations.
2
Company contributions and campaign costs only (excludes employee donations).

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ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES

In 2007, Petro-Canada's environmental capital and operating expenditures totalled $280 million, compared with $501 million in 2006 and $856 million in 2005. The decrease in 2007 expenditures mainly reflected the completion of Downstream projects to meet new federal regulations for sulphur limits in diesel.

Environmental expenditures included purchase, installation, operation and maintenance of pollution abatement equipment and facilities, replacement of underground tanks, waste management, environmental studies and research, reclamation activities and the workforce costs of environmental staff and consultants.

The following table shows Petro-Canada's expenditures for environmental matters during 2007.

Environmental Costs – Year Ended December 31, 2007
(millions of Canadian dollars)

      Capital     Operating
Expense
    Total

Upstream   $ 62   $ 120   $ 182
Downstream     65     33     98

Total environmental costs   $ 127   $ 153   $ 280

More detailed information on the Company's policies and performance relative to the environment will be included in the annual Report to the Community, which will be published on the Company's website (www.petro-canada.ca) mid-2008.

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Select Financial Data

Consolidated Financial Information
(millions of Canadian dollars, except per share1 amounts)

       
Years Ended December 31,

 
          2007     2006     2005  

 
Statement of earnings data                        
Revenue                        
  Operating       $ 21,710   $ 18,911   $ 17,585  
  Investment and other income (expense)         (460 )   (242 )   (806 )

 
    Total revenue         21,250     18,669     16,779  

 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes         4,907     3,972     3,402  
Provision for income taxes         2,174     2,384     1,709  

 
Net earnings from continuing operations         2,733     1,588     1,693  
Net earnings from discontinued operations             152     98  

 
Net earnings       $ 2,733   $ 1,740   $ 1,791  

 
Net earnings                        
Upstream                        
  North American Natural Gas       $ 191   $ 405   $ 674  
  Oil Sands         316     245     115  
  International & Offshore                        
  East Coast Canada         1,229     934     775  
  International         374     (206 )   (109 )
Downstream         629     473     415  
Shared Services         (6 )   (263 )   (177 )
Discontinued operations             152     98  

 
Net earnings       $ 2,733   $ 1,740   $ 1,791  

 
Earnings per share from continuing operations   – basic   $ 5.59   $ 3.15   $ 3.27  
    – diluted     5.53     3.11     3.22  
Earnings per share   – basic     5.59     3.45     3.45  
    – diluted     5.53     3.41     3.41  
Dividends per share         0.52     0.40     0.33  
Cash flow from continuing operating activities         3,339     3,608     3,783  

 
Balance sheet data (at end of year)                        
Total assets         23,852     22,646     20,655  
Debt         3,450     2,894     2,913  
Cash and cash equivalents2         231     499     789  
Shareholders' equity         11,870     10,441     9,488  
Average capital employed2       $ 14,328   $ 12,868   $ 11,860  

 
1
Per share amounts are quoted on a post-stock dividend basis reflecting the stock dividend declared in July 2005.
2
Includes discontinued operations.

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Quarterly Information
(millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

   
2007
Three Months Ended

 
2006
Three Months Ended

 
      Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31     Mar. 31     June 30     Sept. 30     Dec. 31  

 
Total revenue from continuing operations   $ 4,841   $ 5,478   $ 5,497   $ 5,434   $ 4,188   $ 4,730   $ 5,201   $ 4,550  
Net earnings                                                  
Upstream                                                  
  North American Natural Gas   $ 112   $ 81   $ 55   $ (57 ) $ 139   $ 97   $ 78   $ 91  
  Oil Sands     43     34     110     129     (19 )   101     108     55  
  International & Offshore                                                  
  East Coast Canada     256     334     293     346     229     254     190     261  
  International     9     195     200     (30 )   (281 )   (63 )   139     (1 )
Downstream     184     259     105     81     75     139     176     83  
Shared Services     (14 )   (58 )   13     53     (89 )   (56 )   (13 )   (105 )
Discontinued operations                     152              

 
Net earnings   $ 590   $ 845   $ 776   $ 522   $ 206   $ 472   $ 678   $ 384  

 
Earnings per share from continuing operations1                                                  
Basic   $ 1.19   $ 1.71   $ 1.59   $ 1.08   $ 0.11   $ 0.93   $ 1.36   $ 0.77  
Diluted   $ 1.18   $ 1.70   $ 1.58   $ 1.07   $ 0.10   $ 0.92   $ 1.34   $ 0.76  
Earnings per share1                                                  
Basic   $ 1.19   $ 1.71   $ 1.59   $ 1.08   $ 0.40   $ 0.93   $ 1.36   $ 0.77  
Diluted   $ 1.18   $ 1.70   $ 1.58   $ 1.07   $ 0.40   $ 0.92   $ 1.34   $ 0.76  

 
1
Per share amounts are quoted on a post-stock dividend basis, reflecting the stock dividend declared in July 2005.

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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ON PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND EXPLORATION

The following table shows Petro-Canada's capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment and exploration for the years indicated.

Capital Expenditures on Property, Plant and Equipment and Exploration
(millions of Canadian dollars)

      2007     2006     2005

Exploration                  
North American Natural Gas   $ 144   $ 160   $ 173
Oil Sands     20     6     32
International & Offshore                  
East Coast Canada     (2 )   3     12
International                  
  North Sea     71     37     37
  Other International     220     40     36

Total exploration     453     246     290

Development                  
North American Natural Gas     514     523     496
Oil Sands     408     269     432
International & Offshore                  
East Coast Canada     161     253     302
International                  
  North Sea     324     551     525
  Other International     147     132     98

Total development     1,554     1,728     1,853

Property acquisitions                  
North American Natural Gas     208     105     44
Oil Sands     351     102     308

Total property acquisitions     559     207     352

Downstream                  
Refining and supply     1,214     1,038     883
Sales, marketing and other     155     142     108
Lubricants     27     49     62

Total Downstream     1,396     1,229     1,053

Shared Services     26     24     12

Total capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment and exploration from continuing operations     3,988     3,434     3,560

Discontinued operations         1     46

Total capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment and exploration   $ 3,988   $ 3,435   $ 3,606

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In 2008, spending on new growth projects is expected to increase substantially. Two-thirds of planned capital expenditures support delivering profitable new growth and funding exploration and new ventures. This is up by more than $1 billion, compared with the same categories in 2007. The remaining one-third of 2008 planned capital expenditures is directed toward replacing reserves in core areas, enhancing existing assets, improving base business profitability and complying with new regulations.


2008 Capital Outlook
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)

Comply with new regulations     $ 105
Enhance existing assets       290
Improve base business profitability       140
Replace reserves in core areas       1,195
Advance new growth projects       3,205
Fund exploration and new ventures for long-term growth       350

Total continuing operations     $ 5,285


Capital Investment by Business – 2008 Outlook
 
(millions of Canadian dollars)

Upstream        
  North American Natural Gas     $ 675
  Oil Sands       1,520
  International & Offshore        
  East Coast Canada       295
  International       1,635

Subtotal       4,125

Downstream        
  Refining and Supply       950
  Sales and Marketing       150
  Lubricants       25

Subtotal       1,125

Shared Services       35

Total continuing operations     $ 5,285

DIVIDENDS

Petro-Canada regularly reviews its dividend strategy to ensure the alignment of dividend policy with shareholder expectations, and financial and growth objectives. Currently, the Company's first priority for available cash is to fund growth opportunities. The second priority is to return funds to shareholders through dividends and the share buyback program. Total dividends paid in 2007 were $255 million ($0.52/share), compared with $201 million ($0.40/share) in 2006 and $181 million ($0.33/share) in 2005.

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Capital Structure

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE

The Company's authorized share capital is comprised of an unlimited number of common shares, an unlimited number of preferred shares issuable in series designated as senior preferred shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares issuable in series designated as junior preferred shares. As at December 31, 2007, there were 483,459,119 common shares issued and outstanding. To the knowledge of the Board of Directors and officers of Petro-Canada, no person beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over securities carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to any class of voting securities of the Company. The holders of common shares are entitled to attend all meetings of shareholders and vote at any such meeting on the basis of one vote for each common share held. As no senior preferred shares or junior preferred shares are issued and outstanding, common shareholders are entitled to receive any dividend declared by the Board of Directors on the common shares and to participate in a distribution of the Company's assets among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs. The holders of the common shares shall be entitled to share equally, share for share, in all distributions of such assets.

CONSTRAINTS

Ownership, Voting and Other Restrictions

The Petro-Canada Public Participation Act requires that the Articles of Petro-Canada include certain restrictions on the ownership and voting of voting shares of the Company. The common shares of Petro-Canada are voting shares.

No person, together with associates of that person, may subscribe for, have transferred to that person, hold, beneficially own or control otherwise than by way of security only, or vote in the aggregate, voting shares of Petro-Canada to which are attached more than 20% of the votes attached to all outstanding voting shares of Petro-Canada. Additional restrictions include provisions for suspension of voting rights, forfeiture of dividends, prohibitions against share transfer, compulsory sale of shares, and redemption and suspension of other shareholder rights. The Board of Directors may at any time require holders of, or subscribers for, voting shares, and certain other persons, to furnish statutory declarations as to ownership of voting shares and certain other matters relevant to the enforcement of the restrictions. Petro-Canada is prohibited from accepting any subscription for, and issuing or registering a transfer of, any voting shares if a contravention of the individual ownership restrictions results.

Petro-Canada's Articles, as required by the Petro-Canada Public Participation Act, also include provisions requiring Petro-Canada to maintain its head office in Calgary, Alberta; prohibiting Petro-Canada from selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction, or several related transactions, to any one person or group of associated persons, or to non-residents, other than by way of security only in connection with the financing of Petro-Canada; and requiring Petro-Canada to ensure (and to adopt, from time to time, policies describing the manner in which Petro-Canada will fulfil the requirement to ensure) that any member of the public can, in either official language of Canada (English and French), communicate with and obtain available services from Petro-Canada's head office and any other facilities where Petro-Canada determines there is significant demand for communication with, and services from, that facility in that language.

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CREDIT RATINGS

The following table shows the ratings issued by the rating agencies noted therein as of December 31, 2007. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revisions or withdrawal at any time by the rating agency.

Petro-Canada's Credit Ratings

   
Moody's Investors
Service (Moody's


)

Standard & Poor's
(S&P


)

Dominion Bond
Rating Service
(DBRS



)

 
Outlook   Stable   Stable   Stable  
Senior unsecured   Baa2   BBB   A (low )
Short term       R-1 (low )

 

Moody's credit ratings are on a long-term debt rating scale that ranges from Aaa to C, which represents the range from highest to lowest quality of such securities rated. According to the Moody's rating system, debt securities rated "Baa" are considered to offer adequate financial security. However, certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time.

Moody's applies numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa in its corporate bond rating system. The modifier 1 indicates that the issue ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating category.

S&P's credit ratings are on a long-term debt rating scale that ranges from AAA to D, which represents the range from highest to lowest quality of such securities rated. According to the S&P rating system, an obligor rated BBB has adequate capacity to meet its financial commitments. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (–) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

DBRS' credit ratings are on a long-term debt rating scale that ranges from AAA to D, which represents the range from highest to lowest quality of such securities rated. According to the DBRS rating system, bonds and long-term debt rated A are of satisfactory credit quality. Protection of interest and principal is still substantial, but the degree of strength is less than with AA rated entities. While a respectable rating, entities in the A category are considered to be more susceptible to adverse economic conditions and have greater cyclical tendencies than higher rated companies. The ratings from AA to C may be modified by the addition of a "high" or "low" grade to indicate the relative standing of a credit within a particular rating category.

DBRS' short-term credit ratings are on a short-term debt rating scale that ranges from R-1 to D, which represents the range from highest to lowest quality of such securities rated. The ratings from R-1 to R-2 may be modified by the addition of a "high," "mid" or "low" grade to indicate the relative standing of a credit within a particular rating category. According to the DBRS rating system, short-term debt rated R-1 (low) is of satisfactory credit quality. The overall strength and outlook for key liquidity, debt and profitability ratios is not normally as favourable as with higher rating categories, but these considerations are still respectable. Any qualifying negative factors that exist are considered manageable, and the entity is normally of sufficient size to have some influence in its industry.

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Market for Securities

TRADING PRICE AND VOLUME

The Company's outstanding share capital is comprised of common shares, and each common share carries one vote. The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol PCA and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol PCZ.

The greatest volume of trading in the Company's shares takes place on the TSX. The following table sets out the trading range and volume traded on the TSX and the NYSE in 2007 on a monthly basis.

