6-K 1 form6-k.htm FORM 6-K SHELL CANADA LIMITED Form 6-k Shell Canada Limited


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month of       April         , 2006

SHELL CANADA LIMITED 
 

(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
400 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0J4

(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
 
Form 20-F o    Form 40-F þ
 
 
(indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
 
 
Yes o  No þ
 

 SIGNATURES 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
     
     SHELL CANADA LIMITED 
     Registrant
 Date:  April 27, 2006    
     
 
 By:
 "S.L. COSMESCU" 
 
 
 (Signature)
     
     
     S.L. COSMESCU, Assistant Secretary 
     (Name and Title)
 

 
 
  
    First Quarter Results, April 24, 2006
 
Calgary, Alberta - Shell Canada Limited announced earnings of $447 million or $0.54 per common share in the first quarter of 2006 compared with $417 million or $0.51 per common share for the same period in 2005. Strong commodity prices and refining margins contributed to the quarter-over-quarter increase.
 
Cash flow from operations for the first three months of 2006 was $722 million, up $85 million from $637 million compared with the first quarter of 2005.
 
Capital and predevelopment expenditures amounted to $404 million in the first quarter of 2006 compared with $269 million for the corresponding period in 2005. Major expenditures in 2006 were in support of the Company’s growth plans in Oil Sands and the gas business.
 
“The strength of Shell Canada’s integrated business was demonstrated by our first-quarter performance,” said Clive Mather, President and Chief Executive Officer, Shell Canada Limited. “The Oil Products business achieved record quarterly earnings. The E&P business has increased drilling activity and committed to debottleneck infrastructure constraints in the basin-centred gas business. Oil Sands performance was impacted by the conveyor belt replacement, but the business has recovered quickly to full production.”
 
 
 
 
 
  FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  1

 
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 
 
 
Total Company
 
Shell Canada Limited earnings for the first quarter of 2006 were $447 million, up $30 million from $417 million for the corresponding quarter of 2005, which included a favourable adjustment of $59 million. The adjustment related to the use of non-capital losses available to the Company resulting from the acquisition of an affiliated company, Coral Resources Canada ULC. In the first quarter of 2006, strong commodity prices and refining margins offset higher costs. The impact of the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan resulted in a $5 million recovery to first-quarter 2006 earnings compared with a $25 million charge for the same period in 2005. Total hydrocarbon production for the quarter was 210,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d) compared with 211,300 BOE/d in the first quarter of 2005.
 
 
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
 
Exploration & Production
 
Exploration & Production (E&P) earnings in the first quarter of 2006 were $173 million, up $37 million from $136 million for the corresponding period in 2005. Gains from strong commodity prices were partially offset by higher operating costs. These costs primarily resulted from processing fees associated with new natural gas production from Tay River and the basin-centred gas (BCG) business, and higher exploration costs. Effective January 1, 2006, the Peace River business was transferred from E&P to the Oil Sands business unit. Prior period E&P earnings have been adjusted to exclude Peace River operations.
 
Total natural gas production was higher for the first quarter of 2006 compared with both the prior quarter and the first quarter of 2005. Increases from the Tay River discovery and BCG more than offset natural field decline. The Company expects gas production volumes for the second quarter of 2006 to be slightly lower than for the first quarter of 2006 as a result of planned plant turnaround activity.
 
Within the Foothills business, the drilling of two new wells began in the same area as the initial Tay River discovery well drilled in 2004. One is an exploration well, which will test a new structure, and the other is a development well, which will help delineate the original discovery. The Company will consider further follow-up drilling in the Tay area, depending on results.
 
BCG production from the Chinook Ridge region of the Deep Basin area began in November 2005 and continued through the first quarter of 2006 at 15mmcf/d. The current lack of infrastructure continues to limit BCG production in the area. To alleviate these constraints, the Company recently committed to an expansion of a third party gas plant in the area, rather than building a new plant. This expansion, together with the installation of field compression and additional gathering system capacity, will accommodate the Company’s increasing natural gas production in this area. Completion of these projects is planned for 2007. Success at Crown land sales over the first quarter of 2006 enabled the Company to continue to build its BCG land position to support business growth.
 
Within the Sable Offshore Energy Project, a third well in the Alma field has been drilled and completed in 2006 and production has begun. Construction on the compression project continues with installation and start-up expected late 2006.
 
Following the Orphan Basin three-dimensional seismic programs conducted in 2004 and 2005, a drilling location has been selected for the first well, which is planned for the second half of 2006.
 
