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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. SEC-23-001	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Notification Requirements Under Statewide Rule 32Extension of Notification Requirements Under Statewide Rule 32	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-002	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: State of Disaster in Texas Waiver RequestsState of Disaster in Texas Waiver Requests	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-028	Press release, 'North Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well Waivers' (Mar. 24, 2020): Commission direction to reinstate the Not Completed Well, Inactive Well and Suspension of Drilling waiver guidelinesNorth Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well Waivers	North Dakota Industrial Commission (Governor Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring); Department of Mineral Resources	North DakotaSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-003	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Certain Expirations and Filing Requirements Administered by the Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting SectionsExtension of Certain Expirations and Filing Requirements	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division (Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Sections)	TexasSector regulator	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-017	Policy Statement, Business Continuity of Energy Infrastructure, 85 Fed. Reg. 19466 (Apr. 7, 2020) (issued Apr. 2, 2020)Business Continuity of Energy Infrastructure	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	United States (FERC-jurisdictional pipelines, utilities and markets)Federal	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-018	Order No. 870, Delegation of Authority, final rule, 85 Fed. Reg. 19384 (Apr. 7, 2020)Delegation of Authority (COVID-19 waiver and extension requests)	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	United StatesFederal	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-008	Emergency rule 19.2.100.71 NMAC, Temporary Shut-In of Oil Wells Due to Severe Reduction in the Price of Oil19.2.100.71 NMAC Temporary Shut-In of Oil Wells	Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard, New Mexico State Land Office	New Mexico (State trust lands)Sector regulator	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-009	NMSLO Shut-In Notification Form (Apr. 21, 2020)Shut-In Notification Form	New Mexico State Land Office	New Mexico (State trust lands)Sector regulator	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-004	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules (three Commission orders adopted May 5, 2020)Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules	Railroad Commission of Texas (Commissioners Wayne Christian, Christi Craddick, Ryan Sitton), open meeting of May 5, 2020, conference agenda item 189	TexasSector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-019	Notice Shortening Comment Period for Federal Power Act Section 204 Filings (May 5, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 27736 (May 11, 2020)Shortening Comment Period for Federal Power Act Section 204 Filings	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Secretary Kimberly D. Bose)	United StatesFederal	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-005	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Update to Drilling Permits (W-1) Online Filing SystemUpdate to Drilling Permits (W-1) Online Filing System	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Drilling Permits section	TexasSector regulator	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-020	Policy Statement, Commission Action To Address Effects of COVID-19 on Oil Pipelines, 85 Fed. Reg. 36322 (June 16, 2020)Commission Action To Address Effects of COVID-19 on Oil Pipelines	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	United States (interstate oil pipelines)Federal	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-029	Press release, 'North Dakota Industrial Commission authorizes Department of Mineral Resources to confiscate abandoned wells in North Dakota' (June 19, 2020)Confiscation orders for 350-plus abandoned wells (CARES Act plugging program)	North Dakota Industrial Commission; Department of Mineral Resources	North DakotaSector regulator	June 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-GM-030	Organizer noticeAppalachian Gas Measurement Short Course (AGMSC) 2020	AGMSC Executive Committee (Robert Morris University host)	Moon Township (Robert Morris University), PAOrganizer	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-23-021	Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference, Impacts of COVID-19 on the Energy Industry (June 5, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 35650 (June 11, 2020); Commissioner-led technical conference July 8-9, 2020; post-conference comments notice July 22, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 44305, FR Doc. 2020-15867, read, not saved)Impacts of COVID-19 on the Energy Industry; Technical Conference	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	United StatesFederal	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-GM-048	Organizer noticeSolar Power International / North America Smart Energy Week 2020 (Anaheim) and SPI 2021 (New Orleans)	Solar Energy Industries Association and Smart Electric Power Alliance (Solar Energy Trade Shows)	Anaheim (Anaheim Convention Center) in 2020; New Orleans (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) in 2021, CAOrganizer	July 15, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-23-016	Director's Cut (July 17, 2020; May 2020 production data)Director's Cut, July 17, 2020	NDIC Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division	North DakotaSector regulator	July 17, 2020	2020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-GM-029	Organizer noticeAmerican School of Gas Measurement Technology (ASGMT) 2020	ASGMT Board of Directors (sponsoring associations and operating companies of the natural gas industry)	Houston (Marriott Houston Westchase), TXOrganizer	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-GM-017	Organizer noticeURTeC 2020 and 2021 (Unconventional Resources Technology Conference)	SPE, AAPG and SEG	Austin (2020, Austin Convention Center); Houston (2021), TXOrganizer	Aug. 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-GM-031	Organizer noticeKansas Independent Oil & Gas Association annual convention 2020	KIOGA	Wichita, KSOrganizer	Aug. 