Annual Report 2007 in PDF - Cairn Energy PLC
Annual Report 2007 in PDF - Cairn Energy PLC
Annual Report 2007 in PDF - Cairn Energy PLC
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS<br />
CONTINUED<br />
2. Revenue and Other Income<br />
<strong>2007</strong> 2006<br />
$’000 $’000<br />
Revenue from sale of oil, gas and condensate 286,871 285,709<br />
Tariff <strong>in</strong>come 785 595<br />
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Revenue from operat<strong>in</strong>g activities 287,656 286,304<br />
Interest receivable (Note 9) 65,176 4,603<br />
Other operat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>come – Jo<strong>in</strong>t Venture operator fee <strong>in</strong>come 6,010 3,340<br />
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Total <strong>in</strong>come 358,842 294,247<br />
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3. Acquisitions and Disposals<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g the year the Group acquired Plectrum Petroleum Plc (‘Plectrum’) and medOil plc (‘medOil’). As required under IFRS 3<br />
‘Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Comb<strong>in</strong>ations’, fair values have been assigned to the identifiable assets and liabilities of those companies <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>tangible exploration assets. Given the <strong>in</strong>herently uncerta<strong>in</strong> nature of oil and gas exploration, these fair value calculations are<br />
highly judgemental <strong>in</strong> nature. The fair value calculations are based on the <strong>in</strong>formation available at the date of acquisition and<br />
are provisional <strong>in</strong> nature. These will be reassessed with<strong>in</strong> 12 months from the date of acquisition <strong>in</strong> accordance with IFRS 3.<br />
(a) Acquisition of Plectrum Petroleum Plc<br />
On 7 September <strong>2007</strong>, the Group announced a recommended cash offer for Plectrum. Plectrum holds a 50% equity <strong>in</strong>terest<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Nabeul permit offshore Tunisia and <strong>in</strong> addition has <strong>in</strong>terests <strong>in</strong> Australia, Peru and the Uk. The offer was declared<br />
unconditional <strong>in</strong> all respects and <strong>Cairn</strong> ga<strong>in</strong>ed control of Plectrum on 10 October <strong>2007</strong>. By 31 December <strong>2007</strong>, the Group<br />
had acquired 98% of the vot<strong>in</strong>g shares of Plectrum. The rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 2% sharehold<strong>in</strong>g was undergo<strong>in</strong>g compulsory acquisition<br />
as at 31 December <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Plectrum as at the date of acquisition and the correspond<strong>in</strong>g carry<strong>in</strong>g<br />
amounts immediately prior to acquisition were:<br />
Fair value Previous<br />
recognised carry<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on acquisition value<br />
$’000 $’000<br />
Intangible exploration/appraisal assets 72,598 4,894<br />
Property, plant & equipment – other 8 14<br />
Intangible assets – other – 11,961<br />
Trade and other receivables 4,034 1,326<br />
Cash and cash equivalents 6,107 6,107<br />
Trade and other payables (3,192) (3,192)<br />
Deferred tax liabilities (34,165) –<br />
Provisions (10,861) –<br />
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Net assets 34,529 21,110<br />
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Goodwill aris<strong>in</strong>g on acquisition (Note 16) 13,511<br />
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Total consideration 48,040<br />
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The total cost of the comb<strong>in</strong>ation was $48.0m which is made up of:<br />
Cash purchase of Plectrum shares at 13p per share 46,545<br />
Costs associated with the acquisition 1,495<br />
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$’000<br />
48,040<br />
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CAIRN ENERGY <strong>PLC</strong> ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2007</strong> 85