PETROLIA SE - ANNUAL REPORT 2024
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
CONTENT
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS AND RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT 05
MANAGEMENT REPORT 07
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 10
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – GROUP
Consolidated Income Statement 12
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 13
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position – Assets 14
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position – Equity and Liabilities 15
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 16
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 17
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 18
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – PARENT COMPANY
Statement of profit or loss and other Comprehensive Income 55
Statement of Financial Position 56
Statement of Changes in Equity 57
Statement of Cash Flows 58
Notes to the financial statements 59
AUDITOR’S REPORT 82
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 89
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RESPONSIBILITY
STATE
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STATE
MENT
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
STATEMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER
RESPONSIBLE PERSONS OF PETROLIA
SE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
IN THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024
In accordance with Article 9, sections (3)
(c) and (7) of the Cyprus Transparency
Requirements (Securities for Trading on
Regulated Market) Law of 2007 (“Law”),
we, the members of the Board of Directors
and the other responsible persons for the
consolidated and separate financial state
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ments of Petrolia SE for the year ended 31
December 2024, confirm that, to the best of
our knowledge:
(a) the annual consolidated and separate
financial statements that are presented on
pages 12 to 80:
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(i) were prepared in accordance with
the International Financial Reporting
Standards as adopted by the European
Union, and in accordance with the pro-
visions of Article 9, section (4), of the
Law; and
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(ii) give a true and fair view of the assets
and liabilities, the financial position and
the profit or losses of Petrolia SE and
the undertakings included in the consol-
idated accounts taken as a whole; and
(b) the Management Report gives a fair review
of the developments and performance of
the business and the financial position of
Petrolia SE and the undertakings included in
the consolidated accounts taken as a whole
together with a description of the principal
risks and uncertainties that they are facing.
RESPONSIBILITY
STATEMENT
Limassol, 29th of April 2025
Berge Gerdt Larsen
Chair of the Board
Polycarpos Protopapas
Board member
Managing director
Sjur Storaas
Board member
Marios Tornaritis
Finance manager
George Hadjineophytou
Board member
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INTRODUCTION AND STRATEGY
Petrolia SE Group, which comprises Petrolia
SE (“Petrolia” or the "Company”) and its
subsidiaries (together referred to as the
“Group”) has two business divisions: Energy
and Energy Service. Petrolia SE is listed on
the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker
code PSE.
Energy division
The Energy division focuses primarily on
exploration for and production of oil and gas.
Petrolia is the largest shareholder (49.9%) of
Petrolia NOCO AS ("PNO"), an independent
E&P company on the Norwegian Continental
Shelf ("NCS"). The company is a Licence
Partner and Operator and is registered on
NOTC. PNO has various licence shares and
has made one commercial discovery. The ac-
quisition of a 12.26% interest in Brage was
completed on 29 December 2023. Reserves
as at 31 December 2024 were 1.38 million
barrels of oil equivalent ("boe") net to PNO.
Net production to PNO in Q4 2024 was 2,183
boe per day.
Energy Service division
The Energy Service division has since 2007
primarily focused on well services for oil
and gas drilling, mainly through the global
Independent Oil Tools AS Group ("IOT").
Well services are also provided for thermo
and salt drilling.
The Group owns one landrig, drills and per-
forms workover on land wells as a drilling
contractor with this rig and hired in rigs
whenever drilling contracts are secured.
Through CO2 Management AS, the division is
involved with managing CO2 reduction pro-
jects as well as Carbon Capture, Utilisation
and Storage (CCUS) activities.
The subsurface competence of PNO may
be used for CO2 Storage Wells on the NCS.
ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Petrolia SE presents its financial information
in USD.
Financial information, Group
Total revenue amounted to USD 53.5 million for
the fiscal year 2024 (2023: USD 54.2 million),
mainly relating to the Energy Service segment.
Operating profit for the Group in 2024
amounted to USD 5.9 million, after deduc-
tion of depreciation of USD 7.2 million and
impairment of fixed assets of USD 0.8 mil-
lion. Operating profit for the Group in 2023
amounted to USD 5.4 million, after deduction
of depreciation of USD 6.8 million and impair-
ment of fixed assets of USD 0.4 million. Profit
after tax for the Group amounted to USD
3.3 million in 2024 (2023: USD 1.8 million).
As at 31 December 2024, the total assets
of the Group amounted to USD 63.1 million.
Total assets of the Group amounted to USD
66.9 million as at 31 December 2023.
Total equity of the Group amounted to USD
42.6 million as at 31 December 2024, including
a minority interest of USD 1.8 million.
Total equity of the Group amounted to USD
41.1 million as at 31 December 2023, including
a minority interest of USD 2.6 million.
As at 31 December 2024, the total number
of shares outstanding in Petrolia SE was
59,133,786 with par value USD 0.10 each.
Cash inflows from operations was USD 11.5
million in 2024 (2023: USD 11.0 million).
Cash outflows from investments was USD 2.9
million in 2024 (2023: USD 6.2 million). Cash
outflows from financing activities in 2024
was USD 5.9 million (2023: USD 5.8 million)
mainly related to interest, lease interest and
lease instalments.
Total cash position as at 31 December 2024
was USD 13.4 million (2023: USD 10.8 mil-
lion). This included restricted cash of USD
213 thousand (2023: 212 thousand).
Financial information, Parent
Total revenues amounting to USD 162 thou-
sand for 2024 (2023: USD 158 thousand),
related to management (USD 118 thousand)
and consultancy (USD 44 thousand) fees
for the rendering of services to the Group
by the Norwegian branch.
Operating profit for the parent company
amounted to USD 1.6 million (2023: loss
of USD 0.8 million).
Profit after tax for the parent amounted
to USD 6.4 million (2023: loss of USD 8.8
million).
As at 31 December 2024, the total assets of
the Parent amounted to USD 42.6 million of
which investments in subsidiaries were USD
34.7 million, loan assets was USD 5.2 million,
cash at bank was USD 1.7 million, investment
in associates was USD nil and USD 0.7 million
in trade and other receivables.
Total equity of the Parent amounted to USD
40.3 million as at 31 December 2024 (2023:
USD 34.0 million).
As at 31 December 2024, the total number
of shares outstanding in Petrolia SE was
59,133,786, with par value USD 0.10 each.
Cash outflows from operations were USD
0.7 million in 2024 (2023: inflows of USD 1.3
million). Cash inflows from investing were USD
0.8 million (2023: outflows of 1.6 million).
Cash outflows from financing were USD 68
thousand (2023: USD 44 thousand).
Total cash position as at 31 December 2024
was USD 1.8 million (2023: USD 1.8 million).
This included restricted cash of USD 28 thou-
sand (2023: 31 thousand).
FINANCIAL AND LIQUIDITY RISK
The Group’s long-term financing is mainly
financial lease of equipment totalling USD
4.2 million (Note 19).
Additional information on liquidity risk is pre-
sented in Note 23.
GOING CONCERN
Management has conducted a review of the
going concern assumption considering all
relevant information available up to the date
the consolidated and parent financial state-
ments were issued, taking into account all
available information about the future, for
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at least 12 months from the reporting date.
The forecast cash flows from the Energy
Service division provide sufficient cash flows
and the Group expects to be in a position to
serve its working capital needs and other
obligations as and when they fall due. These
forecasts have been made based on past
experiences and detailed knowledge of the
local markets.
The Group’s management expects a good
environment for both segments in 2025 and
remains confident in the Group’s ability to
continue to adapt cost levels to the activity
and to maintain sufficient financial resources
to enable it to continue as a going concern
for the foreseeable future.
Following its review, management confirms
that the requirements of the going concern
assumption are met and that these financial
statements have been prepared on that basis.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PERSONNEL
Petrolia SE has five employees, three men
and two women.
In total, the Group had 251 highly competent
employees worldwide as at 31 December
2024. The Group is an equal opportunity
employer and will not tolerate discrimination.
Recruitment, promotion and reward are based
entirely on merit.
There have not been any serious accidents
reported in the Group in 2024.
Petrolia’s Board of Directors consisted of 4
men as at 31 December 2024.
ENVIRONMENT REPORTING
The Group’s objective is that all of its activities
are carried out with the minimum of risk to
people or damage to the surroundings. The
Group’s activities during 2024 have con-
formed with the demands of the prevailing
authorities in its worldwide operations.
The Group is committed to complying with
the requirements set forth by the Corporate
Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
to the extend possible and in alignment with
the ongoing discussions surrounding the EU
omnibus package and its final transposition
into legislation. Continuous monitoring of
developments in this area will ensure adher-
ence to applicable regulations and support
sustainable business practices.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
The Board believes it is important that the
Group is run and managed on sound principles
of Corporate Governance. Reference is made
to the section on Corporate Governance in
this report.
As Petrolia is listed on the Oslo Stock
Exchange, it follows the Norwegian Code of
Practice for Corporate Governance of 14
October 2021.
Significant shareholders are present-
ed in note 17 to the consolidated financial
statements.
As at 31 December 2024 and as at 25 April
2025, the directors who held shares in the
Company are shown in note 17.
There are no restrictions in voting rights
or special control rights in relation to the
shares of the Company.
Any amendment or addition to the Articles
of Association of the Company is only valid if
approved by a special resolution at a share-
holders’ meeting.
The rules governing the composition of the
Board of Directors, appointment and re-
placement of its members and holding of
Company’s shares are set out in Section 8 of
the Corporate Governance Report for 2024.
The powers of the Board of Directors and
its Audit and Remuneration Committees are
also set out in the Corporate Governance
Report in section 9.
The Company, through internal controls im-
plemented by management and supervised by
the Audit Committee, implemented effective
procedures for the composition and prepa-
ration of financial statements and periodic
information, as provided by the Laws and
Regulations of listed companies. In addition
to the above, the main features of these pro-
cedures, are as follows:
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The financial statements of the Group
companies and the consolidated financial
statements are prepared with the respon-
sibility of the Chief Financial Officer and
reviewed by the Audit Committee.
•
The periodic announcements of the Company
and the detailed explanatory notes are
prepared by the Chief Financial Officer and
reviewed by the Audit Committee.
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The financial statements and the periodic
announcements are approved by the Board
of Directors prior to their publication.
EXISTENCE OF BRANCHES
To facilitate its operations, the Company has
established a branch in Norway.
CHANGES IN SHARE CAPITAL
There have been no changes to the share
capital during 2024.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The members of the Company’s Board of
Directors as at 31 December 2024 and at the
date of this report are Berge Gerdt Larsen,
Sjur Storaas, George Hadjineophytou and
Polycarpos Protopapas.
The Annual General Meeting on 31 May 2024
re-elected Mr Berge Gerdt Larsen, Mr Sjur
Storaas, Mr George Hadjineophytou and
Mr Polycarpos Protopapas as directors of
the Board.
In accordance with the Company’s Articles of
Association, all Directors who are presently
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members of the Board will continue in office
until the next Annual General Meeting and
are eligible for re-election.
The Directors’ interests in shares of the
Company is disclosed in note 17 of the
financial statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
The independent auditors of the Company,
Ernst & Young Cyprus Limited, have expressed
their willingness to continue in office. A res-
olution proposing the firm’s re-appointment
and authorising the Directors to set the remu-
neration for audit services will be proposed at
the Annual General Meeting of the Company.
EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD
Please refer to note 29.
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MANAGEMENT REPORT
Limassol, 29th of April 2025
Berge Gerdt Larsen
Chair of the Board
Polycarpos Protopapas
Board member
Managing director
Sjur Storaas
Board member
Marios Tornaritis
Finance manager
George Hadjineophytou
Board member
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS'
REPORT ON CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
In this report, we disclose informa-
tion relating to our CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY (‘CSR’) policy and per
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formance of this policy in 2024. This report
relates to the period 1 January 2024 to 31
December 2024 and should be read as part
of the Company's Annual Report for 2024.
During 2024, the Group had subsidiaries
in Cyprus, Norway, The Netherlands, the
UK, Romania, Australia, New Zealand, Iraq,
Malaysia, and UAE, therefore the majority of
the information in this CSR report relates to
the Group’s operations in these countries.
Our approach to CSR focuses on the way in
which we conduct relationships with all of
our stakeholders and the wider impact that
we can have on society and the environment.
In this context, we continuously address the
following key aspects of our business:
HEALTH & SAFETY
The safety of our employees, contractors,
partners and all of our stakeholders is of
utmost importance to the Group. We aim to
employ high Health & Safety standards to our
operations. All our employees and contractors
have the responsibility and the authority to
stop any unsafe work. Our contracts include
health and safety requirements consistent
with our code of conduct. Our main objective
is that all of our activities are carried out with
the minimum of risk to people or damage to
the environment and our safety and opera-
tional risk team works together to achieve
this objective. Incidents and near misses are
required to be reported and investigated.
We are pleased to report that during 2024,
no incident of pollution to the environment
was reported and the Group conformed with
the safety and environmental demands of
the prevailing authorities in its worldwide
operations. We continued to have an excel
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lent health and safety record with no major
injuries or fatalities in 2024.
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
We recognise the potential to damage the
environment through our operations and
our responsibility to implement effective
management to safeguard the environment
by minimising such an impact. We have ca-
pable people to manage such risks at every
stage. We are committed to making a positive
contribution to global sustainability and to
protect the environment. We aim to operate to
the highest international social, environmental
and safety standards within the industry and
believe that it is important to make a positive
contribution to all of the geographical areas
where we operate. Climate change and the
transition to a lower carbon economy has
been identified as a possible risk and an
opportunity but presently does not materially
affect our accounts. Our subsidiary, CO2
Management AS aims to mitigate this risk by
taking steps to reduce the Group’s carbon
footprint and in addition, makes investments
aimed at reducing CO2 emissions, including
Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS).
EMPLOYEES
Our ability to create sustainable shareholder
value is linked to our ability to recruit, moti-
vate and retain highly competent employees.
People continue to be our most important
asset. The Group is an equal opportunities
employer and will not tolerate discrimination
in recruitment, advancement and remuner-
ation in the workplace. We have a shared
commitment with employees to create a safe
working environment where there is respect
for others, and we are responsive to employee
needs. Employees are encouraged to speak up
if they have any concerns through our Whistle
Blowing Policy. Recruitment, promotion and
reward are entirely based on merit. We believe
in shared prosperity and wherever possible,
we employ nationals of our host countries.
COMMUNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Our continuous presence in a number of dif-
ferent territories brings challenges, which we
meet through the application of our existing
approach and policies. We aim to have a pos-
itive and enduring impact on the communities
in which we operate and contribute to their
development. We invest in our relationships
with the local communities and ensure that all
of our activities are conducted with absolute
respect to these communities. We contribute
to these communities by employing local staff
and cooperating with local suppliers wher-
ever possible. We respect internationally
recognised human rights and we set our
commitments in our human rights policy and
our Code of Conduct. All of our initiatives
during 2024 were focused on health and social
involvement across our operating regions.
BUSINESS CONDUCT
CSR encompasses the Company’s manage-
ment of relationships with shareholders,
employees, contractors, partners and the
local communities where we work, together
with the impact it has on society and the
environment. In this respect, we have a re-
sponsibility to ensure that we deliver our
business objectives in a way that benefits
all of our stakeholders. In recognition of
this responsibility, we have robust policies
and systems in place, which are continuously
reviewed. We aim for the highest standards of
business conduct across all of our worldwide
operations. Our CSR policy aims to ensure
a responsible and transparent performance
of our business in all of the areas in which
we operate. It reflects our commitment to
generate and sustain long-term value growth
for the Company, whilst creating long last-
ing legacies in local communities. Operating
to high international social, environmental
and safety standards and maintaining high
standards of corporate governance is a key
requirement of our policy. Our Code of Conduct
ensures that we compete fairly and explicitly
prohibits engaging in any form of bribery or
corruption whilst our Integrity Due Diligence
procedures ensure that we select our busi-
ness partners carefully and do not expose
the Group to any reputational risk with zero
tolerance for unethical business practices.
We also prohibit the use of funds to support
political parties.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We continue to operate with high stand-
ards of corporate governance, which helps
us deliver our strategic objectives. We are
committed to protecting the interests of all
of our stakeholders through complete and
absolute compliance with the relevant legal
and regulatory environments and through
the effective management of risk.
Every effort has been made to ensure that in-
formation contained in this report is accurate.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Petrolia SE – Group
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
for the year ended 31 December 2024
(Amounts in USD 1,000)
Note 2024 2023
Revenue from contracts with customers 5 53,468 54,199
Wages cost 6 -15,257 -14,043
Other operating expenses 7 -24,388 -27,533
Operating result before depreciation and impairments 13,823 12,623
Depreciation 11 -7,192 -6,822
Net impairment of fixed assets 11 -754 -427
Operating result 5,877 5,374
Result from associated companies 12 0 -1,476
Interest income 8 924 510
Financial income 8 80 8
Interest expenses 8 -799 -956
Financial expenses 8 -2,096 -544
Result before income taxes 3,986 2,916
Income tax 9 -709 -1,143
Result for the year 3,277 1,773
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 3,975 2,008
Non-controlling interests -698 -235
3,277 1,773
Attributable to the equity holders (USD per share)
Earnings per share (Basic and diluted, from continuing operations) 10 0.07 0.03
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the year ended 31 December 2024
(Amounts in USD 1,000) Note 2024 2023
Result for the year 3,277 1,773
Other comprehensive income:
Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods
(net of tax):
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations -729 505
Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subse-
quent periods (net of tax):
Loss on equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive
income
13 -1,004 0
Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax 1,544 2,278
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 2,390 2,472
Non-controlling interests -846 -194
Total comprehensive income for the year 1,544 2,278
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP
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ASSETS (Amounts in USD 1,000) Note 2024 2023
Non-current assets
Goodwill 28 249 249
Right of use assets 11 12,369 15,491
Land and buildings 11 1,499 2,292
Energy Service and other equipment 11 12,865 12,005
Land rigs 11 1,071 1,418
Investment in associated companies 12 0 0
Other financial assets 13 0 1,004
Restricted cash 16 8 3
Total non-current assets 28,061 32,462
Current assets
Inventory 26 1,834 1,683
Trade receivables 14 13,035 14,934
Other current receivables 14 1,488 1,039
Other financial assets 13 5,212 5,920
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 15 33 36
Free cash 16 13,184 10,595
Restricted cash 16 205 209
Total current assets 34,991 34,416
TOTAL ASSETS 63,052 66,878
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
as at 31 December 2024
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
as at 31 December 2024
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES (Amounts in USD 1,000)
Note 2024 2023
Equity
Share capital 17 5,913 5,913
Own shares 17 -39 -39
Share premium 12,222 12,222
Other reserves 22,728 20,338
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 40,824 38,434
Non-controlling interests 1,773 2,619
Total equity 42,597 41,053
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities 19 5,372 8,622
Bank loan 21 756 463
Deferred tax liabilities 9 296 564
Other non-current liabilities 213 234
6,637 9,883
Current liabilities
Lease liabilities 19 4,655 5,573
Trade payables 20 3,217 4,017
Other payables 20 5,455 5,824
Bank loan and overdraft 21 258 199
Income tax payable 233 329
13,818 15,942
Total liabilities 20,455 25,825
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 63,052 66,878
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP
Limassol, 29th of April 2025
Berge Gerdt Larsen
Chair of the Board
Polycarpos Protopapas
Board member
Managing director
Sjur Storaas
Board member
Marios Tornaritis
Finance manager
George Hadjineophytou
Board member
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Attributable to equity holders of the parent
(Amounts in USD 1,000)
Share
capital
Own
shares
Share
premium
Reorgan-
isation
reserve
Retained
earnings
Fair value
reserve
of
financial
assets at
FVOCI
Currency
transla-
tion
Subtotal Non-
con-
trolling
interests
Total
equity
Equity 1 January 2023 5,913 0 12,222 -15,075 31,389 482 1,459 36,390 2,624 39,014
Profit/(loss) for the year 0 0 0 0 2,008 0 0 2,008 -235 1,773
Other comprehensive income
Exchange differences
on translation of foreign
operations
0 0 0 0 0 0 464 464 41 505
Total comprehensive income/
(loss)
0 0 0 0 2,008 0 464 2,472 -194 2,278
Acquisition of own shares
(Note 17)
0 -39 0 0 0 0 0 -39 0 -39
Acquisition of non-controlling
interests (Note 28)
0 0 0 0 -389 0 0 -389 189 -200
Equity 31 December 2023 5,913 -39 12,222 -15,075 33,008 482 1,923 38,434 2,619 41,053
Profit/(loss) for the year 0 0 0 0 3,975 0 0 3,975 -698 3,277
Other comprehensive income
Loss on equity instruments
designated at fair value
through other comprehensive
income (Note 13)
0 0 0 0 0 -1,004 0 -1,004 0 -1,004
Exchange differences
on translation of foreign
operations
0 0 0 0 0 0 -581 -581 -148 -729
Total comprehensive income/
(loss)
0 0 0 0 3,975 -1,004 -581 2,390 -846 1,544
Equity 31 December 2024 5,913 -39 12,222 -15,075 36,983 -522 1,342 40,824 1,773 42,597
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the year ended 31 December 2024
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP
(Amounts in USD 1,000) Note 2024 2023
Operating activities
Profit before taxes 3,986 2,916
Reversal of expected credit losses 7 -412 -278
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment 11 -223 -745
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and right of use assets 11 7,192 6,822
Impairment of property, plant, equipment 11 754 427
Interest income 8 -924 -510
Change in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 8 2 16
Interest expense on lease liabilities 8 746 932
Other interest expenses 8 53 24
Change in inventory -151 282
Change in trade receivables 1,899 -3,984
Change in other current receivables -201 1,689
Change in trade payables -800 636
Change in other payables -369 984
Change in other non-current liabilities -21 -39
Result from investment in associated companies 12 0 1,476
Income tax paid -1,158 -1,123
Other, incl unrealised foreign currency gain 1,108 1,502
Net cash generated from operating activities 11,481 11,027
Investing activities
Purchase of fixed assets 11 -4,640 -4,536
Disposal of equipment 11 769 601
Dividends 4 6
Repayment of loans granted 13 0 934
Loan granted 13 0 -2,934
Investment in associates 12 0 -930
Proceeds from sale of shares 15 0 111
Interest received 924 510
Net cash used in investing activities -2,943 -6,238
Financing activities
(Increase)/release of restricted cash -1 28
Leasing instalments (capital) 23 -5,558 -5,193
Other interest paid 8 -53 -24
Interest paid on lease liabilities 19 -746 -932
Bank loan, drawn down 23 633 435
Bank loan, repaid 23 -224 -135
Net cash used in financing activities -5,949 -5,821
Net cash flow of the period 2,589 -1,032
Free cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 16 10,595 11,627
Free cash and cash equivalents balance at 31 December 16 13,184 10,595
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2.1 BASIS OF PREPARATION
The consolidated financial statements of
Petrolia SE have been prepared in compli-
ance with IFRS Accounting Standards as
endorsed by the EU and the requirements of
the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113.
The consolidated financial statements have
been prepared under the historical cost
convention with the following modification:
Financial assets recognised at fair value
through profit or loss and financial assets
at fair value through other comprehensive
income.
The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with IFRS Accounting Standards
requires the use of certain critical account-
ing estimates. It also requires management
to exercise its judgement in the process of
applying the Group’s accounting policies. The
areas involving a higher degree of judgement
or complexity, or areas where assumptions
and estimates are significant to the consol-
idated financial statements are discussed
in note 3 below.
The consolidated financial statements are
presented in United States Dollars (USD)
and all values are rounded to the nearest
thousand (USD 1,000), except when other-
wise indicated.
The accounting year follows the calendar year.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Fair value is the price that would be received
from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer
a liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date.
The fair value measurement is based on the
presumption that the transaction whereby
an asset is sold, or a liability is transferred
takes place either in the principal market for
the asset or liability or in the absence of a
principal market, in the most advantageous
market for the asset or liability.
The principal or the most advantageous
market must be accessible by the Group.
The fair value of an asset or a liability is
measured using the assumptions that market
participants would use when pricing the asset
or liability, assuming that market participants
act in their economic best interest. A fair
value measurement of a non-financial asset
takes into account a market participant's
ability to generate economic benefits by using
the asset in its highest and best use or by
NOTE 1 GENERAL INFORMATION
NOTES - GROUP
to the consolidated financial statements
Petrolia SE (the "Company") is a European
public limited company organised under the
laws of Cyprus. The Company's registered
office is at 205 Christodoulou Chatzipavlou
Street, Loulloupis Court, 4th floor, office 401,
3036 Limassol, Cyprus. The Company also has
a Norwegian branch with registered office at
Haakon VIIs gate 1 (2. etg.), Oslo, Norway.
The main activity of the Group is the sale
and rental of energy service equipment to
the global energy industry.
The annual financial statements were adopt-
ed by the Board of Directors on the 29th of
April 2025 and will be passed to the Annual
General Meeting for approval.
Petrolia SE was established on the 26th of
October 2012 as a result of the merger be-
tween Petrolia ASA (established on the 13th
of March 1997) and Petrolia E&P Holdings
Plc. The consolidated financial statements for
the financial year 2024 comprise the Company
and its subsidiaries and the Group’s share
of associated companies. The Company is
listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with
ticker "PSE" and ISIN "CY 010 263 0916".
The table below presents general ESEF data.
NOTE 2 MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Domicile of entity Limassol Principal place of business Cyprus Legal for m of entity European public limited company Description of nature of entity's The main activity of the Group operations and principal activit ies is the sale and rental of energy ser vice equipment to the global energy industr y Country of incor poration Cyprus Name of parent entity Petrolia SE Address of entity's r egistered 205 Christodoulou Chatzipavlou Name of ultimate parent of gr oup Petrolia SE office Street, Loulloupis Court
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selling it to another market participant that
would use the asset in its highest and best
use. The Group uses valuation techniques
that are appropriate in the circumstances
and for which sufficient data are available
to measure fair value, maximising the use of
relevant observable inputs and minimising the
use of unobservable inputs. All assets and
liabilities for which fair value is measured
or disclosed in the consolidated financial
statements are categorised within the fair
value hierarchy, described in note 18.
GOING CONCERN
Management has conducted a review of the
going concern assumption considering all
relevant information available up to the date
the consolidated and parent financial state-
ments were issued, taking into account all
available information about the future, for
at least 12 months from the reporting date.
The forecast cash flows from the Energy
Service division provide sufficient cash flows
and the Group expects to be in a position to
serve its working capital needs and other
obligations as and when they fall due. These
forecasts have been made based on past
experiences and detailed knowledge of the
local markets.
The Group’s management expects a good
environment for both segments in 2025 and
remains confident in the Group’s ability to
continue to adapt cost levels to the activity
and to maintain sufficient financial resources
to enable it to continue as a going concern
for the foreseeable future.
Following its review, management confirms
that the requirements of the going concern
assumption are met and that these financial
statements have been prepared on that basis.
2.2 BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements com-
prise the financial statements of the Company
and its subsidiaries as at 31 December 2024.
Control is achieved when the Group is ex-
posed, or has rights, to variable returns from
its involvement with the investee and has
the ability to affect those returns through
its power over the investee. Specifically, the
Group controls an investee if, and only if, the
Group has:
•
power over the investee (i.e., existing
rights that give it the current ability
to direct the relevant activities of the
investee)
•
exposure, or rights, to variable returns
from its involvement with the investee
• ability to use its power over the investee
to affect its returns
Generally, there is a presumption that a
majority of voting rights results in control.
To support this presumption and when the
Group has less than a majority of the voting
or similar rights of an investee, the Group
considers all relevant facts and circumstances
in assessing whether it has power over an
investee, including:
• the contractual arrangement(s) with the
other vote holders of the investee
•
rights arising from other contractual
arrangements
•
the Group’s voting rights and potential
voting rights
The Group re-assesses whether or not it
controls an investee if facts and circum-
stances indicate that there are changes to
one or more of the three elements of control.
Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the
Group obtains control over the subsidiary
and ceases when the Group loses control
of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income
and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or
disposed of during the year are included in
the consolidated financial statements from the
date the Group gains control until the date
the Group ceases to control the subsidiary.
