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REG-Cadogan Petroleum: Half Yearly Report for the Six Months ended 30 June 2017 <Origin Href="QuoteRef">CADP.L</Origin> - Part 1

CADOGAN PETROLEUM PLC

Half Yearly Report for the Six Months ended 30 June 2017

(Unaudited and unreviewed)
 

Highlights

Cadogan Petroleum plc (“Cadogan” or the “Company”), an independent oil
and gas exploration, development and production company with onshore gas,
condensate and oil assets in Ukraine, announces its unaudited results for the
six months ended 30 June 2017.
* H1 2017 has been another semester without LTI and TRI, notwithstanding an
increased number of manhours worked, and a further step in our  reduction of
normalized emissions.
* Production operations have continued in the Debeslavetska, Cheremkhivska and
Monastyretska licences and the average net production rate has increased by
24%, from 115 boepd in H1 2016 to 143 boepd in the current reporting period.
* Two old, suspended oil wells drilled in Monastyretska licence have been
successfully re-entered  and were producing an aggregated amount of 49 boepd
at 30 June 2017; the wells have been rented from Ukrnafta under a profit
sharing agreements.
* The application to convert the Zagoryanska exploration licence into a
production licence was not approved: it was a casualty of the stalemate in the
award process created by a disagreement between Central and local authorities
on the distribution of the royalties; the application to convert Pirkovska
exploration licences has also been caught into the same stalemate, but as it
was filed one year later there are still 17 months in which to secure
approval.
* Traded volumes of gas and trading margins shrank compared to H1 2016 due to
increased competition. Both revenues and margins have been negatively impacted
 with the result that gas trading has not contributed to the company profit
over the reporting period.
* The service business has focused on internal projects (work-overs of the
re-entered wells), while successfully participating in tenders for third party
projects; one contract was won and the work is expected to be executed in the
second half of the year
* The active pursuit of opportunities to renew and diversify the portfolio has
achieved its first milestone with the acquisition of  90% of the shares of
 Exploenergy, an Italian company which  has filed the applications for two
exploration licences located in the prolific Po Valley, in close proximity to
existing gas fields. The sellers will receive a deferred cash consideration of
€50,000 for each licence payable upon an award of the licences and will be
carried for their 10% interest until first gas in each licence.
* The group received $1 million of VAT refunds over the reporting period as a
result of  an application filed in March 2017.
* The efforts to preserve cash through optimization of working capital has
continued and as a result net cash, i.e. cash and cash equivalents less short
term borrowings, slightly increased during the period to $40.3 million over
the value at the end of 2016, of $39.7 million((1)).
* The Group has recorded a loss after tax of $2 million (H1 2016: restated
loss of $3.2 million)((2))
(1) The cash refund of $ 1milion of VAT credit and the lack of short term
borrowing at 30 June 2017, a situation which is not representative of the
normal business conditions,had a major role in this result.

(2) The group changed the functional currency of UK subsidiaries from GBP to
USD as at 1 January 2016. The H1 2016 results previously issued did not
include this change in functional currency. The results of H1 2016 (loss of
$3.2 million previously reported as a profit of $2.0 million) have been
amended to reflect this restatement and provide comparability.

Key performance indicators

The Group has monitored its performance in conducting its business with
reference to a number of  key performance indicators (‘KPIs’):
* to increase oil, gas and condensate production measured on the barrels of
oil equivalent produced per day (‘boepd’);
* to decrease administrative expenses;
* to increase the Group’s basic earnings per share; and
* to maintain an accident free working environment.
The Group’s performance during the first six months of 2017 against these
targets is set out in the table below, together with the prior year
performance data. No changes have been made to the sources of data or
calculations used in the period/year. The positive trend in the HSE
performances continue with zero incidents and decrease of the emissions. 

                                                                     Unit        30 June 2017  30 June 2016  31 December 2016  
                                                                                                                               
 Average production (working interest basis) ((1))                   Boepd            143           115             116        
 Administrative expenses ((2))                                     $million           2.7           2.5             5.6        
 Basic loss per share ((3))                                          Cent            (0.9)         (1.4)           (2.6)       
 Lost time incidents ((4))  Emissions to the atmosphere ((5))  Incidents  t/boe    0  23.89      1  31.06        1  27.44      

(1) Average production is calculated as the average daily production during
the period/year.
(2) 0.3 millions of one-off costs related to the streamlining of operating
structure is included in H1 2017 cost
(3) Basic loss per Ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net loss for
the year attributable to equity holders of the parent company by the weighted
average number of Ordinary shares during the period.
(4) Lost time incidents relate to injuries where an employee/contractor is
injured and has time off work (IOGP standard).
(5) For E&P activity. Normalised to tons of CO(2) per total wellhead
production, ton/boe.

