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2022 
Annual Report 

Energean plc 
www.energean.com

Key Metrics and Report Highlights

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2022

2021

% change

Average working interest 2P reserves  
and 2C resources (MMboe)

Average working interest production (kboepd)

Sales revenues ($ million)

Cost of production ($/boe)

Adjusted EBITDAX ($ million)1

Operating profit ($ million)

Profit/(loss) after tax ($ million)

Cash flow from operating activities ($ million)

1,378

1,154

41.2

737

18.9

422

232

17

272

41.0

497

17.5

212

32.1

(96)

133

Net debt / (cash) ($ million)

2,518

2,017

19%

0.5%

48%

8%

99%

623%

118%

105%

25%

Operational Highlights

Karish onstream

First gas was safely delivered at Energean’s flagship project on 26 October 2022. Initially flowing from 
one well, all three production wells were brought online by year-end, with excellent reservoir deliverability 
confirmed.  Energean  has  completed  commissioning  under  the  GSPAs  and,  at  the  time  of  writing,  is 
sequentially notifying gas buyers that commercial obligations have commenced. Energean is on track to 
complete the FPSO debottlenecking by year-end 2023 (see pages 39-40 for further details).

Key development projects on track

First  gas  from  the  first  well  at  NEA/NI  was  brought  onstream  in  March  2023.  Energean’s  other  key 
development  projects,  (Karish  North  and  Cassiopea)  are  on  track  to  deliver  Energean’s  200  kboepd 
production target in H2 2024 (see pages 41-42 for further details).

Exploration success

The 2022 growth drilling programme in Israel was successfully completed and discovered and de-risked 
73 bcm (480 MMboe) of new gas volumes. This includes 68 bcm (449 MMboe) of gas volumes in the 
Olympus  Area  (Block  12  and  Tanin  lease),  for  which  the  development  concept  is  being  finalised  (see 
pages 40-41 for further details).

Corporate and Financial Highlights

Commencement of dividend payments

In total, Energean returned US$0.60/share to shareholders ($106.5 million) in 2022, in line with Energean’s 
target to pay dividends of at least $1 billion by end-2025 (see page 38 for further details).

Strong financial performance

Record  revenues  ($737  million)  and  adjusted  EBITDAX1  results  ($422  million)  on  the  back  of  strong 
commodity  prices  (see  pages  36  and  67  for  further  details).  Energean  paid  a  total  of  $29.3  million  of 
one-off windfall taxes in Italy in 2022.

Emissions intensity reduced

13% year-on-year reduction in carbon emissions intensity to 16.0 kgCO2e/boe (see pages 37 and 65-67 for 
further details), on track to achieve reduction to 7-9 kgCO2e/boe once Karish is on plateau.

1 

 The  Group  uses  certain  measures  of  performance  that  are  not  specifically  defined  under  IFRS  or  other  generally  accepted 
accounting principles. These non-IFRS measures include adjusted EBITDAX. More information can be found in the Financial 
Review section, under the heading ‘Non-IFRS measures’.

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Non-Financial Information Statement

The  following  table  constitutes  our  Group  Non-Financial  Information  Statement  in  compliance 
with  Sections  414CA  and  414CB  of  the  Companies  Act  2006.  The  information  listed  is  incorporated 
by  cross-reference.  Additional  Group  Non-Financial  Information  is  also  available  on  our  website 
www.energean.com.

Reporting 
Requirement

Environment

Group Approach and Policies

Relevant Information

Relevant 
Pages

Environmental Policy  
Climate Change Policy  
Zero-Routine-Flaring Policy  
Task Force on Climate Related 
Disclosure

Environmental policies

17, 61-64

Environmental targets

32

Environmental data

62, 65-66 

Employees

CSR Policy  
Equal Opportunities Policy  
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy  
Code Of Ethics  
Corporate Major Accident Prevention 
Policy  
Data Privacy Policy  
HSE Policy for Contractors

Environmental KPIs

TCFD disclosure

HSE policies

HSE KPIs

HSE data

37, 62

20-32

56-61

37

56, 60-61

Excellence through our people 52-56

Human Rights

Code of Ethics

CSR approach

45-52

Excellence through our people 52-56

CSR approach

45-52

Social Matters

Anti-Corruption 
& Anti-Bribery

CSR Policy  
Code of Ethics  
UN’s 17 Sustainable Development 
Goals

Code of Ethics  
UK Bribery Act  
Applicable Local Anti-Bribery Laws  
Anti-Corruption and Bribery Policy  
Whistleblowing Policy

CSR approach

Corporate governance

Governance 
and Risk 
Management

Corporate Governance Code  
Principal Risks and Uncertainties  
Governance & Risk Management

Risk management

Corporate governance

Audit & Risk Committee

110-115

Business Model Our Business Model

Strategy

Our Strategy

Non-Financial 
Key Performance 
Indicators

Key Performance Indicators

N/A

N/A

N/A

15-16

17-19

37

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45-52

99-108

74-91

99-108

Contents

Key Metrics and Report Highlights ............................................................................................................................ 2

Non-Financial Information Statement ....................................................................................................................... 3

Contents .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Strategic Review

About Us .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Performance in 2022 .................................................................................................................................................... 8

Chair’s Statement ........................................................................................................................................................10

Chief Executive’s Review............................................................................................................................................12

Our Business Model ....................................................................................................................................................15

Our Strategy ..................................................................................................................................................................17

Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures ...........................................................................................................20

Market Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................33

Our Key Performance Indicators ..............................................................................................................................35

Review of Operations ..................................................................................................................................................39

Corporate Social Responsibility ................................................................................................................................45

Financial Review ..........................................................................................................................................................67

Risk Management .......................................................................................................................................................74

Viability Statement ......................................................................................................................................................92

Corporate Governance

Board of Directors .......................................................................................................................................................94

Corporate Governance Statement ...........................................................................................................................99

Section 172 (1) Companies Act 2006 Statement ...............................................................................................106

Audit & Risk Committee Report ..............................................................................................................................110

Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility Committee ..................................................................................116

Nomination & Governance Committee .................................................................................................................118

Remuneration Report ...............................................................................................................................................123

Remuneration Policy .................................................................................................................................................127

Annual Report on Remuneration ............................................................................................................................131

Group Directors’ Report ............................................................................................................................................148

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities ...............................................................................................................152

Financial statements

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Energean plc ......................................................................154

Group Income Statement ........................................................................................................................................165

Group Statement of Comprehensive Income ......................................................................................................166

Group Statement of Financial Position .................................................................................................................167

Group Statement of Changes in Equity .................................................................................................................168

Group Statement of Cash Flows ............................................................................................................................170

Group Accounting Policies and Notes ..................................................................................................................172

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Company Statement of Financial Position ...........................................................................................................237

Company Statement of Changes in Equity ..........................................................................................................238

Company Accounting Policies ................................................................................................................................239

Notes to the Financial Statements ........................................................................................................................242

Other Information

2022 Report on Payments to Governments ........................................................................................................248

Glossary.......................................................................................................................................................................252

Company Information ..............................................................................................................................................255

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Strategic Review

About Us

Energean at a glance

The leading independent, gas and ESG-focused E&P company in the Mediterranean

Established  in  2007,  Energean  is  a  London  Premium  Listed  FTSE  250  and  Tel  Aviv  Listed  TA-35  E&P 
company with operations in seven countries across the Mediterranean and UK North Sea. Since IPO in 
2018, Energean has grown to become the leading independent, gas-producer in the Mediterranean with a 
material reserve base of 1,161 boe of 2P reserves (84% gas).

Energean’s flagship Karish project was brought safely onstream in October 2022, with excellent reservoir 
deliverability confirmed. Gas from Karish will be used to help Israel transition away from coal-powered 
electricity in line with the country’s commitment to close all coal power stations by 2025.

Karish, combined with Energean’s other development projects in Israel, Egypt, Italy and Greece, is targeted 
to grow production from 41.2 kboepd to over 200 kboepd in H2 2024 and achieve the Group’s revenue 
and EBITDAX targets of $2.5 billion and $1.75 billion, respectively. Over 75% of the near-term production 
target is underpinned by long-term gas contracts with floor pricing, which ensures cash flow predictability. 
Energean  is  also  poised  for  further  value-creation  following  the  discovery  of  additional  gas  resources 
offshore Israel in 2022. This includes 68 bcm (449 MMboe) of gas volumes in the Olympus Area (Block 
12 and Tanin lease), for which the development concept is being finalised.

The Company has a disciplined capital allocation policy and is focused on shareholder returns. It aims to 
provide a reliable and progressive dividend stream and is targeting to pay cumulative dividends of at least 
$1 billion by the end of 2025. In 2022, Energean returned US$0.60/share to shareholders (approximately 
$106 million), representing two-quarters of dividend payments. This was aligned with its commitment to 
return an initial $50 million to shareholders per quarter no later than the end of 2022, which will rise to 
at least $100 million per quarter (on average) once its stated financial targets are achieved. Energean’s 
dividend policy has no impact on its targeted deleveraging after first gas to <1.5x net debt/EBITDAX or on 
operational re-investment to continue its organic growth and opportunistic M&A strategy. Energean had 
$720 million of liquidity as at 31 December 2022, and has minimal exposure to interest rate rises following 
its 2021 refinancings.

ESG, health and safety is of central importance to Energean. We aim to run safe and reliable operations and 
are committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to reducing our methane emissions.

Where we operate

Energean holds a balanced portfolio of exploration, development and production assets, with operations 
in seven countries across the Mediterranean and UK North Sea. We have interests in more than 65 leases 
and licences, 6 of which are located offshore Israel, one of our core countries of operation.

Please see pages 234-236 for a full breakdown of all our licences.

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Figure 1. Map of Energean’s operations

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Figure 2. Energean Israel Limited (EISL) leases and licenses

Red licences indicate Energean’s acreage which contain discovered volumes. Green licences are Energean’s 
acreage which have not been explored.

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Performance in 2022

Energean continued to deliver strong performance against its strategic goals in 2022, producing record 
financial results and declaring its maiden dividend.

Please see the Key Performance Indicators section on pages 35-38 for more detail.

Operational highlights

Production
41.2 (75% gas)
kboepd

2P Reserves
1,161 (84% gas)
MMboe

2C Resources
217 (41% gas)
MMboe

• Working interest production of 41.2 kboepd (75% gas), (2021: 41.0 kboepd (72% gas))
• 2P + 2C reserves and resources of 1,378 MMboe (19%; 2021: 1,154 MMboe)
• Karish brought onstream on 26 October 2022, with excellent reservoir deliverability confirmed
• Key development projects (Karish North and Cassiopea) on track to deliver 200 kboepd production

target in H2 2024 – NEA/NI achieved first gas in March 2023

• Successful completion of the 2022 growth drilling programme in Israel which discovered and de-

risked 73 bcm (480 MMboe) of new gas volumes
•

Including 68 bcm (approximately 449 MMboe) of additional gas volumes in the Olympus Area,
for which the development concept is now being finalised. This includes an addition of 31 bcm
(approximately 206 MMboe) of 2P reserves in the Olympus Area, offshore Israel, that have been
certified by Energean’s reserve auditor, Degolyer and McNaughton (“D&M”)

Financial and corporate highlights 

Revenues  
737.1
$ million

EBITDAX  
421.6
$ million

Dividend  
$106.5 million
Distributed in 2022

•  2022 sales revenues of $737.1 million (48.3%; 2021: $497.0 million)
 Adjusted EBITDAX of $421.6 million (98.8%, 2021: $212.1 million)
• 
 Profit / loss after tax of $17.3 million (118%, 2021: $(96) million)
• 
 Cash flow from operating activities of $272.2 million (106.7%, 2021: $132.5 million)
• 
 $720 million liquidity at 31 December 2022
• 
 Spot gas agreement signed with the Israel Electric Company (“IEC”) for Karish gas and a sales and 
• 
purchase agreement signed with Vitol for the marketing of a number of cargoes of Karish blend 
hydrocarbon liquids
 Commenced  dividend  payments,  returning  a  total  of  60  US$cents/share  ($106.5  million)  to 
shareholders in 2022
 Signed  a  three-year  $275  million  Revolving  Credit  Facility  (“RCF”)2  in  September  2022,  providing 
liquidity for general corporate purposes, if needed.

• 

• 

Decarbonisation and ESG highlights

•  13% year-on-year reduction in carbon emissions intensity to 16 kgCO2e/boe on an equity share 

basis
•   76.6% reduction in carbon emissions intensity since our baseline year (2019)

•  Verified  all  scope  1,  2  and  3  emissions  to  ISO  14064-1  based  on  the  operational  accounting 

approach

•  Pre-FEED  and  subsurface  study  completed  and  exploration  licence  awarded  for  the  Prinos  CCS 

project, Greece

•  Zero-routine flaring policy fully implemented across all operated and JV’s sites
•  Successful purchase of renewable-sourced electricity (“green electricity”) across all our operated 

sites

2 

 $101 million of the $275 million is reserved for Letters of Credit (at 31 December 2022), which replace the Letters of Credit 
previously issued under the previous facility with ING on a one-for-one basis.

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•  Performed three methane emissions detection campaigns at major process installations in Italy
•  Achieved an upgraded score of A- for the CDP’s Climate Change disclosure and aligned with all 

recommended pillars of TCFD disclosure

•  Continued to implement climate-based scenario analysis and used internal carbon pricing to assist 

with investment-decision making

•  ESG ratings in top quartile, awarded the “Platinum” index by MAALA, rated at ‘AA’ by MSCI and 30 

out of 112 by Sustainalytics

HSE highlights

•  Safe and reliable operations, zero serious personnel injuries
•  Zero oil spills and zero environmental damage

Awards

•  Awarded ‘Best ESG Energy Growth Strategy in Europe 2022’ by CFI
• 

 Sembcorp  Marine’s  Admiralty  Yard  was  awarded  two  Safety  and  Health  Award  Recognition  for 
Projects  for  Safety  Excellence  for  Energean’s  FPSO  Karish  Project,  taking  the  total  number  of 
awards to five since the project began in 2020

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Chair’s Statement

Karen Simon, Independent Chair

Dear Shareholders,

2022 was a year of significant volatility. A high intensity war in Europe, with the renewed Russian invasion 
of  Ukraine  was  the  catalyst  for  the  world  to  reconsider  the  parameters  of  the  global  energy  dynamic. 
Without going into the detail here, the world has seen how it has to reconsider the prism through which we 
view energy. It is clear that whilst we must not waver on the road to a just transition, we cannot pretend 
that overreliance on singular suppliers are part of the ripple effect that has affected almost every living 
person on the planet.

Energean can be part of the solution to the challenge that we all face. This is not to overstate our role. We 
cannot replace Russia’s 150 bcm of natural gas exports. However, we are committed to rapidly growing 
and  developing  our  portfolio,  a  policy  that  will  benefit  both  shareholders  and  our  broader  stakeholder 
community. The world needs additional supplies of energy, and natural gas can be both the foundation of 
and catalyst for a more sustainable energy dynamic. Our role as the largest gas focused E&P company 
in the Mediterranean has taken on a greater significance in 2022 and we expect this trend to continue.

Environmental, Social and Governance

The  Board  and  I  are  keenly  focused  on  ensuring  that  Energean  is  managed  at  the  highest  levels  of 
environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) standards. ESG is at the heart of Energean’s operations. 
Strategic ESG consideration has three positive drivers: it underwrites our licence to operate with external 
stakeholders, it positively engages our colleagues around the world and finally, it is good for our collective 
societal wellbeing.

We  have  always  been  a  leader  in  the  field  of  ESG  consideration.  We  are  committed  to  outperforming 
our  peer  group in  this  category  because it  will  be good for  our  business,  but  more  importantly  for  the 
communities that host our operations and the global environment. We are proud to have been the first 
independent E&P company to make a Net Zero pledge.

Myself  and  the  Board  are  very  proud  that  we  have  significantly  outperformed  our  relevant  peer  group 
across  all  the  major  ESG  ratings  agencies.  Sustainalytics  ESG,  Bloomberg,  MSCI,  Maala  &  CDP  have 
all maintained their highly positive assessment of our ESG impact. Maala have upgraded our rating to 
“platinum” and our CDP score has been upgraded to A-, moving us to the higher band, the “Leadership” 
band of our peer group.

I and the rest of the Board recognise that the success of the business depends on our people. Through 
2022  we  continued  to  work  on  the  integration  of  our  colleagues  across  our  company,  creating  a  “one 
team” approach. We aim to maintain a positive, open and collaborative work environment to equip our 
people from all backgrounds to fulfil their potential. In 2023, we will continue on this road, with Energean’s 
first Diversity, Equity & Inclusion policy. You can find more detail our external and internal engagement in 
the CSR section of this Annual Report.

HSE

The  safety  of  our  people  will  always  remain  the  Board’s  number  one  priority.  Safety  at  Energean  is 
underpinned by our well-structured and continuously improving HSE Management system. I’m pleased 
to report that we ended the year with zero serious injuries. 2023 will see the investment in, and roll out of, 
a new integrated issues and crisis management electronic program that will further ensure best-in-class 
management of any potential risks.

Board composition

During  2022,  I  was  delighted  that  Roy  Franklin  stepped  up  to  become  a  Senior  Independent  Director. 
Roy’s significant experience in the Independent E&P sector is both well recognised by all our stakeholders 
and we are lucky to benefit from his years of hard won wisdom. I would like to thank Robert Peck, who 
stepped down from the Board in 2022. Robert’s 5 years of service brought Energean significant value, as 
his experience of geopolitical engagement as a Canadian diplomat was much in need, as we successfully 
navigated the waters of the East Med.

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The opening up of the world post COVID has allowed the Board to meet both in person, and engage with 
Energean employees across the world. We have met in London and we have visited the FPSO. This is 
important not only for the effective functioning of the Board, but to also better engage with the workforce 
of Energean. We must know the people we lead – this supports our commitment to the highest standards 
of governance.

Operational delivery

2022 was the year Energean made the final steps on a long road to first gas from Karish. Energean today 
produces  natural  gas  and  fluids  from  the  only  Floating  Production  and  Storage  &  Offloading  vessel  in 
the Eastern Mediterranean. The “Energean Power” is a remarkable feat of engineering, and first gas from 
Karish was a remarkable achievement. This is not a purely matter of geology and engineering and finance. 
Energean achieved this success against the uniquely complex geopolitical dynamic of the region. Mathios 
and  the  team  managed  the  situation  with  the  correct  combination  of  diplomacy  and  commitment  – 
demonstrating the unique multi stakeholder value creation capability of an independent E&P company 
with deep regional understanding.

On top of this success, the 2022 drilling campaign has added significant value to the Group. Energean has 
discovered and de-risked approximately 73 bcm (480 MMboe) of natural gas. This “new” resource can 
create a major growth catalyst. We look forward to the announcement of how Energean will develop this 
new resource during 2023.

Our strategic direction and 2023 outlook

Energean’s purpose is to become the leading, gas focused E&P company in the Mediterranean, with the 
highest of ESG and HSE standards at the heart of our operations. Our aim is to grow the company to 
become a 200 kboepd producer and a $1.75 billion per year EBITDAX generator.

2023 will take us a long way on this journey. As we ramp up production from Karish and debottleneck our 
production capacity on the FPSO as well and optimising production in Egypt and our broader portfolio, we 
are targeting 131 – 158 kboepd.

This increase in production is what gave the Board confidence in sanctioning Energean’s sustainable and 
progressive dividend policy. Whilst we remain committed to growth and diversification, we will also be a 
significant producer and which to share our success with our shareholders.

Our priorities for 2023 are to build on the success of 2022. (1) We will ramp up production from offshore 
Israel and invest in the FPSO to enhance production capacity. We will also enhance production across 
the portfolio, with a particular focus on Egypt, with NEA/NI coming onstream. (2) Our strategic approach 
to  portfolio  development  means  that  we  can  provide  both  sustainable  returns  to  shareholders  while 
continuing to grow organically. (3) Delivering energy responsibly and safely on our path to net-zero. ESG & 
CSR will remain at the heart of Energean. (4) This is why we will continue to focus on our people, culture 
and infrastructure in our transition to a 200 kboepd company.

I thank you, our shareholders, new and existing, for your continued support.

Karen Simon 
Independent Chair

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Chief Executive’s Review

Mathios Rigas, Chief Executive Officer

2022 – a landmark year for Energean, the Global Energy Dynamic, and the East Mediterranean

2022 was a landmark year for Energean, just as it was a deeply volatile year for the global energy dynamic. 
The two are somewhat intertwined.

In  2022,  Energean  commenced  production  from  the  only  FPSO  in  the  strategically  vital  Eastern 
Mediterranean  region;  commenced  payment  of  dividends  to  our  shareholders;  and  we  successfully 
discovered and de-risked new natural gas resources adjacent to our infrastructure, providing significant 
potential upside and export optionality. 2022 was the year we made our dream a reality.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has underlined the lack of global upstream investment in the past decade 
– and the resultant energy security risk of assuming a single dominant supplier would always deliver. The 
global gas market was tight before Russian supplies were constrained. Now, there is no surplus supply, 
which drives price volatility and creates an advantage for any producer bringing new molecules onstream, 
especially if they are adjacent to multiple demand markets.

Energean was and remains an Eastern Mediterranean focused exploration and production company. We 
explore, develop, produce and sell natural gas and fluids from and within the region. In Israel and Egypt in 
particular, we produce energy for local clients. The Russian invasion of Ukraine however has concentrated 
the minds of energy policy and commercial decision makers around the world. Our landmark moment of 
2022, bringing Karish onstream, both underwrites Israeli energy security and suggests the potential value 
of regional hydrocarbons in global markets.

Record numbers creating sustainable returns

Energean is not purely a “Karish” or “Israel” story. In 2022, Energean delivered record financial performance 
that was driven by strong production in both Egypt and Italy, and our positive exposure to market based 
pricing, where we were able to benefit from historically high oil and gas prices. Revenues were $737.1 million, 
a 48% increase versus 2021 comparable period ($497.0 million). EBITDAX was $421.6 million, an increase 
of 99% versus 2021 comparable period ($212.1 million).

2022  was  a  transitional  year  for  the  Group.  In  2023,  whilst  we  remain  committed  to  strategic  growth, 
there remain multiple opportunities in the greater Mediterranean region that are open to consideration; we 
recognise that we will have completed a major phase of corporate development. As a significant producer 
of gas and oil, we can share our success with our shareholders and are committed to maintaining our 
progressive dividend policy.

Our operational success, combined with our prudent use of capital creates our core financial strength. 
This allowed us to commence our progressive and sustainable dividend policy to shareholders in 2022. 
We have paid out a total of 60 US$cents/shares in 2022, representing two-quarters of dividend payments, 
to shareholders.

A platform for significant operational growth

First gas at Karish was complemented by a successful exploration program. The 2022 growth drilling 
programme in Israel discovered and de-risked approximately 73 bcm (480 MMboe) of new gas resource, 
including 68 bcm (449 MMboe) of additional gas resource in the Olympus Area, for which the development 
concept is now being finalised.

We have for many years stated that our objective is to transform Energean into a 200 kboepd producing 
and  $1.75  billion  EBITDAX  generating  company.  2022  laid  the  necessary  foundation  for  us  to  achieve 
that objective. The successes of 2022 mean that we project 131 – 158 kboepd production for 2023, with 
major increases in Israeli production through ramping up Karish and debottlenecking the FPSO, as well as 
optimising Abu Qir & first gas onwards at NEA/NI in Egypt.

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200  kboepd  is  now  within  both  sight  and  can  be  easily  mapped.  All  six  of  our  major  projects  are  on 
track and are expected to come online over the next two years. In order of timing; NEA/NI (Egypt; which 
achieved first gas from the first well in March 2023), Karish North and the second gas export riser and oil 
train (Israel), Cassiopea (Italy) and finally Epsilon (Greece) will take us to and past our goals – all built on 
the foundation of 2022.

Of course there’s more on top of this. We have an extremely exciting and potentially regionally significant 
exploration project at North East Hap’y in Egypt, that has attracted global industry interest. The well spud 
is scheduled for 2023. We are also keen to continue our progress with our JV in Croatia, with the Izabela 
well slated to spud in 2023.

ESG & CSR at the Heart of Energean’s Operations

Energean’s ESG strategy is to provide affordable and reliable energy, for our shareholders and societies in 
which we operate. We have chosen to focus on natural gas because it is and will remain the foundation of 
and catalyst for a more sustainable energy dynamic. Gas is and will continue to be a driver for enhanced 
sustainable development in the Eastern Mediterranean, displacing more polluting fuels and underwriting 
energy and economic security.

We remain committed to reducing emissions from our operations. We were the first E&P company to 
announce a Net Zero target and we remain on our clear roadmap for reaching our net-zero target in the 
short, medium and long-term. Our ESG ratings outperform our peer group and underline our leadership 
position. Sustainalytics, MSCI, Maala, FTSE4Good, CDP and Bloomberg ratings all independently verify 
not only our ambition, but our ongoing commitment.

Our Prinos CCS project is the East Med’s only Carbon Capture & Storage project under evaluation. We 
have worked with both Halliburton and Wood to assess the potential of the projects and have successfully 
qualified  for  funding  from  the  European  Commission’s  Recovery  and  Resilience  Fund.  At  the  time  of 
writing, we are in discussions with third party CO2 providers and are applying for additional funding from 
the  European  Innovation  Fund.  2023  will  be  a  critical  year  in  making  a  potential  project  a  commercial 
reality.

Finally, we have continued to place ourselves at the heart of the local communities that host our operations. 
We  work  together  with  community  stakeholders,  positively  engaging  with  our  communities  through 
cultural events, sponsorships, donations and the provision of educational and professional opportunities.

Health and safety remains our top priority

During 2021, we continued to ensure that our all our staff across all sites remained protected against 
COVID-19 as we came to the end of the global pandemic We are proud to have continued our excellent 
safety record – at a group level, and alongside our contractors, we achieved an LTIF3 of 0.47 per million 
hours which is within the target of 0.5 set for the year.

Energy security requires intelligent policy support

The world needs secure supplies of energy, and the time has not arrived when renewable / green energy 
can take the place of hydrocarbons. The reality of today is that we need more of everything. More nuclear, 
more green, more hydrocarbons. As populations continue to grow, energy demand will continue to grow, 
and  if  upstream  investments  are  not  made,  then  the  price  volatility  following  the  Russian  invasion  of 
Ukraine will become the new normal.

This is why we implore all policy makers to consider the combination of energy security and the value 
of  domestic  supply  when  considering  fiscal  policy.  We  want  to  work  in  partnership  with  governments 
and are very keen to continue investing in major upstream projects. Israel and Egypt have incentivised 
domestic energy production. We hope other governments will learn the lesson.

Outlook for 2023

Energean is poised to become a major regional producer of hydrocarbons in a strategically vital region. 
We are in the middle of three hot markets (Israel, Egypt and the EU) and have significant organic growth 
opportunities to create value for all our stakeholders through 2023 and beyond. In the medium term, the 
world and in particular our markets’ energy demand will continue to grow.

3 

Lost Time Injuries Frequency: The number of Lost Time Injuries per million hours worked.

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Europe in particular remains gas hungry. A globally tight gas market, and a return of demand from China 
means that energy security should remain high on policy makers’ agendas. Energean, with our unique 
portfolio of assets in a strategically vital region could be part of the answer to this challenge – whether 
that is through increased domestic production, or through new export liquidity.

Our growth and our success are the results of outstanding teamwork. We have an industry leading team 
at Energean. This is why we are the leading gas focused E&P in the region – because our colleagues buy 
into our vision and are committed to achieving our goals.

2023  will  be  an  exciting  year.  The  reason  it  is  so  exciting  is  that  we  are  entering  a  new  stage  in  our 
development. Energean is a sophisticated, ESG focused, corporately robust, natural gas focused energy 
production company.

Mathios Rigas 
Chief Executive Officer

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Our Business Model

Our purpose

Energean’s aim is to lead the energy transition in the eastern Mediterranean through a strategic focus on 
gas and achieve its net-zero ambition in advance of 2050, whilst delivering meaningful and sustainable 
returns to our shareholders.

Our business model

Across each part of the hydrocarbon lifecycle we work to create value for our investors, host countries 
and people.

Energean’s business model is to find and monetise hydrocarbons from its portfolio of assets across the 
Mediterranean.

Our  activities  are  focused  on  generating  sustainable  cashflow  from  production  through  selective 
development and appraisal of the highest return growth options with a focus on those opportunities with 
the lowest carbon intensities. We are focused on organic growth, but will continue to evaluate inorganic 
opportunities that complement and supplement our strategic targets and ambitions.

Underpinning our business model is a strategic focus on gas and a commitment to be a net-zero emitter4 
by 2050.

Our value life cycle

Find and Appraise

Through targeted exploration and appraisal in the Mediterranean we aim to find hydrocarbons, to build 
reserves and resources, to monetise, or to selectively develop for future production. We have a ranked 
portfolio of prospects for drilling and remain agile to take advantage of opportunities that support our 
organic-focused growth strategy.

Develop

We focus on selective development of material hydrocarbon discoveries we have either found or acquired. 
We invest in low-cost, high-return drilling options that lie in close proximity to existing infrastructure and 
aim  to  deliver  cost-effective,  timely  solutions  to  convert  reserves  into  cash  flows.  In  developing  these 
solutions, minimising carbon emissions is at the forefront of our minds, and we apply an internal carbon 
pricing system in assessing new projects and investment opportunities.

Produce

Production is the cash engine of our business and we are investing in options to maximise production 
across  our  producing  assets  in  the  Mediterranean,  whilst  also  investing  in  opportunities  to  reduce 
the  carbon  footprint  of  these  assets,  such  as  the  switch  to  sourcing  electricity  from  100%  renewable 
sources through the national grid in Greece, Israel, Italy and Croatia. In addition, Energean is committed to 
evaluating carbon, capture and storage opportunities, and this will continue in 2023.

4 

Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

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Acquire

Energean  also  seeks  to  grow  its  portfolio  through  highly  selective  and  value  accretive  M&A  that  are  a 
natural strategic fit, such as the Edison acquisition in 2020 and the consolidation of our Israel position 
through the Kerogen acquisition5 in 2021.

Our Strategic Pillars

5 

Energean’s acquisition of Kerogen’s 30% stake in Energean Israel closed on 25 February 2021.

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Our Strategy

1  East Mediterranean

Energean has a long-standing history of operating in the Mediterranean, having originated in Greece in 
2007 with the purchase of the Prinos assets for approximately $1.5 million. We have demonstrated our 
ability to deliver growth and value in the Mediterranean and expect to continue to maintain our strategic 
focus and investment in this area. We know the governments and we know the rocks in this geographical 
area, and will continue to leverage this understanding and knowledge to grow the business.

2  Gas

We are committed to focusing our production mix in a way that promotes the Mediterranean’s energy 
transition and creates long-term value for all or our stakeholders. Natural gas emits only half as much CO2 
as coal, yet a large percentage of electricity generated in the region comes from coal-fired power plants. 
Replacing these facilities with gas-fired units is one of the fastest, most efficient and cost-effective ways 
to reduce global CO2 emissions. Israel, our core market, has understood this, as the Israeli government’s 
decision  to  convert  all  coal  powered  stations  to  gas  by  2025  attests.  The  Ministry  of  Energy  is  also 
targeting a fuel mix of 70% gas and 30% renewable energy by 2030.

However, the natural gas of the Mediterranean is not just a near-term energy transition source, it is also an 
energy of the future. The region has sufficient large-scale natural gas resources to provide a sustainable 
supply  to  meet  rising  regional  energy  demand.  Gas  is  also  sustainable  and  efficient,  and  its  flexibility 
as an energy source allows for agile production facilities. This makes gas a good partner for renewable 
energies, providing a useful backup source when there is no sunlight or wind.

3  Tackling Climate Change and the Energy Transition

Energean  is  fully  committed  to  taking  action  on  climate  change,  supporting  the  Paris  Agreement,  in 
particular Article 2.1(a) which states the goal of keeping the increase in global average temperatures to 
below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase even further 
to 1.5°C. To do this, as recognised in Article 4.1 of the Paris Agreement, we are committed to achieving 
net-zero emissions by 2050.

Energean was the first E&P company in the world to announce a net-zero by 2050 target in respect of 
absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions. Our baseline year is 2019 and our commitment covers all 
existing and future assets. This commitment will be delivered through the implementation of our Climate 
Change Strategy, published in 2021, which provides a blueprint for reducing our greenhouse gas (“GHG”) 
emissions and strengthening our low carbon portfolio. This report contains our short (by 2025), medium 
(by 2035) and long-term (by 2050) plans to reach this, details of which can be found within this Annual 
Report between pages 30-32.

In regards to scope 3 emissions, Energean has not set a specific commitment on reducing emissions, 
but it is considering tangible actions to reduce scope 3 emissions. Energean’s Group Procurement Policy 
and  HSE  Policy  encourages  preference  given  towards  vendors  and  contractors  who  can  demonstrate 
emissions  reduction  policies.  In  2022,  Energean  has  continued  to  publish  its  scope  3  emissions.  This 
data can be found on page 65 in the CSR section – 2022 data will be disclosed in this year’s CDP Report.

4  Organic Growth

At the core of this strategic pillar is our commitment to explore, develop and learn. We explore new ways 
to find, produce and develop hydrocarbons. We explore new technologies and low carbon solutions, such 
as carbon capture and storage and blue hydrogen. We at Energean believe that this mindset, combined 
with  our  strong  subsurface  and  technical  expertise,  will  enable  us  to  deliver  a  growth  strategy  that  is 
sustainable, successful and will lead to the achievement of our near-term financial and operational targets. 
It was this approach that bore fruit in 2019 with the discovery of Karish North. By actively pursuing new 

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exploration opportunities in core areas and maximising output from producing fields, we aim to ensure at 
least 100% reserves replacement on an annual basis.

Our exploration portfolio is spread across the Mediterranean and represents a balanced mix of new frontier 
areas and lower risk mature basins. Our Israel drilling campaign commenced in March 2022 and in the 
year we made four gas discoveries (Athena, Zeus, Hermes and Hercules), discovering approximately 36 
bcm, and derisking 37 bcm in the wider Olympus Area. We expect to announce a development concept 
for the Olympus Area in the coming months.

5  Value and returns-driven

Disciplined capital allocation that maximises total shareholder returns is a top priority for Energean.

In March 2022, we announced our dividend policy, wherein we committed to return at least $1 billion to 
shareholders by end-2025. In the policy, we also committed to an initial $50 million per quarter, starting 
no later than Q4 2022, ramping-up in line with Energean’s near-term production and revenue targets to 
at least $100 million per quarter. Energean is committed to providing a reliable and progressive dividend, 
with no impact on targeted deleveraging after first gas to <1.5x net debt/EBITDAX nor on operational re-
investment to continue our organic growth and opportunistic M&A strategy.

In  2022,  Energean  returned  a  total  of  US$0.60/share  to  shareholders  (approximately  $106  million), 
representing two-quarters of dividend payments.

2022 dividend payments

Quarter

Cash dividend

Q2 2022

Q3 2022

30 US$ cents 
per share

30 US$ cents 
per share

Declaration 
date

8 Sep 2022

17 Nov 2022

Ex-dividend date

Record date

Payment 
date

LSE – 15 Sep 22  
TASE – 16 Sep 22

LSE – 16 Sep 22  
TASE – 18 Sep 22

30 Sep 2022

LSE – 8 Dec 22  
TASE – 11 Dec 22

LSE – 9 Dec 22  
TASE – 9 Dec 22

30 Dec 2022

In 2021, we optimised our capital structure via the raise of over $3 billion of bonds, with fixed interest 
rates. We remain focused on maintaining an optimal capital structure throughout the cycle. Our near-term 
target  is  to  lower  net  debt  /  EBITDAX  to  <1.5x,  and  to  pay  down  debt  according  to  a  fixed  repayment 
schedule with refinance options available.

M&A will also play a role in growing the business; however, we will only do deals that are a strong strategic 
fit  and  value  accretive.  Energean  was  built  through  four  value-accretive  acquisitions.  We  continue  to 
assess all available opportunities in the region. All M&A opportunities are also tested against our climate 
change plan to ensure they align with our ESG strategy.

Business model foundations

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These are the building blocks that every E&P business need and are critical foundations for what we do 
and how we do it.

Safe, Reliable and Responsible Operations

We value the safety of our workforce above all else and focus on maintaining a safe operating culture 
every day. This culture of safety also improves the integrity and reliability of our assets.

Partnerships and Collaboration

We aim to build long-term relationships with our key stakeholders, and partner with leaders of industry to 
find innovations that can improve efficiency and deliver low carbon solutions.

Talented People

We work to attract, motivate and retain talented people and provide our employees with the right skills for 
the future. Our performance and ability to grow depend on it.

Governance and Oversight

Our board has a diversity of knowledge, expertise, and ways of thinking that help us grow our business, 
manage risks and continue to deliver long-term value.

Technology and Innovation

New technologies help us produce energy safely and more efficiently. We selectively invest in areas with 
the potential to add greatest value to our business, now and in the future, including lower carbon solutions.

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Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures

Energean is committed to addressing the environmental impact of our operations.

In compliance with the FCA’s listing rule 9.8.6(8), Energean has continued to support the recommendations 
of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. We set out below our climate-related financial 
disclosures consistent with all of the TCFD recommendations and recommended disclosures. By this we 
reference  the  2021  Annex  “Implementing  the  Recommendations  of  the  Task  Force  on  Climate-related 
Disclosures.”

Governance: Disclose the organisation’s governance around climate related risks and opportunities

a.  Describe the board’s oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities

Energean  sees  climate  change  as  a  major  global  concern  and  a  top  priority  for  our  business.  This  is 
reflected in our strategy, and we apply all our governance processes to climate change-related issues. 
Responsibility for the governance of climate change issues within Energean rests with the Board. To reflect 
the increasing importance of climate change-related risks and opportunities, the ESSR Committee has 
taken over responsibility for climate change matters on behalf of the Board. The Board is also charged 
with reviewing investments for climate-related risks (among other risks).

The ESSR Committee evaluates Energean’s policies and systems for identifying and managing ESG risks, 
which includes identification of emerging risks, such as climate change risks, and proposes mitigation 
measures. The Committee further ensures Energean’s compliance with relevant regulatory requirements 
and/or applicable international standards and guidelines. The Committee follows political and regulatory 
discussions and developments on an international, EU-wide and national level on a variety of ESG issues, 
including energy, climate and environment, and industrial trends, etc.

The ESSR Committee convenes three times a year and reviews the Board papers on Energean’s carbon 
emissions performance and KPIs where possible when the Committee meets before a Board meeting.

In addition, the Audit & Risk Committee looks at climate change-related issues, to ensure the identification 
of multi-disciplinary risks (including climate change-related risks), which may impact more than one part 
of the Company. This Committee is responsible for ensuring that measures to mitigate and adapt to the 
risks identified are effective and implemented as necessary.

The Remuneration & Talent Committee has responsibility for the annual directors’ bonus targets, long 
term incentive plans, and the overall Remuneration Policy. Both the annual directors’ bonus targets and 
the long-term incentive plans link executive bonuses to the achievement of emission reduction targets.

For more information on how remuneration is linked to sustainability targets, please refer to pages 131-147 
in the Corporate Governance section of this Annual Report.

b. 

 Describe management’s role in assessing and managing climate-related risks and opportunities

The  Board  sets  the  Company’s  values  and  standards,  including  the  Group’s  long-term  objectives  and 
commercial strategy, and ensures that its obligations to its shareholders and others are understood and 
met. Day to day responsibility and accountability for the Company’s environmental and climate change 
policy, strategy and targets related to short, medium and long-term plans lies with the CEO.

The  CEO  is  responsible  for  identifying  and  assessing  business  and  climate-related  risks,  defining  the 
strategy  and  approving  action  plans  suitable  to  control  and  mitigate  the  identified  risks.  Furthermore, 
the  CEO  oversees  the  Company’s  overall  environmental  performance  and  sets  climate  performance 
expectations and targets. The CEO discusses all relevant actions and activities related to climate change 
and the energy transition with the Board. The CEO and the Board regularly discuss climate change-related 
issues, such as climate change policies, investment decisions where climate change considerations are a 
major driver, and the carbon credit price’s impact on Energean’s future financial performance.

The operational management of climate change issues is conducted by the HSE Director, who reports 
directly to the CEO and provides updates to the Board on a regular basis. The HSE Director maintains and 
oversees the development of Energean’s Corporate HSE and Climate Change Policy, defines appropriate 
training  programmes  and  drills  for  the  entire  Company  to  increase  safety,  environmental  and  climate 
change awareness, and monitors technological developments and opportunities to help achieve defined, 

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appropriate climate change targets. The HSE Director is tasked with ensuring that the Company stays on 
track to meet its net-zero 2050 target. The HSE Director oversees the monitoring of Energean’s carbon 
emissions throughout all assets and defines the carbon emission factors that Energean’s financial team 
uses to understand the financial impact of climate change on Energean’s portfolio. Furthermore, the HSE 
Director assesses the climate risks and opportunities in cooperation with Energean’s financial, economic 
and technical departments.

Strategy: Disclose the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities on the 
organisation’s businesses, strategy, and financial planning where such information is material

a. Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the organisation has identified over the

short, medium and long term

In setting and monitoring the delivery of Energean’s strategy (pages 17-19), the Board and Management 
team consider climate relate risks and opportunities across the following three time horizons:

• Short-term (to 2025)
• Medium-term (to 2035)
Long-term (to 2050)
•

Energean conducts detailed financial projections over a five year period. This currently fully covers the 
short and partly covers the medium-term horizons mentioned above. Looking beyond this, we consider 
the  potential  risks  and  opportunities  and  adjust  our  planning  if  appropriate.  Climate-related  issues,  in 
particular physical risks, manifest over longer-term horizons, and so pose less of a risk to our operations.

b. Describe the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organisation’s businesses,

strategy, and financial planning

Inclusion of climate-related risks into decision making and business planning

The  Board  is  charged  with  reviewing  investments  for  climate-related  risks.  The  CEO  and  the  Board 
regularly  discuss  climate  change-related  issues  such  as  investment  decisions  where  climate  change 
considerations are a major driver and the carbon credit price’s impacts on Energean’s financial future.
Energean’s business plan is underpinned by assumptions made to, but not limited by: commodity prices,
exchange rates, carbon prices, schedules of capital investment and risks and opportunities that may have 
an impact on revenue and free cash flow. The level of uncertainty increases over longer time horizons.

The  findings  of  the  scenario  analysis  exercise  (see  pages 27-28),  as  well  as  stringent  stress-tests  for 
new investments, inform our corporate strategy and investment decision-making, ensuring that climate 
change-related risks are adequately considered in managing our portfolio. This includes planning capital 
allocations and making business decisions based on criteria that are as challenging as those posed by 
the carbon constrained scenarios examined.

Our  current  portfolio  remains  resilient  under  the  climate  scenarios  tested,  and  we  expect  to  continue 
helping meet global energy demand over the coming decades. We will continue to make capital allocation 
decisions  for  our  portfolio  using  rigorous  planning  assumptions  flowing  from  the  scenario  analysis 
exercise, such as the evaluation of FID of Irena in Croatia and for any M&A decisions.

Risks and opportunities

Climate  change  related  risk  and  opportunities  have  been  identified,  and  future  scenarios  that  aid  in 
developing an integrated strategy approach have been analysed. Our strategy and business contribute 
to limiting global warming and has been structured, and is currently being implemented, in three different 
phases; short, medium and long-term, as per our Climate Change Policy published in 2021. The below 
table presents the risks associated with climate change, as per the Principal Risks in the Risk 
Management section of the report (pages 89-90), but with more detail.

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The  process  for  identifying  and  assessing  climate-related  risks  is  set  out  under  the  climate-related  Risk 
Management section below, on pages 74-77.

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Physical risks

Risk

Acute

Description

Financial 
impact

Increased severity of extreme weather 
events such as flooding, may impact 
Energean’s normal course of operations. 
This may also result in damage to 
infrastructure and increase associated 
costs.

Increased severity of extreme weather 
events may lead to reduced revenue from 
decreased production capacity, transport 
difficulties and supply chain interruptions. 
Early retirement of existing assets may 
possibly arise, e.g. damage to property 
in “high-risk” asset locations. It also may 
lead to uncreased insurance premiums 
for insuring assets at high-risk locations.

Risk rating

Medium

Time-
horizon

Energean’s 
response 
(mitigation)

Long-term

Energean is monitoring the weather 
conditions near its assets and has built 
protective barriers to combat potential 
flooding. No extreme weather events have 
occurred to date, but the threat remains.

The risk has been recognised by the 
company and we have assessed asset 
sensitivity to natural disasters following 
the EU Directive 2014/52/EU and we are 
monitoring these conditions. Metocean 
data are fed to the risk assessment 
procedures. The Audit & Risk committee 
is incorporating the abovementioned data 
for the assessment of already existing or 
new projects.

Chronic

Atmospheric or sea temperature rises 
may cause faster degradation of the 
company’s infrastructure and necessitate 
operational changes to the running of the 
plants.

Increased operating costs may arise from 
potential inadequate water supply for 
energy producing plants due to changes 
in precipitation patterns. In addition, 
increased insurance premiums may occur 
for insuring assets at high-risk locations.

Medium

Long-term

Energean’s is monitoring the conditions 
at all sites and has incorporated this data 
into assessments of both existing and 
new projects. The Audit & Risk committee 
is incorporating the abovementioned data 
for the assessment of already existing or 
new projects.

Geographies 
impacted

Our offshore sites are considered at the 
highest risk, while onshore sits are facing 
a moderate risks.

All assets in all countries

Metrics used 
to assess 
risk

Air temperature and sea-level 
measurements

Air temperature and sea-level 
measurements

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Transition risks

Risk

Policy/Legal

Technology

Market

Reputation

Description

Financial 
impact

a) EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) prices 
are expected to increase, resulting in higher 
operational costs (in Greece) and possible 
additional taxes for exceeding GHG emissions.

b) Carbon emissions taxes may be applied in the 
future in Israel and Egypt, which would increase 
the operational costs.

a) Increased pricing of GHG emissions may 
lead to increased operating costs (e.g. higher 
compliance costs and potential increased 
insurance premiums). Assets that emit 
extensively may be subject to early retirement 
due to policy changes. Regulatory changes in 
the EU ETS shall gradually lead the company 
to no longer receive free GHG allowances, 
leading to increased operational costs. The 
company currently receives allowances and 
has a portfolio of allowances that may be used 
in future years. The number of free allowances 
decreases y-o-y.

b) Carbon emissions taxes may be applied in 
the future in Israel, which would increase the 
operational costs.

The development of new 
technologies and alternative 
energy sources may result in 
reduced demand for the company’s 
products. Increased energy 
demand may also accelerate the 
development of renewable energy 
production and storage.

Technological changes may 
lead to reduced demand for our 
hydrocarbon products, which 
could lead to the early retirement 
of existing assets. We also 
risk investing in research and 
development (e.g. on CCS and Eco-
hydrogen) if they are unsuccessful 
– albeit the current expenditure is 
minor compared to the rest of the 
Group.

Changing customer behaviour may 
reduce demand for our oil and gas 
products. An excess of supply over 
demand may also lead to lower 
global commodity prices.

Pollution incidents, both through 
liquid spills and GHG emissions, 
may lead to the loss of investor 
confidence and subsequent loss of 
revenue.

Market risks may lead to reduced 
demand for goods and services 
due to a shift in consumer 
preferences. This may also affect 
the cost of production. As the 
supply of products may change in 
the future, a re-pricing of assets 
may take place due to fossil fuel 
reserves, land valuations etc.

Poor reputation may adversely 
impact the company by decreasing 
the demand for its goods and 
services. It may also reduce the 
company’s production capacity, 
due to delayed planning approvals 
and supply chain interruptions.

A negative reputation may also 
block access to finance as 
investors move away from E&P 
companies and cause litigation 
damage from climate action.

Risk rating

Medium

Time horizon Medium term

Medium

Long term

Medium

Long term

Low

Short, medium and long term

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Technology

Market

Reputation

All pre-FEED activity costs 
regarding the Prinos CCS project 
are currently being funded by 
existing EU facilities. Energean.

Energean fully incorporates climate 
and market-risks into investment 
decision making to ensure risks are 
adequately managed.

Energean fully incorporates 
climate change-related risks into 
investment decision-making. The 
findings of the recently conducted 
scenario analysis exercise (see 
pages 27-28, as well as stringent 
stress-tests for new investments, 
inform our corporate strategy 
and investment decision-making, 
ensuring that climate change-
related risks are adequately 
considered in managing our 
portfolio.

Energean is assessing the risks 
associated with pollution, including 
climate related risks, at the 
company and asset level and takes 
all necessary control and mitigation 
measures which are reviewed the 
Audit & Risk Committee on an 
annual basis and included in the 
business risk management.

Transition risks

Risk

Policy/Legal

a) Energean is targeting to reduce its emissions 
to mitigate the impact of carbon taxes. In 
Greece, for example, it is currently evaluating the 
development of a CCS site in the Prinos asset, 
which has been included in the Recovery & 
Resilience Fund (RRF) implementation proposal 
for Greece.

b) Energean has imposed shadow pricing to be 
used as a sensitivity tool in order to assess the 
viability of the project in Israel. The annual free 
cash flow was not significantly affected and the 
project was proven not to lose value in the face 
of carbon taxation.

For more details on the impact of sensitivities 
to carbon prices, please refer to page 190 in the 
Estimation uncertainty section of the Financial 
Statements in this Annual Report

Currently impacted: Greece and UK (assets 
participate in the EU and UK ETS). Risk of future 
impact: Israel (Energean’s largest source of 
production in 2023) and Egypt

Energean’s 
response 
(mitigation)

Geographies 
impacted

Metrics used 
to evaluate 
risks

Greece and Italy are considered 
to be the most vulnerable assets 
regarding oil production.

Carbon emissions and carbon prices.

Realised commodity price

Greece and Italy are considered 
to be the most vulnerable assets, 
as per the TCFD scenario analysis 
modelling (see pages 27-28).

Highest risk related to oil 
production assets in Greece and 
Italy.

Realised commodity prices & Cost 
of Production (see pages 67-68)

Hydrocarbon spills & revenue (see 
pages 66-67)

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Opportunities

Opportunities

Resource efficiency

Energy source

Products/services

Markets

Resilience

Description

Financial impact

a) The continuous 
development of technology 
provides new opportunities 
in the field of resource 
efficiency. Optimized 
operations are able now to 
consume less water and 
energy, increasing the value 
of fixed assets and the 
production capacity.

b) Reinjection of sour 
gas in the Prinos field 
instead of processing it 
and thus reducing energy 
consumption.

a) Potentially resulting in 
increased revenues, while 
transition to more efficient 
buildings or application 
of more efficient available 
technology may lead to 
reduced operating costs 
through efficiency gains and 
cost reductions.

b) Reduces cost of 
processing sour gas and 
enhancing production 
through sour gas reinjection 
to the field.

The energy transition creates 
the opportunity for Energean 
to reorient its portfolio 
towards gas, which is deemed 
to be a transition fuel, and 
correspondingly increase 
production capacity.

The re-oriented portfolio leads 
to reduced operational costs 
due to lower process needs 
of the final product, which 
is mainly natural gas. The 
reduced exposure to GHG 
emissions due to the change 
in the energy mix leads to 
less sensitivity to changes 
of carbon cost. Additionally, 
the energy shift favours 
the company as there is 
increased capital availability 
with more investors to be 
interested in lower emissions 
producers. Finally, reputational 
benefits may be resulting due 
to the increased demand of 
low carbon services.

Development and/or 
expansion of low emission 
goods and services. Energean 
expects the development of 
appropriate carbon capture, 
and storage (CCS) technology 
in conjunction with blue-
hydrogen to provide low 
carbon energy to the market. 
We also expect to provide the 
opportunity to third parties to 
sequester their emission in 
parallel.

The products and services 
that emerge from CCS 
and Blue-Hydrogen may 
increase the revenues 
through demand for products 
and services with lower or 
zero emissions. Providing 
products of this kind provides 
better competitive position 
to reflect shifting customer 
preferences, resulting in 
increased revenues.

Energean’s gas focused 
strategy is aligned with 
the East Med’s rising gas 
demand.

The Companyy’s resilience to 
commodity price fluctuations 
comes hand in hand with the 
new market opportunities. 
Transition to gas production 
is considered the key to 
Company’s enhanced 
resilience to climate change.

Gas is considered to be 
the transition medium to a 
low-carbon future enhancing 
Company’s position with 
increased revenues.

Energean’s focus on gas, 
which is a lower carbon fuel 
than oil, combined with the 
long-term gas contracts 
with floor pricing in Israel 
and Egypt, protects the 
Company’s revenue stream 
from commodity price 
fluctuations.

Materiality level Medium

High

Medium

Time horizon

Short to medium

Short, medium and long term Medium to long term

Medium

Short term

High

Short to medium term

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Opportunities

Opportunities

Resource efficiency

Energy source

Products/services

Markets

Resilience

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Energean’s 
response 
(strategy 
to realise 
opportunity)

By shifting its portfolio 
towards gas, Energean can 
reduce its carbon emissions 
intensity whilst also increasing 
production capacity. Gas will 
make up 80% of its portfolio 
and Energean is investing in 
new gas-orientated assets 
included in the Edison E&P 
portfolio.

a) Energean assigned the 
management of climate 
change projects to a group 
company in Egypt named 
Egypt Energy Services 
(EES), engaged with energy 
efficiency projects from 
cradle to grave and projects 
also related to low carbon 
energy generation and carbon 
sequestration.

b) An engineering study of 
the re-injection process, 
modification of existing 
infrastructure, construction of 
new equipment and vessels 
and additional pipe-laying will 
need to be implemented.

Geographies 
impacted

Existing assets in Greece, 
Italy and Egypt are initially 
targeted.

All assets in all countries

Metrics used 
to evaluate 
opportunity

Total water usage and total 
energy consumption intensity 
(page 66)

% of production which is 
gas and operational costs 
(pages 39 and 67-68)

Energean aims to capitalise 
on the opportunity presented 
by CCS by drawing on the 
company’s existing expertise 
in managing reservoirs. 
Further to that, Energean is 
evaluating Blue-Hydrogen 
in conjunction with its CCS 
project at Prinos, Greece, and 
is exploring replicating this 
in other operated countries. 
Although the IEA notes that 
the supply chain may struggle 
with the number of planned 
projects, Energean believes 
this risk is low as the number 
of CCS sites currently under 
discussion for development 
in the East Mediterranean is 
low.

Initially Greece and 
subsequently Italy by utilising 
depleted fields. Further to 
that Energean also considers 
its opportunities to develop 
such projects in Israel as the 
Company’s future highest 
production asset.

CCS and hydrogen related 
revenue streams

Shifting production from 
oil to gas has already 
commenced by investing in 
gas fields that will further 
expand following Company’s 
policy.

Shifting production from oil to 
gas has already commenced 
by investing in gas fields that 
will further expand following 
Company’s policy.

Israel and Egypt are the 
Company’s main gas 
producers.

Israel and Egypt are the 
Company’s main gas 
producers.

Ability to attract investment

Revenue (page 67)

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c. 

 Describe the resilience of the organisation’s strategy, taking into consideration different climate-
related scenarios, including a 2°C or lower scenario

Energean  has  taken  decisive  steps  in  the  previous  decade  to  adjust  our  business  strategy  to  not  only 
mitigate climate change-related risks but also to capture opportunities. Over the past five years, Energean 
shifted its portfolio from 100% oil to more than 75% gas, recognising that gas plays an important role 
as a bridge fuel in the transition to a lower-carbon future. For example, in Israel, gas produced from our 
operations will be key in replacing high-carbon coal power plants and thus, will play a big role in lowering 
the country’s absolute emissions by around 3 million tonnes.

Portfolio resilience

Since  2021,  in  line  with  the  TCFD’s  recommendations,  we  have  tested  the  resilience  of  our  portfolio 
against  the  scenarios  from  the  International  Energy  Agency’s  (“IEA”)  annual  World  Energy  Outlook 
(“WEO”) report to address the risks and opportunities presented by a potential transition to a lower-carbon 
economy. Resilience is defined as the ability to generate value in a low-price environment. Energean is 
developing models to carry out scenario analysis on physical risks, which is not included in the analysis 
below. Energean has historically assessed asset sensitivity to natural disasters following the EU Directive 
2014/52/EU.

We  have  chosen  to  use  the  IEA  scenarios  as  it  enables  standardisation  in  approach  and  comparison 
between companies. The IEA’s scenarios change slightly each year – in the 2022 WEO report, the three 
scenarios are:

IEA’s 2022 WEO climate scenarios

Overview

Stated Policies 
Scenario (STEPS)

Announced Pledges 
Scenario (APS)

Does not take for granted 
that governments will 
reach all announced 
goals. Instead, it 
explores where the 
energy system might go 
without additional policy 
implementation

Takes account of all 
climate commitments 
made by governments 
around the world and 
assumes they will be 
met in full and on time

Net-Zero Emissions 
by 2050 Scenario 
(NZE)

Sets out a pathway for 
the global energy sector 
to achieve net-zero CO2 
emissions by 2050

Temperature rise

2.5°C by 2100

1.7°C by 2100

1.4°C in 2100

2030 oil price

2030 EU gas price

2030 carbon price

$82/bbl

$8.5/Mbtu

$90/tonne

$64/bbl

$7.9/Mbtu

$135/tonne

$35/bbl

$4.6/Mbtu

$140/tonne

Methodology

We have applied the IEA’s price forecasts for each scenario to our portfolio and have compared the impact 
on the net present value (“NPV”) for each country versus our base case budgetary assumptions. We have 
not included our exploration assets in this analysis.

The IEA provides 2030 and 2050 oil and gas prices for each scenario. It also provides 2030, 2040 and 
2050 carbon prices for each scenario. We have assumed a straight-line increase between the price points 
and then assumed flat prices from 2050 onwards. Because the IEA provides general oil and European gas 
prices, we have taken the differential between their base case and their forecast and applied this to our 
2021 base case for Brent and the various regional gas prices to generate comparable commodity price 
forecasts.

The  impact  to  net  present  values  described  below  are  based  on  the  development  of  our  2P  reserves 
position ‘as is’, and do not include any unsanctioned steps that we are taking to mitigate the impacts of 
climate change.

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Results

Net Present Value of portfolio6

STEPS

APS

NZE

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Israel

Egypt

Italy

Greece

UK

Croatia

Impact on NPV

 >0%

 0 to -10%

 -11 to -55%

 >-56%

Our portfolio continues to create value under all scenarios and our gas-focused business positions us 
strongly to adapt to changing demand in a carbon-constrained world.

Under the NZE, the NPV is reduced by 17% overall compared to the base case, but remains positive. This 
is because the portfolio is predominately gas weighted and thus is largely protected against falls in oil 
prices.

In Israel, gas revenues are protected against fluctuations in international commodity prices as there are 
fixed gas contracts with floor pricing. Only under the NZE is there a minor impact on the NPV (-8%) due 
to the price realised for the liquids stream. Likewise in Egypt, gas revenues are protected with cap and 
collar and floor pricing – the change to NPV seen under the NZE is due to Brent falling below $40/bbl and 
because of lower liquid prices received compared to our base case forecast.

Our  assets  in  Italy  and  Greece  are  more  exposed  to  the  effects  of  lower  commodity  prices  under  the 
scenarios considered. We are already taking steps to mitigate this impact, and are looking at longer-term, 
climate  friendly  solutions,  including  carbon  capture  solutions.  Energean  is  a  nimble  operator  with  the 
ability to deliver solutions that deliver maximum value for our shareholders, and we view scenario analysis 
as a key tool in continuing to deliver upon this as we move into a lower-carbon world.

Further information on the potential impact of commodity price assumptions and the risks associated 
with climate change can be found in the Group’s impairment assessment within the Financial Statements 
of this Annual Report on pages 190-195.

Carbon price forecast

Energean  uses  an  internal  price  on  carbon  to  stress-test  new  projects,  acquisitions  and  investments. 
This  allows  us  to  measure  the  impact  of  any  investment  decision  on  the  company’s  carbon  footprint, 
and to determine whether any future investments would increase our carbon intensity. Furthermore, the 
internal price on carbon ensures that we include the possibility of additional carbon taxation schemes 
being introduced which would result in a reduction of our income and valuation on individual assets.

6  Relative to Energean’s budget planning Brent oil price of $60/bbl.

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Our internal carbon prices for countries which do not currently have a regulated carbon tax market (e.g. 
outside of the EU and UK ETS regions) are:

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Year

2023

2025

2035

2050

($/tCO2)

35 – 40

34 – 50

100 – 110

150 – 160

This carbon price is based upon an average of the IEA’s NZE scenario in their 2022 WEO Report and the 
current carbon removal cost on the voluntary market, inflated at the same rate as the IEA’s NZE scenario.

The internal carbon price helps mitigate future potential climate change impacts by helping us safeguard 
the value of future investments under different scenarios where the cost of emitting GHG increases as a 
result of more stringent regulated trading schemes. In our sensitivity analysis, we have seen that climate 
change constitutes a significant risk (albeit with a low probability) in this respect. Engineering solutions 
have been incorporated in the design of future projects and in operational performance improvements 
to emissions, in addition to considerations around carbon capture and offsetting projects in the medium 
term.

We have already pivoted our portfolio predominantly toward gas as part of an overall strategic decision to 
more strongly position the company to meet global energy needs in a carbon-constrained world.

We use carbon prices in our asset impairment tests and in the annual Competent Person’s Report (“CPR”) 
(an  independent  appraisal  of  our  oil  and  gas  assets).  The  lack  of  net-zero-aligned  global  and  national 
policies  and  frameworks  increases  the  uncertainty  around  how  carbon  pricing  and  other  regulatory 
mechanisms  will  be  implemented  in  the  future.  This  makes  it  harder  to  determine  the  appropriate 
assumptions to be taken into account in our financial planning and investment decision processes.

Risk Management: Disclose how the organisation identifies, assesses, and manages climate-related 
risks

As  discussed  above,  Energean  considers  climate  change  and  GHG  emissions  a  material  risk  factor. 
Energean first recognised climate change as a rapidly emerging risk in 2019. Climate change related risks 
and  opportunities  are  fully  integrated  with  Energean’s  multi-disciplinary,  Group-wide  risk  management 
process.  The  risk  management  framework  ensures  effective  identification,  assessment,  control  and 
monitoring  of  climate  change-related  risks  against  their  potential  financial,  legal,  physical,  market  and 
reputational impact, and further ensures that key strategic and commercial decisions are assessed by 
reference to their financial importance.

Energean  monitors  the  risks  associated  with  physical  and  transition-related  risks  to  ensure  these  are 
being managed within our overall risk appetite over different time horizons.

Please  refer  to  the  Risk  Management  section  between  pages  74-91  of  this  Annual  Report  for  further 
information.

Metrics and Targets: Disclose the metrics and targets used to assess and manage relevant climate-
related risks and opportunities where such information is material

a. 

 Disclose the metrics used by the organisation to assess climate-related risks and opportunities 
in line with its strategy and risk management process

The key metric we used to track our progress against our energy transition strategy to be Net Zero by 
2050 is the carbon intensity of our portfolio across scope 1 and 2 emissions, on an equity-share basis.

Executive  remuneration  is  partly  linked  to  sustainability  metrics,  which  includes  emission  reductions, 
which is one of the Group’s KPIs. Please refer to pages 127-147 in the Corporate Governance section for 
further detail.

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Energean’s net-zero plan

Figure 4. Climate change plan7

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Energean intends to reach net-zero by 2050 (scope 1 and 2 emissions) via the following steps:

1. 

Increase percentage of gas in portfolio (short-term plan).

a.  This  has  already  been  achieved,  with  our  production  being  75%  gas  weighted  in  2022 

(versus 0% in our baseline year of 2019)

2.  Asset performance optimisation

a.  Zero-routine flaring implemented at all operated sites

b.  Renewable-sourced electricity used at all operated sites

c.  Continued investment in methane emissions monitoring and reduction and encourage our 

JVs to engage in this target

d. 

Investment  in  technical  solutions  such  as  energy  efficiency  management  and  fuel 
replacement to reduce absolute emissions

3.  Natural-Based Solution (“NBS”) Projects

a. 

Invest in NBS projects to generate or purchase carbon removals for less than 50% of the 
total  projected  carbon  emissions  of  our  equity  share  production.  Our  carbon  removals 
portfolio is expected to involve a mixture of NBS technologies, such as forestry, soil, blue 
carbon and biochar etc.

4.  Carbon Capture & Storage and Eco-Hydrogen

a. 

Investment in CCS projects to inject emissions from ourselves and others

i. 

 Our Prinos CCS project in Greece is the most advanced. We have also signed an MOU 
with Shell in Egypt and exploring other CCS projects across the portfolio

b.  Evaluate and invest in Eco-Hydrogen projects

7 

 2019  is  pre-Edison  acquisition  inclusion.  2020  pro  forma  emissions  intensity  are  presented  as  if  Edison  E&P  results  were 
consolidated for the entire year, as the locked box date of the transaction was 1 January 2019.

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Short-term plan

Our short-term plan, which extends to 2025, to reduce the Group’s absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions, 
includes: increased efficiency of production installations by optimising performance and replacing fuel 
sources, using low or zero carbon electricity and re-focusing our production mix from oil to gas. We are 
also evaluating opportunities to invest in natural based solution (“NBS”) projects, which are defined as 
actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal 
challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits 
by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Examples of projects include reforestation.

2022 progress on reaching our emission reduction targets

• 

• 

In  2022,  we  reduced  our  equity  share  carbon  emissions  intensity  to  16.0  kgCO2e/boe,  a  13% 
reduction y-o-y.
In 2022, 75% of our working interest production was gas, up from 72% in 2021 and up from 0% in 
2019 (Energean standalone)

•  All  operated  sites  (which  require  electricity)  purchase  electricity  generated  by  renewables.  As  a 
result,  our  absolute scope 2 emissions  from  our  operated sites  reduced by 79% in 2022  versus 
2021.
In 2022, we performed three methane emissions detection campaigns at major sites in Italy. The 
results found minimal amounts of fugitive emissions, requiring minimal corrective actions for one 
asset, and no further action in the other two

• 

Medium to long-term plan

Following  these  initial  actions,  we  will  maintain  and  intensify  our  efforts  towards  reducing  carbon 
emissions. Remaining emissions will be balanced with an equivalent amount sequestered or offset, or 
through buying enough carbon credits to make up the difference. Energean is currently working on various 
projects, including Carbon Capture and Storage (“CCS”) opportunities across its portfolio.

CCS Progress

At  Energean,  we  believe  there  is  considerable  opportunity  to  employ  efficient  CCS  technologies  in  the 
regions  we  operate.  Besides  capacity  from  our  own  assets,  we  believe  that  there  will  also  be  external 
interest, e.g. from power plants, in providing their produced CO2 to be stored in our company’s depleted 
reservoirs. Energean is a highly experienced offshore operator and developer, and thus is well placed to 
realise such projects.

In 2022, we completed pre-FEED activities at our Prinos CCS project in Greece, the results of which are 
currently  being  analysed.  The  Greek  Government  also  awarded  Energean  a  CO2  Storage  Exploration 
Licence in 2022 which enables Energean to proceed with FEED activities.

In  February  2023,  Energean  Egypt  signed  a  memorandum  of  understanding  (“MoU”)  with  Shell  Egypt 
to  explore  a  mutually  beneficial  decarbonisation  solution.  The  proposed  partnership  is  addressing  a 
major CCS feasibility challenge, which is the ability to connect sizeable carbon emitters to an adequate 
geological structure. The study will focus on the decarbonisation of the LNG terminal in Idku operated 
by Shell through capturing and storing the carbon dioxide in a depleted reservoir in the Abu Qir offshore 
concession operated by Energean. Future development stages will permit such facility to take emissions 
from other industrial emitters (e.g. fertilisers).

Recognitions of our climate change strategy

Energean  continued  its  participation  in  the  Climate  Disclosure  Project  in  2022,  in  which  we  promoted 
disclosure transparency and further developed our climate change initiatives.

The climate change rating assesses the level of detail and comprehensiveness of the content, as well as 
the company’s awareness of climate change issues, management methods and progress towards action 
taken on climate change.

The supplier engagement rating assesses performance on governance, targets, scope 3 emissions, and 
value chain engagement.

We were awarded an improved score of A- in 2022 on climate change (up from B in 2021 and B- in 2020) 
based on our strategy and set targets.

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b. 

 Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the 
related risks

Emissions Intensity 
(Equity Share)*

Scope 1 (kgCO2e/
boe)

Scope 2 (kgCO2e/
boe)

Scope 1 and 2 
(kgCO2e/boe)

Scope 3 (Operated 
share, kgCO2e)

2022

2021

Pro 
forma 
20208

2020

Target
2035

Target 
2050

15.9

18.3

19.5

37.7

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.2

16.0

18.4

19.8

37.9

Reduce scope 1 
& 2 by 2035 to 
2-4 kgCO2e/boe

0

0

0

**

1,889,018

1,488,772

1,488,772 No target

No target

* Methodologies used to calculate scope 1 emissions include the standards and protocols of EU ETS, IPCC, 
Concawe and EPA. Scope 2 emissions were calculated using the GHG protocol standards.

** To be disclosed in the 2023 CDP climate change questionnaire

For further detail on our GHG emissions, please refer to the table in the ‘Our environment, our highest 
commitment’ section between pages 65-66 in this Annual Report.

c. 

 Describe the targets used by the organisation to manage climate-related risks and opportunities 
and performance against targets

Energean is committed to be Net Zero by 2050 across its absolute scope 1 and scope 2 emissions on an 
equity share basis. In 2019, we pledged to reduce the carbon intensity of our business by 85% by 2023 
(from the 2019 base year). We are on track to meet this, as we expect our 2023 emissions intensity to be 
between 7-9 kgCO2e/boe in 2023, primarily driven by the start-up Karish which has a low carbon intensity 
of between 4-5 kgCO2e/boe. We also have a 2035 target to reduce our emissions intensity to 2-4 kgCO2e/
boe. These targets are continuously monitored by our HSE Director as well as the CEO and the Board.

8 

 Reserves are pro forma Energean + Edison plus the acquisition of Kerogen’s 30% holding in Energean Israel Limited (“EISL”). The 
transaction closed on 25 February 2021.

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Market Overview

Brent oil price

In the first half of 2022, oil prices rose significantly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This increased 
supply  concerns,  which  were  already  elevated  because  of  low  global  crude  oil  inventories  following 
withdrawals to meet rising demand after pandemic-related restrictions eased. In the second half of 2022, 
oil prices generally decreased amidst rising concerns about a possible recession.

Brent averaged $99.0/bbl in 2022, a 40% increase from 2021 levels. Brent varied significantly from a daily 
low of $76.1/bbl in September 2022 to a high of $128.0/bbl in March 2022.

Our liquids production in Israel, Italy, Egypt and the UK is Brent-linked.

Focus on gas

Over 75% of our production is from gas fields. Gas prices from production in Italy, the UK and Croatia are 
linked to the European gas market. Our contracts in Israel have fixed long-term floor prices. In Egypt, gas 
prices are linked to Brent but include cap and collar pricing, with fixed prices between $40 and $75/bbl.

European gas prices

European  gas  prices  were  highly  volatile  in  2022,  with  the  Italian  PSV  reaching  daily  highs  of  €309.0/
MWh in August 2022 and lows of €23.5/MWh in November 2022. The average PSV price in 2022 was 
€125.0/MWh. Cuts in Russian gas supply to Europe, combined with falling domestic supply, hot summer 
temperatures and poor renewable-energy generation, caused gas prices to jump in the first 9-months of 
the year. Gas prices subsequently fell due to unseasonably warm weather and high gas storage levels.

Israel

Gas

In 2022, Israel’s third gas field, Karish, commenced production in October 2022, following Leviathan (first 
gas in December 2019) and Tamar (2013). Tamar produced 10.1 Bcm in 2022 and Leviathan produced 
approximately  11Bcm  (based  upon  8.5  bcm  reported  between  Q1-Q3  2022).  Of  this,  Tamar  exported 
8.7 Bcm to Egypt. Leviathan, between Q1-Q3 2022, exported 5.6 Bcm (3.6 Bcm to Egypt and 2.0 Bcm to 
Jordan).9

Since 2018, the Ministry of Energy has focused its efforts on transitioning to greener sources of energy 
through the increased use of gas and renewables, while phasing out coal. The Israeli government aims to 
convert all coal powered stations in the country to gas by 2025 and is targeting a fuel mix of 70% gas and 
30% renewable energy by 2030.

In 2022, demand for gas in Israel was approximately 12.7 Bcm. Israel’s long-term gas demand outlook 
remains  robust,  with  demand  forecast  to  grow  to  17.0  Bcm  by  2025  and  approximately  21.5  Bcm  by 
2035.10 Natural gas demand increase is driven by the enduring growth in electricity demand, as well as by 
a transition of fuel mix, from coal and oil to natural gas and renewables.

Liquids

Karish,  Karish  North  and  Tanin  contain  total  2P  liquids  reserves  of  95.6  MMboe  (as  of  year-end  2022 
CPR). The Energean Power FPSO  has onboard storage facilities that can store up to 800,000 barrels of 
liquid. The hydrocarbon liquids are exported via tankers to international markets.

