CanAsia Energy Corp.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-05 to 2023-09, 2022-05-27 to 2022-12-31, 2023, 2023-05 to 2023-06, May 27, 2022 to September 30, 2022)
Reporting Period: 2022-05 to 2023-09
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Resolution of Sawn Lake partner matters by end of Q2 2024.
Environmental Challenges
- Economic uncertainty due to geopolitical events (Ukraine invasion, Israel-Hamas conflict), leading to volatile commodity prices, exchange rates, and inflation.
- Need to raise capital for Sawn Lake development and potential international concessions.
- Compliance with evolving ESG policies and climate change measures (costs not yet quantified).
Mitigation Strategies
- Bought out Andora's minority shareholders for 100% ownership.
- Addressing issues with defaulting partner in Sawn Lake project (anticipated resolution by Q2 2024).
- Negotiating a joint bid and study agreement for potential onshore Thailand oil and gas licensing round.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2022-05-27 to 2022-12-31
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Direct or indirect costs of compliance with greenhouse gas-related regulations and ESG directives may have an adverse effect on the Company's and its customers’ businesses, financial condition, results of operations and prospects; however, at this time these costs have not yet been quantified.
- Events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces have resulted in a significant increase in economic uncertainty, with more volatile commodity prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates, and increasing rates of inflation.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFRS
Third-party Assurance: KPMG LLP
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Resolve issues with joint venture interest holders at Sawn Lake heavy oil project by mid-May 2024.
Environmental Challenges
- Limited operational history and the risks associated with early-stage companies (undercapitalization, cash shortages, lack of revenue, limited resources).
- Substantial capital requirements for acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas reserves and resources.
- Reliance on operators and key employees without key man insurance policies.
- Potential conflicts of interest among directors and officers involved in other oil and gas companies.
- Potential for increased debt levels above industry standards through acquisitions.
- Exposure to third-party credit risk through contractual arrangements.
- Economic uncertainty due to geopolitical events (e.g., the invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict), leading to volatile commodity prices, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and inflation.
- Evolving climate change and ESG policies and the potential costs of compliance with greenhouse gas-related regulations and ESG directives.
Mitigation Strategies
- The company raised capital in 2023 to address near-to-medium-term liquidity requirements.
- Successful court rulings related to enforcement actions against joint venture interest holders at the Sawn Lake heavy oil project.
- Plans to focus on near-term shareholder value at Sawn Lake after resolving issues with joint venture partners (anticipated by mid-May 2024).
- Withdrawal from activities in Indonesia and working to finalize abandonment and reclamation activities and settle all remaining obligations.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2023-05 to 2023-06
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Participation in onshore Thailand bid round.
Short-term Goals:
- Enforcement actions against Sawn Lake partners; plans to farm out or sell the asset.
Environmental Challenges
- Economic uncertainty due to geopolitical events (e.g., war in Ukraine), leading to volatile commodity prices, exchange rates, and inflation.
- Compliance with evolving climate change and ESG regulations.
- Need for additional capital to fund commercial development of Sawn Lake property and future international concessions.
- Onerous natural gas pipeline tariff agreement.
Mitigation Strategies
- Enforcement actions against Sawn Lake partners; plans to farm out or sell the asset.
- Participation in onshore Thailand bid round.
- Management considers potential impacts of economic and geopolitical events in estimates.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: May 27, 2022 to September 30, 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Compliance with greenhouse gas-related regulations and ESG directives may have an adverse effect on the Company's and its customers’ businesses, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
- Significant estimates and judgment currently made by management which could be significantly impacted by climate and climate-related matters include: Useful life of assets; Cost and ability to develop the Company’s existing oil and gas properties or its ability to acquire and develop additional concessions and; Amounts recorded for decommissioning provision.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFRS