Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information

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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information 5. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s operations are based in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Each of the two reportable operating segments is organized and managed based upon geographic location. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the chief operating decision maker, and management review and evaluate the operation of each geographic segment separately primarily based on Operating income (loss). The operations of all segments include exploration for and production of hydrocarbons where commercial reserves have been found and developed. Revenues are based on the location of hydrocarbon production. Corporate and other is primarily corporate and operations support costs that are not allocated to the reportable operating segments.

Segment activity of continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and long-lived assets and segment assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2020

(in thousands)

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Corporate and Other

Total

Revenues-crude oil and natural gas sales

$

67,176

$

$

$

67,176

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

9,028

354

9,382

Impairment of proved crude oil and natural gas properties

30,625

30,625

Bad debt (recovery) expense and other

1,165

1,165

Other operating expense, net

(1,669)

(1,669)

Operating loss

(17,261)

(431)

(9,571)

(27,263)

Derivative instruments gain, net

6,577

6,577

Interest income, net

155

155

Other, net

194

3

(68)

129

Income tax expense

16,204

1

11,476

27,681

Additions to crude oil and natural gas properties and equipment – accrual

10,503

(9)

10,494

Year Ended December 31, 2019

(in thousands)

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Corporate and Other

Total

Revenues-crude oil and natural gas sales

$

84,521

$

$

$

84,521

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

6,825

258

7,083

Gain on revision of asset retirement obligations

(379)

(379)

Bad debt (recovery) expense and other

(341)

(341)

Other operating expense, net

(4,456)

35

(4,421)

Operating income (loss)

35,049

(438)

(13,418)

21,193

Derivative instruments loss, net

(446)

(446)

Interest income, net

5

728

733

Other, net

(230)

(3)

(205)

(438)

Income tax expense

20,311

12

3,567

23,890

Additions to crude oil and natural gas properties and equipment – accrual

22,116

57

22,173

Year Ended December 31, 2018

(in thousands)

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Corporate and Other

Total

Revenues-crude oil and natural gas sales

$

104,938

$

$

5

$

104,943

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

5,176

420

5,596

Gain on revision of asset retirement obligations

(3,325)

(3,325)

Bad debt (recovery) expense and other

(77)

(77)

Other operating expense, net

365

365

Operating income (loss)

61,930

(470)

(10,173)

51,287

Derivative instruments gain, net

4,264

4,264

Interest income (expense), net

(396)

251

(145)

Other, net

92

(4)

(20)

68

Income tax benefit

(26,670)

(16,584)

(43,254)

Additions to crude oil and natural gas properties and equipment – accrual

38,430

187

17

38,634

(in thousands)

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Corporate and Other

Total

Long-lived assets from continuing operations:

As of December 31, 2020

$

26,832

$

10,000

$

204

$

37,036

As of December 31, 2019

$

57,930

$

10,000

$

328

$

68,258

(in thousands)

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Corporate and Other

Total

Total assets from continuing operations:

As of December 31, 2020

$

101,399

$

10,267

$

29,566

$

141,232

As of December 31, 2019

$

151,686

$

10,087

$

49,764

$

211,537

Information about the Company’s most significant customers

The Company sells crude oil production from Gabon under term contracts with pricing based upon an average of Dated Brent in the month of lifting, adjusted for location and market factors. From August 2015 through January 2019, the Company sold its crude oil to Glencore Energy UK Ltd. (“Glencore”) and from February 2019 through January 2020, crude sales were to Mercuria Energy Trading SA (“Mercuria”). Sales of crude oil to Glencore and Mercuria were approximately 6% and 94%, respectively, of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company signed a new contract with ExxonMobil that covers sales from February 2020 through July 2021 with pricing based upon an average of Dated Brent in the month of lifting, adjusted for location and market factors. Sales of crude oil to Mercuria and ExxonMobil were approximately 14% and 86%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenues from customers for the year ended December 31, 2020.