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Enabling our clients 
to meet the world’s 
evolving energy needs

2020  
Annual 
report and 
accounts

Enabling our clients 
to meet the world’s 
evolving energy needs

Read more at
www.petrofac.com

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the 
energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service 
offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety 
of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility they need.

Engineering expertise, expertly delivered, is at the heart 
of everything we do. Our engineering excellence enables 
us to design and build world-class energy facilities that are 
engineered for safety and efficiency.

Highlights

Revenue

EBITDA1,2

US$4,081m

Year ended 31 December 2019: 
US$5,530 million

US$211m

Year ended 31 December 2019: 
US$559 million

Business performance 
net profit1,3

US$48m

Year ended 31 December 2019: 
US$276 million

Reported net profit / (loss)3

Full year dividend per share

Diluted earnings per share1,3

US$(180)m

Year ended 31 December 2019: 
US$73 million

nil cents

Year ended 31 December 2019:  
12.7 cents

14.2 cents

Year ended 31 December 2019:  
80.4 cents

Free cash flow4

Return on capital employed1,5

Backlog6

US$(73)m

Year ended 31 December 2019: 
US$138 million

7.0%

Year ended 31 December 2019:  
23.3%

US$5.0bn

As at 31 December 2019:  
US$7.4 billion

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In-Country Value spend8

B

53%

Year ended 31 December 2019: B

Year ended 31 December 2019: 41%

Employee completion of 
mandatory Code of Conduct 
e-learning9

99.3%

Year ended 31 December 2019: 97.9%

1  Business performance before separately disclosed 

items. This measures underlying business performance.

2   Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and 

amortisation (EBITDA) is calculated as operating 
profit, including the share of net profit of associates 
and joint ventures, adjusted to add back charges for 
depreciation and amortisation (see A3 in Appendix A 
to the consolidated financial statements).

3   Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders, as 
reported in the consolidated income statement.
4   Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from 

operating activities, plus net cash flows from investing 
activities, plus net interest on borrowing and interest on 
finance leases plus amounts received from/paid to from 
non-controlling interests (see A6 in Appendix A to the 
consolidated financial statements).

5   Return on capital employed (ROCE) is calculated as 

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

6  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.

7  Carbon Disclosure Project
8  % spend on local goods and services, excludes 

JV projects

9  Employees with line management responsibility 

Strategic report
02  Petrofac at a glance
04  Chairman’s statement
07  Group Chief Executive’s review
10  COVID-19 response
12  Stakeholder engagement
16  Market outlook
20  Our business model
22  Our strategy at a glance
24  Year in review
32  Key performance indicators
34  Environmental, Social and Governance
60  Risk management
62  Principal risks and uncertainties
68  Viability statement
70  Segmental overview
Financial review
75 

Governance
80  Chairman’s introduction
82  Board of Directors 
85  Our leadership team
86  Corporate Governance report
94  Audit Committee report
102  Nominations Committee report
105  Compliance and Ethics 
Committee report

107  Directors’ remuneration report
118  Directors’ statements

Financial statements
119  Group financial statements
120 
131  Consolidated income statement
132  Consolidated statement of other 

Independent auditor’s report

comprehensive income
133  Consolidated balance sheet
134  Consolidated statement of cash flows
135  Consolidated statement of changes 

in equity

136  Notes to the consolidated 
financial statements

191  Appendices
197  Company financial statements
198  Company income statement
198  Company statement of other 
comprehensive income
199  Company balance sheet
200  Company statement of cash flows
201  Company statement of changes 

in equity

202  Notes to the Company 

financial statements

214  Glossary
216  Shareholder information

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accounts 
 
Petrofac at a glance

A leading 
international  
service  
provider  
to the energy 
industry

Our diverse client portfolio  
includes many of the world’s 
leading integrated, independent 
and national energy companies

Our purpose
We enable our clients to meet the  
world’s evolving energy needs

Our vision
To be the preferred services partner  
to the energy industry

Our strategy
Best-in-class delivery that positions  
us for market-leading growth to achieve 
superior returns

Our values
 — Driven
 — Agile
 — Respectful
 — Open

Our services
 — Design
 — Build
 — Operate
 — Train
 — Decommission

Engineering & 
Construction
The Engineering & Construction (E&C) 
division delivers onshore and offshore 
engineering, procurement, construction, 
installation and commissioning services. 
Lump-sum turnkey is the predominant 
commercial model used, but we also offer 
our clients the flexibility of other models. 
The division has a 39-year track record 
in designing and building major energy 
infrastructure projects.

Highlights of the year 
 — While the COVID-19 pandemic 

significantly impacted E&C’s operational 
performance, we continued to make 
progress on all projects 

 — Major milestones successfully reached, 
such as the mechanical completion of 
bp’s upstream gas Ghazeer project
 — Extended offshore wind track record 
by securing the EPC contract for the 
Seagreen project in Scotland 

Revenue

US$3,090m

(2019: US$4,475m) 

EBITDA

US$113m

(2019: US$412m) 

Business performance net profit

Business performance net profit

Business performance net profit / (loss)

US$62m

(2019: US$278m) 

Employees

4,760

(as at 31 December 2020)

% of revenue

75%

Engineering &  

Production Services

Integrated  

Energy Services

The Engineering & Production Services 

Integrated Energy Services (IES) is 

(EPS) division manages and maintains 

Petrofac’s upstream oil and gas business, 

client operations, both onshore and 

providing an integrated service for clients 

offshore, delivers small to medium 

under flexible commercial models that 

scale EPC projects and provides concept, 

are aligned with their requirements. These 

feasibility and front-end engineering design 

range from Production Enhancement 

(FEED) services. The division is also home 

Contracts (PECs) to traditional Production 

to market-leading well engineering, 

Sharing Contracts (PSCs). 

decommissioning and training capabilities. 

The majority of EPS’ services are executed 

on a reimbursable basis, but we are 

responsive to clients’ preferred commercial 

models to deliver our expertise.

Highlights of the year 

Highlights of the year 

 — Operational performance in 2020 was 

 — Completion in November 2020 of the 

relatively resilient, despite the impact 

sale of our 51% interest in the Mexican 

of the COVID-19 pandemic

operations 

 — Robust order intake, despite tightening 

 — Gross proceeds from the sale of 

market conditions 

non-core assets of US$140 million

 — Progress in new energies, with awards 

in CCUS, hydrogen and waste to fuels

Revenue

US$933m

(2019: US$889m) 

EBITDA

US$59m

(2019: US$67m) 

Revenue

US$110m

(2019: US$195m) 

EBITDA

US$39m

(2019: US$83m) 

US$39m

(2019: US$48m) 

US$(18)m

(2019: US$(4)m) 

(as at 31 December 2020)

(as at 31 December 2020)

Employees

4,135

% of revenue

22%

Employees

254

% of revenue

3%

Our approach to 

Environmental, Social 

and Governance

At Petrofac, we believe that how we 

do business is just as important as 

what we do.

We have a clear purpose: to enable 

our clients to meet the world’s evolving 

energy needs. We also have four clear 

values that underpin our purpose and 

govern how we operate: driven, agile, 

respectful and open; these core 

values are superseded only by our 

unyielding commitment to safety 

and ethical behaviour. 

As we discharge our responsibilities to 

all stakeholders, we aim to be a force 

for good. Our approach is structured 

around three pillars:

Environment – ensuring that 

Petrofac is able to minimise its own 

environmental impact, while supporting 

our clients in achieving their lower 

carbon ambitions

Social – promoting safe local 

delivery of our projects and services, 

drawing on ethical supply chains 

to create in-country value, address 

skills gaps, and build a diverse and 

inclusive workforce

Governance – underpinning everything 

we do with clear, consistent standards 

of ethical behaviour, bound by rigorous 

compliance and governance

A highlight for 2020 was the launch 

of our new sustainability strategy 

and supporting targets. Developed 

by a Sustainability Committee chaired 

by our Chief Financial Officer, and 

approved by the Board in August 

2020, this is structured around the 

three ESG pillars above. For each of 

them, we have set targets, including 

a commitment to reduce our Scope 1 

and 2 emissions to Net Zero by 2030 

and to achieve 30% of women in senior 

roles by 2030.

See pages 34-59

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accounts

Strategic reportEngineering &  
Production Services
The Engineering & Production Services 
(EPS) division manages and maintains 
client operations, both onshore and 
offshore, delivers small to medium 
scale EPC projects and provides concept, 
feasibility and front-end engineering design 
(FEED) services. The division is also home 
to market-leading well engineering, 
decommissioning and training capabilities. 
The majority of EPS’ services are executed 
on a reimbursable basis, but we are 
responsive to clients’ preferred commercial 
models to deliver our expertise.

Integrated  
Energy Services
Integrated Energy Services (IES) is 
Petrofac’s upstream oil and gas business, 
providing an integrated service for clients 
under flexible commercial models that 
are aligned with their requirements. These 
range from Production Enhancement 
Contracts (PECs) to traditional Production 
Sharing Contracts (PSCs). 

Highlights of the year 
 — Operational performance in 2020 was 
relatively resilient, despite the impact 
of the COVID-19 pandemic

Highlights of the year 
 — Completion in November 2020 of the 

sale of our 51% interest in the Mexican 
operations 

 — Robust order intake, despite tightening 

 — Gross proceeds from the sale of 

market conditions 

non-core assets of US$140 million

 — Progress in new energies, with awards 
in CCUS, hydrogen and waste to fuels

Revenue

US$933m

(2019: US$889m) 

EBITDA

US$59m

(2019: US$67m) 

Revenue

US$110m

(2019: US$195m) 

EBITDA

US$39m

(2019: US$83m) 

Business performance net profit

Business performance net profit

Business performance net profit / (loss)

US$39m

(2019: US$48m) 

US$(18)m

(2019: US$(4)m) 

Employees

4,135

Employees

254

(as at 31 December 2020)

(as at 31 December 2020)

% of revenue

22%

% of revenue

3%

Engineering & 

Construction

The Engineering & Construction (E&C) 

division delivers onshore and offshore 

engineering, procurement, construction, 

installation and commissioning services. 

Lump-sum turnkey is the predominant 

commercial model used, but we also offer 

our clients the flexibility of other models. 

The division has a 39-year track record 

in designing and building major energy 

infrastructure projects.

Highlights of the year 

 — While the COVID-19 pandemic 

significantly impacted E&C’s operational 

performance, we continued to make 

progress on all projects 

 — Major milestones successfully reached, 

such as the mechanical completion of 

bp’s upstream gas Ghazeer project

 — Extended offshore wind track record 

by securing the EPC contract for the 

Seagreen project in Scotland 

Revenue

US$3,090m

(2019: US$4,475m) 

EBITDA

US$113m

(2019: US$412m) 

US$62m

(2019: US$278m) 

Employees

4,760

(as at 31 December 2020)

% of revenue

75%

Our approach to 
Environmental, Social 
and Governance
At Petrofac, we believe that how we 
do business is just as important as 
what we do.

We have a clear purpose: to enable 
our clients to meet the world’s evolving 
energy needs. We also have four clear 
values that underpin our purpose and 
govern how we operate: driven, agile, 
respectful and open; these core 
values are superseded only by our 
unyielding commitment to safety 
and ethical behaviour. 

As we discharge our responsibilities to 
all stakeholders, we aim to be a force 
for good. Our approach is structured 
around three pillars:

Environment – ensuring that 
Petrofac is able to minimise its own 
environmental impact, while supporting 
our clients in achieving their lower 
carbon ambitions

Social – promoting safe local 
delivery of our projects and services, 
drawing on ethical supply chains 
to create in-country value, address 
skills gaps, and build a diverse and 
inclusive workforce

Governance – underpinning everything 
we do with clear, consistent standards 
of ethical behaviour, bound by rigorous 
compliance and governance

A highlight for 2020 was the launch 
of our new sustainability strategy 
and supporting targets. Developed 
by a Sustainability Committee chaired 
by our Chief Financial Officer, and 
approved by the Board in August 
2020, this is structured around the 
three ESG pillars above. For each of 
them, we have set targets, including 
a commitment to reduce our Scope 1 
and 2 emissions to Net Zero by 2030 
and to achieve 30% of women in senior 
roles by 2030.

See pages 34-59

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Strategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPetrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsChairman’s statement

René Médori
Non-executive Chairman

04

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic 
had a profound impact on our 
market, on the way we delivered 
our projects, and on our ability 
to replenish our order backlog. 

 — The Board oversaw a swift and decisive 
reaction, cutting costs and conserving 
cash, while protecting our operational 
capability 

 —We also celebrate several notable 

achievements, including the seamless 
transition to a new Group Chief Executive, 
an acceleration of our ESG agenda, 
growth in our new energies business, and 
the successful delivery of some complex 
project milestones in the face of extremely 
challenging conditions

 — As and when the recovery comes, we 

aim to be in a strong position to re-build 
our business and, ultimately, return 
to growth in the medium term

Clearly, our performance in 2020 was 
eclipsed by COVID-19. 

The pandemic had a deep impact 
on our core markets, it put our clients 
under significant financial pressure, 
it compromised our supply chain, and 
it hindered our ability to deliver projects. 
The severity of the situation is reflected 
in our financial results as well as our 
new business performance.

We moved quickly to cut costs and 
conserve cash, bracing the Company 
for an extended downturn. Although 
we worked hard to protect our people 
and our subcontractors, we did experience 
a concerning deterioration in our safety 
performance. All the while, the unresolved 
Serious Fraud Office inquiry continued 
to cast its shadow and, disappointingly, 
resulted in our suspension from one of 
our core markets in early 2021.

Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportCore to the 
Petrofac offering  
is the Group’s 
distinctive,  
delivery-focused 
culture.

René Médori
Chairman

Alongside the ongoing challenges, 
however, there were many achievements 
which deserve to be celebrated. 

We appointed a new Group Chief 
Executive and managed his seamless 
onboarding; we made clear diversity 
and Net Zero carbon commitments; 
employee morale and engagement 
remained resilient; we continued to 
build our credentials in adjacent sectors, 
particularly in new energies; and, despite 
the significant disruption around us, 
we extended our reputation for 
executional excellence.

A case in point was the flawless delivery 
of the Ghazeer project in Oman for bp 
– which came in ahead of schedule and 
within budget. The safety record on the 
project was impeccable, worker welfare 
was exemplary, in-country value targets 

were exceeded by a wide margin, several 
new environmentally-friendly techniques 
were introduced, and many ingenious 
ways were devised to progress and 
commission the project in the face 
of the pandemic.

Suspending the dividend
An important facet of our response to 
COVID-19 was to protect our financial 
strength, and we asked everyone in the 
business to make difficult sacrifices. We 
asked all of our people, from the Board 
down, to accept a 10% pay cut as we 
rebased salaries, 2020 merit increases 
were reversed, certain other allowances 
relinquished, and the response from the 
entire Petrofac team was exceptional.

In a similar vein, we took the decision not 
to pay a dividend for 2020. 

I know how important the dividend is 
to our shareholders, and I have spoken 
to many about the rationale behind our 
decision. From these discussions, there 
was a clear consensus on the need to 
prioritise balance sheet strength as 
we navigate this period of uncertainty, 
ahead of making external distributions.

Appointing and onboarding 
a new Group Chief Executive
A major achievement for the year 
was the appointment and onboarding 
of Sami Iskander as our new Group 
Chief Executive. He has an excellent 
industry pedigree both in international 
oilfield services and upstream engineering 
and production, a deep and local 
understanding of our markets and client 
landscape, and a proven track record 
in business transformation.

This was a well-planned, well-executed 
transition, and credit goes to Ayman Asfari 
for adeptly facilitating and supporting the 
process (see sidebar).

The Board is extremely pleased with the 
appointment. We relish the energy and 
enthusiasm and the fresh perspectives 
that Sami is bringing to the role. We look 
forward to working with him closely to 
take the business forward.

Accelerating the ESG agenda
In 2020, we really accelerated the 
ESG agenda. 

The shock to the oil and gas ecosystem 
during 2020 refocused our attention on 
Petrofac’s purpose and core strengths, the 
resilience of our existing markets, and the 
role we can play as the energy transition 
gathers pace.

Celebrating 
an exceptional 
contribution 
to the business

It is fair to say that, in the minds of 
many people, the name of Ayman 
Asfari, our outgoing Group Chief 
Executive, has been intrinsically 
tied to Petrofac.

After all, Ayman was the de facto 
co-founder of Petrofac, a driving force 
behind its growth, the public face of the 
Company, the personification of many of 
its achievements, and he continues to be 
a major shareholder. The contribution he 
made to Petrofac is immense. However, 
an important aspect of Ayman’s approach 
has always been the depth and capability 
of the team he built around him. 

In the nine years I have worked 
with Ayman, I have been struck by his 
instinct to always do the right thing by 
the Company, and this was very much 
in evidence throughout his succession. 
He was determined that we should find 
the best possible candidate, who had 
a deep understanding for the energy 
services business, but could also 
bring fresh thinking. Then, once Sami 
Iskander was in place, he gave him 
the space to operate, as well as 
the support he needed.

On behalf of the entire Board, we 
thank Ayman for everything he has 
done for Petrofac, not least the support 
he offered throughout the transition, 
and look forward to his continued 
contribution and support as a Non-
executive Director.

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Strategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPetrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountssenior women and separate sessions with 
our female graduates. The entire Board 
also attended the launch of our revised 
Code of Conduct. 

We were fortuitous that our Workforce 
Forum, created in 2019 is in place. Of all 
the options we considered for increased 
employee engagement, I am delighted that 
we took such a progressive approach. In 
this most challenging of years, the Forum 
was an invaluable source of deep insights 
and sage advice and provided real 
engagement for the Board. 

Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond
For 2021 the clear priority for the Board 
is to continue to monitor the transition 
process, ensuring that the new Group Chief 
Executive has the support he requires. The 
immediate priorities are to realise more than 
US$100 million in additional cost savings in 
2021, conserve cash, rebuild the backlog 
and maintain our record for operational 
excellence. We also expect to bring more 
granularity to Petrofac’s positioning in new 
energies and strategy for growth.

Another matter for the Board will be to 
manage my own succession. Whilst I was 
due to step down this year, I have agreed 
to remain in post for one more year to 
provide continuity during the transition, 
further details are set out on page 103.

Although the near-term economic and 
business outlook is far from clear, we 
believe we will be well-positioned for 
growth as our core markets recover, 
as client needs evolve, and as we 
extend and expand our track record 
in new energies.

For now, I would like to thank our 
shareholders for their patience and 
loyalty. I would also like to pay tribute 
to the entire Petrofac team for their 
exceptional response to a uniquely 
challenging set of circumstances.

René Médori
Non-executive Chairman
20 April 2021

Chairman’s statement continued

The Board has a strong conviction 
that, by helping clients to pursue their 
decarbonisation ambitions, Petrofac is 
optimising the breadth of its offering to 
clients as the world shifts to a low carbon 
future. We therefore see the energy 
transition as a strategic opportunity, and we 
will further develop this positioning as Sami 
becomes more established in his role.

As for 2020, we made a clear Net Zero 
carbon commitment by 2030. We also 
recognised that, although we are content 
with the composition of the Board itself, 
we need to bring more diversity to the 
wider Group. In terms of gender, we 
have set a series of targets and, in 
terms of ethnicity, we are determined 
that our teams should become more 
representative of the societies in 
which they work.

Safety remains an important issue. Our 
aspiration is for zero safety incidents and, 
most of the time, we do live up to this goal. 
In 2020 we fell short, including the tragic 
fatalities of two colleagues on our project 
sites in India and Oman. Irrespective of 
the challenging circumstances, this was 
unacceptable, and I am pleased that 
Sami is so resolute on the matter.

Ethical conduct is another clear priority. 
At the start of the year, I participated in 
the global launch of our updated Code 
of Conduct, making it clear to the entire 
Company that the Board expects the highest 
standards of behaviour. As part of the 
succession process, we satisfied ourselves 
that Sami is similarly uncompromising in this 
area. Along with a new management team, 
a comprehensive suite of compliance 
and financial controls, and clearly defined 
behavioural expectations, I am confident 
Petrofac operates at the highest levels 
of integrity. 

Adapting the way the Board works 
The COVID-19 pandemic also brought 
challenges to the Board itself. 

We aim to have at least one meeting at a 
project site, which gives us an important 
insight into the inner workings of the 
Group. In 2020, this was not possible, 
so we found ways to compensate.

We met more frequently, albeit virtually, and 
ensured that a wider range of executives 
could join our discussions. Meanwhile, as 
part of our diversity and inclusion initiatives, 
our three female Non-executive Directors 
participated in a series of virtual events, 
which included sessions with the 20 most 

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportGroup Chief Executive’s review

Sami Iskander
Group Chief Executive

Overview
 — Petrofac has a differentiated positioning 
in some of the world’s most resilient oil 
and gas markets, the ability to help 
clients reduce the carbon intensity of 
their existing operations, a demonstrable 
track record in offshore wind and the 
ideal skill set for other new energy 
markets including carbon capture 
and hydrogen, and waste to fuel.

 — Many of the challenges of 2020 will extend 
into 2021. Whilst we flexed our approach 
in 2020 to cope with these exceptional 
conditions, our fundamental, medium-
term strategy remains largely unchanged: 
best-in-class delivery, return to growth, 
and superior returns. 

 — We will accelerate our transition to a 

simpler, agile business to better service 
existing and new clients through a new 
operating model, whereby efficiency 
and consistency of execution will 
be enabled by a single technical 
organisation that provides support 
and assurance to E&C and EPS.

 — How we do business is just as 

important as what we do. Our ESG 
culture will be characterised by an 
implacable commitment to consistent 
ethical behaviour, uncompromising 
safety, employee wellbeing, diversity 
and inclusion, delivering on our Net Zero 
carbon commitments, and bringing 
tangible benefits to the societies in 
which we operate.

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Strategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPetrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsChief Executive’s review continued

Q As incoming Group Chief 

Executive, what attracted 
you to Petrofac, and what 
are your early impressions 
of the business?

  A. Despite the recent challenges, 
from my time in the industry, I have known, 
admired and worked with Petrofac for 
many years, and I am excited to be 
joining the business, albeit at a  
challenging time.

Petrofac benefits from a strong heritage 
in traditional oil and gas markets, thanks 
to its outstanding people and expertise, 
its strong commitment to safety, and its 
local delivery model – which is key to 
the efficiency of the business, while also 
creating in-country value.

Thanks to our transferable skills and subject 
matter expertise, we also have a strong, 
and growing, foothold in the new energy 
sector, with a decade of experience in 
offshore wind, expertise in hydrogen, and an 
embryonic position in carbon capture. We 
will pivot more of our business development 
and execution efforts towards this part of the 
business which, whilst small today, is 
disproportionately important and growing.

Importantly, Petrofac is a capital light 
business, which gives us the ability to 
generate attractive free cashflow and 
returns as soon as our markets recover. 

Q Clearly, 2020 was dominated 

by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Broadly, what was the impact 
on Petrofac?

  A. The impact has been significant, 
from an operational perspective and also 
in terms of the commercial environment.

Operationally, with strict travel restrictions and 
the need for stringent health protocols, we 
had to find solutions, which were often costly. 
Many of our people were confined to project 
sites for months at a time, with no opportunity 
for the usual rotations, which brought added 
worry and fatigue. Tragically, we also lost 
two of our employees and one contractor 
to COVID-19, so we know how deadly this 
virus can be.

Commercially, we saw clients coming 
under real pressure due to the crash 
in commodity prices. Like us, they were 
seeking to conserve cash, resulting in a 
tightening of conditions, tougher stances 
on commercial settlements, the delay or 
deferral of several project awards, and a 
scarcity of new bidding opportunities.

Q What was Petrofac’s response 

to the pandemic?

  A. The safety and security of our 

people, sub-contractors and clients was 
our number one priority. Across all project 
sites, we implemented consistent COVID-
secure standards, and quickly enabled 
remote working for office-based employees, 
securing at-home access to our enterprise 
and engineering applications. 

We also saw new benefits from our ongoing 
digitalisation initiatives, enabling us to find 
ingenious solutions, some of which will 
become standard practice. For example, 
we deployed drone technology to conduct 
remote inspections, we adapted our 
PetrofacGo app to mobilise our teams, 
and Connected Worker provided a digital 
connection between onsite personnel 
and subject matter experts. 

We were also swift and decisive in 
rightsizing the business and conserving 
cash. This included a significant reduction 
in our headcount, which was painful and 
saddening for everyone. For 2021, we 
must continue to protect the business by 
bringing costs down, and have targeted 
more than US$100 million in additional cost 
savings, taking the total to US$250 million 
relative to pre-pandemic levels.

At the same time, we have been careful 
to protect our core capability. The net 
result should be a leaner, more competitive 
business, which can spring back as the 
market recovers.

Q How was Petrofac’s 

performance impacted? 

  A. The severity of the situation was 

reflected in our performance.

In E&C, contract losses, a decline in project 
activity, increased operational costs, and 
changes in project mix all weighed heavily 
on our results, with full-year revenues of 
US$3.1 billion. EPS remained resilient, in 
part due to its reimbursable commercial 
model, and a strong order intake. The fall 
in commodity prices had a material impact 
on IES revenues. 

While our win rate was consistent with 
previous years, the Group’s new order 
intake of US$1.6 billion reflected a much 
lower level of industry awards and resulted 
in a decline in our backlog. It is encouraging 
nonetheless that 22% of these awards are 
in renewable energy projects.

In 2020, our strategic approach was flexed to 
reflect the circumstances, and we adopted 
four immediate priorities to help us navigate 
the environment: cutting costs, conserving 
cash, rebuilding the order backlog, and 
delivering operational excellence. 

Q Looking ahead, how do you 

see the strategy evolving under 
your leadership?

  A. Since joining Petrofac I have met 

and listened to many of our people, our 
clients and our stakeholders. These first 
months have reinforced my view of our 
fundamental strengths. They have also 
clarified what we need to do better to restore 
confidence in the business and set it on a 
course to grow with existing and new clients. 

Our strategy, with its three clear pillars: 
best-in-class delivery, return to growth, and 
superior returns remains sound; and I am 
confident that executing unfailingly against 
this strategy will put us on the path 
to success in the medium term.

However, on top of this, I am committed 
to a better future, which brings greater 
consistency of execution, universal 
recognition of our ethical conduct and 
business practices, and which delivers 
sustainable growth in existing and new 
markets, including new energies. 

Shortly before the publication of this report, 
an unanticipated and disappointing decision 
by a client in the UAE, to suspend Petrofac 
for the time being from competing for new 
work, led us to adjust both the emphasis 
and speed of several planned short-term 
strategic objectives. 

We will therefore accelerate our planned 
simplification and reshaping of the Group, 
to better serve existing and new clients, 
and our transition to new energies. At 
our core will be a new operating model 
founded on a single standard of excellence, 
driving consistent execution and customer 
quality. The glue that holds this together will 
be a single technical services organisation 
that provides support and assurance – 
enabling one Petrofac, operating with 
optimal efficiency, with common systems 
and procedures, backed by transparent 
checks and balances. 

We will accelerate the growth of our 
newly-created new energies business, which 
will blend the best of our EPC know-how with 
the client management of our EPS offering to 
offer an enhanced service in available core 
markets, and new ones, as markets begin 
to recover.

I am confident that in the medium term, this 
approach will give us a clear path for growth. 

The energy transition also represents a 
strategic opportunity for us, and one that 
is moving at pace. We not only have a role 
to play but have the inherent skills to help 
the industry transition to a greener future. 
The credentials and capabilities we have 
developed in the past 30 years have already 

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proven to be transferable to new energies. 
In fact, we are already helping clients to 
reduce the carbon intensity of their existing 
operations; we are extending our ten-year 
track record in offshore wind; and, as recent 
new business wins demonstrate, we have 
the ideal skill set to compete in nascent 
opportunities such as hydrogen and 
carbon capture, and waste to fuel. 

Q Can you give us your 

perspective on the ESG 
agenda? What aspects are 
most important to a company 
like Petrofac? 

  A. How we do business is just 

as important as what we do. We have 
a clear purpose: to enable our clients to 
meet the world’s evolving energy needs; 
and we aim to be a force for good as 
we discharge our responsibilities to 
all stakeholders. This is underpinned 
by both our values and a clear set of 
behaviours that are an integral part of 
our performance management process.

Safety has always been a Petrofac strength, 
and the deterioration in performance in 
2020 was unacceptable. As well as losing 
colleagues to the virus, there were two 
fatalities on our project sites. The COVID-19 
pandemic did bring challenges, but we 
should have done better at overcoming 
them. Going forward, my ambition is for 
Petrofac to be the world’s safest workplace.

A second priority for me is our continued 
commitment to operating with the highest 
standards of ethical business practice, from 
the compliance and financial controls we 
have in place to our practical behaviours, 
and the significant enhancements and 
investments made over the past few years. 
Unethical behaviour has no place in our 
business, and I have every confidence 
that the Petrofac I have joined is a highly 
compliant, responsible organisation; one that 
I am proud to lead, and which I will work hard 
to ensure our stakeholders recognise.

Our environmental commitments were an 
ESG highlight for 2020. The challenge now is 
to get more granular on how we achieve our 
Net Zero carbon commitment, and further 
develop our positioning in new energies.

In terms of diversity and inclusion, there are 
pockets of good practice, such as at Board 
level and our graduate programmes. But 
we have much more work to do across our 
business as a whole, which is why we have 
set stretching gender diversity targets for 
2025 and 2030. I am also keen for all of our 
teams to become more representative of 
the markets in which they operate. 

Q How about the Petrofac people? 

How have the developments 
of 2020 affected morale and 
engagement? And what are 
your priorities going forward?

  A. It was a punishing year for 
everyone in Petrofac, particularly those 
working on our project sites. Together with 
the operational challenges, we went through 
a painful rightsizing process, and introduced 
tough remuneration cuts. 2021 has so 
far offered little respite, with the SFO’s 
announcement in January related to 
additional pleas to bribery offences by a 
former employee resulting in our suspension 
from the UAE market. Despite these ongoing 
challenges I have been impressed with 
the response of our employees. I offer 
my profound thanks to everyone for their 
continuing commitment to the Company.

Given the circumstances of the year, 
there was some trepidation over the 
results of PetroVoices, our employee 
engagement survey. However, eight of 
the nine survey categories showed a 
year-on-year improvement, and the metric 
of Sustainable Engagement – which is 
the overall barometer of how people are 
feeling – improved from 85% to 87%. This 
speaks of the loyalty and commitment of 
our people and these are quite exceptional 
results in the current circumstances. 

Ultimately, this is a people business. It 
is our employees who set us apart. I am 
determined that Petrofac should always be 
a place where people feel proud to work, 
without reservation, as well as a place 
where they feel safe and cared for.

Q What’s your sense of the 

outlook for 2021 and beyond?

  A. The challenges of 2020 will 
extend into 2021, however they have 
given us an opportunity to accelerate 
our organisational transition, and look 
for growth beyond some of our traditional 
core markets. This means reshaping our 
business in order to rebuild our backlog, 
capitalising on the recovery in accessible 
existing markets, diversifying into new 
geographies and accelerating our pivot 
to new energies. 

The Group has a diverse tendering 
pipeline of around US$20 billion of 
opportunities scheduled for award by 
the end of 2021 and US$34 billion of 
opportunities due for award in 2022. 
We also expect spending in new energies 
to continue to grow and nascent markets in 
carbon capture and hydrogen, for example, 
to become increasingly material. Already, 
these projects account for 8% of our E&C 
bidding pipeline, and we expect that 
proportion to increase in the future.

We expect late 2021 to mark the start 
of a recovery period for the industry, with 
a return to pre 2020 capex spend levels 
by 2023. We will seek to capitalise on this 
recovery in our core accessible markets, 
whilst also targeting growth in selective new 
geographies and accelerating our transition 
to new energies. In parallel, we will deliver 
on our ESG commitments and continue 
to improve our cost-competitiveness. I am 
confident that through these measures and 
the execution of our strategy we will recover 
to deliver sustainable value for all our 
stakeholders over the medium term. 

Sami Iskander
Group Chief Executive
20 April 2021

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COVID-19 response

A robust response 
to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought major 
disruption to the energy sector and a 
deterioration in market conditions which, 
for Petrofac, led to project delays and 
increased costs. 

Meanwhile, the sharp decline in oil prices put both 
national and international oil companies under financial 
pressure, with many of them seeking to reduce costs and 
protect their balance sheets. This resulted in the deferral 
of capital spending and a scarcity of industry awards. We 
also experienced slower payments, and a more challenging 
commercial environment with respect to contractual claims.

Our response to these challenges was swift and decisive. 

We continued to deliver for clients while protecting the 
health and wellbeing of our people, clients and suppliers. 
We also took robust action to protect the long-term health 
of the business and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19-
related headwinds on our financial performance. 

The risks relating to COVID-19 that could have a longer-term 
impact on the business are set out in the Principal Risks and 
uncertainties section on pages 62-67.

Focusing on four immediate priorities

1 Protecting the health and 

wellbeing of our people, 
clients, suppliers and 
communities

This was our number one priority. 
A Group-wide COVID-19 response 
and recovery programme was quickly 
instigated (see page 44), with regular 
Group Crisis Team and Business Support 
Team meetings to oversee our response 
to the pandemic. We worked hard to 
protect our people, especially those who 
were required to stay on project sites 
for extended periods as a result of travel 
restrictions. In recognition of the added 
pressure, we increased our focus on 
wellbeing, for example, we extended 
our Employee Assistance Programme, 
which gives all of our people and their 
family members easy 24/7 access to 
independent advice and counselling 
(see page 44). We also offered charitable 
donations to frontline healthcare services 
in several countries (see page 49). 

Clearly, the COVID-19 pandemic and 
our response to it has been challenging 
for Petrofac’s people. We were therefore 
pleased with the results of PetroVoices, 
our employee engagement survey, 
conducted in October 2020. Eight of 
the nine survey categories showed an 
improvement in score year-on-year and 
the metric of Sustainable Engagement – 
which is the overall barometer of how 
people are feeling – improved from 85% 
to 87% (see page 47). 

COVID-19 response timeline
March
April
6 April – we issued a 
11 March – the World 
statement in response to 
Health Organization declares 
COVID-19 and the collapse 
a global pandemic. 
in the oil price, which included 
the notification that the final 
dividend would be suspended

20 April – record levels 
of over-supply and storage 
concerns drove oil prices to 
historical lows, with the West 
Texas Intermediate price briefly 
crashing to -US$38 

31 March – the price of Brent 
Crude Oil continued its rapid 
slide to US$23 a barrel

March/April – mobility 
restrictions and safety protocols 
began to have material impact 
on our construction progress 

16 April – A notice of 
termination issued for the 
recently awarded Dalma Gas 
Development Project 

29 April – the invitations for 
shareholders to attend our 
2020 AGM was withdrawn, in 
line with the UK Government’s 
‘Stay at home’ measures

April/May – Some projects 
went into lockdown, and all 
our training centres were 
temporarily closed

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June
24 June – we announced 
further cost cutting measures

July

August 

November

December

July – most lockdown 

30 August – the number of 

20 November – positive 

16 December – we announced 

restrictions eased, but safety 

global confirmed COVID-19 

developments with vaccines 

further cost cutting measures for 

protocols continued to materially 

cases passed 25 million

prompted an increase 

in oil prices

disrupt progress on most of 

our sites

July – our training centres 

gradually began to reopen 

2021 in response to continued 

project disruption and a lack of 

industry awards

31 December – the price 

of Brent Crude Oil climbed 

above US$50 based on 

vaccine-driven optimism 

for demand 

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strength of the Group 

4 Protecting our  

delivery capability

With delays to projects, the deferral of 
awards and a toughening commercial 
environment, it became necessary to 
preserve strength in our balance sheet. For 
2020, we delivered a reduction in overheads 
and project support costs of US$140 million, 
and aim to deliver more than US$100 million 
in additional cost savings in 2021. As 
Petrofac is a people-based business, the 
majority of these savings relate to personnel 
costs. We asked our people, including our 
Board and senior management, to accept 
a 10-15% pay cut, as well as forgoing 
certain other allowances. As the challenges 
intensified, it became necessary to also 
make a number of redundancies across the 
Group, with staff numbers reducing by 16% 
on 2019 (see page 46). As well as reducing 
capital expenditure by 60% and suspending 
the dividend, we conserved approximately 
US$275 million of cashflow. At the year- end, 
net debt stood at US$116 million, with 
liquidity of US$1.1 billion (see page 78). 

3 Protecting our 

competitiveness

In addition to protecting our balance sheet 
strength, cost savings ensure that Petrofac 
maximises its competitiveness, while 
preserving its delivery capability. This 
means that we should be in a better 
position to secure awards when the 
market recovers.

Our second priority was to ensure that 
our business operations were able to 
continue, and that clients were able to 
receive the essential services we provide. 
With lockdowns and travel restrictions 
across much of the world, this entailed 
close collaboration with clients, vendors and 
subcontractors. Often, we deployed new 
digital technologies such as PetrofacGo 
and Microsoft Teams to conduct virtual 
site audits, remote inspections and connect 
onsite teams with remotely-located subject 
matter experts. For our office-based 
people, we pivoted swiftly to working from 
home, providing secure access to our 
enterprise and engineering applications. 
Then, as lockdowns eased, a Return 
to Workplace Guide and toolkit were 
developed which outlined Petrofac 
precautions and protocols, as well as 
individual responsibilities (see page 44).

The impact on our business units
Engineering & Construction
The E&C financial performance in 2020 
was significantly impacted by the pandemic, 
which delayed project schedules and 
increased costs. Meanwhile, the decline in oil 
prices brought a reduction in capital spending 
among clients, resulting in widespread delays 
to awards, the termination of our Dalma 
Gas Development Project in Abu Dhabi, 
and a tighter commercial environment. See 
E&C segmental review on page 71.

Engineering Production Services
The impact on EPS was less pronounced, 
with 2020 revenue growing relative to 2019. 
The training services business was most 
affected, as all centres worldwide were 
temporarily closed during initial lockdowns. 
See EPS Segmental review on page 73.

Integrated Energy Services
The IES financial performance in 2020 
was significantly impacted by the sharp 
fall in oil prices. The operational impact 
was relatively limited, although planned 
capital spending for bringing additional 
wells online in Malaysia was deferred 
in order to conserve cash. See IES 
Segmental review on page 74.

Longer-term impacts on the 
business and our strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic brought 
significant uncertainties to the outlook for 
the global energy sector. The duration of 
the pandemic, the shape of the recovery, 
and the response from governments will 
all have an impact on future demand for 
energy and the likely energy mix. However, 
the pandemic has likely contributed to a 
renewed appetite for clean energy policies 
and investments. It is therefore possible 
that this will be a catalyst for change 
and will accelerate the global transition to 
cleaner fuels, expanding the opportunities 
for Petrofac in these markets (see Market 
Outlook section on page 16).

It has also been a catalyst internally, 
accelerating our digitalisation programmes, 
adoption of cloud technology, and the 
consequent rightsizing of the Group. As 
a result, we expect to emerge with a more 
efficient and cost-competitive business.

July
July – most lockdown 
restrictions eased, but safety 
protocols continued to materially 
disrupt progress on most of 
our sites

July – our training centres 
gradually began to reopen 

August 
30 August – the number of 
global confirmed COVID-19 
cases passed 25 million

November
20 November – positive 
developments with vaccines 
prompted an increase 
in oil prices

December
16 December – we announced 
further cost cutting measures for 
2021 in response to continued 
project disruption and a lack of 
industry awards

31 December – the price 
of Brent Crude Oil climbed 
above US$50 based on 
vaccine-driven optimism 
for demand 

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March

April

June

11 March – the World 

6 April – we issued a 

20 April – record levels 

24 June – we announced 

Health Organization declares 

statement in response to 

of over-supply and storage 

further cost cutting measures

a global pandemic. 

COVID-19 and the collapse 

concerns drove oil prices to 

31 March – the price of Brent 

Crude Oil continued its rapid 

slide to US$23 a barrel

March/April – mobility 

restrictions and safety protocols 

began to have material impact 

on our construction progress 

in the oil price, which included 

historical lows, with the West 

the notification that the final 

Texas Intermediate price briefly 

dividend would be suspended

crashing to -US$38 

16 April – A notice of 

termination issued for the 

29 April – the invitations for 

shareholders to attend our 

recently awarded Dalma Gas 

2020 AGM was withdrawn, in 

Development Project 

line with the UK Government’s 

‘Stay at home’ measures

April/May – Some projects 

went into lockdown, and all 

our training centres were 

temporarily closed

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Stakeholder 
engagement

We are focused on driving long-term sustainable 
performance for the benefit of all our stakeholders. 

Stakeholder considerations are integral to all Board 
discussions and decisions. In compliance with the 
UK Code, we set out how the Board has engaged 
proactively with our key stakeholder groups during 
the year, to understand what matters to them and 
how this has informed decision-making and actions 
taken during 2020. 

We also provide details of stakeholder engagement 
below Board level and how these requirements are 
considered in business decisions taken across the 
Group to ensure effective and continued engagement.

Further details on Board stakeholder engagement, 
can be found on page 92. 

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Shareholders 
Delivering an attractive return to our shareholders is a 
key priority for the Board. Their views are also considered 
during strategy discussions to enable the Board to provide 
information that will drive informed investment decisions.

Employees

Communities 

Our employees, their capabilities and skills set us apart from 

We actively support local communities to address local 

our competitors. We are committed to ensuring we have safe 

issues responsibly, develop closer ties, and manage the social 

and effective working environments, which enable everyone 

and environmental impacts of our business which we believe 

within the business to perform to their true potential, in an 

will bring long-term sustainability to the communities where 

inclusive environment with fair labour practices.

we work.

Key interests

Key interests

Key interests

 — Financial performance and returns 
 — Application of the business model, implementation of our 

strategy and growth potential

 — Career and development opportunities

 — Diversity and inclusion matters

 — Human Rights matters

 — Local employment opportunities

 — Implementation of the strategic agenda and the impact 

 — Investments in local supply chains

 — Governance matters, including the effectiveness of the Board, 

of digitalisation

 — Supporting infrastructure improvement programmes

succession and remuneration

 — Sustainability and ESG performance 
 — The status of the ongoing investigation by the SFO

 — Energy transition agenda and climate change matters

 — The impact of activities on the wider community

 — Compliance and whistleblowing matters 

 — STEM education initiatives

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

 — Regular meetings and roadshows held with key investors 
to discuss strategy, operational and financial performance 
 — Management presentations provided to institutional investors 

and research analysts following publication of our results, which 
are streamed live via a webcast and are available on our website
 — The Chairman and the Remuneration Committee Chair engage 
with investors on matters relating to governance, succession 
and remuneration 

 — Shareholders given the opportunity to ask questions at our AGM
 — Regular updates provided to the Board on investor sentiment

 — Regular interaction with the management team during and 

 — Ad hoc face-to-face meetings with local communities 

after Board meetings, focusing on performance and strategy

 — A range of vocational development programmes with our local 

 — Talent management and succession plan discussions

partners

 — Direct engagement by the Board and senior management with 

 — Public consultations

employees during site visits 

 — Our ICV programmes are continually reviewed and extended to 

 — Direct engagement via the Employee Workforce Forum

grow sustainable economies and create value for the Group as 

 — Senior management attendance at townhalls held throughout 

well as local communities

the year 

 — Annual employee surveys

Actions taken during 2020

Actions taken during 2020

Actions taken during 2020

 — Numerous calls were held with key shareholders and analysts, 
as well as broker sales teams, as the impact of the COVID-19 
pandemic began to have an effect on the business 

 — As a result of the macro-economic changes during the year, 
the Board reflected on the impacts on the Group and took 
decisive action to cut costs and conserve cash, which 
included the decision to cancel the final dividend

 — Through extensive shareholder engagement, it was clear 
that the majority of key shareholders were supportive that 
the Company was taking all measures possible to conserve 
cash and protect the balance sheet

 — The Board recognised the impact the appointment of our 
new Group Chief Executive would have on stakeholders, 
with engagement taking place with both internal and 
external stakeholders 

 — The Board approved the launch of a new sustainability 

strategy, structured around our three ESG pillars

 — Meetings were held with our Remuneration Chair and 

Director of HR and the proxy advisory agencies to explain 
remuneration matters 

 — Directors and senior management attended three Workforce 

 — Continued enhancement throughout the year of initiatives 

Forums to hear directly from employee representatives, with 

to align our ICV priorities, with a Best Practice Award achieved 

one meeting specifically arranged to review the impacts 

in Oman 

relating to the pandemic 

 — Engaged in a wide range of COVID-19 response 

 — Directors and senior management attended the launch of the 

initiatives, such as donating medical equipment and vacating 

Company’s revised Code of Conduct in early 2020, making 

accommodation facilities in order that they could be used as 

themselves available to answer queries related to the Group’s 

quarantine facilities. Further details are set out on page 49 

compliance culture 

 — The Board approved the revision of the principal risks to 

 — Numerous meetings, consultations and townhalls were held 

incorporate the upholding of ethical standards (see page 67)

throughout the year to discuss the implications on employees 

 — Several social programmes are in place focused on building 

of the cost cutting measures introduced as a result of the 

capacity with the local supply chain, creating local jobs and 

pandemic, including pay cuts and redundancies 

supporting vocational training and apprenticeships and 

 — Worker welfare initiatives were reinforced, especially for 

scholarship programmes. Further details are set out on 

employees required to stay on project sites for long periods 

pages 50 to 51 

 — Townhalls were held to provide reassurance to employees 

 — The transfer of our pre-existing community engagement 

following the announcement about the change of Group 

programmes in Mexico were closely managed following 

Chief Executive Engagement with local employees to ensure 

the sale of assets to the new owner

a successful transition to the new owner following the disposal 

of our Mexican assets 

 — Issuance of our annual employee survey 

Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportShareholders 

Delivering an attractive return to our shareholders is a 

key priority for the Board. Their views are also considered 

during strategy discussions to enable the Board to provide 

information that will drive informed investment decisions.

Employees
Our employees, their capabilities and skills set us apart from 
our competitors. We are committed to ensuring we have safe 
and effective working environments, which enable everyone 
within the business to perform to their true potential, in an 
inclusive environment with fair labour practices.

Communities 
We actively support local communities to address local 
issues responsibly, develop closer ties, and manage the social 
and environmental impacts of our business which we believe 
will bring long-term sustainability to the communities where 
we work.

Key interests

Key interests

Key interests

 — Financial performance and returns 

 — Application of the business model, implementation of our 

strategy and growth potential

 — Career and development opportunities
 — Diversity and inclusion matters
 — Implementation of the strategic agenda and the impact 

 — Governance matters, including the effectiveness of the Board, 

of digitalisation

succession and remuneration

 — Sustainability and ESG performance 

 — The status of the ongoing investigation by the SFO

 — Energy transition agenda and climate change matters
 — Compliance and whistleblowing matters 

 — Human Rights matters
 — Local employment opportunities
 — Investments in local supply chains
 — Supporting infrastructure improvement programmes
 — The impact of activities on the wider community
 — STEM education initiatives

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

 — Regular interaction with the management team during and 

after Board meetings, focusing on performance and strategy

 — Ad hoc face-to-face meetings with local communities 
 — A range of vocational development programmes with our local 

 — Talent management and succession plan discussions
 — Direct engagement by the Board and senior management with 

employees during site visits 

 — Direct engagement via the Employee Workforce Forum
 — Senior management attendance at townhalls held throughout 

partners

 — Public consultations
 — Our ICV programmes are continually reviewed and extended to 
grow sustainable economies and create value for the Group as 
well as local communities

the year 

 — Annual employee surveys

Actions taken during 2020

Actions taken during 2020

Actions taken during 2020

 — Directors and senior management attended three Workforce 
Forums to hear directly from employee representatives, with 
one meeting specifically arranged to review the impacts 
relating to the pandemic 

 — Directors and senior management attended the launch of the 
Company’s revised Code of Conduct in early 2020, making 
themselves available to answer queries related to the Group’s 
compliance culture 

 — Numerous meetings, consultations and townhalls were held 

throughout the year to discuss the implications on employees 
of the cost cutting measures introduced as a result of the 
pandemic, including pay cuts and redundancies 

 — Worker welfare initiatives were reinforced, especially for 

employees required to stay on project sites for long periods 

 — Townhalls were held to provide reassurance to employees 
following the announcement about the change of Group 
Chief Executive Engagement with local employees to ensure 
a successful transition to the new owner following the disposal 
of our Mexican assets 

 — Issuance of our annual employee survey 

 — Continued enhancement throughout the year of initiatives 

to align our ICV priorities, with a Best Practice Award achieved 
in Oman 

 — Engaged in a wide range of COVID-19 response 

initiatives, such as donating medical equipment and vacating 
accommodation facilities in order that they could be used as 
quarantine facilities. Further details are set out on page 49 

 — The Board approved the revision of the principal risks to 

incorporate the upholding of ethical standards (see page 67)
 — Several social programmes are in place focused on building 
capacity with the local supply chain, creating local jobs and 
supporting vocational training and apprenticeships and 
scholarship programmes. Further details are set out on 
pages 50 to 51 

 — The transfer of our pre-existing community engagement 
programmes in Mexico were closely managed following 
the sale of assets to the new owner

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 — Regular meetings and roadshows held with key investors 

to discuss strategy, operational and financial performance 

 — Management presentations provided to institutional investors 

and research analysts following publication of our results, which 

are streamed live via a webcast and are available on our website

 — The Chairman and the Remuneration Committee Chair engage 

with investors on matters relating to governance, succession 

and remuneration 

 — Shareholders given the opportunity to ask questions at our AGM

 — Regular updates provided to the Board on investor sentiment

 — Numerous calls were held with key shareholders and analysts, 

as well as broker sales teams, as the impact of the COVID-19 

pandemic began to have an effect on the business 

 — As a result of the macro-economic changes during the year, 

the Board reflected on the impacts on the Group and took 

decisive action to cut costs and conserve cash, which 

included the decision to cancel the final dividend

 — Through extensive shareholder engagement, it was clear 

that the majority of key shareholders were supportive that 

the Company was taking all measures possible to conserve 

cash and protect the balance sheet

 — The Board recognised the impact the appointment of our 

new Group Chief Executive would have on stakeholders, 

with engagement taking place with both internal and 

external stakeholders 

 — The Board approved the launch of a new sustainability 

strategy, structured around our three ESG pillars

 — Meetings were held with our Remuneration Chair and 

Director of HR and the proxy advisory agencies to explain 

remuneration matters 

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Clients
To understand our clients’ needs and concerns and 
communicate on various operating issues so that 
they are considered, while gaining relevant feedback 
and views, in the identification of growth opportunities.

Suppliers
Wherever the Company operates, we are committed to 
employing local people, working with local suppliers and 
developing local capabilities.

Governments, regulators  

and industry bodies

We work with governments on a range of issues, as 

government policy and regulation can have implications  

for our business.

Key interests

Key interests

 — Operational delivery
 — Implementation of the strategic agenda
 — Ethical credentials
 — Consideration and development of an ESG strategy

 — Implementation of the strategic agenda
 — Business model application 
 — Ethical credentials

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

 — Ad hoc meetings with key clients, by Executive Directors and 

 — Attendance at industry events, such as EIC Connect Oil, 

members of senior management 

 — At industry events
 — Via our website
 — At trade shows and conferences
 — Online materiality review surveys 

Gas & Beyond

 — Meetings held with our supply chain partners
 — Formal engagement with suppliers to align our ESG priorities 
 — We work with our extended supply chain to uphold and 

advance human rights throughout our operations to ensure 
everyone who works with and for us are treated with respect, 
fairness and dignity 

Actions taken during 2020

Actions taken during 2020 

Actions taken during 2020

 — Close collaboration with clients was of paramount importance 
throughout the year to ensure operations and projects could 
continue uninterrupted, despite the enforced restrictions as 
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic 

 — A new supplier portal was established as a key tool that will 
enable each supplier’s offering to be understood, allowing 
improved collaboration through the procurement cycle 
(see page 27)

 — Greater deployment of new digital technologies enabled us to 
overcome many of the challenges presented by COVID-19 and 
conduct virtual site audits, perform equipment inspections and 
safely mobilise our people in offshore locations

 — As part of our new sustainability strategy, we committed to 
work with our supply chain to assist in setting their own 
emissions targets to support their lower-carbon ambitions 
 — Performed annual assessment of our operations for human 
rights issues. This review is detailed in our annual Modern 
Slavery Statement. Further details are set out on page 52
 — Petrofac remains a member of the UK Prompt Payment Code 

Key interests

 — Taxation

 — Health and safety matters

 — The UK’s exit from the European Union 

 — Governance matters

 — The Energy Transition agenda 

 — The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)

 — Through the UK regulator Oil and Gas Authority (OGA)

 — Through our representation with trade bodies, such as Oil & 

Gas UK, the EIC, CBI and Renewable UK

 — Participation in round table and industry consultations on 

issues that are relevant to our business, e.g. Carbon capture, 

utilisation and storage (CCUS) business models

 — Responding to consultations on issues affecting the industry

 — In the UK, we hosted a group of government and industry 

representatives in Aberdeen to showcase digital technologies 

that drive efficiency and emissions reduction

 — In Oman, we hosted UK Government representatives at our 

site at Duqm 

 — A working group was established to review the implications of 

the UK’s transition from the European Union and to consider 

options to mitigate any potential risks

 — We are represented on the BEIS CCUS Expert Group and the 

CCUS Supply Chain Working Group in the UK 

 — In 2020, we joined the North East Carbon Capture, Utilisation 

and Storage (NECCUS) Alliance, the UK/UAE Business Council 

and the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association 

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Suppliers

To understand our clients’ needs and concerns and 

Wherever the Company operates, we are committed to 

communicate on various operating issues so that 

employing local people, working with local suppliers and 

they are considered, while gaining relevant feedback 

developing local capabilities.

and views, in the identification of growth opportunities.

Governments, regulators  
and industry bodies
We work with governments on a range of issues, as 
government policy and regulation can have implications  
for our business.

Key interests

 — Operational delivery

 — Implementation of the strategic agenda

 — Ethical credentials

 — Consideration and development of an ESG strategy

 — Implementation of the strategic agenda

 — Business model application 

 — Ethical credentials

Key interests

Key interests

 — Health and safety matters
 — Taxation
 — The UK’s exit from the European Union 
 — Governance matters
 — The Energy Transition agenda 
 — The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

How we engage at Board level and across the Company

 — Ad hoc meetings with key clients, by Executive Directors and 

 — Attendance at industry events, such as EIC Connect Oil, 

members of senior management 

Gas & Beyond

 — At industry events

 — Via our website

 — At trade shows and conferences

 — Online materiality review surveys 

Actions taken during 2020

 — Meetings held with our supply chain partners

 — Formal engagement with suppliers to align our ESG priorities 

 — We work with our extended supply chain to uphold and 

advance human rights throughout our operations to ensure 

everyone who works with and for us are treated with respect, 

fairness and dignity 

Actions taken during 2020 

 — Close collaboration with clients was of paramount importance 

 — A new supplier portal was established as a key tool that will 

throughout the year to ensure operations and projects could 

enable each supplier’s offering to be understood, allowing 

continue uninterrupted, despite the enforced restrictions as 

improved collaboration through the procurement cycle 

a result of the COVID-19 pandemic 

(see page 27)

overcome many of the challenges presented by COVID-19 and 

work with our supply chain to assist in setting their own 

conduct virtual site audits, perform equipment inspections and 

emissions targets to support their lower-carbon ambitions 

safely mobilise our people in offshore locations

 — Performed annual assessment of our operations for human 

rights issues. This review is detailed in our annual Modern 

Slavery Statement. Further details are set out on page 52

 — Petrofac remains a member of the UK Prompt Payment Code 

 — Through the UK regulator Oil and Gas Authority (OGA)
 — Through our representation with trade bodies, such as Oil & 

Gas UK, the EIC, CBI and Renewable UK

 — Participation in round table and industry consultations on 

issues that are relevant to our business, e.g. Carbon capture, 
utilisation and storage (CCUS) business models

 — Responding to consultations on issues affecting the industry

Actions taken during 2020

 — In the UK, we hosted a group of government and industry 

representatives in Aberdeen to showcase digital technologies 
that drive efficiency and emissions reduction

 — In Oman, we hosted UK Government representatives at our 

 — Greater deployment of new digital technologies enabled us to 

 — As part of our new sustainability strategy, we committed to 

site at Duqm 

 — A working group was established to review the implications of 
the UK’s transition from the European Union and to consider 
options to mitigate any potential risks

 — We are represented on the BEIS CCUS Expert Group and the 

CCUS Supply Chain Working Group in the UK 

 — In 2020, we joined the North East Carbon Capture, Utilisation 

and Storage (NECCUS) Alliance, the UK/UAE Business Council 
and the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association 

‘We believe 
that open and 
constructive 
engagement is 
central to how 
Petrofac does 
business to ensure 
the effective delivery 
of our strategy.’

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Market outlook

As the world recovers 
from COVID-19 and its 
energy needs continue 
to evolve, Petrofac’s 
markets are well 
positioned for growth

Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought 
significant uncertainties to the outlook for 
the global energy sector. The duration of 
the pandemic, the shape of the recovery, 
and the response from governments will 
all have an impact on future demand for 
energy and the likely energy mix. However, 
we remain confident that:

1.  Global demand for energy will remain 
strong in the long term, oil and gas will 
remain a prominent part of the mix for 
at least the next two decades, and 
considerable investment in the related 
infrastructure, both for the production 
of oil and gas and its transformation into 
fuels and products, will be necessary, 
along with decommissioning of oil and 
gas assets.

2. As the oil and gas sector emerges 
from the COVID-19 pandemic, 
Petrofac’s core markets in the Middle 
East and North Africa (MENA) are likely 
to be first to recover, and remain 
the most resilient.

3. New energies will see significant 

growth, and Petrofac has the track 
record and the capability to secure 
opportunities in growing markets such 
as offshore wind, carbon capture and 
storage, hydrogen and waste-to-fuels.

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While the long-term market fundamentals 
are strong, the outlook in the short term 
remains uncertain. The International Energy 
Agency (IEA) estimates that, in 2020, 
investment in oil and gas supply was 
down one-third on the previous year1. 
However, while clients have exercised 
capital discipline and delayed awards, 
few material projects have been cancelled, 
and we continue to have visibility on a 
Group pipeline of around US$20 billion 
of opportunities scheduled for award by 
the end of 2021 and a further US$34 billion 
of opportunities by the end of 2022. We 
are also encouraged by client spending 
commitments in our core MENA markets, 
while we continue to see encouraging 
growth and diversification from new 
energy opportunities.

Upstream oil and gas 
Oil and gas will continue to make 
up a large proportion of the global 
energy mix, significant investment 
in production infrastructure will 
be necessary, and Petrofac has 
a strong position in some of the 
most resilient sectors of the market.

Oil and gas look set to make a significant 
contribution to the global energy mix for at 
least the next two decades as the energy 
transition progresses. 

Under its Stated Policies Scenario1, which 
reflects the actions and intentions of today’s 
policy makers, IEA estimates that between 
2019 and 2040 oil and gas demand will 
grow by 16%, resulting in oil and gas 
contributing to 54% of the global energy 
mix in 2040 – roughly the same proportion 
as in 2019. Demand for gas is expected to 
grow quicker than oil, given its role as an 
essential transition fuel. Meanwhile, under 
its Sustainable Development Scenario1, 
which targets a reduction in emissions 
in line with the Paris Agreement, IEA 
estimates that demand will reduce by 
around a quarter by 2040, with oil and 
gas still making up 46% of the mix in 2040. 

To meet the scale of this demand, 
significant investment will be required 
in oil and gas infrastructure. Under the 
Sustainable Development Scenario1, IEA 
estimates an average annual investment 
of US$628 billion in upstream oil and 
gas between 2020 and 2030, rising 
to US$800 billion under the Stated 
Policies Scenario1. Billions of dollars 

NOCs have been gradually increasing their 
share of global oil and gas spending over 
the past several years, and today account 
for over 50%, according to J.P. Morgan3.

Petrofac’s strong MENA position is 
reflected in our consistently high rankings 
in industry listings. In its 2020 ranking of 
EPC contractors, Oil & Gas Middle East 
placed Petrofac as one of the region’s top 
three players, which is the tenth year in 
a row that we have taken one of the top 
four spots.

of investment will also be needed to 
safely decommission ageing oil and gas 
infrastructure, in markets such as the UK 
Continental Shelf (UKCS). Petrofac has 
a leading decommissioning offering, with 
recent projects including the Thames Area 
Complex and the Rubie and Renee fields.

As the world emerges from the COVID-19 
pandemic, Petrofac’s core markets in the 
Middle East and North Africa look to be 
among the most resilient. According to 
Rystad Energy2, the region is the world’s 
cheapest source of new production, with 
an average breakeven price of around 
US$30 per barrel. It is also the segment 
with one of the largest resource potential 
estimates2. In addition, the companies 
spending the most in these markets are 
the National Oil Companies (NOCs), the 
resource owners who Petrofac has 
worked with for decades. 

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Refining and petrochemicals 
The continued expansion of global 
refining and petrochemicals capacity 
looks likely, MENA economies and 
their National Oil Companies have 
a strategic rationale to invest, and 
Petrofac has built good credentials 
in the market.

Despite the demand and price shock 
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global 
refining and petrochemicals capacity looks 
set to continue to expand.

BloombergNEF estimates that global 
investment in new downstream oil refining 
and integrated chemicals capacity will 
average US$55 billion per year to 2025, 
leading global crude distillation unit (CDU) 
capacity to increase by 1.7% annually4. 

Similarly, under its Stated Policies 
Scenario1, IEA estimates a cumulative 
investment of US$811 billion in refining 
through to 2040. It also predicts that 
industry and petrochemicals will account 
for a large and growing proportion of 
global oil demand – increasing from 19% 
in 2019 to 22% in 2040 in the Stated 
Policies Scenario, and 29% in the 
Sustainable Development Scenario1.

We see a particular focus on our core MENA 
markets. The major National Oil Companies 
have strategic ambitions to capture more of 
the value chain, while the regions are eager 
to industrialise their economies, create new 
employment opportunities, and form a 
hedge against oil price volatility and the 
long-term risks to oil demand amid the 
energy transition. Meanwhile, Petrofac has 
been progressively building its downstream 
credentials, particularly in the MENA region. 
In 2020, we secured first place in Refining 
and Petrochemicals Middle East magazine’s 
Top 30 EPC Contractors listing, which cited 
our operational delivery, our strong safety 
record, and our digitalisation programme.

We continue to see a healthy volume of 
downstream bidding opportunities and, 
for 2021, refining and petrochemical projects 
account for 26% of our Engineering & 
Construction bidding pipeline. A number of 
these opportunities are ‘clean fuels’ projects 
as clients upgrade facilities to produce 
higher quality and more environmentally 
friendly fuels. We are currently executing 
two major clean fuels projects in Thailand 
and Kuwait.

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic report — Offshore wind – track record of over 
ten years, specialising to date in the 
EPC execution of HVDC and HVAC 
offshore and onshore substations; 13 
projects completed to date and currently 
executing the Alpha and Beta HVAC 
platforms for the Netherlands HKZ 
offshore grid connection and the HVAC 
substations for the UK’s Seagreen project

 — Carbon capture, utilisation & storage 
(CCUS) – leveraging our expertise in gas 
processing, transport and storage, and 
our brownfield EPC and well plug and 
abandonment capability, to support large 
scale CCUS projects, such as the UK’s 
Acorn project

 — Hydrogen – leveraging our hydrocarbons 
expertise, as well as our wind, solar and 
CCUS know-how, to support large scale 
blue and green hydrogen projects, such 
as Australia’s Arrowsmith project

 — Waste to fuels – using our petrochemical 
design skills to support projects which 
transform waste feedstocks into valuable 
products, such as Greenergy’s plant in 
the UK

In 2020, new energies projects accounted 
for around 22% of our order intake. 8% 
of our E&C bidding pipeline for 2021 is 
comprised of new energies opportunities.

International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2020

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October 2020

3  J.P. Morgan equity research, January 2021
4  BloombergNEF, Downstream Oil Investment Shrugs Off 

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IHS Markit: Global Investment in Renewables to 
Bounce Back in Coming Year to Pre-COVID Levels, 
December 2020

New energies 
Increasing investment in new 
energies markets is forecast, Petrofac 
has the right skills and track record to 
capitalise on this growth, and such 
projects accounted for a significant 
proportion of new business in 2020.

While hydrocarbons will continue to 
satisfy a majority of energy demand over 
the next two decades, renewable energy 
sources are expected to grow rapidly. 
Under the IEA’s Stated Policies Scenario1, 
for example, demand for renewables will 
almost double to reach around 22% of 
total energy demand in 2040 (rising to 
36% under the IEA’s Sustainable 
Development Scenario1). 

Meanwhile, for 2021, IHS Markit expects 
global capex spending in renewables 
to return to its pre-pandemic level of 
US$255 billion. It expects that global 
offshore wind investment will accelerate 
swiftly during the 2021-2025 period, with 
a cumulative investment of US$170 billion 
– a nearly threefold increase from 
cumulative 2015-2019 levels5.

By leveraging the expertise we have 
developed over several decades through 
the design and execution of complex oil 
and gas projects, we are continuing to 
develop our track record in major new 
energies markets:

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Strategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPetrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsOur business model

We build and support infrastructure for the energy 
industry through best-in-class, local execution

Driven by a clear  
purpose and values

Underpinned by key  
resources and relationships

What we do and how  
we make money

Our purpose 
We enable our clients to 
meet the world’s evolving 
energy needs

Our vision 
To be the preferred services 
partner to the energy 
industry

Our values
 — Driven
 — Agile
 — Respectful
 — Open

Our behaviours
 — Takes ownership
 — Builds relationships 

with integrity

 — Collaborates with 

purpose

 — Drives positive change
 — Coaches, develops and 

empowers

The right people  
and culture
As a service business, it is our people, 
their capabilities and skills that set us 
apart from our competitors.

Our values and behaviours underpin 
our ways of working. 

We are committed to developing our 
people, identifying and nurturing future 
leaders, and enabling everyone within 
the business to perform to their true 
potential and make a real difference.

Our knowledge  
and skills
Our deep understanding of our sector 
allows us to develop and deliver solutions 
that solve our clients’ problems.

Strong and trusted 
relationships
We develop deep knowledge of the 
many businesses in our supply chain; 
we know when and how to call on 
their respective strengths to deliver 
for our clients.

Our financial strength
We are a cost-efficient, capital-light 
business, with a strong balance sheet 
and good liquidity. 

Making a positive 
contribution
We aim to make a positive contribution 
to the societies in which we operate. 
We are committed to ethical conduct, 
put an emphasis on safety, care deeply 
about creating in-country value 
and, to minimise our environmental 
impact, have set a Net Zero target 
for carbon emissions.

Design
Engineering expertise is at the 
heart of everything we do. We 
provide a full suite of engineering 
services from conceptual and 
feasibility studies and Front-End 
Engineering and Design (FEED) 
to detailed design.

Build
We build some of the world’s 
largest energy facilities, leveraging 
our differentiated engineering, 
procurement, construction and 
commissioning skills to safely 
deliver projects on time and on 
budget. We offer clients a range 
of flexible commercial delivery 
models, from lump-sum turnkey 
to fully reimbursable.

Operate
We safely operate and maintain 
energy facilities on behalf of our clients 
through a variety of services, from the 
provision of labour to fully managed 
solutions. The deployment of digital 
technologies is at the heart of our 
offering as we focus on maximising 
productivity and efficiency.

Train
We develop local workforces 
through a range of services, 
from assessing capability needs 
and creating tailored training 
courses to designing, building and 
managing state of the art training 
facilities. Our unique offering is 
supported by industry-leading 
software solutions.

Decommission
We decommission energy assets 
at the end of their life, delivering 
an integrated services offering 
to extend production while 
minimising operating and 
abandonment expenditure.

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it differently

Value we create 
and share

Engineering & Construction (E&C)
Group revenue contribution
75%
Revenue 2020
US$3,090m

Lump-sum turnkey
Predominantly projects where we  
are remunerated on a lump-sum basis; 
and also offer reimbursable model  
under our EPCm offer.

Best-in-class delivery 

Trusted partner with 
long-standing client 
relationships

Local delivery model: 
employ local people, 
build local supply 
chains, and develop local 
capabilities and talent

Engineering & Production Services (EPS)
Group revenue contribution
22%
Revenue 2020
US$933m

Engineering expertise, 
expertly delivered 
across the life cycle 
of energy assets

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.

Integrated Energy Services (IES)
Group revenue contribution
3%
Revenue 2020
US$110m

A problem-solving 
culture that harnesses 
innovation and digital 
technology to find new 
ways to add value

A disciplined approach 
to capital allocation and 
bidding with a focus on 
maintaining a strong 
balance sheet

Client value
Benefiting from certainty of 
cost and delivery, utilising 
commercial models that 
meet their needs.

In-country value
Developing local skills 
and capabilities, benefiting 
local development and 
stimulating productivity 
in local economies.

In-country value 
spend
53% (2020) on local 
goods and services 
(for non-JV projects).

Tax spend
US$213 million (2020)  
on corporate income tax,  
employment taxes, other 
forms of tax and social 
security contributions.

Employee value
9,400 employees  
(31 December 2020).

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Strategic report
Our strategy at a glance

Enabling our clients to  
meet the world’s evolving 
energy needs

We design, build, manage and maintain 
infrastructure for energy industries. 
Our diverse service offering covers every 
stage of the project life cycle and offers a 
variety of commercial models, giving our 
clients the flexibility they need.

While the COVID-19 pandemic brought 
significant disruption to the global energy 
sector, the longer-term fundamentals of 
our business are sound, and our strategy 
remains valid – enabling Petrofac to build 
on its established strengths, enhance 
competitiveness, maintain resilience 
and, through our newly-created new 
energies business, pursue the opportunities 
presented by the energy transition.

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Best-in-class delivery
 — Simplify the organisation
 — Global capability, local execution
 — Digitally enabled
 — Strategic partnerships/technology neutral 

Our record for safety, agility and efficiency is the bedrock of 
our delivery capability. It allows us to progressively increase 
our performance and deliver more value to clients, while also 
applying consistent global standards. This approach extends 
well beyond our operational performance, encompassing 
considerations like safety, environment, people, and social 
and corporate governance.

Our model of local execution to global standards sets us 
apart. It is central to the way Petrofac operates and goes 
beyond our contractual or regulatory requirements. For us, 
in-country value means we work more cost-effectively and 
sustainably. It allows us to create local supply chains that 
allow SMEs to flourish, upskill and train local workforces, 
and implement community programmes that leave a positive 
and lasting impact beyond the assets we build and operate. 

We invest both in digital and in our technical expertise to maximise 
productivity and provide optimal solutions to our clients. Being 
technology neutral ensures we can support clients in specifying 
the best solution for their particular needs, without being tied to 
any particular solutions. To this end, we have exceptional subject 
matter experts, and support a full range of technologies within our 
Engineering Centres of Excellence. We combine this knowledge 
with our experience of technology application in plants and 
operations to inform the bespoke solutions we can offer clients. 

Priorities for 2021
 — Implement a new operating model and structure with the 

creation of a single, Group-wide technical services function 
and, sitting within it, a standalone, self-governing 
independent assurance capability

 — Improve our cost-competitiveness and develop an optimal 

cost structure 

 — Continue to digitalise the business with a focus on 

procurement, engineering and additional back office 
activities 

 — Further build our subject matter expertise in new domains 

and markets with a focus on new energies 

 — Maximise in-country value through investment in new local 
leadership with a mandate to build a Petrofac business 
ecosystem in each of our core markets

Going forward, the strategy will be 
underpinned by a new operating model  
and structure.
Implemented in the first half of 2021, this will entail a single 
Group-wide technical services organisation, which delivers 
functional excellence to all Petrofac projects and operations 
globally. It will be supplemented by a standalone, self-governing 
assurance function.

The new structure will enable:
 —Consistency of delivery to a single, global Petrofac standard, 

ensuring quality and efficiency, and enabling our subject matter 
expertise and digitalisation initiatives to be applied globally

Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportReturn to growth
 — Customer centric approach
 — Rebuild backlog 
 — Selective growth in new geographies
 — Leverage capabilities in new energies 

Superior returns
 — Enhanced risk management framework
 — Deliver premium margins, consistently 
 — Capital light business model
 — Maintain strong balance sheet 

The near-term economic outlook remains unclear, and market 
uncertainty remains. Clients are delaying awards and adopting 
tough commercial positions. 

We expect late 2021 to mark the start of a recovery period for 
the industry, with a return to pre-2020 capex spend levels by 
2023. As the oil and gas sector emerges from the COVID-19 
pandemic, MENA markets are expected to be first to recover. 
In this environment, and with the UAE market curtailed in the 
short term, our clear priorities are to seek to capitalise on this 
recovery in our core accessible markets, whilst also targeting 
growth in selective new geographies, and accelerating our 
transition to new energies. Throughout the pandemic, our EPS 
business remained resilient, and has a healthy pipeline ahead.

Meanwhile, we continue to extend our downstream 
credentials with good progress on several refinery projects, 
and we are poised to benefit from forthcoming investments 
in petrochemical facilities.

Going forward, new energies will inevitably see significant growth, 
and drawing on Petrofac’s track record, capabilities, and subject 
matter expertise, we have identified an addressable market of 
US$20 billion by 2025. This includes established markets like 
offshore wind, and emerging markets such as carbon capture 
and storage, hydrogen production, and waste to fuel. 

Priorities for 2021
 — Rebuild the order backlog from a diverse pipeline of 

opportunities in available core markets and target growth 
in selective new markets

 — Accelerating our transition to new energies 
 — Continue to leverage our capabilities in new energies by 

targeting FEED and early concept design opportunities with 
the creation of a specific Small Projects organisation within 
our E&C division 

 — Pursue further opportunities in refining and expand 

into petrochemicals

 — Focus on integration of our life-of-asset service offerings to 
create pull-through, for example, from FEED to brownfield 
modifications, emissions reductions, operations, to full EPC 
and decommissioning

Petrofac has a strong reputation for operating with financial 
efficiency and earning differentiated margins. Nonetheless, 
in 2020, we recognised losses related to a small number 
of projects, which had a material impact on our financial 
performance. By achieving our best-in-class delivery priorities, 
together with returning to growth, we expect to return to 
delivering premium margins, consistently. This strategic 
priority is also supported by the introduction of a new risk 
management framework.

Over recent years, we have been successful in reducing 
capital intensity by divesting non-core assets, and this helped 
us withstand the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

For 2021 we will continue to deliver reductions in overheads 
and project support costs, while also bringing increased 
rigour to cash management.

Priorities for 2021
 — Deliver more than US$100 million in additional cost savings, 
taking the total to US$250 million relative to pre-pandemic 
levels

 — Continue to conserve cash and maintain financial discipline
 — Embed the One Petrofac operating model with enhanced 
risk management processes to ensure consistent delivery 
and differentiated margins 

 — Deliver on our ESG targets through emissions reduction, 
greater diversity and inclusivity of gender and nationality, 
and maintaining the highest standards of business ethics 

 — Leveraging our global expertise to ensure best practice  

 — Maximum efficiency of all our shared services, including 

and consistency of execution everywhere we operate, and 
drive optimum value for customers and the communities 
in which we work

 — Effective management of technical and operational risks, 

through consistent and rigorous peer reviews, and a value 
assurance framework that provides independent challenge 
of all project and operational challenges

 — Optimal resource sharing, so the true breadth of our technical 
expertise is always on-tap and deployable, increasing our 
ability to win new contracts and deliver complex projects

value engineering centres, so the Group is able to benefit 
from the best economies of scale and scope

 — Clear functional stewardship, with robust checks and 

balances and single points of accountability, bringing one 
Petrofac standard of excellence

 — An independent value assurance framework that provides 

challenge, rigour and stage-gate verification 

We are confident that our strategy, underpinned by an operating 
model that drives consistency, efficiency and stringent assurance, 
will position us well to capitalise on a range of diverse growth 
opportunities that will deliver superior returns and value to all 
stakeholders over the medium term. 

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Year in review

Adapting, 
innovating and 
succeeding in 
the toughest of 
circumstances 

2020 was defined, not just by the COVID-19 
pandemic, but by the way our people 
responded to the challenges it presented.

Amid lockdowns, travel restrictions, 
compromised supply chains, social distancing 
standards, home-working requirements, and 
significant market disruptions, we had to find 
plenty of ingenious solutions and smart 
workarounds – and we had to do it quickly, 
safely, and cost-effectively. 

In this section of our annual report we look 
at just some of our solutions – which are 
indicative of the way the business responded, 
and a reflection of the commitment and 
determination of our employees.

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportDetermination in Ghazeer

One of the real highlights of the year was 
the successful delivery of the Ghazeer 
project in Oman.

Awarded to Petrofac in 2017, this lump-sum 
engineering, procurement, construction and 
commissioning (EPCC) project involved the 
addition of a third gas train to the Block 61 
gas field located deep in the Omani desert. 
Valued at more than US$800 million, it 
followed our completion of the US$1.4 billion 
Phase 1 facility. The concession now forms 
a vital part of the Sultanate’s energy 
infrastructure, with the capacity to deliver 
more than a third of its total gas supply. 

It was also a challenging delivery. The site 
is very remote and the climate punishing. 
The scope of work involved a complex 
brownfield element, with the tie-in of the 
new plant to the existing facility. As ever, 
the timescales were tight, and then, to 
complicate matters further, came the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

Even so, the project came in well ahead of 
schedule, with an impeccable safety record 
and exemplary worker welfare. Several new 
environmentally-friendly techniques were also 
deployed, for more detail see page 41. The 
client, bp, has publicly lauded Petrofac for the 
quality of the work.

Yet, much of the project was delivered in 
the face of the initial wave of the pandemic, 
when working patterns were disrupted, 
much of the world was in lockdown, several 
key vendors were unable to travel, and 
global supply lines were in disarray.

As with every Petrofac project, the delivery 
of in-country value (ICV) was also a key 
consideration. Initially, a demanding ICV 
target of US$275 million had been agreed, 
equating to around a third of the total project 
value. By the time we handed over the 
new facility, the true ICV had exceeded 
US$311 million – around 13% more than 
originally anticipated.

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in Petrofacts

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Transferring enterprise 
applications to working 
from home

The sudden onset of the pandemic 
meant our digital and IT teams had to 
come up with a new way of working 
for our engineers – fast.

Across the world, thousands of Petrofac 
people had to decamp from their offices 
and work from home, sometimes with 
only a few hours’ notice. However, for 
our engineers, home working was not 
as simple as grabbing their laptops. They 
require sophisticated software for 3D 
modelling, which is typically held on 

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powerful desktop computers and 
connects to nearby data servers.

Petrofac’s digital and IT teams had 
already started evaluating a more flexible 
cloud-based engineering hub that would 
encompass 3D modelling software. In the 
face of COVID-19, they successfully – and 
securely – implemented this new way 
of working in a matter of days to avoid 
delays to projects that were in the 
critical engineering phase.

‘ The sudden onset  
of the pandemic 
meant our digital 
and IT teams had  
to come up with  
a new way of 
working for our 
engineers – fast.’

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in Petrofacts

Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportThis way of remote testing should also 
enable future benefits. For example, it was 
a useful way of training young engineers 
and, by avoiding the need for so much 
travel, costs could be optimised. The 
same approach is therefore likely to be 
recommended to clients in the future, as 
it is a great way to bring everyone together 
using the same technology platform.

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in Petrofacts

Driven to deliver at Duqm

With stakeholders from around the world 
unable to travel, conducting a crucial test 
for the Duqm Refinery project in Oman 
seemed like a tall order. The perseverance 
of our people paid off.

Working with multiple vendors based 
in Bahrain, Germany, India, Malaysia, 
South Korea, Spain, and the UAE, the 
instrumentation team came up with an 
ingenious way of conducting a remote 
integration test – a critical task in the delivery 
of the refinery’s sophisticated Continuous 
Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS), 
which will enable the facility to operate to 
tough new environmental standards.

In normal circumstances, the operation 
would have involved the mobilisation and 
coordination of many different people 
and technologies from across the world. 
Drawing on a combination of secure 
high-speed data links, a range of 
remote collaboration tools, and a spirit 
of collective determination, the test was 
successfully delivered, and the project 
kept on track.

‘ Working with 
multiple vendors, 
the Oman-based 
instrumentation 
team came up 
with an ingenious 
way of conducting a 
remote integration 
test.’

Strengthening the supply chain

Italy, South Korea, China and India are 
Petrofac’s biggest sources of manufactured 
material. They are also some of the countries 
that were hardest hit by the COVID-19 
pandemic, particularly in its early stages.

So, when lockdown restrictions began 
putting a strain on the supply chain, the 
relationships our teams had built with 
key suppliers paid off. Another factor that 
made a big difference was our technology.

In particular, our new supplier portal is 
a key tool that enables us to understand 
each supplier’s offering, and collaborate 
with them through the procurement 
cycle. This uses a digital assistant, called 
BuyBot, which is trained to collaborate with 
suppliers during the tendering process and 
keep them apprised of progress. It brings 
far greater efficiency and transparency – 
both to Petrofac and our suppliers – which 
helped ease the pressure throughout 2020.

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Keeping everything  
on track in Kuwait

The Lower Fars Heavy Oil Development 
is one of the biggest upstream projects 
in the Middle East. 

Awarded in 2015 by Kuwait Oil Company 
(KOC), Petrofac is leading a consortium, 
and our share of the project is valued at 
more than US$3 billion.

The scope of work on the seven 
square kilometre site covers greenfield 
and brownfield facilities and includes 
engineering, procurement, construction, 
pre-commissioning, commissioning, 
start-up, and operations and maintenance 
work for the main central processing facility 
and associated infrastructure. The project 
also includes a production support complex, 
and a 162 kilometre pipeline to connect the 
facility to a tank farm in Ahmadi on the 
Kuwaiti coast, ready for export.

Lower Fars is the first project of its kind 
in Kuwait, enabling the country to tap into 
the vast quantities of heavy oil in the Ratqa 
field. Extracting this heavy oil can be more 
complex than lighter crude because of its 
viscosity. However, the potential is huge.

A bank of towering steam generators 
is one of the most striking features of 
Lower Fars. Made from carbon steel 
they generate the vast quantities of 
steam needed to inject into the wells 
and lower the viscosity of the oil.

Petrofac also upgraded the technology 
and equipment in the south’s Crude Oil 
Control Centre. This centre controls the 
blends of heavy oil from the Ratqa field 
in the north with lighter crudes from 
the south using a blending package.

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Strategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPetrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsDigitalising maintenance 
and inspection operations 

In December 2020, Petrofac’s work to 
digitalise its operations and maintenance 
delivery was recognised with a prestigious 
award from Oil & Gas (OGUK), the leading 
representative body for the offshore 
energy industry in the UK.

The judges were impressed by the benefits 
driven by our Connected Working approach. 
Combining use of digital twin and mobile 
technologies, along with our proprietary 
software, BuildME(TM), we have digitalised 
our inspection processes. Proven across 
more than 4,000 North Sea inspections, the 
approach is driving a 200% improvement 
in productivity.

Increasing the efficiency of our 
operations is an important strategic 
and environmental imperative – which 
becomes all the more valuable in the 
face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year in review continued

Using mobile to  
mobilise our teams 

Amid the pandemic, we needed to provide 
extra support to our offshore teams in the 
UK North Sea – to keep them and their 
families informed and help them get 
safely to and from their worksites.

So, to help with the mobilisation of 
our offsite teams, we fast-tracked the 
development of PetrofacGo, a new 
mobile app. Inspired by the popularity 
of smartphone taxi apps, it enables our 
people to easily access all the details for 
their current and upcoming trips, including 
the latest COVID advice, travel information 
and check-in times. Push notifications can 
be sent to specific people to notify them 
of any change, ensuring they always have 
instant access to the right information. 

PetrofacGo has helped our Delivery Hub 
team to arrange over 14,000 offshore trips 
during a particularly challenging period.

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportExtending our work in new 
energies and decarbonisation 

As the global energy transition gathers 
pace, it is clear that our core expertise and 
capabilities can play an important role in 
helping clients to meet the world’s evolving 
energy needs. 

We therefore see the energy transition 
as a strategic opportunity, partly to 
help existing clients to pursue their 
decarbonisation ambitions, and partly 
to pursue new energy projects. In 2020, 
we made significant progress.

Notable new business wins include the 
Arrowsmith project, which is Australia’s 
largest commercial scale green hydrogen 
project; the Acorn project, an innovative 
UK-based carbon capture and storage 
initiative; and one of the largest windfarms 
in the North Sea for Seagreen Wind Energy. 

Meanwhile, for our more traditional 
energy clients, decarbonisation has 
become a dominant theme. In the design 
and engineering phase, for example, we 
are routinely challenged to come up with 
concepts that will minimse the carbon 
intensity of a plant’s future operations; 
in the construction phase, our sites 
are looking very different with, banks 
of generators being replaced with 

renewable power, flaring being replaced by 
green completions, novel ways to re-use 
and recycle materials, and so on. On our 
operations and maintenance contracts, 
almost all of what we do is about helping 
our clients find new efficiencies, which also 
support a reduction in emissions and drive 
broader environmental benefits.

Find all the latest 
stories about Petrofac at  
www.petrofac.com/
petrofacts/

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Key performance indicators

Measuring  
our progress

Petrofac sets key performance (KPI) targets and assesses  
performance against these benchmarks on a regular basis.

Part of the 2020 Executive  
Directors’ Remuneration

Revenue

-26%

18 

19 

20 

 US$5,829m 

 US$5,530m 

 US$4,081m 

Description
Measures the level of revenue of 
the business.

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

Return on capital employed 
(ROCE)1

Diluted earnings per share  
(EPS)1

Free cash flow and  
cash conversion

7.0%

18 

19 

20 

 7% 

-82%

 26.2% 

 23.3% 

18 

19 

20 

 14.2c/s 

 102.3¢/s 

Free cash flow

 80.4¢/s 

18 

 US$921m 

19 

 US$138m 

 US$(73)m 

20 

Cash conversion
18 

19 

20 

 36% 

 101% 

 71% 

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).

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 attributable to 
Petrofac Limited shareholders, as reported 
in the consolidated income statement and 
calculated in accordance with note 9 to 
the consolidated financial statements.

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 appendix A6 to 
the consolidated financial statements. 
Cash conversion is calculated as cash 
generated from operations divided by 
business performance EBITDA.

1  Business performance before separately disclosed items.  

This measurement is shown by Petrofac as a means of measuring underlying business performance.

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsEBITDA1

-62%

Reported net profit

>-100%

Business performance net profit1 

-83%

18 

19 

 US$671m 

 US$559m 

20 

 US$211m 

 US$(180)m 

18 

 US$64m 

19 

 US$73m 

20 

18 

19 

20 

 US$48m

 US$353m 

 US$276m 

Description
Measures the reported net profitability 
of the business.

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

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

Measurement
Business performance net profit 
attributable to Petrofac Limited 
shareholders, 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).

Backlog

-32%

Employee numbers

-18%

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

18 

19 

20 

 US$9.6bn 

 US$7.4bn 

18 

19 

20 

 US$5.0bn 

 11,500 

 11,500 

Lost time injury
18 

 9,400 

19 

20 

 0.018 

 0.013 

 0.013 

Description
Provides a measure of the visibility 
of future revenues.

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.

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.

Recordable injury frequency rates
18 

19 

20 

 0.06 

 0.06 

 0.065 

Description
Provides measures of the safety 
performance of the Group, including 
partners and subcontractors.

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.

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Strategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPetrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsEnvironmental, Social and Governance

Never before have 
we had such an 
awareness of the 
importance of 
sustainability. We 
now have a duty 
of care to do all 
we can to put 
this awareness 
into action.

Sami Iskander
Group Chief Executive

2.  Our commitment to the highest 
standards of ethical behaviour
In recent years, to reinforce our continued 
commitment to ethical behaviour, we 
enhanced our compliance function, 
launched a revised Code of Conduct, and 
made it easier for colleagues and partners 
to voice any concerns. This work will 
continue. Irrespective of geography or 
circumstance, we will always insist on a 
single standard of Petrofac behaviours.

3.  Our environmental positioning 

and performance 

One of our 2020 ESG highlights 
was our Net Zero carbon commitment. 
During 2021, we expect to provide more 
granularity on how that will be achieved. 
We also intend to give more details on 
our competitive positioning for the energy 
transition – including the opportunity to 
work on more green energy projects, and 
broadening the work we are doing to help 
our clients reduce the carbon intensity of 
their existing operations.

I should stress that, although these 
three points are important, they exist 
within the context of a broader ESG 
agenda, which encapsulates our 
approach to how we do business. 

Sami Iskander
Group Chief Executive

Sources of strength for Petrofac
I arrived at Petrofac with the conviction 
that Environmental, Social and 
Governance (ESG) considerations are 
indivisible from what a company is and 
does. I see them, not as boxes to be 
ticked nor risks to be managed, but 
as sources of strength.

One of the many things that attracted me 
to Petrofac was, therefore, the progress 
it has been making on ESG initiatives.

In 2020, for example, the Company 
launched its new sustainability strategy, 
including an unequivocal Net Zero carbon 
goal, a determination to increase diversity, 
and a continued commitment to meet the 
highest standards of ethical behaviour. 
The recent developments add to a good 
past performance in many ESG matters, 
a strong ESG governance structure, plus 
a clear recognition that, by enabling clients 
to meet the world’s evolving energy needs, 
the coming energy transition represents 
a tangible commercial opportunity.

All of this is a great basis to build upon, 
and this report should give insights into 
the specifics of our ESG performance. 

It should also demonstrate the rigour of 
our approach, including the way we have 
identified and prioritised our material 
issues, the targets we have set, and 
the way we have aligned our approach 
to wider initiatives, such as the UN 
Global Compact, the UN Sustainable 
Development Goals, and the Task Force 
on Climate-Related Disclosures (TFCD). 

I would, however, like to pull out three 
points which are indicative of my own 
ESG priorities:

1.  Our emphasis on health, safety 

and wellbeing

Generally, Petrofac has a strong health 
and safety culture, and performs well 
ahead of industry norms. In 2020, 
however, and influenced partly by COVID, 
we did see a deterioration in our safety 
record, including two tragic fatalities. 
Going forward, I want Petrofac to be 
among the safest places to work, for us 
to remain better attuned to the wellbeing 
of our colleagues, and for everyone on 
our sites to feel valued and cared for. 

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportDefining our 
material issues

Understanding what matters most to our stakeholders
To fully understand what matters most to them, we formally engage 
with representatives from various stakeholder groups, including 
clients, suppliers, investors, NGOs, policymakers, employees, and 
our supply chain. We align our Environment, Social and Governance 
(ESG) priorities to the material issues identified.

In 2020, we continued the process with a mix of online surveys and 
one-to-one discussions. We also consulted employees from across 
the business to better understand their priorities and engage them 
as advocates of our sustainability programmes – and we will keep 
on engaging and listening as we go forward.

‘ Cultivating a 
sustainable 
mindset is critical 
to advancing 
in the energy 
transition.’

Alastair Cochran
Chief Financial Officer and  
Chair of the Sustainability  
Steering Committee

The ESG issues that matter most to our stakeholders 

1. Define internal &  

external stakeholders 

2. Stakeholder  

information gathered 

3. Follow-up  

engagement sessions 

4. Materiality  

reviews 

5. Finalise  

materiality matrix 

Broad selection taken from 
key stakeholder groups 
and geographies.

Via survey questionnaires, 
stakeholder roadshows, and 
various engagement events.

One-to-one sessions with key 
stakeholders to ‘deep dive’ on 
specific topics and emerging 
issues.

Collate and evaluate data, 
review accompanying 
commentary and rank issues.

Material issues presented 
to Sustainability Steering 
Committee to inform strategy 
and disclosure.

Incorporated into  
sustainability plan 

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Material issues

Environmental aspects
1.  Tackling Climate Change
2.  Environmental accidents

Social aspects
3.  Diversity and inclusion
4.  Worker welfare
5.  Human rights
6. 
7.  Process safety
8.  Emergency preparedness
9.  Safety systems
10. Worker safety

In-country value

Governance aspects
11.  Whistleblowing
12. Responsible governance
13. Anti-bribery and corruption
14. Ethical conduct

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Environmental, Social and Governance continued

An ESG  
Framework  
to create  
shared value

Launching our new sustainability strategy
A highlight of 2020 was the launch of our new sustainability 
strategy. Developed by a Sustainability Committee chaired by 
our Chief Financial Officer, and approved by the Board in August 
2020, this is structured around the three ESG pillars:

Environment – ensuring that Petrofac is able to minimise its own 
environmental impact, while supporting our clients in reducing 
their environmental impact

Social – promoting safe local delivery of our projects and services, 
drawing on ethical supply chains to create in-country value, helping 
to address skills gaps, and building a truly diverse workforce

Governance – underpinning everything we do with clear, 
consistent standards of ethical behaviour, bound by rigorous 
compliance and governance

For each pillar, we have set targets – including a commitment 
to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions to Net Zero by 2030, 
and to achieve 30% of women in senior roles by 2030.

Our strategic goals

Our material issues

Our targets

Our stakeholders

Environmental
Minimise our environmental impact

Social
Inform, educate  
and engage

Governance
Embed integrity, 
transparency  
and trust

Addressing climate risk

Spill prevention  
and response

Promoting a  
circular economy

Sector leading  
health and safety

Enhancing diversity  
and inclusion

Respecting  
human rights

Optimising  
in-country value

Net Zero by 2030  
(EPS by 2025)

Zero pollution

Circular economy  
adopted by all sites

Zero harm

30% women in  
leadership roles by 
2030

All third parties 
screened for  
human rights

Sector leading  
local delivery

Embedding ethical  
values and behaviours

No regulatory  
non-compliance

Clients

Shareholders

Employees

Communities

Partners

Supply chain

Governments

Enhancing transparency, 
governance and disclosure

Full compliance  
with TCFD

NGOs

*Scope 1 and 2 (Petrofac Emissions & power consumption)

Aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals
As we enter the ‘decade of delivery’ for the UN Sustainable 
Development Goals, we have aligned our sustainability strategy 
with the seven goals that are most relevant to Petrofac’s business. 

We aim to work in partnership with our stakeholders to progress 
strategies that improve health and wellbeing, reduce inequality, tackle 
climate change, and preserve biodiversity – while championing 
a low-carbon economy and enabling economic growth.

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic report Environmental

Why it is important  
to our business model  
and strategy

As an energy services company that designs, develops 
and operates large scale facilities, Petrofac’s business 
is inextricably 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. It also includes the 
requirement from clients to help reduce the carbon intensity 
of their facilities and operations. As we look to the future, 
it includes Petrofac’s role in the global energy transition.

Material SDGs

Read how we contribute to these SDGs 
through our environmental and climate 
response programmes.

Committing to Net Zero carbon by 2030

A highlight of the year was the launch of our new sustainability 
strategy, and the commitment to reach Net Zero1 in Scope 1 
and 2 emissions2 by 2030, and work to influence our supply 
chain to set their own reduction targets. To achieve this, we 
will focus on three areas:

 — Enable – encourage our staff to be Net Zero advocates 

and support our clients, partners and suppliers in achieving 
their lower carbon ambitions

 — Reduce – cut our emissions by implementing energy 
efficiencies, optimising our operations and methods of 
construction, and reducing flaring and venting

 — Transform – switch to renewable energy, phase-in hybrid 

and electric vehicles on site, and fit smart building 
technology in our offices to maximise energy efficiency

At a divisional level, we are committed to achieving Net Zero 
in our EPS business by 2025, while E&C and our PM304 
producing asset in Malaysia will do so by 2030. 

Our performance3

Scope 1 Emissions  
(direct from owned or controlled sources) 
Tonnes of carbon emissions (000 tCO2e)
250

Scope 2 Emissions  
(indirect from purchased energy)  
Tonnes of carbon emissions (000 tCO2e)
10

Number of spills above one barrel  
(0 from vandalism)
1

18 

19 

20 

239 

231 

250

18 

19 

20 

12 

12 

18 

19 

20 

1

10

7 

GHG Intensity IES  
(000 tCO2e per million boe production)
116

GHG Intensity E&C/EPS 
(000 tCO2e per million man-hours worked) 
0.27

Hydrocarbon spilled volume
in barrels  
(0 from vandalism)
2

18 

19 

20 

56

97

116

18 

19 

20 

0.20

0.23

18 

19 

0.27

20  2

558 

17 

970 

1  Net Zero: no net increase in GHG emissions to the atmosphere as a result of GHG emissions associated with Petrofac’s activities, where residual emissions will be offset by carbon credits.
2  Scope 1 (direct emissions e.g. production processes) and Scope 2 (indirect emissions e.g. energy purchased).
3  Greenhouse Gas Protocol Standard Corporate Accounting and Reporting (equity share approach) followed for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, utilising SANGEA Energy and Emissions 

Estimating System and UK government GHG conversion factors.

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How we manage our environmental 
performance
Our goal is to manage the environmental 
risks of our projects and operations 
effectively, optimise our use of resources, 
and minimise our environmental impacts.

In terms of emissions, to support our long-
term Net Zero target, we are committed to 
an interim target of a 3% year-on-year 
reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) 
emission intensity from 2021 to 2023. 

Each year, we participate in the 
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). In 
2020 we continued to enhance our climate 
change programme and again achieved 
a CDP rating of ‘B’. This is at the top of 
the CDP ‘Management’ band for taking 
coordinated action on climate issues, 
and above both the European regional 
average of C, and the average for our 
direct competitors.

For 2020, we calculated our carbon 
footprint and energy consumption in 
accordance with the new UK Streamlined 
Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) 
regulations, and our data is assured and 
verified by an independent third party 
(Ricardo UK). 

An important step forward in 2020 
was the development and launch of an 
Environmental Toolkit – a digital tool to 
automate reporting and support more 
consistent and efficient monitoring.

Enhancing waste management 
through a circular economy 
Our Waste Management Standard 
governs our waste practices, with 
duty of care as a basic principle. We 
aim to reduce the amount of waste we 
generate and to maximise what we reuse 
or recycle through the introduction of 
circular economy ideas across the Group.  

At our project sites, we are therefore 
challenging our teams to identify more 
sustainable, low-carbon, resource-efficient 
solutions for our clients. This a programme 
of work, currently in early development, 
and will focus on three levers for change:

 — Designing out – engaging our project 
teams to ‘design-out’ waste. This will 
target single-use plastic packaging in 
particular, our single largest source 
of plastic waste. We will also look for 
opportunities to use more recycled 
and recyclable materials

 — Optimising use – exploring ways 

to use resources for longer, stretching 
the lifespan of materials and products

 — Recycling more – as we work to 

segregate more of our waste, we will 
create opportunities to improve what 
we recycle, reduce our landfill waste 
and put more of our ‘waste to work’

See the Ghazeer case study page 41 
for examples of how we are working 
to introduce these ideas.

Reflecting on our overall 
2020 performance
Clearly, the COVID-19 pandemic had an 
impact on our performance. For example, 
several of our planned initiatives were 
delayed, and there was an increase in 
the volume of single-use plastics. Even so, 
the trend was generally positive for 2020. 

In terms of GHG emissions, we are on 
target to meet our long-term commitment 
of a 20% reduction in GHG intensity. In 
our core E&C and EPS businesses, we 
reduced absolute emissions by 18%. 
However, delays to production optimisation 
at our offshore asset in Malaysia and the 
loss of gas reinjection due to an integrity 
incident, led to a 7% increase in absolute 
group emissions and intensity. Our energy 
usage decreased by 8% to 418 GWh 
(Scope 1: 399 GWh, Scope 2: 19 GWh) of 
which 2% was from our UK operations. 
This was due to a combination of energy 
efficiency initiatives, lower activity levels, 
and the introduction of remote working 
across many of our offices.

In terms of spill performance, we saw a 
continued improvement, with a significant 
reduction in our recordable spill volume 
down to just two barrels. This reduction 
was largely due to preventive initiatives 
implemented in Mexico over recent years to 
address our biggest cause of spills, namely 
the deliberate sabotage of pipelines and 
equipment. Measures included community 
engagement, technical solutions (such 
as drone monitoring) and changes to 
the law (which, in effect, de-incentivised 
the vandalism). 

There was one operational hydrocarbon spill 
of more than one barrel, which took place 
at a project in Sharjah and was caused by a 
damaged hydraulic hose. A full investigation 
and clean-up operation was conducted by 
our spill response team, including the 
removal of all contaminated soil.

‘ As part of the 
World Bank’s 
Zero Flaring by 
2030 initiative, we 
supported several 
clients to identify 
and implement 
flaring reduction 
opportunities.’

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the Future Think Tank
To navigate the energy transition 
successfully, we recognise that a critical 
success factor will be our ability to work 
differently and to come together to 
collaborate and innovate. To this end, 
we established our Future Think Tank 
programme, which challenges young 
engineers and technologists from across 
the Group to develop low-carbon ideas 
that can be deployed across the business. 

A team of leadership mentors give their 
time to guide the entrants and help them 
bring their ideas to life, with selected ideas 
presented to the Executive Management 
team for funding. Shortlisted ideas 
covering a range of innovative solutions 
from low-diesel construction ideas to a 
sustainable office will be selected for 
proof-of-concept funding in 2021. 

Deploying digital solutions 
An important strategic theme for Petrofac 
is our use of disruptive digital technologies to 
help the Company work faster, smarter and 
safer. We are pursuing techniques that use 
operational environmental data to enhance 
the visibility of energy use and enable the 
real-time tracking of emissions performance. 

Protecting biodiversity
We support the UN Convention on 
Biodiversity and work with our clients 
to promote a risk-based approach 
to protection. A mitigation hierarchy 
(avoid, minimise, restore, offset) has 
been adopted as a framework for 
good practice management. 

At our Sakhalin island project site in Russia, 
where Petrofac is constructing an onshore 
processing facility, the project team put in 
place measures to protect a number of 
Stellar Sea Eagles nesting along the coast 
near the project’s temporary beach landing 
facility, used to offload cargo. 

Habitat corridors and prohibited areas 
were created to ensure construction 
personnel and activities were kept away 
from the eagles’ nesting and feeding 
areas. Strict noise and speed controls 
were enforced for all vehicles; waste 
management and pollution prevention 
plans were implemented; and a 
programme of conservation awareness 
training was put in place for all workers. 

Reducing flaring across our operations 
As part of the World Bank’s Zero Flaring 
by 2030 initiative, we supported several 
clients to identify and implement flaring 
reduction opportunities. 

For a client in Oman, we developed initial 
concepts for the reduction of flared gas 
across three sites and developed a basic 
engineering package to take them to the 
next phase. Solutions included steam 
generation for enhanced oil recovery, 
power generation, compressed natural 
gas, gas to diesel, and LPG production.

Meanwhile, in Southern Libya, we 
investigated the feasibility of extracting 
LPG from the associated gas, producing 
packaged plant solutions for rapid 
deployment, and modular cylinder 
filling operations - to both support the 
local market and reduce flaring by an 
estimated six million standard cubic 
feet per day (MMscfd).

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Task Force on  
Climate-related  
Financial Disclosures

Achieving compliance with the  
TCFD recommendations
To better understand the potential impacts 
of climate change on the business, we 
continued to work towards full compliance 
with the recommendations of the Task force 
on Climate-related Financial Disclosures 
(TCFD). To do so, we formed a working group 
with representatives from the environmental, 
finance, risk and governance teams. 

The working group looked at how Petrofac 
might be impacted by a changing climate, 
in order to provide the leadership team with 
future-looking insight on likely climate risks 
and opportunities. To this end, it explored 
the two main climate scenarios developed 
by the International Energy Agency (IEA):

 — Low Carbon Future at under 1.5 °C 

(based on IEA Sustainable Development 
Scenario) – setting out how the global 
energy sector could evolve to align with 
the Paris Agreement and rapidly 
accelerate to a low-carbon economy 

 —High Carbon Future at more than 3 °C 
(based on IEA Stated Policies Scenario) – 
looking at how today’s policy frameworks, 
intentions and targets could impact the 
energy sector, which would make a 
significant difference but fall short of 
the Paris goals. 

Working with various functions across the 
Group, the working group reviewed the 
arrangements for climate response with 
respect to our governance, strategy, risk 
management, and metrics and targets as 
required by the TCFD.

Read the full TCFD report at 
www.petrofac.com

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Governance
Climate change is seen as a material governance and strategic issue for Petrofac. It 
is periodically addressed by our Board through strategy and investment discussions, 
enterprise risk management, and performance reviews against our commitments. 

Day-to-day governance is delegated to:

 — The Group Sustainability Steering Committee – is chaired by the CFO 

and assists the Board in overseeing the Group’s response to climate change 

 — The Audit Committee (supported by the Sustainability SteerCo) – monitors 
and provides oversight to the Board on climate-related risk management

Strategy
 — Improve performance – through our Net Zero carbon strategy of ‘Enable, Reduce, 
Transform’, we have set targets to minimise the environmental impact of our own 
operations

 — Mitigate risks – understand and address climate-related risks to our business 

and operations

 — Pursue opportunities – help clients to achieve their low carbon ambitions 
and pursue adjacent opportunities through our New Energies business line

 — Engage publicly – engage with government and other stakeholders to better 

understand and input into the developing public policy agenda on climate action

Climate risk management
 — Regulatory risk – respond positively to the evolving policy landscape that may 
impact the Company, such as carbon taxation or more restrictive emissions 
legislation

 — Market-related risk – the Company is exposed to the shift towards a low carbon 

economy, and we have developed management strategies to advance our business 
as energy use transitions 

 — Reputational risk – evolve our sustainability strategy, strengthen our ESG reporting, 

and enhance our compliance culture

 — Physical risk – enhance the climate resilience of our business by identifying and 
addressing the potential for extreme weather events to disrupt our operations, 
particularly with regards to our supply chain

Metrics and Targets
 — Become a Net Zero company – we have set a Paris-aligned target and goal for 

decarbonisation of our projects and operations 

 — Set granular climate-related targets across the business – accountability for 

climate change leadership has been embedded into executive performance measures 
and remuneration, and near-term targets are being developed across every team in 
the Company

 — Support our supply chain – encourage the adoption of emissions targets among 

key suppliers, and support their lower-carbon ambitions through various collaborative 
partnering initiatives

Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportSecuring a supply of clean energy
Instead of relying solely on diesel 
generators, power was drawn from the 
neighbouring facility. With its own gas 
turbine driven generators, there was more 
than enough energy on tap, via overhead 
lines, to power the Petrofac work camp. 
This eliminated the need for eight diesel 
generators to be operational, saving an 
estimated 10,000 litres of diesel every 
day, equating to a total 17,350 tonnes 
in carbon dioxide emissions. 

As we engage different parts of the 
Group to be advocates of our Net Zero 
programme, we will share these and other 
good practice ideas to further drive down 
our emissions.

Case study:
Our Climate Response 
Seeking sustainable 
solutions in Oman

The Ghazeer project for bp in Oman 
is special in several ways. As well as 
coming in well ahead of schedule and 
having an impeccable safety record, 
sustainability was an important theme. 
Examples of environmentally-friendly 
initiatives pioneered onsite include:

Green Completions
In the completions phase of a project, a 
series of tests are run, which often involve 
the flaring of hydrocarbons directly into 
the atmosphere. For Ghazeer, a Green 
Completions concept was deployed.  
During the well testing operations, 
the hydrocarbons were routed to the live 
production facility and, from there, fed 
into Oman’s gas supply infrastructure. bp 
estimates that 201,000 tonnes of carbon 
dioxide emissions were eliminated – the 
equivalent to removing 44,000 cars from 
the road for an entire year.

Recycling waste concrete
For a project of this size, a large volume 
of waste concrete is always generated. 
Typically, it is then hauled to a waste 
facility. In the case of Ghazeer, the nearest 
such facility was more than 250 kilometres 
away. The project team came up with 
an ingenious way of crushing the waste 
concrete onsite, mixing it with surplus soil, 
and then using it to even out the terrain and 
construct safety berms around the project 
perimeter. This avoided an estimated 944 
lorry journeys – saving an estimated 92,512 
litres of diesel, equating to 246 tonnes of 
greenhouse gas emissions.

Re-using waste water
For Ghazeer, we aimed to re-use as much 
water as possible, and equipped the work 
camp with five membrane bioreactor (MBR) 
sewage treatment units. The equivalent of 
500 cubic metres of water was recycled 
every day, adding-up to a grand total of 
440,000 cubic metres, which was of good 
enough quality for many tasks like dust 
suppression and tree planting. This 
eliminated the need for 150 tanker trips, 
which would have added up to 2.3 million 
kilometres of driving, consumed 390,000 
litres of diesel, and emitted 1,026 tonnes 
of greenhouse gasses. By reducing onsite 
traffic, there were commensurate safety 
benefits.

Read full story
in Petrofacts

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Social

Why this is important 
to our business model 
and strategy

As a service business, it is our people, their attitude 
and skills who set us apart from our competitors. We are 
therefore committed to building a diverse workforce, which is 
representative of the communities in which we operate, while 
developing all of our people, keeping them safe, and looking 
out for their wellbeing.

Wherever the Company operates, we are committed to 
creating shared value, by engaging with local communities, 
investing in 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 operate globally and bid 
on challenging projects, while benefiting from the economies 
of delivering locally.

Because we operate in challenging environments, where 
the rights and welfare of workers can sometimes be at risk, 
we are committed to protecting human rights throughout our 
business operations and extended supply chain, ensuring that 
everyone who works with and for us are treated with respect, 
fairness and dignity.

Material SDGs

Read how we contribute to these SDGs 
through our safety, diversity & inclusion, 
community and human rights programmes.

Our performance

Targeting 30% of women in senior roles 
by 2030

A highlight of the year was our increased focus on diversity 
and inclusion, including the setting of new targets, and the 
appointment of our first Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, 
as well as two Diversity Champions in the Leadership Team.

Petrofac comprises 80 nationalities. While we have 30% 
female representation on our Board, we recognise we need 
to do more to increase the number of women in management. 
During 2020, as part of our new sustainability strategy, we 
therefore set a target of 30% of women in senior roles4 by 
2030 through a formal series of measures. 

We are proud of our track record of developing young 
talent and building diversity from within. We have therefore 
committed to build on the 46% women in our 2019 graduate 
engineering intake by continuing to encourage more female 
graduates to join Petrofac as we develop our female leaders.

Gender profile of our people (%)

Age profile of our people (%)

Grade profile of our people (%)

Employees
M

F

13 

Leadership
M

F

19

87 

<30 

11 

US$0,000m

81

30–39

40–49

50–59

>60

5 

Executive

1 

33 

Management

10 

32 

Supervisory

27 

19 

Professional

Support

15 

Lost time injury frequency rate
0.013

Recordable incident frequency rate
0.065

% Spend on local goods and
services5 (%)

18 

19 

20 

0.013 

0.013

0.018 

18 

19 

20 

4  Executive management and direct reports (as per Hampton-Alexander criteria)
5  Non-JV projects

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+53%

0.06 

0.06 

0.065

18 

19 

20 

31 

41 

47 

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 — Lost time injury (LTI) frequency rate – 
remained at 0.013 per 200,000 man-
hours, compared to an industry average 
of 0.048 (International Association of Oil 
and Gas Producers 2019)

 — Recordable incident frequency rate 
–increased to 0.065 per 200,000 
manhours, compared to an industry 
average of 0.184 (International 
Association of Oil and Gas 
Producers 2019).

Strengthening our safety culture
Despite the challenges of 2020, a number of 
new initiatives were implemented, including:

 — HSSEIA Deep Dives – our global 
leadership teams met on eight 
occasions to conduct HSSEIA Deep 
Dive sessions, with a view to identifying 
and addressing potential barriers to 
safe and healthy working that may have 
previously been overlooked. In total, 
more than 240 people were involved 
in the sessions.

 — Life Saving Rules e-learning 

– we launched a mandatory e-learning 
course for all Petrofac employees, 
incorporating videos in English, 
Hindi, Russian and Arabic, which will 
also be shared with partners and 
subcontractors

 — Hazard Hunt process – we 

introduced a new Hazard Hunt process 
on our project sites, such as regular 
‘cold eye’ reviews, whereby workers 
from one area perform a hazard hunt 
of another area, to identify hazards that 
others might miss after seeing them 
every day 

 — Excavation hazard awareness 

programme – a set of flip cards was 
developed to raise awareness of the 
risks relating to excavation activities
 — Behavioural-based training – to 
assist onsite personnel, we revived 
a number of training programmes, 
including the HSSE Bootcamp for 
supervisors in our E&C business, 
and mental health awareness across 
the Group

Safety

Safe: of paramount importance
Across Petrofac, our aim is for zero safety 
incidents, as reflected in the name of 
our Horizon Zero global safety campaign. 
We see this as an entirely realistic and 
achievable goal and are proud to say 
that, much of the time, we do live up to it.

To maintain our performance, we continue 
to enhance our programme of health, 
safety, security, environment and integrity 
assurance (HSSEIA) measures. We also 
continue to refine the way we measure 
our performance. 

Reflecting on our 2020 safety 
performance
From a safety management perspective, 
2020 was a challenging year. 

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
our health and safety teams were focused 
on how best to continue our operations, 
whilst also protecting our people and 
partners from the virus. We therefore 
complied with local requirements and 
international guidelines, and implemented 
social distancing measures accordingly. 
In some locations, however, we did 
experience minor outbreaks which 
were managed through our pandemic 
response processes.

Regrettably, in some instances, this 
appears to have diverted attention away 
from more routine safety considerations, 
and the situation was compounded by 
the fact that many people were onsite for 
much longer than would normally be the 
case. As a consequence, we did see 
a regrettable deterioration in our safety 
performance, including two fatalities. In 
India, a man died during a hydrostatic 
pressure test and, in Oman, an offloading 
incident resulted in a second death. 
Both incidents were investigated in 
forensic detail and reviewed by senior 
management and, separately, by the 
Board. It was determined that both of the 
fatalities could have been prevented by 
one of our most basic Life Saving Rules, 
namely the Line of Fire rule. A priority for 
2021, therefore, is the roll out of a Safety 
Back to Basics campaign, emphasising 
that safety is a shared responsibility, and 
looking at ways to ensure that everyone on 
our sites understands, embraces and 
follows the fundamentals of good safety.

Making better use of 
digital technologies
In line with Petrofac’s wider digital 
transformation programmes, new 
technologies are playing an ever more 
prominent role in our HSSEIA activities, 
for example:

 — Developing new digital platforms 
– significant preparatory work was 
completed on a range of digital tools 
and platforms, such as the creation of 
a full functional specification for a new 
HSSEIA data collection and reporting 
tool, and the development of a new 
digital enterprise risk management tool 

 — Virtual site audits – due to travel 

restrictions, we were unable to conduct 
in-person site audits and therefore 
turned to Microsoft Teams to handle 
our usual annual schedule of Corporate 
HSSEIA audits and Petrofac Assurance 
Index (PAI) audits 

 — Driving behaviours – to help improve 
driving safety, in-vehicle monitoring 
system (IVMS) technology is used to 
keep track of driving behaviours, and 
identify and address any issues

 — Virtual meetings – Instead of meeting 
face-to-face, Group Crisis Team and 
Business Support Teams are able to 
meet virtually irrespective of location

Stepping-up our health and 
wellbeing programmes
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
the disruption of the lockdown, and the 
longer-than-normal onsite postings, we 
chose to step-up our existing health and 
wellbeing programmes, with a particular 
emphasis on mental health. For example:

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management

Remaining responsive to a fast-
changing security environment
Petrofac works in 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 and crisis management team 
is closely integrated into the wider HSSEIA 
community. Our Security Policy sets out the 
responsibilities of our senior management 
team and our business units and, with 
regards to crisis management, we aim 
to operate to the same standard as 
ISO22301:2019.

Reflecting on the security 
environment in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact 
on the security environment in 2020. 
With less movement of people, the risks 
of crime and civil unrest was reduced 
commensurately. However, we are 
mindful that, as the economic impact 
of the pandemic unfolds, the potential 
for security incidents could escalate.

The only security-related incident to report 
for 2020 took place in Iraq at the start of 
the year, when much of the south of the 
country was experiencing protests relating 
to the economic environment. At one of 
our project sites, work was disrupted 
for several weeks by largely peaceful 
protesters who blockaded the entrance 
to the facility. The situation was resolved 
by the operator. Throughout, our teams 
focused on keeping employees safe, and 
ensuring that progress on the project was 
not completely impeded. 

Environmental, Social and Governance continued

 — Extending our Employee 

Assistance Programme – we 
extended our LifeWorks Employee 
Assistance Programme globally, 
giving all of our people and their 
family members easy 24/7 access to 
independent advice and counselling 
on a wide range of issues, whether 
from inside or outside work, that 
could adversely impact their health, 
wellbeing or work performance. To raise 
awareness and encourage use of this 
facility, while also demonstrating that 
the leadership team are acutely aware 
of the challenges being faced by 
employees, we conducted a number 
of internal townhall sessions for 
managers. In October 2020, we 
launched a #WellbeingWednesday 
initiative, with a weekly series of 
webinars drawing attention to health 
and wellbeing topics, such as mental 
health, healthy lifestyle and diet, breast 
cancer, and flu awareness

 — Raising awareness of mental health 

issues – to normalise discussions 
around mental health, we ran a number 
of initiatives throughout the year. 
We drew attention to Mental Health 
Awareness Week through a range of 
initiatives, such as seminars with mental 
health specialists. We also launched the 
RU OK? programme globally, to raise 
awareness of mental health issues and 
encourage employees to seek support 
 — Enlisting the support of our future 
leaders – mental health awareness 
was a prominent topic at our virtual 
Graduates Conference

Protecting our people from COVID-19
A Group-wide COVID-19 response and 
recovery programme, including guidance 
and a toolkit, was initiated to provide 
direction and support to all offices and 
project sites globally, with regular Group 
Crisis Team and Business Support Team 
meetings to oversee the situation. As 
lockdowns eased, a Return to Workplace 
Guide and toolkit were developed which 
outlined Petrofac precautions and protocols, 
as well as individual responsibilities. The 
approach was adapted locally to reflect 
in-country circumstances and regulations.

Throughout this programme, safety 
was prioritised, together with continuous 
engagement and communications. 
Measures implemented in all locations 
included temperature checks, deep cleaning, 
sanitation stations, PPE, signage, isolation 
rooms, and contact tracing procedures. 

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. 
As we often operate ageing assets, it 
is particularly important for us to take 
a rigorous approach to asset integrity 
management. During 2020, the Group 
was responsible for managing and 
ensuring the integrity of 18 operating 
assets. To assist clients with their 
operations, we also sought 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, 
reducing high potential incidents (HiPos) 
and those incidents that involve process 
safety procedures.

In 2020, only one HiPo was recorded 
on the assets we operate (down from 
three in 2019). We believe the improved 
performance was attributable to a first 
principles approach, whereby all work 
plans were subject to enhanced 
risk reviews.

Seeking continuous improvement 
in asset integrity
We continue to review and enhance our 
approach to asset integrity and assurance. 
Developments in 2020 were largely related 
to the COVID-19 pandemic. In our Asset 
Integrity Audit Programme we were able 
to increase engagement with operating 
teams, encouraging and enabling them 
to be more mindful of integrity issues, 
to take a more active role in site audits, 
and for more of the audit process to be 
managed virtually.

Priorities going forward relate largely 
to the digitalisation of the asset integrity 
processes and the full delivery of the 
related platforms. By integrating big 
data into the audit programmes, it 
should become easier to target assurance 
activities based on a more accurate 
understanding of asset condition.

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to employees, partners and assets
To reflect the fast-changing security 
environment, we continue to review and 
refine our security approach. The main 
development in 2020 related to the roll-out 
and adoption of Security Companion, 
an online tool which gives all employees 
easy access to security-related policies, 
procedures, standards, resources, training 
and messaging. Throughout the year, we 
ran a programme of webinars to draw 
attention to security issues and advise 
on the use of the tool.

We also replaced our security assurance 
visits to project sites with virtual equivalents.

Cyber-security and data protection 
Improving our capabilities
In response to rapidly evolving data 
security risks, and to support Petrofac’s 
wider digitalisation initiatives, cyber-security 
and data protection continued to be an 
area of focus. In the face of the COVID-19 
pandemic, we ensured that all core IT 
services and applications could be 
delivered remotely and with the same level 
of security as onsite, enabling a seamless 
transition from office to working from home.

During 2020, we stepped-up our programme 
of related initiatives, while our alignment with 
the ISO27001 standard and other best 
practices continued.

Meanwhile, we reviewed our Crisis 
Management Framework with the aim 
of digitalising it and integrating it into 
a Microsoft Teams-based platform. 

Related initiatives included:

 — Enhancing our threat detection 
capabilities and threat-hunting 
capabilities by leveraging machine 
learning-based detection systems

 — Improving our threat intelligence 
capabilities, with an emphasis on 
region- and industry-specific threats

 — Extending our cyber-security 

awareness programmes to cover 
vendors and third parties to create 
a culture of cyber risk awareness 
across our supply chain

 — Continuing our phishing simulation 
tests and awareness programme to 
ensure our employees remain aware 
of the latest phishing techniques and 
to create a strong and dynamic cyber- 
security culture

 — Continuing the assessment of cyber- 
security risks with regular vulnerability 
assessments, penetration tests and 
Red Team exercises

Meanwhile, cyber-security remained a key 
priority in all our digitalisation initiatives, 
and we ensure that appropriate security 
protection is embedded from the initial 
ideation and conceptual phases.

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People

From a people perspective, 2020 was a 
particularly challenging year for Petrofac. 

With the COVID-19 pandemic and the 
economic downturn, we had to take 
decisive action to reduce our labour 
costs while also protecting the mental 
and physical health of our people.

Despite these twin threats to our business 
and our people, we nonetheless made 
encouraging progress with several of 
our planned Human Resource initiatives.

Addressing the challenges of 2020
In early 2020, as we started to see the 
impact of the oil price collapse, it became 
clear that difficult decisions would need 
to be made regarding our workforce. 

In responding to the realities of the 
situation, our priorities were to minimise 
the headcount reduction and retain 
our core capabilities. It was therefore 
necessary to proceed collaboratively with 
our people, ensure that they accepted our 
rationale, and obtain their consent for the 
planned changes.

To minimise the headcount reduction, 
we asked all employees, from the Board 
down, to accept a permanent 10% to 15% 
pay cut. We also applied reductions to 
certain allowances. We cancelled 

Our HR model

previously awarded pay increases. We 
asked all E&C employees to take two days 
unpaid leave per month for eight months, 
and those in management grades to take 
three days per month. In the UK, we utilised 
the government’s furlough scheme. 

Open, two-way communication was, of 
course, critical throughout. The Group 
Chief Executive and the COOs of each 
business unit were directly involved, 
several virtual townhall sessions were 
held, messaging was cascaded through 
the business, and personal emails 
were sent to all employees. We used 
appropriate employee consultation 
processes in each location, we worked 
with The Petrofac Workforce Forum and, 
where redundancies had to be made, 
outplacement support was offered. 

Overall, temporary and permanent 
employment reduced by 1,830 in 2020, 
representing a 16% decrease on 2019.

Providing additional support to 
onsite teams
Many Petrofac employees work onsite at 
our projects and, for them, the pandemic 
has been particularly challenging. 

Typically, they work on rotation, with 
regular home visits. With much of the 
world in lockdown, many remained onsite 
for the duration, unable to take holidays 
or spend time with their families. 

Treating  
people fairly and 
with dignity

Making  
Petrofac a  
great place  
to work

Enabling  
our people via 
technology

Developing  
people

Mobilising  
people

Rewarding  
people

From an HR perspective, we endeavoured 
to be extra vigilant, and a number of new 
health and wellbeing initiatives were 
introduced, including extending our 
Employee Assistance Programme (see 
page 44). Also, holiday and rest and 
recuperation (R&R) allowances were held 
over to 2021 so that employees did not lose 
out. Where we were able, we chartered 
aircraft to repatriate our employees.

Making progress with diversity 
and inclusion
Petrofac has a strong record of diversity in 
terms of ethnicity.  We employ people from 
more than 80 different nationalities, from 
the Board, through the Executive Team, 
right the way down to our entry-level 
employees.

However, it is clear that, in terms of 
gender, we have a long way to go. 

In 2020, following the appointment of 
our first Head of Diversity and Inclusion, 
as well as two Diversity Champions in 
the Leadership Team, we set a target of 
30% of women in senior roles6 by 2030. 
To ensure that we achieve this target, we 
set ourselves an interim target of 20% of 
women in senior roles by 2025. However, 
by the end of 2020, the number of women 
in senior roles had improved from 6.3% 
to 18.7%. As a result, we have revised the 
interim target to 25% of women in senior 
roles by 2025.

We also made progress on a comprehensive 
Diversity Strategy, with a particular focus on 
building our pipeline of female leaders. 
Developments in 2020 include:

 — Each member of the Executive 

Leadership team is a mentor to two 
high potential female employees
 — A Women’s Leadership programme 
was established. This is a six-day 
programme, and 80 of our most senior 
women participated

 — In the external recruitment of all middle 
management roles, a requirement was 
introduced for at least one woman to be 
included on the final interview shortlist
 —A new diversity and inclusion e-learning 
programme has been developed, which 
is mandatory for all employees from 2021

Reflecting this level of emphasis, the 
central diversity and inclusion metric in 
our PetroVoices survey improved from 
82% to 87%.

6  Executive management and direct reports (as per 

Hampton-Alexander criteria).

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“what would you like to see Petrofac do 
more of in 2021?” and “what would you 
like to see Petrofac do less of in 2021?”, 
and received more than three thousand 
comments – a rich source of employee 
opinion which we will review and act upon.

It was pleasing to see which questions 
improved the most (see below). The 
People agenda has been very focused 
on improving our Diversity performance, 
improving HR Technology, getting 
senior leaders to communicate more 
effectively with employees and, not least, 
continuously improving our Compliance 
culture. All these areas receive improved 
feedback in 2020.

From December 2020, the results were 
shared with employees, and we asked 
all senior leaders to produce action plans 
for the top three topics in their respective 
area. These plans will be reviewed by 
the Group Executive Committee with the 
intent of implementing improvements well 
ahead of the next PetroVoices survey in 
October 2021.

Listening to our people – 
and acting on what they 
tell us

From 19 October to 13 November 2020, 
we asked all our employees to participate 
in PetroVoices, our confidential employee 
engagement survey, which is run annually 
by an independent third party, Willis 
Towers Watson. 

More than 5,000 employees participated, 
representing 60% of our workforce. This 
was down from 63% in 2019, but still a 
respectable participation rate.

The survey comprises 53 questions, 
grouped into nine categories. Of these, the 
Sustainable Engagement category is one 
we watch particularly closely, since it is a 
combination of questions that collectively 
reveal our employee engagement. This 
score and the overall participation rate are 
targets on the performance scorecard of 
all senior managers. 

We were pleased to see Sustainable 
Engagement improve from an already high 
85% to a record 87%. In fact, eight out 
of the nine categories improved year-on-
year. The reduction in Change and 
Future Direction was disappointing but 
understandable in a very challenging year.

Scores vs. 2019

Category

Leadership

Immediate Management

Sustainable Engagement

Safety

Development & Recognition

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Values

Working Together

Change & Future Direction

Top 5 Questions

Most Improved Questions

Promoting local nationals
We have set ourselves ambitious targets of 
having more local nationals in our in-
country senior management positions. We 
want our management to better represent 
the countries and communities we serve. 
As with gender diversity, we have a long 
way to go. However, in UAE and Oman we 
have many local nationals who have been 
recruited in our Graduate Development 
Programmes over the years, and we need 
to accelerate their development. In 2020, 
we appointed Ali Abdullah Al Ali, a UAE 
national, as our Country Chair in the UAE.

The Petrofac Workforce Forum
As one of a number of ways to engage 
with and hold conversations with our 
workforce, we have a Workforce Forum, 
which played an important role in helping 
us navigate the challenges of 2020.

Along with the usual bi-annual meetings 
with our Board and Executive Leadership 
team, we held an extraordinary meeting in 
April to discuss the Company’s proposed 
response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Separately, we consulted with the Forum 
on our new HR Performance Management 
and Talent Management modules. 
Following employee changes, we also held 
by-elections to elect three new members to 
the Forum during 2020.

Digitalising our HR operations
A significant new project, which came 
to fruition during 2020, was the global 
migration of all legacy HR systems to the 
Oracle Fusion platform. This enables the 
entire global organisation to benefit from 
a single and seamless set of HR modules, 
including compensation, development, 
performance, and learning management.

As well as improving the experience 
for employees and their line managers, 
this brings increased consistency and 
efficiency to the Group. It also enables 
Petrofac to harvest the richness of big 
data by building smart analytics and data 
dashboards for managers and leaders, 
and also to optimise the HR service 
delivery model.

To enable all of this to happen, a 
new HR Global Shared Service Centre 
was created in Chennai, India, which 
consolidates our worldwide HR data 
management, global recruitment 
sourcing, and global payroll control 
functions under one roof. 

Ethics and Social Responsibility: Employees from all 
nationalities and cultures are given equal opportunities 

Working Together: My department is making appropriate 
use of technology to improve our internal operating efficiency. 

Ethics and Social Responsibility: Petrofac provides a 
working environment free of discrimination and harassment. 

Leadership: Senior leadership (ExCom and MD’s) does a 
good job of explaining the reasons behind major decisions

Ethics and Social Responsibility: People here adhere to 
Compliance because they feel it is the right thing to do, and 
not just because they have to. 

Total Favourable 
Score 2020

Versus 
2019

67% +4%

88% +3%

87% +2%

93% +2%

67% +1%

84% +5%

91% +2%

84% +4%

81% -2%

Total Favourable 
Score 2020

Versus 
2019

77% +5%

86% +6%

87% +5%

70% +6%

89% +5%

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Priorities for 2021
The new digital HR platform, as well as the 
Shared Service Centre in Chennai, will be 
an important enabler for the main HR 
priorities in 2021. These include:

 — Developing a performance culture – 
drawing on the new digital tools, 
defining and encouraging the type of 
behaviours we value most highly, and 
enabling more of a coaching culture 
among our managers

 — Establishing a new Global Mobility 

Framework – bringing more consistency 
to our approach to mobility, in a way 
that aligns with our ambition to expand 
geographies beyond our traditional core 
markets 

 — Creating a Global Recruitment Centre 

of Excellence – bringing more efficiency 
and consistency to our recruitment 
processes, while also improving the 
experience of candidates. Even in 2020, 
we still recruited more than 1,600 
temporary and permanent employees

Sponsoring a Masters Programme 
at the American University of Beirut 
Another of the ways in which we 
responded to the COVID-19 pandemic 
was to work with the American University 
of Beirut to sponsor a Masters Programme 
in Engineering Management.

With the downturn across the oil and 
gas industry and delays to several of 
our projects, we were facing the prospect 
of having to make a number of our 
talented engineers redundant. Instead, 
we offered them the opportunity to study 
for a Masters programme, on either a 
classroom or a distance learning basis, 
with Petrofac paying tuition fees and 
covering subsistence costs. 

Some 65 of our employees took up the 
opportunity, and we hope to re-employ 
as many of them as possible when they 
complete their studies.

Taking our Leadership Excellence 
Programme online
Through our Petrofac Academy, we 
have run an extensive range of leadership 
training programmes, supported by a 
mobile Learning App.

In 2020, working with our longstanding 
partner, The London Business School, 
we evolved our Leadership Excellence 
Programme and delivered it online. We put 
70 of our most senior managers worldwide 
through the four-day programme. We also 
ran programmes for our leadership on 
organisational resilience, as well as a 
suite of technical engineering modules.

The transition to virtual formats was highly 
successful, and we expect to follow a 
‘digital first’ approach in future years.

Extending the success of the 
Petrofac Academy Online
As we digitalise our business, we 
are conscious that our employees are 
also changing how they prefer to learn. 
Many of our employees live and work in 
harsh environments, maybe offshore or 
in remote areas. They can be on rotations 
that keep them away from their home 
office for months at a time. We want to 
provide them with high-calibre training 
and development opportunities.

We therefore continued to develop Petrofac 
Academy Online, to include more than 
1,300 e-books, audio books and Expert 
Talks covering a wide range of topics, as 
well as more than 75 e-learning courses. In 
2020, more than 14,000 e-learning courses 
were completed, 60,000 learning hours 
were studied, and 18,000 books were 
downloaded from our e-library.

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Making a positive contribution 
to our local communities 
Wherever we work, we want local 
communities to benefit from our presence 
by helping them to be healthier, more 
prosperous and engaged with our work. 
In particular, we aim to engage with local 
stakeholders to understand and manage 
the social impacts of our business and 
address their concerns. Maximising the 
benefits we bring through community 
development, focused on local capacity 
building, and strategic corporate giving 
initiatives targeting improved access to 
education and the employability of 
people from marginalised groups.

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 our regulatory 
commitments and support our 
contribution to the UN Sustainable 
Development Goals.

In 2020, we broadened our approach to 
help local communities respond to the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

Responding to the COVID-19 
pandemic
While our philosophy remained unchanged 
in 2020, our overall approach continued 
to be responsive to the changing needs 
of the local communities in which we 
work – hence the inclusion of a number 
of COVID-19 response initiatives, such as:

 — Algeria – we purchased and donated 
around US$100,000 worth of medical 
equipment to a crisis fund and, 
subsequently, our Tinrhert Field 
Development Project team donated a 
range of medical equipment for the In 
Amenas Hospital in Southern Algeria

 — India – we supported several 

government agencies in their response 
to the pandemic, including the provision 
of some 1,000 COVID-19 test kits to a 
hospital local to our Raageshwari Deep 
Gas Field Development project 

 — Iraq – we purchased and donated a 

range of PPE and medical equipment, 
including ventilators, worth US$32,000 
to assist the Basra Oil Company in its 
response to the pandemic

 — Kuwait – we vacated the sizeable 

accommodation facilities at the Lower 
Fars heavy oil project, and made them 
available to the Ministry of Health to 
provide quarantine facilities 
 — Mexico – we donated around 

US$70,000 to the Tabasco Secretary 
of Health for the purchase of PPE and 
other medical supplies

 — Oman – we donated around 

US$100,000 to the Special Economic 
Zone Authority at Duqm to help its 
response to the pandemic, which 
enabled a local school to be converted 
into a temporary hospital

 — UAE – to reflect our support for and 
appreciation of the UAE’s essential 
frontline workers, we supported and 
participated in the Abu Dhabi Police/
SAEED Association campaign – a 
community initiative which recognised 
the efforts and dedication of the many 
key workers across the Emirates 

 — UK – our various offices coordinated 

a number of initiatives, such as 
volunteering, the delivery of food to 
local food banks, and donations of PPE 
to local care homes and charities 

Initiatives 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$330,000 
per annum.

In 2020 the focus of our community 
engagement programmes continued to be 
the provision of training and employability 
skills for disadvantaged young people. 

Through the PanIIT Alumni Reach for India 
Foundation (PARFI) initiative, we provided 
vocational skills training, such as welding, 
fitting and grinding to 150 young people, 
through full-time residential courses. 
By the close of the year, some 115 had 
secured work placements with local 
employers. Meanwhile, through the 
Collective Good Foundation (CGF), we 
initiated a programme to provide training 
for 240 young people in pipe fitting and 
as domestic appliance engineers. 

To reflect our emphasis on diversity, we 
backed several programmes to support 
under-privileged young women. For 
example, through the Women’s Organization 
for Rural Development (WORD), we provided 
literacy and language training to more than 
550 young people and, through the 
Ravanasamudram initiative, we provided 
sewing skills training to 50 unemployed 
women, around half of whom subsequently 
started working as seamstresses.

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Our Indian teams also continued to 
contribute to social initiatives in the 
communities close to our projects. 
The Visakh Refinery Modernisation 
team support the local Nethra Vidyalaya 
School – a social programme for visually 
challenged and abandoned children near 
the project site.

Initiatives in MENA
During 2020, aside from our COVID-19 
response initiatives, we continued with a 
number of well-established partnerships 
and initiatives across the Middle East and 
North Africa region. Examples include:

 — Algeria – our Tinrhert Field 

Development Project team continued to 
support its local communities, including 
the donation of backpacks, books and 
stationery to more than 100 children at 
local schools, and the refurbishment 
and upgrade of the airstrip terminal 
building, which is one of the major 
transport links with the outside world
 —Sharjah – for many years, reflecting our 

education projects that encourage young 
people to study STEM subjects, we have 
supported the American University of 
Sharjah. Through a donation of around 
US$27,000 we supported a year-long 
programme of education-based events 
and initiatives

Initiatives in Mexico
As an asset owner and operator, 
we had traditionally run a wide-ranging 
programme of community engagement 
in Tabasco State. This included the provision 
of a field office for local people to drop-in, 
get assistance and raise and check on 
grievances, a set of community engagement 
rules for contractors, and support for several 
vocational development and agricultural 
skills initiatives.

In 2020, with the completion of the sale of 
our remaining stake in the operations, our 
emphasis was to manage the transfer of 
our pre-existing programmes and teams to 
the new owner, Perenco, in order to ensure 
consistency and resolve legacy issues. 

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77.5 

 —Oman 

In-country value

% Spend on Local Goods 
and Services* 
53%
(US$456M)

18 

19 

20 

31 

41 

53 

*  Non-JV Projects

Key project jobs (’000)
41,000

18 

19 

20 

57.0 

41.0 

Generating economic value  
in-country 
Wherever Petrofac operates, we are 
committed to creating shared value, by 
supporting local supply chains, employing 
local people, developing local capabilities, 
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. 

Alongside shareholder and client value, 
we recognise ICV to be one of the core 
outcomes of our business model. 
We therefore aim to make a positive 
and measurable contribution to the 
economies in which we operate.

In 2020, we continued to enhance 
and formalise our related initiatives, 
and align our local employment, training 
and development, and procurement 
programmes with the ICV priorities of our 
clients and other national stakeholders.

Our approach to ICV
We continue to procure a large proportion 
of goods and services from local vendors 
and suppliers, support a significant 
number of local jobs, and work to enhance 
the capabilities of local people. While 
some governments require us to do this, 
we typically go beyond our contractual 
and regulatory obligations regarding 
local content.

Supporting local economies
In 2020, just taking into account our major 
non-joint venture projects (as listed on 
page 72), where we have direct control 
over procurement and subcontracting, 
we purchased almost US$456 million 
worth of goods and services, and 
supported around 41,000 jobs at 
our project sites.

The proportion of locally-sourced goods 
and services, increased to 53% in 2020, 
up from 41% in 2019. This reflects our 
efforts to maximise our support of local 
supply chains, build and utilise capacity 
of small and medium-sized enterprises 
(SMEs) and stimulate local economies.

Indicative examples from across our core 
geographies include:

In Oman, where we have worked on 
many of the Sultanate’s most significant 
oil and gas assets and partnered with 
the Oman Oil Company on establishing 
the prestigious Takatuf Petrofac Oman 
(TPO) training centre, our formal ICV 
programmes have been running for 
many years. We have a dedicated ICV 
management team in place, and continue 
to increase and quantify our impact.

In selecting sub-contractors, we give 
priority to local providers and provide 
formal support to SMEs. In 2020, 
we placed orders worth around 
US$100 million with Omani vendors, 
and spent almost US$120 million with 
Omani SMEs. We also aim to provide 
high quality employment opportunities 
to Omanis. To support the Duqm refinery 
project, for example, we provided 
local and international scholarship 
programmes to 45 Omani students.

In 2020, although the COVID-19 
pandemic brought significant disruption 
to our Omani operations, we nonetheless 
increased our ICV contribution over 
2019. With projects such as Duqm and 
Ghazeer reaching the construction and 
commissioning phases, manpower levels 
increased, along with support and 
additional contracts for Omani sub-
contractors and SMEs. 

  As a demonstration of our commitment to 
ICV, Petrofac was recognised with the Best 
Practice Award in the ‘Omani Products and 
Services’ category at the Oman Society for 
Petroleum Services (OPAL) Awards in 
November 2020. 

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  This award highlighted our collaboration 
with a Salalah-based company, Dhofar 
Structures and Iron Industries, as part 
of our Salalah LPG extraction project 
in southern Oman. As a result, the 
company was able to increase its capacity 
by 300%, hire an additional 30 Omani 
employees, strengthen its safety culture, 
and extend its operations outside of 
the Salalah region.

 — Algeria 

Petrofac’s commitment to Algeria 
is indicated by the scale and nature 
of our in-country operations. A 
full-service engineering centre in Algiers 
is supplemented by a busy operations 
hub in Hassi Messaoud, plus project 
sites in Tinrhert and Ain Tsila. We 
also operate the Hassi Messaoud 
Construction Skills Training Centre, 
although this was closed for much of 
2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  For 2020, more than 85% of the total 
workforce were Algerian nationals, 
and around 60% of goods and services 
were sourced from locally-based 
subcontractors and suppliers. 

 — UAE 

Our UAE operational centres in Sharjah 
and Abu Dhabi are home to around 
2,000 employees and a significant part 
of our heritage is closely associated 
with the Emirates. As well as working 
on a number of large local oil and gas 
projects, we also execute large-scale 
fabrication works in the UAE and export 
fabricated goods for clients based in 
other countries.

  We have a significant, national five-year 
ICV programme in place, which covers 
the value of goods and services 
sourced from locally-based businesses, 
the number and quality of jobs held by 
UAE nationals, and the investment 
in-country. Our performance across 
these criteria are progressing well 
year-on-year and we foresee an 
improving ICV score. 

 —Russia 

Our Russian operations are concentrated 
on Sakhalin island, where we have an 
operations office and a technical training 
centre, as well as a site office for Sakhalin 
Energy’s onshore processing facility 
project. In 2020, almost 75% of goods 
and services were sourced from locally- 
based providers and around 35% of the 
total workforce were Russian nationals. 

Ghazeer and the creation of in-country value

Although the principle of ICV applies 
everywhere, its implementation is 
probably at its most mature in Oman, 
where Petrofac agrees ICV targets 
with all its clients. 

“We save on shipping, we increase control, 
we build local capacity and, in the case of 
large components, we can also get more 
prefabrication done offsite, which helps 
with the speed and safety of construction.”

In the case of the Ghazeer Phase 2 
project, bp had initially set a demanding 
ICV target of US$275 million, equating to 
around a third of the total project value. 
By the time we handed over the new 
facility in 2020, the true ICV had exceeded 
US$311 million – around 13% more than 
originally anticipated.

“The more we can work with local 
suppliers, the better it becomes,” explains 
Project Manager Alok Agarwal. 

For the future, it means that Petrofac 
can call on more local capacity and 
experience. As well as benefiting from 
significantly-sized contracts, several 
local firms have been able to add to 
their credentials and capabilities.

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Making a significant contribution 
to public finances
Through the taxes we pay, Petrofac 
makes a significant contribution to the 
public finances of the local economies 
in which we operate.

The total amount paid to governments 
in 2020 was US$213 million, comprising 
corporate income tax, employment taxes, 
and other forms of tax and social security 
contributions.

Priorities for 2021
We will continue to strengthen our ICV 
programmes in 2021, extending our 
collaboration with local communities, 
supply chains and governments to nurture 
and grow sustainable economies and 
create shared value.

Where there is not a mature local supply 
chain, we will continue to work to build 
capacity and connect SMEs with main 
project subcontractors and suppliers 
to facilitate successful partnerships.

We aim to extend the good practice model 
developed in Oman across other relevant 
geographies, targeting the recruitment 
of local country managers for country 
offices, maximising our sourcing of local 
goods and services, while focusing on 
developing and training our young local 
national employees with the leadership 
and technical skills for the future.

Meanwhile, within Petrofac, we aim to 
build teams that are more representative 
of the communities we serve. This includes 
further increasing the national diversity 
of our workforce and leadership to better 
reflect the countries in which we operate.

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rights risks
To enable respectful relationships between 
our security providers, our workforce, 
and the local communities we work in, we 
operate in accordance with the Voluntary 
Principles on Security and Human Rights. 
Adherence to these Principles is a 
prerequisite in our selection of security 
providers. We provide awareness training 
to staff and third parties to help improve the 
way we work, and we review performance to 
assure compliance with the Principles and 
Petrofac’s Security Management Framework.

To broaden our oversight of labour 
rights and worker welfare performance, 
we are also integrating social performance 
into the Group HSSEIA compliance 
assurance programme.

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Human rights

Respecting human rights across 
our supply chain 
We strive to protect and respect 
human rights throughout our business 
operations and extended supply chain. Our 
commitments are set out in our Code of 
Conduct, and we work in accordance with 
our Social Performance Framework, the UN 
Guiding Principles on Business and Human 
Rights, and the Fundamental Conventions 
of the International Labour Organization 
(ILO). We are also proud of our long-term 
commitment to the United Nations Global 
Compact and disclose annually our 
progress against its Ten Principles.

However, we acknowledge that the 
nature of our global operations and 
the type of geographies we work in at 
times present human rights risks. Our 
main exposure to these issues is in the 
extensive supply chains of our large EPC 
projects, particularly the labour practices 
of some of our subcontractors and the 
recruitment agents and brokers they use. 

Each year, we assess our operations 
for human rights issues and take a risk-
based approach to addressing any incidents 
of modern slavery related to forced and 
bonded labour, worker welfare infringements 
and other labour rights abuses. This review 
is detailed in our annual Modern Slavery 
Statement, published in accordance with the 
UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, which outlines 
the steps taken to enhance our corporate 
responsibility to respect human rights. 

In 2020, there were no incidents of 
modern slavery or human rights violations 
reported through our auditing or internal 
incident reporting mechanisms.

Embedding human rights 
in our Code of Conduct
In 2020, our priority was to raise awareness 
among our employees and supply chain 
of our updated Code of Conduct, which 
set out our expectations on human rights 
protections. This was particularly important 
given the COVID-19 pandemic which acted 
as a ‘stress-test’ for our social contract with 
many of the vulnerable stakeholder groups 
within our value chain.

Building capacity to ensure compliance 
We continued to innovate and improve, 
completing enhancements to the labour 
rights screening process within our vendor 
management system. This process is now 
fully automated, with 100% all vendors and 
suppliers screened against human rights 
criteria when pre-qualified, and required 
to read and commit to Petrofac’s Labour 
Rights and Worker Welfare Standards. 

We also continued the process of 
screening those third parties already 
registered on the system and yet to 
be selected for prequalification, and 
completed 1167, equating to 40%, in 
2020. As a result of the screening, a 
small number of vendors were red-flagged 
for enhanced due diligence. Where issues 
are found, we work with third parties 
to improve their understanding of our 
Standards, and support their efforts 
to comply fully. 

Collaborating across the industry
We also continued to share good practice 
through our engagement with industry and 
other stakeholders, such as the Building 
Responsibly Group of engineering and 
construction companies. 

However, our activities in this area 
were limited in 2020, as resources 
were diverted to address the immediate 
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
At a number of our sites, where demobilised 
subcontractor personnel found themselves 
unable to travel, our efforts were focused 
on providing accommodation, food and 
welfare, and helping the affected companies 
to get their people home safely. 

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Why it is important 
to our business model 
and strategy

Responsible governance and ethical business practice are 
critical considerations for Petrofac.

As a key stakeholder and a significant part of the supply 
chain in the industries and countries in which we operate, 
we must uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency 
and trust. We therefore 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.

Material SDGs

Read how we contribute to these 
SDGs through our ethical and 
governance programmes.

Continuing to invest in our 
compliance function

Over recent years, we have invested considerably in 
our compliance function, and this process continued during 
2020. At the start of the year, we launched our revised Code 
of Conduct which sets out our expectations of everyone 
who works for and with Petrofac. We also enhanced the 
compliance team, with new senior-level appointments; we 
made it easier for any employee to Speak Up about suspected 
breaches of the Code of Conduct; and we worked harder to 
embed a commitment to compliance across the business.

The aim is that everyone connected to our business lives up 
to the same high standards of ethical behaviour. If anyone has 
any concern that our Code of Conduct is not being followed, 
we want to make it easy for them to Speak Up, without any 
fear of reprisal or retaliation. And we want any such allegation 
to be effectively investigated and acted upon.

Our performance

Alleged breaches of the Code of
Conduct reported via Speak Up 
57

Proportion of employees, with line 
management responsibility, who 
completed mandatory Code of 
Conduct e-learning
99.3%

Number of substantiated allegations 
12

18 

19 

20 

61 

57

81 

18 

19 

20 

97.9% 

N/A 

99.3% 

18 

19 

20 

12 

27 

24 

Proportion of employees who 
completed mandatory eLearning 
98.9%

Number of employees facing 
discipline or dismissal following 
substantiated allegations 
8

Number of employees attending 
training conducted by the 
compliance team 
887

18 

19 

20 

N/A 

99.2% 

98.9% 

18 

19 

20 

8

N/A 

N/A 

18 

19 

20 

N/A 

N/A 

887 

(Share Dealing Code, Standard for the 
Prevention of Bribery & Corruption, Code 
of Conduct)

(Code of Conduct, trade compliance, 
investigations)

Proportion of employees who completed an annual declaration 
confirming their compliance with the Petrofac Code of Conduct
100%

18 

19 

20 

100% 

99.7% 

100%

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Strategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPetrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsTax transparency

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 explain 
how we approach the management of 
our tax affairs (these are available for 
download on 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.

Environmental, Social and Governance continued

Ethical behaviour 
and compliance

Enhancing the compliance function
In 2020, we continued to enhance the Group 
compliance function, with a restructure of 
the team to reflect our areas of emphasis: 
communication and training, trade 
compliance, evaluation and monitoring, 
due diligence, investigations, systems and 
processes, and contracts compliance. 

We also made a number of new 
appointments, including the recruitment 
of three seasoned, senior-level specialists: 
a new Investigations Director, a Trade 
Compliance Manager and a Due 
Diligence Manager.

As part of the functional restructure, we 
also selected a number of compliance focal 
points. These are senior compliance team 
members who, aside from their day-to-day 
operational responsibilities, have a remit to 
work closely with the leadership team of a 
given business unit, act as a champion for 
compliance, and provide support and 
problem-solving advice.

Relaunching the Code of Conduct
Following an extensive review process in 
2019, our revised Code of Conduct was 
rolled out from the start of 2020. Available 
in electronic and printed formats, this has 
so far been produced in Arabic, English, 
French, Hindi, Malay, Russian, Spanish, 
Thai and Turkish.

To reflect its importance, this revised 
Code of Conduct was given a high-profile 
launch led by the Group Chief Executive, the 
Chairman, and key members of the global 
leadership team (see case study on page 
55). From June 2020, to help embed the 
Code of Conduct further, we introduced 
a mandatory e-learning programme 
for everyone with line-management 
responsibility and achieved a 100% 
completion rate by September 2020. 
From February 2021, we rolled out a 
further e-learning programme for all 
other employees, available in English, 
Arabic and Russian.

Making it easier for Employees 
to Speak Up
It is vital that everyone working with or 
for us is able to raise any concerns which 
they might have without fearing retaliation, 
and have the option to do so anonymously.

Another significant development for 2020 
were the improvements we made to our 
Speak Up tool, which is how employees, 
contractors, suppliers and customers and 
any other third parties can report any 
breach or suspected breach of our 
Code of Conduct, policies, standards, 
procedures or local laws. To make it easier 
to report any such concerns, the hosting 
of this service was transferred to another 
independent third party (Navex) which 
operates a more user-friendly platform 
and allows for more interaction with 
reporters. It is available in six languages: 
Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Russian, 
and Thai.

To launch the new Speak Up service, 
our newly appointed Investigations 
Director first presented it to the executive 
leadership team, who gave it their full 
support. It was then rolled out across the 
Group through an all-employee message 
from the Group Chief Executive, and 
training of key stakeholders, including 
members of the compliance and human 
resources teams.

Going forward, an additional training 
programme is planned for 2021, targeting 
mid-level managers to promote more of a 
Speak Up culture. This will be reinforced by 
a separate training programme for all other 
employees. To address any remaining 
reticence, we introduced a standalone 
Non-Retaliation Policy in 2021.

Enhancing communications 
and training
With a dedicated resource in place, the 
compliance team has been stepping-up 
its wider communications and training 
activities, with a number of new initiatives 
in place to supplement the mandatory 
training programmes. 

While some limited face-to-face training was 
delivered as part of the launch of the revised 
Code of Conduct, the COVID-19 pandemic 
forced us to adapt our approach. We have 
since progressed our training plan virtually, 
using either Zoom or Microsoft Teams 
and, in some cases, over the telephone. 
In addition, a new Trade Compliance 
Procedure and associated training was 
delivered to more than 700 employees.

Continuing priorities for 2021
For 2021, we will continue to enhance our 
approach. Plans include the launch of a 
new due diligence platform, increased 
emphasis on compliance evaluation and 
monitoring, greater alignment with the 
business through Compliance Review 
Boards, further development of a new 
compliance risk assessment tool, and 
an update to our standard for the 
prevention of bribery and corruption. 

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Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsStrategic reportA central message was that the Company 
expects behaviours and decision-making 
to be consistent. Irrespective of geography 
or circumstance, we always insist on 
identical high standards, with one Petrofac 
way of behaving. To ensure the message is 
understood and acted upon, mandatory 
training programmes have been developed 
and rolled out for all employees.

Case study:
Code of Conduct: getting 
the message across, and 
making it stick

A key moment for Petrofac in 2020 was 
the global launch of our revised Code 
of Conduct.

The Code of Conduct sets out our 
expectations of everyone who works 
for and with Petrofac. It was given an 
extensive review in 2019, with a view to 
making it simpler to understand, linking 
it to the full range of Petrofac policies, 
standards and processes, and using it 
as a tool to guide and inform the way that 
decisions are made across the business. 
It rests on three guiding principles:

1.  Own – emphasising that our ethical 
integrity is the responsibility of every 
Petrofac employee and 
business partner

2. Discuss – encouraging open and 
frank discussion of any issues or 
uncertainties with, for example, 
colleagues, management, Human 
Resources, the Compliance Team, 
or Internal Audit

3. Record – insisting that the business 

keeps accurate and complete records 
of all its dealings, to demonstrate why 
and how decisions are made

In January 2020, the new Code of 
Conduct was introduced to the business 
via a live global webcast coinciding with 
the first Board meeting of the year, which 
provided the opportunity for all Board 
Directors to attend. The event was led 
by the Group Chief Executive, together 
with the Chairman, and Chief Operating 
Officers of both E&C and EPS. A recording 
was then made available to all employees.

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Performance tables

Environmental

2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

2021 Priorities

Launch the new Environmental Toolkit 
across the Group and roll out an online 
environmental data collation tool

The Environmental Toolkit and online data 
collation tool were successfully launched

Embed the tools to enhance our 
waste reporting

Develop a methodology for assessing 
the potential for introducing renewables 
in future projects 

Group-wide initiatives for introducing 
renewable energy were progressed within 
each business unit 

Develop a Group-wide standard to outline 
requirements for energy efficiency and 
renewable energy use

Implement solar-diesel hybrid power 
generation system onto any new projects 
that meet the criteria

A suitable project to pilot hybrid power 
generation was reviewed

Raise awareness of UN SDG 14 (Life below 
water), promoting initiatives to prevent and 
significantly reduce marine pollution

Initiatives were progressed and publicised 
across the Group – such as the installation 
of the BorWin3 platform

Develop a Groupwide programme to 
reduce single-use plastics in our supply 
chain and reduce plastic waste

Work towards TCFD compliance, including 
the completion of climate scenario analyses

Climate risk and opportunity reviews were 
undertaken (including scenario analyses) 
and a TCFD disclosure completed

Develop a climate response report 
detailing the output of the TFCD 
programme

Initiate our journey towards carbon neutrality, 
and create awareness of the subject across 
the Group

We committed to achieving carbon 
neutrality by 2030, and built awareness 
across the Group

Build on our CDP ‘B’ rating and further 
improve our disclosure

Our CDP ‘B’ rating was successfully 
consolidated

Develop sustainability plans for each of our 
main offices (including initiatives that support 
improvements in energy efficiency and the 
reduction in single-use plastics) 

Promote circular economy initiatives in our 
projects and operations

Raise further awareness of the UN 
Sustainable Development Goals through a 
programme of monthly themed initiatives

Sustainability initiatives were launched across 
our offices. We drafted a guidance document 
and circulated to our offices, but further 
progress was delayed due to the Covid-19 
pandemic and transition to remote working

Circular economy initiatives were progressed 
and work on a delivery strategy commenced 
on some projects and operations

The original plan was superseded by the 
launch of our new sustainability strategy 
(which includes reference to the UN SDG 
aligned initiatives)

Fully integrate TCFD climate-related 
financial disclosure into risk and 
governance processes

Develop and launch a Net Zero strategy, 
interim targets and implementation plan

Build on our CDP ‘B’ rating and further 
improve our disclosure

Progress with the original goal of developing 
site-specific sustainability plans at each of 
our main offices

Develop a more formal Group-wide 
approach to circular economy projects

Continue to raise awareness of our 
sustainability strategy, including the 
alignment with the SDGs 

Social – People

2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

Continuous improvement on employee 
engagement, including through use of 
PetroVoices and the Petrofac Workforce 
Forum

Both PetroVoices and the Petrofac 
Workforce Forum helped us improve 
engagement – particularly in the face 
of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 Priorities

Complete

Three further Leadership Excellence events 
are scheduled for early 2020

The Leadership Excellence programme was 
migrated online

Complete

Continue with the Graduate Development 
Programme in 2020, with the planned 
recruitment of around 130 graduates from 
key operation locations

Bring more transparency for employees on 
how our processes work, career paths, 
succession planning, compensation and 
performance management

Due to the challenges faced across the oil 
and gas sector, the graduate recruitment 
was paused

Complete

Good progress was made through the new 
digital platform and provides an enabler for 
future development

Draw on the new digital tools and 
platform to develop more of a 
performance culture across the Group

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2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

A comprehensive diversity and inclusion 
strategy was put in place 

2021 Priorities

Complete

Make progress on gender diversity, including 
appointing more women to middle and 
senior management positions, and on 
delivering more diversity and inclusion 
training for our management

Improve HR efficiency through the  
establishment of a Shared Service Centre in 
Chennai, including greater use of technology, 
more employee- and manager-self-service of  
HR services

The Shared Service Centre was established  
and all HR systems migrated to a single 
consistent platform

Creating a Global Recruitment Centre of 
Excellence as part of the Shared Service 
Centre in Chennai

Establish a new Global Mobility Framework

Social – Safety and asset integrity 

2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

2021 Priorities

The plans were delayed. However, a full 
functional specification was developed 

To progress to the development and roll 
out of the tool

Development and roll out of an HSSEIA data 
collection and reporting tool, and a new 
incident reporting system

Full transition to Life Saving Rules (LSR) with 
roll-out of e-learning and embedding new 
requirements in the corporate assurance 
programme

The LSR e-learning is now mandatory for all 
Petrofac employees, with videos available in 
English, Hindi, Russian and Arabic 

The LSR principles will be further 
embedded through hands-on training 
at project sites, and related videos 
developed in multiple languages will be 
shared with all key partners and 
subcontractors

This tool will be rolled-out more widely 
from the start of 2021, with webinars for 
all HSSE personnel

Development and roll-out of a Safety 
Companion online tool

The online tool was successfully developed 
and introduced 

Extend the roll-out across the Group, 
embedding the discipline behind the 
last-minute risk assessment

The principles behind the last-minute risk 
assessments were reinforced via a Hazard 
Hunt (hazard identification) programme 
globally

The emphasis on conducting risk 
assessments prior to commencing and tasks 
will be extended through an intervention and 
behavioural check programme

Monitor the effectiveness of the Asset Integrity 
Audit Programme, and increase engagement 
among asset operating teams

There were good levels of engagement from 
operating teams, especially since several 
audits had to be conducted remotely 

Delivery of the digital platform for audits, 
including links to big data

Extend the new asset integrity KPI 
dashboard across the Group

Progress was hampered by the COVID-19 
pandemic 

Continue to extend the new asset integrity 
KPI dashboard across the Group

Social – Security and crisis management performance

2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

2021 Priorities

Continue to enhance and promote the 
Security Companion as a one-stop-shop for 
all security related matters

The tool continued to be enhanced, and a 
programme of webinars was run to draw 
attention to security issues and advise on the 
use of the tool

Review the post-pandemic security 
environment and implement appropriate 
security measures and programmes

Social – Community engagement 

2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

2021 Priorities

Place the remaining 46 enrolled PARFI 
candidates in paid apprenticeships

Remaining PARFI candidates were placed 
in paid apprenticeships

Initiate PARFI vocational training programmes 
for a further 200 young people

Additional PARFI training programmes were 
commenced for an additional 150 young people

Provide support for the Kaushal College 
in Jharkhand, to provide a one-year 
catering course for disadvantaged 
young women

Undertake social performance reviews of 
programmes launched in 2019 to assess 
their effectiveness

The social performance programmes 
were broadened to put more emphasis 
on gender diversity

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Social – Community engagement continued

2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

Develop mechanisms in collaboration 
with stakeholders to address and resolve 
legacy social issues

By supporting legislative changes, 
legacy issues relating the vandalism 
were largely resolved

2021 Priorities

Complete 

Effective handover of social programmes as 
part of the agreed sale of our Mexican assets

Social programmes, premises and personnel 
were handed over to Perenco

Complete

Finalise user acceptance tests and roll-out 
of social investment due diligence screening 
module

System configuration anomalies identified 
during testing have resulted in postponement 
of the module roll-out to 2021

Roll out the enhanced due diligence 
module

Social – In-country value 

2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

2021 Priorities

ICV programmes in place in all main 
countries, including localisation plans to 
target the recruitment of country managers, 
local training and capacity building, and 
a progressive year-on-year increase in 
retained value

A national ICV programme is in place in UAE. 
In all other main countries, ICV disciplines are 
universally applied, and project-specific 
plans are in place 

Enhance the Group ICV strategy, plan 
and process of assessment, promoting 
better alignment with evolving national 
objectives

Enhance consistent integration of ICV into 
business development, contract strategy/
delivery and external communications

Establish a ‘community of practice’ to 
develop ICV good practice notes, 
implementation guidance, and tools

Continue to support local SMEs and 
facilitate their engagement with main 
sub-contractors

Maintain focus on expanding our ICV 
in core countries

We plan to support further supply chain 
engagement events connecting SMEs with 
main project subcontractors/suppliers to 
facilitate successful partnerships, scope 
delivery and SME development

In various countries, we have trained 
sub-contractors in the use of e-tendering 
platforms, as well as engaging with local 
SMEs and exploring the opportunities where 
their provided services can be leveraged 

Progress training and development of local 
Omani engineering SMEs in Petrofac 
systems, procedures and optimised 
engineering processes

Support routinely provided to Omani 
engineering SMEs, exposing them to best 
practices, and encouraging them to develop 
their own capabilities 

Social – Human rights 

2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

2021 Priorities

Extend coverage of labour rights and 
worker welfare audits by integrating social 
performance into the Group HSSEIA 
compliance assurance programme

Integration of social performance 
into the Group assurance programme 
commenced, although operational 
disruptions and organisational changes 
prevented us from completing this work

Complete the implementation of 
the assurance programme, including 
auditor training

Training and awareness sessions undertaken 
with project supply chain teams in the UAE

Extend training to Group HSSEIA 
compliance assurance teams

Continue to extend the awareness and 
training programme, completing sessions 
on all new E&C projects

Join Business & Human Rights Resource 
Centre Modern Slavery Registry to allow 
benchmarking of practice and drive 
performance improvement

Modern slavery statement posted to BHRRC 
Modern Slavery Registry

Review BHRRC guidance and resources 
to benchmark current practice and 
enhance 2021 MSA reporting

Formalise our involvement with the 
Building Responsibly Initiative

Foster peer-to-peer learning across 
industry and supply chain to support 
development of shared good practice

Progress collaboration with industry peers 
and present progress at industry forum/
stakeholder event

Collaboration with industry partners 
and the Building Responsibly Group 
continued, including sharing the lessons 
from our COVID-19 response

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2020 Priorities

2020 Performance

2021 Priorities

Launch and roll out the revised Code of 
Conduct, and seek to further embed it in 
the culture of the Group

Revised Code of Conduct launched and rolled 
out in January 2020

Continue with training and communications 
programmes

Mandatory e-learning module introduced 
for employees at Grade 18 and above, with 
a 100% completion rate by September 2020 

Mandatory e-learning module developed for 
employees at Grade 17 and below

Face-to-face training curtailed due to 
Covid-19, but replaced by virtual training

Launch and roll out of mandatory e-learning 
module for employees at Grade 17 and below

Roll out a Code of Conduct e-learning 
refresher as an annual requirement 

We will continue to invest in and enhance the 
Group compliance function

New and improved Speak Up service 
launched and rolled out

Revamp the due diligence system and 
introduce a new platform

Three seasoned compliance professionals 
recruited (Trade Compliance Manager, Due 
Diligence Manager and Investigations Director)

Enhance and optimise the gifts and 
entertainment and conflict of interest 
systems

Additional on-the-job training for the entire 
compliance team

Continue training and development 
of compliance resources

Compliance focal points introduced for each 
Business Unit

Focus on Trade Compliance management

New Trade Compliance Manager recruited.

Trade Compliance Procedure and associated 
training delivered to 700 employees

Continue to enhance and optimise the due 
diligence process

New Due Diligence Compliance Manager 
recruited

System-level controls put in place to ensure 
transactions can only be conducted after valid 
due diligence

Process streamlined to reduce the time taken 
to conduct a due diligence review

Progress with training plans, including 
mandatory e-learning on the revised Code 
of Conduct, in addition to new training on the 
reporting of allegations

Training delivered to key stakeholders on the 
new and Speak Up platform 

Mandatory e-learning on the revised Code 
of Conduct delivered to 100% of employees 
at Grade 18 and above 

Launch and roll out Trade Compliance 
procedures in relation to Hand Carry and 
the US recusal programme

Transition to a new due diligence platform

Migrate data from the compliance portal into 
the new due diligence platform

Deliver training on the new due diligence 
platform

Continue to focus on the quality of due 
diligence reports and the timeline for 
delivering them

Launch and roll out mandatory e-learning on 
the revised Code of Conduct for employees 
at Grade 17 and below

Training and communications plan in place 
for 2021, with a focus on targeted training for 
agents, mid-management, and employees in 
high-risk countries

Compliance monitoring will continue to cover 
all new projects

The decision was taken to replace compliance 
monitoring with Compliance Review Boards

Implement Compliance Review Boards in 
collaboration with the business 

Continue to extend cyber-security, with a 
focus on further protection for our cloud 
platform and data lakes, application security, 
and single sign-on authentication for all our 
legacy applications

Follow progress of digitalisation of tax 
administration and continue to monitor 
changes to international tax system

All planned initiatives were implemented, 
including multi-factor authentication for legacy 
applications, and enhanced protection for our 
cloud platform, and data lakes

More attention will shift to the Company’s 
wider digitalisation programmes, with 
cyber-security support provided to ideation 
and development teams

New enterprise planning system designed to 
digitalise and automate future tax reporting 

OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) 
project activity and country specific legislative 
developments monitored 

Enhance and optimise tax control framework 
to achieve strong tax risk management, 
internal controls and tax processes

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

Our knowledge and insight, coupled with 
the right set of tools, help us understand the 
factors that lead to risk and allow us to manage 
them effectively.

Our risk management framework provides 
us with a consistent approach to identify, 
manage and oversee the risks that 
may impact our business. Effective risk 
analysis and response underpin our ability 
to achieve our objectives and assess 
opportunities as our business evolves.

During 2020, we built on our earlier 
achievements, by embedding our revised 
framework in core business processes, 
enhanced ‘deep dives’ for each of 
our principal risks, and aligned risk 
management with our proposal and 
project management processes.

Risk governance
Petrofac’s system of risk governance 
comprises several committees and 
management processes which bring 
together reports on the management 
of risk at various levels.

The Group Risk Committee (GRC) is 
responsible for the oversight of the 
Enterprise Risk Management framework 
agreed by the Board, including review 
of Group policies and the management 
of the Group’s Delegated Authorities. 
The diagram below sets out the risk 
governance framework, showing the 
interaction between the various risk 
review and management committees.

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

Risk Governance framework

 — Sets risk appetite 
 — Approves principal risks
 — Reviews and approves significant opportunities

 — Reviews principal risks,  

emerging risks and risk appetite

 — Provides assurance on risk management 

and internal controls framework

 — Oversight of the Enterprise Risk  

Management Framework, including the 
principal and emerging risks and risk appetite

 — Reviews and recommends significant 

opportunities

 — Divisional management oversight and  

review of opportunities

Group Risk Committee

Divisional Risk Review Committees

Board

Audit Committee

 — Risk management is embedded within  

each service line

Service lines

 — Assurance to management,  

Audit Committee and the Board

Group functions

Internal audit

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We conduct regular risk assessments and 
reviews of existing and new opportunities, 
and consider the risk exposure and risk 
appetite of the business. Emerging risks 
are identified within the business planning 
cycle and distinguishes risks that may 
have a material impact beyond our 
planning horizon.

The risk information from our divisions 
and business units is consolidated into 
our Principal1 and Emerging2 risks, which are 
reviewed by the GRC, endorsed by the Audit 
Committee and approved by the Board.

Each Principal Risk is assigned to an 
executive owner who is accountable for 
coordinating the assessment, response 
plan and reporting of that risk. The Board 
may also allocate a Committee of the 
Board whose area of expertise aligns with 
the relevant risk area to enhance the level 
of oversight. 

The GRC also reviews all material new 
business opportunities and projects 
(including bid submissions, new country 
entries, joint ventures, investments, 
acquisitions and disposals) and provides 
direction as to the management and 
mitigation of risk exposure. Proposals are 
only presented to the GRC after being 
reviewed and supported at divisional level.

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, standards, procedures, culture, 
behaviours, organisation design, systems 
and other aspects of the Group that, taken 
together, enable its effective and efficient 
operation. The framework supports the 
Board in exercising its overall 
responsibilities and to:

 — Regulate the entry by the Group into 

appropriate opportunities 

 — Develop our understanding of the most 
significant threats to and opportunities 
for the Group

 — Promote active management of risk 
exposures within our risk appetite

 — Assist the Group in delivering business 

plan objectives and operational 
performance

Enhancing our framework
During 2020, our framework continued 
to mature. We revised our Enterprise 
Risk Management policy, standard and 
supporting procedures to ensure our 
framework is followed consistently across 
the business. The following additional 
enhancements were made over the last 
12 months:

 — Reviewed and enhanced our project 
level risk management processes by 
implementing a new risk management 
tool. This tool enables access to risk 
information by all key project personnel 
and links risk management with other 
project processes

 — Reviewed Board oversight for each 
Principal Risk and improved our 
Governance Framework to enhance 
its effectiveness 

In 2021, we plan to:

 — Improve our risk management 

processes with lessons learned 
from COVID-19 pandemic
 — Expanding project-level risk 

management tools to proposal stages

 — Improve our project-level risk 

quantification

Risk appetite
We articulate our risk appetite through 
statements aligned with our vision, 
business model and strategy. These are 
reflected in overall risk indicators linked 
to our business plan. The risk appetite 
is operationalised through specific 
statements and indicators for each 
of our Principal Risks.

In 2020 we continued operationalising 
our risk appetite and aligning it with our 
Delegated Authorities. In 2021, we plan 
to build on these efforts by developing 
sub-risk level indicators and limits. 

1  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.

2  The Board defines emerging risks as material risks 
which have large uncertain outcomes which may 
become certain in the longer term (beyond our planning 
horizon) and which could have a material effect on the 
business strategy if they were to materialise.

Risk management framework

Infrastructure
 — Company vision, strategy, 

values

 — Group policies and standards
 — Risk appetite and Delegated 

Authorities

Risk management process

Communicate and consult

 — HSSEIA framework Code of 

 1.

 2.

 3.

 4.

 5.

Conduct

 — Risk management process
 — Risk Review Committees
 — Global insurance programme
 — Business Continuity and Crisis 

Management

Risk  
identificatio

Risk  
assessment

Risk  
treatment

Risk  
monitoring

Risk  
reporting

Assurance

Company values and culture

Enterprise Risk Management system (and other tools)

Leadership, communications and engagement

Risk integration
 — Strategic planning
 — Medium-term planning
 — Prospect phase
 — Go/No-go process
 — Proposal phase
 — Design
 — Procurement
 — Execution
 — Operation
 — Hand over
 — Management support process

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The Group’s principal risks were reviewed 
and revised following the spread of the 
COVID-19 pandemic and at the end of 
2020, drawing on feedback from the 
business, executive management and 
the Audit Committee. They were also 
benchmarked against our peers and 
good governance practice.

We have aligned our risk management 
processes and reported against our 
revised principal risks in 2020. Key 
changes made to our principal risks 
are described below. 

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.

No new emerging risks were identified in 
2020. The Energy Transition emerging risk 
identified in 2019 has been embedded as 
a sub-risk under the principal risk ‘Failure 
to deliver strategic initiatives’. 

Details of these are included in the Audit 
Committee report on pages 96 and 99. 

Key changes to our 
principal risks

Details

Reflecting the impact of 
the COVID-19 pandemic

Rewording some 
principal risks to ensure 
consistency in our risk 
articulation

COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on our business. Following the review 
of our principal risks post the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic we have reworded the principal risk 
‘Adverse geopolitical changes in key geographies’ to ‘Adverse geopolitical and macro-economic 
changes in key geographies’ to reflect the potential for a long-term global recession. The impact 
of the pandemic is captured through the following adjustments to our principal risk descriptions: 

 — ‘Low order intake’ to reflect the risk of COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent impact on 

investments by our existing and potential clients

 — ‘Project and operational performance’ to reflect the risk to project delivery due to restrictions in 
manpower mobilisation, remote working practices, and delay/suspension in project execution 
due to supply chain issues

 — ‘HSSEAI incidents’ to reflect the COVID-19 related risks to health and safety of our employees, 

customers and service providers.

We have revised the wording of certain principal risks:

 — ‘Poor operational and project performance’ to ‘Project and operational performance’
 — ‘Non-compliance with laws, regulations and ethical standards’ to ‘Historic or future breaches 

of laws, regulations, and ethical standards’

The Group’s current principal risks are listed below:

Strategic risks

Adverse geopolitical and 
macro-economic changes in 
key geographies

Low order intake

Operational risks

Insufficient IT resilience

Financial risks

Loss of financial capacity

Operational and project 
performance

Misstatement of financial 
information

Failure to deliver strategic 
initiatives

HSSEIA Incidents

Legal and Compliance 
risks

People risks

Historic or future breaches of 
laws, regulations, and ethical 
standards

Inadequate leadership and 
talent management

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in key geographies

Risk category: Strategic

The Group’s backlog is concentrated in the Middle East and North Africa, which may increase our vulnerability to adverse 
geopolitical events in the region. Recent global economic conditions have had an impact in 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 impact of adverse geopolitical changes in our key geographies include risks to the successful delivery of our strategy, our 
operations and associated impact on margins, the safety of our people, security issues, material logistics, and travel restrictions.

Sub-risks
 — COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent reduced demand for 

hydrocarbons

 — Civil unrest
 — Recession and fiscal stress
 — Increased controls over trade and payments

Risk appetite measures
 — Cash flow exposed to geopolitical risk

For more information see: pages 22-23; 44; 49-52 and 76

Assessment: No change
The risk increased in 2020 as the risk has been broadened to 
cover the macro-economic impact of the global pandemic in 
our key geographies. More recently, it has reduced and is level 
with our last update as the shock caused by the pandemic gave 
way to a partial recovery with vaccines becoming more widely 
available.

Mitigation and management
The Group Risk Committee and the Board actively monitor 
political developments and seeks to avoid or minimise our 
exposure to jurisdictions with risk levels beyond our appetite. 
A detailed risk analysis is conducted before entering any new 
country and while pursuing and executing projects in new 
geographies.

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. 

Our Business Continuity Management System considers 
response to and recovery from geopolitical incidents. There is 
also continued focus on evacuation and emergency response 
and operations are assessed and executed in accordance with 
our security policy and security standards.

Low order intake

Risk category: Strategic

The risk is that our clients exercise capital discipline, which impacts the demand for our services through 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.

Sub-risks
 — Oil and gas industry downturn driven by lower oil price
 — Loss of key markets due to geopolitical/litigation/regulatory 

impact/SFO/ budgetary concerns

 — Increased competition in our core geographies/sectors
 — Reduced bidding competitiveness
 — COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent impact on investments

Risk appetite measures
 — Book-to-bill ratio

For more information see: pages 11 and 16-19

Assessment: Increased
The risk has increased since our last update as new awards 
in the industry have been delayed due to the COVID-19 
pandemic and subsequent lower oil price and a weaker 
macro-economic environment. Developments in the SFO 
investigation has also impacted this risk.

Mitigation and management
Our order intake is driven by our strategy, the development of 
which is overseen by the Board. Our service lines work together 
to identify, review and win opportunities. We regularly analyse 
our business development activities, bid-to-win ratios and our 
competition.

We responded to the reduced number of awards in all our key 
markets in 2020 by right-sizing our businesses and preparing 
Petrofac for a recovery by addressing client objectives such 
as increased in-country value and improving sustainability. 
Notwithstanding the challenging environment, we continued to 
secure new orders during 2020, including projects in Oman, the 
UK, and the Caspian region. We continue to focus on converting 
opportunities in target adjacent geographies and sectors. In the 
MENA region, our core market, we see a good pipeline of bidding 
opportunities for 2021. Tendering activity is picking up in response 
to a recovery in the oil price and increased capital investment 
by clients.

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Failure to deliver strategic initiatives

Risk category: Strategic

Each of our strategic priorities is supported by various strategic initiatives that are overseen by senior management and the Board. 
To build enterprise value, we ensure each initiative is de-risked and respective success goals are met, assuring 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 valuation.

Sub-risks
 — Failure to right-size the business and achieve structural cost 

reductions

 — Failure to deliver transformation, digital and automation 

programmes

 — Failure to deliver new market access initiatives
 — Failure to deliver our Energy Transition Strategy
 — Failure to divest non-core assets

Risk appetite measures
 — Initiative impact (cost, value) and schedule targets
 — Initiative specific success goals

For more information see: pages 7-9; 22-23; 31; 36-41 and 
74 

Assessment: No change
Good progress has been made in all our strategic initiatives.

Mitigation and management
Each strategic initiative is governed by a stage-gate process 
and overseen by a formal Group level steering committee. The 
Board regularly assesses our strategic initiatives and overall 
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.

In a challenging environment, we continued to deliver our 
strategic initiatives in 2020. Specifically:

 — Initiated a major programme to respond to the economic and 

industry downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 
established a substantial business saving through these 
right-sizing initiatives

 — Enhanced our Energy Transition Strategy and established our 
‘New Energy Services’ organisation to coordinate our efforts 
in this area

 —Continued to secure new orders in targeted ‘growth’ geographies 
such as the USA, Libya, and the Caspian region and new sectors 
that include wind, and well plugging and abandonment

 — Progressed our divestment plan, finalising the sale of our 

Mexican assets 

Insufficient IT resilience

Risk category: Operational

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
We operate a Group-wide information/cyber security 
programme and utilise a ‘cloud’ strategy to maintain a resilient 
IT platform. In 2020 we introduced a Global Security Operations 
Center, and focused on detecting and preventing exposures 
due to increased work from home arrangements.

Sub-risks
 — System breach due to malware attack
 — Unavailability/loss of data due to inadequate response/

recovery

 — Cyber attacks
 — Network unavailability due to end-of-life devices
 — Compromise of user accounts through phishing and social 

engineering attacks

 — System unavailability due to legacy and unsupported 

applications and server infrastructure

 — Operational technology breach leading to operational 

disruption

Risk appetite measures
 — Number of significant cyber incidents
 — System resilience and access
 — Removal of legacy systems

For more information see: page 45

Assessment: No change
A number of initiatives were implemented during 2020 
specifically to enhance our resilience in a ‘working from home’ 
environment. 

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Risk category: Operational

Our portfolio typically includes a relatively small number of large value contracts, a larger number of smaller value contracts and 
sizeable oil and gas assets. Cost or schedule overruns on any of the large value contracts, or operational issues affecting production 
within our key assets could negatively impact the Group’s profitability, cash flows and relationships with key stakeholders.

Sub-risks
 — Project execution
 — Operation of assets
 — Ineffective contracting

Risk appetite measures
 — Division level cash flow and net income
 — Contractual exposures

For more information see: pages 7-9; 11; 70-74 and 99

Assessment: Increased
The divestment of our assets in Mexico has reduced several 
operational risks. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has 
created new execution challenges and had a substantial impact 
on our operational risks. 

Mitigation and management
Key risks to delivery are initially identified at the tender stage, 
through the risk review process by relevant risk review 
committees and escalated to the GRC or Board, as required. 
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.

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.

Specific for 2020 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic 
contractual and execution challenges in our supply chain, with 
our subcontractors, and our clients have been recognised early 
in the year. Project recovery plans have been established and 
project delivery remained a significant area of focus for the 
Board and executive management to ensure that we maintained 
our attention on managing this key risk.

HSSEIA incidents

Risk category: Operational

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

Mitigation and management
Safety is a core value and the risk is governed largely by our 
operating framework, Group policies, and systems that cover all 
elements of occupational health and safety, security, environment 
and asset integrity programmes. 

In 2020 we maintained our focus on the Group Safety 
Improvement Plan, and at the same time aimed to respond 
effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further information on 
these efforts are provided in page 44. Due to two work-related 
incidents in 2020, a detailed review of our practices has been 
performed along with a number of safety deep dive sessions 
with Executive Management and senior project personnel. 

Sub-risks
 — Oil spills/gas leaks
 — Integrity failure
 — Loss of well control
 — Driving accidents
 — Fall from heights/lifting accidents/accidents during 

commissioning

 — Contractor/JV Partner/Client with inadequate HSSE 

standards/controls

 — Threats to security of our staff

Risk appetite measures
 — Number of projects/assets at risk
 — Total recordable incident rate

For more information see: pages 43-45

Assessment: Increased
Despite effective execution of the Group Safety improvement 
plan for 2020, we have observed deterioration in our safety 
performance, including two fatalities. The risk level has been 
increased mainly due to COVID-19 pandemic related distractions, 
which diverted attention away from routine safety considerations 
at the work-sites.

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Loss of financial capacity

Risk category: Financial

Failure to maintain adequate liquidity or provide guarantees to our customers could adversely affect our ability to deliver our 
strategy and may ultimately result in financial loss and/or ability to comply with our financial covenants.

Costs of debt may rise as a result of rating agency downgrades or reduced access to funding.

Access to funding is critical to our sustainability and future growth. Reduced access to funding could hamper the Group’s growth 
and/or adversely affect the Group’s financial performance.

Sub-risks
 — Failure to maintain adequate liquidity
 — Failure to provide guarantees

Risk appetite measures
 — Liquidity
 — Credit Rating
 — Unfunded facilities

For more information see: pages 22-23; 78-79; 184-187 and 
212-213

Assessment: Increased
The risk has increased since our last update due to the 
reduction in lending appetite to the oil and gas sector and 
developments in the SFO investigation. We continued to focus 
on reducing our levels of gross debt, refinancing debt maturities 
where appropriate and managing working capital during 2020. 

Mitigation and management
We maintain an adequate level of liquidity in the form of readily 
available cash, short-term investments, or committed credit 
facilities and ensure minimum level of liquidity as defined by the 
Audit Committee is maintained.

Debt, cash and liquidity balances are monitored on a daily basis 
and we prepare quarterly cash flow forecasts, aligned to our 
financial re-forecasts, to identify any funding requirements early. 
Our financial policy targets BBB investment grade credit metrics 
over the long term.

In 2020 we continued to employ a conservative and flexible 
funding strategy, robust across a range of business plan 
scenarios.

Misstatement of fi ancial information

Risk category: Financial

We execute complex projects in a dynamic environment across various jurisdictions with a variety of clients. Due to operational 
volatility and financial complexity, our assumptions and financial estimates may not accurately reflect our business performance 
and financial results, or provide inadequate information to key decisions. These may negatively impact investor confidence.

Mitigation and management
Our Financial Control Framework ensures that adequate 
controls are identified, implemented and monitored throughout 
all of our key financial activities. Adequacy of these controls are 
certified and reviewed by various assurance activities and 
overseen by the Audit Committee.

External auditors review and test our financial accounts.

Sub-risks
 — Inaccurate revenue recognition
 — Breakdown in transactional accounting controls
 — Asset carrying amounts exceeding recoverable amounts
 — Inaccurate corporate income tax reporting
 — Breakdown in system access controls
 — Inaccurate financial consolidation and reporting

Risk appetite measures
 — Assessment of effectiveness of financial controls
 — Reporting errors/restatements

For more information see: pages 97-99 and 139-141

Assessment: No change 
During 2020 we have upgraded our IT systems and platforms to 
further enhance the operating effectiveness of the Group’s 
financial controls.

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ethical standards

Risk category: Legal and Compliance

Non-compliance with laws, regulations and ethical standards due to failures in our compliance controls or unethical behaviour, 
including but not limited to bribery, corruption, money laundering, trade sanctions and labour rights. These could result in fines and/
or adverse impact on our reputation.

Sub-risks
 — Adverse impact of additional SFO action
 — Violation of laws and regulations, including: FCPA, UK Bribery Act; 
Whistleblower Protection; Trade Compliance; Modern Slavery Act; 
Anti-Money Laundering; Antitrust and Competition; and Data 
Protection (GDPR)

Risk appetite measures
 — Third-party due diligence
 — Employee completion of mandatory compliance training and 

annual declaration

 — Project compliance monitoring
 — Investigations of ‘Speak Up’ cases

For more information see: pages 4-6; 53-55; 94-101 and 105-106

Assessment: Decreased
Risk of a future breach is reduced due to improvements in our 
Compliance Programme. 

The Company has reported in prior reports that in May 2017 the SFO 
had commenced an investigation into the activities of Petrofac, its 
subsidiaries and their officers for suspected bribery, corruption, and/or 
money laundering. This 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. Since the instigation of the investigation, shareholder confidence 
has been impacted resulting in a material fall in the market value.

Mitigation and management
We operate a Group level Compliance Programme 
overseen by the Compliance & Ethics Committee. We 
have continued to enhance this programme during 2020. 
Specifically, we have:

 — Finalised establishment of a Groupwide compliance 

team with a highly qualified leadership team in Sharjah 
and dedicated engagement officers in each major 
operational centre

 — Invested in new technology integrated into our 

systems such as confidential reporting tool and due 
diligence screening tool

 — Conducted an independent review and subsequent 
regular audit process on the effectiveness of our 
compliance processes and culture 

 — Enhanced our financial controls to ensure all third 

parties and vendors go through rigorous due diligence 
and approvals

 — Issued a Non-Retaliation Policy that details our 

commitment to fostering a safe Speak Up environment 
and protecting anybody who raises a concern in 
good faith

Inadequate leadership and talent management

Risk category: People

Our operations are heavily dependent on our ability to attract, retain and lead the right level of skilled and experienced personnel. 
Failure to do so could negatively impact our distinctive, delivery-focused culture, and prevent us from maintaining our operational 
capability and relationships with clients.

Sub-risks
 — Inability to attract and retain the capability necessary to deliver the 

business plan

 — Fragility in our succession planning for key roles as a result of 

retirements and other movements

 — Leadership fails to live our values and behaviours
 — Reduced performance of staff due to insufficient diversity 

and inclusion

Risk appetite measures
 — Results of employee surveys
 — Staff turnover
 — Diversity and Inclusion targets
 — Succession plans

For more information see: pages 42; 46-48 and 102-104 

Assessment: No change 
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our people the 
overall risk level remains unchanged due to reduced uncertainty in our 
succession plans and improving diversity & inclusion practices. 

Mitigation and management
The Group’s organisational structure was revised in 
2020, primarily relating to the organisation right-sizing 
initiatives as a result of reduced oil and gas industry 
activity. Diversity and Inclusion mandatory e-learning and 
Diversity and Inclusion week were launched in 2020 to 
increase awareness of the importance and benefits of a 
diverse and inclusive culture to the individual, the team 
and to Petrofac as a whole.

Based on our annual employee survey, we have seen 
improved scores in our key HR measures. The Workforce 
Forum meetings were conducted during 2020 to 
encourage employees to directly engage with Board 
Directors and senior management.

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.

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In accordance with the requirements of 
the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code 
(“the Code”), the Directors confirm that 
they have performed a robust assessment 
of the Group’s prospects and its ability 
to continue in operation and meet its 
liabilities as they fall due over the period 
of their assessment. In doing so, they have 
considered the Group’s current position 
and the principal risks and uncertainties 
that would threaten the viability of 
the business. The Group’s financial 
statements for 2020 are prepared on 
a going concern basis with no material 
uncertainties identified. Details of the 
Group’s risk governance and management 
framework and a description of its 
principal risks and uncertainties are 
included in the Strategic report on 
pages 60 to 67. 

The key medium-to-long term factors 
affecting the Group’s prospects are:

 — Oil price: the oil price environment 
impacts the timing, pricing and 
quantum of new awards, as well as 
cash generated from oil and gas 
production;

 — Economic and market environment: 
the appetite of clients to award 
contracts reflects the macro-economic 
environment, geo-political conditions 
and other macro events; 

 — Continued access to markets: in both 
existing and new accessible markets, 
and any further developments related to 
the SFO investigation, which the Group 
is focused on bringing to closure as 
quickly as possible (see note 31 on 
page 182;

 — Cost competitiveness: the ability to 

maintain a sustainable, cost competitive 
position to win contracts and positive 
economic returns through operational 
excellence; 

 — Energy transition: the nature and speed 
of the transition to new energies, and 
the Group’s ability to address these 
new market opportunities in the 
long-term.

 — Project execution: delivering large and 
complex projects on time, on budget 
and in an HSSE compliant manner; 
and,

 — Availability of funding: the capital 
markets’ appetite to finance the 
Global energy industry and Group.

The Group’s current position and outlook, 
which informs the Directors’ assessment 
of its medium-to-long term prospects, are:

 — Addressable market: over the three 
year period ended December 2023, 
the Group’s addressable market, which 
currently excludes the UAE, Saudi 
Arabia and Iraq, is estimated to grow 
to US$90 billion – representing an 8% 
compound annual growth rate – driven 
by forecast capital expenditure in the 
sector and the Group’s strong position 
in some of the most resilient sectors of 
the market; 

 — Energy transition: the Group is well 

positioned in the new energy services 
market, including a strong track record 
in offshore wind. It is also successfully 
adapting its established project 
management and engineering skillsets 
to secure awards in adjacent markets, 
notably carbon capture utilisation and 
storage (CCUS), Waste-to-Energy 
and hydrogen production;

 — Near term visibility: at 31 December 
2020, the Group had backlog of 
US$5.0 billion – with secured revenue 
in 2021 of US$3.0 million (60%) – with 
a current tendering pipeline, excluding 
opportunities in UAE, Saudi Arabia and 
Iraq, of approximately US$54 billion of 
opportunities scheduled for award 
in 2021 and 2022; 

 — Cost management: the Group focuses 

on continuous innovation, the 
application of technology and other 
measures to deliver cost savings and 
maintain its cost competitiveness; and,
 — Net debt and liquidity: at 31 December 
2020, the Group had cash and cash 
equivalents of $639 million, net debt of 
$116 million, with liquidity of $1.1 billion 
and material headroom in liquidity and 
financial covenants.

The Group’s prospects are subject to 
inherent forecasting risks relating to the 
Group’s principal risks and uncertainties, 
which include, inter alia, low order intake, 
loss of financial capacity, macro-economic 
uncertainty, prevailing oil price 
environment, impact of energy transition, 
adverse developments on the SFO 
investigation, and the ability of the Group 
to deliver its strategic initiatives. 

The Directors have determined that a 
three-year period to 31 December 2023 
(the “Period”) is the most appropriate 
duration for its viability assessment 
period. This Period has been selected as 
it provides the Board sufficient visibility 
into the Group’s clients’ capital and 
operational expenditure plans, it covers 
the period over which existing backlog 
is executed, and it is consistent with the 
Group’s business plan duration. 

These elements comprise the foundation 
for modelling the Group’s financial 
performance, including sensitivities and 
scenarios, which instructs the Directors on 
whether there is a reasonable expectation 
of viability over the Period. While periods 
greater than three-years could be used, 
there is an associated higher degree of 
uncertainty, which is further accentuated 
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The key assumptions within the Group’s 
business plan for the Period include:

 — Oil price: $45 per barrel in 2021, 

increasing to $55 per barrel in 2023;
 — Accessible market: continued access 

to a diversified pipeline of opportunities 
throughout the Period;

 —New order intake: a book-to-bill of greater 
than 1x in each year of the plan in both 
E&C and EPS business units;

 — Margins: net profit margins in E&C and 

EPS reflecting an expected 
improvement in market conditions; and,

 — Liquidity and net debt: the Group will 

have access to finance to maintain target 
liquidity headroom with a forecast return 
to net cash during 2022, including the 
ability to refinance the existing revolving 
credit facility that matures in June 2022 
and thereafter as required. 

The operational and financial impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic was considered in 
the business plan. The most pronounced 
impact was forecast in the E&C business 
unit in 2021, resulting in further schedule 
delays due to continued travel and working 
restrictions. This is subsequently offset 
by a catch up in activity. Alternative ways 
of working and increasing penetration of 
effective vaccines are expected to mitigate 
the negative operational impact during the 
remainder of the Period.

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responds to the risks identified in 
the viability assessment scenarios 
and mitigations available. There is an 
inherent risk that the mitigated outcome 
to events and conditions is more adverse 
than assumed. As such, the Directors 
judgement on continued viability was 
informed by the following underlying 
assumptions:

 — The Group continues to win sufficient 
work to grow, or at least maintain, 
backlog during the Period;

 —The aggregate impact of adverse events 

and conditions, which are not considered 
in the scenarios modelled, would not 
exceed the additional mitigations available 
to management during the Period; 

 — The outcome to the SFO investigation is 
both affordable and does not materially 
impact the Group’s access to markets; 
and,

 — The Group is able to continue to access 

finance.

The Directors concluded, after conducting 
a robust assessment taking into account the 
Group’s current position, prospects, principal 
risks and uncertainties and assumptions 
that it has a reasonable expectation that the 
Group will be able to continue in operation 
and meet its liabilities as they fall due 
over the three-year assessment period 
to 31 December 2023.

In order to assess the resilience of the 
Group to threats to its viability, the Group’s 
business plan forecasts were subjected 
to robust multi-variant stress test and 
sensitivity analysis together with an 
assessment of potential mitigating actions. 
This analysis included scenarios that 
assumed the realisation of principal risks 
and uncertainties arising from the following:

Prioritised principal 
risks and uncertainties

Scenarios

 — Adverse 

geo-political 
changes in key 
geographies; and,

 — Low order intake

 — Failure to deliver 

strategic initiatives

 — Poor project 
execution 

A material decline in new order 
intake, notably a greater than 
50% reduction in new awards 
across the Period, which could 
be driven by factors such as, 
but not limited to: a low oil 
price environment; economic 
uncertainty; and, an 
accelerated energy transition.

Net profit margin deterioration, 
which could be driven by: cost 
overruns; adverse commercial 
or legal settlements

 — Loss of financial 

capacity

Maintain access to a 
sufficient level of finance 

 — Historic or future 
breaches of laws, 
regulations, and 
ethical standards

No financial impact that 
threatens viability would 
crystalise from contingent 
liabilities during the Period 
(refer to note 31 on page 
182). 

The scenarios above were modelled in 
combination to assess the impact on the 
Group’s liquidity headroom and financial 
covenant metrics. The Group is expected 
to retain sufficient liquidity and covenant 
compliance under this downside scenario. 

The Directors have also evaluated mitigating 
actions that management could realistically 
take to avoid or reduce the impact or 
occurrence of the principal risks and 
uncertainties materialising. Management 
acted decisively to successfully implement 
such measures during 2020 in response to 
the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and fall in 
oil prices. The Directors are confident that 
management could replicate such measures 
in response to the realisation of principal 
risks and uncertainties. 

The Directors also considered the 
following key assumptions (the 
“assumptions”) in its viability assessment: 

 — Winning work: the Group will continue 
to win work based on its resources, 
competencies, experience and track 
record as a leading contractor to the 
energy industry;

 — Access to finance: the Group will 

continue to have access to finance at 
maturity of the existing facilities in – and 
throughout – the Period, to maintain 
sufficient liquidity to support operations; 

 — SFO investigation: if a resolution to the 
SFO investigation were to be reached 
during the Period and the Company or 
another Group subsidiary company 
were to be found guilty of any charges 
levied, the Board has been advised that 
the courts would take into consideration 
the Group’s ability to pay a fine in any 
sentencing decision. The Directors 
therefore have assumed that any fine 
would be affordable and not negatively 
impact the Group’s viability;

 —Other adverse events and conditions: the 
Group is exposed to inherent risks, for 
example, poor operational execution, 
unfavourable commercial settlements and 
/ or adverse outcomes in disclosed 
contingent liabilities (refer to note 31 on 
page 182), which could – based on the 
nature, amount and timing of such events 
and conditions – threaten its viability. The 
occurrence of such events and conditions 
are assumed not to fully erode liquidity or 
covenant headroom, after available 
mitigations; and

 — Mitigations available: the specific 

mitigations modelled include reducing 
operating costs, minimising 
uncommitted capital expenditure and 
continued suspension of the dividend. 
Additional actions are in the control of 
– or realistically available to – 
management, such as the acceleration 
of disposal proceeds and further 
disposals of non-core assets.

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Segmental overview

Engineering & 
Construction

Engineering &  
Production Services

Revenue

18 

19 

20 

US$4,713m 

US$4,475m 

US$3,090m 

Revenue

18 

19 

20 

Integrated  
Energy Services

Revenue

US$853m 

US$889m 

18 

19 

US$282m 

US$195m 

US$933m 

20  US$110m 

Business performance net margin

Business performance net margin

Business performance net margin

18 

19 

20 

2.0% 

7.2% 

6.2% 

18 

19 

20 

5.0% 

5.4% 

18 

13.8% 

(2.1)% 

19

4.2% 

(16.4)% 

20 

Business performance net profit

Business performance net profit

Business performance net profit

18 

19 

20 

US$62m

US$338m

US$278m

18 

19 

20 

US$43m

US$48m

US$(4)m

US$39m

US$(18)m

18 

19 

20 

US$39m

Group revenue contribution (FY20)
75%
Headcount at 31 Dec 20
4,760

Group revenue contribution (FY20)
22%
Headcount at 31 Dec 20
4,135

Group revenue contribution (FY20)
3%
Headcount at 31 Dec 20
254

US$ million

For the year ended 31 December

Engineering & Construction

Engineering & Production Services2

Integrated Energy Services2

Corporate, others, consolidation adjustments & eliminations

Group

%

For the year ended 31 December

Engineering & Construction

Engineering & Production Services2

Integrated Energy Services2

Group

Revenue

Business performance
net profit1

EBITDA

2020

3,090

933

110

(52)

2019

4,475

889

195

(29)

4,081

5,530

2020

62

39

(18)

(35)

48

2019

278

48

(4)

(46)

276

2020

113

59

39

0

211

Revenue growth

2020

(30.9)

4.9

(43.6)

(26.2)

Business performance
net margin

2020

2019

2.0

4.2

(16.4)

1.2

6.2

5.4

(2.1)

5.0

2019

(5.0)

4.2

(30.9)

(5.1)

EBITDA margin

2020

3.7

6.3

35.5

5.2

2019

412

67

83

(3)

559

2019

9.2

7.5

42.6

10.1

1  Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders
2  On 1 January 2020, associate income from the Group’s investment in PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited entities was reclassified from IES to EPS. 2019 comparables have been restated

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The Engineering & Construction (E&C) division 
delivers onshore and offshore engineering, 
procurement, construction, installation and 
commissioning services. Lump-sum turnkey is 
the predominant commercial model used, but 
we also offer our clients the flexibility of other 
models. The division has a 39-year track record 
in designing and building major oil, gas, refining, 
petrochemicals and new energies projects.

Elie Lahoud
E&C Chief Operating Officer

Operational performance
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly 
impacted E&C’s operational performance in 
2020, with stringent health protocols, travel 
restrictions, national lockdowns and supply 
chain disruption reducing productivity and 
extending project schedules. 

Engineering and procurement progress 
recovered reasonably quickly from the initial 
impact of the pandemic, thanks to the rapid 
transition to remote working and the use of 
digital technologies to complete tasks, as 
well as the gradual reopening of equipment 
manufacturers in major supplier countries 
such as China and Italy. However, 
construction activity was significantly 
impeded for much of the year, resulting in 
material project delays and additional costs. 

Nonetheless, despite the challenging 
environment, progress was made on all 
projects in 2020, with a number of major 
milestones successfully reached, such 
as the mechanical completion of bp’s 

upstream gas Ghazeer project in Oman 
(see page 25 for more detail) and the 
start-up of the Crude Distillation Unit on 
KNPC’s Clean Fuels Project in Kuwait.

Financial performance
The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the 
decline in oil prices, significantly impacted 
E&C’s financial performance in 2020. 
Nonetheless, swift management action 
to reduce costs, and lower tax, has partly 
mitigated the decline in profitability. 

Revenue for the year decreased 31% 
to US$3.1 billion, (2019: US$4.5 billion), 
driven by a decline in project activity, 
COVID-19 related project delays and lower 
variation orders. Business performance 
net profit decreased 78% to US$62 million 
(2019: US$278 million), with business 
performance net profit margin declining 
4.2ppts to 2.0% (2019: 6.2%), largely 
reflecting COVID-19 related cost increases, 
changes in project mix and the recognition 
of losses on a small number of contracts. 

New orders 
The decline in oil prices resulted in a 
contraction in capital spending by clients, 
resulting in delays to tender awards and the 
termination of our Dalma contracts in the 
UAE in April 2020. As a result, new order 
intake in the year declined to US$0.7 billion 
(2019: US$2.1 billion), comprising the EPC 
contract for the Seagreen offshore wind 
project and net variation orders. 

Seagreen offshore wind project, 
United Kingdom
In January 2020, we entered into a 
Preferred Supplier Agreement with 
SSE Renewables to design, supply and 
install the HVAC onshore and offshore 
substations for the Seagreen wind farm 
project. The contract was confirmed in 
June following the completion of the final 
investment decision. The Seagreen wind 
farm will be located 27 kilometres off the 
coast of Angus and once constructed will 
be the largest in Scotland, providing around 
one million homes with low carbon energy.

Backlog at 31 Dec 20 by geography

Backlog at 31 Dec 20 by market

US$3.2bn

 Algeria 
 Thailand  
 Oman 
 Russia 
 Kuwait 
 United Kingdom 
 Other* 

26%
24%
15%
11%
6%
6%
13%

*   Other includes geographies individually 
contributing <5% of total E&C backlog

 New energies 
 Refining 
 Upstream gas 
 Upstream oil 

9%
34%
40%
17%

US$3.2bn

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Engineering & Construction – Key project progress

Value of Work Done (VOWD) at 31 December 20201

25%

50%

75%

Raageshwari Deep Gas Field Development, India

BPCL Kochi, India

GC-32, Kuwait

Onshore project, GCC

HPCL Visakh, India

Duqm Refinery, Oman

EHKZ Alpha, Netherlands

Sakhalin OPF, Russia

Majnoon CPF, Iraq

Tinrhert, Algeria

Seagreen, United Kingdom

Clean Fuels Project, Thailand

71 

65 

64 

64 

47 

47 

Ain Tsila, Algeria

40 

HKZ Beta, Netherlands

32 

 NOC/NOC-led company/consortium
 IOC company/consortium
 Electric utility

1 Excludes projects that are >95% complete or reimbursable (EPCm)

95 

92 

91 

82 

81 

80 

Original contract 
value to Petrofac 

US$0.2bn 

US$0.1bn 

US$1.3bn 

US$0.6bn 

US$0.2bn 

US$1.1bn 

US$0.1bn 

US$0.7bn 

US$0.4bn 

US$0.5bn 

Undisclosed 

US$1.4bn 

US$1.0bn 

US$0.1bn 

“Despite the 
challenging 
conditions, we 
continued to safely 
deliver our projects 
for clients.”

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The Engineering & Production Services (EPS) 
division manages and maintains client operations, 
both onshore and offshore, delivers small to 
medium scale EPC projects and provides concept, 
feasibility and front-end engineering design (FEED) 
services. The division is also home to market-
leading well engineering, decommissioning and 
training capabilities. The majority of EPS’ services 
are executed on a reimbursable basis. 

John Pearson
EPS Chief Operating Officer

Operational performance
EPS’ operational performance in 2020 
was relatively resilient, despite the impact 
of the COVID-19 pandemic. Engineering, 
procurement and construction activity on 
our projects portfolio continued, with some 
notable milestones successfully reached, 
including the completion of Sharjah National 
Oil Corporation’s gas storage project, on 
time and on budget. Despite the obstacles 
of reduced manning and enforced travel 
restrictions, we maintained safe, round the 
clock delivery on our operations in the UK 
North Sea and the Middle East, helped by 
the innovative use of digital technologies, 
such as the PetrofacGo app (see page 30 
for more details).

Financial performance
Financial performance in the year benefited 
from solid order intake and lower overhead 
costs, which helped mitigate the impact of 
weaker market conditions caused by the 
COVID-19 pandemic and the decline in 
oil prices.

Revenue for the year increased 5% to 
US$0.9 billion (2019: US$0.9 billion) 
with growth in Projects largely offsetting 
lower activity from Operations. Business 
performance net profit decreased 19% 
to US$39 million (2019: US$48 million, 
restated1), with business performance net 
profit margin declining 1.2ppts to 4.2% 
(2019: 5.4%, restated1) reflecting the expected 
year-on-year decline in contract margins and 
contribution from associates, partly mitigated 
by overhead cost reductions and lower tax.

New orders 
EPS secured US$0.9 billion of awards and 
extensions in the year (2019: 
US$1.0 billion), marginally increasing 
backlog despite tightening market 
conditions:

 — In Projects, we secured a number of 
EPCC contracts for new upstream oil 
and gas facilities in the UAE, Bahrain 
and Kazakhstan 

 — In Operations, we extended our contract 
to operate the Iraq Crude Oil Export 
Expansion Project (ICOEEP), as well as 
securing a number of contract renewals 
with major Independent Oil Companies, 
such as bp and Eni, in the UK North Sea 

 — We secured two major Integrated 

Services Contracts in the UK North Sea 
with Ithaca and Petrogas NEO, which 
combine our operations, projects and 
well engineering services across the 
companies’ asset bases

 — In well engineering, we announced a 
number of well management and well 
operator support contracts in the UK 
North Sea, including with NEO Energy, 
which doubled our UK wells portfolio
 — We expanded our new energies track 

record by securing a contract to 
support the Acorn CCUS and blue 
hydrogen project in the UK and a Front 
End Engineering Design (FEED) 
contract for the Arrowsmith green 
hydrogen project in Australia

Backlog at 31 Dec 20 by geography

Backlog at 31 Dec 20 by service line

US$1.7bn

 UK 
 Azerbaijan 
 Bahrain 
 Iraq 
 Kuwait 
 Other* 

52%
12%
8%
7%
6%
15%

*   Other includes geographies individually 
contributing <5% of total EPS backlog

US$1.7bn

 Projects 
 Operations 

32%
68%

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Integrated Energy Services

Integrated Energy Services (IES) is Petrofac’s 
upstream oil and gas business, providing an 
integrated service for clients under flexible 
commercial models that are aligned with their 
requirements. These range from Production 
Enhancement Contracts (PECs) to traditional 
Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs). 

“ Our priority 
continues to be 
to manage the 
IES portfolio to 
maximise value.”

Financial performance 
Revenue for the year decreased 43% 
to US$110 million (2019: US$195 million) 
reflecting a lower average realised price 
of US$39/boe (2019: US$67/boe), the 
decrease in net equity production and 
lower PEC tariff income and cost recovery. 

EBITDA declined 54% to US$39 million 
(2019: US$83 million, restated1), reflecting 
the lower contribution from equity 
production in Malaysia and lower cost 
recovery from the Mexico PECs, mitigated 
by reduced operating and overhead costs. 

IES generated a business performance net 
loss of US$18 million (2019: US$4 million 
loss, restated1), with lower EBITDA partly 
mitigated by lower interest, tax and 
depreciation.

Portfolio optimisation
Our priority continues to be to manage the 
IES portfolio to maximise value. Following 
the completion in November 2020 of the 
sale of our 51% interest in our Mexico 
operations, Block PM304 in Malaysia’s 
offshore Cendor field is our single 
remaining material IES asset. 

Operational performance
Net production for the year from our 
equity interests declined by 10% to 
1.9 million barrels of oil equivalent 
(mmboe) (2019: 2.1mmboe), driven by 
lower PM304 production from the deferral 
of the East Cendor development to 2021 
and the decline in base production, offset 
by strong production from the Santuario 
field in Mexico. For our PEC in Mexico, 
Magallanes and Arenque, we earned 
tariff income on a total of 1.9 mmboe 
(2019: 2.2 mmboe), with the reduction 
largely due to completion in Q4 2020 
of the sale of these assets. 

Production was also impacted by an 
unplanned outage at Cendor in PM304 
in December, which is ongoing.

1  On 1 January 2020, associate income from the Group’s 
investment in PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited entities 
was reclassified from IES to EPS. 2019 comparables 
have been restated.

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At a glance
 — Revenue down 26% to US$4.1 billion

 — EBITDA down 62% to US$211 million1

 — Business performance net profit down  

83% to US$48 million1,2

 — Reported net loss of US$180 million1

 — Fully diluted EPS of 14.2 cents1,2

 — Group backlog down 32% to 

US$5.0 billion

 — Net debt of US$116 million

Financial Review
The Group’s financial performance in 2020 reflected the deterioration in market conditions 
triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent decline in oil prices. Overall, revenue 
and profitability declined, as these unprecedented market conditions disrupted project 
schedules, increased project costs, delayed tender awards and impacted commercial 
settlement discussions. In response, management took swift and decisive action to 
structurally reduce costs and conserve cash, which partly mitigated the impact of 
challenging market conditions on profitability and cash flow.

