Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals (COCBF) 10-Q 2005 Q2 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended     June 30, 2005     

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

For the transition period from ________________ to _________________

Commission file number     1-4668

COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

BERMUDA	NONE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Clarendon House, Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda	HM 11
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(850) 653-9165

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (l) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  x  Yes  o  No

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  o  Yes  x  No

          The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s single class of common stock as of July 18, 2005 was 46,211,604.

COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.

FORM 10-Q

JUNE 30, 2005

Table of Contents

		Page
	PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1	Financial Statements
	Consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004	3
	Consolidated statements of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the period from January 31, 1953 (inception) to June 30, 2005	4
	Consolidated statements of cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for the period from January 31, 1953 (inception) to June 30, 2005	5
	Notes to consolidated financial statements	6
ITEM 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	9
ITEM 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk	12
ITEM 4	Controls and Procedures	12
	PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 5	Other Information	13
ITEM 6	Exhibits	14
	Signatures	15

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COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.

FORM 10-Q

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1  - Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

(A Bermuda Corporation)
A Development Stage Company

	June 30,			December 31,
	2005			2004
	(Unaudited)			(Note)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	90		$	179
Prepaid expenses and other		2,264			16,322
Total current assets		2,354			16,501
Contingent litigation claim (Note 4)		—			—
Total assets	$	2,354		$	16,501
Liabilities and Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	891,040		$	863,127
Amounts due to related parties		1,706,437			1,594,369
Total current liabilities		2,597,477			2,457,496
Minority interests		—			—
Shareholders’ (deficit) equity
Common stock, par value $.12 per share:
Authorized - 250,000,000 shares
Outstanding – 46,211,604, respectively		5,545,392			5,545,392
Capital in excess of par value		32,137,811			32,137,811
		37,683,203			37,683,203
Deficit accumulated during the development stage		(40,278,326	)		(40,124,198	)
Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity		(2,595,123	)		(2,440,995	)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity	$	2,354		$	16,501

Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2004 has been derived from
the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

See accompanying notes.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1  - Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

(A Bermuda Corporation)
A Development Stage Company
(unaudited)

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,						For the period from Jan. 31, 1953 (inception) to June 30, 2005
	2005			2004			2005			2004
Interest and other income	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	3,877,570
Expenses:
Legal fees and costs		5,024			77,890			14,057			162,279			16,913,737
Administrative expenses		30,358			62,183			78,491			138,100			9,814,184
Salaries		24,759			24,758			49,519			49,518			3,805,330
Shareholder communications		6,000			6,000			12,060			12,565			3,985,152
Write off of unproved properties		—			—			—			—			5,560,494
Exploration costs		—			—			—			—			247,465
Lawsuit judgments		—			—			—			—			1,941,916
Minority interests		—			—			—			—			(632,974	)
Other		—			—			—			—			364,865
Contractual services		—			—			—			—			2,155,728
		66,141			170,831			154,127			362,462			44,155,896
Net loss	$	(66,141	)	$	(170,831	)	$	(154,127	)	$	(362,462	)
Deficit accumulated during the development stage													$	(40,278,325	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (basic & diluted)		46,221,604			46,221,604			46,221,604			46,221,604
Net loss per share (basic & diluted)	$	(.01	)	$	(.01	)	$	(.01	)	$	(.01	)

See accompanying notes.

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COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
FORM 10-Q
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1  - Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

(A Bermuda Corporation)
A Development Stage Company
(Unaudited)

