UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A10-K

(AMENDMENT NO. 1)

  

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 20152018

 

OR

 

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission File Number: 000-29219

VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

NevadaVIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

(Formerly Viking Investments Group, Inc.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

98-0199508

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

1330 Avenue of the Americas,15915 Katy Freeway, Suite 23 A450

New York, NY 10019Houston, TX 77094

 (Address(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(212) 653 0946(281) 404-4387

(Registrant'sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.001None

 

Name of each exchange on which registered: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.001

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant'sregistrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "large“large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filero

Accelerated filer     o¨

Non-acceleratedAccelerated filero

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x

 

As of June 30, 2015,2018, the aggregate market value of the shares of the Registrant'sRegistrant’s common equity held by non-affiliates was approximately $1,841,964,$15,370,982, using the June 30, 20152018 closing price of the Registrant'sRegistrant’s common stock of $0.254/$0.19/share. Shares of the Registrant'sRegistrant’s common stock held by each executive officer and director and each by each person who owns 10 percent or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be "affiliates"“affiliates” of the Registrant for purposes of the above calculation. This determination of affiliate status is not a conclusive determination for other purposes.

 

The number of shares of the Registrant'sRegistrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 10, 2016, March 21, 2019, was 35,634,919.

EXPLANATORY NOTE90,989,025.

 

This Amendment No. 1 of Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2015, amends in its entirety the Form 10-K that was originally filed on April 14, 2016 to reflect the completion of the audits of the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, to update various disclosures throughout this Form 10-K/A and to include all appropriate certifications by the Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers of the Company.

 
 
 

 

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements that constitute "forward-looking“forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of predictive, future-tense or forward-looking terminology like "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "may,"“believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “may,” or similar terms. These statements appear in a number of places in this annual report and include statements regarding the Company'sCompany’s intent, belief or current expectations and those of its directors or officers with respect to, among other things:(i) trends affecting its financial condition or results of operations, (ii) its business and growth strategies, and (iii) its financing plans. You are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Factors that could adversely affect actual results and performance include, among others, the Company'sCompany’s need for additional capital, its history of losses, the intense competition the Company faces in its business, the fact that its stock is a "penny stock"“penny stock” and the other material risks described under "Risk Factors"“Risk Factors”. The accompanying information contained in this annual report, including, without limitation, the information set forth under the heading "Item“Item 1. Business"Business” identifies important additional factors that could materially adversely affect actual results and performance. You are urged to carefully consider these factors. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statement.

 

 
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PagePART I

PART I

 

Item 1.

Business

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Item 1A.

Risk Factors

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Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

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Item 2.

Properties

14

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

1518

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

1518

PART II

 

Item 5.

Market for Registrant'sRegistrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

1619

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

1820

Item 7.

Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

1820

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

2126

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

2227

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements Withwith Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

2328

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

2328

Item 9B.

Other Information

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PART III

 

PART III

 

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

2631

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

2934

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

3036

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

3237

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

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PART IV

 

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Item 15.

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

3439

SIGNATURES

3541

 

 
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PART I

Item 1. Business

Business

 

Viking InvestmentsEnergy Group, Inc., is sometimes referred to hereinafter as "Viking Investments"“Viking Energy” or the "Company."“Company.” The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on May 3, 1989, and remained inactive until June 27, 1998.1989. After several name changes, the Company merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary, SinoCubate, Inc., which was formed in the State of Nevada on September 11, 2008. The merger resulted in a change of name to SinoCubate, Inc., and a change in the state of incorporation of the Company to Nevada. On June 13, 2012, the Company changed its name to Viking Investments Group, Inc., and On March 17, 2017, the Company's ticker symbol wasCompany changed its name to "VKIN."Viking Energy Group, Inc.

 

The Company'sCompany’s business plan is to provide professional consulting services and engage in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and gas operations. Relative to providing professional advisory and consulting services, the Company's focus is to help companies undergoing or anticipating periods of rapid growth, significant change or ownership transition, and when justified, provide staffing, financing, and/or providing operational support to such companies. Target companies must have superior management, intimate knowledge of their particular industry and a sound business plan, along with a desire and receptiveness for specific expertise to advance the company's business objectives. Viking's primary focus is directed toward North America, targeting various industries. Viking targets under-valued businesses with realistic appreciation potential and a defined exit strategy.

The Company's business plan as pertains to the oil and gas industry is to explore and develop oil andnatural gas properties, both individually and through collaborative partnerships with other companies in this field of endeavor. On March 8, 2016, the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Viking Oil & Gas (Canada) ULC, in Alberta, Canada, to hold its Canadian oil and gas interests.

Viking Investments is neither an underwriter as On August 30, 2016, the term is definedCompany organized a wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC (“Mid-Con Petroleum”), a Kansas limited liability company, to hold oil and gas interests in Section 2(a)(11)the central United States. On August 25, 2017, the Company organized another wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC (“Mid-Con Drilling”), a Kansas limited liability company, to hold additional oil and gas interests in the central United States. On December 27, 2017, the Company organized a third wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Development, LLC (“Mid-Con Development”), a Kansas limited liability company, to hold additional oil and gas interests in the central United States. In 2016 and 2017, the Company acquired oil and gas interests in Kansas through these subsidiaries, and in December of 2017, the Company acquired Petrodome Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company based in Houston, Texas, with multiple subsidiaries having interests in oil and gas leases in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi (“Petrodome”). During November of 2018, the Company organized four entities to facilitate the acquisition and ownership of oil and gas leases in Texas and Louisiana: Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company wholly owned by the Company (“Ichor Energy Holdings”); Ichor Energy, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company wholly owned by Ichor Energy Holdings (“Ichor Energy”); Ichor Energy (TX), LLC, a Texas limited liability company wholly owned by Ichor Energy (“Ichor Energy (TX)”); and Ichor Energy (LA), LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company wholly owned by Ichor Energy (“Ichor Energy (LA)”). Such acquisition closed on December 28, 2018, and in connection therewith: (i) Ichor Energy (LA) acquired all of the Securities Actpurchased assets located in Louisiana; and (ii) Ichor Energy (TX) acquired all of 1933, nor an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940. Viking Investments is not an investment adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Viking Investments is not registered with FINRA or SIPC.purchased assets located in Texas.

 

Other Information

 

Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries engaged in any research and development activities during 2015.2018. The Company does not manufacture any products or engage in any activity that requires compliance with environmental laws.laws except as described elsewhere herein.

 

Employees

 

The Companyd employs four people (and retainsWith the acquisition of Petrodome, the Company now has 6 full-time employees, all working at the office in Houston, Texas. Outside of the Houston operation, the Company continues to retain outside consultants as needed)needed, involved in business development, business analysis, financial consulting, web programming and designing, execution and support of the Company'sCompany’s business.

 

Reports to Securities Holders

 

The Company provides its annual report that includes its audited financial information to its shareholders upon written request. The Company also makes its financial information equally available to any interested parties or investors through compliance with the disclosure rules of the Securities Exchange Act.Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company is subject to disclosure filing requirements including filing annual reports on Form 10-K's annually10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q's quarterly.10-Q. In addition, the Company files Form 8-K and other proxy and information statements from time to time as required.

 

 
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The public may read and copy any materials that the Company files with the SECUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at the SEC'sSEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risk Factors

 

The Company, as a smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), is not required to furnish information required by this item. However, the following important factors among others, could cause our actual operating results to differ materially from those indicated or suggested by forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-K or presented elsewhere by management from time to time.

 

There are numerous and varied risks, known and unknown, that may prevent us from achieving our goals. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operation may be materially adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment.

 

There is doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern due to our operating history of net losses, negative working capital and insufficient cash flows, and lack of liquidity to pay our current obligations, all of which means that we may not be able to continue operations.

Our independent accounting firm has added an explanatory paragraph to their audit opinion issued in connection with the financial statements. We cannot provide our shareholders any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding from the generation of revenue, the sale of our common stock, or through financing to sustain the Company over the next twelve months. We do not have enough cash on hand to meet our obligations over the next twelve months. As discussed in Note 1 to our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the facts that we have generally had net losses and a working capital deficiency raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Oil and gas price fluctuations in the market may adversely affect the results of our operations.

 

Our profitability, cash flows and the carrying value of our oil and natural gas properties are highly dependent upon the market prices of oil and natural gas. Substantially all of our sales of oil and natural gas, if any, are made in the spot market, or pursuant to contracts based on spot market prices, and not pursuant to long-term, fixed-price contracts. Accordingly, the prices received for our oil and natural gas production are dependent upon numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include the level of consumer product demand, governmental regulations and taxes, the price and availability of alternative fuels, the level of foreign imports of oil and natural gas and the overall economic environment.

 

Historically, the oil and natural gas markets have proven cyclical and volatile as a result of factors that are beyond our control. Any additional declines in oil and natural gas prices or any other unfavorable market conditions could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

 

Actual quantities of recoverable oil and gas reserves and future cash flows from those reserves most likely will vary from our estimates.

 

Estimating accumulations of oil and gas is complex. The process relies on interpretations of available geological, geophysical, engineering and production data. The extent, quality and reliability of this data can vary. The process also requires certain economic assumptions, some of which are mandated by the SEC, such as oil and gas prices, drilling and operating expenses, capital expenditures, taxes and availability of funds. The accuracy of a reserve estimate is a function of:

 

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the quality and quantity of available data;

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the interpretation of that data;

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the accuracy of various mandated economic assumptions; and

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the judgment of the persons preparing the estimate.

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Estimates of proved reserves prepared by others might differ materially from our estimates. Actual quantities of recoverable oil and gas reserves, future production, oil and gas prices, revenues, taxes, development expenditures and operating expenses most likely will vary from our estimates. Any significant variance could materially affect the quantities and net present value of our reserves. In addition, we may adjust estimates of proved reserves to reflect production history, results of exploration and development and prevailing oil and gas prices. Our reserves also may be susceptible to drainage by operators on adjacent properties.

 

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Our operations will require significant expenditures of capital that may not be recovered.

 

We require significant expenditures of capital to locate and develop producing properties and to drill exploratory and exploitation wells. In conducting exploration, exploitation and development activities for a particular well, the presence of unanticipated pressure or irregularities in formations, miscalculations or accidents may cause our exploration, exploitation, development and production activities to be unsuccessful, potentially resulting in abandonment of the well. This could result in a total loss of our investment. In addition, the cost and timing of drilling, completing and operating wells is difficult to predict.

 

Compliance with, or breach of, environmental laws can be costly and could limit our operations.

 

Our operations will be subject to numerous and frequently changing laws and regulations governing the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection. Any properties we might own for the exploration and production of oil and gas and the wastes disposed on these properties may be subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, similar state laws, and similar Canadian laws. Under such laws, we could be required to remove or remediate previously released wastes or property contamination. Laws and regulations protecting the environment have generally become more stringent and may, in some cases, impose "strict liability"“strict liability” for environmental damage. Strict liability means that we may be held liable for damage without regard to whether we were negligent or otherwise at fault. Environmental laws and regulations may expose us to liability for the conduct of or conditions caused by others or for acts that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time they were performed. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the imposition of administrative, civil and criminal penalties.

 

Although we believe that our operations are in substantial compliance with existing requirements of governmental bodies, our ability to conduct continued operations is subject to satisfying applicable regulatory and permitting controls. Our current permits and authorizations and ability to get future permits and authorizations may be susceptible on a going forward basis, to increased scrutiny, greater complexity resulting in increased costs, or delays in receiving appropriate authorizations.

 

We are subject to changing laws and regulations and other governmental actions that can significantly and adversely affect our business.

 

Federal, state, local, territorial and foreign laws and regulations relating to tax increases and retroactive tax claims, disallowance of tax credits and deductions, expropriation or nationalization of property, mandatory government participation, cancellation or amendment of contract rights, and changes in import and export regulations, limitations on access to exploration and development opportunities, as well as other political developments may adversely affect our operations.

 

The oil and gas we produce may not be readily marketable at the time of production.

 

Crude oil, natural gas, condensate and other oil and gas products are generally sold to other oil and gas companies, government agencies and other industries. The availability of ready markets for oil and gas that we might discover and the prices obtained for such oil and gas depend on many factors beyond our control, including:

 

 

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the extent of local production and imports of oil and gas,

 

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the proximity and capacity of pipelines and other transportation facilities,

 

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fluctuating demand for oil and gas,

 

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the marketing of competitive fuels, and

 

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the effects of governmental regulation of oil and gas production and sales.

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Natural gas associated with oil production is often not marketable due to demand or transportation limitations and is often flared at the producing well site. Pipeline facilities do not exist in certain areas of exploration and, therefore, we intend on utilizing trucks to transport any oil that is discovered.

 

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The price of oil and natural gas has historically been volatile. If it were to decrease substantially, our projections, budgets and revenues would be adversely affected, potentially forcing us to make changes in our operations.

 

Our future financial condition, results of operations and the carrying value of any oil and natural gas interests we acquire will depend primarily upon the prices paid for oil and natural gas production. Oil and natural gas prices historically have been volatile and likely will continue to be volatile in the future, especially given current world geopolitical conditions. Our cash flows from operations are highly dependent on the prices that we receive for oil and natural gas. This price volatility also affects the amount of our cash flows available for capital expenditures and our ability to borrow money or raise additional capital. The prices for oil and natural gas are subject to a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control. These factors include:

 

 

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the level of consumer demand for oil and natural gas;

 

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the domestic and foreign supply of oil and natural gas;

 

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the ability of the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ("OPEC"(“OPEC”) to agree to and maintain oil price and production controls;

 

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the price of foreign oil and natural gas;

 

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domestic governmental regulations and taxes;

 

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the price and availability of alternative fuel sources;

 

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weather conditions;

 

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market uncertainty due to political conditions in oil and natural gas producing regions, including the Middle East; and

 

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worldwide economic conditions.

 

These factors as well as the volatility of the energy markets generally make it extremely difficult to predict future oil and natural gas price movements with any certainty. Declines in oil and natural gas prices affect our revenues, and could reduce the amount of oil and natural gas that we can produce economically. Accordingly, such declines could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, oil and natural gas reserves and the carrying values of our oil and natural gas properties. If the oil and natural gas industry experiences significant price declines, we may be unable to make planned expenditures, among other things. If this were to happen, we may be forced to abandon or curtail our business operations, which would cause the value of an investment in us to decline in value, or become worthless.

 

Because of the inherent dangers involved in oil and gas operations, there is a risk that we may incur liability or damages as we conduct our business operations, which could force us to expend a substantial amount of money in connection with litigation and/or a settlement.

 

The oil and natural gas business involves a variety of operating hazards and risks such as well blowouts, pipe failures, casing collapse, explosions, uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas or well fluids, fires, spills, pollution, releases of toxic gas and other environmental hazards and risks. These hazards and risks could result in substantial losses to us from, among other things, injury or loss of life, severe damage to or destruction of property, natural resources and equipment, pollution or other environmental damage, cleanup responsibilities, regulatory investigation and penalties and suspension of operations. In addition, we may be liable for environmental damages caused by previous owners of property purchased and leased by us. As a result, substantial liabilities to third parties or governmental entities may be incurred, the payment of which could reduce or eliminate the funds available for exploration, development or acquisitions or result in the loss of our properties and/or force us to expend substantial monies in connection with litigation or settlements. We currently have no insurance to cover such losses and liabilities, and even if insurance is obtained, there can be no assurance that it will be adequate to cover any losses or liabilities. We cannot predict the availability of insurance or the availability of insurance at premium levels that justify our purchase. The occurrence of a significant event not fully insured or indemnified against could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and operations. We may elect to self-insure if management believes that the cost of insurance, although available, is excessive relative to the risks presented. In addition, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable. The occurrence of an event not fully covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, which could lead to any investment in us becoming worthless.

 

 
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We may encounter operating hazards that may result in substantial losses.

 

We will be subject to operating hazards normally associated with the exploration and production of oil and gas, including hurricanes, blowouts, explosions, oil spills, cratering, pollution, earthquakes, labor disruptions and fires. The occurrence of any such operating hazards could result in substantial losses to us due to injury or loss of life and damage to or destruction of oil and gas wells, formations, production facilities or other properties. We do not maintain insurance coverage for matters that may adversely affect our operations, including war, terrorism, nuclear reactions, government fines, treatment of waste, blowout expenses, wind damage and business interruptions. Losses and liabilities arising from uninsured or underinsured events could reduce our revenues or increase our costs. There can be no assurance that any insurance we do obtain will be adequate to cover losses or liabilities associated with operational hazards. We cannot predict the continued availability of insurance, or its availability at premium levels that justify its purchase.

 

We face strong competition from larger oil and gas companies, which could result in adverse effects on our business.

 

The petroleum exploration and production business is highly competitive. Many of our competitors have substantially larger financial resources, staffs and facilities. Our competitors in the United States and Canada include numerous major oil and gas exploration and production companies. Additionally, other companies engaged in our line of business may compete with us from time to time in obtaining capital from investors. Competitors include larger companies which, in particular, may have access to greater resources, may be more successful in the recruitment and retention of qualified employees and may conduct their own refining and petroleum marketing operations, which may give them a competitive advantage. Actual or potential competitors may be strengthened through the acquisition of additional assets and interests. Additionally, there are numerous companies focusing their resources on creating fuels and/or materials which serve the same purpose as oil and gas, but are manufactured from renewable resources.

 

Our estimates of the volume of reserves could have flaws, or such reserves could turn out not to be commercially extractable. as a result, our future revenues and projections could be incorrect.

 

Estimates of reserves and of future net revenues prepared by different petroleum engineers may vary substantially depending, in part, on the assumptions made and may be subject to adjustment either up or down in the future. Our actual amounts of production, revenue, taxes, development expenditures, operating expenses, and quantities of recoverable oil and gas reserves may vary substantially from the estimates. Oil and gas reserve estimates are necessarily inexact and involve matters of subjective engineering judgment. In addition, any estimates of our future net revenues and the present value thereof are based on assumptions derived in part from historical price and cost information, which may not reflect current and future values, and/or other assumptions made by us that only represent our best estimates. If these estimates of quantities, prices and costs prove inaccurate, we may be unsuccessful in expanding our oil and gas reserves base with our acquisitions. Additionally, if declines in and instability of oil and gas prices occur, then write downs in the capitalized costs associated with any oil and gas assets we obtain may be required. Because of the nature of the estimates of our reserves and estimates in general, we can provide no assurance that reductions to our estimated proved oil and gas reserves and estimated future net revenues will not be required in the future, and/or that our estimated reserves will be present and/or commercially extractable. If our reserve estimates are incorrect, the value of our common stock could decrease and we may be forced to write down the capitalized costs of our oil and gas properties.

 

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Our business will suffer if we cannot obtain or maintain necessary licenses.

 

Our operations will require licenses, permits and in some cases renewals of licenses and permits from various governmental authorities. Our or our partners', ability to obtain, sustain or renew such licenses and permits on acceptable terms is subject to change in regulations and policies and to the discretion of the applicable governments, among other factors. Our inability to obtain, or our loss of or denial of extension of, any of these licenses or permits could hamper our ability to produce revenues from our operations.

 

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Our operations are subject to various litigation that could have an adverse effect on our business.

 

From time to time we may become a defendant in various litigation matters. The nature of our operations exposes us to further possible litigation claims in the future. There is risk that any matter in litigation could be adversely decided against us regardless of our belief, opinion and position, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Litigation is highly costly and the costs associated with defending litigation could also have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

 

We may be affected by global climate change or by legal, regulatory, or market responses to such change.

 

The growing political and scientific sentiment is that increased concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are influencing global weather patterns. Changing weather patterns, along with the increased frequency or duration of extreme weather conditions, could impact the availability or increase the cost to produce our products. Additionally, the sale of our products can be impacted by weather conditions.

 

Concern over climate change, including global warming, has led to legislative and regulatory initiatives directed at limiting the greenhouse gas emissions. For example, proposals that would impose mandatory requirements on greenhouse gas emissions continue to be considered by policy makers in the provinces, states or territoriesand areas where we operate in.operate. Laws enacted that directly or indirectly affect our oil and gas production could impact our business and financial results.

 

If oil or natural gas prices decrease or drilling efforts are unsuccessful, we may be required to record writedowns of our oil and natural gas properties.

 

We could be required to write down the carrying value of certain of our oil and natural gas properties. WritedownsWrite-downs may occur when oil and natural gas prices are low, or if we have downward adjustments to our estimated proved reserves, increases in our estimates of operating or development costs, deterioration in drilling results or mechanical problems with wells where the cost to redrillre-drill or repair is not supported by the expected economics.

 

Accounting rules require that the carrying value of oil and natural gas properties be periodically reviewed for possible impairment. Under the full cost method of accounting, capitalized oil and natural gas property costs less accumulated depletion, net of deferred income taxes, may not exceed a ceiling amount equal to the present value, discounted at 10%, of estimated future net revenues from proved oil and natural gas reserves plus the cost of unproved properties not subject to amortization (without regard to estimates of fair value), or estimated fair value, if lower, of unproved properties that are subject to amortization. Should capitalized costs exceed this ceiling, which is tested on a quarterly basis, an impairment is recognized. While an impairment charge reflects our long-term ability to recover an investment, reduces our reported earnings and increases our leverage ratios, it does not impact cash or cash flow from operating activities.

 

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Our future success depends on our ability to replace reserves that are produced.

 

Because the rate of production from oil and natural gas properties generally declines as reserves are depleted, our future success depends upon our ability to economically find or acquire and produce additional oil and natural gas reserves. Except to the extent that we acquire additional properties containing proved reserves, conduct successful exploration and development activities, or, through engineering studies, identify additional behind-pipe zones or secondary recovery reserves, our proved reserves will decline as our reserves are produced. Future oil and natural gas production, therefore, is highly dependent upon our level of success in acquiring or finding additional reserves that are economically recoverable. We cannot assure you that we will be able to find or acquire and develop additional reserves at an acceptable cost.

 

We may acquire significant amounts of unproved property to further our development efforts. Development and exploratory drilling and production activities are subject to many risks, including the risk that no commercially productive reservoirs will be discovered. We may acquire both proved and producing properties as well as undeveloped acreage that we believe will enhance growth potential and increase our earnings over time. However, we cannot assure you that all of these properties will contain economically viable reserves or that we will not abandon our initial investments. Additionally, we cannot assure you that unproved reserves or undeveloped acreage that we acquire will be profitably developed, that new wells drilled on our properties will be productive or that we will recover all or any portion of our investments in our properties and reserves.

 

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Our lack of industry and geographical diversification may increase the risk of an investment in our company.

 

We operate in the oil and gas sector, and our leases are located in Alberta, Canada,North America in Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Louisiana, and Missouri.Mississippi. This lack of geographic diversification may make our holdings more sensitive to economic developments within a regional area, which may result in reduced rates of return or higher rates of default than might be incurred with a company that is more geographically diverse.

 

Our business depends on oil and natural gas transportation and processing facilities and other assets that are owned by third parties.

 

The marketability of our oil and natural gas depends in part on the availability, proximity and capacity of pipeline systems, processing facilities, oil trucking fleets and rail transportation assets owned by third parties. The lack of available capacity on these systems and facilities, whether as a result of proration, physical damage, scheduled maintenance or other reasons, could result in the delay or discontinuance of development plans for our properties. The curtailments arising from these and similar circumstances may last from a few days to several months.

 

OurSome of our leasehold acreage is subject to leases that will expire over the next several years unless production is established or maintained or the leases are extended.

 

Some of our acreage is currently held by production or held by operations, but some is not. Unless production in paying quantities is established or operations are commenced on units containingwith regard to these latter leases during their terms, those leases may expire. Likewise, if we are unable to maintain production on acreage held by production or operations, those leases may expire. If our leases expire and we are unable to renew the leases, we will lose our right to develop or utilize the related properties.

 

Deficiencies of title to our leased interests could significantly affect our financial condition.

 

We or our partners, often incur the expense of a title examination prior to acquiring oil and natural gas leases or undivided interests in oil and natural gas leases or other developed rights. If an examination of the title history of a property reveals that an oil or natural gas lease or other developed rights have been purchased in error from a person who is not the owner of the mineral interest desired, our interest would substantially decline in value or be eliminated. In such cases, the amount paid for such oil or natural gas lease or leases or other developed rights may be lost.

 

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We have not established an effective system of internal control over our financial reporting, and if we fail to maintain such internal control, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results, and current and potential stockholders may lose confidence in our financial reporting.

 

We have not established and maintained adequate and effective internal control over financial reporting that would provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We are, however, required to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and to disclose any changes and material weaknesses in those internal controls.

 

Any failure to maintain adequate internal controls could adversely impact our ability to report our financial results on a timely and accurate basis. If our financial statements are not accurate, investors may not have a complete understanding of our operations. Likewise, if our financial statements are not filed on a timely basis as required by the SEC and the Capital Market, we could face severe consequences from those authorities. In either case, there could result a material adverse effect on our business. Ineffective internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock.

 

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NeedWe generally have a need for Additional Financingadditional financing, and failure to secure financing would harm our business.

 

The Company currently has limited funds, and the lack of additional funds may negatively impact the Company'sCompany’s ability to pursue its business strategy to conduct operations in the oil and gas industry and to acquire, invest in and/or provide professional advisory and consulting services to companies undergoing or anticipating periods of rapid growth. Even if the Company'sCompany’s funds prove to be sufficient to provide such services or to acquire an interest in, or complete a transaction with, an entity, the Company may not have enough capital to exploit the opportunity. The ultimate success of the Company may depend upon its ability to raise additional capital. The Company may investigate the availability, source, or terms that might govern the acquisition of additional capital but will not do so until it determines athe specific need for additional financing. If additional capital is needed, thereThere is no assurance that funds will be available from any source or, if available, that they can be obtained on terms acceptable to the Company. If not available, the Company'sCompany’s operations will be limited to those that can be financedpursued with its modest available capital.

 

Regulation of Penny StocksOur common shares may be thinly traded, and you may be unable to sell at or near ask prices, or at all.

 

We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for trading our common stock will develop or be sustained.

This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community who generate or influence sales volume. Even if we came to the attention of such persons, those persons tend to be risk-averse and may be reluctant to follow, purchase, or recommend the purchase of shares of an unproven company such as ours until such time as we become more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained.

The Company'smarket price for our common stock is particularly volatile given our status as a relatively small company, which could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. You may be unable to sell your common stock at or above your purchase price if at all, which may result in substantial losses to you.

Additionally, the Company’s securities may be subject to a SEC rule that imposes special sales practice requirements upon broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers or accredited investors. For purposes of the rule, the phrase "accredited investors"“accredited investors” means, in general terms, institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000, or individuals having a net worth, or joint net worth with spouse, in excess of $1,000,000 excluding the value of the person'sperson’s primary residence or having an annual income that exceeds $200,000 (or that, when combined with a spouse'sspouse’s income, exceeds $300,000). For transactions covered by the rule, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser'spurchaser’s written agreement to the transaction prior to the sale. Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell the Company'sCompany’s securities and also may affect the ability of purchasers in an offeringour stockholders to sell their securities in any market that might develop.may have developed.

 

In addition, the SEC has adopted a number of rules to regulate "penny“penny stocks." Such rules include Rules 3a51-1, 15g-1, 15g-2, 15g-3, 15g-4, 15g-5, 15g-6, 15g-7, and 15g-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Exchange Act. Because the securities of the Company may constitute "penny stocks"“penny stocks” within the meaning of the rules, the rules would apply to the Company and to its securities. The rules may further affect the ability of owners of our shares to sell the securities of the Company in any market that might develop for them.

 

Shareholders should be aware that, according to SEC, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (i) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (ii) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (iii) "boiler room"“boiler room” practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (iv) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (v) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the volatility of our share price and reduce your ability to sell our shares.

 

 
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LackFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sales practice requirements may limit your ability to buy and sell our common stock, which could depress the price of Operating Historyour shares.

 

DueFINRA rules require broker-dealers to have reasonable grounds for believing that an investment is suitable for a customer before recommending that investment to the customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status and investment objectives, among other things. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability such speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. Thus, FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares, have an adverse effect on the market for our shares, and thereby depress our share price.

Volatility in our common share price may subject us to securities litigation.

The market for our common stock is characterized by significant price volatility as compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attention and resources.

We have a limited operating history in the oil and gas sector.

We have only been engaged in oil and gas operations since 2014, and due to the numerous risks inherent in the implementation of a new business emphasis and plan, the Company must be regarded as a new or start-up venture with all of the unforeseen costs, expenses, problems, and difficulties to which such ventures are subject.

No Assurance of Success or Profitability

There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully implementexecute its business plan and provide the contemplated services to its client companies.growth plans. Even if the Company is successful, in providing its services to its client companies, there is a risk that itthe Company will not generate revenues or profits, orreach profitability, and that the market price of the Company'sCompany’s common stock will not increase.

 

Impracticality of Exhaustive InvestigationWe have a “going concern” opinion from our independent registered public accounting firm indicating the possibility that we may not be able to continue to operate.

Our independent auditors have added an explanatory paragraph to their audit opinion issued in connection with our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, with respect to their doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our generating cash flow sufficient to fund continued operations and pay or refinance our liabilities as they become due. Our business strategy may not be successful in addressing these issues. If we cannot continue as a going concern, our stockholders may lose their entire investment in us.

