UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
x Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007; or
o Transition Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for the transition period from _____________ to _____________
Commission file number 000-51241
SOURCE PETROLEUM INC. | ||
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) | ||
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Nevada |
| 98-0443283 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 620, 304 - 8th Avenue, S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C1 Canada | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | ||
403.444.2893 x 223 | ||
(Issuer’s telephone number) | ||
N/A | ||
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 [ ]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 70,845,827 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of August 23, 2007.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): | Yes o | No x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Financial Statements |
These financial statements have been prepared by Source Petroleum Inc. (the “Company”) without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted in accordance with such SEC rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2007, and its results of operations, stockholders’ equity, and its cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. The results for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto filed as a part of the Company’s Form 10-KSB.
SOURCE PETROLEUM INC.
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
June 30, 2007
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| June 30,2007 |
ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 289,485 |
| Prepaid expenses |
| 105,130 |
Total current assets |
| 394,615 | |
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Loan receivable (Note 3) |
| 4,279,219 | |
Mineral properties (Note 4) |
| - | |
Petroleum & natural gas properties (Note 5) |
| 46,995,787 | |
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Total assets | $ | 51,669,621 | |
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LIABILITIES |
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Current liabilities |
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 576,872 |
| Loan payable |
| 900,000 |
Total current liabilities |
| 1,476,872 | |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Share capital |
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| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding |
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| Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 4,500,000,000 shares authorized, 70,845,827 issued and outstanding (Note 7) |
| 7,084 |
| Additional paid-in capital |
| 52,774,931 |
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage |
| (2,589,266) | |
Total stockholders’ equity |
| 50,192,749 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 51,669,621 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SOURCE PETROLEUM INC.
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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| Cumulative October 14, 2001 (inception) to |
| Three Month Ended |
| Three Month Ended |
| Six Month Ended |
| Six Month Ended |
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| June 30, |
| June 30, |
| June 30, |
| June 30, |
| June 30, |
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| 2007 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
Revenue |
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Interest Income | $ | 7,359 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
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General and administrative expenses |
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Bank charges | $ | 1,398 | $ | 68 | $ | 27 | $ | 142 | $ | 85 |
Consulting fees |
| 223,820 |
| 11,752 |
| 7,500 |
| 59,252 |
| 7,500 |
Exchange gain/loss |
| (3,173) |
| - |
| - |
| (2,096) |
| - |
Finder fees |
| 1,064,775 |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
Management fees |
| 16,050 |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
Marketing and investor relation |
| 85,539 |
| 2,450 |
| - |
| 34,463 |
| - |
Mineral property expenditures |
| 52,225 |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
Office and miscellaneous |
| 64,024 |
| 11,736 |
| (2,619) |
| 24,902 |
| (2,482) |
Oil and Gas Expenditures |
| 496,556 |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
Professional fees |
| 417,551 |
| 38,884 |
| 37,497 |
| 149,335 |
| 64,480 |
Stock-based compensation |
| 135,624 |
| - |
| - |
| 135,624 |
| - |
Transfer agent and filing fees |
| 31,682 |
| 1,175 |
| 2,835 |
| 18,365 |
| 3,186 |
Travel & promotion |
| 10,554 |
| - |
| - |
| 678 |
| - |
Net loss | $ | (2,589,266) | $ | (66,065) | $ | (45,240) | $ | (420,665) | $ | (72,769) |
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Basic and diluted loss per share |
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Net loss per share |
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| $ | (0.00) | $ | (0.00) | $ | (0.01) | $ | (0.00) |
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Weighted average number of Common shares outstanding |
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| 70,845,827 |
| 101,441,401 |
| 70,845,827 |
| 99,677,624 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SOURCE PETROLEUM INC.
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
For the period from inception (October 14, 2001) to June 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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| Deficit accumulated | Total stockholders’ |
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | paid-in | Subscription | during exploration | (deficit) | ||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | capital | received | stage | equity |
Stocks issued at $0.000002 per share in October 2001 | - | - | 67,500,000 | $ 6,750 | $ (6,600) |
| $ - | $ 150 |
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - |
| (542) | (542) |
Balance, December 31, 2001 | - | - | 67,500,000 | 6,750 | (6,600) |
| (542) | (392) |
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Stocks issued at $0.003 per share in Feb 2002 | - | - | 8,842,500 | 884 | 28,591 |
| - | 29,475 |
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - |
| (9,283) | (9,283) |
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Balance, December 31, 2002 | - | - | 76,342,500 | 7,634 | 21,991 |
| (9,825) | 19,800 |
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - |
| (24,450) | (24,450) |
Balance, December 31, 2003 | - | - | 76,342,500 | 7,634 | 21,991 |
| (34,275) | (4,650) |
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Stocks issued at $0.0044 per share in December 2004 | - | - | 22,500,000 | 2,250 | 97,750 |
| - | 100,000 |
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - |
| (16,241) | (16,241) |
Balance, December 31, 2004 | - | - | 98,842,500 | 9,884 | 119,741 |
| (50,516) | 79,109 |
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - |
| (87,565) | (87,565) |
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Balance, December 31, 2005 | - | - | 98,842,500 | 9,884 | 119,741 |
| (138,081) | (8,456) |
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Stocks issued at $0.03 per share in March 2006 | - | - | 1,500,000 | 150 | 49,850 |
| - | 50,000 |
"Units" issued in May 2006 |
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Stocks issued at $1.00 per share | - | - | 2,000,000 | 200 | 622,512 |
| - | 622,712 |
Value of warrants issued with stock units ($1.25 per share) |
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| 709,429 |
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| 709,429 |
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Value of warrant issued with stock units ($1.50 per share) |
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| 667,860 |
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| 667,860 |
Share subscriptions received |
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| 5,554,890 |
| 5,554,890 |
Stock issued under subscriptions | - | - | 3,703,327 | 370 | 3,338,128 | (3,338,498) | - | - |
"Units" issued in July 2006 |
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Stocks issued at $1.50 per share |
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| 300,000 | 30 | 270,416 | (270,446) |
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Values of warrants issued with stock units ($2.25 per share) |
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| 2,396,046 | (1,945,946) |
| 450,100 |
Value of warrants issued as finders’ fee ($1.50 per share) |
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| 461,775 |
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| 461,775 |
Stocks issued at $1.375 per share in September 2006 |
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| 32,000,000 | 3,200 | 43,996,800 |
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| 44,000,000 |
Shares cancelled |
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| (67,500,000) | (6,750) | 6,750 |
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Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - |
| (2,030,520) | (2,030,520) |
Balance, December 31, 2006 |
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| 70,845,827 | $ 7,084 | $ 52,639,307 | $ - | $ (2,168,601) | $ 50,477,790 |
Stock options issued in January 2007 |
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| 135,624 |
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| 135,624 |
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - |
| (420,665) | (420,665) |
Balance, June 30, 2007 |
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| 70,845,827 | $ 7,084 | $ 52,774,931 | $ - | $ (2,589,266) | $ 50,192,749 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SOURCE PETROLEUM INC.
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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| Cumulative October 14, 2001 (inception) to |
| Three Month Ended |
| Three Month Ended |
| Six Month Ended |
| Six Month Ended |
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| June 30, |
| June 30, |
| June 30, |
| June 30, |
| June 30, |
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| 2007 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
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Cash flows used in operating activities |
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Net loss for the period | $ | (2,589,266) | $ | (66,065) | $ | (45,240) | $ | (420,665) | $ | (72,769) |
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Stock based compensation |
| 135,624 |
| - |
| - |
| 135,624 |
| - |
Warrants issued as finder fee |
| 461,775 |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
Changes in non-cash working capital items: |
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Prepaid expenses |
| (105,130) |
| 17,322 |
| - |
| 1,120,851 |
| - |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
| 576,872 |
| (1,670) |
| 10,010 |
| 216,609 |
| 21,394 |
Net cash used in operating activities |
| (1,520,125) |
| (50,413) |
| (35,230) |
| 1,052,419 |
| (51,375) |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Loan receivable |
| (4,279,219) |
| - |
| - |
| (600,000) |
| - |
Petroleum & natural gas properties |
| (2,995,787) |
| - |
| - |
| (1,243,511) |
| - |
Net Cash flows from investing activities |
| (7,275,006) |
| - |
| - |
| (1,843,511) |
| - |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Loan proceeds |
| 900,000 |
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| 900,000 |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants |
| 8,184,616 |
| - |
| 7,554,890 |
| - |
| 7,604,890 |
Due from a related party |
| - |
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| (9,000) |
| - |
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Due to a related party |
| - |
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| 11,500 |
| - |
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Net cash from financing activities |
| 9,084,616 |
| - |
| 7,557,390 |
| 900,000 |
| 7,604,890 |
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| 289,485 |
| (50,413) |
| 7,522,160 |
| 108,908 |
| 7,553,515 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
| - |
| 339,898 |
| 31,517 |
| 180,577 |
| 162 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 289,485 | $ | 289,485 | $ | 7,553,677 | $ | 289,485 | $ | 7,553,677 |
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Supplemental cash flow information: |
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Interest expenses paid | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
Income taxes paid |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Source Petroleum, Inc. (an exploration state enterprises)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. | Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying unaudited interim balance sheets, statements of operations, statements of shareholders’ equity and cash flows reflected all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and other adjustments, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of the Company, at June 30, 2007 and the results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the interim period ended June 30, 2007. The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instruction for Form 10-QSB pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, do not include all information and notes normally provided in audited financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements filed with Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The result of operations for the interim periods presented is not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
| a) | Organization |
Source Petroleum, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as Red Sky Resources, Inc. on December 20, 2004, upon the merger (the “Merger”) of Pacific Petroleum Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pacific Petroleum”) with its wholly owned subsidiary, Red Sky Resources Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Red Sky Nevada”). Pacific Petroleum was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on October 14, 2001. Red Sky Nevada was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on November 23, 2004. At the time of the Merger, Pacific Petroleum owned all of the issued and outstanding shares of Red Sky Nevada. Each share of Pacific Petroleum common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was converted into one share of common stock of Red Sky Nevada. The surviving legal entity is Red Sky Nevada while the financial statements are the continuation of Pacific Petroleum. On May 25, 2006, the Company changed into name to Source Petroleum, Inc.
The Company is in the business of exploring mineral and oil and gas properties. The Company has not yet determined whether its properties contain mineral or petroleum resources that may be economically recoverable. The Company therefore is considered to be an exploration stage company.
The recoverability of mineral property costs is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, confirmation of the Company’s interest in the underlying mineral claims, and the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the exploration and upon future profitable production.
On April 25, 2006, the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of 1245147 Alberta Ltd., an Alberta corporation engaged in the oil and gas exploration business that was wholly-owned by Source Projects, Inc. The Company purchased all of the issued shares of Source Projects, Inc. by way of a share exchange in September 2006 to further its mineral properties exploration on December 8, 2006. Source Projects, Inc. was dissolved the Company became the sole shareholder of 1245147 Alberta Ltd.
| b) | Going Concern |
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated any revenue and requires additional funds to maintain its operations. Management’s plans in this regard are to raise equity financing as required.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from this uncertainty. The
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consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were prepared assuming that the Company would continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is an issue raised as a result of recurring losses from operations and working capital deficiency. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is also subject to its ability to obtain necessary funding from outside sources, including obtaining additional funding from the sale of its securities. The Company is currently pursuing financing opportunities through a private investment offering of its securities and is optimistic about the likelihood of obtaining such financing based on recent positive preliminary results from exploration activities undertaken at its properties.
2. | Significant Accounting Policies |
| a) | Basis of Consolidation |
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, 1245147 Alberta Ltd. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.
| b) | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash equivalents comprise certain highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. As at June 30, 2007, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and trust only.
| c) | Accounting Estimates |
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
| d) | Mineral Properties/ Petroleum & natural gas properties |
The Company utilizes the full cost method to account for its investment in mineral, oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of mineral, oil and gas reserves, including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, interest costs relating to unproved properties, geological expenditures and direct internal costs are capitalized into the full cost pool. As of December 31, 2006, the Company has no properties with proven reserves. When the Company obtains proven mineral, oil and gas reserves, capitalized costs, including estimated future costs to develop the reserves and estimated abandonment costs, net of salvage, will be depleted on the units-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects including capitalized interest, if any, are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined. If the future exploration of unproved properties are determined uneconomical, the amount of such properties are added to the capitalized cost to be amortized. As of June 30, 2007, all of the Company’s mineral, oil and gas properties were unproved and were excluded from amortization.
The capitalized costs included in the full cost pool are subject to a “ceiling test”, which limits such costs to the aggregate of the estimated present value, using an estimated discount rate, of the future net revenues from proved reserves, based on current economic and operating conditions and the estimated value of unproven properties. As of June 30, 2007, none of the Company’s unproved mineral, oil and gas properties were considered impaired.
| e) | Foreign Currency Transactions |
The Company maintains its accounting records in U.S. Dollars, as follows:
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At the transaction date, each asset, liability, revenue and expense is translated into U.S. dollars by the use of the exchange rate in effect at that date. At the period end, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured by using the exchange rate in effect at that date. The resulting foreign exchange gains and losses are included in operations.
| f) | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, loan receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these items. Management is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.
| g) | Income Taxes |
The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS”) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, which requires the Company to recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns using the liability method. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the periods in which the differences are expected to reverse.
| h) | Contingencies |
The Company is subject to legal claims and disputes in the ordinary course of its exploration activities. The Company estimates that any financial impact from legal claims and disputes will not be material to the consolidated financial statements.
| i) | Comprehensive Income |
The Company adopted SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”, which requires inclusion of foreign currency translation adjustments, reported separately in its Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, in other comprehensive income. The Company had no other comprehensive income for the periods presented.
| j) | Loss per Share |
Loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods. The Company has adopted SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share”. Diluted loss per share is equivalent to basic loss per share since the warrants outstanding are all anti dilutive for the periods presented because the Company had a net loss.
On February 3, 2006, the Board approved a forward stock split on a 30 new for 1 old basis. On April 15, 2006, the Board approved another forward stock split on a 1.5 new for 1 old basis. All per share date in these consolidated financial statements is presented on a post split basis.
| k) | Stock-based Compensation |
The Company accounts for stock-based awards in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective method, which requires measurement of compensation cost for all stock-based awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation over the service period for awards expected to vest. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which is consistent with the Company’s valuation techniques previously utilized for options in footnote disclosures required under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation”, as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure”.
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| l) | New Accounting Pronouncements |
There are no new accounting pronouncements that are expected to have an impact on the Company that have not been previously disclosed.
3. | Loan Receivable |
The Company had loaned a total of $4,279,219 US at March 31, 2007 to a third party pursuant to a letter of intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of that company. The loan is secured by all of the assets of the borrower company and was due in full on May 31, 2007. At June 30, 2007 the letter of intent had expired and the full balance of the loan was outstanding. The Company has taken certain actions regarding realizing the monies due to it. As the balance owed is supported by the assets of the borrower company, management expects to receive the funds in due course.
4. | Mineral Property |
During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company staked twenty-five mining claims located in the Iliamna Recording District of Southwestern Alaska. As the claims do not contain any known reserves, the exploration costs were expensed during the periods. The mineral claims are renewable on the first day of every September conditional on paying the annual filing fee of $2,500 to the State of Alaska by November 30, 2006 and meeting mineral exploration expenditure of $10,000 or by paying cash in lieu of mineral exploration expenditures. The Company has not maintained the good standing of its mineral claims in Alaska.
5. | Petroleum & natural gas properties |
Harmon Valley Property The farmout agreement relating to the Harmony Valley property was entered into between Dual Exploration Inc. as the farmor and 1245147 Alberta Ltd. as the farmee on July 4, 2006. The Company acquired the then corporate parent of 1245147 Alberta Ltd., Source Projects Inc., by issuing 32,000,000 shares of common stock to the former shareholders of Source Projects Inc. The transaction was accounted for as a purchase transaction; that is, the transaction is equivalent to the issuance of shares by Source Petroleum Inc. for the net assets of Source Projects. The value of the purchase was determined at $44,000,000 based on the closing market price of the shares issued by the Company as of the date of the acquisition discounted by a percentage which is management’s estimate of the dilution effect expected to occur from the issuance of such a large block of shares. Of the $44,000,000 petroleum and natural gas properties acquisition cost, $43,000,000 was allocated to the Harmony Valley property. The allocation is based on the management’s assessment of fair market value of the properties at the time.
On December 8, 2006, the Company dissolved Source Projects Inc. and 1245147 Alberta Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
On October 31, 2006, Dual Exploration Inc., as the operator, submitted an application for a primary recovery scheme within sections 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 29 of 83-19W5M on the Harmon Valley property. Pursuant to the farmout agreement, we prepaid 100% of the costs for drilling of the first horizontal well in the amount of US$900,000 in October of 2006.
Woking Property The farmout agreement relating to the Woking property was entered into between Dual Exploration Inc. as the farmor and 1245147 Alberta Ltd. as the farmee on July 4, 2006. The Company acquired the then corporate parent of 1245147 Alberta Ltd., Source Projects Inc., by issuing 32,000,000 shares of common stock to the former shareholders of Source Projects Inc. The transaction was accounted for as a purchase transaction; that is, the transaction is equivalent to the issuance of shares by Source Petroleum Inc. for the net assets of Source Projects. The value of the purchase was determined at $44,000,000 based on the closing market price of the shares issued by the Company as of the date of the acquisition discounted by a percentage which is management’s estimate of the dilution effect expected to occur from the issuance of such a large block of shares. Of the $44,000,000 petroleum and natural gas
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properties acquisition cost, $1,000,000 was allocated to the Woking property. The allocation is based on the management’s assessment of fair market value of the properties at the time.
