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1 Buy Canadian Oil and Gas Summary and Recommendation Buy-recommended (B1) Encana (ECA) and buy-rated (B3) Petro-Canada (PCZ), Suncor (SU) and Imperial Oil (IMO) offer high potential return, low McDep Ratio investment in the resources of the country that supplies the most imported oil and gas to the U.S. Other Canadian stocks in our coverage with low McDep Ratios include Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) and Purcell Energy (PEL.TO). The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin accounted for 41% of production for Buy-recommended (B1) Burlington Resources (BR), the third largest natural gas producer in the basin. We are at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Oil and Gas Investment Symposium that is underway as we write this. Kurt H. Wulff, CFA Dollars Per Million Btu Natural Gas Six-Year Futures Strip and 40 Week Average (Constant Delivery Volume for 72 Months) /28/2001 2/28/2002 4/28/2002 6/28/2002 8/28/ /28/ /28/2002 2/28/2003 4/28/2003 6/28/2003 8/28/ /28/ /28/2003 2/28/2004 4/28/2004 Neither he nor his spouse trade a subject stock within a week before or after a change in rating. 1

2 Table 1-1 Energy Producers Rank by McDep Ratio: Market Cap and Debt to Present Value Net ($/sh) Market Present Debt/ Symbol/ 14-Jun Shares Cap Value Present McDep Rating 2004 (mm) ($mm) ($/sh) Value Ratio Mega Cap Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM B , , BP plc BP B , , Shell Transport and Trading Co. plc SC B ,587 69, Royal Dutch Petroleum RD B , , Total S.A. TOT B , , ChevronTexaco Corporation CVX B ,066 95, Total or Median 865, Producer/Refiners - Large Cap and Mid Cap Kinder Morgan, Inc. KMI S , Valero Energy Corporation VLO , Murphy Oil Corporation MUR , Marathon Oil Corporation MRO B , Imperial Oil Limited (30%) IMO B , ConocoPhillips COP B , ENI S.p.A. E , Suncor Energy SU B , Petro-Canada PCZ B , Norsk Hydro ASA NHY B , PetroChina Company Ltd (10%) PTR B , Lukoil Oil Company LUKOY B , Petroleo Brasileiro S. A. PBR ,096 28, Total or Median 264, Independent Natural Gas and Oil CNOOC Limited (19%) CEO B , XTO Energy Inc. XTO B , Unocal Corporation UCL B , Canadian Natural Resources Limited CNQ , Encana Corporation ECA B , Apache Corporation APA , Pogo Producing Company PPP , Anadarko Petroleum Corp. APC B , Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY B , Pioneer Natural Resources Company PXD , Devon Energy DVN B , Burlington Resources BR B , Total or Median 127, B1 = Buy full unlevered position, B2 = Buy half unlevered position, B3 = Alternative buy S2 = Short half unlevered position McDep Ratio = Market cap and Debt to present value of oil and gas and other businesses Neither he nor his spouse trade a subject stock within a week before or after a change in rating. 2

3 Table 1-2 Energy Producers Rank by EV/Ebitda: Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Deprec. Divd or ($/sh) EV/ EV/ Distrib PV/ Symbol/ 14-Jun Sales Ebitda P/E NTM Ebitda Rating 2004 NTM NTM NTM (%) NTM Mega Cap Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM B Total S.A. TOT B BP plc BP B Shell Transport and Trading Co. plc SC B Royal Dutch Petroleum RD B ChevronTexaco Corporation CVX B Median Producer/Refiners - Large Cap and Mid Cap Kinder Morgan, Inc. KMI S Suncor Energy SU B Murphy Oil Corporation MUR Valero Energy Corporation VLO Imperial Oil Limited (30%) IMO B Marathon Oil Corporation MRO B ENI S.p.A. E ConocoPhillips COP B PetroChina Company Ltd (10%) PTR B Norsk Hydro ASA NHY B Petro-Canada PCZ B Petroleo Brasileiro S. A. PBR Lukoil Oil Company LUKOY B Median Independent Natural Gas and Oil CNOOC Limited (19%) CEO B XTO Energy Inc. XTO B Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY B Pioneer Natural Resources Company PXD Unocal Corporation UCL B Anadarko Petroleum Corp. APC B Apache Corporation APA Burlington Resources BR B Canadian Natural Resources Limited CNQ Encana Corporation ECA B Devon Energy DVN B Pogo Producing Company PPP Median EV = Enterprise Value = Market Cap and Debt; Ebitda = Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization; NTM = Next Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2005; P/E = Stock to Earnings; PV = Present Value of oil and gas and other businesses Neither he nor his spouse trade a subject stock within a week before or after a change in rating. 3

