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FINANCIAL & OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

SELECTED FINANCIAL RESULTS*

For the years ended December 31,

2004

2003

(restated,

Note 2)

Financial (000's)

  Net Income

$258,316

$248,046

  Funds Flow from Operations (1)

539,969

413,200

  Cash Distributed (2)

426,721

379,055

  Cash Withheld for Acquisitions and Capital Expenditures

113,248

34,145

  Debt Outstanding (net of cash)

584,991

257,701

  Development Capital Spending

206,874   

157,706

  Acquisitions

636,326

225,293

  Divestments

31,742

73,214

Financial per Unit

  Net Income

$2.60

$2.88

  Funds Flow from Operations (1)

5.44

4.79

  Cash Distributed (2)

4.20

4.32

  Cash Withheld for Acquisitions and Capital Expenditures

1.11

0.39

  Payout Ratio

79%

92%

Selected Financial Results per BOE (3)

  Oil & Gas Sales (4)

$40.90

$36.94

  Royalties

  (8.40)

(7.51)

  Financial Contracts

(3.50)

(1.81)

  Operating Costs

(7.14)

(6.73)

  General and Administrative

(1.06)

(0.95)

  Management Fees

-

(2.29)

  Interest and Foreign Exchange

(0.67)

(0.82)

  Taxes

(0.24)

(0.26)

  Restoration and Abandonment

(0.25)

(0.26)

  Funds Flow from Operations (1)

$19.64

$16.31

  Weighted Average Number of Trust Units Outstanding (thousands)

99,273

86,202

  Debt/Trailing 12 Month Funds Flow Ratio (1)

1.1x

0.6x

 

 

SELECTED OPERATING RESULTS*

2004

2003

Average Daily Production

  Natural gas (Mcf/day)

271,091

240,907

  Crude oil (bbls/day)

25,550

24,597

  NGLs (bbls/day)

4,398

4,666

  Total (BOE/day) (6:1)

75,130

69,414

  % Natural gas

60%

58%

Average Selling Price (4)

  Natural gas (per Mcf)

$6.56

$6.30

  Crude oil (per bbl)

43.80

36.15

  NGLs (per bbl)

38.14

33.43

  US$ exchange rate

0.77

0.72

Net Wells drilled

367

294

Success Rate

99%

98%

Proved Reserves (MMBOE)

279.1

249.2

Probable Reserves   (MMBOE)

127.1

78.9

Total Proved plus Probable Reserves (MMBOE)

406.2

328.1

FD&A Cost per BOE, excluding Future Development Capital (5)

$7.68

$9.36

FD&A Cost per BOE, including Future Development Capital (5)

11.34

11.60

Recycle Ratio (5)

1.9x

1.8x

Proved Reserve Life Index (years)

10.1

10.6

Proved plus Probable Reserve Life Index (years)

14.0

13.3

* Readers are urged to review the Definitions and Abbreviations section included at the end of this report for information on the methodology used in determining various metrics.

(1)   See the definition of funds flow in Management's Discussion and Analysis

(2)   Calculated based on distributions paid or payable each month relating to the period

(3)   Non-cash amounts have been excluded

(4)   Including oil and gas transportation costs and before financial contracts

(5)     Based upon proved plus probable reserves

2004 was a milestone year as we drilled a record number of wells, achieved record production levels and completed the largest acquisition in our 19-year history.