	Six months ended June 30,						For the period from Jan. 31, 1953 (inception) To June 30, 2005
	2005			2004
Operating activities:
Net loss	$	(154,127	)	$	(362,462	)	$	(40,278,326	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Minority interest		—			—			(632,974	)
Write off of unproved properties		—			—			5,619,741
Common stock issued for services		—			—			119,500
Compensation recognized for stock option grant		—			—			75,000
Recoveries from previously written off properties		—			—			252,173
Net change in:
Prepaid expenses and other		14,057			62,821			(2,266	)
Accrued liabilities		108,481			256,073			2,485,689
Net cash used in operating activities		(31,589	)		(43,568	)		(32,361,463	)
Investing activities:
Additions to oil, gas, and mineral properties net of assets acquired for common stock and reimbursements		—			—			(3,740,182	)
Proceeds from relinquishment of surface rights		—			—			246,733
Purchase of fixed assets		—			—			(61,649	)
Net cash used in investing activities		—			—			(3,555,098	)
Financing activities:
Loans from officers		31,500			40,942			111,790
Sale of common stock net of expenses		—			—			30,380,612
Shares issued upon exercise of options		—			—			884,249
Sale of shares by subsidiary		—			—			820,000
Sale of subsidiary shares		—			—			3,720,000
Net cash provided by financing activities		31,500			40,942			35,916,651
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(89	)		(2,626	)		90
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		179			2,875			—
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	90		$	249		$	90

See accompanying notes.

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COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.

FORM 10-Q

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 Financial Statements

Note 1.Basis of Presentation

          The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals, Ltd. (the Company’s) and its 58.45% owned subsidiary, Coastal Petroleum Company (Coastal Petroleum) and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Note 2.Going Concern

          As of June 30, 2005, the Company has a working capital deficiency, has a limited amount of cash, has incurred recurring losses and has a deficit accumulated during the development stage. We have been involved in several legal proceedings against the State of Florida (the State) which has limited our ability to commence development activities on our unproven oil and gas properties or obtain compensation for certain property rights we believe have been taken. The cost of that litigation has been substantial. The Company entered into a settlement agreement with the State as described in Note 3 and has received the net proceeds in July 2005 as described in Note 5. Management believes the proceeds to be sufficient to fund the future operations of the Company.

          The Company plans to become immediately current with all of its present obligations, to acquire the rights to drill and produce low cost, but highly potential oil and gas prospects, and to partner with others in higher cost prospects. As with any prospective oil and gas well drilled, there is no assurance that such wells will produce, but based upon the low cost to drill these wells and the success of wells drilled nearby these properties, Management believes the potential returns justify the wells.

Note 3.Litigation

Florida Case

          In June 2005, the Company and the State of Florida (the State) agreed to a final settlement of all claims and rights between the parties including the Company, its subsidiary Coastal Petroleum, and royalty holders that have intervened in Coastal Petroleum’s recent litigation and includes the cancellation of all property lease rights for a lump sum payment by the State of $12.5 million (the Agreement).

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 Financial Statements

          In July 2005, the Company received the net proceeds due it under the Agreement. The royalty holders who intervened in the Coastal Petroleum litigation received $2.54 million for their interests, and Lykes Minerals Corp. tendered its Coastal Petroleum common shares and transferred any interest in the Florida leases to Coastal Petroleum for $1.39 million. Under the Agreement with the State, the Company will receive and distribute the following:

Agreement with the State	$	12,500,000
To Lykes Mineral Corporation		1,390,000
To Outside Royalty Holders		2,540,000
Purchase of CPC shares		802,000
To Settlement Consultant		465,000
To Company Creditors		2,431,000
Amount to Company and Subsidiary	$	4,872,000

          Coastal Caribbean now owns 100% of Coastal Petroleum Company.

Lease Taking Case (Lease 224-A)

          This proceeding has been dismissed as part of the Agreement with the State.

Royalty Taking Case

          This proceeding has been dismissed as part of the Agreement with the State.

Lease Taking Case (Lease 224-B)

          This proceeding has been dismissed as part of the Agreement with the State.

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COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.

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ITEM 1 Financial Statements

Note 4. Loss per share

          Loss per share is based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s basic and diluted calculations of EPS are the same because the exercise of options is not assumed in calculating diluted EPS, as the result would be anti-dilutive (the Company has continuing losses).

Note 5. Subsequent Events

          On July 21, 2005, the Company announced it had concluded the agreement with the State of Florida surrendering its offshore Florida Leases, ending all litigation with the State of Florida and has, along with Coastal Petroleum, received cash, after payment of all expenses, in the amount of approximately $4.9 million. The conclusion of the agreement results in the Company owning all of the outstanding stock of Coastal Petroleum Company with its tax loss carry forwards estimated to be approximately $14 Million.

