EX-2 4 q2externalfinancials.htm SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Converted by FileMerlin

Hilites

Talisman Energy Inc.

Highlights

      
      
 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

 

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

Financial

     

(millions of Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

     

Cash flow

600

652

 

1,445

1,229

Net income

201

90

 

774

191

Exploration and development expenditures

492

386

 

947

948

Per common share (dollars)

     

    Cash flow (1)

4.65

4.84

 

11.17

9.15

    Net income (2)

1.52

0.62

 

5.90

1.33

Production

     

(daily average)

     

Oil and liquids (bbls/d)

     

    North America

57,302

60,381

 

58,087

60,524

    North Sea

102,274

129,002

 

105,498

130,850

    Southeast Asia

22,899

22,501

 

22,134

22,766

    Algeria

3,766

-  

 

3,336

-  

    Sudan

-  

60,604

 

26,295

59,612

    Synthetic oil

2,441

2,669

 

2,514

2,804

Total oil and liquids

188,682

275,157

 

217,864

276,556

Natural gas (mmcf/d)

     

    North America

865

822

 

866

822

    North Sea

91

136

 

114

128

    Southeast Asia

105

93

 

98

97

Total natural gas

1,061

1,051

 

1,078

1,047

Total mboe/d

365

450

 

398

451

Prices (3)

     

Oil and liquids ($/bbl)

     

    North America

32.92

32.76

 

37.87

29.80

    North Sea

35.29

37.71

 

40.85

35.77

    Southeast Asia

37.81

38.77

 

42.26

35.78

    Algeria

35.05

-  

 

37.33

-  

    Sudan

-  

36.64

 

43.89

33.08

Crude oil and natural gas liquids

34.87

36.46

 

40.51

33.87

    Synthetic oil

46.24

42.84

 

46.71

37.25

Total oil and liquids

35.02

36.53

 

40.58

33.90

Natural gas ($/mcf)

     

    North America

6.41

4.08

 

7.22

3.68

    North Sea

4.16

3.05

 

4.61

3.97

    Southeast Asia

5.05

4.92

 

5.53

4.42

Total natural gas

6.09

4.02

 

6.80

3.78

Total ($/boe) (includes synthetic)

35.75

31.70

 

40.66

29.58

      

(1) Cash flow per common share is calculated before deducting preferred security charges.

 

(2) Net income per common share is calculated after deducting preferred security charges.

  

(3) Prices are before hedging.

 

BalSheet

Talisman Energy Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

    
    
  

June 30

 December 31

(millions of Canadian dollars)

 

2003

2002

Assets

   

Current

   

   Cash and short-term investments

 

488

27

   Accounts receivable

 

690

719

   Inventories

 

116

147

   Prepaid expenses

 

16

24

  

1,310

917

    

Accrued employee pension benefit asset

 

66

67

Other assets

 

78

99

Goodwill

 

444

469

Property, plant and equipment

 

9,168

10,042

  

9,756

10,677

Total assets

 

11,066

11,594

    
    

Liabilities

   

Current

   

   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

890

803

   Income and other taxes payable

 

219

186

  

1,109

989

    

Deferred credits

 

53

57

Provision for future site restoration

 

766

813

Long-term debt

 

2,280

2,997

Future income taxes

 

2,020

2,236

  

5,119

6,103

    

Shareholders' equity

   

Preferred securities

 

431

431

Common shares

 

2,747

2,785

Contributed surplus

 

73

75

Cumulative foreign currency translation

 

(134)

140

Retained earnings

 

1,721

1,071

  

4,838

4,502

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

11,066

11,594

    

See accompanying notes.

   

Interim statements are not independently audited.

