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개별 종목 종합/[CEI] 캠버에너지 - 바이킹에너지

역사-연혁 : 바이킹 에너지 (캠버에너지)

by CK Kim 2021. 9. 18.

 

미국

증권거래위원회

워싱턴 DC 20549

 

양식 10-K

  

1934년 증권 거래법 13 또는 15(d)항에 따른 연간 보고서

 

회계연도 종료일 : 2020년 12월 31일

 

또는

 

1934년 증권 거래법 13 또는 15(d)항에 따른 전환 보고서

 

_______________에서 ____________로의 전환 기간 동안

 

위원회 파일 번호: 000-29219

 

바이킹 에너지 그룹, INC.
(구 Viking Investment Group, Inc.)
(헌장에 명시된 등록자의 정확한 이름)

 

네바다   98-0199508
(주 또는 기타 관할권
법인 또는 조직)
  (국세청 고용주
식별 번호)

 

15915 케이티 고속도로, 스위트 450

휴스턴, 텍사스 77094

(주요 사무소 주소)

 

(281) 404-4387

(지역번호를 포함한 등록자의 전화번호)

 

법 섹션 12(b)에 따라 등록된 증권:

 

각 클래스의 제목 거래 기호 등록된 각 거래소의 이름
해당되지 않습니다. 참고 사항이 적용됩니다. 해당되지 않습니다.

 

법 섹션 12(g)에 따라 등록된 증권: 보통주, 액면가 $0.001

 

등록자가 증권법 규칙 405에 정의된 대로 잘 알려진 노련한 발행자인지 확인 표시로 표시합니다. 예 ☐ 아니오 ☒

 

등록자가 법의 섹션 13 또는 섹션 15(d)에 따라 보고서를 제출할 필요가 없는 경우 체크 표시를 하십시오. 예 ☐ 아니오 ☒

 

등록자가 (1) 이전 12개월 동안(또는 등록자가 다음을 수행해야 하는 짧은 기간 동안 1934년 증권 거래법 섹션 13 또는 15(d)에 따라 제출해야 하는 모든 보고서를 제출했는지 여부를 확인 표시로 표시하십시오. 해당 보고서 제출), (2) 지난 90일 동안 해당 제출 요건의 적용을 받았습니다. 예 ☒ 아니오 ☐

 

등록자가 지난 12개월 동안(또는 등록자가 제출해야 하는 짧은 기간 동안 규정 ST의 규칙 405(이 장의 § 232.405)에 따라 제출해야 하는 모든 대화형 데이터 파일을 전자적으로 제출했는지 여부를 확인 표시로 표시하십시오. 그러한 파일). 예 ☒ 아니오 ☐

 

규정 SK의 항목 405에 따른 연체 신고자의 공개가 이 양식 10의 파트 III에 참조로 통합된 최종 대리 또는 정보 진술에 등록자가 아는 한 여기에 포함되지 않고 포함되지 않을 경우 체크 표시로 표시하십시오. -K 또는 이 양식 10-K에 대한 수정. 

 

등록자가 대규모 가속화된 파일러인지, 가속화된 파일러인지, 비 가속화된 파일러인지 작은 보고 회사인지 또는 신흥 성장 회사인지 확인 표시로 표시합니다. Exchange Act의 규칙 12b-2에서 "대형 가속 보고자", "가속화 보고자", "작은 보고 회사" 및 "신흥 성장 회사"의 정의를 참조하십시오. (하나만 선택):

 

대용량 가속 파일러 가속 파일러
가속되지 않은 파일러 소규모 보고 회사


신흥 성장 기업

 

신흥 성장 회사인 경우 등록자가 교환법 섹션 13(a)에 따라 제공된 신규 또는 개정된 재무 회계 표준을 준수하기 위해 연장된 전환 기간을 사용하지 않기로 선택했는지 확인 표시로 표시하십시오. 

 

등록자가 쉘 컴퍼니인지 여부를 확인 표시로 표시하십시오(법률 12b-2에 정의됨). 예 ☐ 아니오 ☒

 

2020년 6월 30일 현재 비계열사가 보유한 등록자의 보통주 주식의 총 시장 가치는 약 $26,027,718이며, 이는 등록자의 보통주의 2020년 6월 30일 종가 $1.49/주를 사용합니다. 각 임원 및 이사와 등록자의 발행 보통주 중 10% 이상을 수익적으로 소유한 각 자가 보유하고 있는 등록자의 보통주 지분은 해당자가 목적상 등록자의 "계열사"로 간주될 수 있다는 점에서 제외되었습니다. 위의 계산. 이러한 제휴 상태의 결정은 다른 목적에 대한 결정적인 결정이 아닙니다.

 

2021년 3월 18일 현재 등록자의 보통주 발행주식수는 68,009,720주입니다.

  

 
 
 
 

 

   

미래예측 진술에 관한 참고사항

 

Form 10-K에 대한 이 연례 보고서에는 "미래 예측 진술"을 구성하는 진술이 포함되어 있습니다. 이러한 미래 예측 진술은 "믿는다", "예상한다", "예상한다", "추정하다", "할 수 있다" 또는 이와 유사한 용어와 같은 예측, 미래 시제 또는 미래 예측 용어를 사용하여 식별할 수 있습니다. 이러한 진술은 이 연례 보고서의 여러 위치에 나타나며 무엇보다도 다음과 관련하여 회사의 의도, 신념 또는 현재 기대에 관한 진술과 이사 또는 임원의 진술을 포함합니다. (i) 재무 상태 또는 결과에 영향을 미치는 추세 운영, (ii) 사업 및 성장 전략, (iii) 자금 조달 계획. 미래 예측 진술은 미래 성과를 보장하지 않으며 상당한 위험과 불확실성을 수반하며 실제 결과는 다양한 요인의 결과로 미래 예측 진술에서 예상한 것과 실질적으로 다를 수 있다는 점에 주의하십시오. 실제 결과와 성과에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요소에는 무엇보다도 회사의 추가 자본 필요, 손실 이력, 회사가 비즈니스에서 직면한 치열한 경쟁, 해당 주식이 "페니 스톡"이라는 사실 및 기타가 포함됩니다. "위험 요소"에 설명된 중대한 위험. "항목 1. 사업"이라는 제목 아래에 명시된 정보를 포함하되 이에 국한되지 않는 이 연례 보고서에 포함된 첨부 정보 실제 결과와 성과에 중대한 영향을 미칠 수 있는 중요한 추가 요소를 식별합니다. 이러한 요소를 신중하게 고려해야 합니다. 우리에게 귀속되는 모든 미래예측 진술은 앞서 언급한 주의 진술에 의해 그 전체가 명시적으로 자격이 있습니다.

  

 

목차

 

1부

 





항목 1. 사업

4
항목 1A. 위험 요소

5
항목 1B. 해결되지 않은 직원 의견

15
항목 2. 속성

15
항목 3. 법적 절차

19
항목 4. 광산 안전 공개

19






2부

 






항목 5. 등록자의 보통주, 관련 주주 문제 및 발행인의 지분 증권 구매에 대한 시장.

20
항목 6. 선택한 재무 데이터

22
항목 7. 재무 상태 및 운영 결과에 대한 경영진의 논의 및 분석.

22
항목 7A. 시장 위험에 대한 양적 및 질적 공개.

28
항목 8. 재무제표 및 보충자료

29
항목 9. 회계 및 재무 공개에 대한 회계사와의 변경 및 불일치.

30
항목 9A. 통제 및 절차.

30
항목 9B. 기타 정보.

31





3부

 





항목 10. 이사, 집행임원 및 기업 지배구조.

32
항목 11. 경영진 보상

34
항목 12. 특정 수익적 소유자 및 경영진의 담보 소유권 및 관련 주주 문제

36
항목 13. 특정 관계 및 관련 거래

38
항목 14. 주요 회계 수수료 및 서비스

38





4부

 





항목 15. 전시회, 재무 제표 일정.

39
서명

42

 

 

 

   

1부

  

항목 1. 사업

 

Viking Energy Group, Inc.("Viking" 또는 "회사")는 원유, 천연 가스 및 천연 가스 액체의 판매에 종사하는 독립적인 탐사 및 생산 회사이며 석유 및 천연 가스 자산의 취득 및 개발에 중점을 둡니다. 미국 걸프 연안 및 중부 대륙 지역에서. 회사는 텍사스, 루이지애나, 미시시피 및 캔자스에서 석유 및 가스 임대를 소유하고 있습니다. 회사는 현실적인 가치 상승 가능성이 있는 저평가 자산을 목표로 합니다.

 

회사의 사업 계획은 개별적으로 또는 이 분야의 다른 회사와 협력 파트너십을 통해 석유 및 천연 가스 자산의 취득, 탐사, 개발 및 생산에 참여하는 것입니다. 2016년 3월 8일, 회사는 캐나다 석유 및 가스 지분을 보유하기 위해 캐나다 앨버타에 전액 출자 자회사인 Viking Oil & Gas (Canada) ULC를 설립했습니다. 

 

 2016년 8월 30일에 회사는 미국 중부의 석유 및 가스 지분을 보유하기 위해 캔자스 유한 책임 회사인 완전 소유 자회사 Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC("Mid-Con Petroleum")를 조직했습니다. 2017년 8월 25일 회사는 미국 중부에서 추가 석유 및 가스 지분을 보유하기 위해 캔자스 유한 책임 회사인 Mid-Con Drilling, LLC("Mid-Con Drilling")라는 완전 소유 자회사를 조직했습니다. 2017년 12월 27일, 회사는 미국 중부에서 추가 석유 및 가스 지분을 보유하기 위해 캔자스 유한 책임 회사인 세 번째 전액 출자 자회사 Mid-Con Development, LLC("Mid-Con Development")를 조직했습니다. 

 

2016년과 2017년에 회사는 이러한 자회사를 통해 캔자스의 석유 및 가스 지분을 인수했으며 2017년 12월에는 석유 및 가스 임대에 대한 지분으로 텍사스주 휴스턴에 기반을 둔 텍사스 유한 책임 회사인 Petrodome Energy, LLC를 인수했습니다. 텍사스, 루이지애나 및 미시시피에서. 2018년 11월 동안 회사는 Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC(네바다 유한 책임 회사), Ichor Energy, LLC(네바다 유한 책임 회사), Ichor Energy(TX), LLC(텍사스 유한 책임 회사)를 조직했습니다. , 및 Ichor Energy(LA), LLC(루이지애나 유한 책임 회사)는 텍사스와 루이지애나에서 추가 석유 및 가스 지분의 취득 및 소유를 촉진합니다. 

 

2018년 12월 28일에 회사는 텍사스와 루이지애나의 추가 석유 및 가스 지분 인수를 완료했으며 이와 관련하여 (i) Ichor Energy LLC의 전액 출자 자회사인 Ichor Energy (LA), LLC가 모든 지분을 인수했습니다. 루이지애나에 위치한 구매 자산 (ii) Ichor Energy의 초기 완전 소유 자회사인 Ichor Energy(TX), LLC는 텍사스에 있는 모든 구매 자산을 인수했습니다. 2020년 2월 3일에 회사는 네바다 자회사인 Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC("Elysium Holdings")를 통해 텍사스와 루이지애나에 있는 추가 석유 및 가스 지분 인수를 완료하고 해당 자회사에 대한 멤버십 지분의 일부를 다음 회사에 할당했습니다.

 

캠버 에너지, Inc.("Camber")는 당시 Camber로부터 확보한 인수 자금 조달과 관련하여 2020년 12월 23일 Camber의 인수와 관련하여 아래에 설명된 대로 Camber는 Elysium 지분을 Viking에 다시 양도했으며 Elysium은 회사의 전액 출자 자회사가 되었습니다.

 

2021년 1월 5일에 회사는 1:9의 비율로 보통주를 역분할하기 위해 네바다 주에 수정 증명서를 제출했습니다. 역분할의 결과, 분할 전 발행 보통주 9주는 각각 새로운 보통주 1주로 결합되었습니다. 달리 명시되지 않는 한, Form 10-K의 이 연차 보고서와 연결 재무제표에 포함된 모든 주당 및 주당 숫자는 주식 분할을 반영하도록 조정되었습니다.

 

2020년 12월 23일, 회사는 Camber와 증권 구매 계약을 체결했으며 이에 따라 Camber는 Viking 보통주("Camber's Viking Shares")의 51%를 구성하는 26,274,510주를 인수했습니다("Camber's Acquisition"). Viking은 (i) Camber가 Viking에 $10,900,000를 지불하고("현금 구매 가격") (ii) Viking이 Camber에게 발행한 $9,200,000 어음 취소("Camber's Viking Notes")를 고려합니다. 구매 계약에 따라 Viking은 Camber가 2022년 7월 1일까지 Viking 보통주의 최소 51%를 소유하도록 하기 위해 Camber에 추가로 Viking 보통주를 발행할 의무가 있습니다.

 

 

Camber의 인수와 관련하여 회사와 Camber는 수정된 2020년 8월 31일자 이전 합병 계약을 종료했으며 Camber는 Viking의 자회사 중 하나인 Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC에 대한 멤버십 지분을 다시 Viking에 양도했습니다. 또한 2020년 12월 23일부터 Camber의 인수와 관련하여 Camber는 (i) 기관 투자자로부터 12,000,000달러를 빌렸습니다.

 

 (ii) 투자자에게 연 10%의 이율로 2022년 12월 11일 만기되는 원금 $12,000,000의 약속 어음("캠버 투자자 어음")을 발행했습니다. (iii) 담보 계약 및 일반 담보 계약에 따라 각각 Camber의 Viking Shares 및 Camber의 기타 자산에 대한 최우선 담보권을 투자자에게 부여합니다. (iv) Camber의 $6,000에 대한 수정안을 체결했습니다. 

 

2020년 12월 11일자 투자자에게 이전에 발행된 000 약속어음("추가 Camber 투자자 어음"), Camber가 승인된 자본금을 2021년 3월 11일(그리고 Camber는 필요에 따라 2021년 2월에 승인된 자본금을 늘렸습니다). 2020년 12월 23일부로 Camber의 인수를 마무리하기 위해 Viking은 Camber 투자자 어음과 추가 Camber 투자자 어음의 상환을 보장하는 보증 계약을 체결했습니다. Camber가 2021년 3월 11일까지 승인된 자본금을 증액한 경우(필요에 따라 2021년 2월에 승인된 자본금을 증액한 경우) 어음 상환 의무도 가속화되지 않도록 어음의 가속 조항을 수정합니다. 

 

 

2020년 12월 23일부로 Camber의 인수를 마무리하기 위해 Viking은 Camber 투자자 어음과 추가 Camber 투자자 어음의 상환을 보장하는 보증 계약을 체결했습니다. Camber가 2021년 3월 11일까지 승인된 자본금을 증액한 경우(필요에 따라 2021년 2월에 승인된 자본금을 증액한 경우) 어음 상환 의무도 가속화되지 않도록 어음의 가속 조항을 수정합니다. 2020년 12월 23일부로 Camber의 인수를 마무리하기 위해 Viking은 Camber 투자자 어음과 추가 Camber 투자자 어음의 상환을 보장하는 보증 계약을 체결했습니다.

 

2020년 12월 23일에 Camber 투자자 노트가 자금을 지원받았고 Viking과 Camber는 Camber의 인수를 마감했습니다. 폐회식에서 James Doris와 Viking의 CEO이자 CFO인 Frank Barker, Jr.는 Camber의 CEO이자 CFO로, Doris는 Camber의 이사회 구성원으로 임명되었습니다.

 

기타 정보

 

회사 또는 그 자회사는 2020년 동안 연구 및 개발 활동에 참여하지 않았습니다. 회사는 본 문서의 다른 부분에 설명된 경우를 제외하고는 환경법을 준수해야 하는 제품을 제조하거나 활동에 참여하지 않습니다.

 

직원

 

회사에는 현재 9명의 정규직 직원이 있으며 모두 텍사스주 휴스턴에 있는 회사 사무실에서 근무하고 있습니다. 휴스턴 사업장 외부에서 회사는 비즈니스 개발, 비즈니스 분석, 재무 컨설팅, 웹 프로그래밍 및 설계, 실행 및 회사 비즈니스 지원에 관여하는 외부 컨설턴트를 필요에 따라 계속 유지합니다.

 

유가증권 보유자에 대한 보고

 

회사는 감사된 재무 정보가 포함된 연례 보고서를 서면 요청 시 주주에게 제공합니다. 회사는 또한 거래법의 공시 규정을 준수하여 모든 이해 당사자 또는 투자자에게 재무 정보를 동등하게 제공합니다. 회사는 매년 Form 10-K를 제출하고 분기별로 Form 10-Q를 제출하는 것을 포함하여 공개 제출 요건의 적용을 받습니다. 또한, 회사는 양식 8-K와 기타 위임장 및 정보 진술서를 필요에 따라 수시로 제출합니다.

 

대중은 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549에 있는 SEC의 공개 자료실에서 회사가 SEC에 제출한 모든 자료를 읽고 복사할 수 있습니다. 대중은 SEC에 다음으로 전화하여 공개 자료실 운영에 대한 정보를 얻을 수 있습니다. 1-800-SEC-0330. SEC는 보고서, 프록시 및 정보 진술, SEC에 전자적으로 제출하는 발행자에 관한 기타 정보가 포함된 웹사이트(http://www.sec.gov)를 유지 관리합니다.

 

항목 1A. 위험 요소   

 

회사는 더 작은 보고 회사(교환법 규칙 12b-2에 정의됨)로서 이 항목에서 요구하는 정보를 제공할 필요가 없습니다. 그러나 다음과 같은 중요한 요소로 인해 실제 운영 결과가 이 양식 10-K에 작성되거나 경영진이 수시로 다른 곳에서 제시하는 미래 예측 진술에 의해 표시되거나 제안된 것과 실질적으로 다를 수 있습니다.

 

우리가 목표를 달성하는 데 방해가 될 수 있는 알려지거나 알려지지 않은 수많은 다양한 위험이 있습니다. 이러한 위험이 실제로 발생하면 우리의 사업, 재무 상태 또는 운영 결과에 중대한 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 이러한 경우 보통주의 거래 가격이 하락할 수 있으며 투자자는 투자의 전부 또는 일부를 잃을 수 있습니다.

 

 
5

목차

 

시장의 석유 및 가스 가격 변동은 당사 운영 결과에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

당사의 수익성, 현금 흐름 및 석유 및 천연 가스 자산의 장부 가치는 석유 및 천연 가스의 시장 가격에 크게 의존합니다. 석유 및 천연 가스 판매의 상당 부분이 현물 시장에서 이루어지거나 장기 고정 가격 계약이 아닌 현물 시장 가격을 기반으로 하는 계약에 따라 이루어집니다. 따라서 석유 및 천연 가스 생산에 대해 받는 가격은 우리가 통제할 수 없는 수많은 요인에 따라 달라집니다. 이러한 요인에는 소비재 수요 수준, 정부 규정 및 세금, 대체 연료의 가격 및 가용성, 석유 및 천연 가스의 해외 수입 수준 및 전반적인 경제 환경이 포함됩니다.

 

역사적으로 석유 및 천연 가스 시장은 우리가 통제할 수 없는 요인의 결과로 주기적이고 변동성이 있음이 입증되었습니다. 유가 및 천연 가스 가격의 추가 하락 또는 기타 불리한 시장 상황은 당사 재무 상태에 중대한 악영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

회수 가능한 석유 및 가스 매장량의 실제 수량과 이러한 매장량의 미래 현금 흐름은 추정치와 다를 수 있습니다.

 

석유와 가스의 축적량을 추정하는 것은 복잡합니다. 이 프로세스는 사용 가능한 지질, 지구 물리학, 엔지니어링 및 생산 데이터의 해석에 의존합니다. 이 데이터의 범위, 품질 및 신뢰성은 다를 수 있습니다. 또한 이 프로세스에는 석유 및 가스 가격, 시추 및 운영 비용, 자본 지출, 세금 및 자금 가용성과 같은 일부 경제적 가정이 SEC에서 의무화해야 합니다. 예비 추정치의 정확도는 다음과 같은 기능을 합니다.

   

  · 사용 가능한 데이터의 품질과 양
  · 해당 데이터의 해석
  · 다양한 필수 경제적 가정의 정확성; 그리고
  · 견적을 준비하는 사람의 판단.

 

다른 사람들이 준비한 입증된 매장량의 추정치는 우리의 추정치와 크게 다를 수 있습니다. 회수 가능한 석유 및 가스 매장량의 실제 수량, 미래 생산, 석유 및 가스 가격, 수입, 세금, 개발 지출 및 운영 비용은 추정치와 다를 수 있습니다. 중대한 변동은 당사 매장량의 수량과 순 현재 가치에 중대한 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 또한, 우리는 생산 이력, 탐사 및 개발 결과, 유가 및 가스 가격을 반영하기 위해 입증된 매장량 추정치를 조정할 수 있습니다. 우리의 매장량은 또한 인접한 자산의 운영자에 의해 배수될 수 있습니다.

 

우리의 운영에는 회수할 수 없는 상당한 자본 지출이 필요합니다.

 

우리는 생산 자산을 찾고 개발하고 탐사 및 개발 우물을 시추하는 데 상당한 자본 지출이 필요합니다. 특정 유정에 대한 탐사, 개발 및 개발 활동을 수행할 때 예상하지 못한 압력이나 불규칙한 지형, 계산 착오 또는 사고로 인해 탐사, 개발, 개발 및 생산 활동이 실패하고 잠재적으로 유정이 폐기될 수 있습니다. 이것은 우리의 투자에 대한 총체적인 손실을 초래할 수 있습니다. 또한 시추, 완료 및 운영에 소요되는 비용과 시기는 예측하기 어렵습니다.

