Chinook Energy Inc. Announces its December 31, 2013 Reserves, Operations Update and Renewal of Credit Facilities

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 26, 2014) - Chinook Energy Inc. ("Chinook" or the "Company") (TSX:CKE) today announced the results of its year-end reserve evaluations effective December 31, 2013 as prepared by its independent evaluators. The Company has also provided an operations update and an update on the renewal of its credit facilities.

Chinook's audit of its 2013 annual consolidated financial statements is not yet complete and accordingly all financial amounts referred to in this news release are unaudited and represent management's estimates. Readers are advised that these financial estimates are subject to audit and may be subject to change as a result.

Operational Update and Unaudited 2013 Year-End Results

Chinook's average daily production for fiscal year 2013 was 10,156 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Average production for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 9,680 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Projected cash flow from operations (before changes in non-cash working capital) for 2013 is estimated at $88 million or $0.41 per weighted average basic common share outstanding (unaudited). Year end 2013 net debt is $60 million.

The Canadian business continued to focus on crude oil development in the Grande Prairie area of Alberta along with the disposition of $21 million of non-strategic assets representing approximately 580 boe/d of production. The Tunisian business focused on further light oil development and delineation of the Bir Ben Tartar Concession (the "BBT Concession"). The 2013 drilling program consisted of 20 (11.75 net) wells of which 12 (9.44 net) were operated and eight (2.31 net) were non-operated wells. The results are outlined in the table below:

Wells Drilled
Year ended December 31, 2013		Tunisia		Canada		Total
		Gross	Net	Gross	Net	Gross	Net
Exploration
	Oil	-	-	4.00	2.24	4.00	2.24
	Gas	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Dry	1.00	0.86	-	-	1.00	0.86
		1.00	0.86	4.00	2.24	5.00	3.10
Development
	Oil	4.00	2.63	11.00	6.02	15.00	8.65
	Gas	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Dry	-	-	-	-	-	-
		4.00	2.63	11.00	6.02	15.00	8.65
Total		5.00	3.49	15.00	8.26	20.00	11.75

Canada - Grande Prairie Area

Chinook drilled six (4.5 net) horizontal wells during 2013 on the newly acquired Albright property which added approximately 800 boe/d (82% oil) to the original acquired production of 280 boe/d (65% oil). These Dunvegan oil wells have commenced production at rates exceeding management's initial budgeted expectations. The Company plans to drill four horizontal wells on the lands in the first quarter of 2014 and management has identified 24 additional locations on Chinook lands.

At Karr, the Company participated in six (1.89 net) wells during 2013 targeting Dunvegan oil, bringing the total number of wells on the Karr property to nine (2.9 net). The operator has continued to reduce the drilling and completion costs and has commenced the construction of a central battery, which will further improve the economics of this project. The wells continue to meet or exceed management's budgeted expectations. Net production from this property is expected to exceed 700 boe/d in the first quarter of 2014. An additional 16 (7.4 net) horizontal wells have been identified on Chinook lands.

A summary of Chinook's Dunvegan 2013 and 2014 activity is captured below:

Location	Drilling Days	Frac Stages	On Production Date	Working Interest (%)	IP30 (net boe/d)	IP90 (net boe/d)	% Oil
Karr - 1,700m Total Vertical Depth
Karr 13-8-66-3W6	24	16	January 2013	26	66	161	77
Karr 13-17-66-3W6	22	15	February 2013	37	169	101	86
Karr 15-17-66-3W6	20	14	April 2013	37	128	118	88
Karr 16-17-66-3W6	20	14	April 2013	37	74	111	86
Karr 14-8-66-3W6	19	16	December 2013	26	112
Karr 16-8-66-3W6	17	16	December 2013	26	94
Karr 15-8-66-3W6	19	16	January 2014	26	76
Karr 14-17-66-3W6	17	16	Est. March 2014	37
Karr 13-10-66-3W6	16	TBD	Est. March 2014	26
Beaverlodge - 1,150m Total Vertical Depth
Beaverlodge 16-22-72-10W6	16	7	March 2013	50	58	35	77
Beaverlodge 13-22-72-10W6	11	7	March 2013	50	76	50	89
Beaverlodge 1-26-72-10W6	17	15	September 2013	100	240	289	82
Albright - 1,350m Total Vertical Depth
Albright 4-18-71-10W6	16	12	March 2013	50	53	58	85
Albright 13-19-71-10W6	15	12	August 2013	100	150	146	85
Albright 14-19-71-10W6	13	12	August 2013	100	248	220	82
Albright 3-18-71-10W6	13	16	January 2014	50	250
Albright 13-12-71-11W6	16	16	February 2014	100
Albright 4- 30-71-10W6	16	17	Est. March 2014	100
Albright 11-19-71-10W6		TBD	Est. March 2014

Current net production from these Dunvegan wells is 1,412 boe/d at 80% oil with estimated total net drilling, completion, equipping and tie-in costs of $27 million. There are five (3.63 net) additional wells scheduled to come on production in the first quarter of 2014.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, Chinook received well licences to evaluate two new Montney prospects. The first horizontal well (0.75 net) was spud on January 20, 2014 in the Birley/Umbach area of northeastern BC, targeting liquids-rich natural gas. The well reached total depth in 12 days, six days faster than originally budgeted, with completion and testing operations currently underway. The success of the first Birley/Umbach well could lead to a large-scale development on Chinook's 35 (24 net) sections of land. The second horizontal Montney well (0.37 net) was spud on January 21, 2014 in the Karr/Gold Creek area, immediately adjacent to a recently completed industry Montney well that reported initial test rates of 2,200 boe/d (50% oil) in 2013. Chinook holds 84 (50 net) sections of Montney land in the greater Gold Creek area and has budgeted a second horizontal well on a separate Montney prospect in the second half of 2014.