Petro-Canada Share Trading Activity on the TSX and the NYSE in 2007

      Toronto Stock Exchange     New York Stock Exchange
   
   
Share Price Trading Range
(Cdn dollars per share)
 
Share
Volume
 
Share Price Trading Range
(U.S. dollars per share)
 
Share
Volume
      High   Low   Close   (millions)     High   Low   Close   (millions)

2007                                    
January   $ 47.56   42.40   45.77   68.3   $ 38.98   36.20   38.86   16.7
February     47.00   43.25   43.25   43.8     40.03   37.04   37.04   12.8
March     45.41   41.02   45.15   51.2     39.21   34.91   39.21   14.4
April     49.63   45.10   49.35   36.4     44.66   38.91   44.33   10.5
May     55.31   49.75   53.97   45.3     50.87   44.79   50.65   13.3
June     57.20   53.01   56.75   43.3     53.27   49.91   53.16   14.0
July     61.25   56.18   58.19   39.9     58.41   52.97   54.60   16.5
August     57.21   50.97   53.86   40.5     54.22   47.51   51.05   19.8
September     58.98   54.60   57.07   30.6     58.09   51.96   57.39   11.6
October     56.60   51.92   54.50   57.8     57.63   53.12   57.63   23.3
November     55.68   48.30   48.30   42.5     59.87   48.37   48.37   25.8
December   $ 53.25   48.46   53.25   32.7   $ 53.93   48.03   53.62   15.3

PRIOR SALES

Petro-Canada sold no debt securities in 2007.

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Directors and Officers

DIRECTORS

The following describes the Directors of the Company. Mr. Richard Currie will be retiring from the Board of Directors following the close of the annual general meeting (April 29, 2008). Details on compensation and share ownership guidelines for the Directors can be found in the Company's Management Proxy Circular dated March 7, 2008.

 

GRAPHIC

GAIL COOK-BENNETT
Independent1,6
Age: 67
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Director since 1991

    Gail Cook-Bennett is Chairperson of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (public pension plan investment) and Vice-Chair of Manulife Financial. Dr. Cook-Bennett has earned a Ph.D in Economics from the University of Michigan and holds a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from Carleton University. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
    Audit, Finance and Risk Committee 6 of 7   86%
    Pension Committee (Chair) 2 of 2 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   4,098   20,361   24,459   $1,284,524   $420,000  
    2006   4,098   20,151   24,249   $1,157,890      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: Emera Inc. and Manulife Financial Corporation.
 

GRAPHIC

RICHARD J. CURRIE, O.C.6
Independent1
Age: 70
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Director since 2003

    Dick Currie is Chairman of the Board of Bell Canada Enterprises (telecommunications). From 1996 to 2002, he was President and Director of George Weston Limited (food processing) and from 1976 to 2000, President and Director of Loblaw Companies Limited (food and distribution). Mr. Currie holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. He is the Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
    Management Resources and Compensation Committee 3 of 3 100%
    Pension Committee 2 of 2 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   100,000   3,203   103,203   $5,492,741   $420,000  
    2006   50,000   3,165   53,165   $2,538,629      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: BCE Inc.

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GRAPHIC

CLAUDE FONTAINE, Q.C.
Independent1
Age: 66
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Director since 1987

    Claude Fontaine, Corporate Director, is a former partner of Ogilvy Renault LLP (barristers and solicitors). He serves as a Director on the advisory board of a number of for–profit and not-for–profit organizations, including the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation. Mr. Fontaine holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Licence in Law (LL.L), and an Institute of Corporate Directors certification (ICD.D).
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
    Environment, Health and Safety Committee 3 of 3 100%
    Management Resources and Compensation Committee (Chair) 3 of 3 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   16,598   30,535   47,133   $2,482,961   $420,000  
    2006   15,929   30,221   46,150   $2,203,663      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: None
 

GRAPHIC

PAUL HASELDONCKX
Independent1
Age: 59
Essen, Germany
Director since 2002

    Paul Haseldonckx, Corporate Director, is the past Chairman of the Executive Board of Veba Oil & Gas GmbH (integrated oil and gas) and its predecessor companies. Mr. Haseldonckx holds a Master of Science.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
    Audit, Finance and Risk Committee 7 of 7 100%
    Environment, Health and Safety Committee (Chair) 3 of 3 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   8,047   6,186   14,233   $752,464   $420,000  
    2006   6,022   6,119   12,141   $579,733      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: None

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GRAPHIC

THOMAS E. KIERANS, O.C.8
Independent1,6
Age: 67
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Director since 1991

    Tom Kierans is Chair of Council and Vice President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, prior to which he was Chair of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and Chair of CSI Global Markets. Mr. Kierans holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Master of Business Administration (Finance, Dean's Honours List), and is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors. He serves as a Director of Manulife Financial Corporation, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. Mr. Kierans also sits on a number of advisory boards of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, including the Schulich School of Business, York University.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
    Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee 4 of 4 100%
    Management Resources and Compensation Committee 3 of 3 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   50,000   6,780   56,780   $3,017,569   $420,000  
    2006   50,000   6,707   56,707   $2,707,759      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: Manulife Financial Corporation
 

GRAPHIC

BRIAN F. MACNEILL, C.M.
Independent1
Age: 68
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since 1995

    Brian MacNeill is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Petro-Canada. Mr. MacNeill is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute. He is also a Fellow of the Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants and of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
    As Chair of the Board, Mr. MacNeill is an ex-officio member of all Committees.  
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   10,200   47,798   57,998   $3,046,331   $1,095,000  
    2006   10,200   42,573   52,773   $2,519,911      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: Toronto-Dominion Bank, Telus Corp. and West-Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

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GRAPHIC

MAUREEN MCCAW
Independent1
Age: 53
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Director since 2004

    Maureen McCaw is immediate past President of Leger Marketing (Alberta) (marketing research), formerly Criterion Research Corp., a company she founded in 1986. Ms. McCaw holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta. She is a past Chair of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and also serves on a number of Alberta boards and advisory committees.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 8 of 9   89%
    Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee 3 of 4   75%
    Pension Committee 2 of 2 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   2,414   5,824   8,238   $433,548   $420,000  
    2006   1,744   4,757   6,501   $310,423      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: None
 
 

GRAPHIC

PAUL D. MELNUK
Independent1
Age: 53
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Director since 2000

    Paul Melnuk is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thermadyne Holdings Corporation (industrial products) and Managing Partner of FTL Capital Partners LLC (merchant banking). He is past President and Chief Executive Officer of Bracknell Corporation and Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr. Melnuk holds a Bachelor of Commerce. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and of the World Presidents' Organization, St. Louis chapter.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
    Audit, Finance and Risk Committee 7 of 7 100%
    Environment, Health and Safety Committee 3 of 3 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   4,400   23,320   27,720   $1,455,568   $420,000  
    2006   4,400   19,624   24,024   $1,147,146      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: Thermadyne Holdings Corporation

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GRAPHIC

GUYLAINE SAUCIER,
F.C.A., C.M.
7
Independent1
Age: 61
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Director since 1991

