Final Results

RNS Number : 0768I

Petroneft Resources PLC

28 June 2013

 



28 June 2013

PetroNeft Resources plc

("PetroNeft" or the "Group" or the "Company")

2012 Final Results

Operations Update

PetroNeft (AIM: PTR) owner and operator of Licences 61 and 67, Tomsk Oblast, Russian Federation, is pleased to report its final results for the year ended 31 December 2012 and to provide an operations update. In addition, PetroNeft announces that the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2012 and Notice of AGM will be mailed to shareholders today and is now available online at the Company's website www.petroneft.com. The latest report on Licence 61 from independent petroleum consultants, Ryder Scott, is also now available on the website.

2012 Operational Highlights

·     Average production of 2,204 bopd (2011: 2,049 bopd); FY production of 806,761 barrels

·     Arbuzovskoye oil field brought to year-round production

·     Group 2P reserves 131 mmbbls

2012 Financial Highlights

·     Revenue US$34.6 million (2011: US$29.0m)

·     Pre-tax loss for year narrows to US$2.8 million (2011: US$16.4m)

·     Capital expenditure of US$14 million (2011: US$52 m)

June 2013 Operations Update

·     Current total production steady at 2,600 bopd

·     Water injection commenced at Arbuzovskoye oil field

·     Monthly repayments to Macquarie commenced

·     Farmout and refinancing discussions ongoing

In April 2013, one oil production well at Arbuzovskoye was converted to a water injection well. This is working well but it will take several months to see the full benefit of this injection well. Current production is steady at 2,600 bopd.

In March 2013, we commenced repayments of US$650,000 per month to Macquarie Bank Limited and we continue to make these payments from our own resources. To support the Company's growth aspirations we have appointed financial advisors, Evercore Partners LLP, to assist with negotiations in relation to a potential farmout of up to 50% of Licence 61 and are currently in discussions with a number of parties. We are also in active negotiation with a number of Russian and International banks to refinance the Macquarie debt facility with a longer term arrangement which more appropriately reflects the long term production profile and growth potential of our asset base.

Dennis Francis, Chief Executive Officer of PetroNeft Resources plc, commented:

"Overall, 2012 was a challenging year. While we are pleased we brought a second oil field into production, regrettably this success was overshadowed by the production results from Pad 2 at Lineynoye and the consequent financial constraints that have slowed the Group's development.

With the Arbuzovskoye, Sibkrayevskoye and Tungolskoye oil fields the Group can generate significant cash in the coming years utilising the infrastructure already in place as well as through the addition of yet to be discovered reserves from our portfolio of exploration prospects. The combination of proven production and operating experience, high quality undeveloped reserves and extensive regional infrastructure makes PetroNeft's portfolio highly attractive to a range of financial and industry partners."

For further information, contact:

Dennis Francis, CEO, PetroNeft Resources plc	[phone]
Paul Dowling, CFO, PetroNeft Resources plc	[phone]
John Frain/Brian Garrahy, Davy (NOMAD and Joint Broker)	[phone]
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor, Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker)	[phone]
Martin Jackson, Citigate Dewe Rogerson	[phone]
Joe Murray/Ed Micheau, Murray Consultants	[phone]

PetroNeft Resources plc

Final Results

for the year ended 31 December 2012

PetroNeft Resources plc

Chairman's Statement

A challenging year

2012 was a difficult year for the Group. Exploration discoveries and operational successes like the pressure maintenance programme at Pad 1 in the Lineynoye oil field and the development of our second producing field at Arbuzovskoye were unable to fully compensate for the poor results from the previous year's drilling on Pad 2 at Lineynoye. As a result production and cash flows were lower than expected which restricted availability under our  Macquarie debt facility and thus impeded our ability to carry out the investment programmes necessary to realise the full potential of our portfolio.

Operations

The Pad 1 wells which were drilled in 2010 have responded well to the pressure maintenance programme that we initiated in June 2011 and production here is stable with minimal decline. In the first quarter of 2012 we constructed a ten kilometre pipeline and utility line to connect the Arbuzovskoye oil field to the central processing facilities at Lineynoye. The Arbuzovskoye No. 1 exploration well was brought into production through the pipeline in May 2012 and production drilling commenced in August 2012 with good results achieved in the wells drilled to date.

The annual report details much of the innovative work that has been done to move forward with the development at Arbuzovskoye and understand the problem at Pad 2 so that it could be remedied and avoided in the future. It has been determined that there was a deterioration in rock quality and oil saturation as we got lower structurally in the Pad 2 area, which cannot be effectively remediated. In our other discovered fields we should be able to avoid this issue as most of our reserves are located higher structurally than the existing wells that have been tested successfully.

Reserves

In early 2012 the Company successfully completed the last exploration well on Licence 67 from the 2011 programme at the Ledovoye oil field where two oil pools were encountered. At Licence 61 we carried out a project to reinterpret the seismic data in the central to northern end of the licence area using the most up to date well information and more modern software since the last remapping in 2007. It shows that the southern end of Arbuzovskoye appears to be slightly smaller than previously interpreted and that both Tungolskoye and Sibkrayevskoye appear to be larger than previously interpreted.

Independent reserve auditor Ryder Scott has completed an assessment of PetroNeft's petroleum reserves and resources on Licence 61 as at 1 April 2013. Total Proved and Probable (2P) reserves stand at 117 million barrels, essentially unchanged from the previous assessment. This, combined with the portfolio of undrilled but seismically-defined structures in the north and south of Licence 61, confirms the Group's strong reserve base.

Ryder Scott did not update the reserves in Licence 67 as further work is required to establish the full potential of this Licence.   Studies are now underway to better define the three new oil pools discovered at Cheremshanskoye and two oil pools at Ledovoye.

