Quarterlytics / Financial Services / Banks - Regional / Petrofac

Petrofac

pfc · LSE Financial Services
Claim this profile
Ticker pfc
Exchange LSE
Sector Financial Services
Industry Banks - Regional
Employees 10,000+
← All annual reports
FY2018 Annual Report · Petrofac
Sign in to download
Loading PDF…
P

e

t

r

o

f

a

c

A

n

n

u

a

l

r

e

p

o

r

t

a

n

d

a

c

c

o

u

n

t

s

2

0

1

8

DELIVERING  
OUR STRATEGY 

ANNUAL REPORT  
AND ACCOUNTS 2018

 
 
 
 
 
In 2018, we delivered good results, with solid execution,  
and excellent progress in delivering our strategy. 

A healthy new order intake reflects our strong competitive position. Our focus on operational 
excellence has protected our margins and ensured we made good progress in delivering our 
portfolio of projects. Meanwhile, our transition back to a capital-light business is largely complete.

Revenue

US$5,829m

Year ended 31 December 2017: 
US$6,395 million

Backlog 3

US$9.6bn

As at 31 December 2017: US$10.2 billion

EBITDA 1,2,4

US$671m

Diluted earnings 
per share 1,2,5

102.3 cents

Year ended 31 December 2017: US$748 million

Year ended 31 December 2017: 106.2 cents

Reported net 

profit/(loss)5 US$64m

Year ended 31 December 2017: US$(29) million 

Business 
performance 
net profit 1,2,5

US$353m

Year ended 31 December 2017: US$361 million

Return on capital 
employed1,2,6

26%

Full year dividend 
per share

38.0 cents

Year ended 31 December 2017: 22%

Year ended 31 December 2017: 38.0 cents

1.  2017 re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 to the consolidated 

financial statements.

2.  Business performance before exceptional items and certain re-measurements. This measurement is shown by Petrofac as a means of measuring underlying business performance. 
3.  Backlog consists of: the estimated revenue attributable to the uncompleted portion of Engineering & Construction operating segment contracts; and, with regard to Engineering 
& Production Services, the estimated revenue attributable to the lesser of the remaining term of the contract and five years. The Group uses this key performance indicator 
as a measure of the visibility of future revenue (see note 3 to the consolidated financial statements). 

4.  Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is calculated as operating profit/(loss), including the share of profit from associates and joint ventures, 

adjusted to add back charges for depreciation and amortisation (see A3 in Appendix A to the consolidated financial statements).

5.  Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders, as reported in the consolidated income statement.
6.  Return on capital employed (ROCE) is calculated as EBITA (earnings before interest, tax and amortisation, calculated as EBITDA less depreciation) divided by average capital 

employed (see A8 in Appendix A to the consolidated financial statements).

Achieving our strategy through...

Succeeding in adjacent sectors
The BorWin3 offshore wind project is a demonstration 
of our diversification into renewable energy.

 See page 8

Creating in-country value
Our TPO Technical Training Centre is teaching young 
Omanis the skills to enhance the Sultanate’s energy 
industries for the future.

 See page 18

Growing organically
The RAPID project in Malaysia shows our ability 
to bring our expertise and high standards to adjacent 
sectors and complementary geographies.

 See page 30

STRATEGIC REPORT

2

Detailed reporting of our financial  
and operational performance at  
Group level, as well as our segmental 
performance. It also includes our  
full risk report and review of our  
corporate responsibility activities.

To view and download our Annual  
report and accounts 2018 online.  
petrofac.com/investors/ara2018

GOVERNANCE

64

Details of our Board of Directors,  
senior management, approach to 
corporate governance and remuneration.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

103

Our financial statements and  
related notes and reports.

Additional video content 
Scan the codes throughout 
the report using a QR code 
app on your device to access 
additional video content. 

Scan code 
to play video 

2 
4 
6 
8 

Petrofac at a glance
Chairman’s statement
Our business model
 Case study: Succeeding  
in adjacent sectors

10  Group Chief Executive’s review
12  Our leadership team
14  Market outlook
16  Our strategy
18  Case study: Creating in-country value
20  Key performance indicators
22  Risk management
25  Principal risks and uncertainties
30  Case study: Growing organically
32  Segmental performance
40  Financial review
44  Corporate responsibility

64  Chairman’s introduction
66  Directors’ information
68  Corporate Governance report
80  Nominations Committee report
82  Audit Committee report
 Compliance and Ethics  
88 
Committee report

90  Directors’ remuneration report
102  Directors’ statements

103  Group financial statements
104  Independent auditor’s report
113  Consolidated income statement
 Consolidated statement of other 
114 
comprehensive income
 Consolidated balance sheet

115 

116 
117 

118 

 Consolidated statement of cash flows
 Consolidated statement of changes  
in equity
 Notes to the consolidated financial 
statements

177  Appendices
183  Company financial statements
184  Company income statement
184   Company statement of other 
comprehensive income
185   Company balance sheet

186  Company statement of cash flows

187   Company statement of changes 

in equity

188   Notes to the Company financial 

statements

202  Shareholder information
203  Glossary

1

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPETROFAC AT A GLANCE

We are an international service 
provider to the oil and gas production 
and processing industry, with a 
diverse client portfolio including many 
of the world’s leading integrated, 
independent and national oil and 
gas companies.

OUR DIVISIONS

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION 
(E&C)
Engineering & Construction delivers 
onshore and offshore engineering, 
procurement, construction, installation 
and commissioning services on a 
lump-sum basis. We have more than 
35 years’ expertise in this area and 
our services encompass both greenfield 
and brownfield developments.

Segmental performance 

 See page 33

ENGINEERING & PRODUCTION 
SERVICES (EPS)
Engineering & Production Services  
brings together our services’ capability 
across brownfield projects and operations, 
greenfield projects through concept, 
feasibility and front-end engineering and 
full project delivery, as well as a range  
of operations, maintenance and 
engineering services for onshore  
and offshore projects.

Segmental performance 

 See page 36

INTEGRATED ENERGY SERVICES 
(IES)
Integrated Energy Services provides  
an integrated service for clients under 
flexible commercial models that are 
aligned with their requirements.  
Our projects cover upstream 
developments – both greenfield and 
brownfield, related energy infrastructure 
projects, and can include investment.

Segmental performance 

 See page 38

2

Revenue

US$4,087m

(2017: US$4,801m)

Business performance net profit

US$285m

(2017 re-presented: US$360m)

Employees 

6,500

(as at 31 December 2018)

Revenue

US$1,479m

(2017: US$1,392m)

Business performance net profit

US$96m

(2017: US$90m)

Employees 

4,250

(as at 31 December 2018)

Revenue

US$282m

(2017: US$228m)

Business performance 
net profit/(loss)

US$39m

(2017: US$(21)m)

Employees 

600

(as at 31 December 2018)

70%

25%

5%

SEGMENTAL OVERVIEW

We delivered a solid operational 
performance across the Group, 
with a clear focus on delivery. 

Across our portfolio of lump-sum 
projects, we delivered 213 million 
man-hours, and secured US$3.8 billion 
of new order intake. Meanwhile, in our 
reimbursable business, we secured 
contract awards and extensions valued 
at around US$1.2 billion. We also made 
excellent progress on our organic growth 
strategy in complementary geographies 
and adjacent sectors.

The healthy new order intake in both 
our core markets and our growth 
markets reflects the competitiveness 
of our proposition.

  UAE

  ALGERIA

  IRAQ

  OMAN

We are nearing completion of 

Important milestones included 

We announced several new 

During the year, we began to 

the UZ750 offshore project at 

the commissioning of both the 

contract wins and extensions 

see the value of our 10-year 

the Upper Zakum oil field, our 

Alrar gas plant and the Reggane 

in June, with a combined value 

Framework Agreement with 

share of which is valued at 

North Development plant. 

of more than US$110 million, 

Petroleum Development Oman, 

US$3.5 billion. This important 

In terms of new business, 

for construction management, 

which enables Petrofac to 

mega project is now ready for 

a highlight was the award of 

engineering, commissioning and 

provide EPCm support services 

start-up. We also had success 

a 36-month, US$500 million 

start-up services. In August, we 

for major oil and gas projects. 

in Dubai with the construction 

contract as part of the Tinrhert 

were awarded a US$370 million 

Highlights included the award 

of the 20,000 tonne BorWin3 

Field Development Project, 

contract by Basra Oil Company 

of a US$265 million contract for 

jacket and topside which, after 

which covers engineering, 

for expansion of the Central 

the Marmul Polymer Phase 3 

13.5 million man-hours of work, 

procurement, construction, 

Processing Facility at 

(MPP3) project, and a US$115 

departed for the 12,000-mile 

commissioning, start-up, and 

the Majnoon Field in the South 

million contract for the 

voyage to the North Sea in 

performance testing.

of the country.

development of the Qarn Alam 

Co-Generation project.

mid-2018.

 See pages 8 and 33

 See page 34

 See page 34

 See page 36

  THAILAND

  MALAYSIA

  INDIA

  EUROPE

  KUWAIT

A demonstration of our organic growth 
strategy was our first major project award 
in Thailand. In consortium with Saipem 
and Samsung, we won the contract 
for the Thai Oil Company’s Clean Fuels 
Project, with Petrofac’s share amounting 
to US$1.4 billion. This will transform 
an existing oil refinery in Chonburi, 
on the East coast of Thailand, into an 
environmentally-friendly facility producing 
high quality transportation fuels.

We have made significant 

We celebrated three major 

We secured several awards 

We began the handover of 

progress on the US$500 million 

project wins in 2018, which 

and extensions, including 

the Clean Fuels Project for 

Refinery and Petrochemicals 

demonstrate our organic 

Siccar Point Energy, Chevron 

Kuwait National Petroleum 

Integrated Development (RAPID) 

growth strategy in action. These 

and ENI. Meanwhile, in 

Corporation, which has been 

engineering, procurement, 

comprise the US$135 million 

offshore wind, the topside 

instrumental in demonstrating 

construction and commissioning 

Kochi Refinery project for 

of the BorWin3 platform was 

and extending our downstream 

project. An important dimension 

Bharat Petroleum Corporation 

successfully installed, and 

credentials. We also entered 

of this project is our local delivery 

Limited, the US$200 million 

we secured a US$200 million 

the pre-commissioning of 

model – we chose to work 

Sulphur Recovery Unit for 

engineering, procurement, 

the Lower Fars heavy oil 

exclusively with locally-based 

Hindustan Petroleum 

construction and installation 

development programme and 

subcontractors, helping them to 

Corporation Limited, and the 

contract from TenneT for the 

the GC29 gathering centre and 

source, recruit and train a high 

US$233 million Raageshwari 

Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 

trunkline project, both of which 

proportion of Malaysian workers.

Deep Gas Field Development 

offshore grid connection.

are for Kuwait Oil Company.

project for Vedanta Limited.

 See page 35

 See page 30

 See page 33

 See page 36

 See page 33

Oil and gas 
development 
and production

OUR SERVICES

We design, build, operate 
and maintain oil and 
gas facilities, delivered 
through a range of flexible 
commercial models, 
enabling us to respond to 
the distinct needs of each 
client and helping them to 
transform the value of their 
assets across the oil and 
gas life cycle. 

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
 
We delivered a solid operational 

performance across the Group, 

with a clear focus on delivery. 

Across our portfolio of lump-sum 

projects, we delivered 213 million 

man-hours, and secured US$3.8 billion 

of new order intake. Meanwhile, in our 

reimbursable business, we secured 

contract awards and extensions valued 

at around US$1.2 billion. We also made 

excellent progress on our organic growth 

strategy in complementary geographies 

and adjacent sectors.

The healthy new order intake in both 

our core markets and our growth 

markets reflects the competitiveness 

of our proposition.

A demonstration of our organic growth 

strategy was our first major project award 

in Thailand. In consortium with Saipem 

and Samsung, we won the contract 

for the Thai Oil Company’s Clean Fuels 

Project, with Petrofac’s share amounting 

to US$1.4 billion. This will transform 

an existing oil refinery in Chonburi, 

on the East coast of Thailand, into an 

environmentally-friendly facility producing 

high quality transportation fuels.

  UAE

  ALGERIA

  IRAQ

  OMAN

We are nearing completion of 
the UZ750 offshore project at 
the Upper Zakum oil field, our 
share of which is valued at 
US$3.5 billion. This important 
mega project is now ready for 
start-up. We also had success 
in Dubai with the construction 
of the 20,000 tonne BorWin3 
jacket and topside which, after 
13.5 million man-hours of work, 
departed for the 12,000-mile 
voyage to the North Sea in 
mid-2018.

Important milestones included 
the commissioning of both the 
Alrar gas plant and the Reggane 
North Development plant. 
In terms of new business, 
a highlight was the award of 
a 36-month, US$500 million 
contract as part of the Tinrhert 
Field Development Project, 
which covers engineering, 
procurement, construction, 
commissioning, start-up, and 
performance testing.

We announced several new 
contract wins and extensions 
in June, with a combined value 
of more than US$110 million, 
for construction management, 
engineering, commissioning and 
start-up services. In August, we 
were awarded a US$370 million 
contract by Basra Oil Company 
for expansion of the Central 
Processing Facility at 
the Majnoon Field in the South 
of the country.

During the year, we began to 
see the value of our 10-year 
Framework Agreement with 
Petroleum Development Oman, 
which enables Petrofac to 
provide EPCm support services 
for major oil and gas projects. 
Highlights included the award 
of a US$265 million contract for 
the Marmul Polymer Phase 3 
(MPP3) project, and a US$115 
million contract for the 
development of the Qarn Alam 
Co-Generation project.

 See pages 8 and 33

 See page 34

 See page 34

 See page 36

  THAILAND

  MALAYSIA

  INDIA

  EUROPE

  KUWAIT

We have made significant 
progress on the US$500 million 
Refinery and Petrochemicals 
Integrated Development (RAPID) 
engineering, procurement, 
construction and commissioning 
project. An important dimension 
of this project is our local delivery 
model – we chose to work 
exclusively with locally-based 
subcontractors, helping them to 
source, recruit and train a high 
proportion of Malaysian workers.

We celebrated three major 
project wins in 2018, which 
demonstrate our organic 
growth strategy in action. These 
comprise the US$135 million 
Kochi Refinery project for 
Bharat Petroleum Corporation 
Limited, the US$200 million 
Sulphur Recovery Unit for 
Hindustan Petroleum 
Corporation Limited, and the 
US$233 million Raageshwari 
Deep Gas Field Development 
project for Vedanta Limited.

We secured several awards 
and extensions, including 
Siccar Point Energy, Chevron 
and ENI. Meanwhile, in 
offshore wind, the topside 
of the BorWin3 platform was 
successfully installed, and 
we secured a US$200 million 
engineering, procurement, 
construction and installation 
contract from TenneT for the 
Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 
offshore grid connection.

We began the handover of 
the Clean Fuels Project for 
Kuwait National Petroleum 
Corporation, which has been 
instrumental in demonstrating 
and extending our downstream 
credentials. We also entered 
the pre-commissioning of 
the Lower Fars heavy oil 
development programme and 
the GC29 gathering centre and 
trunkline project, both of which 
are for Kuwait Oil Company.

 See page 35

 See page 30

 See page 33

 See page 36

 See page 33

Oil and gas 
processing 
facilities

Storage and 
pipelines

Refining and 
petrochemicals

Offshore 
production

Offshore  
wind

3

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statements 
 
CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

Operational progress 
Operationally, there were many positives 
to highlight.

Progress in our core markets was 
complemented by contract wins in growth 
markets including India and Thailand. 
Under the new leadership structure, our 
approach to operational excellence was 
also strong, enabling the Group to continue 
to deliver sector-leading margins. 

However, a deterioration in our safety record 
was a cause of real concern. The Board 
paid particular attention to the three fatalities 
that occurred in Kuwait and Mexico, and we 
express our sincere condolences to the 
families of the men who died. We looked 
closely into the individual circumstances 
and examined the root causes behind each 
of these tragic accidents. In addition, we 
sought consistent assurances that safety 
remains the cornerstone of the Petrofac 
culture, and that effective strategies are in 
place to restore the Group’s otherwise 
impressive record.

Financial performance
Given the ongoing challenging 
environment, we were pleased to deliver a 
reported net profit attributable to Petrofac 
Limited shareholders of US$64 million 
and business performance net profit of 
US$353 million.

Again, a priority for the year was to 
continue the transition back to a 
capital-light business model. Aided by 
the successful divestment of the Chergui 
gas concession, the Greater Stella Area 
development, 49% of our Mexican 
operations and the JSD6000 installation 
vessel, we closed the year with net cash. 

As a result, and in line with the Group’s 
dividend policy, we are proposing a final 
dividend of 25.30 cents per share. 
Together with the interim dividend of 12.70 
cents per share, this gives a total dividend 
for the year of 38.00 cents per share.

Investing in digital technology
The development of digital technologies 
was a focus for the Board during the year. 
Having witnessed disruption in other 
industries, we believe new technologies 
can change the way our sector does 
business and, perhaps more importantly, 
the way our clients do business.

René Médori 
Non-executive Chairman

2018 was a year of solid 
progress. Petrofac continued 
to deliver on its commitments, 
and is well-positioned for 
long-term growth.

In last year’s Annual Report, the Board’s 
commitment was that Petrofac would be 
focused fully on the pursuit of three clear 
strategic themes: focus on the core, 
achieve organic growth and reduce 
capital intensity.

In my first year as Chairman, I am pleased 
to report that the Company delivered on 
this commitment.

On the back of successful divestments, 
we continued to strengthen the balance 
sheet. The move into adjacent markets 
progressed unabated. Petrofac also 
maintained its reputation for delivering 
challenging projects. 

At the same time, the Board oversaw 
several enhancements to the way the 
Company is governed and managed. A new 
leadership structure has been embedded, 
succession planning has been prioritised, 
compliance has continued to receive more 
emphasis, and significant progress has 
been made on the digitisation agenda. 

With a high win-rate on new contracts in 
our core geographies and a good order 
backlog, we are well positioned for 2019. 
Despite the continuing uncertainties 
within the wider oil and gas sector, the 
longer-term prospects for Petrofac also 
remain favourable.

4

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGiven our dependence on the ethos and 
quality of our people, succession planning 
across all levels of the business will 
continue to be a key focus for the Board. 
We will also want to see tangible progress 
following the implementation of the Group’s 
digitisation strategy. We expect our 
safety record to revert to our usual high 
standards, and will be monitoring progress 
in this area closely.

Finally, I want to thank all our employees 
for their continued commitment. In particular, 
I would like to reiterate the Board’s strong 
support of Group Chief Executive Ayman 
Asfari and his leadership team. The Board 
commends Ayman and his management 
team for delivering another excellent set 
of results in challenging circumstances. 
This reflects their clear, unwavering focus 
on delivering for our clients and maintaining 
operational excellence, whilst continuing 
to engage with the SFO. It is encouraging 
to see how hard everyone is working to 
deliver on our collective commitments and 
position the Group for success over the 
longer term.

René Médori 
Non-executive Chairman  
27 February 2019

A challenge to the management team 
for 2018 was to formalise a robust digital 
strategy and commence its implementation. 
We were therefore encouraged by several 
senior-level appointments in this area, and 
the business-centric way the Company 
intends to use technology to work faster, 
smarter, safer and more predictably. 
Initial concepts and projects from 2018 
demonstrate the extent of the opportunity. 
Our focus for 2019 is to accelerate the 
strongest of these into implementation. 

Maintaining a strong Board for the future
The foundation of Petrofac’s success is its 
distinctive culture and the Board sets out to 
lead by example. We see it as our collective 
responsibility to live up to the Company’s 
values: safe, ethical, innovative, responsive, 
quality and cost conscious, and driven 
to deliver. 

Staying close to the inner workings 
of the Group
With so much activity across the Group, 
it is important that the Board’s knowledge 
of Petrofac extends well beyond the 
boardroom and that we have insights 
into the realities of the everyday business.

Each year, at least one of our Board 
meetings takes place in an operational 
location, and we make a point of 
experiencing our business first hand. 
In 2018, the Board visited the BorWin3 
facility, which was being built in the Dubai 
Drydocks World, before it commenced 
its journey to the German North Sea. This 
allowed us to meet with our contractors 
and partners, speak with the project team 
and some of our graduates on site, and 
see how Petrofac is moving into adjacent 
sectors – in this case renewable energy.

The composition of the Board is a key 
consideration. In this regard we were 
sorry to say farewell to my predecessor, 
Rijnhard van Tets, who had served on 
the Board since 2007. Rijnhard became 
Chairman in 2014 at a challenging time 
in the Company’s history and, during his 
tenure, steered the Board through some 
testing times. On behalf of the entire 
Board, I would like to thank Rijnhard for 
his leadership.

We were delighted that Sara Akbar and 
David Davies joined us as Non-executive 
Directors during 2018. With over 30 years’ 
in the oil and gas sector and a unique 
insight into the Middle East environment, 
Sara brings a valuable client-side 
perspective to our work. Meanwhile 
David’s deep financial experience 
complements our existing strengths and 
makes him the ideal person to lead our 
Audit Committee. With these two new 
appointments, I am confident the 
Group benefits from a strong, diverse, 
multi-disciplinary Board, with a good ratio 
of Non-executive to Executive Directors. 
We work extremely well together, and I am 
determined to nurture an inclusive, open 
and supportive dialogue.

In accordance with good governance, 
we are disciplined in evaluating the 
performance of the Board itself. I carried 
out my first internal Board evaluation this 
year and will oversee a formal external 
evaluation during 2019. Further details 
of our evaluation process are set out on 
pages 74 and 75.

A significant development for Petrofac 
during 2019 is the creation of a new 
Workforce Forum. Using the framework 
set out within the 2018 UK Corporate 
Governance Code, this Forum will meet 
at least twice a year and comprise 12 
representatives from across the Group. It is 
envisaged that this Forum will give me and 
two of my fellow Non-executive Directors 
the opportunity of hearing directly from 
our employees, and allow us to better 
understand their ideas, concerns, and 
perspective, plus what it is about Petrofac 
that motivates and engages them. 

SFO investigation
In February 2019 a former employee of 
a Petrofac subsidiary admitted offences 
contrary to the UK Bribery Act 2010. A small 
number of Petrofac individuals, both former 
and serving, and entities are alleged to 
have acted together with this individual. 

Petrofac will continue to engage with the 
SFO. Whether further charges are brought 
against former or serving employees, or 
the Company, remains a question for them. 
We are focused on bringing this matter 
to closure.

Looking forward to 2019 and beyond
For 2019, we expect the market environment 
to remain similar to 2018. We have good 
visibility of the projects that are likely to be 
awarded during the year and, while there 
is some uncertainty over timing, we expect 
to maintain a strong competitive position. 
We will also work to strengthen, and continue 
to maintain, a strong balance sheet.

5

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsOUR BUSINESS MODEL

Engineering expertise is at  
the heart of everything we do

VALUE INPUTS

CORE CAPABILITIES

O ur values 

OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE 

DESIGN

BUILD

ENGINEERING
EXPERTISE

S

a

f

e

l
a
c
hi
t
E

Driven to d eliv e r 

Q
u
a

l
i
t
y

&

c
o
s

t

c

o

n

s

c

i

o

u

s

MANAGE
AND MAINTAIN 

OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE 

e  

a ti v

v

I n n o

R

e

s

ponsive 

 Design

 Manage and maintain

We operate and maintain oil and gas 
assets on behalf of clients. We develop 
safe and effective local workforces by 
assessing capability needs, building 
facilities, designing curricula and 
delivering training programmes.

From concept to detail, we provide 
design and engineering services 
across the life cycle of oil and 
gas assets. 

 Build

Onshore or offshore, greenfield or 
brownfield, upstream or downstream, 
we provide the full spectrum of 
engineering, procurement, construction 
and commissioning services, through 
a range of flexible commercial delivery 
models, from lump-sum turnkey to 
fully reimbursable.

OUR PEOPLE
As a people-based business, we have  
a problem-solving culture, clear values 
and strong leadership.

Our leadership team 
 See page 12

RISK PROCESSES  
AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Identifying and managing risks  
are key to the successful delivery  
of our strategy.

Risk management 
 See page 22

OUR SUPPLY CHAIN  
AND CONTRACTORS
With deep knowledge of the many 
businesses in our supply chain,  
we know when and how to call  
on their respective strengths.

Corporate responsibility 

 See page 57

FINANCIAL CAPITAL
Exerting capital discipline, we operate  
a balanced portfolio; we can selectively 
co-invest, and facilitate third-party capital.

Financial review 
 See page 40

6

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
 
 
 
Working across the international oil and gas 
industry, we help our clients unlock the full 
value of their energy assets.

GROUP DIVISIONS

COMMERCIAL MODELS

OUTCOMES

Engineering &  
Construction (E&C)

Group revenue  
contribution

70%

Revenue 2018 US$4,087m

LUMP-SUM TURNKEY
Projects where we are 
remunerated on a lump-sum 
basis. 

CLIENT VALUE
Benefiting from certainty of cost  
and delivery, and taking advantage  
of commercial models that meet  
client needs.

SHAREHOLDER VALUE
Delivering sustainable, long-term value, 
through dividend payments to our  
shareholders and the financial returns  
from share price growth.

Engineering & Production 
Services (EPS)

Group revenue  
contribution

25%

Revenue 2018 US$1,479m

REIMBURSABLE SERVICES
Where the cost of our services 
is reimbursed by the client plus 
an agreed margin.

COST PLUS KPIs
Reimbursable with margin linked  
to the successful delivery of key 
performance indicators.

IN-COUNTRY VALUE
Developing local skills and capabilities,  
benefiting local development, 
and  stimulating productivity in 
local economies.

Integrated Energy  
Services (IES)

Group revenue  
contribution

5%

Revenue 2018 US$282m

EQUITY UPSTREAM 
INVESTMENTS
Upstream investments made 
through production sharing 
contracts or concession 
agreements.

PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT 
CONTRACTS (PECs) 
Where we are paid a tariff 
per barrel for enhancing oil 
and gas production above 
an agreed baseline.

Oil and gas 
processing facilities

Storage and pipelines

Refining and 
petrochemicals

Offshore production

Offshore
wind

7

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCASE STUDY

SUCCEEDING IN  
ADJACENT SECTORS
THE BORWIN3 OFFSHORE GRID 
CONNECTION PROJECT IS A 
DEMONSTRATION OF OUR 
DIVERSIFICATION INTO RENEWABLE 
ENERGY – CONSTRUCTED IN DUBAI, 
THE 18,000 TONNE TOPSIDE WAS 
INSTALLED IN THE NORTH SEA 
IN OCTOBER 2018, AND THE PROJECT 
IS DUE FOR COMPLETION IN 2019

8

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac9

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacKEY FACTS

An incredible 
journey

The 18,000-tonne topside took 28 days to travel 12,000 kilometres 
from Dubai to the German North Sea. Despite facing potential 
threats from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, navigating the busy 
Suez Canal and encountering a hurricane-like storm in the 
Mediterranean, everything went as planned and the BorWin 
gamma topside arrived safely on 8 October 2018.

1,500 workers

At peak, the Petrofac workforce reached 1,500 people

13.5 million

The construction phase entailed  
13.5 million man-hours

1m BorWin gamma platform will  

supply more than one million  
homes with clean energy.

18,000 tonnes 

 BorWin gamma platform weight

10,500 tonnes

Construction of the topside alone  
used 10,500 tonnes of steel – more 
than the Eiffel Tower.

210,000

The total paint area is 30-times the  
size of a football pitch – at around 
210,000 square metres.

Moving into offshore wind 
Since 2014, we have been working in a consortium 
with Siemens to deliver the BorWin3 offshore wind 
grid connection project.

Petrofac is responsible for the engineering, 
procurement, construction and offshore installation 
of the BorWin gamma platform, which will house a 
Siemens high voltage direct current (HVDC) station 
that converts the alternating current produced by 
the wind turbines to direct current before transmitting 
it onshore to the German national grid.

Client:

Location:

Scale:

Scope:

TenneT, the German-Dutch  
transmission grid operator
 Topside constructed at Drydocks World, 
Dubai, and installed in the North Sea

An 18,000 tonne facility being delivered  
in partnership with Siemens

Engineering, procurement, construction  
and offshore installation of the BorWin 
gamma platform

Start:

End: 

2014

2019

Delivering a complex project  
to time and budget
This is a complex project. Construction of 
the topside entailed more than 13.5 million 
man-hours, used more than 13,500 tonnes 
of steel, and took up almost five square 
kilometres of Dubai’s Drydocks World. 
Now in place in the North Sea and nearing 
completion, it is one of the world’s largest, 
heaviest HVDC platforms.

Extending Petrofac’s offshore  
wind credentials
We have been involved with the BorWin 
cluster since as far back as 2009, when 
we were first enlisted to provide people, 
maintenance and support services to the 
adjacent BorWin alpha platform. In the 
intervening time, we have also delivered 
the Galloper wind farm project, and been 
awarded a floating wind turbine research 
project by the UK’s Carbon Trust, a Dutch 
offshore wind contract by TenneT, and a 
UK wind farm project for Transmission 
Capital. In total, offshore wind projects 
account for 10% of our 2019 Engineering 
& Construction bidding pipeline. 

Demonstrating operational excellence 
Given its complexity, the project has 
entailed the usual mix of Petrofac 
determination and ingenuity. For example, 
to house the sophisticated electrical 
equipment, the converter rooms had to 
be built dust-free and climate-controlled. 
We had to create a robust chassis that 
allows for some flex. Loaded onto 
a semi-submersible vessel using a 
custom-made deck support frame, 
the finished topside was sailed 12,000 
kilometres to the North Sea, where its 
installation involved the region’s first-ever 
floatover using dynamic positioning 
technology on a semi-submersible vessel.

Linked to strategy: 
Deliver organic growth

Constructed in Dubai, the platform has 
been installed in the North Sea, nearly 
130 kilometres off the German coast.  
By the close of 2018 commissioning  
was largely complete, with completion 
scheduled by mid-2019.

Scope of work:

Engineering

Procurement

Construction

Installation

Commissioning and completion

Scan code 
to play video 

Jacket and ties 
The first element to arrive 
onsite in the German North 
Sea was the jacket for the 
BorWin gamma platform. 
On its own, this six-legged 
structure weighed 5,600 
tonnes and was in place by 
May 2018, ready for the 
topside to be installed and 
tied-in four months later.

GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW

installation, commissioning or completion of 
several landmark projects, like the BorWin3 
windfarm in the North Sea, and the RAPID 
refinery improvement in Malaysia.

Highlights for the EPS East business 
included a series of new contract wins 
in Iraq, plus significant awards in Oman 
and Bahrain. Meanwhile, for EPS West, 
the slight improvement in market conditions 
was reflected by several new awards and 
contract extensions.

We also initiated a new strategic 
programme which seeks to harness the 
true potential of digital technology, which 
should enable us to work faster, smarter 
and safer than ever before, and help our 
clients do so also. The pilot initiatives 
implemented in 2018 were a real success, 
and digitisation is set to be a central theme 
across the Company in 2019.

Achievements: delivering 
organic growth
In 2018, our organic growth strategy 
delivered significant success, including 
a further contract win in Turkey, three EPC 
contracts in India, and our first major project 
in Thailand.

In terms of adjacent sectors, we are 
now recognised as a well-established 
downstream player. Following our success 
in securing large refining projects, 
we are actively bidding on a number 
of similarly-sized petrochemical projects, 
and downstream opportunities make up 
approximately one-third of our 2019 
Engineering & Construction bidding 
pipeline.

We also continue to extend our credentials 
in offshore wind. Following the successful 
delivery of the Galloper Wind Farm project, 
the prestigious BorWin3 project is 
progressing well and, in 2018, we were 
awarded a Dutch offshore wind contract 
by TenneT and a UK wind farm project 
for Transmission Capital.

Achievements: reducing capital 
intensity 
Of course, a big highlight of 2018 was the 
progress in reducing capital intensity in 
order to return to a position of balance 
sheet strength.

Particular landmarks include the sales of 
the Chergui asset, our interest in the Greater 
Stella asset, a 49% share of our Mexico 
operations, and the JSD6000 vessel. 

Ayman Asfari 
Group Chief Executive

We met our commitments 
and executed on our strategic 
objectives by focusing on  
our core, delivering organic 
growth and reducing  
capital intensity.

This puts us in an excellent position for 
2019. As the market recovers, we are 
working to position the business for growth. 

I have to say that I am proud of and 
pleased with Petrofac’s 2018 performance.

There were one or two points of concern, 
which I will cover later. But, overall, it was a 
good year. We were strong on operational 
excellence, maintained our leadership 
position in our core markets, delivered 
growth in adjacent sectors, and ended the 
year in a net cash position.

This means we enter 2019 with a real sense 
of confidence and look towards profitable 
growth over the medium to long term.

Of course, it is our people who make this 
possible. As the market recovers and the 
business strengthens, a major theme will 
be employee engagement. We are therefore 
re-starting our graduate programme, 
increasing our focus on career development, 
aiming to lower the average age of the 
workforce, and striving for increased 
gender diversity.

10

Achievements: focusing on our core
Operational excellence was a central theme 
during 2018, as we continued to focus on 
the execution of a busy project portfolio. 

Whilst there were many achievements to 
celebrate, the one area of our operational 
performance that caused real concern was 
a deterioration in our strong safety record, 
with three fatalities and a number of lost 
time incidents. 

In particular, we were devastated by the 
tragic deaths of three workers in separate 
incidents in Kuwait and in Mexico and, once 
again, I extend our sincere condolences to 
their families. At the Board, the Executive 
Committee, and during our annual Safety 
Conference, the incidents were reviewed 
in detail, and we committed to a safety 
improvement plan to tackle the root causes. 
Whilst our safety record remains higher 
than that of our peers across key indicators, 
I do want to stress that ‘safe’ remains 
our most important value, and nothing 
we do at Petrofac can ever compromise 
our safety ethos. In the same vein, we will 
continue our commitment to evolve our 
Compliance agenda, which in 2018 saw 
the newly-created role of Chief 
Compliance Officer.

Meanwhile, across the Group, we 
completed more than 231 million 
man-hours of work, including the 

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacWe also continued to benefit from 
disciplined cost control. As a result, 
we were back to a net cash position by 
the end of the year – well ahead of plan. 

With a stronger balance sheet, we may 
have more latitude to invest in the 
business. However, going forward, the 
clear intention is to remain a cost-efficient, 
capital-light business.

A healthy new order intake, 
with good revenue visibility
New order intake for the year was 
US$5.0 billion, having delivered an 
impressive 40% win-rate in E&C. Given the 
market conditions and well-documented 
delays in the awards of several significant 
projects, this should be viewed as a 
satisfactory performance. As well as giving 
us a healthy order book and good revenue 
visibility for 2019, this shows that we 
remain competitive.

One thing I would like to stress is that we do 
continue to maintain our bidding discipline. 
Whilst we are pursuing a clear growth 
agenda, our margins will reflect the 
assumed risk, but we refuse to compromise 
on quality, compliance or safety. 

Investing in our people and 
their career development 
Ultimately it is our people who are the key 
to Petrofac’s distinctive, delivery-focused 
culture, and, as you would expect, the last 
few years have been challenging for them. 
With that in mind, a particular priority for 
2019 will be our people agenda.

I am pleased to report that we have already 
begun our graduate programme for a 2019 
intake. We will select the most promising 
candidates from our core and growth 
markets, and deliver expert training 
through the Petrofac Academy coupled 
with on-the-job training. 

As well as lowering the average age of the 
workforce and refreshing our talent pool, 
there will be a renewed emphasis on 
professional development and continued 
focus on our succession planning 
processes. We are also keen to bring 
more diversity to all levels of the Company. 
Meanwhile, to better understand and track 
employee engagement and address any 
issues, we will double the frequency of our 
PetroVoices survey and are introducing 
a new Workforce Engagement Forum.

I would like to re-iterate my thanks to 
all of our employees for their continuing 
commitment during this challenging year. 

Solid foundations
We have reflected on the progress we have 
made in the last couple of years on our 
strategic objectives. This, coupled with 
our future ambitions, has led us to evolve 
our strategic focus in a way that builds 
on our journey to date, and continues to 
set us up well for the future. As we enter 2019, 
we are focused fully on three core objectives: 
best-in-class delivery, positioning for growth 
and enhancing returns.

Looking a little further out, and with these 
evolved objectives in mind, I am confident 
the right market conditions are returning 
for Petrofac to prosper. For example, drivers 
for growth in our core Middle Eastern 
territories include a return to market stability, 
a determination to invest in local economies 
and capture more of the value chain, and 
a big push to develop gas resources. 

Against this background, Petrofac’s 
credentials play incredibly well. 

Together with strong client relationships, 
a cost-competitive delivery model, and 
a proven track record, we also have a 
demonstrable commitment to local delivery 
and in-country value as part of our DNA. 
From discussions with key influencers and 
decision-makers, I know these are the 
qualities our clients are looking for and we 
are well positioned to deliver.

I would like to extend my thanks to the 
Board, headed by René Médori, for their 
support and guidance throughout the year.
Thanks to the measures we have taken in 
recent years, our culture, and our emphasis 
on operational excellence, I believe we have 
a solid foundation for growth, and I look 
forward to continuing to deliver on our 
strategy for our stakeholders.

Ayman Asfari 
Group Chief Executive 
27 February 2019

OUR DIGITAL
JOURNEY
I have no doubt in my mind that 
digital technology will change 
the way our sector operates and, 
just as important, the way our  
clients operate. 

In 2019 we therefore initiated a major 
strategic programme to reimagine the way 
Petrofac operates – and understand how 
digital technology could help us work 
faster, smarter, and safer than ever before.

We have seen the impact of digital 
disruption in other industries and want 
to benefit from the changes that are likely 
to unfold in our own sector. During 2018, 
more than 100 potential projects were 
identified, 12 of which were initially 
prioritised for trial, several of which have 
been progressed with key clients. We also 
made some senior-level appointments of 
proven technology leaders, and installed 
a new Innovation Zone in Aberdeen.

100

potential projects were identified

In EPS, for example, we see that digital 
technology can be used to improve our 
earnings, enhance client satisfaction 
and introduce new service lines. 
Example projects include:

•  Petrolytics – an analytics tool that 

uses machine-learning to predict plant 
performance, enhance maintenance 
schedules, and optimise production.

•  Connected Worker – the use of 
mobile wearable technologies to 
provide a direct multi-media link 
between our offshore workers and 
our onshore experts and resources.

Meanwhile, in E&C, digital technology 
can help us to enhance our processes, 
and share learnings between teams 
and projects. Examples include:

•  Improving oversight – to provide 

a graphical view of project progress 
across every function and, ultimately, 
track the location and status of all 
tools, components, and people.

•  Removing repetition – using 

replication technology to design similar 
plant components, and automatically 
generate a full set of technical drawings 
for each one. 

For 2019, we aim to extend the approach 
and accelerate the implementation.

11

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

An experienced and  
highly capable team

2,1

1. AYMAN ASFARI 
Group Chief Executive

2. ALASTAIR COCHRAN 
Chief Financial Officer

Responsibility  
Works with the Board to set 
the strategy of the Group, and 
takes ultimate responsibility for 
the operational and financial 
performance of Petrofac. He 
also has a close involvement 
in the approach to corporate 
responsibility, including health, 
safety, ethical standards, security 
and the environment.

Experience  
Joined the Group in 1991 to 
establish Petrofac International, 
before which he led a major civil 
and mechanical construction 
business in Oman. He has a 
wealth of oil and gas industry 
knowledge, a clear strategic 
vision, and an entrepreneurial 
track record.

Responsibility  
Heads up the financial management 
of the Group, and also plays 
a significant role in setting its 
business strategy, including the 
drive to reduce capital intensity. 
He is also responsible for 
managing the Company’s 
relationships with financiers 
and investors.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 2016 from 
BG Group plc, where his 
responsibilities included corporate 
finance, M&A, strategy and 
business development. He began 
his career with KPMG before 
moving into investment banking 
with Barclays de Zoete Wedd, 
Credit Suisse First Boston and 
Morgan Stanley.

3,4

12

3. JOHN PEARSON 
Chief Operating Officer 
Engineering & Production 
Services

Responsibility  
As Chief Operating Officer, he 
is accountable for all aspects 
of the delivery, growth and 
strategic direction of the global 
EPS business.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 2017, prior 
to which he spent 28 years with 
AMEC Foster Wheeler and five 
years with Chevron, in the UK 
and US. His previous roles have 
included president of global 
oil, gas and chemicals, and 
multi-market roles running the 
Americas, Northern Europe and 
CIS regions. He has also been 
a Co-Chair of Oil & Gas UK.

4. GEORGE SALIBI 
Chief Operating Officer 
Engineering & 
Construction Services

Responsibility  
As Chief Operating Officer, he has 
overall accountability for strategy 
and delivery against our 
Engineering and Construction 
(E&C) business plan.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 1998 having 
spent 11 years in the offshore oil 
and gas EPC industry, and has 
held a variety of management and 
operational roles. He led some of 
the Company’s largest EPC 
projects, and his previous roles 
included Managing Director of the 
UAE, Oman and Algeria EPC 
operations. Most recently he was 
the Group Chief Commercial 
Officer. He has 32 years’ 
experience in the offshore and 
onshore oil and gas industry.

6,7,8,9

5

5. DES THURLBY 
Group Director of  
Human Resources

Responsibility  
Has overall responsibility for 
advising on all people aspects 
of the business. This includes 
developing a business-focused 
people strategy, including 
succession planning, talent 
management, leadership 
development, compensation, 
key hires, performance culture 
and employee engagement.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 2017. He 
started his career as a graduate 
trainee with Ford Motor Company 
and spent 25 years in the 
automotive sector, including 
six years as HR Director for 
Jaguar Land Rover. He was also 
interim President of IMI China and 
Senior Vice President of Seadrill, 
an offshore drilling contractor.

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac10

11

8. SUNDER KALYANAM 
Group Managing Director, 
Engineering & Construction 
Region Two

Responsibility  
Has full P&L and stakeholder 
responsibility for delivering the 
E&C portfolio in Petrofac’s 
strategic growth regions. 
These include complementary 
geographies, identified for 
organic growth, such as India, 
Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan 
Africa, and CIS, where the Group 
has a good understanding of risks 
and the capacity to deliver.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 1992, and has 
held a range of operational and 
management roles across the 
Group. Most recently, he was 
Regional Managing Director, E&C 
with responsibility for all Petrofac’s 
onshore operations in Kuwait, 
Iraq and Oman.

9. MATTHEW BARTON 
Group General Counsel

Responsibility  
Has responsibility for all Legal, 
Compliance and Company 
Secretariat functions. Ensuring 
that all colleagues have access to 
relevant, timely and commercially 
valuable legal advice, he also 
ensures that the Group’s business 
is conducted in accordance with 
all applicable laws and regulations.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 2018 with more 
than 20 years’ experience, 13 of 
which are in General Counsel 
roles, both in the UK and the 
Middle East. He began his legal 
career in private practice, working 
in London and Hong Kong before 
moving into the engineering and 
construction industry.

10. ROBERTO BERTOCCO 
Chief Commercial Officer

Responsibility  
Has overall responsibility for our 
Engineering & Construction 
business’s Commercial, Project 
Controls, Project Management, 
Construction and Completion, 
Procurement, SubContracting, 
Systems Development, Quality 
and Proposals functions, and for 
Group Business Development.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 2012 as 
Executive Vice President, 
Regional Operations for the UAE 
and North Africa and as CEO 
of our joint venture Petrofac 
Emirates. Since 2016 he has led 
Petrofac’s EPCm business. He 
has 30 years’ international oil and 
gas experience, primarily within 
the EPC and EPCm contracting 
environments.

11. ROB JEWKES 
Chief Operating Officer, 
Integrated Energy Services

Responsibility  
Heads up the IES business, 
and has full responsibility for its 
business portfolio. Most recently 
he has been charged with the 
re-shaping of this portfolio, 
including a number of divestments 
and contract migrations and the 
re-positioning of IES as a route 
to the wider Petrofac services.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 2004 to build a 
Europe-based engineering services 
business, before moving into IES 
where his emphasis has been 
leveraging our engineering and 
project management capability. 
He has over 40 years’ experience 
in oil and gas and was previously 
CEO of Clough Engineering. 

13

6. E S SATHYANARAYANAN 
Group Managing Director, 
Engineering & Construction 
Region One

7. ELIE LAHOUD 
Group Managing Director, 
Engineering & Construction 
Region Three

Responsibility  
Has full operational and P&L 
responsibility for Petrofac’s 
Engineering, Procurement and 
Construction portfolio in its core 
geographical markets including 
the UAE, Kuwait and Algeria. 
He also heads up the Group’s 
technical resources, including the 
three Indian engineering centres.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 1995, and has 
held various key roles covering 
diverse geographical locations 
such as India, CIS and MENA, 
and led the Company’s entry into 
Iraq. He has more than 30 years of 
experience in the oil and gas sector.

Responsibility  
He has full P&L responsibility for 
and leads the operational teams 
in Iraq, Oman and Saudi Arabia. 
He also leads two E&C strategic 
initiatives – Digital Transformation 
and Project Management 
Capability Development aimed 
at maintaining and growing 
Petrofac’s competitiveness and 
bringing enhanced predictability 
in project delivery.

Experience  
Joined Petrofac in 1997 and has 
held several key roles including 
leading the delivery of the 
strategically significant BP Khazzan 
project and SVP for Oman 
operations. He is on the American 
University of Beirut Advisory Board 
for its faculty of engineering. He 
has 25 years’ industry experience. 

Leadership team skill set

Oil and gas

Engineering

Operational/strategic 
management

90%

73%

90%

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsMARKET OUTLOOK

Petrofac has strong credentials in 
some of the most resilient sectors 
of the market

The long-term market fundamentals 
are robust
We believe that the long-term market 
fundamentals are robust – and Petrofac 
is well positioned to benefit.

Among industry bodies, such as the 
International Energy Agency (IEA) and 
the Organization of Petroleum Exporting 
Economies (OPEC), there is consensus 
that global energy demand should grow 
strongly over the mid-to-long term, and 
that hydrocarbons will continue to play 
a significant role. 

The most recent analysis from the IEA 
estimates that energy demand is set to 
grow by almost 27% by 2040 (under the 
new policies scenario1), by which time the 
world’s energy supply mix will divide into 
four broadly equal parts: oil, gas, coal and 
low-carbon sources. This will see demand 
for oil growing by more than 11 million 
barrels a day, or 12%, to exceed 106 
million barrels a day. Meanwhile, demand 
for gas is estimated to grow by 44% to 
reach 5,399 billion cubic metres per year.

Even under the IEA’s sustainable development 
scenario2, demand for hydrocarbons remains 
reasonably strong. Demand for oil would 

remain broadly flat to 2025, before falling back 
by around 25% by 2040, predominantly driven 
by fuel efficiency and electrification of road 
transportation. The only sector to register 
growth in oil demand under this scenario 
would be petrochemicals. Meanwhile, 
demand for gas would increase by 12% by 
2025 and remain at those levels in 2040. 

Under either scenario, large-scale investment 
in oil and gas infrastructure will remain 
necessary. Indeed, under its new policies 
scenario, the IEA anticipates cumulative 
investment in the oil and gas sector of 
more than US$20 trillion by 2040, which 
represents an annual investment of more 
than US$900 billion. Under the sustainable 
development scenario, the equivalent 
figure would approach US$14 trillion, 
or more than US$630 billion each year.

We therefore expect clients to continue 
to invest in long-term strategic projects, 
especially in regions with lower marginal 
costs of production such as the Middle 
East and North Africa (MENA). We also see 
opportunities in adjacent sectors where we 
have been growing our capability, such as 
offshore wind generation, as well as the 
potential for a substantial market in late-life 
and decommissioning services.

Global upstream spending
(US$ billion)

Petrofac is well positioned in some of 
the most resilient sectors of the market
Petrofac has an extensive track record in 
MENA, one of our core geographies. In its 
2018 ranking of EPC contractors, Oil & Gas 
Middle East once again ranked Petrofac as 
the region’s top player (the eighth year in a 
row that we have taken one of the top four 
spots). Meanwhile, MEED (www.MEED.com) 
once again placed us as one of the top five 
contractors in MENA. MEED also named 
BP Khazzan as “Project of the Year”, with 
BP recognising Petrofac’s contribution. 

With lower marginal costs of production, 
we expect the region’s resource holders to 
continue to invest in upstream projects over 
the short-to-medium term. Over the longer 
term, according to the IEA, meeting 
demand will depend increasingly on the 
larger resource holders in the region. By 
2040, for example, oil production from the 
OPEC members located in the Middle East 
is forecast to rise by 6 million barrels per 
day (up from 30.0 million barrels per day in 
2017 to 36.1 million barrels per day in 2040)3.

We have seen a return to growth 
in upstream capital spending
After recent declines, upstream capital 
spending is showing signs of recovery. In 2018, 
global upstream capital spending is thought 
to have grown by around 9%4, and is expected 
to increase in each of the next few years.

The Middle East has remained robust 
through the downturn and, in 2018, 
upstream capital spending returned to the 
peak levels of 2014, while global upstream 
capital spending remains 37% below the 
2014 peak (see the chart below).

2019 E&C bidding pipeline (%)

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Source data: Markit, December 2018

Capex

Opex

14

Upstream gas  55%

Offshore wind  10%

Upstream oil 

7%

Downstream 

28%

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacMajor investment plans in many of our core 
markets remain intact. For example, 
the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation expects 
to invest US$500 billion through to 2040 
to boost production, whilst the Abu Dhabi 
National Oil Company has a five-year 
capital expenditure plan of more than 
US$130 billion (of which approximately 
US$45 billion is earmarked for downstream 
developments). We also see an increased 
drive to develop gas resources in markets 
such as Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the 
UAE, borne out by the fact that upstream 
gas projects account for 55% of our 2019 
Engineering & Construction bidding pipeline.

Significant increases in upstream capital 
spending in 2019 are also expected in 
regions such as the CIS, Africa and Asia 
Pacific, where we already have a physical 
presence and strong relationships. The 
success of our organic growth strategy in 
such markets was demonstrated in 2018 
through a further contract win in Turkey, 
three EPC contracts in India, and our first 
major project in Thailand. 

We see good downstream opportunities 
– where Petrofac has been extending 
its credentials
In addition to our upstream activities, 
Petrofac is well placed to participate in the 
market for downstream opportunities in 
the refining and petrochemical sectors. 

Whilst refining and petrochemical investments 
are forecast to increase globally, we see 
a particular focus in the MENA region, 
as resource holders look to industrialise 
their economies, create employment, 
and capture more of the value chain. 

For example, MEED suggests that the Gulf 
Cooperation Countries (GCC) are now poised 
for a boom in petrochemical project awards, 
with more than US$40 billion of projects 
already in the design phase – a record high.

Petrofac has continued to build its 
downstream credentials with several new 
refining projects secured over the last few 
years, and we are now bidding on a number 
of petrochemical projects. We were ranked 
as first in Refining and Petrochemicals 
Middle East magazine’s top 30 EPC 
contractors list. In total, downstream 
opportunities make up 28% of our 2019 
Engineering & Construction bidding pipeline.

Globally, there is a significant proportion of 
ageing refining infrastructure that is likely to 
be replaced by new refining capacity 
designed to meet improved environmental 
standards. For example, Petrofac, in 
consortium with Samsung and Saipem, 
won a project in October 2018 with an 
overall value of around US$4 billion to 
transform the existing oil refinery in 
Sriracha, Thailand, into a more 
environmentally-friendly facility that will 
produce higher quality transportation fuels. 

Continued opportunities and success 
in other adjacent sectors 
We have also been successful in moving 
into other adjacent sectors such as offshore 
wind generation. In 2018, for example, 
we continued to make good progress with 
the BorWin3 project, with the topside 
platform installed on the jacket in the German 
North Sea. We were also awarded a Dutch 
offshore wind contract by TenneT and a UK 
wind farm project for Transmission Capital.  

In total, offshore wind projects account  
for 10% of our 2019 Engineering & 
Construction bidding pipeline.

We see a strengthening in upstream 
operating expenditure – with 
opportunities for Petrofac
In our reimbursable business, we have seen 
significant recent decreases in upstream 
operating expenditures. In Europe the recent 
spending peak was reached in 2013 and 
in the Middle East it was in 2014, with 
subsequent falls driven by deflation in the 
supply chain and decreasing activity levels.

A return to modest growth was reached 
in 2017, and the trend continued in 2018, 
with a 5% increase in Europe and a 4% 
gain in the Middle East5. As shown by the 
chart on page 14, global operating 
expenditure is expected to continue to 
grow for each of the next few years.

We secured many new awards and 
contract extensions in 2018. With new 
operating models among operators, and 
the progressive deployment of new digital 
technologies, we expect to continue to 
evolve our service offering. 

Tendering activity remains high, 
but competitive
While tendering activity within our core 
markets remained high through 2018 and 
into 2019, we continue to see high levels 
of competition. However, by lowering our 
cost base, investing in digital technologies, 
and focusing on operational excellence, 
we have shown that we are able to 
compete effectively while maintaining our 
bidding discipline.

1  International Energy Agency, World Energy 

Outlook 2018, the new policies scenario “provides 
a measured assessment of where today’s policy 
frameworks and ambitions, together with the 
continued evolution of known technologies, might 
take the energy sector in the coming decades. 
The policy ambitions include those that have been 
announced as of August 2018 and incorporates 
the commitments made in the Nationally 
Determined Contributions under the Paris 
Agreement, the 2015 United Nations Climate 
Change Conference, but does not speculate 
as to further evolution of these positions. Where 
commitments are aspirational, this scenario 
makes a judgement as to the likelihood of those 
commitments being met in full. It does not focus 
on achieving any particular outcome: it simply 
looks forward on the basis of announced policy 
ambitions. Among recent policy announcements, 
the New Policies Scenario includes the European 
Union’s new, more ambitious 2030 renewable 
energy and energy efficiency targets. It likewise 
includes the June 2018 announcement by China 

of a new three-year action plan for cleaner air. It 
reflects the impact of the planned revision of the 
Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards in 
the United States, as well as the announced US 
Affordable Clean Energy rule that replaces the 
previous Clean Power Plan. It also takes account 
of Japan’s revised basic energy plan and  
Korea’s 8th National Electricity Plan. It is the  
New Policies Scenario to which we devote most 
space and attention.”

energy-related SDGs. The SDS starts with the 
SDG outcomes and then works back to set out 
what would be needed to deliver these goals in 
the most cost-effective way. The benefits in 
terms of prosperity, health, environment and 
energy security would be substantial, but 
achieving these outcomes would require a 
profound transformation in the way we produce 
and consume energy.” 

3  International Energy Agency, World Energy 

2  www.iea.org/weo/weomodel/sds/  

Outlook 2018

4  IHS Markit Global Upstream Spending Report, 

December 2018

5  IHS Markit Global Upstream Spending Report, 

December 2018

“Based on existing and announced policies –  
as described in the IEA New Policies Scenario – 
the world is not on course to achieve the 
outcomes of the UN SDGs Sustainable 
Development Goals most closely related to 
energy: to achieve universal access to energy 
(SDG 7), to reduce the severe health impacts 
of air pollution (part of SDG 3) and to tackle 
climate change (SDG 13). The SDS Sustainable 
Development Scenario sets out an ambitious but 
pragmatic vision of how the global energy sector 
can evolve in order to achieve these critical 

15

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsOUR STRATEGY

A clear and  
focused strategy

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2018

PERFORMANCE IN 2018

PRIORITIES FOR 2019

FOCUS ON OUR CORE
Build relentlessly on our existing strengths 
and bring continuous improvements to 
the way we manage the business

•  Improve our cost competitiveness
•  Build on our record of operational excellence

Over more than 35 years, we have built a strong reputation 
for commitment, delivery and operational execution in our 
core services – delivering capital projects and supporting 
our clients’ operating assets.

In today’s tough environment, our people continue to find 
new ways to increase efficiency, control costs and deliver 
more value to our clients.

The emphasis is to deliver continuous enhancements to 
the way we manage our business. Crucially, this goes 
well beyond our operational performance, and extends to 
considerations like health and safety, our environmental 
performance, and our approach to ethics and compliance.

 – Protected margins through operational excellence initiatives

Best in class delivery

 – Embedded a new organisational leadership structure

 – Launched a Digital Transformation Programme to differentiate 

our service delivery

•  Made solid progress on operational delivery, reaching the completion and/or 

commissioning phases on major projects such as the Lower Fars Heavy Oil and KNPC 

live solutions

Clean Fuels projects in Kuwait, and the Upper Zakum Field Development in Abu Dhabi.

Increase our local content and 

Improve our cost competitiveness

Drive value from digital, moving from 

proof-of-concept to industrialised and 

strengthen our positioning 

Invest in talent development and 

management to maximise the return 

from our most valuable resource

DELIVER ORGANIC 
GROWTH
Seek and achieve managed growth 
in both complementary geographies 
and adjacent sectors

•  Broaden and deepen our downstream credentials
•  Extend our service offerings into complementary sectors, 

where they can be differentiated

•  Extend existing service lines into new geographies 

where clear synergies exist

REDUCE CAPITAL 
INTENSITY
Improve the overall resilience, agility 
and financial efficiency of the business 

•  Divest non-core assets
•  Maintain our focus on cash management 
•  Protect shareholder value 

Our traditional strengths in markets like Middle East and 
North Africa (MENA) and the UK provide an excellent 
launch pad for Petrofac to move progressively into both 
complementary geographies and adjacent sectors.

For example, we continue to bid actively in India, Southeast 
Asia and the CIS, where we have a thorough understanding 
of the risks, associated mitigations and the capacity to 
deliver. Indicative successes included three EPC contracts 
in India, our first major project in Thailand, and our first 
PMC (Project Management Consultancy) projects in Turkey, 
Kazakhstan and Iraq.

In terms of adjacent sectors, we continued to extend our 
downstream credentials with several new refinery wins, and 
we are poised to benefit from forthcoming investments in 
petrochemical facilities. We also continue to make gains in 
the offshore wind sector and are expanding our offering into 
brownfield modifications on and offshore.

Petrofac has a strong reputation for operating with financial 
efficiency and earning differentiated margins.

In response to the changing industry environment and our 
evolved business strategy, the Group is now focused on 
reducing capital intensity – by deleveraging the balance 
sheet and improving cash conversion.

For example, we are bringing increased rigour to cash 
management. We are also considering the divestment of 
further non-core assets. When we do choose to co-invest 
in any additional resources, we do so against clear and 
disciplined criteria.

OUR LICENCE TO OPERATE

ENSURING SAFETY, ASSET 
INTEGRITY AND SECURITY

DEVELOPING 
OUR PEOPLE

GOVERNANCE AND ETHICAL 
BUSINESS PRACTICES

ENGAGING WITH  
LOCAL COMMUNITIES

16

•  Investigated the deployment of digital technologies, appointed a new technology 

leadership team, and initiated several proof of concept projects, with a view to 

achieving further differentiation and to take operational excellence to a new level

•  Continued to focus on process improvements and cost base reductions in key markets 

such as Kuwait, Iraq, Oman and the UK

•  Ranked as the top EPC contractor by Middle East Oil & Gas magazine, and MEED 

named BP Khazzan ‘Project of the Year’ with BP recognising Petrofac’s contribution

 – US$5.0 billion of new awards

 – US$1.9 billion of awards in adjacent markets

 – Tendering more downstream projects

•  Secured US$4 billion contract in a three-way consortium for Thai Oil Public Company 

Limited’s Clean Fuels Project

•  Secured three EPC contracts in India, for Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Bharat 

Petroleum Corporation Limited, and Vedanta, jointly valued at around US$568 million 

•  Extended activity in Turkey with a multi-million dollar Project Management Consultancy 

(PMC) services joint venture contract in support of the BOTAS North Marmara 

Underground Gas Storage Expansion Project

•  Extended experience in the offshore wind sector, with the ongoing success of the 

BorWin3 project, and contract wins for both Transmission Capital and TenneT

 – Sold US$0.8 billion of non-core assets

 – Formally exited the deepwater market

 – Increased return on capital employed to 26%

•  Returned to net cash of US$90 million, reflecting strong working capital management 

and net divestment proceeds

in the North Sea

•  Completed the disposal of our interest in the Greater Stella Area Development 

•  Completed the sale of our interest in the Chergui gas concession in Tunisia

•  Completed the sale of 49% of our operations in Mexico

•  Sold the JSD6000 deepwater installation vessel

Position for growth

Continue to expand our presence 

into complementary geographies – 

Southeast Asia, India, CIS, East Africa

Continue to expand E&C into 

complementary sectors – refining, 

petrochemicals and offshore wind

Continue to expand EPS into 

complementary sectors – 

decommissioning, well plug & 

abandonment, brownfield projects 

and modifications

Enhancing returns

Complete the divestment  

of non-core assets

Optimise working capital

Maintain a strong balance sheet

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2018

PERFORMANCE IN 2018

FOCUS ON OUR CORE

Build relentlessly on our existing strengths 

and bring continuous improvements to 

the way we manage the business

•  Improve our cost competitiveness

•  Build on our record of operational excellence

Over more than 35 years, we have built a strong reputation 

for commitment, delivery and operational execution in our 

core services – delivering capital projects and supporting 

our clients’ operating assets.

In today’s tough environment, our people continue to find 

new ways to increase efficiency, control costs and deliver 

more value to our clients.

The emphasis is to deliver continuous enhancements to 

the way we manage our business. Crucially, this goes 

well beyond our operational performance, and extends to 

considerations like health and safety, our environmental 

performance, and our approach to ethics and compliance.

DELIVER ORGANIC 

GROWTH

Seek and achieve managed growth 

in both complementary geographies 

and adjacent sectors

•  Broaden and deepen our downstream credentials

•  Extend our service offerings into complementary sectors, 

where they can be differentiated

•  Extend existing service lines into new geographies 

where clear synergies exist

REDUCE CAPITAL 

INTENSITY

Improve the overall resilience, agility 

and financial efficiency of the business 

•  Divest non-core assets

•  Maintain our focus on cash management 

•  Protect shareholder value 

Our traditional strengths in markets like Middle East and 

North Africa (MENA) and the UK provide an excellent 

launch pad for Petrofac to move progressively into both 

complementary geographies and adjacent sectors.

For example, we continue to bid actively in India, Southeast 

Asia and the CIS, where we have a thorough understanding 

of the risks, associated mitigations and the capacity to 

deliver. Indicative successes included three EPC contracts 

in India, our first major project in Thailand, and our first 

PMC (Project Management Consultancy) projects in Turkey, 

Kazakhstan and Iraq.

In terms of adjacent sectors, we continued to extend our 

downstream credentials with several new refinery wins, and 

we are poised to benefit from forthcoming investments in 

petrochemical facilities. We also continue to make gains in 

the offshore wind sector and are expanding our offering into 

brownfield modifications on and offshore.

Petrofac has a strong reputation for operating with financial 

efficiency and earning differentiated margins.

In response to the changing industry environment and our 

evolved business strategy, the Group is now focused on 

reducing capital intensity – by deleveraging the balance 

sheet and improving cash conversion.

For example, we are bringing increased rigour to cash 

management. We are also considering the divestment of 

further non-core assets. When we do choose to co-invest 

in any additional resources, we do so against clear and 

disciplined criteria.

 – Protected margins through operational excellence initiatives
 – Embedded a new organisational leadership structure
 – Launched a Digital Transformation Programme to differentiate 

our service delivery

•  Made solid progress on operational delivery, reaching the completion and/or 

commissioning phases on major projects such as the Lower Fars Heavy Oil and KNPC 
Clean Fuels projects in Kuwait, and the Upper Zakum Field Development in Abu Dhabi.

•  Investigated the deployment of digital technologies, appointed a new technology 
leadership team, and initiated several proof of concept projects, with a view to 
achieving further differentiation and to take operational excellence to a new level

•  Continued to focus on process improvements and cost base reductions in key markets 

such as Kuwait, Iraq, Oman and the UK

•  Ranked as the top EPC contractor by Middle East Oil & Gas magazine, and MEED 

named BP Khazzan ‘Project of the Year’ with BP recognising Petrofac’s contribution

 – US$5.0 billion of new awards
 – US$1.9 billion of awards in adjacent markets
 – Tendering more downstream projects

•  Secured US$4 billion contract in a three-way consortium for Thai Oil Public Company 

Limited’s Clean Fuels Project

•  Secured three EPC contracts in India, for Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Bharat 

Petroleum Corporation Limited, and Vedanta, jointly valued at around US$568 million 

•  Extended activity in Turkey with a multi-million dollar Project Management Consultancy 

(PMC) services joint venture contract in support of the BOTAS North Marmara 
Underground Gas Storage Expansion Project

•  Extended experience in the offshore wind sector, with the ongoing success of the 
BorWin3 project, and contract wins for both Transmission Capital and TenneT

 – Sold US$0.8 billion of non-core assets
 – Formally exited the deepwater market
 – Increased return on capital employed to 26%

•  Returned to net cash of US$90 million, reflecting strong working capital management 

and net divestment proceeds

•  Completed the disposal of our interest in the Greater Stella Area Development 

in the North Sea

•  Completed the sale of our interest in the Chergui gas concession in Tunisia

•  Completed the sale of 49% of our operations in Mexico

•  Sold the JSD6000 deepwater installation vessel

Principal risks and uncertainties 

 See page 25

Key performance indicators  

 See pages 20-21 

Directors’ remuneration report  

 See page 90

PRIORITIES FOR 2019

Best in class delivery

Improve our cost competitiveness

Drive value from digital, moving from 
proof-of-concept to industrialised and 
live solutions

Increase our local content and 
strengthen our positioning 

Invest in talent development and 
management to maximise the return 
from our most valuable resource

Position for growth

Continue to expand our presence 
into complementary geographies – 
Southeast Asia, India, CIS, East Africa

Continue to expand E&C into 
complementary sectors – refining, 
petrochemicals and offshore wind

Continue to expand EPS into 
complementary sectors – 
decommissioning, well plug & 
abandonment, brownfield projects 
and modifications

Enhancing returns

Complete the divestment  
of non-core assets

Optimise working capital

Maintain a strong balance sheet

RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS 
ACROSS OUR SUPPLY CHAIN

GENERATING ECONOMIC 
VALUE IN-COUNTRY

PROTECTING THE 
ENVIRONMENT

17

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCASE STUDY

CREATING IN-COUNTRY 
VALUE FOR OMAN
OUR TAKATUF PETROFAC OMAN (TPO) 
TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTRE 
IS HELPING TO ACCELERATE THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG OMANIS – 
AND PROVIDE THE SULTANATE’S ENERGY 
INDUSTRIES WITH A STEADY SUPPLY 
OF QUALIFIED, JOB-READY GRADUATES 

18

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac19

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacKEY FACTS

TPO represents a significant 
investment in the Omani economy

US$30m
US$1.5bn

Investment in the Sultanate

Investing in Oman 
for over 30 years

TPO is just one of the ways we 
create value in Oman. Through 
our wider ICV programmes, 
we quantify the scale of our 
investment in the Sultanate – 
which, cumulatively, is valued 
at US$1.5 billion.

Business model 
 See page 07

12,000

Across Petrofac’s Omani operations, 
and through our subcontractors, 
we provide employment for 
12,000 people in Oman.

TPO complements Petrofac’s wider 
Omani credentials. Elsewhere 
in the Sultanate, we employ around 
800 people, nearly a third of whom 
are Omani nationals.

TPO is a joint venture between 40:60 
Petrofac and Takatuf, the human 
capital solutions provider.

32%
60:40

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Petrofac

Takatuf

600

TPO has capacity for 600 
students annually, with the 
option to scale-up to 1,000.

Bringing immersive learning to Oman 
The new Takatuf Petrofac Oman (TPO) technical 
training centre is a truly world class facility.

The result of a 60:40 joint venture between  
the human capital solutions provider Takatuf  
and Petrofac, the new US$30 million initiative 
welcomed its first cohort of students in May 2018.

Initiative: Takatuf Petrofac Oman  
technical training centre
 A 60:40 joint venture between  
Takatuf Oman and Petrofac

Partner:

Location:

 Knowledge Oasis, Muscat, Oman

Value:

Scope:

US$30 million

Design, engineering, procurement, and 
construction of the facility, specification of 
the facilities, development of the curriculum, 
and management of the operations.

Start:

End: 

2015

Ongoing

Providing internationally recognised 
qualifications, equivalent to NVQ Level 
3, TPO was able to draw on a valuable 
blend of Petrofac skills – as well as 
building and operating the centre,  
the TPO teams came up with the 
design for the physical buildings, the 
specification for all its facilities, and a 
curriculum for the students to follow.

Scan code 
to play video 

Internationally-accredited 
technical training 
TPO is the only institute in 
Oman which is internationally 
accredited to provide 
vocational training to NVQ 
Level 3.

Immersive technology 
Among the learning tools  
are a range of the latest 
immersive augmented reality 
(AR) technologies.

A complete solution 
Petrofac had all the in-house 
capabilities to deliver the 
solution – including the 
project delivery skills, the 
training knowhow, and the 
digital technology credentials.

World-class facilities:

4x full-size true to life production facilities

Fully integrated control room

The latest training and competence 
management software

Innovative augmented reality (AR)  
immersive technology

A clear commitment to 
the Omani economy
Petrofac has deep roots in Oman. Active 
in the country since 1988, we have built 
many projects, have a close working 
relationship with the Sultanate’s oil and 
gas players, and continue to increase our 
locally-based capabilities. In doing so, we 
are pursuing an in-country value strategy 
based on four key pillars: Omanisation in 
operations, local vendor development, 
local sourcing of goods and services, 
and developing local skill sets. The TPO 
investment demonstrates the strength 
of our commitment.

Integrating the latest 
digital technologies
The TPO facilities combine interactive 
workshops and digital classroom content 
with augmented reality (AR) learning and 
immersive, practical experiential training in 
workshops and four specialised live process 
plants. Towering nine metres above the 
ground, these facilities have exactly the 
same look, feel and functionality as live 
hydrocarbon assets. This enables trainees 
to work through real-life scenarios,  
like a start-up or even an emergency 
shut-down – getting all of the reality,  
with none of the risks. 

Accelerating the next generation’s 
journey to job-ready technicians
Oman is investing many billions of dollars 
in its strategic assets and infrastructure, 
and the government is determined that 
the value remains in-country. To be 
successful it requires the right skills to 
be available locally, so new jobs can 
be taken up by Omani nationals. TPO 
contributes to this goal, by training to 600 
trainees a year – who graduate with a rare 
combination of sound theoretical 
knowledge and deep practical experience.

Linked to strategy: 
Focus on our core

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Petrofac sets KPI targets  
and assesses performance 
against these benchmarks  
on a regular basis

Part of 2018 Executive Directors’ 
remuneration.

Revenue

 9%

US$7,873m

US$6,395m

US$5,829m

EBITDA1,2

 10%

US$669m

US$748m

US$671m

Reported net profit:

 321%

US$(29)m

US$1m

US$64m

 Business performance net profit1,2

 2%

US$285m

US$361m

US$353m

Return on capital employed (ROCE)1,2

26%

16%

22%

26%

20

Description 
Measures the level of revenue of the business.

Measurement 
Revenue for the year as reported in the 
consolidated income statement.

Description 
EBITDA means earnings before interest,  
tax, depreciation and amortisation and  
provides a measure of the operating  
profitability of the business.

Measurement 
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation  
and amortisation (EBITDA) is calculated as 
operating profit/(loss), including the share of 
profit from associates and joint ventures, 
adjusted to add back charges for depreciation 
and amortisation (see A3 in Appendix A to the 
consolidated financial statements).

Description 
Measures the reported net profitability 
of the business.

Measurement 
Reported net profit/(loss) attributable to 
Petrofac Limited shareholders as per the 
consolidated income statement.

Description 
Provides a measure of the net profitability  
of the business. 

Measurement  
Business performance net profit attributable 
to Petrofac Limited shareholders, as reported 
in the consolidated income statement.

Description 
ROCE is a measure of the efficiency with 
which the Group is generating operating 
profits from its capital. 

Measurement 
Return on capital employed (ROCE) is 
calculated as EBITA (earnings before interest, 
tax and amortisation, calculated as EBITDA 
less depreciation) divided by average capital 
employed (see A8 in Appendix A to the 
consolidated financial statements). 

16

17

18

16

17

18

16

17

18

16

17

18

16

17

18

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacOur strategy 

 See page 16

Directors’ 
remuneration report  
 See page 90

Description 
EPS provides a measure of net profitability of 
the Group taking into account changes in the 
capital structure, for example, the issuance of 
additional share capital.

Measurement 
Business performance EPS as reported in the 
consolidated income statement and calculated 
in accordance with note 9 to the consolidated 
financial statements.

Description 
Provides an indication of the Group’s  
service capacity.

Measurement 
For the purposes of the Annual Report, 
employee numbers include contract staff and 
the Group’s share of joint venture employees.

Description 
These KPIs measure both the absolute  
amount of cash generated from operations  
and the conversion of EBITDA to cash.

Measurement 
Free cash flow, as per the Financial review,  
page 42. Cash conversion is calculated as 
cash generated from operations divided by 
business performance EBITDA.

Diluted earnings per share (EPS )1,2

 4%

83.1¢/s

106.2¢/s

102.3¢/s

Employee numbers

 8%

13,500

12,500

11,500

16

17

18

16

17

18

 Free cash flow and cash conversion2

US$386m

US$281m

US$921m

120%

77%

101%

16

17

18

16

17

18

  Lost time injury and recordable injury 
frequency rates per 200,000 man-hours

0.013

0.009

0.018

0.10

0.05

0.06

Backlog3

 6%

US$11.7bn

US$10.2bn

US$9.6bn

Description 
Provides a measure of the safety performance 
of the Group, including partners and 
subcontractors

Description 
The Group uses this KPI as a measure of the 
visibility of future revenues.

16

17

18

16

17

18

16

17

18

Measurement 
Lost time injury (LTI) and recordable injury (RI) 
frequency rates are measured on the basis of 
reported LTI and RI statistics for all Petrofac 
companies, subcontractors and partners, 
expressed as a frequency rate per 200,000 
man-hours. We aim continually to improve  
our safety record, but our target for these 
measures is zero.

Measurement 
Backlog consists of: the estimated revenue 
attributable to the uncompleted portion of 
Engineering & Construction operating segment 
contracts; and, with regard to Engineering & 
Production Services, the estimated revenue 
attributable to the lesser of the remaining term 
of the contract and five years. The Group uses 
this key performance indicator as a measure of 
the visibility of future revenue (see note 3 to the 
consolidated financial statements). 

1  Business performance before exceptional items and certain re-measurements. This measurement is shown by Petrofac as a means of measuring underlying business performance.
2  2016 and 2017 re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 to the consolidated 

financial statements.

3  2016 restated as the Group no longer recognises backlog in respect of the Integrated Energy Services’ contracts.

21

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsRISK MANAGEMENT 

PETROFAC OPERATES IN A CHALLENGING 
ENVIRONMENT, WHERE CAREFUL MANAGEMENT 
OF RISKS IS KEY.

Risk Governance Framework

BOARD

AUDIT
COMMITTEE

Sets and approves 
risk appetite
Approves Key Risk Register 
Approves the principal risks  
Approves significant 
opportunities

Reviews Key Risk Register 
Reviews principal risks  
and risk appetite
Provides assurance  
on framework

Oversight of Key Risk 
Register, principal risks 
and risk appetite
Reviews and recommends 
significant opportunities 

Divisional management 
oversight and review 
of opportunities

GROUP RISK  
COMMITTEE

DIVISIONAL RISK  
REVIEW COMMITTEE

Risk management  
is embedded within  
each service line

SERVICE
LINES

Assurance to  
management,  
Audit Committee  
and the Board

GROUP
FUNCTIONS

INTERNAL
AUDIT

Identifying and managing risks and 
opportunities is key to the successful 
delivery of our strategy. We operate in a 
challenging environment and understand 
that risks are an inherent part of our 
business. 

In 2018, there was a particular focus on 
strengthening the Group’s Enterprise Risk 
Management Framework, in particular the 
more formal articulation of the Group’s risk 
appetite and a comprehensive review of 
the principal risks. 

We believe our risk management 
framework provides us with the structure 
to identify the risks and uncertainties that 
may impact our business, thereby 
underpinning our ability to achieve our 
objectives and assess opportunities as our 
business evolves.

Risk governance
Petrofac’s overall system of risk 
governance centres on a number of 
committees and management processes, 
which bring together reports on the 
management of risk at various levels.

22

The risk governance process is supported 
by regular risk assessments and reviews 
of existing and new opportunities, by 
considering the risk exposure and risk 
appetite. The diagram on the left sets out 
the risk governance structure in operation, 
showing the interaction between the various 
risk review and management committees. 

The Group Risk Committee (GRC) is 
responsible for the assurance of the Enterprise 
Risk Management Framework agreed by the 
Board, including the recommendation of 
Group policies, principal risks and risk 
appetite, and the application of the Group’s 
Delegated Authorities. 

The GRC reviews all material new business 
opportunities and projects (including bid 
submissions, new country entries, joint 
ventures, investments, acquisitions and 
disposals) and is responsible for providing 
direction as to the management and 
mitigation of risk exposure. No proposal is 
presented to the GRC without first being 
reviewed and supported at the divisional level.

In addition to the Group’s regular risk 
review meetings, the Executive Committee 
meets regularly, where safety, compliance, 
operational, commercial and finance 
matters are discussed, with any emerging 
risks and opportunities being identified and 
addressed as appropriate. 

As with all aspects of good governance, 
the effectiveness of risk management and 
internal control also depends on the 
individuals responsible for operating the 
systems that are put in place.

Risk management framework
The Group’s risk management framework is 
designed to underpin the Group’s longer-term 
sustainability. It is based on the principles 
and guidelines of BS ISO 31000/2018 
and encompasses the policies, culture, 
organisation, behaviours, processes, 
systems (and other aspects of the Group) 
that, taken together, facilitate its effective 
and efficient operation. The framework 
supports the Board in exercising its overall 
responsibilities and to:

•  Regulate the entry of appropriate 

opportunities and risks into the Group

•  Develop our understanding of the most 
significant threats and opportunities

•  Promote active management of risk 
exposures down to acceptable levels

•  Assist the Group in delivering business plan 
objectives and operational performance

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacDuring 2018, the framework continued to mature and we have 
produced procedures to support its application to ensure it is 
followed consistently across the business. 

Risk appetite
During 2018, we undertook an exercise to more formally articulate 
our risk appetite in the context of our strategic priorities and for 
each of the Group’s principal risks. We will monitor activities 
against the more formal appetite statements during 2019 and 
these will be reviewed on at least an annual basis.

The Group’s risk appetite will govern the Delegated Authorities 
and operation of Risk Review Committees, that are embedded 
across the Group. 

2018 review
During the year we continued to enhance our processes and controls 
to improve both the consistency and transparency of our approach 
to risk management. The following improvements were made:

•  Revised the Enterprise Risk Management Governance and 

Framework to align with revised standards (ISO 31000:2018) and 
regulatory requirements

•  Enhanced Group oversight of opportunities by amending the GRC 

mandate, adding further assurance to our Group risk reviews, aligning 
GRC membership and attendees to organisational changes and 
enabling wider cross-management input

•  The Third Party Risk Review Committee and Compliance and 

Ethics Committee continued to meet regularly to review applicable 
third-party relationships and provide oversight of our compliance 
arrangements

•  Embedded a compliance monitoring programme on projects

•  Organisational changes primarily relating to the E&C and EPS 
business, designed to provide clarity of leadership for our 
divisions and ensure the optimal long-term structural foundation 
for the business to deliver our strategic priorities

•  We continued to review succession planning and talent 

development

•  Our regular employee survey was conducted, helping to 

continually drive employee engagement

•  We continued to implement findings from lessons learned reviews, 

and we conducted regular ‘cold eye reviews’ across our E&C 
projects to support them in identifying risks and mitigating 
potential impacts

•  We continued to develop and expand our ‘stage gate’ approach 
to our E&C projects with additional improvements introduced 
through project controls and operational processes becoming 
more systematic

•  The internal audit programme continued to apply a risk-based 

•  Developed a more formal articulation of risk appetite

approach

•  Revised the Group’s principal risks and revised our approach and 
engagement with risk owners to improve monitoring of principal 
risks, mitigating actions and key risk indicators

•  We continued to implement a financial controls improvement 

programme, a broad-reaching initiative to improve our financial 
controls and provide enhanced assurance. This is building on 
existing practices and will improve the way we work

•  Reviewed our approach to project risk management consistent 

with new IFRS requirements 

•  Reviewed and enhanced key Group control processes including:

•  We continued to expand our intrusion detection monitoring of 
cyber-security threats and tightened our controls, including 
establishment of a Global Cyber-Security Council

 – Review of existing Group policies, standards and procedures

•  Refreshed the Global IT Security Policy, and a number of new 

 – Revision of our Delegated Authorities

Information Security standards have been published

RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

Infrastructure

Risk management process

Risk integration 

   Company vision and strategy 

  Company values

Group policies and standards 

Risk appetite and
delegated authorities 

  Asset integrity framework

  Code of Conduct

  Risk management process

  Risk Review Committees

  Global insurance programme

  Emergency preparedness

Communicate and consult

Risk
identification

Risk
assessment

Risk
treatment

Risk
monitoring

Risk
reporting

 Strategic planning

 Medium-term planning

 Prospect phase

 Go/No-go process

 Proposal phase

 Design

 Procurement

 Execution

 Operation

 Hand over

Assurance

Management support processes

Company values and culture

Enterprise Risk Management system (and other tools)

Leadership, communications and engagement

23

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statements 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
RISK MANAGEMENT 
CONTINUED

•  A number of HSSEIA deep dives were 

conducted across the business to identify 
and address key related concerns, with 
focus on the Group Safety Improvement Plan

•  As part of our crisis management 

programme, we conducted simulation 
exercises across the organisation

•  There has been a continued focus on 
evacuation and emergency response 
with mock exercises regularly planned 
and conducted

•  A number of HSSEIA standards have 

been updated and published

Principal risks
The Board defines principal risks as those 
risks that, given the Group’s current 
position, could materially threaten our 
business model, future performance, 
prospects, solvency, liquidity, reputation, 
or prevent us from delivering our strategic 
objectives. 