In October 2022, Energean signed a sale and purchase agreement with Vitol for the marketing of a number 
of cargoes of Karish blend hydrocarbon liquids. The first shipment of crude was offloaded in February 
2023.

Energean  expects,  based  on  analysis  of  individual  well  test  samples,  that  the  Karish  blend  trades  at  a 
similar price point to Asgard blend, given the similarity in their characteristics. The realised price is market 
price less certain freight, logistics and marketing costs.

9 

10 

Tamar data from Isramco Negev 2 LP’s 2022 report, Leviathan data from NewMed Energy’s Q3 2022 presentation
BDO March 2023 report

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Egypt

Egypt’s  gas  market  has  seen  substantial  change  over  the  past  two  decades,  owing  to  several  large 
domestic discoveries, headlined by Eni’s super-giant Zohr field in 2015. Zohr reached first gas in 2017, 
enabling the country to move from being a net importer to net exporter of gas. Egypt also started importing 
gas from Israel in January 2020, realising its ambitions to become a regional gas hub.

However, a lack of a major discovery between 2016-2021, combined with rising gas demand (63.1 Bcm 
in 2020 rising to 71.5 Bcm in 2025 and 78.8 Bcm in 2030)11 will result in Egypt becoming a net importer of 
gas early this decade. In January 2023, Chevron and Eni announced that they had discovered 3.5 tcf (c. 
100 bcm) with their Nargis-1 exploration well, located offshore Egypt. Even if this discovery is developed, 
Egypt still requires more discoveries to be made to meet both its domestic demand growth and its pledge 
to become a regional energy hub12.

Energean has a MOU with EGAS for the sale and purchase of up to 3 Bcm/yr of natural gas on average 
for a period of 10 years, commencing with initial volumes of up to 1 Bcm/yr. There are existing export 
pipelines from Israel to Egypt that Energean could utilise.

11  BDO March 2023 report
12  Welligence – Chevron hits major gas discovery offshore Egypt – what happens next? January 2023

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Our Key Performance Indicators

We measure performance over a range of key operational, commercial, financial and non-financial metrics 
to ensure the sustainable management of our long-term success. This keeps us focused on our strategic 
objectives, whilst allowing us to remain agile and responsive to external events.

Energean completed the acquisition of Edison E&P on 17 December 2020, and in doing so, reinforced its 
commitment to the Mediterranean region. The economic reference date of the transaction was 1 January 
2019 and all results subsequent to this date accrue to Energean. However, for accounting purposes, the 
figures for Edison E&P are only consolidated into the financial statements subsequent to the completion 
date; all results between the economic reference date and the completion date are reflected through a 
series  of  completion  adjustments  and  are  incorporated  in  the  net  consideration.  Throughout  the  Key 
Performance Indicators section, both 2020 operational and financial results are presented on an actual 
and pro forma (Energean plus Edison E&P) basis.

Operational

We continued our strong track record of growing reserves and resources with a 20% y-o-y increase vs 
2021, while production performance was 41.2 kboepd (75% gas) in 2022.

1.  Working Interest Production

Working Interest Production

kboepd

2022

41.2

2021

41.0

Pro forma 2020

2020

48.3

3.6

Objective: Energean is focused on maximising production from its existing asset base and delivering net 
production of at least 200 kboepd from its gas-weighted portfolio in H2 2024.

2022 progress:

•  Average working interest production of approximately 41.2 kboepd in 2022
•  First gas achieved at Karish on 26 October 2022
•  NEA/NI  brought  onstream  in  March  2023;  three  further  development  projects  (Karish  North, 

Cassiopea and Epsilon) progressed and expected onstream end-2023, 2024 and 2024

2.  2P Reserves and 2C Resources

2P Reserves

MMboe

2C Reserves

MMboe

2022

1,161

2022

217

2021

965

2021

188

Pro forma 202013

2020

982

762

Pro forma 202013

2020

158

158

Objective: Energean aims to replace the reserves it has produced and grow its reserve and resource base 
through a combination of successful exploration and appraisal and selective value accretive acquisitions.

2022 progress:

•  19% year-on-year increase in 2P + 2C reserves and resources to approximately 1,378 MMboe, 77% 
gas, driven primarily by the Athena, Zeus, Hermes and Hercules discoveries as part of the 2022 
Israel growth drilling campaign
In 2022, 15 MMboe was produced and 210 MMboe was added to 2P reserves, which equates to a 
reserve replacement ratio of +1400%

• 

13 

 Reserves are pro forma Energean + Edison plus the acquisition of Kerogen’s 30% holding in Energean Israel Limited (“EISL”). The 
transaction closed on 25 February 2021.

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Financial

Energean  is  focused  on  increasing  production  from  its  large-scale,  gas-focused  portfolio  to  deliver 
material free cash and maximise total shareholder return.

1.  Revenues

Sales Revenues

$ million

2022

737.1

2021

497.0

Pro forma 2020

2020

335.9

28.0

Objective: Energean’s near-term target is to generate revenues in excess of $2.5 billion per annum. With 
approximately 1,161 million boe of 2P reserves to be monetised and a revenue growth profile underpinned 
by gas sold under largely fixed price contracts, we at Energean believe this target is both achievable and 
sustainable.

2022 progress:

•  2022 revenues of $737.1 million

•  2022 revenue was higher than 2021 primarily because of higher realised commodity prices
•  Abu  Qir  Production  Sharing  Contract  (“PSC”)  amendment  increased  the  gas  sales  price 

from November 2022, resulting in higher revenues

2.  Cost of Production14

Cost of Production

$/boe

2022

18.9

2021

17.5

Pro forma 2020

2020

11.3

21.4

Objective:  Following  completion  of  the  Edison  E&P  acquisition  Energean  has  started  to  implement 
programmes to further the reduction of operating costs with the aim of creating a sustainable low-cost 
business. The Group’s near-term cost of production (operating costs plus all royalties) target is $9-11/
boe.

2022 progress:

•  The increase in cash unit production cost was primarily driven by increased royalties paid in Italy 

and increased energy costs across the group

3.  Adjusted EBITDAX15

Adjusted EBITDAX

$ million

2022

421.6

2021

212.1

Pro forma 2020

107.7

2020

(8.3)

Objective: Energean aims to maximise EBITDAX to maintain the profitability of the business. The Group 
expects to grow EBITDAX to $1.75 billion per annum in the short-term through the successful delivery of 
sanctioned key growth projects.

2022 progress:

•  2022 adjusted EBITDAX was higher than 2021 because of higher revenue partially offset by higher 

operating costs from the enlarged group

4.  Cash Flow from Operating Activities

Cash Flow  
from Operating Activities

$ million

2022

272.2

2021

132.5

Pro forma 2020

2020

137.0

1.5

•  The increase was primarily driven by higher realised commodity prices versus 2021

14 

15 

 The  Group  uses  certain  measures  of  performance  that  are  not  specifically  defined  under  IFRS  or  other  generally  accepted 
accounting principles. These non-IFRS measures include Cost of Production. More information can be found in the Financial 
Review section, under the heading ‘Non-IFRS measures’.
 The  Group  uses  certain  measures  of  performance  that  are  not  specifically  defined  under  IFRS  or  other  generally  accepted 
accounting principles. These non-IFRS measures include adjusted EBITDAX. More information can be found in the Financial 
Review section, under the heading ‘Non-IFRS measures’.

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5.  (Loss)/Profit After Tax

Profit After Tax

$ million

2022

17.3

2021

(96.2)

Pro forma 2020

(416.4)

2020

(92.9)

•  The increase was primarily driven by higher realised commodity prices versus 2021, partially offset 

through the windfall taxes in Italy

Net-zero carbon emissions

Energean’s aim is to lead the energy transition in the eastern Mediterranean through a strategic focus on 
gas and achieve its net-zero ambition by 2050.

1.  Carbon Intensity Reduction

Carbon Intensity  
on equity share*

KgCO2e/boe (Scope 1 and 2)

2022

16.0

2021

18.3

Pro forma 2020

19.8

2020

37.9

*Methodologies  used  to  calculate  scope  1  emissions  include  the  standards  and  protocols  of  EU  ETS,  IPCC,  Concawe  and  EPA. 
Scope 2 emissions were calculated using the GHG protocol standards.

Objective: In 2019, we were the first E&P company in the world to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050. 
As part of this commitment, we pledged to reduce by the carbon intensity of our business, by 85% by 
2023, versus our 2019 base year16.

Energean used internationally recognised standards and guidance to calculate its GHG emissions. We 
followed the recommendations of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, as well as guidance from IPIECA, the 
UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the International Energy Agency (IEA), 
the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the EU Emission Trading System. Our 
scope 1 emissions under the EU ETS have been verified by TUV Austria Hellas.

2022 progress:

•  We delivered a 13% year-on-year reduction in the carbon intensity of our operations to 16.0 kgCO2e/

boe on equity share basis

HSE

Energean  is  fully  committed  to  behaving  responsibly  and  conducting  its  business  with  integrity  in 
everything it does.

1.  Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate

LTI Frequency Rate

No. per million hours worked17

2022

0.47

2021

0.33

Pro forma 2020

0.63

2020

0.65

Objective: Energean is committed to managing its operations in a safe and reliable manner to prevent 
major accidents and to provide a high level of protection to its employees and contractors. Our target is 
to keep the LTIF Rate below 0.50.

2022 progress:

• Safe and reliable operations, zero serious injuries
• Zero environmental damage and zero oil spills
• Zero health damage and occupational illnesses

16  Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
17  Refers to employees and contractors.

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Total shareholder return

In  September  2022,  Energean  declared  its  maiden  quarterly  dividend,  aligned  with  its  commitment  to 
return an initial $50 million to shareholders per quarter no later than the end of 2022.

In  total,  Energean  returned  US$0.60/share  to  shareholders  (approximately  $106  million)  in  2022,
representing two-quarters of dividend payments.

In  2023,  Energean  intends  to  continue  to  pay  quarterly  dividends  to  its  shareholders  in  line  with  its 
previously communicated dividend policy, which includes:

• Targeting to pay cumulative dividends of at least $1 billion by the end of 2025

•• This is underpinned by predictable cashflows, largely insulated from commodity price fluctuation,
thanks to long-term gas contracts with floor-price protection and high take-or-pay provisions

• Paying a dividend of at least $50 million per quarter. The amount will ramp-up in line with Energean’s
near-term production and revenue targets to at least $100 million per quarter, as the Company’s
developments come onstream during the next 18 months

• The  Board  and  Management  will  regularly  review  its  capital  allocation  to  ensure  that  sufficient
liquidity remains within the Group, to continue Energean’s organic growth strategy and consider the
potential for opportunistic M&A and/or supplementary capital returns to shareholders.

• Energean is targeting to reduce net debt/EBITDAX on a Group consolidated basis to levels below

1.5x and sees this being met no later than 2024

• Post 2025, Energean targets maintenance of a progressive dividend policy, in line with its focus on

maximising total shareholder returns

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Review of Operations

Production

Group working interest production averaged 41.2 kboepd in 2022 (2021: 41.0 kboepd). 2022 production 
was higher than 2021 because of the start-up of production from Karish on 26 October 2022.

Working interest hydrocarbon production (kboepd)

Israel

Egypt

Rest of portfolio

Total

Israel

Karish

2022

5.4 (92% gas)

25.1 (87% gas)

10.7 (40% gas)

41.2 (75% gas)

2021

N/A

29.1 (87% gas)

11.9 (36% gas)

41.0 (72% gas)

Production commenced at Karish on 26 October 2022, marking a pivotal milestone for Energean. All three 
wells (Karish Main-01, 02 and 03) had been opened before year end. Data collected from the wells has 
demonstrated the reservoir’s ability to produce in line with expectations.

Sales  gas  between  26  October  2022  and  31  December  2022  totalled  0.28  bcm.  Notwithstanding  the 
excellent  reservoir  deliverability,  this  was  lower  than  projected  as  a  result  of  the  project  being  in  the 
commissioning  phase,  during  which  variability  in  production  is  higher  than  in  the  post-commissioning 
phase.

Further to the progress of commissioning activities on the Karish Field and the Energean Power FPSO, 
Energean is, at the time of writing, now sequentially notifying gas buyers that the commissioning period 
under the GSPAs has ended and the start date for commercial obligations has commenced. Energean 
expects to have completed this process for all gas buyers by the end of March 2023.

The history of Karish

In 2016, Energean acquired the Karish and Tanin licences from NewMed Energy (formerly Delek Drilling) 
and in March 2018, Energean took FID on Karish. An EPCIC contract was then signed with Technip to 
build  the  Energean  Power  FPSO.  First  steel  was  cut  in  China  in  November  2018  and  in  April  2020  the 
hull  arrived  in  Singapore  for  the  integration  of  the  topsides.  The  Covid  pandemic  lead  to  shut-downs 
in  the  yard,  which  impacted  the  timely  completion  and  sail-away  of  the  FPSO,  which  occurred  in  April 
2022. The FPSO then arrived in Israeli waters in June 2022, following which the hook-up of the wells and 
commissioning process occurred prior to first gas.

Karish North

In January 2021, Energean reached FID at the 1.2 Tcf (34 Bcm) Karish North field, 21-months after the 
announcement of the discovery. The field is being commercialised via a low-cost tie-back to the Energean 
Power FPSO, which is situated approximately 5 kilometres away.

The Karish North development well was successfully drilled as part of the 2022 growth drilling campaign. 
Key upcoming activities ahead of Karish North first gas include installation of the Karish North manifold, 
umbilical and spool, ahead of opening of the well before year-end 2023.

The  production  capacity  from  the  first  well  is  expected  to  be  up  to  300  MMscf/d  (approximately  
3 Bcm/yr). A second well is expected to be drilled in 2026 and, combined with later life workovers to both 
wells, is expected to be sufficient to fully develop the 256 MMboe of 2P reserves.

Second Oil Train and Gas Sales Riser

In  May  2021,  Energean  took  FID  on  two  high-return  growth  projects.  The  first,  a  second  oil  train  on 
the FPSO that will increase the liquids capacity from 18 kboepd to 32 kboepd, at minimal incremental 
operating costs. The second, a second gas sales riser, will enable gas production and delivery at the full 
8 Bcm/yr capacity of the FPSO.

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Both projects made good progress in 2022, with first steel cut at the yard in Dubai in H2 2022 for the 
second  oil  train.  The  second  export  riser  and  the  Karish  North  flowline  were  transported  from  the  UK 
to  Israel  in  March  2023.  The  riser  will  be  installed  shortly  and  will  connect  the  production  facilities  on 
the FPSO to the pipeline-to-shore. The second oil train will be installed and commissioned in-situ, and is 
expected to be ready to process hydrocarbon liquids by year-end 2023.

Gas and Liquids Contracts

GSPAs

Energean has signed gas sales agreements (“Agreements”) for the supply of approximately 7.4 Bcm/yr of 
gas on plateau. The weighted average tenor of the GSPAs is 15 years. All Agreements include provisions 
for floor pricing and take-or-pay and / or exclusivity, providing a high level of certainty over revenues from 
the Karish, Karish North and Tanin projects over the next 20 years.

2022 activities

In March 2022, Energean signed a supply agreement with the Israel Electric Company (“IEC”), the largest 
natural gas consumer in Israel for Karish Gas. The gas price is determined a month ahead, with volumes 
determined  on  a  daily  basis.  The  agreement  started  upon  the  commencement  of  first  gas  production 
from Karish, and is valid for an initial one-year period with an option to extend subject to ratification by 
both parties.

In  May  2022,  Energean  signed  a  new  GSPA,  representing  up  to  0.8  bcm/yr,  to  supply  gas  to  the  East 
Hagit Power Plant Limited Partnership (“EH Partnership”), a partnership between the Edeltech Group and 
Shikun & Binui Energy. The GSPA is for a term of approximately 15 years, for a total contract quantity of 
up  to  12  bcm.  The  contract  contains  provisions  regarding  floor  pricing,  offtake  exclusivity  and  a  price 
indexation mechanism (not Brent price linked).

In July 2022, Energean Israel signed a new GSPA, representing 0.08 bcm/yr, to supply gas to Shapir-G.E.S 
Concessionaire IPP Ltd for the Ashdod Desalination Plant. The GSPA is for a term of 20 years starting 
from January 2024 and includes take-or-pay provisions and floor pricing.

Liquids

In October 2022, Energean signed a sale and purchase agreement with Vitol for the marketing of a number 
of cargoes of Karish blend hydrocarbon liquids.

The first sale of Karish hydrocarbon liquids was completed in February 2023, and Energean expects Israel 
to contribute 15 – 18 kboepd of hydrocarbon liquids production in 2023, at an estimated one sale per 
month.

Energean  expects,  based  on  analysis  of  individual  well  test  samples,  that  Karish  blend  will  trade  at  a 
similar price point to Asgard blend, given the similarity in their characteristics. The realised price will be 
market price less certain freight, logistics and marketing costs.

Exploration

In 2022, Energean drilled four exploration wells, offshore Israel. Energean’s growth drilling programme 
discovered and de-risked approximately 73 bcm (approximately 480 MMboe).

•  Athena and Zeus (part of Olympus Area)

• • 

 The  Athena  (May  2022)  and  Zeus  (November  2022)  wells,  block  12,  discovered  25  bcm 
(approximately  167  MMboe)  of  natural  gas  resources.  D&M’s  analysis  determined  that  the 
proximate  Hera  prospect,  was  also  sufficiently  de-risked  to  be  classified  as  2P  reserves. 
Together, these total 31 bcm of 2P reserves. This, in turn, substantially de-risked a further 37 
bcm (approximately 243 MMboe) of prospective resources across the Olympus Area in nearby 
prospects that have equivalent geological properties and seismic attributes.

•  Hermes (part of Arcadia Area)

• • 

 Following  post-well  studies,  recoverable  resources  in  the  Hermes  discovery  (October  2022), 
block 31, are now estimated to be approximately 5 bcm (32 MMboe). The results from this well 
have provided important additional information about Orpheus and Poseidon, nearby prospects, 
that may be future targets of appraisal activity to firm up resource volumes within this area, 
which Energean has named the “Arcadia Area”

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•  Energean  is  preparing  notices  of  commerciality  for  both  the  Olympus  Area  and  Arcadia  Area, 

required for the conversion of those exploration licences into development leases

•  Hercules

• • 

In December 2022, the Hercules well, block 23, made a discovery in the Miocene. The C and D 
sands are estimated to contain mean Gas Initially In Place (“GIIP”) of approximately 3 bcm. This 
excludes discovered volumes in the A and B sands (which were the subject of the upgrade to 
discovered Athena resource volumes in November 2022), which are currently being evaluated, 
and  volumes  will  be  communicated  once  available,  along  with  Energean’s  assessment  of 
commerciality of the discovery. The large, deeper, liquids target in the Hercules prospect was 
not considered drill-ready and remains a potential target of future exploration.

Egypt

Production

The Abu Qir gas-condensate field offshore Egypt was the largest producing asset in the Group’s portfolio 
in 2022. The field delivered 25.1 kboepd of working interest production in the 12 months to 31 December 
2022, approximately 87% of which was gas. The NAQ-PII6 well was brought onstream in September 2022 
at a rate of 26 MMscfd, which increased Q4 production versus the previous quarters.

Production is expected to grow in 2023, as the remaining three NEA/NI wells are brought online.

Development

NEA/NI subsea tieback

In January 2021, Energean sanctioned the NEA/NI project, which is in shallow-water offshore Egypt and 
neighbouring  the  Abu  Qir  concession.  An  EPCI  contract  for  the  four  subsea  wells  and  the  associated 
tie-back  to  the  Abu  Qir  NAQ  PIII  platform  and  associated  infrastructure  was  awarded  to  TechnipFMC 
in February 2021.

The NEA/NI project achieved first gas in March 2023, following the completion of the NEA6 well in January 
2023. The remaining three wells are expected online throughout 2023. The project contains an estimated 
39 MMboe of 2P reserves according to D&M. Peak working interest production is anticipated to be around 
15 kboepd.

Abu Qir infill drilling programme

Energean expects to drill an additional four wells on the Abu Qir licence in 2024.

Exploration

North East Hap’y Offshore

Energean expects to participate in an exploration well targeting the Orion prospect (W.I. 30%) along with 
its partner IEOC (ENI; 70%; operator) on the North East Hap’y block, offshore Egypt, in 2023. Energean 
expects to farm down 12% of its interest to 18% in the North East Hap’y block ahead of spudding the well.

East Bir El-Nus concession (Block-8)

On 3 January 2022, an international consortium led by Energean Egypt (50% operator and Croatia’s INA, 
d.d. 50%) was awarded an exploration licence for the East Bir El-Nus concession (Block-8), in the Western 
Desert of Egypt. The award is in line with Energean’s strategy to increase and diversify its presence in 
Egypt and reinforces its commitment to the country.

The work programme for the licence includes a 180 linear km 2D seismic survey, a 200km2 3D seismic 
survey  plus  two  exploration  wells,  which  are  expected  to  target  estimated  resources  (in  place)  of 
approximately 100 MMboe.

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Europe

Production

Working  interest  production  from  the  Group’s  European  portfolio  averaged  10.7  kboepd  (40%  gas)  in 
2022.

Italy – Cassiopea development

The Cassiopea project (180 Bcf 2P reserves), in which Energean has a 40% non-operated equity stake, 
remains on track for 2024. The field will deliver plateau working interest production rates of approximately 
10  kboepd  (100%  gas)  from  the  middle  of  the  decade,  providing  more  than  30%  of  the  region’s  gas 
consumption. Onshore work is progressing well and offshore installation activities are expected to begin 
in Q2 2023. The operator expects to start drilling activities in the summer 2023, which includes two new 
wells and two recompletions. Upside exists within the surrounding area from potential satellite tie-back 
options, including the Gemini and Centauro prospects, which Energean expects to participate it, with its 
partner ENI, in 2024.

Greece – Epsilon Development

Energean’s Epsilon project involves three wells (which were pre-drilled in 2019 and require completion) 
from the new-build Lamda platform, which will be tied-back to the existing Prinos complex.

First oil from the Epsilon development, which has 2P reserves of 23.6 MMboe in aggregate, is expected in 
2024. The installation of the platform jacket at the field is expected to take place in Q2 2023.

Croatia – Irena Development

Energean is currently in FEED for the development of the Irena gas field. Energean expects to take FID for 
the project in 2023. If progressed, first gas is anticipated for Q4 2024. The field has 2P reserves of 13.3 
Bcf (2.3 MMboe).

Exploration

Croatia

Energean (30%) expects, alongside operator EdINA, to drill the Izabela-9 exploration well, offshore Croatia, 
in Q2/Q3 2023. This well is being drilled into the northern segment of the Izabela SE prospect, which has 
gross unrisked P50 GIIP of 0.49 Bcm.

Greece

Energean holds a 75% stake in Block 2, located offshore western Greece. Hellenic Petroleum holds the 
remaining 25%. A 3D seismic campaign was completed in November 2022. The results of this is currently 
being processed and analysed to determine next steps.

Energean also holds a 100% stake in the Ioannina licence, located onshore Greece. A drill or drop decision 
will be taken in 2023.

UK

In December 2022, the Isabella appraisal well encountered hydrocarbons in the targeted reservoir. The 
operator has completed the gathering of data and has plugged and abandoned the well. The operator 
intends to evaluate the drilling results to establish the commerciality of the reservoir.

Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

Energean is committed to meeting its net-zero emissions target by 2050 and leading the Mediterranean 
region’s energy transition. The Prinos CCS (Greece) project proposal is to provide long-term storage for 
carbon dioxide emissions captured from both local and more remote emitters. Energean estimates that 
the Prinos subsurface volumes are sufficient to sequester up to 100 million tonnes of CO2, representing 
up to around 50% of total annual emissions from the Greek manufacturing sector for 20 years.

In September 2022, Energean was awarded a CCUS exploration licence from the Greek government. The 
results of the pre-FEED with Wood Group and the subsurface studies with Halliburton are currently being 
assessed.

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Reserves

Energean’s year-end 2022 working interest reserves18 are 1,161 MMboe, a 19% increase versus 2021. The increase in reserves versus 2021 was primarily due to the 
Olympus Area discoveries, offshore Israel.

Israel

Greece

Egypt

Italy

United 
Kingdom

Croatia

Oil

Gas

Total

Oil

Gas

Total

Oil

Gas

Total

Oil

Gas

Total

Oil

Gas

Total

Oil

Gas

MMbbls

Bcf

MMboe

MMbbls

Bcf

MMboe

MMbbls

Bcf

MMboe

MMbbls

Bcf

MMboe

MMbbls

Bcf

MMboe

MMbbls

Bcf

Total

MMboe

At  
1 January 
202119

101

3,537

744

36

6

37

13

508

103

35

248

78

1

1

1

–

14

2

Revisions

Discoveries

Acquisitions/
(Disposals)

Transfers from / (to) 
contingent

Production

At  
31 December 2022

0

47

8

(12)

(5)

(13)

0

12

2

3

2

3

0

(2)

0

–

(0)

(0)

5

1,105

206

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(6)

(56)

(16)

14

4

15

0

15

3

–

–

–

0

3

1

–

–

–

(0)

(10)

(2)

–

–

–

(1)

(45)

(9)

(2)

(8)

(3)

(0)

(0)

(0)

–

(0)

(0)

101

4,624

940

38

5

39

13

490

99

36

242

78

2

2

2

–

14

2

18  YE22 D&M and NSAI CPR.
19  Pro forma Energean (includes Edison) plus the acquisition of Kerogen’s 30% holding in EISL.

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Oil

Gas

MMbbls

Bcf

Total20

Total

MMboe

At  
1 January 
202119

187

4,315

965

Present Value of 2P Reserves21 ($ million)

Adjusted TopCo22 Group Net Debt YE22 ($ million)

Revisions

Discoveries

Acquisitions/
(Disposals)

Transfers from / (to) 
contingent

Production

At  
31 December 2022

(8)

55

1

5

1,105

206

7,357

107.3

–

–

–

9

(34)

3

(4)

(64)

(15)

189

5,376

1,161

STRATEGIC REPORT

20  Numbers may not sum due to rounding
21  YE22 NSAI and D&M CPR’s High Case (based on forward curve), NPV10
22  The Group excluding Israel and Greece.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Our approach

At  Energean,  we  are  strongly  committed  to  creating  shared  value  for  our  stakeholders  and  local 
communities. Guided by our Ethos and international best practices, we implement a variety of corporate 
social responsibility (CSR) activities aiming to protect the environment and improve the quality of life of 
those around us.

In what follows, we provide some important insights on the measures we are taking:

• We  have  committed  to  achieve  Net  Zero  emissions  by  2050  (we  were  the  first  E&P  to  set  this

target) and are further planning to set science-based targets (SBTi)

• We publish an annual Sustainability Report that is in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI) Standards and the guidelines of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) for oil
and gas E&P companies

• We implement initiatives that contribute to achieving the entire spectrum of the United Nations’

Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)

• We  participate  in  the  Carbon  Disclosure  Project  (CDP)  in  the  categories  of  Climate  Change  and

Supplier Engagement, achieving exceptional ratings that exceed the industry average

• We align our disclosures with the reporting recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related
Financial  Disclosures  (TCFD)  and  present  our  approach  within  our  Annual  and  Sustainability
Reports

• We are an active signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), committed to adhering

to its principles on human rights, labour, environmental and anti-corruption issues

• We engage with prominent ESG ratings such as the Sustainalytics and the Maala Index as well as
voluntary initiatives such as the Terra Carta – the Sustainable Markets Initiative of King Charles III,
the former Prince of Wales

Our people are at the forefront of Energean’s success. Operating in numerous countries, we acknowledge 
that it is essential to bring our people together and unite diverse cultures. To this end, we design initiatives 
to create an inclusive and attractive workplace for our employees, with prominent examples being the 
“Did you know” and the “Evolve and get involved” series. At the same time, we are aware of the unsafe 
working  conditions  that may  arise  and  therefore  take  a  proactive  approach  to  ensure  that  the  health,
safety and security of our employees remains a priority.

As a corporate citizen, we understand that our stakeholders have certain expectations of us. We welcome 
these expectations and constantly strive to incorporate CSR considerations into our business planning 
processes. Energean’s CSR programme is designed to address the needs of our stakeholders, facilitate 
the formation of long-lasting relationships and provide tangible benefits to the communities in which we 
operate.

Our CSR policy

Energean’s  CSR  policy  is  based  on  our  principles  and  values,  which  are  the  cornerstone  of  our  daily 
actions. Our stakeholders’ expectations and priorities are embedded in the policy, enabling us to prioritise 
the most important sustainability aspects of our business: our people, health and safety, the environment 
and community relations.

Our CEO, Board of Directors and Senior Management are responsible for setting, shaping and monitoring 
our CSR and sustainability goals and objectives. As such, they are fully aligned with our goal to lead the 
energy transition in the Mediterranean through a strategic focus on gas.

In an effort to continuously enhance our sustainability profile, we work together with governments, the 
private sector and wider society to exchange views and further improve our approach.

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Corporate Governance is a top priority

Energean adheres to the highest ethical standards, consistent with internationally recognised frameworks 
and  industry  best  practices.  We  maintain  a  strong  corporate  governance  system  that  enables  us 
to  accomplish  our  CSR  objectives  and  fulfil  our  responsibilities  towards  our  stakeholders  and  secure 
their trust. Meanwhile, we strive to increase our productivity and maintain a flexible operating model to 
effectively  adapt  to  any  changes  in  the  macroeconomic  environment.  We  build  on  best  practices  and 
continuously  strengthen  our  governance  and  internal  control  functions  to  maintain  and  improve  our 
efficiency and transparency.

Equality and transparency

Energean adopts business practices characterised by professionalism, fairness and transparency. Guided 
by our Code of Ethics, we demonstrate to all our employees and stakeholders how important compliance 
with laws and regulations is to us.

The Code explicitly states our zero-tolerance approach towards any form of bribery, corruption and other 
forms of financial crime and this position is strongly reinforced by Energean’s Management and Board. 
Furthermore,  the  Code  of  Ethics  underpins  our  stance  on  human  rights,  lobbying  and  advocacy,  the 
prevention of the facilitation of tax evasion, anti-slavery and the General Data Protection Regulation.

We  ensure  that  all  our  business  partners  and  those  acting  on  our  behalf,  are  in  line  with  our  Code  of 
Ethics and comply with the applicable ethics and compliance clauses in their contracts. In addition, before 
entering into any partnership, we follow a risk-based third-party due diligence approach to manage risks 
related to ownership structure, anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions, trade restrictions, human rights and 
labour conditions.

Bribery and corruption

It is crucial for us to act and operate ethically and honestly. Energean complies with all laws and regulations 
relating to bribery and corruption that apply in all countries in which we operate, including the U.K. Bribery 
Act 2010.

We show zero tolerance towards any incidents of bribery and corruption as covered by our Anti-Corruption 
and  Bribery  Policy,  and  frequently  engage  with  our  employees  and  business  partners  to  maintain  our 
integrity. We also implement an anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance programme, overseen by the 
Board of Directors, to identify and mitigate related risks that could lead to ethical misconduct.

Our contribution to the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

We recognise that as an energy company we have an obligation to contribute to the United Nations 17 
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this reason, we link our actions and initiatives to these goals. 
The following table displays Energean’s main CSR activities in 2022 and the respective SDGs they serve.

SDGs

Our commitments and actions

• 

“Back to School” with Energean
•  Greece  –  we  donated  school  supplies  and  stationery  equipment  to  three 
social institutions, two community centres and one kindergarten, supporting 
over  400  students  and  their  families  in  need  –  Kavala,  Island  of  Thassos, 
Zitsa (Ioannina)

• 

Italy – in collaboration with “Caritas” (a Catholic organisation for charity) and 
with the support of our colleagues, we donated school supplies, backpacks, 
and  stationery  equipment,  helping  schools,  an  Aid  Center,  and  families  in 
need & their children – Sambuceto, Vasto, Siracusa, Pozzallo, Milan

•  Egypt – we supported the “FLDO Foundation” (an NGO that empowers female 
employment),  by  ordering  300  school  bags  manufactured  with  recycled 
materials. The bags were donated to underprivileged students of two villages. 
Also,  along  with  the  company’s  employees,  we  donated  the  tuition  fees  to 
all primary school students in need of those same two villages – Villages of 
Zirzarah and Maadeyah

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• 

Israel – in collaboration with “Yeladim – Fair Chance for Children” (an NGO 
which  takes  care  of  children  that  were  transferred  from  broken  homes  by 
welfare  authorities  and  now  live  in  boarding  schools),  we  opened  the  new 
school year by donating school bags and stationery equipment to 300 children 
living in four welfare boarding schools – Haifa, Carmel

•  Supported  the  “14th  International  Diplomatic  Charity  Christmas  Bazaar”,  in 
collaboration  with the Embassy of Greece, raising funds for a Neonatology 
Clinic and two Primary Schools – Podgorica / Montenegro.

•  Donated to the Holy Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos, for the support of 
the Central Welfare Fund and the “Meal of Love” (the daily soup kitchen performed 
by the 95 parish churches of the Holy Metropolis) – Kavala / Greece.

•  Energean  teamed  up  with  the  Greek  Embassy  of  Montenegro  and  donated 
valuable food packages to the donation campaign of the NGO “Women of Bar” – 
City of Bar / Montenegro.

•  Donated 152 Christmas supermarket vouchers to families in need, supporting the 

Social Market in the Municipality of Zitsa – Ioannina, Greece.

•  Continued our excellent HSE performance with almost 1 million man-hours with 

no Lost Time Injuries regarding all Energean employees.

•  Maintained the ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management System certificates in 
all our operated sites and established it in Prinos in order to be certified in 2022.
•  Participated in a Relay Marathon in support of cancer research. The event was 
in support of LILT, the National Association for the Research Against Cancer – 
Milan / Italy.

•  Donated  a  Chest  Compression  System  (a  cardiopulmonary  resuscitation 
machine) to the Health Center of Prinos, in honour of the “World Heart Day 2022” 
(29 September) – Island of Thassos / Greece.

•  During  Breast  Cancer  Awareness  Month  (October),  while  supporting  women’s 

health
• 

Italy:

•  Donated  to  the  National  Association  for  the  Research  Against  Cancer 

(LILT).

•  Organised a webinar on cancer prevention through nutrition and a healthy 

lifestyle.

•  Arranged  a  free  check-up  for  the  female  employees  &  delivered  a  LILT 

leaflet and ribbon to all colleagues.

•  Greece:

•  Organised a presentation on the “Causes, Risk Factors and Prevention of 

Breast Cancer”, for all female employees.

•  Egypt:

•  Organised  a  breast  cancer  awareness  campaign  for  the  residents  of 
Maadeyah village, followed by the transportation of women to the Baheya 
Foundation, Cairo, for routine check-ups.

• 

Israel:

•  Arranged  for  a  breast  surgeon  to  visit  the  offices  in  Haifa  and  Tel-Aviv 
and  to  perform  checks-up  to  all  female  employees.  The  service  was 
available  also  to  the  female  family  members  of  all  staff  (wives,  sisters, 
and mothers).

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•  Offered paid internships to 24 university students around the Group
•  Organized  an  educational  session  addressed  to  primary  school  students,  in 
order  to  introduce  them  to  the  concepts  of  sustainability,  climate  change,  and 
biodiversity preservation – Village of Maadeyah / Egypt.

•  Set-up of a webinar on Ancient Greek Philosophy, titled “An anatomy of Ancient 
Greek Philosophy: How Philosophy leads us to success”. The webinar invited our 
colleagues  to  be  enlightened  and  inspired  physically,  spiritually,  and  mentally, 
to  expand  our  comfort  zone  and  to  improve  our  leadership,  managerial  and 
persuasion skills.

•  On 5 June (World Environment Day), Energean aligned with the United Nations’ 
2022  theme  “Only  One  Earth”,  focused  on  positive  sustainability  actions,  and 
increased environmental awareness:
•  Greece:

•  Donated waste disposal bins to the village of New Peramos – Kavala.

•  Organised and performed a beach clean-up at Richo Beach, in collaboration 
with the Municipality of Paggaion, in the villages of Nea Peramos & Nea 
Iraklitsa – Kavala.

•  Egypt:

•  Performed a beach clean-up in the village of Al Maadeyah, in cooperation 

with AQP and “GoClean”.

•  Distributed  LED  lamps  to  underprivileged  families,  in  cooperation  with 

AQP.

•  Distributed recycling bins to schools and the Al Maadeyah beach club.

•  Hosted  an  environmental  awareness  session  titled  “Preserve  the 
Environment  by  Recycling”,  encouraging  our  employees  to  form 
sustainable habits and raise awareness for the next generation.

•  Montenegro:

•  Donated concrete waste disposal bins to the Maljevik and Sutmore sea-

side promenades, in cooperation with the Municipality of Bar.

•  Granted  two  Master’s  degrees  Clean  Energy  scholarships  to  students  at  the 
Technion (the Israel Institute of Technology), to reward excellence and promote 
academic research on clean energy – Haifa / Israel.

•  Developed  a  partnership  between  the  public  and  the  private  sector,  fostering 
a  mutual  collaboration  between  a  university  and  a  business,  by  signing  two 
three-year  agreements:  i)  for  a  PhD  scholarship  with  the  University  of  Insubria, 
regarding CO2 Underground Storage within the CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization 
& Storage) Value Chain, and ii) with the University of Bologna who assigned a PhD 
Researcher  &  Assistant  Professor  to  integrate  CCUS  within  Circular  Economy 
solutions – Varese, Bologna / Italy.

•  Supported the USAID Scholars Activity Internship Program, implemented by the 
American University in Cairo. Committed to empowering young leaders through 
skills enhancement programs, Energean successfully provided five internships – 
Cairo / Egypt.

•  Collaborated with the San Benedetto del Tronto’s Port Authorities, Coast Guard, 
and  Harbour  Master’s  Office.  Along  with  the  Montani  Technical  Institute  in 
Fermo, all parties worked together for safeguarding the sea while providing real 
life  educational  opportunities  to  the  new  generations.  The  Institute’s  students 
had the opportunity to learn about safety aspects in the field, and to define and 
manage an emergency sea protection exercise plan.

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• 

In 2022, we increased the overall percentage of women at Energean for a second 
year running (2022: 24%; 2021: 16%; 2020: 14%) and the number of women on the 
Board increased slightly from 30% to 33%. We also maintained a healthy mix of 
employees from different generations.

•  Supported, in cooperation with Dar Al Orman Association, and personally delivered 
supplies to five small businesses owned by women that support themselves and 
their families – Village of Maadeyah / Egypt.

•  Energean recycled 95.2% of water withdrawals at its production sites in 2022.
• 

Installed clean water connections to the 10 homes most in need in the Beheira 
Governorate,  by  successfully  partnering  with  Dar  Al  Orman  Association  on  a 
project to install clean water to low-income villages – Egypt.

•  Energean  is  focused  on  providing  cleaner  and  affordable  energy.  In  2022, 
Energean began production from its flagship Karish field in Israel. Gas from this 
field  is  sold  into  the  market  at  lower  prices  than  the  existing  producers  and  is 
helping Israel shut all its coal-powered power plants by 2050, which will remove 
around 3 million tonnes of CO2.

•  The number of employees aged 15-24 increased by 1000% y-o-y
•  The number of nationalities increased y-o-y: 33 as of 31 December 2022 (versus 

24 as at 31 December 2021)

•  Supported  (donation  and  sponsorship)  the  “Athletic  Club  of  Kavala  (AOK)  – 
Department of Wheelchair Basketball”, by covering the fixed needs and expenses 
of the Department for the entire Wheelchair Basketball Season 2021-22 – Kavala 
/ Greece.

•  Supported and ran alongside the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greece (MDA 
Hellas) and patients in wheelchairs, by participating in the 5km Road Race running 
event of the “Athens Half-Marathon 2022” in the centre of Athens. MDA Hellas is 
a  non-profit  organisation  that  supports  people  that  suffer  with  neuromuscular 
diseases – Athens / Greece.

•  Supported  the  Prefectural  Association  of  People  with  Disabilities  of  Kavala,  by 
financing  the  operation,  service  and  maintenance  of  a  special  vehicle/van  that 
transports their members daily – Kavala / Greece.

•  Continued the support to “Etgarim” for the fourth year, an NGO dedicated to the 
empowerment and social integration of people with disabilities through outdoor 
sports. For a second year in a row, Energean colleagues ran 5 and 8 kilometres in 
Etgarim’s “Spring Run” delivering a message of inclusivity – Israel.

•  Donated to “IdeaVita”, an organisation with the aim of designing and implementing 
independent  life  paths  to  people  with  disabilities,  affirming  and  guaranteeing 
their  right  to  a  full  and  independent  life  over  time.  Along  with  the  donation,  we 
organized  an  internal  workshop  for  our  employees  on  the  power  to  go  beyond 
one’s limits – Milan / Italy.

•  Supported and ran alongside the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greece (MDA 
Hellas) and patients in wheelchairs, by participating  in the 39th Athens Classic 
Marathon events for 2022 (5K & 10K Races), with our CEO, Mathios Rigas, leading 
our company’s running team in the center of Athens (November 2022). This year, 
Energean had 12 employees-runners participating in “The Authentic” 42K Classic 
Marathon  Race  and  supporting  MDA  Hellas,  coming  from  Greece  and  3  more 
countries.  MDA  Hellas  is  a  non-profit  organisation  that  supports  people  that 
suffer with neuromuscular diseases – Athens and Marathon / Greece.

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•  Donated  to  MDA  Hellas  for  the  operation  of  the  Neuromuscular  Diseases  Unit 
of the “AHEPA” University General Hospital (“AHEPA” Hospital) of Thessaloniki, 
which will serve about 350 people in the coming year, children and adults – the 
Unit covers the geographical area of all Northern Greece.

•  Signed  a  new  partnership  with  ‘Special  Olympics  Italia’,  an  organisation  that 
promotes sport as a means of inclusion for children and adults with intellectual 
disabilities.  Specifically,  we  support  Francesca,  a  basketball  athlete  who  will 
participate in the Berlin “Special Olympics World Games 2023” – Italy.

•  Sponsored an experiential event where the 400 elementary school students who 
participated were introduced to the way people with different disabilities live their 
lives  and  the  everyday  challenges  they  face.  Organized  by  the  Municipality  of 
Kavala, the local Directorate of Secondary Education and NGOs for people with 
disabilities – Kavala / Greece.

•  Supported “Così come sei”, an association committed to responding to the need 

for inclusion of families with disabled children – Ragusa / Italy.

•  Provided financial aid to Rahaf Sailing and Surfing Club, supporting young sailors 
from  low-income  communities.  Our  donation  helped  the  sailing  club  with  their 
preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics, supporting over 120 sailors and surfers 
from Rehaf to participate in multiple competitions – Rehaf / Israel.

•  Became the main sponsor of OKAK (Kavala’s Track and Field Athletic Club), for 
the 2022-2023 season. OKAK is one of the biggest clubs in Track and Field in the 
East Macedonia & Thrace Region of Greece, that promotes good sportsmanship 
and ethos to more than 200 young athletes in the city of Kavala, making OKAK a 
role model for the sporting community of the country – Kavala / Greece.

•  Became a sponsor of the “Aretusa” Handball Team in Siracusa, for the 2022-23 
Season.  “Aretusa”  participates  in  both  men’s  and  women’s  A2  championships, 
and works directly with local youth and schools, especially in the most deprived 
areas of the city – Siracusa / Italy.

•  Partnered with the broader Egyptian Petroleum Sector to provide support and new 
houses to the victims of the terrible flood at Khor Awada village – Aswan / Egypt.
•  Grand Sponsor of the 6th Dodoni Festival – a summer open-air Cultural Festival 

in the area of Ancient Dodoni – Ioannina / Western Greece.

•  Grand  sponsor  of  the  22nd  “Trofeo  Del  Mare”  (“The  Trophy  of  the  Sea”),  the 
International  Maritime  Awards  2022,  that  took  place  in  Marina  di  Ragusa.  The 
awards  highlight  the  excellent  work  of  men,  women  and  institutions  who  are 
committed to and passionate about the Mediterranean Sea – Sicily / Italy.

•  Continued the support to “Etgarim” – a Haifa Sailing Club that empowers people 
with disabilities and youth with special needs through outdoor sports – Israel.

•  Recycled 90.5% of the waste generated during 2021 in production sites.
•  Maintained the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certificates in all 

our operated sites.

•  Energean’s Egyptian Abu Qir Petroleum (AQP) joint venture (JV) partners received 
their  first  certificate  for  waste  segregation  and  paper  recycling  in  Egypt.  AQP 
becomes  the  first  Oil  &  Gas  JV  in  Egypt  to  entirely  (100%)  recycle  its  paper, 
cartons and plastic waste from all its offices and operational sites (onshore and 
offshore).  Energean’s  Cairo  branch  has  followed  the  same  approach  of  waste 
segregation and recycling, by cooperating with “Go Clean”, a recycling solutions 
company – Egypt.

•  Hosted a local stakeholder engagement initiative, by welcoming a delegation of 
30  local  journalists  on  board  our  offshore  infrastructure  located  in  the  Adriatic 
Sea, part of the “full immersion” sessions organized by the Order of Journalists 
of Molise and Energean Italy. It explained how the Rospo Mare field works in full 
compliance with all the relevant and most recent HSE regulations – Vasto / Italy.

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•  Energean continuously pursues its pledge to become a net-zero emitter by 2050.
•  Energean’s strategy to Net-Zero emissions by 2050:

•  > Short-term plan – by 2025.

•  > Medium-term plan – by 2035.

•  > Long-term plan – by 2050.

• 

Improved  our  Carbon  Disclosure  Project  (CDP)  score  to  A  from  B  in  2022-,  for 
Climate Change

•  Continued to align our annual reporting to the TCFD recommendations.
•  Successful roll out of “green electricity” at all our operated sites
•  Continued  as  a  member  and  participant  of  the  Terra  Carta  and  Sustainable 

Markets Initiative

•  During 2022, we maintained our zero oil spills record, a record that we hold since 

the beginning of our operations in 2008.

•  Grand  sponsor  of  the  22nd  “Trofeo  Del  Mare”  (“The  Trophy  of  the  Sea”),  the 
International  Maritime  Awards  2022,  that  took  place  in  Marina  di  Ragusa.  The 
awards  highlight  the  excellent  work  of  men,  women  and  institutions  who  are 
committed to and passionate about the Mediterranean Sea – Sicily / Italy.

•  Maintenance of Telemetric Stations in surface waters of Nestos River Delta, Lakes 
Vistonida-Ismarida and Thassos Island Management Body – Northeastern Greece.
•  Organised and performed a beach clean-up at Richo Beach, in collaboration with 
the  Municipality  of  Paggaion,  in  the  villages  of  Nea  Peramos  &  Nea  Iraklitsa  – 
Kavala / Greece.

•  Performed a beach clean-up in the village of Al Maadeyah, in cooperation with AQP 

and “GoClean” – Egypt.

•  Performed an invasive species survey and treatment at the onshore valve station 
area,  in  accordance  with  the  National  Nature  and  Parks  Authority  guidelines  of 
Israel.

Energean collaborated with:

•  UN Global Compact.
•  UN Global Working Group participation.
•  Maala, a non-profit, CSR standards-setting organization in Israel, which has set a 
dedicated CSR index on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Maala’s CSR Index is an ESG 
rating system used as an assessment tool, benchmarking Israeli companies on 
their CSR performance. Energean was rated at Platinum Level at the 2022 Maala 
ESG Index – Israel.

•  Management  body  of  the  Nestos  River  Delta,  Lakes  Vistonida-Ismarida  and 

Thassos Island – Northeastern Greece.

•  The Greek Embassy – Podgorica, Montenegro.
• 

“Caritas  Diocesana”,  a  Catholic  organisation  for  charity  –  Vasto,  Siracusa  and 
Pozzallo, Italy.
“Go Clean”, a recycling solutions company – Egypt.

• 
•  The Regional Unit of Kavala – Greece.
•  The Municipality of Bar – City of Bar, Montenegro.
• 

“IdeaVita”,  an  organisation  with  the  aim  of  designing  and  implementing 
independent life paths to people with disabilities, affirming and guaranteeing their 
right to a full and independent life over time – Milan, Italy.

•  The American University of Cairo – Egypt.
• 

“Etgarim”, an NGO dedicated to the empowerment and social integration of people 
with disabilities through outdoor sports – Haifa, Israel.
“Athletic Club of Kavala – Department of Wheelchair Basketball” – Kavala, Greece.

• 
•  Energean’s Joint Venture, Abu Qir Petroleum (AQP) – Egypt.
• 
•  The Nature and Parks Authority – Israel.

“Aretusa” Handball Team – Siracusa, Italy.

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•  The Holy Diocese of Philippi, Neapolis and Thassos – Northeastern Greece.
•  Democritus  University  of  Thrace  (DUTH),  Department  of  Environmental 

Engineering – Xanthi, Greece.

•  Order of Journalists of Molise – Vasto, Italy.
•  Dar Al Orman Association, an NGO that performs charity work – Egypt.
•  The Technion (the Israel Institute of Technology) – Israel.
•  MDA  Hellas  (the  Muscular  Dystrophy  Association  of  Greece),  a  non-profit 
organisation  that  supports  people  that  suffer  with  neuromuscular  diseases  – 
Greece.

•  University of Studies Insubria – Varese, Italy.
• 

“Yeladim – Fair Chance for Children”, an NGO which takes care of children that 
were removed from their homes and live in boarding schools – Israel.
•  LILT, the National Association for the Research Against Cancer – Italy.
• 

“Special  Olympics  Italia”,  an  organisation  that  promotes  sport  as  a  means  of 
inclusion for children and adults with intellectual disabilities – Italy.

•  Rahaf Sailing and Surfing Club, a Club that supports young sailors from low-income 

communities – Rehaf, Israel.

•  OKAK (Kavala’s Track and Field Athletic Club) – Kavala, Greece.
•  Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Studies Bologna – Italy.
•  Egyptian Petroleum Sector – Egypt.
•  The Prefectural Association of People with Disabilities of Kavala – Greece.
•  The Health Center of Prinos – Island of Thassos, Greece.
•  Assorisorse  –  Natural  Resources  and  Sustainable  Energy,  a  Confindustria 
Association made up of about 100 companies committed to enhancing natural 
resources and intellectual skills through technological innovation and the circular 
economy,  with  the  aim  of  decarbonising  industrial  processes  and  achieving 
environmental, economic and social sustainability – Italy.

•  San Benedetto del Tronto’s Port Authorities, Coast Guard, and Harbour Master’s 

Office – Italy.

•  Montani Technical Institute – Fermo, Italy.
•  The Municipality of Zitsa – Ioannina, Greece.
• 

“Così come sei”, an association committed to respond to the needs for inclusion 
of families with disabled children – Ragusa, Italy.

Excellence through our people

Energean’s successes in 2022 were due to tireless effort from our people. Our commitment is to continue 
motivating,  engaging  with,  and  further  developing  our  diverse  workforce  to  enable  the  delivery  of  our 
goals and strategy.

We are focused on offering an attractive workplace and being an employer of choice, thus learning and 
development and reward and compensation plans have been at the forefront of our activities in 2022. The 
emphasis on compensation was essential during 2022 due to the rising cost of living in most parts of the 
world, mostly as a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. We foster an inclusive culture that enables 
diversity of thought, and for the first ever time this year we conducted a culture survey and benchmarked 
our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion standards and processes against global best practices.

Learning and development

We  invest  in  the  potential  of  our  people,  who  are  the  real  facilitators  of  our  growth,  to  facilitate  the 
advancement of their career within our company. In 2022, there was a 195% y-o-y increase in the overall 
training hours completed to over 19 hours of learning in the year. In addition, at the end of 2022 we started 
the process of incorporating the Udemy business e-learning library to our learning management system 
to further support the continuous development of hard and soft skills.

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At  Energean  we  are  committed  in  having  the  “right  people  for  the  right  position”  –  our  staff’s  career 
development  is  key  to  Energean’s  success.  This  year,  22  of  our  colleagues  were  offered  an  internal 
move opportunity, either via promotions or through lateral transfers in roles that better met their career 
aspirations and the company needs.

Compensation and benefits

We are committed to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, particularly in 2022 when 
the cost of living saw a significant increase in the majority of the countries that we operate. We monitor 
the  market  aiming  to  ensure  that  our  workforce  feels  fulfilled  with  their  careers  at  Energean  and  are 
motivated to perform at the best of their abilities.

We  conducted  our  first  group-wide  compensation  and  benefits  benchmark  allowing  an  objective  and 
data-driven evaluation of both. This benchmark has allowed us to better structure our reward plans in 
order to attract future and retain existing employees.

At a local level we adjusted our compensation and benefit plan in order to align these packages across 
the Group. These packages also factored in differences in inflation across of countries’ of operations. As 
a result, we have reviewed both the salaries and benefits in each country that we operate in to support all 
our colleagues with the aim to minimize the impact of rising inflation.

In addition, as our culture is driven by performance and great results aiming to reward and recognise those 
striving for excellence, we continue to offer variable pay in the form of cash bonus, LTIP and deferred 
bonuses to our employees as well as salary adjustments following yearly performance appraisals.

During 2022 we commenced the implementation of the compensation module for our SAP SuccessFactors, 
and  we  expect  this  module  to  go  live  on  the  first  quarter  of  2023.  This  module,  combined  with  the 
performance management system also on SuccessFactors, will allow the management team to make 
more informed decisions on compensation and benefits across the group, incorporating the group grading 
structure, the compensation and benefits benchmark, the individual performance and consolidate all the 
compensation and benefits information for all Energean employees.

Employee engagement

We engage with our people through regular team and townhall meetings, messages from the CEO and 
our intranet. We aim to have an open culture where people can actively contribute towards our success.

This year we conducted our first ever culture survey to understand how people perceive our culture and 
to redefine the way we behave, work, and interact with each other. The results of this survey have been 
received and analysed and in 2023 we will define the Energean culture of tomorrow and meet the needs 
of our multicultural group.

We respect the rights of all our employees to join a legitimate trade union and bargain collectively – we 
have collective bargaining agreements in place.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

We consider diversity, equity, and inclusion business critical, not a compliance necessity and we continue 
our participation in the UN Compact Global DEI working group. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly 
representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their 
best.

In addition to the equal opportunities policy, we introduced this year the diversity, equity and inclusion 
policy  while  setting  simultaneously  ambitious  3-year  plan  targeting  holistically  our  DEI  practices.  This 
includes the attraction and retention of people, performance management, communications, learning and 
development as well as responsible sourcing, community, governmental relationships, and philanthropy. 
Our target is to enable a systematic implementation of the DEI practices beyond of what is required or 
expected, benchmarked by international standards.

Focusing on gender equality, for another consecutive year we increased our overall percentage of women 
at Energean from 18% to 23% by increasing the representation in senior and middle management and 
the rest of the staff. The percentage of women at the executive committee level decreased because of 
the restructuring of the committee to reduce the overall number of people on the committee (2022: 22%; 
2021: 38%). Finally, our gender pay gap for 2022 was -15% at median hourly wage rates.

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We  are  proud  to  have  doubled  the  under  30s  population  ensuring  that  we  provide  exciting  career 
opportunities to the younger generation, tackling in parallel the ageing workforce and talent gap in the oil 
and gas industry by preparing the next generation of Energean leaders.

In 2022, our underlying employee retention rate was 87.33%, reduced to 62.67% after taking into account 
exceptional  circumstances  at  our  operations  in  Greece.  Our  turnover  rate  that  measures  employee 
resignations, remained fairly stable at 5.93% compared to 4.53% in 2021.

Headcount by seniority and gender

Gender balance by seniority

Men

Women

Total

Board

Executive Committee

Senior Management

Middle Management

Rest of staff

Gender balance by seniority

6

7

18

35

343

3

2

8

11

103

9

9

26

46

446

(cid:39)(cid:84)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:73)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:75)(cid:5)(cid:41)(cid:78)(cid:87)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:84)(cid:87)(cid:88)

(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:10)

(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:10)

(cid:42)(cid:93)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:90)(cid:89)(cid:78)(cid:91)(cid:74)(cid:5)(cid:40)(cid:84)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:78)(cid:89)(cid:89)(cid:74)(cid:74)

(cid:28)(cid:29)(cid:10)

(cid:56)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:87)(cid:5)(cid:50)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:89)

(cid:27)(cid:30)(cid:10)

(cid:50)(cid:78)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:5)(cid:50)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:89)

(cid:55)(cid:74)(cid:88)(cid:89)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:75)(cid:5)(cid:88)(cid:89)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:75)

(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:10)

(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:10)

(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:10)

(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:10)

(cid:23)(cid:25)(cid:10)

(cid:23)(cid:24)(cid:10)

(cid:21)(cid:10)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:10)

(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:10)

(cid:27)(cid:21)(cid:10)

(cid:29)(cid:21)(cid:10)

(cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:10)

(cid:50)(cid:74)(cid:83) (cid:60)(cid:84)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:83)

Headcount by age

Category

Up to 30 years old

31 to 50 years old

Over 51 years old

Number

2022

56

327

153

2021

33

393

178

% vs. total no.  
of employees

2022

10%

61%

29%

2021

5%

65%

29%

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(cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:10)

(cid:23)(cid:30)(cid:10)

(cid:27)(cid:22)(cid:10)

(cid:58)(cid:85)(cid:5)(cid:89)(cid:84)(cid:5)(cid:24)(cid:21)(cid:5)(cid:94)(cid:74)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:81)(cid:73)

(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:5)(cid:89)(cid:84)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:5)(cid:94)(cid:74)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:81)(cid:73)

(cid:52)(cid:91)(cid:74)(cid:87)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:22)(cid:5)(cid:94)(cid:74)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:81)(cid:73)

Headcount by seniority and age range

(cid:39)(cid:84)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:73)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:75)(cid:5)(cid:41)(cid:78)(cid:87)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:84)(cid:87)(cid:88)

(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:10)

(cid:42)(cid:93)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:90)(cid:89)(cid:78)(cid:91)(cid:74)(cid:5)(cid:40)(cid:84)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:78)(cid:89)(cid:89)(cid:74)(cid:74)

(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:10)

(cid:29)(cid:30)(cid:10)

(cid:28)(cid:29)(cid:10)

(cid:56)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:87)(cid:5)(cid:50)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:89)

(cid:26)(cid:25)(cid:10)

(cid:50)(cid:78)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:5)(cid:50)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:89)

(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:10)

(cid:25)(cid:27)(cid:10)

(cid:24)(cid:28)(cid:10)

(cid:55)(cid:74)(cid:88)(cid:89)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:75)(cid:5)(cid:88)(cid:89)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:75)

(cid:22)(cid:24)(cid:10)

(cid:27)(cid:24)(cid:10)

(cid:23)(cid:25)(cid:10)

(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:24)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:27)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:29)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:30)(cid:21)(cid:10) (cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:10)

(cid:58)(cid:85)(cid:5)(cid:89)(cid:84)(cid:5)(cid:24)(cid:21)(cid:5)(cid:94)(cid:74)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:81)(cid:73)

(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:5)(cid:89)(cid:84)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:5)(cid:94)(cid:74)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:81)(cid:73)

(cid:52)(cid:91)(cid:74)(cid:87)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:22)(cid:5)(cid:94)(cid:74)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:5)(cid:84)(cid:81)(cid:73)

Headcount by country

At  the  end  of  2022,  our  workforce  decreased  from  604  employees  to  536,  representing  33  different 
nationalities.

Country

Greece

UK

Montenegro

Cyprus

Israel

Egypt

Italy

Croatia

Total

23  Excludes JV partners.
24 

Includes Board Members

(cid:23)(cid:24)

No of employees23

2022

185

36
(cid:23)(cid:24)

2

5

84

39

184

1

536

2021

295

3524

2

5

41

42

183

1

604

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Employees per country

(cid:40)(cid:87)(cid:84)(cid:70)(cid:89)(cid:78)(cid:70)

(cid:50)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:89)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:74)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:84)

(cid:22)

(cid:23)

(cid:40)(cid:94)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:90)(cid:88)

(cid:26)

(cid:58)(cid:48)

(cid:42)(cid:76)(cid:94)(cid:85)(cid:89)

(cid:46)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:70)(cid:74)(cid:81)

(cid:46)(cid:89)(cid:70)(cid:81)(cid:94)

(cid:44)(cid:87)(cid:74)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:74)

(cid:24)(cid:27)

(cid:24)(cid:30)

(cid:29)(cid:25)

(cid:22)(cid:29)(cid:25)

(cid:22)(cid:29)(cid:26)

(cid:21)

(cid:26)(cid:21)

(cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:22)(cid:26)(cid:21)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:21)

Providing a safe working environment

Protecting the health and safety of all individuals affected by our corporate activities is our top priority. 
In 2022, we improved our safety performance compared to 2021 by digitalising our safety management 
systems. In doing so, we have shifted the focus from systems to people, placing them at the centre of our 
performance. This has enabled us to have quicker response times and corrective actions, which in turns 
facilitates a faster return to normal operations.

In the first year of this digitalisation project, our total Lost Time Injury Frequency (“LTIF”) for employees 
and  contractors  was  0.47,  which  was  below  our  targeted  maximum  performance  of  0.50.  Our  Total 
Recordable Injury Rate (“TRIR”) was 1.18, slightly higher than the previous year, but still lower than our 
target of 1.20, despite a lower total man-hours worked than the previous year.

Key HSE metrics

LTIF25

Employees

Contractors

Personnel total

TRIR26

Employees

Contractors

Personnel total

FAR27

Employees

Contractors

Personnel total

2022

0.00

0.52

0.47

2022

1.29

1.17

1.18

2022

0

0

0

2021

0.98

0.25

0.33

2021

1.97

0.62

0.77

2021

0

0

0

Pro forma 2020

2020

0.00

0.72

0.63

0.00

0.73

0.65

Pro forma 2020

2020

0

1.20

1.05

0

1.46

1.31

Pro forma 2020

2020

0

0

0

0

0

0

25  LTI Frequency: The number of Lost Time Injuries (fatalities +LTIs) per million hours worked.
26  TRIR: The number of Total Recordable Injuries (fatalities + LTIs+ restricted work cases + medical treatment cases).
27  FAR: The number of fatalities per 100 million hours worked.

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Humanising our HSE management system

Digitalization  has  revolutionized  the  way  we  approach  safety  management  and  it  has  opened  up  new 
possibilities  for  humanizing  the  safety  management  system.  By  leveraging  technology,  we  can  now 
incorporate  a  more  human-centric  approach  to  safety,  with  a  focus  on  the  people  who  are  using  the 
systems. Digitalization enables us to collect and analyse vast amounts of data, providing insights into 
how our safety systems are working and where improvements are needed. This data can be used to drive 
human-centred safety solutions that are tailored to the specific needs of our employees, contractors, and 
stakeholders.

For example, digitalization enables us to provide more personalized safety training programs that can 
be accessed online, making it easier for employees and contractors to learn at their own pace. We can 
also use digital tools to facilitate communication and collaboration between employees and contractors, 
providing a platform for open and honest discussion about safety issues. This not only improves safety, 
but it also fosters a culture of trust and collaboration.

In addition, digitalization has made it possible to collect and analyse real-time safety data, enabling us 
to quickly identify potential safety hazards and take corrective action before they cause harm. This has 
significantly reduced the risk of accidents and injuries, and has helped to build a culture of safety where 
everyone is responsible for ensuring that safety is a top priority. By humanizing our safety management 
system through digitalization, we are creating a safer, more productive workplace for everyone.

Energean has implemented an HSE management system based on the classic ‘Plan-Do-Assess-Adjust’ 
cycle, which covers activities in all operated areas.

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Managing risks and ensuring safe working conditions

At  Energean,  the  effective  management  of  risks  and  incidents  is  crucial  in  ensuring  the  safety  of  our 
employees, customers, and the environment. Incident reporting and investigation processes enable us 
to identify the root cause of incidents, develop corrective actions, and prevent future occurrences. Safety 
observations, inspections, and audits help to identify and control hazards, and also monitor compliance 
with  established  standards  and  regulations.  Effective  environmental  management  is  also  essential  in 
ensuring  the  sustainable  use  of  resources  and  minimising  negative  impacts  on  the  environment.  By 
implementing  a  comprehensive  safety  and  environmental  management  system,  we  can  promote  a 
culture of safety and environmental responsibility, reduce risk, and enhance our overall performance.

The main components of our digitalized system covers the following key areas in Health and Safety:

In  2022,  over  18,000  safety  observations  were  documented  at  Energean-operated  sites  and  the  FPSO 
project  in  Israel.  All  of  these  observations  were  successfully  managed,  and  all  work  underwent  risk 
assessments to prevent potential escalation to major accidents, harm to individuals, or damage to the 
environment.

Corporate Major Accident Prevention Policy (CMAPP)

Energean has a strong HSE framework, including our Corporate Major Accident Prevention Policy and 
Health Safety Environmental and Social Responsibility Policy, to effectively manage major and on-the-job 
risks.

Energean’s  Board  of  Directors  is  committed  to  promoting,  enhancing  and  sustaining  a  strong  health 
and  safety  culture,  as  well  as  the  implementation  of  measures  for  maintaining  safety,  environmental 
protection and control of major accident hazards as core corporate values.

Energean’s Board approved Corporate Major Accident Prevention policy (CMAPP) recognises:

•  The possibility of significant accidents in the Exploration and Production (E&P) industry and the 

significance of quick decisions and actions to avert them.

•  Company’s accountability to manage the hazards of major accidents and enhance the effectiveness 

of these controls continuously.

•  The essentiality of digitalization, cutting-edge technology and the application of best practices in 

the oilfield.

•  Company’s responsibility to attain the utmost standards of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) 

performance.

•  The significance of a proficient, human-centred HSE Management System.

During 2022, no major accidents were recorded.

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Leadership and accountability

HSE leadership and accountability starts with the CEO, who ensures that all necessary steps are taken 
to  achieve  the  highest  possible  level  of  HSE  performance  across  the  business.  The  CEO  proposes  to 
the  Board  of  Directors  all  actions  and  activities  related  to  HSE  deemed  necessary  to  fulfil  Energean’s 
commitments. In addition, the CEO defines the strategy and approves action plans suitable to control and 
mitigate identified risks and takes advantage of new opportunities. The CEO also promotes direct, open,
and honest communication between all levels of management and the workforce to foster a culture of 
safety and environmental responsibility.

During 2022, more than 250 leadership visits and managerial walk-arounds were performed in Energean’s 
operated sites and the FPSO project in Israel.

Crisis Management Plan (CMP)

Energean’s  Crisis  Management  Plan  (CMP)  covers  all  assets  and  operations,  and  is  formally  tested 
to  ensure  it  meets  all  requirements  at  the  strategic,  incident  management  and  response  level.  Early 
identification of a potential crisis and immediate action in the event of a crisis, provides the necessary 
management assurance for:

• Protecting human lives
• Protecting the environment
• Protecting tangible and intangible assets
• Ensuring business continuity and sustainable development
• Protecting the Company’s reputation

During 2022, more than 650 drills and exercises were performed at Energean operated sites and for the 
Energean Power FPSO construction and commissioning project.

Legal and regulatory compliance

Compliance with all applicable HSE legislation and regulations is a fundamental requirement of Energean’s 
HSE Management System. Energean conducts its operations at all workplaces in accordance with the 
corresponding local laws and regulations, and European and international standards. This commitment 
to compliance reflects Energean’s dedication to responsible business practices and the protection of the 
health and safety of its employees and the surrounding communities. By operating within the parameters 
of the law and following established industry standards, Energean is able to build a foundation of trust 
with stakeholders and uphold its reputation as a reliable and ethical business.

During 2022, more than more than 640 HSE audits were performed in Energean operated sites and the 
Energean Power FPSO construction and commissioning project.

Competence management and training

Energean  maintains  an  ongoing  competence  and  assurance  management  scheme  and  provides  an 
adequate  level  of  HSE  training.  All  Energean  personnel  are  suitably  trained  to  meet  the  standards  set 
by the Statutory Bodies and the Company’s requirements. This ensures the ongoing development of a 
competent workforce which, in the long term, benefits both individuals and Energean.

During 2022, more than 7,250 hours of certified training and more than 900 hours of internal training were 
provided to Energean personnel.

Contractors’ management

Energean evaluates and selects contractors based on their ability to provide services according to the 
project,  contract  requirements,  HSE  &  climate  change  policies,  as  well  as  specific  local  requirements.
Criteria  for  pre-qualification,  selection,  evaluation  and  re‐evaluation  of  contractors  are  established  to 
assure suitability and efficient monitoring of contractors’ performance.

Our  Contractors’  HSE  management  policy  ensures  that  contractors  are  working  in  a  safe  and  healthy 
environment and that they are following proper procedures to minimize risks and prevent accidents.

During 2022, more than 60 contractors were evaluated against this HSE criteria, both before and after the 
completion of their work, and were deemed to have performed their operations in an appropriate manner.

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Occupational health

An annual health programme is provided to all employees to assure that the highest levels of health and 
wellbeing are maintained. All employees and contractors hold medical fitness certificates based on the 
requirements of their position.

During 2022, all employees in operated sites participated in the annual health program and zero work-
related illnesses occurred.

HSE awards and records

Energean  continued  delivering  upon  its  exemplary  HSE  track  record.  At  Energean,  we  believe  that 
protecting the environment and the health & safety of our staff and stakeholders, is a key factor in the 
overall success of our business and we are committed to continuously improving in all aspects of HSE.

For  the  third  consecutive  year,  Sembcorp  Marine’s  Admiralty  Yard  was  awarded  a  Safety  and  Health 
Award Recognition for Projects for Safety Excellence for Energean’s Karish Project.

Our Health and Safety performance in numbers

Occupational safety

2022

2021

Pro forma 2020 2020

Employees man hours worked

772,865

1,015,866

1,130,183

Contractors man hours worked

7,724,105

8,118,433

8,362,784

Total man hours worked

8,496,970

9,134,309

9,492,967

650,405

5,466,939

6,117,344

Number of Employees Fatalities

Number of Contractors Fatalities

Employees Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)28

Contractors Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)

Total Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)

Employees Lost Time Injuries (LTIs)

Contractors Lost Time Injuries (LTIs)

Total Lost Time Injuries (LTIs)

Employees LTI Frequency (LTIF)29

Contractors LTI Frequency (LTIF)

Total LTI Frequency (LTIF)

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

0.52

0.47

Employees Total Recordable Injuries (TRIs) 1

Contractors Total Recordable Injuries 
(TRIs)

Employees and Contr. Total Recordable 
Injuries (TRIs)

Employees TRI Rate (TRIR)30

Contractors TRI Rate (TRIR)

9

10

1.29

1.17

Employees and Contractors TRI Rate (TRIR) 1.18

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

3

0.98

0.25

0.33

2

5

7

1.97

0.62

0.77

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

6

0

0.72

0.63

0

10

10

0

1.20

1.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

0.73

0.65

0

8

8

0

1.46

1.31

Process safety

Process safety incidents

Loss of containment incidents

2022

1

1031

2021

Pro forma 2020

2020

0

0

0

0

0

0

28  Per 100 million hours worked.
29  Per 1 million hours worked.
30  Per 1 million hours worked.
31 

 Loss of containment incidents increased in 2022 due to the FPSO commissioning phase in Israel with zero effect on people and 
the environment

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Safety training

Internal training (hours)

Certified training (hours)

Total training (hours)

2022

457

7,295

7,752

2021

950

1,401

2,351

Pro forma 2020

2020

3,366

561

3,927

2,743

183

2,926

Our environment, our highest commitment

At Energean we are committed to protecting the natural environment by identifying the potential impact 
of  our  operations  and  taking  all  necessary  measures  to  prevent  them.  Adopting  the  highest  level  of 
environmental standards constitutes the core of our strategy.

Based on UN Development Plan, many countries have recognized the socio-economic challenges that 
accompany the shift from fossil fuels and are taking measures to protect the most exposed, referencing 
just transition in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long Term Strategies (LTS). The 
challenges,  and  opportunities,  however,  lie  not  just  in  the  race  to  cut  GHG  emissions.  There  are  also 
profound  social  implications  in  how  we  do  it  –  implications  for  social  justice,  human  rights,  gender 
equality, health, education, jobs, and livelihoods.

Energean’s  vision  is  to  provide  safe  and  clean  energy  to  the  world,  promoting  the  energy  transition  in 
a fair and inclusive manner. We aim to act as a positive driving force, aiding a just change, by lowering 
emissions  coming  from  energy  production,  protecting  the  environment  and  supporting  financial  and 
social development at countries we conduct works.

We maintain our commitment to the natural environment and ecosystems by operating with the utmost 
care and diligence. Our focus on ecosystem conservation is evident through our impeccable track record 
of zero oil spills and zero environmental damage. We adhere to both national and international regulations, 
and  continuously  strive  to  achieve  best  practices  in  order  to  minimize  our  environmental  impact.  At 
Energean, we hold a deep respect for the environment and remain fully committed to safeguarding it for 
future generations.

In  2022,  Energean  established  an  integrated  environmental  metrics  reporting  system,  called  Synergi 
Life, that collect information from local HSE departments and presents it to decision makers. Accurate 
measurements using the best-available techniques and elimination of manual data processing provides 
better-informed decisions on reduction initiatives.

