Petro-Canada – Annual Information Form 2007
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PC_AIF07_ENG_Cover.qxd 3/3/08 9:52 AM Page 1 Opportunities Tomorrow. Performance Today. Annual Information Form 2007 March 17, 2008 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 • retail throughputs • future investment decisions • pre-production and operating costs • outlook (including operational updates and strategic • reserves and resources estimates milestones) • royalties and taxes payable • future capital, exploration and other expenditures • production life-of-field estimates • future cash flows • natural gas export capacity • future resource purchases and sales • future financing and capital activities (including purchases • construction and repair activities of Petro-Canada common shares under the Company’s • turnarounds at refineries and other facilities normal course issuer bid (NCIB) program) • anticipated refining margins • contingent liabilities (including potential exposure to losses related to retail licensee agreements) • future oil and natural gas production levels and the sources of their growth • environmental matters • project development, and expansion schedules and • future regulatory approvals results • expected rates of return • future exploration activities and results, and dates by which certain areas may be developed or come on-stream 4MAR200815100958 Annual Information Form PETRO-CANADA 1 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 • competitive action by other companies • imprecise reserves estimates of recoverable quantities of • fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices oil, natural gas and liquids from resource plays, and other • refining and marketing margins sources not currently classified as reserves • the ability to produce and transport crude oil and natural • the effects of weather and climate conditions gas to markets • the results of exploration and development drilling, and • fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange related activities rates • the ability of suppliers to meet commitments • actions by governmental authorities (including changes in • decisions or approvals from administrative tribunals taxes, royalty rates and resource-use strategies) • risks associated with domestic and international oil and • changes in environmental and other regulations natural gas operations • international political events • general economic, market and business conditions • 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