GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 24, 2025.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Gran Tierra Energy Inc.:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Gran Tierra Energy Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission, and our report dated February 24, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Fair value measurement of oil and natural gas properties acquired in a business combination
As discussed in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company acquired i3 Energy Plc (i3 Energy) in a business combination on October 31, 2024 (the acquisition-date). As a result of the business combination, the Company acquired proved oil and natural gas properties with an acquisition-date fair value of $256,040 thousand. The fair value of the proved oil and natural gas properties acquired is based on cash flows associated with the estimated acquired proved oil and natural gas reserves (acquired reserves cash flows) and the discount rate. The estimation of proved oil and natural gas reserves, which are used to estimate the acquired reserves cash flows, involves the expertise of independent reservoir engineering specialists, who take into consideration assumptions related to forecasted production, forecasted commodity prices, and forecasted operating, royalty and capital costs (reserve assumptions). The Company engaged independent reservoir engineering specialists to estimate the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves as of December 31, 2024 (the external reserve report). The Company also engaged an independent valuator to estimate the discount rate.
We identified the determination of the acquisition-date fair value of proved oil and natural gas properties acquired in the i3 Energy business combination as a critical audit matter. Changes in the acquired reserve cash flows and the discount rate could have had a significant impact on the determination of the acquisition-date fair value of the acquired proved oil and natural gas properties. Complex auditor judgment was required to evaluate the acquired reserves cash flows and the discount rate, which were inputs into the determination of the acquisition-date fair value. Additionally, the evaluation of this fair value required involvement of valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to this critical audit matter. This included controls related to:
the determination of the acquisition-date fair value, including the discount rate
the determination of the acquired reserves cash flows
the determination of the reserve assumptions and the resulting reserves cash flows in the external reserve report.
We evaluated the competence, capabilities and objectivity of the independent reservoir engineering specialists engaged by the Company, who estimated the proved oil and natural gas reserves as of December 31, 2024. We also evaluated the competence, capabilities and objectivity of the independent valuator engaged by the Company, who estimated the discount rate. We evaluated the methodology used by the independent reservoir engineering specialists to estimate the proved oil and natural gas reserves as of December 31, 2024 for compliance with regulatory standards. We assessed the forecasted production and forecasted operating, royalty and capital costs assumptions used in the external reserve report and the estimate of the acquired reserves cash flows by comparing them to 2024 actual results of the acquired proved oil and natural gas properties post- acquisition. We assessed the forecasted commodity prices used in the estimate of the acquired reserves cash flows and in the external reserve report by comparing them to those published by other reserve engineering companies. We evaluated the estimated acquired reserves cash flows by comparing them to the corresponding cash flows from proved oil and natural gas reserves in the external reserve report.
We involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in:
evaluating the Company’s determination of the acquisition-date discount rate by comparing the inputs of the discount rate against publicly available market data for comparable assets and assessing the discount rate
evaluating the Company’s estimate of the acquisition-date fair value of the acquired proved oil and natural gas properties by comparing to publicly available market data and valuation metrics for comparable entities.
Assessment of the impact of estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves on the depletion expense and the ceiling test calculations related to the Colombian oil and natural gas properties
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company depletes its oil and natural gas properties using the unit-of-production method based upon production and estimates of proved reserve quantities. Under such method, capitalized costs are depleted over the estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves. As discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recorded depletion and depreciation expense of $223.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a portion of which related to the Colombian oil and natural gas properties. Additionally, as discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company performs a ceiling test calculation each quarter on a country-by-country basis. In performing its quarterly ceiling test, the Company limits the capitalized costs of proved oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated depletion and deferred income taxes, to the estimated future net cash flows from proved oil and natural gas reserves discounted at 10 percent, net of related tax effects, plus the lower of cost or fair value of unproved properties included in the costs being amortized. If such capitalized costs exceed the ceiling limitation, the Company will record a ceiling test impairment to the extent of such excess. As discussed in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company did not record a ceiling test impairment in 2024 related to the Colombian oil and natural gas properties. The estimation of proved oil and natural gas reserves, which are used in the calculations of depletion and the ceiling test, involves the expertise of independent reservoir engineering specialists, who take into consideration assumptions related to forecasted production and forecasted operating, royalty and capital costs (reserve assumptions). The Company engages independent reservoir engineering specialists to estimate the proved oil and natural gas reserves.
We identified the assessment of the impact of estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves on the depletion expense and the ceiling test calculations related to the Colombian oil and natural gas properties as a critical audit matter. Changes in the reserve assumptions could have a significant impact on the depletion expense and the ceiling test calculations. Complex auditor judgment was required in evaluating the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves, and the related reserve assumptions, which were an input to the depletion expense and the ceiling test calculations.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the critical audit matter. This included controls related to:
the depletion expense and the ceiling test calculations
the estimation of the proved oil and natural gas reserves, including the reserve assumptions.
We recalculated the depletion expense and the ceiling test calculations and analyzed them for compliance with regulatory standards. We evaluated the competence, capabilities and objectivity of the independent reservoir engineering specialists engaged by the Company to estimate, the proved oil and natural gas reserves. We evaluated the methodology used by the independent reservoir engineering specialists to estimate the proved oil and natural gas reserves for compliance with regulatory standards. We compared the Company’s 2024 actual production and operating, royalty and capital costs to those estimates used in the prior year’s estimate of the proved oil and natural gas reserves to assess the Company’s ability to accurately forecast. We assessed the estimates of forecasted production and forecasted operating, royalty and capital costs assumptions used in the estimate of the proved oil and natural gas reserves by comparing them to historical results.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018
Calgary, Canada
February 24, 2025
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| OIL, NATURAL GAS AND NGL SALES (NOTE 13) | $621,849 | $636,957 | $711,388 |
| EXPENSES | |||
| Operating | 202,331 | 186,864 | 162,385 |
| Transportation | 18,464 | 14,546 | 10,197 |
| Depletion, depreciation and accretion (Note 7) | 230,619 | 215,584 | 180,280 |
| General and administrative (Note 16) | 49,619 | 45,846 | 40,957 |
| Severance | 1,519 | — | — |
| Transaction costs (Note 3) | 5,907 | — | — |
| Foreign exchange (gain) loss | (8,808) | 11,822 | 2,578 |
| Derivative instruments loss (Note 16) | 2,271 | — | 26,611 |
| Other financial instruments loss (gain) (Note 16) | — | 15 | (7) |
| Interest expense (Note 10) | 80,466 | 55,806 | 46,493 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | 582,388 | 530,483 | 469,494 |
| OTHER GAIN (LOSS) | 1,478 | (2,297) | 2,598 |
| INTEREST INCOME | 3,666 | 1,983 | 443 |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 44,605 | 106,160 | 244,935 |
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE (RECOVERY) | |||
| Current (Note 14) | 69,277 | 55,688 | 80,566 |
| Deferred (Note 14) | (27,888) | 56,759 | 25,340 |
| 41,389 | 112,447 | 105,906 | |
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | $3,216 | $(6,287) | $139,029 |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | |||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (6,736) | — | — |
| NET AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME | $(3,520) | $(6,287) | $139,029 |
| NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE (1) | |||
| –BASIC | $0.10 | $(0.19) | $3.81 |
| –DILUTED | $0.10 | $(0.19) | $3.76 |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC (Note 11) | 32,042,897 | 33,469,828 | 36,445,546 |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED (Note 11) | 32,042,897 | 33,469,828 | 36,928,010 |
(1)Reflects our 1-for-10 reverse stock split that became effective May 5, 2023.
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
| As at December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| ASSETS | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $103,379 | $62,146 |
| Accounts receivable (Note 6) | 35,480 | 12,359 |
| Inventory | 43,116 | 29,039 |
| Taxes receivable (Note 5) | 18,095 | 438 |
| Other current assets (Note 16 and 17) | 11,201 | 8,482 |
| Total Current Assets | 211,271 | 112,464 |
| Oil and Natural Gas Properties (using the full cost method of accounting) | ||
| Proved | 1,260,578 | 1,055,070 |
| Unproved | 119,520 | 54,116 |
| Total Oil and Natural Gas Properties | 1,380,098 | 1,109,186 |
| Other capital assets | 43,033 | 33,664 |
| Total Property, Plant and Equipment (Note 7) | 1,423,131 | 1,142,850 |
| Other Long-Term Assets | ||
| Taxes receivable long-term (Note 5) | 1,629 | 52,089 |
| Deferred tax assets (Note 14) | 11,718 | 10,923 |
| Other long-term assets (Note 16 and 17) | 7,038 | 7,963 |
| Total Other Long-Term Assets | 20,385 | 70,975 |
| Total Assets | $1,654,787 | $1,326,289 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||
| Current Liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 9, 10 and 12) | $273,103 | $187,007 |
| Credit facility (Note 10) | — | 35,609 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 24,807 | — |
| Taxes payable (Note 5) | 13,970 | 27,219 |
| Equity compensation award liability (Note 11) | 10,568 | 10,419 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 322,448 | 260,254 |
| Long-Term Liabilities | ||
| Long-term debt (Note 10) | 722,123 | 519,532 |
| Deferred tax liabilities (Note 14) | 64,114 | 57,453 |
| Asset retirement obligation (Note 12) | 105,936 | 73,029 |
| Equity compensation award liabilities (Note 11) | 17,456 | 8,750 |
| Other long-term liabilities (Note 16) | 9,142 | 10,877 |
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | 918,771 | 669,641 |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15) | ||
| Shareholders’ Equity (1) | ||
| Common Stock (Note 11) (36,460,141 and 32,275,113 issued, 35,972,193 and 32,246,501 outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, as at December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively) | 9,940 | 9,936 |
| Additional paid in capital | 1,273,343 | 1,249,651 |
| Treasury stock (Note 11) | (3,165) | (163) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (6,736) | — |
| Deficit | (859,814) | (863,030) |
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | 413,568 | 396,394 |
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $1,654,787 | $1,326,289 |
(1) Reflects our 1-for-10 reverse stock split that became effective May 5, 2023.(See notes to the consolidated financial statements)
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Operating Activities | |||
| Net income (loss) | $3,216 | $(6,287) | $139,029 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||
| Depletion, depreciation and accretion (Note 7) | 230,619 | 215,584 | 180,280 |
| Deferred tax (recovery) expense (Note 14) | (27,888) | 56,759 | 25,340 |
| Stock-based compensation expense (Note 11) | 9,707 | 5,722 | 9,049 |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs (Note 10) | 12,918 | 5,831 | 3,528 |
| Non-cash lease expenses | 5,923 | 4,967 | 2,818 |
| Lease payments | (5,035) | (3,018) | (1,666) |
| Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss | (7,893) | (5,085) | 10,251 |
| Derivative instruments loss (Note 16) | 2,271 | — | 26,611 |
| Cash settlement on derivatives instruments (Note 16) | 1,103 | — | (26,611) |
| Cash settlement of asset retirement obligation (Note 12) | (1,698) | (377) | (2,630) |
| Other non-cash loss (gain) | — | 2,312 | (2,605) |
| Net change in assets and liabilities from operating activities (Note 17) | 16,078 | (48,416) | 64,317 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 239,321 | 227,992 | 427,711 |
| Investing Activities | |||
| Additions to property, plant and equipment1 (Note 7 and 17) | (234,236) | (226,584) | (210,331) |
| Cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired (Note 3) | (162,651) | — | — |
| Proceeds on disposition of property, plant and equipment (Note 7) | 44,382 | — | — |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (352,505) | (226,584) | (210,331) |
| Financing Activities | |||
| Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes, net of issuance costs | 221,474 | — | — |
| Purchase of Senior Notes (Note 10) | — | (6,805) | (17,274) |
| Senior Notes issuance costs | — | (13,351) | — |
| Repayment of Senior Notes (Note 10) | — | (60,000) | — |
| Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs (Note 10) | — | 48,014 | — |
| Repayment of debt (Note 10) | (36,364) | (13,636) | (67,803) |
| Lease payments | (13,300) | (6,527) | (2,228) |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options (Note 11) | 373 | 8 | 1,300 |
| Re-purchase of shares of Common Stock (Note 11) | (15,309) | (17,300) | (27,317) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 156,874 | (69,597) | (113,322) |
| Foreign exchange (loss) gain on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | (3,391) | 5,869 | (2,104) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | 40,299 | (62,320) | 101,954 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents,beginning of year (Note 17) | 71,038 | 133,358 | 31,404 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of year (Note 17) | $111,337 | $71,038 | $133,358 |
| Supplemental cash flow disclosures (Note 17) | |||
1 Refer to Note 17 for the correction in presentation of cash flows associated with additions to property, plant and equipment in the comparative periods
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Share Capital (1) | |||
| Balance, beginning of year | $9,936 | $10,272 | $10,270 |
| Reverse stock split (Note 11) | — | (299) | — |
| Cancellation of shares of Common Stock (Note 11) | (2) | (37) | — |
| Issuance of shares of Common Stock, net of issuance costs (Note 11) | 6 | — | 2 |
| Balance, end of year | 9,940 | 9,936 | 10,272 |
| Additional Paid in Capital | |||
| Balance, beginning of year | 1,249,651 | 1,291,354 | 1,287,582 |
| Issuance of Common shares, net of issuance costs (Note 11) | 36,649 | — | — |
| Reverse stock split (Note 11) | — | 299 | — |
| Cancellation of shares of Common Stock (Note 11) | (12,305) | (44,417) | — |
| Exercise of stock options (Note 11) | 367 | 8 | 1,298 |
| Modification of stock options (Note 11) | (4,057) | — | — |
| Stock-based compensation (Note 11) | 3,038 | 2,407 | 2,474 |
| Balance, end of year | 1,273,343 | 1,249,651 | 1,291,354 |
| Treasury Stock | |||
| Balance, beginning of year | (163) | (27,317) | — |
| Purchase of treasury shares (Note 11) | (15,309) | (17,300) | (27,317) |
| Cancellation of treasury shares (Note 11) | 12,307 | 44,454 | — |
| Balance, end of year | (3,165) | (163) | (27,317) |
| Accumulated and other comprehensive income (loss) | |||
| Balance, beginning of year | — | — | — |
| Other comprehensive loss | (6,736) | — | — |
| Balance, end of year | (6,736) | — | — |
| Deficit | |||
| Balance, beginning of year | (863,030) | (856,743) | (995,772) |
| Net income (loss) | 3,216 | (6,287) | 139,029 |
| Balance, end of year | (859,814) | (863,030) | (856,743) |
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | $413,568 | $396,394 | $417,566 |
(1) Reflects our 1-for-10 reverse stock split that became effective May 5, 2023.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
- Description of Business
Gran Tierra Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Gran Tierra”), is a publicly traded company focused on oil and natural gas exploration and production with assets currently in Colombia, Ecuador and Canada.
- Significant Accounting Policies
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
Significant accounting policies are:
Basis of Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Certain estimates and judgments have a material impact where the assumptions underlying these accounting estimates relate to matters that involve significant estimation uncertainty at the time the estimate or judgement is made or are subjective. These estimates and judgments include, but are not limited to:
estimated proved and probable reserves volumes and the related cash flows are determined by the independent reservoir engineering specialists and used in several of the estimates made by management in preparing these financial statements. Estimates are required to be made in the reserve report, including forecasted production, forecasted operating and royalty costs, capital cost assumptions, and in certain cases forecasted commodity prices;
depletion, depreciation and accretion (“DD&A”);
timing of transfers from oil and natural gas properties not subject to depletion to the depletable base;
impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties as determined using the full cost method of accounting for our oil and natural gas properties in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Rule 4-10;
asset retirement obligations; and
fair value measurement associated with the acquired proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties in the business combination, including the discount rate determined by an independent valuator engaged by the Company.
Although management believes these estimates are reasonable, changes in facts and circumstances or discovery of new information may result in revised estimates, and actual results may differ from these estimates.
Some of the Company’s estimates and judgements have a material impact on consolidated financial statements but do not involve significant subjectivity of estimation uncertainty. These estimates and judgements include, but are not limited to:
fair value of derivatives;
income taxes;
stock-based compensation;
operating and finance leases;
debt extinguishment and debt modification accounting; and
assessment of the likely outcome of legal and other contingencies.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
Restricted cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash and cash equivalents pledged to secure letters of credit and to settle asset retirement obligations. Letters of credit currently secured by cash relate to work commitment guarantees contained in exploration contracts. Restrictions will lapse when work obligations are satisfied pursuant to the exploration contract or an asset retirement obligation is settled. Cash and claims to cash that are restricted as to withdrawal or use for other than current operations, or are designated for expenditure in the acquisition or construction of long-term assets are excluded from the current asset classification. The long-term portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents is included in other long-term assets on the Company’s balance sheet.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
At each reporting date, the Company assesses the expected lifetime credit losses on initial recognition of trade accounts receivable. Credit risk is assessed based on the number of days the receivable has been outstanding and the internal credit assessment of the customer. The expected loss rates are based on payment profiles over a period of 36 months prior to the period-end and the corresponding historical credit losses experienced within this period. Historical loss rates are adjusted to reflect current and forward-looking economic factors of the country where the Company sells oil, natural gas and NGL that affect the ability of the customers to settle the receivables. Trade receivables are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
Prepaid Equity Forwards
The Company is exposed to equity price risk in relation to its long-term incentive plans. The Company utilizes prepaid equity forwards (“PEF”) on the equivalent number of the Company’s common shares in order to fix the future settlement cost on a portion of its cash-settled long-term incentive plans.
PEF is recorded in other current and long-term assets on the Company’s balance sheet at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized as G&A expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company utilizes PEF to manage equity price risk in relation to its long-term incentive plans.
Derivatives
The Company records derivative instruments on its balance sheet at fair value as either an asset or liability with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations as financial instruments gains or losses. While the Company utilizes derivative instruments to manage the price risk attributable to its expected oil, natural gas and NGL production and foreign exchange risk, it has elected not to designate its derivative instruments as accounting hedges under the accounting guidance.
Inventory
Inventory consists of oil in tanks and third party pipelines and supplies and is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventory is determined using the weighted average method. Oil inventories include expenditures incurred to produce, upgrade and transport the product to the storage facilities and include operating, depletion and depreciation expenses, and royalties.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are recognized using the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax base, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences and carryforwards are expected to be recovered or settled. Valuation allowances are provided if, after considering the available evidence, it is not more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized.
The tax benefit from an uncertain tax position is recognized when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits of the position, that the position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities. Additionally, the amount of the tax benefit recognized is the largest amount of benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company presumes that the position will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. The Company recognizes potential penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.
Oil and Natural Gas Properties
The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Under this method, the Company capitalizes all acquisition, exploration, and development costs incurred for the purpose of finding oil and natural gas reserves, including salaries, benefits, and other internal costs directly attributable to these activities. Costs associated with production and general corporate activities, are expensed as incurred. Separate cost centers are maintained for each country in which the Company incurs costs.
The Company computes depletion of oil and natural gas properties on a quarterly basis using the unit-of-production method based upon production and estimates of proved reserve quantities. Capital costs related to properties with proved oil and natural gas reserves are also included in the amortization base for the computation of depletion. The costs of unproved properties are excluded from the amortization base until the properties are evaluated. The cost of exploratory dry wells is transferred to proved properties and thus is subject to amortization immediately upon determination that a well is dry in those countries where proved reserves exist.
The Company performs a ceiling test calculation each quarter in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Rule 4-10. In performing its quarterly ceiling test, the Company limits, on a country-by-country basis, the capitalized costs of proved oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated depletion and deferred income taxes, to the estimated future net cash flows from proved oil and natural gas reserves discounted at 10%, net of related tax effects, plus the lower of cost or fair value of unproved properties included in the costs being amortized. If such capitalized costs exceed the ceiling, the Company will record a write-down to the extent of such excess as a non-cash charge to net income or loss. Any such write-down will reduce earnings in the period of occurrence and result in a lower DD&A rate in future periods. A write-down may not be reversed in future periods, even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the ceiling.
The Company calculates future net cash flows by applying the unweighted average of prices in effect on the first day of the month for the preceding 12-month period, adjusted for location and quality differentials. Such prices are utilized except where different prices are fixed and determinable from applicable contracts for the remaining term of those contracts.
Unproved properties are not depleted pending the determination of the existence of proved reserves. Costs are transferred into the depletable base on an ongoing basis as the properties are evaluated, proved reserves are established, or impairment is determined. Unproved properties are evaluated quarterly to ascertain whether impairment has occurred. This evaluation considers, among other factors, seismic data, plans or requirements to relinquish acreage, drilling results, and activity, remaining time in the commitment period, remaining capital plans, and political, economic, and market conditions. During any period in which factors indicate impairment, the cumulative costs incurred to date for such property are transferred to the full cost pool and subject to depletion. For countries where a reserve base has not yet been established, the impairment is charged to net income or loss.
In exploration areas, related seismic costs are capitalized in unproved property and evaluated as part of the total capitalized costs associated with a property. Seismic costs related to development projects are recorded in proved properties and therefore subject to depletion as incurred.
Gains and losses on the sale or other disposition of oil and natural gas properties are not recognized, unless the gain or loss would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved oil and natural gas reserves attributable to a country.
Asset Retirement Obligation
The Company records an estimated liability for future costs associated with the abandonment of its oil and natural gas properties, including the costs of reclamation of drilling sites. The Company records the fair value of a liability for a legal obligation to retire an asset in the period in which the liability is incurred with an offsetting increase to the related oil and natural gas properties. The fair value of an asset retirement obligation is measured by reference to the expected future cash outflows required to satisfy the retirement obligation discounted at the Company’s country specific credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate. Accretion expense is recognized over time as the discounted liabilities are accreted to their expected settlement value, while the asset retirement cost is amortized over the estimated productive life of the related assets. The accretion of the asset retirement obligation and amortization of the asset retirement cost is included in DD&A. If estimated future costs of an asset retirement obligation change, an adjustment is recorded to both the asset retirement obligation and oil and natural gas properties. Revisions to the estimated asset retirement obligation can result from changes in retirement cost estimates, revisions to estimated inflation rates, and changes in the estimated timing of abandonment.
Other Capital Assets
Other capital assets, including additions and replacements, are recorded at cost upon acquisition and include furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvement, computer equipment, automobiles and right-of-use assets for operating and finance leases. Depreciation for furniture and fixtures, computer equipment, and automobiles is provided using the straight-line method over the useful life of the asset. Leasehold improvements and right-of-use assets for operating and finance leases are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life and the term of the related lease. The cost of repairs and maintenance is charged to expenses as incurred.
Leases
At the inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. At the inception of a contract that contains a lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease and non-lease component on the basis of their relative stand-alone prices. The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost and subsequently at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.
The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate. The lease liability is subsequently increased by the interest cost on the lease liability and decreased by lease payments made. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, a change in the estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, or as appropriate, changes in the assessment of whether a purchase or extension option is reasonably certain to be exercised or a termination option is reasonably certain not to be exercised.
The Company has applied judgment to determine the lease term for contracts which include renewal or termination options. The assessment of whether the Company is reasonably certain to exercise such options impacts the lease term, which significantly affects the amount of lease liabilities and right-of-use assets recognized.
Debt extinguishment and debt modification accounting
The Company accounts for debt restructuring or exchange of debt transactions as either a debt extinguishment or a debt modification. For instruments not involving conversion options, the Company recognizes an exchange of debt as an extinguishment if the present value of the cash flows under the terms of the new debt instrument is at least 10 percent different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of the original instrument. If the exchange of debt is accounted for as a debt extinguishment, the carrying value of the original debt including unamortized deferred financing fees is derecognized from our balance sheet and the new debt is recognized at its fair value less applicable deferred financing fees, with the difference between the net carrying value of the original debt and the fair value of the new debt recognized as a gain or loss in the consolidated statements of operations. If the terms of a debt instrument are changed or modified and the cash flow effect on a present value basis is less than 10 percent, the debt instrument is not considered to be substantially different, the Company accounts for this debt instrument as debt modification. If the exchange of debt is accounted for as a debt modification, the change of the carrying amount of the original debt on the balance sheet is adjusted to the net present value of the revised cash flows with the adjustments treated as a capital cost and amortized as an adjustment of interest expense on our statement of operations.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers control of the product to a customer. This generally occurs at the time the customer obtains legal title to the product and when it is physically transferred to the delivery point agreed with the customer.
Revenue is recognized based on the consideration specified in contracts with customers. Revenue represents the Company's share and is recorded net of royalty payments to governments and other mineral interest owners.
The Company evaluates its arrangements with third parties and partners to determine if the Company acts as a principal or an agent. In making this evaluation, management considers if the Company obtains control of the product delivered, which is indicated by the Company having the primary responsibility for the delivery of the product, having the ability to establish prices, or having inventory risk. If the Company acts in the capacity of an agent rather than as a principal in the transaction, then the revenue is recognized on a net basis, only reflecting the fee realized by the Company from the transaction.
Tariffs, tolls, and fees charged to other entities for the use of pipelines owned by the Company are evaluated by management to determine if these originate from contracts with customers or from incidental arrangements. When determining if the Company acted as a principal or an agent in transactions, management determines if the Company obtains control of the product. As part of this assessment, management considers the criteria for revenue recognition set out in Accounting Standard Codification 606.
Stock-based Compensation
The Company records stock-based compensation expense in its consolidated financial statements measured at fair value of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Fair values are determined using pricing models such as the Black-Scholes-Merton or Monte Carlo simulation stock option-pricing models and/or observable share prices. For equity-settled stock-based compensation awards, fair values are determined at the grant date, and the expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized using the accelerated method over the requisite service period. An adjustment is made to compensation expense for any difference between the estimated forfeitures and the actual forfeitures. For cash-settled stock-based compensation awards (performance share units, restricted share units and stock options), the expense is recognized over thethree-year vesting period based on the latest available estimate of the fair value of the awards at each reporting date, and periodic changes are recognized as compensation costs, with a corresponding change to liabilities.
The Company uses historical data to estimate the expected term used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, option exercises, and employee departure behavior. Expected volatilities used in the fair value estimate are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s shares. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected term of the stock options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
Stock-based compensation expense is capitalized as part of oil and natural gas properties or expensed as part of G&A or operating expenses, as appropriate.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Company, including its subsidiaries, (other than its Canadian subsidiary) is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Canadian subsidiary is the Canadian dollar. Monetary assets and liabilities are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, and non-monetary items are translated at historical exchange rates. Revenue and expense items are translated in a manner that produces substantially the same reporting currency amounts that would have resulted had the underlying transactions been translated on the dates they occurred.
DD&A expense on assets is translated at the historical exchange rates similar to the assets to which they relate. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions, which are transactions denominated in a currency other than the entity’s functional currency, are recognized in net income or loss.
The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. The assets and liabilities of the Canadian subsidiary are translated to the Company’s reporting currency using the exchange rates at the end of the reporting period. Revenue and expense items are translated at the weighted average exchange rates for the reporting period and shareholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Foreign exchange gains and loss resulting from translation to reporting currency are recognized in other comprehensive income or loss.
Net Income or Loss per Share
Basic net income or loss per share is calculated by dividing net income or loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding during each period. Diluted net income or loss per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for the dilutive effect, if any, of share equivalents. The Company uses the treasury stock method to determine the dilutive effect. This method assumes that all Common Stock equivalents have been exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and that the funds obtained thereby were used to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company at the volume weighted average trading price of shares of Common Stock during the period.
Segment Reporting
The Company’s operations are organized based on the geographical location of each operation. Chief Operational Decision Makers (“CODM”) allocate the Company’s resources and evaluate operation results and profitability using geographical location of each operation. Based on the review of CODM, the Company identified three reportable segments: Colombia, Ecuador and Canada (Note 4.).
Business Combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are recognized at their fair values. Any excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as a goodwill and any excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed over the consideration paid is recognized as bargain purchase gain in the consolidated statements of operations.
Risks and Measurement Uncertainty
The impacts of ongoing conflicts in several parts of the world coupled with volatility in energy markets, increased interest and inflation rates and constrained supply chains have created a higher level of volatility and uncertainty. Management has, to the reasonable extent, incorporated known facts and circumstances into the estimates made; however, the increased levels of uncertainty and volatility make accounting estimates more judgmental, and the actual results could differ materially from estimates.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” for interim and annual financial reporting for all public entities, including those that have a single reportable segment. ASU 2023-07 requires to disclose by each reportable segment the significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to chief operating decision maker, amount and composition of other segment items, measure of segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and how resources are allocated if used by chief operating decision maker and title and position of the chief operating decision maker. If a public entity discloses a single reportable segment, it should identify the measure or measures of a segment’s profit or loss that chief operating decision maker uses in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate the resources. The public entity is required to recast the prior-period segment expense information to conform to current-period presentation unless it is impracticable to do so. This ASU is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 effective January 1, 2024. The implementation of this update impacted the segmented disclosure of the Company but did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”. ASU 2023-09 enhances the income tax disclosures to enable investors to better understand entity’s exposure to potential changes in jurisdictional tax legislation and associated risks and opportunities, income tax information that effects cash flow forecasts and potential opportunities to increase future cash flows. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024 and should be applied prospectively, with retrospective application permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 effective January 1, 2025. The implementation of this update did not have a material impact on disclosures of income taxes.
In November 2024 and January 2025 FASB issued ASU 2024-03 and ASU 2025-01, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures”. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 require disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses, such as purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil-and natural gas-producing activities included in each relevant expense caption on the face of statement of operations. In addition, this ASU requires the presentation of specific expense captions of comprehensive income on the face of the statements of comprehensive income. ASU 2025-01 clarifies the effective date of ASU 2024-03 to be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this update will have on its financial statements disclosures.
- Business Combination
On October 31, 2024, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of i3 Energy Plc (“i3 Energy”), subsequently renamed as Gran Tierra UK Limited (“Gran Tierra UK”) for $204.5 million, consisting of cash consideration of $161.8 million, cash dividend of $4.0 million, cash settlement of stock options of $2.0 million and 5,808,925 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, the fair value of which was determined to be $36.7 million based on the closing price of the Company’s shares on the acquisition date. i3 Energy was an oil and natural gas exploration and production company, incorporated in England and Wales with production assets located in the Western Canadian Sedimentary basin. This acquisition will allow the Company to diversify into the assets beyond South America. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method with Gran Tierra being the acquirer, whereby the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recognized at their fair values as at the i3 Energy acquisition date, and the results of i3 Energy were included with those of Gran Tierra from that date. Fair value estimates were made based on significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs and based on the best information available at the time.
Determining the fair values of the assets and liabilities of i3 Energy and the consideration paid required significant judgment and certain assumptions to be made. The most significant fair value estimates related to the valuation of i3 Energy's proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties. The fair value of proved oil and natural gas properties acquired is based on cash flows associated with estimated acquired proved oil and natural gas reserves and the discount rate. Factors that impact these reserves cash flows include forecasted production, forecasted commodity prices, and forecasted operating, royalty and capital costs The following table shows the allocation of the consideration paid based on the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired.
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | |
|---|---|
| Consideration Paid: | |
| Cash | $167,822 |
| Issuance of Common Shares, net of issuance costs | 36,654 |
| $204,476 | |
| Allocation of Total Consideration(1): | |
| Oil and natural gas properties | |
| Proved | $256,040 |
| Unproved | 34,188 |
| Net working capital (including cash acquired of $5.2 million, accounts receivable of $24.2 million, accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $54.9 million and current portion of asset retirement obligation of $5.2 million an others) | (18,947) |
| Other long-term assets | 415 |
| Long-term deferred tax asset | 8,095 |
| Long-term deferred tax liability | (47,939) |
| Long-term portion of asset retirement obligation | (27,006) |
| Other long-term liabilities | (370) |
| $204,476 | |
(1) Due to the timing of acquisition, management is continuing to review and assess information to accurately determine the acquisition date fair value of the proved oil and natural gas properties and deferred tax assets and liabilities acquired. During the measurement period, Gran Tierra will continue to obtain information to assist in finalizing the fair value of net assets acquired, which may differ materially from the above preliminary estimates.
The Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024, included revenue of $19.0 million and net loss of $5.1 million from Gran Tierra UK (former i3 Energy).
Pro Forma Results (unaudited)
Pro forma for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are shown below, as if the i3 Energy acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2024 and 2023. Pro forma results are not indicative of actual results or future performance:
| Years Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Unaudited, thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Oil, natural gas and NGL sales | $728,452 | $811,001 |
| Net income | $3,220 | $9,836 |
The pro forma net income for the year-ended December 31, 2024, includes acquisition related transaction costs of $5.9 million incurred by the Company.
- Segment Reporting
The Company is primarily engaged in the exploration and production of oil, natural gas and NGL. The Company reports segmented information based on internal management reporting used by CODM, which are the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents across various business functions. CODM allocates resources and assesses performance of each reportable segment based on segmented earnings. The Company determined three reportable segments based on the geographic organization: Colombia, Ecuador and Canada. The "Other" category represents the Company’s corporate activities.
The following tables present information on the Company’s reportable segments and other activities for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) · Colombia · Ecuador · Canada · Other · Total | ||||||
| Oil, natural gas and NGL sales | $575,482 | $27,412 | $18,955 | $— | $621,849 | |
| Operating expenses | 179,257 | 13,425 | 9,649 | — | 202,331 | |
| Transportation expenses | 16,297 | 1,495 | 672 | — | 18,464 | |
| Segmented earnings | $379,928 | $12,492 | $8,634 | $— | $401,054 | |
| DD&A expenses | 230,619 | |||||
| General and administrative expenses | 49,619 | |||||
| Severance | 1,519 | |||||
| Transaction costs | 5,907 | |||||
| Foreign exchange gain | (8,808) | |||||
| Derivative instruments loss | 2,271 | |||||
| Interest expense | 80,466 | |||||
| Non-segmented expenses | 361,593 | |||||
| Other gain | 1,478 | |||||
| Interest income | 3,666 | |||||
| Income before income taxes | 44,605 | |||||
| Income tax expense | 41,389 | |||||
| Net income | $3,216 | |||||
| Segment capital expenditures | 141,597 | 79,388 | 12,506 | 745 | $234,236 | |
| Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) · Colombia · Ecuador · Canada · Other · Total | ||||||
| Oil, natural gas and NGL sales | $621,297 | $15,660 | $— | $— | $636,957 | |
| Operating expenses | 179,103 | 7,761 | — | — | 186,864 | |
| Transportation expenses | 13,829 | 717 | — | — | 14,546 | |
| Segmented earnings | $428,365 | $7,182 | $— | $— | $435,547 | |
| DD&A expenses | 215,584 | |||||
| General and administrative expenses | 45,846 | |||||
| Foreign exchange loss | 11,822 | |||||
| Other financial instruments loss | 15 | |||||
| Interest expense | 55,806 | |||||
| Non-segmented expenses | 329,073 | |||||
| Other loss | (2,297) | |||||
| Interest income | 1,983 | |||||
| Income before income taxes | 106,160 | |||||
| Income tax expense | 112,447 | |||||
| Net loss | $(6,287) | |||||
| Segment capital expenditures | 201,282 | 25,277 | — | 25 | $226,584 | |
| Year Ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) · Colombia · Ecuador · Canada · Other · Total | ||||||
| Oil, natural gas and NGL sales | $711,388 | $— | $— | $— | $711,388 | |
| Operating expenses | 162,385 | — | — | — | 162,385 | |
| Transportation expenses | 10,197 | — | — | — | 10,197 | |
| Segmented earnings | $538,806 | $— | $— | $— | $538,806 | |
| DD&A expenses | 180,280 | |||||
| General and administrative expenses | 40,957 | |||||
| Foreign exchange loss | 2,578 | |||||
| Derivatives instruments loss | 26,611 | |||||
| Other financial instruments gain | (7) | |||||
| Interest expense | 46,493 | |||||
| Non-segmented expenses | 296,912 | |||||
| Other gain | 2,598 | |||||
| Interest income | 443 | |||||
| Income before income taxes | 244,935 | |||||
| Income tax expense | 105,906 | |||||
| Net income | $139,029 | |||||
| Segment capital expenditures | 179,051 | 30,981 | — | 299 | $210,331 | |
| As at December 31, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | Colombia | Ecuador | Canada | Other | Total |
| Property, plant and equipment | $1,022,808 | $143,034 | $247,512 | $9,777 | $1,423,131 |
| All other assets | 99,100 | 27,942 | 62,541 | 42,073 | $231,656 |
| Total Assets | $1,121,908 | $170,976 | $310,053 | $51,850 | $1,654,787 |
| As at December 31, 2023 | |||||
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | Colombia | Ecuador | Canada | Other | Total |
| Property, plant and equipment | $1,080,231 | $55,902 | $— | $6,717 | $1,142,850 |
| All other assets | 142,066 | 10,147 | — | 31,226 | 183,439 |
| Total Assets | $1,222,297 | $66,049 | $— | $37,943 | $1,326,289 |
- Taxes Receivable
The table below shows the break-down of taxes receivable, which are comprised of value added tax (“VAT”) and income tax receivables and payables:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Taxes Receivable | ||
| Current | ||
| VAT Receivable | $657 | $105 |
| Income Tax Receivable | 17,438 | 333 |
| $18,095 | $438 | |
| Long-Term | ||
| Income Tax Receivable | $1,629 | $52,089 |
| Taxes Payable | ||
| Current | ||
| VAT Payable | $(7,640) | $(11,438) |
| Taxes Payable | (6,330) | (15,781) |
| $(13,970) | $(27,219) | |
| Total Taxes Receivable | $5,754 | $25,308 |
The following table shows the movement of VAT and income tax receivables and payables for the past two years:
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | VAT Payable (1) | Income Tax Receivable | Total Taxes Receivable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, as at December 31, 2022 | $(11,730) | $(19,398) | $(31,128) |
| Collected through direct government refunds | (517) | — | (517) |
| Collected through sales contracts | (124,706) | — | (124,706) |
| Taxes paid | 126,264 | 49,323 | 175,587 |
| Withholding taxes paid | — | 52,397 | 52,397 |
| Current tax expense | — | (55,689) | (55,689) |
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (644) | 10,008 | 9,364 |
| Balance, as at December 31, 2023 | $(11,333) | $36,641 | $25,308 |
| Collected through direct government refunds | (545) | (17,326) | (17,871) |
| Collected through sales contracts | (105,730) | — | (105,730) |
| Taxes acquired as part of business combination | 87 | 3,240 | 3,327 |
| Taxes paid | 110,562 | 26,776 | 137,338 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withholding taxes paid | — | 35,421 | 35,421 |
| Current tax expense | — | (69,277) | (69,277) |
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (24) | (2,738) | (2,762) |
| Balance, as at December 31, 2024 | $(6,983) | $12,737 | $5,754 |
(1)VAT is paid on certain goods and services and collected on sales in Colombia at a rate of 19%
- Accounts Receivable
| As at December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Trade | $14,059 | $5,812 |
| Other | 21,421 | 6,547 |
| Total Accounts Receivable | $35,480 | $12,359 |
- Property, Plant and Equipment
| As at December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Oil and natural gas properties | ||
| Proved | $5,298,085 | $4,876,185 |
| Unproved | 119,520 | 54,116 |
| 5,417,605 | 4,930,301 | |
| Other (1) | 97,795 | 73,505 |
| 5,515,400 | 5,003,806 | |
| Accumulated depletion, depreciation and impairment | (4,092,269) | (3,860,956) |
| $1,423,131 | $1,142,850 | |
(1)The “Other” category includes $70.1 million right-of-use assets for finance leases and operating leases, which had a net book value of $35.1 million as at December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - $53.3 million, which had a net book value of $32.4 million).
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered intosix new finance lease contracts related to power generating and safety equipment andseven new operating lease contracts related to office leases in Canada and Ecuador, motor vehicles and field equipment and capitalized $8.1 million and $4.9 million (including three leases of $0.4 million recorded as part of business combination, Note 3), respectively, right-of-use assets related to those contracts.
Depletion and depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $223.1 million (2023 - $209.7 million; 2022 - $175.8 million). A portion of depletion and depreciation expense was recorded as oil inventory in each year.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company and Ecopetrol S.A. renegotiated the terms of the contract for Company’s operatorship of the Suroriente Block, which was previously scheduled to end in mid-2024 and executed the Suroriente Continuation Agreement. The duration of the contract was extended for 20 years from September 1, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), the date on which the Company satisfied the relevant conditions precedent and regulatory approval was received. The Company continues to be the operator of the Suroriente Block. In connection with the contract extension, the Company paid cash consideration of $6.2 million and provided letters of credit with the value of $122.0 million as at December 31, 2024 (Note 15) related to committed capital investments to be made over athree-year period from the Effective Date.
2024 Dispositions
On December 17, 2024, the Company entered into agreement for the strategic disposal of 50% working interest (“WI”) in the Simonette Montney Block with an effective date of September 1, 2024 for cash consideration of C$60.2 million (US$43.1 million) which included the purchase price of C$52.0 million (US$37.2 million) and C$8.2 million (US$5.9 million) economic adjustment related to previously drilled wells. No gain has been recognized in the statement of operations because the disposal did not significantly alter the relationship between capital costs and proved reserves of oil and natural gas assets disposed.
On December 16, 2024, the Company sold its entire WI of the Westerose Block for cash consideration of C$1.8 million (US$1.3 million). The effective date of the transaction was December 1, 2024.
Unproved Oil and Natural Gas Properties
At December 31, 2024, unproved oil and natural gas properties consisted of exploration lands held in Colombia and Ecuador and undeveloped lands in Canada. Unproved oil and natural gas properties are not being depleted pending determination of the existence of proved reserves. Gran Tierra will continue to assess the unproved properties over the next several years as proved reserves are established and whether or not future areas will be developed. The Company expects that approximately 100% of costs not subject to depletion at December 31, 2024, will be transferred to the depletable base within the next five years.
The following is a summary of Gran Tierra’s oil and natural gas properties not subject to depletion as at December 31, 2024:
| Costs Incurred in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Prior to 2022 | Total |
| Acquisition costs - Colombia | $— | $— | $— | $5,161 | $5,161 |
| Exploration costs - Colombia | 3,249 | 2,743 | 5,904 | 25,769 | 37,665 |
| Exploration costs - Ecuador | 34,504 | 5,605 | 1,516 | 1,859 | 43,484 |
| Undeveloped lands - Canada | 33,210 | — | — | — | 33,210 |
| $70,963 | $8,348 | $7,420 | $32,789 | $119,520 | |
- Asset impairment
For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company hadno ceiling test impairment losses. In accordance with GAAP, Gran Tierra used unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month prices as follows; Brent Crude $80.42 per boe, Edmonton Light Crude of C$98.01 per boe, Alberta AECO spot price of C$1.46 per MMBtu Edmonton Propane C$30.46 per boe, Edmonton Butane C$48.39 per boe and Edmonton Condensate C$100.83 per boe for the December 31, 2024 ceiling test calculations (December 31, 2023, and 2022 Brent Crude - $82.51 and $97.98 per boe, respectively).
The Company has considered the impact of the evolving worldwide demand for energy and global advancement of alternative sources of energy that are not sourced from fossil fuels in the impairment assessment on oil and natural gas properties. The estimated ceiling amount of the Company’s oil and natural gas properties was based on proved oil and natural gas reserves, the life of which is generally less than 15 years. The ultimate period in which global energy markets can transition from carbon-based sources to alternative energy is highly uncertain. However, the majority of the cash flows associated with proved oil and natural gas reserves per the 2024 reserve report is expected to be realized prior to the potential elimination of carbon-based energy.
At December 31, 2024, a specific adjustment to the discount rate used in the ceiling test to account for the risk of the evolving demand for energy is not permitted as under the full cost accounting the 10% discount rate is prescribed.
- Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
| As at December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Trade | $177,357 | $122,709 |
| Tax collections on behalf of the government | 11,555 | 8,340 |
| Accrued interest expense | 15,373 | 9,934 |
| Short-term lease liability | 15,283 | 12,077 |
| Employee compensation | 5,700 | 6,221 |
| Unearned insurance premiums | 5,576 | — |
| Joint Venture payable | 5,069 | 2,185 |
| Royalties | 1,984 | 2,636 |
| Other | 35,206 | 22,905 |
| $273,103 | $187,007 | |
- Debt and Debt Issuance Costs
The Company’s debt at December 31, 2024 and 2023, was as follows:
| As at December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Current | ||
| Credit Facility | $— | $36,364 |
| 6.25% Senior Notes | 24,828 | — |
| Unamortized debt issuance costs | (21) | (755) |
| $24,807 | $35,609 | |
| Long-term | ||
| 6.25% Senior Notes | — | 24,828 |
| 7.75% Senior Notes | 24,201 | 24,201 |
| 9.50% Senior Notes | 737,590 | 487,590 |
| Unamortized Senior Notes discount | (41,918) | (27,958) |
| Unamortized debt issuance costs | (18,075) | (15,679) |
| Long-term lease obligation (1) | 20,325 | 26,550 |
| $722,123 | $519,532 | |
| Total Debt | $746,930 | $555,141 |
(1) The current portion of the lease obligation has been included inaccounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet
and totaled $15.3 million as at December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - $12.1 million).
Senior Notes
At December 31, 2024, the Company had $24.8 million of 6.25% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “6.25% Senior Notes”), $24.2 million of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “7.75% Senior Notes”), and $737.6 million of 9.50% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “9.50% Senior Notes”).
The 6.25% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.25% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2018. The 6.25% Senior Notes matured and were settled on February 15, 2025.
The 7.75% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.75% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 23 and November 23 of each year, beginning on November 23, 2019. The 7.75% Senior Notes will mature on May 23, 2027, unless earlier redeemed or re-purchased.
The Company may redeem all or a portion of the 7.75% Senior Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest applicable to the date of the redemption at the following redemption prices: 2025 and thereafter -100%.
On February 6, 2024 and September 18, 2024, the Company issued additional $100.0 million and $150.0 million of 9.50% Senior Notes due October 2029 (the “new 9.50% Senior Notes”), and received cash proceeds of $88.0 million and $139.8 million, respectively. The new 9.50% Senior Notes have the same terms and provisions as the previously issued $487.6 million 9.50% Senior Notes except for the issue price. $100.0 million of new 9.50% Senior Notes accrue interest from October 20, 2023, the date of issuance of the previously issued 9.50% Senior Notes and $150.0 million of new 9.50% Senior Notes accrue interest from April 15, 2024, the date of the last interest payment. The Company received a cash payment of $2.8 million and $6.1 million related to the accrued interest of the $100.0 million and $150.0 million of new 9.50% Senior Notes, respectively.
The 9.50% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 9.50% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2024. The 9.50% Senior Notes will mature on October 15, 2029, unless earlier redeemed or re-purchased.
The principal amount of 9.50% Senior Notes is to be repaid as follows: (i) October 15, 2026,25% of the principal amount; (ii) October 15, 2027,5% of the principal amount; (iii) October 15, 2028,30% of the principal amount; and (iv) October 15, 2029, the remainder of the principal amount.
At any time, prior to October 15, 2026, the Company may redeem 35% of the aggregate principal amount of 9.50% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 109.50% of the principal amount. Additionally, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the 9.50% Senior Notes:
(i) prior to October 15, 2026, at a redemption price equal to a 100% principal amount plus an applicable premium, which is the greater of:
1% of the principal amount of 9.50% Senior Notes, and
the excess of the present value of the redemption price plus all required interest payments computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury rate at the redemption date plus 0.5% due to date, excluding accrued but unpaid interest, over the outstanding principal amount of 9.50% Senior Notes
(ii) On or after October 15, 2026, at the following redemption prices: 2026 -104.750%; 2027 -102.375%; 2028 and thereafter -100%.
If the Company undergoes a change of control, holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 9.50% Senior Notes at a change of control repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the change of control repurchase date.
Under the terms of 9.50% Senior Notes agreement, the Company is required to maintain compliance with the following financial covenants:
i. consolidated interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.5; and
ii. consolidated net debt (total debt excluding deferred financing fees debt less cash equivalents) to consolidated adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and DD&A (“EBITDA”) of not more than 3.0.
As at December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants.
Credit Facility
As at December 31, 2023, the Company had a $36.4 million balance outstanding under the Company’s credit facility. On February 6, 2024, the outstanding balance under the credit facility was fully re-paid and the credit facility was terminated.
On August 19, 2024, the Company entered into a credit facility agreement (“Loan Facility”) with a market leader in the global commodities industry to fund the cash consideration payable to i3 Energy’s shareholders in connection with the i3 Energy acquisition and associated costs (Note 3). The Loan Facility has a borrowing base of £80.0 million (US$107.0 million) and bears interest based on a three-month secured overnight financing rate posted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus a margin of 3.00% per annum for the first three months after the initial drawdown and 6.00% per annum thereafter. The Loan Facility is subject to a commitment fee equal to the higher of $0.5 million and 0.50% of the borrowing base converted to U.S. dollars using the agreed upon GBP to USD foreign exchange rate at the time of initial drawdown date. The Company paid $0.6 million of commitment fees and the Loan Facility was terminated on October 31, 2024.
In connection with the i3 Energy acquisition closing on October 31, 2024, the Company amended and restated the existing revolving credit facility agreement of i3 Energy Canada Ltd. (“i3 Energy Canada”) with National Bank of Canada dated March 22, 2024. As a result of the amendment and restatement, among other things, the borrowing base was revised to C$100.0 million (US$69.5 million) with available commitment of a C$50.0 million (US$34.7 million) revolving credit facility comprised of C$35.0 million (US$24.32 million) syndicated facility and C$15.0 million (US$10.4 million) of operating facility. Subject to the next borrowing base redetermination which will occur on or before June 30, 2025, the revolving credit facility is available until October 31, 2025 with a repayment date of October 31, 2026, which may be extended by further periods of up to 364 days, subject to lender approval. The drawn down amounts under the revolving credit facility can either be in Canadian or U.S. dollars and bear interest rates equal to either the Canadian prime rate or U.S. Base Rate plus a margin ranging from 2.00% to 4.00% per annum or for CORRA loans and SOFR loans plus a margin ranging from 3.00% to 5.00% per annum. Undrawn amounts under the revolving credit facility bear standby fee ranging from 0.75% to 1.25% per annum. In each case, the margin or standby fee, as applicable is based on Net Debt to EBITDA ratio of Gran Tierra Canada Ltd. As of December 31, 2024, the credit facility remained undrawn.
Leases
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded seven new operating leases related to office leases in Canada and Ecuador, motor vehicles and field equipment totaling $4.9 million (including three leases of $0.4 million recorded as part of business combination, Note 3) andsix new finance leases for power generation and safety equipment totaling $8.1 million. Operating leases have a lease term ranging fromone tofive years and weighted average discount rate of 6.69%. Finance leases have a lease term ranging fromone totwo years and weighted average discount rate of 9.60%.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s finance leases had remaining useful lives ranging fromone tothree years and the weighted average discount rate of 9.27% and operating leases had remaining useful lives ranging fromone tofive years and the weighted average discount rate of 7.54%.
Interest Expense
The following table presents the total interest expense recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Contractual interest and other financing expenses | $67,548 | $49,975 | $42,965 |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 12,918 | 5,831 | 3,528 |
| $80,466 | $55,806 | $46,493 | |
The Company incurred debt issuance costs in connection with the issuance of the 9.50% Senior Notes and its credit facility. As at December 31, 2024, the balance of unamortized debt issuance costs has been presented as a direct deduction against the carrying amount of debt and is being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the debt.
- Share Capital
| Shares of Common Stock | |
|---|---|
| Shares issued and outstanding, December 31, 2021 | 36,714,450 |
| Options exercised | 175,412 |
| Shares issued, December 31, 2022 | 36,889,862 |
| Shares re-purchased and canceled | (2,274,746) |
| Shares issued and outstanding, December 31, 2022 | 34,615,116 |
| Options exercised | 1,839 |
| Shares re-purchased and canceled | (2,341,842) |
| Shares issued, December 31, 2023 | 32,275,113 |
| Treasury stock (1) | (28,612) |
| Shares issued and outstanding, December 31, 2023 | 32,246,501 |
| Options exercised | 66,825 |
| Shares re-purchased and canceled | (1,662,110) |
| Shares issued upon acquisition | 5,808,925 |
| Shares issued, December 31, 2024 | 36,460,141 |
| Treasury stock | (487,948) |
| Shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 35,972,193 |
(1)28,612 treasury stock shares held in 2023 were canceled during the year ended December 31, 2024.
The Company’s authorized share capital consists of 82 million shares of capital stock, of which 57 million was designated as Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share and 25 million as Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
On May 5, 2023, the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, every ten of the Company’s issued shares of Common Stock were automatically combined into one issued share of Common Stock, without any change to the par value per share. All share and per share numbers have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split. The Company’s outstanding options were also proportionately adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split to increase the exercise price and reduce the number of shares issuable upon exercise.
Share Re-purchase Program
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company implemented a share re-purchase program (the “2024 Program”) through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the NYSE American or alternative trading programs in Canada or the United States, if eligible. Under the 2024 Program, the Company is able to purchase up to 3,545,872 shares of Common Stock, representing 10% of the public float as of October 31, 2024, at prevailing market prices at the time of purchase. The 2024 Program will continue for one year and expire on November 5, 2025, or earlier if the 10% maximum is reached.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company re-purchased 487,948 shares of Common Stock at a weighted average price of approximately $6.49 per share under the 2024 Program and 1,662,110 shares at a weighted average price of $7.31 per share under the 2023 Program implemented in 2023 with similar terms to that of 2024 Program. The 2023 Program expired on November 2, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, all shares re-purchased under the 2024 Program were held as treasury shares and all shares re-purchased under the 2023 Program were cancelled subsequent to re-purchase.
Equity Compensation Awards
The Company has an equity compensation program for its executives, employees, and directors. Executives and employees are given equity compensation grants that vest based on a recipient’s continued employment. In the case of Performance Share Units (“PSUs”), the number of units that vest is dependent upon the achievement of specific key performance measures. Equity based awards consist of 80% of PSUs and 20% of RSUs. The Company’s stock-based compensation awards outstanding as at December 31, 2024, include PSUs, deferred share units (“DSUs”) issued to directors, restricted share units (“RSUs”) and stock options.
In accordance with the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, the Company’s Board of Directors is authorized to issue options or other rights to acquire shares of the Company’s Common Stock. On June 27, 2012, the shareholdersof Gran Tierra approved an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, which increased the Common Stock available for issuance thereunder from 2,330,610 shares to 3,980,610 shares. On June 2, 2021, the shareholders of Gran Tierra approved an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, which increased the Common Stock available for issuance thereunder from 3,980,610 shares to 5,480,610 shares. On May 4, 2022, the shareholders of Gran Tierra approved an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, which increased the Common Stock available for issuance thereunder from 5,480,610 shares to 5,980,610 shares.
The following table provides information about PSU, DSU, RSU and stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2024:
| PSUs · DSUs · RSUs · Stock Options | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Outstanding Share Units | Number of Outstanding Share Units | Number of Outstanding Share Units | Number of Outstanding Stock Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price ($) | |
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | 3,896,356 | 776,610 | — | 2,027,807 | 9.93 |
| Granted | 3,581,853 | 128,064 | 680,199 | 6,281 | 6.96 |
| Exercised | (1,847,322) | — | — | (211,249) | 7.00 |
| Forfeited | (250,258) | — | (14,072) | (55,498) | 9.68 |
| Expired | — | — | — | (216,844) | 20.67 |
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | 5,380,629 | 904,674 | 666,127 | 1,550,497 | 8.82 |
| Vested and exercisable, at December 31, 2024 | 1,193,755 | 8.56 | |||
| Vested, or expected to vest, at December 31, 2024 through the life of the options | 1,539,855 | 8.82 | |||
On May 1, 2024, the Company amended the settlement terms of all outstanding stock option awards. As of this date, all outstanding stock options are to be net settled in cash resulting in a change in classification of stock options from equity to liability. On May 1, 2024, the Company recorded a liability of $4.4 million and an additional stock-based compensation costs of $0.4 million related to the modification of the stock option plan. As at December 31, 2024, the equity compensation award liability on the Company’s balance sheet included $2.2 million of current liability and $0.2 million of long-term liability related to the Company’s outstanding stock options.
The fair value of each stock option award was estimated on the modification date using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model based on the assumptions noted in the following table:
| Fair value of option modification | $0.00 - $6.11 |
|---|---|
| Dividend yield (per share) | Nil |
| Expected volatility | 43% to 87% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.6% to 5.1% |
| Expected term | 0.1 - 4.9 years |
| Expected forfeiture rate | 0% to 5% |
For the year ended December 31, 2024, stock-based compensation expense was $9.7 million (2023 - $5.7 million; 2022 - $9.0 million) and was recorded in G&A expenses.
At December 31, 2024, there was $21.9 million(December 31, 2023 - $8.6 million) of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested PSUs, RSUs and stock options to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. The weighted average remaining contractual term of options vested, or expected to vest, at December 31, 2024, is 1.6 years.
PSUs
PSUs entitle the holder to receive, at the option of the Company, either the underlying number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock upon vesting of such units or a cash payment equal to the value of the underlying shares. PSUs will cliff vest after three years, subject to the grantee’s continued employment. Upon vesting, the underlying number of Common Shares or the cash payment equivalent to their value may range fromnil to 200% of the number of PSU’s vested, based on the Company’s performance with respect to the applicable performance targets. As at December 31, 2024,1.1 million (December
31, 2023 -1.8 million) of PSUs had vested and will settle in cash. The performance targets for the PSUs outstanding as at December 31, 2024, were as follows:
i.50% of the award is subject to targets relating to the total shareholder return (“TSR”) of the Company against a group of peer companies;
ii.2022 and 2023 awards:25% of the award is subject to targets relating to net asset value (“NAV”) of the Company per share, and NAV is based on before tax net present value discounted at 10% of proved plus probable reserves;
2024 awards:25% of the award is subject to compliance with financial covenants and $20 million free cash flow;
and
iii.25% of the award is subject to targets relating to the execution of corporate strategy.
The compensation cost of PSUs is subject to adjustment based upon the attainability of these performance targets. No settlement will occur with respect to the portion of the PSU award subject to each performance target for results below the applicable minimum threshold for that target. In excess of the target number granted, PSUs will vest and be settled if performance exceeds the targeted performance goals. The Company currently intends to settle the PSUs in cash.
DSUs
DSUs entitle the holder to receive either the underlying number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock upon vesting of such units or, at the option of the Company, a cash payment equal to the value of the underlying shares. Once a DSU is vested, it is immediately settled. During the year ended December 31, 2024, DSUs were granted to directors and will be settled at such time the grantee ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors. The Company currently intends to settle the DSUs in cash.
RSUs
RSUs entitle the holder to receive either the underlying number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock upon vesting of such units or, at the option of the Company, a cash payment equal to the value of the underlying shares. Under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, RSUs will vest one-third each year over athree-year period.
Stock Options
Each stock option permits the holder to purchaseone share of Common Stock at the stated exercise price. The exercise price equals the market price of a share of Common Stock at the time of grant and vest over three years. The term of the stock options granted isfive years orthree months after the grantee’s end of service to the Company, whichever occurs first.
For the year ended December 31, 2024,66,825 stock options were exercised, and$373 thousand cash proceeds were received (2023 -1,839 stock options were exercised, and$8.0 thousand cash proceeds were received and 2022 -175,412 stock options were exercised, and $1.3 million cash proceeds were received).
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the weighted average remaining contractual term for outstanding stock options was 1.6 and 2.3 years, respectively, and forexercisable stock options was 1.2 and 1.5 years, respectively.
The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Merton option-pricing model based on assumptions noted in the following table:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Dividend yield (per share) | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Volatility | 69% to 83% | 82% to 90% | 77% to 81% |
| Weighted average volatility | 74% | 88% | 77% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.5% to 4.0% | 3.6% to 4.7% | 1.4% to 4.0% |
| Expected term | 4 - 5 years | 4 - 5 years | 5 years |
The weighted average grant date fair value for options granted in the year ended December 31, 2024 was$4.29 (2023 - $5.57; 2022 - $8.83) per option. The weighted average grant date fair value for options vested in the year ended December 31, 2024 was$2.02 (2023 - $4.77; 2022 - $5.81) per option. The total fair value of stock options vested during the year ended December 31, 2024 was$0.8 million (2023 - $2.3 million; 2022 - $2.2 million).
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 32,042,897 | 33,469,828 | 36,445,546 |
| Shares issuable pursuant to stock options | — | — | 1,184,732 |
| Shares assumed to be purchased from proceeds of stock options | — | — | (702,268) |
| Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding | 32,042,897 | 33,469,828 | 36,928,010 |
For the year ended December 31, 2024, all options were excluded from the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation as the options were anti-dilutive(2023 -1,825,299; 2022 -590,025)
- Asset Retirement Obligation
Changes in the carrying amounts of the asset retirement obligation associated with the Company’s oil and natural gas properties were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Balance, beginning of year | $73,508 | $63,499 |
| Liability incurred | 2,276 | 4,671 |
| Settlements | (1,698) | (377) |
| Accretion | 7,167 | 5,387 |
| Currency translation | (1,082) | — |
| Liability associated with assets sold | (847) | — |
| Liability assumed on acquisitions | 32,186 | — |
| Revisions in estimated liability | (1,194) | 328 |
| Balance, end of year | $110,316 | $73,508 |
| Current (1) | $4,380 | $479 |
| Long-term | $105,936 | $73,029 |
| Balance, end of year | $110,316 | $73,508 |
(1) Current portion of asset retirement obligation is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet
Revisions in estimated liabilities relate primarily to changes in estimates of asset retirement costs and include, but are not limited to, revisions of estimated inflation rates, changes in property lives and the expected timing of settling asset retirement obligations. At December 31, 2024, the fair value of assets that were legally restricted for purposes of settling asset retirement obligations was $8.0 million (December 31, 2023 - $8.9 million). These assets were accounted for as restricted cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s balance sheet (Note 17).
- Revenue
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil | Natural Gas | NGL | Total Revenue | |
| Colombia | 575,482 | — | — | 575,482 |
| Ecuador | 27,412 | — | — | 27,412 |
| Canada | 12,583 | 4,567 | 1,805 | 18,955 |
| $615,477 | $4,567 | $1,805 | $621,849 | |
| Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil | Natural Gas | NGL | Total Revenue | |
| Colombia | 621,297 | — | — | 621,297 |
| Ecuador | 15,660 | — | — | 15,660 |
| Canada | — | — | — | — |
| $636,957 | $— | $— | $636,957 | |
| Year Ended December 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil | Natural Gas | NGL | Total Revenue | |
| Colombia | 711,341 | 47 | — | 711,388 |
| Ecuador | — | — | — | — |
| Canada | — | — | — | — |
| $711,341 | $47 | $— | $711,388 | |
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s production was sold primarily to one major customer, representing 91% of total Company’s sales volumes, of which 87% were sold in Colombia,3% in Ecuador and 1% in Canada (2023 - one, representing 97% of total sales volumes in Colombia and 1% in Ecuador and 2022 - two, representing 78% and 22% of total sales volumes in Colombia).
As at December 31, 2024, accounts receivable included $13.4 million (at December 31, 2023 and 2022 -nil) of accrued sales revenue related to December production of each respective year.
- Taxes
The income tax expense reported differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory rate to income (loss) before income taxes for the following reasons:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | |||
| United States | $(51,317) | $(40,589) | $(38,161) |
| Foreign | 95,922 | 146,749 | 283,096 |
| 44,605 | 106,160 | 244,935 | |
| Statutory rate (1) | 45% | 45% | 35% |
| Income tax expense expected | 20,072 | 47,772 | 85,727 |
| Impact of foreign taxes | 16,001 | 21,139 | 8,876 |
| Foreign currency translation | (7,090) | 39,995 | (4,641) |
| Stock-based compensation | 1,676 | 2,127 | 5,804 |
| Change in valuation allowance | 14,711 | (10,632) | 2,386 |
| Non-deductible third party royalty in Colombia | 3,631 | 3,253 | 3,422 |
| Other permanent differences | 2,205 | 8,793 | 4,332 |
| Strategic Tax Optimization | (9,817) | — | — |
| Total income tax expense | $41,389 | $112,447 | $105,906 |
| Effective tax rate | 93% | 106% | 43% |
| Current income tax expense | |||
| Foreign | 69,277 | 55,688 | 80,566 |
| 69,277 | 55,688 | 80,566 | |
| Deferred income tax expense (recovery) | |||
| Foreign | (27,888) | 56,759 | 25,340 |
| Total income tax expense | $41,389 | $112,447 | $105,906 |
(1) The tax rate is the statutory rate in Colombia.
In general, it is the Company’s practice and intention to reinvest the earnings of our non-U.S. subsidiaries in such subsidiaries’ operations. As of December 31, 2024, the Company has not made a provision for U.S. or additional foreign withholding taxes on the investments in foreign subsidiaries that are indefinitely reinvested. Generally, such amounts become subject to taxation upon the remittance of dividends and under certain other circumstances.
On December 31, 2022, the Colombian Government enacted a tax reform that took effect on January 1, 2023, introducing significant changes to the income tax regime for oil companies. One of the key changes was the introduction of a surcharge on the existing 35% tax rate. This surcharge is calculated by comparing the average inflation-adjusted Brent price for the taxation year to the monthly inflation-adjusted Brent prices over the previous 120 months. If the Brent price for the taxation year exceeds the 30th percentile of this historical range, a 5% surtax applies. The surtax increases to 10% when the price surpasses the 45th percentile and to 15% when it exceeds the 60th percentile. For both 2023 and 2024, the calculation of current and deferred income tax has been based on a 10% surtax, resulting in a total tax rate of 45%.
The table below presents the components of the deferred tax liabilities and assets as at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| As at December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Tax benefit of operating loss carryforwards | $68,500 | $29,448 |
| Book basis in excess of tax basis | (122,031) | (86,510) |
| Foreign tax credits | 66,515 | 66,515 |
| Other accruals | 56,557 | 51,022 |
| Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 69,541 | 60,475 |
| Valuation allowance | (121,937) | (107,005) |
| Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets | $(52,396) | $(46,530) |
| Deferred tax assets | 11,718 | 10,923 |
| 11,718 | 10,923 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 64,114 | 57,453 |
| 64,114 | 57,453 | |
| Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets | $(52,396) | $(46,530) |
At December 31, 2024, the Company has not recognized the benefit of unused non-capital loss carryforwards of $114.4 million (2023 - $58.8 million, 2022 - $91.3 million) for federal purposes in the United States, which expire from 2037 to 2044.
At December 31, 2024, the Company has not recognized the benefit of unused non-capital loss carryforwards of $3.3 million (2023 - $16.5 million, 2022 - $40.7 million), out of a total of $101.7 million for federal purposes in Colombia. The Company’s remaining Colombian tax losses are entitled to a carryforward period of 12 years.
At December 31, 2024, the Company has not recognized the benefit of unused non-capital loss carryforwards of $14.2 million in UK.
As at December 31, 2024, Gran Tierra had $0.8 million of unrecognized tax benefits and related interest and penalties included in its deferred tax assets and current tax liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not anticipate any material changes with respect to unrecognized tax benefit within the next twelve months. The Company had no other significant interest or penalties related to taxes included in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. and certain other foreign jurisdictions. The Company is subject to income tax examinations for the tax years ended 2017 through 2023 in certain jurisdictions.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Obligations, Firm Agreements and Leases
As at December 31, 2024, future minimum payments under non-cancelable agreements with remaining terms in excess of one year were as follows:
| Year ending December 31 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | Total | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | Thereafter |
| Oil transportation services | $2,858 | $1,997 | $730 | $110 | $17 | $4 | $— |
| Facilities | 3,249 | 1,379 | 1,379 | 491 | — | — | — |
| Operating leases (1) | 14,779 | 5,631 | 3,108 | 3,222 | 2,758 | 60 | — |
| Finance leases (1) | 25,868 | 12,157 | 4,567 | 3,047 | 6,097 | — | — |
| Software and Telecommunication | 2,229 | 376 | 557 | 557 | 559 | 180 | — |
| $48,983 | $21,540 | $10,341 | $7,427 | $9,431 | $244 | $— | |
(1) Including maintenance and operating costs.
Gran Tierra has operating leases for office spaces, vehicles, and tanks and finance leases for power generation and enhanced oil recovery facilities, storage tanks, and compressors.
Indemnities
Corporate indemnities have been provided by the Company to directors and officers for various items including, but not limited to, all costs to settle suits or actions due to their association with the Company and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, subject to certain restrictions. The Company has purchased directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to mitigate the cost of any potential future suits or actions. The maximum amount of any potential future payment cannot be reasonably estimated. The Company may provide indemnifications in the normal course of business that are often standard contractual terms to counterparties in certain transactions such as purchase and sale agreements. The terms of these indemnifications will vary based upon the contract, the nature of which prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amounts that may be required to be paid.
Letters of Credit
At December 31, 2024, the Company had provided letters of credit and other credit support totaling $244.5 million (December 31, 2023 - $220.1 million) as security relating to work commitment guarantees in Colombia and Ecuador contained in exploration contracts, the Suroriente Block (Note 7), and other capital or operating requirements as well as for transmission capacity in Canada.
Contingencies
Gran Tierra has several lawsuits and claims pending. The outcome of the lawsuits and disputes cannot be predicted with certainty; Gran Tierra believes the resolution of these matters would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Gran Tierra records costs as they are incurred or become probable and determinable.
- Financial Instruments, Fair Value Measurement, Credit Risk and Foreign Exchange Risk
Financial Instruments
Financial instruments are initially recorded at fair value, defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to market participants to settle liability at the measurement date. For financial instruments carried at fair value, GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy consists of three broad levels:
Level 1 - Inputs representing quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the assets and liabilities, either directly or indirectly
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for assets and liabilities
The Company’s financial instruments recognized on the balance sheet consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents(1), accounts receivable, PEF, other long-term assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, credit facility, long-term debt and other long-term liabilities. The Company’s valuation techniques to measure the fair values of assets and liabilities are described in the subsequent disclosures.
Fair Value Measurement
The following table presents the Company’s fair value measurements of its financial instruments as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| As at December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | ||
| Assets | ||
| PEF - current(1) | $— | $5,630 |
| Liabilities | ||
| 6.25% Senior Notes | $24,133 | $22,994 |
| 7.75% Senior Notes | 21,451 | 20,744 |
| 9.50% Senior Notes | 688,262 | 429,018 |
| $733,846 | $472,756 | |
| Assets | ||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents - long-term (2) | $6,816 | $7,750 |
| Commodity derivatives - current(2) | $712 | $— |
| $7,528 | $7,750 | |
(1) Included in the other current assets on the Company’s balance sheet
(2)The current portion of commodity derivatives was included into accounts receivable balance
The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, current restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and credit facility approximate their carrying amounts due to the short-term maturity of these instruments.
Restricted cash - long-term
The fair value of long-term restricted cash and cash equivalents approximate its carrying value because interest rates are variable and reflective of market rates.
PEF
As at December 31, 2024, the Company hadno outstanding PEF shares (As at December 31, 2023 -1.0 million notional shares with a fair value of $5.6 million). During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company settled all outstanding notional PEF shares and received net proceeds on disposition of $5.1 million, resulting in a $0.3 million loss recorded in G&A expenses. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded - $5.0 million loss and $1.3 million gain, respectively, on valuation of PEF shares in G&A expenses.
Senior Notes
Financial instruments recorded at amortized costs at December 31, 2024, include the Senior Notes (Note 10). The Senior Notes are publicly traded on Singapore Exchange and the fair value is determined using the Senior Notes trading prices at the end of each reporting period.
At December 31, 2024, the carrying amounts of the 6.25% Senior Notes,7.75% Senior Notes and 9.50% Senior Notes were$24.8 million, $23.9 million and $677.9 million, respectively, which represents the aggregate principal amounts less unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts.
Derivative asset and derivative liability
The fair value of derivatives is estimated based on various factors, including quoted market prices in active markets and quotes from third parties. The Company also performs an internal valuation to ensure the reasonableness of third party quotes. In consideration of counterparty credit risk, the Company assessed the possibility of whether the counterparty to the derivative would default by failing to make any contractually required payments. Additionally, the Company considers that it has the ability to meet its potential repayment obligations associated with the derivative transactions.
