REG - Cairn Energy PLC - Half-year Report

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10/09/2019 07:05

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Cairn Energy PLC
10 September 2019
 


 
 
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 0700                                                 10 September 2019
 
 
 
CAIRN ENERGY PLC ("Cairn" or "Company" or "Group")
 
Half-Year Report Announcement
 
 
Simon Thomson, Chief Executive, Cairn Energy PLC said:
"As a full cycle E&P business Cairn has seen good progress in the first half of 2019 with the opportunity to develop and deliver multiple catalysts for future growth.
 
Production performance from our North Sea assets is ahead of expectations, delivering significant cash flow to reinvest in the portfolio. The SNE development in Senegal, where FID is expected in H2, remains on schedule for first oil in 2022.
 
Our drilling programme is about to commence offshore Mexico, where Cairn has built a material footprint in one of the world's most prolific basins. Recent portfolio acreage additions provide line of sight to future high potential exploration prospects."
 
 
H1 2019 Summary
Ø Combined net oil and gas production ahead of 2019 guidance at ~23,700 boepd (+15% v previous six months)
Ø Oil and gas sales revenue US$257m, average realised price US$68/boe; average production cost US$17/boe
Ø Net cash inflow from oil and gas production US$177m
Ø Capital expenditure: cash outflow US$135m (US$14m of tax refund receivable)
Ø Group cash at 30 June 2019 US$58m; US$60m drawn under US$575m RBL facility


2019 Outlook
Ø Full year oil production guidance: upgraded to 21,000-23,000 bopd from 19,000-22,000 bopd; average production cost reduced from US$20/boe to ~US$18/boe
Ø Full year forecast capital expenditure US$295m; Exploration & Appraisal US$165m (net of tax refund), Development & Production US$130m
Ø Portfolio Management: agreed to farm down 15% WI in Chimera to DNO, agreement with ENI to swap 15% WI in Block 10 Mexico and agreed sale of 10% WI in Nova development to ONE-Dyas
Ø Senegal: SNE field development (Cairn 40% WI) major contracts awarded.  JV progressing towards FID in H2 2019, targeting first oil in 2022
Ø Mexico: two operated wells Block 9 (Cairn 50% WI) to be drilled in Q3 and Q4: two non-operated wells on Block 7 (Cairn 35% WI) and Block 10 (Cairn 15% WI) to commence in H2 2019
Ø UK and Norway: Drilling about to commence on Chimera (Cairn 45% WI) exploration well
Enquiries to:




Analysts / Investors


 




David Nisbet, Corporate Affairs


Tel: 0131 475 3000




 


 




Media


 




Linda Bain, Corporate Affairs                                                      

Cairn Energy PLC


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Patrick Handley, David Litterick
Brunswick Group LLP
 


Tel: 0207 404 5959




 
Webcast
There will be a live audio webcast of the results presentation available to view on the website (www.cairnenergy.com) at 9am BST. This can be viewed on PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android mobile devices.
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Presentation
The results presentation slides will be available on the website from 7am BST.
 
Conference call
You can listen to the results presentation by dialling in to a listen only conference call at 9am BST using the below dial-in details.
 
Dial-in Details:
United Kingdom (Local): +44 (0)330 336 9411
Access code: 6783932             
 
Transcript
A transcript of the presentation will be available on the website as soon as possible after the event.
 
 
 
 
Corporate & Finance Overview
In H1 2019, improved production performance has allowed investment in additional growth whilst giving flexibility to make long-term investment decisions that offer the Company the opportunity for continued shareholder returns.
 
Through managing the portfolio our investment approach ensures we apply strict capital discipline to maintain appropriate balance sheet strength.  Our full cycle, sustainable business model enables us to leverage success and we continue to optimise and where appropriate expand the asset base. 
 
By continuing to build and diversify the exploration portfolio, we have established attractive positions across ten countries with up to 14 wells planned in 2019-2020. Cairn seeks to participate in a range of exploration opportunities from early entry in frontier basins, to taking significant positions in emerging and mature basins and aims to deliver a material ongoing programme of operated and non-operated wells.
 
Current sources of funding include cash of US$58m at the half year end and the US$575m RBL facility of which US$60m has been drawn. The group also has a NOK700m Norway Exploration Finance Facility, which is available to finance future tax refunds on Norwegian exploration expenditure, of which NOK344m (US$40m) is currently drawn.
 
During H1, we were pleased to see strong production from our UK assets, generating oil and gas sales of US$257m and cash inflows of US$177m.  Average oil prices for H1 were US$67.84 per boe (before a US$0.75 gain on hedging).  Average production costs were US$16.73 per boe.
 
At 30 June 2019, Cairn has hedged ~3.4 mmbbls of future production through to December 2020 using collar structures with a weighted average floor of US$64.53 per bbl and an average ceiling of US$78.83 per bbl. 
 
Capital expenditure for the full year 2019 is expected to be US$295m, including US$25m anticipated expenditure on Kraken and Catcher, US$105m on the Senegal and Nova developments and forecast E&A expenditure of up to US$165m.  Capital expenditure in H1 2019 was US$135m (US$121m net of future Norwegian tax refunds).
 
Production

In H1 oil and gas production averaged 23,700 boepd net to Cairn, up 15% on the previous six months.  To date in Q3 we have continued to see exceptional uptime on Catcher and significantly improved facilities performance at Kraken and as a result, are upgrading 2019 full year production guidance to 21,000-23,000 bopd net. Both fields have further investments planned with additional drilling opportunities in 2020 to help maximise recovery.  
 
Catcher

Catcher's 99% operating efficiency, coupled with the Excess Production Amendment agreed with the FPSO owner, has allowed sustained production at ~66,600 bopd gross (~13,300 bopd net) in H1.  The formal approval for the satellite fields, Catcher North and Laverda has been received which will help to sustain production rates. These two wells together with the Varadero infill well are scheduled to spud in Q2 2020 with first oil targeted in 2021.  A 4D seismic survey across the Catcher Area is scheduled for mid-2020 to help confirm additional future infill well locations.
 
Kraken 
Average gross production in the six months to June 2019, was more than 32,700 bopd (~9,650 bopd net).  Significantly improved facilities performance at Kraken together with the DC4 wells coming online has resulted in more continuous periods with production rates above ~40,000 bopd being achieved. Additional drilling opportunities are maturing in the Western flank where development drilling of a producer-injector pair through spare capacity in the existing DC2 sub-sea infrastructure is planned for 2020.  Kraken crude pricing continues to strengthen internationally in light of the current heavy oil market.
 
Developments
Senegal
The SNE field development first phase remains on schedule, targeting first oil in 2022 with expected gross production of 100,000 bopd. The JV submitted an updated SNE Exploitation and Development Plan to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energies in August 2019 in order to meet changes and further details requested by the Ministry ahead of approval.  The JV is targeting the Final Investment Decision in H2 2019 and is progressing finance arrangements including project financing.
 
Diamond Offshore was awarded the development drilling contract in Q2 2019 with phased drilling targeted to commence in Q1 2021.  Two Diamond drill ships, Ocean BlackRhino and Ocean BlackHawk, will undertake this programme.  Halliburton and BHGE have been awarded the main Drilling Services contracts. Shearwater was awarded a high-density multi-azimuth 3D seismic acquisition contract over the SNE field and neighbouring FAN discovery.  Data acquisition for this survey commenced in H2.  The subsea and FPSO FEED activities have progressed well and are now complete.
 
Norway
The Nova development is on schedule with first oil targeted in 2021 and has expected gross recoverable reserves of ~80m boe, of which the majority will be oil.
 
In August, Cairn entered into an agreement for the sale of a 10% WI in the Nova development to ONE-Dyas Norge AS for US$59.5m plus working capital adjustments, which is expected to increase group liquidity by ~US$100m. Following this transaction, Cairn retains a participating interest of 10% in the Nova development. The transaction remains subject to the written consent of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
 
Nova is anticipated to deliver peak production of 50,000 bopd (net to Cairn ~5,000 bopd). The first project milestone was achieved in H1 with two subsea templates installed on the ocean floor. This unlocked the next phase of the field development with 65km of pipelines laid in preparation for tie-back to the nearby Gjøa platform. Gjøa will receive the well stream and provide water injection and gas lift to the Nova field. A new module will be lifted onto Gjøa in 2020. Further satellite developments planned to be tied back to Gjøa have been submitted to the NPD with a likely positive impact on the operating expenditure and field life of the Nova.
 
Exploration
LATAM Exploration
Mexico
Since the opening of the region to international oil companies for the first time, there have been only five exploration wells drilled by IOCs in the Sureste Basin with more than 25 planned in the next five years. This compares to more than 3,000 wells in the US Gulf of Mexico in the last 35 years. Cairn now holds a material shallow water footprint in one of the world's most prolific hydrocarbon provinces.
 
Cairn has a position in four blocks (7, 9, 10 and 15) in the Gulf of Mexico, two as operator and two as non-operator. Mexico provides an exciting opportunity to discover commercial quantities of hydrocarbons in an under-explored region.
 
Cairn is targeting an estimated gross mean prospective resource of ~550 mmboe in the 2019 drilling programme due to commence in September.  The two operated wells on Block 9 will be drilled on the Alom and Bitol prospects with the Maersk Developer semi-submersible rig.  Contingent on the success of this exploration campaign, Cairn will seek to expediate the appraisal of any discovery.
 
Non-operated drilling activity will run in parallel on Blocks 7 and Block 10 where two Eni operated wells are expected to commence in Q4 2019.
 
In August 2019, Cairn agreed a farm-in agreement with ENI to swap 15% of Cairn's interest in Block 9 for 15% of ENI's interest in Block 10. On completion, this transaction will result in Cairn holding a reduced interest of 50% on Block 9 and a new interest of 15% on Block 10 (subject to Government approval). 
 
Cairn operates an additional licence in Mexico on Block 15 (50% WI) located in the shallow water Tampico-Misantla Basin, north-west of the Sureste Basin interests.  In August 2019 the regulator, Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos, approved the exploration plan with work commitments comprising the purchase of 3D seismic data and an environmental baseline survey, both of which have been completed.  Further evaluation of the Block is ongoing.
 
Suriname
In Suriname (Cairn 100% WI), a 4,500 km 2D seismic survey was acquired in H1. Fast track processing was completed and fully processed products will be delivered in Q4 2019. This new data will be incorporated into block wide interpretations, leading to an updated prospect inventory and decision on future 3D seismic acquisition.
 
