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ANNUAL 
REPORT 
2015

SEA LION 
DRILLING TO 
COMMENCE 
SHORTLY

CORPORATE 

DIRECTORY

Directors

Campbell Horsfall 

(Non-Executive Chairman)

Noel Newell 

(Managing Director)

Melanie Leydin 

(Non-Executive Director)

Leo De Maria 

(Non-Executive Director)

Company secretary 

Melanie Leydin

Registered offi  ce  

Level 5, 164 Flinders Lane

Melbourne, VIC 3000

Telephone: (03) 9650 9866

Principal place of business 

Level 5, 164 Flinders Lane

Melbourne, VIC 3000

Share register   

Computershare Investor 

Services Pty Limited

452 Johnston Street

Abbotsford Victoria 3067

Telephone: (03) 9415 5000

Auditor   

Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd

Chartered Accountants

The Rialto, Level 30, 525 Collins Street

Melbourne Victoria 3000

Solicitors   

Baker & McKenzie

Level 19, 181 William Street

Melbourne

Victoria 3000

Stock exchange listing   

3D Oil Limited shares are listed on 

the Australian Securities Exchange 

(ASX code: TDO)

Website  

www.3doil.com.au

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SEA LION 

DRILLING TO 

COMMENCE 

SHORTLY

CORPORATE 
DIRECTORY

Directors

Campbell Horsfall 
(Non-Executive Chairman)

Noel Newell 
(Managing Director)

Melanie Leydin 
(Non-Executive Director)

Leo De Maria 
CONTENTS
(Non-Executive Director)
Review of Operations 
Company secretary 
Directors’ report 
Melanie Leydin

Auditor’s independence declaration 
Registered offi  ce  

Auditor   

Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd
Chartered Accountants
The Rialto, Level 30, 525 Collins Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000

Solicitors   

Baker & McKenzie
Level 19, 181 William Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000

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Stock exchange listing   

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3D Oil Limited shares are listed on 
the Australian Securities Exchange 
(ASX code: TDO)

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Level 5, 164 Flinders Lane
Statement of profi t or loss and other comprehensive income 
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Telephone: (03) 9650 9866
Statement of fi nancial position 

Website  

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www.3doil.com.au

Principal place of business 
Statement of changes in equity 
Level 5, 164 Flinders Lane
Statement of cash fl ows 
Melbourne, VIC 3000

Notes to the fi nancial statements 
Share register   

Computershare Investor 
Directors’ declaration 
Services Pty Limited

Independent auditor’s report to the members of 3D Oil Limited 
452 Johnston Street
Abbotsford Victoria 3067
Shareholder information 
Telephone: (03) 9415 5000

Corporate directory 

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EAST COAST 
GAS MARKET 
IS ONE OF THE 
FEW ENERGY 
MARKETS IN THE 
WORLD WITHOUT 
SUBSTANTIAL 
OVER CAPACITY

WELL FUNDED 
WITH QUALITY 
HIGH IMPACT 
PROJECTS

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MONETISED
WEST SEAHORSE
AT THE TOP OF 
THE MARKET

T/49 P 
POTENTIAL 
WORLD 
CLASS ASSET

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MANAGING 
DIRECTOR’S 
REPORT

I would like to start with a recent quote 
from Energy Quest, a leading energy 
advisory organisation;

“The Australian east coast gas market 
is one of the few energy markets 
in the world without substantial 
over-capacity. The next six months is 
the moment of truth as the GLNG and 
APLNG projects start up, at the end of 
Q3 and in Q4 respectively.”

It is diffi cult to overstate how radically 
the energy sector has changed in 
12 months. In the history of oil and gas 
exploration, and even today, many E&P 
companies would not question whether 
there would be a market for their product. 
Many of us in the industry assumed 
that the entire world’s known oil would 
be produced before we swapped to an 
alternative energy source. However, just 
like coal, I now believe that some oil 
accumulations will never be produced 
due to cost factors and a changing world. 

Having said that, I still believe that there 
is plenty of life left in the oil and gas 
exploration sector. We just have to be 
smarter about where we look – and 
3D Oil is attempting to do just that.

When 3D Oil was granted sole rights to 
T/49P it was a large but calculated risk 
predicated on a belief in the growth of 
the east coast gas market. The risk lay 
in the fact that the area was frontier and 
our 100% equity position meant that 
we had to back ourselves in our ability 
to farm down the block. Our approach 
at the time was ‘where can we fi nd big 
gas on the east coast of Australia?’ Our 
team identifi ed this area as potentially 
having a rich new petroleum system. 
The neighbouring Thylacine gas fi eld is 
the largest and most southerly in the 
Otway Basin. Nonetheless, there had 
been minimal exploration undertaken 
beyond the fi eld. 

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A relatively quick sell-down to Beach 
Energy and then a further farm-down 
prior to the acquisition of the Flanagan 
3D seismic survey put 3D Oil on the 
right track, with the company retaining 
a 70% interest and operatorship 
post-seismic. With the under-budget 
Flanagan survey now acquired – a large 
undertaking for a small cap – and the 
seismic data interpretation nearing 
completion, our next step is to attract 
a large gas player to help progress the 
permit towards discovery and production.

This next stage will bring 3D Oil that bit 
closer to one of our major ambitions; to 
be an east coast gas producer.

The Flanagan seismic data has been 
very encouraging. Certainly nothing 
we have seen to date on the new 
seismic has changed our optimism, 
in fact the opposite. 

The acquisition and farm-down of T/49P 
is a great illustration of the company 
taking advantage of our strengths in 
order to identify and exploit niche positions. 
We will continue with this strategy. 

As I wrote this letter last year we were 
on the verge of drilling the exciting 
Sea Lion Prospect in VIC/P57 in the 
Gippsland Basin. For a variety of reasons 
beyond the control of the VIC/P57 
Joint Venture, the delivery of the West 
Telesto jack up rig has been signifi cantly 
delayed. Nonetheless, as I write, the 
delivery of the rig to the Joint Venture 
is anticipated in the fourth quarter, with 
Sea Lion-1 programmed to spud shortly 
after handover. 

I am very excited about fi nally drilling 
this prospect as it is arguably the last 
undrilled ‘top Latrobe closure’ within the 
Gippsland Basin. Top Latrobe closures 
contain the vast majority of trapped 
hydrocarbons in the Gippsland Basin. 
The Rosedale Fault System, on which 
Sea Lion is located, has a success rate for 
discoveries in the order of 70%. 

Certainly the Sea Lion prospect has 
many positive attributes including 
being on trend and adjacent to West 
Seahorse and Seahorse oil fi elds, 
delineated by reprocessed 3D seismic, 
simple structural inversion feature and 
interpreted to contain excellent shore 
face reservoir sands. I believe it is one 
of the best oil prospects currently in the 
offshore of Australia, with an internal 
risking of just under one in two. 

An advantage for Sea Lion is that a 
discovery could be tied into the nearby 
planned West Seahorse development 
thereby reducing the capital outlay for 
production relative to a stand-alone 
development. Following the monetisation 
of our interest in the West Seahorse 
Oil Field last year, 3D Oil would again 
explore all avenues to also monetise any 
discovery at Sea Lion. 

The coming months are a critical period 
in the short life of 3D Oil. A farm-down 
in T/49P to a ‘major’ or a signifi cant 
discovery in Sea Lion may well be 
transformational to the company. 

The uncertainty in the global energy 
market together with our experience 
at West Seahorse has focused the 
company to continually re-evaluate its 
strategy. So while we continue to pursue 
our aim of being an eastern Australia 
energy producer, the lessons learnt to 
date remain clear in our minds.

On behalf of the company, I thank the 
Board and the 3D Oil team for their 
endeavours and commitment over the 
last year. They are an integral part of 
realising our ambition of becoming an 
Australian oil and gas producer.
Australian oil and gas producer.

Noel Newell
Noel Newell
Managing Director

CHAIRMAN’S 
LETTER

MANAGING WELL IN CHALLENGING TIMES

A CASE STUDY 

Shareholders would not have missed 
the contagion which has taken place in 
commodity markets over the past eighteen 
months as well as the persistent decline in 
the ASX indices this year. The price of oil has 
dropped dramatically and we are witnessing 
a dismantling of the OPEC structure set 
up in the 1970’s. Saudi Arabia can no 
longer control the price of crude through 
production regulation while America is now 
producing more oil and there are several 
other factors now in place which will make 
oil substantially cheaper in the future 
compared to recent years. The number of 
exploration wells either drilled or planned 
has fallen as companies slash exploration 
budgets in the face of reduced cash fl ow 
and declining revenue streams.

At the same we must remember that 
with oil we are dealing with a diminishing 
resource and people are not going to stop 
driving cars or use plastic containers any 
time soon. It is therefore important to focus 
on the company’s core business mindful 
of the fact that there is an underlying need 
for oil which at the end of the day is a 
fi nite resource. In these circumstances, a 
slash and burn approach will result in lost 
opportunities in what is an industry that 
has generated enormous wealth for a high 
number of its participants and will continue 
to do so in the future.  

A company such as 3D Oil has to be 
assessed on how it manages its business 
in the face of such challenges and I 
am pleased to report that it has dealt 
with the problems that the external 
environment has forced on it in an 
exemplary manner. The fi rst thing it has 
done is reduced its exposure to volatile 
commodity markets and ever escalating 
production costs by transferring its 
interest in Production Licence VIC/L31 
while retaining a affordable interest in the 
highly prospective Sea Lion well. We are all 
looking forward to drilling taking place in 
the last quarter of this year for very little 
incremental cost due to the completion 
of the Hibiscus Transaction. 

The successful application for the gas 
permit in the Otway basin shows the 
advantages that can accrue to companies 
that are prepared to diversify and develop 
their portfolio organically. Gas is Australia’s 
largest energy resource after coal and 
uranium and the outlook for gas prices 
in the Eastern States of Australia has 
a very positive outlook. The successful 
completion of the seismic survey and 
the sale and further farm down to Beach 
Energy are two early signs that this was 
a very good move for 3D Oil. We are now 
about to commence a farmout process, 
targeting majors, to help fund the next 
part of the exploration program.

The company has as a result of its 
transaction with Beach and Hibiscus put 
itself on a sound fi nancial footing and has 
a strong balance sheet and cash reserves, 
both of which are essential to its growth, 
while many companies are struggling to 
survive. This is critical because 3D Oil is now 
well positioned to take advantage when the 
oil price improves, as it inevitably will.

My thanks go to Noel and his management 
team for their stable and thoughtful 
management during the year. As stated 
above I have been particularly impressed 
with the level of care which has gone 
into dealing with the company’s fi nancial 
position which has, against the backdrop 
of a diffi cult share market, set up 3D Oil 
and its shareholders for the future very 
nicely indeed. 

Campbell Horsfall 
Campbell Horsfall 
Chairman 

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REVIEW 
OF 
OPERATIONS

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VIC/P57, 
GIPPSLAND BASIN 
OFFSHORE VICTORIA

Exploration Permit VIC/P57 is located in 
the northwest of the offshore Gippsland 
Basin. The permit is close to shore, in 
shallow water depths and approximately 
450 sq km in size.

In July 2014 3D Oil (ASX: TDO) signed 
binding agreements with companies 
associated with Hibiscus Petroleum 
Berhad, the parent company of 
Carnarvon Hibiscus Pty Ltd (CHPL), 
3D Oil’s joint venture partner and 
operator in VIC/P57 and, at that 
time, in VIC/L31. These agreements 
were approved at a 3D Oil Limited 
General Meeting on 11 August 2014. 
The agreements were subsequently 
completed and the associated options 
were exercised. As a result, 3D Oil 
received a total of US$16 million for the 
sale of its 49.9% interest in the West 
Seahorse Production Licence VIC/L31. 
CHPL now holds 100% interest in 
this Licence.

3D Oil has retained a 24.9% interest in 
the VIC/P57 exploration permit with 
3D Oil’s interest in the upcoming Sea 
Lion-1 well being carried by CHPL 
to the extent of US$7.5 million. By 
arrangement with CHPL, 3D Oil Limited 
continues to carry out subsurface 
technical work in VIC/P57 on behalf 
of the joint venture.

The Sea Lion-1 well will meet the 
VIC/P57 Year 3 permit commitment. 
A suspension and extension of Year 3 
has been granted to accommodate the 
scheduled drilling of Sea Lion-1 which is 
now anticipated to commence in the last 
quarter of 2015 utilising the West Telesto 
jack-up rig. The West Telesto is currently 
on contract with Origin Energy at the 
Yolla gas fi eld offshore Tasmania and will 
move to Sea Lion upon release from the 
Yolla drilling programme.

Earlier work by 3D Oil in VIC/P57 has 
identifi ed a strong inventory of leads and 
prospects (Figure 1). During the year 
3D Oil geoscience work has focused fi nal 
mapping and preparation for drilling Sea 
Lion-1 exploration well and on prospect 
mapping in the permit with emphasis on 
the Felix prospect.

The joint venture has completed its 
operational and regulatory preparations 
and stands ready to drill Sea Lion-1 upon 
handover of the West Telesto. Drilling 
had been anticipated earlier in the year 
but adverse Bass Strait weather and sea 
conditions continue to prevent the timely 
release of the West Telesto from its current 
assignment with another operator.

The Sea Lion prospect is on a proven 
oil-producing trend and represents one of 
the last undrilled 4-way dip closures at the 
prolifi c ‘Top Latrobe’ level in the Gippsland 
Basin. The combination of prominent 
mapped depth structure and the likely 
presence of thick high quality reservoir 
sands overlain by the regional seal makes 
Sea Lion uniquely prospective. 

Figure 1: VIC/P57 Location

BACKGROUND
The Gippsland Basin, with initial reserves 
estimated at 4 billion barrels of oil and 
11.5 trillion cubic feet of gas, is Australia’s 
most prolifi c oil-producing basin. Twenty 
one oil and gas fi elds are on production 
with most of the hydrocarbons 
reservoired within the world-class 
sandstones of the Latrobe Group.

Most of the historical success in the 
basin was based on the interpretation 
of 2D seismic data. The dominant 
acreage position of the Esso-BHPB joint 
venture, with a focus on large-scale 
projects has to some extent hindered 
the impact that 3D seismic-based 
exploration has had on similar basins, 
where smaller but lower risk targets 
are pursued. Approximately 88% of 
VIC/P57 is covered by 3D seismic data 
while approximately 65% is covered 
by seismic data reprocessed by the 
company in 2010/11. 

The lightly explored VIC/P57 permit is 
located in the northwest of the basin 
and extends across the oil-prone 
exploration fairway that trends from 
Moonfi sh to West Seahorse. This fairway 
is on the western part of the Rosedale 
Fault System which has an historical 
success rate of approximately 70% 
largely achieved with 2D data. 

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SEA LION PROSPECT
The Sea Lion well is scheduled to be 
drilled with the West Telesto jack-up rig 
upon completion of its drilling contract 
at the Yolla Field.

Located six kilometres from the 
shoreline, Sea Lion is a prominent 
feature on seismic data and is one of the 
last undrilled Top Latrobe closures in the 
offshore Gippsland Basin. The structure, 
like most Gippsland anticlines, is an 
inversion feature on older normal fault. 

The primary targets at Sea Lion are 
the N asperus-aged fl uvial sands that 
form the oil reservoirs in the West 
Seahorse and Seahorse fi elds on trend. 
West Seahorse contains oil in the N1 
and N2.6 level sands with good oil 
shows at the P1 level while Seahorse 
contains oil in N1, N2.6 and the 
deeper P1 levels sands.