Profit or loss and each component of other
comprehensive income (OCI) are attributed
to the equity holders of the parent of the
Group and to the non-controlling interests,
even if this results in the non-controlling
interests having a deficit balance. When nec-
essary, adjustments are made to the financial
statements of subsidiaries to bring their
accounting policies in line with the Group’s
accounting policies. All intra-group assets
and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and
cash flows relating to transactions between
members of the Group are eliminated, in full,
on consolidation.
A change in the ownership interest of a sub-
sidiary, without a loss of control, is accounted
for as an equity transaction.
If the Group loses control over a subsidiary,
it derecognises the related assets (including
goodwill), liabilities, non-controlling interest
and other components of equity, while any
resultant gain or loss is recognised in profit
or loss. Any investment retained is recognised
at fair value.
2.3 MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The material accounting policies applied in the
preparation of these consolidated financial
statements are set out below. These policies
have been consistently applied to all the
years presented, unless otherwise stated.
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND GOODWILL
a) Business combinations and goodwill
Business combinations are accounted for
using the acquisition method. The cost of an
acquisition is measured as the aggregate of
the consideration transferred measured at
acquisition date fair value and the amount of
any non-controlling interest in the acquiree.
For each business combination, the Group
elects whether to measure the non-controlling
interest in the acquiree at fair value or at
the proportionate share of the acquiree’s
identifiable net assets. Acquisition-related
costs are expensed as incurred and included
in administrative expenses.
Goodwill is initially measured at cost, being the
excess of the aggregate of the consideration
transferred and the amount recognised for
non-controlling interest over the net identifi-
able assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
If the fair value of the net assets acquired
is in excess of the aggregate consideration
transferred, the gain is recognised in profit
or loss.
After initial recognition, goodwill is measured
at cost less any accumulated impairment
losses.
b) Investment in associates
The group holds an interest in an associate,
Petrolia NOCO AS. The financial statements
of the associate are prepared for the same
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reporting period as the Group. The accounting
policies of the company are aligned with those
of the Group. Therefore, no adjustments are
made when measuring and recognising the
Group’s share of the profit or loss of the
investees after the date of acquisition. The
aggregate of the Group’s share of profit or
loss of an associate is shown on the face
of the statement of profit or loss outside
operating profit and represents profit or
loss after tax and non-controlling interests
in the subsidiaries of the associate. Goodwill
relating to the associate or joint venture
is included in the carrying amount of the
investment and is not tested for impairment
separately. Thus, reversals of impairments
may effectively include reversal of goodwill
impairments.
If an entity’s share of losses of an associate
equals or exceeds its interest in the associate,
the entity discontinues recognising its share
of further losses. The interest in an associate
is the carrying amount of the investment in the
associate determined using the equity method
together with any long-term interests that,
in substance, form part of the entity’s net
investment in the associate or joint venture.
Impairments and reversals are presented
within ‘Share of profit of an associate and a
joint venture’ in the statement of profit or loss.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Functional and presentation currency
Items included in the financial statements of
each of the Group’s entities are measured
using the currency of the primary economic
environment in which the entity operates
(‘the functional currency’). The consolidated
financial statements are presented in USD.
The functional and presentation currency of
the parent company is USD.
Converting from a functional currency other
than USD will normally result in conversion
differences in the consolidated financial
statements.
Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are trans
-
lated into the functional currency using the
exchange rates prevailing at the dates of
the transactions or valuation where items
are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains
and losses resulting from the settlement of
such transactions and from the translation at
year-end exchange rates of monetary assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign curren-
cies are recognised in the income statement
under financial income / financial expenses.
Non-monetary items that are measured in terms
of historical cost in a foreign currency are
translated using the exchange rates at the dates
of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items
measured at fair value in a foreign currency
are translated using the exchange rates at the
date when the fair value is determined. The gain
or loss arising on translation of non-monetary
items measured at fair value is treated in line
with the recognition of the gain or loss on the
change in fair value of the item (i.e., translation
differences on items whose fair value gain
or loss is recognised in OCI or profit or loss
are also recognised in OCI or profit or loss,
respectively).
Group companies
The results and financial position of all the
Group entities that have a functional currency
different from the presentation currency are
translated into the presentation currency
as follows:
•
assets and liabilities in each statement of
financial position presented are translated
at the closing rate;
•
income and expenses in each income
statement are translated at the average
exchange rates for the period;
•
all resulting exchange differences are
recognised in the statement of compre-
hensive income and as a separate item of
equity (recycled to income statement upon
disposal of the underlying investments).
Currency translation differences on net in-
vestment in foreign operations and financial
instruments designated as hedges of such
investments are recorded as part of the com-
prehensive income and as a separate item in
equity. Goodwill and fair value adjustments
arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity
are treated as assets and liabilities of the for-
eign entity and translated at the closing rate.
REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
Rental of equipment – Service transferred
over time:
The primary business function of the Group
is the rental of equipment for upstream ex-
ploration & production activity, as such, the
primary source of revenue is based on rental
of equipment. The performance obligation
is satisfied over time as the customer si-
multaneously receives and consumes the
benefits provided by the Group. This perfor-
mance obligation has two alternative payment
options. The rental projects that continue
throughout the month (more than 30 days)
are invoiced in bulk at the end of each month,
whereas the projects that terminate prior
to the months end are invoiced ad hoc as
the customer has confirmed the final rental
day. The payment terms vary depending on
the individual contract with customers, but
due dates normally range from 30 to 90 days
from the invoice date.
On projects where the Group does not own
the required equipment, there are contracts
with customers to acquire, on their behalf, the
required equipment from external suppliers.
The Group is acting as principal in these
arrangements.
Services – Service transferred over time:
Service and repairs:
All equipment returned from rental assign-
ments are subject to inspection where it is
determined whether service and/or repair
is required. This performance obligation is
satisfied upon completion of service and
payment is generally due 30 to 90 days upon
completion and acceptance by the customer.
Hire of personnel:
Personnel services comprise casing & tubing
running, drilling and make & brake servic-
es. These services have fixed daily rates in
accordance with individual contracts. The
performance obligation is satisfied over time,
as the customer simultaneously receives
and consumes the benefits provided. This
performance obligation has two alternative
payment options. The projects that continue
throughout the month (more than 30 days)
are invoiced in bulk at the end of each month,
whereas the projects that terminate prior to
the month's end are invoiced ad hoc upon
completion of service. The payment terms
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vary, depending on individual contract with
customers but due dates normally range from
30 to 90 days from the invoice date.
Sales of goods – Goods transferred at a point
in time:
Procurement services:
There are contracts with customers to
acquire, on their behalf, goods from ex-
ternal suppliers. The Group is acting
as principal in these arrangements be-
cause it typically controls the goods
before transferring them to the custom-
er. The performance obligation is satisfied
upon receipt of the goods by the customer
and payment is generally due 30 to 90 days
upon that date.
Sales of equipment:
When the group sells equipment directly to
customer the performance obligation is sat-
isfied at delivery and payment is generally
due 30-90 days upon this date.
INTEREST INCOME
Interest income is recognised using the
effective interest method. When a loan or
receivable is impaired, the Group reduces the
carrying amount to its recoverable amount.
The recoverable amount is the estimated
future cash flow discounted at the original
effective interest rate. Interest income on
impaired loans is recognised using the original
effective interest rate.
TAXES
The tax expense for the period comprises
current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised
in the income statement, except to the extent
that it relates to items recognised in other
comprehensive income or directly in equity.
In this case, the tax is also recognised in
other comprehensive income or directly in
equity, respectively.
Current income tax
The current income tax charge is calculated
on the basis of the tax laws enacted or sub-
stantively enacted at the balance sheet date
in the countries where the Company’s subsid-
iaries and associates operate and generate
taxable income. Management periodically
evaluates positions taken in tax returns with
respect to situations in which applicable tax
regulation is subject to interpretation. It
establishes provisions, where appropriate,
on the basis of amounts expected to be paid
to the tax authorities.
Deferred income tax
Deferred income tax is recognised, using the
liability method, on temporary differences
arising between the tax bases of assets and
liabilities and their carrying amounts in the
consolidated financial statements. However,
the deferred income tax is not accounted
for if it arises from initial recognition of an
asset or liability in a transaction other than a
business combination that at the time of the
transaction affects neither accounting nor
taxable profit or loss. Deferred income tax
is determined using tax rates (and laws) that
have been enacted or substantially enacted
at the balance sheet date and are expected
to apply when the related deferred income
tax asset is realised, or the deferred income
tax liability is settled.
Deferred income tax assets are recognised
only to the extent that it is probable that future
taxable profit will be available against which
the temporary differences can be utilised.
Deferred income tax is provided on tempo-
rary differences arising on investments in
subsidiaries and associates, except where
the timing of the reversal of the temporary
difference is controlled by the Group and it
is probable that the temporary difference
will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are
offset when there is a legally enforceable right
to offset current tax assets against current
tax liabilities and when the deferred income
tax assets and liabilities relate to income
tax levied by the same taxation authority on
either the taxable entity or different taxable
entities where there is an intention to settle
the balances on a net basis.
Sales tax
Expenses and assets are recognised net of
the amount of sales tax, except:
•
when the sales tax incurred on a purchase
of assets or services is not recoverable
from the taxation authority, in which case
the sales tax is recognised as part of the
cost of acquisition of the asset or as part
of the expense item, as applicable,
•
when receivables and payables are stated
with the amount of sales tax included.
The net amount of sales tax recoverable from,
or payable to, the taxation authority is includ-
ed as part of receivables or payables in the
statement of financial position.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated
at historical cost less depreciation and
impairment.
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment
is calculated using the straight-line method
to allocate their cost to their residual values
over their estimated useful lives.
The assets’ residual values and useful lives
are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate, at
each reporting date. In particular, the Group
considers the impact of health, safety and
environmental legislation in its assessment of
expected useful lives and estimated residual
values. Furthermore, the Group considers
climate-related matters, including physical
and transition risks. Specifically, the Group
determines whether climate-related legis-
lation and regulations might impact either
the useful life or residual values, e.g., by
banning or restricting the use of the Group’s
fossil fuel-driven machinery and equipment
or imposing additional energy efficiency re-
quirements on the Group’s buildings and
office properties. No changes were made
after these evaluations.
An asset’s carrying amount is written down
immediately to its recoverable amount if the
asset’s carrying amount is greater than its
estimated recoverable amount.
Gains on sales of equipment lost in hole or
damaged by customers are determined by
comparing the proceeds with the carrying
amount and are recognised net within ‘other
revenue’ in the income statement.
All other gains and losses are recognised
as profit/loss on disposal of property, plant
and equipment included in other operating
expenses.
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LEASES
The determination of whether an arrange-
ment is, or contains, a lease is based on
the substance of the arrangement at the
inception date. The arrangement is assessed
for whether fulfilment of the arrangement is
dependent on the use of a specific asset or
assets or the arrangement conveys a right
to use the asset or assets, even if that right
is not explicitly specified in an arrangement.
Group as a lessee
The Group applies a single recognition and
measurement approach for all leases, except
for short-term leases and leases of low-value
assets. The Group recognises lease liabilities
to make lease payments and right-of-use
assets representing the right to use the un-
derlying assets.
i) Right-of-use assets
The Group recognises right-of-use assets
at the commencement date of the lease (i.e.,
the date the underlying asset is available
for use). Right-of-use assets are measured
at cost, less any accumulated depreciation
and impairment losses, and adjusted for any
remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost
of right-of-use assets includes the amount
of lease liabilities recognised, initial direct
costs incurred, and lease payments made at or
before the commencement date less any lease
incentives received. Right-of-use assets are
depreciated on a straight-line basis over the
shorter of the lease term and the estimated
useful lives of the assets, as follows:
•
Energy service and other equipment, 7
years
• Land and buildings, 1 to 10 years
If ownership of the leased asset transfers
to the Group at the end of the lease term or
the cost reflects the exercise of a purchase
option, depreciation is calculated using the
estimated useful life of the asset.
The right-of-use assets are also subject to
impairment. Refer to the accounting policies in
section Impairment of non-financial assets.
ii) Lease liabilities
At the commencement date of the lease, the
Group recognises lease liabilities measured
at the present value of lease payments to be
made over the lease term. In calculating the
present value of lease payments, the Group
uses its incremental borrowing rate at the
lease commencement date because the in-
terest rate implicit in the lease is not readily
determinable. After the commencement date,
the amount of lease liabilities is increased to
reflect the accretion of interest and reduced
for the lease payments made. In addition, the
carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeas-
ured if there is a modification, a change in the
lease term, a change in the lease payments
(e.g., changes to future payments resulting
from a change in an index or rate used to
determine such lease payments) or a change
in the assessment of an option to purchase
the underlying asset.
iii) Short-term leases and leases of low-value
assets
The Group applies the short-term lease rec-
ognition exemption to its short-term leases of
machinery and equipment (i.e., those leases
that have a lease term of 12 months or less
from the commencement date and do not
contain a purchase option). It also applies
the lease of low value assets recognition
exemption to leases of office equipment that
are considered to be low value. Lease pay-
ments on short-term leases and leases of
low value assets are recognised as expense
on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Group as a lessor
Leases in which the Group does not transfer
substantially all the risks and benefits of
ownership of an asset are classified as op-
erating leases. Initial direct costs incurred in
negotiating an operating lease are added to
the carrying amount of the leased asset and
recognised over the lease term on the same
basis as rental income. Contingent rents are
recognised as revenue in the period in which
they are earned. The Group also gets into
sub-lease agreements for its ROU assets.
These sub-leases are short term and treated
as operating leases.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS – INITIAL RECOG-
NITION AND SUBSEQUENT MEASUREMENT
A financial instrument is any contract that
gives rise to a financial asset of one entity
and a financial liability or equity instrument
of another entity.
i) Financial assets
Financial assets are classified, at initial
recognition, as subsequently measured at
amortised cost, fair value through OCI and
fair value through the income statement. The
classification of financial assets at initial
recognition depends on the financial asset’s
contractual cash flow characteristics and the
Group’s business model for managing them.
With the exception of trade receivables that
do not contain a significant financing com-
ponent or for which the Group has applied
the practical expedient, the Group initially
measures a financial asset at its fair value
plus, in the case of a financial asset not at
fair value through the income statement,
transaction costs. Trade receivables that do
not contain a significant financing component
are measured at the transaction price de-
termined under IFRS 15.
Financial assets at amortised cost (debt
instruments)
This category is the most relevant to the
Group. The Group measures financial assets
at amortised cost if both of the following
conditions are met:
•
the financial asset is held within a business
model with the objective to hold financial
assets in order to collect contractual cash
flows; and
•
the contractual terms of the financial
asset give rise on specified dates to cash
flows that are solely payments of princi-
pal and interest on the principal amount
outstanding.
Financial assets at amortised cost are subse-
quently measured using the effective interest
rate (EIR) method and are subject to im-
pairment. Gains and losses are recognised
in the income statement when the asset is
de-recognised, modified or impaired.
The Group’s financial assets at amortised
cost includes trade receivables, cash at bank
and loan to an associate.
Financial assets designated at fair value through
OCI (equity instruments)
Upon initial recognition, the Group can elect
to classify irrevocably its equity investments
as equity instruments designated at fair value
through OCI when they meet the definition of
equity under IAS 32 Financial Instruments
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Presentation and are not held for trading.
The classification is determined on an in-
strument-by- instrument basis.
Gains and losses on these financial assets
are never recycled to the income statement.
Dividends are recognised as other income
in the income statement when the right of
payment has been established, except when
the Group benefits from such proceeds as a
recovery of part of the cost of the financial
asset, in which case, such gains are record-
ed in OCI. Equity instruments designated at
fair value through OCI are not subject to
impairment assessment.
The Group's equity instruments designated at
fair value through OCI are shown in note 13.
Impairment of financial assets
Further disclosures relating to impairment
of financial assets are also provided in the
following notes:
•
Critical accounting judgements, estimates
and assumptions (Note 3);
• Financial risk management, Credit risk
(Note 23).
The Group recognises an allowance for
expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt
instruments not held at fair value through
the income statement. ECLs are based on
the difference between the contractual cash
flows due in accordance with the contract
and all the cash flows that the Group expects
to receive, discounted at an approximation
of the original effective interest rate. The
expected cash flows will include cash flows
from the sale of collateral held or other credit
enhancements that are integral to the con-
tractual terms.
ECLs are recognised in two stages. For credit
exposures for which there has not been a
significant increase in credit risk since initial
recognition, ECLs are provided for credit
losses that result from default events that
are possible within the next 12 months (a 12-
month ECL). For those credit exposures for
which there has been a significant increase
in credit risk since initial recognition, a loss
allowance is required for credit losses ex-
pected over the remaining life of the exposure,
irrespective of the timing of the default (a
lifetime ECL).
For trade receivables, the Group applies
a simplified approach in calculating ECLs.
Therefore, the Group does not track changes
in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss
allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each
reporting date. The Group has established
a provision matrix that is based on its his-
torical credit loss experience, adjusted for
forward-looking factors specific to the debt-
ors and the economic environment as well
as adjusted for individual ECL assessments
against particular customers.
The Group considers a financial asset in
default when contractual payments are 90
days past due. However, in certain cases, the
Group may also consider a financial asset
to be in default when internal or external
information indicates that the Group is un-
likely to receive the outstanding contractual
amounts in full before taking into account
any credit enhancements held by the Group.
A financial asset is written off when there is
no reasonable expectation of recovering the
contractual cash flows.
ii) Financial liabilities
All financial liabilities are recognised ini-
tially at fair value and, in the case of loans
and borrowings and payables, net of directly
attributable transaction costs.
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
This is the category most relevant to the
Group. Interest-bearing loans are initially
measured at fair value and are subsequently
measured at amortised cost using the EIR
method. Gains and losses are recognised in
the income statement when the liabilities are
de-recognised as well as through the EIR
amortisation process.
Amortised cost is calculated by taking into
account any discount or premium on acqui-
sition and fees or costs that are an integral
part of the EIR. The EIR amortisation is in-
cluded as finance costs in the statement of
the income statement.
This category mainly applies to trade and
other payables and bank loan. For more in-
formation, refer to Note 20 and 21.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost
and net realisable value. Costs incurred in
bringing each product to its present location
and condition are accounted for as follows:
•
raw materials: purchase cost on a first
in, first out basis.
•
finished goods and work in progress:
cost of direct materials and labour and a
proportion of manufacturing overheads
based on the normal operating capacity
but excluding borrowing costs.
Net realisable value is the estimated selling
price in the ordinary course of business,
less estimated costs of completion and the
estimated costs necessary to make the sale.
IMPAIRMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS
Assets that have an indefinite useful life are
not subject to amortisation and are tested
annually for impairment. Assets that are subject
to amortisation are reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount may not be
recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised
at the amount by which the asset’s carrying
amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The
recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s
fair value, less selling costs and value in use.
For the purposes of assessing impairment,
assets are grouped at the lowest levels for
which there are separately identifiable cash
flows (cash-generating units). Non-financial
assets, other than goodwill that suffered im-
pairment, are reviewed for possible reversal
of the impairment at each reporting date.
CASH AND SHORT TERM DEPOSITS
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement
of financial position comprise cash at banks
and at hand and short term deposits with
an original maturity of three months or less
but exclude any restricted cash which is not
available for use by the Group.
For the purpose of the consolidated statement
of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents con-
sist of cash and cash equivalents, as defined
above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.
SHARE CAPITAL AND PREMIUM
Ordinary shares and share premium are
classified as equity.
Incremental costs directly attributable to the
issue of new shares or options are shown
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in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the
proceeds.
PROVISIONS
The Group recognises provisions when it has
a present legal or constructive obligation as
a result of past events, it is probable that
an outflow of resources will be required to
settle the obligation, and the amount has
been reliably estimated.
Contingent liabilities and allocations are
reassessed at each balance sheet date and
the size of the recognised provision reflects
best estimate of the obligation.
SEGMENT REPORTING
Operating segments are reported in a manner
consistent with the internal reporting provided
to the management. The Company’s manage-
ment, who are responsible for allocating
resources and assessing performance of the
operating segments, has been identified as
General Managers and the Board of Directors.
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
The cash flow statement has been prepared
by the indirect method. The indirect method
involves reporting gross cash flow from in-
vestment and financing activities, while the
accounting result is reconciled against net
cash flow from operational activities. Cash
and cash equivalents comprise bank deposits
and other current, liquid investments which
immediately and at insignificant exchange
rate risk can be converted into known cash
amounts and with due dates of less than
three months from purchase date.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Earnings per share are calculated by dividing
the result of the Group attributable to the
shareholders of the parent with the weighted
average number of ordinary shares of the
period.
EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING DATE
New information about the position of the
Group existing at the reporting date regarding
the accounting period have been taken into
account in the financial statements according
to standard estimation principles. Events after
the reporting date are referred to in note 29.
CLIMATE-RELATED MATTERS
The Group considers climate-related matters
in estimates and assumptions, where appro-
priate. This assessment includes a wide range
of possible impacts on the group due to both
physical and transition risks. Even though
the Group believes its business model and
products will still be viable after the transition
to a low-carbon economy, climate-related
matters increase the uncertainty in estimates
and assumptions underpinning several items
in the financial statements. Even though cli-
mate-related risks might not currently have a
significant impact on measurement, the Group
is closely monitoring relevant changes and
developments, such as new climate-related
legislation. The items and considerations that
are most directly impacted by climate-related
matters are:
•
Useful life of property, plant and equip-
ment. When reviewing the residual values
and expected useful lives of assets, the
Group considers climate-related matters,
such as climate-related legislation and
regulations that may restrict the use
of assets or require significant capital
expenditures of non-financial assets.
Refer to the accounting policies in sec-
tion Property, Plant and Equipment.
•
Impairment of non-financial assets. The
value-in-use may be impacted in sev-
eral different ways by transition risk
in particular, such as climate-related
legislation and regulations and changes
in demand for the Group’s products.
The Group has concluded that no single
climate-related assumption is a key as-
sumption for the 2024 test of impairment.
Refer to note 11 for further information.
2.4 ADOPTION OF NEW AND REVISED IFRS
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Amendments to IFRS Accounting Standards
and the new Interpretations that are man-
datorily effective for the current period
The accounting policies adopted are consist-
ent with those of the previous financial year
except for the following IFRS amendments
which have been adopted by the Group as
of 1 January 2024:
•
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial
Statements: Classification of Liabilities as
Current or Non-current (Amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual
reporting periods beginning on or after
January 1, 2024, with earlier application
permitted, and will need to be applied ret-
rospectively in accordance with IAS 8. The
objective of the amendments is to clarify the
principles in IAS 1 for the classification of
liabilities as either current or non-current.
The amendments clarify the meaning of a
right to defer settlement, the requirement for
this right to exist at the end of the reporting
period, that management intent does not
affect current or non-current classification,
that options by the counterparty that could
result in settlement by the transfer of the
entity’s own equity instruments do not affect
current or non-current classification. Also,
the amendments specify that only covenants
with which an entity must comply on or before
the reporting date will affect a liability’s clas-
sification. Additional disclosures are also
required for non-current liabilities arising
from loan arrangements that are subject to
covenants to be complied with within twelve
months after the reporting period.
•
IFRS 16 Leases: Lease Liability in a Sale
and Leaseback (amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual re-
porting periods beginning on or after January
1, 2024, with earlier application permitted.
The amendments are intended to improve
the requirements that a seller-lessee uses in
measuring the lease liability arising in a sale
and leaseback transaction in IFRS 16, while
it does not change the accounting for leases
unrelated to sale and leaseback transactions.
In particular, the seller-lessee determines
‘lease payments’ or ‘revised lease payments’
in such a way that the seller-lessee would not
recognise any amount of the gain or loss that
relates to the right of use it retains. Applying
these requirements does not prevent the
seller-lessee from recognising, in profit or
loss, any gain or loss relating to the partial
or full termination of a lease. A seller-lessee
applies the amendment retrospectively in
accordance with IAS 8 to sale and leaseback
transactions entered into after the date of
initial application, being the beginning of the
annual reporting period in which an entity
first applied IFRS 16.
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•
IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and
IFRS 7 Financial Instruments Disclosure
- Supplier Finance Arrangements
(Amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual re-
porting periods beginning on or after January
1, 2024, with earlier application permitted.
The amendments supplement requirements
already in IFRS and require an entity to dis-
close the terms and conditions of supplier
finance arrangements. Additionally, entities
are required to disclose at the beginning
and end of reporting period the carrying
amounts of supplier finance arrangement
financial liabilities and the line items in which
those liabilities are presented as well as the
carrying amounts of financial liabilities and
line items, for which the finance providers
have already settled the corresponding trade
payables. Entities should also disclose the
type and effect of non-cash changes in the
carrying amounts of supplier finance arrange-
ment financial liabilities, which prevent the
carrying amounts of the financial liabilities
from being comparable. Furthermore, the
amendments require an entity to disclose at
the beginning and end of the reporting period
the range of payment due dates for financial
liabilities owed to the finance providers and
for comparable trade payables that are not
part of those arrangements.
The amendments had no impact on the Group’s
consolidated financial statements.
New and revised IFRS in issue but not yet
effective
The following Standards and Interpretations
which are relevant to the Group’s operations
are in issue but not yet effective. The Group
does not intend to adopt any standard, in-
terpretation or amendment that has been
issued but is not yet effective before their
effective date.
Management anticipates that the adoption of
all other Standards and Interpretations in
future periods will have no significant impact
on the results and financial position presented
in these consolidated financial statements,
apart from IFRS 18 as disclosed below.
(i) Issued by the IASB and adopted by the
European Union
•
IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign
Exchange Rates: Lack of Exchangeability
(Amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual re-
porting periods beginning on or after January
1, 2025, with earlier application permitted.
The amendments specify how an entity should
assess whether a currency is exchangeable
and how it should determine a spot exchange
rate when exchangeability is lacking. A cur-
rency is considered to be exchangeable into
another currency when an entity is able to
obtain the other currency within a time frame
that allows for a normal administrative delay
and through a market or exchange mecha-
nism in which an exchange transaction would
create enforceable rights and obligations. If
a currency is not exchangeable into another
currency, an entity is required to estimate
the spot exchange rate at the measurement
date. An entity’s objective in estimating the
spot exchange rate is to reflect the rate at
which an orderly exchange transaction would
take place at the measurement date between
market participants under prevailing economic
conditions. The amendments note that an
entity can use an observable exchange rate
without adjustment or another estimation
technique.
(ii) Issued by the IASB but not yet adopted by
the European Union
•
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS
7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
- Classification and Measurement of
Financial Instruments (Amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual
reporting periods beginning on or after
January 1, 2026. Early adoption of amend-
ments related to the classification of financial
assets and the related disclosures is per-
mitted, with the option to apply the other
amendments at a later date. The amendments
clarify that a financial liability is derecog-
nised on the ‘settlement date’, when the
obligation is discharged, cancelled, expired,
or otherwise qualifies for derecognition.
They introduce an accounting policy option
to derecognise liabilities settled via electronic
payment systems before the settlement date,
subject to specific conditions. They also pro-
vide guidance on assessing the contractual
cash flow characteristics of financial assets
with environmental, social, and governance
(ESG)-linked features or other similar con-
tingent features. Additionally, they clarify
the treatment of non-recourse assets and
contractually linked instruments and require
additional disclosures under IFRS 7 for fi-
nancial assets and liabilities with contingent
event references (including ESG-linked) and
equity instruments classified at fair value
through other comprehensive income.
•
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS
7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
- Contracts Referencing Nature-
dependent Electricity (Amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual re-
porting periods beginning on or after January
1, 2026, with earlier application permit-
ted. The amendments include clarifying the
application of the 'own-use' requirements,
permitting hedge accounting if contracts
in scope of the amendments are used as
hedging instruments, and introduce new
disclosure requirements to enable investors
to understand the impact of these contracts
on a company's financial performance and
cash flows. The clarifications regarding the
'own-use' requirements must be applied
retrospectively, but the guidance permitting
hedge accounting have to be applied prospec-
tively to new hedging relationships designated
on or after the date of initial application.
•
Annual Improvements to IFRS
Accounting Standards – Volume 11
The IASB’s annual improvements process
deals with non-urgent, but necessary, clar-
ifications and amendments to IFRS. In July
2024, the IASB issued Annual Improvements
to IFRS Accounting Standards — Volume 11.