Our  environmental  policy  meets  national  and  international  standards.  All  our  assets’  environmental 
management systems are certified to the international standard ISO 14001, including processes for:

•  Monitoring, recording and evaluating air emissions’ levels
•  Defining suitable control and mitigations barriers against oil spills and chemical leaks
•  Prudent management of water resources
•  Sustainable management of wastes
•  Monitoring and conserving ecosystems and biodiversity

Key metrics monitored

Equity share versus operational accounting approach

We report emissions based on an equity share accounting approach and also on the operational accounting 
approach. All other environmental data is recorded based on the operational accounting approach.

The  definition  of  equity  share  is  Energean’s  working  interest  across  both  operated  and  non-operated 
sites.  For  example,  this  accounting  measure  would  include  10.47%  of  the  total  gross  emissions  from 
Scott, UK, which we hold a 10.47% non-operated working interest in.

In  comparison,  the  operational  approach  does  not  take  into  account  Energean’s  working  interest  –  it 
includes the gross (i.e. 100%) project emissions only for assets that Energean operates. For example, this 
approach does not include any emissions from the UK, as we hold no operated positions, and includes 
100% of emissions from Accettura, Italy, even though our working interest in the field is 50.33%.

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Pro forma 2020

2020

Environmental KPIs

Environmental expenditure $ million32

Energy consumption intensity (MJ/
boe)33,34 – operated share

Scope 1&2 carbon emissions intensity 
(kgCO2e/boe)35 – net equity share

Water use intensity (m3/boe)36 
– operated share

Water volume recycled (%)37 
– operated share

Non- hazardous waste intensity (kg/boe)38 
– operated share

Hazardous waste intensity (kg/boe)39 
– operated share

Waste recycled (%)40 – operated share

Waste energy recovery (%)41 
– operated share

Air quality

2022

3.3

2021

1.1

4.6

174.9

370.3

421.3

16.0

0.01

99

0.8

0.1

95.2

0.0

18.3

19.8

0.2

95

0.2

0.1

90.5

0.0

0.1

92

0.5

0.6

52.1

2.0

0.4

986.5

37.9

0.4

92

0.6

1.2

90.4

3.9

Maintaining high air quality through responsible and sustainable operations is a key priority for Energean. 
We continuously monitor all our atmospheric emissions to ensure this.

During 2022, the total amount of nitrous emissions (NOx) generated across the Group increased by 56% 
versus 2021 because of the commissioning of the FPSO in Israel. The amount of sulfurous emissions 
decreased due to lower production from Prinos, Greece.

During 2022, we increased the number of assets that undergo Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) surveys 
to monitor and reduce fugitive emissions (particular methane) across our operated sites. We carried out 
campaigns at our Vega, Garaguso and Larino fields in Italy. The results found minimal amounts of fugitive 
emissions, requiring minimal corrective actions for one asset, and no further action in the other two. In 
2023, the LDAR program will include other assets that had not been checked in the past, in order to keep 
our fugitive emissions as low as possible.

Biodiversity

Preserving marine, terrestrial and avian species diversity is of significant importance for Energean. Our 
team is dedicated to monitoring the effects of our activities and taking steps to mitigate them.

In  2022,  we  conducted  several  biodiversity  surveys  and  undertook  initiatives  to  identify  and  protect 
vulnerable habitats and evaluate the influence of our operations, including:

Israel

•  An invasive species survey and treatment at the onshore valve station area, Israel. Invasive species 
were found in the carob trees restored area. Treatment to remove invasive species commenced 
and is still in progress

32  Capital  expenditures related to environmental protection activities.
33  Ratio of energy (thermal & electrical) consumption over gross hydrocarbons production. 
34 

 2020-2021 figures are re-reported due to updated alignment with GRI standards which state that, to avoid double counting, self-
produced electricity should not be counted, as thermal energy already includes fuel consumption sourced from production

35  Ratio of direct and indirect (consumed electricity) carbon emissions over gross hydrocarbons production.
36  Ratio of total fresh and seawater used for processes over gross hydrocarbons production.
37 

 Proportion of water used in the process that is returned to the same catchment area or the sea, from where is was initially 
drawn.
 Ratio  of  municipal  and  industrial  waste,  that  according  to  regulation  do  not  pose  a  severe  threat  to  human  health  or  the 
environment over gross hydrocarbons production.
 Ratio of municipal and industrial waste, that according to regulation pose a severe threat to human health or the environment 
over gross hydrocarbons production.
 Proportion of waste that are reprocessed into other products, materials or substances whether for the original use or for other 
purposes.
 Proportion of non-recyclable waste materials that are converted into usable heat, electricity or fuel through a variety of processes.

38 

39 

40 

41 

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•  Vertical  Seismic  Profile  surveys  during  the  2022  drilling  campaign  in  Israel  were  supported  by 
Marine Mammal Observers and Passive Acoustic Monitoring operators, in line with local guidelines 
that are based on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee guidance for the minimization of risk 
of injury of marine mammals from geophysical surveys

•  Compliance with “IMO Resolution MEPC.207(62): guidelines for the control and management of 
ships’ biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species” for all 23 vessels used for the 
development operations of Karish during 2022

•  A  post-drilling  survey  is  planned  for  2023  to  map  and  quantify  the  actual  impact  of  the  drilling 

activity on the ecology of the marine environment

Italy

• 

•  Continued monitoring of the “Tecnoreef” structure, that was installed to promote the development 
of biodiversity in the Marine Protected Area “Isola dei Ciclopi” in Italy. Results have shown a high 
amount of biodiversity in the area
Initiated the “Acquisition and data analysis using marine bioreceptors” project in collaboration with 
the Zooprophylactic Institute of Teramo in Rospo Mare, Italy to investigate biodiversity in beneath 
platforms. The ultimate goal is to establish a biological pre-alarm system in a crucial area of the 
central southern Adriatic basin. By utilizing this system on different platforms in the Adriatic, it may 
be possible to create databanks that could be helpful in managing coastal areas more effectively.
•  Energean  has  established  a  new  partnership  with  3BEE,  an  agri-tech  start  up  with  the  aim  of 
protecting the bees, in the province of Vasto, just opposite our Rospo Mare offshore platform in 
Italy.

(cid:44)(cid:87)(cid:74)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:74)(cid:31)

Greece:

•  Providing  ongoing  assistance  to  the  management  team  responsible  for  the  Nestos  River  Delta, 
Lakes Vistonida-Ismarida, and Thassos in maintaining the telemetric stations used for monitoring 
biodiversity in the northeastern region of Greece.

Water resources

Fresh  water  management  is  a  high  priority  for  Energean.  We  recognise  the  importance  of  freshwater 
availability, increased future global demands, high-quality standards requirements as well as stakeholders’ 
expectations.

In  2022,  99%  of  water  withdrawals  were  recycled.  Our  onshore  and  offshore  water  discharges  are 
continuously monitored by both automatic and manual analytical means to meet all relevant regulatory 
limits.

Total recycled water %

(cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:30)(cid:29)

(cid:30)(cid:27)

(cid:30)(cid:25)

(cid:30)(cid:23)

(cid:30)(cid:21)

(cid:29)(cid:29)

(cid:30)(cid:30)

(cid:30)(cid:26)

(cid:30)(cid:23)

(cid:30)(cid:23)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:21)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:5)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:84)(cid:5)(cid:75)(cid:84)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:22)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:23)

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Oil spills prevention

Energean  has  established  a  robust  and  well-tested  oil  spill  prevention  management  system.  We  have 
control measures to mitigate the risk of spills, leaks and uncontrolled discharges that include statutory 
discharge  limits  depending  on  the  location  of  operation  and  online  sensors  interrupting  such  events, 
secondary containments for hydrocarbons carrying vessels, barrels, drums etc and comprehensive plans 
for inspection and maintenance of equipment with significant oil spill risks.

As a result, in 2022 we achieved another consecutive year with zero oil spills. Oil spill emergency response 
drills  and training  take place on an annual basis to maintain a high level of equipment  availability  and 
personnel  preparedness.  Furthermore,  we  are  associate  members  of  Oil  Spill  Response  Limited,  an 
industry consortium that is a world leader oil spill response provider.

Waste management

At Energean, we maintain a strong code of ethics regarding discharges and waste, by enforcing waste 
recycling and energy recovery activities. As part of the Environmental Social Impact Assessment of each 
asset we design an action plan to facilitate waste management.

In 2022, 95% of total waste was recycled (2021: 91%) and 5% (2021: 9%) was disposed at local landfill 
facilities.

(cid:30)(cid:19)(cid:26)(cid:21)

(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:29)(cid:21)

(cid:30)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:26)(cid:21)

(cid:30)(cid:26)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)

(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:19)(cid:30)(cid:21)

(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:26)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:21)

(cid:26)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:21)

(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:30)(cid:21)

(cid:30)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:25)(cid:21)

(cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:30)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:29)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:27)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:26)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:24)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:22)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:21)(cid:21)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:21)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:5)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:84)(cid:5)(cid:75)(cid:84)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:22)

(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:23)

(cid:57)(cid:84)(cid:89)(cid:70)(cid:81)(cid:5)(cid:92)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:89)(cid:74)(cid:5)(cid:87)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:94)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:73)(cid:5)(cid:13)(cid:10)(cid:14)

(cid:57)(cid:84)(cid:89)(cid:70)(cid:81)(cid:5)(cid:92)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:89)(cid:74)(cid:5)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:74)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:94)(cid:5)(cid:87)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:91)(cid:74)(cid:87)(cid:94)(cid:5)(cid:13)(cid:10)(cid:14)

(cid:57)(cid:84)(cid:89)(cid:70)(cid:81)(cid:5)(cid:92)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:89)(cid:74)(cid:5)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:74)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:94)(cid:5)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:81)(cid:5)(cid:13)(cid:10)(cid:14)

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Our environmental performance in numbers

For information on the definition of operated versus equity-share, please refer to page 61.

Methodologies used to calculate scope 1 emissions include the standards and protocols of EU ETS, 
IPCC, Concawe and EPA. Scope 2 emissions were calculated using the GHG protocol standards.

2022

2021

Pro forma 2020 2020

Environmental records

Production – equity share

Oil (Kboe)

Raw Gas (Kboe)

Total oil and raw gas (Kboe)

Ratio oil/total (%)

Ratio gas/total (%)

Production – operated sites

Oil (Kboe)

Raw Gas (Kboe)

Total oil and raw gas (Kboe)

Ratio oil/total (%)

Ratio gas/total (%)

GHG emissions – equity share

Total GHG emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 1 emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 2 emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 3 emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 1 emissions intensity  
(kgCO2e/boe)

Scope 2 emissions intensity  
(kgCO2e/boe)

3,720

11,954

15,674

23.7

76.3

2,131

2,222

4,353

48.9

51.1

254,704

249,622

5,082

N/A

15.9

0.1

Total emissions intensity (kgCO2e/boe) 16.0

GHG emissions – operated sites

Total GHG emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 1 emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 2 emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 3 emissions (tCO2e)42

Guarantees of Origin (tCO2e)

I-REC (tCO2e)

Scope 1 emissions intensity  
(kgCO2e/boe)

Scope 2 emissions intensity  
(kgCO2e/boe)

75,354

71,011

4,343

***

(4,168)

(175.0)

16.3

0.0

Total emissions intensity (kgCO2e/boe) 16.3

UK Only – equity share

Total GHG emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 1 emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 2 emissions (tCO2e)43

16,507

16,507

–

Total emissions intensity (kgCO2e/boe) 38.5

4,141

11,489

15,629

26.5

73.5

2,506

449.0

2,955

84.8

15.2

4,512

14,308

18,820

24.0

76.0

2,189

336.1

2,525

86.7

13.3

306,930

285,362

21,568

403,872

367,293

36,579

N/A

18.3

0.1

18.3

N/A

19.5

0.3

19.8

798.4

595.1

1,395

57.3

42.7

722.0

51.8

773.8

93.3

6.7

84,480

52,586

31,894

N/A

37.7

0.2

37.9

73,042

52,259

20,783

95,435

58,975

36,460

1,889,018

1,488,772

(20,725)

(31,542)

(58.0)

(73.0)

73,479

41,660

31,819

1,488,772

(31,542)

(73.0)

17.7

0.0

17.7

23,707

23,707

–

83.4

37.8

1.9

39.7

66,905

66,905

–

83.4

53.8

0.3

54.1

1,725

1,725

–

83.4

42  2022 Scope 3 emissions to be disclosed in the 2023 CDP climate change questionnaire.
43  Electricity is purchased by the building owner and thus taken into scope 3 emissions consideration.

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2022

2021

Pro forma 2020 2020

STRATEGIC REPORT

59,000

77,000

127,000

20,000

Energy consumption used to calculate 
above emissions (kWh)

Other air emissions – operated sites

NOx (tonnes)

SO2 (tonnes)

VOC (tonnes)

Water usage – operated sites

Fresh water (m3)

Seawater (m3)

365.1

111.4

14.0

233.8

711.8

9.0

156.1

900.2

11.8

47,649

103,784

88,556

19,418,432

17,413,502

11,173,563

Total water usage (m3)

19,467,393

17,517,286

11,262,119

Recycled water (m3)

Recycled water (%)

Dispersed oil concentration in 
discharged water (mg/L)

19,418,432

16,944,782

10,938,482

99.0

0.4

95.2

0.4

91.6

3.4

Water quantities disposal – operated sites

Non-hazardous waste (tonnes)

3,420

675.9

1,209

Non-hazardous waste intensity (kg/
boe)

Hazardous waste (tonnes)

Hazardous waste intensity (kg/boe)

Total waste recycled (%)

Total waste energy recovery (%)

0.8

651.3

0.1

95.2

0.0

0.2

341.7

0.1

90.5

0.0

0.5

1,457

0.6

52.1

2.0

35.4

875.1

11.8

88,501

8,589,344

8,677,846

8,354,263

92.4

3.4

490.7

0.6

907.9

1.2

90.4

3.9

Spills – operated sites

Hydrocarbon spills

Flaring – operated sites

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total hydrocarbons flared (tonnes)

13,775.0

412.8

Flaring intensity (kg/boe)

6.4

0.1

726.9

0.3

536.6

0.7

Energy consumption – operated sites

Total energy consumption (kWh)33

211,511,613 303,972,222 236,027,778

352,194,444

Electrical energy consumption (TJ)33

55.1

162.3

209.9

Electrical energy consumption intensity 
(MJ/boe)33

Thermal energy consumption (TJ)

Thermal energy consumption intensity 
(MJ/boe)

Total energy consumption intensity 
(MJ/boe)

12.7

706.3

54.9

932.0

14.7

1,027

162.3

315.4

406.6

174.9

383.2

516.2

241.1

159.7

639.8

826.8

1,100

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Financial Review

Panos Benos, CFO

Dear Shareholder,

I am pleased to provide an update on the Group’s financial performance in the 12 months to 31 December 
2022.

During  2022  Energean  delivered  production  from  Karish;  commenced  payment  of  dividends  to  our 
shareholders; and we successfully discovered and de-risked new natural gas resources adjacent to our 
infrastructure, providing significant potential upside and export optionality.

In total, Energean returned US$0.60/share to shareholders ($106.5 million) in 2022, in line with its target 
to pay cumulative dividends of at least $1 billion by end-2025.

Energean  achieved  record  revenues  ($737.1  million),  adjusted  EBITDAX  results  ($421.6  million)  and 
operating profit ($232.2 million) on the back of strong commodity prices.

Our focus for 2023 is on continued organic growth. We will continue to ramp up production from Karish 
and finalise the development concept for the strategically significant, 68 bcm Olympus Area. Production 
will also start from Karish North in Israel and NEA/NI in Egypt (first gas from NEA/NI was achieved in 
early March 2023).

Financial results summary

Average working interest production (kboepd)

Revenue ($m)

Cash cost of production ($m)

Cost of production ($/boe)

Administrative & selling expenses ($m)

Operating profit ($m)

Adjusted EBITDAX ($m)

Profit/ (Loss) after tax ($m)

Cash flow from operating activities ($m)

Capital expenditure ($m)

Cash capital expenditure ($m)

Net debt ($m)

Net debt/equity (%)

Revenue, production, and commodity prices

2022

41.2

737.1

284.3

18.9

45.9

232.2

421.6

17.3

272.2

869.8

460.2

2021

41.0

497.0

261.6

17.5

43.0

32.1

212.1

(96.2)

132.5

407.9

452.2

2,518.2

387.3

2,016.6

281.2

Change 
from 2021

0.5%

48.3%

8.7%

8.1%

6.7%

623.4%

98.8%

118.0%

105.4%

113.2%

1.8%

24.9%

37.7%

Revenue increased by $240.1 million (2021: $497.0 million) to $737.1 million primarily a result of higher 
realised commodity prices. The Group’s realised weighted average pre-hedging oil and gas price for the 
year was $81.2/bbl (2021: $57.1/bbl) and $11.2/mcf (2021:5.2 $/mcf), respectively.

Working  interest  production  averaged  41.2  kboepd  in  2022  (2021:  41.0  kboepd),  with  the  Abu  Qir 
gas-condensate field, offshore Egypt, accounting for over 60% of total output.

Adjusted EBITDAX amounted to $421.6 million (2021: $212.1 million). The increase from 2021 was due 
to  higher  revenue  partially  offset  by  slightly  higher  operating  costs  from  the  enlarged  group.  Included 
within revenue is the realised loss on the PSV (Italian gas price) hedges of $55.2 million, excluding this 
lost revenue would result in an adjusted EBITDA of $476.8 million; which is an increase of $264.7 million 
(124.5%) compared to 2021.

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Cash cost of production

Cash  production  costs  for  the  period  were  $18.9  /boe  (2021:  $17.5/boe).  The  increase  in  cash  unit 
production cost was primarily driven by increased royalties paid (2022: $45.8 million, 2021:$24.8 million) 
and  increased  energy  costs  across  the  group.  The  cash  production  costs  excluding  royalties  are 
$238.5 million (2021: $236.8 million) and the related cost per boe is $15.9 (2021: $:15.8)

Depreciation, impairments and write-offs

Depreciation charges before impairment on production and development assets decreased by 14.6% to 
$83.3 million (2021: $97.5 million) with the related decrease in the depreciation unit expense to $5.5/boe 
(2021: $6.5/boe).

The Group recognised a pre-tax impairment charge of $27.6 million (2021: $0 million) in 2022, a result of 
revisions to decommissioning estimates on the Group’s non-producing assets, in Italy and UK. The Group 
performed an impairment assessment at 31 December 2022 and did not identify any cash generating 
units (“CGU”) for which a reasonably possible change in a key assumption would result in impairment or 
impairment reversal, except for the Vega oil field in Italy. An 8% decrease in Brent prices would eliminate 
the current headroom of the Vega CGU.

Management  has  considered  how  the  Group’s  identified  climate  risks  and  climate  related  goals  may 
impact the estimation of the recoverable amount of cash-generating units and as part of the impairment 
assessment  has  run  sensitivity  scenarios  for  the  IEA’s  2022  WEO  climate  scenarios  (Stated  Policies 
Scenario (STEPS), Announced Pledges Scenario (APS) and Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE)). 
The Groups CGUs in Italy (Vega) and Greece are the most sensitive to the impact of the IEA scenarios, 
which applied, with no management mitigating actions taken, could result in impairment.

The anticipated extent and nature of the future impact of climate on the Group’s operations and future 
investment, and therefore estimation of recoverable value, is not uniform across all cash-generating units. 
There is a range of inherent uncertainties in the extent that responses to climate change may impact the 
recoverable value of the Group’s CGUs, with many of these being outside the Group’s control. These include 
the  impact  of  future  changes  in  government  policies,  legislation  and  regulation,  societal  responses  to 
climate change, the future availability of new technologies and changes in supply and demand dynamics.

Exploration and evaluation expenditure and new ventures

During the period the Group expensed $71.4 million (2021: $87.7 million) for exploration and new ventures 
evaluation activities. This includes impairment costs of $65.7 million ($82.1 million) for projects that will 
not progress to development, primarily Glengorm; Energean will exit the Glengorm licence within 2023.

In  addition,  new  ventures  evaluation  expenditure  amounted  to  $5.8  million  (2021:  $5.6  million),  mainly 
related to pre-licence and time-writing costs.

General and administrative (G&A) expenses

Energean incurred G&A costs of approximately $45.9 million in 2022 (2021: $43.0 million). Cash SG&A 
was $36.0 million (2021: $34.8 million).

Cash  G&A  excludes  certain  non-cash  accounting  items  from  the  Group’s  reported  G&A.  Cash  G&A  is 
calculated  as  follows:  Administrative  and  Selling  and  distribution  expenses,  excluding  depletion  and 
amortisation of assets and share-based payment charge that are included in G&A.

Administrative expenses

Less:

 Depreciation

 Share-based payment charge included in G&A

Cash G&A

2022 
($m)

45.9

3.9

6.0

36.0

2021 
($m)

43.0

2.5

5.7

34.8

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Net other expenses

Net  other  expenses  of  $1.0  million  in  2022  (2021:  $10.9  million  income)  includes  restructuring  costs 
($3.2 million), net reversal of expected credit loss provisions of $7.9 million and other non-recurring items. 
In 2021 the amount predominantly related to $6.8 million of income due to a decrease in estimates of 
decommissioning provisions for certain UK producing assets, representing the amount of the decrease 
that was in excess of their book value.

Unrealised loss on derivatives

The Group has recognised unrealised loss on derivative instruments of $5.2 million (2021: $21.5 million) 
related to the Cassiopea contingent consideration. A contingent consideration of up to $100.0 million is 
payable and determined on the basis of future Italian gas prices recorded at the time of first gas production 
at Cassiopea, which is expected in 2024.

As at 31 December 2022, the two- year Italian gas (PSV) futures curve indicated higher pricing than that 
at the date of acquisition, with a forward price in excess of €20/Mwh. As a result, the fair value of the 
Contingent Consideration as at 31 December 2022 was estimated to be $86.3 million based on a Monte 
Carlo simulation (31 December 2021: $78.5 million).

Net financing costs

Financing costs before capitalisation for the period were $236.7 million (2021: $278.4 million). Finance 
costs include: $167.4 million of interest expenses incurred on Senior Secured notes (2021: $107.0 million), 
$1.5million on debt facilities (2021: $96.7 million), $14.7 million of interest expenses relating to long-term 
payables (2021: $4.1 million), $37.4 million unwinding of discount on deferred consideration, contingent 
consideration, convertible loan notes and decommissioning provisions (2021: $27.8 million); $15.6 million 
commissions for guarantees and other bank charges of (2021: $17.8 million). The 2021 finance costs 
included $18.1million for unamortised debt issuance costs under Greek and Egypt RBL, written off due to 
repayments prior to their maturity dates.

Net finance costs include foreign exchange losses of $22.2 million (2021: $6.9 million) and finance income 
of $9.6 million (2021: $3.0 million), including Interest income from time deposits.

Taxation

Energean recorded tax charges of $89.7 million in 2022 (2021: $5.4 million), split between a current year 
tax  expense  of  $200.1  million  (2021:  $44.6  million),  and  a  deferred  tax  credit  of  $110.4  million  (2021: 
credit $39.2 million) and representing an effective tax rate of 84% (2021: 6%).

The increase in current tax from 2021 is primarily a result of the windfall tax in Italy. During 2022, Italy 
introduced: 1) a windfall tax in the form of a law decree which imposed a 25% one-off tax on profit margins 
that rose by more than $5.26 million (€5.0 million) between October 2021 and April 2022 compared to the 
same period a year earlier. The amount of the windfall tax paid by Energean Italy was $29.3 million and 2) 
In November 2022, Italy introduced a new windfall tax that imposed a 50% one-off tax, calculated on 2022 
taxable  profits  that  are  10%  higher  than  the  average  taxable  profits  between  2018-2021.  This  amount 
has a ceiling equal to 25% of the value of the net assets at end-2021. Based on this, Energean would be 
required to pay an additional one-off tax of $92.8 million (€87.0 million) in June 2023.

Operating cash flow

Cash  from  operations  before  tax  and  movements  in  working  capital  was  $311.3  million  (2021: 
$131.7  million).  After  adjusting  for  tax  and  working  capital  movements,  cash  from  operations  was 
$272.2 million (2021: $132.5 million).

Capital Expenditure

During the year, the Group incurred capital expenditure of $869.8 million (2021: $407.9 million). Capital 
expenditure  mainly  consisted  of  development  expenditure  in  relation  to  the  Karish  Main  and  Karish 
North Fields in Israel ($534.5 million), NEA/NI project in Egypt ($107.9 million), Cassiopea field in Italy 
($77.0 million), Scott field in UK ($9.2 million) and exploration expenditures in Athena, Zeus, Hermes and 
Hercules in Israel ($123.0 million).

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Net Debt

As at 31 December 2022, net debt of $2,518.2 million (2021: $2,016 million) consisted of $2,500 million 
Israeli senior secured notes, $450 million of corporate senior secured notes, $63.5 million draw down of 
the Greek loans and $50 million of convertible loan notes, less deferred amortised fees, equity component 
of  convertible  loan  ($10.5  million)  and  cash  balances  of  $502.7  million.  Net  debt  excluding  Israel  is 
$143.8 million (2021: $102.6 million).

In accessing the debt capital markets, Energean is only exposed to floating interest rates for the Greek 
loan. Refer to note 26.3 in the financial statements for the interest risk sensitivity.

Credit ratings

Energean maintains corporate credit ratings with Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch Ratings (Fitch).

On 4 November 2021 Energean plc was assigned its first corporate credit ratings from S&P and Fitch, 
following the issuance of the $450 million senior secured notes which mature in 2027.

• 

In February 2023 S&P upgraded the ratings from B to B+ for both Energean plc corporate and the 
senior secured notes maturing in 2027, with Stable Outlook. This reflects first gas from the Karish 
field in Israel and associated track record of production.

•  Fitch assigned a B+ corporate credit rating to Energean plc and B+ rating for the senior secured 
notes  maturing  in  2027.  In  November  2023  the  Outlook  was  upgraded  to  Positive  to  reflect  the 
improvement in financial performance since 2021, due to stronger price environment and timely 
delivery projects including the Karish gas field in Israel.

Risk management

Principal risks

There are no significant changes to the headline principal risks from those disclosed in the 2022 Interim 
results.  A  full  description  of  Energean’s  principal  risks  is  disclosed  in  the  strategic  review  of  the  2022 
Annual Report & Accounts.

Liquidity risk management and going concern

The Group carefully manages the risk of a shortage of funds by closely monitoring its funding position and 
its liquidity risk. The going concern assessment covers the period from the date of approval of the Group 
Financial  Statements  on  22  March  2023  to  30  June  2024  ‘the  Assessment  Period’.  The  Assessment 
Period has been extended such that it includes the $625 million bond repayment due in March 2024.

As of 31 December 2022 the Group’s available liquidity was approximately $720 million. This available 
liquidity figure includes: (i) c. $43 million of undrawn facility under the €100 million loan backed by the 
Greek State signed in December 2021 for the development of the Prinos Area in Greece, including the 
Epsilon  development;  and  (ii)  c.  $174  million  available  under  the  $275  million  Revolving  Credit  Facility 
(‘RCF’) signed by the Group in September 2022 (with the remainder being utilized to issue Letters of Credit 
for the Group’s operations). Subsequent to 31 December 2022, the Group signed a $350 million Term 
Loan Facility. The Group has a $625 million bond, at the Energean Israel level, maturing in March 2024. 
Management expects to refinance this bond during 2023; however, for the purposes of the Going Concern 
assessment it has been assumed that the bond is repaid in full and not refinanced.

The going concern assessment is founded on a cashflow forecast prepared by management, which is 
based on a number of assumptions, most notably the Group’s latest life of field production forecasts, 
budgeted  expenditure  forecasts,  estimated  of  future  commodity  prices  (based  on  recent  published 
forward curves) and available headroom under the Group’s debt facilities. The going concern assessment 
contains a ‘Base Case’ and a ‘Reasonable Worst Case’ (“RWC”) scenario.

The  Base  Case  scenario  assumes  Brent  at  $80/bbl  in  2023  and  $75/bbl  in  2024  and  PSV  (Italian  gas 
price) at €50/MWH in 2023 and €45/MWH in 2024. A reasonable ramp-up of production from the Karish 
Field is assumed throughout the going concern assessment period, with prices for gas sold assumed at 
contractually agreed prices. Under the Base Case, sufficient liquidity is maintained throughout the going 
concern period.

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The Group also routinely performs sensitivity tests of its liquidity position to evaluate adverse impacts 
that may result from changes to the macro-economic environment, such as a reduction in commodity 
prices. These downsides are considered in the RWC going concern assessment scenario. The Group is 
not materially exposed to floating interest rate risk since the majority of its borrowings are fixed-rate. The 
Group also looks at the impact of changes or deferral of key projects and downside scenarios to budgeted 
production forecasts in the RWC.

The  two  primary  downside  sensitivities  considered  in  the  RWC  are:  (i)  reduced  commodity  prices;  (ii) 
reduced  production  –  these  downsides  are  applied  to  assess  the  robustness  of  the  Group’s  liquidity 
position over the Assessment Period. In a RWC downside case, there are appropriate and timely mitigation 
strategies, within the Group’s control, to manage the risk of funding shortfalls and to ensure the Group’s 
ability to continue as a going concern. Mitigation strategies, within management’s control, modelled in 
the RWC include deferral of capital expenditure on operated assets, deferral or cancellation of exploration 
and/or discretionary spend and exercise of rights under contractual arrangements to improve liquidity. 
Under the RWC scenario, after considering mitigation strategies, liquidity is maintained throughout the 
going concern period.

Reverse stress testing was also performed to determine what commodity price or production shortfall 
would  need  to  occur  for  liquidity  headroom  to  be  eliminated.  The  conditions  necessary  for  liquidity 
headroom  to  be  eliminated  are  judged  to  have  a  remote  possibility  of  occurring,  given  the  diversified 
nature of the Group’s portfolio and the ‘natural hedge’ provided by virtue of the Group’s fixed-price gas 
contracts  in  Israel  and  Egypt.  In  the  event  a  remote  downside  scenario  occurred,  prudent  mitigating 
strategies, consistent with those described above, could also be executed in the necessary timeframe 
to preserve liquidity. There is no material impact of climate change within the Assessment Period and 
therefore it does not form part of the reverse stress testing performed by management.

In forming its assessment of the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, including its review of 
the forecasted cashflow of the Group over the Forecast Period, the Board has made judgements about:

•  Reasonable sensitivities appropriate for the current status of the business and the wider macro 

• 

environment; and
the Group’s ability to implement the mitigating actions within the Group’s control, in the event these 
actions were required.

After careful consideration, the Directors are satisfied that the Group and Company has sufficient financial 
resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, for the Assessment Period from the date 
of approval of the Group Financial Statements on 22 March 2023 to 30 June 2024. For this reason, they 
continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

Non-IFRS measures

The Group uses certain measures of performance that are not specifically defined under IFRS or other 
generally accepted accounting principles. These non-IFRS measures include Adjusted EBITDAX, cost of 
production,  capital  expenditure,  cash capital  expenditure,  net debt and gearing ratio  and are explained 
below.

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Cash cost of production

Cash cost of production is a non-IFRS measure that is used by the Group as a useful indicator of the 
Group’s  underlying  cash  costs  to  produce  hydrocarbons.  The  Group  uses  the  measure  to  compare 
operational performance period to period, to monitor costs and to assess operational efficiency. Cash 
cost of production is calculated as cost of sales, adjusted for depreciation and hydrocarbon inventory 
movements.

($m)

Cost of sales

Less:

 Depreciation

 Change in inventory

Cost of production1

Total production for the period (kboe)

Cash cost of production per boe ($/boe)

1  Numbers may not sum due to rounding

Adjusted EBITDAX

2022

358.9

(79.4)

4.7

284.3

2021

345.1

(94.6)

11.1

261.6

15,038.0

14,963.5

18.9

17.5

Adjusted  EBITDAX  is  a  non-IFRS  measure  used  by  the  Group  to  measure  business  performance.  It  is 
calculated as profit or loss for the period, adjusted for discontinued operations, taxation, depreciation and 
amortisation, other income and expenses (including the impact of derivative financial instruments and 
foreign exchange), net finance costs and exploration costs. The Group presents Adjusted EBITDAX as it 
is used in assessing the Group’s growth and operational efficiencies, because it illustrates the underlying 
performance of the Group’s business by excluding items not considered by management to reflect the 
underlying operations of the Group.

($m)

Adjusted EBITDAX

Reconciliation to profit/(loss):

Depreciation and amortisation

Share-based payment

Exploration and evaluation expense

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

Other expense

Other income

Finance expenses

Finance income

Unrealised loss on derivatives

Net foreign exchange

Taxation income/(expense)

Profit/ (Loss) for the year

2022

421.6

(83.4)

(6.0)

(71.4)

(27.6)

(15.2)

14.1

2021

212.1

(97.5)

(5.7)

(87.7)

–

(7.0)

17.9

(107.3)

(97.4)

9.6

(5.2)

(22.2)

(89.7)

17.3

3.0

(21.5)

(6.9)

(5.4)

(96.2)

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Capital expenditure

Capital expenditure is a useful indicator of the Group’s organic expenditure on oil and gas assets  and 
exploration and appraisal assets incurred during a period. Capital expenditure is defined as additions to 
property, plant and equipment and intangible exploration and evaluation assets less decommissioning 
asset  additions,  right-of-use  asset  additions,  capitalised  share-based  payment  charge  and  capitalised 
borrowing costs:

($m)

Additions to property, plant and equipment

Additions to intangible exploration and evaluation assets

Less:

 Capitalised borrowing cost

 Impairment of property, plant and equipment

 Leased assets additions and modifications

 Lease payments related to capital activities

 Capitalised share-based payment charge

 Capitalised depreciation

 Change in decommissioning provision

Total capital expenditure

Movement in working capital

Cash capital expenditure per the cash flow statement

Cash Capital Expenditure

($m)

Payment for purchase of property, plant and equipment

Payment for exploration and evaluation,  
and other intangible assets

Total Cash Capital Expenditure

Net debt/(cash) and gearing ratio

2022

877.7

141.0

109.2

27.9

2.0

(12.7)

0.2

0.6

21.7

870.0

(409.8)

460.2

2022

395.8

64.4

460.2

2021

521.4

54.8

181.0

8.7

(10.9)

0.2

0.2

(11.0)

408.0

44.3

452.3

2021

403.5

48.7

452.2

Net debt is defined as the Group’s total borrowings less cash and cash equivalents. Management believes 
that net debt is a useful indicator of the Group’s indebtedness, financial flexibility and capital structure 
because it indicates the level of borrowings after taking account of any cash and cash equivalents that 
could be used to reduce borrowings. The Group defines capital as total equity and calculates the gearing 
ratio as net debt divided by total equity.

($m)

Current borrowings

Non-current borrowings

Total borrowings

Less: Cash and cash equivalents and bank deposits

Restricted cash

Net Debt

Total equity

Gearing Ratio

2022

45.6

2,975.3

3,020.9

(427.9)

(74.8)

2,518.2

650.2

2021

–

2,947.1

2,947.1

(730.8)

(199.7)

2,016.6

717.1

387.3%

281.2%

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Risk Management

Successful and sustainable implementation of our strategy requires strong corporate governance and 
effective  risk  management.  We  deliver  this  through  a  comprehensive  framework  of  business  policies, 
systems and procedures that enable us to assess and manage risk effectively.

Managing risks and opportunities is essential to Energean’s long-term success and growth. All investment 
opportunities  May  expose  Energean  to  increased  risks,  particularly  in  the  current  risk  environment, 
including climate change related risks and opportunities. Energean manages its exposure to such risks in 
accordance with the Board’s appetite for risk.

Energean’s  risk  management  framework  provides  a  systematic  process  for  the  identification  and 
management of the key risks and opportunities which May impact the delivery of its strategic objectives. 
KPIs are set annually and determining the level of risk Energean is willing to accept in the pursuit of these 
objectives is a fundamental component of its risk management framework.

The Board operates a risk management framework for the Company and its subsidiaries (together the 
“Group”) in order to identify, assess, control and monitor all current and emerging risks to the business 
arising from the achievement of its strategic objectives. The risk management framework establishes 
Energean’s internal control and risk management process and includes the following:

Group risk management framework
Group risk management framework 

Outline the 
strategy

• Set a sustainable strategy 
to achieve Energean's near 
and long-term goals

Define 
strategic 
objectives

• Set clear strategic 

objectives supported by 
relevant KPIs

• Determine the level of risk 
that the Group is willing to 
accept in the pursuit of its 
strategic objectives and 
document this in the Group 
Risk Appetite Statement

Define risk 
appetite

Identify key 
risks

• Identify key risks to the 

achievement of strategic 
objectives, through discussions at 
a Board, Senior Risk Management 
Committee, country and functional 
level

• Apply the Group risk 

Apply risk 
assessment 
process

assessment process to 
ensure the ongoing 
management of key risks to 
our objectives

Deliver 
strategic 
objectives

• Delivery of strategic 
objectives through 
informed risk-based 
decision making

Risk  management  is  a  continuous  process.  Due  to  the  constantly  changing  external  and  internal 
requirements and environment, our risk management and internal control system is being continuously 
developed.

2022 activities

In  May  2022,  the  Group  engaged  Marsh  UK  to  assist  on  the  drafting  and  implementation  of  a  new 
enterprise risk management framework, the deliverables of which include an enterprise risk management 
(“ERM”) Policy and associated processes.

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During 2022, Marsh delivered to the Board a benchmarking report, providing details on the current state of 
the Company’s risk management approach as well as a gap analysis against best practice. By the end of 
2022, the risk identification and assessment phase was completed and the following key activities were 
performed:

Identification of key risks impacting Energean’s business objectives, strategy and operations.
• 
•  Qualitative  assessment  of  the  risks  by  likelihood  and  the  impacts  during  a  full  day  interactive 
workshop  held  in  Milan  with  the  participation  of  23  managers  across  functions,  regions  and 
countries of operations, where an update of all existing controls in place was also performed.

The completeness and validity of the risk information and all outputs produced so far, was included within 
our risk management approach and as part of this, are reflected in the strategic organisational risk map 
and  associated  risk  register  for  the  year  end  reporting,  containing  likelihood  and  impact  assessment  
scores and high-level control information.

In  2023  the  new  ERM  framework  is  expected  to  be  implemented  and  risk  management  and  internal 
control  systems  are  expected  to  be  linked  closely,  through  the  implementation  of  a  roadmap 
providing  guidance  on  the  integration  of  risk  management  activities  into  the  controls  and  compliance  
framework, strategic planning and business processes.

Risk oversight and governance

Overall  responsibility  for  risk  oversight  and  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  risk  management  and 
internal control systems rests with the Board. Principal risks, including emerging risks, as well as progress 
against key performance indicators, are reviewed at each quarterly scheduled Board meeting and in-depth 
analysis on identified risks are undertaken by the Audit & Risk committee, when deemed appropriate.

The  Group’s  framework  for  risk  management  promotes  a  bottom-up  approach  to  risk  management 
with  top-down  support  and  challenge.  The  risks  associated  with  the  delivery  of  the  strategy  and  work 
programmes and the associated mitigation measures and action plans are maintained in a series of risk 
registers at Group, audit and project level. Reporting of these risks within the organisation is structured 
so that risks are escalated through the various business units and functions to Board committees and 
to  the  Board  itself.  For  example,  the  Environment,  Safety  &  Social  Responsibility  (“ESSR”)  Committee 
monitors the management of health and safety related risks, as well as risks related to any matter relating 
to corporate social responsibility, each in connection with the Group’s operations.

A  senior  risk  management  committee,  comprised  of  the  executive  management  team,  with  the 
participation of the ERM officer the Senior Risk Management Committee is responsible and accountable 
for overseeing and monitoring risks that fall under their identified remit, while the Audit & Risk committee 
is additionally responsible for continuously evaluating the effectiveness of the Group‘s system of internal 
control and risk management framework.

Group risk governance structure

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Board of Directors

The Board is responsible for overseeing the risk identification, assessment and mitigation process and 
undertakes regular assessments of the risks facing the Group, including current and emerging risks that 
could potentially threaten our business integrity, strategy, operating model, future performance, solvency 
and/or liquidity.

The overall tone for risk management is driven by the Board, which works closely with the Senior Risk 
Management  Committee  and  the  Audit  &  Risk  committee  (“ARC”)  to  regularly  review  Energean’s  risk 
portfolio,  monitor  any  emerging  risk  and  better  understand  how  risks  are  being  managed  across  the 
Company. In this context the Board:

•  Receives  high  level  risk  reports  and  a  summary  of  principal  Group  risks  on  a  quarterly  basis 

following ARC meetings;

•  Discusses  and  provides  challenge  to  end  of  year  reporting  on  principal  risks  and  decides  the 

Group’s appetite for the next financial year;

Audit & Risk committee

The Board delegates to the Audit & Risk committee the responsibility for reviewing the effectiveness of 
the Group’s systems of internal control and risk management framework. As part of this review, the Audit 
& Risk committee on behalf of the Board, ensures that a robust assessment of the principal risks facing 
the Company has been undertaken (including those risks that would threaten its business model, future 
performance, solvency or liquidity) and provides advice on the management and mitigation of those risks. 
The  Audit  &  Risk  committee  commissions  internal  and  external  deep  dive  investigations  into  relevant 
risks as appropriate.

Financial Control

An  integral  part  of  the  Energean  internal  control  system  is  the  internal  control  system  for  financial 
reporting, which is responsible for the financial reports preparation process in compliance with generally 
accepted international accounting standards. Energean’s CFO and the Head of Financial Control, in her 
capacity as officer in charge of preparing financial reports, are responsible for planning, establishing and 
maintaining the internal control system for financial reporting.

Internal Audit Function

The Internal Audit Function has a central role in the Group’s risk management and internal control system, 
through objectively and independently evaluating controls, governance and risk management processes. 
The  Internal  Audit  is  performed  by  PricewaterhouseCoopers  Business  Solutions  S.A.  (“PwC”),  and  the 
Group’s Internal Audit Lead, who is responsible for coordinating the relevant assurance and consulting 
engagements, aligning the internal audit risk assessment process with the Group risk register outcomes 
and proposing a risk based annual audit plan to Audit & Risk Committee.

Senior Risk Management Committee

The  Senior  Risk  Management  Committee  is  responsible  for  detailed  assessment  of  the  risks  to  the 
business.

It considers risks linked to:

•  Strategic objectives
•  Business model.

Consolidation of business risks

To  facilitate  the  assessment  of  the  main  risks  facing  the  business,  Energean  undertakes  a  bottom-up 
review of the key risks faced by the business on a country level through the execution of two subprocesses 
(Inherent Risk Assessment and Residual Risk Assessment) to identify the country key risks, meaning the 
risks  that  have  the  potential  to  impact  a  specific  operating  area,  including  mitigating  actions  and  any 
controls in place.

The  country  key  risks  are  then  verified  by  the  respective  Country  Risk  Committee  comprised  by  the 
Country Manager, Asset/Project Execution Manager, Head of Finance, Head of Legal and Head of HSE, 
who acting collectively with the ERM Officer, sign off on the country risk register.

From this, the Senior Risk Management Committee reviews all Country Risk Registers and discuss and 
present  common  themes,  interconnected  risks  and  key  trends.  The  risks  which  have  been  identified 

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and rearticulated as principal risks are then consolidated upwards into the Group’s risk register and are 
assessed according to their likelihood of occurring, as well as the potential consequences to Energean in 
terms of health or safety, reputational, financial, operational or environmental impact.

On a quarterly basis the enterprise principal risks are discussed by the Board on a ‘Risk Heat Map’ to provide 
‘top down’ challenge and support. The outcome of this review and the corresponding key messages, are 
communicated back down to the business units and functions to facilitate risk awareness and effective 
decision making throughout the Group.

Responding to the Changing Risk Environment in 2022

As part of our goal to continuously improve our risk management processes, the following tasks were 
completed in 2022:

• 

the  Group  Code  of  Ethics  was  reviewed  and  updated.  Italian,  Arabic  and  Hebrew  versions  were 
developed  to  achieve  effective  communication  between  all  our  people  across  the  countries  we 
operate.  A  fully  customized  training  was  assigned  to  all  employees  across  the  Group  while  the 
annual attestation was signed by 450 key staff members and contractors confirming compliance 
with the Group’s Code of Ethics values, principles and standards.

•  A contingent liabilities, litigation and ongoing disputes dashboard was maintained to assess any 
incidents, disputes or emerging risks that might trigger a potential financial liability impacting the 
Group. The dashboard was presented at each Audit & Risk Committee meeting and semi-annually 
to the Group financial controller and external auditors.

•  To  ensure  awareness,  understanding  of  and  compliance  with  important  governance,  regulatory 
and security topics, mandatory e-learning was also implemented across the Group translated, as 
appropriate, in local languages, which included comprehensive modules on bribery and corruption, 
preventing the facilitation of tax evasion, modern slavery, cyber fraud and cyber security.

Climate change related risks and opportunities

Ever since 2019, when Energean recognised climate change as a rapidly emerging risk, climate change 
related  risks  and  opportunities  are  fully  integrated  with  Energean’s  multi-disciplinary,  Group-wide  risk 
management process, as per the recommendations of the TCFD.

Climate change related risks and opportunities have been identified, and future scenarios that facilitated 
in developing an integrated strategy approach have been analysed44. Our strategy and business plan to 
limit global warming has been structured, and is currently being implemented, in three different phases; 
short, medium and long-term, as per our Climate Change Policy published in 2021.

The  risk  management  framework  ensures  effective  identification,  assessment,  control  and  monitoring 
of climate change-related risks against their potential financial, legal, physical, market and reputational 
impact, and further ensures that key strategic and commercial decisions are assessed by reference to 
their financial importance.

Risk appetite

The Board sets Energean’s risk appetite and acceptable risk tolerance levels for each of the six key risk 
categories  and  has  reviewed  the  strategies  devised  by  the  Executive  Management  Team  to  mitigate 
them. In considering Energean’s risk appetite, the Board has reviewed the risk process, the assessment 
of risks and the existing controls and mitigating actions that reduce overall risk. During this process, the 
Board articulated which risks Energean should not tolerate, which should be managed to an acceptable 
level and which should be accepted in order to deliver our business strategy.

44  Please refer to “Our Strategy- Tackling Climate Change-Our Climate Change Strategy”

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Principal risks and uncertainties

Symbols used in the following pages

Trend versus prior year indicates our 
perception of pre-mitigation (inherent) 
risk
▲ The risk increased in 2022
▼ The risk decreased in 2022

― The risk remained static in 2022

N New Risk

Z No longer a risk

Link to Business Model

A – Find and appraise

B – Develop

C – Produce

D – Acquire

E – Implementing low 
carbon solutions

Link to Strategy/Strategic 
Pillars
① – Eastern Mediterranean
② – Gas
③ – Tackling climate change
④ – Organic growth
⑤ – Value-driven and 
return driven

Internally, the Group monitors and mitigates a more substantive list of principal risks, but those listed in 
the following pages are the risks considered to be the most important at the time of publishing our 2022 
Annual Report that could threaten, or, are linked to, our business strategy and business model.

The following table contains a summary overview of the principal risks to the Group while the following 
pages provide for each principal risk an analysis of the potential impacts, the corresponding mitigation 
measures, the risk appetite and the strategic objectives or KPIs each of these risks may impact in 2023.

1. Operational – Delayed delivery of future development projects (NEA/NI, Karish North 
(including the second oil train and gas riser), Cassiopea and Epsilon)

Owner: Technical Director  
Link to strategy: ① ② ④ ⑤  
Link to business model: B C  
Link to 2022 KPIs: Production

Risk appetite

Low –All these development projects are viewed as essential for the relevant 
country portfolios, substantially benefitting the long-term production profiles of the 
Company, whilst bringing cost and investment efficiencies and strategic benefits.

2022 movement — This risk remained static in 2022.

•  NEA/NI first gas, although delayed from its initial first gas date of H2 2022 

because of rig availability, was brought onstream in March 2023.

•  The  Karish  North  development  well  was  successfully  drilled  as  part  of  the 
growth  drilling  campaign  in  August  2022.  The  second  export  riser  and  the 
Karish North flowline were transported from the UK to Israel in March 2023. 
The riser will be installed shortly and will connect the production facilities on 
the FPSO to the pipeline-to-shore. Key upcoming activities ahead of Karish 
North first gas include installation of the Karish North manifold, umbilical and 
spool, ahead of opening of the well before year-end 2023.

•  Construction of the second oil train is progressing in line with expectations in 
Dubai. The oil train will be installed and commissioned in-situ, and is expected 
to be ready to process hydrocarbon liquids by year end 2023.

•  Cassiopea  remains  on  track  for  first  gas  in  2024;  JV  misalignment  risks 

increase the exposure to potential cost and schedule overruns.

•  First oil from the Epsilon development is expected in 2024.

A delay to these projects could result in a delay to, or reduction of, future cash  
Flows, which would impact the ability of the company to step-up its quarterly 
dividend payments to $100 million.

Key development projects are on track.  
Energean is actively engaged with its partners, contractors and all other relevant 
stakeholders on all development projects to ensure effective working relationships. 
For further information, please refer to “Performance in 2022” on pages 8-9.  
Ongoing monitoring of KPIs by Executive Management.

Impact

Mitigation

2023 Objectives Continue to monitor project progress ensuring developments progress in line with 

expectations.

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2. Strategic – Lack of new commercial discoveries and reserves replacement

Principal risk:  
Owner: Technical Director  
Link to strategy: ② ④ ⑤ 
Link to business model: A B C D 
Link to 2022 KPIs: 2P Reserves and 2C Resources

Risk appetite

Medium  –  Energean  aims  to  replace  the  reserves  it  has  produced  and  grow  its 
reserve  and  resource  base  through  a  combination  of  successful  exploration  and 
appraisal and selective value accretive acquisitions.

Exposure to exploration and appraisal failure is inherent in accessing the significant 
upside  potential  of  exploration  projects,  and  this  remains  a  core  value  driver  for 
Energean. The Group invests in data and exploits the strong experience of Energean’s 
technical teams to mitigate this risk.

2022 movement ▼ The risk decreased in 2022. 

Impact

Mitigation

In 2022, 15 MMboe was produced and 210 MMboe was added to 2P reserves, which 
equates to a reserve replacement ratio of +1400% 

The 2022 growth drilling programme in Israel successfully discovered and de-risked 
approximately 73 bcm (480 MMboe) of new gas resources. This includes 68 bcm 
(approximately 449 MMboe) of gas resources in the Olympus Area (Block 12 and 
Tanin lease), for which the development concept is being finalised.

Failure  to  make  new  significant  gas  discoveries  and  replenish  the  exploration 
portfolio will reduce the Group’s ability to grow the business and deliver its strategy.

Energean  focuses  on  high-grading  of  its  exploration  and  appraisal  programme 
and  maintains  a  focus  on  low-risk,  high-reward  prospects  with  clear  and  short-
term  routes  to  commercialisation.  Our  exploration  portfolio  is  spread  across  the 
Mediterranean and represents a balanced mix of new frontier areas and lower risk 
mature basins. 

The development concept for the Olympus Area is targeted to be announced in the 
coming months, which would further de-risk the remaining 2C resources.

Energean’s 2023 exploration campaign includes the North East Hap’y exploration 
well in Egypt and the Izabela-9 exploration well in Croatia

Ongoing monitoring of KPIs by Executive Management Team.

2023 Objectives

Execute exploration campaigns offshore Egypt and Croatia. 

By  actively  pursuing  new  exploration  opportunities  in  core  areas  and  maximising 
output from producing fields, we aim to ensure at least 100% reserves replacement 
on an annual basis.

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3.  Operational – Production uptime reliability and operating efficiency (including asset integrity)

Owner: Technical Director  
Link to strategy: ④ ⑤  
Link to business model: C  
Link to 2022 KPIs: Production

Risk appetite

Low – The success of Energean’s business depends on best-in-class operations.

2022 movement N New Risk due to Karish starting production.

Impact

Production uptime and reliability Uptime is a prime driver of upstream “value-add,” 
as the value of production lost to downtime far exceeds that of operating expenses. 

Mitigation

Production downtime and unreliability, asset concentration risks and the resultant 
failure to meet contracted quantities, would reduce Energean’s future net revenues 
and cash flows.

•  Karish is onstream and the reservoir deliverability has been confirmed
•  Key development projects, to debottleneck the FPSO capacity from 6.5 bcm/

yr to 8 bcm/yr, are on track for completion by end-2023
Internal procedures and best standards

• 
•  Asset integrity management system
•  Maintenance strategy
•  Staff training
•  Contingency planning and recovery strategies in place as part of the BCP risk 

management.

2023 Objectives Deliver  strong  production  uptime  and  reliability  to  maintain  stable  production 

performance and cash flows.

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4. Financial Risk: Maintaining liquidity and solvency

Owner: Chief Financial Officer  
Link to strategy: ④ ⑤ 
Link to business model: A B C D E  
Link to 2022 KPIs: Production, Revenues, Adjusted EBITDAX, Cash Flow From Operating Activities, 
Loss/Profit after tax

Risk appetite

Low – Through a disciplined approach to capital allocation, effective execution and 
oversight, we accept a very small amount of potential downside financial risk for 
targeted upside return.

2022 movement — The risk remained static in 2022.

Impact

Mitigation

Funding  and  liquidity  risks  could  impact  the  Group’s  viability.  Erosion  of  balance 
sheet  through  impairments  of  financial  assets  may  further  impact  the  Group’s 
financial position45.

In 2022, Energean signed a three-year $275 million Revolving Credit Facility (“RCF”). 
The Group ended the year with $720.0 million of liquidity, including undrawn amounts 
of $168 million under the RCF. Post-year end, Energean also signed a $350 million 
term loan, which offers additional financial flexibility.

With the start-up of Karish, Energean is on track to meet its near-term targets to 
generate revenues of $2.5 billion, EBITDAX of $1.75 billion, and reduce net debt / 
EBITDAX < 1.5x. Over 75% of Energean’s near-term production target contains long-
term contracts with floor pricing and take-or-pay provisions. 

The  Group  actively  monitors  oil  price  movements  and  may  hedge  part  of  its 
production  to  protect  the  downside  while  maintaining  access  to  upside  and  to 
ensure availability of cashflows for re-investment and debt-service.

Ongoing monitoring of financial KPIs by Executive Management.

2023 Objectives

•  Refinance  of  the  2024  EISL  bond  maturity  to  maintain  efficient  capital 

structure.

•  Evolve the capital allocation strategy from capital investment to sustainable 

cash-flow generation.

45 

 For  further  information,  please  refer  to  Going  Concern  disclosure  on  pages  172-173  and  Viability  Statement  disclosure  on 
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5. Macro-economic risk (including inflation, interest rates and commodity price fluctuations)

Owner: Chief Financial Officer  
Link to strategy: ④ ⑤ 
Link to business model: A B C D E 
Link to 2022 KPIs: Revenues, Adjusted EBITDAX, Cost of Production, Cash Flow From Operating 
Activities, Loss/Profit after tax

Risk appetite

Low – Through a disciplined approach to capital allocation, effective execution and 
oversight, we accept a very small amount of potential downside financial risk for 
targeted upside return.

2022 movement N New Risk In 2022, global commodity prices were highly volatile, largely as a result 
of the conflict in Ukraine. This, combined with rising global demand for products and 
materials following the recovery from the global pandemic, has led to rising inflation 
around the world. To combat rising inflation, government’s around the world have 
increased interest rates.

Impact

Macro-economic  headwinds  including  inflation,  interest  rates,  commodity  price 
fluctuations, like any other external/political risk, represent an uncertainty factor in 
view of achieving the Company’s financial targets.

Mitigation

Protected against commodity price fluctuations:

•  Over  75%  of  Energean’s  near-term  production  target  of  200  kboepd  is 

protected under long-term gas contracts with floor prices.

•  Energean routinely evaluates hedging contracts for other areas of its portfolio  

Interest rates fixed as part of 2021 refinancing:

•  Energean undertook a series of refinancings in 2021, which fixed substantially 
all  of  the  Company’s  exposure  to  floating  rates;  its  weighted  average  cost 
of debt in 2022 was 5.25% and substantially unimpacted by the global rise 
in interest rates. The only facility within Energean’s capital structure that is 
impacted  by  global  interest  rate  rises  is  the  c.  €90.5  million  Greek  facility; 
therefore the impact of the rate rises on overall cost of debt has been minimal.  
Inflation:

•  The  majority  of  Energean’s  costs  are  fixed.  The  development  projects  in 
Israel and Egypt are wrapped under EPCIC and EPIC contracts. There have 
been some impacts of inflation on salary costs, but this contributes a small 
component of the overall Cost of Operations base.

Ongoing  monitoring  of  financial  KPIs  is  undertaken  by  Executive  Management 
Team.

2023 Objectives Maintaining  focus  to  deliver  near-term  targets  of  $2.5  billion  revenues  and 

$1.75 billion EBITDAX

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6. Organisational & HR risk. Failure to attract, retain and develop staff

Owner: HR Director  
Link to strategy: ⑤ 
Link to business model: A B C D E  
Link to 2022 KPIs: Relevant for all KPIs

Risk appetite

Medium – Our strategy relies on attracting, motivating and retaining key talented 
people  and  their  knowledge  and  expertise.  Our  performance  and  ability  to  grow 
depends on it.

2022 movement N New Risk

Talent shortages due to an aging workforce, limited new/ young talent entering the 
industry and growing competition for talent with the technology industry creates a 
risk of attracting and retaining staff. 

The pandemic has also changed how people think about work. Priorities have shifted 
and workforce expectations have, and continue to change, in terms of flexible and 
remote working combined with the challenge of current and future wage inflation.

Impact

The failure to attract, retain and develop staff would have an impact on the business 
to operate efficiently and appropriately.

Mitigation

•  Active employee’s incentives plans (LTIP, DBP and MBO awards) as well as 

an internal career development process.

•  Effective benchmarking to ensure pay is in line with competitors.
•  Employee incentives and welfare discretionary plans
•  Succession planning paths for key positions of personnel.
•  Clearly defined recruitment drive to increase the headcount for Group level 

roles

•  Performance management process, alongside the competency framework, 

introduced in February 2022. 

Ongoing monitoring of KPIs by Executive Management.

2023 Objectives

Launch  of  the  compensation  module  in  our  SAP  SuccessFactors  and  the 
implementation of our updated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy. 

Energean  will  continue  to  foster  a  culture  of  inclusion  and  diversity,  as  well  as 
streamlining the learning and knowledge sharing processes.

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7. Deterioration or misalignment of JV relationships

Owner: Country Managers  
Link to strategy: ⑤  
Link to business model: A B C D E  
Link to 2022 KPIs: Working Interest Production, 2P reserves and 2C resources, Cost of Production, 
Adjusted EBITDAX, Cash Flow from Operating Activities, Loss/Profit After Tax

Risk appetite

Medium  –  The  Group  seeks  to  operate  assets  which  align  with  the  Group’s  core 
areas  of  expertise  but  recognises  that  a  balanced  portfolio  will  also  include  non-
operated ventures. The Group accepts that there are risks associated with a non-
operator role and will seek to mitigate these risks by working with partners of high 
integrity  and  experience  and  maintaining  close  working  relationships  with  all  JV 
partners.
2022 movement ▲ – The risk increased in 2022

Non-operated positions are held in the entire UK portfolio and a large component of 
the Italian portfolio. JV misalignment risks associated with the Cassiopea project in 
Italy increase the exposure to potential cost and schedule overruns.

Impact

•  Cost/schedule overruns.
•  Poor operational performance of assets.
•  Delay in first production from new projects.
•  Negative impact on asset value.

In addition, in case the Company is unable to develop and deliver major projects as 
planned, particularly if the Company fails to accomplish budgeted costs and time 
schedules, it could incur significant impairment charges associated with reduced 
future cash flows of those projects on capitalized costs.

Mitigation

Actively engage with all JV partners early to establish good working relationships.

Actively  participate  in  operational  and  technical  meetings  to  challenge,  apply 
influence and/or support partners to establish a cohesive JV view.

Active  engagement  with  supply  chain  providers  to  monitor  performance  and 
delivery.

Application of the Group risk management processes and non-operated ventures 
procedure. 

Ongoing monitoring of KPIs by Executive Management.

2023 Objectives Continue to proactively engage with JV partners and monitor JOA procedures.

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8. Recoverability of production cost and receivables in Egypt

Owner: Country Manager Egypt  
Link to strategy: ① ② ⑤ 
Link to business model: B C 
Link to 2022 KPIs: Cash Flow From Operating Activities, Profit/Loss After Tax

Risk appetite

Low –The Group utilises its strong regional ties and the experience of its commercial 
teams to mitigate this risk.

2022 movement — The risk remained static in 2022. At end-December 2022, net receivables (after 
provision for bad and doubtful debts) in Egypt were $116 million, of which $41 million 
were classified as overdue.

Impact

Loss of value.

Work programme restricted by reduced financial capability.

Mitigation

Energean has a number of contractual solutions with EGPC to ensure an effective 
collection  policy,  including  condensate  proceeds,  lump-sum  payments,  Abu  Qir 
payables offsetting and local currency collection.

Continued engagement with the Egyptian government and Ministry of Petroleum. 
Proposals for structuring and planning of overdue repayment, on a regular basis.

2023 Objectives

Improve receivables position as the currency stabilises. Put agreements in place to 
accelerate recovery of overdue receivables. 

Maintain an active investment programme.

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9. Significant cyber risk, including a security breach of internal systems or a cyber attack

Owner: Group Information Technology Manager 
Link to strategy: ⑤ 
Link to business model: A B C D E 
Link to 2022 KPIs: Loss/Profit After Tax, Total Shareholder Return

Risk appetite

Low – Energean is committed to maintaining the security and integrity of its data 
and IT systems.

2022 movement ▲  The  risk  increased  in  2022.  As  Energean  grows  into  a  200  kboepd  producer, 
the  risk  of  a  significant  cyber-attack  increases  and  therefore  requires  constant 
monitoring and management.

Impact

•  Potential operational disruption or shut down.
•  Potential exposure to high ransomware demands.
•  Reputational damage / adverse impact on external relationships (customers, 

Mitigation

suppliers, government agencies).

•  Loss of shareholder confidence (shareholders, lenders, etc.).
•  High involvement of regulators.
•  Loss of data and theft of confidential information.
•  Regulatory implications and financial penalties.

Insurance to cover potential losses.

•  System authorisation and systems training to enable good practise.
•  Security monitoring systems.
•  Security plan and cyber policies and procedures.
• 
•  Firewalls to prevent unauthorised access.
• 
Intrusion detection to prevent further breaches or loss of data.
•  Physical access authentication, whitening and net-segregation.
•  Vulnerability  Assessment  and  Penetration  Testing  as  part  of  the  audit 

activities.

2023 Objectives

Technological  and  procedural  measures  are  continuously  evolving  to  manage 
changing cyber security threats.

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10. Ethics and Business Conduct. Fraud, Bribery and corruption risk

Principal risk: Owner: Chief Executive Officer  
Link to strategy: ⑤  
Link to business model: A B C D E 
Link to 2022 KPIs: Cash flow from Operating Activities, Loss/Profit After Tax

Risk appetite

Low – Energean is committed in maintaining integrity and high ethical standards in 
all of the Group’s business dealings. The Group has a zero-tolerance approach to 
conduct that may compromise its reputation or integrity.

2022 movement ▲ The risk increased in 2022. Increased global connectivity, digitalization and the 
complexity of fraud schemes increase the likelihood of a potential fraud incident, 
although no reportable instances of bribery or corruption have been recorded.

Impact

Reputational damage. 

Financial penalties or civil claim. 

Criminal prosecution.

Mitigation

Strong governance and anti-corruption policies and procedures. Audit reviews, use 
of  data  analytics  and  continuous  monitoring  of  bribery  and  corruption  controls 
across  the  Group  to  assess  compliance.  Robust  financial  procedures  in  place  to 
mitigate fraud.

Annual  training  programme  in  place  for  all  employees,  available  also  in  local 
languages.

Enhanced  due  diligence  of  business  partners  and  customers  and  compliance 
auditing on major contractors.

2023 Objectives Continue  to  provide  regular  training,  awareness  and  communication.  Alignment 
of  the  Company’s  controls  with  its  JV  partners,  involving  JV  governance  and 
transparency in high-risk areas (Egypt) or activities.

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11. Health Safety and Environment (HSE) 

Owner: HSE Director  
Link to strategy: ⑤  
Link to business model: A B C D E  
Link to 2022 KPIs: LTIF rate

Risk appetite

Low  –  Energean  is  committed  to  managing  its  operations  in  a  safe  and  reliable 
manner to prevent major accidents and to provide a high level of protection to its 
employees and contractors. The health and safety of employees is of paramount 
importance to Energean.

2022 movement —  This  risk  remained  static  in  2022.  The  Group’s  pro  forma  LTIF46  for  operated 
activity in 2022 was 0.47 per million hours worked (up from 0.33 in 2021). Our TRIR47 
for 2022 was 1.18 per million hours worked (up from 0.77 in 2021). There were no 
spills to the environment.

Impact

Serious injury or death. 

Mitigation

Negative environmental impacts. 

Reputational damage. 

Regulatory penalties and clean-up costs. 

Loss or damage to Company’s assets and potential business interruption. 

Loss or damage to third parties and potential claims.

Effectively  managing  health,  safety,  security  and  environmental  risk  exposure 
is  a  top  priority  for  the  Board,  Senior  Leadership  Team  and  Management  Team.  
Ongoing  monitoring  of  KPIs  by  Executive  Management  is  also  undertaken.  
Development and implementation of the Health Safety Environmental (HSE) & Social 
Responsibility (SR) policy that sets out corporate values, standards and expectations 
with respect to all HSE & SR matters in relation to company’s employees, partners, 
stakeholders, general public, environment and sustainable development.

Implementation  and  maintenance  assurance  of  an  HSE  Management  System 
and an effective H&S framework, covering all Energean’s expectations and as per 
international standards. 

Implementation  and  maintenance  assurance  of  suitable  and  effective  Crisis 
Management and Emergency Response and Management Plans as per Energean’s 
expectations and standards. 

Implementation  and  maintenance  assurance  of  the  Corporate  Major  Accident 
Prevention policy (CMAPP), covering Energean’s expectations and standards.

2023 Objectives

Zero serious incidents and LTIF target of less than 0.50 and a TRIR target of less 
than 1.10.

Further expand HSE digitialisation in regards to emergency response management 
and safety environmental critical elements management.

Continue  Group  driven  HSE  audits  across  all  countries  and  sites  to  ensure  all 
systems used are in line with the Group’s guidance.

46  Lost Time Injury Frequency.
47  Total Recordable Incident Rate.

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12. Failure to manage the risk of climate change and to adapt to the energy transition

Owner: Chief Executive Officer and – HSE Director  
Link to strategy: ② ③ ④ ⑤  
Link to business model: A B C D E  
Link to 2022 KPIs: Revenues, Cost of Production, Adjusted EBITDAX, Cash Flow From Operating 
Activities, Loss/Profit after tax, Carbon Intensity reduction, LTIF rate, total shareholder return

Risk appetite

Medium  –  The  Group  is  committed  to  achieving  its  net-zero  emissions48  target 
by 2050 and reducing the near-term carbon intensity of its operations through the 
implementation of low carbon solutions and the acquisition of low carbon intensity 
hydrocarbons. Energean is focused on taking near-term investment decisions that 
ensure its assets remain competitive in an environment where demand for oil and 
gas may be lower than today and will continue to stress test its portfolio against a 
range of climate change scenarios, in line with the recommendations of the TCFD.

2022 movement — This risk remained static in 2022.

Impact

Reputational damage and loss of investors and providers of capital. 

Reduced demand for Company’s products due to technology developments towards 
alternative energy sources. 

Climate-related policy changes with associated increased costs. 

Ability to effect change towards lowering carbon footprint.

Mitigation

On  track  to  reduce  near-term  carbon  emissions  intensity  to  7-9  kgCO2e/boe  and 
net-zero by 2050 

Prinos CCS – results of pre-FEED study being analysed 

In  February  2023,  a  memorandum  of  understanding  (“MoU”)  with  Shell  Egypt  to 
explore a mutually beneficial decarbonisation solution. 

Aligned  with  the  TCFD  recommendations  across  all  TCFD  pillars  in  our  year-end 
reporting. 

Climate change strategy development for the reduction, sequestration and offsetting 
of greenhouse gas emissions. This includes performance optimisation and carbon 
capture and offsetting projects. 

Carbon shadow prices are taken into consideration in the evaluation of projects and 
investments viability. 

Active commitment to CSR goals and targets. 

Strengthen  our  low  carbon  portfolio  and  reduce  our  GHG  emissions  intensity  by 
shifting production from oil to gas. Best in class ESG ratings:

•  CDP rating increased to A- from B
•  Constituent of FTSE4Good Index Series
•  Maala Index rating increased to platinum from gold.
•  Rated AA by MSCI for second year running

2023 Objectives Progress FEED activities at the Prinos CCS project in Greece. 

Further progress Energean’s path to net-zero. 

Further reduce emissions intensity and encourage JV partners to engage in methane 
monitoring campaigns.

48  Scope 1 & 2 emissions.

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13. Climate Change – Physical risks

Owner: HSE Director  
Link to strategy: ③ 
Link to business model: A B C D E 
Link to 2022 KPIs: Relevant for all KPIs

Risk appetite

Medium  –  Management  recognises  that  climate  change  is  expected  to  lead  to 
rising  temperatures  and  changes  to  rainfall  patterns  in  all  the  countries  where  it 
operates. Extreme flooding combined with rising sea level may cause issues to the 
steady state of Energean’s assets. Energean is evaluating measures to reduce the 
exposure and vulnerability of both its assets and its people to weather and climate 
events.

2022 movement — This risk remained static in 2022.

Impact

Unexpected  asset  costs  arising  from  operational  incidents  or  inadequate  water 
supply due to changes in precipitation patterns. 

Reduced revenue due to extreme weather events and reduced production. 

Transportation difficulties and supply chain interruptions. 

Increased insurance premiums for insuring assets in high-risk locations. 

Negative market reaction. 

Loss of investor confidence. 

Serious injury or death. 

Environmental impacts due to spills. 

Reputational damage. 

Loss or damage to assets or early retirement and business interruption.

Mitigation

Monitoring the weather conditions near its assets and has built protective barriers 
to combat potential flooding. 

Energean  has  also  installed  an  underwater  analyser  on  one  of  its  platforms  in 
Greece  to  monitor  seawater  conditions  (wave  speed  and  direction).  No  extreme 
weather events have occurred to date, but the threat remains 

Comprehensive insurance policies in place for key assets and infrastructure.

2023 Objectives Continue  monitoring  of  environmental  conditions  and  reporting  at  both  an  asset 

and corporate level.

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14. Strategic – Regional / Geopolitical conflicts in areas of operation affecting production and 
distribution (including fiscal uncertainties)

Owner: Chief Executive Officer  
Link to strategy: ① ⑤  
Link to business model: A  
Link to 2022 KPIs: Relevant for all KPIs

Risk appetite

Medium  –  The  sectors  in  which  Energean  operates  continue  to  be  subject  to  a 
high degree of geopolitical, regulatory and fiscal risk. However, true to Energean’s 
entrepreneurial spirit, we accept risks in order to achieve higher business rewards 
where they are consistent with our core purpose, strategy and values, and can be 
effectively managed.

2022 movement — This risk remained static in 2022. 

Impact

Mitigation

The  Israel-Lebanon  maritime  border  dispute  was  resolved  in  2022.  The  border 
treaty is an international treaty, and has been signed by the highest level of political 
executive  of  both  sovereign  states.  For  Energean,  it  specifically  and  explicitly 
recognises that Karish and Karish North are in the sovereign territory of the State 
of Israel.

Loss of value; increasing costs (including taxes); uncertain financial outcomes;

•  Cooperation  and  relationships  with  governments  to  ensure  the  safety  of 

Energean’s interests.

•  Security measures to ensure the safety of Energean’s assets and interests.
•  Scenario planning strategy
•  Knowledge  of  regional  and  local  issues  and  proactive  engagement  with 

Government and NGOs – Strong CSR strategy

•  Sustained and positive relationships with governments and key stakeholders 

through robust investment plans and engagement in local projects.

2023 Objectives Continued monitoring of geopolitical events and regulatory/fiscal changes.

Undertake risk assessment activities in relation to new projects. 

Energean strives to become a leader in CCS in the Eastern Mediterranean and is 
confident that we will be part of the solution.

Emerging risks

The main emerging risk areas are on unexpected legislation, including those related to climate change, 
and government actions that could impact the Company. Management will closely monitor any relevant 
trends around potential new windfall and carbon taxes implementation in countries where this has yet 
to occur, but also on regulations governing price determinations in order to properly adjust planning and 
budgeting activities.

The Group has identified all these emerging risks and is actively assessing and monitoring them.

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Viability Statement

The Directors have assessed the viability of the Group over a 3 year period until 31 December 2025. The 
assessment started from the 31 December 2022 actual financial position and considered the potential 
impact of the principal risks documented in the report on its forecasted financial projections. The basis 
for the forecasts is the Group Working Capital Model.

The board conducted the review over a 3-year period for the following reasons:

i. 

 Energean considers its medium-term forecast and guidance on a rolling 3-year basis

ii. 

