RE: Confidence statement24 Apr 2025 14:07
Following the enactment of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Act 2021 which, amongst other things, enhanced the decommissioning framework applying to offshore assets in Australia, on 29 March 2023 Jadestone Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd, Jadestone Energy (Eagle) Pty Ltd and Jadestone Energy (CWLH) Pty Ltd, each wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, entered into a deed poll with the Australian Government with regard to the requirements of maintaining sufficient financial capacity to ensure that each of Montara’s, Stag’s and CWLH’s asset restoration obligations can be met when due. The deed states that the Group is required to provide financial security in favour of the Australian Government when the aggregate remaining net after-tax cash flow of the Group is below 1.25 times of the Group’s estimated decommissioning liabilities net of any residual value, tax benefits, and other financial assurance committed by the Group for such purposes. The Group does not expect to provide financial security under the deed poll this year based on the financial capacity assessment.
The Malaysian and Indonesian regulators require upstream oil and gas companies to contribute to an abandonment cess fund, including making monthly cess payments, throughout the production life of the oil or gas field. The cess payment amount is assessed based on the estimated future decommissioning expenditures. The cess payment paid for non-operated licences reduces the ARO liability. The Malaysian abandonment cess fund only covers the decommissioning costs related to the oil and gas facilities, excluding wells. The Indonesian cess fund covers the decommissioning costs related to all facilities. The Group has recognised ARO provisions for the estimated decommissioning costs of the wells in the PSCs.
An abandonment trust fund was set as part of the acquisition of the CWLH Assets to ensure there are sufficient funds available for decommissioning activities at the end of field life. The cash contribution paid into the trust fund is classified as non-current receivable as the amount is reclaimable by the Group in the future following the commencement of decommissioning activities