The following table presents the nature of our financial instruments gains or losses for each of the three years ended December 31, 2024:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Commodity price derivative loss | $2,271 | $— | $26,611 |
Commodity Price Risk
The Company may at times utilize commodity price derivatives to manage the variability in cash flows associated with the forecasted sale of its oil production, reduce commodity price risk and provide a base level of cash flow in order to assure it can execute at least a portion of its capital spending. As at December 31, 2024, the Company had outstanding commodity price derivative positions in Canada and Colombia as follows:
| CANADA - OIL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Instrument | Start Period | End Period | Volume,bbl/d | Reference | Price (C$/bbl or $/bbl) | Purchased Put (C$/bbl, Weighted Average) | Sold Call(C$/bbl, Weighted Average) |
| Collar | January 01, 2025 | January 31, 2025 | 450 | WTI CMA | — | C$100.00 | C$110.22 |
| Collar | February 01, 2025 | February 28, 2025 | 250 | WTI CMA | — | C$100.00 | C$112.25 |
| Collar | March 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 250 | WTI CMA | — | C$100.00 | C$110.45 |
| Call option | January 01, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | 250 | WTI CMA | — | C$— | C$95.00 |
| Swap | January 01, 2025 | January 31, 2025 | 1,050 | WTI CMA | C$99.03 | — | — |
| Swap | January 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 200 | WTI CMA | C$101.20 | — | — |
| Swap | February 01, 2025 | February 28, 2025 | 900 | WTI CMA | C$101.12 | — | — |
| Swap | March 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 900 | WTI CMA | C$99.82 | — | — |
| Swap | April 01, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | 1,750 | WTI CMA | C$102.56 | — | — |
| Swap | May 01, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | 1,750 | WTI CMA | C$98.81 | — | — |
| Swap | June 01, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | 1,250 | WTI CMA | C$98.55 | — | — |
| Swap | July 01, 2025 | July 31, 2025 | 1,100 | WTI CMA | C$99.23 | — | — |
| Swap | August 01, 2025 | August 31, 2025 | 500 | WTI CMA | C$94.67 | — | — |
| Swap | February 01, 2025 | February 28, 2025 | 400 | WTI CMA | $76.55 | — | — |
| Swap | March 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 400 | WTI CMA | $75.95 | — | — |
| Swap | April 01, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | 250 | WTI CMA | $72.73 | — | — |
| CANADA - NATURAL GAS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Instrument | Start Period | End Period | Volume,GJ/day | Reference | Sold Swap (C$/GJ, Weighted Average) | Purchased Put (C$/GJ, Weighted Average) | Sold Call(C$/GJ, Weighted Average) |
| Swap | April 01, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | 15,000 | Aeco 5A | 2.52 | — | — |
| Swap | November 01, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | 5,000 | Aeco 5A | 3.20 | — | — |
| Swap | January 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 10,000 | Aeco 5A | 2.93 | — | — |
| Swap | April 01, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | 2,500 | Aeco 5A | 2.77 | — | — |
| Swap | April 01, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | 7,500 | Aeco 5A | 3.12 | — | — |
| Swap | May 01, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | 2,500 | Aeco 5A | 2.50 | — | — |
| Swap | June 01, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | 5,000 | Aeco 5A | 3.00 | — | — |
| Swap | October 01, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | 10,000 | Aeco 5A | 3.20 | — | — |
| CANADA - PROPANE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Instrument | Start Period | End Period | Volume,boe/d | Reference | Sold Swap ($/gal, Weighted Average) | Purchased Put ($/gal, Weighted Average) | Sold Call($/gal, Weighted Average) |
| Swap | January 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 250 | Conway | 0.83 | — | — |
| COLOMBIA - OIL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Instrument | Start Period | End Period | Volume,bbl/d | Reference | Purchased Put ($/bbl, Weighted Average) | Sold Call($/bbl, Weighted Average) | Premium ($/bbl, Weighted Average) |
| Put Option | January 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 3,000 | Brent | 70.00 | — | 3.23 |
| Put Option | April 01, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | 3,000 | Brent | 70.00 | — | 3.23 |
| Collar | January 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 1,000 | Brent | 65.00 | 77.00 | — |
| Collar | April 01, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | 1,000 | Brent | 65.00 | 77.00 | — |
| Collar | July 01, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | 1,000 | Brent | 65.00 | 77.00 | — |
| Collar | October 01, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | 1,000 | Brent | 65.00 | 77.00 | — |
Subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into the following commodity price derivative positions:
| COLOMBIA - OIL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Instrument | Start Period | End Period | Volume,bbl/d | Reference | Purchased Put ($/bbl, Weighted Average) | Sold Call($/bbl, Weighted Average) | Premium ($/bbl, Weighted Average) |
| Put Option | February 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 1,000 | Brent | 68.50 | — | 3.34 |
| Put Option | April 01, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | 1,000 | Brent | 68.50 | — | 3.34 |
| Put Option | July 01, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | 1,000 | Brent | 68.50 | — | 3.34 |
| Put Option | October 01, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | 1,000 | Brent | 68.50 | — | 3.34 |
| Collar | February 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 3,000 | Brent | 65.00 | 80.42 | — |
| Collar | March 01, 2025 | July 31, 2025 | 500 | Brent | 65.00 | 80.75 | — |
| Collar | March 01, 2025 | July 31, 2025 | 500 | Brent | 65.00 | 80.78 | — |
| Collar | April 01, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | 3,000 | Brent | 65.00 | 80.42 | — |
| Collar | July 01, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | 3,000 | Brent | 65.00 | 80.42 | — |
| Collar | October 01, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | 3,000 | Brent | 65.00 | 80.42 | — |
| CANADA - OIL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Instrument | Start Period | End Period | Volume,bbl/d | Reference | Price ($/bbl) | Purchased Put ($/bbl, Weighted Average) | Sold Call(C$/ or $/bbl, Weighted Average) |
| Collar | March 01, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | 500 | WTI CMA | — | 65.00 | 77.40 |
| Collar | April 01, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | 500 | WTI CMA | — | 65.00 | 77.40 |
| Collar | July 01, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | 500 | WTI CMA | — | 65.00 | 77.40 |
| Collar | October 01, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | 500 | WTI CMA | — | 65.00 | 77.40 |
| Call Option | January 01, 2026 | December 31, 2026 | 500 | WTI CMA | — | — | C$107.00 |
| CANADA - NATURAL GAS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Instrument | Start Period | End Period | Volume,GJ/day | Reference | Sold Swap (C$/GJ, Weighted Average) | Purchased Put (C$/GJ, Weighted Average) | Sold Call(C$/GJ, Weighted Average) |
| Put Option | April 01, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | 6,500 | Aeco 7A | — | 2.00 | — |
Foreign Exchange Risk
The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk in relation to its Colombian and Canadian operations predominantly in operating and transportation costs and G&A expenses. To mitigate exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange, the Company may enter into foreign currency exchange derivatives. As at December 31, 2024, the Company had no outstanding foreign currency exchange derivative positions.
Unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses primarily result from fluctuation of the U.S. dollar to the Colombian peso and Canadian dollar due to Gran Tierra’s accounts payable, tax and deferred tax assets and liabilities which are monetary assets and liabilities mainly denominated in the local currencies. As a result, foreign exchange gains and losses must be calculated on conversion to the U.S. dollar functional currency. A one percent strengthening in Colombian peso against the U.S. dollar results in foreign exchange loss of approximately $0.3 million of U.S. dollars on accounts payable, gain of approximately $0.1 million of U.S. dollars on taxes receivable and payable and loss of approximately $0.2 million of U.S. dollars on deferred tax assets and liabilities. This effect was calculated based on the Company’s December 31, 2024 balances of accounts payable, deferred tax assets, and taxes payable. The translation of assets and liabilities of Canadian operations from Canadian dollar functional currency does not impact consolidated statements of operations foreign exchange gains and losses.
For the year ended December 31, 2024,93% of the Company’s oil, natural gas and NGL sales were generated in Colombia,4% of oil, natural gas and NGL sales generated in Ecuador and 3% of oil, natural gas and NGL in Canada for two months of operations (2023 and 2022, respectively,97% and 100%of the Company's oil sales were generated in Colombia). In Colombia and Ecuador, the Company receives 100% of its revenues in U.S. dollars and the majority of its capital expenditures are in U.S. dollars or are based on U.S. dollar prices. In Canada, 100% of oil, natural gas and NGL revenue is received in Canadian dollars and operating costs and capital expenditures are primarily based on Canadian dollar prices
Credit Risk
Credit risk arises from the potential that the Company may incur a loss if counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its obligation in accordance with agreed terms. The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable reflects management’s assessment of credit risk.
At December 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents included balances in bank accounts, term deposits and certificates of deposit, placed with financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings.
Most of the Company’s accounts receivable relate to sales to customers in the oil and natural gas industry and are exposed to typical industry credit risks. The concentration of revenues in a single industry affects the Company’s overall exposure to credit risk because customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic and other conditions. The Company manages this credit risk by entering into sales contracts with only credit worthy entities and reviewing its exposure to individual entities on a regular basis. Additionally, the Company reduces the credit risk exposure by managing its accounts receivable which are paid on a weekly basis in Colombia and Ecuador and on a monthly basis in Canada. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company had one customer (2023 - one and 2022 - two) which accounted for over 91% of sales.
To reduce the concentration of exposure to any individual counterparty, the Company utilizes a group of investment-grade rated financial institutions for its derivative transactions. The Company monitors counterparty creditworthiness on an ongoing basis; however, it cannot predict sudden changes in counterparties’ creditworthiness. In addition, even if such changes are not sudden, the Company may be limited in its ability to mitigate an increase in counterparty credit risk. Should one of these counterparties not perform, the Company may not realize the benefit of some of its derivative instruments.
- Supplemental Cash Flow Information
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents with the Company’s consolidated balance sheet that sum to the total of such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
| As at December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $103,379 | $62,146 | $126,873 |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents - current(1) | 1,142 | 1,142 | 1,142 |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents - long-term (1) | 6,816 | 7,750 | 5,343 |
| $111,337 | $71,038 | $133,358 | |
(1) The current portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents is included in other current assets and long-term portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents is included in other long-term assets on the Company's balance sheet.
Net changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Accounts receivable and other long-term assets | $949 | $(1,628) | $2,352 |
| Derivatives | — | — | (2,749) |
| PEF | 6,114 | 11,118 | (9,876) |
| Prepaids and inventory | (11,987) | (9,557) | (5,940) |
| Accounts payable and accrued and other long-term liabilities | 669 | (1,276) | (5,789) |
| Taxes receivable and payable | 20,333 | (47,073) | 86,319 |
| Net changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities | $16,078 | $(48,416) | $64,317 |
Net changes in working capital from investing activities were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | $(248,103) | $(218,882) | $(236,604) |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 14,623 | (7,628) | 26,273 |
| Increase in accounts receivable | (756) | (74) | — |
| $(234,236) | $(226,584) | $(210,331) | |
The Company corrected presentation of cash flows associated with additions to property, plant and equipment within net cash used in investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2023, additions to property, plant and equipment as previously reported of $218.9 million (2022 - $236.6 million) were presented on an accrual basis before the related decrease in cash outflow due to impact of changes in non-cash investing working capital of $(7.7) million (2022 - $26.3 million). The cash outflow associated with additions to property, plant and equipment has been recasted in accordance with the direct method. There was no change in amount to the Company’s previously reported net cash used in investing activities.
The following table provides additional supplemental cash flow disclosures:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Cash paid for income taxes | $26,776 | $49,323 | $5,480 |
| Cash paid for withholding taxes | $35,421 | $52,397 | $31,572 |
| Cash paid for interest | $60,650 | $43,755 | $43,363 |
| Net liabilities related to property, plant and equipment, end of year | $61,283 | $47,416 | $55,118 |
Supplementary Data (Unaudited)
- Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 932, “Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas”, and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Company is making certain supplemental disclosures about its oil and natural gas exploration and production operations.
A. Estimated Proved Net After Royalty (“NAR”) Reserves
The following table sets forth Gran Tierra’s estimated proved NAR reserves and total net proved developed and undeveloped reserves as of December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, and the changes in total net proved reserves during the three-year period ended December 31, 2024.
The net proved reserves represent management’s best estimate of proved oil and natural gas reserves after royalties. Reserve estimates for each property are prepared internally each year and 100% of the reserves at December 31, 2024, have been evaluated by independent reservoir engineering specialist, McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd.
The reserve estimation process requires us to use significant decisions and assumptions in the evaluation of available geological, geophysical, engineering and economic data for each property, and demonstrate reasonable certainty that they are recoverable from known reservoirs under economic and operating conditions that existed at year end. The determination of oil and natural gas reserves is complex and requires significant judgment. Assumptions used to estimate reserve information may significantly increase or decrease such reserves in future periods. The estimates of reserves are subject to continuing changes and, therefore, an accurate determination of reserves may not be possible for many years because of the time needed for development, drilling, testing, and studies of reservoirs.
| Colombia · Ecuador · Canada | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil · NaturalGas · Crude Oil · Crude Oil · NaturalGas · NGL(1) | ||||||||||
| (Mbbl) · (MMcf) · (Mbbl) · (Mbbl) · (MMcf) · (Mbbl) | ||||||||||
| Proved NAR Reserves, December 31, 2021 | 66,075 | 1,669 | 490 | — | — | — | ||||
| Extensions | 3,777 | 2,496 | — | — | — | |||||
| Technical revisions | 1,713 | (208) | (155) | — | — | — | ||||
| Production | (9,098) | (15) | (31) | — | — | — | ||||
| Proved NAR Reserves, December 31, 2022 | 62,467 | 1,446 | 2,800 | — | — | — | ||||
| Extensions and discoveries | 16,316 | — | 1,492 | — | — | — | ||||
| Technical revisions | 175 | (1,446) | 550 | — | — | — | ||||
| Production | (9,291) | — | (213) | — | — | — | ||||
| Proved NAR Reserves, December 31, 2023 | 69,667 | — | 4,629 | — | — | — | ||||
| Acquisitions (1) | — | — | — | 10,100 | 184,832 | 21,787 | ||||
| Extensions and discoveries | 3,064 | — | 5,572 | — | — | — | ||||
| Technical revisions | (245) | — | (143) | — | — | — | ||||
| Production (1) | (8,789) | — | (566) | (192) | (2,536) | (260) | ||||
| Proved NAR Reserves, December 31, 2024 | 63,697 | — | 9,492 | 9,908 | 182,296 | 21,527 | ||||
| Proved Developed Reserves NAR, December 31, 2021 | 41,869 | 880 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Proved Developed Reserves NAR, December 31, 2022 | 39,645 | 858 | 715 | — | — | — | ||||
| Proved Developed Reserves NAR, December 31, 2023 | 38,942 | — | 657 | — | — | — | ||||
| Proved Developed Reserves NAR, December 31, 2024 | 34,151 | — | 1,752 | 5,730 | 93,028 | 10,938 | ||||
| Proved Undeveloped Reserves NAR, December 31, 2021 | 24,206 | 789 | 490 | — | — | — | ||||
| Proved Undeveloped Reserves NAR, December 31, 2022 | 22,822 | 588 | 2,085 | — | — | — | ||||
| Proved Undeveloped Reserves NAR, December 31, 2023 | 30,725 | — | 3,972 | — | — | — | ||||
| Proved Undeveloped Reserves NAR, December 31, 2024 | 29,546 | — | 7,740 | 4,178 | 89,268 | 10,589 | ||||
(1) NGL includes immaterial volume of Condensate
Changes in proved reserves during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 shown in the table above primarily resulted from the following significant factors:
Acquisitions. Acquisitions relate to Canadian operations acquired through the i3 Energy acquisition on October 31, 2024.