Tunisia

Chinook drilled one horizontal and two vertical (2.58 net) wells on the BBT Concession during 2013, bringing the total number of wells on the concession to 15 (12.9 net). The Company expects to drill six (5.16 net) development wells on the BBT Concession in the first half of 2014 and commence the construction of a central gathering facility and oil battery. The third well of the six well program was spud on February 11, 2014 with completion and testing operations on the first two wells, TT-28 and TT-15, currently underway.

In 2014, the Company also plans to participate in one well (0.1 net) on the Borj El Khadra Permit and one well (0.05 net) on the Adam Concession.

2013 Independent Reserves Evaluation

The independent evaluators of the Company's year-end reserves are as follows:

• McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. ("McDaniel") evaluated all of the Canadian properties effective December 31, 2013 and report dated February 26, 2014; and
• InSite Petroleum Consultants Ltd. ("InSite") evaluated all of the Tunisia interests effective December 31, 2013 and report dated February 26, 2014.

The independent reserve evaluations effective December 31, 2013 were prepared in accordance with definitions, standards and procedures contained in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook ("COGE Handbook") and National Instrument 51-101 ("NI 51-101"). The reserve evaluation was based on McDaniel's forecast pricing and foreign exchange rates at December 31, 2013. Chinook's Reserves, Safety and Environmental Committee and Board of Directors have reviewed and approved the evaluations prepared by the evaluators.

Reserves included herein are stated on a Company gross basis (working interest before deduction of royalties and without including any royalty interests) unless noted otherwise. This news release contains several cautionary statements that are specifically required by NI 51-101 under the heading "Reader Advisory" and throughout the release. In addition to the information contained in this news release more detailed reserves information will be included in Chinook's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2013 ("AIF"), which will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com on or about March 27, 2014.

Reserves Breakdown (Company gross) (1)
(December 31, 2013, escalated price forecast)
(mboe)	2013	2012
Proved Producing
Canada	12,711	14,966
Tunisia	1,424	1,516
Total proved producing	14,136	16,482
Proved
Canada	16,020	19,069
Tunisia	4,846	9,880
Total proved	20,866	28,949
Proved Plus Probable
Canada	25,090	31,207
Tunisia	8,132	20,445
Total proved plus probable	33,222	51,652
Note: (1) Columns may not add due to rounding.

Company Gross and Net Reserves as at December 31, 2013

The following table summarizes the Company's gross and net reserve volumes utilizing McDaniel's forecast pricing and cost estimates at December 31, 2013.

		Light and medium oil		Heavy oil		Natural Gas		Natural gas liquids		Oil equivalent (6:1)
Reserves category		Gross (1) (mbbl)	Net (2) (mbbl)	Gross (1) (mbbl)	Net (2) (mbbl)	Gross (1) (mmcf)	Net (2) (mmcf)	Gross(1) (mbbl)	Net (2) (mbbl)	Gross (1)(mboe)	Net (2) (mboe)
Canada
Proved
	Developed producing	2,947	2,508	65	63	51,435	44,230	1,128	792	12,711	10,735
	Developed non-producing	519	436	-	-	7,021	6,008	145	102	1,835	1,540
	Undeveloped	1,190	1,017	-	-	1,539	1,394	28	20	1,474	1,270
Total proved		4,656	3,962	65	63	59,995	51,632	1,301	914	16,020	13,544
Probable		2,375	1,896	22	21	35,088	29,525	825	580	9,070	7,418
Total proved plus probable		7,030	5,857	87	85	95,083	81,157	2,126	1,494	25,090	20,962
Tunisia
Proved
	Developed producing	1,248	1,197	-	-	1,055	960	-	-	1,424	1,357
	Developed non-producing	650	603	-	-	3,172	2,814	-	-	1,179	1,072
	Undeveloped	2,002	1,965	-	-	1,444	1,312	-	-	2,243	2,184
Total proved		3,901	3,766	-	-	5,670	5,086	-	-	4,846	4,613
Probable		2,938	2,885	-	-	2,089	1,854	-	-	3,286	3,194
Total proved plus probable		6,839	6,651	-	-	7,759	6,939	-	-	8,132	7,807
Total company
Proved
	Developed producing	4,195	3,705	65	63	52,490	45,190	1,128	792	14,136	12,092
	Developed non-producing	1,170	1,040	-	-	10,192	8,822	145	102	3,014	2,612
	Undeveloped	3,192	2,983	-	-	2,983	2,706	28	20	3,716	3,454
Total proved		8,556	7,727	65	63	65,665	56,718	1,301	914	20,866	18,158
Probable		5,313	4,781	22	21	37,176	31,379	825	580	12,356	10,611
Total proved plus probable		13,869	12,508	87	85	102,842	88,097	2,126	1,494	33,222	28,769

Notes:
(1)	Gross reserves are the Company's working interest reserves before royalty deductions and do not include royalty interest volumes.
(2)	Net reserves are after royalty deductions and include royalty interest volumes.
(3)	Columns may not add due to rounding.

