EX-99.10 11 su-20211231xex99d10.htm EX-99.10

Exhibit 99.10

Supplementary Oil and Gas Disclosures (unaudited)

The following disclosures are presented in accordance with United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Topic 932 — Extractive Activities — Oil and Gas and Subpart 1200 of Regulation S-K (Subpart 1200) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosures pertaining to the audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Consolidated Financial Statements) of Suncor Energy Inc. (Suncor or the company) were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and Canadian generally accepted accounting principles contained within Part 1 of the Chartered Professional Accountants Canada Handbook, which differ in material respects from financial statements prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements are attached as Exhibit 99.2 to Suncors annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Form 40-F).

Reserves Data

Reserves data included herein are estimates only and can be significantly impacted by a variety of internal and external factors. For more information on the risks involved when estimating reserves, see the discussion in the Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information — Significant Risk Factors and Uncertainties Affecting Reserves section in Suncors 2021 Annual Information Form (the “2021 AIF), which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 40-F. Readers should also see Suncors Managements Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is attached as Exhibit 99.3 to the Form 40-F (the “2021 Managements Discussion and Analysis).

The reserves data presented herein, with an effective date of December 31, 2021, may differ in relation to the format and the basis from which volumes are economically determined under National Instrument 51-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities (NI 51-101), as disclosed in the 2021 AIF. Subpart 1200 requires disclosure of net proved reserves, after royalties, using the average of the first-day-of-the-month prices for the twelve-month period prior to the end of the reporting period, whereas NI 51-101 requires disclosure of gross and net reserves, estimated using forecast prices and costs. In 2021, for Suncor's Oil Sands Base mining operations, Fort Hills oil sands mining project, Syncrude oil sands mining project, and the Terra Nova offshore project, the application of constant pricing resulted in these projects being economic, compared to uneconomic in 2020 when no reserves were attributed to these properties due to the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on commodity prices. In 2021, Suncors reserves were economic utilizing both constant pricing permitted by Subpart 1200, as well as forecast pricing permitted by NI 51-101.

Net Proved Oil and Gas Reserves(1)(2)

The majority of Suncors oil and gas reserves are in Canada. In order to align with the companys segmented information in the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2021 Managements Discussion and Analysis and the 2021 AIF, the company presents the following supplementary oil and gas disclosures by showing amounts associated with its Oil Sands segment, which are exclusively in Canada and produce synthetic crude oil (SCO) and bitumen, separate from other Canadian operations, which are aggregated with Suncors international operations (collectively, Exploration and Production) and produce crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Exploration and Production reserves are in offshore Canada, offshore UK, and offshore Norway.


SCO

Bitumen

Crude Oil(3)

Natural Gas

Total

At December 31,

(mmbbls)

(mmbbls)

(mmbbls)

(bcf)

(mmboe)

(net reserves, constant prices and costs)

   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

Proved Developed

Oil Sands

1,518

246

826

92

-

-

-

-

2,344

338

Exploration and Production

-

-

-

-

128

106

1

1

129

107

1,518

246

826

92

128

106

1

1

2,473

445

Proved Undeveloped

Oil Sands

868

722

398

262

-

-

-

-

1,266

984

Exploration and Production

-

-

-

-

21

38

8

8

22

39

868

722

398

262

21

38

8

8

1,288

1,023

Proved

Oil Sands

2,386

968

1,224

354

-

-

-

-

3,610

1,322

Exploration and Production

-

-

-

-

149

144

9

9

150

146

2,386

968

1,224

354

149

144

9

9

3,760

1,468

Reconciliation of Net Proved Oil and Gas Reserves

Balance at

Revisions of

Extensions

Balance at

(net reserves,

December 31

Previous

Improved

and

December 31

constant prices and costs)

2019

Estimates(4)

Recovery(5)

Acquisitions

Discoveries(7)

Production

Dispositions

2020

Oil Sands

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

SCO (mmbbls)

2,574

(1,438)

1

-

-

(169)

-

968

Bitumen (mmbbls)

1,532

(1,134)

1

-

-

(45)

-

354

Exploration and Production

Crude oil(3) (mmbbls)

160

10

2

-

7

(34)

-

144

Natural gas (bcf)

11

(1)

-

-

-

(1)

-

9

Total (mmboe)

4,267

(2,563)

4

-

7

(247)

-

1,468

Balance at

Revisions of

Extensions

Balance at

(net reserves,

December 31

Previous

Improved

and

December 31

constant prices and costs)

2020

Estimates(4)

Recovery(5)

Acquisitions(6)

Discoveries(7)

Production

Dispositions(8)

2021

Oil Sands

   

SCO (mmbbls)

968

1,309

1

-

274

(166)

-

2,386

Bitumen (mmbbls)

354

698

-

-

218

(46)