An entity shall apply those amendments for
annual reporting periods beginning on or after
January 1, 2026. The Annual Improvements
to IFRS Accounting Standards - Volume 11,
includes amendments to IFRS 1, IFRS 7, IFRS
9, IFRS 10, and IAS 7. These amendments aim
to clarify wording, correct minor unintended
consequences, oversights, or conflicts be-
tween requirements in the standards.
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•
Amendment in IFRS 10 Consolidated
Financial Statements and IAS 28
Investments in Associates and Joint
Ventures: Sale or Contribution of Assets
between an Investor and its Associate
or Joint Venture
The amendments address an acknowledged
inconsistency between the requirements in
IFRS 10 and those in IAS 28, in dealing with
the sale or contribution of assets between an
investor and its associate or joint venture.
The main consequence of the amendments is
that a full gain or loss is recognized when a
transaction involves a business (whether it
is housed in a subsidiary or not). A partial
gain or loss is recognized when a transac-
tion involves assets that do not constitute a
business, even if these assets are housed
in a subsidiary. In December 2015 the IASB
postponed the effective date of this amend-
ment indefinitely pending the outcome of its
research project on the equity method of
accounting.
•
IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosure
in Financial Statements
On 9 April 2024, the IASB issued the
IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosure in
Financial Statements which replaces IAS 1 –
Presentation of Financial Statements. IFRS 18
is the result of the IASB’s Primary Financial
Statements project and it becomes effective
for annual reporting periods beginning on or
after January 1, 2027. Management will ana-
lyse the requirements of the new standard and
assess its impact before becoming effective.
•
IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public
Accountability: Disclosures IFRS 19
permits subsidiaries without public ac-
countability to use reduced disclosure
requirements if their parent company
(either ultimate or intermediate) pre-
pares publicly available consolidated
financial statements in compliance with
IFRS accounting standards. These
subsidiaries must still apply the recog-
nition, measurement and presentation
requirements in other IFRS accounting
standards. Unless otherwise specified,
eligible entities that elect to apply IFRS
19 will not need to apply the disclosure
requirements in other IFRS accounting
standards. IFRS 19 is effective for re-
porting periods beginning on or after
January 1, 2027, with early application
permitted.
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NOTE 3 CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS,
ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
Estimates and judgements are continually
evaluated and are based on historical experi-
ence and other factors, including expectations
of future events that are believed to be rea-
sonable under the circumstances.
The Group makes estimates and assumptions
concerning the future. The resulting account-
ing estimates will, by definition, seldom equal
the related actual results. The estimates and
assumptions that have a significant risk of
causing a material adjustment to the carry-
ing amounts of assets and liabilities within
the next financial year are addressed below.
i) Impairment of property, plant and equipment
Refer also to note 11.
The Group tests whether the drilling equip-
ment, land rigs and land and buildings have
suffered any impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount may not be recoverable. An
impairment loss is recognised for the amount
by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds
its recoverable amount. The recoverable
amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value
less costs of disposal and value in use.
The value in use calculations are based on
discounted cash flow models. The cash flows
are based on present levels and adjusted for
expected growth or decline. The recoverable
amount is sensitive to the discount rate used
for the discounted cash flow model as well
as the expected future cash inflows and the
growth rate used for extrapolation purposes.
ii) Provision for expected credit losses of
trade receivables
The Group uses a provision matrix at each
location it operates to calculate ECLs for trade
receivables. The provision rates are based
on days past due for groupings of various
customer segments that have similar loss
patterns.
The provision matrix is initially based on the
Group’s historical observed default rates.
The Group will calibrate the matrix to adjust
the historical credit loss experience with
forward-looking information. For instance,
if the oil prices are expected to decrease
over the next year, which can lead to an
increased number of defaults in the energy
service sector, the historical default rates
are adjusted. At every reporting date, the
historical observed default rates are updated
and changes in the forward-looking estimates
are analysed.
As the number of customers at each location
is small, in addition to the collective ECL as-
sessment using the portfolio matrix approach
as adjusted by forward looking information,
the Group also performs individual ECL as-
sessments against the biggest customers
with significant long outstanding balances.
The individual assessments are taking into
account various information known locally
for each customer, such as history of credit
losses, financial performance, settlement
arrangements agreed, etc. The information
about the ECLs on the Group’s trade receiv-
ables is disclosed in Note 14.
iii) Determining the lease term of contracts
with renewal options when the Group acts
as a lessee
The Group determines the lease term as the
non-cancellable term of the lease, together
with any periods covered by an option to
extend the lease if it is reasonably certain
to be exercised, or any periods covered by
an option to terminate the lease, if it is rea-
sonably certain not to be exercised.
The Group has the option, under some of
its leases to lease the assets for additional
periods. The Group applies judgement in
evaluating whether it is reasonably certain
to exercise the option to renew. All relevant
factors including economic incentive fac-
tors, are considered to exercise the renewal.
Local teams are responsible for managing
their leases and, accordingly, lease terms
are negotiated on an individual basis and
contain a wide range of different terms and
conditions. Extension and termination options
are included, when possible, to provide local
management with greater flexibility to align its
need for access to equipment and warehouses
with the fulfilment of customer contracts
and office rentals. The individual terms and
conditions used vary across the Group.
The majority of extension and termination
options held are exercisable only by Lessee
and not by the respective lessors. In cases in
which Lessee is not reasonably certain to use
an optional extended lease term, payments
associated with the optional period are not
included within lease liabilities. In almost
all of the cases, the local teams assumes
that the options to extend a lease will not be
exercised, as on initial recognition it is not
reasonable certain what will be the market
conditions when the Group will need to decide
whether to exercise an option to extend the
lease. After the commencement date, the
Group reassesses the lease term, at each
reporting date, if there is a significant event
or change in circumstances that is within its
control and affects its ability to exercise (or
not to exercise) the option to renew.
During 2024, the financial effect of revising
lease terms to reflect the effect of exercising
extension and termination options was an
increase in recognised lease liabilities of USD
2.8 million (2023: USD 1.7 million).
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NOTE 4 ORGANISATION
Summary of the companies of the Group:
As at 31.12.2024 the following companies are presented in the consolidated financial statements:
Company Business office , activity, objective % owned 2024 % owned 2023 Subsidiaries (fully consolidat ed)Petrolia A S Norwa y. Energy Service. 100 100 Petrolia Invest AS Norwa y. Investment company. 100 100 Petrolia Rigs AS Norwa y. Investment company. 100 100 Oil T ools Supplier AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 Independent Oil T ools AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 Independent T ool Pool AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 IOT Ener gy Services Austr alia PT Y L td Au s t ra l i a. Energy Service. 100 100(for merly IOT Gr oup Austr alia Pty L td)Independent Oil T ools BV N e t h e rl a n d s. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 Independent Oil T ools Dosco BV N e t h e rl a n d s. Energy Ser vice. 70 70 Independent Oil T ools Srl Ro m a n i a. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 IOT Ener gy Services New Zealand Limited N e w Z e a l a n d. Energy Service. 100 100(for merly IOT Gr oup Limited)V entur e Drilling AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 Independent T ool Pool DMCC Jebel Ali Free Zone (Dubai). E ne r g y 100 100 Service. Petrolia T ool Pool AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 Petrolia Rigs II AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 Catch Holding BV (Note 28) N e t h e rl a n d s. Energy Ser vice. na 1) 100 Catch Fishing Services BV (Note 28) N e t h e rl a n d s. Energy Ser vice. 100 1) 100 IO&R Ltd D u b a i. Energy Ser vice 100 100 Independent Oil T ools International (Cyprus) L td C y p ru s. Ener gy Service. 100 100 Independent Oil T ools Iraq f or Gener al T rading Co. L td I ra q. Ener gy Service. 61 61 T ubulars Ener gy Services (M) Sdn Bhd M a l a y s i a. Energy Service. 100 100 IOT Ener gy Services Limited UK. Energy Service. 90 90 CO2 Management AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 Hydrogen & CCS AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice. 100 100 Ammonia Energy Solutions AS N o rw a y. Energy Ser vice 100 100 Associated companies (equity method) (ref er t o note 12)Petrolia Noco AS Norwa y. Exploring for oil and gas on 49.90 49.90 the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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The Group has two strategic segments: Energy and Energy Service (including land rigs).
Energy activities are presently carried out through an investment in an associate company. Operating activities are carried out from one segment:
Energy Service. Energy Service activities are described in the accounting policy "Revenue from contracts".
NOTE 5 SEGMENT INFORMATION
Non-current tangible assets include Land and
buildings, Energy Service and other equipment
and Land rigs.
Revenue
The major part of the Group's revenues derive
from short term rental of drilling equipment
such as drill pipes and test tubing. There are
no material contract asset balances.
Geographic allocation
Geographic allocation is primarily based on
where the Group companies are domiciled.
Some asset owning subsidiaries are allocated
as tool pools, because they only rent their
equipment to companies in the Group.
Major customers
The end customers are energy companies,
drilling contractors or energy service
companies. No single customer represents
a significant part of total revenues.
Petrolia Noco AS (Note 12)
The associate company, Petrolia Noco AS,
operates in the Energy segment. The interest
income from the Energy segment is shown
in note 8 and the share of result in note 12.
THE GROUP’S ENERGY SERVICE SEGMENT OPERATES IN THE FOLLOWING MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS:
2024 Revenue fr om Energy Service segment Rent al of equipment Services Sales of equipment To t a l(amounts in USD 1,000)and consumables Norwa y 12,052 6,449 195 18,696 Europe outside Nor way 8,941 5,187 8,627 22,755 Asia and Austr alia 6,485 5,488 44 12,017 T ot al 27,478 17,124 8,866 53,468 Result f or the y ear from ener gy ser vice segment 3,277 2023 Revenue fr om Energy Service segment Rent al of equipment Services Sales of equipment To t a l(amounts in USD 1,000)and consumables Norwa y 10,158 3,379 1,350 14,887 Europe outside Nor way 8,413 3,666 9,104 21,183 Asia and Austr alia 9,860 6,711 1,558 18,129 T ot al 28,431 13,756 12,012 54,199 Result f or the y ear from ener gy ser vice segment 3,249 Non-curr ent tangible assets (amounts in USD 1,000)2024 2023 Norwa y 2,887 2,331 Europe outside Nor way 7,441 7,075 Asia and Austr alia 3,794 4,608 T ool pools 1,313 1,701 T ot al 15,435 15,715
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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(amounts in USD 1,000)2024 2023 W ages and salaries 12,699 11,704 Social security 1,125 1,017 Pension costs 833 751 Other contributions 600 571 T ot al 15,257 14,043 The Group had 251 employees as at the end of 2024 (2023: 198 employees).A verage number of employees was 225 in 2024 (2023: 229).Remuner ation and benefits t o dir ectors and k ey management personnel (amounts in USD 1,000)2024 2023 Polycarpos Pr otopapas (27 November 2019 -), Managing Director, Cyprus 57 57 Marios T ornaritis (1 December 2023 -), Finance Manager, Cyprus 22 2 Sølve Nilsen (1 October 2010 -), Gener al manager of the Branch, Nor way 187 198 T ot al 266 257 The f ollowing fee has been paid t o the members of the Boar d (amounts in USD 1,000) :2024 2023 Berge Ger dt Lar sen- Chair of the Boar d, R emuner ation committee (re-elected on 31 May 2024) 0 0 George Hadjineophytou - Boar d member, A udit & Remuner ation committees (re-elected on 31 May 52 49 2024)Sjur Stor aas - Boar d member, Audit & R emuner ation committees (re-elected on 31 May 2024) 47 47 Polycarpos Pr otopapas - Boar d member (r e-elected on 31 May 2024) 0 0
Total 99 96
NOTE 6 WAGES COST
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NOTE 7 SPECIFICATION OF OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
The amounts are exclusive of value added tax. Other oper ating expenses compr ise the f ollowing main items 2024 2023(amounts in USD 1,000) :Fees to external advisor s, la wyers, auditors 928 1,193 Cost of goods sold 18,289 20,859 Allowance of expected credit losses (Note 14) -412 -278 Expenses relating to short-term leases 0 9 Expenses relating to leases of low value 2 3 Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment (Note 11) -223 -745 Other oper ating expenses 5,804 6,492 T ot al other operating e xpenses 24,388 27,533 AUDIT ORS FEE Rec ognised fee f or auditors of the gr oup and its subsidiaries (amounts in USD 1,000) :2024 2023 Statutory audit 503 445 T ax services 82 132 Other non-audit ser vices 43 38 T ot al auditors' f ee 628 615
The total fees charged by the statutory audit firm for the statutory audit of the Parent's separate and consolidated annual financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024 amounted to USD 157,411 (2023: USD 156,357). The total fees charged by the statutory audit firm
for the year ended 31 December 2024 for tax advisory services amounted to USD 10,416 (2023: 12,060) and for other non audit services
amounted to USD nil (2023: USD 7,591). The statutory audit firm fees disclosed exclude irrevocable VAT and are disclosed in USD.
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NOTE 8 SPECIFICATION OF FINANCIAL ITEMS
(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 Interest income Interest income fr om cur rent bank deposits 264 145 Interest income fr om associate (r efer to note 13) 660 365 924 510 Financial income Dividend income 4 6 Financial guarantee income 76 2 80 8 Interest expenses Other inter est expense -53 -24 Interest expense on lease liabilities (r efer to note 19) -746 -932-799 -956 Financial expenses Foreign exchange loss - net -2,040 -214 Loss on shares at f air value thr ough pr ofit and loss (refer to note 15) -2 -16 Other financial expenses -54 -64 Allowance of expected credit losses on other financial assets 0 -250-2,096 -544 Net finance cost -1,891 -982
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NOTE 9 INCOME TAX
Temporary differences regarding non-cur-
rent assets are primarily caused by 1) for
property, plant and equipment; different
depreciation and gains/losses profiles be-
tween accounts and tax filings and 2) some
unrealised currency gains or losses are
included in the accounts but not in the tax
filings. Temporary differences regarding
current assets are primarily regarding
impairments of receivables. Temporary dif-
ferences regarding current liabilities are
regarding accruals.
For the Norwegian companies, the tax
obligation is nominated and calculated in NOK,
and then converted to USD. The tax rate is 22%.
The Group has deductible temporary
differences, including carry forward losses
mainly in Norway and Australia, of USD 32.1
million (2023: USD 21.9 million) with a tax value
of USD 9.1 million (2023: USD 9.6 million) that
are not carried as deferred tax assets since it
is uncertain that these can be utilised.
The tax on the Gr oup's r esults befor e tax diff ers fr om the theoretical amount that w ould arise 2024 2023 using the applicable tax r at es as follows: (amounts in USD 1,000)Result bef ore tax char ges 3,986 2,916 T ax calculated at domest ic tax rates applicable to pr ofits in respective countries 1,098 806(12.5% for parent company) T ax effect of expenses not deductible for tax pur poses 4,763 2,318 T ax effect of allowances and income not subject to tax -7,966 -1,959 Utilisat ion of previously unr ecognised tax losses -93 -422 T ax losses for the year (unr ecognised) 2,907 400 T ax charge 709 1,143
Change in deferred tax is - 20 thousand from tax losses (2023: nil) and USD 288 thousand from temporary differences (2023: USD -349
thousand). In Cyprus there is a time limit of 5 years for the use of carry-forward tax losses. There is no time limit for the use of carry-for-
ward tax losses in Norway.
Calculation of defer r ed tax Consolidated st atement of financial position Consolidat ed statement of pr ofit or loss(amounts in USD 1,000)2024 2023 2024 2023 Non-curr ent assets 2,544 2,730 -39 378 Curr ent assets -889 -102 -172 Non-curr ent liabilities 0 0 0 Curr ent liabilities -352 0 -77 -29 Net temporar y differ ences 1,303 2,628 -288 349 Carr y for ward loss -2 -86 20 0 Basis for defer red tax liability 1,301 2,542 Defer red tax expense/(benefit) -268 349 Defer red tax liability at nominal tax r ates 296 564 Carried tax asset 0 0 Carried tax liability 296 564
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
The tax char ge (amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 Corpor ation tax 977 794 Defer red tax - (cr edit)/char ge -268 349 T ax charge 709 1,143
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(amounts in USD 1,000, with the exc eption of shar es and ear nings per shar e) 2024 2023 Result attributable to the equity holder s of the par ent 3,975 2,008 W eighted aver age number of shar es 59,033,786 59,054,060 Number of shar es at period end (excluding tr easury shar es) 59,033,786 59,033,786 Basic earnings per aver age number of shar es From continuing oper ations 0.07 0.03 Basic earnings per share (USD per shar e) 0.07 0.03
NOTE 10 EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company has no outstanding or authorised
stock options, or warrants. As at 31 December
2024 and 31 December 2023, a subsidiary of
the Company held 100,000 treasury shares.
The weighted average number of shares takes
into account the weighted average effect of
changes in treasury shares during the year,
if any. There have been no changes in the
treasury shares of the Group during the year.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
NOTE 11 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
As at 31 December 2023, Group assessed
whether indications of impairment exist relat-
ed to equipment, land rig, land and buildings
at each location considering internal and
external factors. The Group identified im-
pairment triggers for land rig and a plant
located in Iraq due to the adverse events
in relation to the geopolitical situation in
Middle East. For the land rig carried at USD
1.4 million no impairment was made due to
value being close to scrap value already. For
the plant, the recoverable amount USD 0.7
million has been determined based on value
in use calculation using a discounting rate
of 14.7% on cash flow projections, and re-
sulted in impairment recognition of USD 250
thousand. An increase in discounting rate
of 1% would result in additional impairment
of USD 274 thousand.
For equipment located in Israel, the Group
determined recoverable amount to USD nil
and recognised an impairment of USD 177
thousand in 2023 due to the overall situation
connected to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
As at 31 December 2024, Group assessed
whether indications of impairment exist relat-
ed to equipment, land rig, land and buildings
at each location considering internal and
external factors.
The Group identified impairment triggers for
land rig, equipment and a plant located in
Iraq and performed impairment assessment
treating the land rig as one cash generated
unit and the plant and other equipment as
another cash generated unit. For the land
rig carried at USD 1.1 million no impairment
was needed based on value in use calcula-
tions based on latest forecasts and using
a discounting rate of 15%. A decrease in
forecasts by 70% along with an increase of
the discounting rate by 5% would not result
in any impairment.
The Group recognised an impairment of USD
526 thousand regarding the plant and USD
228 thousand regarding equipment following
value in use calculations based on latest fore-
casts and using a discounting rate of 15%.
The calculation of value in use is most sen-
sitive to the following assumptions:
-Turnover projections
-Operating expenses projections
-Capital expenditure projections
-Discount rates
Turnover, operating expenses and capital
expenditure are based on present market
conditions and assuming that they will persist
(amounts in USD 1,000) Ener gy Land and Land rigs To t a l Service buildings and other equipment Accounting y ear 2023 Book value 01.01.23 11,421 1,758 1,579 14,758 Curr ency differ ences -63 22 0 -41 Additions 3,655 942 0 4,597 Disposals -3,721 0 0 -3,721 Depreciation for the year -2,921 -180 -161 -3,262 Impairment char ge -177 -250 0 -427 Accumulated cost of assets r eclas-622 0 0 622 sified from RoU Accumulated depr eciation of assets -363 0 0 -363 reclassified from R oU Accumulated depr eciation of assets 3,521 0 0 3,521 disposed Accumulated impair ment of assets 31 0 0 31 disposed Book value 31.12.23 12,005 2,292 1,418 15,715 P er 31 December 2023 Acquisition cost 295,840 4,461 14,270 314.571 Accumulated impair ment -28,115 -919 -7,656 -36,690 Accumulated depr eciation -255,720 -1,250 -5,196 -262,166 Book value 31.12.23 12,005 2,292 1,418 15,715 Accounting y ear 2024 Book value 01.01.24 12,005 2,292 1,418 15,715 Curr ency differ ences -354 -98 0 -452 Additions 4,451 0 0 4,451 Disposals -1,503 -5 0 -1,508 Depreciation for the year -3,282 -169 -347 -3,798 Impairment char ge -228 -526 0 -754 Accumulated cost of assets r eclas-1,822 0 0 1,822 sified from RoU Accumulated depr eciation of assets -1,101 0 0 -1,101 reclassified from R oU Accumulated depr eciation of assets 1,055 5 0 1,060 disposed Accumulated impair ment of assets 0 0 0 0 disposed Book value 31.12.24 12,865 1,499 1,071 15,435 P er 31 December 2024 Acquisition cost 300,256 4,358 14,270 318,884 Accumulated impair ment -28,343 -1,445 -7,656 -37,444 Accumulated depr eciation -259,048 -1,414 -5,543 -266,005 Book value 31.12.24 12,865 1,499 1,071 15,435 Depreciation period 5-12 years 33 year s* 12 years Residual value 0 0 0
*) Land is not depreciated
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
As at 31 December 2024, management carried
out an assessment of whether there is any
indication that right of use assets may have
suffered an impairment loss in accordance
with the Group’s policy and concluded that
there is no such indication.
For Iraq there is an impairment indication
regarding Land but no impairment was done
since carrying value is already low.
Energy Service and other equipment primarily
include rental equipment. Land and buildings
represent storage facilities and offices.
In 2024 lease modifications were added with
USD 16 thousand (2023: USD 1.7 million)
connected to lease extensions of land and
buildings.
(amounts in USD 1,000) Ener gy Ser-Land and To t a l vice and other buildings equipment Book value 01.01.23 8,537 6,631 15,168 Additions 2,858 273 3,131 Modificat ions 0 1,675 1,675 Disposal cost -519 -166 -685 Disposal depreciation 114 147 261 Depreciation of the year -1,637 -1,923 -3,560 Accumulated cost of assets r eclassified to -622 0 -622 property, plant and equipment Accumulated depr eciation of assets reclas-363 0 363 sified to property, plant and equipment T ranslation differ ences 0 -240 -240 Book value 31.12.23 9,094 6,397 15,491 P er 31 December 2023 Acquisition cost 18,156 15,982 34,138 Accumulated impair ment -18 0 -18 Accumulated depr eciation -9,044 -9,585 -18,629 Book value 31.12.23 9,094 6,397 15,491 Additions 2,018 0 2,018 Modificat ions 0 16 16 Disposal cost -45 -168 -213 Disposal depreciation 10 168 178 Depreciation of the year -1,585 -1,809 -3,394 Accumulated cost of assets r eclassified to -1,822 0 -1,822 property, plant and equipment Accumulated depr eciation of assets reclas-1,101 0 1,101 sified to property, plant and equipment T ranslation differ ences -9 -997 -1,006 Book value 31.12.24 8,762 3,607 12,369 P er 31 December 2024 Acquisition cost 18,298 14,833 33,131 Accumulated impair ment -18 0 -18 Accumulated depr eciation -9,518 -11,226 -20,744 Book value 31.12.24 8,762 3,607 12,369 Ref er also to note 19.
RIGHT OF USE ASSETS
Set out below are the carrying amounts of right-of-use assets recognised and the movements during the period:
through 2025. A decrease in projected reve-
nue and associated direct cost of 1% would
result in additional impairment of USD 114
thousand and a change of 10% would result
in additional impairment of USD 1.1 million.
An increase of the discount rate by 1% would
result in an additional impairment of USD
116 thousand.
No impairment indications were identified
for property, plant and equipment of other
locations.
Energy Service and other equipment include
fixed assets for own use of USD 2.2 million
(2023: USD 2.4 million).
In 2024, the Group had a profit from disposal
of assets of USD 223 thousand (2023: profit
of USD 745 thousand). The amount is includ-
ed under other operating income. Proceeds
from the disposals were USD 769 thousand
(2023: USD 601 thousand).
In 2024, the Group transferred accumulated
cost price of USD 1.8 million (2023: USD 622
thousand ) and accumulated depreciation of
USD 1.1 million (2023: USD 363 thousand )
from Right of Use assets to owned Property,
Plant and Equipment relating to items for
which the Group obtained legal ownership
following expiry of lease term.
CLIMATE RELATED MATTERS
The Group constantly monitors climate-related
risks, including physical risks and transi-
tion risks, when measuring the recoverable
amount. While the Group does not believe
its operations are currently significantly ex-
posed to physical risk, the value-in-use may
be impacted in different ways by transition
risk, such as climate-related legislation, cli-
mate-related regulations and changes in
demand for the Group’s products. The Group
has concluded that no single climate-relat
-
ed assumption is a key assumption for the
2024 impairment testing. Increased costs
in most value chains will be passed on by
increased sales prices and thus result in
general inflation.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
NOTE 12 ASSOCIATED COMPANIES
The Group's interest in associated entities
is accounted for using the equity method.
PETROLIA NOCO AS
The company is an oil company exploring the
Norwegian Continental Shelf for oil and gas
and its shares are registered with ticker
“PNO” on the NOTC (www.notc.no), a market
place for unlisted shares. The company holds
interests in 10 licences, two of which as an
operator. Exploration activities are capital
intensive, especially in the short term when
drilling wells. The tax value of the expenses
are refunded with 71.8% in the following
tax year and an additional 6.2% will reduce
payable taxes on any profits from sale of
hydrocarbons. Thus in the long run, 22% of
losses has to be funded by equity. Petrolia
participate in capital issues to maintain its
49.9% ownership and has been the primary
source of equity and debt funding since PNO
was incorporated in 2011. Following a private
placement in PNO in 2015 directed towards
the largest shareholders of the Group, the
Group’s largest shareholders are now as-
sisting in the funding of PNO, as are external
lenders. In 2023 Petrolia AS subscribed for
4,985,000 new shares in Petrolia NOCO AS
at NOK 2.00 per share. No additional sub-
scriptions occurred in 2024.
The acquisition of a 12.26% interest in
Brage was completed on 29 December 2023.
Reserves as at 31 December 2024 were 1.38
million barrels of oil equivalent ("boe") net
to PNO. Net production to PNO in Q4 2024
was 2,183 boe per day.
The share of loss for the year of the associate
was restricted to USD nil since the book value
of the investment was reduced to zero. The
unrecognised share of losses of the associ-
ate for 2024 was USD - 178 thousand and
cumulatively as at 31 December 2024 was
USD - 335 thousand.
P etr olia Noco AS(amounts in USD 1,000)Book value per 31.12.2022 547 Share issue 930 T ranslation differ ence -1 Share of r esult of the year -1,476 Book value per 31.12.2023 0 Share issue 0 T ranslation differ ence 0 Share of r esult of the year 0 Book value per 31.12.2024 0 KEY NUMBERS FROM THE AC COUNTS Company Incor po-Curr ent Non-cur-To t a l Curr ent Non-curr ent To t a l Revenue Loss Shar eholding r ated in assets r ent assets assets liabilities liabilities liabilities P etrolia Noco Bergen, AS Nor way 2024 20,581 71,857 92,438 36,497 56,613 93,110 62,854 -357 49.90%2023 20,639 86,844 107,483 21,114 86,721 107,835 964 -3,379 49.90%
The associated company had no contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2024 or 2023.
Petrolia Noco AS presently has no plans to drill exploration wells in 2025.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
Secur ed loans to P etr olia NOC O AS Shar es To t a l(amounts in USD 1,000) 10% (3rd pr i) 13.2% (2nd pri) T otal Loan Zeg Pow er AS Book value per 31.12.2022 4,362 0 4,362 1,004 5,366 Interest income 355 10 365 0 365 Interest r eceived -393 0 -393 0 -393 Addition 0 2,934 2,934 0 2,934 Expected credit loss -250 0 -250 0 -250 Repa yment -934 0 -934 0 -934 T ranslation differ ence -179 15 -164 0 -164 Book value per 31.12.2023 2,961 2,959 5,920 1,004 6,924 Interest income 294 366 660 0 660 Interest r eceived -371 -363 -734 0 -734 Addition 0 0 0 0 0 Fair value change 0 0 0 -1,004 -1,004 Repa yment 0 0 0 0 0 T ranslation differ ence -326 -308 -634 0 -634 Book value per 31.12.2024 2,558 2,654 5,212 0 5,212
SECURED LOANS TO PETROLIA NOCO AS
(ASSOCIATE)
The loans are denominated in NOK and carried
an annual interest of 10% (3rd priority) and
13.2% (2nd priority). The loans mature in
December 2025.