 The  Group’s  key  strategic  projects,  Karish,  Karish  North,  NEA/NI,  Cassiopea  and  Epsilon  are 
expected to be onstream and fully ramped-up facilitating Energean to reach its medium-term plan 
targets of $1.75 billion EBITDAX and over 200 kboepd by 2025.

iii.   This  period  covers  the  remaining  capital  investment  phase  until  respective  first  production  and 
ramp-up from each of this phase of strategic projects e.g. Karish North, NEA/NI, Cassiopea and 
Epsilon.

iv.   Energean raised $2.5 billion of project bonds in 2021 for its Israel Project, the first tranche of bonds 
are due for repayment in 2024 therefore the viability assessment period captures both the coupon 
payments and the first principal repayment.

v.   Energean announced its Dividend Policy in March 2022, stating it would aim to pay at least $1 billion 
of dividends by the end of 2025 therefore the viability assessment period captures this forecast.

Based  on  these  factors,  the  board  considers  that  an  assessment  period  up  to  31  December  2025 
appropriately  reflects  the  underlying  potential  and  viability  of  the  Group  and  is  the  period  over  which 
principal risks are reviewed.

In order to make an assessment of the Group’s viability, the Board has carried out a detailed assessment 
of the Group’s principal risks, and the potential implications these risks could have on the Group’s liquidity 
and  its  business  model  over  the  assessment  period.  This  assessment  included  (i)  monthly  cash  flow 
analysis,  (ii)  a  number  of  sensitivity  scenarios  and  (iii)  a  reasonable  worst-case  scenario  including  a 
combination of various sensitivities, together with associated supporting analysis provided by the Group’s 
finance team. Sensitivity analysis focused on commodity price downside, downside production scenarios, 
delay to certain strategic projects where we are non-operator and the risk of rising interest rates.

A summary of the key assumptions, aligned to the Group’s principal risks, and the sensitivity scenarios 
considered can be found below.

Principal Risks

Base Case Assumptions

Sensitivity Scenarios

1. 

 Operational Risk: (i) Delay 
to key projects (NEA/NI in 
Egypt, Karish North including 
second oil train and riser, 
Cassiopea in Italy and 
Epsilon in Greece) including 
operational readiness 
failures (ii) Production 
uptime and operational 
efficiency

First Gas from NEA/NI occurred 
in March 2023, Cassiopeia 
assumed 3 month delay vs. 
Budget. Epsilon in Q1 2024 (per 
budget) and Karish North online 
by end of 2023 (per budget). 

Production profiles assumed 
as per Budget which are 
conservatively lower than CPR 
2P forecasts

2. 

 Deterioration or 
misalignment of JV 
relationships

3. 

 Recoverability of receivables 
in Egypt

10% reduction in production 
across all key projects to 
reflect the year of start-up/no 
operational history. 

5% reduction in production 
across all mature assets vs 
base case 

Additional delay of 3 months 
to first gas in Cassiopeia given 
non-operated project. 

Reduction in EGPC receivables 
by 10%

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Base Case Assumptions

Sensitivity Scenarios

STRATEGIC REVIEW

 Macro-Economic Risk 
including inflation, interest 
rates and commodity price 
fluctuations

Oil price based on recent 
forward curve, at $80/bbl in 
2023, $75/bbl in 2024 and 
$70/bbl in 2025. 

Reduction of 10% in Brent price 
and 10% in PSV price across 
the whole Viability Assessment 
period. 

4. 

5. 

 Financial Risk: inability to 
maintain balanced cashflow 
resulting in increased 
liquidity and credit risk

PSV gas price based on recent 
forward curve, €50/MWH in 
2023, €45/MWH in 2024 and 
€30/MWH in 2025 

FX rate for costs in € of €1: $1 

FX rate for costs in £ of £1: $1.1 
in 2023 and $1.2 in 2024 and 
2025 

FX rate for Shekel of $1: ILS3.5 

The USD2.5bn and $450m 
bonds have a fixed coupon i.e. 
no exposure to interest rate risk 
only the €100m Greek State 
backed loan is exposed to 
movements in EURIBOR and any 
loan utilization under the RCF 
will be exposed to movements 
in SOFR. The RCF is undrawn 
at 31 December 2022 apart 
from Letters of Credit which are 
not linked to interest rates. A 
EURIBOR/SOFR rate of 4.5% is 
assumed in base case. 

Refinance of the first tranche 
of bonds due in March 2024, 
no refinance of the bonds due 
in March 2026

Carbon charges (European 
carbon emissions tax) included 
across the portfolio where 
applicable, e.g. in Greece. 

Budget expenditure for green 
projects and or investments 
included in the base case 
such as (i) on-site projects for 
absolute emissions reduction, 
(ii) investment in carbon removal 
projects (iii) studies for CCS 
projects across the Group.

6. 

 Failure to manage the risk of 
climate change and to adapt 
to the energy transition

Increase in rates to 5% 

Partial drawdown of the RCF 
(and rapid repayment thereafter) 
to maintain smooth cashflow 
balance

Free allowances are used up 
until 2025 therefore charges 
are projected to be incurred 
outside of the Viability Period. 
The risk of further measure 
being introduced and enacted 
by governments in our areas 
of operations is low. Therefore, 
there is no sensitivity included in 
the downside scenario.

Under such individual and combined sensitivity scenarios the Group maintains sufficient cash throughout 
the  viability  period.  Nevertheless  the  Board  has  considered  the  availability  and  likelihood  of  mitigating 
factors such as the ability to hedge, headroom under existing debt facilities, additional funding options 
including refinancing and further rationalisation of our cost and asset base, including cuts to discretionary 
capital expenditure such as exploration or shifting of expenditures under our control.

Based  on  the  results  of  the  analysis  the  Board  of  Directors  has  a  reasonable  expectation  that  the 
Company will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of 
their assessment.

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Corporate Governance

Board of Directors

Karen Simon 
Non-Executive Chair

Ms.  Simon  was  appointed  as  an  Independent  Non-Executive  Director  in  September  2017  and  became 
Non-Executive  Chair  in  November  2019.  Ms.  Simon  was  formally  with  J.P.  Morgan  for  over  35  years 
and  retired  in  December  2019  as  Vice  Chair  in  the  Investment  Bank.  During  her  banking  career,  Ms. 
Simon held a number of executive positions in corporate finance including Global Co-Head of Financial 
Sponsor Coverage working with the firm’s private equity clients advising on leveraged buy-outs, M&A and 
IPO’s;  CO-Head  of  European  Middle  East  and  Africa  (EMEA)  Debt  Capital  Markets;  and  Head  of  EMEA 
Oil & Gas Coverage. Ms. Simon spent 20 years of her career in London where she was a member of J.P. 
Morgan’s EMEA Management, Debt Underwriting, and the Reputational Risk Committees. She is a US/
UK dual citizen. Ms. Simon currently sits on the boards of Aker ASA listed on the Oslo stock exchange 
and Crescent Energy listed on the New York stock exchange as well as on the Board of Trustees for the 
Institute of Shipboard Education, a non-profit which runs the Semester at Sea study abroad program for 
university students. Ms. Simon graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Economics 
and has a Masters of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University and a Masters 
of International Management degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management where she also 
Co-Chairs the Thunderbird Global Alumni Council.

Independent:

•  Upon appointment as Chair

Committee membership:

•  Nomination & Governance – Chair
•  Remuneration & Talent – Member

Current external appointments:

•  Aker ASA – Independent Non-Executive Director
•  Crescent Energy – Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of the Audit Committee

Matthaios (Mathios) Rigas 
Chief Executive Officer

Mr.  Rigas  (Mathios)  is  the  founding  shareholder  and  has  served  as  the  CEO  of  the  Energean  Group 
since  its  inception  in  2007.  He  is  a  Petroleum  Engineer  with  senior  investment  banking  experience. 
Under his leadership, Energean has developed into the leading Independent gas focused E&P in the East 
Mediterranean. Mathios led the international expansion of Energean, through the acquisitions of Prinos, 
Karish and Edison’s E&P business, as well as the Initial Public Offering in London and secondary listing 
inTel  Aviv.  Today,  Energean  is  active  in  8  countries,  with  reserves  of  over  1.1  bn  boe  and  production 
targeting 200,000 boe/d.

Under Mathios’ leadership, Energean’s ESG strategy has been recognised by numerous awards across 
Europe. Mathios was the first E&P CEO to commit to a net-zero strategy in 2019. He was voted CEO of the 
year in 2018 in London when Energean was also voted Independent of the Year and the Company’s IPO 
received the award for Deal of the Year by World Energy Council.

Prior  to  setting  up  Energean  Mathios  had  over  20  years  of  investment  banking  and  private  equity 
experience. He worked in London for JP Morgan Chase and subsequently set up Capital Connect, a Greek 
private equity fund investing in recycling, IT, healthcare and energy. Mathios holds a degree in Mining and 
Metallurgical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MSc / DIC degree in 
Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College.

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Independent:
•  N/A

Committee membership:

•  N/A

Current external appointments:

•  None

Panagiotis (Panos) Benos 
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Benos has 21 years international experience in the oil and gas sector, both in banking and industry, 
with  a  long  track  record  of  upstream  financing  in  emerging  markets.  Mr.  Benos  joined  the  Energean 
Group in 2011 from Standard Chartered Bank, where he was a director in the Oil and Gas team in London 
delivering a number of award-winning projects and acquisition finance deals in Africa, Asia and the Middle 
East. Before that he worked for ConocoPhillips from 2002 to 2006, where he held positions in European 
Treasury, North Sea Economics and International Downstream with a focus on the North Sea, Central 
Europe and the Middle East. He commenced his career at Royal Bank of Scotland. He is also a Chartered 
Accountant (ICAS) and holds an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School.

Independent:
•  N/A

Committee membership:

•  N/A

Current external appointments:

•  N/A

Andrew Bartlett 
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Bartlett was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director in August 2017. Mr. Bartlett has 
over 30 years’ experience in the upstream oil and gas industry and currently serves as a Non-Executive 
Director for Africa Oil Corporation and Prime Oil & Gas B.V. and as Energy Adviser to Helios Investment 
Partners LLP (a private equity partnership focused on Africa). Before his current directorships, Mr. Bartlett 
served as the chair and Non-Executive Director of Azonto Energy from 2013 to 2015 and Eland Oil & Gas 
from 2012 to 2013. He was also previously the Global Head of Oil & Gas M&A and Project Finance for 
Standard Chartered Bank between 2004 and 2011. Prior to this, he worked on the Trading and Derivatives 
desk of Standard Bank in South Africa. Before joining the investment banking industry, Mr. Bartlett worked 
for  Shell  plc  between  1981  and  2001,  as  a  petroleum  engineer  and  development  manager,  where  he 
gained extensive experience in the upstream operations of oil and gas fields and latterly as a founding VP 
of Shell Capital. He holds an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College London.

Independent:
•  Yes

Committee membership:

•  Audit & Risk– Chair
•  Nomination & Governance – Member

Current external appointments:

•  Africa Oil Corporation – Non-Executive Director, Head of Audit Committee
•  Prime Oil and Gas B.V. – Non-Executive Director, Head of Audit Committee
•  Adviser to Helios Investment Partners LLP

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Efstathios (Stathis) Topouzoglou 
Non-Executive Director

Mr. Topouzoglou was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in May 2017. Mr. Topouzoglou is a founding 
shareholder  of  the  Energean  Group  and  co-founder  of  Prime  Marine  Corporation  (“Prime”),  serving 
as  Prime’s  chief  executive  officer  and  managing  director.  Prime,  a  leading  worldwide  product  tanker 
company, is a major global provider of seaborne transportation for refined petroleum products, LPG and 
ammonia. Mr. Topouzoglou has more than 39 years of experience in founding and growing companies 
in the energy transportation sector and holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from the 
University of Athens, Greece.

Independent:
•  No

Committee membership:

•  Nomination & Governance – Member
•  Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility – Member

Current external appointments:

•  Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Prime Marine Corporation

Amy Lashinsky 
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms.  Lashinsky  was  appointed  as  an  Independent  Non-Executive  Director  in  November  2019.  Ms. 
Lashinsky is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Alaco, an international risk management and business 
intelligence consultancy. Most active in the emerging and frontier markets, she has over three decades’ 
experience advising multinationals, financial institutions and investors on matters such as reputational 
risk and ESG criteria, delivering intelligence reports to support transactions around the world. She also 
works  with  global  law  firms  and  their  clients  on  various  contentious  matters,  from  strategic  litigation 
support to asset tracing and judgement enforcement brought about through arbitration or litigation. Ms. 
Lashinsky  trained  as  a  securities  analyst  on  Wall  Street  before  joining  Kroll  in  New  York  in  1985.  She 
moved  to  London  in  1988  to  help  establish  Kroll’s  first  overseas  office,  where  she  became  Managing 
Director of its business intelligence unit. In 1995, Ms. Lashinsky set up Asmara Limited, which was sold 
to NYSE-listed Armor Holdings in 1998, before co-founding Alaco in 2002. Ms Lashinsky graduated from 
the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Political Science. In addition to her duties at Energean, she is a 
Trustee of the Rathbones Folio Prize for Literature.

Independent:
•  Yes

Committee membership:

•  Audit & Risk– Member
•  Remuneration & Talent – Member

Current external appointments:

•  Alaco Limited – Chief Executive Officer

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Kimberley Wood 
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms. Wood was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Energean plc in July 2020. She is an 
upstream energy lawyer based in London with over 20 years’ experience and is a former partner of Vinson 
and Elkins LLP (2011-2015) and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (2015-2018), where she is currently a senior 
consultant. She has extensive experience in the oil & gas sector, as well as in the boardroom. Throughout 
her career, she has advised a wide range of companies in the sector, from small independents through 
to super-majors. Ms. Wood is included in the Who’s Who Legal: Energy for 2022 and Women in Business 
Law for 2022. She holds an LLB from the University of Edinburgh and an LLM in Public International Law 
from University College London; and she is admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales.

Ms. Wood is a Director of Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd, a company listed on the main market of the London 
Stock Exchange, where she chairs the Remuneration & Talent Committee. She is also a Director of Africa 
Oil Corp, a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Nordic Exchange, chairing 
the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee and finally is a Director of Valeura Energy Inc., a 
company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, chairing its Governance and Compensation Committee.

Independent:
•  Yes

Committee membership:

•  Remuneration & Talent – Chair
•  Audit & Risk – Member
•  Nomination & Governance – Member

Current external appointments:

•  Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd – Independent Non-Executive Director
•  Africa Oil Corp – Independent Non-Executive Director
•  Valeura Energy Inc – Independent Non-Executive Director

Andreas Persianis 
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr.  Persianis  was  appointed  as  an  Independent  Non-Executive  Director  in  July  2020.  Mr.  Persianis  is 
an experienced Non-Executive Director with over 30 years’ international financial markets experience in 
central  banking,  asset  management  and  Corporate  Strategy.  He  is  currently  the  Managing  Director  of 
Fiduserve Asset Management in Cyprus, a regulated Alternative Investment Fund Management company 
that  sets  up  and  manages  private  funds  for  a  diverse  range  of  private  and  institutional  clients.  Before 
that  he  was  Founder  and  Managing  Director  of  Centaur  Financial  Services,  a  discretionary  portfolio 
management company with presence in the UK and Cyprus. He has served as a Non-Executive Director 
at Central Bank of Cyprus (2014-2019) and on the Bank of Cyprus Board in 2013. He is currently serving 
as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of Hellenic Bank. He has also worked as a Senior 
Manager at Bain & Company (London), one of the world’s largest strategy consulting firm. He holds an 
Electrical Engineering undergraduate degree from the University of Cambridge and a Master’s in Business 
Administration (MBA, Major in Finance & Investment Banking) from the Wharton Business School.

Independent:
•  Yes

Committee membership:

•  Audit & Risk – Member
•  Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility – Member

Current external appointments:

•  Hellenic Bank PLC– Independent Non-Executive Director

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Roy Franklin 
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Roy Franklin was appointed Non-Executive Director in October 2021. Mr. Franklin has over 45 years 
of  experience  as  a  senior  executive  in  the  oil  and  gas  industry.  He  began  his  career  at  BP  where  he 
spent  18  years,  and  served  as  head  of  M&A  at  BP  Exploration  as  his  latest  position.  After  leaving  BP, 
Mr. Franklin acted as managing director of Clyde Petroleum, and then as CEO of Paladin Resources until 
its  acquisition  by  Talisman  Energy  in  2005.  Mr.  Franklin  has  extensive  experience  as  a  Non-Executive 
Director. He sat on the boards of Amec Foster Wheeler plc (2016-2017), Keller Group plc (2007-2016), 
Equinor A/S (2015-2019), Premier Oil PLC (2017-2021) and Santos Limited (2006-2017). Mr. Franklin also 
acted as a member of the Advisory Board of Kerogen Capital LLC until September 30, 2021. Mr. Franklin 
currently acts as Chair of the international energy services group, John Wood Group PLC, as well as a 
Non-Executive Director of Kosmos Energy. Mr. Franklin holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the 
University of Southampton, and in 2004 was awarded an OBE in recognition of his services to the Oil & 
Gas industry.

Independent:
•  Yes

Committee membership:

•  Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility – Chair
•  Nomination & Governance – Member

Current external appointments:

•  John Wood Group PLC – Non-Executive Chair
•  Kosmos Energy – Non-Executive Director

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Corporate Governance Statement

Good  corporate  governance  is  essential  to  creating  trust  and  engagement  between  us  and  our 
stakeholders, as well as contributing to the long-term success of our strategy. The Board is committed 
to the highest standards of corporate governance in accordance with the 2018 Corporate Governance 
Code (the “Code”), which the Company is pleased to confirm it has complied with. The Code is available 
at www.frc.org.uk. In this report, we describe our corporate governance arrangements and explain how 
the Group applies the principles of the Code.

•  Board Leadership and Company Purpose is set out on pages 101-102
•  Division of responsibilities is set out on pages 102-103
•  Composition, Succession and Evaluation is set out on page 103
•  Audit, Risk & Internal Control is set out on pages 103-104
•  Remuneration is set out on page104

We also set out our governance structures to consider the impact our business has on climate change 
in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TFCD”).

Company Purpose, Vision and Values

The Company’s purpose, vision and values are communicated to employees through regular engagement 
such as team and townhall meetings, messages from the CEO, and through our intranet where group 
policies  and  resources  can  be  accessed.  Further  details  on  how  the  Company  engages  with  both  its 
workforce  and  with  the  communities  in  which  it  operates  are  set  out  on  in  the  s172  Statement  on 
page 106-109.

Purpose

To create long-term value for all our stakeholders and help deliver the energy transition through a focus 
on natural gas.

Our Vision

To  be  the  leading  sustainable,  gas  focused  and  innovative  independent  E&P  company  in  the  Eastern 
Mediterranean.

Our Values

Energean seeks to fulfil its vision by adhering to the following values:

•  Responsibility in all our actions and areas where we conduct our business;
•  Excellence  in  everything  we  do;  deploying  best  practices  to  achieve  profitable  and  sustainable 

• 

growth;
Integrity;  respecting  our  shareholders,  employees  and  business;  promoting  transparency  and 
accountability; cultivating a unique corporate sustainability culture;

•  Commitment to a talented workforce; investing in our people’s development;
•  Caring for the environment; reducing our environmental footprint; and
•  Engagement with local communities; meeting their expectations and needs.

Our Principles

Our values are underscored by our Corporate Principles, which are as follows:

•  Being ethical and responsible;
•  Being transparent and accountable;
•  Creating an attractive workplace and being an employer of choice;
•  Mitigating environmental impacts and minimising our footprint; and
•  Supporting local communities.

We believe that putting our values into practice and abiding by our principles will help us create long-term 
benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.

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Board and Committee Attendance

Type and number of meetings held during the year:

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board 
(8)

Audit & Risk 
(5)

Remuneration 
& Talent 
(6)

Nomination & 
Governance 
(4)

Environment, 
Safety & Social 
Responsibility 
(3)

Director

Karen Simon49 

Mathios Rigas

Panos Benos

8

8

8

Andrew Bartlett50 8

Robert Peck51

Efstathios 
Topouzoglou

Amy Lashinsky52

Kimberley Wood

2

8

7

8

Andreas Persianis 8

Roy Franklin53

8

–

–

–

5

–

–

5

5

5

–

6

–

–

4

0

–

2

6

–

1

4

–

–

2

1

3

–

4

–

4

2

–

–

–

1

3

1

–

3

3

The Board has a formal schedule of matters that can only be decided by the Board, and this schedule was 
reviewed and updated by the Board during 2022.

The key matters considered by the Board in 2022 were:

HSE performance

Approving the Group 2023 budget

Payment of the Company’s inaugural interim 
dividends

Group strategy in light of the increased focus on 
ESG matters

Strategic decisions on capital expenditure

Karish project having been brought onstream and 
first gas achieved

The composition of committees

Board composition

Deep dive into the decommissioning process 
from a technical and financial perspective

Deep dive into operational insurance covers

Material contracts

Financial reporting and controls

Review of risk register and a deep dive into risk 
management including the introduction of a new 
Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) system

Appointment of new Senior Independent 
Non-Executive Director

Reviewing and approving the financial statements 
for the 2021 year-end and 2022 half year

Compliance with statutory and regulatory 
obligations

Material litigation

Significant transactions

Internal controls and risk management

Delegations of authority

Executive remuneration

Growth drilling programme in Israel

49 

50 

51 

52 

53 

 Karen Simon joined the ESSR Committee with effect from 20 July 2022. The number of possible ESSR Committee meetings 
Karen Simon could have attended was 2.
 Andrew Bartlett left the Remuneration & Talent Committee and joined the Nomination & Governance Committee with effect 
from 20 July 2022. The number of possible Remuneration & Talent Committee meetings Andrew Bartlett could have attended 
was 4 and the number of possible Nomination & Governance Committee meetings was 2.
 Robert Peck retired from the Board at the conclusion of the 2022 AGM held on 26 May 2022. The number of possible Board 
meetings  Robert  Peck  could  have  attended  was  2,  the  number  of  Remuneration  &  Talent  Committee  meetings  was  3,  the 
number of Nomination & Governance Committee meetings was 1 and the number of ESSR Committee meetings was 1.
 Amy  Lashinsky  left  the  ESSR  Committee  and  joined  the  Remuneration  &  Talent  Committee  with  effect  from  20  July  2022. 
The number of possible ESSR Committee meetings Amy Lashinsky could have attended was 1 and the number of possible 
Remuneration & Talent Committee meetings was 2.
 Roy Franklin joined the Remuneration & Talent Committee with effect from 20 July 2022. The number of possible Remuneration 
& Talent Committee meetings Roy Franklin could have attended was 2.

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Share premium reduction

Reviewing of Greek and Italian assets and capital 
allocation

Receiving updates on the Group’s activities in 
carbon capture

Monitoring of progress against environmental 
commitments

Board approved a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
policy for the Group.

Benchmarking of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity 
performance.

Board leadership and Company’s purpose

The Board’s primary role is to promote the long-term sustainable success of the Company and to ensure 
that value is being generated for shareholders as well as contributing to wider society. This is carried out 
through detailed reviews by the Board of the Company’s investment plans, funding plans, and corporate 
social responsibility strategy. Details of the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility commitments and 
actions are found on pages 45-52. Details of the Company’s engagement with stakeholders is detailed 
in  the  section  172  (1)  statement  on  pages  106-109.  As  required  by  the  Code,  the  Board  is  required  to 
consider  and  assess  the  risks  the  business  faces,  and  is  assisted  in  this  process  by  the  Audit  &  Risk 
Committee. The Group’s principal risks and uncertainties, which provide a framework for the Audit & Risk 
Committee’s  focus,  are  discussed  on  pages  74-93.  The  Environmental,  Safety  &  Social  Responsibility 
(“ESSR”) Committee ensures that a key pillar of the Company’s strategy (sustainability and the commitment 
to net-zero by 2050) is monitored and assessed in a single forum that then reports on its activities to 
the Board. For details on the ESSR Committee’s activities see pages 116-117. The sustainability of the 
Company’s business is considered further on pages 15-19 of the Strategic Report.

As part of the Company’s contribution to wider society, the Board was again pleased to see the progress 
that the Company has made during 2022 in furtherance of its commitment to the UN’s Global Compact 
campaign and pledge to net-zero emissions by 2050. 2022 also saw the Company’s Carbon Disclosure 
Project (“CDP”) rating increased to A- (from B) outperforming the global average for E&Ps of C. Furthermore, 
the Remuneration & Talent Committee again included targets to reduce emissions in the short-term and 
long-term bonus plans. This now means that the majority of the incentive plans in the Company have 
targets relating to reducing emissions. Furthermore this demonstrates the Company’s commitment to 
creating  value  through  sustainable  development,  taking  into  account  the  environmental  aspects  of  its 
business. Further details of activity in relation to protecting and minimizing impact on the environment 
can be found on pages 17-19.

Energean has grown from a company that was producing 3,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in 
2019 to a company that produces now, following first gas in Karish, average working interest production 
of  approximately  41.2  kboepd  in  2022  having  also  significantly  increased  its  reserves  during  the  year. 
Karish will be the key driver of the step up to 200,000 boe/d. The Company operates in seven countries 
in the East Med and North Sea and has made significant progress in reducing the carbon intensity of its 
operations (when measured against the Kilograms of CO2 produced per boe). The Company is also proud 
of its health and safety record, further details of which can be found at page 60.

In  May  2022,  Amy  Lashinsky  was  appointed  by  the  Board  as  the  workforce  Board  representative. 
Employees  can  confidentially  email  Amy  Lashinsky  to  raise  any  issues,  to  the  extent  appropriate. 
In addition, employees can raise concerns through the confidential whistleblowing procedure via either 
the whistle-blowing officer or the Chief Executive Officer, and, when not happy with the way in which their 
concern  has  been  handled,  they  may  contact  the  chair  of  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committee  or  our  external 
auditors. The Board receives monthly updates from the Group HR Director on staff-related matters and 
has a direct line of communication if required. The Company is committed to investing in its workforce 
and employees are able to submit requests for training to enable them to pursue professional training in 
their respective areas which is funded by the Company. Employees are also able to benefit from study 
leave  to  give  them  adequate  time  to  study  for  these  qualifications.  The  Company  has  also  rolled  out 
e-learning modules for employees to further develop their knowledge in key corporate matters such as 
anti-bribery  and  corruption.  Eligible  employees  also  benefit  from  pensions  contributions  at  rates  that, 
under the remuneration policy, are used as the basis to align Executive Directors pension contribution 
rates to the wider workforce. Eligible employees are also able to benefit from two share plans the Deferred 
Bonus Plan and the Long Term Incentive Plan. Further details on employee related matters are found on 
pages 52-56. The Board also monitors the Company culture and includes culture related metrics in the 
Company’s annual bonus plan. During 2022 these metrics included the benchmarking of Diversity, Equity 
and Inclusivity performance against the Centre of Global Inclusion benchmark tool and the approval of 

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a  Diversity,  Equity  and  Inclusion  policy.  Goals  relating  to  culture  are  also  included  in  the  2023  bonus 
scorecard and the Board and the Remuneration & Talent Committee will continue to monitor and track 
progress against these objectives.

Each year the Company welcomes shareholders to its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), which provides a 
unique opportunity to ask questions to the Board. The results of the voting on each resolution proposed 
to the meeting are published via the Regulatory News Service and through the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 
news service.

The Board and Remuneration & Talent Committee continue to engage with shareholders on issues related 
to remuneration most recently by way of a letter to shareholders sent in March 2023. More information on 
this matter is set out on page 125.

Division of responsibilities

The Board currently comprises:

•  The Chair (who was independent upon her appointment)
•  Two Executive Directors (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer)
•  One Non-Executive Director (Efstathios Topouzoglou)
•  Five Independent Non-Executive Directors.

The  independence  of  Mr.  Topouzoglou  was  tested  against  the  criteria  set  out  in  Provision  10  of  the 
Code.  Whilst  he  is  considered  to  be  independent  in  character  and  judgement,  he  is  not  deemed  to  be 
independent by reference to the criteria set out in the Code, as a result of being a significant shareholder, 
owning  approximately  9.47%  of  the  shares  of  the  Company  (as  an  individual  and  through  his  indirect 
holdings in both Oilco Investments Limited and HIL Hydrocarbon Investments Limited).

There is a clear division of responsibilities of the Chair, the Executive Directors and the Non-Executive 
Directors.  The  roles  of  Chair  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  are  separate,  and  the  responsibilities  clearly 
defined. It is the Chair’s responsibility to provide leadership of the Board and set the Board agenda as 
well as to ensure that the Board is provided with accurate, timely and clear information in relation to the 
Group and its business. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for setting the overall objectives and 
strategic direction of the Group as well as having day-to-day executive responsibility for the running of the 
Company’s business. The Chief Executive Officer is supported by the Executive Committee which meets 
fortnightly  and  comprises  of  country  managers  and  functional  heads.  The  Chair  and  Chief  Executive 
Officer share responsibility for the representation of the Company to third parties.

As detailed on page 100, the Board met eight times throughout the year, which is deemed to be sufficient, 
given the size and complexity of the Company’s operations.

The  Chair  leads  the  Board  and  is  responsible  for  its  overall  effectiveness  in  directing  the  Company. 
The  Chair  is  committed  to  promoting  a  culture  of  openness  and  debate.  The  Board  provides  rigorous 
challenge to management and such challenge is supported and facilitated by the Chair. The Directors 
have strong experience in the sector in which the Company operates (and seeks to operate) and have 
a  broad  range  of  business,  commercial  and  governmental  experience.  The  Board  is  supported  by  the 
Company Secretary who is also Secretary to all the Board Committees. This ensures effective information 
flow  between  the  Board  and  its  Committees.  Each  Committee  reports  to  the  Board  at  the  next  Board 
meeting following its own meeting, so that the Board is kept up to date on key matters being dealt with. 
The Board benefits from the use of an electronic Board portal system to assist with the timely production 
of  Board  papers  and  reviewing  key  Company  policies  throughout  the  year.  The  Board  has  unfettered 
access to senior executives at the Company and is fully supported by the Company Secretarial team.

Every month, whether or not a Board meeting is scheduled, the Board receives a comprehensive report 
from management on the business’s performance, which keeps the Non-Executive Directors up-to-date 
on all the key issues; and Board members are able to ask management questions on any matter.

Each Board appointment is for an unlimited term, subject to being re-elected as a Director at each AGM. 
A Non-Executive Director or the Company may terminate the appointment at any time upon three months’ 
written notice. These appointments are subject to the provisions of the Articles of Association, the Code, 
the Companies Act and related legislations. The role of the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, 
Roy Franklin, is to provide a sounding board for the Chair and to serve as an intermediary for the other 
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they have concerns which contact through the normal channels of Chair, Chief Executive Officer or Chief 
Financial Officer has failed to resolve, or for which such contact is inappropriate.

Composition, succession and evaluation

During  the  year,  the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  oversaw  the  retirement  of  Robert  Peck, 
an  Independent  Non-Executive  Director,  from  the  Board  and,  following  Andrew  Bartlett’s  decision  to 
step-down  as  the  Senior  Independent  Non-Executive  Director,  the  appointment  of  Roy  Franklin  as  his 
replacement. The Nomination & Governance Committee keeps the succession plans for Directors and 
senior management continuously under review, including by reference to the present composition of the 
Board and each member’s skills and individual performance. More information on this matter is set out 
on pages 118-122.

Following Robert Peck’s retirement, the Nomination & Governance Committee reviewed the composition 
of the Board committees and recommended the following changes to the Board which were approved 
with effect from 20 July 2022:

•  Andrew  Bartlett  joined  the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  and  left  the  Remuneration  & 

Talent Committee;

•  Amy Lashinsky joined the Remuneration & Talent Committee and left the ESSR Committee;
•  Roy Franklin joined the Remuneration & Talent Committee; and
•  Karen Simon joined the ESSR Committee.

Details of these Board and Committee changes can be found in the Nomination & Governance Committee 
report on page 120.

In  the  second  half  of  the  year,  as  required  by  the  Code,  the  Chair,  the  Board,  its  committees  and  the 
individual directors were subject to an internally facilitated annual evaluation of their performance, further 
details of which are contained in the Nomination & Governance Committee report on pages 118-122. The 
results were reviewed by the Committee and discussed with the Board. Both the Nomination & Governance 
Committee and the Board were satisfied that each Director continues to contribute effectively.

The Board is satisfied that the Directors have the right combination of skills, experience and knowledge to 
assist the Company in achieving its long-term goals.

As the Board was formally constituted just prior to the Company’s listing on the London Stock Exchange 
in March 2018, no Independent Non-Executive Director had served more than five years by the end of 
2022.

During 2023, the Chair, the Board, its committees and individual directors will be subject to an externally 
facilitated review as required by the Code. The results of that externally facilitated review will be reported 
on  in  the  2023  Annual  Report  &  Accounts  as  well  as  details  on  the  plans  for  the  Board  to  continually 
monitor performance against those results.

During 2022, upon the Nomination & Governance Committee’s recommendation, the Board approved a 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy for the Group recognising that a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive 
culture is crucial to attracting, developing and retaining talent. The Board also appointed the Group HR 
Director to act as the Group’s DEI Leader.

Audit, risk and internal control

The Board established the Audit & Risk Committee upon admission to the London Stock Exchange, which, 
during 2022, comprised Andrew Bartlett, Amy Lashinsky, Andreas Persianis and Kimberley Wood, all of 
whom are Independent Non-Executive Directors. The Board is satisfied that Andrew Bartlett has recent 
and relevant experience and that the Committee as a whole has competence relevant to the sector in 
which  the  Company  operates.  The  main  roles  and  responsibilities  of  the  Committee  are  set  out  in  its 
terms  of  reference,  which  are  available  to  download  at  www.energean.com  or  available  upon  request 
from the Company Secretary.

As part of its responsibilities, the Committee has formal and transparent policies in place to ensure the 
independence  and  effectiveness  of  the  internal  and  external  audit  functions  and  satisfy  itself  on  the 
integrity of the Company’s financial and narrative statements. The Audit & Risk Committee reviews and 
monitors the internal control framework and ensures that a robust assessment of the Group’s principal 
risks  has  been  undertaken.  In  2022  this  saw  the  introduction  of  a  new  Enterprise  Risk  Management 
(“ERM”)  system,  as  further  described  on  page  74.  Further  information  about  the  Committee’s  roles, 

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responsibilities  and  activity  is  detailed  on  pages  110-115  and  further  details  on  the  Risk  Management 
process is found on pages 74-93.

This Annual Report includes a number of disclosures that set out the Company’s position and prospects. 
The Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities confirms that the Directors believe those disclosures and the 
Annual Report and Accounts, taken as a whole to be fair, balanced and understandable and the auditor, 
Ernst & Young LLP, has given its opinion that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the 
Group’s affairs.

Remuneration

The Board established the Remuneration & Talent Committee as part of the admission process in March 
2018. During 2022 the Committee members were Kimberley Wood and Karen Simon with Roy Franklin 
and Amy Lashinsky joining the Remuneration & Talent Committee with effect from 20 July 2022. Robert 
Peck, having retired from the Board following the conclusion of the 2022 AGM held on 26 May 2022, left 
the Committee as did Andrew Bartlett with effect from 20 July 2022. Kimberley Wood, Roy Franklin and 
Amy Lashinsky are Independent Non-Executive Directors and Karen was considered independent upon 
her appointment as the Company’s Chair. Amy Lashinsky is also the Board’s workforce representative 
and ensures that the views of the workforce are taken into consideration in Board decision making.

The Committee has delegated responsibility for determining policy for Executive Director remuneration and 
setting the remuneration for the Chair, Executive Directors and senior management. In addition, it reviews 
workforce remuneration and related policies and the alignment of incentives and rewards with culture, 
taking these into account when setting the policy for Executive Director remuneration. The Company has 
in place a long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) for the Executive Directors and senior management, which is 
designed to promote the long-term success of the Company by assessing performance over three years 
and is linked to absolute and relative share price performance against a peer group of other companies, 
as well as emission reductions.

Furthermore,  the  Company  has  in  place  an  annual  bonus  scheme  which  incentivises  management  to 
progress with key projects as well as measures related to financial liquidity and ESG. It requires Executive 
Directors to defer one third of the bonus into shares to be held in trust for two years. This further aligns 
the Executive Directors with the long-term interests of the shareholders.

The members of the Remuneration & Talent Committee are required to exercise independent judgement 
and  discretion  when  authorising  remuneration  outcomes,  with  regard  to  Company  and  individual 
performance and wider circumstances. No Director is involved in deciding their own outcome; and when 
discussing fees for the Chair, Karen Simon recuses herself from these discussions. Further details of the 
role and activities of the Remuneration & Talent Committee and the Remuneration Policy are found on 
pages 131-147 of this report.

Climate change

Board oversight

Energean  sees  climate  change  as  a  major  global  concern  and  a  top  priority  for  our  business.  This  is 
reflected in our strategy, and we apply all our governance processes to climate change-related issues. 
Responsibility  for  the  governance  of  climate  change  issues  within  Energean  rests  with  the  Board.  To 
reflect the increasing importance of climate change-related risks and opportunities, the ESSR Committee 
has taken over responsibility for climate change matters on behalf of the Board. The Board is also charged 
with reviewing investments for climate-related risks (among other risks).

The  ESSR  Committee  evaluates  Energean’s  policies  and  systems  for  identifying  and  managing 
sustainability related risks, which includes identification of emerging risks, such as climate change risks, 
and proposes mitigation measures. The Committee further ensures Energean’s compliance with relevant 
regulatory requirements and/or applicable international standards and guidelines. The Committee follows 
political and regulatory discussions and developments on an international, EU-wide and national level on a 
variety of ESG issues, including energy, climate and environment, and industrial trends, etc.

The ESSR Committee convenes three times a year and reviews the Board papers on Energean’s carbon 
emissions performance and KPIs where possible when the Committee meets before a Board meeting.

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In addition, the Audit & Risk Committee looks at climate change-related issues, to ensure the identification 
of multi-disciplinary risks (including climate change-related risks), which may impact more than one part 
of the Company. This Committee is responsible for ensuring that measures to mitigate and adapt to the 
risks identified are effective and implemented as necessary.

The Remuneration & Talent Committee has responsibility for the annual directors’ bonus targets, long 
term incentive plans, and the overall Remuneration Policy. Both the annual directors’ bonus targets and 
the long-term incentive plans link executive bonuses to the achievement of emission reduction targets.

Management oversight

The  Board  sets  the  Company’s  values  and  standards,  including  the  Group’s  long-term  objectives  and 
commercial strategy, and ensures that its obligations to its shareholders and others are understood and 
met. Day to day responsibility and accountability for the Company’s environmental and climate change 
policy, strategy and targets related to short, medium and long-term plans lies with the CEO.

The  CEO  is  responsible  for  identifying  and  assessing  business  and  climate-related  risks,  defining  the 
strategy  and  approving  action  plans  suitable  to  control  and  mitigate  the  identified  risks.  Furthermore, 
the  CEO  oversees  the  Company’s  overall  environmental  performance  and  sets  climate  performance 
expectations and targets. The CEO discusses all relevant actions and activities related to climate change 
and the energy transition with the Board. The CEO and the Board regularly discuss climate change-related 
issues, such as climate change policies, investment decisions where climate change considerations are a 
major driver, and the carbon credit price’s impact on Energean’s future financial performance.

The operational management of climate change issues is conducted by the HSE Director, who reports 
directly to the CEO and provides updates to the Board on a regular basis. The HSE Director maintains and 
oversees the development of Energean’s Corporate HSE and Climate Change Policy, defines appropriate 
training  programmes  and  drills  for  the  entire  Company  to  increase  safety,  environmental  and  climate 
change awareness, and monitors technological developments and opportunities to help achieve defined, 
appropriate climate change targets. The HSE Director is tasked with ensuring that the Company stays on 
track to meet its net-zero 2050 target. The HSE Director oversees the monitoring of Energean’s carbon 
emissions throughout all assets and defines the carbon emission factors that Energean’s financial team 
uses to understand the financial impact of climate change on Energean’s portfolio. Furthermore, the HSE 
Director assesses the climate risks and opportunities in cooperation with Energean’s financial, economic 
and technical departments.

Environment, Safety  & Social 
Responsibility (“ESSR”) (cid:18)(cid:381)(cid:373)(cid:373)(cid:349)(cid:425)(cid:286)(cid:286)(cid:3)
chaired by Roy Franklin (Senior 
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Director), (cid:258)(cid:425)(cid:286)(cid:374)(cid:282)(cid:286)(cid:282)(cid:3)(cid:271)(cid:455)(cid:3)(cid:18)(cid:346)(cid:258)(cid:349)(cid:396)(cid:3)(cid:381)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:3)
Board ((cid:258)(cid:367)(cid:400)(cid:381)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:3)(cid:18)(cid:381)(cid:373)(cid:373)(cid:349)(cid:425)(cid:286)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:373)(cid:286)(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:286)(cid:396)), 
CEO and HSE Director.

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a year and receives reports from 
the HSE Director on climate issues.

The Board meets every 2 months 
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and monthly calls in months where 
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Board receives regular reports 
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(cid:373)(cid:286)(cid:286)(cid:415)(cid:374)(cid:336)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:410)(cid:381)(cid:3)(cid:393)(cid:396)(cid:286)(cid:400)(cid:286)(cid:374)(cid:410)(cid:3)(cid:346)(cid:349)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:396)(cid:286)(cid:393)(cid:381)(cid:396)(cid:410). Roy 
Franklin provides updates on ESSR 
(cid:18)(cid:381)(cid:373)(cid:373)(cid:349)(cid:425)(cid:286)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:258)(cid:272)(cid:415)(cid:448)(cid:349)(cid:415)(cid:286)(cid:400).

(cid:28)(cid:454)(cid:286)(cid:272)(cid:437)(cid:415)(cid:448)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:18)(cid:381)(cid:373)(cid:373)(cid:349)(cid:425)(cid:286)(cid:286)(cid:3) – Chaired by 
CEO, HSE Director also a member.

Meets fortnightly, the HSE Director 
(cid:396)(cid:286)(cid:336)(cid:437)(cid:367)(cid:258)(cid:396)(cid:367)(cid:455)(cid:3)(cid:437)(cid:393)(cid:282)(cid:258)(cid:410)(cid:286)(cid:400)(cid:3)(cid:410)(cid:346)(cid:286)(cid:3)(cid:18)(cid:381)(cid:373)(cid:373)(cid:349)(cid:425)(cid:286)(cid:286)(cid:3)
on climate change issues.

Board expertise 

Board expertise

To  ensure  Energean’s  Board  remain  up  to  date  on  the  most  pertinent  climate  change  developments 
and to further enhance their knowledge and skills in relation to climate change issues, Energean invites 
leading industry and climate change experts to Board and Committee meetings on a regular basis. The 
HSE  Director  proactively  interacts  with  Board  members  to  provide  necessary  information  and  further 
insights on specific climate change-related issues affecting the Company.

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Section 172 (1) Companies Act 2006 Statement

The Directors confirm that, throughout the year, they have acted in a way they consider, in good faith, would 
be most likely to promote the success of the Company, as required by section 172 of the Companies Act 
2006.

This section further requires the Directors to have regard to a range of factors when making decisions, 
including the likely long-term consequences of any decision, the interests of the Company’s employees, 
the  need  to  foster  the  Company’s  business  relationships  with  suppliers  and  others,  the  impact  of  the 
Company’s  operations  on  the  environment,  maintaining  a  reputation  for  high  standards  of  business 
conduct, and the need to act fairly between members of the Company. The Company’s key stakeholders 
are  its  employees,  local  communities,  governments  in  the  countries  in  which  the  Company  operates, 
customers,  and  shareholders.  The  specific  engagement  with  stakeholders  on  a  day-to-day  level  is 
delegated to the executive management team with the Board being kept up to date with the results of 
this engagement and future plans. The Executive Directors routinely meet with shareholders to discuss 
the strategic direction of the Company and the feedback from these meetings is shared with the other 
Directors. Details of the Board’s engagement with the workforce is found on page 106 of this report and 
details of the Board’s and Company’s engagement with local communities is found on pages 106-108 of 
this report.

Throughout the year the Board placed a high importance on stakeholder considerations and considered 
these at the centre of its decision-making process.

Long term impact of decisions

Energean has a clear ambition to be the leading Mediterranean focused gas producer and is committed 
to sustainability and being a net-zero emitter by 2050. Strategic decisions are taken at the Board with 
this ambition at the forefront and as such requiring the Board to consider the long-term impact of any 
decisions, especially in relation to reviewing the investment decisions in the Group’s portfolio of assets. 
Examples of this decision making in action include the taking the final investment decision on the Israel 
growth projects and the proposed development of a carbon capture and storage project at the Prinos 
acreage in Greece. For the Israel growth projects the Directors considered the Company’s wider growth 
plans  and  future  ability  to  pay  a  dividend  as  well  as  enabling  Israel  to  use  gas  as  a  transition  fuel  to 
move  away  from  coal.  For  the  carbon  capture  and  storage  project  the  Board  considered  the  vital  role 
that carbon capture and storage could play in the Company’s sustainability plans and vital role the facility 
could play in the region.

Engagement with:

Workforce

As  required  by  the  UK  Corporate  Governance  Code,  Amy  Lashinsky,  an  Independent  Non-Executive 
Director,  was  appointed  by  the  Board  in  2022  to  be  the  “employee  voice”  in  the  boardroom  replacing 
Robert Peck who retired from the Board on 26 May 2022. Amy Lashinsky met informally with mid-level 
managers and staff in Milan at the October Enterprise Risk Management workshop. During 2022, Amy 
Lashinsky also joined the Remuneration & Talent Committee where she participates in discussions related 
to the Company’s work force.

As part of the 2022 bonus KPIs, the Executive Directors were set objectives relating to conduct and culture. 
The Executive Directors were awarded a 100% pay-out on this metric following the successful completion 
of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) benchmarking using the Centre of Global Inclusion benchmark 
tool and the approval of a DEI policy.

Local communities

Energean is very active in the communities in which it operates (further information on this can be found 
on  pages  46-52),  and  the  Directors  are  cognisant  of  their  responsibilities  to  “give  something  back”  by 
means  that  are  appropriate  to  the  particular  communities.  The  Board  receives  information  on  such 
activities  being  carried  out  by  the  Company  in  monthly  reports  and  at  Board  meetings.  The  activities 
are tied to the Company’s commitment to the fulfilment of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. 
Examples include:

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In Greece, we purchased and donated school supplies, classroom equipment, and stationery to 3 
social institutions, 2 community centers and 1 kindergarten, supporting over 400 students and their 
families in need in Kavala and the Island of Thassos, Greece.
In  Israel,  for  the  fourth  year  we  continued  to  support  “Etgarim”,  an  NGO  dedicated  to  the 
empowerment  and  social  integration  of  people  with  disabilities  through  outdoor  sports  and,  for 
a  second  year  in  a  row,  Energean  colleagues  ran  5  and  8  kilometers  in  Etgarim’s  “Spring  Run” 
delivering a message of inclusivity.
In  Italy,  in  collaboration  with  “Caritas”  (a  Catholic  organisation  for  charity),  we  donated  school 
supplies and stationery, helping a Charity Centre and families in need and their children in Chieti 
Province, Sicily and Milan, Italy.
In Montenegro, Energean teamed up with the Greek Embassy and donated valuable food packages 
to the donation campaign of the NGO “Women of Bar”.
In  Egypt,  we  partnered  with  the  broader  Egyptian  Petroleum  Sector  to  provide  support  and  new 
houses to the victims of the terrible flood at Khor Awada village.
In Egypt, Energean’s Egyptian Abu Qir Petroleum (“AQP”) joint venture (JV) partners received their 
first certificate for waste segregation and paper recycling in Egypt. AQP became the first Oil & Gas 
JV in Egypt to entirely (100%) recycle its paper, cartons and plastic waste from all its offices and 
operational sites (onshore and offshore). Energean’s Cairo branch has followed the same approach 
of waste segregation and recycling, by cooperating with “Go Clean”, a recycling solutions company.

On 5 June 2022 (World Environment Day), Energean organised the following activities, focused on positive 
sustainability  actions  and  increased  environmental  awareness,  aligning  with  the  UN’s  2022  theme  of 
“Only One Earth”:

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• 

• 

In Kavala, Greece we donated waste disposal bins to the village of Nea Peramos and organised and 
performed a beach clean-up at Richo Beach, in collaboration with the Municipality of Paggaion, in 
the villages of Nea Peramos & Nea Iraklitsa;
In  Montenegro  we  donated  concrete  waste  disposal  bins  to  the  Maljevik  and  Sutmore  sea-side 
promenades, in cooperation with the Municipality of Bar;
In Egypt we performed a beach clean-up in the village of Al Maadeyah, in cooperation with AQP 
and  “GoClean”,  we  distributed  LED  lamps  to  underprivileged  families  in  cooperation  with  AQP, 
we  distributed  recycling  bins  to  schools  and  the  Al  Maadeyah  beach  club,  and  we  hosted  an 
environmental awareness session titled “Preserve the Environment by Recycling”, encouraging our 
employees to form sustainable habits and raise awareness for the next generation;
In Haifa, Israel we granted 2 Master’s degrees Clean Energy scholarships to students at the Technion 
(the Israel Institute of Technology), to reward excellence and promote academic research on clean 
energy.

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During 2022, Energean collaborated with:

Globally:

United Nations Global Compact & United National Global Working Group Participation

In Greece:

Management body of the Nestos River Delta, Lakes Vistonida-Ismarida and Thassos Island

The Regional Unit of Kavala

The Holy Diocese of Philippi, Neapolis and Thassos – Northeastern Greece

Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), Department of Environmental Engineering

Athletic Club of Kavala – Department of Wheelchair Basketball”

The Health Center of Prinos

The Prefectural Association of People with Disabilities of Kavala

OKAK (Kavala’s Track and Field Athletic Club)

MDA Hellas (the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greece), a non-profit organisation that supports 
people that suffer with neuromuscular diseases

In Israel:

Maala, a non-profit, CSR standards-setting organisation in Israel, which has set a dedicated CSR index 
on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Maala’s CSR Index is an ESG rating system used as an assessment tool, 
benchmarking Israeli companies on their CSR performance. Energean was rated at Platinum Level, for 
the first time, at the 2022 Maala ESG Index.

“Yeladim – Fair Chance for Children”, an NGO which takes care of children that were removed from 
their homes and live in boarding schools

Rahaf Sailing and Surfing Club, a Club that supports young sailors from low-income communities

Etgarim, an NGO dedicated to the empowerment and social integration of people with disabilities 
through outdoor sports – Haifa

The Nature and Parks Authority

The University of Haifa and the Technion

In Montenegro:

The Municipality of Bar – City of Bar

The Greek Embassy – Podgorica, Montenegro

In Italy:

“Caritas Diocesana”, a Catholic organisation for charity – Chieti Province

The Italian Naval League

“IdeaVita”, an organisation with the aim of designing and implementing independent life paths to 
people with disabilities, affirming and guaranteeing their right to a full and independent life over time

“Aretusa” Handball Team

Order of Journalists of Molise

LILT, the National Association for the Research Against Cancer

Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Studies, Bologna

Assorisorse – Natural Resources and Sustainable Energy, a Confindustria Association made up 
of about 100 companies committed to enhancing natural resources and intellectual skills through 
technological innovation and the circular economy, with the aim of decarbonising industrial processes 
and achieving environmental, economic and social sustainability

In Egypt:

“Go Clean”, a recycling solutions company

The American University of Cairo

Dar Al Orman Association, an NGO that performs charity work

Egyptian Petroleum Sector

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Governments

The Company has a transparent dialogue with all host governments in countries where it operates and 
seeks  to  operate.  All  these  discussions  are  led  by  the  Chief  Executive  Officer.  The  Company  regularly 
engages in industry forums in these countries to further demonstrate its commitment to working closely 
with their governments.

Shareholders

Energean  is  committed  to  transparency  and  engaging  with  its  shareholders,  including  providing  all 
appropriate  information  to  the  investment  community.  The  annual  report  and  accounts  are  available 
from  www.energean.com/investors/reports-presentations  and,  where  elected  or  on  request,  will  be 
mailed to shareholders and to stakeholders who have an interest in the Company’s performance. The 
Company responds to all requests for information from shareholders and maintains a separate Investor 
Relations section within the existing www.energean.com website, as a focal point for all investor relations 
matters.  Moreover,  there  is  regular  dialogue  with  institutional  shareholders  via  face-to-face  meetings, 
investor roadshows, RNS announcements, regular trading updates and conferences, as well as general 
presentations that are published on the Company’s website. Furthermore, the Board is advised of any 
material  comments  from  institutional  investors,  to  enable  it  to  develop  an  in-depth  understanding  of 
the views of major shareholders. All shareholders have the opportunity to put forward questions to the 
Company’s AGM.

Maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct

It is our policy to conduct all our business in an honest and ethical manner, and comply with all applicable 
anti-bribery laws, including, but not limited to all applicable local laws where Energean operates and the 
U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and to accurately reflect all transactions on Energean’s books and records.

We take a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and are committed to acting professionally, 
fairly and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships wherever we operate. We actively 
monitor and manage risks from bribery or ethical misconduct, and we run an anti-corruption and anti-
bribery compliance program, actively overseen by the Board.

During  the  year,  the  Company  continued  to  actively  monitor  and  manage  risks  from  bribery  or  ethical 
misconduct and the due diligence process was extended to include assessments for compliance health 
check on all our new customers to ensure that their internal policies meet the high standards that Energean 
expects from its partners.

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Audit & Risk Committee Report

Andrew Bartlett – Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee

I am pleased to present this Audit & Risk Committee Report for the year ended 31 December 2022, which 
sets out the role and work of the Committee during the year and key areas of focus for 2023. 2022 was 
a  busy  year  for  the  Committee  as  it  assisted  the  Board  with  its  financial  reporting  obligations  for  the 
annual report, interim report, the introduction of a new Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) system and 
payment of the Company’s maiden interim dividend. I would like to thank my fellow committee members 
for their hard work and commitment throughout the year.

Membership of the Committee

The  members  of  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committee  during  the  year  were  myself,  Andreas  Persianis,  Amy 
Lashinsky, and Kimberley Wood.

The Board remains satisfied that the Committee has recent and relevant financial experience, and that 
the Committee as a whole has sufficient experience of the oil and gas sector to meet the requirements 
of the Code.

Furthermore, the Committee’s members are all Independent Non-Executive Directors, and therefore the 
composition of the Committee complies with the Code. Committee members’ skills and experience are 
documented on pages 94-98.

Any  member  of  the  Committee,  the  Company’s  external  auditor,  or  the  Head  of  Internal  Audit  or  the 
Head of Compliance may request a meeting if he/she considers that one is necessary or expedient. No 
meetings of this nature were requested during the financial year. The Committee met with the external 
auditor on several occasions without management presence. The Chair of the Board, CFO, external audit 
partner and Head of Internal Audit attend meetings by standing invitation; the Company Secretary acts as 
Secretary to the Committee.

Attendance at Meetings

The Committee met five times during the year, and attendance at these meetings is set out below:

Director

Andrew Bartlett

Kimberley Wood

Amy Lashinsky

Andreas Persianis

Number of 
meetings 
entitled to 
attend

Number of 
meetings 
attended

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

The Audit & Risk Committee’s role

Following the annual review of the Audit & Risk Committee’s Terms of Reference, updates were made to 
ensure alignment with the Code and best practice guidance.

To  view  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committee’s  terms  of  reference,  please  visit  the  Company’s  website 
www.energean.com.

The role of the Committee is to assist the Board with discharging its responsibilities in relation to:

•  Financial reporting, including monitoring the integrity of the Group’s annual and half year financial 
statements  and  any  other  formal  announcements  relating  to  the  Group’s  financial  performance 
and reviewing the Group’s accounting policies and significant financial reporting judgements;

•  Reviewing the Group’s internal financial controls;
•  Reviewing  and  monitoring  the  scope  of  the  annual  audit  and  the  extent  of  the  non-audit  work 

undertaken by the external auditors;

•  Advising on the appointment, reappointment and removal of the external auditors and reviewing 

and monitoring the external auditor’s independence and objectivity;

•  Reviewing reports from the reserves auditor;

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•  Setting  the  programme  for  and  reviewing  the  effectiveness  and  follow-up  of  internal  audit, 
whistleblowing  and  fraud  systems  in  place  within  the  Group.  The  Audit  &  Risk  Committee 
considers  annually  how  the  Group’s  internal  audit  requirements  shall  be  satisfied  and  makes 
recommendations to the Board accordingly, as well as on any area it deems needs improvement 
or action. The Head of Internal Audit and the Head of Compliance has a standing invitation to all 
committee meetings; and

•  Assessing the effectiveness of the Group’s risk management and internal assurance processes. 
The Audit & Risk Committee reviews the Group’s capability to identify and manage new types of 
risk and keeps under review the Group’s overall risk assessment processes that inform the Board’s 
decision  making.  In  order  to  assist  with  achieving  this,  the  Committee  regularly  liaises  with  the 
Company’s compliance function.

The Audit & Risk Committee receives regular regulatory updates to ensure that it remains up to date with 
developments in financial reporting.

Key matters considered in relation to the consolidated Financial Statements

The Audit & Risk Committee focused on a number of key judgements and reporting issues in the preparation 
of  the  full  year  results  and  the  Annual  Report.  In  particular,  the  Committee  considered,  discussed  and 
where appropriate raised challenges in the areas set out below:

•  The Committee received technical reports from management and input from external specialists. 
The  Committee  reviewed  reserves  and  resources  reports  to  verify  completeness  of  information 
and consistency of reserves volumes across the accounting processes.

•  The  Committee  considered  the  approach  taken  by  the  Company  on  the  impairment  indicators 
and where appropriate, the approach taken to calculate the value-in-use for producing oil and gas 
assets. The Committee reviewed and challenged management’s key assumptions for the oil and 
gas properties, which included reserves estimates, future oil and gas prices and discount rates. The 
Committee supported the view that there were no indicators of impairment at the year end of cash 
generating units. The Committee reviewed the financial statement disclosures and was satisfied 
they appropriately conveyed the judgements and estimates.

•  The Committee reviewed the impairment of exploration and evaluation assets under IFRS 6 and 
heard from management about the rationale for impairment considering the intent to develop or 
otherwise extract value from discoveries.

•  The Committee also considered the approach taken by the Company in relation to accounting for 
decommissioning provisions. The Committee undertook a deep dive and heard from management 
about  the  decommissioning  process  from  a  technical  perspective,  incorporating  the  regulatory 
framework  and  impacts  of  the  energy  transition,  and  from  a  finance  perspective,  to  ensure 
decommissioning  provisions  had  been  accurately  and  consistently  applied.  The  Committee 
reviewed  the  accounting  treatment  considering  assumptions  related  to  the  estimated  costs 
and  expected  timing  of  decommissioning  liabilities.  The  Committee  reviewed  disclosures  in  the 
financial statements and were satisfied with the disclosures on decommissioning provisions.
•  The  Committee  assessed  the  accounting  treatment  of  the  Karish/Tanin  development.  The 
Committee  reviewed  the  capitalisation  of  development  costs  and  the  subsequent  accounting 
treatment  and  cessation  of  capitalisation  of  certain  costs  post  first  gas  from  Karish  Main.  The 
Committee concluded they were appropriate, and were satisfied that accruals were in place at the 
year end to reflect the costs of services provided by contractors.

•  The Committee considered the approach taken by the Company in relation to revenue recognition 
including the effectiveness of additional financial software installed in Israel to book revenue over 
a  number  of  hydrocarbon  products  and  gas  contracts.  The  Committee  reviewed  the  financial 
statements and were satisfied that the requirements of IFRS 15 were satisfied.
In  September  2022,  the  Directors  announced  the  payment  of  the  Company’s  maiden  interim 
dividends in line with the previously announced dividend policy. The Committee received reports 
from management in order to assess the distributable reserves available to legally declare and pay 
dividends in accordance with the dividend policy and the Committee supported the decision to pay 
interim dividends.

• 

•  The Committee reviewed the viability statement in the 2022 Annual Report and the going concern 
basis of accounting including consideration of evidence of the Group’s capital, liquidity and funding 
position.  The  Committee  considered  the  assessment  of  principal  and  emerging  risks,  assessed 
the Group’s prospects in light of its current position and reviewed the disclosures on behalf of the 

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Board.  The  Committee  supported  the  viability  statement  and  the  management’s  going  concern 
conclusion.

A requirement of the Code is that the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable 
and  provides  the  information  necessary  for  shareholders  to  assess  the  Company’s  position  and 
performance, business model and strategy.

This is the Group’s sixth Annual Report and, in order to support the assessment, the Committee reviewed 
the  principal  and  emerging  risks,  business  model,  financial  review  and  KPIs  to  ensure  these  were 
representative of the business and consistent throughout the Report and that areas requiring significant 
judgement and explanation have due prominence. The Committee believes that the disclosures set out 
in the Annual Report provide the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s position, 
performance, business model and strategic outlook.

External auditors

Ernst & Young LLP (“EY” or the “External Auditor”) were appointed as auditors in 2018 and undertook their 
first audit for the year ended 31 December 2017. Energean plc became a Public Interest Entity in 2018 
on admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange. The Company must comply with section 494ZA 
of the Companies Act 2006 and will be required to put the external audit contract out to tender by 2028. 
The current lead audit partner is Paul Wallek with Andrew Smyth, who had been the lead partner since 
2018, having rotated out as is required every five years. The fees paid to EY for their services are detailed 
in note 7f on page 197 to the financial statements.

The External Auditor attends each meeting of the Audit & Risk Committee and reports on their audit work 
and conclusions including the appropriateness of the judgements and estimates made by management 
and their compliance with UK-adopted International Accounting Standards. The Audit & Risk Committee 
has responsibility for the oversight of the external audit plan. This includes monitoring the independence 
and  objectivity  of  EY,  the  quality  of  the  audit  services  and  their  effectiveness,  the  level  of  fees  paid, 
approval  of  non-audit  services  provided  by  EY  and  re-appointment.  The  Committee  also  met  with  the 
external auditors without management present.

The Committee concluded that EY are independent and objective, operate at a high standard and have 
recommended to the Board that the External Auditor be re-appointed at this year’s AGM for the financial 
year ending 31 December 2023. The Committee regularly reviews the performance of the auditor and the 
Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee regularly meets with the Audit Partner to pass on any feedback.

Non-audit services

In order to safeguard the External Auditor’s independence and objectivity, the Group has in place a policy 
setting out the circumstances in which the External Auditor may be engaged to provide services other 
than  those  covered  by  the  Group  audit.  The  policy  complies  with  the  FRC’s  Revised  Ethical  Standard 
for Auditors, published in December 2019. The Policy sets out those types of services that are strictly 
prohibited and those that are allowable in principle (permissible services). Any service types are considered 
by the Audit & Risk Committee Chair on a case-by-case basis, supported by a risk assessment prepared by 
management. This is reported by management to the Audit & Risk Committee who consider the services 
provided as part of concluding on the auditors independence.

The types of non-audit services provided by the auditor during 2022 were as follows:

•  Climate change and sustainability assurance services provided by EY Greece;
•  Agreed upon procedures provided by EY Greece for a Greek Government loan;
•  Tax certification services in Greece and Israel;
•  Agreed upon procedures for a Share Premium Reduction in Cyprus; and
• 

Interim financial statements review.

In  all  these  cases,  safeguards  were  adopted  and  reasons  given  as  to  why  these  safeguards  were 
considered to be effective. The Committee was satisfied that the independence of the External Auditor 
was  not  affected  by  the  performance  of  any  of  these  services.  The  non-audit  services  provided  were 
required  by  law  and/  or  are  typically  performed  by  the  auditor.  Furthermore,  in  each  case  there  were 
business justifications for using the External Auditor for non-audit services. The Chair of the Audit & Risk 
Committee agreed with each justification before the service was carried out.

Further details on non-audit services are outlined in note 7f to the financial statements on page 197.

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Internal controls and risk management

The Audit & Risk Committee is responsible for the oversight of the Group’s system of internal controls, 
including the risk management framework and the work of the internal audit function. Details of the risk 
management framework are provided within the risk management section on pages 74-77. The Group’s 
principal risks and uncertainties, which provide a framework for the Audit & Risk Committee’s focus, are 
discussed on pages 78-91. Management has identified the key operational and financial processes that 
exist within the business and has developed an internal control framework. This is structured around a 
number of Group policies and processes and includes a delegated authority framework. During, the year 
the Audit & Risk Committee assessed the key findings raised from internal audits conducted throughout 
the year.

During 2H 2022, following the occurrence of a phishing attack that resulted in a redirected payment of an 
immaterial amount, the Audit & Risk Committee had oversight of an internal investigation conducted by 
the internal audit and compliance functions and supported by forensic analysis experts, in connection with 
the phishing incident. Following the review and analysis of the relevant data, Energean has initiated certain 
actions to raise awareness of cyber threats and cyber-crimes, and to further enhance the effectiveness of 
the internal controls in place for the purpose of preventing similar future incidents.

Internal auditors

The internal audit function’s key objective is to provide independent and objective assurance on risks and 
controls to the Board, the Audit & Risk Committee and senior management, and to assist the Board in 
meeting its corporate governance responsibilities.

The Head of Internal Audit is responsible for prioritising and co-ordinating internal audit projects, aligning 
the  internal  audit  risk  assessment  process  to  the  Group  risk  register,  facilitating  the  communication 
between the internal audit function, the Audit & Risk Committee, senior management and process owners, 
commenting on controls design and operating efficiency, and, when necessary, escalating relevant issues 
to appropriate parties within the Group.

Furthermore, the internal audit function undertakes engagements on an “ad hoc” basis, at the request of 
senior management and the Audit & Risk Committee.

Since January 2018, PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Solutions S.A. (“PwC”) have been appointed as 
the Group’s internal advisor and, during 2022, the following was jointly undertaken with the internal audit 
function:

•  Execution of internal audit engagements;
•  Periodic follow up audits to assess the implementation of agreed upon management actions;
•  Preparation of the risk based annual Internal Audit Plan;
•  Comment on issues related to internal audit methodology, the quality assessment of the internal 

audit function, design of internal engagements and planning aspects.

During the year PwC conducted three (2021: three) internal audits at a cost of $ 115,124 (2021: $71,509).

The Audit & Risk Committee’s members meet regularly with members of the internal audit function and 
approve  areas  that  will  be  assessed  by  way  of  an  internal  audit  or  a  “deep  dive”  throughout  the  year. 
Deep dives are performed through direct meetings between the Audit & Risk Committee and the process 
owner(s), based on a structured agenda, with an aim to discuss inter alia key risks, business needs and 
critical gaps (if any) of each examined area. This year, topics included operational insurance cover and 
abandonment liability management.

The Audit & Risk Committee is responsible for the review and approval of the role and mandate of the 
internal audit function, as reflected in the Internal Audit Charter, including the approval of the annual and 
ad-hoc internal audit plans, and monitoring the budget and effectiveness of the internal audit function. 
Each internal audit report is presented in dedicated meetings with the Audit & Risk Committee and the 
status of follow-up action points reviewed against agreed deadlines.

In its annual assessment of the effectiveness of the internal audit function, the Audit & Risk Committee 
carried out the following:

•  Met with members of the internal audit function without the presence of management to discuss 

the effectiveness of the function;

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• 

In cooperation with the Head of Internal Audit, examined the sufficiency of internal audit resources 
and the involvement of subject matter experts in specific audit engagements;

•  Reviewed and re-assessed the annual Internal Audit Plan;
•  Monitored  and  assessed  the  role  and  effectiveness  of  the  internal  audit  function  in  the  overall 

context of the Group’s risk management policy.

Following the internal audit review of the Company’s internal control systems, the Audit & Risk Committee 
considered whether any matter required disclosure as a significant failing or weakness in internal controls 
during  the  year.  Other  than  the  incident  described  under  the  Internal  controls  and  Risk  Management 
section, no additional matters were identified.

Reserves committee

During  the  year  the  Reserves  Committee  met  to  discuss  the  Group’s  reserves  auditing  process  and 
support the Audit & Risk Committee in this area. During 2023, the Audit & Risk Committee will receive 
reserve reports from each country of operation and meet with their respective reserve auditors to assist 
with the year-end reporting process.

Fair, balanced and understandable assessment

The  Audit  &  Risk  Committee  advised  the  Board  that  in  its  view  the  2022  Annual  Report  including  the 
financial  statements  for  the  year  ended  31  December  2022,  taken  as  a  whole,  is  fair,  balanced  and 
understandable and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess Energean’s position 
and performance, business model and strategy. In making this assessment the members of the Audit & 
Risk Committee critically assessed drafts of this Annual Report including the financial statements and 
discussed with management the process undertaken to make sure these requirements were met.

This included:

•  Confirming that the contents of the annual report were consistent with information shared with the 
Board during 2022 to support the assessment of Energean’s position and performance; ensuring 
that consistent materiality thresholds are applied for favourable and unfavourable items;

•  Receiving reports from management at Board and Board Committee meetings that the information 
contained within the Annual Report was considered to be fair, balanced and understandable; and

•  Considering comments from the external auditor.

Other activities

Whistleblowing policy

The  Group  has  a  whistleblowing  policy  in  place  and  the  Committee  is  responsible  for  overseeing  the 
arrangements and the effectiveness of the processes for this. The policy exists to enable employees to 
raise any concerns in confidence about wrongdoing or impropriety within the Group. During the year, no 
significant concerns or reports were raised to the Committee.

Performance of the Committee

The  performance  of  the  committee  was  reviewed  as  part  of  the  internal  evaluation  of  the  Board’s 
effectiveness. In the previous annual report the committee set out its targets for 2022, namely to:

•  Further  strengthen  the  internal  audit  process  by  using  where  appropriate  sector  specialists  in 

relevant topics in addition to PwC;

•  Further develop in-house risk management reporting and awareness; and
•  Follow up internal audits on acquired subsidiaries now that integration has been completed with a 

focus on cyber security and insurance optimisation.

I am pleased to report that very good progress was made against 2022 priorities including the use of deep 
dive sessions on key topics such as abandonment liability management and insurance as detailed above 
in the Internal Audit section.

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The Audit & Risk Committee worked to expand the reach, capabilities and reporting of internal audits to 
focus on controls and fraud prevention in key Edison E&P subsidiaries. Risk management has continued 
to be a focus for both the Committee and the Board and in 2022, the Company introduced a new ERM 
system accompanied by a detailed workshop on risk management in Milan which Amy Lashinsky attended 
on behalf of the Audit & Risk Committee and in her role as workforce representative. During 2022 the Audit 
& Risk Committee also oversaw the payment of the Company’s maiden interim dividends in line with the 
previously announced dividend policy.

The Audit & Risk Committee will continue to monitor progress in these areas and advise on whether any 
further enhancements should be made.

Our priorities for 2023

•  Further expansion and use of the Company’s recently introduced ERM system;
•  To continue to conduct internal audits and deep dives with a specific focus on cyber security, joint 

venture audit capabilities and commercial functions; and

•  To conduct post project implementation reviews in Israel following first gas from Karish.

Approval

This report in its entirety has been approved by the Audit & Risk Committee, and signed on its behalf by:

Andrew Bartlett 
Audit & Risk Committee Chair 
22 March 2023

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Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility Committee

Roy Franklin, Chair of Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility (“ESSR”) Committee

It is my pleasure to introduce the ESSR Committee Report for 2022, which sets out its composition, role 
and activities during the year.

In this report we will also set out the areas of focus for the ESSR Committee for 2023.

Membership

The  members  of  the  ESSR  Committee  throughout  2022  were  myself  (as  Chair  upon  appointment  on 
26  May  2022),  Andreas  Persianis  and  Efstathios  Topouzoglou.  Robert  Peck  stood  down  as  Chair  and 
left  the  Committee  following  his  retirement  from  the  Board  on  26  May  2022.  Amy  Lashinsky  left  the 
Committee on 20 July 2022, Karen Simon joined the Committee on the same date.

The Company Secretary acts as secretary to the Committee.

Meetings

The ESSR Committee met on 3 occasions during 2022 with attendance details set out below:

Director

Roy Franklin54

Amy Lashinsky55 

Robert Peck56 

Andreas Persianis

Efstathios Topouzoglou

Karen Simon57 

Role of the Committee

Number of 
meetings 
entitled to 
attend

Number of 
meetings 
attended

3

1

1

3

3

2

3

1

1

3

3

2

The ESSR Committee plays a fundamental role in assisting the Board in reviewing the effectiveness of the 
Group’s policies and systems for managing health and safety risks, assessing the policies and systems 
within  the  Group  for  ensuring  compliance  with  regulatory  requirements  and  reviewing  the  Company’s 
environmental strategy including KPIs. The Committee also reviews the Company’s annual sustainability 
report and receives updates on the Company’s performance with key rating agencies. Furthermore, the 
Committee receives updates from the Group’s HSE Director on Health, Safety & Environmental matters 
and the Company’s Head of CSR for updates on the Company’s performance against its CSR goals. The 
Committee also advises the board on safety, the environment including climate change, and Energean’s 
overall sustainability performance.

Following the annual review of the ESSR Committee’s Terms of Reference, updates were made to ensure 
alignment with the UK Corporate Governance Code and best practice guidance.

To view the ESSR Committee’s terms of reference, please visit the Company’s website www.energean.com.