Ryder Scott Estimated Reserves in Oil Fields (net to PetroNeft)
Oil Field Name	Proved	Proved & Probable	Proved, Probable & Possible
Licence 61	1P mmbo	2P mmbo	3P mmbo
Lineynoye	8.9	30.9	39.6
Tungolskoye	2.7	19.7	24.7
Kondrashevskoye	1.8	5.0	6.2
Arbuzovskoye	2.3	6.5	8.2
Sibkrayevskoye	3.7	53.0	67.3
North Varyakhskoye	0.8	1.9	2.4
	20.2	117.0	148.4
Licence 67
Ledovoye	1.5	14.0	17.4
Total net to PetroNeft	21.7	131.0	165.8

Key Financial Metrics
					2012				2011
					US$				US$
	Revenue				34,581,257				29,031,693
	Cost of sales				(30,134,453)				(25,598,616)
	Gross profit				4,446,804				3,433,077
	Gross margin				13%				12%
	Administrative expenses
	Overheads				(6,313,028)				(5,848,021)
	Share-based payment expense				(977,030)				(1,108,446)
	Other foreign exchange (gain)/loss				(90,533)				159,244
					(7,380,591)				(6,797,223)
	Foreign exchange gain/(loss) on intra-Group loans				4,538,236				(5,114,345)
	Impairment of oil and gas properties				-				(5,000,000)
	Finance costs				(4,216,548)				(2,501,070)
	Loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the Parent				(4,566,143)				(17,913,356)
	Capital expenditure in the year				14,270,220				52,136,170
	Net proceeds of equity share issues				16,256,115				-
	Bank and cash balance at year end (including restricted cash)				7,939,422				6,030,005
	Total debt at year end (undiscounted)				36,500,000				35,000,000

Net Loss                               

The net loss for the year decreased to US$4,566,143 from US$17,913,356 in 2011. The decrease in the net loss can be attributed to an improvement in gross margin as a result of increased production and oil price, an impairment of oil and gas properties of US$5,000,000 in 2011 and a foreign exchange gain of US$4,538,236 (2011: loss of US$5,114,345) on US Dollar denominated loans from PetroNeft to its wholly owned subsidiary, Stimul-T whose functional currency is the Russian Rouble. This gain arises due to the strengthening of the Russian Rouble against the US Dollar in the last year. Administrative expenses were largely consistent with 2011.

Revenue, Cost of Sales and Gross Margin

Revenue from oil sales was US$34,581,257 for the year (2011: US$29,031,693). Cost of sales includes depreciation of US$4,219,955 (2011: US$3,968,704). We would expect the gross margin to improve in future periods as our facilities and field operations are fully staffed and can handle additional production from the Arbuzovskoye oil field under the current cost structure. We produced 806,761 barrels of oil (2011: 748,079 barrels) in the year or an average of 2,204 bopd (2011: 2,050 bopd) and sold 812,006 barrels of oil (2011: 719,422 barrels) achieving an average oil price of US$42.86 per barrel (2011: US$40.35 per barrel). The increase in production and barrels sold is a result of more wells producing in 2012. All of our oil was sold on the domestic market in Russia.

Finance Costs

Finance costs of US$4,216,548 (2011: US$2,501,070) relate to interest on loans, arrangement fees in relation to the loan facilities, interest paid for late payment to suppliers and unwinding of discount on the decommissioning provision. The primary reason for the increase is the addition of the new loan from Arawak during the year along with a higher average outstanding balance on the Macquarie loan.

Finance Revenue

Finance revenue of US$77,233 (2011: US$59,854) primarily arises from interest earned on bank deposits.

Taxation

The current tax charge arises on interest earned from bank deposits. The deferred tax charge arises on interest earned by PetroNeft on loans to its wholly owned subsidiary Stimul-T.

Cost management

A number of initiatives during the year were undertaken to reduce and manage costs. While the average number of employees in the Group for the year was 188 this had reduced to 170 by year end. This has been achieved through a hiring embargo whereby department managers must first try to reallocate duties of a departing employee to other employees and can only replace a departing employee having demonstrated that this is not possible. Also, when the Arbuzovskoye oil field was brought into operation we reallocated existing employees from Lineynoye to operate the Arbuzovskoye oil field. With very few exceptions no pay rises have been awarded since January 2011.

Also during 2012 we renegotiated the contract with our supplier of electric submersible pumps ("ESP"). The cost of renting, maintaining and repairing ESPs is the largest operating cost in the field after wages and salaries. We agreed a contract to essentially fix the cost of rental, maintenance and repair of ESPs. This ensures that these costs are predictable based on the number of wells in operation.

Capital Investment

During 2012 the capital expenditure was lower than 2011 as the Group concentrated on bringing the Arbuzovskoye field into year round production including:

·      Stocking Arbuzovskoye for drilling up to 10 wells.

·      Construction of a ten kilometre pipeline and utility line from Lineynoye to Arbuzovskoye.

·      Drilling four new wells at Arbuzovskoye.

·      Mobilising two exploration rigs and stocking for same at Licence 61.

In early 2013 an additional two oil production wells and one water source well were drilled at the Arbuzovskoye oil field and, funding permitting, the Group intends to drill at least three further production wells at Arbuzovskoye as well as two exploration/delineation wells at Sibkrayevskoye and West Lineynoye and commence a programme of seismic acquisition at Sibkrayevskoye later in 2013.

Current and Future Funding of PetroNeft

In October 2012 a revised borrowing base was agreed with Macquarie Bank Limited whereby US$7.5 million was repaid from the proceeds of an equity issue completed in November 2012 and US$1 million was converted to shares of PetroNeft at 5 pence per share. It was also agreed to commence monthly repayments of US$650,000 on 31 March 2013. These repayments have now commenced and the Company is meeting them from its own resources.  In addition, the revised borrowing base is subject to certain financial covenants and lender approvals for the application of certain funds typical of a facility of this nature.

The Macquarie loan matures in May 2014 at which time a final payment of US$8.4 million, net of US$4 million in restricted cash held by Macquarie, will be required. The Group is evaluating a number of alternatives to refinance or repay its debt facilities and strengthen its financial position well in advance of that date.

In order to continue the development and exploration of our assets we need to strengthen the Group's financial position. In consultation with major shareholders and finance providers we have concluded that a farmout of up to 50% of Licence 61 while remaining as operator could represent the best way to achieve this goal. In that regard we have contracted Evercore Partners, a London based financial adviser and M&A specialist with proven experience in Russia and the FSU, to conduct a formal process to seek an industry partner to join in the development and exploration of the licence. We have set up an extensive electronic data room and are in detailed discussions with a number of potential partners and hope these discussions will come to fruition in the coming months. We are also in discussions with a number of Russian and international banks with a view to re-financing the existing debt facilities. While the board will evaluate both these alternatives, we remain convinced that a farmout of Licence 61 represents the best strategic option for generating shareholder value by supporting the Group's ambitious investment plans for Licence 61 and optimising the use of our existing infrastructure in the region.

These circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the Group's ability to continue as a going concern which is described in more detail in Note 2.

Corporate development

In recent years we have transitioned from an exploration company to an exploration and production company.  The management structure in Tomsk has been revised over the past couple of years with most new positions being filled by excellent candidates from within our own organisation. We are operating the new Arbuzovskoye oil field without having expanded our workforce.  The Group headcount now stands at 170 employees.

I would like to thank all of our employees for their dedication and their hard work in 2012.

Summary

With the Arbuzovskoye, Sibkrayevskoye and Tungolskoye oil fields the Group can generate significant cash in the coming years utilising the infrastructure already in place as well as through the addition of yet to be discovered reserves from our portfolio of exploration prospects. This is an attractive proposition for a new partner or financier with a long-term view and should enable PetroNeft to expand its oil reserve base both through exploration and delineation in current licence areas and through business development opportunities in Tomsk and further afield in Russia.

PetroNeft is fortunate to have a highly experienced and dedicated team whose knowledge and experience have enabled us to meet the array of challenges facing the Group in recent years. I am confident that this team will enable PetroNeft to provide shareholders with better returns in the future.

While 2012 was a challenging year operationally and in the overall market, shareholders should not lose sight of the strong Proved and Probable reserve base. Many lessons have been learned and, along with the results of new technical studies, we have further improved our knowledge and understanding of our extensive licence acreage. We are producing from less than 15% of our reserve base and the substantial investment in infrastructure made in recent years leaves us well placed to deliver significant and profitable growth once the necessary funding is available.

Annual report and AGM

The annual report will be mailed to shareholders and published on the Company's website on 28 June 2013. The annual general meeting will be held in Dublin on 11 September 2013.

Finally, I know that I speak for all the Directors, management and staff of the Group in giving sincere thanks to our shareholders, both old and new, for your continued support through the past year.

David Golder

Non-Executive Chairman

Consolidated Income Statement
For the year ended 31 December 2012
			2012		2011
	Note		US$		US$
Continuing operations
Revenue			34,581,257		29,031,693
Cost of sales			(30,134,453)		(25,598,616)
Gross profit			4,446,804		3,433,077
Administrative expenses			(7,380,591)		(6,797,223)
Impairment of oil and gas properties	5		-		(5,000,000)
Exchange gain/(loss) on intra-Group loans			4,538,236		(5,114,345)
Operating profit/(loss)			1,604,449		(13,478,491)
Profit on disposal of subsidiary undertaking			-		223,222
Loss on disposal of oil and gas properties	5		(19,231)		(391,188)
Share of joint venture's net loss	8		(223,472)		(334,363)
Finance revenue			77,233		59,854
Finance costs			(4,216,548)		(2,501,070)
Loss for the year for continuing operations before taxation			(2,777,569)		(16,422,036)
Income tax expense			(1,788,574)		(1,491,320)
Loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the Parent			(4,566,143)		(17,913,356)
Loss per share attributable to equity holders of the Parent
Basic and diluted - US Dollar cent	4		(1.03)		(4.30)

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 31 December 2012
			2012		2011
			US$		US$
Loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the Parent			(4,566,143)		(17,913,356)
Currency translation adjustments			2,406,068		(1,802,179)
Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to equity holders of the Parent			(2,160,075)		(19,715,535)

Consolidated Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2012
			2012		2011
	Note		US$		US$
Assets
Non-current Assets
Oil and gas properties	5		105,097,756		92,697,976
Property, plant and equipment	6		1,696,626		1,925,938
Exploration and evaluation assets	7		28,294,677		24,552,717
Equity-accounted investment in joint venture	8		3,819,142		3,851,880
			138,908,201		123,028,511
Current Assets
Inventories			1,711,417		1,856,813
Trade and other receivables			1,320,032		2,810,459
Cash and cash equivalents	9		3,939,422		1,030,005
Restricted cash	9		4,000,000		5,000,000
			10,970,871		10,697,277
Total Assets			149,879,072		133,725,788
Equity and Liabilities
Capital and Reserves
Called up share capital			8,561,499		5,636,142
Share premium account			136,762,387		122,431,629
Share-based payments reserve			6,266,045		4,894,985
Retained loss			(48,357,296)		(43,791,153)
Currency translation reserve			(5,224,443)		(7,630,511)
Other reserves			336,000		336,000
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Parent			98,344,192		81,877,092
Non-current Liabilities
Provisions			1,843,790		1,147,988
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings	10		14,559,722		-
Deferred tax liability			4,871,227		3,157,557
			21,274,739		4,305,545
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables			8,909,830		12,938,593
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings	10		21,350,311		34,604,558
			30,260,141		47,543,151
Total Liabilities			51,534,880		51,848,696
Total Equity and Liabilities			149,879,072		133,725,788

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 December 2012
	Share capital		Share premium		Share-based payment and other reserves		Currency translation reserve		Retained loss		Total
	US$		US$		US$		US$		US$		US$
At 1 January 2011	5,624,840		122,082,388		3,977,064		(5,828,332)		(25,877,797)		99,978,163
Loss for the year	-		-		-		-		(17,913,356)		(17,913,356)
Currency translation adjustments	-		-		-		(1,802,179)		-		(1,802,179)
Total comprehensive loss for the year	-		-		-		(1,802,179)		(17,913,356)		(19,715,535)
Share options exercised in year	11,302		349,241		-		-		-		360,543
Share-based payment expense	-		-		1,108,446		-		-		1,108,446
Share-based payment expense - Macquarie warrants	-		-		145,475		-		-		145,475
At 31 December 2011	5,636,142		122,431,629		5,230,985		(7,630,511)		(43,791,153)		81,877,092
At 1 January 2012	5,636,142		122,431,629		5,230,985		(7,630,511)		(43,791,153)		81,877,092
Loss for the year	-		-		-		-		(4,566,143)		(4,566,143)
Currency translation adjustments	-		-		-		2,406,068		-		2,406,068
Total comprehensive loss for the year	-		-		-		2,406,068		(4,566,143)		(2,160,075)
New share capital subscribed	2,762,969		14,447,506		-		-		-		17,210,475
Transaction costs on issue of share capital	-		(954,360)		-		-		-		(954,360)
Conversion of debt for new shares issued	162,388		837,612		-		-		-		1,000,000
Share-based payment expense	-		-		977,030		-		-		977,030
Share-based payment expense - Macquarie warrants	-		-		197,230		-		-		197,230
Arawak warrants (Note 10)	-		-		196,800		-		-		196,800
At 31 December 2012	8,561,499		136,762,387		6,602,045		(5,224,443)		(48,357,296)		98,344,192

		Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
		For the year ended 31 December 2012
							2012							2011
			Note				US$							US$
		Operating activities
		Loss before taxation					(2,777,569)							(16,422,036)
		Adjustments to reconcile loss before tax to net cash flows
		Non-cash
		Depreciation					4,637,596							4,293,949
		Impairment of oil and gas properties					-							5,000,000
		Loss on disposal of oil and gas properties					19,231							391,188
		Profit on disposal of subsidiary undertaking					-							(223,222)
		Share of loss in joint venture					223,472							334,363
		Share-based payment expense					977,030							1,108,446
		Finance revenue					(77,233)							(59,854)
		Finance costs					4,216,548							2,501,070
		Working capital adjustments
		Decrease in trade and other receivables					1,603,422							3,372,948
		Decrease/(increase) in inventories					383,541							(646,118)
		(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables					(1,837,731)							6,285,719
		Income tax paid					(186,675)							(68,029)
		Net cash flows received from operating activities					7,181,632							5,868,424
		Investing activities
		Purchase of oil and gas properties					(18,479,654)							(32,967,288)
		Advance payments to contractors					(119,159)							(199,568)
		Purchase of property, plant and equipment					(15,529)							(570,396)
		Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment					3,549							-
		Exploration and evaluation payments					(1,787,260)							(6,629,469)
		Investment in joint venture undertaking					-							(3,850,000)
		Decrease/(increase) in restricted cash					1,000,000							(2,500,000)
		Interest received					52,714							55,861
		Net cash used in investing activities					(19,345,339)							(46,660,860)
	Financing activities
	Proceeds from issue of share capital							17,210,475					-
	Transaction costs of issue of shares							(954,360)					-
	Proceeds from exercise of options							-					360,543
	Proceeds from loan facilities							15,000,000					37,000,000
	Transaction costs on loans and borrowings							(350,811)					(472,696)
	Repayment of loan facilities							(12,500,000)					(16,212,000)
	Interest paid							(3,340,504)					(1,729,447)
	Net cash received from financing activities							15,064,800					18,946,400
	Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents							2,901,093					(21,846,036)
	Translation adjustment							8,324					94,160
	Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year							1,030,005					22,781,881
	Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year			9				3,939,422					1,030,005

Notes to the Final Results

For the year ended 31 December 2012

1.         Basis of Accounting and Presentation of Financial Information

While the financial information included in this announcement has been prepared in accordance with the Group's accounting policies under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union, this announcement does not itself contain sufficient information to comply with IFRS. The Company is distributing the full financial statements that comply with IFRS on 28 June 2013.

The financial information set out above does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2012 or 2011, but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 2011 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2012 will be delivered following the Company's annual general meeting. The auditors have reported on those accounts. Both reports were unmodified, but the 2012 report did draw attention to going concern issues as described in note 2 below by way of emphasis of matter.

Adoption of new IFRS's

The Group has adopted the following new and amended IFRS and IFRIC interpretations in respect of the 2012 financial year-end:

	Effective date
IAS 12 Income Taxes (Amendment)	1 January 2012
IFRS 7  Financial Instruments - Disclosures (Amendment)	1 July 2011

There were no significant changes necessary arising from the above amendments to the Group during the year.

2.          Going concern

In October 2012 a revised borrowing base was agreed with Macquarie Bank Limited ("Macquarie") whereby US$7.5 million was repaid from the proceeds of an equity issue completed in November 2012 and US$1 million was converted into shares of PetroNeft at 5 pence per share. It was also agreed to commence monthly repayments of US$650,000 on 31 March 2013. The revised borrowing base is subject to certain financial covenants and lender approvals for the application of funds typical of a facility of this nature and are subject to periodic review. The Company has received waivers from Macquarie in respect of breaches at year-end and for any subsequent breaches to the latest review date. The Macquarie loan matures in May 2014 at which time a final payment of US$8.4 million (in addition to the US$4 million restricted cash held by Macquarie) will be required.

In May 2012 PetroNeft entered into a new loan facility for US$15 million with our partner Arawak Energy Russia B.V. ("Arawak"). This loan carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 6%. 4,000,000 warrants were granted to Arawak as part of this loan facility. The Arawak loan facility is a three year loan repayable in one lump sum in May 2015. Refer to note 22 for further details.

The Group has analysed its cash flow requirements through to 31 December 2014 in detail. The monthly repayments from operating cash flows of US$650,000 to Macquarie commenced in March 2013, however, based on our current cash flow forecasts the Group will need to obtain additional funding in order to repay in full the final amount of US$8.4 million due in May 2014. The cash flow includes estimates for a number of key variables including timing of cash flows of development expenditure, oil price, production rates, and management of working capital. The Directors believe that the Group's cash flow forecasts represent the Group's best estimate of the results over the forecast period as at the date of approval of the financial statements. As part of the Directors' overall consideration of the appropriateness of going concern, the cash flow is stress tested to assess the potential adverse effect arising from reasonable changes in circumstance. It is recognised that the cash flow impact of these changes could result in further funding being required.   In addition, under the revised borrowing base the Group has to remain in compliance with certain financial covenants and lender approvals.

2.          Going concern (continued)

The Company has entered into discussions with a number of parties and is currently pursuing two independent funding strategies. In consultation with major shareholders and finance providers we have concluded that a farmout of up to 50% of Licence 61, while remaining as operator, represents the best way to provide the necessary finance to strengthen the Group's financial position and allow it to realise the full potential of its substantial asset base. In that regard we have contracted Evercore Partners to run a formal process to seek an industry partner to join in the development and exploration of the licence. We have set up an extensive electronic data room and are in discussions with a number of potential partners. Secondly, we are also in discussions with certain Russian and international banks with a view to re-financing the existing debt facilities, however, the farmout option remains the preference of the Board of Directors. The aim of these discussions is to deliver a long term solution to the Group's finances to enable it to fully exploit its portfolio of reserves and prospects.

While, as at the date of approval of these financial statements, no commitment has been received in respect of either a farmout or re-financing, and there can be no certainty that additional funding will ultimately be received, the Directors remain confident about the outcome of these discussions and the resilience of the Group despite the pressures outlined above.
       
These circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the Group and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Nevertheless, after making enquiries, and considering the uncertainties described above, the Directors are confident that the Group and the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.

Accordingly, these financial statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying amount or classification of assets and liabilities that would result if the Group or Company was unable to continue as a going concern.

3.         Segment information

At present the Group has one reportable operating segment, which is oil exploration and production. As a result, there are no further disclosures required in respect of the Group's reporting segment.

The risk and returns of the Group's operations are primarily determined by the nature of the activities that the Group engages in, rather than the geographical location of these operations.  This is reflected by the Group's organisational structure and the Group's internal financial reporting systems.

Management monitors and evaluates the operating results for the purpose of making decisions consistently with how it determines operating profit or loss in the consolidated financial statements.

Geographical segments

All of the Group's sales are in Russia. Substantially all of the Group's capital expenditures are in Russia.

	Non-current assets
	Assets are allocated based on where the assets are located:
				2012			2011
				US$			US$
	Russia			138,899,550			123,019,068
	Ireland			8,651			9,443
				138,908,201			123,028,511

4.          Loss per Ordinary Share

Basic loss per Ordinary Share amounts are calculated by dividing net loss for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Parent by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding during the year.

Basic and diluted earnings per Ordinary Share are the same as the potential Ordinary Shares are anti-dilutive.

			2012		2011
Numerator			US$		US$
Loss attributable to equity shareholders of the Parent for basic and diluted loss			(4,566,143)		(17,913,356)
			(4,566,143)		(17,913,356)
Denominator
Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares for basic and diluted earnings per Ordinary Share			444,974,000		416,224,994
Diluted weighted average number of shares			444,974,000		416,224,994
Loss per share:
Basic and diluted - US dollar cent			(1.03)		(4.30)

The Company has instruments in issue that could potentially dilute basic earnings per Ordinary Share in the future, but are not included in the calculation for the reasons outlined below:

·      Employee Share Options - These potential Ordinary Shares are anti-dilutive for the years ended 31 December 2012 and 2011.

·      Warrants - At 31 December 2012, 14,100,000 (2011: 6,700,000) Ordinary Shares are subject to warrants being exercised. These potential Ordinary Shares are anti-dilutive for the years ended 31 December 2012 and 2011.

5.	Oil and gas properties
		Wells		Equipment and facilities		Pipeline		Total
		US$		US$		US$		US$
	Cost
	At 1 January 2011	35,213,042		13,553,500		14,174,036		62,940,578
	Transfer from exploration and evaluation assets	2,803,399		111,368		-		2,914,767
	Additions	30,033,170		13,846,905		51,406		43,931,481
	Disposals	(19,843)		(127,661)		(249,045)		(396,549)
	Translation adjustment	(4,418,308)		(1,826,123)		(660,975)		(6,905,406)
	At 1 January 2012	63,611,460		25,557,989		13,315,422		102,484,871
	Additions	8,281,792		1,227,254		2,333,384		11,842,430
	Disposals	(19,231)		-		-		(19,231)
	Translation adjustment	3,485,238		1,383,657		754,214		5,623,109
	At 31 December 2012	75,359,259		28,168,900		16,403,020		119,931,179
	Depreciation
	At 1 January 2011	550,067		216,050		30,660		796,777
	Charge for the year	3,476,558		816,099		96,576		4,389,233
	Impairment	5,000,000		-		-		5,000,000
	Depreciation on disposals	(500)		(4,126)		(735)		(5,361)
	Translation adjustment	(314,243)		(69,603)		(9,908)		(393,754)
	At 1 January 2012	8,711,882		958,420		116,593		9,786,895
	Charge for the year	3,706,710		893,632		108,953		4,709,295
	Translation adjustment	261,360		61,149		14,724		337,233
	At 31 December 2012	12,679,952		1,913,201		240,270		14,833,423
	Net book values
	At 31 December 2012	62,679,307		26,255,699		16,162,750		105,097,756
	At 31 December 2011	54,899,578		24,599,569		13,198,829		92,697,976

              The net book value at 31 December 2012 includes US$8,369,828 (2011: US$24,395,926) in respect of assets under construction, which are not yet being depreciated.

              Expenditure of US$11,842,430 was incurred mainly in connection with the Arbuzovskoye oil field, primarily relating to production wells and oilfield infrastructure.

              In November 2011 the Board sanctioned the development of the Arbuzovskoye oilfield. Exploration and evaluation costs of US$2,914,767 in relation to the Arbuzovskoye oilfield were transferred to oil and gas properties.

              Loss on disposal of oil and gas properties

              During 2011, the Group disposed of pipeline and facilities relating to the decommissioning of the Lineynoye No. 1 well and the conversion of the Lineynoye No. 6 well to a water injection well resulting in a loss on disposal of US$391,188.

5.

Oil and gas properties (continued)

              Impairment loss

              No impairment was recognised in 2012. In 2011, an impairment of US$5 million was recognised in respect of the Lineynoye oil field. The trigger for the 2011 impairment test was primarily the effect of lower than expected production from Pads 2 and 3 at the Lineynoye oil field during the year. An impairment test in 2012 was triggered by a reduction in reserves at the Arbuzovskoye oil field as a result of thinner than expected net pays in some new wells drilled there in the year and a narrowing of the southern end of the structure based on a new seismic interpretation carried out. In addition, the reduction in the market capitalisation of the Company below the carrying value of the net assets of the Group was also an indicator of potential impairment of the carrying value of oil and gas properties and exploration and evaluation expenditure as a whole.

              In assessing whether impairment is required, the carrying value of an asset or cash-generating unit ("CGU") is compared with its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of the asset's/CGU's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Given the nature of the Group's activities, information on the fair value of an asset is usually difficult to obtain unless negotiations with potential purchasers are taking place. Consequently, the recoverable amount used in assessing the impairment charges described below is value in use. The Group generally estimates value in use using a discounted cash flow model.

              Key assumptions used in value-in-use calculations for the Lineynoye and Arbuzovskoye oil fields

The calculations of value-in-use for the Lineynoye and Arbuzovskoye oil field CGU are most sensitive to the following assumptions:

·      Production volumes.

