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Reserves Evaluations
Founded on Integrity,
Experience, and
Independence
Knowledge
D&M employs more than 150
petroleum engineers, geosci-
entists, and petroleum
economists who average Since 1936, DeGolyer and MacNaughton has been providing reserves evaluations to independent oil
more than 20 years of companies, governmental bodies, and financial institutions around the globe. Our services have helped these
experience in the industry. entities meet reporting requirements, facilitate sales and acquisitions, and communicate clearly about the value
of their assets.
I n t eg r it y
Integrity is the cornerstone of A Legacy Built on Reserves Consulting  Development planning assistance and expertise
D&M, and our reports reflect in both undeveloped and underdeveloped
the firm’s commitment to One of the primary reasons DeGolyer and fields
integrity and intellectual
honesty. For more than 75
MacNaughton (D&M) was formed was to support  Appraisals
banks and oil producers with the process of com-  Net cash flow
years, the firm has steadfastly pleting reserves assessments. Since its formation,
guarded its reputation in the  Fair market valuations
the firm has completed thousands of reserves  Production sharing contracts
industry and financial assessments worldwide, enabling producers to
community for providing  Estate valuations
report to investors and regulators. This experience  Profit-sharing trust valuations
realistic, unbiased has helped buyers and sellers accurately project the
engineering evaluations and worth of assets, enabling companies to develop  Stock exchange registrations and filings
reports. capitalization and financing strategies. Because  Securities and Exchange Commission
D&M has proven to be a reliable resource, many  London Stock Exchange
Se r v i c e clients have used D&M for decades for reserves  Australian Stock Exchange
D&M is organized into four consultation.  Brazilian Exchange
geographic divisions so that  Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
project teams develop a  Canadian Provincial Securities
thorough understanding of  Indonesian Exchange
the reserves reporting issues  European Exchanges
and financial market require-  Initial public offering and Competent Person’s
ments within each region. Reports
D&M’s regional structure
enables the firm to complete  Reserves audit evaluations
every project rapidly and  Gas certifications and deliverability studies
efficiently.  Unitization studies
 Expert witness testimonies
 Mergers and acquisitions
D&M offers assistance with the following activities:  Divestitures
 Joint ventures
 Estimation of oil, condensate, gas, and natural  Ad valorem, income, estate, and probate taxes
gas liquids reserves  Data room representation
 Undeveloped reserves estimates and  Technical data preparation, gathering, and
classification interpretation
 Equity redeterminations
Worldwide Evaluation of
Reserves for the Conoco
IPO
In October 1998, Dupont announced that
S u p p ort
it would divest its upstream energy
A typical D&M project team
subsidiary, Conoco. This resulted in the
consists of a project leader who
largest initial public offering to that time
has 20+ years of experience in
in history and raised $4.4 billion (USD) for
the industry, along with 2 to 10
Dupont. D&M is proud to have been part
other project team members.
of this momentous event. As part of the
The project leader organizes
process to register shares for sale, an
the work and serves as a
independent review of Conoco’s reserves
consistent point of contact for
was required. D&M, with its global
clients.
experience, evaluated Conoco’s world-
wide reserves within the required
A d v a n c e d T e ch n o l og y timeframe, allowing the project to be
D&M has made significant completed on time.
investments in computing
resources and software D&M is Relevant, Respected, Reliable, Responsive, and
development in order to meet Ready to solve your problems.
the demands of its clients.

So l u ti o n s
SERVICES AVAILABLE
In addition to supporting
Evaluation of Reserves for the World’s  Estimation of oil,
clients with reserves
reporting, D&M also offers Largest Energy Company condensate, gas, and
natural gas liquids reserves
seminars to educate clients on
various aspects of reserves and In recent years, sweeping changes have occurred in the Russian  Undeveloped reserves
resources evaluations. Government and economy, an economy that relies heavily on estimates and classification
the oil and gas industry. Many Russian oil and gas companies
 Development planning
have turned to D&M to provide independent appraisals of their
assistance and expertise in
reserves and to assist them with major business initiatives, such
both undeveloped and
as stock listings. Several Russian petroleum companies rely on
underdeveloped fields
D&M for annual appraisals of their Russian and international
properties. In fact, the largest energy company in the world  Appraisals
engages D&M staff in Moscow and Dallas for annual projects  Stock exchange
involving hundreds of fields. registrations and filings
 Initial public offering and
Competent Person’s
Reserves Evaluation and Appraisal for Reports
Chinese National Oil Company
D&M has performed reserves and valuation studies for more than
400 oil and gas fields in China for the largest Chinese Govern-
ment oil and gas company. These massive studies include virtually
every productive petroleum basin in China and were used for the
initial SEC filing for one of the world’s largest oil and gas compa-
nies. The firm continues to perform annual updates of all these
reserves.
Worldwide Petroleum Consulting

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