Certain statements contained in this Report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). All forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions based on information available at the time the statement was made and in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends.
Some of the forward-looking statements may be identified by words like “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “plans,” “scheduled,” “intends,” “may,” “believes,” “projects,” “indicates,” “could,” “focus,” “vision,” “goal,” “proposed,” “target,” “objective,” “continue” and similar expressions. forward-looking statements in this Report include references to: operations; business strategies and goals; reclamation time-lines; future investment decisions; future capital, exploration and other expenditures; future resource purchases and sales; anticipated construction activities; future oil, natural gas and ethanol production levels and the sources of their growth; project development, expansion schedules and results; reserves and resources estimates; anticipated cost savings, and other synergies, realized from the merger with Petro-Canada; contingent liabilities; the impact and cost of compliance with existing and potential environmental regulations; and future regulatory approvals.
In addition, all other statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about our strategy for growth, costs, schedules, production volumes, operating and financial results and expected impact of future commitments, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some that are similar to other oil and gas companies and some that are unique to our experience. Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them.
The risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could influence actual results include but are not limited to: market instability affecting Suncor’s ability to borrow in the debt capital markets at acceptable rates; availability of third party bitumen; success of our hedging strategies; maintaining a desirable debt to cash flow ratio; risks associated with the integration of the business of Petro-Canada following completion of the merger; changes in the general economic, market and business conditions; fluctuations in supply and demand for our products; commodity prices, interest rates and currency exchange rates; our ability to respond to changing markets, and to receive timely regulatory approvals; the successful and timely implementation of capital projects including growth projects and regulatory projects; the accuracy of cost estimates, some of which are provided at the conceptual or other preliminary stage of projects and prior to commencement of the detailed engineering needed to reduce the margin of error or level of accuracy; the integrity and reliability of our capital assets; the cumulative impact of other resource development; the cost of compliance with existing and future environmental laws; the accuracy of Suncor’s reserve, resource and future production estimates and our success at exploration and development drilling and related activities; the maintenance of satisfactory relationships with unions, employee associations and joint venture partners; changes in refining and marketing margins; competitive actions of other companies, including increased competition from other oil and gas companies and from companies that provide alternative sources of energy; labour and material shortages; uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans with respect to projects or capital expenditures; actions by governmental authorities including the imposition of taxes or changes to fees and royalties; changes in environmental and other regulations; international political events and actions by foreign governments in jurisdictions in which we operate (including OPEC production quotas); the ability and willingness of parties with whom we have material relationships to perform their obligations to us; and the occurrence of unexpected events such as fires, blowouts, freeze-ups, equipment failures and other similar events affecting us or other parties whose operations or assets directly or indirectly affect us. These important factors are not exhaustive.
Suncor’s most recently filed Annual Information Form and its Management’s Discussion & Analysis and other documents it files from time to time with securities regulatory authorities describe additional risks, uncertainties, material assumptions and other factors (collectively, the “Factors”) that could influence actual results and the Factors are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of these documents are available without charge from Suncor at 150 6th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3Y7, by calling 1-800-558-9071, or by email request to info@suncor.com or by referring to SEDAR at www.sedar.com or by referring to EDGAR at www.sec.gov Information contained in or otherwise accessible through our website does not form a part of this Report, and is not incorporated into this Report by reference.
Suncor converts natural gas to barrels of oil equivalent (boe) at a 6 thousand cubic feet:1 barrel ratio. BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. The boe conversion ratio of 6 thousand cubic feet:1 barrel is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.