Enquiries:

 Cadogan Petroleum Plc                                                                                            
 Guido Michelotti Ben Harber  Chief Executive Officer Company Secretary  +380 (44) 594 5870 +44 (0) 207 264 4366  
 Cantor Fitzgerald Europe                                                                                         
 David Porter Sarah Wharry                                               +44 (0) 207 894 7000                     

Summary

Introduction

The first semester of 2017 has been another challenging time for Ukraine. The
political and military crisis related to the confrontation with Russia has
remained unresolved and the overall economic situation has only marginally
improved. Much needed reforms in the oil and gas industry have not yet been
implemented and the areas of attention of the recent past have not been
addressed: the licencing authority is still managed by an acting Chairman
after two and half years, though a new  acting Chairman has in the meantime
been appointed, and the disagreement between Local and Central Authorites on
the royalty  distribution, which brought the licence award process to a halt,
remained unresolved. In addition, Cadogan has remained subject to a punitive
royalty regime on its marginal gas production((3)).

In this challenging context the Group has continued to focus on safely and
efficiently producing the existing fields, on controlling its costs in order
to preserve cash while continuing to look at opportunities to grow and
diversify its portfolio.

(3) As of January 1, 2016 the punitive 70% subsoil use tax for gas has
remained in force only for licenses operated under Joint Activity Agreements,
Debeslavetska and  Cheremkhivsk production licences fall into this category.

Operations

The E&P activity has focused on using the assets in the Country as a platform
for growth by increasing production from the existing fields within the
Debeslavetska, Cheremkhivska and Monastyretska licences.  At the end of the
reporting period gross production rate increased to 155 boepd (143 boepd net),
24% higher than in the six months ended 30 June 2016 (123 boepd gross, 115
boepd net).  Cadogan has shifted its focus of operations to the West of the
country by closing its  Operating base in Poltava and relocating the local
warehouse to the East into one, wholly owned premise (vs the two of the past).

The activity has primarily consisted in the re-entry of two old, suspended oil
wells drilled in the Monastyretska licence. The wells, which have been rented
from Ukrnafta under profit sharing agreements, have been worked-over with the
objective of putting them back in production. At the end of the reporting
period the first work-over had been completed and the well was pumping 49 bpd
of oil. The second work-overis being completed and once completed the wells
will be tested in order to gather data on their performances which will be
used to update the reservoir study.

In Italy activity has focused on securing the award of the two licences under
application in the Po Valley. The timeline to award is difficult to predict,
but Managament remains confident  that the licences will be awarded.

Trading

H1 2017 has been another difficult semester for gas trading which has
witnessed a further shrinking of both volumes and margins. The Group has lost
the competitive advantage of being an early mover and it is now competing
against the major European traders which have moved to Ukraine as they have
seen an opportunity in the Country’s decision  to halt gas import from
Russia.

Increasing competition is forcing margins down for all parties, for the
benefit of Ukrainian consumers, and our margins are further squeezed as we
cannot compete on a levelled field with the larger European traders on the
cost of supply.

The Group has focused its efforts in significantly reducing its fixed costs by
simplifying the organization of its Trading Group and on optimising working
capital. The benefits of these actions will be felt  in the second part of
the year.

Financial position

At 30 June 2017 the Group had cash and cash equivalents of $40.3 million,
including $5.8 million of pledged cash. Part of the cash and cash equivalents
in the amount of $5 million related to security of borrowings and held at a
European bank in the UK. Also as at 30 June 2017 cash and cash equivalents of
$0.8 million were held in the Ukrainian subsidiary of the European bank as a
financial covered guarantee in favour of PJSC Ukrtransgas to fulfill the
requirement of the Ukrainian legislation on gas trading. Net cash, which
included cash and cash equivalents less short-term borrowings, increased to
$40.3 million at 30 June 2017 compared to $39.7 million at 31 December 2016,
mostly due to working capital optimisation and recovery of VAT receivables.
The Directors believe that the capital available at the date of this report is
sufficient for the Company and the Group to continue operations for the
foreseeable future.

Outlook                                                  

Cadogan remains well positioned to pursue and exploit the opportunities 
which will materialize in the E&P domain.  

In Ukraine, Cadogan has completed its transformation from a geographically
dispersed to a West focused Operator and will use its  assets as a platform
for growth. The short term focus will remain on increasing production and
safeguarding the licences with a minimum capital deployment while looking for
farm-in partners to conduct the riskier, but higher reward activities. Efforts
to monetize non E&P assets such as accumulated VAT credits and inventory will
also continue.