 

환경법을 준수하거나 위반하면 비용이 많이 들고 우리의 운영이 제한될 수 있습니다.

 

우리의 사업은 물질을 환경으로 배출하는 것을 규율하거나 기타 환경 보호와 관련하여 자주 변경되는 수많은 법률 및 규정의 적용을 받습니다. 석유 및 가스의 탐사 및 생산을 위해 소유할 수 있는 모든 자산과 이러한 자산에 폐기된 폐기물은 포괄적인 환경 대응, 보상 및 책임법, 1990년 석유 오염법, 자원 보존 및 복구법, 연방 수질 오염 통제법(Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 유사한 주법 및 유사한 캐나다 법률. 그러한 법률에 따라 우리는 이전에 방출된 폐기물 또는 재산 오염을 제거하거나 개선해야 할 수 있습니다. 환경을 보호하는 법률과 규정은 일반적으로 더욱 엄격해졌으며 어떤 경우에는 환경 피해에 대해 "엄격한 책임"을 부과할 수 있습니다. 엄격한 책임은 당사가 과실 또는 기타 과실 여부에 관계없이 손해에 대해 책임을 질 수 있음을 의미합니다. 환경 법률 및 규정은 다른 사람의 행위 또는 조건에 대해 또는 수행 당시 모든 해당 법률을 준수하는 행위에 대해 책임을 지게 할 수 있습니다. 이러한 법률 및 규정을 준수하지 않을 경우 행정, 민사 및 형사 처벌을 받을 수 있습니다.

 

 
6

목차

 

우리는 우리의 운영이 정부 기관의 기존 요구 사항을 실질적으로 준수한다고 생각하지만 지속적인 운영을 수행할 수 있는 능력은 해당 규제 및 허가 통제를 충족해야 합니다. 당사의 현재 허가 및 승인 및 향후 허가 및 승인을 받을 수 있는 능력은 향후 조사 증가, 복잡성 증가로 인한 비용 증가 또는 적절한 승인 수신 지연의 영향을 받을 수 있습니다.

 

우리는 우리의 사업에 중대하고 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있는 법률과 규정 및 기타 정부 조치를 변경해야 합니다.

 

세금 인상 및 소급 세금 청구, 세금 공제 및 공제 불허, 재산 수용 또는 국유화, 정부의 의무적 참여, 계약 권리의 취소 또는 수정, 수입 및 수출 규정, 탐사 및 개발 기회에 대한 접근 제한, 기타 정치적 상황은 당사 운영에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

우리가 생산하는 석유 및 가스는 생산 당시에는 쉽게 시장에 판매되지 않을 수 있습니다.

 

원유, 천연 가스, 응축수 및 기타 석유 및 가스 제품은 일반적으로 다른 석유 및 가스 회사, 정부 기관 및 기타 산업에 판매됩니다. 우리가 발견할 수 있는 석유 및 가스에 대한 준비된 시장의 가용성과 그러한 석유 및 가스에 대해 얻은 가격은 다음을 포함하여 우리가 통제할 수 없는 많은 요인에 따라 달라집니다.

 


· 석유 및 가스의 현지 생산 및 수입 범위,

· 파이프라인 및 기타 운송 시설의 근접성과 용량,

· 석유와 가스에 대한 수요 변동,

· 경쟁력 있는 연료의 마케팅,

· 석유 및 가스 생산 및 판매에 대한 정부 규제의 효과.

 

석유 생산과 관련된 천연 가스는 수요 또는 운송 제한으로 인해 시장성이 없는 경우가 많으며 생산 현장에서 연소되는 경우가 많습니다. 특정 탐사 지역에는 파이프라인 시설이 없기 때문에 발견된 석유를 수송하기 위해 트럭을 이용할 계획입니다.

 

석유와 천연가스의 가격은 역사적으로 변동이 심했습니다. 그것이 크게 감소한다면 우리의 예상, 예산 및 수익에 부정적인 영향을 미치고 잠재적으로 우리의 운영을 변경해야 할 것입니다.

 

우리의 미래 재무 상태, 영업 결과, 우리가 취득하는 모든 석유 및 천연 가스 지분의 장부 가치는 주로 석유 및 천연 가스 생산에 지불한 가격에 따라 달라집니다. 석유 및 천연 가스 가격은 역사적으로 변동성이 높았으며 2020년 동안 크게 하락했으며 특히 현재의 세계 지정학적 조건을 고려할 때 앞으로도 변동성이 계속될 것입니다. 영업 현금 흐름은 석유 및 천연 가스에 대해 받는 가격에 크게 의존합니다. 이러한 가격 변동성은 자본 지출에 사용할 수 있는 현금 흐름의 양과 자금을 빌리거나 추가 자본을 조달할 수 있는 능력에도 영향을 미칩니다. 석유 및 천연 가스 가격은 당사가 통제할 수 없는 다양한 추가 요인의 영향을 받습니다. 이러한 요인에는 다음이 포함됩니다.

 


· 석유 및 천연 가스에 대한 소비자 수요 수준;

· 석유 및 천연 가스의 국내 및 해외 공급;

· 석유수출국기구("OPEC") 회원국이 유가 및 생산 통제에 동의하고 유지하는 능력

· 외국 석유 및 천연 가스 가격;

· 국내 정부 규정 및 세금;

· 대체 연료 공급원의 가격 및 가용성;

· 기상 조건;

· 중동을 포함한 석유 및 천연 가스 생산 지역의 정치적 상황으로 인한 시장 불확실성; 그리고

· 전세계 경제 상황.

 

 
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이러한 요인과 에너지 시장의 변동성은 일반적으로 미래의 석유 및 천연 가스 가격 움직임을 확실하게 예측하는 것을 극도로 어렵게 만듭니다. 석유 및 천연 가스 가격의 하락은 우리의 수익에 영향을 미치며 경제적으로 생산할 수 있는 석유 및 천연 가스의 양을 감소시킬 수 있습니다. 따라서 이러한 하락은 재무 상태, 운영 결과, 석유 및 천연 가스 매장량, 석유 및 천연 가스 자산의 장부 가치에 중대한 악영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 석유 및 천연 가스 산업이 상당한 가격 하락을 경험하면 무엇보다도 계획된 지출을 하지 못할 수 있습니다. 이런 일이 발생하면 우리는 사업 운영을 포기하거나 축소해야 할 수 있으며, 이는 우리에 대한 투자 가치가 하락하거나 가치가 없게 될 수 있습니다.

 

글로벌 경제, 상품 및 신용 시장의 침체와 변동성은 당사의 사업, 운영 결과 및 재무 상태에 중대한 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

Viking의 영업 결과는 세계 경제와 신용, 상품 및 주식 시장의 조건에 의해 실질적으로 부정적인 영향을 받습니다. 무엇보다도 Viking은 최근에 부정적인 영향을 받았으며 석유 및 가스에 대한 소비자 수요의 세계적인 감소와 소비자가 비즈니스를 계속 운영하거나 운영하기에 충분한 자본에 대한 접근 부족으로 인해 계속해서 부정적인 영향을 받을 것으로 예상합니다. 이전 수준에서. 또한 소비자 신뢰의 감소 또는 소비자의 가처분 소득 가용성 및 사용 패턴의 변화는 석유 및 가스 수요에 부정적인 영향을 미치고 결과적으로 Viking의 운영 결과에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

저유가가 계속되면 자산의 중요한 부분을 상각해야 할 수도 있습니다.

 

최근 코로나19 사태로 유가가 하락했다. 계속되는 낮은 가격은 우리의 석유 및 천연 가스 자산에 대한 실질적인 감가상각을 야기할 수 있으며, 이는 자산 가치에 중대한 영향을 미치고 증권 가치의 가치 하락을 유발할 수 있습니다.

 

석유 및 가스 사업에 내재된 위험 때문에 사업 운영에 따른 책임이나 손해가 발생할 수 있으며, 이로 인해 소송 및/또는 합의와 관련하여 상당한 금액을 지출해야 할 수 있습니다. .

 

석유 및 천연 가스 사업은 유정 폭발, 파이프 고장, 케이싱 붕괴, 폭발, 제어할 수 없는 석유, 천연 가스 또는 유정 유체의 흐름, 화재, 유출, 오염, 유독 가스 및 기타 방출과 같은 다양한 운영 위험 및 위험을 수반합니다. 환경 위험 및 위험. 이러한 위험과 위험은 무엇보다도 부상 또는 인명 손실, 재산, 천연 자원 및 장비의 심각한 손상 또는 파괴, 오염 또는 기타 환경 피해, 청소 책임, 규제 조사 및 처벌로 인해 우리에게 상당한 손실을 초래할 수 있습니다. 운영 중단. 또한, 당사가 구매 및 임대한 자산의 이전 소유자로 인한 환경 피해에 대해 책임을 질 수 있습니다. 결과적으로 제3자 또는 정부 기관에 상당한 책임이 발생할 수 있습니다. 탐사, 개발 또는 인수에 사용할 수 있는 자금을 줄이거나 없애거나 자산 손실을 초래하거나 소송 또는 합의와 관련하여 상당한 금액을 지출하도록 강요할 수 있는 지불. 당사는 현재 이러한 손실 및 책임을 보상할 보험이 없으며, 보험에 가입하더라도 손실 또는 책임을 충분히 보상할 수 있다는 보장이 없습니다. 우리는 우리의 구매를 정당화하는 보험료 수준에서 보험의 이용 가능성이나 보험의 이용 가능성을 예측할 수 없습니다. 완전히 보장되지 않거나 면책되지 않는 중대한 사건의 발생은 당사의 재정 상태 및 운영에 실질적으로 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 경영진이 보험 비용이 가능하지만, 제시된 위험에 비해 과도합니다. 또한 오염 및 환경 위험은 일반적으로 완전히 보장할 수 없습니다. 보험으로 완전히 보장되지 않는 사건의 발생은 우리의 재정 상태와 운영 결과에 중대한 악영향을 미칠 수 있으며, 이는 우리에 대한 모든 투자가 무가치해질 수 있습니다.

 

상당한 손실을 초래할 수 있는 작동 위험에 직면할 수 있습니다.

 

우리는 허리케인, 폭발, 폭발, 기름 유출, 분화구, 오염, 지진, 노동 중단 및 화재를 포함하여 석유 및 가스의 탐사 및 생산과 관련된 운영 위험에 노출될 것입니다. 그러한 작동 위험이 발생하면 부상이나 인명 손실, 유정 및 가스정, 지층, 생산 시설 또는 기타 자산의 손상 또는 파괴로 인해 당사에 상당한 손실이 발생할 수 있습니다. 우리는 전쟁, 테러, 핵 반응, 정부 벌금, 폐기물 처리, 폭발 비용, 바람 피해 및 사업 중단을 포함하여 우리의 운영에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있는 문제에 대해 보험 보장을 유지하지 않습니다. 무보험 또는 보험 부족 사건으로 인해 발생하는 손실 및 부채는 당사의 수익을 감소시키거나 비용을 증가시킬 수 있습니다. 우리가 취득한 보험이 운영상의 위험과 관련된 손실이나 책임을 충당하기에 충분하다는 보장은 없습니다. 우리는 보험의 지속적인 이용 가능성이나 보험 구매를 정당화하는 프리미엄 수준에서의 이용 가능성을 예측할 수 없습니다.

 

 
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우리는 더 큰 석유 및 가스 회사와의 강력한 경쟁에 직면해 있으며, 이는 비즈니스에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

석유 탐사 및 생산 사업은 경쟁이 치열합니다. 우리의 많은 경쟁자들은 훨씬 더 큰 재정 자원, 직원 및 시설을 보유하고 있습니다. 미국과 캐나다의 경쟁업체에는 수많은 주요 석유 및 가스 탐사 및 생산 회사가 있습니다. 또한, 당사의 비즈니스 라인에 참여하는 다른 회사가 투자자로부터 자본을 확보하기 위해 때때로 당사와 경쟁할 수 있습니다. 경쟁자에는 특히 더 많은 자원에 접근할 수 있고, 자격을 갖춘 직원의 채용 및 유지에 더 성공적일 수 있고, 자체 정제 및 석유 마케팅 작업을 수행할 수 있는 더 큰 회사가 포함되어 경쟁 우위를 제공할 수 있습니다. 실제 또는 잠재적 경쟁자는 추가 자산 및 이익의 인수를 통해 강화될 수 있습니다. 추가적으로,

 

매장량에 대한 당사의 추정에는 결함이 있거나 그러한 매장량이 상업적으로 추출할 수 없는 것으로 판명될 수 있습니다. 결과적으로 우리의 미래 수익과 예측이 정확하지 않을 수 있습니다.

 

다양한 석유 엔지니어가 준비한 매장량 및 미래 순수익 추정치는 부분적으로 가정에 따라 크게 다를 수 있으며 향후 상향 또는 하향 조정될 수 있습니다. 당사의 실제 생산량, 수익, 세금, 개발 비용, 운영 비용, 회수 가능한 석유 및 가스 매장량은 추정치와 상당히 다를 수 있습니다. 석유 및 가스 매장량 추정치는 반드시 정확하지 않으며 주관적인 공학적 판단의 문제를 포함합니다. 또한, 당사의 미래 순수익 및 그 현재 가치에 대한 모든 추정치는 현재 및 미래 가치를 반영하지 않을 수 있는 역사적 가격 및 비용 정보에서 부분적으로 파생된 가정 및/또는 당사의 최고의 견적. 이러한 양의 추정치라면, 가격과 비용이 정확하지 않은 것으로 판명되면 인수로 석유 및 가스 매장량 기반을 확장하는 데 실패할 수 있습니다. 또한, 석유 및 가스 가격의 하락 및 불안정이 발생하면 당사가 획득한 석유 및 가스 자산과 관련된 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 매장량 추정치 및 일반 추정치의 특성으로 인해 추정된 석유 및 가스 매장량 추정치 및 예상 미래 순 수익에 대한 감소가 미래에 필요하지 않거나 추정 매장량이 존재하거나 상업적으로 추출할 수 있습니다. 준비금 추정치가 정확하지 않으면 보통주의 가치가 하락할 수 있으며 석유 및 가스 자산의 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 우리는 인수를 통해 석유 및 가스 매장량 기반을 확장하는 데 실패할 수 있습니다. 또한, 석유 및 가스 가격의 하락 및 불안정이 발생하면 당사가 획득한 석유 및 가스 자산과 관련된 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 매장량 추정치 및 일반 추정치의 특성으로 인해 추정된 석유 및 가스 매장량 추정치 및 예상 미래 순 수익에 대한 감소가 미래에 필요하지 않거나 추정 매장량이 존재하거나 상업적으로 추출할 수 있습니다. 준비금 추정치가 정확하지 않으면 보통주의 가치가 하락할 수 있으며 석유 및 가스 자산의 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 우리는 인수를 통해 석유 및 가스 매장량 기반을 확장하는 데 실패할 수 있습니다. 또한, 석유 및 가스 가격의 하락 및 불안정이 발생하면 당사가 획득한 석유 및 가스 자산과 관련된 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 매장량 추정치 및 일반 추정치의 특성으로 인해 추정된 석유 및 가스 매장량 추정치 및 예상 미래 순 수익에 대한 감소가 미래에 필요하지 않거나 추정 매장량이 존재하거나 상업적으로 추출할 수 있습니다. 준비금 추정치가 정확하지 않으면 보통주의 가치가 하락할 수 있으며 석유 및 가스 자산의 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 석유 및 가스 가격의 하락 및 불안정이 발생하면 당사가 획득한 석유 및 가스 자산과 관련된 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 매장량 추정치 및 일반 추정치의 특성으로 인해 추정된 석유 및 가스 매장량 추정치 및 예상 미래 순 수익에 대한 감소가 미래에 필요하지 않거나 추정 매장량이 존재하거나 상업적으로 추출할 수 있습니다. 준비금 추정치가 정확하지 않으면 보통주의 가치가 하락할 수 있으며 석유 및 가스 자산의 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 석유 및 가스 가격의 하락 및 불안정이 발생하면 당사가 획득한 석유 및 가스 자산과 관련된 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 매장량 추정치 및 일반 추정치의 특성으로 인해 추정된 석유 및 가스 매장량 추정치 및 예상 미래 순 수익에 대한 감소가 미래에 필요하지 않거나 추정 매장량이 존재하거나 상업적으로 추출할 수 있습니다. 준비금 추정치가 정확하지 않으면 보통주의 가치가 하락할 수 있으며 석유 및 가스 자산의 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 매장량 추정치 및 일반 추정치의 특성으로 인해 추정된 석유 및 가스 매장량 추정치 및 예상 미래 순 수익에 대한 감소가 미래에 필요하지 않거나 추정 매장량이 존재하거나 상업적으로 추출할 수 있습니다. 준비금 추정치가 정확하지 않으면 보통주의 가치가 하락할 수 있으며 석유 및 가스 자산의 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 매장량 추정치 및 일반 추정치의 특성으로 인해 추정된 석유 및 가스 매장량 추정치 및 예상 미래 순 수익에 대한 감소가 미래에 필요하지 않거나 추정 매장량이 존재하거나 상업적으로 추출할 수 있습니다. 준비금 추정치가 정확하지 않으면 보통주의 가치가 하락할 수 있으며 석유 및 가스 자산의 자본화 비용을 기록해야 할 수 있습니다.

 

필요한 라이선스를 획득하거나 유지할 수 없는 경우 우리 사업은 어려움을 겪을 것입니다.

 

우리의 운영에는 여러 정부 기관의 면허, 허가 및 경우에 따라 면허 및 허가의 갱신이 필요합니다. 당사 또는 당사 파트너가 허용 가능한 조건으로 그러한 라이선스 및 허가를 획득, 유지 또는 갱신할 수 있는 능력은 무엇보다도 규정 및 정책의 변경과 해당 정부의 재량에 따라 달라질 수 있습니다. 이러한 라이선스 또는 허가를 획득할 수 없거나 상실 또는 연장 거부가 발생하면 운영을 통해 수익을 창출할 수 있는 능력이 저해될 수 있습니다.

 

당사의 운영은 향후 비즈니스에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있는 다양한 소송 문제의 대상이 될 수 있습니다.

 

때때로 우리는 다양한 소송 문제에서 피고가 될 수 있습니다. 우리 사업의 특성으로 인해 미래의 기후 변화와 관련된 소송을 포함하여 추가 소송 청구 가능성이 있습니다. 우리의 신념, 의견, 입장에 상관없이 소송에서 불리한 사항이 불리하게 결정될 위험이 있으며, 이는 당사의 재무 상태와 영업 결과에 중대한 악영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 소송은 비용이 많이 들고 소송 방어와 관련된 비용도 당사의 재정 상태에 중대한 악영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

 
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우리는 글로벌 기후 변화 또는 그러한 변화에 대한 법적, 규제 또는 시장 반응의 영향을 받을 수 있습니다.

 

증가하는 정치적, 과학적 감정은 대기 중 이산화탄소 및 기타 온실 가스의 농도 증가가 지구 기상 패턴에 영향을 미치고 있다는 것입니다. 극한 기상 조건의 빈도 또는 기간 증가와 함께 기상 패턴의 변화는 가용성에 영향을 미치거나 당사 제품 생산 비용을 증가시킬 수 있습니다. 또한 당사 제품의 판매는 기상 조건의 영향을 받을 수 있습니다.

 

지구 온난화를 포함한 기후 변화에 대한 우려는 온실 가스 배출을 제한하기 위한 입법 및 규제 이니셔티브로 이어졌습니다. 예를 들어 온실 가스 배출에 대한 필수 요건을 부과하는 제안은 우리가 사업을 영위하는 지방, 주 또는 테리토리의 정책 입안자들에 의해 계속 고려됩니다. 당사의 석유 및 가스 생산에 직간접적으로 영향을 미치는 제정된 법률은 당사의 비즈니스 및 재무 결과에 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

석유 또는 천연 가스 가격이 하락하거나 시추 노력이 성공하지 못한 경우 당사는 석유 및 천연 가스 자산을 기록해야 할 수도 있습니다.

 

특정 석유 및 천연 가스 자산의 장부 가치를 기록해야 할 수 있습니다. 유가 및 천연가스 가격이 낮거나 추정 매장량을 하향 조정한 경우, 운영 또는 개발 비용 추정치의 증가, 시추 결과 악화 또는 유정의 기계적 문제가 있는 경우 감가상각이 발생할 수 있습니다. - 드릴 또는 수리가 예상되는 경제성에 의해 지원되지 않습니다.

 

회계 규칙에 따르면 석유 및 천연 가스 자산의 장부 가치는 손상 가능성에 대해 주기적으로 검토됩니다. 전체 비용 회계 방법에 따라 자본화된 석유 및 천연 가스 자산 비용에서 누적 고갈을 차감하고 이연 법인세를 차감한 금액은 현재 가치와 동일한 한도 금액을 초과할 수 없습니다(10%로 할인). 천연 가스 매장량에 상각되지 않는 입증되지 않은 자산의 비용(공정 가치 추정치 제외) 또는 상각 대상인 입증되지 않은 자산의 추정 공정 가치(더 낮은 경우). 자본화 비용이 분기별로 테스트되는 이 한도를 초과하는 경우 손상을 인식합니다. 손상 비용은 투자를 회수할 수 있는 장기적인 능력을 반영하지만,

 

우리의 미래 성공은 생산된 매장량을 대체할 수 있는 능력에 달려 있습니다.

 

석유 및 천연 가스 자산의 생산 속도는 일반적으로 매장량이 고갈됨에 따라 감소하기 때문에 미래의 성공은 추가 석유 및 천연 가스 매장량을 경제적으로 찾거나 획득하고 생산할 수 있는 능력에 달려 있습니다. 입증된 매장량이 포함된 추가 자산을 획득하거나, 성공적인 탐사 및 개발 활동을 수행하거나, 엔지니어링 연구를 통해 파이프 뒤 구역이나 2차 회수 매장지를 추가로 식별하는 경우를 제외하고, 매장량이 생산됨에 따라 입증된 매장량은 감소할 것입니다. 따라서 미래의 석유 및 천연 가스 생산은 경제적으로 회수 가능한 추가 매장량을 확보하거나 찾는 데 있어 우리의 성공 수준에 크게 의존합니다. 우리는 수용 가능한 비용으로 추가 매장량을 찾거나 획득하고 개발할 수 있다고 보장할 수 없습니다.

 

당사는 개발 노력을 더욱 강화하기 위해 상당량의 입증되지 않은 자산을 취득할 수 있습니다. 개발 및 탐사 시추 및 생산 활동은 상업적으로 생산 가능한 저수지가 발견되지 않을 위험을 포함하여 많은 위험에 노출되어 있습니다. 우리는 성장 잠재력을 강화하고 시간이 지남에 따라 수익을 증가시킬 것으로 생각되는 미개발 면적뿐만 아니라 입증 및 생산 부동산을 모두 취득할 수 있습니다. 그러나 이러한 모든 자산에 경제적으로 실행 가능한 매장량이 포함되어 있거나 초기 투자를 포기하지 않을 것이라고 보장할 수는 없습니다. 또한 당사가 취득한 미개발 매장지 또는 미개발 면적이 수익성 있게 개발될 것이라고 보장할 수 없습니다.

 

우리의 산업 부족과 지리적 다각화는 우리 회사에 대한 투자의 위험을 증가시킬 수 있습니다.

 

우리는 석유 및 가스 부문에서 사업을 운영하고 있으며 임대는 북미 캔자스, 텍사스, 루이지애나 및 미시시피에 있습니다. 이러한 지리적 다각화의 부족으로 인해 당사의 보유 자산은 지역 내 경제 발전에 더 민감해질 수 있으며, 이로 인해 지리적으로 더 다양한 회사에서 발생할 수 있는 것보다 수익률이 감소하거나 부도율이 더 높아질 수 있습니다.

 

 
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우리의 사업은 석유 및 천연 가스 운송 및 처리 시설과 제3자가 소유한 기타 자산에 의존합니다.

 

당사의 석유 및 천연 가스의 시장성은 제3자가 소유한 파이프라인 시스템, 처리 시설, 석유 운송 차량 및 철도 운송 자산의 가용성, 근접성 및 용량에 부분적으로 의존합니다. 비례 배분, 물리적 손상, 예정된 유지 보수 또는 기타 이유로 인해 이러한 시스템 및 시설에서 사용 가능한 용량이 부족하면 당사 자산에 대한 개발 계획이 지연되거나 중단될 수 있습니다. 이와 유사한 상황에서 발생하는 축소는 며칠에서 몇 달까지 지속될 수 있습니다.

 

당사의 임대 면적은 생산이 확립 또는 유지되거나 임대가 연장되지 않는 한 향후 몇 년 동안 만료되는 임대의 적용을 받습니다.

 

현재 일부 면적은 생산 또는 운영에 의해 보유되고 있지만 일부는 그렇지 않습니다. 기간 동안 후자의 리스가 포함된 유닛에서 유료 수량의 생산이 확립되거나 운영이 시작되지 않는 한 해당 리스는 만료될 수 있습니다. 마찬가지로, 생산 또는 운영이 보유한 면적에서 생산을 유지할 수 없는 경우 해당 임대가 만료될 수 있습니다. 임대가 만료되어 임대를 갱신할 수 없는 경우 관련 자산을 개발하거나 사용할 권리를 잃게 됩니다.

 

임대한 지분에 대한 소유권 부족은 재무 상태에 중대한 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

당사 또는 당사의 파트너는 종종 석유 및 천연 가스 임대 또는 석유 및 천연 가스 임대 또는 기타 개발된 권리에 대한 분할되지 않은 지분을 취득하기 전에 소유권 심사 비용을 부담합니다. 자산의 소유권 이력을 조사한 결과 원하는 광물 지분의 소유자가 아닌 사람이 석유 또는 천연 가스 임대 또는 기타 개발 권리를 잘못 구매한 것으로 밝혀지면 우리의 지분 가치가 크게 하락하거나 제거됨. 이 경우 해당 석유·천연가스 임대 또는 기타 개발된 권리에 대해 지급한 금액을 상실할 수 있습니다.

 

우리는 재무 보고에 대한 효과적인 내부 통제 시스템을 구축하지 않았으며 이러한 내부 통제를 유지하지 못할 경우 재무 결과를 정확하게 보고하지 못할 수 있으며 현재 및 잠재적 주주는 재무 보고에 대한 신뢰를 잃을 수 있습니다.

 

우리는 일반적으로 인정되는 회계 원칙에 따른 재무 보고의 신뢰성 및 재무제표 작성에 대한 합리적인 확신을 제공하는 재무 보고에 대한 적절하고 효과적인 내부 통제를 수립하고 유지하지 않았습니다. 그러나 우리는 내부 통제의 효율성을 평가하고 이러한 내부 통제의 변경 사항과 중대한 약점을 공개해야 합니다.

 

적절한 내부 통제를 유지하지 못하면 재무 결과를 적시에 정확하게 보고하는 능력에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 당사의 재무제표가 정확하지 않은 경우 투자자는 당사의 운영을 완전히 이해하지 못할 수 있습니다. 마찬가지로, SEC와 자본 시장에서 요구하는 대로 재무 제표를 적시에 제출하지 않으면 해당 당국으로부터 심각한 결과를 초래할 수 있습니다. 어느 경우든 우리 사업에 중대한 악영향을 미칠 수 있습니다. 비효율적인 내부 통제는 또한 투자자들이 보고된 재무 정보에 대한 신뢰를 잃게 하여 우리 주식의 거래 가격에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.

 

추가 자금 조달 필요

 

The Company currently has limited funds and the lack of additional funds may negatively impact the Company's ability to pursue its business strategy to conduct operations in the oil and gas industry and to acquire, invest in and/or provide professional advisory and consulting services to companies undergoing or anticipating periods of rapid growth. Even if the Company's funds prove to be sufficient to provide such services or to acquire an interest in, or complete a transaction with, an entity, the Company may not have enough capital to exploit the opportunity. The ultimate success of the Company may depend upon its ability to raise additional capital. The Company may investigate the availability, source, or terms that might govern the acquisition of additional capital but will not do so until it determines a need for additional financing. If additional capital is needed, there is no assurance that funds will be available from any source or, if available, that they can be obtained on terms acceptable to the Company. If not available, the Company's operations will be limited to those that can be financed with its modest capital.

 

 
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Regulation of Penny Stocks

 

The Company's securities may be subject to a SEC rule that imposes special sales practice requirements upon broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers or accredited investors. For purposes of the rule, the phrase "accredited investors" means, in general terms, institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000, or individuals having a net worth, or joint net worth with spouse, in excess of $1,000,000 excluding the value of the person's primary residence or having an annual income that exceeds $200,000 (or that, when combined with a spouse's income, exceeds $300,000). For transactions covered by the rule, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction prior to the sale. Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell the Company's securities and also may affect the ability of purchasers in an offering to sell their securities in any market that might develop.

 

In addition, the SEC has adopted a number of rules to regulate "penny stocks." Such rules include Rules 3a51-1, 15g-1, 15g-2, 15g-3, 15g-4, 15g-5, 15g-6, 15g-7, and 15g-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Exchange Act. Because the securities of the Company may constitute "penny stocks" within the meaning of the rules, the rules would apply to the Company and to its securities. The rules may further affect the ability of owners of shares to sell the securities of the Company in any market that might develop for them.

 

Shareholders should be aware that, according to SEC, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (i) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (ii) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (iii) "boiler room" practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (iv) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (v) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses.

 

Lack of Operating History

 

Due to the numerous risks inherent in the implementation of a new business emphasis and plan, the Company must be regarded as a new or start-up venture with all of the unforeseen costs, expenses, problems, and difficulties to which such ventures are subject.

 

No Assurance of Success or Profitability

 

There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully implement its business plan and provide the contemplated services to its client companies. Even if the Company is successful in providing its services to its client companies, there is a risk that it will not generate revenues or profits, or that the market price of the Company's common stock will increase.

 

Impracticality of Exhaustive Investigation

 

The Company has limited operating funds, and this makes it impracticable for the Company to conduct a complete and exhaustive investigation and analysis of its opportunities. Decisions will therefore likely be made without detailed geotechnical reports, feasibility studies, independent analysis, market surveys and the like, which, if the Company had more funds available to it, would be desirable. The Company will be particularly dependent in making decisions upon information provided by third parties with interests in the transaction. A significant portion of the Company's available funds could be expended for investigative expenses and other preliminary expenses, and potential profits could therefore be lessened.

 

Lack of Diversification

 

Because of the limited financial resources that the Company has, it is unlikely that the Company will be able to diversify its acquisitions or operations. The Company's probable inability to diversify its activities into multiple areas will subject the Company to economic fluctuations within a particular business or industry and therefore increase the risks associated with the Company's operations.

 

 
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Reliance upon Financial Statements

 

The Company generally will require audited financial statements from companies with which it seeks to enter into a contractual arrangement. In cases where no audited financials are available, the Company will have to rely upon interim period unaudited information received from a prospective client company's management that has not been verified by outside auditors. The lack of the type of independent verification which audited financial statements would provide increases the risk that the Company, in evaluating a contractual arrangement with such a company, will not have the benefit of full and accurate information about the financial condition and recent interim operating history of that company. This risk increases the prospect that the contractual arrangement with such a company might prove to be an unfavorable one for the Company or the holders of the Company's securities.

 

Moreover, the Company will be subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act, and thus will be required to furnish certain information about significant contractual arrangements, including audited financial statements for any business with which it enters into a contractual arrangement for control. Consequently, prospects that do not have, or are unable to provide reasonable assurances that they will be able to obtain, the required audited statements would not be considered by the Company to be appropriate clients so long as the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable. Should the Company, during the time it remains subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act, complete into a contract for control of an entity for which audited financial statements prove to be unobtainable, the Company would be exposed to enforcement actions by the SEC and to corresponding administrative sanctions, including permanent injunctions against the Company and its management. The legal and other costs of defending an SEC enforcement action would have material, adverse consequences for the Company and its business. The imposition of administrative sanctions would subject the Company to further adverse consequences. In addition, the lack of audited financial statements would prevent the securities of the Company from becoming eligible for listing on NASDAQ, or on any existing stock exchange.

 

Moreover, the lack of such financial statements is likely to discourage broker-dealers from becoming or continuing to serve as market makers in the securities of the Company. Without audited financial statements, the Company would almost certainly be unable to offer securities under a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act, and the ability of the Company to raise capital would be significantly limited until such financial statements were to become available.

 

Other Regulation

 

A contractual arrangement for acquisition of equity ownership of or control may be of a company that is subject to rules and regulation by federal, state, local or foreign authorities. Compliance with such rules and regulations can be expected to be a time-consuming, expensive process and may limit other opportunities of the Company.

 

Lack of Continuity in Management

 

The Company does not currently have employment agreements with its Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr. Doris, and its Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Barker. As a result, there is no assurance that Mr. Doris or Mr. Barker will continue to be associated with the Company in the future. In connection with future business opportunities, it is possible that Mr. Doris or Mr. Barker may resign as an officer and director of the Company subject to compliance with Section 14f of the Exchange Act. Any decision to resign would occur without the vote or consent of the stockholders of the Company.

 

The Company is required to indemnify its Officers and Directors

 

Nevada law provides for the indemnification of the Company’s directors, officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against attorney’s fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on behalf of the Company. If the Company were called upon to indemnify an officer or director, then the portion of its available funds expended for such purpose would reduce the amount otherwise available for the Company’s business. This indemnification obligation and the resultant costs associated with indemnification may also discourage our Company from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our shareholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit our company and shareholders.

 

 
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The Company would bear the expenses of such litigation for any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents, upon such person’s promise to repay the Company if it is ultimately determined that any such person shall not have been entitled to indemnification. This indemnification policy could result in substantial expenditures by the Company which it may be unable to recoup.

 

We may be dependent upon outside advisors.

 

To supplement the Company’s officers, directors and principal shareholders, the Company may be required to employ accountants, technical experts, appraisers, attorneys, or other outside consultants or advisors. The selection of any such advisors will be made by the Company without any input from stockholders. Furthermore, it is anticipated that such persons may be engaged on an “as needed” basis without a continuing fiduciary or other obligation to the Company. In the event the Company considers it necessary to hire outside advisors, such persons may be affiliates of the Company.

 

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to our common shareholders.

 

We presently do not anticipate that we will pay dividends on any of our common stock in the foreseeable future. If payment of dividends does occur at some point in the future, it would be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. The payment of any common stock dividends will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors. We presently intend to deploy available capital to execute our business plan; accordingly, we do not anticipate the declaration of any dividends for common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

The Company’s CEO, James Doris, holds preferred stock which could afford him enough shareholder votes to control the Company.

 

The Company’s CEO and director, James Doris, holds 28,092 shares of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock, with each share of preferred stock entitling the holder to convert such share of preferred stock into 37,500 shares of common stock, and entitling the holder to 37,500 votes on all matters submitted to the vote of the Company’s security holders, provided that so long as Camber Energy, Inc. owns or is entitled to own at least 51% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company and James Doris remains a director and Chief Executive Officer of Camber, each share of preferred stock shall not be entitled to any votes on matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. By virtue of such preferred stock ownership, and the possibility of Camber owning less than 51% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, Mr. Doris could control the election of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors and generally exercise control over the affairs of the Company. Such concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of the Company that might otherwise be beneficial to stockholders. There can be no assurance that conflicts of interest will not arise with respect to Mr. Doris’s ownership of the preferred stock, or that such conflicts will be resolved in a manner favorable to the Company.

 

Our outstanding securities may become freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 and may have a depressive effect on the price of the shares of our common stock.

 

We have outstanding a large number of shares of common stock. Many of these securities are currently issued with a “restrictive legend” and characterized as “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 (“Rule 144”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). As restricted securities, these securities may be resold only pursuant to an effective registration statement or under the requirements of Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions from registration under the Securities Act and as required under applicable state securities laws. Rule 144 provides in essence that once restricted securities have been held for a period of at least six months and the other requirements in the rule have been satisfied, holders of the securities may resell their securities without registration or restriction on transfer. As many of our outstanding shares of common stock have been held by their holders in excess of six months, such holders may be able to resell their shares of common stock into the market without restriction pursuant to Rule 144. Those resales could have a depressive effect upon our stock price.

 

 
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The outbreak of the coronavirus may negatively impact demand for oil and natural gas and our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which spread in China and is continuing to spread throughout the United States and other parts of the world. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” On January 31, 2020, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a public health emergency for the United States to aid the U.S. healthcare community in responding to COVID-19, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic”. The significant outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets worldwide, and could adversely affect demand for oil and natural gas and our business, results of operations and financial conditions. The ultimate extent of the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis on demand for oil and natural gas and our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of such epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis and actions taken to contain or prevent their further spread, among others. These and other potential impacts of an epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis, such as COVID-19, could therefore materially and adversely affect demand for oil and natural gas and our business, financial condition and results of operations.

   

The Staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement notified Viking that the Staff had made a preliminary determination to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against Viking, as well as against its CEO and its CFO, for alleged violation so securities laws.

 

In April of 2019, the staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement notified Viking that the Staff had made a preliminary determination to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against Viking, as well as against its CEO and its CFO, for alleged violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder during the period from early 2014 through late 2016. The Staff’s notice is not a formal allegation or a finding of wrongdoing by Viking, and Viking has communicated with the Staff regarding its preliminary determination. Viking believes it has adequate defenses and intends to vigorously defend any enforcement action that may be initiated by the SEC. However, the defense of an action filed by the SEC against Viking, its CEO and/or CFO, could take resources away from the operations of Viking, divert management attention, or potential result in penalties, fines or sanctions, which could materially adversely affect Viking or the value of its securities.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments   

 

None.

 

Item 2. Properties   

 

The Company’s headquarters are located at 15915 Katy Freeway, Suite 450, Houston, Texas 77094.

 

Oil and Natural Gas Properties

  

On February 23, 2016, the Company closed on the acquisition of working interests in four leases with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 281 acres of property in Miami and Franklin Counties in eastern Kansas. On October 4, 2016, the Company completed an acquisition whereby the Company (i) increased its working interest in three existing oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas, and (ii) acquired a working interest in four new oil and gas leases in the same region, comprising approximately 660 acres of property. On September 11, 2017, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC (“Mid-Con Drilling”) acquired a 90% working interest in four new oil and gas leases in Anderson County in Eastern Kansas, comprising approximately 980 acres of property. On October 2, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition, effective October 1, 2017, of a 100% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Miami and Franklin Counties in Eastern Kansas. On October 4, 2017, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on an acquisition, effective September 1, 2017, of an 80% working interest in six new oil and gas leases in Riley, Geary and Wabaunsee Counties in Kansas. On December 29, 2017, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Development, LLC (“Mid-Con Development”) completed an acquisition of working interests in approximately 41 oil and gas leases in Ellis and Rooks Counties in Kansas, comprising several thousand acres. On January 12, 2018, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, completed an acquisition of a 100% working interest in seven new oil and gas leases in Woodson and Allen Counties in Eastern Kansas. Effective February 1, 2018, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on the acquisition of a working interest in a lease with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 80 acres of property in Douglas County in eastern Kansas. As of December 31, 2020, these central United States oil and gas properties consist of interests in approximately 377 producing wells and 135 injector wells.

 

 
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On December 22, 2017, the Company closed on the acquisition of 100% of the membership interests in Petrodome Energy, LLC, a Texas limited liability company based in Houston, Texas, with multiple subsidiaries (described in Exhibit 21.1 hereto) having working interests in multiple oil and gas leases in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, comprising approximately 11,700 acres. As of December 31, 2020, these properties consist of interests in 16 producing wells, 17 non-producing wells and two salt water disposal wells.

 

On January 12, 2018, the Company, through its subsidiary Mid-Con Drilling, LLC (“Mid-Con Drilling”) completed an acquisition of a 100% working interest in seven new oil and gas leases in Woodson and Allen Counties in Eastern Kansas.

 

Effective February 1, 2018, the Company, through Mid-Con Drilling, closed on the acquisition of a working interest in a lease with access to the mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 80 acres of property in Douglas County in eastern Kansas.

 

On December 28, 2018, the Company, through its subsidiary Ichor Energy, LLC (“Ichor Energy”) completed an acquisition (the “Ichor Energy Acquisition”) of working interests in certain oil and gas leases in Texas (primarily in Orange and Jefferson Counties) and Louisiana (primarily in Calcasiue Parish), which include 58 producing wells, 31 salt water disposal wells, 46 shut in wells and 4 non-producing wells. The properties produce hydrocarbons from known reservoirs/sands in the on-shore Gulf Coast region, with an average well depth in excess of 10,600 feet.

 

On May 1, 2019, the Company’s subsidiary, Mid-Con Development, LLC sold all of its interests in the oil and gas assets of Mid-Con Development, LLC owned in Ellis and Rooks Counties, Kansas, consisting of working interests in approximately 41 oil leases comprising several thousand acres.

 

On May 10, 2019, Petrodome Louisiana Pipeline LLC ("Petrodome LA"), a subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiary, Petrodome Energy, LLC, acquired a majority working interest in 6 gas wells (including 2 producing gas wells), 1 producing oil well and 1 salt water disposal well located in the East Mud Lake Field in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with leases to mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 765 acres.

 

On February 3, 2020, Elysium Energy, LLC, (“Elysium”), the subsidiary of the Company’s then partially owned subsidiary, Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC (“Elysium Holdings”), acquired interests in oil and gas properties located in Texas and Louisiana, which included leases, working interests, and over-riding royalty interests in oil and gas properties in Texas (approximately 72 wells in 11 counties) and Louisiana (approximately 55 wells in 6 parishes), along with associated equipment. On February 4, 2020, Elysium hedged 75% of the estimated oil and gas production associated with the newly acquired assets for 2020, 60% of the estimated production for 2021 and 50% of the estimated production for the period between January, 2022 to July, 2022. Theses hedges have a floor of $45 and a ceiling ranging from $52.70 to $56.00 for oil, and a floor of $2.00 and a ceiling of $2.425 for natural gas.

  

Oil and Natural Gas Reserves

 

As of December 31, 2020, all of our proved oil and natural gas reserves were located in the United States, in the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Kansas.

