form10q.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011;
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OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________.
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Commission file number: 1-32158
GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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33-0464753
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Suite #200, 625 – 4 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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T2P 0K2
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
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+1 403-777-9250
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of May 16, 2011 was 82,746,933
GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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Page No.
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.
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Financial Statements
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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ITEM 2.
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18
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ITEM 3.
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25
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ITEM 4.
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25
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 1A.
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26
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ITEM 6.
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29
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, 2011
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December 31, 2010
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Current
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Cash and cash equivalents
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4,232,956 |
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7,751,105 |
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Restricted deposits (note 4)
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8,379,500 |
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2,034,000 |
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Accounts receivable
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1,132,508 |
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2,317,180 |
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Prepaids expenses and deposits
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333,235 |
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398,404 |
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14,078,199 |
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12,500,689 |
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Restricted deposits (note 4)
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-- |
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5,018,000 |
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Equity investee
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210,000 |
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-- |
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Property and equipment (notes 5 and 8)
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41,873,563 |
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41,375,680 |
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56,161,762 |
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58,894,369 |
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Liabilities
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Current
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Accounts payable
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6,400,290 |
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6,834,061 |
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Accrued liabilities
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495,312 |
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1,682,504 |
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Due to related companies (note 8)
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36,813 |
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27,555 |
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6,932,415 |
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8,544,120 |
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Deferred income taxes
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61,000 |
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61,000 |
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Asset retirement obligation
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694,209 |
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680,144 |
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7,687,624 |
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9,285,264 |
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Stockholders' Equity
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Capital stock
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Authorized
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125,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 each
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1,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.01 each
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Issued
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82,746,933 common shares (December 31, 2010 – 82,746,933)
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68,155 |
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68,155 |
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Additional paid-in capital
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97,446,447 |
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97,099,997 |
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Deficit accumulated during the development stage
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(49,040,464 |
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(47,559,047 |
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48,474,138 |
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49,609,105 |
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56,161,762 |
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58,894,369 |
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See Going Concern (note 2), Commitments (note 11), Contingencies (note 12)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(Unaudited)
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Three months
ended
March 31, 2011
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Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
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Period from Inception,
August 21, 2002
to March 31, 2011
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Revenue and other income
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Oil and gas sales
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142,912 |
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191,217 |
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1,595,176 |
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Interest income
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10,414 |
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18,355 |
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5,924,148 |
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Gain on sale of equipment
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-- |
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-- |
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42,228 |
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153,326 |
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209,572 |
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7,561,552 |
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Expenses
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Operating
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33,846 |
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62,665 |
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306,021 |
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General and administrative
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1,079,687 |
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668,672 |
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14,859,599 |
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Consulting fees (note 8)
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195,164 |
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182,651 |
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7,506,866 |
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Professional fees
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191,268 |
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116,494 |
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4,984,139 |
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Depletion and depreciation
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93,841 |
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108,368 |
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1,589,661 |
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Accretion
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14,065 |
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16,045 |
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143,175 |
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Foreign exchange loss
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7,675 |
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26,908 |
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125,843 |
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Impairment of oil and gas properties
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-- |
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-- |
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23,887,015 |
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1,615,546 |
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1,181,803 |
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53,402,319 |
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Net loss before tax
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(1,462,220 |
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(972,231 |
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(45,840,767 |
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Current income tax
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(19,197 |
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(7,313 |
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(64,697 |
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Deferred income tax
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-- |
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(48,500 |
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(61,000 |
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Net loss and comprehensive loss after tax
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(1,481,417 |
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(1,028,044 |
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(45,966,464 |
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Warrant modification
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-- |
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-- |
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(3,074,000 |
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Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to
common stockholders
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(1,481,417 |
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(1,028,044 |
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(49,040,464 |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share (note 9)
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(0.02 |
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(0.01 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(Unaudited)
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Number
of Shares
#
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Capital Stock
$
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Additional
paid-in
capital
$
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Accumulated
Deficit
$
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Stockholders’
Equity
$
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For the period from inception August 21, 2002 to
December 31, 2008
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Common shares issued
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58,150,068 |
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58,214 |
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76,660,911 |
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-- |
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76,719,125 |
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Capital stock of GeoGlobal at August 29, 2003
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14,656,688 |
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14,657 |
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-- |
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10,914,545 |
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10,929,202 |
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Elimination of GeoGlobal capital stock in
recognition of reverse takeover
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(1,000 |
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(14,657 |
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-- |
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(10,914,545 |
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(10,929,202 |
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Share issuance cost
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-- |
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-- |
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(4,778,844 |
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-- |
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(4,778,844 |
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2007 Compensation Options
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-- |
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-- |
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705,456 |
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-- |
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705,456 |
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2005 Stock Purchase Warrant modification
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-- |
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-- |
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1,320,000 |
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(1,320,000 |
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-- |
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2005 Compensation Option & Warrant modification
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-- |
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-- |
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240,000 |
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-- |
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240,000 |
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Stock-based compensation
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-- |
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-- |
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10,407,150 |
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-- |
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10,407,150 |
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Net loss
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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(21,272,176 |
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(21,272,176 |
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Balance as at December 31, 2008
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72,805,756 |
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58,214 |
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84,554,673 |
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(22,592,176 |
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62,020,711 |
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Compensation option and warrant modification
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-- |
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-- |
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264,000 |
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-- |
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264,000 |
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Stock purchase warrant modification
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-- |
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-- |
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1,754,000 |
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(1,754,000 |
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-- |
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Stock-based compensation
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-- |
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-- |
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1,581,105 |
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-- |
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1,581,105 |
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Net loss
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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(4,424,247 |
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(4,424,247 |
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Balance as at December 31, 2009
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72,805,756 |
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58,214 |
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88,153,778 |
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(28,770,423 |
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59,441,569 |
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Common stock issued for private placements
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9,941,177 |
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9,941 |
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8,440,059 |
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-- |
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8,450,000 |
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Share issuance costs
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-- |
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-- |
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(463,804 |
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-- |
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(463,804 |
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Stock-based compensation
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-- |
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-- |
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969,964 |
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-- |
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969,964 |
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Net loss
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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(18,788,624 |
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(18,788,624 |
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Balance as at December 31, 2010
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82,746,933 |
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68,155 |
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97,099,997 |
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(47,559,047 |
) |
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49,609,105 |
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Stock-based compensation (note 7)
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-- |
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-- |
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346,450 |
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-- |
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346,450 |
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Net loss
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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(1,481,417 |
) |
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(1,481,417 |
) |
Balance as at March 31, 2011
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82,746,933 |
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68,155 |
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97,446,447 |
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(49,040,464 |
) |
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48,474,138 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC.
(a development stage enterprise)
(Unaudited)
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Three months
ended
March 31, 2011
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Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
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Period from Inception,
August 21, 2002 to
March 31, 2011
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Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
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Net loss
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(1,481,417 |
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(1,028,044 |
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(45,966,464 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
in operating activities:
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Accretion expense
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14,065 |
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16,045 |
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143,175 |
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Asset impairment
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-- |
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-- |
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23,887,015 |
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Depletion and depreciation
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93,841 |
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108,368 |
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1,589,661 |
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Gain on sale of equipment
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-- |
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-- |
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(42,228 |
) |
Stock-based compensation (note 7)
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247,954 |
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66,591 |
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7,796,170 |
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Compensation option & warrant modification
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-- |
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-- |
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504,000 |
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Deferred income taxes
|
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-- |
|
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48,500 |
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61,000 |
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Changes in non-cash working capital (note 13)
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(603,983 |
) |
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(377,275 |
) |
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(565,046 |
) |
|
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(1,729,540 |
) |
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(1,165,815 |
) |
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(12,592,717 |
) |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
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Oil and natural gas property additions
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(491,615 |
) |
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(1,243,572 |
) |
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(58,584,341 |
) |
Other property and equipment additions
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(1,613 |
) |
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(344 |
) |
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(1,576,937 |
) |
Proceeds on sale of equipment
|
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-- |
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-- |
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82,800 |
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Cash acquired on acquisition
|
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-- |
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-- |
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3,034,666 |
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Restricted deposits (note 4)
|
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(1,327,500 |
) |
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940,000 |
|
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(9,549,500 |
) |
Investment addition
|
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(210,000 |
) |
|
|
-- |
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(210,000 |
) |
Changes in non-cash working capital (note 13)
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242,119 |
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(3,114,069 |
) |
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6,015,954 |
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(1,788,609 |
) |
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(3,417,985 |
) |
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(60,787,358 |
) |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock
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-- |
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-- |
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|
|
84,062,165 |
|
Share issuance costs
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(4,537,192 |
) |
Changes in non-cash working capital (note 13)
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(1,911,942 |
) |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
77,613,031 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(3,518,149 |
) |
|
|
(4,583,800 |
) |
|
|
4,232,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
|
|
|
7,751,105 |
|
|
|
16,294,996 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
|
|
|
4,232,956 |
|
|
|
11,711,196 |
|
|
|
4,232,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current bank accounts
|
|
|
1,620,630 |
|
|
|
3,696,986 |
|
|
|
1,620,630 |
|
Short term deposits
|
|
|
2,612,326 |
|
|
|
8,014,210 |
|
|
|
2,612,326 |
|
|
|
|
4,232,956 |
|
|
|
11,711,196 |
|
|
|
4,232,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash taxes paid during the period
|
|
|
26,352 |
|
|
|
7,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
The Company is engaged in the pursuit of petroleum and natural gas through exploration and development in India, Israel and Colombia. Since inception, the efforts of GeoGlobal have primarily been devoted to the pursuit of Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), Oil India Limited and the Government of India and the exploration and development thereof. The Company is a Delaware corporation with common stock listed and traded on the NYSE Amex Exchange under the symbol GGR.