Nicaragua
In H1, Cairn secured all consents to complete a farm-in to a 35.1% WI of the Equinor operated exploration blocks in the Sandino Basin, offshore Nicaragua's Pacific coast.  The partnership has recently completed the acquisition and processing of a modern 3D seismic survey which has provided further encouragement to support exploration drilling.
 
East Atlantic Exploration
Côte d'Ivoire
Cairn has entered into the frontier onshore rift play which is adjacent to an established hydrocarbon province with both oil and gas production.  Cairn's farm-in for a 30% WI in all seven of Tullow Oil's onshore licences was completed in H1.  A 2D seismic acquisition programme which includes passive seismic acquisition, is expected to commence in coming months, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals.  The acquisition will be phased, beginning in the eastern blocks (CI-520-CI-522) and due to be completed in 2020.
 
Israel
Following the end of the reporting period and subject to final completion matters, Cairn was awarded eight licences offshore Israel in the country's second offshore bid round.  Cairn is Operator of the licences with a 33.34% WI alongside two JV partners: Ratio Oil Exploration with 33.33% WI, which together with partners discovered one of the world's largest deep-water gas discoveries, Leviathan, offshore Israel; and SOCO International plc with 33.33% WI.
 
UK & Norway Exploration
One exploration well was completed in Norway in H1: PL885 (30% WI) containing the Presto prospect which was unsuccessful.  A further two exploration wells have been completed so far in Norway in Q3 2019: PL758 (Cairn Operator 50% WI) containing the Lynghaug and PL842 (Cairn Operator 40% WI) containing the Godalen prospect.  Both wells were unsuccessful, there were no traces of petroleum and the wells were classified as dry.
 
 
Drilling is about to commence on a well on P2312 (45% WI), targeting the Chimera prospect which is the Company's second operated well in the UK North Sea. The well is targeting a material prospect of 150 mmbbls gross with stand-alone development potential.  The well is being drilled by the Stena Don and operations are expected to complete in Q4 2019.
 
Cairn was awarded the two licences it applied for in the UK Frontier 31st Offshore Licensing Round in H1: Operatorship and 100% WI in the Mane licence which is located close to Chimera and 50% WI and Operatorship in the East Orkney Basin licence. 
 
In 2020, Cairn expects to continue an exploration campaign across the UK & Norway region with two firm wells.


India

There is no change in outlook with regard to the Indian arbitration. Drafting of the award by the Tribunal is ongoing and Cairn continues to have a high level of confidence in the merits of its claim. Cairn is seeking full restitution for losses totalling more than US$1.4bn resulting from India's expropriation of its investments in India in 2014, and India's unfair and inequitable treatment of those investments, due to the imposition of retrospective tax measures.
 
 
 
 
Financial Review
Key Statistics




 


H1 2019


FY 2018


H1 2018




Production - net WI share (boepd)1


23,714


17,533


14,377




Sales volumes (boepd)2


20,941


15,946


14,205




Average price per boe (US$)3


67.84


67.99


67.81




Revenue from production (US$m)


257.1


395.7


174.3




Average production costs per boe (US$)4


16.73


20.49


24.30




Depletion and amortisation costs per boe (US$)


28.57


26.75


25.29




Net cash inflow from oil and gas production


176.6


224.2


57.3




Net cash inflow from operating activities


172.9


209.0


33.1




1 Based on 20% Catcher production and 29.5% of Kraken production before deducting FlowStream's entitlement to Kraken volumes during the period of 1,475 bopd (YE 2018: 1,360 bopd; H1 2018: 1,382 bopd)
2 Working interest share of cargoes sold during the period, net of FlowStream entitlement
3 Excluding hedging gains of US$0.75/boe (2018 full year: costs of US$1.34/boe; 2018 half year: costs of US$0.84/boe)
4 Production costs include cost of sales plus right-of-use asset lease repayments; total lease costs of US$8.92/boe (2018 full year: US$10.46/boe; 2018 half year US$12.43/boe)  
 
Production
During the first half of 2019, daily production volumes on both assets have increased significantly.  Catcher production averaged ~70,200 boepd gross for the first half of the year and Kraken averaged more than 32,700 bopd for the period. 
Revenue
Revenue from the sale of oil and gas was US$257.1m in the six months to 30 June 2019, before adjusting for hedging gains of US$2.9m.  Release of deferred revenue of US$9.7m and royalty income in Mongolia of US$0.6m, increased total revenue to US$270.3m.
Cost of sales
Total production costs of US$33.8m include US$10.1m of variable lease payments on the Catcher and Kraken FPSOs.  Following adoption of IFRS 16, both the Kraken and Catcher FPSOs are recorded as right-of-use assets in the Balance Sheet with lease liabilities recognised representing minimum payments due over the expected life of the lease contract.  Previously, Catcher was accounted for as an operating lease, with all payments charged direct to production costs. Comparative information in the financial statements has not been adjusted.
Movements in oil inventory and overlift/underlift positions, measured at market value, of US$9.8m were credited against cost of sales in the period. 
 
The increased depletion and amortisation cost per boe arises from the capitalisation and subsequent amortisation of the right-of-use asset in relation to the Catcher FPSO.
Net cash inflow from operating activities and cash generated from oil and gas production
Reported net cash inflow from operating activities for the period of US$172.9m reflects net cash generated from oil and gas sales after deducting administrative costs.  After adding back administrative costs and pre-award expenditure, and deducting lease payments, net cash inflow from oil and gas production was US$176.6m. 
Net cash inflow for the Period




 


               US$m




Opening cash and long-term borrowings at 1 January 2019


(18.7)




 


 




Net cash inflow from oil and gas production1


176.6




Pre-award costs and new venture activities


(14.0)




Exploration expenditure2


(69.8)




Development and pre-development expenditure3


(65.1)




Administration expenses and corporate assets


(17.1)




Drawings under Exploration Finance Facility


12.9




Net finance costs and foreign exchange movements


(7.0)




 


 




Closing net cash and long-term borrowings at 30 June 20194


(2.2)




1Net cash inflow from oil and gas production includes cash flows from sale of oil and gas and includes all FPSO lease payments (including financing cash flows for lease payments and reimbursements)
2Exploration expenditure represents investing cash outflow of US$89.5m excluding US$19.7m of pre-development spend in Senegal
3 Includes investing cash outflow of US$45.4m on development/producing assets and US$19.7m of pre-development spend in Senegal
4 Cash balance of US$57.8m offset by US$60m of drawings under the RBL facility  
 
Cairn had net debt of US$2.2m at 30 June 2019, representing a net cash inflow of US$16.5m over the six-month period.  Borrowings under the Group's RBL facility at 30 June 2019 were US$60m, before adjusting for unamortised facility fees and accrued interest, representing a net repayment of US$25m in the period. Closing net cash and long-term borrowings presented above exclude US$39.6m drawn under the Norwegian Exploration Finance Facility ("EFF") which are advances secured against tax refunds due from the Norwegian government and are not considered a true reflection of the Group's current indebtedness.
There were no changes to the terms of either the RBL or EFF during the period.
Cash outflows on exploration expenditure in the period include US$22.6m of UK & Norway costs primarily relating to the unsuccessful wells in Norway, US$28.7m on completion of farm-ins in Nicaragua and Côte D'Ivoire and US$11.0m in advance of drilling in Mexico, with the balance of US$7.5m on the Group's remaining exploration licence and licence options in Suriname, Ireland and Mauritania.
Development and pre-development cash outflows in the period primarily relate to costs on Kraken, Nova and Senegal.  On Kraken, cash spend of US$17m included the completion of final development drilling on Drill Centre 4 and on Nova cash expenditure of US$26.8m was incurred as the development progresses.    Cash outflows in relation to Senegal pre-development of US$19.7m included FEED costs prior to FID approval expected later this year.
Capital expenditure on Oil and Gas Assets




 


               US$m




Opening oil and gas assets at 1 January 2019*


1,765.5




 


 




Exploration and appraisal additions


 




UK & Norway


20.6




LATAM


37.2




East Atlantic


11.2




Pre-development additions:


 




Senegal


21.5




Development additions


 




UK & Norway


68.7




 


 




Unsuccessful exploration costs - UK & Norway


(24.6)




Depletion and amortisation - UK & Norway


(122.6)




Other movements


(0.6)




Foreign exchange movements


2.2




 


 




Closing oil and gas assets at 30 June 2019


1,779.1




* after opening IFRS 16 adjustment
Exploration and appraisal asset additions in the UK & Norway include costs of the three exploration wells that were either completed or had commenced in the period.  In LATAM, US$22.1m of costs relate to Nicaragua following the farm-in to four non-operated blocks and US$5.5m was incurred in Suriname following the 2018 farm-in to the B61 licence.  The remaining LATAM costs of US$9.6m were spent in Mexico in advance of exploration drilling commencing this year.
In the East Atlantic segment, US$8.7m was incurred following the completion of the farm-in to seven non-operated licences in Côte D'Ivoire and the balance of US$2.5m on licence options in Mauritania and Ireland.
Senegal activities reflect the continuing work on development planning following the transfer of the operatorship of the licence to Woodside. 
Development additions in the period totalling US$68.7m include the completion of development drilling on Kraken and related increases to the decommissioning asset and costs incurred on the Nova development.  Spend on Catcher was minimal during the period.  
Subsequent to the period-end Cairn has entered into four asset-related transactions for which approval from relevant authorities is awaited: the farm-down of the Group's working interest in the UK Laverda discovery to equalise its interests with the main Catcher development, the farm-down of a 15% working interest in the UK Chimera licence, the sale of a 10% working interest in the Norwegian Nova development and a swap of a 15% working interest in Block 9 in Mexico for the same working interest in neighbouring Block 10.  Of the four, only the Nova sale is expected to have a material impact on the financial statements, where a gain on sale of ~US$31m is forecast.
Cairn has reviewed all exploration/appraisal and development/producing assets for indicators of impairment, testing for impairment where an indicator was identified.  No impairment was recorded.  This reflects relatively stable market conditions and performance from assets in line with or above expectation.  The Group's oil price assumption remains unchanged at the three-year Brent forward curve then US$70 per bbl long term.
 
Results for the period - Other operating income and expense
Other operating income and costs, administrative expenses and net finance costs




 


Period ended
30 June
2019
US$m


Period ended
30 June
2018
US$m


Year ended
31 December 2018
US$m




 


 


 


 




Pre-award costs


(10.8)


(12.0)


(25.4)




Unsuccessful exploration costs


(25.2)


(46.8)


(48.2)




Administrative expenses and other income/costs


(17.6)


(14.4)


(49.9)




Related tax credits


23.4


33.3


41.1




Operational and administrative expenses


(30.2)


(39.9)


(82.4)




 


 


 


 




Net finance costs


(15.9)


(18.2)


(18.6)




 
Pre-award costs reflect ongoing activity as Cairn seeks new opportunities to add to its portfolio of assets.  Subsequent to the period-end Cairn was awarded eight licences offshore Israel.
 