The Company will be unable to conduct exhaustive investigations prior to purchasing oil and gas interests.

 

The Company has limited operating funds, and this makes it impracticable for the Company to conduct a complete and exhaustive investigation and analysis of its oil and gas opportunities. Decisions will therefore likely be made without detailed geotechnical reports, feasibility studies, independent analysis, market surveys and the like, which, if the Company had more funds available to it, would be desirable. The Company will be particularly dependent in making decisions upon information provided by third parties withwhich may have interests in the transaction. A significant portion of the Company'sCompany’s available funds could be expended for investigative expenses and other preliminary expenses, and potential profits could therefore be lessened.

 

Lack of Diversification

Because of the limited financial resources thatAdditionally, when the Company has, it is unlikely thatacquires oil and gas assets, the Company will be able to diversify its acquisitions or operations. The Company's probable inability to diversify its activities into multiple areas will subject the Company to economic fluctuations within a particular business or industry and therefore increase the risks associated with the Company's operations.

Reliance upon Financial Statements

The Company generally will require auditedbe required to audit the financial statements from companies with which it seeks to enter into a contractual arrangement.of the assets acquired. In cases where no audited financialsfinancial statements are available prior to closing, the Company will have to rely upon interim period unaudited information received from a prospective client company's managementseller that has not been verified by outside auditors.auditors prior to closing. The lack of the type of independent verification which audited financial statements would provide increases the risk that the Company, in evaluating a contractual arrangement with such a company,an acquisition, will not have the benefit of full and accurate information about the financial condition and recent interim operating history of that company.the target assets. This risk increases the prospect that the contractual arrangement with such a company might prove to be an unfavorable oneCompany will overpay for the Company or the holders of the Company's securities.target assets.

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Moreover, the Company will beis subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act, and thus will be required to furnish certain information about significant contractual arrangements,its acquired assets, including audited financial statements for any business with which it enters into a contractual arrangement for control. Consequently, prospects that do not have, or are unable to provide reasonable assurances that they will be able to obtain, the required audited statements would not be considered by the Company to be appropriate clients so long as the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable.statements. Should the Company during the time it remains subject to the reporting provisionscomplete an acquisition of the Exchange Act, complete into a contract for control of an entityassets for which audited financial statements prove to be unobtainable, the Company wouldcould be exposed to enforcement actions by the SEC and to corresponding administrative sanctions, including permanent injunctions against the Company and its management. The legal and other costs of defending an SEC enforcement action would have material, adverse consequences for the Company and its business. The imposition of administrative sanctions would subject the Company to further adverse consequences. In addition, the lack of audited financial statements would prevent the securities of the Company from becoming eligible for listing on NASDAQ, or on any existinganother stock exchange.

 

Moreover, any inability by the lack of suchCompany to provide audited financial statements iswould likely to discourage broker-dealers from becoming or continuing to serve as market makers in the securities of the Company. Without audited financial statements, the Company would almost certainly be unable to offer securities under a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, and the ability of the Company to raise capital would be significantly limited until such financial statements were to becomemade available.

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Other Regulation

A contractual arrangement for acquisition of equity ownership of or control may be of a company that is subject to rules and regulation by federal, state, local or foreign authorities. Compliance with such rules and regulations can be expected to be a time-consuming, expensive process and may limit other opportunities of the Company.

 

Limited ParticipationThe Company is dependent on the performance of Managementcertain personnel.

 

The Company’s success depends substantially on the performance of its executive officers and key employees. Given the Company’s early stage of development and launch of its business plan, the Company is heavily dependent uponon its ability to retain and motivate high quality personnel. Although the skills, talents,Company believes it will be able to engage qualified personnel for such purposes, an inability to do so could materially adversely affect the Company’s ability to operate its oil and abilities of its management, who currently have other business interests and do not devote their full time to management of the Company.

Lack of Continuity in Managementgas business.

 

The Company does not have any employment agreements with its Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr.James Doris, and its Executive Chairman, Treasurer and former Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer, Mr. Simeo.Frank Barker, Jr.. As a result, there is no assurance that Mr. Doris or Mr. SimeoBarker will continue to be associated with the Company in the future. In connection with future business opportunities, it is possible that Mr. Doris or Mr. SimeoBarker may resign as an officer and director of the Company subject to compliance with Section 14f of the Exchange Act. A decision to resign will be based upon the identityThe loss of Mr. Doris or Mr. Barker, or of one or more of the business opportunity and the nature of the transaction and is likely to occur without the vote or consent of the stockholders of the Company.

No Independent Audit Committee

The Company does not have an independent Audit Committee of its Board of Directors. The entire Board of Directors functions as the Company's Audit Committee. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amendedCompany’s other key employees, or the SOXCompany’s inability to hire and rules and regulations adopted by the SEC to implement the SOX impose certain standards on listed companies relative to the maintenance and operations of Board of Directors Audit Committees,retain other qualified employees, including but not limited to operational and development staff and corporate office support staff, could have a material adverse effect on the requirement that Audit Committees be appointed, that membership of such committees comprise only independent directors, that a financial professional be among the membership of such committee and that such committee be afforded an adequate operating budget and be able to employ independent professional advisors. The SOX also requires that the Audit Committee oversee the work of a company's outside auditors and that the outside auditors be responsible to the Audit Committee. At this time, the Company is not in compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as they relate to independent Board of Directors Audit Committees. The Company believes that under rules and regulations adopted by the SEC to implement these provisions of the SOX it is not required to comply with its requirements relating to the appointment of an Audit Committee of its Board of Directors and conforming with the enumerated standards and guidelines because the Company is not a "Listed Company" as defined therein. Notwithstanding, the Company may ultimately be determined not to be in compliance therewith and may therefore face penalties and restrictions on its operations until it comes into full compliance. Additionally, the Company's failure to comply with the provisions of the SOX could preclude it from being listed on NASDAQ or any other stock exchanges until it can show that it is in compliance. The Company's failure to be in compliance with the SOX could also present an impediment to a potential business combination where the target company intends that the Company apply for listing on NASDAQ or any other applicable stock exchanges.Company’s business.

 

Indemnification of OfficersThe Company is required to indemnify its officers and Directorsdirectors.

 

Nevada law provides for the indemnification of the Company'sCompany’s directors, officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against attorney'sattorney’s fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on behalf of the Company. If the Company were called upon to indemnify an officer or director, then the portion of its available funds expended for such purpose would reduce the amount otherwise available for the Company’s business. This indemnification obligation and the resultant costs associated with indemnification may also discourage our Company from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our shareholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit our company and shareholders.

The Company will alsowould bear the expenses of such litigation for any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents, upon such person'sperson’s promise to repay the Company if it is ultimately determined that any such person shall not have been entitled to indemnification. This indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditures by the Company which it may be unable to recoup.

 

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DependenceWe may be dependent upon Outside Advisorsoutside advisors.

 

To supplement the Company'sCompany’s officers, directors and principal shareholders, the Company may be required to employ accountants, technical experts, appraisers, attorneys, or other outside consultants or advisors. The selection of any such advisors will be made by the Company without any input from stockholders. Furthermore, it is anticipated that such persons may be engaged on an "as needed"“as needed” basis without a continuing fiduciary or other obligation to the Company. In the event the Company considers it necessary to hire outside advisors, such persons may be affiliates of the Company, if they are able to provide the required services.Company.

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No Foreseeable DividendsWe do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to our common shareholders.

 

The Company hasWe presently do not paidanticipate that we will pay dividends on itsany of our common stock in the foreseeable future. If payment of dividends does occur at some point in the future, it would be contingent upon our revenues and doesearnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. The payment of any common stock dividends will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors. We presently intend to deploy available capital to execute our business plan; accordingly, we do not anticipate paying suchthe declaration of any dividends for common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Loss of Control by Present Management and ShareholdersThe Company’s CEO, James Doris, holds preferred stock which currently affords him enough shareholder votes to control the Company.

 

The Company may consider, as consideration for future business opportunities, an amountCompany’s CEO and director, James Doris, holds 28,092 shares of the Company's authorized but unissued commonCompany’s Series C Preferred Stock, with each share of preferred stock that would, upon issuance, represententitling the great majorityholder to 10,000 votes on all matters submitted to the vote of the voting power and equityCompany’s security holders. By virtue of such stock ownership, Mr. Doris is able to control the election of the Company. The result would be that another company's stockholders and management would controlmembers of the Company, and the Company'sCompany’s Board of Directors and managementto generally exercise control over the affairs of the Company. Such concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of the Company that might otherwise be replaced by persons unknown at this time. Such a merger would result in a greatly reduced percentagebeneficial to stockholders. There can be no assurance that conflicts of interest will not arise with respect to Mr. Doris’s ownership of the Company by its current shareholders.preferred stock, or that such conflicts will be resolved in a manner favorable to the Company.

 

Our outstanding securities may become freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 Salesand may have a depressive effect on the price of the shares of our common stock.

 

The majorityWe have outstanding a large number of the outstanding shares of common stock held by present stockholdersstock. Many of these securities are "restricted securities"currently issued with a “restrictive legend” and characterized as “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 (“Rule 144”) promulgated under the Securities Act.Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). As restricted shares,securities, these sharessecurities may be resold only pursuant to an effective registration statement or under the requirements of Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions from registration under the Securities Act and as required under applicable state securities laws. A sale under Rule 144 provides in essence that once restricted securities have been held for a period of at least six months and the other requirements in the rule have been satisfied, holders of the securities may resell their securities without registration or under any exemption from the Securities Act, if available, or pursuant to subsequent registrationrestriction on transfer. As many of our outstanding shares of common stock have been held by their holders in excess of present stockholders,six months, such holders may be able to resell their shares of common stock into the market without restriction pursuant to Rule 144. Those resales could have a depressive effect upon the price of the Company's common stock.our stock price.

Item 1B.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Unresolved Staff Comments

 

None.

Item 2.

Item 2. Properties

Properties

 

The Company leases office space on a month-to-month basisCompany’s headquarters are located at 1330 Avenue of the Americas,15915 Katy Freeway, Suite 23 A, New York, New York, 10019.450, Houston, Texas, 77094.

Oil and Natural Gas Properties

 

On November 3, 2014, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale, Petroleum and Natural Gas Conveyance Agreement (the "Agreement"“Agreement”), with Tanager Energy Inc., a Canadian corporation listed on the TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 2 company and trading under the stock symbol "TAN" ("“TAN” (“Tanager Energy"Energy”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company acquired a 50% working interest in the Joffre oil and gas property located in Alberta, Canada (the "Joffre Property"“Joffre Property”). On or about March 30, 2016, the working interest was registered in the name of the Company'sCompany’s wholly owned subsidiary, Viking Oil & Gas (Canada) ULC. The administration of these assets proved to be inefficient and unprofitable. The investment in these properties, as well as all uncollected receivables associated with it, were either fully impaired or fully reserved. Effective September 30, 2018, the Company negotiated a sale and settlement of this Canadian interest and a resolution of all intercompany balances associated with it, for proceeds to the Company of $232,545. An asset retirement obligation of $466,031, offset by the net asset retirement cost of $293,296 associated with this investment, generated a gain from disposal of these assets of $405,280.

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On February 23, 2016, the Company closed on the acquisition of working interests in four leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 281 acres of property in Miami and Franklin Counties in eastern Kansas. On October 4, 2016, the Company completed an acquisition whereby the Company (i) increased its working interest in three existing oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas, and (ii) acquired a working interest in four new oil and gas leases in the same region, comprising approximately 660 acres of property. On September 11, 2017, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC (“Mid-Con Drilling”) acquired a 90% working interest in four new oil and gas leases in Anderson County in Eastern Kansas, comprising approximately 980 acres of property. On October 2, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition, effective October 1, 2017, of a 100% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas. On October 4, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition, effective September 1, 2017, of an 80% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Riley, Geary and Wabaunsee Counties in Kansas. On December 29, 2017, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Development, LLC (“Mid-Con Development”) completed an acquisition of working interests in approximately 41 oil and gas leases in Ellis and Rooks Counties in Kansas, comprising several thousand acres. On January 12, 2018, the Company, through Mid­Con Drilling, completed an acquisition of a 100% working interest in seven new oil and gas leases in Woodson and Allen Counties in Eastern Kansas. Effective February 1, 2018, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on the acquisition of a working interest in a lease with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 80 acres of property in Douglas County in eastern Kansas. As of December 31, 2018, these central United States oil and gas properties consist of interests in approximately 377 producing wells and 135 injector wells.

On December 22, 2017, the Company closed on the acquisition of 100% of the membership interests in Petrodome Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company based in Houston, Texas, with multiple subsidiaries (described in Exhibit 21.1 hereto) having working interests in multiple oil and gas leases in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, comprising approximately 11,700 acres. As of December 31, 2018, these properties consist of interests in 16 producing wells, 17 non-producing wells and two salt water disposal wells.

On December 28, 2018, the Company closed on the acquisition of multiple oil and gas leases in Texas and Louisiana through its newly formed Ichor Energy Holdings, Ichor Energy, Ichor Energy, Ichor Energy (TX), and Ichor Energy (LA) subsidiaries (described in Exhibit 21.1 hereto). As of December 31, 2018, these properties consist of interests in 58 producing wells, 31 salt water disposal wells, 46 shut in wells and 4 non-producing wells.

Oil and Natural Gas Reserves

 

As of December 31, 2015, this property consists2018, all of oneour proved oil well producing fromand natural gas reserves were located in the Leduc Formation, three suspended oil wells, one abandoned oil well,United States, in the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and a suspended water injector.Kansas. 

 

 
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Information with regard to oil and gas producing activities follows:

 

1.       DisclosureThe following tables set forth summary information with respect to our proved reserves as of ReservesDecember 31, 2018 and 2017.  For additional information see Supplemental Information “Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)” to our consolidated financial statements in “Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Reserves are estimated remaining quantities

 

 

Proved Reserves at December 31, 2018

 

Reserves Category

 

Crude Oil

(MBBLs)

 

 

Natural Gas (MMCF)

 

 

Total Proved

(BOE)  (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved Reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed

 

 

5,808,882

 

 

 

20,195,830

 

 

 

9,174,854

 

Developed Non-Producing

 

 

916,914

 

 

 

2,515,620

 

 

 

1,336,184

 

Undeveloped

 

 

4,005,422

 

 

 

12,046,650

 

 

 

6,013,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Proved Reserves

 

 

10,731,218

 

 

 

34,758,100

 

 

 

16,524,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated Future Net Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$464,214,477

 

10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(219,657,382)

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows - (PV10) (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$244,557,095

 

 

 

Proved Reserves at December 31, 2017

 

Reserves Category

 

Crude Oil

(MBBLs)

 

 

Natural Gas

(MMCF)

 

 

Total Proved

(BOE)  (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved Reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed

 

 

1,314,816

 

 

 

591,080

 

 

 

1,413,329

 

Developed Non-Producing

 

 

181,329

 

 

 

528,010

 

 

 

269,331

 

Undeveloped

 

 

2,429,152

 

 

 

7,357,220

 

 

 

3,655,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Proved Reserves

 

 

3,925,297

 

 

 

8,476,310

 

 

 

5,338,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated Future Net Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$125,220,891

 

10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(54,460,189)

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows - (PV10) (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$70,760,702

 

 

(1) - BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) is calculated by a ration of 6 MCF to 1 BBL of Oil

(2) - PV-10 represents the discounted future net cash flows attributable to our proved oil and natural gas reserves discounted at 10%.  PV-10 of our total year-end proved reserves is considered a non-US GAAP financial measure as defined by the SEC. We believe that the presentation of the PV-10 is relevant and related substances anticipateduseful to be recoverable from known accumulations,our investors because it presents the discounted future net cash flows attributable to our proved reserves. We further believe investors and creditors use our PV-10 as a basis for comparison of a given date, based on: the analysisrelative size and value of drilling, geological, geophysical, and engineering data; the use of established technology; and specified economic conditions, which are generally accepted as being reasonable. Reserves are further classified in accordance with the level of certainty associated with the estimates.our reserves to other companies. 

 

Oil and Gas Reserves as of December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Oil

 

 

Natural Gas

 

 

Natural Gas Liquids

 

 

Barrels of Oil Equivalent

 

 

 

(Mbbl)

 

 

(MMcf)

 

 

(Mbbl)

 

 

(Mboe)

 

Proved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed - Producing

 

 

18.2

 

 

 

49.6

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

28.6

 

Developed - Non-Producing

 

 

225.8

 

 

 

977.5

 

 

 

40.6

 

 

 

429.3

 

Undeveloped

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total Proved

 

 

244.0

 

 

 

1,027.1

 

 

 

42.7

 

 

 

457.9

 

Probable

 

 

201.6

 

 

 

865.9

 

 

 

35.9

 

 

 

381.9

 

Total Proved plus Probable

 

 

445.6

 

 

 

1,893.0

 

 

 

78.6

 

 

 

839.8

 

 

Mbbl = thousands of barrels

MMcf = millions of cubic feet

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Table of barrels of oil equivalent

Contents

 

2.       Disclosure of OilNet Production, Unit Prices and Gas Production,  Sales and Average PricesCosts

 

OilThe following table presents certain information with respect to oil and Gas Productionnatural gas production attributable to our interests in all of our properties in the United States, the revenue derived from the sale of such production, average sales prices received and Sales by geographic area foraverage production costs during the years ended December 31, 20152018 and 20142017.

 

 

Geographic

 

Unit of

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Area

 

Measure

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

 

1,707

 

 

 

-

 

Natural Gas

 

Canada

 

Mcf

 

 

8,140

 

 

 

-

 

Natural Gas Liquids

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

 

849

 

 

 

-

 

Sulphur

 

Canada

 

Tonnes

 

 

36

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$1,639

 

 

$-

 

Natural Gas

 

Canada

 

Mcf

 

$5,404

 

 

$-

 

Natural Gas Liquids

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$849

 

 

$-

 

Sulphur

 

Canada

 

Tonnes

 

$36

 

 

$-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$0.96

 

 

$-

 

Natural Gas

 

Canada

 

Mcf

 

$0.66

 

 

$-

 

Natural Gas Liquids

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$1.00

 

 

$-

 

Sulphur

 

Canada

 

Tonnes

 

$1.00

 

 

$-

 

 

 

Unit of

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Measure

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Barrels

 

 

130,889

 

 

 

34,998

 

Natural Gas

 

Mcf

 

 

56,685

 

 

 

16,727

 

BOE

 

 

 

 

140,337

 

 

 

37,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Barrels

 

$8,032,407

 

 

$1,740,316

 

Natural Gas

 

Mcf

 

$190,872

 

 

$50,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Barrels

 

$61.37

 

 

$49.73

 

Natural Gas

 

Mcf

 

$3.37

 

 

$2.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production - Lease operating expenses

 

 

 

$3,835,549

 

 

$1,136,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Cost of Production per BOE

 

 

 

$27.33

 

 

$30.09

 

Drilling and other exploratory and development activities

During the years ended December 31, 2018 the Company invested $4,423,778 relative to drilling and development activities. 

In Allen County, Kansas, the Company drilled 2 new wells, one of which proved to be geologically productive, however, the Company elected to utilize it as a water supply well. The second is being converted to an injector.  In Franklin County, Kansas, we tested certain geologic structures through existing well bores that look promising for future development. 

In Miami County, Kansas, the Company drilled 10 new wells, 9 of which have proved to be very productive. 

The Company drilled a well in San Patricio County, Texas, and elected to Plug and Abandon the well as the sands were too tight, and the level of production was not economically feasible.  We also drilled a well in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, and elected to Plug and Abandon the well as the pay zone was determined to be insufficient.

In Rooks and Ellis Counties, Kansas the Company deepened and perforated approximately 15 wells successfully increasing production.

Mcf = thousands of cubic feet

Tonnes = Metric tons

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Present Activities

The Company is not presently drilling any new wells.

Delivery Commitments

The Company is not currently committed to provide a fixed and determinable quantity of oil or gas in the near future under existing contracts or agreements.

Productive Wells

The following table sets forth the number wells in our inventory, in which we maintained ownership interests as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. All wells are located in the United States, in the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Kansas.

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Well Category

 

Oil

 

 

Gas

 

 

Oil

 

 

Gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producers

 

 

472

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

471

 

 

 

4

 

Producer - P&A'd

 

 

9

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

-

 

Non-Producing

 

 

18

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

-

 

Injector

 

 

129

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

-

 

Salt Water Disposal

 

 

44

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

-

 

Shut In

 

 

46

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

ORRI

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

719

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

656

 

 

 

4

 

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2015,2018, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of our operations.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

 
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PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market Information

 

There is no "established“established trading market"market” for shares of the Company'sCompany’s common stock. As of December 31, 2015,2018, the Company'sCompany’s common stock was quoted on the OTC Link LLC operated by OTC Markets Group's OTCQBGroup, Inc. under the symbol "VKIN."“VKIN.” An OTC equity security is not considered listed or traded on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be given that any "established“established trading market"market” for the Company'sCompany’s common stock will develop or be maintained.

 

The range of high and low closing bid quotations for the Company'sCompany’s common stock during each quarter of the calendar years ended December 31 20152018 and 2014,2017, is shown below, as quoted by http://finance.yahoo.com.finance.yahoo.com. Prices are inter-dealer quotations, without retail mark-up, markdown or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

 

Stock Quotations

 

Quarter Ended

 

High

 

 

Low

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

0.05

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

0.60

 

 

 

0.19

 

September 30, 2014

 

 

0.51

 

 

 

0.15

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.03

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.06

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.06

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.06

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.06

 

Quarter Ended

 

High

 

 

Low

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.13

 

June 30, 2017

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

0.11

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

0.10

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

0.09

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

0.24

 

 

 

0.12

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.15

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

0.42

 

 

 

0.16

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

0.42

 

 

 

0.22

 

 

The future sale of the Company'sCompany’s presently outstanding "unregistered"“unregistered” and "restricted"“restricted” common stock by present members of management and persons who own more than five percent of the Company'sCompany’s outstanding voting securities may have an adverse effect on any "established“established trading market"market” that may develop in the shares of the Company'sCompany’s common stock.

 

Holders

 

As of December 31, 2015,2018, the Company had 76approximately 152 shareholders of record of common stock, including shares held in “street name” by banks, brokerage clearing houses, depositories or otherwise in unregistered form. The Company does not know the beneficial owners of such shares, or the number of beneficial holders of such shares.

 

Dividend Distributions

 

We have not historically distributed dividends to stockholders, nor do we intend to do so in the foreseeable future.

 

Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans

 

The Company does not have any securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

 

 
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Penny Stock

 

Our common stock is considered "penny stock"“penny stock” under the rules the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"“SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market System, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or quotation system. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission, that:

 

-

contains a description of the nature and level of risks in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading;

-

contains a description of the broker'sbroker’s or dealer'sdealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of Securities'Securities’ laws; contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price;

-

contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions;

-

defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and

-

contains such other information and is in such form, including language, type, size and format, as the Commission shall require by rule or regulation.

 

The broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, the customer with:

 

-

bid and offer quotations for the penny stock;

-

the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction;

-

the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the marker for such stock; and

-

monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer'scustomer’s account.

 

In addition, the penny stock rules that require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser'spurchaser’s written acknowledgement of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitably statement.

 

These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock.

 

Related Stockholder Matters

 

None.

 

Purchase of Equity Securities

 

None.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Selected Financial Data

 

The Company, as a smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), is not required to furnish information required by this item.

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

In preparing the management'smanagement’s discussion and analysis, the registrant presumes that you have read or have access to the discussion and analysis for the preceding fiscal year.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This document includes "forward-looking statements"“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended or the Reform Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements"“forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earning, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions of performance; and statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: the Company'sCompany’s ability to raise capital and the terms thereof; and other factors referenced in the Form 10-K.

 

The use in this Form 10-K of such words as "believes"“believes”, "plans"“plans”, "anticipates"“anticipates”, "expects"“expects”, "intends"“intends”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements present the Company'sCompany’s estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except for the Company'sCompany’s ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the Company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements.

 

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any of the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed or any of the Company'sCompany’s forward-looking statements. The Company'sCompany’s future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties.

 

PLAN OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

The Company provides professional advisory, financing and consulting servicesCompany’s business plan is to established companiesengage in the United States, Canadaacquisition, exploration, development and Asia in needproduction of specific expertise to advance their particular business plans. These services include, but are not limited to, professional advisory services before and after financing, management consulting, professional board member services, accounting, pre-audit and CFO services, corporate governance advice and general corporate management advisory services in consideration for a fee, comprised of either cash or equity, or a combination of both.

The Company's business plan as pertains to the oil and gas industry is to explore and develop oil andnatural gas properties, both individually and through collaborative partnerships with other companies in this field of endeavor. Viking has relationships with industry experts and formulated an acquisition strategy, with emphasis on acquiring under-valued, producing properties from distressed vendors or those deemed as non-core assets by larger sector participants. The Company does not focus on speculative exploration programs, but rather targets properties with current production and untapped reserves. The Company’s growth strategy includes the following key initiatives:

·Acquisition of under-valued producing oil and gas assets

·Employ enhanced recovery techniques to maximize production

·Implement responsible, lower-risk drilling programs on existing assets

·Aggressively pursue cost-efficiencies

·Opportunistically explore strategic mergers and/or acquisitions

·Actively hedge mitigating commodity risk

The following overview provides a background for the current strategy being implemented by management.

Acquisition – Canada

In November of 2014, the Company entered into its first contract relative to oil and gas activities involving jointly controlled assets and related liabilities by purchasing an undivided 50% interest in the Joffre project located in Alberta, Canada. The working interests of this kindjoint venture, were acquired from a Canadian Company that ended up in receivership, and the administration of these assets proved to be inefficient and unprofitable. The investment in these properties, as explained in Note 4.well as all uncollected receivables associated with it have been either fully impaired or fully reserved. Effective September 30, 2018, the Company negotiated a sale and settlement of this Canadian joint venture interest and a resolution of all intercompany balances associated with it, for proceeds to the Company of $232,545. An asset retirement obligation of $466,031, offset by the net asset retirement cost of $293,296 associated with this investment, generated a gain from disposal of these assets of $405,280.

 

The Company is neither an underwriter as the term is defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, nor an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company is not an investment adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, nor is it registered with FINRA or SIPC.

 
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Acquisitions – Kansas

In February 2016, the Company closed on the acquisition of working interests in four leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 281 acres of property in Miami and Franklin Counties in eastern Kansas. In October 2016, the Company, through its subsidiary, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, completed an acquisition whereby the Company (i) increased its working interest in three existing oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas, and (ii) acquired a working interest in four new oil and gas leases in the same region, comprising approximately 660 acres of property.

On September 11, 2017, the Company through its subsidiary, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC (“Mid-Con Drilling”), completed an acquisition of a 90% working interest in four new oil and gas leases in Anderson County in Eastern Kansas, comprising approximately 980 acres of property. On October 2, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition, effective October 1, 2017, of a 100% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas. On October 4, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition of an 80% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Riley, Geary and Wabaunsee Counties in Kansas. On December 29, 2017, the Company through its subsidiary Mid-Con Development, LLC, completed an acquisition of working interests in approximately 41 oil leases in Ellis and Rooks Counties in Kansas, comprising several thousand acres.

On January 12, 2018, the Company, through Mid­Con Drilling, completed an acquisition of a 100% working interest in seven new oil and gas leases in Woodson and Allen Counties in Eastern Kansas. Effective February 1, 2018, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on the acquisition of a working interest in a lease with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 80 acres of property in Douglas County in eastern Kansas.

These Kansas properties are operated by third party contractors. The Company’s plans relative to these properties includes the development of the production potential of existing wells and capitalizing on the drilling opportunities that exist within the acreage covered by these working interests. In 2018, the Company began drilling new wells in various Kansas locations.

Acquisitions – Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi

On December 22, 2017, the Company completed an acquisition of 100% of the membership interests of Petrodome Energy, LLC, a privately-owned company, with multiple subsidiaries (described in Exhibit 21.1 hereto) with working interests in multiple oil and gas fields across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, comprising approximately 11,700 acres.

As a part of this acquisition, the Company retained an operational office in Houston, Texas that includes several senior level professionals with over 100 years of combined oil and gas experience which provides the Company the capability of operating many of its own wells internally. This expertise has since been utilized to evaluate additional oil and gas acquisition opportunities, evaluate the profitable management of all of the Company’s oil and gas assets, and evaluate and develop new drilling prospects.

Acquisitions – Texas and Louisiana

On December 28, 2018, the Company, through its newly formed Ichor Energy subsidiaries (described in Exhibit 21.1 hereto) completed an acquisition (the “Ichor Energy Acquisition”) of working interests in certain oil and gas leases in Texas (primarily in Orange and Jefferson Counties) and Louisiana (primarily in Calcasiue Parish), which include 58 producing wells and 31 salt water disposal wells. The properties produce hydrocarbons from known reservoirs/sands in the on-shore Gulf Coast region, with an average well depth in excess of 10,600 feet, and daily production volumes averaging in excess of 2,300 BOE.

This acquisition of these assets is consistent with the location of our Petrodome assets and are effectively managed from our Houston office.

