27 May 2021
AFENTRA PLC
ANNUAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Afentra plc is today issuing its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020.
OVERVIEW
Afentra plc ('Afentra' or the 'Company'), together with its subsidiary undertakings (the 'Group'), is an upstream oil and gas Company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
The Company has a refreshed strategy built around achieving scale through the acquisition of both operated production assets and discovered resources resulting from the accelerating energy transition in Africa, where the Company and its new management has extensive operational experience. The Company currently has the high potential onshore Odewayne exploration block that is operated by Genel Energy, where its 34% interest is fully carried.
2020 SUMMARY
Operations
• Throughout 2020: Odewayne block, Somaliland - The Company continued to support the Operator in progressing the technical understanding of the block.
• Afentra continued to review its technical assessment and outlook on block prospectivity.
Financial
• Cash resources net to the Group at 31 December 2020 of $42.7 million (2019: $44.9 million).
• The Group remains debt free and fully funded for all commitments.
• Adjusted EBITDAX1: loss for the Group of $761k (2019: $917k loss).
• 2020 focus on capital discipline, general and administrative overheads ('G&A') expenses reduced by 15% to $2.2 million (2019: $2.6 million).
Post year end
• 18 February 2021: Several institutional and high net worth investors purchased the shares sold by Waterford Finance and Investment Limited (equating to its entire 29.23% shareholding in the Company) and Mistyvale Limited (equating to its entire 15.66% shareholding in the Company).
• 16 March 2021: Paul McDade and Ian Cloke join the Board of Directors as CEO and COO respectively.
•30 March 2021: Jeffrey MacDonald and Gavin Wilson join the Board of Directors as Independent non-executive Chairman and Independent non-executive Director respectively.
• 13 April 2021: The Company announced its intention to change its name from Sterling Energy plc to Afentra plc and adopt new articles of association. The proposed changes were approved at the General Meeting held on 30 April 2021.
• 5 May 2021: Afentra plc launched and Anastasia Deulina is appointed as Chief Financial Officer.
1 defined within the definitions and glossary of terms
Commenting, CEO Paul McDade, said:
"The last few months have been truly transformational for the Company. I speak for the whole management & Board as I express our excitement as we embark upon our updated strategy targeting scale through the implementation of a buy and build model, focused on the energy transition in Africa. In parallel to our updated strategy we continue to work with our partners in Somaliland to establish additional shareholder value from this existing early stage asset". "I must also thank the Sterling Energy team who despite an extremely challenging year have shown resilience and have, like our shareholders, welcomed the new members to the team. We look forward to 2021 and progressing our strategy as the new Afentra team."
For further information contact:
Afentra plc +44 (0)20 7405 4133
Paul McDade, CEO
Ian Cloke, COO
Anastasia Deulina, CFO
Buchanan (Financial PR) +44 (0)20 7466 5000
Ben Romney
Chris Judd
James Husband
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7418 8900
Richard Crichton
David McKeown
Tennyson Securities (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7186 9033
Peter Krens
This announcement contains inside information as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of those Regulations.
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
Dear Shareholders
I am delighted to be providing the first statement in my role as Chairman, and indeed the first statement for the Company in its new form as Afentra. Your Company has undergone a complete transformation in recent months following the arrival of the new executive team led by CEO Paul McDade. This transformation has resulted in a significant shift in the shareholder register and an ongoing restructuring of the Board. This process of change culminated in the recent General Meeting where you approved the renaming of the Company to Afentra plc which was followed by its successful relaunch.
The name Afentra, which stands for African Energy Transition, reflects the Company's strategic imperative of capitalising on opportunities resulting from the accelerating energy transition on the African continent. Afentra has been established to support sustainable change in the African energy industry, a sector that needs further responsible, well managed, independent operators. The new Executive team have presented this very clear strategy for the Company and it is fully supported by the Board.
As detailed in the recent launch communications, the structural changes in the oil and gas industry across Africa present exciting opportunities for agile, ambitious and credible operators such as Afentra, but they also present significant risks and challenges to the environment and the socio-economic impact for the countries and people of the continent if the transition is not managed responsibly. This critical point is both the opportunity and purpose of the business. Afentra has been established to support an efficient and responsible energy transition on the continent that delivers positive outcomes for all the stakeholders, including the investors who backed Afentra to achieve these objectives. Indeed, a robust ESG agenda is embedded into the core fabric of our business model and operating structure, as it reflects our purpose and will support our ability to achieve our vision.
The energy transition globally is well documented and IOCs are changing their business models as they pivot towards lower-carbon footprints, driven by societal and investor pressure. This factor does not alter the current importance of oil and gas within the energy mix and the requirement for them to continue to be produced to meet global demand, enable transition and allow the developing countries in Africa to continue to benefit from the revenues they generate. In order to enable a responsible transition, credible operators must position themselves as appropriate acquirers of these assets, so that the assets and host governments can continue to realise the positive benefit and impact of quality operators ensuring best practice, environmental stewardship and transparent governance.
The Board is confident that it has an exceptional leadership team with a proven track record for operational excellence, value creation and stakeholder engagement across Africa. Their network amongst the target stakeholder audiences of IOCs and host governments, coupled with their experience of managing the sub-surface and above ground risks on the continent, represent the strong foundation of Afentra's investment proposition. The Company has developed a clear, straightforward, yet impactful, strategy that we believe this team is uniquely positioned to execute.
The team are presently screening a pipeline of assets to identify opportunities that meet the strategic criteria. It is the hope of the Board that we will be able to update you on our first acquisition in the next 12 months and, rest assured, our priority will be to ensure we execute the right deal for our shareholders.
These recent changes are exciting developments for the Company and I am wholly confident that Afentra has a well-defined strategy tailored to the current and future outlook for the industry and a leadership team with the requisite experience, drive and capabilities to deliver long-term value for our shareholders and positive outcomes for all the stakeholders involved in the African energy transition.
I thank shareholders for their support through these changes and the Board looks forward to engaging with all of you as we progress our strategy.
Jeffrey MacDonald - Chairman
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STATEMENT
I would like to express how pleased I am to take on the role as your new CEO and for the support that I have received from both long-term shareholders and those who have more recently invested in our Company. I am very excited about the journey we are embarking upon and the opportunities that the global energy transition combined with the changes in the African upstream environment present. We are determined to use these opportunities to transform (build) Afentra into a responsible, well managed, independent upstream operator.
The global energy transition is rightly at the forefront of global consciousness and the oil and gas industry is seeking to play its part in terms of reducing carbon footprint and transparently communicating the impact of its activities. Although climate change is rightfully the principle consideration of the global energy transition, there are other key factors that need to be considered to enable a smooth and responsible transition. We need to ensure that the continued global demand for hydrocarbons can be delivered in a responsible manner, and that the developing countries, whose socio-economic development relies on these resources, can continue to benefit from the associated revenues. This is particularly true in Africa, a continent with vast discovered resources, where the population is growing fast and yet where many hundreds of millions of people remain without access to reliable power.
As the upstream industry in Africa progresses through its natural cycle, assets will be divested by IOCs and there will be a requirement for credible operators to acquire these assets. Our vision is to establish Afentra as a leading pan-African operator with an unwavering commitment to operational and subsurface excellence, environmental stewardship, transparent governance, positive socio-economic impact, and strong sustainable shareholder returns.
To deliver this vision, Afentra has assembled a highly experienced leadership team with a proven track record of oil and gas operations across Africa. This team have witnessed previous industry transition cycles in both the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico, this provides valuable insights into how to capitalise on the African transition. A simple review of the operating landscape in the North Sea today, versus twenty years ago, demonstrates the importance of many smaller independents established specifically to capitalise on the North Sea energy transition. The African industry transition is in its early stages, but it is expected to mirror what has happened in the North Sea. I see Afentra being a key player supporting a smooth transition to ensure the desired outcomes for all stakeholders.
A key driver of our approach is to ensure the African countries can continue to benefit from the positive impact of their natural resources through this accelerating energy transition. This social aspect is not as well understood or publicised, yet it is a critical factor when considering the broader aspects of ESG and ethical investment. The environmental aspect of the global energy transition is better understood, and Afentra will strive to balance both the socio-economic and environmental implications of the energy transition. Our approach is simple, we intend to position the Company as a credible counterparty for IOCs to divest to, and a quality partner for host governments to work with to enhance the benefits from their upstream assets.
Ultimately, we are seeking to acquire quality producing assets and discovered resources that can be optimised through innovative operating techniques to enhance production, extend field life, realise hidden value and reduce their environmental impact. Through this diligent approach, Afentra can turn "legacy" producing fields and discovered resources into highly profitable assets capable of delivering strong cash flow for reinvestment and shareholder returns.
The assets we are targeting are mid to late life producing assets or discovered resources across Africa, with a particular focus on West Africa. We are seeking operated positions, but will also consider non-operated opportunities alongside credible operators with shared standards. We are largely commodity agnostic, however anticipate that oil will be the main emphasis given the opportunities we know to exist in our target markets. Our goal is to announce a transaction in the next twelve months.
In parallel to the growth strategy we will continue to appraise our existing asset in Somaliland with a view to establishing additional value on behalf of shareholders. Given the asset profile is early stage exploration we need to carefully consider its positioning within our stated strategy and ensure that we maximise the value of this asset which benefits from a full carry by our partner.
We see a clear market driver for our business model and believe we have assembled the right team, with a clear and focused strategy, capable of capitalising on this opportunity for the benefit of all stakeholders. Importantly, we remain pragmatic about the challenges that are facing the oil and gas industry and have factored these into the establishment of our business model, to ensure we mitigate risks and meet stakeholder expectations.
I'd like to thank the Sterling Energy team that have endured a very difficult 2020 due to the challenges caused by the global covid pandemic, this was combined by the uncertainties surrounding the changes within the Company. They have shown dedication and professionalism throughout this period and have been very supportive and welcoming to myself and the new members of the team. We are all looking forward to working as the new Afentra team and share our excitement about the journey we are embarking on together.
Paul McDade - Chief Executive Officer
OPERATIONS REVIEW
Since late 2015 the Company has exited non-core exploration portfolio assets and removed outstanding liabilities, to provide a simpler and rejuvenated platform for M&A led growth. The Group retains a fully carried exposure to the frontier Odewayne block in Somaliland and a clear strategy for future M&A growth.
SOMALILAND
Somaliland offers one of the last opportunities to target an undrilled onshore rift basin in Africa. The Odewayne block, with access to Berbera deepwater port less than a 100km to the north, is ideally located to commercialise any discovered hydrocarbons. A 2D geophysical survey acquired in 2017 and reprocessed in 2019, along with field data and legacy geological field studies, are the focus of the Company's 2021 work programme to determine if a Mesozoic age sedimentary basin is present in the block and its prospectivity.
Odewayne (W.I. 34%) Exploration block
Overview
This large, unexplored, frontier acreage position covers 22,840km2, the equivalent of c. 100 UK North Sea blocks. Exploration activity prior to the 2017 regional 2D seismic acquisition program has been limited to the acquisition of airborne gravity and magnetic data and surface fieldwork studies, with no wells drilled on block.
The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Sterling Energy (East Africa) Limited ('SE(EA)L'), holds a 34% working interest in the PSA (fully carried by Genel Energy Somaliland Limited for its share of the costs of all exploration activities during the Third and Fourth Periods of the PSA).
The Odewayne production sharing agreement was awarded in 2005. It is in the Third Period, with a 1,000km, 10km by 10km 2D seismic grid acquired in 2017 by BGP. The Third Period has been further extended, through the 8th deed of amendment. This data was reprocessed in 2019 and is currently being reviewed after the disruption caused by Covid in 2020.
In 2H 2021 the Company will review the reprocessed 2D seismic data set in and will update its technical assessment and outlook on block prospectivity accordingly. Alongside the seismic reprocessing review, the Operator is undertaking a number of work streams and it is anticipated that these will aid the JV partnership in developing an appropriate forward work program to further evaluate the prospectivity of the licence.