Activities during 2022

ESG Rating

The Committee was notified in December 2022, that the Carbon Disclosure Project upgraded Energean’s 
rating to A-, up from B in the previous year, outperforming the global average for Exploration and Production 
companies of C.

54  Appointed as Chair on 26 May 2022.
55  Left the Committee on 20 July 2022.
56  Stood down as Chair and left the Committee on 26 May 2022.
57  Joined the Committee on 20 July 2022.

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Sustainability reporting

The  Committee  reviewed  the  progress  being  made  on  the  publication  of  the  Company’s  annual 
sustainability report covering 2021. The Committee received updates from the Head of CSR and reviewed 
drafts of the report before publication. The Committee Chair signed off on the publication of the report on 
behalf of the Board noting that the report reflected an impressive number of measurable achievements 
related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

CSR Programme

The Committee received updates from the Head of CSR on the planned activities for 2023, which was 
a Committee priority for 2022, and heard about planned initiatives in Israel, Egypt, Italy and Greece that 
would benefit the environment, the community and provide opportunities for education in order to create 
meaningful impact for those who would benefit.

HSE

The  Committee  received  regular  updates  from  the  HSE  Director  on  Group  level  HSE  performance  and 
received  specific  reports  on  HSE  performance  for  Karish  during  the  commissioning  and  production 
start-up phases, and on the progress made in Italy during 2022 as part of the Edison integration.

The  Committee  also  heard  about  the  implementation  of  new  Synergi  software  which  will  enable  the 
Company to better record and monitor safety performance.

Kavala Site Visit

The Committee Chair undertook a site visit to Kavala prior to the Prinos start-up and was able to observe 
and report back to the Committee on progress that had been made for safe and responsible operations 
both onshore and offshore.

Priorities for 2023

During 2023, the Committee will:

•  Review sustainability reporting for 2022 and the plans for reporting in 2023 to include review of the 

Group’s Sustainability Report;

•  Review the scale and balance of the Group’s CSR initiatives in the countries in which it operates;
•  Review  the  methodology  across  the  Group’s  carbon  emissions  reporting  and  climate  change 

targets to ensure consistency;

•  Review  the  effectiveness  of  HSE-related  systems  and  procedures  for  the  Energean  Power  in 

operational mode;

•  Deep dive on the effectiveness of HSE systems in the Group’s other operations to include site visits; 

and

•  Review  the  effectiveness  of  the  Group’s  emergency  response  systems  from  operating  unit  to 

corporate level.

Roy Franklin 
ESSR Committee Chair 
22 March 2023

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Nomination & Governance Committee

Karen Simon, Chair of Nomination & Governance Committee

It is my pleasure to introduce the Nomination & Governance Committee Report for 2022, which sets out 
its composition, role and activities during the year.

In this report we will also set out the areas of focus for the Nomination & Governance Committee for 2023.

Membership

The  members  of  the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  throughout  2022  were  myself  (as  Chair), 
Kimberley Wood, Efstathios Topouzoglou and Roy Franklin. Robert Peck left the Committee following his 
retirement from the Board on 26 May 2022. Andrew Bartlett joined the Committee on 20 July 2022.

The  UK  Corporate  Governance  Code  (“Code”)  recommends  that  a  majority  of  Nomination  Committee 
members be Independent Non-Executive Directors and that the Chair of the Board (other than where the 
Committee is dealing with the appointment of a successor to the chair) or an Independent Non-Executive 
Director should chair the Committee. This requirement was satisfied as I was considered to be independent 
upon appointment as Chair, and Andrew Bartlett, Roy Franklin and Kimberley Wood are considered to be 
Independent Non-Executive Directors.

The Company Secretary acts as secretary to the Committee.

Meetings

The Nomination & Governance Committee met on 4 occasions during 2022 with attendance details set 
out below:

Director

Karen Simon

Andrew Bartlett58

Roy Franklin

Robert Peck59

Efstathios Topouzoglou

Kimberley Wood

Role of the Committee

Number of 
meetings 
entitled to 
attend

Number of 
meetings 
attended

4

2

4

1

4

4

4

2

4

1

3

4

The Nomination & Governance Committee plays a fundamental role in assisting the Board in reviewing the 
structure, size and composition of the Board, including providing advice to the Board on the retirement and 
appointment of additional and/or replacement Directors. It is also responsible for reviewing succession 
plans for the Directors, including the Chair and Chief Executive and other senior executives.

Following the annual review of the Nomination & Governance Committee’s Terms of Reference, updates 
were made to ensure alignment with the Code and best practice guidance.

To  view  the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee’s  terms  of  reference,  please  visit  the  Company’s 
website www.energean.com.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Nomination & Governance Committee’s key area of responsibility is to ensure the composition of the 
Board is appropriate for oversight of the strategic direction of the Group and this includes reviewing the 
balance of skills and knowledge. The Nomination & Governance Committee recognises the benefits of 
diversity in the boardroom and believes that a wide range of experience, backgrounds, perspectives, and 
skills generates effective decision-making.

58  Joined the Committee on 20 July 2022.
59  Left the Committee on 26 May 2022.

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The gender and diversity disclosures that follow will be mandatory for accounting periods starting on or 
after 1 April 2022 however the Company has chosen to apply these new listing rule requirements early. 
Gender data for the Board, Executive Management and their direct reports has been collected from the 
Company’s HR records. Ethnicity data has been collected directly from Board members and Executive 
Management,  with  respondents  self-reporting  their  ethnicity  using  the  Office  of  National  Statistics 
definitions.

As  at  31  December  2022,  the  Board  included  three  women,  representing  33.33%  of  the  Board,  which 
achieves the 33% target set by the Hampton-Alexander review but remains slightly below the proposed 
40% target set by the FCA for the end of 2025.

The Company remains as one of the few companies in the FTSE 350 with a female Chair which achieves 
the  target  of  having  at  least  one  woman  in  the  position  of  Chair,  Senior  Independent  Non-Executive 
Director and/or in the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer role by the end of 2025.

Number 
of Board 
Members

6

3

Percentage 
of the Board

66.67%

33.33%

Men

Women

Number 
of senior 
positions on 
the Board 
(CEO, CFO, 
SID and 
Chair)

3

1

Number in 
Executive 
Management

Percentage 
of Executive 
Management

7

2

77.78%

22.22%

Executive Management’s make-up at the year-end was 22% women vs 78% men. Their direct reports were 
37% women vs 63% men. The combined make-up of Executive Management and their direct reports at 
the year-end was 36% women vs 64% men.

The  Committee  recognises  the  Parker  Review  recommendation  to  have  at  least  one  director  from  an 
ethnic minority background on the Board by 2024 and as at 31 December 2022, the Board included one 
Director who self-identifies as being non-white. The Company has engaged with the Parker Review Team 
at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to report the position with regard to board 
diversity.

There have not been any changes to the Board between 31 December 2022 and the date that the Annual 
Report was approved that have affected the company’s ability to meet one or more of the targets disclosed 
above.

Number 
of senior 
positions on 
the Board 
(CEO, CFO, 
SID and 
Chair)

Number in 
Executive 
Management

Percentage 
of Executive 
Management

Number 
of Board 
Members

Percentage 
of the Board

White British 
or other White 
(including minority 
white groups)

Mixed/ Multiple 
Ethnic Groups

Asian/Asian British

Black/African 
Caribbean/ Black 
British

Other ethnic group, 
including Arab

Not specified/ prefer 
not to say

8

0

0

0

1

0

88.89%

0%

0%

0%

11.11%

0%

4

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

1

0

88.89%

0%

0%

0%

11.11%

0%

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During  2022,  upon  the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee’s  recommendation,  the  Board  approved 
a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy for the Group (the “DEI Policy”). The DEI policy recognises that 
a  truly  diverse,  equitable  and  inclusive  culture  is  crucial  to  attracting,  developing  and  retaining  talent. 
The  responsibility  for  the  enforcement  and  monitoring  of  compliance  of  the  DEI  Policy  lies  with  the 
Board (acting through the Nomination & Governance Committee) and the Chief Executive Officer carries 
overall responsibility to ensure the Company adopts a corporate culture where individual differences are 
respected. The Board also appointed the Group HR Director to act as the Group’s DEI Leader.

Time commitment of the Chair

Karen  Simon  is  also  a  Non-Executive  Director  of  Aker  ASA,  an  Oslo  Stock  Exchange-listed  company 
and Crescent Energy, a New York Stock Exchange-listed company. The Board believes that Karen has 
adequate time available to devote to the Company. Karen was deemed to be independent on appointment 
and was first appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director in November 2017. She 
has, therefore, only served five years out of a possible nine years.

Board and Committee Composition

Under the Terms of Reference for the Nomination & Governance Committee, the Committee is required 
to regularly review the structure, size and composition (including the skills, knowledge and experience) 
of the Board (with particular regard to the balance of Executive and Non-Executive Directors, including 
independent non-executives) compared to its current position, and to make any resulting recommendations 
to the Board with regard to any required changes.

In 2022, Robert Peck informed the Board of his intention to retire at the conclusion of the AGM on 26 May 
2022. As a result, two of his Board roles, namely Chair of the Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility 
(“ESSR”) Committee and the designated Non-Executive Director for workforce engagement, required to 
be filled by existing Independent Non-Executive Directors. Following careful consideration, the Committee 
concluded that, given their respective backgrounds and skillsets, as well as their existing committee roles 
and responsibilities, Roy Franklin be appointed as the Chair of the ESSR Committee and Amy Lashinsky 
be appointed as the Board’s Non-Executive Director for workforce engagement.

Following  the  retirement  of  Robert  Peck,  the  percentage  of  Independent  Non-Executive  Directors 
(excluding the Independent Non-Executive Chair) stands at 62.5%.

In July 2022, the Committee further considered committee composition and recommended the following 
committee changes which the Board approved with effect from 20 July 2022:

Nomination & Governance Committee

Under  Provision  17  of  the  Code,  the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  should  have  a  majority  of 
Independent  Non-Executive  Directors.  This  requirement  is  met  following  the  appointment  of  Andrew 
Bartlett, an Independent Non-Executive Director, as a member of the Nomination & Governance Committee.

Remuneration & Talent Committee

Under Provision 32 of the Code, the Remuneration & Talent Committee should consist exclusively of, and 
not less than three, Independent Non-Executive Directors. This requirement is met as all four members 
of  the  Remuneration  &  Talent  Committee  are  considered  independent.  Following  Andrew  Bartlett’s 
appointment to the Nomination & Governance Committee, Roy Franklin, as an Independent Non-Executive 
Director, joined the Remuneration & Talent Committee replacing Andrew Bartlett.

With  effect from  the AGM on  26  May  2022,  Amy Lashinsky  replaced Robert  Peck as  the Board’s non-
executive  director  for  workforce  engagement  and  therefore  it  was  considered  appropriate  that  Amy 
Lashinsky, as an Independent Non-Executive Director, join the Remuneration & Talent Committee.

ESSR Committee

With  Amy  Lashinsky  having  taken  on  the  role  as  the  Board’s  Non-Executive  Director  for  workforce 
engagement and having been appointed to the Remuneration & Talent Committee, Karen Simon joined 
the ESSR Committee replacing Amy Lashinsky.

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Appointment of Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

In 2022, following Andrew Bartlett’s decision to step down as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, 
the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  recommended,  and  the  Board  approved  with  effect  from 
23 March 2022, the appointment of Roy Franklin as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, by 
virtue of his extensive governance, industry and listed company experience.

Succession Planning

The  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  keeps  the  succession  plans  for  Directors  and  senior 
management  continuously  under  review,  including  by  reference  to  the  present  composition  of  the 
Board and each member’s skills and individual performance; the qualities and skills needed from senior 
management to deliver the Group’s strategic plan; and contingency planning for senior management in 
the event of any sudden or unforeseen circumstances. The succession planning process supports the 
development of a diverse and inclusive pipeline.

Induction

The Nomination & Governance Committee ensures that its members are provided with appropriate and 
timely training, both in the form of an induction programme for new members and on an ongoing basis 
for all members.

Board Evaluation

In  2022,  the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  oversaw  an  internally  facilitated  evaluation  of  the 
Board’s performance as required by the Code.

The  evaluation  was  conducted  by  way  of  a  written  survey  with  myself  and  the  Company  Secretary 
following up directly with each Director.

Evaluation areas included matters that are important to the Company in particular, as well as those items 
laid down in the Code and associated guidance, including:

the preparation, delivery and management of meetings;
• 
the responsibilities, roles and relationships between the Chair, Board and Directors;
• 
•  corporate governance, culture and ethics including Company policies and practices; and
•  performance of the Board and the committees.

The Nomination & Governance Committee reviewed the findings from the 2022 evaluation at its meeting 
in  November  and  discussed  them  with  the  full  Board.  In  reporting  back  to  the  Board,  the  Chair  of  the 
Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  reported  that  the  Committee  was  satisfied  that  each  Director 
continues to contribute effectively, and that an action plan will be developed and monitored during the 
year to address areas for improvement. Outcomes from the 2022 evaluation will mean a focus on strategy 
following the start-up of Karish, a review of Board skills for the new phase of operations and more Board 
interaction with the local workforce and personnel in the Company’s areas of operation.

Furthermore  during  the  year,  and  as  highlighted  in  last  year’s  report,  we  continued  to  implement  the 
recommendations from the externally facilitated board review conducted in 2020 and now consider all 
actions to have been completed.

In 2023, as required by the Code, the Board will be subject to an externally facilitated evaluation of the 
effectiveness of the Board, and the Nomination & Governance Committee will report on its findings and 
steps taken to act on any findings.

Committee evaluation

As part of the internally facilitated evaluation as outlined above, Committees were subject to reviews of their 
performance and effectiveness. The Committees. Including the Nomination & Governance Committee, 
were considered by Directors to be working well and members were deemed to have the appropriate mix 
of skills, experience, independence and knowledge of the Company necessary to discharge their duties.

Individual evaluation

In December the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director conducted the annual review of the Chair’s 
performance  with  Non-Executive  Directors  giving  their  views.  The  Senior  Independent  Non-Executive 
Director provided anonymous feedback from this review to the Chair and the review concluded that the 
Chair had led the board effectively throughout the year.

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Re-election of Directors

In light of the assessment that all Directors continue to perform and provide a valuable contribution to 
the  Board  and  its  Committees,  all  Directors  will  be  eligible  to  submit  themselves  for  re-election  at  the 
2023 AGM. An annual review is conducted to assessing the continuing independence of Non-Executive 
Directors,  with  attention  to  ensuring  that  they  remain  independent  in  character  and  judgement,  and 
continue to present an objective and constructive challenge to the assumptions and viewpoints presented 
by the management.

Performance of the Committee

The  performance  of  the  Nomination  &  Governance  Committee  was  assessed  as  part  of  the  internally 
facilitated evaluation as mentioned earlier in this report. In the previous annual report the committee set 
out its targets for 2022, namely to:

•  Continue to focus on board composition and to identify candidates with geographic, gender and 

ethnic diversity;

•  Look to right size the Board with an expected decrease in the overall number of Directors; and
•  Review Committee Chairs/SID role and make adjustments where appropriate.

I am pleased to report that good progress was made against the 2022 priorities and the Nomination & 
Governance Committee continued to strive to create a culture that embraces different perspectives to 
drive the business forward through the recommendation, and subsequent approval by the Board, of the 
Group DEI Policy. The Nomination & Governance Committee also oversaw changes to the composition of 
committees and the appointment of a new Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.

The Nomination & Governance Committee will continue to monitor progress in these areas and advise on 
whether any further enhancements should be made.

Our priorities for 2023

• 

Focus on strategy for the next chapter post the start-up of Karish;

•  Review board skill sets given new phase of operations with continued focus on diversity; and

• 

 Increased board exposure to areas of operation and personnel with more in person interactions in 
country.

Karen Simon 
Nomination & Governance Committee Chair 
22 March 2023

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Remuneration Report

Energean Plc – Chair letter

Dear Shareholder,

I  am  pleased,  on  behalf  of  the  Remuneration  &  Talent  Committee,  to  present  our  report  on  director’s 
remuneration  for  the  year.  The  macroeconomic  environment  has  rightly  meant  increased  scrutiny  on 
our  sector,  including  around  remuneration  matters.  In  this  report  we  have  therefore  sought  to  provide 
transparent, detailed disclosure on the pay decisions we have taken during in the year.

Background

This has been a year where Energean has achieved significant milestones in its ambition to be the leading 
independent gas and ESG-Focused E&P company in the Mediterranean. We have achieved first gas from 
the Karish field, delivered60 our maiden quarterly dividend and continued to progress our net-zero targets 
as the first E&P company committed to net-zero by 2050. These successes are reflected in our financials. 
For 2022, we have delivered revenues of $737m (representing growth of +48% on prior year) and Adjusted 
EBITDAX of $422m (growth of +99% on prior year). This strong performance means we are well on-track 
to delivering our annualised near-term targets of $2.5bn revenue and $1.75bn EBITDAX. At the end of the 
year, liquidity stood at $720m, ensuring Energean is fully-funded for all sanctioned projects. Meanwhile, 
we have declared three quarters of dividends, representing an annualised yield of 9%.

As we look forward, our operational objectives for 2023 mean we will be well-placed to deliver our growth 
strategy and production within the guidance range. Production ramp up from the field is aligned with our 
expectations, and we are on track to deliver production within the range provided in the January trading 
update;  furthermore,  our  debottlenecking  projects  are  on  track  to  increase  FPSO  production  capacity 
from 6.5 bcm/yr to 8.0 bcm/yr by the end of 2023. We expect installation of the second gas export riser 
and  the  second  oil  train  in  H1  and  H2  2023  respectively.  First  gas  from  the  first  well  at  NEA/NI  was 
delivered in March 2023, with the remaining three wells expected onstream over the course of 2023. The 
cumulative effect of successful delivery of these projects is more than 200 kboepd production in the near-
term (including Karish). In 2023, we are expecting production in the c.131-158 kboepd range, securing 
growth in our revenue and EBITDAX outlook for the year.

Our world-class executive team is fundamental in delivering our outperformance. Our CEO, Mathios Rigas, 
has  continued  to  lead  the  company  to  achieving  important  and  historic  milestones,  most  recently  the 
first international crude exports from Karish, and first gas at NEA/NI. Under his leadership Energean has 
grown  from  an  effective  ‘start-up’  into  one  of  the  largest  independent  E&P  companies  in  Europe.  Our 
CFO has continued to deliver strong fundamentals and a protected balance sheet which has augmented 
the  company’s  reputation  in  the  capital  markets.  Both  of  our  executive  directors  have  demonstrated 
exceptional  leadership  in  unlocking  significant  shareholder  value  through  targeted  acquisitions  and 
organic growth.

Key remuneration decisions taken in the year

Reflecting  the  strong  performance  achieved  in  the  year,  the  Committee  approved  an  annual  bonus 
outcome of 70.6% for both directors. The 2022 annual bonus was based on operational goals (45% of 
award), commercial goals (15%), financial and risk goals (20%) and sustainability objectives (20%).

While there were significant operational achievements in the year, including delivering Karish first gas, 
progressing  major  projects,  building  reserves  and  maintaining  the  cost  of  production  within  appetite, 
delays  at  the  start  of  the  year  impacted  overall  production  levels.  The  Committee  therefore  approved 
an outcome of 42% of maximum for the operational part of the bonus. Successful delivery of stretching 
commercial goals, including new contracting and portfolio rationalisation objectives, meant the Committee 
approved an outcome of 87% of maximum for this element. Financial and risk goals were also successfully 
achieved, with the extremely strong liquidity position a particular highlight, and the Committee therefore 
approved a maximum outcome on the financial and risk element.

60  Unaudited and subject to change

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Sustainability  has  always  been  a  critical  part  of  Energean’s  ethos,  and  the  Committee  was  pleased  to 
see significant progress has been made against key ESG objectives in the year. These included reducing 
carbon  emissions  intensity,  maintaining  our  high  external  sustainability  rating  and  keeping  health  and 
safety  indicators  within  risk  tolerance.  Reflecting  continued  strong  performance  against  sustainability 
targets, the Committee approved an outcome of 92% for this element.

The overall annual bonus outcome was therefore 70.6% for both directors. This outcome is lower than 
2021,  reflecting  the  significant  performance  achievements  in  the  year  while  being  cognisant  of  some 
limited  operational  challenges  earlier  in  the  year  with  the  FPSO,  and  the  broader  macroeconomic 
environment.  The  Committee  believes  the  outcome  is  therefore  reflective  of  holistic  performance.  We 
have provided detailed disclosure of performance against targets on pages 136-138.

2020 LTIP Vesting

The  2020  LTIP  award  was  based  on  relative  TSR  measured  against  a  peer  group  of  similar  E&P 
companies (50% of award), stretching absolute TSR targets (30%) and average Scope 1 and 2 emissions 
(20%  of  award).  Given  our  extremely  strong  market  performance,  both  the  relative  TSR  and  absolute 
TSR maximum targets were met, and these elements vested in full. There was threshold achievement 
of  the  average  Scope  1  and  Scope  2  emissions  targets.  The  delays  to  first  gas  at  Karish,  which  was 
largely  the  result  of  COVID-19  postponing  delivery  of  the  FPSO,  impacted  the  level  of  achievement  of 
the average emissions measure. The Committee determined that no adjustment to the targets should 
be made despite this impact on achievement arising from an unforeseen factor outside management’s 
control. Strong performance meant an overall formulaic outcome of 85% of maximum was achieved for 
the 2020 LTIP.

This award was granted in March 2020, when share prices were impacted by the status of the Karish 
project,  which  at  that  point  had  already  started  experiencing  delays  materially  linked  to  Covid.  At  the 
time  of  award,  the  Committee  committed  to  reviewing  the  vesting  level  of  the  awards  to  ensure  they 
are appropriate. As previously disclosed at the time of grant, the Committee made no adjustment to the 
award level. In part this was because 30% of the award was based on an absolute TSR measure assessed 
from the start of 2020 with a highly challenging base point based on the average share price in Q4 2019 
(i.e. before the COVID-19 price impact).

On the question of windfall gains, the Committee considered this in some detail, including analysis from 
a variety of perspectives. Our consideration included a sectoral perspective, relative and absolute TSR 
performance analysis (excluding any Covid impact), wider operational achievements and overall outturns 
(including a review of historic outturns for peer companies) in the context of overall performance. Taking 
into account a range of factors we have concluded that we do not consider it appropriate to make any 
downwards  adjustment  and  we  consider  the  overall  out-turn  to  be  reflective  of  the  executive  team’s 
performance over the period. We have included substantive disclosure on the factors considered by the 
Committee in their determination on pages 140-142.

Looking ahead

We  are  proposing  that  no  salary  increases  will  be  awarded  to  either  executive  director  for  2023.  The 
Committee believes this is the right decision given the macroeconomic climate and reflects the Committee’s 
responsible approach to pay. Targeted salary increases will be made for other members of the Executive 
Committee and the broader workforce. During 2022, the Committee oversaw an objective and data-driven 
Group  wide  compensation  and  benefits  benchmark  evaluation  and,  at  a  local  level,  adjustments  were 
made to align compensation and benefits to the wider Energean population and mitigate inflation in each 
country of operation.

There will be no change to the annual bonus opportunity or the LTIP opportunity for either executive director 
for 2023. The bonus scorecard has been simplified for 2023, and disclosure of targets will be included in 
next year’s report when targets are no longer commercially sensitive. The 2023 LTIP will continue to be 
based on the same measures as in 2022, however, we have refreshed the LTIP TSR comparator group to 
reflect the company’s operations, size and markets. Targets that will apply to the 2023 LTIP grant are set 
out on page 132.

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Shareholder consultation

The  Committee  took  note  that  there  was  a  notable  minority  of  investors  who  opted  to  not  support 
the advisory vote on the Remuneration Report last year. We understand this vote, at least in part, was 
influenced by shareholder views on non-remuneration matters.

In  March  2023,  we  wrote  to  and  sought  feedback  from  our  major  shareholders  on  key  remuneration 
decisions  taken  during  the  year,  including  the  Committee’s  consideration  of  potential  windfall  gains 
relating to the 2020 LTIP award. In 2023, we will be reviewing our Remuneration Policy ahead of seeking 
renewal of the policy at the 2024 AGM under the normal three-year renewal cycle. As part of this review 
process, we will be reviewing the effectiveness of the policy approved by shareholders in 2021, and we 
also intend to consult again with major shareholders to ensure their views are taken into account when 
formulating our approach to pay. I look forward to meeting with our shareholders and listening to these 
views in due course.

In  this  report,  we  have  sought  to  provide  transparent  disclosure  on  our  approach  to  pay  at  Energean. 
I  hope  that  it  provides  clarity  around  the  Committee’s  decision-making,  and  that  you  will  support  the 
advisory vote on this report at the AGM.

Best regards

Kimberley Wood 
Remuneration & Talent Committee Chair, Energean Plc

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Remuneration Policy

Set out below is a summary of our current Remuneration Policy (“Remuneration Policy”) for Executive 
Directors, which was approved by shareholders at the 2021 AGM. A full version of the Policy is contained 
in  our  2020  Annual  Report,  available  on  our  website  at  https://www.energean.com/investors/reports-
presentations/.

Base salary

Purpose and link to 
strategy

To appropriately recognise skills, experience and responsibilities and attract 
and retain talent by ensuring salaries are market competitive.

Operation

Generally reviewed annually with any increase normally taking effect from 
1 January although the Remuneration & Talent Committee may award 
increases at other times of the year if it considers it appropriate. 

The review takes into consideration a number of factors, including (but not 
limited to): 

1.  The individual Director’s role, experience and performance. 

2.  Business performance. 

3. 

 Market data for comparable roles in appropriate comparator 
businesses. 

4.  Pay and conditions elsewhere in the Group.

Maximum Opportunity No absolute maximum has been set for Executive Director base salaries. 

Any annual increase in salaries is at the discretion of the Remuneration & 
Talent Committee taking into account the factors stated in this table and 
the following principles: 

5. 

6. 

 Salaries would typically be increased at a rate no greater than the 
average salary increase for other Group employees. 

 Larger increases may be considered appropriate in certain 
circumstances (including, but not limited to, a change in an individual’s 
responsibilities or in the scale of their role or in the size and complexity 
of the Group). 

7. 

 Larger increases may also be considered appropriate if a Director has 
been initially appointed to the Board at a lower than typical salary.

Performance 
Conditions

No performance conditions.

Pension

Purpose and link to 
strategy

Operation

To provide competitive post-retirement benefits or cash allowance as a 
framework to save for retirement. This is to support the recruitment and 
retention of talent.

Typically payable as a cash allowance, however executives can also choose 
to participate in a company pension scheme or receive payments into a 
personal pension or a combination thereof.

Contributions are set as a percentage of base salary.

Post-retirement benefits do not form part of the base salary for the 
purposes of determining incentives.

Maximum Opportunity

Pension contributions will be set in line with the average workforce pension 
contribution (in percentage of salary terms). 

For 2023, this rate will be 4% of salary. This is the rate that is currently 
available to the wider workforce (based on the rate applicable to the 
workforce in Greece).

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Performance 
Conditions

Benefits

Purpose and link to 
strategy

Operation

Maximum Opportunity

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

No performance conditions.

To provide market competitive benefits.

Benefits are currently provided as a single benefits allowance (in lieu of 
separate payments for relevant benefits). The Remuneration & Talent 
Committee has discretion to replace the benefits allowance by separate 
payments for relevant benefits or to provide additional benefits in certain 
circumstances (for example relocation or tax equalisation). Executive 
Directors are entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses (including 
any tax thereon). Executive Directors also have the benefit of a qualifying 
third-party indemnity from the Company and directors’ and officers’ liability 
insurance.

For the current Executive Directors, the maximum annual value of benefits 
will be £48,000 (Mathios Rigas) and £25,000 (Panos Benos). For any future 
Executive Director appointed during the lifetime of this Remuneration 
Policy, the value of their benefits package would not exceed £48,000. These 
totals exclude any expenses treated as taxable benefits by tax authorities 
or tax equalisation benefits, should these be provided in exceptional 
circumstances, or any one-off costs relating to recruitment, loss of office or 
relocation.

Performance 
Conditions

No performance conditions.

Annual Bonus

Purpose and link to 
strategy

Operation

To link reward to key financial and operational targets for the forthcoming 
year. Additional alignment with shareholders’ interests through the operation 
of bonus deferral.

The Executive Directors are participants in the annual bonus plan which is 
reviewed annually to ensure bonus opportunity, performance measures and 
targets are appropriate and supportive of the business plan.

Typically, no more than two-thirds of an Executive Director’s annual bonus is 
delivered in cash following the release of audited results and the remaining 
amount is deferred into an award over Company shares under the Deferred 
Bonus Plan (DBP). 

8. 

9. 

 Deferred awards are usually granted in the form of conditional 
share awards or nil-cost options (or, exceptionally, as cash-settled 
equivalents). 

 Deferred awards usually vest two years after award although may 
vest early on leaving employment or on a change of control (see later 
sections). 

10.   An additional payment or award may be made in respect of shares 
which vest under deferred awards to reflect the value of dividends 
(including special dividends) which would have been paid on those 
shares during the vesting period (this payment may assume that 
dividends had been reinvested in Company shares on a cumulative 
basis).

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Maximum Opportunity

Performance 
Conditions

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The maximum award that can be made to an Executive Director under the 
annual bonus plan is 200% of salary. 

For 2023, both executive directors will receive a maximum opportunity of 
200% of salary.

The bonus is based on performance against financial, strategic, operational, 
ESG or personal measures appropriate to the individual Executive Director 
assessed over one year. 

The precise measures and weighting of the measures are determined by the 
Remuneration & Talent Committee ahead of each award to ensure they are 
aligned with strategic priorities. 

Where appropriate, a sliding scale of targets will be applied to a measure, 
with payout not exceeding 20% for threshold performance increasing to 
100% for maximum performance. In relation to operational, milestone 
or qualitative targets, the structure of the target may vary based on the 
nature of the target set and may be based on the Remuneration & Talent 
Committee’s judgement in assessing the performance outturn. 

Any bonus payout is ultimately at the discretion of the Remuneration & 
Talent Committee. The Committee will consider the use of discretion when 
determining the actual overall level of individual bonus payments and it may 
adjust the formulaic bonus payout upwards or downwards if it considers it 
appropriate to do so.

Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

Purpose and link to 
strategy

To link reward to key strategic and business targets for the longer term and 
to align executives with shareholders’ interests.

Operation

Awards are usually granted annually under the LTIP to selected senior 
executives. 

Individual award levels and performance conditions on which vesting will be 
dependent are reviewed annually by the Remuneration & Talent Committee. 

LTIP awards are usually granted as conditional awards of shares or nil-cost 
options (or, exceptionally, as cash-settled equivalents). 

Awards granted to Executive Directors normally vest or become exercisable 
at the end of a period of at least three years following grant and normally 
have a holding period taking the time horizon to no earlier than five years 
following grant. Awards may vest early on leaving employment or on a 
change of control (see later sections). 

An additional payment or award may be made in respect of shares which 
vest under LTIP awards to reflect the value of dividends (including special 
dividends) which would have been paid on those shares during the vesting 
and, if relevant, holding period (this payment may assume that dividends 
had been reinvested in Company shares on a cumulative basis).

The maximum award permitted to be granted to an Executive Director in 
respect of any one year under the LTIP is shares with a market value (as 
determined by the Remuneration & Talent Committee) of 200% of salary.

Maximum Opportunity

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Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

Performance 
Conditions

All LTIP awards granted to Executive Directors must be subject to a 
performance condition. 

The precise measures and weighting of the measures are determined by the 
Remuneration & Talent Committee ahead of each award to ensure they are 
aligned with strategic priorities. 

Performance will usually be measured over a performance period of at least 
three years. 

For achieving a ‘threshold’ level of performance against a performance 
measure, no more than 25% of the portion of the LTIP award determined by 
that measure will vest. Vesting then increases on a sliding scale to 100% for 
achieving a maximum performance target. 

Any LTIP vesting is ultimately at the discretion of the Remuneration & Talent 
Committee.

Share ownership Guidelines

Purpose  
and link to strategy

To create alignment between the long-term interests of Executive Directors 
and shareholders.

Operation

Executive Directors are required to build and maintain a holding of 200% of 
salary in Company shares. 

Until an Executive Director is compliant with this guideline, they are required 
to retain at least 50% of vested post-tax shares. 

Unless the Remuneration & Talent Committee determines otherwise, this 
guideline will continue to apply for two years after an Executive Director 
ceases employment with the Group.

Non-Executive Director fees

Purpose  
and link to strategy

To appropriately recognise responsibilities, skills and experience by ensuring 
fees are market competitive.

Operation

NED fees comprise payment of an annual basic fee and additional fees for 
further Board responsibilities including but not limited to: 

11.  Senior Independent Director 

12.  Audit & Risk Committee Chair 

13.  Remuneration & Talent Committee Chair 

14.  Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility Committee Chair 

The Chair of the Board receives an all-inclusive fee. No NED participates 
in the Group’s incentive arrangements or pension plan or receives any 
other benefits other than where travel to the Company’s registered office 
is recognised as a taxable benefit in which case a NED may receive the 
grossed-up costs of travel as a benefit. Non-Executive Directors are entitled 
to reimbursement of reasonable expenses (including any tax thereon). 
Fees are reviewed annually and are paid in cash or shares. Non-Executive 
Directors also have the benefit of a qualifying third-party indemnity from the 
Company and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

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Annual Report on Remuneration

Unaudited information

Implementation of Remuneration Policy in 2023

This section provides an overview of how the Remuneration & Talent Committee is proposing to implement 
our Remuneration Policy in 2023 for the Executive Directors.

Base salary

The Remuneration & Talent Committee is proposing no salary increases for the CEO and the CFO for 2023. 
This is to reflect the wider macroeconomic context and demonstrates Energean’s responsible approach 
to  pay.  We  will  be  making  targeted  increases  for  other  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  the 
broader workforce, being particularly mindful of the need to protect lower earners within the workforce.

Salary 
1 January 
2023

£750,000

£600,000

Salary for
2022

£750,000

£600,000

% 
increase

No increase

No increase

Mathios Rigas (CEO)

Panos Benos (CFO)

Pension

Both  Executive  Directors  are  entitled  to  receive  a  pension  equivalent  to  4%  of  their  base  salary.  This 
rate aligns to the rate offered to the wider workforce (based on the contribution available to the Greek 
workforce).

Benefits

Mathios Rigas and Panos Benos receive a contractual benefits package worth £48,000 p.a. and £25,000 
p.a. respectively.

Annual bonus

The annual bonus plan structure for 2023 will be unchanged from 2022, with a maximum bonus opportunity 
of 200% of annual salary for both of the Executive Directors. One-third of any bonus earned will continue 
to be deferred into DBP shares. The annual bonus for 2023 will be determined by a bonus scorecard that 
is aligned with strategic priorities for the year ahead. For 2023, the Committee has simplified the bonus 
scorecard, narrowing the focus to fewer key metrics and objectives.

Area of focus

Weighting

Operational 
(Including production, cost of production and growth targets)

Financial, Commercial and Risk (40%)
(Including targets around liquidity, debt and contracting)

Sustainability (20%)
(Including targets around emissions, net-zero transition, health and safety 
and diversity and inclusion)

40%

40%

20%

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The precise targets for these performance measures in relation to the financial year 2023 are deemed 
commercially sensitive. However, retrospective disclosure of the targets and performance against them 
will be provided in next year’s Remuneration Report to the extent that they do not remain commercially 
sensitive at that time. In the event of unforeseen acquisitions, divestments or investments during the year, 
the Remuneration & Talent Committee would consider how performance targets should be adjusted to 
ensure that they remain appropriately challenging and would explain any such adjustments in next year’s 
Remuneration Report.

The Remuneration & Talent Committee has discretion, where it believes it to be appropriate, to override 
any formulaic outcome arising from the bonus plan.

Long-term incentive plan

The Executive Directors will receive an award under the LTIP during 2023 over shares worth 200% of annual 
salary at grant. Awards will vest three years after grant and be subject to an additional two-year holding 
period. The proposed performance measures for the 2023 award are consistent with the measures for 
the 2022 award and are set out below.

Performance measure

Relative Total Shareholder 
Return over 3 Financial 
Years61

Absolute Total Shareholder 
Return over 3 Financial Years
Average Scope 1 and 2 CO2 
emissions (kgCO2 / boe) over 
3 Financial Years

Proportion of award 
determined by 
measure

50%

30%

20%

Threshold 
Performance

Maximum 
Performance

Median ranking  
12.5% of award

Upper quartile ranking  
50% of award

8% p.a.  
7.5% of award
18 kgCO2 / boe  
5% of award

12% p.a.  
30% of award
6 kgCO2 / boe  
20% of award

The  Committee  reflected  on  the  performance  measures  and  targets  that  would  apply  for  the  2023 
LTIP award and considered that the metrics and targets that applied for the 2022 award continue to be 
appropriate. However, there has been an update to the TSR peer group to reflect the Company’s current 
size, markets and operations with VAR Energi, Ithaca Energy, and the FTSE 250 index replacing Lundin, 
Jadestone and Genel. NewMed Energy was formerly known as Delek Drilling.

For  the  TSR  metrics,  the  Committee  recognised  that  continued  strong  share  price  performance  over 
recent months means there is a strong ‘base effect’ that means strong outperformance will need to be 
maintained to generate a payout under the incentive. For the average emissions target, these targets are 
regarded as continuing to be stretching in the context of the Company’s ESG and production strategy over 
the performance period.

Vesting  is  calculated  on  a  straight-line  basis  for  performance  between  the  threshold  and  maximum 
performance  targets.  The  Remuneration  &  Talent  Committee  has  discretion,  where  it  believes  it  to  be 
appropriate, to override any formulaic outcome arising from the LTIP. Typically, this will only be exercised 
in a negative direction.

61 

 Total Shareholder Return performance for the 2023 LTIP award will be measured against the following peer group: Aker BP, 
NewMed Energy, Isramco Negev 2, Tamar Petroleum, Ratio Energies, Kosmos Energy, Harbour Energy, Capricorn Energy, Tullow 
Oil, Diversified Energy Company, Serica Energy, Seplat Energy, Var Energi, Ithaca Energy, the FTSE 250 index and the FTSE 350 
Oil, Gas, Coal Index.

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Non-Executive Director remuneration

The table below shows the fee structure for Non-Executive Directors for 2023. Fee levels are unchanged 
from 2022. Non-Executive Director fees are determined by the full Board except for the fee for the Chair 
of the Board, which is determined by the Remuneration & Talent Committee.

Chair of the Board all-inclusive fee

Basic Non-Executive Director fee

Senior Independent Director additional fee

Audit & Risk Committee Chair additional fee

Environment, Safety & Social Responsibility Chair additional fee

Remuneration & Talent Committee Chair additional fee

Audited information

2023 fees

£220,000

£55,000

£10,000

£25,000

£15,000

£15,000

The information provided in this section of the Remuneration Report up until the ‘Unaudited information’ 
heading on page 144 is subject to audit.

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Single total figure of remuneration

The following table sets out the total remuneration for Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors for 2022 with comparative figures for 2021.

Salary 
and 
fees

Executive Directors

2022 (£ ‘000)

2021 (£ ‘000)

Pension62

Benefits

Annual 
bonus63

LTIP64

Total 
Fixed

Total 
Variable

Total

Salary 
and 
fees

Pensions Benefits

Annual 
bonus

LTIP65

Total 
Fixed

Total 
Variable

Total66

Mathios Rigas

Panos Benos

750

600

30

24

48

25

1,059

847

3,974

2,650

Non-executive directors67

Karen Simon

220

Andrew Bartlett

Robert William 
Peck

Stathis 
Topouzoglou

82

29

55

Amy Lashinsky

55

Kimberley Wood 70

Andreas 
Persianis

Roy Franklin

55

72

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

828

649

220

82

29

55

55

70

55

72

5,033

3,497

5,861

4,146

675

525

27

21

48

25

1,080

735

2,969

1,881

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

220

150

82

29

55

55

70

55

72

68

59

54

54

60

55

12

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

750

571

150

68

59

54

54

60

55

12

4,049

2,616

4,799

3,187

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

150

68

59

54

54

60

55

12

62 

63 

64 

65 

 Pension/ Benefits – In 2022, Mathios Rigas and Panos Benos received a pension allowance worth 4% of salary (equivalent to the Greek wider workforce) and a separate benefits allowance worth £48,000 
and £25,000 respectively.
 Annual bonus – bonus payments are paid two-thirds in cash and one-third in deferred shares. Deferred shares vest after two years. Details of the performance measures and targets are set out in the 
following section.
 2020 LTIP –The 2020 LTIP were subject to performance conditions measured to 31 December 2022. The award is due to vest at 85% of maximum. The amount shown is the indicative vesting value 
using the average share price in Q4 2022 (£13.84). The awards will vest in March 2023. Following a two-year holding period they will become exercisable from March 2025. For this award, an estimated 
£2,683k and £1,789k is related to share price appreciation between the grant date and vesting date for the CEO and CFO respectively. The award value includes 10,384 and 6,922 dividend equivalents for 
the CEO and CFO respectively, valued at the Q4 share price.
 2019 LTIP – In the 2021 Annual Remuneration Report, the amount shown for share awards in 2021 included the indicative vesting value of the 2019 LTIP award that was subject to performance 
conditions measured to 31 December 2021. The figure shown in the table above represents the subsequent value received on the vesting date of 28 March 2022 using the share price on that date 
(£11.50). These awards are subject to a two-year holding period.

66  Total remuneration paid to Directors in respect of 2022 is £10,645k (2021: £8,498k).
67 

 Non-executive directors – Roy Franklin joined the board on 13 October 2021. Robert Peck did not seek re-election to the board at the 2022 AGM, and therefore stepped down on board on 26 May 2022. 
There were no other changes to the board in 2021 or 2022.

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Annual bonus

The maximum annual bonus opportunity for the Executive Directors in 2022 was 200% of salary for both 
Executive Directors. Two-thirds of any bonus will be paid in cash with the remaining third granted in shares 
under the DBP which vest two years post grant. Performance measures and targets applying to the 2022 
annual bonus, along with performance achieved, are set out below. Further detail on the respective areas 
of performance follows the summary table.

Summary of performance achieved

A summary of the performance achieved for the 2022 bonus is set out below. Additional detail is then 
provided for each element of the bonus in the tables below.

Performance Measure

Operational goals

Commercial goals

Financial and Risk goals

Sustainability goals

Total

Weighting

% vesting

45%

15%

20%

20%

100%

19.1%

13.0%

20.0%

18.5%

70.6%

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Operational goals were based on delivery of projects, production, cost of production and reserves targets. Vesting ranges applied to all targets within this element.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Performance 
measure

Karish Start-up 
date

Practical 
Completion

End year progress 
on major projects 
(weighted by 
CapEx)

Israel 2022 drilling 
programme costs

Israel production

Production outside 
Israel

Group Cost of 
Production

Proportion of 
bonus

Threshold 
performance 
0% vesting

Target 
performance 
50% vesting

Maximum 
performance 
100% vesting

Actual 
performance

% of maximum 
bonus payable

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

Target range was 1 August 2022 to 31 October 2022 with 
vesting on straight-line basis

26 October 2022

Target range was 6 to 8 weeks

Not completed

Combined performance/ project progress of NEA-NI, 
Epsilon, Argo-Cassiopeia, KN/2nd export riser and Module 
10 projects, weighted by capex

64%

$153m

$140m

$133m

$133m

15 kboepd

35 kboepd

20 kboepd

37 kboepd

25 kboepd

39 kboepd

5.3 kboepd

35.8 kboepd

10%

$15.4 $/boe

$13.0 $/boe

$11.1 $/boe

$13.2 $/boe

0.3%

0.0%

3.2%

5.0%

0.0%

1.0%

4.6%

Group Volumes

5%

29 MMboe

56 MMboe

83 MMboe

111.4 MMboe

5.0%

19.1%

Projects 
(20%)

Production 
(10%)

Cost of 
production 
(10%)

Reserves and 
resources 
(5%)

TOTAL

Commercial (15%)

Commercial goals were assessed on a holistic basis based on agreed targets. Targets included those around new gas contracting, portfolio rationalisation and 
developing a marketing agreement for Israel crude.

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New Gas Contracting

Proportion of bonus

5%

Commercial 
(15%)

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

% of maximum bonus 
payable

5.0%

Achievement 
Performance assessed against targets on 
holistic basis

– 

– 

 Successfully maintained contracted 
sales for all gas reserves; signed new 
agreements on spot interruptible terms to 
maximize potential revenue.

 Significant growth in gas sales in Italy, 
Egypt and Croatia which all saw significant 
unit and overall revenue improvement.

Rationalisation of Portfolio/ 
Portfolio management

5%

–  NEHO farmout agreed.

3.0%

Marketing agreement for Israel 
crude

5%

TOTAL

Financial and Risk (20%)

– 

– 

– 

– 

 Refocusing of Italian portfolio retaining 
short term cashflow from producing assets

 Additional confidential portfolio 
management

 Agreed new liquid offtake agreement

5.0%

 Built a sales and logistics capability out of 
new team members and transferred skills 
from other countries.

13.0%

Financial goals included a vesting range for available liquidity, as well as risk goals that were assessed on a holistic basis by the Committee.

Performance 
measure

Proportion of 
bonus

Threshold 
performance 
0% vesting

Target 
performance 
50% vesting

Maximum 
performance 
100% vesting

Actual 
performance

% of maximum 
bonus payable

Financial and 
Risk (20%)

Available Liquidity

Risk strategy

12.5%

7.5%

$200m

$300m

$400m

$720m

Initiatives included the roll out of S4/HANA across the group, which was live 
– 
from Q2 2022, and response to internal audit issues. The Committee recognised 
strong progress on this element and approved a vesting outcome of 100%.

TOTAL

12.5%

7.5%

20.0%

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Sustainability (20%)

The sustainability element included targets relating to carbon emissions reduction, our sustainability rating, HSE targets and broader work on developing our new 
DEI approach.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Performance 
measure

Proportion of 
bonus

Climate 
change (10%)

Reduce carbon 
emissions intensity

Sustainalytics 
rating

CCS project 
progress

Progress transition 
to net-zero

Recordable 
Incidents – LTIF

Recordable 
Incidents – TRIR

Overall HSE 
performance

HSE (5%)

Culture and 
D&I (5%)

Setting up D&I 
benchmarks and 
standards

TOTAL

2%

3%

2%

3%

1.5%

1.5%

2%

5%

Threshold 
performance 
0% vesting

Target 
performance 
50% vesting

Maximum 
performance 
100% vesting

-5%

-10%

-15%

Actual 
performance

-12.6%

Top 20%

Top 15%

Top 10%

Top 8%

–  Successful finalisation of pre-FEED and commencement of FEED

–  Commencement of ESIA

–  Grant of the exploration licence on 1 October 2022

–  All climate change projects progressed, including in Italy on the replacement 
of gas-driven compressors and in Egypt, the pilot flare optimization FEED has 
been tendered.

–  All operated sites have purchased green electricity resulting in an absolute 
carbon emissions reduction of 5%.

0.65

1.3

0.6

1.2

0.5

1

0.45

1.14

–  Significant progress across Israel, Italy, Greece and Egypt in developing 
HSEMS and aligning with the Group HSEMS and guidance.

–  HSE management software is fully implemented in Israel and in progress in 
Greece and Italy.

–  DEI Benchmarking completed in Q3 2022 using the Centre of Global Inclusion 
benchmark tool.

–  DEI policy finalized and approved.

–  Targets agreed with the Board based on DEI benchmark.

% of maximum 
bonus payable

1.5%

3%

2%

2.8%

1.5%

1%

1.7%

5%

18.5%

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The overall outcome for the 2022 annual bonus was therefore:

Mathios Rigas

Panos Benos

Total bonus payable 
% of maximum

70.6%

70.6%

Total bonus payable 
£’000 and % of annual 
salary

£1,059,000 
(141% of salary)

£847,200 
(141% of salary)

The  Remuneration  &  Talent  Committee  considered  this  bonus  outcome  in  light  of  the  Group’s  overall 
financial  and  operational  performance  during  2022  and  was  satisfied  that  it  was  appropriate  and  that 
no discretionary adjustment to the outcome was required. This outcome is lower than 2021, reflecting 
the significant performance achievements in the year while being cognisant of some limited operational 
challenges earlier in the year with the FPSO, and the broader macroeconomic environment.

LTIP awards vesting during the financial year

The share award granted at the start of the 2020 financial year was subject to performance measured 
between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022. The value of this award is set out below.

Number of 
shares awarded

Value at  
award date68

Number of 
shares vesting69

Estimated 
vesting value

Mathios Rigas

Panos Benos

325,615

217,077

£1,350,000

£900,000

276,773

184,515

£3,830,748

£2,553,836

The performance conditions that applied to this award are set out below

Weighting

Threshold 
(25% vesting)

Maximum 
(100% 
vesting)

Performance 
achieved

Payout 
level (% of 
maximum)

Relative TSR70

50%

Median

Upper Quartile Ranked above 

100%

30%

20%

8% p.a.
18 kgCO2 / 
boe

12% p.a.
6 kgCO2 / boe

the Upper 
Quartile

15.6% p.a.
18 kgCO2 / 
boe

100%

25%

Absolute TSR

Average 
Scope 1 and 2 
CO2emissions 
(kgCO2 / boe) 
over 3 Financial 
years71

Strong  TSR  performance,  including  on  a  relative  and  absolute  basis,  meant  the  award  vested  at  85% 
of maximum. There was threshold achievement of the average Scope 1 and 2 emissions performance 
condition. The delays to first gas at Karish, which was largely the result of COVID-19 postponing delivery 
of  the  FPSO,  impacted  the  level  of  achievement  of  the  average  emissions  measure.  The  Committee 
determined that no adjustment to the targets should be made despite this impact on achievement arising 
from an unforeseen factor outside management’s control.

 Value at award date based on grant price of £4.15.

68 
69  Straight-line vesting applies for all performance conditions.
70 

71 

 Comparator  group  for  the  2020  LTIP  award  comprises  Capricorn  Energy  (formerly  Cairn  Energy),  Enquest,  Genel  Energy,  Gulf 
Keystone Petroleum, Hurricane Energy, Kosmos Energy, Nostrum Oil & Gas, Pharos Energy, Isramco Negev 2 LP, Harbour Energy, 
Ratio Energies, Rockhopper Exploration, Seplat Energy, Tamar Petroleum and Tullow Oil.
 The carbon emissions targets for this award was incorrectly stated in the 2020 annual report as delivering 0% vesting for threshold 
performance instead of the intended 25% vesting. The error has been corrected in this table to reflect the award documentation 
and the intentions of the Remuneration & Talent Committee when setting the targets for this award. This also applies to the 2021 
and 2022 LTIP awards.

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This award was granted in March 2020, when share prices were impacted by the status of the project 
which  at  that  point  had  already  started  experiencing  delays  linked  to  Covid.  At  the  time  of  award,  the 
Committee committed to reviewing the vesting level of the award, being particularly mindful of the need 
to mitigate windfall gains. As disclosed at grant, the Committee made no prior adjustment to the award 
level.  In  part  this  was  because  30%  of  the  award  was  based  on  an  absolute  TSR  measure  assessed 
from the start of 2020 with a highly challenging base point based on the average share price in Q4 2019 
(i.e. before the COVID-19 price impact).

The  2020  LTIP  was  granted  using  a  share  price  of  £4.15  and  resulted  in  325,615  being  made  under 
award to the CEO and 217,077 shares for the CFO. This was a reduction on the 2019 grant price (£7.60), 
and a more limited reduction on the 2018 grant price (£5.34). Below we set out the details for prior and 
subsequent awards for the CEO for context.

FY18 grant

FY19 grant

FY20 grant

FY21 grant

Grant date

12-Jul-18

28-Mar-19

26-Mar-20

26-Apr-21

Grant price 
(5 day average)

Number of 
shares made 
under award

Face value of 
award at grant

£5.34

£7.61

£4.15

£8.06

252,904

177,309

325,615

167,410

£1,350k

£1,350k

£1,350k

£1,350k

The formulaic outcome of the award is 85% of maximum. This is based on maximum achievement of the 
relative TSR and stretching absolute TSR targets, as well as threshold achievement of our average Scope 
1 and Scope 2 emissions targets.

The Committee recognise that this is an outcome that reflects strong performance of the executive team 
over the performance period.

The Committee has considered the matter of windfall gains in some detail and has been presented with 
analysis from a variety of perspectives, including:

–  Sector perspective, and sector specific factors

–  Relative and absolute TSR performance (excluding any COVID-19 impact)

–  Underlying operational performance

–  Remuneration out-turns, including peer comparisons

As part of the process we wrote to and sought feedback from our major shareholders. Taking a range of 
factors into account, we have concluded that we do not consider it appropriate to make any downwards 
adjustment and we consider the overall out-turn to be reflective of the executive team’s overall performance 
over the period, as well as the inherent commodity price risk in our sector.

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Energean’s market value is heavily influenced by the commodity markets. 
Prevailing commodity prices at the point LTIPs are granted will therefore 
always impact the number of shares made under award. This volatility due 
to commodity prices means there will be years where a higher number 
of shares are awarded due to lower gas prices (e.g. for the 2020 award) 
but other years when the number of shares will be elevated. For example, 
assuming the gas price remains elevated, the share price will reduce the 
grant level for 2023. This variability is inherent in the business model, and it 
is recognised will sometimes benefit and sometimes penalise participants 
(i.e. participants take ‘the rough with the smooth’). 

Adjusting where the share price is lower (e.g. for the 2020 award) and taking 
no action when commodity prices are elevated, and where management 
is penalised as a consequence (e.g. as could potentially be for the case for 
the 2023 award) means there is an element of asymmetry in the general 
approach of reductions due to share price falls. This is an important sector 
consideration from the perspective of fairness to participants.

The company has achieved significant milestones over the performance 
period (including first gas from Karish, three quarters worth of dividends 
declared, and new gas field discoveries). During 2020, the management 
team responded quickly to the operational challenges, and at the end of 
2020 we were reporting on our strategic successes. We closed the strategic 
acquisition of Edison E&P in December 2020 and expanded our operational 
footprint to nine countries, becoming one of the largest listed E&P 
companies on the London Stock Exchange. It was a landmark year. This 
exceptional performance has been sustained over the three- year period. 
This includes the following key achievements:

–  Achieved first gas at Karish, our flagship gas project offshore Israel

–  Fully integrated Edison E&P

– 

– 

 Closed the acquisition of Kerogen’s 30% holding in Energean Israel 
Limited

 In 2021, issued two new bond programmes, raising $2.5 billion and 
$450 million respectively, which fixed interest rates ahead of the rise in 
global rates, protecting the balance sheet for our shareholders

– 

Implemented a quarterly dividend programme

The award is subject to robust performance conditions. 50% of the award 
is based on relative TSR – given the TSR peer group is composed of similar 
peer companies, all of which will experience the benefits of commodity 
price increases, the award is significantly based on outperformance of 
the market (rather than simply momentum in wholesale prices). The TSR 
assessment (both relative and absolute TSR) utilises average share prices 
in Q4 2019, i.e. there is no element of any COVID-19 share price dip in this 
calculation.

Wholesale prices

Energean’s operational 
successes

Performance 
conditions on the 
award

Absolute TSR is a 
performance condition

Challenging absolute TSR targets (worth 30% of the award) are based on 
the share price in Q4 2019 rather than the grant price. This strips out the 
impact of COVID-19 on this element of the award.

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Performance vs. peers

Holding period

Energean has outperformed the sectoral-focused FTSE 350 Oil, Gas, Coal 
Index (since 1 October 2019). This positive outperformance indicates 
that the overall share price recovery is largely driven by intrinsic business 
success, rather than simply external factors. Our relative TSR performance 
against peer companies is also all the more impressive given our fixed-price 
contract model means our peers benefit disproportionately from the 
commodity price environment.

Vesting awards are subject to a 2-year holding period. As such, there is 
significant opportunity for any share price performance not substantiated 
by the fundamentals of the Company (e.g. based on ‘tailwinds’ of the 
commodity price) to abate by the point the awards are released to 
participants.

The  Committee  considered  the  overall  incentive  out-turn  in  the  context  of  management’s  significant 
achievements  over  the  period,  as  well  as  shareholders’  experience.  The  Committee  also  reviewed 
historical total compensation outcomes for peer companies as part of the review. Our conclusion was 
that the overall incentive outcomes feel to us very supportable in the context of performance, and the 
Committee did not feel we should be scaling back.

LTIP awards granted during the financial year

An award was granted under the LTIP to selected senior executives, including the Executive Directors, 
in April 2022. This award is subject to the performance conditions described below and will vest in April 
2025 with a subsequent two-year holding period for any vested shares to April 2027.

As  disclosed  last  year,  the  CEO’s  salary  was  uplifted  for  2022  but  with  the  uplift  conditional  on  the 
achievement of First Gas. Upon achievement of First Gas, his LTIP award was therefore uplifted to reflect 
his awarded salary for the year. In the table both the initial grant and the uplift grant are shown.

Type of 
award

Date of 
grant

Maximum 
number 
of 
shares72

Face 
value 
(£)

Face value 
(% of 
salary)

Threshold 
vesting

End of 
performance 
period

Conditional 
share 
award

Conditional 
share 
award

Conditional 
share 
award

Mathios 
Rigas

Panos 
Benos

1 April 2022

116,119

£1,350,000

9 December 
2022

11,533

£150,000

200%

25% of 
award

31 December 
2024

31 December 
2024

1 April 2022

103,216

£1,200,000

200%

25% of 
award

31 December 
2024

As disclosed in last year’s report, an administrative error meant that Panos Benos’ 2021 LTIP award was 
granted over his prior year salary and therefore a further grant was made in April 2022 over the balancing 
number of shares (18,601) to correct this. The performance conditions that apply to this are as set out in 
the 2021 Director’s Remuneration Report.

Vesting of the 2022 LTIP awards is subject to satisfaction of the following performance conditions. Vesting 
is calculated on a straight-line basis for performance between the threshold and maximum performance 
targets. Any LTIP vesting is at the discretion of the Remuneration & Talent Committee. They will consider 
the  vesting  level  at  the  end  of  the  performance  period  to  ensure  the  final  outcome  is  appropriate  and 
reasonable.

72 

 The maximum number of shares that could be awarded has been calculated using the share price of £11.626 (average closing 
share  price  for  the  five  dealing  days  prior  to  grant)  and  excludes  any  additional  shares  that  may  be  awarded  in  relation  to 
dividends accruing during the vesting and holding periods. The price used for the additional grant to reflect the uplifted CEO 
salary following First Gas was £13.00.

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The targets that apply to this award were disclosed in the 2021 Director’s Remuneration Report and are 
set out again below.

Proportion 
of award 
determined by 
measure

50%

30%

20%

Performance measure

Relative Total Shareholder 
Return over three-year 
performance period73

Absolute Total Shareholder 
Return over three-year 
performance period
Average Scope 1 and 2 CO2 
emissions (kgCO2 / boe) over 
3 Financial Years

Threshold 
performance

Maximum 
performance

Median ranking 
12.5% of award

Upper quartile ranking 
50% of award

8% p.a. 
7.5% of award

18 kgCO2/boe 
5% of award10

12% p.a. 
30% of award

6 kgCO2/boe 
20% of award

Loss of office payments/ payments to former directors

There have been no payments to former Directors or payments to Directors for loss of office during 2022.

Statement of Directors’ shareholding and share interests

Executive Directors are expected to achieve a holding of shares worth 200% of salary. The Remuneration 
&  Talent  Committee  reviews  ongoing  individual  performance  against  this  shareholding  requirement 
at  the  end  of  each  financial  year.  Both  Executive  Directors  currently  exceed  their  minimum  guideline. 
The number of shares held by Directors as at 31 December 2022 is set out below:

Number of shares as at 31 December 202274

Interests 
in share 
incentive 
schemes, 
subject to 
performance 
conditions

LTIP

643,961

467,402

Shares owned 
outright

14,854,444

3,414,010

232,072

5,554

6,755

Director

Mathios Rigas

Panos Benos

Karen Simon

Andrew Bartlett

Robert William 
Peck75

Stathis Topouzoglou

16,863,674

Amy Lashinsky

Kimberley Wood

Andreas Persianis

Roy Franklin

1,507

0

0

0

Interests 
in share 
incentive 
schemes, 
subject to 
employment

Percentage 
of Issue 
Share Capital 
(minus LTIP 
and DBP 
shares)

Share 
ownership 
guidelines 
met? (3)

DBP

68,926

46,397

8.34%

1.92%

0.13%

0.00%

0.00%

9.47%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Yes

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

73 

74 

 Peer group for the 2022 LTIP: Aker BP, Lundin Energy, NewMed Energy, Isramco Negev 2 LP, Tamar Petroleum, Ratio Energies, 
Kosmos  Energy,  Harbour  Energy,  Capricorn  Energy  PLC  (formerly  Cairn  Energy),  Tullow  Oil  plc,  Diversified  Energy  Company, 
Jadestone Energy, Serica Energy, Seplat Energy, Genel Energy and the FTSE 350 Oil, Gas, Coal index.
 For the purposes of determining the value of Executive Director shareholdings, the individual’s current annual salary and the share 
price as at 31 December 2022 has been used (£13.09 per share)

75  Robert Peck retired from the Board on 26 May 2022

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Unaudited information

The information provided in this section of the Remuneration Report is not subject to audit.

Performance graph and CEO remuneration table

The chart below compares the Total Shareholder Return performance of the Company over the period 
from  Admission  to  31  December  2022  to  the  performance  of  the  FTSE  350  Oil,  Gas  and  Goal  Index. 
This index has been chosen because it is a recognised equity market index of which the Company is a 
member. The base point in the chart for the Company equates to the Offer Price of £4.55 per share.

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350

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200

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The table below summarises the CEO single figure for total remuneration, annual bonus pay-outs and 
long-term incentive vesting levels as a percentage of maximum opportunity over this period.

CEO single figure of remuneration 
£’000

Annual bonus pay-out (as a % of 
maximum opportunity)

LTIP vesting out-turn (as a % of 
maximum opportunity)1

2022

202176

2020

2019

2018

£5,861k

£4,799k

£1,608k

£1,134k

£1,581k

70.6%

80.0%

84.8%

37.9%

82.1%

85.0%

75.4%

n/a (no 
award 
vested in 
2020)

n/a (no 
award 
vested in 
2019)

n/a (no 
award 
vested in 
2018)

76 

 The 2021 LTIP value is an average based on two awards that completed in 2021. The 2018 LTIP award that completed in June 
2021 vested at 77.9% of maximum. The 2019 LTIP award that completed in December 2021 vested at 72.8% of maximum

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Percentage change in remuneration of the Board of Directors

The chart below shows the percentage change in annual salary, benefits and bonus for each Executive and Non-Executive Director compared with the average for all 
Company employees between 2020 and 2022.

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Annual Percentage Change table

Average for all employees77

Executive Directors

Mathios Rigas

Panos Benos

Non-Executive Directors

Karen Simon

Andrew Bartlett

Robert William Peck78

Stathis Topouzoglou

Amy Lashinsky

Kimberley Wood

Andreas Persianis

Roy Franklin79

Salary 
change 
(2021 to 
2022)

Benefits 
change 
(2021 to 
2022)

Annual 
bonus 
change 
(2021 to 
2022)

Salary 
change 
(2020 to 
2021)

Benefits 
change
(2020 to 
2021)

Annual 
bonus 
change 
(2020 to 
2021)

Salary 
change 
(2019 to 
2020)

Benefits 
change 
(2019 to 
2020)

Annual 
bonus 
change 
(2019 to 
2020)

21.54%

32.03%

33.91%

8.88%

16.13%

40.6%

6.2%

-8.70%

12.49%

11.11%

14.29%

50.00%

20.78%

–

2.33%

2.33%

16.67%

0.00%

–

4.00%

6.52%

-1.90%

15.31%

0.0%

16.7%

-36.0%

-50.0%

25.9%

28.5%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

–

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

–

+124%

+124%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

–

77  Average employee pay has been calculated on a full-time equivalent basis based on all employees of Energean plc.
78 

 Robert Peck did not receive a full year’s salary for 2022 having retired from the Board at the conclusion of the 2022 AGM held in May 2022. He received £28.7k for 2022 and no comparison has been made 
to his 2021 salary.
 Roy Franklin did not receive a full year’s salary for 2021 having joined the Board in October 2021. He received £12k for 2021 and no comparison has been made to his 2022 salary.

79 

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Since Energean plc only has 36 UK employees, it is exempt from the legislative requirement to disclose 
a  ratio  between  the  remuneration  of  the  CEO  and  UK  employees.  However,  the  Committee  continues 
to  monitor  the  approach  to  remuneration  that  applies  to  the  wider  workforce.  Further  detail  on  the 
Committee’s approach to the wider workforce is set out in the wider workforce section on page 147.

Relative importance of the spend on pay

The chart below illustrates the total expenditure on remuneration in 2021 and 2022 for all of the Company’s 
employees compared to dividends payable to shareholders.

Total expenditure on remuneration

Dividends payable to shareholders/ share buybacks

2022 
$m

85.3

106.5

2021 
$m

94.6

nil

Change

(9.8)%

–

Consideration by the Directors of matters relating to Directors’ remuneration

The Remuneration & Talent Committee is chaired by Kimberley Wood. During the year, the Remuneration 
&  Talent  Committee  also  comprised  Karen  Simon,  Roy  Franklin  and  Amy  Lashinsky.  Details  of  their 
attendance is set out on page 100.

The Remuneration & Talent Committee met 6 times during 2022. Other attendees present at these meetings 
by invitation were the Company Chair, the CEO, the CFO, the Head of HR and the Company Secretary. 
No individual was in attendance when their own remuneration was being determined. The Committee is 
mindful of the UK Corporate Governance Code and considers that it appropriately addresses the following 
principles set out in the Code:

Clarity

Simplicity and 
alignment to culture

Predictability

This Remuneration Report provides open and transparent disclosure of 
our executive remuneration arrangements for our internal and external 
stakeholders. In terms of engagement with the wider workforce, Energean 
has appointed Amy Lashinsky as the employee representative on the 
Board. As part of this role, Amy will ensure that the “employee voice” will be 
heard at the Board and will engage with employees to obtain their views on 
decisions to be taken by the Board.

Variable remuneration arrangements for our executives are straightforward 
with individuals eligible for an annual bonus and, at more senior levels, a 
single long-term incentive plan. Performance measures used in these plans 
are aligned with delivery of Group KPIs, key strategic Group objectives 
and long term sustainable value creation. They are also aligned with our 
commitment to adopt a responsible, sustainable business model.

Our executive remuneration arrangements contain maximum opportunity 
levels for each component of remuneration with variable incentive 
outcomes varying depending on the level of performance achieved against 
specific measures. The charts within our Remuneration Policy provide 
estimates of the potential total reward opportunity for the Executive 
Directors under our current Remuneration Policy.

Proportionality and risk Our variable remuneration arrangements are designed to provide a fair and 

proportionate link between Group performance and reward. In particular, 
partial deferral of the annual bonus into shares, five-year release periods for 
LTIP awards and stretching shareholding requirements that apply during 
and post-employment provide a clear link to the ongoing performance of 
the Group and therefore long-term alignment with stakeholders. We are also 
satisfied that the variable pay structures do not encourage inappropriate 
risk-taking. 

Notwithstanding this, the Remuneration & Talent Committee retains an 
overriding discretion that allows it to adjust formulaic annual bonus and / or 
LTIP outcomes so as to guard against disproportionate outturns. Malus and 
clawback provisions also apply to both the annual bonus and LTIP and can 
be triggered in circumstances outlined in the Remuneration Policy.

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The Remuneration & Talent Committee is responsible for determining the Company Chair’s fee and all 
aspects of Executive Director remuneration as well as the determination of other senior management’s 
remuneration.  The  Remuneration  &  Talent  Committee  also  oversees  the  operation  of  all  share  plans. 
Full  terms  of  reference  of  the  Remuneration  &  Talent  Committee  are  available  on  our  website  at 
www.energean.com.

During the year, the Remuneration & Talent Committee received independent and objective advice from 
Deloitte LLP principally on market practice and pay governance for which Deloitte LLP was paid £75,700 
fees (charged on a time plus expenses basis). Deloitte LLP is a founding member of the Remuneration 
Consultants Group and as such, voluntarily operates under the code of conduct in relation to executive 
remuneration consulting in the UK. Deloitte LLP has also provided advice to the Company in relation to 
technology consulting, tax, direct and indirect tax compliance services, payroll services, and transaction 
support services.

Workforce remuneration and engagement

The  Committee  considered  the  remuneration  of  the  wider  workforce  when  developing  the  new 
Remuneration  Policy  in  2020/21.  This  review  led  to  an  adjustment  to  pensions.  The  designated  NED 
responsible  for  ensuring  the  “employee  voice”  is  heard  at  the  Board  is  Amy  Lashinsky  who  is  also  a 
member of the Remuneration & Talent Committee. The Board regularly receives analysis around the wider 
workforce. For example, in their July meeting, they received an HR Update including a pay and benefits 
analysis broken down by jurisdiction, and analysis of the gender pay gap and CEO pay ratio. This data 
allows the Committee to make decisions around executive pay that is cognisant of the approach being 
taken to pay across the Company.

During 2023, the Committee members will take part in staff events such as town halls meetings and meet 
with staff in person and virtually.

Shareholder voting on remuneration resolutions

Votes for

Votes against

Votes withheld

103,849,415 (75.3%)

34,092,723 (24.7%)

107,076,639 (80.3%)

26,288,210 (19.7%)

–

–

Approval of the Directors’ 
Remuneration Policy 2021 
AGM

Approval of the Annual 
Report on Remuneration 
2022 AGM

External Board appointments

Executive  Directors  are  not  normally  entitled  to  accept  a  Non-Executive  Director  appointment  outside 
the Company without the prior approval of the Board. Neither of the current Executive Directors currently 
holds any such appointment.

By order of the Board.

Kimberley Wood 
Chair of the Remuneration & Talent Committee 
22 March 2023

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Group Directors’ Report

The Directors are pleased to present their report on the affairs of the Group, together with the financial 
statements  for  the  year  ended  31  December  2022.  The  Corporate  Governance  Statement  set  out  on 
pages 99-105 forms part of this report.

Details  of  significant  events  since  the  balance  sheet  date  are  contained  in  note  29  to  the  financial 
statements on page 231. Details of financial instruments and financial risks are set out in note 26 to the 
financial statements on pages 220-228. An indication of likely future developments in the business of the 
Company and its subsidiaries are included in the strategic report.

Details  of  the  Company’s  engagement  with  suppliers  and  customers  and  other  key  stakeholders  is 
covered in the section 172 (1) statement on pages 106-09.

In 2022, the Company introduced a new Enterprise Risk Management system as detailed on page 74. 
The Group’s principal risks and uncertainties, are detailed on pages 78-93.

The Company recognises the benefits of diversity in the boardroom and believes that a wide range of 
experience, backgrounds, perspectives, and skills generates effective decision-making. In 2022 the Board 
approved a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy for the Group as detailed on page 53.

Results and dividends

The Group’s financial results for the year ended 31 December 2022 are set out in the consolidated financial 
statements.

During 2022, the Directors announced the payment of the Company’s maiden interim dividends, in line 
with the previously announced dividend policy. For the three months ended 30 June 2022, the Company 
paid  an  interim  dividend  of  $0.30  per  ordinary  share  on  30  September  2022.  For  the  three  months 
ended  30  September  2022,  the  Company  paid  a  further  interim  dividend  of  $0.30  per  ordinary  share 
on 30 December 2022. On 9 February 2023, the Company announced that for the three months ended 
31 December 2022 the directors had declared an interim dividend of $0.30 per ordinary share to be paid 
on 30 March 2023.

Capital structure

Details of the issued share capital are shown in note 19 to the financial statements. As at 31 December 
2022,  the  Company’s  issued  share  capital  consisted  of  178,040,505  ordinary  shares  of  £0.01  each. 
The Company has only one class of share, which carries no right to fixed income. Each share carries the 
right to one vote at General Meetings of the Company. No person has any special rights of control over 
the Company’s share capital and all issued shares are fully paid. There are no specific restrictions on the 
size of a holding nor on the transfer of shares, which are both governed by the general provisions of the 
Company’s Articles of Association (the “Articles”) and prevailing legislation. The Directors are not aware of 
any agreements between holders of the Company’s shares that may result in restrictions on the transfer 
of securities or on voting rights. Details of employee share plans are outlined in note 3.15 to the financial 
statements on page 185.

Directors’ appointments and powers

With regard to the appointment and replacement of Directors, the Company is governed by its Articles of 
Association, the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Companies Act and related legislation. The powers 
of Directors are described in the Articles and the Schedule of Matters Reserved for the Board, copies of 
which are available on request.

Directors’ authority over shares

The authority to issue shares in the Company may only be granted by the Company’s shareholders and, 
once granted, such authority can be exercised by the Directors. At the 2022 AGM, shareholders approved 
a resolution for the Company to make purchases of its own shares to a maximum of 10% of its issued 
Ordinary shares. This resolution remains in force until the conclusion of the AGM in 2023. As at 22 March 
2023, the Directors had not exercised this authority. The Directors are proposing to renew this authority 
at the 2023 AGM.