Unsuccessful exploration costs, relating almost exclusively to the UK & Norway region, include costs written off on the Lynghaug, Presto and Godalen wells offshore Norway of US$12.3m, US$7.9m and US$3.7m respectively.  The balance of US$1.3m was expensed on other licences where no further exploration activities are planned.
Related tax credits reflect Norwegian current tax refunds receivable on qualifying exploration and administrative expenses.
Taxation
During the period, Cairn made a UK ring fence profit in the period which was fully offset by brought forward losses. At 30 June 2019, Cairn had total UK ring fence losses of US$795.0m and supplementary charge losses of $710.4m. US$795.0m of UK ring fence losses as well as $317.9m of supplementary charge losses are recognised as deferred tax assets to fully offset deferred tax liabilities of US$270.3m. The remaining supplementary charge tax losses of US$392.4m, the activated investment allowance total of $627.4m and the deferred tax impact of the decommissioning liability represent an unrecognised deferred tax asset of US$159.3m at 30 June 2019.
A cash tax refund is receivable in Norway in respect of 78% of qualifying exploration and overhead spend. US$13.7mm of tax credits are recorded for amounts receivable relating to the current period.  Norwegian deferred tax liabilities at 30 June 2019 of US$57.6m reflect timing differences on the carrying value of exploration assets where either a tax refund has been claimed or an uplift is available on capital spend.
Board Changes
In H1, Cairn announced the appointment of two new independent non-executive directors: Catherine Krajicek and Alison Wood who joined the Board with effect from 1 July 2019.  Alison Wood is a member of the Company's audit committee. Alexander Berger served on the Board for nine years as non-executive director and retired from the Company at the AGM in May 2019.
Environmental Social Governance (ESG)
Our approach is governed by our commitment to working responsibly in all of our activities. Our culture is based on our longstanding core values, known as the 3Rs which stand for: building Respect, nurturing Relationships and acting Responsibly.
We recognise that internationally agreed climate change targets will require a significant transition to alternative sources of energy across the world. However, oil and gas will continue to play a critical role in meeting growing global energy demand during that transition period and Cairn will help meet that demand safely and responsibly. 
We are committed to working to International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability, which are in line with the UN Global Compact principles. Since 2012 we have also been a participating company in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) which is a coalition of governments, companies and civil society that have adopted a joint approach to applying the EITI global standard, promoting transparency of payments in the oil, gas and mining sectors.
Our (non-operated) Catcher and Kraken assets come under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations.
We will continue to work to better understand and respond to the climate change associated challenges facing the industry. We will continue to work to global standards and reaffirm our commitment to the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles in support of UN goals. These topics are considered by the Senior Executives and Board on a regular basis
Principal risks and uncertainties
Managing the Group's key risks and associated opportunities is essential to Cairn's long-term success and sustainability. The Group endeavours to pursue investment opportunities which offer an appropriate level of return whilst ensuring the level of associated political, commercial and technical risk remains within the defined risk appetite of the Group.
The Group's risk management framework provides a systematic process for the identification and management of the key risks and opportunities which may affect the delivery of the Group's strategic objectives. Key Performance Indicators are set annually, and determining the level of risk the Group is willing to accept in the pursuit of these objectives is a fundamental component of the Group's risk management framework.
Overall responsibility for the system of risk management and internal control and reviewing the effectiveness of such systems rests with the Board. Principal risks, as well as progress against key risk projects, are reviewed at each Board meeting and at least once a year the Board undertakes a risk workshop to review the Group's principal risks. This integrated approach to risk management has been and continues to be critical to the delivery of strategic objectives.


Responding to Changing Risks during H1 2019
Cairn has assessed the principal risks and uncertainties at the end of H1 2019 and concluded that the principal risks identified at 2018 year-end remain relevant. The principal risks are:
·      Lack of exploration success
·      Volatile oil and gas prices
·      Securing new venture opportunities
·      Delay in Senegal development plan approval
·      Kraken and Catcher operational and project performance
·      Reliance on JV operators for asset performance
·      Health, safety, environment and security
·      Fraud, bribery and corruption
·      Inability to secure or repatriate value from India
·      Political and fiscal uncertainties
·      Access to debt markets
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors' confirm that these condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss for the period and that the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7 and DTR 4.2.8, namely:
·      an indication of important events that have occurred during the first six months and their impact on the condensed set of financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year; and
·      material related-party transactions in the first six months and any material changes in the related-party transactions described in the last annual report.
The directors of Cairn Energy PLC are listed in the Cairn Energy PLC Annual Report for 31 December 2018. A list of current directors is maintained on the Cairn Energy PLC website: www.cairnenergy.com 
By order of the Board.
Simon Thomson            James Smith
 
 
Chief Executive               Chief Financial Officer
9 September 2019          9 September 2019            
 
 
Independent review report to Cairn Energy PLC
Report on the consolidated financial statements
Our conclusion
We have reviewed Cairn Energy PLC's consolidated financial statements (the "interim financial statements") in the half-year report of Cairn Energy PLC for the 6-month period ended 30 June 2019. Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim financial statements are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.
 
What we have reviewed
The interim financial statements comprise:
·    the group balance sheet as at 30 June 2019;
·    the group income statement and group statement of comprehensive income for the period then ended;
·    the group statement of cash flows for the period then ended;
·    the group statement of changes in equity for the period then ended; and
·    the explanatory notes to the interim financial statements.
 
The interim financial statements included in the half-year report have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.
 
As disclosed in note 1 to the interim financial statements, the financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the full annual financial statements of the Group is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.
 
Responsibilities for the interim financial statements and the review
 
Our responsibilities and those of the directors
The half-year report, including the interim financial statements, is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the half-year report in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.
 
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the interim financial statements in the half-year report based on our review. This report, including the conclusion, has been prepared for and only for the company for the purpose of complying with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority and for no other purpose.  We do not, in giving this conclusion, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.
 
What a review of interim financial statements involves
We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410, 'Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity' issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures.
 
A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and, consequently, does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
 
We have read the other information contained in the half-year report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the interim financial statements.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
Edinburgh
9 September 2019
 
 
 
 

 





Contents


 




Group Income Statement


 




Group Statement of Comprehensive Income


 




Group Balance Sheet


 




Group Statement of Cash Flows


 




Group Statement of Changes in Equity


 




 


 




Section 1 - Basis of Preparation


 




1.1 Accounting Policies


 




1.2 Going Concern


 




1.3 Adoption of IFRS 16 'Leases'


 




 


 




Section 2 - Oil and Gas Assets and Operations


 




2.1 Gross Profit: Revenue and Cost of Sales


 




2.2 Intangible Exploration/Appraisal Assets


 




2.3 Property, Plant & Equipment - Development/Producing Assets


 




2.4 Decommissioning Provisions


 




2.5 Capital and Lease Commitments


 




 


 




Section 3 - Working Capital, Financial Instruments and Long-term Liabilities




3.1 Loans and Borrowings


 




3.2 Lease Liabilities


 




3.3 Trade and Other Receivables


 




3.4 Derivative Financial Instruments


 




3.5 Trade and Other Payables


 




3.6 Deferred Revenue


 




 


 




Section 4 - Income Statement Analysis


 




4.1 Segmental Analysis


 




4.2 Earnings per Ordinary Share


 




 


 




Section 5 - Taxation


 




5.1 Tax Credit on Profit/(Loss) for the Period


 




5.2 Income Tax Asset


 




5.3 Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities


 




5.4 Contingent Liability - Indian Tax Assessment


 




 


 




Section 6 - Other Disclosures


 




6.1 Post Balance Sheet Events


 




 


 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cairn Energy PLC    
Group Income Statement
For the six months ended 30 June 2019




 


 


Six months ended
30 June
2019
(unaudited)
US$m


Six months
ended
30 June
2018
(unaudited)
US$m


Year
ended
 31 December
2018
(audited)
US$m




Note




 


 


 


 


 




Continuing operations


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 




Revenue


2.1


270.3


182.4


410.3




Cost of sales


2.1


(33.8)


(78.0)


(131.4)




Depletion and amortisation


2.3


(122.6)


(65.7)


(171.2)




 


 


 


 


 




Gross profit


 


113.9


38.7


107.7




 


 


 


 


 




Pre-award costs


 


(10.8)


(12.0)


(25.4)




Unsuccessful exploration costs


2.2


(25.2)


(46.8)


(48.2)




Loss on disposal of intangible exploration/appraisal assets


 


-


(4.5)


(4.5)




Other operating income


 


-


5.0


5.0




Administrative expenses


 


(17.6)


(14.9)


(50.4)




Impairment of property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets


 


-


-


(166.3)




 


 


 


 


 




Operating profit/(loss)


 


60.3


(34.5)


(182.1)




 


 


 


 


 




Loss on derecognition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss


 


-


(230.8)


(713.1)




Loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss


 


(1.0)


(319.4)


(352.2)




Finance income


 


2.2


5.9


19.2




Finance costs


 


(18.1)


(24.1)


(37.8)




 


 


 


 


 




Profit/(Loss) before taxation from continuing operations


 


43.4


(602.9)


(1,266.0)




 


 


 


 


 




Tax credit


5.1


23.1


102.4


130.5




 
Profit/(Loss) for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent


 


66.5


(500.5)


(1,135.5)




 


 


 


 


 




Profit/(Loss) per ordinary share - basic (cents)


4.2


11.44


(86.20)


(195.59)




Profit/(Loss) per ordinary share - diluted (cents)


4.2


11.35


(86.20)


(195.59)




 
 
 
 
Cairn Energy PLC    
Group Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the six months ended 30 June 2019




 


Note


Six months
ended
 30 June
2019
(unaudited)
US$m


Six months
ended
 30 June
 2018
(unaudited)
US$m


Year
ended
 31 December
2018
(audited)
US$m




 


 


 


 


 




 
Profit/(Loss) for the period


 


66.5


(500.5)


(1,135.5)




 


 


 


 


 




Other Comprehensive Income - items that may be recycled to the Income Statement


 


 


 


 




Fair value on hedge options


3.4


(25.3)


(15.6)