-

1,224

Exploration and Production

Crude oil(3) (mmbbls)

144

34

-

4

-

(28)

(6)

149

Natural gas (bcf)

9

1

-

-

-

(1)

-

9

Total (mmboe)

1,468

2,041

1

4

492

(240)

(6)

3,760


Notes to Reserves Data:

(1)Definitions
a.Net reserves, in relation to Suncors production and reserves, represents the companys working interest share after deduction of royalty obligations, plus the companys royalty interests in production and reserves.
b.Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty (at least a 90% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the estimate) to be economically producible, from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations.
c.Proved developed oil and gas reserves are those quantities that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is relatively minor compared to the cost of a new well; and can be expected to be recovered through extraction equipment and infrastructure installed and operational at the time of the reserves estimate for projects that extract oil by means not involving a well.
d.Proved undeveloped oil and gas reserves are those quantities that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion; and can be expected to be recovered through extraction equipment and infrastructure to be installed for projects that extract oil by means not involving a well.
(2)Reserve data tables may not add due to rounding.
(3)Natural gas liquids reserves are not significant and have been presented in combination with crude oil reserves.

(4)Revisions of previous estimates include changes to proved reserves, resulting from new information (except for an increase in proved acreage) normally obtained from development drilling and production history or resulting from a change in economic factors, such as changes in constant prices used for the reserve evaluation. Positive revisions in 2021 are primarily due to Suncors Oil Sands Base mining operations, Fort Hills oil sands mining project, Syncrude oil sands mining project and the Terra Nova offshore project being economic under constant pricing in 2021, compared to uneconomic in 2020 when no reserves were attributed to these properties. These revisions were partially offset by downward technical revisions at Syncrude and Fort Hills, as well as increased royalties at Firebag and Oil Sands Base resulting in lower net proved reserves.
(5)Improved recoveries relates to additions to reserves resulting from deployment of improved recovery schemes such as Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage in In Situ and waterflood in Exploration and Production.
(6)Acquisitions are due to Suncor finalizing a new ownership agreement for Terra Nova in the third quarter of 2021, which increased Suncor’s working interest from 37.675% to 48%.
(7)Extensions and discoveries are additions to proved reserves from proved acreage of previously discovered reservoirs through additional drilling in periods subsequent to discovery or discovery of new fields with proved reserves or of new reservoirs of proved reserves in old fields. Proved undeveloped reserves associated with Suncors MacKay River In Situ project and Syncrude Mildred Lake West project were added in 2021.
(8)Dispositions relate to Suncor completing the sale of its 26.69% working interest in the Golden Eagle Area Development early in the fourth quarter of 2021.


Capitalized Costs

At December 31, 2021

At December 31, 2020

Exploration

Exploration

and

and

($ millions)

Oil Sands

Production

Total

Oil Sands

Production

Total

Exploration and evaluation assets(1)

   

2,012

   

215

   

2,227

   

2,061

   

225

   

2,286

Oil and gas properties(2)(3)

19,841

20,477

40,318

20,124

22,586

42,710

Plant and equipment(2)(3)

   

68,009

1,018

69,027

66,875

1,054

67,929

- accumulated provision(2)

(37,971)

(15,999)

(53,970)

(35,059)

(17,424)

(52,483)

Total

   

51,891

5,711

57,602

54,001

6,441

60,442


(1)Exploration and evaluation assets largely represent amounts associated with unproved properties, but may include properties with proved reserves for which Suncors Board of Directors have not sanctioned development. See note 18 of the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2)Oil and Gas Properties, Plant and Equipment and the accumulated provision largely represent amounts associated with proved properties. See note 15 of the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements. Includes amounts capitalized to Property, Plant and Equipment on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements that relate to the companys right-of-use assets under IFRS 16. See note 17 of the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements.
(3)Includes amounts capitalized to Property, Plant and Equipment on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements that relate to the companys decommissioning and restoration activities.

Costs Incurred for Property Acquisition, Exploration and Development Activities

Year ended December 31, 2021

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Exploration

Exploration

and

and

($ millions)

Oil Sands

Production

Total

Oil Sands

Production

Total

Unproved property acquisition

  

-

  

-

  

-

  

-

  

-

  

-

Proved property acquisition(1)

-

65

65

-

-

-

Exploration(2)

15

36

51

174

189

363

Development(3)

3,172

222

3,394

2,723

431

3,154

Total

3,187

323

3,510

2,897

620

3,517


(1)Proved property acquisitions are primarily due to Suncor finalizing a new ownership agreement for Terra Nova in the third quarter of 2021, which increased Suncor’s working interest from 37.675% to 48%.
(2)Includes amounts capitalized to Exploration and Evaluation on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as well as those charged to Exploration Expense on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), of the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements.
(3)Includes amounts capitalized to Property, Plant and Equipment on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements that relate to the companys decommissioning and restoration activities.

Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities

Year ended December 31, 2021

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Exploration

Exploration

and

and

($ millions)

Oil Sands

Production

Total

Oil Sands

Production

Total

Operating revenues, net of royalties

   

18,397

   

2,500

   

20,897

   

10,522

   

1,756

   

12,278

Other income

6

17

23

298

54

352

18,403

2,517

20,920

10,820

1,810

12,630

Purchases of crude oil and products

1,444

-

1,444

844

-

844

Operating, selling and general

8,056

429

8,485

7,169

476

7,645

Transportation

1,126

112

1,238

1,223

100

1,323

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

4,585

324

4,909

6,430

2,147

8,577

Exploration

12

35

47

57

129

186

Gain on disposal of assets

(4)

(227)

(231)

(1)

-

(1)

Finance expenses

359

53

412

336

47

383

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

2,825

1,791

4,616

(5,238)

(1,089)

(6,327)

Income taxes - expense (recovery)

678

506

1,184

(1,442)

(257)

(1,699)

Net earnings (loss)

2,147

1,285

3,432

(3,796)

(832)

(4,628)

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves(1)

The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to Suncors proved oil and gas reserves are calculated in accordance with FASB Topic 932 — Extractive Activities — Oil and Gas. Future cash inflows are estimated using the average of the first-day-of-the-month prices for the twelve-month period prior to the end of the reporting period, which are also used in estimating the entitys proved oil and gas reserves. Future development and production costs, including the associated decommissioning and restoration activities, are calculated by estimating the expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved oil and gas reserves at the end of the year, based on year-end costs and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions. The appropriate year-end statutory tax rates, with consideration of future tax rates already legislated, were applied to the future pretax net cash flows, less the tax basis of the properties involved. A prescribed rate of 10% is applied to discount the future net cash flows.

The calculation of the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows is based upon information prepared by the companys independent qualified reserves evaluator (which includes decommissioning and restoration activities), and adjusted for future income taxes.

It should not be assumed that the estimates of future net cash flows presented in the tables below represent the fair market value of the reserves. There is no assurance that the price and cost assumptions will be attained and variances could be material. Future changes to income tax, royalty and environmental regulations could also have a significant impact on the respective assumptions. There is no guarantee that the estimates for SCO, bitumen, crude oil, and natural gas reserves provided herein will be recovered. Actual SCO, bitumen, crude oil, and natural gas reserves may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein.

The following twelve-month average prices were used to calculate the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows (using the first-day-of-the-month prices for the twelve-month period prior to the end of the reporting period):

Light

National

2021

WTI

WCS

Sweet

Pentanes Plus

Balancing

Brent

Cushing

Hardisty

Edmonton

Edmonton

AECO

Point

Year

North Sea

Oklahoma

Alberta

Alberta

Alberta

Gas

North Sea

US$/bbl

US$/bbl

Cdn$/bbl

Cdn$/bbl

Cdn$/bbl

Cdn$/mmbtu

Cdn$/mmbtu

2021

69.22

   

66.56

   

66.94

   

78.39

   

83.66

   

3.41

   

18.38

2020

41.77

   

39.57

   

35.81

   

45.51

   

49.73

   

2.17

   

4.32


At December 31, 2021

At December 31, 2020

Exploration

Exploration

and

and

($ millions)

Oil Sands

Production

Total

Oil Sands

Production

Total

Future cash inflows

259,065

   

12,699

   

271,764

   

56,737

   

7,552

   

64,289

Future production costs

(121,138)

(3,527)

(124,665)

(28,763)

(2,388)

(31,151)

Future development costs

(56,346)

(2,537)

(58,883)

(15,115)

(2,285)

(17,400)

Future income tax expenses

(17,839)

(1,803)

(19,642)

(2,839)

(194)

(3,033)

Future net cash flows

63,742

4,832

68,574

10,020

2,685

12,705

10% Discount Factor

(32,377)

(821)

(33,198)

(5,588)

(279)

(5,867)

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

31,365

4,011

35,376

4,432

2,405

6,837

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

($ millions)

2021

2020

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows - beginning of year

6,837

   

23,277

Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced

(3,184)

(4,852)

Net changes in sales prices and operating costs related to future production

43,572

(19,761)

Net change due to extensions, discoveries and improved recovery

2,766

292

Net change due to acquisition and dispositions

201

-

Net change due to revisions in quantity estimates

(8,537)

1,355

Previously estimated development costs incurred during the period

3,692

894

Changes in estimated future development costs

(2,448)

619

Accretion of discount

717

1,681

Net change in income taxes

(8,239)

3,333

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows - end of year

35,376

6,837


(1)Tables may not add due to rounding.