Improved Recoveries. There wereno improved recoveries for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 respectively.
Extensions and Discoveries. Added 8.6 MMbbl of proved reserves during the year ended December 31, 2024, of which 3.1 MMbbl were extensions in Colombia and 5.6 MMbbl were discoveries in Ecuador. In Colombia, we had 1.1 and 2.0 MMbbl of extensions in the Costayaco and Acordionero fields. In Ecuador, we had a 4.3 MMbbl discovery in the Chanangue Block and a 1.2 MMbl discovery in the Charapa block (2023 -17.8 MMbbl due to reserve extensions in the Acordionero and Costayaco fields and the Charapa and Chanangue Blocks and a discovery in the Alea-1848 Block and 2022 -6.3 MMbbl, due to reserve extensions in the Acordionero and Costayaco fields and the Charapa and Chanangue Blocks and a discovery in the Alea-1848 Block).
Technical and Economic Revisions. Deducted 0.4 MMbbl of proved oil reserves during the year ended December 31, 2024. In Colombia we reduced 0.2 MMbbl primarily due to the underperformance of Acordionero Forelimb and Costayaco South area drills relative to previous expectations and reduced 0.1 MMbbl in Ecuador due to production type curve decreases (2023 -0.7 MMBOE related to positive technical revisions based on increased drilling and continued waterflood performance in the Acordionero and Costayaco fields and 2022 -1.6 MMBOE, related to positive technical revisions based on increased drilling and continued waterflood performance in the Acordionero and Costayaco fields).
B. Capitalized Costs
Capitalized costs for Gran Tierra’s oil and natural gas producing activities consisted of the following at the end of each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2024:
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | Proved Properties | Unproved Properties | AccumulatedDepletion,DepreciationandImpairment | Net Capitalized Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | $5,298,085 | $119,520 | $(4,037,507) | $1,380,098 |
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | $4,876,185 | $54,116 | $(3,821,115) | $1,109,186 |
C. Costs Incurred
The following table presents costs incurred for Gran Tierra’s oil and natural gas property acquisitions and exploration and development for the respective years:
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | Colombia | Ecuador | Canada | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property acquisition costs | ||||
| Proved | $— | $— | $256,040 | $256,040 |
| Unproved | $— | $— | $34,188 | $34,188 |
| Exploration costs | $13,043 | $81,770 | $— | $94,813 |
| Development costs | $118,976 | $18,175 | $7,996 | $145,147 |
| Property acquisition costs | ||||
| Proved | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Unproved | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Exploration costs | $15,674 | $14,188 | $— | $29,862 |
| Development costs | $199,240 | $4,581 | $— | $203,821 |
| Property acquisition costs | ||||
| Proved | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Unproved | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Exploration costs | $50,374 | $39,524 | $— | $89,898 |
| Development costs | $160,933 | $— | $— | $160,933 |
D. Results of Operations for Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | Colombia | Ecuador | Canada | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil, natural gas and NGL sales | $575,482 | $27,412 | $18,955 | $621,849 |
| Production costs | (195,554) | (14,920) | (10,321) | $(220,795) |
| Exploration expenses | — | — | — | $— |
| DD&A expenses | (211,239) | (10,162) | (8,941) | $(230,342) |
| Inventory impairment | — | — | — | $— |
| Income tax (expense) recovery | (80,036) | (1,040) | 70 | $(81,006) |
| Results of Operations | $88,653 | $1,290 | $(237) | $89,706 |
| Oil, natural gas and NGL sales | $621,297 | $15,660 | $— | $636,957 |
| Production costs | (192,933) | (8,477) | — | $(201,410) |
| Exploration expenses | — | — | — | $— |
| DD&A expenses | (207,346) | (8,018) | — | $(215,364) |
| Inventory impairment | — | — | — | $— |
| Income tax (expense) recovery | (103,491) | 90 | — | $(103,401) |
| Results of Operations | $117,527 | $(745) | $— | $116,782 |
| Oil, natural gas and NGL sales | $711,388 | $— | $— | $711,388 |
| Production costs | (172,582) | — | — | $(172,582) |
| Exploration expenses | — | — | — | $— |
| DD&A expenses | (180,039) | — | — | $(180,039) |
| Inventory impairment | — | — | — | $— |
| Income tax expense | (105,906) | — | — | $(105,906) |
| Results of Operations | $252,861 | $— | $— | $252,861 |
E. Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and Changes
The following disclosure is based on estimates of net proved reserves and the period during which they are expected to be produced. Future cash inflows are computed by applying the twelve month period unweighted arithmetic average of the price as of the first day of each month within that twelve month period, unless prices are defined by contractual arrangements, excluding escalations based on future conditions to Gran Tierra’s after royalty share of estimated annual future production from proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves.
| Colombia · Ecuador · Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve month period unweighted arithmetic average of the wellhead price as of the first day of each month within the twelve month period | |||
| 2024 | $68.07 | $74.85 | $23.19 |
| 2023 | $69.91 | $77.44 | $— |
| 2022 | $86.16 | $91.53 | $— |
| Weighted average production costs | |||
| 2024 | $20.04 | $21.79 | $10.35 |
| 2023 | $18.54 | $20.66 | $— |
| 2022 | $16.26 | $19.55 | $— |
Future development and production costs to be incurred in producing and further developing the proved reserves are based on year end cost indicators. Future income taxes are computed by applying year end statutory tax rates. These rates reflect allowable deductions and tax credits, and are applied to the estimated pre-tax future net cash flows. Discounted future net cash flows are calculated using 10% mid-year discount factors. The calculations assume the continuation of existing economic, operating and contractual conditions. However, such prescribed assumptions have not proved to be the case in the past. Other assumptions could give rise to substantially different results.
The Company believes this information does not in any way reflect the current economic value of its oil and gas producing properties or the present value of their estimated future cash flows as:
no economic value is attributed to probable and possible reserves;
use of a 10% prescribed discount rate; and
prices change constantly from the twelve-month period unweighted arithmetic average of the price as of the first day of each month within that twelve-month period.
The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows from Gran Tierra’s estimated proved oil and gas reserves is as follows:
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | Colombia | Ecuador | Canada | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future cash inflows | $4,352,434 | $710,523 | $1,408,890 | $6,471,847 |
| Future production costs | (1,518,247) | (336,708) | (700,944) | (2,555,899) |
| Future development costs | (515,541) | (207,441) | (276,201) | (999,183) |
| Future asset retirement obligations | (83,754) | (8,700) | (156,810) | (249,264) |
| Future income tax expense | (671,195) | (63,503) | (71,606) | (806,304) |
| Future net cash flows | 1,563,697 | 94,171 | 203,329 | 1,861,197 |
| 10% discount | (474,196) | (41,892) | (59,766) | (575,854) |
| Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows | $1,089,501 | $52,279 | $143,563 | $1,285,343 |
| Future cash inflows | $4,893,758 | $358,421 | $— | $5,252,179 |
| Future production costs | (1,552,227) | (158,643) | — | (1,710,870) |
| Future development costs | (460,819) | (89,639) | — | (550,458) |
| Future asset retirement obligations | (82,314) | (3,300) | — | (85,614) |
| Future income tax expense | (954,973) | (41,852) | — | (996,825) |
| Future net cash flows | 1,843,425 | 64,987 | — | 1,908,412 |
| 10% discount | (516,451) | (22,924) | — | (539,375) |
| Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows | $1,326,974 | $42,063 | $— | $1,369,037 |
| Future cash inflows | $5,410,256 | $256,220 | $— | $5,666,476 |
| Future production costs | (1,298,198) | (104,614) | — | (1,402,812) |
| Future development costs | (334,560) | (63,040) | — | (397,600) |
| Future asset retirement obligations | (50,520) | (2,700) | — | (53,220) |
| Future income tax expense | (1,391,436) | (33,058) | — | (1,424,494) |
| Future net cash flows | 2,335,542 | 52,808 | — | 2,388,350 |
| 10% discount | (659,092) | (18,632) | — | (677,724) |
| Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows | $1,676,450 | $34,176 | $— | $1,710,626 |
Changes in the Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
The following table summarizes changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for Gran Tierra’s proved oil and natural gas reserves:
| (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) | Colombia | Ecuador | Canada | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present Value as of December 31, 2021 | $1,221,409 | $368 | $— | $1,221,777 |
| Sales and transfers of oil and natural gas produced, net of production costs | (433,676) | — | — | (433,676) |
| Net changes in prices and production costs related to future production | 1,337,869 | 36,081 | — | 1,373,950 |
| Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery, less related costs | 252,120 | 132,294 | — | 384,414 |
| Previously estimated development costs incurred during the year | (136,856) | — | — | (136,856) |
| Revisions of previous quantity estimates | 155,017 | (79,557) | — | 75,460 |
| Accretion of discount | 122,141 | 37 | — | 122,178 |
| Net change in income taxes | (714,433) | (25,446) | — | (739,879) |
| Changes in future development costs | (127,141) | (29,601) | — | (156,742) |
| Net increase | $455,041 | $33,808 | $— | $488,849 |
| Present Value as of December 31, 2022 | $1,676,450 | $34,176 | $— | $1,710,626 |
| Sales and transfers of oil and natural gas produced, net of production costs | (718,606) | (21,097) | — | (739,703) |
| Net changes in prices and production costs related to future production | (881,343) | (43,003) | — | (924,346) |
| Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery, less related costs | 533,244 | 50,010 | — | 583,254 |
| Previously estimated development costs incurred during the year | (116,709) | (39,955) | — | (156,664) |
| Revisions of previous quantity estimates | 848,823 | 133,050 | — | 981,873 |
| Accretion of discount | 167,645 | 3,418 | — | 171,063 |
| Net change in income taxes | 44,585 | (11,710) | — | 32,875 |
| Changes in future development costs | (227,115) | (62,826) | — | (289,941) |
| Net (decrease) increase | $(349,476) | $7,887 | $— | $(341,589) |
| Present Value as of December 31, 2023 | $1,326,974 | $42,063 | $— | $1,369,037 |
| Sales and transfers of oil and natural gas produced, net of production costs | (523,573) | (33,179) | — | (556,752) |
| Net changes in prices and production costs related to future production | (216,670) | 423,053 | — | 206,383 |
| Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery, less related costs | 100,402 | 157,904 | — | 258,306 |
| Previously estimated development costs incurred during the year | (85,568) | (41,910) | — | (127,478) |
| Revisions of previous quantity estimates | 428,004 | (342,515) | — | 85,489 |
| Accretion of discount | 132,697 | 4,206 | — | 136,903 |
| Purchases of reserves in place | — | — | 143,563 | 143,563 |
| Net change in income taxes | 73,369 | (22,218) | — | 51,151 |
| Changes in future development costs | (146,134) | (135,125) | — | (281,259) |
| Net (decrease) increase | (237,473) | 10,216 | 143,563 | (83,694) |
| Present Value as of December 31, 2024 | $1,089,501 | $52,279 | $143,563 | $1,285,343 |
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