    Guylaine Saucier, Corporate Director, is a former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a former Director of the Bank of Canada, a former Chair of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, a former Director of the International Federation of Accountants and former Chair of the Joint Committee on Corporate Governance established by the CICA, the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Canadian Venture Exchange. She was also the first woman to serve as President of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce. Mme. Saucier obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Collège Marguerite-Bourgeois and a Bachelor of Commerce from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Université de Montréal. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a member of the Order of Canada. In 2004, she received the Fellowship Award from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
    Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair) 4 of 4 100%
    Pension Committee 1 of 2   50%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   4,520   36,804   43,324   $2,168,115   $420,000  
    2006   4,520   34,961   41,481   $1,980,718      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorship: AXA Assurance Inc., Bank of Montreal, CHC Helicopter Corp. and Groupe Areva
 

GRAPHIC

JAMES W. SIMPSON
Independent1
Age: 63
Danville, California, USA
Director since 2004

    Jim Simpson is past President of Chevron Canada Resources (oil and gas). He serves as Lead Director for Canadian Utilities Limited and is on its Corporate Governance, Nomination, Compensation and Succession Committee and Risk Review Committee, as well as being the Chairman for the Audit Committee. Mr. Simpson holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, and graduated from the Program for Senior Executives at M.I.T's Sloan School of Business. He is also past Chairman of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and past Vice-Chairman of the Canadian Association of the World Petroleum Congresses.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 8 of 9   89%
    Audit, Finance and Risk Committee 7 of 7 100%
    Management Resources and Compensation Committee 3 of 3 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   3,700   5,814   7,814   $606,244   $420,000  
    2006   2,000   4,413   6,413   $306,221      

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: Canadian Utilities Limited

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GRAPHIC

DANIEL L. VALOT9
Independent1
Age: 63
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Director since July 2007

    Daniel Valot, Corporate Director, is the past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Technip S.A. (oil and gas engineering and construction). Prior to that, Mr. Valot held a number of leadership roles in exploration and production, refining, and North American operations with Total. A former student of the National School of Administration, Mr. Valot served as a civil servant in various positions. He holds a degree from the Paris Institute of Political Science.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 5 of 5 100%
    Audit, Finance and Risk Committee 3 of 3 100%
    Environment, Health and Safety Committee 2 of 2 100%
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   1,375   640   2,015   $106,736   $420,000  

 

 

Options Held: None. Non-employee Directors are not eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: CGGVeritas, SCOR
 

GRAPHIC

RON A. BRENNEMAN6
Non-independent1,
Management
Age: 61
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since 2000

    Ron Brenneman joined Petro-Canada as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2000. He leads the Company's Executive Leadership Team. He is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Company and its sound management and performance. Mr. Brenneman holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
         
 
  Board and Committee Membership
Attendance
    Board of Directors 9 of 9 100%
         
    As a member of management, Mr. Brenneman is not a member of any Committee of the Board, but he is invited to attend all Committee meetings other than in camera sessions.
 
    Securities Held                  
                           
        Common       Total of Common   Total Market Value of   Minimum  
    Year   Shares2   DSUs3   Shares and DSUs   Common Shares and DSUs4   Required5  
   
    2007   84,457   219,823   304,280   $16,009,466   $5,000,000  
    2006   81,534   217,580   299,114   $14,282,693      

 

 

Options Held: 1,117,800

 

 

Other Public Board Directorships: Bank of Nova Scotia and BCE Inc.
1
Independent: refers to the standards of independence established under Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, Section 301 and Rule 10A-3 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1.2 of Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 58-101.
2
Common Shares refers to the number of common shares beneficially owned, controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by the Director, as of December 31, 2007. For Mr. Simpson, 2007 includes 1,700 shares purchased in February 2008.
3
DSUs refers to the number of deferred stock units held by the Director as of December 31, 2007.
4
The Total Market Value of Common Shares is determined by multiplying the number of common shares held by the closing price of the common shares on the TSX on December 31, 2007 of $53.25 and on December 29, 2006 of $47.75, as applicable. The Total Market Value of DSUs is based on the previous five-day average market value of Petro-Canada's common shares as of December 31, 2007 of $52.37, and as of December 29, 2006 of $47.75. Dividend equivalents are credited on a quarterly basis.
5
As of January 2008, each non-employee Director is required to hold a minimum number of Company shares or share equivalents equal in value to three times the annual retainer ($420,000 for non-employee Directors and $1,095,000 for the Chair). Directors have five years from appointment to reach this level. Mr. Brenneman, as an employee Director, participates in the Company's Officer Share Ownership Program and is required to hold four times his annual base salary. Refer to Report on Executive Compensation beginning on page 19 of the Management Proxy Circular.
6
Ms. Cook-Bennett and Mr. Kierans both serve on the Board of Manulife Financial Corporation. Mr. Currie and Mr. Brenneman both serve on the Board of BCE Inc.
7
Mme Saucier was a Director of Nortel Networks Corporation until June 2005, and was subject to a cease trade order issued on May 17, 2004 as a result of Nortel's failure to file financial statements. The cease trade order was cancelled on June 21, 2005.
8
Mr. Kierans was a Director of Teleglobe Inc. from December 2000 until April 2002. Teleglobe Inc. filed for court protection under insolvency statutes on May 28, 2002.
9
Mr. Valot was appointed to the Board of Directors in July 2007.

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The term of office for each of the Directors named above ends at the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company, or when his or her successor is elected or appointed.

The following table provides the five-year employment history of each of the officers of the Company.

Name and
Municipality of Residence

  Served as an Officer Since
  Principal Occupation1
  Employment History Previous Five Years

Brian F. MacNeill,
Calgary, Alberta
  2000   Chairman of the Board of the Company    


Executive Leadership Team

 

 

Ron A. Brenneman,
Calgary, Alberta
  2000   President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company    

Peter S. Kallos,
London, England

 

2003

 

Executive Vice-President, International & Offshore

 

Prior to 2003, Mr. Kallos was the Company's Vice-President, Corporate Planning and Communications, and prior thereto was External Affairs Director of Shell Exploration and Production U.K., and prior thereto was General Manager of Enterprise's U.K. Business Unit, and prior thereto was Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise's Italian subsidiary.

Boris J. Jackman,
Mississauga, Ontario

 

1993

 

Executive Vice-President, Downstream

 

 

E.F.H. Roberts,
Calgary, Alberta

 

1989

 

Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Mr. Roberts has held the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer since 2004, and prior thereto was Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer since 2000.

Neil J. Camarta,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2005

 

Senior Vice-President, Oil Sands

 

Prior to 2006, Mr. Camarta was the Company's Vice-President, Corporate Planning and Communications, and prior thereto was Senior Vice-President, Oil Sands for Shell Canada Limited.

Kathleen E. Sendall,
Calgary, Alberta

 

1996

 

Senior Vice-President, North American Natural Gas

 

 

Andrew Stephens,
Calgary, Alberta

 

1993

 

Senior Vice-President, Corporate Relations

 

Mr. Stephens was appointed Senior Vice-President, Corporate Relations in 2007. Prior thereto Mr. Stephens held the position of Vice-President, Human Resources since 2005, and prior thereto was Vice-President, Corporate Planning and Communications, and prior thereto was Vice-President, Refining and Supply. Mr. Stephens is a member of the Executive Leadership Team.


