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    A

    AGM

    Annual General Meeting

    AFS

    Available for sale

    B

    bll

    Barrel

    bcf

    Billion cubic feet

    boe

    Barrels of oil equivalent

    boepd

    Barrels of oil equivalent per day

    bopd

    Barrels of oil per day

    C

    CMS

    Caister Murdoch System

    CMS III

    A group development of five satellite fields linked to CMS

    CR

    Corporate Responsibility

    CSO

    Civil Society Organisation

    CNOOC

    China National Offshore Oil Corporation

    D

    DLT

    Development Leadership Team

    DoA

    Delegation of Authority

    DRC

    Democratic Republic of Congo

    DSBP

    Deferred Share Bonus Plan

    E

    EA

    Exploration Area

    E&E

    Exploration and evaluation

    E&A

    Exploration and Appraisal

    E&P

    Exploration and Production

    EBITDA

    Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

    EHS

    Environment, Health and Safety

    EMS

    Environmental Management System

    ERC

    Energy Resource Consultants

    ESOS

    Executive Share Option Scheme

    F

    FEED

    Front End Engineering and Design

    FPSO

    Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel

    FRC

    Financial Reporting Council

    FRS

    Financial Reporting Standard

    FTG

    Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry

    FTSE 100

    Equity index whose constituents are the 100 largest UK listed companies by market capitalisation

    FVTPL

    Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

    G

    GELT

    Global Exploration Leadership Team

    GNPC

    Ghana National Petroleum Corporation

    GoU

    Government of Uganda

    Group

    Company and its subsidiary undertakings

    H

    H&S

    Health and Safety

    HIPO

    High Potential Incident

    HNBS

    Hewitt New Bridge Street

    HR

    Human Resources

    I

    IAS

    International Accounting Standard

    IASB

    International Accounting Standards Board

    IFRIC

    International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee

    IFRS

    International Financial Reporting Standards

    IMS

    Information Management System

    ISO

    International Organization for Standardization

    K

    km

    kilometres

    KPI

    Key Performance Indicator

    L

    LIBOR

    London Interbank Offered Rate

    LTI

    Lost Time Incident

    LTIFR

    LTI Frequency Rate measured in LTIs per million hours worked

    M

    mmbbl

    Million barrels

    mmbo

    Million barrels of oil

    mmboe

    Million barrels of oil equivalent

    mmscfd

    Million standard cubic feet per day

    MoU

    Memorandum of Understanding

    MTM

    Mark To Market

    N

    NGO

    Non-Governmental Organisation

    O

    OR&A

    Operational Readiness and Assurance

    P

    p

    pence

    P10

    Reserves and/or resources estimates that have a 10 per cent probability of being met or exceeded

    P50

    Reserves and/or resources estimates that have a 50 per cent probability of being met or exceeded

    P&D

    Production and Development

    PAYE

    Pay As You Earn

    PRT

    Petroleum Revenue Tax

    PSC

    Production Sharing Contract

    PSP

    Performance Share Plan

    S

    SCT

    Supplementary Corporation Tax

    SIP

    Share Incentive Plan

    SMC

    Senior Management Committee

    SPA

    Sale and Purchase Agreement

    sq km

    Square kilometres

    SRI

    Socially Responsible Investment

    T

    toes

    Tullow Oil Environmental Standards

    TSR

    Total Shareholder Return

    U

    UK GAAP

    UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

    V

    VAT

    Value Added Tax

    W

    WAEP

    Weighted Average Exercise Price

    WCTP

    West Cape Three Points

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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

80%

Tullow has a well established base of global institutional investors, which the Executive team and senior management meet on a regular basis.

Pie graph showing International ownership; Institutions 80%; Corporates and Non Profit 5%; Private Investors 2%; Others 13%
 Institutions 80%
 Corporates and Non Profit 5%
 Private Investors 2%
 Others 13%

International ownership

40%

In 2010, Tullow's shareholder ownership continued to diversify internationally with North American holdings increasing by 40%.

Pie graph showing International ownership; United Kingdom 54%; Europe (excluding UK) 22%; North America 18%; Asia 5%, Rest of the World 1%
 United Kingdom 54%
 Europe (excluding UK) 22%
 North America 18%
 Asia 5%
 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.