36.1




Hedging (gain)/loss recycled to the Income Statement


2.1


(2.9)


2.2


7.8




Currency translation differences


 


2.7


(0.8)


(15.6)




 
Other Comprehensive (Expense)/Income for the period


 


(25.5)


(14.2)


28.3




 


 


 


 


 




Total Comprehensive Income/(Expense) for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent


 


41.0


(514.7)


(1,107.2)




 
 
 
 
Cairn Energy PLC
Group Balance Sheet
 As at 30 June 2019




 


 


30 June
2019
(unaudited)


30 June
2018
(unaudited)


31 December
2018
(audited)




 


Note


US$m


US$m


US$m




Non-current assets


 


 


 


 




Intangible exploration/appraisal assets


2.2


660.7


632.7


595.1




Property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets


2.3


1,118.4


1,150.1


1,022.9




Property, plant & equipment - other


 


10.0


1.7


1.2




Intangible assets - goodwill


 


126.4


128.6


125.8




Intangible assets - other


 


5.9


7.6


6.7




Derivative financial instruments


3.4


2.6


-


7.7




 
 


 


1,924.0


1,920.7


1,759.4




 
Current assets


 


 


 


 




Inventory


 


12.4


9.1


8.2




Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss


 


5.9


522.0


6.9




Cash and cash equivalents


 


57.8


74.8


66.3




Trade and other receivables


3.3


128.0


130.5


91.2




Derivative financial instruments


3.4


13.8


1.8


36.7




Income tax asset


5.2


46.9


62.2


32.8




 
 


 


264.8


800.4


242.1




 
Total assets


 


2,188.8


2,721.1


2,001.5




 


 


 


 


 




Current liabilities


 


 


 


 




Loans and borrowings


3.1


31.5


92.9


26.2




Lease liabilities


3.2


53.6


5.1


18.5




Derivative financial instruments


3.4


-


14.6


-




Trade and other payables


3.5


105.7


153.7


103.1




Deferred revenue


3.6


17.7


21.5


22.0




Provisions - other


 


2.8


2.8


2.8




 
 


 


211.3


290.6


172.6




 


 


 


 


 




Non-current liabilities


 


 


 


 




Provisions - decommissioning


2.4


148.4


121.0


119.1




Loans and borrowings


3.1


58.9


28.3


75.5




Lease liabilities


3.2


249.8


169.8


146.9




Deferred revenue


3.6


25.4


42.9


30.8




Deferred tax liabilities


5.3


57.6


87.5


66.5




 
 


 


540.1


449.5


438.8




 
Total liabilities


 


751.4


740.1


611.4




 
Net assets


 


1,437.4


1,981.0


1,390.1




 


 


 


 


 




Equity attributable to equity holders of the Parent


 


 


 


 




Called-up share capital


 


12.6


12.6


12.6




Share premium


 


489.7


489.5


489.7




Shares held by ESOP/SIP Trusts


 


(17.2)


(15.7)


(19.6)




Foreign currency translation


 


(187.8)


(175.7)


(190.5)




Capital reserves - non-distributable


 


40.8


40.8


40.8




Merger reserve


 


255.9


255.9


255.9




Hedge reserve


 


12.8


(16.3)


41.0




Retained earnings


 


830.6


1,389.9


760.2




 
Total equity


 


1,437.4


1,981.0


1,390.1




 
Cairn Energy PLC
Group Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended 30 June 2019
 




 
 


Six months
ended
 30 June
2019
(unaudited)
US$m


Six months
ended
30 June
2018
(unaudited)
US$m


Year
ended
 31 December
2018
(audited)
US$m




Cash flows from operating activities 


 


 


 




 
Profit/(Loss) before taxation from continuing operations


43.4


(602.9)


(1,266.0)




 


 


 


 




Adjustments for non-cash income and expense and non-operating cash flow:


 


 


 




Release of deferred revenue


(9.7)


(9.6)


(21.2)




Unsuccessful exploration costs


25.2


46.8


48.2




Depreciation, depletion and amortisation charges


125.2


67.5


174.9




Share-based payments charge


6.3


8.5


14.7




Impairment of property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets


-


-


166.3




Loss on derecognition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss


-


230.8


713.1




Loss on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss


1.0


319.4


352.2




Loss on disposal of intangible exploration/appraisal assets


-


4.5


4.5




Finance income


(2.2)


(5.9)


(19.2)




Finance costs


18.1


24.1


37.8




 


 


 


 




Adjustments for cash flow movements in assets and liabilities:


 


 


 




Income tax refund received relating to operating activities


-


-


20.4




Inventory movement


(4.2)


1.3


2.2




Trade and other receivables movement


(26.3)


(66.4)


(41.6)




Trade and other payables movement


(3.9)


15.0


22.7




 
Net cash flows from operating activities


172.9


33.1


209.0




 


 


 


 




Cash flows from investing activities


 


 


 




Expenditure on intangible exploration/appraisal assets


(89.5)


(73.5)


(188.0)




Expenditure on property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets


(45.4)


(61.0)


(109.5)




Proceeds on disposal of intangible exploration assets


-


-


3.6




Income tax refund received relating to investing activities


-


-


16.4




Purchase of other property, plant & equipment and intangible assets


(2.5)


(0.8)


(2.9)




Interest received and other finance income


2.0


0.6


2.0




 
Net cash flows used in investing activities


(135.4)


(134.7)


(278.4)




 


 


 


 




Cash flows from financing activities


 


 


 




Debt arrangement fees


-


(2.4)


(10.4)




Other interest and charges


(8.0)


(4.3)


(12.6)




Proceeds from borrowings


32.9


94.4


117.4




Repayment of borrowings


(45.0)


-


(31.2)




Proceeds from the issue of shares


-


1.6


1.7




Cost of shares purchased


-


(3.7)


(13.6)




Lease payments


(30.0)


-


(7.4)




Lease reimbursements


5.1


2.8


4.7




 


 


 


 




Net cash flows (used in)/from financing activities


(45.0)


88.4


48.6




 


 


 


 




Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents


(7.5)


(13.2)


(20.8)




Opening cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period


66.3


86.5


86.5




Foreign exchange differences


(1.0)


1.5


0.6




 
Closing cash and cash equivalents


57.8


74.8


66.3




 
Cairn Energy PLC
Group Statement of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended 30 June 2019
 




 


 Equity
share capital and share premium


 Shares held by ESOP/ SIP Trusts


 Foreign currency translation


 Merger and capital reserves


Hedge reserve


Retained earnings


 Total equity




 


 US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


 US$m


 US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




At 1 January 2018


500.5


(10.2)


(174.9)


296.7


(2.9)


1,885.3


2,494.5




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Loss for the year


-


-


-


-


-


(1,135.5)


(1,135.5)




Fair value on hedge options


-


-


-


-


36.1


-


36.1




Hedging loss recycled to the Income Statement


-


-


-


-


7.8


-


7.8




Currency translation differences


-


-


(15.6)


-


-


-


(15.6)




 
Total comprehensive expense


-


-


(15.6)


-


43.9


(1,135.5)


(1,107.2)




Share-based payments


-


-


-


-


-


14.7


14.7




Shares issued for cash


0.1


(0.1)


-


-


-


-


-




Cost of shares purchased


-


(13.6)


-


-


-


-


(13.6)




Exercise of employee share options


1.7


-


-


-


-


-


1.7




Cost of shares vesting


-


4.3


-


-


-


(4.3)


-




 
At 31 December 2018


502.3


(19.6)


(190.5)


296.7


41.0


760.2


1,390.1




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Profit for the period


-


-


-


-


-


66.5


66.5




Fair value on hedge options


-


-


-


-


(25.3)


-


(25.3)




Hedging gain recycled to the Income Statement


-


-


-


-


(2.9)


-


(2.9)




Currency translation differences


-


-


2.7


-


-


-


2.7




 
Total comprehensive income


-


-


2.7


-


(28.2)


66.5


41.0




Share-based payments


-


-


-


-


-


6.3


6.3




Cost of shares vesting


-


2.4


-


-


-


(2.4)


-




 
At 30 June 2019


502.3


(17.2)


(187.8)


296.7


12.8


830.6


1,437.4




 
 
 
 
 
Cairn Energy PLC
Group Statement of Changes in Equity (continued)
For the six months ended 30 June 2018:
 




 


 Equity share  capital and share premium


 Shares held by ESOP/ SIP Trusts


 Foreign currency translation


 Merger and capital reserves


 
 
 
Hedge reserve


Retained earnings


 Total equity




 


 US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


 US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




At 1 January 2018


500.5


(10.2)


(174.9)


296.7


(2.9)


1,885.3


2,494.5




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Loss for the period


-


-


-


-


-


(500.5)


(500.5)




Fair value on hedge options


-


-


-


-


(15.6)


-


(15.6)




Hedging loss recycled to the Income Statement


-


-


-


-


 
2.2


-


2.2




Currency translation differences


-


-


(0.8)


-


 
-


-


(0.8)




 
Total comprehensive expense


-


-


(0.8)


-


 
(13.4)


(500.5)


(514.7)




Share-based payments


-


-


-


-


-


8.5


8.5




Shares issued for cash


0.1


-


-


-


-


-


0.1




Exercise of employee share options


1.5


-


-


-


-


-


1.5




Cost of shares purchased


-


(8.9)


-


-


-


-


(8.9)




Cost of shares vesting


-


3.4


-


-


-


(3.4)


-




 
At 30 June 2018


502.1


(15.7)


(175.7)


296.7


 
(16.3)


1,389.9


1,981.0




 
 
 
 
 
Section 1 - Basis of Preparation
 
1.1       Accounting Policies 
 
Basis of preparation
 
The half-yearly condensed consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended 30 June 2019 have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and with International Accounting Standard IAS 34, 'Interim financial reporting', as adopted by the European Union. They should be read in conjunction with the annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') as adopted by the European Union.
 
This half-yearly report was approved by the Directors on 9 September 2019.
 
The disclosed figures, which have been reviewed but not audited, are not statutory accounts in terms of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018, on which the auditors gave an unqualified audit report, which did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph or any statement under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006, have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. 
 
This half-yearly report has been prepared on a basis consistent with the accounting policies expected to be applied for the year ending 31 December 2019, and uses the same accounting and financial risk management policies and methods of computation as those applied for the year ended 31 December 2018, other than changes to accounting policies resulting from the adoption of new or revised accounting standards. 
 