          In July 2005, Coastal Petroleum acquired the rights to drill two 6,500 foot wells to test a Mississippian Lodgepole Reef in Valley County, in northeast Montana for a one time fee of $50,000 from an entity controlled by one of the Company’s Directors. The Company is obligated to drill these test wells before the end of October 2005 and has the option to drill for additional prospects in the Valley County area. The Company estimates the cost to drill each of these test wells to be approximately $500,000.

          Also in July 2005, Coastal Petroleum acquired leases to the deeper rights in 25,000 acres in and near Slope County, North Dakota for a one time fee of $50,000 from an entity controlled by one of the Company’s Directors. The Company is obligated to drill a test well before the end of 2005 and has the option to drill the remaining Lodgepole Reef prospects on these leases. The Company plans to partner with other entities to share the cost of the initial 9,700 foot test well at an estimated drilling cost of approximately $600,000.

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ITEM 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward Looking Statements

          Statements included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations which are not historical in nature are intended to be forward looking statements. The Company cautions readers that forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward looking statements. Among the risks and uncertainties are: the uncertainty of securing additional financing through the sale of shares of Coastal Petroleum and/or Coastal Caribbean; changes in the income tax laws relating to tax loss carry forwards; the failure of the Company’s test wells to locate oil or gas reserves or the failure to locate oil or gas reserves which are economically feasible to recover; reductions in world wide oil or gas prices; adverse weather conditions; or mechanical failures of equipment used to explore the Company’s leases.

Critical Accounting Policies

          The Company follows the full cost method of accounting for its oil and gas properties. All costs associated with property acquisition, exploration and development activities whether successful or unsuccessful are capitalized. Since the Company’s properties were undeveloped and nonproducing and the subject of litigation, capitalized costs were not being amortized.

          The capitalized costs are subject to a ceiling test which basically limits such costs to the aggregate of the estimated present value discounted at a 10% rate of future net revenues from proved reserves, based on current economic and operating conditions, plus the lower of cost or fair market value of unproved properties.

          The Company assesses whether its unproved properties are impaired on a periodic basis. This assessment is based upon work completed on the properties to date, the expiration date of its leases and technical data from the properties and adjacent areas. These properties are subject to extensive litigation with the State of Florida and all costs to date have been expensed for impairment.

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ITEM 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation (Cont’d)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

          The Company currently has a working capital deficiency, has a limited amount of cash, has incurred recurring losses and has a deficit accumulated during the development stage. We have been involved in several legal proceedings against the State of Florida which has limited our ability to commence development activities on our unproven oil and gas properties or obtain compensation for certain property rights we believe have been taken. The cost of that litigation has been substantial. The Company entered into a settlement agreement with the State of Florida on June 1, 2005 in order to resolve the disputes regarding the Company’s Florida leases. In July 2005, the Company received the net proceeds due it under the Agreement. Management believes the proceeds to be sufficient to fund the future operations of the Company.

          At June 30, 2005, Coastal Caribbean had no cash available. The Company had a commitment from some of its Officers to loan the Company funds until the settlement proceeds are received from the State, provided that payments to the Company’s litigation counsel and to the Company’s salaried employee are deferred and provided further that payments to other Company counsel are also deferred. These loans totaled approximately $138,000 through June 30, 2005.

Certain directors, officers, legal counsel and administrative consultants have agreed to defer the payment of their salaries and fees. At June 30, 2005 the amount of salaries and fees being deferred totaled approximately $1,706,000. The payment due dates for the Company’s annual rental payments on its Florida leases of approximately $59,000 were extended during the time the State and Coastal have been in discussions and no amounts are due under the settlement. No amounts have been accrued related to these leases in the current year.

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ITEM 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation (Cont’d)

Results of Operations

Three months ended June 30, 2005 vs. June 30, 2004

          The Company incurred a loss of $66,000 for the 2005 quarter, compared to a loss of $171,000 for the comparable 2004 quarter.

