EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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This Responsible Care® in-Place verification was conducted on October 4-8, 2010.  The verification was based on visits to the organization’s head office in Calgary as well as facilities at Fort Assiniboine and Medicine Hat, Alberta and Fort Nelson, British Columbia.  Information was compiled through interviews, documentation reviews and inspections at these locations.  The in-place verification was conducted by a three person team appointed by the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC), supplemented by four local community members, representing each facility.
 
The team used the top-down questioning approach described in the “Responsible Care-in-Place Protocol”. The questions focused on the management processes present rather than detail, and tested for the existence of effective management systems to ensure understanding of the Responsible Care codes and ethic.  The verification also focused on continual improvement performance objectives and that adequate levels of resources were available for the Responsible Care commitment.

Based upon this verification the team considers that Nexen Inc.  Canadian Oil and Gas Division has achieved the required standard for Responsible Care In-Place certification, and that the CIAC officially recognize this verification with an award at the next suitable occasion.

As well as in the body of the report, a listing of Improvement Opportunities and Best Practices is included in Section 3. 

Dave Mack
Verification Team Leader

December 17, 2010

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