In addition to established reservoirs in 
the primary target section, Sea Lion is 
also interpreted to intersect a sequence 
of sands immediately below the marine 
shales of the Lakes Entrance Formation. 
While these sands were not present in 
West Seahorse, oil recovered from a thin 
sand in Wardie-1 indicates hydrocarbons 
are able to migrate above the N1 level 
sand. Potential for 30 to 40 meters of 
these additional sands exists at Sea 
Lion. (Figure 4).

Existing oil fi elds along the Rosedale 
Fault system indicate that oil has been 
generated and migrated into this part of 
the Gippsland Basin. The West Seahorse 
Field indicates this petroleum system is 
working 6 km to the east. The Galloway-1 
well, drilled from onshore and located 
to the northeast of Sea Lion, contained 
good oil shows indicating oil has 
migrated beyond the discovered fi elds in 
this region.

An independent resource assessment 
conducted as part of the Hibiscus 
farm-in process found that the 
combined probabilistic estimate of the 
most likely (P50) prospective resource 
for the three main target levels at Sea 
Lion was 11.0MMBBL of oil.

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Figure 2: Top Latrobe Structure, Sea Lion to Seahorse

Figure 3: The Top Latrobe seal level at Sea Lion is also structurally closed with offset wells indicating 

additional reservoir quality sands immediately below the Top Latrobe seal and above the N1 sands.

Figure 4: Well section from Galloway-1 to West Seahorse showing additional sand section below 

Top Latrobe Seal

T/49P, OTWAY 
BASIN, OFFSHORE 
TASMANIA

Exploration permit T/49P was awarded to 
3D Oil in May 2013. The permit is located 
in the offshore Otway Basin of Tasmania 
and covers an area of 4,960 sq km in water 
depths generally no greater than 100m. It 
is lightly explored and lies adjacent to the 
Thylacine and Geographe gas fi elds which 
are in production for Origin Energy and 
others and have a combined gas in place 
(“GIP”) of over 2 TCF.

During the year Beach Energy Limited 
(ASX: BPT) acquired a 20% working 
interest in T/49P for a price of $3 million 
and subsequently also completed a 
farmin for an additional 10% interest, 
with the result that the T/49P joint 
venture is now comprised of 3D Oil at 
70% and operator, with Beach Energy 
at 30%. 

The major commitment in the primary 
term of T/49P is for a 3D seismic survey. 
During the year 3D Oil, as joint venture 
operator, completed all environmental 
and regulatory requirements and 
awarded a contract for the acquisition 
of the 974 sq km Flanagan 3D seismic 
survey to the Polarcus Asima. The Asima 
is a modern high-specifi cation vessel 
which was mobilized to the area in a 
cost-sharing arrangement with Origin 
Energy which recorded a separate 
survey with the vessel. 

In December 2014, 3D Oil concluded the 
acquisition of the 974 sq km Flanagan 
3D seismic survey after just over one 
month of operations west of King Island. 
Operations were within budget and 
without environmental or safety incident.

Processing of the Flanagan seismic 
data, was undertaken for 3D Oil by 
DownUnder GeoSolutions in Perth and 
was concluded late June 2015. Seismic 
interpretation and assessment of the 
geology and prospectivity of the area 
by geoscientists from 3D Oil and Beach 
Energy is ongoing.

Figure 5: T/49P Location Map

3D Oil intends to leverage the results 
of the Flanagan survey to attract the 
best possible farmin terms for future 
exploration in this highly prospective 
gas exploration area. The partnership 
established with Beach has allowed 
3D Oil to retain a large pre-drilling 
interest and operatorship in T/49P, 
while reducing cash exposure to the 
Flanagan survey. Farmout activities are 
expected to commence in late 2015. 
The continuing strength of Eastern 
Australian gas markets is expected to 
stimulate industry interest in 3D Oil’s 
T/49P farmout.

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Figure 6: Modelled Vitrinite refl ectance at the 

Figure 7: Regional seismic time interpretation 

Top of the Eumeralla Formation at present day

at Top of Flaxman Formation showing major 

structural divisions of T/49P

BACKGROUND
The perceived geological prospectivity 
of T/49P is underpinned by several 
key factors. A thick ‘Tertiary wedge’ 
is located approximately coincident 
with the shelf-break edge in a largely 
north-south orientation. This is a 
common feature of successful plays 
further to the north and west along the 
offshore Otway. It is also analogous 
to productive areas on the Northwest 
Shelf and many other examples around 
the world. While seismic coverage is 
sparse, this feature can clearly be seen 
within the western sector of T/49P. 
3D Oil considers that the rapid Tertiary 
burial evidenced by this build-up of 
sediment will have caused late stage 
hydrocarbon generation from the 
Eumeralla Formation and potentially 
other formations along this margin. 
A three dimensional maturation 
modelling study has demonstrated 
that source material in the Eumeralla 
Formation is currently at optimal 
temperature and depth for gas 
generation. The present day maturity at 
the top of the Eumeralla as derived from 
the modelling is shown in Figure 6.

Historically, the major perceived risk 
in T/49P has been the absence of the 
regional seal in two early wells, Prawn-A1 
(1967) and Whelk-1(1970), both of 
which were dry holes located on the 
Prawn Shelf. However, seismic facies 
interpretation undertaken by 3D Oil in the 
fi rst permit year indicated areas of good 
seal based upon a low acoustic signature 
correlated with the Belfast Mudstone in 
the Thylacine Field. This unit overlies a 
complexly faulted sequence of higher 
amplitude seismic events interpreted to 
include the Waarre Formation which is 
the primary reservoir unit in the offshore 
gas-fi elds to the north of T/49P. The 
seal-reservoir combination interpreted in 
T/49P is potentially analogous to that in 
these fi elds. 

Interpretation by 3D Oil of 2D seismic 
data acquired since the drilling of 
Prawn-A1, most of which data post-dates 
the year 2000, indicates that this well 
was drilled off structure. The 2D data, 
however, is neither suffi ciently dense 
nor of adequate quality to properly 
resolve the complex geological structure 
in the permit. In order to improve the 
defi nition of the structure in the northern 
part of the permit, and also to provide 
clearer discrimination between potential 
seals and reservoirs, the Flanagan 3D 

survey was acquired in the second 
permit year over an area including 
both the Prawn structure and 3D Oil’s 
highest ranked lead, Flanagan. The new 
dataset has provided an unprecedented 
degree of detail and resolution with 
which to improve and refi ne 3D Oil’s 
understanding of the permit’s structure, 
stratigraphy and seismic facies. 

One important development in 3D Oil’s 
understanding of the geology in this 
part of the Otway Basin has been the 
recognition that what has generally been 
called the Prawn Platform is not a stable 
platform but rather, in the northern part 
of the permit at least, a tectonically 
active zone including a prominent SW to 
NE-trending trough, termed the Treasure 
Trough (Figure 7). Periodic subsidence 
and uplift within this active zone appears 
to have controlled the depositional 
environment, and consequently the 
distribution of reservoir and seal 
facies, during subsequent periods of 
sedimentation. 

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3D INTERPRETATION 
PROGRESS
The 3D seismic interpretation is 
proceeding on schedule and is revealing 
a more complex subsurface than 
indicated by the previous 2D data 
interpretation. The most signifi cant 
result is the clarity of the subsurface 
image over the Flanagan lead. The 
original 2D interpretation is shown in 
Figure 8. 

Figure 9 illustrates the currently 
mapped top reservoir based upon the 
newly acquired 3D Flanagan seismic 
data. The mapping is at a preliminary 
stage with the Flanagan Lead at a more 
advanced stage of interpretation than 
Whalebone Lead. It is immediately 
evident that the Flanagan structure, 
while quite complex, appears larger than 
previously mapped. The lead has been 
divided into West Flanagan and East 
Flanagan separated by a distinct north 
by northeast to south by southwest 
trending fault. 

Figure 9: Flanagan 3D seismic mapping on top reservoir (TWT) 

Figure 8: Previous 2D seismic mapping on 

top reservoir (TWT) with 3D seismic coverage 

shown as a white polygon.

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Figure 10 illustrates an arbitrary line 
through West Flanagan (faults omitted) 
and demonstrates the quality of the data 
achieved by the Flanagan 3D seismic 
survey. The new 3D data also confi rm 
that the seismic character above the 
top reservoir (shown as the red horizon 
marker) is subdued which is indicative 

of a good seal facies, compared to the 
underlying reservoir package which 
exhibits higher amplitude character. 
This is typical of good seal/reservoir 
combination and is very similar to what 
is observed over the Thylacine fi eld 
30 km to the northwest. 

Figure 10: 3D arbitrary line through West Flanagan

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T/49P FURTHER POTENTIAL
The prospectivity of T/49P is founded 
upon three observations. Foremost, 
is the ideal location of the permit with 
respect to hydrocarbon charge from 
the source Eumeralla Formation as it is 
buried by later sediments and matured. 
The permit also contains the requisite 
reservoir section in the Sherbrook and 
Shipwreck subgroups, and evidence 
from seismic data of a suitable seal 
sequence overlying the reservoirs rocks. 
Finally, the block is well structured, 
providing a number of leads for ongoing 
evaluation. Tilted fault blocks provide 
traps to capture the migration of 
matured oil or gas from source areas 
along the shelf margin to the west 
and also from a central trough – the 
‘Treasure Trough’. 

While the recently acquired 3D seismic 
will detail several large structures north 
of the Treasure Trough, prospective 
structures exist throughout the permit. 
The following diagrams provide 
examples which may in future years 
become additional drilling targets 
in T/49P. As the permit is relatively 
unexplored and the density and 
orientation of the old 2D seismic is 
insuffi cient to clearly defi ne prospects, 
it is expected that additional 3D seismic 
acquisition will be required prior to 
drilling in the southern area. 

The Seal Rocks lead in the south of 
T/49P remains inadequately defi ned by 
seismic but 3D Oil views it as a highly 
prospective feature. It shows clear 
differentiation of seal and interpreted 
reservoir facies in fault blocks at both 
the Thylacine Sandstone member 
equivalent (O porifera horizon) and the 
Waarre Formation. Seal Rocks is well 
positioned to receive charge from the 
source rock section buried by tertiary 
loading at the shelf margin. 

The Whistler Point lead is more 
structurally complex but the same 
favourable geometry is interpretable. 
Whistler Point can be charged from both 
the north and the shelf margin to the 
west. A large number of other structural 
leads are identifi ed in T/49P and are 
being further mapped as possible 
additional targets.

Figure 11: Location of 3D arbitrary line through 

West Flanagan

 
 
Figure 12: Seal Rocks lead showing tilted fault 

block traps with high seismic amplitudes 

below seismically bland Skull Creek Mudstone

Figure 14: Whistler Point lead showing structural development over 

strong basement high. Structure and interpreted reservoir facies 

are seen at Waarre Formation and O porifera horizons.

Figure 13: Geoseismic section through 

Seal rocks lead. The thick wedge of Tertiary 

sediment at the shelf edge provides critical 

burial and maturation of the Eumeralla 

Formation, with Seal Rocks trap well 

positioned to receive hydrocarbon charge.

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DIRECTORS’
REPORT

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The directors present their report, 
together with the financial statements, 
on the consolidated entity (referred to 
hereafter as the ‘consolidated entity’) 
consisting of 3D Oil Limited (referred 
to hereafter as the ‘company’ or ‘parent 
entity’) and the entities it controlled at 
the end of, or during, the year ended  
30 June 2015.

DIRECTORS
The following persons were directors of 
3D Oil Limited during the whole of the 
financial year and up to the date of this 
report, unless otherwise stated:

Mr Campbell Horsfall
Mr Noel Newell
Ms Melanie Leydin
Mr Leo De Maria  
(appointed 1 October 2014)
Dr Kenneth Pereira  
(resigned 3 July 2014)

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
During the financial year the principal 
continuing activities of the company 
consisted of exploration and development 
of upstream oil and gas assets.

DIVIDENDS
There were no dividends paid or 
declared during the current or previous 
financial year.

The consolidated entity does not have 
franking credits available for subsequent 
financial years.

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The profit for the consolidated entity 
after providing for income tax amounted 
to $2,314,986 (30 June 2014: loss of 
$1,289,942).

Refer to the detailed Review of Operations 
preceding this Directors’ Report.

FINANCIAL POSITION
The net assets increased by $2,329,887 
to $23,277,613 at 30 June 2015  
(30 June 2014: $20,947,726). During 
the period the consolidated entity spent 
a net amount after reimbursements 
of $9,162,156 on exploration, mainly 
in relation to VIC permit T49P during 
the period. The consolidated entity’s 
working capital position at 30 June 
2015, being current assets less current 
liabilities, was $9,394,372, an increase 
of $12,844,083 since 30 June 2014.

Based on the above the Directors 
believe the Company is in a stable 
position to continue to pursue its 
current operations.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN 
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS
On 7 July 2014 the consolidated entity 
announced that it had executed binding 
agreements with Carnarvon Hibiscus 
Pty Ltd (CHPL), Althea Corporation 
Limited, and HiRex Petroleum Sdn Bhd 
(HIREX) in relation to the restructuring 
of the funding and ownership of its 
interest in offshore Gippsland Basin 
tenements VIC/P57 and VIC/L31.

Key points of the binding agreements 
were as follows: 

 Ǵ CHPL to pay TDO US$7.5 million for the 
Company’s interest in the Britannia Rig 
and a 5% interest in VIC/P57. 

 Ǵ The proceeds will be used to meet Year 3 

funding commitments for VIC/P57. 

 Ǵ US$2 million will be paid in advance to 
TDO to assist with short term funding. 

 Ǵ US$1.94 million of funding owing to the 
Operator of the VIC/L31 JV will be offset 
against a transfer to CHPL of a 6.07% 
interest in VIC/L31. 

 Ǵ An option has been granted to CHPL to 

purchase the remaining 43.83% interest 
in VIC/L31 for $14.05 million. 

 Ǵ An option has been granted to HIREX to 
earn a 20% interest in VIC/P57. Under 
the HiRex Farmin Agreement, HIREX 
has been granted the option to earn a 
20% interest in VIC/P57 directly from 
the Company in return for the provision 
of data analysis for VIC/P57 using the 
HIREX virtual drilling technology.  
The option to farm-in is exercisable 
within 1 month following receipt of all 
conditions precedent to the agreements. 

 Ǵ As CHPL is a substantial holder of the 
consolidated entity for the purposes 
of ASX Listing Rule 10.1, Shareholder 
approval was required to be obtained 
to complete the matters set out in the 
transaction documents. 

The consolidated entity held a general 
meeting of shareholders on 11 August 
2014 and shareholders approved the 
transaction. On 18 August 2014 the 
consolidated entity announced that it 
received notice from CHPL exercising its 
option to acquire the VIC/L31 remaining 
interest from the consolidated entity for 
a consideration of US$14.05 million.

On 23 July 2014 the consolidated entity 
granted 400,000 unlisted employee 
options exercisable at $0.08 (8 cents) 
per option expiring 30 November 2017. 

On 21 August 2014 the consolidated 
entity announced completion of the  
sale of a 20% working interest in the 
T/49P exploration permit to Beach 
Energy Limited and the remaining  
$2.5 million of the $3 million purchase 
price was received. 

On 29 October 2014 the consolidated 
entity announced that the sale of 3D’s 
49.9% interest in the West Seahorse 
Production Licence VIC/L31 has been 
completed and 3D had relieved a 
settlement of US $14.05 million. 

On 18 November 2014, HiRex (Australia) 
Pty Ltd exercised its option to take up a 
20% participating interest in the VIC/
P57 exploration permit. TDO now retains 
24.9% interest in VIC/P57.

On 24 November 2014 the consolidated 
entity announced that Beach Energy 
Limited (Beach) increased its working 
interest in the T/49P exploration permit 
to 30%. Beach will earn an additional 
10% interest in T/49P by paying an 
increased share of the expanded 
Flanagan survey costs. The final cash 
contribution of the parties will be 
determined by the final cost of the 
acquisition and processing of the survey.

There were no other significant changes 
in the state of affairs of the consolidated 
entity during the financial year.

MATTERS SUBSEQUENT  
TO THE END OF THE 
FINANCIAL YEAR
No matter or circumstance has arisen 
since 30 June 2015 that has significantly 
affected, or may significantly affect 
the consolidated entity’s operations, 
the results of those operations, or the 
consolidated entity’s state of affairs in 
future financial years.

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS 
AND EXPECTED RESULTS  
OF OPERATIONS
The consolidated entity will continue 
to pursue its exploration interest in the 
West Seahorse Oil Field (VIC/P57) in 
Joint Venture partnership with Carnarvon 
Hibiscus Pty Ltd following the sale of the 
consolidated entity’s interest in VIC/L31 
for a consideration of US$14.05 million 
during the financial year.

3D Oil will continue to develop other 
permits held and to this end has 
successfully introduced new partners to 
its new exploration permit (T/49P) in the 
offshore Otway Basin of Tasmania during 
the financial year. Over the course of the 
next 3 years the Minimum Guaranteed 
Work Programme sets out planned 
expenditures of $13.15 million. 3D Oil 
intend to seek a farm-in partner to assist 
in financing the work programme.

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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
The consolidated entity holds 
participating interests in a number of oil 
and gas areas. The various authorities 
granting such tenements require the 
licence holder to comply with the 
terms of the grant of the licence and 
all directions given to it under those 

terms of the licence. There have been 
no known breaches of the tenement 
conditions, and no such breaches 
have been notified by any government 
agencies during the year ended  
30 June 2015.

INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS
Mr Campbell Horsfall

Non-executive Director  
and Chairman

Qualifications:  

B.Comm., LL.B (Melb)

Mr Noel Newell

Executive Director

Qualifications:  

B App Sc (App Geol)

Ms Melanie Leydin

Non-executive Director  
and Company Secretary

Qualifications:  

B.Bus CA

Experience and expertise:  

Experience and expertise:  

Experience and expertise:  

Campbell Horsfall is a lawyer with 
extensive experience in the petroleum 
industry and has held positions as 
Company Solicitor for BP Australia 
Ltd, BHP Petroleum, Japan Australia 
LNG (MIMI) Pty Ltd and was General 
Counsel of Vicpower Trading (formerly 
the State Electricity Commission of 
Victoria). Campbell holds Degrees in 
Law and Commerce from the University 
of Melbourne and a Diploma from the 
Securities Institute and practices as a 
barrister in Melbourne. Campbell has 
commercial expertise in fund raisings, 
mergers and acquisitions as well as 
the day to day running of an ASX listed 
public company. He has been a director 
of two other public companies and was 
a non-executive director of Orchard 
Petroleum Limited. Orchard Petroleum 
is an oil and gas exploration company 
based in California, USA.

Other current directorships:  

None

Former directorships (last 3 years):

None

Special responsibilities:  

Member of Audit Committee

Interests in shares:  

104,625 ordinary fully paid shares.

Interests in options: 

None

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Noel Newell holds a Bachelor of 
Applied Science and has over 25 years’ 
experience in the oil and gas industry, 
with 20 years of this time with  
BHP Billiton and Petrofina. With these 
companies he has been technically 
involved in exploration of areas around 
the globe, particularly South East Asia 
and all major Australian offshore basins. 
Prior to leaving BHP Billiton in 2002, 
Noel was Principal Geologist working 
within the Southern Margin Company 
and primarily responsible for exploration 
within the Gippsland Basin. Noel has 
a number of technical publications 
and has co-authored Best Paper and 
runner up Best Paper at the Australian 
Petroleum Production & Exploration 
Association conference and Best 
Paper at the Western Australian Basins 
Symposium. Noel is the founder of  
3D Oil. Immediately prior to starting 
3D Oil, Noel was a technical advisor to 
Nexus Energy Limited and was directly 
involved in their move to explore in the 
offshore of the Gippsland Basin.

Other current directorships:  

None

Former directorships (last 3 years):

None

Special responsibilities:  

None

Interests in shares:  

39,087,789 ordinary fully paid shares.

Interests in options: 

None

Melanie Leydin holds a Bachelor of 
Business majoring in Accounting and 
Corporate Law. She is a member of 
the Institute of Chartered Accountants 
and is a Registered Company Auditor. 
She graduated from Swinburne 
University in 1997, became a 
Chartered Accountant in 1999 and 
since February 2000 has been the 
principal of chartered accounting firm, 
Leydin Freyer. The practice provides 
outsourced company secretarial and 
accounting services to public and 
private companies specialising in the 
Resources, technology, bioscience 
and biotechnology sector. Melanie 
has over 23 years’ experience in the 
accounting profession and has extensive 
experience in relation to public company 
responsibilities, including ASX and ASIC 
compliance, control and implementation 
of corporate governance, statutory 
financial reporting, reorganisation of 
Companies and shareholder relations.

Other current directorships:  

None

Former directorships (last 3 years): 

Celamin Holdings NL  
(resigned: 9 October 2012)

Special responsibilities:  

Member of Audit Committee

Interests in shares:  

295,000 ordinary fully paid shares.

Interests in options: 

None

‘Other current directorships’ quoted 
above are current directorships for listed 
entities only and excludes directorships 
in all other types of entities, unless 
otherwise stated.

‘Former directorships (in the last 3 
years)’ quoted above are directorships 
held in the last 3 years for listed entities 
only and excludes directorships in all 
other types of entities, unless otherwise 
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MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
The number of meetings of the 
company’s Board of Directors (‘the 
Board’) and of each Board committee 
held during the year ended 30 June 
2015, and the number of meetings 
attended by each director were: 

Held: represents the number of 
meetings held during the time the 
director held office or was a member  
of the relevant committee.

Full Board

Audit Committee

Attended

Held

Attended

Held

Mr C Horsfall

Mr N Newell

Ms M Leydin

Mr L De Maria

Mr K Pereira

7 

7 

7 

5 

1 

7 

7 

7 

5 

1 

2 

–

2 

1 

–

2 

–

2 

1 

–

REMUNERATION REPORT  
(AUDITED)

The remuneration report, which has 
been audited, outlines the director and 
executive remuneration arrangements 
for the company, in accordance with the 
requirements of the Corporations Act 
2001 and its Regulations.

Key management personnel are 
those persons having authority and 
responsibility for planning, directing and 
controlling the activities of the entity, 
directly or indirectly, including  
all directors.

The remuneration report is set out 
under the following main headings:

 Ǵ Principles used to determine the nature 

and amount of remuneration

 Ǵ Details of remuneration

 Ǵ Service agreements

 Ǵ Share-based compensation

 Ǵ Additional information

 Ǵ Additional disclosures relating to  

key management personnel

Mr Leo De Maria

Non-executive Director  
(appointed 1 October 2014)

Experience and expertise:  

Leo is a Chartered Accountant with 
extensive experience in company 
management, financial management, 
mergers and acquisitions and risk 
management.

Other current directorships:  

None

Former directorships (last 3 years):

None

Special responsibilities:  

Chairman of Audit Committee

Interests in shares:  

650,070 ordinary fully paid shares.

Interests in options: 

None

Dr Kenneth Pereira

Non-executive Director  
(resigned 3 July 2014)

Qualifications:  

BSc (Hons) Engineering, MBA, DBA.

Experience and expertise:  

Kenneth Pereira has 22 years’ 
experience in the oil and gas industry 
(both services and exploration and 
production). He has worked for 
Schlumberger (9 years as a Field 
Engineer in North Africa and Europe) 
and SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad 
(from founding of the company as 
Sapura Energy in 1997 until 2008) as 
Chief Operating Officer. In 2009, he 
became Managing Director of Interlink 
Petroleum Ltd, an oil and gas exploration 
& production company listed on the 
Mumbai Stock Exchange (2009 to 2011).

Other current directorships:  

N/A

Former directorships (last 3 years): 

N/A

Special responsibilities:  

N/A

Interests in shares:  

N/A

Interests in options: 

N/A

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PRINCIPLES USED TO DETERMINE THE  
NATURE AND AMOUNT OF REMUNERATION

The objective of the consolidated 
entity’s executive reward framework 
is to ensure reward for performance 
is competitive and appropriate for the 
results delivered. The framework aligns 
executive reward with the achievement 
of strategic objectives and the creation 
of value for shareholders, and conforms 
with the market best practice for delivery 
of reward. The Board of Directors (‘the 
Board’) ensures that executive reward 
satisfies the following key criteria for 
good reward governance practices:

 Ǵ competitiveness and reasonableness

 Ǵ acceptability to shareholders

 Ǵ alignment of executive compensation

 Ǵ transparency

The Board is responsible for 
determining and reviewing remuneration 
arrangements for its directors and 
executives. The performance of the 
consolidated entity and company 
depends on the quality of its directors 
and executives. The remuneration 
philosophy is to attract, motivate and 
retain high performance and high  
quality personnel.

The Board has structured an 
executive remuneration framework 
that is market competitive and 
complementary to the reward strategy 
of the consolidated entity.

 Alignment to shareholders’ interests:

Non-executive directors 
remuneration

Fees and payments to non-executive 
directors reflect the demands which are 
made on, and the responsibilities of, the 
directors. Non-executive directors’ fees 
and payments are reviewed annually 
by the Board. The chairman’s fees 
are determined independently to the 
fees of other non-executive directors 
based on comparative roles in the 
external market. The chairman is not 
present at any discussions relating to 
determination of his own remuneration. 
Non-executive directors do not receive 
share options or other incentives.

ASX listing rules requires that the 
aggregate non-executive directors 
remuneration shall be determined 
periodically by a general meeting.  
The most recent determination was at 
the Annual General Meeting held on  
21 November 2012, where the 
shareholders approved an aggregate 
remuneration of $400,000.

Executive remuneration

The consolidated entity aims to reward 
executives with a level and mix of 
remuneration based on their position 
and responsibility, which are both fixed.

The executive remuneration and reward 
framework has three components:

 Ǵ base pay and non-monetary benefits

 Ǵ share-based payments

 Ǵ focuses on sustained growth in 

 Ǵ other remuneration such as 

shareholder wealth, consisting of 
dividends and growth in share price, 
and delivering constant or increasing 
return on assets as well as focusing the 
executive on key non-financial drivers 
of value

 Ǵ attracts and retains high calibre 

executives

Alignment to program participants’ 
interests:

 Ǵ rewards capability and experience

 Ǵ reflects competitive reward for 

contribution to growth in shareholder 
wealth

 Ǵ provides a clear structure for  

earning rewards

In accordance with best practice 
corporate governance, the structure of 
non-executive directors and executive 
remunerations are separate.

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superannuation and long service leave

The combination of these comprises the 
executive’s total remuneration.

Fixed remuneration, consisting 
of base salary, superannuation 
and non-monetary benefits, are 
reviewed annually by the Board, 
based on individual and business unit 
performance, the overall performance  
of the company and comparable  
market remunerations.

Executives can receive their fixed 
remuneration in the form of cash or 
other fringe benefits (for example 
motor vehicle benefits) where it does 
not create any additional costs to the 
company and adds additional value to 
the executive.

All Executives are eligible to receive a 
base salary (which is based on factors 
such as experience and comparable 
industry information) or consulting fee. 
The Board reviews the Managing 

Director’s remuneration package, and 
the Managing Director reviews the 
senior Executives’ remuneration 
packages annually by reference to the 
consolidated entity’s performance, 
executive performance and comparable 
information within the industry. 

The performance of Executives is 
measured against criteria agreed 
annually with each executive and is 
based predominantly on the overall 
success of the consolidated entity in 
achieving its broader corporate goals. 
Bonuses and incentives are linked to 
predetermined performance criteria. 
The Board may, however, exercise its 
discretion in relation to approving 
incentives, bonuses, and options, and 
can require changes to the Managing 
Director’s recommendations. This policy 
is designed to attract the highest calibre 
of Executives and reward them for 
performance that results in long-term 
growth in shareholder wealth. 

All remuneration paid to Directors and 
Executives is valued at the cost to the 
consolidated entity and expensed. 
Options are valued using the Black-
Scholes or Binomial methodology.

The long-term incentives (‘LTI’) includes 
long service leave and share-based 
payments. Shares and or options are 
awarded to executives on the discretion 
of the Board based on long-term 
incentive measures.

Consolidated entity performance and 
link to remuneration

Remuneration packages do not include 
performance-based components. An 
individual member of staff’s performance 
is assessed by reference to their 
contribution to the Company’s overall 
achievements. The intention of this 
program is to facilitate goal congruence 
between Executives with that of the 
business and shareholders. Generally, 
the executive’s remuneration is tied to 
the consolidated entity’s successful 
achievement of certain key milestones as 
they relate to its operating activities.

Voting and comments made at the 
company’s 17 November 2014 Annual 
General Meeting (‘AGM’)

The company received 92.26% of ‘for’ 
votes in relation to its remuneration 
report for the year ended 30 June 
2014. The company did not receive any 
specific feedback at the AGM regarding 
its remuneration practices. 

DETAILS OF REMUNERATION

Amounts of remuneration

Details of the remuneration of key management personnel of the consolidated entity 
are set out in the following tables.

Details of the remuneration of the directors and other key management personnel 
(defined as those who have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing 
and controlling the major activities of the company) of the company are set out in the 
following tables.

Short-term benefits

Post-
employment 
benefits

Long-term 
benefits

Share-based 
payments

Cash salary 
and fees

Bonus 

 Non- 
monetary

Super-
annuation

Long service 
leave

Equity- 
settled

2015

Non-Executive Directors:

Mr C Horsfall

Ms M Leydin *

Mr Leo De Maria **

Executive Directors:

$

76,696 

143,250 

30,822 

Mr N Newell

396,100 

Other Key Management Personnel:

Mr A Adams

324,557 

971,425 

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

$

7,304 

–

2,928 

17,775 

32,592 

60,599 

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

*     This includes fees paid to Leydin Freyer Corp Pty Ltd in respect of Directors fees, Company Secretarial and Accounting services. 
**   Mr Leo De Maria was appointed on 1 October 2014.