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Going Concern Qualification

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company'sCompany generated a net comprehensive loss of $15,117,547 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and net comprehensive income of $17,828,946 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company has a working capital deficiency in excess of $15,000,000. The largest component of current liabilities creating this deficiency are notes payable with a face value aggregating approximately $15,000,000 due in August of 2019. The terms of these notes allow for 50% of the principal to be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.20 per share, and contain a provision whereby the Company has the right to extend the Maturity Date for one additional year to August of 2020. Consideration for the one-year extension is an increase in the interest rate to 12% for the extension period and the issuance of a warrant to purchase an additional 50,000 common shares per $100,000 of outstanding principal of each note on a pro rata basis. The Company also has a promissory note payable to the seller of the certain oil and gas interests purchased on December 28, 2018 in the amount of $23,777,948 with all principal and accrued interest due on the earlier of (i) the date the Company or one of its affiliates completes an acquisition with one or more of the Sellers for a purchase price equal to or greater than $50,000,000 or January 31, 2020.

On December 28, 2018, through one of its subsidiaries, Ichor Energy LLC, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement in the amount of $63,592,000. The loan is secured by 100% of the membership units of Ichor Energy, LLC, and all of its assets. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Term Loan, approximately $12,000,000 of oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and distributions to the Company of $65,000 per month for general and administrative expenses, and a quarterly tax distribution at the current statutory rates. On a quarterly basis, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, after appropriate distributions to the Company, any cash in excess of $2,000,000 plus unfunded approved development projects will be swept by the lender as an additional principal payment on the debt.

Management has evaluated these conditions and has been developing a plan to address these obligations.

·The first piece of the plan was the original structuring of the terms of the notes that are due in August of 2019, to allow the Company to extend the due date for one additional year if needed. The net effect is for the Company to be able to pay $1,500,000 in accrued interest and delay the payment of $15,000,000 in principal for one year.

·The second piece was the successful acquisition of oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana (the Ichor Energy Acquisition) at the end of 2018, to provide cash flow sufficient to not only satisfy the Company’s debt service associated with this acquisition, but to also fund a $12,000,000 development program to increase this purchased production beyond its current average daily production of 2,300 BOE to provide a quicker principal reduction, resulting in an increased equity position relative to these assets.

·The acquisition of Petrodome in 2017 and the high level of oil and gas expertise retained by Petrodome at the end of 2017 provided an internal lease operating company to efficiently evaluate development opportunities and control lease operating expenses.

·The Company has a revolving credit facility with CrossFirst Bank, which was approved for $30,000,000. The balance outstanding at December 31, 2018 is less than $12,000,000. Additional funds could be made available to the Company for projects reviewed and approved by the lender.

These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, and/orto develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in placebelieves the Company will be able to address this concern but considers that the Companycontinue to develop new opportunities, and will be able to obtain additional funds bythrough debt and / or equity financing and/or related party advances;financings to facilitate its development strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.

 

RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion of the consolidated financial condition and results of operation of the Company should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related Notes included elsewhere in this Report.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

 

December 31,

 

Working Capital:

 

December 31,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

$252,865

 

$1,345

 

 

$4,392,635

 

$6,857,269

 

Current Liabilities

 

$996,697

 

$481,902

 

 

$19,504,401

 

$9,935,948

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

$416,246

 

$-

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

$4,413,465

 

$3,096,263

 

Working Capital (deficit)

 

$(743,832)

 

$(480,557)

 

$(15,111,766)

 

$(3,078,679)

 

Cash Flows:

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

 

$(455,453)

 

$(370,800)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

 

$(77,158)

 

$(549,811)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

$561,851

 

 

$909,666

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash during the Period

 

$29,240

 

 

$(10,894)

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period

 

$30,585

 

 

$1345

 

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Years Ended December 31,

 

Cash Flows:

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

 

$(3,926,435)

 

$(1,278,205)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

 

$(6,514,936)

 

$(1,842,912)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

$8,716,004

 

 

$8,837,771

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash during the Period

 

$(1,725,367)

 

$(5,716,654)

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period

 

$4,009,892

 

 

$5,735,259

 

 

The Company had current assets of $252,865 during the fiscal year ended$4,392,635 as of December 31, 2015,2018, as compared to $1,345$6,857,269 in the comparable period in 2014.2017. The Company had current liabilities of $996,697 during the year ended$19,504,401 as of December 31, 2015,2018, as compared to $481,902$9,935,948 in the comparable period in 2014.2017. The reduction in current assets and the increase in current liabilities is mainly due to an increase in other payables, amounts due to directorsa result of the acquisitions of Petrodome at the end of 2017 and new convertible debt.the assets acquired through Ichor Energy at the end of 2018. The Company had a working capital deficit of $743,832 due to an influx$15,111,766 as of cash from an increase in borrowing from directors and new convertible debt during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015,2018, as compared to a working capital deficit inof $3,078,679 as of December 31, 2014, of $480,557.2017.

 

Cash used in operating activities increased to ($455,453)3,926,435) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015,2018, as compared to ($370,800)1,278,205) in the comparable period in 2014. The increase was mostly due to increased expenses.2017.

 

Cash from financing activities decreased to $561,851$8,716,004 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 20152018, as compared to 909,666$8,837,771 in the comparable period in 2014.2017. The decrease was mostly due to the Company not issuing units during 2015 and generating less cash through convertible, as well as the borrowings from directors.successfully arranging for new debt to facilitate property acquisitions.

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Cash used in investing activities decreasedincreased to ($77,158)6,514,936) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015,2018, as compared to ($549,811)1,842,912) in the comparable period in 2014.2017. The decreaseincrease is a result of the Company having accomplished the purchase of 1,256,593 and 2,187,500 units of Tanager Energy Inc. ("Tanager"), a Canadian mining company listed on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 2 company and trading under the stock symbol "TAN," at a price of C$0.08 per unit during 2014. On November 3, 2014, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale, Petroleum and Natural Gas Conveyance Agreement (the "Agreement"), with Tanager Energy. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company is entitled to receive a 50% working interest in the Joffreadditional oil and gas property located in Alberta, Canada (the "Joffre Property"). On November 4, 2014, the Company closed the transaction by paying Tanager US$302,367, with US$52,801 (C$60,000) payable as of December 31, 2014, which was paid in January of 2015.

Tanager owns the remaining 50% working interestinterests in the Joffre Propertycentral united states, facilitated by new investments through both debt and operates and manages the property in accordance with an operating agreement pursuant to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landman Operating Procedure. The proceeds were to be used by Tanager to complete and place on production the first of four suspended Devonian oil wells in the Joffre D-3 B oil pool (the "Joffre Project"). In April 2015, the Company advanced to Tanager, an additional $153,877 (C$190,000) as an investment in the second well in the Joffre D-3 oil pool. On or about March 30, 2016, the working interest was registered in the name of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Viking Oil & Gas (Canada) ULC.equity.

 

Revenue

 

The Company had gross revenues of $95,924$7,967,972 for the year ended December 31, 2015, representing its share of revenue from its 50% working interest in the Joffre Property. This revenue comes from the first two oil wells in the Joffre Project which began producing during April of 2015. The Company's portion of the operational costs of processing, gathering and administering the oil wells in the Joffre Project amounted2018, as compared to $49,965, providing a realizable gross profit$1,982,018 for the year ended December 31, 2015,2017, reflecting the impact of $45,959. the acquisition of Petrodome at the end of 2017 along with continued oil and gas acquisitions and development in the central United States.

Expenses

The Company did not have any revenueCompany’s operating expenses increased by $6,432,503 to $15,135,117 for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Expenses

The Company's operating expenses increased by $87,788 to $654,4392018, from $8,702,614 for the year ended December 31, 2015, from $566,651 for the year ended December 31, 2014.2017. This increase wasis mainly dueattributable to increased professional fees associated with evaluation of acquisition prospects and increases in lease operating costs commensurate with the increase of generalnew oil and administrative expensesgas wells purchased in 2017. Additionally, there were increases in accretion expense and stock compensation incurred during the year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2014.depreciation, depletion and amortization expense.

 

Net Loss from Operations

 

The Company incurred a net loss from operations of $892,962$7,167,145 for the year ended December 31, 2015,2018, as compared to a net loss of $830,737$6,720,596 for the year ended December 31, 2014.2017. The increase in net loss from operations was mainly due to the items referred to in the analysis of expenses.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off balanceoff-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to an investor in the Company'sCompany’s securities.

 

Seasonality

 

The Company'Company’s operating results are not affected by seasonality.

 

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Inflation

 

The Company'sCompany’s business and operating results are not currently affected in any material way by inflation.inflation although they could be adversely affected in the future were inflation to increase, resulting in cost increases.

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Subsequent EventsCritical Accounting Policies

 

On February 23, 2016, the Company closed on the acquisition of working interests (Net Revenue Interests from 80 to 87%) in four leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 281 acres of property in Miami and Franklin Counties in eastern Kansas. This project produces oil from the Cherokee formation at a depth of approximately 600 feet. These leases offer the potential for several future drilling locations. The purchase includes an undivided interest in all oil and gas wells, equipment, fixtures and other personal property located upon the leased properties and used in connection with oil and gas operations upon the leases attributable to the working interests purchased by the Company. The effective date of the acquisitions is February 1, 2016, so the Company was entitled to net revenues from its share of production as of such date.

As consideration for this transaction, the Company made a cash payment of $1,305,000 at closing to the vendors and issued a promissory note in the amount of $45,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 0% per annum and was due at the end of February. The Company also agreed to issue the vendors 4,500,000 shares of common stock.

Immediately prior to the above-noted acquisition, the Company also purchased a 100% working interest (Net Revenue Interest of 83%) in: (i) three leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 270 acres of property in Miami and Franklin Counties in eastern Kansas; and (ii) 31 leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 5,500 acres of property in Cass and Bates Counties in Missouri. The purchase includes an undivided interest in all oil and gas wells, equipment, fixtures and other personal property located upon the leased properties and used in connection with oil and gas operations upon the leases attributable to the working interests purchased by Viking. As consideration for this transaction, Viking agreed to issue the vendors 5,150,000 shares of common stock of Viking.

To facilitate these acquisitions, the Company borrowed $1,450,000 from private lenders pursuant to a 15% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the "Note"), arranged through a licensed broker/dealer, with the primary terms of the loan being as follows: (i) Term – 6 months; (ii) Rate – 15% per annum; (iii) Security – 1st ranking charge against company assets pursuant to a Security and Pledge Agreement (the "Security Agreement"); (iv) Conversion – the lenders have a right to convert all or part of the note into common stock of Viking at a price of $0.15 per share, subject to certain ownership restrictions; and (v) Warrants – the lenders were given an option to purchase, within the next 5 years, 3,750,000 shares of common stock of Viking at an exercise price of $0.20 per share pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Warrant. Viking's CEO and director, James Doris, also personally guaranteed repayment of the loan and granted the lenders a security interest in his assets.

The foregoing descriptions of the terms of the Note, Security Agreement and Warrant are qualified in their entirety by the full text of such agreements, the form of which Note, Security Agreement and Warrant are incorporated by reference in and to Exhibits 99.3, 99.4, and 99.5 hereto.

Critical Accounting Policies

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions and apply judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be important at the time the financial statements are prepared and actual results could differ from our estimates and such differences could be material. Due to the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain, materially different amounts could be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. On a regular basis, we review our critical accounting policies and how they are applied in the preparation of our financial statements, as well as the sufficiency of the disclosures pertaining to our accounting policies in the footnotes accompanying our financial statements. Described below are the most significant policies we apply in preparing our consolidated financial statements, some of which are subject to alternative treatments under GAAP. We also describe the most significant estimates and assumptions we make in applying these policies. See “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated financial statements.

 

Oil and Gas Property Accounting

On July 1, 2015,

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method of accounting, all costs of acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties (including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, geological expenditures, dry hole costs, tangible and intangible development costs and direct internal costs) are capitalized as the cost of oil and natural gas properties when incurred.

The full cost method requires the Company adopted Statementto calculate quarterly, by cost center, a “ceiling,” or limitation on the amount of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS"properties that can be capitalized on the balance sheet. To the extent capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, less accumulated depletion and related deferred taxes exceed the sum of the discounted future net revenues of proved oil and natural gas reserves, the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved not properties subject to amortization, the cost of properties not being amortized, and the related tax amounts, such excess capitalized costs are charged to expense.

Proved Reserves

Estimates of our proved reserves included in this report are prepared in accordance with U.S. SEC guidelines for reporting corporate reserves and future net revenue. The accuracy of a reserve estimate is a function of:

i.

the quality and quantity of available data;

ii.

the interpretation of that data;

iii.

the accuracy of various mandated economic assumptions; and

iv.

the judgment of the persons preparing the estimate.

Our proved reserve information included in this report was predominately based on estimates. Because these estimates depend on many assumptions, all of which may substantially differ from future actual results, reserve estimates will be different from the quantities of oil and gas that are ultimately recovered. In addition, results of drilling, testing and production after the date of an estimate may justify material revisions to the estimate.

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In accordance with SEC requirements, we based the estimated discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves on the unweighted arithmetic average of the prior 12-month commodity prices as of the first day of each of the months constituting the period and costs on the date of the estimate.

The estimates of proved reserves materially impact depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion (“DD&A”) No. 143, Accountingexpense. If the estimates of proved reserves decline, the rate at which we record DD&A expense will increase, reducing future net income. Such a decline may result from lower market prices, which may make it uneconomic to drill for and produce from higher-cost fields.

Asset Retirement Obligations, which addressesObligation

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the financial accountingestimated present value of the amount we will incur to plug, abandon and reporting obligationsremediate our producing properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and retirement costslocal laws. We determined our ARO by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement of tangible long-lived assets. Among other things, SFAS No. 143 requires oil and gas companies to reflect decommissioning liabilities on the faceobligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the balance sheet at fair value on a discounted basis. This statement requires that the fair valueobligation’s inception, with an offsetting increase to proved properties. Periodic accretion of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred. The associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as partdiscount of the carrying cost of the asset. Our asset retirement obligations consist of estimated costs for dismantlement, removal, site reclamation and similar activities associated with our oil and gas properties.

With the adoption of SFAS No. 143, an asset retirement obligation and the related asset retirement cost in the amount of $406,214 have been recorded. This asset retirement cost was determined and discounted to present value using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate. After the initial recording, the liability is increased for the passage of time, with the increase being reflectedrecorded as accretion expense in the statementaccompanying consolidated statements of operations. Subsequent adjustmentsoperations and comprehensive income.

ARO liability is determined using significant assumptions, including current estimates of plugging and abandonment costs, annual inflation of these costs, the productive lives of wells and a risk-adjusted interest rate. Changes in any of these assumptions can result in significant revisions to the estimated ARO.

Commodity derivatives

The Company does not designate its commodities derivative instruments as hedges and therefore does not apply hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments subsequent to the initial measurement are recorded as change in fair value on derivative liability, in other income (expense). The estimated fair value amounts of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments have been determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information which resulted in the cost estimateCompany classifying such derivatives as Level 2. Although the Company’s commodity derivative instruments are reflected invalued using public indices, as well as the liabilityBlack-Sholes model, the instruments themselves are traded with unrelated counterparties and the amounts continue to be amortized over the useful life of the related long-lived asset.

Revenues from oil and gas properties are recognized under the entitlements method of accounting, whereby revenue is recognizednot openly traded on the amount the Company is entitled to, based on its interest in the property after all costs associated with exploration, gathering, marketing and sales relative to the volumes of product sold.an exchange.

The Company has updated its accounting for net operating losses to reflect accumulated deficits.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

The Company, as a smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), is not required to furnish information required by this item.

 

 
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-1

Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 20152018 and 20142017

F-2

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 20152018 and 20142017

F-3

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 20152018 and 20142017

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' DeficiencyStockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

F-5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-6

 

 
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REPORTREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

TheTo the Board of Directors and Stockholders

of Viking InvestmentsEnergy Group, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheetsheets of Viking InvestmentsEnergy Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 20152018 and 2014,2017 and the related statementconsolidated statements of operations stockholders' deficiency,and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity(deficit) and cash flows for the years then ended. ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its consolidated operations and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations since inception and has a working capital deficiency both of which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company'sCompany’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on thesethe Company’s financial statements based on our audit.audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our auditaudits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. OurAs part of our audits, included considerationwe are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company'sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit incl udes

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence supportingregarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessingstatements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement presentation.statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Viking Investments Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America./s/ Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has significant net losses and cash flow deficiencies. Those conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans regarding those matters are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.Dallas, Texas

April 1, 2019

 

/s/ Green & Company, CPAs                                         

Green & Company, CPAs

Temple Terrace, Florida

May 16, 2016

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.

 

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VIKING INVESTMENTSENERGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As at December 31, 2015 and 2014

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$30,585

 

 

$1,345

 

Other receivable – joint venture

 

 

76,719

 

 

 

-

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

145,561

 

 

 

-

 

Total current assets

 

 

252,865

 

 

 

1,345

 

Long term investment

 

 

87,156

 

 

 

68,128

 

Petroleum and natural gas rights – net

 

 

818,230

 

 

 

355,168

 

Loan costs

 

 

11,458

��

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$1,169,709

 

 

$424,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other payable

 

$81,700

 

 

$116,149

 

Accounts payable

 

 

118,649

 

 

 

39,314

 

Derivative liability

 

 

154,297

 

 

 

-

 

Amount due to directors

 

 

614,991

 

 

 

326,439

 

Convertible notes - current

 

 

20,282

 

 

 

-

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

989,919

 

 

 

481,902

 

Convertible notes -  net of current

6,778

-

Asset retirement obligation

 

 

416,246

 

 

 

-

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

1,412,943

 

 

 

481,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 28,092 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

28

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized, 30,333,993 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as of December 31, 2015, 24,094,551 shares issued and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

outstanding as of December 31, 2014

 

 

30,334

 

 

 

24,095

 

Shares to be issued

 

 

-

 

 

 

675

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

7,864,085

 

 

 

7,162,660

 

Deficit

 

 

(7,979,257)

 

 

(7,067,267)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(158,424)

 

 

(177,452)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY

 

 

(243,234)

 

 

(57,261)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY

 

$1,169,709

 

 

$424,641

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 

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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$95,924

 

 

$-

 

Direct costs

 

 

49,965

 

 

 

-

 

Gross profit

 

 

45,959

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

211,470

 

 

 

42,596

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

108,000

 

 

189,167

 

Professional fees

 

 

212,964

 

 

 

61,620

 

Rent

 

 

18,653

 

 

 

18,608

 

Wages

 

 

69,000

 

 

 

249,607

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

34,352

 

 

 

5,053

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

654,439

 

 

 

566,651

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(608,480)

 

 

(566,651)

Interest expense

 

 

(297,824)

 

 

-

 

Derivative loss

 

 

(5,686)

 

 

-

 

Change in fair value of convertible notes

 

 

-

 

 

 

(96,748)

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,485

 

Other income

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,440

 

Net loss

 

 

(911,990)

 

 

(651,474)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale

 

 

19,028

 

 

 

(179,316)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

-

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$(892,962)

 

$(830,737)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

 

 

(0.03)

 

 

(0.03)

Weighted average number of common

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares outstanding – basic and diluted

 

 

26,767,594

 

 

 

24,094,551

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$4,009,892

 

 

$536,156

 

Restricted cash

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,199,103

 

Accounts receivable – oil and gas, net

 

 

258,300

 

 

 

573,296

 

Other receivable – related party

 

 

-

 

 

 

548,714

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

124,443

 

 

 

-

 

Total current assets

 

 

4,392,635

 

 

 

6,857,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas properties, full cost method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved developed producing oil and gas properties, net

 

 

81,331,986

 

 

 

12,301,141

 

Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties, net

 

 

50,492,906

 

 

 

26,859,634

 

Total Oil and gas properties, net

 

 

131,824,892

 

 

 

39,160,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets, net

 

 

200,243

 

 

 

166,741

 

Derivative asset

 

 

681,776

 

 

 

-

 

Other assets

 

 

110,194

 

 

 

9,396

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$137,209,740

 

 

$46,194,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$2,549,280

 

 

$2,555,869

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

1,014,661

 

 

 

397,070

 

Undistributed revenues and royalties

 

 

1,207,605

 

 

 

1,175,200

 

Derivative liability

 

 

2,531,718

 

 

 

1,052,788

 

Amount due to directors

 

 

395,555

 

 

 

1,192,970

 

Current portion of long term debt - net of debt discount

 

 

11,805,582

 

 

 

3,562,051

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

19,504,401

 

 

 

9,935,948

 

Long term debt – net of current portion and debt discount

 

 

92,076,857

 

 

 

9,742,830

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

-

 

 

 

910,827

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

4,413,465

 

 

 

3,096,263

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

115,994,723

 

 

 

23,685,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 28,092 Shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

 

28

 

 

 

28

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 90,989,025 and 72,347,990 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively

 

 

90,989

 

 

 

72,348

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

32,015,913

 

 

 

19,029,892

 

Prepaid equity-based compensation

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11,827)

Retained Earnings (Accumulated deficit)

 

 

(10,891,913)

 

 

3,417,872

 

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

21,215,017

 

 

 

22,508,313

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$137,209,740

 

 

$46,194,181

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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Consolidated Statement Of Cash FlowsStatements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)


Dollars)

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(911,990)

 

$(651,474)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative loss

 

 

5,686

 

 

 

-

 

Change in fair value of convertible notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

96,748

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,485)

Stock based compensation

 

 

108,000

 

 

 

189,167

 

Amortization and depreciation

 

 

34,352

 

 

 

5,053

 

Accretion - Asset retirement obligation

10,032

-

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

183,060

 

 

 

-

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

 

79,335

 

 

 

(123,734)

Increase (decrease) in other payables

 

 

93,352

 

 

 

113,284

 

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and deposits

 

 

19,439

 

 

 

9,641

 

(Increase) decrease in other receivable

 

 

(76,719)

 

 

-

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(455,453)

 

 

(370,800)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Tanager Energy

 

 

-

 

 

 

(247,444)

Investment in petroleum and natural gas rights

 

 

(77,158)

 

 

(302,367)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(77,158)

 

 

(549,811)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due to Directors

 

 

444,652

 

 

 

248,724

 

Payment of investment obligation

 

 

(52,801)

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from issuance of units

 

 

-

 

 

 

607,942

 

Proceeds from convertible notes

 

 

369,000

 

 

 

53,000

 

Repayment of convertible notes

 

 

(199,000)

 

 

-

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

561,851

 

 

 

909,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

-

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

 

 

29,240

 

 

 

(10,894)

Cash at beginning of year

 

 

1,345

 

 

 

12,239

 

Cash at ending of year

 

$30,585

 

 

$1,345

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for:

Interest

 

$80,901

 

 

$-

 

Income taxes

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

Non-Cash transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of debt to equity

 

$252,101

 

 

$188,007

 

Accounting for asset retirement cost and obligation

 

$406,214

 

 

$-

 

Stock issued as prepayment for consulting services

 

$165,000

 

 

$-

 

Discount on convertible debt

$

330,500

$

-

 

 

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas sales

 

$7,967,972

 

 

$1,982,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating costs

 

 

3,835,549

 

 

 

1,136,883

 

General and administrative

 

 

7,265,639

 

 

 

1,595,405

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

2,303,213

 

 

 

5,405,106

 

Accretion – asset retirement obligations

 

 

86,023

 

 

 

58,075

 

Depreciation, depletion & amortization

 

 

1,644,693

 

 

 

507,145

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

15,135,117

 

 

 

8,702,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(7,167,145)

 

 

(6,720,596)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(7,880,273)

 

 

(1,604,185)

Change in fair value of derivatives

 

 

(1,604,916)

 

 

48,875

 

Loss on sale of investments

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7,185)

Gain on disposal of assets

 

 

623,960

 

 

 

-

 

Bargain purchase gain

 

 

-

 

 

 

27,021,418

 

Total other income (expenses)

 

 

(8,861,229)

 

 

25,458,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss before income taxes

 

 

(16,028,374)

 

 

18,738,327

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

910,827

 

 

 

(910,827)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (loss)

 

 

(15,117,547)

 

 

17,827,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Comprehensive Income (loss)

 

$(15,117,547)

 

$17,828,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

 

$(0.18)

 

$0.28

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

 

 

81,950,037

 

 

 

62,589,388

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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VIKING INVESTMENTSENERGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated StatementStatements of Changes in Stockholders' DeficiencyCash Flows

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)


Dollars)

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Shares to be issued

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

Additional
Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

Total Stockholders'

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Amount

 

 

Number

 

 

Amount

 

 

Number

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Income

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Deficiency

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Balances at December 31, 2013

 

 

18,758,657

 

 

 

18,760

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

28,092

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

6,116,054

 

 

 

1,811

 

 

 

(6,415,793)

 

 

(279,140)

Issuance of new shares for legal services

 

 

1,406,331

 

 

 

1,406

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

187,761

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

189,167

 

Issuance of new shares to investors

 

 

2,330,534

 

 

 

2,331

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

605,611

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

607,942

 

Shares to be issued to investors

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

675,000

 

 

 

675

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

66,825

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

67,500

 

Issuance of new shares– convertible notes

 

 

1,599,029

 

 

 

1,598

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

186,409

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

188,007

 

Unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(179,316)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(179,316)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

53

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2014

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(651,474)

 

 

(651,474)

Balances at December 31, 2014

 

 

24,094,551

 

 

 

24,095

 

 

 

675,000

 

 

 

675

 

 

 

28,092

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

7,162,660

 

 

 

(177,452)

 

 

(7,067,267)

 

 

(57,261)

Debt discount convertible debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

330,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

330,500

 

Derivative liability

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(286,839)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(286,839)

Shares issued to investors

 

 

675,000

 

 

 

675

 

 

 

(675,000)

 

 

(675)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Issuance of new shares in satisfaction of debt

 

 

421,571

 

 

 

421

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

29,579

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

30,000

 

Issuance of new shares in satisfaction of related party debt

2,872,871

2,873

198,228

201,101

Issuance of new shares for consulting services

 

 

720,000

 

 

 

720

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

107,280

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

108,000

 

Derivative liability adjustment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

138,227

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

138,227

 

Issuance of new shares as prepayment for consulting services

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

164,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

165,000

 

Issuance of new shares – convertible debt

 

 

550,000

 

 

 

550

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20,450

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

21,000

 

Unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,028

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,028

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2015

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(911,990)

 

 

(911,990)

Balances at December 31, 2015

 

 

30,333,993

 

 

 

30,334

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

28,092

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

7,864,085

 

 

 

(158,424)

 

 

(7,979,257)

 

 

(243,234)

 

 

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$(15,117,547)

 

$17,827,500

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

 

1,604,916

 

 

 

(48,875)

Realized loss on long term investment

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,185

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

2,303,212

 

 

 

5,405,106

 

Gain on disposal of assets

 

 

(613,589)

 

 

-

 

Bargain purchase gain

 

 

-

 

 

 

(27,021,418)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

1,644,693

 

 

 

507,145

 

Accretion - Asset retirement obligation

 

 

86,023

 

 

 

58,075

 

Allowance for bad debt

 

 

217,057

 

 

 

129,385

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

5,969,886

 

 

 

1,105,745

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

131,343

 

 

 

(559,566)

Other receivables

 

 

548,714

 

 

 

(548,714)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(159,791)

 

 

226,717

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(336,903)

 

 

434,504

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

614,773

 

 

 

226,554

 

Undistributed revenues and royalties

 

 

32,405

 

 

 

(78,569)

Deferred tax Liability

 

 

(910,827)

 

 

910,827

 

Amounts due to directors

 

 

59,200

 

 

 

140,194

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(3,926,435)

 

 

(1,278,205)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of oil and gas properties

 

 

(4,423,778)

 

 

(2,196,872)

Cash Paid for Acquisition

 

 

(3,701,698)

 

 

(1,000,000)

Cash acquired with acquisition

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,252,769

 

Proceeds from sale of investments

 

 

1,610,540

 

 

 

101,191

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(6,514,936)

 

 

(1,842,912)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from amount due to directors

 

 

583,000

 

 

 

171,301

 

Repayment of amount due to directors

 

 

(1,439,615)

 

 

(396,005)

Proceeds from sale of common stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

331,667

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(1,042,492)

 

 

(349,120)

Proceeds from long term debt

 

 

19,182,768

 

 

 

11,098,261

 

Repayment of long term debt

 

 

(8,567,657)

 

 

(2,018,333)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

8,716,004

 

 

 

8,837,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

(1,725,367)

 

 

5,716,654

 

Cash, beginning of year

 

 

5,735,259

 

 

 

18,605

 

Cash, end of year

 

$4,009,892

 

 

$5,735,259

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$644,000

 

 

$305,648

 

Income taxes

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognition of asset retirement obligation

 

$1,901,019

 

 

$2,205,171

 

Financed portion of oil and gas property acquisition

 

$-

 

 

 

1,995,319

 

Issuance of shares for oil and gas property acquisitions

 

$-

 

 

$460,600

 

Amount due seller for oil and gas property acquisition

 

$-

 

 

$2,000,000

 

Financing associated with oil and gas property acquisition

 

$81,957,150

 

 

 

-

 

Issuance of shares and warrants as discount on debt

 

