• geological, geophysical and other technical and operations problems including drilling and oil and gas production and processing; • military operations, civil unrest, outbreaks of disease, terrorist acts, wars or embargoes; • the cost and availability of adequate insurance coverage and whether such coverage is enough to sufficiently mitigate potential losses and whether our insurers comply with their obligations under our coverage agreements; • our vulnerability to severe weather events; • our ability to meet our obligations under the agreements governing our indebtedness; • the availability and cost of financing and refinancing our indebtedness; • the amount of collateral required to be posted from time to time in our hedging transactions, letters of credit and other secured debt; • the result of any legal proceedings, arbitrations, or investigations we may be subject to or involved in; • our success in risk management activities, including the use of derivative financial instruments to hedge commodity and interest rate risks; and • other risk factors discussed in the ‘‘Item 1A. Risk Factors’’ section of this annual report on Form 10-K. The words ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘aim,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘continue,’’ ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘plan’’ and similar words are intended to identify estimates and forward-looking statements. Estimates and forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and, except to the extent required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or to review any estimate and/or forward- looking statement because of new information, future events or other factors. Estimates and forward- looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. As a result of the risks and uncertainties described above, the estimates and forward-looking statements discussed in this annual report on Form 10-K might not occur, and our future results and our performance may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements due to, including, but not limited to, the factors mentioned above. Because of these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. 8