Year ended 31 December 2020

Year ended 31 December 2019

Business
 performance2
US$m

Separately 
disclosed 
items
US$m

Revenue

EBITDA1

Net profit/(loss)1

4,081

211

48

–

n/a

(228)

Business
 performance2
US$m

Separately 
disclosed 
items 
US$m

5,530

559

276

–

n/a

(203)

Reported
US$m

4,081

n/a

(180)

Reported  
US$m

5,530

n/a

73

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In unprecedented 
and challenging 
market conditions, 
swift management 
action has protected 
margins and 
conserved cash

Alastair Cochran
Chief Financial Officer

Income statement
Revenue
Group revenue decreased 26% to 
US$4.1 billion (2019: US$5.5 billion). 
This was principally due to a decline 
in revenue in the Engineering & 
Construction (E&C) operating segment, 
which decreased 31% due to a decline 
in project activity, COVID-19 related 
project delays and lower variation orders. 
Engineering & Production Services (EPS) 
operating segment revenue grew 5%, with 
growth in Projects largely offsetting lower 
activity from Operations. Revenue in the 
Integrated Energy Services (IES) operating 
segment decreased 43%, reflecting the fall 
in average realised prices, lower equity 
production, and lower tariff income and 
cost recovery in Mexico.

The Group generated revenue from a 
broad range of geographic markets in 
2020 with Oman, Thailand and Algeria 
generating 47% of Group revenue (2019: 
top three markets – Oman, Kuwait and 
the UAE – generated 50% of revenue). 

Revenue by Geography: FY20

US$4.1bn

 Oman 
 Thailand 
 Algeria 
 United Kingdom 
 Kuwait 
 United Arab Emirates 
 Iraq 
 Netherlands 
 Russia 
 Other 

18%
14%
14%
13%
8%
7%
6%
6%
5%
9%

“ Oman, Thailand and Algeria were 
the top three markets in 2020.”

Earnings Before Interest, Tax, 
Depreciation and Amortisation 
(EBITDA)1,2,3
Business performance EBITDA 
decreased 62% to US$211 million (2019: 
US$559 million), reflecting lower revenue 
and margins. The decline in E&C margins 
was driven by cost increases, a change in 
project mix and the recognition of losses 
on a small number of contracts. IES 
margins also contracted as revenues fell 
at a faster rate than operating and other 
costs. Consequently, Group EBITDA 
margin declined to 5.2% (2019: 10.1%). 
Overall, lower EBITDA was partly mitigated 
by management actions to reduce 
overhead and project support costs. 

Year ended 31 December 2020

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering & 
Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Corporate & 
others
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments & 
eliminations 
US$m

Business 
performance 
US$m

Total revenue

EBITDA (1)

EBITDA margin

3,090

113

3.7%

933

59

110

39

6.3%

35.5%

(52)

–

–

4,081

211

5.2%

Year ended 31 December 2019

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering & 
Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Corporate & 
others 
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments & 
eliminations 
US$m

Business 
performance 
US$m

Total revenue

EBITDA (1)

EBITDA margin

4,475

412

9.2%

889

67

195

83

7.5%

42.6%

–

(3)

–

(29)

–

5,530

559

10.1%

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Finance income decreased to US$9 million (2019: US$13 million), 
reflecting lower bank interest and a reduction in the unwinding of 
discounts on receivables. Finance expense decreased 36% to 
US$37 million (2019: US$58 million) as debt maturities reduced 
average gross debt for the year and reflecting lower interest on 
lease liabilities. In aggregate, net finance expense decreased by 
38% to US$28 million (2019: US$45 million). 

Finance income

Bank interest 

Unwinding of discount on receivables 
(note 18 and note 21)

Total finance income 

Finance expense

Group borrowings 

Lease liabilities 

Unwinding of discount on provisions (note 
28)

Total finance expense 

2020 
 US$m

2019 
US$m

3

6

9

(27)

(9)

(1)

(37)

5

8

13

(42)

(12)

(4)

(58)

 — A non-cash downward fair value remeasurement of 

US$8 million (post-tax) due to uncertainty concerning the 
timing and outcome of migration of the Pánuco PEC to a PSC 
and consequently whether contingent consideration pay out 
conditions will be achieved

 — Other net separately disclosed items of US$20 million 

(post-tax), including Group reorganisation and redundancy 
costs, other fair value adjustments and legal fees

Earnings per share
Business performance diluted earnings per share decreased 82% to 
14.2 cents per share (2019: 80.4 cents per share), broadly in line with 
the decrease in business performance net profit. Reported diluted 
loss per share decreased to (53.4) cents per share (2019: 21.3 cents 
earnings per share), reflecting lower business performance profit and 
an increase in separately disclosed items (refer to note 9 to the 
consolidated financial statements).

Cash Flow
Operating cash flow
Operating activities generated a net cash outflow of US$16 million 
(2019: US$238 million inflow), principally reflecting the decline in 
EBITDA and a working capital outflow during the year. Net income 
taxes paid decreased to US$74 million (2019: US$133 million).

Taxation
The Group’s business performance effective tax rate (ETR) for 
the year was 32.8% (2019: 29.4%), reflecting the change in mix 
of profits in the jurisdictions in which the profits are earned. 

Reported ETR was (10.5)% (2019: 65.6%) driven by the realisation 
of impairments without tax benefits and certain fair value 
re-measurements that are not subject to tax. As in prior years, 
the reported ETR is also driven by tax laws in jurisdictions 
where the Group operates and generates profits.

Net profit 
Business performance net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited 
shareholders for the year decreased 83% to US$48 million (2019: 
US$276 million) driven by lower EBITDA, partially offset by lower 
net finance expense, lower tax expense, and lower depreciation 
and amortisation. Business performance net margin decreased 
to 1.2% (2019: 5.0%).

A reported net loss of US$180 million(1) (2019: US$73 million net 
profit) was negatively impacted by separately disclosed items of 
US$228 million (2019: US$203 million), of which approximately 
US$209 million were non-cash items. These related to:

 — A non-cash impairment of US$79 million and a fair value 
adjustment of US$42 million (both post-tax) as a result of 
the fair value of the consideration received for the sale of 
our remaining 51% interest in our Mexican operations in 
November 2020 being lower than expected

 — A non-cash impairment charge of US$64 million (post-tax) 
following a review of the carrying amount of the investment 
in Block PM304 in Malaysia

 — A loss of US$6 million (post-tax) recognised on early 

settlement of deferred consideration from Ithaca Energy in 
April 2020 and a non-cash impairment charge of contingent 
consideration of US$9 million (post-tax), both relating to the 
sale of the Greater Stella Area in the UK in December 2018

EBITDA

Operating profit adjustments 

Operating profit before changes in 
working capital and other items

Net working capital movement

Net other non-current items

Restructuring, redundancy and other 
separately disclosed cash costs

Net income taxes paid

Net cash flows (used in)/generated 
from operating activities

Year ended 
31 December 
2020 
US$m

Year ended 31 
December 
2019 
US$m

211

26

237

(160)

–

(19)

(74)

(16)

559

18

577

(179)

1

(28)

(133)

238

The net working capital outflow of US$160 million (2019: 
US$179 million outflow) was due to: 

 — An inflow of US$122 million reflecting a decrease in trade and 

other receivables 

 — An inflow of US$409 million reflecting a decrease in contract 

assets 

 — An outflow of US$309 million reflecting a decrease in trade 

and other payables and contract liabilities 

 — An outflow of US$369 million reflecting a decrease in accrued 
contract expenses, largely due to higher payment milestones 
relating to vendors and subcontractors achieved during the 
period in the Engineering & Construction operating segment

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Free cash flow
The free cash outflow for the year of US$73 million (2019: 
US$138 million inflow) reflects the net cash outflow generated from 
operating activities, partly mitigated by divestment proceeds and 
management actions to reduce capital expenditure. US$57 million 
was received from the Greater Stella Area (GSA) disposal in deferred 
consideration, of which US$13 million was recognised as divestment 
proceeds in IES and US$44 million was recognised as a reduction 
in contract assets in EPS. The divestment of our 51% interest in 
the Mexico operations increased free cash flow by US$18 million, 
with US$83 million in gross consideration being offset by the 
deconsolidation of US$65 million of cash. Group capital expenditure 
decreased by 38% to US$57 million (2019: US$92 million), reflecting 
a deferral of expenditure on Block PM304 in Malaysia and lower 
capex in E&C. Free cash flow also benefited from the decline in 
average gross debt and consequently interest paid.

Year ended 
31 December 
2020
 US$m

Year ended
 31 December 
2019 
US$m

Net cash flows generated from operating 
activities

(16)

238

Capital expenditure

Acquisitions 

Divestments

Dividends received from associates and 
JVs and other investing activities 

Net cash flows (used in)/generated 
from investing activities

Interest paid

Amounts received from non-controlling 
interest

Free cash flow

(57)

–

28

8

(21)

(36)

–

(73)

(92)

(21)

40

14

(59)

(51)

10

138

Balance sheet
IES carrying amount
The carrying amount5 of the IES portfolio stood at US$116 million 
at 31 December 2020 (2019: US$420 million), largely comprising 
the Group’s interests in its operations in Malaysia following the 
sale of the Group’s remaining 51% controlling interest in Mexican 
operations in November 2020. 

Santuario, Magallanes, 
Arenque6

PM304

Mexico

Malaysia

Other (including investment in 
associates)

Total

31 December 
2020 
US$m

31 December 
2019
 US$m

0

116

0

116

242

150

28

420

Deferred and contingent consideration associated with the sale of 
non-core assets in prior years is excluded from the IES carrying 
amount disclosed above as it is included in other financial assets 
(see note 18 to the consolidated financial statements). 

Leases
Net lease liabilities, calculated as gross lease liabilities minus 70% 
of leases in respect of right-of-use assets relating to Block PM304 
in Malaysia, decreased 24% to US$136 million (31 December 2019: 
US$179 million) as a result of lease payments made in the period 
(see notes 2, 30 and A10 in Appendix A to the consolidated 
financial statements). Net lease liabilities attributable to PM304 
amounted to US$76 million (31 December 2019: US$111 million).

Total equity
Total equity at 31 December 2020 decreased to US$440 million 
(2019: US$914 million), reflecting the reported loss for the year of 
US$189 million and the purchase of the Company’s shares by the 
Petrofac Employees Benefit Trust (which are held for the purpose 
of making awards under the Group’s share plans) of US$11 million. 
No dividends were paid in the period (2019: US$129 million) 
following the decision by the Board to suspend the 2019 final 
dividend payment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Of the US$440 million total equity at 31 December 2020, 
US$433 million (2019: US$633 million) was attributable 
to Petrofac Limited shareholders and US$7 million (2019: 
US$281 million) was attributable to non-controlling interests.

Net debt and liquidity 
Net debt
Net debt, excluding net finance leases, increased to US$116 million 
at 31 December 2020 (2019: US$15 million net cash), predominantly 
reflecting lower cash conversion (see A11 in Appendix A to the 
consolidated financial statements). 

Total gross borrowings less associated debt acquisition costs were 
US$800 million at 31 December 2020 (2019: US$1,010 million). 
This consists of US$505 million drawn on a revolving credit facility, 
US$250 million of term loans and US$45 million of accessed 
overdraft facilities.

Cash and short-term deposits

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Net (debt)/cash

31 December 
2020
 US$m

31 December 
2019
 US$m

684

 (800)

(116)

1,025

(1,010)

15

Liquidity
The Group’s total available borrowing facilities, excluding 
bank overdrafts, were US$1,250 million at 31 December 2020 
(2019: US$1,500 million), following the repayment of US$100 million 
of term loans, the retirement of US$200 million of undrawn facilities 
and the addition and extension of US$250 million of new liquidity 
secured during the year. Details of the Group’s borrowing facilities 
are contained in note 27 to the consolidated financial statements. 

Of these facilities, US$495 million was undrawn at 31 December 
2020 (2019: US$600 million). Combined with the Group’s cash 
and cash equivalents of US$639 million (2019: US$914 million), 
excluding US$45 million cash from bank overdrafts, the Group 
had US$1,133 million of liquidity available at 31 December 2020 
(2019: US$1,514 million(7)).

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Revolving credit facility – US$1,000 million

Term loan 1 – US$150 million

Term loan 2 – US$50 million

Term loan 3 – US$50 million

Maturity date

June 2021

August 2022

February 2021

October 2023

The revolving credit facility and the term loans are subject to two 
financial covenants relating to leverage (net debt to EBITDA) and 
interest cover (EBITDA to net interest). At 31 December 2020, both 
covenants were in compliance, each with significant headroom to 
covenant limits:

Covenant

Ratio at 31 December 2020

Leverage

Interest cover

<3.0x

1.2x 

>3.0x

7.6x

Post balance sheet event – COVID Corporate 
Finance Facility
On 1 February 2020, the Group increased its short-term 
liquidity position through issuing £300 million in commercial 
paper with a maturity of 12 months under the UK Government’s 
Covid Corporate Financing Facility, the maximum amount it was 
eligible to issue under this facility. Accessing additional liquidity 
headroom was considered to be a prudent step in this uncertain 
market environment.

Post balance sheet event – extensions of facilities
In April 2021, the Company extended US$700 million of its 
banking facilities, at its request, with the unanimous support of 
lenders. These extensions comprised a US$610 million extension 
of its existing revolving credit facility to 2 June 2022, with an 
option to extend for a further six months(8), and a US$90 million 
extension of a bilateral term facility to 1 April 2022(9).

Return on capital employed
The Group’s return on capital employed for the year decreased to 
7.0% (2019: 23.3%), due to the reduction in business performance 
earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA). Details of 
this alternative performance metric calculation are contained A8 
in Appendix A to the consolidated financial statements.

Dividends
In April 2020, the Board suspended the payment of the final 
dividend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board 
recognises the importance of dividends to shareholders, but 
has decided to continue to suspend dividend payments and 
therefore will not recommend payment of a final dividend 
for 2020 (2019: 12.7 US cents per share) to conserve cash. 

At 31 December 2020, Petrofac Limited had distributable 
reserves of US$241 million (2019: US$558 million).

Backlog 
The Group’s backlog decreased 32% to US$5.0 billion at 
31 December 2020 (2019: US$7.4 billion), reflecting low new 
order intake in E&C as clients deferred awards in response to 
the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices, as well as 
the termination of the Dalma contracts in the UAE. 

Overall, Group order intake for the year was US$1.6 billion, 
representing a book-to-bill of 0.4x. The most significant new 
award in 2020 was for the Seagreen offshore wind project in 
Scotland with SSE for the EPC of the HVAC onshore and offshore 
substations. EPS’ order backlog remained stable in 2020 at 
US$1.7 billion, reflecting a robust order intake in challenging 
market conditions, with a book-to-bill of 1.0x. 

Engineering & Construction

Engineering & Production Services

Group

31 December 
2020 
US$bn

31 December 
2019
 US$bn

3.3

1.7

5.0

5.7

1.7

7.4

Outlook 
Market conditions remain challenging despite a recovery in the oil 
price, an improvement in the near-term economic outlook and an 
increase in tendering activity in the first quarter of 2021. Clients 
are continuing to adopt tough commercial positions and delays 
in awards remain a risk. In this environment, and with the UAE 
market currently unavailable to us, our priorities are clear. 

Firstly, we are focused on rebuilding our order book, which 
provides near-term revenue visibility. The Group has US$3.0 billion 
scheduled for execution in 2021, comprising US$2.2 billion in E&C 
and US$0.8 billion in EPS. We expect late 2021 to mark the start 
of a sustained recovery period for the industry, with a return to 
pre-2020 capex spend levels by 2023. We will seek to capitalise on 
this recovery in our core addressable markets, whilst also targeting 
growth in selective new geographies and accelerating our transition 
to new energies. To support this ambition, the Group has a 
diverse tendering pipeline of around US$20 billion of opportunities 
scheduled for award by the end of 2021 and US$34 billion of 
opportunities due for award in 2022. Notwithstanding this, we are 
prudently assuming that capital discipline by clients will continue 
to delay awards in the near term, with new orders likely to remain 
depressed in E&C in the current year. 

Secondly, we are committed to exercising capital discipline, 
cutting costs and conserving cash. We are taking additional 
measures to reshape the business, which will reduce overhead 
and project support costs, whilst preserving core capability. 

Finally, we are focused on delivering operational excellence, 
supported by investment in digitalisation, automation and process 
efficiency. This unrelenting focus on improving productivity and 
capability will help mitigate the impact of the challenging market 
conditions we continue to face, with both E&C and EPS net 
margins currently forecast to grow modestly in 2021. 

Alastair Cochran
Chief Financial Officer
20 April 2021

Notes:
1  Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders
2  This measurement is shown by Petrofac as a means of measuring underlying business 

performance, see note 4 to the consolidated financial statements

3  See A3 in Appendix A to the consolidated financial statements
4  See note 7 to the consolidated financial statements
5  Share of net assets attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders
Included in assets held for sale (see note 15 to the consolidated financial statements)
6 
7  December 2019 liquidity restated from US$1,625 million to remove cash from overdrafts 
as these amounts are repayable on demand and as such do not meet the definition to 
be included within liquidity

8  The option to extend the revolving credit facility to 2 December 2022 is subject to the 

approval of lenders and is up to a maximum of US$550 million
9  The term loan included a prepayment obligation on 31 March 2021

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Strategic reportGovernanceFinancial statementsPetrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsChairman’s introduction

‘Good governance 
is central to 
our business.’

Dear shareholder
On behalf of the Board, I am very pleased 
to present the Group’s corporate 
governance report for 2020. 

Maintaining governance standards 
The Board recognises the value and 
importance of good corporate governance, 
particularly in these unprecedented times 
caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. 
Throughout 2020, the Board maintained its 
governance focus with Board and Committee 
meetings taking place as scheduled, albeit in 
a new virtual environment. 

In responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 
Board has been guided by the Company’s 
purpose and values, with focus primarily on 
the health and wellbeing of our employees. 

Our purpose is to enable our clients 
to meet the world’s evolving energy 
needs and the Company’s effective and 
considered response to the pandemic, 
as set out on pages 10 and 11, highlighted 
to the Board the many commendable 
qualities across our business. 

Our strong client-focused and responsive 
culture, coupled with the commitment of 
our employees, have despite facing several 
challenges, consistently continued to help 
us achieve our goals. On behalf of the 
Board, I would like to express our sincere 
thanks to each of our employees and 
recognise their outstanding contribution. 

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Last year’s report explained the work 
that had already been undertaken by the 
Company to develop and enhance the 
corporate governance framework in light 
of the new requirements introduced by the 
revised UK Corporate Governance Code. 
This year we have continued to embed 
best practice governance across the 
Group, and it is our intention to continue 
to develop these practices to ensure we 
meet our duties and responsibilities. 

Board changes and succession 
planning
A significant change for the Board 
this year was the announcement that 
Ayman Asfari, Group Chief Executive 
would retire at the end of 2020. We are, 
however, pleased that Ayman will remain 
on the Board as a Non-executive Director, 
providing stability and continuity both 
as a member of the Board and a major 
shareholder. The Board had been planning 
for his retirement for some time, with 
succession planning a key focus of the 
Nominations Committee over the last 
few years. 

Sami Iskander joined the Company 
in November 2020 and became Group 
Chief Executive and a member of the Board 
with effect from 1 January 2021. This 
appointment followed a comprehensive 
search process, with details set out in the 
Nominations Committee report on page 
102. Sami has an excellent industry 
pedigree both in international oilfield 
services and upstream E&P, a deep and 
local understanding of our markets and 
client landscape, and a proven track record 
in business transformation. The Board is 
confident that this appointment will enable 
the leadership team to deliver growth and 
create value for our stakeholders over the 
coming years.

Succession planning and the composition 
and diversity of the Board and its Committees 
are an integral part of good governance and 
board effectiveness. We believe the varied 
skills and experience brought by each 
Director enables them to contribute fully 
to Board discussions and provide support 
and constructive challenge to management. 
Biographies of all Board members, setting 
out their key strengths and experience can 
be found on pages 82 to 84, with details 
of this year’s Board evaluation outcomes 
on pages 90 and 91.

Sustainability 
This year, significant progress has been 
made to articulate our sustainability 
ambitions, making clear diversity 
and Net Zero carbon commitments.

Our strategy and business model aim 
to deliver sustainable growth for all 
stakeholders including the communities 
we support. You can read more about 
how environmental, social and governance 
(ESG) factors are integral to our decision-
making process and management of our 
business throughout the Strategic report 
on pages 34 to 59. Information on our 
journey towards our Net Zero greenhouse 
gas emissions can also be found on 
pages 37 and 38.

Looking ahead
The decisions to withdraw the final 
dividend recommendation for the 2019 
final year and to not make dividend 
payments in respect of the 2020 financial 
year were not taken lightly. These were 
made with the intention of protecting our 
balance sheet and maximising liquidity at 
a time of unprecedented uncertainty both 
for the Company and the sector as 
a whole. We thank our shareholders for 
their continued support during this time. 
The Board understands the importance 
of dividends to our shareholders and will 
continue to assess the appropriate timing 
for the resumption of dividend payments, 
taking into consideration the Group’s 
financial performance, balance sheet 
strength and outlook. 

Our focus over the year ahead will be 
to continue to develop our strategic 
response to the unprecedented 
challenges encountered over the last year. 
The Board, with the new management 
leadership, will strive to ensure that we 
make the right decisions to support the 
long-term sustainable success of our 
business and create long-term value for 
our stakeholders. 

I would like to thank our shareholders 
for their continued support during these 
unprecedented and challenging times. 

René Médori
Chairman
20 April 2021

Petrofac Limited | 2020 Annual report and accountsCorporate GovernanceThe UK Corporate 
Governance Code

Section 1: Board leadership and Company purpose
Chairman’s statement 
Chairman’s introduction 
Director’s biographies  
Board governance framework 
Purpose, values and culture 
Business model and strategy oversight  
Stakeholder engagement  
Workforce engagement 

Section 2: Division of responsibilities
Corporate structure 
Roles and responsibilities  
Independence and time commitments 
Board attendance 
Key activities of the Board 
Information and support  

Section 3: Composition, succession and evaluation
Nomination Committee report, including:
 — Chairman’s letter  
 — Board composition and tenure 
 — Board succession planning 
 — Diversity and inclusion 
 — Board evaluation 

Section 4: Audit, risk and internal control
Audit Committee report, including:
 — Chairman’s letter 
 — Risk management  
 — Internal control framework  
 — Principal and emerging risks 
 — Fair, balanced and understandable  
 — External audit 
 — Viability statement  
 — Going concern 

Section 5: Remuneration
Directors’ remuneration report, including:
 — Chairman’s annual statement  
 — Annual report on remuneration  

Page 04
Page 80
Page 82 
Page 86
Pages 2, 4 and 20
Pages 20 to 23 and 91
Pages 12 and 92
Pages 13, 47 and 92

Page 87
Pages 86 and 87
Pages 82 to 84 and 86
Page 88
Page 89
Page 89

Page 102
Page 82
Pages 102 to 104
Pages 46 and 104
Pages 90 and 91

Page 94
Page 99
Page 96
Page 62 to 67
Page 97
Page 100
Page 68
Pages 118 and 136

Page 107
Page 109

Petrofac Limited (Petrofac) is 
subject to the principles and 
provisions of the UK Corporate 
Governance Code (UK Code), 
which underpins the corporate 
governance framework for premium 
listed companies. The UK Code 
sets out a number of principles 
and provisions 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 Jersey incorporated company listed 
in the UK, Petrofac is required to explain 
how the Company has complied with the 
UK Code and applied the principles and 
provisions set out therein. For the year 
ended 31 December 2020, the Board 
considers that the Company has been 
compliant in all material aspects with 
the UK Code and this governance report 
details how the principles of the UK Code 
have been applied.

It is acknowledged that the Chairman’s 
tenure as a Board member will reach nine 
years during 2021. The Board is however 
content that he remains independent and, 
in accordance with provision 19 of the UK 
Code, has agreed that in light of recent 
executive management changes he 
should remain in the role until May 2022 
to facilitate effective succession planning. 
Details of this process are set out on 
page 103.

It is confirmed that the Company has also 
complied with the relevant requirements 
of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, 
the UK Listing Rules and narrative 
reporting requirements. 

The table opposite sets out where 
shareholders can find further information 
on how the Company has applied the 
principles of the UK Code within this 
Annual Report.

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1.

2.

3.

4.

 Compliance and Ethics Committee

A   Audit Committee
C  
N   Nominations Committee
R   Remuneration Committee

  Chairman

1. René Médori  N
Non-executive Chairman
Appointed to the Board: January 2012 
Senior Independent Director: 
September 2017 
Non-executive Chairman: May 2018

Key strengths and experience
Extensive 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.

Stepped down as Finance Director of 
Anglo American plc in April 2017 and 
retired from the company in January 2018, 
after 12 years. Until December 2017 he 
was a non-executive director of De Beers 
and Anglo American Platinum Limited. He 
was a non-executive director of SSE plc 
until December 2017 and Cobham plc 
until January 2020.

Independent On appointment
External appointments
Non-executive director of Vinci SA, 
Newmont Corp and Puma Energy.

2. Sami Iskander 
Group Chief Executive
Appointed to the Board: January 2021

Key strengths and experience
Over 30 years’ international experience 
in both oilfield services and upstream 
companies. Appointed Executive 
Vice President for Royal Dutch Shell’s 
upstream joint ventures in February 
2016 until May 2019.

From 2008, prior to joining Shell, 
he worked in BG Group plc where 
he held the position of Chief Operating 
Officer from November 2013. In this 
role, he was responsible for BG Group’s 
global upstream operations as well as 
BG Technical. 

From 2009, he was Managing Director for 
Africa, Middle East & Asia, where he was 
responsible for all upstream, midstream 
and downstream activities in the region. 

Prior to BG Group, he held many key 
leadership roles with Schlumberger, 
undertaking assignments in the Middle 
East, Africa, Europe, Latin America and 
the USA.

Independent Not applicable
External appointments None 

3. Alastair Cochran
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed to the Board: October 2016

Key strengths and experience
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.

He joined Petrofac in 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. 

Independent Not applicable
External appointments None

4. Matthias Bichsel  A   C   N   R
Senior Independent Director
Appointed to the Board: May 2015  
Senior Independent Director: May 2018

Key strengths and experience 
Over 40 years’ experience in the oil and 
gas industry. Extensive commercial and 
strategic capabilities. Deep understanding 
of operational, project and technology 
management. Broad knowledge of 
sustainable development issues.

Tenure of Board members (years) as at 31 December 2021 

Board skill set 2020

0
1

2
3

Sami Iskander
Francesca di Carlo
David Davies
Sara Akbar
Alastair Cochran
George Pierson
Andrea Abt
Matthias Bichsel
René Médori
Ayman Asfari 

4
4
4

5

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Oil and Gas experience

Engineering

Finance

International experience

Regulatory and governance

5

Leadership

HSE

9

Operational/strategic management

12

Digital

8

8

7

6

6

10

10

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6.

7.

Until 2014, held several senior managerial 
roles over his 34-year career with Royal 
Dutch Shell. His last position was member of 
the Group’s executive committee and director 
of Capital Projects and Technology. Other 
positions include director of Petroleum 
Development Oman; President of Shell 
International Exploration & Production Inc and 
MD of Shell deepwater services in Houston; 
executive vice president global exploration 
and executive vice president technical of Shell 
Upstream in The Hague. 

Independent Yes
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.

Independent Yes
External appointments
Chairman and CEO of Oil Serve 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.

7. Ayman Asfari  N  
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board: January 2002 
Non-executive Director: January 2021

Key strengths and experience
Distinguished record with strong operational 
leadership skills and international focus. 
Extensive entrepreneurial and business 
development skills, a clear strategic vision, 
and an in-depth knowledge of the oil 
and gas industry.

Joined the Group in 1991 to establish 
Petrofac International, of which he was 
CEO. Following a corporate reorganisation 
in 2002 acquiring the original US business 
and subsidiaries, became Group Chief 
Executive. In 2005, he led the successful 
initial public listing of the Company. He 
has 40 years’ experience in the oil and 
gas industry. Formerly worked as MD of 
a major civil and mechanical construction 
business in Oman. Stepped down as 
Group Chief Executive with effect from 
31 December 2020.

Independent No
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 Advisors.

5. Andrea Abt  C   N   R
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board: May 2016

Key strengths and experience
Extensive background in a variety 
of functional roles, including sales, 
finance, procurement, supply chain 
and logistics. Specialist knowledge 
of the European market.

She started her career at Dornier 
Luftfahrt, a company of the Daimler-Benz 
Group, before joining Siemens in 1997. 
At Siemens she held various leadership 
roles, including Head of Supply Chain 
Management and Chief Procurement 
Officer for Infrastructure & Cities from 2011 
to 2014. She was a Non-executive director 
of Brammer plc until February 2017 and 
Non-executive director of SIG plc until 
February 2020. 

Independent Yes
External appointments
A non-executive director of John Laing 
Group plc, Polymetal International plc, and 
Exide Technologies. A member of the 
supervisory board of Gerresheimer AG.

6. Sara Akbar  N   R
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board: January 2018

Key strengths and experience
Over 36 years’ experience in the oil and 
gas industry with a unique insight into 
the Middle Eastern region. Wide-ranging 
international experience and significant 
operational and project management 
capabilities.

Until the end of 2017, Sara was Chief 
Executive Officer of Kuwait Energy KSC, 
which she founded in 2005 to leverage 
the opportunity for an independent 
engineering and production company 
in the Middle East and North Africa 
and Eurasia regions. Served in various 
positions in the oil and gas industry in 
Kuwait and internationally from 1981 
to 1999. Holds a BSc in Chemical 
Engineering.

Executive and Non-executive Director balance 

Geographical mix 
of Board members

Gender diversity 
(Female Headcount as % of Overall Headcount)

Executive Directors

2

UK

Independent Non-executive Directors

6

Continental Europe

4

4

Board

30%

Group Executive

14%

Non-independent Non-executive Director

1

US

1

Senior Management

8%

Chairman

1

Middle East

1

Graduates

45%

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8.

9.

10.

11.

 Compliance and Ethics Committee

A   Audit Committee
C  
N   Nominations Committee
R   Remuneration Committee

  Chairman

8. David Davies   A   N  
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board: May 2018

10. George Pierson   A   C   N  
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board: May 2016

Key strengths and experience
A qualified lawyer and engineer. Extensive 
background in risk management, contracting, 
construction law, compliance and cost 
efficiency. Excellent understanding of 
operational and engineering management.

Appointed as President and Chief 
Executive Officer of Parson Brinckerhoff 
between 2010 and 2014 having been 
General Counsel and Secretary from 2006 
and COO of its Americas operations from 
2008. Previously Non-executive director 
of WSP Global Inc, Terracon Consultants, 
Inc. and Railworks LLC. Joined The 
Kleinfelder Group Inc. in August 2016 
and served as President and Chief 
Executive Officer until becoming 
Executive Chairman in September 2019.

Independent Yes
External appointments
Executive Chairman of The Kleinfelder 
Group Inc. and Non-executive director of 
Citadel Systems Integration Holdings LLC.

11. Alison Broughton
Head of Company Secretariat and 
Secretary to the Board

Key strengths and experience
Joined Petrofac in August 2011, and is 
responsible for the Group’s regulatory, 
governance and listing rule compliance 
framework.

She is a Fellow of ICSA: The Chartered 
Governance Institute, with 24 years’ 
experience in a UK listed environment. 
She is Secretary to the Board and 
its Committees.

Prior to joining Petrofac, she spent eight 
years with Wolseley plc (now Ferguson plc) 
as Deputy Company Secretary. In 2002, 
she joined the company secretariat of Shell 
Exploration & Production Limited, part of 
the Royal Dutch Shell group, following the 
takeover of Enterprise Oil plc, where she 
started her company secretarial career 
in 1997.

Key strengths and experience
Extensive international financial 
experience, including capital and debt 
raising as well as managing companies 
exposed to substantial and rapid change. 
Chartered Accountant with an MBA from 
the City University Business School. 
Served on the boards of listed companies 
in seven different countries.

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. Served as Group 
Finance Director for both Morgan Crucible 
Company plc and London International 
Group plc and was a Non-executive 
Director of Ophir Energy Plc until May 
2019 and of Uniper SE until April 2020.

Independent Yes
External appointments
Senior Advisory Board member at First 
Alpha Energy Capital LLP and a non-
executive director of Wienerberger AG.

9. Francesca Di Carlo  N   R  
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board: May 2019

Key strengths and experience
Extensive background in various senior 
positions, specialising in corporate finance 
operations, strategy, audit and human 
resources. Holds a BA in Economics 
from La Sapienza University in Rome.

Currently Head of Global Procurement 
at ENEL S.p.A, leading a significant 
reorganisation of the group with the aim 
of integrating ENEL’s largest subsidiary, 
as well as its wide Latin America portfolio, 
into a single group. Covered a wide 
range of roles at the Telecom Italia Group, 
including Head of Investor Relations, 
Head of Financial Planning and Head 
of Corporate Development and Mergers 
& Acquisitions. Former Chairperson of 
Stream and Telespazio, as well as a 
former director of Sky Italy.

Independent Yes
External appointments
Group Executive Vice President 
of Procurement at ENEL S.p.A and 
director of Open Fiber, Italy’s largest 
broadband operator.

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Sami Iskander 
Group Chief Executive

Alastair Cochran
Chief Financial Officer

Sami and Alastair’s full biographies  
can be read on page 82.

4. John Pearson
Chief Operating Officer, Engineering 
& Production Services and Integrated 
Engineering Services, and Chief 
Corporate Development Officer

Responsibility
As Chief Operating Officer, he is 
accountable for the overall growth and 
delivery of its Operations, Projects, 
Engineering and Consultancy Services, 
Well Engineering and Training Services 
capabilities globally. In his Chief Corporate 
Development Officer role he is responsible 
for driving transformational activities in 
areas including Technology, Engineering 
and the Energy Transition, globally. 

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 
the US. His previous roles have included 
President of global oil, gas and chemicals 
businesses, and multi-market roles 
running the Americas, Northern Europe 
and CIS regions. He has also been a 
Co-Chair of Oil & Gas UK.

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, diversity and 
inclusion, 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 HR for Seadrill, 
an offshore drilling contractor. He has a 
Bachelors degree in Politics and 
Economics from Newcastle University 
and an Executive MBA from the London 
Business School. He is also a Member 
of the Chartered Institute of Personnel 
& Development.

1. 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, 15 of which 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.

2. Alison Flynn 
Group Director of Communications 
and Sustainability 

Responsibility
Has responsibility for all internal and 
external communications and external 
affairs, including investor relations and 
sustainability.

Experience
Joined Petrofac in 2013 from global 
mining company Xstrata plc, where she 
held a senior Corporate Affairs role. She 
has more than 20 years’ experience in 
communications and external affairs roles 
in multinational organisations operating 
in geo-politically challenging, regulated 
environments, following an earlier career 
in journalism.

3. Elie Lahoud
Chief Operating Officer, Engineering 
& Construction

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 1997. He has held 
several key operational roles, leading 
the delivery of large scale upstream and 
downstream oil and gas EPC projects and 
subsequently overseeing operations in the 
Middle East and CIS countries, as well as 
offshore power projects in Germany and 
the Netherlands. He was Group MD 
of E&C until December 2020. He is a 
member of the American University of 
Beirut Advisory Board for its faculty 
of engineering. He has over 25 years’ 
industry experience. 

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Board governance structure 
and framework
The Petrofac Board seeks to ensure 
there is a strong and effective governance 
framework in place across the Group 
and has the responsibility for leading the 
Group to ensure its long-term success, 
taking into consideration the views and 
interests of all stakeholders. The Board 
sets the tone of the Group with regards 
to the corporate governance framework 
and the application of corporate values 
and behaviours. 

The Board also sets the Group’s 
strategy, with the aim of delivering on its 
purpose, within an agreed risk appetite. 
As a unitary Board, our Directors share 
equal responsibility for all decisions taken, 
with Directors collectively responsible 
for strategic direction. We believe our 
governance framework underpins good 
governance practices and enables the 
Board to provide effective stewardship 
of the Company. The Board is responsible 
for the Group’s overall conduct, for setting 
its strategic aims, and for providing 
leadership and guidance to enable 
management to achieve the Group’s 
long-term objectives. The Board’s role 
is integral to the Group’s values and 
culture and to the setting of the 
behaviours expected of all employees.

The Board is assisted by four 
committees – Audit, Compliance and 
Ethics, Nominations and Remuneration 
– and matters which the Board considers 
suitable for delegation are contained in 
the terms of reference of these individual 
committees. A comprehensive review of 
Board procedures, including the Schedule 
of Matters Reserved for the Board and 
the Terms of Reference for all Committees 
was carried out during the year. Copies 
of these documents are available at 
www.petrofac.com. In addition to these 
Board committees, there are several 
executive management committees in 
place, which are involved in the day-to-day 
operational management of Petrofac that 
have been established to consider various 
matters for recommendation to the Board 
and its committees.

Our corporate structure framework is 
set out on page 87. In determining the 
Group’s strategy, and the sustainability 
of the business model, the Board is 
conscious of its responsibilities, not just 
to shareholders but to all stakeholders. 
It 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 to 
and while Petrofac Limited, as a Jersey-
registered entity, is not required to comply 
with this legislation, our Directors are 
informed by UK practice and wish to act 
in good faith to promote the long-term 
success of the Group. Details on our 
stakeholder engagements are set out 
on pages 12 to 15 and 92.

Board composition and appointment 
The size, composition and effectiveness of 
the Board and its Committees is kept under 
review by the Nominations committee to 
ensure there is an appropriate balance of 
capabilities, knowledge and experience, 
independence and diversity to meet the 
Group’s business needs, while also taking 
into consideration the length tenure of each 
Director. All new Board appointments are 
subject to a formal and rigorous procedure 
led by this Committee. Further details on 
the work undertaken during 2020 are set 
out on pages 102 and 103.

In line with the requirements of the UK 
Code, the Board comprises a majority 
of independent Non-executive Directors. 
The independence of our Non-executive 
Directors is considered annually, having 
regard to the criteria set out in the UK Code. 
We believe the Board’s current composition 
gives us the necessary balance of diversity, 
experience, capabilities, independence and 
knowledge to ensure we are able to run 
the business effectively and deliver 
sustainable growth.

At the date of this report, the Board has 
ten Directors, comprising the Chairman, 
six independent Non-executive Directors, 
one non-independent Non-executive 
Director and two Executive Directors. 
Full biographies, setting out their career 
background, relevant skills and external 
appointments are detailed on pages 82 
to 84. 

In accordance with the UK Code, 
all Directors offer themselves for 
reappointment by shareholders at each 
AGM and each will stand for re-election 
at the 2021 AGM. Our two Executive 
Directors have rolling service contracts, 
containing a notice period provision of 
12 months by either party. Our Non-
executive Directors each 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 at our registered office in 
Jersey and at our Corporate Services 
office in London.

Board roles
The roles and responsibilities for our 
Directors, including the Chairman, Group 
Chief Executive and Senior Independent 
Director (SID) are set out on page 87. Each 
of our Directors has a varied career history 
and considerable effort has been taken 
to ensure that the Board retains the right 
balance of skills, capabilities, diversity 
and industry expertise (see pages 82 
to 84). Our Non-executive Directors are 
encouraged to share their experience, 
and each is well-positioned to support 
management, whilst providing constructive 
challenge. Directors are encouraged to be 
open and forthright in their approach as 
we believe this helps to forge strong 
working relationships, allowing them to 
make their best possible contribution. 

The Nominations committee also has the 
responsibility for monitoring the external 
commitments of Non-executive Directors, 
who, from 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 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.

Regular meetings between the Chairman 
and Group Chief Executive are held 
throughout the year, particularly before 
and after scheduled Board meetings. 
This allows general matters to be 
discussed and enables them to reach 
a mutual understanding of each other’s 
views, especially in matters where 
they may initially not be in agreement. 
The Chairman and SID maintain 
regular contact between scheduled 
Board meetings, with time 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 roles 
are of particular importance, as these 
individuals represent the views of both 
management and Directors, respectively. 
The combination of these meetings 
ensures that the Chairman is fully 
informed on the views of the Directors 
and management, which assists in 
the setting of meeting agendas and 
ensures all Directors can contribute 
effectively through their individual 
and collective experiences.

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Elect the Directors

Ongoing dialogue

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.

Chairman

Leads the Board and 
ensures effective 
communication flows 
between Directors

Promotes an inclusive 
forum to facilitate 
effective contribution, 
challenge and debate

Builds a well-
balanced Board, with 
consideration given 
to succession 
planning and Board 
composition

Responsible for 
ensuring effective 
Board governance 
and oversees the 
Board evaluation 
process

Ensures effective 
communication with 
stakeholders, which 
enables their interests 
to be represented at 
Board meetings

Group Chief 
Executive 

Implements agreed 
strategy and 
objectives 

Develops attainable 
goals and priorities 

Provides leadership 
and day-to-day 
management of the 
Group

Has delegated 
authority from the 
Board to deliver the 
Company purpose

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 effective 
implementation 

Maintains 
relationships 
with key external 
stakeholders, 
including investors, 
clients and 
governments 

Supported by the 
leadership team, has 
responsibility for 
driving execution of the 
Group’s strategic aims

Chief Financial 
Officer 

Manages the 
Group’s finances 
and 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 risk and 
responsible for 
mitigating key 
elements of the 
Group’s risk profile 

Responsible for the 
delivery of IT, ESG 
and Communications 
strategies 

Maintains 
relationships 
with key external 
stakeholders, 
including 
shareholders, 
lenders and credit 
rating agencies 

Senior 
Independent 
Director 

Acts as a sounding 
board and confidant 
to the Chairman 

Available to meet 
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 

Secretary to 
the Board 

Acts as Secretary 
to the Board and 
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 

Non-executive 
Directors 

Support executive 
management, 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 process

Audit Committee
Chaired by: David Davies

Remuneration Committee
Chaired by: Matthias Bichsel 

Nominations Committee
Chaired by: René Médori 

Compliance & Ethics Committee
Chaired by: George Pierson 

Reviews and monitors the integrity of 
the Group’s financial statements; 
reporting processes; financial 
and regulatory compliance; the 
systems of internal control and risk 
management; and the external and 
internal audit processes. 

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. 

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.  

Supports the Board in fulfilling 
its oversight responsibilities in 
all respects of compliance and 
ethics. Provides assurance that 
the Group’s compliance and 
ethics policies remain effective. 

Committee report on pages 
94 to 101

Committee report on pages 
107 to 117 

Committee report on pages 
102 to 104

Committee report on pages 
105 to 106

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Responsible for day-to-day operational management, the communication and implementation of strategic decisions, and administrative matters. Identifies 
and reviews matters for recommendation to the Board and its Committees. Underpinned by a number of management committees, including: 

Group Executive 
Committee

Third Party Risk 
Committee

Disclosure 
Committee

Group Risk 
Committee

Guarantee 
Committee

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Meeting attendance
Each year the Board has a full programme 
of scheduled meetings, which are 
supplemented with ad hoc meetings to 
review any items of business that need to 
be addressed before the next scheduled 
meeting. Dedicated strategy days and site 
visits also form part of our usual 
programme of events. 

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 
pandemic, the impact of which began 
to be seen in March 2020, all planned 
physical meetings were cancelled. 
However, Directors have been able to 
participate effectively in both scheduled 
and ad hoc meetings using secure virtual 
meeting technology, dealing with matters 
efficiently with the appropriate level of 
oversight and rigour. During 2020, in 
addition to the six scheduled meetings, 
nine ad hoc meetings were held to 
consider matters such as the appointment 
of our new Group Chief Executive and 
those issues requiring further review 
as a result of the pandemic. 

All Directors are invited to attend 
Audit Committee meetings and the 
Chairman, Group Chief Executive and 
Chief Financial Officer, are also invited 
to attend Remuneration Committee 
meetings, where appropriate. 

To enhance their knowledge of the 
business, and as part of the process 
of maintaining an awareness of the 
Group’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. Attendance at these 
meetings 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. 

Board site visit 
The Board generally aims to visit at 
least one operational site each year. 
The purpose of these visits is primarily 
to allow Directors the opportunity to 
meet with local management, our project 
teams and graduates, while experiencing 
first-hand the project development, all with 
the aim of better understanding the scale 
and scope of our operations. It is felt that 
gaining this broader appreciation of our 
offering enables the Directors to apply 
relevant context to boardroom decision-
making when considering future 
operational matters.

Unfortunately, plans for our 2020 site visit 
were cancelled because of the travel 
restrictions introduced as a result of the 
pandemic. This was the correct decision 
to protect the health and wellbeing of our 
employees and our other stakeholders. 
However, in January 2020, the Board and 
Committee meetings were held in our 
offices in Sharjah, our operational hub 
within the UAE. During this visit, the Board 
took the opportunity to meet with our 
latest cohort of graduates, receiving 
presentations and holding a Q&A session. 
The Directors also met with members of 
the senior leadership team, with the aim 
of gaining a better understanding of the 
implementation of strategy and hearing 
firsthand about key concerns impacting 
the business.

While in Sharjah, all Directors attended 
the global launch of our revised Code of 
Conduct, demonstrating how seriously 
the Board considers this subject and 
underpinning their endorsement of 
management’s training plans. In addition, 
our three female Non-executive Directors 
held a specific session with the 20 most 
senior women within the Group. There 
was no set agenda for this session, 
however it provided an ideal opportunity 
for participants to discuss topics relevant 
to women across the Group, as well as 
opportunities for women in industry 
generally, in an open forum. 

Board training 
The Board believes that continuous 
training and development supports Board 
effectiveness. It is committed to offering 
relevant training opportunities, tailored 
to each individual, that provide Directors 
with the necessary resources to refresh, 
update and enhance their skills, 
knowledge and capabilities. 

With the ever-evolving regulatory landscape 
in which the Group operates, it is critical 
that the Board remains aware of recent 
and upcoming developments in the wider 
legal and regulatory environment. Board 
members are therefore encouraged to 
attend seminars, conferences and training 
events as required and to proactively identify 
any areas where they would like additional 
information to ensure they are adequately 
informed about the Group. They receive 
regular updates on legal, regulatory and 
governance matters, and where relevant, 
briefings from external advisors on a variety 
of topics that are significant for the Group 
and its strategy. 

The Secretary to the Board also provides 
regular updates on corporate governance, 
legislative and regulatory matters which 

2020 Board and Committee meeting attendance

Director

Role

René Médori

Chairman

Appointment date

January 2012

Andrea Abt

Sara Akbar

Non-executive Director

May 2016

Non-executive Director

January 2018

Matthias Bichsel

Senior Independent Director May 2015

David Davies

Non-executive Director

May 2018

Francesca Di Carlo1 Non-executive Director

May 2019

George Pierson

Non-executive Director

May 2016

Ayman Asfari2

Group Chief Executive

January 2002

Alastair Cochran

Chief Financial Officer

October 2016

Board 
meeting 
(scheduled)

Board 
meeting 
(ad hoc)

Nominations 
Committee

Audit 
Committee

Compliance 
and Ethics 
Committee

Remuneration 
Committee

6 (6)

6 (6)

6 (6)

6 (6)

6 (6)

6 (6)

6 (6)

6 (6)

6 (6)

9 (9)

9 (9)

9 (9)

9 (9)

9 (9)

9 (9)

9 (9)

8 (9)

9 (9)

5 (5)

5 (5)

5 (5)

5 (5)

5 (5)

5 (5)

5 (5)

4 (5)

3 (3)

3 (3)

5 (5)

5 (5)

5 (5)

3 (3)

5 (5)

5 (5)

5 (5)

4 (5)

1  Ms Di Carlo was unable to attend one Remuneration Committee meeting due to a prior engagement. 
2  Mr Asfari retired as Group Chief Executive on 31 December 2020, becoming a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 January 2021. He was absent for one Nominations 

Committee meeting and one ad hoc Board meeting when matters relating to his own succession were under discussion.

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she provided an overview to the Board 
on the evolving approaches to governance 
matters during the pandemic, following 
the COVID-19 response guidance 
issued by the UK Financial Reporting 
Council (FRC). Key focus areas for the 
Board also included engagement and 
communications, executive remuneration, 
financial reporting and financing. 

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 records for all Directors are 
maintained by the Company Secretariat 
and are reviewed during the annual Board 
evaluation process. Over the course of 
2020, approximately 80 hours of training 
were recorded by Directors, with most 
training undertaken virtually, as formal 
training events and site visits were cancelled.

Board information and support 
A tailored approach to developing agendas 
is adopted for each Board meeting. During 
2020, following feedback from the Board 
evaluation process, agenda formats were 
updated such that meetings were divided 
into two sections. 

Formal and governance matters are now 
covered at the start of all meetings; with a 
significant element of the agenda devoted 
to strategic matters. This provides the 
Board sufficient time to review strategic 
matters and ensures focus is given to 
those items requiring greatest discussion. 
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.

Each scheduled Board meeting includes 
a report from the Group Chief Executive, 
which covers health and safety, operational 
and overall business performance and a 
report from the Chief Financial Officer 
including financial performance, cashflow 

and net debt, analysts’ reviews and share 
price performance. Any actions arising from 
meetings are overseen by the Company 
Secretariat and updated action lists form 
the agenda for the next scheduled meeting. 

All papers relating to meetings are provided 
electronically through a dedicated secure 
application, giving Directors instant access 
and ensuring information can be provided 
in a timely manner and in a format and 
quality appropriate to enable the Board to 
discharge its duties effectively.

Key focus areas
The main priorities of the Board 
are primarily: to provide leadership 
and guidance to support the Group’s 
strategic priorities, with consideration 
to the Group’s financial performance; 
to concentrate on compliance and risk 
management processes and procedures 
to ensure they are fully embedded across 
the Group; to focus on flawless execution, 
maintaining our bidding discipline in 
order to secure new orders; and to ensure 
succession plans are in place throughout 
the organisation.

How the Board and Committees spent their time

Board

Audit Committee

Remuneration Committee

29%

Financial matters 
Governance, inc shareholder
16%
engagement 
15%
Leadership and people development 
Project approvals 
7% 
Risk management and internal controls  11%
22%
Strategic matters 

Governance matters 
Tax update 
Risk management and internal
control systems 
Financial reporting including significant
judgements and estimates 
External Audit, including non-audit
services review 

14%
3%

35%

27%

20%

2019 remuneration arrangements, 
including grant of awards 
Governance/Investor consultation 
and Review of external environment 
Review of employee share plans 
and performance conditions 

53%

34%

13%

Nominations Committee

Compliance & Ethics Committee

 Board composition 
 Succession planning 
 Diversity and inclusion 
 Governance/Other 
 Talent development 

21%
40%
11%
10%
18%

 Whistleblowing 
 Compliance strategy 
 Compliance programme review 
 Governance/Other 
 Third Party Risk Committee 

29%
47%
11%
11%
2%

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How the Board and the Committees spent 
their time during 2020 and the key matters 
considered are set out below.

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, the Group 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.

Dealing with potential conflicts 
of interest
In the event a potential conflict of interest 
should arise during a term of appointment, 
processes and procedures are in place for 
Directors to identify and declare any such 
conflict, whether matter-specific or 
situational. The Company’s Articles of 
Association permit the Board to authorise 
any such conflicts, which can be limited in 
scope. Notifications are required to be 
made by the Director concerned prior to, 
or at a Board meeting, and all Directors 
have a duty to update the whole Board of 
any changes in personal circumstances. 
During 2020, all conflict management 
procedures were adhered to, managed 
and reported effectively.

Regulatory investigation 
The Company has reported in prior 
reports that in May 2017 the Serious 
Fraud Office (SFO) had commenced 
an investigation into the activities of 
Petrofac Limited, its subsidiaries and 
their officers for suspected bribery, 
corruption and/or money laundering. 
This investigation remains ongoing. 

During the year, the Company 
continued to engage with the SFO, and 
the Board was provided with regular 
updates from the Group General Counsel. 
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.

Board evaluation
The Board understands the benefits of 
annual performance evaluations, both 
for Directors on an individual basis, as well as 
for the Board as a whole. It continually strives 
to improve its effectiveness and believes 
these evaluations can provide a valuable 
opportunity to highlight recognised strengths 
and identify any weaknesses, thereby driving 
continuous improvement. 

Our annual Board evaluation provides 
the Board and its Committees with an 
opportunity to reflect on how it operates 
and consider the quality and effectiveness 
of its decision-making, the range and level 
of discussion, and for each member to 
consider their own contribution and 
performance. 

The 2018 UK Code also requires the Board 
to undertake a formal and rigorous annual 
evaluation of its performance and that of 
its Committees, with a provision of the 
UK Code that this be externally facilitated 
every three years. The Board’s external 
evaluation, in accordance with our 
three-year cycle, took place in 2019 and 
the outcomes and actions arising from 
that review are set out on page 91.

2020 Board evaluation process
In accordance with the UK Code and our 
three-year cycle, this year’s review of the 
Board’s effectiveness was facilitated 
internally by the Chairman and the 
Secretary to the Board. 

This was conducted via a confidential 
online self-evaluation tool, using the Thinking 
Board® platform created by Independent 
Audit, who had carried out the Board’s 
externally facilitated review during 2019. 

Detailed questionnaires were created 
for the Board and each of the Board 
Committees, with all Directors and regular 
meeting attendees requested to respond 
to the anonymous questionnaires 
in December 2020. The questionnaires 
covered a broad range of issues and 
enabled participants to provide comments 
on all aspects of performance, including 
matters such as: Board and Committee 
composition; meeting conduct; strategy 
and culture; risk management and internal 
controls; measuring and monitoring 
performance; content and scope of topics 
covered at meetings; the nature and 
dynamics of Director contributions during 
meetings; and stakeholder engagement. 

These topics aimed to address issues 
raised in previous evaluations, where 
participants were asked to score each 
statement and provide written comments, 
including areas for improvement. The 
responses were collated and provided, 
on an anonymous basis, to the Chairman. 

This enabled him to discuss the outputs 
with Directors and to assess performance 
and contribution, identifying development 
areas for individuals and the Board as a 
whole. The Senior Independent Director 
also led the Non-executive Directors in a 
review of the Chairman’s performance, 
with feedback provided directly.

In consultation with the Secretary to the 
Board, a detailed report on the output of 
the effectiveness review was prepared and 
presented at the March 2021 Board meeting. 

The Board performance evaluation cycle

2019

2020

2021

External evaluation

Internal evaluation 

Internal evaluation 

Facilitated by Independent 
Audit, an advisory firm 
who work with many FTSE 
companies in numerous 
areas of governance, 
including board evaluation 
and who have no other 
connection with the 
Company. 

Final report presented to 
the Board in February 
2020, with actions 
reviewed throughout 2020.

Facilitated by the 
Chairman and the 
Secretary to the Board, by 
way of confidential online 
self-evaluation 
questionnaires. 

Results collated and 
presented to the Board in 
March 2021. 

Action plan to be agreed 
and reviewed throughout 
2021.

To be facilitated by the 
Chairman and the 
Secretary to the Board. 

Further details will be 
provided in next year’s 
Annual Report.

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individual Committee questionnaires 
were also shared with each Committee 
Chairman. The conclusions from each 
survey will form an action plan which will 
be discussed during Board and Committee 
meetings held throughout 2021.

2020 Board evaluation outcome
The overall assessment from this year’s 
internal evaluation is that the Board and its 
Committees continue to operate effectively, 

to a high standard, and that each has 
performed well during the year despite the 
challenges being faced by the Group and 
the industry. It was agreed that all Directors 
continued to demonstrate a collaborative 
and constructive attitude, ensuring an open 
environment within meetings for 
participation and challenge.

The Board considered that it had performed 
well and, in particular, the Directors believed 
that the Group Chief Executive succession 

process was the area where the most value 
had been added during the year, together 
with a greater focus given to succession 
planning in general. There were no material 
issues identified although as always, there 
were areas identified for improvement. It was 
agreed that the key actions as defined by 
the Chairman would form part of the Board’s 
agenda for the coming year. These actions 
are set out in the table below. 

Progress against actions arising from the 2019 external effectiveness review
The outcome of last year’s external evaluation identified areas where the Board might improve and develop, with progress made 
throughout the year:

Theme

Area for recommended improvement

Outcome

Strategy and risk 
management

Succession and 
diversity

The establishment of strategic themes and the 
planning of deep dives into key areas to help define 
a more focused strategic risk agenda. Greater use 
of Non-executive experience with an increase in the 
extent to which the Directors could provide input 
and challenge.

The continued focus on leadership and talent 
development initiatives was sought, with further 
development of succession plans for the Board 
and senior management. The progression of the 
diversity agenda was also requested.

Board information

The rebalancing of Board and Committee agendas 
to allow the Directors more time for high-level 
strategic discussions and decision-making, with 
paper formats to be streamlined and standardised. 

Regular updates were provided throughout the year to the Board and its 
Committees on progress against strategic developments and plans. A 
risk framework was developed during the year to formalise risk appetite. 

Significant focus was given to succession planning throughout the year, 
not least as a result of the change in Group Chief Executive. Succession 
and talent management plans were put in place for senior management 
during the year, with the Nominations Committee maintaining strong 
oversight of this process. With regards to the progression of the diversity 
agenda, gender diversity targets were reviewed during the year and 
announced with the half-year results in August 2020.

Board and Committee paper templates were developed by the Company 
Secretariat to help improve the format and length of papers and ultimately 
the overall length of packs. Board agendas were also reformatted to 
provide additional time for strategic matters to be presented and 
discussed by Directors and presenters.

Culture

Increased focus on people and culture, both in 
the boardroom, on sites and at employee forums. 
Regular updates on culture to be provided to ensure 
the appropriate behaviours expected are driven 
through the business.

Our Code of Conduct, which defines the standards and behaviours 
expected of employees, is a fundamental part of our culture and 
supports our values, was relaunched at the start of the year. The Board’s 
oversight of the wider workforce was enhanced through attendance at 
our Workforce Forums, which met 3 times during the year.

The key recommendations arising from the 2020 internal effectiveness review:

Theme

Strategy

Area for recommended improvement

To provide greater focus on strategic developments in the industry, reviewing the threats and opportunities of an ever-changing 
market on the development of a longer-term strategy. Regularly review progress against long-term strategic priorities, with increased 
engagement between the Board and senior executives.

Risk management

To calibrate further the Company’s appetite for risk to ensure it remains aligned with emerging longer-term strategy. Carry out 
deep-dives into projects, to create lesson learned documents for future initiatives, with increased focus on third-party contractor risks.

ESG

To give greater focus to the development of the Group’s ESG strategy, and ensure it is fully embedded throughout the organisation 
and reflected in operating key performance indicators.

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engagement

Stakeholder engagement
The Board has always placed significant 
importance on listening to stakeholders 
and establishing and maintaining good 
relationships. This stakeholder engagement 
not only allows the Board to understand 
the impact of any decisions taken by key 
stakeholders, but also ensures the Board is 
kept informed of any significant changes in 
the market, including the identification of 
emerging risks and trends, which in turn can 
be factored into strategy discussions. The 
relevance of each stakeholder group can 
increase or decrease by reference to the 
issue under consideration, so processes 
have been introduced to enable the Board 
to understand better the needs and priorities 
of each group during its deliberations. Board 
and committee papers are now required to 
include a section on stakeholders’ interests. 

We believe that effective stakeholder 
engagement is central to how Petrofac 
does business to ensure the successful 
delivery of our strategy. This ongoing 
engagement has been particularly 
important during the COVID-19 pandemic, 
where stakeholder opinion has been a key 
consideration of Board discussion. The 
relationships established before the crisis 
enabled the business to continue to 
collaborate with key stakeholders in 
resolving emerging issues and reaching 
decisions and solutions.

Open and constructive engagement 
with major shareholders is also considered 
vital and enables us to understand their views 
on governance and explain our performance 
against strategy. This ensures that what we 
report on is correctly linked to our risks and 
opportunities. Such discussions not only 
focus on delivering increased shareholder 
value, but also assess the impacts of 
decisions on the Group’s wider stakeholders. 

Engaging with our employees is valued 
highly by our Board. The introduction of 
the Workforce Forum in 2019 has been 
well received both by Directors and 
employees across the Group, with 
continued engagement and the sharing 
of views throughout this challenging year 
providing insight on the realities being 
faced by employees. The Board is also 
kept informed on the outcomes of 
employee engagement surveys.

Members of management are routinely 
invited to attend Board and Committee 
meetings to present on matters under 
consideration. This enables them to input 
into discussions, bring key matters to 
the attention of the Board, and highlight 
specific nuances that may not always 
be obvious from the written reports. This 
engagement provides the Board with the 
added opportunity of deepening their 
understanding of the business at both a 
local and functional level, while allowing 
them to also consider key individuals who 
have been identified through the 
succession planning process. 

Section 172 arrangements 
Under Section 172 of the UK Companies 
Act 2006, boards have a duty to promote 
the success of their company for the benefit 
of their members as a whole, whilst having 
regard for the interests of employees, 
the success of their relationships with 
suppliers and customers, the impact of 
their operations on the community and 
environment, and maintaining a reputation 
for high standards of business conduct.

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, wish to act in good faith to promote 
the long-term success of the Group for 
the benefit of all stakeholders. When 
making any decisions, each Director 
is encouraged to act in the way they 
consider, in good faith, to most likely 
promote the Company’s success for the 
benefit of its members as a whole, while 
having due regard to the Section 172 
requirements. As a result, stakeholder 
considerations are integral to all Board 
discussions and decisions. 

An overview of how and why we engage 
with our key stakeholders and how we 
have considered their requirements 
relating to principal decisions taken during 
the year to ensure effective and continued 
engagement are set out on pages 12 
to 15.

Investor Relations programme 
Our Investor Relations (IR) team acts as 
a focal point for contact with key investors 
and analysts throughout the year. They 
schedule an annual programme of 
meetings with both existing and potential 
shareholders, as well as analyst and 
investor meetings. This 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. 

As a result of the travel restrictions imposed 
by the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face 
meetings were understandably curtailed. 
However, since March 2020, all investor 
meetings have been held virtually, with 
more than 140 such meetings held during 
the period. While not the preferred way to 
engage with stakeholders, adapting to this 
new environment ensured that the IR team, 
as well as the Group Chief Executive and 
Chief Financial Officer, could maintain 
their regular dialogue with institutional 
shareholders focusing on operational 
matters throughout the year in a more 
efficient way. Furthermore, it enabled 
meetings to take place with both European 
and North American investors on the 
same day. 

Additional meetings were also held 
with our corporate brokers to better 
understand shareholder sentiment in 
light of the ongoing market pressures 
caused by the pandemic and the impact 
on both the share price and oil prices. 

This engagement allowed the IR team to 
gain insights on governance matters from 
a shareholder perspective and included 
subjects such as succession planning, 
which held particular relevance following 
the announcement we made in October 
2020 with regards to the change of our 
Group Chief Executive. Cognisant of 
the impact of this announcement, the 
Chairman, who is fully engaged in the IR 
programme, offered to speak directly with 
our major shareholders immediately after 
the announcement was released. 

The Board plans to continue to develop 
its comprehensive programme of 
stakeholder engagement over the coming 
year. Analyst research notes are regularly 
circulated to all Directors and a formal 
broker’s report is issued to Directors in 
advance of each Board meeting. 

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The Company’s ordinary shares are quoted 
on the London Stock Exchange and, at the 
date of this report, the issued share capital 
(and total voting rights) consisted of 
345,912,747 ordinary shares. 

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 
only restrictions which may, from time to 
time, be imposed include insider trading 
regulations where, in accordance with the 
UK Market Abuse Regulations, certain 
Company employees, including all 
Directors, are required to seek approval 
from the Company to deal in its securities. 

The Board requires express authorisation 
from shareholders to issue or purchase 
ordinary shares in the Company. These 
authorities were granted by shareholders at 
the 2020 AGM. The Group has no current 
plans to exercise either of these authorities 
and will propose to renew them at the 2021 
AGM. Details relating to the rights and 

obligations attached to the Company’s 
ordinary shares are set out in the 
Company’s Articles of Association.

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 
Full details of this year’s AGM are set 
out in the Notice of Meeting. 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. 

The arrangements for our 2020 AGM had 
to be changed, with the meeting required 
to be held as a closed meeting following 
the implementation of the stay-at-home 
restrictions imposed by the UK 
Government in April 2020. 

The Board recognises that shareholder 
attendance at the 2021 AGM will be 
entirely dependent on Government 
regulations and the restrictions on public 
gatherings and travel in force at the 
time of the meeting. It is expected that 
attendance may again be restricted and, 
in light of health and safety concerns, that 
our 2021 AGM will be held without 

shareholders present. In such an instance, 
consideration will be given to whether 
other shareholder engagement initiatives 
can be provided.

In any event, shareholders are reminded that 
they have the opportunity to submit questions 
to the Board in advance of the meeting to 
agmquestions@petrofac.com. The Board 
will consider all questions received and, to 
the extent practicable, will respond directly 
or publish answers on our website. 

Shareholders are also encouraged to 
submit their votes on the resolutions to be 
submitted to the 2021 AGM electronically. 
The results of the voting will be announced 
to the London Stock Exchange and made 
available on our website as soon as 
practicable after the meeting. 

At last year’s AGM, all resolutions were 
passed, with votes in support ranging 
from 95.89% to 99.96%.

Major shareholders 
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR 5), information provided to the 
Company is published on a Regulatory Information Service and on the Company’s website at the time of receipt. The Company received 
notification of the following material interests in voting rights over the Company’s issued ordinary share capital:

Name

Ayman Asfari and family 

Percentage of issued 
share capital as at
31 December 2020

18.83%

Percentage of issued 
share capital as at 
20 April 2021

Nature of holding

18.83% Direct and indirect

Toscafund Asset Management LLP

5.20% Below reportable threshold

Indirect

Disclosures required under Listing Rule 9.8.4R 
The information required to be disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 9.8.4R of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rules can 
be located on the following pages of this Annual Report and Accounts: 

Listing rule

9.8.4R (1-2) – (5-14)

9.8.4R (4)

Detail 

Not applicable

Page reference 

Not applicable

Long-term incentive schemes

111, 113 and 116

Shareholders’ distribution

Meetings held with shareholders by country

Shareholders (ownership) by territory

 UK 
 US and Canada 
 Rest of Europe 
 Rest of World 

59%
15%
24%
2%

 UK 
 US and Canada 
 Rest of Europe 
 Rest of World 

66%
17%
15%
2%

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Audit Committee report

Role and responsibilities of the Committee:
 — Monitors the integrity of the Group and Company’s financial statements
 — Reviews formal announcements relating to the Group’s financial performance, 

position and prospects 

 — Evaluates the significant financial reporting judgements and estimates and related 

disclosures including going concern assessments and viability statements

 — Reviews the effectiveness of risk management and internal control systems, and 

provides reasonable assurance to the Board

 — Monitors and reviews the effectiveness of the Group’s internal audit function
 — Manages the appointment and oversees the independence, effectiveness and 

remuneration of the Group’s external auditor

 — Approves the remuneration and terms of engagement of the Group’s external auditor 

and makes recommendations to the Board regarding their re-appointment

 — Develops, implements and monitors compliance with the non-audit services policy
 —Advises the Board on how it has discharged its responsibilities and considers whether the 

Annual Report and Accounts, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable

David Davies
Chairman of the  
Audit Committee

Dear shareholder
Throughout 2020, the Committee 
monitored the impact of the Group’s 
strategy and operations of the Group’s 
risk management and internal controls 
frameworks. The COVID-19 pandemic 
presented some unexpected challenges, 
not least an increased exposure to financial 
and operational risks, coupled with enhanced 
regulatory financial reporting requirements 
to be considered as a result of the pandemic. 
The Committee responded to these matters 
by actively challenging the effectiveness of 
management’s risk assessment processes 
and the appropriateness of financial reporting 
judgements and estimates to ensure the 
long-term health of the business. 

Committee focus during the year
The Committee continued to review 
in detail the principal and emerging 
risks being faced by the Group in 
2020. In response to the pandemic 
and subsequent decline in oil price, the 
Group’s principal risks were expanded 
to cover pandemics and other macro-
economic changes, with some of the 
principal risks also adjusted to better 
capture the underlying risks and the 
priorities impacting the Group. This has 
allowed the Committee to focus on the 
evolving Group priorities and ensure that 
the appropriate risks are being considered 
and effectively managed. 

The Committee also reviewed and 
concurred with the conclusion of an 
evaluation performed by the internal 
Enterprise Risk Management team that 
the quality and effectiveness of risk 

oversight, as measured by the level of 
reporting provided to the Board and its 
Committees was deemed to be effective. 

During the year, both in their examination 
of the interim financial report as well as the 
preparation of the 2020 financial statements, 
the Committee placed a particular focus on 
management’s consideration of the 
appropriateness of adopting the going 
concern basis of financial reporting. 

Uncertainties created by the COVID-19 
pandemic, the impact on the level of 
projects undertaken by our customers 
as well as guidance on the matter 
provided by the FRC, have all contributed 
to the significance of going concern 
considerations being elevated. As a result, 
work was undertaken to review the going 
concern assurance process, with the 
Committee reviewing the financial reporting 
considerations of COVID-19 and the 
Group’s business action plan response. 

The Committee monitored the risk 
assessment process and the actions 
taken to improve the Group’s cost 
competitiveness in order to protect the 
long-term health of the business. In 
preparing the 2020 financial statements, 
a robust approach was applied to assess 
whether material uncertainties existed 
relating to events or conditions that may 
cast significant doubt upon the Group’s 
ability to continue as a going concern. 
Reflecting the importance of the question, 
the Committee invested considerable time 
in concluding that the going concern basis 
of financial reporting remained appropriate. 

As in previous years, the Committee 
benefited from the external auditor’s 
attendance at Committee meetings 
throughout 2020. During these meetings, 
EY was available to provide comment on 
senior management discussions regarding 
significant judgements and estimates and 
highlight any areas that required further 
consideration. Prior to submitting their final 
Auditors’ Report, EY provided its opinion to 
the Committee on the appropriateness of 
management’s significant judgements and 
estimates based on the audit procedures 
performed at the year-end. 

The Audit Quality Review Team of 
the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) 
wrote to  me in February 2021 as Chair 
of the Committee, setting out the scope 
of its review of EY’s audit of the Group 
and Company’s financial statements for 
the year ended 31 December 2019, the 
principal findings and the actions which EY 
proposed to take in response. The review 
raised one important matter regarding the 
going concern assessment period and in 
particular the clarity of the duration of 
the assessment period. The Committee 
considered this report and discussed 
the proposed actions with the external 
auditor, noting in particular the planned 
enhancement to audit documentation to 
make it clear what the period covered 
by the going concern assessment was. 
Petrofac has also enhanced its disclosure 
of the going concern assessment period 
(see page 136).

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Over the coming year, it is likely that the 
Group will continue to face significant 
disruption and uncertainty due to COVID-19 
and the market dynamics of the sector. 

The Committee will maintain its focus 
on significant judgements and estimates 
impacting financial reporting as a result of 
the pandemic. Work will also continue on 
further enhancing the Group’s principal 
risks, including the articulation of overall risk 
appetite to ensure effective oversight of risk 
management and internal controls by the 
Committee. Following its identification as 
an emerging risk during 2019, energy 
transition was embedded as a sub-risk 
under the Group’s principal risks during 
2020 in line with the Group’s strategy. 
During 2021, an emerging risks dashboard 
will be submitted to the Committee for 
their review. This will be monitored on an 
ongoing basis to ensure the risks have 
appropriately been identified, assessed, 
treated and reported. 

Following the publication of the 
Brydon Report in December 2019, the 
Committee received regular updates 
during the year from the Group’s auditor 
on the development of the proposed 
reform of the audit industry and its overall 
governance. While further consultation on 
the Brydon Report recommendations were 
deferred, the long-awaited audit reform and 
corporate governance consultation paper 
was published by BEIS in March 2021. This 
government white paper sets out several 
recommendations and proposals for audit 
and governance reform, which if approved, 
are expected to be enacted into legislation 
over the coming year. The Committee 
will therefore continue to monitor the ongoing 
developments and the expected implications 
of this report on the Group, with general 
governance matters remaining on the agenda 
for Committee discussion throughout 2021. 

David Davies
Chairman of the Audit Committee
20 April 2021

Accountability
Membership, role and responsibilities
There have been no changes to the 
Committee’s membership during 2020. 
As required by the 2018 UK Corporate 
Governance Code (UK Code), the Committee 
is satisfied that all three of its members meet 
the expected independence and experience 
parameters. David Davies has significant, 
recent and relevant financial experience, 
while Matthias Bichsel and George Pierson 
have competence relevant to the Group’s 
sector. Furthermore, all members of the 
Committee have extensive general 
management and commercial expertise. 

Principal matters considered during the year by the Audit Committee
The Committee met five times during the year, coinciding with key points in the 
financial reporting cycle. The principal matters reviewed and considered were 
as follows:

2020

January 

February 

May 

August 

 — Group Finance update
 — Draft year-end accounting matters 
 — Draft going concern assessment 
 — Draft viability statement assessment
 — 2019 non-audit services and fees
 — Treasury Risk Management policy review
 — Annual tax update
 — Group external auditor‘s draft year-end audit observations

 — Internal Audit report
 — Principal risk report
 — Internal control framework assurances
 — CFO report
 — Final year-end accounting matters 
 — Final going concern and viability statements 
 — Draft year-end financial results press release 
 — Group and Company’s 2019 financial statements
 — Directors’ Remuneration Report
 — Group external auditor’s year-end audit report
 — Year-end representation letters
 — Legal entity restructuring project review

 — Principal risk report
 — Internal Audit report
 — Insurance renewal update 
 — Financial reporting considerations of COVID-19 and business action 

plan response

 — Group external auditor’s audit engagement fee review
 — Update on audit and governance landscape

 — Principal risk report
 — Review of Board oversight of Principal Risks
 — Internal Audit report 
 — CFO Report
 — Half-year tax update
 — Half-year financial results
 — Half-year accounting matters 
 — Going concern review
 — Half-year non-audit services and fees
 — Update on audit and governance landscape

November 

 — Principal risk report
 — Internal Audit report 
 — Draft internal audit programme for 2021
 — Group external auditor’s report including draft engagement letter
 — Audit planning report for the year ending 31 December 2020
 — Committee Terms of Reference review
 — Update on non-audit services and fees
 — Legal entity restructuring project review

Their biographical details are set out on 
pages 82 to 84. 

The Committee assists the Board in the 
effective discharge of its responsibilities 
for financial reporting, internal control 
and risk management and 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 
and other stakeholders.

To assist the Committee during its 
deliberations, all other Board members 
are invited to attend Committee meetings. In 
addition, the Head of Audit, Group Financial 
Controller, Group Treasurer and Head of Tax 
and Senior Enterprise Risk Manager are each 
invited to attend meetings when required. As 
set out in our Directors’ statements on page 
118, the Directors are responsible for 
ensuring that the Group and Company’s 
financial statements are prepared in 
accordance with IFRS.

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The Group has an internal control and 
risk management framework in place, 
which includes policies, standards and 
procedures to ensure that adequate 
accounting records are maintained, and 
transactions are accurately recorded. 

Furthermore, the Committee has oversight 
of financial excellence initiatives, which 
remain under continuous review and which 
are designed to strengthen our control 
environment and improve financial reporting. 

This process ensures that the Group’s 
financial reporting process and 
communications to the market, provide 
a fair, balanced and understandable 
assessment of the Group’s performance, 
position and prospects. In addition to the 
principal matters considered during the 
year, as set out above, the Committee also 
reviewed the 2020 Annual Report and 
Accounts in early 2021.

Internal Audit and internal controls
Internal Audit is an independent assurance 
function available to the Board, the 
Committee and all levels of management. 

the Group’s principal risks, identifying 
where they primarily occur in the business; 
through discussions with the Committee 
and senior management; by recognising 
changes in the Group and the external 
environment; and with consideration to 
prior audit coverage.

In approving the 2020 audit programme, 
the Committee considered the coverage of 
the Group’s principal risks by the proposed 
audits. It was agreed that primary focus 
should be on the design and operating 
effectiveness of controls to manage risks 
associated with overarching management 
controls, such as Code of Conduct and 
compliance due diligence processes; 
controls designed to prevent non-
compliance with laws and regulations, 
such as money laundering, trade 
sanctions, and remote office controls; 
project level controls such as third-party 
management, project management, and 
logistics management; HSSEIA; financial 
controls; master data management 
and access controls in the Group-wide 
ERP project. 

The role of Internal Audit is to provide 
independent and objective assurance and 
advice on the overall effectiveness of risk 
management, internal control systems, and 
governance processes across the Group. 
Internal Audit appropriately challenges and 
supports the Executive Management to 
improve the effectiveness of these processes 
and provides assurance that any corrective 
action required is taken in a timely manner. 

One of the Committee’s key roles is to 
challenge this audit plan, and specifically 
to determine whether the key risk areas 
identified as part of our risk management 
process are being audited with appropriate 
frequency and depth. Following the 
completion of each planned audit, Internal 
Audit seeks feedback from management 
and agrees an implementation plan 
for required corrective actions. 

The Head of Internal Audit attends all 
Committee meetings, during which his 
reports are considered and discussed 
in detail. The Committee also meets 
with him without executive management 
present, to discuss, among other matters, 
management’s responsiveness to any 
Internal Audit recommendations and the 
effectiveness of the internal audit process. 
The Head of Internal Audit also has direct 
access to the Committee Chairman and 
meets with the Group’s external auditor 
whenever required.

Each year, Internal Audit develops 
an annual risk-based audit programme 
for approval by the Committee. This 
is supported by regular reporting that 
enables the Committee to monitor delivery 
of the audit programme. The Group’s 
internal audit programme for 2020 
was considered and approved by the 
Committee in November 2019. The 2020 
programme was further developed during 
the course of the year to take into account 

Quarterly reports are provided to 
the Committee, detailing progress 
and including key findings of the audits 
undertaken during the period under review. 
Where any significant areas of concern 
are highlighted, the Committee challenges 
management and actions plans are agreed 
to address matters raised, detailing any 
action that may be required, with follow-up 
audits arranged. The Committee also 
considered and approved the 2021 internal 
audit programme in November 2020.

During 2020, 19 internal audit assignments 
were carried out, the results of which 
were included in Internal Audit’s annual 
assessment of the audited elements 
of the system of internal controls. In 
response to the COVID-19 restrictions, 
Internal Audit implemented an enhanced 
and agile audit methodology, consisting 
of weekly team reviews to inform audit 
testing and align risks, and leveraging 
technology where possible. 

Where new audit findings were identified, 
management actions were agreed 
and all Group level findings and agreed 
management actions were reported to the 
Committee, thus enabling progress to be 
monitored and any trends to be identified. 

Group level findings were carefully considered 
by the Committee, with management given 
direction to ensure the necessary steps were 
taken to mitigate any issues. In November 
2020, the Committee reviewed and approved 
the Internal Audit Charter for 2021. To assist 
Group Compliance, Internal Audit continued 
to assist in the triaging of allegations raised 
from the confidential Speak Up line to the 
appropriate teams for investigation. Internal 
Audit continued to provide support to the 
relevant investigations based on specific 
requests from Group Compliance.

Petrofac also seeks to ensure that a sound 
system of internal controls, based on the 
Group’s policies, standards and procedures, 
remains in place for all material associate 
and joint arrangement entities. In the event 
any failings or weaknesses are identified 
in the course of a review of internal 
control systems, management puts in 
place robust actions to address these on a 
timely basis, with action closures reported 
to and monitored by the Committee. 

As with all companies, an internal control 
system can provide only reasonable and 
not absolute assurance against material 
financial misstatement or fraud, as it is 
designed to manage rather than eliminate 
the risk of failure to achieve business 
objectives. However, the Committee is 
content that our ongoing reviews have 
established that management places 
a strong focus on closing audit actions 
and ensuring timely completion.

Treasury 
As part of its remit, the Committee supports 
the Board in monitoring performance 
against the Group’s funding plan, as well as 
reviewing the Group’s compliance with the 
Treasury Risk Management policy, a copy 
of which is available at www.petrofac.com. 
During the year, the Committee maintained 
significant focus on the Group’s funding and 
liquidity, including consideration of ongoing 
funding initiatives, in light of changing 
and challenging market conditions. The 
Committee closely monitored the economic 
impact of COVID-19 and its effect on 
financing and liquidity. The Committee were 
aware of the priorities for the Group during 
2021, which included amongst other 
matters, the refinancing of the Group’s 
revolving credit facility.

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At the request of the Board, the Committee considered whether, in its opinion, the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts 
(the “Annual Report”) when taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable, and whether it provides the information 
necessary to assess the Group’s position, performance, business model and strategy.

The process was led by an internal team, which consisted of members of the Group Finance, Company Secretariat, Group 
Communications and Investor Relations teams, who each own and prepare sections of the Annual Report. This team also 
performs procedures to provide assurance to the Committee that the Annual Report is balanced, complete and accurate.

Each Committee Chair participated in the preparation of their individual committee report, with the Board and management 
afforded the opportunity to submit their comments during the preparation process. The Committee was then presented with a 
full draft of the Annual Report for comment before it was presented to the Board for final approval. The Group’s external auditor, 
having reviewed the report at various stages of its development, provided confirmation that in their opinion the Annual Report is 
fair, balanced and understandable. The Group’s external auditors’ report can be found on pages 120 to 130. 

The Committee formed its opinion by considering the information provided during Committee meetings and discussions held 
throughout the year. In particular, the Committee considered the following criteria to determine whether the Annual Report, 
taken as a whole, could be considered fair, balanced and understandable. 

FAIR

BALANCED

UNDERSTANDABLE

Definition: not exhibiting bias, 
reasonable or impartial, done 
according to the rules

Definition: even-handed, taking 
account of all sides on their merits 
without prejudice or favouritism

To determine whether the Report was 
fair, the Committee considered the 
following questions:

To determine whether the Report was 
balanced, the Committee considered 
the following questions:

 — Is the whole story being presented? 

 — Is this Annual Report a 

Have any sensitive areas been 
omitted? 

 — Do the key messages clearly reflect 
the principal risks, including those 
which may threaten the Group’s 
strategy, business model, operation, 
future performance, solvency 
and liquidity?

 — Are the narrative sections consistent 

with the financial statements?

 — Are the descriptions of the business, 
principal risks and uncertainties, 
strategies and objectives in the 
Annual Report consistent with the 
Board’s understanding? 

 — Has sufficient time been given to the 
consideration of going concern and 
viability statements?

comprehensive document that 
would provide shareholders with 
a full overview of the Group?

 — Are the key judgements referred to 

in the narrative reporting and the key 
financial and internal control matters 
reported in the Committee’s Report 
consistent with the disclosures of 
key estimation uncertainties and 
significant judgements set out in 
the financial statements?

 — Are the key audit matters included 
in the Group external auditor’s 
report consistent with the significant 
judgements and estimates disclosed 
in the Annual Report?

Definition: having a meaning or 
nature that can be understood, 
able to be accepted as normal, 
reasonable or forgivable

To determine whether the Report 
was understandable, the Committee 
considered the following questions:

 — Is the structure of the Annual Report 

clear and understandable, with 
important messages highlighted 
appropriately throughout?

 — Is the layout clear, with good linkage 

throughout in a manner which 
reflects a cohesive story? 

 — Is the Annual Report written in 

a language that is accessible for 
all stakeholders?

 — Are the disclosures presented within 
the Group and Company’s financial 
statements clear and complete? 

CONCLUSION

 The Committee assessed each of the points raised and following its review, concluded it was content to provide assurance to the 
Board that the 2020 Annual Report were representative of the year under review, presented a fair, balanced and understandable 
overview and provided shareholders with the necessary information to assess the Group’s position, performance, business model 
and strategy. Following receipt of this assessment, the Board approved the Committee’s recommendation that a fair, balanced and 
understandable statement reflecting this conclusion could be provided. This statement is set out on page 118.

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Significant judgements
The Committee’s role is to assess whether the judgements or estimates made by management in preparing the Group and Company’s 
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

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 Financial 
Reporting Standards and the Group’s 
accounting policies.

More information

Financial Review 
on page 75 
and Note 4 
to the Financial 
Statements 
on page 150

The Committee was satisfied that 
reasonable and appropriate 
judgements and estimates were 
applied by management on the 
financial recognition, measurement 
and disclosure of these focus areas.

Financial Review 
on page 78 
and Note 6 
to the Financial 
Statements 
on page 154

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.

Financial Review 
on page 77 
and Note 2 
to the Financial 
Statements 
on page 148

Revenue and 
margin recognition 
on fixed-price EPC 
contracts

Recoverability of 
PM304 oil and gas 
asset and 
accounting for 
asset disposals 
and contingent 
and deferred 
consideration

Taxation

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 costs forecasts.

Several key judgements and 
estimates, under conditions 
of significant uncertainty, were 
required in relation to the 
recoverable amount of the 
operating segment’s assets. 
This also included determining 
the fair value of the assets 
and fair value of contingent 
consideration amounts 
receivable for disposed assets 
and deferred consideration 
for past disposals, in light of 
current adverse economic 
developments.

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 focused on variable 
consideration; contract 
contingencies; and estimate to 
complete costs forecasts, particularly 
in light of the deterioration in market 
conditions triggered by the pandemic 
and the subsequent decline in oil 
prices. The Group’s 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 and other 
data points used in determining 
judgements and estimates through 
reviewing and challenging 
management papers presented. 
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 global nature of the Group’s 
operations and the increasingly 
complex nature of local tax rules 
increases the risk of an income 
tax expense misstatement. 
Management is required to 
make several judgements and 
estimates around: uncertain tax 
treatments given the commercial 
structure of individual contracts; 
the increasing activity of the 
relevant tax authorities; and the 
valuation and recoverability of 
deferred tax assets.

The Group’s tax judgements and 
estimates were reviewed by the 
Committee to ensure that the 
recognition of income tax expense, 
uncertain tax treatments, and 
deferred tax assets were based 
on reasonable and appropriate 
assumptions. Reports outlining 
principal tax matters were reviewed 
and discussed with management 
and the Group’s external auditor, 
who also reported to the Committee 
on its procedures and findings in 
relation to the Group’s tax affairs.

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Why this area is significant

Role of the Committee

Conclusion

Going concern

Management is required to make 
a decision whether to prepare 
the Group’s financial statements 
on a going concern basis. 

Provision 
recognition or 
contingent liability 
disclosure of Her 
Majesty’s Revenue 
and Custom’s 
(HMRC) challenge 
to the historical 
application of 
National Insurance 
Contributions to 
workers in the 
United Kingdom’s 
Continental Shelf

The SFO 
investigation

Several key judgements and 
estimates, under conditions 
of significant uncertainty, 
were required in relation to the 
determining whether recognition 
or disclosure of this matter was 
required. This included but was 
not limited to: assessing the 
applicability of tax legislation 
cited by HMRC to the facts of 
the enquiry; and critically 
evaluating advice from 
independent legal and 
tax specialists. 

The ongoing SFO investigation 
into the Group has had and may 
continue to have an impact on 
the Group’s commercial position 
in key markets and, until the 
investigation is concluded, the 
possibility of future financial 
obligations (such as fines or 
penalties) will remain.

The Committee performed a robust 
going concern assessment over the 
going concern assessment period 
to 30 April 2022 (the “Assessment 
Period”) and the period beyond the 
Assessment Period. This included 
reviewing and challenging the 
Group’s forecast cash flows, 
liquidity and borrowing requirements; 
evaluating downside scenarios 
considered to be severe but plausible 
based on the Group’s principal risks 
and uncertainties; appraising the 
mitigation strategies available to 
management. The Committee also 
evaluated the going concern 
disclosure to ensure that it was fair, 
balanced and understandable.

The Committee evaluated 
management’s assessment of 
developments during 2020. In 
particular, the Committee focused 
on ensuring that management 
was critically appraising advice 
provided by independent legal and 
tax specialists as well as ensuring 
that there was an awareness and 
prevention of inherent bias implicit 
in management’s position.

The Committee concluded, after 
rigorously evaluating relevant, available 
information, that there are no events 
or conditions that may cast significant 
doubt upon the Group’s ability to 
continue as a going concern over 
the Assessment Period and that the 
continued use of the going concern 
basis of preparing the Group’s financial 
statements remained appropriate. 

The Committee concurred with 
management that there was a 
significant judgement in the period 
beyond the Assessment Period 
associated with the Group’s ability to 
secure – or extend existing facilities by 
– at least US$235 million by June 2022 
when the current revolving credit 
facility matures.

The Committee recommended to the 
Board that the going concern basis of 
preparing the financial statements 
should be adopted together with 
management’s proposed going 
concern disclosure.

The Committee concluded, 
after reviewing and challenging 
management, that it remained 
appropriate for this matter to continue 
be disclosed as a contingent liability 
note in the consolidated financial 
statements as it is not probable that 
an outflow of resources embodying 
economic benefits will be required 
to settle the present obligation.

More information

Notes 2.5 and 
2.7 to the 
Financial 
Statements on 
pages 136 to 137 
and 139

Note 31 to 
the Financial 
Statements 
on page 182

Updates on the ongoing investigation 
were provided by the Group General 
Counsel and external legal advisors, 
outlining the likelihood of potential 
financial obligations, and assessing 
the impact to going concern and 
viability, in the context of the 
developing situation during the year.

The Committee was satisfied with the 
treatment of such possible financial 
obligations as a contingent liability 
disclosed in the notes to the financial 
statements rather than the recognition 
of a provision in the consolidated 
balance sheet. The Committee was 
also satisfied that disclosures on this 
matter were fair, balanced and 
understandable.

Note 31 to 
the Financial 
Statements 
on page 182

The above description of the significant judgements should be read in conjunction with the Independent Auditor’s Report on pages 120 to 130 
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 136 to 148.

Risk management
The Board has overall responsibility for 
establishing the Group’s risk appetite, 
its enterprise risk arrangements and for 
ensuring that the Group has in place an 
effective risk management framework. In 
accordance with guidance set by the FRC, 
the Board has delegated to the Committee 
responsibility for monitoring and reviewing 
the integrity and effectiveness of the Group’s 
overall systems of risk management and 
internal controls. 

The Board has established an 
organisational structure with clear 
operating procedures and defined 
delegated authorities. Regular reporting 
supports and develops the continuing 
robust assessments of the principal and 

emerging risks facing the Group, including 
their impacts on the enterprise and its 
future sustainability.

The Group’s principal risk report captures 
and assesses the principal and emerging 
risks facing the Group, outlines how these 
risks are managed and monitors 
exposures against our risk appetite. This 
document is updated quarterly and is 
considered at both Committee and Board 
level throughout the year. 

The Committee receives regular updates 
from the Head of Audit, the Senior 
Enterprise Risk Manager, Group Financial 
Controller, Group Treasurer and Head of 
Tax and other senior managers. Additional 
reports are also submitted by the external 

auditor to assist the Committee, and 
ultimately the Board, in their annual 
assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Group’s risk management and system 
of internal controls. 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, 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 

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the systems of internal controls. Based 
on this assessment, our risk management 
framework and processes operated as 
expected during the year to identify and 
assess any possible responses to the 
principal risks and uncertainties faced 
by the Group.

During 2020, we continued to improve our 
risk management systems by expanding 
the risk review process to cover the 
macro-economic changes being faced by 
the Group, such as the risk impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic in our key markets. 

Additionally, we considered the internal risk 
impacts of the pandemic such as IT security 
and resilience arising from the new remote 
working conditions. We also carried out a 
comprehensive review of our principal and 
emerging risks in alignment with the Group’s 
business strategy and developed 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 could 
threaten its business model, operations, 
future performance, solvency and liquidity. 
The Committee also maintained oversight of 
a Group entity restructuring project, which is 
being undertaken to ensure that the 
Company’s legal structure can adequately 
support and reflect how the business 
operates globally. 

The rationale for the project is to simplify 
the corporate structure by separating core 
business streams, whilst maximising the 
efficiency of functional business activities. 
The project was delayed due to changing 
priorities in the wake of the COVID-19 
pandemic but was revived towards the 
end of 2020. The project is being run by 
our Group Legal team, in conjunction with 
Group Finance and Group Tax and regular 
updates are presented to the Committee.

Further details of the Group’s risk 
management systems and controls, 
including an overview of the risk governance 
and management frameworks detailing the 
approach to risk management and key 
changes to the principal risks during 2020 
are presented on pages 60 to 67.

Insurance programme 
Petrofac utilises the insurance market, 
as a risk transfer mechanism, to cover 
the types of insurable risks normally 
associated with an energy services 
provider, operating in similar challenging 
territories across the world. The cover 
procured is structured under a Group-
wide insurance programme, designed to 
avoid potential coverage gaps and 
duplication across the Group, whilst also 
ensuring that the Group benefits from 
economies of scale. The effectiveness 
of the various global insurance policies 
is continually challenged against business 
activities, to ensure that the insurance 
cover will respond to our ever-changing 
risks exposures. This stress-testing also 
provides additional certainty that 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: policy limits, deductible 
levels and policy conditions. 

During 2020, a structured and targeted 
marketing exercise concerning the main 
Group policies was undertaken. As 
reported in the 2019 Annual Report and 
Accounts, the insurance market has 
become increasingly challenging as 
underwriters reduce their appetite for 
certain risks, particularly risks associated 
with the oil and gas industry, which has 
resulted in a reduction in market capacity, 
blanket rate increases and more restricted 
cover. The impact of high claims and class 
actions in some areas, as well as the 
industry’s response to COVID-19, are 
expected to result in current market 
conditions continuing or worsening during 
2021. The Group insurance policies fall for 
renewal in April 2021 and whilst the 
outcome has yet to be finalised, the 2021 
premium is expected to represent an 
estimated 2% increase, compared 
with 2020.

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 pages 96 
and 99.

Group external auditor
EY continued as the Group and Company’s 
global external auditor throughout the year. 
Following completion of a formal tender 
process in 2016, EY was reappointed as the 
Group’s external auditor, having been in place 
since October 2005. In accordance with 
regulation, the lead audit partner responsible 
for the Group audit was rotated at the end 
of the 2017 audit, and will rotate again after 
the 2022 audit. 

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. The Committee remains 
satisfied, through its own observations 
and enquiries, as well as the interactions 
with executive management throughout 
the year, 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 lead audit partner on several 
occasions without management present, 
to discuss a range of customary financial 
reporting and internal control matters. 
The Committee Chairman also maintained 
regular contact with the lead audit partner 
during the year outside of 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. 

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subject to the prior approval of the 
Committee in advance of work 
commencing, subject to limited 
exceptions

 — The Chief Financial Officer’s (the CFO) 
approval is required prior to engaging 
the Group auditor on any pre-approved 
permitted non-audit services

 — Committee pre-approval for permitted 
non-audit services is given where the 
estimated engagement fee in any one 
financial year is below US$50,000 
 — All services with estimated fee levels 

above the US$50,000 threshold must 
be sent to the Committee for approval 
prior to commencement of the 
engagement even if defined as 
permitted non-audit services 

 — The CFO will ensure that a full list of 

permitted non-audit service 
engagement, associated fees and 
continued compliance with the Cap is 
presented to the Committee every six 
months unless the Cap is expected to 
be breached

 — The Audit Committee will seek 

assurance at least once a year from 
the Group auditor on its policy and 
safeguards to maintain independence 
and objectivity

A summary of this policy is set out below, 
while a copy of the full policy can be found 
at www.petrofac.com. The non-audit 
spend for the year, as a percentage of the 
overall audit fee, was 4.2% (2019: 19.1%), 
with the majority of costs relating to audit 
related assurance services.

Non-audit services policy summary:
 — There is a general prohibition on the 

provision of non-audit services by the 
Group external auditor (and its network) 
which will apply to Petrofac Limited and 
its subsidiaries. A narrow list of 
permitted non-audit services will 
continue to be allowed

 — Certain non-audit services are subject 

to an absolute prohibition.

 — Permitted non-audit services (other 
than those required by national 
legislation) provided to Petrofac Limited 
and its subsidiaries are subject to a 
70% cap (the Cap)

 — The Cap is defined as permitted 
non-audit fees (other than those 
required by national legislation) 
expected to be incurred in the current 
financial year not exceeding 70% of the 
average Group statutory audit fees for 
the previous three financial years

 — If the Cap is expected to be breached 
then the Audit Committee must be 
informed in advance to ensure that 
enhanced procedures are performed to 
obtain assurance on the Group external 
auditor’s independence and objectivity 
(as defined by reference to the FRC’s 
Revised Ethical Standard 2019)

During 2020, the audit scope included 
management’s judgements and estimates 
concerning fixed-price engineering, 
procurement and construction contracts; 
robustness of managements going concern 
and viability statement assessments and 
disclosures; impairment assessments and 
fair value remeasurements; uncertain tax 
treatments and recoverability of deferred 
tax assets; consideration of the macro-
economic challenges being faced by the 
Group as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic 
in key markets; HMRC’s challenge to the 
historical application of NIC; and accounting 
matters arising from the SFO investigation. 

The Committee did not engage the 
Group’s external auditor to perform 
non-mandatory review procedures 
on the Group’s 2020 half-year financial 
statements. The Group’s management 
team held workshops with the Group 
auditor in attendance to discuss significant 
judgements and estimates made at the 
2020 half-year reporting, which formed 
part of the auditor’s year-end audit 
planning process. 

Non-audit services
In order to preserve the independence 
and objectivity of the external auditor, the 
Group has a non-audit services policy that 
restricts the nature of non-audit services 
which can be provided by the external 
auditor. This policy was reviewed during 
the year and amended to reflect the FRC’s 
latest Ethical Standards and the more 
restrictive list of services that are now 
permitted for an equivalent UK company 
with a premium listing. 

The 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 expenditure 
each year and, gives prior approval to 
the appointment of EY before any work 
is carried out should the nature or size 
of the proposed work require it. 

The Committee is satisfied that EY’s 
objectivity and independence was not 
impaired during the year by any non-audit 
service agreements and confirms there 
were no breaches to the policy during 
2020. In addition, EY has confirmed that it 
was compliant with APB Ethical Standards 
in relation to the audit engagement. 

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Role and responsibilities 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 to support the strategic objectives of the Group

 — Consider the effectiveness and rigour of the 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

René Médori
Chairman

Dear shareholder
I am pleased to present our Nominations 
Committee report for 2020, which provides 
an overview of the work of the Committee 
and its activities during the year. 

The primary responsibilities of the 
Committee include reviewing the 
composition and structure of the Board 
and its Committees, identifying suitable 
candidates for the Board, fully evaluating 
the existing skills and experience of 
Directors, and overseeing succession 
planning processes. During 2020, our 
Board evaluation process was internally 
facilitated. Details of the outcome from the 
2019 external process, along with actions 
arising from the 2020 review are set out 
on pages 90 and 91.

Board composition and succession
The Committee takes the lead on all 
Board and Committee appointments, 
including the process for identifying and 
nominating candidates for approval by the 
Board, to ensure orderly succession plans 
are in place for both Board and senior 
management positions. The Committee 
also oversees the development of a diverse 
pipeline of candidates. The Committee 
remains committed to ensuring the Board 
and its Committees have the right balance 
of skills and experience to help achieve our 
strategic objectives. Our approach when 
considering the recruitment of new Board 
members involves the adoption of a formal 
and transparent procedure, with due 
regard to the skills, knowledge, diversity 
and level of experience required. 

The Committee had been anticipating the 
retirement of the Group Chief Executive for 
the last couple of years and had worked 
with executive search firm, Korn Ferry, 
to agree the profile and requirements 
necessary to fill this role, taking into 
consideration the likely needs of the 
Group with reference to current and future 
strategy. In addition to key operational and 
commercial expertise, the Committee also 
included soft skills as part of their criteria, 
such as critical assessment, openness, 
cultural sensitivity, good judgement 
and the ability to develop trust and 
forge relationships.

Korn Ferry is a firm which the Company 
retains, along with others, for Board and 
senior management executive searches. 
The firm is also used by the Group for 
tasks relating to job evaluations, salary 
surveys and other HR consulting projects. 

When Ayman Asfari indicated during 2020 
that he wished to step down at the end of 
the year, the Committee accelerated the 
process to identify a new Group Chief 
Executive. This process considered both 
internal and external candidates, with the 
search focused on those candidates with 
the skills and experience necessary for an 
organisation of the scale, complexity and 
global nature of Petrofac. 

Over the prior couple of years the Committee 
had kept under review a long list of potential 
candidates identified by Korn Ferry that 
contained a diverse range of individuals. This 
list included candidates that would meet the 
demands of the role as well as the 

Committee’s expectations, recognising 
that Petrofac remains committed to ensuring 
that all appointments are filled by the best 
available candidate, with complementary 
skills, capabilities, experience and 
background to address the Board’s needs, 
irrespective of any other consideration.

This list was reduced to a shortlist of 
candidates who were interviewed by the 
Chairman and all other Non-executive 
Directors. As a result of this formal 
and rigorous recruitment process, 
the Committee unanimously agreed 
to recommend the appointment of 
Sami Iskander. 

Mr Iskander’s prior experience, knowledge 
and personal strengths were all taken into 
consideration during the interview process 
and it was agreed by the Committee that 
his appointment would strengthen the 
Board and provide leadership, especially 
considering the current challenges and 
opportunities facing the Group. 

The Board confirmed the appointment of 
Sami Iskander as Deputy Chief Executive, 
with the intention that he would succeed 
Ayman Asfari as Group Chief Executive 
from 1 January 2021. 

Other Board changes
The Committee recognises the importance 
of balancing the refreshment of the Board 
while also maintaining continuity. In this 
context and taking into consideration his 
40 years’ experience in the oil and gas 
industry, the Committee was delighted that 
Ayman agreed to remain on the Board as a 
Non-executive Director following his 

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It was agreed that Ayman would be 
able to support Sami as he builds new 
relationships in our core geographies, 
while continuing to provide significant 
insight and experience in the boardroom. 
As a Non-executive Director, Ayman will 
remain as a member of this Committee. 
It should be noted that, given his recent 
executive role, for governance purposes, 
he will be considered as non-independent.

Chairman succession
My own succession was also a matter 
of consideration during 2020. The 
Committee recognised that my tenure 
on the Board would exceed nine years 
in 2021, having originally joined the 
Board in January 2012 as a Non-executive 
Director before becoming Chairman in 
May 2018. This would result in a breach of 
the UK Code. It is however acknowledged 
under the UK Code that companies are 
permitted to extend the chair’s time on 
the Board beyond nine years to facilitate 
effective succession planning, particularly 
where a chair was a non-executive 
director on appointment. 

We have engaged with key shareholders 
on this matter. In light of the change 
in Group Chief Executive effected during 
2020, shareholders were supportive and 
agreed with the Committee’s view that my 
independence, position with UK investors 
and knowledge of the Group would be 
valuable as the Group navigates through 
this significant directorship change, while 
also steering the business through the 
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and 
other ongoing challenges being faced 
by the Group. Accordingly, it has been 
agreed that I will continue as Chairman 
until May 2022, providing continuity 
through this period of managed change 
for the Board, with a recruitment process 
to appoint my successor as Chairman 
commencing during 2021. 

Director re-election
In line with the findings of our internally 
facilitated Board effectiveness review, 
as set out on page 91, and supported 
by their biographies, we believe the 
Directors possess a broad range of skills 
and experience from a variety of industries 
and accordingly, the Board believes that 
the election and re-election of each 
Director is in the best interests of the 
Company. Accordingly, in accordance 
with the UK Code, all Directors will stand 
for election or re-election at the 2021 
Annual General Meeting (AGM). Further 
details on the AGM can be found at 
www.petrofac.com. 

CEO induction  
programme

“All new Directors 
receive a tailored 
induction, which 
ensures they gain a 
full understanding 
of the business 
as well as their 
duties and 
responsibilities.” 

Sami Iskander’s induction programme started in late 2020, on joining as Deputy 
Chief Executive. Having considered his key strengths, the focus areas for his 
induction were determined and agreed to be to better understand the Group. 
An overview of this programme is set out below: 

Strengths

 — Over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry
 — Distinct insight into the Middle Eastern environment
 — Broad commercial experience 
 — Strong experience of operational and project management

Focus areas

 — Increase knowledge of Petrofac
 — Meet with senior management teams across the Group
 — Increase understanding of the role and duties of a Jersey director of a  

UK-listed company

Induction programme

 — Individual meetings with Non-executive Directors
 — Individual meetings with Group Executive Committee members and their 

direct reports

 — Detailed presentations from Group functional heads
 — Deep dives on all current projects
 — Visiting all key operational offices, including Sharjah, Aberdeen, Woking and Muscat
 — Meetings with key advisors, including corporate lawyers, brokers, PR consultants 

and remuneration consultants

 — Attendance at the Company’s Workforce Forum meeting in December 2020
 — Client visits in the UAE, Oman and Algeria in early 2021

Succession planning 
Succession planning remained a key 
focus area for the Committee throughout 
the year, with discussions centred not just 
on the Group Chief Executive position, 
but also on succession planning for 
senior management. 

potential talent from across the Group. 
The Committee considers the skills 
and experience of the Group’s senior 
executives, with the aim of developing and 
promoting a strong, resilient and diverse 
pipeline for the future, which is in line with 
Petrofac’s purpose and values. 

The Committee takes great interest in the 
development of the Group’s senior leaders 
and, on a regular basis, reviews with our 
HR and management teams the high 

This process is integral to the Group’s 
strategic plans, and effective succession 
planning and the development of a diverse 

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talent pipeline have been key priorities for 
the Committee over the last few years. 

Induction process
On appointment to the Board, all new 
Directors undertake a detailed, tailored, 
comprehensive induction programme. 
This programme 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, thus 
ensuring each Director is fully prepared 
for their new role, taking their background 
and experience into consideration. 

All Directors visit the Group’s main operating 
office as part of their induction and are 
encouraged to make at least one site visit 
each year throughout their tenure. These site 
visits are regarded as an important part of 
continuing education as well as an essential 
part of the induction process, as they help 
the Directors’ understanding of the Group’s 
activities through direct experience of seeing 
operations in action and by having 
discussions with a range of employees. 

Details relating to Sami Iskander’s 
induction, which we recognise will be an 
ongoing process, are set out on page 103.

Inclusion and diversity
Diversity in its widest sense has received 
much focus in recent years and the 
Committee is committed to supporting 
the Group’s growth as a diverse and 
inclusive organisation. 

While the Committee is content that our 
stated objectives in terms of Board gender 
diversity have been met, we recognise that 
much work remains to be done in terms of 
diversity both within our senior leadership 
positions and across the organisation. 

In terms of ethnicity, Petrofac is a very 
diverse organisation and has met the 
recommendation of the Parker review for 
FTSE 250 Boards to have at least one 
Director on the Board by 2021 who 
identifies as a person of colour. 

The Committee considers diversity to be 
a key factor in the Group’s strategic 
success and remains committed to not 
only helping improve the levels of female 
representation throughout Petrofac, but 
to developing a diverse workforce and an 
inclusive working environment, irrespective 

of gender, race, colour, religion, sexual 
orientation or marital status. We believe 
this will support the delivery of our strategic 
objectives, allowing us to attract a diverse 
talent base, reflective and representative of 
our core geographies. A good business is 
about good people and our employees are 
the driving force behind our Group. 

Oversight has been provided by the 
Committee to ensure effective strategies 
are in place that will develop and strengthen 
our talent pipelines to deliver improvements 
and promote a culture that upholds the 
Group’s principles of inclusion, diversity and 
equality. While engineering continues to be 
a predominately male-dominated profession, 
Petrofac is committed to developing 
initiatives that will enhance our talent pipeline 
and we are committed to hiring more local 
nationals in the markets in which we 
operate, including at senior leadership 
and ultimately at country leader level. 
There are, of course, long-term challenges 
to overcome but we are determined that 
significant progress can be made in this 
area over the coming years. 

Improvements in overall diversity 
awareness have been made throughout 
2020, with a number of actions undertaken 
to drive the diversity agenda and develop a 
comprehensive diversity strategy. This 
continued promotion of diversity in 
its widest sense has led to greater 
engagement across the organisation. 

Our Diversity and Inclusion policy has 
been in place across the Group since 
August 2016. 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 the Group.

The Committee will continue to monitor 
the Group’s progress as it continues 
to deliver improvements in workforce 
diversity over the coming year and will 
make recommendations to the Board 
on how to further promote diversity 
and inclusion across the Group. Further 
information on our approach to diversity 
and inclusion and the initiatives taken 
during 2020 are set out on page 46. 

Employee engagement and culture
The Committee remains committed to 
engaging with employees to understand 
their concerns and to ensure the 
appropriate culture is in place across 
the organisation. My fellow Non-executive 
Directors and I were pleased to be able to 
meet with Workforce Forum representatives 
twice during the year and we recognise 
that this forum has proved very beneficial 
for us to hear directly from the employee 
representatives. While the COVID-19 
pandemic imposed significant travel 
restrictions, all Board members have also 
taken the opportunities offered to them to 
speak directly to employees and members 
of senior management, especially during 
the period of transition to our new Group 
Chief Executive. 

Despite the difficult decisions taken by 
the Company during 2020 in terms of 
workforce reductions and compensation 
cuts, the Company was determined 
to proceed with its annual employee 
engagement survey, PetroVoices. The 
Committee was encouraged to see 
that the results from this year’s survey 
had improved when compared with the 
2019 survey, particularly in the areas of 
sustainable engagement and compliance, 
fairness of treatment, and diversity. Further 
details on the PetroVoices survey can be 
found on page 47.

Focus for the year ahead
During 2021, the Committee will continue 
to focus on succession planning and 
the talent pipeline. We will monitor the 
Company’s compliance with developments 
arising from evolving best practice and 
oversee the actions taken to meet our 
diversity targets. 

René Médori
Chairman
20 April 2021

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Compliance & Ethics Committee report

Role and responsibilities of the Committee:
 — To maintain direct oversight over key compliance and ethical risks and monitor 
the adequacy and effectiveness of controls in place and any mitigation activities

 — To evaluate the compliance and ethical aspects of Group culture and make 

recommendations to the Board on steps to be taken to ensure a culture of integrity 
and honesty in the Group’s business dealings

 — To 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, including the Standard for the Prevention of Bribery and 
Corruption and the Ethical, Social and Regulatory Risk Policy

 — To monitor the implementation and effectiveness of Group policies and practices and 

maintain oversight of the Compliance function

 — To 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

 — To oversee, review and approve, the adequacy and security of the Group’s 

whistleblowing line as a tool available for employees and third parties to raise 
concerns, in confidence, about possible wrongdoing

 — To receive reports and review findings of significant internal and external compliance- 
related investigations, audits and reviews and exercise oversight, where possible, over 
any such investigation impacting the Group

 — To review a list of all third parties which had been submitted to the attention of the 

Third-Party Risk Committee.

George Pierson
Chairman of the Compliance 
& Ethics Committee

Dear shareholder
During the year, the Committee 
oversaw continued improvements to the 
compliance processes and procedures 
designed to enhance the internal controls 
and compliance culture across the 
Group. In January 2020, the Committee 
members, along with all other members 
of the Board, attended the global 
launch of our revised Code of Conduct, 
demonstrating how important this 
subject is viewed by the Directors and 
underpinning the Committee’s support 
of management’s plans. Following this 
launch, the key focus for the year has 
been to drive the compliance message 
forward and further embed compliance 
as a behaviour across the Group. 

As a Committee we have continued to 
support and challenge the Leadership 
team to ensure the adequacy and 
effectiveness of the Group’s compliance 
activities. This oversight was maintained 
by direct engagement with management, 
along with the provision of regular updates 
from the Group Compliance function.

The Committee recognises that more 
can be done to automate the improved 
compliance processes and to close out 
actions quicker. 

This is being reviewed on an ongoing basis 
to ensure that an adequate IT infrastructure 
is in place before finalising automation. 

Committee membership and 
responsibilities
There were no changes to the 
Committee’s membership during 2020. 
Biographical details of the Committee 
members are set out on pages 82 to 84. 

The Committee’s purpose is to assist the 
Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities 
in all areas relating to compliance and ethics. 
It ensures, in the provision of assurance to 
the Group’s stakeholders, that the Group’s 
policies and approach to compliance and 
ethics remain adequate and effective. 

To assist the Committee in its deliberations, 
the Chairman, other Board members, 
the Group General Counsel and Chief 
Compliance Officer are invited to attend 
all Committee meetings. In addition, the 
Group Heads of Legal, Internal Audit, and 
Investigations, along with external advisors 
are each invited to attend all or part of 
any meeting, as and when considered 
appropriate or necessary. 

Compliance function
During 2020, the Group Compliance 
function was restructured to support 
the new elements added to the Group 
Compliance programme. A new Director 
of Investigations, a legal and compliance 
professional who brings a wealth of 
experience in compliance, governance, 
supply chain, and working with cross-
functional teams, was appointed during 
the year, as well as the appointment of 
new Compliance managers responsible 
for trade compliance and due diligence. 
These new appointments provided an 
opportunity to improve the quality of the 
team and to set the cultural tone being 
permeated throughout the Group. 

As part of the functional restructuring, 
a Compliance focal point programme 
was introduced to facilitate improved 
engagement between compliance 
managers and each business unit. 
It is intended that this will ensure an 
increased level of compliance oversight 
at an operational level, while providing 
the necessary support to the business on 
how to embed compliance in day-to-day 
decision-making. 

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Code of Conduct
Following the formal launch of the 
revised Code of Conduct in January 2020, 
a mandatory e-learning training module 
was rolled out to the 2,600 most senior 
employees with 100% completion achieved. 

The roll-out to all remaining employees, 
including new hires and promotions, was 
launched in February 2021. The aim of this 
training exercise was to entrench the key 
messages further and empower individuals 
to take ownership of compliance wherever 
they might work in the business. 

As a result of the travel restrictions 
imposed because of the COVID-19 
pandemic, it was not possible for the 
Chief Compliance Officer to visit our 
remote offices to deliver this training 
in person, however Group Compliance 
leveraged technology where possible to 
ensure that all employees, sub-contractors 
and Directors could complete the training, 
irrespective of location. Further information 
relating to the Code of Conduct can be 
found on pages 54 and 55. 

The Company continues to aspire to 
demonstrate gold standards of ethical 
compliance and conduct in our industry. 
Accordingly, we work closely with our 
clients to ensure effective communication 
of our Code of Conduct to support these 
standards. Furthermore, we assess all 
new sub-contractors to ensure that they 
meet our requirements for compliance and 
ethical behaviour, with support given to 
sub-contractors where improvements are 
deemed necessary. More details on how 
we work with third parties on these 
matters is set out on page 54.

Speak Up programme
During the year it was brought to the 
Committee’s attention that the number 
of whistleblowing reports received through 
the Group’s ‘Speak Up’ programme had 
decreased since the previous year. It was 
therefore recognised that further work was 
needed to strengthen the ‘Speak Up’ 
facility across all levels. To that end, a new 
and improved ‘Speak Up’ service, on an 
improved digital platform, was launched. 

The introduction of this new facility, in 
addition to improving response times 
and the reduction in time taken to 
close out investigations, has led to 
increased reporting. 

Additionally, a Non-retaliation Policy 
has been introduced, which reinforces 
the Group’s commitment to promoting 
a work environment where employees, 
and others, feel safe in raising concerns 
at any time, without fear of retaliation 
or intimidation. 

As part of the Company’s investigations 
protocol, the Group investigations ‘triage’ 
committee considers all alleged breaches 
of the Company’s Code of Conduct, 
Policies, Standards and applicable local 
laws to determine severity, and to decide 
on the most appropriate course of action. 
This has allowed for improved workflows 
and the appropriate allocation of 
resources. The Committee reviews the 
status of all investigations conducted 
as a result of any alleged breaches, 
and liaises, as required, with the Audit 
Committee, in the event any alleged 
breach is of a financial nature.

During the year, a total of 57 Speak 
Up reports were received. These were 
submitted to the Committee, categorised 
by country, by severity and by status, with 
all high severity cases, of which there were 
16 in the year, considered in detail, with 
full granularity of the calls shared with the 
Committee. These high severity cases 
were fully investigated by the investigations 
team, with terms of reference established 
for each investigation and progress 
reports provided to the Committee 
throughout the year. It was recognised 
that, based on an improved substantiation 
rate, more serious concerns were being 
escalated and levels of awareness around 
compliance issues had increased. Further 
details of our whistleblowing programme, 
including the Speak Up facility, 
are provided on page 54.

Third Party Risk Committee
As required by the Committee’s terms of 
reference, minutes of the meetings held 
by the Third Party Risk Committee (TPRC) 
were reviewed during the year. Four new 
third parties were engaged by the Group 
that were within the TPRC’s remit 
during 2020.

Compliance Audit
An external review of our compliance 
programme practices was first conducted 
in 2019 with a follow up conducted during 
2020. The outcome of this recent review 
recognised the significant progress that 
had been achieved and identified where 
further improvements could be made in 
order for the Group to become the best 
amongst our peers. The Committee was 
content with the positive outcome of 
this external review and looks forward 
to supporting the Leadership team in 
continuing this work and introducing 
further improvements throughout 2021. 

Looking Forward
Looking forward to 2021, the Committee 
recognises that the appointment of a new 
Group Chief Executive, coupled with new 
leadership within Group Compliance 
provides an opportunity to further reinforce 
compliance and ethics across the Group. 
To strengthen the compliance message, 
a communication plan is scheduled to 
be issued in line with the updated Group 
Compliance programme that will endeavour 
to cultivate a culture of trust and openness.

The Group Compliance programme will 
remain under review throughout 2021 and 
an exercise will be conducted to ensure 
that the Committee can close any identified 
gaps. This process will be underpinned by 
the introduction of clear and consistent 
procedures across the Group, which are 
adequately supported by effective training 
and automated systems. 

George Pierson
Chairman of the Compliance 
and Ethics Committee
20 April 2021

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Directors’ remuneration report

Role and responsibilities of the Committee:
 — On behalf of the Board, determine, implement and review annually 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 are transparent 
and support the Company’s strategy and promote long-term sustainable success, 
while addressing the six principles set out in the UK Code of clarity, simplicity, risk, 
predictability, proportionality and alignment to culture

 — Review and oversee wider workforce remuneration and related policies and ensure that 
incentive schemes and rewards drive behaviours that are consistent with our purpose, 
values, and strategy, and take these into account when setting the policy for Executive 
Director remuneration

 — Approve the design of, and determine targets for, any performance-related pay 
schemes and review the total annual payments made under such schemes

 — Ensure that outcomes are only earned for achieving stretching, but fair, performance 
targets and that remuneration schemes and policies enable the use of Committee 
discretion and independent judgement to override

 — Maintain contact, and promote effective engagement, with principal stakeholders, 

as required, on matters relating to executive remuneration

Dear shareholder
On behalf of the Board, I am pleased 
to present the Directors’ Remuneration 
Report for the year ended 31 December 
2020.

As a Jersey-incorporated company, 
Petrofac is not subject to the remuneration 
reporting regulations that apply to UK-
incorporated companies. Nevertheless, the 
Committee recognises the importance of 
effective corporate governance and we will 
therefore continue to operate in line with the 
UK remuneration reporting regulations. 

Accordingly, we will be asking shareholders, 
at our 2021 AGM, to vote on this Report, 
which summarises the remuneration 
outcomes for 2020 and explains how we 
intend to apply the Remuneration Policy 
in 2021. Our Remuneration Policy and 
accompanying notes, which were 
approved at the 2020 AGM, can be 
found at www.petrofac.com.

2020 Group Performance
The Group has faced a very challenging 
year. The COVID-19 pandemic and collapse 
in oil price both had a material impact on 
our industry during 2020. The Group 
reported lower revenue of approximately 
US$4.1 billion (down 26%) and full-year 
business performance net profit was 
materially lower than in 2019, down 83% to 
US$48 million. Nevertheless, we continued 
to deliver high-quality projects and services 
for our clients, whilst doing everything 
within our control to protect the health 
and wellbeing of our people. 

We have also taken decisive action to 
protect our balance sheet, liquidity and 
the long-term health of the business. 

In April 2020, the Group cancelled 
the previously awarded annual pay 
increases and, in addition, implemented 
a 10% pay cut. This cut was applied 
to all levels of the Company, including 
the Executive Directors and the 
senior leadership team. These actions 
also included a 10% reduction in Board 
fees. The Company, will however, award a 
5% pay increase worldwide in April 2021 
to those employees who had taken a 10% 
pay cut in 2020. The Company feels this 
is due recognition for the hard work 
and loyalty of our employees in an 
exceptionally challenging year. This 5% 
increase will not apply to the Board, 
Executive Directors or the Group 
Executive Committee members, with 
Board fees and executive salaries 
remaining frozen for 2021.

Looking forward, it remains unclear 
how long business activity in our industry 
sector will be adversely impacted by 
global market conditions. Low order 
intake over recent years will result in a 
decline in revenue during the next year. 
However, the Group’s cost reduction 
actions, including, regrettably, a series 
of headcount reduction programmes, 
are targeted to contribute gross savings 
of US$250 million in 2021 relative to 
pre-pandemic levels. 

Matthias Bichsel
Chairman of the  
Remuneration Committee

While never an easy decision to make, these 
steps will help to buffer the business from 
lower revenues and ongoing pressures on 
margins, and will also create a leaner, more 
competitive company going forward, 
allowing Petrofac to capitalise on new 
opportunities as they arise. 

The remuneration outcomes for 2020
On a formulaic basis, the annual bonus 
pool would have produced a modest 
bonus pay-out this year. However, the 
Committee reflected on the overall 
performance of the Group and the 
experience of stakeholders and decided 
to exercise downward discretion and not 
to pay any annual cash bonuses for 2020. 
Further details of the Annual Bonus Plan 
can be found on page 109.

The 2018 PSP vested at 16.1% of the 
maximum, based on overall performance 
over the period 2018-2020. This outcome 
reflected that the majority of the strategic 
measures were fully or partially met 
over the last three years (see page 110). 
The Committee considered that this 
level of vesting for our long-term incentive 
plan was commensurate with Petrofac’s 
performance over that period, and 
was satisfied that no adjustment was 
necessary. In taking this decision, the 
Committee noted that over the last seven 
years the PSP had paid out zero for the 
initial five years and 15.2% in 2019.

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Board arrangements 
Ayman Asfari retired from the role of 
Group Chief Executive on 31 December 
2020. He will, however, remain on 
the Board as a Non-executive Director, 
ensuring that Petrofac continues to 
benefit from his substantial experience 
and industry insight. His notice period 
commenced on 12 October 2020, and 
the balance of his notice period was 
paid in lieu on 31 December 2020. 

He also received a grossed up amount of 
£40,000 to cover the loss of his healthcare 
benefits for himself and his family in 2021. 
Mr Asfari has agreed to receive no Board 
fees until 11 October 2021 and, as noted 
above, he will not receive an annual bonus 
in respect of 2020 and will not be eligible 
to receive a bonus for 2021. As a retiree, 
he will be treated as a good leaver for the 
purposes of his outstanding share awards 
and accordingly, his 2018, 2019 and 2020 
PSP awards will remain capable of vesting 
at the normal time, subject to prorating for 
time and performance. 

Sami Iskander was appointed Deputy Chief 
Executive Officer on 1 November 2020 and 
assumed the role of Group Chief Executive 
on 1 January 2021. In accordance with our 
policy, Mr Iskander’s pension benefits will 
be aligned to that of the rest of the UK 
workforce. As part of his negotiated 
recruitment arrangements, he was eligible to 
receive a payment for successful completion 
of his transition from Deputy Chief Executive 
to that of the Group Chief Executive, as well 
as a 2021 PSP award of 300% of salary. 
From 2022, Mr Iskander’s PSP opportunity 
will be subject to the normal maximum of 
200% of salary. He will be subject to our 
within and post-employment shareholding 
requirements, as well as being required to 
defer 50% of any future cash bonus into 
shares. Further details of his remuneration 
can be found on pages 109 and 110.

Changes to be made in 2021
Executive Director and Group Executive 
Committee salaries, and Board fees will 
remain frozen for 2021. There are also no 
changes proposed to the annual bonus. 
Mr Iskander will receive an exceptional PSP 
award in 2021 of 300% of base salary in 
line with the Remuneration Policy following 
his appointment to the Board. This will 
reduce to up to 200% of base salary for 
future years. Mr Cochran will receive a 
PSP award of 200% of base salary. 

We are, however, taking the opportunity to 
bring better balance to our PSP measures 
and will move to a split of 50% TSR and 

50% strategic measures (from the current 
70/30 split). This will enable us to place 
greater focus on critical objectives for 
the business 

over the next three years, including 
around our ESG agenda, such as employee 
engagement, diversity, greenhouse gas 
emissions and our move into energy 
transition solutions. All will be subject to the 
Committee setting robust and stretching 
targets that go well beyond business 
as usual. 

Within the TSR element, we are also 
updating the comparator group to better 
reflect our current competitive environment. 
Details of the PSP proposals can be found 
on page 116.

In addition, to provide greater flexibility in 
how we are able to reward our employees 
in volatile times, we are submitting two 
new share plans for shareholder approval 
at the 2021 Annual General Meeting. 

 — Deferred Bonus Plan: The current 
Deferred Bonus Share Plan is the 
vehicle we use for making deferred 
share awards under the annual bonus. 
It has been in place since 2005 and is 
now in need of updating to bring it in 
line with best practice

 — Share Option Plan: As an aid for 

recruitment, retention, motivation and 
alignment, we wish to have the flexibility 
to use share options for our wider 
workforce in future years. We have no 
current intention to use this plan for 
Executive Directors and were we to do 
so, shareholders would be consulted 

Details of these two new plans can be 
found in our 2021 Notice of AGM. 

Conclusion
During the course of 2020, the Committee 
has had to respond quickly and decisively 
to the challenges of COVID-19, the oil price 
collapse and the transition to a new Group 
Chief Executive. We have had to make some 
very difficult decisions over the course of the 
year, but at all times, we have sought to act 
in the best interests of Petrofac and all 
our stakeholders. 

I hope you find the report clear and 
informative and that the Committee has 
your support for the Annual Report on 
Remuneration at the forthcoming AGM.

Matthias Bichsel
Chairman of the 
Remuneration Committee 
20 April 2021

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Looking backwards
The information presented from this section, until the relevant note on page 113, 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 2020, with prior year 
figures also shown. 

Base salary

Taxable benefits

Cash in lieu of 
pension and 
other benefits

Annual cash 
bonus

Long-term 
incentives

Total Remuneration

Total Fixed 
Remuneration

Total Variable 
Remuneration

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

Executive Director 1

US$000

US$000

US$000

US$000

US$000

US$000

US$000

US$000

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Ayman Asfari

Alastair Cochran

Sami Iskander 2 

830

884

524

554

144

0

1

1

4

1

1

0

89

89

10

90

90

0

0

0

584

0

383

0

79

52

0

178

999 1,153

920

975

109

666 1,338

614

645

79

52

178

693

0

541

0

158

0

383

0

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. 
2   The Companies (Directors’ Remuneration Policy and Directors’ Remuneration Report) Regulations 2019 applies to UK registered companies. The Company, which is Jersey-registered, 

voluntarily provides information required by these regulations, which includes a requirement to disclose the remuneration for individuals identified as Deputy Chief Executive. 
Accordingly, the remuneration details for Sami Iskander for the period 1 November to 31 December 2020 are set out in the table above.

Further notes to the table – methodology
(a)  Salary and fees – the cash paid in respect of 2020.
(b) Benefits – the taxable value of all benefits paid in respect of 2020, including private health insurance and appropriate life assurance.
(c)  Cash in lieu of pension and other benefits – our Executive Directors received 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 cash bonus in respect of performance during 2020. 
(e)  Long-term incentives – 16.1% of the 2018 awards under the Performance Share Plan are due to vest on 20 April 2021. The value shown represents an estimate of the market value of 
the shares that are due to vest, based on a three-month average share price of 140.04 pence (1 October to 31 December 2020). £(167,192) of the above figure for Ayman Asfari and 
£(109,043) of the above figure for Alastair Cochran is attributed to a share price depreciation of 377.9 pence per share, based on an actual award price of 517.9 pence. The shares due 
to vest for Ayman Asfari have been pro-rated for time, based on his retirement date of 31 December 2020. The 2019 values in this column (relating to awards which vested in March 
2020) have been revised from last year’s report, based on the actual share price of 271.75 pence at the date of vesting on 6 March 2020. 

(f)  Total Fixed Remuneration is the total of (a) base salary, (b) taxable benefits and (c) cash in lieu of pension and other benefits.
(g) Total Variable Remuneration is the total of (d) annual cash bonus and (e) long-term incentives.

Additional disclosures in respect of the single figure table
Annual bonus
The financial elements of our annual bonus comprise 60% of the overall weighting, while the remainder of the annual bonus (40%) is 
subject to a 15% metric covering HSE, compliance, CSR and employee-rated items, and 25% determined by the achievement of key 
strategic milestones. The table below sets out the outcomes for the Executive Directors against our financial targets:

Measure

Group net profit1

Group order intake

Group free cash flow2

As a % of maximum

Performance targets

Weighting

20%

20%

20%

Threshold 
US$m

160

5500

(261)

Target 
US$m

182

 6500

 (111)

 Maximum 
US$m

Actual 2020 
outcome 
US$m

Pay-out as % 
of maximum

210

7500

90

48

1,632

(73)

0%

0%

59.5%

19.8%

1  Measured as Group business performance before separately disclosed items. 
2   The Group free cash flow measure flow measure for the purposes of the annual bonus performance target is a management reporting metric calculated as free cash flow generated from 
operating activities and investing activities, less interest paid and amounts received from non-controlling interests (see note A6 in Appendix A to the consolidated financial statements).

As this table illustrates, our financial performance resulted in a formulaic pay-out against the financial measures of 19.8% of maximum.

This outcome reflected the weak performance of the E&C and EPS divisions. Group level performance was principally affected by 
cancellation of orders and delay in contract awards following the sharp decline in the oil price. This has resulted in a below threshold 
outturn for new orders intake. E&C and EPS under-performance more than offset out-performance in IES and corporate, resulting 
in a below threshold outturn for net profit. The decline in profitability and lower divestment proceeds was partially offset by improved 
working capital, lower tax and cash conservation measures, which resulted in a between target and maximum outturn for free cash flow.

The remainder of the annual bonus (40%) is subject to a 15% metric covering HSE, compliance, CSR and employee-rated items, with 
the remaining 25% determined by the achievement of key strategic milestones. This ensures that the Committee considers not only 
the financial performance measures achieved but also the wider health of the Group, safeguarding future years’ performance, and 
the manner and behaviours by which our performance has been delivered. 

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In evaluating performance against these measures, as well as reflecting further on the outcome under the financial measures, the 
Committee were mindful of the challenges that the business has faced during the year, and recognised that Petrofac’s share price 
performance during 2020 had been poor. As a result, the Committee exercised downward discretion and determined that Mr Asfari 
and Mr Cochran should receive no cash bonus for 2020. 

Arrangements for Sami Iskander
Given Mr Iskander joined the Company towards the end of 2020, it was not appropriate for him to participate in the annual bonus plan 
on the basis of the same measures as the other Executive Directors. For the same reason, Mr Iskander did not receive a 2020 PSP 
award. Instead, Mr Iskander was eligible for a performance-related transition payment that was negotiated as part of his recruitment 
package and which would only be paid subject to achieving key objectives for the initial stages of his tenure and a successful transition 
of the Group Chief Executive role from Mr Asfari. As a result of Mr Iskander completing a successful transition into the business, the 
Committee determined that he should receive a payment of £300,000, which was made prior to him becoming a member of the Board.

Loss of office
Mr Asfari retired from the role of Group Chief Executive on 31 December 2020. He will remain on the Board as a Non-executive Director, 
ensuring that Petrofac continues to benefit from his substantial experience and industry insight. His notice period commenced on 12 October 
2020, and the balance of his notice period was paid in lieu on 31 December 2020. He also received a grossed up amount of £40,000 to cover 
the loss of healthcare benefits for himself and his family in 2021. He has agreed to receive no Board fees until 11 October 2021 and, as 
previously noted on page 110, he will not receive a bonus in respect of financial year 2020 and will not be eligible to receive a bonus for 2021. 

As a retiree, Mr Asfari will be treated as a good leaver for the purposes of his outstanding PSP awards. Accordingly, his 2018, 2019 and 
2020 awards will remain capable of vesting at the normal time, subject to prorating for time and performance. Mr Asfari is subject to the 
Company’s post-cessation shareholding requirements, which require him to retain shares to the value of 300% salary for the first year 
post-cessation as an Executive Director and 150% for the second year post-cessation. This equates to a shareholding of an equivalent 
of 912,628 shares for the first year and to 456,314 shares for the second year, based on an average share price of 210.26 pence. As Mr 
Asfari will remain on the Board as a Non-executive Director, he will continue to be subject to the Company’s share dealing code, such 
that any share dealing post his cessation will require permission to be sought from the Chairman in advance of any trade.

Performance Share Plan (PSP)
The performance conditions for the 2018 award are set out below. As a result of the complete or partial achievement of three out of 
four of the strategic objectives, 16.1% of this award is due to vest on 20 April 2021.

TSR element1 (70% of award):

Target range2

Less than median performance 

Median performance

Median to Upper Quartile performance

Vesting

1  The comparator group for these awards is as set out on page 111. 
2  Straight-line vesting operates between these points.

Strategic element (30% of award):

Outcome

0%

25%

100%

0% 
(Below median performance)

Performance measure

Weighting

Threshold

On-target

Maximum

Out-turn

Vesting (as a 
% of 
maximum)

Vesting % 
(actual)

E&C Net Income 

7.5% US$913m US$1,052m US$1,190m US$750m

0%

0%

Protecting our core E&C 
business

Growing our reimbursable 
services offering

Reducing capital intensity

Divestments 

7.5% US$475m US$713m US$950m US$1,055m

EPS Net Income 

7.5% US$131m US$148m US$164m US$151m

71%

100%

5.3%

7.5%

Delivering back to our core 
strategy

Cash conversion 

7.5%

73%

88%

103%

80%

44%

3.3%

Vesting

Overall vesting

53.7% of maximum

16.1% of maximum

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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 113. The following table 
provides details of the awards made under the PSP on 6 March 2020. Performance for these awards is measured over the three 
financial years from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022.

Ayman Asfari

Alastair Cochran

Type of award

Face value

Performance 
shares

£1,421,397

£908,398

Face value
 (% of salary)

Threshold vesting 
(% of face value)

Maximum vesting 
(% of face value)

End of performance 
period 

200% 

200%

25%

100%

31 Dec 22

Awards were made based on a share price of 293.90 pence, and the face values shown have been calculated on this basis. This share 
price represents the three-day average share price up to 6 March 2020. While the Committee recognises that the share price had fallen 
over the preceding year, it was satisfied that the level of awards remained appropriate given that they remain subject to a cap, such that 
the maximum value that can be delivered in the year of vesting is limited to three times the face value of the award at the time of grant.

TSR element
70% of the 2020 award is based on relative TSR. The comparator group and vesting schedule for 2020 are set out in the following tables: 

Daelim Industrial Co

Fluor Corporation

JGC Corporation

Saipem

Tecnicas Reunidas

KBR, Inc

Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd Worley Parsons

GS Engineering & Construction Corp

Maire Tecnimont

Technip FMC

Wood Group (John)

Hyundai E&C

McDermott International, Inc

Vesting schedule

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 a % of maximum 

25%

100% 

Strategic element
The remaining 30% of the 2020 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 2020 awards, the measures focused on (i) protecting our 
core E&C business; (ii) best-in-class delivery; (iii) positioning for a return to growth; (iv) improving operational efficiencies and (v) 
enhancing returns. Each measure is subject to stretching underlying financial targets over the three-year period. At this stage, the 
Committee considers the precise targets for 2020 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 2020 award are as follows:

Strategic priorities

Protecting our core E&C business

Best-in-class delivery

Positioning for a return to growth

Improving operational efficiencies

Enhancing returns

Performance measures 2020-2022

E&C net margin

Global cost challenge savings

New orders 

Cash conversion

ROCE 

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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 
2020, with prior year figures also shown. All figures are presented in US Dollars. At 1 January 2020, the Non-executive Directors 
received a basic fee of £75,000 per annum, of which £5,000 per quarter is used to purchase Petrofac Limited shares. The basic 
Non-executive Director fee was however reduced by 10% to £67,500 from 1 April 2020, in line with the reduction received by the 
wider Petrofac workforce. Additional fees of £15,000 per annum are paid for acting as either the Chairman of a Board Committee 
(excluding the Nominations Committee) or as the Senior Independent Director. 

The Chairman now receives a fee of £288,000 per annum. This fee was reduced from £320,000 per annum with effect from 1 April 2020, in 
line with the wider Petrofac workforce arrangement. A total of £20,000 per quarter of this fee is used to purchase Petrofac Limited shares. 

Non-executive Directors1

René Médori 

Matthias Bichsel 

Andrea Abt 

Sara Akbar 

David Davies 

Francesca Di Carlo2

George Pierson

Committee membership and other responsibilities

Audit 
Committee

Compliance 
and Ethics 
Committee

Nominations 
Committee

Remuneration 
Committee

Other

Member Member Member Chairman Senior Independent Director

Chairman

Chairman of the Board

Member Member Member

Member Member

Chairman

Member

Member Member

Member Chairman Member

Fees 
US$’000

2020

2019

374

126

88

88

107

88

107

412

135

97

97

116

63

116

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. 

The fees shown represent the 10% reduction effected from 1 April 2020.

2  Francesca Di Carlo was appointed as a Director on 3 May 2019. The 2019 figure reflects the period from the respective date of appointment to 31 December 2019.

Statement of Directors’ shareholding and share interests
Directors’ shareholdings held during the year and as at 31 December 2020 and share ownership guidelines
The number of shares held by Directors during the year and as at 31 December 2020 are set out in the table below, along with the 
progress against their respective shareholding requirements: 

Director

Ayman Asfari 1,3

Alastair Cochran2,3

Matthias Bichsel

René Médori

Andrea Abt

Sara Akbar

David Davies

Francesca Di Carlo

George J Pierson

% of salary held 
under shareholding 
guidelines

Shares owned 
outright at 
31 December 
20203

Interests in share 
incentive schemes, 
awarded subject to 
performance 
conditions at 
31 December 
2020

Shares owned 
outright at
 31 December
 2019

> 300% 65,139,247

1,104,465

65,087,976

22%

132,267

694,763

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

18,000

67,757

18,000

18,000

32,232

13,062

96,450

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

77,819

6,949

23,549

6,949

6,949

21,181

2,011

6,949

1  Ayman Asfari was expected to build up a shareholding of three times salary. He substantially exceeded 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 this shareholding guideline.
3  For the purposes of determining Executive Director shareholdings, the individual’s salary and the share price as at 31 December 2020 of 138.10 pence per share have been used.
4  Sami Iskander was not a Director at 31 December 2020 but currently has no shares or interests in shares in the Company. He will be expected to build up a shareholding of three 

times salary. 

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Share awards held at the year-end, including awards of shares made to Executive Directors during 2020, are shown in the table below:

Director and date of grant

Ayman Asfari

13 September 20173

27 March 20184

6 March 2019

6 March 2020

Alastair Cochran

13 September 20173

27 March 20184

6 March 2019

6 March 2020

Plan

PSP

PSP

PSP

PSP

PSP

PSP

PSP

PSP

Number of 
shares under 
award at 
31 December
20191

337,310

291,491

329,341

–

–

–

–

483,633

207,574

179,245

206,434

–

–

–

–

309,084

Shares 
granted 
in year

Dividend 
shares 
granted 
in year2

Shares 
lapsed
 in year

Shares
 vested 
in year

Total number 
of shares 
under
 award at 
31 December 
2020

Dates from which 
shares ordinarily vest

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

286,039

51,271

–

6 March 2020

–

–

–

–

–

–

291,491

6 March 2021

329,341

6 March 2022

483,633

6 March 2023

1,104,465

176,023

31,551

–

6 March 2020

–

–

–

–

–

–

179,245

6 March 2021

206,434

6 March 2022

309,084

6 March 2023

694,763

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 September 2017 PSP award, the performance conditions were partially satisfied and therefore 15.2% of the 

maximum award vested on 6 March 2020. 

4  Shares awarded on 27 March 2018 partially satisfied the performance conditions and therefore 16.1% of the maximum award will vest on 20 April 2021. Based on a share price of 

131.60 pence, which is the closing share price on 19 April 2021 (being the latest practicable date prior to the adoption of this Report by the Committee), the value of the awards made to 
Executive Directors would be as follows: Ayman Asfari: £58,229 and Alastair Cochran £37,977. The shares awarded to Ayman Asfari have also been pro-rated for time, based on his 
retirement date of 31 December 2020.

5  Sami Iskander was not a Director at 31 December 2020. He currently does not have any share interests in the Company. 

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 pay-outs 
and LTIP vesting levels as a percentage of maximum opportunity over this period.

TSR chart – one-month average basis

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12

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Group Chief Executive

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Group Chief Executive single figure of 
remuneration (US$’000)

6,088 4,663 2,658 1,245 1,162 1,817 1,946 2,250 1,153

Annual bonus payout (as a % of maximum opportunity)

75% 81% 59%

PSP vesting out-turn (as a % of maximum opportunity) 100% 100% 13%

0%

0%

999

0%

0% 47.5% 60.4% 69.9%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0% 15.2% 16.1%

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Pay ratios of Group Chief Executive to UK employees
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 2020

31 December 2019

25th percentile 
pay ratio 
(lower 
quartile)

50th percentile 
pay ratio 
(median)

75th percentile 
pay ratio 
(upper 
quartile)

1: 16

1: 20

1: 12

1: 14

1: 10

1: 12

Method

Option A

Option A

The Group Chief Executive’s total remuneration is calculated on the same basis as the single figure of remuneration table set out on page 
109. The lower, median and upper quartile employee’s remuneration was calculated on full-time equivalent data as at 31 December 2020. 
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 is 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

31 December 2020

Element 
of pay

CEO 
remuneration

25th percentile 
pay ratio 
(lower 
quartile)

50th percentile 
pay ratio 
(median)

75th percentile 
pay ratio 
(upper 
quartile)

Salary £650,900

£46,017

£59,519

£71,538

Total remuneration £783,979

£50,485

£66,124

£77,207

In assessing our pay ratio against the wider market and against our industry peers, as expected, it is towards the lower end of the 
range. This is reflective of both the highly skilled and technically challenging nature of many of our roles in the UK. The cancellation 
of the annual pay increases and the further 10% pay reductions implemented for our employees, including the Group Chief Executive 
(excluding offshore employees) during 2020 together with no bonuses to be paid for the 2020 performance year is reflected in the pay 
ratio. The Group Chief Executive also did not take a bonus for the 2019 performance year. 

The Committee would highlight that the ratio might be expected to increase in future years should normal payment of annual bonus 
take place and should the level of vesting under the PSP increase.

Annual percentage change in Directors’ remuneration compared to average employee remuneration 
In accordance with The Companies (Directors’ Remuneration Policy and Directors’ Remuneration Report) Regulations 2019, as 
applicable to an equivalent UK company, the table below illustrates the percentage change in each Executive and Non-executive 
Directors’ total remuneration, including salary, benefits (excluding cash allowance in lieu of pension) and annual bonus for executives and 
annual fees for non-executives, compared with 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.

Ayman Asfari1

Alastair Cochran1

René Médori2

Matthias Bichsel2

Andrea Abt2

Sara Akbar2

David Davies2

Francesca Di Carlo2, 3

George Pierson2

All UK-based employees 

% change in base salary 

% change in benefits 

2020/2019

2020/2019

% change in annual bonus
 2020/2019

-5.7%

-5.0%

-7.5%

-5.4%

-7.5%

-7.5%

-6.3%

-7.5%

-6.3%

-3.2%

0%

0%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0%

-100%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0%

-100%

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 109). Base salaries were reduced during 2020 
through the cancellation of annual pay increases and further pay reductions. The percentage change differential in annual bonus reflects no bonuses to be paid for the 2020 
performance year. 

2  For the Non-executive Directors, fees are paid in US dollars, sterling or Euro as determined by each Director. The table sets out the change in total fees. Base fees were reduced by 

10% during 2020. There were no changes to the additional fees of £15,000 per annum, which are paid for acting as either the Chairman of a Board Committee (excluding the 
Nominations Committee) or as the Senior Independent Director. 

3  Francesca Di Carlo was appointed as a Non-executive Director on 3 May 2019. The 2019 fee figure reflects an annual figure for comparison purposes with 2020.

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The chart below illustrates the change in total remuneration, 
dividends paid and net profit from 2019 to 2020.

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 152 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)

Looking forward to 2021
Implementation of remuneration policy in 2021
This section provides an overview of how the Committee is 
proposing to implement our remuneration policy in 2021.

Base salary
The table below shows the base salaries for 2021:

2021 basic 
salary

2020 basic salary 
(from 1 May 2020)

2020 basic salary 
(as reported in the 
2019 annual report)

Sami Iskander

£650,000

–

–

Alastair Cochran1

£389,340

£389,340

£454,200

1.  In May 2020, the annual pay increase implemented in early 2020 was cancelled and a 
further 10% salary reduction was implemented. The actual salary received by Mr 
Cochran during 2020 was £410,960.

Mr Iskander joined the Company as Deputy Chief Executive on 
1 November 2020. He was appointed as Group Chief Executive 
with effect from 1 January 2021. The Executive Directors did not 
receive a salary increase in 2021.

Benefits
There are no changes proposed to the benefit framework in 
2021.

132

-100%

0

276

-80%

48

996

804

Dividends

Net profit

Total remuneration

2019

2020

-19%

Cash allowance in lieu of pension and car allowance 
The table below shows cash allowances for 2021:

Sami Iskander

Cash allowances

Cash allowances

2021

2020

Pension

Car

Pension

Car

7% of salary 
aligned to 
UK workforce

£20,000 7% of salary 
aligned to 
UK workforce

£20,000

Alastair Cochran

£70,000

£70,000

Mr Iskander received the above cash allowances pro-rata 
for November and December 2020 when he was Deputy 
Chief Executive.

Non-executive Chairman and Director remuneration
The fees payable to the Non-executive Chairman and Directors 
were increased in 2018 and at that time it was proposed that 
there will be no further increase to these fees for the next three 
years. During 2020, fees payable to the Chairman and Non-
executive Directors were reduced by 10% in line with the wider 
workforce as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The table below shows the Non-executive Chairman and Director 
fee structure effective from 1 April 2020:

Chairman of the Board fee

Basic Non-executive Director fee

Board Committee Chairman fee

Senior Independent Director fee

2021 fees 

£288,000 

£67,500 

£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, the 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. Mr Asfari 
will participate in this arrangement from 12 October 2021.

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Annual bonus 
The maximum annual bonus opportunity for Executive Directors 
will remain at 200% of base salary for 2021.

The table below sets out the financial elements, which comprise 
60% of the total annual bonus:

1) TSR element (50% of award)
The tables below set out the TSR comparator group for the 
purposes of the 2021 awards and the vesting schedule used to 
determine the performance outcome. The TSR comparator group 
takes into account the current market environment and more 
closely aligned to our business activities:

 Financial measures

Group Net Profit1

Group Order Intake

Group Free Cash Flow

Weighting in total bonus 

20%

20%

20%

1  Measured as Group business performance before separately disclosed items.

The remaining 40% of the annual bonus will comprise robust 
metrics covering seven strategic areas: Health and Safety; 
Customer and Service Quality; Growth; People; Sustainability 
(ESG); Energy Transition; and strategic initiatives. This will provide 
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 Committee will set stretching 2021 targets and 
will provide disclosure 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. 
For newly appointed Executive Directors, any bonus will be paid 
half in cash and half in deferred shares under the new Deferred 
Bonus Plan, which will vest in equal tranches over one, two and 
three years from the date of award. This arrangement will apply 
to Mr Iskander.

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 2021, Mr Iskander will receive an exceptional award of 300% 
of base salary in line with the Remuneration Policy following his 
appointment to the Board. Mr Cochran will receive an award of 
200% of base salary. In line with previous years, and recognising 
the recent reduction in share price, the Committee has retained 
the cap of three times face value that can be delivered from the 
2021 PSP award. Other than in exceptional circumstances (for 
which the Committee would provide 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. This three times face value cap will apply to all PSP 
awards made to the Company’s leadership team in 2021.

For 2021, the PSP framework will change to 50% relative TSR 
and 50% strategic element. This enables the addition of strategic 
measures, in addition to strategic financial metrics, around ESG 
and our move into Energy Transition solutions.

Aker Solutions

Saipem

Technip FMC

Fluor Corporation

SNC Lavalin

Tecnicas Reunidas

Hunting

KBR, Inc

Maire Tecnimont

Subsea7

Samsung Engineering 
Co., Ltd

Worley Parsons

Wood Group

Vesting schedule

Three-year performance against the Comparator group

of maximum 

Performance equal to median

Performance equal to upper quartile

25%

100% 

Straight-line vesting operates between the points above

2) Strategic element (50% of award) 
The remaining 50% of the 2021 PSP award will be subject 
to three-year strategic performance conditions. For the 2021 
awards, the Committee will set stretching targets to five key 
strategic priorities. The key strategic priorities and associated 
measures for the 2021 award are as follows:

Strategic priorities

Performance measure 2021-2023

Conserve cash

Cash conversion 

Maintain competitiveness  Overhead ratio

Rebuild backlog

Book-to-bill

Deliver operational 
excellence 

Operational performance 
(on-schedule, on-budget) 

Promote sustainability 

Energy transition 
(New Energy Services revenue) 
Diversity (Hampton-Alexander)
Greenhouse gas emissions
Sustainable engagement

Under each strategic priority, vesting for threshold performance 
will be 25% of maximum with straight-line vesting up to 100% 
of maximum. Each of the eight performance measures will have 
a weighting of 6.25%. The Committee considers that the precise 
targets for the 2021-23 period are commercially sensitive 
however, we intend to provide detailed disclosure of the 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. 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.

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Executive Directors are required to maintain a shareholding 
in the Company for a period of 24 months following departure. 
The post-employment shareholdings are as follows:

Executive Directors appointed pre-2019

For the first 12 months 
following departure

For the second 12 months 
following departure

100% of their 
shareholding guideline1

50% of their 
shareholding guideline1

Executive Directors appointed post-2019

For the first 24 months 
following departure

100% of their 
shareholding guideline1

1  Or actual shareholding at the point of departure, if lower.

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. This will 
be by way of a tripartite agreement between the Executive 
Directors, a nominee account, and the Company. As part of this 
arrangement, a restriction will be placed on shares held that will 
prevent their sale or transfer without prior authorisation by the 
Company until the guideline has been satisfied.

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), who 
were formally appointed as advisors 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 2020 
amounted to £103,500 based on the required time commitment. 
During 2020, Deloitte did not provide any other services to 
the Company.

The Secretary to the Board acts as Secretary to the Committee. 
During the year, the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial 
Officer and the Group Director of Human Resources attended 
meetings on an ad hoc basis at the invitation of the Committee 
and provided information and support as requested. However, 
no individual was present when their own remuneration was 
being discussed.

Governance
The Board and the Committee consider that, throughout 2020 
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.

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 
2019 Directors’ Remuneration Report at the 2020 AGM.

Annual Report on Remuneration

Number of votes cast 
excluding abstentions

For

Against

Abstentions

234,044,043

229,285,647

4,758,396

133,655 

97.97%

2.03%

The table below outlines the result of the advisory vote of the 
2019 Policy Report received at the AGM held on 15 May 2020. 

Remuneration Policy Report

Number of votes cast 
(excluding abstentions)

For

Against

Abstentions

234,052,554

224,428,003

9,624,551

125,143 

95.89%

4.11%

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 on 17 June 2021.

Annual General Meeting
As set out in my statement on page 107 and 108, our 
Annual Report on Remuneration will be subject to an advisory 
shareholder vote at the AGM to be held on 17 June 2021.

On behalf of the Board

Matthias Bichsel
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee 
20 April 2021

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the Directors in respect of the 
Annual Report
Each of the Directors listed on pages 82 
to 84 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

 — The Strategic report contained on 

pages 2 to 79 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
20 April 2021

Directors’ statements

Directors’ responsibilities
The Directors are responsible for preparing 
the Annual Report and Accounts 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 law. 
The Directors are also responsible for the 
preparation of the corporate governance 
report under the UK Listing Rules and 
FRC regulations. 

Jersey Company law (the ‘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

 — 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.

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 7 to 9 and 16 to 23. The financial 
position of the Company, its cash flows, 
liquidity position and borrowing facilities 
are described in the financial review on 
pages 75 to 79. In addition, note 2.5 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 and liquidity risk.

The Company has considerable financial 
resources together with long-term 
contracts with a number of clients 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 period of at 
least 12 months from the date of signing 
the Group financial statements to 30 April 
2022. Thus they continue to adopt the 
going concern basis of accounting in 
preparing the annual financial statements.

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statements

120   Independent auditor’s report to the members of Petrofac Limited
131   Consolidated income statement
132   Consolidated statement of other comprehensive income
133   Consolidated balance sheet
134   Consolidated statement of cash flows
135   Consolidated statement of changes in equity
191   Appendices

136  Notes to the consolidated financial statements
136  Note 1  
136  Note 2 
149   Note 3 
150  Note 4 
152   Note 5 
154  Note 6 
156  Note 7  
156  Note 8 
158  Note 9 
159   Note 10 
159   Note 11 
160  Note 12 
161   Note 13 
162   Note 14  
163  Note 15  
164  Note 16 
165  Note 17 
167   Note 18 
171   Note 19 
171   Note 20 
172   Note 21 
173   Note 22 
174   Note 23 
174   Note 24  
175   Note 25 
177   Note 26 
178   Note 27 
179   Note 28 
180  Note 29 
181   Note 30 
182   Note 31 
183  Note 32 
183  Note 33 
183  Note 34 
188  Note 35 

 Corporate information
 Summary of significant accounting policies
 Revenue from contracts with customers
Segment information
Expenses and income
Separately disclosed items 
 Finance income/(expense)
Income tax
Earnings per share
 Dividends paid and proposed
 Deferred consideration
 Property, plant and equipment
 Non-controlling interests
Goodwill
Assets and liabilities held for sale
Intangible assets
 Investments in associates and joint ventures
 Other financial assets and other financial liabilities
Inventories 
 Trade and other receivables
 Contract assets and contract liabilities
 Cash and short-term deposits
Share capital
 Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares
 Share-based payment plans
Other reserves
 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Provisions
 Trade and other payables
Leases
 Commitments and contingent liabilities
 Related party transactions
 Accrued contract expenses
 Risk management and financial instruments
 Subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements

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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 2020 and of the group’s 
loss and the parent company’s loss for the year then ended;

Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that 
the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting 
in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 
Our evaluation of the directors’ assessment of the group and 
parent company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern 
basis of accounting included: 

 — the financial statements have been properly prepared in 

 — confirming our understanding of the directors’ going concern 

accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards; 
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 
(the parent company) and its subsidiaries (the group) for the year 
ended 31 December 2020 which comprise:

assessment process. 

 — assessing the adequacy of the going concern assessment 
period to 30 April 2022 and considering the existence of 
any significant events or conditions beyond this period.
 — the lead audit partner increasing his time directing and 

supervising the audit procedures on going concern and 
utilising an EY specialist to assist in assessing the model 
and the assumptions employed.

 — verifying inputs against board-approved forecasts and debt 

Group

Parent Company

facility terms.

Consolidated income statement for 
the year ended 31 December 2020

Company income statement for 
the year ended 31 December 2020

Consolidated statement of other 
comprehensive income for the 
year ended 31 December 2020
Consolidated balance sheet at 
31 December 2020
Consolidated statement of cash 
flows for the year ended 
31 December 2020
Consolidated statement of 
changes in equity for the year 
ended 31 December 2020
Related notes 1 to 35 to the 
financial statements, including a 
summary of significant 
accounting policies

Company statement of other 
comprehensive income for the 
year ended 31 December 2020
Company balance sheet at 
31 December 2020
Company statement of cash 
flows for the year ended 
31 December 2020
Company statement of changes 
in equity for the year ended 
31 December 2020
Related notes 1 to 21 to the 
financial statements including 
a summary of significant 
accounting policies

 — reviewing borrowing facilities to confirm their availability to 
the group through the going concern period and to assess 
the completeness of covenants identified by management.
 — considering management’s historical forecasting accuracy and 
the consistency of the assessment with information obtained 
from other areas of the audit, such as accounting estimates.

 — testing the assessment, including forecast liquidity and 

covenant compliance under base and downside scenarios, 
for clerical accuracy.

 — assessing whether assumptions made were reasonable and 
in the case of downside scenarios, appropriately severe, in 
light of the group’s relevant principal risks and uncertainties. 

 — challenging the amount and timing of identified mitigating 
actions available to respond to a ‘severe but plausible’ 
downside scenario, and whether those actions are feasible 
and within the group’s control.

 — performing independent sensitivity analysis on assumptions, 

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the 
preparation of the financial statements is applicable law and 
International Financial Reporting Standards.

including applying incremental adverse cashflow and covenant 
impacts, and a more conservative view on future mitigating 
actions.

We have also audited the part of the Director’s Remuneration 
Report identified as being audited on pages 109 to 113.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards 
on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities 
under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s 
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of 
our report. We are independent of the group and parent company 
in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our 
audit of the financial statements, including the UK 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.

 — considering the appropriateness of management’s ‘reverse 
stress test’ downside scenario, to understand how severe 
conditions would have to be to breach liquidity and/or 
covenant headroom, and whether the scenario has no more 
than a remote possibility of occurring. 

 — considering the impact of a significant event beyond the 

going concern assessment period that was identified by the 
directors and the audit team, being the need to complete a 
refinancing of the group’s primary debt facility prior to its expiry 
on 2 June 2022. We challenged whether there was a realistic 
prospect that the group would be able to complete this 
refinancing. Our audit procedures included assessing the 
conclusions of the group’s external debt and equity advisors, 
and the involvement of an EY debt advisory specialist to help 
us form an independent view.

 —assessing the appropriateness of the going concern disclosures. 

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 — The directors’ assessment forecasts that the group will maintain 
sufficient liquidity and covenant compliance throughout the 
going concern assessment period in both the base case and 
mitigated ‘severe but plausible’ downside scenario. We reached 
the same conclusion, after considering the incremental adverse 
cashflow impact, and the impact on covenant compliance of 
further sensitivities identified by the audit team and applying a 
more conservative view on available mitigating actions. 

 — There are controllable mitigating actions available to 

management to maintain sufficient liquidity and quarterly 
covenant compliance over the going concern assessment 
period. 

 — Regarding the refinancing event in the period beyond the 

director’s going concern assessment period, the directors’ 
conclusion is that there is a realistic prospect that the group 
can complete the required refinancing based on the expected 
range of funding options and scenarios available to the group 
and its recent and historical refinancing track record. 
The directors identified this as a significant judgement, which 
we concluded has been appropriately disclosed. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not 
identified any material uncertainties relating to events or 
conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant 
doubt on the group and parent company’s ability to continue 
as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months 
from when the financial statements are authorised for issue 
to 30 April 2022. Going concern has also been determined 
to be a key audit matter.

In relation to the group and parent company’s reporting on how 
they have applied the UK Corporate Governance Code, we have 
nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to the 
directors’ statement in the financial statements about whether the 
directors considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern 
basis of accounting. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with 
respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of 
this report. However, because not all future events or conditions 
can be predicted, this statement is not a guarantee as to the group 
and parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Overview of our audit approach
Audit scope

 — We performed an audit of the complete 

Key audit matters

financial information of five components and 
audit procedures on specific balances for a 
further five components.

 — The components where we performed full or 
specific audit procedures accounted for 95% 
of the group’s revenue, 95% of its business 
performance profit before tax, and 94% of its 
total assets.

 — Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation
 — Revenue and margin recognition on 

fixed-price engineering, procurement and 
construction contracts

 — HMRC National Insurance inquiry
 — Recoverability of PM304 oil & gas asset, 

accounting for disposals and contingent and 
deferred consideration

 — Recoverability of deferred tax assets and 
assessment of uncertain tax treatments

Materiality

 — We set overall group materiality at 

US$10.0 million, representing 0.25% 
of revenue.

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 company within the group. Taken together, this 
enables us to form an opinion on the group financial statements. 
We consider the account 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 company.

In assessing the risk of material misstatement to the group 
financial statements, and to ensure we had adequate quantitative 
coverage of significant accounts in the group financial 
statements, we selected components covering companies within 
the UAE, the UK, Malaysia, and the USA which represent the 
principal business units of the group. The primary audit team 
performs audit procedures directly on those areas of accounting 
performed centrally, including most notably impairment testing, 
disposal and contingent and deferred consideration accounting, 
taxation, matters relating to the SFO investigation, the HMRC 
National Insurance inquiry and consolidation procedures.

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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 a further five components (specific scope 
components), we performed audit procedures on specific 
accounts within those components that we considered had 
the potential for the greatest impact on the significant accounts 
in the group financial statements either because of the size of 
these accounts or their risk profile. The audit scope of these 
components may not have included testing of all significant 
accounts of the component but will have contributed to the 
coverage of significant accounts tested for the group. 

The primary audit team also performed review scope procedures 
on one component and specified procedures on one component.

% group 
business profit 
performance 
before tax

% group 
revenue

% group total 
assets

91%

93%

86%

4%
95%

2%
95%

8%
94%

Number

5

5
10

2

2%

-%

-%

Full scope 
components
Specific scope 
components
Total 
Review scope or 
specified 
procedures

Of the remaining components that together represent 3% of the 
group’s revenue, none are individually greater than 1% of the 
group’s revenue. For these components, we performed other 
procedures including journal entry testing, analytical review, 
testing of consolidation entries, intercompany eliminations and 
foreign currency translation calculations to respond to potential 
risks of material misstatement to the group financial statements.

Changes from the prior year 
The key changes to our scoping from 2019 are in respect of: 

 — EPS component W&W Energy Services Inc. which was 
acquired by the group in November 2019 and therefore 
contributes a full year of results to the group in 2020 for the 
first time and has thus been classified as a specific scope 
component; and

 — IES component Petrofac Mexico S.A. de C.V., which as a 

result of the disposal of the group’s Mexican operations was 
reclassified from a specific scope component to review scope 
for our 2020 audit. 

Involvement with component teams 
In establishing our overall approach to the group audit, we 
determined the type of work that needed to be undertaken at 
each of the components by us, as the primary audit team, or by 
component auditors 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 audit team, with the remainder performed by UAE, UK, 
and Malaysian component teams. For the five specific scope 
components, audit procedures were performed on three of these 
directly by the primary audit team, with the remainder performed 
by UAE and UK component teams. 

Where the work was performed by component auditors, we 
determined the appropriate level of involvement to enable us to 
determine that sufficient audit evidence had been obtained as 
a basis for our opinion on the group as a whole.

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting travel restrictions 
prohibited the primary audit team from being able to conduct 
physical site visits with our component teams for the 2020 audit. 
To ensure that the lead audit partner or his designates were able 
to appropriately direct the audit and to exercise oversight during 
key audit activities at planning and execution, physical site visits 
were replaced with virtual site visits using video conference and 
more frequent conference calls with component teams. 
The nature and extent of these interactions were designed 
relative to the size and risk of the individual components, and the 
division of responsibilities between the component teams and the 
primary audit team on the significant risk areas applicable to each 
component. During the current year’s audit cycle, interactions 
were held with all component teams. These interactions involved 
discussing the audit approach with the component team and any 
issues arising from their work, meeting virtually with local 
management, attending planning and closing meetings and 
reviewing key audit working papers on risk areas. The primary 
audit team also attended all interim and final closing meetings for 
each full and specific scope location via video conference. This, 
together with the additional procedures performed at group level, 
gave us appropriate evidence for our opinion on the group 
financial statements.

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 were those which had the 
greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of 
resources in the audit and directing the efforts of the engagement 
team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit 
of the financial statements as a whole, and in our opinion thereon, 
and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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Our response to the risk

SFO investigation
Refer to the Viability statement (pages 68 
and 69); Audit Committee report (page 
99); and Note 31 to the group financial 
statements (Page 182)

Direct impact
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 (the 
Act). In January 2021, the same former 
employee admitted further charges 
under the Act. No charges have been 
brought against any group company or 
any other officers or employees to date. 
Although not charged, a number of 
former Petrofac employees and entities 
are alleged to have acted together 
with the individual concerned. The SFO 
investigation is ongoing and the Board 
received regular updates from Group 
General Counsel throughout 2020.

The continuing investigation raises the 
possibility of financial sanctions which 
could have a material impact on the 
financial statements and forecasts in 
relation to going concern and 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, refinance maturing facilities and 
maintain banking arrangements – all of 
which could have implications on viability. 

Internal control environment
A large part of the group’s business 
is characterised by competition for 
individually significant contracts with 
customers, which are often directly or 
indirectly associated with governments, 
and the award of individually significant 
contracts to suppliers. The procurement 
processes associated with these 
activities are susceptible to the risk of 
corruption. In addition, the group 
operates in a number of territories where 
the use of commercial intermediaries 
continues to be normal practice. 

We have considered whether the internal 
control environment supports the 
prevention, or detection and correction, 
of material misstatements relevant to 
financial reporting arising from non-
compliance with laws and regulations, 
including instances of bribery and 
corruption.

Investigation work programme
Our work programme was based on enquiries of management 
and legal counsel and inspection of documentation relevant to 
the investigation and the group’s response. The development 
of our approach and the performance of our procedures was 
supported by EY Forensics & Integrity Specialists (EY FIS).

The audit team, together with a member of EY FIS, met with 
Group General Counsel and external legal counsel to understand 
the nature of engagement with the SFO during the year and 
inspected relevant correspondence.

We reviewed minutes of meetings of the Board sub-committee 
responsible for oversight of the group’s response to the 
investigation to further our understanding of the progress of the 
investigation during the year. We corroborated this review by 
making enquiries of members of the sub-committee. 

Procedures in response to financial, commercial and 
viability impact
We made enquiries of:

 — the Group Chief Executive, business unit Managing Directors 

and the Group Chief Financial Officer to understand the 
commercial impact of the ongoing investigation on customer 
relationships and future orders; 

 — the Head of Treasury to understand the impact of the ongoing 

investigation on banking arrangements and the ability to 
refinance maturing facilities over the viability assessment period.

We considered the potential impact on going concern including 
liquidity, covenants, and downside scenarios, and re-performed 
key stress tests with a particular focus on reductions in new order 
intake and/or adverse legal or commercial settlements.

Internal control environment
We made enquiries of the Chairman, the Audit Committee, the 
Group Chief Executive, the Group Chief Financial Officer, Group 
General Counsel and external legal counsel and inspected relevant 
documentation to understand whether there was any evidence 
that the former Petrofac employees named by the SFO may have 
committed an offence, thereby leading us to question our ability 
to place reliance on management.

We obtained an understanding of the elements of the entity level 
control framework that are designed to prevent non-compliance 
with laws and regulations, including bribery and corruption. 

We performed a walkthrough of processes and controls over the 
identification and authorisation of higher-risk third parties, and the 
processes and controls in place to prevent payment to 
unauthorised third parties. 

We looked for transactions with higher-risk counterparties during 
the year by using data analysis techniques, including searches for 
higher-risk terms associated with the SFO allegations. We tested 
whether the transactions identified had a legitimate business 
rationale and were appropriately approved.

Disclosure
We challenged whether developments during the year would require 
a provision to be recognised in the financial statements rather than 
continued disclosure as a contingent liability. We considered the 
adequacy of disclosure in the Chairman’s Statement, Principal 
Risks and Uncertainties section, Governance report and the 
Viability Statement.

Key observations communicated 
to the Audit Committee 

In our view, the additional 
charges against a former 
employee and the ongoing 
nature of the investigation 
increase the possibility of a 
charging event that could 
lead to financial penalties for 
the group; however, on the 
basis of the evidence made 
available to us we concur 
with the group’s position that 
a possible but not probable 
obligation exists and that it 
remains appropriate to 
continue to disclose the 
matter as a contingent 
liability at this time.

The going concern and 
viability forecasts, including 
downside scenarios, are 
reasonable and consistent 
with the results of our 
audit procedures.

From the procedures 
performed, nothing came to 
our attention that caused us 
to question our continued 
ability to place reliance 
on management.

No specific matters 
were raised with the Audit 
Committee in relation to our 
assessment of the internal 
control environment.

We have reviewed the 
disclosures on this matter 
in the annual report and 
accounts are satisfied they 
appropriately represent 
the status of the SFO’s 
investigation and the group’s 
response. 

We assessed the relevant 
disclosures in the annual 
report and accounts to 
be fair, balanced and 
understandable with 
respect to the knowledge 
we gained during the audit.

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We concluded that 
revenue and margin 
recognition on fixed price 
engineering, procurement 
and construction contracts 
has been appropriately 
recognised in accordance 
with the requirements of 
IFRS 15. 

We are satisfied 
that estimates made in 
relation to variation orders, 
liquidated damages, 
cost accruals and 
forecast costs to complete 
including contingencies are 
appropriate and in line with 
IFRS 15 and the group’s 
accounting policy. 

We are also satisfied that 
the significant judgements 
and estimates associated 
with revenue recognition 
have been appropriately 
disclosed in Note 2 to the 
group financial statements.

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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 98); Summary of significant 
accounting policies (pages 136 to 142; 
and Note 3 to the group financial 
statements (page 149)

These contracts are reported in the 
Engineering and Construction (E&C) 
segment. Total E&C revenue for the 
year was US$3.1bn (2019: US$4.5bn) 
and 75% of Group revenue 
(2019: 81%).

Accounting for fixed price engineering, 
procurement and construction 
contracts requires significant 
judgement and estimation, which 
increases the risk of bias or error and 
subjects the process to the risk of 
management override of controls.

Judgement and estimation are needed 
in the following areas which directly 
impact revenue recognised:

 — recognition of variation orders and 
claims not yet approved by the 
customer in contract value; 

 — estimation of variable consideration 
in respect of liquidated damages as 
a deduction to contract value; and

 — forecasting of costs to complete 

including contingencies.

The audit of these contracts was performed by a component 
team based in the UAE, with a very high level of involvement 
and oversight from the primary audit team.

Our audit involved detailed testing on a selection of the most significant 
and judgemental contracts; these 22 contracts represent 83% of the 
revenue subject to this risk. On the remaining 17%, we performed 
other procedures including analytical review, management enquiry and 
cost and accrual testing where material.

Our audit procedures were primarily substantive in nature, 
however, we identified and assessed key controls over revenue 
recognition including:

 — senior audit team members from the UK and UAE, including the 
lead audit partner, virtually attended a selection of key quarterly 
contract review meetings in November 2020 and March 2021 
where we observed constructive challenge as to contract status, 
risks and project forecast costs to complete; and 

 — transactional controls underpinning contract-related cost 

balances, including the purchase to pay and payroll process.

For the 22 selected contracts:

 — we re-performed percentage of completion calculations, 

testing the clerical accuracy of revenue recognised in line with 
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

 — we inspected the contractual terms relevant to recognised 

variations and claims to ensure their recognition was supported 
by enforceable rights under the relevant contract. 

 — we corroborated management assertions in relation to the 

recognition of unapproved variation orders and claims, and the 
non-recognition of potential liquidated damages by inspecting 
correspondence and minutes of meetings between senior 
management and the customer and by reviewing the track 
record of settlements with the customer and/or in the wider 
region. We also inspected supporting documentation and tested 
a sample of underlying costs supporting the recognition of 
variation orders and claims not yet approved in contract value.
 — where management engaged a third-party claims specialists, we 
obtained and reviewed their findings reports, met directly with the 
specialist and assessed their competency and objectivity.
 — we tested contract cost accruals on a sample basis by 

agreeing components of accruals to purchase orders, progress 
reports and payroll data. 

 — we tested cost to complete estimates by agreeing project 
material and subcontractor costs to quotations or rates 
schedules and manpower costs to mobilisation reports. We 
performed analytical procedures comparing budgets and prior 
period estimates and retrospectively assessed the accuracy of 
historical forecasts. We also challenged management’s 
assessment and the legal basis for the treatment of 
subcontractor claims.

 — we challenged the adequacy of the contract contingencies 
included in forecast costs to complete with respect to the 
physical progress on the project and remaining costs to 
complete based on our understanding of the project status, 
Petrofac’s experience and consideration of any contra indicators, 
including external sources. We analysed the movements 
throughout the life of the contract, compared against similar 
contracts and challenged management’s conclusions in light 
of remaining contract tenure and the associated risks.

 — we tested those contracts identified as onerous, challenging 
the completeness and accuracy of the estimate of future 
contract losses provided for, and the disclosure of this 
provision in the group financial statements. 

In addition to the above, for all significant revenue streams, we 
executed data analysis techniques to identify higher risk patterns, 
trends and anomalies for further testing to understand the business 
rationale, authorisation and appropriateness of the entry.

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We have concluded that the 
facts and circumstances 
continue to support the 
position taken by the group 
at this time, that disclosure 
as a contingent liability 
remains appropriate as at 
31 December 2020.

Risk

Our response to the risk

We obtained an update from management on current year 
developments in the matter and inspected correspondence 
between the group and HMRC. 

We engaged an EY taxation specialist familiar with the relevant 
National Insurance legislation and HMRC dispute resolution to 
assist us in forming an independent view on the likelihood of an 
adverse outcome for the group. 

Together with our specialist we inspected the advice received 
from external legal counsel engaged on this matter and held a 
discussion with external counsel to understand and challenge the 
group’s current position. We also inspected advice provided by the 
external tax advisor engaged by the group on this matter. 

We assessed the adequacy of the group’s updated disclosure of 
the matter in Note 31 to the group financial statements. 

HMRC National Insurance inquiry
Refer to the Audit Committee report 
(page 99); and Note 31 to the group 
financial statements (page 182)

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are 
seeking to establish whether a UK 
subsidiary of the group is a host 
employer for offshore employees and 
therefore liable for payment of secondary 
National Insurance Contributions 
between 1999 and 2014.

In 2020, HMRC provided a decision 
notice to the group, informing of its 
conclusion that the group is liable for 
unpaid contributions plus interest in the 
amount of US$160 million (£124 million). 

The group strongly disagrees with the 
merit of the decision notice and have 
filed an appeal. 

Judgement is required to assess 
whether, at this stage, the matter 
satisfies the recognition criteria for 
a provision, or should continue to be 
disclosed as a contingent liability.

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We have concluded that the 
PM304 impairment charge, 
the loss on the Mexico 
disposal, and the fair value 
re-measurement loss on 
the JSD6000 deferred 
consideration have been 
appropriately determined. 
For each of these items, the 
estimates of fair value were 
within a range of acceptable 
values.

We have also reviewed the 
disclosures in Note 2 to the 
group financial statements 
regarding the significant 
estimation uncertainties 
inherent in accounting 
for these items and have 
concluded that the 
disclosures are appropriate. 

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Risk

Our response to the risk

PM304 Malaysia – impairment 
We challenged the significant assumptions underlying the 
impairment assessment, including: 

 — making enquiries of Petrofac reserves specialist teams as to 

the feasibility of field performance and development 
assumptions; 

 — making enquiries of key management and reviewing external 
correspondence and press releases to validate assumptions 
made around the probability of license extension; and

 — independently validating the future oil price assumptions made 
in the cashflow forecasts by comparing to external forecasts 
made by peers, banks, brokers and consultants.

We also tested the clerical accuracy of the impairment model and 
involved EY valuations specialists to assist us in concluding on the 
appropriateness of the discount factor applied.

We performed sensitivity analysis on key assumptions to 
determine whether the calculated fair value fell within a reasonable 
range of acceptable outcomes.

Mexico disposal
We met with external legal counsel and challenged the 
assumptions made by management in determining the fair value 
of the contingent consideration receivable amount recognised. 
We performed sensitivity analysis using reasonable alternative 
assumptions to test whether management’s value was within a 
reasonable range of acceptable outcomes. We also challenged 
management on the adequacy and transparency of disclosures 
surrounding the significant estimates made in this regard. 

We recalculated the loss on disposal recognised and validated 
inputs to the calculation against completion documents, 
correspondence with the purchaser and proceeds received. 

JSD6000 deferred consideration
We obtained management’s valuation analysis for the contingent 
consideration receivable, including a vessel valuation report from a 
third-party valuation specialist engaged by management. We made 
enquiries of management as to the future plans for completion of 
the vessel and met directly with management’s external valuation 
specialist to understand their approach and findings and to assess 
their competency and objectivity. We inspected relevant evidence, 
including the year end vessel progress report. We also engaged 
internal EY valuations specialists to assist us in evaluating 
management’s analysis and considering any contra-evidence to 
conclude whether management’s valuation was within a range 
of acceptable values. 

Recoverability of PM304 oil & gas 
asset, accounting for disposals 
and contingent and deferred 
consideration
Refer to the Audit Committee report 
(page 98); Summary of significant 
accounting policies (page 141); and 
Notes 6 and 15 to the group financial 
statements (pages 154 and 163)

PM304 Malaysia - impairment
During 2020, the group reviewed the 
carrying amount of its Block PM304 oil 
and gas assets, recognising an 
impairment charge of US$64 million. 

As part of this assessment, significant 
assumptions were made in respect of 
field performance, plans for future 
development, future oil prices and 
the likelihood of a license extension 
beyond 2026. 

Mexico disposal
The group completed the sale of its 
remaining 51% interest in its Mexico 
operations during 2020 but is in 
disagreement with the purchaser over the 
amount of consideration which was due 
at the completion of the sale. There is also 
further consideration which is contingent 
on the outcome of future events. The fair 
value of the disposal consideration 
recognised and corresponding loss on 
disposal of US$79 million are directly 
impacted by assumptions made in 
respect of the amounts in dispute and 
the future contingent consideration not 
yet received.

JSD6000 deferred consideration
The deferred consideration associated 
with the disposal of JSD6000 installation 
vessel is carried at fair value. In 2020, 
management recognised a downward 
fair value adjustment of US$6 million as a 
result of adverse economic conditions 
affecting the market for vessels of this 
specification. 

The fair value of the deferred 
consideration is dependent on key 
assumptions around the group’s 
partner’s continued intent and capability 
to complete the construction and 
commissioning of the vessel within the 
due timeframe and the market for such 
a vessel when it is ready for sale.

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Recoverability of deferred tax 
assets and assessment of 
uncertain tax treatments
Refer to the Audit Committee report 
(page 98); Summary of significant 
accounting policies (page 140); and note 
8 to the group financial statements 
(pages 156 to 158)

The group recognises deferred tax 
assets in a number of jurisdictions, 
the most significant of which are in 
Malaysia (US$43 million) and the UK 
(US$15 million). The recognition of 
deferred tax assets requires a forecast 
of the profitability of the underlying 
businesses and judgement as to whether 
these future profits are probable. 

The group also operates in multiple 
tax jurisdictions where uncertain tax 
treatments may be challenged at a 
later date by the relevant authorities. 
Liabilities of US$131 million (2019: 
US$139 million) 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 as to the likelihood 
of an adverse outcome for the group, and 
estimation as to the likely outflow in the 
event of such a finding.

Our response to the risk
  Deferred tax assets

We evaluated management’s assessment of the likelihood of 
realisation of deferred tax asset balances by obtaining profit 
forecasts for the relevant businesses and ensuring these were 
consistent with board-approved plans and appropriately reflected 
the increased uncertainty and forecasting risk arising from the 
COVID-19 pandemic. In the case of Malaysia, we also assessed 
the achievability of an internal refinancing arrangement which the 
group needs to implement to make these profits available. 

We have challenged the reliability of management’s forecasting, 
the reasonableness of the assumptions applied and performed 
sensitivity analyses to test the likelihood of recovery.

Uncertain tax treatments
Our primary tax audit team based in the UK coordinated our audit 
approach to uncertain tax treatments. Local tax experts in 
relevant jurisdictions were involved as needed to address specific 
local tax matters, including specialists in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, 
Iraq, Russia, Thailand, and India. 

We evaluated the risks associated with these exposures and any 
claims or assessments made by tax authorities to date. We also 
inspected documentation, considering whether developments in 
any ongoing tax audits during the year necessitated a change in 
estimate on any provision. 

We also considered whether any interest or penalties should apply 
based on relevant legislation and historical experience with the 
authority in question.

Key observations communicated 
to the Audit Committee

We reported an 
immaterial audit difference 
for a jurisdiction where 
management’s assessment 
of the availability of future 
profits was judged to be too 
optimistic. Otherwise, we 
were satisfied that deferred 
tax assets are appropriately 
recognised on the basis that 
there are probable future 
taxable profits available and 
it is probable that the internal 
refinancing arrangements 
that management has 
committed to can be 
implemented. We were also 
satisfied that deferred tax 
assets are appropriately 
presented and disclosed in 
the financial statements.

Liabilities in respect of 
uncertain tax treatments, 
including penalties where 
appropriate, have been 
accounted for in accordance 
with the requirements of 
IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over 
Income Tax Treatments. 
We reported an immaterial 
audit difference for one 
exposure where we felt 
management’s provision to 
be overstated based on the 
available evidence at 
year-end. Otherwise we are 
satisfied that the amounts 
recognised represent 
management’s best estimate 
based on the group’s 
experience in the relevant 
jurisdictions and historical tax 
assessments concluded with 
the tax authorities.

We have also reviewed the 
disclosures in Note 2 to the 
group financial statements 
regarding the significant 
estimation uncertainties 
inherent in accounting 
for these items and 
have concluded that the 
disclosures are appropriate.

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There have been no significant changes in our Key Audit 
Matters from our 2019 auditor’s report apart from the addition 
of the HMRC inquiry matter. As a result of the current year 
developments set out above, this matter required an increased 
allocation of resources and a higher proportion of the efforts of 
senior members of the engagement team in 2020, leading to 
classification as a Key Audit Matter this year. 

Our application of materiality 
We apply the concept of materiality in planning and performing 
the audit, in evaluating the effect of identified misstatements on 
the audit and in forming our audit opinion. 

Materiality
The magnitude of an omission or misstatement that, individually 
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to influence 
the economic decisions of the users of the financial statements. 
Materiality provides a basis for determining the nature and extent 
of our audit procedures.

We determined materiality for the group to be US$10.0 million 
(2019: US$19.3 million), which is 0.25% of revenue. In 2019, we 
set materiality at 5% of forecast business performance profit 
before tax. The significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 
and subsequent decline in oil prices on the group’s financial 
performance in 2020 caused us to consider alternative measures 
on which to base materiality for 2020. We considered the focus 
of stakeholders and users of the financial statements, noting an 
increased emphasis in the current environment on revenue and 
revenue-related metrics such as new order intake and backlog. 
Revenue has historically also been a leading indicator for the 
profitability and cash flow generating ability of the group. As a 
result, we concluded revenue would be a more appropriate basis 
on which to set materiality for 2020. We applied judgement to 
determine that 0.25% of forecast revenue would result in an 
appropriate materiality figure to apply in our audit. 

We determined materiality for the Parent Company to 
be US$6.8 million (2019: US$14.9 million), based on 0.5% 
(2019: 0.5%) of total assets.

During the course of our audit, we reassessed our initial materiality 
assessment and concluded that no changes were necessary. 

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 should be set 
at 50% (2019: 50%) of materiality, namely US$5.0 million 
(2019: US$9.7 million). 

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 US$1.3 to 
US$4.3 million (2019: US$1.9 to US$8.7 million).

Reporting threshold
An amount below which identified misstatements are considered 
as being clearly trivial.

We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to 
them all uncorrected audit differences in excess of US$0.5 million 
(2019: US$1.0 million), which is set at 5% of planning materiality, 
as well as differences below that threshold that, in our view, 
warranted reporting on qualitative grounds. We 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 and accounts, including the Strategic Report and 
Governance Report, set out on pages 1 to 118, other than the 
financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors 
are responsible for the other information contained within the 
annual report and accounts.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other 
information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated 
in this report, we do not express any form of assurance 
conclusion thereon. 

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, 
consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with 
the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course 
of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 
If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material 
misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a 
material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, 
based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is 
a material misstatement of the other information, we are required 
to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Engagement Letter
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of 
the audit:

Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have 
concluded that each of the following elements of the Corporate 
Governance Statement is materially consistent with the financial 
statements or our knowledge obtained during the audit:

 — the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited 
has been properly prepared in accordance with the basis of 
preparation described therein;

 — the information given in the Strategic Report and Governance 
Report for the financial year for which the financial statements 
are prepared 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, given in compliance with rules 7.2.5 
and 7.2.6 in the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules 
sourcebook made by the Financial Conduct Authority (the 
FCA Rules), 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.

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and 
the parent company and its environment obtained in the course 
of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the 
Strategic Report or the Governance report.

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 parent 
company, or proper returns adequate for our audit have not 
been received from branches not visited by us;

 — 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.

Corporate Governance Statement
The Listing Rules require us to review the directors’ statement 
in relation to going concern, longer-term viability and that part of 
the Corporate Governance Statement relating to the group and 
parent company’s compliance with the provisions of the UK 
Corporate Governance Code specified for our review.

 — directors’ statement with regards to the appropriateness of 
adopting the going concern basis of accounting and any 
material uncertainties identified set out on page 118;

 — directors’ explanation as to its assessment of the company’s 
prospects, the period this assessment covers and why the 
period is appropriate set out on page 68;

 — directors’ statement on fair, balanced and understandable set 

out on page 118;

 — Board’s confirmation that it has carried out a robust 

assessment of the emerging and principal risks set out 
on pages 62 to 67;

 — the section of the annual report and accounts that describes 
the review of effectiveness of risk management and internal 
control systems set out on pages 96 to 100; and

 — the section describing the work of the audit committee set out 

on pages 94 to 101.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement set 
out on page 118, the directors are responsible for the preparation of 
the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true 
and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine 
is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible 
for assessing the group and parent company’s ability to continue 
as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to 
going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting 
unless the directors either intend to liquidate the group or the 
parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic 
alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial 
statements 
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about 
whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material 
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 
auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance 
is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit 
conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a 
material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise 
from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or 
in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence 
the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these 
financial statements.

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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 5 January 2021. 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

20 April 2021

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 web site.

2.  Legislation in the Jersey governing the preparation and dissemination of financial 

statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered 
capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud 
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance 
with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our 
responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including 
fraud. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to 
fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from 
error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for 
example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through 
collusion. The extent to which our procedures are capable of 
detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. 
However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and 
detection of fraud rests with both those charged with 
governance of the company and management. 

 — We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory 

frameworks that are applicable to the group and determined 
that the most significant are International Financial Reporting 
Standards, Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, the UK Corporate 
Governance Code, the UK Bribery Act, employment law, 
environmental regulations, health and safety, and tax 
legislation in the jurisdictions where the group operates. 
 — We understood how the group is complying with those 
frameworks by making enquiries of management, those 
charged with governance, internal audit, those responsible for 
legal and compliance procedures and the company secretary. 
We corroborated our enquiries through our review of board 
minutes and papers provided to the Audit Committee, as well 
as by considering the results of our audit procedures across 
the group. Our assessment considered the tone set from the 
top by senior management and the emphasis placed on a 
culture of honest and ethical behaviour. 

 — We assessed the susceptibility of the financial statements to 
material misstatement, including how fraud might occur, by 
meeting with individuals from various parts of the business 
to gather their views. We considered the programmes and 
controls that the group has established to address the risks 
identified, or that otherwise prevent, deter or detect fraud, and 
how senior management monitors those programmes and 
controls. We engaged our forensics specialists to provide input 
on specific aspects of our audit approach to the risk of fraud 
and non-compliance with laws and regulations. 

 —Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to 
identify non-compliance with laws and regulations that could give 
rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements; this 
included the provision of specific instructions to component teams. 
Our procedures focused on enquires of group management, 
those charged with governance, legal counsel, and internal audit; 
addressing the risk of management override through procedures 
on accounting estimates (as set out in the Key Audit Matters 
section of this report) and journal entry testing; as well as a specific 
work programme to address the risks of bribery and corruption. 

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. 

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and administration expenses
Separately disclosed items
Expected credit loss allowance
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
performance(1)
US$m

Notes

Separately 
disclosed 
items 
US$m

Reported
2020
US$m

Business
performance(1), (2)
US$m

Separately 
disclosed
items
US$m

3
5a

5b
6
5e
5f
5g

7
7

17

8a

13

9
9

4,081
(3,802)
279
(167)
–
(9)
21
(43)
81
9
(37)

5
58
(19)
39

48
(9)
39

14.2
14.2

–
–
–
–
(229)
–
–
–
(229)
–
–

–
(229)
1
(228)

(228)
–
(228)

(67.6)
(67.6)

4,081
(3,802)
279
(167)
(229)
(9)
21
(43)
(148)
9
(37)

5
(171)
(18)
(189)

(180)
(9)
(189)

(53.4)
(53.4)

5,530
(4,909)
621
(212)
–
(16)
27
(11)
409
13
(58)

17
381
(112)
269

276
(7)
269

82.1
80.4

–
–
–
–
(189)
–
–
–
(189)
–
–

–
(189)
(14)
(203)

(203)
–
(203)

(60.4)
(59.1)

Reported
2019(2)
US$m

5,530
(4,909)
621
(212)
(189)
(16)
27
(11)
220
13
(58)

17
192
(126)
66

73
(7)
66

21.7
21.3

Notes:
(1)  This measurement is shown by the Group as a means of measuring underlying business performance; see note 2 and Appendix A on page 191.
(2)  Re-presented due to the reclassification of an item from selling, general and administration expenses to expected credit loss allowance line item of the consolidated income statement 

as set out in note 5b ‘selling, general and administration expenses’.

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

Reported net (loss)/profit

Other comprehensive income/(loss) 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 losses
Other comprehensive loss to be reclassified to consolidated income statement 
in subsequent periods

Other comprehensive income reclassified to consolidated income statement
Foreign currency translation losses reclassified to the consolidated income statement
Other comprehensive loss reclassified to consolidated income statement
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year 
Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders

Non-controlling interests 

Notes

2020
 US$m

(189)

2019
 US$m

66

26
26

26

13

(15)
(16)

(31)

3
3
(217)

(208)

(9)

(217) 

(2)
(13)

(15)

–
–
51

58

(7)

51

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At 31 December 2020

Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Investments in associates and joint ventures
Other financial assets
Deferred consideration
Deferred tax assets

Current assets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Contract assets
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 
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

2020 
US$m

2019 
 US$m

12
14
16
17
18
11
8c

19
20
21
32
18

22

15

23
23
23
24
26

13

27
28
18
8c

29
21
27
18

33
28

15

288
101
81
35
202
55
61
823

8
876
1,652
1
148
9
684
3,378
–
3,378
4,201

7
4
11
(88)
45
454
433
7
440

50
171
166
38
425

887
120
750
179
191
1,134
75
3,336
–
3,336
3,761
4,201

398
99
66
38
316
61
50
1,028

17
1,102
2,064
1
135
4
1,025
4,348
600
4,948
5,976

7
4
11
(110)
84
637
633
281
914

599
189
315
37
1,140

1,075
273
411
166
231
1,599
47
3,802
120
3,922
5,062
5,976

The consolidated financial statements on pages 131 to 190 were approved by the Board of Directors on 20 April 2021 and signed on 
its behalf by Alastair Cochran – Chief Financial Officer.

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

Operating activities 
(Loss)/profit before tax
Separately disclosed items
Profit before tax and separately disclosed items
Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax and separately disclosed items to net cash flows:
Depreciation, amortisation, business performance impairment and write off
Expected credit loss allowance recognised
Share-based payments
Difference between other long-term employment benefits paid and amounts recognised in 
the consolidated income statement
Net finance expense
Net movement to current 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
Related party receivables
Other current financial assets
Assets and liabilities held for sale
Trade and other payables
Contract liabilities
Accrued contract expenses
Net working capital adjustments

Net other non-current items
Cash generated from operations
Restructuring, redundancy, migration costs and other separately disclosed items paid
Net income taxes paid
Net cash flows (used in)/generated from operating activities
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Payments for intangible assets
Acquisition of a subsidiary
Contingent consideration paid
Dividends received from associates and joint ventures
Loans paid to associates and joint ventures
Disposal costs paid
Net proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries, including receipt against contingent 
consideration
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Advance received 
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 lease liabilities
Interest paid
Amounts received from non-controlling interest
Purchase of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Dividends paid
Net cash flows (used in)/generated from financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Net foreign exchange difference
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

134

Notes

6

5a, 5b, 5g
5e
25

28
7
28
17

21
32
18

21

16

18
17
17

15

18
18

24

22

2020 
US$m

(171)
229
58

125
9
15

(18)
28
24
(5)
1
237

4
122
409
1
(25)
7
(156)
(153)
(369)
(160)
77
–
77
(19)
(74)
(16)

(33)
(24)
–
(3)
9
(2)
(3)

31
1
–
3
(21)

870
(1,065)
(36)
–
(11)
–
(242)
(279)
4
914
639

2019
 US$m

192
189
381

133
16
18

7
45
(10)
(17)
4
577

1
35
(184)
–
27
–
161
(231)
12
(179)
398
1
399
(28)
(133)
238

(62)
(30)
(21)
–
11
(2)
(9)

12
–
37
5
(59)

1,390
(1,157)
(51)
10
(33)
(129)
30
209
–
705
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For the year ended 31 December 2020

Balance at 1 January 2020
Reported net profit/(loss)
Other comprehensive loss
Total comprehensive loss/(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)
Disposal (note 15)
Balance at 31 December 2020

Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

Issued 
 share 
 capital  
US$m

 Share 
premium 
US$m

Capital 
redemption 
reserve 
US$m

Employee 
Benefit Trust
 shares (1)
 US$m 
(note 24)

Other 
reserves 
US$m 
(note 26)

7
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
7

4
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
4

11
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
11

(110)
–
–
–

(11)

33

–

–
–
(88)

84
–
(28)
(28)

–

(30)

4

15
–
45

Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

Issued  
share  
capital  
US$m

 Share 
premium 
US$m

Capital 
redemption 
reserve 
US$m

Employee 
Benefit Trust
 shares (1)
 US$m 
(note 24)

Other 
reserves 
US$m 
(note 26)

Balance at 1 January 2019
Reported net profit/(loss)
Other comprehensive loss)/income
Total comprehensive (loss)/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)
Dividends (note 10 and note 13)
Balance at 31 December 2019

Note: (1) Shares held by Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust. 

7
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
7

4
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
4

11
–
–
–

–

–

–

–
–
11

(107)
–
–
–

(33)

30

–

–
–
(110)

95
–
(15)
(15)

–

(26)

12

18
–
84

Retained 
earnings 
US$m

637
(180)
–
(180)

–

(3)

–

–
–
454

Retained 
earnings 
US$m

697
73
–
73

–

(4)

Total 
 US$m

633
(180)
(28)
(208)

(11)

–

4

15
–
433

Total  

US$m

707
73
(15)
58

(33)

–

–

12

Non- 
controlling 
interests 
US$m

Total equity
US$m

281
(9)
–
(9)

–

–

–

914
(189)
(28)
(217)

(11)

–

4

–
(265)
7

15
(265)
440

Non- 
controlling 
interests 
US$m

302
(7)
–
(7)

Total equity 
US$m

1,009
66
(15)
51

–

–

–

–
(129)
637

18
(129)
633

–
(14)
281

(33)

–

12

18
(143)
914

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

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 2020 comprised the Petrofac Group (the “Group”). 
Information on the Group’s subsidiaries, associates and joint 
arrangements is contained in note 35 to these consolidated 
financial statements. Information on the Group’s related party 
transactions is provided in note 32. The Group’s principal activity 
is the provision of services to the oil and gas production and 
processing industry. 

The Company’s and the Group’s financial statements 
(the “consolidated financial statements”) for the year ended 
31 December 2020 were authorised for issue in accordance 
with a resolution of the Board of Directors on 20 April 2021. 
The Company’s financial statements for the year ended 
31 December 2020 are shown on pages 198 to 213.

2 Summary of significant accounting policies
2.1 Basis of preparation
The consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a 
historical cost basis, except for derivative financial instruments, 
financial assets measured at fair value through profit and loss, 
and deferred consideration that has 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”), unless otherwise stated.

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 separately disclosed 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 (refer to note 6 and Appendix A on page 
191 for details). 

2.3 Adoption of new financial reporting standards, 
amendments and interpretations
Effective new financial reporting standards
The Group applied for the first-time certain amendments, which 
are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 
2020. The Group has not early adopted any other standard, 
interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not 
yet effective. 

The following amendments apply for the first time in 2020, but do 
not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements of 
the Group:

 — Amendments to IFRS 3: Definition of a Business
 — Amendments to IFRS 7, IFRS 9 and IAS 39: Interest Rate 

Benchmark Reform

 — Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8: Definition of Material

2.4 Financial reporting standards, amendments and 
interpretations issued but not yet effective
Certain new financial reporting standards, amendments and 
interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for 
the 31 December 2020 reporting period and have not been early 
adopted by the Group. These new standards and interpretations 
are not expected to have a material impact on the Group in 
the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable 
future transactions.

2.5 Going concern
The directors have performed a robust going concern 
assessment for the period to 30 April 2022. This included 
reviewing and challenging downside scenarios considered 
to be severe but plausible based on the principal risks and 
uncertainties, as set out on pages 62 to 67 of the Group’s annual 
report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 to 
validate the continued application of the going concern basis 
of financial statements preparation.

The directors evaluated the Group’s funding position, liquidity 
and financial covenant profile to ensure it had ready access to 
liquidity and covenant headroom, sufficient for the Group to meet 
its obligations for at least 12 months from the date of signing the 
Group’s financial statements on 20 April 2021. The going concern 
assessment period is from 20 April 2021 to 30 April 2022 (the 
“Assessment Period”). Furthermore, and in accordance with the 
Financial Reporting Council’s guidance, the directors considered 
events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the 
Group’s ability to continue as a going concern in the period 
beyond the Assessment Period. The directors concluded that the 
disclosures contained herein sufficiently address relevant events 
and conditions in both the Assessment Period and the period 
beyond. In evaluating whether the going concern assumption is 
appropriate, the directors performed the following procedures:

 —reviewed the Group’s forecast cash flows, liquidity, covenant 

compliance and borrowing requirements over the Assessment 
Period. Cash flow and liquidity assumptions take into account the 
estimated potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lower 
oil prices and are based on management’s best estimates, 
subject to estimation uncertainty, of future commodity prices, 
new order intake, project schedule, estimated cost to complete, 
commercial settlements, oil & gas production, capital expenditure 
and the Group’s borrowing facilities;

 — evaluated a range of severe but plausible downside scenarios to 
reflect uncertainties inherent in forecasting future operational 
and financial performance, including changes in geo-political or 
macro-economic environments. These include, but are not 
limited to, lower order intake, lower realised oil prices, cost 
overruns, adverse commercial settlements, and a deterioration 
in net working capital;

 — appraised the mitigation strategies available to management 

including, but not limited to, taking measures to: reduce costs, 
through further headcount, salary and third-party cost 
reductions; preserve cash, through working capital 
management and a reduction of uncommitted capital 
expenditure; and, generate cash through acceleration of 
disposal proceed receipts or additional non-core asset 
disposals. Under each scenario, mitigating actions are in the 
control of - or realistically available to – management; and,

 — performed a reverse stress test analysis to establish the impact 
on the Assessment Period of a remote downside scenario, 
which extended the severe but plausible downside scenario by 
assuming no new orders in the Assessment Period.

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the Assessment Period under the severe but plausible mitigated 
downside case. The risks that had the greatest aggregated 
negative impact on cash flow during the Assessment 
Period were:

 — Lower new order intake: approximately 50% reduction in new 

order assumptions;

 — Contract cost overruns: approximately 60% reduction in Group 

net profit margin;

 — Commercial settlements: approximately 30% reduction of 

settlement proceeds; and,

 — Working capital: approximately 25% deterioration in cash flows 

generated from operations.

In addition, the directors also considered the impact of the UK 
Serious Fraud Office (the “SFO”) investigation in its going concern 
assessment. The Board has been advised by an independent 
specialist that a SFO fine could only become payable in the 
Assessment Period in the event that the Company was charged 
and entered a guilty plea. The Board would only consider doing 
so in circumstances where any such plea was supported by 
evidence, legal advice and any consequential financial penalty 
was affordable, did not constitute a material adverse change that 
triggered an event of default under its lending facilities, and did 
not threaten going concern. At the current time, no charges have 
been brought against any Group company, or any officers or 
current employees.

Lastly, the directors also considered the following factors in its 
going concern assessment:

 — the Group retains sufficient liquidity to support operations, and 
settle debt as it matures, throughout the Assessment Period 
in the mitigated severe but plausible downside scenario.
 — the Group retains `covenant compliance throughout the 
Assessment Period in the mitigated severe but plausible 
downside scenario.

 — the Group remains liquid in the remote downside scenario 
of securing no new orders in the Assessment Period, as 
demonstrated in the unmitigated reverse stress test.

 — the Group has a proven track record of taking timely actions 
to effectively mitigate downside risks, including cutting costs, 
conserving cash and divesting assets.

 — the Group is well placed to benefit from the improved macro-
economic outlook driven in part by the recovery in oil price 
driven by global vaccine roll out programmes which is 
expected to result in an increased demand by the global 
energy industry for the Group’s services.

 — at 31 December 2020, the Group had cash and short term 

deposits of US$684m and net debt of US$116m. Furthermore, 
following the downgrade and withdrawal of S&P’s rating in 
April 2021, the Group retains an investment grade credit rating 
of BBB- (negative outlook) from Fitch. A downgrade would not 
trigger an event of default under our existing loans.

The directors concluded, after rigorously evaluating relevant, 
available information, that there are no events or conditions that 
may cast significant doubt upon the Group’s ability to continue 
as a going concern during the Assessment Period that require 
disclosure in the Group’s financial statements for the period 
ended 31 December 2020.

The directors also evaluated potential events and conditions during 
the period beyond the Assessment Period that may cast significant 
doubt on the going concern assessment, specifically, the ability 
of the Group to secure – or extend existing facilities by – at least 
US$235m by June 2022, when the current revolving credit facility 
(the “RCF”) matures. This amount is based on current forecasts 
and is the minimum amount that will allow the Group to maintain 
positive liquidity in the mitigated severe but plausible downside 
case, and to meet its liabilities as they fall due. The actual amount 
raised may differ, reflecting the Group’s liquidity requirements at 
that time and a liquidity buffer to support operations. The ability 
to refinance was specifically considered against a backdrop 
of challenging but improving market conditions; the continued 
negative impact of the SFO investigation; and, the current bidding 
suspension from certain core markets. The directors received 
advice from independent specialists that confirmed their 
refinancing assumption, of at least US$235m, to be a realistic 
prospect. Given the inherent forecasting uncertainties, the ability to 
refinance as described is a significant judgement (see section 2.7 
page 139) made by the directors which was informed by the 
following underlying assumptions:

 — the expected range of funding options available to the Group in 

a range of different liquidity funding scenarios.

 — the Group’s financing track record, with over US$1.7 billion of 
committed facilities having been refinanced or extended in the 
last three years during challenging market conditions and the 
SFO Investigation.

 — the recent US$700m refinancing of its principal bank facilities 

evidences the continued support of its lenders. This refinancing 
was completed with the unanimous support of all its lenders in a 
short period of time.

 — The RCF facility includes a six-month extension option of 
up to US$550m, subject to consent by the lenders. Each 
lender’s consent is independent and not all lenders are 
required to extend.

 — Indications of support from existing capital providers.
 — The Group is expected to remain fully compliant with its 

covenant requirements throughout the period immediately 
beyond the Assessment Period.

Notwithstanding the uncertainties noted above, the directors do 
not believe that the refinancing is an event that casts significant 
doubt upon the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. 
that would require additional disclosure, in accordance with the 
requirements of paragraph 25 of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial 
Statements’. 

Based on this comprehensive assessment, the directors 
concluded that the continued use of the going concern basis of 
accounting in preparing the Group’s financial statements for the 
period ended 31 December 2020 remained appropriate.

2.6 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 
2020. 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.

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

2 Summary of significant accounting policies continued
Generally, there is a presumption that a voting rights majority 
results in control. 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.

Any contingent consideration to be transferred by the 
Group will be recognised at fair value at the acquisition date. 
Contingent consideration classified as equity is not remeasured 
and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within equity. 
Contingent consideration, classified as a liability that is a financial 
instrument and within the scope of IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’, 
is measured at fair value with the changes in fair value recognised 
in the consolidated income statement in accordance with IFRS 9.

The considerations made in determining significant influence 
or joint control are similar to those considerations applied 
to determine control over subsidiaries.

Associates and joint ventures
The Group’s investments in its associates and joint ventures are 
accounted for using the equity method.

The consolidated income statement reflects the Group’s share 
of the net profits of the associate or joint venture.

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 the 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 estimates the amount of any impairment as 
the difference between the recoverable amount of the associate 
or joint venture and its carrying amount and recognises this 
impairment loss 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

For joint operations, the Group’s share of revenue earned and 
expenses incurred are recognised in the consolidated income 
statement. Assets controlled and liabilities incurred by the Group 
are recognised in the consolidated balance sheet.

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.

Foreign currency translation
The consolidated financial statements are presented in 
United States dollars (“US$m”), which is also the Company’s 
functional currency.

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.

Impairment is determined by assessing the recoverable amount 
of the cash-generating units to which the goodwill relates.

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.

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.

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Group recognises its share of revenue and profit from 
contracts executed as part of a consortium in accordance with 
the agreed consortium contractual arrangement. In selecting 
the appropriate accounting treatment, the main consideration 
is the 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’

Significant judgements associated with contingent liabilities 
and provisions
Management applies significant judgements in determining 
whether it has a present or a possible obligation to disclose 
a contingent liability or a probable obligation to recognise a 
provision in the consolidated financial statements. Management, 
in certain instances, takes into consideration legal advice from its 
legal counsel and external legal advisors as well as independent 
specialist advice, to determine the probability of an outflow of 
resources embodying economic benefits that will be required 
to settle the obligation, if determined. Typically, the contingent 
liabilities include pending legal and tax cases with regulatory 
authorities and/or third parties, see note 31.

Significant judgements associated with classifying assets held 
for sale and presenting discontinued operations
Non-current assets or disposal groups are classified as held 
for sale when the management believes that 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. There is also judgement 
required to determine whether a disposal meets the criteria to be 
presented as a discontinued operation, in particular whether it 
represents a separate major line of business or geographic area 
of operation. On 19 September 2019, the Group signed a Sale 
and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Perenco (Oil and Gas) 
International Limited (“Perenco”) to dispose of the remaining 51% 
ownership interest relating to the Group’s operations in Mexico and 
later on 3 November 2020 it completed the disposal transaction. 
The business performance net loss attributable to Petrofac Limited 
shareholders associated with the Group’s operations in Mexico of 
US$3m represented 5% of the Group’s business performance net 
profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders. This was not 
considered material by management and accordingly the disposal 
was not presented as a discontinued operation.

Significant judgements associated with the preparation of the 
parent and consolidated financial statements on a going 
concern basis
Management is required to make a decision whether to prepare 
the parent and consolidated financial statements on a going 
concern basis, for details see note 2.5 on pages 136 and 137. 

Differences arising on the settlement or translation of monetary 
items are recognised in other operating income or other operating 
expenses line items, as appropriate, of the consolidated income 
statement.

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.

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 
monthly average rates. 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.

2.7 Significant accounting judgements and estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires 
management to make judgements and estimates that affect the 
reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, 
and the accompanying disclosures. 

Judgements
In the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies, 
management has made the following judgements, apart from 
those involving estimations (see below), which have the most 
significant effect on the amounts recognised in the consolidated 
financial statements:

Significant judgements associated with revenue recognition
 — 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 the end of the reporting 
period as a percentage of the estimated total contract costs at 
completion. The Group considers the input method to faithfully 
depict the Group’s performance in transferring control of 
goods and services to the customer and provides meaningful 
information in respect of progress towards the satisfaction of 
performance obligations on its contracts. 

 — In the early stages of contract completion, the outcome of 

a contract generally cannot be estimated reliably. The Group 
has established a threshold where contract revenues are 
recognised only to the extent of costs incurred to reflect this 
uncertainty. This threshold has been applied by the Group 
using a rebuttable presumption that contracts below 15% 
completion cannot yet be estimated reliably, however 
judgement may be applied to deviate from this threshold 
dependent upon an objective evaluation of operational and 
contractual risks, e.g. taking into account contract value, 
duration, geography, complexities involved in the execution 
of the contract, past experience with the customer and risk 
mitigations

 — Management applies certain judgements associated with 

recognition and non-recognition of variable consideration, e.g. 
assessed variation orders and liquidated damages. The factors 
considered when determining whether to recognise variable 
consideration, together with the associated estimation 
uncertainty, are discussed below under section ‘Estimation 
uncertainty’

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Estimation uncertainty, including impact of COVID-19 
pandemic and sharp fall in oil prices
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated 
economic slowdown could have an impact on Group’s financial 
performance, financial position, cash flows and prospects as a result 
of a sharp fall in oil prices and lower demand for oil and gas services 
in the next twelve months. 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 reporting period are discussed below:

Fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction 
contracts 
 — Recognition of assessed variation orders pending customer 
approval (“AVOs”): an AVO is a management estimated right 
of payment due from the customer resulting for a customer 
instructed change in the contractual scope of work or for the 
reimbursement of costs not included in the contract price. 
The Group recognises revenues and profit from AVOs using 
the expected value approach to assess/re-assess AVOs 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 AVO is subsequently 
resolved. In performing the assessment, management 
considers the likelihood of such settlement being made by 
reference to the contract, independent specialist advice, 
customer communications, past experience with the customer 
and other forms of documentary evidence. At 31 December 
2020, AVOs of US$305m were recognised in the consolidated 
balance sheet, of which US$276m (2019: US$341m) was 
included within the contract assets; and US$29m (2019: 
US$nil) was included as an offset against contract liabilities, 
see note 21. To the extent assessed variation orders pending 
customer approval are reflected in the transaction price are not 
resolved in the Group’s favour, there could be reductions in, or 
reversals of, previously recognised revenue. The Group did not 
recognise any significant assessed variation order associated 
with additional costs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic 
induced project delays, due to the uncertainty associated with 
the recoverability of such amounts.

 —Liquidated damages (“LDs”): LDs are contractual penalties applied 
by the customer, normally relating to failure of the contractor to 
meet agreed performance and progress outcomes. The Group 
estimates the application of LDs at contract inception using the 
expected value approach and recognises an associated amount 
as a reduction to contract revenue. The Group assesses/
re-assesses its exposure to LD application 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 deterministic probability assessment of the monetary 
amount of LDs liable, which involves a number of management 
judgements and estimates (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. 
During 2020, liquidated damages amounting to US$8m were 
reversed as an increase to the estimate at completion revenue 
that resulted in an increase of US$7m to the Group’s revenue 
recognised during the year through the application of contract 
progress (2019: US$10m of liquidated damages were recognised 

as a decrease to the estimate at completion revenue that resulted 
in a decrease of US$10m to the Group’s revenue). No liquidated 
damages, resulting from progress delays associated with the 
COVID-19 pandemic, for Group’s fixed-price EPC contracts, were 
recognised, since management judged these to be excusable 
delays in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 
contracts with customers. Any unfavourable outcome compared 
to management’s current expectation may affect the revenue to 
be recognised in future periods and consequently would impact 
the financial performance and cash flows for future periods. 
This estimate will impact revenues and contract assets or 
contract liabilities.

 — Estimate at completion contract costs: at the end of the 

reporting period the Group is required to estimate costs at 
completion on fixed-price EPC contracts, based on the work 
to be performed beyond the reporting period. This involves an 
objective evaluation of project progress against the delivery 
schedule, evaluation of work to be performed and the 
associated risks and costs to fully deliver the contract to the 
customer. Estimating contract cost at completion also involves 
recognising an onerous contract provision in accordance 
with 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. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lock 
down measures being applied by governments, in various 
jurisdictions in which the Group operates. These lock down 
measures predominantly impacted procurement and 
construction activities on the Group’s fixed-price EPC 
contracts, which resulted in lower than expected progress at 
the end of the reporting period. The continued prevalence of 
the COVID-19 pandemic presents an uncertainty that may 
involve additional costs to be incurred, and consequently 
would impact financial performance and cash flows for future 
periods. At 31 December 2020, the estimate at completion 
contract costs represented managements best estimate of 
contract costs, including where applicable costs associated 
with COVID-19 pandemic induced delays. In addition, cost 
reduction measures taken by the Group in response to 
COVID-19 pandemic were also included in the estimate at 
completion contract costs. The continued prevalence of 
COVID-19 pandemic may result in additional estimate at 
completion contract costs and consequently could negatively 
impact financial performance and cash flows for future 
periods. This estimate will impact revenues, cost of sales, 
contract assets and contract liabilities. The carrying amount 
of onerous contract provisions at 31 December 2020 was 
US$38m (2019: US$6m); see note 28

Income tax and deferred tax
 — 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 uncertain tax treatments for jurisdictions where 
there is a probable future outflow, based on the applicable law 
and regulations, historic outcomes of similar audits and 
discussions, independent specialist advice and consideration 
of the progress on, and nature of, current discussions with the 
tax authority concerned. Where management determines that 
a greater than 50% probability exists that the tax authorities 
would accept the position taken in the tax return, amounts are 
recognised in the consolidated financial statements on that 
basis. Where the amount of tax payable or recoverable is 

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either: management’s judgement of the most likely outcome; 
or, when there is a wide range of possible outcomes, a 
probability weighted average approach. The ultimate outcome 
following resolution of such audits and assessments may be 
materially higher or lower than the amounts recognised. The 
Group’s subsidiaries’ tax filings in different jurisdictions include 
deductions related to intercompany recharges and the taxation 
authorities may challenge those tax treatments. The Group 
determined, based on its tax compliance and transfer pricing 
studies, that it is probable that its tax treatments (including 
those for the subsidiaries) will be accepted by taxation 
authorities. The carrying amount of uncertain tax treatments 
(“UTTs”), recognised within income tax payable line item of the 
consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2020, was 
US$131m (2019: US$139m)

 — 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 estimates concerning future taxable profits and the 
recoverability of recognised deferred tax asset balances. 
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets at 31 December 
2020 was US$61m (2019: US$50m)

Contingent and deferred consideration measured at fair 
value through profit or loss
 — Fair value of contingent consideration amounts receivable 
(“contingent consideration”) arising from the disposal of 
Group’s operations in Mexico (note 15) in November 2020: the 
Group completed the disposal of its remaining 51% ownership 
interest in Petrofac Netherlands Holdings B.V. which owned 
the Group’s operations in Mexico (“PNHBV”) to Perenco 
Energies International Limited (“Perenco”). This transaction 
completed the Integrated Energy Services operating 
segment’s disposal of its operations in Mexico. The carrying 
amount of contingent consideration receivable from Perenco 
associated with the 100% disposal of the Group’s ownership 
interest at 31 December 2020 was US$41m (2019: US$42m 
associated with initial 49% disposal). Management considers 
there to be significant estimation uncertainty inherent in 
determining the fair value of this contingent consideration 
recognised in the consolidated balance sheet. The sources of 
estimation uncertainty pertained to: (i) the final determination of 
the completion consideration amount; (ii) proceeds associated 
with a ruling by the Tax Administration Service in Mexico; and 
(iii) the achieving the contingent consideration criteria in the 
sales and purchase agreement (“SPA”) associated with the 
migration of the Magallanes and Arenque Production 
Enhancement Contracts to Production Sharing Contracts. 
Management applied risk factors (a Level 3 measurement of 
the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value 
Measurement’) to the maximum contingent consideration 
amounts receivable to account for this uncertainty in 
determining the fair value of the contingent consideration. 
Determining these risk factors required significant judgements 
and assumptions concerning the outcome of future events and 
negotiations. These matters constituted a significant 
accounting estimate by management to determine the fair 
value of the contingent consideration at 31 December 2020. A 
fair value gain or loss will be recognised in the consolidated 
income statement, in the next reporting period or in the longer 
term, if the outcome of the uncertain future events are more or 
less favourable, respectively, than the current estimate (see 
note 15).

 — Block PM304 oil and gas asset in Malaysia had a recoverable 

amount of US$116m (2019: US$150m). The recoverable 
amount, which was based on fair value less cost of disposal, 
was lower than the asset’s carrying amount, resulting in a 
post-tax impairment charge of US$64m (2019: US$86m) in the 
period (note 6). The Group’s fair value less cost of disposal 
estimate includes an assessment of future field performance, 
the likelihood of a license extension beyond 2026 and future 
oil price assumptions

 — Recoverable amount of deferred consideration relating to 
disposal of JSD6000 installation vessel (the “vessel”): the 
deferred consideration relating to disposal of 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. 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. The recoverable amount is also 
subject to change based on changes in the market value of 
similar specification deep-water vessels. At the end of each 
reporting period, management reviews 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 the next reporting 
period or in the longer-term. Due to the forecast reduced 
demand for oil and gas services and sharp fall in oil and gas 
prices, that could be associated with the ongoing COVID-19 
pandemic, management reviewed the carrying amount of the 
deferred consideration associated with the disposal of the 
vessel and consequently recognised a downward fair value 
adjustment of US$6m (post-tax US$6m) as a separately 
disclosed item in the Engineering & Construction operating 
segment (2019: US$nil). A further 10% decrease in the 
valuation of the vessel would result in an additional negative 
fair value change of US$6m. The continued impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic on global demand for oil and gas could 
have an adverse impact on the fair valuation of the vessel, that 
may result in additional negative fair value changes recognised 
in the consolidated income statement in future periods.

2.8 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. 

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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 concluded that 
such warranties are assurance-type warranties which will 
continue to be accounted for under IAS 37 ‘Provisions, 
Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets’.

Engineering & Construction (E&C)
The Group provides fixed-price engineering, procurement 
and construction project execution services and reimbursable 
engineering, procurement and construction management 
services to the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry. 
Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in 
a contract with a customer. The Group recognises revenue when 
or as it transfers control over a good or service to a customer. 

The services provided under the fixed-price engineering, 
procurement and construction contract are satisfied over time 
rather than at a point in time, since the customer controls the 
works covered by the contract at the point when it is being 
built; the construction activity creates an asset that does not 
presuppose an alternative use to what it was designed for 
and the Group is entitled to collect payment for services while 
construction is underway and the customer simultaneously 
receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Group. 

For fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction 
contracts, the Group measures progress and recognises revenue 
using the input method. This method is based on the actual cost 
of work performed, as a percentage of the estimate at completion 
cost at the end of the reporting period, once the outcome of a 
contract can be estimated reliably.

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 management 
generally 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

Contract modifications are generally not distinct from the existing 
contracts due to the significant integration service provided in the 
context of the contract and are accounted for as a modification 
of the existing contract and performance obligation, with a 
cumulative catch-up adjustment to revenue.

Variable consideration, e.g. variation orders (including those 
pending customer approval), liquidated damages and incentive 
payments are assessed/re-assessed using:

 — the expected value approach (i.e. the sum of probability-
weighted amounts in a range of possible consideration 
amounts); or

 — most likely amount method (i.e. the single most likely outcome 
of the contract, the most likely amount may be an appropriate 
estimate of the amount of variable consideration if the contract 
has only two possible outcomes for example the Group either 
achieves a performance bonus or does not)

as appropriate, at contract inception and at the end of each 
reporting period 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, anticipated performance on the contract, independent 
specialist opinions, customer communications, past experience 
with the customer 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 where the 
unavoidable costs of meeting the obligations under the contract 
exceed the economic benefits expected to be received under it. 

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 the amount 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.

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.

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bonuses, will be estimated at contract inception and at the end 
of each reporting period using the 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.

Integrated Energy Services (IES) 
Equity Upstream Investments
Oil and gas revenues comprise the Group’s share of sales from 
the sale of hydrocarbons from the Group’s Equity Upstream 
Investments, when control has been passed to the buyer, i.e. 
the last outlet flange of the loading facility from where the goods 
are exported to the customer.

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.

Oil and gas assets
Oil and gas facilities
Plant and 
equipment
Buildings and 
leasehold 
improvements
Office furniture and 
equipment
Vehicles

on a field-by-field basis (see below)
8 to 10 years (or lease term if shorter)
3 to 25 years (or lease term if shorter)

3 to 20 years (or lease term if shorter)

2 to 4 years (or lease term if shorter)

3 to 5 years (or lease term if shorter)

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.

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.

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 with any gain or loss included in the 
other operating income line item in the consolidated income 
statement when the asset is derecognised.

In accordance with IFRS 16 ‘Leases’, the Group has elected to 
present the right-of-use assets within the property, plant and 
equipment line item of the consolidated balance sheet, at the 
commencement date of the lease (i.e. the date at which the 
underlying asset is available for use). The right-of-use assets are 
presented within the same asset category as that within which 
the underlying assets would be presented if they were owned. 
The disaggregated information for right-of-use assets presented 
within property, plant and equipment line item of the consolidated 
balance sheet is disclosed in note 12.

Leases
The Group assesses at contract inception whether a contract is, 
or contains, a lease. That is, if the contract conveys the right to 
control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in 
exchange for consideration.

Right-of-use assets
The Group recognises right-of-use assets, within the property, 
plant and equipment line item of the consolidated balance sheet, 
at the commencement date of the lease (i.e. the date at which the 
underlying asset is available for use). Right-of-use assets are 
measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and 
impairment losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease 
liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of 
lease liabilities recognised, initial direct costs incurred, and lease 
payments made at or before the commencement date less any 
lease incentives received.

Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the 
shorter of the lease term and the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Right-of-use assets are subject to the same impairment 
requirements as those applicable to property, plant and 
equipment, see accounting policies associated with 
impairment of non-current assets on page 144.

Lease liabilities
At the commencement date of the lease, the Group recognises 
lease liabilities measured at the present value of lease payments 
to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include 
fixed payments less any lease incentives receivable, variable 
lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, and amounts 
expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The lease 
payments also include the exercise price of a purchase option 
reasonably certain to be exercised by the Group and payments 
of penalties for terminating a lease, if the lease term reflects the 
Group exercising the option to terminate.

In calculating the present value of lease payments, if the interest 
rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the Group 
uses the incremental borrowing rate, defined as the rate of 
interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow over a similar 
term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to obtain 
an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar 
economic environment, at the lease commencement date.

After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is 
increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the 
lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease 
liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the 
lease term, a change in the in-substance fixed lease payments 
or a change in the assessment to purchase the underlying asset.

The Group’s lease liabilities are included in other financial liabilities 
line items of the consolidated balance sheet, see note 18. 

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Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
The Group applies the short-term lease recognition exemption 
to its leases of property, plant and equipment (that have a lease 
term of 12 months or less). It also applies the lease of low-value 
assets recognition exemption to leases of property, plant and 
equipment that are considered of low value (i.e. below US$5,000). 
Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value 
assets are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis 
over the lease term in cost of sales or selling, general and 
administration expenses line items of the consolidated 
income statement.

If the lease contract is cancellable by both lessee and lessor with 
no or insignificant penalty then the lease contract is considered 
to be cancellable and recognised as a short-term lease; refer 
to note 30 for amounts recognised in the consolidated income 
statement associated with the short-term and low-value 
asset leases.

The Group makes certain judgements in determining the lease 
term for contracts that is or contains a lease:

 — The Group determines the lease term as the non-cancellable 
term of the lease, together with any periods covered by an 
option to extend the lease if it is reasonably certain to be 
exercised, or any periods covered by an option to terminate 
the lease, if it is reasonably certain not to be exercised 

 — The Group has the option to renew the lease term for some 
of its leases. The Group applies judgement in evaluating 
whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the option to renew. 
That is, it considers all relevant factors that create an economic 
incentive for it to exercise the renewal. After the 
commencement date, the Group reassesses the lease term 
if there is a significant event or change in circumstances that 
is within its control and affects its ability to exercise (or not to 
exercise) the option to renew (e.g. a change in business 
strategy)

 — The determination of whether an arrangement is or contains 
a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement at the 
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

Oil and gas intangible assets
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, an impairment of the 
costs capitalised as an intangible is recognised 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.

Non-oil and gas intangible 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 for intangible assets is included in the cost of sales or selling, 
general and administration expenses line items of the consolidated 
income statement. The expected useful lives of assets are reviewed 
on an annual basis. Intangible assets are tested for impairment 
whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) and digital system 
intangibles
Development cost associated with ERP and digital system 
intangibles is carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation 
and accumulated impairment. Amortisation of the asset 
commences when the development is complete, and the asset 
is available for use. The useful life of the ERP system when it is 
available for use is estimated to be 4 to 7 years. Amortisation is 
included in the selling, general and administration expenses line 
item of 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. A post-tax discount rate is used in such calculations. 

If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less 
than its carrying amount an impairment charge is recognised 
immediately in the consolidated income statement.

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying 
amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its 
recoverable amount, but not exceeding 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.

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 for financial assets on pages 145 and 146. 

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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:

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:

 —For each contract, the revenue recognised at the contract’s 

 — Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for 

measure of progress using the input method, after deducting 
progress payments received or amounts 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 considering the probability of default of the 
counter party. The probability of default data for the counter party 
is estimated with input 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). 
Contract liabilities are recognised as revenue when the Group 
performs under the contract.

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 

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.

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.

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 remeasured 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 
profit or loss, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments 
in an effective hedge, as appropriate.

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’.

The Group’s business model for managing financial assets refers 
to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash 
flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will 
result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial 
assets, or both.

Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial assets are 
generally classified in the following categories:

 — Amortised cost
 — Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

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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 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 rate (“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 
arising from disposal of the Group’s operations in Mexico and 
contingent consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd, 
were recognised as financial assets at fair value through profit or 
loss within the other financial assets line items of the consolidated 
balance sheet. Any fair value change associated with such 
financial assets is recognised through profit or loss (note 18). 

The fair value changes to undesignated forward currency contracts 
are reported within the other operating income and other operating 
expenses line item in the consolidated income statement. 

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 populations of high-value receivables apply the 
probability of default data relating to each individual counterparty 
to calculate expected credit loss allowance at each reporting 
date. The probability of default data for the counterparty is 
sourced from a third-party provider.

Engineering & Production Services operating segment involves 
a high population of low-value receivables and 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 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 
a 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 the 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, derivative 
financial instruments and lease liabilities.

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For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial liabilities are 
classified in the following categories:

Financial liabilities
A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the 
liability is discharged or cancelled or expires.

 — Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
 — Financial liabilities at amortised cost (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, 
only if the criteria in IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ are satisfied. 
The contingent consideration payable related to the acquisition 
of W&W Energy Services was designated as a financial liability 
measured at fair value through profit or loss (see note 18).

Financial liabilities at amortised cost (loans and 
borrowings)
This category generally applies to interest-bearing loans and 
borrowings (note 27) and lease liabilities (note 18). After initial 
recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings and lease 
liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost using 
the EIR method. 

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.

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

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.

Derivative financial instruments and hedging
The Group uses derivative financial instruments such as forward 
currency contracts to hedge its risks associated with foreign 
currency 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.

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:

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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.

Share-based payments
Employees (including Executive 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 cost of 
sales or selling, general and administration expenses line items in 
the consolidated income statement, together with a corresponding 
increase in other reserves line item 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.

Equity awards cancelled, e.g. in case of good leavers, are treated as 
vested immediately on the date of cancellation, and any expense not 
recognised for the award at that date is immediately recognised in 
the consolidated income statement.

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.

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Rendering of services
Sale of crude oil and gas

2020 
US$m

4,006
75
4,081

2019 
US$m

5,389
141
5,530

Included in revenue from rendering of services are Engineering & Construction and Engineering & Production Services revenue of a 
“pass-through” nature with zero or low margins amounting to US$288m (2019: US$301m).

Set out below is the disaggregation of the Group’s revenue from contracts with customers:

Geographical markets
Oman
Thailand
Algeria
United Kingdom
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Netherlands
Russia
India
Mexico
Malaysia
United States of America
Turkey
Bahrain
Germany
Libya
Singapore
Saudi Arabia
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
Goods transferred at a point in time
Total revenue from contracts 
with customers

Engineering &
Construction
US$m

Engineering & 
Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Engineering &
Construction
US$m

2020
US$m

Engineering & 
Production 
Services
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

735
569
576
–
326
244
105
231
182
93
–
8
–
24
–
21
–
–
(32)
–

13
14
–
534
4
52
133
2
2
–
–
19
31
4
23
–
15
–
–
43

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
68
30
–
–
–
–
–
12
–
–

748
583
576
534
330
296
238
233
184
93
68
57
31
28
23
21
15
12
(32)
43

1,366
159
202
–
834
511
145
28
210
278
–
34
–
261
–
60
–
–
379
1

18
14
1
531
5
22
180
1
5
–
–
14
–
3
24
–
–
4
–
45

–
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
103
70
–
–
–
–
–
13
–
–

2019
US$m

1,384
182
203
531
839
533
325
29
215
278
103
118
–
264
24
60
–
17
379
46

3,082

889

110

4,081

4,468

867

195

5,530

2,882
200
–

3,082

2,178
904

3,082

3,082
–

3,082

129
760
–

889

184
705

889

889
–

889

–
35
75

3,011
995
75

4,281
187
–

110

4,081

4,468

68
42

2,430
1,651

3,210
1,258

110

4,081

4,468

35
75

4,006
75

4,468
–

110

4,081

4,468

38
829
–

867

160
707

867

867
–

867

–
54
141

4,319
1,070
141

195

5,530

112
83

3,482
2,048

195

5,530

54
141

5,389
141

195

5,530

Revenue disclosed in the above tables is based on where the customer is located. Revenue representing greater than 10% of Group 
revenue arose from one customer amounting to US$569m in the Engineering & Construction operating segment (2019: one customer, 
US$796m in the Engineering & Construction operating segment).

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3 Revenue from contracts with customers continued
The transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations (unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied) as at the end of each 
reporting period is as follows:

Within one year
More than one year

Engineering &
Construction
US$m

Engineering & 
Production 
Services 
US$m

2,151
1,095
3,246

876
865
1,741

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m
Restated

Engineering & 
Production 
Services  
US$m
Restated

3,790
1,876
5,666

719
1,017
1,736

2020 
US$m

3,027
1,960
4,987

2019
US$m
Restated

4,509
2,893
7,402

4 Segment information
The Group organisational structure comprises the following three operating segments:

 — Engineering & Construction (E&C), which provides fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction project execution 

services and reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction management services to the onshore and offshore oil and 
gas industry 

 — Engineering & Production Services (EPS), which mainly includes 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 separately disclosed items 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 191 for details.

The following tables represent revenue and profit/(loss) information relating to the Group’s operating segments for the year ended 
31 December 2020 and the restated comparative information for the year ended 31 December 2019.

Engineering & 
Construction 
US$m

Engineering & 
Production 
Services  
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services  
US$m

Corporate & 
others  
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments & 
eliminations 
US$m

Business 
performance 
US$m

Separately
disclosed
items
 US$m

3,082
8
3,090

78
–
(1)

–
77
(21)
56

62
(6)
56

113

889
44
933

44
2
(2)

5
49
(10)
39

39
–
39

59

110
–
110

(30)
5
(7)

–
(32)
11
(21)

(18)
(3)
(21)

39

–
–
–

(11)
2
(27)

–
(36)
1
(35)

(35)
–
(35)

–

–
(52)
(52)

4,081
–
4,081

81
9
(37)

5
58
(19)
39

48
(9)
39

–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–

Reported 
US$m

4,081
–
4,081

(148)
9
(37)

5
(171)
(18)
(189)

(180)
(9)
(189)

–
–
–

(229)
–
–

–
(229)
1
(228)

(228)
–
(228)

211

–

–

Year ended 31 December 2020

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)

Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests

EBITDA

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Construction 
US$m

Engineering &
Production 
Services 
US$m

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m

Corporate & 
others 
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments &
 eliminations 
US$m

Total 
US$m

Other segment information
Capital expenditures:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Intangible assets (note 16)
Charges:
Depreciation (note 12)
Amortisation, business performance impairment and write off 
(note 5a, note 5b and note 5g)
Separately disclosed items, pre-tax (note 6)
Other long-term employment benefits (note 28)
Share-based payments (note 25)

Year ended 31 December 2019 – restated 

2
–

35

–
18
13
9

5
–

9

1
(1)
3
3

26
–

34

35
208
–
–

2
23

4

7
4
–
3

–
–

–

–
–
–
–

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)

Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests

EBITDA

Engineering & 
Construction
US$m

Engineering & 
Production 
Services
 US$m (1)

Integrated 
Energy 
Services 
US$m (1)

Corporate & 
others
US$m

Consolidation 
adjustments & 
eliminations 
US$m

Business 
performance 
US$m

Separately
disclosed
items
 US$m

4,468
7
4,475

867
22
889

367
–
(2)

–
365
(97)
268

278
(10)
268

412

43
2
(2)

17
60
(12)
48

48
–
48

67

195
–
195

9
6
(12)

–
3
(4)
(1)

(4)
3
(1)

83

–
–
–

(10)
5
(42)

–
(47)
1
(46)

(46)
–
(46)

(3)

–
(29)
(29)

5,530
–
5,530

–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–

409
13
(58)

17
381
(112)
269

276
(7)
269

559

–
–
–

(189)
–
–

–
(189)
(14)
(203)

(203)
–
(203)

35
23

82

43
229
16
15

Reported 
US$m

5,530
–
5,530

220
13
(58)

17
192
(126)
66

73
(7)
66

Note:
(1)  On 1 January 2020, investment in associates i.e. PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited and PetroFirst Infrastructure 2 Limited were reorganised from Integrated Energy Services operating 

segment to Engineering & Production Services operating segment. Consequently, the share of net profit of associates of US$16m, net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited 
shareholders of US$16m and EBITDA of US$16m were reclassified from the Integrated Energy Services operating segment to the Engineering & Production Services (EPS) operating 
segment to reflect the reclassification of investment in associates.

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)
Separately disclosed items, pre-tax (note 6)
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

19
–

45
–
14
22
12

4
–

7
–
2
2
2

27
–

72
2
158
–
1

3
31

6
1
15
1
3

–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Total 
US$m

53
31

130
3
189
25
18

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4 Segment information continued
Geographical segments
The following tables present selected non-current assets by geographical segments for the years ended 31 December 2020 and 2019.

As at 31 December 2020

Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Goodwill (note 14)
Intangible oil and gas assets (note 16)
Other intangible assets (note 16)

As at 31 December 2019

Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Goodwill (note 14)
Intangible oil and gas assets (note 16)
Other intangible assets (note 16)

Malaysia
US$m

United Arab 
Emirates
US$m

United 
Kingdom
US$m

India
US$m

Kuwait 
US$m

Oman 
US$m

Other
countries 
US$m

170
3
13
–

48
29
–
–

40
44
–
63

12
–
–
–

7
–
–
–

2
–
–
–

9
25
–
5

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

237
3
17
–

63
29
–
–

49
42
–
43

19
–
–
–

15
–
–
–

5
–
–
–

10
25
–
6

Total 
US$m

288
101
13
68

Total 
US$m

398
99
17
49

5 Expenses and income
a. Cost of sales
Included in cost of sales is depreciation charged on property, plant and equipment of US$75m (2019: US$118m), amortisation charge 
on intangible assets of US$1m (2019: US$ nil) and expense associated with ineffective portions on derivatives designated as cash flow 
hedges of US$5m (2019: US$11m).

b. Selling, general and administration expenses

Staff costs (2)
Depreciation and amortisation (note 12 and note 16)
Write-off property, plant and equipment (note 12) 
Other general and administration expenses 

2020 
US$m

2019 (1)
US$m

102
14
–
51
167

127
13
2
70
212

Notes:
(1)  Re-presented due to a reclassification of the expected credit loss allowance of US$16m for the year ended 31 December 2019, previously reported within selling, general and 

administration expenses to expected credit loss allowance line item of the consolidated income statement, due to materiality of the expected credit loss allowance in the current 
reporting period. Consequently, selling, general and administration expenses decreased by US$16m and expected credit loss allowance line item of the consolidated income statement 
increased by US$16m.

(2)  The staff costs of US$102m included, US$4m and associated recovery claims from HMRC in the United Kingdom of US$3m for the Group employees on furlough relating to the 

COVID-19 pandemic. The recovery claims of US$3m were fully received by the Group during 2020. 

Other general and administration expenses consist mainly of office related costs, travel, professional services fees and contracting 
staff costs.

The decrease in selling, general and administration expenses of US$45m was mainly due to a reduction in staff cost of US$25m and a 
reduction in other general and administration expenses of US$19m, primarily due to cost reduction measures taken by the Group in 
response to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and sharp fall in oil prices.

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) 

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

715
33
25
16
15
804

901
32
21
24
18
996

Of the US$804m (2019: US$996m) of staff costs shown above, US$702m (2019: US$869m) is included in cost of sales, with 
US$102m (2019: US$127m) in selling, general and administration expenses.

The average number of staff employed by the Group during the year was 10,645 (2019: 11,519).

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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

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

3
1
–
4

2
1
1
4

Others include audit related assurance services of US$19,000 (2019: US$400,000) and other non-audit services of US$132,000 
(2019: US$196,000).

e. Expected credit loss (“ECL”) allowance
The ECL allowance recognised by the Group during 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

ECL on trade receivables (note 20)
ECL on contract assets (note 21)
ECL on other financial assets (note 18)
ECL on other receivables (note 20)

f. Other operating income

Foreign exchange gains 
Other income 

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

–
5
2
2
9

8
2
–
6
16

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

6
15
21

6
21
27

Other income mainly comprised US$7m of aged trade payables reversed during the year relating to the Engineering & Construction 
operating segment (2019: US$9m of scrap sales mainly relating to three contracts in the Engineering & Construction operating 
segment); and US$1m (2019: US$5m) of forward points relating to undesignated forward currency contracts in the Corporate 
reporting segment.

g. Other operating expenses

Foreign exchange losses 
Other expenses 

2020 
US$m

7
36
43

2019 
US$m

6
5
11

Other expenses mainly comprised an impairment charge of US$34m (note 15) within the Integrated Energy Services operating 
segment (2019: US$nil) relating to asset held for sale associated with Group’s operations in Mexico.

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6 Separately disclosed items

Impairment of assets
Fair value re-measurements
Restructuring and redundancy costs
Other separately disclosed items

Foreign exchange translation gains on deferred tax balances 
Deferred tax impairment
Tax relief on separately disclosed items

Consolidated income statement charge

See note 2 and appendix A on page 191 for further details on APMs

2020 
US$m

2019 
 US$m

146
57
13
13
229
(1)
–
–
(1)
228

119
37
10
23
189
(1)
16
(1)
14
203

Impairment of assets 
Internal and external impairment indicators existed at 30 June 2020, predominantly arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and sharp fall 
in oil prices. Consequently, the Group performed an impairment review of the carrying amount of its Block PM304 oil and gas assets 
on a fair value less cost of disposal basis (Level 3 of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) using 
a post-tax discount rate of 9.5% (2019: 9.5%), which resulted in a pre-tax impairment charge of US$64m, post-tax US$64m (2019: 
US$70m, post-tax US$86m) in the Integrated Energy Services operating segment. At 31 December 2020, impairment indicators 
associated with the failure of gas lift riser were identified and consequently management performed an additional impairment review 
of the carrying amount of its Block PM304 oil and gas assets on a fair value less cost of disposal basis. No additional impairment was 
identified as a result of this review. 

These reviews involved assessing the field operational performance; robustness of the future development plans; oil price and licence 
extension assumptions and the recoverability of deferred tax asset carrying amount. As a result of this review an impairment of 
US$64m was allocated proportionately to property, plant and equipment (US$60m; see note 12) and intangible oil and gas assets 
(US$4m; see note 16). The oil price assumptions used by management were US$45 per barrel for 2021, US$50 per barrel for 2022, 
US$55 per barrel for 2023, US$60 per barrel for 2024, and a 2.0% oil price escalation for the period 2025 and beyond (2019: US$60 
per barrel for 2020, US$65 per barrel for 2021 and 2022 and a 3.0% oil price escalation was used for period 2023 and beyond). 
The oil price assumption and the likelihood of a license extension beyond 2026 were the most sensitive input in determining the fair 
value less cost of disposal, a further 10% decrease in oil prices would result in an additional pre-tax impairment charge of US$38m 
(post-tax US$38m) and a further 10% decrease in the likelihood of a license extension beyond 2026 would result in an additional 
pre-tax impairment charge of US$13m (post-tax US$13m). 

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 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.

On 3 November 2020, the Group disposed of its remaining 51% ownership interest relating to the Group’s operations in Mexico. 
Consequently, an impairment loss of US$79m, post-tax US$79m (2019:US$49m, post-tax US$49m) was recognised as a separately 
disclosed item in the consolidated income statement attributable to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment, see note 15 
for details.

At 31 December 2020, the Group reviewed the carrying amount of its remaining property, plant and equipment including its right-of-
use assets using the value-in-use basis. The value-in-use was estimated for the period of the lease using the latest approved cash flow 
forecast for 2021 to 2023 and a 2.5% increase for the period 2024 and 2025. The review resulted in a pre-tax impairment charge of 
US$3m (post-tax US$3m) in the Engineering & Production Services operating segment (2019: US$nil) relating to the right-of-use asset 
associated with a facility in the United Kingdom having a carrying amount of US$7m and a recoverable amount of US$4m.

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During 2020, management reviewed the carrying amount of the contingent consideration arising from the disposal of 49% non-
controlling interest of the Group’s operations in Mexico and as a result of this review recognised a downward fair value adjustment of 
US$42m (post-tax US$42m) in the Integrated Energy Services operating segment (2019: US$nil, post-tax US$nil). The downward fair 
value adjustment was recognised due to uncertainty surrounding the Mexican Energy Reform programme and the outcome of other 
contingent consideration elements, see note 15 for details.

During 2020, management reviewed the carrying amount of the Pánuco contingent consideration and as a result of this review 
recognised a downward fair value adjustment of US$8m (post-tax US$8m) in the Integrated Energy Services operating segment 
(2019: US$37m, post-tax US$37m). The downward fair value adjustment was recognised in response to a confirmation received from the 
acquirer during 2020 to relinquish the Pánuco Production Enhancement Contract (“PEC”) to its customer. The carrying amount of the 
Pánuco contingent consideration at 31 December 2020, after the downward fair value adjustment, was US$nil (2019: US$8m), note 18.

During 2020, management reviewed the carrying amount of the contingent consideration receivable from the GSA acquirer and as 
a result of this review recognised a downward fair value adjustment of US$9m (post-tax US$9m) in the Integrated Energy Services 
operating segment (2019: US$nil). At 31 December 2019, the contingent consideration receivable from the GSA acquirer was fair 
valued at US$9m based on the most recent information available, including production volumes reported from when the well was 
brought on stream. Since this assessment, an audited independent reserves report for 31 December 2019 was received on 28 May 
2020 based on the latest drilling production and operational performance that has shown a greater decline in production than 
expected and consequently provided evidence that the contingent consideration performance targets were unlikely to be met. 
The carrying amount of contingent consideration receivable from the acquirer at 31 December 2020, after the downward fair value 
adjustment, was US$nil (2019: US$9m), note 18.

During 2020, management reviewed the carrying amount of the deferred consideration associated with the disposal of JSD6000 
installation vessel (the “vessel”) that was recognised as a non-current asset in the consolidated balance sheet. 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 downward fair value adjustment 
of US$6m (post-tax US$6m) was recognised as a separately disclosed item in the Engineering & Construction operating segment 
(2019: US$nil), which reduced the deferred consideration to US$56m at the end of the reporting period (2019: US$61m). A further 
10% decrease in the valuation of the vessel would result in additional downward fair value adjustment of US$6m. 

During 2020, management reviewed the carrying amount of the contingent consideration payable associated with the acquisition 
of W&W Energy Services Inc (“W&W”). At the end of the reporting period, the fair value of contingent consideration payable was 
calculated using the expected value pay-out approach applying a discount rate of 11.6% (Level 3 of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained 
within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’). The fair value represented management’s best estimate based on the expected financial 
performance targets that will be achieved by W&W, over the two-year evaluation period i.e. 2020 and 2021 starting from the 
acquisition date of 29 November 2019. The financial performance targets for the two-year evaluation period based on the latest 
approved forecast of W&W were expected to be negatively impacted, by the sharp fall in oil and gas prices and lower demand for oil 
and gas services, in part prompted by the COVID-19 induced economic slowdown. Consequently, a fair value gain of US$8m (post-tax 
US$8m) was recognised in the Engineering & Production Services operating segment (2019: US$nil). 

Restructuring and redundancy costs
In accordance with the actions announced by management in response to COVID-19 on 6 April 2020 to reduce costs and right-size 
the organisation, a redundancy cost of US$8m (post-tax US$8m) was recognised in the Engineering & Construction operating 
segment and US$5m (post-tax US$5m) was recognised in the Engineering & Production Services operating segment. 

Other separately disclosed items
Other separately disclosed items comprised US$4m, post-tax US$4m (2019: US$11m, post-tax US$11m) of professional services 
fees relating to Corporate reporting segment; US$6m, post-tax US$6m loss (note 18) associated with an early settlement of deferred 
consideration receivable in the Integrated Energy Services operating segment (2019: US$nil, post-tax US$nil); US$1m, post-tax 
US$1m gain (note 21) associated with an early settlement of a contract asset in the Engineering & Production Services operating 
segment (2019: US$nil, post-tax US$nil); additional disposal costs associated with the disposal of JSD6000 installation vessel of 
US$1m, post-tax US$1m (2019: US$6m, post-tax US$6m) in the Engineering & Construction operating segment; and foreign currency 
translation losses of US$3m, post-tax US$3m (2019: US$nil, post-tax US$nil) that related to the closure of an engineering office in the 
Engineering & Construction operating segment.

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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 
Lease liabilities 
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: 

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

3
6
9

(27)
(9)
(1)
(37)

5
8
13

(42)
(12)
(4)
(58)

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 expense reported in equity

Business
performance (1)
US$m 

Separately 
disclosed
items
US$m 

Reported 
2020 
US$m 

Business 
 performance (1)
US$m

Separately
disclosed
items
 US$m

Reported
2019 
US$m

51
(18)

(20)
3
3

19

1
(2)
(1)

–
–

–
(1)
–

(1)

–
–
–

51
(18)

(20)
2
3

18

1
(2)
(1)

131
(5)

(19)
2
3

112

1
–
1

(1)
–

–
15
–

14

–
–
–

130
(5)

(19)
17
3

126

1
–
1

Note: (1) This measurement is shown by the Group as a means of measuring underlying business performance; see note 2 and appendix A on page 191.

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 note 8c below for the impact on the movements in the year.

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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 
Applicable tax charge at standard statutory tax rates (2) 
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 negative 10.5% on 
reported profit before tax (2019: positive 65.6%) 

Business
performance (1)
 US$m

Separately 
disclosed
items
US$m 

Reported 
2020 
US$m

Business
 performance (1)
 US$m

Separately
disclosed
items
 US$m

Reported 
2019 
US$m

58
2
7
(2)
(15)

3
27
(1)
(2)

19

(229)
(61)
37
(2)
–

–
26
(1)
–

(1)

(171)
(59)
44
(4)
(15)

3
53
(2)
(2)

18

381
78
30
(6)
(2)

2
9
1
–

112

(189)
(51)
49
–
–

13
4
(1)
–

14

192
27
79
(6)
(2)

15
13
–
–

126

Notes:
(1)  This measurement is shown by the Group as a means of measuring underlying business performance; see note 2 and appendix A on page 191.
(2)  The weighted average statutory tax rate was 34.5% in 2020 (2019: 14.1%). Compared with 2019, the rate in 2020 was mainly due to losses incurred in jurisdictions with a higher 

weighted average statutory tax rate than jurisdictions in which the profits were made.

The Group’s reported effective tax rate on reported profit before tax for the year ended 31 December 2020 was negative 10.5% (2019: 
positive 65.6%). The Group’s business performance effective tax rate for the year ended 31 December 2020 was 32.8% (2019: 29.4%). 

A number of factors have impacted the reported effective tax rate, with key drivers being: expenditure which is not allowable for tax 
purposes, tax in higher rate jurisdictions, 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. 

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
Decommissioning
Other temporary differences
Gross deferred tax assets
Net deferred tax asset and income tax expense/(credit)
Of which: 
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities

Consolidated balance sheet

Movement

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

2020
US$m

2019
US$m

7
2
2
1

(18)
(1)
–
2
(5)

(10)

(4)
(5)
(6)
(1)

9
(1)
1
2
6

1

22
32
6
2
62

62
7
1
4
11
85
23

61
38

15
30
4
1
50

44
6
1
6
6
63
13

50
37

Included within the deferred tax asset are tax losses of US$179m (2019: US$150m). 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.

Deferred tax liabilities of US$3m (2019: US$9m) were not recognised on temporary differences that related to unremitted earnings of 
the overseas subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures as the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of these temporary 
differences and it is probable that they will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Unrecognised taxable temporary differences 
associated with undistributed retained earnings of investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures amounted to US$11m 
(2019: US$29m).

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8 Income tax continued
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 deferred income tax assets on tax losses of 
US$1,327m (2019: US$1,171m).

Expiration dates for tax losses 
No later than 2025
No expiration date

Tax credits (no expiration date)

2020
 US$m

2019
US$m

3
1,313
1,316
11
1,327

–
1,161
1,161
10
1,171

During 2020, no previously unrecognised losses were utilised by the Group (2019: 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 for the year 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 attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders for basic and diluted earnings per share 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share (1)
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares granted under share-based payment plans (2)
Adjusted weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share 

Basic earnings per share 
Business performance
Reported
Diluted earnings per share (2)
Business performance
Reported

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

48
(180)

2020
 Shares 
million

337
–
337

276
73

2019 
Shares
 million

336
7
343

2020 
US cents

2019
US cents

14.2
(53.4)

14.2
(53.4)

82.1
21.7

80.4
21.3

Notes:
(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 2020, 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.

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Declared and paid during the year 
Equity dividends on ordinary shares:
Final dividend for 2018 (US$0.253 per share) 
Interim dividend for 2019 (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 2019 US$0.253 per share

2020
US$m

2019 
US$m

–
–
–

86
43
129

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

–

88

In April 2020, the Board agreed to suspend the final 2019 ordinary share dividend payments, which had previously been announced 
as part of the year-end results for 2019, to preserve balance sheet strength in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 
pandemic. The Board therefore decided to suspend both, the 2020 interim dividend (2019 interim dividend: US$0.127 per share) and 
final dividend (2019 final dividend: US$0.253 per share) to prudently conserve cash in this unprecedented market environment. 
However, the Board recognises the importance of dividends to our shareholders and will seek to reinstate them as soon as it is 
appropriate to do so. This will be contingent on both a market recovery and confidence that the dividend can be paid sustainably 
whilst retaining a strong balance sheet and liquidity.

11 Deferred consideration 
The deferred consideration associated with the disposal of the JSD6000 installation vessel (the “vessel”), was recognised as a 
non-current asset in the consolidated balance sheet. The deferred consideration is measured at fair value with any fair value gain and 
loss recognised 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 negative fair value movement of US$6m (2019: US$nil) was recognised as a separately disclosed 
item in the consolidated income statement at the end of the reporting period (note 6) which reduced the deferred consideration to 
US$55m at 31 December 2020. A 10% decrease in the valuation of the vessel would result in a negative fair value change of US$6m.

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12 Property, plant and equipment

Cost 
At 1 January 2019
Additions
Addition on acquisition
Change in decommissioning estimates 
(note 28)
Disposals
Transfer to intangible assets (note 16)
Transfer to assets held for sale
Write-off (note 5)
Translation difference
At 1 January 2020
Additions
Disposals
Transfer to intangible assets (note 16)
Write-off
Translation difference
At 31 December 2020
Depreciation & impairment
At 1 January 2019 
Depreciation charge (note 5a and 5b)
Impairment charge (note 6)
Disposals
Transfer to intangible assets (note 16)
Transfer to assets held for sale (note 15)
Write-off (note 5)
At 1 January 2020
Depreciation charge (note 5a and 5b)
Impairment charge (note 6)
Disposals
Write-off
Translation difference

At 31 December 2020
Net carrying amount
At 31 December 2020
At 31 December 2019

Oil and gas 
assets 
US$m

Oil and gas 
facilities
 US$m

Land, 
buildings and 
leasehold 
improvements 
US$m

Plant and 
equipment
 US$m

Office 
furniture and 
equipment 
US$m

Assets 
under 
construction 
US$m

Vehicles 
US$m

1,049
25
–

1
–
–
(559)
–
–
516
26
–
–
(4)
–
538

(628)
(49)
(76)
–
–
380
–
(373)
(19)
(37)
–
3
–

(426)

112
143

313
–
–

–
–
–
–
(133)
–
180
–
–
–
–
–
180

(183)
(19)
(17)
–
–
–
133
(86)
(12)
(22)
–
–
–

(120)

60
94

412
25
1

–
–
–
(3)
(3)
2
434
7
(3)
–
(1)
1
438

(264)
(42)
–
–
–
1
1
(304)
(35)
(3)
3
1
(1)

(339)

99
130

38
2
2

–
(3)
–
(2)
–
1
38
2
(3)
–
–
–
37

(32)
(1)
–
3
–
–
–
(30)
(2)
(1)
3
–
–

(30)

7
8

29
2
3

–
–
–
(1)
–
–
33
1
–
–
–
–
34

(22)
(4)
–
–
–
–
–
(26)
(4)
–
–
–
–

(30)

4
7

178
15
–

–
(5)
(8)
(5)
–
1
176
4
(13)
(2)
–
(2)
163

(159)
(15)
–
5
4
4
–
(161)
(10)
–
13
–
–

(158)

5
15

1
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

1
1

Total 
US$m

2,020
69
6

1
(8)
(8)
(570)
(136)
4
1,378
40
(19)
(2)
(5)
(1)
1,391

(1,288)
(130)
(93)
8
4
385
134
(980)
(82)
(63)
19
4
(1)

(1,103)

288
398

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Additions to oil and gas assets in the Integrated Energy Services operating segment comprised US$26m relating to Block PM304 
in Malaysia (2019: US$8m relating to Santuario Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) and Magallanes and Arenque Production 
Enhancement Contracts (“PECs”) in Mexico; and US$17m related to Block PM304 in Malaysia). Additions to land, buildings and 
leasehold improvements of US$7m (2019: US$25m) mainly comprised right-of-use asset additions of US$3m associated with the 
Engineering & Construction operating segment and US$2m associated with the Corporate reporting segment. 

Depreciation
The depreciation charge in the consolidated income statement is split between US$75m (2019: US$118m) in cost of sales and US$7m 
(2019: US$12m) in selling, general and administration expenses.

Disposals
The disposal in office furniture and equipment, having a net carrying amount of US$nil (US$7m – cost and US$7m – accumulated 
depreciation), related to the closure of an engineering office in the Engineering & Construction operating segment.

Right-of-use assets 
The table below provides details of right-of-use assets recognised within various categories of property, plant and equipment line item 
presented in the table on page 160:

Oil and gas 
facilities
 US$m

Land, buildings 
and leasehold 
improvements 
US$m

Plant and 
equipment 
US$m

Vehicles 
US$m

Total 
US$m

At 1 January 2019
Additions
Addition on acquisition
Depreciations charge
Impairment charge (note 6)
Translation difference
At 1 January 2020
Additions
Depreciation charge
Impairment charge (note 6)
At 31 December 2020

13 Non-controlling interests

127
–
–
(20)
(17)
–
90
–
(12)
(22)
56

41
16
1
(9)
–
1
50
5
(10)
(3)
42

1
–
1
(1)
–
–
1
–
(1)
–
–

Movement of non-controlling interest in Petrofac Emirates LLC, Petrofac Netherland Holding BV and Petro Oil and Gas Limited

At 1 January 
Loss for the year
Disposal of the Group’s operations in Mexico (note 15)
Dividend paid
At 31 December 

6
–
–
(2)
–
–
4
–
(3)
–
1

2020 
US$m

281
(9)
(265)
–
7

175
16
2
(32)
(17)
1
145
5
(26)
(25)
99

2019 
US$m

302
(7)
–
(14)
281

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13 Non-controlling interests continued
The proportion of the nominal value of issued shares controlled by the Group is disclosed in note 35. Summarised financial information 
for subsidiaries having 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
Other expense
Net finance expense 
Income tax expense
Net (loss)/profit for the year
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

Petrofac Netherlands 
Holdings B.V. and 
Petro Oil and Gas Limited

Petrofac Emirates LLC

2020
US$m

68
(36)
32
(2)
1
(39)
–
1
(7)
(4)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2019 
US$m

160
(139)
21
(11)
3
–
(2)
(6)
5
3

306
378
684
72
63
135
549
268

2020
US$m

403
(412)
(9)
(6)
–
–
(4)
–
(19)
(5)

2
267
269
7
232
239
30
7

2019 
US$m

550
(573)
(23)
(12)
2
–
(5)
–
(38)
(10)

11
613
624
7
567
574
50
13

Petrofac Netherlands Holdings B.V. and Petro Oil and Gas Limited were disposed during 2020.

Summarised cash flow statement

Operating
Investing 
Financing

Petrofac Netherlands Holdings 
B.V. and Petro Oil and Gas 
Limited

2020
US$m

2019 
US$m

38
(10)
(2)
26

22
(8)
(3)
11

Petrofac Emirates LLC

2020
US$m

55
–
(82)
(27)

2019
US$m

68
(9)
(106)
(47)

No dividends were declared by Petrofac Emirates LLC during 2020 (2019: US$57m of which US$14m was attributable to the non-
controlling interest).

14 Goodwill
A summary of the movements in goodwill is presented below:

At 1 January 
Addition on acquisition
Translation difference 
At 31 December 

2020 
US$m

99
–
2
101

2019 
US$m

73
25
1
99

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.

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Engineering & Construction 
Engineering & Production Services

2020 
US$m

41
60
101

2019 
US$m

41
58
99

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 14.0% (2019: 11.6%) derived from the estimated weighted average cost 
of capital of the Group. 

15 Assets and liabilities held for sale
Disposal of 49% interest Petrofac Netherlands Holdings B.V. which owned the Group’s operations in Mexico (“PNHBV”) 
during 2018
On 30 July 2018, the Group signed an SPA with Perenco to dispose of a 49% non-controlling interest in PNHBV. During 2018, a pre-tax 
impairment charge of US$156m (post-tax US$111m), which included disposal costs of US$6m, was recognised as a separately disclosed 
item in the consolidated income statement attributable to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment. The disposal was 
completed on 18 October 2018 and represented a transaction between the 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.

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, 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 was subsequently also measured at fair 
value with any fair value gain or loss recognised in the consolidated income statement. The fair value of the contingent consideration 
reflected management’s expectation of future field development programme and migration terms relating to achieving the contingent 
consideration criteria in the SPA associated with the migration of Magallanes and Arenque Production Enhancement Contracts to 
Production Sharing Contracts. A risk factor (a Level 3 input in the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value 
Measurement’) was applied to the maximum contingent consideration receivable.

During 2020, a downward fair value adjustment of US$42m (2019: US$nil) was recognised as a separately disclosed item in the 
consolidated income statement (note 6) as a result of the increased uncertainty surrounding achieving the contingent consideration 
criteria in the SPA, i.e. the successful migration of the Magallanes and Arenque Production Enhancement Contracts to Production 
Sharing Contracts.

SPA signed in 2019 to dispose of the remaining 51% interest in PNHBV 
On 19 September 2019, the Group signed an SPA with Perenco to dispose of the remaining 51% ownership interest in PNHBV. 
During 2019, a pre-tax impairment charge of US$49m (post-tax US$49m) was recognised as a separately disclosed item in the 
consolidated income statement attributable to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment (note 6). At 31 December 2019, the 
Group’s assets in Mexico were classified as an asset held for sale, since the asset’s carrying amount was expected to be recovered 
through a disposal transaction rather than through its continuing use.

Disposal of the remaining 51% ownership interest in PNHBV during 2020
On 3 November 2020, the Group completed the sale of its remaining 51% ownership interest in PNHBV to Perenco. At completion 
Perenco disagreed with the amount of the completion consideration payable under the terms of the SPA. The disagreement coincided 
with an immediate risk of expiry of time-bound Mexican regulatory approvals. 

Management engaged independent legal specialists and based upon advice received completed the transaction within the regulatory 
approval validity period, while retaining all rights to subsequently seek recovery of the full completion consideration amount.

At the date of disposal, the fair value of the consideration for the Group’s remaining 51% ownership interest in PNHBV was US$159m, 
comprised of cash consideration of US$120m and contingent consideration of US$41m, offset by estimated disposal costs of US$2m. 
Of the total cash consideration of US$120m, US$83m was received by the Group on the date of completion and US$37m had already 
been received as a deposit on 19 September 2019 (the SPA signing date). The contingent consideration of US$41m was recognised 
as a non-current financial asset in the consolidated balance sheet (note 18). Consequently, an impairment loss of US$79m (post-tax 
US$79m) associated with the disposal of Group’s assets held for sale was recognised as a separately disclosed item in the 
consolidated income statement (note 6) attributable to the Integrated Energy Services operating segment.

The contingent consideration was initially measured and recognised at fair value and is subsequently to be measured at fair value 
with any fair value gain or loss recognised in the consolidated income statement. The estimation of the fair value of the contingent 
consideration reflected management’s expectations of (i) the final determination of the completion consideration amount; (ii) proceeds 
associated with a ruling by the Tax Administration Service in Mexico; and (iii) achieving the contingent consideration criteria in the SPA 
associated with the migration of Magallanes and Arenque Production Enhancement Contracts to Production Sharing Contracts. 
Management applied 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. 

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15 Assets and liabilities held for sale continued
The table below explains the sensitivity analysis of possible changes to the risk factor (a Level 3 input in the ‘fair value hierarchy’ 
contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) on the fair value of the contingent consideration:

Risk factor associated with the final determination of the completion consideration amount
Risk factor relating to proceeds associated with a ruling by the Tax Administration Service in Mexico
Risk factor associated with achieving the contingent consideration criteria in the SPA associated with the 
migration of Magallanes and Arenque Production Enhancement Contracts to Production Sharing Contracts
Total

10% 
increase in 
risk-factor
US$m

20% 
increase in 
risk-factor
US$m

(6)
(4)

–
(10)

(12)
(8)

–
(20)

At completion the cash and short-term deposit balance of US$65m was offset against the cash consideration received by the Group 
and was presented net of cash forgone associated with the disposal of PNHBV within investing activities in the Group’s consolidated 
statement of cash flows.

A further impairment charge of US$34m was recognised within other operating expenses line item of the consolidated income 
statement for the year ended 31 December 2020 (2019: US$nil) such that the carrying amount of the net assets held for sale did not 
exceed the fair value less cost of disposal. Since the Group’s operations in Mexico were classified as held for sale, the property, plant 
and equipment and intangible assets were not depreciated and amortised respectively in accordance with IFRS 5 ‘Non-current Assets 
Held for Sale and Discontinued Operation’.

16 Intangible assets

Intangible oil and gas assets 
Cost: 
At 1 January 
Impairment charge (note 6)
At 31 December 
Other intangible assets 
Cost: 
At 1 January 
Addition on acquisition
Additions
Transfer from property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Transferred to assets held for sale (note 15)
Write-off
Translation difference
At 31 December 
Accumulated amortisation: 
At 1 January 
Amortisation (note 5a and 5b)
Transfer from property, plant and equipment (note 12)
Write-off
Transferred to assets held for sale (note 15)
Translation difference
At 31 December 
Carrying amount of other intangible assets at 31 December 
Total intangible assets

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

17
(4)
13

65
–
23
2
–
–
2
92

(16)
(7)
–
–
–
(1)
(24)
68
81

43
(26)
17

33
6
31
8
(12)
(1)
–
65

(20)
(1)
(4)
1
8
–
(16)
49
66

Intangible oil and gas assets
Intangible oil and gas assets represent expenditure directly associated with evaluation or appraisal activities related to Block PM304 
in Malaysia.

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Other intangible assets mainly comprised customer contracts and Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) and digital systems 
intangibles. 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 expense line items of the consolidated income 
statement (note 5a and 5b). The additions of US$23m (2019: US$31m) related to investment in the development and implementation 
of Group-wide cloud-based ERP and digital systems.

17 Investments in associates and joint ventures

As at 1 January 2019
Loans made to joint ventures
Share of net profit
Dividends received 
As at 1 January 2020
Loans made to joint ventures
Share of net profit/(loss)
Dividends received 
As at 31 December 2020

Associates 
US$m

Joint 
ventures 
US$m

Total 
US$m

20
–
16
(11)
25
–
6
(10)
21

10
2
1
–
13
2
(1)
–
14

30
2
17
(11)
38
2
5
(10)
35

Dividends received during the year include US$8m received from PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited and US$2m received from PetroFirst 
Infrastructure 2 Limited (2019: US$10m received from PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited and US$1m received from PetroFirst 
Infrastructure 2 Limited).

Investment in associates

PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited
PetroFirst Infrastructure 2 Limited

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

18
3
21

21
4
25

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 35.

No associates had contingent liabilities or capital commitments as at 31 December 2020 and 2019.

2020 
US$m

75
(35)
40
(5)
35
6

157
13
170
29
21
50
120
21
21

2019 
US$m

128
(33)
95
(10)
85
16

215
19
234
41
51
92
142
25
25

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Investment in joint ventures

Takatuf Petrofac Oman LLC
Socar – Petrofac LLC

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

13
1
14

13
–
13

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 before tax 
Income tax expense
Net profit
Group’s share of net profit

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 35.

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

16
(16)
–
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
(1)

29
15
44
2
8
10
34
14
14

10
(6)
4
(1)
3
(1)
2
1

28
7
35
–
4
4
31
13
13

No joint ventures had contingent liabilities or capital commitments at 31 December 2020 and 2019. The joint ventures cannot 
distribute their distributable reserves until they obtain consent from the joint venture partners.

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Other financial assets

Classification

Non-current
Receivable from joint operation partners for leases
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
Advances relating to decommissioning provision
Bank guarantee receivable
Receivable from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd
Contingent consideration arising from the disposal of Group’s operations in 
Mexico (note 15)
Pánuco contingent consideration
Forward currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges (note 34)

Amortised cost
Amortised cost
Amortised cost
Amortised cost
Amortised cost
Fair value through profit and loss

Fair value through profit and loss
Designated as cash flow hedges

Current
Receivable from joint operation partners for leases
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd (note 11b)
Restricted cash
Contingent consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd (note 11b)
Forward currency contracts not designated as hedges (note 34)
Forward currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges (note 34)

Amortised cost
Amortised cost
Amortised cost
Fair value through profit and loss
Fair value through profit and loss
Designated as cash flow hedges

Other financial liabilities

Non-current
Lease liabilities (note 30)
Contingent consideration payable arising from acquisition of W&W Energy 
Services Inc
Others

Loans and borrowings
Fair value through profit and loss

Amortised cost

Current
Lease liabilities (note 30)
Contingent consideration payable arising from acquisition of W&W Energy 
Services Inc
Interest payable
Forward currency contracts not designated as hedges (note 34)
Forward currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges (note 34)
Interest rate swap

Loans and borrowings

Fair value through profit and loss
Loans and borrowings
Fair value through profit and loss
Designated as cash flow hedges
Designated as cash flow hedges

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

80
48
28
–
5

41
–
–
202

97
–
44
–
3
4
148

163

3
–
166

150

1
2
17
9
–
179

170
45
23
22
5

42
8
1
316

89
19
8
9
5
5
135

298

15
2
315

140

–
5
13
6
2
166

Receivable from joint operation partners for leases
The current and non-current receivable from joint operation partners represented 70% of the lease liability in respect of oil and gas 
facilities, office building, vehicles and transport vessels in Malaysia that are recognised 100% in the consolidated balance sheet. 
This treatment is necessary to reflect the legal position of the Group as the contracting counterparty for such leases. The Group’s 30% 
share of this liability at 31 December 2020 was US$76m (2019: US$111m). At 31 December 2020, management concluded that no 
expected credit loss allowance against the receivable from joint operation partners for 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 the defaulting partner’s equity interest. 

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Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
The deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd relating to the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited, is 
measured at amortised cost using a discount rate of 8.4%. Unwinding of the discount on the deferred consideration of US$5m (2019: 
US$5m) was recognised during the year, within the finance income line item of the consolidated income statement. An increase in the 
credit risk for this financial asset resulted in expected credit loss allowance of US$2m being recognised for the year (2019: US$nil).

During April 2020, an early settlement was agreed with Ithaca Energy UK Ltd for amounts expected to mature in October 2020. 
Upon early settlement the Group recognised a loss of US$6m (2019: US$nil) which was recognised as a separately disclosed item 
in the Integrated Energy Services operating segment (note 6).

Opening balance (non-current and current)
Unwinding of discount
Expected credit loss allowance (note 5e)
Loss on early settlement (note 6)
Receipts
As at the end of the reporting period

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

64
5
(2)
(6)
(13)
48

59
5
–
–
–
64

Advances relating to decommissioning provision 
Advances relating to decommissioning provisions represent advance payments to a regulator for future decommissioning liabilities, 
relating to the Group’s assets in Malaysia. An advance of US$5m (2019: US$5m) made during the year was presented in the 
consolidated statement of cash flows as a cash outflow within investing activity.

Bank guarantee receivable 
Bank guarantee receivable of US$22m outstanding at 31 December 2019 represented an amount receivable from a bank associated 
with the encashment of performance and advance bank guarantees relating to a subcontractor in the Engineering & Construction 
operating segment. These amounts were fully recovered during the year.

Contingent consideration arising from the disposal of the Group’s operations in Mexico (note 15)
A reconciliation of the fair value movement of contingent consideration arising from the disposal of the Group’s operations in Mexico 
is presented below:

Opening balance
Initial recognition on disposal of remaining 51% interest in Group’s operations in Mexico (note 15)
Fair value loss (note 6 and note 15)
As at the end of the reporting period

For fair value sensitivity disclosures see note 15.

Pánuco contingent consideration 
A reconciliation of the fair value movement of the Pánuco contingent consideration is presented below:

Opening balance
Fair value loss (note 6)
As at the end of the reporting period

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

42
41
(42)
41

42
–
–
42

2020 
US$m

8
(8)
–

2019 
US$m

45
(37)
8

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.

Contingent consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
A reconciliation of the fair value movement of contingent consideration arising from the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited is 
presented below:

Opening balance
Fair value loss (note 6)
Receipts
As at the end of the reporting period

168

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

9
(9)
–
–

19
–
(10)
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A reconciliation of the fair value movement of contingent consideration payable arising from acquisition of W&W Energy Services Inc is 
presented below:

Opening balance
Initial recognition
Fair value gain (note 6)
Payments
As at the end of the reporting period

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

15
–
(8)
(3)
4

–
15
–
–
15

At the end of the reporting period, the fair value of contingent consideration payable was calculated using expected value pay-out 
approach using a discount rate of 11.6% (Level 3 of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’). 
The fair value represented management’s best estimate based on the expected financial performance targets that will be achieved by 
W&W, over the two-year evaluation period i.e. 2020 and 2021 starting from the acquisition date of 29 November 2019. The financial 
performance targets for the two-year evaluation period based on the latest approved forecast of W&W were expected to be negatively 
impacted, by the sharp fall in oil and gas prices and lower demand for oil and gas services, in part prompted by the COVID-19 induced 
economic slowdown. Consequently, a fair value gain of US$8m (post-tax US$8m) was recognised as a separately disclosed item (note 
6) in the Engineering & Production Services operating segment (2019: US$nil). A 10% reduction in performance targets would result in 
an additional fair value gain of US$408,000. 

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities
Year ended 31 December 2020

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (1)

Lease liabilities
At 31 December 2020

Year ended 31 December 2019

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (1)
Lease liabilities
At 31 December 2019

Cash inflows 
US$m

Cash outflows 
US$m

Additions
US$m

Cash outflows 
paid by joint 
operation 
partners 
US$m

870

–
870

(1,015)

(50)
(1,065)

–

5
5

–

(82)
(82)

Others
US$m

31 December 
2020 
US$m

–

2
2

755

313
1,068

Cash inflows 
US$m

Cash outflows 
US$m

Additions (2)
 US$m

New leases 
US$m

Cash outflows 
paid by joint 
operation 
partners 
US$m

31 December 
2019 
US$m

1,390
–
1,390

(1,113)
(44)
(1,157)

3
18
21

–
(72)
(72)

–
–
–

900
438
1,338

1 January 
2020 
US$m

900

438
1,338

1 January 
2019 
US$m

620
536
1,156

Notes:
(1)  Interest-bearing loans and borrowings excludes overdrafts since these are included within cash and equivalents.
(2)  At 31 December 2019, additions to interest-bearing loans and borrowings represent additions on acquisition and additions to lease liabilities included additions of US$16m and 

additions on acquisition of US$2m.

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

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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
Restricted cash
Receivable from joint operation partners for leases
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
Bank guarantee receivable
Receivable from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd
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 the Group’s 
operations in Mexico (note 15)
Contingent consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
Forward currency contracts – undesignated
Designated as cash flow hedges
Forward currency contracts
Financial liabilities
Measured at amortised cost
Term loans
Revolving credit facility
Bank overdrafts
Lease liabilities
Interest payable
Others
Measured at fair value through profit and loss
Contingent consideration payable
Forward currency contracts – undesignated
Designated as cash flow hedges
Forward currency contracts
Interest rate swap

Level

Carrying amount

Fair value

2020
US$m

2019 
US$m

2020 
US$m

2019
US$m

Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
Level 2
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 3
Level 2

Level 2
Level 2

44
177
48
–
5
28

–

41
–
3

4

250
505
45
313
2
–

4
17

9
–

8
259
64
22
5
23

8

42
9
5

6

300
599
111
438
5
2

15
13

6
2

44
177
48
–
5
28

–

41
–
3

4

250
505
45
313
2
–

4
17

9
–

8
259
64
22
5
23

8

42
9
5

6

300
600
111
438
5
2

15
13

6
2

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”) models. The inputs to these models are taken from observable sources 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 fair value of the contingent consideration arising from the disposal of the Group’s operations in Mexico at 31 December 2020 

amounted to US$41m. The estimation of the fair value of the contingent consideration reflected management’s expectation of (i) the 
final determination of the completion consideration amount; (ii) proceeds associated with a ruling by the Tax Administration Service 
in Mexico; and (iii) achieving the contingent consideration criteria in the SPA associated with the migration of Magallanes and 
Arenque Production Enhancement Contracts to Production Sharing Contracts. Management applied risk factors (a Level 
3 measurement of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’) to the maximum contingent 
consideration amounts receivable to estimate the fair value of the contingent consideration, see note 15.

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 — The fair value of deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd is equivalent to its amortised cost determined as the 

present value of discounted future cash flows using the discount rate of 8.4%.

 — The fair value of long-term interest-bearing loans and borrowings, lease liabilities and receivable from joint operation partners for 
leases are equivalent to their amortised costs determined as the present value of discounted future cash flows using the effective 
interest rate.

 — The contingent consideration payable of US$4m arising from acquisition of W&W Energy Services Inc, calculated using expected 
value pay-out approach using a discount rate of 11.6% (Level 3 of the ‘fair value hierarchy’ contained within IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value 
Measurement’), represented management’s best estimate based on the expected financial performance targets that will be 
achieved by W&W, over the two-year evaluation period starting from the acquisition date of 29 November 2019. 

19 Inventories

Project materials
Crude oil
Stores and raw materials

2020
US$m

2019
US$m

4
3
1
8

15
1
1
17

Project materials of US$5m (2019: US$nil) were written-off during the year relating to the Engineering & Construction operating 
segment within cost of sales in the consolidated income statement. Inventories expensed of US$47m (2018: US$77m) were included 
within cost of sales in the consolidated income statement.

20 Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables
Advances to vendors and subcontractors
Prepayments and deposits
Receivables from joint operation partners
Other receivables

2020 
US$m

550
197
32
44
53
876

2019 
US$m

615
325
37
52
73
1,102

The decrease in trade receivables is mainly due to a receipt of US$115m from three customers in the Engineering & Construction 
operating segment. This decrease was partially offset by a net increase in trade receivables of US$49m from one customer in the 
Engineering & Construction operating segment. At 31 December 2020, the Group had an expected credit loss (“ECL”) allowance 
of US$24m (2019: US$26m) against an outstanding trade receivable balance of US$574m (2019: US$641m).

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and credit terms are generally granted to customers on 30 to 60 days basis. 
Trade receivables are reported net of ECL allowance in accordance with IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’. 

The movement in the ECL allowance during 2020 and 2019 against trade receivables was as follows:

At 1 January
Transfer to assets held for sale (note 15)
Write-off
ECL charge (note 5e)
At 31 December

2020 
US$m

2019
US$m

26
–
(2)
–
24

21
(1)
(2)
8
26

At 31 December 2020, the analysis of trade receivables is as follows:

ECL rate
Gross trade receivables
Less: ECL allowance
Net trade receivables at 31 December 2020

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

0.1%
372
–
372

0.2%
92
–
92

0.1%
48
–
48

1.4%
15
–
15

13.8%
26
(4)
22

92.1%
21
(20)
1

574
(24)
550

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At 31 December 2019, the analysis of trade receivables is as follows:

ECL rate
Gross trade receivables
Less: ECL allowance
Net trade receivables at 31 December 2019

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

0.5%
476
(2)
474

0.6%
98
(1)
97

2.6%
21
(1)
20

10.9%
7
(1)
6

34.2%
14
(4)
10

68.0%
25
(17)
8

641
(26)
615

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 decrease in advances 
provided to vendors and subcontractors of US$128m was mainly due to settlement of advances and accrued contract expenses in 
the ordinary course of business with a subcontractor in the Engineering & Construction operating segment.

Receivables from joint operation partners are recoverable amounts from partners on Block PM304 and on consortium contracts in the 
Engineering & Construction operating segment.

Other receivables mainly consist of Value Added Tax recoverable of US$35m (2019: US$44m).

An ECL allowance of US$2m (note 5e) was recognised against other receivables (2019: US$6m against amounts receivable from joint 
operation partners) 

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.

21 Contract assets and contract liabilities
a. Contract assets

Work in progress 
Retention receivables
Accrued income

2020 
US$m

1,414
215
23
1,652

2019
 US$m

1,754
228
82
2,064

At 31 December 2020, work in progress included assessed variation orders pending customer approval of US$276m (2019: 
US$341m).

b. Contract liabilities

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
Advances received from customers

2020 
US$m

74
46
120

2019 
US$m

147
126
273

At 31 December 2020, billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings included an offset for assessed variation orders pending 
customer approval of US$29m (2019: US$nil).

Revenue of US$202m (2019: US$492m) was recognised during the year from amounts included in contract liabilities at the beginning 
of the year.

c. Expected credit loss (“ECL”) allowance on contract assets
The below table provides information on ECL allowance for each contract asset category at the end of reporting periods:

As at 31 December 2020

ECL rate
Gross carrying amount
Less: ECL allowance
Net contract assets at 31 December 2020

Work in 
progress 
US$m

Retention 
receivables 
US$m

0.6%
1,423
(9)
1,414

14.1%
250
(35)
215

Accrued 
income 
US$m

12.3%
26
(3)
23

Total current 
contract 
assets
 US$m

1,699
(47)
1,652

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ECL rate
Estimated total gross carrying amount
Less: ECL allowance
Net contract assets at 31 December 2019

Non-current 
contract 
assets
US$m

–
–
–

Work in 
progress 
US$m

Retention 
receivables 
US$m

0.3%
1,760
(6)
1,754

12.6%
261
(33)
228

Accrued 
income
 US$m

5.6%
87
(5)
82

The movement in ECL allowance during 2020 and 2019 against each contract asset category is as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2020

At 1 January 2019
Transferred to current
Transferred to assets held for sale
Charge/(reversal) for the year (note 5e)
At 1 January 2020
Charge for the year (note 5e)
Write-off
At 31 December 2020

Non-current 
contract 
assets
US$m

Work in 
progress 
US$m

Retention 
receivables 
US$m

Accrued 
income
US$m

4
(4)
–
–
–
–
–
–

5
–
–
1
6
3
–
9

34
–
–
(1)
33
2
–
35

2
4
(3)
2
5
–
(2)
3

Total 
 current 
contract 
assets 
US$m

2,108
(44)
2,064

Total
current 
contract 
assets
US$m

41
4
(3)
2
44
5
(2)
47

d. Contract balances arising from contracts with customers
The Group’s contract balances at the end of 31 December 2020 are as follows:

Trade receivables (note 20)
Contract assets 
Contract liabilities

2020 
US$m

550
1,652
120

2019 
US$m

615
2,064
273

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and credit terms are generally between 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). 

During April 2020, an early settlement relating to a contract asset was agreed with Ithaca Energy UK Ltd for amounts expected to 
mature in October 2020. Upon early settlement the Group recognised a gain of US$1m (2019: US$nil) which was recognised as a 
separately disclosed item in the Engineering & Production Services operating segment (note 6). 

The Group recognised an ECL allowance on trade receivables and contract assets arising from contracts with customers, included 
within expected credit loss allowance line item of the consolidated income statement, amounting to US$5m for the year ended 
31 December 2020 (2019: US$10m).

Revenue recognised during the year from performance obligations satisfied in previous years, resulting from a change in transaction 
price, amounted to US$118m (2019: US$358m).

22 Cash and short-term deposits

Cash at bank and in hand
Short-term deposits
ECL allowance
Cash and short-term deposits

2020 
US$m

556
129
(1)
684

2019
 US$m

712
314
(1)
1,025

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$684m (2019: US$1,025m).

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For the purposes of the consolidated statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:

Cash and short-term deposits
Bank overdrafts (note 27)

2020 
US$m

684
(45)
639

2019
 US$m

1,025
(111)
914

Cash and cash equivalents included amounts totalling US$43m (2019: US$71m) held by the Group undertakings in certain countries 
whose exchange controls significantly restrict or delay the remittance of these amounts to foreign jurisdictions. Cash and cash 
equivalents also included US$378m (2019: US$375m) in joint operation bank accounts which are generally available to meet the 
working capital requirements of those joint operations but which can only be made available to the Group for its general corporate use 
with the agreement of the joint operation partners. 

23 Share capital
The share capital of the Company as at 31 December was as follows:

Authorised
750,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.02 each (2019: 750,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.02 each)
Issued and fully paid
345,912,747 ordinary shares of US$0.02 each (2019: 345,912,747 ordinary shares of US$0.02 each)

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

15

7

15

7

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. 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
The Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust (the Trust) was established to facilitate the Group’s discretionary share scheme awards made to the 
employees of the Group. For the purpose of making awards under the Group’s share-based payment plans, shares in the Company are 
purchased and held by the Trust. The Trust issues these shares to the Group employees subject to the satisfaction of any service and 
performance conditions of each scheme. The Trust is consolidated in the Group’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with 
IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’.

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.

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

2020

2019

Number

US$m

Number

US$m

10,055,467
 3,973,332 
 (5,325,591)
 8,703,208

110
11
(33)
88

9,064,919
5,000,308
(4,009,760)
10,055,467

107
33
(30)
110

Shares vested during the year include dividend shares of 509,329shares (2019: 384,299 shares).

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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 market performance-based element of PSP awards is 70% 
dependent on the total shareholder return (TSR) of the Group compared with an index composed of selected relevant companies. 
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:

Executive 
Directors  

2020 awards

Other 
participants 
2020 awards

Executive 
Directors  

2019 awards

Other  
participants  
2019 awards

All participants 
2018 awards

All participants 
2017 awards

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

51.4%
13.5%
0.2%
3 years
145p

51.4%
13.5%
0.2%
3 years
168p

36.2%
15.8%
0.9%
3 years
211p

36.2%
15.8%
0.9%
3 years
264p

37.7%
22.3%
0.9%
3 years
356p

39.1%
26.6%
0.2%
3 years
223p

The non-market-based condition governing the vesting of the remaining 30% of the PSP awards is subject to achieving certain 
strategic targets, including Engineering & Construction operating segment net margin, new order intake, return on capital employed, 
cash conversion, etc. 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 over the three-year vesting period of the plan and the estimated vesting rate for the achievement 
of strategic targets.

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 is 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 £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

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

250p
364p
412p
353p

31.5%
20.0%
50.0%
50.7%

271p
455p
515p
441p

31.5%
20.0%
50.0%
50.7%

271p
455p
466p
839p

95.0%
90.3%
85.7%
88.1%

126p
394p
560p
572p

95.0%
90.3%
85.7%
100.0%

2020 awards
2019 awards
2018 awards
2017 awards

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25 Share-based payment plans continued
The following table shows the movements in the number of shares held under the share-based payment plans outstanding but not 
exercisable:

Outstanding at 1 January
Granted during the year
Vested during the year
Forfeited during the year
Outstanding at 
31 December

PSP

DBSP

RSP

Total

2020 
Number

2019
 Number

2020
Number(1)

2019
 Number (1)

2020 
Number

2019
 Number

2020 
Number

2019 
Number

3,906,880
2,656,318

(160,305) 
(1,762,730) 

2,882,006
1,725,782
–
(700,908)

7,289,952
2,292,388
(3,994,631)
(620,057)

6,888,262
4,280,064
(3,303,791)
(574,583)

1,725,387
1,588,645
(661,331)
(173,151)

873,051
1,250,845
(365,516)
(32,993)

12,922,219 10,643,319
7,256,691
(3,669,307)
(1,308,484)

6,537,351
(4,816,267)
(2,555,938)

4,640,163

3,906,880

4,967,652

7,289,952

2,479,550

1,725,387

12,087,365 12,922,219

Note: (1) Includes Invested and Matching Shares.

The number of shares still outstanding but not exercisable at 31 December for each award is as follows:

PSP

2020 
Number

2019  

Number

2020
Number(1)

2019
 Number (1)

DBSP

RSP

2020 awards
2019 awards
2018 awards
2017 awards
Total awards

2,087,754
1,445,556
1,106,853
–
4,640,163

–
1,719,489
1,137,589
1,049,802
3,906,880

1,974,586
1,990,416
1,002,650
–
4,967,652

–
3,880,740
2,625,711
783,501
7,289,952

Note: (1) Includes Invested and Matching Shares.

2020
 Number

1,588,645
707,821
183,084
–
2,479,550

2019
Number

–
1,247,488
446,381
31,518
1,725,387

Total

2020
Number

2019 
Number

5,650,985
4,143,793
2,292,587
–

–
6,847,717
4,209,681
1,864,821
12,087,365 12,922,219

The average share price of the Company’s shares during 2020 was US$2.54, sterling equivalent of £1.99 (2019: US$5.55, sterling 
equivalent of £4.34).

The number of outstanding shares excludes the dividend shares shown below:

PSP

2020 
Number

DBSP

2019 
Number

2020
Number(1)

2019
 Number (1)

RSP

2020
 Number

2019 
Number

Total

2020 
Number

2019 
Number

Dividend shares 
outstanding at 31 
December

186,316

756,250

261,178

411,462

22,792

57,525

470,286

1,225,237

Note: (1) Includes Invested and Matching Shares.

The charge in respect of share-based payment plans recognised in the consolidated income statement is as follows:

PSP

2020
 US$m

2019 
US$m

DBSP1

2020
 US$m

2019
 US$m

RSP

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

Total

2020
 US$m

2019 
US$m

Share-based 
payment charge (2)

4

3

7

12

4

3

15

18

Note: (2) Represents the charge on Matching Shares only.

The Group recognised a share-based payment charge of US$15m (2019: US$18m) in the consolidated income statement relating to 
the above employee share-based payment plans (note 5c) which was transferred to the share-based payments reserve together with 
US$4m of the accrued bonus liability for the year ended 31 December 2019 (2019: 2018 bonus of US$12m).

For further details on the above employee share-based payment plans, refer to pages 110, 111, 113, and 116 of the Directors’ 
remuneration report.

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Balance at 1 January 2019
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)
Balance at 31 December 2019
Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests
Balance at 31 December 2019

Balance at 1 January 2020
Net changes in fair value of derivatives and financial assets designated as cash flow 
hedges
Foreign currency translation
Foreign currency translation losses reclassified to the consolidated income statement
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)
Balance at 31 December 2020
Attributable to:
Petrofac Limited shareholders
Non-controlling interests
Balance at 31 December 2020

Net unrealised 
gains/(losses) 
on derivatives 
US$m

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
US$m

Share-based 
payments 
reserve 
 US$m

13

(2)
–
–

–
–
11

11
–
11

11

(15)
–
–
–

–
–
(4)

(4)
–
(4)

(1)

–
(13)
–

–
–
(14)

(14)
–
(14)

(14)

–
(16)
3
–

–
–
(27)

(27)
–
(27)

83

–
–
(26)

12
18
87

87
–
87

87

–
–
–
(30)

4
15
76

76
–
76

Total 
US$m

95

(2)
(13)
(26)

12
18
84

84
–
84

84

(15)
(16)
3
(30)

4
15
45

45
–
45

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. During 2020 a fair value loss of US$15m (2019: US$2m fair value loss) was recognised 
within equity. 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. Net losses of US$130,000 (2019: US$128,000 net losses) relating to foreign currency forward 
contracts and financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges were 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 (2019: US$11m) 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$4m (2019: US$12m) 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).

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27 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 

Non-current
Revolving credit facility 
Term loan

Less: Debt acquisition costs net of accumulated amortisation and effective interest rate adjustments

Current
Revolving credit facility 
Term loans
Bank overdrafts

Total interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Details of the Group’s interest-bearing loans and borrowings are as follows:

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

–
50
50
–
50

505
200
45
750
800

600
–
600
(1)
599

–
300
111
411
1,010

Revolving credit facility
The Group has a US$1,000m committed revolving credit facility with a syndicate of international banks, which is available for general 
corporate purposes. The facility is due to mature in June 2021. At 31 December 2020, US$505m was drawn under this facility 
(31 December 2019: US$600m).

Interest is payable on the drawn balance of the facility and in addition utilisation fees are payable depending on the level of utilisation.

Term loans
At 31 December 2020, the Group had in place three bilateral term loans with a combined total of US$250m (31 December 2019: three 
bilateral term loans with a combined total of US$300m). At 31 December 2020, US$250m was drawn under these facilities, of which 
US$50m matured in February 2021, US$150m is scheduled to mature in March 2021 and US$50m in November 2023.

Bank overdrafts
Bank overdrafts are utilised to meet the Group’s working capital requirements. These are repayable on demand.

Compliance with covenants
The revolving credit facility and the term loans (together, the “Senior Loans”) are subject to two financial covenants relating to leverage 
and interest cover. These covenants are tested at 30 June and 31 December. The leverage financial covenant is defined as the ratio 
of net debt, including net leases, at the end of the reporting period to the previous twelve months’ EBITDA and shall not exceed 3:1. 
The interest cover financial covenant is defined as the ratio of the previous twelve months’ EBITDA to the previous twelve months’ 
net interest expense and shall not be less than 3:1. The Group was compliant with these covenants at 31 December 2020.

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.

In February 2021, after the end of reporting period, the Company issued £300m (United States dollar equivalent of US$409m) in 
commercial paper with a maturity of 12 months under the UK Government’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility (“CCFF”), which 
is available for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, after the end of reporting period, the Company extended US$700m of its banking facilities, at its request, with the 
unanimous support of lenders. These extensions comprised a US$610m extension of its existing revolving credit facility to 2 June 
2022, with an option to extend for a further six months (1), and a US$90m extension of a bilateral term facility to 1 April 2022 (2). 
Existing financial covenants remain unchanged and will be tested on a quarterly basis. In line with our liquidity policy, the extended 
revolving credit facility includes a minimum liquidity covenant of US$100m. 

Notes:
(1)  The option to extend the revolving credit facility to 2 December 2022 is subject to the approval of lenders and is up to a maximum of US$550m.
(2)  The term loan included a prepayment obligation on 31 March 2021.

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Non-current provisions

At 1 January 2019
Additions during the year
Reclassified to liabilities associated with assets held for sale
Paid during the year
Transfer from accrued contract expenses
Transfer to current provisions
Unwinding of discount
Exchange difference
At 1 January 2020
Additions during the year
Paid during the year
Transfer to current provisions
Unwinding of discount
Exchange difference
At 31 December 2020

Other long-term 
employment 
benefits provision 
US$m

Provision for 
decommissioning 
US$m

Other provisions 
US$m

Total
 US$m

119
25
–
(18)
5
–
–
–
131
16
(34)
–
–
–
113

95
1
(60)
–
–
–
4
–
40
–
–
–
1
–
41

20
3
–
(6)
4
(4)
–
1
18
4
(3)
(3)
–
1
17

234
29
(60)
(24)
9
(4)
4
1
189
20
(37)
(3)
1
1
171

Other long-term employment benefits provision
Labour laws in the Middle East 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 independent specialist’s valuation 
model with the key underlying assumptions being as follows:

Average annual % salary increases
Discount factor

Senior employees

Other employees

2%
1%

2%
1%

Discount factor used represents the yield on US high-quality corporate bonds, with a duration corresponding to that of the liability at 
the end of the reporting period.

Provision for decommissioning
The decommissioning provision at the end of the reporting period relates to the Group’s obligation for the removal of facilities and 
restoration of Block PM304 in Malaysia.

The liability is discounted at a rate of 3.7% on Block PM304 (2019: 3.7%).

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 this provision will take place in 2026.

Other provisions
The other provisions carrying amount at 31 December 2020 mainly represent claim amounts of US$8m (2019: US$7m) against the 
Group, which will be settled through its captive insurance company, Jermyn Insurance Company Limited, and US$2m (2019: US$4m) 
of disposal costs associated with the disposal of the JSD6000 installation vessel.

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28 Provisions continued
Current provisions

At 1 January 2019
Amounts provided during the year
Transfer from non-current provisions
Transfer from accrued contract expenses
Utilised during the year
Translation difference
At 1 January 2020
Amounts provided during the year
Transfer from non-current provisions
Utilised during the year
Translation difference
At 31 December 2020

Onerous contract 
provisions
 US$m

Other provisions 
US$m

18
73
–
–
(85)
–
6
150
–
(118)
–
38

19
19
4
10
(12)
1
41
18
3
(26)
1
37

Total
US$m

37
92
4
10
(97)
1
47
168
3
(144)
1
75

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 revenue. The amount of US$150m provided during the year related to projects in the 
Engineering & Construction operating segment (2019: US$73m).

Other provisions
Of the US$18m provided during the year, US$2m (2019: US$3m) related to projects in the Engineering & Production Services 
operating segment; US$11m (2019: US$nil) related to a VAT penalty provision in the Engineering & Construction operating segment.

29 Trade and other payables

Trade payables
Accrued expenses
Other taxes payable
Other payables

2020 
US$m

443
293
20
131
887

2019
 US$m

507
357
39
172
1,075

The decrease in trade payables of US$64m is mainly due to a decrease of US$78m in the Engineering & Construction operating 
segment mainly arising from higher payments relating to late life contracts.

Accrued expenses primarily represent contract cost accruals relating to the Engineering & Construction operating segment and the 
Engineering & Production Services operating segment. 

Other payables mainly consist of retentions held against vendors and subcontractors of US$110m (2019: US$109m). The decrease in 
other payables is mainly due to a reduction in an advance of US$37m that was received as a deposit by the Group on 19 September 
2019 associated with the disposal of Group’s operation in Mexico (note 15).

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.

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The Group has lease contracts for various items of property, plant and equipment. The Group’s obligations under its leases are 
secured by the lessor’s title to the leased assets. Generally, the Group is restricted from assigning and subleasing the leased assets. 

The Group also has certain leases of office buildings with lease terms of 12 months or less and leases of office equipment with low 
value. The Group applies the ‘short-term lease’ and ‘lease of low-value assets’ recognition exemptions for these leases.

a. Right-of-use assets
The Group recognises right-of-use assets, within property, plant and equipment line item of the consolidated balance sheet, at the 
commencement date of the lease (i.e. the date at which the underlying asset is available for use). The carrying amounts of right-of-use 
assets recognised and the movements during the period are disclosed in note 12.

b. Lease liabilities
The table below provides details of lease liabilities recognised within other financial liabilities line item of the consolidated balance sheet:

Lease liabilities at 1 January
Additions
Addition on acquisition 
Interest
Transfer to liabilities associated with assets held for sale
Principal payments made by the Group
Interest paid by the Group
Principal payments made by joint operation partners 
Derecognised
Translation difference
At 31 December

2020 
US$m

2019
 US$m

438
5
–
9
–
(50)
(9)
(82)
(1)
3
313

536
16
2
12
(2)
(44)
(12)
(72)
–
2
438

The above lease liabilities included US$253m (2019: US$370m) of right-of-use assets relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia that are 
presented at 100%, which is necessary to reflect the legal position of the Group as the contracting entity for these leases. The leases 
relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia associated with oil and gas facilities include a renewal option of up to two years and a purchase 
option at the end of the lease term.

c. Amounts recognised in the consolidated income statement in respect of leases

Depreciation charge in respect of right-of-use assets (note 12)
Finance expense recognised associated with lease liabilities (note 7)
Lease expense recognised for short-term leases and leases for low-value assets 

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

26
9
8

32
12
6

d. Future lease payments
Set out below are the future lease payments in respect of leases for property, plant and equipment. These have remaining non-
cancellable lease terms of between one and eight years. The discounted and undiscounted future minimum lease commitments as at 
31 December 2020 are as follows:

The commitments are as follows:
Within one year
After one year but not more than five years
More than five years

Present 
value
US$m

Finance 
expense 
US$m

Future 
minimum 
lease 
payments 
US$m

150
142
21
313

14
21
3
38

164
163
24
351

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30 Leases continued
The discounted and undiscounted future minimum lease commitments as at 31 December 2019 are as follows:

The commitments are as follows:
Within one year
After one year but not more than five years
More than five years

Present
 value
US$m

Finance 
expense 
US$m

140
253
45
438

23
32
4
59

 Future 
minimum 
lease 
payments 
US$m

163
285
49
497

In April 2021, after the end of the reporting period, a lease in respect of a mobile offshore production unit (“MOPU“) that was due to 
expire on 30 April 2021 relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia was extended to 30 September 2026.

31 Commitments and contingent liabilities
Commitments
In the normal course of business, the Group obtains 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 2020, the Group had outstanding letters of credit, letters of guarantee, including performance, advance payments 
and bid bonds of US$3,543m (2019: US$4,581m) against which the Group had pledged or restricted cash balances of US$44m 
(2019: US$8m).

At 31 December 2020, the Group had outstanding forward exchange contracts amounting to US$1,910m (2019: US$2,307m). 
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 34).

Capital commitments
At 31 December 2020, the Group had capital commitments of US$15m (2019: US$53m) excluding lease commitments (note 30):

Production Enhancement Contracts (PECs) in Mexico 
Block PM304 in Malaysia
Commitments in respect of development of the Group’s cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”), 
digital systems and other information technology equipment

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

–
3

12

19
22

12

Contingent liabilities
As described in pages 9, 67, 69, 90 and 99 of the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts, 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 and January 2021, a former employee of a Petrofac 
subsidiary admitted offences contrary to the UK Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”). These charges relate to historic contract awards in 
Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE in the period 2012 to 2015. No charges have been brought against any Group company or any other 
officers or employees. Although not charged, a small number of former Petrofac employees are alleged to have acted together with 
the individual concerned. The SFO investigation is ongoing and the Group continues to engage with the SFO and will respond to any 
further developments as appropriate. The Group is focused on bringing this matter to closure as quickly as possible and believe this is 
in the best interests of all stakeholders. The existence of any possible future financial obligations (such as fines or penalties), or other 
consequences, is unable to be determined at this time.

A Group subsidiary is subject to challenges by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) on the historical application of National Insurance 
Contributions (“NICs”) to workers in the UK Continental Shelf. In October 2020, a decision was issued by HMRC against Petrofac 
Facilities Management Limited (“PFML”) in respect of the historic application of NICs. PFML has appealed against the decision and 
no payment has been made to HMRC pending the outcome of the first level appeal which is expected in the second half of 2021. 
Management, taking into consideration advice from independent legal and tax specialists, believes that it is not probable that an 
outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and accordingly, no provision has been 
recognised. The maximum potential exposure to PFML in relation to NICs and interest should it be unsuccessful in defending its 
position is approximately US$160m. 

The Group also has a recourse available, in accordance with the contractual indemnity contained in some customer contracts, 
where it can possibly recover a portion of NICs and interest from its customers in the event the Group is unsuccessful in its appeal. 
The possible recoverability of the amounts receivable from the customers, should the Group be unsuccessful in defending its position, 
may be subject to further negotiations with the customers. The Group is in the process of estimating the possible recoverable amount 
if it is unsuccessful in defending its position.

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The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Petrofac Limited and the subsidiaries listed in note 35. 
Petrofac Limited is the ultimate parent entity of the Group.

The following table provides the total amount of transactions entered with related parties:

Related party receivables

Joint ventures
Associates

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

–
1
1

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$420,000 (2019: US$262,000), 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 had 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. However, in response to COVID-19 
pandemic and the change in economic circumstances, it has been agreed that Petrofac will pay for up to 100 Group employees to 
attend a AUB full-time course instead of making future donations for engineering scholarships. As part of its new commitment, 
Petrofac will pay the cost of the course to AUB and an educational stipend to all attendees. For the year ended 31 December 2020, 
no amounts were paid to the AUB (2019: US$1m). 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 107 to 117.

Short-term employee benefits
Share-based payments charge
Fees paid to Non-executive Directors

2020 
US$m

2019
US$m

8
5
1
14

11
4
1
16

33 Accrued contract expenses
Accrued contract expenses represent contract cost accruals associated with the Group’s fixed-price engineering, procurement and 
construction contracts. The decrease in accrued contract expenses of US$465m was mainly due to higher payment milestones 
relating to vendors and subcontractors achieved during the year in the Engineering & Construction operating segment.

34 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, 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, interest-bearing loans and borrowings and foreign currency risk on conducting business in currencies other than 
the functional 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 
accordance 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 94 to 101.

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; the policies relating to these risks are discussed in detail below:

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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 shot-term deposits. 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. During 2020 a fair value gain of US$2m associated with the 
interest rate swap was recognised through other comprehensive income.

The Group’s interest-bearing loans and borrowings is primarily in United States dollars, linked to United States dollar LIBOR (London 
Interbank Offered Rate). The Group uses derivatives to swap between fixed and floating rates. At 31 December 2020, the proportion of 
floating rate debt was 100% of the total financial debt outstanding (2019: 85%). 

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 interest-bearing loans and 
borrowings at the reporting date is demonstrated in the table below. The analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant.

31 December 2020
31 December 2019

Profit before tax

Equity

100 basis 
point increase 
US$m

100 basis 
point decrease 
US$m

100 basis 
point increase 
US$m

100 basis 
point decrease 
US$m

(5)
(8)

5
8

–
–

–
–

The following table reflects the maturity profile of the financial liabilities and assets that are subject to interest rate risk:

Year ended 31 December 2020

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)

Year ended 31 December 2019

Financial liabilities
Floating rates
Bank overdrafts (note 27)
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings(1) (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

45
705
750

684
44
728

–
50
50

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

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

111
150
261

1,025
8
1,033

–
600
600

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

45
755
800

684
44
728

 Total 
US$m

111
750
861

1,025
8
1,033

Note (1) During 2019, a term loan of US$150m was converted using an interest rate swap. 

Financial liabilities in the above table are disclosed gross of debt acquisition costs and effective interest rate adjustments of US$nil 
(2019: US$1m).

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.

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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 currencies i.e. not denominated in the Group’s reporting currency expressed 
in United States dollar amounts.

Revenues
Costs
Non-current financial assets
Current financial assets
Non-current financial liabilities
Current financial liabilities

2020 % of 
foreign 
currency 
denominated 
items

2019 % of 
foreign 
currency 
denominated 
items

41.8%
44.9%
14.7%
50.2%
22.8%
34.4%

34.0%
41.7%
15.5%
52.7%
6.3%
57.5%

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 subsidiaries with non-USD functional currencies are translated into the Group’s reporting currency using a 
weighted average exchange rate. 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

2020

2019

Average rate Closing rate

Average rate

Closing rate

1.28
3.26
1.13

1.36
3.29
1.23

1.28
3.31
1.12

1.32
3.30
1.12

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 2020
31 December 2019

Note (1) Includes impact on pegged currencies.

Profit before tax

Equity

+10% US 
dollar rate 
increase 
US$m (1)

−10% US 
dollar rate 
decrease 
US$m (1)

+10% US 
dollar rate 
increase 
US$m

−10% US 
dollar rate 
decrease 
US$m

6
15

(6)
(15)

(4)
(9)

4
9

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Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges
At 31 December, the Group had foreign exchange forward contracts as follows:

Euro (sales)/purchases
Sterling sales
Kuwaiti dinar sales
Russian ruble sales
Arab Emirates dirham purchases

Note (1) Attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders.

Contract value

Fair value (undesignated)

Fair value (designated)

Net unrealised gain/(loss) (1)

2020 
US$m

(71)
(230)
(343)
–
150

2019
 US$m

179
(555)
(513)
(4)
150

2020
US$m

2019
 US$m

2020
 US$m

2019 
US$m

2020 
US$m

2019
 US$m

1
(15)
–
–
–
(14)

1
(9)
–
–
–
(8)

(3)
1
(3)
–
–
(5)

–
–
(1)
1
–
–

(2)
1
(3)
–
–
(4)

15
–
(2)
–
–
13

The above foreign exchange contracts mature and will affect profit before tax between January 2021 and May 2022 (2019: between 
January 2020 and May 2022). 

During 2020, net changes in fair value resulting in a loss of US$17m (2019: gain of US$254,000) relating to these derivative instruments 
and financial assets were taken to equity and losses of US$130,000 (2019: losses of US$128,000) 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 (2019: US$11m loss) were recognised in the consolidated 
income statement.

Commodity price risk – oil prices
The Group is exposed to the impact of changes in oil and gas prices on its revenues and net profit generated from sales of crude oil 
and gas. The Group’s policy is to manage its exposure to the impact of changes in oil and gas prices using derivative instruments. 
Hedging is only undertaken once sufficiently reliable and regular long-term forecast production data is available. No crude oil 
derivatives were entered by the Group during 2020 to hedge oil production.

Credit risk
The Group trades only with recognised, creditworthy third parties. Business Unit Risk Review Committees (BURRC) evaluate the credit 
worthiness 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 2020, the Group’s five largest customers 
accounted for 49.1% of outstanding trade receivables and contract assets (2019: 48.5%).

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 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.

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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 maturity profiles of the Group’s financial 
liabilities at 31 December are as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2020

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables (excluding other taxes 
payable and retention payable)
Derivative instruments
Interest payments

Year ended 31 December 2019

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables (excluding other taxes 
payable and retention 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

750
129

672
23
9
1,583

–
35

85
3
1
124

–
51

–
–
2
53

50
112

–
–
2
164

–
24

–
–
–
24

800
351

757
26
14
1,948

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

186
88

842
19
13
1,148

225
75

85
2
16
403

600
153

–
–
23
776

–
132

–
–
–
132

–
49

–
–
–
49

1,011
497

927
21
52
2,508

800
313

757
26
–
1,896

Carrying 
amount
 US$m

1,010
438

927
21
–
2,396

The Group uses various committed 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 (debt)/cash (B)
Equity attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders (C)
Reported net (loss)/profit 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)

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

684
(800)
(116)
433
(180)

1,025
(1,010)
15
633
73
184.8% 159.6%
26.8% Net cash
11.5%
(41.6%)

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35 Subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements
At 31 December 2020, the Group had investments in the following active subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements:

Name of entity

Country of incorporation

Active subsidiaries
Petrofac Algeria EURL
Petrofac International (Bahrain) W.L.L
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 Deutschland GmbH
Jermyn Insurance Company Limited
Petrofac Engineering India Private Limited
Petrofac Engineering Services India Private Limited
Petrofac Projects and Services Private Limited (formerly Petrofac 
Information Services Private Limited)
Petrofac (JSD 6000) Limited
Petrofac Energy Developments International Limited
Petrofac Facilities Management International 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.
Petrofac Energy Developments Sdn. Bhd.
Petrofac Engineering Services (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Algeria
Bahrain
Brunei
Cyprus
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
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia

Proportion of nominal value of 
issued shares controlled by 
the Group

2020

2019

100
100
100
100
100
–
100
100
100
100
100
1001
1001
1001
100
100
1001
100
100

100
100
1001
1001
1001
1001
100
100
1001
–
1001
100
100
70

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1001
1001
1001
100
100
1001
100
100

100
100
1001
1001
1001
1001
100
100
1001
512
1001
100
100
70

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PFMAP Sdn. Bhd.
Petrofac EPS Sdn. Bhd.
H&L/SPD Americas S. de R.L.
Petrofac Mexico SA de CV
Petrofac Mexico Servicios SA de CV
Petrofac International (Mozambique), Lda
Petrofac Kazakhstan B.V.
Petrofac Netherlands Coöperatief U.A.
Petrofac Netherlands Holdings B.V. (note 13)
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 Training Services Limited
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
Petrofac South East Asia Pte Ltd
Petrofac E&C International Limited
Petrofac Emirates LLC (note 13)
Petrofac FZE
Petrofac International (UAE) LLC
Petrofac Inc.
Petrofac Training Inc.
Petrofac US Holdings Limited
W&W Energy Services Inc.
SPD Group Limited

Country of incorporation

Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mozambique
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Nigeria
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Russia
Russia
Saudi Arabia
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
United States
British Virgin Islands 

Proportion of nominal value of 
issued shares controlled by 
the Group

2020

100
492
–
–
–
100
100
100
–
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1001
100
75
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

2019 

100
492
100
100
100
–
100
100
512
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1001
100
75
100
100
100
100
–
100
100

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Associates
Name of associate

Principal activities

Country of incorporation

PetroFirst Infrastructure Limited
PetroFirst Infrastructure 2 Limited

Leasing of floating platforms to oil and gas industry  Jersey
Leasing of floating platforms to oil and gas industry Jersey

Proportion of nominal value of 
issued shares controlled by 
the Group

2020

20
10

2019

20
10

Joint arrangements
Joint ventures
Socar – Petrofac LLC
Petrofac – ISKER LLP
China Petroleum Petrofac Engineering 
Services Cooperatief U.A.
Petrofac Kazakhstan Engineering 
Services LLP
Takatuf Petrofac Oman LLC

Joint operations
PetroAlfa Servicios Integrados de 
Energia SAPI de CV
Petrofac – CPECC JV
PSS Netherlands B.V.

Training services
Engineering and construction services
Consultancy for petroleum and chemical 
engineering
Engineering services 

Construction, operation and management 
of a training centre

Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Netherlands

Kazakhstan

Oman

Services to oil and gas industry

Mexico

Bechtel Petrofac JV

Iraq
Netherlands

Operations and maintenance contract in Iraq
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
Unincorporated
EPC for a project in UAE
NGL 4 JV
Unincorporated
EPC for a project in Algeria
Petrofac/Bonatti JV
EPC for a project in Oman
Unincorporated
Petrofac/Daelim JV
Oil and gas exploration and production in Malaysia Unincorporated
PM304 JV
Unincorporated
EPC for a project in Kuwait
Petrofac/Samsung/CB&I CFP
Unincorporated
EPC for a project in Oman
Petrofac/Samsung
Petrofac/Saipem/Samsung
Unincorporated
Offshore works for a project in Thailand
Santuario Production Sharing Contract Oil and gas exploration and production in Mexico Unincorporated

Unincorporated

49
50
49

50

40

–

655
364

355

–
705
505
305
475
505
365
–

49
50
49

–

40

503

655
364

355

455
705
505
305
475
505
365
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 165 and page 166.

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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.

Description

Measures net 
profitability

Closest equivalent IFRS 
measure

Adjustments to reconcile to primary statements

Rationale for adjustments

Group’s net profit/(loss) Petrofac presents business 

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)

Measures net 
profitability

Basic and diluted 
earnings per share

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, certain 
Corporate reporting segment 
professional services fee, loss on 
accelerated receipt of deferred 
consideration 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
Excludes separately disclosed 
items, depreciation and amortisation 
and includes share of net profits 
from associates and joint ventures

Measures operating 
profitability

Operating profit/(loss)

Business performance 
earnings before 
interest, tax, 
depreciation and 
amortisation 
(“EBITDA”) (note A3)

Business performance 
effective tax rate 
(“ETR”) (note A4)

Measures tax 
charge

Income tax expense

Excludes income tax credit related 
to separately disclosed items

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 
(used in)/generated 
from investing activities 
minus interest paid 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

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

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APM

Working capital, 
balance sheet 
measure (note A7)

Description

Measures the 
investment in 
working capital

Return on capital 
employed (“ROCE”) 
(note A8)

Measures the 
efficiency of 
generating 
operating profits 
from capital 
employed

Cash conversion 
(note A9)

Measures the 
conversion of 
EBITDA into cash

Net lease liabilities 
(note A10)

Measures net lease 
liabilities 

Net debt/net cash 
(note A11)

Measures 
indebtedness

Net debt/EBITDA 
(note A12)

Net debt (including net 
lease liabilities)/
EBITDA (note A13)

Measures leverage 
(excluding net lease 
liabilities)
Measures leverage 
(including net lease 
liabilities)

New order intake 
(note A14)

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 leases)
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as cash 
generated from 
operations divided by 
business performance 
EBITDA
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as gross 
lease liabilities minus 
70% of leases in 
respect of right-of-use 
assets 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 debt 
(including net lease 
liabilities) divided by 
EBITDA
No direct equivalent. 
Calculated as net 
awards and net 
variation orders

Adjustments to reconcile to primary statements

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

n/a

n/a

n/a

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Reported net (loss)/profit (A)
Adjustments – separately disclosed items (note 6):
Impairment of assets
Fair value re-measurements
Group reorganisation and redundancy costs
Other separately disclosed items
Pre-tax separately disclosed items (B)
Foreign exchange translation gains on deferred tax balances
Deferred tax impairment
Tax relief on separately disclosed items
Tax credit on separately disclosed items (C)
Post-tax separately disclosed items (D = B + C)
Group’s business performance net profit (A + D)
Loss attributable to non-controlling interest
Business performance net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

A2. Business performance basic earnings per share attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders

Reported net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders (E)
Add: post-tax separately disclosed items (appendix A, note A1)
Business performance net profit attributable to Petrofac Limited shareholders (E1)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share (1) (F) (note 9)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share (2) (F1) (note 9)

Basic earnings per share
Business performance (E1/F x 100)
Reported (E/F x 100)
Diluted earnings per share
Business performance (E1/F1 x 100)
Reported (E/F1 x 100)

2020 
US$m

(189)

2019 
US$m

66

146
57
13
13
229
(1)
–
–
(1)
228
39
9
48

2020 
US$m

(180)
228
48

119
37
10
23
189
(1)
16
(1)
14
203
269
7
276

2019 
US$m

73
203
276

2020 Shares 
million

2019 Shares 
million

337
337

336
343

2020 
US cents

2019
US cents

14.2
(53.4)

14.2
(53.4)

82.1
21.7

80.4
21.3

Notes:
(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 2020, 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.

A3. Business performance EBITDA

Reported operating (loss)/profit
Adjustments:
Pre-tax separately disclosed items (appendix A, note A1)
Share of net profits from associates and joint ventures (note 17)
Depreciation (note 12)
Amortisation, business performance impairment and write off (note 5a, note 5b and 5g)
Business performance EBITDA

2020
US$m

(148)

229
5
82
43
211

2019
US$m

220

189
17
130
3
559

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A4. Business performance ETR

Reported income tax expense
Add: Tax charge/(credit) on separately disclosed items (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)

A5. Capital expenditure

Net cash flows used in investing activities
Adjustments:
Acquisition of subsidiary
Contingent consideration paid
Dividends received from associates and joint ventures
Loans paid to associates and joint ventures
Disposal costs paid
Net proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries, including receipt against contingent consideration
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Advance received
Interest received
Capital expenditure

A6. Free cash flow

Net cash flows (used in)/generated from operating activities
Net cash flows used in investing activities
Interest paid
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)
Current Assets (I)
Trade and other payables (note 29)
Contract liabilities (note 21) 
Accrued contract expenses
Current Liabilities (J)
Working capital (I – J)

2020 
US$m

18
1
19
39
58
32.8%

2019 
US$m

126
(14)
112
269
381
29.4%

2020 
US$m

21

2019 
US$m

59

–
(3)
9
(2)
(3)
31
1
–
3
57

2020 
US$m

(16)
(21)
(36)
–
(73)

2020 
US$m

8
876
1,652
2,536
887
120
1,134
2,141
395

 (21)
–
11
(2)
(9)
12
–
37
5
92

2019 
US$m

238
(59)
(51)
10
138

2019 
US$m

17
1,102
2,064
3,183
1,075
273
1,599
2,947
236

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Reported operating (loss)/profit
Adjustments:
Pre-tax separately disclosed items (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 leases in respect of right-of-use assets relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia
Adjusted total assets opening balance (L)
Total assets closing balance
Less: 70% on leases in respect of right-of-use assets 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 leases in respect of right-of-use assets relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia (note A10)
Adjusted current liabilities opening balance (O)
Current liabilities closing balance
Less: 70% on leases in respect of right-of-use assets 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)

A9. Cash conversion

Cash generated from operations (S)
Business performance EBITDA (T)
Cash conversion (S/T x 100)

A10. Net lease liabilities

2020 
US$m

(148)

229
5
7
93
5,976
(259)
5,717
4,201
(177)
4,024
4,871
3,922
(89)
3,833
3,336
(97)
3,239
3,536
1,335
7.0%

2020 
US$m

77
211
36.5%

2019 
US$m

220

189
17
1
427
5,806
(313)
5,493
5,976
(259)
5,717
5,605
3,794
(76)
3,718
3,922
(89)
3,833
3,776
1,829
23.3%

2019 
US$m

399
559
71.4%

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

Non-current liability for lease liabilities (note 18)
Current liability for lease liabilities (note 18)
Total gross liability for lease liabilities
70% gross up on non-current liability for leases in respect of right-of-use assets relating to Block PM304 in 
Malaysia (note 18)
70% gross up on current liability for leases in respect of right-of-use assets relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia 
(note 18)
Total 70% on leases in respect of right-of-use assets relating to Block PM304 in Malaysia
Net non-current liability for leases 
Net current liability for leases
Net lease liabilities

163
150
313

80

97
177
83
53
136

298
140
438

170

89
259
128
51
179

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US$m

800
(684)
116

2020 
US$m

116
211
0.5

2020 
US$m

116
136
252
211
1.2

2019 
US$m

1,010
(1,025)
(15)

2019 
US$m

n/a
n/a
n/a

2019 
US$m

(15)
179
164
559
0.3

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

314
396
710

1,177
(255)
922
1,632

1,252
882
2,134

912
115
1,027
3,161

Appendices continued

Appendix A continued

A11. Net (cash)/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)

A13. Net debt (including net lease liabilities)/EBITDA

Net debt/(cash) (appendix A, note A11)
Net lease liabilities (appendix A, note A10)
Net debt, including net lease liabilities (Y)
Business performance EBITDA (Z) (note A3)
Net debt (including net lease liabilities)/EBITDA (Y/Z)

A14. 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

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financial 
statements

198  Company income statement
198   Company statement of other comprehensive income
199  Company balance sheet
200   Company statement of cash flows
201   Company statement of changes in equity

202  Notes to the Company financial statements
202  Note 1  
202  Note 2 
204  Note 3 
204  Note 4 
204  Note 5 
204  Note 6 
204  Note 7 
204  Note 8  
204  Note 9 
205  Note 10 
205  Note 11 
205  Note12 
206  Note 13 
206  Note 14 
207  Note 15  
207  Note 16 
208  Note 17 
210   Note 18 
210   Note 19 
213   Note 20 
213   Note 21 
214   Glossary
216   Shareholder information

 Corporate information
 Summary of significant accounting policies
Income
 General and administration expenses
Expected credit loss allowance (“ECL”)
 Impairment of investments in subsidiaries
Other operating income
 Other operating expenses
Finance income/(expense)
Dividends paid and proposed
 Investments in subsidiaries
 Amounts due from/due to Group entities
 Cash and short-term deposits
 Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares
Share-based payments reserve
 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
 Other financial assets and other financial liabilities
 Commitments and contingent liabilities
 Risk management and financial instruments 
Related party transactions
 Share capital

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

Income
General and administration expenses
Expected credit loss allowance 
Impairment of investments in subsidiaries
Other operating income
Other operating expenses
Operating (loss)/profit
Finance income
Finance expense
(Loss)/profit before tax
Income tax expense
Net (loss)/profit 

Notes

3
4
5
6
7
8

9
9

2020
US$m

239
(14)
(200)
(348)
9
(26)
(340)
60
(34)
(314)
–
(314)

 2019
US$m

331
(18)
(126)
(2)
 8
 (25)
168
76
 (65)
 179
–
179

Company statement of other comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 December 2020

Net (loss)/profit 
Fair value gain/(loss) on derivatives
Total comprehensive (loss)/income 

2020 
US$m

(314)
2
(312)

2019 
US$m

 179
(2)
177

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At 31 December 2020

Assets 
Non-current assets
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in associates
Other financial assets

Current assets
Trade and other receivables
Amounts due from Group entities
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
Unrealised losses on derivatives
Retained earnings
Total equity
Non-current liabilities 
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Other financial liabilities

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Amounts due to Group entities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Other financial liabilities 

Total liabilities 
Total equity and liabilities

Notes

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

11

17

12
17
13

21
21
21
14
15

16
17

12
16 
17

218
7
48
273

1
1,027
7
87
1,122
1,395

7
4
11
(88)
72
–
237
243

50
–
50

218
7
46
 271

1
 2,588
38
74
 2,701
 2,972

7
4
11
(110)
 83
 (2)
 554
547

599
 –
599

1
369
705
27
1,102
1,152
1,395

2
 1,401
 401
22
1,826
2,425
2,972

The financial statements on pages 198 to 213 were approved by the Board of Directors on 20 April 2021 and signed on its behalf by 
Alastair Cochran – Chief Financial Officer.

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

Operating activities 
(Loss)/profit before tax

Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax:
Expected credit loss allowance
Impairment of investments in subsidiaries
Net finance (income)/expense
Loss on early settlement of deferred consideration
Negative fair value change associated with contingent consideration
Net other non-cash items

Working capital adjustments:
Amounts due from Group entities
Other financial assets and liabilities
Trade and other payables
Amounts due to Group entities
Net cash flows generated from/(used in) operating activities

Investing activities 
Proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary including receipt against contingent consideration
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 
Interest paid
Purchase of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Dividends paid
Net cash flows (used in)/generated from 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)

Note: (1) Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2019 include cash and short-term deposits of US$74m offset by bank overdrafts of US$101m.

Notes

2020 
US$m

2019* 
US$m

(314)

 179

5
6
9
17
17

17
9

17
17
9
14

13

200
348
(26)
6
9
(4)
219

1,089
13
(1)
(1,038)
282

13
–
13

870
(1,015)
(25)
(11)
–
(181)

114
(27)
87

 126
 2
 (11)
–
–
 6
 302

 (669)
29
(1)
 184
 (155)

 10
 1
 11

 1,390
 (1,110)
 (37)
 (33)
 (129)
81

 (63)
 36
 (27)

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

Issued share 
capital
 US$m
 (note 21)

Share 
premium 
US$m

Capital 
redemption 
reserve 
US$m

Employee 
Benefit Trust
 shares (1) 
US$m 
(note 14)

Share-based 
payments 
reserve 
US$m
(note 15)

Unrealised 
losses on 
derivatives
US$m

Retained 
earnings 
US$m

Total equity 
US$m

Balance at 1 January 2019
Net profit 
Other comprehensive loss
Total comprehensive income
Purchase of Company’s shares by 
Employee Benefit Trust 
Issue of Company’s shares by Employee 
Benefit Trust
Credit to equity for share-based payments 
charge invoiced to Group entities 
Dividends (note 10)
Balance at 1 January 2020
Net loss 
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive loss
Purchase of Company’s shares by 
Employee Benefit Trust 
Issue of Company’s shares by Employee 
Benefit Trust
Credit to equity for share-based payments 
charge invoiced to Group entities
Balance at 31 December 2020

Note: (1) Shares held by Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust.

7
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
7
–
–
–

–

–

–
7

4
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
4
–
–
–

–

–

–
4

11
–
–
–

–

–

–
–
11
–
–
–

–

–

–
11

(107)
–
–
–

(33)

30

–
–
(110)
–
–
–

(11)

33

–
(88)

79
–
–
–

–

(26)

30
–
83
–
–
–

–

(30)

19
72

–
–
(2)
(2)

–

–

–
–
(2)
–
2
2

–

–

–
–

508
179
–
179

–

 (4)

–
(129)
554
(314)
–
(314)

–

(3)

–
237

502
179
(2)
177

(33)

–

30
 (129)
547
(314)
2
(312)

(11)

–

19
243

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For the year ended 31 December 2020

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 2020 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 2020 were authorised for issue in accordance 
with a resolution of the Board of Directors on 20 April 2021.

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) unless otherwise stated. 

Adoption of new financial reporting standards, 
amendments and interpretations
Effective new financial reporting amendments
The Company applied for the first-time certain amendments, 
which are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2020. The Company has not early adopted any other 
standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but 
is not yet effective.

The following amendments apply for the first time in 2020, but do 
not have an impact on the financial statements of the Company:

 — Amendments to IFRS 3: Definition of a Business
 — Amendments to IFRS 7, IFRS 9 and IAS 39: Interest Rate 

Benchmark Reform

— Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8: Definition of Material

Significant accounting policies
Investments in subsidiaries
Investment in subsidiaries are stated at cost less any 
accumulated impairment.

Investments in associates
Investment in associates are stated at cost less any accumulated 
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, and fair value through profit or loss.

The Company 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.

Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial assets are 
classified in to the following categories:

 — Amortised cost
 — Fair value through profit or loss

Amortised cost
The Company generally applies this category to trade and 
other receivables, amounts due from Group entities 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 rate (“EIR”) method and are subject 
to impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in the Company’s 
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. Derivatives are 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’s 
balance sheet at fair value with net changes in fair value 
recognised in the income statement.

Contingent consideration relating to a disposal of the 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 
balance sheet. A negative fair value change of US$9m (2019: 
US$nil) was recognised during the year.

The fair value changes to undesignated forward currency 
contracts are recognised within the other operating income 
or expenses line item in the Company’s income statement.

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). During the year, there was a significant 
increase in the credit risk for such financial assets since the initial 
recognition. This resulted in a lifetime ECL being recognised for 
these financial assets. 

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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 interest-
bearing loans and borrowings, trade and other payables, or 
derivative financial instruments.

All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value and, in 
the case of interest-bearing 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, derivative financial 
instruments, and amounts due to Group entities.

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 include derivative financial instruments entered 
in to 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 
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. 

Share-based payments
Certain employees of Group entities receive remuneration in the 
form of share-based payments, whereby employees render 
services in exchange for Company shares or rights over shares 
(‘equity-settled transactions’); see note 25 of consolidated 
financial statements on page 175.

Taxation
Profits arising in the Company for the 2020 year of assessment 
will be subject to Jersey tax at the standard corporate income tax 
rate of 0%.

Significant accounting judgements and estimates
Judgements
In the process of applying the Company’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 financial statements:

Significant judgements associated with contingent 
liabilities and provisions
Management applies significant judgements in determining 
whether it has a present or a possible obligation to disclose 
a contingent liability or a probable obligation to recognise a 
provision in the financial statements. Management, in certain 
instances, takes into consideration legal advice from its legal 
counsel and external legal advisors as well as independent 
specialist advice, to determine the probability of an outflow of 
resources embodying economic benefits that will be required 
to settle the obligation, if determined. Typically, the contingent 
liabilities include pending legal cases with regulatory authorities 
and/or third parties.

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 Group entities: the 
Company recognises an allowance for ECLs for amounts 
due from Group entities 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. 
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 the 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 
estimation is based on output of management’s business 
planning process which involves assumptions relating to, but 
not limited to, future cash flows, discount rate and inflation. 
The carrying amount of investments in and amounts due from 
Group entities was US$218m and US$1,027m respectively 
(2019: US$218m and US$2,588m respectively) and amounts 
due to Group entities was US$369m (2019: US$1,401m)

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3 Income
Dividends from subsidiaries and associates are recognised when the right to receive payment is established. 

Dividend income from subsidiaries
Dividend income from associates

2020 
US$m

229
10
239

2019 
US$m

 320
11
 331

4 General and administration expenses
General and administration expenses relate to costs directly incurred by the Company. This also includes the recharged portion of 
the corporate personnel cost, travelling, entertainment and professional cost by one of its subsidiaries of US$13m (2019: US$16m) 
recognised within the general and administration expenses line item in the Company’s income statement.

Included in general and administration expenses is the auditor’s remuneration of US$40,000 (2019: US$40,000) related to the fee for 
the audit of the Company’s financial statements.

5 Expected credit loss allowance (“ECL”)
The ECL allowance recognised by the Company during 2020 and 2019 were as follows: 

ECL on amounts due from Group entities (note 12)
ECL on other financial assets (note 17)

2020 
US$m

198
2
200

2019 
US$m

126
–
126

6 Impairment of investments in subsidiaries
Impairment of investments in subsidiaries during the year was US$348m (note 12), of which US$284m related to Petrofac Energy 
Developments International Limited, US$52m (note 12) related to Petrofac UK Holdings Limited and US$12m (note 12) related to 
Petrofac Treasury UK Limited (2019: US$2m related to Petrofac Energy Developments International Limited). 

7 Other operating income

Exchange gain and forward points on undesignated foreign currency contracts
Recharges to Group entities

8 Other operating expenses

Effective interest rate amortisation and losses resulting from changes in interest-bearing loans and borrowings 
repayment terms
Foreign exchange loss
Negative fair value change on contingent consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd (note 17)
Loss on early settlement of Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd (note 17)
Costs incurred on behalf of Group entities
Others

9 Finance income/(expense)

Finance income
Bank interest
Unwinding of discount (note 17)
On amounts due from Group entities
Total finance income
Finance expense
Borrowings
On amounts due to Group entities
Total finance expense

204

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

4
5
9

3
5
8

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

1
–
9
6
5
5
26

4
5
–
–
5
11
25

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

–
5
55
60

(25)
(9)
(34)

1
5
 70
76

(36)
(29)
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Declared and paid during the year
Equity dividends on ordinary shares:
Final dividend for 2018 (US$0.253 per share) 
Interim dividend for 2019 (US$0.127 per share)

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

–
–
–

86
43
129

In April 2020, the Board agreed to suspend the final 2019 ordinary share dividend payments, which had previously been announced 
as part of the year-end results for 2019, to preserve balance sheet strength in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 
pandemic. The Board therefore decided to suspend both, the 2020 interim dividend (2019 interim dividend: US$0.127 per share) and 
final dividend (2019 final dividend: US$0.253 per share) to prudently conserve cash in this unprecedented market environment. 
However, the Board recognises the importance of dividends to our shareholders and will seek to reinstate them as soon as it is 
appropriate to do so. This will be contingent on both a market recovery and confidence that the dividend can be paid sustainably 
whilst retaining a strong balance sheet and liquidity.

11 Investments in subsidiaries
At 31 December, the Company had investments in the following active subsidiaries:

Name of company

Country of incorporation

2020

2019

Proportion of nominal value 
of issued shares controlled 
by the 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 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.

England
England
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Singapore
UK
USA

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
100
–

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
100
100

12 Amounts due from/due to Group entities
Amounts due from/due to Group entities comprise both interest and non-interest-bearing short-term loans provided to/received from 
Group entities listed in note 35 of the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

The decrease in amounts due from Group entities of US$1,561m to US$1,027m and decrease in amounts due to Group entities of 
US$1,032m to US$369m was mainly due to reorganisation of loan amounts relating to certain Group entities from the Company to 
Petrofac Treasury UK Limited at 1 January 2020.

At the end of each reporting period, the amounts due from Group entities were reported net of expected credit loss (ECL) allowance 
in accordance with IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’. 

The movement in ECL allowance against amounts due from Group entities at the end of each reporting period was as follows:

At 1 January
ECL allowance (note 5)
Write-off arising from loan waivers
At 31 December

2020
US$m

 137
198
(273)
62

2019
US$m

11
126
–
 137

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic slowdown had an impact on the ability of a subsidiary of the 
Company to provide financial guarantees in respect of the amounts owed by other Group entities to the Company. At 31 December 
2020, no financial guarantee was provided by a subsidiary of the Company to Petrofac Facilities Management Limited (“PFML”) and 
Petrofac Energy Developments International Limited (“PEDIL”); and a partial guarantee of US$100m was provided to Petrofac UK 
Holdings Limited (“PUKH”) in respect of the amounts owed by these entities to the Company (2019: a financial guarantee of US$142m 
was provided to PFML; US$298m was provided to PEDIL; and US$152m was provided to PUKH).

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12 Amounts due from/due to Group entities continued
In absence of these financial guarantees:

 — The Directors of PFML requested the Directors of the Company to waive the amounts due from PFML of US$273m to the 

Company. During December 2020, these amounts were waived and consequently an ECL allowance of US$273m (2019: US$nil) 
was recognised within expected credit loss allowance line item of the income statement and subsequently written off given the 
amounts due from Group entities no longer existed at 31 December 2020.

 — The Directors of PUKH requested the Directors of the Company to partially waive the amounts due from PUKH of US$52m to the 

Company. During December 2020, these amounts were waived, and resulted in an increase in the Company’s investment in PUKH 
of US$52m. The recoverable amount of investment in PUKH at 31 December 2020 was US$167m, consequently an impairment 
charge associated with investment in subsidiaries of US$52m (2019: US$nil) was recognised within impairment of investment in 
subsidiaries line item of the income statement.

 — The Directors of PEDIL requested the Directors of the Company to waive the amounts due from PEDIL of US$284m to the 

Company. During December 2020, these amounts were waived that resulted in a reversal of an ECL allowance of US$87m and an 
increase in the Company’s investment in PEDIL of US$284m. The recoverable amount of investment in PEDIL at 31 December 2020 
was US$nil, consequently an impairment charge associated with investment in subsidiaries of US$284m (2019: US$2m) was 
recognised within impairment of investment in subsidiaries line item of the income statement. 

 — The Directors of Petrofac Treasury UK Limited (“PTUK”) requested the Directors of the Company to waive the amounts due from 
PTUK of US$12m to the Company. During December 2020, these amounts were waived that resulted in a reversal of an ECL 
allowance of US$12m and an increase in the Company’s investment in PTUK of US$12m, consequently an impairment charge 
associated with investment in subsidiaries of US$12m (2019: US$nil) was recognised within impairment of investment in subsidiaries 
line item of the income statement. Further, an additional ECL allowance of US$12m (2019: US$32m) was recognised within 
expected credit loss allowance line item of the income statement.

Additionally, the Company recognised further ECL allowance on amounts due from other Group entities of US$12m (2019: US$7m). 

At 31 December 2020 the analysis of amounts due from Group entities is as follows:

ECL rate
Gross carrying amount
Less: ECL allowance 
ECL adjusted amounts due from Group entities 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 was US$87m (2019: US$74m). 

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)

2020
US$m
5.7%
 1,089
(62)
1,027

2019
US$m
5.0%
2,725
(137)
 2,588

2020 
US$m
87
–
87

2020
US$m
87
–
–
87

2019 
US$m
 64
10
74

2019 
US$m
64
10
(101)
(27)

14 Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”) shares
The Petrofac Employee Benefit Trust (the “Trust”) has been established to administer the Group’s discretionary share scheme awards 
made to the employees of the Group. The Trust issues Company shares to the 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 Company’s 
financial statements in accordance with IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’.

For the purpose of making awards under the Group’s share-based payment plans, shares in the Company are purchased and held 
by the Trust. These shares have been classified in the balance sheet as EBT shares within equity. Shares vested during the year are 
satisfied with these shares.

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At 1 January
Purchase of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
Issue of Company’s shares by Employee Benefit Trust
At 31 December

2020

2019

Number
10,055,467
3,973,332
(5,325,591)
8,703,208

Number
US$m
9,064,919
110
5,000,308
11
(4,009,760)
(33)
88 10,055,467

US$m
 107
33
 (30)
 110

Shares vested during the year include dividend shares of 509,329 shares (2019: 384,299 shares). 

15 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 
the Group entities, and transfers out of this reserve are made upon vesting of the original share awards.

16 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 
The Company had the following interest-bearing loans and borrowings outstanding: 

Non-current
Revolving credit facility 
Term loan

Less: Debt acquisition costs net of accumulated amortisation and effective interest rate adjustments

Current 
Revolving credit facility
Term loans
Bank overdrafts

Total interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Details of the Company’s interest-bearing loans and borrowings are as follows: 

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

–
50
50
–
50

505
200
–
705
755

600
–
600
(1)
599

–
300
101
401
1,000

Revolving credit facility
The Company has a US$1,000m committed revolving credit facility with a syndicate of international banks, which is available for general 
corporate purposes. The facility is due to mature in June 2021. As at 31 December 2020, US$505m was drawn under this facility (2019: 
US$600m). Interest is payable on the drawn balance of the facility and in addition utilisation fees are payable depending on the level of utilisation.

Term loans
At 31 December 2020, the Group had in place three bilateral term loans with a combined total of US$250m (31 December 2019: three 
bilateral term loans with a combined total of US$300m). At 31 December 2020, US$250m was drawn under these facilities, of which 
US$50m matured in February 2021, US$150m is scheduled to mature in March 2021 and US$50m in November 2023.

Bank overdrafts
Bank overdrafts are drawn down in United States dollar and sterling denominations to meet the Company’s working capital 
requirements. These are repayable on demand.

Compliance with covenants
The revolving credit facility and the term loans (together, the “Senior Loans”) are subject to two financial covenants relating to leverage 
and interest cover. These covenants are tested at 30 June and 31 December. The leverage financial covenant is defined as the ratio 
of net debt, including net leases, at the end of the reporting period to the previous twelve months’ Group’s business performance 
EBITDA and shall not exceed 3:1. The interest cover financial covenant is defined as the ratio of the previous twelve months’ Group’s 
business performance EBITDA to the previous twelve months’ Group’s net interest expense and shall not be less than 3:1. 
The Company was compliant with these covenants at 31 December 2020.

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.

In February 2021, after the end of reporting period, the Company issued £300m (United States dollar equivalent of US$409m) in 
commercial paper with a maturity of 12 months under the UK Government’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility (“CCFF”), which 
is available for general corporate purposes.

In April 2021, after the end of reporting period, the Company extended US$700m of its banking facilities, at its request, with the 
unanimous support of lenders. These extensions comprised a US$610m extension of its existing revolving credit facility to 2 June 
2022, with an option to extend for a further six months (1), and a US$90m extension of a bilateral term facility to 1 April 2022 (2). 
Existing financial covenants remain unchanged and will be tested on a quarterly basis. In line with our liquidity policy, the extended 
revolving credit facility includes a minimum liquidity covenant of US$100m. 

Notes:
(1)  The option to extend the revolving credit facility to 2 December 2022 is subject to the approval of lenders and is up to a maximum of US$550m.
(2)  The term loan included a prepayment obligation on 31 March 2021.

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17 Other financial assets and other financial liabilities

Classification

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

Other financial assets
Non-current
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
Forward currency contracts on behalf of Group entities 

Amortised cost
Fair value through profit and loss

Current
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
Contingent consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd  Fair value through profit and loss
Fair value through profit and loss
Forward currency contracts on behalf of Group entities 
Fair value through profit and loss
Forward currency contracts undesignated

Amortised cost

Other financial liabilities
Current
Forward currency contracts on behalf of Group entities
Forward currency contracts undesignated 
Interest rate swap
Interest payable

Fair value through profit and loss
Fair value through profit and loss
Designated as cash flow hedge
Fair value through profit and loss

48
–
48

–
–
4
3
7

9
17
–
1
27

45
1
46

19
9
5
5
38

6
13
2
1
22

Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
The deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd relating to the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited, is 
measured at amortised cost using a discount rate of 8.4%. Unwinding of the discount on the deferred consideration of US$5m 
(2019: US$5m) was recognised during the year, within the finance income line item of the income statement. An increase in the 
credit risk for this financial asset resulted in expected credit loss allowance of US$2m being recognised for the year (2019: US$nil).

During April 2020, an early settlement was agreed with Ithaca Energy UK Ltd for amounts expected to mature in October 2020. 
Upon early settlement the Company recognised a loss of US$6m (2019: US$nil), note 8.

Opening balance (non-current and current)
Unwinding of discount (note 9)
Expected credit loss allowance
Loss on early settlement (note 8)
Receipts
As at the end of the reporting period

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

64
5
(2)
(6)
(13)
48

59
5
–
–
–
64

Contingent consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
A reconciliation of the fair value movement of contingent consideration arising from the disposal of Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited is 
presented below:

Opening balance
Negative fair value change (note 8)
Receipts
As at the end of the reporting period

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

9
(9)
–
–

19
–
(10)
9

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:

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Measured at amortised cost
Cash and short-term deposits (note 13)
Deferred consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
Measured at fair value through profit and loss
Contingent consideration receivable from Ithaca Energy UK Ltd
Forward currency contracts on behalf of Group entities
Forward currency contracts undesignated

Financial liabilities
Measured at amortised cost
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Revolving credit facility
Term loans
Bank overdrafts
Interest payable
Measured at fair value through profit and loss
Forward currency contracts on behalf of Group entities
Forward currency contracts undesignated
Interest rate swap

Carrying amount

Fair value

Level 

2020
US$m

2019 
US$m

2020 
US$m

2019 
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

87
48

–
4
3

505
250
–
1

9
17
–

74
64

9
6
5

599
300
 101
1

6
13
2

87
48

–
4
3

505
250
–
1

9
17
–

74
64

9
6
5

600
300
101
1

6
13
2

Management assessed the carrying amounts of trade and other receivables, amounts due from/due to Group entities 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 cost determined as the 

present value of discounted future cash flows using the discount rate of 8.4%.

 — 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 borrowings (1)
At 31 December 2020
At 31 December 2019

1 January 
2020 
US$m

Cash 
inflows 
US$m

Cash 
outflows 
US$m

31 December 
2020 
US$m

900
620

870
1,390

(1,015)
(1,110)

755
900

Note: (1) Interest-bearing loans and borrowings excludes overdrafts, since these are included within cash and equivalents. At 31 December 2020 there were no overdrafts 
(2019: US$101m). 

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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 Group entities by the Company in favour of the issuing banks.

At 31 December 2020, the Company had outstanding letters of guarantee, including performance and advance payments of 
US$702m (2019: US$1,030m).

At 31 December 2020, the Company had outstanding forward exchange contracts amounting to US$1,910m (2019: US$2,300m). 
These commitments consist of future obligations either to acquire or to sell designated amounts of foreign currency at agreed rates 
and value dates.

Capital commitments
In 2014, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) with the buyer to dispose 80% of the shares in PetroFirst 
Infrastructure Limited (formerly Petrofac FPSO Holdings Limited) that owned the floating platform assets. In accordance with the terms 
of the SPA the buyer had an option to put the floating platform assets i.e. Jasmine floating, production and storage unit (“FPSO“) and 
West Desaru mobile offshore production unit (“MOPU“) to the Company, the put options terminate at the end of 31 December 2030. 

In April 2021, after the end of the reporting period, a lease in respect of the MOPU that was due to expire on 30 April 2021 relating to 
Block PM304 in Malaysia was extended to 30 September 2026. Management expects that the put option associated with the MOPU 
of US$20m will be payable on the lease expiry i.e. 30 September 2026.

A lease in respect of the FPSO is due to expire on 31 December 2023, management expects that the put option associated with the 
FPSO of US$10m will be payable on the lease expiry i.e. 31 December 2023.

Other matter
As described in pages 9, 67, 69, 90 and 99 of the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts, 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 and January 2021, a former employee of a Petrofac subsidiary admitted 
offences contrary to the UK Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”). These charges relate to historic contract awards in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and 
the UAE in the period 2012 to 2015. No charges have been brought against any Group company or any other officers or employees. 
Although not charged, a small number of former Petrofac employees are alleged to have acted together with the individual concerned. 
The SFO investigation is ongoing and the Group continues to engage with the SFO and will respond to any further developments as 
appropriate. The Group is focused on bringing this matter to closure as quickly as possible and believe this is in the best interests of all 
stakeholders. 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 Group entities, 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; 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 Group entities. 

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

100 basis 
point decrease 
US$m

100 basis 
point increase 
US$m

100 basis 
point decrease 
US$m

1
4

(1)
(4)

–
–

–
–

31 December 2020
31 December 2019

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Year ended 31 December 2020

Financial liabilities – floating rates
Revolving credit facility 
Term loans
Amount due to Group entities (interest-bearing)

Financial assets – floating rates
Cash and short-term deposits (note 13)
Amount due from Group entities (interest-bearing)

Year ended 31 December 2019

Financial liabilities – floating rates
Bank overdrafts
Revolving credit facility 
Term loans
Amount due to Group entities (interest-bearing)

Financial assets – floating rates 
Cash and short-term deposits (note 13)
Amount due from Group entities (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

505
200
355
1,060

87
897
984

–
50
–
50

–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–

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

101
–
150
1,394
1,645

74
1,890
1,964

–
600
–
–
600

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–

Total 
US$m

505
250
355
1,110

87
897
984

Total 
US$m

101
600
150
1,394
2,245

74
1,890
1.964

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 
Group entities.

The Company is only exposed to foreign currency exposure relating to cash and bank balances and an amount of sterling £13m 
(2019: £5m) payable to a subsidiary at the end of the reporting period. 

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 2020
31 December 2019

Before tax profit

Equity

+10% US 
dollar rate 
increase 
US$m (1)

–10% US 
dollar rate 
decrease 
US$m (1)

+10% US 
dollar rate 
increase 
US$m

–10% US 
dollar rate 
decrease 
US$m

(11)
(23)

11
23

–
–

–
–

Note: (1) Includes impact on pegged currencies mainly relating to interest-bearing loans and borrowings denominated in Arab Emirates dirham.

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19 Risk management and financial instruments continued
At 31 December 2020, the Company had foreign exchange forward contracts as follows:

Euro (sales)/purchases
Sterling sales
Kuwaiti dinar sales
Russian ruble purchases
Arab Emirates dirham purchases

Contract value

Fair value

2020 
US$m

(71)
(230)
(343)
–
150

2019 
US$m

179
(555)
(513)
(4)
150

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

(2)
(14)
(3)
–
–
(19)

1
(9)
(1)
1
–
8

The above foreign exchange contracts mature and will affect income between January 2020 and May 2022 (2019: between January 
2020 and May 2022).

Credit risk
The Company’s principal financial assets are cash and short-term deposits and amounts due from Group entities.

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 and term loans, to reduce its exposure to liquidity risk.

The maturity profiles of the Company’s financial liabilities at 31 December 2020 are as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2020

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Trade and other payables
Amounts due to Group entities
Derivative instruments
Interest payments

Year ended 31 December 2019

Financial liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Trade and other payables
Amounts due to Group entities
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

705
2
–
23
9
739

–
–
369
3
1
373

–
–
–
–
2
2

50
–
–
–
2
52

–
–
–
–
–
–

755
2
369
26
14
1,166

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

176
2
–
19
13
210

225
–
1,401
2
16
1,644

600
–
–
–
23
623

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,001
2
1,401
21
52
2,477

755
2
369
26
–
1,152

Carrying 
amount 
US$m

1,000
2
1,401
21
–
2,424

The Company uses various funded facilities provided by banks and its own financial assets to fund the above-mentioned 
financial liabilities.

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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)

2020 
US$m

2019 
US$m

87
(755)
(668)
243

74
(1,000)
(926)
547
310.7% 182.8%
274.9% 169.3%

20 Related party transactions
The Company’s related parties consist of the Group entities, and the transactions and amounts due to/due from them are either of 
funding or investing nature. The Company recharged share-based payment costs of US$19m (2019: US$30m) to the Group entities 
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 the Group entities and the cost of US$5m (2019: US$5m) incurred on such guarantees was recharged by 
the Company to the Group entities. The Company also received dividends from its subsidiaries and associates of US$239m (2019: 
US$331m), note 3.

The remuneration paid by the Company to its non-executive directors was US$1m (2019: US$1m). The Company was also recharged 
a portion of the key management personnel cost by one of its subsidiaries. The amount recharged during the year was US$13m 
(2019: US$16m), of which key management personnel cost was US$2m (2019: US$2m). For further details of the full amount of key 
management personnel costs, refer to note 32 of the 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.

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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 
fixed-price 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

Carbon capture 
The process of capturing waste 
carbon dioxide

CCUS
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage

CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States

Condensate
The liquid produced by the condensation 
of steam or any other gas

Cost plus KPIs
A reimbursable contract which includes an 
incentive income linked to the successful 
delivery of key performance indicators 
(KPIs)

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 

ESG
Environmental, Social, Governance

ETR
Effective Tax Rate

F
FCA
Financial Conduct Authority

FCPA
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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

Fixed-price 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

FPSO
Floating Production, Storage and 
Offloading vessel

FPF
Floating Production Facility

FRC
Financial Reporting Council

G
Gas field
A field containing natural gas but no oil

GHG 
Greenhouse Gas

Greenfield development
Development of a new field

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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

RSP
Restricted share plan

S
SIP
Share incentive plan

SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises

T
TCFD
Task Force on Climate-related Financial 
Disclosures

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

H

HSE
Health & Safety Executive (UK)

HSSI
Health, safety, security, and integrity 
assurance

HVAC
High-voltage alternating current 

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

ICV
In-country Value

IEA
International Energy Agency

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

IKTVA
In Kingdom Total Value Add is Saudi 
Aramco’s measure of local content

IOC
International oil company

K
KPI
Key performance indicator

L
LNG
Liquefied natural gas

LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas

LTI
Lost time injury

M
mboe
Million barrels of oil equivalents

MENA
Middle East and North Africa region

MMscfd
Million standard cubic feet per day

MOU
Memorandum of understanding

N
New Energies
Area focusing on opportunities presented 
by the energy transition

NOC
National oil company

O
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation 
and Development

Oil field
A geographic area under which an oil 
reservoir lies

OPEC
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting 
Countries

P
PARIS agreement 
A legal binding international treaty on 
climate change, which was adopted 
by 196 parties at COP 21 in Paris on 
12 December 2015. Its goal is to limit 
global warming to below 2, preferably 
to 1.5 degrees celsius, compared to 
pre-industrial levels. 

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

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as at December 2020

Registrar
Equiniti (Jersey) Limited
26 New Street
St Helier
Jersey JE2 3RA

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

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, eg 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. 

Stock Exchange Listing 
Petrofac shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange 
using code ‘PFC.L’.

You can also call the FCA Helpline on:
0800 111 6768 (UK freephone) or 0300 500 8082 (UK), or
+44 207 066 1000 (outside UK) 

Annual General Meeting
17 June 2021

Announcements
Copies of all announcements are available on the Company’s 
website at www.petrofac.com following release.

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.

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