The Key Risk Register (KRR) is the means 
by which the Group’s principal risks are 
reported to the Audit Committee and the 
Board for review. It includes strategic, 
operational, compliance, financial and 
people risks, together with external factors 
over which the Group may have little or no 
direct control, such as market conditions 
and worsening political risks in key 
geographies. The GRC reviews the 
KRR quarterly prior to submission to the 
Audit Committee. 

The KRR is designed to provide the 
Board and Audit Committee with clarity 
around the Group’s principal risks and 
uncertainties, ownership, accountability 
and mitigation strategies, to promote active 
engagement, informed debate and 
constructive challenge, and to keep 
under review the effectiveness of decision 
making processes.

During 2018, we reviewed the Group’s 
principal risks, drawing on feedback from 
the business, executive management and 
the Audit Committee, benchmarking them 
against our peers and good governance 
practice. Emerging risks were considered 
as part of this exercise, for example Brexit, 
but the Board believes that as an 
international Group, we have little exposure 
to the European continent and do not 
expect Brexit to have any significant impact 
on our business. 

24

VIABILITY STATEMENT

The Board regularly reviews the funding 
position of the Group, its projected 
liquidity requirements and factors that 
could adversely affect the Group’s future 
long-term viability. In doing so the 
Directors assess the prospects of the 
Group by reference to its current financial 
and operational position, its recent and 
historical financial performance, its future 
financial plans and the potential impact of 
the principal risks and mitigating factors 
described on pages 25 to 29.

The Directors have assessed the viability 
of the Group over a three-year period to 
31 December 2021. The Board believes 
that this is an appropriate time horizon 
given its business portfolio, order backlog 
and business development pipeline offer 
limited visibility beyond three years. The 
Board reviews its prospects over a 
longer-term horizon and prepares a three 
year business plan that is dependent on 
the external market environment, securing 
new orders at sustainable margins, 
operational performance and capital 
discipline. The Group’s business model 
aims to deliver sustainable, long term 
value through dividend payments and 
financial returns from share price growth.

The Directors considered the following 
principal risks as the most important 
in their assessment of the viability of 
the Group:

•  Market conditions;

•  Worsening political risks in key 

geographies;

•  Failure to meet future order targets;

•  Operational and project performance;

•  Licence to operate;

•  Delivery of our strategy; and,

•  Loss of financial capacity.

The Group’s business plan forecasts have 
been stress tested against a number of 
severe but plausible risks to the business 
that could potentially impact the Group’s 
ability to fund its future activities and 
adhere to its banking covenants:

•  A material decline in oil price relative to 
both our and market expectations;

•  A substantial reduction in forecast new 
orders in Engineering & Construction;

•  A material financial loss resulting from 
poor execution of a major lump-sum 
project and/or adverse commercial or 
legal settlements;

•  A significant decline in the operating and 
financial performance of Engineering & 
Production Services; and

•  An increase in working capital driven 

by a deterioration in contractual terms, 
weak cash management or delays 
in commercial settlements.

In considering the impact of these stress 
test scenarios, the Board has reviewed 
realistic mitigating actions that could be 
taken to avoid or reduce the impact or 
occurrence of the underlying risks. These 
include reducing operating expenditure, 
cutting discretionary capital expenditure, 
suspending dividends and disposing of 
non-core assets.

The Board has also reviewed and 
approved the Group’s funding plan, 
long term liquidity forecasts and risk 
management policies, which monitor 
and mitigate the risk of a change in our 
financial position. In certain scenarios, 
we may need to raise additional funds to 
supplement cash flow from operations or 
to provide additional liquidity headroom. 
The Directors believe the Group has 
access to sufficient sources of funding 
at commercially acceptable rates 
throughout the assessment period. 

Whilst the principal risks all have the 
potential to affect future performance, 
none of them are considered likely either 
individually or collectively to threaten 
the viability of the business over the 
assessment period. Based on the results 
of this detailed assessment, the Directors 
have a reasonable expectation that 
the Group will be able to continue in 
operation and meet its liabilities as 
they fall due over the next three years.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacPRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Principal risks are those risks that, given the Group’s current 
position, could materially threaten the business model, future 
performance, prospects, solvency, liquidity, reputation, 
or prevent us from delivering our strategic objectives.

In terms of managing these risks, our systems of risk management and internal control are founded upon deployment of our Enterprise 
Risk Management Framework (based upon BS ISO 31000:2018), and our Internal Control Framework. Details of these are included in 
the Audit Committee report on pages 82 to 87.

MARKET CONDITIONS

Description and impact
Low and/or unstable oil and gas 
prices impact the capital 
expenditure plans of our key clients 
and the demand for our services, 
limiting our profitability and growth. 
Over the longer term, volatility in oil 
and gas prices could influence and 
change the industry’s business 
models and investment trends.

Mitigation and management
The oil and gas market is showing signs of improvement. Oil prices have improved, and the majority 
of forecasts expect a rise in price in the medium term. We expect clients in our core markets will 
continue to invest in long-term strategic projects, especially regions with lower costs of production. 
New investment decisions are now being taken and capital investment is expected to continue to rise. 

We achieved US$5.0 billion of new order intake during 2018, providing us with good revenue 
visibility, and we continue to see high levels of tendering activity. 

We are pushing forward with organic growth initiatives. During 2018, we continued to grow our business 
through the expansion of existing services and diversification into new geographies and sectors.

The financial performance of IES is 
directly impacted by oil and gas 
price volatility.

We have maintained strong relationships with our clients through the recent downturn, working 
with them to ensure we have strong commercial and contract management on our projects. 
We continue to focus on operational excellence to remain competitive.

Significant movements in exchange 
rates could impact our financial 
performance. 

The majority of Group revenues are denominated in US dollars or currencies pegged to the 
US dollar. Where we procure equipment or incur costs in other currencies, we use forward 
currency contracts to hedge any related exposure. 

Links
For more information see: pages 
14-15; and 168

Change
Overall, the market environment has improved during 2018 as the oilfield 
services sector slowly adjusted to the current macro-economic climate. 
It will continue to be competitive and bidding discipline will remain 
important. We will continue our focus on organic growth initiatives and 
we will maintain our cost competitiveness through our focus on 
operational excellence.

Assessment
No change

WORSENING POLITICAL RISKS IN KEY GEOGRAPHIES

Mitigation and management
The Board actively monitors political developments and seeks to avoid or minimise our exposure 
to jurisdictions with unacceptable risk levels. 

We have good experience in project execution and maintain positive relationships with key 
stakeholders. Careful consideration is given to contractual terms and security conditions through 
our detailed risk review process and we seek external advice on specialist issues as required. 

The delivery model is modified to suit each project and we limit exposure to single sources of 
supply and service. We limit our fixed asset commitment within each contract and closely 
monitor and manage our cash flow and commitments. There is continued focus on evacuation 
and emergency response and operations are assessed and executed in accordance with our 
security policy and security standards. 

Description and impact 
The Group’s backlog is heavily 
concentrated on business activities 
in the Middle East and North Africa 
which may increase our vulnerability. 
Recent global economic conditions 
have had a significant impact on 
countries whose economies are 
exposed to the downturn in 
commodities, placing greater 
pressure on governments to find 
alternative means of raising 
revenues and increasing the risk 
of social and labour unrest. 

The impacts include risks to 
the successful delivery of our 
operations and associated impact 
on margins, the safety of our 
people, security issues, material 
logistics, and travel restrictions. 

The risk of over-concentration in 
a particular market or geography.

We are actively pursuing and executing projects in new geographies and we carry out detailed 
risk analysis before entering any new country. 

Links
For more information see: pages 
16; 44-48; and 57-58

Change
To mitigate the risk of geographical concentration, we have made good 
progress on our growth of business into new geographies. Dedicated 
leadership and resources have been assigned to identify opportunities and 
assess the risks and mitigations for business delivery.

Assessment
No change

25

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsRISK MANAGEMENT 
CONTINUED

FAILURE TO MEET PROJECTED ORDER INTAKE

Description and impact 
The risk is that our clients continue 
to exercise capital discipline and 
the demand for our services may 
be impacted with the cancellation 
or delay of planned investments. 
The potential impact is that the 
Group could fail to deliver 
its anticipated backlog and 
growth targets.

The Group wins most of its work 
through a competitive bidding 
process, and as competition 
increases, there is a risk that 
we could fail to maintain 
differentiated margins. 

Mitigation and management
In our MENA region, the source of the majority of our backlog, we see a good pipeline of bidding 
opportunities for 2019. New investment decisions continue to be taken and capital investment 
is edging upwards. 

We saw a good level of new order intake during 2018, albeit in a challenging environment, 
including projects in adjacent markets such as India, Turkey and South East Asia. We continue 
to focus on converting opportunities in target adjacent geographies and sectors.

Our service lines work together to review and identify prospects and regularly analyse bid-to-win 
ratios and our competition. We expect the market for our services to remain very competitive and 
we will continue our focus on operational excellence to support our competitive bidding 
performance by protecting, and where possible, enhancing margins. We have dedicated 
resources to support clients’ financing requirements in our bids. 

We continued to review cost reduction plans across the business during 2018. These savings 
allow us to be more competitive in the market, deliver projects for our clients more cost-
effectively, and help to support our margins going forward.

Links
For more information 
see: pages 14-15

Change
During 2018 we saw a good level of new orders and we have a healthy 
bidding pipeline for 2019. However, delays in awards, developments in 
the SFO investigation and a competitive market have impacted this risk.

Assessment
Increased

DELIVERING OUR STRATEGY

Description and impact 
To build enterprise value, we need 
to assure shareholders and opinion 
formers that we are pursuing an 
appropriate strategy capable of 
delivering shareholder value. The 
impact is reflected in the appetite 
for new investors to buy into the 
Group and consequently our 
relative valuation multiple. 

The Group may be unable 
to complete its divestment 
programme within the desired 
timescales or achieve the 
expected values. 

Links
For more information 
see: pages 4-5; 10-11 and 16-17

Mitigation and management
In a challenging environment, we continued to deliver our strategic objectives in 2018: securing 
new orders, progressing new organic growth opportunities, reducing capital intensity, and 
continuing to deliver on our reputation for strong project execution. 

We saw a good recovery in new orders, securing US$5.0 billion in new order intake from both 
existing and adjacent markets. Our agreement with Danos in the United States demonstrates our 
commitment to grow our reimbursable business in the Western Hemisphere, and we are also 
exploring longer-term opportunities. 

The Board regularly assesses our strategic plan to satisfy itself that the right mix of risk, capability 
and reward is established. We conduct detailed sensitivity analysis to assess the robustness of 
our plans. The GRC reviews all material new business opportunities and projects, new country 
entries, joint ventures, investments, acquisitions and disposals. 

We are committed to a capital-light business model going forward. We will continue to focus on 
strong cash management across the Group and we will release capital from investments that are 
not strongly linked to our core competence. The divestment programme for our non-core assets 
has continued, with a number of significant asset sales during 2018 including successful 
divestment of the Chergui gas concession, the Greater Stella Area development, 49% of our 
Mexican operations and the JSD6000 installation vessel.

Change
Our strategic priorities for 2019 will build on those set out last year. 
Going forward, we will focus on best in class delivery, a return to growth 
and enhancing our returns. However, developments in the SFO 
investigation increase the risk of delivery of this strategy.

Assessment
Increased

26

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacOPERATIONAL AND PROJECT PERFORMANCE

Description and impact 
Our portfolio typically includes a 
relatively small number of large 
value contracts. Cost or schedule 
overruns on any of these projects 
could negatively impact the 
Group’s profitability, cash flows and 
relationships with key stakeholders. 

If we are unable to transfer certain 
risks to the insurance market (due 
to the availability or cost of cover, 
for example), we could be exposed 
to material uninsured losses.

Links
For more information  
see: pages 3; 10-11; and 85

LOSS OF LICENCE TO OPERATE 

Description and impact 
Formal investigations by regulatory 
authorities could result in a loss 
in share price value and/or a loss 
in business. Other consequences 
could include the prosecution 
of the Company and of individuals; 
imprisonment and/or fines for 
individuals; and fines, penalties 
or other consequences, including 
reputational damage, to the Group. 
There may also be considerable 
cost and ongoing disruption 
in responding to allegations 
or investigations and taking 
remedial action.

There are several factors that could 
impact our ability to operate safely, 
ethically and effectively. These 
include safety and asset integrity 
risks and extend to a range of 
environmental and regulatory risks. 
The risk is the potential harm to our 
people, and the commercial and/or 
reputational damage that could 
be caused. 

Links
For more information  
see: pages 44-48 and 76

Mitigation and management
The main project risks are the application of contractual liquidated damages by clients and failure 
to secure assessed variation orders. We regularly review these exposures and are satisfied that 
the risks are balanced across the E&C portfolio. We work closely with our clients to resolve 
contractual elements for our substantially completed and ongoing projects. 

Key risks to delivery are initially identified at the tender stage, through the risk review process. 
On award, detailed execution strategies are further developed and, during the execution phase, 
emerging risks and opportunities are managed through assurance and operational reviews. 
Lessons learned are cascaded through leadership lines and our quality initiatives are focused 
on a ‘right first time’ approach. 

We maintain a Group-wide insurance programme to mitigate against certain significant losses, 
which is consistent with general industry practice. We continually review the coverage of 
our policies.

Change
We continued to operate effectively throughout 2018. Project delivery 
remained a significant area of focus for the Board and executive 
management to ensure that we continued to implement lessons learned 
from prior projects. 

Assessment
No change

Mitigation and management
A sub-committee of the Board was established in 2017 to be solely responsible for the 
Company’s engagement with the SFO and to oversee the Company’s response to their 
investigation. 

The investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into Petrofac is ongoing. The Company 
continues to engage with the SFO and is devoting significant resources to this matter. It is unclear 
when or how the investigation will be concluded. The consequences of this investigation will be 
determined by the regulatory authorities and it remains therefore too early for Petrofac to predict 
their outcome. Since the instigation of the investigation, shareholder confidence has been 
impacted resulting in a material fall in the market value. However, the award of new business has 
demonstrated that it is a ‘business as usual’ approach and that our clients remain supportive.

Safety is a core value and the risk is governed largely by our operating framework, Group 
policies, systems and various monthly forums (such as the asset integrity review board). During 
the year we carried out a number of safety deep dives and updated a number of global standards 
for HSSEIA. 

We continued our focus on crisis management training with exercises being held at the Group 
and project levels and there is a focus on the Group Safety Improvement Plan. We reviewed 
our business continuity plans and digital media response.

Ethical risks are covered under compliance and controls.

Change
From mid-2018, our safety performance deteriorated as a result of a 
number of incidents, which resulted in three fatalities. Developments in 
the SFO investigation increase the risk of a loss in share price value, 
prosecution, fines, penalties or other consequences, including 
reputational damage.

Assessment
Increased

27

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsRISK MANAGEMENT 
CONTINUED

IT RESILIENCE

Description and impact 
The Group’s performance is 
increasingly dependent on the 
ongoing capability and reliability 
of our IT platforms. 

We (as with all companies) 
continue to be exposed to 
external cyber-security threats.

Mitigation and management
Breach or failure of our IT systems due to integrity failings, negligence or attacks on 
cyber-security could seriously disrupt our operations and could result in the loss or misuse 
of sensitive information. Such breaches in IT security could adversely impact the Group’s ability 
to operate and lead to financial loss, damaged reputation, loss of client and shareholder 
confidence and regulatory fines. 

We have adopted a ‘cloud’ strategy and increasingly use secure internet connectivity. We have 
a number of intrusion detection and prevention tools, so we can quickly respond to alerts and 
suspicious activity. We have moved to a greater standardisation of our IT systems in an effort to 
replace our legacy systems. A new IT strategy and organisation has been established to manage 
IT operations. A key focus is delivering a data-driven and digitised business model.

The Group recognises the increased incidences of cyber-security threats and has reviewed 
its policies, standards, procedures and defences to mitigate associated risks, engaging 
market-leading specialists where appropriate. 

Links
For more information see: page 70

Change
We continued to develop our IT infrastructure and progress IT initiatives 
during 2018 to ensure we are resilient to existing and emerging threats. 

Assessment
No change

LOSS OF FINANCIAL CAPACITY

Description and impact 
Failure to forecast adequately, 
manage or maintain sufficient 
liquidity and credit could impact 
our ability to operate and result 
in financial loss and/or ability 
to comply with our financial 
covenants.

Debt costs may rise due to rating 
agency downgrades and the 
possibility of restricted access 
to funding. 

Access to multiple sources of 
funding is critical to our 
sustainability and future growth. 
Failure to obtain financing could 
hamper the Group’s growth, 
prevent us from taking on new 
projects and could adversely affect 
the Group’s financial performance.

The risk of financial or commercial 
exposure if counterparties (such as 
key financial institutions, clients, 
partners, subcontractors or 
vendors) default on their 
commitments.

Mitigation and management
We always maintain an adequate level of liquidity in the form of readily available cash, short-term 
investments, or committed credit facilities. The Audit Committee has defined a minimum level 
of liquidity that must be maintained.

We have continued to employ a conservative and flexible funding strategy, robust across a range 
of business plan scenarios. We made good progress during 2018, securing US$300 million of 
new banking facilities and continuing to focus on reducing our levels of debt. 

We prepare quarterly cash flow forecasts, aligned to our financial reforecasts, to identify any 
funding requirements well in advance. 

We continued to focus on the implementation of a global cash management tool that was 
introduced in 2017 and working capital management during 2018. 

We perform financial due diligence on new and existing clients. We closely monitor all receivables 
and seek to minimise the risk of exposure through contractual terms. We have regular, senior level 
dialogue with our major clients to understand and pre-empt any concerns that they may have. 

Bank ratings are monitored to ensure security of counterparty for both deposits and lending. 
The risk is managed by Group Treasury and overseen by the Audit Committee. Developments in 
the SFO investigation increase the risk of a loss in share price value, prosecution, fines, penalties 
or other consequences, including reputational damage.

Links
For more information  
see: pages 16; 43; 85; 168-171; 
and 198-201

Change
We initiated a debt reduction plan in 2018 and improved our net debt 
position over the year. A key component of our strategy is to reduce 
capital intensity. Developments in the SFO investigation have impacted 
this risk.

Assessment
Increased

28

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacDILUTION OF COMPANY CULTURE AND/OR CAPABILITY

Description and impact 
An inability to respond quickly 
and effectively to unplanned 
changes in the leadership structure 
could have an adverse impact 
on the delivery of our strategy 
and day-to-day operations.

Failure to attract and retain the right 
level of skilled and experienced 
personnel could negatively impact 
our distinctive, delivery-focused 
culture, and prevent us from 
maintaining our operational 
capability and relationships 
with clients.

Mitigation and management
The Group’s organisational structure was revised in August 2018, primarily relating to the E&C 
and EPC businesses. The changes were designed to provide clarity of leadership for our divisions 
and ensure the optimal long-term structural foundation for the business to deliver its full potential. 

The focus on succession planning remains an important priority for the Board and we continue 
to review and update succession plans for all our critical roles across the Group. During 2018 the 
executive team reviewed succession plans for the majority of the management team. The overall 
senior talent pipeline is reviewed on a quarterly basis.

We are developing a cadre of future leaders and providing them with the opportunities to 
demonstrate their potential and accelerate their progression. We have identified our high performing 
employees who we see as having the potential to be longer-term successors. We also focus 
on the emerging talent who are viewed as high potential individuals and we manage their 
development in terms of on the job training, rotations and training events to accelerate their 
progression. Over 50% of graduates hired since 2004 have been retained within the Group, 
and we will recommence our graduate programme in 2019.

Our aim is to always place our most effective people into our most important roles.

We review future headcount requirements as part of our planning process to assess whether 
to reduce our overall headcount in response to tighter market conditions or to invest in retaining 
capability. Five-year capability plans have been collated across the Group, linked to the annual 
business plan process. 

An integrated learning management system is used to capture individual performance objectives, 
support mandatory employee performance reviews and capture personal development plans. 
Our leadership excellence programme has continued through 2018, with around 300 senior 
leaders having attended the programme since its inception.

We remain confident that our policies to attract, retain, train, promote and reward our people are 
appropriate for the Group, and will enable us to meet our strategic goals. Developments in the 
SFO investigation, increase the risk of us not being able to attract and retain talent.

Links
For more information see: pages 
4-5; 6; 10-11; 16; 49-50; and 64

Change
Succession planning at Board and senior management level was a core 
focus in 2018. A principal objective is to continue to build a strong talent 
pipeline. Developments in the SFO investigation have impacted this risk.

Assessment
Increased

COMPLIANCE AND CONTROLS

Description and impact 
The management of agency 
relationships represents one of the 
largest risks of reputational damage 
that companies face. 

Mitigation and management
The Third Party Risk Committee continued to meet during 2018 to review applicable third-party 
relationships and further progress was made to develop the compliance-related internal controls 
framework. A new Chief Compliance Officer was appointed during 2018.

The potential financial and 
reputational risk that would arise 
from failure to comply with law and 
regulation and/or non-conformance 
with relevant Group standards, 
policies and procedures.

The Code of Conduct sets out the behaviours expected of our employees and those people who 
work with us. Our employees at supervisory level and above are required to complete relevant 
mandatory e-learning and a declaration to confirm they have complied with the Code of Conduct 
and have declared any actual or potential breach of our Code and any potential conflict of 
interest. Our Group Finance function continued to implement a controls improvement programme 
during the year to enhance the financial controls framework. 

The Group faces risks associated 
with the management of trade 
sanctions as it continues to engage 
in business in Russia.

The Group must ensure a broad understanding of, and compliance with, the sanctions regime. 
As part of the risk review process, sanctions implications are reviewed with the business and 
specialised external counsel before entering any territory that may be impacted. The Compliance 
Monitoring programme implemented on new projects reviews the risk of possible sanction and 
export control violations by third parties and transit of goods.

Links
For more information see: pages 
4-5; 44; 62-63; 64-65; 68; 76; 
82-85; and 88-89

Change
During the year the Company continued to revise a number of compliance 
related controls. The Compliance and Ethics Committee continued to 
meet regularly to review the compliance agenda. 

Assessment
No change

29

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCASE STUDY

GROWING ORGANICALLY
THE RAPID PROJECT IN MALAYSIA 
SHOWS HOW WE CAN MOVE 
INTO ADJACENT SECTORS AND 
COMPLEMENTARY GEOGRAPHIES – 
WHILST ALSO BUILDING OUR 
COMMITMENT TO LOCAL DELIVERY 
AND WORKER WELFARE

30

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac31

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacKEY FACTS

Total project value

RAPID is part of the Penerang 
Integrated Petroleum Complex,  
the biggest petroleum and 
petrochemicals hub in all of Asia.

US$27bn 

Petrofac share

Petrofac’s share of the RAPID 
project is valued at around 
half-a-billion dollars. 

US$500m+

In-country value

Project ex

p

e

n

d

i
t

u

r

e

73%

Almost three quarters (73%)  
of our project expenditure 
was spent on local resources, 
and remained within the 
Malaysian economy.

73%

300,000 

When complete, RAPID will have a refining 
capacity of 300,000 barrels a day

Scope of work:

3

2

2

1

1

Sulphur recovery units

Amine regeneration units

Sour water-stripping units

Liquid sulphur storage unit

Sulphur solidification unit

1,800

Around 1,800 people are 
housed at seven, four-story 
Petrofac-built accommodation 
and leisure buildings.

RAPID Delivery in Malaysia 
The RAPID project in Malaysia is strategically 
significant in several respects. The US$500+ million 
EPCC project is one of the Company’s first refinery 
projects – so builds our downstream credentials and 
shows how we are extending into adjacent sectors.

Client:

PRPC Refinery and Cracker Sdn Bhd,  
a subsidiary of PETRONAS
Location: Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia
US$500+ million
Value:

Scope:

Engineering, procurement, construction 
and commissioning (EPCC), for part of the 
Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated 
Development (RAPID)

Start:

End: 

2014

2019

It is also our first major onshore project in Malaysia 
– indicating our ability to move into complementary 
geographies, where we have a full understanding 
of the risks as well as the capacity to deliver.

Succeeding in adjacent sectors
The project was one of our first ever 
downstream assignments. Part of the 
Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated 
Development (RAPID), it includes sulphur 
recovery, storage and solidification 
facilities, amine regeneration units, and 
sour water-stripping units. Since it was 
awarded in 2014, our downstream activities 
have grown strongly – and now make up 
a third of our 2019 E&C bidding pipeline.

An emphasis on local delivery 
and in-country value
As with most projects in most countries, 
the creation of in-country value is a key 
client consideration, and PETRONAS set 
down strict requirements for the number 
of local people on the workforce. Based 
on our knowledge of the local supply chain, 
we went much further – by choosing  
to work exclusively with locally based 
subcontractors and helping them to source, 
recruit and train a high proportion of 
Malaysian workers. In total, 73%  
of project expenditure has been spent  
on local resources.

A clear commitment 
to worker welfare
When worker welfare is prioritised, 
productivity can be increased and  
the scope for delays and disputes is 
significantly reduced. To keep standards 
high on the RAPID project, the 
Petrofac-built onsite accommodation  
and recreation facilities, which are home 
to 1,800 people, are regularly audited  
for cleanliness, hygiene and comfort.  
A grievance procedure ensures that any 
concerns can be aired and addressed. 
And, despite the challenges of working  
on a congested, tropical site, we 
maintained an excellent safety record 
throughout 2018.

Linked to strategy: 
Deliver organic growth

A strong safety record 
By the end of 2018, we had exceeded 
20 million man-hours without a single 
lost time incident (LTI), and received  
HSSE awards from PETRONAS on 
three separate occasions.

Worker welfare
We received a Focused Recognition 
Award from PETRONAS for our 
approach to worker welfare, and  
the quality of our accommodation  
and leisure facilities.

20million

Man-hours without a single lost time 
incident (LTI) by the end of 2018

Scan code 
to play video 

SEGMENTAL PERFORMANCE

A review of our  
segmental performance

SEGMENT OVERVIEW

Engineering & Construction  
(E&C) 
 See page 33

Engineering & Production Services 
(EPS) 

 See page 36

Integrated Energy Services  
 See page 38
(IES) 

Group revenue contribution (%)

Group revenue contribution (%)

Group revenue contribution (%)

70%

25%

5%

US$4,087m

Revenue

US$285m

Business performance net profit

US$1,479m

Revenue

US$96m

US$282m

Revenue

US$39m

Business performance net profit

Business performance net profit

The Group’s operating segment results were as follows:

US$ million

Revenue

Business performance  
net profit 1

For the year ended 31 December
Engineering & Construction
Engineering & Production Services
Integrated Energy Services
Corporate, others, consolidation adjustments & eliminations
Group

2018
4,087
1,479
282
(19)
5,829

2017
4,801
1,392
228
(26)
6,395

2017 
(re-presented)
360
90
(21)
(68)
361

2018
285
96
39
(67)
353

EBITDA

2017 
(re-presented)
540
123
97
(12)
748

2018
388
138
160
(15)
671

%

For the year ended 31 December

Engineering & Construction
Engineering & Production Services
Integrated Energy Services
Group
1  Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders.

32

Revenue growth

Business performance  
net margin

EBITDA margin

2018

(14.9)
6.3
23.7
(8.9)

2017

(19.0)
(19.3)
(15.9)
(18.8)

2017 
(re-presented)

7.5
6.5
(9.2)
5.6

2018

7.0
6.5
13.8
6.1

2017 
(re-presented)

11.2
8.8
42.5
11.7

2018

9.5
9.3
56.7
11.5

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacENGINEERING & 
CONSTRUCTION 
The Engineering & Construction (E&C) division delivers 
onshore and offshore engineering, procurement, 
construction, installation and commissioning services 
on a lump-sum basis. We have more than 35 years 
of expertise in this area and our services encompass 
both greenfield and brownfield developments.

George Salibi
E&C Chief 
Operating Officer

Revenue (US$)

15%
US$4,087m

US$5,928m

US$4,801m

US$4,087m

Business performance net profit (US$)1

21%
US$285m

US$276m

US$360m

US$285m

Business performance net margin (%)1

7.0%

Group revenue  
contribution

70%

4.7%

7.5%

7.0%

E&C headcount 
at 31 December

6,500

(2017: 6,750)

16

17

18

16

17

18

16

17

18

1 

2 

 2016 and 2017 re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from an exceptional 
item and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 to the 
consolidated financial statements.
 New order intake comprises new contract awards and extensions, net variation orders 
and the rolling increment attributable to EPS contracts which extend beyond five years.

We have made solid progress delivering 
our portfolio of projects. In Algeria, we 
successfully commissioned the Alrar and 
Reggane gas plants in the first half of the 
year. In Kuwait, the Lower Fars Heavy Oil, 
Manifold Group Trunkline and KNPC Clean 
Fuels projects are in pre-commissioning or 
phased hand-over stages. In Abu Dhabi, 
we recently achieved a major milestone on 
the Upper Zakum Field Development with 
the oil facility ready for start up. Elsewhere, 
the Jazan North and South tank farms 
and Fadhili sulphur recovery plant in Saudi 
Arabia, and RAPID project in Malaysia are 
all nearing completion. On the Borwin 3 
offshore wind grid connection project, the 
topside platform has been successfully 
installed in the German North Sea.

New awards
New order intake2 for the year totalled 
US$3.8 billion, including US$1.9 billion of 
awards in growth markets. These included: 

Upstream project, Middle East
In March 2018, we were awarded a 
US$580 million contract for the 
engineering, procurement and construction 
(EPC) of an upstream project in the GCC 
with a National Oil Company.

BPCL Kochi Refinery, India
In March 2018, we secured our first project in 
India in more than 10 years with an award 
from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 
(BPCL) valued at approximately US$135 
million. Located at BPCL’s Kochi Refinery, 
Kerala, India, the scope of work 
encompasses engineering, procurement, 
construction, pre-commissioning and 
assistance with commissioning. The 
27-month contract is for the addition of a new 
Motor Spirit block of refining units, which will 
increase the current output of the facility to 
meet India’s BS-VI automotive fuel quality.

HPCL Sulphur Recovery Unit, India
The BPCL Kochi Refinery award was 
quickly followed by the award of a contract 
by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation 
Limited for its Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) 
Block Package for the Visakh Refinery 
Modernisation Project, Visakhapatnam, 
Andhra Pradesh, India. The lump-sum 
EPC project, valued at approximately 
US$200 million, includes licensing and 
commissioning. The SRU package will be 
constructed within the existing refinery 
under the terms of the 30-month contract. 

33

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsSEGMENTAL PERFORMANCE 
CONTINUED

Raageshwari Deep Gas Field 
Development Project, India
In April 2018, we received a letter of award 
from Vedanta Limited for its Raageshwari 
Deep Gas Field Development Project 
located in Barmer, Rajasthan, India. 
The lump-sum EPC project, valued at 
approximately US$233 million, is for 
integrated gas surface facilities and 
includes pre-commissioning and 
commissioning. Under the terms of the 
23-month contract, the scope of work 
includes well pads, flowlines and a new 
gas processing terminal.

Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore 
grid connection, The Netherlands
In July 2018, we were awarded a contract 
by TenneT, the Dutch-German transmission 
grid operator, for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 
(HKZ) offshore grid connection for the Alpha 
and Beta high voltage alternating current 
(HVAC) substation platforms in the North 
Sea. The scope includes the engineering, 
procurement, construction and installation 
(EPCI) of the substations, which have a total 
contract value of approximately US$200 
million. As formal approval of the second 
substation platform was pending at 
31 December 2018, only approximately 
US$100 million was included within new 
order intake and backlog in 2018.

Majnoon Central Processing  
Facility, Iraq
In August 2018, we were awarded a 
contract worth around US$370 million by 
Basra Oil Company (BOC) for expansion 
of the Central Processing Facility (CPF), 
located in the Majnoon Field, Southern Iraq. 
Under the terms of the 34-month contract, 
the lump-sum EPC project scope of work 
includes two oil processing trains, able to 
process 200,000 barrels of oil per day.

Tinrhert Field Development Project, 
Algeria
In August 2018, we received a provisional 
letter of award for an EPC contract with 
Sonatrach for package “EPC1” of the 
Tinrhert Field Development Project. 
Located in Ohanet, around 1,500 kilometres 
southeast of Algiers, EPC1 will provide 
a new inlet separation and compression 
centre. Under the terms of the 36-month 
contract, the scope of work includes 
a pipeline network of approximately 
400 km to connect 36 wells, along with 
commissioning, start-up and performance 
testing of the facilities. The contract, worth 
around US$500 million, was signed in 
November 2018.

Clean Fuels Project, Thailand
In October 2018, we were awarded the 
Thai Oil Public Company Limited’s (Thai 
Oil) Clean Fuels Project in consortium with 
Saipem and Samsung. The overall project 
value is around US$4 billion, of which 
Petrofac’s share is around US$1.4 billion. 
The project, which will be completed over 
a four-year period, will transform the 
existing oil refinery in Sriracha, Chonburi, 
on the East coast of Thailand, into an 
environmentally-friendly facility that will 
produce higher quality transportation fuels. 
The scope of work encompasses 
engineering, procurement, construction 
and commissioning services and includes 
improvements and expansion at the 
existing facility as well as the addition 
of new complex processing units, all 
required utilities and supporting facilities. 
The project will increase the refinery’s 
production capacity from 275,000 barrels 
per day to 400,000 barrels per day.

Key E&C/EPS projects
Progress at December 2018 2

NOC/NOC led company/consortium 
IOC company/consortium

Rabab Harweel Integrated Project, Oman1

Yibal Khuff project, Oman1

Jazan North tank farm, Saudi Arabia

Lower Fars heavy oil project, Kuwait

Fadhili sulphur recovery plant, Saudi Arabia

Turkstream, Turkey1

Khazzan Phase 2, Oman

Salalah LPG, Oman

GC32, Kuwait

Sakhalin OPF, Russia

Duqm refinery, Oman

Onshore project, GCC

Marmul Polymer Project Phase 3, Oman1

Majnoon CPF, Iraq

Tinrhert, Algeria

Clean Fuels Project, Thailand

Original contract
value to Petrofac

US$1.0bn

US$0.9bn

US$1.1bn

>US$3.0bn

Undisclosed

US$0.4bn

US$0.8bn

US$0.6bn

US$1.3bn

US$0.7bn

US$1.1bn

US$0.6bn

US$0.3bn

US$0.4bn

US$0.5bn

US$1.4bn

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

1  EPCm
2  Excludes projects < 5% and > 95% complete and < US$250m.

34

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacResults
Revenue for the year decreased 15% to 
US$4,087 million (2017: US$4,801 million) 
primarily due to project phasing and mix.

Business performance net margin 
decreased to 7.0% (2017 re-presented: 
7.5%), reflecting project mix, cost over-runs 
and lower tax. Business performance net 
profit decreased 21% to US$285 million 
(2017 re-presented: US$360 million), 
reflecting lower revenue and net margin.

Backlog in the E&C division stood at 
US$7.3 billion at 31 December 2018 
(2017: US$7.5 billion), reflecting progress 
delivered on the existing project portfolio 
and new order intake.

Headcount in the E&C division was 6,500 
at 31 December 2018 (2017: 6,750).

RAISING THE
ROOF IN OMAN
In December 2018 we reached an 
important milestone on the Salalah 
Liquified Petroleum Gas (SLPG) 
project in Oman, when the huge 
dome roofs of two LPG storage 
tanks were successfully installed 
using nothing but air. Fabrication 
of the roofs was undertaken at 
ground-level inside the tanks, 
limiting the need to work at height, 
and thus reducing the safety risks. 
Four large blowers then pumped 
the air into the tanks, to raise the 
roofs into place.

The SLPG project is significant in 
several respects.

Awarded in 2017 and valued at around 
US$600 million, this prestigious EPC 
and start-up contract builds on our long 
track record in Oman and, for the first 
time, takes us into the Salalah region. 
The scope of work includes 
construction of the LPG unit and 
associated facilities at Salalah Free 

Zone, including tie-ins to existing 
pipeline infrastructure, together with 
LPG storage and jetty facilities at the 
Port of Salalah. It also has an important 
in-country value component.

Commissioned by Salalah LPG SFZCO 
LLC, it is a strategic investment 
for Oman, enabling the Sultanate to 
get more value from its gas assets. 
Once completed, the project will create 
new opportunities for the employment 
of Omanis, particularly in the 
Dhofar region.

Meanwhile, in delivering the project, 
Petrofac focused on local sourcing and 
vendor development. A supply chain 
roadshow event was held in Salalah, 
which enabled more than 100 local 
companies to demonstrate their 
capabilities, with particular focus on 
small and medium-sized enterprises. 
Across the project as a whole, more 
than 300 locally-based businesses were 
engaged by Petrofac.

By the year-end, the project had achieved 
over 95% project engineering progress, 
with around 53% progress overall. 

95%

Overall engineering progress

Scan code 
to play video 

35

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsSEGMENTAL PERFORMANCE 
CONTINUED

ENGINEERING & PRODUCTION  
SERVICES 
The Engineering & Production Services (EPS) division  
brings together our services’ capability across brownfield 
projects and operations, greenfield projects through  
concept, feasibility and front-end engineering and full  
project delivery as well as a range of operations,  
maintenance and engineering services for onshore  
and offshore projects.

John Pearson
EPS Chief 
Operating Officer

16

17

18

16

17

18

16

17

18

Revenue (US$)

6%
US$1,479m

US$1,725m

US$1,392m

US$1,479m

Business performance net profit (US$)

7%
US$96m

US$111m

US$90m

US$96m

Business performance net margin (%)

6.4%

6.5%

6.5%

EPS headcount 
at 31 December

4,250

(2017: 4,950)

6.5%

Group revenue  
contribution

25%

36

In 2018 the continued resilience of our 
operations business, short-term extensions 
of historical contracts in EPS East and 
growth in our Engineering, Procurement 
and Construction Management (EPCm) 
portfolio offset a challenging market 
environment for brownfield projects in the 
North Sea.

New awards and extensions
During the year, EPS secured awards and 
extensions with new and existing clients 
worth approximately US$1.2 billion, 
predominantly in the UK, Oman, Turkey 
and Iraq.

Marmul Polymer Phase 3 Project, Oman
In March 2018, we were awarded a 
contract worth US$265 million for the 
development of the Marmul Polymer Phase 
3 (MPP3) Project in southern Oman. This 
was the first award to be secured under a 
10-year Framework Agreement with 
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) 
signed in 2017, which enables Petrofac to 
provide EPCm support services for PDO’s 
major oil and gas projects. The scope of 
the MPP3 project involves EPC support for 
the extension of off-plot and on-plot 
production facilities associated with around 
500 producing and 75 injector wells. In line 
with our commitment to further increasing 
in-country value, we will undertake the 
engineering, procurement and project 
management activities in Muscat, Oman.

Qarn Alam Co-Generation Project, Oman
In December 2018, we were awarded our 
second contract under the Framework 
Agreement, worth around US$115 million, 
for the development of the Qarn Alam 
Co-Generation Project, located 350 
kilometres southwest of Muscat, Oman. 
The 36-month project scope includes 
installation and commissioning support for 
a Gas Turbine Generator Package with one 
Heat Recovery Steam Generator at the 
power plant which was built to support oil 
extraction in Oman’s central region.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacAwards and extensions
In addition to the above, we secured many 
extensions and new awards with a range of 
clients during the year. In the UK, we 
secured US$0.3 billion of awards and 
extensions, including a new Well Operator 
and Well Engineering Project Management 
services contract with Siccar Point Energy 
and contract extensions with Chevron and 
ENI. In June 2018, we announced a new 
award and several contract extensions in 
Iraq, with a combined value of more than 
US$110 million, for construction 
management, engineering, commissioning 
and start-up services for international oil 
company clients.

Results
Revenue increased 6% to US$1,479 million 
(2017: US$1,392 million), reflecting strong 
growth in EPCm driven by new awards and 
project phasing.

Business performance net margin was 
unchanged at 6.5% (2017: 6.5%), with 
lower overheads offset by higher tax and 
minority interests. Business performance 
net profit increased 7% to US$96 million 
(2017: US$90 million).

Backlog in the EPS division decreased to 
US$2.3 billion at 31 December 2018 (2017: 
US$2.7 billion) reflecting the level of order 
intake.

Headcount in the EPS division was 4,250 
at 31 December 2018 (2017: 4,950).

USING DIGITAL TO
WORK SMARTER,
FASTER, AND
SAFER 
Having witnessed disruption in 
other industries, the oil and gas 
sector is currently looking at how 
digital technologies could be used 
to create new value and address 
historical challenges. To this end, 
Petrofac has initiated a strategic 
programme to reimagine the way it 
operates. In an ageing basin like the 
UKCS, where cost pressures are 
intense and new operating models 
are emerging, the opportunities  
are significant.

In the EPS business, the money we are 
paid often reflects the targets we 
achieve. If we can use digital initiatives 
to enhance asset performance, the 
bottom line benefits can be significant 
– as can the level of client satisfaction.

As part of our Group-wide digital 
programme, we identified more than 
100 potential projects. Of these, 12 
were prioritised for trial during 2018, 
and three are already moving into 
implementation in the UKCS:

•  Connected Worker – uses mobile 

wearable technologies, like 
head-mounted cameras and 
microphones, to create a direct link 
between offshore workers and the full 
capability of the wider Petrofac teams. 
Expert advice is always available and 
emerging issues are quickly resolved. 

In field trials, we saw productivity 
improvements of up to 30%, as well 
as improved uptime.

•  Petrolytics – uses artificial intelligence 
and machine learning to forecast an 
asset’s performance and predict 
potential failures. This means 
maintenance programmes can be based 
on data-driven insights rather than fixed 
schedules. As just one example, we 
proved that the technology would have 
predicted a costly gas compressor fault, 
avoiding 2,200 boe (barrels of oil 
equivalent) of lost production, and 
saving around US$160,000.

•  Digital Twin – integrates the 3D 

visualisation of a facility with all of the 
relevant engineering information and 
performance data. This can take 
engineers on a virtual visit to an asset, 
and gives them easy access to 
information upon which key decisions 
are made. This streamlines engineering 
and planning activities, more of which 
can be done without visiting a site. 
With access to accurate, up-to-date 
visual information, it also improves 
work-pack development.

In December a new Innovation Zone was 
also opened in our Aberdeen offices. This 
immersive, collaborative space is equipped 
with a range of the latest technologies. 
It enables employees, clients, and suppliers 
to explore emerging digital trends, see 
new technologies in action, and conduct 
idea-generation sessions. Attention is 
focused on the potential value of digital 
technology, with Petrofac positioned 
as a pioneer in the field.

37

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsEquity Upstream Investments
Net entitlement production for the year 
from our equity interests increased to 
3.7 million barrels of oil equivalent (mboe) 
(2017: 2.5 mboe), reflecting the 
recommencement of production from the 
Chergui gas concession in Tunisia in May 
2017, our formal entry onto the Greater 
Stella Area development (GSA) licence in 
September 2017 and the migration of 
Santuario from a PEC to a PSC in 
December 2017.

In October 2018, we completed the sale of 
49% of our operations in Mexico, including 
the Santuario PSC and Magallanes and 
Arenque PECs, to Perenco (Oil and Gas) 
International Limited (see note 11 to the 
consolidated financial statements).

In December 2018, we completed the sale 
of our interest in the Greater Stella Area 
development to Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited 
and the sale of the Chergui gas concession 
to Perenco Tunisia Oil and Gas 
International Limited (see note 11 to the 
consolidated financial statements).

Production Enhancement Contracts
Petrofac earns a tariff per barrel on PECs for 
an agreed level of baseline production and 
an enhanced tariff per barrel on incremental 
production. We earned tariff income on a 
total of 2.5 mboe in 2018 (2017: 4.8 mboe). 
The decrease reflects the conversion of 
Santuario from a PEC to a PSC in 
December 2017 and the sale of the Pánuco 
PEC to Schlumberger in August 2017.

SEGMENTAL PERFORMANCE 
CONTINUED

INTEGRATED ENERGY SERVICES
Integrated Energy Services (IES) provides an integrated 
service for clients under flexible commercial models that  
are aligned with their requirements. Our projects cover 
upstream developments – both greenfield and brownfield  
– and related energy infrastructure projects. IES deploys  
the Group’s capabilities using a range of commercial 
frameworks, including Production Enhancement Contracts 
(PECs) and traditional equity upstream investment models 
including both Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and 
concession agreements. Divestments are considered once 
assets reach the point in their life cycle when our services 
contribution is diminished.

Rob Jewkes
IES Chief Operating 
Officer

16

17

18

16

17

18

16

17

18

Revenue (US$)

24%
US$282m

US$271m

US$228m

US$282m

Business performance net profit/(loss) (US$)

286%
US$39m

US$(42)m

US$(21)m

US$39m

Business performance net margin (%)

(15.5)%

(9.2)%

13.8%

IES headcount 
at 31 December

600

(2017: 700)

13.8%

Group revenue  
contribution

5%

38

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacResults
Revenue increased 24% to US$282 million 
(2017: US$228 million). Excluding asset 
sales, revenue was up 33%, largely 
reflecting an increase in equity production 
and higher prices. The average realised 
price (net of royalties) for the year was 
US$59 per barrel (2017: US$52) reflecting 
higher oil prices, production mix and 
hedging activity.

EBITDA increased 65% to US$160 million 
(2017: US$97 million). Excluding asset 
sales, EBITDA was up 66%, reflecting 
higher production and average realised 
prices. The contribution from our remaining 
PECs in Mexico also increased due to 
higher tariff income and cost recovery.

IES returned to profit in 2018, generating 
a business performance net profit of 
US$39 million (2017: US$21 million loss), 
reflecting the increase in EBITDA, lower 
depreciation and lower net finance costs, 
partly offset by higher taxes.

Exceptional items and certain 
re-measurements totalled US$235 million 
after tax (2017: US$179 million). These 
predominantly reflect asset sales during 
2018, which triggered US$186 million of 
post-tax exceptional items and certain 
re-measurements in relation to the sale of 
49% of its Mexico operations, the Chergui 
gas concession and the Greater Stella 
Area development (see note 11 to the 
consolidated financial statements). 

In addition, IES recognised an impairment 
of the deferred consideration from the sale 
of our interest in the Pánuco Production 
Enhancement Contract in 2017 of 
US$43 million (post-tax) due to considerable 
uncertainty concerning the timing and 
outcome of migration of the Pánuco PEC 
to a PSC and whether the contingent 
consideration pay out conditions 
will be achieved.

IES headcount stood at 600 at 
31 December 2018 (2017: 700).

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Key IES projects

Production Enhancement 
Contracts (PEC)

Magallanes, Mexico

Arenque, Mexico

Equity Upstream Investments

Santuario, Mexico1

Block PM304, Malaysia

Chergui gas concession, Tunisia2

Greater Stella Area development, UK2

1  Migrated from PEC to PSC on 18 December 2017.
2  Sale completed December 2018.

End date

2037

2043

2042

2026

2031

Life of field

39

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsFINANCIAL REVIEW 

The Group delivered good 
financial performance in  
the year, reflecting solid 
operational performance  
in all our businesses. 
Reported revenue was  
lower at US$5.8 billion  
(2017: US$6.4 billion), driven 
by business mix. Business 
performance net profit 
decreased 2% to 
US$353 million (2017 re-
presented: US$361 million), 
benefiting from an increase 
in net margin.

Revenue
Revenue for the year decreased 9% to 
US$5,829 million (2017: US$6,395 million). 
Revenue in Engineering & Construction 
(E&C) decreased 15%, primarily due to 
project phasing. Revenue in Engineering & 
Production Services (EPS) increased 6%, 
driven by strong EPCm growth. Integrated 
Energy Services’ (IES) revenue increased 
24% reflecting production mix, higher 
average realised prices and asset sales.

The Group implemented IFRS 15 Revenue 
from Contracts with Customers with effect 
from 1 January 2018. Prior to the adoption 
of IFRS 15, revenue from lump-sum 
engineering, procurement and construction 
project execution services contracts was 
recognised using the percentage-of-
completion method based on client 
certified surveys of work performed, once 
the outcome of the contract could be 
estimated reliably. From 1 January 2018, 
the Group has adopted the input method 
for recognising revenue. At 1 January 
2018, the Group recognised a cumulative 
catch-up adjustment of US$61 million 
(of which US$40 million is related to the 
change to the input method), recognised 
as a reduction to the opening reserves 
(see note 2 to the consolidated financial 
statements for further detail). The adoption 
of IFRS 15 resulted in an increase in 
revenue in 2018 compared to the pro 
forma consolidated income statement 
(see note 35 to the consolidated financial 
statements).

Alastair Cochran 
Chief Financial Officer

AT A GLANCE

Revenues down 9% to US$5.8 billion

Cash conversion of 101%3

EBITDA down 10% to US$671 million2

Business performance net profit down 2% 
to US$353 million1,2

Capital expenditure down 42% 
to US$98 million

Net cash of US$90 million

Reported net profit of US$64 million1

Fully diluted EPS of 102.3 cents1,2

Group backlog down 6% to US$9.6 billion

Full year dividend unchanged at 38.0 cents 
per share

Year ended 31 December 2018

Year ended 31 December 2017*

Exceptional 
items and 
certain 
re-
measurements 
US$m
–
n/a
(289)

Reported  

US$m
5,829
n/a
64

Business

 performance2 

US$m
5,829
671
353

Business 
performance 
US$m
6,395
748
361

Exceptional items 
and certain 
re-measurements 
US$m
–
n/a
(390)

Reported  
US$m
6,395
n/a
(29)

Revenue
EBITDA
Net profit/(loss)1

*   Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business 

performance as set out in note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.

1  Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders. 
2  Business performance before exceptional items and certain re-measurements. This measurement is shown by 
Petrofac as a means of measuring underlying business performance (see note 2 to the consolidated financial 
statements).

3  Cash conversion is calculated as cash generated from operations divided by business performance EBITDA.

40

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacBacklog
The Group’s backlog decreased 6% to US$9.6 billion at 
31 December 2018 (2017: US$10.2 billion), reflecting progress 
delivered on the existing project portfolio and US$5.0 billion of 
new order intake in 2018.

Engineering & Construction
Engineering & Production Services
Group

31 December  
2018  

31 December  
2017  

US$bn
7.3
2.3
9.6

US$bn
7.5
2.7
10.2

Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation 
and Amortisation (EBITDA)
Business performance EBITDA decreased 10% to US$671 million 
(2017 re-presented: US$748 million). Lower EBITDA in E&C, 
due to project phasing and mix was partly offset by higher EBITDA 
in IES, due to higher production, average realised prices and 
cost recovery.

Finance expense/income
Finance expense for the year increased to US$81 million  
(2017: US$80 million), reflecting an increase in the cost of variable 
rate borrowings due to higher average LIBOR rates, which more 
than offset a reduction in average borrowings. Finance income 
increased to US$14 million (2017: US$10 million) reflecting the 
unwinding of the discount on long-term receivables and higher 
finance income on the Group’s cash and short-term deposits.

Taxation
The Group’s business performance effective tax rate (ETR) for 
the year was 24.4% (2017 re-presented: 27.5%) and the reported 
ETR was 43.0% (2017: 160.0%). The 2017 tax charge included 
a deferred tax asset derecognition of US$39 million resulting from 
a combination of changes in UK tax loss relief rules and a 
reassessment of forecast UK profit.

A number of factors have impacted the reported ETR, with key 
drivers being: the realisation of impairments without tax benefits 
and certain re-measurements that are not subject to tax; and, 
expenditure which is not deductible for tax purposes. In line with 
prior years, the reported ETR is also driven by tax laws in the 
jurisdictions where the Group operates and generates profits. 

Net profit 
Business performance net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited 
shareholders decreased 2% to US$353 million (2017 re-presented: 
US$361 million) driven by business mix, with strong growth 
in IES more than offset by a decrease in E&C. 

The reported net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders 
of US$64 million was impacted by post-tax exceptional items and 
certain re-measurements of US$289 million (2017 re-presented: 
US$390 million), of which approximately US$265 million were 
non-cash items (2017 re-presented: US$368 million; see note 6 
to the consolidated financial statements):

•  Asset sales during 2018 triggered US$196 million (post-tax) of 

non-cash exceptional items in relation to the JSD6000 installation 
vessel, a 49% interest in our Mexican operations, the Chergui gas 
concession and the Greater Stella Area development; 

•  A downward fair value adjustment of US$43 million (post-tax) 
due to considerable uncertainty concerning the timing and 
outcome of migration of the Pánuco Production Enhancement 
Contract (PEC) to a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and 
whether the contingent consideration pay out conditions will 
be achieved; and,

•  Other exceptional net items of US$50 million (post-tax), 

including onerous leasehold property provisions of US$18 million. 

Business performance net margin increased to 6.1% (2017 
re-presented: 5.6%), reflecting a return to profitability in IES, 
partly offset by lower net margins in E&C.

Earnings per share
Business performance diluted earnings per share decreased 
4% to 102.3 cents per share (2017 re-presented: 106.2 cents 
per share), in line with the decrease in business performance 
net profit. Reported diluted earnings per share increased to a 
profit of 18.6 cents per share (2017: loss of 8.5 cents per share), 
reflecting lower exceptional items and certain re-measurements.

Operating cash flow
The net cash inflow generated from operating activities in the 
year was US$484 million (2017: US$422 million). The key 
components were:

•  Operating profit before changes in working capital and other 
non-current items of US$693 million (2017: US$789 million), 
reflecting an increase in profit before tax and a decrease 
in exceptional items and certain re-measurements.

•  Net working capital outflows of US$15 million (2017: US$213 million) 

including:

 – An outflow of US$320 million from a reduction in accrued 
contract expenses, primarily due to higher vendor and 
subcontractor payment milestones achieved during the year 
in E&C (see note 32 to the consolidated financial statements);

 – An inflow of US$316 million from a reduction in contract assets 

primarily due to advances received from customers and a 
reduction in variation orders pending customer approval of 
US$139 million (see note 21 to the consolidated financial 
statements);

 – An inflow of US$121 million from an increase in contract 

liabilities, predominantly reflecting an increase in billings in 
excess of costs and estimated earnings of US$176 million; and,

 – An outflow of US$103 million from a reduction in trade and 

other payables.

•  An increase in net income taxes paid to US$104 million 

(2017: US$69 million), reflecting an increase in current income 
tax liabilities in 2017.

41

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsFINANCIAL REVIEW 
CONTINUED

Capital expenditure
Group capital expenditure, on a cash basis, decreased 42% 
to US$98 million (2017 re-presented: US$168 million), principally 
reflecting decreases in capital expenditure on the Greater Stella 
Area development and on the JSD6000 installation vessel 
(see A5 in Appendix A to the consolidated financial statements).

Purchase of property,  
plant and equipment
Payments for intangible oil  
and gas assets
Loan in respect of the Greater Stella 
Area development
Group capital expenditure

31 December 
2018  

31 December 
2017  

US$m

US$m

90

8

-
98

108

9

51
168

Free cash flow
The Group defines free cash flow as net cash flows generated 
from operating activities, net cash flows from investing activities 
and amounts received from non-controlling interests (see A6 in 
Appendix A to the consolidated financial statements).

Balance sheet
IES carrying value
During the year, the Group sold its interest in the Greater Stella 
Area development, the Chergui gas concession and 49% of the 
Group’s operations in Mexico (see note 11 to the consolidated 
financial statements). As a result, the carrying value of the IES 
portfolio at 31 December 2018 (including balances within oil & gas 
assets, intangible assets and interest in associates) decreased 
to US$490 million (2017: US$1,031 million); balance also includes 
other financial assets). 

Mexico
Malaysia

Santuario,  
Magallanes, Arenque
PM304
Greater Stella Area 
development
Chergui gas concession Tunisia
Other  
(including PetroFirst)
Total

–

United 
Kingdom

31 December 
2018  

31 December 
2017  

US$m

US$m

248
222

–
–

20
490

382
286

255
47

61
1,031

Free cash flow for the year increased to US$921 million (2017: 
US$281 million) due to: an increase in net cash flows generated 
from operating activities to US$484 million (2017: US$422 million); 
net cash from investing activities of US$213 million (2017: US$141 
million outflow) following the sale of the JSD6000 installation 
vessel, the Chergui gas concession and the Greater Stella Area 
development; and amounts received from a non-controlling 
interest of US$224 million following the sale of 49% of the Group’s 
operations in Mexico.

Working capital
The net working capital balance at 31 December 2018 decreased 
US$83 million to US$339 million (2017: US$422 million). The key 
movements in working capital during the year compared with 
31 December 2017 (reclassified under IFRS 15) were:

•  A decrease in contract assets of US$416 million primarily due to 
advances received from customers and a reduction in variation 
orders pending customer approval of US$139 million;

Net cash flows generated from  
operating activities
Net cash flows from/(used in) investing 
activities
Amounts received from non-controlling 
interest
Free cash flow

31 December 
2018  

31 December  
2017  

US$m

US$m

•  An increase in contract liabilities of US$121 million, predominantly 
reflecting an increase in billings in excess of costs and estimates 
earnings of US$176 million;

484

213

224
921

422

(141)

-
(281)

•  A decrease in accrued contract expenses of US$311 million 
primarily due to higher vendor and sub-contractor payment 
milestones achieved during the year in the E&C division; and,

•  A decrease in trade and other payables of US$177 million 

reflecting a decrease in trade payables of US$83 million and 
a reduction in accrued expenses of US$68 million.

Finance leases
Net finance lease liabilities decreased 17% to US$138 million 
at 31 December 2018 (2017: US$166 million; see A10 in Appendix A 
to the consolidated financial statements) and predominantly relate 
to two leased floating production facilities on Block PM304 
in Malaysia. 

42

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacTotal equity
Total equity at 31 December 2018 was US$1,009 million 
(2017: US$948 million), reflecting: a reduction in opening reserves 
of US$113 million on implementation of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 
(see note 2 to the consolidated financial statements); the reported 
profit for the year of US$61 million; the purchase of the Company’s 
shares by the Employee Benefit Trust (which are held for the 
purpose of making awards under the Group’s share schemes) 
of US$44 million; US$266 million recognised as a non-controlling 
interest on disposal of 49% of the Group’s operations in Mexico; 
and, dividends paid of US$129 million.

Of the total equity of US$1,009 million at 31 December 2018, 
US$707 million (2017: US$912 million) was attributable to Petrofac 
Limited shareholders and US$302 million (2017: US$36 million) 
was attributable to non-controlling interests. The increase in equity 
attributable to non-controlling interests reflects the recognition 
of a non-controlling interest on disposal of 49% of the Group’s 
operations in Mexico.

Net cash/(debt), liquidity and return on capital employed
Net cash/(debt)
The Group had net cash of US$90 million at 31 December 2018 
(2017: US$612 million net debt), benefiting from better than 
expected working capital inflows at the year-end, lower capital 
expenditure and US$506 million of net divestment proceeds1.

Total gross borrowings less associated debt acquisition costs  
at 31 December 2018 decreased to US$636 million (2017:  
US$1,579 million including the discount on senior notes issuance). 

Interest-bearing loans and 
borrowings (A)
Cash and short-term deposits (B)
Net cash/(debt) (C) = (B) – (A)
Equity attributable to  
Petrofac Limited shareholders (D)
EBITDA (E)
Gross gearing ratio (A)/(D)
Net gearing ratio (C)/(D)
Net debt/EBITDA (C)/(E)

31 December 
2018  

31 December 
2017  

US$m

636

726
90

707

671
90%
n/a
n/a

US$m

1,579

967
(612)

912

748
173%
67%
82%

Liquidity
The Group’s total available borrowing facilities, excluding bank 
overdrafts, were US$1,798 million at 31 December 2018 
(2017: US$2,210 million). The decrease reflects the repayment 
of the senior notes in October 2018, partially offset by new term 
loan and other facilities (see note 27 to the consolidated financial 
statements). Of the total available borrowing facilities, 
US$1,178 million was undrawn at 31 December 2018 
(2017: US$645 million).

1   Net disposal proceeds include cash received upon completion less cash disposal costs 

(net disposal proceeds therefore excludes operating cashflows received from the 
effective dates of the transactions to the completion dates). Net disposal proceeds of 
US$506 million comprises the following items from the Consolidated Statement of Cash 
Flows: US$152 million of “proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment”; 
US$130 million of “proceeds from disposals of subsidiaries”; and, US$224 million of 
“amounts received from non-controlling interest”.

Combined with the Group’s cash balances of US$726 million 
(2017: US$967 million), the Group had US$1,904 million of liquidity 
available at 31 December 2018 (2017: US$1,612 million).

None of the Company’s subsidiaries are subject to any material 
restrictions on their ability to transfer funds in the form of cash 
dividends, loans or advances to the Company.

Return on capital employed
The Group’s return on capital employed for the year increased 
to 26% (2017 re-presented: 22%), reflecting a decrease in average 
capital employed (see A8 in appendix A to the consolidated 
financial statements).

Employees
The Group had approximately 11,500 employees at 31 December 
2018, including long-term contractors (2017: 12,500).

Dividends
The Group’s dividend policy targets a dividend cover of between 
2.0x and 3.0x business performance net profit and paying an 
interim dividend each year of approximately 33% of the prior year 
total dividend. 

In line with the policy, the Board is proposing a final dividend of 
25.3 cents per share (2017: 25.3 cents). The final dividend will be 
paid on 24 May 2019 to eligible shareholders on the register at 
26 April 2019 (the ‘record date’). Shareholders who have not 
elected to receive dividends in US dollars will receive a sterling 
equivalent. Shareholders can elect by close of business on the 
record date to change their dividend currency election. Together 
with the interim dividend of 12.7 cents per share (2017: 12.7 cents), 
this gives a total dividend for the year of 38.0 cents per share 
(2017: 38.0 cents). 

In determining the Company’s capacity to pay dividends, the 
Board primarily considers the available distributable reserves, the 
sustainability of the dividend policy and the Company’s financial 
position. At 31 December 2018, Petrofac Limited had distributable 
reserves of US$512 million (2017: US$416 million) and the total 
declared dividends in 2018 amounted to US$130 million (2017: 
US$130 million). The Company’s distributable reserves therefore 
support over 3.9 times this dividend. Dividends paid in 2018 were 
covered by free cash flow.

Alastair Cochran 
Chief Financial Officer 
27 February 2019

43

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

A safe, ethical and 
responsive business 

To achieve sustained commercial success, 
it is essential for Petrofac to have a strong 
commitment to corporate responsibility 
(CR). We remain acutely aware of the 
changing political, social and economic 
environment, and we see that our CR 
capability has a direct impact on our 
ability to:

Raising our reporting standards
The better we measure our CR 
performance, the better we can manage it.

In 2018, we continued to report in accordance 
with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 
(core) guidelines, and introduced several 
new performance indicators.

Understanding what matters most 
to our stakeholders
We make a determined effort to 
understand the issues that are of most 
interest to our stakeholders including 
clients, investors, suppliers, NGOs, 
Government representatives, employees 
and industry associations.

•  Deliver sustainable value to our 

stakeholders

•  Maintain strong employee engagement
•  Bid for challenging projects
•  Optimise the performance of our assets
•  Operate safe and secure projects
•  Manage our risks

In 2018, we continued to formalise our 
approach to CR, with several new initiatives, 
and improved reporting standards.

We continued to publish many of our 
policy statements at www.petrofac.com.

Enhancing our compliance
To be effective, our CR policies and 
standards must be clearly understood 
and actively implemented. To this end, 
we continued to enhance our compliance 
function during 2018.

Supporting local suppliers 
and contractors
One thing that sets Petrofac apart is the 
extent to which we support local suppliers 
and nurture local supply chains. 
Importantly these partners are expected to 
abide by all of our CR policies and Code of 
Conduct. During 2018, we worked harder 
to enable and monitor their compliance.

In 2018, we continued this process via an 
online survey of key stakeholder groups 
and senior managers.

Based on this programme of engagement, 
we maintain a materiality matrix, which sets 
out our most important CR topics, and 
takes account of changing attitudes. 
To simplify the matrix we have not included 
issues assessed by our stakeholders as 
immaterial and of low importance. 
The matrix is used to inform our approach 
to CR and guide our CR programmes.

The remainder of this section of the Report 
is structured around the topics highlighted 
in the matrix.

44

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCorporate responsibility is key to Petrofac’s business.

A great example is our commitment to our local delivery 
model. By working with local partners and employing local 
people, we are more efficient. We also create in-country value, 
which is a key consideration for many of today’s clients.

By adapting to political, social, economic, and regulatory 
environments, we are able to build productive relationships, 
bid for challenging projects, manage our risks, and improve 
our performance.
Ayman Asfari  
Group Chief Executive

THE PETROFAC MATERIALITY MATRIX AND ISSUES FOR 2018

0.06

Recordable  
incident rate

US$1.2m

Expenditure on social  
investments

h
g
H

i

i

m
u
d
e
M

w
o
L

S
R
E
D
L
O
H
E
K
A
T
S
L
A
N
R
E
T
X
E
O
T
E
C
N
A
T
R
O
P
M

I

A

A3

C1

E1

G3

B2

D3

A7

D2

D1

B1

E2

H1

G4

C4

C3

C5

E4

E5

F1

A1

A6

A5

A4

C2

B4

B3

E3

E6

A2

G5

G6 

F3

F2

G1

G2

Low

Medium

High

IMPORTANCE TO PETROFAC

C

E

G

Protecting the environment

A1  Biodiversity and habitat protection
A2 Legacy soil contamination
A3 Energy and climate change
A4 Waste management
A5 Water management
A6 Environmental management systems
A7 Environmental incidents

See page 59 

Governance and ethical 
business practices

C1  Trade sanctions
C2  Whistleblowing
C3 Anti-bribery and corruption
C4  Ethical conduct
C5  Responsible governance

See page 62

Ensuring safety, asset integrity 
and security

E1  Political risk
E2  Security risks
E3 Contractor safety management
E4 Major accidents/process safety
E5 Worker safety/fatalities
E6 Emergency preparedness

Developing our people

G1  Succession and career planning
G2  Learning and development
G3 Diversity and equality
G4  Employee recruitment/retention
G5  Occupational health
G6  Wellbeing and stress management

See page 46

See page 49

B

D

F

H

Generating economic value in-country

Respecting human rights across 
our supply chain

Engaging with local communities

Technology and innovation

ICV/local content

B1 
B2  Revenue and tax transparency
B3  Joint venture management
B4  Supporting local suppliers and 

contractors

See page 57

D1  Human rights
D2  Modern slavery
D3 Labour rights/worker welfare

F1  Social licence to operate
F2  Land acquisition and resettlement
F3 Social investment

T1  Technology and innovation

See page 11

See page 54

See page 52

45

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statements 
 
 
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

ENSURING SAFETY, ASSET 
INTEGRITY AND SECURITY

COMMITMENT

We are committed to protecting our people, our clients, and the communities 
we work in, as well as the assets we design, build, operate and maintain. 
Our aspiration is for zero incidents.

Total man-hours   
worked by employees   
and subcontractors  

Lost time injury 
frequency rate  

Recordable incident 
frequency rate   

233
millions of man-hours

0.018
per 200,000 man-hours

0.06
per 200,000 man-hours

244

239

233

16

17

18

0.013

0.009

0.018

16

17

18

0.10

0.05

0.06

PRIORITIES AND PERFORMANCE

2018 Priorities

2018 Performance

2019 Priorities

• Conduct a ‘root and branch’ 

• A Safety Improvement Plan  

• Address the risks of 

review of 2018’s safety incidents 
– to ensure that Petrofac remains 
fully committed to the safety 
agenda

was defined and implemented 
– focusing on the effective 
implementation of existing tools 
and processes

complacency – by improving 
reporting, enhancing the 
scrutiny of reporting, and 
ensuring ‘safe’ is a value

• Continue to strengthen the 
sharing of lessons from 
incidents (particularly HiPos) 
across the business

• Target the common causes of 
HiPos with action plans to 
heighten awareness and 
enhance competency 
(especially safe lifting and 
driving)

• A new tracking tool was 

introduced to ensure lessons 
learned are effectively 
implemented

• The Drive Safe campaign was 
extended with several new 
initiatives (like in-vehicle 
monitoring), and a Rigging 
Competency Assessment 
System was introduced

• Transition from Golden Rules of 
Safety to IOGP Life Saving Rules

• Develop a consistent 

methodology for assessing data 
from in-vehicle monitoring 
systems and conduct a 
feasibility study on the utilisation 
of 5-star NCAP rated vehicles 
across our business

• Build further in-house HSSEIA 

• A new Commissioning Boot 

• To enhance the consistent 

capability to support 
pre-commissioning and 
commissioning activities

Camp was introduced, together 
with a related handbook

message of living ‘Safety as a 
value’, supported by training 
and communications to 
reinforce the right behaviours

• Enhance the programme of 

• The integrity review programme 

• Introduce into the business a 

in-depth integrity reviews across 
our projects

was enhanced with a 
fully-integrated HSSEIA review 
conducted at all projects

consistent process to carry out 
last minute risk assessments 
prior to commencing a task

• Strengthen the active 

engagement of Technical 
Authorities in operations 
activities

• A full programme of visits by 
Technical Authorities was 
implemented across all key 
operations

• Improve the visibility and 

reporting of key integrity risks, 
and embed into the Enterprise 
Risk programme

• The Asset Integrity team was 
more fully integrated in the 
quarterly review of the Group’s 
Key Risk Register

• Enhance the Asset Integrity 

Assurance Framework, 
increasing the level of cross 
business unit audits

• Improve and implement a 
revised asset integrity KPI 
dashboard

• Expand Security Focal Point 

• Focal Point training was 

• Step-up cyber-security 

training to include additional site 
personnel

extended to new geographies 
and additional personnel

protection with a programme of 
initiatives and the implementation 
of new standards

• Update and communicate the 
Group Crisis Management 
Standard to reflect 2017 
developments

• Alongside a new Crisis 

Management Standard, 
emergency response training 
exercises were implemented

46

Historically, Petrofac has benefited from 
a strong safety record.

Despite an impressive safety performance 
across much of the Group, we regrettably 
experienced two major incidents in June 
2018 that resulted in three fatalities.

A priority for the year was to learn from 
these events and ensure the entire Group 
remains committed to the safety agenda. 
We therefore enhanced our programme 
of well-established health, safety, security, 
environment and integrity assurance 
(HSSEIA) measures with the introduction 
of a new Safety Improvement Plan. 

Safety
Reflecting on our safety performance
In early 2018, for example, the Group 
surpassed 125 million man-hours without 
a single lost time injury (LTI), highlighting 
our previously strong safety record. 

16

17

18

However, from mid-2018, these 
achievements were overshadowed by two 
incidents, which resulted in three fatalities. 
In Kuwait, two people died in a scaffolding 
failure and, in Mexico, an accident involving 
a below-deck-walkway on an offshore 
platform resulted in the third fatality. 

Both incidents were investigated in forensic 
detail and reviewed by senior management 
and, separately, by the Board. For the 
benefit of our subcontractor community, 
the incidents were analysed at our annual 
Safety Forum. They also catalysed the 
development and implementation of a new 
Group-wide Safety Improvement Plan.

In terms of broader indicators:

•  Lost time injury (LTI) frequency rate 

– increased to 0.018 per 200,000 
man-hours, compared to an industry 
average of 0.054 (International Association 
of Oil and Gas Producers, 2017).

•  Recordable incident frequency rate 
– increased to 0.06 per 200,000 man-
hours, compared to an industry average 
of 0.19 (International Association of Oil and 
Gas Producers, 2017).

Renewing our commitment to safety
The review of 2018’s safety incidents 
concluded that the Group benefits from 
a robust set of policies and systems. 
However, certain behaviours needed 
to be developed further, some 
competencies needed to be enhanced, 
and reporting needed to be more 
disciplined. A Safety Improvement Plan 
was therefore initiated to address the 
shortcomings. Themes included:

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac•  Site safety leadership – it was agreed 
that existing safety tools and processes 
(such as the Petrofac Assurance Index, 
the Golden Hour programme, and 
quarterly Business Unit Reviews) would 
be enhanced, to make the responsibilities 
of site leaders more explicit. Also, the 
scorecards of site leaders and managers 
are to be updated to include additional 
HSSEIA-related accountabilities.

•  Enhancing competencies – new 
requirements were agreed relating 
to various higher-risk operations and 
activities. For example, a certified 
scaffolding manager is to be assigned 
to support each project, high risk 
trade-specific competency verification 
programmes are to be rolled-out across 
all projects, and additional HSSEIA 
support is to be provided to all sites 
entering the pre-commissioning and 
commissioning phases.

•  Addressing the risks of complacency 

– several measures were agreed to 
ensure that reporting is further enhanced, 
that breaches of rules and guidelines are 
appropriately addressed, that managers 
and leaders scrutinise the information 
presented to them, and that all employees 
and subcontractors continue to treat 
safety as a value.

Most of these measures were in place by 
the end of 2018, with the remainder 
scheduled for completion in early 2019.

Strengthening our safety culture
Alongside the Safety Improvement Plan, 
initiatives included:

•  Continuing to focus on safe driving 

– driving-related incidents continue to be 
a major risk factor. Further enhancements 
were made in 2018 including defensive 
driver training programmes and journey 
management assessments.

•  Improving lifting safety – a new 

Rigging Competency Assessment System 
was introduced to ensure that qualified 
lifting specialists are available on all sites. 

•  Supporting pre-commissioning and 
commissioning – several new process 
safety measures were introduced, 
including a new Commissioning HSSE 
Boot Camp training programme and 
completions safety guidance handbook. 

•  Making use of new technology 

– several new technological tools were 
introduced, including in-vehicle digital 
monitoring systems fitted to all Petrofac-
owned and leased vehicles, and a mobile 
phone app was developed to enable site 
leaders to access and input into the 
Petrofac Assurance Index electronically. 

•  Listening to the business needs and 

setting the tone from the top – 
following on from previous years, we 
conducted 25 global ‘Safety Deep Dives’ 
at all our Business Unit headquarters. The 
output from these was fed into our annual 
Safety Leadership Conference attended 
by our 70 most senior leaders who 
together established common priorities 
that would be embedded in the Group 
HSSEIA Plan for 2019.

Asset integrity
Ensuring the integrity of 
our operating assets
We are committed to designing, building 
and operating assets that are safe, reliable 
and meet or exceed their specified purpose. 

Key to this is our Asset Integrity Framework, 
which enables us to take a structured and 
consistent approach to integrity across all 
Group operations. Because we often 
operate ageing assets, it is particularly 
important for Petrofac to take a rigorous 
approach to asset integrity management.

During 2018, the Group was responsible 
for managing and ensuring the integrity of 
19 operating assets. To assist clients with 
their operations, we also seek to apply 
these asset integrity principles across the 
wider Group services.

Reflecting on our asset 
integrity performance
In evaluating our asset integrity 
performance, our main area of focus is 
managing process safety hazards and 
reducing high potential incidents. 

The most significant incident in 2018 
concerned an accident involving a walkway 
on the Arenque C Platform in Mexico (see 
above for details of the impact). 

Also in Mexico, we continued to have 
pipeline integrity failures as a result of 
vandalism (see page 60 for details). For 
each integrity incident, technical notices 
were issued, a full remediation plan 
implemented, and a lesson learned 
communicated across the Group. 

Seeking continuous improvement 
in asset integrity
We continue to review and enhance our 
approach to asset integrity and assurance. 
Developments in 2018 included:

•  Reviewing our key performance 
indicators and enhancing our 
reporting – we conducted an in-depth 
review of our existing Asset Integrity KPIs 
against industry best practice, brought 
increased consistency and automation to 
the reporting process, and implemented a 
new software tool. This has resulted in 
new-look dashboards to better 
communicate the true condition of 
Petrofac-operated assets.

•  Providing additional support to the 

commissioning and early operational 
phase of projects – increasingly, 
clients are asking Petrofac to provide 
commissioning services, and to manage 
the initial operations of the facilities we 
build. In response, the Asset Integrity 
team has been developing guidance to 
ensure that potential hazards are fully 
understood and effectively managed by 
on-site personnel. 

Security
Remaining responsive to a fast-
changing security environment
Petrofac works in some challenging 
environments with fast-changing security 
issues. Our aim is to protect our employees 
and assets in a responsible manner, and to 
prevent any security-related disruption.

Our security team is therefore closely 
integrated into the wider HSSEIA 
community, and our Security Policy sets 
out the responsibilities of our leadership 
and our business units.

The success of our approach is 
demonstrated by the fact that, in 2018, there 
were no major security incidents to report. 

Enhancing the protection we provide 
to our employees, partners and assets
To reflect the fast changing security 
environment, we continue to review and 
refine our security approach. 
Developments during 2018 included:

•  Extending our Security Focal Point 
training – we run a programme of 
one-day training courses for personnel at 
sites where the threat does not warrant 
a dedicated Project Security Manager. 
In 2018, this was extended to cover 
additional site personnel and new 
geographies (India and Thailand).

47

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

•  Rolling-out our Managing Our 

Security Risks Handbook – following 
the updates to this Handbook, which 
provides guidance to those people 
responsible for managing our security 
risks and protecting our assets, hard 
copies were distributed across the Group.

•  Implementing a series of Security 

Assurance visits – our central security 
teams visited all project sites to conduct 
independent security assurance and 
validation surveys, and identify improvements.

•  Enhancing Emergency Response 

capabilities – our Group Crisis 
Management Standard was updated, 
supported by a programme of Emergency 
Response and Crisis Preparedness training.

•  Implementing new travel policies – new 
travel policies were developed for roll out 
across the Group in 2019. 

Improving our cyber-security and data 
protection capabilities
In response to rapidly evolving data 
security risks, and to support Petrofac’s 
wider digitisation initiatives, a new Chief 
Information Security Officer was appointed, 
who led several initiatives, including:

•  Enhancing cyber-security governance – 
a new Information Security Policy was 
created, supported by a suite of six 
Information Security Standards. An 
Information Security Council was also 
established, and cyber-security became 
a regular agenda item at all Executive 
Committee meetings and Board meetings.

•  Increasing awareness of cyber-security 

– to support the new Policy and 
Standards, a Group-wide cyber-security 
awareness campaign was introduced.

•  Investing in secure infrastructure – as well 

as replacing ageing equipment and bringing 
enhanced security to the infrastructure, 
Petrofac’s back-up capabilities were also 
improved through the increased use of 
cloud-based storage systems. 

In support of the introduction of the EU 
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 
we focused on updating our policies, 
evaluating systems and processes that we 
use to handle personal data, and raising 
staff awareness of their responsibility to 
adopt compliant practices and behaviours 
in managing such data.

This programme of initiatives will be 
stepped up in 2019 and the aim going 
forward will be to operate at the same 
standard as ISO270017. 

PETROFAC’S GLOBAL TEAMS 
HAVE A ‘CHANGE OF HEART’
Heart-related illness is one of the biggest causes of emergency medical 
evacuations from our projects. A new initiative is encouraging teams 
across Petrofac to pay more attention to the health of their hearts.

Wanting to raise awareness of 
heart-related health risks, our UK team 
developed an innovative educational 
programme – Healthy Heart – that has 
now been rolled out globally.

The programme includes specialist 
medical checks and advice on how to 
maintain a healthy heart. And, this being 
Petrofac, engineering themes are used to 
grab the attention and engage 
employees.

During 2018, heart health risk 
assessments were carried out across 85 
sites worldwide. In the UK, for example, 
we teamed up with the British Heart 
Foundation to show how to spot the 
signs of a heart attack, administer CPR, 
and put someone in the recovery 
position. Meanwhile, in the UAE, more 
than 300 people attended mini heart 
health check sessions, which included 
dietary guidance.

This has been backed up by a broader 
range of awareness campaigns. For 
instance, to mark World Heart Day we 
encouraged colleagues across the Group 
to share a ‘heart selfie’ and tell us what 
they do to keep their hearts healthy. At 
several sites, clients have also joined in, 
adapting the Petrofac approach to get 
the message out to their own employees.

In our operationally-focused environment, 
the ‘H’ in Health and Safety isn’t always 
prioritised. Helping our people to stay 
healthy is an important way to keep them, 
and our operations, safe.

300+

people attended mini heart health 
check sessions

48

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacDEVELOPING OUR PEOPLE

COMMITMENT

As a service business, it is our people, their attitude and skills who set us apart 
from our competitors. We are therefore committed to developing all of our 
people, identifying and nurturing future leaders, and enabling everyone within 
the business to perform to their true potential. 

Gender profile (%)

Age profile (%)

Grade profile (%)

Male

Female

89%

11%

Under 30

30 to 40

40 to 50

50 to 60

60 and Over

11%

34%

31%

18%

6%

Executive management

2%

Managers / 
Technical experts

Supervisors / 
Senior professionals

Professionals / 
Senior support

General support / 
Technical support

9%

28%

45%

16%

PRIORITIES AND PERFORMANCE

2018 Priorities

2018 Performance

2019 Priorities

• Creating a degree of 
consistency with our 
pay and incentivisation 
packages across the 
leadership team

• Continued to cascade 

• Look to further align employee 

objectives from our Leadership 
Team through the organisation 
via Individual Scorecards

remuneration through our incentive 
programmes

• Ensuring clear and 

• Promoted greater visibility of the 

• Continue Group-level commitment to 

consistent messages 
and high quality 
engagement to drive 
business performance 
and motivate 
employees

leadership team across 
Petrofac and the need for clarity 
on our strategy and drivers of 
business performance

deliver quarterly leadership 
communications and engagement on 
strategic developments and financial 
performance

• Another employee engagement 

• Engagement survey results to be shared 

survey was conducted

• Appointed new Head of Talent 

at Group level to drive a 
consistent and robust global 
talent management process

with employees and action plans 
formulated in response to key findings
• Launching a Petrofac Workforce Forum, 
comprising 12 elected employees from 
across the organisation, to enable the 
Board to understand the views of the 
Company’s workforce and to take these 
into consideration during decision making

• Intention is for a significant number of our 
Top 200 leaders to attend a Leadership 
Excellence programme in 2019 (and the 
remainder in 2020)

• Our Graduate Development Programme 
will recommence in 2019. Our intention is 
to hire around 150 graduates across three 
main locations (UK, UAE and India)

• Launch a Project Management Capability 
Development Programme to support a 
consistent approach to the development 
of project engineers, managers, directors 
and project support functions

• Developing a cadre of 

• Conducted regular business 

future leaders, 
providing them with 
the opportunities to 
demonstrate their 
potential and 
accelerate their 
progression

unit talent reviews and 
succession planning 
discussions

• Formally recognised early 

career individuals who have 
made a significant contribution 
to the business

• Reviewed the talent and 

succession plans for our Top 
1,000 employees with the 
Nominations Committee

• Continued to build management 

and leadership capability 
through the delivery of the 
Petrofac Pathway programmes

To enable us to attract the right people, 
support them in their development, and 
strengthen our leadership capabilities, we 
employ HR professionals with expertise in 
a number of related disciplines. They are 
based in each of our key locations, use 
common tools, follow consistent 
processes, and deliver against a 
business-focused HR strategy.

A key to our distinctive, delivery-focused 
culture is the strength of our values (safe, 
ethical, innovative, responsive, quality and 
cost conscious, and driven to deliver). 
These values are therefore linked to our 
Group-wide performance management 
process and celebrated through our annual 
EVE (Excellence, Values, Energy) Awards. 

Continuing the transition towards 
a capital-light business 
As covered elsewhere in this Annual 
Report, the Group continued to reduce its 
capital intensity, with further efficiencies 
and the formal exit from various operations. 
As a consequence, our headcount 
reduced to 11,500 by the end of 2018.

Given the business environment, we 
paused our formal graduate recruitment 
and development programmes for one 
more year. However, with an emphasis on 
building a cadre of future leaders, and with 
the prospect of improving conditions, we 
intend to welcome a new graduate intake 
in 2019. Our aim is to increase diversity 
– gender and nationality – and support 
localisation targets.

While the wider business environment is 
beginning to show signs of improvement, 
there is still a relative scarcity of oil and gas 
positions, and voluntary turnover levels are 
thought to be low throughout the industry. 
At Petrofac the voluntary staff attrition 
remains similar to previous years. 

Benefiting from new talent 
management and career progression 
programmes
With a clear emphasis on identifying and 
developing talent within our business, we 
continued to invest in The Learning Hub, 
an integrated cloud-based system that 
supports performance, talent, succession 
and competence management, as well as 
training management and e-learning. 

Following its introduction in 2017, the 
system saw its first full year of operation in 
2018, which brought more consistency to 
the way people are developed and 
managed and helps Petrofac to build 
capability, and drive performance. It also 

49

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsOur PetroVoices survey helps us to monitor 
employee engagement, build on strengths 
and address concerns. Several of our 2018 
HR initiatives were a direct response to the 
results of our last survey (conducted in 
2016). In early 2019, all business units and 
functions will be drawing up action plans to 
address the top priority areas for action 
identified from the 2018 survey. To monitor 
engagement levels more closely, the 
survey will be repeated during 2019 and 
run annually in the future.

We actively encourage employee share 
ownership, believing that it builds 
commitment to the Company’s goals. In 
2018, 39% of our employees participated in 
at least one of the Petrofac employee share 
schemes.

Improving the consistency and 
capability of our HR operations
Back in 2017, the structure of the Group’s 
HR operation was changed, with all HR 
teams now reporting to the Group HR 
function. During 2018 further steps were 
taken to integrate the HR teams and 
enhance the skills of those within them. 

In 2019, the application of digital 
technology will be a key theme for the HR 
function. As well as building on The 
Learning Hub, this will include the further 
enhancement of the existing Enterprise 
Resource Planning (ERP) system. We will 
be taking our Petrofac Academy online – 
offering at least 40 online training courses, 
as a first step in digitising our Learning & 
Development offerings to our employees. 
The Group will also prepare for a sizeable 
intake of new graduates and our Global 
Mobility practices will be reviewed.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

means employees having direct access to 
all of their competence, e-learning training, 
scorecard and appraisal information, and 
line managers having access to information 
about those within their teams. 

A benefit of The Learning Hub is our ability 
to track the completion of mid-year and 
end-of-year reviews, and to monitor 
completion levels of e-learning undertaken. 
For example, during 2018 the number of 
hours of learning completed topped 7,500.

Bringing more discipline to leadership 
development and succession planning
A focus of our HR strategy is to develop 
the Group’s leadership capabilities and 
ensure that succession plans are in place 
across all tiers of management. 

In 2018 301 people participated in one or 
other of our Petrofac Pathway programmes 
– Supervisor Toolkit, Management 
Essentials and Management & Leadership 
Development Programme. 

Enhancing our reward and recognition 
processes
A new Centre of Excellence for 
Compensation and Benefits was established 
as part of the Global HR team. With this in 
place, a new Global Reward Strategy was 
developed, ready for launch and roll-out in 
2019. Total Reward Statements were also 
issued to the top 1,200 employees. These 
personalised statements detailed the total 
pay and benefits package each employee 
received in 2018, providing further 
transparency and enhancements to our 
reward and recognition processes.

A set of revised grading descriptors was 
released, helping everyone understand the 
expectations for each employee grade.

Aiming for a highly engaged workforce 
with a sense of ownership
Towards the end of the year, we received the 
results of our 2018 PetroVoices employee 
survey and, as anticipated, these reflected 
the challenges the Group has faced over 
recent years.

50

CELEBRATING 
OUR ‘RISING 
STARS’
A new way to recognise the sort of 
people who make Petrofac special.

At the heart of everything we do, the six 
Petrofac values guide our decisions and 
behaviours: safe, ethical, innovative, 
responsive, quality and cost conscious, 
and driven to deliver. Each year, these 
values are celebrated through the 
Petrofac EVE Awards. We also give 
special emphasis to the young people 
who best embody them, and are 
destined to become the future leaders 
of the Company. 

This is the thinking behind the Rising 
Star category of the awards, which was 
introduced in 2017 and repeated in 
2018. In total, we received 26 
nominations, all of which came from our 
Managing Directors and were seconded 
by the nominees’ line managers. 
Judges were asked to consider how 
these individuals had lived our values, 
supported our business, and gone 
above and beyond what was expected 
of them.

Three of our brightest young employees 
were shortlisted from a very competitive 
field. The winner was Eilidh Snadden, a 
young engineer from Aberdeen, who 
narrowly edged ahead of her colleagues 
Kavita Ramaswamy and Joakim Treider.

This Rising Star award demonstrates 
how seriously we value the active 
contribution of our younger talent, and 
the way we seek to celebrate the sort of 
people who set Petrofac apart from our 
competitors.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacINNOVATIVE WAYS
TO MANAGE
OIL SPILL RISKS
IN MEXICO
Petrofac has been finding new  
ways to prevent and respond  
to oil spills in Southern Mexico,  
while improving relationships  
with the local communities.

Located in Tabasco state, our Santuario 
asset stretches over 184 square kilometres 
end to end, encompassing many local 
communities and a topography that poses 
extensive operational challenges to cover.

Oil field vandalism has been common 
practice in Tabasco ranging from theft of 
metal to damage of oil facilities that creates 
spills to generate income. Work blockages 
and restrictions to accessing land, 
associated with various community and 
stakeholder issues, have further 
exacerbated the problems.

One such attack, originally perpetrated in 
2017, went undetected for some time. 
To make matters worse, a deteriorating 
relationship with local landowners, 
communities and unions stalled the 
clean-up campaign.

Petrofac decided to reach out directly to the 
interested parties in the local community. A 
meeting was facilitated with community 
leaders, landowners, trade unions and a 
specialist clean-up contractor. Together, 
they worked out a solution.

An innovative landfarming technique was 
selected to nurse the land back to good 
health. Local people, rather than outsiders, 
were trained to do much of the work, 
acquiring new skills in the process. As the 
solution was brokered locally, rather than 
being imposed, there were no further 
blockades to contend with.

As a result, the clean-up was completed 
during the dry season, which avoided the 
risks of the contamination spreading. The 
costs of the operation were around 50% 
lower than initial estimates, and a far more 
productive relationship was established 
with nearby communities that will be built 
on in the coming year.

c.70

wells were fitted with new back-pressure 
valves, preventing several spills

In addition to building community 
relationships, engineering remedies were 
trialled and subsequently introduced to 
provide yet another line of defence. The 
Petrofac teams devised and deployed an 
ingenious new type of back-pressure valve 
that automatically stops the flow of oil 
when changes in pressure (resulting from 
well head vandalism) are detected. The 
system, which was designed in-house, 
was fitted to around 70 wells in the oil field, 
and has prevented several spills.

Innovative remote sensing and surveillance 
solutions have also been implemented, 
including use of a Remote Pilot Aircraft 
System (RPAS – drone), introduced to map 
the complete field and for real-time aerial 
monitoring of assets, well heads and 
pipelines. The objective is to deter vandals 
and detect any spills early to reduce the 
environmental impact as the RPAS can fly 
over the entire length of the pipeline four 
times a day. As a result of the project there 
has been a substantial reduction in 
vandalism activities. 

The success of these projects has given 
confidence to the team to replicate these 
initiatives at other assets in Mexico. However, 
scarcity and shortage of petroleum products 
as well as socio-economic problems 
continue to drive pipeline vandalism, and 
mitigating spill risks remain an ongoing 
challenge in Mexico.

51

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

ENGAGING WITH LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES

COMMITMENT

Wherever we work, we are committed to being a good corporate citizen, 
by helping local communities to be healthier, more prosperous, and more 
engaged with our work.

In particular, we aim to engage with local stakeholders to understand and manage the social 
impacts of our business, address any concerns they may have, and maximise the benefits 
we are able to bring to their communities.

While we often have a contractual or regulatory obligation to manage the social impact of our 
business, we also encourage a culture of active community engagement and support many 
related initiatives.

The Petrofac Social Performance 
Framework governs the way we approach 
community engagement. It consists of our 
Social Performance Standard and a set of 
guidelines that enable us to meet the 
commitments set out in the Petrofac 
Ethical, Social and Regulatory Risk Policy. 

Our community engagement initiatives fall 
into two main categories:

•  Community development – where our 

operations are located close to local 
communities, we generally work with 
stakeholders to plan and implement 
initiatives that will benefit local people, 
such as skills training, creating 
opportunities for local labour, and 
investing in local supply chains.

Social investments

Community development

Strategic corporate giving

•  Strategic corporate giving – across 

US$1.2m

US$0.7m

US$0.5m

2.7m

3.8m

1.2m

16

17

18

2.3m

2.1m

0.7m

16

17

18

0.3m

1.7m

0.5m

PRIORITIES AND PERFORMANCE

2018 Priorities

2018 Performance

2019 Priorities

• Review and update our existing 
social programmes in Mexico to 
support our changing business 
operations

• Develop a strategy to address 
land access, blockages and 
vandalism in Mexico

• We worked with local 

communities and stakeholders 
in Mexico and Oman to update 
our Social Management 
Systems and plans, refine our 
social investment programmes, 
and increase engagement with 
government bodies

• Implement and embed social 
programmes prioritised by 
communities in our projects in 
Oman and Thailand

• Support municipalities in 

Tabasco State (Mexico) to 
establish and fund their own 
Municipal Development Plans 
and promote greater local 
capability in community 
development

• A new strategy was 

• Extend use of remote sensor 

implemented to include the 
local community in our 
operational work teams

• Incidences of extortion-driven 
blockages were referred to the 
legal authorities 

technology to combat 
vandalism further

• Strengthen social investment 
projects in Tunisia to support 
the drilling campaign planned 
for late 2018

• Although the drilling campaign 
was postponed until 2019, 
social investment projects 
continued

• Review and update the 
corporate giving strategy
• Align initiatives across the 

Group to the revised strategy

• Our approach to social 

investment was reviewed, 
with increased emphasis 
on gender equality

• Effective handover of social 

investment programmes as part 
of the completion of the Chergui 
asset sale

• Raise awareness of the revised 
social investment guidance and 
align initiatives across the Group 

• Incorporate due diligence 

• The social investment process 

was reviewed and updated, and 
due diligence screening 
developed

screening into our compliance 
portal for all third parties 
undertaking social investment 
projects

52

the Group, we support community-based 
initiatives, with a particular focus on 
science, technology, engineering and 
mathematics (STEM) education. Our 
social investments are also aligned to the 
relevant United Nations Sustainable 
Development Goals.

16

17

18

Reflecting on our 2018 performance
Our overall approach and philosophy 
remained largely unchanged in 2018. 
However, the revised contracts and 
operating arrangements in both Mexico and 
Tunisia allowed us to refine our 
long-established programmes, hand over 
co-ordination where assets have been 
divested, and work with local communities 
to agree on activities for 2019.

Meanwhile, our community engagement 
approach and credentials continue to play 
a prominent role in the bidding process. 
Our risk assessment and security teams 
seek to understand and address any 
situations where community relations could 
negatively impact a project.

Ensuring that local communities take 
the lead on development programmes
We typically conduct community 
development initiatives when we act as the 
operator of a client’s assets. In such 
instances, our ability to operate effectively 
is often determined by the quality of our 
relationships with local communities and 
our understanding of their priorities and 
expectations. Accordingly, in 2018, a key 
theme has been to strengthen partnerships 
with local stakeholders, and encourage 
local communities to take the lead in 
development programmes that we fund.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacIn Mexico
Our approach to active community 
engagement was particularly evident in 
Mexico, where we opened a new field 
office in Santuario to support our new 
Production Sharing Contracts and the 
additional responsibilities entailed. This 
new open-door facility provides local 
communities and property owners with 
up-to-date project information, clarity on 
grievance procedures, and opportunities 
for involvement in social programmes.

In Tabasco State, all development 
programmes are now being determined by 
local communities, with local authorities 
partnering on their implementation. In 
2019, this approach will be extended, by 
helping municipalities to establish and fund 
their own Municipal Development Plans.

Also in Tabasco State, we developed a 
new online database to improve access to 
information on issues such as land access 
rights, land contracts, past incidents, and 
grievances. This should improve the speed 
and consistency of our related community 
engagement.

During 2018, our total community 
development investment for Mexico 
amounted to US$400,000 (75% of which is 
cost recoverable), compared with 
US$1.8 million in 2017, the reduction 
reflecting the continued strategy of 
divesting non-core assets.

In Tunisia
We continued to support a number of public 
infrastructure, local industry and community 
projects to support our Tunisian operations, 
located in the Kerkennah Islands, until 
handover to their new operator. 

The total investment was around 
US$200,000. This included improvements 
to 12 local schools, the purchase of new 
boat engines for 20 local fishermen, and 
the installation of new photovoltaic street 
lights across the main island to improve 
security across several poorly-lit public 
areas.

Aligning our strategic corporate 
giving programmes
During 2018, we strengthened our 
corporate giving strategy, with the roll out 
of a new Social Investment Guidance 
document. As before, this focuses on 
initiatives that promote STEM education 
and/or improve employability for young 
people from marginalised groups, but has 
an increased emphasis on gender equality.

We also support various philanthropic 
initiatives that enhance employee 
engagement by working with charities that 
are relevant to employees or are located 
close to our offices. 

Highlights from 2018 include:

In India
There is a regulatory requirement for us to 
spend at least 2% of our revenues on social 
investments, equating to a Petrofac 
investment of more than US$255,000. In 
Chennai, for example, we supported a 
number of projects from the Sevelaya Trust, 
and around US$65,000 was contributed to 
school renovations and a sports and fitness 
centre for vulnerable young people.

Meanwhile, in Mumbai, we continued our 
partnership with the Social Economic and 
Educational Development Society, 
supporting vocational training programmes 
for 72 young people.

In the UAE
Around US$150,000 was contributed to 
various charities and initiatives, including 
learning and development events at the 
American University in Sharjah and support 
to the Pearl Initiative, a Gulf business–led 
organisation promoting accountability and 
transparency in business.

In Malaysia
Various education-themed initiatives were 
progressed, including a US$25,000 
contribution towards a university-led 
initiative to encourage more public-private 
partnerships in research and development.

In the UK
We continued our support of the 
Connecting STEM Teachers programme, 
run by the Royal Academy of Engineering 
which supports a nationwide network of 
teaching coordinators. In the 2017/18 
academic year more than 11,000 
secondary school students benefited from 
our involvement. Meanwhile, in Aberdeen, 
we marked the 20th anniversary of our 
continuing support for the Lochside 
Academy, which encourages students to 
explore STEM-related subjects. 

Looking ahead to 2019
In 2019, we will continue with the same 
overall approach and philosophy.

In Mexico, with the communities in which 
we work, we have set out a wide-ranging 
programme of investments. These include 
cultural and sports initiatives, improved local 
healthcare facilities, a series of educational 
investments, and support for local 
economies through significant skills training 
programmes. 

In our EPC projects in Oman and Thailand 
we will commence stakeholder engagement 
programmes to ensure the communities in 
which we operate are kept informed of 
project activities and social investment 
initiatives.

Meanwhile, having completed the sale of 
the Chergui asset in Tunisia at the end of 
2018, community development 
programmes were temporarily postponed 
to facilitate a smooth hand over to Perenco 
(Oil & Gas) International Limited.

For our strategic corporate giving 
programmes, in the UK we continue to 
address the engineering skills gap through 
targeted investment in STEM education 
with the Royal Academy of Engineering 
and in Oman we support the development 
of young engineers through our 
partnership with the Sultan Qaboos 
University in Muscat.

Finally, to improve the way we evaluate 
these social investment initiatives, we plan 
to incorporate our due diligence screening 
and project assessment into our Group 
compliance portal.

53

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS 
ACROSS OUR SUPPLY CHAIN

COMMITMENT

Petrofac operates in challenging environments where human rights issues can 
become a source of risk, both for our business and for some of the people who 
work on our sites. 

We are committed to working in partnership with our clients and suppliers to ensure that 
human rights are respected throughout our business operations and across all of our project 
sites. We also strive to follow best industry practice, working in accordance with the core 
conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Global 
Compact, of which we are a signatory. 

Supplier labour rights 
due diligence screening  

Projects completing 
labour rights assessments 

Human rights training   
(person training hours)

45%
new and existing suppliers screened

40%
new E&C projects assessed

227
person training hours completed

<5%

16%

45%

16

17

18

<5%

14%

40%

16

17

18

38

51

227

16

17

18

PRIORITIES AND PERFORMANCE

2018 Priorities

2018 Performance

2019 Priorities

• Launch a training and 

awareness programme to 
support implementation of our 
Labour Rights Standard

• Develop a labour rights 

subcontractor management 
process

• Fully integrate our Labour 

Rights Standard into our digital 
supplier and vendor 
management system

• Publicly report further progress 
on our efforts to implement the 
requirements of the UK Modern 
Slavery Act (MSA)

• Our new training programme, to 
support implementation of our 
Labour Rights and Worker 
Welfare standards, was 
launched – commencing with 
our executive management, 
cascaded to relevant functions, 
and extended to projects and 
key subcontractors

• A labour rights management 
toolkit was developed, and 
human rights issues were 
included in the compliance 
portal, through which all of our 
key suppliers are annually 
assessed

• Third party due diligence was 
extended through our supply 
chain management system, and 
labour rights screening was 
included in the prequalification 
process for all subcontractors

• We updated the Executive 
Committee and Board on 
progress in meeting our MSA 
commitments, and issued a 
public statement

• Further strengthen our 

• We continued to engage with 

collaboration with industry 
partners, and share the 
outcomes of our work with 
stakeholders

the wider industry, engaging in 
industry bodies, and speaking 
at relevant industry conferences 
and events

• Progressively extend our 
awareness and training 
programme across our new 
projects and geographies and 
to key subcontractors and 
recruiters

• Embed the new due diligence 
processes in our compliance 
and supply chain systems, and 
raise awareness with key 
functions

• Adopt into the next public 

statement all relevant 
recommendations from the UK 
Government’s 2018 
independent review of the MSA

• Enhance collaboration with 
country human rights and 
labour forums and share good 
practice with wider industry 
stakeholders

2018 marked a change in our focus with 
regard to respecting human rights.

As reported in previous years, our main 
exposure to potential human rights issues 
is through our supply chain and, more 
specifically, its employment of low-skilled 
migrant workers from ‘high risk’ countries. 
We had therefore worked to understand 
the true extent of this exposure, develop 
our policy framework, and establish our 
response. We conducted due diligence, 
developed a Labour Rights Standard, 
set out our future commitments, and 
established a Labour Rights Steering Group.

This year, we shifted our attention to 
awareness raising, training, capacity 
building, and ensuring that our requirements 
are understood and implemented across 
our extended supply chain. 

Addressing risks via sustainable 
remediation
Through our due diligence programmes, 
we know that the main human rights 
vulnerability is in the employment of 
unskilled migrant labour in the supply chain 
at our large engineering and construction 
projects, who can be exposed to risks of 
the charging of excessive recruitment fees, 
unconsented retention of travel documents 
and the risk of contract discrepancies, by 
recruitment agents.

To address this, we have stepped up our 
scrutiny of subcontractors. For example, 
as part of the prequalification process, 
we have included labour rights screening. 
As part of the ongoing business 
relationship, we also require them to 
validate their compliance with all of our 
rules and standards, including labour rights 
and worker welfare.

Where we discover an issue, our emphasis 
is on sustainable remediation – to deal, 
honestly and openly with our concerns, 
and agree on a path to the full 
implementation of our policy requirements 
and standards. 

54

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacOur commitments for 2019  
and beyond
For 2019, our priority will be to continue 
to roll-out and embed the various initiatives 
and resources. This will include:

•  An update of our Code of Conduct 
to make human rights more explicit

•  Extending our labour rights programme 
across our new projects and the wider 
Group

Meanwhile, we will strengthen our 
subcontractor compliance assurance 
processes, and will continue with the 
series of project audits to assess the level 
of compliance in sites and address any 
issues encountered.

Looking further ahead, we aim to continue 
to drive innovation and improvement, and to 
report on our achievements, incorporating 
good practice from peer learning. 

Implementing a new Worker Welfare 
Standard
To complement our new Labour Rights 
Standard, we finalised and launched a new 
Worker Welfare Standard, covering topics 
such as accommodation, catering, 
recreation, healthcare, transportation, 
working hours, and workforce 
engagement. 

This sets out the minimum requirements 
for every Petrofac project and asset, 
and applies to every worker, irrespective 
of whether they are employed by the 
Company or through a subcontractor. 
As well as communicating the Standard 
to all employees and subcontractors, 
we also shared it with clients and peers.

Many of the requirements were already 
well established. What the Standard aims 
to do is to ensure that they are applied 
consistently across the Group, and 
guarantee that everyone on our sites 
is entitled to safe and healthy working 
conditions.

This commitment to worker wellbeing not 
only improves the health and morale of our 
workers, but also increases efficiency, 
performance, and safety – and is therefore 
instrumental to achieving our ultimate goal 
of zero incidents.

Engaging across the sector  
to respect human rights
We were, of course, assisted by an 
increased awareness of human rights 
issues across our sector, and the 
emergence of new regulations, such 
as the UK Modern Slavery Act. As a 
consequence, we were able to step up 
our collaboration with industry peers and 
stakeholders, to adopt common principles, 
and drive industry-wide improvement 
in working practices.

For example, we participated in various 
industry bodies, such as IPIECA, the global 
oil and gas industry association for 
environmental and social issues, and 
Building Responsibly, a global contractor 
coalition committed to promoting the rights 
and welfare of workers. We also presented 
our work at several conferences and 
events, such as the Society of Petroleum 
Engineers’ annual conference.

We have also teamed up with clients to 
emphasise our commitment to human 
rights. For example, we have been active 
participants in the Oman Labour Forum, 
a BP-led stakeholder group which seeks 
to establish common industry practices. 
As part of this, we also worked with BP 
to undertake a mass survey of human 
rights issues involving 1,200 of our 
workforce on the US$800 million Khazzan 
Phase 2 project. 

55

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

TURNING
CHALLENGE INTO
OPPORTUNITY
Partnering with our client to enhance 
labour rights and worker welfare 
in Oman.

Aside from being the right thing to do,  
the commercial case for improving labour 
rights and worker welfare is compelling. 
When workers are happy and engaged, 
they tend to work more safely and 
efficiently, and the risk of delays and 
disputes is minimised.

But, with a huge project involving a 
subcontractor workforce of thousands of 
people from many different nationalities, 
it can be a challenge to appreciate the 
true conditions faced by all workers on 
the US$800 million project in Oman. We 
partnered with our client to understand 
the realities – and address any issues.

For example, as part of the induction 
programme, we surveyed more than 
3,000 workers to find out about possible 
labour rights breaches. In particular, 
we wanted to know if anyone had been 
forced to pay recruitment fees to agents 
in their home country. Where they said 
they had, we automatically reimbursed 
them, and followed up with the employers 
and their agents to put solutions in place.

By the end of 2018, Employer Pays Principle 
(for project recruitment) was fully embedded 
down the supply chain and the project 
assessed as debt-free, with over 95% 
of the workforce having no recruitment-
related debts at all, and a reimbursement 
programme in place to resolve the legacy 
debt of the remaining workers. We also 
participated in the Oman Labour Forum, 
an industry stakeholder group which 
seeks to promote labour welfare 
improvements and establish common 
industry practices.

At the Ghazeer site, you can immediately 
see the commitment to worker welfare, 
and this is reflected in the quality of the 
Petrofac-built onsite accommodation. 
Rooms are spacious and well-equipped, 
and there are top quality recreational 

facilities. So, if you like playing snooker, 
tennis, or basketball, or just relaxing and 
watching a movie in the site’s cinema, 
there is always something to do in your 
spare time. Also, a wellness programme 
promotes health awareness, with a focus 
on diet and nutrition and opportunities to 
address mental health issues like stress 
and depression.

Petrofac’s Construction Director, 
Mohamed Shaheen, says that one of the 
characteristics of the project is the open 
culture and close collaboration between 
teams, “I regularly sit in on the Welfare 
Committee meetings, which includes 
representatives from all parts of the 
project, and they do a great job of 
addressing concerns and proposing 
improvements. This shows in how happy 
the guys are on site and how safely and 
productively we’re delivering the project.”

95%

of the workforce on the project having no 
recruitment-related debts

56

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGENERATING ECONOMIC  
VALUE IN-COUNTRY

COMMITMENT

The support of local economies has always been important to Petrofac. 

Wherever the Company operates, we are committed to creating shared value, by 
supporting local supply chains, employing local people and stimulating local economies. 

As well as being the right thing to do, we see the creation of in-country value (ICV) as a 
source of competitive advantage, helping us to bid on challenging projects, keep costs 
down, improve the quality and availability of local suppliers, and build stronger 
relationships with local stakeholders.

We therefore aim to make a positive and measurable contribution to the economies in 
which we operate.

Goods and services  

Key project jobs 

Our worldwide 
contribution to public 
finances – total taxes paid

US$1.1bn

75,500

US$560m

2.3

1.2

1.1

16

17

18

69,500

75,500

75,500

16

17

18

US$571m

US$422m

US$560m

16

17

18

PRIORITIES AND PERFORMANCE

2018 Priorities

2018 Performance

2019 Priorities

• Enhance the Oman ICV 

• A central ICV management 

programme through creation of 
a centralised function to share 
learnings between projects

• Expand the provision of quality 
technical training for Omani 
nationals at the Takatuf Petrofac 
Oman (TPO) Centre of 
Excellence

team was created in Muscat, 
responsible for implementing 
and expanding the ICV 
programme across all 
new projects

• The TPO facility received its first 
cadre of students in April 2018, 
who received operational and 
maintenance training, including 
disciplines like HSSE, 
scaffolding, welding, fabrication, 
electrical and instrumentation

• Develop and deliver project-
specific ICV plans linked to 
national ICV priorities

• Deepen our analysis down the 

value chain to track and 
enhance the retained value

• Support the Oman Ministry of 
Commerce Small and Medium 
Enterprises (SME) programme 
through capacity building to 
enhance local SME input on 
our projects

• Further progress the Saudi 

• For our Fadhili Project in 

• Further enhance our IKTVA 

localisation strategy towards a 
70% IKTVA* by 2021

Saudi Arabia:
50% of total material ordered to 
date has been placed with local 
In-Kingdom (IK) vendors
54% of total contract value is 
placed on vendors and 
subcontractors

programme through prioritising:
Local purchases
Increased employment 
opportunities for Saudi 
graduates
Initiatives to support suppliers to 
raise their IKTVA 

• Continue to enhance our tax risk 
management and compliance 
procedures

• We issued our Tax Policy 

(available in the ‘Responsibility’ 
section on www.petrofac.com)

• Continue to monitor trends and 
best practice in tax reporting, 
and enhance our procedures 
accordingly

* IKTVA – ‘In Kingdom Total Value Add’ score is Saudi Aramco’s measure of local content

Alongside client value and shareholder 
value, we consider ICV as one of the three 
core outcomes of our business model.

In 2018, we continued to enhance and 
formalise our related initiatives, and align 
our local employment and procurement 
programmes with the ICV priorities of our 
clients and other national stakeholders. 
We also continued to support suppliers 
through our training initiatives and our 
Heath, Safety, Security, Environmental and 
Integrity Assurance (HSSEIA) programmes.

Reflecting on our 2018 performance
We continue to purchase a large 
proportion of goods and services from 
local vendors and suppliers, and also 
support a significant number of local jobs. 
Typically, this goes well beyond our 
contractual and regulatory obligations 
regarding local content. 

Working with local suppliers 
In 2018, just taking into account the key 
projects listed on page 34, we purchased 
more than US$1.1 billion worth of goods 
and services. This is slightly down from the 
US$1.2 billion spent on key projects in 2017. 
Meanwhile the proportion of locally-sourced 
goods and services decreased from 50% 
in 2017 to 31% in 2018. 

For various reasons, including the size of 
the country and the capability of the local 
supply chain, the level of local content 
varies by country. For example, on our 
projects within the United Arab Emirates 
locally-sourced goods and services 
accounted for 87% of expenditure during 
2018. Meanwhile in Oman, local 
expenditure on the Rabab Harweel project 
was 50%. The equivalent figure in Russia 
on the Sakhalin OPF project was 57%, 
and in Kuwait on the Lower Fars heavy 
oil project 51%.

Supporting local employment 
At the close of 2018, and just taking into 
account the key projects listed on page 34 
we supported almost 75,000 jobs at our 
project sites. Around 95% of these were 
through our subcontractors, the remainder 
being a mix of expatriate and local Petrofac 
employees and contractors.

The extent to which subcontractor jobs are 
held by locals or expatriates is determined 
partly by contractual requirements and partly 
by the availability of qualified candidates. 
In some countries, such as Algeria, the 
percentage of local subcontractor workers 
can exceed 85%. In others, such as UAE, 
it can fall below 10%.

57

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statements 
 
Transparency in tax reporting 
Ensuring tax compliance and increasing 
tax transparency continue to be priorities 
for governments, regulators and 
businesses. We therefore continue to 
monitor regional and global best practice, 
maintain membership of industry groups, 
and follow and provide input into tax policy 
development. 

Our tax strategy and tax policy explains 
how we approach the management of our 
tax affairs (available in the ‘Responsibility’ 
section of www.petrofac.com). 

The total amount that we pay in taxes is 
not limited to the corporate income tax 
disclosed within the financial statements. 
It also includes employee and employer 
taxes and social security payments, VAT 
and sales taxes, and other taxes such as 
withholding, property and other indirect 
taxes. The total amount paid by Petrofac 
to governments worldwide includes those 
taxes which are borne by Petrofac, as well 
as taxes collected by Petrofac but which 
are recoverable from tax authorities or 
clients and supplies. VAT and sales taxes 
are shown on an accruals basis.

Priorities for 2019
The creation of ICV is intrinsic to the 
Petrofac business model. We will therefore 
continue to make a contribution to the 
economies in which we operate, which 
tends to be commensurate with the extent 
of our operations. We aim to develop and 
deliver more project-specific ICV plans 
linked to national ICV priorities, while also 
deepening our analysis down the supply 
chain to track and enhance the 
retained value.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

Setting the standard for ICV in Oman 
In Oman, where our IVC programmes are 
most mature, we established a central ICV 
management team, and continued to 
increase and quantify our impact. 

For example, the new Takatuf Petrofac 
Oman training centre received its first 
cadre of students. This US$30 million 
facility is intended to accelerate the training 
of young Omanis and provide the country’s 
oil and gas operators with a ready supply 
of qualified, job-ready graduates (for more 
information see the case study on page 18). 
Meanwhile, to support the development 
of a world-class local workforce, Petrofac 
signed a postgraduate scholarship 
agreement with the Sultan Qaboos 
University. For the 2018-2019 academic 
year, this will support three Omani students 
pursuing MSc programmes in mechanical, 
chemical and process, and civil engineering. 

To reflect the Omani government’s emphasis 
on the small and medium enterprises, 
we also launched a programme of technical 
support for smaller suppliers. Initially 
targeting around 30 companies, the aim 
is to build local capacity by matching 
qualified suppliers with project opportunities.

Meanwhile, around 245 Omani nationals 
(32% of our direct workforce) were 
employed across our operations. With the 
start-up of major projects in Salalah and 
Duqm, we are providing further 
employment opportunities. Reflecting our 
achievements, we were awarded “2018 
Best ICV Contractor” by Petroleum 
Development Oman (PDO). 

Making a significant contribution 
to public finances
Through the taxes we pay, Petrofac makes 
a significant financial contribution to the 
public finances of the local economies 
in which we operate.

In 2018, the total amount paid to 
governments in tax was US$560 million, 
comprising corporate income tax, 
employment taxes, other forms of tax and 
social security contributions.

58

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacPROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

COMMITMENT

We are committed to working in an environmentally responsible way and limiting the environmental impact of our operations 
around the globe. Our target is zero environmental incidents and a progressive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Scope 1 Emissions 
(direct from owned or 
controlled sources) Tonnes 
of carbon emissions 
(000 tCO2e) 

Scope 2 Emissions  
(indirect from purchased 
energy)

GHG Intensity IES 
000 tCO2e per million boe 
production 

GHG Intensity E&C/EPS 
000 tCO2e per million 
hours worked

244

235

239

16

17

18

18

12

12

16

17

18

90

77

56

16

17

18

0.30

0.23

0.20

16

17

18

Number of spills above 
one barrel 
(6 from vandalism)

Hydrocarbon spilled volume 
in barrels 
(968 from vandalism)

3

2

7

16

17

18

16

52

970

16

17

18

PRIORITIES AND PERFORMANCE

2018 Priorities

2018 Performance

2019 Priorities

• Implement additional new requirements to ensure 

• As of 2018, all new projects operate in full 

• Develop and roll out an Environmental Toolkit 

Group-wide compliance with ISO 14001:2015

compliance with ISO14001:2015

to support the Environment Management System 
and integrated assurance programme

• Continue to strengthen the environmental 

assurance programme

• Our environmental assurance programme 
was strengthened with revised checklists 
and questionnaires

• Continue to maintain independent third-party 

• Our emission performance data continues 

verification of reported environmental 
performance on emissions and spills

• Continue to focus on improvements in energy 
efficiency, including participation in the Energy 
Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

to be third party verified

• Beyond our ESOS participation, we continued 

to achieve energy efficiency improvements across 
several projects. Details provided in case studies 
on page 61

• Identify further opportunities for improving energy 
efficiency by conducting a feasibility study on the 
use of renewable energy in power generation on 
construction projects

• Ensure all components of the Emergency 

• A new Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness and 

• Roll out the Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness 

Response and Crisis Management teams are 
strengthened through integrated training.

Response Standard has been developed

• Work on a Spill Prevention Guidance document, 

and Response Standard and Inspection Checklist 
across the Group

• Integrate environmental, asset integrity and social 
economic aspects into oil spill risk ranking across 
the Group

Spill Prevention Inspection Checklist and 
consequence ranking tool was progressed 

• Continue to achieve a reduction in our 

• We continued to meet our targets for reductions 

greenhouse gas intensity (GHG) performance

in GHG intensity

• Conduct a gap analysis on information to be 
included in the Annual Report against TCFD 
recommendations 

• Continue to achieve a reduction in our GHG 

performance through energy efficiency initiatives

59

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsTo address the situation, we continue to invest 
in physical-safety measures, tamper-proof 
components, remote-sensing systems, and 
improved surveillance (see page 51).

Investigation and clean-up of contamination 
is carried out for each spill. In addition, we 
continue to work with Pemex, our client, as 
well as local communities and government 
authorities to address the root causes.

Finding new ways to reduce our 
environmental footprint
We continue to raise awareness of 
environmental issues among our employees, 
and encourage them to implement local 
initiatives. Each year, we run a month-long 
campaign to encourage actions to reduce 
environment impacts. Also, energy audits 
are conducted at Petrofac-owned facilities 
to identify opportunities to reduce energy 
consumption and enhance energy efficiency.

Continuing improvements in energy 
efficiency
For many years, energy efficiency has 
been an area of focus, as indicated by a 
large number of local initiatives. This is 
prominently featured in the Policy Vision of 
our Environmental Policy, which is intended 
to guide all of our activities.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

As an oilfield services company that 
designs, develops and operates large-scale 
facilities, Petrofac’s business is directly 
linked to environmental considerations. 
This includes energy and climate change 
concerns and the risk of environmental 
incidents, as well as the environmental 
performance of our own operations.

We conduct comprehensive environmental 
risk assessments and reviews at all stages 
of our new projects. We also follow a 
systematic approach to environmental 
management, even in places where 
this is not required by local regulations. 
In addition, during the design phase, 
our value engineering process enables us 
to optimise resources and project footprints, 
and minimise environmental impacts.

In terms of our emissions performance, 
for all of our business lines, we aim to 
achieve a 2% year-on-year reduction in 
greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity 
over the baseline year of 2015, with a 
20% reduction by 2030. These targets 
are supported by strategies and actions 
to optimise energy efficiency, implement 
technical solutions, and encourage 
employee-led initiatives. We annually 
participate in the Carbon Disclosure 
Project (CDP) that is now aligned to the 
Task Force on Climate-related Financial 
Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations to 
publicly disclose our performance and 
approach towards climate related issues. 
In 2018 we achieved a CDP rating of ‘C’, 
which is in line with the average for our 
direct competitors.

Our energy consumption data and GHG 
emissions are assured and verified by an 
independent third party (Ricardo UK), and 
our spill performance is closely monitored. 
In addition, we collect data on the waste 
that leaves our facilities, which is typically 
segregated, measured and reported by 
category. The recyclable waste is handed 
over to approved waste recyclers and 
the scheduled waste goes to authorised 
agencies for safe handling and disposal.

Reflecting on our overall performance
Overall the trend was generally positive 
for 2018, with a reduction in our GHG 
intensity, and a reduced volume of 
oil spilled from operational incidents. 
However, there was a 2% increase in 
absolute GHG emissions, due to a change 
in reporting boundaries and the addition 
of emissions from the FPF1 (UK) and 
Santuario (Mexico) assets, which now fall 
under our reporting responsibilities and 
account for 15% of total emissions.

In terms of intensity of emissions, we again 
improved our performance. Over 2018, we 
achieved a 55% reduction in GHG intensity 
in Integrated Energy Services and an 13% 
reduction in Engineering & Construction.

Improvements were driven by increases 
in low emission intensity production, new 
initiatives at individual projects and assets, 
and improved awareness among the wider 
workforce. For example: our Chennai office 
implemented a low energy lighting initiative, 
and replaced all light fittings with low 
power LEDs; operational teams in Malaysia 
reduced emissions by strategically shifting 
their helicopter base from Kota Bharu to 
Kerteh; and, in Mexico, our teams initiated 
a project at the El Golpe facility to reduce 
flaring. Meanwhile, several of our projects 
moved from the peak construction to 
commissioning phases, further reducing 
fuel consumption.

In terms of spills due to operations, 
we achieved fewer spills compared to 
the previous year. There was only one 
reportable operational spill above one 
barrel: a pipe burst released two barrels 
of hydraulic oil into the sea. 

However, there has been an increase in 
overall spill incidents and volumes. The 
largest proportion of these spills continue 
to take place onshore in Mexico, often 
the result of deliberate sabotage. Having 
entered into a Production Sharing Contract 
in 2018 with Pemex in Santuario, such 
incidents are now recorded in our reported 
total oil spilled. This year alone, there were 
six reportable spills due to vandalism in 
the Santuario field, releasing 968 barrels of 
crude oil to the surroundings. 

60

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESSES FOR 2018

Adding value to our clients’ operations
Our teams often go beyond client 
requirements as they seek to optimise 
energy efficiency and save natural 
resources. In doing so, they consider 
the entire lifecycle of a project, and are 
often able to propose solutions that 
can have significant long-term 
environmental benefits.

Minimising fresh water consumption 
in Mexico
The Magallanes compression station is 
a mature asset, and its eight compressor 
engines have traditionally been cooled 
with fresh water – adding up to some 
263 thousand litres a day.

To reduce consumption, the local 
operations team decided to introduce 
a closed-loop cooling system. After a 
successful pilot project, the solution was 
implemented across the entire station, 
and is set to save 95 million litres of fresh 
water annually.

Achieving significant power savings 
in Kuwait 
In an LPG plant, the propane chiller tends 
to be a big consumer of power. So, when 
designing a new facility in Kuwait, the 
engineering team proposed a new 
approach. Rather than having the variable 
frequency drives running the whole time, 
they are periodically isolated when the 
motor reaches its normal operating speed. 
This innovative approach will bring a 
significant reduction in power consumption 
– adding up to 753MWh per year.

In another Kuwaiti project, the engineering 
team found a way to eliminate 98 agitators 
from the asset’s design. As well as 
reducing the construction costs, this 
will save the client 2,200MWh of energy 
consumption each year, and avoid 
34,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide 
emissions over the lifetime of the asset.

Reducing resource consumption 
through value engineering
Value engineering is a discipline followed 
by Petrofac to routinely reduce the use 
of commodities like steel and cement, 
and minimise the environmental footprint 
of a planned project – without compromising 
its quality. Multi-disciplinary teams come 
together to discuss and optimise project 
layouts and propose alternative 
approaches. In 2018, there were many 
examples of substantial resource savings. 

These included:

•  Kuwait – an optimised pipe rack layout 
avoided the use of 5,525 tonnes of 
structural steel (a 35% saving on the 
original design), and 5,290 cubic metres 
of reinforced concrete (a 29% saving).

•  Russia – by modifying a clamp design, 

and replacing welds with fittings, 
the team saved 52.3 tonnes of steel.

•  Saudi Arabia – by modifying the design 
for the facility’s blast-resistant concrete 
buildings, it was possible to avoid 
the use of 155 tonnes of steel and 
3,500 cubic metres of concrete.

Reducing GHG emissions across 
our operations
Several initiatives enabled us to reduce 
GHG emissions across the Group. 
Examples include:

Rationalising helicopter transport 
in Malaysia
In Malaysia, a plan was developed to 
relocate our helicopter base from Kota 
Bharu to Kerteh. As part of this, we have 
been able to increase the use of 12-seat 
aircraft, which has reduced the number 
of flights by around 25%.

Upgrading to LED lighting in Chennai
In our Chennai offices we replaced all our 
existing 1020 light fittings with LED bulbs, 
which brings a significant energy 
reduction and improves our related GHG 
performance – in total, we expect to see 
a total annual reduction of 280 tonnes 
of carbon dioxide emissions.

Turning out the lights in Mumbai
In our Mumbai offices, we introduced 
a new energy efficiency programme, 
through which we turn out the lights 
for 30 minutes during every lunchtime. 
As a result, we are saving almost 17,000 
units of electricity a year – equivalent to 
14.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

Reducing gas flaring in Mexico
At our El Golpe facility in Mexico, we 
upgraded the flare stack gas venting 
system with a new type of inlet gas 
system – and this has been successful 
in reducing gas flaring by around 1 million 
standard cubic feet per day.

THE RAINBOW 
IS BLACK 
Our Malaysia offshore operations 
commenced the “Black Rainbow 
2018” oil spill exercise in order 
to review and test the inter-agency 
oil spill response performance. 

Petrofac collaborated with Malaysia 
Petroleum Management (MPM), 
PETRONAS, and the Petroleum 
Industry Malaysia Mutual Aid Group 
(PIMMAG) in an exercise involving the 
deployment of specialist equipment like 
coastal booms and dispersant sprayers. 
Meanwhile, the on and offshore 
response teams mobilised 55 people 
across multiple sites. The exercise 
was a great way to test and enhance 
joint preparedness.

“Operational resilience comes from 
a culture of preparedness; it builds 
confidence and ensures if we ever need 
to respond to an emergency, we do so 
decisively with positive actions.”

Hanif Hashim  
Petrofac Malaysia General Manager

61

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 
CONTINUED

RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE 
AND ETHICAL BUSINESS 
PRACTICES

COMMITMENT

Ethical is a Petrofac value. As a key stakeholder and a significant part of the 
supply chain in the industries and countries in which we operate, we recognise 
the responsibility and opportunity we have to enable and embody ethical 
behaviours. We take this commitment seriously and continue to invest in our 
people and processes to ensure that we live up to it. 

Breaches of the Code 
of Conduct reported via 
Speak Up

81

71

102

81

16

17

18

PRIORITIES AND PERFORMANCE

2018 Priorities

2018 Performance

2019 Priorities

• The launch was delayed as  
we conducted a fuller than 
anticipated review of the Code

• We made several senior-level 

appointments to our 
compliance function and 
relocated the team to our 
Sharjah offices

• Launch and roll-out of the 
revised Code of Conduct

• We will continue to invest in and 
enhance the Group compliance 
function

• Launch and roll-out a revised 

Code of Conduct

• An enhanced and enlarged 
Group Compliance function, 
reporting to the Compliance 
and Ethics Committee, will 
continue to embed revised 
policies, standards and 
processes across the 
organisation and support our 
risk-based approach to due 
diligence of our third-party 
relationships

• The recently created Third Party 

• The Risk Committee 

• Further enhance the due 

Risk Committee will review 
high-risk relationships

commenced the review 
programme completing reviews 
of a number of high-risk 
relationships

diligence process and complete 
Risk Committee screening 
reviews of all high risk 
relationships

• An individual with seniority will 

be appointed as the single-point 
of responsibility for compliance 
at each one of our projects to 
oversee the embedding of the 
programme

• Project compliance monitoring 
introduced to 8 of our biggest 
projects

• Expand project compliance 
monitoring across all new 
projects

• Continue to respond to the  

• We continued to respond to the 

• Continue to respond to the  

SFO investigation

SFO investigation

SFO investigation

62

Our Code of Conduct (Code) sets out our 
expectations of everyone who works for 
and with Petrofac. Through our compliance 
programme, we aim to ensure all our 
employees and suppliers are aware of the 
Code and abide by its contents. We 
continue to increase the scope and reach 
of the compliance programme, and 
strengthen the governance that surrounds 
our approach to ethical business practices.

Investing in our compliance function
2018 marked a year of considerable 
investment and change in the compliance 
function. In January we appointed a new 
Group General Counsel and, in December, 
he was joined by a new Chief Compliance 
Officer. Both are based in our Sharjah 
office from where they work closely with 
the management teams of each of our 
business units in addressing governance 
and ethical issues and challenges. We 
anticipate further additions to this team 
during 2019 as we continue to invest in this 
critical aspect of our business.

Refining our compliance processes
Throughout 2018, working in conjunction 
with the Internal Audit team, we tested the 
effectiveness of our compliance processes. 
Where opportunities for improvement were 
identified, we acted on them.

For example, in some areas, we discovered 
that our due diligence processes were 
leading to delays in our procurement 
processes. To address this issue, we 
developed an integrated solution within our 
IT systems that significantly streamlines 
this process whilst further embedding our 
counterparty due diligence processes into 
our business systems.

Working with our business partners
Many of our business partners and 
stakeholders take a keen interest in our ethical 
credentials, and we work closely with them to 
share information and provide assurance.

Typically, we see such interest from our 
clients, finance providers, and export credit 
agencies. In 2018, we again responded to 
requests for engagement on ethical issues 
from across this spectrum.

Operating a confidential reporting hotline
It is vital that everyone working with 
or for us has the opportunity to raise any 
concerns which they might have in a way 
which is non-retaliatory and, if they wish, 
confidential. We therefore operate a 
multi-platform “Speak Up” programme 
which is multi-lingual and administered 
by an independent third party.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacAll notifications are reviewed by our 
investigations team and then allocated to 
the appropriate department for review. 
Where necessary remedial action is taken. 
In 2018 81 notifications were made to the 
Speak Up system, representing a 
21% decrease on 2017.

Meanwhile, we were encouraged to see an 
increase in the number of issues raised 
informally and on a non-confidential basis 
with our governance team. This suggests 
to us that our people have an increased 
awareness of the importance we place on 
these issues, and believe that their 
discussions will be dealt with in a 
non-retaliatory manner.

Enhancing our certification process
Whilst following the Code is a requirement 
of all employees, upholding the Code and 
looking out for any suspected breaches is 
a key accountability for all managers. We 
continue to refine our certification process, 
which requires managers to confirm 
annually that they understand and abide by 
the Code, have completed related training, 
and have the opportunity to raise any 
possible violations or conflicts of interest. 
In 2018, more than 3,000 managers were 
required to certify and, by the end of the 
exercise, almost all had done so.

Communicating more actively 
on our ethical agenda
Working with our business teams to ensure 
they understand and have the opportunity to 
engage with the development of our ethical 
agenda is important to our success. On this 
basis, senior members of the governance 
team regularly make presentations and 
conduct training sessions in a wide variety 
of settings. Examples include our annual 
leadership conference, employee town halls 
and input to the Petrofac Academy training 
programmes.

The importance of Ethics as a value is also 
demonstrated through our internal EVE 
Awards programme.

AN ABC CAMPAIGN
TO EMPHASISE
ETHICAL
BEHAVIOUR
As a matter of routine, all Petrofac 
employees are expected to read our 
Code of Conduct and complete a 
related e-learning course, whilst all 
line-managers are required to 
confirm that they have complied with  
its commitments.

In Malaysia, the governance team wanted 
to take things a step further. They were 
keen to emphasise that ethical behaviour is 
everyone’s everyday responsibility. As a 
result, they decided to put together an 
Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) 
campaign to raise awareness of the 
subject, and encourage employees to think 
more deeply about its implications.

Soon, the campaign materials were being 
used in team meetings to stimulate 
meaningful discussions. The campaign 
also coincided with a new drilling 
campaign, through which team members 
would have additional dealings with 
outside suppliers and contractors as well 
as clients, where the highest standards of 
ethical behaviour would be required.

People from across the business were 
invited to volunteer as Governance and 
Compliance (G&C) Partners and act as 
ethical ambassadors. A full programme of 
activity was developed – including an 
educational video, posters, walkabouts, 
training, and online surveys.

Engagement levels were very high, and 
the highly visible publicity materials sent a 
strong message to visitors as well as 
employees. Several external stakeholders 
also commented on the attitude and 
integrity of the Petrofac team. The 
campaign won the Ethical category in the 
Petrofac EVE Awards – an annual event 
which celebrates the Petrofac values.

63

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacStrategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsCHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION

During 2018, the Board discussed the new requirements set out in the 
2018 UK Corporate Governance Code (new UK Code), which became 
effective for financial years beginning from 1 January 2019, and 
consideration has been given to what improvements can be put in 
place to enhance our governance and internal controls frameworks.

Governance compliance 
Following the establishment in 2017 of a new Board Committee 
to oversee our compliance and ethics procedures, we have 
continued to strengthen and embed our compliance procedures 
across the Group. The Board remains fully committed to ensuring 
that robust internal controls are in place throughout Petrofac to 
mitigate any threats that may be encountered. We believe that the 
right behaviours and culture can only enhance long-term performance.

Changes to the Board during 2018
As we reported last year, Rijnhard van Tets stepped down in 
May 2018 after 11 years on the Board, most recently as Chairman. 
We also welcomed two new Directors during 2018. As set out 
in the Nominations Committee report on page 80, we believe that 
the appointments of Sara Akbar and David Davies ensure that the 
Board remains highly competent with the skills and experience 
to support Petrofac’s future plans. 

Board evaluation 
In compliance with the UK Code, this year’s Board evaluation 
exercise was internally facilitated and full details of the process 
and outcome are set out on page 74. 

Succession planning 
Succession planning remained a key priority for the Board 
throughout 2018. Significant progress has been made to ensure 
that changes can be managed effectively, core capabilities 
preserved, while new talent can be attracted, thus enabling 
us to implement our strategic agenda and position the business 
for longer term growth.

Stakeholder engagement 
We endeavour to actively capture the views of our stakeholders 
and, following my appointment, I met with several key investors 
to understand their views and discuss any governance concerns. 
This process was reinforced towards the end of the year with 
further investor meetings held by me and the Chairman of the 
Remuneration Committee. 

The Board acknowledged the recommendations set out in the 
new UK Code, recognising the need to develop deeper levels of 
engagement with our workforce to better understand their views. 
Further details on our new Workforce Forum are set out on page 
79 and a full report on our enhanced engagement activities will be 
provided in next year’s report.

Looking forward 
As we enter a new reporting framework under the new UK Code, 
the Board will remain committed to continuous improvement in 
governance. We will continue to monitor developments in best 
practice, giving specific focus to compliance, cyber-security, 
health and safety, and sustainability matters. 

René Médori 
Chairman 
27 February 2019

René Médori 
Non-executive Chairman

As a Board, a key priority is 
to continue to strive to do what 
is best for our Company, our 
employees, our clients, and 
our shareholders.

Dear shareholder
I am pleased to present my first governance report as your 
Chairman. Since joining the Board in 2012, I have seen the 
Company develop considerably over the years. Great progress 
has been made in many areas, but the Board acknowledges that 
a continued rigorous approach to our governance policies remains 
critical to the long-term success and sustainability of the Company. 
As a Board, a key priority is to continue to strive to do what is best 
for our Company, our employees, our clients, and our shareholders.

The Board and I were deeply saddened by the death of three 
colleagues in two work-related incidents during the year. These 
tragic events reinforce the importance we place on safety across 
all our operations and as a result, increased focus was given 
to our safety improvement plans during the year.

Governance standards 
As you would expect, governance has remained high on the 
corporate agenda throughout the year. The Board is committed to 
maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance across 
the Group, as it believes this sets the tone as to how the Company 
operates and behaves, both internally and externally. The Board 
plays a critical role in defining our behaviours and the ways in 
which we do business, and our governance framework 
emphasises the importance of compliance with regulation and 
guidance. This governance framework also defines the 
relationships between the Board, senior management, employees 
and other stakeholders.

This governance report includes details of how governance 
underpins and supports our business and the decisions we make 
every day including our ability to deliver our strategy and create 
long-term value for our shareholders. 

64

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac2018 Objectives and highlights

CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND FRAMEWORK

Objectives

Achieved

Strategy execution – provided 
leadership and guidance to support 
the Company’s strategic priorities, with 
focus given to driving the delivery of 
our operational excellence programme

Compliance and risk management 
– continued to further enhance 
procedures throughout the 
organisation, to ensure the Company’s 
internal controls processes were fully 
embedded and clearly understood

Succession planning – a new 
organisational structure was put in 
place during the year to provide greater 
oversight. These changes were 
managed effectively to preserve core 
capabilities while attracting new talent, 
thereby implementing the strategic 
agenda while positioning the business 
for longer-term growth

Project delivery – this remained a 
significant area of focus to ensure the 
execution strategy could enable the 
Company to secure new awards, while 
reaching commercial settlements on 
outstanding projects, thereby reducing 
net debt

Stakeholder engagement – 
engagement with investors and other 
stakeholders followed the Chairman’s 
appointment, to identify any potential 
concerns. Further engagement with key 
stakeholders by the Chairman and the 
Remuneration Chairman was arranged 
to understand their views and explain 
current processes.

Priorities for 2019
The Board’s areas of focus in 2019 are expected 
to include:

Objectives

Continued execution of the Company’s strategic 
aims and priorities

Consideration of how the Group’s values and 
culture are embedded

Continued focus on safety, with regular reviews 
of ongoing safety activities

Implementation of the digital agenda

Continued monitoring of financial and 
operational performance

Renewed focus on cyber-security

Overseeing the continued development of the 
internal control and compliance environment

Continued stakeholder engagement, including 
the implementation of the new Workforce Forum

Application of the new UK Code requirements 
and a continued review of the developments and 
changes to the corporate governance landscape

Consideration of the implications, if any, of the 
United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union 
(Brexit) on the Group’s activities

To ensure there is a clear division of responsibilities, while retaining control of key 
decisions, the Board has in place a Schedule of Matters Reserved that sets out items 
for its consideration and approval. The Board is assisted by four committees – Audit, 
Compliance and Ethics, Nominations and Remuneration. Matters which the Board 
considers suitable for delegation are contained in the terms of reference of these 
committees. Copies of all terms of reference are available on the Company’s website 
at www.petrofac.com. 

The chairman of each committee provides a summary of its activities during scheduled 
Board meetings and, once approved, the minutes of all committee meetings are 
circulated to the full Board. 

In addition to these Board committees, the Company has a number of executive 
management committees, which are involved in the day-to-day operational 
management of Petrofac and have been established to consider various matters 
for recommendation to the Board and its committees.

The framework is set out below:

SHAREHOLDERS

Elect the external 
auditor

Elect the 
Directors

Ongoing dialogue  
(see page 77)

BOARD
Provides leadership and direction for the Group. Sets 
overall strategy and oversees its implementation. Ensures 
appropriate systems and processes are in place to 
monitor and manage Group risk. Responsible for financial 
performance and corporate governance.

Audit  
Committee
Chaired by 
David Davies
Reviews and monitors 
the integrity of the 
Company’s financial 
statements, reporting 
processes, financial 
and regulatory 
compliance, the 
systems of internal 
control and risk 
management, and the 
external and internal 
audit processes.

Remuneration 
Committee
Chaired by 
Matthias Bichsel
Sets remuneration 
policy for Executive 
Directors and 
determines individual 
compensation levels for 
Executive Directors, the 
Chairman and members 
of senior management. 
Oversight of the 
remuneration framework 
for the Group.

Nominations 
Committee
Chaired by 
René Médori
Reviews the structure, 
size and composition 
of the Board and its 
committees. Takes 
primary responsibility 
for succession 
planning and Director 
succession. Identifies 
and nominates 
suitable candidates for 
Board appointments. 
Oversight of 
leadership pipeline.

Compliance and 
Ethics Committee
Chaired by 
George Pierson
Supports the Board in 
fulfilling its oversight 
responsibilities in all 
respects of 
compliance and 
ethics. Provides 
assurance that the 
Company’s 
compliance and ethics 
policies are adequate.

Committee report 
on pages 82 to 87

Committee report 
on pages 90 to 101

Committee report 
on pages 80 to 81

Committee report 
on pages 88 to 89

Executive management
Responsible for day-to-day operational management, the communication and implementation 
of strategic decisions, administrative matters and matters for recommendation to the Board 
and its committees. Underpinned by a number of management committees:

Executive 
Committee

Disclosure 
Committee

Group Risk 
Committee

Operational 
Committee

Treasury 
Committee

Third Party Risk 
Committee

Guarantee 
Committee

65

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsDIRECTORS’ INFORMATION 

1.

2.

3.

4.

Chairman

1. RENÉ MÉDORI
Non-executive Chairman

Appointed to the Board 
January 2012 (September 2017 as Senior Independent Director)
May 2018 as Non-executive Chairman

Key strengths
Extensive and current international financial experience, with 
knowledge of balance sheet strengthening opportunities and 
financing arrangements. Well-established knowledge of 
governance and regulatory matters and a good understanding 
of operational and strategic management.

Experience 
Stepped down as Finance director of Anglo American plc at the 
end of April 2017 and retired from the company at the end of 
January 2018, after more than 12 years. From June 2000 to May 
2005 was group finance director of The BOC Group plc. Until 
June 2012, was a non-executive director of SSE plc and until 
December 2017 was a non-executive director of De Beers and 
Anglo Platinum Limited. Was appointed as non-executive 
Chairman in May 2018.

External appointments
Non-executive director of Cobham plc, Vinci SA and Newmont 
Mining Corporation.

Executive Director

2. AYMAN ASFARI1
Group Chief Executive

Appointed to the Board 
January 2002

Key strengths
Strong operational leadership skills and international focus. 
Significant business development skills, extensive oil and gas 
industry knowledge, and a clear strategic vision. Entrepreneurial 
track record.

Experience 
Joined the Group in 1991 to establish Petrofac International, 
of which he was CEO. After growing the business, he led a 
corporate reorganisation in 2002 and became Group Chief 
Executive. In 2005, he led the successful initial public listing of the 
Company. He has more than 37 years’ experience in the oil and 
gas industry. Formerly worked as managing director of a major 
civil and mechanical construction business in Oman.

External appointments
Founder and chairman of the Asfari Foundation. Member of the 
board of trustees of the American University of Beirut. Member of 
the board of trustees for the Carnegie Endowment for 
International Peace. Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering 
and member of the Chatham House Panel of Senior Advisers.

1 

 Mr Asfari is a British citizen; he is Syrian born and has dual nationality.

Executive Director

3. ALASTAIR COCHRAN
Chief Financial Officer

Non-executive Director

4. MATTHIAS BICHSEL
Senior Independent Director

Committee membership

–

  Audit Committee

   Compliance and 

Ethics Committee

   Nominations 

Committee

   Remuneration 

Committee

   Committee 

Chairman

Appointed to the Board 
October 2016

Appointed to the Board 
May 2015 (May 2018 as Senior Independent Director)

Key strengths
Wide-ranging experience in finance, strategy, M&A, planning 
and business development. Extensive knowledge of global 
capital markets, energy and natural resources industries. Deep 
understanding of corporate finance and investor relations.

Key strengths
Over 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. Extensive 
commercial and strategic capabilities. Deep understanding of 
operational and project management, as well as technology 
management.

Experience 
Joined Petrofac in October 2016 from BG Group plc, where he 
had been Transition Head of BG Strategy & Business Development 
and, prior to that, Group Head of M&A and Corporate Finance. 
A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England 
and Wales, he started his career with KPMG before enjoying a 
successful career in investment banking with Barclays de Zoete 
Wedd, Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley.

Experience 
Stepped down from the executive committee of Royal Dutch 
Shell plc at the end of 2014. Held several roles over his 34-year 
career with Shell, including director of Petroleum Development 
Oman; MD of deepwater services in Houston; executive vice 
president global exploration and executive vice president 
technical, of Shell Upstream. Ran Shell’s Project and Technology 
business from 2009.

External appointments
None.

External appointments
Vice-chairman of Sulzer AG. Non-executive director of Canadian 
Utilities Limited and South Pole Group. Member of the advisory 
board of Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital.

Board appointment and tenure

Gender diversity (Women as a percentage of the total)

Date of appointment
18 May 2018
01 January 2018
20 October 2016
19 May 2016
19 May 2016
14 May 2016
19 January 2012
11 January 2002

Board
Group
Senior management 
Graduates

25%
0%
5%
12%

David Davies
Sara Akbar
Alastair Cochran
George Pierson
Andrea Abt
Matthias Bischsel
René Médori
Ayman Asfari

0

2

4

6

8

10

Length of tenure (years) as at 27 February 2019

More 
than 
10 yrs.

66

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
 
 
 
5.

6.

7.

8.

Non-executive Director

Non-executive Director

5. ANDREA ABT
Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board 
May 2016

6. SARA AKBAR
Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board 
January 2018

Key strengths
Extensive background in a variety of functional roles, including 
sales, finance, procurement and logistics. Specialist knowledge 
of the European market.

Experience 
Joined Siemens in 1997 and held various leadership roles, 
including Head of Supply Chain Management and Chief 
Procurement Officer for Infrastructure & Cities from 2011 to 2014. 
She started her career in industry at Dornier Luftfahrt, then a 
company of the Daimler-Benz Group, where her last role was 
director, Aircraft Sales Australia/Pacific. She was a non-executive 
director of Brammer plc until February 2017.

External appointments
Non-executive director of SIG plc and John Lang Group plc. 
Member of the supervisory board of Gerresheimer AG.

Key strengths
Over 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry with a 
unique insight into the Middle Eastern environment. Wide-ranging 
international experience and significant operational and project 
management capabilities.

Experience 
Until end 2017, was Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Energy 
KSC, which she founded in 2005 to exploit the opportunity for an 
independent Engineering and Production company in the MENA 
and Eurasia regions. Was previously New Business Development 
Manager and Head of Planning for Kuwait Foreign Petroleum 
Exploration Company and served in various positions in the oil 
and gas industry in Kuwait and internationally from 1981 to 1999. 
Holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering. 

External appointments
Chairman and CEO of Oil Serve, an oilfield services company 
operating in the MENA region and Chairperson of the Advisory 
Board to the American University of Kuwait. Member of the 
Kuwait Supreme Council for Planning and Development and 
an active member of the Board of Trustees of Kuwait’s 
Silk Territory project. 

Non-executive Director

7. DAVID DAVIES
Non-executive Director

Non-executive Director

8. GEORGE PIERSON
Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board 
May 2018

Appointed to the Board 
May 2016

Key strengths
Extensive and current international financial experience. Chartered 
Accountant with a BA(Hons) in Economics from the University of 
Liverpool and an MBA from the Cass Business School. Extensive 
capital and debt raising experience, as well as managing 
companies exposed to substantial and rapid change. Served on 
the boards of listed companies in seven different countries.

Experience 
Over 35 years’ experience as a financial professional with a 
successful career as chief financial officer and deputy chairman 
of the executive board at OMV Aktiengesellschaft, as well as 
serving as group finance director for both Morgan Crucible 
Company plc and London International Group plc.

External appointments
Senior Advisory Board member at First Alpha Energy Capital LLP 
and a non-executive director of Wienerberger AG, Ophir Energy 
Plc and Uniper SE.

Key strengths
A qualified lawyer and engineer. Extensive background in risk 
management, contracting, construction law, compliance and 
cost efficiency. Excellent understanding of operational and 
engineering management.

Experience 
Appointed as General Counsel and Secretary of Parsons 
Brinckerhoff in 2006, later becoming chief operating officer of its 
Americas’ operations. Appointed as President and Chief 
Executive Officer between 2010 and 2014. Previously non-
executive director of WSP Global Inc, Terracon Consultants, Inc. 
and Railworks LLC. Joined The Kleinfelder Group Inc. in August 
2016.

External appointments
Chief Executive Officer of The Kleinfelder Group Inc. and Board 
director of Lane Power and Energy Solutions, Inc.

Board gender diversity (%)

 Female 
 Male 

25%
75%

Board skill set 2018
Oil and gas experience
Engineering
Finance
International experience
Regulatory and governance
Leadership
HSE
Operational/strategic management

50%

63%
63%

63%

88%

100%

100%

100%

Executive/Non-executive

 Chairman 
 Executive 
 Non-executive 

1
2
5

67

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statements 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

Corporate Governance 
compliance
The UK Corporate Governance Code
Petrofac Limited is subject to the principles 
and provisions of the UK Corporate 
Governance Code 2016 (UK Code). The UK 
Code underpins the corporate governance 
framework for premium listed companies and 
sets out a number of principles of good 
governance, with compliance with the UK 
Code resting with the Board. A copy of the 
UK Code is available at www.frc.org.uk. As a 
UK listed company, Petrofac is required to 
explain how the Company has complied with 
the Code and applied the principles and 
provisions set out therein. For the year ended 
31 December 2018, the Board considers that 
the Company complied in all material aspects 
with the principles of the UK Code and this 
Governance Report details how the main 
principles of the Code have been applied.

Leadership – the Board sets the tone of the 
Company with regards to the corporate 
governance framework and the application 
of corporate values and behaviours. There is 
a clear definition of Board responsibilities, 
with Directors collectively responsible for the 
development of strategy and the long-term 
success of the Company. 

Effectiveness – the Directors demonstrate 
the appropriate balance of skills, experience, 
independence and knowledge and are able 
to commit sufficient time to undertake their 
duties and responsibilities effectively. 
An induction programme is established for 
all new Directors. The Board carries out its 
duties with regular meetings focusing on the 
oversight of strategy, risk and succession 
planning. It also carries out an annual review 
into the effectiveness of the Board. 

Accountability – the Board maintains sound 
risk management and internal control 
systems to ensure the Company’s strategic 
objectives can be achieved. The Board has 
well-established committees to assist it in 
the undertaking of its duties. The Board 
endeavours to present a fair, balanced 
and understandable assessment of the 
Company’s position and prospects on 
an annual basis.

Remuneration – the Remuneration 
Committee ensures that there is a formal and 
transparent process for determining and 
reporting on Executive Director 
remuneration. Performance measures 
are linked to our strategic priorities, with 
alignment between Director and shareholder 
interests. Performance-related elements of 
pay are stretching and rigorously applied. 
The remuneration policy was approved by 
shareholders at the May 2017 AGM.

Relations with shareholders – the Board 
maintains an open dialogue with 
shareholders. Board members attend 
investor events throughout the year and 
encourage participation at the AGM.

68

LEADERSHIP
Board organisation
We believe the governance framework, 
as set out on page 65 underpins good 
governance practices and enables the 
Board to provide effective stewardship of 
the Company. The Board is responsible for 
the Company’s overall conduct, for setting 
its strategic aims, and for providing 
leadership and guidance to enable 
management to achieve the Company’s 
long-term objectives. The Board sets the 
‘tone from the top’ and seeks to ensure 
there is a strong and effective system of 
corporate governance throughout the 
Group. In determining the Group’s strategy, 
the Board is conscious of its responsibilities 
not just to shareholders but also to clients, 
employees and other key stakeholders 
and seeks to ensure that the necessary 
corporate and management structures 
are in place for our strategy to be 
implemented effectively.

The UK Companies Act 2006 sets out 
a number of general duties to which all 
directors are expected to adhere. As a 
Jersey incorporated company, Petrofac is 
not required to comply with this legislation. 
Nevertheless, our Directors are informed by 
UK practice and, in any event, act in good 
faith to promote the long-term success of 
the Company for the benefit of our 
shareholders and other stakeholders. 

The Board has been structured to ensure 
that no single individual can dominate 
decision-making processes and we believe 
all Directors are able to work together in an 
atmosphere of openness, trust and mutual 
respect. As a unitary Board, our Directors 
share equal responsibility for all decisions 
taken, with Directors collectively 
responsible for the strategic direction of the 
Company. It is felt that having an effective 
working relationship between our Executive 
and Non-executive Directors provides a 
robust governance framework that is 
essential for the progression towards the 
Company’s strategic aims.

Board roles
Our Chairman is primarily responsible for 
the leadership and effectiveness of the 
Board, whilst maintaining a clear structure 
that permits the Board to both challenge 
and support management. He is 
accountable for promoting effective board 
relationships and the participation of all 
board members, thereby encouraging a 
culture of openness and debate, enabling 
the Board to fulfil all aspects of its role.

It is essential that all Directors see the 
Chairman as fair and impartial. 

The Group Chief Executive is responsible for 
leadership and day-to-day management of 
the Group and for the design and execution 
of Company strategy. He is supported by his 
senior leadership team, whose details are 
outlined on pages 12 and 13. Together they 
are responsible for developing and 
implementing the Company’s strategic aims, 
driving execution, growing markets and 
client-base, and developing our people. 
Regular meetings between the Chairman 
and Group Chief Executive are held both 
before and after scheduled Board meetings, 
allowing general matters to be discussed 
and enabling them to reach a mutual 
understanding of each other’s views.

The Senior Independent Director (SID) 
is available to shareholders to answer 
any questions or concerns that cannot be 
addressed by either the Chairman or the 
Group Chief Executive. He is also available 
to gather the opinions and views of the 
Non-executive Directors and provides 
additional support to, and acts as a 
sounding board for, the Chairman on 
board-related matters. The Chairman 
and SID maintain regular contact between 
scheduled Board meetings and time is also 
set aside at each meeting for the Chairman 
to meet with the Non-executive Directors 
without the presence of management. 

The relationships between these three 
roles are of particular importance, as these 
individuals represent the views of 
management and Directors, respectively. 

The combination of these meetings also 
ensures that the Chairman is equally 
informed about the views of Executive 
Directors, representing management, 
and Non-executive Directors. This assists 
in the setting of meeting agendas and 
ensures all Directors contribute effectively 
through their individual and collective 
experiences. Each of our Directors has 
a varied career history and considerable 
effort has been taken to ensure that the 
Board has the right balance of skills, 
diversity and industry expertise. Our 
Non-executive Directors are encouraged 
to share their skills and experience, 
and each is well positioned to support 
management, whilst providing constructive 
challenge. A table setting out the Board’s 
skill set is on page 67.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacBOARD COMPOSITION

At the date of this report, the Board has eight Directors comprising the Chairman, five Non-executive Directors and two Executive 
Directors. Full biographies of each of our Directors in office at the date of this report are shown on pages 66 and 67. Details of those 
Directors standing for re-election are also included in the 2019 Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Their key areas of responsibility are as follows:

CHAIRMAN

GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

•  Leads the Board and ensures 
effective communication flows 
between Directors

•  Promotes an open forum to facilitate 
effective contribution, challenge and 
debate for all Directors

•  Builds a well-balanced Board, with 
consideration given to succession 
planning and the Board’s 
composition

•  Responsible for ensuring effective 
Board governance and oversees 
the Board evaluation process

•  Ensures effective communication 
with stakeholders, which allows 
interests to be represented at 
Board meetings

•  Implements agreed strategy and 

objectives

•  Develops attainable goals and priorities

•  Provides leadership to the Group and 

day-to-day management of the 
Company

•  Develops proposals to present to the 
Board on all areas reserved for its 
judgement and ensures the Board is 
fully informed of all key matters

•  Develops Group policies for approval 

by the Board and ensures 
implementation

•  Maintains relationships with key 
external stakeholders, including 
investors, clients and government 
agencies

•  Manages the Group’s finances and 
is responsible for financial planning, 
and presenting and reporting 
accurate and timely historical 
financial information, both internally 
and externally

•  Ensures an effective financial control 
environment, fully compliant with 
regulations 

•  Develops and implements the Group’s 

finance strategy and funding

•  Manages the Group’s financial risks 

and for mitigating key elements of the 
Company’s risk profile

•  Responsible for the delivery of IT 
and Communications strategies

•  Maintains relationships with key 
external stakeholders, including 
shareholders, lenders and credit 
rating agencies

SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

SECRETARY TO THE BOARD

•  Acts as a sounding board and 

•  Support executive management, 

•  Acts as Secretary to the Board and 

confidant to the Chairman

•  Available to shareholders to answer 
questions that cannot be addressed 
by the Chairman or Group Chief 
Executive

•  Meets with other Directors to appraise 
the Chairman’s performance annually, 
and on such other occasions as 
deemed appropriate

•  Acts as an intermediary for other 

independent Directors

whilst providing constructive challenge 
and rigour

•  Monitor the delivery of strategy within 

the risk management framework as set 
by the Board 

•  Bring sound judgement and objectivity 
to the Board’s decision-making process

•  Review the integrity of financial 
information, controls and risk 
management processes

•  Share skills, experience and knowledge 
from other industries and environments

•  Have prime roles in the Board 

composition and succession planning 
processes

its committees 

•  Advises the Board on all governance, 

legislation and regulatory 
requirements 

•  Puts in place processes designed 
to ensure compliance with Board 
procedures

•  Facilitates the Board evaluation, 
induction and development 
processes

•  Available to individual Directors in 
respect of Board procedures and 
provides general support and advice

69

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 
CONTINUED

BOARD ACTIVITIES DURING 2018

Strategy

•  Held formal strategy review days with management, discussing the strategic plan and 

considering potential strategic initiatives

29%

•  Received progress updates on potential business prospects and opportunities at each meeting
•  Received presentations on new strategic opportunities, including digital transformation initiatives
•  Received detailed operational updates from each division 

Financial  
matters

•  Considered at length the Group’s financial performance, taking into consideration key contract 

progress and external trading challenges 

26%

•  Approved the Group’s full and half-year financial statements and considered the Company’s 

pre-close trading updates

•  Kept the Company’s financial reporting obligations under review, including consideration 

of impairment reviews, going concern and the viability statement

•  Approved the budget, three-year business plan and funding plan. Reviewed regular reports 

on performance against budget, forecast and market expectations

•  Reviewed reports on the financial position and prospects of the Group, including treasury 

management

•  Reviewed and approved the refinancing of the Company’s credit facilities, tax policy and tax 

governance standard

•  Reviewed the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management improvement programme
•  Reviewed and approved the Company’s revised principal risks and formally articulated 

19%

the Company’s risk appetite statements

•  Reviewed and revised the Board’s Delegated Authority Framework
•  Regularly reviewed significant enterprise risks, such as those associated with HSSEIA, 

Compliance and IT, including cyber-security

•  Regularly reviewed legal update reports on matters impacting the Group
•  Consideration of crisis management arrangements

Risk 
management 
and internal 
controls 

Governance

•  Regularly reviewed reports from brokers and received an in-depth presentation from house brokers
•  Discussed feedback from shareholder meetings held with the CEO, CFO, Chairman and 

19%

Remuneration Committee Chairman

•  Reviewed reports on regulatory and governance matters impacting the Group and the wider 

operating environment

•  Approved the Group’s updated Modern Slavery Act Statement for publication, reaffirming the 

Board’s commitment to compliance with the Act throughout the business and our supply chain

•  Reviewed and acknowledged the changes being introduced by the new UK Code

•  Approved Non-executive Director appointments, plus role and committee changes, 

which had been endorsed by the Nominations Committee

•  Considered the Board evaluation findings, recommendations and actions to be put in place
•  Amended the Non-executive Director fee structure and introduced a compulsory fee 

withholding arrangement for the quarterly purchase of Petrofac Limited shares

•  Approved the terms of reference for a Workforce Engagement Forum

•  In accordance with our delegated authority framework, several contracts and other matters 
requiring Board approval were considered during the year. Many of these projects remain 
at an early/bidding stage and further details will be provided as and when awarded

•  Projects that were approved by the Board during the year and which have been awarded 
include the Thai Oil operations project, three Indian projects awarded at the start of 2018 
and an offshore wind contract for TenneT in the Dutch North Sea

•  Approval of the disposal of the JSD6000 installation vessel
•  Considered and approved the IES disposal programme, including the sale of 49% of 
the Company’s Mexican operations, the sale of the Company’s interest in the Chergui 
gas concession in Tunisia, and the sale of the Company’s interest in the Greater Stella 
Area development

Leadership 
& people 
development

Project  
approvals

4%

3%

70

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCOMMITTEE ACTIVITIES DURING 2018

How the Compliane & ethics
Compliance and Ethics 
Committee spent its time 
during the year (%)
Committee (%)

Group Chief Executive’s review 

 See page 10

Group financial statements 

 See page 103

How the Nominations 
Nominations Committee  
Committee spent its time 
during the year (%)
(%)

How the Remuneration 
Remuneration Committee  
Committee spent its time 
during the year (%)
(%)

How the Audit Committee 
Audit Committee  
spent its time during 
(%)
the year (%)

Risk management and internal 
control systems 

Financial reporting 

External audit, including 
non-audit services review 

Governance matters, including 
audit tender process 

Tax update 

Compliance 

35%

27%

15%

11%

7%

7%

2018 BOARD CALENDAR

Code of Conduct/Whistleblowing  24%

Succession planning 

Compliance strategy 

Functional review 

Governance/Other 

Risk management 

Third Party Risk Committee 

41%

11%

10%

10%

4%

Organisational change/
people development 

Board composition 

Governance/Other 

31%

29%

26%

14%

2018 remuneration arrangements,
including grant of awards 

47%

Governance/Other 

Investor Consultation  

22% 

5%

Review of external environment  3%

Review of share plans and 
performance conditions 

23%

The Board has a full programme of Board meetings and, in addition 
to the scheduled face-to-face meetings that are arranged each 
year, telephonic meetings to review any items of business that 
need to be addressed before the next physical meeting, as well 
as trading updates, are also included in the corporate calendar. 
Dedicated strategy days and site visits also form part of our 
annual programme of events. During 2018, in addition to 
the six physical meetings, three telephonic meetings were held. 

For meetings held outside Jersey, we arrange, where feasible, 
for the Board to be given the opportunity to meet with employees, 
clients, suppliers and partners, as it is felt this allows the Board 
to gain a wider understanding of Petrofac and its operations. 
Details of the 2018 site visit are set out on page 72.

Telephonic meetings
Directors may join meetings 
as guests if they are in the UK. 
On such occasions, they are not 
included in the quorum of the 
meeting and do not participate 
in the formal business.

Board meetings
As a company incorporated 
in Jersey under the Companies 
(Jersey) Law 1991, we 
endeavour to hold at least half 
of our physical Board meetings 
there each year. Scheduled 
meetings are generally held over 
two days, where active debate 
is encouraged before any Board 
decisions are taken.

Board and committee attendance 

Director
René Médori
Andrea Abt
Matthias Bichsel 
Sara Akbar1
David Davies2
George Pierson
Ayman Asfari3
Alastair Cochran

Role
Chairman
Non-executive Director
Senior Independent Director
Non-executive Director
Non-executive Director
Non-executive Director
Group Chief Executive
Chief Financial Officer

Former Directors
Rijnhard van Tets4 Chairman

Board  
appointment  

date
January 2012
May 2016
May 2015
January 2018
May 2018
May 2016
January 2002
October 2016

Board 
(physical)5
6/6
6/6
6/6
5/6
3/4
6/6
6/6
6/6

Board  
(ad hoc/ 
telephonic) 6
3/3
2/3
3/3
2/3
2/2
3/3
3/3
3/3

Audit 
Committee 
4/4
–
4/4
–
2/2
4/4
–
–

Nominations 
Committee
5/5
5/5
5/5
3/4
2/3
5/5
3/3
–

Remuneration 
Committee
–
4/4
4/4
3/4
–
–
–
–

Compliance 
and Ethics 
Committee
–
5/5
5/5
–
–
5/5
–
–

May 2007

3/3

1/1

–

3/3

–

–

1  Sara Akbar was absent from one scheduled Board, Nominations and Remuneration 

Committee meeting due to a family bereavement

4  Rijnhard van Tets stepped down from the Board on 18 May 2018
5  Time is scheduled at every Board meeting for the Chairman to meet with the 

2  David Davies joined the Board on 18 May 2018. He was absent from one Board meeting 

and one Nominations Committee meeting as a result of a pre-existing commitment

Non-executive Directors without the Executive Directors or management present
6  Ad hoc meetings are usually held on short notice to discuss matters which cannot 

3  Ayman Asfari was reappointed to the Nominations Committee from 1 March 2018

be held over until the next scheduled meeting

71

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 
CONTINUED

Meeting attendance 
In addition to the full programme of Board 
meetings detailed on page 71, Directors 
are encouraged to be open and forthright 
in their approach. We believe this 
boardroom culture helps to forge strong 
working relationships, whilst enabling 
Directors to engage fully with the 
Company, and allowing them to make their 
best possible contribution. All Directors are 
invited to attend Audit Committee meetings 
and the Chairman of the Board and Group 
Chief Executive are invited to attend 
Remuneration Committee meetings, where 
appropriate.

To enhance their knowledge of the 
business further, and as part of the 
process of maintaining an awareness of 
the Company’s strategic activities and 
assessing the ability of the management 
team, members of operational and 
functional management, one and two tiers 
below director level, are invited to present 
at Board and committee meetings. It is felt 
these presentations enable Directors to 
deepen their understanding of Petrofac at 
both a local and functional level, while 
gaining an awareness of specific nuances 
that may not always be obvious within 
written reports. 

It also affords senior managers the 
opportunity to bring matters to the 
attention of the Board and allows the 
Board to consider key individuals identified 
through the succession planning process. 
Management is also given the opportunity 
to meet the Directors informally during the 
year as the Board believes these meetings 
to be valuable for personal development. 

Dealing with potential conflicts 
of interest
The Company’s Articles of Association 
permit the Board to authorise conflicts 
which can be limited in scope. During 2018, 
all conflict management procedures 
were adhered to, managed and reported 
effectively. 

In the event that any potential conflict 
arises during a term of appointment, 
processes and procedures have been 
put in place for Directors to identify and 
declare any actual or potential conflict 
of interest, whether matter-specific or 
situational. Notifications are required 
to be made by the Director concerned 
prior to or at a Board meeting. All Directors 
have a duty to update the whole Board 
of any changes in personal circumstances. 

EFFECTIVENESS
Board appointments and selection
The Company has a formal, rigorous and 
transparent selection procedure for the 
appointment of new Directors. The 
Nominations Committee carefully 
considers Board composition throughout 
the year to ensure it maintains the right 
balance and mix of directors, taking into 
account experience, skills and diversity. 
Care is taken to understand existing 
external commitments of all Non-executive 
Directors, who, on appointment, are each 
made aware of the need to allocate 
sufficient time to the Company to 
discharge their responsibilities effectively. 
Any changes to a Director’s external 
commitments following appointment must 
be notified to the Board immediately in 
order that any potential conflict of interest, 
time commitment challenge or residency 
status issues can be considered. 
A detailed report on the activities of the 
Nominations Committee is provided 
on pages 80 and 81.

BOARD SITE VISIT

In January 2018, the Board and several 
members of senior management visited 
the BorWin3 topside platform, which 
was under construction at the Dubai 
Drydocks World in UAE. 

During the visit, they met with engineering 
teams and graduates. They also received 
a presentation from the Project Director, 
who outlined the project progress and 
discussed the considerations and risk 
controls being put in place for project 
completion, including the sailaway 
process from UAE to the German 
North Sea (details of this project are set 
out on page 8). 

The Directors were given a tour of the 
different areas of the platform and the 
main hubs of activity and were struck by 
the sheer scale of the structure and the 
level of activity taking place on site. 

72

We believe that site visits are an invaluable 
way of helping members of the Board to 
put the projects they hear about in the 
boardroom into perspective. 

They give our Directors the opportunity to 
gain a deeper understanding of project 
operations and allow them to experience 
first-hand some of the challenges and 
extreme working conditions being faced 
day-to-day by our employees and 
contractors, in what can sometimes be 
difficult and remote locations. 

It is for these reasons that such visits are 
included in the Board’s annual corporate 
calendar and why they are often 
considered to be one of the highlights 
of the year.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacRe-appointment of Directors
In accordance with the UK Code, all 
Directors, other than those who are 
stepping down immediately after the AGM, 
offer themselves for reappointment by 
shareholders at each AGM. Both our 
Executive Directors have rolling service 
contracts, containing a notice period 
provision of 12 months by either party. 
Our Non-executive Directors have letters 
of appointment that contain a termination 
provision of three months’ notice by either 
party. The terms and conditions of 
appointment of all Directors are available 
for inspection by anyone at our registered 
office in Jersey and at our corporate 
services office in London. Details of these 
provisions are also set out in the service 
contracts and letters of appointment, as 
detailed in the remuneration policy, which 
can be found at www.petrofac.com/
remuneration.

Director induction
Upon appointment to the Board, the 
Chairman ensures that all new Directors 
undertake a comprehensive induction 
programme. This programme, developed 
by the Secretary to the Board, is intended 
to provide a broad introduction to the 
Group and allows the Company to account 
for individuals’ differing requirements and 
to concentrate on key focus areas. This 
ensures each Director is fully prepared for 
their new role, taking their background and 
experience into consideration. All new 
appointees spend time with each of the 

Executive Directors as well as senior 
members of operational and functional 
management, both individually and 
collectively. A comprehensive induction 
pack, which contains a wide range of 
materials, is also provided to each new 
Director prior to them joining the Board. 

All Directors visit the Group’s main operating 
office as part of their induction and they are 
encouraged to make at least one site visit 
each year throughout their tenure. Site visits 
are regarded as an important part of 
continuing education as well as an essential 
part of the induction process, as they help 
Directors understand the Group’s activities 
through direct experience of seeing 
operations in action and by having 
discussions with a range of employees. 

Details of the 2018 site visit are set out on 
page 72. For new Non-executive Directors 
for whom the appointment is their first 
to a UK-listed company, the induction 
programme also includes a compulsory 
presentation led by our external legal 
advisers on the duties, responsibilities and 
obligations of being a UK-listed company 
director. In addition, depending on which 
committees they will join, presentations are 
provided by the Group’s auditors and 
remuneration consultants. 

During 2018, tailored induction programmes 
were designed for our two newly appointed 
Non-executive Directors. These programmes 
were designed to reflect their background, 
experience, knowledge and committee 

appointments. The induction programmes 
covered the Company’s history, culture, 
strategy, structure and operations as well 
as the corporate governance framework 
and policies, the Board and committee’s 
process, Code of Conduct and Directors’ 
duties. Details of their individual programmes 
are set out below.

Board information and support
As part of our commitment to best 
practice, and as recommended by the UK 
Code, we endeavour to provide information 
to the Board in a timely manner and in a 
form and quality appropriate to enable it to 
discharge its duties effectively. Papers are 
provided electronically through a dedicated 
secure application, giving Directors instant 
access to them, as well as additional 
reference documentation about the Group. 

A tailored approach to developing agendas 
is adopted for each meeting, with each 
agenda comprising non-recurring items, 
such as strategic matters or project 
specific and investment related 
opportunities. Operational and financial 
matters are reviewed and discussed at 
each meeting. We believe the flexibility of 
this approach allows Directors to engage 
effectively and encourages scrutiny and 
constructive debate, with Non-executive 
Directors able to seek clarification from 
management where required. Any actions 
arising from meetings are overseen by the 
Company Secretariat and updated action 
lists inform the agenda for the next 
scheduled meeting.

Name, position and date  
of joining the Board

Sara Akbar
Non-executive
Director
25 January 2018

David Davies
Non-executive
Director
18 May 2018

Strengths

Focus areas

Induction programme

•  Over 35 years’ experience in 

•  Increase knowledge 

•  Met and received detailed presentations 

the oil and gas industry
•  Distinct insight into the 

of Petrofac

from Group functional heads

•  Meet with senior 

•  Met and received detailed presentations 

Middle Eastern environment 

management teams

from operational heads 

•  Strong experience of 

operational and project 
management

•  Understand UK governance 
framework, including Board 
committee activities and 
obligations

•  Meetings with key advisers, including 

corporate lawyers, brokers and 
remuneration consultants

•  Site visit to BorWin3 topside platform 

with the Board 

•  Broad commercial 

•  Increase knowledge of 

•  Met and received detailed presentations 

experience from previous 
executive and non-executive 
roles, with significant 
experience as a director of 
UK-listed companies 
•  More than 35 years’ 

experience as a financial 
professional 

•  Deep understanding of the 
broader industrial sector

Petrofac

•  Meet with senior 

management teams

from Group functional heads

•  Met and received detailed presentations 

from operational heads 

•  Meetings with key advisors, including 

corporate lawyers, brokers and auditors

•  Site visit to Oman to be arranged 

during 2019

73

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsAs a result of this year’s evaluation, the 
Directors remain content that the Board 
structure, balance of skills, and operation 
continue to be satisfactory and appropriate 
for the Group. It was also pleasing to note 
that the evaluation concluded that the 
Board continues to function well, with 
each Director able to allocate sufficient 
time to discharge his or her responsibilities 
effectively. While recognising where 
improvements have been made from prior 
years, the evaluation identified areas of 
focus for 2019 and some of the Board’s 
priorities for the year are set out opposite, 
with an overview of the progress made 
against prior actions. 

It was suggested that in accordance with 
best practice, consideration be given to 
undertaking reviews on the effectiveness 
of Board committees during the year, 
ahead of the external evaluation which 
will be carried out at the end of 2019.

Dr Bichsel, as Senior Independent Director, 
solicited the views of other Directors on the 
Chairman’s performance, before carrying 
out his formal evaluation. The outcome 
of the evaluation was reported back to the 
Chairman and it was confirmed to the 
Board that René’s leadership was effective.

In addition to considering the results of this 
year’s evaluation, the Directors reviewed 
progress against the targets previously 
identified where the Board might improve 
and these are set out in the charts opposite.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 
CONTINUED

Deeds of indemnity
In accordance with our Articles of 
Association, and to the maximum extent 
permitted by Jersey Law, all Directors and 
Officers of Petrofac Limited are provided 
with deeds of indemnity in respect of 
liabilities that may be incurred as a result 
of their office. In addition, Petrofac has 
appropriate insurance coverage in respect 
of legal action that may be brought against 
its Directors and Officers. Neither the 
Company’s indemnities nor insurance 
would provide any cover where a Director 
or Officer was found to have acted 
fraudulently or dishonestly.

Director development and training
The Board believes in the ongoing education 
and development of its Directors and is 
committed to providing continuing personal 
training opportunities, tailored to each 
individual. The Company does not run a 
‘one-size-fits-all’ training programme but 
provides Directors with the necessary 
resources to refresh, update and enhance 
their skills, knowledge and capabilities, and 
receive relevant training when necessary. 
Board members are also encouraged to 
attend seminars, conferences and training 
events to keep up-to-date on developments 
in key areas. In addition to regular updates 
on legal and regulatory matters, the Board 
receives briefings from advisors on a 
variety of topics that are relevant to the 
Group and its strategy.

During 2018, training was received through 
a mixture of formal and informal seminars. 
Directors were also briefed by the 
Secretary to the Board on the updated 
requirements of the new UK Code and 
other key governance matters. All Directors 
are required to complete the Company’s 
e-learning training modules, which include 
the Code of Conduct, Share Dealing Code, 
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Standard, and 
Health and Safety Training. Training 
records for all Directors are maintained by 
the Company Secretariat and are reviewed 
during the annual Board evaluation 
process. Over the course of 2018, more 
than 200 hours of training were recorded.

Board evaluation 
The benefits of annual performance 
evaluations are clearly understood. 
The Board believes such evaluations 
can provide a valuable opportunity for 
recognised strengths to be highlighted and 
for weaknesses to be identified, thereby 
improving overall Board effectiveness. 
The evaluation process is also seen as an 
important means of monitoring progress 
against areas previously identified for 
improvement, recognising any specific 
training requirements, and identifying areas 
of expertise or diversity that should be 
considered in succession plans.

In accordance with the UK Code, the 
Board undertakes a formal review of its 
performance each year, ensuring it is 
externally facilitated at least once every 
three years and conducted internally in the 
intervening years by the Chairman and the 
Secretary to the Board. During 2018, the 
internal evaluation review was completed 
using a confidential online self-assessment 
tool, using the Thinking Board® platform 
created by Independent Audit, an advisory 
firm who work with many FTSE companies 
in numerous areas of governance, 
including board evaluation. The detailed 
self-assessment questionnaire focused 
on matters such as performance, strategy, 
dynamics, and risk management and 
aimed to address issues raised in previous 
evaluations, as well as consider how the 
Board currently interacts both with other 
Directors and with management. 

The responses were collated and provided 
on an anonymous basis to the Chairman. 
This enabled him to discuss the 
questionnaire outputs with Directors and 
to assess performance and contribution, 
identifying development areas for individuals 
and the Board as a whole. In consultation 
with the Secretary to the Board, a detailed 
report was prepared and presented at the 
February 2019 Board meeting. The process 
provided the Board with the opportunity 
to reflect on how it operates and where 
improvements can be made. Given the 
Board changes that have taken place 
during the year, the overall outcome of the 
evaluation process was positive. 

74

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac2017 Evaluation – Improvement areas identified

Actions taken

Strategy – allocate sufficient time for medium and 
longer-term strategic discussions. Give consideration  
to the digital agenda and the technological developments 
being seen across the sector

Succession planning – establish clear plans for the  
Board and senior management team, ensuring diversity  
in its widest sense is taken into consideration

Compliance and risk management – develop risk 
management processes further and strengthen the 
compliance framework to ensure it is followed 
consistently across the business

Financial planning – maintain a firm focus on cash 
generation, working capital management and reducing 
capital intensity

Deep dives into key areas planned to help define and 
determine a more focused strategic agenda. A roadmap 
developed in terms of business direction and geographical 
concentration, with a continued increase in focus on  
innovation and digital transformation and preparedness

Three in-depth talent reviews held to consider the capabilities 
and competencies required both on the Board and within 
the senior management team. Progression of emerging talent 
also reviewed to check processes and monitor future 
potential leaders

A formal review of the Key Risk Register and consideration  
of the Company’s risks appetite was undertaken during the 
year. The risks and challenges that may affect the business 
were included on meeting agendas. The further embedding 
of the compliance agenda took place across the Group

Focus given to financial planning, such that significant 
improvements were seen in the Company’s working capital 
management. Capital and asset intensity reduced in 
accordance with the Company’s published strategy

2018 Evaluation – Areas of focus identified

Actions to be taken

Strategy – understanding the strategic opportunities and 
risks arising from emerging technology, and ensuring the 
Company is able to assess our strength and resilience 
while focusing on our clients’ changing needs 
and expectations

Succession planning – determine the capabilities and 
competencies required both on the Board and within the 
senior management team

Compliance and risk management – understand  
the risks on major initiatives and projects and consider 
the interconnectivity of such risks and the impact 
on the Company

Culture and values – understanding how values 
and culture are embedded across the Group

Consideration to be given to understanding how market  
shifts could impact the Company’s strategy and ensuring  
the Company has the right skills and characteristics in place  
to underpin the future strategic direction

Continued focus on talent management processes to ensure  
clear management succession and development plans are  
in place. Ongoing focus on diversity and ensuring the Board 
maintains the right mix of specialisms and experience

Devote additional time to risk management, including 
non-operational risk to ensure there remains a line of sight  
into risks and mitigation actions. Continued focus given 
to cyber-security risks and any necessary improvements. 
Roll out the updated Code of Conduct and support the 
communication of the compliance policies, to ensure greater 
alignment of the compliance agenda across the Group

Ensure the Company’s values, and the behaviours associated 
with them, are clearly understood, consistently applied and in 
line with expectations. Find ways in and outside the boardroom 
to benefit from Non-executive Directors’ experience

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS 

The Company’s annual evaluation process enables the Chairman 
to assess individuals’ performance and contribution and identify 
development areas for individuals and the Board as a whole. 

The Board evaluation process was internally led in 2018, ahead 
of the three-yearly external evaluation which is scheduled to take 
place towards the end of 2019.

2017
Internal Board evaluation 
conducted by Chairman 

2018
Internal Board evaluation 
conducted by Chairman 

2019
Externally facilitated 
Board evaluation process

Areas of focus highlighted 
and improvement areas 
identified

Step 1 – Plan
The Chairman and Secretary to the Board 
considered the approach to be taken

Step 2 – Questionnaire issued
A confidential comprehensive questionnaire 
was developed and issued to each Director 

Step 3 – Compilation of responses 
The Secretary to the Board analysed Director 
responses and feedback. A report was 
provided to the Chairman for consideration, 
which was subsequently shared with the Board 

Areas of focus monitored 
throughout the year by 
Chairman and Secretary 
to the Board

Step 4 – Actions agreed 
Following discussions, objectives for the next 
12 months were set taking into consideration 
areas identified for further improvement

75

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 
CONTINUED

ACCOUNTABILITY 
The Audit Committee
The Audit Committee’s report which details 
the responsibilities and main activities 
undertaken during 2018 is set out on 
pages 82 to 87.

The Board is satisfied that sound risk 
management and systems of internal 
controls have been in place across the 
Group throughout 2018 and at the date 
when the 2018 financial statements 
were approved. 

This review also enables the Board 
to assess whether the Annual Report 
and Accounts is fair. balanced and 
understandable, as required by the UK 
Code and to consider whether it provides 
shareholders with the necessary 
information to determine the Company’s 
performance, business model and strategy.

Regulatory investigation
The Company reported in the 2018 Annual 
Report that on 12 May 2017, the Serious 
Fraud Office (SFO) had commenced an 
investigation into the activities of Petrofac, 
its subsidiaries and their officers for 
suspected bribery, corruption, and/or 
money laundering. During the year the 
Board received regular updates on this 
ongoing investigation. 

In February 2019, a former employee 
of a Petrofac subsidiary admitted offences 
contrary to the UK Bribery Act 2010. 
No charges have been brought against any 
Group company or any other officer or 
employee to date. Although not charged, 
a number of Petrofac individuals and 
entities are alleged to have acted together 
with the individual concerned. The SFO 
investigation remains ongoing. The 
existence, timing and amount of any future 
financial obligations (such as fines or 
penalties) or other consequences are 
unable to be determined at this time and 
no liability has been recognised in relation 
to this matter in the consolidated balance 
sheet at the end of the reporting period.

Risk management and system 
of internal control
In accordance with FRC guidance, the 
Board is responsible for monitoring and 
reviewing the effectiveness of Petrofac’s 
risk management and systems of internal 
control. Regular management reports are 
received throughout the year that outline 
the Group’s material enterprise risks, 
with additional reports being submitted by 
internal and external auditors and Group 
Compliance to assist the Audit Committee, 
and ultimately the Board, in their annual 
assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Group’s risk management and system 
of internal control. The Board has also 
established an organisational structure 
with clear operating procedures and 
defined delegated authorities. 

Petrofac also seeks to ensure that a sound 
system of internal controls, based on the 
Group’s policies and guidelines, is in place 
in all material associate and joint 
arrangement entities. As with all 
companies, our systems of internal control 
and risk management are designed to 
identify, mitigate and manage rather than 
eliminate business risk and can only ever 
provide reasonable, and not absolute, 
assurance against material financial 
misstatement or fraud. 

Fair, balanced and understandable
To facilitate the year-end process, 
the Audit Committee has the responsibility 
of assessing a detailed review of risk 
management and internal control 
processes. This provides formal assurance 
to the Board on the robustness, integrity 
and effectiveness of these systems and 
controls in relation to the Group’s principal 
risks, including those which may threaten 
the Group’s strategy, business model, 
future performance, solvency and liquidity. 

The reviewed processes enable the Board 
to consider the adequacy of the systems 
in place. 

76

Code of Conduct and Speak Up
The Compliance and Ethics Committee is 
responsible for reviewing the adequacy 
and effectiveness of the Group’s 
compliance activities, which include the 
Company’s Speak Up Policy. Further 
details of our compliance practices are 
provided on page 62. The Compliance and 
Ethics Committee reviews the status of all 
investigations conducted as a result of any 
alleged Code of Conduct breaches 
received during the year, and liaises, 
as required, with the Audit Committee, 
in the event the alleged breach is of a 
financial nature. Further details are 
set out on page 89.

Security
The Board has continued to strive for 
a safe and secure working environment 
within our geographies, which include 
a number of areas where low oil prices 
have meant straitened economies. To this 
end, a focus on territories in which the 
security threat may not be obvious but 
where low level criminality and economic 
hardship could adversely affect our staff 
or performance has been critical. The 
emphasis for this project remains the 
education and empowerment of all 
personnel through the representatives 
of the HSSEIA function in order to provide 
the most effective impact.

Crisis management
Building on two years of focused 
improvement, the Company intends to 
increase the testing and exercising of its 
crisis management systems during 2019 
with the aim of consolidating a 
best-in-class response capability. We will 
continue to provide training for all three 
tiers of our command and control structure 
while further developing our Business 
Continuity preparedness. The Company 
also has procedures in place for Directors 
to have access to independent external 
advice at the Company’s expense, where 
they judge it necessary in order to 
discharge their responsibilities.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacAnalyst and investor trip
During 2018, we offered analysts and 
institutional shareholders the opportunity 
to visit our operations in Kuwait and UAE. 
This visit included management 
presentations (which are available on the 
Company’s website) on Petrofac’s core 
business in the MENA region and provided 
the opportunity for attendees to meet with 
the local project teams on site at the Clean 
Fuels Project in Kuwait and at the BorWin3 
platform site at the Dubai Drydocks World. 

Shareholder distribution

Meetings held with shareholders 
by country

UK

US and Canada

Europe

Other

81.5%

10.5%

7.0%

1.0%

Shareholders (ownership) by territory

UK

US and Canada

Rest of Europe

Rest of World

56.0%

23.5%

19.7%

0.8%

RELATIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS
Stakeholder engagement
The Board recognises the importance of 
establishing and maintaining good 
relationships with the Company’s 
shareholders; as a result, open and 
constructive engagement is considered 
vital to understanding shareholders’ views. 
This helps ensure what we report on is 
correctly linked to our market risks and 
opportunities (further details on page 44).

Our Investor Relations team acts as a focal 
point for contact with investors throughout 
the year and a programme of meetings with 
both existing and potential shareholders, 
as well as analyst and investor meetings, 
is scheduled annually by the team. This IR 
programme includes presentations to 
institutional investors and research analysts, 
as well as question and answer sessions 
with stakeholders following the publication 
of our full and half-year financial results. 
These presentations are streamed via a live 
webcast for those unable to attend in 
person and these continue to be available 
on our website after broadcast. In addition, 
management arrange calls and meetings 
with these groups following the release of 
any trading updates to the market. Brokers’ 
research notes are regularly circulated to all 
Directors and a formal broker’s report is 
circulated to Directors in advance of each 
Board meeting. 

The Group Chief Executive and Chief 
Financial Officer maintain a regular dialogue 
with institutional shareholders through a 
programme of one-to-one and other 
meetings throughout the year, primarily 
focusing on operational matters. More than 
46% of the meetings held during the year 
were attended by the Group Chief Executive 
and/or the Chief Financial Officer. 

Additionally, as detailed further on pages 
64 and 90, during 2018 meetings with 
key stakeholders to discuss governance 
and remuneration issues were held with 
the Chairman and/or the Senior 
Independent Director. 

Furthermore, discussions are held 
throughout the year with our corporate 
brokers to better understand shareholder 
sentiment in light of ongoing market 
pressures and to gain insights into 
governance matters, in general, and 
succession planning in particular, from 
a shareholder perspective. The Board 
will continue to focus on stakeholder 
engagement more widely over the next 
year, continuing to build a comprehensive 
stakeholder engagement programme.

2018 shareholder meetings calendar 

Month

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Total

Number of shareholder  
meetings held during the year

5

81

40

21

13

32

7

141

23

2

34

3

202

1 

Including Full Year and Half Year Results. Live webcast 
of analyst/investor presentations (replay available on 
our website).

Major shareholders 
In accordance with the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR5), 
as at 31 December 2018, the Company had received notification of the following material 
interests in voting rights over the Company’s issued ordinary share capital:

Name

Ayman Asfari and family

Toscafund Asset Management LLP

Number of ordinary 
shares notified as at 
31 December 2018

Percentage of issued 
share capital as at 
31 December 2018

64,982,226

22,559,813

18.79%

6.52%

77

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 
CONTINUED

ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS

Stakeholder

Why we engage

How we engage

Key interests

Employees

Our employees, their attitude 
and skills set us apart from 
our competitors. We are 
committed to ensuring 
we have safe and effective 
working environments, 
which can enable everyone 
within the business to 
perform to their true potential

•  Meeting with employees during site visits
•  Regular interaction with the management 
team during and after Board meetings
•  Creation of a new Workforce Engagement 

Forum from January 2019

•  Career development 

opportunities 

•  Business model application
•  Financial performance
•  Implementation of the strategic 

•  Management of townhalls held throughout 

agenda

the year 

•  Annual employee surveys
•  Through the internal website

•  Impact of digital initiatives 

Investors and 
shareholders

Delivering a strong return to 
our investors is a key priority 
for the Board

•  Meetings with key investors to discuss 
strategy and operational performance; 
roadshows at full and half year end 

•  Financial performance
•  Business model application
•  Implementation of the strategic 

•  Regular updates from Investor Relations 
team on investor sentiment, in and after 
Board meetings

•  All shareholders are given an opportunity 

to pose questions to the Board at our AGM

agenda

•  Governance matters

•  Public consultations
•  Ad hoc face-to-face meetings 
•  A range of vocational development 
programmes with our local partners

•  Ad hoc meetings with key clients 
•  At industry events
•  Through our website 

•  Human Rights matters
•  Local employment opportunities
•  STEM education initiatives 
•  Investments in local supply 

chains

•  Supporting infrastructure 

improvement programmes 

•  Operational delivery
•  Implementation of the strategic 

agenda

•  Ethical credentials

•  Industry events, such as EIC Connect Oil, 

Gas & Beyond

•  Business model application
•  Implementation of the strategic 

•  Meetings with our supply chain partners

agenda

•  Ethical credentials

Communities We actively support local 
communities to develop 
closer ties and to manage the 
social and environmental 
impacts of our business in 
order to bring long-term 
sustainability to the 
communities where we work

Clients

Suppliers

To communicate the various 
operating issues and 
concerns so that they are 
understood and considered 
and to gain stakeholder 
feedback and views

Wherever the Company 
operates, we are committed 
to employing local people, 
working with local suppliers 
and developing local 
capabilities

Governments 
and regulators

We work with governments 
on a range of issues 
impacting our business to 
influence policy changes 

•  Ad hoc meetings with Ministers and 

civil servants

•  Through the UK Regulator Oil and 

Gas Authority (OGA)

•  Health and safety
•  Taxation
•  The UK’s exit from the 

European Union

•  Responding to consultations with various 

•  Governance 

government departments

Industry  
associations

We work with our peers 
to collaborate and address 
challenges and share best 
practice

•  External representation on committees,  

e.g. Oil and Gas UK, the Energies Industry 
Council, and AMEXHI in Mexico
•  Attendance at industry conferences 

•  Industry collaboration 
•  Supply chain
•  Health, safety and 

environmental issues

and events 

78

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacAnnual General Meeting (AGM)
Full details of this year’s AGM, which 
will be held in London, are set out in the 
Notice of Meeting which accompanies 
this report and which is also available on 
our website. As a matter of good practice, 
all resolutions will be conducted on a poll 
and the results will be announced to the 
market as soon as practicable after the 
meeting. All shareholders are invited to 
attend the Company’s AGM at which they 
have the opportunity to put questions to 
the Board and meet with those Directors 
who are able to attend. Shareholders who 
are unable to attend the AGM are invited 
to email questions in advance to 
agmquestions@petrofac.com. 

I look forward to seeing as many of you as 
possible at my first AGM as your Chairman, 
when my colleagues and I will be available 
to answer your questions. 

René Médori 
Chairman 
27 February 2019

Share capital
As at the date of this report, the Company’s 
issued share capital consisted of 345,912,747 
ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. 
The total voting rights at the date of this 
report are accordingly 345,912,747. 
The Company’s ordinary shares are quoted 
on the London Stock Exchange. There are 
no restrictions on the transfer of ordinary 
shares in the capital of the Company other 
than certain restrictions which may, from 
time to time, be imposed by law, for 
example, insider trading regulations. 

In accordance with the EU Market Abuse 
Regulations certain Company employees, 
including all Directors, are required to seek 
approval from the Company to deal in its 
securities. The Company is not aware 
of any agreements between shareholders 
that may result in restrictions on the 
transfer of securities and/or voting rights. 

The Board requires express authorisation 
from shareholders to issue or purchase 
ordinary shares in the Company. These 
authorities were granted by shareholders 
at the 2018 AGM. The Group has no 
current plans to exercise either of these 
authorities and will propose to renew them 
at the 2019 AGM. The Company’s Articles 
of Association may only be amended by 
special resolution at a general meeting of 
shareholders. Details relating to the rights 
and obligations attached to the Company’s 
ordinary shares are set out in the 
Company’s Articles of Association.

Workforce engagement 
In light of the changes recommended 
by the new UK Code, the Board took 
a significant step towards increasing 
workforce engagement by establishing 
a new Workforce Forum. This Forum 
will meet bi-annually and will be attended 
by at least two Non-executive Directors. 
The Forum is intended to supplement the 
many existing processes of information 
exchange between the Company and 
its employees and its purpose will be 
to enable the Board to better understand 
the views of the Company’s workforce 
and take these into consideration during 
Board discussions and decision making. 

Director shareholdings
As detailed further on page 99, during the 
year the Chairman and Non-executive 
Directors used a portion of their quarterly 
fees to purchase Petrofac Limited shares, 
further aligning Directors’ interests with 
those of our shareholders.

Shareholder communications
The Board recognises the importance 
of shareholder communications and 
considerable emphasis is placed on these 
communications, whether they are 
institutional or private shareholders. 
All financial reports and shareholder 
documents, regulatory market 
announcements, together with recorded 
interviews, are available on our website, 
which we believe allows shareholders 
to become more informed investors. 

79

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsNOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT

René Médori
Chairman of the  
Nominations Committee

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE

Role of the Committee

•  Review the composition, size and structure of the Board 
and its committees, taking into consideration the skills, 
knowledge, experience, diversity of gender, social and 
ethnic backgrounds and cognitive and personal strengths 
of Directors

•  Identify and recommend for Board approval suitable 

candidates to be appointed to the Board, fully evaluating the 
balance of existing skills, knowledge and experience required 

•  Consider the effectiveness of succession planning processes 
for the Group and maintain oversight of the development of 
a diverse pipeline for succession to both Board and senior 
management roles

Terms of reference
The Committee reviewed its terms of reference during the year. 
Amendments were made to incorporate committee membership 
changes and reflect updates introduced by the 2018 UK 
Corporate Governance Code. Copies are available on our 
website at www.petrofac.com.

80

Dear shareholder
Following my appointment to the role of Chairman in May, 
I am pleased to present my first Nominations Committee report 
for the year. Having been a Director for over six years, I have seen 
the Board develop considerably during that time, adapting where 
required to ensure the appropriate skills, knowledge and 
experience have been maintained in key positions, despite 
unexpected changes. As a result, the Board and leadership team 
have been strengthened to ensure we are able to continue to 
deliver our strategic goals.

2018 Board changes
In May 2018, Rijnhard van Tets stepped down after 11 years on 
the Board, most recently as Chairman. Rijnhard saw the Company 
through a very challenging period and, on behalf of the Board, 
I would like to thank him for his leadership and, on a personal 
note, for supporting a smooth transition of the chairmanship. 
Following my change in role, the Committee reviewed the 
Senior Independent Director (SID) position and consequently, 
Matthias Bichsel was appointed as SID in May 2018.

During the year we also welcomed two new Non-executive 
Directors. Sara Akbar joined the Board with effect from 
25 January 2018. Sara is very experienced within the oil and gas 
industry and has significant operational and project management 
capabilities. She brings to the boardroom a unique insight into the 
Middle East environment, along with wide-ranging international 
experience. David Davies joined the Board with effect from 18 May 
2018. David has extensive financial and international experience, 
having served as a financial professional for more than 35 years. 
He also brings insight of managing companies exposed to 
substantial and rapid change. We believe these appointments 
will ensure that the Board remains highly competent, 
well-balanced with the multi-disciplinary skills and experience 
to support Petrofac’s future plans. 

To facilitate our external search process, the Committee retained 
the services of specialist recruitment consultant, Korn Ferry, a firm 
with which the Company has no other relationship that extends 
beyond executive searches for Board and senior management 
positions. As part of our search process, Korn Ferry are instructed 
to identify Non-executive candidates who meet the skills and 
experience brief, recognising that the Committee remains 
committed to ensuring that any appointment is filled by the best 
available candidate, with complementary skills, capabilities, 
experience and background to address the Board’s needs, 
irrespective of any other consideration.

Maintaining a strong Board for the future
At the start of 2019, and with a view of improving our gender 
diversity and enhancing overall Board expertise, a further search 
for a new Non-executive Director was initiated.

The Committee is now delighted to be in a position to recommend 
to shareholders the appointment of Francesca Di Carlo at our 
forthcoming AGM in May 2019. Francesca is currently Group 
Executive Vice President of HR and Organisation at Italian 
multinational energy company, Enel Spa. She has extensive 
experience in corporate development, audit and corporate finance 
and will bring to the boardroom expertise across a range of 
functional areas, with core strengths in a number of disciplines, 
including strategy and transformative organisational change. 
The Board looks forward to working with Francesca.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacA new organisational framework was put in place in August 2018, 
which was devised to create leadership clarity for each of our 
operational divisions. Additional focus on strengthening the 
management pipeline was supported further by discussions led 
by the Group Chief Executive and Group Director of HR, with 
consideration given to where future leaders of the Company 
were likely to emerge and what support would be required. 
The Committee also considered succession planning for the 
Group Chief Executive, with development profiles reviewed 
against existing expertise. The Committee reviewed the external 
market for potential candidates and also used YSC, a leading 
provider of talent assessment and development, to work with, 
assess and coach potential internal candidates.

The Committee held three in-depth talent reviews during 2018, 
covering the top 150 positions, the top 800 positions and then 
reviewing the top talent of the next 2,000 positions across the 
Group. The progression of emerging talent is also reviewed on 
an annual basis, not only to check that appropriate processes 
are in place to identify and monitor future potential leaders, 
but also to allow the Committee to discuss such individuals. 
As a result of the work carried out during 2018, a diverse pipeline 
was identified and plans are now being put in place to ensure 
employee skills and capabilities are developed effectively, 
thereby building a strong talent pipeline for the future.

The Company’s graduate programme was also reviewed by the 
Committee and it was agreed that up to 150 new graduates would 
be taken into the business during 2019, in both engineering and 
functional roles. This is a four-year programme that provides 
individuals with operational experience in a variety of roles and 
demonstrates the Company’s commitment to career progression 
and development opportunities. It was noted that more than 
50% of graduates hired since 2014 have been retained within 
the Group.

Employee engagement
During 2018 an online survey was issued to all employees 
(see page 50) and the actions arising from this exercise will be 
addressed throughout 2019. As noted in the Governance Report 
on page 79, a new Workforce Forum has also been put in place 
to assist with increasing our engagement with employees. It is 
envisaged that this Forum will allow employee views to quickly 
reach the boardroom, while encouraging Group-wide engagement 
between colleagues.

Looking forward
I am pleased to report that good progress against our priorities 
has been made this year, but I recognise we still have work to do, 
especially in relation to succession planning and diversity. I will 
report next year on how we are progressing these initiatives.

René Médori
Chairman of the Nominations Committee 
27 February 2019

The Committee is pleased to note that this appointment will bring 
the female representation on the Board to the 33% target 
recommendation as set out within the Hampton-Alexander Review, 
an independent, business led review supported by UK Government.

Diversity
The Committee considers diversity throughout the organisation 
to be a key factor in the Company’s strategic success.

Progress in overall diversity awareness is being made and it is felt 
that the promotion of diversity in its widest sense throughout the 
Company will lead to more balanced decision making and greater 
engagement, while widening the available talent pool opportunities.

Despite engineering continuing to be a predominantly 
male-dominated profession, Petrofac is committed to building 
the diversity pipeline from the bottom up. The Company remains 
committed to building and developing our female talent pipeline, 
albeit that women currently only account for 11% of our 
total workforce.

It should however be said that Petrofac believes diversity to be 
wider than simply gender and, with more than 80 nationalities 
employed within the Group, we consider that our business 
benefits greatly from a varied employee base, with diversity 
of skills, knowledge, experience, ethnicity, in addition to gender. 
A Diversity and Inclusion Policy, which is applicable to all 
employees, has been in place across the Group since August 
2016 and its purpose is to ensure equality of opportunity and 
fairness in all areas of employment. It is believed that our policy 
allows us to value the diversity of our employees while promoting 
an inclusive culture across our business.

The ambitions and targets included within the Hampton-Alexander 
Review and the range of initiatives that may help to increase the 
number of women in leadership roles were considered by the 
Board during 2018. Details of our gender diversity statistics 
for 2018 are set out on page 66.

Our Leadership Development programmes comprise employees 
from different cultures, backgrounds and nationalities. During the 
year, the global talent review undertaken by the Committee aimed 
to ensure that we will have a diverse pipeline for consideration 
for the Group’s future leaders.

Board evaluation
In compliance with the UK Code, this year’s Board evaluation 
exercise was internally facilitated and full details of the process 
and outcome of the evaluation process are set out on pages 74 
and 75.

Succession planning
The Committee places considerable importance on succession 
planning and talent management. This process is integral to the 
Company’s strategic plans and accordingly a core focus over the 
last few years has been on succession planning both at Board 
and senior management level. The Committee spent almost a 
third of its time discussing succession matters, with a further third 
dedicated to talent management and people development.

The Committee devoted considerable time reviewing both long 
and short-term management plans as well as recommending 
suitable development opportunities to ensure changes could be 
managed effectively without significant disruption to the Group’s 
strategy or day-to-day operations. 

81

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsDear shareholder
Having joined the Petrofac Board in May 2018, I was pleased to 
accede the role of Audit Committee Chairman from René Médori. 
René had effectively led the Committee for six years but was 
required to step down following his appointment to the role 
of Company Chairman. It was reassuring to know that I could 
continue to call upon his guidance in my first few months with 
the Company and, on behalf of the Committee, I would like 
to express our gratitude for his valued contribution. 

2018 has been a year of delivery for Petrofac. Throughout 2018, the 
Committee’s focus remained on ensuring the integrity of the Group’s 
financial reporting and related risk management and internal control 
activities. I am pleased to report that considerable progress was 
made during 2018 that has contributed to the ongoing delivery of the 
Group’s strategic objectives. 

Petrofac’s operating environment presents unique and challenging 
risks. As a result, it is important that the Group maintains a clearly 
defined and established system of risk management and internal 
control procedures. The Group regularly tests its approach to risk 
in order to remain vigilant. The Committee maintains a keen 
oversight on key areas of risk management and internal controls 
to ensure that future growth can be supported by a developed 
and embedded risk management culture, promoting best 
practice, even in tougher external environments. 

During the year, the roles of Group Head of Audit and Group Head 
of Enterprise Risk were combined. The Committee reviewed this 
appointment and believes the responsibilities of the combined role 
will deliver significant improvements to the internal audit planning 
and risk management processes, with a view to embedding best 
practice at all levels of the business. 

The financial controls improvement programme continued during 
2018, the aim of which is to mitigate material financial misstatement 
risks and fraud through strengthening the Group’s financial controls 
framework. The Group Financial Controller provided regular updates 
to the Committee throughout the year, to outline and review the 
planning and implementation of the project. In conjunction with this 
programme, considerable work was undertaken during 2018 to 
understand the implications of implementing International Financial 
Reporting Standards (IFRS) 9 and 15.

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

David Davies
Chairman of the  
Audit Committee

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Role of the Committee

•  Monitor the integrity of the Group’s financial statements, 

any formal announcements relating to the Group’s financial 
performance, and review significant financial reporting 
judgements, estimates or other accounting matters 
concerning the Group

•  Review the effectiveness of risk management and internal 
control systems, including viability statements, and provide 
assurance to the Board 

•  Monitor and review the effectiveness of the Group’s internal 

audit function

•  Manage the appointment, independence, effectiveness and 
remuneration of the Group’s external auditor, including the 
policy on the award of non-audit services

•  Approve the remuneration and terms of engagement of the 
external auditor and make recommendations to the Board 
regarding their re-appointment

•  Advise the Board on how it has discharged its responsibilities 
and consider whether the Annual Report and Accounts, taken 
as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable

Terms of reference
The Committee reviewed its terms of reference during the year, 
with changes made to incorporate Committee membership 
changes and other governance amendments. Copies are 
available on our website at www.petrofac.com.

82

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacThe Committee is encouraged by the significant advances made 
during the year and is supportive of the process improvements 
being introduced across the Group as result of the work completed 
by both functional and operational management. The Committee 
is confident that these changes will result in the provision of greater 
assurance and oversight of project risk throughout the organisation. 

During 2019, the Committee will continue to monitor and review 
the effectiveness of the Group’s risk management and internal 
control framework in order that appropriate assurance can be 
provided to the Board. 

Recognising the increasing governance requirements being introduced, 
the Committee will ensure that the provisions of the new UK Corporate 
Governance Code are met in all aspects and also take into 
consideration the FRC recommendations in relation to improved 
corporate reporting and improved corporate governance practice.

The Committee reported to the Board in February 2019, as part of 
its year-end process, that the Group continues to operate a sound 
system of controls and, when taken as a whole, confirmed that it 
considers the Annual Report and Accounts to be fair, balanced 
and understandable, providing shareholders with the necessary 
information to assess the Group’s performance and position, 
business model and strategy. Key issues discussed by the 
Committee are reported to the Board after each scheduled 
meeting and this practice will continue, thus ensuring any 
significant matters are considered and addressed appropriately.

David Davies
Chairman of the Audit Committee 
27 February 2019

PRINCIPAL MATTERS CONSIDERED DURING THE YEAR 
BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Committee met four times during the year, coinciding with key 
points in the Company’s financial reporting cycle. The principal 
matters reviewed and considered were as follows:

2018

February 
•  Internal control framework assurance
•  Code of Conduct Declaration Report
•  Compliance update, including 2018 plan
•  Internal audit full year report and proposed 2018 plan
•  Key Risks Register (KRR) and risk management systems, 
including the Principal Risks Report for inclusion in 2017 
Annual Report and Accounts

•  Ernst & Young (EY) full-year report including letter 

of representation

•  2017 year-end results and announcement, including all 

relevant reports

•  The Directors’ Remuneration Report 
•  Going concern review
•  Viability statement review
•  Non-audit services fees
•  Treasury Risk Management and Liquidity Policies

May 
•  Internal audit update
•  KRR review 
•  Enterprise Risk Management Improvement Plan
•  Group Finance report, including an update on the financial 

controls improvement programme 
•  Insurance programme renewal update
•  EY report on control themes and observations from the audit 

for the year ended 31 December 2017
•  External audit improvement opportunities

August 
•  Internal audit report 
•  Group Finance report, including an update on the financial 

controls improvement programme

•  EY half-year report and audit planning report for the full year
•  2018 half-year results and announcement, including all 

relevant reports

•  Proposed interim dividend payment
•  Principal Risk Review and KRR review
•  Interim Tax update
•  Legal entity restructuring project update

November 
•  KRR and risk management systems review
•  Review of principal risks and consideration of risk appetite
•  Internal audit progress report
•  EY report including 2018 audit plan update
•  Group Finance report, including update on the financial controls 

improvement programme

•  Annual tax review
•  Review of the Committee’s terms of reference
•  Review of legal entity restructuring project

83

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsAUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
CONTINUED

ACCOUNTABILITY
Membership, role and responsibilities
Following the Committee chairmanship changes which took effect 
in May 2018, there are currently three members on the 
Committee. The Committee is satisfied that all its members meet 
the independence and experience parameters required by the UK 
Corporate Governance Code, with David Davies having significant, 
recent and relevant financial experience and Matthias Bichsel 
and George Pierson having competence relevant to the Group’s 
sector. Furthermore, all members of the Committee have extensive 
general management and commercial expertise. Their details are 
set out on pages 66 and 67. The Committee believes it remains 
well positioned to challenge and debate the performance and 
relevance of the Group’s financial reporting, risk management 
and internal controls to safeguard the interests of shareholders.

To assist the Committee during its deliberations, all other Board 
members are invited to attend Committee meetings. In addition, 
the Group Head of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk, Group 
Treasurer and Head of Tax, and Group Financial Controller, 
are each invited to attend meetings when required. 

The Committee assists the Board in the effective discharge 
of its responsibilities for financial reporting, internal control and 
risk management. As set out in our Directors’ statements on 
page 102, the Directors are responsible for the preparation 
of Group financial statements, in accordance with IFRS.

The Group has an internal control and risk management 
framework in place, which includes policies and procedures to 
ensure that adequate accounting records are maintained, and 
transactions are accurately recorded. Furthermore, the Committee 
has oversight of the financial excellence initiatives, which are being 
developed amongst other items to continue to strengthen our 
control environment and improve management reporting. This 
ensures that the Group’s financial reports, including the financial 
reporting process and communications to the market, give a clear 
and balanced assessment of the Group’s position. In addition to 
the principal matters considered during the year, as set out on 
page 83, the Committee also reviewed the 2018 full-year results 
and this Annual Report and Accounts, at the beginning of 2019.

Internal controls and risk management
The Board is responsible for establishing the Group’s overall risk 
appetite, its enterprise risk arrangements and for ensuring that 
the Group has in place an adequate system of internal control. 
However, in accordance with the requirements of the FRC’s 
Guidance on Risk Management, Internal Control and Related 
Financial and Business Reporting, the Committee has the 
delegated responsibility of monitoring and reviewing the integrity 
and effectiveness of the Group’s overall systems of risk 
management and internal controls. It also provides the Board with 
the assurance that risk management and internal control systems 
as a whole, including strategic, financial, operational, and 
compliance controls, are sufficiently robust to mitigate the 
principal and emerging risks which may impact the Company. 
The Group’s Key Risk Register (KRR) captures and assesses the 
principal risks facing the Group, which forms part of the Group’s 
framework for determining risk and risk appetite. This document 
is updated quarterly and is considered at both Committee and 
Board level throughout the year. Further details are included within 
the Strategic Report on pages 22 to 29.

84

Regular management reports support robust assessments of the 
principal risks facing the Group, including their impacts on the 
enterprise and its future sustainability. In order to provide its 
assurance to the Board, the Committee receives regular updates 
from the Group Head of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk, Group 
Financial Controller and Group Treasurer and Head of Tax. 
Recognising the need for a systematic approach to be taken for 
managing risk, additional reports are also provided by senior 
management, including financial counterparty risk assessments 
and controls improvement plans. In reviewing each of the 
submitted reports, the Committee considers how effectively risks 
have been identified; how they have been mitigated and managed; 
whether actions are being taken promptly to remedy any failings 
or weaknesses; and whether the causes of the failing or weakness 
have indicated poor decision making or a need for more extensive 
monitoring or a reassessment of process effectiveness. These 
help to provide the Committee with a balanced assessment of the 
Group’s principal risks and the effectiveness of the systems of 
internal control.

The effectiveness of our risk management and internal controls is 
founded on our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and internal 
control frameworks, which are detailed on page 23. During 2018, 
we continued to improve our risk management systems by 
introducing additional controls to our project risk review 
processes, carrying out a comprehensive review of our principal 
risks and developing a more formal articulation of the Group’s risk 
appetite. Throughout the year, the Group’s principal risks have 
been regularly reviewed by management to provide assurance on 
the robustness, integrity and effectiveness of the systems in place, 
including those that would threaten its business model, future 
performance, solvency and liquidity.

During the year, the Committee has had oversight of a Group 
entity restructuring project, which is being undertaken to ensure 
that the Company’s legal structure adequately supports and 
reflects how the business operates globally. The rationale for the 
project is to simplify the corporate structure, whilst maximising the 
efficiency of functional business activities. As part of the exercise, 
extensive internal due diligence has been conducted, which has 
contributed to administration improvements across the business. 
The project is being run in conjunction with our Group Legal and 
Group Finance teams and regular updates are presented 
to the Committee.

Internal audit
The Group Head of Internal Audit attends all Committee meetings, 
during which his reports are considered and discussed in detail. 
The Committee also meets separately with him without executive 
management being present to discuss, among other matters, 
management’s responsiveness to internal audit recommendations 
and the effectiveness of the internal audit process. The Group 
Head of Internal Audit also has direct access to the Committee 
Chairman and meets with the external auditor whenever required.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacTreasury
As part of its remit, the Committee considers the Company’s 
compliance with the Sovereign, Counterparty and Financial 
Market Risk policy, a copy of which is available at www.petrofac.
com. The Committee was satisfied that this policy remains 
appropriate. During the year, the Committee reviewed and 
approved a revised Liquidity Policy, which included updated 
liquidity targets for the Group. Commodity price risk and the 
Company’s hedging policy were also kept under review. 
The Committee noted the funding initiatives put in place during 
the year by the Group Treasury department, including the maturity 
of the Group’s senior notes, utilisation of existing funding facilities 
and the introduction of new facilities. The Committee noted the 
priorities for 2019 which include enhancing the analysis, 
management and reporting of financial risk.

Insurance programme
Petrofac procures insurance as a risk mitigation measure and 
cover is arranged by way of a global insurance programme. 
This is designed to cover the Group as a whole, against the types 
of insurable risks normally associated with an oilfield services 
provider operating in similar challenging territories across 
the world. 

The efficacy of the global insurance policies is continually stress 
tested. This ensures our cover remains as wide as commonly 
available across the insurance market, whilst continuing to 
represent a cost-effective risk transfer solution, considering 
various factors, including the policy limits, deductible levels 
and policy conditions. 

During 2018, all policies were subjected to a full re-marketing 
exercise designed to challenge whether they remained both 
fit-for-purpose and cost effective. Despite difficult insurance 
market conditions, the renewal outcome was positive and policy 
limits were maintained. This resulted in a significant saving for the 
business. The 2019 global insurance programme renewal is 
expected to be challenging, as certain markets are predicted to 
reduce their appetite for specific risk. However, a further marketing 
renewal exercise will be undertaken to ensure that these 
challenges are managed sufficiently and that any proposed 
premium increases are limited wherever possible. 

There remain several sizeable claims registered against various 
global insurance policies. These continue to be under investigation 
and where appropriate, subject to interim payments, specifically 
where costs are continuing to be incurred.

The Company’s risk based internal audit programme for 2018 was 
considered and approved by the Committee in February, and the 
2019 programme was considered and approved in November 
2018. The 2018 programme was further developed during the year 
taking into account the Company’s principal and emerging risks 
and identifying where they primarily occur in the business; through 
discussions with the Committee and senior management; by 
recognising changes in the Company and the external 
environment; and with consideration to prior audit coverage. In 
approving the 2018 audit programme, the Committee considered 
the Company’s principal KRR and mapped the proposed audits 
accordingly. It was agreed that the primary focus should remain 
on a number of key areas including overarching management 
controls, such as the legal and tax functions processes; controls 
designed to prevent non-compliance with laws and regulations, 
such as bribery, corruption, money laundering and tax evasion; 
project level controls, such as project set up, completions 
management and joint ventures; financial controls; and IT 
resilience and security. Regular progress reports were provided to 
the Committee, detailing key findings of audits undertaken in the 
period under review. Where significant areas of concern were 
highlighted, the Committee challenged management and action 
plans were agreed to address matters raised, with follow-up 
reviews arranged. 

During 2018, 26 internal audit assignments were carried out, 
the results of which were included in Internal Audits annual 
assessment of the audited elements of the system of internal 
control. Where new audit findings were identified, agreed 
management actions in response to any Group level findings 
were reported to the Committee, thus enabling progress to be 
monitored and any trends to be identified. Weaknesses identified 
included gaps in some compliance controls, IT system controls, 
corporate function and project level controls. These findings were 
carefully considered by the Committee, with management given 
direction to ensure the necessary steps were taken to mitigate any 
issues. Reports on the work carried out by Internal Audit were 
delivered to the Committee throughout the course of the year, 
with Group, region and project level findings reported accordingly. 

To assist Group Compliance, Internal Audit continued to assist 
in the assessment of allegations raised from the confidential 
Speak Up line and triaging them to the appropriate teams 
for investigation. Where allegations related to alleged financial 
and internal control breaches, Internal Audit conducted the 
investigations and provided detailed reports to the Compliance 
and Ethics Committee.

Assurance
At the year end, and as required by the UK Code, formal 
assurance is provided to the Board that effective governance, 
risk management and internal control processes are in place and 
remain relevant, to ensure that the Group will continue to be viable 
for at least the next three years. This assurance covers all material 
controls, including strategic, financial, operational and compliance 
controls. Further details on the overall control processes are set 
out on page 84.

85

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsAUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
CONTINUED

External auditor
Ernst & Young (EY) continued as the Company’s auditor 
throughout the year. EY were reappointed as external auditor 
following completion of a formal tender process in 2016. 
In accordance with regulation and continuing market practice, 
the lead audit partner responsible for the Group audit was rotated 
at the end of the 2017 audit, having been in place since 2013. 
The new lead audit partner will rotate again in five years, 
as required.

The Committee considers the effectiveness of the external auditor 
on an ongoing basis, considering its independence, expertise, 
performance and understanding of the Group, its resourcing 
capabilities, culture, and objectivity. Through its own observations, 
as well as the interactions with executive management throughout 
the year, the Committee remains satisfied with the independence 
and objectivity of the external auditor and the effectiveness of the 
audit process. In making this assessment, the Committee gave 
due consideration to the information and content of reports and 
the advice provided, the execution of the audit plan, and the 
robustness of EY’s understanding and challenge to management 
on key accounting matters. 

During the year, the Committee met with the auditor without 
management present, discussing any significant issues, not least 
the conduct and quality of the audit, in advance of the full and 
half-year results. The two Committee Chairmen also maintained 
regular contact with the lead audit partner during their respective 
tenures outside the formal meeting schedule, discussing formal 
agenda items ahead of upcoming meetings and reviewing any 
other significant matters. 

Each year, EY submit their proposed audit strategy and scope, 
thereby ensuring the audit can be aligned with the Committee’s 
expectations. This work is carried out with due regard to the 
identification and assessment of business and financial statement 
risks that could impact the audit as well as continuing 
developments within the Group. During 2018, the audit scope 
included the execution of existing major contracts and judgements 
thereon; IES impairment assessments and fair value 
remeasurements, accounting for asset disposals, including tax 
exposure provisions and recoverability of deferred tax assets; 
accounting matters arising from the SFO investigation; the 
implementation of new accounting standards (IFRS 9 and IFRS 15), 
and impact assessments for IFRS 16. EY also reviewed the work 
undertaken by Group Finance in relation to the roll out of its Control 
Improvement Programme, ensuring the identified processes were 
being embedded within the business and providing feedback to 
management on the design effectiveness of those controls.

Non-audit services
The Committee is conscious of the potential issues of independence 
arising from using the external auditor for non-audit services. While 
the Committee recognises that, in some instances, it may be more 
timely and cost-effective for EY to advise on non-audit matters, 
given their familiarity with the Group, to safeguard the external 
auditor’s objectivity and to ensure the independence of the audit is 
not compromised, the Company has a non-audit services policy. 

This policy provides clear definitions of the services that our 
external auditor may and may not undertake. To ensure 
compliance, the Committee reviews the Group’s cumulative 
non-audit spend each year and, should the nature or size of the 
proposed work require it, gives prior approval to the appointment 
of EY before any work is carried out. The Committee is satisfied 
that EY’s objectivity and independence was not impaired during 
the year by any non-audit work undertaken by them and confirms 
there were no breaches to the policy during 2018. In addition, EY 
has confirmed that it was compliant with APB Ethical Standards in 
relation to the audit engagement.

The Committee acknowledged the FRC Revised Ethical Standards 
and recommended that our policy be drafted to reflect these 
standards. A summary of the policy is set out below, while a copy 
of the full policy can be found on the Company’s website. The 
non-audit spend for the year, as a percentage of the overall audit 
fee, was 20.2% (2017: 32.4%), with the majority of costs relating to 
audit related assurance services, including the Group interim review 
and other non-audit services, such as two specific corporate 
projects and agreed upon procedures for operational projects.

Non-audit services policy summary:
•  The external auditor is automatically prohibited from carrying out 
work which might impair its objectivity (as defined by reference 
to the FRC’s Revised Ethical Standard 2016 Part B Section 5 
and the EU regulations

•  The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will seek approval from the 

Committee before appointing the external auditor to carry out 
a piece of non-audit work where:

 – the fee is US$50,000 or above; or

 – total non-audit fees for the year are approaching 50% of the 
average of the Group fees paid in the last three consecutive 
financial years 

•  The external auditor will only be appointed to do types of audit 

work permitted within and outside the EU as set out in the policy. 
The Company will not seek, other than in exceptional cases, 
to rely on the more flexible regime permitted outside the EU 

At the year end, a report of the work carried out by the auditor was 
provided to the Committee detailing areas of audit risk, the findings 
of which were reviewed and considered by the Committee. 

•  The CFO may appoint the external auditor to carry out other types 
of permitted non-audit work as listed in the policy, subject to the 
policy provisions and provided the fee is below US$50,000.

86

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacSignificant judgements
The Committee’s role is to assess whether the judgements or estimations made by management in preparing the financial statements 
are reasonable and appropriate. Set out below are what we consider to be the most significant accounting areas that required a high 
level of judgement or estimation during the year and how these were addressed:

Focus area

Why this area is significant

Role of the Committee

Conclusion

Revenue 
and profit 
recognition on 
fixed-price 
engineering, 
procurement 
and 
construction 
(EPC) 
contracts

The quantification and timing of revenue and 
profit recognition from fixed-priced EPC 
contracts is a material driver of the Group’s 
financial performance and position, which is 
subject to significant management judgement 
and estimation. There is an inherent risk of bias 
or error in judgements and estimates 
concerning, for instance: variable consideration 
e.g. variation orders, liquidated damages; 
contract contingencies; and estimate to 
complete forecasts.

IES disposal 
transactions 
and 
recoverability 
of IES asset 
carrying 
amounts 

Taxation

IFRS 15 
‘Revenue from 
Contracts with 
Customers’ 
implementation

Several key judgements and estimates, under 
conditions of significant uncertainty, were 
required in relation to IES disposal transactions 
(49% of our Mexican operations, Greater Stella 
Area development and Chergui gas concession 
in Tunisia) and in assessing the recoverability of 
IES asset carrying amounts. Impairment and 
fair value assessments; discount rates applied 
to deferred consideration; and risking of 
contingent consideration, for example, require 
significant judgements and estimates that have 
a material impact on the Group’s financial 
performance and position.

The wide geographical spread of the Group’s 
operations and the increasingly complex nature 
of local tax rules in different jurisdictions 
increases the risk of misstatement of tax 
charges. Management is required to make 
several judgements and estimates around: 
uncertain tax positions given the commercial 
structure of individual contracts; the increasing 
activity of the relevant tax authorities; and the 
recoverability and valuation of deferred tax 
assets, which are supported by future taxable 
profit forecasts.

Executive management made several 
significant judgements and estimates on the 
implementation of IFRS 15, which impacted the 
initial transaction method and the subsequent 
revenue recognition. A non-exhaustive list of 
the significant judgements and estimates 
include: deciding the transition method to 
apply; estimating the cumulative catch-up 
recognised in opening reserves; assessing the 
revenue recognition method which most 
faithfully depicts the Group’s performance in 
transferring control of the goods and services 
to the client; applying the higher recognition 
threshold for variable consideration; and 
ensuring compliance with the enhanced 
disclosure obligations.

The Committee reviewed and challenged the 
reasonableness of evidence to support 
judgements and estimates regarding revenue 
and profit recognition, including non-
recognition in certain instances, through 
regular discussions with executive 
management. The Committee applied focus 
on variable considerations; contract 
contingencies; and estimate to complete 
forecasts. The external auditor also 
challenged management on the key drivers 
of revenue and profit recognition on 
fixed-price EPC contracts and reported their 
findings to the Committee.

The Committee evaluated the 
reasonableness and appropriateness of 
internally generated data used in determining 
judgements and estimates through reviewing 
and challenging management papers 
presented on this focus area. The 
Committee also examined the notes to the 
consolidated financial statements to ensure 
the risks associated with these judgements 
and estimates were clear and complete. 

The Committee concluded 
after thorough deliberation that 
the quantification and timing of 
revenue and profit recognition 
on fixed-price EPC contracts, 
as well as associated 
reporting, was in accordance 
with the relevant International 
Reporting Standards and the 
Group’s accounting policies.

The Committee was satisfied 
that reasonable and 
appropriate judgement and 
estimates were applied by 
executive management on IES 
disposal transactions and in 
assessing the recoverability of 
IES asset carrying amounts.

The Group’s tax positions were reviewed by 
the Committee to ensure that the effective 
tax rate, tax provisions and recognition of 
deferred tax asset assumptions were 
reasonable and appropriate based on 
available information. Reports outlining key 
tax issues were reviewed and discussed with 
executive management and the external 
auditor, who also reported to the Committee 
on its audit procedures and findings in 
relation to the Group’s tax affairs. 

The Committee was satisfied 
that taxation related 
judgements and estimates 
were reasonable and 
appropriate and that the 
Group’s tax affairs were being 
managed, accounted and 
reported in accordance with 
the relevant legislation, 
International Financial 
Reporting Standards and 
Group policies. 

The Committee requested and received 
regular briefings from executive management 
and the external auditor on the IFRS 15 
implementation plan and progress. The 
reasonableness and appropriateness of 
significant estimates and judgements, for 
example, the determinants of the cumulative 
catch-up recognised in opening reserves; 
the rationale for adopting the input method of 
revenue recognition in fixed-price 
engineering, procurement and construction 
contracts; and the adequacy of disclosure, 
were assessed based on management 
papers presented to the Committee.

The Committee concluded 
that reasonable and 
appropriate judgements and 
estimates were applied in 
implementing IFRS 15 and the 
initial transition and 
subsequent financial reporting 
will be in accordance with IFRS 
15’s objective to ensure that 
the nature, amount, timing and 
uncertainty of revenue and 
cash flows arising from 
contracts with clients are 
properly reported. 

The above description of the significant judgements should be read in conjunction with the Independent Auditor’s Report on page 104 and the significant 
accounting policies disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Further details on significant accounting judgements and estimates can be 
found in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements on pages 118 to 132. 

87

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statements 
COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE REPORT

George Pierson
Chairman of the Compliance  
and Ethics Committee

COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE

Role of the Committee

•  Maintain direct oversight over key compliance and ethical 

risks and monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of controls 
in place and any mitigation activities

•  Evaluate the compliance and ethical aspects of Company 
culture and make recommendations to the Board on steps 
to be taken to ensure a culture of integrity and honesty in the 
Company’s business dealings 

•  Ensure that ethical policies and practices are subject to an 

appropriate level of independent internal scrutiny; overseeing 
the development of, and amendments to the Group 
Compliance Charter, its Code of Conduct and other 
compliance policies, procedures and standards

•  Maintain oversight of the Group Compliance function

•  Support the Company in any engagement with regulatory 
bodies, industry groups, advisors and other stakeholders, 
as necessary and where permitted by law, regarding ethical 
issues and compliance matters

•  Oversee, review and approve the adequacy and security of 
the Company’s whistleblowing line as a tool available for 
employees and third parties to raise concerns, in confidence, 
about possible wrongdoing

•  Receive reports and review findings of significant internal and 

external compliance related to investigations, audits and 
reviews and exercise oversight, where possible, over any such 
investigation impacting the Group

Terms of reference
The Committee reviewed its terms of reference during the year. 
Copies are available on our website at www.petrofac.com.

88

Dear shareholder
Having been established during the second half of 2017, 
the Committee took a very active approach during 2018, 
endeavouring to fulfil its duties to oversee the implementation 
of the principles and rules relating to compliance and ethics. 

The Committee plays an important role in assisting the Board 
in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and there has been 
a considerable emphasis on driving enhancements in many 
aspects of ethical compliance. The Committee is also keen 
to promote Petrofac’s commitment to compliance and ethical 
matters to all stakeholders. 

As a Committee, we have welcomed the opportunity to support 
the leadership team as it strives for continuous improvement. 
The Committee, together with the Board and leadership team, 
have worked to promote the importance of, and the Company’s 
commitment to, its compliance and ethical programme and 
accordingly drive the compliance agenda across the Group. 

Ongoing work 
Much of the Committee’s focus during 2018 has been in 
overseeing the progress of further embedding existing compliance 
tools and processes across the Group. New systems were put 
in place to support the Group’s compliance policies, with good 
progress made throughout the year. Greater integration has been 
established between the compliance portal and the Company’s 
existing ERP system, providing more automation to the process. 
Where required, additional manual controls have been introduced 
to improve certain processes. These changes have allowed 
greater independent oversight on relevant controls to be exercised 
by Group Compliance. 

To enhance the Committee’s ability to monitor and measure 
the implementation of compliance at both Group and project 
levels further, it was agreed that a scorecard of measurable 
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) be created, incorporating 
performance elements to each of the service level indicators. 
It was felt however, that the KPIs initially developed in consultation 
with the business were overly process driven and the Committee 
gave consideration as to how to develop KPIs that could better 
reflect behavioural changes throughout the organisation. 
The KPIs are now being updated so that residual risks and 
exposures can be determined and mitigating measures identified. 
The KPI scorecard is regularly reviewed by the Committee. 

At each of our meetings during 2018, reports were received from 
the Group Head of Compliance on the compliance and ethics 
processes and procedures being enhanced across the Group. 
An update was also given by the Group General Counsel on general 
compliance matters, including the Group’s continuing dialogue 
and engagement with regulators and government agencies.

It is recognised that Petrofac operates globally in territories 
with different levels of maturity and sophistication regarding 
compliance and ethics. As a result, work will continue during 
2019 to improve the alignment between functional and operational 
management to ensure ethical behaviours are consistent with 
the Committee’s expectations and to demonstrate that effective 
process changes are fully embedded and understood across 
the Group and throughout the supply chain. 

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCompliance engagement 
During 2018 the Committee addressed the need for the leadership 
team to continue to promote the compliance framework 
improvements. Several internal presentations and training courses 
were delivered with an increased emphasis on the commercial 
benefits of compliance, thereby ensuring the ‘why’ would fully 
resonate as the right way for the Company to conduct business. 
By endorsing the right behaviours, as well as promoting the right 
processes, individuals could be held accountable for their actions, 
while feeling empowered to speak up in the event of an actual 
or suspected compliance breach. Specific examples of areas for 
improvement through additional training and improved processes 
and controls were discussed for implementation during 2019.

Throughout 2018 the Group Compliance function actively 
engaged with a number of clients on various enhanced due 
diligence compliance processes. Several discussions with clients 
were held resulting in positive feedback on the Company’s 
compliance systems. 

Compliance function
The resourcing and capabilities of the Group Compliance function 
were kept under review, both centrally and within the businesses, 
throughout the year. The Committee was satisfied that the 
responsibilities of the Group Head of Compliance, who left the 
business towards the end of the year, had been assumed either 
by the Group General Counsel or the newly appointed Chief 
Compliance Officer, who are both based in our Sharjah office. 
It was recognised that the Compliance function should remain 
appropriately balanced between central roles and those 
embedded within the businesses. It was further acknowledged 
that the function should retain a degree of flexibility to enable 
adjustments to be made in accordance with business needs. 
As a result, the Committee will keep the structure under review 
so that additional support and more external rigour could be 
provided, as required. 

Communications
Another key area of interest for the Committee during the year was 
the compliance communications programme, aimed at driving the 
compliance message across the Group and enabling the business 
to proactively engage on all matters associated with compliance. 
This had been designed as a phased and targeted communications 
programme, with the intention of driving behavioural change across 
the Group. The first phase of the programme underlined the 
importance of personal responsibility and ownership and sought to 
socialise ethical issues. Phase two of the programme, which 
commenced in early 2019, will look at the communication of our 
compliance policies to enable greater alignment across the Group. 
The Committee was further encouraged to learn that there would 
be an increased emphasis on consequence management with 
regards to compliance.

While it had been the intention to review and update the Group’s 
Code of Conduct during 2018, it was agreed that this be deferred 
given that the primary focus had been on tightening processes 
and controls. It was proposed that the Code of Conduct be 
comprehensively reviewed with the business as part of the wider 
compliance engagement process and that a revised Code of 
Conduct be issued, along with a refreshed Anti-bribery and 

Corruption Standard, in early 2019. It was confirmed that the 
revised Code of Conduct would be supported by new e-learning 
training modules, which would be simple, understandable and 
relevant, with a focus on behaviours. 

Speak Up programme
As part of the Company’s new investigations protocol, a Group 
investigations ‘triage’ committee was established to consider 
alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct, to determine severity, 
and to decide on the most appropriate course of action. 

During the year, a total of 81 Speak Up reports were received, 
which were provided to the Committee, categorised by country, 
severity and status. All high severity cases, of which there were 11 
in the year, were considered in detail, with full details of the reports 
shared with the Committee. These high severity cases were fully 
investigated, with terms of reference established for each 
investigation, and progress reports provided to the Committee 
throughout the year. Many of the calls received by the Speak Up 
programme were submitted anonymously, and while the reporting 
helpline would remain confidential, it was acknowledged that the 
investigation processes could sometimes be hampered if those 
making reports could not be contacted for further information. 

Key themes arising out of the reports were highlighted and grouped 
together to allow the Committee to identify trends and to better 
understand some of the issues being raised. The Committee 
discussed the consequence management processes that could be 
deployed in respect of the outcome of an investigation, which were 
considered adequate and appropriate. Further details of our 
compliance processes, including the Speak Up facility, are provided 
on page 63.

Third Party Risk Committee
As required by the Committee’s terms of reference, minutes of the 
seven meetings held by the Third Party Risk Committee (TPRC) 
were reviewed during the year. A brief description of all third party 
arrangements that are within the TPRC’s remit was considered 
during the year. It was confirmed that the TPRC was working with 
the business to ensure the agreed processes were being followed. 

Looking forward 
Overall, this has been a year for the Committee to oversee the 
implementation of recommended compliance enhancements. 
There is an understanding that the Board and leadership team 
must continue to demonstrate ownership of the Group’s ethical 
standards and the Committee is determined to help embed these 
standards further into the corporate culture to fully enhance the 
compliance framework. The Board’s belief remains that the only 
way the Group can continue to have a licence to operate is by 
applying sound and ethical business practices wherever it works. 
During 2019, the Committee will provide continued focus and 
attention to this significant area, including reviewing the updated 
Group’s Code of Conduct and employee communications plans. 

George Pierson
Chairman of the Compliance and Ethics Committee 
27 February 2019

89

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsDIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT

Matthias Bichsel
Chairman of the  
Remuneration Committee

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

Role of the Committee

•  Determine and review annually, on behalf of the Board, the 
framework and policy for the remuneration of the Company 
Chairman, the Executive Directors and other members of 
executive management. Review the ongoing appropriateness 
and relevance of the remuneration policy

•  Ensure that the objectives of the remuneration policies and 
practices support the Company’s strategy and promote 
long-term sustainable success. Approve the design of, and 
determine targets for, any performance related pay schemes and 
review the total annual payments made under such schemes

•  Review wider 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

•  Review the design of all share incentive plans for approval 

by the Board and shareholders

•  Ensure that remuneration schemes and policies enable the 
use of Committee discretion and independent judgement 
to override formulaic outcomes, taking into account Company 
and individual performance

•  Maintain contact with principal stakeholders, as required, 

on matters relating to executive remuneration 

Terms of reference
The Committee reviewed and amended its terms of reference 
during the year to incorporate changes included within the new 
UK Governance Code published in July 2018. The Committee’s 
updated terms of reference is available on our website at www.
petrofac.com.

How to use this report
Within the report we have used different colours to differentiate 
between:

•  Fixed elements of remuneration; and

•  Variable elements of remuneration

90

Dear shareholder
On behalf of the Board I am pleased to present the Directors’ 
Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2018.

As a Committee, we recognise the importance of clear and 
transparent reporting around our pay arrangements and in respect 
of the decisions that have been made during the year. To this end, 
we have added a new ‘At a Glance’ section to our report this year. 
This summarises how our remuneration policy was implemented 
during 2018, and how we intend to apply it during 2019. We have 
also taken on board feedback we received from stakeholders during 
the year on other aspects of our reporting and have made changes 
to respond to concerns raised, as outlined in more detail below. 
We hope that shareholders find the report concise and helpful.

Listening to your feedback 
While the Committee was pleased that the resolution on the 2017 
Annual Remuneration Report (ARR) passed with a majority at our 2018 
AGM, we were naturally disappointed that the voting outcome was 
80.8%. Having received more than 90% support from shareholders 
for our ARR for a number of years, we were keen to understand why 
some shareholders felt unable to support last year’s report.

To this end, during 2018 and in early 2019, I met with a number 
of key investors and proxy advisory bodies to discuss remuneration 
at Petrofac and listen to their feedback. These discussions were 
very insightful and I would like to thank these stakeholders for 
taking the time to participate in this process. As a result of our 
engagements, it became clear that shareholders as a whole did not 
take issue with our remuneration framework itself, but rather would 
like to see more discussions and explanations of the performance 
outcomes and decisions taken by the Committee. We have tried to 
respond to specific concerns in several areas, particularly around 
disclosure of performance against the non-financial elements of the 
annual bonus and the use of discretion to modulate pay outcomes. 

As a Committee, the alignment of our Executive Directors’ 
remuneration and that of our wider workforce with our investors is a 
key consideration. We are proud of the fact that 39% of our employees 
hold shares in the Company, creating alignment and opportunity 
to share in success at less senior levels. In addition, alignment is 
evidenced by the absence of vesting under our Performance Share 
Plan (PSP) for the last five years, reflecting a period in which Petrofac’s 
share price performance has been below what we had hoped. 

Corporate governance
As noted in the Governance Report on page 64, the Financial 
Reporting Council (FRC) published a new UK Corporate Governance 
Code (new Code) during 2018, which applies to Petrofac with effect 
from the 2019 financial year. The Committee welcomes the new 
Code and during the latter half of 2018 discussed at length how 
the new provisions could be implemented in the most effective 
manner for the Company and all of our stakeholders.

In response to the new Code, and in light of stakeholder feedback, 
we have made a number of changes to the way that we operate, 
and will continue to work towards identifying areas where our 
processes could be improved:

•  While the Committee has always had oversight, it now formally 
approves remuneration for the Company’s leadership team, 
in addition to the Executive Directors

•  We have implemented new post-employment shareholding 

requirements for Executive Directors, effective from 1 January 
2019 – a year ahead of the regulatory deadline

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac•  We have reviewed award documentation to ensure that the 

Committee has full discretion available to adjust pay outcomes 
where it is considered that they do not align with wider Company 
performance and circumstances

The bonuses awarded this year to Executive Directors and members 
of the leadership team will also be subject to an indefinite clawback 
provision, in the event of any of the individuals being found guilty 
of a criminal offence as a result of the SFO investigation.

•  In considering pay outcomes for the leadership team, the 

Committee has access to a broader and more detailed suite 
of information regarding remuneration-related policies within 
the wider workforce 

•  We have decided to publish the pay ratio of the Group Chief 

Executive to UK employees – a year ahead of the regulatory deadline

•  We have agreed a policy whereby future Executive Directors will 
have any cash allowance in lieu of pension contributions limited 
to the typical contribution available to the wider workforce in their 
home country (in the case of the UK, this would currently be 7%)

2018 performance context
During 2018, the business delivered very strongly against both 
cashflow and net income targets, continuing our emphasis 
on cash conversion, cost control and project profitability. 
Performance on new order intake reflected the tough and very 
competitive market conditions. While a healthy business 
opportunity pipeline and strong win rate was maintained, delivery 
fell short against the stretching target set by the Committee at the 
start of the year. Operational excellence was a central theme 
during 2018 as the Company continued to focus on the execution 
of projects. The organic growth strategy delivered significant 
success, including contract wins in Thailand, Turkey and India and 
the continued focus on adjacent sectors has seen the Company 
being recognised as a well-established downstream player. 
While there were many achievements in the year, the deterioration 
in safety was a real cause for concern and this was taken into 
consideration by the Committee when determining pay outcomes.

Remuneration outcomes for 2018 – decisions made
The annual bonus for Executive Directors is based on the 
achievement of Group financial targets (60%) and individual 
performance metrics (40%), which are based on HSSEIA and 
compliance, strategic, operational, and other measures to ensure 
key business objectives are met.

When coupled with consideration of the Executive Directors’ 
performance against the targets of their individual performance 
scorecards, annual bonus outturns for the CEO was 79.9% of 
maximum and for the CFO was 84.9% of maximum. However, 
in setting the bonus level, the Committee considered the two 
work-related incidents experienced in Mexico and Kuwait resulting 
in the fatality of three colleagues during the year. Petrofac prides 
itself of its safety record and performance and as a result, the 
Committee decided to use its discretion to reduce bonus outturns 
for both Executive Directors, as well as for the senior leadership 
team and others directly in the management line for those locations.

As a result of these reductions, the CEO was awarded a bonus 
of £938,000. However, he advised the Committee that taking 
into account the recent experience of shareholders and in view 
of current uncertainties, rather than taking the bonus as cash, 
he should receive the after-tax bonus proceeds in shares in the 
Company in order to demonstrate his confidence in the future.

The performance period for the 2016 PSP cycle ended on 
31 December 2018. Based on performance against the three-year 
relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) and Earnings per share 
(EPS) targets, the awards will lapse in full. While this is naturally 
disappointing for employees, the Committee recognises that 
the PSP needs to be aligned with the interests and experience 
of shareholders.

Remuneration for 2019
The Committee considers that the overall remuneration framework 
at Petrofac remains fit for purpose, and therefore we are not 
proposing to make any significant changes for 2019. 

Mr Asfari will receive a salary increase of 3%, in line with the wider 
UK workforce. The Committee determined that Mr Cochran’s 
salary should be increased by 5%. This reflects his strong 
development in the role and overall performance since his 
appointment in October 2016. The Committee noted that after 
increase, this remained 6% below the salary received by the 
previous incumbent. The increase also intends to ensure 
a package that better reflects Mr Cochran’s leadership across 
a broader portfolio of responsibilities within Petrofac, which 
are critical to the Company’s future direction and success.

Recognising the recent reduction of our share price, the 
Committee has decided to introduce a cap on the value that can 
be delivered from the 2019 PSP awards. Other than in exceptional 
circumstances (for which the Committee would provide full 
justification), it is intended that the maximum value that can be 
delivered in the year of vesting will be limited to three times the face 
value of the award at grant (further details are set out on page 100). 

Committee focus for 2019
Our remuneration policy was approved by shareholders, 
with 99.6% support, at the 2017 AGM. In accordance with the 
expected timetable, we intend to submit our remuneration policy 
for shareholder consideration at the AGM to be held in 2020. 
In advance of this, the intention is that the Committee will perform 
a review of the remuneration framework during 2019 with a view 
to ensuring that it remains appropriate to support and drive 
delivery of Petrofac’s strategy over the coming years. 

Following the informative consultation exercise carried out in 2018 
and early 2019, we remain committed to a regular dialogue with 
key stakeholders and were we to propose to make any major 
changes to our remuneration policy, we intend to consult with 
shareholders in advance of the AGM. We will also continue to work 
through the implications of the new Code and implement 
any further changes identified accordingly.

The Committee looks forward to continuing engagement and 
to receiving your support for the Directors’ Remuneration Report 
at the forthcoming AGM.

Matthias Bichsel
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee 
27 February 2019

91

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsDIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT
CONTINUED

AT A GLANCE

The following table sets out a summary of how our remuneration policy was implemented during 2018 and details how it will be 
implemented during 2019. A copy of the remuneration policy can be found in full on our website at www.petrofac.com.

Element/Purpose and link to 
strategy
Salary
Core element of 
remuneration, paid for 
doing the expected 
day-to-day job. To attract 
and retain appropriate 
talent and to be market 
competitive
Cash allowance in lieu 
of pension and other 
benefits
Provide employees with 
an allowance for benefits 
and retirement planning

Benefits
Provide employees with 
market competitive 
benefits
Annual bonus
Incentivise delivery of the 
business plan on an 
annual basis

Rewards performance 
against key performance 
indicators which are 
critical to the delivery of 
our business strategy

Operation in 2018
Base salaries for 2018 were:

Implementation in 2019
In 2019 Executive Directors will receive a salary 
increase of 3-5%. Further details are set out on 
page 99. Base salaries for 2019 will be:

Ayman Asfari
Alastair Cochran

£670,000 Ayman Asfari
£412,000 Alastair Cochran

£690,000
£432,600

Cash allowances for 2018 were: 

Cash allowances for 2019 will be unchanged from 2018. 

Ayman Asfari
Alastair Cochran

£70,000
£70,000

For future Executive Directors, the cash allowance 
in lieu of pension will be capped at the level 
available to Petrofac employees in their home 
country (in the UK, this would currently be capped 
at 7% of salary).

The benefit framework in 2018 included private health 
insurance and appropriate life assurance.

There will be no changes to the benefit framework 
in 2019.

The maximum annual bonus opportunity for 2018 was 200% 
of salary. The table below sets out details of the performance 
measures:

The maximum annual bonus for 2019 will be 
unchanged at 200% of salary. The performance 
measures for 2019 will be the same as 2018:

Measure

Weighting

Performance

Measure

Weighting

20%
Group Net Income
20%
Group Order Intake
Group Free Cash Flow 20%

Total

60%

94.4%
30.1% 
100%

74.8%

Financial 
measures

20%
Group Net Income
20%
Group Order Intake
Group Free Cash Flow 20%

Non-financial 
measures

Balanced scorecard

40%

The remaining 40% of the annual bonus comprised a balanced 
scorecard. Further details on some of the individual metrics 
within the balanced scorecard for the Executive Directors are set 
out on page 94.

Where Executive Directors have not reached their 
shareholding guideline, they will be required 
to invest 33% of the post-tax bonus into 
Petrofac shares.

The Committee reviewed outcomes and determined to use its 
discretion to reduce the formulaic bonus outcomes. Further details 
are set out on page 94. Resultant individual bonuses for 2018 were 
79.9% of maximum and 84.9% of maximum for the CEO and CFO 
respectively. In line with our shareholding guidelines, Alastair 
Cochran was required to invest 33% of his post-tax bonus into 
Petrofac shares. In addition, Ayman Asfari will voluntarily invest his 
post-tax bonus into Petrofac shares.

Performance 
Share Plan 
Incentivise Executive 
Directors’ performance 
over the longer term

Rewards the delivery 
of targets linked to the 
long-term strategy of the 
business, and the 
creation of shareholder 
value over the longer 
term

Shareholding 
guidelines
Aligns Executive 
Directors with
shareholders’ interests

Awards granted
In 2018, Executive Directors received awards of 200% of 
base salary. Awards will vest depending on the following 
performance measures:

Awards to be granted
For 2019, Executive Directors will receive awards 
of 200% of base salary. Awards will vest 
depending on the same performance measures:

Measure

Weighting

Measure

Weighting

TSR relative to a comparator group
Strategic measures
Any vested post-tax shares will be subject to an additional 
two-year holding period.

