Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] | ' |
Basis of Presentation | ' |
|
Basis of Presentation |
|
|
|
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Although the company uses its best estimates and judgments, actual results could differ from these estimates as future confirming events occur. |
Reporting and functional currency | ' |
|
Reporting and functional currency |
|
|
|
The Company’s functional and Group’s reporting currency is the US dollar ("USD"). |
|
|
|
The national currency of Ukraine, Ukrainian Hryvnia (“UAH”) is the functional currency for the Group’s entities that operate in Ukraine. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the US dollar have been translated into US dollar at the rate prevailing at each balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities in currencies other than the US dollar have been translated into US dollars at historical rates. Non US dollar revenues, expenses and cash flows have been translated into US dollars at rates, which approximate actual rates at the date of the transaction. Translation differences resulting from the use of these rates are included in the statement of income. |
|
|
|
The cumulative translation effects for those entities using functional currencies other than the US dollar are included in “Foreign currency translation adjustment” on the statement of equity. |
Use of Estimates | ' |
|
Use of Estimates |
|
|
|
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
Revenue recognition | ' |
|
Revenue recognition |
|
|
|
Revenues from the sale of natural gas are recognized when title passes to customers, collection of the relevant receivable is probable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the sale price is fixed or determinable. |
Cash | ' |
|
Cash |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances, call deposits and certificates of deposit with an original maturity of less than three months. |
Inventories | ' |
|
Inventories |
|
|
|
Inventories are stated at the lower of current market value or cost. The cost of inventories is based on the FIFO (first in first out) method and includes expenditures and other charges directly and indirectly incurred in bringing the inventory to its existing condition and location. Inventories are comprised of pipe and other material used to extract gas. |
Accounts receivable | ' |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable are recorded at their transaction amounts less allowance for doubtful accounts. Allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded to the extent that there is a likelihood that any of the amounts due will not be obtained. |
|
|
|
The allowance is based on historical experience, current and expected economic trends and specific information about customer accounts. Accordingly, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during those reporting periods. |
Property, plant and equipment | ' |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization, based on cost less estimated salvage value of the asset, are primarily determined under either the unit-of-production method or the straight-line method, which is based on estimated asset service life taking obsolescence into consideration. Maintenance and repairs, including planned major maintenance, are expensed as incurred. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized and the assets replaced are retired. |
|
|
|
Production costs are expensed as incurred. Production involves lifting the gas to the surface and gathering, treating, field processing and field storage of the gas. Production costs are those incurred to operate and maintain wells and related equipment and facilities. These costs become part of the cost of gas produced. |
|
|
|
Interest costs incurred to finance expenditures during the construction phase of multiyear projects are capitalized as part of the historical cost of acquiring the constructed assets. The project construction phase commences with the development of the detailed engineering design and ends when the constructed assets are ready for their intended use. |
|
|
|
Gas properties (wells) are accounted for using the successful efforts method of accounting whereby property acquisitions, successful exploratory wells, development costs, and support equipment and facilities are capitalized and depleted using the unit-of-production method. Unsuccessful exploratory wells are expensed when a well is determined to be non-productive. Other exploratory expenditures, including geological and geophysical cost are expensed as incurred. |
|
|
|
The Company capitalizes costs related to exploratory wells and exploratory-type stratigraphic wells for more than one year if the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the company is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If these conditions are not met or if information that raises substantial doubt about the economic or operational viability of the project is obtained, the well would be assumed impaired, and its cost, net of any salvage value, would be charged to operating expenses. |
|
|
|
The capitalized costs of all other plant and equipment are depreciated or amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. |
|
|
|
Long-lived assets, including gas properties, are assessed for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Such events include write-downs of proved reserves based on field performance, significant decreases in the market value of an asset, significant change in the extent or manner of use of or a physical change in an asset, and a more-likely-than-not expectation that a long-lived asset or asset group will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly sooner than the end of its previously estimated useful life. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of their carrying amount with their estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by such assets. Impaired assets are written down to their estimated fair values, generally their discounted, future net before-tax cash flows. |
|
Asset retirement obligation and environmental liabilities | ' |
|
Asset retirement obligation and environmental liabilities |
|
|
|
The Company incurs asset retirement obligations for certain assets. These obligations may include the costs of asset disposal and additional soil remediation. The fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation is recorded as a liability when there is a legal obligation associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset and the amount can be reasonably estimated. In the estimation of fair value, the Company uses assumptions and judgments regarding such factors as the existence of a legal obligation for an asset retirement obligation; technical assessments of the assets; estimated amounts and timing of settlements; discount rates; and inflation rates. The costs associated with these liabilities are capitalized as part of the related assets and depreciated. Over time, the liabilities are accreted for the change in their present value. |
|
|
|
Liabilities for environmental costs are recorded when it is probable that obligations have been incurred and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Environmental expenditures that relate to ongoing operations or to conditions caused by past operations are expensed. Expenditures that create future benefits or contribute to future revenue generation are capitalized. |
|
|
|
The gross amount of environmental liabilities is based on the Company’s best estimate of future costs using currently available technology. Future amounts are not discounted. |
Start-up Costs | ' |
|
Start-up Costs |
|
|
|
In accordance with ASC 720, “Start-up Activities,” the Company expenses all costs incurred in connection with the start-up and organization of the Company. |
Common Stock Issued For Other Than Cash Proceeds | ' |
|
Common Stock Issued For Other Than Cash Proceeds |
|
|
|
Services purchased and other transactions settled in the Company's common stock are recorded at the estimated fair value of the common stock issued if that value is more readily determinable than the fair value of the consideration received. |
Income taxes | ' |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
|
Income taxes represent amounts paid or estimated to be payable, net of amounts refunded or estimated to be refunded, for the current year and the change in deferred taxes, exclusive of amounts recorded in other comprehensive income. |
|
|
|
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are recognized using enacted tax rates for the effect of such temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. |
|
|
|
In accounting for uncertainty in income taxes of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, the Company utilizes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement. The recognition threshold requires the Company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position in order to record any financial statement benefit. If it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained, then the Company must measure the tax position to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in financial statements. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. |
|
Net Income or (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock | ' |
|
|
|
Net Income or (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock |
|
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share: |
|
|
|
| | For the three | | | For the nine | |
months ended | months ended |
30-Sep | 30-Sep |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Net loss | | $ | (80,012 | ) | | $ | (3,671,468 | ) | | $ | (455,613 | ) | | $ | (3,838,497 | ) |
Weighted average common shares outstanding (Basic and Diluted) | | | 51,297,135 | | | | 42,202,888 | | | | 51,247,090 | | | | 42,202,888 | |
Net loss per share (Basic and diluted) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.09 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (0.09 | ) |
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had 51,562,896 and 51,177,896 shares issued and outstanding, respectively. The Company had 155,000 potentially dilutive warrants issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company was in a loss position and the basic and diluted loss per share are the same since the effect of stock options and warrants on loss per share was anti-dilutive and thus not included in the diluted loss per share calculation. |
Significant Concentrations | ' |
|
Significant Concentrations |
|
|
|
There is currently one customer that makes up 100% of total gas revenue as of September 30, 2014, and September 30, 2013, respectively. The loss of this customer would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. |
Recently Enacted Accounting Standards | ' |
|
Recently Enacted Accounting Standards |
|
|
|
Based on our review of recently enacted accounting standards, the Company believes that none of them are expected to a have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |