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Paramount Resources Ltd. 2012 Results - Record Reserves Growth

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Finding and Development Costs

Paramount's finding and development ("F&D") costs per barrel are summarized below. The total F&D capital includes costs and changes in future development costs relating to major facilities and gathering system projects.

                                                               2012 F&D Cost                                      Including Major Facilities & Gathering                      ------------------------------------------------------                                        FDC    Total F&D     Reserves                         Costs(1)  Change(1)   Capital(1) Additions(2)   F&D                             $MM        $MM          $MM        MMBoe  $/BoePROVEDTotal Company              526.0      211.2        737.1         24.5  30.14 Kaybob                    362.5      223.0        585.5         21.4  27.35 Total Conventional        523.1      211.2        734.2         24.5  30.02PROVED & PROBABLETotal Company              526.0    1,871.5      2,397.4        136.8  17.53 Kaybob                    362.5      378.5        740.9         45.5  16.29 Total Conventional        523.1      331.9        854.9         43.7  19.56 Oil Sands Bitumen           2.9    1,539.6      1,542.5         93.1  16.57-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The aggregate of the exploration and development costs incurred in the  most recent financial year and the change during that year in estimated  future development costs generally will not reflect total finding and  development costs related to reserve additions for that year. (2)Refer to the oil and gas measures and definitions in the Advisories  section of this document.                                    3-Year Average F&D                      --------------------------------                                                3-Year                            2011      2010     Average                           $/Boe     $/Boe       $/BoePROVEDTotal Company              42.29     29.10       33.15 Kaybob                    27.06     19.63       26.41 Total Conventional        41.57     27.45       32.61PROVED & PROBABLETotal Company              37.58     28.50       19.63 Kaybob                    21.56     16.30       17.27 Total Conventional        36.92     26.91       23.80 Oil Sands Bitumen             -         -       16.71------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) The aggregate of the exploration and development  costs incurred in the most recent financial year and  the change during that year in estimated future  development costs generally will not reflect total  finding and development costs related to reserve  additions for that year. (2)Refer to the oil and gas measures and definitions  in the Advisories section of this document.


Paramount's F&D costs per barrel, excluding costs and changes in future development costs related to major facilities and gathering system projects are summarized below.

                                                               2012 F&D Cost                                      Excluding Major Facilities & Gathering                      ------------------------------------------------------                                      FDC   Total F&D     Reserves                        Costs(1) Change(1)  Capital(1) Additions(2)      F&D                            $MM       $MM         $MM        MMBoe     $/BoePROVED  Kaybob                  200.7     112.7       313.4         21.4     14.64  Total Conventional      310.6     100.9       411.5         24.5     16.82PROVED & PROBABLE  Kaybob                  200.7     268.2       468.9         45.5     10.31  Total Conventional      310.6     221.6       532.2         43.7     12.18--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) The aggregate of the exploration and development costs incurred in the most recent financial year and the change during that year in estimated future development costs generally will not reflect total finding and development costs related to reserve additions for that year.(2) Refer to the oil and gas measures and definitions in the Advisories section of this document.                               3-Year Average F&D                      ---------------------------                                           3-Year                           2011     2010  Average                          $/Boe    $/Boe    $/BoePROVED  Kaybob                  17.85    15.79    15.67  Total Conventional      27.70    21.04    20.39PROVED & PROBABLE  Kaybob                  13.57    13.18    11.14  Total Conventional      24.19    20.76    15.53--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) The aggregate of the exploration and development costs incurred in the most recent financial year and the change during that year in estimated future development costs generally will not reflect total finding and development costs related to reserve additions for that year.(2) Refer to the oil and gas measures and definitions in the Advisories section of this document.

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