On August 29, 2003, the Company commenced oil and gas exploration activities. As of March 31, 2011, the Company has not achieved its planned principal operations from its oil and gas operations. Accordingly, the Company’s activities are considered to be those of a “Development Stage Enterprise”. Among the disclosures required by this status is that the Company’s financial statements be identified as those of a development stage enterprise. In addition, the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows are required to disclose all activity since the Company’s date of inception. The Company will continue to prepare its financial statements and related disclosures as those of a development stage enterprise until such time that the Company achieves planned principal operations.
2. Going Concern
To date, the Company has not achieved its planned principal operations and is considered to be in the development stage. The Company incurs cash outflows from operations, and at this time all exploration activities and overhead expenses are financed by way of equity issuance, oil and gas sales incidental to the exploration process and interest income. The recoverability of the costs incurred to date is uncertain and dependent upon achieving significant commercial production or sale.
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the necessary financing to complete further exploration and development activities and generate profitable operations from its oil and natural gas interests in the future. The Company’s current operations are dependent upon the adequacy of its current assets to meet its current expenditure requirements and the accuracy of management’s estimates of those requirements. Should those estimates be materially incorrect, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern will be impaired. The Company’s financial statements as at and for the period ended March 31, 2011 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. During the period ended March 31, 2011, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $1.5 million, used approximately $1.7 million of cash flow in its operating activities, used approximately $1.8 million in its investing activities and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $49.0 million. These matters raise doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company expects to incur expenditures to further its exploration programs. The Company’s existing cash balance and any cash flow from operating activities is not sufficient to satisfy its current obligations and meet its commitments of $29.7 million over the next three years, approximately $14.7 million of which is attributable to the twelve months ending March 31, 2012. The Company is considering various alternatives to remedy any future shortfall in capital. The Company deems it necessary to raise capital for continued exploration and development expenditures through equity markets, debt markets or other financing arrangements, which could include the sale of oil and gas interests or participation arrangements in oil and gas interests. There can be no assurance this capital will be available and if it is not, we may be forced to substantially curtail or cease exploration block acquisition and/or exploration and development expenditures.
As at March 31, 2011, the Company has working capital of approximately $7.1 million which is available for the Company’s future operations.
Should the going concern assumption not be appropriate and the Company is not able to realize its assets and settle its liabilities, commitments (as described in note 11) and contingencies (as described in note 12) in the normal course of operations, these unaudited consolidated financial statements would require adjustments to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities, and these adjustments could be significant.
These unaudited consolidated financial statements do not reflect the adjustments or reclassifications of assets and liabilities that would be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
3. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have not been audited and are presented in United States dollars unless otherwise noted and have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all of the normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and for the period from inception of August 21, 2002 to March 31, 2011. In preparing these accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, management has made certain estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts in the financial statements and related disclosures. The Company bases its estimates on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or circumstances.
Certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted in this Form 10-Q pursuant to certain rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Principles of consolidation
These unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. A significant portion of the Company’s activities conducted jointly with others and the unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect only the Company’s proportionate interest in such activities. Investment in companies where the company has the ability to exercise significant influence but not control, are accounted for using the equity method. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimated amounts due to factors such as fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, inflation levels and commodity prices, changes in economic conditions and legislative and regulatory changes.
Significant estimates with regard to the unaudited consolidated financial statements include the estimated carrying value of unproved properties, the estimated cost and timing related to asset retirement obligations, stock-based compensation and contingencies.
4. Restricted Deposits
The Company’s PSCs relating to exploration blocks onshore and offshore India contain provisions whereby the joint venture participants must provide the Government of India a bank guarantee in the amount of 35% of the participant’s share of the minimum work program for a particular phase, to be undertaken annually during the budget period April 1 to March 31. These bank guarantees have been provided to the Government of India and serve as guarantees for the performance of such minimum work programs and are in the form of irrevocable letters of credit which are secured by term deposits of the Company in the same amount.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
4. Restricted Deposits (continued)
The term deposits securing these bank guarantees are as follows:
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Exploration Blocks – India
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sanand/Miroli
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
1,300,000 |
|
Ankleshwar
|
|
|
734,000 |
|
|
|
734,000 |
|
DS 03
|
|
|
599,000 |
|
|
|
330,000 |
|
DS 04
|
|
|
1,975,000 |
|
|
|
1,247,000 |
|
KG Onshore
|
|
|
1,358,500 |
|
|
|
900,000 |
|
RJ 20
|
|
|
1,374,500 |
|
|
|
1,100,000 |
|
RJ 21
|
|
|
2,338,500 |
|
|
|
1,441,000 |
|
|
|
|
8,379,500 |
|
|
|
7,052,000 |
|
Less: current portion of restricted deposit
|
|
|
(8,379,500 |
) |
|
|
(2,034,000 |
) |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
5,018,000 |
|
The following term deposits are classified as current restricted deposits:
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Exploration Blocks - India
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sanand/Miroli
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
1,300,000 |
|
Ankleshwar
|
|
|
734,000 |
|
|
|
734,000 |
|
DS 03
|
|
|
599,000 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
DS 04
|
|
|
1,975,000 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
KG Onshore
|
|
|
1,358,500 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
RJ 20
|
|
|
1,374,500 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
RJ 21
|
|
|
2,338,500 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
8,379,500 |
|
|
|
2,034,000 |
|
Subsequent to March 31, 2011, term deposits securing bank guarantees amounting to $5,304,500 included in the current portion of restricted deposits have been released.
5. Property and Equipment
The amounts capitalized as oil and natural gas properties were incurred for the purchase, exploration and ongoing development of various properties.
|
|
March 31, 2011
$
|
|
|
December 31, 2010
$
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties (using the full-cost method)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unproved properties
|
|
|
48,315,104 |
|
|
|
47,715,032 |
|
Proved properties
|
|
|
17,702,000 |
|
|
|
17,702,000 |
|
Total oil and natural gas properties
|
|
|
66,017,104 |
|
|
|
65,417,032 |
|
Building
|
|
|
889,609 |
|
|
|
889,609 |
|
Computer, office and other equipment
|
|
|
604,530 |
|
|
|
602,917 |
|
Total property and equipment
|
|
|
67,511,243 |
|
|
|
66,909,558 |
|
Accumulated impairment of oil and natural gas properties
|
|
|
(23,887,015 |
) |
|
|
(23,887,015 |
) |
Accumulated depletion
|
|
|
(1,143,700 |
) |
|
|
(1,060,700 |
) |
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(606,965 |
) |
|
|
(586,163 |
) |
Total property and equipment, net
|
|
|
41,873,563 |
|
|
|
41,375,680 |
|
The oil and natural gas properties consist of contract interests in 10 exploration blocks in India, 3 exploration licenses held in Israel and 2 exploration licenses held in Colombia.
The Company has capitalized $191,543 (March 31, 2010 – $112,995) of general and administrative expenses directly related to exploration activities. These amounts include $98,496 (March 31, 2010 – $5,158) of capitalized stock-based compensation expense and capitalized support equipment depreciation of $9,961 (March 31, 2010 - $23,666).
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
5. Property and Equipment (continued)
Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties
The Company performed a ceiling test calculation at March 31, 2011, to assess the ceiling limitation of its proved oil properties. At March 31, 2011, the Company’s net capitalized costs of proved oil and natural gas properties did not exceed the ceiling limitation.
6. Warrants
From time to time, the Company may issue compensation options, compensation warrants and or warrants (collectively the “Warrants”) in connection with a finance offering as an incentive to participate in such offerings. The fair value of any Warrants issued is recorded as additional paid-in capital. The fair value of the Warrants is determined using the Black–Scholes option pricing model.
