Oil Gas Accounting

This new edition covers many significant changes impacting the petroleum industry including important updates such as current industry practice issues from a proprietary survey conducted by the Institute of Petroleum Accounting, and practical guidance on new standards of revenue recognition, joint arrangements, consolidated financial statements, and disclosure of interests in other entities which are of critical importance to those involved or interested in the petroleum industry.New chapters covering midstream operations, master limited partnerships, and SEC considerations have been added. The updated text will also address numerous operational issues that continue to evolve with the demand for capital, inherent industry risks, and the impacts of product price fluctuation.

Oil and gas operations have some of the most unique accounting issues found in any industry. Oil & Gas Accounting delves into acquisition, exploration, development, and production activities, covering many industry-specific accounting issues. Topics covered include the successful efforts method, full cost method, reserve reporting, the unit of production method, severance taxes, take-or-pay arrangements, transfers of mineral interests, and joint interest accounting, as well as industry-specific controls that should be installed. In short, this is the essential oil and gas desk reference for the accountant.

Oil and gas operations have some of the most unique accounting issues found in any industry. Oil & Gas Accounting delves into acquisition, exploration, development, and production activities, covering many industry-specific accounting issues. Topics covered include the successful efforts method, full cost method, reserve reporting, the unit of production method, severance taxes, take-or-pay arrangements, transfers of mineral interests, and joint interest accounting, as well as industry-specific controls that should be installed. In short, this book is the essential oil and gas desk reference for the accountant.

Principles and Theory of Oil and Gas Accounting (First Edition) is a textbook on Oil and Gas Accounting covering the Principles, Theory and practical Applications of Oil and Gas Accounting in Oil and Gas operating Companies around the World. Emergence of this book ÒPrinciples and Theory of Oil and Gas AccountingÓ is as a result of our training in B. Sc, M. Sc Accounting and our various researches in the field of Oil and Gas Accounting during our Ph.D research works and our practical experience gained through consultancy services in Oil and Gas related Companies. Oil and Gas Accounting is a relatively new area in conventional Accounting studies. Although, Oil and Gas prospecting, exploration, development and production dates back to 1950s in Nigeria and about 1830s in United States of America and other Countries in the World. This bookÕs main objectives are to contribute to knowledge and to promote further research in Accountancy studies.

Offering a clear explanation of financial statements with a practical approach to the analysis of an oil company, this introduction contains tables, figures, and worksheets, and examples of analysis of virtually every aspect of an oil company are provided in detail. Financial quick-look techniques, rules of thumb, commentary, and a glossary are included.