Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v3.8.0.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

U.S. Federal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Deferred

 

 

(1,260)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,349 

Foreign:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

11,638 

 

 

9,248 

 

 

13,238 

Deferred

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total

 

$

10,378 

 

$

9,248 

 

$

14,587 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

As of December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

2016

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basis difference in fixed assets

 

$

46,929 

 

$

89,016 

Foreign tax credit carryforward

 

 

48,071 

 

 

50,339 

Alternative minimum tax credit carryover

 

 

1,349 

 

 

1,349 

U.S. federal net operating losses

 

 

22,490 

 

 

30,230 

Foreign net operating losses

 

 

26,371 

 

 

25,543 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

4,234 

 

 

6,514 

Basis difference in receivables

 

 

1,331 

 

 

1,824 

Other

 

 

3,690 

 

 

6,952 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

154,465 

 

 

211,767 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(153,205)

 

 

(211,767)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

1,260 

 

$

 —



 

 

 

 

 

 



Pretax Income



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

United States

 

$

(9,453)

 

$

(9,893)

 

$

(15,177)

Foreign

 

 

30,103 

 

 

874 

 

 

(90,790)



 

$

20,650 

 

$

(9,019)

 

$

(105,967)



Statutory Rate Reconciliation



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

Tax provision computed at U.S. statutory rate

 

$

7,228 

 

$

(3,156)

 

$

(37,089)

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

 

 

6,775 

 

 

6,319 

 

 

(394)

Impact of Tax Reform Act

 

 

52,449 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Effect of change in foreign statutory rates

 

 

 —

 

 

2,394 

 

 

3,014 

Permanent differences

 

 

309 

 

 

4,505 

 

 

1,803 

Foreign tax credit adjustments

 

 

2,394 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Increase/(decrease) in valuation allowance

 

 

(58,777)

 

 

(802)

 

 

47,253 

Other

 

 

 —

 

 

(12)

 

 

 —

Total income tax expense

 

$

10,378 

 

$

9,248 

 

$

14,587 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Income Tax Years Subject to Examination by Major Tax Jurisdictions



 

 



 

 

Jurisdiction

 

Years

United States

 

2008-2017

Gabon

 

2013-2017