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Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 



Youssef Ghoniem,2
Dorsten, Germany

 

2002

 

Senior Vice-President, Operations

 

Prior to 2002, Mr. Ghoniem was Executive Board Member for Veba Oil & Gas GmbH.

Gordon Carrick,
London, England

 

2002

 

Senior Vice-President, Operations and Technology

 

Prior to 2002, Mr. Carrick was Terra Nova Asset Manager.

Nicholas A. Maden,
London, England

 

2003

 

Vice-President, International and Offshore Exploration

 

Prior to 2003, Mr. Maden was the Company's Exploration Manager, International business unit, and prior thereto was Business Development Manager with Veba Oil & Gas GmbH, and prior thereto held various exploration management positions with ARCO.

Graham Lyon,
London, England

 

2004

 

Vice-President, Business Development, International

 

Prior to 2004, Mr. Lyon was the Company's Senior Director, Business Development, and prior thereto was head of Business Development, Deminex UK Oil & Gas.

Donald M. Clague,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2002

 

Vice-President,
In Situ Development and Operations

 

Mr. Clague had been the Vice-President, Operations U.S. since 2002, prior to then he had been the Manager, Exploration East Coast/Offshore, and prior thereto was Chief Geophysicist.

Francois Langlois,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2002

 

Vice-President, Western Canada Production and North American Exploration

 

Mr. Langlois had been the Vice-President, Exploration, North American Natural Gas since 2002; prior to then, Mr. Langlois was Manager, Southern Exploration, and prior thereto was General Manager, North Africa, and prior thereto was Team Leader, Foothills Exploration.

John D. Miller,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2004

 

Vice-President, Natural Gas Marketing

 

Prior to 2004, Mr. Miller was General Manager of Gas Marketing, and prior thereto was Manager of Gas Marketing, and prior thereto was Manager, Oil Sands Infrastructure, and prior thereto was Portfolio Manager, Oil Sands Business Integration, and prior thereto was Portfolio Manager, Natural Gas Marketing.

Leon Sorenson,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2004

 

Vice-President, Arctic Island Project

 

Mr. Sorenson had been the Vice-President Canadian Operations, North American Natural Gas since 2004; prior thereto Mr. Sorenson was Manager of Production Engineering and Operations, Western Canada Productions, and prior thereto was Manager of Northern Development, Western Canada Development and Operations, and prior thereto was Manager of Engineering Technology.

Edward McLaughlin,
Denver, Colorado

 

2007

 

Vice-President, Operations – U.S.

 

Prior to his appointment, Mr. McLaughlin was Vice-President, Land for Petro-Canada Resources (USA) Inc., and prior thereto had been Vice-President, Land and Business Development for Prima Energy Corporation, and prior thereto had been Vice-President, Land and Business Development with Ensign Oil and Gas Corporation.

Colin H. Cook,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2006

 

Vice-President, Marketing and Development, Oil Sands

 

Prior to 2006, Mr. Cook was General Manager, Marketing and Integration, Oil Sands, and prior thereto was General Manager, Business Integration, Oil Sands.

Hugh D. MacGregor3,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2006

 

Vice-President, Fort Hills, Oil Sands

 

Prior to 2006, Mr. MacGregor was Senior Director, Oil Sands Refinery Conversion Program.

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Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 



Randall B. Koenig,
Oakville, Ontario

 

1996

 

Vice-President, Lubricants

 

 

Frederick Scharf,
Mississauga, Ontario

 

2003

 

Vice-President, Wholesale/Retail Sales, Service and Operations

 

Prior to 2003, Mr. Scharf was General Manager, Western Canada Wholesale/Retail.

Philip Churton,
Burlington, Ontario

 

2005

 

Vice-President, Marketing

 

Prior to 2005, Mr. Churton was General Manager, Sales Services & Operations, Central Canada.

Daniel P. Sorochan,
Mississauga, Ontario

 

2003

 

Vice-President, Refining and Supply

 

Prior to 2003, Mr. Sorochan was Senior Director of Business Development, Refining and Supply, and prior thereto was General Manager, Oakville refinery.



Shared Services

 

 

 

 

 

 



Scott R. Miller,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2006

 

Vice-President, General Counsel

 

Prior to 2006, Mr. Miller was Associate General Counsel, Upstream. Mr. Miller is an Associate Member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Susan M. MacKenzie,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2006

 

Vice-President, Human Resources

 

Ms. MacKenzie prior to appointment, held the position of Vice-President,
In Situ Development and Operations, Oil Sands since 2006, and prior thereto was Senior Director, Bitumen, and prior thereto was Project Manager, Oil Sands Bitumen.

M. A. (Greta) Raymond,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2001

 

Vice-President, Environment, Health, Safety and Security/Corporate Responsibility

 

Ms. Raymond has held the position of Vice-President, Environment, Safety and Social Responsibility since 2005, and prior thereto was also responsible for Human Resources. Ms. Raymond is an Associate Member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Helen Wesley,
London, England

 

2006

 

Vice-President, Finance IBU

 

Prior to 2006, Ms. Wesley was the Company's Senior Director, Corporate Communications, and prior thereto was Manager, Planning, and prior to that was with Nova Chemicals as Vice-President, Purchasing and Supply.

Wayne R. Pennington,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2006

 

Treasurer

 

Prior to 2006, Mr. Pennington was the Company's Assistant Controller, Corporate, and prior thereto was Senior Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting, and prior thereto was with EnCana Corporation as Assistant Controller, and prior thereto was with PanCanadian Energy as Manager, Financial Reporting and Forecasts.

Hugh L. Hooker,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2004

 

Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary, Associate General Counsel

 

In 2006, Mr. Hooker added Chief Compliance Officer to his responsibilities. Prior to 2004, Mr. Hooker was Associate General Counsel.

Michael Danyluk,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2004

 

Chief Information Officer

 

Prior to 2004, Mr. Danyluk was Senior Director of Information Systems.

Michael C. Barkwell,
Calgary, Alberta

 

2005

 

Controller

 

Prior to 2005, Mr. Barkwell was Assistant Controller, Downstream, and prior thereto was Director of Financial Reporting.


1
Each of the officers has been engaged in the principal occupation indicated above or in executive positions with Petro-Canada for the five preceding years, except as indicated.
2
Youssef Ghoniem ceased to be Senior Vice-President, Operations in May 2007.
3
Hugh D. MacGregor retired from the Company in March 2007.

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SHARE OWNERSHIP

As at December 31, 2007, the Directors and officers of Petro-Canada, as a group, beneficially owned or exercised control over 457,439 common shares, or less than 1% of the common shares of the Company outstanding as of such date.

AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE

The following reviews certain information regarding the Company's Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, as required pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 52-110.

Audit, Finance and Risk Committee

Chair: Paul D. Melnuk (Designated Financial Expert)

Members: Gail Cook-Bennett, Paul Haseldonckx, James W. Simpson, Daniel Valot, Brian MacNeill (ex officio)

2007 Committee Meetings: Seven

This Committee is composed entirely of independent Directors, each of whom is very knowledgeable in financial matters and is financially literate within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 52-110. Details as to each Committee member's education and experience that provide the member with the necessary knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and procedures can be found above under Directors, starting on page 76. The Committee is responsible for reviewing and providing recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the Company's accounting policies, reporting practices, internal controls, the Company's annual and interim financial statements, financial information included in the Company's disclosure documents, risk management matters, and oil and gas reserves booking and reporting. The Committee also reviews significant audit findings, material litigation and claims, and any issues between management and the auditors. The Committee maintains direct relationships with the Company's contract internal auditor and external auditor. The Committee meets in camera with both the contract internal auditor and external auditor at least once per year. The Committee is responsible for recommending the appointment and compensation of the external auditor. The Committee has a policy in place that non-audit work may not be performed by the external auditor. The Terms of Reference of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee are attached to this AIF as Schedule C and can also be found on the Company's website at www.petro-canada.ca.

Audit Fees

Deloitte & Touche LLP were appointed as auditors of the Company on June 7, 2002. Deloitte & Touche LLP billed the Company for services rendered in the year ended December 31, 2007 as follows: (a) audit fees – $5,548,000 (2006 – $4,024,750), (b) audit related services for pension plan and attest services – $705,000 (2006 – $196,180), (c) tax advisory fees – nil (2006 – nil), and (d) all other fees – nil (2006 – nil).

The Board of Directors adheres to a practice of limiting the auditors from providing services not related to the audit. All services provided by the auditors are pre-approved by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee.

Interest of Management and Others in Material Transactions

No Director, executive officer or principal shareholder of Petro-Canada, or associate or affiliate of those persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction within the last three years that has materially affected or will materially affect Petro-Canada.

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Transfer Agents and Registrars

In Canada:
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
600, 333 - 7 Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2Z1
Telephone: 1-800-387-0825 or
416-643-5500 outside of North America
Website: www.cibcmellon.com
  In the U.S.:
The Bank of New York Mellon
Telephone: 1-800-387-0825
Website: www.cibcmellon.com
Material Contracts

Petro-Canada has not entered into any material contracts, outside the ordinary course of business, within two years before the date of this AIF.

Interests of Experts

Deloitte & Touche LLP is the auditor of the Company and is independent in accordance with the Rules of Professional Conduct as outlined by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta. Kathleen E. Sendall is a Senior Vice-President with the Company and has certified a report with respect to NI 51-101 oil and gas reserves disclosure. Ms. Sendall does not hold more than 1% of the Company's outstanding securities.

Additional Information

Financial information is provided in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and MD&A for its most recently completed financial year. Additional information, including Directors' and Officers' remuneration and indebtedness of principal holders of the Company's securities and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, is contained in the Company's Management Proxy Circular, dated March 7, 2008.

Copies of this AIF, as well as the Company's latest Management Proxy Circular and Annual Report (which includes the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and MD&A) for the year ended December 31, 2007 may be obtained from the Company's website at www.petro-canada.ca or by mail upon request from the Corporate Secretary, 150 - 6 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3E3.

You may also access disclosure documents and any reports, statements or other information that Petro-Canada files with the Canadian provincial securities commissions or other similar regulatory authorities through the Internet on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, which is commonly known by the acronym SEDAR, and which may be accessed at www.sedar.com. SEDAR is the Canadian equivalent of the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System, which is commonly known by the acronym EDGAR, and which may be accessed at www.sec.gov.

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Schedule A
Report on Reserves Data by Senior Officer Responsible for Reserves Data

To the Board of Directors of Petro-Canada (the Company):

1.
The Company's staff of qualified reserves evaluators have evaluated the Company's reserves data as at December 31, 2007. The reserves data consist of the following:

(i)
proved oil and gas reserves and oil sands mining quantities estimated as at December 31, 2007, using constant prices and costs; and

(ii)
the Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves and oil sands mining quantities.

2.
The reserves data are the responsibility of the Company's management. As the member of the executive responsible for the Company's hydrocarbon reserves data, my responsibility is to certify that the reserves data has been properly calculated in accordance with industry generally accepted procedures for the estimation of reserves data.

3.
The Company's reserves staff and management carried out their evaluations in accordance with industry generally accepted procedures for the estimation of reserves data and standards as set out in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook (the COGE Handbook), prepared jointly by the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (Calgary Chapter) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (Petroleum Society), with the necessary modifications to reflect the definition of proved reserves under the applicable U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board policies (the FASB Standards) and the legal requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Requirements). The Company's reserves staff and management are not independent of the Company within the meaning of the term "independent" under those standards.

4.
The standards require that they plan and perform an evaluation to obtain reasonable assurance as to whether the reserves data are free of material misstatement. An evaluation also includes assessing whether the reserves data are developed in accordance with the evaluation practices and procedures presented in the COGE Handbook as modified to meet the requirements of the FASB Standards and SEC Requirements.

5.
The following sets forth the Standardized Measure of future net cash flows attributed to proved oil and gas reserves and oil sands mining quantities, estimated using constant prices and costs and calculated using a discount rate of 10%, included in the reserves data of the Company evaluated for the year ended December 31, 2007:

Standardized Measure of Future Net Cash Flows Proved Oil and Gas Reserves and Oil Sands Mining
(10% discount rate)
As at December 31, 2007


Location of Reserves (by business) After Deducting Income Taxes
 
Oil and Gas Standardized Measure
 
Oil Sands Mining Standardized Measure

North American Natural Gas     $ 3,976     $
East Coast Canada       3,242      
North Sea       3,782      
Other International                
  North Africa/Near East       697      
  Northern Latin America       182      
Syncrude Oil Sands Mining Operation     $     $ 4,778

The Standardized Measure values above were calculated consistent with the methodology prescribed in Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 69 for Oil and Gas activities, and SEC Industry Guide 7 for Oil Sands Mining.

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6.
In my opinion, the reserves data evaluated by the Company's reserves evaluation staff and management has, in all material respects, been determined in accordance with evaluation practices and procedures presented in the COGE Handbook with the necessary modifications to reflect reserves definitions and legal requirements under the applicable FASB Standards and SEC Requirements.

7.
The reservoir engineering staff and management review and evaluate the reserves data on an ongoing basis and advise the executive of the Company of significant changes to the evaluations for events and circumstances occurring after the effective date of this report.

