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IMPERIAL OIL LTD - Quarter Report: 2018 June (Form 10-Q)

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FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

[] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

OR

[    ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from --- to ---

Commission file number 0-12014

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

CANADA   98-0017682

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

505 Quarry Park Boulevard S.E.  
Calgary, Alberta, Canada   T2C 5N1
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Postal Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-567-3776

 

 

The registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 91 days.

YES         NO            

The registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES         NO            

The registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934).

 

Large accelerated filer             Smaller reporting company               
Non-accelerated filer              Emerging growth company            
Accelerated filer                 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.         

The registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934).

YES          NO        

The number of common shares outstanding, as of June 30, 2018 was 802,679,927.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     3  

Item 1. Financial statements

     3  

Consolidated statement of income

     3  

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

     4  

Consolidated balance sheet

     5  

Consolidated statement of cash flows

     6  

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

     7  

Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

     17  

Item 3. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk

     23  

Item 4. Controls and procedures

     23  

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

     24  

Item 1. Legal proceedings

     24  

Item 2. Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds

     24  

Item 6. Exhibits

     25  

SIGNATURES

     26  

 

 

In this report all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. This report should be read in conjunction with the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Note that numbers may not add due to rounding.

The term “project” as used in this report can refer to a variety of different activities and does not necessarily have the same meaning as in any government payment transparency reports.

In this report, unless the context otherwise indicates, reference to “the company” or “Imperial” includes Imperial Oil Limited and its subsidiaries.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial statements

Consolidated statement of income (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

                  Six Months  
     Second Quarter     to June 30  
millions of Canadian dollars    2018      2017     2018      2017  

Revenues and other income

          

Revenues (a)

     9,516        6,985       17,416        13,943  

Investment and other income (note 5)

     27        48       61        246  

Total revenues and other income

     9,543        7,033       17,477        14,189  

Expenses

          

Exploration

     1        -       9        22  

Purchases of crude oil and products (b)

     6,537        4,642       11,317        8,975  

Production and manufacturing (c)

     1,646        1,495       3,077        2,840  

Selling and general (c)

     273        198       467        401  

Federal excise tax

     412        421       809        815  

Depreciation and depletion

     358        352       735        744  

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit (d)

     26        33       53        66  

Financing (note 7)

     26        17       49        31  

Total expenses

     9,279        7,158       16,516        13,894  

Income (loss) before income taxes

     264        (125     961        295  

 

Income taxes

     68        (48     249        39  

Net income (loss)

     196        (77     712        256  

Per share information (Canadian dollars)

          
Net income (loss) per common share - basic (note 10)      0.24        (0.09     0.86        0.30  
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted (note 10)      0.24        (0.09     0.86        0.30  
Dividends per common share - declared      0.19        0.16       0.35        0.31  

(a)  

  

Amounts from related parties included in revenues.

           1,769              1,008             3,142              2,045  

(b)  

  

Amounts to related parties included in purchases of crude oil and products.

     1,374        706       2,266        1,315  

(c)  

   Amounts to related parties included in production and manufacturing, and selling and general expenses.      156        147       297        288  

(d)  

   Prior year amounts have been reclassified. See note 2 for additional details.           

The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

              Six Months
     Second Quarter   to June 30

millions of Canadian dollars

 

   2018      2017     2018     2017  

Net income (loss)

     196        (77     712       256  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes

         

Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization)

     -        -       (19     41  

Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment
included in net periodic benefit costs

     33        36       67       72  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     33                  36       48       113  
                                   

Comprehensive income (loss)

             229        (41             760               369  

The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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Consolidated balance sheet (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

     As at     As at  
     June 30     Dec 31  
millions of Canadian dollars    2018     2017  

Assets

    
Current assets     

Cash

     873       1,195  

Accounts receivable, less estimated doubtful accounts (a)

     2,625       2,712  

Inventories of crude oil and products

     1,221       1,075  

Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses (b)

     456       425  
Total current assets      5,175       5,407  
Investments and long-term receivables (b)      860       865  
Property, plant and equipment,      53,272       52,778  

less accumulated depreciation and depletion

     (19,028     (18,305
Property, plant and equipment, net      34,244       34,473  
Goodwill      186       186  
Other assets, including intangibles, net (note 9)      925       670  
Total assets      41,390       41,601  
Liabilities     
Current liabilities     

Notes and loans payable (c)

     202       202  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (a) (note 9)