4 Table 2-1 Independent Natural Gas and Oil Producers - Small Cap Rank by McDep Ratio: Market Cap and Debt to Present Value Net ($/sh) Market Present Debt/ Symbol/ 14-Jun Shares Cap Value Present McDep Rating 2004 (mm) ($mm) ($/sh) Value Ratio Short Life Spinnaker Exploration Company SKE , Western Gas Resources WGR , Southwestern Energy Company SWN The Houston Exploraton Company THX , Denbury Resources Inc. DNR , Newfield Exploration Company NFX , Cimarex Energy Company XEC B , St. Mary Land and Exploration CompanySM Stone Energy Company SGY , Westport Resources Corporation WRC , Chesapeake Energy Corporation CHK , Range Resources Corporation RRC Energy Partners Ltd. EPL B PetroKazakhstan Inc. PKZ , Forest Oil Corporation FST , Total or Median 23, Long Life Ultra Petroleum Corp. UPL , Unit Corporation UNT , Quicksilver Resources Inc. KWK , Penn Virginia Corporation PVA Swift Energy Company SFY Whiting Petroleum Corporation WLL Evergreen Resources, Inc. EVG , Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. MHR Berry Petroleum Company BRY B Encore Acquisition Company EAC B Vintage Petroleum, Inc. VPI Total or Median 11, Micro Cap Abraxas Petroleum Corporation ABP Purcell Energy, Ltd. (US$) PEL.TO Buy (B) and Sell (S) rated stocks scheduled for quarterly single stock analyses. McDep Ratio = Market cap and Debt to present value of oil and gas and other businesses Numeral after B or S signifies half position recommended(2) or alternative idea(3). Neither he nor his spouse trade a subject stock within a week before or after a change in rating. 4

5 Table 2-2 Independent Natural Gas and Oil Producers - Small Cap Rank by EV/Ebitda: Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Deprec. Divd or ($/sh) EV/ EV/ Distrib PV/ Symbol/ 14-Jun Sales Ebitda P/E NTM Ebitda Rating 2004 NTM NTM NTM (%) NTM Short Life Western Gas Resources WGR Southwestern Energy Company SWN Spinnaker Exploration Company SKE Denbury Resources Inc. DNR Range Resources Corporation RRC Chesapeake Energy Corporation CHK Westport Resources Corporation WRC Stone Energy Company SGY St. Mary Land and Exploration Company SM The Houston Exploraton Company THX Forest Oil Corporation FST Cimarex Energy Company XEC B Newfield Exploration Company NFX Energy Partners Ltd. EPL B PetroKazakhstan Inc. PKZ Median Long Life Ultra Petroleum Corp. UPL Quicksilver Resources Inc. KWK Unit Corporation UNT Evergreen Resources, Inc. EVG Penn Virginia Corporation PVA Swift Energy Company SFY Encore Acquisition Company EAC B Berry Petroleum Company BRY B Whiting Petroleum Corporation WLL Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. MHR Vintage Petroleum, Inc. VPI Median Micro Cap Abraxas Petroleum Corporation ABP Purcell Energy, Ltd. (US$) PEL.TO EV = Enterprise Value = Market Cap and Debt; Ebitda = Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization; NTM = Next Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2005; P/E = Stock to Earnings; PV = Present Value of oil and gas and other businesses Neither he nor his spouse trade a subject stock within a week before or after a change in rating. 5

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