70%
30%

TSR relative to a comparator group
70%
30%
Strategic measures
Any vested post-tax shares will be subject to an 
additional two-year holding period.

Awards vesting
The performance conditions for the 2016 PSP awards were 
not achieved and, as a result, the awards will lapse in full on 
6 March 2019.

Ayman Asfari has met his shareholding guideline of 300% 
of base salary.

In recognition of the Group’s current share price, 
other than in exceptional circumstances (for which 
the Committee would provide written justification), 
the value of any vested shares from this award will 
be limited to three times the face value of the 
award at grant. 
Employment shareholding guidelines remain 
unchanged at start of 2019. 

Alastair Cochran joined the Board in October 2016 and is 
working towards meeting his shareholding guideline of 200% 
of base salary.

Executive Directors will also be subject to post-
cessation shareholding guidelines at departure. 
Further details are set out on page 100.

The Annual Report on Remuneration, beginning on page 93, provides more detail on our policy implementation.

92

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacAnnual Report on Remuneration

Looking backwards
The information presented from this section, until the relevant note on page 97, represents the audited section of this report.

Single total figure of remuneration
The following table sets out the total remuneration for Executive Directors for the year ended 31 December 2018, with prior year figures 
also shown. All figures are presented in US dollars.

Executive Director1

Ayman Asfari

Alastair Cochran 

Base salary 
 (a)  

US$000
2017

 840 

 517 

2018

 898

 552

Taxable  
benefits  
(b)  

US$000
2017

 1 

 1 

2018

 1

 1

Cash in lieu  
of pension and 
other benefits 
(c)  

2018

 94

 94

US$000
2017

2018

 90 

 90 

 1,257

 1,015 

 879

 728 

Annual  
bonus  
(d)  

US$000
2017

Long-term  
incentives  
(e)  

US$000
2017

Total  

US$000
2017

2018

–

–

 2,250

 1,946 

 1,526

 1,336 

2018

–

–

Notes to the table
1  The Executive Directors are paid in sterling. All amounts have been translated to US dollars based on the prevailing rate at the date of payment or award, with the exception of the bonus 

amounts, which have been translated using the average exchange rate for 2018 of £1:US$1.33970.

Further notes to the table – methodology
(a)  Salary and fees – the cash paid in respect of 2018.
(b) Benefits – the taxable value of all benefits paid in respect of 2018, including private health insurance and appropriate life assurance.
(c)  Cash in lieu of pension and other benefits – our Executive Directors receive a cash allowance in place of benefits including pension contributions and car allowances but without an 

explicit allocation to each. This reflects the application of the Company’s remuneration policy. Directors do not receive specific pension contributions from the Company.
(d) Annual bonus – cash bonus paid in respect of 2018. For Mr Asfari, the full after tax proceeds from this award will be used to purchase shares in the Company on his behalf. 
(e)  Long-term incentives – as a result of the performance over the period 2016-2018, the 2016 PSP will lapse in full on 6 March 2019. 

Additional disclosures in respect of the single figure table
Annual bonus
Our annual bonus framework is intended to ensure an increased transparency of outcomes, in line with best practice developments. 
Financial elements comprise 60% of the framework, while performance against a balanced scorecard of measures comprises the 
remaining 40%. The table below sets out the outcomes for the Executive Directors against our financial targets:

Measure

Group net profit 1

Group order intake

Group free cash flow2

As a % of maximum

As a % of salary earned  
(out of 120% for financial elements)

Performance targets

Weighting

20%

20%

20%

Threshold
US$m

277

4,991

(353)

Target
US$m

321

6,241

(178)

Maximum
US$m

357

7,241

(3)

Actual 2018 
outcome
US$m

353

4,997

293

Pay-out as %  
of maximum

94.4%

30.1%

100%

74.8%

89.8%

1  Measured as Group business performance before exceptional items and certain re-measurements. 
2  The Group free cash flow measure for the purposes of the annual bonus performance target is a management reporting metric calculated as free cash flow (see note A6 in Appendix A to 
the consolidated financial statements) minus proceeds from disposals (US$506 million), minus purchase of shares by the Employee Benefit Trust (US$44 million), minus certain other cash 
flow items (US$78 million).

As the table above highlights, our financial performance resulted in a pay-out against the financial measures of 74.8% of maximum 
(89.8% of salary). 

This annual bonus out-turn reflects the continuing strong progress the business has made on cash conversation and the positive 
delivery on our net profit goals. The new order intake exceeded the threshold targets that were set at the start of the year and 
represents a good outcome in absolute terms given the current competitive marketplace and high win rate.

93

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statementsDIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT
CONTINUED

The remainder of the annual bonus (40%) is subject to a balanced scorecard of measures, aligned with our business plan and key 
corporate objectives. The scorecard ensures that the Committee considers not only the financial performance measures achieved 
but also the wider health of the Company, safeguarding future years’ performance, and the manner and behaviours by which our 
performance has been delivered. Under each area of the scorecard, performance is assessed against defined measures and outcomes. 

Ayman Asfari 
The individual performance measures (balanced scorecard) for Ayman Asfari was focused on four key measures: HSSEIA and 
Compliance (15% weighting), Operational and Project delivery, Capability, Strategy and Growth (each with an 8.33% weighting):

•  HSSEIA and Compliance: the Compliance and HSSEIA agenda was further embedded across the organisation, with high visibility 

and determined leadership being demonstrated throughout the year. The environmental performance continued to see improvements. 
While the safety performance expressed in lost time incidents and restricted work remained level compared with prior years, the year 
was significantly impacted by three fatalities

•  Operations/Project Delivery: The level of variation orders was reduced to a level of US$259m, significantly exceeding expectations through 

personal interventions and by providing guidance to commercial strategies. Key negotiations with clients were led by Mr Asfari. 
Furthermore, excellent progress was made in monetising the Company’s non-core assets and reducing the footprint of the IES division
•  Capability: Market conditions remained under pressure during 2018 but despite this, and the challenging environment being faced by the 
Company, the effectiveness of Petrofac’s employees and efficiencies were enhanced through a new streamlined organisation. A strong 
pipeline of future leaders has been developed

•  Strategy and Growth: Through a number of commercial interventions, the Company’s footprint in its core business was widened into 

new geographies, including wins in Thailand and India, and product offerings were broadened, with more awards in downstream projects. 
Rapid progress of the digitalisation agenda was seen, with first concepts and products being trialled to demonstrate the extent of the 
available opportunity. Pilot initiatives have proved successful, resulting in the opportunity of bringing a suite of digital products rapidly 
to the market and create competitive advantage

Alastair Cochran
The individual performance measures (balanced scorecard) for Alastair Cochran was focused on four key measures: HSSEIA 
and Compliance, Operational and Project delivery, Capability, Strategy and Growth (each with a 10% weighting):.

•  HSSEIA and compliance: the Compliance and HSSEIA agenda was further embedded across the organisation, with high visibility and 
determined leadership being demonstrated throughout the year. The environmental performance continued to see improvements. 
While the safety performance expressed in lost time incidents and restricted work remained level compared with prior years, the year was 
significantly impacted by three fatalities

•  Operational and project delivery: Drove and achieved the objective of reducing capital intensity. The AVO balance was below target at year 
end. Significant divestments were delivered, with US$773m achieved from the divestment programme. Mr Cochran had a very good year 
with strong cash conversion driving the achievement of net cash, two years ahead of schedule. A strong liquidity position was maintained 
throughout 2018 and the Company’s net debt position was significantly improved

•  Capability: Mr Cochran re-engineered and enhanced the Group Finance and Group IT functions, with a number of significant personnel 
appointments made to ensure robust and effective functions are in place, and to provide greater strength in depth for future succession

•  Strategy/growth: Significant improvements achieved throughout the year, including strengthening and enhancing the IT infrastructure, 
developing a robust defence against cyber-attacks. Enhanced the Company’s digital capabilities for commercial offerings to clients.

The Committee reviewed the final outcomes of bonus against Petrofac’s overall performance and the individual performance 
of Ayman Asfari and Alastair Cochran, which were assessed as having delivered a very good to outstanding outcome. 

Discretion 
The Committee reviewed the final bonus outcomes against both Petrofac’s overall performance and the Executive Director’s individual 
performance. Notwithstanding the mathematical outcomes of the strong financial and personal performance measures, the Committee 
was mindful of the tragic loss of three lives in two accidents during the year. As a result, the Committee determined to use its discretion 
to reduce the non-financial element of the performance bonus of the Group Chief Executive by £133,832 and that of the Chief Financial 
Officer by £43,728. This discretion was also applied to members of the leadership team and others directly in the management line 
for those specific locations. Based on aggregate performance against the financial metrics and their balanced scorecard and reflecting 
the Committee’s application of discretion, the table below provides an overview of the annual bonuses received by each Executive 
Director during 2018: 

Director

Financial  
element  
(60%)

Performance

Balanced  
scorecard element  

(40%)

Overall

Mathematical 
outcome of bonus 
calculation

Discretion 
adjustment 
applied 

2018 annual 
bonus after 
discretion

As a % of  

base salary

Ayman Asfari 

74.8% of maximum

87.5% of maximum 79.9% of maximum

£1,070,660

£133,832

£936,828

139.8%

Alastair Cochran

74.8% of maximum

100% of maximum 84.9% of maximum

£699,643

£43,728

£655,915

159.2%

The bonuses awarded for 2018 to Executive Directors and to members of the leadership team will also be subject to an indefinite 
clawback provision in the event of any of the individuals being found guilty of a criminal offence as a result of the SFO investigation. 

94

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacBonus for Group Chief Executive
The Company issued a press release on 7 February 2019 relating to the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation (full details can be 
found at www.petrofac.com). This announcement had a material adverse impact on the Company’s share price. As a result, the Group 
Chief Executive proposed that taking into account the experience of shareholders, it would be appropriate for his bonus to be awarded 
as shares in the Company rather than cash, further demonstrating his confidence in the future of Petrofac. As a result, the Company 
will use the post-tax proceeds of Mr Asfari’s bonus for 2018 to purchase shares in the Company on his behalf.

Performance Share Plan (PSP)
The performance conditions for the 2016 award are set out below. These targets were not achieved and, as a result, the award 
will lapse in full on 6 March 2019.

Vesting level

0% of maximum

EPS

Target range 2

0.0% or less

30% of maximum

2.5%

100% of maximum

7.5% or more

Underperformed by 
7.54%

Relative TSR 1

Outcome

Target range 2

Outcome

Less than the index

Equal to the index

25% out-performance of index

Underperformed 
index by 26%

Vesting

0% of maximum

0% of maximum

Overall vesting

0% of maximum

1  The comparator group for these awards was Aker Solutions ASA, AMEC Foster Wheeler, Baker Hughes, Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Fluor Corporation, Halliburton, Jacobs Engineering, 

JGC, Saipem, Schlumberger, SNC-Lavalin Group, Technip, Tecnicas Reunidas, Wood Group (John) and WorleyParsons.

2  Straight-line vesting operates between these points.

Scheme interests awarded during the financial year
Performance Share Plan awards
As detailed in our remuneration policy, PSP awards are granted over Petrofac shares representing an opportunity to receive ordinary 
shares if performance conditions are met over the relevant three-year period. The number of shares under award is determined by 
reference to a percentage of base salary. Details of the actual number of shares granted are set out on page 97. The following table 
provides details of the awards made under the PSP on 27 March 2018. Performance for these awards is measured over the three 
financial years from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020.

Ayman Asfari

Alastair Cochran

Type of award 

Performance 
shares

Face value 

£1,339,999

£824,000

Face value  
(% of salary)

Threshold vesting  
(% of face value)

Maximum vesting  
(% of face value)

End of  
performance period

200%

200%

25% 

100%

31 Dec 20

Awards were made based on a share price of 517.90 pence, and the face values shown have been calculated on this basis. 
This share price represents the three-day average share price up to 27 March 2018.

TSR element
70% of the 2018 award is based on relative TSR. The comparator group and vesting schedule for 2018 are the same as those used 
for the 2019 awards, as set out on page 100, with the exception that during 2018 we added McDermott International, Inc. in place 
of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. following their merger in May 2018.

Strategic element
The remaining 30% of the 2018 award is based on a basket of key strategic measures. We believe these measures align our incentives 
with the delivery of critical long-term strategic goals. For the 2018 awards, the measures focused on (i) protecting our core E&C 
business; (ii) growing our reimbursable services offering; (iii) reducing capital intensity by improving working capital and cash 
management; and (iv) delivering “back to our core” strategy. Each measure is subject to stretching underlying financial targets for the 
three-year period. At this stage, the Committee considers the precise targets for 2018 to be commercially sensitive. However, we intend 
to provide detailed disclosure of targets and performance against those targets following the end of the performance period. 

The key strategic priorities and associated measures for the 2018 award are as follows:

Strategic priorities 

Protecting our core E&C business 

Protecting and growing our reimbursable services offering 

Reducing capital intensity 

Delivering ‘back to our core’ strategy 

Performance measure 
2018-2020

E&C net income

EPS net income

Divestment proceeds

Cash conversion

95

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statements 
DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT
CONTINUED

Single total figure of remuneration for the Chairman and Non-executive Directors
The following table sets out the total remuneration for the Chairman and Non-executive Directors for the year ended 31 December 2018, 
with prior year figures also shown. All figures are presented in US Dollars.

Fees 
US$’000

2018

2017

313

132

100

120

100

73

 114

 88

 88

 96

–

–

Committee membership and other responsibilities

Audit  
Committee

Compliance 
and Ethics  
Committee

Nominations 
Committee

Remuneration 
Committee

Other

Non-executive Directors 5

René Médori 1,3

Matthias Bichsel 1,3

Member

Andrea Abt 1

George Pierson

Sara Akbar 2

David Davies 1,2

Former Directors

Rijnhard van Tets 1,4

Member

Member

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Chairman

Member

Chairman

Member

Member

Chairman of the Board

Chairman

Senior Independent Director

Member

Member

Chairman of the Board

153

 381

Notes to the table
1  Non-executive Directors are paid in either sterling, euro or US dollars. All amounts above have been translated to US dollars based on the prevailing rate at the date of payment..
2  Sara Akbar was appointed as a Director on 25 January 2018. David Davies was appointed as a Director on 18 May 2018. The 2018 figures reflect the period from their respective dates 

of appointment to 31 December 2018.

3  René Médori was Senior Independent Director (SID) and received the fee for this position from 1 January 2018 until his appointment as Chairman on 18 May 2018. Matthias Bichsel 

received the SID fee from 19 May 2018 until the end of the year. 

4  Rijnhard van Tets stepped down from the Board and ceased to be Chairman from 18 May 2018. The 2018 figure reflects the period from 1 January 2018 to this date.
5  Non-executive Directors receive a basic fee of £75,000 per annum of which £5,000 per quarter is used to purchase Petrofac Limited shares. Additional fees of £15,000 per annum are 

paid for acting as either the Chairman of a Board Committee or as the Senior Independent Director. The Chairman, receives a fee of £320,000 per annum of which £20,000 per quarter 
is used to purchase Petrofac Limited shares. These fees were increased in January 2018 at which time it was agreed that there would be no further increase for the next three years. 

Statement of Directors’ shareholding and share interests
Directors’ shareholdings held during the year and as at 31 December 2018 and share ownership guidelines
The number of shares held by Directors during the year and as at 31 December 2018 are set out in the table below, along with the 
progress against their respective shareholding requirements:

Director
Ayman Asfari 1
Alastair Cochran 2
Matthias Bichsel
René Médori
Andrea Abt
George J Pierson
Sara Akbar
David Davies

Former Director

Rijnhard Van Tets 

% of salary held under 
shareholding guidelines

Shares owned  
outright at  
31 December 20183

Interests in share 
incentive schemes, 
awarded without 
performance conditions
at 31 December 2018

Interests in share 
incentive schemes, 
awarded subject to 
performance conditions 
at 31 December 2018

Shares owned 
outright at 
31 December 2017

> 300%
< 200%
–
–
–
–
–
–

64,982,226
40,936
2,591
6,110
2,591
2,591
2,591
16,823

–
16,140
–
–
–
–
–
–

753,166
385,463
–
–
–
–
–
–

 62,958,426 
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

100,000

–

–

 100,000 

1  Ayman Asfari is expected to build up a shareholding of three times salary. He substantially exceeds this shareholding requirement.
2  Alastair Cochran is expected to build up a shareholding of two times salary. He was appointed as a Director on 20 October 2016 and is yet to fulfil his shareholding guideline obligation in full. 
3  Rijnhard van Tets ceased to be a Director on 18 May 2018. The shares owned outright reflect the position on the date he stepped down from the Board.

96

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacShare interests – share awards at 31 December 2018 
Share awards held at the year end, including awards of shares made to Executive Directors during 2018, are shown in the table below:

Director and date of grant
Ayman Asfari
6 March 2015
6 March 2016
13 September 2017
27 March 2018

Alastair Cochran
6 October 2016
6 October 2016
13 September 2017
27 March 2018

Plan

PSP
PSP
PSP
PSP

RSP 5
PSP
PSP
PSP

Number of shares 
under award at  
31 December
2017 1

Shares  
granted  
in year

176,149
159,664
299,407
–

–
–
–
258,737

Dividend 
shares
granted
in year 2

–
7,865
14,748
12,745

Shares  
lapsed  
in year

176,149
–
–
–

Shares  
vested  
in year

Total number of shares  
under award at  
31 December 2018  

(or at date of leaving)

Dates from which 
shares ordinarily vest

–
–
–
–

–
167,529
314,155
271,482
753,166

06 March 2018
06 March 2019
06 March 2020
06 March 2021

46,137
24,014
184,249
–

–
–
–
159,104

1,258
1,183
9,076
7,837

–
–
–
–

31,255
–
–
–

16,140 06 October 2017
06 March 2019
25,197
06 March 2020
193,325
06 March 2021
166,941

401,603

1  The award amounts disclosed under the PSP are the maximum number that may vest if all performance conditions attached to the awards are satisfied in full.
2  Dividends awarded on shares granted under the share plans are reinvested to purchase further shares.
3  Following the end of the three-year performance period in respect of the March 2015 PSP award, the performance conditions were not satisfied and the award lapsed in full on 6 March 2018.
4  Shares awarded on 6 March 2016 did not satisfy performance conditions and therefore no awards will vest on 6 March 2019.
5  Shares awarded under the Restricted Share Plan on 6 October 2016 are not subject to performance conditions and will vest, subject, inter alia, to continued employment, in equal annual 

tranches over three years from the date of grant in accordance with the scheme rules and the Company’s Share Dealing Code requirements.

This represents the end of the audited section of the report.

Historical TSR performance and Group Chief Executive remuneration outcomes
The chart below compares the TSR performance of the Company over the past ten years with the TSR of the FTSE 250 Index. This 
index has been chosen because it is a recognised equity market index of which Petrofac has been a member since December 2014. 
The table below the chart summarises the Group Chief Executive single figure for total remuneration, annual bonus payouts and LTIP 
vesting levels as a percentage of maximum opportunity over this period.

TSR chart – one month average basis

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

0
0
1

o
t
d
e
s
a
b
e
r
(

R
S
T

)

9
0
0
2

y
r
a
u
n
a
J

1

n
o

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Petrofac 

FTSE 250

Source: Datastream

Group Chief Executive 

Group Chief Executive single figure  
of remuneration (US$’000) 

Annual bonus payout  
(as a % of maximum opportunity) 

PSP vesting out-turn  
(as a % of maximum opportunity) 

2009

3,501

2010

4,889

2011

6,088

2012

4,663

2013

2,658

2014

1,245

2015

1,162

2016

1,817

2017

1,946

2018

2,250

100%

100%

75%

81%

59%

100%

100%

100%

100%

13%

0%

0%

0%

47.5%

60.4%

69.9%

0%

0%

0%

0%

97

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statements 
 
 
 
 
 
DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT
CONTINUED

Pay ratios of Group Chief Executive to UK employees
In 2018, legislation was introduced in the UK requiring companies to publish information on the pay ratio of the Group Chief Executive 
to UK employees. We have chosen to voluntarily provide pay ratio data in respect of 2018. The table below illustrates the pay ratio of the 
Group Chief Executive to the 25th, median and 75th percentile of the total remuneration of the full-time equivalent UK employees.

Financial Year ending

31 December 2018

Method

Option A

25th percentile pay ratio
(lower quartile)

50th percentile pay ratio
(median)

75th percentile pay ratio
(upper quartile)

1:33

1:25

1:23

The Group Chief Executive’s total remuneration is calculated on the same basis as the single figure of remuneration table set out on 
page 93. The lower, median and upper quartile employee’s remuneration was calculated on full-time equivalent data as at 1 December 
2018. Option A was chosen as it is considered to be the most accurate way of identifying the best equivalents of 25th, 50th and 75th 
percentile figures and it is also aligned with best practice and investor expectations. In reviewing the employee pay data, the Committee 
is satisfied that the individuals identified within each category appropriately reflect the employee pay profile at those quartiles, and that 
the overall picture presented by the ratios is consistent with our pay, reward and progression policies for UK employees.

The following table provides further information on the total pay figures used for each quartile employee and the salary component 
within this: 

Financial year ending

Element of pay

CEO remuneration 

25th percentile pay ratio
(lower quartile)

50th percentile pay ratio
(median)

75th percentile pay ratio
(upper quartile)

31 December 2018 Salary

Total remuneration

£670,000

£1,679,000

£47,430

£51,239

£61,264

£66,041

£68,201

£73,464

In assessing our pay ratio against the wider market and against our industry peers, we would expect that it is currently towards the 
lower end of the range. We are proud that this reflects both the high-skilled and technically challenging nature of many of our roles, 
as well as the emphasis that we place on fair pay throughout the Group. The Committee would highlight that the ratio might be 
expected to increase somewhat in future years should the level of vesting under the PSP increase (the 2016 award lapsed in full).

Percentage change in remuneration of the Group Chief Executive
The table below illustrates the increase in salary, benefits (excluding cash allowance in lieu of pension) and annual bonus for the Group 
Chief Executive and that of a representative group of the Company’s employees. For these purposes, we have used all UK-based 
employees as the comparator group, as this represents the most appropriate comparator group for reward purposes for our UK-based 
Group Chief Executive.

Group Chief Executive

All UK-based employees

% change in base salary1 
2018/2017

% change in benefits1  
2018/2017 

% change in annual bonus2  
2018/2017

3%

2.5%

0%

0%

20%

269.5%

1  Base salary is paid in sterling but translated into US dollars based on the prevailing rate at the date of payment (as set out on page 93). The percentage increase reflects the net sterling 
increase year-on-year and excludes FX movements. The 3% paid to the Group Chief Executive was in line with wider workforce increases across the Group. However, the percentage 
change differential in base salary for the wider UK workforce relates to the predominant UK business unit not meeting its financial targets in 2017. 

2  The percentage change differential in annual bonus for the wider UK workforce relates to the predominant UK business unit not meeting its financial targets in 2017.

98

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
Payments for loss of office
Rijnhard van Tets ceased to be a Director from 18 May 2018 and 
no payment for loss of office was made to him. The Company 
does not have any agreements with any Director that would 
provide compensation for loss of office or employment resulting 
from a takeover. There are, however, provisions included within the 
Company’s share plans that may cause awards to vest. In 
addition, the Restricted Share Plan award granted to Mr Cochran 
in October 2016 prior to his appointment as a Director is subject 
to an additional provision that would enable full vesting of the 
award in the event of a change of control. Full details of these 
provisions are included in the remuneration policy, which was 
approved by shareholders at the AGM in May 2017, a copy of 
which is available at www.petrofac.com/remuneration.

Shareholding guideline 
The Company has established a shareholding guideline 
requirement for its Executive Directors. The Group Chief Executive 
is expected to build up a shareholding of three times basic salary. 
Other Executive Directors are expected to build up a shareholding 
of two times basic salary over a period of five years.

Relative importance of the spend on pay
The chart below illustrates the change in total remuneration, 
dividends paid and net profit from 2017 to 2018.

The figures presented have been calculated on the following 
bases:

•  Dividends – dividends paid in respect of the financial year.
•  Net profit – our reported net profit in respect of the financial year. 

This is a key performance indicator for the Company. The 
Committee therefore believes it is the most direct reflection of our 
underlying financial performance.

•  Total remuneration – represents total salaries paid to all Group 
employees in respect of the financial year (see page 137 of the 
report for an explanation as to how this value is calculated). Note 
that this includes social security costs, benefit and pension costs 
and share-based payment expenses.

Spend in respect of the financial year (US$m)

Dividends

Net profit1,2

132

132

0%

361

353

-2%

2017
2018

Total remuneration3

1,049

1,006

-4%

1  The 2017 Net Profit figure is re-presented due to re-classication of an item from exceptional 
items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 to the 
consolidated financial statements.

2  Measured as Group business performance before exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements.

3  The decrease in Total Remuneration for 2018 reflects the overall reduction in headcount 

in the Group during the year.

Looking forward to 2019
Implementation of remuneration policy in 2019
This section provides an overview of how the Committee is 
proposing to implement our remuneration policy in 2019.

Base salary
Executive Directors will receive a salary increase in 2019. Mr Asfari 
will receive a 3% increase in line with the wider employee 
population. Mr Cochran’s salary will be increased by 5% to reflect 
his strong development in the role and overall performance since 
appointment in October 2016. This increase is also intended to 
ensure a package that better reflects Mr Cochran’s leadership 
across a broader portfolio of responsibilities within Petrofac, which 
are critical to the Company’s future direction and success. 

The table below shows the base salaries for 2019: 
2019  
basic salary 

Ayman Asfari 

Alastair Cochran 

£690,000

£432,600

2018  

basic salary

£670,000

£412,000

Benefits
There are no changes proposed to the benefit framework in 2019.

Cash allowance in lieu of pension and car allowance
The table below shows cash allowances for 2019, which are 
unchanged from 2018:

Ayman Asfari 

Alastair Cochran

2019  
cash  
allowance 

£70,000

£70,000

2018  
cash  

allowance

£70,000

£70,000

Non-executive Chairman and Director remuneration
The fees payable to the Non-executive Chairman and Directors 
were increased in 2018. It was agreed that there will be no further 
increase to these fees for the next three years.

The table below shows the Non-executive Chairman and Director 
fee structure effective from 1 January 2018, which will remain 
unchanged in 2019:

Chairman of the Board fee 

Basic Non-executive Director fee 

Board Committee Chairman fee 

Senior Independent Director fee 

2019  
fees

£320,000

£75,000

£15,000

£15,000

There are no fees paid for membership of Board Committees.

The Chairman and the Non-executive Directors use a portion of 
their fees, which are paid quarterly, to purchase Petrofac shares 
on the open market. 

Each quarter, all Non-executive Directors purchase at least £5,000 
of shares and the Chairman at least £20,000 of shares. This 
arrangement further aligns Directors’ interests with those of 
shareholders and demonstrates the Directors confidence in the 
future of the Company.

99

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statements 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT
CONTINUED

Annual bonus
The maximum annual bonus opportunity for Executive Directors 
will remain at 200% of base salary for 2019.

Comparator group

Daelim Industrial Co 

KBR, Inc. 

Technip FMC

Fluor Corporation 

Maire Tecnimont 

Tecnicas Reunidas

The table below sets out the financial elements, which comprise 
60% of the total annual bonus:

GS Engineering & 
Construction Corp 

McDermott 
International, Inc

Worley Parsons

 Financial measures

Group Net Income 1 

Group Order Intake 

Group Free Cash Flow 

Weighting in total bonus

Hyundai E&C 

Saipem 

Wood Group (John)

JGC Corporation

Samsung  
Engineering Co., Ltd.

20%

20%

20%

1  Measured as Group business performance before exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements.

Vesting schedule

In line with 2018, the remaining 40% of the annual bonus will 
comprise a balanced scorecard, providing the Committee with 
the ability to consider not only financial achievements, but also 
the wider health of the Company and the manner and behaviours 
by which our performance has been delivered. The scorecard 
includes measures related to health & safety and compliance, 
strategic and growth, operational and project delivery and 
capability objectives. We will provide disclosure of 2019 targets 
at the end of the performance year.

Where any participant has not reached the agreed shareholding 
guideline target, they will be required to invest one-third of their 
post-tax bonus into Petrofac shares until the guideline is reached. 
The annual bonus is subject to malus and clawback provisions as 
set out in more detail in our remuneration policy. The Committee 
also retains the option to apply an additional discretion as deemed 
appropriate, based on the performance of the Company or the 
relevant Director during the financial year under review. 

Performance Share Plan
For 2019, it is proposed that both Executive Directors will receive 
an award of 200% of base salary. Recognising the recent 
reduction in share price, the Committee has decided to introduce 
a cap on the value that can be delivered from the 2019 PSP 
award. Other than in exceptional circumstances (for which the 
Committee would provide written justification), it is intended that 
the maximum value that can be delivered in the year of vesting will 
be limited to three times face value of the award at grant. A similar 
cap will apply to awards made to the Company’s leadership team.

There are no changes to the PSP framework in 2019. However, 
the Committee has taken the opportunity to review and update 
the TSR comparator group as a result of corporate activity during 
the year. Following the merger of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company 
and McDermott International, Inc, it was agreed that the newly 
merged company be added to the TSR group. In addition, new 
strategic measures are being proposed that are better aligned 
with the Group’s new strategic priorities.

1) TSR element (70% of award)
The tables below set out the TSR comparator group for the 
purposes of the 2019 awards and the vesting schedule used 
to determine the performance outcome:

Three-year performance against the Comparator group

Performance equal to median 

Performance equal to upper quartile 

Straight-line vesting operates between the points above

Vesting as % 
of maximum

25%

100%

2) Strategic element (30% of award)
The remaining 30% of the 2019 PSP award will be subject to 
three-year strategic performance conditions. For the 2019 awards, 
the Committee has set stretching targets to five key strategic 
priorities. The key strategic priorities and associated measures 
for the 2019 award are as follows:

Strategic priorities 

Protecting our core E&C business 

Performance measure
2019-2021

E&C net margin

Best in class delivery 

Global cost challenge savings

Positioning for a return to growth 

Improving operational efficiencies

Enhancing returns 

New orders 

Cash conversion

ROCE

Under each strategic priority, vesting for threshold performance 
will be 25% of maximum with straight-line vesting up to 100% of 
maximum. At this stage, the Committee considers that the precise 
targets for the 2019-21 period are commercially sensitive. 
However, we intend to provide detailed disclosure of targets and 
performance against those targets following the end of the 
performance period.

Any vested post-tax shares will be subject to an additional two-year 
holding period. In addition, where participants have not reached 
the shareholding guideline target they will be required to continue 
to hold any shares after the holding period until the guideline is 
reached. PSP awards are subject to malus and clawback 
provisions as set out in more detail in our remuneration policy.

Post-employment shareholding guideline
In response to the new UK Corporate Governance Code, the 
Committee has implemented post-employment shareholding 
guidelines for its Executive Directors. Effective from 1 January 
2019, Executive Directors will be required to maintain a 
shareholding in the Company for a period of 24 months following 
departure. The post-employment shareholdings are as follows:

For the first 12 months 
following departure

For the second 12 months 
following departure

100% of their shareholding guideline1

50% of their shareholding guideline1

1  or actual shareholding at the point of departure, if lower

100

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
 
Awards granted under any Company long-term incentive plan, 
which have vested but are subject to a holding period, will count 
towards the guideline (on a net of tax basis). The Company also 
intends to implement a suitable mechanism by which to enforce 
the application of these post-employment guidelines.

Consideration by the Directors of matters  
relating to Directors’ remuneration

Support for the Committee
During the year, the Committee received independent advice on 
executive remuneration matters from Deloitte LLP (Deloitte). 
Deloitte were formally appointed as advisers by the Committee in 
October 2005. Deloitte is a member of the Remuneration 
Consultants Group and, as such, voluntarily operates under a 
code of conduct in relation to executive remuneration consulting 
in the UK.

The Committee has reviewed the advice provided by Deloitte 
during the year and is satisfied that it has been objective and 
independent. Total fees received by Deloitte in relation to the 
remuneration advice provided to the Committee during 2018 
amounted to £88,550 based on the required time commitment. 
During 2018, Deloitte also provided tax services to the Company.

The individuals listed in the table below, none of whom were 
Committee members, materially assisted the Committee in 
considering executive remuneration and attended at least part of 
one meeting, by invitation, during the year:

Attendee 

Position 

Comments

René Médori 

Chairman of Board 

Rijnhard van Tets 

Former Chairman of Board 

Ayman Asfari 

Group Chief Executive

Alastair Cochran 

Chief Financial Officer

Des Thurlby 

Group Director of HR

Alison Broughton

Secretary to the Board 

William Cohen 

Deloitte LLP 

To provide context  
for matters under 
discussion

Secretary to 
Committee

Adviser

None of the individuals attended the part of any meeting in which 
their own compensation was discussed.

Governance
The Board and the Committee consider that, throughout 2018 and 
up to the date of this report, the Company has complied with the 
provisions set out in the UK Corporate Governance Code relating 
to Directors’ remuneration. In addition, relevant guidelines issued 
by prominent investor bodies and proxy voting agencies have 
been presented to and considered by the Committee during its 
discussions. The Committee endeavours to consider executive 
remuneration matters in the context of alignment with risk 
management and, during the year, had oversight of any related 
factors to be taken into consideration. The Committee believes 
that the remuneration arrangements in place do not raise any 
health and safety, environmental, social or ethical issues, nor 
inadvertently motivate irresponsible behaviour.

Significant consideration was given during the year to the areas 
introduced by the new UK Corporate Governance Code published 
in July 2018. As detailed on page 91, the Committee has 
committed to bring forward two items ahead of the 2020 
implementation deadline – the reporting of the CEO pay ratio and 
the introduction of a post-employment shareholding requirement 
for Executive Directors. The Committee will continue to review 
how the new provisions can be implemented in the most effective 
manner for the Company and all our stakeholders and what 
changes, if any, are subsequently required to be made to the 
remuneration policy. 

External board appointments
Executive Directors are normally entitled to accept one 
non-executive appointment outside the Company with the 
consent of the Board. Any fees received may be retained by the 
Director. As at the date of this report, no Executive Director holds 
an externally paid non-executive appointment.

Shareholder voting
The table below outlines the result of the advisory vote of the 2017 
Directors’ Remuneration Report at the 2018 AGM.

Annual Report on Remuneration

Number of votes cast 
excluding abstentions 

For 

Against 

Abstentions

225,338,907

182,236,184

43,102,723

13,826

80.87%

19.13%

The table below outlines the result of the advisory vote of the 2016 
Policy Report received at the AGM held on 11 May 2017. The 
remuneration policy will be subject to shareholder review in 2020.

Remuneration Policy Report

Number of votes cast 
(excluding abstentions) 

For 

Against 

Abstentions

236,861,544

236,001,061

99.64%

860,483

0.36%

177,699

Availability of documentation
Service contracts and letters of appointment for all Directors are 
available for inspection by any person at our registered office in 
Jersey and at our corporate services office in London. They will 
also be available for inspection during the 30 minutes prior to the 
start of our AGM to be held in London on 3 May 2019.

Annual General Meeting
As set out in my statement on page 90, our Annual Report on 
Remuneration will be subject to an advisory shareholder vote at 
the AGM to be held on 3 May 2019.

On behalf of the Board

Matthias Bichsel
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee 
27 February 2019

101

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGovernanceStrategic reportFinancial statements 
 
 
 
DIRECTORS’ STATEMENTS

Directors’ responsibilities
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and 
the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and 
regulations. The Directors have chosen to prepare the financial 
statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting 
Standards (IFRS). The Directors are also responsible for the 
preparation of the Directors’ remuneration report, which they have 
chosen to prepare, being under no obligation to do so under 
Jersey Company Law. The Directors are also responsible for the 
preparation of the corporate governance report under the UK 
Listing Rules and FRC regulations. 

Going concern
The Company’s business activities, together with the factors likely 
to affect its future development, performance and position, are set 
out in the Strategic Report on pages 10 to 17. The financial 
position of the Company, its cash flows, liquidity position and 
borrowing facilities are described in the Financial Review on pages 
40 to 43. In addition, note 33 to the financial statements includes 
the Company’s objectives, policies and processes for managing 
its capital; its financial risk management objectives; details of its 
financial instruments and hedging activities; and its exposures 
to credit risk and liquidity risk.

Jersey Company Law requires the Directors to prepare financial 
statements for each financial period in accordance with generally 
accepted accounting principles. The financial statements are 
required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs 
of the Company at the period end and of the profit or loss of the 
Company for the period then ended. In preparing these financial 
statements, the Directors should:

•  Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them 

consistently

•  Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable

•  Specify which generally accepted accounting principles have 

been adopted in their preparation, and

•  Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless 
it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue 
in business

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting 
records which are sufficient to show and explain the Company’s 
transactions and to disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time 
the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure 
that the financial statements prepared by the Company comply 
with the requirements of the Law. They are also responsible 
for safeguarding the assets of the Group and Company and hence 
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection 
of fraud and other irregularities.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of 
the corporate and financial information included on the Company’s 
website. Legislation in Jersey governing the preparation and 
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation 
in other jurisdictions.

Directors’ approach
The Board’s objective is to present a fair, balanced and 
understandable assessment of the Company’s position and 
prospects, particularly in the Annual Report and Accounts, 
half-year results announcement and other published documents 
and reports to regulators. The Board has established an Audit 
Committee to assist with this obligation.

The Company has considerable financial resources together with 
long-term contracts with a number of customers and suppliers 
across different geographic areas and industries. Consequently, 
the Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage 
its business risks successfully. The Directors have a reasonable 
expectation that the Company has adequate resources to 
continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 
Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of 
accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.

Responsibility statement under the Disclosure Guidance  
and Transparency Rules
Each Director listed on pages 66 and 67 confirms that, to the best 
of their knowledge:

•  The Annual Report and Accounts, 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;

•  The financial statements, prepared in accordance with IFRS, 

give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position 
and profit of the Company and the undertakings included in the 
consolidation taken as a whole; and

•  The Strategic Report contained on pages 2 to 65 includes a fair 
review of the development and performance of the business and 
the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the 
consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the 
principal risks and uncertainties that they face. 

By order of the Board

Alastair Cochran
Chief Financial Officer

102

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGROUP
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS

103-182

104   Independent auditor’s report to the members  

150   Note 16 

Intangible assets

of Petrofac Limited

113   Consolidated income statement

114 

 Consolidated statement of other comprehensive income

151   Note 17 

Investments in associates and joint ventures

153   Note 18  Other financial assets and other  
financial liabilities

115   Consolidated balance sheet

156   Note 19 

Inventories

116   Consolidated statement of cash flows

156   Note 20 

 Trade and other receivables

117 

 Consolidated statement of changes in equity

158   Note 21  Contract assets and contract liabilities

118   Notes to the consolidated financial statements

159   Note 22  Cash and short-term deposits

118   Note 1  Corporate information

160   Note 23  Share capital

118   Note 2  Summary of significant accounting policies

160   Note 24  Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares

133   Note 3  Revenue from contracts with customers

160   Note 25  Share-based payment plans

134   Note 4  Segment information

162   Note 26  Other reserves

136   Note 5  Expenses

163   Note 27 

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

137   Note 6  Exceptional items and certain re-measurements

164   Note 28  Provisions

139   Note 7 

Finance income/(expense)

165   Note 29  Trade and other payables

139   Note 8 

Income tax

166   Note 30  Commitments and contingent liabilities

141   Note 9  Earnings per share

167   Note 31  Related party transactions

142   Note 10  Dividends paid and proposed

167   Note 32  Accrued contract expenses

143   Note 11  Disposals and business combinations

168   Note 33  Risk management and financial instruments

146   Note 12  Property, plant and equipment

172   Note 34  Subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements

147   Note 13  Non-controlling interests

149   Note 14  Goodwill

149   Note 15  Assets held for sale

175   Note 35  Changes in accounting policies and disclosures  
resulting from adoption of IFRS 15

177  Appendices

Annual report and accounts 2018 

Petrofac

103

Financial statementsGovernanceStrategic report 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  
TO THE MEMBERS OF PETROFAC LIMITED

Opinion
In our opinion:

•  Petrofac Limited’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 2018 and of the Group’s 
profit and parent company’s profit for the year then ended;

•  the financial statements have been properly prepared in 

accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards 
(“IFRS”); and

•  the financial statements have been properly prepared in 

accordance with the requirements of the Companies (Jersey) 
Law 1991.

We have audited the financial statements of Petrofac Limited 
which comprise:

Group

Parent company

Consolidated income 
statement for the year 
ended 31 December 2018

Company income 
statement for the year 
ended 31 December 2018

Consolidated statement 
of other comprehensive 
income for the year 
ended 31 December 2018

Company statement of other 
comprehensive income for the 
year ended 31 December 2018

Consolidated balance sheet 
at 31 December 2018 

Company balance sheet as 
at 31 December 2018 

Consolidated statement 
of cash flows for the year 
ended 31 December 2018

Company statement of 
cash flows for the year 
ended 31 December 2018

Consolidated statement of 
changes in equity for the year 
ended 31 December 2018

Company statement of 
changes in equity for the year 
ended 31 December 2018

Related notes 1 to 35 to the 
financial statements, including 
a summary of significant 
accounting policies

Related notes 1 to 21 to the 
financial statements, including 
a summary of significant 
accounting policies

We have also audited the part of the Director’s Remuneration 
Report identified as being audited on pages 93 to 97.

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their 
preparation is applicable law and IFRS.

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 below. We are independent of the Group 
and parent company 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 
entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities 
in accordance with these requirements.

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

104

Conclusions relating to principal risks, going concern 
and viability statement
We have nothing to report in respect of the following information 
in the annual report, in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require 
us to report to you whether we have anything material to add 
or draw attention to:

•  the disclosures in the annual report set out on pages 25 to 29 

that describe the principal risks and explain how they are being 
managed or mitigated;

•  the directors’ confirmation set out on page 102 in the annual 
report that they have carried out a robust assessment of the 
principal risks facing the entity, including those that would threaten 
its business model, future performance, solvency or liquidity;

•  the directors’ statement set out on page 102 in the financial 

statements about whether they considered it appropriate to adopt 
the going concern basis of accounting in preparing them, and 
their identification of any material uncertainties to the entity’s 
ability to continue to do so over a period of at least twelve months 
from the date of approval of the financial statements;

•  whether the directors’ statement in relation to going concern 
required under the Listing Rules is materially inconsistent with 
our knowledge obtained in the audit; or 

•  the directors’ explanation set out on page 24 in the annual report 
as to how they have assessed the prospects of the entity, over 
what period they have done so and why they consider that period 
to be appropriate, and their statement as to whether they have 
a reasonable expectation that the entity will be able to continue 
in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period 
of their assessment, including any related disclosures drawing 
attention to any necessary qualifications or assumptions.

Overview of our audit approach

Key audit 
matters

•  SFO investigation
•  Revenue and margin recognition on fixed 

price Engineering, Procurement and 
Construction contracts

•  Carrying amount of IES assets and asset 

disposals

•  Accounting for disposals
•  Recoverability of deferred tax assets and 
assessment of tax exposure provisions

Audit scope

•  We performed an audit of the complete 

financial information of five components, audit 
procedures on specific balances for a further 
three components and specified procedures 
on two components.

•  The components where we performed full or 
specific audit procedures accounted for 89% 
of business performance profit before tax, 
97% of revenue and 96% of total assets.

Materiality

•  Overall Group materiality of $23m which 

represents 5% of business performance profit 
before tax.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacKey audit matters 
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, 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 , and in our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Risk

Our response to the risk

SFO investigation
Refer to Strategic Report 
(pages 5, 26 to 29), Governance 
Report (page 76) and Consolidated 
financial statements (Page 167)

On 12 May 2017, the UK Serious 
Fraud Office (“SFO”) announced 
an investigation into the activities 
of Petrofac, its subsidiaries, and 
their officers, employees and 
agents for suspected bribery, 
corruption, and/or money 
laundering. 

The SFO announced 
on 7 February 2019 that a former 
Petrofac employee had entered a 
guilty plea to 11 counts of bribery 
under the Bribery Act 2010. 
No charges have been brought 
against any Group company or 
any other officers or employees 
to date. Although not charged, a 
number of Petrofac employees, 
former employees and entities are 
alleged to have acted together 
with the individual concerned. The 
SFO investigation is ongoing.

This development raises the 
possibility of financial sanctions 
which could have a material 
impact on the financial statements 
and ongoing concern/viability. In 
addition, there is a risk of damage 
to the reputation of Petrofac 
which might mean that it is more 
difficult to win new business and 
maintain banking arrangements 
which could have implications 
on viability. We have also 
considered whether the financial 
control environment continues 
to support the prevention, or 
detection and correction, of 
material misstatements relevant to 
financial reporting. The allegations 
that Petrofac employees have 
acted together raises questions 
of the extent to which we can 
appropriately place reliance 
on management.

We performed additional procedures beyond our planned work 
program to respond to the developments of 7 February 2019. 
These included reviewing the charge sheet of the former employee 
and correspondence between the SFO and Petrofac and its legal 
counsel. We sought to understand from Group General Counsel 
and external legal advisors the rationale for a number of Petrofac 
employees and former employees being named by the SFO but not 
charged. In addition, with the support of an EY Forensics & Integrity 
specialist, we inspected investigation reports prepared by external 
legal advisors on the use of agents in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

We also made a series of enquiries of:

•  the Group Chief Executive and Group Chief Financial Officer on the 

initial reaction of key customers; 

•  the Head of Treasury regarding potential impact on banking 

arrangements; 

•  the Chairman, Group Chief Executive, Group Chief Financial Officer, 
General Counsel and external legal advisors on whether there was 
any evidence that the Petrofac employees named by the SFO may 
have committed an offence, and therefore may lead us to question 
reliance placed on management; and

•  the audit committee to understand their assessment and response. 

We assessed the reasonableness of severe but plausible downside 
scenarios on viability with a particular focus on a reduction in 
new order intake and/or adverse legal or commercial settlements 
resulting in a significant financial loss.

We assessed whether there was any new evidence that would 
require a provision to be recognised in the financial statements rather 
than a contingent liability disclosure. We considered the adequacy 
of disclosure in the Chairman’s Statement, Principal Risks and 
Uncertainties section, Governance report and the Viability Statement.

Our planned procedures during the year included review of minutes 
of relevant meetings, including meetings of the Board sub-committee 
responsible for oversight of the Group’s response to the investigation. 
We met with Group General Counsel and with external legal advisors. 

We obtained an understanding of the elements of the entity level 
control framework that are designed to prevent the non-compliance 
with laws and regulations, including bribery. 

We considered the potential impact on going concern including 
liquidity, covenants, and downside scenarios. We considered 
the appropriateness of the stress test scenarios to the cash flow 
forecast and reperformed key stress tests.

We sought to identify payments made to certain counterparties 
during the year using data analysis techniques. This included 
searching for transaction details which included specific terms 
or names of organisations that had been identified during the 
investigations in the year. We then tested whether the identified 
transactions were appropriately approved.

Key observations communicated 
to the Audit Committee

We have reviewed the 
disclosures on this matter 
in the annual report 
and accounts and are 
satisfied they appropriately 
represent the Group’s 
activities in response to 
the SFO investigation and 
the current status of the 
investigation as understood 
by the Group. From the 
procedures performed, 
nothing came to our 
attention that gave concern 
over our ability to place 
reliance on management.

We assessed whether 
the disclosures were 
fair, balanced and 
understandable by 
comparing the disclosure 
to the knowledge gained 
during the audit.

The disclosures made in 
respect of going concern 
and viability are consistent 
with the results of our 
audit procedures.

105

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportINDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  
TO THE MEMBERS OF PETROFAC LIMITED 
CONTINUED

Key observations communicated 
to the Audit Committee

We reported that revenue 
and margin recognition on 
fixed price E&C contracts 
has been appropriately 
accounted for under 
IFRS 15. We are satisfied 
that estimates made in 
relation to variation orders, 
liquidated damages, cost 
accruals and forecast 
costs to complete were 
appropriate and in line 
with IFRS 15 and Group 
accounting policy. 

Risk

Our response to the risk

Revenue and margin 
recognition on fixed price 
Engineering, Procurement 
and Construction contracts

Refer to the Audit Committee 
Report (page 87); Significant 
accounting judgements and 
estimates (pages 123 to 125); 
and Note 3 of the Consolidated 
financial statements (pages 133 
and 134)

These contracts are reported in 
the Engineering and Construction 
(E&C) segment and represent 
approximately 70% of Group 
revenue.

Accounting for E&C fixed price 
contracts requires significant 
management judgement and 
estimation, which increases the 
risk of bias or error and therefore 
may be subject to management 
override of controls.

Judgement and estimation is 
applied in the following areas 
which directly impact revenue 
recognition under the percentage 
of completion (POC) method:

•  Percentage of completion 

calculations applied using the 
input method under IFRS 15 
Revenue from Contracts with 
Customers; 

•  Project forecast costs to 

complete including 
contingencies; 

•  Recognition of variation orders 

and claims in contract value; and

•  Estimation of liquidated 

damages as a deduction to 
contract value.

We performed audit procedures over revenue in seven locations, 
which covered 97% of total revenue across the Group. 

The component team based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 
with close oversight from the Group audit engagement team, 
performed the following procedures on the identified risk areas on 
E&C contracts. Our audit involved detailed testing on 21 contracts 
covering substantially all the revenue subject to this risk.

We enquired of senior management, project directors and cost 
controllers to understand the status of the contract, any changes 
in circumstances from the previous year, the key assumptions 
underlying revenue and cost, and any disputes, claims or litigation.

Percentage of completion calculations
We have tested the mathematical accuracy of POC calculations 
applied using the input method under IFRS 15. We reperformed the 
calculation of revenue recognised in the year based on POC. For 
actual costs incurred, a key component of POC, we audited on a 
sample basis, the appropriate estimation of contract cost accruals 
on the contracts by testing components of accruals to purchase 
orders, progress reports and payroll data. 

Forecast costs to complete including contingencies 
We have tested cost to complete estimates through testing relevant 
components of project materials and subcontractor costs to 
quotations or rates schedules, and manpower costs to mobilisation 
reports. We performed variance analysis compared to budgets and 
prior period estimates and assessed the historical accuracy of the 
previous forecasts. We also considered management’s assessment 
and the legal basis for the treatment of subcontractor claims and the 
ability to impose liquidated damages on suppliers.

We have challenged the reasonableness of the contract 
contingencies included in the forecast costs to complete with 
respect to the physical progress on the project and remaining 
costs to complete based on our understanding of the projects and 
Petrofac’s past experience. We have analysed the movements 
throughout the life of the contract, performed analysis against 
other similar contracts, challenged management as to the basis of 
the amount recognised in light of remaining contract tenure and 
the associated risks, and reviewed the relevant approvals by the 
appropriate level of management for any changes in contingency.

106

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacKey observations communicated 
to the Audit Committee

We have also ensured 
the risks associated 
with revenue recognition 
have been appropriately 
disclosed in Note 2 to 
the financial statements 
with respect to significant 
accounting judgements 
and estimates.

Risk

Our response to the risk

Revenue and margin 
recognition on fixed price 
Engineering, Procurement 
and Construction contracts 
(cont’d)

Following the adoption of IFRS 15 
Revenue from Contracts with 
Customers and the change to 
using the input method, the 
Group was required to change a 
number of accounting policies in 
relation to variable consideration, 
cost accruals and contingencies. 
Our audit involved reviewing 
these policies for compliance with 
IFRS 15 and ensuring the policies 
were applied correctly. 

Revenue in this segment totalled 
$4.1bn in 2018 (2017: $4.8bn).

Variation orders 
We challenged management and project directors on the basis 
of their estimates and corroborated these discussions through 
inspection of minutes of customer meetings, correspondence 
with the customer and other documentation. We challenged 
both the likelihood of variations and claims being approved and 
management’s assessment of the value assigned. 

For older claims, we considered the actions being taken to finalise 
amounts outstanding and challenged the basis for recognising 
variation orders on long outstanding claims.

For reversals of variation orders in the year, we obtained an 
understanding of the commercial negotiations that are ongoing 
with customers and challenged management on recognition of the 
remaining balance within contract value. 

We considered the completeness of variation orders by challenging 
management on the non-recognition of potential variations due to 
contract specific factors e.g. early stage of negotiation, or customer 
specific risks.

Liquidated damages
Our procedures involved assessing past experience with 
the customer in terms of imposing contractual penalties and 
corroborating the above through inspection of the relevant 
documentation. We inspected the project schedule and 
correspondence with the customer regarding the nature and extent 
of the delays. Where contractual liquidated damages were not 
deducted from the contract value, we tested whether the customer 
had accepted extension of time claims. Where it is management’s 
expectation that the contract will not be delivered on time, we obtain 
explanations as to the cause of the delays to determine whether 
there is any effective mitigation of the liquidated damages risk, for 
example delays caused and acknowledged by the customer.

107

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportKey observations communicated 
to the Audit Committee

We have concluded that 
the impairment charges on 
GSA and Mexico, and the 
fair value re-measurement 
loss on Panuco contingent 
consideration were 
appropriately determined. 
The recoverable amount 
of IES assets has 
been determined at an 
acceptable point within 
a range of potential 
outcomes. We have 
reviewed and concur with 
the disclosure of significant 
estimation uncertainty in 
relation to the Mexico and 
Malaysia PM304 assets, 
presented in Note 2 to the 
financial statements. 

For each of the estimates 
required to value the 
deferred and contingent 
consideration elements 
of the disposals, we are 
satisfied that the basis 
for these estimates are 
supportable and represent 
managements best 
estimate of the eventual 
outcome.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  
TO THE MEMBERS OF PETROFAC LIMITED 
CONTINUED

Risk

Our response to the risk

For each disposal, we inspected the signed sales and purchase 
agreements (SPA) detailing the key terms and conditions including 
elements of deferred and contingent consideration. We tested the 
proceeds received including working capital adjustments to bank 
statements. We obtained an understanding of the key judgements 
and estimates regarding the elements of the deferred and contingent 
consideration for each disposal. We ensured they were appropriately 
supported, and tested the sensitivity of these estimates to changes 
in assumptions. We evaluated the discount rates and risking applied 
to the estimates, and the appropriateness of management’s review 
and challenge applied to these estimates.

Mexico
The recoverable amount was determined using the fair value less 
costs of disposal following the sale of the Group’s 49% interest in 
the year. We inspected the sale and purchase agreement (SPA). We 
challenged the assumptions made by management in determining 
the fair value of contingent consideration receivable by inspecting 
documentation and evaluating the assessment performed to 
calculate payments under the SPA. 

We have performed additional procedures, including press searches 
and discussions with the in-country audit team regarding the policies 
of the new government in Mexico and the impact on migrations to 
PSC type contracts. We have ensured that the significant estimates 
have been appropriately disclosed.

GSA
We have assessed the impairment recorded during the year as well 
as the subsequent disposal. The procedures performed in relation to 
the deferred and contingent consideration were in line with those of 
Mexico above. 

JSD6000
We tested the valuation of the deferred consideration being the 
contractual right to receive a 10% ownership interest in a special 
purpose vehicle that will own the vessel upon construction. 
We obtained a revised shipbroker estimate commissioned by 
management at year end and assessed whether the fair value 
determined by management appropriately considered the relevant 
risks including delays to the completion of construction and the 
future addressable market for the vessel.

Panuco
We obtained management’s revised calculation of the fair value of 
the contingent consideration receivable, which is primarily driven by 
assumptions relating to the migration terms (including percentage 
of working interest in the PSC) expected to be achieved. We 
inspected correspondence with the asset owner to ensure the latest 
information regarding the migrations available to management was 
being used to determine fair value.

Carrying value of IES assets 
and asset disposals

Refer to the Audit Committee 
Report (page 87); Significant 
accounting judgements and 
estimates (pages 123 to 125); 
and Notes 6, 11 and 15 of the 
Consolidated financial statements 
(pages 137 to 139, 143 to 145 
and 149 and 150)

The Group disposed of its interest 
in GSA, Chergui, the JSD6000 
and 49% of its interest in the 
holding company for its Mexico 
assets. In the prior year, the 
Group disposed of its interest in 
the Panuco asset in Mexico.

At 31 December 2018, assets 
related to the IES segment had 
a total carrying value of $490m 
excluding working capital 
(2017: $1bn). 

Impairment charges and fair value 
re-measurements were recorded 
against IES assets of $209m 
(2017: $245m). This comprised 
impairment of GSA $55m, 
Mexico $111m and the fair value 
remeasurement loss on Panuco 
contingent consideration $43m.

Losses on disposal were recognised 
in the year on GSA ($16m), Chergui 
($4m) and the JSD6000 ($8m).

Due to the ongoing commercial 
re-negotiations with national 
oil company partners on these 
assets, the outcome of which 
are uncertain, there is a risk that 
the recoverable amount of the 
remaining PM304 asset in Malaysia 
and Mexico assets are lower than 
the carrying amounts and therefore 
an impairment is required.

Other than Chergui, the disposal 
transactions included elements 
of contingent and deferred 
consideration, which resulted 
in assets being recognised and 
measured at fair value.

108

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacRisk

Our response to the risk

Key observations communicated 
to the Audit Committee

PM304 Malaysia 
We obtained management’s impairment testing documentation 
which demonstrated that the recoverable amount was higher than 
the carrying amount. We reviewed the fair value less costs to sell 
methodology and examined key assumptions, used to determine 
whether the valuation was appropriately supported.

We utilised taxation specialists in our London team to assist the 
Group audit team in identifying jurisdictions to be included in 
audit scope. We also involved local tax specialists in the relevant 
jurisdictions where we deemed it necessary to address specific local 
tax matters, including Mexico and the Netherlands.

We are satisfied that the 
deferred tax assets are 
appropriately recognised 
and presented in the 
financial statements.

We understood management’s rationale applied to new contracts 
and the basis for recognising any tax exposure provisions in relation 
to these contracts. We further identified tax exposures estimated by 
management, including those arising on E&C contracts in the Middle 
East and business disposals. We evaluated the range and quantum 
of risks associated with these exposures along with claims or 
assessments made by tax authorities to date. We also considered, 
through inspecting documentation, whether progress in any ongoing 
tax audits during the year require a change in estimate on any 
exposure provision. 

The provision in respect 
of income tax exposures 
complies with the 
requirements of IFRS, and 
is materially consistent with 
the Group’s experience in 
the relevant jurisdictions 
and historical tax 
assessments concluded 
with the tax authorities.

We evaluated management’s assessment of the likelihood of 
the realisation of deferred tax asset balances by obtaining profit 
forecasts for the relevant businesses, ensuring these were 
consistent with board approved plans, challenged the past accuracy 
of forecasts and the implications of non-recurring losses for future 
profit assumptions. We have challenged management on the 
assumptions used within the forecast.

Carrying value of IES assets 
and asset disposals (cont’d)

Deferred and contingent 
consideration receivable at year 
end comprise GSA ($78m), 
Panuco ($45m), Mexico ($42m) 
and the JSD6000 ($61m).

Estimates are required to 
determine the fair value of this 
consideration, both on disposal 
and each reporting period until 
the consideration is received.

Recoverability of deferred tax 
assets and assessment of tax 
exposure provisions 

Refer to the Audit Committee 
report (page 87); Significant 
accounting judgements and 
estimates (pages 123 to 125); 
and note 8 of the Consolidated 
financial statements (page 141)

The Group operates in multiple 
tax jurisdictions where uncertain 
tax positions and treatments may 
be challenged at a later date by 
the relevant authorities.

Provisions of $101m (2017: $110m) 
are held principally in respect of 
tax deductions previously taken, 
transfer pricing arrangements and 
ongoing tax audits. This is an area 
which requires management to 
exercise significant judgement.

The recognition of deferred 
tax assets of $126m requires 
a forecast of profitability to be 
performed on the underlying 
businesses and judgement on 
whether these future profits are 
probable.

109

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportINDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  
TO THE MEMBERS OF PETROFAC LIMITED 
CONTINUED

There have been no significant changes in our Key Audit Matters 
from our 2017 auditor’s report. 

An overview of the scope of our audit
Tailoring the scope
Our assessment of audit risk, our evaluation of materiality and our 
allocation of performance materiality determine our audit scope 
for each entity within the Group. Taken together, this enables us 
to form an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We 
consider the size, risk profile, the organisation of the Group and 
effectiveness of Group-wide controls, changes in the business 
environment and other factors such as recent Internal audit results 
when assessing the level of work to be performed at each entity.

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, 
we selected components covering entities within the UAE, UK, 
Malaysia, Mexico and Tunisia which represent the principal 
business units within the Group. The primary team performs audit 
procedures on those areas of accounting performed centrally 
including IES asset impairment testing, asset disposal accounting, 
taxation, the SFO investigation and consolidation procedures.

Of the ten components selected, we performed an audit of the 
complete financial information of five components (“full scope 
components”) which were selected based on their size or risk 
characteristics. For the three 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 (only two of the three had revenue balances). 
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 risks tested for the Group. 

For the remaining two components (“specified procedures”), the 
primary team performed procedures over the disposal of the GSA 
and Chergui IES assets.

The charts below illustrate the coverage obtained from the work 
performed by our audit teams.

Full scope components 

Specific scope components 

Other procedures

Business performance 
profit before tax 
measure used (%)

11

5

84

Revenue (%)

Total assets (%)

5 3

4

13

92

83

110

Of the remaining components that together represent 11% of 
the Group’s business performance profit before tax, none are 
individually greater than 1% of the Group’s business performance 
profit before tax. For these components, we performed other 
procedures, including analytical review on a component basis 
using a risk based approach and tested consolidation journals to 
identify the existence of, and to respond to, any potential risks of 
material misstatement to the Group financial statements.

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 team, or by 
component teams from other EY global network firms operating 
under our instruction. Of the five full scope components, audit 
procedures were performed on two of these directly by the 
primary team and three by component teams in the UAE, UK and 
Malaysia. For the three specific scope components, where the 
work was performed by component teams, 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 primary team continued to follow a programme of planned 
visits that has been designed to ensure that the lead audit partner 
or his designate visits each of the key locations to exercise 
oversight during key audit activities at planning and execution. The 
nature and extent of these visits were designed relative to the size 
of the component, and the division of responsibilities between the 
local and primary team on the significant risk areas applicable to 
the component.

During the current year’s audit cycle, visits were undertaken by 
the primary team to the component teams in the UAE, UK, Mexico 
and Malaysia. These visits involved discussing the audit approach 
with the component team and any issues arising from their work, 
meeting with local management, attending planning and closing 
meetings and reviewing key audit working papers on risk areas. 
The primary team attended all interim closing and final closing 
meetings in person for full and specific scope locations, except in 
limited circumstances where attendance was by conference call. 
This, together with the additional procedures performed at Group 
level, gave us appropriate evidence for our opinion on the Group 
financial statements.

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.

In determining materiality, audit standards require us to use 
benchmark measures, such as pre-tax income, gross profit and 
total revenue. Nevertheless, we have to exercise considerable 
judgement, including the need to consider which earnings, activity 
or capital based measure aligns best with the expectations 
of the users of the Group’s financial statements and the Audit 
Committee.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacWe determined materiality for the Group to be $23m million 
(2017: $24m), which is 5% (2017: 5%) of business performance 
profit before tax. This reflects our understanding of the common 
financial information needs of the users of the Group’s financial 
statements, which we believe is business performance excluding 
exceptional items and certain re-measurements. This measure 
of profit features in Petrofac’s results announcements and other 
external reporting. The analyst consensus data also supports 
our judgement that business performance profit, which excludes 
these items, is the key indicator of performance from an analyst’s 
perspective. We believe that adjusting for the items described 
below provides us with a consistent year-on-year basis for 
determining materiality and is appropriate in the light of the change 
in Group strategy for IES which is a main driver of the exceptional 
items and certain re-measurements. For 2018, these related to 
exceptional items and certain re-measurements of $356m which 
management consider could not have been reasonably expected 
to occur in advance of the reporting period (refer to note 6 of the 
financial statements) which were all subject to full scope audit 
procedures.

Starting basis
•  Reported pre-tax profit $107m

Adjustments
•  Exceptional items and certain re-measurements increase 
  basis by $356m

Materiality
•  Total business performance profit before tax $463m
•  Materiality of $23m (5% of materiality basis)

We determined materiality for the Parent Company to be $11.7m 
(2017: $12.2m), which is 0.5% (2017: 0.5%) of total assets.

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% (2017: 50%) 
of our planning materiality, namely $11.5m (2017: $12m). We 
have set performance materiality at this percentage due to 
our past experience of the audit that indicates a higher risk of 
misstatements, both corrected and uncorrected. 

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 $3.3m to $9.9m (2017: 
$2.4m to $10.8m). 

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 $1.2m (2017: $1.2m), 
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 also agreed that we would report to the 
Audit Committee any uncorrected classification misstatements 
above 2% of the any primary financial statement line items to 
which the misstatement relates.

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.

Other information 
The other information comprises the information included in the annual 
report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 
thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information.

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. 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If 
we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material 
misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a 
material misstatement in the financial statements or a material 
misstatement of the other information. 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.

In this context, we also have nothing to report in regard to 
our responsibility to specifically address the following items 
in the other information and to report as uncorrected material 
misstatements of the other information where we conclude that 
those items meet the following conditions:

•  Fair, balanced and understandable set out on page 102 – the 
statement given by the directors that they consider the annual 
report and financial statements taken as a whole is fair, balanced 
and understandable and provides the information necessary 
for shareholders to assess the Group’s performance, business 
model and strategy, is materially inconsistent with our knowledge 
obtained in the audit; or 

•  Audit committee reporting set out on page 86 – the section 

describing the work of the audit committee does not appropriately 
address matters communicated by us to the audit committee; or

•  Directors’ statement of compliance with the UK Corporate 
Governance Code set out on page 102 – the parts of the 
directors’ statement required under the Listing Rules relating to 
the company’s compliance with the UK Corporate Governance 
Code containing provisions specified for review by the auditor in 
accordance with Listing Rule 9.8.10R(2) do not properly disclose a 
departure from a relevant provision of the UK Corporate 
Governance Code.

111

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic report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. 

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.

Use of our report 
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a 
body, in accordance with Article 113A of the Companies (Jersey) 
Law 1991 and our engagement letter dated 21 November 2017. 
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.

Colin Brown
for and on behalf of Ernst & Young LLP 
London 
27 February 2019

Notes:
1.  The maintenance and integrity of the Petrofac Limited web site is the responsibility 
of the directors; the work carried out by the auditors does not involve consideration 
of these matters and, accordingly, the auditors accept no responsibility for any changes 
that may have occurred to the financial statements since they were initially presented 
on the website.

2.  Legislation in the Jersey governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements 

may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT  
TO THE MEMBERS OF PETROFAC LIMITED 
CONTINUED

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in 
relation to which the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 requires us 
to report to you if, in our opinion:

•  proper accounting records have not been kept by the company, 
or proper returns adequate for our audit have not been received 
from branches not visited by us; or

•  the financial statements are not in agreement with the company’s 

accounting records and returns; or

•  we have not received all the information and explanations 

we require for our audit.

Opinion on other matters, as agreed in our 
Engagement Letter
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course 
of the audit:

•  The part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited has 

been properly prepared in accordance with the basis of 
preparation as described therein;

•  The information given in the Strategic Report and Governance 
Report is consistent with the financial statements and those 
reports have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal 
requirements;

•  The information about internal control and risk management 

systems in relation to financial reporting processes and about 
share capital structures is consistent with the financial statements 
and has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal 
requirements; and

•  The information about the Company’s corporate governance 

code and practices and about its administrative, management 
and supervisory bodies and their committees complies with rules 
7.2.2, 7.2.3 and 7.2.7 of the FCA Rules. 

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement 
set out on page 102, 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.

112

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and
administration expenses
Exceptional items and certain
re-measurements
Other operating income
Other operating expenses
Operating profit/(loss)
Finance income
Finance expense
Share of net profit of 
associates and joint ventures
Profit/(loss) before tax
Income tax (expense)/credit
Net profit/(loss)

Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests

Earnings/(loss) per share (US cents)
Basic
Diluted

Business
 performance1
US$m
5,829
(5,110)
719

Exceptional 
items and certain 
re-measurements 
US$m
–
–
–

Notes
3
5a

Reported
2018
US$m
5,829
(5,110)
719

*Business
 performance1
US$m
6,395
(5,610)
785

*Exceptional
items and certain
re-measurements
US$m
–
–
–

*Reported
2017
US$m
6,395
(5,610)
785

5b

6
5e
5f

7
7

17

8a

13

9
9

(216)

–
22
(10)
515
14
(81)

15
463
(113)
350

353
(3)
350

104.4
102.3

–

(356)
–
–
(356)
–
–

–
(356)
67
(289)

(289)
–
(289)

(85.5)
(83.7)

(216)

(356)
22
(10)
159
14
(81)

15
107
(46)
61

64
(3)
61

18.9
18.6

(235)

–
20
(10)
560
10
(80)

11
501
(138)
363

361
2
363

106.2
106.2

–

(456)
–
–
(456)
–
–

–
(456)
66
(390)

(390)
–
(390)

(114.7)
(114.7)

(235)

(456)
20
(10)
104
10
(80)

11
45
(72)
(27)

(29)
2
(27)

(8.5)
(8.5)

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements. 

1  This measurement is shown by the Group as a means of measuring underlying business performance, see note 2 and Appendix A on page 177.

113

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Reported net profit/(loss)

Other comprehensive (loss)/income to be reclassified to consolidated income statement  
in subsequent periods
Net changes in fair value of derivatives and financial assets designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency translation gains/(losses)
Other comprehensive (loss)/ income to be reclassified to consolidated income statement in subsequent periods

Other comprehensive (loss)/income reclassified to consolidated income statement
Net (gains)/losses on maturity of cash flow hedges recycled in the year
Other comprehensive (loss)/income reclassified to consolidated income statement
Total comprehensive income for the year 
Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests 

Notes

2018  

US$m
61

2017  

US$m
(27)

26
26

26

13

(24)
17
(7)

(3)
(3)
51

53
(2)
51

46
(9)
37

13
13
23

10
13
23

114

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 DECEMBER 2018

Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Investments in associates and joint ventures
Other financial assets
Contract assets
Deferred consideration
Deferred tax assets

Current assets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Contract assets
Work in progress
Related party receivables
Other financial assets
Income tax receivable
Cash and short-term deposits

Assets held for sale

Total assets
Equity and liabilities 
Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Capital redemption reserve
Employee Benefit Trust shares
Other reserves
Retained earnings
Equity attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests
Total equity
Non-current liabilities 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Provisions
Other financial liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Contract liabilities 
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Other financial liabilities
Income tax payable
Accrued contract expenses
Provisions

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

Total liabilities 
Total equity and liabilities

Notes

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

12
14
16
17
18
21
15
8c

19
20
21
21
31
18

22

15

23
23
23
24
26

13

27
28
18
8c

29
21
21
27
18

32
28

15

685
73
56
30
406
40
61
126
1,477

21
1,431
1,998
–
1
144
8
726
4,329
–
4,329
5,806

7
4
11
(107)
95
697
707
302
1,009

376
243
341
43
1,003

962
504
–
260
139
244
1,645
40
3,794
–
3,794
4,797
5,806

1,092
76
76
74
553
–
–
101
1,972

8
2,020
–
2,223
1
146
9
967
5,374
217
5,591
7,563

7
4
11
(102)
110
882
912
36
948

854
269
443
67
1,633

1,675
–
198
725
151
251
1,956
26
4,982
–
4,982
6,615
7,563

The consolidated financial statements on pages 113 to 176 were approved by the Board of Directors on 27 February 2019 and signed 
on its behalf by Alastair Cochran – Chief Financial Officer.

115

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Operating activities 
Profit before tax
Exceptional items and certain re-measurements
Profit before tax, exceptional items and certain re-measurements
Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax, exceptional items and certain re-measurements to net cash flows:
Depreciation, amortisation and write-offs
Expected credit loss allowance recognised during the year
Share-based payments
Difference between other long-term employment benefits paid and amounts recognised  
in the consolidated income statement
Net finance expense
Provision for onerous contracts and other provisions
Share of net profit of associates and joint ventures
Net other non-cash items

Working capital adjustments:
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Contract assets
Work in progress
Related party receivables
Other current financial assets
Assets held for sale
Trade and other payables
Contract liabilities
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings
Accrued contract expenses

Net other non-current items
Cash generated from operations
Restructuring, redundancy, migration costs and other exceptional items paid
Interest paid
Net income taxes paid
Net cash flows generated from operating activities
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Payments for intangible assets
Dividends received from associates and joint ventures
Net loans repaid by/(paid to) associates and joint ventures
Loans made to joint operation partners
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries
Interest received
Net cash flows used in investing activities
Financing activities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings, net of debt acquisition cost
Repayment of interest-bearing loans, borrowings and finance leases
Amounts received from non-controlling interest
Purchase of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Dividends paid
Net cash flows used in financing activities
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
Net foreign exchange difference
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

Notes

6

5a, 5b
20, 21
5c

28
7
28
17

18

16
17
17
18
15
11a

18
18
11a
24

22

2018  

US$m

*2017  
US$m

107
356
463

141
1
17

7
67
15
(15)
(3)
693

(17)
(23)
316
–
–
11
–
(103)
121
–
(320)
678
3
681
(24)
(69)
(104)
484

(90)
(8)
11
13
–
152
130
5
213

1,858
(2,833)
224
(44)
(128)
(923)
(226)
(5)
936
705

45
456
501

177
–
19

11
70
39
(11)
(17)
789

–
(10)
–
(41)
3
67
(1)
(272)
–
154
(113)
576
(1)
575
(14)
(70)
(69)
422

(108)
(9)
4
(2)
(51)
12
10
3
(141)

1,105
(1,346)
–
(39)
(192)
(472)
(191)
4
1,123
936

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

116

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

Issued 
share 
capital 
US$m

 Share 
premium 
US$m

Capital 
redemption 
reserve 
US$m

Employee 
Benefit 
Trust
 shares1
 US$m  

(note 24)

Other 
reserves 
US$m  

(note 26)

Retained 
earnings 
US$m

Balance at 1 January 2018
Opening reserve adjustment (note 2)
Balance at 1 January 2018 (adjusted)
Net profit/(loss)
Other comprehensive loss
Total comprehensive income
Purchase of Company’s shares  
by Employee Benefit Trust (note 24)
Issue of Company’s shares by  
Employee Benefit Trust (note 24)
Transfer to share-based payments reserve for 
Deferred Bonus Share Plan Invested Shares (note 25)
Credit to equity for share-based payments charge 
(note 25)
Income tax on share-based payments reserve
Recognised on disposal of 49% non-controlling 
interest of the Group’s operations in Mexico  
(note 11a)
Dividends (note 10 and note 13)
Balance at 31 December 2018

7
–
7
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
7

4
–
4
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
4

11
–
11
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
11

(102)
–
(102)
–
–
–

(44)

39

–

–
–

–
–
(107)

110
–
110
–
(11)
(11)

–

(34)

15

17
(2)

–
–
95

Non- 
controlling 
interests 
US$m

36
3
39
(3)
1
(2)

–

–

–

–
–

Total 
US$m

912
(116)
796
64
(11)
53

(44)

–

15

17
(2)

Total 
equity 
US$m

948
(113)
835
61
(10)
51

(44)

–

15

17
(2)

882
(116)
766
64
–
64

–

(5)

–

–
–

–
(128)
697

–
(128)
707

266
(1)
302

266
(129)
1,009

Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

Issued 
share 
capital 
US$m

 Share 
premium 
US$m

Capital 
redemption 
reserve 
US$m

Employee 
Benefit 
Trust
 shares1
 US$m  

(note 24)

Other 
reserves 
US$m  

(note 26)

Retained 
earnings 
US$m

Balance at 1 January 2017
Net (loss)/profit
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
Purchase of Company’s shares by  
Employee Benefit Trust (note 24)
Issue of Company’s shares to Group’s employees  
by Employee Benefit Trust (note 24)
Transfer to share-based payments reserve for 
Deferred Bonus Share Plan Invested Shares (note 25)
Credit to equity for share-based payments charge 
(note 25)
Income tax on share-based payments reserve
Dividends (note 10 and note 13)
Balance at 31 December 2017

1  Shares held by Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust. 

7
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
–
7

4
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
–
4

11
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
–
11

(105) 
–
–
–

(39)

42

–

–
–
–
(102)

73 
–
39
39

–

(38)

16

19 
1
– 
110

1,107
(29)
–
(29)

–

(4)

–

–
–
(192)
882

Non- 
controlling 
interests 
US$m

26
2
11
13

– 

–

– 

– 
–
(3)
36

Total 
US$m

1,097
(29)
39
10

(39)

–

16

19
1
(192)
912

Total 
equity 
US$m

1,123
(27)
50
23

(39)

–

16 

19
1
(195)
948

117

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

1 Corporate information

Petrofac Limited (the “Company”) is a limited liability company 
registered and domiciled in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) 
Law 1991 and is the holding company for the international group 
of Petrofac subsidiaries. Petrofac Limited and its subsidiaries at 
31 December 2018 comprise the Petrofac Group (the “Group”). 
The Group’s principal activity is the provision of services to the oil 
and gas production and processing industry. 

The Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 
31 December 2018 were authorised for issue in accordance with  
a resolution of the Board of Directors on 27 February 2019. 

The Company’s 31 December 2018 financial statements 
are shown on pages 184 to 201. Information on the Group’s 
subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements is contained in 
note 34 to these consolidated financial statements. Information 
on other related party transactions of the Group is provided in 
note 31.

2 Summary of significant accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been 
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting 
Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting 
Standards Board (“IASB”) and applicable requirements of 
Jersey law.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a 
historical cost basis, except for derivative financial instruments, 
financial assets held at fair value through profit and loss, deferred 
consideration and contingent consideration that have been 
measured at fair value. The consolidated financial statements are 
presented in United States dollars and all values are rounded to 
the nearest million (“US$m”), except when otherwise indicated.

2.2 Presentation of results
The Group uses Alternative Performance Measures (“APMs”) when 
assessing and discussing the Group’s financial performance, 
financial position and cash flows that are not defined or specified 
under IFRS. The Group uses these APMs, which are not 
considered to be a substitute for or superior to IFRS measures, 
to provide stakeholders with additional useful information by 
adjusting for exceptional items and certain re-measurements 
which impact upon IFRS measures or, by defining new measures, 
to aid the understanding of the Group’s financial performance, 
financial position and cash flows (refer note 6 and Appendix A on 
page 177 for details). 

2.3 Adoption of new financial reporting standards, 
amendments and interpretations
Effective new financial reporting standards
The Group adopted IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ and IFRS 15 
‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ on 1 January 2018.  
The nature and effect of the changes are described below.

IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’
IFRS 9 replaced IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition 
and Measurement’ for annual periods beginning on or 
after 1 January 2018, bringing together all three aspects of 
the accounting for financial instruments: classification and 
measurement; impairment; and hedge accounting. Except for 
hedge accounting, which the Group applied prospectively, the 
Group applied IFRS 9 retrospectively, with the initial application 
date of 1 January 2018, without adjusting comparative information. 
A net cumulative catch-up adjustment of US$52m was recognised 
as a reduction to the opening balances of retained earnings 
of US$48m and non-controlling interests of US$4m (together 
‘opening reserves’), in the consolidated statement of changes in 
equity for the year ended 31 December 2018.

118

Classification and measurement
There was no impact to the consolidated balance sheet resulting 
from the Group applying the classification and measurement 
requirements of IFRS 9.

Impairment
The adoption of IFRS 9 fundamentally changed the Group’s 
accounting for impairment losses for financial assets by replacing 
IAS 39’s incurred loss approach with a forward-looking expected 
credit loss (“ECL”) approach.

IFRS 9 requires the Group to measure and recognise ECLs on 
all applicable financial assets and contract assets arising from 
IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ (e.g. trade 
receivables, contract assets, loans and receivables and bank 
balances), either on a 12-month or lifetime expected loss basis. 
The Group applied the simplified method and recognised 
lifetime ECLs on all trade receivables, contract assets, loans and 
receivables and bank balances.

The adoption of the ECL requirements of IFRS 9 resulted in an 
increased loss allowance relating to Group’s financial assets  
and contract assets. The increase in loss allowance resulted in  
a reduction to opening reserves, at 1 January 2018, as follows:

Deferred tax assets
Total non-current assets
Trade and other receivables
Contract assets
Cash and short-term deposits
Total current assets
Total assets
Cumulative catch-up adjustment
Retained earnings
Non-controlling interests
Total equity (opening reserves)
Deferred tax liabilities
Total liabilities
Total equity and liabilities

Impact  
US$m

1
1
(10)
(43)
(1)
(54)
(53)

(48)
(4)
(52)
(1)
(1)
(53)

Hedge accounting
The Group applied the hedge accounting changes of IFRS 9 
prospectively. At the date of the initial application, all the Group’s 
existing hedging relationships were eligible to be treated as 
continuing hedging relationships. Consistent with prior periods, 
the Group continued to designate the fair value change of 
the entire forward contract in the Group’s cash flow hedge 
relationships and, as such, the adoption of the hedge accounting 
requirements of IFRS 9 had no impact on transition.

IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’
IFRS 15 established a five-step model to account for revenue 
arising from contracts with customers. Under IFRS 15, revenue is 
recognised at an amount that reflects the consideration to which 
an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods 
or services to a customer.

The Group adopted IFRS 15 using the modified retrospective 
method and elected to apply this method to those contracts that 
were not substantially completed at the date of initial application. 
Under this method comparative information was not restated, 
instead a net cumulative catch-up adjustment of US$61m was 
recognised as a reduction to the opening balance of retained 
earnings of US$68m and an increase to non-controlling interests 
of US$7m (together ‘opening reserves’), in the consolidated 
statement of changes in equity for the year ended  
31 December 2018.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacRendering of services
The Group provides fixed-price engineering, procurement 
and construction services and reimbursable engineering and 
production services to the oil and gas production and  
processing industry.

Fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction 
services contacts
The Group’s contracts with customers for the provision of fixed-
price engineering, procurement and construction services include 
a single performance obligation. The Group concluded that 
revenue from such services should be recognised over time given 
that the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the 
benefits provided by the Group.

Applying the input method 
Prior to the adoption of IFRS 15, revenue from fixed-price 
engineering, procurement and construction contracts was 
recognised using the percentage-of-completion method based on 
client certified surveys of work performed, once the outcome of 
the contract could be estimated reliably.

IFRS 15 provides two alternative methods for recognising revenue 
i.e. the output method or the input method. The Group decided 
to adopt the input method since it faithfully depicts the Group’s 
performance in transferring control of the goods and services 
to the customer, provides meaningful information in respect 
of satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations towards 
the customer and also enables Management to better analyse 
estimation accruals (accrued contract expenses), which prior to 
the adoption of IFRS 15 was calculated as a difference between 
actual costs and percentage-of-completion based costs.

At 1 January 2018, the cumulative catch-up adjustment of 
US$40m, recognised as a reduction to the opening reserves, 
impacted the following consolidated balance sheet line items as 
a result of applying the input method to those contracts that were 
not substantially completed at the date of initial application:

Input method 
US$m

Variable 
consideration 
US$m

Total impact 
US$m

Contract assets
Total assets
Cumulative catch-up 
adjustment 
Retained earnings
Non-controlling interests
Total equity  
(opening reserves)
Deferred tax liabilities
Total non-current 
liabilities
Income tax payable
Accrued contract expenses
Total current liabilities
Total liabilities
Total equity and liabilities

(42)
(42)

(47)
7

(40)
(8)

(8)
(1)
7
6
(2)
(42)

(20)
(20)

(21)
–

(21)
–

–
(1)
2
1
1
(20)

(62)
(62)

(68)
7

(61)
(8)

(8)
(2)
9
7
(1)
(62)

Variable consideration
Prior to the adoption of IFRS 15, variable consideration, e.g. 
variation orders, incentive income, claims and liquidated damages, 
were recognised in the consolidated financial statements when 
it was considered probable that the associated monetary 
amounts would be settled by the customer using Management’s 
best estimate with reference to the contract, recent customer 
communications and other forms of documentary evidence.

Under IFRS 15 Management decided to use the expected value 
method to assess/re-assess variable consideration at contract 
inception and at each reporting date. This resulted in recognition 
of additional liquidated damages of US$2m and reduction in 
previously recognised variation orders of US$20m from applying 
the expected value method to those contracts that were not 
substantially completed at the date of initial application at 
1 January 2018.

When assessing the likelihood of settlement with the customer, 
Management considers all relevant facts and circumstances 
available with reference to the contract, recent customer 
communication and other forms of documentary evidence 
available such that the amount of variable consideration assessed 
represents Management’s expected value and the estimated 
variable consideration is not expected to be constrained.

At 1 January 2018, the cumulative catch-up adjustment of 
US$21m, recognised as a reduction to the opening reserves, 
impacted the consolidated balance sheet line items in the table 
above as a result of applying the expected value method to those 
contracts that were not substantially completed at the date of 
initial application.

Advance payments received from customers
Advance payments received from customers for fixed-price 
engineering, procurement and construction contracts are 
structured primarily for reasons other than the provision of finance 
to the Group, (e.g. mobilisation costs), and they do not provide 
customers with an alternative to pay in arrears. In addition, the 
length of time between when the customer settles amounts to 
which the Group has an unconditional right to payment and the 
Group transfers goods and services to the customer is relatively 
short. Therefore, the Group concluded that there was not a 
significant financing component within such contracts. Currently, 
the Group does not have any contracts where payments by a 
customer are over several years after the Group has transferred 
goods and services to the customer; if such cases arise in future 
the transaction price for such contracts will be determined by 
discounting the amount of promised consideration using an 
appropriate discount rate. There was no transition impact at 
1 January 2018.

Reimbursable engineering and production services 
contracts
The Group’s contracts with customers for the provision of 
reimbursable engineering and production services include distinct 
performance obligations based on the assessment that the 
service is capable of being distinct both individually and within the 
context of the contract. The Group concluded that the revenue 
from such services should be recognised over time given that the 
customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits 
provided by the Group, using the input method for measuring 
progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance 
obligation. Prior to adoption of IFRS 15 cost to cost method was 
used which is broadly in line with the input method. There is no 
transition impact at 1 January 2018.

Variable consideration
Prior to adoption of IFRS 15 incentive payments were included 
in revenue when the contract was sufficiently advanced that it 
was probable that the specified performance standards would 
be met or exceeded, and the amount of the incentive payments 
could be measured reliably. Under IFRS 15 variable consideration, 
e.g. incentive payments, bonuses, etc. are estimated at contract 
inception and at the end of each reporting period using the single 
most likely amount method, where the outcome is expected to 
be binary. The IFRS 15 method is consistent with the previous 
practice and there was no transition impact at 1 January 2018.

119

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

2 Summary of significant accounting policies 
continued

Advance payments received from customers
The Group does not generally receive advances from customers 
for its reimbursable engineering and production services 
contracts. If advances are received these are likely to be short 
term in nature. The Group concluded that in such cases it will 
use the practical expedient provided in IFRS 15 not to adjust 
the promised amount of the consideration for the effects when 
the Group expects at contract inception the period between the 
transfer of a promised good or service to a customer and when 
the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less. 
Therefore, for short-term advances, the Group will not account for 
a financing component even if it is a significant amount. There is 
no transition impact at 1 January 2018.

Sale of goods
The Group’s contracts with customers for the sale of crude oil 
and gas generally include one performance obligation. The Group 
concluded that revenue from the sale of crude oil and gas should 
be recognised at a point in time when control of the asset is 
transferred to the customer, generally on delivery of the goods. 
Therefore, the adoption of IFRS 15 did not have any impact on 
revenue recognition.

The Group’s Equity Upstream Investments and Production 
Enhancement Contracts are not impacted by the adoption of 
IFRS 15.

Warranty obligations
The Group provides assurance-type warranties to customers that 
the related product will function as the parties intended due to 
the product being compliant with contractual specifications. The 
Group does not provide warranties as a service. Assurance-type 
warranties which will continue to be accounted for in accordance 
with IAS 37 ‘Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent 
Assets’ consistent with previous practice. There is no transition 
impact at 1 January 2018.

Principal versus agent considerations
The Group concluded that it operates as principal in all its 
contracts with customers. There is no transition impact at 
1 January 2018.

Presentation and disclosure requirements
The Group discloses revenue recognised from contracts with 
customers disaggregated into categories that depict how the 
nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows 
are affected by economic factors. The Group also disclosed 
information about the relationship between the disclosure of 
disaggregated revenue and revenue information disclosed for 
each operating segment. Refer to note 3 for the disclosure on 
disaggregated revenue.

Balance sheet reclassification
IFRS 15 requires contract assets and contract liabilities for 
individual customer contracts to be presented on a net basis. Prior 
to the adoption of IFRS 15 such balances were presented gross. 
IFRS 15 also requires any unconditional rights to consideration 
to be disclosed as a receivable and any conditional rights to 
consideration to be disclosed separately as a contract asset.

At the date of initial application, the following presentation and 
classification changes were made to the consolidated balance 
sheet line items as a result of applying IFRS 15 (note 21):
•  ‘Work-in-progress’ was reclassified to ‘Contract assets’
•  ‘Advances received from customers’ of US$351m classified 
within ‘Trade and other payables’ for individual customer 
contracts were offset against ‘Contract assets’ in the 
Engineering & Construction operating segment

120

•  ‘Retention receivables’ of US$379m classified within ‘Trade and 
other receivables’ were reclassified to ‘Contract assets’ mainly 
relating to the Engineering & Construction operating segment

•  ‘Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings’ was 

reclassified to ‘Contract liabilities’

•  ‘Advances received from customers’ of US$185m classified 
within ‘Trade and other payables’ for individual customer 
contracts that do not fully offset ‘Contract assets’ were 
reclassified to ‘Contract liabilities’

•  ‘Trade receivables’ of US$165m representing conditional rights 
to consideration were reclassified to ‘Contract assets’, of which 
US$144m related to the Integrated Energy Services operating 
segment and US$21m related to the Engineering & Production 
Services operating segment. Also, an amount of US$40m was 
reclassified from ‘Trade receivables’ to non-current contract 
assets representing non-current receivables and related to the 
Engineering & Production Services operating segment

2.4 Financial reporting standards, amendments and 
interpretations issued but not yet effective
Standards issued but not yet effective up to the date of issuance 
of the Group’s consolidated financial statements are listed below 
and include only those standards and amendments that are likely 
to have an impact on the financial performance, position and 
disclosures of the Group at a future date. The Group intends to 
adopt these standards when they become effective.

IFRS 16 Leases
IFRS 16 was issued in January 2016 and it replaces IAS 17 
‘Leases’, IFRIC 4 ‘Determining whether an Arrangement contains 
a Lease’, SIC-15 ‘Operating Leases – Incentives’ and SIC-
27 ‘Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the 
Legal Form of a Lease’. IFRS 16 sets out the principles for the 
recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases 
and requires lessees to account for all leases under a single on-
balance sheet model similar to the accounting for finance leases 
under IAS 17. The standard includes two recognition exemptions 
for lessees – leases of ’low-value’ assets (e.g. personal computers) 
and short-term leases (i.e. leases with a lease term of 12 months 
or less). At the commencement date of a lease, a lessee will 
recognise a liability to make lease payments (i.e. the lease liability) 
and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset 
during the lease term (i.e. the right-of-use asset). Lessees will be 
required to separately recognise the interest expense on the lease 
liability and the depreciation expense on the right-of-use asset.

Lessees will be also required to remeasure the lease liability upon 
the occurrence of certain events (e.g. a change in the lease term, 
a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an 
index or rate used to determine those payments). The lessee will 
recognise the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability 
as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset.

The Group will implement IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ on 1 January 2019 
using the modified retrospective method, whereby the Group will 
measure the lease liability at the present value of the remaining 
lease payments, discounted using the lessee’s incremental 
borrowing rate at the date of initial application. A right-of-
use asset will be recognised at an amount equal to the lease 
liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease 
payments, provision for onerous operating leases and rent-free 
period adjustments relating to that lease recognised in the balance 
sheet immediately before the date of initial application.

The Group will elect to apply IFRS 16 to contracts that were 
previously identified as operating leases in accordance with IAS 17 
and IFRIC 4. Comparative information will not be restated. The 
Group will use the applicable exemptions of IFRS 16 and IFRS 16 
will be applied to all non-cancellable leases except for those 
with low value assets or with a lease term of 12 months or less 
containing no purchase options.

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacOn 1 January 2019, the Group expects to recognise right-of-use 
assets of approximately US$40m – US$45m, within non-current 
assets in the consolidated balance sheet. These assets will 
be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the remaining 
term of each individual lease. There will be a lease liability of 
approximately US$80m – US$85m recognised at 1 January 2019, 
the majority of which will be recognised as a non-current liability 
in the consolidated balance sheet. Onerous operating leases of 
US$18m at 31 December 2018 and a rent-free period liability of 
US$9m at 31 December 2018 will be offset against right-of-use 
asset as at the date of initial application.

The preliminary estimated impact of implementing IFRS 16 on 
the Group’s 2019 consolidated financial statements is as follows:
•  A reduction to reported net profit by approximately US$1m 
and increase in finance expense by approximately US$1m
•  With the exception of changes in classification, IFRS 16 will 
have no impact on the Group’s reported total net cash flows
•  An increase in EBITDA by approximately US$10m – US$12m 

Implementation of IFRS 16 will depend on the classification 
of leases as either short term or long term and enforceability 
of leases as either cancellable or non-cancellable, which will 
be determined by reference to the contractual terms of each 
individual lease and is dependent on several factors which may 
change in future periods. The estimated 2019 consolidated 
financial statements impact is computed based on the information 
available to date and the actual impact of IFRS 16 on the Group’s 
2019 consolidated financial statements may differ from the 
estimates provided above.

Lessor accounting under IFRS 16 is substantially unchanged 
from current accounting under IAS 17 ‘Leases’. IFRS 16, which is 
effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019, 
requires lessees and lessors to make more extensive disclosures 
than under IAS 17.

2.5 Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial 
statements of Petrofac Limited (the “Company”) and 
entities controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries) as at 
31 December 2018. 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.

Generally, there is a presumption that a majority of voting rights 
results in control. To support this presumption, and when the 
Group has less than a majority of the voting or similar rights of an 
investee, the Group considers all relevant facts and circumstances 
in assessing whether it has power over an investee, including:
•  Contractual arrangements with the other vote holders of the 

investee

•  Rights arising from other contractual arrangements
•  Voting rights and potential voting rights of the Group

The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls an investee 
if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to 
one or more of the three elements of control. Consolidation of 
a subsidiary begins when the Group obtains control over the 
subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the 
subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a subsidiary 
acquired or disposed of during the reporting period are included in 
the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income from 
the date the Group gains control until the date the Group ceases 
to control the subsidiary.

Net profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive 
income (“OCI”) are attributed to Petrofac Limited shareholders 
and to non-controlling interests, even if this results in the non-
controlling interests having a deficit balance. When necessary, 
adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries 
to align their accounting policies with the Group’s accounting 
policies.

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are 
eliminated on consolidation.

A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a loss 
of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction.

If the Group ceases to control a subsidiary, it derecognises the 
related assets (including goodwill), liabilities, non-controlling 
interest and other components of equity while any resultant gain 
or loss is recognised in the consolidated income statement. 
Any investment retained is recognised at fair value.

Business combinations and goodwill
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition 
method. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate 
of the consideration transferred, which is measured at acquisition 
date fair value, and the amount of any non-controlling interests in 
the acquiree. For each business combination, the Group elects 
whether to measure the non-controlling interests in the acquiree at 
fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable 
net assets. All transaction costs associated with business 
combinations are charged to the consolidated income statement 
in the reporting period of such combination.

When the Group acquires a business, it assesses the financial 
assets and liabilities assumed for appropriate classification and 
designation in accordance with the contractual terms, economic 
circumstances and pertinent conditions as at the acquisition date. 
This includes the separation of embedded derivatives in host 
contracts by the acquiree. If the business combination is achieved 
in stages, any previously held equity interest is re-measured at 
its acquisition date fair value and any resulting gain or loss is 
recognised in the consolidated income statement.

Goodwill is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the 
aggregate consideration transferred and the fair value of the 
net assets acquired together with the amount recognised 
for non-controlling interests, and any previous interest held. 
If the fair value of the net assets acquired is in excess of the 
aggregate consideration transferred, the Group reassesses 
whether it has correctly identified all the assets acquired and 
all the liabilities assumed and reviews the procedures used to 
measure the amounts to be recognised at the acquisition date. 
If the reassessment still results in an excess of the fair value of 
net assets acquired over the aggregate consideration transferred, 
then the gain from a bargain purchase is recognised in the 
consolidated income statement.

Following initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less 
any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is reviewed for 
impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in 
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may be impaired.

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to 
the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the 
synergies of the combination. Each unit or units to which goodwill 
is allocated represents the lowest level within the Group at which 
the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes and 
is not larger than an operating segment determined in accordance 
with IFRS 8 ‘Operating Segments’.

121

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

2 Summary of significant accounting policies 
continued

Impairment is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of 
the cash-generating units to which the goodwill relates. Where the 
recoverable amount of the cash-generating units is less than the 
carrying amount of the cash-generating units and related goodwill, 
an impairment charge is recognised in the consolidated income 
statement.

Where goodwill has been allocated to cash-generating units 
and part of the operation within those units is disposed of, the 
goodwill associated with the operation disposed of is included 
in the carrying amount of the operation when determining the 
gain or loss on disposal of the operation. Goodwill disposed of 
in this circumstance is measured based on the relative values 
of the operation disposed of and the value portion of the cash-
generating units retained.

Investment in associates and joint ventures
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.

Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an 
arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant 
activities require unanimous consent of the parties sharing control. 
There are two types of joint arrangements: joint venture and joint 
operation. 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. A joint operation is a type of 
joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of 
the arrangement have rights to the assets and obligations for the 
liabilities relating to the joint arrangement.

The considerations made in determining significant influence or 
joint control are like those necessary to determine control over 
subsidiaries.

The Group’s investments in its 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. 
Goodwill relating to the associate or joint venture is included 
in the carrying amount of the investment and is not tested for 
impairment separately.

The consolidated income statement reflects the Group’s share 
of the net profits of the associate or joint venture. Any change 
in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) of those investees is 
presented as part of the Group’s consolidated statement of 
other comprehensive income. 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 consolidated statement of changes in equity.

The Group’s share of net profit or loss of associates and joint 
ventures is presented separately in the consolidated income 
statement outside operating profit and represents profit or loss 
after tax and non-controlling interests.

Any unrealised gains and losses resulting from transactions 
between the Group and associates and joint ventures are 
eliminated to the extent of the Group’s ownership interest in these 
associates and joint ventures.

The financial statements of the associates and joint ventures 
are prepared for the same reporting period as the Group. When 
necessary, adjustments are made to align the accounting policies 
with those of the Group.

At end of each reporting period, the Group determines whether 
there is objective evidence that its investment in its associates or 
joint ventures are 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 amount and recognises any impairment loss as an 
exceptional item in the consolidated income statement.

Upon loss of significant influence over an associate or joint 
control over a joint venture, the Group measures and recognises 
any retained investment at 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 
the consolidated income statement.

Joint operations
The Group’s interests in joint operations are recognised in relation 
to its interest in a joint operation’s:
•  Assets, including its share of any assets held jointly
•  Liabilities, including its share of any liabilities incurred 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

Under joint operations, Group incurred expenses and its share of 
the revenue earned are recognised in the consolidated income 
statement. Assets controlled and liabilities incurred by the Group 
are recognised in the consolidated balance sheet.

Foreign currency translation
The Group’s consolidated financial statements are presented 
in United States dollars (“US$m”), which is also the Company’s 
functional currency.

Each entity in the Group determines its own functional currency 
and items included in the financial statements of each entity are 
measured using that functional currency. Functional currency is 
defined as the currency of the primary economic environment in 
which the entity operates. The Group uses the direct method of 
consolidation and on disposal of a foreign operation, the gain or 
loss that is reclassified to net profit or loss reflects the amount that 
arises from using this method.

Transactions and balances
Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded by the 
Group’s entities at their respective functional currency spot rates 
at the date the transaction first qualifies for recognition.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies 
are translated at the functional currency spot rates of exchange at 
the reporting date.

Differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items 
are recognised in profit or loss with the exception of monetary 
items that are designated as part of the hedge of the Group’s 
net investment of a foreign operation. These are recognised in 
the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income until 
the net investment is disposed of, at which time the cumulative 
amount is reclassified to profit or loss. Tax charges and credits 
attributable to exchange differences on those monetary items 
are also recognised in the consolidated statement of other 
comprehensive income.

122

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacNon-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a 
foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the 
dates of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items measured at 
fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange 
rates at the date when the fair value is determined. The gain or 
loss arising on translation of non-monetary items measured at 
fair value is treated in line with the recognition of the gain or loss 
on the change in fair value of the item (i.e. translation differences 
on items whose fair value gain or loss is recognised in the 
consolidated statement of other comprehensive income or profit 
or loss are also recognised in the consolidated statement of other 
comprehensive income or profit or loss, respectively).

Group subsidiaries
On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of subsidiaries with 
non-United States dollars functional currencies are translated 
into United States dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at 
the reporting date and their income statements are translated at 
exchange rates prevailing at the transaction dates. The exchange 
differences arising on translation for consolidation are recognised 
in the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income. 
On disposal of a subsidiary with non-United States dollars 
functional currency, the component of the consolidated statement 
of other comprehensive income relating to currency translation is 
recognised in the consolidated income statement.

Any goodwill arising on the acquisition of a subsidiary with non-
United States dollars functional currencies and any fair value 
adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities 
arising on the acquisition are treated as assets and liabilities of the 
foreign operation and translated at the spot rate of exchange at 
the reporting date.

2.6 Significant accounting judgements and estimates
Judgements
In the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies, 
management has made the following judgements, apart from 
those involving estimations, which have the most significant  
effect on the amounts recognised in the consolidated  
financial statements:
•  Revenue recognition on fixed-price engineering, procurement 

and construction contracts: the Group measures progress and 
recognises revenue on fixed-price engineering, procurement 
and construction contracts using the input method, based 
on the actual cost of work performed at end of the reporting 
period as a percentage of the estimated total contract costs 
at completion. The input method faithfully depicts the Group’s 
performance in transferring control of goods and services to 
the customer, provides meaningful information in respect of 
satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations towards the 
customer 

•  Revenue recognition on consortium contracts: the Group 

recognises its share of revenue from contracts executed as part 
of a consortium. The Group uses the input method to recognise 
revenue for the reporting period and recognises its share of 
revenue and costs in accordance with the agreed consortium 
contractual arrangement. In selecting the appropriate 
accounting treatment, the main considerations are:
 – Determination of whether the joint arrangement is a joint 

operation or joint venture (though not directly related to revenue 
recognition this judgement has a material impact on 
presentation in the consolidated income statement) in 
accordance with IFRS 11 ‘Joint Arrangements’

In selecting the most relevant and reliable accounting policies 
in relation to revenue recognition, joint arrangement accounting 
and capitalisation of assets for contracts executed by the 
Integrated Energy Services (“IES”) operating segment, the main 
considerations are as follows:
•  Determination of whether the joint arrangement is a joint 
operation or joint venture (though not directly related to 
revenue recognition this judgement has a material impact 
on presentation in the consolidated income statement) in 
accordance with IFRS 11 ‘Joint Arrangements’

•  The nature and extent, if any, of volume and price financial 

exposures under the terms of the contract

•  The extent to which the Group’s capital investment is at risk and 
the mechanism for recoverability under the terms of the contract

•  At what point can the revenues from each type of contract be 
reliably measured and recognised in accordance with IFRS 15 
‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’

•  Whether there are any other remaining features unique to 

the contract that are relevant to the assessment of revenue 
recognition

Revenue recognition of IES contracts:
•  The Group assesses on a case by case basis the most 

appropriate treatment for its various commercial structures 
which include Production Enhancement Contracts (“PECs”) 
and Equity Upstream Investments including Production Sharing 
Contracts (“PSCs”) (see accounting policies note on page 126 
for further details)

IES contracts are classified in the consolidated balance sheet  
as follows:
•  The Group assesses on a case by case basis the most 

appropriate consolidated balance sheet classification of its 
Production Enhancement Contracts and Equity Upstream 
Investments (see accounting policy notes on page 126)

•  In selecting the most appropriate policies for IES contracts the 

main judgements are as follows: 
 – The Mexican PEC assets are classified as oil and gas assets 
within property, plant and equipment in the consolidated 
balance sheet as there is direct exposure to variable field 
production levels, and indirect exposure to changes in 
hydrocarbon prices. These exposures impact the generation of 
cash from the assets and any financial return thereon, including 
the risk of negative financial return. Management believes this 
classification is most appropriate due to the nature of 
expenditure and it is aligned with our treatment in respect of 
PSC arrangements where the risk/reward profile is similar

 – Upon migration of PEC to PSC arrangements, the existing PEC 
net assets will be derecognised and an oil and gas asset within 
property, plant and equipment, representing the Group’s 
ownership interest in the PSC, will be recognised in the 
consolidated balance sheet. Any gain or loss arising on the 
migration will be recognised as an exceptional item in the 
consolidated income statement. The migrated PSC 
arrangements will be treated as a joint operation since  
all the decisions concerning the relevant activities of the 
unincorporated joint operation will require unanimous consent 
of the joint operation partners

123

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

2 Summary of significant accounting policies 
continued

Estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources 
of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period 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:
•  Liquidated damages (“LDs”): the Group provides for LD 
claims, using the expected value approach to assess/re-
assess LDs at contract inception and at each reporting date, 
where the customer has the contractual right to apply LDs 
and where it is highly probable that a significant reversal in 
the amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur 
when the uncertainty associated with the LD is subsequently 
resolved. This requires a probabilistic assessment of the 
monetary amount of LDs payable which involves a number of 
Management judgements and assumptions, (e.g. contractual 
position with the customer, negotiations with the customer 
specifically relating to extension of time (“EoT”), past experience 
with the customer, etc.), regarding the amounts to recognise 
in contract accounting. No additional amounts were provided 
during the year for LD claims (2017: US$4m)

•  Contract costs to complete estimates: at the end of the 
reporting period the Group is required to estimate costs 
to complete on fixed-price contracts, based on work to be 
performed beyond the reporting period. This involves objective 
evaluation of project progress against the delivery schedule, 
evaluation of work to be performed and the associated costs 
to fully deliver the contract to the customer. This estimate 
will impact revenues, cost of sales, contract assets, contract 
liabilities and accrued contract expenses

•  Recognition of variation orders (“VOs”): the Group recognises 
revenues and margins from VOs using the expected value 
approach to assess/re-assess VOs at contract inception and 
at each reporting date where it is considered highly probable 
that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue 
recognised will not occur when the uncertainty associated 
with the VO is subsequently resolved. In performing the 
assessment Management considers the likelihood of such 
settlement being made by reference to the contract, customer 
communications and other forms of documentary evidence. 
At 31 December 2018, the work in progress line item in the 
consolidated balance sheet includes variation orders of 
US$235m (2017: US$374m)

•  Onerous contract provisions: the Group recognises an onerous 
contract provision (IAS 37 ‘Provisions, Contingent Liabilities 
and Contingent Assets’) for future losses on contracts where it 
is considered probable that contract costs are likely to exceed 
revenues at contract completion. Estimating future losses 
involves making a number of assumptions, (e.g. contractual 
position with the customer, vendors and subcontractors, 
negotiations with the customer, vendors and subcontractors, 
cost to complete estimates, past experience with the customer, 
vendors and subcontractors, etc.), about the achievement of 
contract performance targets and the likely levels of future cost 
escalation over time. The carrying amount of onerous contract 
provisions at 31 December 2018 was US$18m (2017: US$16m). 
See note 28

•  Onerous operating lease provision: the Group provides for 

future costs on its non-cancellable operating leases where it 
is considered probable that the leasehold office buildings will 
remain vacant or underutilised in future years due to reduced 
business activity. Assumptions involve an estimate of future 
business growth and the likely levels of occupancy over time. 
The carrying amount of the onerous operating lease provision at 
31 December 2018 was US$18m (2017: US$18m). See note 28

•  Impairment of goodwill: the Group determines whether 

goodwill is impaired at least on an annual basis. This requires 
an estimation of the value in use of the cash-generating units 
to which the goodwill is allocated. Estimating the value in 
use requires the Group to make an estimate of the expected 
future cash flows from each cash-generating unit and also to 
determine an appropriate discount rate in order to calculate 
the present value of those cash flows. The carrying amount of 
goodwill at 31 December 2018 was US$73m (2017: US$76m). 
See note 14

•  Deferred tax assets: the Group recognises deferred tax assets 

on all applicable temporary differences where it is probable that 
the tax assets estimated are realised and future taxable profits 
will be available for utilisation. This requires Management to 
make judgements and assumptions regarding the interpretation 
of tax laws and regulations as they apply to events in the period 
and the amount of deferred tax that can be recognised based 
on the magnitude and likelihood of future taxable profits which 
are estimated from management assumptions with respect 
to the outcome of future events. The carrying amount of net 
deferred tax assets at 31 December 2018 was US$128m (2017: 
US$101m). Included within the gross assets is US$33m (2017: 
US$33m) on which a management judgement has been made on 
the probable treatment of the Migration of Santuario Production 
Enhancement Contract (PEC) to Production Sharing Contract 
(PSC) for tax purposes, based on professional external advice
•  Income tax: Group entities are routinely subject to tax audits 

and assessments including processes whereby tax return filings 
are discussed and agreed with the relevant tax authorities. 
Whilst the ultimate outcome of such tax audits and discussions 
cannot be determined with certainty, Management estimates 
the level of tax provisioning required for amounts where there 
is a probable future outflow, based on the applicable law and 
regulations, historic outcomes of similar audits and discussions, 
professional external advice and consideration of the progress 
on, and nature of, current discussions with the tax authority 
concerned. The ultimate outcome following resolution of such 
audits and assessments may be materially higher or lower than 
the amount provided. The carrying amount of uncertain tax 
positions (“UTPs”), recognised within income tax payable line 
item of the consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2018, 
was US$101m (2017: US$93m)

•  Other taxes payable: the Group accrues indirect taxes, such as 
value added tax, to the extent it is probable that there will be an 
associated tax payment or receipt in respect of relevant income 
and expenses. This requires Management to make judgements 
and assumptions on the application of tax laws and regulations 
to events in the period. The ultimate outcome may result in 
materially higher or lower payments or receipts

•  Recoverable amount of property, plant and equipment, 
intangible assets and other financial assets: the Group 
determines at the end of the reporting period whether there are 
indicators of impairment in the carrying amount of its property, 
plant and equipment, intangible assets and other financial 
assets. Where indicators exist, an impairment test is undertaken 
which requires management to estimate the recoverable 
amount of its assets which is initially based on its value in use. 
When necessary, fair value less costs of disposal is estimated, 
for example, by reference to quoted market values, similar 
arm’s length transactions involving these assets or risk adjusted 
discounted cash flow models. For the following specific 
assets, certain assumptions and estimates have been made in 
determining recoverable amounts. Should any changes occur 
in these assumptions, further impairment may be required in 
future periods: 
 – In respect of oil and gas assets in Mexico there were no 

indicators for impairment at 31 December 2018, mainly relating 
to the oil price assumptions and the reserves for oil and gas 
production. The recoverable amount of the assets is influenced 

124

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofacby the timing and outcome of ongoing contractual negotiations 
in respect of the outstanding PECs migration to PSCs. Key 
judgements include the expected working interest in the PSCs 
and financial and fiscal terms achieved upon migration. 
Management considered the impact of delay in migration and 
believed that the carrying amount of the assets in Mexico of 
US$526m reflected an expected outcome of a commercial 
negotiation in respect of migrations.

 – Block PM304 oil and gas asset in Malaysia had a carrying 
amount of US$234m (2017: US$244m); the recoverable 
amount, which was based on fair value less cost of disposal, 
was higher than the asset’s carrying amount

•  Recoverable amount of contingent consideration: the carrying 
amount of the Pánuco contingent consideration was US$45m 
at 31 December 2018, after recognising a fair value loss of 
US$43m during 2018 as an exceptional item in the consolidated 
income statement. The downward fair value adjustment was a 
significant Management estimate in response to considerable 
uncertainty concerning the timing and outcome of migration 
of the Pánuco PEC to a PSC and whether the contingent 
consideration pay out conditions will be achieved. Management 
considered alternative scenarios to assess the recoverability 
of the Pánuco contingent consideration, including but not 
limited to the impact of delay in migration or renegotiation of the 
contingent consideration in the event of migration to another 
form of contract. Based on this assessment Management 
estimated that the carrying amount of the contingent 
consideration of US$45m reflected an expected outcome of a 
commercial negotiation in respect of migration or an alternative 
migration. This was a significant accounting estimate made 
by Management to determine the fair value of the contingent 
consideration at 31 December 2018. A fair value loss would be 
recognised in the consolidated income statement if the actual 
outcome of the migration or commercial negotiation is different 
to Management’s current expectation

•  Recoverable amount of deferred consideration: the deferred 

consideration relating to disposal of JSD6000 installation vessel 
(the “vessel”), representing a contractual right to the Group, was 
recognised as a non-current asset in the consolidated balance 
sheet. The deferred consideration was initially measured and 
recognised at fair value and will be subsequently measured at 
fair value through profit or loss with any fair value gain and loss 
recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income 
statement. The fair value of the deferred consideration, with 
Management’s current involvement and recent discussions with 
the Group’s partner in the construction of the vessel, is based 
on the assumption that the Group’s partner has the continued 
intent and the required capabilities to complete the construction 
and commissioning of the vessel within the due timeframe. 
At the end of each reporting date, Management will review its 
estimate to assess the ability of the Group’s partner to complete 
the construction and commissioning of the vessel and under 
such circumstances that may impair the Group’s partner’s 
ability to complete these activities, a fair value loss would be 
recognised in the consolidated income statement 

In 2018, there were pre-tax impairment charges and fair value re- 
measurements of US$280m (2017: US$422m), post-tax US$211m 
(2017: US$367m) which are explained in note 6. The key sources 
of estimation uncertainty for these measurements are consistent 
with those disclosed in note 6
•  Units of production depreciation: estimated proven plus 

probable reserves are used in determining the depreciation 
of oil and gas assets such that the depreciation charge is 
proportional to the depletion of the remaining reserves over the 
shorter of: life of the field or the end of the respective licence/
concession period. These calculations require the use of 
estimates including the amount of economically recoverable 
reserves and future oil and gas capital expenditure (note 12)

•  Decommissioning costs: the recognition and measurement of 
decommissioning provisions involves the use of estimates and 
assumptions which include the existence of an obligation to 
dismantle and remove a facility or restore the site on which it is 
located, the appropriate discount and inflation rates to use in 
determining the present value of the liability, the estimated costs 
of decommissioning based on internal and external estimates 
and the payment dates for expected decommissioning costs. 
As a result, actual costs could differ from estimated cost 
estimates used to provide for decommissioning obligations. 
The provision for decommissioning at 31 December 2018 of 
US$95m (2017: US$138m) represents management’s best 
estimate of the present value of future decommissioning costs

2.7 Significant accounting policies
Revenue from contracts with customers
The Group’s principal activity is the provision of services to the 
oil and gas production and processing industry. Revenue from 
contracts with customers is recognised when control of the 
goods or 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 generally concluded that it is the principal in its revenue 
arrangements, because it typically controls the goods or services 
before transferring them to the customer. 

The Group provides warranties to customers with assurance that 
the related product will function as the parties intended because 
it complies with agreed-upon specifications. The Group does 
not provide warranties as a service, in addition to the assurance 
that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications, in its 
contracts with customers. As such, the Group expects that such 
warranties will be assurance-type warranties which will continue to 
be accounted for under IAS 37 ‘Provisions, Contingent Liabilities 
and Contingent Assets’.

Engineering & Construction (E&C)
For fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction 
contracts, the Group measures progress and recognises revenue 
using the input method, based on the actual cost of work 
performed at end of the reporting period as a percentage of total 
contract costs at completion once the outcome of a contract can 
be estimated reliably. In the early stages of contract completion, 
(i.e. contract progress up to between 15% to 35% depending on 
the risk evaluation for each individual contract taking into account 
contract value, duration and complexities involved in the execution 
of the contract), when the outcome of a contract cannot be 
estimated reliably, contract revenues are recognised only to the 
extent of costs incurred that are expected to be recoverable. The 
services provided under the contract are satisfied over time rather 
than at a point in time since the customer simultaneously receives 
and consumes the benefits provided by the Group. 

The fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction 
contracts contain distinct goods and services but these are not 
distinct in the context of the contract and are therefore combined 
into a single performance obligation. At contract inception the 
Group considers the following factors to determine whether the 
contract contains a single performance obligation or multiple 
performance obligations:
•  It provides a significant service of integrating the goods or 

services with other goods or services promised in the contract 
into a bundle of goods or services that represent the combined 
output or outputs for which the customer has contracted

•  One or more of the goods or services significantly modifies or 

customises, or are significantly modified or customised by, one 
or more of the other goods or services promised in the contract

•  The goods or services are highly interdependent or highly 

interrelated

125

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

2 Summary of significant accounting policies 
continued

Contract modifications, e.g. variation orders, are accounted 
for as part of the existing contract, with a cumulative catch up 
adjustment to revenue. For material contract modifications a 
separate contract may be recognised, based on Management’s 
assessment of the following factors:
•  The scope of the contract increases because of the addition of 

promised goods or services that are distinct; and
•  The price of the contract increases by an amount of 

consideration that reflects the Group’s stand-alone selling 
prices of the additional promised goods or services and 
any appropriate adjustments to that price to reflect the 
circumstances of the particular contract

Variable consideration e.g. variation orders, liquidated damages 
and incentive payments are assessed/re-assessed using the 
expected value approach or most likely outcome method, as 
appropriate, at contract inception and at each reporting date 
where it is considered highly probable that a significant reversal 
in the amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur 
when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration 
is subsequently resolved. In performing the assessment 
Management considers the likelihood of such settlement being 
made by reference to the contract, customer communications and 
other forms of documentary evidence.

Revenues from cost-plus-fee contracts and reimbursable 
contracts are recognised using the input method for measuring 
progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance 
obligation.

An onerous contract provision is recognised for all losses 
expected to arise on completion of contracts entered into at the 
reporting date, whether or not work has commenced on these 
contracts.

Advance payments received from customers for fixed-price 
engineering, procurement and construction contracts are 
structured primarily for reasons other than the provision of finance 
to the Group, (e.g. mobilisation costs), and they do not provide 
customers with an alternative to pay in arrears. In addition, the 
length of time between when the customer settles amounts to 
which the Group has an unconditional right to payment and the 
Group transfers goods and services to the customer is relatively 
short. Therefore, the Group has concluded that there is not a 
significant financing component within such contracts. Currently, 
the Group does not have any contracts where payments by a 
customer are over several years after the Group has transferred 
goods and services to the customer; if such cases arise in future 
the transaction price for such contracts will be determined by 
discounting the amount of promised consideration using an 
appropriate discount rate.

Engineering & Production Services (EPS)
The Group’s contracts with customers for the provision of 
reimbursable engineering and production services include distinct 
performance obligations based on the assessment that the 
service is capable of being distinct both individually and within 
the context of the contract. The services are satisfied over time 
given that the customer simultaneously receives and consumes 
the benefits provided by the Group, using the input method 
for measuring progress towards complete satisfaction of the 
performance obligation.

Variable consideration, e.g. incentive payments and performance 
bonuses will be estimated at contract inception and at the end 
of each reporting period using the single most likely amount 
approach, where the outcome is expected to be binary and where 

it is considered highly probable that a significant reversal in the 
amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur when 
the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is 
subsequently resolved. 

Revenues from fixed-price contracts are recognised using the 
input method, measured by milestones completed or earned 
value once the outcome of a contract can be estimated reliably. 
In the early stages of contract completion, when the outcome of 
a contract cannot be estimated reliably, contract revenues are 
recognised only to the extent of costs incurred that are expected 
to be recoverable.

The Group does not generally receive advances from customers 
for its reimbursable engineering and production services 
contracts. If advances are received these will only be short 
term. In such cases the Group applies the practical expedient 
provided in IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’, 
and will not adjust the promised amount of the consideration for 
the effects of a significant financing component in the contracts, 
where the Group expects at contract inception that the period 
between the Group transfer of a promised good or service to 
a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service 
will be one year or less. Therefore, for short-term advances, 
the Group will not account for a financing component even 
if it is a significant amount.

Integrated Energy Services (IES)
Production Enhancement Contracts (PEC)
Revenue from PECs is recognised based on the volume of 
hydrocarbons produced in the period and the agreed tariff and the 
reimbursement arrangement for costs incurred.

Equity Upstream Investments
Oil and gas revenues comprise the Group’s share of sales 
from the processing or sale of hydrocarbons from the Group’s 
Equity Upstream Investments on an entitlement basis, when the 
significant risks and rewards of ownership have been passed to 
the buyer.

Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment is measured at cost less 
accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment charges. 
Cost comprises the purchase price or construction cost and 
any costs directly attributable to making that asset capable of 
operating as intended. The purchase price or construction cost 
is the aggregate amount paid and the fair value of any other 
consideration given to acquire the asset. Depreciation is provided 
on a straight-line basis, other than on oil and gas assets, over the 
period as follows:

Oil and gas facilities
Plant and equipment
Buildings and leasehold 
improvements
Office furniture and equipment
Vehicles

8 to 10 years
3 to 25 years
3 to 20 years 
(or lease term if shorter)
2 to 4 years
3 to 5 years

Oil and gas assets are depreciated, on a field-by-field basis, 
using the unit-of-production method based on entitlement 
to proven and probable reserves, taking account of estimated 
future development expenditure relating to those reserves; 
refer to page 39 for life of these fields.

Each asset’s estimated useful life, residual value and method 
of depreciation are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate at the 
end of the reporting period. No depreciation is charged on land 
or assets under construction.

126

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacThe carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment 
is derecognised on disposal or when no future economic 
benefits are expected from its use. The gain or loss arising from 
the derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment 
is included in the other operating income line item in the 
consolidated income statement when the asset is derecognised. 

Intangible assets – non oil and gas assets
Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are 
initially measured at cost being their fair values at the date of 
acquisition and are recognised separately from goodwill where 
the asset is separable or arises from a contractual or other legal 
right and its fair value can be measured reliably. After initial 
recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated 
amortisation and accumulated impairment charges.

Intangible assets with a finite life are amortised over their useful 
economic life using a straight-line method unless a better method 
reflecting the pattern in which the asset’s future economic 
benefits are expected to be consumed can be determined. The 
amortisation charge of intangible assets is included in the selling, 
general and administration expenses line item of the consolidated 
income statement. The expected useful lives of assets are 
reviewed on an annual basis. Any change in the useful life or 
pattern of consumption of the intangible asset is treated as a 
change in accounting estimate and is accounted for prospectively 
by changing the amortisation period or method. Intangible assets 
are tested for impairment whenever there is an indication that the 
asset may be impaired.

Research and development costs
Research costs are expensed as incurred. Development 
expenditures are recognised as an intangible asset when the 
Group can demonstrate:
•  The technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so 

that the asset will be available for use or sale

•  Its intention to complete and its ability and intention to use or 

sell the asset

•  How the asset will generate future economic benefits
•  The availability of resources to complete the asset
•  The ability to measure reliably the expenditure during 

development

Following initial recognition of the development expenditure 
as an asset, the asset is carried at cost less any accumulated 
amortisation and accumulated impairment charges. Amortisation 
of the asset begins when development is complete and the asset 
is available for use. It is amortised over the period of expected 
future benefit. Amortisation is included in the selling, general and 
administration expenses line item of the consolidated income 
statement. During the period of development, the asset is tested 
for impairment annually. At 31 December 2018, the carrying 
amount of capitalised development costs was US$7m (2017: 
US$nil). This amount relates to investment in the development and 
implementation of Group-wide cloud-based Enterprise Resource 
Planning (“ERP”) and digital systems. The useful life of the ERP 
system when it is available for use is expected to be 4 to 7 years.

Oil and gas assets
Capitalised costs
The Group’s activities in relation to oil and gas assets are limited 
to assets in the evaluation (or appraisal), development and 
production phases.

Oil and gas evaluation (or appraisal) and development  
expenditure is accounted for using the successful efforts  
method of accounting.

Evaluation expenditures
Expenditure directly associated with evaluation (or appraisal) 
activities is capitalised as an intangible oil and gas asset. Such 
costs include the costs of acquiring an interest, appraisal well 
drilling costs, payments to contractors and an appropriate share 
of directly attributable overheads incurred during the evaluation 
phase. For such appraisal activity, which may require drilling of 
further wells, costs continue to be recognised as an asset whilst 
related hydrocarbons are considered capable of commercial 
development. Such costs are subject to technical, commercial 
and management review to confirm the continued intent to 
develop, or otherwise extract value. When this is no longer 
the case, the costs are written-off in the consolidated income 
statement. When such assets are declared part of a commercial 
development, related costs are transferred to property, plant and 
equipment. All intangible oil and gas assets are assessed for 
any impairment prior to transfer and any impairment charge is 
recognised in the consolidated income statement.

Development expenditures
Expenditures relating to the development of assets which includes 
the construction, installation and completion of infrastructure 
facilities such as platforms, pipelines and vessels are capitalised 
within property, plant and equipment as oil and gas facilities. 
Expenditures relating to the drilling and completion of production 
wells are capitalised within property, plant and equipment as oil 
and gas assets.

Changes in unit-of-production factors
Changes in factors which affect unit-of-production calculations 
are dealt with prospectively in accordance with the treatment of 
changes in accounting estimates, not by immediate adjustment of 
amounts recognised in prior reporting periods.

Decommissioning
Provision for future decommissioning costs is made in full when 
the Group has an obligation to dismantle and remove a facility or 
an item of plant and to restore the site on which it is located, and 
when a reasonable estimate of that liability can be made. The 
amount recognised is the present value of the estimated future 
decommissioning costs. An amount equivalent to the discounted 
initial provision for decommissioning costs is capitalised and 
depreciated over the life of the underlying asset on a unit-of-
production basis over proven and probable reserves. Any change 
in the present value of the estimated decommissioning costs 
is reflected as an adjustment to the provision and the oil and 
gas asset.

The unwinding of the discount applied to future decommissioning 
provisions is included in the finance expense line item in the 
consolidated income statement.

Impairment of non-current assets (excluding goodwill)
At each reporting date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of 
its property, plant and equipment and intangible assets to assess 
whether there is an indication that those assets may be impaired. 
If any such indication exists, the Group makes an estimate of 
the asset’s recoverable amount. An asset’s recoverable amount 
is the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal and its value 
in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash 
flows attributable to the asset are discounted to their present 
value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market 
assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific 
to the asset. Fair value less costs of disposal is based on the 
risk-adjusted discounted cash flow models and includes value 
attributable to contingent resources. A post-tax discount rate 
is used in such calculations. The Group uses pre-tax discount 
rate to discount pre-tax cash flows and post-tax discount rate to 
discount post-tax cash flows.

127

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

2 Summary of significant accounting policies 
continued

Contract liabilities are recognised as revenue when the Group 
performs under the contract.

If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than 
its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced 
to its recoverable amount. An impairment charge is recognised 
immediately in the consolidated income statement, unless the 
relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the 
impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction contracts 
are presented in the consolidated balance sheet as follows:
•  Where the payments received or receivable for any contract 

exceed revenue recognised, the excess is presented within the 
contract liabilities line item in the consolidated balance sheet as 
billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings 

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying 
amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its 
recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount 
does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been 
determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the 
asset in prior reporting periods. A reversal of an impairment loss 
is recognised immediately in the consolidated income statement, 
unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, 
in which case the reversal of the impairment is treated as a 
revaluation increase.

Non-current assets held for sale
Non-current assets or disposal groups are classified as held for 
sale when it is highly probable that the carrying amount of the 
asset will be recovered principally through a sale transaction 
rather than through continuing use and the non-current assets or 
disposal group are available for immediate sale in their present 
condition. Assets are not depreciated when classified as held 
for sale.

Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. 
Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary 
course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the 
estimated costs necessary to make the sale. Cost comprises 
purchase price, cost of production, transportation and other 
directly allocable expenses.

Costs of inventories, other than raw materials, are determined 
using the first-in-first-out method. Costs of raw materials are 
determined using the weighted average method.

Contract assets and contract liabilities
Contract assets
A contract asset is the right to consideration in exchange for 
goods or services transferred to the customer. If the Group 
performs by transferring goods or services to a customer before 
the customer pays consideration or before payment is due, a 
contract asset is recognised for the earned consideration that  
is conditional.

Fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction contracts 
are presented in the consolidated balance sheet as follows:
•  For each contract, the revenue recognised at the contract’s 

measure of progress using input method, after deducting the 
progress payments received or receivable from the customers, 
is presented within the contract assets line item in the 
consolidated balance sheet as work in progress. The amounts 
recognised as work in progress are adjusted for any expected 
credit loss allowance using the probability of default of the 
counter party. The probability of default data for the counter 
party is sourced from a third-party provider 

Contract liabilities
A contract liability is the obligation to transfer goods or services 
to a customer for which the Group has received consideration 
(or an amount of consideration is due) from the customer. If a 
customer pays consideration before the Group transfers goods or 
services to the customer, a contract liability is recognised when 
the payment is made or the payment is due (whichever is earlier). 

Incremental costs of obtaining a contract
The Group recognises an asset in respect of the incremental costs 
of obtaining a contract with a customer if the Group expects to 
recover those costs. Such capitalised costs are expensed over the 
life of the contract. The Group also applies the practical expedient 
to recognise the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an 
expense when incurred if the amortisation period of the asset that 
the entity otherwise would have recognised is one year or less. 
At 31 December 2018, there were no such incremental costs 
recognised as an asset in the consolidated balance sheet.

Trade receivables
A trade receivable represents the Group’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). Refer to 
accounting policies of financial assets on pages 129 and 130. 

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash at bank and in hand 
and short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months 
or less, including expected credit loss allowance calculated based 
on the probability of default data for the counterparty sourced 
from a third-party provider.

For the purpose of the consolidated statement of cash flow, cash 
and cash equivalents consists of cash and cash equivalents as 
defined above, including outstanding bank overdrafts.

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 can be made of the amount of the 
obligation. If the time value of money is material, provisions are 
discounted using a pre-tax rate that reflects, where appropriate, 
the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the 
increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised 
in the consolidated income statement as a finance expense.

Fair value measurement
The Group measures financial instruments, such as derivatives, 
and contingent consideration receivable at fair value at each 
reporting date. Fair value related disclosures for financial 
instruments are disclosed in note 18.

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 principal or the most advantageous market must be 
accessible by the Group.

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.

128

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac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.

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.

The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in 
the circumstances and for which sufficient data is 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 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for 

identical financial assets or liabilities

•  Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 
1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. 
as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices)

•  Level 3 – Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on 

observable market data (unobservable inputs)

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 re-assessing 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.

For the purpose of fair value disclosures, the Group has 
determined classes of assets and liabilities on the basis of the 
nature, characteristics and risks of the asset or liability and the 
level of the fair value hierarchy as explained above.

Financial assets and financial liabilities
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.

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), fair value through profit or loss, or 
as derivatives designated as hedging instruments in an effective 
hedge, as appropriate.

All financial assets are recognised initially at fair value plus, in the 
case of financial assets not recorded at fair value, transaction 
costs that are attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset.

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, 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 
are measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15 
‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’.

In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at 
amortised cost 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.

Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequent measurement financial assets are 
classified in the following categories:
•  Amortised cost
•  Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Amortised cost
This category is the most relevant to the Group and generally 
applies to trade and other receivables, receivable from joint 
operation partners for finance leases, deferred consideration 
receivable and advances relating to provision for decommissioning 
liability. The Group measures financial assets at amortised cost if 
both of the following conditions are met:
•  The financial asset is held within a business model with the 

objective to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual 
cash flows; and

•  The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on 

specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of 
principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently measured 
using the effective interest (‘EIR’) method and are subject to 
impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in the consolidated 
income statement when the asset is derecognised, modified or 
impaired.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss include financial 
assets held for trading and 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 are classified as held for trading if they are acquired for the 
purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term. Derivatives, 
including separated embedded derivatives, are also classified as 
held for trading unless they are designated as effective hedging 
instruments. Financial assets at fair value through profit or 
loss are carried in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value 
with net changes in fair value recognised in the consolidated 
income statement. 

Pánuco contingent consideration, contingent consideration 
relating to a disposal of 49% non-controlling interest of the 
Group’s operations in Mexico and contingent consideration 
relating to a disposal of Group’s shareholding in a wholly owned 
subsidiary, Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited, which owns a 20% 
ownership interest in the Greater Stella Area joint operation and 
a 25% interest in Petrofac FPF1 Limited, were recognised as 
financial assets at fair value through profit or loss within the other 
financial assets line item of the consolidated balance sheet. The 
fair value change relating to Pánuco contingent consideration was 
recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income 
statement. No other fair value movements occurred during 2018.

The fair value changes to undesignated forward currency 
contracts are reported within the other operating income/
expenses line item in the consolidated income statement. 

129

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

2 Summary of significant accounting policies 
continued

Impairment of financial assets
The Group recognises an allowance for expected credit losses 
(‘ECLs’) for all financial assets 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, if any, cash flows from the sale of 
collateral held or other credit enhancements that are integral to the 
contractual terms.

For other financial assets measured at amortised cost 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 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). There was no significant increase in the 
credit risk for such financial assets since the initial recognition.

For trade receivables and contract assets, the Group applies a 
simplified approach in calculating ECLs (a lifetime ECL). Therefore, 
the Group does not track changes in credit risk, but instead 
recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each 
reporting date. An impairment analysis by each operating segment 
is performed at each reporting date subject to the Group’s 
established policies and procedures. Engineering & Construction 
and Integrated Energy Services operating segments that involve 
low population of high value receivables apply the probability of 
default data relating to each individual counterparty to calculate 
expected credit loss provision at each reporting date. The 
probability of default data for the counterparty is sourced from a 
third-party provider. Engineering & Production services operating 
segment that involves high population of low value receivables 
applies a provision matrix to measure expected credit losses. 
The provision rates are based on days past due for groupings 
of various customer segments with similar loss patterns. 
The expected credit loss calculation reflects the probability-
weighted outcome, the time value of money and reasonable 
and supportable information that is available at the reporting 
date about past events, current conditions and where possible, 
forecasts of future economic conditions. The assessment of the 
correlation between historical observed default rates, forecast 
economic conditions and ECLs is a significant estimate. The 
amount of ECLs are sensitive to changes in circumstances and of 
forecast economic conditions. The Group’s historical credit loss 
experience and forecast of economic conditions may also not be 
representative of customer’s actual default in the future.

The Group considers 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. A financial 
asset is written off only when there is no reasonable expectation 
of recovering the contractual cash flows, based on contractual 
position agreed with the customer, contract close-out negotiations 
and objective evidence of the customer’s inability to pay. 

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 trade and other payables, net of 
directly attributable transaction costs.

The Group’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables, 
loans and borrowings including bank overdrafts and derivative 
financial instruments.

Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequent measurement financial liabilities are 
classified in the following categories:
•  Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
•  Loans and borrowings

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 
by the Group that are not designated as hedging instruments 
in hedge relationships. Separated embedded derivatives are 
also classified as held for trading unless they are designated as 
effective hedging instruments.

Gains or losses on liabilities held for trading are recognised in the 
consolidated income statement.

Financial liabilities designated upon initial recognition at fair 
value through profit or loss are designated at the initial date of 
recognition, and only if the criteria in IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ 
are satisfied. The Group has not designated any financial liability 
as at fair value through profit or loss.

Loans and borrowings
This category generally applies to interest-bearing loans and 
borrowings (note 27). After initial recognition, interest-bearing 
loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised 
cost using the EIR method. Gains and losses are recognised in 
the other operating income/expenses line item in the consolidated 
income statement when the liabilities are derecognised as well as 
through the EIR amortisation process.

Amortised cost is calculated by considering 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 expense 
in the consolidated income statement. This category generally 
applies to interest-bearing loans and borrowings.

Derecognition of financial assets and liabilities
Financial assets
A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset) is 
derecognised where:
•  The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired
•  The Group retains the right to receive cash flows from the 
asset, but has assumed an obligation to pay them in full 
without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ 
arrangement; or

•  The Group has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from 
the asset and either (a) has transferred substantially all the risks 
and rewards of the asset, or (b) has neither transferred nor 
retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but 
has transferred control of the asset

Financial liabilities
A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the 
liability is discharged or cancelled or expires.

130

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacIf 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 a derecognition of the original liability 
and the recognition of a new liability such that the difference in 
the respective carrying amounts together with any costs or fees 
incurred are recognised in the consolidated income statement.

Offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net 
amount is reported in the consolidated balance sheet if there is a 
currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognised amounts 
and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, to realise the 
assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

Derivative financial instruments and hedging
The Group uses derivative financial instruments such as forward 
currency contracts and oil price collars and forward contracts 
to hedge its risks associated with foreign currency and oil price 
fluctuations. Such derivative financial instruments are initially 
recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract 
is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at fair value. 
Derivatives are carried as assets when the fair value is positive and 
as liabilities when the fair value is negative.

Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of 
derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are taken to 
the consolidated income statement.

The fair value of forward currency contracts is calculated by 
reference to current forward exchange rates for contracts with 
similar maturity profiles. The fair value of oil price collar contracts is 
determined by reference to market values for similar instruments.

For the purposes 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

•  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

The Group formally designates and documents the relationship 
between the hedging instrument and the hedged item at the 
inception of the transaction, as well as its risk management 
objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedge 
transactions. The documentation also includes identification 
of the hedging instrument, the hedged item or transaction, the 
nature of risk being hedged and how the Group will assess the 
hedging instrument’s effectiveness in offsetting the exposure to 
changes in the hedged item’s fair value or cash flows attributable 
to the hedged risk. The Group also documents its assessment, 
both at hedge inception and on an ongoing basis, of whether the 
derivatives that are used in the hedging transactions are highly 
effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the 
hedged items.

The treatment of gains and losses arising from revaluing 
derivatives designated as hedging instruments depends on the 
nature of the hedging relationship, as follows:

Cash flow hedges
For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on 
the hedging instrument is recognised directly in the consolidated 
statement of other comprehensive income in net unrealised gains/
(losses) on derivatives, while the ineffective portion is recognised 
in the consolidated income statement. Amounts taken to other 
comprehensive income are transferred to the consolidated income 
statement when the hedged transaction affects the consolidated 
income statement.

If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or 
exercised without replacement or rollover, or if its designation 
as a hedge is revoked, any cumulative gain or loss previously 
recognised in other comprehensive income remains separately 
in equity until the forecast transaction occurs and affects the 
consolidated income statement. When a forecast transaction 
is no longer expected to occur, the cumulative gain or loss that 
was reported in other comprehensive income is immediately 
transferred to the consolidated income statement.

Embedded derivatives
Contracts are assessed for the existence of embedded derivatives 
at the date that the Group first becomes party to the contract, 
with reassessment only if there is a change to the contract that 
significantly modifies the cash flows. Embedded derivatives which 
are not clearly and closely related to the underlying asset, liability 
or transaction are separated and accounted for as standalone 
derivatives.

Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust
The Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust (the “Trust”) has been 
established with the Group’s discretionary share scheme awards 
made to the employees of the Group. The Trust issues Company’s 
shares to Group’s employees on their respective vesting dates 
subject to satisfying any service and performance conditions of 
each scheme. The Trust continues to be included in the Group 
financial statements under IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial 
Statements’.

Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares
For the purpose of making awards under the Group’s employee 
share schemes, shares in the Company are purchased and held 
by the Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust. All these shares have 
been classified in the consolidated balance sheet as EBT shares 
within equity. Shares vested during the year are satisfied with 
these shares.

Share-based payments
Employees (including Directors) of the Group receive remuneration 
in the form of share-based payment, whereby employees render 
services in exchange for shares or rights over shares (‘equity-
settled transactions’).

Equity-settled transactions
The cost of equity-settled transactions with employees is 
measured by reference to the fair value at the date on which they 
are granted.

The cost of equity-settled transactions is recognised in the selling, 
general and administration expenses line item in the consolidated 
income statement, together with a corresponding increase in 
other reserves in the consolidated balance sheet, over the period 
in which the relevant employees become entitled to the award 
(the ‘vesting period’). The cumulative expense recognised for 
equity-settled transactions at the end of the reporting period 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 charge or credit 
to the consolidated income statement for a period represents the 
movement in cumulative expense recognised from the beginning 
to the end of the reporting period.

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.

131

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

2 Summary of significant accounting policies 
continued

Equity awards cancelled, e.g. in case of good leavers, are treated 
as vesting immediately on the date of cancellation, and any 
expense not recognised for the award at that date is recognised  
in the consolidated income statement.

Pensions and other long-term employment benefits
The Group has various defined contribution pension schemes 
in accordance with the local conditions and practices in the 
countries in which it operates. The amount charged to the 
consolidated income statement in respect of pension costs 
reflects the contributions payable in the year. Differences between 
contributions payable during the year and contributions actually 
paid are shown as either accrued liabilities or prepaid assets in the 
consolidated balance sheet.

The Group’s other long-term employment benefits are provided 
in accordance with the labour laws of the countries in which the 
Group operates, further details of which are given in note 28.

Income taxes
Income tax expense represents the sum of current income tax 
and deferred tax.

Current income tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior 
periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered 
from or paid to the taxation authorities. Taxable profit differs 
from profit as reported in the consolidated income statement 
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 balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is recognised on all temporary differences at the 
balance sheet date between the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax 
bases used in the computation of taxable profit, with the  
following exceptions:
•  Where the temporary difference arises from the initial 

recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction 
that is not a business combination that at the time of the 
transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss

•  In respect of taxable temporary differences associated with 
investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, 
where the timing of reversal of the temporary differences can be 
controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will 
not reverse in the foreseeable future, and

•  Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is 
probable that a taxable profit will be available against which 
the deductible temporary differences and carried forward tax 
credits or tax losses can be utilised

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each 
balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer 
probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all 
or part of the deferred tax assets to be utilised. Unrecognised 
deferred tax assets are reassessed at each balance sheet date 
and are recognised to the extent that it has become probable 
that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be 
recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured on an 
undiscounted basis at the tax rates that are expected to apply 
when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on 
tax rates and tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the 
balance sheet date.

Current and deferred tax is charged or credited directly to other 
comprehensive income or equity if it relates to items that are 
credited or charged to, respectively, other comprehensive income 
or equity. Otherwise, income tax is recognised in the consolidated 
income statement.

Leases
The determination of whether an arrangement is or contains a 
lease is based on the substance of the arrangement at inception 
date and whether the fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent 
on the use of a specific asset or assets or the arrangement 
conveys the right to use the asset.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the 
lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership 
to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised as non-current 
assets of the Group at the lower of their fair value at the date 
of commencement of the lease and the present value of the 
minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a 
straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset 
and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is 
included in the consolidated balance sheet as a finance lease 
obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance 
expense in the consolidated income statement and reduction 
of the lease obligation to achieve a constant rate of interest on 
the remaining balance of the liability. The Group entered various 
operating leases the payments for which are recognised as an 
expense in the consolidated income statement on a straight-line 
basis over the lease terms.

132

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac3 Revenue from contracts with customers

Rendering of services
Sale of crude oil and gas

2018  

2017  

US$m
5,613
216
5,829

US$m
6,266
129
6,395

Included in revenue from rendering of services are Engineering & Production Services revenue of a “pass-through” nature with zero or 
low margins amounting to US$366m (2017: US$461m).

Set out below is the disaggregation of the Group’s revenue from contracts with customers:

Year ended 31 December 2018

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering &  
Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Total  

US$m

Geographical markets
Kuwait
Oman
Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Russia
Iraq
Germany
Algeria
Malaysia
Mexico
India
Singapore
Tunisia
Thailand
Bahrain
Others
Total revenue from contracts with customers

Type of goods or service
Fixed-price
Reimbursable
Sale of crude oil and gas
Total revenue from contracts with customers

Customer type
Government
Non-government
Total revenue from contracts with customers

Timing of revenue recognition
Services transferred over time and associated performance obligations satisfied over time
Goods transferred and associated performance obligations satisfied at a point in time
Total revenue from contracts with customers

1,648
596
794
2
317
–
232
7
199
156
54
–
68
–
–
5
–
–
4,078

4,078
–
–
4,078

3,295
783
4,078

4,078
–
4,078

3
343
–
515
85
238
4
204
–
–
17
1
–
–
3
15
20
21
1,469

278
1,191
–
1,469

414
1,055
1,469

1,469
–
1,469

–
–
–
58
–
–
–
–
–
–
42
101
–
48
28
5
–
–
282

–
66
216
282

101
181
282

66
216
282

1,651
939
794
575
402
238
236
211
199
156
113
102
68
48
31
25
20
21
5,829

4,356
1,257
216
5,829

3,810
2,019
5,829

5,613
216
5,829

133

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic report 
 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

3 Revenue from contracts with customers  
continued

Revenue disclosed in the above tables is based on where the customer is located. Revenue representing greater than 10% of Group 
revenue arose from two customers amounting to US$2,199m in the Engineering & Construction operating segment (2017: two 
customers, US$2,756m in the Engineering & Construction operating segment).

The transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations (unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied) as at 31 December 2018 is 
as follows:

Within one year
More than one year

4 Segment information

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering 
& Production 
Services 
US$m

4,036
3,221
7,257

1,309
1,004
2,313

Total  

US$m

5,345
4,225
9,570

The Group organisational structure comprises the following three operating segments:
•  Engineering & Construction (E&C), which provides fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction services to the onshore and 

offshore oil and gas industry 

•  Engineering & Production Services (EPS), which includes all reimbursable engineering and production services activities to the oil and 

gas industry

•  Integrated Energy Services (IES), which is focused on delivering value from the existing asset portfolio 

The Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) regularly reviews the performance of the operating segments to make decisions about 
resource allocations and to assess financial performance. Finance expense and income arising from borrowings and cash balances, 
which are not directly attributable to individual operating segments, are allocated to Corporate. In addition, certain shareholder services 
related costs, intra-group financing and consolidation adjustments are managed at Corporate and are not allocated to operating 
segments.

The Group’s financial performance presented below also separately identifies the effect of exceptional items and certain re-
measurements to provide users of the consolidated financial statements with a clear and consistent presentation of the underlying 
business performance of the Group; refer to note 6 and appendix A on page 177 for details.

The following tables contains financial information relating to the Group’s operating segments for the year ended 31 December 2018 
and the comparative information for the year ended 31 December 2017.

Year ended 31 December 2018

Revenue
External sales
Inter-segment sales
Total revenue

Operating profit/(loss)
Finance income
Finance expense
Share of net profit of associates  
and joint ventures
Profit/(loss) before tax
Income tax (expense)/credit
Net profit/(loss) after tax
Non-controlling interests
Net profit/(loss) for the year 
attributable to Petrofac Limited 
shareholders
EBITDA 1

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering 
& Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments 
& eliminations 
US$m

Business 
performance 
US$m

Corporate & 
others US$m

Exceptional 
items and 
certain re-
measurements 
US$m

4,078
9
4,087

1,469
10
1,479

349
–
–

–
349
(70)
279
6

285
388

132
–
(4)

–
128
(28)
100
(4)

96
138

282
–
282

51
8
(16)

15
58
(20)
38
1

39
160

–
–
–

(17)
6
(61)

–
(72)
5
(67)
–

(67)
(15)

–
(19)
(19)

5,829
–
5,829

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–

515
14
(81)

15
463
(113)
350
3

353
671

Reported 
US$m

5,829
–
5,829

159
14
(81)

15
107
(46)
61
3

–
–
–

(356)
–
–

–
(356)
67
(289)
–

(289)

64

1   Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (unaudited).

134

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
Other segment information
Capital expenditures:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Intangible assets (note 16)
Charges:
Depreciation (note 12)
Write off (note 12)
Exceptional items and certain re-measurements (pre-tax)
Other long-term employment benefits (note 28)
Share-based payments (note 25)

Year ended 31 December 2017

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering 
& Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Corporate & 
others  
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments 
& eliminations 
US$m

14
–

39
–
8
19
13

3
–

5
1
24
1
1

43
–

94
–
302
–
1

4
7

2
–
22
1
2

–
–

–
–
–
–
–

*Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering 
& Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments 
& eliminations 
US$m

*Business 
performance 
US$m

Corporate & 
others US$m

*Exceptional 
items and 
certain re-
measurements 
US$m

Revenue
External sales
Inter-segment sales
Total revenue

Operating profit/(loss)
Finance income
Finance expense
Share of net profit of associates  
and joint ventures
Profit/(loss) before tax
Income tax (expense)/credit
Net profit/(loss) after tax
Non-controlling interests
Net profit/(loss) for the year 
attributable to Petrofac Limited 
shareholders
EBITDA 1

4,782
19
4,801

1,385
7
1,392

495
–
–

–
495
(132)
363
(3)

360
540

117
–
–

(1)
116
(27)
89
1

90
123

228
–
228

(38)
7
(21)

12
(40)
19
(21)
–

(21)
97

–
–
–

(13)
3
(59)

–
(69)
2
(67)
–

(67)
(12)

–
(26)
(26)

6,395
–
6,395

(1)
–
–

–
(1)
–
(1)
–

(1)
– 

560
10
(80)

11
501
(138)
363
(2)

361
748

–
–
–

(456) 
–
–

–
(456)
66
(390)
–

Total  

US$m

64
7

140
1
356
21
17

Reported 
US$m

6,395
–
6,395

104
10
(80)

11
45
(72)
(27)
(2)

(390)

(29)

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance relating to the Engineering & Construction operating 

segment as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

1  Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (unaudited).

Other segment information
Capital expenditures:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Intangible assets (note 16)
Charges:
Depreciation (note 12)
Amortisation and write off (note 16)
Exceptional items and certain re-measurements (pre-tax)1
Other long-term employment benefits (note 28)
Share-based payments (note 25)

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering 
& Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Corporate & 
others  
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments 
& eliminations 
US$m

44
–

45
–
173
21
15

2
–

7
–
22
1
1

66
(1)2

116
7
245
–
1

3
–

1
–
16
–
2

–
–

1
–
–
–
–

Total  

US$m

115
(1)

170
7
456
22
19

1  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance relating to the Engineering & Construction operating 

segment as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

2  Negative capital expenditure includes reversal of excess accruals of US$9m during 2017 (note 16).

135

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic report 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

4 Segment information  
continued

Geographical segments
The following tables present revenue from external customers for the year ended 31 December 2017, based on their location and 
selected non-current assets by geographical segments for the years ended 31 December 2018 and 2017.

Year ended 31 December 2018

Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Goodwill (note 14)
Intangible oil and gas assets (note 16)
Other intangible assets (note 16)

Year ended 31 December 2017

Malaysia 
US$m

Mexico  
US$m

United 
Kingdom 
US$m

United Arab 
Emirates 
US$m

Kuwait  
US$m

Oman  
US$m

Other 
countries 
US$m

311
3
43
–

242
–
–
5

21
41
–
8

74
29
–
–

26
–
–
–

4
–
–
–

7
–
–
–

Kuwait  
US$m

Saudi Arabia 
US$m

Oman  
US$m

United Arab 
Emirates 
US$m

United 
Kingdom 
US$m 

Algeria  
US$m

Malaysia 
US$m

Other 
countries 
US$m

Total  

US$m

685
73
43
13

Total  

US$m

Revenues from 
external customers

2,028

1,181

850

562

514

386

231

643

6,395

Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Goodwill (note 14)
Intangible oil and gas assets (note 16)
Other intangible assets (note 16)

5 Expenses

Malaysia 
US$m

Mexico  
US$m

United 
Kingdom 
US$m

United Arab 
Emirates 
US$m

Tunisia  
US$m

Kuwait  
US$m

Other 
countries 
US$m

373
3
55
–

389
–
–
9

152
44
11
–

93
29
–
–

42
–
1
–

31
–
–
–

12
–
–
–

Total  

US$m

1,092
76
67
9

a. Cost of sales
Included in cost of sales are depreciation charged on property, plant and equipment of US$125m (2017: US$153m), intangible 
amortisation of US$nil (2017: US$1m), forward points and ineffective portions on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges of US$5m 
(2017: US$13m gain re-presented, see note 6). These amounts are an economic hedge of foreign exchange risk but do not meet the 
recognition criteria within IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ and are most appropriately recognised in cost of sales.

b. Selling, general and administration expenses

Staff costs
Depreciation (note 12)
Expected credit loss allowance (note 20 and note 21) 
Write off property, plant and equipment (note 12) 
Other operating expenses 

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

134
15
1
1
65
216

151
17
–
–
67
235

Other operating expenses consist mainly of office related costs, travel, professional services fees and contracting staff costs.

c. Staff costs

Total staff costs: 
Wages and salaries 
Social security costs 
Defined contribution pension costs 
Other long-term employee benefit costs (note 28) 
Share-based payments costs (note 25) 

136

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

918
33
17
21
17
1,006

955
39
14
22
19
1,049

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacOf the US$1,006m (2017: US$1,049m) of staff costs shown above, US$872m (2017: US$898m) is included in cost of sales, with 
US$134m (2017: US$151m) in selling, general and administration expenses.

The average number of staff employed by the Group during the year was 11,500 (2017: 13,000).

d. Auditor’s remuneration
The Group paid the following amounts to its auditor in respect of the audit of the financial statements and for other non-prohibited 
services provided to the Group:

Group audit fee
Audit of subsidiaries’ accounts 
Others

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

2
1
1
4

2
1
1
4

Others include audit related assurance services of US$437,000 (2017: US$427,000), tax advisory services of US$nil (2017: US$75,000) 
and other non-audit services of US$241,000 (2017: US$496,000).

e. Other operating income

Foreign exchange gains 
Other income 

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

4
18
22

12
8
20

Other income mainly comprised US$8m of forward points relating to undesignated forward currency contracts in the Corporate 
reporting segment; US$3m of scrap sales relating to two contracts in the Engineering & Construction operating segment; and a gain 
on sale of property, plant and equipment of US$1m relating to a contract in the Engineering & Construction operating segment (2017: 
US$4m recognised on re-recognition of finance leases relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia, note 12). 

f. Other operating expenses

Foreign exchange losses 
Other expenses 

6 Exceptional items and certain re-measurements

Impairment of assets
Fair value re-measurements
Losses on disposal
Restructuring and redundancy costs
Onerous leasehold property provisions
Other exceptional items

Foreign exchange translation (gains)/losses on deferred tax balances 
Tax relief on exceptional items and certain re-measurements

Consolidated income statement charge

See note 2 and appendix A on page 177 for further details on APMs

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

4
6
10

5
5
10

2018  

US$m

20171 

 US$m

235
45
28
8
18
22
356
2
(69)
(67)
289

345
77
–
4
12
18
456
(11)
(55)
(66)
390

1Re-presentation of business performance and exceptional items and certain re-measurements
During 2018, Management reassessed the reporting of alternative performance measures (“APMs”). This exercise involved re-evaluating 
the criteria for inclusion within exceptional items and certain re-measurements reporting which is in response to and consistent with 
the current regulatory focus on the use of APMs. Management applied new criteria, whereby it excluded certain items from exceptional 
items and certain re-measurements which could have been reasonably expected to occur in advance of the commencement of the 
reporting period and concluded that such items should be reclassified as business performance. Forward points and ineffectiveness 
in Kuwaiti dinar currency contracts met this criterion, since these forward points and ineffectiveness unwinds based on percentage-of-
completion for each individual customer contract and therefore were excluded from exceptional items and certain re-measurements 
and were reclassified as business performance instead. Exclusion of forward rate movements in currency contracts from exceptional 
items and certain re-measurements and inclusion in business performance had no impact on the reliability of financial performance 
information but enhanced the relevance in measuring underlying business performance.

137

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

6 Exceptional items and certain re-measurements  
continued

Consequently, the Group re-presented its 2017 comparative information relating to business performance and exceptional items and 
certain re-measurements and reclassified forward rate gains relating to Kuwaiti dinar forward currency contracts in the E&C operating 
segment of US$18m from exceptional items and certain re-measurements line item to cost of sales line item in the consolidated income 
statement. This resulted in a US$18m decrease in cost of sales, increase in business performance profit by US$18m, increase in 
exceptional items and certain re-measurements expense by US$18m (post-tax US$18m) and business performance diluted earnings 
per share increased to 106.2 US cents. The reported loss and reported diluted loss per share remained unaffected. The Group’s 
reported effective tax rate reduced to 27.5%. The re-presentation had no impact on the consolidated balance sheet. An amount of 
US$18m was reclassified from exceptional items and certain re-measurements line item to net other non-cash items line item within 
operating cash flow in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Cash flows from investing activities and cash flows from financing 
activities remained unaffected. 

Impairment of assets 
On 30 July 2018, the Group signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Perenco (Oil and Gas) International Limited to dispose 
a 49% non-controlling interest of the Group’s operations in Mexico (note 11a). A pre-tax impairment charge of US$156m (post-tax 
US$111m), which included disposal costs of US$6m, was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement 
attributable to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment. The impairment charge was allocated proportionately to property, 
plant and equipment and intangible assets (note 12 and note 16). Of the total post-tax impairment charge of US$111m, the Group 
recognised US$110m (post-tax) as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement for the six months ended 30 June 2018. 
The additional impairment charge of US$1m (post-tax US$1m) was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income 
statement at completion date, related to an increase in disposal costs.

On 26 August 2018, the Group signed a SPA with Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited to fully dispose of its shareholding in a wholly owned 
subsidiary, Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited, which owned a 20.0% ownership interest in the Greater Stella Area joint operation and a 
24.8% interest in Petrofac FPF1 Limited (note 11a). A pre-tax impairment charge of US$79m (post-tax US$55m), which included disposal 
costs of US$1m, was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement for the six months ended 30 June 2018, 
attributable to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment. Further, a loss on disposal of US$16m was recognised at completion 
date, refer losses on disposal section below for details.

Fair value less costs of disposal is determined by discounting the post-tax cash flows expected to be generated from oil and gas 
production net of disposal costs considering assumptions that market participants would typically use in estimating fair values. Post-tax 
cash flows are derived from projected production profiles for each asset considering forward market commodity prices over the relevant 
period and, where external forward prices are not available, the Group’s Board-approved five-year business planning assumptions were 
used. As each field has different reservoir characteristics and contractual terms the post-tax cash flows for each asset are calculated 
using individual economic models, which include assumptions around the amount of recoverable reserves, production costs, life of the 
field/licence period and the selling price of the commodities produced.

Fair value re-measurements
At 31 December 2018, Management reviewed the carrying amount of the Pánuco contingent consideration and as a result of this review 
recognised a downward fair value movement of US$43m (post-tax US$43m) in the Integrated Energy Services operating segment. 
The downward fair value adjustment was a significant Management judgement in response to considerable uncertainty concerning 
the timing and outcome of the Pánuco Production Enhancement Contract (PEC) migration to a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and 
whether the contingent consideration pay out conditions will be achieved. Management considered alternative scenarios to assess the 
recoverability of the Pánuco contingent consideration, including but not limited to the impact of delay in migration or renegotiation of the 
contingent consideration in the event of migration to another form of contract. Based on this assessment Management estimated that 
the carrying amount of the contingent consideration of US$45m (note 18) reflected an expected outcome of a commercial negotiation in 
respect of migration or an alternative migration. This was a significant accounting estimate made by Management to determine the fair 
value of the contingent consideration at 31 December 2018. A fair value loss would be recognised in the consolidated income statement 
if the actual outcome of the migration or commercial negotiation is different to Management’s current expectation.

At 31 December 2018, Management reviewed the carrying amount of the deferred consideration associated with the disposal of 
JSD6000 installation vessel and as a result of this review recognised a downward fair value movement of US$2m (post-tax US$2m) in 
the Engineering & Construction operating segment, see note 15 (2017: a downward fair value movement of US$77m, post-tax US$77m 
was recognised in respect of Greater Stella Area). 

Losses on disposal
On 27 June 2018, the Group signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Perenco Tunisia Oil and Gas Limited to dispose of its oil 
and gas assets in Tunisia. The disposal, which related to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment, was completed on 
13 December 2018 and a loss on disposal of US$4m (post-tax US$4m) was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated 
income statement (note 11a).

On 26 August 2018, the Group signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Ithaca Energy UK Ltd for the disposal of its wholly owned 
subsidiary, Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited, which owned a 20% interest in the Great Stella Area joint operation and a 25% interest in 
Petrofac FPF1 Limited, previously classified as an investment in associate. The disposal, which related to the Integrated Energy Services 
operating segment, was completed on 11 December 2018, and a loss on disposal of US$16m (post-tax US$16m) was recognised as an 
exceptional item in the consolidated income statement (note 11a).

138

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacOn 24 April 2018, the Group signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd, for the disposal 
of the JSD6000 installation vessel. A loss on disposal of US$8m was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income 
statement in the Engineering & Construction operating segment (note 15).

Restructuring and redundancy costs
The Group recognised a charge of US$8m (post-tax US$8m) relating to restructuring and staff redundancy mainly attributable to the 
Engineering & Production Services and Integrated Energy Services operating segments (2017: US$4m, post-tax US$4m).

Onerous leasehold property provision
An onerous leasehold property provision of US$18m, post-tax US$18m (2017: US$12m, post-tax US$12m) was recognised for the 
estimated future costs relating to vacant and under-utilised leasehold office buildings in the UK for which the leases expire between 
2020 to 2026 (note 28).

Other exceptional items
Other exceptional items include US$15m, post-tax US$15m (2017: US$16m, post-tax US$16m) of professional fees relating to the 
Corporate reporting segment; US$6m, post-tax US$3m (2017: US$nil, post-tax US$nil) associated with the debt acquisition cost 
amortisation for SACE and UKEF Export Credit Agency Funding relating to the Corporate reporting segment (note 27); and Mexican 
PEC migration costs of US$1m, post-tax US$1m (2017: US$1m, post-tax US$1m) relating to the Integrated Energy Services operating 
segment.

Taxation
US$2m of foreign exchange loss on the retranslation of deferred tax balances denominated in Malaysian ringgits have been recognised 
during the year in respect of oil and gas activities in Malaysia, relating to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment, due to an 
approximate 5% weakening in the Malaysian ringgit against the US dollar (2017: US$11m gain).

7 Finance income/(expense)

Finance income
Bank interest 
Unwinding of discount on receivables (note 18 and note 21)
Total finance income 
Finance expense
Group borrowings 
Finance leases 
Unwinding of discount on non-current contract assets
Unwinding of discount on provisions (note 28)
Total finance expense 

8 Income tax
a. Tax on ordinary activities 
The major components of income tax expense/(credit) are as follows: 

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

5
9
14

(60)
(11)
(4)
(6)
(81)

3
7
10

(59)
(14)
–
(7)
(80)

Exceptional 
items and 
certain re-
measurements 
US$m

Business

performance1 

US$m

Reported 
2018  
US$m 

Business 
performance1
US$m

Exceptional 
items and 
certain re-
measurements 
US$m

Reported 
2017  

US$m

Current income tax
Current income tax expense
Adjustments in respect of previous years
Deferred tax
Relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences
Derecognition of deferred tax previously recognised
Adjustments in respect of previous years
Income tax expense/(credit) reported in the consolidated 
income statement 
Income tax reported in equity
Deferred tax related to items charged directly to equity
Foreign exchange movements on translation
Income tax reported in equity

Income tax expense reported in equity

112
(3)

8
(3)
(1)

113

2
1
–

3

–
–

(67)
–
–

(67)

–
–
–

–

112
(3)

(59)
(3)
(1)

46

2
1
–

3

137
(4)

(34)
39
–

138

–
(5)
(1)

(6)

(2)
–

(64)
–
–

(66)

–
–
–

–

1  This measurement is shown by the Group as a means of measuring underlying business performance, see note 2 and appendix A on page 177.