On December 8, 2006, the Company dissolved Source Projects Inc. and 1245147 Alberta Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
On September 29, 2006, we received notice of the commencement of drilling operations on the Woking, Alberta property from Dual Exploration Inc., our joint venture partner and operator. We prepaid $1,882,272 to Dual Explorations Inc. pursuant to the farmout agreement relating to Woking Area in Alberta, Canada, which represents 75% of the costs for drilling of a test well on the property. This test well has been completed and Dual Explorations Inc. has also concluded an extended production test on the well. Because we have paid the 75% of the costs of drilling, completing and equipping of this exploration well, we have earned our 37.5% working interest in the three sections comprising the farmout lands under this farmout agreement. As the owner of a 37.5% working interest in the farmout lands, we will be required to pay our proportionate share of all land, title, lease bonuses and drilling costs associated with the farmout lands covered by this farmout agreement.
The exploration activities on these farmout lands are in very early stages and there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully locate commercially viable resources or reserves or any at all
The total costs incurred and excluded from amortization for the Company’s oil and gas properties are summarized as follows:
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| Property acquisition |
| Drilling and gathering |
| Geological and geophysical |
| Total |
Harmon Valley |
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Balance, December 31, 2006 | $ | 43,000,000 | $ | 34,042 | $ | 1,755 | $ | 43,035,797 |
Addition |
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| 1,193,957 |
| 49,555 |
| 1,243,512 |
Balance, June 30, 2007 | $ | 43,000,000 | $ | 1,227,999 | $ | 51,310 | $ | 44,279,309 |
Woking Property |
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Balance, December 31, 2006 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,716,478 |
| - | $ | 2,716,478 |
Balance, June 30, 2007 |
| 1,000,000 |
| 1,716,478 |
| - |
| 2,716,478 |
Total Oil and Gas Properties | $ | 44,000,000 | $ | 2,944,477 | $ | 51,310 | $ | 46,995,787 |
As of June 30, 2007, all of the Company’s oil and gas properties are considered unproven. Based on the status of the Company’s exploration activities, management has determined that no impairment has occurred
6. | Related Party Transactions |
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company paid consulting fees in the amount of $31,000 and $102,499 worth of stock-base compensation was recorded for options granted to two officers and directors.
7. | Common Stock |
On May 11, 2006, the Company issued 2,000,000 units (each a “Unit”) due to the closing of the Company’s private placement at $1.00 per Unit for total proceeds of $2,000,000. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company and two share purchase warrants, with one warrant exercisable into one common share at the price of US$1.25 for a period of 2 years, and the second warrant exercisable into one common share at the price of US$1.50 for a period of 2 years.
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On July 5, 2006, the Company issued 4,003,327 units (each a “Unit”) at a price of US$1.50 per unit for gross proceeds of $6,004,991. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, with one of such warrants entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share at a price of USD$2.25 per share for a period of two years. The Company has agreed to pay certain individuals finders’ fees for assisting the Company in raising funds in connection with its recent private placements of units at $1.50. $593,000 cash is paid in July 2006. The Company allots 395,330 warrants which will be exercisable into one common share at the price of US$1.50 for a period of two years.
On September 6, 2006 the Company completed the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding common stock of Source Projects Inc. In exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Source Projects Inc., the Company issued to the shareholders of Source Projects Inc. an aggregate of 32,000,000 shares of common stock.
On September 6, 2006, 67,500,000 shares of common stock were returned. to the Company for cancellation.
Warrants outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2007:
Date Granted | Date Expired | Excise Price | No. |
5/11/2006 | 5/11/2008 | 1.25 | 2,000,000 |
5/11/2006 | 5/11/2008 | 1.50 | 2,000,000 |
7/5/2006 | 7/5/2008 | 2.25 | 4,003,327 |
7/5/2006 | 7/5/2008 | 1.50 | 395,330 |
8. | Stock - Based Compensation |
On January 17, 2007, the Company adopted a Stock Base Compensation Plan. The Company granted stock options to one consultant and two directors and officers of the company to purchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the common stock, 500,000 of which at an exercise price of $1.30 per share and 1,500,000 of which at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The stock options are exercisable until January 17, 2012. These stock options were issued pursuant to exemptions from registration as set out under Rule 903 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 5,000,000 shares were reserved under the Plan.
A summary of the Company’s stock option activities is presented below:
| Employee/Director | Non-employee Options |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Options Outstanding, December 31, 2006 |
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Options granted: | 1,500,000 | 500,000 | $ | 1.08 |
Options Outstanding, June 30, 2007 | 1,500,000 | 500,000 | $ | 1.08 |
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Outstanding options vest and expired as follows:
| Range of Exercise Prices |
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Vested at June 30 | High | Low | Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Expiry Date |
2007 and earlier | 1.30 | 1.30 | 200,000 | 1.30 | 1/17/2012 |
Remainder of 2007 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 225,000 | 1.30 | 1/17/2012 |
2008 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 162,500 | 1.14 | 1/17/2012 |
2009 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 87,500 | 1.00 | 1/17/2012 |
2010 and remainder | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1,325,000 | 1.00 | 1/17/2012 |
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| 2,000,000 |
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For purposes of the calculation, the following assumptions were used:
Risk-free interest rate (%) | 4.50% |
Expected dividend yield | 0.00% |
Expected stock price volatility | 106% |
Expected life of options (years) | 5 |
Per share fair value of options granted in the year | $1.36 |
Option-pricing models require the use of highly subjective estimates and assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Changes in the underlying assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates and therefore, in management’s opinion, existing models do not necessarily provide reliable measure of the fair value of the Company’s stock options.
9. | Preferred Shares |
$0.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding.
10. | Subsequent Events |
None
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 that involve risks and uncertainties. In particular such forward-looking statements may be found in this section. The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “intends”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential”, or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors”, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Other unidentified risks and uncertainties that may affect our actual performance and results of operations include the following: general economic conditions; exploration successes, the acquisition of oil and gas assets, continued availability of capital and financing; adverse weather; governmental regulations; changes in governmental and public policy; changes in economic conditions specific to our business; competition; availability of equipment and qualified personnel and unexpected operational difficulties. Other risks and uncertainties may also affect the outcome of our actual performance and results of operations. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations.
Overview
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on November 23, 2004 under the name Red Sky Resources Inc. On May 25, 2006, we changed our name to Source Petroleum Inc.
We were in the business of mineral exploration. We acquired 25 mineral claims in southwestern Alaska via staking which we believe are prospective for gold and copper. Because we did not discover an economically viable mineral deposit on these mineral claims, our management decided to diversify our operations from mineral exploration to oil and gas explorations. On July 26, 2006, we entered into a share exchange agreement with all of the shareholders of Source Projects Inc., and 1245147 Alberta Ltd. for the purchase by our company of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Source Projects Inc. Source Projects Inc. was the sole shareholder of 1245147 Alberta Ltd., which had entered into farm-out agreements for exploration of oil sands relating to certain farm-out lands located in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Upon the completion of this share exchange agreement, we have shifted our attention to the exploration of oil sands and oil shales under the farm-out agreements held by 1245147 Alberta Ltd. We have not maintained the good standing of our mineral claims in Alaska.
Our Current Business
On December 8, 2006, we completed a merger with Source Projects Inc. to streamline our corporate structure. Consequently, we became the sole shareholder of 1245147 Alberta Ltd., which was incorporated in the Province of Alberta in May 2006. 1245147 Alberta Ltd. entered into two farm-out agreements as the farmee with Dual Explorations Inc. as the farmor for exploration of oil sands relating to certain farm-out lands located at TWP 75-4-W6M and TWP 83-19-W5M in the Province of Alberta. 1245147 Alberta Ltd. also purchased the interest of Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. as the farmee in a farm-out agreement with Western Petrochemical Corp. as the farmor for exploration of oil shales relating to certain farm-out lands located at TWPs 43-49 Rges 1-8, W2M in the Province of Saskatchewan. Even though we were notified by CanWest Petroleum Corporation, the corporate parent of Western Petrochemical Corp., that it disputes the validity of the farm-out agreement between Western Petrochemical Corporation and Scott Oil and Gas Ltd.; we have been assured by Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. that it believes the farm-out agreement was valid and enforceable and that we are entitled to exercise the rights of Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. under that farm-out agreement.
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The exploration activities on these farm-out lands are in very early stages and there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully locate commercially viable resources or reserves or any at all.
Our current operational focus is to conduct exploration of oil sands and oil shales on those properties subject to the following farm-out agreements:
Farm-out Agreement with Dual Exploration Inc. dated July 4, 2006
(Harmon Valley Area, Alberta)
The farmor to this farm-out agreement is Dual Exploration Inc. and the farmee is 1245147 Alberta Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of our company. This farm-out agreement provides that we may explore for oil sands from the top of the Peace River Formation to the base of the Pekisko Formation in Sections 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 29 of Twp. 83, Rge. IO, W5M. The farm-out land in this agreement is covered by Alberta Crown Oil Sands Lease Nos. 7404041030 and 7404080869. Our recent searches indicated that these leases are active, all rentals have been paid to date and that Dual Exploration Inc. is registered lessee of an undivided 100% interest in the farm-out lands.