Outlook on buy and build strategy
In March 2021 the Company shifted focus to support a responsible energy transition in Africa by establishing itself as a credible partner for divesting IOCs and Host Governments. The Company is specifically targeting producing assets and discovered resources in Africa. The focus will be on operated positions but will also consider non-operated positions alongside credible operators with shared standards.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Selected financial data |
|
| 2020 | 2019 |
Adjusted EBITDAX | $million |
| (0.8) | (0.9) |
Loss after tax | $million |
| (1.9) | (1.6) |
Year end cash net to the Group | $million |
| 42.7 | 44.9 |
Year end share price | Pence |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
Non-IFRS measures
The Group uses certain measures of performance that are not specifically defined under IFRS or other generally accepted accounting principles. These non-IFRS measures include capital investment, debt and adjusted EBITDAX.
Income Statement
Group G&A decreased by 15% during the year to $2.2 million (2019: $2.6 million). The reduction in the Group's administrative overhead is in keeping with the Board's 2020 mandate for cash preservation.
In 2020, a portion of the Group's staff costs and associated overheads have been expensed as pre-licence expenditure ($1.2 million), or capitalised/recharged ($74k) where they are directly assigned to capital projects or recharged. This totalled $1.3 million in the year (2019: $1.4 million).
Interest received during the year was $326k (2019: $1.1 million). The reduction year on year was as a result of the global pandemic amongst other factors including, banks increasing their liquidity levels which resulted in a reduction on deposit rates. Net finance income (finance income less finance expenses) totalled $268k in the year (2019: $1.0 million).
The loss for the year was $1.9 million (2019: loss $1.6 million):
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| $' Million |
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|
|
Loss for year 2019 |
| (1.6) |
Decrease in G&A and pre-licence costs |
| 0.4 |
Decrease in finance income |
| (0.7) |
Loss for year 2020 |
| (1.9) |
Group adjusted EBITDAX loss totalled $761k (2019: $917k loss):
| 2020 | 2019 |
| $' Million | $' Million |
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|
|
Loss after tax | (1.9) | (1.6) |
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|
|
Interest and finance costs | (0.3) | (1.0) |
Depletion and depreciation | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Pre-licence costs | 1.2 | 1.4 |
Total EBITDAX (Adjusted) | (0.8) | (0.9) |
The basic loss per share was 0.9 cents per share (2019: loss 0.7 cents per share). No dividend is proposed to be paid for the year ended 31 December 2020 (2019: $nil).
Statement of financial position
At the end of 2020, non-current assets totalled $22.1 million (2019: $22.1 million) the majority of which relates to the Odewayne block ($21.2 million).
Net assets/total equity stood at $63.9 million (2019: $65.8 million).
Net current assets reduced to $42.5 million (2019: $44.5 million). At the end of 2020 cash and cash equivalents totalled $42.7 million (2019: $44.9 million), the reduction being related to G&A overheads offset by interest received.
Cash flow
Total net decrease in cash and cash equivalents in the year was $2.2 million (2019: $1.5 million), a full reconciliation of which is provided in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
During the year there were minimal cash investments on the Odewayne Block in Somaliland due to the Group's interest being fully carried by Genel Energy Somaliland Limited for its share of the costs during the Third and Fourth Periods of the PSA.
Accounting Standards
The Group has reported its 2020 and 2019 full year accounts in accordance with international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Cautionary statement
This financial report contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to the usual risk factors and uncertainties associated with the oil and gas exploration and production business. Whilst the Directors believe the expectation reflected herein to be reasonable in light of the information available up to the time of their approval of this report, the actual outcome may be materially different owing to factors either beyond the Group's control or otherwise within the Group's control but, for example, owing to a change of plan or strategy. Accordingly, no reliance may be placed on the forward-looking statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
| 31st December 2020 |
| 31st December 2019 |
|
| $000 |
| $000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other administrative expenses |
| (953) |
| (1,108) |
Pre-licence costs |
| (1,221) |
| (1,444) |
Total administrative expenses |
| (2,174) |
| (2,552) |
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations |
| (2,174) |
| (2,552) |
|
|
|
|
|
Finance income |
| 326 |
| 1,068 |
Finance expense |
| (58) |
| (116) |
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before tax |
| (1,906) |
| (1,600) |
|
|
|
|
|
Tax |
| - |
| - |
|
|
|
|
|
Loss for the year attributable to the owners of the parent |
| (1,906) |
| (1,600) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income/(expense) - items to be reclassified to the income statement in |
|
|
|
|
subsequent periods |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustments |
| 7 |
| (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year |
| 7 |
| (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive expense for the year attributable to the owners of |
|
|
|
|
the parent |
| (1,899) |
| (1,603) |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share (US cents) |
| (0.9) |
| (0.7) |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
| Note | 31st December 2020 |
| 31st December 2019 |
|
| $000 |
| $000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
Intangible exploration and evaluation assets | 4 | 21,209 |
| 21,119 |
Property, plant and equipment |
| 844 |
| 975 |
|
| 22,053 |
| 22,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
Trade and other receivables |
| 193 |
| 250 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
| 42,674 |
| 44,851 |
|
| 42,867 |
| 45,101 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
| 64,920 |
| 67,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
| 28,143 |
| 28,143 |
Currency translation reserve |
| (197) |
| (204) |
Retained earnings |
| 35,945 |
| 37,844 |
Total equity |
| 63,891 |
| 65,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Trade and other payables |
| 209 |
| 439 |
Lease liability |
| 205 |
| 208 |
|
| 414 |
| 647 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Lease liability |
| 581 |
| 735 |
Long-term provision |
| 34 |
| 30 |
|
| 615 |
| 765 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
| 1,029 |
| 1,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity and liabilities |
| 64,920 |
| 67,195 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
|
|
|
| Currency |
|
|
|
|
| Share | translation | Retained |
|
|
|
| capital | reserve | earnings | Total |
|
|
| $000 | $000 | $000 | $000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At 1 January 2019 |
|
| 28,143 | (201) | 39,444 | 67,386 |
Loss for the year |
|
| - | - | (1,600) | (1,600) |
Currency translation adjustments |
|
| - | (3) | - | (3) |
Total comprehensive expense for the year attributable to the owners of the parent |
| - | (3) | (1,600) | (1,603) | |
At 31 December 2019 |
|
| 28,143 | (204) | 37,844 | 65,783 |
Adjustment to IFRS 9 |
|
| - | - | 7 | 7 |
At 1 January 2020 |
|
| 28,143 | (204) | 37,851 | 65,790 |
Loss for the year |
|
| - | - | (1,906) | (1,906) |
Currency translation adjustments |
|
| - | 7 | - | 7 |
Total comprehensive expense for the year attributable to the owners of the parent |
| - | 7 | (1,906) | (1,899) | |
At 31 December 2020 |
|
| 28,143 | (197) | 35,945 | 63,891 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
| Note | 2020 |
| 2019 |
|
| $000 |
| $000 |
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before tax |
| (1,906) |
| (1,600) |
Depreciation, depletion & amortisation |
| 193 |
| 191 |
Finance income and gains |
| (326) |
| (1,068) |
Finance expense and losses |
| 59 |
| 55 |
Operating cash flow prior to working capital movements |
| (1,980) |
| (2,422) |
Decrease in trade and other receivables |
| 57 |
| 140 |
Decrease in trade and other payables |
| (230) |
| (35) |
Increase in provision |
| 4 |
| 30 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flow used in operating activities |
| (2,149) |
| (2,287) |
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities |
|
|
|
|
Interest received |
| 326 |
| 1,068 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
| (12) |
| - |
Exploration and evaluation costs | 4 | (90) |
| (26) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
| 224 |
| 1,042 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities |
|
|
|
|
Principal paid on lease liability |
| (237) |
| (201) |
Interest paid on lease liability |
| (46) |
| (54) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
| (283) |
| (255) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
| (2,208) |
| (1,500) |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
| 44,851 |
| 46,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes |
| 31 |
| 39 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
| 42,674 |
| 44,851 |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. General information
The results announcement is for the year ended 31 December 2020.