The impact on the Financial Statements of the adoption of IFRS 16 'Leases' on 1 January 2019 can be found in note 1.3.  Other changes to IFRS effective 1 January 2019 have no significant impact on Cairn's accounting policies or Financial Statements.
 
Significant key estimates and assumptions are unchanged from those applied in the year ended 31 December 2018 and the same have accordingly been applied here.  Key estimates and assumptions applied on the adoption of IFRS 16 are detailed in note 1.3.
 
1.2       Going Concern
 
The Directors have considered the factors relevant to support a statement of going concern. 
 
In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate, the Board considered the Group cash flow forecasts under various scenarios, identifying risks and mitigating factors and ensuring the Group has sufficient funding to meet its current and contracted commitments as and when they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these Financial Statements.
 
The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue in operational existence for this 12-month period and have therefore used the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements. 
 
1.3       Adoption of IFRS 16 'Leases'
 
Cairn has adopted IFRS 16 'Leases' with effect from 1 January 2019.  Cairn has chosen to apply IFRS 16 retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initial application recognised at the date of adoption.  In doing so Cairn has elected not to re-assess whether contracts contain a lease.
 
IFRS 16 introduces a single lessee accounting model and requires a lessee to recognise assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months, unless the underlying asset is of low value. A lessee is required to recognise a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying leased asset and a lease liability representing its obligation to make lease payments.
 
In assessing the impact of IFRS 16, Cairn identified the following assets where right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognised on adoption:
-       Accounting for the FPSO on the UK Catcher producing asset; and
-       Accounting for non-cancellable leases of the Group's office premises in Edinburgh, London, Stavanger and Mexico City.
 
All other leases identified have either yet to commence on the date of adoption, are for periods of less than one year, have less than one year remaining on the date of adoption or are for low-value items which have no material impact on the Group's Financial Statements. 
 
In applying IFRS 16, Cairn has used the following practical expedients permitted by the standard:
-       Accounting for leases with a remaining term of less than 12 months at 1 January 2019 as short-term leases; and
-       The exclusion of initial direct costs for the measurement of the right-of-use assets at the date of adoption.
 
Cairn has also chosen to measure the right-of-use assets recognised at the amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments, immediately before the date of adoption for all right-of-use assets recognised.  There is therefore no adjustment to opening retained earnings.
 
Section 1 - Basis of Preparation (continued)
 
1.3       Adoption of IFRS 16 'Leases' (continued)
 
Kraken FPSO
Under IFRS 16, the carrying amount of a right-of-use asset and lease liability for leases previously classified as finance leases is equal to the carrying amount of the lease asset and lease liability immediately before the date of adoption.  Therefore, the adoption of IFRS 16 has no impact on the right-of-use asset and lease liability previously recognised for the Kraken FPSO.
 
Catcher FPSO
Cairn has recognised a lease liability and a corresponding right-of-use asset of US$147.5m for the Catcher FPSO on adoption of IFRS 16.  The Catcher FPSO lease was previously classified as an operating lease under IAS 17. 
 
The key estimates and assumptions applied in measuring the right-of-use asset and lease liability were as follows:
-       The minimum lease commitment is equal to 75% of the contracted day rate with all payments in excess of the minimum being classified as variable lease payments dependent upon performance;
-       The lease term is equal to the current non-cancellable period of the lease with no reasonable plans to extend the lease contract beyond the initial term;
-       No exercise of the option to purchase at the end of the initial term; and
-       The interest rate applied is equal to the Group's incremental borrowing rate on the date of adoption rather than a rate implicit in the lease contract which could not be readily determined.
 
The right-of-use asset is being amortised on a unit-of-production basis in accordance with the Group's accounting policy.
 
Other Property, Plant & Equipment - Leasehold Property
The Group recognised lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets of US$10.0m in relation to leasehold premises.
 
The key estimates and assumptions applied in measuring these right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were as follows:
-       The lease term is equal to the current non-cancellable period of the lease with no reasonable plans to extend the lease contract beyond the initial term for any of the Group's office premises;
-       The interest rate applied is equal to the Group's incremental borrowing rate on the date of adoption rather than a rate implicit in the lease contracts where this could not be readily determined.
 
The assets will be amortised on a straight-line basis over the remaining life of the leases. 
 
Adjustments recognised on adoption of IFRS 16: Reconciliation to 2018 Operating lease commitment
A reconciliation of operating lease commitments at 31 December 2018 to the opening lease liabilities on adoption of IFRS 16 is as follows:
 




 


 
Production
costs
US$m


Exploration/
Appraisal assets
US$m


Development/
Producing assets
US$m


 
Administrative expenses
US$m


 
 
Total
US$m




 


 


 


 


 


 




Operating lease commitments


171.6


21.2


13.4


11.5


217.7




 


 


 


 


 


 




Attributable to:


 


 


 


 


 




Leases yet to commence


-


(20.7)


(9.5)


-


(30.2)




Short-term leases


-


(0.5)


(3.9)


-


(4.4)




Lease of low value items


-


-


-


(0.3)


(0.3)




 


 


 


 


 


 




Gross lease liability


171.6


-


-


11.2


182.8




Interest implicit in lease


(24.1)


-


-


(1.2)


(25.3)




 


 


 


 


 


 




Opening lease liabilities adjustment


 
147.5


 
-


 
-


 
10.0


 
157.5




 


 


 


 


 


 




Right-of-use asset - tangible development/producing asset


 
147.5


 
-


 
-


 
-


 
147.5




Right-of-use assets - property, plant & equipment - other


 
-


 
-


 
-


 
10.0


 
10.0




 


 


 


 


 


 




Opening right-of-use assets adjustments


 
147.5


 
-


 
-


 
10.0


 
157.5




 
The weighted average incremental borrowing rate used to discount opening lease liabilities is 5.75%. 
 
 
 
 
 
Section 1 - Basis of Preparation (continued)
 
1.3       Adoption of IFRS 16 'Leases' (continued)
 
Impact on Financial Statements at 30 June 2019
As a result of adoption of IFRS 16, the following Income Statement line items have been impacted for the period ending 30 June 2019:
 




 


US$m




 


 




Decrease in cost of sales


16.8




Increase in depletion and amortisation


(24.0)




Decrease in gross profit


(7.2)




Decrease in administrative expenses


0.2




Decrease in operating profit


(7.0)




Increase in finance costs


(4.0)




Decrease in profit before taxation


(11.0)




Decrease in profit after taxation


(11.0)




 


 




Impact on profit after taxation by segment:


 




UK & Norway


(11.0)




 
Basic and diluted earnings per share decreased by 1.90 cents and 1.88 cents per share respectively for the six months ended 30 June 2019.
 
In the Cash Flow Statement, lease payments of US$18.6m, which would previously have been classified as operating cash outflows are now included in financing activities.
 
In the Group Balance Sheet at 30 June 2019, Property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets have increased by US$123.5m, Property, plant & equipment - other by US$8.6m and lease liabilities by US$143.4m as a result of adoption.  The impact on assets and liabilities per segment as disclosed in note 4.1 is as follows:
 




 


US$m




 


 




Increase in segment assets:


 




UK & Norway


124.4




Other Cairn Energy PLC Group


7.2




LATAM


0.5




 


 




Increase in segment liabilities:


 




UK & Norway


135.4




Other Cairn Energy PLC Group


7.5




LATAM


0.5




 
 
 
 
Section 2 - Oil and Gas Assets and Operations
 
2.1     Gross Profit: Revenue and Cost of Sales
 




 


Six months
ended
 30 June
2019
US$m


Six months
ended
 30 June
2018
US$m


Year
 ended
31 December
2018
US$m




 


 


 


 




Oil sales


255.4


174.1


393.2




Gas sales


1.7


0.2


2.5




Gain/(Loss) on hedge options


2.9


(2.2)


(7.8)




Release of deferred revenue


9.7


9.6


21.2




 
Revenue from oil and gas sales


269.7


181.7


409.1




 


 


 


 




Royalty income


0.6


0.7


1.2




 


 


 


 




Revenue


270.3


182.4


410.3




 


 


 


 




Production and other costs


(33.5)


(30.9)


(64.2)




Oil inventory and overlift/underlift adjustments


9.8


(14.8)


(7.7)




Variable and operating lease charges


(10.1)


(32.3)


(59.5)




 


 


 


 




Cost of sales


(33.8)


(78.0)


(131.4)




 


 


 


 




Depletion and amortisation charges (note 2.3)


(122.6)


(65.7)


(171.2)




 


 


 


 




Gross profit


113.9


38.7


107.7




 
 
 
 
Section 2 - Oil and Gas Assets and Operations (continued)
 
2.2     Intangible Exploration/Appraisal Assets
 




 


Senegal


 UK & Norway


LATAM


East Atlantic


Total




 


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 


 


 




Cost


 


 


 


 


 




At 1 January 2018


434.5


210.2


13.1


24.3


682.1




Foreign exchange


-


1.4


-


-


1.4




Additions


12.1


44.8


5.9


1.8


64.6




Disposals


-


(5.9)


-


-


(5.9)




Unsuccessful exploration costs


-


(45.9)


-


(0.9)


(46.8)




 


 


 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2018


446.6


204.6


19.0


25.2


695.4




Foreign exchange


-


(2.0)


-


-


(2.0)




Additions


16.4


57.4


13.7


(3.7)


83.8




Disposals


-


(2.3)


-


-


(2.3)




Transfer to development/producing assets


-


(115.7)


-


 
-


(115.7)




Unsuccessful exploration costs


-


(16.7)


-


15.3


(1.4)




 
At 31 December 2018


463.0


125.3


32.7


 
36.8


657.8




Foreign exchange


-


0.3


-


-


0.3




Additions


21.5


20.6


37.2


11.2


90.5




Disposals


-


-


-


-


-




Unsuccessful exploration costs


-


(24.6)


-


(0.6)


(25.2)




 
At 30 June 2019


484.5


121.6


69.9


 
47.4


723.4




 


 


 


 


 


 




Impairment


 


 


 


 


 




At 1 January 2018, 30 June 2018,
31 December 2018 and 30 June 2019


-


48.1


-


 
 
14.6


62.7




 


 


 


 


 


 




Net book value


 


 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2018


446.6


156.5


19.0


10.6


632.7




At 31 December 2018


463.0


77.2


32.7


22.2


595.1




At 30 June 2019


484.5


73.5


69.9


32.8


660.7




 
 
As explained in note 4.1 the International Segment has now been separated into two business units, 'East Atlantic' (which includes the Group's exploration assets in Ireland, Mauritania, and Cote D'Ivoire) and 'LATAM' (which includes Latin American assets in Mexico, Nicaragua and Suriname). 
 
