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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 85<br />

<strong>Staatsolie</strong> Maatschappij Suriname N.V.<br />

<strong>Staatsolie</strong> Maatschappij Suriname N.V.<br />

Notes to the Consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, <strong>2017</strong> and 2016<br />

Notes (continued) to the Consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, <strong>2017</strong> and 2016<br />

(continued)<br />

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated<br />

The life of each item, which is assessed at least annually, has regard to both its physical life limitations<br />

selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated<br />

and present assessments of economically recoverable reserves of the field at which the asset is located.<br />

costs to sell.<br />

These calculations require the use of estimates and assumptions, including the amount of recoverable<br />

reserves The cost of and crude estimates oil and of refined future products capital is expenditure. the purchase The cost, calculation the cost of of refining, the UOP including rate the of<br />

depreciation/amortization appropriate proportion of will depreciation, be impacted depletion to the extent and amortization that actual production and overheads in the based future is on different normal<br />

from operating current capacity, forecast determined production on based a weighted on total average proved basis. reserves, or future capital expenditure estimates<br />

change. The net realizable Changes to value prove of crude reserves oil and could refined arise due products to changes is based in on the the factors estimated or assumptions selling price used in the in<br />

estimating ordinary course reserves, of business, including: less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to<br />

make • the The sale. effect on proved reserves of differences between actual commodity prices and commodity<br />

price assumptions<br />

Materials and supplies are valued using the weighted average cost method.<br />

• Unforeseen operational issues<br />

Pipeline fill<br />

Defined benefit plans (pension benefits)<br />

Crude oil, which is necessary to bring a pipeline into working order, is treated as a part of the related<br />

The cost of defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment medical benefits and the present<br />

pipeline. This is on the basis that it is not held for sale or consumed in a production process, but is<br />

value of the pension obligation are determined using actuarial valuations. An actuarial valuation involves<br />

necessary to the operation of a facility during more than one operating cycle, and its cost cannot be<br />

making various assumptions which may differ from actual developments in the future. These include the<br />

recouped through sale (or is significantly impaired). This applies even if the part of inventory that is<br />

determination of the discount rate, future salary increases, mortality rates and future pension increases.<br />

deemed to be an item of property, plant and equipment cannot be separated physically from the rest of<br />

Due to the complexity of the valuation, the underlying assumptions and its long-term nature, a defined<br />

inventory. It is valued at cost and is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset.<br />

benefit obligation is highly sensitive to changes in these assumptions. All assumptions are reviewed at<br />

each reporting date.<br />

n. Impairment of non-financial assets<br />

The Group parameter assesses most subject at each to reporting change date is the whether discount there rate. is In an determining indication that the an appropriate asset may discount be impaired. rate,<br />

management If any indication considers exists, or the when interest annual rates impairment of government testing for bonds an asset in is currencies required, the consistent Group estimates with the<br />

currencies the asset’s of recoverable the post-employment amount. An benefit asset’s obligation recoverable with at amount least an is ‘AA’ the higher rating or of above, an asset’s set or by cash an<br />

internationally generating units acknowledged (CGU) fair value rating less agency, costs of and disposal extrapolated and its as value needed in use. along It is the determined yield curve for an to<br />

correspond individual asset, with unless the expected the asset term does of the not defined generate benefit cash inflows obligation. that The are underlying largely independent bonds are of further those<br />

reviewed from other for assets quality. or Those groups having of assets. excessive Where credit the spreads carrying are amount removed of an from asset the analysis or CGU of exceeds bonds on its<br />

which recoverable the discount amount, rate the is asset based, is on considered the basis impaired that they do and not is represent written down high to quality its recoverable bonds. amount. In<br />

The assessing mortality value rate in is use, based the on estimated publicly future available cash mortality flows are tables discounted for the specific to their present countries. value Those using mortality a pretax<br />

discount tend to rate change that only reflects at intervals current in market response assessments to demographic of the changes. time value Future of money salary increases and the risks and<br />

tables<br />

pension specific to increases the asset. are In determining based on expected fair value future less costs inflation of disposal, rates for recent the market respective transactions countries. are Further taken<br />

details into account. about pension If no such obligations transactions are can provided be identified, in Note 4.8. an appropriate valuation model is used.<br />

Impairment losses of continuing operations are recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or loss<br />

in those expense categories consistent with the function of the impaired asset, except for a property<br />

previously revalued where the revaluation was taken to OCI. In this case, the impairment is also<br />

recognized in OCI up to the amount of any previous revaluation.<br />

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