John Hogg Vice President, Atlantic Canada Offshore New Ventures Exploration

1. An Overview of Atlantic Canada Exploration and the Environmental Legislative Process, Offshore Nova Scotia, Canada John Hogg Vice President, Atlantic Canada Offshore New Ventures Exploration

2. Facts about EnCana Corporation • High quality assets – Opportunity Rich Portfolio • Strong North American natural gas strategy • Superior oil growth; domestic and international • Balance sheet positioned for growth • 590,000 BOE daily production (2002F, after royalties);64% gas • 2.3 billion BOE proved reserves (year-end 2001,after royalties); 51% gas • 90% of reserves and production in North America36 million acres net undeveloped land • Approximately US$20 billion Value (as of July 24, 2002)

3. 2002 EnCana Capital BudgetUS$3.2 Billion Gross* Division Breakdown Onshore North America Breakdown Marketing & Midstream Natural Gas 5% Offshore & New 63% Ventures Exploration 14% Offshore & International Development 12% Syncrude Other Oil 9% SAGD Onshore North America 22% 69% 6% * Prior to planned net dispositions of US$950 million

4. A World Class International Independent Alaska/Mackenzie Delta U.K. North Sea Calgary Atlantic Canada London Halifax Bahrain/Qatar Houston Dubai U.S. Gulf of Mexico Doha N’Djamena Sana’a Chad Yemen Quito Ghana Brazil Ecuador Rio de Janeiro Australia Legend Offices International Projects

5. Six Key Growth Platforms Western Canada U.K. U.S. Rockies Atlantic Canada Gulf of Mexico Ecuador

6. Canada: How Much Gas is Out There? Other Frontier (includes other regions offshore East Coast & West Coast) North of 60° 89 175 British Columbia 50 Alberta 270 Grand Banks and Scotian Shelf 9 Saskatchewan 63 Remaining Produced Source: National Energy Board / Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

7. Atlantic Canada St. John’s Hibernia Charlottetown Grand Banks Terra Nova St. John Sable Offshore Energy Project Halifax Deep Panuke Bangor Scotian Shelf 150 km

8. HiberniaProductionPlatform

9. Terra Nova Floating Production System

10. Atlantic Canada Gas Transportation Anticosti Basin St. John’s Magdalen Basin SOEI ~ 500 MMcf/d Halifax EnCana’s Deep Panuke 400 MMcf/d – 2005 Scotian Basin Boston

11. Sable Offshore Energy Platforms

12. Sable Thebaud Central Facility

13. Deep Panuke Facilities Design

14. 0 200 km Atlantic Canada Mesozoic Subbasins 45°W 55°W 50°W 70°W 60°W 65°W Quebec 50°N 200m Newfoundland 200m Grand Banks New Brunswick P.E.I. St. John’s Laurentian Channel 2000m 45°N 45°N Nova Scotia Halifax 200m 2000m Scotian Shelf

15. 60°W 65°W 55°W 50°W EnCana Corporation Acreage Atlantic CanadaRegional Land Overview 45°W 50°N 200m 200m Newfoundland New Brunswick P.E.I. 2000m Laurentian Channel Grand Banks 45°N Nova Scotia 200m 2000m 120 Miles Scotian Shelf

16. SOEI Scotian Shelf Subbasins 65°W 60°W 55°W Sydney New Brunswick P.E.I. Orpheus Graben Fundy Halifax Laurentian Nova Scotia 45° N Banquereau Abenaki Scotian Shelf LaHave 200m 2000m Shelbourne Georges Bank Scotian Salt Province 60 Miles

17. Regulation of Canada East Coast Waters • The Government of Canada and the Atlantic Provinces agreed to jointly administer the offshore by use of independent offshore boards • Two Boards: Canada-Nova Scotia and Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Boards • Boards consist of two federal, two provincial and one joint members • Each Board Staff Administers: HSE, Resource Rights, Local Benefits, and Operations Management

18. Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board • Mission Statement • To regulate petroleum activities offshore Nova Scotia in an efficient, fair and competent manner. • Mandate • The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board is the independent joint agency of the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia established pursuant to the federal Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and the provincial Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act. It is responsible for regulation of petroleum affairs and safe practices offshore Nova Scotia. • The Board's principal responsibilities include • Ensuring the safe conduct of offshore operations • Protection of the environment during offshore petroleum activities • Management of offshore oil and gas resources • Review of industrial benefits and employment opportunities • Issuance of licenses for offshore exploration and development • Resource evaluation, data collection and distribution

19. CNSOPB Land Issuance & Program ProceduresOverview Nomination of Land CNSOPB Strategic EA Call for Bids Exploration License Seismic Program Geophysical Program Geotechnical Program Drilling Program

20. Environmental Procedures for EL’sStandard Field Program (Common) PLANNING Environmental Assessment (EA) Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP) Additional Program Specific Requirements Consultation Process Program’s Approval OPS Operational Procedures REPT. Reporting

21. Environmental ProceduresSeismic Program (Specific Process) • Consultation • FEAC (Fisheries Environmental Advisory Committee) Meeting • Direct information to Fisheries Representatives • Consultation through Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) and the Federal Departments of Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) • Notices to Mariners • Fisheries Compensation Environmental Assessment Identify critical time/areas for fishing/mammals/spawning OSRP PLANNING Program’s Approval OPS Fisheries Liaison Observer (FLO) Ramp-up of airguns REPT. FLO Report

22. Environmental ProceduresExploration Drilling Program, Pre-Drill (Specific Process) • Consultation • FEAC (Fisheries Environmental Advisory Committee) meeting • direct info to fisheries reps • consultation through CNSOPB, Environment Canada and DFO Baseline Benthic Data Rig’s Metocean Equipment OSRP Metocean Data for Certifying Authority PLANNING Drilling Chemical Screening Environmental Assessment Program’s Approval

23. FLO (optional) FLO Report Environmental ProceduresExploration Drilling, While Drilling, (Specific Process) Physical Environmental Monitoring Program (meteo, waves, currents) OWTG (oil on cuttings, bilge/ballast/deck drainage water, sanitary/food waste…) Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) (bird monitoring, benthic survey, tainting study…) • Consultation • Notices to Mariners • Fisheries Compensation OPERATIONS REPT. Metocean End of Well Report Env. Compliance Monitoring Data ECM Rpt

24. Environmental ProceduresEnvironmental Assessment Process 2003 Modifications • Existing CNSOPB Process (Timelines) • 30-day review by CNSOPB, DFO, Environment Canada • NS Seismic Class Screening EA (1998, LGL document) • NS Drilling Generic Assessment (2000, LGL document) • New CEAA (Canadian Environmental Assessment Act) Process Timelines • Effective Q1/03 (earliest) • Screening Study: wellsite surveys, seismic surveys, and exploration drilling in area previously assessed under CEAA • 6-month review • Comprehensive Study: exploration drilling in new area • 12-month review

25. Websites for Additional Information • Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board • www.cnsopb.ns.ca • Canada Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board • www.cnsopb.nfnet.com/ • Terra Nova Project • http://www.terranovaproject.com/ • Hibernia • www.hibernia.ca/ • Sable Offshore Energy Inc. • www.soep.com