8.
Reserves are estimates only and not exact quantities. In addition, the reserves data are based on judgments regarding future events; actual results will vary and the variations may be material. However, any variations should be consistent with the fact that reserves are categorized according to the probability of their recovery.

/Signed/
Kathleen E. Sendall
Senior Vice-President, North American Natural Gas
Member of Executive Leadership Team Responsible for Reserves

Dated March 17, 2008

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Schedule B
Report of Management and Directors on Reserves Data and Other Information

The management of Petro-Canada (the Company) is responsible for the preparation and disclosure of information with respect to the Company's oil and gas activities in accordance with securities regulatory requirements. This information includes reserves data, which consist of the following:

    (i)
    proved oil and gas reserves and oil sands mining quantities estimated as at December 31, 2007, using constant prices and costs; and

    (ii)
    the Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves and oil sands mining quantities.

Petro-Canada's reserves evaluation process involves applying generally accepted practices and procedures for the estimation of reserves data as set out in the COGE Handbook and modified to reflect the definitions and standards as set out in the applicable provisions of the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 69 and the relevant legal requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), (collectively the Reserves Data Process). Petro-Canada's qualified internal reserves evaluation staff and management have evaluated the Company's reserves and the executive member responsible for reserves data certifies that the Reserves Data Process has been followed. The report of the executive member responsible for reserves data will be filed with securities regulatory authorities concurrently with this report.

The Company has designated the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of its Board of Directors as performing the roles and responsibilities of the Reserves Committee of the Board of Directors as set out in National Instrument 51-101. The Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors has:

    (a)
    reviewed the Company's procedures for providing information to the internal and external qualified reserves evaluators;

    (b)
    met with the internal and external qualified reserves evaluators to determine whether any restrictions placed by management affect the ability of the internal and external qualified reserves evaluators to report without reservation; and

    (c)
    reviewed the reserves data with reserves management and each of the qualified external reserves evaluators.

The Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed the Company's procedures for assembling and reporting other information associated with oil and gas activities and has reviewed that information with management. The Board of Directors has, on the recommendation of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, approved:

    (a)
    the content and filing with securities regulatory authorities of the reserves data and other oil and gas information;

    (b)
    the filing of the report of the executive member responsible for reserves on the reserves data; and

    (c)
    the content and filing of this report.

The Company has sought from, and was granted by, securities regulatory authorities an exemption from the requirement under securities legislation to involve independent qualified reserves evaluators or independent qualified reserves auditors. Notwithstanding this exemption, the Company involves independent qualified reserves evaluators or auditors as part of its corporate governance practices. In 2007, the independent evaluators/auditors, evaluated/audited approximately 19% of the Company's proved oil and gas reserves data by volume. If Oil Sands proved reserves are excluded, the percentage of total Company reserves audited was 37%. Their involvement helps assure that our internal reserves data are materially correct.

In the Company's view, the reliability of the internally generated reserves data is not materially less than would be afforded by Petro-Canada involving independent qualified reserves evaluators or independent qualified reserves auditors to evaluate, audit and/or review the reserves data. Petro-Canada's reserves data are international in nature. The Company's securities regulatory reporting is as an SEC registrant and, therefore, Petro-Canada's reserves data are developed in accordance with practices and

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procedures set out in the COGE Handbook and modified to meet the applicable U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board and SEC reserves definitions, and the legal requirements of the SEC. Petro-Canada's procedures, records and controls relating to the accumulation of source data and preparation of reserves data by the Company's internal reserves evaluation staff have been established, refined and documented over many years. Petro-Canada's internal reserves evaluation staff and management include 74 persons, with an average of more than nine years of relevant experience in evaluating reserves, of whom 41 are qualified reserves evaluators for purposes of Canadian securities regulatory requirements. The Company's internal reserves evaluation management personnel includes 11 persons, with an average of 22 years of relevant experience in evaluating and managing the evaluation of reserves.

Reserves data are estimates only and are not exact quantities. Because the reserves data are based on judgments regarding future events, actual results will vary and the variations may be material. However, any variations should be consistent with the fact that reserves are categorized according to the probability of their recovery.

/Signed/
Ron A. Brenneman
President and Chief Executive Officer

/Signed/
Kathleen E. Sendall
Senior Vice-President, North American Natural Gas

/Signed/
Paul D. Melnuk
Director

/Signed/
Brian F. MacNeill
Director

Dated March 17, 2008

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Schedule C
Audit, Finance and Risk Committee

1.     The duties and responsibilities of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee shall include the following:

    (i)
    assist the Board of Directors in the discharge of its fiduciary responsibilities relating to the Company's accounting policies, reporting practices and internal controls, as well as to its risk management policies and practices;

    (ii)
    maintain direct lines of communications with the Chief Financial Officer and with the contract auditor and the external auditors;

    (iii)
    monitor the scope and costs of the activity of the contract and external auditors, and assess their performance;

    (iv)
    formally consider the continuation of or a change in the external auditors and review all issues related to a change of external auditor, including any differences between the Company and the auditor that relate to the auditor's opinion or a qualification thereof or an auditor comment;

    (v)
    recommend to the Board of Directors a firm of external auditors for approval by the shareholders of the Company; review and approve the terms of their engagement; review and approve the fee, scope and timing of the audit, and be apprised of and approve in advance any audit related services and any non-audit services (which are not prohibited non-audit services) to be provided by the external auditors and the costs thereof and consider any impact of the provision of such services on the maintenance of their independence and review the Company's hiring policies regarding employees and former employees of the present and former external auditors;

    (vi)
    review all issues related to any proposed change in or renewal of the contract with the contract auditor;

    (vii)
    review and recommend approval by the Board of the Company's audited annual financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis;

    (viii)
    review before publication the Company's unaudited quarterly financial statements, reports of quarterly earnings, and Management's Discussion and Analysis with particular attention to the presentation of unusual or sensitive matters such as disclosure of related party transactions, significant non-recurring events, significant risks, changes in accounting principles, and estimates or reserves, and all significant variances between comparative reporting periods, and approve the publication of the Company's unaudited quarterly financial statements and reports of quarterly earnings;

    (ix)
    review all financial information included in annual information forms, prospectuses, other offering memoranda or other documents requiring approval by the Board of Directors;

    (x)
    review the Statement of Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements as signed by senior management and included in any published document, and review and approve the Statement regarding the role of the Committee as signed by the Chairman of the Committee and included in any published documents;

    (xi)
    review the Report of Management on Oil and Gas Disclosure as signed by senior management and directors and included in any published document;

    (xii)
    review any litigation, claim or other contingency, including tax assessments, that could have a material effect upon the financial position or operating results of the Company, monitor disclosure thereof in documents reviewed by the Committee;