Activity with respect to all warrants is presented below for the periods as noted:
|
March 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
Warrants
#
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
$
|
Warrants
#
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$
|
Outstanding warrants at the beginning of period
|
8,717,363
|
5.44
|
5,599,716
|
7.91
|
Warrants granted
|
--
|
--
|
3,117,647
|
1.00
|
Warrants exercised
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Warrants outstanding at the end of period
|
8,717,363
|
5.44
|
8,717,363
|
5.44
|
Exercisable at end of period
|
5,599,716
|
7.91
|
5,599,716
|
7.91
|
The weighted average remaining life by exercise price as of March 31, 2011 is summarized below:
Warrants
|
Outstanding
Warrants
#
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life
(Months)
|
Exercisable
Warrants
#
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
$
|
Compensation Options
|
535,944
|
2.7
|
535,944
|
5.55
|
Compensation Warrants
|
97,572
|
2.7
|
97,572
|
9.00
|
Stock Purchase Warrants
|
8,083,847
|
22.7
|
4,966,200
|
5.39
|
|
8,717,363
|
21.2
|
5,599,716
|
5.44
|
The warrants have certain terms and conditions as follows:
Compensation options enable the holder to purchase one fully-paid non-assessable common share of the Company at a specified price up to June 20, 2011. Certain compensation options consist of one compensation option and one half of one common share purchase warrant referred to as compensation warrants;
Compensation warrants enable the holder to purchase one fully-paid non-assessable common share of the Company at a specified price up to June 20, 2011; and
Share Purchase Warrants enable the holder to purchase one fully-paid non-assessable common share of the Company at a specified price up to June 20, 2011 and one half of one common share callable warrant and one-half of one common share non-callable warrant at a specified price up to October 15, 2015.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
7. Stock Options
Stock-based Compensation
The Company is required to recognize compensation cost for stock-based compensation arrangements with employees, non-employee consultants and non-employee directors based on their fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, such cost to be expensed over the respective vesting periods. For awards with graded vesting, in which portions of the award vest in different periods, the Company recognizes compensation costs over the vesting periods for each separate vested tranche.
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation for employees, non-employee consultants and independent directors:
|
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
Period from
Inception
August 21, 2002
to March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
244,197 |
|
|
|
102,827 |
|
|
|
4,376,325 |
|
Consulting fees
|
|
|
3,757 |
|
|
|
(36,236 |
) |
|
|
3,419,845 |
|
|
|
|
247,954 |
|
|
|
66,591 |
|
|
|
7,796,170 |
|
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
98,496 |
|
|
|
5,158 |
|
|
|
5,508,500 |
|
|
|
|
346,450 |
|
|
|
71,749 |
|
|
|
13,304,670 |
|
At March 31, 2011, the total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $734,129 (December 31, 2010 – $318,649) which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1 year. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, no options were exercised.
No income tax benefit has been recognized relating to stock-based compensation expense and no tax benefits have been realized from the exercise of stock options.
The fair value of each option granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Weighted average assumptions used in the valuation are disclosed in the following table:
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2011
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2010
|
Fair value of stock options granted (per option)
|
$0.68
|
$0.97
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
3.4%
|
1.10%
|
Volatility
|
123.8%
|
128%
|
Expected life
|
9.9 years
|
1.9 years
|
Dividend yield
|
0%
|
0%
|
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
7. Stock Options (continued)
Stock option table
Activity with respect to all stock options is presented below for the periods as noted:
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
Shares
#
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$
|
|
|
Shares
#
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$
|
|
Outstanding options at beginning of period
|
|
|
4,550,000 |
|
|
|
2.72 |
|
|
|
4,440,000 |
|
|
|
3.69 |
|
Options granted
|
|
|
1,130,000 |
|
|
|
1.13 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
1.65 |
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Options expired
|
|
|
(50,000 |
) |
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Forfeitures and cancellations
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(60,000 |
) |
|
|
1.72 |
|
Options outstanding at end of period
|
|
|
5,630,000 |
|
|
|
2.41 |
|
|
|
4,440,000 |
|
|
|
3.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding aggregate intrinsic value
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
116,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at end of period
|
|
|
3,765,000 |
|
|
|
2.87 |
|
|
|
4,062,500 |
|
|
|
3.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable aggregate intrinsic value
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
16,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
The weighted average remaining life by exercise price as of March 31, 2011 is summarized below:
Range of Exercise Prices
$
|
Outstanding Shares
#
|
Weighted Average Remaining Life
Months
|
Exercisable Shares
#
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
$
|
0.01 - 0.99
|
624,800
|
116.3
|
--
|
0.73
|
1.00 - 1.99
|
2,559,000
|
61.5
|
1,803,800
|
1.61
|
2.00 - 2.99
|
323,800
|
110.0
|
161,200
|
2.25
|
3.00 - 4.99
|
1,672,400
|
73.2
|
1,350,000
|
3.83
|
5.00 - 5.99
|
400,000
|
62.7
|
400,000
|
5.07
|
6.00 - 6.99
|
50,000
|
45.1
|
50,000
|
6.81
|
|
5,630,000
|
73.8
|
3,765,000
|
2.41
|
8. Related Party Transactions
Related party transactions are measured at the exchange amount which is the amount of consideration established and agreed by the related parties.
Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.
In March 2003, the Company entered into a Participating Interest Agreement with Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc. (a corporate entity controlled by a director and principal stockholder of the Company), whereby the Company assigned and holds in trust for Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc. 50% of the benefits and obligations of the production sharing contract covering the KG Offshore Block leaving the Company with a net 5% participating interest in the KG Offshore Block. The assignment of interest is subject to approval by the Government of India.
Under the terms of the Participating Interest Agreement and until approval by the Government of India, the Company retains the exclusive right to deal with Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc. with regard to the KG Offshore Block and is entitled to make all decisions regarding the interest assigned to Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc. The Company has a right of set-off against sums owing to the GeoGlobal by Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc. In the event that the Indian government consent is delayed or denied, resulting in either Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc. or the Company being denied an economic benefit it would have realized under the Participating Interest Agreement, the parties have agreed to amend the Participating Interest Agreement or take other reasonable steps to assure that an equitable result is achieved consistent with the parties’ intentions contained in the Participating Interest Agreement.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
8. Related Party Transactions (continued)
Roy Group (Barbados) Inc. (RGB)
RGB is a corporate entity controlled by a director and principal stockholder of the Company. Effective August 18, 2010, RGB charges consulting fees based on the time expended to provide technical services to the Company as assigned by the Company and to bring new oil and gas opportunities to the Company. From the period of August 29, 2003 to August 17, 2010, RGB provided services under a Technical Services Agreement for consideration of $350,000 per year. Consulting fees paid to RGB are as outlined and recorded below:
|
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
Period from
Inception,
August 21, 2002
to March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting fees
|
|
|
109,900 |
|
|
|
65,625 |
|
|
|
1,025,246 |
|
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
16,100 |
|
|
|
21,875 |
|
|
|
1,494,798 |
|
|
|
|
126,000 |
|
|
|
87,500 |
|
|
|
2,520,044 |
|
At March 31, 2011, the Company owed RGB $20,186 (December 31, 2010 - $16,200) for services provided and expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. These amounts bear no interest and have no set terms of repayment.
The compensation cost for stock-based compensation arrangements is outlined and recorded below:
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
25,498 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
25,498 |
|
D.I. Investments Ltd. (DI)
DI is a corporate entity controlled by an officer of the Company. DI charged consulting fees to the Company up to August 17, 2010 for management, financial and accounting services rendered. Subsequent to August 17, 2010, the officer’s compensation is included in general and administrative expenses. Consultancy fees paid to DI are as outlined and recorded below:
|
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
Period from
Inception,
August 21, 2002
to March 31, 20110
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting fees
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
53,187 |
|
|
|
1,261,042 |
|
At March 31, 2011, the Company owed DI $nil (December 31, 2010 – $nil) as a result of services provided and expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. These amounts bear no interest and have no set terms of repayment.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
8. Related Party Transactions (continued)
Amicus Services Inc. (Amicus)
Amicus is related to the Company by virtue of being controlled by a brother of a director and principal stockholder of the Company. Amicus charged consulting fees to the Company for IT and computer related services rendered, as outlined and recorded below:
|
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
Period from
Inception,
August 21, 2002
to March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting fees
|
|
|
15,549 |
|
|
|
17,384 |
|
|
|
408,025 |
|
The compensation cost (recovery) for stock-based compensation arrangements is outlined and recorded below:
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting fees
|
|
|
1,610 |
|
|
|
(6,937 |
) |
|
|
653,955 |
|
At March 31, 2011, the Company owed Amicus $16,627 (December 31, 2010 - $11,355) as a result of services provided and expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. These amounts bear no interest and have no set terms of repayment.
9. Per Share Amounts
The following table presents the reconciliation between basic and diluted income per share:
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Net loss available to common stockholders
|
|
|
(1,481,417 |
) |
|
|
(1,028,044 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
82,746,933 |
|
|
|
72,805,756 |
|
Impact of securities convertible into common stock
|
|
|
15,409 |
|
|
|
143,452 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
82,762,342 |
|
|
|
72,949,208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share amounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities excluded from denominator as anti-dilutive:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options
|
|
|
5,380,000 |
|
|
|
2,860,000 |
|
Warrants
|
|
|
8,083,847 |
|
|
|
4,966,200 |
|
Compensation options
|
|
|
535,944 |
|
|
|
535,944 |
|
Compensation option warrants
|
|
|
97,572 |
|
|
|
97,572 |
|
|
|
|
14,097,363 |
|
|
|
8,459,716 |
|
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
10. Segmented Information
The majority of the Company’s oil and natural gas exploration activities is conducted in India. All of the oil and gas sales are generated from India and are sold within Indian markets. Management of the Company considers the operations of the Company as one operating segment. The following information relates to the Company’s geographic areas of operation.
|
March 31, 2011
$
|
December 31, 2010
$
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
India
|
40,103,597
|
39,693,301
|
Israel
|
1,542,434
|
1,459,476
|
Colombia and Canada
|
227,532
|
222,903
|
|
41,873,563
|
41,375,680
|
11. Commitments
Pursuant to current production sharing contracts, the Company is required to perform minimum exploration activities that include various types of surveys, acquisition and processing of seismic data and drilling of exploration wells. These obligations have not been provided for in the financial statements.
The anticipated payments due under these agreements in effect are as follows:
|
Operating Leases
|
Production Sharing Contracts
|
|
$
|
$
|
2011 (remainder)
|
144,000
|
10,642,000
|
2012
|
192,000
|
9,289,000
|
2013
|
16,000
|
7,412,000
|
2014 and thereafter
|
--
|
--
|
|
352,000
|
27,343,000
|
In June 2010, Oil India Limited, the operator of the KG Onshore Block approved an increase of the Company’s participating interest from 10% to 20%, subject to Government of India approval. If approval is granted, the Company’s commitments would increase by $1.5 million in the remainder of 2011, $2.3 million in 2012 and $5.2 million in 2013. To date, the approval has not been granted.
Pursuant to licenses relating to the Company’s Israeli interests, the Company’s commitments increased by approximately $2.4 million in the remainder of 2011.
The Company has an office lease commitment in Calgary, Alberta, Canada which expires January 2013.
12. Contingencies
GSPC Dispute
GSPC, the operator of the KG Offshore Block in which the Company has a net 5% carried interest, has been seeking from the Company, payment of its pro rata portion of the amount by which the sums expended by GSPC under all phases for the minimum work program as set forth in the PSC for the KG Offshore Block in carrying out exploration activities on the block exceeds the amount that GSPC deems to be the Company’s pro rata portion of a financial commitment under all phases included in the parties’ joint bid for the award of the KG Offshore Block by the Government of India.
GSPC contends that this excess amount is not within the terms of the Carried Interest Agreement and asserts that the Company is required to pay 10% of the exploration expenses over and above gross costs of $109.7 million (10% being $10.97 million) (including the net 5% interest of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.) plus interest.
GSPC advised the Company on November 5, 2008 that the minimum work program for the KG Offshore Block had been completed in September 2008. Further, GSPC elected to undertake an additional work program over and above the minimum work program as either Joint Operations or as Exclusive Operations under the terms of the PSC and advised that the Company must elect whether to participate in these additional exploration activities as a Joint Operation or alternatively, GSPC would conduct these drilling activities as Exclusive Operations, as defined in the PSC.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
12. Contingencies (continued)
On November 13, 2008 the Company advised GSPC that it exercised its right to participate in the drilling operations proposed in the November 5, 2008 GSPC letter as a Joint Operation under the terms of the PSC and Joint Operating Agreement and pursuant to the terms of our Carried Interest Agreement with GSPC. As such, the Company continues to be of the view that it is carried for 100% of its entire share of any and all costs during the additional exploration phase prior to the start of initial commercial production and that the Carried Interest Agreement extends through the exploration period of the PSC.
In August 2010 GSPC advised the Company that it is of the view that the technical and other advice provided by the Company in the preparation of the parties’ original bid document submitted to the Government of India in 2002 under NELP-III has proven to be incorrect causing GSPC’s costs in the project to exceed its estimate. GSPC asserts that by reason of the foregoing the Carried Interest Agreement between the parties is void and consequently the PSC to which the Government of India is party and the Joint Operating Agreement are also void.
The Company has advised GSPC that under the terms of the Carried Interest Agreement (the terms of which are also incorporated into the PSC and the Joint Operating Agreement) they have no right to such payment under the Carried Interest Agreement. The Company has advised GSPC that the Company fulfilled its obligations under the Carried Interest Agreement to provide extensive technical assistance without any further remuneration other than the carried interest, all in accordance with the terms of the Carried Interest Agreement. The Company obtained the opinion of Indian legal counsel who has advised that under the terms of the agreements between the parties, and in particular the Carried Interest Agreement, the Company is not liable to pay any amount to GSPC for costs or expenses incurred or otherwise before reaching the stage of commercial production.
The Company disputes these positions of GSPC and the conclusions reached by GSPC and continues to state that the Company holds a gross 10% interest in the KG Offshore Block (including the 5% interest of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.). In a KG Offshore Block Management Committee meeting held in October, 2010, the Management Committee (of which the Government of India is a member) advised GSPC to resolve these issues with the Company at the earliest and requested GSPC to maintain the status quo until the issues are resolved.
Based upon the audited accounts of the joint venture for the KG Offshore Block, the total costs incurred to March 31, 2010 were $1.447 billion (10% being $144.7 million of which 50% is for the account of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.). Further, based upon the budget for the fiscal year April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011, total costs projected were $601 million (10% being $60.1 million). Therefore, management estimates that the amount of GSPC’s claim as of March 31, 2011 to be approximately $204.8 million plus interest of which 50% is for the account of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc. The Company disputes this assertion of GSPC.
The Company intends to vigorously protect its contractual rights in accordance with the dispute resolution process under the Carried Interest Agreement, the PSC and the Joint Operating Agreement as may be appropriate. In September 2007, the Company commenced discussions with GSPC in an effort to reach an amicable resolution. A number of draft settlement proposals have been put forward by the Company to GSPC seeking to settle this dispute amicably. Subsequent to the October 2010 Management Committee meeting the Company’s management has again met with senior management of GSPC to continue its effort to reach an amicable resolution. However, no settlement agreement has been reached as of May 16, 2011 and there can be no assurance that this matter will be settled amicably.
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
(a development stage enterprise)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2011
13. Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Changes in non-cash working capital were as follows:
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
(Increase) decrease in non-cash working capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
1,184,672 |
|
|
|
(19,919 |
) |
Prepaids and deposits
|
|
|
65,169 |
|
|
|
(94,859 |
) |
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(433,771 |
) |
|
|
(2,996,684 |
) |
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(1,187,192 |
) |
|
|
(311,052 |
) |
Due to related companies
|
|
|
9,258 |
|
|
|
(68,830 |
) |
Net change in non-cash working capital
|
|
|
(361,864 |
) |
|
|
(3,491,344 |
) |
Relating to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
(603,983 |
) |
|
|
(377,275 |
) |
Investing activities
|
|
|
242,119 |
|
|
|
(3,114,069 |
) |
|
|
|
(361,864 |
) |
|
|
(3,491,344 |
) |
14. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to March 31, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Export Development Canada (EDC) to provide performance security guarantees against the bank guarantees provided to the Government of India for the period of April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 for its Indian operations. The agreement with EDC allowed the Company to release $4.1 million from its restricted deposits.
|
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|
Overview
We are engaged, through our subsidiaries, in the exploration for and development of oil and natural gas reserves. At March 31, 2011, we have not yet achieved our planned principal operations and are considered to be a development stage enterprise. We initiated these activities in 2003. The recoverability of the costs we have incurred to date is uncertain and dependent upon achieving commercial production and sale of hydrocarbons, our ability to obtain sufficient financing to fulfill our obligations under the production sharing or other contracts we are a party to with respect to oil and natural gas exploration and development activities in India, Israel and Colombia and upon future profitable operations. At present, our activities are being undertaken in four geological basins located offshore and onshore in India, one geological basin located offshore Israel and one geological basin located onshore in Colombia where reserves of oil or natural gas are believed by our management to exist.
The exploration rights pursuant to PSCs we have entered into with the Government of India are located in the following areas:
·
|
The Krishna Godavari Basin offshore and onshore in the State of Andhra Pradesh in south eastern India;
|
·
|
The Cambay Basin onshore in the State of Gujarat in western India;
|
·
|
The Deccan Syneclise Basin onshore in the State of Maharashtra in west central India; and
|
·
|
The Bikaner-Nagaur Basin onshore in the State of Rajasthan in north western India.
|
The exploration rights pursuant to licenses we have been granted in Israel are located in the Levantine Basin located off the coast of Israel with the licenses varying in distances between 6 and 25 miles offshore.