Senegal
Additions in the period of US$21.5m have mainly been incurred for exploitation and pre-development costs.
 
UK & Norway
During the period the Group participated in two Norwegian exploration wells: PL758 Lynghaug and PL885 Presto.  Subsequent to the period-end a third Norwegian well, PL842 Godalen, also completed.  Additions in the period of US$20.6m include US$13.2m relating to the three wells, including costs of US$8.5m in respect of short-term leases, primarily for drilling rigs.  All three wells were unsuccessful and costs of US$24.6m have been charged to the Income Statement.
 
LATAM (Latin America)
Additions in the period include US$22.1m following the farm-in to non-operated licences in Nicaragua, US$9.6m incurred in Mexico in advance of exploration drilling commencing in the second half of 2019 and US$5.5m in Suriname, of which US$3.9m was on the acquisition of seismic.
 
East Atlantic
Additions in the period of US$11.2m include US$8.7m in Côte D'Ivoire following the farm-in to seven non-operated licences.
 
Impairment review
At 30 June 2019, Cairn reviewed its intangible exploration/appraisal assets for indicators of impairment, and where indicators were identified, performed impairment tests.  An indicator of impairment was identified on the UK Laverda asset which is allocated to the Catcher cash-generating unit for impairment testing. No impairment was recorded from the subsequent test.  Sensitivity analysis performed using downward oil-price sensitivities consistent with those run at the 31 December 2018 year end did not identify impairment under any of these scenarios.
 
Section 2 - Oil and Gas Assets and Operations (continued)
 
2.3       Property, Plant & Equipment - Development/Producing Assets 
 




 


UK & Norway


UK & Norway
right-of-use leased assets


Total




 


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 




Cost


 


 


 




At 1 January 2018


1,050.2


177.4


1,227.6




Additions


9.3


-


9.3




 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2018


1,059.5


177.4


1,236.9




Foreign exchange


(6.8)


-


(6.8)




Additions


47.2


-


47.2




Transfer from exploration/appraisal assets


115.7


-


115.7




Re-measurement of right-of-use leased asset 


-


(11.5)


(11.5)




 


 


 


 




At 31 December 2018


1,215.6


165.9


1,381.5




Right-of-use leased asset - IFRS 16 opening balance adjustment (see note 1.3)


-


 
147.5


147.5




 


 


 


 




At 1 January 2019


1,215.6


313.4


1,529.0




Foreign exchange


1.9


-


1.9




Additions


68.4


0.3


68.7




 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2019


1,285.9


313.7


1,599.6




 


 


 


 




Depletion, amortisation and impairment


 


 


 




At 1 January 2018


17.6


3.5


21.1




Depletion and amortisation


57.8


7.9


65.7




 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2018


75.4


11.4


86.8




Depletion and amortisation


95.2


10.3


105.5




Impairment


166.3


-


166.3




 


 


 


 




At 31 December 2018


336.9


21.7


358.6




Depletion and amortisation


88.8


33.8


122.6




 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2019


425.7


55.5


481.2




 


 


 


 




Net book value


 


 


 




At 30 June 2018


984.1


166.0


1,150.1




At 31 December 2018


878.7


144.2


1,022.9




At 30 June 2019


860.2


258.2


1,118.4




 
Additions during the period include a non-cash increase of US$28.5m for decommissioning estimates and US$39.9m of development activity spend funded through cash and working capital.
 
Impairment review
 
Impairment reviews on the Group's development/producing assets are conducted at each reporting date. The Group's development/producing assets were reviewed for indicators of impairment at 30 June 2019 and no indicators of impairment were identified.  There have been no significant changes in market conditions or management's estimates and assumptions used in impairment testing at the December 2018 year end.  Asset performance in 2019 has remained in line with or exceeded management's expectation.
 
 
 
Section 2 - Oil and Gas Assets and Operations (continued)
 
2.4       Decommissioning Provisions
 




 


 
Exploration well abandonment


 
Development/ Producing assets


Total




 


US$m


US$m


US$m




At 1 January 2018


4.2


116.9


121.1




Foreign exchange


(0.1)


(2.7)


(2.8)




Unwinding of discount


-


1.2


1.2




Provided in the period


-


1.5


1.5




 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2018


4.1


116.9


121.0




Foreign exchange


(0.1)


(4.0)


(4.1)




Unwinding of discount


-


1.1


1.1




(Released)/Provided in the period


(2.7)


3.8


1.1




 


 


 


 




At 31 December 2018


1.3


117.8


119.1




Foreign exchange


-


(0.4)


(0.4)




Unwinding of discount


-


1.2


1.2




Provided in the period


-


28.5


28.5




 
At 30 June 2019


 
1.3


147.1


148.4




 
At 30 June 2019, the decommissioning estimate for the Kraken producing asset has increased by US$24.7m. This reflects the conclusion of final development drilling during the period and an internal review of the latest cost estimates received from the operator.  A decommissioning provision of US$3.8m was recognised for work performed on the Nova development project. The Catcher decommissioning estimate remained unchanged.
 
The decommissioning of the Group's development/producing assets is forecast to occur between 2026 and 2040.
 
 
2.5       Capital and Lease Commitments
 




 
 


30 June
 2019


30 June
 2018


31 December
2018




 


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 




Oil and gas expenditure:


 


 


 




Intangible exploration/appraisal assets


194.4


178.7


146.1




Property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets


40.0


51.0


80.1




 
Contracted for


234.4


229.7


226.2




 
Capital commitments represent Cairn's share of obligations in relation to its interests in joint operations.  These commitments include Cairn's share of the capital commitments of the joint operations themselves. 
 
The capital commitments for intangible exploration/appraisal assets as at 30 June 2019 include US$86.8m relating to operations in LATAM, predominantly Mexico. The remaining US$107.6m includes commitments in Senegal of US$43.3m, UK & Norway commitments of US$48.7m and East Atlantic commitments of US$15.6m.
 
As at 30 June 2019, Cairn had the following commitments relating to short-term leases and leases yet to commence. These amounts are also included in the total of capital commitments shown above.
 




 


Exploration/
Appraisal assets
US$m


Development/
Producing assets
US$m


 
 
Total
US$m




 
Lease commitments


19.7


9.7


29.4




 
 
 
Section 3 - Working Capital, Financial Instruments and Long-Term Liabilities
3.1       Loans and Borrowings
 
Cairn has two loan facilities at 30 June 2019, the Reserve-Based Lending ('RBL') facility available to several Group companies and the Norwegian Exploration Finance Facility ('EFF'). 
 




 
Reconciliation of opening and closing liability to cash flow movements:


30 June
2019
US$m


30 June
2018
US$m


31 December
2018
US$m




 


 


 


 




Opening liabilities


101.7


29.8


29.8




 


 


 


 




Loans advances disclosed in the Cash Flow Statement


 


 


 




RBL advances in the period


20.0


65.0


85.0




EFF advances in the period


12.9


29.4


32.4




 


 


 


 




 


32.9


94.4


117.4




 


 


 


 




Loan repayments disclosed in the Cash Flow Statement


 


 


 




RBL repayments in the period


(45.0)


-


-




EFF repayments in the period


-


-


(31.2)




 


 


 


 




 


(45.0)


-


(31.2)




 


 


 


 




Debt arrangement fees paid


-


(2.4)


(10.4)




 


 


 


 




Non-cash movements


 


 


 




Amortisation of debt arrangement fees


0.5


-


-




Foreign exchange


0.3


(0.6)


(3.9)




 


 


 


 




 


0.8


(0.6)


(3.9)




 


 


 


 




Closing liabilities


90.4


121.2


101.7




 
 
Amounts due less than one year:


 


 


 




RBL facility


-


62.6


-




EFF


31.5


30.3


26.2




 


 


 


 




 


31.5


92.9


26.2




Amounts due greater than one year:


 


 


 




RBL facility


50.8


-


75.5




EFF


8.1


28.3


-




 


 


 


 




 


58.9


28.3


75.5




 


 


 


 




 


90.4


121.2


101.7




 
RBL
The Group's RBL facility had cash drawings of US$60.0m at 30 June 2019. 
 
Cairn signed an extension to its existing RBL facility with a syndicate of international banks in 2018, with a revised final maturity date of 20 December 2025.  Under IFRS 9, the extension of the facility to December 2025 constitutes substantially different terms from the original and as such the financial liability relating to the original facility was extinguished on the date of the extension and replaced with a new liability based on the revised terms.  The classification of amounts due in current and prior periods of less than and greater than one year reflects the impact of the extension to the facility. The maximum currently available to draw under the facility is US$488.0m.
 
EFF
As at 30 June 2019, US$40.3m (NOK 343.8m) was drawn under the Norwegian EFF. The maximum available amount is currently forecast to be US$60.0m (NOK 480.0m).
 
Interest on outstanding debt is charged at the appropriate NIBOR plus an applicable margin. Debt is repayable by the final maturity date, which is the earlier of 31 December 2022 or the date of receipt of the tax refund relating to exploration spend for 2021.
 
Section 3 - Working Capital, Financial Instruments and Long-Term Liabilities (continued)
3.2       Lease Liabilities
 




 
Reconciliation of opening and closing liability to cash flow movements:


30 June
2019
US$m


30 June
2018
US$m


31 December
2018
US$m




 


 


 


 




Opening liability brought forward


165.4


169.7


169.7




IFRS 16 opening balance adjustment (note 1.3)


157.5


-


-




 


 


 


 




Revised opening liabilities


322.9


169.7


169.7




 


 


 


 




Leases commenced and revisions to leases in period:


 


 


 




Liabilities recognised on commencement of leases


-


-


-




Revisions to lease liabilities


0.4


-


(11.5)




 


 


 


 




 


0.4


-


(11.5)




 


 


 


 




Lease payments disclosed in the Cash Flow Statement as financing cash flows:


 


 


 




Total lease payments


(40.1)


(17.4)


(30.1)




Variable lease payments


10.1


17.4


22.7




 


 


 


 




 


(30.0)


-


(7.4)




 


 


 


 




Lease reimbursements disclosed in the Cash Flow Statement as financing cash flows:


 


 


 




Reimbursements received from lessors


5.1


2.8


4.7




 


 


 


 




Other non-cash lease movements


 


 


 




Reimbursements due transferred to other receivables


(3.0)


(1.4)


2.1




Lease interest charges


7.9


3.8


7.8




Foreign exchange


0.1


-


-




 


 


 


 




 


5.0


2.4


9.9




 


 


 


 




Closing liabilities


303.4


174.9


165.4




 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




Amounts due less than one year:


 


 


 




Tangible development/producing assets - right-of-use assets


51.7


5.1


18.5




Other property, plant & equipment - right-of-use assets


1.9


-


-




 


 


 


 




 


53.6


5.1


18.5




Amounts due greater than one year:


 


 


 




Tangible development/producing assets - right-of-use assets


242.8


169.8


146.9




Other property, plant & equipment - right-of-use assets


7.0


-


-




 
 


249.8


169.8


 
146.9




 
Total lease liabilities


303.4


174.9


 
165.4




 
Comparative information has not been restated on adoption of IFRS 16.
 