Short-term benefits

Post-
employment 
benefits

Long-term 
benefits

Share-based 
payments

 Bonus

Non- 
monetary

Super-
annuation

Long service 
leave

Equity- 
settled

2014

Non-Executive Directors:

Mr C Horsfall

Ms M Leydin *

Ms P Kelly **

Dr K Pereira ***

Cash salary  
and fees

$

76,278 

142,875 

17,677 

45,000 

Executive Directors:

Mr N Newell

384,063 

Other Key Management Personnel:

Mr A Adams ****

292,917 

958,810 

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

$

7,056 

–

1,635 

–

17,775 

25,000 

51,466 

$

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

14,901 

372,050 

14,901 

1,046,925 

Total

$

84,000 

143,250 

33,750 

413,875 

Total

$

83,334 

142,875 

19,312 

45,000 

401,838 

$

–

–

–

–

$

–

–

–

–

–

20,700 

338,617 

20,700 

1,030,976 

*     This includes fees paid to Leydin Freyer Corp Pty Ltd in respect of Directors fees, Company Secretarial and Accounting services. 
**   Resigned on 25 November 2013 
***   Resigned on 3 July 2014 
**** Determined to be Key Management Personnel from 1 July 2013. 

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SERVICE AGREEMENTS

Remuneration and other terms of employment for key management personnel are 
formalised in service agreements. Details of these agreements are as follows: 

Mr N Newell 

Managing Director

Ms M Leydin

Non-Executive Director

Agreement commenced: 

Agreement commenced: 

1 November 2006

23 January 2009

Details:   

Details:   

(i)   Mr Newell may resign from his 

(i)   Ms Leydin may resign from her 

position and thus terminate this 
contract by giving 6 months  
written notice.

position and thus terminate this 
contract by giving 6 months written 
notice.

(ii)  The Company may terminate 

(ii)  The Company may terminate 

this employment agreement by 
providing 6 months written notice.

this employment agreement by 
providing 6 months written notice.

(iii)  The Company may terminate the 

(iii)  The Company may terminate the 

contract at any time without notice 
if serious misconduct has occurred. 
Where termination with cause 
occurs, Mr Newell is only entitled to 
that portion of remuneration which 
is fixed, and only up to the date of 
termination.

contract at any time without notice 
if serious misconduct has occurred. 
Where termination with cause 
occurs, Ms Leydin is only entitled to 
that portion of remuneration which 
is fixed, and only up the date of 
termination.

(iv)  On termination of the agreement, 

(iv)  On termination of the agreement, 

Mr Newell will be entitled to be paid 
those outstanding amount owing to 
him up until the Termination date.

Ms Leydin will be entitled to be paid 
those outstanding amounts owing to 
her up until the Termination date.

Mr C Horsfall

Chairman

Mr A Adams

Commercial and Exploration Manager

Agreement commenced: 

Agreement commenced: 

23 January 2009

10 October 2012

Details:   

Term of agreement:  

(i)   Mr Horsfall may resign from his 
position and thus terminate this 
contract by giving 6 months written 
notice.

(i)   Mr Adams may resign from his 

position and thus terminate this 
contract by giving 3 months written 
notice.

(ii)  The Company may terminate 

(ii)  The Company may terminate 

this employment agreement by 
providing 6 months written notice.

this employment agreement by 
providing 6 months written notice.

(iii)  The Company may terminate the 

(iii)  The Company may terminate the 

contract at any time without notice 
if serious misconduct has occurred. 
Where termination with cause 
occurs, Mr Horsfall is only entitled to 
that portion of remuneration which 
is fixed, and only up to the date of 
termination.

contract at any time without notice 
if serious misconduct has occurred. 
Where termination with cause 
occurs, Mr Adams is only entitled to 
that portion of remuneration which 
is fixed, and only up the the date of 
termination.

(iv)  On termination of the agreement, 

(iv) On termination of the agreement, 

Mr Horsfall will be entitled to be paid 
those outstanding amounts owing to 
him up until the Termination date.

Mr Adams will be entitled to be paid 
those outstanding amounts owing to 
her up until the Termination date.

Key management personnel have no 
entitlement to termination payments in 
the event of removal for misconduct.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Issue of shares

Options

There were no shares issued to directors 
and other key management personnel 
as part of compensation during the year 
ended 30 June 2015.

The terms and conditions of each grant of options over ordinary shares affecting 
remuneration of directors and other key management personnel in this financial  
year or future reporting years are as follows:

Grant date

Vesting date and 
exercisable date

Expiry date

Exercise price

Fair value per  
option at grant date 

23 July 2014

23 July 2014

30 November 2017

$0.08

$0.037

Number of 
options granted 
during the year

Number of 
options granted 
during the year

Number of 
options vested 
during the year

Number of 
options vested 
during the year

Name

2015

2014

2015

2014

Mr A Adams

400,000 

–

400,000 

–

Options granted carry no dividend  
or voting rights.

The number of options over ordinary 
shares granted to and vested by 
directors and other key management 
personnel as part of compensation 
during the year ended 30 June 2015  
are set out below:

ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION

The earnings of the consolidated entity 
for the five years to 30 June 2015 are 
summarised below:

2015

$

2014

$

2013

$

2012

$

2011

$

Revenue

192,286 

47,652 

101,500 

140,072 

336,290 

Net profit/(loss) before tax

2,356,252 

(1,289,142)

(2,033,105)

(7,672,697)

(1,003,568)

Net profit/(loss) after tax

2,314,986 

(1,289,142)

(2,033,105)

(6,976,803)

(1,003,568)

The factors that are considered to affect total shareholders return ('TSR') are summarised below:

Share price at financial year start ($)

Share price at financial year end ($)

Basic earnings per share  
(cents per share)

2015

0.07 

0.06 

0.97 

2014

0.09 

0.07 

2013

0.07 

0.09 

2012

0.14 

0.07 

2011

0.20 

0.14 

(0.54)

(0.92)

(3.38)

(0.49)

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ADDITIONAL 
DISCLOSURES 
RELATING TO KEY 
MANAGEMENT 
PERSONNEL

Shareholding

The number of shares in the company 
held during the financial year by 
each director and other members of 
key management personnel of the 
consolidated entity, including their 
personally related parties, is set  
out below:

Balance  
at the  
start of  
the year

Received  
as part of  
remuneration

Additions

Disposals/
other

Balance  
at the  
end of  
the year

Ordinary shares

Mr C Horsfall

84,625 

Mr N Newell

38,344,150 

Ms M Leydin

150,000 

Mr L De Maria*

–

Mr K Pereira**

30,963,000 

Mr A Adams

–

69,541,775 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

20,000 

549,639 

145,000 

–

–

–

104,625 

38,893,789 

295,000 

375,000 

275,070 

650,070 

– (30,963,000)

– 

292,000

–

292,000

1,381,639  (30,687,930)

40,235,484 

*  Appointed on 1 October 2014. Mr L De Maria held 275,070 ordinary fully paid shares on 

appointment.

**  Resigned on 3 July 2014 

Option holding

The number of options over ordinary shares in the company held during the financial year 
by each director and other members of key management personnel of the consolidated 
entity, including their personally related parties, is set out below:

Balance at  
the start of 
the year

Granted

Exercised

Expired/ 
forfeited/ 
other

Balance at the 
end of 
the year 

Options over ordinary shares

Mr A Adams

600,000 

400,000 

600,000 

400,000 

Options over ordinary shares

Mr A Adams

–

–

–

–

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

Vested and 
exercisable

 Vested and 
unexercisable

Balance at the 
end of  
the year

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

–

–

1,000,000 

1,000,000 

This concludes the remuneration report, which has been audited.

SHARES UNDER 
OPTION

Unissued ordinary shares of 3D Oil 
Limited under option at the date of this 
report are as follows:

Exercise  
price

Number  
under option

$0.18 

$0.16 

$0.11 

$0.12 

$0.08 

78,000 

495,000 

300,000 

250,000 

400,000 

1,523,000

Grant date

Expiry date

7 October 2011

7 October 2015

15 December 2012

30 November 2015

2 September 2013

30 November 2016

6 December 2013

29 November 2016

25 July 2014

30 November 2017

No person entitled to exercise the options 
had or has any right by virtue of the option 
to participate in any share issue of the 
company or of any other body corporate.

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Auditor

Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd continues 
in office in accordance with section 327 
of the Corporations Act 2001.

This report is made in accordance with 
a resolution of directors, pursuant to 
section 298(2)(a) of the Corporations 
Act 2001.

On behalf of the directors

Noel Newell
Managing Director

30 September 2015
Melbourne

Shares issued on the exercise  
of options

Proceedings on behalf of  
the company

There were no ordinary shares of 3D 
Oil Limited issued on the exercise of 
options during the year ended 30 June 
2015 and up to the date of this report.

Indemnity and insurance of officers

The consolidated entity has indemnified 
the directors of the company for costs 
incurred, in their capacity as a director, 
for which they may be held personally 
liable, except where there is a lack of 
good faith.

During the financial year, the company 
paid a premium in respect of a contract 
to insure the directors of the company 
against a liability to the extent permitted 
by the Corporations Act 2001. The 
contract of insurance prohibits 
disclosure of the nature of liability and 
the amount of the premium.

No person has applied to the Court 
under section 237 of the Corporations 
Act 2001 for leave to bring proceedings 
on behalf of the company, or to 
intervene in any proceedings to which 
the company is a party for the purpose 
of taking responsibility on behalf of 
the company for all or part of those 
proceedings.

Non-audit services

There were no non-audit services 
provided during the financial year by  
the auditor.

Officers of the company who are 
former partners of Grant Thornton 
Audit Pty Ltd

There are no officers of the company 
who are former partners of Grant 
Thornton Audit Pty Ltd.

Indemnity and insurance of auditor

Auditor’s independence declaration

A copy of the auditor’s independence 
declaration as required under section 
307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is 
set out on the following page.

The company has not otherwise, during 
or since the financial year, indemnified 
or agreed to indemnify the auditor of the 
company or any related entity against a 
liability incurred by the auditor.

During the financial year, the company 
has not paid a premium in respect of 
a contract to insure the auditor of the 
company or any related entity.

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FINANCIAL
REPORTS

25

STATEMENT OF PROFIT  
OR LOSS AND OTHER  
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the year ended 30 June 2014

Revenue

Other income

Expenses

Corporate expenses

Administrative expenses

Employment expenses

Occupancy expenses

Depreciation and amortisation expense

Exploration costs written off

Loss on sale of assets

Unrealised exchange gains/loss

Writeback of well abandonment provision

Share based payments

R&D tax refund payable

Profit/(loss) before income tax expense

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

192,286 

47,652 

3,866,768 

– 

Note

5

6

(174,330)

(366,358)

(113,997)

(85,058)

(1,044,659)

(674,264)

(120,022)

(86,815)

7

(38,999)

(33,703)

– 

– 

– 

(81,216)

23,556 

5,714 

500,000 

– 

(14,901)

(39,450)

(695,894)

– 

2,356,252 

(1,289,942)

Income tax expense

8

(41,266)

– 

Profit/(loss) after income tax expense for the year attributable to the owners of 3D Oil 
Limited

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

2,314,986 

(1,289,942)

– 

– 

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to the owners of 3D Oil Limited

2,314,986 

(1,289,942)

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Cents

0.97 

0.97 

Cents

(0.54)

(0.54)

35

35

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STATEMENT  
OF FINANCIAL  
POSITION

As at 30 June 2015

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Other

Total current assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangibles

Exploration and evaluation

Total non-current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Income tax

Employee benefits

Provisions

Other

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Employee benefits

Provisions

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Total equity

Note

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

10,494,399 

827,864 

236,529 

337,545 

34,144 

57,994 

10,765,072 

1,223,403 

8,106 

25,162 

202,101 

– 

13,709,188 

24,902,640 

13,919,395 

24,927,802 

24,684,467 

26,151,205 

1,187,158 

3,422,971 

– 

639,591 

41,266 

– 

133,700 

101,012 

8,576 

9,540 

– 

500,000 

1,370,700 

4,673,114 

30,426 

24,637 

5,728 

505,728 

36,154 

530,365 

1,406,854 

5,203,479 

23,277,613 

20,947,726 

23

24

52,657,366 

52,657,366 

102,063 

98,562 

(29,481,816)

(31,808,202)

23,277,613 

20,947,726 

27

STATEMENT OF  
CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 30 June 2015

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2013

Loss after income tax expense for the year

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:

Share-based payments (note 36)

Expiry of Options

Contributed 
equity

Accumulated 
losses

Reserves Total equity

$

$

$

$

52,657,366 

(30,525,543)

66,395 

22,198,218 

–

–

–

–

–

(1,289,942)

–

(1,289,942)

–

–

–

(1,289,942)

– 

(1,289,942)

–

7,283 

39,450 

(7,283)

39,450 

– 

Balance at 30 June 2014

52,657,366  (31,808,202)

98,562 

20,947,726 

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2014

Profit after income tax expense for the year

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:

Share-based payments 

Expiry of Options

Contributed 
equity

Accumulated 
losses

Reserves Total equity

$

$

$

$

52,657,366 

(31,808,202)

98,562 

20,947,726 

–

–

–

–

–

2,314,986 

–

2,314,986 

–

–

–

2,314,986 

– 

2,314,986 

–

14,901 

14,901 

11,400 

(11,400)

– 

Balance at 30 June 2015

52,657,366  (29,481,816)

102,063 

23,277,613 

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STATEMENT OF  
CASH FLOWS

For the year ended 30 June 2015

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST)

Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST)

Interest received

Interest paid

Note

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

7,977 

15,945 

(4,239,052)

(455,598)

108,388 

32,834 

(43,348)

– 

Net cash used in operating activities

34

(4,166,035)

(406,819)

Cash flows from investing activities

Payments for property, plant and equipment

Payments for intangibles

Payments for exploration and evaluation

Reimbursement from Joint Venture

Proceeds from sale of assets

Proceeds from foreign exchange investment

Net cash from/(used in) investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Loans received from joint venture

Net cash from financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(2,400)

(17,739)

(221,644)

– 

(7,047,066)

(3,079,063)

– 

1,071,900 

19,929,024 

500,000 

– 

(5,714)

12,657,914 

(1,530,616)

– 

– 

639,591 

639,591 

8,491,879 

(1,297,844)

827,864 

2,125,708 

1,174,656 

– 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

9

10,494,399 

827,864 

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NOTES TO THE  
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

30 June 2015

Any new, revised or amending 
Accounting Standards or Interpretations 
that are not yet mandatory have not 
been early adopted.

3D Oil Limited and its subsidiaries 
together are referred to in these 
financial statements as the 
‘consolidated entity’.

Basis of preparation

These general purpose financial 
statements have been prepared in 
accordance with Australian Accounting 
Standards and Interpretations 
issued by the Australian Accounting 
Standards Board (‘AASB’) and the 
Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate 
for for-profit oriented entities. These 
financial statements also comply 
with International Financial Reporting 
Standards as issued by the International 
Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’).

Historical cost convention

The financial statements have been 
prepared under the historical cost 
convention, except for, where applicable, 
the revaluation of available-for-sale 
financial assets, financial assets and 
liabilities at fair value through profit 
or loss, investment properties, certain 
classes of property, plant and equipment 
and derivative financial instruments.

Critical accounting estimates

The preparation of the financial 
statements requires the use of certain 
critical accounting estimates. It also 
requires management to exercise its 
judgement in the process of applying 
the consolidated entity’s accounting 
policies. The areas involving a higher 
degree of judgement or complexity, 
or areas where assumptions and 
estimates are significant to the financial 
statements, are disclosed in note 3.

Parent entity information

In accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001, these financial statements 
present the results of the consolidated 
entity only. Supplementary information 
about the parent entity is disclosed in 
note 31.

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements 
incorporate the assets and liabilities 
of all subsidiaries of 3D Oil Limited 
(‘company’ or ‘parent entity’) as at 
30 June 2015 and the results of all 
subsidiaries for the year then ended.  