          Legal fees and costs decreased 94% to $5,000 for the 2005 quarter, compared to $78,000 in the prior period. Legal fees and costs decreased in 2005 compared with 2004 due to reduction in expenditures for legal fees and experts related to Coastal Petroleum Company’s lawsuit against the State of Florida seeking compensation for the State’s taking of its property rights to explore for oil and gas within its state Lease 224-A.

          Administrative expenses decreased 51%during the 2005 period to $30,000 compared to $62,000 in the 2004 period. This was primarily related to Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance which decreased from $27,000 in 2004 to $-0- in the 2005 quarter.

          Salaries remained flatduring the 2005 quarter at $25,000.

          Shareholder communications remained flatduring the 2005 quarter at $6,000.

Six months ended June 30, 2005 vs. June 30, 2004

          The Company incurred a loss of $154,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to a loss of $362,000 for the comparable 2004 period.

          Legal fees and costs decreased 91% to $14,000 for the 2005 period, compared to $162,000 in the 2004 period. Legal fees and costs decreased in 2005 compared with 2004 due to reduction in expenditures for legal fees and experts related to Coastal Petroleum Company’s lawsuit against the State of Florida seeking compensation for the State’s taking of its property rights to explore for oil and gas within its state Lease 224-A.

          Administrative expenses decreased 43%during the 2005 period to $78,000 compared to $138,000 in the 2004 period. This was primarily related to Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance which decreased from $54,000 in the 2004 period to $-0- in the 2005 period.

          Salaries remained flatduring the 2005 period at $50,000.

          Shareholder communications remained constantat $12,000 during the 2005 period.

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ITEM 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

          The Company does not have any significant exposure to market risk as there were no investments in marketable securities at June 30, 2005.

ITEM 4 Controls and Procedures

          We, Phillip W. Ware, the principal executive officer and Kenneth M. Cornell, the principal financial officer, have evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) adopted under the Securities Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report and have concluded:

1.          That the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective and adequately designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiary, is timely made known to such officers by others within the Company and its subsidiary, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; and

2.          That there were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could materially affect or are reasonably likely to materially affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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ITEM 5   - Other Information

          Coastal Caribbean is currently a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for United States federal income tax purposes, which could result in negative tax consequences to a shareholder. If, for any taxable year, the Company’s passive income or assets that produce passive income exceed levels provided by U.S. law, the Company would be a “passive foreign investment company,” or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For the years 1987 through 2001, Coastal Caribbean’s passive income and assets that produce passive income exceeded those levels and for those years Coastal Caribbean constituted a PFIC. If Coastal Caribbean is a PFIC for any taxable year, then the Company’s U.S. shareholders potentially would be subject to adverse U.S. tax consequences of holding and disposing of shares of our common stock for that year and for future tax years. Any gain from the sale of, and certain distributions with respect to, shares of the Company’s common stock, would cause a U.S. holder to become liable for U.S. federal income tax under section 1291 of the Internal Revenue Code (the interest charge regime). The tax is computed by allocating the amount of the gain on the sale or the amount of the distribution, as the case may be, to each day in the U.S. shareholder’s holding period. To the extent that the amount is allocated to a year, other than the year of the disposition or distribution, in which the corporation was treated as a PFIC with respect to the U.S. holder, the income will be taxed as ordinary income at the highest rate in effect for that year, plus an interest charge.

          For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

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ITEM 6   - Exhibits

10(i)	Agreement with Oil For America assigning Oil For America’s interest in 25,000 acres of its Slope County North Dakota Assembly acreage to Coastal Petroleum Company
10(j)	Agreement with Oil For America to provide two Lodgepole Reef drilling locations in Valley County, Montana.
31.1	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 by Phillip W. Ware
31.2	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 by Kenneth M. Cornell
32.1	Certification pursuant to Section 906 by Phillip W. Ware
32.2	Certification pursuant to Section 906 by Kenneth M. Cornell

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SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
	Registrant
Date: July 29, 2005	By	/s/	Phillip W. Ware
			Phillip W. Ware
			Chief Executive Officer,
			President and Treasurer
	By	/s/	Kenneth M. Cornell
			Kenneth M. Cornell
			Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer

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