Harvest Energy Trust Announces 2005 Year End Reserves.CALGARY Calgary (kăl`gərē), city (1991 pop. 710,677), S Alta., Canada, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers. The largest city in Alberta and the fastest-growing major city in Canada, Calgary is a corporate, transportation, and financial , Alberta Alberta (ălbûr`tə), province (2001 pop. 2,974,807), 255,285 sq mi (661,188 sq km), including 6,485 sq mi (16,796 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. -- Harvest (tool, networking) Harvest - A highly scalable, customisable system for discovering resources on the Internet. Version: 1.3. http://tardis.ed.ac.uk/harvest/. Energy Trust (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :HTE HTE Hírközlési És Informatikai Tudományos Egyesület (Hungary) HTE High Temperature Electronics HTE HazMat Trucking Enforcer (software) HTE HighTech Engineering HTE High Tension Electrode HTE High Turnover of Employees .UN) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HTE) ("Harvest") today announces a summary of its 2005 year end reserves information, including a summary of proforma Proforma A financial projection based on assumptions. reserves information combining Viking Viking Either of two unmanned U.S. spacecraft launched by NASA in 1975. After nearly yearlong journeys, Vikings 1 and 2 entered orbits around Mars and released landers that touched down on the planet and relayed measurements of properties of its atmosphere and soil, as well Energy Royalty Trust royalty trust An ownership interest in certain assets, generally crude oil or gas production and real estate. Unlike the usual corporate organization, a trust arrangement permits income and tax benefits to flow through to the individual owners. ("Viking") and Harvest reserves as at December December: see month. 31, 2005, to reflect the merger of these two trusts on February February: see month. 3, 2006. All reserves stated herein are based on forecast prices and costs and are gross reserves except where indicated. Highlights of Harvest's Reserves: - A 17% increase in each of Total Proved reserves proved reserves The quantity of minerals expected to be recoverable under current economic and operating conditions. The amount of proved reserves is important in valuing the stock of a company with significant holdings in natural resources. and Proved plus Probable PROBABLE. That which has the appearance of truth; that which appears to be founded in reason. ("P+P") reserves to 87.7 million barrels of oil equivalent ("BOE BOE Based on Experience BOE Board of Education BOE Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish) BOE Bank of England BOE Board of Equalization BOE Board of Elections BOE Barrel of Oil Equivalent BOE Bind on Equip ") (2004 - 75.0 million BOE) and 119.7 million BOE (2004 - 102.5 million BOE), respectively; - Harvest's P+P reserve replacement was approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 128% of 2005 production and Total Proved reserve replacement was approximately 95%; - Harvest's debt adjusted reserves per unit increased 11% over 2004 to 1.82 BOE per trust unit; - Based on development capital spending capital spending Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years. of $120.5 million in 2005, Finding & Development (F&D) costs, before changes in future development capital ("FDC FDC - Floppy Disk Controller "), are $10.73 per BOE on a P+P reserve basis, and $11.80 per BOE on a Total Proved basis. Including FDC, the P+P and Total Proved reserves F&D costs are $13.10 per BOE and $15.17 per BOE, respectively(1); - Based on total capital spending of $360.2 million including net acquisition costs of $239.7 million, Finding, Development and Acquisition (FD&A) costs, before changes in FDC, are $11.78 per BOE on a P+P reserve basis, and $13.79 per BOE on a Total Proved basis. Including FDC, the FD&A costs are $15.56 per BOE and $17.62 per BOE on P+P and Total Proved reserves, respectively; and - The net present value (NPV NPV See: Net present value ) (before taxes, discounted at 10%) of Harvest's P+P reserves increased 55% to $1,759.3 million (2004 - $1,132.5 million), while the NPV of Total Proved reserves increased 52% to $1,370.3 million (2004 - $900.1 million). Highlights of the Proforma Reserves: - On a proforma basis combining the December 31, 2005 reserves of Harvest and Viking, Harvest's P+P gross reserves total 206.3 million BOE, with NPV of $3,072.5 million (before taxes, discounted at 10%), and Total Proved reserves are 151.6 million BOE with NPV of $2,423.7 million (before taxes, discounted at 10%); - Based on Harvest's anticipated 2006 production(2), the proforma reserve life index is 9.4 on a P+P basis, 6.9 on a Total Proved basis, and 6.0 on a Proved Developed Producing (PDP (1) (Plasma Display Panel) See plasma display. (2) (Policy Decision Point) See COPS and XACML. (3) (Programmed Data P ) basis; - Crude oil and natural gas liquids reserves represent approximately 76% of the total P+P reserves, while natural gas reserves represent approximately 24% of P+P reserves; and - PDP reserves represent 87% of Total Proved reserves, while Total Proved reserves represent 73% of the P+P reserves. (1) Harvest's F&D and FD&A costs were calculated as prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). by NI 51-101. For continuity, Harvest has presented herein F&D and FD&A costs calculated both excluding and including FDC. (2) Assumes 2006 production averages approximately 60,000 BOE/d, with an estimated $250 million capital program in 2006. HARVEST RESERVES INFORMATION The Harvest reserves were evaluated by the independent reserve evaluators McDaniel McDaniel may refer to: People:
Associates Limited in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with National Instrument ("NI") 51-101 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The full reserve disclosure tables, as required under NI 51-101, will be contained in Harvest's 2005 Renewal Annual Information Form, to be filed on SEDAR SEDAR System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval SEDAR Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review on or before March 31, 2006.
The following tables summarize certain information contained in
Harvest's reserves report, excluding Viking's reserves.
Harvest Reserves Summary as at December 31, 2005
Gross (1)
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Total Total
Light & Oil Oil
Medium Heavy Natural Associated Equi- Equi-
Crude Crude Gas & Non- valent(3) valent(3)
Reserves Oil Oil Liquids Associated 2005 2004
Category (MMbbl) (MMbbl) (MMbbl) Gas (Bcf) (MMboe) (MMboe)
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Proved
Developed
Producing 38.7 28.4 1.8 49.1 77.0 67.2
Developed
Non-Producing 0.3 - 0.1 10.8 2.2 1.4
Undeveloped 4.9 3.3 0.0 1.8 8.5 6.5
Total Proved 43.8 31.7 1.9 61.7 87.7 75.0
Probable 14.7 13.9 0.5 17.5 31.9 27.5
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Total Proved
Plus Probable 58.5 45.6 2.3 79.2 119.7 102.5
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Net(2)
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Total Total
Light & Oil Oil
Medium Heavy Natural Associated Equi- Equi-
Crude Crude Gas & Non- valent(3) valent(3)
Reserves Oil Oil Liquids Associated 2005 2004
Category (MMbbl) (MMbbl) (MMbbl) Gas (Bcf) (MMboe) (MMboe)
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Proved
Developed
Producing 34.2 25.8 1.5 42.4 68.6 60.5
Developed
Non-Producing 0.3 - 0.0 9.0 1.8 1.3
Undeveloped 4.0 2.8 0.0 1.4 7.1 5.6
Total Proved 38.6 28.6 1.6 52.8 77.6 67.4
Probable 12.6 12.4 0.4 15.2 28.0 24.7
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Total Proved
Plus Probable 51.2 41.1 2.0 68.0 105.5 92.1
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Notes:
(1) "Gross" reserves means the total working interest share of
Harvest's remaining recoverable reserves before deductions of
royalties payable to others.
(2) "Net" reserves means Harvest's gross reserves less all royalties
payable to others.
(3) Oil equivalent amounts have been calculated using a conversion
rate of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of
oil. BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation.
This conversion ratio is based on an energy equivalency
conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does
not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
(4) Columns may not add due to rounding.