    (xiii)
    review the appropriateness and quality of the accounting policies used in the preparation of the Company's financial statements, and consider any proposed changes to such policies;

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    (xiv)
    review with the external auditor the contents of the annual audit report and review any significant recommendations from the external auditor to strengthen the internal controls of the Company;

    (xv)
    review the results of the external audit, any significant problems encountered in performing the audit, and the contents of any Management Letter issued by the external auditor to the Company, and management's response thereto;

    (xvi)
    annually review a report on the contract audit function with respect to the terms of reference, organization, staffing, independence, performance and effectiveness of the contract audit services, receive and approve the annual contract audit plan, and obtain assurances in respect of conformity with CICA and AICPA professional standards, and other regulatory bodies' requirements, the outsourcing contract and recommendations of management and the contract auditor;

    (xvii)
    review significant contract audit findings and recommendations, and management's response thereto;

    (xviii)
    oversee management's responsibility for designing, installing and maintaining an effective control environment; approve in advance any internal control-related services performed by the external auditor; and receive regular reports on the Company's internal control policies and procedures with particular emphasis on accounting and financial controls, and recommend changes where appropriate;

    (xix)
    review any unresolved significant issues between management and the external auditor that could affect the financial reporting or internal controls of the Company;

    (xx)
    annually; (a) review the Company's internal procedures for providing reserves information to its reserves evaluators; (b) meet with internal and external reserves evaluators to determine their independence and effectiveness in preparing the reserves data of the Company; (c) review the reserves data included in the annual disclosure made by the Company; and (d) review the Company's internal procedures for assembling and reporting other information associated with oil and gas activities and included in the annual disclosure made by the Company;

    (xxi)
    receive reports on and review any other items deriving from the foregoing, either in respect of the Company, or a subsidiary or any other entity or relationship in which the Company has a significant interest, as requested by the Board;

    (xxii)
    review and make recommendations to the Board concerning the following:

    1)
    the Company's policies regarding hedging, investments, credit and risk management; and

    2)
    the Company's risk identification, analysis and management procedures;

    (xxiii)
    review, prior to each annual shareholders' meeting, the policies and practices concerning the regular examination of officers expenses and perquisites, including the use of Company assets;

    (xxiv)
    report annually to the full Board, on the state of completion of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee Annual Agenda Items, with appropriate recommendations; and

    (xxv)
    report annually to the full Board on the Committee's review of the Company's reserves procedures and disclosure and recommend to the Board the approval of the reserves data and other information associated with the Company's oil and gas activities and included in the annual disclosure made by the Company.

2.     Organization and Procedures

    (i)
    The Committee shall meet regularly, not less than four times per year, and at such other times as may be requested by the Chair of the Committee. The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, the contract auditor, the external auditor or any member of the Committee may also request a meeting of the Committee.

    (ii)
    The Chair of the Committee, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, shall set the agenda for each meeting which shall then be circulated among the Committee Members.

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    (iii)
    The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller shall have direct access to the Committee and shall receive notice of and attend all meetings of the Committee, except private sessions.

    (iv)
    The external auditor and the contract auditor shall ultimately report to the Board and the Committee and shall at any time have direct access to the Committee and shall receive notice of and be invited to attend all meetings of the Committee, except private sessions.

    (v)
    The contract auditor, the external auditor, and one or more representatives of senior management, shall each meet separately with the Committee, in private sessions, at least once annually.

    (vi)
    The Committee may contact directly any employee in the Company and the contract auditor as it deems necessary.

    (vii)
    The Committee will establish procedures for:

    1)
    receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting controls or auditing matters; and

    2)
    confidential anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters; and annual review of compliance under the Company's Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers.

The Committee will periodically review its own Terms of Reference, and make recommendations to the Board as required.

Annual Information Form  PETRO-CANADA        93


GRAPHIC



CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

        The company has performed an evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Exchange Act rule 13a-15(e)), as of December 31, 2007. Based on this evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective within the meaning of the rule.


MANAGEMENT'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

        [See page 1 of the Financial Statements Exhibit forming part of this report]


ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        [See pages 3 and 4 of the Financial Statements Exhibit forming part of this report]


CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

        There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting.


IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

        Petro-Canada has a separately-designed standing Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. The members of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee are:

Chair:   P. D. Melnuk
Members:   G. Cook-Bennett
    P. Haseldonckx
    J. W. Simpson
    D. Valot
    B. F. MacNeill (ex officio)


AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

        Petro-Canada's Board of Directors has determined that Petro-Canada has an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The audit committee financial expert is Paul D. Melnuk, Chairman of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Mr. Melnuk has been determined to be "independent", as that term is defined by the New York Stock Exchange's listing standards applicable to Petro-Canada.


CODE OF ETHICS

        The company has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer and Controller. A copy of the company's code of ethics and, if applicable, any future amendments or waivers of the code of ethics can be found at the company's website located at www.petro-canada.ca.


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

        Deloitte & Touche LLP billed the company for services rendered in the year ended December 31, 2007 as follows:

(a)
audit fees—$5,548,000

(b)
audit related fees—fees for audit of pension plans and attest services—$705,000

(c)
tax fees—nil

(d)
all other fees—nil

Deloitte & Touche LLP billed the company for services rendered in the year ended December 31, 2006 as follows:

(a)
audit fees—$4,024,750

(b)
audit related fees—audits of pension plans and attest services—$196,180

(c)
tax fees—nil

(d)
all other fees—nil

AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: The Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of Petro-Canada's Board of Directors approves in advance any audit or non-audit service proposed to be provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP for Petro-Canada or its subsidiaries. The Committee has delegated to the Chairman of the Committee full authority to approve any such request, as long as the Chairman presents any such approval to the Committee at its next scheduled meeting. No services were approved pursuant to a waiver within the meaning of Rule 2-01(c) (7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X in the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007.


OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

        See page 26 of the Management's Discussion and Analysis Exhibit forming part of this report


CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

        See page 26 of the Management's Discussion and Analysis Exhibit forming part of this report


UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

A.
Undertaking

    Petro-Canada (the "Registrant") undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the SEC staff, information relating to the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises or transactions in said securities.

B.
Consent to Service of Process

    The Registrant has previously filed a Form F-X with the SEC on March 10, 1994.



SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

      PETRO-CANADA

Date: March 24, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/  
HUGH L. HOOKER      
    Name: Hugh L. Hooker
    Title: Chief Compliance Officer,
Corporate Secretary,
Associate General Counsel


EXHIBITS

Exhibits

  Description
99.1   Petro-Canada Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2007
99.2   Petro-Canada Management's Discussion and Analysis
99.3   Certification of the CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
99.4   Certification of the CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
99.5   Certification of CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.6   Certification of CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.7   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Chartered Accountants



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