 

 
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The following tables set forth summary information with respect to our proved reserves as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. For additional information see Supplemental Information “Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)” to our consolidated financial statements in “Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 



Proved Reserves at December 31, 2020
Reserves Category
Crude Oil
(MBBLs)


Natural Gas
(MMCF)


Total Proved
(BOE) (1)











Proved Reserves








Developed

5,220,180


43,577,750


12,483,138
Developed Non-Producing

1,938,807


9,196,580


3,471,570
Undeveloped

1,734,774


9,632,000


3,340,107













Total Proved Reserves

8,893,761


62,406,330


19,294,815













Estimated Future Net Cash Flows








$ 222,292,723
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows









(102,419,459 )
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows - (PV10) (2)








$ 119,873,264

 



Proved Reserves at December 31, 2019
Reserves Category
Crude Oil
(MBBLs)


Natural Gas
(MMCF)


Total Proved
(BOE) (1)











Proved Reserves








Developed

4,524,462


18,888,400


7,672,566
Developed Non-Producing

959,240


6,125,500


1,980,157
Undeveloped

2,512,363


9,958,800


4,172,167













Total Proved Reserves

7,996,065


34,972,700


13,824,890













Estimated Future Net Cash Flows








$ 303,763,487
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows









(135,523,587 )
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows - (PV10) (2)








$ 168,239,900

 

(1) - BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) is calculated by a ratio of 6 MCF to 1 BBL of Oil

(2) - PV-10 represents the discounted future net cash flows attributable to our proved oil and natural gas reserves discounted at 10%. PV-10 of our total year-end proved reserves is considered a non-US GAAP financial measure as defined by the SEC. We believe that the presentation of the PV-10 is relevant and useful to our investors because it presents the discounted future net cash flows attributable to our proved reserves. We further believe investors and creditors use our PV-10 as a basis for comparison of the relative size and value of our reserves to other companies.

 

 
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Net Production, Unit Prices and Costs

 

The following table presents certain information with respect to oil and natural gas production attributable to our interests in all of our properties in the United States, the revenue derived from the sale of such production, average sales prices received and average production costs during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 



Unit of
December 31,


Measure
2020

2019









Production







Oil
Barrels

624,456


531,893
Natural Gas
Mcf

5,206,947


2,366,280
BOE



1,492,281


926,273











Sales









Oil
Barrels
$ 24,070,203

$ 32,030,490
Natural Gas
Mcf
$ 9,360,895

$ 6,019,879











Average Sales Prices









Oil
Barrels
$ 38,55

$ 60.22
Natural Gas
Mcf
$ 1.80

$ 2.54











Production - Lease operating expenses


$ 19,075,749

$ 12,203,777











Average Cost of Production per BOE


$ 12.78

$ 13.18

 

Drilling and other exploratory and development activities

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020 the Company did not drill any new wells. Rather, due to market conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, geo-political factors and other matters, including the tropical storms that affected the Gulf Coast region from late August through to October, 2020, the Company focused primarily on preserving and maintaining existing assets to the extent possible. The Company proactively shut-in or lowered production rates certain wells when commodity prices dropped and in advance of certain tropical storms, resulting in lower than forecasted production volumes. Maintenance included, among other things, replacing tubing and resetting the production packer (i.e. the equipment that provides a seal between the outside of the production tubing and the inside of the casing, liner, or wellbore wall) and/or jet pump assembly in a few wells, and in one instance the Company perforated a new production zone in an existing well-bore.

 

Present Activities

 

The Company is not presently drilling any new wells.

 

Delivery Commitments

 

The Company is not currently committed to provide a fixed and determinable quantity of oil or gas in the near future under existing contracts or agreements.

 

 
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Productive Wells

 

The following table sets forth the number wells in our inventory, in which we maintained ownership interests as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. All wells are located in the United States, in the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Kansas.

 



December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019
Well Category
Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas













Producers

287


73


261


38
Producer - P&A'd

6






6


-
Non-Producing

13






13


-
Injector

89






89


-
Salt Water Disposal

53






36


-
Shut In

77






46


-
ORRI

1






1


-




















526


73


452


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Item 3. Legal Proceedings   

 

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2020, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures   

 

Not applicable.

  

 
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PART II

  

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.   

 

Market Information

 

There is no "established trading market" for shares of the Company's common stock. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's common stock was quoted on the OTC Link LLC alternative trading system operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol "VKIN." No assurance can be given that any "established trading market" for the Company's common stock will develop or be maintained.

 

The range of high and low closing bid quotations for the Company's common stock during each quarter of the calendar years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 adjusted for the effect of the 1-for-9 reverse split, is shown below, as quoted by http://finance.yahoo.com. Prices are inter-dealer quotations, without retail mark-up, markdown or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

 

Stock Quotations

 

Quarter Ended
High

Low
March 31, 2019

2.61


1.44
June 30, 2019

2.16


1.26
September 30, 2019

2.16


1.35
December 31, 2019

1.62


0.63
March 31, 2020

2.43


0.81
June 30, 2020

1.80


0.72
September 30, 2020

1.62


0.81
December 31, 2020

1.80


0.81

 

The future sale of the Company's presently outstanding "unregistered" and "restricted" common stock by present members of management and persons who own more than five percent of the Company's outstanding voting securities may have an adverse effect on any "established trading market" that may develop in the shares of the Company's common stock.

 

Holders

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had approximately 540 shareholders of record of common stock, including shares held in “street name” by banks, brokerage clearing houses, depositories or otherwise in unregistered form. The Company does not know the beneficial owners of such shares, or the number of beneficial holders of such shares.

 

 
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Dividend Distributions

 

We have not historically distributed dividends to stockholders, nor do we intend to do so in the foreseeable future.

 

Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans

 

The Company does not have any securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

 

Penny Stock

 

Our common stock is considered "penny stock" under the rules the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market System, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or quotation system. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission, that:

 

- contains a description of the nature and level of risks in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading;
   
- contains a description of the broker's or dealer's duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of Securities' laws; contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price;
   
- contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions;
   
- defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and
   
- contains such other information and is in such form, including language, type, size and format, as the Commission shall require by rule or regulation.

 

The broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, the customer with:

 

- bid and offer quotations for the penny stock;
   
- the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction;
   
- the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the marker for such stock; and
   
- monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account.

 

In addition, the penny stock rules that require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written acknowledgement of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitably statement.

 

These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock.

 

Related Stockholder Matters

 

None.

 

 
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Purchase of Equity Securities

 

None.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

On October 1, 2020, the Company issued 9,921 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant at a fair value of $10,000.

 

On October 27, 2020, the Company issued 23,333 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant at a fair value of $35,700.

 

On November 1, 2020, the Company issued 6,693 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant at a fair value of $10,000.

 

On December 2, 2020, the Company issued 7,937 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant at a fair value of $10,000.

 

On November 23, 2020, the Company issued 23,333 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant at a fair value of $31,500.

 

On October 15, 2020, October 19, 2020 and December 24, 2020, the Company issued 16,667, 25,000 and 16,667 shares of common stock of the Company respectively, as a debt discount at a total fair value of $68,743.

 

On December 30, 2020, the Company issued 63,889 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant at a fair value of $74,808.

 

The issuances of these shares were made in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder, as there was no general solicitation to the investors, and the transactions did not involve a public offering.

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data   

 

The Company, as a smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), is not required to furnish information required by this item.

 

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.   

   

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

In preparing the management's discussion and analysis, the registrant presumes that you have read or have access to the discussion and analysis for the preceding fiscal year.

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This document includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended or the Reform Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earning, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions of performance; and statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: The Company's ability to raise capital and the terms thereof; and other factors referenced in the Form 10-K.

 

 
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The use in this Form 10-K of such words as "believes", "plans", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements present the Company's estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except for the Company's ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the Company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements.

 

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any of the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed or any of the Company's forward-looking statements. The Company's future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties.

 

PLAN OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

The Company's business plan is to engage in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties, both individually and through collaborative partnerships with other companies in this field of endeavor. Viking has relationships with industry experts and formulated an acquisition strategy, with emphasis on acquiring under-valued, producing properties from distressed vendors or those deemed as non-core assets by larger sector participants. The Company does not focus on speculative exploration programs, but rather targets properties with current production and untapped reserves. The Company’s growth strategy includes the following key initiatives:

 


· Acquisition of under-valued producing oil and gas assets

· Employ enhanced recovery techniques to maximize production

· Implement responsible, lower-risk drilling programs on existing assets

· Aggressively pursue cost-efficiencies

· Opportunistically explore strategic mergers and/or acquisitions

· Actively hedge mitigating commodity risk

   

The following overview provides a background for the current strategy being implemented by management during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

   

Acquisitions – Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi

 

On December 22, 2017, the Company completed an acquisition of 100% of the membership interests of Petrodome Energy, LLC, a privately-owned company, with working interests in multiple oil and gas fields across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, comprising approximately 11,700 acres.

 

As a part of this acquisition, the Company retained an operational office in Houston, Texas that includes several senior level professionals with over 100 years of combined oil and gas experience which provides the Company the capability of operating many of its own wells internally. This expertise has since been utilized to evaluate additional oil and gas acquisitions, evaluate the profitable management of all of the Company’s oil and gas assets, and evaluate and develop new drilling prospects.

 

Acquisitions – Texas and Louisiana

 

On December 28, 2018, the Company, through its newly formed Ichor Energy subsidiaries completed an acquisition (the “Ichor Energy Acquisition”) of working interests in certain oil and gas leases in Texas (primarily in Orange and Jefferson Counties) and Louisiana (primarily in Calcasiue Parish), which include 58 producing wells and 31 salt water disposal wells. The properties produce hydrocarbons from known reservoirs/sands in the on-shore Gulf Coast region, with an average well depth in excess of 10,600 feet, and daily production volumes averaging in excess of 2,300 BOE. This acquisition of these assets is consistent with the location of our Petrodome assets and are effectively managed from our Houston office.

 

 
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On May 10, 2019, Petrodome Louisiana Pipeline LLC ("Petrodome LA"), a subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiary, Petrodome Energy, LLC, acquired a majority working interest in 6 gas wells (including 2 producing gas wells), 1 producing oil well and 1 salt water disposal well located in the East Mud Lake Field in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with leases to mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 765 acres.

 

On October 10, 2019, the Company, through a newly formed subsidiary, Elysium Energy, LLC (“Elysium”), entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to purchase working interests and over-riding royalty interests in oil and gas properties in Texas (approximately 71 wells in 11 counties) and Louisiana (approximately 52 wells in 6 parishes), along with associated wells and equipment (the “Elysium Energy Acquisition”). As of December 31, 2019, the Company paid deposits of $2,750,000 into escrow in connection with this acquisition, which deposits were applied toward the purchase price at closing of the Elysium Energy Acquisition on or about February 3, 2020.

 

On February 3, 2020, Elysium, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC (“Elysium Holdings”), which at the time was a partially owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired interests in oil and gas properties located in Texas and Louisiana, which included leases, working interests, and over-riding royalty interests in oil and gas properties in Texas (approximately 72 wells in 11 counties) and Louisiana (approximately 55 wells in 6 parishes), along with associated equipment. On February 4, 2020, Elysium hedged 75% of the estimated oil and gas production associated with the newly acquired assets for 2020, 60% of the estimated production for 2021 and 50% of the estimated production for the period between January, 2022 to July, 2022. Theses hedges have a floor of $45 and a ceiling ranging from $52.70 to $56.00 for oil, and a floor of $2.00 and a ceiling of $2.425 for natural gas. On December 23, 2020, the remaining membership interests in Elysium Holdings were assigned to the Company, and Elysium Holdings became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Going Concern Qualification

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company generated a net loss of $63,988,245 for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Loss”) as compared to a net loss of $19,390,850 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The 2020 Loss was comprised of, among other things, certain non-cash items, including: (i) Impairment of Oil & Gas Properties in the amount of $37,500,000 attributable in part to low commodity prices throughout 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and certain geo-political factors; (ii) Stock Based Compensation of $5,625,302; (iii) Accretion of Asset Retirement Obligation of $1,111,266; (iv) Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization of $13,513,735; and (v) Change in Fair Value of Derivatives of ($5,485,573).

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has a stockholders’ deficit of $16,302,163 and total Long-term Debt of $111,753,164. On or about January 8, 2021, the equity position of the Company was improved by the extinguishment of Long-Term Debt and accrued expenses of approximately $18,900,000 through the issuance of common stock. (see Note1).

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has a working capital deficiency of approximately $35,000,000. The largest component of current liabilities creating this working capital deficiency is a term loan agreement with a face value of approximately $33.6 million as of December 31, 2020.

 

Management believes it will be able to continue to leverage the expertise and relationships of its operational and technical teams to enhance existing assets and identify new development and acquisition opportunities in order to improve the Company’s financial position. The Company may have the ability, if it can raise additional capital, to acquire new assets in a separate division from existing subsidiaries. Also, as a majority-owned subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc. (“Camber”), the Company might be able to benefit from Camber’s national stock exchange platform to access additional capital sources.

 

 
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None the less, recent oil and gas price volatility as a result of geopolitical conditions and the global COVID-19 pandemic have already had and may continue to have a negative impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. Negative impacts could include but are not limited to: The Company’s ability to sell our oil and gas production, reduction in the selling price of the Company’s oil and gas, failure of a counterparty to make required hedge payments, possible disruption of production as a result of worker illness or mandated production shutdowns, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with loan covenants and/or refinance existing indebtedness, and access to new capital and financing.

 

These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, to develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from business operations when they come due. Management believes the Company will be able to continue to develop new opportunities and will be able to obtain additional funds through debt and / or equity financings to facilitate its development strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion of the consolidated financial condition and results of operation of the Company should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related Notes included elsewhere in this Report.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 



December 31,
Working Capital:
2020

2019







Current assets
$ 11,890,170

$ 8,671,832
Current liabilities
$ 46,878,584

$ 34,243,588
Asset retirement obligation
$ 6,164,231

$ 3,538,637
Working capital (deficit)
$ (34,988,414 )
$ (25,571,756 )

 



Years Ended December 31,
Cash Flows:
2020

2019







Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
$ 1,076,098

$ 4,027,639
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
$ (1,861,006 )
$ (4,654,725 )
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
$ 2,985,723

$ 2,255,918
Increase (Decrease) in Cash during the Period
$ 2,200,815

$ 1,628,832
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of Period
$ 7,839,539

$ 5,638,724

 

The Company had current assets of $11,890,170 as of December 31, 2020, as compared to $8,671,832 in the comparable period in 2019. The Company had current liabilities of $46,878,584 as of December 31, 2020, as compared to $34,243,588 in the comparable period in 2019. The Company had a working capital deficit of $34,988,414 as of December 31, 2020 as compared to a working capital deficit of $25,571,756 as of December 31, 2019.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased to $2,951,541 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to cash provided by operating activities of $4,027,639 in the comparable period in 2019.

 

Net cash flows from financing activities increased to $2,985,723 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $2,255,918 in the comparable period in 2019. This increase is mainly the result of the sale of stock associated with Camber’s acquisition of 51% of the Company on December 23, 2020 offset by repayments of long-term debt.

 

 
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Net cash used in investing activities decreased to ($1,861,006) during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to ($4,654,725) in the comparable period in 2019. The decrease is a reflection of reduced capital expenditures during 2020.

 

Revenue

 

The Company had gross revenues of $40,266,780 for the year ended December 31, 20120 as compared to $34,592,850 for the year ended December 31, 2019 reflecting the impact of the acquisition of the assets acquired by Elysium at the beginning of 2020, offset by the economic impact to the oil and gas industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Expenses

 

The Company's operating expenses increased by $52,075,846 to $81,792,111 for the year ended December 31, 2020, from $29,716,265 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The operational side of this is increase is mainly attributable to increases in lease operating costs commensurate with the new oil and gas wells purchased, as well as a substantial increase in depletion expenses, accretion expense, depreciation and amortization expense. Additionally, the Company had a large impairment loss of $37,500,000, directly attributable to the economic impact of the pandemic in 2020.

 

Income (Loss) from Operations

 

The Company generated a loss from operations of $41,525,331 for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to an income from operations of $4,876,585 for the year ended December 31, 2019. This loss in income from operations was mainly due to the items explained above.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to an investor in the Company's securities.

 

Seasonality

 

The Company's operating results are not affected by seasonality.

 

Inflation

 

The Company's business and operating results are not currently affected in any material way by inflation although they could be adversely affected in the future were inflation to increase, resulting in cost increases.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions and apply judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be important at the time the financial statements are prepared and actual results could differ from our estimates and such differences could be material. Due to the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain, materially different amounts could be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. On a regular basis, we review our critical accounting policies and how they are applied in the preparation of our financial statements, as well as the sufficiency of the disclosures pertaining to our accounting policies in the footnotes accompanying our financial statements. Described below are the most significant policies we apply in preparing our consolidated financial statements, some of which are subject to alternative treatments under GAAP. We also describe the most significant estimates and assumptions we make in applying these policies. See “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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Oil and Gas Property Accounting

 

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method of accounting, all costs of acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties (including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, geological expenditures, dry hole costs, tangible and intangible development costs and direct internal costs) are capitalized as the cost of oil and natural gas properties when incurred.

 

The full cost method requires the Company to calculate quarterly, by cost center, a "ceiling," or limitation on the amount of properties that can be capitalized on the balance sheet. To the extent capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, less accumulated depletion and related deferred taxes exceed the sum of the discounted future net revenues of proved oil and natural gas reserves, the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved properties subject to amortization, the cost of properties not being amortized, and the related tax amounts, such excess capitalized costs are charged to expense.

 

Proved Reserves

 

Estimates of our proved reserves included in this report are prepared in accordance with U.S. SEC guidelines for reporting corporate reserves and future net revenue. The accuracy of a reserve estimate is a function of:

 

i. the quality and quantity of available data;

 

ii. the interpretation of that data;

 

iii. the accuracy of various mandated economic assumptions; and

 

iv. the judgment of the persons preparing the estimate.

 

Our proved reserve information included in this report was predominately based on estimates. Because these estimates depend on many assumptions, all of which may substantially differ from future actual results, reserve estimates will be different from the quantities of oil and gas that are ultimately recovered. In addition, results of drilling, testing and production after the date of an estimate may justify material revisions to the estimate.

 

In accordance with SEC requirements, we based the estimated discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves on the unweighted arithmetic average of the prior 12-month commodity prices as of the first day of each of the months constituting the period and costs on the date of the estimate.

 

The estimates of proved reserves materially impact depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion (“DD&A”) expense. If the estimates of proved reserves decline, the rate at which we record DD&A expense will increase, reducing future net income. Such a decline may result from lower market prices, which may make it uneconomic to drill for and produce from higher-cost fields.

 

Asset Retirement Obligation

 

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the estimated present value of the amount we will incur to plug, abandon and remediate our producing properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We determined our ARO by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement obligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the obligation’s inception, with an offsetting increase to proved properties. Periodic accretion of discount of the estimated liability is recorded as accretion expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

ARO liability is determined using significant assumptions, including current estimates of plugging and abandonment costs, annual inflation of these costs, the productive lives of wells and a risk-adjusted interest rate. Changes in any of these assumptions can result in significant revisions to the estimated ARO.

 

 
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Commodity derivatives

 

The Company does not designate its commodities derivative instruments as hedges and therefore does not apply hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments subsequent to the initial measurement are recorded as change in fair value on derivative liability, in other income (expense). The estimated fair value amounts of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments have been determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information which resulted in the Company classifying such derivatives as Level 2. Although the Company’s commodity derivative instruments are valued using public indices, as well as the Black-Sholes model, the instruments themselves are traded with unrelated counterparties and are not openly traded on an exchange.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.   

 

The Company, as a smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), is not required to furnish information required by this item.

 

 
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2020 and 2019   F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019   F-4  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019   F-5  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity   F-6  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   F-7  

 

 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Viking Energy Group, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Viking Energy Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its consolidated operations and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations since inception and has a working capital deficiency both of which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matter

 

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

 

Proved Oil and Natural Gas Properties, Depletion, and Impairment

 

As described further in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company uses the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas properties. This accounting method requires management to make estimates of proved oil and natural gas reserves and related future cash flows to compute and record depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, as well as to assess potential impairment of oil and natural gas properties (the full cost ceiling test). To estimate the volume of proved oil and natural gas reserves quantities, management makes significant estimates and assumptions including forecasting the production decline rate of producing properties. In addition, the estimation of proved oil and natural gas reserves is also impacted by management’s judgements and estimates regarding the financial performance of wells associated with those proved oil and natural gas reserves to determine if wells are expected to be economical under the appropriate pricing assumptions that are required in the estimation of depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and potential ceiling test impairment assessments. We identified the estimation of proved oil and natural gas reserves as it relates to the recognition of depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and the assessment of potential impairment as a critical audit matter.

 

The principal consideration for our determination that the estimation of proved oil and natural gas reserves is a critical audit matter is that there is significant judgement by management and use of specialist in developing the estimates of proved oil and natural gas reserves and a relatively minor change in certain inputs and assumptions that are necessary to estimate the volume and future cash flows of the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves could have a significant impact on the measurement of depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and/or impairment expense. In turn, auditing those inputs and assumptions required subjective and complex auditor judgement.

 

 
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How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

 

Our audit procedures to address management’s significant judgments and estimates associated with oil and natural gas reserve volumes and related future cash flows included the following, among others:

 


- We evaluated the independence, objectivity, and professional qualifications of the Company’s independent petroleum engineer specialist and read the report prepared by the Company’s independent petroleum engineer specialist.