Subsidiaries are all those entities over 
which the consolidated entity has 
control. The consolidated entity controls 
an entity when the consolidated entity 
is exposed to, or has rights to, variable 
returns from its involvement with the 
entity and has the ability to affect those 
returns through its power to direct the 
activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are 
fully consolidated from the date on 
which control is transferred to  
the consolidated entity. They are  
de-consolidated from the date that 
control ceases.

Intercompany transactions, balances 
and unrealised gains on transactions 
between entities in the consolidated 
entity are eliminated. Unrealised 
losses are also eliminated unless the 
transaction provides evidence of the 
impairment of the asset transferred. 
Accounting policies of subsidiaries 
have been changed where necessary 
to ensure consistency with the policies 
adopted by the consolidated entity.

The acquisition of subsidiaries is 
accounted for using the acquisition 
method of accounting. A change in 
ownership interest, without the loss of 
control, is accounted for as an equity 
transaction, where the difference 
between the consideration transferred 
and the book value of the share of the 
non-controlling interest acquired is 
recognised directly in equity attributable 
to the parent.

Where the consolidated entity 
loses control over a subsidiary, it 
derecognises the assets including 
goodwill, liabilities and non-controlling 
interest in the subsidiary together with 
any cumulative translation differences 
recognised in equity. The consolidated 
entity recognises the fair value of the 
consideration received and the fair value 
of any investment retained together with 
any gain or loss in profit or loss.

NOTE 1. GENERAL 
INFORMATION

The financial statements cover  
3D Oil Limited as a consolidated 
entity consisting of 3D Oil Limited and 
the entities it controlled at the end 
of, or during, the year. The financial 
statements are presented in Australian 
dollars, which is 3D Oil Limited’s 
functional and presentation currency.

3D Oil Limited is a listed public company 
limited by shares, incorporated and 
domiciled in Australia. Its registered 
office and principal place of business is:

Level 5, 164 Flinders Lane  
Melbourne Victoria 3000  

A description of the nature of the 
consolidated entity’s operations and its 
principal activities are included in the 
directors’ report, which is not part of the 
financial statements.

The financial statements were 
authorised for issue, in accordance  
with a resolution of directors, on  
30 September 2015. The directors have 
the power to amend and reissue the 
financial statements.

NOTE 2. 
SIGNIFICANT  
ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES

The principal accounting policies 
adopted in the preparation of the 
financial statements are set out below. 
These policies have been consistently 
applied to all the years presented,  
unless otherwise stated.

New, revised or amending  
Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations adopted

The consolidated entity has 
adopted all of the new, revised or 
amending Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations issued by the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board (‘AASB’) 
that are mandatory for the current 
reporting period.

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Operating segments

Interest

Operating segments are presented 
using the ‘management approach’, 
where the information presented is 
on the same basis as the internal 
reports provided to the Chief Operating 
Decision Makers (‘CODM’). The CODM 
is responsible for the allocation of 
resources to operating segments and 
assessing their performance.

Foreign currency translation

The financial statements are 
presented in Australian dollars, which 
is 3D Oil Limited’s functional and 
presentation currency.

Foreign currency transactions

Foreign currency transactions are 
translated into Australian dollars 
using the exchange rates prevailing 
at the dates of the transactions. 
Foreign exchange gains and losses 
resulting from the settlement of such 
transactions and from the translation 
at financial year-end exchange rates 
of monetary assets and liabilities 
denominated in foreign currencies are 
recognised in profit or loss.

Foreign operations

The assets and liabilities of foreign 
operations are translated into Australian 
dollars using the exchange rates at 
the reporting date. The revenues and 
expenses of foreign operations are 
translated into Australian dollars using 
the average exchange rates, which 
approximate the rates at the dates of 
the transactions, for the period. All 
resulting foreign exchange differences 
are recognised in other comprehensive 
income through the foreign currency 
reserve in equity.

The foreign currency reserve is 
recognised in profit or loss when the 
foreign operation or net investment is 
disposed of.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised when it is 
probable that the economic benefit 
will flow to the consolidated entity and 
the revenue can be reliably measured. 
Revenue is measured at the fair value of 
the consideration received or receivable.

Interest revenue is recognised as 
interest accrues using the effective 
interest method. This is a method 
of calculating the amortised cost of 
a financial asset and allocating the 
interest income over the relevant 
period using the effective interest rate, 
which is the rate that exactly discounts 
estimated future cash receipts through 
the expected life of the financial asset  
to the net carrying amount of the 
financial asset.

Other revenue

Other revenue is recognised when it is 
received or when the right to receive 
payment is established.

Income tax

The income tax expense or benefit for the 
period is the tax payable on that period’s 
taxable income based on the applicable 
income tax rate for each jurisdiction, 
adjusted by the changes in deferred 
tax assets and liabilities attributable to 
temporary differences, unused tax losses 
and the adjustment recognised for prior 
periods, where applicable.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are 
recognised for temporary differences 
at the tax rates expected to be applied 
when the assets are recovered or 
liabilities are settled, based on those tax 
rates that are enacted or substantively 
enacted, except for:

 Ǵ When the deferred income tax asset or 

liability arises from the initial recognition 
of goodwill or an asset or liability in 
a transaction that is not a business 
combination and that, at the time of 
the transaction, affects neither the 
accounting nor taxable profits; or

 Ǵ When the taxable temporary 

difference is associated with interests 
in subsidiaries, associates or joint 
ventures, and the timing of the reversal 
can be controlled and it is probable that 
the temporary difference will not reverse 
in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for 
deductible temporary differences and 
unused tax losses only if it is probable 
that future taxable amounts will be 
available to utilise those temporary 
differences and losses.

The carrying amount of recognised 
and unrecognised deferred tax assets 
are reviewed at each reporting date. 
Deferred tax assets recognised are 
reduced to the extent that it is no longer 
probable that future taxable profits will 

be available for the carrying amount to 
be recovered. Previously unrecognised 
deferred tax assets are recognised to 
the extent that it is probable that there 
are future taxable profits available to 
recover the asset.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are 
offset only where there is a legally 
enforceable right to offset current tax 
assets against current tax liabilities 
and deferred tax assets against 
deferred tax liabilities; and they relate 
to the same taxable authority on either 
the same taxable entity or different 
taxable entities which intend to settle 
simultaneously.

3D Oil Limited (the ‘head entity’) and its 
wholly-owned Australian subsidiaries 
have formed an income tax consolidated 
group under the tax consolidation 
regime. The head entity and each 
subsidiary in the tax consolidated 
group continue to account for their 
own current and deferred tax amounts. 
The tax consolidated group has applied 
the ‘separate taxpayer within group’ 
approach in determining the appropriate 
amount of taxes to allocate to members 
of the tax consolidated group.

Current and non-current 
classification

Assets and liabilities are presented 
in the statement of financial position 
based on current and non-current 
classification.

An asset is classified as current when: 
it is either expected to be realised 
or intended to be sold or consumed 
in normal operating cycle; it is held 
primarily for the purpose of trading;  
it is expected to be realised within  
12 months after the reporting period; 
or the asset is cash or cash equivalent 
unless restricted from being exchanged 
or used to settle a liability for at least  
12 months after the reporting period.  
All other assets are classified as  
non-current.

A liability is classified as current when: 
it is either expected to be settled 
in normal operating cycle; it is held 
primarily for the purpose of trading;  
it is due to be settled within 12 months 
after the reporting period; or there 
is no unconditional right to defer the 
settlement of the liability for at least  
12 months after the reporting period.  
All other liabilities are classified as  
non-current. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are 
always classified as non-current.

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Cash and cash equivalents

Intangible assets

Cash and cash equivalents includes 
cash on hand, deposits held at call with 
financial institutions, other short-term, 
highly liquid investments with original 
maturities of three months or less that 
are readily convertible to known amounts 
of cash and which are subject to an 
insignificant risk of changes in value.

Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables are initially recognised 
at fair value and subsequently measured 
at amortised cost using the effective 
interest method, less any provision 
for impairment. Trade receivables are 
generally due for settlement within  
30 days.

Other receivables are recognised at 
amortised cost, less any provision for 
impairment.

Property, plant and equipment

Plant and equipment is stated at 
historical cost less accumulated 
depreciation and impairment. 
Historical cost includes expenditure 
that is directly attributable to the 
acquisition of the items.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-
line basis to write off the net cost 
of each item of property, plant and 
equipment (excluding land) over their 
expected useful lives as follows:

Plant and equipment 

3–7 years

The residual values, useful lives and 
depreciation methods are reviewed, 
and adjusted if appropriate, at each 
reporting date.

Farm-outs

The Group does not record any 
expenditure made by the farmee on 
its account. It also does not recognise 
any gain or loss on its exploration and 
evaluation farm out arrangements 
but redesignates any costs previously 
capitalised in relation to the whole 
interest as relating to the partial interest 
retained and any consideration received 
directly from the farmee is credited 
against costs previously capitalised. 

Intangible assets acquired as part of 
a business combination, other than 
goodwill, are initially measured at their 
fair value at the date of the acquisition. 
Intangible assets acquired separately 
are initially recognised at cost. Indefinite 
life intangible assets are not amortised 
and are subsequently measured at 
cost less any impairment. Finite life 
intangible assets are subsequently 
measured at cost less amortisation and 
any impairment. The gains or losses 
recognised in profit or loss arising 
from the derecognition of intangible 
assets are measured as the difference 
between net disposal proceeds and 
the carrying amount of the intangible 
asset. The method and useful lives of 
finite life intangible assets are reviewed 
annually. Changes in the expected 
pattern of consumption or useful life are 
accounted for prospectively by changing 
the amortisation method or period.

Software

Significant costs associated with 
software are deferred and amortised on 
a straight-line basis over the period of 
their expected benefit, being their finite 
life of 5 years.

Exploration and evaluation assets

Exploration and evaluation expenditure 
in relation to separate areas of interest 
for which rights of tenure are current 
is carried forward as an asset in the 
statement of financial position where 
it is expected that the expenditure will 
be recovered through the successful 
development and exploitation of 
an area of interest, or by its sale; or 
exploration activities are continuing in 
an area and activities have not reached 
a stage which permits a reasonable 
estimate of the existence or otherwise 
of economically recoverable reserves. 
Where a project or an area of interest 
has been abandoned, the expenditure 
incurred thereon is written off in the 
year in which the decision is made.

Petroleum and Exploration 
Development Expenditure

Petroleum and exploration development 
expenditure incurred is accumulated 
in respect of each identifiable area of 
interest. These costs are only carried 
forward in relation to each area of 
interest to the extent the following 
conditions are satisfied: 

(a)  the rights to tenure of the area of 

interest are current; and 

(b)  at least one of the following 
conditions is also met: 

(i)  the exploration and evaluation 
expenditures are expected to 
be recouped through successful 
development and exploitation 
of the area of interest, or 
alternatively, by its sale; and 

(ii)  exploration and evaluation 

activities in the area of interest 
have not at the reporting date 
reached a stage which permits 
a reasonable assessment of 
the existence or otherwise 
of economically recoverable 
reserves, and active and 
significant operations in, or in 
relation to, the area of interest 
are continuing.

Accumulated costs in relation to an 
abandoned area are written off in full 
against profit in the year in which the 
decision to abandon the area is made. 

When production commences, the 
accumulated costs for the relevant 
area of interest are amortised over 
the life of the area according to the 
rate of depletion of the economically 
recoverable reserves. 

A regular review is undertaken of  
each area of interest to determine  
the appropriateness of continuing to 
carry forward cost in relation to that 
area of interest.

Costs of site restoration are provided 
over the life of the facility from when 
exploration commences and are 
included in the cost of that stage. 
Site restoration costs include the 
dismantling and removal of mining plant, 
equipment and building structures, 
waste removal, and rehabilitation of the 
site in accordance with clauses of the 
mining permits. Such costs have been 
determined using estimates of future 
costs, current legal requirements and 
technology on an undiscounted basis.

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Any changes in the estimates for the 
costs are accounted on a prospective 
basis. In determining the costs of 
site restoration, there is uncertainty 
regarding the nature and extent of 
the restoration due to community 
expectations and future legislation. 
Accordingly the costs have been 
determined on the basis that the 
restoration will be completed within  
one year of abandoning the site.

Impairment of non-financial assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets 
that have an indefinite useful life are 
not subject to amortisation and are 
tested annually for impairment, or 
more frequently if events or changes in 
circumstances indicate that they might 
be impaired. Other non-financial assets 
are reviewed for impairment whenever 
events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount may 
not be recoverable. An impairment loss 
is recognised for the amount by which 
the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its 
recoverable amount.

Recoverable amount is the higher of an 
asset’s fair value less costs of disposal 
and value-in-use. The value-in-use is 
the present value of the estimated 
future cash flows relating to the asset 
using a pre-tax discount rate specific 
to the asset or cash-generating unit to 
which the asset belongs. Assets that 
do not have independent cash flows 
are grouped together to form a cash-
generating unit.

Trade and other payables

These amounts represent liabilities 
for goods and services provided to the 
consolidated entity prior to the end of 
the financial year and which are unpaid. 
Due to their short-term nature they 
are measured at amortised cost and 
are not discounted. The amounts are 
unsecured and are usually paid within 
30 days of recognition.

Finance costs

Finance costs attributable to qualifying 
assets are capitalised as part of the 
asset. All other finance costs are 
expensed in the period in which they are 
incurred.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the 
consolidated entity has a present 
(legal or constructive) obligation as 
a result of a past event, it is probable 
the consolidated entity will be required 
to settle the obligation, and a reliable 
estimate can be made of the amount of 
the obligation. The amount recognised 
as a provision is the best estimate of 
the consideration required to settle 
the present obligation at the reporting 
date, taking into account the risks 
and uncertainties surrounding the 
obligation. If the time value of money 
is material, provisions are discounted 
using a current pre-tax rate specific to 
the liability. The increase in the provision 
resulting from the passage of time is 
recognised as a finance cost.

Employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities for wages and salaries, 
including non-monetary benefits, annual 
leave and long service leave expected 
to be settled within 12 months of the 
reporting date are measured at the 
amounts expected to be paid when the 
liabilities are settled.

Other long-term employee benefits

The liability for annual leave and long 
service leave not expected to be settled 
within 12 months of the reporting date 
are measured as the present value 
of expected future payments to be 
made in respect of services provided 
by employees up to the reporting 
date using the projected unit credit 
method. Consideration is given to 
expected future wage and salary levels, 
experience of employee departures 
and periods of service. Expected future 
payments are discounted using market 
yields at the reporting date on high 
quality corporate bond rates with terms 
to maturity and currency that match, as 
closely as possible, the estimated future 
cash outflows.

Share-based payments

Equity-settled and cash-settled share-
based compensation benefits are 
provided to employees.

Equity-settled transactions are awards 
of shares, or options over shares, that 
are provided to employees in exchange 
for the rendering of services. Cash-
settled transactions are awards of cash 
for the exchange of services, where 
the amount of cash is determined by 
reference to the share price.

The cost of equity-settled transactions 
are measured at fair value on grant date. 
Fair value is independently determined 
using either the Binomial or Black-
Scholes option pricing model that takes 
into account the exercise price, the term 
of the option, the impact of dilution, the 
share price at grant date and expected 
price volatility of the underlying share, 
the expected dividend yield and the 
risk free interest rate for the term of 
the option, together with non-vesting 
conditions that do not determine 
whether the consolidated entity receives 
the services that entitle the employees 
to receive payment. No account is taken 
of any other vesting conditions.