  

Income

Talisman Energy Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

      
      
 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

(millions of Canadian dollars

June 30

 

June 30

 except per share amounts)

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

Revenue

     

   Gross sales

1,169

1,312

 

2,812

2,475

   Less royalties

190

219

 

516

414

   Net sales

979

1,093

 

2,296

2,061

   Other

14

18

 

37

39

Total revenue

993

1,111

 

2,333

2,100

      

Expenses

     

   Operating

249

254

 

543

510

   General and administrative

35

35

 

74

66

   Depreciation, depletion and amortization

329

364

 

690

723

   Dry hole

42

25

 

114

52

   Exploration

42

41

 

91

78

   Interest on long-term debt

32

46

 

72

84

   Stock-based compensation

105

-  

 

105

-  

   Other

41

23

 

34

74

Total expenses

875

788

 

1,723

1,587

Gain on sale of Sudan operations

-  

-  

 

296

-  

Income before taxes

118

323

 

906

513

Taxes

     

   Current income tax

43

73

 

135

124

   Future income tax (recovery)

(143)

125

 

(53)

122

   Petroleum revenue tax

17

35

 

50

76

 

(83)

233

 

132

322

Net income

201

90

 

774

191

Preferred security charges, net of tax

5

6

 

11

12

Net income available to common shareholders

196

84

 

763

179

      

Per common share (dollars)

     

   Net income

1.52

0.62

 

5.90

1.33

   Diluted net income

1.50

0.61

 

5.82

1.31

Average number of common shares outstanding (millions)

     

   Basic

129

135

 

129

134

   Diluted

131

137

 

131

137

      
      

Consolidated Statements of Retained Earnings

      
      
 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

(millions of Canadian dollars)

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

      

Retained earnings, beginning of period

1,566

882

 

1,071

787

Net income

201

90

 

774

191

Common share dividends

(39)

(40)

 

(39)

(40)

Purchase of common shares

(2)

-  

 

(74)

-  

Preferred security charges, net of tax

(5)

(6)

 

(11)

(12)

Retained earnings, end of period

1,721

926

 

1,721

926

      

See accompanying notes.

     

Cashflow

Talisman Energy Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

      
      
 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

(millions of Canadian dollars)

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

Operating

     

Net income

201

90

 

774

191

Items not involving current cash flow

357

521

 

580

960

Exploration

42

41

 

91

78

Cash flow

600

652

 

1,445

1,229

Deferred gain on unwound hedges

(2)

(13)

 

(5)

(25)

Changes in non-cash working capital

78

28

 

2

10

Cash provided by operating activities

676

667

 

1,442

1,214

Investing

     

Proceeds on sale of Sudan operations

-  

-  

 

1,012

-  

Capital expenditures

     

    Exploration, development and corporate

(505)

(392)

 

(966)

(960)

    Acquisitions

(14)

(15)

 

(398)

(20)

Proceeds of resource property dispositions

4

8

 

14

12

Investments

(2)

-  

 

(3)

-  

Changes in non-cash working capital

23

(132)

 

(15)

(79)

Cash used in investing activities

(494)

(531)

 

(356)

(1,047)

Financing

     

Long-term debt repaid

(180)

(647)

 

(737)

(1,163)

Long-term debt issued

-  

571

 

292

1,055

Common shares issued (purchased)

2

14

 

(114)

34

Common share dividends

(39)

(40)

 

(39)

(40)

Preferred security charges

(9)

(10)

 

(19)

(21)

Deferred credits and other

-  

(4)

 

18

(13)

Cash used in financing activities

(226)

(116)

 

(599)

(148)

Effect of translation on foreign currency cash

(26)

-  

 

(26)

-  

Net (decrease) increase in cash

(70)

20

 

461

19

Cash and short-term investments, beginning of period

558

16

 

27

17

Cash and short-term investments, end of period

488

36

 

488

36

      

See accompanying notes.

     

SegInfo

8. Segmented Information

                                    

North America (1)

North Sea (2)

Southeast Asia (3)

Algeria

Sudan

Other

Total

  
 

Three months

Six months

 

Three months

Six months

 

Three months

Six months

 

Three months

Six months

 

Three months

Six months

 

Three months

Six months

 

Three months

Six months

 
 

ended

ended

 

ended

ended

 

ended

ended

 

ended

ended

 

ended

ended

 

ended

ended

 

ended

ended

 
 

June 30

June 30

 

June 30

June 30

 

June 30

June 30

 

June 30

June 30

 

June 30

June 30

 

June 30

June 30

 

June 30

June 30

 

(millions of Canadian dollars)

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

Revenue

                                 

Gross sales

 671

 510

 1,489

 941

 

 362

 480

 837

 947

 

 124

 121

 256

 227

 

 12

 -

 21

 -

 

 -

 201

 209

 360

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 1,169

 1,312

 2,812

 2,475

 