·      Discount rates.

·      Crude oil prices.

Estimated production volumes are based on detailed data for the fields and take into account development plans for the fields agreed by management as part of the long-term planning process and estimated by Ryder Scott Petroleum Consultants in their report on the Group's reserves. It is estimated that, if all production were to be reduced by 15% for the whole of the next 20 years, this would not be sufficient to reduce the excess of recoverable amount over the carrying amounts of the CGU to zero. Consequently, management believes no reasonably possible change in the production assumption would cause the carrying amount of the CGU to exceed the recoverable amount.

The Group generally estimates value in use for the oil exploration and production CGU and total oil and gas properties using a discounted cash flow model. The future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate of 17% that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. This discount rate is derived from the Group's post-tax weighted average cost of capital ("WACC"), with appropriate adjustments made to reflect the risks specific to the asset/CGU and to determine the pre-tax rate. The WACC takes into account both debt and equity. The cost of equity is derived from the expected return on investment by the Group's investors. The cost of debt is based on its interest bearing borrowings the Group is obliged to service. Segment specific risk is incorporated by applying individual beta factors. The beta factors are evaluated annually based on publicly available market data. Management also believes that currently there is no reasonably possible change in discount rate which would cause the carrying amount of the oil and gas properties to exceed their recoverable amount.

The long-term forecast Urals blend oil price used of US$95 per barrel is based on management's estimates and available market data. It is estimated that if the long-term price of Urals blend crude oil fell by 15% for the whole of the next 20 years, this would not be sufficient to reduce the excess of recoverable amount over the carrying amounts of the oil and gas properties to zero. Consequently, management believes no reasonably possible change in the oil price assumption would cause the carrying amount of oil and gas properties to exceed their recoverable amount.

6.	Property, Plant and Equipment
		Buildings & leasehold		Plant and		Motor
		improvements		machinery		vehicles		Total
		US$		US$		US$		US$
	Cost
	At 1 January 2011	1,099,715		1,119,864		123,597		2,343,176
	Additions	-		745,073		-		745,073
	Translation adjustment	(52,992)		(116,255)		(5,927)		(175,174)
	At 1 January 2012	1,046,723		1,748,682		117,670		2,913,075
	Additions	-		15,529		-		15,529
	Disposals	-		(3,549)		-		(3,549)
	Translation adjustment	55,961		94,062		6,325		156,348
	At 31 December 2012	1,102,684		1,854,724		123,995		3,081,403
	Depreciation
	At 1 January 2011	89,472		547,893		31,595		668,960
	Charge for the year	66,787		288,205		27,149		382,141
	Translation adjustment	(10,008)		(50,117)		(3,839)		(63,964)
	At 1 January 2012	146,251		785,981		54,905		987,137
	Charge for the year	63,217		250,421		25,698		339,336
	Translation adjustment	8,996		45,896		3,412		58,304
	At 31 December 2012	218,464		1,082,298		84,015		1,384,777
	Net book values
	At 31 December 2012	884,220		772,426		39,980		1,696,626
	At 31 December 2011	900,472		962,701		62,765		1,925,938

7.	Exploration and evaluation assets
						Exploration & Evaluation Expenditure
						US$
	Cost
	At 1 January 2011					21,391,491
	Additions					7,459,616
	Reclassification to oil and gas properties					(2,914,767)
	Translation adjustment					(1,383,623)
	At 1 January 2012					24,552,717
	Additions					2,412,261
	Translation adjustment					1,329,699
	At 31 December 2012					28,294,677
	Net book values
	At 31 December 2012					28,294,677
	At 31 December 2011					24,552,717

Exploration and evaluation expenditure represents active exploration projects. These amounts will be written-off to the Consolidated Income Statement as exploration costs unless commercial reserves are established, or the determination process is not completed and there are no indications of impairment. The outcome of ongoing exploration, and therefore whether the carrying value of these assets will ultimately be recovered, is inherently uncertain.

              In accordance with IFRS 6, once commercial viability is demonstrated the capitalised exploration and evaluation costs are transferred to oil and gas properties or intangibles, as appropriate after being assessed for impairment.

Additions in 2012 relate mainly to completion of exploration wells in the Sibkrayevskaya and North Varyakhskaya prospects and the Kondrashevskoye oilfield.

8.

Equity-accounted investment in Joint Venture

PetroNeft Resources plc has a 50% interest in Russian BD Holdings B.V., a jointly controlled entity which holds 100% of LLC Lineynoye, an entity involved in oil and gas exploration and the registered holder of Licence 67. The interest in this joint venture is accounted for using the equity accounting method. Russian BD Holdings B.V. is incorporated in the Netherlands and carries out its activities in Russia.

			Share of net assets
			US$
At 1 January 2011			-
Subsidiary undertaking becoming joint venture			445,748
Investment			3,850,000
Retained loss			(334,363)
Translation adjustment			(109,505)
At 1 January 2012			3,851,880
Retained loss			(223,472)
Translation adjustment			190,734
At 31 December 2012			3,819,142

Summarised financial statement information prepared in accordance with IFRS of the equity-accounted joint venture entity is disclosed below:

Summarised Financial statements of equity-accounted Joint Venture (50% share)
			2012	2011
			US$	US$
Sales and other operating revenues			-	-
Operating expenses			(196,468)	(176,278)
Exchange loss			8,890	(149,640)
Finance revenue			1,719	1,408
Finance costs			(30,437)	(9,496)
Loss before taxation			(216,296)	(334,006)
Taxation			(7,176)	(357)
Loss for the period			(223,472)	(334,363)
			2012	2011
			US$	US$
Current assets			61,672	532,830
Non-current assets			4,647,923	3,906,526
Total assets			4,709,595	4,439,356
Current liabilities			(29,413)	(6,136)
Non-current liabilities			(861,040)	(581,340)
Total liabilities			(890,453)	(587,476)

9.	Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
				2012		2011
				US$		US$
	Cash at bank and in hand			3,939,422		1,030,005
	Restricted cash			4,000,000		5,000,000
				7,939,422		6,030,005

              At 31 December 2012 restricted cash amounting to US$4 million is being held in a Macquarie Debt Service Reserve Account ("DSRA"). This account is part of the security package held by Macquarie and may be offset against the loan in the event of a default on the loan or by agreement between the parties.