Outside of Ukraine, the Company will continue to actively pursue a reload and
geographic diversification of its portfolio using its cash, lean organization
and low cost structure as levers. The acquisition of Exploenergy s.r.l. has
only been a first step of this strategy.

Operations Review

In H1 2017 the Group held working interests in four (2016: four) conventional
gas, condensate and oil exploration and production licences in the West of
Ukraine. All these assets are operated by the Group and are located in the
prolific Carpathian basin, in close proximity to the Ukrainian gas
distribution infrastructure. In the East, Cadogan has taken all necessary
actions to convert the exploration Pirkovskoe licence which expired in 2015
into a production license and is awaiting approval. The Group’s primary
focus during the period continued to be on the cost optimisation and
enhancement of current production.

The application to convert the Zagoryanska exploration licence into a
production licence was not approved: it was a casualty of the stalemate in the
award process created by a disagreement between Central and local authorities
on the distribution of the royalties.

                              Summary of the Group’s licences (as of 30 June 2017)                              
 Working  interest (%)                  Licence                          Expiry           Licence type (()(1))  
          99.8                         Bitlyanska                     December 2019               E&D           
       99.2 54.2        Debeslavetska ((2)) Cheremkhivska ((2))  November 2026 May 2018  Production Production  
          99.2                       Monastyretska                    November 2019               E&D           
                                                                                                                

(1) E&D = Exploration and Development.
(2) The Group has respectively 99.2% and 54.2% of economic benefit in
conventional activities in Debeslavetska and Cheremkhivska licences through
Joint Activity Agreements (“JAA”).

In addition to the above licences, the Group has a 15%,
carried-through-exploration interest in the ENI-led WGI((1)), which holds the
Cheremkhivsko-Strupkivska, Debeslavetska Production, Baulinska, Filimonivska,
Kurinna, Sandugeyivska and Yakovlivska licences for unconventional
activities. 

(1) WGI is a Ukraine registered company in which Cadogan owns a 15%
participating interest; the remaining participating interest is held by eni
ukraine LLC (50.01 %) and Nadra Ukrayny (34.99 %)

Below we provide an update to the full Operations Review contained in the
Annual Financial Report for 2016 published on 27 April 2017.

Bitlyanska licence

Borynya 3 well is routinely monitored as required by existing regulations for
wells which are suspended. The re-evaluation of the licence is ongoing,
focusing on shallow oil targets.

Monastyretska licence

Blazh 1 well continues its regular production of oil at a rate of 48 boepd.
Blazh 3 well was re-entered and is currently producing at the same rate as
Blazh 1. Blazh-Mon 3 well is under workover. Blazh 3 and Blazh-Mon 3 are the
two wells rented from Ukrnafta.

Debeslavetska Production licence area

During the reporting period, the field produced  56 boepd gross (H1 2016: 60
boepd). Rigless activity is regularly run to mitigate the production decline.

Cheremkhivska Production licence area

Thanks to the successful debottlenecking and production optimization the field
production during the reporting period increased  by some 60 %,  from 16
boepd of H1 2016 to  26 boepd of H1 2017.

Unconventional licences

The unfavourable market conditions brought the Operator to defer the drilling
of the first well to 2018.

Service Company
activities                                                                                          

Cadogan’s 100% owned subsidiary, Astro Service LLC, has continued to pursue
opportunities to build a larger portfolio of orders, while executing the
re-entry and work-over of the two rented wells (for an estimated value of 143
KUSD of intra group gross revenues).

Financial Review

Overview

Income statement

Revenues have decreased to $5.0 million in the first half of 2017 (30 June
2016: $12.3 million, 31 December 2016: $19.7 million) due to a decrease in gas
trading operations, which represent $3.9 million (30 June 2016: $10.5 million,
31 December 2016: $15.6 million) of the total revenues; revenues from
production more than doubled to $1.1 million (30 June 2016: $0.5 million) due
to the increase of both production volumes  (+27% over H1 2016) and average
realized price (+32% over H1 2016).

The service business in first half 2017 was focused on internal projects, in
particular, on services to the Monastyretska licence.

Cost of sales consists of $3.8 million of purchases of gas for the trading
operating segment, and $0.7 million of production royalties and taxes,
depreciation and depletion of producing wells and direct staff costs for
exploration and development.

Gross profit has decreased to $0.5 million (30 June 2016: $1.0 million, 31
December 2016: $1.1 million).

Other administrative expenses of $2.7 million (30 June 2016: $2.5 million, 31
December 2016: $5.6 million) comprise other staff costs, professional fees,
Directors’ remuneration and depreciation charges on non-producing property,
plant and equipment.

Share of loss in joint ventures of $0.4 million (30 June 2016: loss $1.4
million, 31 December 2016: loss $0.2 million) represent recognition of
Cadogan’s share of losses of Westgasinvest LLC.