Company Gross Reserve Reconciliation for 2013 (1)
(Company gross reserves before deduction of royalties payable)
	6:1 Oil Equivalent (mboe)
	Total Proved		Probable		Proved Plus Probable
December 31, 2012 - opening balance	28,949		22,703		51,652
Additions and extensions	2,195		1,002		3,197
Category transfers	9		(9	)	-
Discoveries	55		14		69
Acquisitions	-		-		-
Dispositions	(1,134	)	(578	)	(1,712	)
Technical revisions	(32	)	(2,680	)	(2,649	)
Economic factors (2)	(5,538	)	(8,095	)	(13,633	)
Production	(3,702	)	-		(3,702	)
December 31, 2013 - closing balance	20,866		12,356		33,222
Note:
(1) Columns may not add due to rounding.
(2) Reserve volumes at Cosmos and Yasmin in Tunisia have been recategorized from reserves to economic contingent resources due to the inability of the Company to place the volumes on-stream in a reasonable period of time as per COGE guidelines. These recategorized volumes on a proved and on a proved plus probable basis are 5.2 mmboe and 12.6 mmboe, respectively.

In 2013, Chinook completed several dispositions of non-core properties which resulted in net proceeds of $21 million. Dispositions within the Company's West Central Alberta operating district represented the vast majority of the proved and probable reserve reductions of approximately 1.7 mmboe.

Year over year, McDaniel recorded net negative technical revisions related to performance issues of approximately 1.0 mmboe on a proved plus probable reserves basis. Offsetting these revisions, the Company recorded a 1.3 mmboe positive revision related to the proved producing category of reserves. The negative revisions are partially attributed to well performance from the Braeburn and Boundary Lake zones drilled in 2011. In addition to the performance related revisions, the Company elected to remove certain undeveloped reserve bookings totaling approximately 1.9 mmboe on the basis that the timing of the allocation of capital to these projects would not meet guidelines to maintain proved or proved plus probable bookings or in certain circumstances projects generated minimal net present value. On a proved plus probable basis, these reserve volumes were primarily natural gas and held minor net present value in the current price forecast. Chinook has generally good tenure on the lands associated with these reserves and will maintain these opportunities within its portfolio for future evaluation while the Company focuses its attention on its more profitable Dunvegan oil program.

A downward adjustment in the independent price forecast for both natural gas and Brent crude oil resulted in net negative revisions due to economic factors in the Canadian reserves affecting proved and probable reserves and net present values in all areas despite a 4% increase in estimated first year Canadian gas prices. Of particular note, Chinook added a total of 3.2 mmboe (80% oil and NGLs) on a proved plus probable basis. The additions are more than 90% focused in the Company's Canadian core areas of Karr, Albright and Beaverlodge (Dunvegan oil) and the BBT Concession of southern Tunisia. In Canada, production in 2013 was 3.0 mmboe (69% natural gas, 21% oil and 10% NGLs) while the proved plus probable reserves added in the same period were 2.2 mmboe (20% natural gas, 78% oil and 2% NGLs). The success of these core areas will continue to be Chinook's focus for its capital expenditures given the attractive economics while allowing for additional testing of high impact resource plays at Karr and Birley/Umbach.

Chinook has determined that an appraisal well is required on a separate accumulation within the Cosmos Concession prior to proceeding with installation of permanent facilities. This deferral delays project start-up of both Cosmos and Yasmin, the latter of which is contemplated as a tie back to the former. Following Chinook's advisement of the new timeline for progressing the project, InSite amended the classification of both the Cosmos and Yasmin reserves to Contingent Resources (Economic). Although there are no technical changes from the prior year, the development timeline falls outside the guidelines provided for a reserve categorization.

Reserve Life Index ("RLI")

Chinook's proved plus probable RLI was 9.4 years based upon the McDaniel and InSite reserves reports and the annualized December 2013 production volumes, while the proved RLI was 5.9 years. The following table summarizes the RLI split between Canada and Tunisia:

Proved	Consolidated	Canada	Tunisia
Reserves (mboe)	20,866	16,020	4,846
Annualized December 2013 production (mboe)	3,530	2,904	626
Reserve life index (years)	5.9	5.5	7.7
Proved Plus Probable	Consolidated	Canada	Tunisia
Reserves (mboe)	33,222	25,090	8,132
Annualized December 2013 production (mboe)	3,530	2,904	626
Reserve life index (years)	9.4	8.6	13.0

Consolidated

Net Present Value ("NPV") Summary (before tax) as at December 31, 2013

(December 31, 2013, escalated price forecast)

Benchmark oil and NGL prices used are adjusted for quality of oil or NGL produced and for transportation costs. The calculated NPVs include a deduction for estimated future well abandonment but do not include a provision for interest, debt service charges and general and administrative expenses. It should not be assumed that the NPV estimated represents the fair market value of the reserves.