135
(4)

(98)
39
–

72

–
(5)
(1)

(6)

139

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

8 Income tax  
continued

The split of the Group’s income tax expense between current and deferred tax varies from year to year depending largely on:
•  the variance between tax provided on the percentage of completion of contracts compared to that paid on accrued income for fixed-

price engineering, procurement and construction contracts; and 

•  the tax deductions available for expenditure on Production Sharing Contracts (“PSCs”) and Production Enhancement Contracts 

(“PECs”), which are partially offset by the creation of losses.

See 8c below for the impact on the movements in the year.

b. Reconciliation of total tax expense
A reconciliation between income tax expense and the product of accounting profit multiplied by the Company’s domestic tax rate  
is as follows:

Profit before tax 
At Jersey’s domestic income tax rate of 0.0% (2017: 0.0%)
Expected tax charge in higher rate jurisdictions 
Expenditure not allowable for income tax purposes 
Income not subject to tax 
Adjustments in respect of previous years 
Adjustments in respect of deferred tax previously recognised/
unrecognised 
Unrecognised deferred tax 
Other permanent differences 
Effect of change in tax rates 
At the effective income tax rate of 43.0% on reported 
profit before tax (2017: 160.0%) 

Business
 performance1
 US$m

Exceptional 
items and 
certain re-
measurements 
US$m

Reported 
2018  

US$m

*Business
 performance1
 US$m

*Exceptional 
items and 
certain re-
measurements 
US$m

Reported 
2017  

US$m

463
 –
82
13
(2)
(3)

(3)
21
5
–

(356)
 –
(36)
19
(57)
–

–
4
3
–

107
 –
46
32
(59)
(3)

(3)
25
8
–

501
–
73
15
(4)
(4)

39
21
1
(3)

 113

 (67)

 46

138

(456)
–
(66)
10
–
–

(2)
3
(11)
–

(66)

45
–
7
25
(4)
(4)

37
24
(10)
(3)

72

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

1  This measurement is shown by the Group as a means of measuring underlying business performance, see note 2 and appendix A on page 177.

The Group’s reported effective tax rate on reported profit before tax for the year ended 31 December 2018 was 43.0% (2017: 160.0%).  
The Group’s business performance effective tax rate for the year ended 31 December 2018 was 24.4% (2017: 27.5%). 

A number of factors have impacted the reported effective tax rate, with key drivers being: income not subject to tax and expenditure 
which is not allowable for tax purposes arising on disposals, impairment and fair value re-measurements of assets as well as the impact 
of losses created during the year for which the realisation against future taxable profits is not probable. 

In line with prior years, the reported effective tax rate is also driven by the tax laws in the jurisdictions where the Group operates and 
generates profits. 

140

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofacc. Deferred tax
Deferred tax relates to the following:

Deferred tax liabilities 
Accelerated depreciation for tax purposes
Profit recognition
Overseas earnings
Other temporary differences
Gross deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax assets
Losses available for offset
Decelerated depreciation for tax purposes
Share-based payment plans
Profit recognition
Decommissioning
Other temporary differences
Gross deferred tax assets
Net deferred tax asset and income tax credit
Of which:  
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities

Consolidated balance sheet

Consolidated income statement

2018  

US$m

2017 
US$m

2018 
US$m

2017 
US$m

(125)
1
2
(4)

55
(2)
–
–
14
(4)

(63)

(75)
(14)
2
5

34
–
–
–
(3)
(8)

(59)

50
35
10
2
97

117
5
2
–
25
31
180
83

126
43

204
42
8
6
260

221
3
4
–
39
27
294
34

101
67

Included within the deferred tax asset are tax losses of US$384m (2017: $688m). This represents the losses which are expected to be 
utilised based on Management’s projection of future taxable profits in the jurisdictions in which the losses reside.

The movements in deferred tax balances include balances disposed of during the year (note 11a) and the impact of changes in financial 
reporting standards (note 2.3) and are therefore not part of the tax expense/(credit) to the consolidated income statement for the year. 
These include US$39m of net deferred tax assets derecognised relating to the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited and US$17m 
of net deferred tax liabilities derecognised relating to the disposal of oil and gas assets in Tunisia (note 11a).

d. Unrecognised tax losses and tax credits
Deferred tax assets are recognised for tax loss carry forwards and tax credits to the extent that the realisation of the related tax benefit 
through offset against future taxable profits is probable. The Group did not recognise gross deferred income tax assets on tax losses of 
US$1,061m (2017: US$1,157m).

Expiration dates for tax losses  
No later than 2025
No expiration date

Tax credits (no expiration date)

2018 
 US$m

3
1,046
1,049
12
1,061

2017 
US$m

5
1,140
1,145
12
1,157

During 2018, the Group utilised US$1m of previously unrecognised losses (2017: US$nil).

9 Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit for the year attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders by the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders, after adjusting for any 
dilutive effect, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year, adjusted for the effects of ordinary 
shares granted under the share-based payment plans which are held in the Employee Benefit Trust.

The following reflects the net profit and share data used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share:

Business performance net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders for basic and diluted earnings per share
Reported net profit/(loss) attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders for basic and diluted earnings per share 

2018  

US$m

353
64

*2017  
US$m

361
(29)

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

141

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

9 Earnings per share  
continued

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share1
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares granted under share-based payment plans2
Adjusted weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share 

Basic earnings per share 
Business performance
Reported
Diluted earnings per share2
Business performance
Reported

2018 Shares 
million

2017 Shares 
million

338
7
345

340
–
340

2018  

US cents

*2017 US 
cents

104.4
18.9

102.3
18.6

106.2
(8.5)

106.2
(8.5)

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

1  The weighted number of ordinary shares in issue during the year, excludes those held by the Employee Benefit Trust.
2  For the year ended 31 December 2017, potentially issuable ordinary shares under the share-based payment plans are excluded from the diluted earnings per ordinary share calculation, 

as their inclusion would decrease the loss per ordinary share.

10 Dividends paid and proposed

Declared and paid during the year 
Equity dividends on ordinary shares:  
Final dividend for 2016 (US$0.438 per share) 
Interim dividend 2017 (US$0.127 per share)
Final dividend for 2017 (US$0.253 per share) 
Interim dividend 2018 (US$0.127 per share)

Proposed for approval at the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)
(not recognised as a liability as at 31 December)
Equity dividends on ordinary shares:  
Final dividend for 2018: US$0.253 per share (2017: US$0.253 per share)

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

–
–
86
42
128

148
44
–
–
192

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

88

88

88

88

142

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac11 Disposals and business combinations

a. Disposals
During 2018, the Group entered into the following disposal transactions relating to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment.

Disposal of oil and gas assets in Tunisia
On 27 June 2018, the Group signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Perenco Tunisia Oil and Gas Limited to dispose of its oil 
and gas assets in Tunisia. The disposal, which related to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment, was completed on 
13 December 2018 and the Group received US$25m cash consideration as at that date. Consequently, a loss on disposal of US$4m 
was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement (note 6), as follows:

Fair value less cost of disposal
Net assets derecognised:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Intangible assets (note 16)
Inventories (note 19)
Trade and other receivables (note 20)
Provisions (note 28)
Deferred tax liabilities (note 8c)
Trade and other payables (note 29)
Income tax payable

Loss on disposal (note 6)

 US$m

25

(42)
(1)
(4)
(14)
5
17
2
8
(29)
(4)

Disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings
On 26 August 2018, the Group signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Ithaca Energy UK Ltd for the disposal of its wholly 
owned subsidiary, Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited (“GSA”), which owned a 20% interest in the Great Stella Area joint operation and a 
25% interest in Petrofac FPF1 Limited, previously classified as an investment in associate. The disposal, which related to the Integrated 
Energy Services operating segment, was completed on 11 December 2018, and a loss on disposal of US$16m was recognised as an 
exceptional item in the consolidated income statement (note 6). The net assets of GSA on the date of completion were US$199m. The 
fair value of consideration comprised cash consideration of US$106m, deferred consideration of US$59m and contingent consideration 
of US$19m with associated disposal costs of US$1m. 

Cash consideration of US$106m was received by the Group on the date of completion; the deferred consideration of US$59m, 
recoverable over a period of four years under the terms of the SPA, was initially recognised at fair value using a discount rate of 8.4% 
and will subsequently be measured at amortised cost as a non-current financial asset in the consolidated balance sheet (note 18). No 
unwinding of the discount on the deferred consideration was recognised from the date of disposal to the end of the reporting period in 
the consolidated income statement. 

The contingent consideration of US$19m is dependent upon certain performance conditions being satisfied and is recoverable over 
a period of one year and was recognised as a current financial asset in the consolidated balance sheet (note 18). The contingent 
consideration was initially measured and recognised at fair value and will subsequently be measured at fair value with any fair value gain 
and loss recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement. No fair value movement was recognised from the 
date of completion to the end of the reporting period. The fair value of the contingent consideration reflected Management’s expectation 
of meeting certain performance conditions by applying a risk factor (a Level 3 measurement of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within 
IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) to the maximum contingent consideration receivable. A 10% increase in risk the factor would result 
in a negative fair value change of US$3m.

A loss on disposal of US$16m (note 6) relating to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment was recognised as an exceptional 
item in the consolidated income statement as follows:

Fair value less cost of disposal
Net assets derecognised:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Intangible assets (note 16)
Investment in associates and joint ventures (note 19)
Other financial assets (note 18)
Deferred tax assets (note 8c)
Trade and other receivables (note 20)
Provisions (note 28)
Trade and other payables (note 29)

Loss on disposal (note 6)

1 

Includes accrued capital expenditure of US$44m.

 US$m

183

(48)
(11)
(35)
(132)
(39)
(8)
20
154
(199)
(16)

143

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

11 Disposals and business combinations 
continued

Disposal of 49% non-controlling interest of the Group’s operations in Mexico
On 30 July 2018, the Group signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Perenco (Oil and Gas) International Limited to dispose 
a 49% non-controlling interest of the Group’s operations in Mexico. A pre-tax impairment charge of US$156m (post-tax US$111m), 
which included disposal costs of US$6m, was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement attributable 
to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment (note 6). The impairment charge was allocated proportionately to property, 
plant and equipment and intangible assets (note 12 and note 16). Of the total post-tax impairment charge of US$111m, the Group 
recognised US$110m (post-tax) as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement for the six months ended 30 June 2018. 
The transaction was treated as an adjusting event after the reporting period, since the fair value of consideration receivable under the 
SPA as at that date provided evidence of the conditions that effected the recoverable amount of the assets at the end of that reporting 
period. The additional impairment charge of US$1m (post-tax US$1m) was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated 
income statement at completion date, related to an increase in disposal costs.

The disposal, which related to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment, was completed on 18 October 2018 and represented 
a transaction between equity holders under IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’. The fair value of consideration received 
was recognised within equity as a non-controlling interest of US$266m (note 13). Disposal costs of US$6m were incurred which were 
incremental costs to the Group and were directly attributable to the disposal. The disposal costs primarily related to professional 
services provided by third parties and remained unpaid at the end of the reporting period (note 29).

The fair value of consideration comprised cash consideration of US$224m which was received by the Group on the date of completion 
and contingent consideration of US$42m, recoverable over a period of three years, which was recognised as a non-current financial 
asset in the consolidated balance sheet (note 18). The contingent consideration was initially measured and recognised at fair value and 
will subsequently be also measured at fair value with any fair value gain and loss recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated 
income statement. No fair value movement was recognised from the date of disposal to the end of the reporting period. The fair 
value of the contingent consideration took into consideration Management’s expectation of future field development programme and 
migration terms relating to the Group’s Magallanes and Arenque Production Enhancement Contracts by applying a risk factor (a Level 3 
measurement of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) to the maximum contingent consideration 
receivable. A 10% increase in risk factor would result in a negative fair value change of US$7m.

Management also made a judgement on the probable treatment of the disposal proceeds for tax purposes, based on professional 
external advice. A different treatment could result in an income tax charge of US$10m (2017: US$nil).

b. Business combinations
The following two business combinations took place during 2017.

Greater Stella Area (GSA) licence
On 21 September 2017, upon receiving Oil and Gas Authority (“OGA”) approval in the UK, the Group acquired a 20% ownership interest 
in the GSA field in the North Sea. The transaction was treated as an acquisition of an interest in a joint operation and IFRS 3 ‘Business 
Combination’ requirements were applied. The interest acquired is classified as a joint operation, as contractually all the decisions 
concerning the relevant activities of the unincorporated joint arrangement require unanimous consent of the joint arrangement partners. 
The acquisition during 2017 related to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment.

The Group’s share of the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the joint operation recognised at the date of acquisition  
was as follows:

Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Receivable from the Greater Stella Area joint operation partners (note 18)

Less:
Provision for decommissioning (note 28)
Fair value of net assets acquired

US$m

149
80
229

(19)
210

At the date of acquisition, the receivable in respect of the GSA development had a carrying amount of US$250m (note 18) of which, 
US$210m was contributed to acquire a 20% ownership interest in the joint operation which resulted in no gain or loss on the 
transaction. The remaining US$40m was recognised as a long-term receivable from the GSA joint operation partners (note 18). 

The fair value of property, plant and equipment was determined using risk adjusted cash flow projections (Level 3 of the ‘fair value 
hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) discounted at a post-tax rate of 9.5%. Management used forward curve 
oil prices of US$53 per barrel and forward curve gas prices of US$6 per mcf from the date of acquisition until June 2019. For later 
periods, the long-term planning oil price assumptions used were US$70 per barrel from July 2019 to December 2019, and US$75 per 
barrel for 2020 and beyond. The long-term planning gas price assumptions used were US$8 per mcf from July 2019 to December 2019, 
and US$9 per mcf for 2020 and beyond.

144

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacThe financial asset represents the discounted value of the long-term receivables due from the GSA joint operation partners and is 
accounted for on an amortised cost basis using a contractually agreed discount rate of 8.5% with the unwinding interest income being 
recognised as finance income in the consolidated income statement.

Migration of Santuario Production Enhancement Contract (“PEC”) to Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) 
On 18 December 2017, the Group migrated its existing Santuario PEC to acquire a 36% ownership interest in a PSC. The Group 
now has a proportional interest in the PSC assets, operates under a different commercial model and acts as an Operator on behalf 
of the joint arrangement partners. The PSC will run for 25 years, with two optional five-year extensions. The PSC was treated as a 
joint operation since contractually all the decisions concerning the relevant activities of the unincorporated joint arrangement require 
unanimous consent of the joint arrangement partners. The transaction was treated as an acquisition of an interest in a joint operation 
and IFRS 3 ‘Business Combination’ requirements were applied. The acquisition during 2017 related to the Integrated Energy Services 
operating segment.

At the date of acquisition, the existing oil and gas assets of the Santuario PEC were fair valued using the risk adjusted cash flow 
projections (Level 3 of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) discounted at a post-tax rate 
of 9.5%. This resulted in an impairment charge of US$29m (post-tax US$20m) being recognised as an exceptional item in the 
consolidated income statement (note 6). The carrying amount of the assets and liabilities shown below relating to the Santuario PEC 
were derecognised from the consolidated balance sheet and represented the fair value of consideration for acquiring a 36% ownership 
interest in the PSC. 

Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Intangible assets (note 16)
Inventories (note 19)
Trade and other receivables (note 20)
Provision for decommissioning (note 28)
Deferred tax liabilities (note 8c)
Trade and other payables (note 29)
Carrying amount of net assets derecognised

The Group’s share of fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the PSC at the date of acquisition was as follows:

Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Less:
Provision for decommissioning (note 28)
Deferred tax liabilities (note 8c)
Fair value of net assets acquired

The fair value of property, plant and equipment was determined using risk adjusted cash flow projections (Level 3 of the ‘fair value 
hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) discounted at a post-tax rate of 9.5%.

US$m

100
5
2
128
(10)
(2)
(17)
206

US$m

213

(5)
(2)
206

145

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

12 Property, plant and equipment

Oil and gas 
assets  
US$m

Oil and gas 
facilities 
US$m

Land, 
buildings and 
leasehold 
improvements 
US$m

Plant and 
equipment 
US$m

Vehicles 
US$m

Office  
furniture and 
equipment 
US$m

Assets  
under 
construction 
US$m

1,146
362
65

(218)

–

–
–

(1)
–
–
–
1,354
43

(24)
(336)

12
–
–
–
1,049

(466)
(92)
(135)

118

–
–
–
–
–
(575)
(73)
(226)
246
–
–
–
(628)
421
779

420
–
–

–

(239)

179
(47)

–
–
–
–
313
–

–
–

–
–
–
–
313

(245)
(22)
(25)

–

91
37
–
–
–
(164)
(19)
–
–
–
–
–
(183)
130
149

361
–
7

–

–

–
–

–
–
–
2
370
8

–
(6)

–
–
–
(1)
371

(201)
(35)
–

–

–
–
–
–
(2)
(238)
(32)
–
6
–
–
–
(264)
107
132

40
–
–

–

–

–
–

–
–
–
1
41
–

–
(3)

–
2
(1)
(1)
38

(31)
(2)
–

–

–
–
–
–
(1)
(34)
(1)
–
3
(1)
1
–
(32)
6
7

24
–
–

–

–

–
–

–
–
–
–
24
1

–
(2)

–
–
–
–
23

(22)
(1)
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
(23)
(1)
–
2
–
–
–
(22)
1
1

173
–
8

–

–

–
(2)

–
–
(1)
4
182
11

–
(8)

–
(2)
–
(5)
178

(140)
(18)
–

–

–
2
–
1
(4)
(159)
(14)
–
8
1
–
5
(159)
19
23

359
–
35

–

–

–
–

–
(393)
–
–
1
1

–
–

–
–
(1)
–
1

–
–
(176)

–

–
–
176
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1

Cost 
At 1 January 2017
Recognised on acquisition (note 11b)
Additions
Derecognised on migration of 
Santuario PEC to PSC (note 11b)
Derecognised due to change in 
finance lease terms (note 18)
Re-recognised due to change in 
finance lease terms (note 18)
Disposals
Transfer from intangible oil and gas 
assets (note 16)
Transfer to assets held for sale (note 15)
Write off
Exchange difference
At 1 January 2018
Additions
Change in decommissioning  
estimates (note 28)
Disposals
Transfer from intangible oil and gas 
assets (note 16)
Transfers 
Write off (note 5)
Exchange difference
At 31 December 2018
Depreciation & impairment
At 1 January 2017 
Charge for the year
Impairment charge (note 6)
Derecognised on migration of 
Santuario PEC to PSC (note 11b)
Derecognised due to change in 
finance lease terms (note 18)
Disposals
Transfer to assets held for sale (note 15)
Write off
Exchange difference
At 1 January 2018
Charge for the year
Impairment charge (note 6)
Disposals
Transfers 
Write off (note 5)
Exchange difference
At 31 December 2018
Net carrying amount:
At 31 December 2017

146

Total  

US$m

2,523
362
115

(218)

(239)

179
(49)

(1)
(393)
(1)
7
2,285
64

(24)
(355)

12
–
(2)
(7)
1,973

(1,105)
(170)
(336)

118

91
39
176
1
(7)
(1,193)
(140)
(226)
265
–
1
5
(1,288)
685
1,092

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacAdditions
Additions to oil and gas assets in the Integrated Energy Services operating segment mainly comprised GSA capital expenditure of 
US$13m; US$19m related to Santuario Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) and Magallanes and Arenque Production Enhancement 
Contracts (“PECs”) in Mexico; and US$11m related to Block PM304 in Malaysia (2017: GSA capital expenditure of US$63m and 
Santuario PSC and Arenque PEC in Mexico of US$2m). Additions to land, buildings and leasehold improvements of US$8m 
(2017: US$7m) mainly comprise project camps and temporary facilities associated with the Engineering & Construction operating 
segment. Additions to office furniture and equipment mainly comprised IT related capital expenditure of US$3m in the Corporate 
reporting segment. 

Disposals
Oil and gas assets with a carrying amount of US$90m were derecognised during the year due to the disposal of oil and gas assets in 
Tunisia and the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited (note 11a). During 2017, the disposal of oil and gas facilities having a carrying 
amount of US$10m related to a disposal of the FPSO Opportunity vessel associated with the Integrated Energy Services operating 
segment (note 6).

Depreciation
The depreciation charge in the consolidated income statement is split between US$125m (2017: US$153m) in cost of sales and 
US$15m (2017: US$17m) in selling, general and administration expenses.

Assets under finance lease arrangement
Included in ‘oil and gas facilities’ and ‘plant and equipment’ is property, plant and equipment under finance lease agreements, for which 
the net book values are as follows:

Net book value
At 1 January
Derecognised due to change in finance lease terms
Re-recognised due to change in finance lease terms
Impairment
Depreciation
At 31 December

13 Non-controlling interests

2018  

US$m

150
–
–
–
(22)
128

2017  

US$m

174
(148) 
179 
(18) 
(37)
150

Petrofac Emirates LLC, Petrofac Netherlands Holdings B.V. and Petro Oil and Gas Limited, three non-wholly owned subsidiaries, are 
determined to be material to the Group. The proportion of the nominal value of issued shares controlled by the Group is disclosed in 
note 34. 

Movement of non-controlling interest in Petrofac Emirates LLC,  
Petrofac Netherland Holding BV and Petro Oil and Gas Limited
At 1 January 
(Loss)/profit for the year
Opening adjustment relating to adoption of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 (note 2)
Disposal of 49% non-controlling interest of the Group’s operations in Mexico (note 11a)
Net unrealised gains on derivatives
Dividend paid
At 31 December 

The balance of non-controlling interests relates to other non-wholly owned subsidiaries that are not considered to be material to 
the Group.

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

36

(3)

3

266

1

(1)

302

25

3

–

–

11

(3)

36

147

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

13 Non-controlling interests
continued

Summarised financial information for Petrofac Emirates LLC, Petrofac Netherlands Holdings B.V. and Petro Oil and Gas Limited, three 
non-wholly owned subsidiaries, which have non-controlling interests that are considered material to the Group is shown below:

Summarised income statement
Revenue 
Cost of sales 
Gross profit 
Selling, general and administration expenses 
Other income
Finance expense 
Income tax expense
Net profit/(loss) for the year
Attributable to non-controlling interest
Net unrealised losses on derivatives
Net unrealised losses on derivatives at 1 January
Other comprehensive income during the year 
Net unrealised losses on derivatives at 31 December 
Net unrealised losses on derivatives attributable to non-controlling interest (note 26)
Total comprehensive (loss)/ income attributable to non-controlling interest 
Summarised balance sheet 
Non-current assets 
Current assets
Total assets 
Non-current liabilities 
Current liabilities
Total liabilities 
Total equity 
Attributable to non-controlling interest

Summarised cash flow statement
Operating
Investing 
Financing

Petrofac Netherlands  
Holdings B.V. and  
Petro Oil and Gas Limited

*2018  
US$m

2017  

US$m

34
(32)
2
(1)
1
(1)
(1)
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

315
351
666
62
61
123
543
266

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Petrofac Emirates LLC

2018  

US$m

338
(329)
9
(14)
5
(11)
–
(11)
(3)

(5)
4
(1)
–
(2)

134
585
719
8
566
574
145
36

2017  

US$m

534
(495)
39
(19)
–
(8)
–
12
3

(48)
43
(5)
(1)
14

200
592
792
3
646
649
143
36

Petrofac Netherlands  
Holdings B.V. and  
Petro Oil and Gas Limited

*2018  
US$m

2017  

US$m

(18)
(6)
5
(19)

–
–
–
–

Petrofac Emirates LLC

2018  

US$m

258
39
(243)
54

2017  

US$m

(187)
(1)
–
(188)

*  The summarised income statement and summarised cash flow statement only present financial performance and cash flow information post non-controlling interest dilution i.e. from 

18 October 2018 to the end of the reporting period. 

Dividends of US$3m were declared by Petrofac Emirates LLC during 2018 (2017: US$12m), of which US$1m was attributable to the 
non-controlling interest (2017: US$3m). There was no cash outflow to the non-controlling interest since the dividends were adjusted 
against the receivable balance included within current assets in the individual financial statements of Petrofac Emirates LLC.

148

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac14 Goodwill

A summary of the movements in goodwill is presented below:

At 1 January 

Exchange difference 
At 31 December 

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

76

(3)
73

72

4
76

Goodwill resulting from business combinations has been allocated to two cash-generating units for impairment testing as follows: 

•  Engineering & Construction
•  Engineering & Production Services 

These cash-generating units represent the lowest level within the Group at which goodwill is monitored for internal management 
purposes. The Group considers cash-generating units to be individually significant where they represent greater than 25% of the total 
goodwill balance. 

Recoverable amounts have been determined based on value in use calculations, using discounted pre-tax cash flow projections. 
Management has adopted cash flow projections that are based on a three-year business plan approved by the Board for the 
Engineering & Construction and Engineering & Production Services cash-generating units.

Carrying amount of goodwill allocated to each group of cash-generating units

Engineering & Construction 
Engineering & Production Services

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

32
41
73

32
44
76

Key assumptions used in value in use calculations
Market share: the key management assumptions relate to maintaining existing levels of business and growing organically in 
international markets.

Discount rate: Management used a pre-tax discount rate of 11.6% per annum (2017: 11.6% per annum) derived from the estimated 
weighted average cost of capital of the Group. A 100-basis point increase in the pre-tax discount rate to 12.6% would result in no 
additional impairment charges.

15 Assets held for sale

JSD6000 installation vessel
On 24 April 2018, the Group signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (the ‘Purchaser’), 
for the disposal of the JSD6000 installation vessel (the ‘vessel’). The disposal consideration comprised cash consideration of US$167m 
and deferred consideration of US$63m representing a 10% ownership interest in a Special Purpose Vehicle that will own the vessel 
upon construction and commissioning by the Purchaser. It is estimated that construction and commissioning of the vessel will be 
completed by mid-2021. Disposal costs were estimated to be US$20m, mainly comprising technical assistance to the Purchaser over 
the construction period and storage costs for the owner furnished equipment. The disposal costs were incremental costs to the Group 
and were directly attributable to the disposal of the vessel.

Cash consideration of US$162m was received by the Group during 2018; the remaining balance of US$5m will be received upon 
commissioning of the vessel and was recognised as a non-current financial asset measured at amortised cost in the consolidated 
balance sheet (note 18). 

The deferred consideration of US$63m, being a contractual right to the Group, was recognised as a non-current asset in the 
consolidated balance sheet. The deferred consideration was initially measured and recognised at fair value and will subsequently be 
also measured at fair value with any fair value gain and loss recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement. 
The fair value of the deferred consideration took into consideration, amongst other factors, an independent broker’s valuation of the 
vessel (a Level 3 measurement of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’). A fair value movement of 
US$2m was recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement at the end of the reporting period (note 6) which 
reduced the deferred consideration to US$61m at 31 December 2018. A 10% decrease in the valuation of the vessel would result in a 
negative fair value change of US$6m.

The fair value of deferred consideration, with Management’s current involvement and recent discussions with the Purchaser, assumes 
that the Purchaser has the intent and the required capabilities to complete the construction and commissioning of the vessel within 
the due timeframe. At each reporting date, Management will continue to review its judgement to assess the ability of the Purchaser to 
complete the construction and commissioning of the vessel and under such circumstances that may impair the Purchaser’s ability to 
complete these activities, a fair value loss would be recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement.

149

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

15 Assets held for sale  
continued

A loss on disposal of US$8m relating to the Engineering and Construction operating segment was recognised as an exceptional item in 
the consolidated income statement as follows:

Cash consideration received during 2018
Present value of cash consideration receivable upon commissioning (note 18)
Fair value of deferred consideration at the time of disposal
Less: present value of disposal costs1
Fair value less cost of disposal
Less: carrying amount of asset held for sale derecognised at the date of completion
Loss on disposal (note 6)

 US$m

162
4
63
(20)
209
(217)
(8)

1  Net disposal costs of US$10m were paid in cash at 31 December 2018. The balance disposal cost of US$10m was recognised as a provision in the consolidated balance sheet (note 28).

16 Intangible assets

Intangible oil and gas assets 
Cost: 
At 1 January 
Additions 
Accrual adjustment
Transfer to oil and gas assets (note 12)
Derecognised on disposal (note 11a)
Impairment (note 6)
Write off (note 5a and note 5b)
Net book value of intangible oil and gas assets at 31 December 
Other intangible assets 
Cost: 
At 1 January 
Additions
Derecognised on Santuario PEC to PSC (note 11)
Impairment (note 6)
Write off
Exchange difference 
At 31 December 
Accumulated amortisation: 
At 1 January 
Amortisation (note 5a and note 5b)
Derecognised on Santuario PEC to PSC (note 11)
Impairment (note 6)
Write off
Exchange difference
At 31 December 
Net book value of other intangible assets at 31 December 
Total intangible assets

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

67
–
–
(12)
(12)
–
–
43

26
7
–
–
–
–
33

(17)
(1)
–
(3)
–
1

(20)

13

56

80
8
(9)
1 
– 
(7) 
(6)
67

41
–
(6)
(1) 
(9) 
1
26

(25)
(1)
1
–
9
(1)

(17)

9

76

Intangible oil and gas assets
Intangible oil and gas assets represents expenditure directly associated with evaluation or appraisal activities related to Block PM304 
in Malaysia.

Other intangible assets
Other intangible assets comprised project development expenditure, customer contracts, proprietary software and patent technology. 
Such intangible assets are amortised over their estimated economic useful life on a straight-line basis and the related amortisation 
charges included in cost of sales and selling, general and administration expenses (note 5a and 5b). The additions of US$7m (2017: 
US$nil) relates to investment in the development and implementation of Group-wide cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) 
and digital systems.

150

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac17 Investments in associates and joint ventures

As at 1 January 2017
Loans (repaid)/advanced by associates and joint ventures
Share of net profit/(loss)
Dividends received 
As at 1 January 2018
Loans repaid by associates and joint ventures
Disposal of investment in Petrofac FPF1 Limited (note 11a)
Share of net profit/(loss)
Dividends received 
As at 31 December 2018

Associates 
US$m

Joint ventures 
US$m

Total  

US$m

60
(8)
12
(3)
61
(13)
(35)
15
(8)
20

5
10
(1)
(1)
13
–
–
–
(3)
10

65
2
11
(4)
74
(13)
(35)
15
(11)
30

Dividends received during the year include US$6m received from PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited, US$2m received from PetroFirst 
Infrastructure 2 Limited, US$2m received from Spiecapag – Petrofac International Limited and US$1m received from TTE Petrofac 
Limited (2017: US$2m received from PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited, US$1m received from PetroFirst Infrastructure 2 Limited and 
US$1m received from TTE Petrofac Limited).

Investment in associates

PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited
Petrofac FPF1 Limited
PetroFirst Infrastructure 2 Limited

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

16
–
4
20

16
40
5
61

Interest in associates
Summarised financial information of associates, based on their IFRS financial statements, and a reconciliation with the carrying amount 
of the investment in associates in the consolidated balance sheet are set out below:

Revenue 
Cost of sales 
Gross profit 
Net finance expense 
Net profit 
Group’s share of net profit for the year

Non-current assets 
Current assets 
Total assets 

Non-current liabilities 
Current liabilities 
Total liabilities 
Net assets 
Group’s share of net assets
Carrying amount of the investment in associates

A list of all associates is disclosed in note 34.

No associates had contingent liabilities or capital commitments as at 31 December 2018 and 2017.

Investment in joint ventures

Takatuf Petrofac Oman LLC
Spiecapag – Petrofac International Limited
TTE Petrofac Limited

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

105
(37)
68
(9)
59
15

192
25
217

83
47
130
87
20
20

104
(38)
66
(11)
55
12

418
39
457

123
43
166
291
61
61

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

10
–
–
10

10
2
1
13

151

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic report 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

17 Investments in associates and joint ventures  
continued

Interest in joint ventures
Summarised financial information of the joint ventures, based on their IFRS financial statements, and a reconciliation with the carrying 
amount of the investment in joint ventures in the consolidated balance sheet are set out below:

Revenue 
Cost of sales 
Gross profit 
Selling, general and administration expenses 
Profit/(loss) before tax 
Income tax (credit)/expense
Net profit/(loss)
Group’s share of net profit/(loss) for the year

Non-current assets 
Current assets 
Total assets 

Non-current liabilities 
Current liabilities 
Total liabilities 
Net assets 
Group’s share of net assets
Carrying amount of the investment in joint ventures

A list of all joint ventures is disclosed in note 34.

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

2
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–

26
4
30

–
4
4
26
10
10

1
(1)
–
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
(1)

34
8
42

–
11
11
31
13
13

The Group’s share of capital commitments relating to a training centre in Oman was US$2m (2017: US$5m). No joint ventures had 
contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2018 and 2017. The joint ventures cannot distribute their distributable reserves until they obtain 
consent from the joint venture partners.

152

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
 
18 Other financial assets and other financial liabilities

Other financial assets
Non-current
Receivable from joint operation partners for finance leases
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd (note 11a)
Pánuco contingent consideration
Contingent consideration arising from the disposal of 49% non-controlling  
interest of Group’s operations in Mexico (note 11a)
Receivable from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (note 15)
Receivable from the Greater Stella Area (GSA) joint operation partners (note 11a)
Forward currency contracts designated as hedges (note 33)
Restricted cash
Advances relating to decommissioning provision

Current
Receivable from joint operation partners for finance leases
Contingent consideration receivable arising from the disposal  
of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited (note 11a)
Pánuco contingent consideration
Forward currency contracts designated as hedges (note 33)
Forward currency contracts undesignated (note 33)
Restricted cash

Other financial liabilities
Non-current
Finance lease creditors (note 30)
Forward currency contracts designated as hedges (note 33)

Current
Finance lease creditors (note 30)
Forward currency contracts designated as hedges (note 33)
Forward currency contracts undesignated (note 33)
Oil derivative (note 33)
Interest payable

Classification

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

Amortised cost
Amortised cost
Fair value through profit and loss

Fair value through profit and loss
Amortised cost
Amortised cost
Designated as cash flow hedges
Amortised cost
Amortised cost

Amortised cost

Fair value through profit and loss
Fair value through profit and loss
Designated as cash flow hedges
Fair value through profit and loss
Amortised cost

Loans and borrowings
Designated as cash flow hedges

Loans and borrowings
Designated as cash flow hedges
Fair value through profit and loss
Designated as cash flow hedges
Loans and borrowings

237
59
45

42
4
–
1
–
18
406

76

19
–
25
14
10
144

339
2
341

112
17
3
–
7
139

305
–
49

–
–
124
23
40
12
553

76

–
39
21
1
9
146

435
8
443

112
16
9
2
12
151

Receivable from joint operation partners for finance leases
The current and non-current receivable from joint operation partners represented 70% of the finance lease liability in respect of oil and 
gas facilities in Malaysia that are recognised 100% in the Group’s consolidated balance sheet. This treatment is necessary to reflect the 
legal position of the Group as the contracting counterparty for this lease. The Group’s 30% share of this liability was US$134m (2017: 
US$163m). At 31 December 2018, Management concluded that no expected credit loss allowance against the receivable from joint 
operation partners for finance leases was necessary, since under the joint operating agreement any default by the joint arrangement 
partners is fully recoverable through a recourse available to the non-defaulting partner through a transfer or an assignment of defaulting 
partner’s equity interest. 

Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
The deferred consideration, recoverable over a period of four years under the terms of the Sales and Purchase Agreement, of 
US$59m from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd relating to the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited, was initially recognised at fair value 
using a discount rate of 8.4% and will subsequently be measured at amortised cost. No unwinding of the discount on the deferred 
consideration was recognised from the date of disposal to the end of the reporting period in the consolidated income statement. There 
was no significant increase in the credit risk for such financial asset since the initial recognition.

153

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

18 Other financial assets and other financial liabilities  
continued

Pánuco contingent consideration 
A reconciliation of the fair value measurement of the Pánuco contingent consideration is presented below:

Opening balance

Initial recognition

Fair value loss (note 6)

Unwinding of discount

As at end of the reporting period

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

88

–

(43)

–

45

–

85

–

3

88

Receivable from Greater Stella Area joint operation partners
On 26 August 2018, the Group signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Ithaca Energy UK Ltd for the disposal of its wholly owned 
subsidiary, Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited, which owned a 20% interest in the Great Stella Area (GSA) joint operation and a 25% 
interest in Petrofac FPF1 Limited, previously classified as an investment in associate. As a result, the receivable’s carrying amount 
of US$132m was derecognised at the completion date (note 11a). During the year, the Group recognised finance income of US$8m, 
related to discount unwinding, in the consolidated income statement.

Restricted cash
The Group had outstanding letters of guarantee, including performance, advance payments and bid bonds against which the Group 
had pledged or restricted cash balances.

Advances relating to decommissioning provision 
Advances relating to decommissioning provision represents advance payments to a customer for settling decommissioning liability, 
relating to the Group’s assets in Malaysia, when they become due. The advance of US$6m made during the year was presented in the 
consolidated statement of cash flows as a cash outflow within investing activity.

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities
Year ended 31 December 2018

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings1
Finance lease creditors
At 31 December 2018

1 January 
2018  

US$m

1,565
547
2,112

Cash inflows 
US$m

Cash outflows 
US$m

Derecognised 
US$m

New leases 
US$m

1,858
–
1,858

(2,803)
(30)
(2,833)

–
–
–

–
–
–

1 

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings excludes overdrafts since these are included within cash and equivalents.

Year ended 31 December 2017

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings1
Finance lease creditors
At 31 December 2018

1 January 
2017  

US$m

1,762
596
2,358

Cash inflows 
US$m

Cash outflows 
US$m

Derecognised 
US$m

New leases 
US$m

1,106
–
1,106

(1,303)
(43)
(1,346)

–
(506)
(506)

–
597
597

Cash outflows 
paid by joint 
operation 
partners 
US$m

–
(66)
(66)

31 December 
2018  

US$m

620
451
1,071

Cash outflows 
paid by joint 
operation 
partners 
US$m

–
(97)
(97)

31 December 
2017  

US$m

1,565
547
2,112

1 

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings excludes overdrafts since these are included within cash and equivalents. Debt acquisition costs paid during 2017 amounted to US$1m.

The Group recognises the gross liability for finance leases in its financial statements, however the cash flows above represent the 
Group’s 30% share of the payments.

During 2017, the Group renegotiated its existing finance leases relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia. As a result, the Group derecognised 
its existing finance lease liabilities of US$506m (Group’s 30% ownership interest US$152m) and re-recognised finance lease liabilities 
of US$597m (Group’s 30% ownership interest US$179m), under the revised finance lease terms. A net gain of US$4m (note 5d) was 
recognised on the re-recognition since the gain on re-recognition of finance lease asset was partly offset by a loss on re-recognition of 
finance lease liability (note 12).

154

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFair value measurement
All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the 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:  Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets or liabilities
Level 2: 

 Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as 
prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices)

Level 3:  Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable

Set out below is a comparison of the carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments as at 31 December:

Level

Carrying amount

Fair value

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

Financial assets
Measured at amortised cost
Cash and short-term deposits
Restricted cash
Receivable from joint operation partners for finance leases
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd (note 11a)
Receivable from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (note 15)
Receivable from the Greater Stella Area joint operation partners
Advances relating to provision for decommissioning liability
Measured at fair value through profit and loss
Pánuco contingent consideration
Contingent consideration arising from the disposal of 49%  
non-controlling interest of Group’s operations in Mexico (note 11a)
Contingent consideration receivable arising from the disposal  
of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited (note 11a)
Sterling forward currency contracts – undesignated
Euro forward currency contracts – undesignated
Designated as cash flow hedges
Euro forward currency contracts 
Russian ruble forward currency contracts
Sterling forward currency contracts

Financial liabilities
Measured at amortised cost
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Senior Notes
Term loans
Revolving Credit Facility

Export Credit Agency funding
Bank overdrafts
Finance lease creditors
Interest payable
Measured at fair value through profit and loss
Sterling forward currency contracts – undesignated
Euro forward currency contracts – undesignated
Designated as cash flow hedges
Euro forward currency contracts
Malaysian ringgit forward currency contracts
Kuwaiti dinar forward currency contracts
Russian ruble forward currency contracts
Sterling forward currency contracts
Oil derivative

Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 3
Level 2
Level 2

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3
Level 2
Level 2

Level 2
Level 2
Level 2

Level 2
Level 2
Level 2

Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2

Level 2
Level 2

Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2

726
10
313
59
4
–
18

45

42

19
13
1

25
1
–

–
424
77

114
21
451
7

1
2

7
–
8
3
1
–

967
49
381
–
–
124
–

88

–

–
1
–

43
–
1

676
198
550

124
31
547
12

9
–

11
1
12
–
–
2

726
10
313
59
4
–
18

45

42

19
13
1

25
1
–

–
425
80

115
21
451
7

1
2

7
–
8
3
1
–

Management assessed the carrying amounts of trade and other receivables and trade and other payables to approximate their fair 
values largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

967
49
381
–
–
124
–

88

–

–
1
–

43
–
1

677
200
555

133
31
547
12

9
–

11
1
12
–
–
2

155

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic report 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

18 Other financial assets and other financial liabilities  
continued

When the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities recognised in the consolidated balance sheet cannot be measured based 
on quoted prices in active markets, their fair value is measured using valuation techniques including discounted cash flow (“DCF”) 
model. The inputs to these models are taken from observable markets where possible, but where such information is not available, a 
degree of judgement is required in establishing fair values. Judgements include considerations of inputs such as liquidity risk, credit risk 
and volatility. Changes in assumptions relating to these factors could affect the recognised fair value of financial instruments and are 
discussed further below. 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values for material financial instruments:
•  The Group enters into derivative financial instruments with various counterparties, principally financial institutions with investment 

grade credit ratings. Foreign exchange forward contracts and commodity forward contracts are valued using valuation techniques, 
which employ the use of market observable inputs. The most frequently applied valuation techniques include forward pricing using 
present value calculations. The models incorporate various inputs including the credit quality of counterparties, foreign exchange 
spot and forward rates, yield curves of the respective currencies, currency basis spreads between the respective currencies, interest 
rate curves and forward rate curves of the underlying commodity. The changes in counterparty credit risk had no material effect on 
the hedge effectiveness assessment for derivatives designated in hedge relationships and other financial instruments recognised at 
fair value. 

•  The fair value of deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd is equivalent to its amortised costs determined as the 

present value of discounted future cash flows using the discount rate of 8.4% which includes the counterparty’s risk of default.

•  The Pánuco contingent consideration was fair valued at 31 December 2018, which resulted in a fair value loss of US$43m recognised 

as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement. There is considerable uncertainty on the timing and ultimate terms 
of the Pánuco Production Enhancement Contract (“PEC”) migration to a Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”). Management has 
considered alternative scenarios to assess the recoverability of the Pánuco contingent consideration including, but not limited to, 
the impact of delay in migration or renegotiation of the contingent consideration in the event of migration to another form of contract. 
Based on this assessment a fair value loss of US$43m was recognised reducing the carrying amount of the contingent consideration 
to US$45m. This is a significant accounting estimate made by Management to determine the fair value of the contingent consideration 
at 31 December 2018. A further fair value loss could be recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement if the 
outcome of the migration is less beneficial to the Group than Management’s current expectation.

•  The fair value of contingent consideration arising from the disposal of 49% non-controlling interest of Group’s operations in Mexico 
and contingent consideration receivable arising from the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited is calculated as explained in 
note 11a.

•  The fair value of long-term interest-bearing loans and borrowings, finance lease creditors and receivable from joint operation partners 
for finance leases are equivalent to their amortised costs determined as the present value of discounted future cash flows using the 
effective interest rate.

19 Inventories

Unutilised materials relating to a project in the Engineering & Construction operating segment
Crude oil
Stores and raw materials

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

15
4
2
21

–
2
6
8

Inventories with a carrying amount of US$4m (note 11a) relating to the disposal of the oil and gas assets in Tunisia were derecognised 
during the year. Inventories expensed of US$71m (2017: US$97m) were included within cost of sales in the consolidated 
income statement.

20 Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables
Retentions receivables (note 21)
Advances provided to vendors and subcontractors
Prepayments and deposits
Receivables from joint operation partners
Other receivables

2018  

US$m

829
–
355
23
95
129
1,431

2017  

US$m

1,108
379
261
35
96
141
2,020

The decrease in trade receivables is mainly due to a reclassification of US$25m, relating to the Engineering & Production Services 
operating segment, to non-current contract assets (note 21); US$22m relating to the Integrated Energy Services Operating segment 
being derecognised upon disposal (note 11a); and a receipt of final settlement relating to two projects in the Engineering & Construction 
operating segment of US$86m. At 31 December 2018, the Group had an expected credit loss (“ECL”) allowance of US$21m in 
accordance with IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ (2017: US$14m in accordance with IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and 
Measurement’) against outstanding trade receivable balance of US$850m.

At the date of initial application of IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ an amount of US$165m representing conditional 
rights to consideration was reclassified to ‘Contract assets’ line item in the consolidated balance sheet (note 2.3).

156

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacTrade receivables are non-interest bearing and credit terms are generally granted to customers on 30 to 60 days’ basis. At 
31 December 2018, the trade receivables were reported net of ECL allowance in accordance with IFRS 9. At 31 December 2017, the 
trade receivables were reported net of impairment allowance in accordance with IAS 39. The Group applied IFRS 9 retrospectively, with 
the initial application date of 1 January 2018, without adjusting the comparative information, therefore the 2018 and 2017 columns in the 
table below are not comparable.

The movement in ECL allowance during 2018 and movement in impairment allowance during 2017 against trade receivables was 
as follows:

At 1 January
Impairment allowance under IAS 39 reclassified at the date of initial application of IFRS 9
ECL allowance opening transition adjustment (note 2)
Reclassified to non-current contract assets (note 21)
Disposals (note 11a)
Charge/(reversal) during the year
Amounts written off
At 31 December

At 31 December 2018, the analysis of trade receivables is as follows:

2018 
(calculated  
in accordance 
with IFRS 9)

2017 (calculated in accordance with IAS 39)

ECL 
allowance  

US$m

Specific 
impairment 
US$m

General 
impairment 
US$m

Total  

US$m

–
14
10
(4)
(2)
3
–
21

11
–
–
–
–
3
(1) 
13

2
–
–
–
–
(1)
–
1

13
–
–
–
–
2
(1) 
14

ECL rate
Estimated total gross carrying amount
Less: ECL allowance
Net trade receivables at 31 December 2018

Number of days past due

< 30 days 
US$m

31–60 days 
US$m

61–90 days 
US$m

91–120 days 
US$m

121–360 days
 US$m

> 360 days
 US$m

Total  

US$m

0.3%
629
(2)
627

0.1%
76
–
76

0.3%
25
–
25

1.9%
17
–
17

6.5%
62
(4)
58

36.6%
41
(15)
26

850
(21)
829

For accounting policies adopted by the Group for computing the ECL allowance refer note 2 pages 129 and 130.

At 31 December 2017, the analysis of trade receivables is as follows:

Number of days past due

Unimpaired 
Impaired

Less: impairment provision
Net trade receivables 2017

Neither past 
due nor 
impaired 
US$m

769
–
769
–
769

< 30 days 
US$m

31–60 days 
US$m

61–90 days 
US$m

91–120 days 
US$m

121–360 days2
US$m

> 360 days2
US$m

84
–
84
–
84

59
–
59
–
59

19
–
19
–
19

3
4
7
– 
7

39
20
59
(1)
58

110
15
125
(13)
112

Total  

US$m

1,083
39
1.122
(14)
1,108

1  The credit quality of trade receivables that are neither past due nor impaired was assessed by management with reference to the historic payment track records of the counterparties 

2 

together with the relevant current information in accordance with IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’.
Included within these aged trade receivables at 31 December 2017 are US$96m in the Engineering & Construction operating segment which will be recovered from the customers as part 
of the final settlement on the projects. Management reviewed the recoverability of these receivables and concluded that these will be recovered in full and no impairment provision is 
necessary at the end of the reporting period.

Advances provided to vendors and subcontractors represent payments made to certain vendors and subcontractors for projects 
in progress, that will be adjusted against the future progress billings by the vendors and subcontractors. The increase in advances 
provided to vendors and subcontractors of US$94m is mainly due to advances of US$102m relating to two projects in the Engineering & 
Construction operating segment.

Receivables from joint operation partners are recoverable amounts from partners on Block PM304, Santuario PSC and on consortium 
contracts in the Engineering & Construction operating segment. 

Other receivables mainly consist of Value Added Tax recoverable of US$58m (2017: US$77m).

All trade and other receivables except ‘advances provided to vendors and subcontractors’ are expected to be settled in cash. Certain 
trade and other receivables will be settled in cash using currencies other than the reporting currency of the Group, and will be largely 
paid in sterling, euros and Kuwaiti dinars.

157

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

21 Contract assets and contract liabilities
a. Contract assets

Work in progress 
Retention receivables
Accrued income

2018  

US$m

1,505
308
185
1,998

At 31 December 2018, work in progress includes variation orders pending customer approval of US$235m (2017: US$374m).

b. Contract liabilities

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
Advances received from customers

2018  

US$m

374
130
504

2017  

US$m

–
–
–
–

2017  

US$m

–
–
–

c. Expected credit loss (ECL) allowance on contract assets
The below table provides information on expected credit loss allowance for each contract asset category at 31 December 2018:

ECL rate
Estimated total gross carrying amount
Less: ECL allowance
Net contract assets at 31 December 2018

Non-current 
contract 
assets  
US$m

9.0%
44
(4)
40

Work in 
progress 
US$m

Retention 
receivables 
US$m

0.3%
1,510
(5)
1,505

9.9%
342
(34)
308

Accrued 
income  
US$m

Total current 
contract 
assets  
US$m

1.1%
187
(2)
185

2,039
(41)
1,998

The movement in ECL allowance during 2018 against each contract asset category is as follows:

Non-current 
contract 
assets  
US$m

Work in 
progress 
US$m

Retention 
receivables 
US$m

Accrued 
income  
US$m

Total current 
contract 
assets  
US$m

ECL allowance opening transition adjustment (note 2)
ECL allowance relating to non-current receivables reclassified  
from trade and other receivables (note 20)
Charge/(reversal) for the year
At 31 December 2018

–

4
–
4

8

–
(3)
5

34

–
–
34

1

–
1
2

d. Contract balances arising from contracts with customers
The Group’s contract balances at the end of 31 December 2018 are as follows:

Trade receivables (note 20)
Non-current contract assets 
Current contract assets 
Contract liabilities

43

–
(2)
41

2018  

US$m

829
40
1,998
504

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and credit terms are generally on terms of 30 to 60 days. Trade receivables represent the 
Group’s right to consideration that is unconditional (i.e. only the passage of time is required before payment of the consideration is due). 

Non-current contract assets represent amounts that were reclassified from trade and other receivables (note 20) and retention 
receivables (note 21d) due to a commercial settlement agreed with a customer during the year. These amounts are recoverable over 
a period of two years. The gross receivables of US$44m were discounted using a discount rate of 5.0%, which resulted in an upfront 
interest charge of US$4m recognised within finance expense line item of the consolidated income statement (note 7).

Contract assets represent right to consideration in exchange for goods or services transferred to the customer. If the Group performs 
by transferring goods or services to a customer before the customer pays consideration or before payment is due, a contract asset is 
recognised for the earned consideration that is conditional. Upon achieving billing milestones, if any, in accordance with the contractual 
terms and acceptance of goods or services received by the customer, the amounts recognised as contract assets are reclassified to 
trade receivables.

Contract liabilities represent obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Group has received consideration (or 
an amount of consideration is due) from the customer. If a customer pays consideration before the Group transfers goods or services to 
the customer, a contract liability is recognised when the payment is made, or the payment is due (whichever is earlier). Contract liabilities 
are recognised as revenue when the Group performs under the contract. 

158

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacThe Group recognised an ECL allowance on trade receivables and contract assets arising from contracts with customers, included 
within selling, general and administration expenses in the consolidated income statement, amounting to US$1m for the year ended 
31 December 2018.

The table below provides details of key movements to contract assets and contract liabilities during the year:

Balances reclassified at the date of initial application of  
IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’  
i.e. 1 January 2018 (note 2)
Cumulative catch-up adjustment at the date of initial application of 
IFRS 15 (note 2)
Offset of advances received from customers classified within trade 
and other payables for individual customer contracts against 
contract assets at the date of initial application of IFRS 15 (note 2)
Trade receivables representing conditional rights to consideration 
reclassified to contract assets at the date of initial application of 
IFRS 15 (note 2)
Expected credit loss allowance recognised at the date of initial 
application of IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ i.e. 1 January 2018 
(note 2)
Revenue recognised during the year from amounts included in 
contract liabilities at the beginning of the year 
Amounts reclassified to non-current contract assets during the year
Amounts reclassified from trade and other receivables (note 20)
Finance expense associated with discounting (note 7)
Expected credit loss allowance reversal/(charge) 

Contract assets

Contract liabilities

Non-current 
contract 
assets
US$m

Work-in-
progress
US$m

Retention 
receivables 
US$m

Accrued 
income  
US$m

Billings in 
excess of cost 
and estimated 
earnings
US$m

Advances 
received from 
customers 
US$m

–

–

–

–

–

–
19
25
(4)
–

2,223

379

(62)

(351)

–

(8)

–
–
–
–
3

–

–

–

(34)

–
(19)
–
–
–

–

–

–

165

(1)

–
–
–
–
(1)

198

–

–

–

–

(198)
–
–
–
–

536

–

(351)

–

–

(156)
–
–
–
–

Revenue recognised during the year from performance obligations satisfied in previous years, resulting from change in transaction price, 
amounted to US$254m.

22 Cash and short-term deposits

Cash at bank and in hand
Short-term deposits
ECL allowance
Total cash and short-term deposits

2018  

US$m

630
97
(1)
726

2017  

US$m

808
159
–
967

Short-term deposits are made for varying periods of between one day and three months depending on the immediate cash 
requirements of the Group and earn interest at respective short-term deposit rates. The fair value of cash and bank balances is 
US$726m (2017: US$967m).

For the purposes of the consolidated statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:

Total cash and short-term deposits

Bank overdrafts (note 27)

2018  

 US$m

726

(21)

705

2017  

 US$m

967

(31)

936

Cash and cash equivalents included amounts totalling US$145m (2017: US$63m) held by Group undertakings in certain countries 
whose exchange controls significantly restrict or delay the remittance of these amounts to foreign jurisdictions.

The Group applied IFRS 9 retrospectively, with the initial application date of 1 January 2018, and as at that date based on the probability 
of default data for the counterparties, sourced from a third-party provider, recognised an ECL allowance of US$1m. There was no 
movement in the expected credit loss allowance during the year.

159

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

23 Share capital

The share capital of the Company as at 31 December was as follows:

Authorised
750,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.020 each (2017: 750,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.020 each)
Issued and fully paid
345,912,747 ordinary shares of US$0.020 each (2017: 345,912,747 ordinary shares of US$0.020 each)

All the allotted and issued shares, including those held by the Employee Benefit Trust, were fully paid.

There was no movement in the number of issued and fully paid ordinary shares during the year.

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

15

7

15

7

The share capital comprises only one class of ordinary shares. The ordinary shares carry a voting right and the right to a dividend.

Share premium: The balance on the share premium account represents the amount received in excess of the nominal value of the 
ordinary shares.

Capital redemption reserve: The balance on the capital redemption reserve represents the aggregated nominal value of the ordinary 
shares repurchased and cancelled.

24 Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares
For the purpose of making awards under the Group’s share-based payment plans, shares in the Company are purchased and held by 
the Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust. These shares have been classified in the consolidated balance sheet as EBT shares within equity.

The movements in total EBT shares are shown below:

At 1 January
Purchase of Company’s shares by EBT
Issue of Company’s shares by EBT
At 31 December

2018

2017

Number

US$m

Number

US$m

6,226,375
6,045,843
(3,207,299)
9,064,919

102
44
(39)
107

5,932,474
3,406,314
(3,112,413)
6,226,375

105
39
(42)
102

Shares vested during the year include dividend shares of 353,528 shares (2017: 303,554 shares).

25 Share-based payment plans
Performance Share Plan (“PSP”)
Under the PSP, share awards are granted to Executive Directors and a restricted number of other senior executives of the Group. The 
shares vest at the end of three years, subject to continued employment and the achievement of certain pre-defined and independent 
market and non-market-based performance conditions. The Group revised its PSP during 2017, and the market performance-based 
element of new awards is 70% dependent on the total shareholder return (TSR) of the Group compared with an index composed of 
selected relevant companies (for earlier awards TSR was 50%). The fair value of the shares vesting under this portion of the award is 
determined by an independent valuer using a Monte Carlo simulation model taking into account the terms and conditions of the plan 
rules and using the following assumptions at the date of grant:

Expected share price volatility (based on median  
of comparator group’s three-year volatilities)
Share price correlation with comparator group
Risk-free interest rate
Expected life of share award
Fair value of TSR portion

Executive 
Directors 
2018  

awards

Other 
participants 
2018  

awards

Executive 
Directors  
2017  

awards

Other 
participants 
2017  

All 
participants 
2016  

All 
participants 
2015  

awards

awards

awards

37.7%

22.3%

0.94%

37.7%

22.3%

0.94%

39.1%

26.6%

0.2%

3 years

3 years

3 years

285p

356p

99p

39.1%

26.6%

0.2%

3 years

124p

31.9%

28.9%

0.6%

3 years

747p

28.5%

26.4%

0.7%

3 years

562p

The non-market-based condition governing the vesting of the remaining 30% of the 2017 and 2018 awards is subject to achieving 
certain strategic targets i.e. cumulative Engineering & Construction business performance net profit, cumulative Engineering & 
Production Services business performance net profit, cumulative divestment proceeds and cumulative cash conversion over a three-
year period. Each strategic target accounts for 7.5% for the purposes of awards vesting, save where adjusted by the Remuneration 
Committee. For earlier awards, 50% of the total award is subject to achieving between 0.0% and 7.5% earnings per share growth 
targets over a three-year period. The fair value of the equity-settled award relating to the non-market-based condition is estimated, 
based on the quoted closing market price of the Company’s ordinary shares at the date of grant with an assumed annual vesting rate 
built into the calculation (subsequently trued up to the end of the reporting period on the actual leaver rate during the period from award 
date to the end of the reporting period) over the three-year vesting period of the plan. 

160

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacDeferred Bonus Share Plan (“DBSP”)
Under the DBSP selected employees are required to defer a proportion of their annual cash bonus into Company shares (“Invested 
Shares”). Following such an award, the Company will generally grant the participant an additional award of shares (“Matching Shares”) 
bearing a specified ratio to the number of Invested Shares, typically a 1:1 ratio. Subject to a participant’s continued employment, 
Invested and Matching Share awards vest one-third on the first anniversary of the grant, one-third on the second anniversary and the 
final proportion on the third anniversary of the grant date.

At the end of the reporting period the value of bonuses to be settled by shares cannot be determined until the Remuneration Committee 
has approved the portion of the employee bonuses to be settled in shares. Once the portion of the bonus to be settled in shares is 
determined, the final bonus liability to be settled in shares is transferred to the share-based payments reserve. The costs relating 
to Matching Shares are recognised over the corresponding vesting period and the fair values of the equity-settled Matching Shares 
granted to employees are based on the quoted closing market price at the date of grant with the charge to the consolidated income 
statement adjusted to reflect the expected vesting rate of the plan.

Share Incentive Plan (“SIP”)
All UK employees, including UK Executive Directors, are eligible to participate in the SIP. Employees may invest up to sterling £1,800 
per tax year of gross salary (or, if lower, 10% of salary) to purchase ordinary shares in the Company. There is no holding period for 
these shares.

Restricted Share Plan (“RSP”)
Selected employees are allocated grants of shares on an ad hoc basis. The RSP is primarily, but not exclusively, used to make awards 
to individuals who join the Group part way through the year, having left accrued benefits with a previous employer. The fair values of 
the awards granted under the RSP at various grant dates during the year are based on the quoted market price at the date of grant 
adjusted for an assumed vesting rate over the relevant vesting period. 

Share-based payment plans information
The details of the fair values and assumed vesting rates of the share-based payment plans are below:

PSP (non-market based condition)

DBSP

RSP

Executive Directors 

Other participants

Earlier awards: all participants

Fair value  
per share

Assumed 
vesting rate

Fair value  
per share

Assumed 
vesting rate

Fair value  
per share

Assumed 
vesting rate

Fair value  
per share

Assumed 
vesting rate

Fair value  
per share

Assumed 
vesting rate

2018 awards
2017 awards
2016 awards
2015 awards

515p
353p
–
–

19.9%
12.3%
–
–

515p
441p
–
–

19.9%
12.3%
–
–

–
–
982p
890p

–
–
0.0%
0.0%

466p
839p
982p
890p

94.6%
90.1%
86.6%
85.4%

560p
572p
859p
927p

95.0%
95.0%
90.0%
95.0%

The following table shows the movements in the number of shares held under the share-based payment plans outstanding  
but not exercisable:

PSP

DBSP

RSP

Total

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

2018
 Number1

2017
 Number1

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

Outstanding at 1 January
Granted during the year
Vested during the year
Forfeited during the year
Outstanding at 31 December

1 

Includes Invested and Matching Shares.

2,267,918
1,262,668
–
(648,580)
2,882,006

1,457,306
1,213,622

(403,010)
2,267,918

5,160,988
4,774,002
– (2,676,496)
(370,232)
6,888,262

5,055,234
3,087,292
(2,727,254)
(254,284)
5,160,988

276,272
736,973
(127,270)
(12,924)
873,051

397,891
7,705,178
65,983
6,773,643
(161,638)
(2,803,766)
(25,964)
(1,031,736)
276,272 10,643,319

6,910,431
4,366,897
(2,888,892)
(683,258)
7,705,178

The number of shares still outstanding but not exercisable at 31 December for each award is as follows:

2018 awards
2017 awards
2016 awards
2015 awards
Total awards

1 

Includes Invested and Matching Shares.

PSP

DBSP

RSP

Total

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

2018 
Number1

2017 
Number1

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

1,250,504
1,145,404
486,098
–
2,882,006

–
1,213,622
540,266
514,030
2,267,918

4,502,154
1,753,306
632,802
–
6,888,262

–
2,925,254
1,406,064
829,670
5,160,988

730,145
48,746
94,160
–
873,051

–
6,482,803
65,983
2,947,456
190,594
1,213,060
19,695
–
276,272 10,643,319

–
4,204,859
2,136,924
1,363,395
7,705,178

The average share price of the Company’s shares during 2018 was US$7.44, sterling equivalent of £5.55 (2017: US$7.83, sterling 
equivalent of £6.06).

161

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

25 Share-based payment plans  
continued

The number of outstanding shares excludes the dividend shares shown below:

Dividend shares outstanding  
at 31 December

1 

Includes Invested and Matching Shares.

PSP

DBSP

RSP

Total

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

2018 
Number1

2017 
Number1

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

2018  

Number

2017  

Number

238,785

199,135

572,407

573,987

30,182

25,204

841,374

798,326

The charge in respect of share-based payment plans recognised in the consolidated income statement is as follows:

Share-based payment charge

1  Represents the charge on Matching Shares only.

PSP

2018 
US$m

1

2017  

US$m

2

DBSP1

2018  

US$m

14

2017  

US$m

15

RSP

2018  

US$m

2

2017  

US$m

2

Total

2018  

US$m

17

2017  

US$m

19

The Group recognised a share-based payment charge of US$17m (2017: US$19m) in the consolidated income statement relating to the 
above employee share-based payment plans (see note 5c) which was transferred to the share-based payments reserve together with 
US$15m of the accrued bonus liability for the year ended 31 December 2017 (2017: 2016 bonus of US$16m).

For further details on the above employee share-based payment plans refer to pages 92, 95 to 97 and 100 of the Directors’ 
remuneration report.

26 Other reserves

Net unrealised 
gains/(losses) 
on derivatives 
US$m

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
US$m

Share-based 
payments 
reserve  
US$m

Total  

US$m

Balance at 1 January 2017
Net losses on maturity of cash flow hedges recycled in the year
Net changes in fair value of derivatives and financial assets designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency translation
Issue of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Transfer to share-based payments reserve for Deferred Bonus Share Plan Invested Shares 
(note 25)
Credit to equity for share-based payments charge (note 25)
Income tax on share-based payments reserve 
Balance at 31 December 2017
Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests
Balance at 31 December 2017

Balance at 1 January 2018
Net gains on maturity of cash flow hedges recycled in the year
Net changes in fair value of derivatives and financial assets designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency translation
Issue of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Transfer to share-based payments reserve for Deferred Bonus Share Plan Invested Shares 
(note 25)
Credit to equity for share-based payments charge (note 25)
Income tax on share-based payments reserve 
Balance at 31 December 2018
Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests
Balance at 31 December 2018

(19)
13
46
–
–

–
–
–
40

41
(1)
40

40
(3)
(24)
–
–

–
–
–
13

13
–
13

(9)
–
–
(9)
–

–
–
–
(18)

(18)
–
(18)

(18)
–
–
17
–

–
–
–
(1)

(1)
–
(1)

89
–
–
–
(38)

16
19
1
87

87
–
87

87
–
–
–
(34)

15
17
(2)
83

83
–
83

61
13
46
(9)
(38)

16
19
1
109

110
(1)
109

109
(3)
(24)
17
(34)

15
17
(2)
95

95
–
95

162

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
Net unrealised gains/(losses) on derivatives
The portion of gains or losses on cash flow hedging instruments that are determined to be effective hedges is included within this 
reserve net of related deferred tax effects. When the hedged transaction occurs or is no longer forecast to occur, the gain or loss is 
transferred from equity to the consolidated income statement. Realised net gains amounting to US$3m (2017: US$13m net loss) relating 
to foreign currency forward contracts and financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges have been recognised in cost of sales 
line item in the consolidated income statement.

The forward currency points element and ineffective portion of derivative financial instruments relating to forward currency contracts 
designated as cash flow hedges amounting to US$5m (2017: US$13m gain re-presented, see note 6) were recognised in cost of sales 
line item in the consolidated income statement.

Foreign currency translation reserve
The assets and liabilities of entities which have a non-United States dollar functional currency are translated into the Group’s reporting 
currency, United States dollar, at the exchange rate prevailing at the end of the reporting period. The foreign currency differences arising 
on the translation are recognised in other reserves in equity.

Share-based payments reserve
The share-based payments reserve is used to recognise the value of equity-settled share-based payments awarded to employees and 
transfers out of this reserve are made upon vesting of the original share awards.

The transfer of US$15m (2017: US$16m) into the share-based payments reserve reflected the transfer from accrued bonus liability within 
trade and other payables in the consolidated balance sheet which has been voluntarily elected or mandatorily obliged to be settled in 
shares as part of the Deferred Bonus Share Plan (note 25).

27 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 

Non-current
Revolving Credit Facility 
Export Credit Agency funding (SACE and UKEF facilities)
Term loans

Less: Debt acquisition costs net of accumulated amortisation and effective interest rate adjustments

Current
Senior Notes
Export Credit Agency funding (SACE and UKEF facilities)
Term loans
Bank overdrafts

Less: Debt acquisition costs net of accumulated amortisation and effective interest rate adjustments

Total interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Details of the Group’s interest-bearing loans and borrowings are as follows:

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

80
–
300
380
(4)
376

–
115
125
21
261
(1)
260
636

555
115
200
870
(16)
854

677
18
–
31
726
(1)
725
1,579

Revolving Credit Facility
The Group has a US$1,200m committed Revolving Credit Facility with a syndicate of international banks, which is available for general 
corporate purposes. US$200m of the facility will mature in June 2020 and the remaining US$1,000m will mature in June 2021. As at 
31 December 2018, US$80m was drawn under this facility (2017: US$555m).

Interest is payable on the drawn balance of the facility and in addition utilisation fees are payable depending on the level of utilisation.

Export Credit Agency funding
In 2015, the Group entered into two term loan facilities guaranteed, respectively, by the Italian Export Credit Agency (SACE) and the 
UK Export Credit Agency (UKEF). Following the disposal of JSD6000 installation vessel and transfer of associated owner furnished 
equipment to the Purchaser during 2018 (note 15) the SACE and UKEF facilities will mature in June 2019. At 31 December 2018, the 
amortised cost of the liability has been adjusted to reflect the revised contractual cash flows, in line with the requirements of IFRS 9 
‘Financial Instruments’, which resulted in a charge of US$6m being recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income 
statement (note 6). As at 31 December 2018, US$43m was drawn under the SACE facility (2017: US$50m) and US$72m was drawn 
under the UKEF facility (2017: US$83m). No further drawings can be made from these facilities.

In February 2019, after the end of the reporting period, the Group received a pre-payment waiver from the SACE Export Credit Agency 
facility Lenders (the “Lenders”) and the associated facility will now mature in 2025. The waiver has been treated as a non-adjusting event 
after the reporting period, since provision of the waiver was at sole discretion of the Lenders.

Term loans
At 31 December 2018, the Group had in place five bilateral term loans with a combined total of approximately US$483m. As at that 
date, US$425m was drawn under these facilities (2017: US$200m). Of the total, US$25m is scheduled to mature in February 2019 and 
US$100m is scheduled to mature in August 2019. The balance will mature in 2020.

163

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

27 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings  
continued

Senior Notes
The Group repaid aggregate principal amount of US$677m Senior Notes in October 2018.

Bank overdrafts
Bank overdrafts are drawn down in United States dollar and sterling denominations to meet the Group’s working capital requirements. 
These are repayable on demand.

Compliance with covenants
The Revolving Credit Facility, the Export Credit Agency facilities and the term loans (together, the Senior Loans) are subject to two 
financial covenants relating to leverage and interest cover. The Group was compliant with these covenants for the year ending 
31 December 2018. 

The Senior Loans are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally in right of payment with each other and with 
the Company’s other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

28 Provisions
Non-current provisions

At 1 January 2017
Additions during the year
Recognised on acquisition (note 11)
Derecognised on migration of existing Santuario PEC to PSC (note 11)
Paid during the year
Unwinding of discount
At 1 January 2018
Additions/(net reversals) during the year
Disposals (note 11a)
Paid during the year
Transfer (to)/from current
Unwinding of discount
Exchange difference
At 31 December 2018

Other 
long-term 
employment 
benefits 
provision 
US$m

Provision for 
decommissioning 
US$m

Onerous 
operating 
lease 
provision 
US$m

Other 
provisions 
US$m

101
22
–
–
(11)
–
112
21
–
(14)
–
–
–
119

116
1
24
(10)
–
7
138
(24)
(25)
–
–
6
–
95

–
12
–
–
–
–
12
18
–
–
(15)
–
(2)
13

7
–
–
–
–
–
7
9
–
(1)
1
–
–
16

Total  

US$m

224
35
24
(10)
(11)
7
269
24
(25)
(15)
(14)
6
(2)
243

Other long-term employment benefits provision
Labour laws in the United Arab Emirates require employers to provide for other long-term employment benefits. These benefits are 
payable to employees on being transferred to another jurisdiction or on cessation of employment based on their final salary and number 
of years’ service. All amounts are unfunded. The long-term employment benefits provision is based on an internal end of service 
benefits valuation model with the key underlying assumptions being as follows:

Average number of years of future service
Average annual % salary increases
Discount factor

Senior 
employees

Other 
employees

5
2%
4%

3
2%
4%

Senior employees are those earning a base of salary of over US$96,000 per annum.

Discount factor used represents basis yield on US high quality corporate bonds with duration corresponding to the liability at the end of 
the reporting period.

Provision for decommissioning
The decommissioning provision primarily relates to the Group’s obligation for the removal of facilities and restoration of the sites at the 
Block PM304 in Malaysia, Santuario Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) and Magallanes and Arenque Production Enhancement 
Contracts (“PECs”) in Mexico.

A reversal of US$32m was recognised for Block PM304 in Malaysia due to revised rates provided by the regulator in respect of daily 
charter rate for the decommissioning rig and support vessels (2017: relating to drilling of new wells of US$1m in respect of Block PM304 
in Malaysia). An upward revision of US$8m to provision for decommissioning was recognised in respect of Santuario Production Sharing 
Contract (“PSC”) and Magallanes and Arenque Production Enhancement Contracts (“PECs”) in Mexico arising from changes to discount 
rate estimates reflecting current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability (2017: US$nil).

164

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacThe liability is discounted at the rate of 4.1% on Block PM304 (2017: 4.5%), and 5.2% on Santuario PSC, Magallanes and Arenque PECs 
(2017: 7.5%).

The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the finance expense (note 7) line item of the consolidated income statement. The Group 
estimates that the cash outflows associated with these provisions will materialise in 2026 on Block PM304; in 2033 on Magallanes PEC; 
in 2040 on Santuario PSC; and in 2040 on Arenque PEC.

Onerous operating lease provision
Onerous operating lease provision represents the non-current amount of the estimated future costs relating to vacant and underutilised 
leasehold office buildings in the UK, for which the leases expire between 2020 to 2026. Additions to onerous operating lease provision 
of US$18m (2017: US$12m) during the year were recognised as an exceptional item in the consolidated income statement and relate to 
the Engineering & Productions Services operating segment (note 6).

Other provisions
This represents claim amounts of US$9m (2017: US$7m) against the Group which will be settled through the captive insurance 
company Jermyn Insurance Company Limited and US$6m (2017: US$nil) represents disposal costs associated with the disposal of 
JSD6000 installation vessel (note 15).

Current provisions

Reclassified from accrued contract expenses
Amounts provided during the year
Utilised during the year
At 1 January 2018
Amounts provided during the year
Transfer from/(to) non-current
Utilised during the year
At 31 December 2018

Onerous operating 
lease provision 
US$m

Onerous contract 
provisions  

US$m

Other 
provisions 
US$m

9
–
(3)
6
–
15
(16)
5

29
35
(48)
16
148
–
(146)
18

–
4
–
4
26
(1)
(12)
17

Total  

US$m

38
39
(51)
26
174
14
(174)
40

Onerous operating lease provision
Onerous operating lease provision represents the current amount of the estimated future costs relating to vacant and underutilised 
leasehold office buildings in the UK, for which the leases expire between 2020 to 2026.

Onerous contract provisions
The Group provides for future losses on contracts where it is considered probable that the estimate at completion contract costs are 
likely to exceed estimate at completion contract revenues in future years. The amount of US$148m provided during the year relates to 
projects in the Engineering & Construction operating segment (2017: US$35m).

Other provisions
These include amounts provided by the Group for potential claims from vendors, disputes with customers, provision for disposal 
costs associated with the disposal of JSD6000 installation vessel and other claims. The amount of US$13m provided during the year 
relates to projects in the Engineering & Production Services operating segment (2017: US$4m) and US$13m relates to disposal costs 
associated with the disposal of JSD6000 installation vessel (2017: US$nil).

29 Trade and other payables

Trade payables
Advances received from customers (note 21)
Accrued expenses
Other taxes payable
Other payables

2018  

US$m

336
–
431
71
124
962

2017  

US$m

419
536
499
67
154
1,675

Accrued expenses include capital expenditure accruals relating to property, plant and equipment of US$10m (2017: US$74m) and 
intangible assets US$1m (2017: US$2m). The balance of accrued expenses primarily represents contract cost accruals relating to the 
Engineering & Construction operating segment and the Engineering & Production Services operating segment.

Trade and other payables of US$56m were derecognised during the year due to the disposal of oil and gas assets in Tunisia and the 
disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited (note 11a).

Other payables mainly consist of retentions held against vendors and subcontractors of US$110m (2017: US$115m).

Certain trade and other payables will be settled in currencies other than the reporting currency of the Group, mainly in sterling, euros 
and Kuwaiti dinars.

165

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

30 Commitments and contingent liabilities

Commitments
In the normal course of business, the Group will obtain surety bonds, letters of credit and guarantees, which are contractually required 
to secure performance, advance payment or in lieu of retentions being withheld. Some of these facilities are secured by issue of 
corporate guarantees by the Company and its subsidiaries in favour of the issuing banks.

At 31 December 2018, the Group had outstanding letters of guarantee, including performance, advance payments and bid  
bonds of US$4,721m (2017: US$4,923m) against which the Group had pledged or restricted cash balances of, in aggregate,  
US$10m (2017: US$49m).

At 31 December 2018, the Group had outstanding forward exchange contracts amounting to US$2,610m (2017: US$3,045m).  
These commitments consist of future gross obligations either to acquire or to sell designated amounts of foreign currency at agreed 
rates and value dates (note 33).

Operating leases
The Group has financial commitments in respect of non-cancellable operating leases for property and equipment. These non-
cancellable leases have remaining non-cancellable lease terms of between one and 10 years and, for certain property leases, are 
subject to renegotiation at various intervals as specified in the lease agreements. The future minimum rental commitments under these 
non-cancellable leases are as follows:

Within one year
After one year but not more than five years
More than five years

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

21
50
29
100

19
46
39
104

Included in the above are commitments relating to the lease of property in United Kingdom of US$67m (2017: US$82m).

Minimum lease payments recognised as an operating lease expense during the year amounted to US$27m (2017: US$36m),  
of which US$14m (2017: US$17m) relates to cancellable operating leases and US$13m (2017: US$19m) relates to non-cancellable 
operating leases. 

Finance leases
Long-term finance lease commitments as at 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017 are as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2018

Oil and gas facilities and plant and equipment
The commitments are as follows:
Within one year
After one year but not more than five years
More than five years

Year ended 31 December 2017

Oil and gas facilities and plant and equipment
The commitments are as follows:
Within one year
After one year but not more than five years
More than five years

Future 
minimum 
lease 
payments 
US$m

139
326
60
525

Future 
minimum 
lease 
payments 
US$m

Finance  
expense  
US$m

Present  
value  
US$m

27
42
5
74

112
284
55
451

Finance 
expense 
US$m

Present value 
US$m

153
414
95
662

41
64
10
115

112
350
85
547

The finance lease assets mainly comprise oil and gas facilities in Block PM304 in Malaysia and the lease terms for these leases range 
between three to seven years. The above finance lease commitments include a 70% gross up of US$313m (2017: US$381m) on finance 
leases in respect of oil and gas facilities relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia, which is necessary to reflect the legal position of the 
Group as the contracting entity for these finance leases. The finance leases relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia include a renewal 
option of up to two years and a purchase option at the end of the lease term.

166

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCapital commitments
At 31 December 2018, the Group had capital commitments of US$21m (2017: US$48m) excluding the above lease commitments.

Included in the US$21m of commitments are:

Production Enhancement Contracts (PEC) in Mexico 
Appraisal and development of wells in Block PM304 in Malaysia
Greater Stella Area field development costs in the North Sea
Oman training centre commitments

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

16
3
–
2

18
13
12
5

Contingent liabilities
As described in pages 5, 27 and 76 of the 2018 Annual Report, on 12 May 2017, the UK Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) announced an 
investigation into the activities of Petrofac, its subsidiaries, and their officers, employees and agents for suspected bribery, corruption, 
and/or money laundering. In February 2019 a former employee of a Petrofac subsidiary admitted offences contrary to the UK Bribery 
Act 2010. No charges have been brought against any Group company or any other officers or employees to date. Although not 
charged, a number of Petrofac individuals and entities are alleged to have acted together with the individual concerned. The SFO 
investigation is ongoing. The existence of any possible future financial obligations (such as fines or penalties), or other consequences, is 
unable to be determined at this time. 

The Group is aware of challenges to the historical application of National Insurance Contributions to workers in the UK Continental 
Shelf. At this point, the Group considers this to be a possible obligation whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or 
non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Group and therefore no provision has been 
recognised.

31 Related party transactions

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Petrofac Limited and the subsidiaries listed in note 34. Petrofac 
Limited is the ultimate parent entity of the Group.

The following table provides the total amount of transactions entered with related parties:

Joint ventures

Associates

Amounts 
owed by 
related parties 
US$m

Amounts 
owed to 
related parties 
US$m

2018

2017

2018

2017

–

1

1

–

–

–

–

–

All sales to and purchases from related parties are conducted on an arm’s length basis and are approved by the operating segment’s 
management. 

All related party balances will be settled in cash.

Other Directors’ interests include market-rate services of US$324,000 (2017: US$60,000), incurred in the ordinary course of business by 
the Engineering & Production Services operating segment. The Group Chief Executive is a beneficiary of a trust which has invested in 
a fund that has an equity interest in the company which provided the services. In May 2017, the board of directors approved a donation 
of up to US$5m over the course of 5 years to the American University of Beirut (AUB) to establish the Petrofac Fund for Engineers 
endowment fund, which will provide scholarships and internships to engineering students in memory of Mr Maroun Semaan, Petrofac’s 
co-founder. In 2018, a US$1m (2017: US$nil) donation from the approved amount was made to the AUB. The Group Chief Executive is a 
trustee of the AUB.

Compensation of key management personnel
The following details remuneration of key management personnel of the Group comprising Executive and Non-executive Directors of the 
Company and other senior personnel. Further information relating to individual Directors of the Company is provided in the Directors’ 
remuneration report on pages 90 to 101.

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

Short-term employee benefits
Other long-term employment benefits
Share-based payments charge
Fees paid to Non-executive Directors

13
1
2
1
17

32 Accrued contract expenses
The decrease in accrued contract expenses of US$311m is mainly due to higher vendor and subcontractor payment milestones 
achieved during the year in the Engineering & Construction operating segment.

11
–
2
1
14

167

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

33 Risk management and financial instruments

Risk management objectives and policies
The Group’s principal financial assets and liabilities, other than derivatives, comprise trade and other receivables, other financial assets, 
related party receivables, cash and short-term deposits, interest-bearing loans and borrowings, trade and other payables and other 
financial liabilities.

The Group’s activities expose it to various financial risks particularly associated with interest rate risk on its variable rate cash and short-
term deposits, loans and borrowings and foreign currency risk on conducting business in currencies other than reporting currency as 
well as translation of the assets and liabilities of foreign operations to the reporting currency. These risks are managed from time to time 
by using a combination of various derivative instruments, principally forward currency contracts in line with the Group’s hedging policies. 
The Group has a policy not to enter into speculative trading of financial derivatives.

The Board of Directors of the Company has established an Audit Committee which performs, amongst other roles, reviews on the 
effectiveness of the risk management and internal control systems to mitigate a range of risks, including financial risks, faced by the 
Group which is discussed in detail on pages 82 to 87.

The other main risks besides interest rate and foreign currency risk arising from the Group’s financial instruments are credit risk, liquidity 
risk and commodity price risk and the policies relating to these risks are discussed in detail below:

Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk arises from the possibility that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Group’s interest-bearing financial 
liabilities and assets.