(5) The reserves attributable to Harvest's Hay River property, which
is an area that produces medium gravity crude oil (average 24
degrees API), are subject to a heavy oil royalty regime in
British Columbia and would be required, under NI 51-101, to be
classified as heavy oil for that reason. We have presented Hay
River reserves as medium gravity crude in the following reserve
tables as they would otherwise be classified in this fashion were
it not for the lower rate royalty regime applied in British
Columbia. If the Hay River reserves were included in the heavy
crude oil category, it would increase the gross heavy oil
reserves and reduce the light/medium oil reserves by the
following amounts: PDP: 11.4 MMboe, Proved Undeveloped: 3.4
MMboe, Total Proved: 14.9 MMboe, Probable: 3.9 MMboe and P+P:
18.7 MMboe, and would increase the net heavy oil reserves and
reduce the light/medium oil reserves by the following amounts:
PDP: 10.1 MMboe, Proved Undeveloped: 2.8 MMboe, Total Proved:
12.9 MMboe, Probable: 3.2 MMboe, and P+P: 16.1 MMboe.
Harvest 2005 Reconciliation Table
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TOTAL BARREL OF OIL EQUIVALENT (BOE)
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Gross Proved
Gross Proved Plus Probable
FACTORS (MMboe) (MMboe)
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December 31, 2004 75.0 102.5
Extensions/ Improved Recovery 4.2 8.2
Technical Revisions 3.2 -0.2
Discoveries - -
Acquisitions / Dispositions 15.9 19.3
Economic Factors 2.9 3.2
Production -13.3 -13.3
December 31, 2005 87.7 119.7
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Note:
(1) Columns may not add due to rounding.
Harvest Net Present Value of Reserves as at December 31, 2005 Harvest's crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids reserves were evaluated using McDaniel's product price forecasts effective January January: see month. 1, 2006 prior to provision for income taxes, interest, debt service charges and general and administrative expenses. It should not be assumed that McDaniel's estimates of the discounted future net production revenue represent the fair market value of Harvest's reserves. Reserves 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% Category ($millions)($millions)($millions)($millions)($millions) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Proved Developed Producing 1,764.6 1,449.7 1245.5 1,101.9 994.9 Developed Non-Producing 76.2 43.5 29.0 21.6 17.3 Undeveloped 142.2 117.2 95.9 78.4 64.2 Total Proved 1,983.0 1,610.4 1,370.3 1,202.0 1,076.4 Probable 826.0 537.4 389.0 301.0 243.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Proved Plus Probable 2,809.0 2,147.8 1,759.3 1,502.9 1,319.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: (1) Columns may not add due to rounding. McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. January 1, 2006 Price Forecast A summary of the McDaniel price forecast as at January 1, 2006 that was used in both the Harvest reserves evaluation and the Viking reserves evaluation is listed below. A complete listing of the price forecast is available on the McDaniel's website at the following link http://www.mcdan.com/forecasts.html.
Alberta
Bow
Edmonton River Alberta Alberta
WTI Light Hardisty Heavy AECO US/CAN
Crude Crude Crude Crude Spot Exchange
Oil Oil Oil Oil Price Rate
Year $US/BBL(1) $C/BBL(2) $C/BBL(3) $C/BBL(4) $C/GJ $US/$CAN
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2006 57.50 66.60 45.70 35.50 10.05 0.850
2007 55.40 64.20 45.30 36.10 9.05 0.850
2008 52.50 60.70 44.00 36.00 8.05 0.850
2009 49.50 57.20 42.60 35.30 7.00 0.850
2010 46.90 54.10 40.30 33.40 6.55 0.850
2011 48.10 55.50 41.30 34.20 6.75 0.850
2012 49.30 56.80 42.30 35.10 6.90 0.850
2013 50.50 58.20 43.40 35.90 7.05 0.850
2014 51.80 59.70 44.50 36.90 7.25 0.850
2015 53.10 61.20 45.60 37.80 7.45 0.850
2016 54.40 62.70 46.70 38.70 7.60 0.850
2017 55.80 64.30 47.90 39.70 7.80 0.850
2018 57.20 65.90 49.10 40.70 8.00 0.850
2019 58.60 67.60 50.30 41.70 8.20 0.850
2020 60.10 69.30 51.60 42.80 8.40 0.850
Thereafter
+2.5%/yr +2.5%/yr +2.5%/yr +2.5%/yr +2.5%/yr 0.850
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Notes:
(1) West Texas Intermediate at Cushing Oklahoma 40 degrees API/0.5%
sulphur
(2) Edmonton Light Sweet 40 degrees API, 0.3% sulphur
(3) Bow River at Hardisty Alberta (Heavy stream)
(4) Heavy crude oil 12 degrees API at Hardisty Alberta (after
deduction of blending costs to reach pipeline quality)
HARVEST PROFORMA RESERVES INFORMATION The following table is an aggregate roll-up roll-up A master limited partnership in which a number of existing limited partnerships are pooled into a single partnership. of the Harvest reserves and Viking reserves. The Harvest and Viking reserves were evaluated by the independent reserve evaluators McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd., GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd., and Sproule Associates Limited in accordance with National Instrument ("NI") 51-101 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The full reserve disclosure tables, as required under NI 51-101, will be contained in Harvest's 2005 Renewal Annual Information Form, to be filed on SEDAR on or before March 31, 2006.