- To the extent key, sensitive inputs and assumptions used to determine proved reserve volumes and other cash flow inputs and assumptions are derived from the Company’s accounting records, such as historical pricing differentials, operating costs, estimated capital costs and working and net revenue interests, we tested management’s process for determining the assumptions, including examining the underlying support, on a sample basis. Specifically, our audit procedures involved testing management’s assumptions as follows:

  



· Compared the estimated pricing differentials used in the reserve report to realized prices related to revenue transactions recorded in the current year and examined contractual support for the pricing differentials;






· Evaluated the models used to estimate the operating costs at year-end compared to historical operating costs;






· Evaluating the Company’s evidence supporting the amount of proved undeveloped properties reflected in the reserve report including management’s intent to develop the proved undeveloped properties.






· We tested the accuracy of the Company’s depletion calculations and impairment evaluation and measurement that included these proved reserve reports;






· Evaluated the working and net revenue interests used in the reserve report by inspecting a sample of land and division order records;






· Applied analytical procedures to the forecasted production in the reserve reports by comparing to historical actual results and to the prior year or preceding period reserve reports.

 

 

Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P.

 

Dallas, Texas

March 25, 2021

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.

  

 
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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

(A Majority-Owned Subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc.)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 



December 31,


2020

2019
ASSETS





Current assets:





Cash
$ 3,976,783

$ 1,761,495
Restricted cash

3,862,756


3,877,229
Accounts receivable – oil and gas

4,050,631


2,864,114
Prepaid expenses

-


168,994
Total current assets

11,890,170


8,671,832









Oil and gas properties, full cost method







Proved developed producing oil and gas properties, net

64,703,753


68,924,441
Proved undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties, net

37,452,683


50,817,675
Total Oil and gas properties, net

102,156,436


119,742,116









Fixed assets, net

433,168


509,934
Derivative asset

1,220,209


-
Deposits

57,896


2,821,594
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 115,757,879

$ 131,745,476









LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)







Current liabilities:







Accounts payable
$ 4,475,519

$ 3,791,894
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

3,857,655


3,229,594
Undistributed revenues and royalties

4,115,462


2,247,678
Derivative liability

893,458


5,158,822
Amount due to director

559,122


590,555
Current portion of long-term debt - net of debt discount

32,977,368


19,225,045
Total current liabilities

46,878,584


34,243,588
Long term debt – net of current portion and debt discount

78,775,796


84,988,117
Operating lease liability

241,431


308,279
Asset retirement obligation

6,164,231


3,538,637
TOTAL LIABILITIES

132,060,042


123,078,621









Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

-


-









STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY







Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 28,092 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019

28


28
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 51,494,956 and 13,799,812 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively

51,495


13,800
Additional Paid-In Capital

75,920,811


38,935,790
Retained deficit

(92,274,497 )

(30,282,763 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(16,302,163 )

8,666,855
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
$ 115,757,879

$ 131,745,476

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

(A Majority Owned Subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc.)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 



For the Years Ended
December 31,



2020

2019
Revenue





Oil and gas sales
$ 40,266,780

$ 34,592,850









Operating expenses







Lease operating costs

19,075,749


12,203,777
Impairment of oil and gas properties

37,500,000


-
General and administrative

4,966,059


5,233,027
Stock based compensation

5,625,302


951,533
Accretion – asset retirement obligations

1,111,266


391,482
Depreciation, depletion & amortization

13,513,735


10,936,446
Total operating expenses

81,792,111


29,716,265









Income (Loss) from operations

(41,525,331 )

4,876,585









Other income (expenses)







Interest expense

(19,697,942 )

(12,988,695 )
Amortization of debt discount

(7,321,178 )

(7,975,244 )
Change in fair value of derivatives

5,485,573


(3,308,880 )
Loss on debt settlement

(931,894 )

-
Interest and other income

2,527


5,384
Total other income (expenses)

(22,462,914 )

(24,267,435 )









Net loss before income taxes

(63,988,245 )

(19,390,850 )
Income tax benefit (expense)

-


-
Net loss

(63,988,245 )

(19,390,850 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

1,996,511


-
Net loss attributable to Viking Energy Group, Inc.
$ (61,991,734 )
$ (19,390,850 )









Loss per weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
$ (2.42 )
$ (1.81 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

26,459,006


10,708,865

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

(A Majority Owned Subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc.)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  



For the Years Ended
December 31,



2020

2019
Cash flows from operating activities:





Net loss
$ (63,988,245 )
$ (19,390,850 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:







Change in fair value of derivative liability

(5,485,573 )

3,308,880
Stock-based compensation

5,625,302


951,533
Depreciation, depletion and amortization

13,513,735


10,936,446
Accretion - asset retirement obligation

1,111,266


391,482
Impairment of oil and gas properties

37,500,000


-
Amortization of right-of-use assets

1,442


3,766
Loss on financing settlement

931,894


-
Amortization of debt discount

7,321,178


7,975,244
Stock-based interest expense

2,178,356


-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities







Accounts receivable

(1,186,517 )

(2,517,727 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets

182.692


(2,755,951 )
Accounts payable

683,625


1,247,148
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

1,617,298


2,837,595
Undistributed revenues and royalties

1,069,645


1,040,073
Net cash provided by operating activities

1,076,098


4,027,639









Cash flows from investing activities:







Investment in and acquisition of oil and gas properties

(1,935,328 )

(5,196,576 )
Acquisition of fixed assets

(59,900 )

(11,115 )
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas interests

134,222


552,966
Net cash used in investing activities

(1,861,006 )

(4,654,725 )









Cash flows from financing activities:







Proceeds from long-term debt

6,217,688


10,258,123
Proceeds from long-term debt - parent

5,600,000


-
Repayment of long-term debt

(19,746,457 )

(9,131,911 )
Proceeds from sale of stock - parent

10,900,000


-
Proceeds from sale of stock

7,925


-
Short term advance

-


693,706
Proceeds from amount due to director

-


195,000
Repayment of amount due to director

(31,433 )

-
Proceeds from exercise of warrants

38,000


241,000
Net cash provided by financing activities

2,985,723


2,255,918









Net increase (decrease) in cash

2,200,815


1,628,832  
Cash, beginning of year

5,638,724


4,009,892
Cash, end of year
$ 7,839,539

$ 5,638,724









Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
















Cash paid for:







Interest
$ 15,995,430

$ 10,034,325
Income taxes
$ -

$ -









Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:







Recognition of asset retirement obligation
$ 1,514,328

$ 94,796
Recognition of right-of-use asset and lease liability
$ -

$ 367,365
Amortization of right-of-use asset and lease liability
$ 66,848

$ 59,086
Purchase of transportation equipment through direct financing
$ -

$ 56,760
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties paid directly to reduce debt
$ 250,000

$ 3,800,000
Elimination of asset retirement obligation associated with sale of assets
$ -

$ 1,361,106
Issuance of shares as payment of interest on debt
$ 115,958

$ 620,508
Issuance of warrants for services
$ 2,466,531

$ 167,151
Warrants exercised to reduce debt
$ -

$ 1,900,635
Issuance of warrants as discount on debt
$ 183,214

$ 3,129,012
Debt refinanced through new credit facility
$ -

$ 3,310,000
Purchase price adjustment of short-term advance
$ -

$ 693,706
Issuance of warrants shares as reduction of debt
$ 15,000

$ -
Issuance of shares in debt conversion
$ 4,350,146

$ -
Issuance of shares as discount on debt
$ 2,444,244

$ -
Private placement debt exchanged for new private placement debt
$ 654,000

$ -
Purchase of working interest through new debt
$ 29,496,356

$ -
Purchase of working interest through assumption of undistributed revenue
$ 798,139

$ -
Recognition of beneficial conversion feature as discount on debt
$ 2,029,188

$ -
Accrued interest rolled into new private placement
$ 103,583

$ -
Issuance of shares as reduction of debt and accrued expenses
$ 4,110,250

$ -
Note payable – parent converted to sale of stock
$ 9,200,000

$ -

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

(A Majority Owned Subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc.)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

   



Preferred Stock

Common Stock




Retained

 





Number

Amount

Number

Amount

Additional
Paid-in
Capital


Earnings
(Accumulated Deficit)


Noncontrolling Interest

Total
Stockholders'
Equity


























Balances at December 31, 2018

28,092

$ 28


10,109,892

$ 10,110

$ 32,096,792

$ (10,891,913 )
$ -

$ 21,215,017

































Shares issued for services









686,793


687


783,095










783,782
Shares issued for interest









405,561


405


620,103










620,508
Warrants issued for services

















167,751










167,751
Warrants issued as debt discouint

















3,129,012










3,129,012
Warrants exercised through reduction of debt









2,111,817


2,112


1,898,523










1,900,635
Warrants exercised for cash









267,778


268


240,732










241,000
Shares issued in cashless exercise of warrants









217,973


218


(218 )









-
Net loss





















(19,390,850 )





(19,390,850 )

































Balances at December 31, 2019

28,092

$ 28


13,799,812

$ 13,800

$ 38,935,790

$ (30,282,763 )
$ -

$ 8,666,855

































Shares issued for services









2,462,818


2,463


3,156,308










3,158,771
Warrant exercise









47,042


47


37,953










38,000
Warrants exercised to reduce debt









16,667


17


14,983










15,000
Warrants issued for services









-






2,466,531










2,466,531
Warrants issued as debt discount

















183,214










183,214
Shares issued as debt discouint









2,320,101


2,320


2,441,924










2,444,244
Shares issued for sale of stock









26,285,517


26,286


20,081,639










20,107,925
Shares issued for interest









84,446


84


115,874










115,958
Shares isued in conversion of debt









3,572,870


3,573


4,346,573










4,350,146
Beneficial conversion features as debt discount

















2,029,188










2,029,188
Other









(15 )

(1 )

1












Shares issued as reduction of debt and accrued expenses









2,905,698


2,906


4,107,344










4,110,250
NCI assigned back to Viking

















(1,996,511 )





1,996,511


-
Net loss





















(61,991,734 )

(1,996,511 )

(63,988,245 )

































Balances at December 31, 2020

28,092

$ 28


51,494,956

$ 51,495

$ 75,920,811

$ (92,274,497 )
$ -

$ (16,302,163 )

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  

Note 1 Relationship with and Ownership by Camber Energy, Inc.

 

In February 2020, the Company entered into a merger agreement with Camber Energy, Inc.(“Camber”); the agreement was subject to numerous conditions. On December 23, 2020 Camber acquired a 51% interest in Viking and this merger agreement was terminated. On January 8, 2021 Camber acquired an additional interest in the Company resulting in Camber owning approximately 62% of the outstanding common shares of the Company. As a result, since December 23, 2020 Viking has been a majority-owned subsidiary of Camber. The December 2020 and January 2021 transactions and a new merger agreement in February 2021 are described further below. References below to the Company’s various debt arrangements are described further in Note 7.

 

December 23, 2020 Transaction

 

On December 23, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Camber, pursuant to which Camber acquired (“Camber’s Acquisition”) 26,274,510 shares of Viking common stock (“Camber’s Viking Shares”), constituting 51% of the common stock of Viking, in consideration of (i) Camber’s payment of $10,900,000 to Viking (the “Cash Purchase Price”), and (ii) cancelation of $9,200,000 in promissory notes issued by Viking to Camber (“Camber’s Viking Notes”). Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Viking is obligated to issue additional shares of Viking common stock to Camber to ensure that Camber shall own at least 51% of the common stock of Viking through July 1, 2022.

 

In connection with Camber’s Acquisition, the Company and Camber terminated their previous merger agreement, dated August 31, 2020, as amended, and Camber assigned its membership interests in one of Viking’s subsidiaries, Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC, back to Viking. Also in connection with Camber’s Acquisition, effective December 23, 2020, Camber (i) borrowed $12,000,000 from an institutional investor; (ii) issued the investor a promissory note in the principal amount of $12,000,000, accruing interest at the rate of 10% per annum and maturing December 11, 2022 (the “Camber Investor Note”); (iii) granted the Investor a first-priority security interest in Camber’s Viking Shares and Camber’s other assets pursuant to a pledge agreement and a general security agreement, respectively; and (iv) entered into an amendment to Camber’s $6,000,000 promissory note previously issued to the investor dated December 11, 2020 (the “Additional Camber Investor Note”), amending the acceleration provision of the note to provide that the note repayment obligations would also not accelerate if Camber has increased its authorized capital stock by March 11, 2021 (and Camber increased its authorized capital stock in February of 2021 as required). In order to close Camber’s Acquisition, effective December 23, 2020, Viking entered into a Guaranty Agreement, guaranteeing repayment of the Camber Investor Note and the Additional Camber Investor Note.

 

On December 23, 2020, the Camber Investor Note was funded, and Viking and Camber closed Camber’s Acquisition, with Camber paying the Cash Purchase Price to Viking and cancelling Camber’s Viking Notes, and Viking issuing Camber’s Viking Shares. At the closing, James Doris and Frank Barker, Jr., Viking’s CEO and CFO, were appointed the CEO and CFO of Camber, and Mr. Doris was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of Camber.

 

Extinguishment of $18.9 million promissory note

 

On January 8, 2021, the Company entered into another purchase agreement with Camber pursuant to which Camber agreed to acquire an additional 16,153,846 shares of Company common stock (the “Shares”) in consideration of (i) Camber issuing 1,890 shares of Camber’s Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock to EMC Capital Partners, LLC (“EMC”), one of the Company’s lenders which held a secured promissory note issued by the Company to EMC in the original principal amount of $20,869,218 in connection with the purchase of oil and gas assets on or about February 3, 2020 (the “EMC Note”); and (ii) EMC considering the EMC Note paid in full and cancelled pursuant to the Cancellation Agreement described below.

 

Simultaneously, on January 8, 2021, the Company entered into a Cancellation Agreement with EMC (the “Cancellation Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $325,000 to EMC, and EMC agreed to cancel and terminate in the EMC Note and all other liabilities, claims, amounts owing and other obligations under the Note. At the same time, Camber entered into a purchase agreement with EMC pursuant to which (i) Camber agreed to issue 1,890 shares of Camber’s Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock to EMC, and (ii) EMC agreed to enter into the Cancellation Agreement with the Company to cancel the EMC Note.

 

 
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These January 8, 2021 transactions will be reflected in the Company’s financial statements for the quarter ending March 31, 2021.

 

February 2021 Merger Agreement with Camber

 

On February 15, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Camber. The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber (“Merger Sub”) will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber.

 

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share: (i) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Viking Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than shares owned by Camber, the Company and Merger Sub, will be converted into the right to receive one share of common stock of Camber; and (ii) of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Viking Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Camber (the “Camber Series A Preferred Stock”). Each share of Camber Series A Preferred Stock will convert into 890 shares of common stock of Camber (subject to a beneficial ownership limitation preventing conversion into Camber common stock if the holder would be deemed to beneficially own more than 9.99% of Camber’s common stock), will be treated equally with Camber’s common stock with respect to dividends and liquidation, and will only have voting rights with respect to voting: (a) on a proposal to increase or reduce Camber’s share capital; (b) on a resolution to approve the terms of a buy-back agreement; (c) on a proposal to wind up Camber; (d) on a proposal for the disposal of all or substantially all of Camber’s property, business and undertaking; (f) during the winding-up of Camber; and/or (g) with respect to a proposed merger or consolidation in which Camber is a party or a subsidiary of Camber is a party. Holders of Viking Common Stock and Viking Preferred Stock will have any fractional shares of Camber common stock or preferred stock after the Merger rounded up to the nearest whole share.

 

At the Effective Time, each outstanding Company equity award, will be converted into the right to receive the merger consideration in respect of each share of Viking Common Stock underlying such equity award and, in the case of Company stock options, be converted into vested Camber stock options based on the merger exchange ratio calculated as provided above (the “Exchange Ratio”).

 

The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that effective as of the Effective Time, James A. Doris, the current Chief Executive Officer of both the Company and Camber, shall serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company following the Effective Time. The Merger Agreement provides that, as of the Effective Time, the Combined Company will have its headquarters in Houston, Texas.

 

The Merger Agreement also provides that, during the period from the date of the Merger Agreement until the Effective Time, each of Camber and Company will be subject to certain restrictions on its ability to solicit alternative acquisition proposals from third parties, to provide non-public information to third parties and to engage in discussions with third parties regarding alternative acquisition proposals, subject to customary exceptions. Company is required to hold a meeting of its stockholders to vote upon the adoption of the Merger Agreement and, subject to certain exceptions, to recommend that its stockholders vote to adopt the Merger Agreement. Camber is required to hold a meeting of its stockholders to approve the issuance of Viking Common Stock and Viking Preferred Stock in connection with the Merger (the “Share Issuance”).

 

The completion of the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including (i) adoption of the Merger Agreement by Camber’s stockholders and approval of the Share Issuance by Camber’s stockholders, (ii) receipt of required regulatory approvals, (iii) effectiveness of a registration statement on Form S-4 for the Camber common stock to be issued in the Merger (the “Form S-4”), and (iv) the absence of any law, order, injunction, decree or other legal restraint preventing the completion of the Merger or making the completion of the Merger illegal. Each party’s obligation to complete the Merger is also subject to certain additional customary conditions, including (i) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other party, (ii) subject to certain exceptions, performance by the other party of its obligations under the Merger Agreement and (iii) the absence of any material adverse effect on the other party, as defined in the Merger Agreement.

 

 
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Additional closing conditions to the Merger include that in the event the NYSE American determines that the Merger constitutes, or will constitute, a “back-door listing”/“reverse merger”, Camber (and its common stock) is required to qualify for initial listing on the NYSE American, pursuant to the applicable guidance and requirements of the NYSE as of the Effective Time.

 

The Merger Agreement can be terminated (i) at any time with the mutual consent of the parties; (ii) by either Camber or Company if any governmental consent or approval required for closing is not obtained, or any governmental entity issues a final non-appealable order or similar decree preventing the Merger; (iii) by either Company or Camber if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before August 1, 2021; (iv) by Camber or Company, upon the breach by the other of a term of the Merger, which is not cured within 30 days of the date of written notice thereof by the other; (v) by Camber if Company is unable to obtain the affirmative vote of its stockholders for approval of the Merger; (vi) by Company if Camber is unable to obtain the affirmative vote of its stockholders required pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement; and (vii) by Company or Camber if there is a willful breach of the Merger Agreement by the other party thereto.

 

The Merger Agreement contains customary indemnification obligations of the parties and representations and warranties.

 

Note 2 Nature of Business and Going Concern

 

Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking” or the “Company”) is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties, both individually and through collaborative partnerships with other companies in this field of endeavor. Since the beginning of 2019, the Company has had the following related activities:

 


· On May 1, 2019, the Company’s subsidiary, Mid-Con Development, LLC sold all of its interests in the oil and gas assets Mid-Con Development, LLC owned in Ellis and Rooks Counties, Kansas, consisting of working interests in approximately 41 oil leases comprising several thousand acres.




· On May 10, 2019, Petrodome Louisiana Pipeline LLC ("Petrodome LA"), a subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiary, Petrodome Energy, LLC, acquired a majority working interest in 6 gas wells (including 2 producing gas wells), 1 producing oil well and 1 salt water disposal well located in the East Mud Lake Field in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with leases to mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 765 acres.




· On February 3, 2020, Elysium Energy, LLC (“Elysium”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking’s subsidiary, Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC (“Elysium Holdings”) (which was majority-owned by Viking at the time), acquired interests in certain oil and gas properties located in Texas and Louisiana. The assets purchased included leases, working interests, and over-riding royalty interests in oil and gas properties in Texas (approximately 72 wells) and Louisiana (approximately 55 wells), along with associated equipment. On February 4, 2020, Elysium hedged 75% of the estimated oil and gas production associated with the newly acquired assets for 2020, 60% of the estimated production for 2021 and 50% of the estimated production for the period between January 2022 to July 2022. Theses hedges have a floor of $45 and a ceiling ranging from $52.70 to $56 for oil, and a floor of $2 and a ceiling of $2.425 for natural gas.

   

The Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company generated a net loss of $63,988,245 for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Loss”) as compared to a net loss of $19,390,850 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The 2020 Loss was comprised of, among other things, certain non-cash items, including: (i) Impairment of Oil & Gas Properties in the amount of $37,500,000 attributable in part to low commodity prices throughout 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and certain geo-political factors; (ii) Stock Based Compensation of $5,625,302; (iii) Accretion of Asset Retirement Obligation of $1,111,266; (iv) Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization of $13,513,735; and (v) Change in Fair Value of Derivatives of ($5,485,573).

 

 
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As of December 31, 2020, the Company has a stockholders’ deficit of $16,302,163 and total Long-Term Debt of $111,753,164. On or about January 8, 2021, the equity position of the Company was improved by the extinguishment of Long-Term Debt and accrued expenses of approximately $18,900,000 through the issuance of common stock (see Note 1).

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has a working capital deficiency of approximately $35,000,000. The largest component of current liabilities creating this working capital deficiency is a term loan agreement with a face value of approximately $33.6 million as of December 31, 2020.

 

Management believes it will be able to continue to leverage the expertise and relationships of its operational and technical teams to enhance existing assets and identify new development and acquisition opportunities in order to improve the Company’s financial position. The Company may have the ability, if it can raise additional capital, to acquire new assets in a separate division from existing subsidiaries. Also, as a majority-owned subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc. (“Camber”), the Company might be able to benefit from Camber’s national stock exchange platform to access additional capital sources.

 

None the less, recent oil and gas price volatility as a result of geopolitical conditions and the global COVID-19 pandemic have already had and may continue to have a negative impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. Negative impacts could include but are not limited to: The Company’s ability to sell our oil and gas production, reduction in the selling price of the Company’s oil and gas, failure of a counterparty to make required hedge payments, possible disruption of production as a result of worker illness or mandated production shutdowns, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with loan covenants and/or refinance existing indebtedness, and access to new capital and financing.

 

These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, to develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from business operations when they come due. Management believes the Company will be able to continue to develop new opportunities and will be able to obtain additional funds through debt and / or equity financings to facilitate its development strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.

 

Note 3 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

a) Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for consolidated financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements include all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete consolidated financial statements.

 

b) Basis of Consolidation

 

The financial statements presented herein reflect the consolidated financial results of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, and Mid-Con Development, LLC, which were all formed to provide a base of operations for properties in the Central United States, and Petrodome Energy, LLC, Ichor Holdings, LLC, Ichor Energy, LLC, Ichor Energy (TX), LLC, and Ichor Energy (LA), LLC., Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Elysium Energy, LLC, Elysium Energy TX, LLC, Elysium Energy LA, LLC, Pointe A La Hache, L.L.C., Potash, L.L.C., Ramos Field, L.L.C., and Turtle Bayou, L.L.C., all based in Houston, Texas which provides a base of operations to facilitate property acquisitions in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

 
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c) Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and timing of revenues and expenses, the reported amounts and classification of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to impairment of long-lived assets, fair value of commodity derivatives, stock-based compensation, asset retirement obligations, and the determination of expected tax rates for future income tax recoveries.

 

The estimates of proved, probable and possible oil and gas reserves are used as significant inputs in determining the depletion of oil and gas properties and the impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in the estimation of quantities of proved, probable and possible reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and the timing of development expenditures. Similarly, evaluations for impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties are subject to numerous uncertainties including, among others, estimates of future recoverable reserves and commodity price outlooks. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions utilized.

 

d) Financial Instruments

 

Accounting Standards Codification, “ASC” Topic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurement” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 820-10, defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurement. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for deposits, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, accounts payable, derivative liabilities, amount due to director, and convertible notes each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

 


Level 1: inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 


Level 2: inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 


Level 3: inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 are classified below based on the three fair value hierarchy described above:

 

Description   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total Gains
(Losses)














Financial Assets











Commodity Derivative

-


1,220,209


-


6,227,390


$ -

$ 1,220,209

$ -

$ 6,227,390

















Financial liabilities















Commodity Derivative

-


893,458


-


(741,818 )


$ -

$ 893,458

$ -

$ (741,818 )

 

 
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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 are classified below based on the three fair value hierarchy described above:

 

Description   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total Gains
(Losses)
 













Financial Assets











Commodity Derivative

-


-


-


-

















Financial liabilities















Commodity Derivative





5,158,822


-


(3,308,880 )


$ -

$ 5,158,822

$ -

$ (3,308,880 )

 

The Company has entered into certain commodity derivative instruments containing swaps and collars, which management believes are effective in mitigating commodity price risk associated with a portion of its future monthly natural gas and crude oil production and related cash flows. The Company does not designate its commodities derivative instruments as hedges and therefore does not apply hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments subsequent to the initial measurement are recorded as change in fair value on derivative liability, in other income (expense). The estimated fair value amounts of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments have been determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information which resulted in the Company classifying such derivatives as Level 2. Although the Company’s commodity derivative instruments are valued using public indices, as well as the Black-Sholes model, the instruments themselves are traded with unrelated counterparties and are not openly traded on an exchange.

 

In a commodities swap agreement, the Company trades the fluctuating market prices of oil or natural gas at specific delivery points over a specified period, for fixed prices. As a producer of oil and natural gas, the Company holds these commodity derivatives to protect the operating revenues and cash flows related to a portion of its future natural gas and crude oil sales from the risk of significant declines in commodity prices, which helps reduce exposure to price risk and improves the likelihood of funding its capital budget. If the price of a commodity rises above what the Company has agreed to receive in the swap agreement, the amount that it agreed to pay the counterparty is expected to be offset by the increased amount it received for its production.

 

The Company has also entered into collar agreements related to oil and gas production with established floors and ceilings. Upon settlement, if the current market price of the commodity is below the floor, the Company receives the difference. Conversely, if the current market price of the commodity is above the ceiling at settlement, the Company pays the excess over the ceiling price.

 

Although the Company is exposed to credit risk to the extent of nonperformance by the counterparties to these derivative contracts, the Company does not anticipate such nonperformance and monitors the credit worthiness of its counterparties on an ongoing basis.

 

The derivative assets were $1,220,209 and $0 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively, and the derivative liabilities were $893,458 and 5,158,822 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively. The change in the fair value of the derivative assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of an increase of $6,379,031 associated with commodity derivatives existing at the beginning of 2020 and a decrease of $893,458 associated with the new commodity derivative related to Elysium’s acquisition on February 3, 2020.

 

 
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The table below is a summary of the Company’s commodity derivatives as of December 31, 2020:

 

Natural Gas   Period   Average
MMBTU
per Month
    Fixed
Price per
MMBTU










Swap
Dec-18 to Dec-22

118,936

$ 2.715
Collar
Mar 20 / Aug 22

196,078

$2.00 / $2.43











Crude Oil   Period   Average
BBL per
Month
    Price
per BBL












Swap
Dec-18 to Dec- 22

24,600

$ 50.85
Collar
Feb 20 to Dec 20

16,278

$45.00 / $54.20
Collar
Jan 21 to Dec 21

10,135

$45.00 / $56.00
Collar
Jan 22 to July 22

6,934

$45.00 / $52.70

 

e) Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and highly liquid investment securities that have original maturities of three months or less. At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company has cash deposits in excess of FDIC insured limits in the amounts of $3,726,783 and $4,163,360 respectively.

 

Restricted cash in the amount of $3,862,756 as of December 31, 2020 consists of $2,243,485 held by Ichor Energy, LLC and/or its subsidiaries and $1,619,271 held by Elysium Energy, LLC and/or its subsidiaries.

 

Pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement to which Ichor Energy LLC and its subsidiaries are parties, following March 31, 2019 the company is required at all times to maintain a minimum cash balance of $2,000,000 (the “MLR”). Within 30 days of the end of each quarter, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the company is required to pay the lenders, as an additional principal payment on the debt, any cash in excess of (i) the MLR and (ii) any funds necessary for the capital expenditures contemplated to be expended in the next six-month period by an approved plan of development (“APOD Capex Amount”). At December 31, 2020, the restricted cash did not exceed the MLR and the APOD Capex Amount.

 

Pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement to which Elysium Energy, LLC and its subsidiaries are parties, all receipts are to be deposited to a lockbox account under the control of the administrative agent, and then subsequently transferred for operations to the company’s bank accounts, all of which are subject to deposit account control agreements. The aggregate amount of unencumbered cash held in any Operating Account is not to be less than (a) $1,000,000 for the period commencing on December 31, 2020 through and including April 29, 2020, (b) $1,750,000 for the period commencing on April 30, 2021 through and including June 29, 2021, and (c) $2,500,000 for the period commencing June 30, 2021 through and including the Maturity Date. Commencing with the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the company is required to make mandatory prepayments of principal equal to 75% of Excess Cash Flow as defined in the agreement.

 

f) Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivable consist of oil and gas receivables. The Company evaluates these accounts receivable for collectability and, when necessary, records allowances for expected unrecoverable amounts. The Company has recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $217,057 at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

g) Oil and Gas Properties

 

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method of accounting, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized. General and administrative costs related to production and general overhead are expensed as incurred.

 

 
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All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit of production method using estimates of proved reserves. Disposition of oil and gas properties are accounted for as a reduction of capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustment would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the gain or loss is recognized in operations. Unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is included in loss from operations before income taxes.

 

h) Limitation on Capitalized Costs

 

Under the full-cost method of accounting, we are required, at the end of each reporting date, to perform a test to determine the limit on the book value of our oil and natural gas properties (the “Ceiling” test). If the capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated amortization and related deferred income taxes, exceed the Ceiling, this excess or impairment is charged to expense. The expense may not be reversed in future periods, even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the Ceiling. The Ceiling is defined as the sum of:

 

(a) the present value, discounted at 10 percent, and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions, of 1) estimated future gross revenues from proved reserves, which is computed using oil and natural gas prices determined as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the 12-month hedging arrangements pursuant to SAB 103, less 2) estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) to be incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves, plus

 

(b) the cost of properties not being amortized; plus

 

(c) the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproven properties included in the costs being amortized, net of

 

(d) the related tax effects related to the difference between the book and tax basis of our oil and natural gas properties.

 

i) Oil and Gas Reserves

 

Reserve engineering is a subjective process that is dependent upon the quality of available data and the interpretation thereof, including evaluations and extrapolations of well flow rates and reservoir pressure. Estimates by different engineers often vary sometimes significantly. In addition, physical factors such as the results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of an estimate, as well as economic factors such as changes in product prices, may justify revision of such estimates. Because proved reserves are required to be estimated using recent prices of the evaluation, estimated reserve quantities can be significantly impacted by changes in product prices.

 

j) Income (loss) per Share

  

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and adjusted by any effects of warrants and options outstanding during the period. At December 31, 2020 and 2019 there were 17,646,154 and 9,394,993 common stock equivalents that were anti-dilutive, respectively.

 

k) Revenue Recognition

 

Sales of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) are included in revenue when production is sold to a customer in fulfillment of performance obligations under the terms of agreed contracts. Performance obligations primarily comprise delivery of oil, gas, or NGLs at a delivery point, as negotiated within each contract. Each barrel of oil, million BTU (MMBtu) of natural gas, or other unit of measure is separately identifiable and represents a distinct performance obligation to which the transaction price is allocated. Performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time once control of the product has been transferred to the customer. The Company considers a variety of facts and circumstances in assessing the point of control transfer, including but not limited to: whether the purchaser can direct the use of the hydrocarbons, the transfer of significant risks and rewards, the Company’s right to payment, and transfer of legal title. In each case, the time between delivery and when payments are due is not significant.

 

 
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The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by source for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

   



Years Ended  
    December 31,  
    2020     2019







Oil
$ 24,070,203

$ 32,030,490
Natural gas and natural gas liquids

9,360,895


6,019,879
Settlements on Hedge Contracts

6,009,454


(3,757,339 )
Other income

826,228


299,820











$ 40,266,780

$ 34,592,850

   

l) Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements. Under this method, the Company determines deferred tax assets and liabilities on the basis of the differences between the consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities by using estimated tax rates for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities to the extent that we believe that these assets and/or liabilities are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If we determine that the Company would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, we would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

 

In assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets, management evaluated whether it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of its deferred tax assets, will be realized. The realization of its deferred tax assets relates directly to the Company’s ability to generate taxable income. The valuation allowance is then adjusted accordingly.

  

m) Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company may issue stock options to employees and stock options or warrants to non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The cost of stock options and warrants issued to employees and non-employees is measured on the grant date based on the fair value. The fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting amount is charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the period in which the Company expects to receive the benefit, which is generally the vesting period.

 

The fair value of stock options and warrants is determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option model requires management to make various estimates and assumptions, including expected term, expected volatility, risk-free rate, and dividend yield. The expected term represents the period of time that stock-based compensation awards granted are expected to be outstanding and is estimated based on considerations including the vesting period, contractual term and anticipated employee exercise patterns. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in relation to the contractual life of stock-based compensation instrument. The dividend yield assumption is based on historical patterns and future expectations for the Company dividends.

 

 
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The following table represents stock warrant activity as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020:

 



Number
of Shares


Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life


Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Warrants Outstanding – December 31, 2019

4,958,882


2.34

5.6 years


-
Granted

4,452,527


0.48

7.9 years


-
Exercised

(78,166 )

-


-


-
Forfeited/expired/cancelled

(2,222,222 )





-


-

















Warrants Outstanding – December 31, 2020

7,111,021

$ 0.99

5.7 years

$ -

















Outstanding Exercisable – December 31, 2020

7,111,021

$ 0.99

5.7 years

$ -

 

The Company issued 63,709 common shares from the exercise of 78,166 warrants during the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

n) Impairment of long-lived assets

 

The Company is required to review its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.

 

Assets are grouped and evaluated at the lowest level for their identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. The Company considers historical performance and future estimated results in its evaluation of potential impairment and then compares the carrying amount of the asset to the future estimated cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. The estimation of fair value is generally determined by using the asset's expected future discounted cash flows or market value. The Company estimates fair value of the assets based on certain assumptions such as budgets, internal projections, and other available information as considered necessary. There is no impairment of long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

o) Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations

 

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the estimated present value of the amount the Company will incur to plug, abandon and remediate its producing properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Company determined its ARO by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement obligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the obligation’s inception, with an offsetting increase to proved properties.

 

 
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The following table describes the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the year ended December 31, 2020:

 



Year ended
December 31,
2020
    Year ended
December 31,
2019








Asset retirement obligation – beginning
$ 3,538,637

$ 4,413,465
Oil and gas purchases

1,514,328


94,796
Adjustments through disposals and settlements

-


(1,361,106 )
Accretion expense

1,111,266


391,482









Asset retirement obligation – ending
$ 6,164,231

$ 3,538,637

   

p) Undistributed Revenues and Royalties

 

The Company records a liability for cash collected from oil and gas sales that have not been distributed. The amounts get distributed in accordance with the working interests of the respective owners.

  

q) Subsequent events

 

The Company has evaluated all subsequent events from December 31, 2020 through the date of filing of this report.

 

Note 4. Oil and Gas Properties

 

As discussed in Note 2, on February 3, 2020, the Company, through its subsidiary Elysium Energy, LLC (“Elysium”) completed an acquisition of working interests in certain oil and gas leases in Texas and Louisiana. The aggregate consideration transferred for the working interests of $29,496,356 substantially consisted of (i) the net proceeds from the Company’s borrowings on February 3, 2020 with various lenders represented by 405 Woodbine, LLC and Camber Energy, Inc., less (ii) the net effect of the resolution of February 3, 2020 on all amounts outstanding under the Company’s December 2018 promissory note with RPM Investments in exchange for a new note with EMC Capital Partners, LLC (including the pay-down of such new note as a result of the post-closing adjustments). See Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements for further information on all of these borrowings. The aggregate consideration has been allocated to the fair value of assets and liabilities as follows:

 

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities






Oil and Gas Properties
$ 31,808,823
Asset retirement obligations assumed

(1,514,328 )
Undistributed revenue obligation assumed

(798,139 )







$ 29,496,356

   

 
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The following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification and geographical cost center for the year ended December 31, 2020:

 



December 31,
2019


Adjustments

Impairments

December 31,
2020














Proved developed producing oil and gas properties











United States cost center
$ 76,532,985

$ 27,319,089

$ (22,500,000 )
$ 81,352,074
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

(7,608,544 )

(9,039,777 )

-


(16,648,321 )
Proved developed producing oil and gas properties, net
$ 68,924,441

$ 18,279,312

$ (22,500,000 )
$ 64,703,753

















Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties















United States cost center
$ 56,168,428

$ 6,040,841

$ (15,000,000 )
$ 47,209,269
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

(5,350,753 )

(4,405,833 )

-


(9,756,586 )
Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties, net
$ 50,817,675

$ 1,635,008

$ (15,000,000 )
$ 37,452,683

















Total Oil and Gas Properties, Net
$ 119,742,116

$ 19,914,320

$ (37,500,000 )
$ 102,156,436

 

Primarily as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and falling oil prices during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized an impairment of oil and gas properties of $37,500,000 which is included in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification and geographical cost center for the year ended December 31, 2019:

  


  December 31,
2018
    Adjustments     Impairments     December 31,
2019














Proved developed producing oil and gas properties











United States cost center
$ 81,936,721

$ (5,403,736 )
$ -

$ 76,532,985
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

(604,735 )

(7,003,809 )

-


(7,608,544 )
Proved developed producing oil and gas properties, net
$ 81,331,986

$ (12,407,545 )
$ -

$ 68,924,441

















Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties















United States cost center
$ 51,973,719

$ 4,194,709

$ -

$ 56,168,428
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

(1,480,813 )

(3,869,940 )

-


(5,350,753 )
Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties, net
$ 50,492,906

$ 324,769

$ -

$ 50,817,675

















Total Oil and Gas Properties, Net
$ 131,824,892

$ (12,082,776 )
$ -

$ 119,742,116

  

Note 5. Related Party Transactions

 

The Company’s CEO and director, James Doris, has incurred expenses on behalf of, and made advances to, the Company in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations. Additionally, Mr. Doris has made several loans through promissory notes to the Company, all accruing interest at 12%, and payable on demand. On December 21, 2020, the Company modified the exercise price of 1,666,667 previously issued common stock warrants from $0.30 to $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2020, the total amount due to Mr. Doris for these loans is $559,122.

  

The Company’s CFO, Frank W. Barker, Jr., renders professional services to the Company through FWB Consulting, Inc., an affiliate of Mr. Barker’s for $20,000 per month. As of December 31, 2020, the total amount due to FWB Consulting, Inc. is $221,968 and is included in accounts payable. On December 21, 2020, the Company modified the exercise price of 555,556 previously issued common stock warrants from $0.25 to $0.001 per share. On December 31, 2020, the Company granted 1,333,333 common stock warrants to Mr. Barker with an exercise price of $0.001 per share. Additionally, the Company rented on a short-term basis, residential property from Mr. Barker during 2020 for $30,000 to facilitate corporate operations.

  

On December 31, 2020, the Company granted 44,444 common stock warrants with an exercise price of $0.001 per share to Lawrence Fisher, a member of the Board of Directors. 

 

On December 31, 2020, the Company granted 66,667 common stock warrants with an exercise price of $0.001 per share to David Herskovits, a member of the Board of Directors.  

   

 
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During the year ended December 31, 2020, Troy Caruso and various entities affiliated with Mr. Caruso owned in aggregate more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. As of December 31, 2020, the ownership percentage has decreased below 10%. Mr. Caruso and his affiliates have provided funding under certain of the Company’s private placements, and consulting services. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company repaid all short-term borrowings due to Mr. Caruso and certain of his affiliated entities which were advanced between September 30, 2019 and February 7, 2020, which included the issuance of 1,994,952 common shares at a fair value of $2,748,504. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, one of these affiliated entities was issued 286,099 common shares for services at a fair value of $321,657. Also, during the three months ended September 30. 2020, certain of these affiliated entities made two loans to the Company in the form of convertible promissory notes totaling $2,089,000. The Company issued 123,167 common shares upon execution of one of the notes and 1,897,948 common shares upon exercising the conversion privileges of both. As of December 31, 2020, Mr. Caruso and affiliated entities hold $650,000 of the Company’s convertible debt offering which commenced on February 18, 2020 and is included in long term debt.

   

Also see Note 1, with respect to transactions with Camber Energy, Inc.

 

Note 6. Equity

 

(a) Preferred Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of which 50,000 have been designated as Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). Pursuant to the amended Certification of Designation of the Series C Preferred Stock filed on December 22, 2020, each share of Series C Preferred Stock entitles the holder thereof to 37,500 votes on all matters submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company. Notwithstanding, so long as Camber Energy, Inc. owns or is entitled to own at least 51% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and James Doris remains a director and Chief Executive Officer of Camber, each share of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any votes on matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for such stock, into 37,500 shares of fully paid and non-assessable common stock. However, upon any business combination or merger between Camber and Viking such that Camber acquires substantially all of the outstanding Common Stock or substantially all of Viking’s assets, the Company shall ensure that the Preferred Stock is convertible into the greater of: (i) 25,000,000 common shares of Camber (or a number of preferred shares of Camber convertible into such number of common shares of Camber); or (ii) that number of common shares of Camber that 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock would be convertible or exchange into in the Combination (or a number of preferred shares of Camber convertible into such number of common shares of Camber). 

  

(b) Common Stock

 

On January 5, 2021 the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-9 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each nine (9) pre-split shares of common stock outstanding were automatically combined into one (1) new share of common stock. Unless otherwise stated, all share and per shares numbers in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued shares of its common stock as follows:

 


· 2,462,818 shares of common stock issued for services valued at fair value on the date of the transactions, totaling $3,158,771.

· 63,709 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of 78,111 warrants.

· 2,320,101 shares of common stock issued as discount on debt valued at fair value on the date of the transaction totaling $2,444,244.

· 26,285,517 shares of common stock issued pursuant to subscription agreements for $20,107,925

· 84,446 shares of common stock issued for interest at fair value on the date of the transaction totaling $115,959.

· 3,572,870 shares of common stock issued pursuant to debt conversions at stipulated contract rates totaling $4,350,146.

· 2,905,698 shares of common stock issued as reduction of debt and accrued expenses, valued at fair value on the date of the transaction totaling $4,110,250, and resulting in a loss on financing settlements of $931,894.

  

 
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During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued shares of its common stock as follows:

 


· 686,793 shares of common stock issued for services valued at fair value on the date of the transaction totaling $783,782.

· 405,561 shares of common stock issued to satisfy accrued interest valued at fair market value at the date of the transaction totaling $620,508.

· 2,111,817 shares of common stock issued pursuant a warrant exercise for the reduction of debt in the amount of $1,900,635.

· 267,778 shares of common stock issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants in the amount of $241,000.

· 217,973 shares of common stock issued pursuant to cashless exercise of warrants.

   

(c) Noncontrolling Interest

 

As described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, on February 3, 2020 and June 26, 2020, Viking borrowed $5.0 million and $4.2 million respectively from Camber Energy, Inc. As additional consideration for each loan, Viking assigned Camber 25% and 5% (respectively) of the membership interests in Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC. At the time of assignments, the fair value of each such interest was zero.