This agreement enabled our company to acquire from the farmor a 50% working interest in three pre-selected sections comprising part of the farm-out lands, defined as the Test Well Earning Block, upon paying 100% of the total costs of drilling, completing/equipping or abandoning three horizontal test wells to be successively drilled from the same specified surface location to contract depth in three different bottomhole locations to be determined. Drilling of the first test well was to commence on or before October 31, 2006 subject to surface access, rig availability and regulatory approvals and our company is obligated to pay all anticipated drilling costs within thirty days prior to spudding of each test well.
Dual Exploration Inc. acts as contract operator for the drilling operations and is required to provide us with test well data and an authorization for expenditure in connection with test wells, effectively converting the arrangement into a participation agreement.
This farm-out agreement incorporates both the CAPL 1997 Farm-out and Royalty Procedure and the CAPL 1990 Operating Procedure. Dual Exploration Inc. has been named as the initial Operator under the Operating Procedure and each of Dual Exploration Inc. and our company would have a 50% working interest in the earned lands.
We have the ability to abort the test well earning program in the event that the costs to drill the test wells exceed the authorization for expenditure costs plus 15%. Otherwise, we are obligated to pay the cost of a supplemental authorization for expenditure prepared by Dual Exploration Inc. In the event we elect to abort the program it will be deemed to have earned its interest in the Test Well Earning Block despite failing to comply with the terms of the Farm-out and Royalty Procedure.
Under this farm-out agreement we also have the option, upon completion of the test well earning program, to elect within 60 days of rig release of the last test well to drill three option wells in order to earn on the remaining three section block of the farm-out lands not previously earned, defined as the Option Well Block. The terms of earning for the option wells are the same as those for the test wells.
On October 31, 2006, Dual Exploration Inc., as the operator, submitted an application for a primary recovery scheme within sections 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 29 of 83-19W5M. Dual Exploration Inc. has submitted an application for up to eight single leg horizontal wells proposed to be drilled from four drilling pads. The horizontal sections in each well are expected to be 1,200-1,500m in length. These wells are to be used to evaluate the productive potential of the property. Upon successful evaluation, a second application to the Energy and Utilities Board of the Province of Alberta will follow in order to allow further development. Pursuant to the farm-out agreement, we paid 100% of the costs for drilling of the first horizontal well in the amount of US$900,000 in October of 2006. On March 28, 2007, we were notified by the operator and joint venture partner, that the first well of a multi-well program at Harmon Valley, in the Peace River Oil Sands district, HZ Peace River 1-29-83-19 W5M, was successfully drilled to appraise the reservoir characteristic and to delineate the reservoir. This first well of the proposed program, HZ Peace River 1-29-83-19 W5M, targeted the Bluesky - Gething formation. The Core
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information and a horizontal leg will assist in developing a plan for a possible primary and secondary oil recovery scheme. The well confirmed and encountered 12 meters/ 36 feet of net pay in the Blue Sky formation.
We engaged an independent petroleum consulting firm, AJM Petroleum Consultants, to provide us with a Resource Estimation and Economic Evaluation Report on the Harmon Valley farm-out property effective December 31, 2006. This report has been issued by AJM Petroleum Consultants on March 30, 2007 and our management will be using this report to help us develop a plan for future exploration program on this property.
Farm-out Agreement with Dual Exploration Inc. dated July 4, 2006
(Woking Area, Alberta)
The farmor to this farm-out agreement is Dual Exploration Inc. and the farmee is 1245147 Alberta Ltd. This farm-out agreement provides that we may explore for all petroleum & natural gas below the base of the Halfway Formation in Section 21, Twp. 75, Rge. 4, W6M; all petroleum & natural gas below the base of the Stoddart Group in Section 29, Twp. 75, Rge. 4, W6M; and all petroleum & natural gas below the base of the Bluesky-Bulhead Formation in Section 31, Twp. 75, Rge. 4, W6M. The farm-out land in this agreement is covered by Alberta Crown P&NG Licence Nos. 5405060306 and 5405060966. Our recent searches indicated that these leases are active, all rentals have been paid to date and that Dual Exploration Inc. is registered lessee of an undivided 100% interest in the farm-out lands.
The Agreement enables our company to acquire from Dual Exploration Inc. a 37.5% working interest in the three sections comprising the farm-out lands upon paying 75% of the total costs of drilling, completing/equipping or abandoning one test well to be drilled from a specific surface location to contract depth in a specific bottomhole location. Drilling of the first test well was to commence on or before August 31, 2006 subject to surface access, rig availability and regulatory approvals and we are obligated to pay all anticipated drilling costs within thirty days prior to spudding the test well. We made a loan in the amount of $471,102 to Source Projects Inc. on August 22, 2006 so it may pay the authorization for expenditure for the drilling costs of the first test well.
Dual Exploration Inc. acts as contract operator for the drilling operations and is required to provide us with test well data and an authorization for expenditure in connection with test wells, effectively converting the arrangement into a participation agreement.
This farm-out agreement incorporates both the CAPL 1997 Farm-out and Royalty Procedure and the CAPL 1990 Operating Procedure. Dual Exploration Inc. is named as the initial Operator under the Operating Procedure and Dual Exploration Inc. and our company would have 62.5% and 37.5% working interests, respectively, in the earned lands.
We have the ability to abort the test well earning program in the event that the costs to drill the test wells exceed the authorization for expenditure costs plus 15%. Otherwise, we are obligated to pay the cost of a supplemental authorization for expenditure prepared by Dual Exploration Inc. In the event we elect to abort the program it will be deemed to have earned its interest in the farm-out lands despite failing to comply with the terms of the Farm-out and Royalty Procedure. However, Dual Exploration Inc. may then elect to proceed with the drilling as an independent deepening operation pursuant to Clause 1008 of the Operating Procedure, thereby subjecting us to a penalty on its share of production.
On September 29, 2006, we received notice of the commencement of drilling operations on the Woking, Alberta property from Dual Exploration Inc., our joint venture partner and operator. We paid $1,882,272 to Dual Explorations Inc. pursuant to the farm-out agreement relating to Woking Area in Alberta, Canada, which represents 75% of the costs for drilling of a test well on the property. This test well has been completed and Dual Explorations Inc. has also concluded an extended production test on the well. Because we have paid the 75% of the costs of drilling, completing and equipping of this exploration well, we have earned our 37.5% working interest in the three sections comprising the farm-out lands under this farm-out agreement. As the owner of a 37.5% working interest in the farm-out lands, we will be required to pay our proportionate share of all land, title, lease bonuses and drilling costs associated with the farm-out lands covered by this farm-out agreement.
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Farm-out Agreement between Western Petrochemical Corp. and Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. dated February 25, 2006
(Pasquia Hill Area, Saskatchewan)
The farmor to this farm-out agreement is Western Petrochemcial Corp. and the farmee is Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. subsequently transferred its farmee interest in this farm-out agreement to 1245147 Alberta Ltd. pursuant to a letter agreement dated May 30, 2006.
This farm-out agreement enables the farmee to acquire 100% of Western Petrochemical Corp.’s interest only in the Second Whitespecks formation underlying: (a) a section of land pre-selected by the farmee as its test well location; and (b) an additional nine contiguous sections, which ten sections in total comprise part of the farm-out lands. The farm-out lands in this farm-out agreement have been identified as Townships 43-49 and Ranges 1-11, all West of the 2nd Meridian, which are covered by 11 exploration permits issued by Saskatchewan Oil and Gas. The interest earned by the farmee is subject to the reservation to the farmor of a non-convertible 12% gross overriding royalty, which under the CAPL Farm-out and Royalty Procedures will be calculated on all production from the farm-out lands in which the farmee has earned its interest.
Under section 6 of this farm-out agreement, approximately 71,680 acres are excluded from the area of the farm-out lands in which the farmee may earn an interest. This excluded “Current Mine Area” acreage comprises substantial portion of the lands covered by two exploration permits. Western Petrochemical Corp. was also given the right to expand this acreage on notice to the farmee provided that it reimburses the farmee for 300% of the farmee’s costs of “drilling and/or placing on production” any earning well drilled in the expanded area.
Our searches with Saskatchewan Oil and Gas in July 2006 showed that seven out of the 11 exploration permits covering the farm-out lands in this agreement had expired and no lease selection were made for the areas covered by those permits. Further, additional two out of the 11 exploration permits were up for their final annual renewal on August 19, 2006 and the final two out the 11 exploration permits was up for their final annual renewal on October 24, 2006. We have not found out whether Western Petrochemical Corp. has taken the necessary steps to renew the four exploration permits within the prescribed deadlines.