     3,923       3,877  

Income taxes payable

     89       57  
Total current liabilities      4,214       4,136  
Long-term debt (d) (note 8)      4,992       5,005  
Other long-term obligations (e) (note 9)      3,943       3,780  
Deferred income tax liabilities      4,476       4,245  
Total liabilities      17,625       17,166  
Shareholders’ equity     
Common shares at stated value (f) (note 10)      1,483       1,536  
Earnings reinvested (note 11)      24,049       24,714  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (note 12)      (1,767     (1,815
Total shareholders’ equity      23,765       24,435  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity            41,390             41,601  
(a) Accounts receivable, less estimated doubtful accounts included net amounts receivable from related parties of $344 million (2017 - $509 million).
(b) Investments and long-term receivables included amounts from related parties of $56 million (2017 - $19 million).
(c) Notes and loans payable included amounts to related parties of $75 million (2017 - $75 million).
(d) Long-term debt included amounts to related parties of $4,447 million (2017 - $4,447 million).
(e) Other long-term obligations included amounts to related parties of $38 million (2017 - $60 million).
(f) Number of common shares authorized and outstanding were 1,100 million and 803 million, respectively (2017 - 1,100 million and 831 million, respectively).

The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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Consolidated statement of cash flows (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

             Six Months
Inflow (outflow)    Second Quarter   to June 30
millions of Canadian dollars    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Operating activities         
Net income (loss)      196       (77     712       256  
Adjustments for non-cash items:         

Depreciation and depletion

     358       352       735       744  

(Gain) loss on asset sales (note 5)

     (9     (31     (19     (213

Deferred income taxes and other

     24       (37     209       163  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:         

Accounts receivable

     (340     146       87       424  

Inventories, materials, supplies and prepaid expenses

     40       (45     (177     (117

Income taxes payable

     16       16       32       (448

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     439       (30     24       (240

All other items - net (a) (b)

     135       198       241       277  
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities      859       492       1,844       846  
Investing activities         
Additions to property, plant and equipment (b)      (357     (320     (728     (442
Proceeds from asset sales (note 5)      9       39       21       222  
Loan to equity company      (31     -       (37     -  
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities      (379     (281     (744     (220
Financing activities         
Reduction in capitalized lease obligations (note 8)      (7     (6     (13     (13
Dividends paid      (132     (127     (266     (254
Common shares purchased (note 10)      (893     (127     (1,143     (127
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities      (1,032     (260     (1,422     (394
Increase (decrease) in cash      (552     (49     (322     232  
Cash at beginning of period          1,425             672           1,195             391  
Cash at end of period (c)      873       623       873       623  
(a)      Included contribution to registered pension plans.      (57     (58     (101     (98
(b)      The impact of carbon emission programs are included in additions to property, plant and equipment, and all other items, net.  
(c)      Cash is composed of cash in bank and cash equivalents at cost. Cash equivalents are all highly liquid securities with maturity of three months or less when purchased.  
The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.  

 

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Notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

1.  Basis of financial statement preparation

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and follow the same accounting policies and methods of computation as, and should be read in conjunction with, the most recent annual consolidated financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the company’s 2017 annual report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of the company, the information furnished herein reflects all known accruals and adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods reported herein. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Prior year’s data has been reclassified in certain cases to conform to the current presentation basis.

The company’s exploration and production activities are accounted for under the “successful efforts” method.

The results for the six months ended June 30, 2018, are not necessarily indicative of the operations to be expected for the full year.

All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

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2.  Accounting changes

Effective January 1, 2018, Imperial adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as amended. The standard establishes a single revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers, eliminates industry and transaction specific requirements, and expands disclosure requirements. The standard was adopted using the modified retrospective method, under which prior year results are not restated, but supplemental information is provided for any material impacts of the standard on 2018 results. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on any of the lines reported in the company’s consolidated financial statements. The cumulative effect of adoption of the new standard was de minimis. The company did not elect any practical expedients that require disclosure. See note 4 for additional details.

Effective January 1, 2018, Imperial adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard update, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. The update requires separate presentation of the service cost component from other components of net benefit costs. The other components are reported in a new line on the company’s consolidated statement of income, “Non-service pension and postretirement benefit”. Imperial elected to use the practical expedient which uses the amounts disclosed in the pension and other postretirement benefit plan note for the prior comparative periods as the estimation basis for applying the retrospective presentation requirements, as it is impracticable to determine the amounts capitalized in those periods. Beginning in 2018, the other components of net benefit costs are included in the Corporate and other expenses. The “Non-service pension and postretirement benefit” line reflects the non-service costs, which primarily includes interest costs, expected return on plan assets, and amortization of actuarial gains and losses, that were previously included in “Production and manufacturing” and “Selling and general” expenses. Additionally, only the service cost component of net benefit costs is eligible for capitalization in situations where it is otherwise appropriate to capitalize employee costs in connection with the construction or production of an asset.