              Bank deposits earn interest at floating rates based on daily deposit rates. Short-term deposits are made for varying periods of between one day and one month depending on the immediate cash requirements of the Group, and earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates.

10.	Loans and borrowings
			Effective interest rate		Maturity				2012			2011
			%						US$			US$
	Interest-bearing
	Current liabilities
	Macquarie Bank - US$75,000,000 loan facility		9.79%		31 May 2014				21,350,311			29,628,011
	Arawak - US$5,000,000 loan		9.11%		31 May 2012				-			4,976,547
	Total current liabilities								21,350,311			34,604,558
	Non-current liabilities
	Arawak - US$15,000,000 loan		7.16%		30 May 2015				14,559,722			-
	Total non-current liabilities								14,559,722			-
	Total loans and borrowings								35,910,033			34,604,558
	Contractual undiscounted liability								36,500,000			35,000,000

Macquarie loan facility

On 28 May 2010 the Group agreed a loan facility agreement for up to US$30 million with Macquarie to re-finance an existing facility of US$5 million. In April 2011, PetroNeft signed a revised borrowing base loan facility agreement with Macquarie for up to US$75 million. The initial borrowing base was set at US$30 million.

Total transaction costs incurred in 2011 amounted to US$0.6 million and are applied against the proceeds. The effective interest rate will be applied to the liability to accrete the transaction costs over the period of the loan. During 2012, pursuant to a borrowing base review, the Group repaid an amount of US$7.5 million on its outstanding loan balance and in addition an amount of US$1 million was converted into equity by way of issuing new shares. It was also agreed that monthly repayments of US$650,000 will commence on 31 March 2013.

In August 2012, the Group re-negotiated certain conditions in the US$75 million loan facility with Macquarie, mainly around covenants and its repayment schedule. The actual loan facility is still available subject to certain conditions and the coupon payable on the loan outstanding is unchanged. As part of the re-negotiations, Macquarie were awarded 3,400,000 new warrants, and all warrants granted in prior years (6,700,000 warrants) were re-priced.  On the basis that Macquarie committed significant technical, engineering and legal resources to negotiating and agreeing the loan facility and subsequent draw downs, all warrants granted to Macquarie in prior years were in lieu of arrangement fees. The costs of the warrants fall within the scope of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment. This share-based payment expense constitutes a transaction cost under IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and is included in the initial carrying amount of the loan facility and amortised over the duration of the loan. The new 3,400,000 warrants granted to Macquarie in 2012 were granted as a facilitation fee and have been accounted as a transaction fee in accordance with IFRS 2. The charge associated with these new warrants of US$0.1 million has been applied against the loan.

10.          Loans and borrowings (continued)

The original costs of the re-priced warrants were largely expensed at the time of re-pricing. The incremental costs of US$0.1 million between the fair value of original award re-calculated at the re-pricing date and the fair value of the re-priced warrants were applied against the loan.

Certain oil and gas properties (wells, central processing facility, pipeline) together with shares in WorldAce Investments Ltd, shares in Stimul-T, certain bank accounts and inventories are pledged as a security for the Macquarie loan facility agreement.

During the year the Group was in breach of certain financial and non-financial covenants and conditions subject to the loan agreement, relating primarily to receipt of certain amount of cash by sale of oil and certain financial ratios.  These conditions were waived by Macquarie such that the Group was not in breach as at the year-end.  However as the waiver did not extend to more than 12 months after the year-end, all of the Macquarie debt is classified as repayable within one year. Because of these breaches, the Group is currently not in a position to draw down any further amount under its loan facility agreement.

Arawak Energy Russia B.V. loan facility

The US$5 million loan from Arawak Energy Russia B.V. was a general purpose short-term bridge loan in advance of a larger three year-term loan which was completed in May 2012. It was repayable on 31 May 2012 out of the proceeds of the three-year loan. Total transaction costs, incurred in 2011 amounted to US$33,535 and are applied against the proceeds. The initial short-term bridge loan was unsecured

On 30 May 2012, the Group signed a new three-year loan agreement with Arawak for US$15 million. The loan carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 6%. In addition, 4,000,000 warrants were granted to Arawak as part of the loan agreement. Total transaction costs incurred in 2012 amounted to US$0.35 million and are applied against the proceeds. The effective interest rate will be applied to the liability to accrete the transaction costs over the period of the loan. Interest is payable monthly and the principal is repayable in one instalment on 30 May 2015. The loan is secured on PetroNeft's 50% interest in Russian BD Holdings B.V.

The loan arrangement constitutes a compound financial instrument under IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation comprising loans and borrowing and an equity component (warrants). These warrants granted to Arawak should be accounted for separately. Using the split accounting method, a value of US$0.2 million was allocated to the equity component which has been credited to reserves.

11.        Related party disclosures

Transactions between PetroNeft Resources plc and its subsidiaries, Stimul-T, Granite, Pervomayka, Dolomite, World Ace Investments have been eliminated on consolidation. Details of transactions between the Group and other related parties are disclosed below.

Vakha Sobraliev, a Director of PetroNeft, is the principal of LLC Tomskburneftegaz ("TBNG") which has drilled production and exploration wells for the Group. Various contracts for drilling have been awarded to TBNG in recent years. All drilling contracts with TBNG are "turnkey" contracts whereby TBNG assumes substantially all liabilities in relation to the health and safety, environmental and other risks associated with drilling operation. As part of this relationship PetroNeft Group companies also occasionally sell sundry goods and services to TBNG. Other companies related to TBNG also provide some services to the Group such as transportation, power management and repairs.

