project report on pol

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Pakistan oilfields limited

Overview :

Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) is a leading oil and gasexploration and production company listed on all the three stock exchanges

of Pakistan. Pakistan Oilfields Limited was incorporated on 25th November 1950. It is

a subsidiary of the Attock Oil Company which holds 53.9% shares of the company.

Attock Oil Company was founded in 1913 and made its first oil discovery in

1915 at Khaur, District Attock. AOC has, therefore, pioneered exploration and

production of oil and gas in this region nearly a century ago. In 1978, POL

took over the exploration and production business of AOC. Since then, POL

has been investing independently and in joint venture with various

exploration and production companies for the search of oil and gas in thecountry

Industry background:

The industry of exploration and production of oil and gas had

existed in Pakistan even before the partition of 1947. According to government sources,

66 exploratory wells existed in the country before its creation. Up till now, 725 wells

have been drilled in the country for the purpose of exploration. These drilling activities

have produced 219 wells, out of which 54 were of oil and 165 were of condensate oil

and gas.

The success rate of finding a commercially viable well in Pakistan is much higher than

international success rates. In every three to four drillings, there is a find, while at the

international level discovery comes after eight to 10 attempts. The country has so far

960 appraisal wells, which indicates how much potential of oil and gas exists in the area

and whether an area is commercially viable or not.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has so far awarded 119 exploration

licences to public and private sector companies.

Operational facts :

Pakistan Oilfields Limited maintains a highlydiversified exploration and production portfolio. POL is presently operatingnine Development and Production leases i.e. Pariwali, Meyal, Joyamair,


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Minwal, Dhulian, Khaur, Pindori, Turkwal and BalkassarThe Company has Joint Venture agreements with the following E&Pcompanies:

i) The Attock Oil Company Limited in Central Potwar (Turkwal), Pindori,

Kirthar and Ikhlas.ii) Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) in Pindori, ChakNaurang, Gurgalot Block and Kotra.

iii) Orient Petroleum Inc. in Dhurnal, Ratana and Bhangali.

iv) Tullow Pakistan (Development) Limited in East Badin Extension Block-B.

v) MOL Pakistan in Tal Block, Margala and Margala North. In Tal Block Oil &Gas discoveries have been made in Manzalai, Makori, Mamikhel andMaramzai fields. Manzalai Central Gas Processing facility, havingcapacity of 300 MMSCFD, has been commissioned on October 28, 2009to process gas from Manzalai field. The plant is currently processing 233MMSCFD of gas. POL has a 25% pre-commerciality working interest in

this venture.vi) Pakistan Petroleum Limited in Adhi.

vii)

Government Holding (Pvt) Limited in Pariwali, Minwal.

Two new exploration licenses have been awarded to POL in Dera Ghazi Khan

and Rajanpur Blocks in January 2010.

POL exploration team is proactively evaluating exploration and exploitation

opportunities within and outside Pakistan with an ultimate aim to sustain

long-term production goals and bring value for the shareholders.


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Production porfolio :

1. Crude oil

2. Natural gas

3. Liquid petroleum gas

4. Sulphur

5. Solvent Oil

Financial performance:Crude Oil continues to be the major contributor (48.5%: Rs 7.052 billion) to POL's net

sales of Rs 1454 billion in FY09. However the contribution of the crude oil to revenue

declined by 28% in FY09 (57% of net sales of over Rs 9.81 billion in FY08). This is due

to a 26.8% decline in the crude oil prices during the year compared to FY08 and due to

work-over activities taking place at the Pindori 3 and Pindori 4 fields. Natural gas


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major reason for this substantial increase was the cost incurred in

exploration/abandonment activities at the company's own fields and in other joint

ventures such as Adhi, Dhumal, Tal block, margalla block, Margalla south block.

Growing exploration costs were also seen in the Tal, Margalla and Margalla south

blocks, which are the areas on which POL is currently concentrating its exploratory

activities. Other operating income increased by 46.7% to Rs 2,041.9 million. Thisincrease is mainly due to good returns on bank deposits, dividend income from

subsidiary and associate companies.

In FY10 cash and bank balances make around 33% percent of the total current assets.