Variable lease costs are disclosed in note 2.1.  Amortisation charges on right-of-use assets relating to tangible development/producing assets are disclosed in note 2.3. Depreciation charges on other right-of-use assets are disclosed in note 4.1. Costs relating to short-term leases and leases of low value assets, relating to exploration and development activities are disclosed in notes 2.2 and 2.3 where material. There are no further material short-term leases or charges for leases of low-value assets.
 
The carrying value of right-of-use development/producing assets at 30 June 2019 is US$258.2m (see note 2.3) and the carrying value of right-of-use assets included in other property, plant & equipment is US$8.6m.
 
Section 3 - Working Capital, Financial Instruments and Long-Term Liabilities (continued)
3.3       Trade and Other Receivables
 




 


30 June
2019


30 June
2018


31 December
2018




 


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 




Trade receivables


59.1


55.5


39.0




Other receivables


12.2


12.6


12.7




Accrued income - underlift


5.9


-


0.1




Prepayments


7.4


5.2


4.4




Joint operation receivables


43.4


57.2


35.0




 
 


128.0


130.5


91.2




 
Joint operation receivables include Cairn's working interest share of the receivables relating to joint operations and amounts recoverable from partners in joint operations.  
 
3.4       Derivative Financial Instruments
 




 


30 June
2019


30 June
2018


31 December
2018




Carrying amount and fair value


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 




Non-current assets


 


 


 




Financial assets - hedge options maturing after one year


2.6


-


7.7




 


 


 


 




Current assets


 


 


 




Financial assets - hedge options maturing within one year


13.8


1.8


36.7




 


 


 


 




Current liabilities


 


 


 




Financial liabilities - hedge options maturing within one year


-


(14.6)


-




 


 


 


 




 
 


16.4


(12.8)


44.4




 
Cairn continues to hedge commodity prices to protect debt capacity and support committed capital programmes.  The Group has entered into a number of hedge options using collar structures which have been designated as hedges for hedge accounting.  Hedge effectiveness is assessed at commencement of the option and prospectively thereafter.  Hedge options are held at fair value determined by models which have observable inputs and are level 2 financial instruments.
 




Effects of hedge accounting on financial position and profit/(loss) for the period:


30 June
2019


30 June
2018


31 December
2018




 


 


 


 




Volume of production hedged


3.4 mmbls


2.8 mmbls


3.2 mmbls




Weighted average floor price of options


US$64.53


US$61.59


US$67.14




Weighted average ceiling price of options


US$78.83


US$76.06


US$83.81




 


 


 


 




Maturity dates


Jul 2019 -
 Dec 2020


Jul 2018 -
Jun 2019


Jan 2019 - Mar 2020




 


 


 


 




 


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 




Financial assets


16.4


1.8


44.4




Financial liabilities


-


(14.6)


-




Hedge reserve


12.8


(16.3)


41.0




Hedging (loss)/gain recorded in Other Comprehensive Income


(25.3)


(15.6)


36.1




Hedging (gain)/loss recycled to the Income Statement


(2.9)


2.2


7.8




Hedging gain/(loss) recorded in the Income Statement included within revenue (see note 2.1)


2.9


(2.2)


(7.8)




 
 
Section 3 - Working Capital, Financial Instruments and Long-Term Liabilities (continued)
3.5       Trade and Other Payables




 


30 June
2019


30 June
2018


31 December
2018




 


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 




Trade payables


9.6


18.3


9.7




Deferred income - overlift


-


7.9


-




Other taxation and social security


1.9


2.5


1.4




Accruals and other payables


19.7


29.6


30.9




Joint operation payables


74.5


95.4


61.1




 
 


105.7


153.7


103.1




 
Joint operation payables include Cairn's share of the trade and other payables of joint operations in which the Group participates.  Where Cairn is operator of the joint operation, joint operation payables also include amounts that Cairn will settle to third parties on behalf of joint operation partners.  The amount to be recovered from partners for their share of such liabilities are included within joint operation receivables. 
 
 
3.6       Deferred Revenue




 


30 June
2019
US$m


30 June
2018
US$m


31 December
2018
US$m




 


 


 


 




Opening deferred revenue


52.8


74.0


74.0




Released during the period (note 2.1)


(9.7)


(9.6)


(21.2)




 


 


 


 




Closing deferred revenue


43.1


64.4


52.8




 


 


 


 




Amounts expected to be released within one year


17.7


21.5


22.0




Amounts expected to be released after one year


25.4


42.9


30.8




 


 


 


 




 


43.1


64.4


52.8




 
Deferred revenue relates to the stream agreement with FlowStream entered into in 2017. 
 
 
 
Section 4 - Income Statement Analysis
 
4.1       Segmental Analysis
Operating segments
The Group's portfolio of exploration and development/producing assets are managed through regional business units. Each business unit is headed by a regional director (a regional director may be responsible for more than one business unit) and the Board monitors the results of each segment separately for the purposes of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment.   
 
In 2019, Cairn's business units have been revised to reflect changes in the portfolio of assets now held and therefore the Group's segmental analysis has been updated to align with the updated management structure and Board reporting. The International segment has been split into two separate units; 'East Atlantic' includes the Group's exploration assets in Ireland, Mauritania, and Cote D'Ivoire and 'LATAM' includes the Group's growing portfolio of Latin American assets in Mexico, Nicaragua and Suriname.
 
Remaining segments are unchanged.  The Senegal business unit and segment is focussed on the development of the SNE discoveries, with approval of the development plan expected this year.  The UK & Norway segment includes ongoing exploration programmes in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea, the Norwegian Nova development project and UK Catcher and Kraken producing fields. The 'Other Cairn Energy Group' segment captures costs associated with the Group's head office and other corporate assets not allocable to a geographic segment.
 
The segment results for the six months ended 30 June 2019 are as follows:
 




 


Senegal


UK & Norway


 
 
 
LATAM


East Atlantic


Other Cairn Energy Group


 
Group
adj for segments


Total




 


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue


-


269.7


-


-


0.6


-


270.3




Cost of sales


-


(33.8)


-


-


-


-


(33.8)




Depletion and amortisation charges


-


(122.6)


 
-


-


-


 
-


(122.6)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Gross profit


-


113.3


-


-


0.6


-


113.9




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Pre-award costs


-


(2.2)


(3.2)


(1.4)


(4.0)


-


(10.8)




Unsuccessful exploration costs


-


(24.6)


-


(0.6)


-


-


(25.2)




Depreciation - Purchased assets


-


(0.3)


-


-


(0.1)


-


(0.4)




Depreciation - Right-of-use assets


-


(0.2)


(0.1)


-


(0.9)


-


(1.2)




Amortisation of other intangible assets


-


(0.2)


 
-


-


(0.8)


 
-


(1.0)




Other administrative expenses/income


(0.1)


(0.2)


 
0.2


 (0.2)


(14.7)


 
-


(15.0)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Operating (loss)/profit


(0.1)


85.6


(3.1)


(2.2)


(19.9)


-


60.3




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Loss on fair value of financial assets


-


-


 
-


-


(1.0)


 
-


(1.0)




Interest income


-


0.4


-


-


1.8


-


2.2




Finance costs


-


(15.6)


(0.1)


-


(2.4)


-


(18.1)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




(Loss)/Profit before taxation


(0.1)


70.4


(3.2)


(2.2)


(21.5)


-


43.4




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Tax credit/(charge)


-


23.4


(0.3)


-


-


-


23.1




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




(Loss)/Profit for the period


(0.1)


93.8


(3.5)


(2.2)


(21.5)


-


66.5




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Capital expenditure


21.5


90.3


37.2


11.2


0.3


-


160.5




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Total assets


488.2


1,787.8


84.9


36.2


87.1


(295.4)


2,188.8




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Total liabilities


10.1


723.3


13.1


2.5


297.8


(295.4)


751.4




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Non-current assets


484.5


1,323.9


70.4


32.8


12.4


-


1,924.0




 
Section 4 - Income Statement Analysis (continued)
 
4.1       Segmental Analysis (continued)
All transactions between the segments are carried out on an arm's length basis, other than where inter-group loans are made interest-free or at interest rates below market value.
 
The segment results for the six months ended 30 June 2018 were as follows:
 




 


Senegal


UK & Norway


LATAM*
(restated)


 
East Atlantic*
(restated)


Other Cairn
Energy
Group


 
Group
 adj for segments


Total




 


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue


-


181.7


-


-


0.7


-


182.4




Cost of sales


-


(78.0)


-


-


-


-


(78.0)




Depletion and amortisation charges


-


(65.7)


-


-


-


 
-


(65.7)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Gross profit


-


38.0


-


-


0.7


-


38.7




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Pre-award costs


-


(2.1)


(0.7)


-


(9.2)


-


(12.0)




Unsuccessful exploration costs


-


(45.9)


-


(0.9)


-


-


(46.8)




Other operating income


-


-


-


5.0


-


-


5.0




Loss on disposal of intangible exploration/appraisal assets


-


(4.5)


-


-


-


 
-


(4.5)




Depreciation


-


(0.4)


-


-


(0.3)


-


(0.7)




Amortisation of other intangible assets


-


-


-


-


(1.1)


 
-


(1.1)




Other administrative expenses


(0.1)


(0.5)


(0.2)


(0.2)


(12.1)


-


(13.1)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Operating (loss)/profit


(0.1)


(15.4)


(0.9)


3.9


(22.0)


-


(34.5)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Loss on derecognition of financial assets


-


-


-


-


(230.8)


 
-


(230.8)




Loss on fair value of financial asset


-


-


-


-


(319.4)


-


(319.4)




Interest income


-


-


-


-


0.6


-


0.6




Other finance income and costs


-


(19.2)


-


-


0.4


-


(18.8)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




(Loss)/Profit before taxation


(0.1)


(34.6)


(0.9)


3.9


(571.2)


