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Annual REPORT<br />

Confidence in Our Own Abilities<br />

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4 Short‐term investments<br />

Shortterm investments pertain to investments in<br />

shares of local companies. Valuation of short‐term<br />

investments is based on level 1 inputs. These<br />

are quoted prices in active markets for identical<br />

assets or liabilities.<br />

5 Trade receivables<br />

The trade receivables amounting to US$ 108.6<br />

million (2015: US$ 118.7 million) include a provision<br />

for doubtful accounts of US$ 6,199,858 of which<br />

US$ 5,702,774 for Staatsolie and US$ 497,085 for<br />

the subsidiaries (2015: US$ 5,847,151 for Staatsolie<br />

and US$ 329,313 for the subsidiaries)<br />

6 Inventories<br />

<strong>2016</strong> 2015<br />

Petroleum products 22,785 19,944<br />

Materials and supplies (net) 41,187 43,700<br />

Ordered goods 3,170 7,860<br />

67,142 71,504<br />

Materials and supplies include a provision for obsolete items of US$ 273,829. (<strong>2016</strong>:US$ 467,726)<br />

7 Prepaid expenses and other current assets<br />

<strong>2016</strong> 2015<br />

Receivable from personnel 192 440<br />

Prepaid to Purchase agents 750 750<br />

Prepaid insurance costs 917 832<br />

Asset to be transfer 3,900 -<br />

Receivable from Surgold 8,660 -<br />

Amount due from Joint Ventures and Associates 9,719 11,040<br />

Prepaid purchased goods, services and other prepaid expenses 11,010 3,961<br />

Downpayment vendors 12,526 16,630<br />

Net sales tax receivable 20,713 18,624<br />

68,387 52,277<br />

8 Investments<br />

Investments to the amount of US$ 308,718,618<br />

(2015: US$ 227,963,754) consist of the following:<br />

Participation in Joint Ventures<br />

Uitkijk Joint Venture<br />

The participation of POC in the Uitkijk joint venture<br />

is 96.5% and amounts to US$ 12,757,051 (2015:<br />

US$ 12,757,051). The current account amounts<br />

to US$ (9,694,054) (2015: US$ (9,694,054)).<br />

This results in a balance of US$ 3,062,997 (2015:<br />

US$ 3,062,997)<br />

Participation in Suriname Gold Project CV<br />

On 14 November 2014 Staatsolie entered as limited<br />

partner with an interest of 25% into the partnership<br />

‘Suriname Gold Project C.V.’. Surgold Gold Company<br />

LLC (“Surgold”), a subsidiary of Newmont Mining<br />

Corporation, is the managing partner with a 75%<br />

interest in this partnership.The Suriname Gold Project<br />

C.V. encompasses the exploration, development and<br />

exploitation of the gold mine ‘Merian’, which is a<br />

gold deposit located in the eastern part of Suriname<br />

close to the French Guiana border. Construction of<br />

the Merian Gold project (the current mine) began<br />

after the right of exploitation was granted. Suriname<br />

Gold Project C.V. commenced commercial gold<br />

production October 1, <strong>2016</strong>.

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