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B
- bll
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Barrel
- bcf
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Billion cubic feet
- boe
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Barrels of oil equivalent
- boepd
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Barrels of oil equivalent per day
- bopd
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Barrels of oil per day
C
- CMS
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Caister Murdoch System
- CMS III
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A group development of five satellite fields linked to CMS
- CR
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Corporate Responsibility
- CSO
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Civil Society Organisation
- CNOOC
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China National Offshore Oil Corporation
D
- DLT
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Development Leadership Team
- DoA
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Delegation of Authority
- DRC
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Democratic Republic of Congo
- DSBP
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Deferred Share Bonus Plan
E
- EA
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Exploration Area
- E&E
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Exploration and evaluation
- E&A
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Exploration and Appraisal
- E&P
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Exploration and Production
- EBITDA
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Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
- EHS
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Environment, Health and Safety
- EMS
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Environmental Management System
- ERC
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Energy Resource Consultants
- ESOS
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Executive Share Option Scheme
F
- FEED
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Front End Engineering and Design
- FPSO
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Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel
- FRC
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Financial Reporting Council
- FRS
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Financial Reporting Standard
- FTG
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Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry
- FTSE 100
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Equity index whose constituents are the 100 largest UK listed companies by market capitalisation
- FVTPL
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Fair Value Through Profit or Loss
G
- GELT
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Global Exploration Leadership Team
- GNPC
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Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
- GoU
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Government of Uganda
- Group
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Company and its subsidiary undertakings
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I
- IAS
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International Accounting Standard
- IASB
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International Accounting Standards Board
- IFRIC
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International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
- IFRS
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International Financial Reporting Standards
- IMS
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Information Management System
- ISO
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International Organization for Standardization
K
L
- LIBOR
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London Interbank Offered Rate
- LTI
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Lost Time Incident
- LTIFR
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LTI Frequency Rate measured in LTIs per million hours worked
M
- mmbbl
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Million barrels
- mmbo
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Million barrels of oil
- mmboe
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Million barrels of oil equivalent
- mmscfd
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Million standard cubic feet per day
- MoU
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Memorandum of Understanding
- MTM
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Mark To Market
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- NGO
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Non-Governmental Organisation
O
- OR&A
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Operational Readiness and Assurance
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- p
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pence
- P10
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Reserves and/or resources estimates that have a 10 per cent probability of being met or exceeded
- P50
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Reserves and/or resources estimates that have a 50 per cent probability of being met or exceeded
- P&D
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Production and Development
- PAYE
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Pay As You Earn
- PRT
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Petroleum Revenue Tax
- PSC
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Production Sharing Contract
- PSP
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Performance Share Plan
S
- SCT
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Supplementary Corporation Tax
- SIP
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Share Incentive Plan
- SMC
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Senior Management Committee
- SPA
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Sale and Purchase Agreement
- sq km
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Square kilometres
- SRI
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Socially Responsible Investment
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U
- UK GAAP
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UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
V
- VAT
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Value Added Tax
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Liquidity risk management and going concern
The Group closely monitors and manages its liquidity risk. Cash forecasts are regularly produced and sensitivities run for different scenarios including, but not limited to, changes in commodity prices, different production rates from the Group’s producing assets and delays to development projects. The Group seeks to ensure that it has a minimum ongoing capacity of $500 million for a period of at least 12 months to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. In addition to the Group’s operating cash flows, portfolio management opportunities are reviewed to potentially enhance the financial capacity and flexibility of the Group. The major assumption in current cash flow forecasts is that the receipt of disposal proceeds from the Uganda farm-down, which have been delayed longer than expected, will now be received in the second quarter of 2011. On this basis, the Group’s forecasts, taking into account reasonably possible changes as described above, show that the Group will be able to operate within its current debt facilities and have very significant financial headroom for the 12 months from the date of approval of the 2010 Annual Report and Accounts. However, in the unlikely event that the Ugandan farm-down process is delayed beyond the second quarter of 2011, the Directors are confident that the Group can manage its financial affairs, including the securing of additional funding, agreement with existing lenders, portfolio management and deferring of non-essential capital expenditure, so as to ensure that sufficient funding remains available for the next 12 months. Therefore, not withstanding the above uncertainties, the Directors consider that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Institutional ownership
Tullow has a well established base of global institutional investors, which the Executive team and senior management meet on a regular basis.
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Institutions | 80% |
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Corporates and Non Profit | 5% |
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Private Investors | 2% |
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Others | 13% |
International ownership
In 2010, Tullow's shareholder ownership continued to diversify internationally with North American holdings increasing by 40%.
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United Kingdom | 54% |
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Europe (excluding UK) | 22% |
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North America | 18% |
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Asia | 5% |
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Rest of the World | 1% |
Risks to 2011 performance
In common with other companies in the oil and gas sector, Tullow is exposed to commodity price risk, the delivery of major projects and ensuring safe operations in all locations. The Board determines the specific key risks for the Company and required mitigation plans and reviews delivery on a regular basis. Risks for 2011 include successful ramp up of the Jubilee oil field, completion of the Uganda farm-down and maintaining an adequate hedging programme.
Financial statements
With effect from 1 January 2010 Tullow presents its financial statements in US dollars.



