-


(602.9)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Tax credit


-


33.3


-


-


69.1


-


102.4




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




(Loss)/Profit for the period


(0.1)


(1.3)


(0.9)


3.9


(502.1)


-


(500.5)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Capital expenditure


12.1


54.2


6.0


1.8


0.2


-


74.3




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Total assets


456.0


1,692.4


24.0


29.4


613.4


(94.1)


2,721.1




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Total liabilities


13.7


660.7


3.1


23.4


133.3


(94.1)


740.1




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Non-current assets


446.6


1,437.4


19.1


10.6


7.1


-


1,920.7




 
* Previously combined as 'International'
 
 
 
Section 4 - Income Statement Analysis (continued)
 
4.1       Segmental Analysis (continued)
 
The segment results for the year ended 31 December 2018 were as follows:
 




 


Senegal


UK & Norway


 
 
LATAM*
(restated)


East Atlantic*
(restated)


Other Cairn
Energy
Group


 
Group
 adj for segments


Total




 


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue


-


409.1


-


-


1.2


-


410.3




Cost of sales


-


(131.4)


-


-


-


-


(131.4)




Depletion and amortisation charges


-


(171.2)


 
-


-


-


 
-


(171.2)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Gross profit


-


106.5


-


-


1.2


-


107.7




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Pre-award costs


-


(6.8)


(5.2)


(6.2)


(7.2)


-


(25.4)




Unsuccessful exploration costs


-


(62.6)


-


14.4


-


-


(48.2)




Other operating income


-


-


-


5.0


-


-


5.0




Loss on disposal of intangible exploration/appraisal assets


-


(4.5)


 
-


-


-


-


(4.5)




Depreciation


-


(0.4)


-


-


(0.6)


-


(1.0)




Amortisation of other intangible assets


-


(0.4)


 
-


-


(2.3)


 
-


(2.7)




Other administrative expenses


-


(1.7)


(0.3)


(0.3)


(44.4)


-


(46.7)




Impairment of property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets


-


(166.3)


 
 
-


-


-


 
 
-


(166.3)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Operating (loss)/profit


-


(136.2)


(5.5)


12.9


(53.3)


-


(182.1)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Loss on derecognition of financial assets


-


-


-


-


(713.1)


 
-


(713.1)




Loss on fair value of financial assets


-


-


-


-


(352.2)


 
-


(352.2)




Interest income


0.1


0.1


-


-


1.5


-


1.7




Other finance income and costs


-


(21.9)


-


-


1.6


-


(20.3)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Profit/(Loss) before taxation


0.1


(158.0)


(5.5)


12.9


(1,115.5)


-


(1,266.0)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Tax credit


-


41.1


-


-


89.4


-


130.5




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Profit/(Loss) for the year


0.1


(116.9)


(5.5)


12.9


(1,026.1)


-


(1,135.5)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Capital expenditure


28.5


147.7


19.7


(1.9)


0.8


-


194.8




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Total assets


470.5


1,532.7


42.0


40.4


82.2


(166.3)


2,001.5




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Total liabilities


16.9


585.6


2.4


2.2


170.6


(166.3)


611.4




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Non-current assets


463.0


1,235.7


32.7


22.2


5.8


-


1,759.4




 
* Previously combined as 'International'
 
 
 
 
Section 4 - Income Statement Analysis (continued)
 
4.2       Earnings per Ordinary Share
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated using the following measures of profit/(loss):
 




 


 Six months ended
 30 June
2019


 Six months ended
 30 June
2018


Year
ended
31 December
2018




 


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 




Profit/(Loss) and diluted profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the Parent


66.5


(500.5)


(1,135.5)




 
 
The following reflects the share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations:
 




 


 Six months ended
 30 June
2019


 Six months ended
 30 June
2018


Year
ended
31 December
2018




 


'000


'000


'000




 


 


 


 




Weighted average number of shares


589,511


586,547


588,032




Less weighted average shares held by the ESOP and SIP Trusts


(8,296)


(5,838)


(7,502)




 
Basic weighted average number of shares


581,215


580,709


580,530




 


 


 


 




Potential dilutive effect of shares issuable under employee share plans:


 


 


 




LTIP awards


3,138


-


-




Approved and unapproved plans


40


-


-




Employee share awards


1,188


-


-




 


 


 


 




Diluted weighted average number of shares


585,581


580,709


580,530




 


 


 


 




Potentially issuable shares not included above:


 


 


 




LTIP awards


24,145


28,019


27,337




Approved and unapproved plans


2,816


3,393


3,341




Employee share awards


3,483


4,141


4,174




 
Number of potentially issuable shares


30,444


35,553


34,852




 
2018 potentially issuable shares were all anti-dilutive due to the loss for the period.
 
 
Section 5 - Taxation
5.1       Tax Credit on Profit/(Loss) for the Period
 
Analysis of tax credit on profit/(loss) for the period
 




 


Six months ended
 30 June
 2019
US$m


Six months ended
 30 June
 2018
US$m


Year
 ended
 31 December
 2018
US$m




 


 


 


 




Current tax credit:


 


 


 




Norwegian tax refunds receivable


(13.7)


(24.4)


(35.5)




Mexican corporation tax payable


0.3


-


-




 
 


(13.4)


(24.4)


(35.5)




 
Deferred tax credit:


 


 


 




Norwegian deferred tax credit


(9.7)


(8.9)


(5.6)




Deferred tax on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss


-


(69.1)


(89.4)




 
Total deferred tax credit


(9.7)


(78.0)


(95.0)




 
Total tax credit on profit/(loss)


(23.1)


(102.4)


(130.5)




               
 
5.2       Income Tax Asset
 
The income tax asset of US$46.9m (30 June 2018: US$62.2m; 31 December 2018: US$32.8m) mainly comprises cash tax refunds due from the Norwegian authorities on the tax value of exploration and other qualifying expenses incurred in Norway.
 
 
 
Section 5 - Taxation (continued)
5.3       Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
 
Reconciliation of movement in deferred tax assets/(liabilities):
 




 


Temporary difference in respect of non-current assets


Losses


Other temporary differences


Total




 


US$m


US$m


US$m


US$m




 


 


 


 


 




Deferred tax assets


 


 


 


 




At 1 January 2018


(349.0)


349.0


-


-




Deferred tax credit through the Income Statement


21.5


(21.5)


-


-




 
At 30 June 2018


(327.5)


327.5


-


-




Deferred tax credit through the Income Statement


84.4


(84.4)


-


-




 
At 31 December 2018


(243.1)


243.1


-


-




Deferred tax credit through the Income Statement


32.9


32.9


-


-




 


 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2019


(276.0)


276.0


-


-




 


 


 


 


 




Deferred tax liabilities


 


 


 


 




At 1 January 2018


(179.9)


15.3


0.2


(164.4)




Foreign exchange


(1.1)


-


-


(1.1)




Deferred tax credit through the Income Statement


75.9


1.8


0.3


78.0




 
At 30 June 2018


(105.1)


17.1


0.5


(87.5)




Foreign exchange


6.2


(1.9)


(0.3)


4.0




Deferred tax credit through the Income Statement


9.1


6.7


1.2


17.0




 


 


 


 


 




At 31 December 2018


(89.8)


21.9


1.4


(66.5)




Foreign exchange


(1.2)


0.3


0.1


(0.8)




Deferred tax (charge)/credit through the Income Statement


(0.1)


5.7


4.1


9.7




 


 


 


 


 




At 30 June 2019


(91.1)


27.9


5.6


(57.6)




 
 




Deferred tax liabilities analysed by country:


30 June
2019
US$m


30 June
2018
US$m


31 December
2018
US$m




 


 


 


 




India


-


(20.3)


-




Norway


(57.6)


(67.2)


(66.5)




 


 


 


 




Total deferred tax liabilities


(57.6)


(87.5)


(66.5)




 
 
5.4     Contingent Liability - Indian Tax Assessment
The formal hearings and submissions in respect of Cairn's claim under the UK-India Bilateral Investment Treaty concluded in 2018 and the arbitration panel is preparing its final award.
 
Whilst the panel had originally guided the parties that it expected to issue an award as expeditiously as possible, workload and the number of matters before the panel have meant that the timetable for issuing the award will be more protracted than originally anticipated and the award is therefore unlikely to be before late 2019.
 
Based on detailed legal advice, Cairn remains confident that it will be successful in this arbitration and accordingly no provision has been made for any of the tax or penalties assessed by the India Income Tax Department ('IITD').
 
The Group also has legal advice confirming that the maximum amount that could ultimately be recovered from Cairn by the IITD, in excess of the assets already seized, is limited to the value of CUHL's assets, including the remaining ordinary shares in Vedanta Limited.
 
Section 6 - Other Disclosures
 
6.1  Post Balance Sheet Events
Farm-out agreement for the sale of a 10% interest in the Nova development
 
On 6 August 2019, Cairn announced that it has entered into a farm-out agreement for the sale of a 10% interest in the Nova development offshore Norway.
 
From an economic effective date of 1 January 2019, ONE-Dyas Norge AS shall acquire 10% in the project by paying US$59.5m plus working capital adjustments to the date of completion. The transaction remains subject to written consent by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, partner and third-party approvals.
 
Following this transaction Cairn will retain a participating interest of 10% interest in the Nova development. 
 
The net book value of the Nova development asset cash-generating unit at 1 January 2019 was US$56.9m and Cairn expect to realise a profit after taxation of approximately US$31.0m on completion of the sale, subject to final working capital adjustments and exchange differences.
 
 
 
 
Glossary
AGM                 Annual General Meeting
bbl                   Barrel of oil
bn                    Billion
boe                  Barrels of Oil Equivalent
boepd              Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day
bopd                Barrels of Oil Per Day
CUHL                Cairn UK Holdings Limited
DC4                  Drill Centre four
E&P                 Exploration and Production
EFF                  Exploration Finance Facility
EITI                   Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
ESG                 Environmental and Social Governance

ESIA                 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
ESOP               Employee Share Option Plan
FEED               Front-End Engineering Design
FID                   Final Investment Decision
FPSO               Floating Production Storage and Offloading facility
IFC                   International Finance Corporation
IFRS                 International Finance Reporting Standards
IOC                   International Oil Company
JV                    Joint Venture
LATAM             Latin America
m                     Million
mmbbls                        Million Barrels of Oil
mmboe             Million barrels of oil equivalent
NOK                 Norwegian Krone
RBL                  Reserves Based Lending (facility)
SIP                   Share Incentive Plan
WI                    Working Interest
 
 




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