Harvest Proforma Reserves Summary as at December 31, 2005
Gross(1)
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Light &
Medium Heavy Natural Associated
Crude Crude Gas & Non- Total Oil
Reserves Oil Oil Liquids Associated Equivalent(3)
Category (MMbbl) (MMbbl) (MMbbl) Gas (Bcf) (MMboe)
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Proved
Developed
Producing 62.7 32.3 5.1 189.5 131.7
Developed
Non-Producing 1.2 1.8 0.3 27.3 7.9
Undeveloped 6.0 4.6 0.2 8.0 12.1
Total Proved 69.8 38.7 5.7 224.8 151.6
Probable 23.1 18.0 1.7 70.7 54.6
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Total Proved
Plus Probable 92.9 56.6 7.3 295.5 206.3
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Net(2)
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Light &
Medium Heavy Natural Associated
Crude Crude Gas & Non- Total Oil
Reserves Oil Oil Liquids Associated Equivalent(3)
Category (MMbbl) (MMbbl) (MMbbl) Gas (Bcf) (MMboe)
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Proved
Developed
Producing 56.1 29.2 3.9 156.5 115.3
Developed
Non-Producing 1.0 1.5 0.3 22.5 6.6
Undeveloped 5.0 3.9 0.2 6.4 10.0
Total Proved 62.1 34.5 4.3 185.4 131.9
Probable 20.2 15.9 1.3 58.5 47.1
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Total Proved
Plus Probable 82.3 50.4 5.6 243.8 179.1
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Notes:
(1) "Gross" reserves means the total working interest share of
Harvest's remaining recoverable reserves before deductions of
royalties payable to others.
(2) "Net" reserves means Harvest's gross reserves less all royalties
payable to others.
(3) Oil equivalent amounts have been calculated using a conversion
rate of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of
oil. BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation.
This conversion ratio is based on an energy equivalency
conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does
not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
(4) Columns may not add due to rounding.
(5) The reserves attributable to Harvest's Hay River property, which
is an area that produces medium gravity crude oil (average 24
degrees API), are subject to a heavy oil royalty regime in
British Columbia and would be required, under NI 51-101, to be
classified as heavy oil for that reason. We have presented Hay
River reserves as medium gravity crude in the following reserve
tables as they would otherwise be classified in this fashion were
it not for the lower rate royalty regime applied in British
Columbia. If the Hay River reserves were included in the heavy
crude oil category, it would increase the gross heavy oil
reserves and reduce the light/medium oil reserves by the
following amounts: PDP: 11.4 MMboe, Proved Undeveloped: 3.4
MMboe, Total Proved: 14.9 MMboe, Probable: 3.9 MMboe and P+P:
18.7 MMboe, and would increase the net heavy oil reserves and
reduce the light/medium oil reserves by the following amounts:
PDP: 10.1 MMboe, Proved Undeveloped: 2.8 MMboe, Total Proved:
12.9 MMboe, Probable: 3.2 MMboe, and P+P: 16.1 MMboe.
Harvest Proforma Net Present Value of Reserves as at December 31, 2005 Harvest's proforma crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids reserves were evaluated using McDaniel's product price forecasts effective January 1, 2006 prior to provision for income taxes, interest, debt service charges and general and administrative expenses. It should not be assumed that McDaniel's estimates of the discounted future net production revenue represent the fair market value of Harvest's proforma reserves. Reserves 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% Category ($millions)($millions)($millions)($millions)($millions) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Proved Developed Producing 3,139.4 2,522.6 2,148.7 1,893.0 1,705.0 Developed Non-Producing 233.8 167.3 131.9 110.1 95.2 Undeveloped 221.3 177.5 143.2 116.5 95.4 Total Proved 3,594.5 2,867.4 2,423.7 2,119.6 1,895.7 Probable 1,422.3 905.0 648.8 500.2 404.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Proved Plus Probable 5,016.8 3,772.4 3,072.5 2619.8 2,299.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: (1) Columns may not add due to rounding. Oil equivalent amounts referenced in this release have been calculated using a conversion rate of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel barrel: see English units of measurement. of oil. BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. This conversion ratio is based on an energy equivalency equivalency the combining power of an electrolyte. See also equivalent. conversion method primarily applicable at the burner A drive that writes write-once optical discs such as CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. A "burner" implies a one-time recording, but the term is erroneously used to refer to drives that "write" to re-recordable CD-RW and DVD-RW/+RW media as well. See burn, CD-R and DVD-R. tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead well·head n. 1. The source of a well or stream. 2. A principal source; a fountainhead. 3. The structure built over a well. wellhead Noun 1. . FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END RESULTS RELEASE Harvest anticipates releasing its fourth quarter and full year 2005 financial and operating results on March 9th, 2006, with a conference call and Webcast scheduled for March 10th, 2006 at 9am MT (11am ET). Callers may dial 1-866-902-2211 (international callers or Toronto Toronto (tərŏn`tō), city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing local dial 416-695-5259) a few minutes prior to start and request the Harvest conference call. The call will also be available for replay by dialing 1-888-509-0081 (international callers or Toronto local dial 416-695-5275). No passcode is required. Webcast listeners are invited to go to the Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. - Presentations & Events page of the Harvest Energy website at www.harvestenergy.ca for the live Webcast and/or and/or conj. Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved. Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing. a replay of the Webcast. Harvest is one of Canada's largest conventional oil and natural gas trusts, actively managed to maintain or increase cash flow per unit through our strategy of acquiring, enhancing, and producing crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Distributions to unitholders are based on cash flow from operations Cash flow from operations A firm's net cash inflow resulting directly from its regular operations (disregarding extraordinary items such as the sale of fixed assets or transaction costs associated with issuing securities), calculated as the sum of net income plus noncash expenses , which are generated by the production and enhancement of properties within our five key areas across Western Canada
Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West . Harvest trust units are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. ("TSX") under the symbol "HTE.UN" and on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. ("NYSE") under the symbol "HTE". ADVISORY Certain information in this press release, including management's assessment of future plans and operations, contains forward-looking for·ward-look·ing adj. Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan. Adj. 1. information that involves risk and uncertainty. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks associated with: imprecision im·pre·cise adj. Not precise. im  pre·cise ly adv. of reserve estimates; conventional oil and
natural gas operations; the volatility Volatility1. A statistical measure of the tendency of a market or security to rise or fall sharply within a period of time. 2. A variable in option pricing formulas that denotes the extent to which the return of the underlying asset will fluctuate between now and the in commodity prices and currency exchange rates; risks associated with realizing the value of acquisitions; general economic, market and business conditions; changes in environmental legislation and regulations; the availability of sufficient capital from internal and external sources; and, such other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Harvest's regulatory reg·u·late tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates 1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. 2. reports and filings made with securities regulators. Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. in this press release may include, but are not limited to, production volumes, operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , commodity prices, capital spending, access to credit facilities credit facilities npl → facilidades fpl de crédito credit facilities npl → facilités fpl de paiement credit facilities , and regulatory changes. For this purpose, any statements that are contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements often contain terms such as "may", "will", "should", "anticipate", "expects" and similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect Incorrect means to not be correct and may also refer to:
2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or or management's estimates or opinions change. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. HARVEST ENERGY TRUST (TSX:HTE.UN) (NYSE:HTE) |
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