($ thousands)	Undiscounted	Discounted at 5%	Discounted at 10%	Discounted at 15%	Discounted at 20%
Proved producing	330,465	280,713	246,550	221,540	202,350
Proved non-producing	116,481	89,090	71,005	58,323	49,011
Total proved developed	446,946	369,802	317,555	279,863	251,361
Proved undeveloped	141,787	99,987	72,824	53,993	40,363
Total proved	588,734	469,790	390,379	333,857	291,724
Probable	412,877	268,334	191,022	143,664	112,128
Total proved plus probable	1,001,611	738,124	581,401	477,521	403,852

Canada
Net Present Value Summary (before tax) as at December 31, 2013
(December 31, 2013, escalated price forecast)
($ thousands)	Undiscounted	Discounted at 5%	Discounted at 10%	Discounted at 15%	Discounted at 20%
Proved producing	252,566	208,742	179,419	158,435	142,650
Proved non-producing	39,785	29,586	23,582	19,681	16,942
Total proved developed	292,351	238,328	203,001	178,116	159,592
Proved undeveloped	46,744	29,971	20,416	14,338	10,169
Total proved	339,095	268,299	223,416	192,454	169,761
Probable	223,921	131,503	88,871	65,493	51,088
Total proved plus probable	563,016	399,802	312,287	257,947	220,849

Tunisia
Net Present Value Summary (before tax) as at December 31, 2013
(December 31, 2013, escalated price forecast)
($ thousands)	Undiscounted	Discounted at 5%	Discounted at 10%	Discounted at 15%	Discounted at 20%
Proved producing	77,899	71,971	67,132	63,105	59,700
Proved non-producing	76,696	59,504	47,423	38,642	32,069
Total proved developed	154,595	131,475	114,555	101,748	91,768
Proved undeveloped	95,043	70,016	52,408	39,655	30,195
Total proved	249,639	201,491	166,963	141,403	121,963
Probable	188,956	136,831	102,151	78,171	61,040
Total proved plus probable	438,595	338,321	269,114	219,574	183,003

Consolidated

Net Present Value Summary (after tax) as at December 31, 2013

(December 31, 2013, escalated price forecast)

The after-tax NPV of Chinook's oil and natural gas properties reflects the tax burden on the properties on a stand-alone basis and does not consider the business-entity-level tax situation, or tax planning. It does not provide an estimate of the value at the level of the business entity, which may be significantly different. The financial statements and the management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") of Chinook should be consulted for information at the level of the business entity.

($ thousands)	Undiscounted	Discounted at 5%	Discounted at 10%	Discounted at 15%	Discounted at 20%
Proved producing	312,484	265,022	232,609	208,968	190,876
Proved non-producing	81,995	64,070	52,249	43,870	37,611
Total proved developed	394,478	329,092	284,858	252,839	228,487
Proved undeveloped	123,818	87,590	63,857	49,240	35,101
Total proved	518,296	416,682	348,714	300,079	263,588
Probable	346,441	233,088	170,037	130,043	102,663
Total proved plus probable	864,737	649,770	518,752	430,122	366,251

Canada
Net Present Value Summary (after tax) as at December 31, 2013
(December 31, 2013, escalated price forecast)
($ thousands)	Undiscounted	Discounted at 5%	Discounted at 10%	Discounted at 15%	Discounted at 20%
Proved producing	252,566	208,742	179,419	158,435	142,650
Proved non-producing	39,785	29,586	23,582	19,681	16,942
Total proved developed	292,351	238,328	203,001	178,116	159,592
Proved undeveloped	46,744	29,971	20,416	14,338	10,169
Total proved	339,095	268,299	223,416	192,454	169,761
Probable	187,848	115,647	81,114	61,405	48,810
Total proved plus probable	526,943	383,946	304,531	253,859	218,571

Tunisia
Net Present Value Summary (after tax) as at December 31, 2013
(December 31, 2013, escalated price forecast)
($ thousands)	Undiscounted	Discounted at 5%	Discounted at 10%	Discounted at 15%	Discounted at 20%
Proved producing	59,917	56,281	53,190	50,533	48,226
Proved non-producing	42,210	34,484	28,667	24,190	20,669
Total proved developed	102,127	90,764	81,857	74,723	68,894
Proved undeveloped	77,074	57,619	43,441	32,902	24,933
Total proved	179,201	148,383	125,298	107,625	93,827
Probable	158,593	117,441	88,923	68,638	53,853
Total proved plus probable	337,794	265,824	214,221	176,262	147,679

McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. Escalating Price Forecast as at December 31, 2013 ⁽¹⁾

	WTI Crude Oil (US$/bbl)	Brent (US$/bbl)	Edmonton Light Crude Oil (Cdn$/bbl)	Henry Hub Natural Gas (US$/mmbtu)	AECO Natural Gas (Cdn$/mmbtu)	Edmonton Condensate and Natural Gasoline (Cdn$/bbl)	Propane (Cdn$/bbl)	Butane (Cdn$/bbl)	US/Cdn Exchange (US$/Cdn)
2014	95.00	105.00	95.00	4.25	4.00	102.50	50.20	76.60	0.950
2015	95.00	102.50	96.50	4.50	4.25	101.60	50.50	77.80	0.950
2016	95.00	100.20	97.50	4.75	4.55	100.60	50.60	78.60	0.950
2017	95.00	97.70	98.00	5.00	4.75	101.20	51.30	79.00	0.950
2018	95.30	98.00	98.30	5.25	5.00	101.50	52.00	79.20	0.950
	95.06	100.68	97.06	4.75	4.51	101.48	50.92	78.24	0.950

Note:

(1) Prices escalate at two percent per year after 2018.

Future Development Costs ("FDC")

Changes in forecast FDC occur annually as a result of development activities, acquisition and disposition activities and capital cost estimates that reflect the independent evaluators' best estimate of what it will cost to bring the proved undeveloped and probable reserves on production using forecast prices and costs.

($ millions)
		2013	2012
Proved
	Canada	36.8	28.1
	Tunisia	86.0	242.3
Total proved		122.8	270.4
Proved Plus Probable
	Canada	57.4	66.7
	Tunisia	156.3	402.4
Total proved plus probable		213.7	469.1

Chinook's approved 2014 budget includes the drilling of 11 wells (7.0 net) in Canada and 6.0 wells (4.3 net) in Tunisia.

NI 51-101 Finding and Development Costs ("F&D")

NI 51-101 requires that finding and development costs be calculated including changes in undiscounted FDC. Chinook's F&D costs, calculated in accordance with NI 51-101 are set forth below.

Total Finding and Development Cost (Proved Reserves) ($ thousands, except per unit amounts)	2013		2012	2011	Three year total
Exploration and development costs excluding acquisitions and dispositions(unaudited) (1)	87,990		84,316	124,987	297,286
Net change from previously allocated future development capital	(147,570	)	78,689	20,471	(48,410	)
Total exploration and development costs including the net change in FDC	(59,581	)	163,005	145,452	248,876
Reserve additions excluding acquisitions and dispositions (mboe)	(3,247	)	4,151	2,671	3,575
Total proved finding and development costs (per boe)	$18.35		$39.27	$54.45	$69.61
Total Finding and Development Cost (Proved plus Probable Reserves)($ thousands, except per unit amounts)	2013		2012	2011	Three year total
Exploration and development costs excluding acquisitions and dispositions(unaudited) (1)	87,990		84,316	124,981	297,286
Net change from previously allocated future development capital	(254,271	)	103,880	31,893	(118,498	)
Total exploration and development costs including the net change in FDC	(166,282	)	188,196	156,874	178,788
Reserve additions excluding acquisitions and dispositions (mboe)	(13,016	)	4,682	2,877	(5,457	)
Total proved plus probable finding and development costs (per boe)	$12.78		$40.19	$54.53	$(32.77	)

All-In Finding, Development and Acquisition Costs

NI 51-101 specifies how F&D costs should be calculated if they are reported. Essentially NI 51-101 requires that exploration and development costs incurred in the year along with the change in estimated FDC be aggregated and then divided by the applicable reserve additions. The calculation specifically excludes the effects of acquisition and dispositions (as well as revisions) on both reserves and costs. By excluding acquisitions, dispositions and revisions, the Company believes that the provisions of NI 51-101 may not fully reflect the Company's ongoing reserve replacement costs. Since acquisitions, dispositions and revisions can have an impact on the Company's annual reserve replacement costs, excluding these amounts could result in an inaccurate portrayal of the Company's costs. Accordingly, the Company also provides "all-in" F&D costs that incorporate all acquisitions net of any dispositions and revisions in the year.

All-In Finding, Development and Acquisition Cost Including FDC, Acquisitions, Dispositions and Revisions (Proved Reserves) ($ thousands, except per unit amounts)	2013		2012		2011	Three year total
Exploration and development costs including acquisitions and dispositions(unaudited) (1)	74,474		11,861		50,978	137,313
Net change from previously allocated future development capital	(147,656	)	84,418		17,452	(45,786	)
Total exploration and development costs including the net change in FDC	(73,182	)	96,279		68,430	91,527
Reserve additions including acquisitions, dispositions and revisions (mboe)	(4,381	)	1,246		64	(3,071	)
All-in total proved finding, development and acquisition costs (per boe)	$16.70		$77.25		$1,074.93	$29.80

All-In Finding, Development and Acquisition Cost Including FDC, Acquisitions, Dispositions and Revisions (Proved plus Probable Reserves) ($ thousands, except per unit amounts)	2013		2012	2011		Three year total
Exploration and development costs including acquisitions and dispositions(unaudited) (1)	74,474		11,861	50,978		137,313
Net change from previously allocated future development capital	(255,383	)	107,738	23,573		(124,072	)
Total exploration and development costs including the net change in FDC	(180,909	)	119,599	74,551		13,242
Reserve additions including acquisitions, dispositions and revisions (mboe)	(14,728	)	305	(1,335	)	(15,758	)
All-in total proved plus probable finding and development costs (per boe)	$12.28		$391.53	$(55.84	)	$(0.84	)
Note: (1) Excludes non-cash costs, including decommissioning liabilities.

Adjusted Finding and Development Costs

Chinook's adjusted F&D costs after giving effect to revisions and economic factors is set forth below. This has been provided in order to reflect the Company's pure capital efficiency with respect to the reserve additions achieved through organic capital expenditures.