CanWest Petroleum Corporation, the corporate parent of Western Petrochemical Corp., has notified us that it disputes the validity of the farm-out agreement between Western Petrochemical Corporation and Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. Despite claims asserted by CanWest Petroleum Corporation, Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. assured us that it believes the farm-out agreement is valid and enforceable. We anticipate our company and Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. will need to examine this farm-out agreement with CanWest Petroleum Corporation and find a resolution to this dispute.
In addition to the three farm-out agreements mentioned above, on September 26, 2006, we signed a Letter of Intent to acquire one half of the interest owned by Kodiak Energy Inc., which is an interest in a farm-in agreement to earn up to a 56.25% working interest on the 200,000 acre Exploration License 413 ("EL 413") in the Mackenzie region of Northwest Territories, Canada. We paid $220,750 to Kodiak Energy Inc. pursuant to this Letter of Intent. Under this Letter of Intent, we could earn an undivided 5.25% of the EL413 working interest by funding 55% of the seismic costs and earn 15% of the test blocks by funding 35% of the drilling costs. However, because the obligations under this Letter of Intent exceeded the financial resources available to our company as at December 2006, our management had decided to not to pursue our interest under this Letter of Intent.
On April 10, 2007, we were awarded by Saskatchewan Industry and Resources 3 permits totaling 360 sections of oil shale rights in the Pasquilla Hills oil shale region near Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. Three Townships [108 sections] of the oil shale permits lie 2.5 miles southeast from Canwest Petroleum (now Oilsands Quest) oil shale project in Pasquilla Hills, which has assayed results at an average yield of seven gallons/ ton from an average pay thickness of 148 feet. Seven Townships [252 sections] lie approximately nine miles northwest of the Canwest Petroleum's oil shale project and directly adjacent and west of the Outrider Energy oil shale permit in Pasquilla Hills. Under the agreement between Propel Energy Corp. and Source Petroleum, Propel Energy will receive a carried 15% interest until feasibility with an option to increase an additional 10% at that stage by covering 10% of the backcosts. We have commenced preparation for drilling and seismic operations on this property.
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The Oil Sands Industry
According to the National Energy Board of Canada (the “NEB”) oil sands contain sand, clay, water and bitumen, a heavy, tar like, viscous form of crude oil, with a density of approximately 8 degrees to 14 degrees API. Bitumen-bearing geologic formations, typically containing up to 18 percent bitumen saturation by weight, can be situated near the surface or hundreds of feet below. As stated in a paper prepared by the Petroleum Communication Foundation (the “PCF”), recovery of oil sands from formations above 75 meters (250 feet) is by open-pit mining; for deeper formations, in-situ recovery techniques such as steam-assisted gravity drainage (“SAGD”) are used. Development in the oil sands industry in Canada to date has been focused primarily in Alberta.
The Alberta Energy Utilities Board (the “AEUB”) estimates there are 1.6 trillion barrels of bitumen resource in place in Alberta of which 315 billion barrels are thought to be recoverable. The NEB has stated that initial established reserves (some 178 billion barrels) are considered sufficient to meet 250 years of Canadian crude oil demand at current rates. According to the 2006 Canadian Energy Survey prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PWC”) there are three main deposits of oil sands in Alberta: Athabasca, which represents approximately 80 percent, Cold Lake which represents approximately 12 percent and Peace River which represents approximately 8 percent. The AEUB has estimated that together, they occupy an area of about 140,000 square kilometers (54,000 square miles).
North America's energy needs are increasingly being met by bitumen produced from mining and in-situ operations in Alberta's oil sands. According to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers in 2005, Canada's crude oil and equivalent production totaled about 2.5 million barrels/day; more than two-thirds of this, 1.7 million barrels/day, came from Alberta, which included about one million barrels/day from the oil sands. In their survey PWC stated production from the oil sands is expected to more than double by 2010 and, by 2015, to increase to 3.0 million barrels/day. Total crude oil production is estimated to grow to 4.6 million barrels/day in 2015 and then to 4.9 million barrels/day by 2020. According to the Province of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan is Canada's second largest oil producer (after Alberta) and produces about 17% of Canada's total oil production.
Exploration for commercially viable oil sands deposits has traditionally focused on Alberta, resulting in the establishment of mining and in-situ projects in the Athabasca oil sands region and in-situ projects in Cold Lake and Peace River deposits. Production from the world's first commercial oil sands mine came on stream in 1967. The second mining operation came on stream in 1973; commercial in-situ projects also began contributing production from deeper oil sands deposits in the 1970s. As stated by PWC in their survey at the beginning of 2006, there were three mining projects and 12 in-situ projects operating in the oil sands in Alberta and more than 60 projects in various stages of planning. The lead time for production from an oil sands project is generally a minimum of seven to 10 years from initial exploration.
Plan of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included herein. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this current report, particularly in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this quarterly report.
Our financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
We have no revenues, have experienced losses since inception, have only begun our oil and gas exploration operations, have been issued a going concern opinion by our auditors and rely upon the sale of our securities to fund operations.
We, including all of our subsidiaries, are in the exploration stage and do not currently have any income from operating activities. We expect to use a majority of our existing working capital on exploration activities to be conducted by our subsidiary, 1245147 Alberta Ltd., which have cash requirements for the next 12 months as
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described below. These cash requirements will likely be met by loans or capital contributions from our company. We intend to raise additional capital through the issuance of equity and or debt to finance operations of its subsidiaries, however, no assurance can be given that we will be successful in its exploration activities, in raising additional capital or obtaining other funding necessary to meet the cash requirements of our company and our subsidiary.
For the next 12 months, we intend to continue our exploration activities pursuant to the three farm-out agreements. We made a loan in the amount of $471,102 to Source Projects Inc. on August 22, 2006 for the drilling costs of the first test well in the Woking Area, Alberta pursuant to the farm-out agreement between Dual Exploration Inc. and our subsidiary, 1245147 Alberta Ltd. Subsequently, we made further payments of $1,411,169 to Dual Exploration Inc. to pay for 75% of the cost of drilling of the first test well on the farm-out property. This test well has been completed and Dual Explorations Inc. has also concluded an extended production test on the well. We have also been advised that production tie in for the gas discovery at Woking, Alberta farm-out property is now complete. Because we have paid the 75% of the costs of drilling, completing and equipping of this exploration well, we have earned our 37.5% working interest in the three sections comprising the farm-out lands under this farm-out agreement. As the owner of a 37.5% working interest in the farm-out lands, we will be required to pay our proportionate share of all land, title, lease bonuses and drilling costs associated with the farm-out lands covered by this farm-out agreement.
The operator and joint venture partner for the Harmon Valley farm-out agreement has also begun working on drilling the first test well in the Harmon Valley Area as provided under the farm-out agreement. We have paid 100% of the costs for drilling of the first horizontal well in the amount of $900,000 in October of 2006. On March 28, 2007, we were notified by the operator and joint venture partner, that the first well of a multi-well program at Harmon Valley, in the Peace River Oil Sands district, HZ Peace River 1-29-83-19 W5M, was successfully drilled to appraise the reservoir characteristic and to delineate the reservoir. This first well of the proposed program, HZ Peace River 1-29-83-19 W5M, targeted the Bluesky - Gething formation. The Core information and a horizontal leg will assist in developing a plan for a possible primary and secondary oil recovery scheme. The well confirmed and encountered 12 meters/ 36 feet of net pay in the Blue Sky formation.
Based on the data to be received from the first test well, we will continue to examine the overall prospects for the properties subject to our farm-out agreements, including evaluating future drilling programs, investigating commercial potential of the resource identified to date, the acquisition of additional exploration lands and conversion of its existing oil shale exploration permits to development leases, if appropriate.
We anticipate spending approximately $2,000 in ongoing general and administrative expenses per month for the next 12 months, for a total anticipated expenditure of $24,000 over the next 12 months. The general and administrative expenses for the year will consist primarily of professional fees for the audit and legal work relating to our regulatory filings throughout the year, as well as transfer agent fees, annual mineral claim fees and general office expenses.
On December 30, 2006, we entered into a binding Letter of Intent with Fuel-x International, Inc. It was contemplated under this Letter of Intent that we will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fuel-x International Inc. through an amalgamation, merger, consolidation, share exchange, take over bid, plan of arrangement or other transaction arrangement. On January 18, 2007, pursuant this binding Letter of Intent, we executed an Arrangement Agreement with Fuel-x International, Inc. whereby we agreed to file and proceed with a plan of arrangement with Fuel-x International, Inc. Under the plan of arrangement, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fuel-x International, Inc. will be converted into shares of our common stock at a pre-determined ratio; certain debentures of Fuel-x International, Inc. will also be converted into shares of our common stock at a pre-determined ratio; and the outstanding balance of Fuel-x International, Inc.’s debt owed to The K2 Principal Fund LP will also be converted into shares of our common stock at a pre-determined ratio. The completion of the plan of arrangement was subject to a number of condition precedents, including, among other things, the requirement to apply for and receive an interim order from a court of competent jurisdiction, the requirement of shareholders’ approval of the plan of arrangement by shareholders of both our company and Fuel-x International, Inc., and the requirement that we change our jurisdiction of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the Province of Alberta. On February 14, 2007, we filed a registration statement/proxy statement on Form S-4 to solicit proxies for approval of our change of jurisdiction of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the Province of Alberta. However,
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because Fuel-x International, Inc. has defaulted on its obligations under Arrangement Agreement, we have suspended our efforts to complete the plan of arrangement with Fuel-x International, Inc. at this time.