The cost of equity-settled transactions 
are recognised as an expense with a 
corresponding increase in equity over 
the vesting period. The cumulative 
charge to profit or loss is calculated 
based on the grant date fair value of 
the award, the best estimate of the 
number of awards that are likely to 
vest and the expired portion of the 
vesting period. The amount recognised 
in profit or loss for the period is the 
cumulative amount calculated at each 
reporting date less amounts already 
recognised in previous periods.

The cost of cash-settled transactions is 
initially, and at each reporting date until 
vested, determined by applying either 
the Binomial or Black-Scholes option 
pricing model, taking into consideration 
the terms and conditions on which the 
award was granted. The cumulative 
charge to profit or loss until settlement 
of the liability is calculated as follows:

 Ǵ during the vesting period, the liability at 
each reporting date is the fair value of 
the award at that date multiplied by the 
expired portion of the vesting period.

 Ǵ from the end of the vesting period until 
settlement of the award, the liability is 
the full fair value of the liability at the 
reporting date.

All changes in the liability are recognised 
in profit or loss. The ultimate cost of 
cash-settled transactions is the cash 
paid to settle the liability.

Market conditions are taken into 
consideration in determining fair 
value. Therefore any awards subject to 
market conditions are considered to 
vest irrespective of whether or not that 
market condition has been met, provided 
all other conditions are satisfied.

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If equity-settled awards are modified, as 
a minimum an expense is recognised as 
if the modification has not been made. 
An additional expense is recognised, over 
the remaining vesting period, for any 
modification that increases the total fair 
value of the share-based compensation 
benefit as at the date of modification.

If the non-vesting condition is within 
the control of the consolidated entity 
or employee, the failure to satisfy the 
condition is treated as a cancellation. If 
the condition is not within the control of 
the consolidated entity or employee and 
is not satisfied during the vesting period, 
any remaining expense for the award is 
recognised over the remaining vesting 
period, unless the award is forfeited.

If equity-settled awards are cancelled, 
it is treated as if it has vested on the 
date of cancellation, and any remaining 
expense is recognised immediately. If a 
new replacement award is substituted 
for the cancelled award, the cancelled 
and new award is treated as if they were 
a modification.

Fair value measurement

When an asset or liability, financial or 
non-financial, is measured at fair value 
for recognition or disclosure purposes, 
the fair value is based on the price that 
would be received to sell an asset or 
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly 
transaction between market participants 
at the measurement date; and assumes 
that the transaction will take place 
either: in the principal market; or in the 
absence of a principal market, in the 
most advantageous market.

Fair value is measured using the 
assumptions that market participants 
would use when pricing the asset 
or liability, assuming they act in 
their economic best interests. For 
non-financial assets, the fair value 
measurement is based on its highest 
and best use. Valuation techniques that 
are appropriate in the circumstances 
and for which sufficient data are 
available to measure fair value, are 
used, maximising the use of relevant 
observable inputs and minimising the 
use of unobservable inputs.

Issued capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Incremental costs directly attributable 
to the issue of new shares or options are 
shown in equity as a deduction, net of 
tax, from the proceeds.

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Dividends

Dividends are recognised when declared 
during the financial year and no longer 
at the discretion of the company.

of GST recoverable from, or payable to, 
the tax authority is included in other 
receivables or other payables in the 
statement of financial position.

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated 
by dividing the profit attributable to 
the owners of 3D Oil Limited, excluding 
any costs of servicing equity other 
than ordinary shares, by the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares 
outstanding during the financial year, 
adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary 
shares issued during the financial year.

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share adjusts the 
figures used in the determination of basic 
earnings per share to take into account 
the after income tax effect of interest 
and other financing costs associated 
with dilutive potential ordinary shares 
and the weighted average number of 
shares assumed to have been issued for 
no consideration in relation to dilutive 
potential ordinary shares.

Leases 

The determination of whether 
an arrangement is or contains a 
lease is based on the substance of 
the arrangement and requires an 
assessment of whether the fulfilment 
of the arrangement is dependent on the 
use of a specific asset or assets and the 
arrangement conveys a right to use the 
asset. A distinction is made between 
finance leases, which effectively 
transfer from the lessor to the lessee 
substantially all the risks and benefits 
incidental to ownership of leased assets, 
and operating leases, under which the 
lessor effectively retains substantially all 
such risks and benefits.

Operating lease payments, net of any 
incentives received from the lessor, are 
charged to profit or loss on a straight-
line basis over the term of the lease.

The consolidated entity has not entered 
into any finance leases.

Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’) and 
other similar taxes

Revenues, expenses and assets are 
recognised net of the amount of 
associated GST, unless the GST incurred 
is not recoverable from the tax authority. 
In this case it is recognised as part of the 
cost of the acquisition of the asset or as 
part of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated 
inclusive of the amount of GST 
receivable or payable. The net amount 

Cash flows are presented on a gross 
basis. The GST components of cash 
flows arising from investing or financing 
activities which are recoverable from, 
or payable to the tax authority, are 
presented as operating cash flows.

Commitments and contingencies are 
disclosed net of the amount of GST 
recoverable from, or payable to, the tax 
authority.

New Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations not yet mandatory or 
early adopted

Australian Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations that have recently 
been issued or amended but are not 
yet mandatory, have not been early 
adopted by the consolidated entity for 
the annual reporting period ended 30 
June 2015. The consolidated entity’s 
assessment of the impact of these new 
or amended Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations, most relevant to the 
consolidated entity, are set out below.

AASB 9 Financial Instruments

This standard and its consequential 
amendments are applicable to annual 
reporting periods beginning on or 
after 1 January 2018 and completes 
phases I and III of the IASB’s project 
to replace IAS 39 (AASB 139) 
‘Financial Instruments: Recognition 
and Measurement’. This standard 
introduces new classification and 
measurement models for financial 
assets, using a single approach to 
determine whether a financial asset 
is measured at amortised cost or fair 
value. The accounting for financial 
liabilities continues to be classified and 
measured in accordance with AASB 
139, with one exception, being that the 
portion of a change of fair value relating 
to the entity’s own credit risk is to be 
presented in other comprehensive 
income unless it would create an 
accounting mismatch. Chapter 6 ‘Hedge 
Accounting’ supersedes the general 
hedge accounting requirements in 
AASB 139 and provides a new simpler 
approach to hedge accounting that is 
intended to more closely align with risk 
management activities undertaken by 
entities when hedging financial and 
non-financial risks. The consolidated 
entity will adopt this standard and the 
amendments from 1 January 2018 but 
the impact of its adoption is yet to be 
assessed by the consolidated entity.

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts 
with Customers

This standard is applicable to annual 
reporting periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2017. The standard provides a 
single standard for revenue recognition. 
The core principle of the standard is 
that an entity will recognise revenue to 
depict the transfer of promised goods 
or services to customers in an amount 
that reflects the consideration to which 
the entity expects to be entitled in 
exchange for those goods or services. 
The standard will require: contracts 
(either written, verbal or implied) to be 
identified, together with the separate 
performance obligations within the 
contract; determine the transaction 
price, adjusted for the time value of 
money excluding credit risk; allocation 
of the transaction price to the separate 
performance obligations on a basis of 
relative stand-alone selling price of each 
distinct good or service, or estimation 
approach if no distinct observable 
prices exist; and recognition of revenue 
when each performance obligation is 
satisfied. Credit risk will be presented 
separately as an expense rather than 
adjusted to revenue. For goods, the 
performance obligation would be 
satisfied when the customer obtains 
control of the goods. For services, the 
performance obligation is satisfied 
when the service has been provided, 
typically for promises to transfer 
services to customers. For performance 
obligations satisfied over time, an entity 
would select an appropriate measure 
of progress to determine how much 
revenue should be recognised as the 
performance obligation is satisfied. 
Contracts with customers will be 
presented in an entity’s statement of 
financial position as a contract liability, 
a contract asset, or a receivable, 
depending on the relationship between 
the entity’s performance and the 
customer’s payment. Sufficient 
quantitative and qualitative disclosure is 
required to enable users to understand 
the contracts with customers; the 
significant judgments made in applying 
the guidance to those contracts; and 
any assets recognised from the costs 
to obtain or fulfil a contract with a 
customer. The consolidated entity will 
adopt this standard from 1 January 2017 
but the impact of its adoption is yet to 
be assessed by the consolidated entity.

NOTE 3. CRITICAL 
ACCOUNTING 
JUDGEMENTS, 
ESTIMATES AND 
ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of the financial 
statements requires management 
to make judgements, estimates and 
assumptions that affect the reported 
amounts in the financial statements. 
Management continually evaluates its 
judgements and estimates in relation to 
assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, 
revenue and expenses. Management 
bases its judgements, estimates and 
assumptions on historical experience 
and on other various factors, including 
expectations of future events, 
management believes to be reasonable 
under the circumstances. The resulting 
accounting judgements and estimates 
will seldom equal the related actual 
results. The judgements, estimates and 
assumptions that have a significant 
risk of causing a material adjustment 
to the carrying amounts of assets 
and liabilities (refer to the respective 
notes) within the next financial year are 
discussed below.

Share-based payment transactions

The consolidated entity measures the 
cost of equity-settled transactions 
with employees by reference to the fair 
value of the equity instruments at the 
date at which they are granted. The fair 
value is determined by using either the 
Binomial or Black-Scholes model taking 
into account the terms and conditions 
upon which the instruments were 
granted. The accounting estimates and 
assumptions relating to equity-settled 
share-based payments would have 
no impact on the carrying amounts of 
assets and liabilities within the next 
annual reporting period but may impact 
profit or loss and equity.

Estimation of useful lives of assets

The consolidated entity determines 
the estimated useful lives and related 
depreciation and amortisation charges 
for its property, plant and equipment 
and finite life intangible assets. The 
useful lives could change significantly 
as a result of technical innovations or 
some other event. The depreciation and 
amortisation charge will increase where 
the useful lives are less than previously 
estimated lives, or technically obsolete 
or non-strategic assets that have been 
abandoned or sold will be written off or 
written down.

Exploration and evaluation costs

Exploration and evaluation costs 
have been capitalised on the basis 
that the consolidated entity will 
commence commercial production in 
the future, from which time the costs 
will be amortised in proportion to the 
depletion of the mineral resources. Key 
judgements are applied in considering 
costs to be capitalised which includes 
determining expenditures directly 
related to these activities and allocating 
overheads between those that are 
expensed and capitalised. In addition, 
costs are only capitalised that are 
expected to be recovered either through 
successful development or sale of the 
relevant mining interest. Factors that 
could impact the future commercial 
production at the mine include the 
level of reserves and resources, future 
technology changes, which could 
impact the cost of mining, future legal 
changes and changes in commodity 
prices. To the extent that capitalised 
costs are determined not to be 
recoverable in the future, they will be 
written off in the period in which this 
determination is made.

NOTE 4. OPERATING 
SEGMENTS

AASB 8 requires operating segments 
to be identified on the basis of internal 
reports about the components of the 
consolidated entity that are regularly 
reviewed by the chief decision maker 
in order to allocate resources to the 
segment and to assess its performance. 
3D Oil Limited operates in the 
development of oil and gas within 
Australia. The consolidated entity’s 
activities are therefore classified as 
one operating segment. The chief 
decision makers, being the Board of 
Directors, assess the performance of 
the consolidated entity as a whole and 
as such through one segment.

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NOTE 5. REVENUE

Interest

Rent

Joint Venture operator fees

Consolidated

2015

$

106,613 

7,252 

78,421 

2014

$

31,707 

15,945 

– 

Revenue

192,286 

47,652 

NOTE 6. OTHER INCOME

Net foreign exchange gain

Net gain on disposal of assets

Other income

NOTE 7. EXPENSES

2015

$

1,174,656 

2,692,112 

 3,866,768 

Consolidated

2014

$

– 

– 

– 

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Profit/(loss) before income tax includes the following specific expenses:

Depreciation

Plant and equipment

Amortisation

Software

Total depreciation and amortisation

Post employment benefit plans – Superannuation 
contributions

Equity settled share based payments

Operating lease payments

Office lease

R&D tax refund payable

(19,456)

(19,142)

(19,543)

(14,561)

(38,999)

(33,703)

(45,126)

(86,749)

(14,901)

(39,450)

(60,027)

(126,199)

(113,802)

(64,221)

(695,894)

– 

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In the financial year ended 30 June 2012 
the consolidated entity received a tax 
refund in relation to R&D Tax Incentive 
of $695,894. The Company has received 
notification that AusIndustry has 
reversed this claim following their audit 
process. The Company has therefore 
recognised this expense during the 
current financial year.

 
NOTE 8. INCOME TAX EXPENSE

Consolidated

Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

2015

$

2014

$

Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense and tax at the statutory rate

Profit/(loss) before income tax expense

2,356,252 

(1,289,942)

Tax at the statutory tax rate of 30%

706,876 

(386,983)

Tax effect amounts which are not deductible/(taxable) 
in calculating taxable income:

Entertainment expenses

Share-based payments

Share of Joint venture losses

Other non-deductible expenses

1,785 

4,470 

952 

11,385 

(942,266)

(810,935)

208,774 

– 

Previously unrecognised DTA now brought to account

61,627 

1,185,581 

Income tax expense

41,266 

– 

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Deferred tax assets not recognised

Deferred tax assets not recognised comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Tax Losses

8,502,984 

2,582,792 

Total deferred tax assets not recognised

8,502,984 

2,582,792 

Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) 
applies to petroleum projects in 
Australian onshore and offshore areas 
under the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax 
Assessment Act 1987. PRRT is assessed 
on a project basis or production licence 
area and is levied on the taxable profits 
of a petroleum project at a rate of 40%. 
Production license VIC/L31 has been 
registered at a project for PRRT  
purposes. Eligible expenditure incurred in 
relation to the production license  
VIC/L31 and permits VIC/P57 and T49P, 
attach to the permit and can be carried 
forward. Certain specified undeducted 
expenditure is eligible for annual 
compounding at set rates. The compound 
amount can be deducted against 
assessable receipts in future years.

The consolidated entity has undeducted 
expenditure across its license/permits 
of $10M at 30 June 2015 (2014: $59M). 
As compounding occurs annually on  
1 July, the compounded amount at  
1 July 2015 is estimated at $11M  
(1 July 2014: $61M).

The Company has not recognised a 
deferred tax asset with respect to the 
carried forward undeducted expenditure.

The above potential tax benefit, which 
excludes tax losses, for deductible 
temporary differences has not been 
recognised in the statement of financial 
position as the recovery of this benefit is 
uncertain.

The taxation benefits of tax losses and 
temporary difference not brought to 
account will only be obtained if:

(i) the consolidated entity derives future 
assessable income of a nature and of an 
amount sufficient to enable the benefit 
from the deductions for the losses to 
be realised; (ii) the consolidated entity 
continues to comply with the conditions 
for deductibility imposed by law; and (iii) 
no change in tax legislation adversely 
affects the company in realising the 
benefits from deducting the losses.