 
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  2

SEGMENTED INFORMATION (continued)
 
 
Oil Sands
 
Oil Sands earnings in the first quarter of 2006 were $120 million, up $22 million from $98 million for the corresponding period in 2005. Higher prices were partially offset by higher operating expenses. Earnings from the Peace River in-situ operations are included in both current and prior period earnings.
 
The Company’s share of Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) bitumen production for the first quarter of 2006 averaged 77,400 barrels per day (bbls/d) compared with 79,000 bbls/d for the same period in 2005. As previously disclosed, in late February 2006 a major tear occurred in the conveyor belt that transports ore from the crushers in the mine to the bitumen extraction plant. As a result, production at both the mine and upgrader was significantly reduced. The conveyor belt was successfully replaced and the upgrader and mine returned to full operations by mid-March. Production levels for the first quarters of 2005 and 2006 were similar because production at the Scotford Upgrader was also reduced in the first quarter of 2005 due to two partial unplanned shutdowns.
 
In the first quarter of 2006, underlying commodity prices and the average synthetic crude oil price were stronger than in the first quarter of 2005. Heavy oil market differentials widened during the first quarter of 2006 and were considerably wider than those in the corresponding period of 2005. The average synthetic crude oil price differential relative to Edmonton light crude improved slightly from the previous quarter but was considerably wider than in the first quarter of 2005.
 
Unit cash operating costs for the AOSP in the first quarter of 2006 were $26.40 per barrel, an increase of $2.53 per barrel from the preceding quarter and $2.19 per barrel compared with the same period in 2005. The increase was due mainly to increased repair and maintenance costs at the mine, lower volumes associated with the conveyor belt tear and higher energy costs.
 
The depreciation, depletion and amortization expense in the first quarter of 2006 was lower than the same period in 2005. This decrease was mainly due to preproduction costs, which were fully amortized by the end of 2005.
 
Both trains at the mine and the upgrader will be down for maintenance during the second quarter of 2006 when the AOSP will conduct its first major planned turnaround. The turnaround is expected to last approximately eight weeks.
 
Peace River bitumen production for the first quarter of 2006 was similar to the same period in 2005. The Company expects new production to come on-stream late 2006 from two additional well pads that have now completed drilling.  Plans to increase Peace River production to 100,000 bbls/d are progressing, with filing of regulatory applications expected later this year.
 
Oil Products
 
Oil Products achieved record earnings of $154 million for the first quarter of 2006. Earnings for the same period in 2005 were $123 million. The improvement was mainly due to strong refining and marketing margins partially offset by higher operating expenses and lower refinery utilization. Stronger distillate, gasoline and black oil margins offset weaker benzene and liquid petroleum gas margins. Increased operating costs include project-related expenses for ultra-low-sulphur diesel (ULSD), distribution and commodity price-related costs. Light oil volumes were three per cent lower than in the first quarter of 2005, mainly due to the effects of warm winter weather on demand.
 
Throughput at the Scotford Refinery was reduced during the conveyor belt tear and replacement at the Muskeg River Mine. Feedstock supplies were partially supplemented from other sources to maintain supply to customers.
 
Oil Products has arranged to purchase alternative feedstock for the Scotford Refinery to replace supplies that will not be available in the second quarter of 2006 due to planned maintenance at the Scotford Upgrader. A major turnaround will take place at the Sarnia Refinery in the third quarter of 2006.
 
At the Montreal East and Scotford refineries, construction of new diesel hydrotreater units was completed safely, on time and within budget. The $400 million capital investment at the two sites is now producing ULSD ahead of legislative requirements scheduled to take effect later this year.
 
 
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  3

SEGMENTED INFORMATION (continued)
 
 
Corporate
 
Corporate earnings for the first quarter of 2006 were nil compared with $60 million for the corresponding period in 2005. The change was due to a $59 million favourable adjustment in the first quarter of 2005 related to the use of non-capital losses available to the Company resulting from the acquisition of an affiliated company, Coral Resources Canada ULC. For the first-quarter of 2006, corporate operating costs were offset by interest and other income.
 
In March 2006, the Alberta Government announced a corporate tax rate reduction. The estimated one-time beneficial impact on future earnings will be in excess of $50 million, which the Company expects to recognize in the second quarter of 2006.
 
Cash Flow and Financing
 
In the first quarter of 2006, cash flow from operations was $722 million, up $85 million from $637 million for the same period last year. These increases are largely attributable to higher prices.
 
Capital and predevelopment expenditures were $404 million for the first quarter of 2006, compared with $269 million for the same period in 2005. The main investments in the first quarter of 2006 were in support of the Company's growth plans including predevelopment work at the AOSP and Peace River, and drilling activity in the Foothills and BCG businesses.
 
Corporate debt on the balance sheet remains minimal, consisting of $210 million for the mobile equipment lease. Cash balances did not change significantly from year-end 2005, with high cash flows offset by capital and predevelopment expenditures, higher working capital and dividend payouts. The quarter-end cash balance of $1,069 million has been invested in short-term money market investments.
 
Dividends paid in the first quarter of 2006 were $0.11 per common share totalling $91 million. This reflected an equivalent dividend per share to that paid in the fourth quarter of 2005, and an increase of 32 per cent over the dividend paid in the first quarter of 2005.
 
Share Information
 
At April 15, 2006, the Company had 825,367,662 common shares and 100 preference shares outstanding (January 15, 2006 - 825,107,812 common shares and 100 preference shares) and there were 22,850,139 employee stock options outstanding, of which 11,757,122 were exercisable or could be surrendered to exercise an attached share appreciation right (January 15, 2006 - 20,833,983 outstanding and 9,512,120 exercisable).
 
STOCK TRADING INFORMATION
 
 First Quarter
 
 2006
 2005(1)
Share prices (dollars)(2) - High
47.19
31.67
  - Low
 37.33
 25.11
  - Close (end of period)
 41.05
 29.00
Shares traded (thousands)(2)
 28 000
 32 017
(1) Adjusted to reflect the 3 for 1 share split in June 2005.    
(2) Toronto Stock Exchange quotations.    
 
Additional Information
 
Additional information relating to Shell Canada Limited filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities, including the Annual Information Form and Form 40-F, can be found online under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.
 
 
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  4

SEGMENTED INFORMATION (continued)
 
 
CAUTIONARY NOTE
 
This document contains “forward-looking statements” based upon management’s assessment of the Company’s future plans and operations. These forward-looking statements include references to the Company’s plans for growth, future capital and other expenditures, drilling, development and expansion plans, construction activities, maintenance turnaround schedules, the submission of regulatory applications, project schedules, oil and gas production levels, and the estimated impact of changes to corporate tax rates.
 
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations represented by such forward-looking statements are reasonable based on the information available to it on the date of this document, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements involve numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks of the oil and gas industry (including operating conditions and costs), market competition, demand for oil, gas and related products, disruptions in supply, project schedules and execution, labour availability, material and equipment shortages, the uncertainties involving geology of oil and gas deposits, the uncertainty of reserves estimates, fluctuations in oil and gas prices and foreign currency exchange rates, general economic conditions, commercial negotiations, changes in law or government policy, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company.
 
The forward-looking statements contained in this document are made as of the date of this document and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any of the forward-looking statements contained in this document, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary note.
 
Certain financial measures are not prescribed by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and, therefore, may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measures of other companies. The Company includes as non-GAAP measures return on average capital employed (ROACE), cash flow from operations and unit cash operating cost because they are key internal and external financial measures used to evaluate the performance of the Company.
 
Certain volumes have been converted to barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A conversion of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil, as used in this document, is based on the energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
 
 
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  5


 
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
 First Quarter
($ millions, except as noted) (unaudited)
2006
2005
Earnings
447
417
Revenues
3 449
3 005
Cash flow from operations1 (Note 3)
722
637
Return on average common shareholders' equity (%)
26.5
21.0
Per common share (dollars) (Note 4)
   
Earnings - basic
0.54
0.51
Earnings - diluted
0.53
0.50
Dividends paid
0.110
0.084
     
RESULTS BY SEGMENT (Note 2)
   
Earnings
 
 
Exploration & Production
173
136
Oil Sands
120
98
Oil Products
154
123
Corporate
-
60
Total
447
417
Revenues
   
Exploration & Production
659
564
Oil Sands
733
568
Oil Products
2 612
2 326
Corporate
17
20
Inter-segment sales
( 572)
( 473)
Total
3 449
3 005
Cash flow from operations1 (Note 3)
   
Exploration & Production
310
227
Oil Sands
178
214
Oil Products
232
116
Corporate
2
80
Total
722
637
Capital and predevelopment expenditures (Note 3)
   
Exploration & Production
191
141
Oil Sands
153
68
Oil Products
56
59
Corporate
4
1
Total
404
269
Return on average capital employed (%)2
   
Exploration & Production
37.2
24.8
Oil Sands
27.4
12.1
Oil Products
19.3
20.6
Total
25.7
19.4
 
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  6

 
 
 
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
 
 
First Quarter
(unaudited) 2006
2005
EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION (Note 2)
   
Production  
   
Natural gas (mmcf/d)
   
Western Canada natural gas
425
401
Sable natural gas
110
115
Total natural gas - gross
535
516
Total natural gas - net
424
418
Ethane, propane and butane (bbls/d) - gross
22 000
24 300
Ethane, propane and butane (bbls/d) - net
17 700
19 200
Condensate (bbls/d) - gross
14 500
15 100
Condensate (bbls/d) - net
11 500
11 600
Sulphur (tons/d) - gross
5 600
5 400
Sulphur (tons/d) - net
5 200
4 800
Sales3 - gross  
   
Natural gas (mmcf/d)
533
514
Ethane, propane and butane (bbls/d)
43 300
41 200
Condensate (bbls/d)
26 300
22 700
Sulphur (tons/d)
11 100
10 800
OIL SANDS (Note 2)
   
Production  
   
Bitumen (bbls/d) - gross
   
Minable
77 400
79 000
In situ
7 500
6 900
Total
84 900
85 900
Bitumen (bbls/d) - net
   
Minable
76 600
78 200
In situ
7 300
6 700
Total
83 900
84 900
Sales3   
   
Synthetic crude sales excluding blend stocks (bbls/d)
86 000
81 500
Purchased upgrader blend stocks (bbls/d)
40 300
31 000
Total synthetic crude sales (bbls/d)
126 300
112 500
Bitumen product excluding diluent (bbls/d)
7 500
7 400
Purchased diluent (bbls/d)
2 400
2 000
Total bitumen products (bbls/d)
9 900
9 400
In situ condensate (bbls/d)
2 700
2 900
Unit Costs4
   
Mining and upgrading operations
   
Cash operating cost - excluding natural gas ($/bbl)
20.15
18.28
Cash operating cost - natural gas ($/bbl)
6.25
5.93
Total cash operating cost ($/bbl)
26.40
24.21
Depreciation, depletion and amortization ($/bbl)
4.45
7.08
Total unit cost ($/bbl)
30.85
31.29
In situ operations
   
Cash operating cost - excluding natural gas ($/bbl)
14.22
13.51
Cash operating cost - natural gas ($/bbl)
12.06
13.32
Total cash operating cost ($/bbl)
26.28
26.83
Depreciation, depletion and amortization ($/bbl)
11.15
4.69
Total unit cost ($/bbl)
37.43
31.52
 
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  7

 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
 
   
 
 First Quarter
(unaudited)
2006
2005
OIL PRODUCTS
   
Sales3   
   
Gasolines (m3/d)
20 100
20 300
Middle distillates (m3/d)
20 800
21 700
Other products (m3/d)
5 800
5 900
Total Oil Products sales (m3/d)
46 700
47 900
Crude oil processed by Shell refineries (m3/d)5
43 900
46 700
Refinery utilization (per cent)6
84
91
Earnings per litre (cents)7
3.7
2.9
Prices
   
Natural gas average plant gate netback price ($/mcf)
8.29
6.36
Ethane, propane and butane average field gate price ($/bbl)
38.04
30.26
Condensate average field gate price ($/bbl)
72.30
63.45
Synthetic crude average plant gate price ($/bbl)
57.04
51.46
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  8

 
FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
(unaudited)

 
NON-GAAP MEASURES
   
     
Certain financial measures are not prescribed by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These
non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and, therefore, may not be comparable with
the calculation of similar measures for other companies. The Corporation includes as non-GAAP measures return on
average capital employed (ROACE), cash flow from operations and unit cash operating cost because they are key
internal and external financial measures used to evaluate the performance of the Corporation.
     
DEFINITIONS
   
1 Cash flow from operations is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as cash flow from operating activities
before movement in working capital and operating activities. See note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
     
2 ROACE is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as earnings plus after-tax interest expense on debt
divided by the average of opening and closing common shareholders’ equity plus preferred shares,
long-term debt and short-term borrowings.
     
3 Exploration & Production and Oil Products sales volumes include sales to third parties only. Oil Sands sales
volumes include third-party and inter-segment sales.
     