The current ratio has increased from 3.54 in 2009 to 3.69 in 2010, a slight change over

the previous year. The liquidity position of the company, which had dropped below the

industry's average last year, has declined slightly again. The current ratio has shown a

decline of about 15% due to 20% decline in POL's current assets and a 5% decrease in

current liabilities the decrease in current assets being mainly due to the cash at hand

which stood at Rs 4.074 billion, 45% down from FY08 (Rs 7.5 billion). In FY09 cash andbank balances represented around 41% of the total current assets whereas, cash and

bank balances amounted to around 60% of the current assets. One reason that

accounts for smaller change in the current liabilities during FY09 is that the company

has about 32% less tax liabilities.

The inventory turnover ratio of POL in FY09 stands at 71.54. This increase was mainly

at the back of higher stock in trade, which rose by 52% in FY09 to stand at Rs 0.9591

billion and stores and spares grew by 21.52%. The Day Sales Outstanding finished

higher this year as compared to last year, standing at 45.23 in FY09. The trade debts

were slightly higher this year about 1.43% from FY08 to stand at Rs 1.82 billion. The

non-proportionate change in net sales seems to be an important factor in this regard.

The Total Assets Turnover has dropped below 0.49 in FY09 to 0.39, primarily due to

greater indulgence in exploration and the work-over activities by the company. This

increased the acquisition of plants and equipment and simultaneously the exploration

and evaluation assets of POL this year, adding to the non-current assets. The asset

management ratios too have shown an upward trend in 2010, the total asset turnover

has increased to 0.48 in 2010. The reason can be attributed to the increase in sales of

27% in 2010.The sales to equity ratio has increased to 0.61 showing that the stock

invested is generating more sales per unit as compared to 2009. As the receivables

turnover has increased the Day Sales Outstanding has fallen to 45.12 in 2010.

The Sales to Equity ratio declined further in FY09 at 0.53. This can be attributed to large

decrease in the net sales of about 15% during the current fiscal year and a modest rise

of about 1% in the total Equity. However it has increased to 0.61 in FY10. This can be

attributed to the increase in sales in FY10 as compared to FY09 by 27%, equity remains


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the same.

Overall, the debt ratios relating to POL reflect the fact that the company is largely equity

financed. It was only in FY06, when POL had taken long term loans that these ratios

increased. Ever since the loans were repaid in FY07, debt ratios have plunged, making

POL's debt management as good as its competitors. In FY09, the debt to assets ratiowas 24.5% as compared to 22.08% in FY08. This is largely on account of increase in

total liabilities which stood at Rs 8.952 billion, almost 16% higher than FY08. FY09 saw

the Times Interest Earned ratio dropping to new low of 15.26%, despite the higher

amount of debt in that year.

The debt ratios of 2010 also are indicative of the fact that the company is largely equity

financed. The debt to equity ratio for 2010 is 35% and the company has very little debt

on its balance sheet. The debt to asset ratios and long term debt to equity ratios are

25.9% and 23.6% respectively. This has not shown a substantive change from

2009.2010 showed a commendable increase in TIE to 45.29.This can be attributed to a45% decline in finance costs and increase in EBIT of around 60%.

The market performance of POL has been commendable for a long period of time. The

earnings per share of the company stood at Rs 23.59 per share in FY09. This is lower

than the previous year's earning per share of Rs 35.57. This can be attributed to the

lower net income and the demand for retained earnings for the various explorations and

other activities the company is looking forward to.

This year, the company announced an interim dividend of 80% per share ie Rs 8 per

share and further recommended a dividend of 100% ie Rs 10 per share. The cash

dividend is higher this year as compared to FY08's dividend per share of Rs 16 and

20% bonus shares. The dividends per share for FY09 and FY10 have increased to 18

and 25.5. An increase in dividends per share shows that the company is making good

profits. The book value fell in FY09 and later increased back in FY10 from 109.65 to

123.13. The EPS for 2010 is 31.44. The price/earning ratio has also increased to 6.87 in

2010.

Future outlook:

Against all odds, Pakistan Oilfields Limited has managed to stay profitable in turbulent

times. The decrease in profitability is primarily attributable to the decrease in production

and the impact of the relatively higher exploration expenditure in this nine-month period,

incurred primarily in Kirthar South, Ikhlas and Margalla blocks. This has, however, been

offset by a favourable exchange rate variance between the rupee and the dollar and


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recognition of revenue upon the finalization of long outstanding crude oil sales

agreements of certain fields.

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