Adjusted Finding and Development Cost Including FDC, excluding Acquisitions, Dispositions, Revisions, and Economic Factors (Proved Reserves) ($ thousands, except per unit amounts)	2013	2012	2011	Three year total
Exploration and development costs excluding acquisitions and dispositions(unaudited) (1)	87,990	84,316	124,981	297,286
Net change from previously allocated future development capital	12,750	52,099	12,685	77,534
Total exploration and development costs including the net change in FDC	100,739	136,415	137,666	374,820
Reserve additions including acquisitions, dispositions and revisions (mboe)	2,259	2,145	3,942	8,346
Adjusted total proved finding and development costs (per boe)	$44.59	$63.61	$34.92	$44.91

Adjusted Finding and Development Cost Including FDC, excluding Acquisitions, Dispositions, Revisions, and Economic Factors (Proved plus Probable Reserves) ($ thousands, except per unit amounts)	2013	2012	2011	Three year total
Exploration and development costs excluding acquisitions and dispositions(unaudited) (1)	87,990	84,316	124,981	297,286
Net change from previously allocated future development capital	11,120	95,915	39,390	146,425
Total exploration and development costs including the net change in FDC	99,110	180,230	164,371	443,711
Reserve additions including acquisitions, dispositions and revisions (mboe)	3,266	4,339	6,480	14,085
Adjusted total proved plus probable finding and development costs (per boe)	$30.35	$41.54	$25.37	$31.50

Total 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 the total cost of reserve additions in that year.

Recycle Ratio

The recycle ratio is calculated as the annual netback per barrel divided by the non-adjusted F&D costs set forth above. The recycle ratio is comparing the netback from existing reserves to the cost of finding new reserves and may not accurately indicate investment success unless the replacement reserves are of equivalent quality as the produced reserves.

Total Proved	Consolidated	Canada		Tunisia
Operating netback before commodity price contracts ($/boe)(unaudited) (1)	28.88	18.04		75.97
51-101 F&D costs ($/boe)(unaudited)	18.35	44.91		25.01
Recycle ratio	1.6x	0.4x		3.0x
Total Proved Plus Probable	Consolidated	Canada		Tunisia
Operating netback before commodity price contracts ($/boe)(unaudited) (1)	28.88	18.04		75.97
51-101 F&D costs ($/boe)(unaudited)	12.78	(22.78	)	17.07
Recycle ratio	2.3x	(0.8x	)	4.5x

Note: (1) Operating netback is calculated by deducting royalties and net production expenses from revenue.

Presented below is the recycle ratio as calculated by using the annual netback per barrel divided by the calculated all-in finding, development and acquisition costs (excluding abandonment and furniture and fixtures) and including the effects of revisions.

Total Proved	Consolidated	Canada		Tunisia
Operating netback before commodity price contracts ($/boe)(unaudited) (1)	28.88	18.04		75.97
All-in F&D costs ($/boe)(unaudited)	16.70	(745.45	)	24.91
Recycle ratio	1.7x	0.0x		3.1x
Total Proved Plus Probable	Consolidated	Canada		Tunisia
Operating netback before commodity price contracts ($/boe)(unaudited) (1)	28.88	18.04		75.97
All-in F&D costs ($/boe)(unaudited)	12.28	(5.41	)	17.03
Recycle ratio	2.4x	(3.3x	)	4.5x

Note: (1) Operating netback is calculated by deducting royalties and net production expenses from revenue.

Presented below is the recycle ratio as calculated by using the annual netback per barrel divided by the calculated finding and development costs (excluding acquisitions and dispositions, abandonment and furniture and fixtures) and excluding the effects of revisions and economic factors.

Total Proved	Consolidated	Canada	Tunisia
Operating netback before commodity price contracts ($/boe)(unaudited) (1)	28.88	18.04	75.97
Adjusted F&D costs net of acquisitions, revisions and economic factors ($/boe)(unaudited)	44.59	34.56	65.15
Recycle ratio	0.6x	0.5x	1.2x
Total Proved Plus Probable	Consolidated	Canada	Tunisia
Operating netback before commodity price contracts ($/boe)(unaudited) (1)	28.88	18.04	75.97
Adjusted F&D costs net of acquisitions, revisions and economic factors ($/boe)(unaudited)	30.35	22.09	48.35
Recycle ratio	1.0x	0.8x	1.6x

Note: (1) Operating netback is calculated by deducting royalties and net production expenses from revenue.

Corporate Net Asset Value

The Company's net asset value as of December 31, 2013, is detailed in the following table. This net asset value determination is a "point-in-time" measurement and does not take into account the possibility of Chinook being able to recognize additional reserves through successful future capital investment in its existing properties beyond those included in the 2013 year-end reserve reports.

December 31, 2013	Before Tax NPV 5%				Before Tax NPV 10%				Before Tax NPV 15%
	($ thousands)		$/share		($ thousands)		$/share		($ thousands)		$/share
Total Company
Proved developed producing reserves NPV (1,2)	280,713		1.31		246,550		1.15		221,540		1.03
Total proved reserves NPV (1,2)	469,790		2.19		390,379		1.82		333,857		1.56
Proved plus probable reserves NPV (1,2)	738,124		3.45		581,401		2.71		477,521		2.23
Undeveloped acreage (3)	52,217		0.24		52,217		0.24		52,217		0.24
Net debt (4)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)
Net asset value (basic) (5)	730,909		3.41		574,186		2.68		470,306		2.19
Canada
Proved developed producing reserves NPV (1,2)	208,742		0.97		179,419		0.84		158,435		0.74
Total proved reserves NPV (1,2)	268,299		1.25		223,416		1.04		194,454		0.91
Proved plus probable reserves NPV (1,2)	399,802		1.87		312,287		1.46		257,947		1.20
Undeveloped acreage (3)	52,217		0.24		52,217		0.24		52,217		0.24
Net debt (4)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)
Net asset value (basic) (5)	392,588		1.83		305,072		1.42		250,733		1.16
Tunisia
Proved developed producing reserves (NPV) (1,2)	71,971		0.34		67,132		0.31		63,105		0.29
Total proved reserves NPV (1,2)	201,491		0.94		169,963		0.78		141,403		0.66
Proved plus probable reserves NPV (1,2)	338,321		1.58		269,114		1.26		219,574		1.03
Net asset value (basic) (5)	338,321		1.58		269,114		1.26		219,574		1.03