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There  are  a  number  of  agreements  entered  into  by  members  of  the  Group  that  take  effect,  alter  or 
terminate upon a change of control of the Company, such as commercial contracts and bank loans and 
other financing agreements. The following significant agreements will, in the event of a change of control 
of the Company, be affected as follows:

•  Under  the  6.5%  Senior  Secured  notes  due  2027  ($450  million),  upon  a  change  of  control  (save 
for certain exceptions) of the Company, each noteholder has the right to require the Company to 
repurchase all or any part of that holder’s notes at a premium plus accrued and unpaid interest.
•  Under the Group’s $2.5 billion Senior Secured Notes, upon a change of control (save for certain 
exceptions)  of  the  Sponsor  (Energean  Israel  Limited),  or  the  Issuer  (Energean  Israel  Finance 
Limited), each noteholder has the right to require the Sponsor to repurchase all or any part of that 
holder’s notes at a premium plus accrued and unpaid interest.

•  Under  the  3  year  $275million  Revolving  Credit  Facility,  which  remains  undrawn,  upon  a  change 
of  control,  within  a  short  notice  period,  the  Facility  Agent  is  entitled  to  cancel  the  available 
commitments of each lender and declare all amounts outstanding due and payable.

Furthermore, the Directors are not aware of any agreements between the Company and its Directors or 
employees  that  provide  for  compensation  for  loss  of  office  or  employment  that  arises  in  relation  to  a 
takeover.

Directors’ details

The biographical details and appointments of the Directors are set out on pages 94–98. All of the Directors 
will offer themselves for re-election at the AGM in May 2023.

The Directors during the year were:

•  Karen Simon (Non-Executive Chair)
•  Mathios Rigas (Chief Executive Officer)
•  Panos Benos (Chief Financial Officer)
•  Roy Franklin (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director)
•  Andrew Bartlett (Independent Non-Executive Director)
•  Robert Peck (Independent Non-Executive Director) – Retired from the Board on 26 May 2022.
•  Efstathios Topouzoglou (Non-Executive Director)
•  Andreas Persianis (Independent Non-Executive Director)
•  Kimberley Wood (Independent Non-Executive Director)
•  Amy Lashinsky (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Articles of Association

The Company’s Articles may only be changed by special resolution at a General Meeting of shareholders. 
The Articles contain provisions regarding the appointment, retirement and removal of Directors. A Director 
may be appointed by an ordinary resolution of shareholders in a General Meeting following nomination by 
the Board (or member(s) entitled to vote at such a meeting). The Directors may appoint a Director during 
any year; however, the individual must stand for re-election by shareholders at the next AGM.

Directors’ indemnities

During the financial year, the Company had in place a qualifying third party indemnity provision (as defined 
in  section  234  of  the  Companies  Act  2006)  for  the  benefit  of  each  of  its  Directors  and  the  Company 
Secretary, pursuant to which the Company will, to the fullest extent permitted by law and to the extent 
provided by the Articles of Association, indemnify them against all costs, charges, losses and liabilities 
incurred by them in the execution of their duties. These indemnity provisions were updated during the 
course of the year. The Company also has Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance in place.

Political contributions

No political donations were made during the year (2021: nil).

Significant events since 31 December 2022

Details  of  significant  events  since  the  balance  sheet  date  are  contained  in  note  29  to  the  financial 
statements on page 231.

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Substantial shareholdings

The Company has been notified in accordance with Chapter 5 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency 
Rules (or otherwise) of the following holdings in the Company’s issued share capital:

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Shareholder

Oilco Investments Limited

Growthy Holdings Co. Limited

Clal Insurance Company Limited

The Phoenix Holdings Ltd.

BlackRock

abrdn

Vanguard Group

Legal and General Investment 
Management

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Number of 
Shares

16,765,024

13,948,260

13,570,462

12,528,960

7,472,075

6,648,532

6,374,736

5,761,348

Number of 
Voting Rights

% of Issued 
Share Capital

16,765,024

13,948,260

13,570,462

12,528,960

7,472,075

6,648,532

6,374,736

5,761,348

9.42%

7.83%

7.62%

7.04%

4.20%

3.73%

3.58%

3.24%

The  Company’s  AGM  will  be  held  in  London  in  May  2023.  Formal  notice  of  the  AGM  will  be  issued 
separately from this Annual Report and Accounts.

Registrars

The Company’s share registrar in respect of its ordinary shares traded on the London Stock Exchange 
is Computershare Investor Services PLC, full details of which can be found in the Company Information 
section on page 255.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting

Details  of  the  Group’s  emissions  are  contained  in  the  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  report  on 
pages 65–66.

Directors’ statement of disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the Directors in office at the date of the approval of this annual report and accounts has confirmed 
that, so far as such Director is aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined in Section 418 of 
the Companies Act 2006) of which the Company’s auditor is unaware; and such Director has taken all 
the steps that he/she ought to have taken as a Director in order to make himself/herself aware of any 
relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor is aware of that information. This 
confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of Section 418 of the 
Companies Act 2006.

Going concern

The Group carefully manages the risk of a shortage of funds by closely monitoring its funding position and 
its liquidity risk. The going concern assessment covers the period from the date of approval of the Group 
Financial Statements on 22 March 2023 to 30 June 2024 (the “Assessment Period”). The Assessment 
Period has been extended such that it includes the $625 million bond repayment due in March 2024.

In forming its assessment of the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, including its review of 
the forecasted cashflow of the Group over the Forecast Period, the Board has made judgements about:

•  Reasonable sensitivities appropriate for the current status of the business and the wider macro 

• 

environment; and
the Group’s ability to implement the mitigating actions within the Group’s control, in the event these 
actions were required.

After careful consideration, the Directors are satisfied that the Group and Company has sufficient financial 
resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, for the Assessment Period from the date 
of approval of the Group Financial Statements on 22 March 2023 to 30 June 2024. For this reason, they 
continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

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Overseas branches and subsidiaries

Details of subsidiaries of the Group are set out in note 30 on pages 232–233 to the Financial Statements.

Hedging

Details of hedging are set out in note 26 on pages 220–228 to the Financial Statements.

Independent auditor

Having  reviewed  the  independence  and  effectiveness  of  the  auditor,  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committee  has 
recommended to the Board that the existing auditor, Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”), be reappointed. EY has 
expressed its willingness to continue in office as auditor. An ordinary resolution to reappoint EY as auditor 
of the Company will be proposed at the forthcoming AGM.

Requirements of the Listing Rules

The  following  table  provides  references  to  where  the  information  required  by  Listing  Rule  9.8.4R  is 
disclosed.

Listing Rule requirement

Capitalisation of interest

Listing Rule 
Reference

LR 9.8.4R (1)

Publication of unaudited financial information

LR 9.8.4R (2)

Long-term incentive schemes

LR 9.8.4R (4)

Section

Note 9/page 199

Not applicable

Director remuneration 
report/ pages 123–147 
and note 25, page 220 
of the financial 
statements

Director emoluments

LR 9.8.4R (5), (6)

No such waivers.

Allotment of equity securities

LR 9.8.4R (7), (8)

Listed shares of a subsidiary

Significant contracts with Directors and 
controlling shareholders

Dividend waiver

Board statement in respect of relationship 
agreement with the controlling shareholder

LR 9.8.4R (9)

LR 9.8.4R (10), (11)

No such share 
allotments

Not applicable

Directors’ report/ 
pages 148–151

LR 9.8.4R (12), (13)

Not applicable

LR 9.8.4R (14)

Not applicable

This Directors’ Report was approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by the Company Secretary on 
22 March 2023.

By order of the Board

Eleftheria Kotsana 
Company Secretary 
22 March 2023 
Company number: 10758801, 44 Baker Street, London W1U 7AL

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Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities

The Directors are responsible for preparing the annual report, and the Group and the Company financial 
statements, in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law and regulations. Company law requires 
the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year.

Under that law the Directors are required to prepare the Group financial statements in accordance with 
UK‑adopted  International  Accounting  Standards  (UK‑adopted  IAS)  and  have  elected  to  prepare  the 
Company  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  United  Kingdom  Generally  Accepted  Accounting 
Practice  (United  Kingdom  Accounting  Standards  and  applicable  law),  including  Financial  Reporting 
Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (“FRS 101”).

Under company law the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that 
they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and the Company and of the profit or loss 
of the Group and the Company for that period.

In preparing the Group and the Company financial statements the Directors are required to:

•  select  suitable  accounting  policies  in  accordance  with  IAS  8  Accounting  Policies,  Changes  in 

Accounting Estimates and Errors and then apply them consistently;

•  make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
•  present  information,  including  accounting  policies,  in  a  manner  that  provides  relevant,  reliable, 

comparable and understandable information;

•  provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in UK‑adopted IAS 
(and in respect of the Company financial statements, FRS 101) is insufficient to enable users to 
understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the Group’s and 
the Company’s financial position and financial performance;
in respect of the Group financial statements, state whether UK‑adopted IAS have been followed, 
subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
in respect of the Company financial statements, state whether applicable UK Accounting standards 
including FRS 101 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained 
in the financial statements; and

• 

• 

•  prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate to presume 

that the Company and/or the Group will not continue in business.

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and 
explain the Company’s and the Group’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time 
the financial position of the Company and the Group and enable them to ensure that the Company and the 
Group financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are responsible for safeguarding 
the assets of the Group and Company and hence for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud 
and other irregularities.

Under applicable law and regulations, the Directors are also responsible for preparing a strategic report, 
directors’ report, directors’ remuneration report and corporate governance statement that complies with 
that law and those regulations. The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the 
corporate and financial information included on the Company’s website.

Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from 
legislation in other jurisdictions.

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Directors’ responsibility statement Directors:

The Directors confirm, to the best of their knowledge:

• 

• 

• 

that  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  prepared  in  accordance  with  the  Companies  Act 
2006 and UK‑adopted International Accounting Standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, 
liabilities,  financial  position  and  profit  of  the  parent  company  and  undertakings  included  in  the 
consolidation taken as a whole;
that the annual report, including the strategic report, includes a fair review of the development and 
performance of the business and the position of the company and undertakings included in the 
consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties 
that they face; and
that  they  consider  the  annual  report  and  accounts,  taken  as  a  whole,  is  fair,  balanced  and 
understandable and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s 
and the Company’s position and performance, business model and strategy.

This responsibility statement was approved by the Board of Directors on 22 March 2023 and is signed on 
its behalf by:

Matthaios Rigas
Director
22 March 2023

Panagiotis Benos
Director 
22 March 2023

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of 
Energean plc

Opinion

In our opinion:

• 

•  Energean plc’s group financial statements and parent company financial statements (the “financial 
statements”)  give  a  true  and  fair  view  of  the  state  of  the  group’s  and  of  the  parent  company’s 
affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of the group’s profit for the year then ended;
the  group  financial  statements  have  been  properly  prepared  in  accordance  with  UK  adopted 
international accounting standards;
the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with United 
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies 
Act 2006.

• 

• 

We have audited the financial statements of Energean plc (the parent company) and its subsidiaries (the 
group) for the year ended 31 December 2022 which comprise:

Group

Parent company

Group statement of financial position as at 
31 December 2022

Company statement of financial position as at 
31 December 2022

Group income statement for the year then ended

Group statement of comprehensive income for 
the year then ended

Company statement of changes in equity for the 
year then ended

Related notes 1 to 15 to the financial statements 
including a summary of significant accounting 
policies

Group statement of changes in equity for the year 
then ended

Group statement of cash flows for the year then 
ended

Related notes 1 to 31 to the financial statements, 
including a summary of significant accounting 
policies

The  financial  reporting  framework  that  has  been  applied  in  the  preparation  of  the  group  financial 
statements is applicable law and UK adopted international accounting standards. The financial reporting 
framework  that  has  been  applied  in  the  preparation  of  the  parent  company  financial  statements  is 
applicable law and UK Accounting Standards, including FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (‘United 
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice’).

Basis for opinion

We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with  International  Standards  on  Auditing  (UK)  (ISAs  (UK)) 
and  applicable  law.  Our  responsibilities  under  those  standards  are  further  described  in  the  Auditor’s 
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We believe that the audit 
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Independence

We are independent of the group and parent in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant 
to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard as applied to listed 
public interest entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these 
requirements.

The non‑audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical Standard were not provided to the group or the 
parent  company  and  we  remain  independent  of  the  group  and  the  parent  company  in  conducting  the 
audit.

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Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors’ use of the going concern basis 
of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of the Directors’ 
assessment of the group and parent company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of 
accounting included the following procedures:

• 

In  conjunction  with  our  walkthrough  of  the  group’s  financial  close  process,  we  confirmed 
our  understanding  of  management’s  going  concern  assessment  process  which  included  the 
preparation of a base case cash flow model covering the period 22 March 2023 to 30 June 2024, a 
reasonable worst‑case scenario and two reverse stress test scenarios.

•  We  assessed  the  appropriateness  of  the  duration  of  the  going  concern  assessment  period  to 
30 June 2024 and considered whether there are any known events or conditions that will occur 
beyond the period.

•  We tested the integrity of the models used to calculate the forecast cash flows underlying the going 
concern  assessment  and,  where  applicable,  assessed  consistency  with  information  relevant  to 
other areas of our audit, including recent third‑party reserves and resources reports and deferred 
tax asset recoverability assessments.

•  We assessed the reasonableness of the key assumptions included in the base case and reasonable 
worst case cash flow models. Our evaluation of the key assumptions within the models included 
comparing oil and gas price forecasts to external data, comparing forecast gas prices in Israel to 
agreed sales contracts, verifying reserves and production estimates to the reserves report prepared 
by  management’s  external  specialist  and  ensuring  consistency  of  forecast  operating  costs  and 
capital  expenditure  against  approved  budgets.  We  also  searched  for  potentially  contradictory 
evidence that could indicate that management’s assumptions were inappropriate.

•  We challenged the amount and timing of mitigating actions available to respond to the reasonable 
worst  case,  including  deferring  capital  expenditure  and  reducing  operational  expenditure,  and 
assessing whether those actions were feasible and within the Group’s control.

•  We verified the starting cash position and the available financing facilities, including the two‑year 
$350m  financing  facility  signed  subsequent  to  the  year‑end  date,  reflected  in  the  models  to  the 
audit work we have performed on those balances, including our understanding of the key terms 
and financial covenants associated with the facilities.

•  We  verified  any  material,  non‑recurring  cash  outflows  or  inflows  to  and  from  third  parties  were 

reasonable and supported by relevant contractual terms or legal advice.

•  We  evaluated  the  appropriateness  of  management’s  two  reverse  stress  test  scenarios  and 
assessed the likelihood of such conditions arising during the going concern assessment period to 
be remote.

•  We also performed our own further downside stress testing, concluding the likelihood of liquidity 
being extinguished during the going concern assessment period under this adverse scenario to be 
remote.

•  We reviewed the group’s going concern disclosures included in the financial statements in order 
to assess whether the disclosures were appropriate and accurately reflected the outcome of the 
Directors’ assessment process.

Our key observations

•  The directors’ assessment forecasts that the group will retain sufficient liquidity throughout the 
going  concern  assessment  period  in  both  the  base  case  and  an  unmitigated  reasonable  worst‑
case scenario.

•  The group are forecasting compliance with financial covenant ratios across over the going concern 

assessment period.

•  The directors’ consider the reverse stress test scenarios to be remote based on forecast commodity 
prices  and  production  performance  to  date,  forecasts  for  the  period  and  the  additional  liquidity 
provided by the recently secured two‑year $350m financing facility available to the group.

Based  on  the  work  we  have  performed,  we  have  not  identified  any  material  uncertainties  relating  to 
events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and parent 
company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period through to 30 June 2024.

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In  relation  to  the  group  and  parent  company’s  reporting  on  how  they  have  applied  the  UK  Corporate 
Governance  Code,  we  have  nothing  material  to  add  or  draw  attention  to  in  relation  to  the  Directors’ 
statement in the financial statements about whether the Directors considered it appropriate to adopt the 
going concern basis of accounting.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Directors with respect to going concern are described in 
the relevant sections of this report. However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, 
this statement is not a guarantee as to the group’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Overview of our audit approach

Audit scope

Key audit matters

Materiality

•  We performed an audit of the complete financial information of four 
components and audit procedures on specific balances for a further 
six components

•  The components where we performed full or specific audit procedures 
accounted for 99% of Total assets, 99% of Revenue, and 99% of group 
Loss before tax

•  Risk of inappropriate estimation of oil and gas reserves
•  Accounting for first production in Israel

•  Overall  group  materiality  of  $28.2  million  which  represents  0.5%  of 
group assets, adjusted to remove the amount of goodwill recognised 
at the time of the group’s initial investments in Energean Israel Limited 
and Edison E&P

An overview of the scope of the parent company and group audits

Tailoring the scope

Our assessment of audit risk, our evaluation of materiality and our allocation of performance materiality 
determine our audit scope for each company within the group. Taken together, this enables us to form an 
opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We take into account size, risk profile, the organisation 
of the group and effectiveness of group‑wide controls, changes in the business environment, the potential 
impact of climate change and other factors such as recent Internal audit results when assessing the level 
of work to be performed at each company.

In assessing the risk of material misstatement to the group financial statements, and to ensure we had 
adequate quantitative coverage of significant accounts in the financial statements, of the fifteen (2021: 
sixteen) reporting components of the group, we selected ten (2021: ten) components covering entities 
within Israel, Italy, Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom which represent the principal business 
units within the group.

Of  the  ten  components  selected,  we  performed  an  audit  of  the  complete  financial  information  of  four 
components (“full scope components”) which were selected based on their size or risk characteristics. 
For the remaining six components (“specific scope components”), we performed audit procedures on 
specific accounts within that component that we considered had the potential for the greatest impact on 
the significant accounts in the financial statements either because of the size of these accounts or their 
risk profile.

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The table below illustrates the coverage obtained from the work performed by our audit teams:

Reporting components

Number

Full scope

Specific scope 1

Full and specific scope coverage

Remaining components 2

Total reporting components

4

6

10

5

15

% of group 
total assets

% of group 
revenue

% of group 
loss before tax

86%

13%

99%

1%

91%

8%

99%

1%

74%

25%

99%

1%

100%

100%

100%

1  

2 

 The audit scope of these components may not have included testing of all significant accounts of the component but will have 
contributed to the coverage of significant accounts tested for the group.
 Of the remaining five (2021: six) components, none are individually greater than; 1% of the group’s total assets (2021: 1%), 1% 
of group revenue (2021: 1%) and 1% of group loss before tax (2021: 1%). We performed other procedures to respond to any 
potential risks of material misstatement to the consolidated financial statements, including the following:
•  analytical review procedures on an individual component basis;
•  testing of consolidation journals, intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translation calculations;
•  making enquiries of management about unusual transactions in these components; and
•  reviewed minutes of Board meetings held throughout the period.

Changes from the prior year

One component previously designated as full scope has been reclassified as specific scope for 2022 and 
one component previously designated as a review scope has been reclassified as specific scope for 2022 
(both presented within the specific scope caption above). These changes were as a result of our current 
year assessment of the risks of material misstatement in the group’s significant accounts. In addition, 
during  the  year  a  specific  scope  entities  merged  with  a  full  scope  entity  seeing  the  overall  number  of 
entities reduce to fifteen in 2022 from sixteen in 2021 (presented within the full scope caption above).

Involvement with component teams

In establishing our overall approach to the group audit, we determined the type of work that needed to be 
undertaken at each of the components by us, as the primary audit engagement team, or by component 
auditors  from  other  EY  global  network  firms  operating  under  our  instruction.  Of  the  four  full  scope 
components, audit procedures were performed on one of these directly by the primary audit team. For 
the  other  three  full  scope  components  and  for  four  specific  scope  components  where  the  work  was 
performed by component auditors, we determined the appropriate level of involvement to enable us to 
determine that sufficient audit evidence had been obtained as a basis for our opinion on the group as a 
whole.

The group audit team continued to follow a programme of planned visits that has been designed to ensure 
that the Senior Statutory Auditor visits principal business locations of the group on a rotating basis. During 
the current year’s audit cycle, visits were undertaken by the primary audit team to the component teams 
in  Israel  (twice),  Italy  and  Egypt.  These  visits  involved  discussing  the  audit  approach  with  component 
teams including any issues arising from their work, meeting with local management. attending planning 
and closing meetings and reviewing relevant audit working papers on higher risk areas. The primary team 
interacted  regularly  with  the  component  teams  where  appropriate  during  various  stages  of  the  audit, 
reviewed relevant working papers and were responsible for the scope and direction of the audit process. 
This, together with the additional procedures performed at group level, gave us appropriate evidence for 
our opinion on the group financial statements.

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Climate change

Stakeholders  are  increasingly  interested  in  how  climate  change  will  impact  Energean  plc.  The  group 
has determined that the most significant future impacts from climate change on their operations will be 
from limited access to capital, increasing costs, reputational damage, and the potential for earlier asset 
retirement, amongst others. These are explained on pages 20 to 32 in the required Task Force on Climate‑
related Disclosures and on page 90 in the principal risks and uncertainties. They have also explained their 
climate commitments on pages 20 to 32. All of these disclosures form part of the “Other information,”
rather than the audited financial statements. Our procedures on these unaudited disclosures therefore 
consisted solely of considering whether they are materially inconsistent with the financial statements or 
our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appear to be materially misstated, in line 
with our responsibilities on “Other information”.

In planning and performing our audit we assessed the potential impacts of climate change on the group’s 
business and any consequential material impact on its financial statements.

The group has explained in note 4.2 of the consolidated financial statements its articulation of how climate 
change has been reflected in the financial statements including how this aligns with their commitment 
to the aspirations of the Paris Agreement to achieve net‑zero emissions by 2050. Significant judgements 
and estimates relating to climate change are also included in note 4.2. These disclosures also explain 
where governmental and societal responses to climate change risks are still developing, and where the 
degree of certainty of these changes means that they cannot be taken into account when determining 
the recoverable amount of the group’s cash‑generating units in accordance with UK adopted international 
accounting standards.

Our audit effort in considering the impact of climate change on the financial statements was focused 
on  evaluating  management’s  assessment  of  the  impact  of  climate  risk,  physical  and  transition,  their 
climate commitments, the effects of material climate risks and the significant judgements and estimates 
disclosed in note 4.2. We considered whether these have been appropriately reflected in management’s 
assessment  of  impairment  indicators,  including  the  estimation  of  oil  and  gas  reserves,  and  timing  of 
planned decommissioning activities in accordance with UK adopted international accounting standards.
As  part  of  this  evaluation,  we  performed  our  own  risk  assessment,  supported  by  our  climate  change 
internal  specialists,  to  determine  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  in  the  financial  statements  from 
climate change which needed to be considered in our audit.

We also challenged the Directors’ considerations of climate change risks in their assessment of going 
concern and viability and associated disclosures. Where considerations of climate change were relevant 
to our assessment of going concern, these are described above.

Based on our work we have considered the impact of climate change on the financial statements to to 
impact the key audit matter linked to the risk of inappropriate estimation of oil and gas reserves. Details 
of our procedures and findings are included in our explanation of the key audit matter below.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our 
audit of the financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks 
of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that we identified. These matters included those 
which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit; and 
directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of 
the financial statements as a whole, and in our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion 
on these matters.

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Risk of inappropriate estimation of oil and gas reserves

Key audit matter 
description

Refer to the Audit & Risk Committee Report (pages 110 to 115); Accounting 
policies (pages 174 to 191); and Notes 3.6, 3.8, 3.11, 4.2, and 12 of the 
Consolidated Financial Statements

The estimation and measurement of oil and gas reserves is considered to 
be a significant risk as it impacts many material elements of the financial 
statements including impairment, decommissioning, deferred tax asset 
recoverability and depreciation, depletion and amortisation (DD&A). 

Reserve estimation is complex, requiring technical input based on 
geological and engineering data. Management’s reserves estimates are 
provided by external specialists (D&M and NSAI). 

Energean’s reserve portfolio as at 31 December 2022 included proven and 
probable reserves (2P) reserves of 1,161 Mmboe and contingent resources 
(2C) reserves of 217 Mmboe.

Our response to the 
risk

We performed the following procedures respect to management’s 
estimation of oil and gas reserves:

•  We  confirmed  our  understanding  of  Energean’s  oil  and  gas  reserve 
estimation  process  and  the  control  environment 
implemented 
by  management  including  both  the  transfer  of  source  data  to  the 
management’s  reserves  specialists  and  subsequently  the  input  of 
reserves  information  from  the  specialist  reports  into  the  accounting 
system;

•  We  obtained  and  reviewed  the  most  recent  third‑party  reserves  and 
resources reports prepared by these specialists and compared these 
for consistency between other areas of the audit including Energean’s 
reserves  models,  DD&A,  the  calculation  of  the  decommissioning 
provision,  deferred  tax  asset  recoverability  and  the  Directors’  going 
concern assessment;

•  We assessed the qualifications of management’s specialists;
•  We held discussions with the specialists to understand their process 
and  any  key  judgements  applied  in  reaching  their  conclusions.  We 
established whether they had been placed under any undue pressure 
by management to achieve certain outcomes; and

•  We considered the impact of climate change and the energy transition 
on  the  calculation  of  reserves,  including  the  impact  on  commodity 
price assumption forecasts and how this affects the economic limit of 
the reserves over the forecast production period. 

The audit procedures to address this risk were principally performed our 
component teams with oversight by the primary team.

We reported to the Audit & Risk Committee that:

•  Based on our procedures we deem the process of estimating reserves 
to  be  appropriate,  and  no  issues  were  noted  when  assessing  the 
competency, objectivity and independence of management’s internal 
and external specialists; and

•  We noted no issues with the oil and gas reserves estimates used by 
management as part of the financial reporting process, and the related 
financial  statement  impacts  of  these  estimates  appear  reasonable 
and appropriate.

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Key observations 
communicated to 
the Audit & Risk 
Committee

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Accounting for first production in Israel

Key audit matter 
description

Refer to Accounting policies (pages 174 to 191); and Notes 3.5, 3.23 and 12 
of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Energean achieved first gas was from the Karish Main Field on 26 October 
2022. This gave rise to various accounting implications which required 
judgements to be made by management, including:

•  Continued capitalisation of borrowing costs;
• 

Identification  of  the  cash  generating  unit  (CGU)  for  the  purposes  of 
impairment testing;

•  Unit of account and method of depreciation; and
•  Presentation of royalties in the income statement.

Our response to the 
risk

Our procedures in evaluating these significant judgements made by 
management included:

•  Testing the appropriateness of borrowing costs capitalised throughout 
the year with a particular focus on those capitalised after the date of 
commercial production from Karish Main. We verified that borrowing 
costs  capitalised  after  this  date  were  attributed  to  the  continued 
development  of  Karish  North,  the  Field  Support  Vessel  (FSV)  and 
the 2nd oil train and met the criteria for capitalisation in line with the 
requirements of IAS 23 Borrowing Costs;

•  Challenging  the  conclusion  that  the  Israeli  assets  represent  a  single 
CGU in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets, by considering 
whether the cash flows associated with the Karish Main, Karish North 
and  Tanin  fields  which  utilise  the  common  FPSO  infrastructure  are 
separately identifiable;

•  Critically assessing management’s determination of the single unit of 
account, which impacts the costs which are eligible to be capitalised 
and the rate of depreciation on the Karish asset. This was done through 
performing  enquiries  and  inspecting  both  supporting  and  contrary 
evidence. We performed procedures over the depreciation calculation 
by  reconciling  management’s  assumptions  to  our  work  performed 
over reserves, and testing for clerical accuracy; and

•  Verifying the presentation of royalties payable to the Israeli state as a 
gross cost of sale expense (as opposed to a deduction from revenue) 
within the Group Income Statement is appropriate and in accordance 
with  the  requirements  of  IFRS  15  Revenue  from  Contracts  with 
Customers. 

The audit procedures to address this risk were principally performed by the 
Israeli component team with oversight by the primary team.

Key observations 
communicated to 
the Audit & Risk 
Committee

We reported to the Audit & Risk Committee that the accounting judgements 
made by management surrounding first production on Karish Main in 2022 
are reasonable with regards to the underlying facts and circumstances and 
the requirements of the relevant accounting standards.

In the prior year, our auditor’s report included a key audit matter in relation to revenue recognition and the 
risk of management override. We have identified this matter as a fraud risk due to the presumed risk of 
fraud in revenue recognition, but notwithstanding that we did not consider this to be a key audit matter in 
2022 as it did not require significant auditor attention proportionally to our group audit procedures.

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Our application of materiality

We  apply  the  concept  of  materiality  in  planning  and  performing  the  audit,  in  evaluating  the  effect  of 
identified misstatements on the audit and in forming our audit opinion.

Materiality

The magnitude of an omission or misstatement that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be 
expected to influence the economic decisions of the users of the financial statements. Materiality provides 
a basis for determining the nature and extent of our audit procedures.

We determined materiality for the group to be $28.2 million (2021: $25.6 million), which is 0.5% (2021: 
0.5%) of group assets, adjusted to remove the amount of goodwill recognised at the time of the group’s 
initial investments in Energean Israel Limited and Edison E&P. This goodwill was driven by the recognition 
of a deferred tax liability as part of the business combination accounting which we did not consider to 
be reflective of the underlying business activities. We believe that adjusted total assets provides us with 
a  suitable  basis  for  setting  materiality  for  development  stage  oil  and  gas  exploration  and  production 
companies, providing a reliable measure to assess the size of the group’s operations. This is consistent 
with the measurement basis adopted in our 2021 audit.

We determined materiality for the parent company to be $7.9 million (2021: $8.2 million), which is 0.5% 
(2021: 0.5%) of total assets.

During  the  course  of  our  audit,  we  reassessed  initial  materiality  and  no  adjustment  to  materiality  was 
made, therefore no additional testing was required due to an amendment in final materiality.

Performance materiality

The application of materiality at the individual account or balance level. It is set at an amount to reduce to 
an appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements 
exceeds materiality.

On  the  basis  of  our  risk  assessments,  together  with  our  assessment  of  the  group’s  overall  control 
environment,  our  judgement  was  that  performance  materiality  was  50%  (2021:  50%)  of  our  planning 
materiality,  namely  $13.6  million  (2021:  $12.9  million).  We  have  set  performance  materiality  at  this 
percentage based on our assessment of the likelihood of misstatements and our understanding of the 
group gained through our planning procedures.

Audit work at component locations for the purpose of obtaining audit coverage over significant financial 
statement  accounts  is  undertaken  based  on  a  percentage  of  total  performance  materiality.  The 
performance materiality set for each component is based on the relative scale and risk of the component 
to the group as a whole and our assessment of the risk of misstatement at that component. In the current 
year,  the  range  of  performance  materiality  allocated  to  components  was  $2.7  million  to  $8.2  million  
(2021: $2.6 million to $7.8 million).

Reporting threshold

An amount below which identified misstatements are considered as being clearly trivial.

We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to them all uncorrected audit differences in 
excess of $1.4 million (2021: $1.3 million), which is set at 5% of planning materiality, as well as differences 
below that threshold that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.

We  evaluate  any  uncorrected  misstatements  against  both  the  quantitative  measures  of  materiality 
discussed above and in light of other relevant qualitative considerations in forming our opinion.

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Other information

The  other  information  comprises  the  information  included  in  the  annual  report  set  out  on  pages  5  to 
153  and  248  to  256  including  the  Strategic  Report  and  the  Directors’  Report,  other  than  the  financial 
statements  and  our  auditor’s  report  thereon.  The  Directors  are  responsible  for  the  other  information 
contained within the annual report.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent 
otherwise explicitly stated in this report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information 
is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit 
or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent 
material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement 
in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there 
is a material misstatement of the other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, the part of the Directors’ remuneration report to be audited has been properly prepared in 
accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

•  The  information  given  in  the  Strategic  report  and  the  Directors’  report  for  the  financial  year  for 

which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

•  The Strategic report and the Directors’ report have been prepared in accordance with applicable 

legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment 
obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic report 
or the Directors’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 
requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

•  Adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for 

Our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

•  The parent company financial statements and the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be 

audited are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

•  Certain disclosures of Directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
•  We have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Corporate Governance Statement

We  have  reviewed  the  Directors’  statement  in  relation  to  going  concern,  longer‑term  viability  and  that 
part of the Corporate Governance Statement relating to the group and company’s compliance with the 
provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code specified for our review by the Listing Rules.

Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following elements 
of  the  Corporate  Governance  Statement  is  materially  consistent  with  the  financial  statements  or  our 
knowledge obtained during the audit:

•  Directors’ statement with regards to the appropriateness of adopting the going concern basis of 

accounting and any material uncertainties identified set out on page 150;

•  Directors’ explanation as to its assessment of the company’s prospects, the period this assessment 

covers and why the period is appropriate set out on pages 92 to 93;

•  Director’s  statement  on  whether  it  has  a  reasonable  expectation  that  the  group  will  be  able  to 

continue in operation and meets its liabilities set out on pages 92 to 93;

•  Directors’ statement on fair, balanced and understandable set out on page 153;

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•  Board’s  confirmation  that  it  has  carried  out  a  robust  assessment  of  the  emerging  and  principal 

risks set out on pages 78 to 91;

•  The section of the annual report that describes the review of effectiveness of risk management and 

internal control systems set out on page 113; and;

•  The section describing the work of the audit committee set out on pages 110 to 115

Responsibilities of Directors

As  explained  more  fully  in  the  Directors’  responsibilities  statement  set  out  on  page  152  to  153,  the 
Directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they 
give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to enable 
the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud 
or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Directors are responsible for assessing the group and parent 
company’s  ability  to  continue  as  a  going  concern,  disclosing,  as  applicable,  matters  related  to  going 
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Directors either intend to liquidate 
the group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes  our  opinion.  Reasonable  assurance  is  a  high  level  of  assurance,  but  is  not  a  guarantee  that 
an  audit  conducted  in  accordance  with  ISAs  (UK)  will  always  detect  a  material  misstatement  when  it 
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the 
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the 
basis of these financial statements.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including 
fraud

Irregularities,  including  fraud,  are  instances  of  non‑compliance  with  laws  and  regulations.  We  design 
procedures  in  line  with  our  responsibilities,  outlined  above,  to  detect  irregularities,  including  fraud. 
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one 
resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional 
misrepresentations, or through collusion. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting 
irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.

However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged 
with governance of the company and management.

•  We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the 
group and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework (UK 
adopted international accounting standards, Companies Act 2006, the UK Corporate Governance 
Code and Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority) and the relevant tax compliance regulations 
in the jurisdictions in which the group operates. In addition, we concluded that there are certain 
laws and regulations relating to health and safety, employee matters, environmental and bribery 
and corruption practices that may impact upon the financial statements. We understood how the 
group is complying with those frameworks by making enquiries of management and with those 
responsible for legal and compliance procedures. Other procedures performed to address the risk 
of  management  override  included  evaluating  the  business  rationale  for  significant  unusual  and 
one‑off transactions, reviewing the minutes of the Board of Directors and Audit & Risk Committee, 
and including a level of unpredictability in our testing.

•  We  assessed  the  susceptibility  of  the  group’s  financial  statements  to  material  misstatement, 
including how fraud might occur, focussing on opportunities for management to reflect bias in key 
accounting estimates. We also engaged our forensics specialists in assisting our assessment of 
the susceptibility of the group’s financial statements to fraud.

•  We determined there to be a risk of fraud associated with management override of the revenue 
process, specifically from the posting of manual topside journal entries. Our procedures incorporated 
data analytics and manual journal entry testing into our audit approach.

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•  Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non‑compliance with 
such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved that could give rise to a material misstatement 
in the financial statements; this included the provision of specific instructions to component teams. 
Our procedures focused on enquires of group management and a review of Board minutes, Audit 
&  Risk  Committee  papers,  Internal  Audit  reports  and  correspondence  received  from  regulatory 
bodies.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the

Financial Reporting Council’s website at https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description 
forms part of our auditor’s report.

Other matters we are required to address

•  Following  the  recommendation  from  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committee,  we  were  appointed  by  the 
company on 29 April 2022 to audit the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2022 
and subsequent financial periods.

•  The period of total uninterrupted engagement including previous renewals and reappointments is 

six years, covering the years ending 31 December 2017 to 31 December 2022 inclusive.

•  The audit opinion is consistent with our report to the Audit & Risk Committee .

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 
of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s 
members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. 
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the 
company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions 
we have formed.

Paul Wallek (Senior Statutory Auditor) 
for and on behalf of Ernst & Young LLP, Statutory Auditor 
London 
22 March 2023

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Group Income Statement

Year ended 31 December 2022

($’000)

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Administrative expenses

Exploration and evaluation expenses

Notes

6

7a

7b

7c

Impairment of property, plant and equipment

12/23

Other expenses

Other income

Operating profit

Finance income

Finance costs

Unrealised loss on derivatives

Net foreign exchange gain/(losses)

Profit/ (Loss) before tax

Taxation expense

Profit/(Loss) for the year

Attributable to:

Owners of the parent

Non-controlling interests

7d

7e

9

9

26

9

10

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

737,081

(358,930)

378,151

(45,942)

(71,395)

(27,628)

(15,161)

14,133

232,158

9,572

(107,315)

(5,203)

(22,207)

107,005

(89,734)

17,271

17,271

–

17,271

2021

496,985

(345,112)

151,873

(42,973)

(87,678)

–

(7,019)

17,884

32,087

2,950

(97,380)

(21,477)

(6,922)

(90,742)

(5,412)

(96,154)

(96,046)

(108)

(96,154)

Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share (cents per share)

Basic

Diluted

11

11

$0.10

$0.12

($0.54)

($0.54)

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Group Statement of Comprehensive Income

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Year ended 31 December 2022

($’000)

Profit/ (Loss) for the year

Other comprehensive profit/(loss):

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Cash Flow hedges

Gain/(loss) arising in the period

Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified to profit 
or loss

Exchange difference on the translation of foreign operations, 
net of tax

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plan

Income taxes on items that will not be reclassified to profit or 
loss

2022

17,271

2021

(96,154)

11,665

(6,182)

(2,799)

1,546

6,996

15,862

(12,781)

(17,417)

267

(64)

203

(165)

40

(125)

Other comprehensive profit/(loss) after tax

16,065

(17,542)

Total comprehensive profit/(loss) for the year

33,336

(113,696)

Total comprehensive profit/(loss) attributable to:

Owners of the parent

Non-controlling interests

33,336

(113,590)

–

(106)

33,336

(113,696)

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Group Statement of Financial Position

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes

2022

2021

Year ended 31 December 2022

($’000)
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Equity-accounted investments
Other receivables
Deferred tax asset
Restricted cash

Current assets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Equity and Liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of the parent
Share capital
Share premium
Merger reserve
Other reserves
Foreign currency translation reserve
Share-based payment reserve
Retained earnings
Total equity

Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
Deferred tax liabilities
Retirement benefit liability
Provisions
Other payables

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Current portion of borrowings
Derivative financial instruments
Current tax liability
Provisions

Total liabilities
Total equity and liabilities

Approved by the Board on the 22 March 2023

Matthaios Rigas 
Chief Executive Officer

Panos Benos 
Chief Financial Officer

12
13

18
14
16

17
18
16
15

19
19
19

21
14
22
23
24

24
21

10
23

4,231,904
296,378
4
26,940
242,226
2,998
4,800,450

93,347
337,964
71,778
427,888
930,977
5,731,427

2,380
415,388
139,903
16,557
(5,827)
25,589
56,208
650,198

2,975,346
56,114
1,675
809,727
318,058
4,160,920

756,874
45,550
–
109,509
8,376
920,309
5,081,229
5,731,427

3,499,473
228,141
4
52,639
154,798
100,000
4,035,055

87,203
288,526
99,729
730,839
1,206,297
5,241,352

2,374
915,388
139,903
7,488
(12,823)
19,352
(354,559)
717,123

2,947,126
67,425
2,767
801,026
225,987
4,044,331

449,707
–
12,546
5,279
12,366
479,898
4,524,229
5,241,352

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Group Statement of Changes in Equity

Year ended 31 December 2022

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Hedges 
and 
Defined 
Benefit 
Plans 
reserve80

Equity 
component 
of 
convertible 
bonds81

Share 
based 
payment 
reserve82

Share 
capital

Share 
premium

Translation 
reserve83

Retained 
earnings

Merger 
reserves

Total

Non-
controlling 
interests

Total

13,419

(42)

(144,734)

139,903

928,093

266,299

1,194,392

(96,046)

–

(96,046)

(108)

(96,154)

2,367

915,388

1,792

–

–

–

–

–

7

–

–

(125)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(4,638)

–

(4,763)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10,459

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(12,781)

(12,781)

(96,046)

5,940

(7)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(125)

–

(125)

–

–

–

–

–

(4,638)

(12,781)

2

–

(4,636)

(12,781)

(113,590)

(106)

(113,696)

5,940

–

–

–

5,940

–

2,374 915,388

(2,971)

10,459

19,352

(12,823)

(354,559) 139,903 717,123

–

–

–

–

–

203

–

–

–

–

–

–

17,271

–

–

–

17,271

203

–

–

–

717,123

17,271

203

(113,779) –

(103,320)

(266,193)

(369,513)

($’000)

At 1 January 2021

Loss for the period

Remeasurement of defined benefit 
pension plan, net of tax

Hedges net of tax

Exchange difference on the translation 
of foreign operations

Total comprehensive income

Transactions with owners of the 
company

Share based payment charges (note 
25)

Exercise of Employee Share 
Options

Acquisition of non-controlling 
interests (note 21)

At 1 January 2022

Profit for the period

Remeasurement of defined 
benefit pension plan, net of tax

80 

 Reserve is used to recognise remeasurement gain or loss on cash flow hedges and actuarial gain or loss from the defined benefit pension plan. In the Statement of Financial Position this reserve is 
combined with the ‘Equity component of convertible bonds’ reserve.
 Refers to the Equity component of $50million of convertible loan notes, which were issued in February 2021 and have a maturity date of 29 December 2023.
 Share-based payments reserve is used to recognise the value of equity-settled share-based payments granted to parties including employees and key management personnel, as part of their remuneration.

81 
82 
83  Reserve is used to record unrealised exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of entities within the Group that have a functional currency other than US dollar.

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Group Statement of Changes in Equity (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2022

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Share 
capital

Share 
premium

Equity 
component 
of 
convertible 
bonds81

Share 
based 
payment 
reserve82

Translation 
reserve83

Retained 
earnings

Merger 
reserves

($’000)

Hedges, net of tax

Exchange difference on the 
translation of foreign operations

Total comprehensive income

Transactions with owners of the 
company

Share based payment charges 
(note 25)

Exercise of Employee Share 
Options

Share premium reduction (note 
19)

Dividends (note 20)

–

–

–

–

6

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Hedges 
and 
Defined 
Benefit 
Plans 
reserve80

8,866

–

9,069

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,996

6,996

–

–

17,271

6,243

(6)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

500,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

Non-
controlling 
interests

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

8,866

6,996

33,336

6,243

–

–

Total

8,866

6,996

33,336

6,243

–

–

(106,504)

650,198

At 31 December 2022

2,380 415,388

6,098

10,459

25,589

(5,827)

56,208

139,903 650,198

–

(500,000) –

–

–

(106,504) –

(106,504) –

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Group Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 December 2022

($’000)

Operating activities

Profit/ (Loss) before taxation

Adjustments to reconcile profit/(loss} before 
taxation to net cash provided by operating 
activities:

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation

Impairment loss on property, plant and 
equipment84

Loss from the sale of property, plant and 
equipment

Impairment loss on exploration and evaluation 
assets

Defined benefit (gain)

Movement in provisions

Compensation to gas buyers

Change in decommissioning provision estimates

Finance income

Finance costs

Unrealised loss on derivatives

ECL on trade receivables

Non-cash revenues from Egypt85

Impairment loss on inventory

Share-based payment charge

Net foreign exchange loss

Cash flow from operations before working 
capital adjustments

(Increase) in inventories

(Increase)/Decrease in trade and other 
receivables

Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables

Cash flow from operations

Income tax (paid)/ received

Net cash inflow from operating activities

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note

2022

2021

107,005

(90,742)

12,13

12,23

12

13

22

23

6

23

9

9

25

9

83,360

27,628

1,102

65,550

(351)

(4,742)

18,029

–

(9,572)

107,315

5,203

565

(57,766)

1,207

6,044

22,207

372,784

(10,278)

(74,454)

23,405

311,457

(39,304)

272,153

97,451

–

36

82,125

(4,062)

(4,465)

(22,958)

(10,198)

(2,950)

97,380

21,477

(1,853)

(39,100)

–

5,732

8,775

136,648

(16,484)

46,351

(34,726)

131,789

715

132,504

84  The impairment of property, plant and equipment is a result of changes in the decommissioning provision.
85 

 Non-cash revenues from Egypt arise due to taxes being deducted at source from invoices as such revenue and tax charges are 
grossed up to reflect this deduction but no cash inflow or outflow results.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note

2022

2021

12

13

24

21

21

21

21

Year ended 31 December 2022

($’000)

Investing activities

Payment for purchase of property, plant and 
equipment

Payment for exploration and evaluation, and other 
intangible assets

Acquisition of a subsidiary, net of cash acquired

Movement in restricted cash

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and 
equipment

Amounts received from INGL related to the future 
transfer of property, plant & equipment

Interest received

Net cash outflow for investing activities

Financing activities

Drawdown of borrowings

Repayment of borrowings

Senior secured notes Issuance

Acquisition of-non-controlling interests

Transaction costs related to acquisition of non-
controlling interest

Repayment of obligations under leases

Debt arrangement fees paid

Finance cost paid for deferred license payments

Finance costs paid

Dividend Paid

Net cash (outflow)/ inflow from financing 
activities

Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash 
equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the 
period

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

15

(395,753)

(403,503)

(64,414)

–

(48,674)

841

124,953

(199,729)

227

17,371

9,675

–

5,673

2,609

(307,941)

(642,783)

63,463

–

–

(30,000)

–

(14,023)

–

(1,501)

(178,914)

(106,504)

175,000

(1,807,140)

3,068,000

(175,000)

(1,677)

(10,852)

(48,377)

(3,494)

(136,695)

–

(267,479)

1,059,765

(303,267)

549,486

730,839

316

427,888

202,939

(21,586)

730,839

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Group Accounting Policies and Notes

1

Corporate Information

Energean plc (the ‘Company’) was incorporated in England & Wales on 8 May 2017 as a public company 
limited by shares, under the Companies Act 2006. Its registered office is at 44 Baker Street, London W1U 
7AL, United Kingdom. The Company and all subsidiaries controlled by the Company, are together referred 
to as “the Group”.

The Group has been established with the objective of exploration, production and commercialisation of 
crude oil and natural gas in Greece, Israel, North Africa, UK and the wider Eastern Mediterranean.

The Group’s core assets and subsidiaries as of 31 December 2022 are presented in note 30.

2

Significant accounting policies

2.1

Basis of preparation

The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  the  historical  cost  basis,  except  for  the 
revaluation of certain financial instruments that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values at the 
end of each reporting period, as explained in the accounting policies below.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted International 
Accounting Standards (UK-adopted IAS).

The consolidated financial information is presented in US Dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest 
thousand dollars except where otherwise indicated.

The  statement  of  financial  position  as  at  31  December  2022  presents  current  tax  liabilities  separately 
from  the  current  portion  of  trade  and  other  payables.  Comparative  amounts  of  $5,279,000  have  been 
reclassified accordingly.

The  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  a  going  concern  basis.  The  principal 
accounting policies adopted by the Group are set out below.

Going concern

The Group carefully manages the risk of a shortage of funds by closely monitoring its funding position and 
its liquidity risk. The going concern assessment covers the period from the date of approval of the Group 
Financial  Statements  on  22  March  2023  to  30  June  2024  ‘the  Assessment  Period’.  The  Assessment 
Period has been extended such that it includes the $625 million bond repayment due in March 2024.

As of 31 December 2022 the Group’s available liquidity was approximately $720 million. This available 
liquidity figure includes: (i) c. $43 million of undrawn facility under the €100 million loan backed by the 
Greek State signed in December 2021 for the development of the Prinos Area in Greece, including the 
Epsilon  development;  and  (ii)  c.  $174  million  available  under  the  $275  million  Revolving  Credit  Facility 
(‘RCF’) signed by the Group in September 2022 (with the remainder being utilized to issue Letters of Credit 
for the Group’s operations). Subsequent to 31 December 2022, the Group signed a $350 million Term 
Loan Facility. The Group has a $625 million bond, at the Energean Israel level, maturing in March 2024.
Management expects to refinance this bond during 2023; however, for the purposes of the Going Concern 
assessment it has been assumed that the bond is repaid in full and not refinanced.

The going concern assessment is founded on a cashflow forecast prepared by management, which is 
based on a number of assumptions, most notably the Group’s latest life of field production forecasts,
budgeted  expenditure  forecasts,  estimated  of  future  commodity  prices  (based  on  recent  published 
forward curves) and available headroom under the Group’s debt facilities. The going concern assessment 
contains a ‘Base Case’ and a ‘Reasonable Worst Case’ (‘RWC’) scenario.

The  Base  Case  scenario  assumes  Brent  at  $80/bbl  in  2023  and  $75/bbl  in 2024 and  PSV  (Italian  gas 
price) at €50/MWH in 2023 and €45/MWH in 2024. A reasonable ramp-up of production from the Karish 
Field is assumed throughout the going concern assessment period, with prices for gas sold assumed at

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contractually agreed prices. Under the Base Case, sufficient liquidity is maintained throughout the going 
concern period.

The Group also routinely performs sensitivity tests of its liquidity position to evaluate adverse impacts 
that may result from changes to the macro-economic environment, such as a reduction in commodity 
prices. These downsides are considered in the RWC going concern assessment scenario. The Group is 
not materially exposed to floating interest rate risk since the majority of its borrowings are fixed-rate. The 
Group also looks at the impact of changes or deferral of key projects and downside scenarios to budgeted 
production forecasts in the RWC.

The  two  primary  downside  sensitivities  considered  in  the  RWC  are:  (i)  reduced  commodity  prices;  (ii)
reduced  production  –  these  downsides  are  applied  to  assess  the  robustness  of  the  Group’s  liquidity 
position over the Assessment Period. In a RWC downside case, there are appropriate and timely mitigation 
strategies, within the Group’s control, to manage the risk of funding shortfalls and to ensure the Group’s 
ability to continue as a going concern. Mitigation strategies, within management’s control, modelled in 
the RWC include deferral of capital expenditure on operated assets, deferral or cancellation of exploration 
and/or discretionary spend and exercise of rights under contractual arrangements to improve liquidity.
Under the RWC scenario, after considering mitigation strategies, liquidity is maintained throughout the 
going concern period.

Reverse stress testing was also performed to determine what commodity price or production shortfall 
would  need  to  occur  for  liquidity  headroom  to  be  eliminated.  The  conditions  necessary  for  liquidity 
headroom  to  be  eliminated  are  judged  to  have  a  remote  possibility  of  occurring,  given  the  diversified 
nature of the Group’s portfolio and the ‘natural hedge’ provided by virtue of the Group’s fixed-price gas 
contracts  in  Israel  and  Egypt.  In  the  event  a  remote  downside  scenario  occurred,  prudent  mitigating 
strategies, consistent with those described above, could also be executed in the necessary timeframe 
to preserve liquidity. There is no material impact of climate change within the Assessment Period and 
therefore it does not form part of the reverse stress testing performed by management.

In forming its assessment of the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, including its review of 
the forecasted cashflow of the Group over the Forecast Period, the Board has made judgements about:

• Reasonable sensitivities appropriate for the current status of the business and the wider macro

•

environment; and
the Group’s ability to implement the mitigating actions within the Group’s control, in the event these
actions were required.

After careful consideration, the Directors are satisfied that the Group and Company has sufficient financial 
resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, for the Assessment Period from the date 
of approval of the Group Financial Statements on 22 March 2023 to 30 June 2024. For this reason, they 
continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

2.2 New and amended accounting standards and interpretations

The following amendments became effective as at 1 January 2022:

• Annual improvements to IFRS 2018-2020
• Reference to the Conceptual Framework – Amendments to IFRS 3
• Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use – Amendments to IAS 16
• Onerous Contracts – Costs of Fulfilling a Contract – Amendments to IAS 37

None of the above amendments had a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements of the 
Group.

New and amended standards and interpretations in issue but not yet effective for the 2022 year
end

New standards and interpretations that are in issue but not yet effective are listed below:

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts – 1 January 2023

•
• Amendments to IFRS 17 Insurance contracts: Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 – Comparative

Information – 1 January 2023

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• Disclosure  of  Accounting  Policies  (Amendments  to  IAS  1  and  IFRS  Practice  Statement  2)  –

1 January 2023

• Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to IAS 8) – 1 January 2023
• Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction (Amendments to

IAS 12) – 1 January 2023

• Amendments  to  IAS  1  –  Classification  of  Liabilities  as  Current  or  Non-current  and  Non-current

Liabilities with Covenants – 1 January 2024
Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (Amendments to IFRS 16) – 1 January 2024

•

The adoption of the above standard and interpretations is not expected to lead to any material changes to 
the Group’s accounting policies or have any other material impact on the financial position or performance 
of the Group.

2.3

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities 
controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries) as detailed in Note 30. Control is achieved when the Group 
is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to 
affect those returns through its power over the investee.

The  results  of  subsidiaries  acquired  or  disposed  of  during  the  year  are  included  in  the  consolidated 
financial  statements  from  the  effective  date  of  acquisition  or  up  to  the  effective  date  of  disposal,  as 
appropriate.

Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income (OCI) are attributed to owners of the 
Group and to the non-controlling interests, even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a 
deficit balance. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to 
bring their accounting policies into line with those used by other members of the Group. All intragroup 
transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation.

Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the 
Group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of 
the original business combination and the non-controlling interests’ share of changes in equity since the 
date of the combination.

Transactions  with  non-controlling  interests  that  do  not  result  in  loss  of  control  of  a  subsidiary,  are 
accounted for as transactions with the owners (i.e. as equity transactions). The difference between the 
fair value of any consideration and the resulting change in the non-controlling interests’ share of the net 
assets of the subsidiary, is recorded in equity.

3

Summary of significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies and measurement bases used in the preparation of the consolidated 
financial  statements  are  set  out  below.  These  policies  have  been  consistently  applied  to  all  periods 
presented in the consolidated financial statements unless otherwise stated.

3.1

Functional and presentation currency and foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries entities are 
measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which each entity operates (”the 
functional currency”).

The functional currency of the Company is US Dollars (US$). The US Dollar is the currency that mainly 
influences sales prices, revenue estimates and has a significant effect on its operations. The functional 
currencies of the Group’s main subsidiaries are Euro for Energean Italy Spa, Energean International E&P 
Spa,  Energean  Oil  &  Gas  S.A.,  and  US$  for  Energean  Israel  Limited,  Energean  Egypt  Limited,  Energean 
International Limited and Energean Capital Limited.

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Transactions and balances

Foreign  currency  transactions  are  translated  into  the  functional  currency  using  the  exchange  rates 
prevailing  at  the  dates  of  the  transactions.  Foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses  resulting  from  the 
retranslation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit 
or  loss.  Such  monetary  assets  and  liabilities  are  translated  at  year  end  foreign  exchange  rates.  Non-
monetary items denominated in a foreign currency are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the 
date of the transaction and are not subsequently remeasured.

Translation to presentation currency

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements information, the assets and liabilities of 
the Group are expressed in US$. The Company and its subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities are translated 
using exchange rates prevailing on the reporting date. Income and expense items are translated at the 
average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates have fluctuated significantly during that 
period, in which case the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions are used. Exchange differences 
arising  are  recognised  in  other  comprehensive  income  and  accumulated  in  the  Group’s  translation 
reserve. Such translation differences are reclassified to profit or loss in the period in which the foreign 
operation is disposed of.

3.2

Business combinations and goodwill

Acquisitions  of  subsidiaries  and  businesses  are  accounted  for  using  the  acquisition  method.  The 
consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the 
sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the Group, liabilities incurred by the 
Group to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group in exchange for 
control of the acquiree. For each business combination the acquirer measures the non-controlling interest 
in the acquiree either at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets.
Acquisition-related costs are recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss as incurred.

Where  appropriate,  the  cost  of  acquisition  includes  any  asset  or  liability  resulting  from  a  contingent 
consideration arrangement, measured at its acquisition-date fair value. Subsequent changes in such fair 
values are adjusted against the cost of acquisition where they qualify as measurement period adjustments.
All other subsequent changes in the fair value of contingent consideration classified are accounted for in 
profit or loss. Contingent consideration classified as equity is not remeasured.

The  acquiree’s  identifiable  assets,  liabilities  and  contingent  liabilities  as  at  the  date  of  acquisition 
are  recognised  and  measured  at  fair  value  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of IFRS  3  Business 
Combinations

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting year in which 
the combination occurs, the Group reports provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting 
is  incomplete.  Those  provisional  amounts  are  adjusted  during  the  measurement  period  (see  below),
or  additional  assets  or  liabilities  are  recognised,  to  reflect  new  information  obtained  about  facts  and 
circumstances that existed as at the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the amounts 
recognised as at that date.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-
controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in 
the acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition-date fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and 
the liabilities assumed. If, after reassessment, the net of the acquisition-date fair values of the identifiable 
assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of 
any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held interest in 
the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.
Following initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

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3.3

Investments in Associates and Joint arrangements

A joint arrangement is one in which two or more parties have joint control. Joint control is the contractually 
agreed  sharing  of  control  of  an  arrangement,  which  exists  only  when  decisions  about  the  relevant 
activities require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control. A joint arrangement is either a 
joint operation or a joint venture.

An associate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence. Significant influence is the power 
to  participate  in  the  financial  and  operating  policy  decisions  of  the  investee  but  is  not  control  or  joint 
control over those policies.

Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

A joint venture is a type of joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement 
have rights to the net assets of the joint venture.

The considerations made in determining significant influence or joint control are similar to those necessary 
to  determine  control  over  subsidiaries.  The  Group’s  investments  in  associates  and  joint  ventures  are 
accounted for using the equity method.

Under the equity method, the investment in an associate or a joint venture is initially recognised at cost.
The  carrying  amount  of  the  investment  is  adjusted  to  recognise  changes  in  the  Group’s  share  of  net 
assets of the associate or joint venture since the acquisition date. Any goodwill relating to the associate 
or  joint  venture  is  included  in  the  carrying  amount  of  the  investment  and  is  not  tested  for  impairment 
separately.

Any change in OCI of those investees is presented as part of the Group’s OCI. In addition, when there has 
been a change recognised directly in the equity of the associate or joint venture, the Group recognises its 
share of any changes, when applicable, in the statement of changes in equity. Unrealised gains and losses 
resulting from transactions between the Group and the associate or joint venture are eliminated to the 
extent of the interest in the associate or joint venture.

The aggregate of the Group’s share of profit or loss of an associate and a joint venture is shown on the 
face of the statement of profit or loss outside operating profit and represents profit or loss after tax and 
non-controlling interests in the subsidiaries of the associate or joint venture.

After  application  of  the  equity  method,  the  Group  determines  whether  it  is  necessary  to  recognise  an 
impairment  loss  on  its  investment  in  its  associate  or  joint  venture.  At  each  reporting  date,  the  Group 
determines whether there is objective evidence that the investment in the associate or joint venture is 
impaired.  If  there  is  such  evidence,  the  Group  calculates  the  amount  of  impairment  as  the  difference 
between  the  recoverable  amount  of  the  associate  or  joint  venture  and  its  carrying  value,  and  then 
recognises the loss within ‘Share of profit of an Associate and a Joint Venture’ in the statement of profit 
or loss.

Upon  loss  of  significant  influence  over  the  associate  or  joint  control  over  the  joint  venture,  the  Group 
measures and recognises any retained investment at its fair value. Any difference between the carrying 
amount of the associate or joint venture upon loss of significant influence or joint control and the fair 
value of the retained investment and proceeds from disposal is recognised in profit or loss.

Joint operations

A  joint  operation  is  a  type  of  joint  arrangement  whereby  the  parties  that  have  joint  control  of  the 
arrangement have the right to the assets and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. In 
relation to its interests in joint operations, the Group recognises its share of:

Liabilities, including its share of any liabilities incurred jointly.

• Assets, including its share of any assets held jointly.
•
• Revenue from the sale of its share of the output arising from the joint operation.
• Share of the revenue from the sale of the output by the joint operation.
• Expenses, including its share of any expenses incurred jointly.

The Group is engaged in oil and gas exploration,  development and production through unincorporated 
joint arrangements particularly in Italy and the UK. These are classified as joint operations in accordance 
with IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements. The Group accounts for its share of the results and assets and liabilities 
of these joint operations. In addition, where the Energean acts as operator to the joint operation, the gross

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liabilities and receivables (including amounts due to or from non-operated partner) of the joint operation 
are included in the Group’s balance sheet. Where another party acts as operator, the Group’s share of the 
working capital (inventory, receivables and payables) of those non-operated fields is recognised within 
trade and other payables/receivables. A list of the Group’s joint operations and its working interest in each 
is disclosed in note 31.

3.4

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

The  Group  adopts  the  successful  efforts  method  of  accounting  for  exploration  and  evaluation  costs.
Pre-licence costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. All licence acquisition, exploration 
and evaluation costs and directly attributable administration costs are initially capitalised as intangible 
assets  by  field  or  exploration  area,  as  appropriate.  All  such  capitalised  costs  are  subject  to  technical,
commercial and management review, as well as review for indicators of impairment at least once a year.
This is to confirm the continued intent to develop or otherwise extract value from the discovery. When this 
is no longer the case, the costs are written off through the statement of profit or loss. When proved reserves 
of  oil  and  gas  are  identified  and  development  is  sanctioned  by  management,  the  relevant  capitalised 
expenditure is first assessed for impairment and (if required) any impairment loss is recognised, then the 
remaining balance is transferred to oil and gas properties.

Farm-outs – in the exploration and evaluation phase

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. 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 Group as a gain on disposal.

3.5 Oil and gas properties – assets in development

Expenditure is transferred from ’Exploration and evaluation assets’ to ‘Assets in development’ which is a 
subcategory of ‘Oil and gas properties’ once the work completed to date supports the future development 
of  the  asset  and  such  development  receives  appropriate  approvals.  After  transfer  of  the  exploration 
and  evaluation  assets,  all  subsequent  expenditure  on  the  construction,  installation  or  completion  of 
infrastructure  facilities  such  as  platforms,  pipelines  and  the  drilling  of  development  wells,  including 
unsuccessful development or delineation wells, is capitalised within ‘Assets in development’. Proceeds 
from any oil and gas produced while bringing an item of property, plant and equipment to the location and 
condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management (such as 
samples produced when testing whether the asset is functioning properly) is recognised in profit or loss in 
accordance with IFRS 15 Revenue Recognition. The Group measures the cost of those items applying the 
measurement requirements of IAS 2 Inventories. When a development project moves into the production 
stage, all assets included in ‘Assets in development’ are then transferred to ‘Producing assets’ which is 
also a sub-category of ‘Oil and gas properties’.  The capitalisation of certain construction/development 
costs ceases, and costs are either regarded as part of the cost of inventory or expensed, except for costs 
which qualify for capitalisation relating to ‘Oil and gas properties’ asset additions, improvements or new 
developments.

3.6 Commercial reserves

Commercial reserves are proven and probable oil and gas reserves, which are defined as the estimated 
quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological, geophysical and engineering 
data  demonstrate  with  a  specified  degree  of  certainty  to  be  recoverable  in  future  years  from  known 
reservoirs and which are considered commercially producible. Commercial reserves have a 50% statistical 
probability that the actual quantity of recoverable reserves will be more than the amount estimated as 
proven and probable reserves and a 50% statistical probability that it will be less.

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3.7 Depletion and amortisation

All expenditure carried within each field is amortised from the commencement of production on a unit 
of production basis, which is the ratio of oil and gas production in the period to the estimated quantities 
of commercial reserves at the end of the period plus the production in the period, generally on a field-by-
field basis or by a group of fields which are reliant on common infrastructure. Costs included in the unit 
of production calculation comprise the net book value of capitalised costs plus the estimated future field 
development costs required to recover the commercial reserves remaining. Changes in the estimates of 
commercial reserves or future field development costs are dealt with prospectively.

3.8

Impairments of oil & gas properties

The  group  assesses  assets  or  groups  of  assets,  called  cash-generating  units  (CGUs),  for  impairment 
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or CGU may 
not  be  recoverable;  for  example,  changes  in  the  group’s  assumptions  about  commodity  prices,  low 
field  utilisation,  significant  downward  revisions  of  estimated  reserves  or  increases  in  estimated  future 
development  expenditure  or  decommissioning  costs.  If  any  such  indication  of  impairment  exists,  the 
group makes an estimate of the asset’s or CGU’s recoverable amount.

Where there is interdependency between fields due to shared infrastructure, the related cash inflows of 
each field are not largely independent and therefore the relevant fields are grouped as a single CGU for 
impairment purposes. A CGU’s recoverable amount is the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal 
and its value in use. Where the carrying amount of a CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the CGU is 
considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount.

Fair value less costs of disposal is the price that would be received to sell the asset in an orderly transaction 
between market participants and does not reflect the effects of factors that may be specific to the group 
and not applicable to entities in general.

In order to discount the future cash flows the Group calculates CGU-specific discount rates. The discount 
rates are based on an assessment of a relevant peer group’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC).
The  Group  then  adds  any  exploration  risk  premium  which  is  implicit  within  a  peer  group’s  WACC  and 
subsequently  applies  additional  country  risk  premium  for  CGUs.  Where  conditions  giving  rise  to 
impairment subsequently reverse, the effect of the impairment charge is also reversed as a credit to the 
income statement, net of any amortisation that would have been charged since the impairment.

The reversal is limited such that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds neither its recoverable amount,
nor the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss 
been recognised for the asset in prior years.

3.9 Other property, plant and equipment

Other property, plant and equipment comprise of plant machinery and installation, furniture and fixtures.

Initial recognition

The initial cost of an asset comprises its purchase price or construction cost, any costs directly attributable 
to bringing the asset into operation and borrowing costs. The purchase price or construction cost is the 
aggregate amount paid and the fair value of any other consideration given to acquire the asset.

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Depreciation

Depreciation of other property, plant and equipment is calculated on the straight-line method so as to 
write-off the cost amount of each asset to its residual value, over its estimated useful life. The useful life 
of each class is estimated as follows:

Property leases and leasehold improvements

Motor vehicles and other equipment

Plant and machinery

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

Years

3 – 10

2 – 5

7 – 15

5 – 7

Depreciation of the assets in the course of construction commences when the assets are ready for their 
intended use, on the same basis as other assets of the same class.

An  item  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  and  any  significant  part  initially  recognised  is  derecognised 
upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or 
loss arising on derecognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds 
and  the  carrying  amount  of  the  asset)  is  included  in  the  statement  of  profit  or  loss  when  the  asset  is 
derecognised.

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

Repairs, maintenance, and renovations

Expenditure for routine repairs and maintenance of property, plant and equipment is charged to the profit 
or loss in the year in which it is incurred. The cost of major improvements and renovations and other 
subsequent expenditure are included in the carrying amount of the asset when the recognition criteria 
of IAS 16 ‘Property, Plant and Equipment’ are met. Major improvements and renovations capitalised are 
depreciated over the remaining useful life of the related asset.

3.10 Other intangible assets

Computer software

Costs that are directly associated with identifiable and unique computer software products controlled by 
the Group and that it is probable that these products will generate economic benefits exceeding costs 
beyond one year are recognised as intangible assets. Subsequently computer software is carried at cost 
less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Costs associated with maintenance of computer software programs (such as S4/HANA Cloud Services)
are recognised as an expense when incurred.

Computer software costs are amortised using the straight-line method over their useful live, of between 
three and five years, which commences when the computer software is available for use.

3.11 Impairment of non-financial assets

At  each  reporting  date,  the  Group  reviews  the  carrying  amounts  of  its  depreciable  property,  plant  and 
equipment  and  intangible  assets  to  determine  whether  there  is  any  indication  that  those  assets  have 
suffered an impairment loss. Impairment is assessed at the level of cash-generating units (CGUs) which,
in  accordance  with  IAS  36  ‘Impairment  of  Assets’,  are  identified  as  the  smallest  identifiable  group  of 
assets that generates cash inflows, which are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets.
This is usually at the individual royalty, stream, oil and gas or working interest level for each property from 
which cash inflows are generated.

An  impairment  loss  is  recognised  for  the  amount  by  which  the  asset’s  carrying  value  exceeds  its 
recoverable  amount,  which  is  the  higher  of  fair  value  less  costs  of  disposal  (FVLCD)  and  value-in-use 
(VIU).  The  future  cash  flow  expected  is  derived  using  estimates  of  proven  and  probable  reserves  and 
information  regarding  the  mineral,  stream  and  oil  &  gas  properties,  respectively,  that  could  affect  the

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future  recoverability  of  the  Company’s  interests.  Discount  factors  are  determined  individually  for  each 
asset and reflect their respective risk profiles.

Assets are subsequently reassessed for indications that an impairment loss previously recognised may 
no longer exist. An impairment charge is reversed if the conditions that gave rise to the recognition of 
an impairment loss are subsequently reversed and the asset’s recoverable amount exceeds its carrying 
amount.  Impairment  losses  can  be  reversed  only  to  the  extent  that  the  recoverable  amount  does  not 
exceed the carrying value that would have been determined had no impairment been recognised previously.

Exploration and evaluation assets are tested for impairment when there is an indication that a particular 
exploration  and  evaluation  project  may  be  impaired.  Examples  of  indicators  of  impairment  include  a 
significant price decline over an extended period, the decision to delay or no longer pursue the exploration 
and evaluation project, or an expiration of rights to explore an area. In addition, exploration and evaluation 
assets are assessed for impairment upon their reclassification to producing assets (oil and gas interest 
in property, plant and equipment). In assessing the impairment of exploration and evaluation assets, the 
carrying value of the asset would be compared to the estimated recoverable amount and any impairment 
loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as at 31 December and when circumstances indicate that the 
carrying value may be impaired.

Impairment is determined for goodwill by assessing the recoverable amount of each CGU (or group of 
CGUs) to which the goodwill relates. When the recoverable amount of the CGU is less than its carrying 
amount, an impairment loss is recognised. Impairment losses relating to goodwill cannot be reversed in 
future periods.

3.12 Convertible bonds

Convertible bonds are separated into liability and equity components based on the terms of the contract.
The fair value of the liability component on initial recognition is calculated by discounting the contractual 
cash  flows  using  a  market  interest  rate  for  an  equivalent  non-convertible  instrument.  The  difference 
between the fair value of the liability component and the proceeds received on issue is recorded as equity.

Transaction  costs  are  apportioned  between  the  liability  and  the  equity  components  of  the  instrument 
based  on  the  amounts  initially  recognised.  The  liability  component  is  classified  as  a  financial  liability 
measured at amortised cost (net of transaction costs) until it is extinguished on conversion or settlement.
The equity component is not remeasured.

3.13 Leases

The  Group  assesses  at  contract  inception  whether  a  contract  is,  or  contains,  a  lease.  That  is,  if  the 
contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for 
consideration.

The determination of whether an arrangement is, or contains, a lease is based on the substance of the 
arrangement at the date of inception. The arrangement is assessed to determine whether fulfilment is 
dependent on the use of a specific asset (or assets) and the arrangement conveys a right to use the asset 
(or assets), even if that asset is (or those assets are) not explicitly specified in an arrangement. With the 
exception of leases in joint operations (see below), the Group is not a lessor in any transactions, it is only 
a lessee.

Group as a lessee

The Group applies a single recognition and measurement approach for all leases, except for short-term 
leases, leases of low-value assets and leases to explore for or use minerals, oil, natural gas and similar 
non-regenerative resources. The Group recognises lease liabilities to make lease payments and right-of-
use assets representing the right to use the underlying assets.

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i) Right-of-use assets

The  Group  recognises  right-of-use  assets  at  the  commencement  date  of  the  lease  (i.e.,  the  date  the 
underlying asset is available for use).

The right-of-use asset is measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, 
and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. Cost comprises the initial amount of the lease 
liability and any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs 
incurred  and  an  estimate  of  costs  required  to  remove  or  restore  the  underlying  asset,  less  any  lease 
incentives received. Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the 
lease term and the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:

•  Property leases 1 to 10 years
•  Motor vehicles and other equipment 1 to 12 years

If ownership of the leased asset transfers to the Group at the end of the lease term or the cost reflects 
the exercise of a purchase option, depreciation is calculated using the estimated useful life of the asset.

The right-of-use assets are also subject to impairment.

ii) Lease liabilities

At the commencement date of the lease, the Group recognises lease liabilities measured at the present 
value of lease payments to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments 
(including in substance fixed payments) less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that 
depend on an index or a rate, and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The lease 
payments also include the exercise price of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised by the 
Group and payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the Group exercising 
the option to terminate.

In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Group uses its incremental borrowing rate at the 
lease commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the 
commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and 
reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured 
if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, a change in the lease payments (e.g., changes to 
future payments resulting from a change in an index or rate used to determine such lease payments) or a 
change in the assessment of an option to purchase the underlying asset.