Royalties

 157

 89

 338

 170

 

 (8)

 22

 (4)

 49

 

 35

 31

 74

 58

 

 6

 -

 11

 -

 

 -

 77

 97

 137

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 190

 219

 516

 414

 

Net sales

 514

 421

 1,151

 771

 

 370

 458

 841

 898

 

 89

 90

 182

 169

 

 6

 -

 10

 -

 

 -

 124

 112

 223

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 979

 1,093

 2,296

 2,061

 

Other

 7

 8

 20

 18

 

 7

 10

 17

 21

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 (1)

 -

 

 -

 -

 1

 -

 

 14

 18

 37

 39

Total revenue

 521

 429

 1,171

 789

 

 377

 468

 858

 919

 

 89

 90

 182

 169

 

 6

 -

 10

 -

 

 -

 124

 111

 223

 

 -

 -

 1

 -

 

 993

 1,111

 2,333

 2,100

Segmented expenses

                                 
 

Operating

 94

 82

 193

 166

 

 134

 128

 288

 266

 

 20

 19

 41

 38

 

 1

 -

 3

 -

 

 -

 25

 18

 40

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 249

 254

 543

 510

 

DD&A

 172

 148

 340

 300

 

 131

 172

 284

 334

 

 24

 21

 43

 43

 

 2

 -

 4

 -

 

 -

 23

 19

 46

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 329

 364

 690

 723

 

Dry hole

 37

 5

 62

 21

 

 4

 -

 51

 -

 

 1

 4

 1

 4

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 -

 7

 -

 7

 

 -

 9

 -

 20

 

 42

 25

 114

 52

 

Exploration

 15

 13

 38

 31

 

 8

 7

 11

 11

 

 3

 4

 7

 6

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 -

 2

 5

 4

 

 16

 15

 30

 26

 

 42

 41

 91

 78

 

Other

 (7)

 (1)

 (20)

 (4)

 

 28

 5

 29

 55

 

 3

 4

 4

 4

 

 -

 1

 -

 1

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 3

 (1)

 3

 -

 

 27

 8

 16

 56

Total segmented expenses

 311

 247

 613

 514

 

 305

 312

 663

 666

 

 51

 52

 96

 95

 

 3

 1

 7

 1

 

 -

 57

 42

 97

 

 19

 23

 33

 46

 

 689

 692

 1,454

 1,419

Segmented income before taxes

 210

 182

 558

 275

 

 72

 156

 195

 253

 

 38

 38

 86

 74

 

 3

 (1)

 3

 (1)

 

 -

 67

 69

 126

 

 (19)

 (23)

 (32)

 (46)

 

 304

 419

 879

 681

Non-segmented expenses

                                 
 

General and administrative

 35

 35

 74

 66

 

Interest on long-term debt

 32

 46

 72

 84

 

Gain on sale of Sudan operations

 -

 -

 (296)

 -

 

Stock based compensation

 

 105

 -

 105

 -

 

Currency translation

 14

 15

 18

 18

Total non-segmented expenses

 

 186

 96

 (27)

 168

Income before taxes

                             

 118

 323

 906

 513

                                    

Capital expenditures

                                 
 

Exploration

 98

 55

 233

 162

 

 19

 26

 34

 53

 

 18

 10

 33

 14

 

 6

 (1)

 3

 -

 

 -

 9

 7

 14

 

 24

 31

 38

 65

 

 165

 130

 348

 308

 

Development

 135

 92

 258

 270

 

 117

 79

 183

 201

 

 56

 45

 121

 91

 

 4

 24

 22

 41

 

 -

 12

 (5)

 32

 

 15

 4

 20

 5

 

 327

 256

 599

 640

Exploration and development

 233

 147

 491

 432

 

 136

 105

 217

 254

 

 74

 55

 154

 105

 

 10

 23

 25

 41

 

 -

 21

 2

 46

 

 39

 35

 58

 70

 

 492

 386

 947

 948

 

Property acquisitions

 14

 15

 398

 20

 

Proceeds on dispositions

 (4)

 (8)

 (14)

 (12)

 

Other non-segmented

 13

 6

 19

 12

Net capital expenditures (4)

 515

 399

 1,350

 968

                                    

Property, plant and equipment

 5,367

 4,955

   

 2,474

 2,921

   

 1,033

 1,093

   

 219

 244

   

 -

 772

   

 75

 57

   

 9,168

 10,042

Goodwill

  

 291

 291

   

 40

 46

   

 113

 132

   

 -

 -

   

 -

 -

   

 -

 -

   

 444

 469

Other

  

 858

 350

   

 299

 387

   

 201

 205

   

 12

 6

   

 -

 56

   

 18

 12

   

 1,388

 1,016

Segmented assets

 

 6,516

 5,596

   

 2,813

 3,354

   

 1,347

 1,430

   

 231

 250

   

 -

 828

   

 93

 69

   

 11,000

 11,527

Non-segmented assets

                               

 66

 67

Total assets (5)

                               

 11,066

 11,594

                                    
  

Three months

Six months

      

Three months

Six months

      

Three months

Six months

          
  

ended

ended

      

ended

ended

      

ended

ended

          
  

June 30

June 30

      

June 30

June 30

      

June 30

June 30

          

(1)

North America

2003

2002

2003

2002

(2)

North Sea

   

2003

2002

2003

2002

(3)

Southeast Asia

   

2003

2002

2003

2002

          
 

Canada

 475

 429

 1,072

 789

 

United Kingdom

   

 370

 460

 841

 902

 

Indonesia

   

 74

 77

 149

 144

          
 

US

 46

 -

 99

 -

 

Netherlands

   

 7

 8

 17

 17

 

Malaysia

   

 14

 12

 26

 23

          
 

Total revenue

 521

 429

 1,171

 789

 

Total revenue

   

 377

 468

 858

 919

 

Vietnam

   

 1

 1

 7

 2

          
 

Canada

  

 4,948

 4,848

 

United Kingdom

     

 2,435

 2,875

 

Total revenue

   

 89

 90

 182

 169

          
 

US

  

 419

 107

 

Netherlands

     

 39

 46

 

Indonesia

     

 420

 515

          
 

Property, plant and equipment (5)

 

 5,367

 4,955

 

Property, plant and equipment

   

 2,474

 2,921

 

Malaysia

     

 602

 565

          
                 

Vietnam

     

 11

 13

          

(4)

Excluding corporate acquisitions.

              

Property, plant and equipment

 

 1,033

 1,093

          

(5)

Current year represents balances as at June 30, prior year represents balances as at December 31.

                           

Netbacks

Talisman Energy Inc.

Product Netbacks

         
  

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

  

June 30

 

June 30

(C$ - production before royalties)

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

North

Oil and liquids ($/bbl)

       

America

   Sales price

32.92

 

32.76

 

37.87

 

29.80

 

   Hedging (gain)

1.26

 

0.11

 

2.83

 

(0.33)

 

   Royalties

6.50

 

6.35

 

7.90

 

6.12

 

   Operating costs

5.89

 

4.64

 

6.08

 

5.06

  

19.27

 

21.66

 

21.06

 

18.95

 

Natural gas ($/mcf)

       
 

   Sales price

6.41

 

4.08

 

7.22

 

3.68

 

   Hedging (gain)

0.12

 

(0.21)

 

0.22

 

(0.32)

 

   Royalties

1.54

 

0.73

 

1.61

 

0.70

 

   Operating costs

0.70

 

0.65

 

0.73

 

0.65

  

4.05

 

2.91

 

4.66

 

2.65

North Sea

Oil and liquids ($/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

35.29

 

37.71

 

40.85

 

35.77

 

   Hedging (gain)

0.14

 

0.11

 

1.98

 

(0.32)

 

   Royalties

(0.89)

 

1.41

 

(0.39)

 

1.50

 

   Operating costs

12.91

 

9.51

 

13.49

 

9.89

  

23.13

 

26.68

 

25.77

 

24.70

 

Natural gas ($/mcf)

       
 

   Sales price

4.16

 

3.05

 

4.61

 

3.97

 

   Hedging (gain)

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

   Royalties

0.04

 

0.41

 

0.16

 

0.59

 

   Operating costs

0.38

 

0.49

 

0.50

 

0.47

  

3.74

 

2.15

 

3.95

 

2.91

Southeast Asia (1)

Oil and liquids ($/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

37.81

 

38.77

 

42.26

 

35.78

 