We also entered into a loan agreement with Fuel-x International, Inc. on December 22, 2006 whereby we agreed to lend CAD$2,500,000 and US$3,000,000 to Fuel-x International, Inc. Pursuant to this agreement, we have made advancements in the amounts of CAD$2,500,000, US$1,500,000 and US$600,000 to Fuel-x International, Inc. The advancement of CAD$2,500,000 was used by Fuel-x International, Inc. to make a partial repayment of its loan from K2 Principal Fund L.P. pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement entered into among our company, Fuel-x International, Inc. and K2 Principal Fund L.P. The advancements of US$1,500,000 and US$600,000 were used by Fuel-x International, Inc. to pay its obligations under participation agreements for its properties in Indonesia. Because Fuel-x International, Inc. has defaulted on its obligations under the forbearance agreement, we have determined that all debts owed by Fuel-x International, Inc. to our company under this loan agreement are due and payable immediately. We have served Fuel-x International, Inc. with a notice of default and demand repayments of these debts immediately.
Cash Requirements
We anticipate a cash requirement in the amount of $6 million to $8 million during the next 12 months, mostly for drill commitments, seismic, infrastructure costs and professional fees. Accordingly, we will require additional funds to implement our exploration and development programs. These funds may be raised through equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our shares. There is still no assurance that we will be able to maintain operations at a level sufficient for an investor to obtain a return on his investment in our common stock. Further, we may continue to be unprofitable. We need to raise additional funds in the immediate future in order to proceed with our exploration program.
During the next 12 months, we anticipate that we will not generate any revenue. Accordingly, we will be required to obtain additional financing in order to continue our plan of operations. We believe that debt financing will not be an alternative for funding additional phases of exploration as we do not have tangible assets to secure any debt financing. We anticipate that additional funding will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock. However, we do not have any financing arranged and we cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding from the sale of our common stock to fund the next phase of our exploration program. In the absence of such financing, we will not be able to continue exploration under our farm-out agreements and our business plan will fail. Even if we are successful in obtaining equity financing to fund the next phase of our exploration program, there is no assurance that we will obtain the funding necessary to pursue any advanced exploration of properties subject to our farm-out agreements following the completion of the work program. If we do not continue to obtain additional financing, we will be forced to abandon our farm-out agreements and our plan of operations
We may consider entering into a joint venture arrangement to provide the required funding to explore the properties subject to our farm-out agreements. We have not undertaken any efforts to locate a joint venture partner. Even if we determined to pursue a joint venture partner, there is no assurance that any third party would enter into a joint venture agreement with us in order to fund exploration of our farm-out agreements. If we entered into a joint venture arrangement, we would likely have to assign a percentage of our interest in our farm-out agreements to the joint venture partner.
Results of Operations
We have had no operating revenues since our inception on October 14, 2001 through to June 30, 2007. We anticipate that we will not generate any revenues while we are solely an exploration stage company. Our activities have been financed from the proceeds of share subscriptions. From our inception on October 14, 2001 to June 30, 2007, we have raised a total of $8,187,815 from private offerings of our securities.
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Results of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of office and miscellaneous expenses and related costs for general and corporate functions, including finders’ fees and fees for legal and other professional services. Our office and miscellaneous expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2007 were $11,736, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2006, which were $(2,619). The increase of office and miscellaneous expenses was primarily a result of our change of business into an oil and gas exploration company and moving of our corporate headquarter to Calgary, Alberta. Our finders’ fees, consulting and professional services for the three months ended June 30, 2007 were $Nil, $11,752 and $38,884 respectively, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2006, which were $Nil, $7,500 and $37,497 respectively. The increase of consulting and professional services for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was a result of our completion of a registration statement on Form S-4 for move the jurisdiction of our incorporation to Alberta, Canada and our proposed plan of arrangement with Fuel-x International, Inc. during the three month period ended June 30, 2007. The consulting fees were paid to the directors and officers of our company.
Results of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of office and miscellaneous expenses and related costs for general and corporate functions, including finders’ fees and fees for legal and other professional services. Our office and miscellaneous expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were $24,902, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006, which were $(2,482). The increase of office and miscellaneous expenses was primarily a result of our change of business into an oil and gas exploration company and moving of our corporate headquarter to Calgary, Alberta. Our finders’ fees, consulting and professional services for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were $Nil, $59,252 and $149,335 respectively, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006, which were $Nil, $7,500 and $64,480 respectively. The increase of consulting and professional services for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was a result of our completion of a registration statement on Form S-4 for move the jurisdiction of our incorporation to Alberta, Canada and our proposed plan of arrangement with Fuel-x International, Inc. during the six month period ended June 30, 2007. The consulting fees were paid to the directors and officers of our company.
Net Loss
Our net loss was $66,065 and $45,240 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively. The primary reason for the increase in net loss is due to our change of business into an oil and gas exploration company and an increase in our oil and gas exploration expenditures and recognize of stock-base compensation.
Summary
Presently, we have no significant sources of revenue. We have incurred operating losses since inception. The continuation of our business is dependent upon the continuing financial support of our creditors and stockholders, obtaining further financing, and our acquiring additional oil and gas properties. There are, however, no assurances we will be able to generate funds required for these transaction. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements contain note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead there to be doubt over our ability to continue as a going concern.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2007, we had cash on hand of $289,485 and working capital deficit of $(1,082,257). Cash used in operating activities was $50,413 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 largely due to our professional fees and stock base compensation incurred. This compares with cash used in operating activities of $35,230 for the three month ended June 30, 2006.
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We anticipate that we will require $60,000 to cover our ongoing general and administrative expenses for the next 12 months. We believe our cash on hand is sufficient pay for the costs of our general and administrative expenses for the next 12 months but is not sufficient to fully carry out our plan of operations for the next 12 months. Our ability to complete the next phase of our recommended work program will be subject to us obtaining adequate financing as these expenditures will exceed our cash reserves. We anticipate that additional funding will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock or through shareholder or related party loans, although there are no assurances any such financing will be completed.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Other than described below, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders:
On December 22, 2006 we entered into a Forbearance Agreement among our company, K2 Principal Fund L.P. and Fuel-x International Inc. We signed a letter of intent with Fuel-x International Inc. on November 17, 2006 to potentially acquire the business of Fuel-x International. One of the condition precedents in the letter of intent was satisfactory negotiation with K2 Principal Fund L.P. because Fuel-x International Inc. is indebted to K2 Principal Fund L.P. in the amount of $9,300,000. The Forbearance Agreement signed among our company, K2 Principal Fund L.P. and Fuel-x International Inc. was the result of such negotiation.
Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, K2 Principal Fund L.P. would forbear Fuel-x International Inc.’s obligations under the Credit Facility Agreement entered into on January 31, 2006 and subsequently amended on August 10, 2006 and October 19, 2006, upon completion of the followings:
- a cash payment of Cdn $2,500,000 from our company to K2 Principal Fund L.P., which we have made upon execution of the Forbearance Agreement;
- a cash payment of Cdn $3,500,000 to K2 Principal Fund L.P. upon completion of a plan of arrangement or other business combination between our company and Fuel-x International Inc.;
- conversion of the remaining principal and accrued interest due on the credit facility into common shares in the capital stock of our company or of the company resulting from the plan of arrangement between our company and Fuel-x International Inc.;
- upon completion of the plan of arrangement or other business combination between our company and Fuel-x International Inc., we will convert K2 Principal Fund L.P.’s 3,720,000 warrants of Fuel-x International Inc. for 1,660,714 warrants of the resulting company; and
- upon completion of the plan of arrangement or other business combination between our company and Fuel-x International Inc., we will further issue 2,000,000 warrants of the resulting company to K2 Principal Fund L.P. to purchase a common share of the resulting company at US $1.80 for a period 24 months.
We have paid to K2 Principal Fund L.P. the first Cdn$2,500,000 as provided under the Forbearance Agreement. The Forbearance Agreement further provides that if the plan of arrangement between our company with Fuel-x International, Inc. is not completed by March 31, 2007, Fuel-x International, Inc. is required to make a further payment of $500,000 to continue to the forbearance period. Because the plan of arrangement between our company and Fuel-x International, Inc. has not been completed as at the date of this report, Fuel-x International, Inc. is currently in default of the Forbearance Agreement and has received a notice to cure its default from K2 Principal Fund L.P. As at the date of this report, Fuel-x International, Inc. has not cured its default and K2 Principal Fund L.P. has served Fuel-x International, Inc. with its intention to enforce its security interest over assets of Fuel-x International, Inc.