The reversal of impairment of other assets includes reversal of impairment of
VAT provision of $0.4 million due to the received refund of VAT that was
previously impaired and reversal of impairment of inventores of $0.1 million
for the inventories that have been impaired in previous periods and which were
sold at above cost.

Net finance costs have reduced by $0.15 million from H1 2016 mainly reflecting
the reduction in gas trading.

Balance sheet

The cash position of $40.3 million as at 30 June 2017, including pledged cash
of $5.8 million, has decreased from $43.3 million at 31 December 2016. Part of
the cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $5 million related to security
of borrowings and held at the European bank in the UK. Also as at 30 June 2017
cash and cash equivalents of $0.8 million were held in the Ukrainian
subsidiary of the European bank as a financial covered guarantee in favour of
PJSC Ukrtransgas to fulfill the requirement of the Ukrainian legislation on
gas trading. Net cash, which included cash and cash equivalents less
short-term borrowings, increased to $40.3 million at 30 June 2017 compared to
$39.7 million at 31 December 2016 mainly due to optimisation of working
capital, and also to the receipt of  $1 million of VAT refunds.

Intangible Exploration and Evaluation (“E&E”) assets of $2.8 million (30
June 2016: $2.6 million, 31 December 2016: $2.4 million) represent the
carrying value of the Group’s investment in E&E assets as at 30 June 2017,
which increased due to workover at Monastyretska licence. The Property, Plant
and Equipment (“PP&E”) balance of $1.2 million at 30 June 2017 (30 June
2016: $1.5 million, 31 December 2016: $1.3 million) represented other PP&E of
the Group. Investments in joint ventures of $1.9 million (30 June 2016: $1.2
million, 31 December 2016: $2.3 million) represent the carrying value of the
Group’s investments in Westgasinvest LLC.

Trade and other receivables of $2.9 million (30 June 2016: $7.1 million, 31
December 2016: $4.1 million) include $1.9 million trading prepayments and
receivables, and VAT recoverable of $0.3 million (30 June 2016: $1.5 million,
31 December 2016: $0.8 million). VAT recoverable has significantly decreased
due to received refund in cash of $1 million.

Short-term borrowings as at 30 June 2017 were nil (30 June 2016: $7.5 million,
31 December 2016: $3.6 million). Borrowings are represented by a credit line
drawn in UAH at a Ukrainian bank, a 100% subsidiary of a European bank. The
credit line is secured by $5.8 million of cash placed at a European bank in
the UK. Proceeds from VAT refund were used for the prepayment of the gas held
in inventory at the end of the reporting period, thus allowing short term
borrowings to be reduced to zero((4)). The $1.5 million of trade and other
payables as of 30 June 2017 (30 June 2016: $1.3 million, 31 December 2016:
$1.6 million) represent $0.8 million (30 June 2016: $0.9 million, 31 December
2016: $0.5 million) of other creditors and $0.7 million of accruals (30 June
2016: $0.4 million, 31 December 2016: $0.9 million).

(4) Short term borrowings are expected to increase as more gas is bought to be
sold during the next winter season.

Cash flow statement

The Consolidated Cash Flow Statement shows operating cash outflow before
movements in working capital of $2.1 million (30 June 2016: outflow $1.4
million, 31 December 2016: outflow $4.4 million). Cash inflows from movements
in working capital in first half 2017 of $3.2 million represent a decrease in
trade and  other receivables of $2.1 million, decrease in inventories of $1.1
million, and a decrease in trade and other  payables of $13 thousand.

The Group had capital expenditure of $0.4 million on intangible Exploration
and Evaluation (“E&E”) assets for the six months ended 30 June 2017 (30
June 2016: $46 thousand , 31 December 2016: $39 thousand ) related to
workovers on Monasteretska licence and nil capital expenditure (30 June 2016:
$28 thousand, 31 December 2016: $119 thousand) on Property, Plant and
Equipment (“PP&E”).

In 2017 the Group continued to finance its trading operations with short-term
borrowings and for the six months ended 30 June 2017 proceeds were $0.7
million (30 June 2016: $1.8 million, 31 December 2016: $1.9 million) and
repayments were $4.3 million (30 June 2016: $6.7 million, 31 December 2016:
$10.2 million).

Commitments

There has not been any material change in the commitments and contingencies
reported as at 31 December 2016 (refer to page 71 of the Annual Report).

Treasury

The Group continually monitors its exposure to currency risk. It maintains a
portfolio of cash and cash equivalent balances mainly in US dollars
(‘USD’) held primarily in the UK and holds these mostly in call deposits.
Production revenues from the sale of hydrocarbons are received in the local
currency in Ukraine (‘UAH’) and to date funds from such revenues have been
held in Ukraine for further use in operations rather than being remitted to
the UK. Funds are transferred to the Company’s subsidiaries in USD to fund
operations, at which time the funds are converted to UAH. Some payments are
made on behalf of the affiliates from the UK.