$8,263,789

 

 

$1,185,686

 

Prepayment of contract through amounts due directors

 

$-

 

 

$100,000,

 

Debt refinanced through new credit facility

 

$7,633,389

 

 

$-

 

Private placement debt exchanged for new private placement debt

 

$5,583,311

 

 

$-

 

Purchase of working interest through new debt

 

$165,000

 

 

$-

 

Issuance of shares and warrants for services

 

$2,303,212

 

 

$-

 

Long term debt paid through amounts due directors

 

$-

 

 

$97,500

 

Accrued expenses exchanged for long term debt

 

$(866,743)

 

$9,500

 

Sale of shares through satisfaction of unrelated notes payable

 

$-

 

 

$127,215

 

Conversion of debt

 

$(15,000)

 

$-

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

(Amounts expressed in US Dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Accumulated

 

 

 Retained

 

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Additional

 

 

 Prepaid

 

 

 Other

 

 

 Earnings

 

 

 Stockholders'

 

 

 

 Common Stock

 

 

 Preferred Stock

 

 

 Paid-in

 

 

 Equity-Based

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

(Accumulated

 

 

 Equity

 

 

 

 Number

 

 

 Amount

 

 

 Number

 

 

 Amount

 

 

 Capital

 

 

 Compensation

 

 

Loss

 

 

 Deficit)

 

 

(Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2016

 

 

53,093,192

 

 

$53,093

 

 

 

28,092

 

 

$28

 

 

$11,526,847

 

 

$(35,068)

 

$(1,446)

 

$(14,409,628)

 

$(2,866,174)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued for consulting services

 

 

3,949,889

 

 

 

3,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

689,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

693,048

 

Shares issued as prepaid equity-based compensation

 

 

4,385,000

 

 

 

4,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

860,836

 

 

 

(865,221)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

Sale of stock

 

 

3,059,442

 

 

 

3,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455,858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

458,917

 

Derivative liability adjustments - satisfaction of convertible debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,232

 

Amortization of prepaid equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

888,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

888,462

 

Unrealized gain (loss)on securities held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,446

 

Shares and warrants issued as discount on new debt

 

 

3,040,000

 

 

 

3,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

681,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

684,411

 

Shares issued as debt discount

 

 

2,646,000

 

 

 

2,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

322,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

324,875

 

Shares issued in cashless exercise of warrants

 

 

174,467

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(174)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

Shares issued in acquisition of oil and gas properties

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

458,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

460,600

 

Warrants issued for services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,999,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,999,996

 

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,827,500

 

 

 

17,827,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2017

 

 

72,347,990

 

 

$72,348

 

 

 

28,092

 

 

$28

 

 

$19,029,892

 

 

$(11,827)

 

$-

 

 

$3,417,872

 

 

$22,508,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounting principle change relative to certain derivative liabilities - Note 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

807,762

 

 

 

807,762

 

Shares issued as debt discount

 

 

11,447,000

 

 

 

11,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,467,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,478,533

 

Shares issued as prepaid equity-based compensation

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,750

 

 

 

(55,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

Amortization of prepaid equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,827

 

Shares issued for services

 

 

6,305,297

 

 

 

6,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,456,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,462,997

 

Shares issued in debt conversion

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

Warrants issued for services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

773,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

773,388

 

Shares issued in cashless exercise of warrants

 

 

563,738

 

 

 

563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(563)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

Warrants issued as debt discount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,226,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,226,855

 

Beneficial conversion feature of debt as debt discount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,812,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,812,145

 

Warrants issued for subsidiary equity in acquisition of oil and gas properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

180,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

180,744

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,117,547)

 

 

(15,117,547)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2018

 

 

90,989,025

 

 

$90,989

 

 

 

28,092

 

 

$28

 

 

$32,015,913

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$(10,891,913)

 

$21,215,017

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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VIKING INVESTMENTSENERGY GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)


Dollars)

Note 1

Nature of Business and Going Concern

 

The Company wasNote 1Nature of Business and Going Concern

Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking” or the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on May 3, 1989, as Sparta Ventures Corp. and remained inactive until June 27, 1998. After several name changes, the Company merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary, SinoCubate, Inc., which remained the surviving entity of the merger. SinoCubate, Inc. was formed in the State of Nevada on September 11, 2008. The merger resulted in a change of name of the Company from Synthenol Inc. to SinoCubate, Inc., and a change in the state of incorporation of the Company from Florida to Nevada. On June 13, 2012,In March 2017, the Company changed its name tofrom Viking Investments Group, Inc., and the Company's ticker symbol was changed to "VKIN."Viking Energy Group, Inc.

 

The Company'sCompany’s business plan relative to providing professional advisory and consulting services is to help companies undergoing or anticipating periodsengage in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of rapid growth, significant change or ownership transition, and when justified, staffing, financing, and/or providing operational support to such companies. Target companies must have superior management, intimate knowledge of their particular industry and a sound business plan, along with a desire and receptiveness for specific expertise to advance the company's business objectives. Viking's primary focus is directed toward North America, targeting various industries. Viking targets under-valued businesses with realistic appreciation potential and a defined exit strategy.

The Company's business plan as it pertains to the oil and gas industry is to explore and develop oil andnatural gas properties, both individually and through collaborative partnerships with other companies in this field of endeavor. In November ofSince 2014 the Company entered its first contract of this kind as explained in Note 4.has had the following related activities:

 

Viking Investments is neither an underwriter as the term is defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, nor an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940. Viking Investments is not an investment adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Viking Investments is not registered with FINRA or SIPC.

·In November 2014, the Company entered into its first contract relative to oil and gas activities involving jointly controlled assets and related liabilities by purchasing an undivided 50% interest in the Joffre project located in Alberta, Canada. Effective September 30, 2018, the Company negotiated a sale and settlement of this Canadian joint venture interest and a resolution of all intercompany balances associated with it, for proceeds to the Company of $232,545. An asset retirement obligation of $466,031 offset by the net asset retirement cost of $293,296 associated with this investment generated a gain from disposal of these assets of $405,280.

·In February 2016, the Company closed on the acquisition of working interests in four leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 281 acres of property in Miami and Franklin Counties in eastern Kansas.

·In October 2016, the Company, through its subsidiary Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC (“Mid-Con Petroleum”), completed an acquisition whereby the Company (i) increased its working interest in three existing oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas, and (ii) acquired a working interest in four new oil and gas leases in the same region, comprising approximately 660 acres of property.

·On September 11, 2017, the Company through its subsidiary Mid-Con Drilling, LLC (“Mid-Con Drilling”), completed an acquisition of a 90% working interest in four new oil and gas leases in Anderson County in Eastern Kansas, comprising approximately 980 acres of property.

·On October 2, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition, effective October 1, 2017, of a 100% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas.

·On October 4, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition of an 80% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Riley, Geary and Wabaunsee Counties in Kansas.

·On December 22, 2017, the Company completed an acquisition of 100% of the membership interests of Petrodome Energy, LLC, a privately-owned company, with working interests in multiple oil and gas fields across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, comprising approximately 11,700 acres.

·On December 29, 2017, the Company through its subsidiary Mid-Con Development, LLC (“Mid-Con Development”), completed an acquisition of working interests in approximately 41 oil leases in Ellis and Rooks Counties in Kansas, comprising several thousand acres.

·On January 12, 2018, the Company, through Mid­Con Drilling, completed an acquisition of a 100% working interest in seven new oil and gas leases in Woodson and Allen Counties in Eastern Kansas.

·Effective February 1, 2018, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on the acquisition of a working interest in a lease with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 80 acres of property in Douglas County in eastern Kansas.

·On December 28, 2018, the Company, through its subsidiary Ichor Energy, LLC (“Ichor Energy”) completed an acquisition of working interests in certain oil and gas leases in Texas (primarily in Orange and Jefferson Counties) and Louisiana (primarily in Calcasiue Parish), which include 58 producing wells and 31 salt water disposal wells. The properties produce hydrocarbons from known reservoirs/sands in the on-shore Gulf Coast region, with an average well depth in excess of 10,600 feet.

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These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company hadgenerated a net comprehensive loss of $892,962 and $830,737$15,117,547 for the yearsyear ended December 31, 20152018 and net comprehensive income of $17,828,946 for the year ended December 31, 2014, respectively. The2017.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company hadhas a working capital deficiency in excess of $15,000,000. The largest component of current liabilities creating this deficiency are notes payable with a face value aggregating approximately $15,000,000 due in August of 2019. The terms of these notes allow for 50% of the principal to be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.20 per share, and contain a provision whereby the Company has the right to extend the Maturity Date for one additional year to August of 2020. Consideration for the one-year extension is an increase in the interest rate to 12% for the extension period and the issuance of a warrant to purchase an additional 50,000 common shares per $100,000 of outstanding principal of each note on a pro rata basis. The Company also has a promissory note payable to the seller of the certain oil and gas interests purchased on December 28, 2018 in the amount of $743,832 as$23,777,948 with all principal and accrued interest due on the earlier of (i) the date the Company or one of its affiliates completes an acquisition with one or more of the Sellers for a purchase price equal to or greater than $50,000,000 or January 31, 2020.

On December 31, 2015.28, 2018, through one of its subsidiaries, Ichor Energy LLC, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement in the amount of $63,592,000. The loan is secured by 100% of the membership units of Ichor Energy, LLC, and all of its assets. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Term Loan, approximately $12,000,000 of oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and distributions to the Company had accumulated a negative shareholders' deficiency of $243,234 as of December 31, 2015,$65,000 per month for general and administrative expenses, and a negative shareholders' deficiencyquarterly tax distribution at the current statutory rates. On a quarterly basis, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, after appropriate distributions to the Company, any cash in excess of $57,261$2,000,000 plus unfunded approved development projects will be swept by the lender as of December 31, 2014.an additional principal payment on the debt.

Management has evaluated these conditions and has been developing a plan to address these obligations.

·The first piece of the plan was the original structuring of the terms of the notes that are due in August of 2019, to allow the Company to extend the due date for one additional year if needed. The net effect is for the Company to be able to pay $1,500,000 in accrued interest and delay the payment of $15,000,000 in principal for one year.

·The second piece was the successful acquisition of oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana (the Ichor Energy Acquisition) at the end of 2018, to provide cash flow sufficient to not only satisfy the Company’s debt service associated with this acquisition, but to also fund a $12,000,000 development program to increase this purchased production beyond its current average daily production of 2,300 BOE to provide a quicker principal reduction, resulting in an increased equity position relative to these assets.

·The acquisition of Petrodome in 2017 and the high level of oil and gas expertise retained by Petrodome at the end of 2017 provided an internal lease operating company to efficiently evaluate development opportunities and control lease operating expenses.

·The Company has a revolving credit facility with CrossFirst Bank, which was approved for $30,000,000. The balance outstanding at December 31, 2018 is less than $12,000,000. Additional funds could be made available to the Company for projects reviewed and approved by the lender.

These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company'sCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, and/orto develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in placebelieves the Company will be able to address this concern but considers that the Companycontinue to develop new opportunities, and will be able to obtain additional funds bythrough debt and / or equity financing and/or related party advances;financings to facilitate its development strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.

Note 2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

a)

Note 2Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

a) Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in United States ("US GAAP") and are expressed in U.S. dollars. The Company's fiscal year-end is December 31.

The foregoing audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("(“U.S. GAAP"GAAP”) for consolidated financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"“SEC”). Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements include all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

b)

b) Basis of Consolidation

 

The financial statements presented herein reflect the consolidated financial results of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary,subsidiaries, Viking Investments GroupOil & Gas (Canada) ULC, a Canadian corporation formed to provide a base of operations for properties in Canada; Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, and Mid-Con Development, LLC, which were all formed to provide a Delaware limited liability company through December 2, 2015, whenbase of operations for properties in the Company sold for $1, allCentral United States; and Petrodome Energy, LLC, Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC, Ichor Energy, LLC, Ichor Energy (TX), LLC, and Ichor Energy (LA), LLC, which provides a base of its ownership interestoperations to its member interestfacilitate property acquisitions in Viking Investments Group LLC to Tom Simeo, the Company's Chairman. Viking Investments Group, LLC was never an operational entity, did notTexas, Louisiana and Mississippi. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have any assets, liabilities, or operations, and therefore is not presented as a discontinued operation.been eliminated.

 

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The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and timing of revenues and expenses, the reported amounts and classification of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company's actual results could vary materially from management's estimates and assumptions. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to impairment of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation, asset retirement obligations, business combinations, derivatives and the determination of expected tax rates for future income tax recoveries, stock-based compensationrecoveries.

The estimates of proved, probable and possible oil and gas reserves are used as significant inputs in determining the depletion of oil and gas properties and the impairment of long-term investment.proved and unproved oil and gas properties. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in the estimation of quantities of proved, probable and possible reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and the timing of development expenditures. Similarly, evaluations for impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties are subject to numerous uncertainties including, among others, estimates of future recoverable reserves and commodity price outlooks. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions utilized.

 

d)

d) Financial Instruments

 

ASCAccounting Standards Codification, “ASC” Topic 820-10, "Fair“Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,"Measurement” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 820-10, "Financial Instruments," defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures.measurement. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for accounts receivable, other receivables,receivable – related party, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, accounts payable, accruedderivative liabilities short term loan and assets, amount due to directordirectors, and convertible notes each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

·

Level 1: inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

·

Level 2: inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 

·

Level 3: inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The changes in the Level 3 investments during the year endedAssets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2015 consisted of an investment by2018 are classified below based on the Company in well #2 of the Joffre project in the amount of $77,158, and the recording of an Asset Retirement Cost for the Joffre project of $406,214 minus depreciation of $20,310.three fair value hierarchy described above:

Description

 

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

Total Gains

(Losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Derivative

 

$-

 

 

$681,776

 

 

$-

 

 

$926,802

 

 

 

$-

 

 

$681,776

 

 

$-

 

 

$926,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,531,718

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,531,718)

 

 

$-

 

 

$2,531,718

 

 

$-

 

 

$(2,531,718)

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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 20152017, are classified below based on the threethree-level fair value hierarchy described above:

 

Description

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

Total Gains

(Losses)

 

 

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant Other Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

Total Gains

(Losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long term investment

 

$87,156

 

$-

 

$-

 

$19,028

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$1,446

 

Petroleum and natural gas rights - net

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

818,230

 

 

 

-

 

 

$87,156

 

 

$-

 

 

$818,230

 

 

$19,028

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$1,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$-

 

 

$154,297

 

 

$-

 

 

$(5,686)

 

$-

 

$-

 

$807,762

 

$232,840

 

Commodity Derivative

 

 

-

 

 

 

245,026

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(183,965)

 

$-

 

 

$154,297

 

 

$-

 

 

$(5,686)

 

$-

 

 

$245,026

 

 

$807,762

 

 

$48,875

 

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair valueThe Company had a long-term investment which consisted of 1,437,500 common shares of Tanager Energy Inc., as of December 31, 20142016. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company sold these shares. The change in the fair value of this investment that has been recognized as an unrealized gain in other comprehensive income on the statement of operations and comprehensive loss was $1,446 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The Company had commodity financial derivatives in place at December 31, 2018 and 2017. The Company does not designate its commodities derivative instruments as hedges and therefore does not apply hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments subsequent to the initial measurement are classified belowrecorded as change in fair value on derivative liability, in other income (expense). The estimated fair value amounts of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments have been determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information which resulted in the three fair value hierarchy described above:Company classifying such derivatives as Level 2. Although the Company’s commodity derivative instruments are valued using public indices, as well as the Black-Sholes model, the instruments themselves are traded with unrelated counterparties and are not openly traded on an exchange.

 

Description

 

Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

Total Gains
(Losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long term investment

 

$68,128

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$(179,316)

Petroleum and natural gas rights - net

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

355,168

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

$68,128

 

 

$-

 

 

$355,168

 

 

$(179,316)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

Although the Company is exposed to credit risk to the extent of nonperformance by the counterparties to these derivative contracts, the Company does not anticipate such nonperformance and monitors the credit worthiness of its counterparties on an ongoing basis.

 

The Company has entered into certain commodity derivative instruments containing swaps and collars, which are effective in mitigating commodity price risk associated with a portion of its future monthly natural gas and crude oil production and related cash flows.

In a commodities swap agreement, the Company trades the fluctuating market prices of oil or natural gas at specific delivery points over a specified period, for fixed prices. As a producer of oil and natural gas, the Company holds these commodity derivatives to protect the operating revenues and cash flows related to a portion of its future natural gas and crude oil sales from the risk of significant declines in commodity prices, which helps reduce exposure to price risk and improves the likelihood of funding its capital budget. If the price of a commodity rises above what the Company has agreed to receive in the swap agreement, the amount that it agreed to pay the counterparty is expected to be offset by the increased amount it received for its production.

The Company has entered into collar agreements related to oil and gas production with established floors and ceilings, which upon settlement, if the current market price of the commodity is below the floor, the Company receives the difference. If the current market price of the commodity is above the ceiling the Company pays the excess over the ceiling price.

 
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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

NotesThe derivative assets were $681,776 as of December 31, 2018, and the derivative liabilities were $2,531,718 and $1,052,788 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively. The change in the fair value of the derivative assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2018 consisted of an increase of $926,802 associated with existing commodity derivatives and a decrease of $2,531,718 associated with new commodity derivatives related to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressedthe acquisition accomplished on December 28, 2018 and a loss recognized in US dollars)
the statement of operations and comprehensive loss in the amount of $1,604,916. The change in the fair value of the derivative assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2017 consisted of an increase of $183,965 associated with commodity derivatives, and a decrease in derivative liabilities of $232,840 associated with warrants and the conversion features of new convertible debt, and a reduction of $35,232 associated with the satisfaction of certain convertible debt resulting in a gain recognized in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss in the amount of $48,875.

 

The table below is a summary of the Company’s commodity derivatives as of December 31, 2018:

Natural Gas

 

Period

 

Average MMBTU per Month

 

 

Fixed Price per MMBTU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap

 

Dec-18 to Dec-22

 

 

118,936

 

 

$2.715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

Period

 

Average BBL per Month

 

 

Price per BBL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap

 

Dec-18 to Dec- 22

 

 

24,600

 

 

$50.85

 

Swap

 

Dec-17 to Dec-19

 

 

1,400

 

 

$54.77

 

Swap

 

Jan-20 to Jun-20

 

 

1,400

 

 

$52.71

 

Collar

 

Dec-17 to Jun-20

 

 

4,000

 

 

$

55.00 / $72.00

 

Collar

 

Sep-17 to Sep-19

 

 

1,100

 

 

$

47.00 / $54.10

 

The tables below summarize the Company’s commodity derivatives and the effect of master netting arrangements on the presentation in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018:

 

 

Gross

Amounts

 

 

Offsets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

 

Net

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of derivative contracts

 

$880,700

 

 

$(198,924)

 

$681,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of derivative contracts

 

$2,730,642

 

 

$(198,924)

 

$2,531,718

 

e) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash

 

Cash includes bank deposits and cash on hand.equivalents include cash in banks and highly liquid investment securities that have original maturities of three months or less. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company has cash deposits in excess of FDIC insured limits in the amounts of $3,045,695 and $5,372,818 respectively.

 

Restricted cash in the amount of $5,199,103 as of December 31, 2017 represents cash provided through funding for the Petrodome acquisition, restricted for drilling and exploration at that time.

f) Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable consist of oil and gas receivables.. The Company evaluates these accounts receivable for collectability and, when necessary, records allowances for expected unrecoverable amounts. The Company has recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $217,057 at December 31, 2018.

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g) Prepaid Equity-Based Compensation

Prepaid equity-based expenses represent amounts paid in advance through the issuance of restricted shares of stock, for future contractual benefits to be received. These expenses paid in advance are recorded as prepaid equity-based compensation as a component of “Stockholders’ Equity” and then amortized to the statements of operations and comprehensive loss over the life of the contract using the straight-line method. At December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the balances of the prepaid equity-based compensation were comprised of the following:

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In February 2017, a one-year consulting agreement for services related to investor relations, market exposure and content development for a total amount of $44,160.

 

$-

 

 

$6,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In April 2017, a one-year consulting agreement comprised of four quarterly incremental installments for services related to analysis of potential oil and gas acquisitions, for an initial quarterly amount of $40,250, a second installment of $28,000 in July 2017, and a third installment of $55,000 in January 2018.

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$-

 

 

$11,827

 

h) Oil and Gas Properties

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method of accounting, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized. General and administrative costs related to production and general overhead are expensed as incurred.

All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit of production method using estimates of proved reserves. Disposition of oil and gas properties are accounted for as a reduction of capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustment would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the gain or loss is recognized in operations. Unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is included in loss from operations before income taxes and the adjusted carrying amount of the unproved properties is amortized on the unit-of-production method.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense utilizing the unit-of-production method for the Company’s oil and gas properties for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

Oil and Gas Properties by Geographical Cost Center

 

 

Years ended,

 

 

 

December 31,

 

Cost Center

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

$21,387

 

 

$66,454

 

United States

 

 

1,623,306

 

 

 

440,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$1,644,693

 

 

$507,145

 

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i) Limitation on Capitalized Costs

Under the full-cost method of accounting, we are required, at the end of each reporting date, to perform a test to determine the limit on the book value of our oil and natural gas properties (the “Ceiling” test). If the capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated amortization and related deferred income taxes, exceed the Ceiling, this excess or impairment is charged to expense. The expense may not be reversed in future periods, even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the Ceiling. The Ceiling is defined as the sum of:

(a) the present value, discounted at 10 percent, and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions, of 1) estimated future gross revenues from proved reserves, which is computed using oil and natural gas prices determined as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the 12-month hedging arrangements pursuant to SAB 103, less 2) estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) to be incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves, plus

(b) the cost of properties not being amortized; plus

(c) the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproven properties included in the costs being amortized, net of

(d) the related tax effects related to the difference between the book and tax basis of our oil and natural gas properties.

The Company did not recognize an impairment loss on oil and gas properties for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

j) Oil and Gas Reserves

Reserve engineering is a subjective process that is dependent upon the quality of available data and the interpretation thereof, including evaluations and extrapolations of well flow rates and reservoir pressure. Estimates by different engineers often vary sometimes significantly. In addition, physical factors such as the results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of an estimate, as well as economic factors such as changes in product prices, may justify revision of such estimates. Because proved reserves are required to be estimated using recent prices of the evaluation, estimated reserve quantities can be significantly impacted by changes in product prices.

k) Income (loss) per Share

 

Basic net lossincome (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net lossincome (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net lossincome (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net lossincome (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares and, adjusted by any effects of warrants and options outstanding, if dilutive, that may add to the number of common shares during the period. At December 31, 20152018 there were approximately 2,500,00183,313,800 common stock equivalents that were anti-dilutive andanti-dilutive. At December 31, 2017, there were 31,503,126 common stock equivalents that were not dilutive due to the market price being at or lower than the corresponding exercise price.

l) Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606),” using the modified retrospective method. Adoption of the new revenue standard had no impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, results of operations, equity or cash flows as of the adoption date.

Sales of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) are included in revenue when production is sold to a customer in fulfillment of performance obligations under the calculation.

g)

Revenue Recognition

Revenues from contracts for consulting services with fees based onterms of agreed contracts. Performance obligations primarily comprise delivery of oil, gas, or NGLs at a delivery point, as negotiated within each contract. Each barrel of oil, million BTU (MMBtu) of natural gas, or other unit of measure is separately identifiable and represents a distinct performance obligation to which the transaction price is allocated. Performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time and materials are recognized asonce control of the services are performed and amounts are earned in accordance withproduct has been transferred to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" ("SAB 101"), as amended by SAB No. 104, "Revenue Recognition" ("SAB 104").customer. The Company considers amountsa variety of facts and circumstances in assessing the point of control transfer, including but not limited to: whether the purchaser can direct the use of the hydrocarbons, the transfer of significant risks and rewards, the Company’s right to be earned once evidencepayment, and transfer of an arrangement has been obtained, services are delivered, fees are fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.legal title. In such contracts,each case, the Company's efforts, measured by time incurred, typically represent the contractual milestones or output measure, which is the contractual earnings pattern. For consulting contracts with fixed fees, the Company recognizes revenues in accordance with contract terms,between delivery and when the servicespayments are delivered, pricedue is determinable and the revenue is earned or collectable.not significant.

 

Revenues from oil and gas properties are recognized under the entitlements method of accounting, whereby revenue is recognized on the amount the Company is entitled to, based on its interest in the property after all costs associated with exploration, gathering, marketing and sales relative to the volumes of product sold.
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h)

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by source for the years emded December 31, 2018 and 2017:

Comprehensive Income

  

FASB ASC 220 "Comprehensive Income," establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components in the consolidated financial statements. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, comprehensive loss was $892,962 and $830,737, respectively.

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

$7,777,100

 

 

$1,929,875

 

Natural gas and Natural gas liquids

 

 

190,872

 

 

 

52,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$7,967,972

 

 

$1,982,018

 

  

i)

m) Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB Codification Topic 740-10-25 ("ASC 740-10-25"). Under ASC 740-10-25,the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable incomeevents that have been included in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.consolidated financial statements. Under ASC 740-10-25,this method, the effect onCompany determines deferred tax assets and liabilities on the basis of a change inthe differences between the consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities by using estimated tax rates is recognizedfor the year in income inwhich the period that includes the enactment date. differences are expected to reverse.

The Company provides a valuation allowance forrecognizes deferred tax assets for which it doesand liabilities to the extent that we believe that these assets and/or liabilities are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, we consider realizationall available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of such assets likely. The Company did not incur any material impact to its financial condition orexisting taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and results of operations duerecent operations. If we determine that the Company would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, we would make an adjustment to the financial statement recognitiondeferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

In assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets and measurementliabilities, management evaluated whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets and liabilities will be realized. As of December 31, 2017, based on all the available evidence, management determined that it was more likely than not that a deferred tax position taken or expected toliability of $910,827 would be takenfully realized. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred a net loss, which created a decrease in its deferred tax liability with a tax return. The Company is subject to U.S federal jurisdictioncorresponding income tax examinations forbenefit in the tax years 2007 through 2015. In addition, the Company is subject to state and local income tax examinations for the tax years 2007 through 2015.amount of $910,827.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

j)

n) Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company may issue stock options to employees and stock options or warrants to non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company has adopted ASC Topic 718 (formerly SFAS 123R), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", which establishes a fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans. In accordance with guidance now incorporated in ASC Topic 718, the cost of stock options and warrants issued to employees and non-employees is measured on the grant date based on the fair value. The fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting amount is charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the period in which the Company expects to receive the benefit, which is generally the vesting period.

 

The fair value of stock options and warrants wasis determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option model requires management to make various estimates and assumptions, including expected term, expected volatility, risk-free rate, and dividend yield. The expected term represents the period of time that stock-based compensation awards granted are expected to be outstanding and is estimated based on considerations including the vesting period, contractual term and anticipated employee exercise patterns. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company'sCompany’s stock. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in relation to the contractual life of stock-based compensation instrument. The dividend yield assumption is based on historical patterns and future expectations for the Company dividends.

 

k)

Long-term Investment

Management determines the appropriate classification of investment securities at the time of purchase. Securities are classified held-to-maturity when the Company has both the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. Held-to-maturity securities are stated at amortized cost. Securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling in the near term are classified as trading securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings. Securities not classified as held-to-maturity or trading are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value, the changes in the market value of available-for-sale securities, excluding other-than-temporary impairments, are reflected in Other Comprehensive Income, with the impairment losses, net of income taxes, charged to net income in the period in which it occurs.

The fair value of securities is based on quoted market prices. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities. A decline in the market value of any available-for-sale or held-for-maturity security below cost that is deemed to be other-then-temporary results in a reduction in carrying amount to fair value.

Impairments that are considered other-than-temporary are recognized as a loss in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company considers various factors in reviewing impairments, including the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than the Company's cost basis, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the Company's intent and ability to hold the investments for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.

As at December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had no trading and held-to-maturity securities.

On September 9, 2014, the Company subscribed for 1,265,593 units of Tanager Energy Inc. ("Tanager"), a Canadian mining company listed on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 2 company and trading under the stock symbol "TAN," at a price of C$0.08 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of Tanager's common stock and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the Company to subscribe for one additional Common Share at a price of C$0.15 at any time until October 5, 2016. The Warrants expire on October 5, 2016. The total price for the units subscribed is C$101,247.47. The Company paid US$92,000, which was equivalent to C$101,247.47 on September 11, 2014.

 
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During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company granted 28,996,906 fully vested warrants to purchase common stock. The Company used the following Black-Scholes assumptions in arriving at the fair value of warrants recorded as stock-based compensation expense in the amount of $653,419 and warrants recorded as debt discount in the amount of $1,716,039.

Expected Life in Years

5.0

Risk-free Interest Rates

2.55% to 2.94

%

Volatility

291% to 297

%

Dividend Yield

0%

 


VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

NotesAt December 31, 2018, there were no unrecognized compensation cost related to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressedunvested warrants expected to be recognized in US dollars)

On October 6, 2014, the Company subscribed for an additional 2,187,500 units of Tanager at a price of C$0.08 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of Tanager's common stock and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the Company to subscribe for one additional Common Share at a price of $ 0.15 at any time until October 5, 2016. The Warrants expire on October 5, 2016. The total price for the units subscribed is C$175,000. The Company paid US$155,444, which was equivalent to C$175,000 on October 17, 2014.future.

 

The Company's investment in Tanager is consideredfollowing table represents stock warrant activity as "available-for-sale" securities,of and an unrealized gain of $19,028 was recorded in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2015.2018:

 

l)

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Warrants Outstanding – December 31, 2017

 

 

27,440,626

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

8.2 years

 

 

 

-

 

Granted

 

 

28,821,690

 

 

 

0.25

 

 

4.7 years

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

(1,440,626)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Forfeited/expired/cancelled

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Warrants Outstanding – December 31, 2018

 

 

54,821,690

 

 

$0.26

 

 

6.0 years

 

 

$-

 

Outstanding Exercisable – December 31, 2017

 

 

27,440,626

 

 

$0.27

 

 

8.2 years

 

 

$-

 

Outstanding Exercisable – December 31, 2018

 

 

54,821,690

 

 

$0.26

 

 

6.0 years

 

 

$-

 

o) Impairment of long-lived assets

 

In accordance with ASC 360, "Accounting“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets"Assets”, the Company is required to review its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.

 

Assets are grouped and evaluated at the lowest level for their identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. The Company considers historical performance and future estimated results in its evaluation of potential impairment and then compares the carrying amount of the asset to the future estimated cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. The estimation of fair value is generally determined by using the asset'sasset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value. The Company estimates fair value of the assets based on certain assumptions such as budgets, internal projections, and other available information as considered necessary. There is no impairment of long-lived assets during the yearyears ended December 31, 20152018 and 2014.2017.

 

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p) Foreign Currency Exchange

 

An entity'sentity’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates, normally that is the currency of the environment in which the entity primarily generates and expends cash. Management'sManagement’s judgment is essential to determine the functional currency by assessing various indicators, such as cash flows, sales price and market, expenses, financing and inter-company transactions and arrangements. FunctionalThe functional currency of the parent company is the U.S. Dollar. The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. Dollar, and the functional currency of itsDollar. The Company has oil and gas operations is the Canadian Dollar ("CAD" or "C$" herein). The oil and gas operations of the Company are located in Alberta, Canada in which the CADCanadian Dollar (“CAD” or “CS” herein) is the primary economic environment. The reporting currency of these consolidated financial statements is the U.S. Dollar.

 

For financial reporting purposes, the operational results of the Company'sCompany’s oil and gas operations in Canada are prepared using the CAD, and are translated into the Company'sCompany’s reporting currency, the U.S. Dollar. Assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate at each balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses applicable to the oil and gas operations in Alberta, Canada are translated using average rates prevailing during each reporting period,period. Gains or losses resulting from the settlement of foreign currency transactions are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity when realized. There have been no settlement transactions that resulted in the recognition of a foreign currency exchange gain or loss during the years ended December 31, 2018 and shareholders' equity is translated at historical exchange rates. 

n)

Convertible Notes Payable

2017.

 

The Company accounts for conversion options embedded in convertible notes in accordance with ASC 815. ASC 815 generally requires companies to bifurcate conversion options embedded in convertible notes from their host instruments and to account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

The Company has evaluated the terms and conditions of the convertible note under the guidance of ASC 815. The conversion feature did not meet the definition of "indexed to a company's own stock" provided for in ASC 815 due to the down round protection feature. Therefore, the conversion feature requires bifurcation and liability classification. Additionally, the default put requires bifurcation because it is indexed to risks that are not associated with credit or interest risk. As a result, the compound embedded derivative comprises of (i) the embedded conversion feature and (i) the default put. Rather than bifurcating and recording the compound embedded derivative as a derivative liability, the Company elected to initially and subsequently measure the convertible note in its entirety at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in accordance with ASC 815-15-25-4.

o)

q) Derivative Liability

 

We review the terms of convertible debt issues to determine whether there are embedded derivative instruments, including embedded conversion options, which are required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately as derivative financial instruments. In circumstances where the host instrument contains more than one embedded derivative instrument, including the conversion option, that is required to be bifurcated, the bifurcated derivative instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative instrument

 

Bifurcated embedded derivatives are initially recorded at fair value and are then revalued at each reporting date with changes in the fair value reported as non-operating income or expense. When the equity or convertible debt instruments contain embedded derivative instruments that are to be bifurcated and accounted for as liabilities, the total proceeds received are first allocated to the fair value of all the bifurcated derivative instruments. The remaining proceeds, if any, are then allocated to the host instruments themselves, usually resulting in those instruments being recorded at a discount from their face value. The discount from the face value of the convertible debt, together with the stated interest on the instrument, is amortized over the life of the instrument through periodic charges to interest expense.

 

p)

Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company has evaluated the terms and conditions of certain of its warrants which included “down round” features. . The warrants did not meet the definition of “indexed to a company’s own stock” due to the down round protection feature. Therefore, the warrants required liability classification. The Company initially and subsequently measure the warrants at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. On JulyJanuary 1, 2015,2018, the Company adopted StatementASU 2017-11, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and increased beginning retained earnings in the amount of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 143, $807,762 (see Note 1 (t).

r) Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligationswhich addresses

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the financial accountingestimated present value of the amount the Company will incur to plug, abandon and reporting obligationsremediate its producing properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and retirement costslocal laws. The Company determined its ARO by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement of tangible long-lived assets. Among other things, SFAS No. 143 requires oil and gas companies to reflect decommissioning liabilities on the faceobligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the balance sheet at fair value on a discounted basis. This statement requires that the fair value of a liability forobligation’s inception, with an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred. The associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying cost of the asset. Our asset retirement obligations consist of estimated costs for dismantlement, removal, site reclamation and similar activities associated with our oil and gasoffsetting increase to proved properties.

 

With the adoption of SFAS No. 143, an asset retirement obligation and the related asset retirement cost in the amount of $406,214 have been recorded. This asset retirement cost was determined and discounted to present value using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate. After the initial recording, the liability is increased for the passage of time, with the increase being reflected as accretion expense in the statement of operations. Subsequent adjustments in the cost estimate are reflected in the liability and the amounts continue to be amortized over the useful life of the related long-lived asset.
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The following table describes the changes in the Company'sCompany’s asset retirement obligations for the yearyears ended December 31, 2015:2018 and 2017:

 

Asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2014

 

$-

 

Liability recorded on July 1, 2015 with adoption of SFAS 143

 

 

406,214

 

Accretion expense

 

 

10,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2015

 

$416,246

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

 

 

Year ended December 31,

2018

 

 

Year ended December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation – beginning

 

$3,096,263

 

 

$833,017

 

Oil and gas purchases

 

 

1,898,019

 

 

 

2,205,171

 

Adjustments through disposals and settlements

 

 

(666,840)

 

 

-

 

Accretion expense

 

 

86,023

 

 

 

58,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation – ending

 

$4,413,465

 

 

$3,096,263

 

 

q)

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

s) Undistributed Revenues and Royalties

 

The Company records a liability for cash collected from oil and gas sales that have not been distributed. The amounts get distributed in accordance with the working interests of the respective owners.

t) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

As of December 31, 2018, and through the date of this filing, there were several new accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other entities issued newBoard. Each of these pronouncements, as applicable, has been or modifications to, or interpretations of, existing accounting guidance during 2015.will be adopted by the Company. Management has carefully considered the new pronouncements that altered generally accepted accounting principles and does not believe thatthe adoption of any other newof these accounting pronouncements has had or modified principles will have a material impact on the Company's reportedCompany’s consolidated financial statements. The Company will monitor these emerging issues to assess any potential future impact on its financial statements.

ASU Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” converged guidance on recognizing revenue in contracts with customers on an effective date after December 31, 2017. The ASU outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers which supersedes current revenue recognition guidance, including most industry-specific guidance. The guidance provides that an entity recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The Company adopted Topic 606 as of January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective transition method. Under the modified retrospective method, the Company would recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard as an adjustment to opening retained earnings at the date of initial application; however, we did not have any material adjustment as of the date of the adoption. The comparative periods have not been restated.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” This standard requires all leases that have a term of over 12 months to be recognized on the balance sheet with the liability for lease payments and the corresponding right-of-use asset initially measured at the present value of amounts expected to be paid over the term. Recognition of the costs of these leases on the income statement will be dependent upon their classification as either an operating or a financing lease. Costs of an operating lease will continue to be recognized as a single operating expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Costs for a financing lease will be disaggregated and recognized as both an operating expense (for the amortization of the right-of-use asset) and interest expense (for interest on the lease liability). This standard will be effective for our interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2019, and will be applied on a modified retrospective basis to leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated the timing of adoption and the potential impact of this standard on our financial position, but we do not expect it to have a material impact on our financial position or operationsresults of operations.

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In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2017-11, “Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part 1) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Non-public Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception” (“ASU 2017-11”). Part I relates to the accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features in Subtopic 815-40, which is considered in determining whether an equity-linked financial instrument qualifies for a scope exception from derivative accounting. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the near term.strike price being reduced based on the pricing of future equity offerings. An entity still is required to determine whether instruments would be classified as equity in determining whether they qualify for that scope exception. If they do qualify, freestanding instruments with down round features are no longer classified as liabilities. ASU 2017-11 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted, including in an interim period. We adopted Topic 815 as of January 1, 2018. The effect was to no longer recognize certain freestanding instruments with down round features as a liability, through an increase in beginning retained earnings of $807,762.

 

u) Subsequent events

The Company has evaluated all events subsequent to December 31, 2018, and through April 1, 2019. There were no subsequent events that need disclosure.

Note 3.Business Acquisition

Petrodome Energy LLC

As discussed in Note 1, on December 22, 2017, the Company closed on the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Petrodome Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, with an effective date of November 1, 2017, in a transaction accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, whereby the assets acquired and the liabilities, if any assumed are to be valued at fair value, and compared to the fair value of the consideration given to identify if there are any identifiable intangible assets to be recognized as a result of the transaction.

The recorded cost of this acquisition was based upon the fair market value of the assets acquired based on an independent valuation. The fair value of the Business Enterprise and its assets exceed the value of the consideration given, creating a bargain purchase gain, which is to be recognized immediately by the purchaser. The fair value of the bargain purchase gain has been recorded in the amount of $27,021,418 during the year ended December 31, 2017.

The total consideration given as outlined in the “Membership Interest Purchase Agreement”, representing the full purchase price of the membership interests, is calculated as follows:

Cash consideration - adjusted post closing pursuant to the agreement

 

$2,995,319

 

2,000,000 restricted common shares valued at market

 

 

460,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total purchase price

 

$3,455,919

 

Goodwill / Bargain Purchase Gain is calculated by comparing the total purchase price to the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with this acquisition as follows:  

Total Purchase Price

 

$3,455,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$1,252,769

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

39,185

 

Oil and Gas Properties

 

 

30,257,265

 

Property and equipment

 

 

172,491

 

Other asset - rental deposit

 

 

9,396

 

Less undistributed revenues and royalties

 

 

(1,253,769)

Total Fair Value of Acquisition

 

 

30,477,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calculated Goodwill (Bargain Purchase Gain)

 

$(27,021,418)

Proforma unaudited condensed selected financial data for the year ended December 31, 2017 as though this acquisition had taken place at January 1, 2017 are as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$8,093,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss (excludes unrealized gains / losses)

 

$(11,854,867)

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share

 

$(0.19)

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Certain Working Interests in Texas and Louisiana

As discussed in Note 1, on December 28, 2018, the Company, through its subsidiary Ichor Energy, LLC (“Ichor Energy”) completed an acquisition of working interests in certain oil and gas leases in Texas and Louisiana.

The total consideration given, representing the full purchase price of the working interests in these certain oil and gas leases in Texas and Louisiana, is calculated as follows:

Total Consideration Given

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash consideration

 

$3,701,698

 

Term loan - net

 

 

61,528,602

 

Fair value of Ichor Energy Warrants

 

 

180,744

 

Accrued obligation

 

 

330,314

 

Note payable Seller

 

 

23,777,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$89,519,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisional Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Properties

 

$91,189,272

 

Asset retirement obligations assumed

 

 

(1,669,966)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$89,519,306

 

The accrued obligation of $330,314 is included in accrued expenses at December 31, 2018.

The Company has not completed its assessment of the fair value of the assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2018, as the Company and the seller have not finalized a reconciliation of the operating activities of the acquired properties from the effective date to the closing date.

Proforma unaudited condensed selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 as though this acquisition had taken place at January 1, 2017 are as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

2018

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$49,664,112

 

 

$24,780,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (excludes unrealized gains / losses)

 

$1,441,930

 

 

$19,977,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income per share

 

$0.02

 

 

$0.32

 

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Note 4.Oil and Gas Properties

The following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification and geographical cost center for the year months ended December 31, 2018:

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

Impairments

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved developed producing oil and gas properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada cost center

 

$23,279

 

 

$(23,279)

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

United States cost center

 

 

12,513,088

 

 

 

69,423,633

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

81,936,721

 

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

(235,226)

 

 

(369,509)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(604,735)

Proved developed producing oil and gas properties, net

 

$12,301,141

 

 

$69,030,845

 

 

$-

 

 

$81,331,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada cost center

 

$382,935

 

 

$(382,935)

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

United States cost center

 

 

26,851,244

 

 

 

25,122,475

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

51,973,719

 

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

(374,545)

 

 

(1,106,268)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,480,813)

Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties, net

 

$26,859,634

 

 

$23,633,272

 

 

$-

 

 

$50,492,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Oil and Gas Properties, Net

 

$39,160,775

 

 

$92,664,117

 

 

$-

 

 

$131,824,892

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification and geographical cost center for the year months ended December 31, 2017:

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

Impairments

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved developed producing oil and gas properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada cost center

 

$34,733

 

 

$(11,454)

 

$-

 

 

$23,279

 

United States cost center

 

 

1,787,840

 

 

 

10,725,248

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,513,088

 

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

(57,200)

 

 

(178,026)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(235,226)

Proved developed producing oil and gas properties, net

 

$1,765,373

 

 

$10,535,768

 

 

$-

 

 

$12,301,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada cost center

 

$371,481

 

 

$11,454

 

 

$-

 

 

$382,935

 

United States cost center

 

 

917,184

 

 

 

25,934,060

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,851,244

 

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

(51,176)

 

 

(323,369)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(374,545)

Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties, net

 

$1,237,489

 

 

$25,622,145

 

 

$-

 

 

$26,859,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Oil and Gas Properties, Net

 

$3,002,862

 

 

$36,157,913

 

 

$-

 

 

$39,160,775

 

On September 11, 2017, the Company through Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, completed an acquisition of a 90% working interest in four new oil and gas leases in Anderson County in Eastern Kansas, comprising approximately 980 acres of property. To facilitate this acquisition, the Company executed a Promissory Note, dated September 8, 2017, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, in the amount of $256,982. The acquisition price for this acquisition was $360,000.

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On October 2, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition, effective October 1, 2017, of a 100% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas. The purchase includes an undivided interest in all oil and gas wells, equipment, fixtures and other personal property located upon the leased properties and used in connection with oil and gas operations upon the leases attributable to the working interests purchased by Viking, through Mid-Con. To facilitate this transaction, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling executed a Promissory Note, dated October 2, 2017 in favor of Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $290,000. The acquisition price for this acquisition was $530,000.

On October 4, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition of an 80% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Riley, Geary and Wabaunsee Counties in Kansas. The purchase includes an undivided interest in all oil and gas wells, equipment, fixtures and other personal property located upon the leased properties. To facilitate this transaction, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling executed a Promissory Note, dated October 3, 2017 in favor of Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $204,000. The acquisition price for this acquisition was $400,000.

On December 22, 2017, the Company completed an acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Petrodome Energy LLC, a privately-owned company, with working interests in multiple oil and gas fields across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, comprising approximately 11,700 acres. The aggregate purchase price for the Acquisition consisted of: (i) a $3.2 million cash payment to the Seller (reflecting a $3.0 million cash payment adjusted for closing date purchase price adjustments), funded with borrowings under the Term Loan; (ii) the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Share Consideration”); and (iii) a grant to the Seller of a 1.5% over-riding royalty interest in (a) all existing oil and gas leases associated with the Acquired Companies, and (b) all new oil and gas wells drilled on certain prospects identified by the Seller in the Acquisition Agreement, which expire on October 31, 2020.

In connection with the closing of the Acquisition, Petrodome Energy and each of the Acquired Companies entered into a Term Loan Agreement, dated December 22, 2017, by and among the Borrowers, 405 Petrodome LLC, as administrative agent (the “Agent”), and 405 Petrodome LLC and Cargill, Incorporated, as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”). The Loan Agreement provided for a funded term loan in the amount of $8.0 million at a 6.0% original issue discount, which results in an original principal amount of approximately $8.5 million (the “Term Loan”). The Borrowers also paid an upfront fee equal to 1.0% of the Term Loan amount. The maturity date of the Term Loan is December 22, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”). On the closing date, approximately $5.2 million of the Term Loan was funded into a capital expenditures account controlled by the Agent (the “CapEx Account”). The release of funds from the CapEx Account to the Borrowers is subject to the satisfaction, in the Agent’s sole discretion, of several conditions related to the Borrowers’ operations and development prospects.

On December 27, 2017, the Company created an additional wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Development, LLC (“Mid-Con Development”) in the State of Kansas to hold additional acquisition in the central United States. On December 29, 2017, the Company through Mid-Con Drilling completed an acquisition of working interests in approximately 41 oil leases in Ellis and Rooks Counties in Kansas, comprising several thousand acres. The working interests in the leases range from 84% to 100%, with an average of approximately 96%, and the net revenue interests range from 72% to 85%, with an average of approximately 81%.

The acquisition purchase price was $2,200,000. The Company paid $200,000 at closing on December 29, 2017. Between the closing date and January 18, 2018, Mid-Con Development assigned 7.5% of the purchased assets to Global Equity Funding, LLC (“Global Equity”), and 5% of the purchased assets to Coal Creek Energy, LLC (“Coal Creak”), leaving Mid-Con Development with an 87.5% interest in the purchased oil and gas leases. The portion of the Acquisition price attributable to Mid-Con Development, Global Equity and Coal Creek was $1,925,000, $165,000 and $110,000, respectively, which was paid in full by the close of business on January 18, 2018.

On January 12, 2018, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition of a 100% working interest in seven new oil and gas leases in Woodson and Allen Counties in Kansas. The purchase includes an undivided interest in all oil and gas wells, equipment, fixtures and other personal property located upon the leased properties. To facilitate this transaction, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, executed a Promissory Note, dated January 12, 2018, in favor of Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $366,000. The acquisition price for this acquisition was $480,000.

Effective February 1, 2018, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on the acquisition of a working interest in a lease with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 80 acres of property in Douglas County in eastern Kansas. The acquisition price was $50,000.

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During November, 2018, the Company created, Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC, (a Nevada Limited Liability Company), Ichor Energy, LLC (a Nevada Limited Liability Company), Ichor Energy (TX), LLC (a Texas Limited Liability company), and Ichor Energy (LA), LLC (a Louisiana Limited Liability Company) to facilitate the acquisition and ownership of certain oil and gas leases in Texas and Louisiana. The acquisition closed on December 28, 2018, and in connection therewith: (i) Ichor Energy (LA), LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ichor Energy, acquired all of the purchased assets located in Louisiana; and (ii) Ichor Energy (TX), LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ichor Energy, acquired all of the purchased assets located in Texas.

To facilitate the above-noted acquisition, the Company executed a Security and Pledge Agreement along with a $23,777,948 Promissory Note in favor of the seller, and caused Ichor Energy Holdings and Ichor Energy Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Ichor Energy, to enter into a Term Loan Credit Agreement dated December 28, 2018, with ABC Funding LLC, as administrative agent for various lenders the “Term Loan”).

On December 28, 2018, the Company, through one of its subsidiaries, Ichor Energy LLC, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement with various lenders represented by ABC Funding, LLC as administrative agent. The agreement provides for a total loan amount of $63,592,000, bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) a floating rate of interest equal to 10% plus LIBOR, and (ii) a fixed rate of interest equal to 12%, payable monthly on the last day of each calendar month, commencing January 31, 2019. Principal payments shall be made quarterly at 1.25% of the initial loan amount, commencing on the last business day of the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019.  Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Term Loan, approximately $12,000,000 of oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and distributions to the Company of $65,000 per month for general and administrative expenses, and a quarterly tax distribution at the current statutory rates.  On a quarterly basis, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, after appropriate distributions to the Company, any cash in excess of $2,000,000 plus unfunded approved development projects will be swept by the lender as an additional principal payment on the debt.  To the extent not previously paid, all loans under the Loan Agreement shall be due and payable on the December 28, 2023 (the Maturity Date).

Note 3.

Note 5.Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

 

During April 2015, the Company made an advance to Tanager Energy Inc., in conjunction with a joint investment in the second oil well of the Joffre Project (as definedProject. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company terminated its joint venture interest and described in Note 4).resolved all related balances associated with its relationship with Tanager Energy, Inc. for a payment to the Company of $227,356.

On May 16, 2017, Tom Simeo, formerly the Company’s Executive Chairman and a Director, resigned from all positions with the Company. During the period up to his resignation, Tom Simeo did not accrue payroll and made no advances to the Company. The Company paid a total of $20,643 against prior advances. Concurrent with his resignation, Mr. Simeo waived any remaining balance of prior advances previously payable to him. As of December 31, 2015, the balance owed by Tanager2018, and 2017 there are no remaining balances payable to the Company is $76,719, which is shown as "Other receivable – joint venture" on the balance sheet.

On June 5, 2015, the Company authorized and approved the issuance of 2,000,000 and 872,871 restricted shares of common stock in settlement and cancellation of a total of $201,101 of amounts owed to directors, at a cost basis of $0.07 per share.Mr. Simeo.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015,2017, the Company's Executive ChairmanCompany’s CEO and Director, Tom Simeo, accrued payrollJames Doris incurred expenses on behalf of, and made advances to the Company in the amount of $56,692$344,003 in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations.operations, and the Company made repayments of $384,361. These accruals and advances do not bear interest, are unsecured and have no specific terms of repayment. As of December 31, 2015,2017, the net amount due to Mr. Simeo for accrued payroll and expenses paid on behalf of the Company is $37,159. The Company has not imputed interest as the amount is deemed immaterial.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company's CEO and Director, James Doris, incurred expenses on behalf of, and made net advances to the Company in the amount of $128,770 in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations. These advances do not bear interest, are unsecured and have no specific terms of repayment.$330,580. The Company has not imputed interest as the amount is deemed immaterial. Additionally, Mr. Doris made several loans to the Company totaling $359,336,$862,390, all accruing interest at 12%, and payable on demand. As of December 31, 2015,2017, the total amount due to Mr. Doris for advances and expenses paid on behalf of the Company and loans is $577,832.$1,192,970. Accrued interest of $20,401$149,120 is included in other payables at December 31, 2015.2017.

 

As atOn December 29, 2017, Frank W. Barker, Jr. was appointed as a member of the Company’s board of directors and as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the net amount due to2017, Mr. Simeo for accrued payroll and paymentBarker, through FWB Consulting, Inc., an affiliate of certainMr. Barker, incurred expenses on behalf of the Company in the amount of $2,025, and invoiced the Company $32,500 for services, of which $23,500 was $236,713. The balancepaid. As of December 31, 2017, the total amount due to FWB Consulting, Inc. is non-interest bearing, has no fixed term of repayment$51,960, and is payable on demand.included in accounts payable.

 

As at
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During the year ended December 31, 2014,2018, the Company’s CEO and Director, James Doris, incurred expenses on behalf of, and made advances to the Company in the amount of $642,199 in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations, and the Company made repayments of $972,779. These advances do not bear interest, are unsecured and have no specific terms of repayment. As of December 31, 2018, the amount due to Mr. Doris for theadvances and expenses paid on behalf of the Company is $0. Additionally, Mr. Doris made several loans to the Company totaling $862,390, of which $466,835 was $89,726. The balance is non-interest bearing, has no fixed term of repaymentpaid back during the year ended December 31, 2018. These loans all accrue interest at 12%, and isare payable on demand.

The following table reflects the balances of related- parties' transactions as As of December 31, 20152018, the total amount due to Mr. Doris for these loans is $395,555. Accrued interest of $78,116 is included in accrued expenses and 2014:

 

 

Years ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Due to Mr. Tom Simeo

 

$37,159

 

 

$236,713

 

Due to Mr. James A. Doris – advances

 

 

218,496

 

 

 

89,726

 

Due to Mr. James A. Doris – demand loans

 

 

359,336

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

$614,991

 

 

$326,439

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

Note 4.

Petroleum and natural gas rights

On November 3, 2014, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale, Petroleum and Natural Gas Conveyance Agreement (the "Agreement"), with Tanager Energy Inc., a Canadian corporation listed on the TSX Venture Exchange as a Tier 2 company and trading under the stock symbol "TAN" ("Tanager Energy"). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company was to receive a 50% working interest in the Joffre oil and gas property located in Alberta, Canada (the "Joffre Property"), and the Company was obligated to pay Tanager C$400,000 for the interest in the Joffre Property, with C$340,000 payableother current liabilities at closing.December 31, 2018.

 

On November 4, 2014,During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s CFO, Frank W. Barker, Jr., through FWB Consulting, Inc., and Frank W. Barker, Jr., CPA PA, both affiliates of Mr. Barker, incurred expenses on behalf of the Company closed the transaction by paying Tanager $302,367, with the balance of $52,801 (C$60,000) paid in January of 2015. Tanager owns the remaining 50% working interest in the propertyamount of $5,697, and operates and manages the property in accordance with an operating agreement pursuant to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landman Operating Procedure. The proceeds were to be used by Tanager to complete and place on production the first of four suspended Devonian oil wells in the Joffre D-3 B oil pool (the "Joffre Project"). The Company's (and Tanager's) working interest in the Joffre Property will generally terminate when future production, if any, ceases (or in the case of the water disposal well on the Joffre Property, on the date that production ceases after 5 years has elapsed).

In April 2015,invoiced the Company advanced to Tanager Energy Inc., an additional $153,877 (C$190,000) as an investment in the second well in the Joffre D-3 oil pool.$126,000 for services, of which $69,189 was paid. As the Company and Tanager each own 50% of each phase of this project, the Company has accounted for this transaction as an investment by the Company of $77,158 (C$95,270), with a loan receivable from Tanager of $76,719 (C$94,730).

The Company's petroleum and natural gas rights are recorded at cost as of December 31, 2015. The Company reviews its petroleum2018, the total amount due to FWB Consulting, Inc. is $114,468, and natural gas properties for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate thatis included in accounts payable. Mr. Barker resigned as a decline in the recoverability of their carrying value may have occurred. We estimate the undiscounted future net cash flows of our petroleum and natural gas properties and compare such undiscounted future cash flows to the carrying amount to determine if the carrying amount is recoverable. If the carrying amount exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, we adjust the carrying amount to fair value. At December 31, 2015, the Company has determined that there has been no impairment to its carrying value as of that date.
Director on August 18, 2018.

Note 5.

Income Tax

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Accounting standards require the consideration of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is "more likely than not" that some component or all of the benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The Company has net operating losses of $7,979,257 and $7,067,267 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively. The potential benefit of these net operating losses have not been recognized in these financial statements because the Company cannot be assured it is more likely than not that it will utilize the net operating losses carried forward in future years. The net operating loss will expire at various times to December 31, 2036.

The components of the net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and the statutory tax rate, the effective tax rate and the elected amount of the valuation allowance are indicated below:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Operating Losses 

 

$7,979,257

 

 

$7,067,267

 

Statutory Tax Rate 

 

 

35%

 

 

35%

Effective Tax Rate 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Deferred Tax Asset 

 

 

2,792,740

 

 

 

2,473,543

 

Valuation Allowance 

 

 

(2,792,740)

 

 

(2,473,543)

Net Deferred Tax Asset 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

The tax returns have not been filed; hence the taxation years of 2012, 2013 and 2014 are open for audit by both federal and state taxing authorities.

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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

Note 6.

Capital Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

Number of shares

 

 

December 31, 2014

Number of shares

 

 

 

Authorized

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Amount

 

 

Authorized

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

28,092

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

28,092

 

 

 

28

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value

 

 

100,000,000

 

 

 

30,333,993

 

 

 

30,334

 

 

 

100,000,000

 

 

 

24,094,551

 

 

 

24,095

 

Common shares to be issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

-0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

675,000

 

 

 

675

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,864,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,162,660

 

 

(a)Note 6.Capital Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital

(a) Preferred Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Preferred Stock"“Preferred Stock”), of which 50,000 have been designated as Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”).

 

On October 3, 2012,December 4, 2017, Viking Energy Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “Viking”) filed with the Company issued 28,092 sharesState of Nevada an amendment to the Certificate of Designation for the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock, pursuant to Tom Simeo in exchange for the return of the equal amount of shares of common stock, owned by Tom Simeo, deposited in a brokerage account, to the Company for cancellation. On or about September 1, 2015, Tom Simeo instructed the Company's Stock Transfer Agent, VStock Transfer LLC, to cancel stock certificate number 3032, representing 28,092 shares of common stock, in consideration for the missing 28,092 shares of common stock. Neither the common stock, nor the preferred stock, were assessed any value.

Eachwhich each share of Series C Preferred Stock shallwould entitle the holder thereof to two thousand (2,000)10,000 votes on all matters submitted to athe vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time on or after the date that Preferred Stock has been issued ("Distribution Date) declare or pay any dividend on common stock payable in shares of common stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of common stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of common stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of common stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction of the numerator of which is the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of common stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.Company.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

 

Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for such stock, into one share of fully paid and non-assessable common stock (the "Conversion Rate"“Conversion Rate”).

 

(b) Common Stock

On July 16, 2015, Tom Simeo, Executive Chairman, and a director ofJune 11, 2018, the Company who owned 28,092filed a definitive Schedule 14C Information Statement with the SEC regarding a prospective amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company's Series C Preferred Stock (the "Shares"), transferred 50% (14,046) of the Sharesour common stock from one hundred million (100,000,000) shares to James A. Doris, President, CEO and a director of the Company in consideration of the purchase price of $10,000, paid from the personal funds of Mr. Doris. Mr. Simeo retained 14,046 shares of the Company's Series C Preferred Stock, and no other shares of Series C Preferred Stock are issued or outstanding. Since each of the preferred shares entitles the holder to 2,000 votes per share, Mr. Simeo and Mr. Doris effectively control the Company jointly, neither of them solely controls the Company, and the transfer of the preferred shares constituted a change of control of the Company.

(b)

Common Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000five hundred million (500,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. On November 5, 2018, the Company filed this amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Nevada Secretary of State increasing the number of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue to 500,000,000.

 

On February 20, 2014, a convertible note holder elected to convert $25,000 of the principal amount of the convertible note dated May 21, 2013, into 615,764 shares of the Company's common stock at a fair value of $0.11 per share in accordance with the convertible note agreement. These shares were issued on March 5, 2014.

On March 12, 2014, a convertible note holder elected to convert $21,000 of the principal amount of the convertible note dated May 21, 2013, into 532,454 shares of the Company's common stock at a fair value of $0.10 per share in accordance with the convertible note agreement. These shares were issued on March 20, 2014.

On May 5, 2014, a convertible note holder elected to convert $16,000 of the principal amount of the convertible note dated October 28, 2013, into 235,294 shares of the Company's common stock at a fair value of $0.21 per share in accordance with the convertible note agreement. These shares were issued on June 9, 2014.

On September 8, 2014, the Company sold 300,000 units to Talem Investments, LLC ("Talem") at a purchase price of $0.50 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and one warrant. Each warrant entitled the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common shares at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, was exercisable immediately, and had a term of exercise through June 30, 2015. The Company estimated that the fair value of the warrants was approximately $60,674 ($0.20 per unit) using a Black-Scholes option pricing model at the time of issuance. The total proceeds of $150,000 were paid by Talem in September 2014. The Company approved the issuance of 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock to Talem on November 5, 2014.

On October 16, 2014, the Company sold 518,348 units to Sackville Holdings, LLC ("Sackville") at a purchase price of $0.30 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common shares at an exercise price of $0.30 per share, was exercisable immediately, and has a term of exercise through October 15, 2015. The total proceeds of $155,515 were paid by Sackville on October 16, 2014. The Company approved the issuance of 518,348 restricted shares of the Company's common stock to Sackville on November 5, 2014.

On October 30, 2014, the Company sold 622,665 units to Diana Dodge ("Dodge") at a purchase price of $0.20 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and one warrant. Each warrant entitled the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common shares at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, was exercisable immediately, and has a term of exercise through October 30, 2015. The total proceeds of $124,533 were paid by on October 30, 2014. The Company approved the issuance of 622,665 restricted shares of the Company's common stock to Dodge on November 5, 2014.

 
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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

On October 30, 2014, the Company sold 889,521 units to L.A. Knapp Inc. ("Knapp") at a purchase price of $0.20 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and one warrant. Each warrant entitled the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common shares at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, was exercisable immediately, and has a term of exercise through October 30, 2015. The total proceeds of $177,904 were paid by Knapp on October 30, 2014. The Company approved the issuance of 889,521 restricted shares of the Company's common stock to Knapp on November 5, 2014.

On September 18, 2014, the Company authorized and approved the issuance of 540,000 shares of common stock to the Company's lawyer for the provision of $66,668 in legal services rendered to the Company, at a cost basis of $0.1235 per share.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014,2017, the Company authorized and approvedissued the issuance of 44,118, 59,055, 81,591, and 31,597 restricted shares of its common stock in June, July, September and October, respectively, to one of the Company's consultants for the provision of $149,784 in consulting services rendered to the Company, at a cost basis of $0.34, $0.254, $0.3677 and $0.475 per share, respectively.as follow:

·3,949,889 shares of common stock issued in exchange for services valued at fair market value on the date of the transaction totaling $693,048.

·4,385,000 shares of common stock issued as prepaid equity-based compensation valued at fair market value on the date of the transaction totaling $865,221.

·3,095,442 shares of common stock issued pursuant to a securities purchase agreement valued at approximately $0.15 per share totaling $458,917.

·3,040,000 shares of common stock issued as discount on new debt valued at fair market value on the date of each transaction, totaling $684,411

·2,646,000 shares of common stock issued as discount on new debt valued at fair market value on the date of each transaction, totaling $324,875.

·174,467 shares of common stock issued pursuant to a cashless exercise of warrants valued at fair market value on the date of exercise.

·2,000,000 shares of common stock issued in conjunction with the acquisition of oil and gas properties valued at the fair market value on the date of the transaction.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014,2018, the Company authorized and approvedissued the issuance of 500,000 and 150,000 shares of common stock in September and November, respectively, to one of the Company's consultants for the provision of $47,500 in consulting services rendered to the Company, at a cost basis of $0.05 and $0.15 per share, respectively.

In May 2015, the Company authorized and approved the issuance of 720,000 shares of its common stock in conjunction with a six-month consulting agreement, at a cost basis of $0.15 per share, the current fair market value at the time of the agreement.as follow:

 

On August 3, 2015, the Company issued 421,571 restricted shares of common stock in settlement and cancellation of $30,000 of accrued payroll, and 2,000,000 and 872,871 restricted shares of common stock in settlement and cancellation of a total of $201,101 of amounts owed to directors, at a cost basis of $0.07 per share.

·11,447,000 shares of common stock issued as debt discount valued at fair market value on the date of each transaction totaling $2,478,533.

·250,000 shares of common stock issued as prepaid equity-based compensation valued at fair market value at the date of the transaction, totaling $55,000.

·6,305,297 shares of common stock issued for services valued at the fair market value on the date of each transaction totaling $1,462,997

·75,000 shares of common stock issued in a debt conversion valued at $0.20 per share, or $15,000.

·563,738 shares of common stock issued pursuant to a cashless exercise of warrants valued at fair market value on the date of exercise.

 

On November 18, 2015, the Company issued 1,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock in conjunction with a one year consulting agreement, at a cost of $0.165 per share, the current fair market value at the time of agreement..

On November 23, 2015, a convertible note holder elected to convert $4,200 of the principal amount of the convertible note dated May 22, 2015, into 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock in accordance with the convertible note agreement.

On December 1, 2015, a convertible note holder elected to convert $8,400 of the principal amount of the convertible note dated May 22, 2015, into 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock in accordance with the convertible note agreement.

On December 24, 2015, a convertible note holder elected to convert $8,400 of the principal amount of the convertible note dated May 22, 2015, into 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock in accordance with the convertible note agreement.

 
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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

   

Note 7. Convertible NotesLong Term Debt

 

Convertible notes payable

Long term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 20152018 and 2014 as detailed below, is summarized as follows:  2017:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(h) - JMJ Financial

 

$6,778

 

 

$-

 

(i) - LG Capital

 

 

63,000

 

 

 

-

 

(j) - GW Holdings

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

-

 

(k) - EMA Financial

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

-

 

(l) - JDF Capital

 

 

27,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

177,278

 

 

 

-

 

Net of unamortized debt discount

 

 

(150,218)

 

 

-

 

 

 

$27,060

 

 

$-

 

Less current portion

(20,282

)

-

$

6,778

$

-

 

December 31,

2018

December 31,

2017

As of December 31, 2016, the Company issued a total of $630,000 of 10% Secured promissory notes with a term expiring April 3, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”), and an original issue discount of thirty-seven and one-half percent (37.5%). The discount was modified to fifty percent (50%) retroactively with an extension of the maturity to June 2017. During the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the Company issued an additional $917,833 of 10% Secured promissory notes with terms expiring in June, August and September of 2017, and an original issue discount of fifty percent (50%). Interest is payable on the outstanding principal of these notes at 10% per annum on the various maturity dates.

-

75,000

On October 4, 2016, the Company closed on a revolver loan with Crossfirst Bank in the amount of $1,800,000, payable at $15,000 per month, interest at 10%, with all unpaid principal and accrued interest payable on September 30, 2018. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $0 and $10,341 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

-

1,594,659

During July and August of 2017, the Company borrowed $1,475,000 from private lenders pursuant to a 10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note with a twelve-month maturity. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $0 and $271,403 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

-

1,203,597

During August through December of 2017, the Company borrowed $2,989,000, and from January through June 2018, the Company borrowed $3,230,000, all from private lenders pursuant to a 10% Secured Promissory Note with all principal and accrued interest payable on the maturity date of October 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2018, $1,610,000 of these notes were paid in full and $4,609,000 of these notes have been exchanged for new partially convertible promissory notes. The promissory notes are secured by the membership interests of Mid-Con Drilling, LLC. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $0 and $867,399 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

-

2,121,601

(a)

On September 8, 2017, the Company closed on a Promissory Note with Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $256,983, payable interest only for the first twelve months commencing October 8, 2017, variable interest rate, currently at 5.5%, followed by 83 monthly payments of $3,765, interest at 6%, final payment due on September 8, 2025. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $0 and $0 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

May 21, 2013 Convertible

-

253,870

On September 29, 2017, the Company closed on a Promissory Note with Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $290,000, payable interest only for the first twelve months commencing October 29, 2017, variable interest rate, currently at 5.5%, followed by 83 monthly payments of $3,765, interest at 6%, final payment due on September 29, 2025. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $0 and $3,925 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

-

286,075

On October 3, 2017, the Company closed on a Promissory Note with Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $204,000, payable interest only for the first twelve months commencing November 3, 2017, variable interest rate, currently at 5.5%, followed by 83 monthly payments of $3,765, interest at 6%, final payment due on October 3, 2025. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $0 and $3,451 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

-

200,549

On December 22, 2017, the Company borrowed $8,510,638, through 405 Petrodome, LLC, as agent for Lenders, with an OID of 6%., bearing interest initially at 9.875% through June 2018, then 11.375% through December 2018, then 12.875% through June 2019, then 14.375% through December 2019. Interest only through June 2018, at which time Principal will be payable at $75,000 monthly for six months and then $125,000 monthly to the maturity date of December 22, 2019. The balance shown is net of unamortized discounts of $0 and $941,108 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

-

7,569,530

During June through December of 2018, the Company borrowed $9,459,750 from private lenders, and exchanged $5,514,000 of amounts due lenders from prior borrowings as well as $191,250 in accrued interest, pursuant to a 10% Secured Promissory Note with 50% of the principal convertible into the Company’s common stock at $0.20 per share, all principal and accrued interest payable on the maturity date of August 31, 2019. The terms of these notes contain a provision whereby the Company has the right to extend the Maturity Date for one additional year to August of 2020. Consideration for the one-year extension is an increase in the interest rate to 12% for the extension period and the issuance of a warrant to purchase an additional 50,000 common shares per $100,000 of outstanding principal of each note on a pro rata basis. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $5,981,012 at December 31, 2018.

9,168,988

-

On June 13, 2018, the Company borrowed $12,400,000 pursuant to a revolving line of credit facility with a maximum principal amount of $30,000,000 from Crossfirst Bank, bearing interest 1.5% above a base rate equal to the prime rate of interest published by the Wall Street Journal, interest only for June and July of 2018, at which time Principal will be payable at $100,000 monthly through the maturity date of September 30, 2020, at which time all remaining unpaid principal and accrued interest shall be due. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $103,421 at December 31, 2018

11,728,911

-

 

On May 21, 2013,
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On December 28, 2018, to facilitate the acquisition of certain oil and gas assets, the Company, through one of its subsidiaries, Ichor Energy LLC, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement with various lenders represented by ABC Funding, LLC as administrative agent. The agreement provides for a total loan amount of $63,592,000, bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) a floating rate of interest equal to 10% plus LIBOR, and (ii) a fixed rate of interest equal to 12%, payable monthly on the last day of each calendar month, commencing January 31, 2019. Principal payments shall be made quarterly at 1.25% of the initial loan amount, commencing on the last business day of the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Term Loan, approximately $12,000,000 of oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and distributions to the Company of $65,000 per month for general and administrative expenses, and a quarterly tax distribution at the current statutory rates. On a quarterly basis, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, after appropriate distributions to the Company, any cash in excess of $2,000,000 plus unfunded approved development projects will be swept by the lender as an additional principal payment on the debt.  To the extent not previously paid, all loans under the Loan Agreement shall be due and payable on the December 28, 2023 (the Maturity Date). The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $4,385,408 at December 31, 2018.

 

 

59,206,592

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On December 28, 2018, the Company issued a 10% secured promissory note in the amount of $23,777,948, payable to RPM Investments, secured by 100% of the membership interests of Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC. All accrued interest and unpaid principal are due on January 31, 2020.

 

 

23,777,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

103,882,439

 

 

 

13,304,881

 

Less current portion

 

 

(11,805,582)

 

 

(3,562,051)

 

 

$92,076,857

 

 

$9,742,830

 

Principal maturities of long term debt for the Company issuednext five years and thereafter are as follows:

Period ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Unamortized Discount

 

 

Net

 

2019

 

$18,734,700

 

 

$6,929,118

 

 

$11,805,582

 

2020

 

 

37,589,880

 

 

 

912,372

 

 

 

36,677,508

 

2021

 

 

3,179,600

 

 

 

878,528

 

 

 

2,301,072

 

2022

 

 

3,179,600

 

 

 

878,528

 

 

 

2,301,072

 

2023

 

 

51,668,500

 

 

 

871,295

 

 

 

50,797,205

 

Thereafter

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$114,352,280

 

 

$10,469,841

 

 

$103,882,439

 

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Loan Covenants

Pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Line of Credit Facility executed on June 13, 2018 with CrossFirst Bank for a $58,000, 8% convertible note with a term expiring on February 28, 2014 (the "Maturity Date"). Themaximum principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock beginning 180 days after the issuance date, at the holder's option, at a 42% discount to the average of the five lowest closing bid prices of the common stock during the ten trading day period prior to conversion. In the event the Company prepays the note in full,$30,000,000, the Company is required to pay off all principal, interestprovide certain information to the Bank relative to operational performance of the Borrowers, to include internally prepared consolidated financial statements, on a sound accounting basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, Hedge Reports, and any other amounts owing multiplied by (i) 110% if prepaid duringa compliance certificate. This information is to be provided on a quarterly and annual basis.

Pursuant to the period commencing on the closing date through 30 days thereafter, (ii) 115% if prepaid 31 days following the closing through 60 days following the closing, (iii) 120% if prepaid 61 days following the closing through 90 days following the closing, (iv) 125% if prepaid 91 days following the closing through 120 days following the closing, (v) 130% if prepaid 121 days following the closing through the 150 days following the closing, (vi) 135% if prepaid 151 days following the closing through the 180 days following the closing, and (vii) the Company shall have no right of prepayment after the expiration of 180 days following the closing. The terms of the convertible note provide for certain redemption features which include features indexed to equity risks. In the event of default,Term Loan Credit Agreement executed on December 28, 2018 with various lenders represented by ABC Funding, LLC as administrative agent, in the amount of principal$63,592,000, the Company is required to provide certain information relative to operational performance of the Loan Parties, on a GAAP basis, on a monthly, quarterly and interestannual basis, to include unaudited consolidated financial statements and a lease operating statement on a monthly and quarterly basis, and audited consolidated financial statements on an annual basis. This information will be accompanied by compliance certificate on a quarterly and annual basis.

At December 31, 2018, the Company is not paid when due bear interestin default of any loan covenants.

Note 8. Commitments and contingencies

From time to time the Company may be a party to litigation matters involving claims against the Company. Management believes that there are no current matters that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

On April 26, 2018, Petrodome Energy, LLC entered into a 66-month lease for 4,147 square feet of office space in Houston, Texas. This location is the Corporate Headquarters of Viking Energy Group, Inc, and all of its subsidiaries. The annual base rent commenced at $22.00 per square foot, and escalates at $0.50 per foot each year through expiration of the ratelease term.

The Company's commitment for minimum lease payments under this operating lease for the next five years and thereafter as of 22% per annumDecember 31, 2018 are as follows:

Period ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

$92,616

 

2020

 

 

94,690

 

2021

 

 

96,763

 

2022

 

 

98,837

 

2023

 

 

82,940

 

Thereafter

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$465,846

 

Note 9. Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements. Under this method, the Company determines deferred tax assets and liabilities on the basis of the differences between the consolidated financial statements and the note becomes immediately duetax basis of assets and payable.liabilities by using estimated tax rates for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that we believe that these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If we determine that the Company would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, we would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

In assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets, management evaluated whether it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of its deferred tax assets, will be realized. The realization of its deferred tax assets relates directly to the Company’s ability to generate taxable income. The valuation allowance is then adjusted accordingly.

 

The Company has evaluatedestimated net operating losses of approximately $11,800,000 and $11,500,000 as of December 31, 2018, and 2017 respectively. The potential benefit of these net operating losses has not been recognized in these financial statements because the terms and conditions of the convertible note under the guidance of ASC 815. The conversion feature did not meet the definition of "indexed to a company's own stock" provided for in ASC 815 due to the down round protection feature. Therefore, the conversion feature requires bifurcation and liability classification. Additionally, the default put requires bifurcation becauseCompany cannot be assured it is indexed to risksmore likely than not that are not associated with credit or interest risk. As a result,it will utilize the compound embedded derivative comprises of (i) the embedded conversion feature and (i) the default put. Rather than bifurcating and recording the compound embedded derivative as a derivative liability, the Company elected to initially and subsequently measure the convertible notenet operating losses carried forward in its entirety at fair value, with changesfuture years. The net operating loss carryforwards will expire in fair value recognized in earnings in accordance with ASC 815-15-25-4.2027 through 2037.

 

The following table reflects the allocation of the purchase on the inception date:
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Convertible Note, Face Value

 

$58,000

 

Convertible promissory note, Fair Value

 

 

106,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day-one derivative loss

 

 

(48,522)

 

On December 5, 2013,22, 2017, the note holder electedTax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“the Tax Act”) was signed into law making significant changes to convert $12,000the Internal Revenue Code. Changes include, but are not limited to, a reduction of the principal amountcorporate tax rate from a top marginal rate of 35% to a flat rate of 21%, limitation of the convertible note dated May 21, 2013, into 159,151 sharestax deduction for interest expense to 30% of adjusted earnings (except for certain small businesses), limitation of the Company's common stockdeduction for net operating losses to 80% of current year taxable income and elimination of net operating loss carrybacks, one time taxation of offshore earnings at a fair valuereduced rates regardless of $0.13 per sharewhether they are repatriated, immediate deductions for certain new investments instead of deductions for depreciation expense over time, and modifying or repealing many business deductions and credits. We have calculated our best estimate of the impact of the Tax Act in our year end deferred tax calculations in accordance with our understanding of the agreement. These shares were issued on December 17, 2013. A gainTax Act and guidance available as of $422 was recordedthe date of this filing. The amount related to the remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities, based on the extinguishmentrates at which they are expected to reverse in the future, was an adjustment of the debt.$563,846.

 

On February 20, 2014, a convertible note holder elected to convert $25,000December 22, 2017, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the principal amountTax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740, Income Taxes. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the convertible note dated May 21, 2013, into 615,764 sharesTax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Company's common stock atTax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a fair value of $0.11 per sharereasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in accordancethe financial statements.

In connection with the convertible note agreement. These shares were issued on March 5, 2014. A gain of $138 was recorded on the extinguishmentour initial analysis of the debt.impact of the Tax Act, we have recorded an adjustment of $563,846 for the revaluation of our net deferred tax liability for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

On March 12, 2014, a convertible note holder elected to convert $21,000The income tax benefit (provision) consists of the principal amount offollowing for the convertible note dated May 21, 2013, into 532,454 shares of the Company's common stock at a fair value of $0.10 per share in accordance with the convertible note agreement. These shares were issued on March 20, 2014.years ending December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$(2,496,519)

 

$967,598

 

State

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(2,496,519)

 

 

967,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

3,362,807

 

 

 

(2,442,271)

State

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,474,673)

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 effect

 

 

-

 

 

 

563,846

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(2,451,980)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

$910,827

 

 

$(910,827)

 

As of December 31, 2014, this convertible note2018, the Company had been fully converted. Anet operating loss carry forwards of $47,940 associated withapproximately $23,300,000. The federal net operating loss carry forwards will not expire as a result of the changesTax Act legislation, and state net operating loss carry forwards that will expire in the fair value of convertible note was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014.2027 through 2038.

 

(b)

October 28, 2013 Convertible Note

On October 28, 2013, the Company issued a $16,000, 8% convertible note with a term expiring on July 30, 2014 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock beginning 180 days after the issuance date, at the holder's option, at a 60% discount to the average of the three lowest closing bid prices of the common stock during the ten trading day period prior to conversion. The terms of the convertible note provide for certain redemption features which include features indexed to equity risks. In the event of default, the amount of principal and interest not paid when due bear interest at the rate of 22% per annum and the note becomes immediately due and payable.

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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

The Company has evaluated the terms and conditions of the convertible note under the guidance of ASC 815. The conversion feature did not meet the definition of "indexed to a company's own stock" provided for in ASC 815 due to the down round protection feature. Therefore, the conversion feature requires bifurcation and liability classification. Additionally, the default put requires bifurcation because it is indexed to risks that are not associated with credit or interest risk. As a result, the compound embedded derivative comprises of (i) the embedded conversion feature and (i) the default put. Rather than bifurcating and recording the compound embedded derivative as a derivative liability, the Company elected to initially and subsequently measure the convertible note in its entirety at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in accordance with ASC 815-15-25-4.

The following table reflects the allocation of the purchase on the inception date:

Convertible Note, Face Value

$

16,000

Convertible promissory note, Fair Value

44,410

Day-one derivative loss

(28,410

)

On May 5, 2014, a convertible note holder elected to convert $16,000 of the principal amount of the convertible note dated October 28, 2013, into 235,294 shares of the Company's common stock at a fair value of $0.10 per share in accordance with the convertible note agreement. These shares were issued on June 9, 2014. A gain of $1,094 was recorded on the extinguishment of the debt.

As of December 31, 2014, this convertible note had been fully converted. A loss of $8,437 associated with the changes in the fair value of convertible note was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014.

(c)

April 8, 2014 Convertible Note

On April 8, 2014, the Company issued a $53,000, 8% convertible note with a term expiring on January 14, 2015 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock beginning 180 days after the issuance date, at the holder's option, at a 42% discount to the average of the five lowest closing bid prices of the common stock during the twelve trading day period prior to conversion. The terms of the convertible note provide for certain redemption features which include features indexed to equity risks. In the event of default, the amount of principal and interest not paid when due bear interest at the rate of 22% per annum and the note becomes immediately due and payable.

The Company has evaluated the terms and conditions of the convertible note under the guidance of ASC 815. The conversion feature did not meet the definition of "indexed to a company's own stock" provided for in ASC 815 due to the down round protection feature. Therefore, the conversion feature requires bifurcation and liability classification. Additionally, the default put requires bifurcation because it is indexed to risks that are not associated with credit or interest risk. As a result, the compound embedded derivative comprises of (i) the embedded conversion feature and (i) the default put. Rather than bifurcating and recording the compound embedded derivative as a derivative liability, the Company elected to initially and subsequently measure the convertible note in its entirety at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in accordance with ASC 815-15-25-4.

The following table reflects the allocation of the purchase on the inception date:

Convertible Note, Face Value

 

$53,000

 

Convertible promissory note, Fair Value

 

 

102,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day-one derivative loss

 

 

(49,414)

On November 7, 2014, a convertible note holder elected to convert $10,000 of the principal amount of the convertible note dated April 8, 2014, into 215,517 shares of the Company's common stock at a fair value of $0.046 per share in accordance with the convertible note agreement. These shares were issued on November 25, 2014.

On November 20, 2014, Talem paid $67,500 to the convertible note holder on behalf the Company as the settlement of the remaining principal balance of $43,000. In consideration for the $67,000 paid by Talem, the Company shall issue 675,000 units to Talem with each unit consists of one share of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and one warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common shares at an exercise price of $0.10 per share, be exercisable immediately, and have a term of exercise through January 2, 2016. The agreement was signed between Talem and the Company on January 2, 2015.

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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

As of December 31, 2014, this convertible note had been fully settled. A loss of $40,371 associated with the changes in the fair value of convertible note, and a gain of $8,253 due to extinguishment of the debt were recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014.

(d)

March 11, 2015 Convertible Note

On March11, 2015, the Company issued a $50,000 8% convertible note with a term expiring on March 11, 2016 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock at any time, at the holder's option, at a price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company. In the event the Company prepays the note in full, the Company is required to pay off all principal, interest and any other amounts owing multiplied by (i) 115% if prepaid during the period commencing on the closing date through 30 days thereafter, (ii) 121% if prepaid 31 days following the closing through 60 days following the closing, (iii) 127% if prepaid 61 days following the closing through 90 days following the closing, (iv) 133% if prepaid 91 days following the closing through 120 days following the closing, (v) 139% if prepaid 121 days following the closing through the 150 days following the closing, (vi) 145% if prepaid 151 days following the closing through the 180 days following the closing, and (vii) the Company shall have no right of prepayment after the expiration of 180 days following the closing. This note was paid in full on September 8, 2015.

(e)

March 12, 2015 Convertible Note

On March12, 2015, the Company issued a $25,000 8% convertible note with a term expiring on March 12, 2016 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock at any time, at the holder's option, at a price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company. In the event the Company prepays the note in full, the Company is required to pay off all principal, interest and any other amounts owing multiplied by (i) 115% if prepaid during the period commencing on the closing date through 30 days thereafter, (ii) 121% if prepaid 31 days following the closing through 60 days following the closing, (iii) 127% if prepaid 61 days following the closing through 90 days following the closing, (iv) 133% if prepaid 91 days following the closing through 120 days following the closing, (v) 139% if prepaid 121 days following the closing through the 150 days following the closing, (vi) 145% if prepaid 151 days following the closing through the 180 days following the closing, and (vii) the Company shall have no right of prepayment after the expiration of 180 days following the closing. This note was paid in full on September 8, 2015.

(f)

March 12, 2015 Convertible Note

On March12, 2015, the Company issued a $25,000 8% convertible note with a term expiring on March 12, 2016 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock at any time, at the holder's option, at a price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company. In the event the Company prepays the note in full, the Company is required to pay off all principal, interest and any other amounts owing multiplied by (i) 115% if prepaid during the period commencing on the closing date through 30 days thereafter, (ii) 121% if prepaid 31 days following the closing through 60 days following the closing, (iii) 127% if prepaid 61 days following the closing through 90 days following the closing, (iv) 133% if prepaid 91 days following the closing through 120 days following the closing, (v) 139% if prepaid 121 days following the closing through the 150 days following the closing, (vi) 145% if prepaid 151 days following the closing through the 180 days following the closing, and (vii) the Company shall have no right of prepayment after the expiration of 180 days following the closing. This note was paid in full on September 8, 2015.

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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

(g)

March 25, 2015 Convertible Note

On March 25, 2015, the Company issued a $35,000 12% convertible note with a term expiring on March 24, 2016 (the "Maturity Date"), and which was funded on April 23 2015. The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock at any time, at the holder's option, at a price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company. This note was paid in full on October 22, 2015.

(h)

May 22, 2015 Convertible Note

On May 22, 2015, the Company issued a convertible promissory note with a cap of $50,000 with a 0% interest rate for the first three months. The terms of the note include a $5,000 Original Issue Discount, providing for a maximum funding of $45,000. The amount of the note funded as of December 31, 2015 was $25,000. The Company may repay this Note at any time on or before 90 days from the effective date. If the Company does not make a payment on or before 90 days from the notes effective date, a one-time interest charge of 12%shall be applied to the principal sum. The maturity date of the note is two years from the effective date of the note. The investor has the right, at any time after the Effective Date, at its election, to convert all of part of the outstanding and unpaid Principal Sum and accrued interest. The conversion price is the lesser of $0.10 or 60% of the lowest trade price in the 25 trading days previous to the conversion. As of December 31, 2015, $21,000 of this note had been converted to common shares. The principal balance of $6,778 is accounted for as a non - current liability due to being satisfied through the issuance of equity in January 2016.

(i)

November 3, 2015 Convertible Note

On November 3, 2015, the Company issued a $63,000 8% convertible note with a term expiring on November 3, 2016 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock at any time, at the holder's option, at a price equal to 58% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company.

