Galt&Taggart18 Oct 2019 18:33
GOGC is currently involved in a litigation with Frontera Resources Georgia
Corporation (FRGC), a Cayman Island company, regarding the breach of the
production sharing agreement (PSA) related to exploration, production and sharing of
crude oil and natural gas. In January 2018, GOGC and the State Agency of Oil and Gas
(SAOG) initiated arbitration proceedings against FRGC, who has allegedly breached
certain provisions of the PSA including but not limited to the relinquishment of
approximately 99% of the Contract Area. On the other hand, in September 2018
Frontera Resources launched a counterclaim on US$ 3.5bn against GOGC and SAOG
claiming lost profits for 2012-27 per GOGC’s 2018 audit report. Management believes
that GOGC and SAOG have factual and legal bases to win the case, and that possibility
for Frontera to win these claims is remote. The court hearings are planned for October
2019.
Significant growth in other expenses is related to the above-mentioned on-going
litigation case with Frontera Resources. Other operating expenses increased 58.1%
y/y to US$ 10.4mn in 2018. Legal fees, related to litigation case with Frontera
Resources, which were up 3.9x to US$ 2.7mn was the main reason behind the growth.
Transportation, materials, repair and maintenance expense was up 20.4% y/y to US$
3.1mn in 2018. Other costs remained mostly stable
So, the costs here are quite significant at 2.7mln.
Obviously not a rollover......
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