Going concern

The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group
have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the
foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern
basis in preparing the Interim Financial Statements. For further detail refer
to the detailed discussion of the assumptions outlined in note 2(a) to the
Interim Financial Statements.

Cautionary Statement

The business review and certain other sections of this Half Yearly Report
contain forward looking statements that have been made by the Directors in
good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their
approval of this report. However they should be treated with caution due to
inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors,
underlying any such forward-looking information and no statement should be
construed as a profit forecast.

Risks and uncertainties

There are a number of potential risks and uncertainties inherent in the oil
and gas sector which could have a material impact on the long-term performance
of the Group and which could cause the actual results to differ materially
from expected and historical results. The Company has taken reasonable steps
to mitigate these where possible. Full details are disclosed on pages 11 to 12
of the 2016 Annual Financial Report. There have been no changes to the risk
profile during the first half of the year. The risks and uncertainties are
summarised below:

Operational risks
* Health, safety, and environment
* Drilling and work-over operations
* Production and maintenance
Subsurface risks

Financial risks
* Changes in economic environment risk
* Counterparty risk
* Commodity price risk
Country risk
* Regulatory and licence issues
* Emerging market risk
Other risks
* Risk of losing key staff members
* Risk of entry into new countries
Director’s Responsibility Statement

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

(a)          the Interim Financial Statements has been prepared in
accordance with IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’;

(b)          the interim management report includes a fair review of
the information required by DTR 4.2.7R (indication of important events during
the first six months and description of principal risks and uncertainties for
the remaining six months of the year);

(c)           the interim management report includes a fair review
of the information required by DTR 4.2.8R  (disclosure of related parties’
transactions and changes therein); and

(d)          the condensed set of financial statements, which has
been prepared in accordance with the applicable set of accounting standards,
gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and
profit or loss of the issuer, or the undertakings included in the
consolidation as a whole as required by DTR 4.2.4R.

This Half Yearly Report consisting of pages 1 to 20 has been approved by the
Board and signed on its behalf by:

Guido Michelotti
Chief Executive Officer
28 August 2017

Consolidated Income Statement

Six months ended 30 June 2017

                                                                                    Six months ended 30 June  Year ended  31 December 
                                                                2017  $’000                     2016  $ ’000             2016  $ ’000 
                                                       Notes    (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  Restated (note 2d)                (Audited) 
 CONTINUING OPERATIONS                                                                                                                
 Revenue                                                   3          4,967                           12,295                   19,692 
 Cost of sales                                             3        (4,496)                         (11,262)                 (18,623) 
 Gross profit                                                           471                            1,033                    1,069 
                                                                                                                                      
 Administrative expenses                                            (2,697)                          (2,523)                  (5,603) 
 Impairment of oil and gas assets                                         -                                -                     (90) 
 Reversal of impairment/(Impairment) of other assets                    503                             (12)                     (82) 
 Share of losses in joint ventures                         6          (359)                          (1,360)                    (143) 
 Net foreign exchange (losses)/gains                                   (34)                               42                       38 
 Other operating income/(costs)                                         174                             (76)                      (9) 
 Operating loss                                                     (1,942)                          (2,896)                  (4,820) 
                                                                                                                                      
 Gain on acquisition                                                      -                                -                       99 
 Finance costs                                                         (51)                            (216)                  (1,087) 
 Loss before tax                                                    (1,993)                          (3,112)                  (5,808) 
                                                                                                                                      
 Tax charge                                                               -                            (113)                    (110) 
 Loss for the period/year                                           (1,993)                          (3,225)                  (5,918) 
                                                                                                                                      
 Attributable to:                                                                                                                     
 Owners of the Company                                     4        (1,991)                          (3,223)                  (5,912) 
 Non-controlling interest                                               (2)                              (2)                      (6) 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 Loss per Ordinary share                                              Cents                           c ents                    Cents 
 Basic                                                     4          (0.9)                            (1.4)                    (2.6) 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

Six months ended 30 June 2017

                                                                                          Six months ended 30 June  Year ended  31 December 
                                                                     2017  $ ’000                    201 6  $ ’000             2016  $ ’000 
                                                                      (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  Restated (note 2d)                (Audited) 
 Loss for the period/year                                                 (1,993)                          (3,225)                  (5,918) 
 Other comprehensive loss                                                                                                                   
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss                                                                              
 Unrealised currency translation differences                                  423                              271                    (987) 
 Other comprehensive loss                                                     423                              271                    (987) 
 Total comprehensive loss for the period/year                             (1,570)                          (2,954)                  (6,905) 
                                                                                                                                            