December 31, 2013	After Tax NPV 5%				After Tax NPV 10%				After Tax NPV 15%
	($ thousands)		$/share		($ thousands)		$/share		($ thousands)		$/share
Total Company
Proved developed producing reserves NPV (1,2)	265,022		1.24		232,609		1.09		208,968		0.98
Total proved reserves NPV (1,2)	416,682		1.95		348,714		1.63		300,079		1.40
Proved plus probable reserves NPV (1,2)	649,770		3.03		518,752		2.42		430,122		2.01
Undeveloped acreage (3)	52,217		0.24		52,217		0.24		52,217		0.24
Net debt (4)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)
Net asset value (basic) (5)	642,555		3.00		511,537		2.39		422,907		1.97
Canada
Proved developed producing reserves NPV (1,2)	208,742		0.97		179,419		0.84		158,435		0.74
Total proved reserves NPV (1,2)	268,299		1.25		223,416		1.04		192,454		0.90
Proved plus probable reserves NPV (1,2)	383,946		1.79		304,531		1.42		253,859		1.19
Undeveloped acreage (3)	52,217		0.24		52,217		0.24		52,217		0.24
Net debt (4)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)	(59,432	)	(0.28	)
Net asset value (basic) (5)	376,731		1.76		297,316		1.39		246,645		1.15
Tunisia
Proved developed producing reserves NPV (1,2)	56,281		0.26		53,190		0.25		50,533		0.24
Total proved reserves NPV (1,2)	148,383		0.69		125,298		0.58		107,625		0.50
Proved plus probable reserves NPV (1,2)	265,824		1.24		214,221		1.00		176,262		0.82
Net asset value (basic) (5)	265,824		1.24		214,221		1.00		176,262		0.82

Notes:
(1)	Evaluated by independent reserve evaluators as at December 31, 2013. Net present value of future net revenue does not represent the fair market value of the reserves.
(2)	Net present values for before and after tax are based on McDaniel's December 31, 2013 escalated price forecast.
(3)	Undeveloped land value has been valued by an independent evaluator for all Canadian lands.
(4)	Net debt as at December 31, 2013, including working capital deficit (estimated and unaudited). See "Net Debt" discussion below.
(5)	Basic shares at December 31, 2013 totaled 214,187,681 common shares.

Renewal of Credit Facilities

Chinook's Canadian revolving term credit facility was maintained at $115 million during the semi-annual redetermination in December 2013. The Company had drawn $78.5 million pursuant to its Canadian revolving term facility as at December 31, 2013 and is currently drawn the same amount under this facility. As at December 31, 2013 the Company's net debt, which is calculated as bank debt adjusted for working capital excluding mark-to-market derivative contracts, was $60 million. The next review and renewal of this facility is scheduled to take place in June 2014.

Chinook's borrowing base amount available under the international credit facility was redetermined to be USD$23.8 million at the semi-annual review in January 2014, down from the previous USD$46.5 million. The reduction in the borrowing base amount reflects the delay in bringing production on-stream as a result of the deferred 2013 capital program and a short term increase in operating costs until a gathering facility is constructed. The Company has never drawn on this facility and the next review and renewal is scheduled to take place in June 2014.

About Chinook Energy Inc.

Chinook is a Calgary-based public oil and gas exploration and development company that combines high quality natural gas-weighted assets in Western Canada with an exciting high growth oil business onshore and offshore Tunisia in North Africa.

Oil and Gas Advisory

Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substance anticipated to be recoverable from known accumulations, as of a given date, based on the analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical and engineering data; the use of established technology, and specified economic conditions, which are generally accepted as being reasonable. Reserves are classified according to the degree of certainty associated with the estimates as follows:

Proved Reserves are those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves.

Probable Reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves.

The reserves information contained in this press release has been prepared in accordance with NI 51-101. Complete NI 51-101 reserves disclosure will be included in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2013 which is expected to be filed on or about March 27, 2014. Listed below are cautionary statements applicable to the Company's reserves information that are specifically required by NI 51-101:

• Individual properties may not reflect the same confidence level as estimates of reserves for all properties due to the effects of aggregation.
  
  
• This news release contains estimates of the net present value of the Company's future net revenue from its reserves. Such amounts do not represent the fair market value of the Company's reserves.
  

