Cash Flow Statements

 



    Group Company
  Notes
2009
US$000's
Restated *
2008
US$000's
2009
US$000's
2008
US$000's
Operating profit/(loss) for the year

45,791
(44,057)
(28,407)
(45,786)
Depreciation, depletion and amortisation

154,783
30,030
862
632
Derivative financial instruments

48,458
(55,499)


Impairment of oil and gas assets

(859)
38,212


Provision for inventories – spare parts


1,206


Share-based payments charge
30
9,292
10,819
6,767
6,691
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital

257,465
(19,289)
(20,778)
(38,463)
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other operating receivables

533
(25,149)
(1,416)
(7,550)
Increase in trade and other operating payables

31,761
22,498
16,744
30,861
Increase in inventory (crude oil)

(11,588)
(5,608)


Currency translation adjustments

117
737
76
710
Net cash generated/(used) in operating activities

278,288
(26,811)
(5,374)
(14,442)






Purchases of property, plant and equipment:





– oil and gas assets

(97,810) (224,297)
(1,274)
– other

(3,770)
(5,115)
(2,051)
Exploration and evaluation expenditure

(90,365) (62,396)
Advances to Group undertakings

(133,312)
(175,788)
Investment in subsidiaries

(4,060)
(10,761)
Increase in inventories – spare parts

(9,700) (2,709)
Purchase of investments

(1,815) (1,501)
(1,815)
(1,501)
Investment revenue

599 5,349
521
4,529
Completion payment on 2008 acquired subsidiaries

(6,198)
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired
31
(168,749)
Net cash used in investing activities

(209,059)
(459,418)
(139,940)
(185,572)






Issue of ordinary share capital

326,969
238,313
326,969
238,313
Costs of share issues

(14,236)
(7,663)
(14,236)
(7,663)
Proceeds from borrowings


362,502


Borrowing costs


(11,597)


Incentive paid on early conversion of bonds


(9,332)

(9,332)
Repayment of borrowings

(148,447)
(29,032)


Interest and financing fees paid

(26,870)
(16,282)
(49)
(7,399)
Net cash provided by financing activities

137,416
526,909
312,684
213,919






Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

206,645
40,680
167,370
13,905






Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

117,719
91,783
39,106
39,937
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

(3,052)
(14,744)
(3,359)
(14,736)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
19
321,312
117,719
203,117
39,106


* See note 31.

In 2008 a material non-cash transaction occurred, being the early conversion of the Group’s convertible bonds (see note 23).