 Attributable to:                                                                                                                           
 Owners of the Company                                                    (1,568)                          (2,952)                  (6,899) 
 Non-controlling interest                                                     (2)                              (2)                      (6) 
                                                                          (1,570)                          (2,954)                  (6,905) 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Six months ended 30 June 2017

                                                                                               Six months ended 30 June  Year ended  31 December        
                                                                          2017  $ ’000                     2016  $ ’000             2016  $ ’000        
                                                           Notes           (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  Restated (note 2d)                (Audited)        
    ASSETS                                                                                                                                              
    Non-current assets                                                                                                                                  
    Intangible exploration and evaluation assets                   5             2,819                            2,568                           2,354 
    Property, plant and equipment                                                1,169                            1,485                           1,312 
    Investments in joint ventures                                  6             1,964                            1,221                           2,323 
                                                                                 5,952                            5,274                           5,989 
    Current assets                                                                                                                                      
    Inventories                                                    7             1,015                            2,331                           1,879 
    Trade and other receivables                                    8             2,861                            7,143                           4,146 
    Cash and cash equivalents                                                   40,344                           48,051                          43,300 
                                                                                44,220                           57,525                          49,325 
    Total assets                                                                50,172                           62,799                          55,314 
                                                                                                                                                        
    LIABILITIES                                                                                                                                         
    Non-current liabilities                                                                                                                             
    Deferred tax liabilities                                                         -                                -                               - 
    Long-term provisions                                                         (705)                            (698)                           (670) 
                                                                                 (705)                            (698)                           (670) 
    Current liabilities                                                                                                                                 
    Short-term borrowings                                          9                 -                          (7,483)                         (3,574) 
    Trade and other payables                                      10           (1,520)                          (1,346)                         (1,640) 
    Current provisions                                                         (1,393)                          (1,196)                         (1,306) 
                                                                               (2,913)                         (10,025)                         (6,520) 
    Total liabilities                                                          (3,618)                         (10,723)                         (7,190) 
                                                                                                                                                        
    Net assets                                                                  46,554                           52,076                          48,124 
                                                                                                                                                        
    EQUITY                                                                                                                                              
    Share capital                                                               13,337                           13,337                          13,337 
    Retained earnings                                                          192,436                          197,117                         194,427 
    Cumulative translation reserves                                          (161,076)                        (160,241)                       (161,499) 
    Other reserves                                                               1,589                            1,589                           1,589 
    Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent                         46,286                           51,802                          47,854 
    Non-controlling interest                                                       268                              274                             270 
    Total equity                                                                46,554                           52,076                          48,124 
                                                                                                                                                        

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Six months ended 30 June 2017

                                                                                                                         Six months ended 30 June     Year ended  31 December             
                                                                                                 2017  $ ’000                        2016  $ ’000                2016  $ ’000             
                                                                                                  (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  Restated (note 2d)                   (Audited)             
    Operating loss                                                                                                      (1,942)                         (2,896)                   (4,820) 
    Adjustments for:                                                                                                                                                                      
    Depreciation of property, plant and equipment                                                                            69                              94                       138 
    Impairment of oil and gas assets                                                                                          -                               -                        90 
    Share of losses in joint ventures                                                                                       359                           1,360                       143 
    Impairment of receivables                                                                                                 4                               -                        59 
    (Reversal of impairment) / impairment of inventories                                                                  (152)                               4                        92 
    (Reversal of impairment) / impairment of VAT recoverable                                                              (389)                               3                      (69) 
    Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment                                                                         -                               -                        13 
    Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                                                                                (34)                              55                      (38) 
    Operating cash flows before movements in working capital                                                            (2,085)                         (1,380)                   (4,391) 
    Decrease in inventories                                                                                               1,125                             997                     1,047 
    Decrease in receivables                                                                                               2,077                           8,591                     9,321 
    (Decrease)/Increase in payables and provisions                                                                         (13)                         (3,331)                   (2,014) 
    Cash from operations                                                                                                  1,104                          4 ,877                     3,963 
    Interest paid                                                                                                         (108)                         (1,158)                   (1,591) 
    Interest on receivables received                                                                                          -                               -                       230 
    Income taxes paid                                                                                                     (109)                               -                       (8) 
    Net cash inflow from operating activities                                                                               887                           3,719                     2,594 
                                                                                                                                                                                          