   Hedging (gain)

1.26

 

0.11

 

2.72

 

(0.33)

 

   Royalties

15.86

 

13.76

 

17.23

 

13.04

 

   Operating costs

7.22

 

7.61

 

7.78

 

7.38

  

13.47

 

17.29

 

14.53

 

15.69

 

Natural gas ($/mcf)

       
 

   Sales price

5.05

 

4.92

 

5.53

 

4.42

 

   Hedging (gain)

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

   Royalties

0.27

 

0.25

 

0.30

 

0.23

 

   Operating costs

0.49

 

0.49

 

0.56

 

0.45

  

4.29

 

4.18

 

4.67

 

3.74

Algeria

Oil ($/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

35.05

 

-  

 

37.33

 

-  

 

   Hedging (gain)

1.26

 

-  

 

2.62

 

-  

 

   Royalties

18.04

 

-  

 

18.96

 

-  

 

   Operating costs

4.07

 

-  

 

5.01

 

-  

  

11.68

 

-  

 

10.74

 

-  

Sudan

Oil ($/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

-  

 

36.64

 

43.89

 

33.08

 

   Hedging (gain)

-  

 

0.11

 

-  

 

(0.31)

 

   Royalties

-  

 

13.96

 

20.34

 

12.67

 

   Operating costs

-  

 

4.55

 

3.73

 

3.74

  

-  

 

18.02

 

19.82

 

16.98

Total Company

Oil and liquids ($/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

34.87

 

36.46

 

40.51

 

33.87

 

   Hedging (gain)

0.65

 

0.11

 

2.06

 

(0.32)

 

   Royalties

3.83

 

6.32

 

6.49

 

5.92

 

   Operating costs

9.87

 

7.17

 

9.58

 

7.27

  

20.52

 

22.86

 

22.38

 

21.00

 

Natural gas ($/mcf)

       
 

   Sales price

6.09

 

4.02

 

6.80

 

3.78

 

   Hedging (gain)

0.10

 

(0.16)

 

0.18

 

(0.25)

 

   Royalties

1.28

 

0.65

 

1.34

 

0.64

 

   Operating costs

0.65

 

0.62

 

0.69

 

0.61

  

4.06

 

2.91

 

4.59

 

2.78

         

(1) Includes operations in Indonesia and Malaysia/Vietnam.

    

Netbacks do not include synthetic oil or pipeline operations.

    

NetProd

Talisman Energy Inc.

Additional Information for US Readers

Production net of royalties

        
        
 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

        

Oil and liquids (bbls/d)

       

    North America

45,982

 

48,677

 

45,969

 

48,088

    North Sea

104,862

 

124,183

 

106,506

 

125,352

    Southeast Asia (1)

13,291

 

14,514

 

13,110

 

14,466

    Algeria

1,828

 

-  

 

1,642

 

-  

    Sudan

-  

 

37,511

 

14,111

 

36,777

    Synthetic oil (Canada)

2,296

 

2,521

 

2,376

 

2,664

Total oil and liquids

168,259

 

227,406

 

183,714

 

227,347

        

Natural gas (mmcf/d)

       

    North America

657

 

675

 

674

 

666

    North Sea

90

 

118

 

110

 

109

    Southeast Asia (1)

99

 

88

 

92

 

93

Total natural gas

846

 

881

 

876

 

868

        

Total mboe/d

309

 

375

 

330

 

372

        

(1) Includes operations in Indonesia and Malaysia/Vietnam.

       

USNetbacks

Talisman Energy Inc.

Additional Information for US Readers

Product Netbacks

         
  

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

  

June 30

 

June 30

(US$ - production net of royalties)

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

North

Oil and liquids (US$/bbl)

       

America

   Sales price

23.54

 

21.08

 

26.04

 

18.93

 

   Hedging (gain)

1.13

 

0.09

 

2.46

 

(0.26)

 

   Operating costs

5.25

 

3.71

 

5.29

 

4.04

  

17.16

 

17.28

 

18.29

 

15.15

 

Natural gas (US$/mcf)

       
 

   Sales price

4.58

 

2.63

 

4.97

 

2.34

 

   Hedging (gain)

0.12

 

(0.16)

 

0.20

 

(0.25)

 

   Operating costs

0.66

 

0.51

 