The Group’s lease liabilities are included in Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (see Note 21).

iii) Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets

The Group applies the short-term lease recognition exemption to its short-term leases of machinery and 
equipment (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date 
and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the lease of low-value assets recognition exemption 
to leases of office equipment that are considered to be low value. Lease payments on short-term leases 
and leases of low value assets are recognised as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

iv) Other leases outside the scope of IFRS 16

Leases to explore for or use minerals, oil, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources are outside 
the scope of IFRS 16 and are recognised as exploration and evaluation costs or as oil and gas assets, as 
appropriate. Please refer to notes 3.4 and 3.5.

Accounting for leases in joint operations

Where the Group enters into lease agreements as operator of a joint operation and is sole signatory to a 
lease contract, it recognises its obligations under the lease in full to reflect the legal position of the Group 
as the contracting counterparty for such leases. Where the obligations of the non-operator parties under 
the  joint  operating  agreement  give  rise  to  a  sub-lease,  the  related  proportion  of  the  right-of-use  asset 
is  derecognised  and  a  finance  lease  receivable  recorded  to  reflect  the  proportion  of  the  lease  liability 
recoverable from the non-operator parties to the joint operating agreement.

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3.14 Financial instruments – initial recognition and subsequent measurement

A  financial  instrument  is  any  contract  that  gives  rise  to  a  financial  asset  of  one  entity  and  a  financial 
liability or equity instrument of another entity.

i) Financial assets

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial  assets  are  classified,  at  initial  recognition,  as  subsequently  measured  at  amortised  cost,  fair 
value through other comprehensive income (OCI), or fair value through profit or loss.

The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual 
cash flow characteristics and the Group’s business model for managing them. With the exception of trade 
receivables  that  do  not  contain  a  significant  financing  component  or  for  which  the  Group  has  applied 
the practical expedient, the Group initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of 
a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. Trade receivables that do not 
contain a significant financing component or for which the Group has applied the practical expedient are 
measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15.

In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at amortised cost or fair value through OCI, it 
needs to give rise to cash flows that are ‘solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI)’ on the principal 
amount outstanding. This assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is performed at an instrument 
level.

The Group’s business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets 
in  order  to  generate  cash  flows.  The  business  model  determines  whether  cash  flows  will  result  from 
collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both.

Subsequent measurement

For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial assets are classified in two categories:

• Financial assets at amortised cost (debt instruments)
• Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets at amortised cost

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently measured using the effective interest (EIR) method 
and are subject to impairment under the expected credit loss model. Gains and losses are recognised in
profit or loss when the asset is derecognised, modified or impaired.

The Group’s financial assets at amortised cost include trade receivables.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

The  Group’s  financial  assets  at  fair  value  through  profit  or  loss  include  financial  assets  designated 
upon initial recognition at fair value through profit or loss, or financial assets mandatorily required to be 
measured at fair value.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are carried in the statement of financial position at fair 
value with net changes in fair value recognised in the statement of profit or loss.

Derecognition

A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset or part of a group of similar financial 
assets)  is  primarily  derecognised  (i.e.,  removed  from  the  Group’s  consolidated  statement  of  financial 
position) when the rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired or are transferred.

Impairment of financial assets

The Group recognises an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held 
at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows 
due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Group expects to receive, discounted 
at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. The expected cash flows will include cash flows 
from the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements that are integral to the contractual terms.

ECLs  are  recognised  in  two  stages.  For  credit  exposures  for  which  there  has  not  been  a  significant 
increase in credit risk since initial recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses that result from default

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events  that  are  possible  within  the  next  12-months  (a  12-month  ECL).  For  those  credit  exposures  for 
which  there  has  been  a  significant  increase  in  credit  risk  since  initial  recognition,  a  loss  allowance  is 
required for credit losses expected over the remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of 
the default (a lifetime ECL).

For trade receivables and contract assets, the Group applies a simplified approach in calculating ECLs. 
Therefore, the Group does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss allowance based 
on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date.

The  Group  considers  a  financial  asset  in  default  when  contractual  payments  are  90  days  past  due. 
However, in certain cases, the Group may also consider a financial asset to be in default when internal or 
external information indicates that the Group is unlikely to receive the outstanding contractual amounts 
in full before taking into account any credit enhancements held by the Group. A financial asset is written 
off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovering the contractual cash flows.

ii) Financial liabilities

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial liabilities are classified, at initial recognition, as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or 
loss, loans and borrowings, payables, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments in an effective 
hedge, as appropriate.

All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and 
payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs.

The  Group’s  financial  liabilities  include  trade  and  other  payables,  loans  and  borrowings  and  derivative 
financial instruments.

Subsequent measurement

The measurement of financial liabilities depends on their classification, as described below:

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Financial  liabilities  at  fair  value  through  profit  or  loss  include  financial  liabilities  held  for  trading  and 
financial liabilities designated upon initial recognition as at fair value through profit or loss.

Financial liabilities are classified as held for trading if they are incurred for the purpose of repurchasing 
in the near term. This category also includes derivative financial instruments entered into by the Group 
that  are  not  designated  as  hedging  instruments  in  hedge  relationships  as  defined  by  IFRS  9  Financial 
Instruments.  Separated  embedded  derivatives  are  also  classified  as  held  for  trading  unless  they  are 
designated as effective hedging instruments.

Gains or losses on financial liabilities recognised at fair value through profit and loss are recognised in 
the statement of profit or loss. The Group discloses the unwinding of the discount separately, in finance 
costs, from the mark to market gain or loss.

Loans and borrowings

This  is  the  category  most  relevant  to  the  Group.  After  initial  recognition,  interest-bearing  loans  and 
borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the EIR method. Gains and losses are 
recognised in profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognised, modified and through the EIR amortisation 
process.

Amortised  cost  is  calculated  by  taking  into  account  any  discount  or  premium  on  acquisition  and  fees 
or  costs  that  are  an  integral  part  of  the  EIR.  The  EIR  amortisation  is  included  as  finance  costs  in  the 
statement of profit or loss.

This category generally applies to interest-bearing loans and borrowings.

Derecognition

A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or 
expires. When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially 
different  terms,  or  the  terms  of  an  existing  liability  are  substantially  modified,  such  an  exchange  or 
modification is treated as the derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability. 
The difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognised in the statement of profit or loss.

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iii) Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  are  offset  and  the  net  amount  is  reported  in  the  consolidated 
statement  of  financial  position  if  there  is  a  currently  enforceable  legal  right  to  offset  the  recognised 
amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realise the assets and settle the liabilities 
simultaneously.

Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting

Initial recognition and subsequent measurement

The  Group  uses  derivative  financial  instruments,  such  as  interest  rate  swaps  and  forward  commodity 
contracts, to hedge its interest rate risks and commodity price risks, respectively. Such derivative financial 
instruments are initially recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into 
and are subsequently remeasured at fair value. Derivatives are carried as financial assets when the fair 
value is positive and as financial liabilities when the fair value is negative.

For the purpose of hedge accounting, hedges are classified as:

•  Fair value hedges when hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognised asset or 

liability or an unrecognised firm commitment

•  Cash flow hedges when hedging the exposure to variability in cash flows that is either attributable 
to  a  particular  risk  associated  with  a  recognised  asset  or  liability  or  a  highly  probable  forecast 
transaction or the foreign currency risk in an unrecognised firm commitment

•  Hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation

At  the  inception  of  a  hedge  relationship,  the  Group  formally  designates  and  documents  the  hedging 
instrument and the hedged item to which it wishes to apply hedge accounting and the risk management 
objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge.

A  hedging  relationship  qualifies  for  hedge  accounting  if  it  meets  all  of  the  following  effectiveness 
requirements:

•  There is ‘an economic relationship’ between the hedged item and the hedging instrument.
•  The  effect  of  credit  risk  does  not  ‘dominate  the  value  changes’  that  result  from  that  economic 

relationship.

•  The hedge ratio of the hedging relationship is the same as that resulting from the quantity of the 
hedged item that the Group actually hedges and the quantity of the hedging instrument that the 
Group actually uses to hedge that quantity of hedged item.

Hedges that meet all the qualifying criteria for hedge accounting are accounted for, as described below:

Cash flow hedges

The effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognised in OCI in the cash flow 
hedge reserve, while any ineffective portion is recognised immediately in the statement of profit or loss. 
The  cash  flow  hedge  reserve  is  adjusted  to  the  lower  of  the  cumulative  gain  or  loss  on  the  hedging 
instrument and the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk.

From time to time, the Group may use forward commodity contracts for its exposure to volatility in the 
commodity  prices.  The  ineffective  portion  relating  to  forward  commodity  contracts  is  recognised  in 
revenue or cost of sales.

The Group designates only the spot element of forward contracts as a hedging instrument. The forward 
element is recognised in OCI and accumulated in a separate component of equity.

The amount accumulated in OCI is reclassified to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment in the 
same period or periods during which the hedged cash flows affect profit or loss.

If cash flow hedge accounting is discontinued, the amount that has been accumulated in OCI must remain 
in accumulated OCI if the hedged future cash flows are still expected to occur. Otherwise, the amount 
will be immediately reclassified to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment. After discontinuation, 
once the hedged cash flow occurs, any amount remaining in accumulated OCI must be accounted for 
depending on the nature of the underlying transaction.

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Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the Group are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares are classified as equity and measured at their nominal value. Any premiums received on 
issue of share capital above its nominal value, are recognised as share premium within equity. Associated 
issue costs are deducted from share premium.

3.15 Share-based payment

Equity-settled transactions

Awards to non-employees:

The fair value of the equity settled awards has been determined at the date the goods or services are 
received with a corresponding increase in equity (share-based payment reserve).

Awards to employees:

Employees (including senior executives) of the Group receive remuneration in the form of share-based 
payments,  whereby  employees  render  services  as  consideration  for  equity  instruments  (equity-settled 
transactions).

The fair value of the equity settled awards has been determined at the date of grant of the award allowing 
for the effect of any market-based performance conditions.

That cost is recognised in employee benefits expense, together with a corresponding increase in equity 
(share-based payment reserve), over the period in which the service and, where applicable, the performance 
conditions  are  fulfilled  (the  vesting  period).  The  cumulative  expense  recognised  for  equity-settled 
transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period 
has expired and the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest.
The expense or credit in the statement of profit or loss for a period represents the movement in cumulative 
expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period.

Service and non-market performance conditions are not taken into account when determining the grant 
date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the conditions being met is assessed as part of the Group’s 
best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. Market performance conditions 
are reflected within the grant date fair value. Any other conditions attached to an award, but without an 
associated service requirement, are considered to be non-vesting conditions. Non-vesting conditions are 
reflected in the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate expensing of an award unless there are 
also service and/or performance conditions.

No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/
or service conditions have not been met. Where awards include a market or non-vesting condition, the 
transactions are treated as vested irrespective of whether the market or non-vesting condition is satisfied,
provided that all other performance and/or service conditions are satisfied.

3.16 Fair value measurement

Fair value is 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. The fair value measurement is based 
on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either: in the 
principal market for the asset or liability or in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous 
market for the asset or liability.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would 
use  when  pricing  the  asset  or  liability,  assuming  that  market  participants  act  in  their  economic  best 
interest.  A  fair  value  measurement  of  a  non-financial  asset  takes  into  account  a  market  participant’s 
ability  to  generate  economic  benefits  by  using  the  asset  in  its  highest  and  best  use  or  by  selling  it  to 
another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

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The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient 
data are available to measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising 
the use of unobservable inputs.

All  assets  and  liabilities,  for  which  fair  value  is  measured  or  disclosed  in  the  consolidated  financial 
statements, are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest-level 
input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

•
•

•

Level 1 – Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 – Valuation techniques for which the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement is directly or indirectly observable
Level 3 – Valuation techniques for which the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement is unobservable

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis,
the Group determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by reassessing 
categorisation  (based  on  the  lowest-level  input  that  is  significant  to  the  fair  value  measurement  as  a 
whole) at the end of each reporting period.

3.17 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash at bank, demand deposits and also cash reserves retained 
as a bank security pledge in respect of bank guarantees (Note 28), with a maturity of three months or less 
that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in their fair value.

The  cash  reserves  retained  as  a  bank  security  pledge  in  respect  of  bank  guarantees  are  defined  as 
deposits in escrow and held in designated bank deposits accounts to be released when the Group meet 
the specified expenditure milestones.

Restricted cash comprises balances retained in respect of the Group’s Senior Secured Notes and cash 
collateral  provided  under  a  letter  of  credit  facility  for  issuing  bank  guarantees  for  Group’s  activities  in 
Israel (see Note 16). The nature of the restrictions on these balances mean that they do not qualify for 
classification as cash equivalents.

3.18 Over/underlift

Lifting or offtake arrangements for oil and gas produced in certain of the Group’s jointly owned operations 
are such that each participant may not receive and sell its precise share of the overall production in each 
period. The resulting imbalance between cumulative entitlement and cumulative production less stock is 
underlift or overlift. Underlift and overlift are valued at market value and included within receivables and 
payables respectively. Movements during an accounting period are adjusted through cost of sales such 
that gross profit is recognised on an entitlements basis.

In respect of redeterminations, any adjustments to the Group’s net entitlement of future production is 
accounted for prospectively in the period in which the make-up oil is produced. Where the make-up period 
extends beyond the expected life of a field an accrual is recognised for the expected shortfall.

3.19 Inventories

Inventories comprise crude oil and by-product (sulphur), consumables and other spare parts. Inventories 
are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined using the monthly weighted 
average cost method. The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises raw materials, direct 
labour,  other  direct  costs  and  related  production  overheads.  It  does  not  include  borrowing  costs.  Net 
realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of 
completion and estimated costs necessary to make the sale. Spare parts consumed within a year are 
carried as inventory and recognised in profit or loss when consumed.

The Group assesses the net realisable value of the inventories at the end of each year and recognises in 
the consolidated statement of profit or loss the appropriate valuation adjustment if the inventories are 
overstated. When the circumstances that previously caused impairment no longer exist or when there

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is clear evidence of an increase in the inventories’ net realisable value due to a change in the economic 
circumstances, the amount thereof is reversed.

3.20 Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of 
past  events,  it  is  probable  that  an  outflow  of  resources  will  be  required  to  settle  the  obligation,  and  a 
reliable estimate of the amount can be made. Where the Group expects a provision to be reimbursed,
for example under an insurance contract, the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset but only 
when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate 
of  the  consideration  required  to  settle  the  present  obligation  at  the  end  of  the  reporting  period,  taking 
into account the risk and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. The expense relating to a provision is 
presented in profit or loss net of any reimbursement. If the effect of the time value of money is material,
provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. When 
discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as a finance 
cost.

Decommissioning costs

Provision for decommissioning is recognised in full when the related facilities are installed. A corresponding 
amount equivalent to the provision is also recognised as part of the cost of the related property, plant and 
equipment.

The amount recognised is the estimated cost of decommissioning, discounted to its net present value at a 
risk-free discount rate, and is reassessed each year in accordance with local conditions and requirements.
Changes in the estimated timing of decommissioning or decommissioning cost estimates are dealt with 
prospectively by recording an adjustment to the provision, and a corresponding adjustment to property,
plant and equipment. The unwinding of the discount on the decommissioning provision is included as a 
finance cost.

3.21 Revenue

Revenue  from  contracts  with  customers  is  recognised  when  control  of  the  gas/crude  oil/by-products 
or rendering of services are transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to 
which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

The Group has concluded that it is the principal in its revenue arrangements because it typically controls 
the goods or services before transferring them to the customer. In certain jurisdictions in which the Group 
operates royalties are levied by the government. The government can request that these royalty payments 
be made in cash or in kind. In the current year and in prior years the government has requested cash 
payments  be  made  and  therefore  the  Group  has  not  made  any  royalty  payments  in  kind.  As  such  the 
Group obtains control of all the underlying reserves once extracted, sells the production to its customers 
and then remits the proceeds to the royalty holder and is therefore considered to be acting as the principal.

Sale of gas, crude oil and by-products

Sales revenue represents the sales value, net of VAT, of actual sales volumes to customers in the year 
together with the gain/loss on realisation of cash flow hedges.

The Group’s accounting policy under IFRS 15 is that revenue is recognised when the Group satisfies a 
performance obligation by transferring oil or gas to its customer. The title to oil and gas typically transfers 
to a customer at the same time as the customer takes physical possession of the oil or gas. Typically, at 
this point in time, the performance obligations of the Group are fully satisfied. The revenue is recorded 
when the oil or gas has been physically delivered to a vessel or pipeline.

Rendering of services

The  Group  recognises  revenue  from  technical  advisory  services,  using  an  input  method  to  measure 
progress towards complete satisfaction of the service, because the customer simultaneously receives 
and consumes the benefits provided by the Group. The Group recognises revenue from advisory services 
on the basis of the labour hours expended relative to the total expected labour hours to complete the 
service.

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3.22 Retirement benefit costs

State managed retirement benefit scheme

Payments made to state managed retirement benefit schemes (e.g. government social insurance fund)
are dealt with as payments to defined contribution plans where the Group’s obligations under the plans 
are equivalent to those arising in a defined contribution plan. The Group’s contributions are expensed as 
incurred and are included in staff costs. The Group has no legal or constructive obligations to pay further 
contributions if the government scheme does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees benefits 
relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Defined benefit plan

The Group operates an unfunded defined benefit plan in which a lump sum amount is specified and is 
payable at the termination of employees’ services based on such factors as the length of the employees’
service and their salary. The liability recognised for the defined benefit plan is the present value of the 
defined benefit obligation at the reporting date.

The  cost  of  providing  benefits  is  determined  using  the  Projected  Unit  Credit  Method,  with  actuarial 
valuations being carried out at each reporting date. These assumptions used in the actuarial valuations 
are developed by management with the assistance of independent actuaries.

Service  costs  on  the  defined  benefit  plan  are  included  in  staff  costs.  Interest  expense  on  the  defined 
benefit liability is included in finance costs. Gains and losses resulting from other remeasurements of the 
defined benefit liability are included in other comprehensive income and are not reclassified to profit or 
loss in subsequent periods.

3.23 Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets,
which are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or 
sale, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their 
intended  use  or  sale.  Investment  income  earned  on  the  temporary  investment  of  specific  borrowings 
pending  their  expenditure  on  qualifying  assets  is  deducted  from  the  borrowing  costs  eligible  for 
capitalisation.

Excluded  from  the  above  capitalisation  policy  are  any  qualifying  assets  that  are  inventories  that  are 
produced in large quantities on a repetitive basis and any Exploration and Evaluation assts which have 
not resulted in the classification of commercial reserves.

Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that the Group incurs in connection with the borrowing 
of funds.

3.24 Tax

Income tax expense represents the sum of current and deferred tax.

The  tax  currently  payable  is  based  on  taxable  profit  for  the  year.  Taxable  profit  differs  from  profit  as 
reported in the consolidated financial statements because it excludes items of income or expense that 
are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible.
The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively 
enacted by the reporting date.

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities 
in  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  the  corresponding  tax  bases  used  in  the  computation  of 
taxable profit, based on tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
Deferred  tax  liabilities  are  generally  recognised  for  all  taxable  temporary  differences  and  deferred  tax 
assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which 
deductible temporary differences can be utilised. No deferred tax is recognised if the temporary difference 
arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of assets and 
liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.

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Current and deferred tax assets and corresponding liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable 
right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied 
by the same taxation authority and the Group intends to settle its tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

3.25 Equity, reserves and dividend payments

Share capital represents the nominal (par) value of shares that have been issued. Share premium includes 
any premiums received on issue of share capital. Any transaction costs associated with the issuing of
shares are deducted from share premium, net of any related income tax benefits.

Other components of equity include the following:

• Remeasurement of net defined benefit liability – comprises the actuarial losses from changes in

demographic and financial assumptions and the return on plan assets (see Note 3.22)

• Translation reserve – comprises foreign currency translation differences arising from the translation

of financial statements of the Group’s foreign entities (see Note 3.1)

• Merger  reserves  –  On  30  June  2017,  the  Company  became  the  parent  company  of  the  Group
through  the  acquisition  of  the  full  share  capital  of  Energean  E&P  Holdings  Limited.  From  that
point, in the consolidated financial statements, the share capital became that of Energean plc. The
previously  recognised  share capital and share premium  of Energean E&P Holdings Limited was
eliminated with a corresponding positive merger reserve.

Share-based payment reserve: The share-based payments reserve is used to recognise the value of equity-
settled share-based payments granted to parties including employees and key management personnel,
as part of their remuneration.

Retained earnings includes all current and prior period retained profits.

All transactions with owners of the parent are recorded separately within equity.

Dividend distributions payable to equity shareholders are included in other liabilities when the dividends 
have been approved in a general meeting prior to the balance sheet date.

4

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of 
accounting estimates and assumptions, and also requires management to exercise its judgement, in the 
process of applying the Group’s accounting policies.

Estimates,  assumptions  and  judgement  applied  are  continually  evaluated  and  are  based  on  historical 
experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable 
under  the  circumstances.  Although  these  estimates,  assumptions  and  judgement  are  based  on 
management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results may ultimately differ.

4.1 Critical judgements in applying the Group’s accounting policies

The following are management judgements in applying the accounting policies of the Group that have the 
most significant effect on the consolidated financial statements:

Carrying value of intangible exploration and evaluation assets (note 13)

Amounts carried under intangible exploration and evaluation assets represent active exploration projects.
Capitalised  costs  will  be  written  off  to  the  income  statement  as  exploration  costs  unless  commercial 
reserves  are  established  or  the  determination  process  is  not  completed  and  there  are  no  indications 
of impairment in accordance with the Group’s accounting policy. The process of determining whether 
there is an indicator for impairment or impairment reversal and quantifying the amount requires critical 
judgement. The key areas in which management has applied judgement as follows: the Group’s intention 
to proceed with a future work programme; the likelihood of license renewal or extension; the assessment 
of whether sufficient data exists to indicate that, although a development in the specific area is likely to 
proceed, the carrying amount of the exploration and evaluation asset is unlikely to be recovered in full 
from successful development or by sale; and the success of a well result or geological or geophysical 
survey.

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Identification of cash generating units

In  considering  the  carrying  value  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  the  Group  has  to  make  a  critical 
judgement in relation to the identification of the smallest cash generating units to which those assets are 
allocated. In all countries except for Italy the cash generating unit is considered to be at the concession 
level.  In  Italy  the  gas  field  concessions  are  connected  via  a  shared  pipeline  with  different  points  of 
entry,  which  allows  production  to  be  changed  from  one  concession  to  another.  In  view  of  this  shared 
infrastructure that exists in Italy and the ability to move sales between assets as well as the management 
of spare parts and the organisational structure of the Italian business the Group has determined that the 
related cash inflows are interdependent and therefore identified five cash generating units in Italy being 
Italy Gas and then the oil fields (Vega, Sarago Mare, Rospo and Other Oil fields) which is consistent with 
how the Group monitors the business.

4.2

Estimation uncertainty

The  estimates  and  assumptions  that  have  a  significant  risk  of  causing  a  material  adjustment  to  the 
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are discussed below:

Impairment of property, plant and equipment

The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is an indication that an asset (or CGU) may be 
impaired. The Group assesses impairment at each reporting date by evaluating conditions specific to the 
Group that may lead to impairment of assets. Where indicators of impairments or impairment reversals 
are present and an impairment or impairment reversal test is required, the calculation of the recoverable 
amount  requires  estimation  of  future  cash  flows  within  complex  impairment  models.  The  recoverable 
amount (which is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use) of the cash-generating unit 
to  which  the  assets  belong  is  then  estimated  based  on  the  present  value  of  future  discounted  cash 
flows. Key assumptions and estimates used in both the impairment models and in the calculation of the 
recoverable amount are: commodity price assumptions,  production profiles, the future impact of risks 
associated with climate change, discount rates and commercial reserves and the related cost profiles.
Commercial  (proven  and  probable)  reserves  are  estimates  of  the  amount  of  oil  and  gas  that  can  be 
economically  extracted  from  the  Group’s  oil  and  gas  assets.  The  Group’s  impairment  assessment  did 
not identify any cash generating units for which a reasonably possible change in a key assumption would 
result in impairment or impairment reversal, except for the Vega oil field in Italy. A 8% decrease in Brent 
would eliminate the current headroom of the Vega CGU.

Management  has  considered  how  the  Group’s  identified  climate  risks  and  climate  related  goals  (as 
discussed in the Strategic Report) may impact the estimation of the recoverable amount of cash-generating 
units in the impairment assessments. The anticipated extent and nature of the future impact of climate on 
the Group’s operations and future investment, and therefore estimation of recoverable value, is not uniform 
across all cash-generating units. There is a range of inherent uncertainties in the extent that responses 
to  climate  change  may  impact  the  recoverable  value  of  the  Group’s  cash-generating  units,  with  many 
of these being outside the Group’s control. These include the impact of future changes in government 
policies,  legislation  and regulation,  societal  responses  to  climate  change, the future  availability  of  new 
technologies and changes in supply and demand dynamics.

The  Group  has  incorporated  carbon  pricing  when  preparing  discounted  cash  flow  valuations.  Carbon 
prices are incorporated based on currently enacted legislation (where relevant). Carbon costs are based 
on the forecast carbon price per tonne/CO2e, multiplied by estimated Scope 1 and 2 emissions for the 
relevant operation. As part of the impairment assessment the Group has run sensitivity scenarios for the 
IEA’s 2022 WEO climate scenarios (Stated Policies Scenario (STEPS), Announced Pledges Scenario (APS)
and Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE)). Specific scenarios are not used as an input to asset 
valuations for financial reporting purposes as no single scenario is representative of management’s best 
estimate of the likely assumptions that would be used by a market participant when valuing the Group’s 
assets. The Groups CGUs in Italy and Greece are most impacted by the scenarios, specifically the Vega 
field which as noted above is sensitive to changes in Brent prices.

Further details about the carrying value of property, plant and equipment are shown in Note 12 of the 
consolidated financial statements.

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Measurement of Contingent consideration (note 26.1)

The  acquisition  of  Edison  Exploration  &  Production  S.p.A  completed  in  2020  included  a  contingent 
consideration  of  up  to  $100.0  million  for  which  the  fair  value  has  been  estimated  at  $86.3  million  at 
31  December  2022,  based  on  pricing  simulations.  The  final  consideration  amount  will  be  determined 
on  the  basis  of  future  gas  prices  (PSV)  recorded  at  the  time  of  at  the  time  of  first  gas  production  at 
Cassiopea, which is expected in 2024.

Hydrocarbon reserve and resource estimates

The Group’s oil and gas development and production properties are depreciated on a unit of production 
basis at a rate calculated by reference to developed and undeveloped proved and probable commercial 
reserves (2P developed and undeveloped) which are estimated to be recoverable with existing and future 
developed  facilities  using  current  operating  methods,  determined  in  accordance  with  the  Petroleum 
Resources Management System published by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the World Petroleum 
Congress and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Commercial reserves are determined using estimates of oil and gas in place, recovery factors and future 
prices.  The  level  of  estimated  commercial  reserves  is  also  a  key  determinant  in  assessing  whether 
the  carrying  value  of  any  of  the  Group’s  oil  and  gas  properties  has  been  impaired.  As  the  economic 
assumptions  used,  including  the  impact  of  climate  change,  may  change  and  as  additional  geological 
information is produced during the operation of a field, estimates of recoverable reserves may change.
Such changes may impact the Group’s reported financial position and results which include:

• Depreciation  and  amortisation  charges  in  profit  or  loss  may  change  where  such  charges  are
determined  using  the  units  of  production  method,  or  where  the  useful  life  of  the  related  assets
change
Impairment charges in profit or loss

•
• Provisions  for  decommissioning  may  change  where  changes  to  the  reserve  estimates  affect
expectations about when such activities will occur and the associated cost of these activities
• The  recognition  and  carrying  value  of  deferred  tax  assets  may  change  due  to  changes  in  the
judgements regarding the existence of such assets and in estimates of the likely recovery of such
assets.

The  impact  upon  commercial  reserves  (if  any)  and  the  aggregate  depletion  charge  for  the  year  of  a 
fluctuation of the forward Brent oil price and PSV price assumption as well as the Group’s carrying amount 
of oil and gas properties for the current and prior period are presented in note 12. Management monitors 
the impact on the commercial reserves and the depletion charge on a Group level.

Decommissioning liabilities (note 23):

There  is  uncertainty  around  the  cost  of  decommissioning  as  cost  estimates  can  vary  in  response  to 
many  factors,  including  from  changes  to  market  rates  for  goods  and  services,  to  the  relevant  legal 
requirements,  the  emergence  of  new  technology  or  experience  at  other  assets.  The  expected  timing,
work scope, amount of expenditure, discount and inflation rates may also change. Therefore significant
estimates and assumptions are made in determining the provision for decommissioning.

The estimated decommissioning costs are reviewed annually by an internal expert and the results of this
review are then assessed alongside estimates from operators. Provision for environmental clean-up and 
remediation costs is based on current legal and contractual requirements, technology and price levels.
The Group considers the impact of climate change on environmental restoration and decommissioning 
provisions,  specifically  the  timing  of  future  cash  flows,  and  has  concluded  that  it  does  not  currently
represent a key source of estimation uncertainty. Changes to legislation, including in relation to climate 
change, are factored into the provisions when the legislation becomes enacted.

5

Segmental reporting

The information reported to the Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (together the 
Chief Operating Decision Makers) for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment 
performance is focused on four operating segments: Europe, (including Greece, Italy, UK, Croatia), Israel,
Egypt and New Ventures (Montenegro and Malta).

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The  Group’s  reportable  segments  under  IFRS  8  Operating  Segments  are  Europe,  Israel  and  Egypt. 
Segments  that  do  not  exceed  the  quantitative  thresholds  for  reporting  information  about  operating 
segments have been included in Other.

Segment revenues, results and reconciliation to profit before tax

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue, results and reconciliation to profit/(loss) before tax 
by reportable segment:

($’000)

Europe

Israel

Egypt

Year ended 31 December 2022

Other & inter-
segment 
transactions

206,959

328,506

–

–

45,153

156,264

(31,298)

(18,031)

57,131

504,167

262,655

27,122

213,395

(4,498)

164,581

–

–

(7,603)

(7,603)

(1,125)

Total

206,959

529,923

199

737,081

421,613

Revenue from Oil

Revenue from Gas

Other

Total revenue

Adjusted EBITDAX86

Reconciliation to profit before tax:

Depreciation and amortisation 
expenses

Exploration and evaluation 
expenses

Impairment loss on property, 
plant and equipment

Other expense

Other income

Finance income

Finance costs

Share-based payment charge

(1,423)

(214)

(89)

(4,318)

(6,044)

(27,199)

(12,112)

(43,266)

(783)

(83,360)

(61,071)

(1,819)

(27,628)

–

(5,742)

(1,102)

–

–

–

1,284

3,777

(32,395)

(29,811)

54

12,067

6,379

–

1,705

(858)

–

(8,505)

(71,395)

–

(27,628)

(8,317)

(15,161)

728

(2,289)

14,133

9,572

(44,251)

(107,315)

–

(5,203)

(3,085)

(7,498)

(15,689)

(22,207)

Unrealised loss on derivatives

Net foreign exchange gain/(loss)

(5,203)

4,065

Profit/(loss) before income tax

111,120

(46,208)

126,642

(84,549)

107,005

Taxation income / (expense)

(42,283)

10,951

(57,766)

(636)

(89,734)

Profit/(loss) from continuing 
operations

Year ended 31 December 2021

Revenue from oil

Revenue from Gas

Other

Total revenue

68,837

(35,257)

68,876

(85,185)

17,271

165,496

137,468

13,156

316,120

–

–

–

–

–

133,503

55,446

188,949

144

(2)

(8,226)

(8,084)

(1,881)

165,640

270,969

60,376

496,985

212,072

Adjusted EBITDAX6

88,288

(4,969)

130,634

Reconciliation to profit before tax:

Depreciation and amortisation 
expenses

Share-based payment charge

(55,001)

(967)

(93)

(231)

(41,626)

(731)

(97,451)

–

(4,523)

(5,721)

86 

 Adjusted  EBITDAX  is  a  non-IFRS  measure  used  by  the  Group  to  measure  business  performance.  It  is  calculated  as  profit 
or  loss  for  the  period,  adjusted  for  discontinued  operations,  taxation,  depreciation  and  amortisation,  share-based  payment 
charge, impairment of property, plant and equipment, other income and expenses (including the impact of derivative financial 
instruments and foreign exchange), net finance costs and exploration and evaluation expenses.

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($’000)

Europe

Israel

Egypt

Other & inter-
segment 
transactions

Exploration and evaluation 
expenses

Other expense

Other income

Finance income

Finance costs

Unrealised loss on derivatives

Net foreign exchange gain/(loss)

(86,490)

(2,150)

16,065

13,450

(28,318)

(21,477)

31,000

Total

(87,678)

(7,019)

17,884

2,950

(50)

(461)

19

7,849

–

(1,543)

1,851

985

(1,138)

(2,865)

(51)

(19,334)

(18,526)

(9,059)

(41,477)

(97,380)

–

520

–

479

–

(21,477)

(38,921)

(6,922)

Profit/(Loss) before income tax

(45,600)

(15,942)

81,721

(110,921)

(90,742)

Taxation income / (expense)

29,026

5,017

(39,100)

(355)

(5,412)

Profit/(Loss) from continuing 
operations

(16,574)

(10,925)

42,621

(111,276)

(96,154)

The following table presents assets and liabilities information for the Group’s operating segments as at 
31 December 2022 and 31 December 2021, respectively:

Year ended 31 December 2022 
($’000)

Oil & Gas properties

Other fixed assets

Intangible assets

Trade and other receivables

Deferred tax asset

Other assets

Total assets

Europe

Israel

Egypt

Other & inter-
segment 
transactions

Total

536,874

3,264,364

409,732

(14,440)

4,196,530

13,365

48,249

141,509

244,394

883,576

4,750

219,354

17,325

20,639

(65)

35,375

8,136

296,378

82,611

131,453

(17,609)

337,964

–

–

(2,168)

24,933

96,942

(382,497)

242,226

622,954

1,867,967

3,596,012

676,091

(408,643)

5,731,427

Trade and other payables

220,706

540,459

50,563

114,506

926,234

Borrowings

Decommissioning provision

Current tax payable

Other liabilities

Total liabilities

Other segment information

Capital Expenditure87:

61,437

2,471,030

724,458

109,468

84,299

–

124,201

40,882

1,240,270

3,136,670

–

–

–

488,429

3,020,896

–

41

808,757

109,509

18,498

69,061

32,252

215,833

635,228

5,081,229

 Property, plant and equipment

85,840

537,527

105,792

(368)

728,791

  Intangible, exploration and 

evaluation assets

12,143

124,718

193

3,970

141,024

87   Capital expenditure is defined as additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible exploration and evaluation assets 
less  decommissioning  asset  additions,  right-of-use  asset  additions,  capitalised  share-based  payment  charge  and  capitalised 
borrowing costs.

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Year ended 31 December 2022 
($’000)

Oil & Gas properties

Other fixed assets

Intangible assets

Trade and other receivables

Deferred tax asset

Other assets

Total assets

Europe

Israel

Egypt

Other & inter-
segment 
transactions

Total

537,600

2,584,828

342,528

(9,694)

3,455,262

16,578

74,868

164,131

154,798

3,917

95,941

22,769

–

24,076

20,484

102,605

–

(360)

44,211

36,848

228,141

(979)

–

288,526

154,798

674,157

379,248

98,720

(81,711)

1,070,414

1,622,132 3,086,703

588,413

(55,896)

5,241,352

Trade and other payables

197,865

74,115

25,511

152,216

449,706

Current tax payable

Borrowings

4,932

–

– 2,463,524

Decommissioning provision

766,573

35,525

–

–

–

Other liabilities

Total liabilities

Other segment information

Capital Expenditure:

113,808

180,689

1,083,178 2,753,853

24,663

50,174

347

5,279

483,602

2,947,126

802,098

320,018

858

637,024

4,524,229

 Property, plant and equipment

72,782

247,463

52,085

(14,330)

358,000

  Intangible, exploration  
and evaluation assets

40,523

6,342

215

3,329

50,409

Segment cash flows

Year ended 31 December 2022 
($’000)

Net cash from / (used in) 
operating activities

Cash outflow for investing 
activities

Europe

Israel

Egypt

Other & inter-
segment 
transactions

Total

225,780

(7,850)

66,946

(12,723)

272,153

(287,490)

(180,040)

(54,229)

213,818

(307,941)

Net cash from financing activities

54,977

(133,953)

(2,528)

(185,975)

(267,479)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash 
and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at 
beginning of the period

Effect of exchange rate 
fluctuations on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at 
end of the period

(6,733)

(321,843)

10,189

15,120

(303,267)

71,312

349,827

19,254

290,446

730,839

(6,451)

(3,159)

(2,617)

12,543

316

58,128

24,825

26,826

318,109

427,888

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Year ended 31 December 2021 
($’000)

Net cash from / (used in) operating 
activities

Cash outflow from investing 
activities

43,394

(28,764)

128,659

(10,785)

132,504

(99,040)

(490,381)

(53,553)

191

(642,783)

Net cash from financing activities

120,446

831,677

(132,414)

240,056

1,059,765

64,800

312,532

(57,308)

229,462

549,486

13,609

37,421

76,240

75,669

202,939

(7,093)

(125)

322

(14,690)

(21,586)

71,316

349,828

19,254

290,441

730,839

Net increase/(decrease) in cash 
and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at 
beginning of the period

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations 
on cash held

Cash and cash equivalents at end 
of the period

 6

Revenue

($’000)

Revenue from crude oil sales

Revenue from gas sales

Revenue from LPG sales

Revenue from condensate sales

Compensation to gas buyers

Gain/(Loss) on forward transactions

Petroleum product sales

Rendering of services

2022

206,959

529,923

21,747

35,384

(18,031)

(55,189)

2,697

1,001

724,491

12,590

737,081

2021

165,924

270,969

20,945

34,126

–

(285)

4,618

688

496,985

–

496,985

Revenue from contracts with customers

Other operating income-lost production insurance proceeds

Total Revenue

During  August  2021  and in  accordance with the GSPAs signed with a group  of gas buyers,  the Group 
agreed to pay compensation to these counterparties due to the fact the gas supply date is taking place 
beyond a certain date as defined in the GSPAs (being 30 June 2021). The compensation is accounted as 
variable purchase consideration and deducted from revenue as gas is delivered to the offtakers.

Proceeds  related  to  lost  production  under  the  business  interruption  insurance  policy  of  $12.6  million 
(2021: $0 million).

100%  of  the  gas  produced  at  Abu  Qir  (Egypt)  is  sold  to  EGPC  under  a  Brent-linked  gas  price.  The  gas 
price is determined based on Brent prices trading within a certain range, as set out in the agreement, and 
contains both a floor price and a cap; limiting volatility and exposure to commodity price fluctuations

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Sales for the year ended 31 December (Kboe)

Egypt (net entitlement)

Gas

LPG

Condensate

Italy

Oil

Gas

Israel

Gas

UK

Gas

Oil

Croatia

Gas

Greece

Oil

Total

 7

Operating profit/(loss)

($’000)

(a)

Cost of sales

Staff costs (note 8)

Energy cost

Flux Cost

Royalty payable

Other operating costs88

Depreciation and amortisation (note 12 and 13)

Oil stock movement

Stock (underlift)/overlift movement

Total cost of sales

(b)

Administration expenses

Staff costs (note 8)

Other General & Administration expenses

Share-based payment charge included in administrative 
expenses

Depreciation and amortisation (note 12, 13)

Auditor fees (note 7f)

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

3,698

244

286

2,440

1,406

1,781

73

245

38

–

10,211

2021

6,351

394

553

2,083

1,474

40

271

57

403

11,626

2022

2021

52,904

15,947

36,970

45,770

132,688

79,362

(1,707)

(3,004)

358,930

17,977

15,960

6,044

3,889

2,072

45,942

64,564

11,578

11,561

24,759

149,133

94,647

(15,501)

4,371

345,112

16,839

15,667

5,714

2,480

2,273

42,973

(c)

Exploration and evaluation expenses

Staff costs for Exploration and evaluation activities 
(Note 8)

3,012

3,695

88 

 Other  operating  costs  comprise  of  insurance  costs,  gas  transportation  and  treatment  fees  concession  fees  and  planned 
maintenance costs.

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($’000)

Exploration costs written off (Note 13)

Other exploration and evaluation expenses

(d)

Other expenses

Transaction costs in relation to Edison E&P 
acquisition89

Intra-group merger costs

Loss from disposal of Property plant & Equipment

Write-down of inventory

Expected credit losses

Provision for litigation and claims

Write down of property, plant and equipment costs

Other expenses

(e)

Other income

Reversal of expected credit loss allowance

Profit from sale of inventory

Change in estimates of decommissioning provisions

Change in estimate of defined benefit obligation

Reversal of provision for litigation and claims

Other income

(f)

Fees to the Company’s auditor for:

The audit of the Company’s annual accounts

The audit of the Company’s subsidiaries pursuant to 
legislation

Total audit services

Audit-related assurance services – half-year review

Reporting accountant services

Other services

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

65,550

2,833

71,395

–

3,212

1,102

1,207

3,043

1,198

–

5,399

15,161

10,970

1,643

–

–

–

1,520

14,133

770

777

1,547

378

–

147

2,072

2021

82,125

1,858

87,678

2,052

605

36

581

–

520

779

2,446

7,019

1,853

–

7,836

3,463

4,494

238

17,884

748

783

1,531

242

1,008

75

2,856

 89 Direct costs incurred in 2021 relating to the acquisition of Edison’s E&P business.

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Staff costs

The  average  monthly  number  of  employees  (including  Executive  Directors)  employed  by  the  Group 
worldwide was:

Number

Administration

Technical

2022

187

320

507

2021

167

437

604

In  addition,  the  Group  consolidates  the  personnel  costs  of  its  Operating  Company,  Abu  Qir  Petroleum 
Company (‘AQP’), owned at 100%. The table below details the average number of employees related to 
AQP employees:

Number

AQP employee (excluding Energean employees)

($’000)

Salaries90

Social security costs

Share-based payments (note 25)

Payroll cost capitalised in oil & gas assets and exploration & 
evaluation costs

Payroll cost expensed

Included in:

Cost of sales (note 7a)

Administration expenses (note 7b)

Exploration & evaluation expenses (note 7c)

Intra-group merger costs (note 7d)

Other

2022

626

626

2022

85,056

8,706

6,243

100,005

(16,694)

83,311

52,904

24,021

3,012

3,212

162

83,311

2021

640

640

2021

94,624

11,995

5,933

112,552

(20,218)

92,334

64,564

22,553

3,695

605

917

92,334

Details of Directors’ remuneration, Directors’ transactions and Directors’ interests are set out in the part 
of  the  Directors’  Remuneration  Report  described  as  having  been  audited,  which  forms  part  of  these 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

90 

Including pension costs incurred. 

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Net finance cost

($’000)

Interest on bank borrowings

Interest on Senior Secured Notes

Interest expense on long term payables

Interest expense on short term liabilities

Less amounts included in the cost of qualifying 
assets

Finance and arrangement fees

Commission charges for bank guarantees

Unamortised financing costs related to Greek RBL 
and Egypt RBL91

Other finance costs and bank charges

Loss on interest rate hedges

Unwinding of discount on right of use asset

Unwinding of discount on provision for 
decommissioning

Unwinding of discount on deferred consideration

Unwinding of discount on convertible loan

Mark-to-market on contingent consideration

Less amounts included in the cost of qualifying 
assets

Total finance costs

Interest income from time deposits

Total finance income

Foreign exchange losses

Net financing costs

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes

21

21

24

2022

1,527

167,372

14,660

54

2021

96,678

106,993

4,101

55

12,13

(123,635)

(174,153)

59,978

11,334

2,118

–

2,136

–

2,159

21,495

7,098

4,054

2,667

(5,724)

107,315

(9,572)

(9,572)

22,207

119,950

33,674

12,420

2,404

18,108

2,972

7,002

1,316

8,722

12,854

3,159

1,626

(6,877)

97,380

(2,950)

(2,950)

6,922

101,352

91 

 On 18 November 2021 the Group fully repaid the Prinos Project Finance (Greek RBLs) before the maturity date of 31 December 
2024 and, as such, the unamortised financing costs have been expensed in the period.

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Taxation

(a) Taxation charge

($’000)

Corporation tax – current year

Corporation tax – prior years

Deferred tax (Note 14)

Total taxation (expense)

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

(199,563)

(583)

110,412

(89,734)

2021

(44,922)

353

39,157

(5,412)

(b) Reconciliation of the total tax charge

The Group calculates its income tax expense by applying a weighted average tax rate calculated based on 
the statutory tax rates of each country weighted according to the profit or loss before tax earned by the 
Group in each jurisdiction where deferred tax is recognised or material current tax charge arises.

The effective tax rate for the period is 84% (31 December 2021: -6%).

The tax (charge) for the period can be reconciled to the loss per the consolidated income statement as 
follows:

($’000)

Profit/(Loss) before tax

Tax calculated at 27.5% weighted average rate (2021: 
29.5%)92

Impact of different tax rates93

Utilisation of unrecognised deferred tax/ (Non recognition of 
deferred tax)

Permanent differences94

Foreign taxes

Windfall tax95

Tax effect of non-taxable income & allowances

Other adjustments

Prior year tax

Taxation (expense)

2022

107,005

(29,453)

(9,960)

83,737

(16,341)

(54)

(119,425)

2,217

128

(583)

2021

(90,742)

29,721

(5,176)

2,953

(34,470)

(244)

–

1,348

103

353

(89,734)

(5,412)

92 

93 
94 

95 

 For the reconciliation of the tax rate, the weighted average rate of the statutory tax rates in Greece (25%), Cyprus (12.5%) Israel 
(23%), Italy (24%), United Kingdom (19%/40%/55.07%) and Egypt (40.55%) was used weighted according to the profit or loss 
before tax earned by the Group in each jurisdiction, excluding fair value uplifts profits. 
 “Impact of different tax rates” mainly consisted of the Italian regional taxes (IRAP).
 Permanent differences mainly consisted of non-deductible expenses (-$15.0m), consolidation differences ($2.8m) and foreign 
exchange differences (-$4.1m).
 During 2022, Italy introduced: 1) a windfall tax in the form of a law decree which imposed a 25% one-off tax on profit margins 
that rose by more than $5.26 million (€5.0 million) between October 2021 and April 2022 compared to the same period a year 
earlier. The amount of the windfall tax paid by Energean Italy was $29.3mil and 2) In November 2022, Italy introduced a new 
windfall tax that imposed a 50% one-off tax, calculated on 2022 taxable profits that are 10% higher than the average taxable 
profits between 2018-2021. This amount has a ceiling equal to 25% of the value of the net assets at end-2021. Based on this, 
Energean would be required to pay an additional one-off tax of $92.8 million ( €87.0 million) in June 2023. In addition, the Energy 
(Oil and Gas) Profits Levy (EPL) was announced by the UK Government on 26 May 2022 and legislated for in July 2022. This 
was a new, temporary 25% (to be increased to 35% from 1st January 2023) levy on ring fence profits of oil and gas companies. 
This was in addition to Ring Fence Corporation Tax which is charged at 30% and the Supplementary Charge which is charged 
at 10%. The Group’s exposure to the EPL is de minimis. 

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 11

Earnings/(Loss) per share

Basic earnings per ordinary share amounts are calculated by dividing net income for the year attributable 
to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding 
during the year. Diluted income per ordinary share amounts are calculated by dividing net income for the 
year  attributable  to  ordinary  equity  holders  of  the  parent  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  ordinary 
shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be 
issued if dilutive employee share options were converted into ordinary shares.

($’000)

Total profit/(loss) attributable to equity shareholders

Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares96

Basic weighted average number of shares

Dilutive potential ordinary shares

Diluted weighted average number of shares

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

Diluted earnings/ (loss) per share

2022

17,271

4,054

21,325

2021

(96,046)

–

(96,046)

2022

2021

177,931,019

177,278,840

6,714,731

–

184,645,750

177,278,840

$0.10/share

$(0.54)/share

$0.12/share

$(0.54)/share

96 

  The $4.1million is the unwinding of the discount on the convertible loan notes (as disclosed in note 9) that will no longer be 
incurred on conversion to shares. For further details on the convertible loan notes refer to note 21

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Property, plant & equipment

Property, Plant & Equipment 
at Cost ($’000)

At 1 January 2021

Additions

Lease modification

Disposal of assets

Capitalised borrowing cost

Capitalised depreciation

Change in decommissioning 
provision

Transfer from Intangible 
assets

Foreign exchange impact

At 31 December 2021

Additions

Lease modification

Disposal of assets

Capitalised borrowing cost

Capitalised depreciation

Change in decommissioning 
provision

Other movements

Foreign exchange impact

At 31 December 2022

Oil and gas 
assets 97

3,430,329

345,180

–

(23)

178,891

227

(13,174)

14,317

(57,960)

3,897,787

742,665

–

(900)

109,184

632

21,685

(241)

(31,388)

4,739,424

Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Leased 
assets 98

50,841

6,428

2,261

–

–

–

–

–

(2,285)

57,245

1,195

831

–

–

–

37

(596)

58,712

Other property, 
plant and 
equipment

60,237

1,623

–

(34)

–

–

–

26

(2,806)

59,046

1,534

–

–

–

–

–

(74)

(388)

Total

3,541,407

353,231

2,261

(57)

178,891

227

(13,174)

14,343

(63,051)

4,014,078

745,394

831

(900)

109,184

632

21,685

(278)

(32,372)

60,118

4,858,254

At 1 January 2021

Charge for the period

Expensed

Impairments

Disposal of assets

Foreign exchange impact

At 31 December 2021

Charge for the period

Expensed

Impairment

Disposal of assets

Foreign exchange impact

At 31 December 2022

376,643

6,979

50,513

434,135

81,234

12,274

1,998

95,506

774

–

(16,129)

442,522

71,464

27,878

–

1,030

542,894

–

(151)

19,102

10,091

–

105

29,298

21

449

52,981

1,171

–

–

6

774

21

(15,831)

514,605

82,726

27,878

–

1,141

54,158

626,350

97 

98 

 Included within the carrying amount of Oil & Gas assets are development costs of the Karish field related to the Sub Sea and On-
shore construction. In line with the agreement with Israel Natural Gas Lines (“INGL”), the transfer of title (“hand over”) of these 
assets to INGL is expected to occur in Q1 2023. For further details refer to note 24.
 Included in the carrying amount of leased assets at 31 December 2022 are right of use assets related to Oil and gas properties 
and  Other  property,  plant  and  equipment  of  $21.3  million  and  $8.1  million  respectively.  The  depreciation  charged  on  these 
classes for the year ending 31 December 2022 was $7.9 million and $2.1 million respectively.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Property, Plant & Equipment 
at Cost ($’000)

Oil and gas 
assets 97

Leased 
assets 98

Other property, 
plant and 
equipment

Total

Net carrying amount

At 31 December 2021

At 31 December 2022

3,455,265

4,196,530

38,143

29,414

6,065

5,960

3,499,473

4,231,904

Borrowing costs capitalised for qualifying assets during the year are calculated by applying a weighted 
average interest rate of 5.16% for the year ended 31 December 2022 (for the year ended 31 December 
2021: 5.49%).

The additions to Oil & Gas properties for the year ended 31 December 2022 are mainly due to development 
costs of Karish field related to the EPCIC contract (FPSO, Sub Sea and On-shore construction cost) at the 
amount of $534.5 million, development cost for Cassiopea project in Italy at the amount of $56.7 million 
and NEA/NI project in Egypt at the amount of $107.9 million.

The  impairment  recognised  above  of  $27.9  million  (2021:  $0  million)  was  a  result  of  a  change  to  the 
decommissioning  estimate  on  certain  fields  in  Italy  and  the  UK  where  the  recoverable  amount  was 
lower than the carrying value, subsequent to recognising the change in estimate. The remaining change 
in  decommissioning  provision  of  $21.7  million  was  in  relation  to  fields  across  the  group  whereby  the 
recoverable amount exceeded the carrying value.

Depreciation and amortisation for the year has been recognised as follows:

($’000)

Cost of sales (note 7a)

Administration expenses (note 7b)

Other operating (income)/expenses

Capitalised depreciation in oil & gas properties

Total

Cash flow statement reconciliations:

Payment for additions to property, plant and equipment 
($’000)

Additions to property, plant and equipment

Associated cash flows

2022

79,362

3,889

109

632

83,992

2021

94,647

2,480

97

227

97,451

2022

877,726

2021

521,435

Payment for additions to property, plant and equipment

(395,753)

(403,503)

Non-cash movements/presented in other cash flow lines

Borrowing cost capitalised

Impairment

Right-of-use asset additions/modifications

Lease payments related to capital activities

Capitalised share-based payment charge

Capitalised depreciation

Change in decommissioning provision

Movement in working capital

(109,184)

(27,878)

(2,027)

12,669

(199)

(632)

(21,685)

(333,037)

(178,891)

(8,689)

10,852

(200)

(227)

13,174

46,049

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 13

Intangible assets

($’000)

Intangibles at Cost

At 1 January 2021

Additions

Capitalised borrowing costs

Change in decommissioning 
provision

Transfers to property, plant and 
equipment

Exchange differences

31 December 2021

Additions

Other movements

Exchange differences

At 31 December 2022

Exploration 
and evaluation 
assets

Goodwill

158,213

101,146

47,995

2,202

2,141

(265)

(4,953)

205,333

139,911

–

(6,890)

338,354

–

–

–

–

101,146

–

–

–

Accumulated amortisation and impairments

At 1 January 2021

Charge for the period

Impairment

Exchange differences

31 December 2021

Charge for the period

Impairment

Exchange differences

31 December 2022

Net carrying amount

At 31 December 2021

At 31 December 2022

3,004

–

82,125

(1,850)

83,279

39

47,240

(110)

130,448

122,054

207,906

–

–

–

–

–

–

18,310

–

18,310

101,146

82,836

101,146

10,975

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Other 
Intangible 
assets

22,355

2,413

–

(14,078)

(983)

9,707

1,113

280

(125)

2,894

1,946

–

(74)

4,766

595

–

(22)

Total

281,714

50,408

2,202

2,141

(14,343)

(5,936)

316,186

141,024

280

(7,015)

450,475

5,898

1,946

82,125

(1,924)

88,045

634

65,550

(132)

5,339

154,097

4,941

5,636

228,141

296,378

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Cash flow statement reconciliations:

Payment for additions to intangible assets ($’000)

Additions to intangible assets

Associated cash flows

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

141,024

2021

54,750

Payment for additions to intangible assets

(64,414)

(48,674)

Non-cash movements/presented in other cash flow lines

Borrowing cost capitalised

Change in decommissioning provision

Movement in working capital

–

–

(76,610)

(2,141)

(2,202)

(1,733)

Goodwill arises principally because of the requirement to recognise deferred tax assets and liabilities for 
the difference between the assigned values and the tax bases of assets acquired and liabilities assumed 
in a business combination. Total impairment of $65.6 million was recognised in the period for projects 
that  will  not  progress  to  development,  primarily  Glengorm.  Energean  will  exit  the  Glengorm  licence 
within  2023  and  as  a  result  the  related  exploration  asset  ($33.8  million)  and  goodwill  ($18.3  million) 
have been impaired. The remaining goodwill balance is in relation to the Israel CGU ($76.0 million), and 
UK ($7.0 million). We have performed the annual goodwill impairment test and note that no reasonably 
possible change would result in impairment.

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  Net deferred tax (liability)/asset

Deferred tax 
(liabilities)/assets 
($’000)

Property, 
plant and 
equipment

Right of 
use asset 
IFRS 16

Decom-
missioning

Prepaid 
expenses 
and other 
receivables

Inventory

Tax losses

Deferred 
expenses 
for tax

Retirement 
benefit 
liability

Accrued 
expenses 
and other 
short-term 
liabilities

At 1 January 2021

(123,543)

(292)

8,877

(4,651)

695

165,841

–

1,050

9,470

Total

57,447

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

9,848

(718)

50,808

890

(254)

(32,501)

5,020

(932)

6,996

39,157

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Reclassifications in 
the current period99

(28,442)

Exchange difference 1,584

20

31 December 2021

(140,553)

(990)

33,644

(3,889)

89,440

2,025

165

(1,571)

(233)

(25)

183

(4,903)

(8,257)

6, 010

–

120,180

11,030

–

200

(52)

266

1,586

1,586

(8,301)

–

(363)

9,388

(10,817)

87,373

(11,836)

(103)

41,688

1,642

265

83,814

(4,822)

(22)

(214)

110,412

Exchange difference 3,466

15

31 December 2022

(148,923)

(1,078)

(4,882)

126,246

115

186

(8)

440

(6,986)

197,008

6,208

(64)

(15)

165

(2,799)

(515)

5,860

(2,863)

(8,810)

186,112

99 

 These reclassifications primarily relate to the assets and liabilities acquired in the Edison E&P acquisition which completed in December 2020 and reflect updated information on the allocation of the 
deferred taxes across the relevant categories.

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Increase / 
(decrease) for the 
period through:

Profit or loss (Note 
10)

Other 
comprehensive 
income

Increase / 
(decrease) for the 
period through:

Profit or loss (Note 
10)

Other 
comprehensive 
income

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
($’000)

Deferred tax liabilities

Deferred tax assets

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

(56,114)

242,226

186,112

2021

(67,425)

154,798

87,373

At 31 December 2022 the Group had gross unused tax losses of $1,093.8 million (as of 31 December 2021:
$1,123.8 million) available to offset against future profits and other temporary differences. A deferred tax 
asset of $197.0 million (2021: $120.2 million) has been recognised on tax losses of $799.2 million, based 
on the forecasted profits. The Group did not recognise deferred tax on tax losses and other differences 
of total amount of $546.3 million.

In Greece, Italy and the UK, the net DTA for carried forward losses recognised in excess of the other net 
taxable  temporary  differences  was  $69.2  million,  $33.0  million  and  $16.7  million  (2021:  $59.3  million,
$0.19 million and $13.8 million) respectively. An additional DTA of $124.6 million (2021: $81.4 million)
arose primarily in respect of deductible temporary differences related to property, plant and equipment,
decommissioning  provisions  and  accrued  expenses,  resulting  in  a  total  DTA  of  $242.3  million  (2021:
$154.9 million). During the period, Italy recognised a DTA of $33.4 million on tax losses of $139.0million 
in accordance with its latest tax losses utilisation forecast.

Greek tax losses (Prinos area) can be carried forward without limitation up until the relevant concession 
agreement  expires  (by  2039),  whereas  the  tax  losses  in  Israel,  Italy  and  the  United  Kingdom  can  be 
carried forward indefinitely. Based on the Prinos area forecasts (including the Epsilon development), the 
deferred  tax  asset  is  fully  utilised  by  2030.  In  Italy,  deferred  tax  asset  of  $111.2  million  recognised  on 
decommissioning costs scheduled up to the year the Italian assets expect to enter into a declining phase 
assuming  available  profits  from  Cassiopea  and  other  long  lived  assets.  In  the  UK,  decommissioning 
losses are expected to benefit from tax relief up until 2027 in accordance with the latest taxable profits 
forecasts.

On  3  March  2021  it  was  announced  in  the  UK  budget  that  the  UK  non-ring  fence  corporation  tax  rate 
will increase from 19% to 25% with effect from April 2023. The Group does not currently recognise any 
deferred  tax  assets  in  respect  of  UK  non-ring  fence  tax  losses  and  therefore  this  rate  change  did  not 
impact the tax disclosures.

Energean UK Limited with activities in the UKCS is subject to the newly introduced UK Energy Profits Levy 
(EPL) with effect from the 26 May 2022. For the tax reconciliation of Energean UK the weighted average 
tax  rate  of  55.07%  (40%  for  the  RFCT  and  15.07%  for  the  weighted  average  EPL  rate)  was  used.  The 
company generated EPL losses during 2022.

 15

Cash and cash equivalents

($’000)

Cash at bank

Deposits in escrow

2022

427,888

–

427,888

2021

729,390

1,449

730,839

Bank demand deposits comprise deposits and other short-term money market deposit accounts that are 
readily convertible into known amounts of cash. The effective interest rate on short-term bank deposits 
was 1.716% for the year ended 31 December 2022 (year ended 31 December 2021: 0.386%).

Deposits in escrow comprise mainly cash retained as a bank security pledge for the Group’s performance 
guarantees in its exploration blocks. These deposits can be used for funding the exploration activities of 
the respective blocks.

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 16

Restricted cash

Restricted cash comprises cash retained under the Israel Senior Secured Notes and the Greek State Loan 
requirement as follows:

Current

Total short-term restricted cash at 31 December 2022 was $71.8 million. $3 million for bank guarantees 
and $68.8 million for the debt payment fund which will be used for the March 2023 coupon payment of
$64.4 million.

Non-Current

$2.8 million: $2.2 million required to be restricted in Interest Service Reserve Account (‘ISRA’) in relation to 
the Greek Loan Notes and $0.6 million for Prinos Guarantee.

 17

Inventories

($’000)

Crude oil

Gas

Raw materials and supplies

Total inventories

2022

38,048

383

54,916

93,347

2021

32,832

–

54,371

87,203

The  Group’s  raw  materials  and  supplies  consumption  for  the  year  ended  31  December  2022  was 
$6.4 million (year ended 31 December 2021: $6.5 million).

The  Group  recorded  impairment  and  write-off  charges  on  inventory  of  $1.2  million  for  the  year  ended 
31 December 2022 (year ended 31 December 2021: $0.6 million) related to materials written off (note 7d).

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 18

Trade and other receivables

($’000)

Trade and other receivables – Current

Financial items:

Trade receivables

Receivables from partners under JOA

Other receivables

Government subsidies100

Refundable VAT

Receivables from related parties (note 27)

Non-financial items:

Deposits and prepayments101

Deferred insurance expenses

Other deferred expenses102

Accrued interest income

Trade and other receivables – Non-Current

Financial items:

Other tax recoverable

Non-financial items:

Deposits and prepayments101

Other deferred expenses102

Other non-current assets

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

2021

215,215

178,804

4,539

2,344

3,025

89,400

–

5,138

38,683

3,212

42,376

1

314,523

268,214

15,084

1,983

4,929

1,445

23,441

337,964

14,701

14,701

11,726

–

513

12,239

26,940

17,139

2,095

1,078

20,312

288,526

16,478

16,478

12,337

22,958

866

36,161

52,639

100 

101 

102 

 Government  subsidies  relate  to  grants  from  Greek  Public  Body  for  Employment  and  Social  Inclusion  (OAED)  to  financially 
support the Kavala Oil S.A. labour cost from manufacturing under the action plan for promoting sustainable employment in 
underdeveloped or deprived districts of Greece, such as the area of Kavala. In September 2020, the Greek Government issued 
a law and a subsequent ministerial decision whereby any legal person who has launched legal proceedings in relation to the 
aforementioned employment costs, may set off such receivables against tax liabilities provided the judicial proceedings already 
commenced are abandoned. Energean investigated the process and potential benefits of this approach decided to apply for the 
set off which has been approved and the first offset was in January 2023 of €587k ($626k).
 Included in deposits and prepayments, are mainly prepayments for goods and services under the GSP Engineering, Procurement, 
Construction and Installation Contract (EPCIC) for Epsilon project.
 In  accordance  with  the  GSPAs  signed  with  a  group  of  gas  buyers,  the  Company  has  agreed  to  pay  compensation  to  these 
counterparties due to the fact the gas supply date is taking place beyond a certain date as defined in the GSPAs (being 30 June 
2021). The compensation, amounting to $23 million) has been fully paid in 2021. The compensation presented as a non-current 
asset (under the caption deferred expenses) and will be accounted for as variable consideration and deducted from revenue as 
gas is delivered to the offtakers.

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The table below summarises the maturity profile of the Group receivables:

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 December 2022 
($’000)

Trade receivables

Government subsidies

Refundable VAT

Receivables from partners 
under JOA

Other receivables

Other tax recoverable

Carrying 
amounts

Contractual 
cash flows

3 months 
or less

3-12 
months

215,214

218,709

198,665

13,949

3,025

89,400

4,539

2,344

14,701

3,025

89,400

4,539

2,344

14,701

–

3,025

19,487

50,061

19,852

4,539

1,027

–

–

1,317

–

–

–

14,701

1-2 
years

6,095

–

Total

329,223

332,718

223,718

68,352

40,648

2-5 
years

–

–

–

–

–

–

31 December 2021 
($’000)

Trade receivables

Government subsidies

Refundable VAT

Receivables from 
partners under JOA

Other receivables

Other tax recoverable

Carrying 
amounts

178,804

3,212

42,376

5,138

38,683

16,478

Contractual 

cash flows

3 months 
or less

3-12 
months

1-2 
years

2-5 
years

178,804

2,832

175,972

3,212

42,376

5,138

38,683

16,478

3,212

1,774

40,602

5,138

36,105

–

–

2,578

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

16,478

16,478

Total

284,691

284,691

45,849

222,364

 19

Share capital

On 30 June 2017, the Company became the parent company of the Group through the acquisition of the 
full share capital of Energean E&P Holdings Limited, in exchange for 65,643,120 £0.01 ($0.013) shares in 
the Company issued to the previous shareholders. As of this date, the Company’s share capital increased 
from  £50  thousand  ($65k)  to  £706  thousand  ($917k).  From  that  point,  in  the  consolidated  financial 
statements, the share capital became that of Energean plc. The previously recognised share capital of
$14.9 million and share premium of $125.8 million was eliminated with a corresponding positive merger
reserve recognised of $139.9 million. The below tables outline the share capital of the Company.

The share premium account represents the total net proceeds on issue of the Company’s shares in excess
of their nominal value of £0.01 per share less amounts transferred to any other reserves.

On 14 June 2022, Energean plc by special resolution reduced its share premium account, as confirmed by 
an Order of the High Court of Justice.

Issued and authorised

At 1 January 2021 and at 31 December 
2021

Issued during the year

– New shares

– Share based payment

Share Premium Reduction

At 31 December 2022

Equity share 
capital allotted 
and fully paid

Share capital 
($’000)

Share premium 
($’000)

177,602,560

2,374

915,388

–

437,945

–

–

6

–

178,040,505

2,380

–

–

(500,000)

415,388

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 20

Dividends

In September 2022, Energean declared its maiden quarterly dividend. In total, Energean returned US$0.60/
share to shareholders in 2022, representing two-quarters of dividend payments. No dividend was proposed 
in respect of the year ended 31 December 2021.

US$ cents per share

$’ 000

2022

2021

2022

2021

30

30

60

–

–

–

53,252

53,252

106,504

–

–

–

Dividends announced 
and paid in cash

Ordinary shares

September

December

 21

Borrowings

($’000)

Non-current

Bank borrowings – after one year but within five years

4.5% Senior Secured notes due 2024 ($625 million)

4.875% Senior Secured notes due 2026 ($625 million)

Convertible loan notes ($50 million)

Bank borrowings – more than five years

6.5% Senior Secured notes due 2027 ($450 million)

5.375% Senior Secured notes due 2028 ($625 million)

5.875% Senior Secured notes due 2031 ($625 million)

BSTDB Loan and Greek State Loan Notes

Carrying value of non-current borrowings

Current

Convertible loan notes ($50 million)

Carrying value of current borrowings

Carrying value of total borrowings

2022

2021

620,461

617,912

–

442,879

616,767

615,890

61,437

617,060

615,966

41,495

442,107

615,451

615,047

–

2,975,346

2,947,126

45,550

45,550

–

–

3,020,896

2,947,126

The Group has provided security in respect of certain borrowings in the form of share pledges, as well as 
fixed and floating charges over certain assets of the Group.

$2,500,000,000 senior secured notes:

On 24 March 2021, the Group completed the issuance of $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior 
secured notes.

The Notes have been issued in four series as follows:

•  Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $625 million, maturing on 30 March 2024, with a fixed 

annual interest rate of 4.500%.

•  Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $625 million, maturing on 30 March 2026, with a fixed 

annual interest rate of 4.875%.

•  Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $625 million, maturing on 30 March 2028, with a fixed 

annual interest rate of 5.375%.

•  Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $625 million, maturing on 30 March 2031, with a fixed 

annual interest rate of 5.875%.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Notes are listed for trading on the TACT Institutional of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (the “TASE”).

The Company had undertaken to provide the following collateral in favour of the Trustee:

•  First  rank  Fixed  charges  over  the  shares  of  Energean  Israel  Limited,  Energean  Israel  Finance 
Ltd  and  Energean  Israel  Transmission  Ltd,  the  Karish  &  Tanin  Leases,  the  gas  sales  purchase 
agreements (“GSPAs”), several bank accounts, Operating Permits (once issued), Insurance policies, 
the Company exploration licenses (Block 12, Block 21, Block 23, Block 31) and the INGL Agreement.
•  Floating charge over all of the present and future assets of Energean Israel Limited and Energean 

Israel Finance Ltd.

•  Energean Power FPSO (subject to using commercially reasonable efforts, including obtaining Israel 

Petroleum Commissioner approval and any other applicable governmental authority).

Kerogen Convertible Loan

On  25  February  2021,  the  Group  completed  the  acquisition  of  the  remaining  30%  minority  interest  in 
Energean Israel Limited from Kerogen Investments No.38 Limited, Energean now owns 100% of Energean 
Israel Limited. This resulted in a reduction of the Group’s reported non-controlling interest balance to $nil 
at 31 December 2021.

The total consideration includes

•  An up-front payment of $175 million paid at completion of the transaction
•  Deferred  cash  consideration  amounts  totalling  $180  million  (out  of  which  $30  million  paid 
in December 2022). The deferred consideration is discounted at the selected unsecured liability 
rate of 9.77%.(please refer to note 24)

•  $50 million of convertible loan notes (the “Convertible loan notes”), which have a maturity date of 
29 December 2023, a strike price of £9.50, adjusted for dividend payment up to maturity date, and 
a zero-coupon rate.

$450,000,000 senior secured notes:

On  18th  November  2021,  the  Group  completed  the  issuance  of  $450  million  of  senior  secured  notes, 
maturing on 30 April 2027 and carrying a fixed annual interest rate of 6.5%.

The interest on the notes is paid semi-annually on 30 April and 30 October of each year, beginning on 
30 April 2022.

The notes are listed for trading on the Official List of the International Stock Exchange (“TISE”).

The  issuer  is  Energean  plc  and  the  Guarantors  are  Energean  E&P  Holdings,  Energean  Capital  Ltd  and 
Energean Egypt Ltd

The company undertook to provide the following collateral in favour of the Security Trustee:

•  Share pledge of Energean Capital Ltd, Energean Egypt Ltd, Energean Italy Ltd
•  Fixed charges over the material bank accounts of the Company and the Guarantors (other than 

Energean Egypt Services JSC)

•  Floating charge over the assets of Energean plc (other than the shares of Energean E&P Holdings)

Energean Oil and Gas SA (‘EOGSA’) loan for Epsilon/ Prinos Development:

On  27  December  2021  EOGSA  entered  into  a  loan  agreement  with  Black  Sea  Trade  and  Development 
Bank  for  €90.5  million  to  fund  the  development  of  Epsilon  Oil  Field.  The  loan  is  subject  to  an  interest 
rate of EURIBOR plus a margin of 2% on 90% of the loan (guaranteed portion) and 4.9% margin on 10% 
of the loan (unguaranteed portion). The loan has a final maturity date 7 years and 11 months after first 
disbursement.

On 27 December 2021 EOGSA entered into an agreement with Greek State to issue €9.5 million of notes 
maturing in 8 years with fixed rate -0.31% plus margin. The margin commences at 3.0% in year 1 with 
annual increases, reaching 6.5% in year 8.

At 31 December 2022, $43 million (€40million) remains undrawn.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Revolving Credit Facility (‘RCF’)

On 8 September 2022, Energean signed a three-year $275 million RCF with a consortium of four banks, 
led by ING Bank N.V. The RCF provides additional liquidity for general corporate  purposes,  if required. 
Under its current business plan, Energean expects the RCF to remain undrawn, apart from $101 million 
(as at 31 December 2022) of Letters of Credit (“LCs”), which replace the LCs that relate to certain assets 
in the UK, Italy, Egypt and Greece that were issued under the previous facility with ING on a one-for-one 
basis. The interest rate, if drawn by way of loans, is 5% + SOFR.

Capital management

The Group defines capital as the total equity and net debt of the Group. Capital is managed in order to 
provide  returns  for  shareholders  and  benefits  to  stakeholders  and  to  safeguard  the  Group’s  ability  to 
continue as a going concern.

Energean is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements. To maintain or adjust the capital 
structure, the Group may put in place new debt facilities, issue new shares for cash, repay debt, engage 
in active portfolio management, adjust the dividend payment to shareholders, or undertake other such 
restructuring activities as appropriate.

($’000)

Net Debt

Current borrowings

Non-current borrowings

Total borrowings

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash

Net Debt (1)

Total equity (2)

Gearing Ratio (1)/(2): 

2022

45,550

2,975,346

3,020,896

(427,888)

(74,776)

2,518,232

650,198

387.3%

2021

–

2,947,126

2,947,126

(730,839)

(199,729)

2,016,558

717,123

281.2%

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Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 January

Cash 
inflows

Cash 
outflows

Reclass-
ification

Acquisition of 
subsidiary

Additions

Lease 
modification

Borrowing 
costs including 
amortisation of 
arrangement 
fees

Derivatives 
de-
designated 
as cash 
flow hedges 
during the 
period

($’000)

2022

3,294,460

63,463

(213,068)

(122)

Senior Secured Notes

2,905,631

Convertible loan notes  41,496

–

–

Long -term 
borrowings

–

63,463

Lease liabilities

44,425

Deferred licence 
payments

Contingent 
Consideration

57,230

78,450

Deferred 
consideration of 
acquisition of minority 167,228

–

–

–

–

(156,694)

–

–

–

–

–

(14,023)

(122)

(12,351)

–

(30,000)

–

–

–

2021

1,622,354

3,243,000

(2,006,761)

(35,373)

Senior Secured Notes –

2,950,000

(115,717)

(35,640)

Convertible loan notes  –

–

–

–

Long -term 
borrowings

330,092

175,000

(537,873)

(1,713)

Current borrowings

1,112,984

118,000

(1,320,989)

2,080

Lease liabilities

47,623

Deferred licence 
payments

Contingent 
consideration

69,518

55,222

Deferred 
consideration of 
acquisition of minority –

Derivatives not 
designated as 
hedging instruments

6,915

–

–

–

–

(10,852)

(14,344)

–

(6,986)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

949

(66)

–

–

–

–

–

–

949

(66)

–

–

–

–

–

–

187,778

2,261

–

38,337

–

–

–

–

–

–

6,304

2,261

–

143,137

–

–

–

–

Foreign 
exchange 
impact

(4,954)

–

–

(3,769)

(1,185)

–

–

–

Fair value 
changes

31 December

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,335,646

2,913,909

45,550

61,437

32,272

51,832

86,320

144,326

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4,641

8,691

28,843

3,307,005

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(783)

465

(2,227)

–

–

–

–

–

2,905,631

41,495

–

–

44,425

57,230

23,228

78,450

11,236

–

167,228

194,984

164,972

4,054

1,743

2,294

6,953

7,870

7,098

251,471

106,988

3,158

35,277

87,460

1,316

2,056

12,855

2,361

4,641

–

(6,931)

–

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 22

Retirement benefit liability

The Group operates defined benefit pension plans in Greece and Italy.

Under Italian law, Energean Italy Spa is required to operate a Target Retirement Fund “TFR” for its local 
employees. This is technically a defined benefit scheme, though has no pension assets, with the liability 
measured by independent actuaries.

In accordance with the provisions of Greek labour law, employees are entitled to compensation in case of 
dismissal or retirement. The amount of compensation varies depending on salary, years of service and the 
manner of termination (dismissal or retirement). Employees who resign are not entitled to compensation.
The compensation payable in case of retirement is equal to 40% of the compensation which would be 
payable in case of unjustified dismissal.

These plans are not funded and are defined benefit plans in accordance with IAS 19. The Group charges 
the accrued benefits in each period with a corresponding increase in the relative actuarial liability. The 
payments made to retirees in every period are charged against this liability. The liabilities of the Group 
arising  from  the  obligation  to  pay  termination  indemnities  are  determined  through  actuarial  studies,
conducted by independent actuaries.

22.1 Provision for retirement benefits

($’000)

Defined benefit obligation

Provision for retirement benefits recognised

Allocated as:

Non-current portion

22.2 Defined benefit obligation

($’000)

At 1 January

Change in estimate103

Current service cost

Interest cost

Extra payments or expenses

Actuarial losses – from changes in financial assumptions

Benefits paid

Transfer in/(out)

Exchange differences

At 31 December

2022

1,675

1,675

1,675

1,675

2022

2,766

–

163

52

3,233

(267)

(4,100)

–

(172)

1,675

2021

2,767

2,767

2,767

2,767

2021

7,839

(3,463)

191

13

775

162

(2,314)

(34)

(402)

2,767

103 

 During the year there was a change in the defined benefit estimate in Greece, specifically in relation to the periods of service to 
which an entity attributes benefit.

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22.3 Actuarial assumptions and risks

The most recent actuarial valuation was carried out as of 31 December 2022 and it was based on the 
following key assumptions:

Greece

Discount rate

Expected rate of salary increases

Average life expectancy over retirement age

Inflation rate

Italy

Discount rate

Expected rate of salary increases

Average life expectancy over retirement age

Inflation rate

Sensitivity analysis

2022

2021

4.10%

3.54%

2.00%

3.84%

19.7 years

19.4 years

2.20%

2.00%

0.94%

n/a

20.9 years

2.00%

0.94%

N/A

20.9

2.00%

The  sensitivity  analysis  below  shows  the  impact  on  the  defined  benefit  obligation  of  changing  each 
assumption  while  not  changing  all  other  assumptions.  This  analysis  may  not  be  representative  of  the 
actual change in the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in the assumptions would 
occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.

2022

2021

Greece

Percentage Effect on defined benefit obligation

Change + 0.5% in Discount rate

Change – 0.5% in Discount rate

Change +0.5% in Expected rate of salary increases

Change -0.5% in Expected rate of salary increases

Italy

Percentage Effect on defined benefit obligation

Change + 0.5% in Discount rate

Change – 0.5% in Discount rate

Greece

Percentage Effect on current service cost

Change + 0.5% in Discount rate

Change – 0.5% in Discount rate

Change +0.5% in Expected rate of salary increases

Change -0.5% in Expected rate of salary increases

-3%

3%

3%

-3%

-1%

1%

2022

-4%

4%

5%

-5%

-3%

3%

3%

-3%

-1%

1%

2021

-4%

4%

5%

-5%

The  amounts  presented  reflect  the  impact  from  the  percentage  increase  /  (decrease)  in  the  given 
assumption by +/- 0.5% on the defined benefit obligation and current service cost, while holding all other 
assumptions constant.

The plan exposes the Group to actuarial risks such as interest rate risk, longevity changes and inflation 
risk.

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Interest rate risk

The present value of the defined benefit liability is calculated using a discount rate determined by reference 
to market yields of high-quality corporate bonds. The estimated term of the bonds is consistent with the 
estimated term of the defined benefit obligation and it is denominated in Euro. A decrease in market yield 
on high quality corporate bonds will increase the Group’s defined benefit liability.

Longevity of members

Any increase in the life expectancy of the members will increase the defined benefit liability.

Inflation risk

A significant proportion of the defined benefit liability is linked to inflation. An increase in the inflation rate 
will increase the Group’s defined benefit liability.

 23

Provisions

($’000)

At 1 January 2021

New provisions

Change in estimates

  Recognised in property, plant and 

equipment

 Recognised in Intangible assets

 Recognised in profit& loss

Payments

Unwinding of discount

Currency translation adjustment

At 31 December 2021

Current provisions

Non-current provisions

At 1 January 2022

New provisions

Change in estimates

  Recognised in property, plant and 

equipment

 Recognised in profit& loss

Payments

Reclassification

Unwinding of discount

Currency translation adjustment

At 31 December 2022

Current provisions

Non-current provisions

Decommissioning

865,127

–

(18,808)

(13,174)

2,202

(7,836)

(2,653)

8,722

(50,290)

802,098

12,366

789,732

–

49,313

21,685

27,628

(8,898)

–

21,495

(55,251)

808,757

8,376

800,381

Provision for 
litigation and 
other claims

16,408

520

(4,494)

–

–

(1,140)

11,294

–

11,294

1,619

(551)

(344)

(1,568)

–

(1,104)

9,346

–

9,346

Total

881,535

520

(23,302)

(13,174)

2,202

(7,836)

(2,653)

8,722

(51,430)

813,392

12,366

801,026

1,619

48,762

21,685

27,628

(9,242)

(1,568)

21,495

(56,355)

818,103

8,376

809,727

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Decommissioning provision

The decommissioning provision represents the present value of decommissioning costs relating to oil and 
gas properties, which are expected to be incurred up to 2042 when the producing oil and gas properties 
are expected to cease operations. The future costs are based on a combination of estimates from an 
external study completed in previous years and internal estimates. These estimates are reviewed annually 
to take into account any material changes to the assumptions. However, actual decommissioning costs 
will ultimately depend upon future market prices for the necessary decommissioning works required that 
will reflect market conditions at the relevant time. Furthermore, the timing of decommissioning is likely to 
depend on when the fields cease to produce at economically viable rates. This, in turn, will depend upon 
future oil and gas prices and the impact of energy transition and the pace at which it progresses which are 
inherently uncertain. The decommissioning provision represents the present value of decommissioning 
costs relating to assets in Italy, Greece, UK, Israel and Croatia. No provision is recognised for Egypt as 
there is no legal or constructive obligation as at 31 December 2022.

Discount 
rate 
assumption

4.6%

3.3%

4.1%

4.1%

3.3%

Cessation 
of 
production 
assumption

2034

2023-2042

2023-2031

2042

2032

Inflation 
assumption

1.6%- 2.2%

5.2%- 2.0%

3.7%

2.3%-2.7%

5.2%- 2.0%

Greece

Italy

UK

Israel

Croatia

Total

Spend in 
2022

–

7,616

1,281

–

–

2022 
($’000)

13,036

519,749

176,063

84,299

15,610

2021 
($’000)

17,058

527,801

203,246

35,525

18,467

8,897

808,757

802,097

Litigation and other claims provisions

Litigation and other claim provision relates to litigation actions currently open in Italy with the Termoli Port 
Authority in respect of the fees payable under the marine concession regarding FSO Alba Marina serving 
the Rospo Mare field in Italy. Energean Italy Spa has appealed these cases to the Campobasso Court of 
Appeal. None of the other cases has yet had a decision on the substantive issue. The Group provided 
€5.6 million (c$6.0 million) against an adverse outcome of these court cases.

Energean Italy Spa has currently open litigations with three municipalities in Italy related to the imposition 
of real estate municipality taxes (IMU/TASI), interest and related penalties concerning the periods 2016 to 
2019. For the years before 2019, Edison SpA bears uncapped liability for any amount assessed according 
to the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) signed between the companies while Energean is liable for 
any tax liability related to tax year 2019. For all three cases, Energean Italy SpA (together with Edison SpA, 
as appropriate) filed appeals presenting strong legal and technical arguments for reducing the assessed 
taxes to the lowest possible level as well as cancelling entirely the imposed penalties. The Group strongly 
believes based on legal advice received that the outcome of the court decisions will be in its favour with 
no material exposure expected in excess of the provision of $2.1 million recognised.

The remaining balance in other provisions a potential claim in Egypt.

It is not currently possible to accurately predict the timing of the settlement of these claims and therefore 
the expected timing of the cash flows.

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Trade and other payables

($’000)
Trade and other payables-Current104
Financial items:
Trade accounts payable
Payables to partners under JOA105
Deferred licence payments due within one year
Deferred consideration for acquisition of minority
Other creditors
Short term lease liability

Non-financial items:
Accrued expenses106
Contract Liability107
Other finance costs accrued (note 9)
Social insurance and other taxes

Trade and other payables-Non-Current
Financial items:
Trade and other payables108
Deferred licence payments109
Contingent consideration (note 26.1)
Long term lease liability

Non-financial items:
Contract Liability107
Social insurance

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

2021

298,091
58,336
13,345
144,326
34,644
9,208
557,950

98,650
56,230
39,672
4,372
198,924
756,874

169,360
38,488
86,320
23,063
317,231

–
827
827
318,058

109,525
43,499
–
167,228
12,043
8,253
340,548

64,823

36,693
7,643
109,159
449,707

–
57,230
78,450
36,172
171,852

53,537
598
54,135
225,987

104 

105 
106 

107 

108 

109 

 The statement of financial position as at 31 December 2022 presents current tax liabilities separately from the current portion 
of trade and other payables. Comparative amounts of $5,279,000 have been reclassified accordingly.
 Payables related to operated Joint operations primarily in Italy.
 Included in trade payables and accrued expenses in 2022 and 2021, are mainly Karish field related development expenditures 
(mainly FPSO and Sub Sea construction cost), development expenditure for Cassiopea project in Italy and NEA/NI project in 
Egypt.
 In June 2019, Energean signed a Detailed Agreement with Israel Natural Gas Lines (“INGL”) for the transfer of title (the “hand 
over”) of the nearshore and onshore part of the infrastructure that will deliver gas from the Karish and Tanin FPSO into the 
Israeli national gas transmission grid. As consideration, INGL will pay Energean 369 million Israeli New Shekels (ILS), which 
translates to approximately $115 million, for the infrastructure being built by Energean in accordance with milestones detailed 
in the agreement. The agreement covers the onshore section of the Karish and Tanin infrastructure and the near shore section 
of pipeline extending to approximately 10km offshore. The amount included in the contract liability line above represents the 
amount received as at 31 December 2022 from INGL. The hand over to INGL is expected to become effective in Q1 2023. 
 The amount represents an amount payable to Technip in respect of costs incurred starting 1 April 2022 until completion, in 
terms of the EPCIC contract. The amount is payable in eight equal quarterly deferred payments due after practical completion 
date and therefore has been discounted at 5.831%. p.a. (being the yield rate of the senior secured loan notes, maturing in 2024, 
at the date of entering into the settlement agreement)
 In December 2016, Energean Israel acquired the Karish and Tanin offshore gas fields for $40.0 million closing payment with an 
obligation to pay additional consideration of $108.5 million plus interest inflated at an annual rate of 4.6% in ten equal annual 
payments. As at 31 December 2022 the total discounted deferred consideration was $51.8 million (as at 31 December 2021: 
$57.23 million). The Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) includes provisions in the event of Force Majeure that prevents or 
delays the implementation of the development plan as approved under one lease for a period of more than ninety (90) days in 
any year following the final investment decision (“FID”) date. In the event of Force Majeure the applicable annual payment of 
the remaining consideration will be postponed by an equivalent period of time, and no interest will be accrued in that period of 
time as well. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which constitute a Force Majeure event, the deferred payment due 
in March 2022 would be postponed by the number of days that such Force Majeure event last. As of 31 December 2021 Force 
Majeure event length has not been finalised as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the progress of the project, and as 
such the deferred payment due in March 2022 was postponed accordingly.

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Employee share schemes

Analysis of share-based payment charge

($’000)

Energean Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP)

Energean Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

Total share-based payment charge

Capitalised to intangible and tangible assets

Expensed as cost of sales

Expensed as administration expenses

Expensed to exploration and evaluation expenses

Expensed as other expenses

Total share-based payment charge

Energean Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022

1,332

4,911

6,243

199

–

6,044

–

–

6,243

2021

1,215

4,718

5,933

200

5

5,712

14

2

5,933

Under the Energean plc’s 2018 LTIP rules, senior executives may be granted conditional awards of shares 
or  nil  cost  options.  Nil  cost  options  are  normally  exercisable  from  three  to  ten  years  following  grant 
provided an individual remains in employment. Awards are subject to performance conditions (including 
Total Shareholder Return (TSR) normally measured over a period of three years. Vesting of awards or 
exercise of nil cost options is generally subject to an individual remaining in employment except in certain 
circumstances such as good leaver and change of control. Awards may be subject to a holding period 
following vesting. No dividends are paid over the vesting period; however, Energean’s Board may decide 
at any time prior to the issue or transfer of the shares in respect of which an award is released that the 
participant will receive an amount (in cash and/or additional Shares) equal in value to any dividends that 
would  have  been  paid  on  those  shares  on  such  terms  and  over  such  period  (ending  no  later  than  the 
Release Date) as the Board may determine. This amount may assume the reinvestment of dividends (on 
such basis as the Board may determine) and may exclude or include special dividends.

The weighted average remaining contractual life for LTIP awards outstanding at 31 December 2022 was 
1.2 years (31 December 2021: 1.3 years), number of shares outstanding 2,112,973 and weighted average 
price at grant date £5.66.

There are further details of the LTIP in the Remuneration Report on pages 123-147.

Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP)

Under the DSBP, a portion of any annual bonus of a Senior Executive nominated by the Remuneration &
Talent Committee, may be deferred into shares.

Deferred  awards  are  usually  granted  in  the  form  of  conditional  share  awards  or  nil-cost  options 
(or,  exceptionally,  as  cash-settled  equivalents).  Deferred  awards  usually  vest  two  years  after  award 
although may vest early on leaving employment or on a change of control.

The weighted average remaining contractual life for DSBP awards outstanding at 31 December 2022 was 
0.8 years, number of shares outstanding 236,174 and weighted price at grant date £10.05.

 26

Financial instruments

The Group is exposed to a variety of risks including commodity price risk, interest rate risk, credit risk,
foreign  currency  risk  and  liquidity  risk.  The  use  of  derivative  financial  instruments  is  governed  by  the 
Group’s policies approved by the Board of Directors. Compliance with policies and exposure limits are 
monitored and reviewed internally on a regular basis. The Group does not enter into or trade financial 
instruments, including derivatives, for speculative purposes.

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26.1 Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

The information set out below provides information about how the Group determines the fair values of 
various financial assets and liabilities.

The  fair  values  of  the  Group’s  non-current  liabilities  measured  at  amortised  cost  are  considered  to 
approximate their carrying amounts at the reporting date.

The carrying value less any estimated credit adjustments for financial assets and financial liabilities with 
a maturity of less than one year are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short term-
nature. The fair value of the group’s finance lease obligations is estimated using discounted cash flow 
analysis  based  on  the  group’s  current  incremental  borrowing  rates  for  similar  types  and  maturities  of 
borrowing and are consequently categorised in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Contingent consideration

The share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) dated 4 July 2019 between Energean and Edison SpA provides 
for a contingent consideration of up to $100.0 million subject to the commissioning  of the Cassiopea 
development  gas  project  in  Italy.  The  consideration  was  determined  to  be  contingent  on  the  basis  of 
future gas prices (PSV) recorded at the time of the at the time of first gas production at the Cassiopea 
field, which is expected in 2024. No payment will be due if the arithmetic average of the year one (i.e., the 
first year after first gas production) and year two (i.e., the second year after first gas production) Italian 
PSV Natural Gas Futures prices is less than €10/Mwh when first gas production is delivered from the 
field.  $100  million  is  payable  if  that  average  price  exceeds  €20/Mwh.  The  fair  value  of  the  Contingent 
Consideration  is  estimated  by  reference  to  the  terms  of  the  SPA  and  the  simulated  PSV  pricing  by 
reference to the forecasted PSV pricing, historical volatility and a log normal distribution, discounted at an 
estimated cost of debt

The  contingent  consideration  to  be  payable  in  2024  was  estimated  at  acquisition  date  to  amount  to
$61.7 million, which discounted at the selected cost of debt resulted in a present value of $55.2 million as 
at the acquisition date.

As at 31 December 2022, the two-year future curve of PSV prices increased from the date of acquisition 
and  indicate  an  average  price  in  excess  of  €20/Mwh  (the  threshold  for  payment  of  $100  million),  we 
estimate the fair value of the Contingent Consideration as at 31 December 2022 to be $86.3 million based 
on a Monte Carlo simulation (31 December 2021: $78.5 million).

The fair value of the consideration payable has been recognised at level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Contingent consideration reconciliation

Contingent consideration

1 January

Fair value adjustment

31 December

2022

78,450

7,870

86,320

Fair values of derivative financial instruments

The  Group  undertakes  hedging  activities  as  part  of  the  ongoing  financial  risk  management  to  protect 
against commodity price volatility and to ensure the availability of cash flow for re-investment in capital 
programmes that are driving business delivery. Commodity hedge contracts entered into in Italy aim to 
mitigate the risk of changes to the cost of natural gas and that relating to the sale of natural gas.

The entered into commodity hedges in 2021 however at 31 December 2022 there were no open hedges.

Fair value is the amount for which the asset or liability could be exchanged in an arm’s length transaction 
at the relevant date. Where available, fair values are determined using quoted prices in active markets. 
To the extent that market prices are not available, fair values are estimated by reference to market-based 
transactions,  or  using  standard  valuation  techniques  for  the  applicable  instruments  and  commodities 
involved. Values recorded are as at the balance sheet date, and will not necessarily be realised.

There were no transfers between fair value levels during the year.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The fair value hierarchy of financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value (but 
fair value disclosure is required) is as follows:

Fair value hierarchy as at 31 December 2022

Level 1  
$’000

Level 2  
$’000

Level 3  
$’000

Total  
$’000

Financial assets

Trade and other 
receivables (note 18)

Cash and cash 
equivalents (note 15)

Restricted Cash

Total

Financial liabilities

–

329,224

427,888

74,776

502,664

–

–

329,224

Financial liabilities held at amortised cost:

Trade and other 
payables

Senior Secured Notes 
(note 21)

Borrowings (note 21)

Deferred consideration 
for acquisition of 
minority (note 24)

Net obligations under 
finance leases (note 24)

Deferred licence 
payments (note 24)

Financial liabilities at 
FVTPL

Contingent 
Consideration

Total

–

560,431

2,716,625

–

–

–

–

–

–

106,986

144,326

32,271

51,833

–

2,716,625

895,847

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

329,224

427,888

74,776

831,888

560,431

2,716,625

106,986

144,326

32,271

51,833

86,320

86,320

86,320

3,698,792

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Fair value hierarchy as at 31 December 2021

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Financial liabilities held at amortised cost:

($’000)

Financial assets

Trade and other 
receivables (note 18)

Cash and cash 
equivalents (note 15)

Restricted Cash

Total

Financial liabilities

Trade and other 
payables – current

Senior Secured Notes 
(note 20)

Borrowings (note 20)

Deferred consideration 
for acquisition of 
minority (note 23)

Net obligations under 
finance leases (note 23)

Deferred licence 
payments (note 23)

Financial liabilities held at fair value through OCI:

Derivatives

Financial liabilities at 
FVTPL:

Contingent 
consideration

Total

26.2 Commodity price risk

–

284,692

730,839

199,729

930,568

–

284,692

–

173,319

2,931,950

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

41,495

167,228

44,425

57,230

12,546

–

2,931,950

496,243

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

284,692

730,839

199,729

1,215,260

173,319

2,931,950

41,495

167,228

44,425

57,230

12,546

78,450

78,450

78,450

3,506,643

The  Group  considers  hedging  activities  as  part  of  the  ongoing  financial  risk  management  to  protect 
against commodity price volatility and to ensure the availability of cash flow for re-investment in capital 
programmes that are driving business delivery.

At 31 December 2022 there are no open hedging contracts.

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26.3

Interest rate risk

The Group’s policy is to minimise interest rate cash flow risk exposures on long-term financing. Longer-
term borrowings are therefore usually at fixed rates.

At 31 December 2022, the Group’s exposure to interest rate risk is only in relation to the Greek borrowings 
as all other borrowings are at fixed interest rates (refer to Note 21 details). The exposure to interest rates 
for the Group’s money market funds is considered immaterial.

($’000)

Impact on finance costs

Interest rates increase +0.5%

Interest rates decrease -0.5%

26.4

Credit risk

2022

135

(135)

2021

–

–

Credit risk arises when a failure by counterparties to discharge their obligations could reduce the amount 
of future cash inflows from financial assets on hand at the reporting date. The Group has policies in place 
to ensure that all of its transactions giving rise to credit risk are made with parties having an appropriate 
credit history and monitors on a continuous basis the ageing profile of its receivables.

Also, the Group has policies to limit the amount of credit exposure to any banking institution, considering 
among other factors the credit ratings of the banks with which deposits are held. Credit quality information 
in relation to those banks is provided below.

With regard to the risk of potential losses caused by the failure of any of the counterparties the Company 
interacts with to honour the commitments they have undertaken, the Group has implemented for some 
time procedures and tools to evaluate and select counterparties based on their credit rating, constantly 
monitoring its exposure to the various counterparties and implementing appropriate mitigating actions,
primarily aimed at recovering or transferring receivables.

Presented below is a breakdown of trade receivables by past due bracket:

($’000)

Trade receivables and receivables from partners under JOA

Allowance for impairment

Total

31 December 
2022

31 December 
2021

224,319

(4,565)

219,754

215,776

(31,834)

183,942

Trade  receivables  include  balances  from  EGPC,  the  Egyptian  governmental  body  that  are  significantly 
aged.

($’000)

Not yet due

Past due by less than 
one month

Past due by one to 
three months

Past due by three to six 
months

Past due by more than 
six months

Total

31 December 2022

31 December 2021

Trade 
receivables

75,573

Allowance

(2,377)

Trade 
receivables

44,602

Allowance

(1,461)

27,654

(870)

12,187

–

–

12,212

11,032

(347)

12,959

(399)

(400)

(425)

6,095

120,354

(192)

(3,786)

41,646

123,606

(25,786)

(28,471)

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Trade Receivables by geography

($’000)

Italy

United Kingdom

Egypt

Greece

Croatia

Israel

Other Countries

Total

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 December 

31 December 

2022

57,000

6,491

120,361

2,976

–

37,491

–

224,319

2021

41,757

5,428

123,850

2,893

212

21,275

2,215

197,630

Credit quality of bank deposits

The credit quality of the banks in which the Group keeps its deposits is assessed by reference to the credit 
rating of these banks. Moody’s credit ratings of the corresponding banks in which the Group keeps its 
deposits is as follows:

($’000)

A1

A2

A3

BBB

BB

B3

2022

294,505

96,599

31,084

30,826

48,403

1,247

2021

288,953

549,494

10,139

64,760

16,590

634

502,664

930,570

The Company has assessed the recoverability of all cash balances and considers they are carried within 
the consolidated statement of financial position at amounts not materially different to their fair value.

26.5 Foreign exchange risk

The Group is exposed to foreign exchange risk as it undertakes operations in various foreign currencies.
The key sources of the risk are attributed to the fact that the Group has certain subsidiaries with Euro 
functional currencies in which a number of loan agreements denominated in US$ and sales of crude oil 
are additionally denominated in US$.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk, as a result of financial instruments, at each reporting date 
is shown in the table below. The amounts shown are the US$ equivalent of the foreign currency amounts.

Liabilities

Assets

($’000)

Dollars (US$)

United Kingdom 
Pounds (£)

Euro

CAD

NOK

ILS

SGD

EGP

Total

2022

480,931

34,971

11,323

17

84

35,905

9,354

41

2021

759,232

236,115

588,952

–

4,403

1,501

276

–

2022

898,804

16,750

656,602

–

109

1,783

19,383

–

2021

265,166

107,336

724,116

–

18

22,442

238

–

572,626

1,590,479

1,593,431

1,119,316

The following table reflects the sensitivity analysis for profit and loss results for the year and equity, taking 
into consideration for the periods presented foreign exchange variation by +/- 10%.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 December 2022

USD 
Variation

£ 
Variation

Euro 
Variation

ILS 
Variation

NOK 
Variation

SGD 
Variation

EGP 
Variation

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

Profit or loss (before tax)

12,927

(3,634)

(2,415)

1,883

(6,394) 6,986

Other comprehensive income –

–

–

–

–

–

Equity

12,927

(3,634)

(2,415)

1,883

(6,394) 6,986

5

–

5

(4)

–

(4)

1,003

(912)

(793)

721

–

–

–

–

1,003

(912)

(793)

721

25

–

25

25

–

25

31 December 2021

USD 
Variation

£ 
Variation

Euro 
Variation

ILS 
Variation

NOK 
Variation

SGD 
Variation

EGP 
Variation

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

10%

-10%

Profit or loss (before tax)

(24,122)

29,629

(10,249)

12,275

5,324

(6,755) –

Other comprehensive income –

–

–

–

–

–

Equity

(24,122) 29,629 (10,249) 12,275 5,324

(6,755) –

–

–

2,094

(1,904)

(439)

399

(4)

–

–

–

–

2,094

(1,904)

(439)

399

(4)

5

5

The above calculations assume that interest rates remain the same as at the reporting date.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

26.6

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another 
financial asset.

The Group monitors its risk to a shortage of funds by monitoring its debt rating and the maturity dates of existing debt and other payables. As at 31 December 2022,
the Group had available $217 million (2021: $113 million) of undrawn committed borrowing facilities.

The undrawn facilities are in relation to the Greek State-Backed Loan of $43million (€40million) and $174million in relation to the revolving credit facility (Refer to 
note 21 for details for further details).

The following tables detail the Group’s remaining contractual maturity for its financial liabilities. The tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash 
flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Group can be required to pay. The table includes both interest and principal cash flows.

The Group manages its liquidity risk by ongoing monitoring of its cash flows. Group management prepares budgets and regular cash flow forecasts and takes
appropriate actions to ensure available cash deposits and credit lines with the banks are available to meet the Group’s liabilities as they fall due.

The table below summarises the maturity profile of the Group financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments:

31 December 2022

Carrying amounts

Contractual cash flows

3 months  or less

3-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

More than  5 years

($’000)

Bank loans

2,975,345

Lease liabilities

32,271

Trade and other 
payables

Total

936,120

3,943,736

3,869,648

33,207

984,802

4,887,657

64,453

2,231

311,602

378,286

98,480

6,503

337,634

442,617

910,680

2,967

1,291,207

1,504,828

19,952

1,554

238,692

96,874

–

1,152,339

1,408,033

1,506,382

31 December 2021

Carrying amounts

Contractual cash flows

3 months  or less

3-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

More than  5 years

($’000)

Bank loans

2,950,701

Lease liabilities

44,425

Trade and other 
payables

Total

467,986

3,463,112

3,936,296

21,953

552,689

4,510,938

64,095

1,919

139,467

205,481

93,004

4,937

208,120

306,061

208,562

6,216

26,704

241,482

1,640,222

1,930,412

7,130

1,744

137,047

11,350

1,784,399

1,943,506

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27

Related parties

27.1

Related party relationships

Balances 
been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

transactions 

Company 

between 

and 

and 

the 

its 

subsidiaries, 

which 

are 

related 

parties, 

have 

The Directors of Energean Plc are considered to be the only key management personnel as defined by IAS 
24. The following information is provided in relation to the related party transaction disclosures provided 
in note 27.2 below:

Adobelero Holdings Co Ltd. is a beneficially owned holding company controlled by Panos Benos, the CFO 
of the Group.

Growthy Holdings Co Ltd
CEO of the Group.

is a beneficially owned holding company controlled by Matthaios Rigas, the 

Co 

Investments 

is 
Oil 
Executive Director of the Group.

Limited

beneficially 

owned 

and 

controlled 

by 

Efstathios 

Topouzoglou, 

a 

Non-

Seven Maritime Company (Seven Marine)
is a related party company controlled by one the Company’s 
shareholders Mr Efstathios Topouzoglou. Seven Marine owns the offshore supply ship Energean Wave 
which support the Group’s operation in northern Greece.

Capital Earth:
During the period ended 30 June 2022 the Group received consultancy services from Capital 
Earth Limited, a consulting company controlled by the spouse of one of Energean’s executive directors, for 
the provision of Group Corporate Social Responsibility Consultancy and Project Management Services.

Inc:

2020 

Israel, 

During 

Energy 

Marine 

Energean 

purchased 

Prime 
a 
company controlled by a non-executive director and shareholder of Energean plc, a Field Support Vessel 
(“FSV”). The FSV will provide significant in-country capability to support the Karish project, including FPSO 
re-supply, crew changes, holdback operations for tanker offloading, emergency subsea intervention, drilling 
support and emergency response. The purchase of this multi-purpose vessel will enhance operational 
efficiencies and economics when compared to the leasing of multiple different vessels for the various 
activities. The FSV is currently completing construction works at a Greek Shipyard. The agreement with 
Prime Marine Energy Inc was terminated on 19 October 2022. In December 2022 the FSV was towed to 
Greece for completion of the works under Energean’s supervision.

Marine 

Energy 

Prime 

from 

Inc 

27.2

Related party transactions

Purchases of goods and services

($’000)

Nature of transactions

Other related party “Seven Marine”

Vessel leasing and services

2022

2021

2,001

2,000

Other related party “Prime Marine Energy Inc” Construction of field support vessel

8,060 10,273

Other related party “Capital Earth Ltd”

Consulting services

–

35

10,061 12,308

27.3

Related party balances

Payables

($’000)

Seven Marine

Nature of balance

Vessel leasing and services

2022

2021

702

702

417

417

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27.4

Key management compensation

The Directors of Energean plc are considered to be the only key management personnel as defined by IAS 
24 Related Party Disclosures.

31 December 2022 ($’000)

Salary and fees

Benefits

Annual bonus paid in cash

Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors

Total

1,667

794

2,461

157

–

157

1,570

–

1,570

31 December 2021 ($’000)

Salary and fees

Benefits

Annual bonus paid in cash

Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors

Total

1,650

703

2,353

100

–

100

1,664

–

1,664

Total

3,394

794

4,188

Total

3,414

703

4,117

28

Commitments and contingencies

oil 

its 

acquiring 

In 
be 
has 
undertaken on each permit/interest. The exploration commitments in the following table are an estimate 
of the net cost to the Group of performing these work programmes:

programmes 

interests, 

pledged 

various 

Group 

work 

that 

and 

gas 

will 

the 

($’000)

Capital Commitments

Due within one year

Due later than one year but within two years

Due later than two years but within five years

Performance guarantees110

Greece

Israel

Egypt

UK

Italy

Montenegro

Issued guarantees:

2022

2021

16,607

57,639

1,658

75,904

4,170

97,572

2,000

83,976

11,461

–

199,179

20,575

51,180

1,497

73,252

1,176

89,683

99,570

21,292

566

212,287

Karish and Tanin Leases ($25 million) – As part of the requirements of the Karish and Tanin Lease deeds, 
the Group provided the Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water with bank guarantees for 
each lease. The bank guarantees expire 29 June 2023.

Blocks 12, 21, 22, 23 and 31 ($21 million) – As part of the requirements of the exploration and appraisal 
licences which granted to the Group during the Israeli offshore bid in December 2017, the Group provided 
the Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water in January 2018 with bank guarantees for all 5 
blocks mentioned above. The bank guarantees are in force until 13 January 2024.

Israeli Natural Gas Lines (“INGL”) ($47 million) – As part of the agreement signed with INGL on June 2019 
the Group provided INGL bank guarantee in order to secure the milestone payments from INGL. These 
bank guarantees are in force until June 2023 ($5 million), November 2023 ($42 million) and January 2024 
($3 million)

110 

 Performance  guarantees  are  in  respect  of  abandonment  obligations,  committed  work  programmes  and  certain  financial 
obligations.

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Israel Other ($5 million) – As part of ongoing operations in Israel, the Group has provided various bank 
guarantees to third parties in Israel.

United Kingdom: Following the Edison E&P acquisition, the Group issued letters of credit amounting to
$84 million  for  United  Kingdom  decommissioning  obligations  and  other  obligations  under  the  United 
Kingdom licenses

Italy: The Group issued letters of credit amounting to $11 million for decommissioning obligations and 
other obligations under the Italian licenses

Greece and Egypt: The Group issued letters of credit amounting for obligations under the Block 2 and 
Block 8 licenses respectively.

Legal cases and contingent liabilities

The Group had no material contingent liabilities as of 31 December 2022 and 31 December 2021.

29

Subsequent events

On  the  9  February  2023  Energean  declared  its  4Q  dividend  of  US$30  cents  per  share,  to  be  paid  on 
30 March 2023.

On  the  17  March  2023  Energean  signed  an  unsecured  $350  million  two  year  term  loan  facility,  which 
offers additional financial flexibility for the Group. The loan is expected to remain undrawn.

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30

Subsidiary undertakings

At 31 December 2022, the Group had investments in the following subsidiaries:

Name of subsidiary

Country of incorporation / registered office

Energean E&P Holdings Ltd

22 Lefkonos Street, 2064 Nicosia, Cyprus

Energean Capital Ltd

22 Lefkonos Street, 2064 Nicosia, Cyprus

Energean Group Services Limited (former 
Energean Med Limited)

44 Baker Street, London W1U 7AL, United Kingdom

Energean Oil & Gas S.A.

32 Kifissias Ave. 151 25 Marousi Athens, Greece

Energean International Limited

22 Lefkonos Street, 2064 Nicosia, Cyprus

Energean Israel Limited

22 Lefkonos Street, 2064 Nicosia, Cyprus

Energean Montenegro Limited

22 Lefkonos Street, 2064 Nicosia, Cyprus

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Shareholding  
At 
31 December 
2022 (%)

Shareholding  
At 
31 December 
2021 (%)

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Principal 
activities

Holding Company

Holding Company

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Energean Israel Transmission LTD

Andre Sakharov 9, Haifa, Israel

Energean Israel Finance LTD

Andre Sakharov 9, Haifa, Israel

Gas transportation 
license holder

Financing 
activities

100

100

100

100

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Name of subsidiary

Energean Egypt Limited

Country of incorporation / registered office

22 Lefkonos Street, 2064 Nicosia, Cyprus

Energean Hellas Limited

22 Lefkonos Street, 2064 Nicosia, Cyprus

Energean Italy S.p.a.

31 Foro Buonaparte, 20121 Milano, Italy

Energean Sicilia Srl

Via Salvatore Quasimodo 2 – 97100 Ragusa (Ragusa)

Energean Exploration Limited

44 Baker Street, London W1U 7AL, United Kingdom

Energean UK Ltd

44 Baker Street, London W1U 7AL, United Kingdom

Energean Egypt Energy Services JSC

Cairo, Egypt

Principal 
activities

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

Oil and gas 
exploration, 
development and 
production

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Shareholding  
At 
31 December 
2022 (%)

Shareholding  
At 
31 December 
2021 (%)

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 31

Exploration, development and production interests

Development and Production

Licence /Unit 
area

Fields

Fiscal 
Regime

Group’s 
working 
interest

Joint 
Operation

Operator

Country

Israel

Karish

Karish, Karish 
Main

Concession

100%

Tanin

Tanin

Concession

100%

PSC

100%

Egypt

Abu Qir

NEA

NI

Abu Qir, Abu 
Qir North, Abu 
Qir West, Yazzi 
(32.75%)

Yazzi (67.25%)

Python

Field A (NI-1X), 
Field B (NI-3X), 
NI-2X, Viper 
(NI-4X)

PSC

PSC

PSC

Greece

Italy

Prinos

Prinos, Epsilon

Concession

South Kavala

Katakolo

Katakolo 
(undeveloped)

Concession

Concession

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

C.C6.EO

Vega A (Vega B, 
undeveloped)

Concession

100%111

Yes

Energean

B.C8.LF

Rospo Mare

Concession

100%112

Fiume tenna

Verdicchio

Concession

100%

B.C7.LF

B.C11.AS 
GIANNA

Garaguso

A.c14.AS

A.C15.AX

A.c16.AG

A.C8.ME

Sarago, cozza, 
vongola

Gianna 
(undeveloped)

Accettura

Rosanna and 
Gaia

Valentina, 
Raffaella, 
Emanuela, 
Melania

Delia, Demetra, 
Sara, Dacia, 
Nicoletta

Anemone and 
Azelea112

Concession

95%

Concession

49%

Concession

Concession

50%

50%

Concession

10%

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Energean

NA

Energean

ENI

Energean

ENI

ENI

Concession

30%

Yes

ENI

Concession

19%

Yes

ENI

111 

 Energean has agreed with ENI to acquire the latter’s WI and the request is pending approval from the Italian authorities. However 
by means of an agreement between ENI and Energean Italy all the production and cost are retained by Energean from 1.1.2021 
and, according to the JOA, the decommissioning costs will be borne by both parties according to their initial WI (Energean 60%, 
ENI 40%) 

112  Energean has requested from the operator to exit the licence. 

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country

Licence /Unit 
area

Fields

Fiscal 
Regime

Group’s 
working 
interest

Joint 
Operation

Concession

50%

Yes

Masseria 
Monaco

G.C1.AG

B.C14.AS

B.C20.AS

Montignano

B.C13.AS

Appia and 
Salacaro 
(undeveloped)

Cassiopea , 
Gemini, Centauro

Calipso and Clara 
West

Carlo, Clotilde 
e Didone 
(undeveloped)

Cassiano and 
Castellaro

Clara Est, Clara 
Nord, Clara 
NW, (Cecilia 
undeveloped)

Concession

40%

Concession

49%

Concession

49%

Concession

50%

Concession

49%

Comiso (EIS)

Comiso

Concession

100%

A.c13.AS

B.C10.AS

Daria, ( Manuela 
,Arabella, 
Ramona 
undeveloped)

Emma West and 
Giovanna

A.C36.AG

Fauzia

Torrente 
menocchia

Grottammare 
(undeveloped)

Concession

49%

Concession

49%

Concession

Concession

40%

88%

Montegranaro Leoni

Lucera

Lucera

Concession

50%

Concession

4.8%

Monte Urano

San Lorenzo

Concession

A.C21.AG

Naide

Concession

Colle di lauro

Portocannone

Concession

Porto civitanova

Concession

Porto 
civitanova

Quarto

A.C17.AG

S. Andrea

B.C2.LF

Quarto

Regina

Concession

33%

Concession

Concession

San Giorgio Mare Concession

San Marco

San Marco

Concession

100%

B.C1.LF

Mafalda

B.C9.AS

Santo Stefano

Concession

Sinarca

Concession

Squalo Centrale

Concession

Massignano

Talamonti

Masseria 
Grottavecchia

Traetta

Concession

Concession

96%

40%

33%

50%

14%

S. Anna (EIS)

Tresauro

Concession

25%

40%

49%

62%

40%

25%

50%

95%

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Operator

Energean

ENI

ENI

ENI

Energean

ENI

NA

ENI

ENI

ENI

Petrorep

Gas Plus

GPI

Energean

ENI

Energean

GPI

Padana 
Energia

ENI

Canoel

Energean

NA

Energean

Gas Plus

ENI

Energean

Canoel

Enimed

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country

Licence /Unit 
area

Fields

Fiscal 
Regime

Group’s 
working 
interest

Joint 
Operation

Torrente 
Celone

Vigna Nocelli 
(Masseria Conca 
undeveloped)

Concession

50%

Yes

UK

Tors

Garrow, Kilmar

Concession

68%

Markham

Scott

Telford

Wenlock

Concession

3%

Concession

Concession

Concession

10%

16%

80%

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Operator

Rockhopper 
Italia

Alpha 
Petroleum

Spirit 
Energy

CNOOC

CNOOC

Alpha 
Petroleum

Croatia

Exploration

Izabela

PSC

70%

No

NA

Country Concession

Fields

Fiscal 
Regime

Group’s 
working 
interest

Joint 
Operation

Operator

Blocks 12, 21, 
23, 31

Athena, Zeus, Hera, 
Hermes and Hercules

Concession

100%

No

NA

PSC

30%11334

Yes

ENI

Israel

Egypt

Greece

Italy

UK

North East 
Hap’y

Ioannina

Block-2

A.R.78.RC

G.R13.AG

Lince prospect

Concession

100%

Concession

75%

Concession

Concession

10%

40%

40%

G.R.14.AG

Panda, Vela prospect

Concession

Glengorm

Isabella

Concession

Concession

25%

10%

Montenegro

Block 26, 30

Concession

100%

Croatia

Irena

PSC

70%

113  From January 2023 Energean share in North East Hap’y was 18%.

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

N/Al

Energean

ENI

ENI

ENI

CNOOC

Total 
Energies 
E&P North 
Sea UK 
Limited

NA

NA

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Company Statement of Financial Position

COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 December 2022

ASSETS  

Non-current assets

Investment in subsidiaries

Property plant and equipment

Other intangible assets

Loans and other intercompany receivables

Current assets

Trade and other receivables

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Shareholders’ Equity

Share capital

Share premium

Other reserves

Share based payment reserve

Retained earnings

Non-current liabilities

Other payables

Borrowings

Current Liabilities

Trade and other Payables

Borrowings

Total Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Total equity and liabilities

Notes

2022 
$’000

2021 
$’000

3

4

6

9

9

8

7

8

1,163,565

1,154,387

46

55

59

–

334,116

336,150

1,497,782

1,490,596

74,909

336

75,245

131,677

18,910

150,587

1,573,027

1,641,183

2,380

415,388

10,459

25,611

615,200

2,374

915,388

10,459

19,374

197,491

1,069,038

1,145,086

786

442,879

443,665

14,774

45,550

60,324

503,989

551

483,441

483,992

12,105

–

12,105

496,097

1,573,027

1,641,183

During the year the Company made a profit of $24.2 million (31 December 2021: $12.2 million).

Approved by the Board and authorised for issuance on 22 March 2023.

Matthaios Rigas
Chief Executive Officer

Panagiotis Benos
Chief Financial Officer

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COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company Statement of Changes in Equity

For the year ended 31 December 2022

Share 
Capital
$’000

Share 
Premium
$’000

Share 
based 
payment 
reserve
$’000

Equity 
component 
of convertible 
bonds
$’000

At 1 January 2021

2,367

915,388

13,419

Profit for the year

Transactions with 
owners of the company

Share based payment 
charges

Exercise of Employee 
Share options

Convertible bond issue 
(note 5)

 –

 –

7

– 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

5,962

(7)

 –

–

 –

– 

 –

10,459

Retained 
earnings
$’000

Total 
equity 
$’000 

185,318 1,116,492

12,173

12,173

 –

 –

 –

5,962

–

10,459

At 31 December 2021

2,374

915,388

19,374

10,459

197,491 1,145,086

Profit for the year

Transactions with 
owners of the company

Exercise of Share 
Options

Share Premium 
Reduction (note 9)

Share based payment 
charges

Dividend Paid

–

6

–

 –

 – (500,000)

–

(6)

 –

 –

 –

–

 –

 6,243

 –

 –

24,213

24,212

 –

– 

– 

 –

 –

500,000

–

–

–

6,243 

(106,504)

(106,504)

At 31 December 2022

2,380

415,388

25,611

10,459

615,200 1,069,038

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COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company accounting policies

For the year ended 31 December 2022

1.

General information

Energean plc (‘the Company’) was incorporated in England & Wales on 8 May 2017 as a public company 
with limited liability, under the Companies Act 2006. Its registered office is at 44 Baker Street, London W1U 
7AL, United Kingdom. The Financial Statements are presented in US dollars and all values are rounded to 
the nearest US$ thousands ($‘000), except where otherwise stated. Energean plc is the ultimate Parent 
of the Energean Group.

2.

Basis of preparation

The Company  meets the definition  of a qualifying  entity  under Financial Reporting  Standard 100  (FRS
100) issued by the Financial Reporting Council. The parent company Financial Statements have therefore 
been  prepared  in  accordance  with  United  Kingdom  Generally  Accepted  Accounting  Practice  (United 
Kingdom  Accounting  Standards  and  applicable  law),  including  Financial  Reporting  Standard  101  (FRS
101) “Reduced Disclosure Framework” as issued by the Financial Reporting Council. As permitted by FRS 
101, the Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h)

i)

the requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures;

the requirements of paragraphs 91-99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement;

the requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ to present comparative 
information in respect of: (i) paragraph 79(a) (iv) of IAS 1 and (ii) paragraph 73(e) of IAS 16 Property 
Plant and Equipment;

the requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 16, 38A to 38D, 111 and 134 to 136 of IAS 1 Presentation of 
Financial Statements;

the requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows;

the requirements of paragraphs 45(b) and 46-52 of IFRS 2 share-based payments

the requirements of paragraph 17 of IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures;

the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered 
into between two or more members of a group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the 
transaction is wholly owned by such a member; and

the  requirements  of  paragraphs  30  and  31  of  IAS  8  Accounting  Policies,  Changes  in  Accounting 
Estimates and Errors

Where relevant, equivalent disclosures have been given in the Group financial statements, included in the 
Annual Report.

The Company has applied the exemption from the requirement to publish a separate income statement 
for the parent company set out in section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.

2.1 Going concern

The  Directors  have  performed  an  assessment  and  concluded  that  the  preparation  of  the  financial 
statements  on  a  going  concern  basis  is  appropriate.  In  making  this  assessment  a  number  of  factors 
were considered, refer to note 2.1. of the Group financial statements. Accordingly, the Directors have a 
reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence 
for the foreseeable future and consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the 
financial statements

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2.2

Foreign currencies

The US dollar is the functional currency of the Company. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated 
at the rates of exchange ruling at the transaction date. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in 
foreign currencies are translated into US dollars at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date,
with a corresponding charge or credit to the income statement.

2.3

Investments

Fixed asset investments, representing investments in subsidiaries, are stated at cost and reviewed for 
impairment if there are indications that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

2.4

Trade and other receivables

Receivables represent the Company’s right to an amount of consideration that is unconditional (i.e. only 
the passage of time is required before payment of the consideration is due). The Company is required 
to  assess  the  carrying  values  of  each  of  the  amounts  due  from  subsidiary  undertakings,  considering 
the requirements established by IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.  The IFRS 9 impairment model requires 
the recognition of ‘expected credit losses’. If the subsidiary has sufficient liquid assets to repay the loan 
if  demanded  at  the  reporting  date,  the  expected  credit  loss  is  likely  to  be  immaterial.  However,  if  the 
subsidiary  could  not  demonstrate  the  ability  to  repay  the  loan,  if  demanded  at  the  reporting  date,  the 
Company calculated an expected credit loss.

2.5

Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are carried at amortised cost. They represent liabilities for goods and services 
provided to the Company prior to the end of the financial year that are unpaid and arise when the Company 
becomes obligated to make future payments in respect of the purchase of those goods and services.

2.6

Loans and borrowings

After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised 
cost  using  the  EIR  method.  Gains  and  losses  are  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  when  the  liabilities  are 
derecognised, modified and through the EIR amortisation process. Amortised cost is calculated by taking 
into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR.
The EIR amortisation is included as finance costs in the statement of profit or loss.

2.7 Convertible bonds

Convertible bonds are separated into liability and equity components based on the terms of the contract.
The fair value of the liability component on initial recognition is calculated by discounting the contractual 
cash  flows  using  a  market  interest  rate  for  an  equivalent  non-convertible  instrument.  The  difference 
between the fair value of the liability component and the proceeds received on issue is recorded as equity.

Transaction  costs  are  apportioned  between  the  liability  and  the  equity  components  of  the  instrument 
based  on  the  amounts  initially  recognised.  The  liability  component  is  classified  as  a  financial  liability 
measured at amortised cost (net of transaction costs) until it is extinguished on conversion or settlement.
The equity component is not remeasured.

2.8 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank, demand and time deposits and other short-term highly 
liquid investments with a maturity of less than 3 months that are readily convertible to a known amount 
of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

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2.9

Share issue expenses

Costs of share issues are written off against share premium arising upon the issuance of share capital.

2.10 Capital management

The Company defines capital as the total equity of the Company. Capital is managed in order to provide 
returns for shareholders and benefits to stakeholders and to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue 
as  a  going  concern.  The  Company  is  not  subject  to  any  externally  imposed  capital  requirements.  To 
maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the dividend payment to shareholders,
return capital, issue new shares for cash, repay debt, and put in place new debt facilities.

2.11 Share-based payments

The  Company  has  share-based  awards  that  are  equity  settled  as  defined  by  IFRS  2.  The  cost  of 
equity-settled transactions is determined by the fair value at the date when the grant is made using an 
appropriate valuation model.That cost is recognised in employee remuneration expense together with a 
corresponding increase in equity (share based payment reserve), over the period in which the service and,
where applicable, the performance conditions are fulfilled (the vesting period). The cumulative expense 
recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent 
to which the vesting period has expired and the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments 
that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit in the statement of profit or loss for a period represents the 
movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period.

Service and non-market performance conditions are not taken into account when determining the grant 
date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the conditions being met is assessed as part of the Group’s 
best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. Market performance conditions 
are reflected within the grant date fair value. Any other conditions attached to an award, but without an 
associated service requirement, are considered to be non-vesting conditions. Non-vesting conditions are 
reflected in the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate expensing of an award unless there are 
also service and/or performance conditions.

No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/
or service conditions have not been met. Where awards include a market or non-vesting condition, the 
transactions are treated as vested irrespective of whether the market or non-vesting condition is satisfied,
provided that all other performance and/or service conditions are satisfied.

When the terms of an equity-settled award are modified, the minimum expense recognised is the grant 
date  fair  value  of  the  unmodified  award,  provided  the  original  vesting  terms  of  the  award  are  met.  An 
additional  expense,  measured  as  at  the  date  of  modification,  is  recognised  for  any  modification  that 
increases the total fair value of the share-based payment transaction, or is otherwise beneficial to the 
employee. Where an award is cancelled by the entity or by the counterparty, any remaining element of the 
fair value of the award is expensed immediately through profit or loss.

2.12 Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

There are no critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the current year.

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COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2022

3.

Investments in subsidiaries

The following table shows the movement in the investment in subsidiaries during the year

At 31 December 2021

Additions

At 31 December 2022

$’000

1,154,387

9,178

1,163,565

The additions relate to further injections of cash, for the issuance of shares, in existing subsidiaries.

The principal activity of the majority of these companies relates to oil and gas exploration, development
and production.

A complete list of Energean plc Group companies at 31 December 2022, and the Company’s percentage 
of share capital are set out in the note 30 of the Group financial statements.

4.

Loans and other intercompany receivables, non-current

Loans to subsidiaries

Receivables from share-based awards to subsidiary undertakings

Total

2022
$’000

332,050

2,066

334,116

2021
$’000

334,073

2,077

336,150

The loans to subsidiaries consist of two loans. The Energean Capital Limited (ECL) ($221.2 million) loan 
incurs a fixed rate of interest at 5.5% per annum and matures on 18 May 2027. The Energean Oil & Gas SA
(EOGSA) ($110.9 million) loan incurs a fixed rate of interest at 6.7% and matures on 18 November 2029.

At 31 December 2022 no expected credit loss allowances (2021: $0 million) were held in respect of the
recoverability of amounts due from subsidiary undertakings.

5.

Equity

Dividends

A  dividend  of  30  US$  cents  per  ordinary  share  was  declared  on  the  8  September  2022  and  paid  on 
the  30  September  2022.  A  further  dividend  of  30  US$  cents  per  ordinary  share  was  declared  on  the 
17 November 2022 and paid on the 30 December 2022. No dividend was proposed in respect of the year 
ended 31 December 2021.

US$ cents per share

$’000

2022

2021

2022

2021

Dividends announced and paid in 
cash

September

December

Total

30

30

60

–

–

–

53,252

53,252

106,504

–

–

–

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Distributable Reserves

Total Equity

Non-Distributable

Share Capital

Share Premium (note 9)

Equity component of convertible bonds1

Unrealised profits included in retained earnings reserve

Unrealised share based payment reserve2

Total Distributable Reserves

COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 December 
2022 
$’000

31 December 
2021  
$’000

1,069,038

1,145,086

(2,380)

(415,388)

(10,459)

(232,788)

(13,340)

394,683

(2,374)

(915,388)

(10,459)

(186,842)

(10,950)

19,073

1

2

Equity component of $50 million of convertible loan notes (discussed in note 8), which were issued in February 2021 and have
a maturity date of 29 December 2023.
Unrealised portion of the share based payment reserve included in total equity.

6.

Trade and other receivables

Financial items

Due from subsidiary undertakings

Refundable VAT

Non-financial items

Deposits and prepayments

2022 
$’000

74,004

374

74,378

531

531

2021 
$’000

129,840

768

130,608

1,069

1,069

Total trade and other receivables

74,909

131,677

At 31 December 2022 no expected credit loss allowances (2021: $0 million) were held in respect of the 
recoverability of amounts due from subsidiary undertakings.

The  amounts  due  from  subsidiary  undertakings  includes  $50  million  receivable  from  Energean  E&P 
Holdings in relation to dividends received in the current year. Additionally the amount include $12 million 
of interest receivable on the intercompnay loans. The remaining amounts due from subsidiaries accrue 
no  interest  and  relate  to  intragroup  recharges  for  subsidiaries’  employees  share-based  payments  and 
management services provided by the Company to its subsidiaries under a Master Intercompany Services 
Agreement.

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7.

Trade and other payables

Staff costs accrued

Trade payables

Due to subsidiary undertakings

Finance costs accrued

Accrued expenses

Income taxes

Social insurance and other taxes

Other creditors

Total trade and other payables

COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2022 
$’000

1,906

3,219

1,515

6,161

1,718

36

170

49

2021 
$’000

2,291

2,790

1,097

3,575

2,040

120

141

51

14,774

12,105

The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition.

8.

Borrowings

On 25 February 2021, $50 million of convertible loan notes (the “Convertible Loan Notes”) were issued.
The convertible loan notes have a maturity date of 29 December 2023, a strike price of £9.5, adjusted for 
dividend payment up to maturity date, and a zero-coupon rate.

On 18 November 2021, the Company completed the issuance of $450 million aggregate principal amount 
of senior secured notes maturing in 2027 at a fixed interest rate of 6.5%.

Non-current

Convertible loan notes 

6.5% Senior Secured notes 

Carrying value of non-current borrowings

Current

Convertible loan notes 

Carrying value of current borrowings

2022 
$’000

2021 
$’000

–

442,879

442,879

45,550

45,550

41,496

441,945

483,441

–

–

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9.

Share capital

Authorised

At 31 December 2021

Share Premium Reduction

Issued during the period

- New Shares

- Employee share schemes

At 31 December 2022

COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Equity share 
capital 
allotted and 
fully paid
Number

Share capital 
$’000

177,602,560

2,374

–

–

–

437,945

–

–

–

6

Share 
premium 
$’000

915,388

(500,000)

–

–

–

178,040,505

2,380

415,388

As at 31 December 2022, the Company’s issued share capital consisted of 178,040,505 ordinary shares of
£0.01 each. The Company has only one class of share, which carries no right to fixed income. Each share 
carries the right to one vote at General Meetings of the Company.

Energean plc by special resolution reduced its share premium account, as confirmed by an Order of the 
High Court of Justice on the 14 June 2022.

10.

Staff costs

Salaries114

Social insurance costs and other funds

Share-based payments

Pension contribution & insurance

Total Staff Cost

2022 
$’000

5,892

785

3,847

305

2021 
$’000

5,253

1,913

3,933

458

10,829

11,557

114 

Including directors remuneration

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COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 11.

Share-based payment

Energean Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

Under the LTIP, Senior Management can be granted nil exercise price options, normally exercisable Under 
the LTIP, Senior Management can be granted nil exercise price options, normally at the end of a period 
of at least three years following grant and normally have a holding period taking the time horizon to no 
earlier than five years following grant. The size of awards depends on both annual performance measures 
and  Total  Shareholder  Return  (TSR)  over  a  period  of  up  to  three  years.  There  are  no  other  post-grant 
performance conditions.

No dividends are paid over the vesting period; however, Energean’s Board may decide at any time prior 
to the issue or transfer of the shares in respect of which an award is released that the participant will 
receive an amount (in cash and/or additional Shares) equal in value to any dividends that would have 
been paid on those shares on such terms and over such period (ending no later than the Release Date) as 
the Board may determine. This amount may assume the reinvestment of dividends (on such basis as the 
Board may determine) and may exclude or include special dividends.

The average remaining contractual life for LTIP awards outstanding at 31 December 2022 was 1.2 years 
(31 December 2021: 1.3 years), number of shares outstanding 2,112,973 and weighted average price at 
grant date £5.66

There are further details of the LTIP in the Remuneration & Talent Committee Report section of the Annual 
Report and note 25 in the Group financial statements.

Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP)

Under  the  DSBP,  the  portion  of  any  annual  bonus  above  30%  of  the  base  salary  of  a  Senior  Executive 
nominated by the Remuneration & Talent Committee is deferred into shares.

Deferred  awards  are  usually  granted  in  the  form  of  conditional  share  awards  or  nil-cost  options 
(or,  exceptionally,  as  cash-settled  equivalents).  Deferred  awards  usually  vest  two  years  after  award 
although may vest early on leaving employment or on a change of control.

The average remaining contractual life for DSBP awards outstanding at 31 December 2022 was 0.8 years 
(31 December 2021: 0.8 years), number of shares outstanding 236,174 and weighted average price at 
grant date £10.05.

There are further details refer to note 25 in the Group financial statements.

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12. Related party transactions

The Company’s subsidiaries at 31 December 2022 and the Group’s percentage of share capital are set out 
are in note 30 of the Group financial statements. The following table provides the Company’s balances 
which are outstanding with subsidiary companies at the balance sheet date:

Loans to subsidiaries

Receivables from share-based awards to subsidiary undertakings

Trade and other receivables

Total amounts receivable from subsidiary undertakings

Amounts payable to subsidiary undertakings

2022 
$’000

332,050

2,066

74,004

408,120

1,515

406,605

2021 
$’000

334,073

2,077

129,840

465,990

1,097

464,893

The amounts outstanding are unsecured and will be settled in cash.

The  following  table  provides  the  Company’s  transactions  with  partially  owned  subsidiary  companies 
(minority interest exists) recorded in the income statement:

Amounts invoiced to partially owned subsidiaries under a Master 
Intercompany Services Agreement

2022 
$’000

–

–

2021 
$’000

786

786

The  amounts  invoiced  in  2021  relate  to  the  period  prior  to  25  February  2021,  before  Energean  Israel 
became a wholly-owned subsidiary. As at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022 there are no partially 
owned subsidiaries.

Transaction with other related party

Consulting services by Capital Earth Limited

2022 
$’000

–

–

2021 
$’000

35

35

Capital Earth Limited is a consulting company controlled by the spouse of one of Energean’s executive 
directors. Refer to note 27 in the Group financial statements for further details.

13. Directors’ Remuneration

Directors’ remuneration has been provided in the remuneration report within the Annual Report. Please 
refer to pages 123-147 of the Annual Report.

14. Auditor’s Remuneration

Auditors’ remuneration  has been provided in the Group financial statements. Please refer to note 7 of 
the  Group  financial  statements,  included  in  the  Annual  Report,  for  details  of  the  remuneration  of  the 
company’s auditor on a group basis.

15.

Subsequent Events

Please refer to note 29 of the Group financial statements.

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OTHER INFORMATION

Other Information

2022 Report on Payments to Governments

Basis of preparation

This Report provides a consolidated overview of the payments to governments made by Energean plc and 
its subsidiary undertakings (“Energean”) for the full year 2022 as required under the Report on Payments 
to  Governments  Regulations  2014  (2014/3209),  as  amended  in  December  2015  (2015/1928),  (the 
“Regulations”) and DTR 4.3A of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This Report is available for download from www.energean.com.

Activities

Payments made to governments that relate to Energean’s activities involving the exploration, development, 
and production of oil and gas reserves (“Extractive Activities”) are included in this disclosure. Payments 
made to governments that relate to activities other than Extractive Activities are not included in this report 
as they are not within the scope of the Regulations.

Government

Under the Regulations, a government is defined as any national, regional or local authority of a country 
and includes a department, agency or undertaking that is a subsidiary undertaking controlled by such an 
authority. All of the payments included in this disclosure have been made to national governments, either 
directly  or  through  a  ministry  or  department  of  the  national  government,  with  the  exception  of  Greek 
payments in respect of production royalties and licence fees, which are paid to Hellenic Hydrocarbons 
and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA).

Project

Payments  are  reported  at  project  level  with  the  exception  that  payments  that  are  not  attributable  to  a 
specific project are reported at the entity level. A “Project” is defined as operational activities which are 
governed by a single contract, licence, lease, concession or similar legal agreement, and form the basis 
for  payment  liabilities  with  a  government.  If  such  agreements  are  substantially  interconnected,  those 
agreements are to be treated as a single project.

“Substantially  interconnected”  means  forming  a  set  of  operationally  and  geographically  integrated 
contracts, licences, leases or concessions or related agreements with substantially similar terms that are 
signed with a government giving rise to payment liabilities. Such agreements can be governed by a single 
contract, joint venture, production sharing agreement, or other overarching legal agreement. Indicators 
of integration include, but are not limited to, geographic proximity, the use of shared infrastructure and 
common operational management.

Payments

The information is reported under the following payment types.

Production entitlements

Under production-sharing agreements (“PSAs”), production is shared between the host government and 
the other parties to the PSA. The host government typically receives its share or entitlement in kind rather 
than being paid in cash.

Taxes

Taxes  are  paid  by  Energean  on  its  income,  profits  or  production  and  are  reported  net  of  refunds. 
Consumption taxes, personal income taxes, sales taxes, property and environmental taxes are excluded.

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OTHER INFORMATION

Royalties

Royalties are payments for the rights to extract oil and gas resources, typically at a set percentage of 
revenue less any allowable deductions.

Dividends

Dividends, in this context, are dividend payments other than those paid to a government as an ordinary 
shareholder  of  an  entity,  unless  paid  in  lieu  of  production  entitlements  or  royalties.  For  the  year 
ended December 31, 2022, there were no reportable dividend payments to a government.

Bonuses

Bonuses  are  usually  paid  upon  signature  of  an  agreement  or  a  contract,  declaration  of  a  commercial 
discovery,  commencement  of  production  or  achievement  of  a  specified  milestone.  For  the  year 
ended December 31, 2022, there were no reportable bonuses payments to a government.

Fees

Fees and other sums are paid as consideration for the acquisition of a licence that enables access to 
an  area  for  the  purposes  of  performing  Extractive  Activities.  Administrative  government  fees  that  are 
not  specifically  related  to  Extractive  Activities,  or  to  access  extractive  resources,  are  excluded,  as  are 
payments made in return for services provided by a government.

Infrastructure improvements

Infrastructure improvements payments relate to the construction of infrastructure (road, bridge or rail) that 
are not substantially dedicated for the use of extractive activities. Payments that are of a social investment 
in nature, for example building of a school or hospital, are also excluded. For the year ended December 31, 
2022, there were no reportable payments for infrastructure improvements.

Cash basis

Payments are reported on a cash basis, meaning that they are reported in the period in which they are 
paid, as opposed to being reported on an accruals basis (which would mean that they were reported in the 
period for which the liabilities arise).

Materiality level

For each payment type, total payments below $106,199 to a government are excluded from this report.

Exchange rate

All payments have been reported in US dollars. Payments made in currencies other than US dollars are 
typically translated at the average exchange rate of the year under consideration.

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OTHER INFORMATION

Payments overview

The  table  below  shows  the  relevant  payments  to  governments  made  by  Energean  in  the  year  ended 
31 December 2022 shown by country and payment type.

Of the seven payment types that the UK regulations require disclosure of, Energean did not make any 
payments  in  respect  of  production  entitlements,  dividends,  bonuses  or  infrastructure  improvements, 
therefore, those categories are not shown in the tables.

Country

Egypt

Greece

Israel

Italy

United Kingdom

TOTAL

Income  
taxes 
$’million

57.77 115

0.04

0.59

38.58

0.10

97.08

Royalties 
$’million

Fees 
$’million

Total 
$’million

–

–

0.89

16.31

–

17.20

0.18

0.10

0.62

3.85

1.08

5.83

57.95

0.14

2.10

58.74

1.18

120.11

115 

 Our Egyptian assets are operated under PSAs, which set out the terms of the activities, including the applicable tax laws and 
regulations. Under the Abu Qir PSA, Energean is entitled to the net production from the asset, which forms the basis for the 
calculation and reporting of its payments to the Egyptian Government. Taxes include in-kind volumes due by Energean to the 
Egyptian Tax Authorities under the PSAs, which provide that the tax obligations of the company are settled by the Egyptian 
General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) out of its share of profit oil. The monetary value of those payments is determined using 
the same method as per production entitlements. The corporate income taxes paid in 2022, were settled by EGPC on Energean’s 
behalf out of production entitlement (payment in kind), in accordance with the terms of our PSAs. The terms of our PSAs provide 
that corporate income taxes are paid in the year following that to which they relate. Accordingly, 2022 payment relates to 2021 
taxable profits.

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OTHER INFORMATION

Payments by project

Payments by Project

Egypt – Abu Qir

Egypt – North El Amriya / North Idku

EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT REPORT

Greece – Prinos

Greece – Ioannina

Greece – Corporate

GREEK GOVERNMENT REPORT

Israel – Karish/Tanin leases

Israel – Exploration assets

Israel – Corporate

ISRAELI GOVERNMENT REPORT

Italy – A.C 14.AS

Italy – A.C 16.AG

Italy – B.C 10.AS

Italy – B.C 13.AS

Italy – B.C 14.AS

Italy – B.C1.LF

Italy – B.C7.LF

Italy – B.C8.LF

Italy – C.C6.EO

Italy – Candela

Italy – Colle Di Lauro

Italy – Comiso II

Italy – Garaguso

Italy – Montignano

Italy – S.Anna (Tresauro)

Italy – Other

Italy – Corporate

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT

UK – Tors & Wenlock assets

UK – Scott & Telford assets

UK – Appraisal assets

UK – Markham

UK – Corporate

UK GOVERNMENT

TOTAL

Income  
taxes 
$’million

57.77

–

57.77

–

–

0.04

0.04

–

–

0.59

0.59

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

38.58

38.58

–

–

–

–

0.10

0.10

97.08

Royalties 
$’million

Fees 
$’million

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.89

–

–

0.89

–

–

1.79

1.62

4.28

–

1.21

2.80

2.75

–

0.29

0.54

0.41

–

0.62

–

–

16.31

–

–

–

–

–

–

17.20

0.10

0.08

0.18

0.02

0.08

–

0.10

0.13

0.49

–

0.62

0.12

0.39

0.18

0.38

0.16

0.10

0.23

0.41

0.27

0.14

0.05

0.01

0.08

0.11

0.01

1.21

–

3.85

0.72

0.02

0.30

0.04

–

1.08

5.83

Total 
$’million

57.87

0.08

57.95

0.02

0.08

0.04

0.14

1.02

0.49

0.59

2.10

0.12

0.39

1.97

2.00

4.44

0.10

1.44

3.21

3.02

0.14

0.34

0.55

0.49

0.11

0.63

1.21

38.58

58.74

0.72

0.02

0.30

0.04

0.10

1.18

120.11

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OTHER INFORMATION

Glossary

CO2 – Carbon dioxide

SO2 – Sulphur dioxide

NOx – Nitrogen oxides

GBP or £ – Pound sterling

USD or $ – US dollar

EUR or €- Euro

A

ACQ – Annual Contract Quantity

AGM – Annual General Meeting

B

bbl – Barrel

Bcf – billion cubic feet

bcm – billion cubic metres

boe – Barrels of oil equivalent

boe/d – Barrels of oil equivalent per day

bopd – Barrels of oil per day

C

Capex – Capital expenditure

CEO – Chief Executive Officer

CFO – Chief Financial Officer

COO – Chief Operating Officer

CMAPP – Corporate Major Accident Prevention Policy

CNG – Compressed natural gas

CPR – Competent Person’s Report

CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility

E

E&P – Exploration and production

EBITDAX – Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and exploration expenses

EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EOR – Enhanced Oil Recovery

EPCIC – Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning

F

FAR – Fatal Accident Rate – number of fatalities per 100 million hours worked

FDP – Field Development Plan

FEED – Front-end Engineering and Design

FID – Final Investment Decision

FPSO – Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel

FRC – Financial Reporting Council

FRS – Financial Reporting Standard

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G

G&A – General and Administrative

GSPA – Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement

GSP – GSP Offshore S.R.L.

H

H&S – Health and Safety

HMRC – HM Revenue and Customs

HSE – Health, Safety and Environment

I

IAS – International Accounting Standard

IASB – International Accounting Standards Board

IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standard

INGL – Israel Natural Gas Lines Ltd

IPO – Initial Public Offering

IPP – Independent Power Producers

IR – Investor Relations

J

JOA – Joint Operating Agreement

JV – Joint Venture

K

kboepd – Thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day 

KM – Kilometres

KPI – Key Performance Indicator

L

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LSE – London Stock Exchange

LTI – Lost Time Injury

LTIF – Lost Time Injury Frequency

M

M3 – Cubic metre

MN – million

MMbbls – million barrels

MMbo – million barrels of oil

MMboe – million barrels of oil equivalents

MMbtu – million British Thermal Units

MMscf – million standard cubic feet

MMscf/day or MMscfd – million standard cubic feet per day

MMtoe – million tonnes of oil equivalent

MoU – Memorandum of Understanding

OTHER INFORMATION

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N

NGO – Non-Governmental Organisation

NPV – Net Present Value

NSAI – Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.

O

Opex – Operating expenses

P

PP&E – Property, plant and equipment

R

2P reserves – Proven and probable reserves

RBL – Reserve Based Lending

2C resources – Contingent resources

S

Sq km or km2 – Square kilometres

T

Tcf – Trillion cubic feet

TRIR – Total Recordable Injury Rate

TASE – Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

W

WI – Working interest

OTHER INFORMATION

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Company Information

OTHER INFORMATION

Registered office

Energean plc 
Accurist House  
44 Baker Street  
London  
W1U 7AL  
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 203 655 7200

Corporate brokers

Morgan Stanley  
25 Cabot Square  
Canary Wharf  
London  
E14 4QA

Stifel Nicolaus Europe  
150 Cheapside  
London  
EC2V 6ET

Peel Hunt  
7th Floor 
100 Liverpool Street 
London  
EC2M 2AT

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP  
1 More London Place  
London  
SE1 2AF

Legal adviser

White & Case LLP  
5 Old Broad Street  
London  
EC2N 1DW

Financial PR adviser

FTI Consulting LLP  
200 Aldersgate  
Aldersgate St 
London  
EC1A 4HD

Registrar

Computershare Investor Services plc  
The Pavilions Bridgwater Road  
Bristol  
BS13 8AE

Financial calendar

May 2023: Annual General Meeting

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