    Investing activities                                                                                                                                                                  
    Investments in joint ventures                                                                                             -                           (400)              (2,337)      
    Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                                                                -                            (28)                (119)      
    Purchases of intangible exploration and evaluation assets                                                             (374)                            (46)                 (39)      
    Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment                                                                       -                               -                   29      
    Net cash inflow from acquisition of subsidiaries                                                                          -                               -                2,041      
    Interest received                                                                                                        79                             300                  156      
    Net cash used in investing activities                                                                                 (295)                           (174)                (269)      
                                                                                                                                                                                          
    Financing activities                                                                                                                                                                  
    Proceeds from short-term borrowings                                                                                     699                           1,839                1,908      
    Repayment of short-term borrowings                                                                                  (4,316)                         (6,684)             (10,232)      
    Net cash used in financing activities                                                                               (3,617)                         (4,845)              (8,324)      
                                                                                                                                                                                          
    Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                                           (3,025)                         (1,300)              (5,999)      
    Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                                                                                  69                            (56)                (108)      
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period/year                                                                43,300                          49,407               49,407      
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period/year                                                                      40,344                          48,051               43,300      
                                                                                                                                                                                          

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Six months ended 30 June 2017

                                                            Share  capital  $ ’000    Retained earnings  $ ’000    Cumulative  translation  reserves  $ ’000    Other reserves  Reorganisation  $ ’000    Equity attributable to owners of the Company  $’000    Non-controlling  interest  $ ’000 Total  $ ’000    
 As at 1 January 2016                                                       13,337                      200,339                                    (160,512)                                     1,589                                                 54,753                                  276           55,029 
 Net loss for the period                                                         -                      (3,223)                                            -                                         -                                                (3,223)                                  (2)          (3,225) 
 Exchange translation differences on foreign operations                          -                            -                                          271                                         -                                                    271                                    -              271 
 As at 30 June 2016 (as restated)                                           13,337                      197,117                                    (160,241)                                     1,589                                                 51,802                                  274           52,076 
 Net loss for the period                                                         -                      (2,690)                                            -                                         -                                                (2,690)                                  (4)          (2,694) 
 Exchange translation differences on foreign operations                          -                            -                                      (1,258)                                         -                                                (1,258)                                    -          (1,258) 
 As at 31 December 2016                                                     13,337                      194,427                                    (161,499)                                     1,589                                                 47,854                                  270           48,124 
 Net loss for the period                                                         -                      (1,991)                                            -                                         -                                                (1,991)                                  (2)          (1,993) 
 Exchange translation differences on foreign operations                          -                            -                                          423                                         -                                                    423                                    -              423 
 As at 30 June 2017                                                         13,337                      192,436                                    (161,076)                                     1,589                                                 46,286                                  268           46,554 

Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements

Six months ended 30 June 2017

1. General information

Cadogan Petroleum plc (the ‘Company’, together with its subsidiaries the
‘Group’), is incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act.
The address of the registered office is 6th Floor, 60 Gracechurch Street,
London EC3V 0HR. The nature of the Group’s operations and its principal
activities are set out in the Operations Review on pages 5 to 6 and the
Financial Review on pages 7 to 8.

This Half Yearly Report has not been audited or reviewed in accordance with
the Auditing Practices Board guidance on ‘Review of Interim Financial
Information’.  

A copy of this Half Yearly Report has been published and may be found on the
Company’s website at www.cadoganpetroleum.com.

2. Basis of preparation  

The annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRS’) as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’) and as adopted by the
European Union (‘EU’).  These Condensed Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting, as issued by
the IASB.

The same accounting policies and methods of computation are followed in the
condensed financial statements as were followed in the most recent annual
financial statements of the Group, which were included in the Annual Report
issued on 27 April 2017.

The Group has not early adopted any amendment, standard or interpretation that
has been issued but is not yet effective. It is expected that where
applicable, these standards and amendments will be adopted on each respective
effective date.

The Group has adopted the standards, amendments and interpretations effective
for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017. The adoption of these
standards and amendments did not have a material effect on the financial
statements of the Group.

(a) Going concern

The Directors have continued to use the going concern basis in preparing these
condensed financial statements. The Group’s business activities, together
with the factors likely to affect future development, performance and position
are set out in the Operations Review. The financial position of the Group, its
cash flow and liquidity position are described in the Financial Review.

The Group’s cash balance at 30 June 2017 was $40.3 million (31 December
2016: $43.3 million), including pledged cash of $5.8 million (2016: $10.9
million).

The Group’s forecasts and projections, taking into account reasonably
possible changes in operational performance, and the price of hydrocarbons
sold to Ukrainian customers, show that there are reasonable expectations that
the Group will be able to operate on funds currently held and those generated
internally, for the foreseeable future.

The Group continues to pursue its farm-out strategy on Bitlyanska licence with
the objective of managing  risks and mitigating capital deployment.

