Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes consists of the following:

 

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2013

 

  

2012

 

  

2011

 

U.S. Federal:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Current

$

-

  

  

$

-

  

  

$

-

  

Deferred

 

-

  

  

 

-

  

  

 

-

  

Foreign:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Current

 

34,115

  

  

 

81,813

  

  

 

93,468

  

Deferred

 

-

  

  

 

-

  

  

 

-

  

Total

$

34,115

  

  

$

81,813

  

  

$

93,468

  

 

Summary of Differences between the Financial Statement and Tax Bases of Assets and Liabilities

The primary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows: (In thousands)

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

Deferred Tax Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basis difference in fixed assets

$

31,440

  

 

$

30,619

  

Foreign tax credit carry forward

 

55,908

  

 

 

23,836

  

Alternative minimum tax credit carryover

 

1,349

  

 

 

1,349

  

Foreign net operating losses

 

42,688

  

 

 

38,782

  

Asset retirement obligations

 

4,012

  

 

 

3,629

  

Other

 

3,300

  

 

 

2,731

  

 

$

138,697

  

 

$

100,946

  

Valuation allowance

 

(137,348

 

 

(99,597

Total deferred tax asset

$

1,349

  

 

$

1,349

  

 

Pretax Income

Pretax income (loss) is comprised of the following:

 

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

United States

$

(17,649

 

$

(56,979

 

$

(16,282

Foreign

 

94,836

  

 

 

144,131

  

 

 

150,312

  

 

$

77,187

  

 

$

87,152

  

 

$

134,030

  

 

Statutory Rate Reconciliation

The statutory rate reconciliation is as follows:

 

(In Thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

Tax Provision Computed at Statutory Rate

 

27,015

 

 

$

30,503

 

 

$

46,911

 

Foreign taxes not offset in U.S. by foreign tax credits

 

(2,072

)

 

 

25,266

 

 

 

28,414

 

Permanent Differences

 

973

 

 

 

2,370

 

 

 

-

 

Foreign Tax Credit Adjustments

 

(28,027

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Tax Rate on Deferred

 

(0

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

-2,889

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Valuation Allowance

 

37,752

 

 

 

23,675

 

 

 

22,038

 

Other

 

(1,526

)

 

 

(0

)

 

 

-1,006

 

Total Tax Expense

$

34,115

 

 

$

81,813

 

 

$

93,468

 

 

Income Tax Years Subject to Examination by Major Tax Jurisdictions

The following table summarizes the tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions:

 

United States

2008-2013

Gabon

2007-2013