(j)

November 20, 2015 Convertible Note

On November 20, 2015, the Company issued a $30,000 12% convertible note with a term expiring on November 20, 2016 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock at any time, at the holder's option, at a price equal to 52% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the twenty prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company.

(k)

November 19, 2015 Convertible Note

On November 19, 2015, the Company issued a $50,000 12% convertible note with a term expiring on November 19, 2016 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock at any time, at the holder's option, at a price equal to 52% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the twenty prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company.

(l)

November 25, 2015 Convertible Note

On November 25, 2015, the Company issued a $27,500 8% convertible note with a term expiring on November 25, 2016 (the "Maturity Date"). The principal amount of the note and interest is payable on the maturity date. The note is convertible into common stock at any time, at the holder's option, at a price equal to 42% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the twenty-five prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company.

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VIKING INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts expressed in US dollars)

Note 8.

Risk Management

The Company is exposed to financial risks due to the nature of its business and the financial assets it holds. A summary of the Company's risk exposures as it relates to financial instruments are reflected below:

(a)

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that the fair value from a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. The Company will be exposed to potential losses if the price of the long-term investment it hold decreases.

(b)

Liquidity risk

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The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2018, and 2017 is as follows:

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOL carry forwards

 

$4,902,857

 

 

$3,895,975

 

Bad debt reserves

 

 

77,896

 

 

 

52,318

 

Impairment of oil and gas assets

 

 

403,289

 

 

 

652,945

 

Unrealized loss

 

 

695

 

 

 

1,125

 

Derivative losses

 

 

607,087

 

 

 

437,232

 

Share based compensation

 

 

2,256,601

 

 

 

2,870,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

8,248,425

 

 

 

7,910,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative gains

 

 

(121,947)

 

 

(197,438)

Bargain purchase gain

 

 

(5,674,498)

 

 

(9,187,282)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(5,796,445)

 

 

(9,384,720)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset (liability) - net before valuation allowance

 

 

2,451,980

 

 

 

(1,474,673

 

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 effect

 

 

-

 

 

 

563,846

 

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(2,451,980)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset (liability) - net

 

$-

 

 

 

(910,827)

A reconciliation of the federal and state statutory income tax rates to the Company’s effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit from continuing operations is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected provision at US statutory rate

 

 

21.00%

 

 

34.00%

State income tax net of federal benefit

 

 

0.00%

 

 

0.00%

Other items effecting timing differences

 

 

-5.4

%

 

 

-29.14

%

Valuation allowance

 

 

0.00%

 

 

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

 

 

15.6

%

 

 

4.86%

The Company manages liquidity riskfiles income tax returns on a consolidated basis in the United States federal jurisdiction. As of December 31, 2018, the tax returns for the Company for the years ending 2014 through 2017 remain open to examination by maintaining sufficient cash balancesthe Internal Revenue Service. The Company and its subsidiaries are not currently under examination for any period.

Should the Company undergo an ownership change as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company’s tax net operating loss carry forwards generated prior to meet operation expense requirement in additionalthe ownership change will be subject to expenses assumed by majority shareholders.an annual limitation, which could reduce or defer the utilization of these losses.

  

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Credit Risk

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Credit risk also arises from cash and deposits with banks and financial institutions. To minimize the credit risk the Company places these instruments with a high credit quality financial institution.

Note 9.

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events from December 31, 2015 through April 14, 2016, the date this report was available to be issued, and determined there are no other items to disclose other than those disclosed below:

On February 23, 2016, the Company closed on the acquisition of working interests (Net Revenue Interests from 80 to 87%) in four leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 281 acres of property in Miami and Franklin Counties in eastern Kansas. This project produces oil from the Cherokee formation at a depth of approximately 600 feet. These leases offer the potential for several future drilling locations. The purchase includes an undivided interest in all oil and gas wells, equipment, fixtures and other personal property located upon the leased properties and used in connection with oil and gas operations upon the leases attributable to the working interests purchased by the Company. The effective date of the acquisitions is February 1, 2016, so the Company was entitled to net revenues from its share of production as of such date.

As consideration for this transaction, the Company made a cash payment of $1,305,000 at closing to the vendors and issued a promissory note in the amount of $45,000. The note was paid in full on or about March 11, 2016. The note bears interest at a rate of 0% per annum and was due at the end of February. The Company also agreed to issue the vendors 4,500,000 shares of common stock.

Immediately prior to the above-noted acquisition, the Company also purchased a 100% working interest (Net Revenue Interest of 83%) in: (i) three leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 270 acres of property in Miami and Franklin Counties in eastern Kansas; and (ii) 31 leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 5,500 acres of property in Cass and Bates Counties in Missouri. The purchase includes an undivided interest in all oil and gas wells, equipment, fixtures and other personal property located upon the leased properties and used in connection with oil and gas operations upon the leases attributable to the working interests purchased by Viking. As consideration for this transaction, Viking agreed to issue the vendors 5,150,000 shares of common stock of Viking.

To facilitate these acquisitions, the Company borrowed $1,450,000 from private lenders pursuant to a 15% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the "Note"), arranged through a licensed broker/dealer, with the primary terms of the loan being as follows: (i) TermSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES6 months; (ii) Rate – 15% per annum; (iii) Security – 1st ranking charge against company assets pursuant to a Security and Pledge Agreement (the "Security Agreement"); (iv) Conversion – the lenders have a right to convert all or part of the note into common stock of Viking at a price of $0.15 per share, subject to certain ownership restrictions; and (v) Warrants – the lenders were given an option to purchase, within the next 5 years, 3,750,000 shares of common stock of Viking at an exercise price of $0.20 per share pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Warrant. Viking's CEO and director, James Doris, also personally guaranteed repayment of the loan and granted the lenders a security interest in his assets.(unaudited)

 

The Company has not completed the initial accounting for this business combination. Consequently, the Company is not providing the required proforma financialfollowing supplemental unaudited information relative to this acquisition, as it has not been able to engage outside professionals to complete this task as of the date of this report.

On January 12, 2016 the Company issued 300,926 common shares for convertible debt.

On March 16, 2016 the Company issued 1,000,000 common shares for services.

On April 15, 2016 the Company issued 4,000,000 common shares for services.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION – (unaudited)

At December 31, 2015, the Company has a 50% working interest in an oil property located approximately tem miles northeast of Red Deer, Alberta in Canada. The property consists of one oil well producing from the Leduc Formation, three suspended oil wells, one abandoned oil well, and a suspended water injector.

The Lake Devonian Leduc formation is represented by large barrier reef and smaller pinnacle reef bioherms which grew on the Cooking Lake platform carbonates. Trending northeast to southwest, the limestones and dolostones of the Leduc/Cooking Lake Formations were deposited on the bathymetric highs of the Lake Devonian seas. Hydrocarbons are trapped by lateral stratigraphic pinch out of these dolomitic carbonates into deeper water shale sediments.

Proved developed producing reserves have been assigned to the first producing oil well. The well was re-activated and came on production in January 2015. The well has produced sporadically since January averaging seven to ten days of production per month. Production forecasts have taken into account this workover and reflect the increase of reserves in the total proved and proved plus probable cases.

The Company plans on installing a pumpjack to the well in early 2016 to enhance performance. The three suspended wells are scheduled to be re-activated in 2016. Proved reserves are assigned to these wells as the wells have demonstrated production over a number of years.

Results of Operations

The results of operations for petroleum and natural gas production as of December 31, 2015 consist exclusively of the Company's 50% working interest in the Joffreregarding Viking’s oil and gas propertyactivities is presented pursuant to the disclosure requirements of ASC 932. Viking’s oil and gas activities are located in Alberta, Canada as follows;the United States and Canada.

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$95,924

 

 

$-

 

Production costs

 

 

49,965

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$45,959

 

 

$-

 

 
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Results of Operations

 

 

 

United States

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Results of operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

$7,878,714

 

 

$1,807,232

 

 

$89,258

 

 

$174,786

 

Lease operating costs

 

 

(3,787,016)

 

 

(1,008,428)

 

 

(48,533)

 

 

(128,455)

Depletion, accretion and impairment

 

 

(1,697,977)

 

 

(478,865)

 

 

(32,739)

 

 

(86,355)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

$2,393,721

 

 

$319,939

 

 

$7,986

 

 

$(40,024)

Oil and Gas Production and Sales by geographic area for the years ended December 31, 20152018 and 2014: 2017:

 

 

 

Geographic

 

Unit of

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Area

 

Measure

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$

1,707

 

 

$

-

 

Natural Gas

 

Canada

 

Mcf

 

$

8,140

 

 

$

-

 

Natural Gas Liquids

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$

849

 

 

$

-

 

Sulphur

 

Canada

 

Tonnes

 

$

36

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$1,639

 

 

$-

 

Natural Gas

 

Canada

 

Mcf

 

$5,404

 

 

$-

 

Natural Gas Liquids

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$849

 

 

$-

 

Sulphur

 

Canada

 

Tonnes

 

$36

 

 

$-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$0.96

 

 

$-

 

Natural Gas

 

Canada

 

Mcf

 

$0.66

 

 

$-

 

Natural Gas Liquids

 

Canada

 

Barrels

 

$1.00

 

 

$-

 

Sulphur

 

Canada

 

Tonnes

 

$1.00

 

 

$-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mcf = thousands of cubic feet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonnes = Metric tons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum and Natural Gas Exploration and Production CostsReserve Quantity Information

 

The amounts shownsupplemental unaudited presentation of proved reserve quantities and related standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows provides estimates only and does not purport to reflect realizable values or fair market values of the Company’s reserves. The Company emphasizes that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and that estimates of new discoveries are more imprecise than those of producing oil and gas properties. Accordingly, significant changes to these estimates can be expected as net capitalized costs for petroleumfuture information becomes available.

Proved reserves are those estimated reserves of crude oil (including condensate and natural gas rights of $818,230liquids) and $355,168 consist of the initial investmentnatural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to acquire the working interestbe recoverable in the Joffre Project, as well as additional licensing costs at this location, as additionalfuture years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed reserves are those expected to be recovered through existing wells, begin to produce. The Company does not incur any production or exploratory costs as the entire project is operated through a subcontract relationship.equipment, and operating methods.

 

Estimated Quantities of Proved Reserves

 

 

United States

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved Developed, Producing

 

 

9,174,854

 

 

 

1,413,329

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,000

 

Proved Developed, Non Producing

 

 

1,336,184

 

 

 

269,331

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

164,500

 

Total Proved Developed

 

 

10,511,038

 

 

 

1,682,660

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

174,500

 

Proved Undeveloped

 

 

6,013,197

 

 

 

3,655,355

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Proved

 

 

16,524,235

 

 

 

5,607,346

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

174,500

 

Petroleum and Natural Gas Reserves

 

Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances, which by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible – from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations – prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire. The reserve information disclosed herein is representative of the one producing well, and the re-activation of the three suspended wells expected to begin production in 2016.

 

 
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Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves Reconciliation Summary

 

The following table isstandardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves and the changes in standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves were prepared in accordance with provisions of ASC 932 - Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas. Future cash inflows at December 31, 2018 and 2017 were computed by applying the unweighted, arithmetic average of the closing price on the first day of each month for the 12-month period prior to December 31, 2018 and 2017 to estimated future production. Future production and development costs are computed by estimating the expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved oil and natural gas reserves at year-end, based on year-end costs and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions.

Future income tax expenses are calculated by applying appropriate year-end tax rates to future pretax net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves, less the tax basis of properties involved. Future income tax expenses give effect to permanent differences, tax credits and loss carry forwards relating to the proved oil and natural gas reserves. Future net cash flows are discounted at a reconciliationrate of reserve balances10% annually to derive the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows. This calculation procedure does not necessarily result in an estimate of the fair market value of the Company’s oil and natural gas properties.

The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves for the year ended December 31, 2015:2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

 

 

Joffre Project - Canada

 

 

 

Proved

 

 

Probable

 

 

 

Oil
(Mbbl)

 

 

Natural
Gas
(MMcf)

 

 

Natural
Gas
Liquids
(Mbbl)

 

 

Barrels
of Oil
Equivalent (Mboe)

 

 

Oil
(Mbbl)

 

 

Natural
Gas
(MMcf)

 

 

Natural
Gas
Liquids
(Mbbl)

 

 

Barrels
of Oil
Equivalent (Mboe)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Balance

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Adjusmtnent for acquired reserves

 

 

247.0

 

 

 

1,034.8

 

 

 

42.9

 

 

 

462.5

 

 

 

201.6

 

 

 

865.9

 

 

 

35.9

 

 

 

381.9

 

Production

 

 

(3.0)

 

 

(7.7)

 

 

(0.2)

 

 

(4.6)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Balance

 

 

244.0

 

 

 

1,027.1

 

 

 

42.7

 

 

 

457.9

 

 

 

201.6

 

 

 

865.9

 

 

 

35.9

 

 

 

381.9

 

 

 

United States

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future cash inflows

 

 

812,837,838

 

 

 

207,084,516

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,543,039

 

Future production costs

 

 

(221,055,038)

 

 

(55,783,005)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,833,920)

Future development costs

 

 

(45,417,745)

 

 

(26,080,620)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(833,354)

Future income tax expense

 

 

(82,150,578

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future net cash flows

 

 

464,214,477

 

 

 

125,220,891

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

875,765

 

10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows

 

 

(219,657,382)

 

 

(54,460,189)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(308,670)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standardized measure of DFNCF

 

$244,557,095

 

 

$70,760,702

 

 

$-

 

 

$567,095

 

  

Reserves SummaryChanges in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows

 

 

 

Oil

 

 

Natural
Gas

 

 

Natural Gas
Liquids

 

 

Barrels of Oil Equivalent

 

 

 

(Mbbl)

 

 

(MMcf)

 

 

(Mbbl)

 

 

(Mboe)

 

Proved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developed - Producing

 

 

18.2

 

 

 

49.6

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

28.6

 

Developed - Non-Producing

 

 

225.8

 

 

 

977.5

 

 

 

40.6

 

 

 

429.3

 

Undeveloped

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total Proved

 

 

244.0

 

 

 

1,027.1

 

 

 

42.7

 

 

 

457.9

 

Probable

 

 

201.6

 

 

 

865.9

 

 

 

35.9

 

 

 

381.9

 

Total Proved plus Probable

 

 

445.6

 

 

 

1,893.0

 

 

 

78.6

 

 

 

839.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mbbl = thousands of barrels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMcf = millions of cubic feet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mboe - thousands of barrels of oil equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

 

United States

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - beginning

 

$70,760,702

 

 

$3,058,615

 

 

$573,095

 

 

$(49,286)

Net changes in prices and production costs

 

 

663,233

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Net changes in future development costs

 

 

16,523,269

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(152,616)

Sales of oil and gas produced, net

 

 

(4,132,423)

 

 

(798,804)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(40,331)

Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Purchases of reserves

 

 

180,681,000

 

 

 

68,500,891

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Sales of reserves

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(573,095

)

 

 

-

 

Revisions of previous quantity estimates

 

 

7,399,086

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

710,201

 

Previously estimated development costs incurred

 

 

3,813,777

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Net change in income taxes

 

 

(44,289,094

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Accretion of discount

 

 

7,076,070

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,146

 

Other

 

 

6,061,475

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

98,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - ending

 

$244,557,095

 

 

$70,760,702

 

 

$-

 

 

$573,095

 

In accordance with SEC requirements, the pricing used in the Company’s standardized measure of future net revenues is based on the 12-month un-weighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for the period January through December for each period presented and adjusted by lease for transportation fees and regional price differentials. The use of SEC pricing rules may not be indicative of actual prices realized by the Company in the future.

 
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Reserve Detailed Location and Formation

Location

 

Formation

 

Oil
(Mbbl)

 

 

Natural Gas
(MMcf)

 

 

Natural Gas
Liquids
(Mbbl)

 

 

Barrels
of Oil
Equivalent
(Mboe)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well #1

 

Leduc

 

 

40.0

 

 

 

108.7

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

62.7

 

Well #2

 

Leduc

 

 

147.2

 

 

 

650.4

 

 

 

27.0

 

 

 

282.6

 

Well #3

 

Leduc

 

 

127.0

 

 

 

557.4

 

 

 

23.1

 

 

 

243.1

 

Well #4

 

Leduc

 

 

131.4

 

 

 

576.5

 

 

 

23.9

 

 

 

251.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

445.6

 

 

 

1,893.0

 

 

 

78.6

 

 

 

839.8

 

Production Forecasts

Production forecasts are based on historical trends or by comparison with other wells in the immediate area producing from similar reservoirs. Non-producing gas reserves were forecast to come on-stream within the first two years from the effective date under direct sales pricing and deliverability assumptions, if a tie-in point to an existing gathering system was in close proximity (approximately two miles). If the tie-in point was of a greater distance (and dependent on the reserve volume and risk) the reserves were forecast to come on-stream in years three or four from the effective date. These on-stream dates were used when the company could not provide specific on –stream date information.

For reserve volumes that meet all reserve category rules but are behind casing and waiting on depletion of the producing zone, these volumes are forecast to be brought on –stream following the end of the existing production.

The following tables summarize projected revenues, expenses and discounted cash flows: 

Projected Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

 

 

Natural Gas

 

 

Natural Gas Liquids

 

 

Sulphur

 

Year

 

Number of Wells

 

 

Volume
(bbl)

 

 

Price
($/bbl)

 

 

Revenue
(M$)

 

 

Volume
(MMcf)

 

 

Price
($/Mcf)

 

 

Revenue
(M$)

 

 

Volume
(bbl)

 

 

Revenue
(M$)

 

 

Revenue
(M$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

4

 

 

 

62,945.7

 

 

 

24.71

 

 

 

1,555

 

 

 

245.8

 

 

 

1.60

 

 

 

394

 

 

 

10,197.7

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

44

 

2017

 

4

 

 

 

83,630.8

 

 

 

29.24

 

 

 

2,446

 

 

 

348.8

 

 

 

1.92

 

 

 

670

 

 

 

14,474.9

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

65

 

2018

 

4

 

 

 

65,155.2

 

 

 

35.50

 

 

 

2,313

 

 

 

277.0

 

 

 

2.11

 

 

 

586

 

 

 

11,494.3

 

 

 

185

 

 

 

53

 

2019

 

4

 

 

 

50,439.2

 

 

 

43.63

 

 

 

2,201

 

 

 

217.0

 

 

 

2.39

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

9,005.8

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

43

 

2020

 

4

 

 

 

39,600.7

 

 

 

52.01

 

 

 

2,060

 

 

 

171.7

 

 

 

2.63

 

 

 

451

 

 

 

7,126.9

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

35

 

2021

 

3

 

 

 

30,431.1

 

 

 

58.27

 

 

 

1,773

 

 

 

133.8

 

 

 

2.94

 

 

 

394

 

 

 

5,554.4

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

28

 

2022

 

3

 

 

 

24,348.6

 

 

 

64.74

 

 

 

1,576

 

 

 

107.1

 

 

 

3.14

 

 

 

336

 

 

 

4,444.2

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

23

 

2023

 

3

 

 

 

19,481.9

 

 

 

66.29

 

 

 

1,291

 

 

 

85.7

 

 

 

3.33

 

 

 

285

 

 

 

3,555.9

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

19

 

2024

 

3

 

 

 

15,626.0

 

 

 

67.84

 

 

 

1,060

 

 

 

68.7

 

 

 

3.60

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

2,852.1

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

15

 

2025

 

3

 

 

 

12,464.6

 

 

 

69.46

 

 

 

866

 

 

 

54.8

 

 

 

3.73

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

2,275.1

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

12

 

Sub

 

 

 

 

 

404,123.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,141

 

 

 

1,710.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,086

 

 

 

70,981.3

 

 

 

1221

 

 

 

337

 

Rem

 

 

 

 

 

41,525.3

 

 

 

75.19

 

 

 

3,122

 

 

 

182.6

 

 

 

4.32

 

 

 

789

 

 

 

7,579.3

 

 

 

335

 

 

 

47

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

445,649.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,263

 

 

 

1,893.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,875

 

 

 

78,560.6

 

 

 

1555

 

 

 

384

 

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Table of Contents

Projected Cash Flow

Year

 

Number of Wells

 

 

Company
Revenue
(M$)

 

 

Crown
Royalty
(M$)

 

 

ORR
Royalty
(M$)

 

 

Net Revenue
After
Royalties
(M$)

 

 

Fixed
Operating Expense
(M$)

 

 

Variable Operating Expense
(M$)

 

 

Net
Operating
Income
(M$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

4

 

 

 

2,043

 

 

 

576

 

 

 

259

 

 

 

1,207

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

92

 

2017

 

4

 

 

 

3,320

 

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

399

 

 

 

1,910

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

1,484

 

 

 

306

 

2018

 

4

 

 

 

3,137

 

 

 

1,008

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

1,831

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

1,199

 

 

 

508

 

2019

 

4

 

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

1,006

 

 

 

273

 

 

 

1,657

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

957

 

 

 

573

 

2020

 

4

 

 

 

2,707

 

 

 

950

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

1,504

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

772

 

 

 

603

 

2021

 

3

 

 

 

2,334

 

 

 

842

 

 

 

219

 

 

 

1,274

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

613

 

 

 

564

 

2022

 

3

 

 

 

2,058

 

 

 

715

 

 

 

193

 

 

 

1,150

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

552

 

2023

 

3

 

 

 

1,696

 

 

 

537

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

491

 

2024

 

3

 

 

 

1,405

 

 

 

404

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

869

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

433

 

2025

 

3

 

 

 

1,149

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

740

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

272

 

 

 

364

 

Sub

 

 

 

 

 

22,785

 

 

 

7,351

 

 

 

2,293

 

 

 

13,142

 

 

 

1,083

 

 

 

7,571

 

 

 

4,488

 

Rem

 

 

 

 

 

4,293

 

 

 

679

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

3,219

 

 

 

914

 

 

 

969

 

 

 

1,336

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

27,078

 

 

 

8,030

 

 

 

2,688

 

 

 

16,361

 

 

 

1,998

 

 

 

8,540

 

 

 

5,823

 

Discounted Cash Flow

Year

 

Number of
Wells

 

 

Net Operating Income
(M$)

 

 

Total
Investment
(M$)

 

 

Net Cash
Flow
(M$)

 

 

Cumulative
Cash Flow
(M$)

 

 

Discounted
Cash Flow
(10%)
(M$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

4

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

647

 

 

 

(555)

 

 

(555)

 

 

(539)

2017

 

4

 

 

 

306

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

306

 

 

 

(249)

 

 

265

 

2018

 

4

 

 

 

508

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

508

 

 

 

259

 

 

 

401

 

2019

 

4

 

 

 

573

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

573

 

 

 

832

 

 

 

411

 

2020

 

4

 

 

 

603

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

603

 

 

 

1,436

 

 

 

393

 

2021

 

3

 

 

 

564

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

564

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

334

 

2022

 

3

 

 

 

552

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

552

 

 

 

2,552

 

 

 

297

 

2023

 

3

 

 

 

491

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

491

 

 

 

3,043

 

 

 

240

 

2024

 

3

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

3,476

 

 

 

193

 

2025

 

3

 

 

 

364

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

364

 

 

 

3,840

 

 

 

147

 

Sub

 

 

 

 

 

4,488

 

 

 

647

 

 

 

3,840

 

 

 

3,840

 

 

 

2143

 

Rem

 

 

 

 

 

1,336

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,336

 

 

 

5,176

 

 

 

383

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

5,823

 

 

 

647

 

 

 

5,176

 

 

 

5,176

 

 

 

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Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

None.Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

There are no reportable events under this item for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Controls and Procedures.

 

The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Management must evaluate its internal controls over financial reporting, as required by Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 (a). The Company'sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company'sCompany’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company'sCompany’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP.

 

As of December 31, 2015,2018, management assessed the effectiveness of the Company'sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in the 2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of GAAP rules as more fully described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of the Company'sCompany’s internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected its internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.

 

The matters involving internal controls and procedures that the Company'sCompany’s management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee and lack of a majority of outside directors on the Company's board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; (3)(2) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (4)(3) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes. The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by the Company'sCompany’s chief financial officer in connection with the audit of the Company'sCompany’s financial statements as of December 31, 20142018 and communicated the matters to the Company'sCompany’s management.

 

Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth in the items (2), (3) and (4) above did not have an effect on the Company'sCompany’s financial results. However, management believes that the lack of outside directors on the Company's board of directors can resulting in oversight in the establishing and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures which can affect the process of preparing Company's financial statements.

 

Management believes that the appointment of one or more outside directors, who shall be appointed to a fully functioning audit committee, will remedy the lack of a functioning audit committee and a lack of a majority of outside directors on the Company's Board. In addition, management believes that preparing and implementing sufficient written policies and checklists will remedy the following material weaknesses (i) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (ii) ineffective controls over period end financial close and reporting processes. Further, management believes that the hiring of additional personnel who have therelevant technical expertise and knowledge will result in proper segregation of duties and provide more checks and balances within the financial reporting department. Additional personnel will also provide the cross training needed to support the Company if personnel turn over issues within the financial reporting department occur. This coupled with the appointment of additional outside directors will greatly decrease any control and procedure issues the Company may encounter in the future.

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Management will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of its internal controls and procedures and its internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow.

 

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(a)

Disclosure Controls and Procedures; Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company'sCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"“Exchange Act”)) as of December 31, 2014.2018. Based on this evaluation, Management concluded that the Company'sCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2015.2018.

 

(b)

Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company'sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.2018. Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2015,2018, the Company'sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on those criteria.

 

To remediate our internal control weaknesses, management intends to implement the following measures:

 

The Company will add sufficient number of independent directors to the board and appoint anstaff its audit committee.committee with at least three directors that qualify as “independent” directors pursuant to relevant NASDAQ or similar exchange rules.

The Company will add sufficient knowledgeable accounting personnel to properly segregate duties and to effect a timely, accurate preparation of the financial statements.

Upon the hiring of additional accounting personnel, the Company will develop and maintain adequate written accounting policies and procedures.

 

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The additional hiring is contingent upon the Company's efforts to obtain additional funding through equity or debt for its continuedCompany’s operational activities and corporate expenses.efforts. Management expects to secure fundshire additional personnel and staff its audit committee with at least three independent directors in the coming fiscal year but provides no assurances that it will be able to do so.

 

We understand that remediation of material weaknesses and deficiencies in internal controls are a continuing work in progress due to the issuance of new standards and promulgations. However, remediation of any known deficiency is among our highest priorities. Our management will periodically assess the progress and sufficiency of our ongoing initiatives and make adjustments as and when necessary.

 

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This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management'sManagement’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management'smanagement’s report in this annual report. On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Included in the Act is a provision that permanently exempts smaller public companies that qualify as either a Non-Accelerated Filer or Smaller Reporting Company from the auditor attestation requirement of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 20152018, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information.

Other Information.

 

None.

 

 
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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

Identification of Directors and Executive Officers

 

The name of the officers and directors of the Company as of April 4, 2016,December 31, 2018, as well as certain information about them, are set forth below:

 

Name

Age

Position

James A. Doris

4146

Director/CEO/President

Tom SimeoLawrence Fisher

5980

Director

David Herskovits

Director/Treasurer/Executive Chairman68

Director

John SquarekTimothy Swift

7344

COO

Frank W. Barker, Jr.

Vice President of Energy

Guangfang Yang63

37

Director/CFO

Townsend Tang

36

Director

 

Background of Officers and Directors

 

James A. Doris

 

Mr. Doris has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since June 28, 2014, and its President and CEO since December 12, 2014. From February 2006 to March 1, 2019, Mr. Doris has owned his own law practice, known as DLO Lawyers ("DLO"(“DLO”) since 2006.. DLO iswas a full-service law firm and representsrepresented domestic and foreign clients regarding their business and investment activities in Canada. Mr. Doris'Doris’ practice areas includeincluded Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity Investments, Joint Ventures, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Estates. DLO hashad 4 offices in Eastern Ontario,Ontario; Ottawa, Prescott, Brockville and Perth.Perth, and Mr. Doris managesmanaged all aspects of the organization, including with respect to Business Development, Human Resources, Finance and Strategic Planning. Prior to starting his own firm, Mr. Doris served as Executive Vice President and In-House Counsel for PineLake Group, a real estate investment and development company in Toronto, Canada, and prior to working for PineLake, Mr. Doris was an associate lawyer at McMillan LLP, one of Canada'sCanada’s leading business law firms. Mr. Doris graduated (cum laude) from the University of Ottawa in 2001 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2002.

Tom Simeo

Mr. Simeo has been the Company's Chief Executive Officer, director and Chairman of the Board since August 15, 2008, when Viking Investments Group, LLC (a Nevis limited liability company) acquired control of the Company. On December 12, 2014, Mr. Simeo resigned as the Company's CEO, and was appointed the Company's Executive Chairman. Mr. Simeo, a corporate lawyer and investment banker, is the founder and managing partner of Viking Investments Group, LLC, the Company's subsidiary and a Delaware limited liability company established in 1993. Between 1990 and 1993, Mr. Simeo advised on the financing and private acquisition of state-owned companies in former Soviet Bloc countries. During the years of 1993 through 2004, Mr. Simeo initiated, advised and helped structure investments in the United States to foreign private and publicly listed companies. From the early 1980's through 1990, Mr. Simeo was a practicing lawyer in Sweden. Mr. Simeo is a graduate Jur. kand. (American LLM equivalent) from the University of Lund, Sweden. Mr. Simeo also studied law at Stockholm University and International Economy at Uppsala University in Sweden. Mr. SimeoDoris is not a director of any other public company.