We have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with respect to two exploration blocks located in the Putumayo Basin onshore in southwest Colombia.
All of the exploration activities in which we are a participant should be considered highly speculative.
Unless the context should otherwise require, references to “we,” “us” and “our” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to GeoGlobal Resources Inc. and our wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries. GeoGlobal Resources (Barbados) Inc. is our wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated under the Companies Act of Barbados that is the contracting party under our four PSCs covering four blocks in the Cambay Basin, our two PSCs covering two blocks in the Deccan Syneclise Basin, our two PSCs covering two blocks in the Bikaner-Nagaur Basin and our PSC covering the KG Onshore Block in the Krishna Godavari Basin. GeoGlobal Resources (India) Inc. is our wholly-owned subsidiary continued under the Companies Act of Barbados that is the contracting party under our PSC covering our KG Offshore Block in the Krishna Godavari Basin and the Sara, Myra and Samuel licenses in the Levantine Basin in Israel.
The following management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operation should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information including our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the results and business plans discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed in "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes and the Management's Discussion and Analysis thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Glossary of Certain Defined Terms:
All dollar amounts are stated in United States dollars
All meterage of drilled wells are measured depths unless otherwise stated
MBbls – thousand barrels
MMcf – million cubic feet
BOE – barrels of oil equivalent
GSPC – means Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited of India
OIL – means Oil India Limited of India
ONGC – means Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited of India
PSC – means Production Sharing Contract
NELP – means National Exploration Licensing Policy
Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
We started our first production as non-operator from one field in the Tarapur block in May 2009. Our interest in the proved reserves in this field is 55 MBbls of oil and 155 MMcf of natural gas and probable reserves of 409 MBbls of oil and 595 MMcf of natural gas as at December 31, 2010 based upon an independent reserve report dated January 1, 2011 by Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we incurred a net loss of $1.5 million compared with a net loss of $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2010
|
|
Oil Production (barrels)
|
|
|
1,274 |
|
|
|
3,264 |
|
Oil Sales (barrels)
|
|
|
1,128 |
|
|
|
2,645 |
|
Gas Sales (Mcf)
|
|
|
3,435 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Oil Sales
|
|
$ |
120,505 |
|
|
$ |
191,217 |
|
Gas Sales
|
|
$ |
22,407 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Average Oil Price per Barrel
|
|
$ |
106.79 |
|
|
$ |
72.29 |
|
Average Gas Price per Mcf
|
|
$ |
6.52 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Operating Costs
|
|
$ |
33,846 |
|
|
$ |
62,665 |
|
Operating Costs per BOE
|
|
$ |
17.86 |
|
|
$ |
19.20 |
|
Depletion
|
|
$ |
83,000 |
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
Depletion per BOE
|
|
$ |
43.80 |
|
|
$ |
27.57 |
|
The calculation of barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) is based on a conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas to one barrel (bbl) of crude oil to estimate relative energy content. This conversion may be misleading, particularly when used in isolation, since the 6Mcf:1 bbl ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent the value equivalency at the wellhead.
Oil and Gas Sales
All of our oil and gas sales are derived from production in India. With the approval of the Tarapur 1 field development plan by the Management Committee, three wells began production in mid-May 2009, two in September 2009 and one in January 2010. There are ten additional wells which are drilled, tested and awaiting tie-in to the oil tank storage facilities. Further, associated natural gas from one gas well is being contained and sold while awaiting approval of a development plan for completion of a pipeline.
Oil and gas sales for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $143,000 as compared to $191,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. This decrease is mainly attributable to a decrease in oil production for the three months ended March 31, 2011 when compared to the same quarter for 2010 offset by the sale of the associated natural gas for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Oil sales are currently based on the spot price based on discount to the Nigeria Bonny Light Crude bench mark. To date, none of our production has been hedged. All our associated natural gas is sold to local markets at a firm contract price of $7.00 per Mcf adjusted for rebate/premium on account of calorific value.
Interest Income
Interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $10,000 as compared with $18,000 for the same period in 2010. This decrease is primarily attributed to lower cash balances and restricted deposits available for investment. The average cash balance and restricted deposits during the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $13.7 million compared with $20.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
Operating
Operating costs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are $34,000 or $17.86 per BOE compared to $63,000 or $19.20 per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2010. This decrease is mainly attributable to a decrease in oil production for the three months ended March 31, 2011 when compared to the same quarter for 2010 offset by the sale of the associated natural gas for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The operating costs includes handling and processing charges, transportation costs and utilities, maintenance and tank rental charges and contains a fixed and variable portion.
General and Administrative
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, our general and administrative expenses increased to $1,080,000 from $669,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. These general and administrative expenses include costs related to the corporate head office including administrative salaries and services, directors’ fees, rent and office costs, insurance, bank guarantee fees, NYSE Amex listing and filing fees, investor relation services and transfer agent fees and services. This increase is mostly attributable to the following: Directors’ fees increased $22,000 and salaries and benefits increased by $245,000 mostly related to restructuring of our management team including the addition of a new executive officer in March 2010. Stock-based compensation costs increased by $141,000 to $244,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $103,000 for the comparative quarter in 2010. These compensation costs are for stock-based compensation arrangements with employees and directors which are being expensed over their respective vesting periods of the related option grants.
Consulting Fees
Consulting fees for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $195,000, an increase of $12,000 from $183,000 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010. Consulting fees include costs incurred in employing various technical and corporate consultants who advised us on a variety of matters.
This increase is mostly a result of an increase in stock-based compensation of $40,000 compared to the comparative quarter in 2010. The increase is offset by an overall decrease in our consulting costs.
Professional Fees
Professional fees for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $191,000 compared with $116,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. This increase is mostly a result of professional fees incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2011 paid to our legal advisors. Professional fees include general counsel, audit and review costs and tax advisors to assist with compliance.
Depletion and depreciation
Depletion and depreciation decreased to $94,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $108,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2010. As a result of our production from the Tarapur 1 field we had depletion of $83,000 or $43.80 per BOE and depreciation of $11,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to depletion of $90,000 or $27.57 per BOE and depreciation of $18,000 for the same period in 2010. The increase in depletion rate per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2011 from the three months ended March 31, 2010 is mostly a result of a decrease in proved reserves as at March 31, 2011 as compared to proved reserves as at March 31, 2010 based on an updated independent reserve report dated January 1, 2011 by Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd.
Other
We capitalized certain overhead costs directly related to our exploration activities in India. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we capitalized overhead costs totaling $192,000 as compared to $113,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2010. Included in the amounts above are stock-based compensation costs capitalized of $98,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared with $5,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
The treatment of capitalized overhead costs remained consistent with the comparable quarter and includes costs relating to personnel, consultants, their travel and stock-based compensation directly associated with the advancement of our oil and gas interests.
Reserve Report
As a result of the approval of the Tarapur 1 field development plan by the Management Committee in April 2009 and the completion of an independent reserve report dated January 1, 2011 by Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, we claim reserves in the Tarapur 1 field as at December 31, 2010 as follows:
Reserves Category
|
Oil (MBbls)
|
Natural Gas (MMcf)
|
PROVED
|
|
|
Developed
|
55
|
155
|
Undeveloped
|
--
|
--
|
TOTAL PROVED
|
55
|
155
|
|
|
|
Probable
|
|
|
Developed
|
53
|
143
|
Undeveloped
|
356
|
452
|
Possible
|
|
|
Developed
|
--
|
--
|
Undeveloped
|
--
|
--
|
Proved Reserves
Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible from a given date forward from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether determinable or probabilistic methods are used for the estimates. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.
Probable Reserves
Probable reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves but which, together with proved reserves, are as likely as not to be recovered.
Liquidity
Liquidity is a measure of a company’s ability to meet potential cash requirements. We have historically met our capital requirements through the issuance of common stock as well as proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options to purchase common equity.
Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the necessary financing to complete further exploration and development activities and generate profitable operations from our oil and natural gas interests in the future. Our current operations are dependent upon the adequacy of our current assets to meet our current expenditure requirements and the accuracy of management’s estimates of those requirements. Should those estimates be materially incorrect, our ability to continue as a going concern will be impaired. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. We have a history of incurring operating losses and negative cash flows from operations. These matters may raise doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
At March 31, 2011, our cash and cash equivalents were $4.2 million (December 31, 2010 - $7.8 million). The majority of this balance is being held in US funds, of which $2.6 million is held in term deposits. At March 31, 2011, we had current assets of $14.1 million and current liabilities of $6.9 million, or working capital of $7.1 million. Our current assets as of March 31, 2011 include $8.4 million of restricted deposits which we expect will be released from escrow on or before June 30, 2011. Subsequent to March 31, 2011, we entered into an agreement with Export Development Canada (EDC) to provide performance security guarantees against the bank guarantees provided to the Government of India for the period of April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 for its Indian operations. The agreement with EDC allowed us to release $4.1 million from our restricted deposits. Out of the remaining restricted deposits of $4.3 million, $1.2 million has been released and the balance restricted deposits of $3.1 million we expect to be released from escrow on or before June 30, 2011 as our performance and financial guarantees from the prior year are expiring.