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NOTE 9. CURRENT ASSETS –  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash at bank

Cash on deposit

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

10,333,604 

669,344 

160,795 

158,520 

10,494,399 

827,864 

NOTE 10. CURRENT ASSETS –  

TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Trade receivables

Interest receivable

GST receivable

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Trade receivables represent 
reimbursement of labour costs and  
third party invoices by Carnarvon 
Hibiscus Pty Ltd. 

205,890 

319,556 

225 

30,414 

2,000 

15,989 

236,529 

337,545 

The average credit period on trade 
and other receivables is 30 days. No 
interest is charged on the receivables. 
The consolidated entity has financial 
risk management policies in place to 
ensure that all receivables are received 
within the credit timeframe. Due to the 
short term nature of these receivables, 
their carrying value is assumed to be 
approximate to their fair value.

NOTE 11. CURRENT ASSETS – OTHER

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Prepayments

34,144 

57,994 

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NOTE 12. NON-CURRENT ASSETS –  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Plant and equipment – at cost

Less: Accumulated depreciation

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

125,569 

123,169 

(117,463)

(98,007)

8,106 

25,162 

Reconciliations

Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and  
previous financial year are set out below:

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2013

Additions

Depreciation expense

Balance at 30 June 2014

Additions

Depreciation expense

Plant & 
Equipment

$

26,565 

17,739 

Total

$

26,565 

17,739 

(19,142)

(19,142)

25,162 

2,400 

25,162 

2,400 

(19,456)

(19,456)

Balance at 30 June 2015

8,106 

8,106 

NOTE 13. NON-CURRENT ASSETS –  
INTANGIBLES

Software – at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

375,230 

153,586 

(173,129)

(153,586)

202,101 

– 

Reconciliations

Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current  
and previous financial year are set out below:

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2013

Amortisation expense

Balance at 30 June 2014

Additions

Amortisation expense

Software

$

Total

$

14,561 

14,561 

(14,561)

(14,561)

–

– 

221,644 

221,644 

(19,543)

(19,543)

Balance at 30 June 2015

202,101 

202,101 

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The recoverability of the carrying 
amount of the exploration and 
evaluation assets is dependent 
on successful development and 
commercial exploitation, or alternatively, 
sale of the respective areas of interest.

Farm-outs — in the exploration and 
evaluation phase 

The consolidated entity does not record 
any expenditure made by the farmee on 
its account. It also does not recognise 
any gain or loss on its exploration and 
evaluation farm-out arrangements, 
but redesignates any costs previously 
capitalised in relation to the whole 
interest as relating to the partial interest 
retained. Any cash consideration 
received directly from the farmee 
is credited against costs previously 
capitalised in relation to the whole 
interest with any excess accounted for 
by the farmor as a gain on disposal. 

NOTE 14. NON-CURRENT ASSETS –  
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Exploration and evaluation expenditure

13,709,188  24,902,640 

Reconciliations

Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and  
previous financial year are set out below:

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2013

Expenditure during the year

Write off of assets

Exploration &  
Development Expenditure

$

Total

$

20,632,631 

20,632,631 

5,849,870 

5,849,870 

(81,216)

(81,216)

Reimbursement from Joint Venture

(1,498,645)

(1,498,645)

Balance at 30 June 2014

Expenditure during the year

Sale of interest in T49P

Sale of interest in VIC P57

24,902,640 

24,902,640 

9,162,156 

9,162,156 

(307,888)

(307,888)

(20,047,720)

(20,047,720)

Balance at 30 June 2015

13,709,188 

13,709,188 

NOTE 15. CURRENT LIABILITIES –  
TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Trade payables

Sundry payables and accrued expenses

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

309,007 

3,089,592 

878,151 

333,379 

1,187,158 

3,422,971 

Refer to note 26 for further information on financial instruments.

NOTE 16. CURRENT LIABILITIES –  
BORROWINGS

Loan – Carnarvon Hibiscus

Refer to note 26 for further information on financial instruments.

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Consolidated

2015

$

– 

2014

$

639,591 

On 13 May 2014 the consolidated entity 
announced that it had entered into a 
non-binding heads of agreement with 
Carnarvon Hibiscus Pty Ltd (CHPL),  
Athlea Corporation Limited and HiRex 
Petroleum Sdn Bhd (HIREX). Within one 
day of executing the heads of agreement, 
CHPL was required to transfer USD 
$600,000 to the consolidated entity for 
working capital purposes. These funds 
were repayable to the joint venture  
without interest within 8 months of  
signing the final agreements.

NOTE 17. CURRENT LIABILITIES –  
INCOME TAX

Provision for income tax

Consolidated

2015

$

41,266 

2014

$

– 

NOTE 18. CURRENT LIABILITIES –  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Annual leave

Long service leave

Consolidated

2015

$

52,978 

80,722 

2014

$

49,118 

51,894 

133,700 

101,012 

NOTE 19. CURRENT LIABILITIES –  
PROVISIONS

Deferred lease incentives

8,576 

9,540 

2015

$

2014

$

The provision represents operating lease 
incentives received. The incentives are 
allocated to profit or loss in such a manner 
that the rent expense is recognised on a 
straight-line basis over the lease term.

Consolidated

Deferred lease incentives

NOTE 20. CURRENT LIABILITIES – OTHER

Deposits received

Consolidated

2015

$

– 

2014

$

500,000 

On 16 June 2014 the consolidated entity 
announced that it had entered into an 
agreement with Beach Energy Limited for 
the purchase of a 20% working interest 
of the consolidated entity’s T/49P permit 
for a consideration of $3 million and a 
deposit of $500,000 was received during 
the previous financial year. The sale was 
completed in October 2014.

NOTE 21. NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES –  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Long service leave

30,426 

24,637 

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NOTE 22. NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES –  
PROVISIONS

Deferred lease incentives

Provision for well abandonment

Consolidated

Provision for Well Abandonment

2015

$

5,728 

2014

$

5,728 

– 

500,000 

5,728 

505,728 

The provision for well abandonment 
represents the present value of 
director’s best estimate for the costs 
to abandon the Wardie-1 Well. There 
is no current estimate of when any 
abandonment may take place in 
light of the recently agreed farm-in 
arrangement with Hibiscus  
Petroleum Berhad.

NOTE 23. EQUITY – ISSUED CAPITAL

2015

2014

Shares

Shares

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Ordinary shares – fully paid

237,523,000  237,523,000 

52,657,366 

52,657,366

Ordinary shares

Capital risk management

Options

Ordinary shares entitle the holder to 
participate in dividends and the proceeds 
on the winding up of the company 
in proportion to the number of and 
amounts paid on the shares held. The 
fully paid ordinary shares have no par 
value and the company does not have a 
limited amount of authorised capital.

The company’s objectives when 
managing capital are to safeguard its 
ability to continue as a going concern, 
so that it can provide returns for 
shareholders and benefits for other 
stakeholders and to maintain an 
optimum capital structure to reduce the 
cost of capital.

For further information in relation to 
unissued ordinary shares of 3D Oil 
Limited under option, refer to the 
Directors’ report and Note 30.

On a show of hands every member 
present at a meeting in person or by 
proxy shall have one vote and upon a 
poll each share shall have one vote.

In order to maintain or adjust the 
capital structure, the company may 
adjust the amount of dividends paid 
to shareholders, return capital to 
shareholders, issue new shares or sell 
assets to reduce debt.

The consolidated entity would look 
to raise capital when an opportunity 
to invest in a business or company 
was seen as value adding relative 
to the current parent entity’s share 
price at the time of the investment. 
The company is not actively pursuing 
additional investments in the short 
term as it continues to integrate and 
grow its existing businesses in order to 
maximise synergies.

The capital risk management policy 
remains unchanged from the 30 June 
2014 Annual Report.

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NOTE 24. EQUITY – RESERVES

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Share-based payments reserve

102,063 

98,562

Movements in reserves

Movements in each class of reserve during the current and previous financial year  
are set out below:

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2013

Share based payments

Expiry of options

Balance at 30 June 2014

Share based payments

Expiry of options

Options

Reserve

$

66,395 

39,450 

(7,283)

98,562 

14,901 

Total

$

66,395 

39,450 

(7,283)

98,562 

14,901 

(11,400)

(11,400)

Balance at 30 June 2015

102,063 

102,063

NOTE 25. EQUITY – DIVIDENDS

There were no dividends paid or 
declared during the current or previous 
financial year.

The consolidated entity does not have 
franking credits available for subsequent 
financial years.

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NOTE 26. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial risk management objectives

The consolidated entity’s activities 
expose it to a variety of financial 
risks: market risk (including foreign 
currency risk, price risk and interest 
rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. 
The consolidated entity’s overall risk 
management program focuses on the 
unpredictability of financial markets 
and seeks to minimise potential adverse 
effects on the financial performance 
of the consolidated entity. The 
consolidated entity uses derivative 
financial instruments such as forward 
foreign exchange contracts to hedge 
certain risk exposures. Derivatives are 
exclusively used for hedging purposes, 
i.e. not as trading or other speculative 
instruments. The consolidated entity 
uses different methods to measure 
different types of risk to which it  
is exposed. 

These methods include sensitivity 
analysis in the case of interest rate, 
foreign exchange and other price risks, 
ageing analysis for credit risk and 
beta analysis in respect of investment 
portfolios to determine market risk.

Risk management is carried out by 
senior finance executives (‘finance’) 
under policies approved by the Board of 
Directors (‘the Board’). These policies 
include identification and analysis of the 
risk exposure of the consolidated entity 
and appropriate procedures, controls 
and risk limits. Finance identifies, 
evaluates and hedges financial risks 
within the consolidated entity’s 
operating units. Finance reports to the 
Board on a monthly basis.

Consolidated

2015

$

US dollars

5,278,265 

Assets

2014

$

–

Liabilities

2015

2014

$

–

$

–

Market risk

Foreign currency risk

The consolidated entity undertakes 
certain transactions denominated in 
foreign currency and is exposed to 
foreign currency risk through foreign 
exchange rate fluctuations. The 
consolidated entity operates a US 
dollar bank account for the purpose of 
transacting in US dollars.

Foreign exchange risk arises from 
future commercial transactions and 
recognised financial assets and financial 
liabilities denominated in a currency that 
is not the entity’s functional currency. 
The risk is measured using sensitivity 
analysis and cash flow forecasting.

The carrying amount of the consolidated 
entity’s foreign currency denominated 
financial assets and financial liabilities at 
the reporting date were as follows:

The consolidated entity operated a  
US dollar bank account. There were no 
other assets or liabilities denominated 
in foreign currencies at the year end. 
The US balance on the account was 
US$4,053,707 and the exchange rate 
used to translate the balance at  
30 June 2015 was $1.3021.

Consolidated – 2015

% change

Effect on  
profit  
before tax

Effect on 
equity

% change

Effect on  
profit  
before tax

Effect on 
equity

AUD strengthened

AUD weakened

US dollar

Price risk

The consolidated entity is not exposed 
to any significant price risk.

4% 

(209,863)

(209,863)

9% 

497,070 

497,070

Interest rate risk

The consolidated entity’s only exposure 
to interest rate risk is in relation to 
deposits held. Deposits are held with 
reputable banking financial institutions.

The tables below illustrate the impact on 
profit before tax based upon expected 
volatility of interest rates using market 
data and analysis forecasts.

Consolidated – 2015

Basis points increase

Basis points decrease

Basis points 
change

Effect on  
profit  
before tax

Effect on 
equity

Basis points 
change

Effect on  
profit  
before tax

Effect on 
equity

Cash at bank

50 

5,331 

5,331 

50 

(5,331)

(5,331)

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Consolidated – 2014

Basis points 
change

Effect on profit  
before tax

Effect on 
equity

Basis points 
change

Effect on profit  
before tax

Effect on 
equity

Basis points increase

Basis points decrease

Cash at bank

50 

4,139 

4,139 

50 

(4,139)

(4,139)

Credit risk

Liquidity risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that 
a counterparty will default on its 
contractual obligations resulting in 
financial loss to the consolidated entity. 
The consolidated entity has a strict 
code of credit, including obtaining 
agency credit information, confirming 
references and setting appropriate 
credit limits. The consolidated entity 
obtains guarantees where appropriate 
to mitigate credit risk. The maximum 
exposure to credit risk at the reporting 
date to recognised financial assets is the 
carrying amount, net of any provisions 
for impairment of those assets, as 
disclosed in the statement of financial 
position and notes to the financial 
statements. The consolidated entity 
does not hold any collateral.

Vigilant liquidity risk management 
requires the consolidated entity to 
maintain sufficient liquid assets 
(mainly cash and cash equivalents) and 
available borrowing facilities to be able 
to pay debts as and when they become 
due and payable.

The consolidated entity manages 
liquidity risk by maintaining adequate 
cash reserves and available borrowing 
facilities by continuously monitoring 
actual and forecast cash flows and 
matching the maturity profiles of 
financial assets and liabilities.

Remaining contractual maturities

The following tables detail the 
consolidated entity’s remaining 
contractual maturity for its financial 
instrument liabilities. The tables 
have been drawn up based on the 
undiscounted cash flows of financial 
liabilities based on the earliest date 
on which the financial liabilities are 
required to be paid. The tables include 
both interest and principal cash flows 
disclosed as remaining contractual 
maturities and therefore these totals 
may differ from their carrying amount in 
the statement of financial position.

Consolidated – 2015

Non-derivatives

Non-interest bearing

Trade and other payables

Total non-derivatives

Consolidated – 2014

Non-derivatives

Non-interest bearing

Trade and other payables

Other loans

Total non-derivatives

Weighted 
average 
interest rate

%

1 year  
or less

$

-%

1,187,157 

1,187,157 

Weighted 
average 
interest rate

%

-%

-%

1 year  
or less

$

3,422,971 

639,591 

4,062,562 

Between  
1 and  
2 years

Between  
2 and  
5 years

Over 5  
years

$

–

–

$

–

–

$

–

–

Between  
1 and  
2 years

Between  
2 and  
5 years

Over 5  
years

$

–

–

–

$

–

–

–

$

–

–

–

Remaining 
contractual 
maturities

$

1,187,157 

1,187,157

Remaining 
contractual 
maturities

$

3,422,971 

639,591 

4,062,562

The cash flows in the maturity analysis above are not expected to occur significantly earlier than contractually disclosed above.

Fair value of financial instruments

Unless otherwise stated, the carrying 
amounts of financial instruments reflect 
their fair value. The carrying amounts 
of trade receivables and trade payables 
are assumed to approximate their fair 
values due to their short-term nature. 

The fair value of financial liabilities is 
estimated by discounting the remaining 
contractual maturities at the current 
market interest rate that is available for 
similar financial instruments.