After making enquiries and considering the uncertainties described above, the
Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have
adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable
future and consider the going concern basis of accounting to be appropriate
and, thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in
preparing the financial statements. In making its statement the Directors have
considered the recent political and economic uncertainty in Ukraine.

(b) Foreign currencies

The individual financial statements of each Group company are presented in the
currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates (its
functional currency). The functional currency of the Company is US dollar. For
the purpose of the consolidated financial statements, the results and
financial position of each Group company are expressed in US dollars, which is
the presentation currency for the consolidated financial statements.

The relevant exchange rates used were as follows:

 1 US$ = £                  Six months ended 30 June  Year ended  31 Dec 2016       
                                 2017           2016                                
         Closing rate          1.3004         1.3393                         1.2346 
         Average rate          1.2589         1.4339                         1.3557 
                                                                                    
 1 US$ = UAH                Six months ended 30 June  Year ended  31 Dec 2016       
                                 2017           2016                                
         Closing rate         26.1819        25.0649                        27.4770 
         Average rate         26.9720        25.7136                        25.8169 
                                                                                    
                                                                                    

(c) Dividend

The Directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend for the period (30
June 2016: $nil; 31 December 2016: $nil).

(d) Restatement of period ended 30 June 2016

The Group changed the functional currency of its UK subsidiaries from GBP to
USD as at 1 January 2016, as disclosed in the Annual Report for the year ended
31 December 2016.  The Group’s H1 2016 results did not reflect this change
in functional currency and have been restated accordingly in these H1 2017
results.  The impact of the restatement related to unrealised foreign
exchange was as follows:

                                  As previously reported  As restated 
                                                  $ ’000       $ ’000 
 Profit / (losses) after tax                       1,975      (3,225) 
 Retained earnings                               202,317      197,117 
 Cumulative translation reserve                (165,441)    (160,241) 

The change had no impact on net assets.

3. Segment information

Segment information is presented on the basis of management’s perspective
and relates to the parts of the Group that are defined as operating segments.
Operating segments are identified on the basis of internal assessment provided
to the Group’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The Group has
identified its executive management team as its CODM and the internal
assessment used by the top management team to oversee operations and make
decisions on allocating resources serve as the basis of information presented.

Segment information is analysed on the basis of the type of activity, products
sold or services provided.

The majority of the Group’s operations are located within Ukraine.

Segment information is analysed on the basis of the types of goods supplied by
the Group’s operating divisions.

The Group’s reportable segments under IFRS 8 are therefore as follows:

Exploration and Production
*
E&P activities on the production licences for natural gas, oil and condensate

Service
*
Drilling services to exploration and production companies
*
Construction services to exploration and production companies

Trading
*
Import of natural gas from European countries
*
Local purchase and sales of natural gas operations with physical delivery of
natural gas

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as the
Group’s accounting policies. Sales between segments are carried out at
market prices. The segment result represents profit under IFRS before
unallocated corporate expenses. Unallocated corporate expenses include
management and Board remuneration and expenses incurred in respect of the
maintenance of Kiev office premises. This is the measure reported to the CODM
for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance.

The Group does not present information on segment assets and liabilities as
the CODM does not review such information for decision-making purposes.

As of 30 June 2017 and for the six months then ended the Group’s segmental
information was as follows:

                                             Exploration and Production  Service ((1))  Trading  Consolidated 
                                                                  $’000          $’000    $’000         $’000 
 Sales of hydrocarbons                                              832              -    4,135         4,967 
 Sales between segments                                             188              -    (188)             - 
 Total revenue                                                    1,020                   3,947         4,967 
 Other cost of sales                                              (704)              -  (3,774)       (4,478) 
 Depreciation                                                       (5)           (13)        -          (18) 
 Other administrative expenses                                    (198)           (13)    (143)         (354) 
 Finance cost, net ((2))                                              -              -     (88)          (88) 
 Segment results                                                    113           (26)     (58)            29 
 Unallocated other administrative expenses                            -              -        -       (2,360) 
 Share of losses in joint ventures                                    -              -        -         (359) 
 Net foreign exchange gains                                           -              -        -          (34) 
 Other income, net                                                    -              -        -           731 
 Loss before tax                                                                                      (1,993) 

(1) In first half 2017 the Service business was focused on internal projects,
in particular, providing ervices to Monastyretska licence.
(2) Finance cost includes $108 thousand of interest on short-term borrowings
and $20 thousand of interet on cash deposits used for trading.

As of 30 June 2016 and for the six months then ended the Group’s segmental
information was as follows:

                                             Exploration and Production  Service        Trading  Consolidated 
                                                                  $’000    $’000          $’000         $’000 
 Sales of hydrocarbons                                              108        -         10,915        11,023 


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