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Commitments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Commitments

Note M – Commitments

The Company has entered into forward sales contracts to mitigate the price risk for a portion of its 2011 and 2012 natural gas sales volumes in the Tupper and Tupper West areas in Western Canada. The contracts call for natural gas deliveries of approximately 99 million cubic feet per day in the last six months of 2011 at an average price of Cdn$4.90 per MCF, with the contracts calling for delivery at the AECO “C” sales point. In 2012, contracts call for delivery at AECO “C” of approximately 50 million cubic feet per day at an average price of Cdn$4.43 per MCF. These contracts have been accounted for as a normal sale for accounting purposes.