There is no history of credit losses related
to the loans. In 2023, management assessed
that there is very little risk regarding their
recoverability and that the related expected
credit losses for both loans amount to USD
250,000. In 2024 the change in ECL related
to the loans was estimated to be insignificant.
The assets of the company consist primarily of
oil and gas properties and assocated deferred
tax liability and associated decommissioning
provisions, tax receivable and working capital
in licenses. To the extent exploration costs are
carried, in line with accounting principles, a
Interest received in 2024 was USD 30 thou-
sand (2023: USD nil).
ZEG POWER AS
(FAIR VALUE THROUGH OCI INVESTMENT)
ZEG delivers solutions for clean hydrogen
production from gas, through its novel ZEG
ICC™ Technology with integrated carbon
capture.
The Group owns 1.2% of the shares and the
investment is carried at fair value through
OCI (level 3). The cost of investment was
NOK 4,758,789 (USD 521,967). During the
year the Group recognised a fair value loss
of USD 1 million (2023:USD nil). For more
information refer to Note 18.
NOTE 13 OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS
tax liability of 78% is also carried reducing
the net to 22%. For discoveries there will
normally be values that are not carried. The
shareholders of the associate company are
also supportive by contributing additional
equity when needed to support the explora-
tion programme of the associate, including
meeting its financial obligations.
LIQUIDITY LOANS TO PETROLIA NOCO AS
(ASSOCIATE)
The loans are denominated in NOK and carried
an annual interest of 13.2% (unsecured).
The loans shall be of short duration and be
rapaid latest by the end of the year.
During 2024 four drawdowns were made of
maximum NOK 10 million and duration was
less than two months. As at 31 December
2024 and 2023 the balances were USD nil.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
NOTE 14 TRADE AND OTHER CURRENT RECEIVABLES
(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 T rade r eceivables, net of expected cr edit losses 13,035 14,934 Other cur r ent receivables 1,488 1,039 T ot al 14,523 15,973 Ageing of tr ade r eceivables as at 31 Dec ember Not due 1-30 days 31-60 day s 61-90 days 90+ days To t a l 2024 T rade r eceivables 8,049 3,390 836 171 4,341 16,787 T ot al, gross 8,049 3,390 836 171 4,341 16,787 Expected credit loss r ate 0.11% 6.28% 4.78% 7.60% 21.88% 3.81%Expected credit loss (simplified approach)* 9 213 40 13 242 517 Expected credit loss (individually assessed) 0 0 0 0 3,235 3,235 T ot al, net 8,040 3,177 796 158 864 13,035* ) Provision matrix Ageing of tr ade r eceivables as at 31 Dec ember Not due 1-30 days 31-60 day s 61-90 days 90+ days To t a l 2023 T rade r eceivables 7,462 3,299 1,100 463 9,349 21,672 T ot al, gross 7,462 3,299 1,100 463 9,349 21,672 Expected credit loss r ate 0.29% 0.48% 0.60% 5.47% 8.76% 2.14%Expected credit loss (simplified approach)* 21 16 7 25 257 326 Expected credit loss (individually assessed) 0 0 0 0 6,412 6,412 T ot al, net 7,440 3,283 1,094 438 2,680 14,934* ) Provision matrix Movement of accumulat ed expected credit los ses on trade r eceivables(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 Opening balance 6,738 9,482 Rever sal for the year -412 -278 Written off -2,574 -2,466 Closing balance 3,752 6,738
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
During 2024 and 2023 Petrolia Invest AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has invested liquid reserves in shares listed on the Oslo Stock
Exchange. The table below presents details for shares in DNO International ASA, ticker DNO. The change of fair value amounting to a loss of USD 2
thousand (2023: loss of USD 16 thousand) is shown in note 8.
NOTE 15 FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE
THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 DNO, shar es 36,254 36,254 DNO, total shar es 975,000,000 975,000,000 DNO, % owned 0.004% 0.004%DNO, mar ket value (NOK 10.47 / USD 0.922) (NOK 10.07 / USD 0.990) 33 36 Fair V alue / Carried value (Level 1) 33 36
NOTE 16 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023
Bank deposits 13,397 10,807
Hereof deposits restricted
Other 8 3
Sum non-current 8 3
Other 14 14
Employees’ tax deduction 191 195
Sum current 205 209
Total restricted cash 213 212
Free cash 13,184 10,595
Cash and bank deposits per currency (amounts in USD 1,000)
Cash and bank deposits in NOK 5,662 2,880
Cash and bank deposits in USD 2,727 2,101
Cash and bank deposits in AED 10 13
Cash and bank deposits in GBP 451 366
Cash and bank deposits in EUR 2,535 1,702
Cash and bank deposits in NZD 42 177
Cash and bank deposits in RON 1,462 1,309
Cash and bank deposits in MYR 121 60
Cash and bank deposits in AUD 99 308
Cash and bank deposits in PGK 298 453
Cash and bank deposits in IQD 2 1,490
Expected credit loss -12 -52
Total 13,397 10,807
Restricted cash -213 -212
Total as per cash flow statement 13,184 10,595
Refer to Note 23 for information on the ECL related to cash at bank.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
Shareholder s 31 December 2024 Shares Shareholding 1 INDEPENDENT OIL & RESOURCES PLC 1)27 182 571 45,97 %2 LARSEN OIL & GAS A S 1)12 410 177 20,99 %3 TIME CRITICAL PETROLEUM RESOURCES 1)3 789 897 6,41 %4 NOCO (UK) Ltd 1)3 709 888 6,27 %5 INCREASED OIL RECOVER Y AS 1)3 446 624 5,83 %6 TROMMEST AD, OLE 897 479 1,52 %7 TOKALA AS 598 025 1,01 %8 ELEKTROLAND NORGE AS 250 713 0,42 %9 U-TURN VENTURES AS 224 370 0,38 %10 NILSEN, SØL VE 202 971 0,34 %11 OLSEN, ROLF ARILD 200 007 0,34 %12 SPECTER INVEST AS 170 000 0,29 %13 Ø. H. HOLDING AS 170 000 0,29 %14 NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS 150 000 0,25 %15 TOSKA, KETIL 145 823 0,25 %16 REPPEN, JON CHARLES 142 160 0,24 %17 ØRNES AS 132 385 0,22 %18 WEMUNDST AD, JOHAN 116 880 0,20 %19 ØSTFOLD ANLEGGSGAR TNER AS 115 000 0,19 %20 VESTFOLD ØKONOMI AS 100 966 0,17 %Others 4 877 850 8,25 %T otal number of shar es befor e tr easury shar es 59 033 786 99,83 %T reasur y shares 100 000 0,17 %T otal number of shar es 59 133 786 100,00 %
CHANGES TO SHARE CAPITAL
There have been no changes to the share
capital in 2024 or 2023.
In March 2023, 100,000 own shares were
purchased for a total of NOK 411,276 (NOK
4.11 per share) by Petrolia Invest AS, a
100% owned subsidiary.
LIST OF THE MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
Petrolia SE had a total of 2.737 shareholders
as at 31 December 2024. The tables below
shows the Company’s 20 largest sharehold-
ers as at 31 December 2024 and as at 25
April 2025 according to the VPS (shares with
nominal value USD 0.10):
NOTE 17 SHARE CAPITAL
Share capital of Petr olia SE Authorised Issued Nominal value Book value Book value(amounts in USD 1,000)shares shares 2024 2023 Shares 272,358,670 59,133,786 USD 0.10 USD 5,913 USD 5,913
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
Name Shares Shares Members of the boar d and management as at: 31 December 2024 25 April 2025 Berge Ger dt Lar sen, Chair of the Board 1) 3,789,897 3,789,897 Sølve Nilsen, Gener al manager (Nor way) 202,971 202,971 T otal 3,992,868 3,992,868
1) Berge Gerdt Larsen owns 44.95% of Increased Oil Recovery AS and his son owns the remaining 55.05%. Larsen Oil & Gas AS is a
100% owned subsidiary of Increased Oil Recovery AS. Together the two companies hold 26.82% of the shares. Increased Oil Recovery AS
is a 49.63% shareholder in Independent Oil & Resources Plc, which holds 45.97% of the shares in Petrolia SE. Berge Gerdt Larsen also
controls Time Critical Petroleum Resources AS which holds 6.41% of the shares in Petrolia SE and 20.95% in shares in Independent Oil &
Resources Plc. Independent Oil & Resources Plc is a 38.75% indirect shareholder in NOCO (UK) Ltd. Increased Oil Recovery AS indirectly
owns 38.42% in NOCO (UK) Ltd.
SHARES OWNED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND OTHER PRIMARY INSIDERS
The table below shows shareholding of members of the board and key management and other related parties (shares with nominal value
USD 0.10)
Shareholder s 25 April 2025 Shares Shareholding 1 INDEPENDENT OIL & RESOURCES PLC 1)27 182 571 45,97 %2 LARSEN OIL & GAS A S 1)12 410 177 20,99 %3 TIME CRITICAL PETROLEUM RESOURCES A S 1)3 789 897 6,41 %4 NOCO (UK) Ltd 1)3 709 888 6,27 %5 INCREASED OIL RECOVER Y AS 1)3 446 624 5,83 %6 TROMMEST AD, OLE 983 360 1,66 %7 TOKALA AS 598 025 1,01 %8 GRØNLAND, STEINAR 260 966 0,44 %9 ELEKTROLAND NORGE AS 250 713 0,42 %10 U-TURN VENTURES AS 204 345 0,35 %11 NILSEN, SØL VE 202 971 0,34 %12 Ø. H. HOLDING AS 172 334 0,29 %13 OLSEN, ROLF ARILD 172 007 0,29 %14 REPPEN, JON CHARLES 155 523 0,26 %15 TOSKA, KETIL 150 000 0,25 %16 SPECTER INVEST AS 150 000 0,25 %17 NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS 146 825 0,25 %18 ØRNES AS 136 220 0,23 %19 WEMUNDST AD, JOHAN 135 000 0,23 %20 ØSTFOLD ANLEGGSGAR TNER AS 126 000 0,21 %Others 4 650 340 7,88 %T otal number of shar es befor e tr easury shar es 59 033 786 99,83 %T reasur y shares 100 000 0,17 %T otal number of shar es 59 133 786 100,00 %
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
NOTE 18 FAIR VALUE
FAIR VALUE
Except financial assets at fair value through
profit or loss and financial assets through
OCI, all financial instruments are measured
at amortised cost. Fair values of loans receiv-
able are based on management's estimates
by reference to loans with similar character-
istics. The carrying amount of loan receivable
approximates its fair value. The carrying value
of cash and cash equivalents approximate the
fair value owing to the fact that these instru-
ments have short maturity. Correspondingly,
the carrying value of the trade receivables
and trade payables approximate the fair value
as they are established at normal terms and
doubtful receivables are impaired by recording
impairment loss. The carrying value of financial
leases approximate their fair value as they
made with third parties and carried interest
at floating rates.
FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY
The Group uses the following hierarchy for
determining and disclosing the fair value of
financial instruments by valuation technique:
•
Level 1: Quoted (unadjusted) prices in
active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
•
2: Other techniques for which all inputs
which have a significant effect on the re-
corded fair value are observable, either
directly or indirectly.
•
Level 3: Techniques which use inputs which
have a significant effect on the recorded
fair value that are not based on observable
market data.
For assets and liabilities that are recognised
in the consolidated financial statements on a
recurring basis, the Group determines wheth-
er transfers have occurred between levels in
the hierarchy by re-assessing categorisation
(based on the lowest level input that is sig-
nificant to the fair value measurement as a
whole) at the end of each reporting period.
The Group uses fair value through profit
and loss only on listed shares. Fair value
is determined by the quoted (unadjusted)
prices in the market (Level 1). The carrying
amount as at 31 December 2024 was USD
33 thousand. The fair value of the financial
asset through OCI was determined to be
zero, as no cash flows are expected to be
realized from this asset (level 3).
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
NOTE 19 LEASES
Set out below are the carrying amounts of lease liabilities and the movements during the period:
GROUP AS LESSEE
The Group has lease contracts in respect of equipment and land & buildings. The leases expire between 1 and 5 years for equipment and
between 1 and 10 years for land & buildings. Various extension options are attached.
(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 Lease liability As at 1 January 14,195 14,819 Additions 2,018 3,131 Modificat ions 16 1,675 Interest 746 932 T ranslation differ ence -814 -237 Payments -6,134 -6,125 As at 31 December 10,027 14,195 Curr ent 4,655 5,573 Non-curr ent 5,372 8,622 Set out below are the car rying amounts of lease liabilities per curr ency:(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 NOK 5,876 8,183 USD 799 1,204 EUR 1,619 1,882 NZD 200 281 AUD 1,098 2,053 RON 123 155 MY R 29 86 IQD 83 92 GBP 200 259 As at 31 December 10,027 14,195
A carrying amount of USD 4.2 million (2023:
USD 6.2 million) relates to equipment, and
there are no options to extend or terminate.
The lease term varies from 1 to 5 years and
the average incremental borrowing rate used
in the lease calculations is 5% (2023: 5%).
A carrying amount of USD 5.8 million (2023:
USD 8.0 million) relates to rental of offices.
In most of the rental agreements there are
o ptions to extend. The lease term varies from
1 to 10 years and the average incremental
borrowing rate used in the lease calculations
is 5% (2023: 5%).
For the contracts with options to extend, if
the options are assumed to be exercised for
the lease term to be until the end of 2029,
then the lease liability would have increased
by USD 2.8 million with a corresponding in-
crease in Right of use asset as well. For the
contracts with options to extend, the current
assumption is that the lease terms will be
between 2025 and 2026.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
NOTE 20 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 T rade payables 3,217 4,017 T otal trade payables 3,217 4,017 Other pa yables Other cur r ent liabilities 5,455 5,824 T otal other payables 5,455 5,824 T otal trade and other payables 8,672 9,841
NOTE 21 BANK LOAN AND OVERDRAFT
The Group has one unused overdraft facility
of EUR 350 thousand.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / GROUP / NOTES
Curr ent liabilities Interest Maturity Security Effective inter-2024 2023(amounts in USD 1,000)est rate Bank loan GBP 50,000 Fixed 0% first year, June 2026 None 2,50% 6 6 thereafter 2.5%Bank loan A UD 680,000 Fixed 3.04% June 2025 Equipment 3.08% 67 119 Bank loan EUR 1,000,000 Euribor 1M + 2% December 2029 Property, plant, bank 5,77% 185 74 T otal 258 199 Non-curr ent liabilities Interest Maturity Security Effect ive in-2024 2023(amounts in USD 1,000)terest r ate Bank loan GBP 50,000 Fixed 0% f irst year, June 2026 None 2,50% 33 41 thereafter 2.5%Bank loan A UD 680,000 Fixed 3.04% June 2025 Equipment 3.08% 0 73 Bank loan EUR 1,000,000 Euribor 1M + 2% December 2029 Pr operty, plant, bank 5,77% 723 349 T otal 756 463
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND EQUITY
For the purpose of the Group's capital man-
agement, capital includes issued capital, share
premium and all the equity reserves attribut-
able to the equity holders of the parent. The
main objectives of the Group when monitoring
capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability
to maintain favourable loan terms from the
lenders in accordance with the Group’s op-
erations. By maintaining a satisfactory debt
ratio and meeting its loan covenants, the
Group is supporting the current operations
and maximising the Group’s value accordingly.
The Group is managing the capital structure
and making necessary adjustments based
on a continuous assessment of the financial
conditions that the enterprise is subject to and
the present short and medium term prospects.
The capital structure is managed through
purchase of treasury shares, reduction of
share capital, issuing new shares or through
dividend policy.
NOTE 22 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Financial risk factors and categories of financial
instruments
The Group uses financial instruments
such as bond loans, bank loans and over-
drafts, financial leases and borrowings
from related parties. The purpose of these
financial instruments is to provide capital
for investments necessary for the Group’s
activities. In addition the Group has finan-
cial instruments like trade receivables and
trade payables which are directly connected
to the current operations of the Group.
The Group has no derivative financial in-
struments, neither for hedging nor trading
purposes. Except from the financial assets
at fair value, all the financial assets are
categorised as loans, receivables and cash
and cash equivalent and are measured
at amortised cost. In 2024 and 2023 the
Group has invested in shares listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange.
Profit and loss effects from financial in-
struments measured at fair value through
profit and loss are disclosed in note 15.
Impairment on financial instruments con-
cerns mainly loans to associated company
and trade receivables and are disclosed
in notes 13 and 14 respectively and under
Credit risk below. The Group’s activities
expose it to a variety of financial risks:
credit risk, interest risk, liquidity risk and
currency risk. The Group’s overall risk
management programme focuses on the
unpredictability of financial markets and
seeks to minimise potential adverse effects
on the Group’s financial performance.
The Group’s management is currently mon-
itoring the risk related to credit, interest
rate, liquidity and foreign exchange. The
Group is subject to a balanced exposure
through income and expenses in USD and
NOK and financing in USD and NOK. The
Group has a fixed rate on the major part of
interest bearing liabilities, which limits the
cash flow interest rate risk. The credit risk
which the Group is exposed to is acceptable.
Credit risk
The Group is primarily exposed to credit risk
related to trade receivables, other receiva-
bles, loans receivable and cash at bank. The
maximum risk exposure is represented by
the carrying value of trade receivables and
other receivables referred to in note 14,
loan receivable shown in note 13 and cash
at bank in note 16.
The Group’s revenues arise from a limited
number of transactions and customers and
therefore credit risk is transparent.
Management has assessed the collectability
of receivables and do not expect losses other
than the expected credit allowance already
provided in line with the accounting policy.
In 2023,expected credit loss of USD 250
NOTE 23 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
(amounts in USD 1,000) 2024 2023 Equity of majority 40,824 38,434 Bank loan 1,014 662 Leases 10,027 14,195 T rade payables 3,217 4,017 Other pa yables 5,668 6,058 Less free cash -13,184 -10,595 Net debt 6,742 14,337 Equity and net debt 47,566 52,771 Debt ratio 14 % 27%
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Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group may
not be able to meet its financial liabilities as
they fall due. The Group’s strategy of handling
liquidity risk is to have sufficient liquidity at
all times to pay any liability on maturity, in
both normal and extraordinary circumstances.
Sensitivity for changes in int er est r ate level (amounts in USD 1,000) Changes in inter est r ate Impact on result Impact on level in basic items bef or e tax equity 2024 +50 -4 -3 2023 +50 -18 -14 Further information r egar ding the inter est r ate conditions of the Gr oup’s financing is given in notes 13, 18, 19 and 21.
thousand was provided for the loans receiva-
ble as the associate is in net liability position
but financially supported by its shareholders
to enable it to continue its exploration and
production activity. In 2024 the change in
ECL related to the loans was estimated to be
insignificant. Refer also to note 14.
The Group does not hold any collateral as
security for its receivables.
The Group assesses, on an individual basis,
its exposure to credit risk arising from other
receivables. Management estimated the im-
pairment loss at 31 December 2024 of other
receivables to be immaterial.
The Group assesses, on an individual basis,
its exposure to credit risk arising from cash
at bank. This assessment takes into account,
ratings from external credit rating institutions.
Management applies the IFRS 9 general ap-
proach. Bank balances were assessed as
performing (Stage 1) and an ECL provision
of USD 12 thousand was made regarding one
bank in Iraq. The ECL on other bank accounts
is considered to be immaterial, as the cash
at bank are held with banks with investment
grade rating.
Financial guarantees
Guarantees which represent irrevocable as-
surances that the Group will make payments
in the event that a counterparty cannot meet
its obligations to third parties, carry the same
credit risk as loans receivable.
At the reporting date, the Group acts as a
joint and several guarantor to the loan of
associate company Petrolia Noco AS. As at 31
December 2024, and at the reporting date,
the outstanding loan balance subject to this
guarantee totalled NOK 50.0 million (USD
4.4 million) and the loan has been properly
served by Petrolia Noco AS with no defaults.
A financial guarantee liability of USD 14 thou-
sand is included in Other payables in note 20,
which represents the guarantee fee charged
less cumulative amortisation. No expected
credit losses have been recognised as of the
reporting date in respect of these financial
guarantees provided by the Group, since it
was assessed that the present value of related
expected payments is immaterial.
Until the date of the approval of the financial
statements, no claim has been raised for the
loan guarantee and the Board of Directors
does not expect any claim in the future.
Interest rate risk
The Group is exposed to interest rate risk
through its financing activities (refer to notes
19 and 21). Part of the interest-bearing
liabilities is based on floating rates which
imply that the Group is exposed to changes
in the interest rate level.
The Group’s interest rate risk management
aims at reducing the interest expenses and at
the same time the volatility of future interest
payments is kept within acceptable frames.
As at 31 December 2024 the Group’s bank
loans have fixed and variable interest, while
the lease obligations are subject to floating
rates of interest.
Liquidity risk may also arise from the financial
guarantee contracts provided by the Group
to secure credit facilities obtained by the
associate of the Group, as further analysed
in Credit risk above.
The table below states the maturity profile
of the financial liabilities recognised as at
31 December 2024 and 2023.
As at 31st of December 2024 < 1 year 1-5 years > 5 years To t a l T rade payables 3,217 0 0 3,217 Leasing (including interest) 4,968 6,529 150 11,647 Bank loan (including interests) 355 844 12 1,211 Other liabilities 5,668 0 0 5,668 T otal 14,208 7,373 162 21,743
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As at 31st of December 2023 < 1 year 1-5 years > 5 years To t a l T rade payables 4,017 0 0 4,017 Leasing (including interest) 6,089 9,266 349 15,704 Bank loan (including interests) 235 513 12 760 Other liabilities 6,058 0 0 6,058 T otal 16,399 9,779 361 26,539
Foreign exchange risk
The Group operates internationally and is
exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from
various currency exposures, primarily with
respect to the NOK. Foreign exchange risk
arises from future commercial transactions
and recognised assets and liabilities. Foreign
exchange risk arises when future commercial
transactions or recognised assets or liabilities
are denominated in a currency that is not
the entity’s functional currency. The Group
is exposed to exchange rate fluctuations
connected to the value of NOK relative to
USD due to the fact that the Group has mainly
income and operating expenses in USD while
parts of the financing and some assets are
denominated in NOK.
The Group has certain investments in foreign
operations, whose net assets are exposed to
foreign currency translation risk.
The table below illustrates the Group’s sen-
sitivity related to reasonable changes in the
currency rate between USD and NOK. The
Group's main exposure to NOK is from the
loan receivable amounting to USD 5.4 million,
excluding accrued interest and expected credit
losses, (2023: USD 5.9 million) as shown in
note 13, cash at bank amounting to USD 5.7
million (2023: USD 2.9 million) as shown in
note 16 and lease liabilities amounting to
USD 5.9 million (2023: USD 8.2 million) as
shown in note 19.
Changes in other currencies will not have
material impact on the profit & loss.
Changes in the exchange r ate of NOK Impac t on r esult bef or e tax es Impact on equity 2024 5 % 261 204-10 % -523 -408 2023 5 % 39 30-10 % -77 -60
CHANGES IN LIABILITIES ARISING FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
2024 1 January 2023 Cash movement T r anslation Non-cash Inter est 31 December differ ence movement 2023 Bank loan 662 356 -58 0 53 1,013 Lease liabilities 14,195 -6,134 -813 2,033 746 10,027 T otal 14,857 -5,778 -871 2,033 799 11,040 2023 1 January 2023 Cash movement T r anslation Non-cash Inter est 31 December differ ence movement 2023 Bank loan 346 276 16 0 24 662 Lease liabilities 14,819 -6,125 -237 4,806 932 14,195 T otal 15,165 -5,849 -221 4,806 956 14,857
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LARSEN OIL & GAS AS (LOG AS) AND IN-
CREASED OIL RECOVERY AS (IOR AS) AND
KVER AS
IOR AS is the 100% owner of LOG AS and
Kver AS. Mr. Berge Gerdt Larsen, Chair of
the Board has economic interest of 44.95%
in IOR AS and is the Chair of the board in
IOR AS and LOG AS.
The Company has an office support agreement
with LOG AS. The annual cost coverage was
NOK 1.4 million (USD 135,170) in 2024. The
annual cost coverage was NOK 1.3 million
(USD 124,416) in 2023.
The Company has an office lease agreement
with Kver AS. Annual office rent is NOK 1.4
million (USD 129,379). In 2024 shared costs
amounted to NOK 1.2 million (USD 105,787).
In 2023 annual office rent was NOK 1.3 million
(USD 126,043) and shared costs were NOK
1.4 million (USD 132,426).
PETROLIA NOCO AS
The Group has granted two loans to Petrolia
NOCO AS (owned 49.9%). The loans are
d enominated in NOK and carried an interest
rate of 10% and 13.2% in 2024. The loans
have maturity date on 31 December 2025
(Note 13). The investment in the associated
company is shown in note 12 and the loans
are shown in note 13.
MOUNTWEST PETROLEUM LTD.
The Group has an office lease agreement with
Mountwest Petroleum Ltd. Annual office rent
is GBP 51,700 (USD 66,122). Mr. Berge Gerdt
Larsen, Chair of the Board has indirect eco-
nomic interest in Mountwest Petroleum Ltd.
PETRORESOURCES LTD
The Group has an advisory service agreement
with Petroresources Ltd with a quarterly
fee of EUR 30,000. In 2024 EUR 120,000
(2023: EUR 440,000) has been invoiced in
respect of the said agreement. Mr. Berge
Gerdt Larsen, Chair of the Board, has indi-
rect economic interest in, and is employed
by Petroresources Ltd.
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND DIRECTORS
FEES
Refer to note 6.
NOTE 24 RELATED PARTIES
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NOTE 25 MATERIAL PARTLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES
The summarised financial information of these subsidiaries are provided below. This information is based on amounts before
inter-company eliminations.
Independent Oil T ools Independent Oil T ools Iraq DOSCO BV for General T r ading Co. L td The Netherlands Iraq 2024 2023 2024 2023 Proportion of equity inter est held by non-controlling inter est 30 % 30% 39 % 39%Accumulated balances of material non-contr olling inter est 2,196 2,182 -275 604 Profit/(loss) allocated to material non-controlling inter est 164 81 -879 -271 Comprehensive income/(loss) allocated to material non-contr olling inter est 28 157 -879 -271
Summarised statement of profit or loss 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenue 15,163 13,942 2,586 8,674 Cost of sales -9,646 -9,760 -954 -4,644 Administrative expenses -4,187 -3,574 -2,442 -3,550 Depreciation -615 -532 -1,463 -960 Finance (cost)/income -1 -40 19 35 Profit/(loss) befor e tax 714 344 -2,254 -695 Income tax -168 -74 0 0 Profit/(loss) for the year 546 270 -2,254 -695 Exchange differ ences -451 254 0 0 T otal comprehensive income/(loss) 95 524 -2,254 -695 Attributable to non-contr olling inter est 28 157 -879 -271 Dividends paid to non-controlling inter est 0 0 0 0 Summarised statement of financial position 2024 2023 2024 2023 Curr ent assets 5,053 4,984 2,495 4,527 Non-curr ent assets 2,733 2,383 1,892 3,314 Curr ent liabilities 467 92 5,091 6,291 Non-curr ent liabilities 0 0 0 0 T otal equity 7,319 7,275 -704 1,550 Attributable to:- Equity holders of par ent 5,123 5,092 -430 945- Non-controlling inter est 2,196 2,183 -274 605
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Finished goods represent Energy Service
equipment held for sale. For the cost of goods
sold refer to Note 7.
NOTE 26 INVENTORIES
(Amounts in USD 1,000)2024 2023 Spare parts 295 275 Finished goods (at lower of cost and net r ealisable value) 1,539 1,408 T ot al inventories 1,834 1,683
NOTE 27 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF THE GROUP
The activity of the Group is closely correlated to
the oil price and events affecting supply and/or
demand, and thus price, will affect the Group’s
activity level. When oil prices drop to a lower
level, the oil companies reduce their activity
to protect their cash flows. When the prices
increase again, the oil companies first want
to see their cash balances increase before in-
creasing the activity levels again. There are local
variations to how quickly this is implemented.
