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Reserves

Beach's Proved and Probable recoverable reserves as at 1 July 2009 were 66 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) and Contigent resources were 293 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe).

Area
Proved and Probable Reserves
Oil (mmb)
Gas Liquids (mmboe)
Sales Gas & Ethane (PJ)
Oil Equivalent (mmboe)
Cooper/Eromanga Basin
14.3
7.4
228
61
Gippsland Basin
2.4
-
-
2.4
Egypt
2.2
-
-
2.2
TOTAL
18.8
7.4
228
66

 

Area
Contingent Resources
Oil (mmb)
Gas Liquids (mmboe)
Sales Gas & Ethane (PJ)
Oil Equivalent (mmboe)
Cooper Basin - Conventional
-
24.4
347
84
Cooper Basin - Unconventional
-
13.6
962
179
Other Resources
5.2
3.2
126
30
TOTAL
5.2
41.2
1435
293

 

Date Proved and Probable Reserves (mmboe) Contingent Resources (mmboe)
30-Jun-01 1 -
30-Jun-02 3.8 -
30-Jun-03 4.5 -
30-Jun-04 4.3 -
30-Jun-05 10.8 -
30-Jun-06 36.2 -
30-Jun-07 89.6 -
30-Jun-08 145.2 -
30-Jun-09 66 293

Note:

  bullet Cooper/Eromanga Reserves are determined on the basis of Operators' assessments.

Production

Beach holds interests in production joint ventures in the Cooper/Eromanga Basin and the Basker-Manta-Gummy Joint Venture (offshore Gippsland Basin). Tipton West Joint Venture in the Surat Basin production reflects financial year to 20 May 2009 when the asset was sold.

Beach's share of production during the 2008/09 financial year totaled 9.6 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Product Area Net Prodn FY09
Oil (million bbls) Cooper & Eromanga Basins 2.5
  Gippsland Basin 0.8
  Total Oil 3.3
Sales Gas (PJ) Surat Basin* 3.4
Sales Gas & Ethane (PJ) Cooper Basin 28
LPG (kt) Cooper Basin 52
Condensate ( million bbls) Cooper Basin 0.4
TOTAL OIL & GAS ( million boe) 9.6

 * Surat Basin interest asset sold 20 May 2009

The reports were compiled by Tony Lake, a full-time employee of Beach Energy Limited, who is qualified in accordance with ASX listing rule 5.11 and has consented to the statements based on this information and to the form and context in which these statements appear.