Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information

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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information

12.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s operations are based in Gabon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and the United States. The chief operating decision maker, the CEO and management review and evaluates the operation of each geographic segment separately. The operations of all segments include exploration for and production of hydrocarbons where commercial reserves have been found and developed. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as in Note 2.  Revenues are based on the location of hydrocarbon production. The Company evaluates each segment based on income (loss) from operations. Segment activity for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows: (in thousands)

 

2014

 

Gabon

 

 

Angola

 

 

Equatorial

Guinea

 

 

USA

 

 

Corporate

and Other

 

 

Total

 

Revenues

 

$

126,322

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,369

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

127,691

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

19,079

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

901

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

20,086

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

(42,105

)

 

 

(3,798

)

 

 

(1,525

)

 

 

(119

)

 

 

(6,859

)

 

 

(54,406

)

Interest income

 

 

42

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

75

 

Income taxes

 

 

22,486

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,486

 

Bad debt and other expenses

 

 

2,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,400

 

Impairment of proved properties

 

 

98,341

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

98,341

 

Additions to properties and equipment

 

 

83,170

 

 

 

3,117

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

816

 

 

 

87,111

 

Long lived assets

 

 

76,247

 

 

 

14,645

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

6,359

 

 

 

873

 

 

 

108,124

 

Total assets

 

 

192,957

 

 

 

22,305

 

 

 

10,197

 

 

 

6,611

 

 

 

16,779

 

 

 

248,849

 

 

2013

 

Gabon

 

 

Angola

 

 

Equatorial

Guinea

 

 

USA

 

 

Corporate

and Other

 

 

Total

 

Revenues

 

$

167,386

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,891

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

169,277

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

15,310

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,528

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

16,929

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

98,795

 

 

 

(3,018

)

 

 

(768

)

 

 

(11,869

)

 

 

(5,915

)

 

 

77,225

 

Interest income

 

 

40

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

73

 

Income taxes

 

 

34,115

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

34,115

 

Bad debt and other expenses

 

 

1,764

 

 

 

1,562

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,326

 

Additions to properties and equipment

 

 

53,015

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

53,691

 

Long lived assets

 

 

109,597

 

 

 

11,540

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

7,235

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

138,524

 

Total assets

 

 

256,033

 

 

 

12,204

 

 

 

10,059

 

 

 

9,660

 

 

 

20,211

 

 

 

308,167

 

 

2012

 

Gabon

 

 

Angola

 

 

Equatorial

Guinea

 

 

USA

 

 

Corporate

and Other

 

 

Total

 

Revenues

 

$

192,489

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,798

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

195,287

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

15,954

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,872

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

19,913

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

147,985

 

 

 

(3,293

)

 

 

(754

)

 

 

(48,940

)

 

 

(8,405

)

 

 

86,593

 

Interest income

 

 

60

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

145

 

Income taxes

 

 

81,813

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

81,813

 

Bad debt and expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,621

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,621

 

Impairment of proved properties

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,620

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,620

 

Additions to properties and equipment

 

 

22,731

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

13,558

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

46,366

 

Long lived assets

 

 

71,225

 

 

 

10,938

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

14,279

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

106,608

 

Total assets

 

 

190,652

 

 

 

11,405

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

17,314

 

 

 

38,585

 

 

 

267,956

 

 

Information about our most significant customers

In Gabon, starting in the second quarter of 2014, the Company switched to an agency model to sell its crude oil. The Company contracted with a third party in order to sell, based on a fixed barrel fee, on the spot market. Prior to the second quarter in 2014, the Company sold oil under contracts with Mercuria Trading NV (“Mercuria”) beginning with the calendar year 2011.  For the first quarter of 2015, the Company will also sell its oil under the agency model on the spot market.