The following is a summary of the transactions:

	2012		2011
	TBNG	Other companies	TBNG	Other companies
	US$	US$	US$	US$
Year ended 31 December
Maximum value of new contracts awarded during the year	441,264	-	18,500,000	-
Paid during the year for drilling and related services	9,834,779	-	20,156,252	-
Paid during the year for other services	-	491,339	-	1,292,074
Amount due to TBNG and related companies at 31 December	1,922,796	24,743	4,363,262	185,412
Received during the year for sundry goods and services	15,501	-	73,883	-
Amount due from TBNG and related companies at 31 December	66,228	3,534	44,805	2,592

The Group has an indirect 50% interest in Lineynoye which in turn is 100% owned by the jointly controlled entity Russian BD Holdings B.V. Lineynoye also entered into some transactions with TBNG and related companies as follows:

	2012		2011
	TBNG	Other companies	TBNG	Other companies
	US$	US$	US$	US$
Year ended 31 December
Maximum value of new contracts awarded during the year	-	-	5,200,000	-
Paid during the year for drilling and related services	1,375,582	-	3,461,009	-
Amount due to TBNG and related companies at 31 December	-	-	549,178	-

11.              Related party disclosures (continued)

The Group provided various goods and services to the jointly controlled entity Russian BD Holdings B.V. and its wholly-owned subsidiary LLC Lineynoye during 2012 amounting to US$332,424 (2011: US$2,165,377). An amount of US$657,492 (2011: US$520,921) is outstanding from these entities at 31 December 2012 while an amount of US$18,241 (2011: US$Nil) is payable.

The following transactions occurred between Lineynoye, Russian BD Holdings B.V. and the Company:

						Lineynoye			Russian BD Holdings B.V.
						US$			US$
	At 1 January 2011					2,145,688			-
	Advanced during year					3,350,000			-
	Transactions during year					-			521,639
	Interest accrued in year					112,035			-
	Repaid during year					(5,288,118)			(463,313)
	Translation adjustment					(88,955)			-
	At 1 January 2012					230,650			58,326
	Advanced during year					-			631,500
	Transactions during year					-			118,025
	Interest accrued in year					-			17,930
	Repaid during year					(235,734)			(174,350)
	Translation adjustment					5,084			-
At 31 December 2012							-			651,431

Remuneration of key management

Key management comprise the Directors of the Company, the Vice President of Business Development and Operations, the General Director and the Executive Director of the Russian subsidiary Stimul-T, along with both the Chief Geologist and Chief Engineer of Stimul-T. Their remuneration during the year was as follows:

Remuneration of key management
			2012		2011
			US$		US$
Compensation of key management			1,559,195		1,730,623
Contributions to defined contribution pension plan			39,382		40,677
Share-based payment expense			484,718		512,727
			2,083,295		2,284,027

11.        Related party disclosures (continued)

Transactions with subsidiaries

The Company had the following transactions with its subsidiaries during the years ended 31 December 2012 and 2011:

		Stimul-T		Granite Construction		WorldAce Investments
		US$		US$		US$
Loans
At 1 January 2011		63,242,415		818,776		8,606,499
Advanced during year		25,450,000		500,000		7,304,909
Technical and management services provided		206,242		-		-
Interest accrued in year		5,907,541		129,207		-
Translation adjustment		(1,250,000)		-		-
Repaid during year		(882,905)		-		(8,992)
At 1 January 2012		92,673,293		1,447,983		15,902,416
Advanced during year		2,200,000		-		9,220,360
Technical and management services provided		200,744		-		-
Interest accrued in year		6,943,637		133,184		-
Translation adjustment		996,533		-		10,362
Repaid during year		(1,090,000)		-		-
At 31 December 2012		101,924,207		1,581,167		25,133,138
Capital contributions
Share-based payment 2011		654,031		35,418		-
Cash contributions 2011		-		130,000		-
Share-based payment 2012		571,864		24,832		-
Cash contributions 2012		-		-		-

12.        Approval of financial statements

              The financial statements were approved, and authorised for issue, by the Board of Directors on 21 June 2013.

GLOSSARY

1P                                                 Proved reserves according to SPE standards.

2P                                                 Proved and probable reserves according to SPE standards.

3P                                                 Proved, probable and possible reserves according to SPE standards.

AGM                                             Annual General Meeting.

AIM                                              Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.

AMI                                              Area of Mutual Interest.

Arawak                                        Arawak Energy Russia B.V.

bbl                                                Barrel.

bfpd                                             Barrels of fluid per day.              

boe                                               Barrel of oil equivalent.

bopd                                            Barrels of oil per day.

Company                                     PetroNeft Resources plc.

CPF                                               Central Processing Facility.

CSR                                               Corporate and Social Responsibility.

Custody Transfer Point            Facility/location at which custody of oil transfers to another operator.

ESM                                              Enterprise Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange.

ESPO pipeline                            East Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline which is expected to be completed in 2012.

Exploration resources             An undrilled prospect in an area of known hydrocarbons with unequivocal four-way dip closure at the reservoir horizon.

Hydraulic fracturing,               The process of cracking open the rock formation around a well bore to

fracture stimulation                 increase productivity.

Group                                          Company and its subsidiary undertakings.

HSE                                               Health, Safety and Environment.

IAS                                                International Accounting Standard.

IFRIC                                            IFRS Interpretations Committee.

IFRS                                              International Financial Reporting Standard.

km                                                Kilometres.

km²/ sq km                                                   Square kilometres.

KPI                                                Key Performance Indicator.

Licence 61                                   The Group's Exploration and Production Licence in the Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It contains seven known oil fields, Lineynoye, Tungolskoye, West Lineynoye, Arbuzovskoye, Kondrashevskoye, Sibkrayevskoye and North Varyakhskoye and 27 Prospects and Leads that are currently being explored.

Licence 67                                   The Group's Exploration and Production Licence in the Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It contains two oil fields, Ledovoye and Cheremshanskoye and several potential prospects.

Lineynoye                                    Limited Liability Company Lineynoye, a wholly owned subsidiary of Russian BD Holdings B.V., registered in the Russian Federation.

Macquarie                                  Macquarie Bank Limited.

m                                                  Metres.

GLOSSARY (continued)

mmbbls                                       Million barrels.

mmbo                                          Million barrels of oil.

Oil pay                                        A formation containing producible hydrocarbons.

P1                                                 Proved reserves according to SPE standards.

P2                                                 Probable reserves according to SPE standards.

P3                                                 Possible reserves according to SPE standards.

Pervomayka                               Limited Liability Company Pervomayka, a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroNeft, registered in the Russian Federation.

PetroNeft                                     PetroNeft Resources plc.

Russian BD Holdings B.V.        Russian BD Holdings B.V., a company owned 50% by PetroNeft and registered in the Netherlands.

SPE                                               Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Spud                                             To commence drilling a well.

Stimul-T                                       Limited Liability Company Stimul-T, a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroNeft, based in the Russian Federation.

TSR                                               Total Shareholder Return.

VAT                                               Value Added Tax.

WAEP                                           Weighted Average Exercise Price.

 

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