Reader Advisory

Forward-Looking Statements

In the interest of providing shareholders and potential investors with information regarding Chinook, including management's assessment of the future plans and operations of Chinook, certain statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking statements or information (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "may", "will", "project", "could", "plan", "intend", "should", "believe", "outlook", "potential", "target" and similar words suggesting future events or future performance. In addition, statements relating to "reserves" and "resources" are deemed to be forward-looking statements as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the reserves and/or resources described exist in the quantities predicted or estimated and can be profitably produced in the future. In particular, this news release contains, without limitation, forward-looking statements pertaining to: estimated cash flows, drilling plans at certain of the Company's core areas, anticipated filing dates for the Company's annual filings, the volumes and estimated value of Chinook's oil and natural gas reserves; the life of Chinook's reserves; the volume and product mix of Chinook's oil and natural gas production; estimated on-production dates for certain drilled wells; estimated total costs for the Company's Dunvegan wells; future oil and natural gas prices and Chinook's commodity risk management program; future results from operations and operating metrics; scheduled reviews of the Company's credit facilities; and future development, exploration, acquisition and development activities (including drilling plans) and related production expectations.

With respect to the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, Chinook has made assumptions regarding, among other things: that Chinook will continue to conduct its operations in a manner consistent with past operations, the ability of Chinook to continue to operate in Tunisia with limited logistical security and operational issues, future capital expenditure levels, future oil and natural gas prices, future oil and natural gas production levels, Chinook's ability to obtain equipment in a timely manner to carry out development activities, the Company's lenders reviewing Chinook's credit facilities in the time periods currently scheduled, the impact of increasing competition, the ability of Chinook to add production and reserves through development and exploitation activities, certain commodity price and other cost assumptions, the continued availability of adequate debt and equity financing and cash flow to fund its planned expenditures, all costs in respect of certain wells being accurately estimated. Although Chinook believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, and the assumptions on which such forward-looking statements are made, are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements included in this news release, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which the forward-looking statements are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause Chinook's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, political and security risks associated with Chinook's Tunisian operations, risks associated with oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation, production, marketing and transportation, loss of markets, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve and resource estimates, environmental risks, competition from other producers, inability to retain drilling rigs and other services, capital expenditure costs, including drilling, completion and facilities costs, unexpected decline rates in wells, delays in projects and/or operations resulting from surface conditions, wells not performing as expected, delays resulting from or inability to obtain the required regulatory approvals and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources and increased costs or unforeseen costs. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that the forgoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other factors that could effect Chinook's operations and financial results are included in reports on file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com) and at Chinook's website (www.chinookenergyinc.com). Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and Chinook does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

Barrels of Oil Equivalent

Barrels of oil equivalent (boe) is calculated using the conversion factor of 6 mcf (thousand cubic feet) of natural gas being equivalent to one barrel of oil. Boes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6 mcf:1 bbl (barrel) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.

Initial Production Rates

Any reference in this news release to initial, early and/or test or production/performance rates (including IP30 and IP90) are useful in confirming the presence of hydrocarbons, however, such rates are not determinative of the rates at which such wells will continue production and decline thereafter. Additionally, such rates may also include recovered "load oil" fluids used in well completion stimulation. While encouraging, readers are cautioned not to place reliance on such rates in calculating the aggregate production for Chinook. The initial production rate may be estimated based on other third party estimates or limited data available at this time. In all cases in this news release initial production or test rates are not necessarily indicative of long-term performance of the relevant well or fields or of ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons.

Reserve Life Index

The reader is also cautioned that this news release contains the term reserve life index ("RLI"), which is not a recognized measure under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). Management believes that this measure is a useful supplemental measure of the length of time the reserves would be produced over at the rate used in the calculation. Readers are cautioned, however, that this measure should not be construed as an alternative to other terms determined in accordance with IFRS as a measure of performance. Chinook's method of calculating this measure may differ from other companies, and accordingly, they may not be comparable to measures used by other companies.

Cash flow from operations

The reader is also cautioned that this news release contains the term cash flow from operations, which is not a recognized measure under IFRS and is calculated from cash flow from continuing operations adjusted for changes in non-cash working capital. Management believes that cash flow is a key measure to assess the ability of Chinook to finance capital expenditures and debt repayments. Readers are cautioned, however, that this measure should not be construed as an alternative to other terms such as cash flow from operating activities, net income or other measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS. Chinook's method of calculating this measure may differ from other companies, and accordingly, they may not be comparable to measures used by other companies.

Net Debt

The reader is cautioned that this news release contains the term net debt, which is not a recognized measure under IFRS and is calculated as bank debt adjusted for working capital excluding mark-to-market derivative contracts. Working capital excluding mark-to-market derivative contracts is calculated as current assets less current liabilities both of which exclude derivative contracts and current liabilities excludes the current portion of debt. Management uses net debt to assist them in understanding Chinook's liquidity at specific points in time. Mark-to-market derivative contracts are excluded from working capital, in addition to net debt, as management intends to hold each contract through to maturity of the contract's term as opposed to liquidating each contract's fair value or less.

Future Oriented Financial Information

This news release, in particular the information in respected of anticipated cash flow, may contain Future Oriented Financial Information ("FOFI") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The FOFI has been prepared by management of the Company to provide an outlook of the Company's activities and results and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The FOFI has been prepared based on a number of assumptions including the assumptions discussed under the heading "Forward-Looking Statements" and assumptions with respect to production rates and commodity prices. The actual results of operations of the Company and the resulting financial results may vary from the amounts set forth herein, and such variations may be material. The Company and its management believe that the FOFI has been prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management's best estimates and judgments.