Furthermore, the Forbearance Agreement provides that if the plan of arrangement between our company with Fuel-x International Inc. is not completed by May 31, 2007 the Forbearance Agreement will be terminated. The payment
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by our company to K2 Principal Fund L.P. of the Cdn $2.500,000 under the Forbearance Agreement is treated as a loan to Fuel-x International Inc. by our company. Because Fuel-x International, Inc. defaulted on the Forbearance Agreement, we have also served Fuel-x International, Inc. with our own notice of default and demand repayment of our loan to Fuel-x International, Inc. immediately.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. Our management routinely makes judgments and estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.
Mineral Properties/ Petroleum & natural gas properties
We utilize the full cost method to account for its investment in mineral, oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of mineral, oil and gas reserves, including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, interest costs relating to unproved properties, geological expenditures and direct internal costs are capitalized into the full cost pool. As of June 30, 2007, we have no properties with proven reserves. When the we obtain proven mineral, oil and gas reserves, capitalized costs, including estimated future costs to develop the reserves and estimated abandonment costs, net of salvage, will be depleted on the units-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects including capitalized interest, if any, are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined. If the future exploration of unproved properties are determined uneconomical, the amount of such properties are added to the capitalized cost to be amortized. As of June 30, 2007, all of our mineral, oil and gas properties were unproved and were excluded from amortization.
The capitalized costs included in the full cost pool are subject to a “ceiling test”, which limits such costs to the aggregate of the estimated present value, using an estimated discount rate, of the future net revenues from proved reserves, based on current economic and operating conditions and the estimated value of unproven properties. As of June 30, 2007, none of our unproved mineral, oil and gas properties were considered impaired.
RISK FACTORS
Much of the information included in this annual report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other “forward looking statements”. Such forward looking statements include any projections and estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.
Such estimates, projections or other “forward looking statements” involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other “forward looking statements”.
Shares of our common stock are speculative, especially since we are in the exploration-stage of our new business. We operate in a volatile sector of business that involves numerous risks and uncertainties. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Other risks and uncertainties, including those that we do not currently consider material, may impair our business. If any of the risks discussed below actually occur, our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows could be materially adversely affected. This could cause the trading price of our securities to decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out below.
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RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
We have had negative cash flows from operations.
To date we have had negative cash flows from operations and we have been dependent on sales of our equity securities and debt financing to meet our cash requirements and have incurred losses totalling approximately $66,065 for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, and cumulative losses of $2,589,266 to June 30, 2007. Our net cash used in operations through the quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $(50,413). As of June 30, 2007 we had working capital deficit of $1,082,257 as a result of recent Fuel X loan obligation. We do not expect positive cash flow from operations in the near term. There is no assurance that actual cash requirements will not exceed our estimates. In particular, additional capital may be required in the event that:
| • | drilling and completion costs increase beyond our expectations; or |
| • | we encounter greater costs associated with general and administrative expenses or offering costs. |
The occurrence of any of the aforementioned events could adversely affect our ability to meet our business plans.
We will depend almost exclusively on outside capital to pay for the continued exploration and development of our properties. Such outside capital may include the sale of additional stock and/or commercial borrowing. Capital may not continue to be available if necessary to meet these continuing development costs or, if the capital is available, that it will be on terms acceptable to us. The issuance of additional equity securities by us would result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable to us, we may be unable to continue our business and as a result may be required to scale back or cease operations for our business, the result of which would be that our stockholders would lose some or all of their investment.
A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital and adversely impact our operations.
A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital. Because our operations have been and will be primarily financed through the sale of equity securities, a decline in the price of our common stock could be especially detrimental to our liquidity and our continued operations. Any reduction in our ability to raise equity capital in the future would force us to reallocate funds from other planned uses and would have a significant negative effect on our business plans and operations, including our ability to develop new products and continue our current operations. If our stock price declines, we may not be able to raise additional capital or generate funds from operations sufficient to meet our obligations.
We have a history of losses and insignificant operating results.
From inception through to June 30, 2007, we have incurred aggregate losses of approximately $2,589,266. Our loss from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $66,065. There is no assurance that we will operate profitably or will generate positive cash flow in the future. In addition, our operating results in the future may be subject to significant fluctuations due to many factors not within our control, such as the unpredictability of when customers will purchase our services, the size of customers’ purchases, the demand for our services, and the level of competition and general economic conditions. If we cannot generate positive cash flows in the future, or raise sufficient financing to continue our normal operations, then we may be forced to scale down or even close our operations. Until such time as we generate revenues, we expect an increase in development costs and operating costs. Consequently, we expect to incur operating losses and negative cash flow until our properties enter commercial production.
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We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease our ongoing business operations.
We have no history of revenues from operations and have no significant tangible assets. We have yet to generate positive earnings and there can be no assurance that we will ever operate profitably. We were in the business of exploration for gold, copper and other minerals before our acquisition of Source Projects Inc. We have only decided to shift the focus of our exploration activities from mineral to oil and gas after we completed our acquisition of Source Projects Inc. Our company has no operating history in exploration of oil and gas at this time and must be considered in the very early development stage. The success of our company is significantly dependent on a successful acquisition, drilling, completion and production program. Our company’s operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. We may be unable to locate recoverable reserves or operate on a profitable basis. We are in the development stage and potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by enterprises in the development stage. If our business plan is not successful, and we are not able to operate profitably, investors may lose some or all of their investment in our company.
The validity of the farmee interest owned by our subsidiary in the farm-out agreement between Western Petrochemical Corp. and Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. is disputed. We cannot assure you that the resolution of this dispute will be in favour of our company.
CanWest Petroleum Corporation, the corporate parent of Western Petrochemical Corp., has notified us that it disputes the validity of the farm-out agreement between Western Petrochemical Corporation and Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. This farm-out agreement relates to rights to explore for oil shales on certain farm-out land in the Pasquia Hill area of Saskatchewan. Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. purported transferred its farmee interest in this farm-out agreement to 1245147 Alberta Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Source Projects Inc. Despite claims asserted by CanWest Petroleum Corporation, Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. assured us that it believes the farm-out agreement is valid and enforceable. We anticipate our company and Scott Oil and Gas Ltd. will need to examine this farm-out agreement with CanWest Petroleum Corporation and find a resolution to this dispute. We cannot assure you that the resolution of this dispute will be in favour of our company.
There are significant title risks associated with the properties subject to our farm-out agreements.
None of the exploration permits underlying our farm-out agreement in Saskatchewan have been converted to development leases. In the event that we do not meet the regulated expenditure requirements, or development conditions to convert our permits to leases or obtain an extension of such development requirements, our right to explore for bitumen or oil shale, as applicable, may be lost. We believe that we have good and proper right, title and interest in and to the permits that we intend to exploit. However, we have not obtained title opinions on any of our interests. Accordingly, ownership of the oil sands exploration rights could be subject to prior unregistered agreements or interests or undetected claims or interests. Furthermore, aboriginal peoples have claimed aboriginal title and rights to a substantial portion of western Canada.
Nature of Oil Sands Exploration and Development involves many risks that we may not be able to overcome.
Oil sands exploration and development is very competitive and involves many risks that even a combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to overcome. As with any petroleum property, there can be no assurance that commercial deposits of bitumen will be produced from any of the properties subject to our farm-out agreements. Furthermore, the marketability of any discovered resource will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include, but are not limited to, market fluctuations of prices, proximity and capacity of pipelines and processing equipment, equipment availability and government regulations (including, without limitation, regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, allowable production, importing and exporting of oil and gas and environmental protection). The extent of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital.
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We have not yet established any reserves and resources and we cannot assure you that we will ever establish any reserve or resource on the properties subject to our farm-out agreements.
There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of bitumen resources, including many factors beyond our control, and no assurance can be given that the recovery of bitumen will be realized. In general, estimates of recoverable bitumen resources are based upon a number of factors and assumptions made as of the date on which the resource estimates were determined, such as geological and engineering estimates which have inherent uncertainties and the assumed effects of regulation by governmental agencies and estimates of future commodity prices and operating costs, all of which may vary considerably from actual results. All such estimates are, to some degree, uncertain and classifications of resources are only attempts to define the degree of uncertainty involved. For these reasons, estimates of the recoverable bitumen, the classification of such resources based on risk of recovery, prepared by different engineers or by the same engineers at different times, may vary substantially. No estimates of commerciality or recoverable bitumen resources can be made at this time, if ever.
The marketability of natural resources will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control which may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.
The marketability of natural resources which may be acquired or discovered by us will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include market fluctuations in oil and gas pricing and demand, the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, governmental regulations, land tenure, land use, regulation concerning the importing and exporting of oil and gas and environmental protection regulations. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.
Oil and gas operations are subject to comprehensive regulation which may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated causing an adverse effect on our company.