 

John SquarekLawrence B. Fisher

 

On February 12, 2015, Mr. SquarekFisher practiced securities law in New York City for over 50 years. He was appointedPartner in the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe for 11 years until retirement in 2002. While at the firm, Mr. Fisher was Partner-In-Charge of the New York office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Prior to Orrick, Mr. Fisher was a partner in the New York law firm Kelley, Drye & Warren for 10 years, including 3 years as Vice Presidenta member of Energythe firm’s Executive Committee, and prior to his time at Kelley, Drye & Warren, Mr. Fisher was associate and then partner in the law firm Parker, Chapin and Flattau for an aggregate of 22 years, 5 as an associate and the Company.remainder as a partner. There, too, Mr. Squarek, P. Eng., MBA,Fisher was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Fisher graduated from Columbia College in 1960 and Columbia Law School in 1963 and was a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics from 1963-1965. Mr. Fisher has been the President, CEO and a directormember of Tanager Energy Inc., a publicly listed oil and gas exploration and development company (symbol TAN) on the Toronto Stock Venture Exchange, since June of 2012. From 1999 to 2013, he was also the President and CEO of Oasis Energy Inc., a privately held company through which Mr. Squarek has provided management and energy consulting services to the oil and gas industry. Mr. Squarek is also the past President, CEO and a director of Bellevue Resource Inc., and First Star Energy Ltd., both TSX listed companies, and is the Past Chairman of the Small Explorers and Producers Association of Canada. Mr. Squarek is a Member of the Association of Professional Engineers Geological and Geophysicists of Alberta and a Member of the Legion of Honor of the Society of Professional Engineers. He has 49 years' experience in the oil, gas and mineral industry, has a B. Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma (1966), and has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Adelaide University in Adelaide, South Australia (1996).

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Guangfang "Cecile" Yang

On February 7, 2013, Ms. Yang was appointed as the chief financial officer of the Company and was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Ms. Yang brings to the Company 15National Bank of New York City for in excess of 30 years, of general accounting and auditing experience, auditing private and publicly held companies in China, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Most recently before joining the Company, Ms. Yang was from 2009, director of finance and administration for the Grassroots Community Association where she was the financial controller for 5 major projects and the executive body of the association, responsible for cash flow forecast and management and budget control. Ms. Yang was also in charge of overseeing the fund-raising process and managing sponsor relationships. From 2007- 2009, Ms. Yanghe was a Senior Manager for Acquisition Audits with Moores Rowland CEC, where she among other things, led the acquisition audit team for Sinolog Logistic Group, a company consistingmember of six entities headquartered in Singapore. Ms. Yang was also an annual auditor for Acer during that time.

From 1998-2006, Ms. Yang was with KPMG where she held various positions, from auditor to manager. While Ms. Yang initially held a position as an auditor, she later led a field audit with multiple team members and later became an audit team member for middle- to large-size audit projects. She coordinated auditing for the Sinopec IPO, and worked in various capacities on the China Mobil IPO and annual audit as well as the China Constructional Bank and CITIC Bank IPO's.

Ms. Yang graduated from Hult International Business School, UK, London, from the MBA Executive Track Program. Ms. Yang also graduated from Fudan University, Shanghai, China with a bachelor degree, major in International Finance.

Townsend Tang

On July 10, 2012, Mr. Townsend Tang was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Townsend Tang, a seasoned executive and entrepreneur, has more than 10Financial Federal Corporation until its sale 7 years of experience in the finance industry in China, including Venture Capital, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Initial Public Offerings and Private Investments in Public Equity, and various forms of debt financing. Before joining the Company, Mr. Tang was from 2007, a partner and managing director with Beijing Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd, Beijing, where he was instrumental in raising RMB100 million, plus additional debt and equity financings for a number of the firm's clients. Between the years of 2001 to 2006, Mr. Tang owned and managed Ou Shang Investments, Co., Ltd., a financing consultant firm focused on assisting various domestic Chinese and South East Asian companies to obtain debt and equity financing, ranging from RMB10 million to RMB100 million to a total of 13 clients, of which three clients obtained a listing in A Market, Shanghai.ago.

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David Herskovits

 

Mr. Tang graduated from Nanjing Industry University where heHerskovits is a retired audit partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Herskovits joined Deloitte in 1974, was admitted to the partnership in 1985, and retired in 2013. During his career, Mr. Herskovits was responsible for major audit engagements for public and private companies. He also served in several technical and quality assurance roles at the firm. Mr. Herskovits received an MBA. MBA from Harvard University and a B.S. from Cornell University.

Timothy Swift

Mr. Tang alsoSwift has more than 17 years’ experience in the financial services industry with a focus on energy and energy related companies. Mr. Swift’s experience included research and trading of both credit and equity products. While most recently Mr. Swift focused exclusively on the private placement of highly structured middle market credit products. Prior to joining Viking Energy Group, Mr. Swift was a founding partner and Managing Director on the Debt Capital Markets desk at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Prior to Cantor, Mr. Swift was a Vice President on the Cowen & Co debt capital market team. At both Cantor Fitzgerald & Co and Cowen & Co, Mr. Swift participated in more than 50 transactions raising over $5.5 billion. Prior to Cowen & Co, Mr. Swift served in various capacities at R.W. Pressprich and CRT Capital Group. Mr. Swift holds a Chinese securities business qualification certificate.B.S. in Finance from Babson College.

Frank W. Barker, Jr.

Mr. Barker is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the State of Florida. Mr. Barker has been providing professional services to the Company since the beginning of 2015. On December 29, 2017, Mr. Barker accepted the position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Barker has vast experience providing strategic, financial, accounting and tax-related services in various capacities to both Public and Private entities, including Compliance Reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the planning, preparation and oversight of annual audit functions, presentation of financial data to Public Company Boards, turn-around management, bankruptcy and asset recovery, Strategic planning for survival of troubled companies, financial forecasting and cash flow management, litigation support and forensic analysis, mergers and acquisitions and reverse mergers. Mr. Barker has served as Chief Financial Officer of several Public Companies with Revenues in excess of $40 million. Mr. Barker’s Industry experience include the fields of Defense Contracting, Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Electrical Contracting, Healthcare Research and Construction, Oil and Gas, Health Care Services and Administration, Not for Profit, Retail, Distribution, Gaming, Real Estate, Professional Services, Internet Technologies, Media Communications, Web Based Technologies, Banking, Investments, Insurance, Private Equity, Municipal and County Governments and Treasure Exploration. Mr. Barker received a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida in 1978.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships between any of the Company'sCompany’s officers and directors.

 

Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Company, does not currently havewith the appointment of David Herskovits as an independent member of the board of directors on August 20, 2018, established an audit committee, financial expert, nor does it have an audit committee. The Company's entire board of directors handleswith Mr. Herskovits serving as the functions that would otherwise be handled by an audit committee. The Company does not currently have the capital resources to pay director fees to a qualified independent expert who would be willing to serve on its board and who would be willing to act as an audit committee financial expert. As its business expands and as it appoints others to its board of directors, the Company expects that it will seek a qualified independent expert to become a member of its board of directors. Before retaining any such expert the Company's board would make a determination as to whether such person is independent.

 

 
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Code of Ethics

 

The Company has not yet formally adopted a written code of ethics to be applied to the Company'sCompany’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. Based on its small size, limited financial and human resources, the Company has not adopted written code of ethics.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

To the best of the registrant'sregistrant’s knowledge, during the past five years, no director, executive officer, promoter or control person of the Company:

 

(1)

has filed a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, nor had a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or present of such a person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer within two years before the time of such filing;

 

(2)

were convicted in a criminal proceeding or named subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

 

(3)

were the subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of the following activities:

 

(i)

acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director of any investment company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;

 

(ii)

engaging in any type of business practice;

 

(iii)

engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws or federal commodity laws.

 

(4)

were the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described above under this Item, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

 

(5)

were found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated any federal or state securities law and the judgment in such civil finding or find by the Securities and Exchange Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;

 

(6)

were found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

 

Compliance with Section 16(A) of the Exchange Act

 

To the bestSection 16(a) of the knowledge ofExchange Act requires the Company,Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially ownedown 10% or more than ten percentof a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Company's common stockExchange Act to file reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership with the SEC. Directors, executive officers and greater than 10% stockholders are required by the rules and regulations of the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of all reports filed timely reportsby them in compliance with Section 16(a).

 

 
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Based solely on our review of certain reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the reports required to be filed with respect to transactions in our common stock during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, were timely, except that (i) Timothy Swift did not timely file a Form 3 upon his appointment as an executive officer of the Company on April 16, 2018, and he did not timely file a Form 4 upon his receipt of warrants to purchase 3,500,000 shares of Company common stock on April 16, 2018, and he did not timely file a Form 4 upon his receipt of 500,000 shares of Company common stock on May 21, 2018, and 500,000 shares of Company common stock on December 31, 2018; (ii) Lawrence Fisher did not timely file a Form 3 upon his appointment as director of the Company on August 20, 2018, and he did not timely file a Form 4 upon his receipt of 25,907 shares of Company common stock on October 8, 2018; and (iii) David Herskovits did not timely file a Form 3 upon his appointment as director of the Company on August 20, 2018.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Executive Compensation

 

Summary Compensation Table— Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 20152018 and 20142017

 

The following table sets forth information concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the named persons for services rendered in all capacities during the noted periods. No other executive officers received total annual salary and bonus compensation in excess of $100,000.

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary
($)
 

 

 

Bonus

($)

 

 

Stock

Awards

($)

 

 

Option

Awards

($)

 

 

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation
Earnings

($)

 

 

Non-Qualified
Deferred

Compensation

Earnings
($)

 

 

All Other

Compensation

($)

 

 

Total

Tom Simeo

 

2015

 

 

45,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

45,000

 

Executive Chairman 

 

2014

 

 

180,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

180,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guangfang Yang (1)

 

2015

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

CFO

 

2014

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,914

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James A. Doris (2)

 

2015

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

CEO & President

 

2014

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

John Squarek

 

2015

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Vice President of Energy

 

2014

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary

 

 

Bonus

 

 

Stock Awards (5)

 

 

Option Awards (4)

 

 

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Earnings

 

 

Non-Equity Deferred Compensation Earnings

 

 

All Other Compensation

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James A. Doris

 

2018

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

CEO & President (1)

 

2017

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$2,999,999

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$2,999,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timothy Swift

 

2018

 

$211,538

 

 

$-

 

 

$200,000

 

 

$699,245

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$1,110,783

 

EVP & COO (2)

 

2017

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frank W. Barker, Jr.

 

2018

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$23,500

 

 

$23,500

 

CFO (3)

 

2017

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$999,999

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$69,189

 

 

$1,069,188

 

 

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

 

1.

On February 7, 2013, Ms. Guangfang "Cecile" Yang was appointed as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and a director and received 25,000 shares of stock during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, valued at $3,914.

2.

On June 28, 2014, Mr. Doris was appointed as a director, and on December 12, 2014, as the CEOChief Executive Officer and President of the Company.

2.

On April 16, 2018, Mr. Swift was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.

3.

On December 29, 2017, Mr. Barker was appointed as a director and as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On August 20, 2018, Mr. Barker resigned as a director. Amounts reflected in other compensation represent amounts paid to FWB Consulting, Inc. and / or Frank W. Barker, Jr., CPA PA, both companies affiliated with Mr. Barker.

4.

The fair value of the warrants were determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

5.

The fair value of stock awards are based on the closing market price on the date of issue.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

 

As of December 31, 2015,2018, the Company did not maintain an equity incentive plan or other plan, including but not limited to bonus, deferred compensation or retirement plan under which the Company'sCompany’s securities may be issued to its named executive officers as compensation.

 

Employment Agreements

As of December 31, 2018, the Company has an employment agreement with Timothy Swift as EVP and COO of the Company. Pursuant to Mr. Swift’s employment agreement with the Company, Mr. Swift is to receive an annual base salary of $275,000 and is eligible to receive, at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, an annual bonus of up to 110% of his base salary and incentive equity compensation equal approximately 130% of his base salary. Pursuant to the restricted stock agreement, Mr. Swift is to receive 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, with 50% of the shares vesting immediately and the remaining shares vesting on October 1, 2018, unless Mr. Swift has resigned from employment or has been terminated for cause on or prior to that time. Pursuant to the warrant, Mr. Swift received the right to purchase 3,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.30 per share exercisable through April 1, 2023, with (i) 1,000,000 of the warrant shares vesting immediately; (ii) 2,000,000 of the warrant shares vesting on July 1, 2018, or another date as agreed in writing by both parties so long as the Company has closed a financing transaction consolidating the Company’s debt, has raised an additional $5,000,000 in financing at such time, and Mr. Swift has not resigned from employment or been terminated for cause at that time; and (iii) 500,000 of the warrant shares vesting on December 31, 2018, so long as Mr. Swift has not resigned from employment or been terminated for cause at that time.

 

The Company employs four people and has retained the services of four outside consultants. At December 31, 2015, the Company had nodoes not have any formal compensation arrangements or any other employment agreements with any of its employees. Commencing January 1, 2016other executive officers at December 31, 2018. The Company’s subsidiaries have six full-time non-executive officer employees in Houston at the Company is compensating each of Tom Simeo and James Doris, $10,000 per month plus equity for their services.corporate headquarters.

 

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Compensation of Directors

 

The directorsfollowing table provides information regarding the compensation of the Company were compensated as such duringCompany’s directors for the fiscal yearsyear ended December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively, as follows:2018:

 

Name

 

2015

Compensation

 

 

2014

Compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James A. Doris

 

$0

 

 

$N/A

 

Tom Simeo (1)

 

$45,000

 

 

$180,000

 

Guangfang Yang (2)

 

$0

 

 

$3,914

 

Townsend Tang

 

$0

 

 

$0

 

Name and Principal Position

 

 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash

 

 

 Stock Awards (3)

 

 

 Option Awards 

 

 

 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Earnings

 

 

 Non-Equity Deferred Compensation Earnings

 

 

 All Other Compensation

 

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James A. Doris

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

Lawrence Fisher (1)

 

$5,904

 

 

$10,000

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$15,904

 

David Herskovits (1)

 

$11,206

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$11,206

 

Frank W. Barker, Jr. (2)

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 _________

1.

In his capacityAppointed as an officer (not fora director services).on August 20, 2018.

2.

Appointed as a director and an officer on December 29, 2017, resigned as director on August 20, 2018

3.

The fair value of 25,000 sharesstock award pursuant to terms of common stock.Directors compensation.

 

Directors of the Company may be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them for each regular or special meeting attendance. Mr. Fisher and Mr. Herskovits will both be paid $40,000 per year, payable in cash and/or the Company’s common stock at their election. Any cash payments will be paid monthly, and any stock payments will be issued quarterly, valued based on the average trading price of the Company’s common stock over the 5 business days prior to the end of the applicable quarter. The Company presently has no pension, health, annuity, insurance or profit sharing plans.

 

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Table of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock (and preferred stock) as of December 31, 2015, (i)Company’s voting securities by each person who is known by us to beneficially ownbe the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's common stock; (ii)such securities, as well as by each of our officersdirectors and directors as of such date; and (iii) by all of our officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed possess sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.

 

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UnlessThe information reflected in the following table was, unless otherwise specified, the address of each of the persons set forth below, or is in care of the Company at 1330 Avenue of the Americas,15915 Katy Freeway, Suite 23 A, New York, NY 10019450, Houston, Texas 77094.

 

Title of Class

 

Name & Address of Beneficial Owners

 

Amount & Nature

of Beneficial Ownership (1)

 

 

Percent of

Class (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Tom Simeo (3)

C/O 1330 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 23A

New York, NY 10019

 

 

4,501,894

 

 

 

14.8%

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Rutgeford Imperial Holdings LLC (4)

3rd Floor North Wing Flagship Building, Harbour Drive, Grand Cayman, Cayman Island

 

 

2,940,949

 

 

 

9.7%

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Sackville Holdings LLC (5)

 

 

2,537,399

 

 

 

8.4

%

 

 

Hunkins Plaza, Suite 21

Main Street, Charleston,

Nevis, West Indies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Simjac Investments LLC (6)

Hunkins Plaza, Suite 22-D

Main Street, Charleston,

Nevis, West Indies

 

 

1,662,763

 

 

 

5.5%

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Talem Investments LLC (7)

Hunkins Plaza, Suite 22-D

Main Street, Charleston,

Nevis, West Indies

 

 

1,623,232

 

 

 

5.4%

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

James A. Doris

C/O 1330 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 23A

New York, NY 10019

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

6.6%

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Townsend Tang

C/O 1330 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 23A

New York, NY 10019

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

0.1%

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

All officers and directors as a Group

 

 

6,526,894

 

 

 

21.5%

Series C Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Tom Simeo

C/O 1330 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 23A

New York, NY 10019

 

 

14,046

 

 

 

50.0%

Series C Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value

 

James A. Doris

C/O 1330 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 23A

New York, NY 10019

 

 

14,046

 

 

 

50.0%

Series C Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value

 

All officers and directors as a Group

 

 

28,092

 

 

 

100.0%

Title of Class

 

Name & Address of Beneficial Owners

 

Amount & Nature

of Beneficial Ownership (1)

 

 

Percent of

Class (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

James Doris (3)

 

 

17,000,000

 

 

 

16.04%

Common Stock

 

Timothy Swift (4)

 

 

4,500,000

 

 

 

4.76%

Common Stock

 

Frank W. Barker, Jr. (5)

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

5.21%

Common Stock

 

David Herskovits

 

 

65,000

 

 

 

0.07%

Common Stock

 

Lawrence Fisher

 

 

25,907

 

 

 

0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

All Officers and Directors as a Group

 

 

26,590,907

 

 

 

23,23%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series C Preferred Stock

 

James A. Doris

 

 

28,092

 

 

 

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series C Preferred Stock

 

All Officers and Directors as a Group

 

 

28,092

 

 

 

100.0%

_______________

*Less than 1%

1.

Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of the Company'sCompany’s common stock.

 

2.

As of December 31, 2015,2018, a total of 30,333,99390,989,025 shares of the Company'sCompany’s common stock, and 28,092 shares of the Company's preferred stock,Company’s Series C Preferred Stock, as well as 54,821,690 warrants are considered to be outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1). For each Beneficial Owner above, any optionswarrants exercisable within 60 days have been included for purposes of calculating the relevant percentage.

3.

Tom Simeo has sole voting power over 944,981Includes shares issuable upon exercise of 15,000,000 warrants owned by Viking Investments Group, LLC (Nevis), and hence is deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares held in its name as well as the shares held in his own name.James Doris.

4.

Upon information and belief, Andrew Williams is the beneficial ownerIncludes shares issuable upon exercise of the shares held in the name of this entity as the Company believes that he has voting power over such shares.3,500,000 warrants owned by Timothy Swift

5.

Upon information and belief, Braden Wyatt is the beneficial ownerIncludes shares issuable upon exercise of the shares held in the name of this entity as the Company believes that he has voting power over such shares.

6.

Upon information and belief, Elridge Glasford is the beneficial owner of the shares held in the name of this entity as the Company believes that he has voting power over such shares.

7.

Upon information and belief, Holly Roode is the beneficial owner of the shares held in the name of this entity as the Company believes that she has voting power over such shares.5,000,000 warrants owned by FWB Consulting, Inc., a company controlled by Frank W. Barker, Jr.

 

 
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

Related Transactions

 

During April 2015, the Company made an advance to Tanager Energy Inc., in conjunction with a joint investment in the second oil well of the Joffre Project. As of December 31, 2015,2018, the balance owed byCompany has terminated its joint venture interest and resolved all related balances associated with its relationship with Tanager Energy, Inc. for a payment to the Company was $76,719, which was shown as "Other receivable – joint venture" on the balance sheet.of $227,356.

 

On June 5, 2015,May 16, 2017, Tom Simeo, formerly the Company’s Executive Chairman and a Director, resigned from all positions with the Company. During the period up to his resignation, Tom Simeo did not accrue payroll and made no advances to the Company. The Company authorized and approved the issuance of 2,000,000 and 872,871 restricted shares of common stock in settlement and cancellation ofpaid a total of $201,101$20,643 against prior advances. Concurrent with his resignation, Mr. Simeo waived any remaining balance of amounts owedprior advances previously payable to directors at a cost basishim. As of $0.07 per share.December 31, 2018, and 2017 there are no remaining balances payable to Mr. Simeo.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015,2017, the Company's Executive Chairman and Director, Tom Simeo, accrued payroll and made advances to the Company in the amount of $56,692 in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations. These accruals and advances do not bear interest, are unsecured and have no specific terms of repayment. As of December 31, 2015, the net amount due to Mr. Simeo for accrued payroll and expenses paid on behalf of the Company is $37,159. The Company has not imputed interest as the amount is deemed immaterial.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company'sCompany’s CEO and Director, James Doris incurred expenses on behalf of, and made advances to the Company in the amount of $188,769$344,003 in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations.operations, and the Company made repayments of $384,361. These advances do not bear interest, are unsecured and have no specific terms of repayment. As of December 31, 2017, the amount due for expenses paid on behalf of the Company is $330,580. The Company has not imputed interest as the amount is deemed immaterial. Additionally, Mr. Doris made several loans to the Company totaling $359,336,$862,390, all accruing interest at 12%, and payable on demand. As of December 31, 2015,2017, the total amount due to Mr. Doris for advances and expenses paid on behalf of the Company and loans is $577,832.$1,192,970. Accrued interest of $20,401$149,120 is included in other payables at December 31, 2015.2017.

 

As atOn December 29, 2017, Frank W. Barker, Jr. was appointed as a member of the Company’s board of directors and as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the net amount due to2017, Mr. Simeo for accrued payroll and paymentBarker, through FWB Consulting, Inc., an affiliate of certainMr. Barker’s, incurred expenses on behalf of the Company in the amount of $2,025, and invoiced the Company $32,500 for services, of which $23,500 was $236,713. The balance was non-interest bearing, had no fixed termpaid. As of repaymentDecember 31, 2017, the total amount due to FWB Consulting, Inc. is $51,960, and was payable on demand.is included in accounts payable.

 

As atDuring the year ended December 31, 2014,2018, the Company’s CEO and Director, James Doris, incurred expenses on behalf of, and made advances to the Company in the amount of $642,199 in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations, and the Company made repayments of $972,779. These advances do not bear interest, are unsecured and have no specific terms of repayment. As of December 31, 2018, the amount due to Mr. Doris for theadvances and expenses paid on behalf of the Company is $0. Additionally, Mr. Doris made several loans to the Company totaling $862,390, of which $466,835 was $89,726. The balance was non-interest bearing, had no fixed term of repayment,paid back during the year ended December 31, 2018. These loans all accrue interest at 12%, and wasare payable on demand. As of December 31, 2018, the total amount due to Mr. Doris for these loans is $395,555. Accrued interest of $78,116 is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities at December 31, 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company’s CFO, Frank W. Barker, Jr., through FWB Consulting, Inc., and Frank W. Barker, Jr., CPA PA, both affiliates of Mr. Barker, incurred expenses on behalf of the Company in the amount of $5,697, and invoiced the Company $126,000 for services, of which $69,189 was paid. As of December 31, 2018, the total amount due to FWB Consulting, Inc. is $114,468, and is included in accounts payable.

 

The following table reflects the balances of related parties'parties’ transactions as of December 31, 20152018 and 2014:2017:

 

 

Years ended

 

 

Years ended

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Due to Mr. Tom Simeo

 

$37,159

 

$236,713

 

Due to Mr. James A. Doris – advances

 

218,496

 

89,726

 

 

-

 

330,580

 

Due to Mr. James A. Doris – demand loans

 

 

359,336

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

395,555

 

 

 

862,390

 

Due to FWB Consulting, Inc.

 

 

114,468

 

 

 

51,960

 

 

$614,991

 

 

$326,439

 

 

$510,023

 

 

$1,244,930

 

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Other than as disclosed, there were no material transactions, series of similar transaction, current transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeded $120,000 or 1% of the Company'sCompany’s total assets as of December 31, 2015,2018, and in which any director or executive officer, or any security holder who is known to the Company to own of record or beneficially more than five percent of the Company'sCompany’s common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had a material interest.

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Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

The following table sets forth the fees billed by our former principal independent accounting firm Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP, and our former principal independent accounting firm, DKM Certified Public Accountants ("DKM"), and the Company's current principal independent accounting firm, Greenof Turner, Stone & Company, CPA's,LLP, for each of our last two fiscal years for the categories of services indicated.

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

Years Ended

December 31,

 

Category

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Audit Fees

 

$50,000

 

$75,000

 

 

$78,500

 

$42,000

 

Audit Related Fees

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

Tax Fees

 

-

 

-

 

 

12,000

 

-

 

All Other Fees

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,200

 

 

 

-

 

Total

 

$50,000

 

 

$75,000

 

 

$98,700

 

 

$42,000

 

 

Audit fees. Consists of fees billed for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of our interim financial information and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with year-end and quarter-end statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

Audit-related fees. Consists of fees billed for services relating to review of other regulatory filings including registration statements, periodic reports and audit related consulting.

 

Tax fees. Consists of professional services rendered by our principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

Other fees. Other services provided by our accountants.

 

 
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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

Number

Description

3.1

Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on October 14, 2008)

3.2

Bylaws (incorporated by reference to our Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on October 14, 2008)

3.3

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on May 23, 2012)

10.13.4

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 6, 2018)

10.1

Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated November 10, 2017, by Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Black Rhino, LP (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2017)

10.2

First Amendment to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated November 30, 2017, by Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Black Rhino, LP (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2017)

10.3

Second Amendment to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated December 22, 2017, by Viking Energy Group, Inc., Black Rhino, LP, and Petrodome Energy, LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2017)

10.4

Term Loan Agreement, dated December 22, 2017, by the Borrowers listed therein, 405 Petrodome LLC, as Administrative Agent, and 405 Petrodome LLC and Cargill, Incorporated, as Lenders (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2017)

10.5

Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated December 22, 2017, by Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Woodway Oil & Gas – KS–I, LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2018)

10.6

Assignment and Bill of Sale, dated December 22, 2017, by Mid-Con Development, LLC and Woodway Oil & Gas – KS–I, LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2018)

10.7

Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of September 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2018)

10.8

First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of November 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2018)

10.9

Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of November 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)

10.10

Collateral Agreement to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of December 26, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)

10.11

Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2018, by and among Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC, Ichor Energy, LLC, ABC Funding, LLC, as Administrative Agent, and the Lender Parties (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)

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10.12

10% Secured Promissory Note, dated December 27, 2018, issued by Viking Energy Group, Inc. to RPM Investments, a Division of Opus Bank, in favor of Sellers (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)

10.13

Security and Pledge Agreement, executed as of December 27, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)

10.14

Employment Agreement with Timothy Swift dated as of March 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 21, 2018)

10.15

Restricted Stock Agreement with Timothy Swift dated as of April 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 21, 2018)

21.1

Subsidiaries of Viking Energy Group, Inc.

31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(1) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(1) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of 18 U.S.C. 63

32.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of 18 U.S.C. 63

99.1

Purchase and Sale, Petroleum and Natural Gas Conveyance Agreement with Tanager Energy Inc. dated November 3, 2014 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2014)

10.299.2

Purchase, Sale and Capital Contribution Agreement effective February 1, 2016

31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(1) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(1) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of 18 U.S.C. 63

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of 18 U.S.C. 63

99.1

Guaranty and Repurchase Agreement dated April 11, 2012 (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K/A filed on April 18, 2013)May 16, 2016)

99.299.3

RepurchasePurchase and Sale Agreement dated April 15, 2013 (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 18, 2013)

99.3

Form of Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2016)September 12, 2017)

99.4

Form of SecurityPurchase and Sale Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2016)October 3, 2017)

99.5

Form of WarrantPurchase and Sale Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2016)October 4, 2017)

99.6

Purchase and Sale Agreement (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 8, 2017)

101.INS**

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH**

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL**

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF**

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB**

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE**

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 ______________

_________
* Filed herewith

** XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

VIKING INVESTMENTSENERGY GROUP, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: May 16 , 2016April 1, 2019

By:

/s/ Tom SimeoJames A. Doris

Tom SimeoJames A. Doris

Principal Executive Chairman, Director and Treasurer

Officer

 

In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act this report has been signed below by the following person(s) on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Date: May 16, 2016April 1, 2019

By:

/s/ James A. Doris

James A. Doris

Chairman of the board and

Principal Executive Officer

Date: April 1, 2019

By:

/s/ Guangfang YangFrank W. Barker, Jr.

Guangfang YangFrank W. Barker, Jr.

ChiefPrincipal Financial and Accounting Officer &

Date: April 1, 2019

By:

/s/ Lawrence B. Fisher

Lawrence B. Fisher

Director

Date: April 1, 2019

By:

/s/ David Herskovits

David Herskovits

Director

 

 

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