In Iraq the operational environment is nega-
tively affected by a closed pipeline, uncertainty
regarding the production sharing agreements
between the oil companies and the authorities
and tight restriction on payments in USD. This
resulted in a sharp reduction in the activity in
the second half of 2023 and all of 2024. As of
the reporting date the activity remains low.
The Group has managed to increase prices
largely in line with inflation and with limited
debt, the effects from rising interest rates
have been limited.
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There have been no significant events after
the balance sheet date.
NOTE 29 EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD
ACQUISITION OF NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
In March 2023, the remaining 10% of Catch
Holding BV was purchased for EUR 183,960
(USD 200,057). Following the transaction, the
company and its subsidiary are now 100%
owned subsidiaries of the Group.
There were no business combinations in 2024.
GOODWILL
Goodwill of USD 249 thousand presented in
the statement of financial position relates
to the purchase of remaining shares in CO2
Management AS in 2021. Goodwill is tested
for impairment by the Group annually or ear-
lier if there is an indication for impairment.
NOTE 28 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Catch Holding BV USD 1,000 The Netherlands Cash consideration paid to non-contr olling shareholder s 200 Carr ying value of the additional interest -189 Differ ence recognised in r etained ear nings 389
For the purposes of annual impairment test-
ing of goodwill, management estimated the
recoverable amount of this cash generating
unit as at 31 December 2024 using value
in use calculations. The main assumptions
used for the calculation are projected reve-
nues, estimated margin percentages and the
discount factor. In the base case scenario,
a discount rate of 10% was used. Stress
testing of the model was also performed by
varying estimated margin percentages and
discount factor, and a reasonable shift of
these assumptions would not result into the
recognition of impairment of goodwill.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
PARENT
PETROLIA SE
STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
31 December 2024
2024 2023
Note USD 000 USD 000
Revenue from contracts with customers 8 162 158
Dividend income 23.4 2,856 500
Administration expenses (1,438) (1,443)
Operating profit/(loss) 9 1,580 (785)
Finance income 11 1,036 446
Finance costs 11 (895) (198)
Reversal of impairment/(impairment) on subsidiary companies - net 14 4,642 (7,846)
Impairment charge on investments in associates 15 - (124)
Expected credit losses on loan receivable
23.7
- (250)
Profit/(loss) before tax
6,363 (8,757)
Tax
12
- (5)
Net profit/(loss) for the year
6,363 (8,762)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year
6,363 (8,762)
The notes on pages 5 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Petrolia SE - Parent Company - 31 December 2024
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
31 December 2024
2024 2023
Note USD 000 USD 000
Revenue from contracts with customers 8 162 158
Dividend income 23.4 2,856 500
Administration expenses (1,438)
(1,443)
Operating profit/(loss) 9 1,580 (785)
Finance income 11 1,036 446
Finance costs 11 (895) (198)
Reversal of impairment/(impairment) on subsidiary companies - net 14 4,642 (7,846)
Impairment charge on investments in associates 15 - (124)
Expected credit losses on loan receivable
23.7
-
(250)
Profit/(loss) before tax
6,363 (8,757)
Tax
12
-
(5)
Net profit/(loss) for the year
6,363
(8,762)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year
6,363
(8,762)
The notes on pages 5 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
Polycarpos Protopapas
Board member
Managing director
Sjur Storaas
Board member
Marios Tornaritis
Finance manager
George Hadjineophytou
Board member
PETROLIA SE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 December 2024
2024 2023
Note USD 000 USD 000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 13 1 2
Right-of-use assets 19 129 194
Investments in subsidiaries 14 34,716 30,074
Investments in associates
15
-
-
34,846 30,270
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
17 722 842
Loans receivable from associate 16 5,212 5,920
Restricted cash 18 28 31
Cash at bank
20
1,746
1,733
7,708 8,526
Total assets 42,554 38,796
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 21 5,913 5,913
Share premium 12,222 12,222
Distributable reserve 67,093 67,093
Accumulated losses (44,881)
(51,244)
Total equity
40,347
33,984
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities
19
65
120
65 120
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
22 2,080 4,618
Lease liabilities
19
62
74
2,142 4,692
Total liabilities 2,207 4,812
Total equity and liabilities 42,554 38,796
On 29 April 2025 the Board of Directors of Petrolia SE authorised these financial statements for issue.
Polycarpos Protopapas Sjur Storaas Berge Gerdt Larsen George Hadjineophytou Marios Tornaritis
Board Member Board Member Chairman of the Board Board Member Finance Manager
Managing Director
The notes on pages 5 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
2
Berge Gerdt Larsen
Chair of the Board
PETROLIA SE
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
31 December 2024
The notes on pages 5 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
3
Share capital Share premium Merger reserve
Distributable
reserve
Accumulated
losses Total
Note USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 2023 5,913 12,222 67,093 (42,483) 42,745
Comprehensive income
Loss for the year / Total
comprehensive loss for the year - - - - (8,761) (8,761)
5,913 12,222 67,093 (51,244) 33,984
Transactions with owners
Transfer between reserves
(1) - - (67,093) 67,093 - -
Balance at 31 December
2023/ 1 January 2024 5,913 12,222 - 67,093 (51,244) 33,984
Comprehensive income
Profit for the year / Total
comprehensive income for the
year - - - - 6,363 6,363
Balance at 31 December
2024 5,913 12,222 - 67,093 (44,881) 40,347
Share capital Share premium Merger reserve
Distributable
reserve
Accumulated
losses Total
Note USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 2023 5,913 12,222 67,093 (42,483) 42,745
Comprehensive income
Loss for the year / Total
comprehensive loss for the year - - - - (8,761) (8,761)
5,913 12,222 67,093 (51,244) 33,984
Transactions with owners
Transfer between reserves
(1) - - (67,093) 67,093 - -
Balance at 31 December
2023/ 1 January 2024 5,913 12,222 - 67,093 (51,244) 33,984
Comprehensive income
Profit for the year / Total
comprehensive income for the
year - - - - 6,363 6,363
Balance at 31 December
2024 5,913 12,222 - 67,093 (44,881) 40,347
By a Court Order dated 30/06/2023 sanctioning the shareholder's special resolution dated 31/05/2023 the Merger reserve
of USD 67,093,489.64 was reduced to USD 0, and the said reduction was effected by crediting the reduction amount of
USD 67,093,489.64 to a distributable reserve of the Company. The distributable reserve shall be available to the Directors
of the Company to treat as they deem fit in their absolute discretion.
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PETROLIA SE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 December 2024
2024 2023
Note USD 000 USD 000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 13 1 2
Right-of-use assets 19 129 194
Investments in subsidiaries 14 34,716 30,074
Investments in associates
15
- -
34,846 30,270
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
17 722 842
Loans receivable from associate 16 5,212 5,920
Restricted cash 18 28 31
Cash at bank
20
1,746 1,733
7,708 8,526
Total assets 42,554 38,796
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 21 5,913 5,913
Share premium 12,222 12,222
Distributable reserve 67,093 67,093
Accumulated losses (44,881) (51,244)
Total equity
40,347 33,984
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities
19
65 120
65 120
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
22 2,080 4,618
Lease liabilities
19
62 74
2,142 4,692
Total liabilities 2,207 4,812
Total equity and liabilities 42,554 38,796
On 29 April 2025 the Board of Directors of Petrolia SE authorised these financial statements for issue.
Polycarpos Protopapas Sjur Storaas Berge Gerdt Larsen George Hadjineophytou Marios Tornaritis
Board Member Board Member Chairman of the Board Board Member Finance Manager
Managing Director
The notes on pages 5 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
2
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
31 December 2024
The notes on pages 5 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
3
Share capital Share premium Merger reserve
Distributable
reserve
Accumulated
losses Total
Note USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 2023 5,913 12,222 67,093 (42,483) 42,745
Comprehensive income
Loss for the year / Total
comprehensive loss for the year -
- - - (8,761) (8,761)
5,913 12,222 67,093 (51,244) 33,984
Transactions with owners
Transfer between reserves
(1) - - (67,093) 67,093 - -
Balance at 31 December
2023/ 1 January 2024 5,913 12,222 - 67,093 (51,244) 33,984
Comprehensive income
Profit for the year / Total
comprehensive income for the
year -
- - - 6,363 6,363
Balance at 31 December
2024 5,913
12,222 - 67,093 (44,881) 40,347
Share capital Share premium Merger reserve
Distributable
reserve
Accumulated
losses Total
Note USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 2023 5,913 12,222 67,093 (42,483) 42,745
Comprehensive income
Loss for the year / Total
comprehensive loss for the year -
- - - (8,761) (8,761)
5,913 12,222 67,093 (51,244) 33,984
Transactions with owners
Transfer between reserves
(1) - - (67,093) 67,093 - -
Balance at 31 December
2023/ 1 January 2024 5,913 12,222 - 67,093 (51,244) 33,984
Comprehensive income
Profit for the year / Total
comprehensive income for the
year -
- - - 6,363 6,363
Balance at 31 December
2024 5,913
12,222 - 67,093 (44,881) 40,347
By a Court Order dated 30/06/2023 sanctioning the shareholder's special resolution dated 31/05/2023 the Merger reserve
of USD 67,093,489.64 was reduced to USD 0, and the said reduction was effected by crediting the reduction amount of
USD 67,093,489.64 to a distributable reserve of the Company. The distributable reserve shall be available to the Directors
of the Company to treat as they deem fit in their absolute discretion.
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PETROLIA SE
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
31 December 2024
2024 2023
Note USD 000 USD 000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit/(loss) before tax 6,363 (8,757)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 13 1 -
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 19 - 68
Net exchange loss 958 178
Impairment charge - investments in associates 15 - 124
(Reversal of impairment)/impairment - investment in subsidiaries 14 (4,642) 7,846
Expected credit losses on loan receivable 16 - 250
Reversal of expected credit loss on receivables from related parties 23.5 (228) -
Dividend income 23.4 (2,856) (500)
Interest income 11 (732) (369)
Financial Guarantee income
11
(76)
-
(1,212) (1,160)
Changes in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables 120 (48)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables (2,461)
2,109
(3,553) 901
Dividends received 2,856 500
Tax paid
- (59)
Net cash (used in)/generated from operating activities
(697)
1,342
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payment for purchase of computer hardware 13 - (1)
Loans granted 16 - (2,934)
Loans repayments received 16 - 927
Interest received 16 764 390
Financial guarantee
22
14
-
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities
778
(1,618)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments of leases liabilities capital 19 (63) (68)
Payments of leases liabilities interest 19 (8) -
Decrease in restricted cash 3
24
Net cash used in financing activities
(68)
(44)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 13 (320)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 1,733
2,053
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
20
1,746 1,733
The notes on pages 5 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
1. Incorporation and principal activities
Country of incorporation
Petrolia SE (the ''Company'') was incorporated in Cyprus on 9 August 2011 as a limited liability company under the
Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. Its registered office is at Christodoulou Chatzipavlou 205, Louloupis court, 4th
Floor, Office 401, 3036, Limassol, Cyprus.
On 17 November 2011, the Company changed its name from Petrolia E&P Holdings Limited to Petrolia E&P Holdings
Plc. Following a shareholders’ plan to re-domicile to Cyprus that was approved on 30 December 2011, Petrolia ASA
merged (“cross-border merger”) with Petrolia E&P Holdings Plc (“surviving entity”) and the latter was at the same
time converted into a European public company limited by shares (“Societas Europaea” or “SE”) in accordance with
Article 2 no. 1 of the European Council Regulation no. 2157/2001 (the “SE Regulation”) and Section 5 of the
Norwegian Act on European Companies of 1 April 2005 (the “SE Act”).
Following the completion of the cross-border merger on 26 October 2012 and the creation of Petrolia E&P Holdings
SE, the Company on 28 January 2013 changed its name to Petrolia SE.
The Company’s shares are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Ticker: “PSE”). On 21 September 2018, the Company
changed its ticker name from ''PDR'' to ''PSE''.
Principal activities
The principal activities of the Company, which are unchanged from prior year, are the financing of group companies
and the holding of investments in subsidiaries and associates engaged in two business segments: Energy and Energy
Service. The core activities of the Company include the holding in a subsidiary company (Petrolia AS), which is a well
established international oil service company. The Company has established a branch (Petrolia NUF) in Norway in
order to facilitate its operations.
Environment and sustainability
The Company recognises the potential to damage the environment through its operations and its responsibility to
implement effective management to safeguard the environment by minimising such an impact and has capable
people to manage such risks at every stage. CO2 emissions from its activities receive the greatest attention. The
Company is committed to making a positive contribution to global sustainability and to protect the environment. The
Company aims to operate to the highest international social, environmental and safety standards within the industry
and believes that it is important to make a positive contribution to all of the geographical areas where it operates.
Climate change and the transition to a lower carbon economy has been identified as a possible risk and a opportunity
but presently does not affect the Company's accounts.
The Company's objective is that all of its activities are carried out with minimum risk to people or damage to the
surroundings. The Company’s activities have conformed with the demands of the prevailing authorities in its
worldwide operations regarding the pollution of the environment.
2. Basis of preparation
These parent company financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as
adopted by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113. The financial
statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The notes to the consolidated financial
statements provide additional information to the parent company financial statements. The accounting policies
applied to the Group accounts have also been applied to the parent company, Petrolia SE. The parent company
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements. Investments in
subsidiaries and associates are carried at cost less impairment in these separate financial statements. In case of
impairment, the investment is written down to its recoverable amount. The Company’s functional currency is US
dollars (USD) and the financial statements are presented in USD, rounded to the nearest thousand.
These parent company financial statements include the stand-alone results and position of the Company including its
Norwegian registered branch, Petrolia NUF.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
31 December 2024
2024 2023
Note USD 000 USD 000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit/(loss) before tax 6,363 (8,757)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 13 1 -
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 19 - 68
Net exchange loss 958 178
Impairment charge - investments in associates 15 - 124
(Reversal of impairment)/impairment - investment in subsidiaries 14 (4,642) 7,846
Expected credit losses on loan receivable 16 - 250
Reversal of expected credit loss on receivables from related parties 23.5 (228) -
Dividend income 23.4 (2,856) (500)
Interest income 11 (732) (369)
Financial Guarantee income
11
(76) -
(1,212) (1,160)
Changes in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables 120 (48)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables (2,461) 2,109
(3,553) 901
Dividends received 2,856 500
Tax paid
- (59)
Net cash (used in)/generated from operating activities
(697) 1,342
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payment for purchase of computer hardware 13 - (1)
Loans granted 16 - (2,934)
Loans repayments received 16 - 927
Interest received 16 764 390
Financial guarantee
22
14 -
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities
778 (1,618)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments of leases liabilities capital 19 (63) (68)
Payments of leases liabilities interest 19 (8) -
Decrease in restricted cash 3 24
Net cash used in financing activities
(68) (44)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 13 (320)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 1,733 2,053
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
20
1,746 1,733
The notes on pages 5 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
1. Incorporation and principal activities
Country of incorporation
Petrolia SE (the ''Company'') was incorporated in Cyprus on 9 August 2011 as a limited liability company under the
Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. Its registered office is at Christodoulou Chatzipavlou 205, Louloupis court, 4th
Floor, Office 401, 3036, Limassol, Cyprus.
On 17 November 2011, the Company changed its name from Petrolia E&P Holdings Limited to Petrolia E&P Holdings
Plc. Following a shareholders’ plan to re-domicile to Cyprus that was approved on 30 December 2011, Petrolia ASA
merged (“cross-border merger”) with Petrolia E&P Holdings Plc (“surviving entity”) and the latter was at the same
time converted into a European public company limited by shares (“Societas Europaea” or “SE”) in accordance with
Article 2 no. 1 of the European Council Regulation no. 2157/2001 (the “SE Regulation”) and Section 5 of the
Norwegian Act on European Companies of 1 April 2005 (the “SE Act”).
Following the completion of the cross-border merger on 26 October 2012 and the creation of Petrolia E&P Holdings
SE, the Company on 28 January 2013 changed its name to Petrolia SE.
The Company’s shares are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Ticker: “PSE”). On 21 September 2018, the Company
changed its ticker name from ''PDR'' to ''PSE''.
Principal activities
The principal activities of the Company, which are unchanged from prior year, are the financing of group companies
and the holding of investments in subsidiaries and associates engaged in two business segments: Energy and Energy
Service. The core activities of the Company include the holding in a subsidiary company (Petrolia AS), which is a well
established international oil service company. The Company has established a branch (Petrolia NUF) in Norway in
order to facilitate its operations.
Environment and sustainability
The Company recognises the potential to damage the environment through its operations and its responsibility to
implement effective management to safeguard the environment by minimising such an impact and has capable
people to manage such risks at every stage. CO2 emissions from its activities receive the greatest attention. The
Company is committed to making a positive contribution to global sustainability and to protect the environment. The
Company aims to operate to the highest international social, environmental and safety standards within the industry
and believes that it is important to make a positive contribution to all of the geographical areas where it operates.
Climate change and the transition to a lower carbon economy has been identified as a possible risk and a opportunity
but presently does not affect the Company's accounts.
The Company's objective is that all of its activities are carried out with minimum risk to people or damage to the
surroundings. The Company’s activities have conformed with the demands of the prevailing authorities in its
worldwide operations regarding the pollution of the environment.
2. Basis of preparation
These parent company financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as
adopted by the European Union and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap.113. The financial
statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The notes to the consolidated financial
statements provide additional information to the parent company financial statements. The accounting policies
applied to the Group accounts have also been applied to the parent company, Petrolia SE. The parent company
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements. Investments in
subsidiaries and associates are carried at cost less impairment in these separate financial statements. In case of
impairment, the investment is written down to its recoverable amount. The Company’s functional currency is US
dollars (USD) and the financial statements are presented in USD, rounded to the nearest thousand.
These parent company financial statements include the stand-alone results and position of the Company including its
Norwegian registered branch, Petrolia NUF.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
3. Adoption of new or revised standards and interpretations
During the current year the Company adopted all the new and revised IFRS Accounting Standards that are relevant
to its operations and are effective for accounting periods beginning on 1 January 2024.
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (Amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and are applied
retrospectively. The objective of the amendments is to clarify the principles in IAS 1 for the classification of liabilities
as either current or non-current. The amendments clarify the meaning of a right to defer settlement, the requirement
for this right to exist at the end of the reporting period, that management intent does not affect current or non-
current classification, that options by the counterparty that could result in settlement by the transfer of the entity’s
own equity instruments do not affect current or non-current classification. Also, the amendments specify that only
covenants with which an entity must comply on or before the reporting date will affect a liability’s classification.
Additional disclosures are also required for non-current liabilities arising from loan arrangements that are subject to
covenants to be complied within twelve months after the reporting period. The amendments had no impact on the
Company’s financial statements.
IFRS 16 Leases: Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (Amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024. The amendments
are intended to improve the requirements that a seller-lessee uses in measuring the lease liability arising in a sale and
leaseback transaction in IFRS 16, while it does not change the accounting for leases unrelated to sale and leaseback
transactions. Under the amendments, the seller-lessee determines ‘lease payments’ or ‘revised lease payments’ in
such a way that the seller-lessee would not recognise any amount of the gain or loss that relates to the right of use it
retains. Applying these requirements does not prevent the seller-lessee from recognising, in profit or loss, any gain or
loss relating to the partial or full termination of a lease. The amendments apply retrospectively to sale and leaseback
transactions entered into after the date of initial application, being the beginning of the annual reporting period in
which an entity first applied IFRS 16. The amendments had no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments Disclosures - Supplier Finance Arrangements
(Amendments)
The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024. The amendments
supplement requirements already in IFRS and require an entity to disclose the terms and conditions of supplier
finance arrangements. Additionally, entities are required to disclose at the beginning and end of reporting period the
carrying amounts of supplier finance arrangement financial liabilities and the line items in which those liabilities are
presented as well as the carrying amounts of financial liabilities and line items, for which the finance providers have
already settled the corresponding trade payables. Entities should also disclose the type and effect of non-cash
changes in the carrying amounts of supplier finance arrangement financial liabilities, which prevent the carrying
amounts of the financial liabilities from being comparable. Furthermore, the amendments require an entity to disclose
at the beginning and end of the reporting period the range of payment due dates for financial liabilities owed to the
finance providers and for comparable trade payables that are not part of those arrangements. The amendments had
no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
4. Material accounting policies
The material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These
policies have been consistently applied to all years presented in these financial statements unless otherwise stated.
Subsidiary companies
Investments in subsidiary companies are stated at cost less provision for impairment in value, which is recognised as
an expense in the period in which the impairment is identified.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Associates
Associates are all entities over which the Company has significant influence but not control, generally accompanying
a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights. Significant influence is the power to participate in the
financial and operating policy decisions of the investee without the power to control or jointly control those policies.
Investments in associated undertakings are stated at cost less provision for impairment in value, which is recognised
as an expense in the period in which the impairment is identified.
Impairment of non-financial assets
Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation and are tested annually for impairment.
These assets include Investments in subsidiaries and associates which are the main assets of the Company. Assets
that are subject to amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised at the amount by which the
asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair
value, less selling costs and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest
levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash generating units). Non financial assets, other than
goodwill that suffered impairment, are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.
Revenue
Recognition and measurement
Revenue shall be recognised in such a way to depict the transfer of services to customers and reflect the
consideration that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for transferring those services to the customer; the
transaction price.
Revenue from contracts with customers is recognised when control of the services are transferred to the customer at
an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those
services.
Identification of performance obligations
The Company assesses whether contracts that involve the provision of a range of services contain one or more
performance obligations (that is, distinct promises to provide a service) and allocates the transaction price to each
performance obligation identified on the basis of its stand-alone selling price. A service that is promised to a
customer is distinct if the customer can benefit from the service, either on its own or together with other resources
that are readily available to the customer (that is the service is capable of being distinct) and the Company's promise
to transfer the service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (that is, the
service is distinct within the context of the contract).
 Management and consultancy fees
Revenue from rendering of services is recognised over time while the Company satisfies its performance
obligation by transferring control over the promised service to the customer in the accounting period inwhich
the services are rendered. For fixed price contracts, revenue is recognised based on the actual service
provided to the end of the reporting period as a proportion of the total services to be provided because the
customer receives and uses the benefits simultaneously. This is determined based on the annual or monthly
fee under contract and the period for which the Company has provided services to subsidiaries, group
subsidiaries and associate company.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Dividend income
Dividends are received from investments in subsidiaries and associates. Dividends are recognised as dividend income
in profit or loss when the right to receive payment is established.
Dividend income for the year includes group contributions received from subsidiaries of the Company based on
Norwegian group contributions rules, which under IFRS are assessed by the Company to be treated similar to
dividends and are recognised in the period these are approved by the subsidiaries’ general meetings.
Employee benefits
The Company and its employees contribute to the Government Social Insurance Fund based on employees' salaries.
The Company's contributions are expensed as incurred and are included in staff costs. The Company has no legal or
constructive obligations to pay further contributions if the scheme does not hold sufficient assets to pay all
employees benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Finance income
Interest income is recognised on a time-proportion basis using the effective interest rate method.
Finance costs
Interest expense and other borrowing costs are charged to profit or loss as incurred.
Foreign currency translation
(1) Functional and presentation currency
Items included in the Company's financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary
economic environment in which the entity operates ('the functional currency'). The financial statements are
presented in United States Dollars (USD 000), which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.
(2) Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing
at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such
transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss.
Tax
Current tax liabilities and assets are measured at the amount expected to be paid to or recovered from the taxation
authorities, using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted, or substantively enacted, by the reporting date.
Leasing
The Company assesses at contract inception whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. That is, if the contract
conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
Company as lessee
The Company applies a single recognition and measurement approach for all leases, except for short term leases and
leases of low value assets. The Company recognises lease liabilities to make lease payments and right of use assets
representing the right to use the underlying assets.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Dividend income
Dividends are received from investments in subsidiaries and associates. Dividends are recognised as dividend income
in profit or loss when the right to receive payment is established.
Dividend income for the year includes group contributions received from subsidiaries of the Company based on
Norwegian group contributions rules, which under IFRS are assessed by the Company to be treated similar to
dividends and are recognised in the period these are approved by the subsidiaries’ general meetings.
Employee benefits
The Company and its employees contribute to the Government Social Insurance Fund based on employees' salaries.
The Company's contributions are expensed as incurred and are included in staff costs. The Company has no legal or
constructive obligations to pay further contributions if the scheme does not hold sufficient assets to pay all
employees benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Finance income
Interest income is recognised on a time-proportion basis using the effective interest rate method.
Finance costs
Interest expense and other borrowing costs are charged to profit or loss as incurred.
Foreign currency translation
(1) Functional and presentation currency
Items included in the Company's financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary
economic environment in which the entity operates ('the functional currency'). The financial statements are
presented in United States Dollars (USD 000), which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.
(2) Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing
at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such
transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss.
Tax
Current tax liabilities and assets are measured at the amount expected to be paid to or recovered from the taxation
authorities, using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted, or substantively enacted, by the reporting date.
Leasing
The Company assesses at contract inception whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. That is, if the contract
conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
Company as lessee
The Company applies a single recognition and measurement approach for all leases, except for short term leases and
leases of low value assets. The Company recognises lease liabilities to make lease payments and right of use assets
representing the right to use the underlying assets.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Leasing (continued)
Right of use assets
The Company recognises right of use assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e. the date the underlying
asset is available for use). Right of use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and
impairment losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right of use assets includes
the amount of lease liabilities recognised, initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at or before the
commencement date less any lease incentives received.
Right of use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term and the estimated
useful lives of the assets, in accordance with the depreciation accounting policy on property, plant and equipment.
The estimated useful lives of buildings is 33 years from the date of construction. The right of use assets are also
subject to impairment testing in the same manner as other non-financial assets.
Lease liabilities
At the commencement date of the lease, the Company recognises lease liabilities measured at the present value of
lease payments to be made over the lease term i.e the non-cancellable period of the lease including reasonably
certain to exercise extension or termination options.
In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate at the lease
commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement
date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease
payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change
in the lease term, a change in the in substance fixed lease payments or a change in the assessment to purchase the
underlying asset.
Short term leases and leases of low value assets
The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption (i.e. those leases that have a lease term of 12
months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the low value
lease recognition exemption in respect of miscellaneous assets. Lease payments on short term and low value leases
are recognised as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company does not act as a lessor in any transaction.
Financial instruments
(i) Financial assets
Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, as subsequently measured at amortised cost, fair value through
OCI and fair value through the income statement. The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends
on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Company’s business model for managing them.
With the exception of trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the
Company has applied the practical expedient, the Company initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in
the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. Trade receivables that do not
contain a significant financing component are measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15.
Financial assets at amortised cost (debt instruments)
This category is most relevant to the Company. The Company measures financial assets at amortised cost if both of
the following conditions are met:
- The financial asset is held within a business model with the objective to hold financial assets in order to collect
contractual cash flows.
And
- The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of
principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Financial assets (continued)
(i) Financial assets (continued)
Financial assets at amortised cost are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently measured using the
effective interest (EIR) method and are subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when
the asset is derecognised, modified or impaired.
The Company’s financial assets at amortised cost includes trade and other receivables, cash at bank and loans
receivable.
Financial assets in Stage 1 have their ECL measured at an amount equal to the portion of lifetime ECL that results
from default events possible within the next 12 months or until contractual maturity, if shorter (''12 Months ECL''). If
the Company identifies a significant increase in credit risk (''SICR'') since initial recognition, the asset is transferred to
Stage 2 and its ECL is measured based on ECL on a lifetime basis, that is, up until contractual maturity but
considering expected prepayments, if any (''Lifetime ECL''). Refer to note 6, Credit risk section, for a description of
how the Company determines when a SICR has occurred. If the Company determines that a financial asset is credit
impaired, the asset is transferred to Stage 3 and its ECL is measured as a Lifetime ECL. The Company's definition of
credit impaired assets and definition of default is explained in note 6, Credit risk section.
Additionally the Company has decided to use the low credit risk assessment exemption for investment grade financial
assets. Refer to note 6, Credit risk section for a description of how the Company determines low credit risk financial
assets.
Financial assets - Impairment - credit loss allowance for ECL
The Company recognises an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair value
through profit or loss. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with
the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the
original effective interest rate.
ECLs are recognised in two stages. For credit exposures for which there has not been a significant increase in credit
risk since initial recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses that result from default events that are possible
within the next 12-months (a 12-month ECL). For those credit exposures for which there has been a significant
increase in credit risk since initial recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit losses expected over the
remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default (a lifetime ECL).
The Company applies the simplified approach for trade and other receivables and general approach for bank deposits
in relation to the calculation of ECLs. In particular for trade and other receivables that are due within twelve months,
the 12 month ECLs are the same as the lifetime ECLs. By using the simplified approach, the Company does not track
changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. In
relation to trade and other receivables, in order to measure the expected credit losses, the Company measured the
historical loss rates based on the payment profiles of revenue, the historical loss rates are adjusted to reflect forward
looking factors specific to the receivables and the economic environment affecting the ability of the customers to
settle the receivables.
In relation to the loans due from related parties and amounts receivable from related parties, management has
completed some high level analysis, which considers both historical and forward looking qualitative and quantitative
information, to determine if a related party loan and balance is low credit risk at 31 December 2024. Management
has considered the financial performance and financial position as well as the remaining term of the loans, and
whether the related parties will have sufficient cash throughout that period to meet all of their working capital and
other obligations, including repayment of the related party balances. Management does not expect that there will be
adverse changes in economic and business conditions during that period. Consequently, management has
determined that the loans and amounts receivable from related parties, are low credit risk, falls within ‘stage 1’ of
IFRS 9’s impairment model, and 12 month expected credit losses can be calculated.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Financial assets (continued)
(i) Financial assets (continued)
Financial assets at amortised cost are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently measured using the
effective interest (EIR) method and are subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when
the asset is derecognised, modified or impaired.
The Company’s financial assets at amortised cost includes trade and other receivables, cash at bank and loans
receivable.
Financial assets in Stage 1 have their ECL measured at an amount equal to the portion of lifetime ECL that results
from default events possible within the next 12 months or until contractual maturity, if shorter (''12 Months ECL''). If
the Company identifies a significant increase in credit risk (''SICR'') since initial recognition, the asset is transferred to
Stage 2 and its ECL is measured based on ECL on a lifetime basis, that is, up until contractual maturity but
considering expected prepayments, if any (''Lifetime ECL''). Refer to note 6, Credit risk section, for a description of
how the Company determines when a SICR has occurred. If the Company determines that a financial asset is credit
impaired, the asset is transferred to Stage 3 and its ECL is measured as a Lifetime ECL. The Company's definition of
credit impaired assets and definition of default is explained in note 6, Credit risk section.
Additionally the Company has decided to use the low credit risk assessment exemption for investment grade financial
assets. Refer to note 6, Credit risk section for a description of how the Company determines low credit risk financial
assets.
Financial assets - Impairment - credit loss allowance for ECL
The Company recognises an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair value
through profit or loss. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with
the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the
original effective interest rate.
ECLs are recognised in two stages. For credit exposures for which there has not been a significant increase in credit
risk since initial recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses that result from default events that are possible
within the next 12-months (a 12-month ECL). For those credit exposures for which there has been a significant
increase in credit risk since initial recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit losses expected over the
remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default (a lifetime ECL).
The Company applies the simplified approach for trade and other receivables and general approach for bank deposits
in relation to the calculation of ECLs. In particular for trade and other receivables that are due within twelve months,
the 12 month ECLs are the same as the lifetime ECLs. By using the simplified approach, the Company does not track
changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. In
relation to trade and other receivables, in order to measure the expected credit losses, the Company measured the
historical loss rates based on the payment profiles of revenue, the historical loss rates are adjusted to reflect forward
looking factors specific to the receivables and the economic environment affecting the ability of the customers to
settle the receivables.
In relation to the loans due from related parties and amounts receivable from related parties, management has
completed some high level analysis, which considers both historical and forward looking qualitative and quantitative
information, to determine if a related party loan and balance is low credit risk at 31 December 2024. Management
has considered the financial performance and financial position as well as the remaining term of the loans, and
whether the related parties will have sufficient cash throughout that period to meet all of their working capital and
other obligations, including repayment of the related party balances. Management does not expect that there will be
adverse changes in economic and business conditions during that period. Consequently, management has
determined that the loans and amounts receivable from related parties, are low credit risk, falls within ‘stage 1’ of
IFRS 9’s impairment model, and 12 month expected credit losses can be calculated.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Financial assets (continued)
(i) Financial assets (continued)
The Company considers a financial asset in default when contractual payments are 90 days past due. However, in
certain cases, the Company may also consider a financial asset to be in default when internal or external information
indicates that the Company is unlikely to receive the outstanding contractual amounts in full before taking into
account any credit enhancements held by the Company. A financial asset is written off when there is no reasonable
expectation of recovering the contractual cash flows.
Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank.
Financial guarantee contracts
Financial guarantee contracts are contracts that require the Company to make specified payments to reimburse the
holder of the guarantee for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payment when due in accordance
with the terms of debt instrument. Such financial guarantees are given to banks, financial institutions and others on
behalf of a counterparty to secure loans, overdrafts and other banking facilities.
Financial guarantees are recognised as a financial liability at the time the guarantee is issued.
Financial guarantees are initially recognised at their fair value, which is normally evidenced by the amount of fees
received. This amount is amortised on a straight line basis over the life of the guarantee in other income in profit or
loss.
Financial guarantees are subsequently measured at the higher of (i) the amount determined in accordance with the
expected credit loss model under IFRS 9 ''Financial Instruments'', and (ii) the amount initially recognised less, where
appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognised in accordance with the principles of IFRS 15 ''Revenue
from Contracts with customers''.
(ii) Financial liabilities
The Company’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables and borrowings which are initially measured at
fair value and are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events,
it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the
amount can be made. Where the Company expects a provision to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance
contract, the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain.
Non-current liabilities
Non-current liabilities represent amounts that are due more than twelve months from the reporting date.
Climate-related matters
The Company considers climate-related matters in estimates and assumptions, mostly related to its investments in
subsidiaries and associates. Even though the Company believes its subsidiaries will not be significantly affected by the
transition to a low-carbon economy, climate-related matters increase the uncertainty in estimates and assumptions
underpinning their valuation. Even though climate-related risks might not currently have a significant impact on
measurement, the Company is closely monitoring relevant changes and developments, such as new climate-related
legislation. Refer also to note 7.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. The difference between the fair value of the consideration received by the
Company and the nominal value of the share capital being issued is taken to the share premium account.
Comparatives
Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation in the current year.
5. New accounting pronouncements
At the date of approval of these financial statements, standards and interpretations were issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board which were not yet effective. Some of them were adopted by the European Union and
others not yet. The Board of Directors expects that the adoption of these accounting standards in future periods will
not have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company, apart from IFRS18 that its impact will be
assessed upon becoming effective.
6. Financial risk management
Financial risk factors
The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk and capital risk management arising from the
financial instruments it holds. The risk management policies employed by the Company to manage these risks are
discussed below:
6.1 Credit risk
The Company is primarily exposed to credit risk related to receivables from related parties, loans receivable and cash
at bank. The maximum risk exposure is represented by the carrying value of receivables from related parties referred
to in note 17, loan receivable shown in note 16 and cash at bank in note 20.
The Company's revenues arise from a limited number of transactions and customers and therefore credit risk is
transparent.
Management has assessed the collectability of receivables and do not expect losses other than the expected credit
allowance already provided in line with the accounting policy. In 2023 expected credit loss of USD 250 thousand was
provided for the loan receivable from the Company's associate. In 2024 the change in ECL related to the loan was
estimated to be insignificant. Refer also to note 16.
The Group does not hold any collateral as security for its receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company assesses, on an individual basis, its exposure to credit risk arising from cash at bank. This assessment
takes into account, ratings from external credit rating institutions.
Bank balances held with banks with investment grade rating are considered as low credit risk.
The gross carrying amounts below represent the Company's maximum exposure to credit risk on these assets as at
31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023:
External credit rating 2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Svenska Handelsbanken AB A2 1,356 1,281
Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited Ba1 390
452
Total 1,746 1,733
The Company does not hold any collateral as security for any cash at bank balances.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
4. Material accounting policies (continued)
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. The difference between the fair value of the consideration received by the
Company and the nominal value of the share capital being issued is taken to the share premium account.
Comparatives
Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation in the current year.
5. New accounting pronouncements
At the date of approval of these financial statements, standards and interpretations were issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board which were not yet effective. Some of them were adopted by the European Union and
others not yet. The Board of Directors expects that the adoption of these accounting standards in future periods will
not have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company, apart from IFRS18 that its impact will be
assessed upon becoming effective.
6. Financial risk management
Financial risk factors
The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk and capital risk management arising from the
financial instruments it holds. The risk management policies employed by the Company to manage these risks are
discussed below:
6.1 Credit risk
The Company is primarily exposed to credit risk related to receivables from related parties, loans receivable and cash
at bank. The maximum risk exposure is represented by the carrying value of receivables from related parties referred
to in note 17, loan receivable shown in note 16 and cash at bank in note 20.
The Company's revenues arise from a limited number of transactions and customers and therefore credit risk is
transparent.
Management has assessed the collectability of receivables and do not expect losses other than the expected credit
allowance already provided in line with the accounting policy. In 2023 expected credit loss of USD 250 thousand was
provided for the loan receivable from the Company's associate. In 2024 the change in ECL related to the loan was
estimated to be insignificant. Refer also to note 16.
The Group does not hold any collateral as security for its receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company assesses, on an individual basis, its exposure to credit risk arising from cash at bank. This assessment
takes into account, ratings from external credit rating institutions.
Bank balances held with banks with investment grade rating are considered as low credit risk.
The gross carrying amounts below represent the Company's maximum exposure to credit risk on these assets as at
31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023:
External credit rating 2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Svenska Handelsbanken AB A2 1,356 1,281
Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited Ba1 390 452
Total 1,746 1,733
The Company does not hold any collateral as security for any cash at bank balances.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
6. Financial risk management (continued)
6.1 Credit risk (continued)
Cash and cash equivalents (continued)
There were no significant cash at bank balances written off during the year that are subject to enforcement activity.
Financial guarantees
Guarantees which represent irrevocable assurances that the Company will make payments in the event that a
counterparty cannot meet its obligations to third parties, carry the same credit risk as loans receivable.
At the reporting date, the Company acts as a guarantor joint and several to the loan of associate company Petrolia
Noco AS. As at 31 December 2024, the outstanding loan balance subject to this guarantee totalled NOK 50 million
and the loan was properly served by Petrolia Noco AS with no defaults. A financial guarantee liability of USD 14
thousand is included in trade and other payables in note 22, which represents the guarantee fee charged less
cumulative amortisation. No expected credit losses have been recognised as of the reporting date in respect of these
financial guarantees provided by the Company, since it was assessed that the present value of related expected
payments is immaterial.
Until the date of the approval of the financial statements, no claim has been raised for the loan guarantee and the
Board of Directors does not expect any claim in the future.
6.2 Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that arises when the maturity of assets and liabilities does not match. An unmatched position
potentially enhances profitability, but can also increase the risk of losses. The Company has procedures with the
object of minimising such losses such as maintaining sufficient cash and other highly liquid current assets.
The following tables detail the Company's remaining contractual maturity for its financial liabilities. The tables have
been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the
Company can be required to pay. The table includes both interest and principal cash flows.
31 December 2024 Carrying
amounts
Contractual
cash flows
Up to 12
months 1-2 years 2-5 years
More than
5 years
USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000
Lease liabilities 127 134 67 67 - -
Trade and other payables
170 170 170 - - -
Payables to related parties 1,741
1,741 1,741 - - -
2,038 2,045 1,978 67 - -
31 December 2023 Carrying
amounts
Contractual
cash flows
Up to 12
months 1-2 years 2-5 years
More than
5 years
USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000
Lease liabilities 194 210 70 70 70 -
Trade and other payables
231 231 231 - - -
Payables to related parties 4,186
4,186 4,186 - - -
4,611 4,627 4,487 70 70 -
Liquidity risk may also arise from the financial guarantee contracts provided by the Company to secure credit facilities
obtained by the associate of the Company, as further analysed in Credit risk (section 6.1) above.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
6. Financial risk management (continued)
6.3 Foreign Currency risk
Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange
rates. Currency risk arises when future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities are denominated
in a currency that is not the Company's measurement currency. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk
arising from various currency exposures primarily with respect to the Norwegian Krone and the Euro. The Company's
Management monitors the exchange rate fluctuations on a continuous basis and acts accordingly.
The carrying amounts of the Company's foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at
the reporting date are as follows:
Liabilities Assets
2024 2023 2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000
Norwegian Krone 1,998 4,495 6,709 10,621
Euro 239
319 186 166
2,237 4,814 6,895 10,787
The following table demonstrates the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in Euro and Norwegian Krone
currency exchange rate, with all other variables held constant, of the Company's profit before tax and the Company's
equity:
2024 Change in
currency rate
Profit before
tax Equity
% USD 000 USD 000
Euro 5 (3) (3)
Euro (5) 3 3
Norwegian Krone 5 236 236
Norwegian Krone (5)
(236) (236)
2023 Change in
currency rate
Profit before
tax Equity
% USD 000 USD 000
Euro 5 (8) (8)
Euro (5) 8 8
Norwegian Krone 5 189 189
Norwegian Krone (5)
(189) (189)
6.4 Capital risk management
Capital includes equity shares and share premium.
The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while maximising the
return to shareholders. The Company's overall strategy remains unchanged from last year.
7. Critical accounting estimates and judgments
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires the use of certain critical accounting
estimates and requires Management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Company's accounting
policies. It also requires the use of assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on Management's best
knowledge of current events and actions, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates.
Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors,
including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
6. Financial risk management (continued)
6.3 Foreign Currency risk
Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange
rates. Currency risk arises when future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities are denominated
in a currency that is not the Company's measurement currency. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk
arising from various currency exposures primarily with respect to the Norwegian Krone and the Euro. The Company's
Management monitors the exchange rate fluctuations on a continuous basis and acts accordingly.
The carrying amounts of the Company's foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at
the reporting date are as follows:
Liabilities Assets
2024 2023 2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000
Norwegian Krone 1,998 4,495 6,709 10,621
Euro 239 319 186 166
2,237 4,814 6,895 10,787
The following table demonstrates the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in Euro and Norwegian Krone
currency exchange rate, with all other variables held constant, of the Company's profit before tax and the Company's
equity:
2024 Change in
currency rate
Profit before
tax Equity
% USD 000 USD 000
Euro 5 (3) (3)
Euro (5) 3 3
Norwegian Krone 5 236 236
Norwegian Krone (5) (236) (236)
2023 Change in
currency rate
Profit before
tax Equity
% USD 000 USD 000
Euro 5 (8) (8)
Euro (5) 8 8
Norwegian Krone 5 189 189
Norwegian Krone (5) (189) (189)
6.4 Capital risk management
Capital includes equity shares and share premium.
The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while maximising the
return to shareholders. The Company's overall strategy remains unchanged from last year.
7. Critical accounting estimates and judgments
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires the use of certain critical accounting
estimates and requires Management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Company's accounting
policies. It also requires the use of assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on Management's best
knowledge of current events and actions, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates.
Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors,
including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
7. Critical accounting estimates and judgments (continued)
The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts
of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below:
 Impairment of investments in subsidiaries and associates
The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of investments in subsidiaries/associates whenever
indicators of impairment are present. Indicators of impairment include such items as declines in revenues,
earnings or cash flows or material adverse changes in the economic or political stability of a particular
country, which may indicate that the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable. If facts and
circumstances indicate that investment or the fair value of their net assets in subsidiaries/associates may be
impaired, the estimated future discounted cash flows associated with these investments or the fair value of
their net assets would be compared to their carrying amounts to determine if a write-down to fair value is
necessary. The valuation may be impacted in several different ways by transition risk in particular, such as
climate-related legislation and regulations and changes in demand for the subsidiaries' and associates'
products. The Company has concluded that no single climate-related assumption is a key assumption for the
2024 impairment testing. Refer to additional disclosures in Notes 14 and 15.
 Impairment of financial assets - allowance for credit losses on loan receivables and amounts
receivable from related parties
The loss allowances for financial assets are based on assumptions about risk of default and expected loss
rates. In relation to the loans and amounts due from related parties, in order to calculate the ECL, the
Company applied the 12 month ECL model and the general approach. In determining the recoverability of
the loans and amounts due from related parties, the Company considered the historic repayments made in
conjunction with the parties’ financial position at year end and their ability to make future repayments based
on their current and expected future trading activities.
8. Revenue from contracts with customers
The Company derives its revenue from contracts with customers for the transfer of services over time as follows:
Disaggregation of revenue 2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Management fees 118 114
Consultancy fees (Note 23.3) 44
44
162 158
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
9. Operating profit/(loss)
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Operating profit/(loss) is stated after charging the following items:
Depreciation of right-of-use assets (Note 19) 65 68
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (Note 13) 1 -
Directors' fees (Note 23.1) 99 96
Staff costs including Directors in their executive capacity (Note 10) 585 546
Auditors' remuneration - current year 187 187
Auditors' remuneration (branch) - current year 24 22
Auditors’ remuneration for tax compliance - current year 13 15
Auditors’ remuneration for other non-audit services - 9
Auditors' remuneration - prior years 9
4
The auditors remuneration as presented in the table includes irrecoverable VAT. The total fees, including VAT,
charged by the statutory audit firm for the statutory audit of the Parent's separate and consolidated annual financial
statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 amounted to USD 187,319 (2023: USD 187,065). The total fees,
including VAT, charged by the statutory audit firm for the year ended 31 December 2024 for tax advisory services
amounted to USD 13,013 (2023: 15,351).
10. Staff costs
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Directors' and key management remuneration (Note 23.1) 266 257
Wages 286 259
Social security costs 33
30
585 546
The average number of employees during the year was 5 (2023: 4).
11. Finance income/(costs)
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Loan interest income (Note 16) 690 369
Income from financial guarantees 76 2
Other interest income 42 75
Reversal of ECL on related party receivables (Note 23.5) 228
-
Finance income 1,036 446
Net foreign exchange losses (884) (193)
Interest expense on lease liabilities (Note 19) (8) -
Sundry finance expenses (3)
(5)
Finance costs (895) (198)
Net finance income
141
248
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
9. Operating profit/(loss)
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Operating profit/(loss) is stated after charging the following items:
Depreciation of right-of-use assets (Note 19) 65 68
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (Note 13) 1 -
Directors' fees (Note 23.1) 99 96
Staff costs including Directors in their executive capacity (Note 10) 585 546
Auditors' remuneration - current year 187 187
Auditors' remuneration (branch) - current year 24 22
Auditors’ remuneration for tax compliance - current year 13 15
Auditors’ remuneration for other non-audit services - 9
Auditors' remuneration - prior years 9 4
The auditors remuneration as presented in the table includes irrecoverable VAT. The total fees, including VAT,
charged by the statutory audit firm for the statutory audit of the Parent's separate and consolidated annual financial
statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 amounted to USD 187,319 (2023: USD 187,065). The total fees,
including VAT, charged by the statutory audit firm for the year ended 31 December 2024 for tax advisory services
amounted to USD 13,013 (2023: 15,351).
10. Staff costs
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Directors' and key management remuneration (Note 23.1) 266 257
Wages 286 259
Social security costs 33 30
585 546
The average number of employees during the year was 5 (2023: 4).
11. Finance income/(costs)
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Loan interest income (Note 16) 690 369
Income from financial guarantees 76 2
Other interest income 42 75
Reversal of ECL on related party receivables (Note 23.5) 228 -
Finance income 1,036 446
Net foreign exchange losses (884) (193)
Interest expense on lease liabilities (Note 19) (8) -
Sundry finance expenses (3) (5)
Finance costs (895) (198)
Net finance income
141 248
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
12. Tax
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Defence contribution -
5
Charge for the year - 5
The tax on the Company's profit before tax differs from theoretical amount that would arise using the applicable tax
rates as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Profit/(loss) before tax 6,363
(8,757)
Tax calculated at the applicable tax rates
795 (1,095)
Effect of different tax rates on foreign earnings 99 76
Tax effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes
104 1,102
Tax effect of allowances and income not subject to tax
(937) (64)
Tax effect of carried forward losses
(186) (218)
Tax effect of tax loss for the year for which no deferred tax asset was recognised
125 199
Defence contribution current year -
5
Tax refund - 5
The Company is resident in Cyprus for tax purposes.
Interest income is subject to Income Tax at the standard rate of 12.5% if the interest is considered to be generated
in the ordinary carrying on of a business or closely connected to it. If the interest income is neither generated in the
ordinary carrying on of a business nor closely connected to it, it is subject to Defence Tax at a rate of 30%. The
interest income of the Company is considered to be generated in the ordinary carrying of the business
Dividends received from a non-resident (foreign) company are exempt from Defence Tax if the dividend paying
company derives more than 50% of its income directly or indirectly from activities which do not lead to investment
income or the foreign tax burden on the profit to be distributed as dividend has not been substantially lower than the
Cypriot tax rate at the level of the dividend paying company
Companies, which do not distribute 70% of their profits after tax, as defined by the Special Contribution for the
Defence of the Republic Law, within two years after the end of the relevant tax year, will be deemed to have
distributed this amount as dividend on the 31 of December of the second year. The amount of the deemed dividend
distribution is reduced by any actual dividend already distributed by 31 December of the second year for the year the
profits relate. The Company pays special defence contribution on behalf of the shareholders over the amount of the
deemed dividend distribution at a rate of 17% (applicable since 2014) when the entitled shareholders are natural
persons tax residents of Cyprus and have their domicile in Cyprus. In addition, the Company pays on behalf of the
shareholders General Healthcare System (GHS) contribution at a rate of 2.65%, when the entitled shareholders are
natural persons tax residents of Cyprus, regardless of their domicile.
The Company’s Branch in Norway (the “Branch”) is subject to income tax at the rate of 22% (2023: 22%) on the tax
profits realized in Norway. The Branch under current legislation may carry forward the balance of tax losses
indefinitely in the future. The Company in Cyprus is subject to income tax at the rate of 12.5% (2023: 12.5%) on the
tax profits realized in Cyprus. The Company's tax losses in Cyprus amounts to USD 965 thousand and can be carried
forward for 5 years. No deferred tax asset has been recognised as it is not expected that future taxable profits will be
available to be utilised.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
13. Property, plant and equipment
Computer
hardware
USD 000
Cost
Balance at 1 January 2023 1
Additions
1
Balance at 31 December 2023/ 1 January 2024 2
Balance at 31 December 2024
2
Depreciation
Balance at 1 January 2023 -
Charge for the year -
Balance at 31 December 2023
-
Charge for the year 1
Balance at 31 December 2024
1
Net book amount
Balance at 31 December 2024
1
Balance at 31 December 2023
2
During 2023, the Company through its branch, has acquired a new laptop at a cost of NOK 21 (USD 1).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
14. Investments in subsidiaries
2024 2023
USD
000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 30,074 37,920
Net reversal of impairment/(impairment) 4,642 (7,846)
Balance at 31 December 34,716 30,074
The details of the subsidiaries are as follows:
Name Country of
incorporation
Principal
activities
2024
Holding
%
2023
Holding
%
2024
USD
000
2023
USD 000
Petrolia AS (1) Norway Holding company
of IOT Group -
Energy service
100 100 33,568 29,337
Petrolia Tool Pool AS Norway Holding company 100 100 17 17
Independent Oil Tools International
(Cyprus) Ltd (2)
Cyprus Holding company 100 100 1,131 720
34,716 30,074
The Company performs an impairment assessment of its subsidiaries when there are indicators for impairment or
reversal of impairment in accordance with the relevant accounting standard.
(1) During 2024, a reversal of impairment of USD 4,231 thousand was recognized (2023: impairment USD 7,846
thousand). The accumulated impairment as at 31 December 2024 is USD 91,242 thousand (2023: USD 95,473
thousand). Petrolia AS is the holding company of the oil service sub-group.
As at 31 December 2024, and based on the economic performance of the oil service sub-group which was better
than expected, the Management identified reversal of impairment indicators and calculated the recoverable amount
of the investment using the discounted cash flow model for a period of 5 years with an exit price. The discounted
cash flow calculations included the following main inputs and assumptions:
 Capital expenditure based on historic averages: range of USD 4.3m - USD 4.6m (2023: USD 3.1m - USD 3.3m)
 Forecasted EBITDA: range of USD 13.7m - USD 14.9m (2023: USD 11.1m - USD 13.8m)
 Discount rate of 11.3% (2023: 11.3%)
 Terminal growth rate of 2% (2023: 2%)
The following sensitivity analysis has been performed by management as at the year-end:
 A decrease in projected EBITDA rates by 10% would result in a total of USD 9,203 thousand impairment charge
whereas an increase in projected EBITDA rates by 5% would result in a total of USD 10,948 thousand reversal of
impairment.
 An increase in the discount rate by 1% would result in a total of USD 915 thousand reversal of impairment.
(2) As at 31 December 2024 a reversal of impairment of USD 411 thousand was recognised, after comparing the
investment’s carrying amount with its recoverable amount, due to reversal of impairment indicators being present.
Independent Oil Tools International (Cyprus) Ltd is a holding company, and management has based its impairment
assessment on the net assets of the investee which considered to be a close approximation of its fair value less cost
to disposal. The accumulated impairment as at 31 December 2024 is USD 12,468 thousand (2023: USD 12,879
thousand). No impairment or reversal of impairment was recognised during the year ended 31 December 2023.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
13. Property, plant and equipment
Computer
hardware
USD 000
Cost
Balance at 1 January 2023 1
Additions
1
Balance at 31 December 2023/ 1 January 2024 2
Balance at 31 December 2024
2
Depreciation
Balance at 1 January 2023 -
Charge for the year -
Balance at 31 December 2023
-
Charge for the year 1
Balance at 31 December 2024
1
Net book amount
Balance at 31 December 2024
1
Balance at 31 December 2023
2
During 2023, the Company through its branch, has acquired a new laptop at a cost of NOK 21 (USD 1).
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
14. Investments in subsidiaries
2024 2023
USD
000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 30,074 37,920
Net reversal of impairment/(impairment) 4,642
(7,846)
Balance at 31 December 34,716 30,074
The details of the subsidiaries are as follows:
Name Country of
incorporation
Principal
activities
2024
Holding
%
2023
Holding
%
2024
USD
000
2023
USD 000
Petrolia AS (1) Norway Holding company
of IOT Group -
Energy service
100 100 33,568 29,337
Petrolia Tool Pool AS Norway Holding company 100 100 17 17
Independent Oil Tools International
(Cyprus) Ltd (2)
Cyprus Holding company 100 100 1,131
720
34,716 30,074
The Company performs an impairment assessment of its subsidiaries when there are indicators for impairment or
reversal of impairment in accordance with the relevant accounting standard.
(1) During 2024, a reversal of impairment of USD 4,231 thousand was recognized (2023: impairment USD 7,846
thousand). The accumulated impairment as at 31 December 2024 is USD 91,242 thousand (2023: USD 95,473
thousand). Petrolia AS is the holding company of the oil service sub-group.
As at 31 December 2024, and based on the economic performance of the oil service sub-group which was better
than expected, the Management identified reversal of impairment indicators and calculated the recoverable amount
of the investment using the discounted cash flow model for a period of 5 years with an exit price. The discounted
cash flow calculations included the following main inputs and assumptions:
 Capital expenditure based on historic averages: range of USD 4.3m - USD 4.6m (2023: USD 3.1m - USD 3.3m)
 Forecasted EBITDA: range of USD 13.7m - USD 14.9m (2023: USD 11.1m - USD 13.8m)
 Discount rate of 11.3% (2023: 11.3%)
 Terminal growth rate of 2% (2023: 2%)
The following sensitivity analysis has been performed by management as at the year-end:
 A decrease in projected EBITDA rates by 10% would result in a total of USD 9,203 thousand impairment charge
whereas an increase in projected EBITDA rates by 5% would result in a total of USD 10,948 thousand reversal of
impairment.