4 Total unit cost for Oil Sands, including unit cash operating and unit depreciation, depletion and amortization
(DD&A) costs, is a non-GAAP measure. Unit cash operating cost for Oil Sands mining and upgrading is defined as:
operating, selling and general expenses plus cash cost items included in cost of goods sold (COGS), divided by synthetic
crude sales excluding blend stocks. Operating, selling and general expenses associated with mining and upgrading
were $150 million in first quarter of 2006. Cash cost items included in COGS were $55 million in the first quarter of 2006.
     
Unit cash operating cost for in situ operations is defined as: operating, selling and general expenses plus intersegment
purchases of natural gas, divided by bitumen product sales excluding diluent. Operating, selling and general expenses
associated with in situ operations were $9 million in first quarter of 2006. Intersegment purchases of natural gas were
$9 million in first quarter of 2006.
   
     
Unit DD&A cost for Oil Sands mining and upgrading is defined as: DD&A cost divided by synthetic crude sales excluding
blend stocks. Unit DD&A cost includes preproduction costs, which were written off over the first three years
of the project life (2003-2005).
   
     
Unit DD&A cost for in situ operations is defined as: DD&A cost divided by bitumen product sales excluding diluent.
     
5 Crude oil processed by Shell refineries includes upgrader feedstock supplied to Scotford Refinery.
     
6 Refinery utilization equals crude oil processed by Shell refineries divided by total capacity of Shell refineries,
including capacity uplifts at Scotford Refinery due to processing of various streams from the upgrader.
     
7 Oil Products earnings per litre equals Oil Products earnings after-tax divided by total Oil Products sales volumes.
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
 
 
   
 
 
 
 First Quarter
($ millions, except as noted) (unaudited)
2006
2005
REVENUES
   
Sales and other operating revenues
3 417
2 983
Dividends, interest and other income
32
22
Total revenues
3 449
3 005
EXPENSES
   
Cost of goods sold
1 922
1 668
Operating, selling and general
518
479
Transportation
79
79
Exploration
45
24
Predevelopment
28
18
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and retirements
182
182
Interest on long-term debt
2
2
Other interest and financing charges
-
1
Total expenses
2 776
2 453
EARNINGS
   
Earnings before income tax
673
552
Current income tax
181
123
Future income tax
45
12
Total income tax
226
135
Earnings
447
417
Per common share (dollars) (Note 4)
   
Earnings - basic
0.54
0.51
Earnings - diluted
0.53
0.50
Common shares outstanding (millions - weighted average)
825
825
RETAINED EARNINGS
   
Balance at beginning of period
7 690
6 011
Earnings
447
417
8 137
6 428
Common shares buy-back
-
26
Dividends
91
69
Balance at end of period
8 046
6 333
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
   
 
   
 
 First Quarter
($ millions) (unaudited)
2006
2005
CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
   
Earnings
447
417
Exploration (Note 3)
19
7
Predevelopment
28
18
Non-cash items
   
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and retirements
182
182
Future income tax
45
12
Other items
1
1
Cash flow from operations
722
637
Movement in working capital and operating activities
   
Other working capital and operating items
( 316)
( 388)
 
406
249
CASH INVESTED
   
Capital and predevelopment expenditures (Note 3)
( 404)
( 269)
Movement in working capital from investing activities
75
8
Capital expenditures and movement in working capital
( 329)
( 261)
Proceeds on disposal of properties, plant and equipment
-
4
 
( 329)
( 257)
CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   
Common shares buy-back
-
( 27)
Proceeds from exercise of common share stock options
1
3
Dividends paid
( 91)
( 69)
Long-term debt and other
( 1)
( 135)
Short-term financing
-
109
 
( 91)
( 119)
Decrease in cash
( 14)
( 127)
Cash at beginning of period
1 083
127
Cash at March 311   
1 069
-
     
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
   
Dividends received
2
3
Interest received
25
16
Interest paid
3
4
Income tax paid
316
325
     
1 Cash comprises cash and highly liquid short-term investments.
   
 
 
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS SHELL CANADA LIMITED  11


 
   
 
   
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
   
 
   
     
 
Mar. 31,
Dec. 31,
 ($ millions) (unaudited) 2006  2005 
ASSETS
   
Current assets
   
Cash and short-term investments
1 069
1 083
Accounts receivable
1 721
1 821
Inventories
   
Crude oil, products and merchandise
519
535
Materials and supplies
96
92
Prepaid expenses
80
71
Future income tax
306
316
3 791
3 918
Investments, long-term receivables and other
679
671
Properties, plant and equipment
9 245
9 066
Total assets
13 715
13 655
LIABILITIES
   
Current liabilities
   
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other
2 060
2 242
Income and other taxes payable
510
687
Current portion of asset retirement and other long-term obligations
27
26
Current portion of long-term debt
10
11
 
2 607
2 966
Asset retirement and other long-term obligations
573
545
Long-term debt
200
200
Future income tax
1 765
1 730
Total liabilities
5 145
5 441
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
   
Capital stock
   
100 4% preference shares
1
1
825 141 912 common shares (2005 - 825 102 612)
523
523
Retained earnings
8 046
7 690
Total shareholders' equity
8 570
8 214
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
13 715
13 655
 
 
   
Clive Mather
Director
Kerry L. Hawkins
Director
 
 
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 SEGMENTED INFORMATION  
   
   
 
First Quarter 
 
TOTAL
 EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION 
 (Note 2)
 
OIL SANDS
 (Note 2)
OIL PRODUCTS
 
CORPORATE
 
($ millions) (unaudited)
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
2006
2005
REVENUES
                   
Sales and other operating revenues
3 417
2 983
593
502
326
255
2 506
2 220
( 8)
6
Inter-segment sales
-
-
65
61
407
312
100
100
-
-
Dividends, interest and other income
32
22
1
1
-
1
6
6
25
14
Total revenues
3 449
3 005
659
564
733
568
2 612
2 326
17
20
EXPENSES
                   
Cost of goods sold
1 922
1 668
-
-
256
126
1 659
1 541
7
1
Inter-segment purchases
-
-
61
59
86
87
425
327
-
-
Operating, selling and general
518
479
104
88
159
146
247
229
8
16
Transportation
79
79
79
79
-
-
-
-
-
-
Exploration
45
24
45
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
Predevelopment
28
18
12
12
16
6
-
-
-
-
Depreciation, depletion,
                   
amortization and retirements
182
182
90
83
42
55
50
43
-
1
Interest on long-term debt
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
Other interest and financing charges
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Total expenses
2 776
2 453
391
345
559
420
2 381
2 140
17
21
EARNINGS (LOSS)
                   
Earnings (loss) before income tax
673
552
268
219
174
148
231
186
-
( 1)
Current income tax
181
123
81
95
54
( 4)
48
113
( 2)
( 81)
Future income tax
45
12
14
( 12)
-
54
29
( 50)
2
20
Total income tax
226
135
95
83
54
50
77
63
-
( 61)
Earnings
447
417
173
136
120
98
154
123
-
60
Total assets 13 715
11 172
 3 224
2 716
 4 386
 4 217
4 736 4 212 1 369 27
Capital employed1
 8 780
7 182
2 060
1 738
2 725
3 175
2 594
2 268
1 401 1
1Capital employed is the total of equity, long-term debt and short-term borrowings.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
(unaudited)
 
Note 1.  Accounting Policies
 
These financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of computation as, and should be read in conjunction with, the Consolidated Financial Statements dated December 31, 2005, except as described in note 2 and note 3.
 
Certain other information provided for prior periods has been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
 
 
Note 2.  Segmented Information
 
Effective January 1, 2006, the Peace River business was transferred from Exploration & Production to the Oil Sands business unit.  Segmented information for the relevant business units has been reclassified for the prior period.
 
 
Note 3.  Accounting Reclassification
 
In 2005, $17 million of exploration expenses were reclassified from investing to operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
 
 
Note 4.  Earnings Per Share 
 
  First Quarter
 
 2006
 2005
Earnings ($ millions)
 447
 417
Weighted average number of common shares (millions)
825
 825
Dilutive securities (millions)
 
 
    Options under Long Term Incentive Plan
 10
 10
Basic earnings per share ($ per share)
 0.54
 0.51
Diluted earnings per share ($ per share)
 0.53
 0.50
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 
Note 5.  Employee Future Benefits
 
The Corporation's pension plans are described in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements dated December 31, 2005. The components of the total net benefit costs included in total expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings are as follows:
 
     
First Quarter
 
   
Pension Benefits
Other Benefits
($ millions) (unaudited)
 
2006
2005
2006
2005
Current service cost
11
9
1
1
Employee contributions
( 1)
( 1)
-
-
Interest cost
32
32
2
2
Expected return on plan assets
( 36)
( 34)
-
-
Amortization of transitional asset
( 9)
( 9)
-
-
Amortization of net actuarial loss
22
18
1
-
Net expense
19
15
4
3
Defined contribution segment
6
3
-
-
Total
25
18
4
3
 
 
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