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-23-GM-010	Organizer noticeHouston Geological Society monthly dinner and luncheon meetings and short courses (General Dinner, General Lunch, Northsiders' Luncheon…	Houston Geological Society	Houston (hotel and club venues), TXOrganizer	Aug. 28, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-GM-014	Organizer noticeAAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE) 2020; IMAGE '21 (AAPG and SEG) 2021	American Association of Petroleum Geologists (with SEG for IMAGE '21)	Houston (2020, George R. Brown Convention Center); Denver (2021, Colorado Convention Center), TXOrganizer	Sept. 20, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-GM-015	Organizer noticeRocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute Annual Conference 2020	Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute (RMCMI)	Colorado Springs (Cheyenne Mountain Resort) in 2020; rotating Rocky Mountain venues, COOrganizer	Sept. 25, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-006	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Certain Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Expirations and Filing Requirements to December 31Extension to December 31	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division	TexasSector regulator	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-027	U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil, monthly (thousand barrels per day), data table as published Sept. 2026U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil (monthly)	U.S. Energy Information Administration	United StatesFederal	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read

Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Notification Requirements Under Statewide Rule 32 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-001)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: State of Disaster in Texas Waiver Requests (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-002)
North Dakota Industrial Commission (Governor Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring); Department of Mineral Resources, Press release, 'North Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well Waivers' (Mar. 24, 2020): Commission direction to reinstate the Not Completed Well, Inactive Well and Suspension of Drilling waiver guidelines (Ex. SEC-23-028)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division (Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Sections), Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Certain Expirations and Filing Requirements Administered by the Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Sections (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-003)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Policy Statement, Business Continuity of Energy Infrastructure, 85 Fed. Reg. 19466 (Apr. 7, 2020) (issued Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Order No. 870, Delegation of Authority, final rule, 85 Fed. Reg. 19384 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-018)
Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard, New Mexico State Land Office, Emergency rule 19.2.100.71 NMAC, Temporary Shut-In of Oil Wells Due to Severe Reduction in the Price of Oil (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-008)
New Mexico State Land Office, NMSLO Shut-In Notification Form (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-009)
Railroad Commission of Texas (Commissioners Wayne Christian, Christi Craddick, Ryan Sitton), open meeting of May 5, 2020, conference agenda item 189, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules (three Commission orders adopted May 5, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-004)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Secretary Kimberly D. Bose), Notice Shortening Comment Period for Federal Power Act Section 204 Filings (May 5, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 27736 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-019)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Drilling Permits section, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Update to Drilling Permits (W-1) Online Filing System (May 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-005)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Policy Statement, Commission Action To Address Effects of COVID-19 on Oil Pipelines, 85 Fed. Reg. 36322 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-020)
North Dakota Industrial Commission; Department of Mineral Resources, Press release, 'North Dakota Industrial Commission authorizes Department of Mineral Resources to confiscate abandoned wells in North Dakota' (June 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-029)
AGMSC Executive Committee (Robert Morris University host), Organizer notice (July 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-GM-030)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference, Impacts of COVID-19 on the Energy Industry (June 5, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 35650 (June 11, 2020); Commissioner-led technical conference July 8-9, 2020; post-conference comments notice July 22, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 44305, FR Doc. 2020-15867, read, not saved) (Ex. SEC-23-021)
Solar Energy Industries Association and Smart Electric Power Alliance (Solar Energy Trade Shows), Organizer notice (July 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-GM-048)
NDIC Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, Director's Cut (July 17, 2020; May 2020 production data) (Ex. SEC-23-016)
ASGMT Board of Directors (sponsoring associations and operating companies of the natural gas industry), Organizer notice (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-GM-029)
SPE, AAPG and SEG, Organizer notice (Aug. 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-GM-017)
KIOGA, Organizer notice (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-GM-031)
Houston Geological Society, Organizer notice (Aug. 28, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-GM-010)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (with SEG for IMAGE '21), Organizer notice (Sept. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-GM-014)
Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute (RMCMI), Organizer notice (Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-GM-015)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Certain Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Expirations and Filing Requirements to December 31 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-006)
U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil, monthly (thousand barrels per day), data table as published Sept. 2026 (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. SEC-23-027)

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