 An increase in the discount rate by 1% would result in a total of USD 915 thousand reversal of impairment.
(2) As at 31 December 2024 a reversal of impairment of USD 411 thousand was recognised, after comparing the
investment’s carrying amount with its recoverable amount, due to reversal of impairment indicators being present.
Independent Oil Tools International (Cyprus) Ltd is a holding company, and management has based its impairment
assessment on the net assets of the investee which considered to be a close approximation of its fair value less cost
to disposal. The accumulated impairment as at 31 December 2024 is USD 12,468 thousand (2023: USD 12,879
thousand). No impairment or reversal of impairment was recognised during the year ended 31 December 2023.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
14. Investments in subsidiaries (continued)
Total reversal of impairment for the year amounted to USD 4,642 thousand (2023: impairment USD 7,846 thousand).
Total accumulated impairment as at 31 December 2024 amounted to USD 171,493 thousand (2023: USD 176,135
thousand).
15. Investment in associate
The details of the investment are as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January - 124
Impairment charge -
(124)
Balance at 31 December - -
The details of the investment are as follows:
Name Country of
incorporation
Principal
activities
2024
Holding
%
2023
Holding
%
2024
USD 000
2023
USD 000
Petrolia Noco
AS
Norway Oil & Gas 10.61 10.61 -
-
During 2023, the investment in Petrolia Noco AS has increased its capital by the issuance of additional share capital.
The associate has completed a private placement issue where 10,000,000 shares have been issued at a price of NOK
2.00 per share. Petrolia SE, has not participated directly in the purchase of additional shares but 4,985,000 shares
were subscribed by Petrolia AS, a 100% subsidiary of Petrolia SE and therefore its shareholding decreased from
11.27% to 10.61%. During 2024, Petrolia SE shareholding remained unchanged from 2023 at 10.61%. The Company
exercises significant influence through participating in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee
(Petrolia Noco AS) through its common director Berge Gerdt Larsen and Sjur Storaas who remain on the board of
directors of both companies, the Parent (Petrolia SE) and associate (Petrolia Noco AS).
By reference to the net assets of the associate and as a result of losses incurred by the associate during the year the
investment in associate remained fully impaired. The accumulated impairment as at 31 December 2024 amounted to
USD 25,658 thousand (2023: USD 25,658 thousand).
Through its subsidiaries the Company owns 49.9% (2023: 49.9%) of the shares of Petrolia NOCO AS.
16. Loan receivable from associate
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 5,920 4,362
Loans granted - 2,934
Principal repayments - (927)
Interest charged (Note 11) 690 369
Interest repayments for the year (764) (391)
Foreign exchange differences (634) (177)
Expected credit loss movement -
(250)
Balance at 31 December 5,212 5,920
Less current portion (5,212) (5,920)
Non-current portion
- -
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
16. Loan receivable from associate (continued)
On 14 May 2020, Petrolia Noco AS (borrower) and Independent Oil & Resources Plc (lender and security agent) have
signed a loan agreement. According to the loan agreement, the borrower can enter into any additional loans with any
additional lender by entering into an accession letter, provided that 10 days prior notice is given to the lender and the
security agent. During 2021, Petrolia SE through its branch Petrolia NUF (additional lender) has provided a loan to
Petrolia Noco AS amounting to NOK 71,750,000 (USD 8,225,838). The loan balance as at 31 December 2024 was
NOK 31,780,000. The loan bears an interest of 10% p.a and was repayable by 31 December 2024. The interest
income for the year related to this loan is NOK 3,178,000 (USD 293,992) (2023: NOK 3,714,581 (USD 353,255).
On 22 December 2023, according to a signed loan addendum, Petrolia SE and Independent Oil & Resources Plc
mutually agree a new loan of NOK 75,000,000 (Petrolia SE to give NOK 30,000,000 and Independent Oil & Resources
Plc to give NOK 45,000,000) and to become joint and several guarantors to remaining lenders for an additional loan
amount of NOK 75.9 million. During 2023, Petrolia SE through its branch Petrolia NUF (additional lender) has
provided a loan to Petrolia Noco AS amounting to NOK 30,000,000 (USD 2,934,129). The loan balance as at 31
December 2024 was NOK 30,000,000. The additional loan bears an interest of 13.2% p.a and was repayable by 31
December 2024. The interest income for the year related to this loan is NOK 3,960,000 (USD 366,334) (2023: NOK
165,000 (USD 16,224).
The loans' repayment period for both loans have been renewed until 31 December 2025.
Within 2024, Petrolia SE through its branch Petrolia NUF (lender), according to a signed liquidity loan agreement,
provided short term liquidity loans of total NOK 30,500,000 to Petrolia Noco AS (borrower). All loans have been fully
repaid within 2024. The short term liquidity loans bear an interest of 13.2% p.a. The interest income for the year
related to these loans is NOK 317,717 (USD 29,633).
The loans are repayable as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Within one year 5,212 5,920
5,212 5,920
Loan is denominated in NOK.
Refer also to Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements.
The exposure of the Company to credit risk in relation to loans receivable is reported in
note 6 of the financial
statements.
There is no history of credit losses related to the loan. The management assessed that there is very little risk
regarding its recoverability and that the related expected credit losses recognised amounting to USD 250,000 are not
considered significant.
17. Trade and other receivables
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Receivables from related parties (Note 23.5) 705 804
Deposits and prepayments 13 24
VAT refundable 4 14
722 842
The fair values of trade and other receivables due within one year approximate to their carrying amounts as
presented above.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
14. Investments in subsidiaries (continued)
Total reversal of impairment for the year amounted to USD 4,642 thousand (2023: impairment USD 7,846 thousand).
Total accumulated impairment as at 31 December 2024 amounted to USD 171,493 thousand (2023: USD 176,135
thousand).
15. Investment in associate
The details of the investment are as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January - 124
Impairment charge - (124)
Balance at 31 December - -
The details of the investment are as follows:
Name Country of
incorporation
Principal
activities
2024
Holding
%
2023
Holding
%
2024
USD 000
2023
USD 000
Petrolia Noco
AS
Norway Oil & Gas 10.61 10.61 - -
During 2023, the investment in Petrolia Noco AS has increased its capital by the issuance of additional share capital.
The associate has completed a private placement issue where 10,000,000 shares have been issued at a price of NOK
2.00 per share. Petrolia SE, has not participated directly in the purchase of additional shares but 4,985,000 shares
were subscribed by Petrolia AS, a 100% subsidiary of Petrolia SE and therefore its shareholding decreased from
11.27% to 10.61%. During 2024, Petrolia SE shareholding remained unchanged from 2023 at 10.61%. The Company
exercises significant influence through participating in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee
(Petrolia Noco AS) through its common director Berge Gerdt Larsen and Sjur Storaas who remain on the board of
directors of both companies, the Parent (Petrolia SE) and associate (Petrolia Noco AS).
By reference to the net assets of the associate and as a result of losses incurred by the associate during the year the
investment in associate remained fully impaired. The accumulated impairment as at 31 December 2024 amounted to
USD 25,658 thousand (2023: USD 25,658 thousand).
Through its subsidiaries the Company owns 49.9% (2023: 49.9%) of the shares of Petrolia NOCO AS.
16. Loan receivable from associate
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 5,920 4,362
Loans granted - 2,934
Principal repayments - (927)
Interest charged (Note 11) 690 369
Interest repayments for the year (764) (391)
Foreign exchange differences (634) (177)
Expected credit loss movement - (250)
Balance at 31 December 5,212 5,920
Less current portion (5,212) (5,920)
Non-current portion
- -
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
16. Loan receivable from associate (continued)
On 14 May 2020, Petrolia Noco AS (borrower) and Independent Oil & Resources Plc (lender and security agent) have
signed a loan agreement. According to the loan agreement, the borrower can enter into any additional loans with any
additional lender by entering into an accession letter, provided that 10 days prior notice is given to the lender and the
security agent. During 2021, Petrolia SE through its branch Petrolia NUF (additional lender) has provided a loan to
Petrolia Noco AS amounting to NOK 71,750,000 (USD 8,225,838). The loan balance as at 31 December 2024 was
NOK 31,780,000. The loan bears an interest of 10% p.a and was repayable by 31 December 2024. The interest
income for the year related to this loan is NOK 3,178,000 (USD 293,992) (2023: NOK 3,714,581 (USD 353,255).
On 22 December 2023, according to a signed loan addendum, Petrolia SE and Independent Oil & Resources Plc
mutually agree a new loan of NOK 75,000,000 (Petrolia SE to give NOK 30,000,000 and Independent Oil & Resources
Plc to give NOK 45,000,000) and to become joint and several guarantors to remaining lenders for an additional loan
amount of NOK 75.9 million. During 2023, Petrolia SE through its branch Petrolia NUF (additional lender) has
provided a loan to Petrolia Noco AS amounting to NOK 30,000,000 (USD 2,934,129). The loan balance as at 31
December 2024 was NOK 30,000,000. The additional loan bears an interest of 13.2% p.a and was repayable by 31
December 2024. The interest income for the year related to this loan is NOK 3,960,000 (USD 366,334) (2023: NOK
165,000 (USD 16,224).
The loans' repayment period for both loans have been renewed until 31 December 2025.
Within 2024, Petrolia SE through its branch Petrolia NUF (lender), according to a signed liquidity loan agreement,
provided short term liquidity loans of total NOK 30,500,000 to Petrolia Noco AS (borrower). All loans have been fully
repaid within 2024. The short term liquidity loans bear an interest of 13.2% p.a. The interest income for the year
related to these loans is NOK 317,717 (USD 29,633).
The loans are repayable as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Within one year 5,212
5,920
5,212 5,920
Loan is denominated in NOK.
Refer also to Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements.
The exposure of the Company to credit risk in relation to loans receivable is reported in
note 6 of the financial
statements.
There is no history of credit losses related to the loan. The management assessed that there is very little risk
regarding its recoverability and that the related expected credit losses recognised amounting to USD 250,000 are not
considered significant.
17. Trade and other receivables
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Receivables from related parties (Note 23.5) 705 804
Deposits and prepayments 13 24
VAT refundable 4
14
722 842
The fair values of trade and other receivables due within one year approximate to their carrying amounts as
presented above.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
17. Trade and other receivables (continued)
The exposure of the Company to credit risk and impairment losses in relation to trade and other receivables is
reported in note 6 of the financial statements.
18. Restricted cash
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Bank deposits 28 31
Less non-current portion - -
Current portion 28 31
Refer also to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements.
19. Leases
The Company has an office rental agreement with a contractual lease term until 31 December 2023, with options to
extend. During the year 2023, the Company has assessed that it was reasonably certain that the extension option will
be exercised for three more years until 31 December 2026. Management exercises judgement in determining
whether it is reasonably certain to continue to use the premises for additional periods after 31 December 2026.
Management has assessed that the extension for additional optional periods is not reasonably certain and therefore
these optional periods were not taken into account in the lease calculations. The incremental borrowing rate used in
the calculation was 4.8%. The addition of one more year in the lease calculations will result in an increase in Right of
use asset and lease liability by USD 48 thousand whereas the addition of two years will result in an increase of USD
102 thousand.
Set out below are the carrying amounts of right of use assets recognised and the movements during the year:
Right of Use Asset:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 194 68
Additions - 194
Depreciation charge for the year (Note 9) (65)
(68)
Balance at 31 December 129 194
Set out below are the carrying amounts of lease liabilities and the movements during the year:
Lease liability
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 194 68
Additions - 194
Repayments (71) (68)
Interest expense (Note 11) 8 -
Exchange differences (4)
-
Balance at 31 December 127 194
Less current portion (62) (74)
Non-current portion 65 120
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
20. Cash at bank
Cash balances are analysed as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Cash at bank 1,746 1,733
1,746 1,733
Cash and cash equivalents by currency:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Norwegian Krone 1,324 1,277
US Dollars 236 297
Euro 186 159
1,746 1,733
The exposure of the Company to credit risk and impairment losses in relation to cash and cash equivalents is
reported in note 6 of the financial statements.
21. Share capital
2024 2024 2023 2023
Number of
shares USD 000
Number of
shares USD 000
Authorised
Ordinary shares of USD1 each 272,358,670 27,236 272,358,670 27,236
Issued and fully paid
Balance at 1 January 59,133,786 5,913 59,133,786 5,913
Balance at 31 December 2024 59,133,786 5,913 59,133,786 5,913
Refer also to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements.
22. Trade and other payables
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Trade payables
96 150
Social insurance and other taxes 74 81
Shareholders' current accounts - credit balances (Note 23.8) 2 10
Financial guarantee 14 81
Accruals 155 120
Payables to own subsidiaries (Note 23.6) 12 123
Payables to related parties (Note 23.6) 1,727 4,053
2,080 4,618
In 2023, Petrolia Noco AS has paid to Petrolia SE the guarantee fee of NOK 850,000 (USD 83,134). During 2024, the
amount was fully amortised. On 19 December 2024, based on an addendum signed, Petrolia Noco AS has paid to
Petrolia SE the guarantee fee of NOK 162,500 (USD 14,561). The amount at year end represents the guarantee fee
charged less cumulative amortisation for the year. During the year 2024, income from financial guarantee was
recognised in the income statement amounting to USD 75,673 (2023: USD 1,807) (Note 11).
The fair values of trade and other payables due within one year approximate to their carrying amounts as presented
above.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
17. Trade and other receivables (continued)
The exposure of the Company to credit risk and impairment losses in relation to trade and other receivables is
reported in note 6 of the financial statements.
18. Restricted cash
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Bank deposits 28 31
Less non-current portion - -
Current portion 28 31
Refer also to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements.
19. Leases
The Company has an office rental agreement with a contractual lease term until 31 December 2023, with options to
extend. During the year 2023, the Company has assessed that it was reasonably certain that the extension option will
be exercised for three more years until 31 December 2026. Management exercises judgement in determining
whether it is reasonably certain to continue to use the premises for additional periods after 31 December 2026.
Management has assessed that the extension for additional optional periods is not reasonably certain and therefore
these optional periods were not taken into account in the lease calculations. The incremental borrowing rate used in
the calculation was 4.8%. The addition of one more year in the lease calculations will result in an increase in Right of
use asset and lease liability by USD 48 thousand whereas the addition of two years will result in an increase of USD
102 thousand.
Set out below are the carrying amounts of right of use assets recognised and the movements during the year:
Right of Use Asset:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 194 68
Additions - 194
Depreciation charge for the year (Note 9) (65) (68)
Balance at 31 December 129 194
Set out below are the carrying amounts of lease liabilities and the movements during the year:
Lease liability
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January 194 68
Additions - 194
Repayments (71) (68)
Interest expense (Note 11) 8 -
Exchange differences (4) -
Balance at 31 December 127 194
Less current portion (62) (74)
Non-current portion 65 120
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
20. Cash at bank
Cash balances are analysed as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Cash at bank 1,746
1,733
1,746 1,733
Cash and cash equivalents by currency:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Norwegian Krone 1,324 1,277
US Dollars 236 297
Euro 186
159
1,746 1,733
The exposure of the Company to credit risk and impairment losses in relation to cash and cash equivalents is
reported in note 6 of the financial statements.
21. Share capital
2024 2024 2023 2023
Number of
shares USD 000
Number of
shares USD 000
Authorised
Ordinary shares of USD1 each 272,358,670
27,236 272,358,670 27,236
Issued and fully paid
Balance at 1 January 59,133,786
5,913 59,133,786 5,913
Balance at 31 December 2024 59,133,786 5,913 59,133,786 5,913
Refer also to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements.
22. Trade and other payables
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Trade payables
96 150
Social insurance and other taxes 74 81
Shareholders' current accounts - credit balances (Note 23.8) 2 10
Financial guarantee 14 81
Accruals 155 120
Payables to own subsidiaries (Note 23.6) 12 123
Payables to related parties (Note 23.6) 1,727
4,053
2,080 4,618
In 2023, Petrolia Noco AS has paid to Petrolia SE the guarantee fee of NOK 850,000 (USD 83,134). During 2024, the
amount was fully amortised. On 19 December 2024, based on an addendum signed, Petrolia Noco AS has paid to
Petrolia SE the guarantee fee of NOK 162,500 (USD 14,561). The amount at year end represents the guarantee fee
charged less cumulative amortisation for the year. During the year 2024, income from financial guarantee was
recognised in the income statement amounting to USD 75,673 (2023: USD 1,807) (Note 11).
The fair values of trade and other payables due within one year approximate to their carrying amounts as presented
above.
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PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
23. Related party transactions and balances
The Company is controlled by Berge Gerdt Larsen. For more details refer to Note 17 of the consolidated financial
statements.
The following transactions were carried out with related parties:
23.1 Directors' and key management personnel remuneration
The remuneration of Directors was as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Directors' fees (Note 9) 99 96
Directors' and key management personnel remuneration (Note 10) 266
257
365 353
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Director's fees
George Hadjineophytou - Board member, Audit & Remuneration committees (re-
elected on 31 May 2024) 52 49
Sjur Storaas - Board member, Audit & Remuneration committees (re-elected on 31
May 2024) 47 47
99
96
Directors' and key management personnel remuneration
Polycarpos Protopapas (27 November 2019), Managing Director, Cyprus 57 57
Solve Nilsen (1 October 2010), General manager of the Branch, Norway 187 198
Marios Tornaritis (1 December 2023), Finance manager, Cyprus 22 2
266
257
Total Directors' and key management personnel remuneration 365 353
23.2 Management fees charged to related parties (Note 8)
2024 2023
Nature of transactions
USD 000 USD 000
Subsidiaries and sub-subsidiaries
Trade
118 114
118 114
23.3 Consultancy fees charged to related parties (Note 8)
2024 2023
Name
Nature of transactions
USD 000 USD 000
Petrolia Noco AS
Trade
44 44
44 44
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
23. Related party transactions and balances (continued)
23.4 Dividend income
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Independent Oil Tools International (CY) 300 500
Venture Drilling AS 2,359 -
Petrolia Tool Pool AS 197 -
2,856 500
23.5 Receivables from related parties (Note 17)
2024 2023
Name
USD 000 USD 000
IO & R Ltd - 569
Petrolia AS 705 983
Petrolia Invest AS - 15
Catch Holding BV - 228
Petrolia Tool Pool - (194)
Less: Accumulated expected credit losses - (797)
705 804
The receivables from related parties are interest free, and have no specified repayment date.
The accumulated ECL provisions were made in accordance with the relevant accounting policy. The accumulated ECL
for the year amounted to USD nil (2023: USD 797 thousand).
Movement of Accumulated expected credit losses
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January/31 December 797 797
Reversal of impairment for the year (Note 11) (228) -
Write off (569) -
Balance at 31 December - 797
23.6 Payables to own subsidiaries and related parties (Note 22)
2024 2023
Name Nature of transactions
USD 000 USD 000
Independent Oil Tools International (Cyprus)
Ltd
Finance
12 123
Venture Drilling Limited Finance 1,727 4,053
1,739 4,176
The payables to related parties are provided interest free, and have no specified repayment date.
23.7 Loans receivable from associate (Note 16)
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Petrolia Noco AS 5,212 5,920
5,212 5,920
For further information refer to note 16.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 PETROLIA SE
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
23. Related party transactions and balances
The Company is controlled by Berge Gerdt Larsen. For more details refer to Note 17 of the consolidated financial
statements.
The following transactions were carried out with related parties:
23.1 Directors' and key management personnel remuneration
The remuneration of Directors was as follows:
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Directors' fees (Note 9) 99 96
Directors' and key management personnel remuneration (Note 10) 266 257
365 353
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Director's fees
George Hadjineophytou - Board member, Audit & Remuneration committees (re-
elected on 31 May 2024) 52 49
Sjur Storaas - Board member, Audit & Remuneration committees (re-elected on 31
May 2024) 47 47
99 96
Directors' and key management personnel remuneration
Polycarpos Protopapas (27 November 2019), Managing Director, Cyprus 57 57
Solve Nilsen (1 October 2010), General manager of the Branch, Norway 187 198
Marios Tornaritis (1 December 2023), Finance manager, Cyprus 22 2
266 257
Total Directors' and key management personnel remuneration 365 353
23.2 Management fees charged to related parties (Note 8)
2024 2023
Nature of transactions
USD 000 USD 000
Subsidiaries and sub-subsidiaries
Trade
118 114
118 114
23.3 Consultancy fees charged to related parties (Note 8)
2024 2023
Name Nature of transactions
USD 000 USD 000
Petrolia Noco AS
Trade
44 44
44 44
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
23. Related party transactions and balances (continued)
23.4 Dividend income
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Independent Oil Tools International (CY) 300 500
Venture Drilling AS 2,359 -
Petrolia Tool Pool AS 197
-
2,856 500
23.5 Receivables from related parties (Note 17)
2024 2023
Name
USD 000 USD 000
IO & R Ltd - 569
Petrolia AS 705 983
Petrolia Invest AS - 15
Catch Holding BV - 228
Petrolia Tool Pool - (194)
Less: Accumulated expected credit losses -
(797)
705 804
The receivables from related parties are interest free, and have no specified repayment date.
The accumulated ECL provisions were made in accordance with the relevant accounting policy. The accumulated ECL
for the year amounted to USD nil (2023: USD 797 thousand).
Movement of Accumulated expected credit losses
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Balance at 1 January/31 December 797 797
Reversal of impairment for the year (Note 11) (228) -
Write off (569)
-
Balance at 31 December - 797
23.6 Payables to own subsidiaries and related parties (Note 22)
2024 2023
Name
Nature of transactions
USD 000 USD 000
Independent Oil Tools International (Cyprus)
Ltd
Finance
12 123
Venture Drilling Limited Finance 1,727
4,053
1,739 4,176
The payables to related parties are provided interest free, and have no specified repayment date.
23.7 Loans receivable from associate (Note 16)
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Petrolia Noco AS 5,212
5,920
5,212 5,920
For further information refer to note 16.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / PARENT
PETROLIA SE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
23. Related party transactions and balances (continued)
23.8 Shareholders' current accounts - credit balances (Note 22)
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Berge Gerdt Larsen 2
10
2 10
The shareholders' current accounts are interest free, and have no specified repayment date.
24. Contingent liabilities
The Company had no contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023 other than financial
guarantees disclosed in Note 22.
25. Commitments
The Company had no capital or other commitments as at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023.
26. Events after the reporting period
There were no material events after the reporting period, which have a bearing on the understanding of the financial
statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 December 2024
23. Related party transactions and balances (continued)
23.8 Shareholders' current accounts - credit balances (Note 22)
2024 2023
USD 000 USD 000
Berge Gerdt Larsen 2 10
2 10
The shareholders' current accounts are interest free, and have no specified repayment date.
24. Contingent liabilities
The Company had no contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023 other than financial
guarantees disclosed in Note 22.
25. Commitments
The Company had no capital or other commitments as at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023.
26. Events after the reporting period
There were no material events after the reporting period, which have a bearing on the understanding of the financial
statements.
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Ernst & Young Cyprus Ltd is a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Ltd.
Ernst & Young Cyprus Ltd is a limited liability company incorporated in Cyprus with registration number HE 222520. A list of the directors’ names is available at the company’s
registered office, 10 Esperidon Street, 1087 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Offices: Nicosia, Limassol.
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Independent Auditor's Report
To the Members of Petrolia SE
Report on the Audit of the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Petrolia SE and its subsidiaries (the ''Group''), and the
separate financial statements of Petrolia SE (the ''Company''), which are presented in pages 12 to 80 and comprise
the consolidated statement of financial position and the statement of financial position of the Company as at 31
December 2024, and the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income,
consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows and the statements of profit or
loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company for the year then ended, and
notes to the consolidated and separate financial statements, including material accounting policy information.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated and separate financial statements give a true and fair view of the
financial position of the Group and the Company as at 31 December 2024, and of their financial performance and their
cash flows for the year then ended in accordance IFRS Accounting Standards as adopted by the European Union and
the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Our responsibilities under
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated and Separate
Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group and the Company in accordance with the
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants
(including International Independence Standards) (IESBA Code) together with the ethical requirements that are
relevant to our audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements in Cyprus, and we have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code. We believe that the audit evidence
we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters incorporating the most significant risks of material misstatements, including assessed
risk of material misstatements due to fraud
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
consolidated and separate financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of
our audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and
we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit
addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated and
Separate Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit
included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement
of the consolidated and separate financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures
performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying consolidated
and separate financial statements.
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Recoverability of investment in Petrolia AS, Impairment of property, plant and equipment and
Recoverability of trade receivables
Recoverability of investment in Petrolia AS (Separate Financial Statements only)
The key audit matter
Investment in Petrolia AS with a carrying amount of USD 33,568 thousand as at 31 December 2024 represents 79% of
the Company’s total assets and 97% of the Company’s investments in subsidiaries. An analysis of the investments in
subsidiaries is presented in Note 14 of the Company’s separate financial statements. Petrolia AS is the holding company
of the energy service sub-group. The economic performance of the energy service sub-group was better than expected
during 2024, and Management identified reversal of impairment indicators and proceeded to estimate the recoverable
amount of the investment using a discounted cash flow model. As a result of the exercise performed, a reversal of
impairment of USD 4,231 thousand was recognized during the year ended 31 December 2024. Management's
assessment of the recoverable amount of the investment in Petrolia AS requires estimation and judgement around key
assumptions used. Changes to key assumptions could lead to material changes in the estimated recoverable amount
of the investment, thus impacting the amount of reversal of impairment recognized and/or leading to additional
impairment.
Due to the significant balance of the investment in Petrolia AS and the estimation uncertainty involved in the
assessment of its recoverable amount, we have considered this area as a key audit matter.
How the matter was addressed in our audit
In this area, among others, we considered management's identification of indicators of impairment or reversal of
impairment. We also assessed the methodology used by management to estimate the recoverable amount of the
investment in Petrolia AS and considered its consistency with IFRS Accounting Standards. We analyzed the key
assumptions used in management's estimates of the recoverable amount of the subsidiary, such as its profitability and
financial position, future cash flows and discount rates and concluded on its recoverability. In doing so, we also involved
our internal valuation specialists for the review of methodology applied, discount factor and appropriateness of terminal
period and growth rate. We also performed sensitivity analysis by stressing the key assumptions used in the
management’s discounted cash flow model and we checked the mathematical accuracy of the relevant calculations.
We finally evaluated the relevance of the Company’s disclosures regarding the impairment assessment of its investment
in Petrolia AS and its recoverability.
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (Consolidated Financial Statements only)
The key audit matter
Property, plant and equipment with a total carrying amount of USD 15,435 thousand (Note 11) as at 31 December
2024 represent 24% of the Group’s total assets. As at 31 December 2024, Group assessed whether indications of
impairment exist considering internal and external factors. Impairment triggers were identified for property, plant and
equipment located in Iraq due to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East. For these reasons, the Group subjected
property, plant and equipment located in Iraq to an impairment test, as a result of which it recognized a total
impairment loss of USD 754 thousand, relating to an impairment loss of USD 526 thousand regarding plant and USD
228 thousand regarding equipment. The recoverable amount was estimated based on value in use, which was based
on a discounted cash flow model. No impairment indications were identified for property, plant and equipment of other
locations.
We have considered this area as a key audit matter, due to the size of the property, plant and equipment on the
Group’s consolidated statement of financial position and the estimation uncertainty, complexity and subjectivity
involved during the recoverable amount estimation process. The Group provides details on the impairment tests in
Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.
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Impairment of property, plant and equipment (Consolidated Financial Statements only) (continued)
How the matter was addressed in our audit
In this area, among others, we considered management's identification of indicators of impairment. We also assessed
the methodology used by management to estimate the recoverable amount of property, plant and equipment located
in Iraq and considered its consistency with IFRS Accounting Standards. Our audit procedures also included an
assessment of the key assumptions and method used in the impairment testing of property, plant and equipment
located in Iraq, focusing our assessment on the principal assumptions used, such as the discount rate, the expected
trend in turnover, operating expenses and capital expenditure, and comparing them to historical data and internal
budgets. In doing so, we have also involved our internal valuation specialists for the review of the discount rate used.
In addition, we have tested the mathematical accuracy of the relevant impairment calculations. Further, we assessed
the adequacy and completeness of the Group's disclosures as regards to the impairment testing.
Recoverability of trade receivables (Consolidated Financial Statements only)
The key audit matter
Trade receivables with a carrying amount of USD 13,035 thousand (Note 14) as at 31 December 2024 represent 21%
of the Group’s total assets and as at 31 December 2024 the accumulated allowance for expected credit losses (“ECLs”)
amounted to USD 3,752 thousand. The collectability of trade receivables is a key element of the Group’s working
capital management, which is managed on an ongoing basis by both the Group and local management.
The determination as to whether a trade receivable is collectable involves management judgement. Key judgements
and estimates in respect of the timing and measurement of ECLs include:
Ͳ The use of a general ECL provision matrix to calculate ECLs, determining the provision rates based on trade
receivables ageing analysis and adjusting historical loss rates with forward-looking information, if necessary.
Ͳ The use by management of this information to determine whether any additional loss allowance for ECL is
required for individual trade receivables in respect of the biggest customers with significant long outstanding
balances.
We focused on this area because it requires a high level of management judgement and due to the size of the amounts
involved. The accounting policy for provisions for ECLs of trade receivables is described in Note 2.3 and further analyzed
in Notes 3, 14 and 23 to the consolidated financial statements.
How the matter was addressed in our audit
We focused on assessing the assumptions used to calculate the ECLs on trade receivables, notably through analyzing
the provision matrix used for the collective assessment and the individual customer balances determined to be assessed
individually, evaluating the reasonability of ECL rates and loss patterns. We also performed recalculations of ECLs. In
our trade receivable ECLs evaluation, we also considered the results from other audit procedures such as the testing
of a sample of sales transactions to supporting documents, obtaining trade receivable confirmations, and performing
subsequent receipts testing of bank payments by customers. Furthermore, we assessed the appropriateness and
completeness of the presentation and disclosures of trade receivables and related ECLs in line with the requirements
of IFRS 9.
Reporting on Other Information
The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information
included in the Management Report, the Board of Directors’ report on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Board
of Directors’ report on Corporate Governance, but does not include the consolidated and separate financial statements
and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the consolidated and separate financial statements does not cover the other information and we do
not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements, our responsibility is to read the
other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent
with the consolidated and separate financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears
to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement
of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
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Responsibilities of the Board of Directors and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated
and Separate Financial Statements
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of consolidated and separate financial statements that give
a true and fair view in accordance with
IFRS Accounting Standards
as adopted by the European Union and the
requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, and for such internal control as the Board of Directors
determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated and separate financial statements that are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated and separate financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing
the
Group’s and the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to
going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate
the Group and the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group’s
and the Company’s
financial reporting
process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated and separate financial statements
as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted
in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud
or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence
the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated and separate financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism
throughout the audit. We also:
Ͳ Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated and separate financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain
audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting
a material misstatement res
ulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve
collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Ͳ Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the Group’s and the Company’s internal control.
Ͳ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
and related disclosures made by the Board of Directors.
Ͳ Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and,
based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions
that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. If
we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to
the related disclosures in the consolidated and separate financial statements
or, if such disclosures are
inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date
of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group and the
Company to cease
to continue as a going concern.
Ͳ Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated and separate financial
statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated and separate financial statements
represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves a true and fair view.
Ͳ
Plan and perform the group audit to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial
information of the entities or business within the Group as a basis for forming an opinion on the consolidated
financial statements. We are responsible
for the direction, supervision and review of the audit work performed
for the purposes of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing
of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify
during our audit.
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Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
(continued)
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or
safeguards applied
.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most
significance in the audit of the consolidated and separate financial statements of the current period and are therefore
the key audit matters.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
Requirements of Article 10(2) of the EU Regulation 537/2014
1.
Appointment of the Auditor and Period of Engagement
We were first appointed as auditors of the
Company and the
Group on 30 November 2012 by the Board of Directors.
Our appointment has been renewed annually by shareholder resolution representing a total period of uninterrupted
engagement appointment of
13 years. In 2018,
the Company conducted a tendering process and we were
recommended for re
-appointment.
2.
Consistency of the Additional Report to the Audit Committee
We confirm that our audit opinion on the consolidated and separate financial statements expressed in this report is
consistent with the additional report to the Audit Committee of the Company, which we issued on 2
4 April 2025
in
accordance with Article 11 of the EU Regulation 537/2014.
3.
Provision of Non-audit Services
We declare that no prohibited non
-audit services referred to in Article 5 of the EU Regulation 537/2014 and Section
72 of the Auditors Law of 2017 were provided. In addition, there are no non
-audit services which were provided by
us to the Group and
the Company which have not been disclosed in the consolidated and separate financial
statements or the
Management Report.
European Single Electronic Format
We have examined the digital files of the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) of Petrolia SE for the year ended
31 December 2024 comprising the XHTML file which includes the consolidated financial statements for the year then
ended and XBRL files with the marking up carried out by the entity of the consolidated statement of financial position
as at 31 December 2024, and the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income,
consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and
all disclosures made in the consolidated financial statements or made by cross-reference therein to other parts of the
annual financial report for the year ended 31 December 2024 that correspond to the elements of Annex II of the EU
Delegated Regulation 2019/815 of 17 December 2018 of the European Commission, as amended from time to time
(the “ESEF Regulation”) (the “digital files”).
The Board of Directors of Petrolia SE is responsible for preparing and submitting the consolidated and separate
financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordance with the requirements set out in the ESEF
Regulation.
Our responsibility is to examine the digital files prepared by the Board of Directors of Petrolia SE. According to the
Audit Guidelines issued by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (the “Audit Guidelines”), we are
required to plan and perform our audit procedures in order to examine whether the content of the consolidated and
separate financial statements included in the digital files corresponds to the consolidated and separate financial
statements we have audited, and whether the format and marking up included in the digital files have been prepared
in all material respects, in accordance with the requirements of the ESEF Regulation.
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European Single Electronic Format
(continued)
In our opinion, the digital files examined correspond to the consolidated and separate financial statements, and the
consolidated and separate financial statements included in the digital files are presented
and marked-up
in all material
respects, in accordance with the requirements of the ESEF Regulation.
Other Legal Requirements
Pursuant to the additional requirements of the Auditors Law of 2017, we report the following:
Ͳ In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, the Management Report has been
prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, and the information
given is consistent with the consolidated and separate financial statements.
Ͳ In light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and the Company and their environment obtained
in the course of the audit, we are required to report if we have identified material misstatements in the
Management Report. We have nothing to report in this respect.
Ͳ In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, the information included in the
corporate governance statement in accordance with the requirements of subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of
paragraph 2(a) of Article 151 of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, and which is included as a specific
section of the Management Report, has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Cyprus
Companies Law, Cap, 113, and is consistent with the consolidated and separate financial statements.
Ͳ In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, the corporate governance statement
includes all information referred to in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (vi) and (vii) of paragraph 2(a) of Article
151 of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.
Ͳ In light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and the Company and their environment obtained
in the course of the audit, we are required to report if we have identified material misstatements in the
corporate governance statement in relation to the information disclosed for items (iv) and (v) of subparagraph
2(a) of Article 151 of the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. We have nothing to report in this respect.
Other Matter
This report, including the opinion, has been prepared for and only for the Company’s members as a body in accordance
with Article 10(1) of the EU Regulation 537/2014 and Section 69 of the Auditors Law of 2017 and for no other purpose.
We do not, in giving this opinion, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to
whose knowledge this report may come to.
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Andreas Avraam.
Andreas Avraam
Certified Public Accountant and Registered Auditor
for and on behalf of
Ernst & Young Cyprus Limited
Certified Public Accountants and Registered Auditors
Limassol, 29 April 2025
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' REPORT
ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Corporate Governance Policy of Petrolia
SE (“Petrolia” or “the Company”) addresses
the responsibility and interaction between
shareholders, the General Assembly, the
Board of Directors (“the Board”) and the
executive management. The purpose of this
document is to outline the current status
of Petrolia’s Corporate Governance Policy.
As Petrolia is listed on the Oslo Stock
Exchange, it follows the Norwegian Code
of Practice for Corporate Governance of
14 October 2021 (the “Code of Practice”).
Adherence to the Code of Practice is based
on a “comply or explain” principle, whereby
companies will be expected to either comply
with the Code of Practice or explain why
they have chosen an alternative approach.
The Code of Practice is published on www.
nues.no/English.
Below is an account outlining how Petrolia
has implemented the Code of Practice. This
account follows the same structure as the
Code of Practice and covers all sections
thereof. Petrolia complies with the Code of
Practice. Any deviations from the Code of
Practice are discussed under the relevant
sections. In addition to the Code of Practice,
the Norwegian Accounting Act § 3-3 stipu-
lates that companies must provide a report
on their policies and practices for corporate
governance either in the annual report or in
a document referred to in the annual report.
This report is integrated in this Corporate
Governance statement.
The holding company Petrolia SE is domiciled
in Cyprus and adheres to Cypriot law, con-
sequently various associated policies can be
subject to updates and revisions. Any updates
and changes in the Company’s Corporate
Governance Policy will be published on www.
petrolia.eu.
1. IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORTING ON
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Petrolia believes that maintaining solid stand-
ards of Corporate Governance will improve the
quality of discussions and work to be carried
out by the corporate bodies. Sound Corporate
Governance practice will strengthen confi
-
dence in the Company among shareholders,
the capital market and other interested par-
ties and thus contribute to value creation for
the shareholders over time.
2. BUSINESS GOALS AND STRATEGY
Petrolia’s business scope is clearly defined
in the Company’s Articles of Association,
as follows: “The purpose of the Company
is to conduct business within the areas of
petroleum, shipping, offshore, transport,
trade, industry and finance and other related
areas and also participate as shareholder or
otherwise in other businesses”.
As of April 2025, the Company is described
as follows in Stock Exchange Notices: Petrolia
SE has two business segments: Energy divi-
sion and Energy Service division and is listed
on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker
code PSE. The activity includes investments
in Petrolia NOCO AS, an independent oil &
gas company approved as a licensee and
pre-qualified as an operator on the Norwegian
Continental Shelf, and a group of leading
rental equipment companies for the global
oil industry.
The Company’s core objective is to secure
a competitive return on the invested capital
of the shareholders in the longer term. In
accordance with this purpose, the Board of
Directors and management shall actively de-
velop and control the Company and its assets.
Petrolia is under several obligations provided
for in the relevant Cypriot and Norwegian
laws and the laws of other jurisdictions in
respect of the business operations carried
out by the Company and its subsidiaries. The
Board of Directors has formulated a Code
of Ethics, implemented across the Company,
based on corporate values and corporate
social responsibility principles. The Code of
Ethics summarises the Company’s values and
standards of behaviour in, among others,
human rights, safety, security and the working
environment. In addition, the Company has
implemented a strict policy regarding Health,
Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE).
3. EQUITY AND DIVIDENDS
Petrolia shall have a capital structure at a
level appropriate to the Company’s objective,
strategy and risk profile. Dividend payments
will depend on Petrolia’s earnings, financial
situation and cash flow. The possibility of
further value creation through investments
will also be taken into account.
The Company’s key targets for 2024 were
to improve the Company’s financial position,
to improve the profitability of the Energy
Services division following the improved
market and to develop Petrolia NOCO AS.
Dividends to shareholders may be given on
an ad hoc basis.
Authorisations granted to the Board of
Directors to increase Petrolia’s share cap-
ital or to purchase its own shares shall, as
a general rule be restricted to defined pur-
poses. At each Annual General Meeting, the
shareholders shall have the opportunity to
evaluate and consider the authorisations
granted by the Board. Thus, the authorisa-
tions should be limited in time to no later than
the date of the next Annual General Meeting.
All authorisations not in compliance with
these guidelines should be accounted for in
the Annual Report.
As of 31 December 2024, the Company had
equity of USD 43 million, representing an
equity ratio of 68 per cent.
4. EQUAL TREATMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS
AND TRANSACTIONS WITH CLOSELY
RELATED PARTIES
Petrolia has one class of shares and all shares
are equal in all respects. Each share in the
Company carries one vote. All shares are
freely transferable. No shareholder shall be
treated unequally unless it is in the Company’s
and the shareholders’ common interests.
Any decision to waive the pre-emption rights
of existing shareholders to subscribe for
shares in the event of an increase in Petrolia’s
share capital must be justified, and an ex-
planation shall be appended to the agenda
for the General Meeting.
Any transactions carried out by Petrolia in
its own shares shall be made either through
the stock exchange or, if carried out in any
other way, at prevailing stock exchange prices.
If there is limited liquidity in the Company’s
shares, the Company should consider other
ways to ensure equal treatment of all
shareholders.
At the Annual General Meeting on 31 May
2024 the Board of Directors was granted
authorisations relating to acquiring its own
shares and issuing up to 13,250,000 new
shares (22.4%) waiving pre-emptive rights.
The details of the authorisations are provided
in the minutes to the Annual General Meeting,
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published 31 May 2024 on the Company’s
website www.petrolia.eu.
5. FREELY NEGOTIABLE SHARES
The shares are listed on the Oslo Stock
Exchange and are freely transferable. No
form of restriction on negotiability is included
in the Articles of Association of Petrolia.
6. GENERAL MEETING
Through the General Meeting the share-
holders exercise the highest authority in
Petrolia. General Meetings are convened by
written notice to all shareholders with known
addresses and a minimum of 21 days’ notice.
All shareholders are entitled to submit items
to the agenda, meet, speak and vote at the
General Meetings as is normally outlined in
the summons to the General Meeting and as
required by law.
Summons to general meetings, including
supporting documentation on relevant items
on the agenda, are made available on the
Company’s website no later than 21 days
prior to the General Meeting. The Company’s
Articles of Association stipulate that docu-
ments pertaining to matters to be deliberated
by the General Meeting shall only be made
available on the Company’s website, and not
normally be sent physically by post to the
shareholders unless required by law. In order
to ensure that the General Meeting is an ef-
fective forum for the views of the shareholders
and the Board of Directors, the Board shall
ensure that the information distributed is
sufficiently detailed and comprehensive as
to allow the shareholders to form a view on
all matters to be considered.
The Board of Directors shall take steps to
ensure that as many shareholders as possible
can exercise their rights by participating in
General Meetings in Petrolia, for instance
by setting deadlines for shareholders to give
notice of their intention to attend the meeting
(if any) as close to the date of the meeting
as possible and by giving shareholders who
are not able to attend the option to vote by
proxy. To the extent practicable, the Board
of Directors shall make arrangements for
shareholders voting by proxy to give voting
instructions on each matter to be considered
at the meeting.
As it is a priority for the General Meeting
to be conducted in a sound manner, with all
shareholder votes to be cast, to the extent
possible, on the basis of the same informa-
tion, the Company has thus far not deemed
it advisable to recommend the introduction
of electronic attendance. The Company will
contemplate the introduction of such arrange-
ments on an on-going basis in view of, inter
alia, the security and ease of use offered by
available systems.
The General Meetings shall be organised
in such a way as to facilitate dialogue be-
tween shareholders and the officers of the
Company. Thus, the Board of Directors must
ensure that the members of the Board and
the chairperson of the nomination commit-
tee are present at all General Meetings. In
addition, the Board of Directors shall make
arrangements to ensure an independent
Chair for each General Meeting, for instance
by arranging for the person who opens the
General Meeting to put forward a specific
proposal for a Chair.
The Minutes of the General Meetings will be
made available as soon as practicable on the
announcement system of the Oslo Stock Ex-
change, www.newsweb.no (ticker: PSE), and
on Petrolia’s own web site, www.petrolia.eu.
7. NOMINATION COMMITTEE
In accordance with its Articles, the Company
shall have a Nomination Committee. The com-
mittee shall present to the General Meeting
a proposal, justifying each candidate, for
candidates to be elected as members of the
Board. The committee shall also propose to
the General Meeting the Board members’
remuneration. The Nomination Committee
shall consist of three members who shall be
elected by the General Meeting. The committee
shall be independent of the Board and the
management of the Company. The General
Meeting shall set the committee members’
remuneration. The General Meeting may adopt
instructions for the Nomination Committee.
The costs of the Nomination Committee shall
be covered by the Company.
On 31 May 2024, Rob Arnott, Tove Kate Larsen
and Andros Constantinou were elected as
members of the Nomination Committee.
The work of the Nomination Committee is
regulated through Terms of Reference.
During this period, the Committee has un-
dertaken several key initiatives, including
Board Composition: We have reviewed the
composition of the Board to ensure it reflects
a diverse range of skills, experiences, and
perspectives necessary for effective deci-
sion making. Our aim has been to maintain
a balanced mix of expertise while promoting
diversity and inclusivity. The Committee will be
carrying out a detailed analysis of the skills
and experience for each director, in line with
the draft Director Diversity policy to be ap-
proved by the Board of Director during 2025.
8. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: COMPOSITION
AND INDEPENDENCE
The Articles of Association stipulate that the
Board of Directors shall consist of three to
five directors elected by the General Meeting.
According to the Articles of Association, the
Board of Directors is appointed for one year
by the General Meeting.
The Board of Directors comprised four direc-
tors as at 31 December 2024. The current
composition of the Board of Directors is de-
scribed in note 6 in the Petrolia SE Annual
Report 2024. The Board shall attend to the
common interests of all shareholders, and its
members shall meet the Company’s need for
expertise, capacity and diversity. Attention
should be paid to the fact that the Board
of Directors can function effectively as a
collegiate body. The Board shall consist of
individuals who are willing and able to work
as a team. Each member shall have suffi-
cient time available to devote to his or her
appointment as a director.
The Board of Directors has prepared a Board
Diversity Policy with the purpose to set out
the approach to diversity on the Board of
Directors and Senior Management, which
will be approved during 2025. The Board
will consider all aspects on diversity when
reviewing the composition and balance of
the Board and when conducting the annual
Board effectiveness review. The Board of
Directors expect to progress on the Board
members and senior management diversity
in the near future.
The composition of the Board of Directors
shall ensure that it can operate independently
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of any special interests. Two of the four mem-
bers of the Board are independent of the
Company’s executive management, material
business contacts and main shareholder(s).
The two independent members are George
Hadjineophytou and Sjur Storaas. Polycarpos
Protopapas is the Managing Director of the
Company.
The Petrolia Group cannot, without the ap-
proval of the Board of Directors of Petrolia,
buy consultancy services from a board
member or from companies in which any board
member is an owner, employee or otherwise
has an interest.
Six board meetings were held during 2024,
with a complete attendance among the board
members.
All the directors are encouraged to hold
shares in Petrolia, however not to an extent
that can encourage a short-term approach
that is not in the best interest of Petrolia and
its shareholders. The shareholdings of the
directors as at 31 December 2024 are set
out in Note 17 to the consolidated financial
statements.
9. THE WORK OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The proceedings and responsibilities of the
Board of Directors have been laid down in
written guidelines adopted by the Board of
Directors. The main responsibilities of the
Board of Directors are to:
• Lead Petrolia’s strategic planning and make
decisions that form the basis for the executive
management to prepare for and implement
investments and structural measures. The
Company’s strategy shall be reviewed on a
regular basis;
• Ensure that all instructions given by the
Board of Directors are complied with;
• Ensure that the Board of Directors are
well informed about the Company’s and the
Group’s financial position;
• Ensure the adequacy of the Company’s
executive management and issue instructions
for its work in which the areas of responsi-
bilities and duties are clearly defined, also
with respect to the relationship between
the executive management and the Board
of Directors;
• Agree on dividend policy;
• Annually evaluate its work, performance,
composition, expertise, and that of the
managing director (the "MD”). The evalu-
ation of the Board’s work should be made
available to the Nomination Committee. The
Board of Directors did not evaluate its own
work in 2024;
• Ensure that a system of direction and in-
ternal control is established and maintained
as to ensure that the Group activities are
conducted in accordance with all rules and
regulation applicable to the Group, Petrolia’s
Articles of Association, its corporate values
and its ethical guidelines, as well as au-
thorisations and instructions approved by
the General Meeting. The internal control
arrangements must address the organisa-
tion and implementation of the Company’s
financial reporting. The Board of Directors
contributes its knowledge and experience
to the Company and has frequent meetings
with the executive management for updates
on the recent developments.
The Chair of the Board of Directors carries
a particular responsibility for ensuring that
the Board of Directors performs its duties in
a satisfactory manner and that the Board is
well organised. The Board of Directors will
elect a Deputy Chair who takes chair in the
event that the Chair of the Board cannot or
should not lead the work of the Board, in-
cluding matters of a material nature in which
the Chair has an active involvement.
The Board of Directors has appointed an Audit
Committee. The committee, which is composed
of Sjur Storaas and George Hadjineophytou,
shall prepare the Board’s follow up of the
financial reporting process, monitor inter-
nal control and risk handling systems and
communicate with the Group’s auditor on a
regular basis in connection with the prepa-
ration of the annual accounts. Furthermore,
the committee shall assess the auditor’s
independence, in particular to which extent
other services to the Group may jeopardise
the independence. The Audit Committee held
regular meetings in 2024 and in 2025 (up
to 29 April 2025) and reviewed all interim
reports prior to publication. The committee
works closely with the auditor.
The Board of Directors has appointed a
Remuneration Committee. The committee
is composed of Sjur Storaas, Berge Gerdt
Larsen and George Hadjineophytou.
The Managing Director is responsible for
the day-to-day management of the Company.
Furthermore, the Managing Director is
responsible for ensuring that the Company’s
accounts are in accordance with all applicable
legislation, and that the assets of the Company
are managed appropriately.
The Managing Director is appointed by the
Board of Directors and reports to the Board
of Directors. His or her powers and respon-
sibilities are defined by detailed instructions
adopted by the Board of Directors.
In the event of any material transactions
between the Company and its shareholders,
directors, members of the executive manage-
ment or close associates of any such parties,
the Board of Directors shall arrange for valu-
ation to be obtained from an independent third
party. The same shall apply to transactions
between companies within the Petrolia Group
where any of the companies involved have
minority shareholders. All such transactions
shall be reported by the Board of Directors
in the Annual Report. The Company has es-
tablished and operates guidelines to ensure
that members of the Board of Directors and
the executive management promptly notify the
Board of Directors if they have any significant
direct or indirect interest in any transaction
entered into by the Company.
A disclosure of any related party transaction
is presented in Note 24 in the Annual Report.
10. RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL
CONTROL
Risk management is primarily handled locally
in each Group company in accordance with
applicable rules and regulations. Internal
control in the Group is performed through
Group companies reporting to Petrolia on
operational and financial risk factors re-
lated to accounting, operations and HSE.
Key figures and information are reported
on a monthly basis, enabling the Board to
monitor the situation on a continuous basis
throughout the year.
The most important risk factors applicable
to the Group are thoroughly considered in
connection with yearly budgeting. The Audit
Committee reviews interim reports from the
Group companies and reports to the Board.
The annual accounts for all Group companies
are audited by the Group’s external auditor.
The Company’s risk management systems are
described in Note 23 of this Annual Report.
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11. REMUNERATION OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
The remuneration awarded to the members of
the Board of Directors is determined annually
by the General Meeting, based on the Board’s
responsibility, expertise, time commitment
and the complexity of the operations of the
Group. The Nomination Committee will pro-
pose the remuneration for approval by the
General Meeting.
The remuneration is not linked to the Group’s
performance. No directors have been granted
or will be granted share options, and no di-
rectors participate in the incentive programs
available for the executive management and/
or other employees.
More detailed information about the reward
of individual directors in 2024 is provided in
Note 6 to the consolidated financial state-
ments for the Group.
No members of the Board of Directors (or
companies with which they are associated)
shall take on specific assignments for the
Group, in addition to their appointment as
director unless instructed by the Board. If
such assignments are taken on, they shall be
disclosed to the full Board, and the remuner-
ation shall be approved by the Board. Further,
all remuneration paid to each of the directors
shall be described in the Annual Report. Such
description shall include details of all elements
of the remuneration and benefits of each
member of the Board and any remuneration
paid in addition to normal director’s fees.
Details regarding Polycarpos Protopapas’
remuneration are disclosed in Note 6 to the
consolidated financial statements.
12. REMUNERATION OF EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT
The Managing Director’s remuneration shall
be determined by a convened meeting of the
Board of Directors and the Board has adopt-
ed guidelines for the reward of executive
management.
Remuneration for the other members of the
executive management is determined by the
Managing Director and Chair of the Board
in accordance with guidelines provided by
the Board of Directors. The guidelines are
annually communicated to the General Meeting
and included in the Annual Report together
with detailed information on all elements of
the remuneration. The General Meeting shall
be informed of any changes made during
the last year.
The Company has no bonus schemes or in-
centives in place. As of 31 December 2024,
executive management held common shares
in the Company following the rights issue
offered to key employees and the Board of
Directors on 2 September 2011, in addition
to shares and options bought in the market.
Details regarding management remuneration
can be found in Note 6 to the consolidated
financial statements.
13. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
Petrolia will ensure that the shareholders
receive accurate, clear, relevant and timely
information related to all matters of signif-
icance to shareholders. All information is
published in a way ensuring simultaneous
and equal access for all equity shareholders:
• Each year, Petrolia publishes a Financial
Calendar detailing key events.
• Information to shareholders is distributed
through stock exchange notices and/or on
www.petrolia.eu. To the extent required by
law, information is also sent by regular post
to shareholders.
• All information is available in English, and,
when required, Norwegian.
The Board of Directors has adopted guidelines
for the Company’s reporting of financial and
other information that is based on open-
ness, equal treatment of all shareholders
and participants in the securities market,
and restrictions imposed by law. The guide-
lines also include instructions on the internal
treatment of market sensitive information
and insider trading instructions and for the
Company’s contact with shareholders other
than through General Meetings.
To increase the share liquidity, the Company
aims to increase the investor activities going
forward, in addition to attending industry
conferences.
14. TAKE-OVERS
The Company’s objective is to create share-
holder value and the Board of Directors
and the executive management will not seek
to hinder or obstruct takeover bids for the
Company’s shares or activities unless there
are good reasons for this. In the event of any
possible takeover or restructuring situation,
the Board of Directors will take particular
care to protect shareholder value and the
common interests of all shareholders. The
Board of Directors will not exercise man-
dates or pass any resolutions to obstruct the
takeover bid unless approved by the General
Meeting following announcement of the bid. In
a takeover situation, the Board of Directors
will issue a recommendation to the share-
holders and arrange a valuation from an
independent expert.
Any transaction, which is in fact a disposal of
the Company’s activities, should be decided
by a General Meeting.
15. AUDITORS
Petrolia’s auditor is Ernst & Young Cyprus
Limited.
The auditor is elected by the General Meeting
and shall report to the General Meeting.
Excessive non-auditing work assigned to
the auditor may jeopardise his position and
diminish the public confidence in the auditor’s
integrity and independence from Petrolia.
The primary task of the auditor shall be to
perform the audit work required by law and
professional standards with the care, com-
petence and integrity prescribed by law or
said standards. The auditor will submit the
main features of the plan for the audit to the
Board of Directors annually. Further, the
Board of Directors will receive an annual
written confirmation from the auditor that the
requirements of independence and objectivity
have been met. The auditor shall also at least
once a year present to the Board of Directors
a review of the Company’s internal control
procedures, including identified weaknesses
and proposals for improvement.
The auditor will participate in any meetings
of the Board of Directors that deal with the
Annual Accounts. At these meetings, the au-
ditor shall review material changes in the
Company’s accounting principles, comment on
any material estimated accounting figures and
report all material matters on which there has
been disagreement between the auditor and
the executive management of the Company.
At least once a year, the Board of Directors
shall have a meeting with the auditor in which
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no member of the Executive Management
is present. The Audit Committee will adopt
guidelines in respect of the use of the auditor
by the Company’s Executive Management for
services other than audit. Each year, the au-
ditor shall provide the Board with a summary
of all services in addition to audit work which
have been undertaken for the Company.
The Board of Directors must report the re-
muneration paid to the auditor at the Annual
General Meeting, including details of the fee
paid for audit work and any fees paid for
other specific assignments.
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