 

The following schedule discloses the effects of changes in the Company’s ownership interest in its subsidiaries on the Company’s equity for the year ended December 31, 2020:

 

Noncontrolling interest - December 31, 2019
$ -





Transfers to the noncontrolling interest



Recognition of noncontrolling interest at fair value

-





Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

1,996,511





Change from net income attibutable to Viking Energy Group, Inc and transfers to from noncontrolling interest
$ 1,996,511

   

As discussed in Note 1, as of December 31, 2020, the noncontrolling interest was assigned back to the Company.

  

 
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Note 7. Long-Term Debt and Other Short-Term Borrowings

 

Long term debt and other short-term borrowings consisted of the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 



December 31,
2020


December 31,
2019








Long-term debt:












During June through December of 2018, the Company borrowed $9,459,750 from private lenders, and exchanged $5,514,000 of amounts due lenders from prior borrowings as well as $191,250 in accrued interest, pursuant to a 10% Secured Promissory Note with 50% of the principal convertible into the Company’s common stock at $0.20 per share, all principal and accrued interest payable on the maturity date of December 31, 2020 (“the 2018 Convertible Notes”). The notes are secured by the Company’s membership interests in its subsidiaries, Petrodome Energy, LLC, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, and Mid-Con Development, LLC. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $0 at December 31, 2020 and $2,086,008 at December 31, 2019. A majority of these lenders are also Viking shareholders.

-


11,163,357









On June 13, 2018, the Company borrowed $12,400,000 pursuant to a revolving line of credit facility with a maximum principal amount of $30,000,000 from Crossfirst Bank, bearing interest 1.5% above a base rate equal to the prime rate of interest published by the Wall Street Journal. Principal is payable at $100,000 monthly through the maturity date of January 5, 2022, at which time all remaining unpaid principal and accrued interest is due. The loan is secured by a mortgage on all of the oil and gas leases of Petrodome Energy, LLC and its subsidiaries, a security agreement covering all of Petrodome Energy, LLC’s assets and a guaranty by Viking Energy Group, Inc. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $0 at December 31, 2020 and $34,411 at December 31, 2019

6,490,000


7,655,589









On December 28, 2018, to facilitate the acquisition of certain oil and gas assets, the Company, through its subsidiary, Ichor Energy LLC, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement with various lenders represented by ABC Funding, LLC as administrative agent. The agreement provided for a total loan amount of $63,592,000, bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) a floating rate of interest equal to 10% plus LIBOR, and (ii) a fixed rate of interest equal to 12%, payable monthly on the last day of each calendar month, commencing January 31, 2019. Principal payments are made quarterly at 1.25% of the initial loan amount, commencing on the last business day of the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019. On June 3, 2020, the Term Loan Credit Agreement was amended to reduce the permitted Asset Coverage Ratio for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020 from 1.35:1.00 to 1.15:1.00. Additionally, the First Amendment revises the interest rate under the Term Loan for the period from May 16, 2020 a per annum interest rate (i) if, as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, the Asset Coverage Ratio is less than 1.50:1.00, then the interest rate is the greater of (x) a floating rate of interest equal to 11.00% plus LIBOR, and (y) a fixed rate of interest equal to 13.00%, or (ii) if, as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, the Asset Coverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 1.50:1.00, then the interest rate is the greater of (x) a floating rate of interest equal to 10.50% plus LIBOR and (y) a fixed rate of interest equal to 12.50%. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Term Loan, approximately $12,000,000 of oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and distributions to the Company of $65,000 per month for general and administrative expenses, and a quarterly tax distribution at the current statutory rates. Within 30 days of the end of each quarter, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, Ichor Energy, LLC is required to pay, as an additional principal payment on the debt, any cash in excess of the MLR and the APOD Capex Amount. To the extent not previously paid, all loans under the Loan Agreement shall be due and payable on the December 28, 2023 (the Maturity Date). The loan agreement contains prepayment penalties through December 28, 2021 and “make-whole” obligations through December 28, 2020. In addition, at maturity (or sooner under certain circumstances which include prepayment of the loan or sale of Ichor Energy, LLC) the lenders will receive a payment approximating 7% of the fair value of Ichor Energy, LLC at that time; such amount is not estimable. Obligations under the loan agreement are secured by mortgages on the oil and gas leases of Ichor Energy, LLC and all of its subsidiaries, a security agreement covering all assets of Ichor Energy, LLC, and a pledge by Ichor Holdings of all if the membership interests in Ichor Energy LLC. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $2,626,915 at December 31, 2020 and $3,507,364 at December 31, 2019.

51,400,794


53,699,940

 

 
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On December 28, 2018, the Company issued a 10% secured promissory note in the amount of $23,777,948, payable to RPM Investments, secured by 100% of the membership interests of Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC. All accrued interest and unpaid principal were due on the earlier of (i) the date the Company or one of its affiliates completes an acquisition with one or more of the sellers for a purchase price equal to or greater than $50,000,000 or (ii) January 31, 2020. This note was secured by a pledge of all of the membership interests of Viking’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC. On February 3, 2020 in connection with an acquisition of oil and gas interests this note (including all unpaid accrued interest of $2,625,346) was settled and replaced with a new note.

-


23,777,948









On February14, 2019, the Company executed a promissory note payable to CrossFirst Bank in the amount of $56,760 for the purchase of transportation equipment, bearing interest at 7.15%, payable in 60 installments of $1,130, secured by a vehicle, with a maturity date of February 14, 2024.

38,397


48,658









On July 24, 2019, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, executed a promissory note payable to Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $2,241,758, bearing interest at 6%, payable interest only for the first year, then payable in 59 installments of $43,438, with a final payment due on a maturity date of July 24, 2025. The note is secured by a first mortgage on all of the assets of Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC and a guarantee of payment by Viking Energy Group, Inc. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $21,758 at December 31, 2020 and $26,538 at December 31, 2019.

2,220,001


2,215,221









On July 24, 2019, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, executed a promissory note payable to Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $1,109,341, bearing interest at 6%, payable interest only for the first year, then payable in 59 installments of $21,495, with a final payment due on a maturity date of July 24, 2025. The note is secured by a first mortgage on all of the assets of Mid-Con Drilling, LLC and a guarantee of payment by Viking Energy Group, Inc. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $21,697 at December 31, 2020 and $26,464 at December 31, 2019.

1,036,982


1,032,215









On February 3, 2020, in connection with an acquisition of oil and gas interests, the Company executed a secured promissory note in the amount of $20,869,218, payable to EMC Capital Partners, LLC, subject to revision to the extent of any post-closing adjustment payments in connection with the acquisition. Such payments were to be applied to reduce the balance owing under the promissory note. During April 2020 the Company received post-closing adjustment payments in the amount of $5,277,589 which were applied to the note balance. This note replaced the secured promissory dated December 18, 2018 in favor of RPM Investments. This note bears interest at 10% and is payable along with the full amount of principal on June 11, 2021 and is secured by a pledge of all of the membership interests of Viking’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC. On January 8, 2021, as discussed in Note 1, this debt was extinguished by the issuance of equity and is therefore classified as noncurrent on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020.

15,591,629


-

 

 
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On February 3, 2020, to facilitate the acquisition of certain oil and gas assets, the Company, through one of its subsidiaries, Elysium Energy, LLC, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement with various lenders represented by 405 Woodbine, LLC as administrative agent. The agreement provides for a total loan amount of $35,000,000 at a 4.0% original issue discount. bearing interest at the prime rate plus seven and three quarters percent (7.75%) payable monthly. Principal payments are due beginning on May 1, 2020, and on each month thereafter at one percent (1%) of the then-outstanding balance, and to the extent not paid on the maturity date of August 3, 2022. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Term Loan, oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and a cost allocation of $150,000 per month for general and administrative expenses of the Company. The Borrower shall have the right at any time to prepay all or a portion of the Loan Balance. The loan agreement contains a prepayment penalty of 5% of any voluntary prepayment of principal through February 3, 2021 and 3% of any voluntary prepayment of principal on or between February 3, 2021 and February 3, 2022. Commencing with the quarter ended September 30, 2020 the Borrower is required to make mandatory prepayments of principal equal to 75% of Excess Cash Flow as defined in the agreement without any prepayment penalty fees. The loans are secured by mortgages on the oil and gas leases of Elysium Energy, LLC and its subsidiaries, a security agreement covering all assets of Elysium and its subsidiaries, and a pledge of all of Elysium’s membership interests. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $3,148,106 at December 31, 2020.

30,493,630










On or about February 18, 2020, the Company commenced an offering of securities consisting of a subordinated, secured, convertible debt instrument with equity features. The notes bear interest at 12%, payable quarterly, contain a conversion entitlement to convert all or a portion of the amount outstanding into common shares of the Company at $1.35 per share, and provide for the issuance of 16,667 common shares of the Company for every $100,000 exchanged or advanced. As security, the holders received, pari passu with all other holders, a pledge of the Company’s membership interest in Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC, and, as soon as the Company’s obligations to EMC Capital Partners, LLC are satisfied, a pledge of the Company’s membership interest in Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC. Any unpaid principal and interest is due on the maturity date of February 11, 2022. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $1,504,868 as of December 31, 2020.

4,182,136


-









On April 18, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured promissory note with Crossfirst Bank in the principal amount of $149,600 related to the CARES Act Payroll Protection Program. This note is fully guaranteed by the Small Business Administration and may be forgivable provided that certain criteria are met. The interest rate on the loan is 1%, and the note has a two-year maturity. The Company is required to make payments on the remaining principal of the note net of any loan forgiveness beginning February 18, 2021.

149,600













On July 1, 2020 the Company received a loan of $150,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loan bears interest at 3.75%, and is payable in monthly installments of at $731 monthly beginning 12 months from the date of the note, with the remaining principal and accrued interest due 30 years from the date of the note.

150,000
















111,753,164


99,592,928

 

 
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Other short-term borrowings – with related parties:












On September 30, 2019, the Company received $910,000 under an agreement that requires the Company to make 28 weekly payments aggregating $1,237,600 through April 13, 2020. On December 23, 2019, the Company received an additional $242,750 under a replacement agreement that requires the Company to make 25 weekly payments aggregating $1,620,000 through June 15, 2020. The balance shown is net of the maximum discount of $413,445 at December 31, 2019.

-


1,141,755









On October 3, 2019, the Company received $480,200 under an agreement that requires the Company to make 28 weekly payments aggregating $666,400 through April 20, 2020. The balance shown is net of the maximum discount of $132,289 at December 31, 2019.

-


423,111









On December 23, 2019, the Company received $2,939,970 under an agreement that requires the Company to make 25 weekly payments aggregating $4,050,000 through June 15, 2020. The balance shown is net of the maximum discount of $1,110,030 at December 31, 2019.

-


2,855,368









Other short-term borrowings:
















On November 26, 2019, the Company received $200,000 from an individual. The advance was non-interest bearing and payable on demand.

-


200,000









Total long-term debt and other short-term borrowings

111,753,164


104,213,162
Less current portion

(32,977,368 )

(19,225,045 )


$ 78,775,796

$ 84,988,117

 

Principal maturities of long-term debt for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

 

Twelve-month period ended December 31,










Principal

Unamortized Discount

Net
2021
$ 38,307,719

$ 5,330,351

$ 32,977,368
2022

30,270,710


1,098,738


29,171,972
2023

48,894,410


879,388


48,015,022
2024

716,890


9,529


707,361
2025

708,643


5,339


703,304
Thereafter

178,137


-


178,137















$ 119,076,509

$ 7,323,345

$ 111,753,164

 

Loan Covenants

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Line of Credit Facility executed on June 13, 2018 with CrossFirst Bank for a maximum principal amount of $30,000,000, the Company is required to provide on a quarterly basis, certain information to the Bank relative to operational performance of the Borrowers, to include internally prepared consolidated financial statements, hedge reports, and a compliance certificate. At December 31, 2020, the Company is in compliance with these loan covenants.

 

 
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Pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Credit Agreement executed on December 28, 2018 with various lenders in the initial amount of $63,592,000 (and as amended in June 2020), the Company is required to provide, periodically to the lenders, certain information (including restrictive financial ratios) regarding the financial and operational performance of the related assets, accompanied by a compliance certificate. At December 31, 2020, the Company is in compliance with these loan covenants.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Credit Agreement executed on February 3, 2020 with various lenders in the initial amount of $36,458,333, the Company is required to periodically provide the lenders certain information (including restrictive financial ratios) regarding the financial and operational performance of the related assets, accompanied by a compliance certificate. The Company was in compliance with all loan covenants except certain mid-year financial ratios at June 30, 2020; in August 2020, the Company (i) obtained a waiver from the lenders of such noncompliance as of June 30, 2020 and (ii) modified and added certain covenants to the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The Company is in compliance with all applicable covenants in the agreement at December 31, 2020. Given current difficult and volatile economic conditions, the Company has continued to classify this debt as a current liability in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2020 as the Company is uncertain as to its ability to comply with all of the covenants in the future.

 

Note 8. Commitments and contingencies

 

Office lease

 

In April 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, Petrodome Energy, LLC entered into a 66-month lease for 4,147 square feet of office space for the Company’s corporate office in Houston, Texas. The annual base rent commenced at $22.00 per square foot, and escalates at $0.50 per foot each year through expiration of the lease term. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease expense was $116,573 and $96,304 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Legal matters

 

From time to time the Company may be a party to litigation involving commercial claims against the Company. Management believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In April of 2019, the staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement notified the Company that the Staff had made a preliminary determination to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against the Company, as well as against its CEO and its CFO, for alleged violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder during the period from early 2014 through late 2016. The Staff’s notice is not a formal allegation or a finding of wrongdoing by the Company, and the Company has communicated with the Staff regarding its preliminary determination. The Company believes it has adequate defenses and intends to vigorously defend any enforcement action that may be initiated by the SEC.

 

Note 9. Income Taxes

  

The Company has estimated net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $44,200,000 and $27,800,000 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The potential benefit of these net operating losses has not been recognized in these financial statements because the Company cannot be assured it is more likely than not that it will utilize the net operating losses carried forward in future years. T In December 2017, tax legislation was enacted limiting the deduction for net operating losses from taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 to 80% of current year taxable income, eliminating net operating loss carrybacks for losses arising in taxable years ending after December 31, 2017, and allowing net operating losses to be carried forward indefinitely. On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act was enacted which modified the prior legislation to allow 100% of the net operating losses arising in tax years 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back five years. The Company does not have taxable income available in the carryback period. Net operating losses originating in taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2018 are still subject to former carryover rules. The net operating loss carryforwards generated prior to this date of approximately $11,000,000 will expire between 2021 through 2038.

 

 
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The current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following for the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 



December 31,
2020


December 31,
2019








Current





Federal
$ (3,430,038 )
$ (3,174,242 )
State





-
Total current tax expense (benefit)

(3,430,038 )

(3,174,242 )









Deferred tax timing differences







Federal

(10,004,343 )

(894,687 )
State





-









Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance

13,434,381


4,068,929









Income tax expense (benefit)
$ -

$ - )

   

The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020, and 2019 is as follows:

 



December 31,
2020


December 31,
2019








Deferred tax assets:





NOL carry forwards
$ 9,273,296

$ 5,843,257
Bad debt reserves

77,896


77,896
Impairment of oil and gas assets

8,278,289


403,289
Unrealized loss

695


695
Derivative losses

149,982


1,301,952
Book tax depletion difference

4,333,842


2,233,842
Share based compensation

3,637,737


2,456,423









Total deferred tax assets

25,751,736


12,317,354









Deferred tax liabilities:







Derivative gains

(121,947 )

(121,947 )
Bargain purchase gain

(5,674,498 )

(5,674,498 )









Total deferred tax liabilities

(5,796,445 )

(5,796,445 )









Deferred tax assets - before valuation allowance

19,955,291


6,520,909
Less valuation allowance

(19,955,291 )

(6,520,909 )









Deferred tax asset (liability) - net
$ -

$ -

 

 
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A reconciliation of the federal and state statutory income tax rates to the Company’s effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit from continuing operations is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 



December 31,
2020


December 31,
2019








Continuing operations





Expected provision at US statutory rate

21.00 %

21.00 %
State income tax net of federal benefit

0.00 %

0.00 %
Other items effecting timing differences

0.00 %

0.00 %
Valuation allowance

21.00 %

21.00 %









Effective income tax rate

0.00 %

0.00 %

 

The Company files income tax returns on a consolidated basis in the United States federal jurisdiction. As of December 31, 2020, the tax returns for the Company for the years ending 2017 through 2019 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company and its subsidiaries are not currently under examination for any period.

 

As a result of the company becoming a majority-owned subsidiary of Camber as discussed in Note 1, the Company has undergone an ownership change as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the Company’s tax net operating loss carry forwards generated prior to the ownership change will be subject to an annual limitation, which could reduce or defer the utilization of these losses.

 

Note 10. Subsequent Events

 

Certain subsequent events are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Also subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company issued 360,918 shares of common stock in exchange for services.

  

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES – (unaudited)

 

The following supplemental unaudited information regarding Viking’s oil and gas activities is presented pursuant to the disclosure requirements of ASC 932. Viking’s oil and gas activities are located in the United States.

 

Results of Operations

 



United States  
    2020     2019
Sales
$ 40,266,780

$ 35,465,093
Lease operating costs

(19,075,749 )

(13,076,020 )
Depletion, accretion and impairment

(52,125,001 )

(11,327,928 )
Net
$ (30,933,970 )
$ 11,061,145

 

Oil and Gas Production and Sales by geographic area for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

Reserve Quantity Information

 

The supplemental unaudited presentation of proved reserve quantities and related standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows provides estimates only and does not purport to reflect realizable values or fair market values of the Company’s reserves. The Company emphasizes that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and that estimates of new discoveries are more imprecise than those of producing oil and gas properties. Accordingly, significant changes to these estimates can be expected as future information becomes available.

 

 
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Proved reserves are those estimated reserves of crude oil (including condensate and natural gas liquids) and natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed reserves are those expected to be recovered through existing wells, equipment, and operating methods.

 

Estimated Quantities of Proved Reserves

 

    United States  
    2020     2019  
             
Proved Developed, Producing     12,483,138       7,672,566  
Proved Developed, Non Producing     3,471,570       1,980,157  
Total Proved Developed     15,954,708       9,652,723  
Proved Undeveloped     3,340,107       4,172,167  
                 
Total Proved     19,294,815       13,824,890  

   

Petroleum and Natural Gas Reserves

 

Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances, which by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible – from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations – prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire.

 

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves

 

The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves and the changes in standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves were prepared in accordance with provisions of ASC 932 - Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas. Future cash inflows at December 31, 2020 and 2019 were computed by applying the unweighted, arithmetic average of the closing price on the first day of each month for the 12-month period prior to December 31, 2020 and 2019 to estimated future production. Future production and development costs are computed by estimating the expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved oil and natural gas reserves at year-end, based on year-end costs and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions.

 

Future income tax expenses are calculated by applying appropriate year-end tax rates to future pretax net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves, less the tax basis of properties involved. Future income tax expenses give effect to permanent differences, tax credits and loss carry forwards relating to the proved oil and natural gas reserves. Future net cash flows are discounted at a rate of 10% annually to derive the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows. This calculation procedure does not necessarily result in an estimate of the fair market value of the Company’s oil and natural gas properties.

 

 
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The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

  



United States


2020

2019







Future cash inflows
$ 457,438,654

$ 541,243,657
Future production costs

(202,285,561 )

(156,167,716 )
Future development costs

(32,860,370 )

(42,539,780 )
Future income tax expense

(8,424,790 )

(38,772,674 )









Future net cash flows

213,867,933


303,763,487
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows

(96,141,109 )

(135,523,587 )









Standardized measure of DFNCF
$ 117,726,824

$ 168,239,900

 

Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows

 

The changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 



 United States


 2020

 2019







Balance - beginning
$ 168,239,900

$ 244,557,095
Net changes in prices and production costs

(73,153,013 )

(49,623,771 )
Net changes in future development costs

(1,958,490 )

502,197
Sales of oil and gas produced, net

(21,191,031 )

(22,389,073 )
Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery

-


-
Purchases of reserves

40,667,910


25,556,000
Sales of reserves

-


(12,106,298 )
Revisions of previous quantity estimates

(37,825,326 )

(67,757,693 )
Previously estimated development costs incurred

1,935,328


3,636,007
Net change in income taxes

17,851,559


24,288,680
Accretion of disccount

11,987,326


28,884,619
Other

11,172,661


(7,307,863 )









Balance - ending
$ 117,726,824

$ 168,239,900

 

In accordance with SEC requirements, the pricing used in the Company’s standardized measure of future net revenues is based on the 12-month un-weighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for the period January through December for each period presented and adjusted by lease for transportation fees and regional price differentials. The use of SEC pricing rules may not be indicative of actual prices realized by the Company in the future.

 

 
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.   

 

There are no reportable events under this item for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.   

 

The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Management must evaluate its internal controls over financial reporting, as required by Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 (a). The Company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company's financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP.

 

As of December 31, 2020, management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in the 2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of GAAP rules as more fully described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected its internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.

 

The matters involving internal controls and procedures that the Company's management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1)) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; (2) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (3) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes. The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by the Company's Chief Financial Officer in connection with the audit of the Company's financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and communicated the matters to the Company's management.

 

Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth in items (1), (2) and (3) above did not have an effect on the Company's financial results.

 

Management believes that preparing and implementing sufficient written policies and checklists will remedy the following material weaknesses (i) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (ii) ineffective controls over period end financial close and reporting processes. Further, management believes that the hiring of additional personnel who have the technical accounting expertise and knowledge will result in proper segregation of duties and provide more checks and balances within the financial reporting department. Additional personnel will also provide the cross training needed to support the Company if personnel turn over issues within the financial reporting department occur.