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NOTE 27. KEY MANAGEMENT  
PERSONNEL DISCLOSURES

Directors

The following persons were directors of 3D Oil Limited during the financial year:

Mr Campbell Horsfall

Non-executive Chairman

Mr Noel Newell

Managing Director

Ms Melanie Leydin

Non-executive Director and Company Secretary

Mr Leo De Maria

Non-executive Director (appointed 1 October 2014)

Mr Kenneth Pereira

Non-executive Director (resigned 3 July 2014)

Other key management personnel

The following person also had the authority and responsibility for planning, directing 
and controlling the major activities of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, 
during the financial year:

Mr Andrew Adams

Commercial and Exploration Manager

Compensation

The aggregate compensation made to directors and other members of key management  
personnel of the consolidated entity is set out below:

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Long-term benefits

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

971,425 

958,810 

60,599 

14,901 

51,466 

20,700 

1,046,925 

1,030,976

NOTE 28. REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

During the financial year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided 
by Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd, the auditor of the company:

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Audit services – Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd

Audit or review of the financial statements

45,000 

47,400

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NOTE 29. COMMITMENTS

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Operating Lease Commitments

Committed at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities, payable:

Within one year

One to four years

49,801 

49,801 

88,146 

44,073 

99,602 

132,219 

Exploration Licenses – Commitments for Expenditure

Committed at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities, payable:

Within one year

One to five years

250,000 

12,000,000 

500,000 

750,000 

750,000 

12,750,000

In order to maintain current rights of 
tenure to exploration tenements, the 
consolidated entity is required to outlay 
rentals and to meet the minimum work 
requirements and associated indicative 
expenditure of the National Offshore 
Petroleum Titles Administration. 
Minimum commitments may be 
subject to renegotiation and with 
approval may otherwise be avoided by 
sale, farm out or relinquishment. These 
obligations are not provided in the 
accounts and are payable.

The company has included its 
commitments for indicative expenditure 
in the above note relating to Exploration 
Permit T/49P up to year 3 as outlined 
in the permit documentation. 
Commitments from year 4 onwards 
are confirmed on a year-by-year basis 
dependent on the Company agreeing to 
proceed. If the Company was to proceed 
beyond year 3, the current indicative 
expenditure commitment for Years 
4–6 is gross $41mill and this would be 
occurring in years 2017–2019. 

NOTE 30. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Parent entity

3D Oil Limited is the parent entity.

Subsidiaries

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in 
note 32.

Key management personnel

Disclosures relating to key 
management personnel are set out in 
note 27 and the remuneration report in 
the directors’ report.

Transactions with related parties

There were no transactions with related 
parties during the current and previous 
financial year.

Receivable from and payable to 
related parties

There were no trade receivables from or 
trade payables to related parties at the 
current and previous reporting date.

Loans to/from related parties

There were no loans to or from related 
parties at the current and previous 
reporting date.

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NOTE 31. PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION

Set out below is the supplementary information about the parent entity.

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

2015

$

Parent

2014

$

Loss after income tax

(456,564)

(1,271,574)

Total comprehensive income

(456,564)

(1,271,574)

Statement of financial position

2015

$

Parent

2014

$

Total current assets

10,691,121 

1,223,391 

Guarantees entered into by the 
parent entity in relation to the debts 
of its subsidiaries

The parent entity had no guarantees in 
relation to the debts of its subsidiaries 
as at 30 June 2015 and 30 June 2014.

Contingent liabilities

The parent entity had no contingent 
liabilities as at 30 June 2015 and 30 
June 2014.

Capital commitments – Property, 
plant and equipment

The parent entity had no capital 
commitments for property, plant and 
equipment at as 30 June 2015 and 30 
June 2014.

Total assets

21,825,164 

25,669,573 

Significant accounting policies

Total current liabilities

1,183,857 

4,121,220 

Total liabilities

Equity

Issued capital

  Share-based payments reserve

  Accumulated losses

1,300,733 

4,703,479 

52,657,366 

52,657,366 

102,063 

98,562 

(32,234,998)

(31,789,834)

The accounting policies of the parent 
entity are consistent with those of the 
consolidated entity, as disclosed in note 
2, except for the following:

 Ǵ Investments in subsidiaries are 
accounted for at cost, less any 
impairment, in the parent entity.

 Ǵ Investments in associates are accounted 
for at cost, less any impairment, in the 
parent entity.

Total equity

20,524,431  20,966,094

 Ǵ Dividends received from subsidiaries 

are recognised as other income by the 
parent entity and its receipt may be 
an indicator of an impairment of the 
investment.

NOTE 32. INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of 
the following subsidiary in accordance with the accounting policy described in note 2:

Name

Principal place of business/
Country of incorporation

2015 
%

2014 
%

3D Oil T49P Pty Ltd

Australia

100.00% 

100.00%

Ownership interest

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NOTE 33. EVENTS AFTER  
THE REPORTING PERIOD

No matter or circumstance has arisen 
since 30 June 2015 that has significantly 
affected, or may significantly affect 
the consolidated entity’s operations, 

the results of those operations, or the 
consolidated entity’s state of affairs in 
future financial years.

NOTE 34. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT/
(LOSS) AFTER INCOME TAX TO NET CASH 
USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Profit/(loss) after income tax expense for the year

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and amortisation

Share-based payments

Foreign exchange differences

Exploration costs written off

Gain on disposal of assets

Reversal of provision for exploration remedial costs

Non-cash fees from operating joint venture

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables

Decrease/(increase) in prepayments

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables

Increase in provision for income tax

Increase/(decrease) in other provisions

Net cash used in operating activities

NOTE 35. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

2,314,986 

(1,289,942)

38,999 

14,901 

(1,174,656)

– 

(2,692,112)

(500,000)

(78,421)

33,703 

39,450 

5,714 

81,216 

– 

– 

– 

(48,349)

156,370 

23,850 

(4,320)

(2,144,012)

647,841 

41,266 

– 

37,513 

(76,851)

(4,166,035)

(406,819)

Consolidated

2015

$

2014

$

Profit/(loss) after income tax attributable to the owners of 3D Oil Limited

2,314,986 

(1,289,942)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating basic earnings per share

237,523,000  237,523,000 

Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per share:

Options

1,909,603 

–

Number

Number

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share

239,432,603  237,523,000

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Cents

0.97 

0.97 

Cents

(0.54)

(0.54)

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NOTE 36. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

Set out below are summaries of options granted under the plan:

2015

Grant date

Expiry date

02/06/2010

30/11/2014

24/01/2011

31/01/2015

07/10/2011

07/10/2015

15/12/2012

30/11/2015

02/09/2013

30/11/2016

06/12/2013

29/11/2016

23/07/2014

30/11/2017

Exercise  
price

Balance at  
the start of  
the year

Granted

Exercised

$0.40 

$0.40 

$0.18 

$0.16 

$0.11 

$0.12 

$0.08 

150,000 

200,000 

78,000 

495,000 

300,000 

250,000 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

400,000 

1,473,000 

400,000 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Expired/ 
forfeited/  
other

(150,000)

(200,000)

–

–

–

–

–

Balance at  
the end of  
the year

– 

– 

78,000 

495,000 

300,000 

250,000 

400,000 

(350,000)

1,523,000

Shares are awarded to executives from time to time based on long-term incentive 
measures. These include the increase in shareholders value relative to the entire market 
and the increase compared to the consolidated entity’s direct competitors.

2014

Grant date

Expiry date

27/08/2009

30/06/2014

02/06/2010

30/11/2014

24/01/2011

31/01/2015

07/10/2011

07/10/2015

15/12/2012

30/11/2015

02/09/2013

30/11/2016

06/12/2013

29/11/2016

Exercise  
price

$0.25 

$0.40 

$0.40 

$0.18 

$0.16 

$0.11 

$0.12 

Balance at  
the start of  
the year

64,000 

150,000 

200,000 

78,000 

595,000 

Granted

Exercised

–

–

–

–

–

Expired/ 
forfeited/  
other

(64,000)

–

–

–

Balance at  
the end of  
the year

– 

150,000 

200,000 

78,000 

(100,000)

495,000 

–

–

300,000 

250,000 

(164,000)

1,473,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

300,000 

250,000 

1,087,000 

550,000 

For the options on issue during the previous and current financial year, the valuation 
model inputs used to determine the fair value at the grant date, are as follows:

Grant date

Expiry date

27/08/2009

30/06/2014

27/08/2009

30/06/2014

02/06/2010

30/11/2014

02/06/2010

30/11/2014

02/06/2010

30/11/2014

24/01/2011

31/01/2015

07/10/2011

07/10/2015

15/12/2012

30/11/2015

02/09/2013

30/11/2016

06/12/2013

29/11/2016

23/07/2014

30/11/2017

Share price  
at grant date

Exercise  
price

Expected 
volatility

Dividend  
yield

Risk-free 
interest rate

Fair value at 
grant date

$0.19 

$0.19 

$0.19 

$0.19 

$0.19 

$0.25 

$0.14 

$0.14 

$0.09 

$0.09 

$0.06 

$0.25 

$0.25 

$0.40 

$0.40 

$0.40 

$0.40 

$0.18 

$0.16 

$0.11 

$0.12 

0.80% 

0.80% 

0.80% 

0.80% 

0.80% 

0.80% 

1.00% 

1.00% 

1.00% 

1.00% 

$0.08 

103.16% 

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

-%

0.05% 

0.05% 

0.05% 

0.05% 

0.05% 

0.05% 

0.04% 

0.04% 

0.40% 

0.40% 

2.70% 

$0.049 

$0.440 

$0.083 

$0.076 

$0.083 

$0.931 

$0.090 

$0.045 

$0.069 

$0.075 

$0.037

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DIRECTORS’  
DECLARATION 

In the directors’ opinion:

 Ǵ the attached financial statements and 
notes comply with the Corporations 
Act 2001, the Accounting Standards, 
the Corporations Regulations 2001 and 
other mandatory professional reporting 
requirements;

 Ǵ the attached financial statements 

and notes comply with International 
Financial Reporting Standards as 
issued by the International Accounting 
Standards Board as described in note 2 
to the financial statements;

 Ǵ the attached financial statements 
and notes give a true and fair view 
of the consolidated entity’s financial 
position as at 30 June 2015 and of 
its performance for the financial year 
ended on that date; and

 Ǵ there are reasonable grounds to believe 
that the company will be able to pay its 
debts as and when they become due 
and payable.

The directors have been given the 
declarations required by section 295A  
of the Corporations Act 2001.

Signed in accordance with a resolution 
of directors made pursuant to section 
295(5)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the directors

Noel Newell
Managing Director

30 September 2015
Melbourne

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Independent Auditor’s Report
To the Members of 3D Oil Limited

Report on the financial report
We have audited the accompanying financial report of 3D Oil Limited (the “Company”), 
which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2015, the 
consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, consolidated 
statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then 
ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory 
information and the directors’ declaration of the consolidated entity comprising the 
Company and the entities it controlled at the year’s end or from time to time during the 
financial year. 

Directors’ responsibility for the financial report
The Directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report 
that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the 
Corporations Act 2001. The Directors’ responsibility also includes such internal control as 
the Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that 
gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or 
error. The Directors also state, in the notes to the financial report, in accordance with 
Accounting Standard AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements, the financial 
statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards. 

Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We 
conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards 
require us to comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and 
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is 
free from material misstatement.  

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An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and 
disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s 
judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial 
report, whether due to fraud or error.  

In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the 
Company’s preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to 
design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose 
of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. An audit 
also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the 
reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Directors, as well as evaluating the 
overall presentation of the financial report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide 
a basis for our audit opinion. 

Independence
In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001.   

Auditor’s opinion
In our opinion: 

a

b

the financial report of 3D Oil Limited is in accordance with the Corporations Act 
2001, including: 

i

ii

giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 
June 2015 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and 

complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations 
Regulations 2001; and 

the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as 
disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.  

Report on the remuneration report 
We have audited the remuneration report included in pages 16 to 22 of the directors’ report 
for the year ended 30 June 2015. The Directors of the Company are responsible for the 
preparation and presentation of the remuneration report in accordance with section 300A of 
the Corporations Act 2001. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the remuneration 
report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. 

17 to 22

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Auditor’s opinion on the remuneration report
In our opinion, the remuneration report of 3D Oil Limited for the year ended 30 June 2015, 
complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

GRANT THORNTON AUDIT PTY LTD 
Chartered Accountants 

B. A. Mackenzie 
Partner - Audit & Assurance 

Melbourne, 30 September 2015 

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SHAREHOLDER  
INFORMATION

30 June 2015

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 28 September 2015.

Distribution of equitable securities

Analysis of number of equitable security holders by size of holding:

1 to 1,000

1,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,001 to 100,000

100,001 and over

Holding less than a marketable parcel

Equity security holders

Twenty largest quoted equity security holders

Number of holders  
of ordinary shares

34 

131 

141 

432 

214 

952 

235 

The names of the twenty largest security holders of quoted equity securities are listed below:

Ordinary shares 

Noel Newell (Newell Family A/C)

Oceania Hibiscus SDN BHD

H Louey Pang & Co Pty Ltd (Demaria Family A/C)

Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

Fugro Exploration Pty Ltd

Bill Hopper

Sanlirra Pty Ltd (Sanlirra S/F A/C)

Pand JR Pty Ltd (John Demaria Family A/C)

J K Demaria Pty Ltd

RHB Securities Pte Ltd (Clients A/C)

Pengold Pty Ltd (Pengold Super Fund A/C)

Vobe Resources Pty Ltd (Superannuation A/C)

Andrew Paterson

Noel Mainwaring

Mr Giovanni Monteleone + Mrs Frances Monteleone 

Vin Naidu + Wendy Naidu

Mr Joseph Hannah

Mr Russell Barwick

Eilie Sunshine Pty Ltd (Eilie Sunshine Superfund A/C)

Mr John Mcnamara and Miss Suzanne Maree Bond

 Number held

36,661,450 

30,963,000 

8,550,000

7,799,787 

7,511,000 

6,475,000 

5,307,763 

4,865,201 

4,366,576 

4,320,178 

3,714,000 

3,694,099 

3,237,500 

3,050,000 

3,050,000 

2,837,500 

2,643,200 

2,500,000 

2,500,000 

2,398,931 

% of total  
shares issued

15.43 

13.04 

3.60 

3.28 

3.16 

2.73 

2.23 

2.05 

1.84 

1.82 

1.56 

1.56 

1.36 

1.28 

1.28 

1.19 

1.11 

1.05 

1.05 

1.01 

146,445,185 

61.66 

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Number 
on issue

1,623,000 

Number
of holders

7 

Ordinary shares 

Number held

% of total 
shares issued

36,661,450 

30,963,000 

15.43 

13.04 

SHAREHOLDER 
INFORMATION

30 June 2015

Unquoted equity securities

Options over ordinary shares issued

Unquoted equity securities

Substantial holders in the company are set out below:

Noel Newell (Newell Family A/C)

Oceania Hibiscus SDN BHD

Voting rights

The voting rights attached to ordinary 
shares are set out below:

Ordinary shares

On a show of hands every member 
present at a meeting in person or by 
proxy shall have one vote and upon a 
poll each share shall have one vote.

There are no other classes of 
equity securities.

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CORPORATE 
DIRECTORY

Directors

Campbell Horsfall 
(Non-Executive Chairman)

Noel Newell 
(Managing Director)

Melanie Leydin 
(Non-Executive Director)

Leo De Maria 
(Non-Executive Director)

Company secretary 

Melanie Leydin

Registered offi  ce  

Level 5, 164 Flinders Lane
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Telephone: (03) 9650 9866

Principal place of business 

Level 5, 164 Flinders Lane
Melbourne, VIC 3000

Share register   

Computershare Investor 
Services Pty Limited

452 Johnston Street
Abbotsford Victoria 3067
Telephone: (03) 9415 5000

Auditor   

Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd
Chartered Accountants
The Rialto, Level 30, 525 Collins Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000

Solicitors   

Baker & McKenzie
Level 19, 181 William Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000

Stock exchange listing   

3D Oil Limited shares are listed on 
the Australian Securities Exchange 
(ASX code: TDO)

Website  

www.3doil.com.au

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ANNUAL 

REPORT 

2015