The financial information set out above does not constitute the company's statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2020 or 2019, but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 2019 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2020 will be delivered following the Company's Annual General Meeting. The auditors have reported on those accounts; their reports were unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain statements under s498(2) or (3) Companies Act 2006.
While the financial information included in this announcement has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), this announcement does not itself contain sufficient information to comply with IFRSs.
The Annual Report and Accounts and the notice for the Company's Annual General meeting, which is to be held at 10.00 a.m. on 30 June 2021, will be posted to Shareholders on 1 June 2021.
2. Going concern
The Group business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Operations review. The financial position of the Group and Company, its cash flows and liquidity position are described in the Financial Review.
The Group has sufficient cash resources for its working capital needs and its committed capital expenditure programme at least for the next 12 months. As a consequence, the Directors believe that both the Group and Company are well placed to manage their business risks successfully despite the ongoing pandemic and uncertain economic outlook.
The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. This assessment has been made by the Directors who remain confident the Group has sufficient cash resources at the date of signing the annual report to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements, and notwithstanding the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have internationally. The Directors believe that the Group is in a strong position to absorb any potential impact on the Group arising from COVID-19, and thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of the financial statements.
3. Operating segments
Africa operations in 2020 focused on exploration and appraisal activities in Somaliland. The UK corporate office is a technical and administrative cost centre focused on new ventures. The operating results of each segment are regularly reviewed by the Board of Directors in order to make decisions about the allocation of resources and to assess their performance.
The following tables present income, expense and certain asset and liability information regarding the Group's operating segments for the year ended 31 December 2020 and for the year ended 31 December 2019.
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| Corporate | Africa | Total | |||
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| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 |
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| $000 | $000 | $000 | $000 | $000 | $000 |
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|
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Other administrative expenses |
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| (953) | (1,108) | - | - | (953) | (1,108) |
Pre-licence costs |
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| (1,221) | (1,444) | - | - | (1,221) | (1,444) |
Loss from operations |
|
| (2,174) | (2,552) | - | - | (2,174) | (2,552) |
Finance income |
|
| 326 | 1,068 | - | - | 326 | 1,068 |
Finance expense |
|
| (58) | (116) | - | - | (58) | (116) |
Segment loss before tax |
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| (1,906) | (1,600) | - | - | (1,906) | (1,600) |
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Other segment information |
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Depreciation |
|
| 193 | 191 | - | - | 193 | 191 |
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Segment assets and liabilities |
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Non-current assets 1 |
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| 844 | 975 | 21,209 | 21,119 | 22,053 | 22,094 |
Segment assets 2 |
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| 42,867 | 45,101 | - | - | 42,867 | 45,101 |
Segment liabilities 3 |
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| (1,016) | (1,396) | (13) | (16) | (1,029) | (1,412) |
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1 Segment non-current assets of $21.2 million in Somaliland (2019: $21.1 million). | ||||||||
2 Corporate segment assets include $42.7 million cash and cash equivalents (2019: $44.9 million). Carrying amounts of segment assets exclude investments in subsidiaries. | ||||||||
3 Carrying amounts of segment liabilities exclude intra-group financing. |
4. Intangible Exploration and Evaluation assets
|
|
| Group |
|
|
| $000 |
|
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|
|
Net book value at 1 January 2019 |
|
| 21,093 |
Additions during the year |
|
| 26 |
Net book value at 31 December 2019 |
|
| 21,119 |
Additions during the year |
|
| 90 |
Net book value at 31 December 2020 |
|
| 21,209 |
Group intangible assets at the year end 2020:
Odewayne PSA, Somaliland: SE(EA)L 34%, Genel Energy Somaliland Limited 50%, Petrosoma 16%
Classified as a joint arrangement in accordance with IFRS 11.
5. Subsequent events
Changes in major shareholdings and Board appointments
On the 18 February 2021 the Company announced that a number of institutional and high net worth investors had agreed to purchase the following shares:
Waterford Finance & Investment Limited - 64,315,517 ordinary shares in the Company (equating to its entire 29.23% shareholding in the Company); and
Mistyvale Limited - 34,467,790 ordinary shares in the Company (equating to its entire 15.66% shareholding in the Company).
The Company and Waterford were parties to a Relationship Agreement dated 10 June 2016. Following the sale of Waterford's ordinary shares in the Company as set out above, the Relationship Agreement automatically terminated.
On the 16 March 2021 the Company announced that Paul McDade had joined as the Company's Chief Executive Officer with Ian Cloke joining as Chief Operating Officer. The Company's existing CEO, Mr. Tony Hawkins, stepped down from the Board.
On the 30 March 2021 the Company announced the appointments of Jeffrey MacDonald as Independent non-executive Chairman and Gavin Wilson as Independent non-executive Director. These appointments replaced the non-executive Chairman (Michael Kroupeev) and non-executive Directors (Leo Koot and Ilya Belyaev).
On the 13 April 2021 the Company announced its intention to change its name to Afentra plc and adopt new articles of association. The proposed change of name and new articles were approved at a General Meeting held on 30 April 2021.
On the 5 May 2021 Afentra plc is launched and the Company announced the appointment of Anastasia Deulina as Chief Financial Officer.
DEFINITIONS AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS
$ | US dollars |
Companies Act or Companies Act | The Companies Act 2006, as amended |
2006 |
|
2D | Two dimensional |
AIM | AIM, a SME Growth market of the London Stock Exchange |
AGM | Annual general meeting |
Articles | The Articles of Association of the Company |
Board | The Board of Directors of the Company |
Company | Afentra plc |
Directors | The Directors of the Company |
E&E | Exploration and evaluation assets |
E&P | Exploration and production |
EBITDAX (Adjusted) | Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, depletion and amortisation, impairment, share-based payments, provisions, and pre-licence expenditure |
EITI | Extractive industries transparency initiative |
Farm-in & farm-out | A transaction under which one party (farm-out party) transfers part of its interest to a contract to another party (farm-in party) in exchange for a consideration which may comprise the obligation to pay for some of the farm-out party costs relating to the contract and a cash sum for past costs incurred by the farm-out party |
FCA | Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom |
G&A | General and administrative |
G&G | Geological and geophysical |
GBP | Pounds sterling |
Genel Energy | Genel energy somaliland limited |
Group | The Company and its subsidiary undertakings |
HSSE | Health, Safety, Security and Environment |
hydrocarbons | Organic compounds of carbon and hydrogen |
IAS | International accounting standards |
IFRS | International financial reporting standards |
IOCs | International oil company |
JV | Joint venture |
k | Thousands |
km | Kilometre(s) |
km2 | Square kilometre(s) |
KPIs | Key performance indicators |
lead | Indication of a potential exploration prospect |
London Stock Exchange or LSE | London stock exchange plc |
LTIP | Long-term incentive plan |
M&A | Mergers and acquisitions |
m | Metre(s) |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
Ordinary Shares | Ordinary shares of 10 pence each |
Petroleum | Oil, gas, condensate and natural gas liquids |
Petrosoma | Petrosoma Limited (JV partner in Somaliland) |
Prospect | An area of exploration in which hydrocarbons have been predicted to exist in economic quantity. A group of prospects of a similar nature constitutes a play. |
PSA | Production sharing agreement |
QCA Code | Corporate Governance Code for Small and Mid-Size Quoted Companies 2018 |
Reserves | Reserves are those quantities of petroleum anticipated to be commercially recoverable by application of development projects to known accumulations from a given date forward under defined conditions. Reserves must satisfy four criteria; they must be discovered, recoverable, commercial and remaining based on the development projects applied. Reserves are further categorised in accordance with the level of certainty associated with the estimates and may be sub-classified based on project maturity and/or characterised by development and production status |
Seismic | Data, obtained using a sound source and receiver, that is processed to provide a representation of a vertical cross-section through the subsurface layers |
Shares | 10p ordinary shares |
Shareholders | Ordinary shareholders of 10p each in the Company |
Subsidiary | A subsidiary undertaking as defined in the 2006 Act |
United Kingdom or UK | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Waterford | Waterford Finance and Investment Limited |
Working Interest or WI | A Company's equity interest in a project before reduction for royalties or production share owed to others under the applicable fiscal terms |