We will incur exploration and other expenses under the terms of our PSCs to further our exploration programs. Our existing cash balance at March 31, 2011 and our anticipated cash flow from operating activities are not sufficient to satisfy our current obligations and meet our exploration commitments of $14.7 million and $29.7 million over the twelve months ending March 31, 2012 and the three years ending December 31, 2013, respectively. We expect to continue to be dependent upon our ability to raise additional capital in order to pursue our business plan. In the event we are unable to raise sufficient capital on acceptable terms and at the times required to meet our exploration and other commitments during these respective periods, we may be forced to substantially curtail or cease exploration, appraisal and development expenditures and possibly curtail other of our activities.
We are considering various alternatives with respect to raising additional capital to remedy any future shortfall in capital but to date have made no specific plans or arrangements. We deem it necessary to raise capital through equity markets, debt markets or other financing arrangements, including participation arrangements that may be available for continued exploration expenditures. Because of the early stage of our operations and our lack of any material oil and natural gas reserves, there can be no assurance this capital will be available and if it is not, we may be forced to substantially curtail or cease exploration, appraisal and development expenditures. We believe that we will be able to raise additional capital which combined with our available cash resources will be sufficient to maintain our current level of activities through the next fiscal year.
We believe at this time that the outcome of the GSPC Carried Interest dispute will not have a material effect on our liquidity.
Our overall position in cash and cash equivalents decreased by $3.5 million from $7.8 million at December 31, 2010 to $4.2 million at March 31, 2011. The primary reason for the decrease in cash and cash equivalents can be attributed to the following activities:
Our net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $1.7 million as compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The use of cash is mainly related to general and administrative costs, consulting and professional fees and operating costs, offset by oil and gas sales and interest earned on our short-term deposits.
Our net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $1.8 million as compared to $3.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010. This decrease is consistent with the combination of the decrease in our exploration activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 of $0.5 million as compared to $1.2 million for exploration activities for the same period in 2010 and a decrease in our accounts payable and accrued liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2010 by $3.1 million as compared to an increase of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This is offset by the increase in restricted deposits at March 31, 2011 due to an overlap of the bank guarantees.
Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $nil. There were no private placement sales or exercise of options or warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2011 or 2010.
Should the going concern assumption not be appropriate and we are not able to realize our assets and settle our liabilities, commitments and contingencies, as more fully described in our unaudited consolidated financial statements in the normal course of operations, our unaudited consolidated financial statements would require adjustments to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities, and these adjustments could be significant. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements do not reflect the adjustments or reclassifications of assets and liabilities that would be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
Capital Resources
We expect our exploration and development activities pursuant to our PSCs in India will continue through 2011 in accordance with the terms of those agreements. During 2011 and up to March 31, 2012, based on the current budgets in India, we anticipate drilling seven exploratory wells; two core wells; acquiring, processing and interpreting 2,480 line kilometers of 2D seismic data; and acquiring, processing and interpreting 350 square kilometers of 3D seismic data as well as processing and interpreting an additional 400 square kilometers of 3D seismic data. We further expect to tie-in additional oil wells in Tarapur along with the construction of a gas pipeline for the Tarapur G gas discovery and to continue with the construction of the gas gathering and production facilities together with further development drilling on the KG Offshore Block. Additional expenditures may be incurred in connection with additional exploratory, appraisal and development wells we may participate in. Also, if the Government of India approves the increase to our participating interest in the KG Onshore Block to 20%, our obligations to fund 3D seismic acquisition and exploratory drilling on the block will increase.
We expect our exploration activities pursuant to our licenses in Israel will continue through 2011 in accordance with the terms of those agreements. During 2011, we expect to complete the acquisition, processing and interpretation of 43 square kilometers of 3D seismic data in our Samuel license as well as to complete the processing and interpretation of 1,360 square kilometers of 3D seismic data covering our Sara and Myra licenses and also to commence drilling our first deepwater exploration well before the end of the year.
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
Contractual Obligations
Our minimum exploration commitments under our production sharing contracts and other future lease payments at March 31, 2011 were not substantially different than at December 31, 2010.
Carried Interest Dispute on the KG Offshore Block
GSPC has advised us that it is seeking from us payment of our pro rata portion of the amount by which the sums expended by GSPC under all phases for the minimum work program as set forth in the PSC for the KG Offshore Block in carrying out exploration activities on the block exceeds the amount that GSPC deems to be our pro rata portion of a financial commitment under all phases included in the parties’ joint bid for the award of the KG Offshore Block by the Government of India.
GSPC contends that this excess amount is not within the terms of the Carried Interest Agreement and that we are required to pay 10% of the exploration expenses over and above gross costs of $109.7 million (10% being $10.97 million) (including the net 5% interest of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.) plus interest.
GSPC advised us on November 5, 2008 that the minimum work program for the KG Offshore Block had been completed in September 2008. Further, GSPC elected to undertake an additional work program over and above the minimum work program as either Joint Operations or as Exclusive Operations under the terms of the PSC and advised us that we must elect whether to participate in these additional exploration activities as a Joint Operation or alternatively, GSPC would conduct these drilling activities as Exclusive Operations, as defined in the PSC.
On November 13, 2008 we advised GSPC that we exercised our right to participate in the drilling operations proposed in the November 5, 2008 GSPC letter as a Joint Operation under the terms of the PSC and Joint Operating Agreement and pursuant to the terms of our Carried Interest Agreement with GSPC. As such, we claim that we are carried for 100% of our entire share of any and all costs during the additional exploration phase prior to the start of initial commercial production and that the Carried Interest Agreement extends through the exploration period of the PSC.
In August 2010 GSPC advised us that it is of the view that the technical and other advice provided by us in the preparation of the parties’ original bid document submitted to the Government of India in 2002 under NELP-III has proven to be incorrect causing GSPC’s costs in the project to exceed its estimate. GSPC asserts that by reason of the foregoing the Carried Interest Agreement between the parties is void and consequently the PSC to which the Government of India is party and the Joint Operating Agreement are also void.
We have advised GSPC that under the terms of the Carried Interest Agreement (the terms of which are also incorporated into the PSC and the Joint Operating Agreement), it has no right to such payment under the Carried Interest Agreement. We have advised GSPC that we have fulfilled our obligations under the Carried Interest Agreement to provide extensive technical assistance without any further remuneration other than the carried interest, all in accordance with the terms of the Carried Interest Agreement. In furtherance of our position, we have obtained the opinion of prominent Indian legal counsel who has advised us that, among other things, under the terms of the agreements between the parties, and in particular the Carried Interest Agreement, we are not liable to pay any amount to GSPC for either costs and expenses incurred or otherwise before reaching the stage of commercial production.
We dispute these positions of GSPC and the conclusions reached by GSPC and continue to state that we hold a gross 10% interest in the KG Offshore Block (including the 5% interest of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.). In a KG Offshore Block Management Committee meeting held in October, 2010, the Management Committee (of which the Government of India is a member) advised GSPC to resolve these issues with us at the earliest and requested GSPC to maintain the status quo until the issues are resolved.
Based upon the audited accounts of the joint venture for the KG Offshore Block, the total costs incurred to March 31, 2010 were $1.447 billion (10% being $144.7 million of which 50% is for the account of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.). Further, based upon the budget for the fiscal year April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011, total costs projected were $601 million (10% being $60.1 million). Therefore, we estimate that the amount of GSPC’s claim as of March 31, 2011 to be approximately $204.8 million plus interest of which 50% is for the account of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc. We dispute this assertion of GSPC.
We intend to vigorously protect our contractual rights in accordance with the dispute resolution process under the Carried Interest Agreement, the PSC and the Joint Operating Agreement as may be appropriate. In September 2007, we commenced discussions with GSPC in an effort to reach an amicable resolution. A number of draft settlement proposals have been put forward by us to GSPC seeking to settle this dispute amicably. Subsequent to the October 2010 Management Committee meeting we have again met with senior management of GSPC to continue our effort to reach an amicable resolution. However, no settlement agreement has been reached as of May 16, 2011 and there can be no assurance that this matter will be settled amicably.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On a regular basis we evaluate our assumptions, judgments and estimates. We also discuss our critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
We believe that the assumptions, judgments and estimates involved in the accounting for oil and gas accounting and impairment, asset retirement obligation and share-based payment arrangements have the greatest potential impact on our unaudited consolidated financial statements. These areas are key components of our results of operations and are based on complex rules which require us to make judgments and estimates, so we consider these to be our critical accounting estimates. Historically, our assumptions, judgments and estimates relative to our critical accounting estimates have not differed materially from actual results.
Our critical accounting policies and estimates are disclosed in Item 7 of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011, and have not changed materially since the filing of that document.
Recent Exploration Activities
Below is a summary description of information relating to certain material developments to our exploration activities. For additional information and a more complete description of the PSCs to which we are a party, reference should be made to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as well as our Current Reports on Form 8-K.
KG Offshore Block
During the first quarter of 2011, GSPC as operator of the KG Offshore Block commenced drilling an appraisal well (DDE-APP-1) on the Deen Dayal East portion of the block. This well is being drilled to a target depth of 4,750 meters with the objective of appraising the hydrocarbon bearing sands of our KG-16 discovery well. This latest well is the seventeenth well to be drilled in this block.
KG Onshore Block
OIL as operator of the KG Onshore Block commenced a 3D seismic acquisition program to acquire approximately 400 square kilometers of data, of which approximately 141.4 square kilometers had been acquired before the program was suspended due to weather. During the first quarter of 2011, the 3D seismic acquisition program recommenced with the acquisition of an additional 21 square kilometers. It is anticipated that the seismic acquisition and part of the processing will be completed on or before September 30, 2011.
Three priority locations as proposed have been reviewed and agreed to by the Operating Committee. All of these locations have multiple prospects in both the shallower (Eocene – Miocene) and deeper (Cretaceous – Jurassic) zones.
In February 2011, a contract was awarded to RPS Energy, Canada (RPS) to provide the well engineering and wellsite supervision work associated with the planned drilling campaign on the KG Onshore Block in an effort to commence drilling twelve exploration wells to various depths between 2,000-5,000 meters before the end of 2011.
Tarapur Block
Currently there is an approved field development plan which covers an area of approximately 2.14 square kilometers within the Tarapur 1 Discovery Area of approximately 9.7 square kilometers, and includes three existing discovery wells (Tarapur 1, Tarapur P and Tarapur 5) and three development wells (TD-1, TD-2 and TD-3).
All six wells are tied into the oil tank storage facilities by way of a gathering system and are on production. There are ten additional wells in the Tarapur 1 Discovery Area which are drilled, tested and awaiting tie-in to the oil tank storage facilities.
Production from one gas well (Tarapur G) will commence upon approval of the field development plan which GSPC is currently in the process of preparing and filing pursuant to the provisions of the PSC.
Sanand/Miroli Block
In an Operating Committee Meeting held in December 2010, it was agreed that the consortium would apply for a Petroleum Mining Lease to cover three geometrical shapes surrounding the discoveries SE-8 (11.2 square kilometers), SE-4 cluster (18.2 square kilometers) and M1M6 (10.4 square kilometers).
On April 19, 2011, the Operating Committee approved the field development plan of the M1and M6 oil discoveries.
GSPC is continuing with the process of preparing and filing the necessary declarations of commerciality and field development plans pursuant to the provisions of the PSC in order to put all these wells into production.
Ankleshwar Block
The Phase I Minimum Work commitments have been met on this block and the consortium elected not to proceed to Phase II but rather develop the existing discoveries. The consortium elected to retain a 172 square kilometer area around the two discoveries ANK-21 and ANK-40S. A gas discovery (ANK-21S) has been notified within this 172 square kilometer area and GSPC is currently in the process of preparing and filing the necessary declarations of commerciality and field development plans pursuant to the provisions of the PSC in order to put all these wells into production.
RJ20 and RJ21 Blocks
On April 29, 2011, the first well in RJ Block 20 commenced drilling. Phulasar-1 is the third exploratory well to be drilled in these blocks. OIL as operator of the RJ Block 20 is drilling the Phulasar-1 vertically to an estimated total depth of 1,500 meters to test the Jodhpur Sandstone and the Upper Carbonate group. We have a 25% participating interest in the Phulasar-1 exploration well.
Myra and Sara Licenses
On October 6, 2010 we commenced exploration activities in Israel by entering into a Joint Operating Agreement with a consortium involved in two existing oil and gas licenses located in deep water off the coast of Israel. We became the operator of both the Sara and Myra licenses which commenced with the processing and interpretation of 1,360 square kilometers of previously acquired 3D seismic data. Processing and interpretation of the 3D seismic data continued through the first quarter of 2011.
The Israel Petroleum Commissioner’s Office granted us an extension for the planned drilling program on the Myra and Sara licenses to July 13, 2012. Under the terms of the extension the partners will present to the Petroleum Supervisor their final prospects to the Myra and Sara licenses by August 1, 2011 and begin drilling the first well by January 1, 2012. Drilling of the second well will commence after completion of the first well.
In the second quarter of 2011, we entered into an Assignment Agreement with a third party whereby we took assignment of a third party’s rights and obligations to an existing Drill Rig and Associated Services Contract for a Semisubmersible Drilling Rig subject to certain terms and conditions.
Samuel License
On August 1, 2010 we were granted a license from the state of Israel where we became the co-operator of the Samuel license through our partnership with Adira Energy and a commonly owned Israeli company, Adira Geo Global Ltd. As the International Operating Agreement for this block was only signed in the first quarter of 2011 no significant exploration activities were carried out during the first quarter of 2011. However, a 43 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition program is anticipated to commence before the end of the second quarter in 2011.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the potential loss arising from changes in market rates and prices. We are exposed to the impact of market fluctuations associated with the following:
Interest Rate Risk
We consider our exposure to interest rate risk to be immaterial. Interest rate exposures relate entirely to our investment portfolio, as we do not have short-term or long-term debt. Our investment objectives are focused on preservation of principal and liquidity. We manage our exposure to market risks by limiting investments to high quality bank issuers at overnight rates, or government securities of the United States or Canadian federal governments such as Guaranteed Investment Certificates or Treasury Bills. We do not hold any of these investments for trading purposes. We do not hold investments in equity securities. We do not expect any material loss from cash equivalents and therefore we believe our interest rate exposure on invested funds is not material.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Substantially, all of our cash and cash equivalents are held in U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar denominated securities. Certain of our expenses are fixed or denominated by foreign currencies including the Canadian dollar and the Indian Rupees. We are exposed to market risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates related to our transactions denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
At March 31, 2011, we had not entered into any market risk sensitive instruments relating to our foreign currency exchange risk.
Commodity Price Risk
Oil and natural gas prices are subject to wide fluctuations and market uncertainties due to a variety of factors that are beyond our control. These factors include the level of global demand for petroleum products, international supply of oil and gas, the establishment of and compliance with production quotas by oil exporting countries, weather conditions, the price and availability of alternative fuels, overall economic conditions, both international and domestic, and possible international disruptions. We cannot predict future oil and gas prices with any degree of certainty. Sustained weakness in oil and gas prices may adversely affect our ability to obtain capital to fund our activities and could in the future require a reduction in the carrying value of our oil and gas properties. Similarly, an improvement in oil and gas prices can have a favorable impact on our financial condition, results of operations and capital resources.
At March 31, 2011, we had not entered into any market risk sensitive instruments as such term is defined in Item 305 of Regulation S-K, relating to oil and natural gas.
Trading Risks
We have no market risk sensitive instruments held for trading purposes.
Disclosure Controls
Our management, with participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2011. Disclosure controls and procedures are defined under SEC rules as controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Based on our evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act), during the quarter ended March 31, 2011 that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Risks relating to us are described in detail in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed on March 31, 2011. Changes or additions to certain of those risk factors, or, those which are currently deemed to be material have been included in this Quarterly Report. Reference should be made to our Annual Report as well as to the following for complete information regarding all risk factors material to investors.
We Have A History Of Losses And Our Liquidity Position Imposes Risk To Our Operations
To date, we have not achieved our planned principal operations and we are considered to be in the development stage of our operations. We have incurred negative cash flows from our operations, and at this time all exploration activities and overhead expenses are primarily financed by way of the issue and sale of equity securities with a small portion being financed from oil sales and interest income on our cash balances. The recoverability of the costs we have incurred to date is uncertain and is dependent upon achieving commercial production or sale. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties which are frequently encountered by companies in their early stage of operations, particularly companies in the oil and gas exploration industry.
Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the necessary financing to complete further exploration and development activities and generate profitable operations from oil and natural gas interests in the future. Our financial statements as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. We incurred a net loss of $1.5 million, used $1.7 million of cash flow in our operating activities and $1.8 million in our investing activities. As at March 31, 2011 we had an accumulated deficit of $49.0 million. These matters raise doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We expect to incur substantial expenditures to further our exploration and development programs. The existing cash balance and any cash flow from operating activities may not be sufficient to satisfy current obligations and meet our exploration and development commitments. Development activities within our blocks and licenses that are unable to achieve production in the short term may need to be deferred or curtailed. We are considering various alternatives to remedy any future shortfall in capital. We may deem it necessary to raise capital through equity markets, debt markets or other financing arrangements, including participation arrangements that may be available. Because of the early stage of our operations and our absence of any material oil and natural gas reserves and revenues, there can be no assurance this capital will be available and if it is not, we may be forced to substantially curtail or cease exploration expenditures which could lead to our inability to meet all of our commitments.
Should the going concern assumption not be appropriate and we are not able to realize our assets and settle our liabilities, commitments and contingencies (as more fully described in note 2 of our unaudited consolidated financial statements) in the normal course of operations, adjustments would be required to our unaudited consolidated financial statements to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities, and these adjustments could be significant. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements do not reflect the adjustments or reclassifications of assets and liabilities that would be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
GSPC Is Seeking a Substantial Payment From Us On Account Of GSPC’s Exploration Costs On the KG Offshore Block
GSPC has advised us that it is seeking from us payment of our pro rata portion of the amount by which the sums expended by GSPC under all phases for the minimum work program as set forth in the PSC for the KG Offshore Block in carrying out exploration activities on the block exceeds the amount that GSPC deems to be our pro rata portion of a financial commitment under all phases included in the parties’ joint bid for the award of the KG Offshore Block by the Government of India.
GSPC contends that this excess amount is not within the terms of the Carried Interest Agreement and that we are required to pay 10% of the exploration expenses over and above gross costs of $109.7 million (10% being $10.97 million) (including the net 5% interest of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.) plus interest.
For a full description of this matter, see “Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Carried Interest Dispute on the KG Offshore Block”.
We estimate the amount of GSPC’s claim as of March 31, 2011 to be approximately $204.8 million plus interest of which 50% is for the account of Roy Group (Mauritius) Inc.
We dispute these positions of GSPC and the conclusions reached by GSPC and we intend to vigorously protect our contractual rights in accordance with the dispute resolution process under the Carried Interest Agreement, the PSC and the Joint Operating Agreement as may be appropriate. However, there can be no assurance that we will not by operation of law or through the dispute resolution process be required to pay GSPC the full amount it alleges to be owed, nor that adequate capital will be available to us to pay any such amounts, with consequent impact on our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our Activities Have Only Recently Commenced And We Have a Very Limited Operating History. Our Reserves Of Oil And Gas Are Not Material. We Anticipate Future Losses and There Is No Assurance Of Our Success.
We are in the early stage of developing our operations. We have a very limited operating history and we have realized very limited revenues from our activities. We do not have material reserves of oil and gas as at March 31, 2011.
Our activities in the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry have primarily involved entering into ten PSCs with the Government of India. We also have exploration activities in Israel and Colombia however those activities are in the very early stages of development. Our exploration opportunities are highly speculative and should any of these opportunities not result in the discovery of commercial quantities of oil and gas reserves, our investment in the venture could be lost. Our current plans are to conduct the exploration and development activities on the areas offshore and onshore in accordance with the terms of the production sharing and other contracts we are a party to. There can be no assurance that the exploratory drilling to be conducted on the exploration blocks in which we hold an interest will result in any discovery of hydrocarbons or that any hydrocarbons that are discovered will be in commercially recoverable quantities. Further, the realization of any revenues from commercially recoverable hydrocarbons is substantially dependent upon the ability to deliver, store and market any hydrocarbons discovered. As of March 31, 2011 there are no or limited facilities for the delivery and storage of hydrocarbons in the areas covered by our PSCs and licenses.
As a company engaged in exploratory oil and gas activities we are exposed to a number of special risks including, among others;
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We may experience failures to discover oil and gas in commercial quantities;
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There are uncertainties as to the costs to be incurred in our exploratory drilling activities, cost overruns are possible and we may encounter mechanical difficulties and failures in completing wells;
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There are uncertain costs inherent in drilling into unknown formations, such as over-pressured zones, high temperatures and tools lost in the hole; and
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We may make changes in our drilling plans and locations as a result of prior exploratory drilling.
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There can be no assurance that the ventures in which we are a participant or hold an interest will be successful in addressing these risks, and any failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our prospects for the future.
Cautionary Statement For Purposes Of The “Safe Harbor” Provisions Of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995
With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this Report are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements made herein include, but are not limited to:
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statements in this Report regarding our plans and objectives relating to our future operations,
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plans and objectives regarding the exploration, development and production activities conducted on the exploration blocks in India, Israel and Colombia where we have interests,
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plans regarding drilling activities intended to be conducted through the ventures in which we are a participant, the success of those drilling activities and our ability and the ability of the ventures to complete any wells on the exploration blocks, to develop reserves of hydrocarbons in commercially marketable quantities, to establish facilities for the collection, distribution and marketing of hydrocarbons, to produce oil and natural gas in commercial quantities and to realize revenues from the sales of those hydrocarbons,
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our ability to maintain compliance with the terms and conditions of licenses and our production sharing and other contracts, including the related work commitments, to obtain consents, waivers and extensions under the terms of these licenses and production sharing and other contracts as and when required, and our ability to fund those work commitments,
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our plans and objectives to join with others or to directly seek to enter into or acquire interests in additional licenses and production sharing or other contracts in India, Israel, Colombia and elsewhere,
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our plans and intentions to raise additional capital we require and our likelihood of success in that regard,
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the costs and expenses to be incurred in conducting exploration, well drilling, development and production activities, our estimates as to the anticipated annual costs of those activities and the adequacy of our capital to meet our requirements for our present and anticipated levels of activities are all forward-looking statements.
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These statements appear, among other places, in Part I under the caption “Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in Part II under the caption “Item 1A - Risk Factors”. If our plans fail to materialize, your investment will be in jeopardy.
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We cannot assure you that our assumptions or our business plans and objectives will prove to be accurate or be able to be attained.
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We cannot assure you that the exploratory drilling to be conducted on the exploration blocks in which we hold an interest will result in a discovery of reserves of hydrocarbons or that any hydrocarbons discovered will be in commercially recoverable quantities. In addition, the realization of any revenues from commercially recoverable hydrocarbons is dependent upon the ability to deliver, store and market any hydrocarbons discovered.
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Our ability to realize material revenues cannot be assured. Our ability to successfully drill, test and complete significant numbers of producing wells cannot be assured.
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We cannot assure you that we will have available the capital required to meet our plans and objectives at the times and in the amounts required or we will have available to us the amounts we are required to fund under the terms of the licenses or production sharing and other contracts we are a party to. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in raising the additional capital we currently require.
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We cannot assure you that we will be successful in joining any further ventures seeking to be granted licenses or production sharing or other contracts in India, Israel, Colombia or elsewhere or that we will be successful in acquiring interests in existing ventures.
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We cannot assure you that we will obtain all required consents, waivers and extensions from a governmental or regulatory body in India, Israel or Colombia as and when required to maintain compliance with the licenses or production sharing or other contracts we have entered into, that we may not be adversely affected by any delays we may experience in receiving those consents, waivers and extensions, and that we may not incur liabilities under the production sharing or other contracts for our failure to maintain compliance with the requirements of and timely complete the related work programs.
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We cannot assure you that GSPC will not be successful in its efforts to obtain payment from us on account of exploration costs it has expended on the KG Offshore Block for which it asserts we are liable or otherwise seek to hold us in breach of the PSC or commence arbitration proceedings against us and be successful in its assertion that it can terminate our contract with them or the Government of India.
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We cannot assure you of our ability to meet our goals and objectives. The consequences to us from adverse developments in general economic or capital market conditions, events having international consequences, or military or terrorist activities could have a material adverse effect on us.
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An investment in shares of our common stock involves a high degree of risk. There can be no assurance that the exploratory drilling to be conducted on the exploration blocks in which we hold an interest will result in any discovery of reserves of hydrocarbons or that any hydrocarbons that are discovered will be in commercially recoverable quantities. In addition, the realization of any revenues from commercially recoverable hydrocarbons is dependent upon the ability to deliver, store and market any hydrocarbons that are discovered.
Our inability to meet our goals and objectives or the consequences to us from adverse developments in general economic or capital market conditions, events having international consequences, or military or terrorist activities could have a material adverse effect on us. We caution you that various risk factors accompany those forward-looking statements and are described, among other places, under the caption “Risk Factors” herein. They are also described in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Current Reports on Form 8-K. These risk factors could cause our operating results, financial condition and ability to fulfill our plans to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made in this Report and could adversely affect our financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategy and plans.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC.
May 16, 2011 By: /s/ Sunil S. Karkera
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Sunil S. Karkera
Chief Financial Officer
(Signing on behalf of the registrant and as
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)