 

Management will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of its internal controls and procedures and its internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow.

 

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures; Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

 

Management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")) as of December 31, 2020. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2020.

 

(b) Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

 
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  Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
   
  Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
   
  Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2020 the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on those criteria.

 

To remediate our internal control weaknesses, management intends to implement the following measures:

 

  The Company will add sufficient knowledgeable accounting personnel to properly segregate duties and to effect a timely, accurate preparation of the financial statements.
     
  Upon the hiring of additional accounting personnel, the Company will develop and maintain adequate written accounting policies and procedures.

 

The additional hiring is contingent upon the Company’s efforts to obtain additional funding through equity or debt for its continued operational activities and corporate expenses. Management expects to secure funds in the coming fiscal year but provides no assurances that it will be able to do so.

 

We understand that remediation of material weaknesses and deficiencies in internal controls are a continuing work in progress due to the issuance of new standards and promulgations. However, remediation of any known deficiency is among our highest priorities. Our management will periodically assess the progress and sufficiency of our ongoing initiatives and make adjustments as and when necessary.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report. On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Included in the Act is a provision that permanently exempts smaller public companies that qualify as either a Non-Accelerated Filer or Smaller Reporting Company from the auditor attestation requirement of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information.   

 

None.

 

 
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PART III

   

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.   

 

Identification of Directors and Executive Officers

 

The name of the officers and directors of the Company as of December 31, 2020, as well as certain information about them, are set forth below:

 

Name   Age   Position
James A. Doris   49   Director/CEO/President
Lawrence Fisher
83
Director
David Herskovits
71
Director
Frank W. Barker, Jr.   66   CFO
Mark Finckle
59
EVP

 

Background of Officers and Directors

 

James A. Doris

 

Mr. Doris has been an officer and director of the Company since 2014 and has been an integral part of transitioning the Company’s to an appropriate platform to facilitate growth. He has over 25 years of experience negotiating national and international business transactions. Formerly a lawyer in Canada, Mr. Doris represented domestic and foreign clients regarding their investment activities in Canada for over 16 years. Prior to starting his own law firm, Mr. Doris served as Executive Vice President and In-House Counsel for a real estate investment and development company as well as working at one of Canada’s leading law firms. Mr. Doris graduated cum laude from the University of Ottawa.

 

Lawrence B. Fisher

 

Mr. Fisher practiced securities law in New York City for over 40 years. He was Partner in the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe for 11 years until retirement in 2002. While at the firm, Mr. Fisher was Partner-In-Charge of the New York office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Prior to Orrick, Mr. Fisher was a partner in the New York law firm Kelley, Drye & Warren for 10 years, including 3 years as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, and prior to his time at Kelley, Drye & Warren, Mr. Fisher was associate and then partner in the law firm Parker, Chapin and Flattau for an aggregate of 22 years, 5 as an associate and the remainder as a partner. There, too, Mr. Fisher was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Fisher graduated from Columbia College in 1960 and Columbia Law School in 1963 and was a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics from 1963-1965. Mr. Fisher was a member of the Board of Directors of National Bank of New York City in excess of 30 years until retirement in 2000, and he was a member of the Board of Directors of Financial Federal Corporation until its sale 7 years ago. In December 2020, Mr. Fisher joined the Board of GBS, Inc., a publicly traded life science company.

 

David Herskovits

 

Mr. Herskovits is a retired audit partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Herskovits joined Deloitte in 1974, was admitted to the partnership in 1985, and retired in 2013. During his career, Mr. Herskovits was responsible for major audit engagements for public and private companies. He also served in several technical and quality assurance roles at the firm. Mr. Herskovits received an MBA from Harvard University and a B.S. from Cornell University.

 

Frank W. Barker, Jr.

 

Mr. Barker is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the State of Florida. Mr. Barker has been providing professional services to the Company since the beginning of 2015. On December 29, 2017, Mr. Barker accepted the position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Barker has vast experience providing strategic, financial, accounting and tax-related services in various capacities to both Public and Private entities, including Compliance Reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the planning, preparation and oversight of annual audit functions, presentation of financial data to Public Company Boards, turn-around management, bankruptcy and asset recovery, Strategic planning for survival of troubled companies, financial forecasting and cash flow management, litigation support and forensic analysis, mergers and acquisitions and reverse mergers. Mr. Barker has served as Chief Financial Officer of several Public Companies with Revenues in excess of $40 million. Mr. Barker’s Industry experience include the fields of Defense Contracting, Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Electrical Contracting, Healthcare Research and Construction, Oil and Gas, Health Care Services and Administration, Not for Profit, Retail, Distribution, Gaming, Real Estate, Professional Services, Internet Technologies, Media Communications, Web Based Technologies, Banking, Investments, Insurance, Private Equity, Municipal and County Governments and Treasure Exploration. Mr. Barker received a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida in 1978.

 

 
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Mark Finckle

 

Mr. Finckle has over 30 years of experience as an accounting and financial professional. Prior to joining the Company in 2019, Mr. Finckle spent approximately 25 years as an investment banker, holding positions of increasing responsibility at Wall Street firms, including Bear Stearns, PaineWebber and Thomas Weisel Partners. Before embarking on his banking career, Mr. Finckle served as a Director of Financial Planning and Capital Budgeting at Ameritech, a large national telecommunications provider. Mr. Finckle began his career as a Certified Public Accountant, employed by the international accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand. He holds a B.S in Finance from the University of Iowa and received his MBA from Northwestern University.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships between any of the Company’s officers and directors.

 

Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Company, with the appointment of David Herskovits as an independent member of the board of directors, established an audit committee, with Mr. Herskovits serving as the audit committee financial expert.

 

Code of Ethics

 

The Company has not yet formally adopted a written code of ethics to be applied to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. Based on its small size, limited financial and human resources, the Company has not adopted written code of ethics.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

To the best of the registrant’s knowledge, during the past five years, no director, executive officer, promoter or control person of the Company:

 

(1) has filed a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, nor had a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or present of such a person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer within two years before the time of such filing;

 

(2) were convicted in a criminal proceeding or named subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

 

(3) were the subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of the following activities:

 

 
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  (i) acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director of any investment company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;

 

  (ii) engaging in any type of business practice;

 

  (iii) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws or federal commodity laws.

 

(4) were the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described above under this Item, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

 

(5) were found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated any federal or state securities law and the judgment in such civil finding or find by the Securities and Exchange Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;

 

(6) were found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

 

Compliance with Section 16(A) of the Exchange Act

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own 10% or more of a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act to file reports of beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership with the SEC. Directors, executive officers and greater than 10% stockholders are required by the rules and regulations of the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of all reports filed by them in compliance with Section 16(a).

 

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

 

Based solely on our review of certain reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the reports required to be filed with respect to transactions in our common stock by each person who, at any time during the 2020 fiscal year, was a director, officer, or beneficial owner of more than 10% of our common stock, were timely filed during the most recent fiscal year, except that (i) Frank Barker, Jr. did not timely file a Form 4 upon his receipt of warrants to purchase 1,333,333 shares of common stock on December 31, 2020; (ii) Mark Finckle did not timely file a Form 4 upon his receipt of warrants to purchase 277,778 shares of common stock on August 14, 2020 (iii) Lawrence Fisher did not timely file a Form 4 upon his receipt of warrants to purchase 44,444 shares of common stock on December 31, 2020; and (iv) David Herskovits did not timely file a Form 4 upon his receipt of warrants to purchase 66,667 shares of common stock on December 31, 2020.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation   

 

Summary Compensation Table— Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

The following table sets forth information concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the named persons for services rendered in all capacities during the noted periods. No other executive officers received total annual salary and bonus compensation in excess of $100,000.

 

 
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Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary

Bonus

Stock Awards

Option Awards

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Earnings

Non-Equity Deferred Compensation Earnings

All Other Compensation

Total



























James A. Doris
2020
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 11,027 (2)
$ 11,027
CEO & President (1)
2019
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -



































Timothy Swift
2020
$ 41,453

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 41,453
EVP & COO (3)
2019
$ 275,000

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 275,000



































Frank W. Barker, Jr.
2020
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 1,617,538 (5)
$ -

$ -

$ 235,852 (6)
$ 1,853,390
CFO (4)
2019
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 170,000 (7)
$ 170,000



































Mark Finckle
2020
$ 163,313

$ -

$ -

$ 337,597 (8)
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 500,910
EVP
2019
$ 71,923

$ -

$ 81,000 (9)
$ 167,751 (10)
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 320,674

  

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

___________

1. On June 28, 2014, Mr. Doris was appointed as a director, and on December 12, 2014, as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company.


2. On December 21, 2020, the exercise price on 1,666,667 common stock warrants previously issued to Mr. Doris was reduced from $0.30 per share to $0.001 per share. The resultant value has been included in “All Other Compensation” and has been calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model.


3. On March 19, 2018, Mr. Swift was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and effective February 13, 2020, Mr. Swift was no longer an officer or employee of the Company.


4. On December 29, 2017, Mr. Barker was appointed as a director and as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On August 20, 2018, Mr. Barker resigned as a director.


5. On December 31, 2020, Mr. Barker was granted 1,333,333 common stock warrants at an exercise price of $0.001. The value included in “Option Awards” has been calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model.


6. The amount included in “All Other Compensation” for the year ended December 31, 2020, is comprised of $202,500 paid to FWB Consulting, Inc., a company affiliated with Mr. Barker, $30,000 paid to Mr. Barker for rental of residential property to facilitate corporate operations and $3,352 representing the value of a reduction in the exercise price on 555,556 previously issued common stock warrants from $0.25 to $0.001 per share. This value was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model.


7. The amount included in “All Other Compensation” for the year ended December 31, 2019 consists of $170,000 paid to FWB Consulting, Inc., a company affiliated with Mr. Barker.


8. On August 14, 2020 Mr. Finckle was granted 277,778 common stock warrants at an exercise price of $2.70 per share. This value was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model.


9. On September 23, 2019, Mr. Finckle was issued 55,556 common shares valued at the closing market price on the date of issue.


10. On September 9, 2019, Mr. Finckle was granted 111,111 common stock warrants at an exercise price of $2.70 per share. The value was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model.

 

 
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company did not maintain an equity incentive plan or other plan, including but not limited to bonus, deferred compensation or retirement plan under which the Company’s securities may be issued to its named executive officers as compensation.

 

Employment Agreements

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any formal compensation arrangements with any executive except that the Company had orally agreed to pay the entity of the Company’s CFO $20,000 per month. The Company has eight other full-time employees in Houston at the Corporate Headquarters who are not executive officers.

 

Compensation of Directors

 

The directors and former directors of the Company were compensated as such during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively, as follows:

 

Name and Principal Position   Year    Fees Earned or Paid in Cash      Stock Awards      Option Awards      Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Earnings      Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings      All Other Compensation      Total
























James A. Doris
2020
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -


2019
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -































Frank W. Barker, Jr. (1)
2020
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -


2019
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -































Lawrence Fischer
2020
$ 20,000

$ -

$ 53,918 (2)
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 73,918


2019
$ 35,833

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 35,833































David Herskovits
2020
$ 30,000

$ -

$ 80,877 (3)
$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 110,877


2019
$ 33,333

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 33,333

__________

1. Appointed as a director and an executive officer on December 29, 2017; resigned as director on August 18, 2018.


2. On December 31, 2020 Mr. Fisher was granted 44,444 common stock warrants with an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The value was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model.


3. On December 31, 2020 Mr. Herskovits was granted 66,667 common stock warrants with an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The value was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model.

 

Directors of the Company may be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them for each regular or special meeting attendance. The Company presently has no pension, health, annuity, insurance or profit-sharing plans.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of December 31, 2020, by (i) each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each director and each of our named executive officers and (iii) all executive officers and directors as a group.

 

The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each person is determined under the rules of the SEC and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which such person has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares which the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days after the date hereof, through the exercise of any stock option, warrant or other right. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power (or shares such power with his or her spouse) with respect to the shares set forth in the following table. The inclusion herein of any shares deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares.

 

 
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The information reflected in the following table was, unless otherwise specified, the address of each of the persons set forth below, or is in care of the Company at 15915 Katy Freeway, Suite 450, Houston, Texas, 77094.

 

Title of Class
Name & Address of Beneficial Owners
Amount &
Nature
of Beneficial Ownership (1)


Percent of
Class (2)










Common Stock
Camber Energy, Inc.

26,274,510


51.02 %
Common Stock
James Doris (3)

28,163,400


52.98 %
Common Stock
Frank W. Barker, Jr. (4)

1,888,889


3.54 %
Common Stock
Mark Finckle (5)

362,978


.70 %
Common Stock
David Herskovits (6)

73,890


0.14 %
Common Stock
Lawrence Fisher (7)

47,323


0.09 %











Common Stock
All Officers and Directors as a Group

30,536,480


55.08 %











Series C Preferred
James A. Doris

28,092


100.0 %











Series C Preferred
All Officers and Directors as a Group

28,092


100.0 %

_______________

1. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with respect to the shares of the Company's common stock unless otherwise stated herein.

 

2. As of December 31, 2020, a total of 51,494,956 shares of the Company's common stock, and 28,092 shares of the Company's preferred stock, as well as 7,111,021 warrants are considered to be outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1). For each beneficial owner above, any warrants exercisable within 60 days have been included for purposes of calculating the relevant percentage ownership.
 
3. Includes 1,666,667 warrants held by James Doris, 222,223 shares of common stock held by Mr. Doris, and 26,274,510 shares issued to Camber Energy, Inc. (“Camber”). Mr. Doris is a member of the Board of Directors of Camber, and therefore shares voting power with respect to shares issued in the name of Camber. Accordingly, Mr. Doris may be deemed a beneficial owner of shares issued in the name of Camber pursuant to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
   
4. Includes 555,556 warrants held by FWB Consulting, Inc., a company controlled by Frank W. Barker, Jr. and 1,333,333 warrants held by Mr. Barker


5. Includes 277,778 warrants held by Mark Finckle.


6. Includes 66,667 warrants held by David Herskovits


7. Includes 44,444 warrants held by Lawrence Fisher

 

 
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions   

 

Related Transactions

 

The Company’s CEO and director, James Doris has incurred expenses on behalf of, and made advances to, the Company in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations. Additionally, Mr. Doris has made several loans through promissory notes to the Company, all accruing interest at 12%, and payable on demand. As of December 31, 2020, the total amount due to Mr. Doris for these loans is $559,122. Accrued interest of $6,618 is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities at December 31, 2020.

 

The Company’s CFO, Frank W. Barker, Jr., renders professional services to the Company through FWB Consulting, Inc., an affiliate of Mr. Barker’s. As of December 31, 2020, the total amount due to FWB Consulting, Inc. is $221,968 and is included in accounts payable. Additionally, the Company rented on a short-term basis, residential property from Mr. Barker during 2020 for $30,000 to facilitate corporate operations.

 

The following table reflects the balances of related parties' transactions as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 



Years ended


December 31,


2020

2019
Due to Mr. James A. Doris – demand loans

559,122


590,555
Due to FWB Consulting, Inc.

221,968


184,468


$ 781,090

$ 775,023

 

Other than as disclosed, there were no material transactions, series of similar transaction, current transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeded $120,000 or 1% of the Company's total assets as of December 31, 2020, and in which any director or executive officer, or any security holder who is known to the Company to own of record or beneficially more than five percent of the Company's common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had a material interest.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services   

 

The following table sets forth the fees billed by our independent accounting firm of Turner, Stone & Company, LLP, and prior independent accounting firms, for each of our last two fiscal years for the categories of services indicated.

 



Years Ended
December 31,

Category
2020

2019
Audit Fees
$ 71,500

$ 42,000
Audit Related Fees

-


-
Tax Fees

26,000


-
All Other Fees

-


-
Total
$ 97,500

$ 42,000

 

Audit fees. Consists of fees billed for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of our interim financial information and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with year-end and quarter-end statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

Audit-related fees. Consists of fees billed for services relating to review of other regulatory filings including registration statements, periodic reports and audit related consulting.

 

Tax fees. Consists of professional services rendered by our principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

Other fees. Other services provided by our accountants.

 

 
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PART IV

   

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

Number   Description
     
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 15, 2021, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2021)

 
3.1   Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on October 14, 2008)
   
3.2   Bylaws (incorporated by reference to our Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on October 14, 2008)
   
3.3*   Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
   
3.4   Certificate of Amendment to Designation - After Issuance of Class or Series (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2020)
   
10.1   Term Loan Agreement, dated December 22, 2017, by the Borrowers listed therein, 405 Petrodome LLC, as Administrative Agent, and 405 Petrodome LLC and Cargill, Incorporated, as Lenders (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2017)
   
10.2   Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of September 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2018)
   
10.3   First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of November 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2018)
   
10.4   Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of November 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)
   
10.5   Collateral Agreement to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of December 26, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)

  

 
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10.6   Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2018, by and among Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC, Ichor Energy, LLC, ABC Funding, LLC, as Administrative Agent, and the Lender Parties (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)
   
10.7   10% Secured Promissory Note, dated December 27, 2018, issued by Viking Energy Group, Inc. to RPM Investments, a Division of Opus Bank, in favor of Sellers (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)
   
10.8   Security and Pledge Agreement, executed as of December 27, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)
   
10.9
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2019, by and among Elysium Energy, LLC, 5Jabor, LLC, Bass Petroleum, L.L.C., Bodel Holdings, LLC, Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., James III Investments, L.L.C., JamSam Energy, LLC, Lake Boeuf Investments, LLC, Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., and Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2019)
   
10.10   First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, effective as of December 23, 2019, by and among 5Jabor, LLC; Bass Petroleum, L.L.C.; Bodel Holdings, LLC; Delbo Holdings, L.L.C.; James III Investments, LLC; JamSam Energy, L.L.C.; Lake Boeuf Investments, LLC; Oakley Holdings, L.L.C.; Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C.; Elysium Energy, LLC; Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Five JAB, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 30, 2019)
   
10.11   Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement and Waiver, effective as of February 2, 2020, by and among 5Jabor, LLC; Bass Petroleum, L.L.C.; Bodel Holdings, LLC; Delbo Holdings, L.L.C.; James III Investments, LLC; JamSam Energy, L.L.C.; Lake Boeuf Investments LLC; Oakley Holdings, L.L.C.; Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C. and Elysium Energy, LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2020)
   
10.12   Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and among Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC; Elysium Energy, LLC; Elysium Energy LA, LLC; Elysium Energy TX, LLC; Pointe a la Hache, L.L.C.; Turtle Bayou, L.L.C.; Potash, L.L.C.; Ramos Field, L.L.C.; 405 Woodbine LLC, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders signatory thereto. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2020)
   
10.13   First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement, effective as of September 1, 2020, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc.; Elysium Energy, LLC; Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC; Elysium Energy LA, LLC; Elysium Energy TX, LLC; Pointe a La Hache, L.L.C.; Turtle Bayou, L.L.C.; Potash, L.L.C.; Ramos Field, L.L.C.; 405 Woodbine LLC, as Agent, and the Lenders (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2020)
   
10.14   Security Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and among Elysium Energy, LLC; Elysium Energy LA, LLC; Elysium Energy TX, LLC; Pointe a la Hache, L.L.C.; Turtle Bayou, L.L.C.; Potash, L.L.C.; Ramos Field, L.L.C. and 405 Woodbine LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2020)
   
10.15   Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC and 405 Woodbine LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2020)
   
10.16   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, Issued by Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)

   

 
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10.17   $5,000,000 10.5% Secured Promissory Note, dated as of February 3, 2020, Issued by Viking Energy Group, Inc. to Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
   
10.18   Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
   
10.19   Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
   
10.20   Assignment of Membership Interests by Viking Energy Group, Inc. in favor of Camber Energy, Inc. dated February 3, 2020 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
   
10.21   Mutual Termination Agreement, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc., dated December 22, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2020)
   
10.22   Assignment of Membership Interests, by Camber Energy, Inc. in favor of Viking Energy Group, Inc., dated December 22, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2020)
   
10.23   Securities Purchase Agreement (with Cancellation Agreement), by and between Camber Energy, Inc. and Viking Energy Group, Inc., dated December 22, 2020 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2020)
   
10.24   Form of Guaranty, issued by Viking Energy Group, Inc., dated December 22, 2020 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2020)
   
10.25   Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between Camber Energy, Inc. and Viking Energy Group, Inc., dated December 31, 2020 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2021)
   
10.26   Cancellation Agreement, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and EMC Capital Partners, LLC, dated December 31, 2020 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 13, 2021)
   
10.27
Employment Agreement with Mark Finckle dated as of September 9, 2019 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2019)
   
10.28
Restricted Stock Agreement with Mark Finckle dated as of September 9, 2019 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2019)
   
21.1
Subsidiaries of Viking Energy Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2020)
   
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(1) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2*
Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer required by Rule 13a-14(1) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of 18 U.S.C. 63
   
32.2*
Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of 18 U.S.C. 63
   
101.INS**   XBRL Instance Document
   
101.SCH**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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* Filed herewith

** XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

   

In accordance with the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
   
Date: March 25, 2021 By: /s/ James Doris  
    James Doris  
    Principal Executive Officer  

 

In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act this report has been signed below by the following person(s) on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Date: March 25, 2021 By: /s/ Frank W. Barker, Jr.  
    Frank W. Barker, Jr.  
    Principal Financial and Accounting Officer  

 

 
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