The Group’s exposure to market risk arising from changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Group’s long-term variable rate debt 
obligations and its cash and bank balances. The Group’s policy is to manage its interest cost using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. 
The Group’s cash and bank balances are at floating rates of interest.

Debt is primarily in US dollars, linked to US dollar LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). The Group uses derivatives to swap between 
fixed and floating rates. No such derivatives were outstanding at 31 December 2018. At 31 December 2018, the proportion of floating 
rate debt was 100% of the total financial debt outstanding (2017: 58%).

Interest rate sensitivity analysis
The impact on the Group’s profit before tax and equity due to a reasonably possible change in interest rates on loans and borrowings at 
the reporting date is demonstrated in the table below. The analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant.

31 December 2018
31 December 2017

Pre-tax profit

Equity

100 basis 
point  
increase 
US$m

(13)
(16)

100 basis 
point 
decrease 
US$m

13
16

100 basis 
point  
increase 
US$m

100 basis 
point 
decrease 
US$m

–
–

–
–

The following table reflects the maturity profile of the financial liabilities and assets that are subject to interest rate risk:

Year ended 31 December 2018

Financial liabilities
Floating rates 
Bank overdrafts (note 27)
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (note 27)

Financial assets
Floating rates
Cash and short-term deposits (note 22)
Restricted cash balances (note 18)

Within 1 year 
US$m

1–2 years 
US$m

2–3 years 
US$m

3–4 years 
US$m

4–5 years 
US$m

More than  
5 years  
US$m

Total  

US$m

21
240
261

726
10
736

–
300
300

–
–
–

–
80
80

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

21
620
641

726
10
736

168

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacYear ended 31 December 2017

Financial liabilities
Floating rates 
Bank overdrafts (note 27)
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (note 27)

Financial assets
Floating rates
Cash and short-term deposits (note 22)
Restricted cash balances (note 18)

Within 1 year  

US$m

1–2 years 
US$m

2–3 years 
US$m

3–4 years 
US$m

4–5 years 
US$m

More than  
5 years  
US$m

 Total  
US$m

31
18
49

967
9
976

–
218
218

–
39
39

–
572
572

–
–
–

–
18
18

–
–
–

–
18
18

–
1
1

–
44
44

–
–
–

31
888
919

967
49
1,016

Financial liabilities in the above table are disclosed gross of debt acquisition costs and effective interest rate adjustments of US$5m 
(2017: US$16m).

Interest on financial instruments classified as floating rate is re-priced at intervals of less than one year. The other financial instruments of 
the Group that are not included in the above tables are non-interest bearing and are therefore not subject to interest rate risk.

Foreign currency risk
The Group is exposed to foreign currency risk on sales, purchases, and translation of assets and liabilities that are in a currency other 
than the functional currency of its operating units. The Group is also exposed to the translation of the functional currencies of its units to 
the United States dollar reporting currency of the Group. 

The following table summarises the percentage of foreign currency denominated revenues, costs, financial assets and financial 
liabilities, expressed in United States dollar terms, of the Group totals.

Revenues
Costs
Non-current financial assets
Current financial assets
Non-current financial liabilities
Current financial liabilities

2018  
% of foreign 
currency 
denominated 
items

2017  
% of foreign 
currency 
denominated 
items

44.8%
53.5%
4.4%
13.3%
20.9%
15.4%

43.7%
43.8%
4.5%
23.0%
0.0%
26.4%

The Group uses forward currency contracts to manage the currency exposure on transactions significant to its operations. It is the 
Group’s policy not to enter into forward contracts until a highly probable forecast transaction is in place and to negotiate the terms of the 
derivative instruments used for hedging to match the terms of the hedged item to maximise hedge effectiveness.

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis
The income statements of foreign operations are translated into the reporting currency using a weighted average exchange rate 
of conversion. Foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate at the reporting date. Revenues and costs in 
currencies other than the functional currency of an operating unit are recorded at the prevailing rate at the date of the transaction. The 
following significant exchange rates applied during the year in relation to United States dollars:

Sterling
Kuwaiti dinar
Euro

2018

2017

Average rate

Closing rate

Average rate

Closing rate

1.34
3.31
1.18

1.28
3.29
1.15

1.29
3.30
1.13

1.35
3.32
1.20

169

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

33 Risk management and financial instruments  
continued

The following table summarises the impact on the Group’s profit before tax and equity (due to a change in the fair value of monetary 
assets, liabilities and derivative instruments) of a reasonably possible change in United States dollar exchange rates with respect to 
different currencies:

31 December 2018
31 December 2017

Profit before tax

Equity

+10% US 
dollar rate 
increase  
US$m

1(12)
(1)

−10% US 
dollar rate 
decrease 
US$m

112
1

+10% US 
dollar rate 
increase 
US$m

14
(28)

−10% US 
dollar rate 
decrease 
US$m

(14)
28

1 

Includes impact on pegged currencies mainly relating to interest bearing loans and borrowings denominated in Arab Emirates dirham.

Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges
At 31 December, the Group had foreign exchange forward contracts as follows:

Euro purchases
Sterling sales
Kuwaiti dinar sales
Russian ruble purchases
Malaysian ringgit purchases
Japanese yen sales 
Arab Emirates dirham purchases
Canadian dollar purchases

1  Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders.

Contract value

Fair value (undesignated)

Fair value (designated)

Net unrealised gain/(loss)1

2018  

US$m

311
(468)
(942)
29
–
–
150
8

2017  

US$m

105
(485)
(1,531)
–
23
(3)
–
11

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

(1)
12
–
–
–
–
–
–
11

–
(8)
–
–
–
–
–
–
(8)

18
(1)
(8)
(2)
–
–
–
–
7

32
1
(12)
–
(1)
–
–
–
20

18
(1)
(1)
(2)
–
–
–
–
14

50
–
(8)
–
(1)
–
–
–
41

The above foreign exchange contracts mature and will affect income between January 2019 and August 2021 (2017: between January 
2018 and February 2020). 

At 31 December 2018, the Group had cash and short-term deposits designated as cash flow hedges with net unrealised loss of US$1m 
(2017: US$2m gain) as follows:

Euro cash and short-term deposits
Sterling cash and short-term deposits

1  Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders.

Fair value

Net unrealised gain/(loss)1

2018  

US$m

16
3

2017  

US$m

30
5

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

(1)
–
(1)

2
–
2

During 2018, net changes in fair value resulted in a loss of US$24m (2017: gain of US$48m) relating to these derivative instruments and 
financial assets were taken to equity and gains of US$3m (2017: losses of US$11m) were recycled from equity into cost of sales in the 
consolidated income statement. The forward points and ineffective portions of the above foreign exchange forward contracts and loss 
on undesignated derivatives of US$5m (2017: US$13m gain re-presented, see note 6) were recognised in the consolidated income 
statement (note 5a).

Commodity price risk – oil prices
No crude oil swaps were entered by the Group during 2018 to hedge oil production. The fair value of oil derivatives at 
31 December 2018 was US$nil (2017: US$2m liability) with no unrealised gain or loss deferred in equity (2017: US$2m loss). During 
the year, US$2m loss (2017: US$2m loss) was recycled from equity into the consolidated income statement on the occurrence of the 
hedged transactions. No fair value gain or loss recognised in equity during 2018 (2017: US$2m loss).

Credit risk
The Group trades only with recognised, creditworthy third parties. Business Unit Risk Review Committees (BURRC) evaluate the 
creditworthiness of each individual third party at the time of entering into new contracts. Limits have been placed on the approval 
authority of the BURRC above which the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company is required. Receivable balances are 
monitored on an ongoing basis with appropriate follow-up action taken where necessary. At 31 December 2018, the Group’s five largest 
customers accounted for 52.8% of outstanding trade receivables, contract assets and deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca 
Energy UK Ltd (2017: 62.3%).

170

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacWith respect to credit risk arising from the other financial assets of the Group, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, current and 
non-current receivables from joint operation partners for finance leases and certain derivative instruments, the Group’s exposure to 
credit risk arises from default of the counterparty, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments.

Liquidity risk
The Group’s objective is to ensure sufficient liquidity to support operations and future growth is available. The provision of financial 
capital and the potential impact on the Group’s capital structure is reviewed regularly. The Group is not exposed to any external capital 
constraints. The maturity profiles of the Group’s financial liabilities at 31 December are as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2018

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Finance lease creditors
Trade and other payables  
(excluding other taxes payable)
Derivative instruments
Interest payments

Year ended 31 December 2017

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Finance lease creditors
Trade and other payables (excluding advances  
from customers and other taxes payable)
Derivative instruments
Interest payments

6 months  
or less  
US$m

6–12 months 
US$m

1–2 years 
US$m

2–5 years 
US$m

More than  
5 years  
US$m

Contractual 
undiscounted 
cash flows 
US$m

Carrying 
amount 
US$m

161
76

780
15
11
1,043

6 months  
or less  
US$m

40
86

1,022
25
25
1,198

100
63

111
5
8
287

300
121

–
2
11
434

80
205

–
–
2
287

–
60

–
–
–
60

641
525

891
22
32
2,111

636
451

891
22
–
2,000

6–12 months 
US$m

1–2 years 
US$m

2–5 years 
US$m

More than  
5 years  
US$m

Contractual 
undiscounted 
cash flows 
US$m

Carrying 
amount  
US$m

686
67

50
2
20
825

218
122

–
8
22
370

608
292

–
–
30
930

44
95

–
–
1
140

1,596
662

1,072
35
98
3,463

1,579
547

1,072
35
–
3,233

The Group uses various funded facilities provided by banks and its own financial assets to fund the above-mentioned financial liabilities.

Capital management
The Group’s policy is to maintain a robust capital base to support future operations, growth and maximise shareholder value.

The Group seeks to optimise shareholder returns by maintaining a balance between debt and equity attributable to Petrofac Limited 
shareholders and monitors the efficiency of its capital structure on a regular basis. The gearing ratio and return on shareholders’ equity 
is as follows:

Cash and short-term deposits
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (A)
Net cash/(debt) (B)
Equity attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders (C)
Reported net profit/(loss) for the year attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders (D)
Gross gearing ratio (A/C)
Net gearing ratio (B/C)

Shareholders’ return on investment (D/C)

2018  

US$m

726
(636)
90
707
64
90.0%
Net cash

9.1%

2017  

US$m

967
(1,579)
(612)
912
(29)
173.1%
67.1%

(3.2%)

171

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

34 Subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements
At 31 December 2018, the Group had investments in the following active subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements:

Proportion of nominal value  
of issued shares controlled  
by the Group

Country of incorporation

2018

2017

Algeria
Bahrain
Brunei
Cyprus
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
Germany
Guernsey
India
India
India
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Malaysia

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1001
1001
1001
100
–
100
1001
100
100
100
100
100
1001
1001
100
–
–
1001
1001
100
100
1001
512
1001
100

100
100
–
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1001
1001
1001
100
1001
100
1001
100
100
100
100
100
1001
1001
100
1001
100
1001
1001
100
100
1001
–
1001
100

Name of entity
Active subsidiaries
Petrofac Algeria EURL
Petrofac International (Bahrain) S.P.C.
Petrofac South East Asia (B) Sdn Bhd
Petrofac (Cyprus) Limited
Caltec Limited
Eclipse Petroleum Technology Limited
K W Limited
Oilennium Limited
Petrofac (Malaysia-PM304) Limited
Petrofac Contracting Limited
Petrofac Engineering Limited
Petrofac Services Limited
Petrofac Treasury UK Limited
Petrofac UK Holdings Limited
PetroHealth Limited
Petrofac Energy Developments UK Limited
Petrofac Deutschland GmbH
Jermyn Insurance Company Limited
Petrofac Engineering India Private Limited
Petrofac Engineering Services India Private Limited
Petrofac Information Services Private Limited
Petrofac (JSD 6000) Limited
Petrofac Energy Developments (Ohanet) Jersey Limited
Petrofac Energy Developments International Limited
Petrofac Facilities Management International Limited
Petrofac FPF004 Limited
Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited
Petrofac GSA Limited
Petrofac Integrated Energy Services Limited
Petrofac International Ltd
Petrofac Offshore Management Limited
Petrofac Platform Management Services Limited
Petrofac Training International Limited
Petro Oil & Gas Limited (note 13)
Petroleum Facilities E & C Limited
Petrofac E&C Sdn Bhd

172

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacName of entity

Petrofac Energy Developments Sdn Bhd
Petrofac Engineering Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
PFMAP Sdn Bhd
Petrofac EPS Sdn. Bhd (formerly SPD Well Engineering Sdn Bhd)
H&L/SPD Americas S. de R.L.
Petrofac Mexico SA de CV
Petrofac Mexico Servicios SA de CV
Operadora de Campos del Noreste S.A. de C.V.
Petrofac Kazakhstan B.V.
Petrofac Netherlands Coöperatief U.A.
Petrofac Netherlands Holdings B.V. (note 13)
Petrofac Treasury B.V.
Petrofac Nigeria B.V.
Petrofac Norge B.V.
PTS B.V.
Petrofac Energy Services Nigeria Limited
Petrofac International (Nigeria) Limited
Petrofac Norge AS
Petrofac E&C Oman LLC
PKT Technical Services Ltd
PKT Training Services Ltd
Sakhalin Technical Training Centre
Petrofac Saudi Arabia Company Limited
Atlantic Resourcing Limited
Petrofac Facilities Management Group Limited
Petrofac Facilities Management Limited
Petrofac Training Group Limited
Petrofac Training Holdings Limited
Petrofac Training Limited
Scotvalve Services Limited
SPD Limited
Stephen Gillespie Consultants Limited
Petrofac South East Asia Pte Ltd
Petrofac E&C International Limited
Petrofac Emirates LLC (note 13)
Petrofac FZE
Petrofac International (UAE) LLC
Petrofac Energy Developments (Ohanet) LLC
Petrofac Inc.
Petrofac Training Inc.
SPD Group Limited

Proportion of nominal value  
of issued shares controlled  
by the Group

Country of incorporation

Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Nigeria
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Russia
Russia
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Singapore
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United States
United States
United States
British Virgin Islands 

2018

100
70
100
492
100
100
100
–
100
100
512
–
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
502
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1001
100
75
100
100
–
1001

100

100

2017

100
70
100
492
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
402
100
100
502
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1001
100
75
100
100
100

1001

100

100

173

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

34 Subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements
continued

Associates

Name of associate

Principal activities

Country of incorporation

PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited
PetroFirst Infrastructure 2 Limited
Petrofac FPF1 Limited
Joint arrangements
Joint ventures
Socar – Petrofac LLC
Spiecapag – Petrofac International 
Limited
TTE Petrofac Limited
China Petroleum Petrofac Engineering 
Services Cooperatief U.A.
Takatuf Petrofac Oman LLC

Joint operations
PetroAlfa Servicios Integrados  
de Energia SAPI de CV
PSS Netherlands B.V.

Bechtel Petrofac JV

NGL 4 JV
Petrofac/Black & Veatch JV
Petrofac/Bonatti JV
Petrofac/Daelim JV
Petrofac/ETAP JV

Leasing of floating platforms to oil and gas industry 
Leasing of floating platforms to oil and gas industry
Leasing of floating platforms to oil and gas industry

Jersey
Jersey
Jersey

Training services
Engineering, procurement and construction 
management services
Operation and management of a training centre
Consultancy for Petroleum and chemical engineering

Azerbaijan
Jersey

Jersey
Netherlands

Construction, operation and management  
of a training centre

Services to oil and gas industry

Engineering, procurement, supply of equipment and 
materials and related services to execute the 
Company’s scope of work for a project in Thailand
Engineering, procurement and construction 
management of a project in UAE
EPC for a project in UAE
Tendering and execution of a project in Kazakhstan
EPC for a project in Algeria
EPC for a project in Oman
Oil and gas exploration and production from  
Chergui concession
Oil and gas exploration and production in Malaysia
EPC for a project in Kuwait
Oil and gas exploration and production in UK

Oman

Mexico

Netherlands

Unincorporated

Unincorporated
Unincorporated
Unincorporated
Unincorporated
Unincorporated

Unincorporated
Unincorporated
Unincorporated
Unincorporated

PM304 JV
Petrofac/Samsung/CB&I CFP
Greater Stella Area joint operation
Santuario Production Sharing Contract Oil and gas exploration and production in Mexico

Proportion of nominal value  
of issued shares controlled 
 by the Group

2018

20
10
–

2017

20
10
25

49
–

–
49

40

503

364

355

455
–
705
505
–

305
475
–
365

–
50

50
49

40

503

–

355

455
805
705
505
455

305
475
205
365

Please note that only active entities are shown in the above tables. All dormant entities have been omitted.
1  Directly held by Petrofac Limited.
2  Entities consolidated as subsidiaries on the basis of control.
3  Joint arrangement classified as joint operation on the basis of contractual arrangement, whereby the activities of the arrangement are primarily designed for the provision of output to the 

venturers; this indicates that the venturers have rights to substantially all the economic benefits of the assets of the arrangement.

4  The joint arrangement is classified as a joint operation as, contractually, the joint operation partners have rights to the joint operation’s assets and obligation for the joint operation’s 

liabilities.

5  The unincorporated arrangement between the venturers is a joint arrangement as, contractually, all the decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent by the venturers. 

Unincorporated joint arrangements are recognised in the Group’s financial statements as joint operations.

The Group’s ownership interest in associates and joint ventures is disclosed on page 151 and page 152 respectively.

174

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
35 Changes in accounting policies and disclosures resulting from adoption of IFRS 15
Set out below are the amounts by which each line item in the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet 
were affected as a result of adopting IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ (note 2.3) as at and for the year ended 
31 December 2018. The first column shows amounts prepared in accordance with IFRS 15 and the second column shows amounts 
that would have been prepared in accordance with the previous standards and the prevailing Group accounting policy. The adoption 
of IFRS 15 did not have a material impact on the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income nor the consolidated 
statement of cash flows.

Consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 December 2018

Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and administration expenses
Exceptional items and certain re-measurements
Other operating income
Other operating expenses
Operating profit
Finance income
Finance expense
Share of net profit of associates and joint ventures
Profit/(loss) before tax
Income tax expense
Net profit/(loss)

Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests

Earnings/(loss) per share (US cents)
Basic
Diluted

Amounts 
prepared 
under 
IFRS 15  
US$m

5,829
(5,110)
719
(216)
(356)
22
(10)
159
14
(81)
15
107
(46)
61

64
(3)
61

18.9
18.6

Pro forma
US$m

5,494
(4,844)
650
(216)
(356)
22
(10)
90
14
(81)
15
38
(35)
3

2
1
3

0.6
0.6

175

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic report 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

Consolidated balance sheet  
as at 31 December 2018

Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Investments in associates and joint ventures
Other financial assets
Contract assets
Other non-current assets
Deferred consideration
Deferred tax assets

Current assets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Contract assets
Work in progress
Related party receivables
Other financial assets
Income tax receivable
Cash and short-term deposits

Total assets
Equity and liabilities 
Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Capital redemption reserve
Employee Benefit Trust shares
Other reserves
Retained earnings
Equity attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests
Total equity
Non-current liabilities 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Provisions
Other financial liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Contract liabilities 
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Other financial liabilities
Income tax payable
Accrued contract expenses
Provisions

Total liabilities 
Total equity and liabilities

176

Amounts 
prepared 
under 
IFRS 15  
US$m

Pro forma
US$m

685
73
56
30
406
40
–
61
126
1,477

21
1,431
1,998
–
1
144
8
726
4,329
5,806

7
4
11
(107)
95
697
707
302
1,009

376
243
341
43
1,003

962
504
–
260
139
244
1,645
40
3,794
4,797
5,806

685
73
56
30
406
–
40
61
126
1,477

21
1,924
–
1,533
1
144
8
726
4,357
5,834

7
4
11
(107)
95
635
645
306
951

376
243
341
43
1,003

1,324
–
507
260
139
233
1,377
40
3,880
4,883
5,834

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacAPPENDICES  

Appendix A
The Group references Alternative Performance Measures (“APMs”) when evaluating the Group’s reported financial performance, 
financial position and cash flows that are not defined or specified under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The 
Group considers that these APMs, which are not a substitute for or superior to IFRS measures, provide stakeholders with additional 
useful information by adjusting for certain reported items which impact upon IFRS measures or, by defining new measures, to aid the 
understanding of the Group’s financial performance, financial position and cash flows.

APM
Group’s business 
performance net profit 
attributable to Petrofac 
Limited shareholders 
(note A1)
Business performance 
basic and diluted earnings 
per share attributable to 
Petrofac Limited 
shareholders  
(note A2)

Description
Measures 
net 
profitability

Measures 
net 
profitability

Closest equivalent IFRS measure
Group’s net profit/(loss)

Basic and diluted 
earnings per share

Business performance 
earnings before interest, 
tax, depreciation and 
amortisation (“EBITDA”)  
(note A3)

Measures 
operating 
profitability

Operating profit/(loss)

Adjustments to reconcile  
to primary statements
Petrofac presents business 
performance APM in the 
consolidated income statement as  
a means of measuring underlying 
business performance. The 
business performance net profit 
measure excludes the contribution 
of impairments of assets, fair value 
re-measurements, losses on 
disposal, restructuring and 
redundancy costs, onerous 
leasehold property provision, certain 
Corporate reporting segment 
professional services and 
amortisation of debt acquisition 
cost, contract migration costs and 
material deferred tax movements 
arising due to foreign exchange 
differences in jurisdictions where tax 
is computed based on the functional 
currency of the country

A re-presentation was made  
to the Group’s business 
performance APM during the year, 
refer note 6 for details
Excludes exceptional items and 
certain re-measurements, 
depreciation and amortisation and 
includes share of net profits from 
associates and joint ventures

Business performance 
effective tax rate (“ETR”) 
(note A4)

Measures tax 
charge

Income tax expense

Excludes income tax credit related to 
exceptional items and certain 
re-measurements

Capital expenditure  
(note A5)

Measures net 
cash cost of 
capital 
investment

Net cash flows  
generated from/(used in) 
investing activities

Free cash flow  
(note A6)

Measures net 
cash generated 
after operating 
and investing 
activities to 
finance returns 
to shareholders

Net cash flows generated 
from/(used in) operating 
activities plus net cash flows 
generated from/(used in) 
investing activities plus 
amounts received from 
non-controlling interest

Excludes dividends received from 
associates and joint ventures, net 
loans repaid by/(paid to) associates 
and joint ventures, proceeds from 
disposal of property, plant and 
equipment, proceeds from disposal of 
subsidiaries and interest received
n/a

Rationale for adjustments
The intention of this 
measure is to provide 
users of the consolidated 
financial statements with a 
clear and consistent 
presentation of underlying 
business performance 
and it excludes the impact 
of certain items to aid 
comparability

The intention of this 
measure is to provide 
users of the consolidated 
financial statements with a 
clear and consistent 
presentation of underlying 
operating performance
The intention of this measure 
is to provide users of the 
consolidated financial 
statements with a clear and 
consistent presentation of 
underlying business 
performance ETR
Excludes items not 
considered relevant to 
capital investment

n/a

177

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportAPPENDICES  
CONTINUED

APM
Working capital,  
balance sheet measure  
(note A7)

Description
Measures the 
investment in 
working capital

Return on capital  
employed (“ROCE”)  
(note A8)

Cash conversion  
(note A9)

Net finance lease liabilities  
(note A10)

Measures the 
efficiency of 
generating 
operating 
profits from 
capital 
employed

Measures the 
conversion of 
EBITDA into 
cash

Measures net 
finance lease 
liabilities 

Net debt  
(note A11)

Measures 
indebtedness

Net debt/EBITDA  
(note A12)

Measures 
leverage

New order intake  
(note A13)

Provides 
visibility of 
future revenue

Closest equivalent IFRS measure
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as inventories 
plus trade and other 
receivables plus contract 
assets minus trade and 
other payables minus 
contract liabilities minus 
accrued contract expenses
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as business 
performance earnings 
before interest, tax and 
amortisation (EBITA) divided 
by capital employed 
(average total assets minus 
average current liabilities 
after adjusting for certain 
finance leases)
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as cash 
generated from operations 
divided by business 
performance EBITDA
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as gross finance 
lease liabilities minus 70% of 
finance leases in respect of 
oil and gas facilities relating 
to Block PM304 in Malaysia
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as interest-
bearing loans and 
borrowings minus cash and 
short-term deposits
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as net debt 
divided by EBITDA
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as net awards 
and net variation orders

Adjustments to reconcile  
to primary statements
n/a

Rationale for adjustments
n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

178

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
A1. Business performance net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

Reported net profit/(loss) (A)
Adjustments – exceptional items and certain re-measurements (note 6):
Impairment of assets
Fair value re-measurements
Loss on disposal
Group reorganisation and redundancy costs
Onerous leasehold property provisions
Other exceptional items
Pre-tax exceptional items and certain re-measurements (B)
Foreign exchange translation (gains)/losses on deferred tax balances
Tax relief on exceptional items and certain re-measurements
Tax credit on exceptional items and certain re-measurements (C)
Post-tax exceptional items and certain re-measurements (D = B + C)
Group’s business performance net profit (A + D)
Loss/(profit) attributable to non-controlling interest
Business performance net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

2018  

US$m

61

*2017  
US$m

(27)

235
45
28
8
18
22
356
2
(69)
(67)
289
350
3
353

345
77
–
4
12
18
456
(11)
(55)
(66)
390
363
(2)
361

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

A2. Business performance basic earnings per share attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

Reported net profit/(loss) attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders (E)
Add: post-tax exceptional items and certain re-measurements (appendix A note A1)
Business performance net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders (E1)

2018  

US$m

64
289
353

*2017  
US$m

(29)
390
361

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share1 (F) (note 9)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share1 (F1) (note 9)

Basic earnings per share 
Business performance (E1/ F x 100)
Reported (E/F x 100)
Diluted earnings per share2
Business performance (E1/F1 x 100)
Reported (E/F1 x 100)

2018 Shares 
million

2017 Shares 
million

338
345

340
340

2018  

US cents

*2017  

US cents

104.4
18.9

102.3
18.6

106.2
(8.5)

106.2
(8.5)

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

1  The weighted number of ordinary shares in issue during the year, excludes those held by the Employee Benefit trust.
2  For the year ended 31 December 2017, potentially issuable ordinary shares under the share-based payment plans are excluded from the diluted earnings per ordinary share calculation, 

as their inclusion would decrease the loss per ordinary share.

179

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportAPPENDICES  
CONTINUED

A3. Business performance EBITDA

Reported operating profit/(loss) 
Adjustments:
Pre-tax exceptional items and certain re-measurements (appendix A note A1)
Share of net profits from associates and joint ventures (note 17)
Depreciation (note 12)
Amortisation and write off (note 5a and note 5b)
Business performance EBITDA

2018  

US$m

159

356
15
140
1
671

*2017  
US$m

104

456
11
170
7
748

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

A4. Business performance ETR

Reported income tax expense
Add: Tax credit on exceptional items and certain re-measurements (appendix A note A1)
Business performance income tax expense (G)
Group’s business performance net profit (appendix A note A1)
Group’s business performance net profit before tax (H)
Business performance ETR (G/H x 100)

2018  

US$m

46
67
113
350
463
24.4%

*2017  
US$m

72
66
138
363
501
27.5%

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

A5. Capital expenditure

Net cash flows (from)/used in investing activities
Adjustments:
Dividends received from associates and joint ventures
Net loans repaid by/(paid to) associates and joint ventures
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries
Interest received
Capital expenditure

A6. Free cash flow

Net cash flows generated from operating activities
Net cash flows generated from/(used in) investing activities
Amounts received from non-controlling interest
Free cash flow

A7. Working capital

Inventories (note 19)
Trade and other receivables (note 20) 
Contract assets (note 21)
Work in progress
Current Assets (I)
Trade and other payables (note 29)
Contract liabilities (note 21) 
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings
Accrued contract expenses (note 32)
Current Liabilities (J)
Working capital (I – J)

180

2018  

US$m

(213)

11
13
152
130
5
98

2018  

US$m

484
213
224
921

2017  

US$m

141

4
(2)
12
10
3
168

2017  

US$m

422
(141)
–
281

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

21
1,431
1,998
–
3,450
962
504
–
1,645
3,111
339

8
2,020
–
2,223
4,251
1,675
–
198
1,956
3,829
422

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac 
A8. Return on capital employed

Reported operating profit/(loss)
Adjustments:
Pre-tax exceptional items and certain re-measurements (appendix A note A1)
Share of profits from associates and joint ventures (note 17)
Amortisation (note 5a and 5b)
Business performance EBITA (K)
Total assets opening balance
Less: 70% on finance leases in respect of oil and gas facilities relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia
Adjusted total assets opening balance (L)
Total assets closing balance
Less: 70% on finance leases in respect of oil and gas facilities relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia (note A10)
Adjusted total assets closing balance (M)
Average total assets (N = (L + M)/2)
Current liabilities opening balance
Less: 70% on finance leases in respect of oil and gas facilities relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia (note A10)
Adjusted current liabilities opening balance (O)
Current liabilities closing balance
Less: 70% on finance leases in respect of oil and gas facilities relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia (note A10)
Adjusted current liabilities closing balance (P)
Average current liabilities (Q = (O + P)/2)
Capital employed (R = N – Q)
Return on capital employed (K/R x 100)

2018  

US$m

159

356
15
–
530
7,563
(381)
7,182
5,806
(313)
5,493
6,338
4,982
(76)
4,906
3,794
(76)
3,718
4,312
2,026
26.2%

*2017  
US$m

104

456
11
1
572
8,241
(414)
7,827
7,563
(381)
7,182
7,505
5,029
(179)
4,850
4,982
(76)
4,906
4,878
2,627
21.8%

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

A9. Cash conversion

Cash generated from operations (S)
Business performance EBITDA (T)
Cash conversion (S/T x 100)

2018  

US$m

681
671
101.5%

*2017  
US$m

575
748
76.9%

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

A10. Net finance lease liabilities

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

Non-current liability for finance leases (note 18)
Current liability for finance leases (note 18)
Total gross liability for finance leases
70% gross up on non-current liability for finance leases in respect of oil and gas facilities  
relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia (note 18)
70% gross up on current liability for finance leases in respect of oil and gas facilities  
relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia (note 18)
Total 70% on finance leases in respect of oil and gas facilities relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia
Net non-current liability for finance leases
Net current liability for finance leases
Net liability for finance leases

339
112
451

237

76
313
102
36
138

435
112
547

305

76
381
130
36
166

181

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportAPPENDICES  
CONTINUED

A11. Net Debt

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (U) (note 27)
Less: Cash and short-term deposits (V) (note 22)
Net (cash)/debt (U – V)

A12. Net Debt/EBITDA

Net Debt (W) (appendix A note A11)
Business performance EBITDA (X) (note A3)
Net Debt/EBITDA (W/X)

2018  

US$m

636
(726)
(90)

2018  

US$m

NA
NA
NA

2017  

US$m

1,579
(967)
612

*2017  
US$m

612
748
0.82

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from exceptional items and certain re-measurements to business performance as set out in note 6 ‘exceptional items and certain 

re-measurements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

A13. New order intake

Engineering & Construction operating segment
Net awards
Net variation orders

Engineering & Production Services operating segment
Net awards
Net variation orders

New order intake

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

3,308
527
3,835

1,131
74
1,205
5,040

3,711
390
4,101

992
109
1,101
5,202

182

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCOMPANY
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS

183-201

184  Company income statement 

192  Note 9  Dividends paid and proposed

184  Company statement of other comprehensive income

193  Note 10 

Investments in subsidiaries

185  Company balance sheet

193  Note 11 

Investments in associates

186  Company statement of cash flows 

193  Note 12  Amounts due from/due to subsidiaries

187  Company statement of changes in equity

194  Note 13  Cash and short-term deposits

188  Notes to the Company financial statements

194  Note 14  Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares

188  Note 1  Corporate information

194  Note 15  Share-based payments reserve

188  Note 2  Summary of significant accounting policies

195  Note 16 

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

191  Note 3   Revenue

191  Note 4  General and administration expenses

191  Note 5 

 Impairment of investments in subsidiaries and net 
reversal of provision for doubtful debts on amounts 
due from subsidiaries

196  Note 17 

 Other financial assets and other  
financial liabilities

198   Note 18  Commitments and contingent liabilities

198  Note 19 

 Risk management and financial instruments

201   Note 20  Related party transactions

191  Note 6  Other operating income

191  Note 7  Other operating expenses

192  Note 8 

Finance income/(expense)

201  Note 21  Share capital

202  Shareholder information

203  Glossary

Annual report and accounts 2018 

Petrofac

183

Financial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportCOMPANY INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Revenue
General and administration expenses
Expected credit loss allowance 
Impairment of investments in subsidiaries
Net reversal of provision for doubtful debts on amounts due from subsidiaries
Other operating income
Other operating expenses
Operating profit
Finance income
Finance expense
Profit before tax
Income tax expense
Net profit 

Notes

2018  

US$m

2017*
US$m

3
4
12
5
5
6
7

8
8

580
(22)
(6)
(231)
–
10
(72)
259
39
(69)
229
–
229

210
(17)
–
(308)
252
5
(30)
112
40
 (60)
92
–
92

*  Re-presented due to the reclassification of ‘impairment of investments in subsidiaries’ and ‘net reversal of provision for doubtful debts on amounts due from subsidiaries’ as set out 

in note 7 ‘other operating expenses’ to the Company financial statements.

COMPANY STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Net profit 
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income 

2018  

US$m

229
–
229

2017  

US$m

92
–
92

184

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCOMPANY BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 DECEMBER 2018

Assets 
Non-current assets
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in associates
Other financial assets

Current assets
Trade and other receivables
Amounts due from subsidiaries
Other financial assets 
Cash and short-term deposits

Total assets
Equity and liabilities 
Equity attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders
Share capital
Share premium
Capital redemption reserve
Employee Benefit Trust shares
Share-based payments reserve
Retained earnings
Total equity
Non-current liabilities 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Other financial liabilities
Long-term employee benefit provisions

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Amounts due to subsidiaries
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Other financial liabilities 

Total liabilities 
Total equity and liabilities

The financial statements on pages 184 to 201 were approved by the Board of Directors on 27 February 2019 and signed on its behalf by 
Alastair Cochran – Chief Financial Officer.

Notes

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

10
11
17

12
17
13

21
21
21
14
15

16
17

12
16 
17

220
7
60
287

1
1,945
58
54
2,058
2,345

7
4
11
(107)
79
508
502

376
2
–
378

3
1,183
257
22
1,465
1,843
2,345

227
7
23
257

1
2,105
21
35
2,162
2,419

7
4
11
(102)
81
412
413

854
8
1
863

7
401
702
33
1,143
2,006
2,419

185

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic report 
Notes

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

229

92

7
5
5
8
12

8

7
8

16
16
14

13

41
231
–
30
6
(1)
536

(228)
(1)
(4)
769
1,072
(55)
1,017

105
3
108

1,858
(2,803)
(44)
(127)
(1,116)

9
27
36

–
308
(252)
20
–
(8)
160

357
–
4
(69)
452
(55)
397

–
2
2

1,105
(1,303)
(39)
(189)
(426)

(27)
54
27

COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Operating activities 
Profit before tax

Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax:
Loss on disposal of a subsidiary
Impairment of investments in subsidiaries
Net reversal of provision for doubtful debts on amounts due from subsidiaries
Net finance expense
Expected credit loss allowance recognised during the year
Net other non-cash items

Working capital adjustments:
Amounts due from subsidiaries
Trade and other receivables
Trade and other payables
Amounts due to subsidiaries
Cash generated from operations
Interest paid
Net cash flows generated from operating activities

Investing activities 
Net proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary
Interest received
Net cash flows generated from investing activities

Financing activities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings, net of debt acquisition cost
Repayment of interest-bearing loans and borrowings 
Purchase of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Dividends paid1
Net cash flows used in financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

1   Dividend payments have been made by both the Company and subsidiary entities.

186

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCOMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

Issued share 
capital US$m 
(note 21)

Share 
premium 
US$m

Capital 
redemption 
reserve  
US$m

Employee 
Benefit Trust

 shares1 
US$m 
(note 14)

Share-based 
payments 
reserve US$m 
(note 15)

Retained 
earnings 
US$m

Total equity 
US$m

Balance at 1 January 2017
Profit 
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income 
Purchase of Company’s shares by  
Employee Benefit Trust (note 14)
Issue of Company’s shares by  
Employee Benefit Trust (note 15)
Credit to equity for share-based payments  
charge invoiced to subsidiaries (note 15)
Dividends (note 9)
Balance at 1 January 2018
Profit 
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income 
Purchase of Company’s shares by  
Employee Benefit Trust (note 14)
Issue of Company’s shares by  
Employee Benefit Trust (note 15)
Credit to equity for share-based payments  
charge invoiced to subsidiaries (note 15)
Dividends (note 9)
Balance at 31 December 2018

1  Shares held by Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust.

7
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
7
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
7

4
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
4
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
4

11
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
11
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
11

(105)
–
–
–

(39)

42

–
–
(102)
–
–
–

(44)

39

–
–
(107)

84
–
–
–

–

(38)

35
–
81
–
–
–

–

(34)

32
–
79

516
92
–
92

–

(4)

–
(192)
412
229
–
229

–

(5)

–
(128)
508

517
92
–
92

(39)

–

35
(192)
413
229
–
229

(44)

–

32
(128)
502

187

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

1 Corporate information

Petrofac Limited (the “Company”) is a limited liability company 
registered and domiciled in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) 
Law 1991 and is the holding company for the international group 
of Petrofac subsidiaries. Petrofac Limited and its subsidiaries at 
31 December 2018 comprise the Petrofac Group (the “Group”). 
The Group’s principal activity is the provision of services to the oil 
and gas production and processing industry.

The financial statements of the Company for the year ended 
31 December 2018 were authorised for issue in accordance with a 
resolution of the Board of Directors on 27 February 2019.

2 Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of preparation
The separate financial statements have been prepared in 
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards 
(“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards 
Board (“IASB”) and applicable requirements of Jersey law.

The separate financial statements of the Company have been 
prepared on a historical cost basis, except for derivative financial 
instruments and contingent consideration that have been 
measured at fair value. The functional and presentation currency 
of these separate financial statements is United States dollars and 
all values in the separate financial statements are rounded to the 
nearest million (“US$m”) except where otherwise stated. 

Adoption of new financial reporting standards,  
amendments and interpretations
Effective new financial reporting amendments
The Company adopted IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ on 
1 January 2018. The nature and effect of the changes are 
described below.

IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’
IFRS 9 replaced IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition 
and Measurement’ for annual periods beginning on or 
after 1 January 2018, bringing together all three aspects of 
the accounting for financial instruments: classification and 
measurement; impairment; and hedge accounting. Except for 
hedge accounting, which the Company applied prospectively, 
the Company has applied IFRS 9 retrospectively, with the 
initial application date of 1 January 2018, without adjusting the 
comparative information. 

Classification and measurement
There was no impact to the balance sheet resulting from 
the Company applying the classification and measurement 
requirements of IFRS 9.

Impairment
IFRS 9 requires the Company to measure and recognise expected 
credit losses on all applicable financial assets, amounts due from 
subsidiaries, loans and receivables and bank balances, either on a 
12-month or lifetime expected loss basis. The Company will apply 
the simplified approach and record lifetime expected losses on all 
amounts due from subsidiaries, loans and receivables and bank 
balances.

The adoption of impairment requirements under IFRS 9 had no 
material impact on the financial performance or position of the 
Company.

Hedge accounting
The Company had no designated hedges at 31 December 2018, 
hence the IFRS 9 hedge accounting requirements had no impact 
on the financial performance or position of the Company.

188

Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiaries are stated at cost less any provision 
for impairment.

Investments in associates
Investments in associates are stated at cost less any provision  
for impairment.

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”), and fair value through  
profit or loss.

All financial assets are recognised initially at fair value plus, in the 
case of financial assets not recorded at fair value, transaction 
costs that are attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset.

Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequent measurement financial assets are 
classified in the following categories:

•  Amortised cost
•  Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Amortised cost
The Company generally applies this category to trade and 
other receivables, amounts due from subsidiaries and deferred 
consideration receivable. The Company measures financial assets 
at amortised cost if both of the following conditions are met:

•  The financial asset is held within a business model with the 

objective to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual 
cash flows; and

•  The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on 

specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of 
principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently measured 
using the effective interest (“EIR”) method and are subject to 
impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in the Company 
income statement when the asset is derecognised, modified or 
impaired.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss include financial 
assets held for trading and 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 are classified as held for trading if they are acquired for the 
purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term. Derivatives, 
including separated embedded derivatives, are also classified as 
held for trading unless they are designated as effective hedging 
instruments. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 
are carried in the Company balance sheet at fair value with 
net changes in fair value recognised in the Company income 
statement. 

Contingent consideration relating to a disposal of Company’s 
shareholding in a wholly owned subsidiary, Petrofac GSA Holdings 
Limited, was recognised as a financial asset at fair value through 
profit or loss within the other financial assets line item of the 
Company balance sheet. No fair value movement occurred  
during 2018.

The fair value changes to undesignated forward currency 
contracts are reported within the other operating income/
expenses line item in the Company income statement. 

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacImpairment of financial assets
The Company recognises an allowance for expected credit losses 
(“ECLs”) for all financial assets 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 Company expects to receive, discounted 
at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. The 
expected cash flows will include, if any, cash flows from the sale of 
collateral held or other credit enhancements that are integral to the 
contractual terms.

For financial assets measured at amortised cost 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 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). There was no significant increase in the 
credit risk for such financial assets since the initial recognition.

The Company considers a financial asset to be in default when 
available information indicates that the Company is unlikely to 
receive the outstanding contractual amounts in full. 

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 trade and other payables, net of 
directly attributable transaction costs.

The Company’s financial liabilities include trade and other 
payables, loans and borrowings including bank overdrafts and 
derivative financial instruments.

Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequent measurement financial liabilities are 
classified in the following categories:

•  Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
•  Loans and borrowings

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 by 
the Company that are not designated as hedging instruments in 
hedge relationships. 

Gains or losses on liabilities held for trading are recognised in the 
Company income statement.

Loans and borrowings
This category generally applies to interest-bearing loans and 
borrowings (note 16). After initial recognition, interest-bearing 
loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised 
cost using the EIR method. The EIR amortisation charge and the 
gains and losses, upon derecognition, are recognised in the other 
operating income or expenses line item in the Company income 
statement.

Amortised cost is calculated by considering any discount or 
premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part 
of the EIR. 

Derecognition of financial assets and liabilities
Financial assets
A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset) is 
derecognised where:

•  The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired
•  The Company retains the right to receive cash flows from 

the asset, but has assumed an obligation to pay them in full 
without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ 
arrangement; or

•  The Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows 

from the asset and either (a) has transferred substantially all the 
risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) has neither transferred nor 
retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but 
has transferred control of the asset

Financial liabilities
A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under 
the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires. If 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 a derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of 
a new liability such that the difference in the respective carrying 
amounts together with any costs or fees incurred are recognised 
in the Company income statement.

Offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net 
amount is reported in the balance sheet if there is a currently 
enforceable legal right to offset the recognised amounts and there 
is an intention to settle on a net basis, to realise the assets and 
settle the liabilities simultaneously.

Derivative financial instruments and hedging
The Company uses derivative financial instruments such as 
forward currency contracts to hedge its risks associated with 
foreign currency. Such derivative financial instruments are initially 
recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract 
is entered and are subsequently re-measured at fair value. 
Derivatives are carried as assets when the fair value is positive and 
as liabilities when the fair value is negative.

Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of 
derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are taken to 
the income statement.

The fair value of forward currency contracts is calculated by 
reference to current forward exchange rates for contracts with 
similar maturity profiles. 

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash at bank and in hand 
and short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months 
or less, net of expected credit loss allowance calculated based on 
the probability of default data for the counterparty sourced from a 
third-party provider.

For the purpose of the statement of cash flow, cash and cash 
equivalents consists of cash and cash equivalents as defined 
above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

189

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

2 Summary of significant accounting policies
continued

Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust
The Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust (the “Trust”) is treated 
as extension of the activities of the Company and accordingly 
the Company financial statements include all transactions 
and balances of the Trust except for transaction and balances 
between the Company and the Trust.

Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares
For the purpose of making awards under the Group’s employee 
share schemes, shares in the Company are purchased and held 
by the Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust. All these shares have 
been classified in the Company balance sheet as EBT shares 
within equity. Shares vested during the year are satisfied with 
these shares.

Share-based payments
Employees of subsidiaries receive remuneration in the form of 
share-based payment, whereby employees render services in 
exchange for Company shares or rights over shares (‘equity-
settled transactions’).

Equity-settled transactions
The cost of equity-settled transactions with employees is 
measured by reference to the fair value at the date on which they 
are granted. 

The cost of equity-settled transactions is invoiced to subsidiaries 
and recognised as a receivable within due from subsidiaries 
line item in the Company balance sheet, together with a 
corresponding increase in other reserves line item in the Company 
balance sheet, over the period in which the relevant employees 
become entitled to the award (the ‘vesting period’).

Significant accounting estimates
Sources of estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources 
of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period 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:

•  Recoverable amount of investments in subsidiaries and ECL 
allowance on amounts due from subsidiaries: the Company 
recognises an allowance for ECLs for amounts due from 
subsidiaries based on the difference between the contractual 
cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the 
cash flows that the Company expects to receive, discounted 
at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. 
The expected cash flows will include, if any, cash flows from 
the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements that 
are integral to the contractual terms. For determining the 
recoverable amount of investments in subsidiaries the Company 
determines at end of each reporting period whether there is 
any evidence of indicators of impairment in the carrying amount 
of its investments in subsidiaries. Where indicators exist, an 
impairment test is undertaken which requires management to 
estimate the recoverable amount of its assets which is based 
on value in use. The value in use calculation is based on output 
of management’s business planning process which involves 
assumptions relating to, but not limited to, future profitability, 
discount rate and inflation. The carrying amount of investments 
in and amounts due from subsidiaries was US$220m and 
US$1,945m respectively (2017: US$227m and US$2,105m 
respectively).

Taxation
Profits arising in the Company for the 2018 year of assessment will 
be subject to Jersey tax at the standard corporate income tax rate 
of 0%.

190

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac3 Revenue

Dividends from subsidiaries and associates are recognised when the right to receive payment is established. 

Dividend income from subsidiaries
Dividend income from associates (note 11)

4 General and administration expenses

2018  

US$m

572
8
580

2017  

US$m

207
3
210

General and administration expenses relate to costs directly incurred by the Company. This also includes re-charged portion of the 
corporate personnel cost, travelling and entertainment and professional cost by one of its subsidiaries of US$16m (2017: US$14m) 
recognised within general and administration expenses line item in the Company income statement.

Included in general and administration expenses is auditor’s remuneration of US$50,000 (2017: US$61,000) related to the fee for the 
audit of the Company’s financial statements. It excludes fees in relation to the audit of the Group financial statements, which are borne 
by Petrofac Services Limited.

5 Impairment of investments in subsidiaries and net reversal of provision for doubtful debts on amounts 
due from subsidiaries

Impairment of investments in subsidiaries
Net reversal of provision for doubtful debts on amounts due from subsidiaries

2018  

US$m

231
–

2017  

US$m

308
(252)

Impairment of investments in subsidiaries of US$231m relates to Petrofac Energy Developments International Limited resulting from the 
Group’s entity structure reorganisation due to the disposal of the Group’s 49% non-controlling interest of its operations in Mexico, refer 
note 11a of the Group’s consolidated financial statements (2017: US$239m relating to Petrofac UK Holdings Limited and $69m relating 
to Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited). 

At 31 December 2017, one of the subsidiaries of the Company provided a financial guarantee to Company’s subsidiaries in respect of the 
amounts owned by these entities to the Company. This resulted in a reversal of earlier impairment provisions booked against amounts due 
from subsidiaries of US$294m which was offset by a provision for doubtful debts on amounts due from subsidiaries of US$42m.

6 Other operating income

Exchange gain and forward points on undesignated foreign currency contracts
Recharges to subsidiaries
Others

7 Other operating expenses

Effective interest rate amortisation and losses resulting from changes  
in interest-bearing loans and borrowings repayment terms (note 16)
Loss on sale of a subsidiary (note 10)
Others

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

6
4
–
10

4
–
1
5

2018  

US$m

20171  
US$m

12
41
19
72

6
7
17
30

1Re-presentation of ‘impairment of investments in subsidiaries’ and ‘net reversal of provision for doubtful debts on amounts 
due from subsidiaries’
During 2018, Management reported material items relating to ‘impairment of investments in subsidiaries’ and ‘net reversal of provision 
for doubtful debts on amounts due from subsidiaries’ separately in the Company income statement. As a result the comparative 
information was re-presented and associated amounts were reclassified from ‘other operating expenses’ to separate line items in the 
Company income statement. This reclassification did not have any impact on the Company balance sheet nor the Company statement 
of cash flows.

Loss on sale of a subsidiary
On 26 August 2018, the Company signed a sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) with Ithaca Energy UK Ltd for the disposal of its 
wholly owned subsidiary, Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited. The disposal was completed on 11 December 2018, and a loss on disposal 
of US$41m was recognised in the Company income statement. The carrying amount of GSA investment at the time of the disposal 
was US$224m. The fair value of consideration comprised cash consideration of US$106m, deferred consideration of US$59m and 
contingent consideration of US$19m with associated disposal costs of US$1m. 

191

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

7 Other operating expenses 
continued 

Cash consideration of US$106m was received by the Company on the date of completion; the deferred consideration of US$59m, 
recoverable over a period of four years under the terms of the SPA, was initially recognised at fair value using a discount rate of 8.4% 
and will subsequently be measured at amortised cost as a non-current financial asset in the Company balance sheet (note 17). No 
unwinding of the discount on the deferred consideration was recognised from the date of disposal to the end of the reporting period in 
the Company income statement. 

The contingent consideration of US$19m is dependent upon certain performance conditions being satisfied and is recoverable 
over a period of one year and was recognised as a current financial asset in the Company balance sheet (note 17). The contingent 
consideration was initially measured and recognised at fair value and will subsequently be measured at fair value with any fair value 
gain and loss recognised as an expense in the Company income statement. No fair value movement was recognised from the date 
of disposal to the end of the reporting period. The fair value of the contingent consideration took into consideration Management’s 
expectation of meeting certain performance conditions by applying a risk factor (a Level 3 measurement of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ 
contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) to the maximum contingent consideration receivable. A 10% increase in risk the 
factor would result in a negative fair value change of US$3m.

Other expenses mainly include legal and professional expenses of US$16m (2017: US$16m).

8 Finance income/(expense)

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

3
36
39

(55)
(14)
(69)

2
38
40

(55)
(5)
(60)

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

–
–
86
42
128

148
44
–
–
192

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

88

88

Finance income
Bank interest
On amounts due from subsidiaries
Total finance income
Finance expense
Long-term borrowings
On amounts due to subsidiaries
Total finance expense

9 Dividends paid and proposed

Declared and paid during the year
Equity dividends on ordinary shares:
Final dividend for 2016 (US$0.438 per share)
Interim dividend 2017 (US$0.127 per share)
Final dividend for 2017 (US$0.253 per share) 
Interim dividend 2018 (US$0.127 per share)

Proposed for approval at the Annual General Meeting
(not recognised as a liability as at 31 December)
Equity dividends on ordinary shares:
Final dividend for 2018: US$0.253 per share (2017: US$0.253 per share)

192

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac10 Investments in subsidiaries

At 31 December, the Company had investments in the following active subsidiaries:

Name of company

Trading subsidiaries
Petrofac Services Limited
Petrofac UK Holdings Limited
Jermyn Insurance Company Limited
Petrofac International Limited
Petrofac Energy Developments International Limited
Petrofac Facilities Management International Limited
Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited
Petrofac Integrated Energy Services Limited
Petrofac Training International Limited
Petroleum Facilities E & C Limited
Petrofac South East Asia Pte Limited
Petrofac Treasury UK Limited
Petrofac Inc.

11 Investments in associates

At 31 December, the Company had investments in the following active associates:

At 1 January
Additions
At 31 December

Country of incorporation

England
England
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Singapore
UK
USA

Proportion of nominal value  
of issued shares controlled  
by the Company

2018

100
100
100
100
100
100
–
100
100
100
99
100
100

2017

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
–
100

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

7
–
7

–
 7
7

Dividends received during the year include US$6m received from PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited and US$2m received from  
PetroFirst Infrastructure 2 Limited (2017: US$2m received from PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited and US$1m received from PetroFirst 
Infrastructure 2 Limited).

12 Amounts due from/due to subsidiaries

Amounts due from/due to subsidiaries comprise both interest and non-interest bearing short-term loans provided to/received from 
subsidiaries listed in note 34 of the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

At 31 December 2018, the amounts due from subsidiaries were reported net of expected credit loss (“ECL”) allowance in accordance 
with IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’. At 31 December 2017, the amounts due from subsidiaries were reported net of impairment 
allowance in accordance with IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. The Company applied IFRS 9 
retrospectively, with the initial application date of 1 January 2018, without adjusting the comparative information, therefore the 2018 and 
2017 columns in the table below are not comparable.

The movement in ECL allowance during 2018 and movement in impairment allowance during 2017 against amounts due from 
subsidiaries was as follows:

At 1 January
Impairment allowance under IAS 39 reclassified at the date of initial application of IFRS 9
Derecognised on disposal
Recognised/(reversed) 
At 31 December

2018 
calculated in 
accordance 
with IFRS 9)

2017 
(calculated in 
accordance 
with IAS 39)

ECL 
allowance 
US$m

Impairment 
US$m

–
125
(120)
6
11

377
–
–
(252)
125

193

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

12 Amounts due from/due to subsidiaries 
continued

At 31 December 2018, the analysis of amounts due from subsidiaries is as follows:

Expected credit loss rate
Total gross carrying amount
Less: ECL allowance 
Net amounts due from subsidiaries at 31 December 

13 Cash and short-term deposits

Cash at bank and in hand
Short-term deposits

The fair value of cash and bank short-term deposit balances is US$54m (2017: US$35m). 

For the purposes of the Company statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:

Cash at bank and in hand
Short-term deposits
Bank overdrafts (note 16)

 US$m

0.6%
1,956
(11)
1,945

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

9
45
54

35
–
35

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

9
45
(18)
36

35
–
(8)
27

The Company applied IFRS 9 retrospectively, with the initial application date of 1 January 2018. No ECL allowance was recognised at 
the date of initial application or during the year.

14 Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares

For the purpose of making awards under the Group’s share-based payment plans, shares in the Company are purchased and held by 
the Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust. These shares have been classified in the Company balance sheet as EBT shares within equity.

The movements in total EBT shares are shown below:

At 1 January
Purchase of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Issue of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
At 31 December

2018

2017

Number

US$m

Number

US$m

6,226,375
6,045,843
(3,207,299)
9,064,919

102
44
(39)
107

5,932,474
3,406,314
(3,112,413)
6,226,375

105
39
(42)
102

Shares vested during the year include dividend shares of 353,528 shares (2017: 303,554 shares). 

15 Share-based payments reserve

Balance at 1 January 2017
Issue of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Credit to equity for share-based payments charge invoiced to subsidiaries
Balance at 1 January 2018
Issue of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Credit to equity for share-based payments charge invoiced to subsidiaries
Balance at 31 December 2018

 Share-based 
payments 
reserve

US$m

84
(38)
35
81
(34)
32
79

Share-based payments reserve
The share-based payments reserve is used to recognise the value of equity-settled share-based payments awarded to employees of 
subsidiaries and transfers out of this reserve are made upon vesting of the original share awards.

194

Annual report and accounts 2018 Petrofac16 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 

The Company had the following interest-bearing loans and borrowings outstanding:

Non-current
Revolving Credit Facility 
Export Credit Agency funding (SACE and UKEF facilities)
Term loans

Less: Debt acquisition costs net of accumulated amortisation and effective interest rate adjustments

Current 
Senior Notes
Export Credit Agency funding (SACE and UKEF facilities)
Term loans
Bank overdrafts

Less: Debt acquisition costs net of accumulated amortisation and effective interest rate adjustments

Total interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Details of the Company’s interest-bearing loans and borrowings are as follows: 

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

80
–
300
380
(4)
376

–
115
125
18
258
(1)
257
633

555
115
200
870
(16)
854

677
18
–
8
703
(1)
702
1,556

Revolving Credit Facility
The Company has a US$1,200m committed Revolving Credit Facility with a syndicate of international banks, which is available for 
general corporate purposes. US$200m of the facility will mature in June 2020 and the remaining US$1,000m will mature in June 2021. 
As at 31 December 2018, US$80m was drawn under this facility (2017: US$555m). 

Interest is payable on the drawn balance of the facility and in addition utilisation fees are payable depending on the level of utilisation.

Export Credit Agency funding
In 2015, the Company entered into two term loan facilities guaranteed, respectively, by the Italian Export Credit Agency (SACE) and 
the UK Export Credit Agency (UKEF). Following the disposal of JSD6000 installation vessel and transfer of associated owner furnished 
equipment to the Purchaser during 2018 the SACE and UKEF facilities will mature in June 2019. At 31 December 2018, the amortised 
cost of the liability has been adjusted to reflect the revised contractual cash flows, in line with the requirements of IFRS 9 ‘Financial 
Instruments’, which resulted in an additional charge of US$6m recognised within other operating expense line item in the Company 
income statement (note 7). As at 31 December 2018, US$43m was drawn under the SACE facility (2017: US$50m) and US$72m was 
drawn under the UKEF facility (2018: US$83m). No further drawings can be made from these facilities.

In February 2019, after the end of the reporting period, the Company received a pre-payment waiver from the SACE Export Credit 
Agency facility Lenders (the “Lenders”) and the associated facility will now mature in 2025. The waiver has been treated as a non-
adjusting event after the reporting period, since provision of the waiver was at sole discretion of the Lenders.

Term loans
At 31 December 2018, the Company had in place five bilateral term loans with a combined total of approximately US$483m. As at that 
date, US$425m was drawn under these facilities (2017: US$200m). Of the total, US$25m is scheduled to mature in February 2019 and 
US$100m is scheduled to mature in August 2019. The balance will mature in 2020.

Senior Notes
The Company repaid aggregate principal amount of US$677m Senior Notes in October 2018.

Bank overdrafts
Bank overdrafts are drawn down in United States dollar, Arab Emirates dirham and sterling denominations to meet the Company’s 
working capital requirements. These are repayable on demand.

Compliance with covenants
The Revolving Credit Facility, the Export Credit Agency facilities and the term loans (together, the Senior Loans) are subject to two 
financial covenants relating to leverage and interest cover. The Company was compliant with these covenants for the year ending 
31 December 2018. 

The Senior Loans are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally in right of payment with each other and with 
the Company’s other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

195

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

17 Other financial assets and other financial liabilities

Other financial assets
Non-current
Forward currency contracts on behalf of subsidiaries 
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd (note 7)

Current
Forward currency contracts on behalf of subsidiaries 
Forward currency contracts undesignated
Contingent consideration receivable arising from the disposal  
of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited (note 7)

Other financial liabilities
Non-current
Forward currency contracts on behalf of subsidiaries

Current
Forward currency contracts on behalf of subsidiaries
Forward currency contracts undesignated 
Oil derivative on behalf of subsidiaries
Interest payable

Classification

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

Fair value through profit and loss
Amortised cost

Fair value through profit and loss
Fair value through profit and loss

Fair value through profit and loss

Fair value through profit and loss

Fair value through profit and loss
Fair value through profit and loss
Fair value through profit and loss
Fair value through profit and loss

1
59
60

25
14

19
58

2
2

17
3
–
2
22

23
–
23

20
1

–
21

8
8

16
9
2
6
33

The deferred consideration, recoverable over a period of four years under the terms of the Sales and Purchase Agreement, of 
US$59m from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd relating to the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited, was initially recognised at fair value 
using a discount rate of 8.4% and will subsequently be measured at amortised cost. No unwinding of the discount on the deferred 
consideration was recognised from the date of disposal to the end of the reporting period in the Company income statement. There was 
no significant increase in the credit risk for such financial asset since the initial recognition.

Fair value measurement
All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the 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:  Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets or liabilities
Level 2: 

 Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as 
prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices)

Level 3:  Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable

196

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacSet out below is a comparison of the carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments as at 31 December:

Financial assets
Measured at amortised cost
Cash and short-term deposits (note 13)
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd (note 17)
Measured at fair value through profit and loss
Contingent consideration receivable arising from the disposal of Petrofac GSA 
Holdings Limited (note 17)
Forward currency contracts on behalf of subsidiaries
Forward currency contracts undesignated

Financial liabilities
Measured at amortised cost
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (note 16)
Senior Notes
Term loans
Revolving Credit Facility
Export Credit Agency funding
Bank overdrafts
Interest payable
Measured at fair value through profit and loss
Forward currency contracts on behalf of subsidiaries
Forward currency contracts undesignated
Oil derivative on behalf of subsidiaries

Carrying amount

Fair value

Level 

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

Level 2
Level 2

Level 3
Level 2
Level 2

Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2

Level 2
Level 2
Level 2

54
59

19
26
14

–
424
77
114
18
2

19
3
–

35
–

–
43
1

677
198
550
124
8
6

24
9
2

54
59

19
26
14

–
425
80
115
18
2

19
3
–

35
–

–
43
1

677
200
555
133
8
6

24
9
2

Management assessed the carrying amounts of trade and other receivables, amounts due from/due to subsidiaries and trade and other 
payables to approximate their fair values and are therefore excluded from the above table.

When the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities recognised in the Company balance sheet cannot be measured based 
on quoted prices in active markets, their fair value is measured using valuation techniques including discounted cash flow (“DCF”) 
model. The inputs to these models are taken from observable markets where possible, but where such information is not available, a 
degree of judgement is required in establishing fair values. Judgements include considerations of inputs such as liquidity risk, credit risk 
and volatility. Changes in assumptions relating to these factors could affect the recognised fair value of financial instruments and are 
discussed further below. 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values for material financial instruments:

•  The Company enters into derivative financial instruments with various counterparties, principally financial institutions with investment 
grade credit ratings. Foreign exchange forward contracts are valued using valuation techniques, which employ the use of market 
observable inputs. The most frequently applied valuation techniques include forward pricing using present value calculations. The 
models incorporate various inputs including the credit quality of counterparties, foreign exchange spot and forward rates, yield curves 
of the respective currencies, currency basis spreads between the respective currencies, interest rate curves and forward rate curves 
of the underlying commodity.

•  The fair value of deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd is equivalent to its amortised costs determined as the 

present value of discounted future cash flows using the discount rate of 8.4% which includes the counterparty’s risk of default. 
•  The fair value of contingent consideration receivable arising from the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited is calculated as 

explained in note 7.

•  The fair values of long-term interest-bearing loans and borrowings are equivalent to their amortised costs determined as the present 

value of discounted future cash flows using the effective interest rate

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings1
At 31 December 2018
At 31 December 2017

1 January  
2018  

US$m

1,565
1,762

Cash  
inflows  
US$m

1,858
1,106

Cash  
outflows 
US$m

31 December 
2018  

US$m

(2,803)
(1,303)

620
1,565

1 

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings excludes overdrafts of $18m since these are included within cash and equivalents. Debt acquisition costs paid during 2017 amounted to US$1m.

197

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

18 Commitments and contingent liabilities
Commitments
In the normal course of business the Company will obtain surety bonds, letters of credit and guarantees, which are contractually 
required to secure performance, advance payment or in lieu of retentions being withheld. Some of these facilities are secured by issue 
of corporate guarantees on behalf of its subsidiaries by the Company in favour of the issuing banks.

At 31 December 2018, the Company had outstanding letters of guarantee, including performance and advance payments of US$752m 
(2017: US$728m).

At 31 December 2018, the Company had outstanding forward exchange contracts amounting to US$2,610m (2017: US$2,949m). These 
commitments consist of future obligations either to acquire or to sell designated amounts of foreign currency at agreed rates and value 
dates (note 19).

Other matter
As described in pages 5, 27 and 76 of the 2018 Annual Report, on 12 May 2017, the UK Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) announced an 
investigation into the activities of Petrofac, its subsidiaries, and their officers, employees and agents for suspected bribery, corruption, 
and/or money laundering. The SFO announced on 7 February 2019 that a former Petrofac employee had entered a guilty plea to 11 
counts of bribery under the Bribery Act 2010. No charges have been brought against any Group company or any other officers or 
employees to date. Although not charged, a number of Petrofac individuals and entities are alleged to have acted together with the 
individual concerned. The SFO investigation is ongoing. The existence of any possible future financial obligations (such as fines or 
penalties), or other consequences, is unable to be determined at this time.

19 Risk management and financial instruments
Risk management objectives and policies
The Company’s principal financial assets and liabilities are amounts due from and due to subsidiaries, forward currency contracts, cash 
and short-term deposits and interest-bearing loans and borrowings.

The Company’s activities expose it to various financial risks particularly associated with interest rate risks on its external variable rate 
loans and borrowings. The Company has a policy not to enter speculative trading of financial derivatives.

The other main risks besides interest rate are foreign currency risk, credit risk and liquidity risk and the policies relating to these risks are 
discussed in detail below:

Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk arises from the possibility that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Company’s interest-bearing financial 
liabilities and assets. The Company does not hedge its exposure on its interest-bearing funding to/from subsidiaries. 

Interest rate sensitivity analysis
The impact on the Company’s before tax profit and equity due to a reasonably possible change in interest rates is demonstrated in the 
table below. 

The analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant.

Before tax profit

Equity

100 basis 
point  
increase 
US$m

5
6

100 basis 
point 
decrease 
US$m

(5)
(6)

100 basis 
point  
increase 
US$m

100 basis 
point 
decrease 
US$m

–

–

31 December 2018
31 December 2017

198

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacThe following table reflects the maturity profile of interest-bearing financial assets and liabilities that are subject to interest rate risk:

Year ended 31 December 2018

Financial liabilities
Floating rates
Bank overdrafts
Revolving Credit Facility 
Term loans
Export Credit Agency funding
Amount due to subsidiaries (interest-bearing)

Financial assets
Floating rates 
Cash and short-term deposits (note 13)
Amount due from subsidiaries (interest-bearing)

Year ended 31 December 2017

Financial liabilities
Floating rates
Bank overdrafts
Revolving Credit Facility 
Term loans
Export Credit Agency funding
Amount due to subsidiaries (interest-bearing)

Financial assets
Floating rates 
Cash and short-term deposits (note 13)

Amount due from subsidiaries (interest-bearing)

Within 1 year 
US$m

1–2 years 
US$m

2–3 years 
US$m

3–4 years 
US$m

4–5 years 
US$m

More than  
5 years  
US$m

Total  

US$m

18
–
125
115
1,142
1,400

54
1,214
1,268

–
–
300
–
–
300

–
–
–

–
80
–
–
–
80

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–

18
80
425
115
1,142
1,780

54
1,214
1,268

Within 1 year 
US$m

1–2 years 
US$m

2–3 years 
US$m

3–4 years 
US$m

4–5 years 
US$m

More than  
5 years  
US$m

Total  

US$m

8
–
–
18
413
439

35

878

913

–
–
200
18
–
218

–

–

–

–
555
–
17
–
572

–

–

–

–
–
–
18
–
18

–

–

–

–
–
–
18
–
18

–

–

–

–
–
–
44
–
44

–

–

–

8
555
200
133
413
1,309

35

878

913

Financial liabilities in the above table are disclosed gross of debt acquisition costs and effective interest rate adjustments of US$5m 
(2017: US$17m).

Interest on financial instruments classified as floating rate is repriced at intervals of less than one year. 

Foreign currency risk
The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk on translation of assets and liabilities that are in a currency other than the United 
States dollar reporting currency of the Company. 

The Company uses forward currency contracts to manage the foreign currency exposure on all amounts due from and due to subsidiaries.

The Company is only exposed to foreign currency exposure relating to cash and bank balances and an amount of sterling £37m payable 
to a subsidiary. 

The following table summarises the impact on the Company’s profit before tax and equity (due to change in the fair value of monetary 
assets and liabilities) of a reasonably possible change in US dollar exchange rates with respect to different currencies:

31 December 2018
31 December 2017

Before tax profit

Equity

+10% US 
dollar rate 
increase 
US$m

1(18)
–

–10% US 
dollar rate 
decrease 
US$m

118
–

+10% US 
dollar rate 
increase 
US$m

–10% US 
dollar rate 
decrease 
US$m

–
–

– 
– 

1 

Includes impact on pegged currencies mainly relating to interest bearing loans and borrowings denominated in Arab Emirates dirham.

199

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportNOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
CONTINUED

19 Risk management and financial instruments 
continued

At 31 December 2018, the Company had foreign exchange forward contracts as follows:

Euro purchases
Sterling sales
Kuwaiti dinar sales
Russian Ruble purchases
Malaysian ringgit purchases
Japanese yen sales
Arab Emirates dirham purchases
Canadian dollar purchases
New Zealand dollar purchases

Contract value

Fair value (undesignated)

2018  

US$m

311
(468)
(942)
29
–
–
150
8
–

2017  

US$m

42
(478)
(1,525)
–
24
(3)
–
11
1

2018  

US$m

2017  

US$m

17
11
(8)
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
18

31
(7)
(12)
–
(1)
–
–
–
–
11

The above foreign exchange contracts mature and will affect income between January 2019 and August 2021 (2017: between January 
2018 and February 2020).

Credit risk

The Company’s principal financial assets are cash and short-term deposits and amounts due from subsidiaries.

The Company manages its credit risk in relation to cash and short-term deposits by only depositing cash with financial institutions that 
have high credit ratings provided by international credit rating agencies.

Liquidity risk
The Company’s objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of Revolving Credit 
Facility, Export Credit Agency funding and term loans, to reduce its exposure to liquidity risk.

The maturity profiles of the Company’s financial liabilities at 31 December 2018 are as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2018

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Trade and other payables
Amounts due to subsidiaries
Derivative instruments
Interest payments

Year ended 31 December 2017

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Trade and other payables
Amounts due to subsidiaries
Derivative instruments
Interest payments

6 months  
or less  
US$m

6–12 months 
US$m

1–2 years 
US$m

2–5 years 
US$m

More than  
5 years  
US$m

Contractual 
undiscounted 
cash flows 
US$m

Carrying 
amount  
US$m

158
3
–
15
11
187

100
–
1,183
5
8
1,296

300
–
–
2
11
313

80
–
–
–
2
82

–
–
–
–
–
–

638
3
1,183
22
32
1,878

633
3
1,183
22
–
1,841

6 months  
or less  
US$m

6–12 months 
US$m

1–2 years 
US$m

2–5 years 
US$m

More than  
5 years  
US$m

Contractual 
undiscounted 
cash flows 
US$m

Carrying 
amount  
US$m

17
7
–
25
25
74

686
–
401
2
20
1,109

218
–
–
8
22
248

608
–
–
–
30
638

44
–
–
–
1
45

1,573
7
401
35
98
2,114

1,556
7
401
35
–
1.999

The Company uses various funded facilities provided by banks and its own financial assets to fund the above-mentioned financial liabilities.

200

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacCapital management
The Company’s policy is to maintain a robust capital base using a combination of external and internal financing to support its activities 
as the holding company for the Group.

The Company’s gearing ratio is as follows:

Cash and short-term deposits (note 13) 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (A) (note 16)
Net debt (B)
Total equity (C)
Gross gearing ratio (A/C)
Net gearing ratio (B/C)

20 Related party transactions

2018  

US$m

54
(633)
(579)
502
126.1%
115.3%

2017  

US$m

35
(1,556)
(1,521)
413
376.8%
368.3%

The Company’s related parties consist of its subsidiaries and the transactions and amounts due to/due from them are either of funding 
or investing nature (note 10). The Company recharged share-based payment costs of US$32m (2017: US$35m) to its subsidiaries 
in relation to the Group’s share-based payment plans for the Group’s employees. In addition, the Company also obtained letters of 
guarantees on behalf of its subsidiaries and the cost of US$3m (2017: nil) incurred on such guarantees was recharged by the Company 
to its subsidiaries. The Company also received dividends from its subsidiaries of US$572m (2017: US$207m), note 3.

The remuneration paid by the Company to its Non-executive Directors was US$1m (2017: US$1m). The Company was also re-charged 
a portion of the key management personnel cost by one of its subsidiaries. The amount recharged during the year was US$16m 
(2017: US$14m), of which key management personnel cost was US$2m (2017: US$2m). For further details of the full amount of key 
management personnel costs refer to note 31 of the Group’s consolidated financial statements. 

21 Share capital

There was no movement in the number of issued and fully paid ordinary shares during the year.

The share capital comprises only one class of ordinary shares. The ordinary shares carry a voting right and the right to a dividend.

Share premium: The balance on the share premium account represents the amount received in excess of the nominal value of the 
ordinary shares.

Capital redemption reserve: The balance on the capital redemption reserve represents the aggregated nominal value of the ordinary 
shares repurchased and cancelled.

201

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportShareholder warning 
Shareholders should be very wary of any unsolicited advice, offers 
to buy shares at a discount or offers of free company reports on 
the Company. Fraudsters use persuasive and high pressure 
tactics to lure investors into scams and they may offer to sell 
shares that often turn out to be worthless, overpriced or even 
non-existent. Whilst high returns are promised, those who invest 
usually end up losing their money. 

Please keep in mind that firms authorised by the Financial 
Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) are unlikely to contact you out of the 
blue. If you receive any unsolicited investment advice:

•  Make sure you get the correct name of the person and 

organisation and make a record of any other information they give 
you, e.g. telephone number, address, Ask for their “firm reference 
number” (FRN)

•  Check that they are properly authorised by FCA before  
getting involved. You can check the FCA register at  
https://register.fca.org.uk/ or call +44 (0)800 111 6768

•  Report approaches to the FCA – a list of unauthorised overseas 

firms who are targeting, or have targeted, UK investors is 
maintained. Reporting such organisations means the list can be 
kept up to date and appropriate action be considered

•  Inform Link Market Services (Jersey) Limited, our Registrars.  

They are not able to investigate such incidents themselves, but will 
record the details and pass them on to the Company and liaise 
with the FCA on your behalf

•  Consider that if you deal with an unauthorised firm, you would  
not be eligible to receive payment under the Financial Services 
Compensation Scheme

If you suspect you have been approached by fraudsters  
please contact the FCA using the share fraud reporting form at  
fca.org.uk/scams. 

You can also call the FCA Helpline on  
0800 111 6768 (freephone), or  
0300 500 8082 (UK), or  
+44 207 066 1000 (outside UK). 

If you have already paid money to share fraudsters, you should 
contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or online at  
www.actionfraud.police.uk. 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 
AS AT DECEMBER 2018

Registrar 
Link Market Services (Jersey) Limited 
12 Castle Street 
St Helier 
Jersey JE2 3RT

Auditors 
Ernst & Young LLP 
1 More London Place 
London SE1 2AF

Corporate Brokers 
Goldman Sachs 
Peterborough Court 
133 Fleet Street 
London EC4A 2BB

JP Morgan Cazenove 
25 Bank Street 
Canary Wharf 
London E14 5JP

Legal Advisers to the Company 
Linklaters LLP 
One Silk Street  
London EC2Y 8HQ

Corporate and Financial PR 
Tulchan Communications Group 
85 Fleet Street 
London EC4Y 1AE

Company Secretary and registered office 
Intertrust Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited 
44 Esplanade 
St Helier 
Jersey JE4 9WG

Stock Exchange Listing 
Petrofac shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange 
using code ‘PFC.L’.

Financial Calendar1

3 May 2019

24 May 2019

28 August 2019

October 2019

Annual General Meeting

Final dividend payment

Half Year Results announcement

Interim dividend payment

1  Dates are based on current expectations.

Copies of all announcements will be available on the Company’s 
website at www.petrofac.com following release.

202

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacGLOSSARY 

A
AGM
Annual General Meeting

AIRB
Asset Integrity Review Board

Appraisal Well
A well drilled into a discovered accumulation to provide data 
necessary to define a Field Development Plan for the accumulation
B
Backlog
Backlog consists of the estimated revenue attributable to the 
uncompleted portion of lump-sum engineering, procurement and 
construction contracts and variation orders plus, with regard to 
engineering, operations, maintenance and Integrated Energy 
Services contracts, the estimated revenue attributable to the 
lesser of the remaining term of the contract and five years. 
Backlog will not be booked on Integrated Energy Services 
contracts where the Group has entitlement to reserves. The 
Group uses this key performance indicator as a measure of the 
visibility of future earnings. Backlog is not an audited measure

Barrel
A unit of volume measurement used for petroleum

bbl
One barrel of oil

Block
A subdivision of an underground petroleum reservoir, by a 
resource owner, for the purposes of licensing and administering 
exploration, appraisal and production of resources, by oil and gas 
companies 

boe
Barrel of oil equivalent

bpd
Barrel per day

Brownfield Development
Further investment in a mature field, to enhance its production 
capacity, thereby increasing recovery and extending field life
C
Capex
Capital expenditure

CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States

Cost plus KPIs
A reimbursable contract which includes an incentive income linked 
to the successful delivery of key performance indicators (KPIs)

CR
Corporate responsibility
D
DBSP
Deferred Bonus Share Plan

DECC
Department of Energy and Climate Change (UK)

Decommissioning
The re-use, recycling and disposal of redundant oil and gas facilities

Downstream
The downstream sector commonly refers to the refining of 
petroleum crude oil and the processing and purifying of raw 
natural gas, as well as the marketing and distribution of products 
derived from crude oil and natural gas

Duty Holder
A contracting model under which Petrofac provides a complete 
managed service, covering production and maintenance work, 
both offshore and onshore, to reduce the costs of operating and 
to extend the life of the facilities
E
EBITDA
Calculated as profit before tax and net finance costs and income, 
but after our share of profits/losses from associates and joint 
ventures (as per the consolidated income statement), adjusted to 
add back charges for depreciation and amortisation (as per note 3 
to the financial statements)

EBT
Employee Benefit Trust

E&C
Engineering & Construction

EPC
Engineering, Procurement and Construction

EPCC
Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning

EPCIC
Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning

EPCI
Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation

EPCm
Engineering, Procurement and Construction management

EPS
Earnings per share

EPS East
Engineering & Production Services East

EPS West
Engineering & Production Services West 

ExCom
Executive Committee
F
FEED
Front-End Engineering and Design

Field Development Plan (FDP)
A document setting out the manner in which a hydrocarbon 
discovery is to be developed and operated

FID
Final Investment Decision

FPSO
Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel

FPF
Floating Production Facility

203

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacFinancial statementsGovernanceStrategic reportGLOSSARY 
CONTINUED

G
Gas field
A field containing natural gas but no oil

Greenfield development
Development of a new field
H
HSE
Health & Safety Executive (UK)

HSSEIA
Health, safety, security, environment and integrity assurance

HVDC
High-voltage direct current

Hydrocarbon
A compound containing only the elements hydrogen and carbon 
– can be solid, liquid or gas
I
IAS
International Accounting Standards

IES
Integrated Energy Services. The IES division harnesses Petrofac’s 
existing service capabilities and delivers them on an integrated basis 
to resource holders with the aim of supporting the development of 
their oil and gas resources, enhancing production from their mature 
reservoirs and helping them to build national capability

IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards

IOC
International oil company
K
KPI
Key performance indicator
L
LNG
Liquefied natural gas

Lump-sum turnkey project
An agreement in which a contractor designs, constructs, and 
manages a project until it is ready to be handed over to the 
customer and operation can begin immediately

LTI
Lost time injury
M
MENA
Middle East and North Africa region

mm boe
Million barrels of oil equivalents

mmscfd
Million standard cubic feet per day

MOPU
Mobile offshore production unit

MOU
Memorandum of understanding
N
NOC
National oil company

204

O
OCP
Offshore Capital Projects. A service line which specialises in 
offshore engineering, procurement, installation and construction 
services for greenfield projects

OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Oil field
A geographic area under which an oil reservoir lies

OPEC
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
P
PEC
Production Enhancement Contract is where Petrofac is paid a 
tariff per barrel for oil and gas production and therefore has no 
commodity price exposure. PECs are appropriate for mature fields 
which have a long production history

PMC
Project Management Contractor – managing an external 
construction contractor to manage construction of a facility

PSC
Production Sharing Contract

PSP
Performance Share Plan
R
Reimbursable services
Where the cost of Petrofac’s services are reimbursed by the 
customer plus an agreed margin

RI
Recordable injury

ROCE
Return on capital employed

RSC
Risk Service Contract is where Petrofac develops, operates and 
maintains a field, while the resource holder retains ownership and 
control of its reserves

RSP
Restricted Share Plan
S
SIP
Share Incentive Plan

SURF
Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines
T
TSR
Total shareholder return
U
UKCS
United Kingdom Continental Shelf

UNGC
United Nations Global Compact

Upstream
The segment of the petroleum industry relating to exploration, 
development and production of oil and gas resources

Annual report and accounts 2018 PetrofacDesigned and produced by SampsonMay 
Telephone: 020 7403 4099  www.sampsonmay.com

Printed by PUSH  www.push-print.com

This report has been printed on Magno satin which is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and contains 10% recovered fibre, 
diverting waste from landfill. The paper is made at a mill with EMAS and ISO 14001 environmental management system accreditation.

This report has been printed using inks made from non-hazardous vegetable oil derived from renewable sources.

Over 90% of solvents are recycled for further use and recycling initiatives are in place for all other waste associated with this production.  
The printers are FSC and ISO 14001 certified with strict procedures in place to safeguard the environment throughout all their processes.  
They have also registered with and have had audits carried out by the Carbon Trust to reduce their carbon footprint.

P

e

t

r

o

f

a

c

A

n

n

u

a

l

r

e

p

o

r

t

a

n

d

a

c

c

o

u

n

t

s

2

0

1

8

Petrofac Services Limited  
117 Jermyn Street  
London SW1Y 6HH  
United Kingdom 
Tel:  +44 20 7811 4900  
Fax: +44 20 7811 4901

www.petrofac.com

 
 
 
 
 
P
e
t
r
o
f
a
c
A
n
n
u
a

l

r
e
p
o
r
t
a
n
d
a
c
c
o
u
n
t
s
2
0
1
8