Oil and gas operations are subject to federal, state, and local laws relating to the protection of the environment, including laws regulating removal of natural resources from the ground and the discharge of materials into the environment. Oil and gas operations are also subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the design and use of drilling methods and equipment. Various permits from government bodies are required for drilling operations to be conducted; no assurance can be given that such permits will be received. Environmental standards imposed by federal, provincial, or local authorities may be changed and any such changes may have material adverse effects on our activities. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, thus causing an adverse effect on us. Additionally, we may be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damages which it may elect not to insure against due to prohibitive premium costs and other reasons. To date we have not been required to spend any material amount on compliance with environmental regulations. However, we may be required to do so in future and this may affect our ability to expand or maintain our operations.
Exploration and production activities are subject to certain environmental regulations which may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of our operations.
In general, our exploration and production activities are subject to certain federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental quality and pollution control. Such laws and regulations increase the costs of these activities and may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of a given operation. Compliance with these laws and regulations has not had a material effect on our operations or financial condition to date. Specifically, we are subject to legislation regarding emissions into the environment, water discharges and storage and disposition of hazardous wastes. In addition, legislation has been enacted which requires well and facility sites to be abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of state authorities. However, such laws and regulations are frequently changed and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance. Generally, environmental requirements do not appear to affect us any differently or to any greater or lesser extent than other companies in the industry.
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Exploratory drilling involves many risks and we may become liable for pollution or other liabilities which may have an adverse effect on our financial position.
Drilling operations generally involve a high degree of risk. Hazards such as unusual or unexpected geological formations, power outages, labour disruptions, blow-outs, sour gas leakage, fire, inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labour, and other risks are involved. We may become subject to liability for pollution or hazards against which it cannot adequately insure or which it may elect not to insure. Incurring any such liability may have a material adverse effect on our financial position and operations.
Any change to government regulation/administrative practices may have a negative impact on our ability to operate and our profitability.
The business of resource exploration and development is subject to substantial regulation under Canadian provincial and federal laws relating to the exploration for, and the development, upgrading, marketing, pricing, taxation, and transportation of oil sands bitumen and related products and other matters. Amendments to current laws and regulations governing operations and activities of oil sands exploration and development operations could have a material adverse impact on our business. In addition, there can be no assurance that income tax laws, royalty regulations and government incentive programs related to the properties subject to our farm-out agreements and the oil sands industry generally, will not be changed in a manner which may adversely affect our progress and cause delays, inability to explore and develop or abandonment of these interests.
Permits, leases, licenses, and approvals are required from a variety of regulatory authorities at various stages of exploration and development. There can be no assurance that the various government permits, leases, licenses and approvals sought will be granted in respect of our activities or, if granted, will not be cancelled or will be renewed upon expiry. There is no assurance that such permits, leases, licenses, and approvals will not contain terms and provisions which may adversely affect our exploration and development activities.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC’s “Penny Stock” regulations which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors.” The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these 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's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of, our common stock.
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NASD sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the NASD has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that 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, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the NASD believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The NASD 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 stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Trading in our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board is limited and sporadic making it difficult for our shareholders to sell their shares or liquidate their investments
Shares of our common stock are currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. The trading price of our common stock has been subject to wide fluctuations. Trading prices of our common stock may fluctuate in response to a number of factors, many of which will be beyond our control. The stock market has generally experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies with no current business operation. There can be no assurance that trading prices and price earnings ratios previously experienced by our common stock will be matched or maintained. These broad market and industry factors may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance.
In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted. Such litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs for us and a diversion of management's attention and resources.
Because of the early stage of development and the nature of our business, our securities are considered highly speculative.
Our securities must be considered highly speculative, generally because of the nature of our business and the early stage of its development. We are engaged in the business of exploring and, if warranted, developing commercial reserves of oil and gas. Our properties are in the exploration stage only and are without known reserves of oil and gas. Accordingly, we have not generated any revenues nor have we realized a profit from our operations to date and there is little likelihood that we will generate any revenues or realize any profits in the short term. Any profitability in the future from our business will be dependent upon locating and developing economic reserves of oil and gas, which itself is subject to numerous risk factors as set forth herein. Since we have not generated any revenues, we will have to raise additional monies through the sale of our equity securities or debt in order to continue our business operations.
We do not intend to pay dividends on any investment in the shares of stock of our company.
We have never paid any cash dividends and currently do not intend to pay any dividends for the foreseeable future. To the extent that we require additional funding currently not provided for in our financing plan, our funding sources may prohibit the payment of a dividend. Because we do not intend to declare dividends, any gain on an investment in our company will need to come through an increase in the stock’s price. This may never happen and investors may lose all of their investment in our company.
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RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMPANY
Our By-laws contain provisions indemnifying our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by them
Our By-laws contain provisions with respect to the indemnification of our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, actually and reasonably incurred by him, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment in a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of his being or having been one of our directors or officers.
Investors' interests in our company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share if we issue additional shares or raise funds through the sale of equity securities
Our constating documents authorize the issuance of 4,500,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001. In the event that we are required to issue any additional shares or enter into private placements to raise financing through the sale of equity securities, investors' interests in our company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share depending on the price at which such securities are sold. If we issue any such additional shares, such issuances also will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all other shareholders. Further, any such issuance may result in a change in our control.
Our By-laws do not contain anti-takeover provisions which could result in a change of our management and directors if there is a take-over of our company
We do not currently have a shareholder rights plan or any anti-takeover provisions in our By-laws. Without any anti-takeover provisions, there is no deterrent for a take-over of our company, which may result in a change in our management and directors.
As a result of a majority of our directors and officers are residents of other countries other than the United States, investors may find it difficult to enforce, within the United States, any judgments obtained against our company or our directors and officers
We do not currently maintain a permanent place of business within the United States. In addition, a majority of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons' assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against our company or our officers or directors, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2007, being the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Hussein Charanek. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting management to material information relating to us required to be included in our periodic SEC filings as at the end of the period covered by this report. There have been no changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date we carried out our evaluation.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be
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disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
During our most recently completed fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
The term “internal control over financial reporting” is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, 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:
| (a) | Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; |
| (b) | 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 of our company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and |
| (c) | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are not party to any legal proceedings.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
None.
Item 3. Default upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6 Exhibits.
The following exhibits, required by Item 601 of Regulation S-B, are being filed as part of this quarterly report, or are incorporated by reference where indicated:
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
(3) | Articles of Incorporation and By-laws |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed January 28, 2005) |
3.2 | By-Laws (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed January 28, 2005) |
3.3 | Articles of Merger, as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed January 28, 2005) |
3.4 | Certificate of Merger, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed January 28, 2005) |
3.5 | Certificate of Change as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed February 10, 2006) |
3.6 | Certificate of Change to increase authorized and issued and outstanding share capital (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed April 19, 2006) |
3.7 | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation changing the name from Red Sky Resources Inc. to Source Petroleum Inc., as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2006) |
3.8 | Articles of Merger (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2006) |
3.9 | Certificate of Ownership (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2006) |
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(10) | Material Contracts |
10.1 | Farm-out Agreement with Banks Energy Inc. (formerly, Banks Ventures Ltd.) dated June 1, 2003 (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed January 28, 2005) |
10.2 | Mining Quitclaim Deed dated August 16, 2004 (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed January 28, 2005) |
10.3 | Agreement and Plan of Merger between Red Sky Resources Inc. and Pacific Petroleum Inc. dated December 6, 2004 (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2/A (Amendment No. 1) filed March 15, 2005) |
10.4 | Mineral Exploration Management Services Agreement between Red Sky Resources Inc. and Alaska Earth Sciences Inc. dated March 7, 2005 (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2/A (Amendment No. 1) filed March 15, 2005) |
10.5 | Geophysical Survey Agreement between Red Sky Resources Inc. and SJ Geophysical Ltd. dated April 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-QSB filed May 13, 2005) |
10.6 | Share Exchange Agreement among Source Petroleum Inc., Source Projects Inc., shareholders of Source Projects Inc., 1245147 Alberta Ltd. and Hussein Charanek effective as of July 26, 2006 (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed July 26, 2006) |
10.7 | Farm-Out Agreements (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2006) |
10.8 | Letter of Intent (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2006) |
10.9 | Forbearance Agreement (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A filed on December 12, 2006) |
10.10 | Form of Employment Agreement (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2006) |
10.11 | Letter of Intent with Fuel-x International Inc. (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2007) |
10.12 | Stock Option Plan and form of Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2007) |
21 | Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
21.1 | 1245147 Alberta Ltd. a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in the Province of Alberta in May 2006. |
(31) | Section 302 Certification |
31.1* | Certification Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(32) | Section 906 Certification |
32.1* | Certification Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
*filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SOURCE PETROLEUM INC.
By: | /s/ Hussein Charanek |
Hussein Charanek
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
President, Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: August 27, 2007
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