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The nature of Vermilion's operations results in exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.  Vermilion monitors and, when appropriate, uses derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to these risks.  All transactions of this nature entered into by Vermilion are related to an underlying financial position or to future petroleum and natural gas production. Vermilion does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.  Vermilion has elected to not designate any of its price risk management activities as accounting hedges and thus accounts for changes to fair value in net earnings for the period.  During the normal course of business, Vermilion enters into fixed price arrangements to sell a portion of its production.  Vermilion has elected to exempt these contracts from fair value accounting through the use of the normal purchase and sales exemption.  Vermilion does not obtain collateral or other security to support its financial derivatives as management reviews the creditworthiness of the counterparty prior to entering into a derivative contract. 

The following table summarizes Vermilion's outstanding financial derivative positions as at January 27, 2012 

Vermilion Oil Hedging Summary

TYPE

Term 

Vol (1)
bbl/d

Floor
US$/bbl

Ceiling
US$/bbl

 
Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Jun 2012 

 750

 82.00

105.60

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Jun 2012 

 750

 82.00

 104.80

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Jun 2012 

 750

 82.00

 106.10

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil)  Jan-Jun 2012 

 500

 95.00

 120.65

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Jun 2012 

 350

 95.00

 123.05

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Dec 2012 

 1,000

 82.00

 113.40

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Dec 2012 

 500

 82.00

 115.50

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Dec 2012 

 500

 82.00

 130.75

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil)  Jul-Sep 2012 

 500

 97.00

 126.50

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jul-Sep 2012 

 250

 92.00

 127.80

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jul-Dec 2012  

 1,000

 82.00

 126.05

Collar (Dated Brent Crude Oil)   Jul-Dec 2012 

1,000

 82.00

126.55

 
Put (WTI) Jan-Jun 2012

200

82.00

 
Put (Dated Brent Crude Oil)  Jan-Dec 2012  

 600

 83.00

 
Put (Dated Brent Crude Oil)  Jan-Dec 2012 

 600

 83.00

 
Put (Dated Brent Crude Oil)  Jan-Dec 2012 

 600

 83.00

 
Put (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Dec 2012 

 600

 83.00

 
Put (Dated Brent Crude Oil) Jan-Dec 2012 

 500

 83.00

 
 
Collar (WTI) Jan-Jun 2012  

  500

  78.00

  97.25

Collar (WTI) Jan-Jun 2012  

 500

 78.00

101.80

Collar (WTI)  Jan-Jun 2012 

500

 82.00

 116.20

Collar (WTI) Jan-Jun 2012 

 500

 82.00

 116.25

Collar (WTI) Jan-Jun 2012 

 350

 82.00

 121.75

Collar (WTI) Jan-Jun 2012 

 250

 82.00

 124.05

Collar (WTI) Jan-Jun 2012 

 250

 82.00

 123.00

Collar (WTI) Jan-Dec 2012 

 250

 82.00

 119.45

Collar (WTI) Jul-Sep 2012 

 500

 82.00

 125.75

Collar (WTI)  Jul-Sep 2012 

 250

 82.00

 128.50

Collar (WTI) Jul-Dec 2012 

 500

 78.00

 104.15

Collar (WTI) Jul-Dec 2012 

 500

 82.00

 99.35

Collar (WTI)  Jul-Dec 2012 

 500

 82.00

 115.10

 

1 2012 Oil hedges represents approximately 41% of Vermilion's projected 2012 oil production