前瞻性声明:本报告中包含前瞻性的陈述。These are statements, other than statements of historical fact, that give current expectations or forecasts of future events, including, without limitation: the company’s future performance, business strategy, air emissions mitigation strategies, asset quality, drilling plans, production, oil growth, cost and expense estimates, leasing and exploration activities, future financial position, tax rates and other plans and objectives for future operations. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “outlook,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” or similar words may be used to identify forward-looking statements; however, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. While the company believes our assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, without limitation: conditions in the oil and gas industry, including supply/demand levels and the resulting impact on price; changes in expected reserve or production levels; changes in political or economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which the company operates, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, inflation rates, and global and domestic market conditions; capital available for exploration and development; risks related to our hedging activities; well production timing; drilling and operating risks; availability of drilling rigs, materials and labor, including the costs associated therewith; difficulty in obtaining necessary approvals and permits; non-performance by third parties of contractual obligations; unforeseen hazards such as weather conditions; acts of war or terrorism, and the governmental or military response to them; cyberattacks; changes in safety, health, environmental, tax and other regulations; other geological, operating and economic considerations; and the risk factors, forward-looking statements, and challenges and uncertainties described in the company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings and press releases, available at www.wpdice.com. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.