0.65

 

0.51

  

3.80

 

2.28

 

4.12

 

2.08

North Sea

Oil and liquids (US$/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

25.24

 

24.26

 

28.09

 

22.72

 

   Hedging (gain)

0.10

 

0.07

 

1.35

 

(0.21)

 

   Operating costs

9.00

 

6.35

 

9.19

 

6.56

  

16.14

 

17.84

 

17.55

 

16.37

 

Natural gas (US$/mcf)

       
 

   Sales price

2.97

 

1.96

 

3.17

 

2.52

 

   Hedging (gain)

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

   Operating costs

0.28

 

0.37

 

0.36

 

0.35

  

2.69

 

1.59

 

2.81

 

2.17

Southeast Asia (1)

Oil and liquids (US$/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

27.04

 

24.94

 

29.06

 

22.73

 

   Hedging (gain)

1.55

 

0.11

 

3.15

 

(0.33)

 

   Operating costs

8.90

 

7.59

 

9.03

 

7.38

  

16.59

 

17.24

 

16.88

 

15.68

 

Natural gas (US$/mcf)

       
 

   Sales price

3.61

 

3.17

 

3.80

 

2.81

 

   Hedging (gain)

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

-  

 

   Operating costs

0.37

 

0.33

 

0.41

 

0.30

  

3.24

 

2.84

 

3.39

 

2.51

Algeria

Oil (US$/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

25.06

 

-  

 

25.67

 

-  

 

   Hedging (gain)

1.86

 

-  

 

3.66

 

-  

 

   Operating costs

6.00

 

-  

 

7.00

 

-  

  

17.20

 

-  

 

15.01

 

-  

Sudan

Oil (US$/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

-  

 

23.57

 

30.18

 

21.01

 

   Hedging (gain)

-  

 

0.11

 

-  

 

(0.32)

 

   Operating costs

-  

 

4.73

 

4.78

 

3.85

  

-  

 

18.73

 

25.40

 

17.48

Total Company

Oil and liquids (US$/bbl)

       
 

   Sales price

24.91

 

23.50

 

27.79

 

21.63

 

   Hedging (gain)

0.52

 

0.09

 

1.68

 

(0.25)

 

   Operating costs

7.92

 

5.59

 

7.83

 

5.63

  

16.47

 

17.82

 

18.28

 

16.25

 

Natural gas (US$/mcf)

       
 

   Sales price

4.30

 

2.59

 

4.62

 

2.41

 

   Hedging (gain)

0.09

 

(0.12)

 

0.15

 

(0.19)

 

   Operating costs

0.59

 

0.47

 

0.58

 

0.47

  

3.62

 

2.24

 

3.89

 

2.13

         

(1) Includes operations in Indonesia and Malaysia/Vietnam.

     

Netbacks do not include synthetic oil or pipeline operations.

      

Ratios

Talisman Energy Inc.

Consolidated Financial Ratios

June 30, 2003

    

The following financial ratios are provided in connection with the Company's continuous offering of

medium term notes pursuant to the short form prospectus dated March 27, 2002 and a prospectus supplement

dated March 28, 2002, and are based on the corporation's consolidated financial statements that are prepared

in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada.

    

The asset coverage ratios are calculated as at June 30, 2003.

The interest coverage ratios are for the 12 month period then ended.

    
  

Preferred

Preferred

  

Securities

Securities

  

as equity (5)

as debt (6)

Interest coverage (times)

  

    Income (1)

9.71

7.71

    Cash flow (2)

21.04

16.70

Asset coverage (times)

  

    Before deduction of future income taxes and deferred credits (3)

4.37

3.71

    After deduction of future income taxes and deferred credits (4)

3.12

2.65

    

(1) Net income plus income taxes and interest expense; divided by the sum of interest expense and capitalized interest.

(2) Cash flow plus current income taxes and interest expense; divided by the sum of interest expense and capitalized interest.

(3) Total assets minus current liabilities; divided by long-term debt.

(4) Total assets minus current liabilities and long-term liabilities excluding long-term debt; divided by long-term debt.

(5) The Company's preferred securities are classified as equity and the related charges have been excluded from interest expense.

(6) Reflects adjusted ratios, had the preferred securities been treated as debt and the related charges been included in interest expense.