Consolidated
8 Exploration and Evaluation Expenditure
2014
$
2013
$
-- At cost
56,941,014
16,720,865
-- Net expenses incurred in the year and capitalised
13,278,462
15,967,304
-- Share-based payments (Note 5)
-
22,807,371
-- Foreign exchange movement
811,864
6,243,527
-- Expenditure impairment
(23,451,687)
(4,798,053)
-- Net carrying value
47,579,653
56,941,014
Exploration expenditure is carried forward in accordance with the accounting policy and comprises expenditure
incurred on the acquisition and exploration of tenement interests for oil and gas.
Recoverability of the carrying amount of exploration assets is dependent on the successful exploration and sale of oil
and gas.
Capitalised costs amounting to $14,469,693 (2013: $9,974,966) have been included in cash flows from investing
activities in the Statement of Cash Flows of the economic entity.
Share based payments includes an amount of Nil (2013: $14,597,954) for shares issued to Amerril Energy LLC as
part consideration of the Amerril Oil Project. Sun has a 50% interest in the Amerril Oil Project joint venture.
Expenditure impairment of $23,451,687 (2013: $4,798,053) relates to the write-off of uncommercial wells
$12,705,047 (2013: $4,798,053) and expired Delta Oil Project acres $10,746,640 (2013: Nil).
9 Oil and gas production assets
Producing Projects
-- At cost
2,271,792
-
-- Net expenses incurred in the year and capitalised
1,013,232
5,369,367
-- Foreign exchange movement
12,673
302,879
-- Expenditure written-off
(i)
and
(ii)
(1,779,378)
(2,929,104)
-- Amortisation of oil and gas properties
(775,629)
(471,350)
-- Net carrying value
742,690
2,271,792
(i)
The fair value of the producing projects was reviewed at 30 June 2014.
(ii)
Production Impairment Expense
The Beeler Oil Project was considered impaired based on Net Present Value calculations.
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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