The impact of the retrospective presentation change on Imperial’s consolidated statement of income for the period ended June 30, 2018 is shown below.

 

     Second Quarter             Six Months to  
millions of Canadian dollars    2017              June 30, 2017  
     

As

reported

       Change     

As

  adjusted

           

As

reported

       Change     

As

  adjusted

 

Production and manufacturing

     1,525        (30)        1,495           2,900        (60)        2,840    

Selling and general

     201        (3)        198           407        (6)        401    

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit

     -        33        33                 -        66        66    

Effective January 1, 2018, Imperial adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard update, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The standard requires investments in equity securities other than consolidated subsidiaries and equity method investments to be measured at fair value, with changes in the fair value recognized through net income. The company elected a modified approach for equity securities that do not have a readily determinable fair value. This modified approach measures investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. There was no cumulative effect related to the adoption of this standard. The carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values as at June 30, 2018 were not significant to Imperial.

The standard also expanded disclosures related to financial statements. The company’s only notable financial instrument is long-term debt ($4,447 million, excluding capitalized lease obligations), where the difference between fair value and carrying value was de minimis. The fair value of long-term debt was primarily a level 2 measurement.

 

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3.  Business segments

 

Second Quarter    Upstream   Downstream   Chemical
millions of Canadian dollars    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018      2017  

Revenues and other income

             

Revenues (a)

       2,318         1,787         6,870         4,909           328            289  

Intersegment sales

     650       289       332       242       74        62  

Investment and other income (note 5)

     3       5       19       42       -        (2
       2,971       2,081       7,221       5,193       402        349  

Expenses

             

Exploration

     1       -       -       -       -        -  

Purchases of crude oil and products

     1,573       1,026       5,803       4,014       216        193  

Production and manufacturing (b)

     1,106       1,051       488       426       52        48  

Selling and general (b)

     -       (7     197       185       23        19  

Federal excise tax

     -       -       412       421       -        -  

Depreciation and depletion

     300       298       49       47       4        3  

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit (b)

     -       -       -       -       -        -  

Financing (note 7)

     -       -       -       -       -        -  

Total expenses

     2,980       2,368       6,949       5,093       295        263  

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (9     (287     272       100       107        86  

Income taxes

     (3     (86     71       22       29        22  

Net income (loss)

     (6     (201     201       78       78        64  

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     (10     117       776       302       116        100  

Capital and exploration expenditures (c)

     183       91       88       39       7        3  
Second Quarter    Corporate and other   Eliminations   Consolidated
millions of Canadian dollars    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018      2017  

Revenues and other income

             

Revenues (a)

     -       -       -       -       9,516        6,985  

Intersegment sales

     -       -       (1,056     (593     -        -  

Investment and other income (note 5)

     5       3       -       -       27        48  
       5       3       (1,056     (593     9,543        7,033  

Expenses

             

Exploration

     -       -       -       -       1        -  

Purchases of crude oil and products

     -       -       (1,055     (591     6,537        4,642  

Production and manufacturing (b)

     -       -       -       -       1,646        1,525  

Selling and general (b)

     54       6       (1     (2     273        201  

Federal excise tax

     -       -       -       -       412        421  

Depreciation and depletion

     5       4       -       -       358        352  

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit (b)

     26       -       -       -       26        -  

Financing (note 7)

     26       17       -       -       26        17  

Total expenses

     111       27       (1,056     (593     9,279        7,158  

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (106     (24     -       -       264        (125

Income taxes

     (29     (6     -       -       68        (48

Net income (loss)

     (77     (18     -       -       196        (77

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     (23     (27     -       -       859        492  

Capital and exploration expenditures (c)

     6       10       -       -       284        143  

 

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(a) Included export sales to the United States of $1,561 million (2017 - $1,045 million). Export sales to the United States were recorded in all operating segments, with the largest effects in the Upstream segment.
(b) As part of the implementation of Accounting Standard Update, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), beginning January 1, 2018, Corporate and other includes all non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense. Prior to 2018, the majority of these costs were allocated to the operating segments. See note 2 for additional details.
(c) Capital and exploration expenditures (CAPEX) include exploration expenses, additions to property, plant and equipment, additions to capital leases, additional investments and acquisitions. CAPEX excludes the purchase of carbon emission credits.

 

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Six Months to June 30    Upstream   Downstream   Chemical
millions of Canadian dollars    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018      2017  

Revenues and other income

             

Revenues (a)

     4,307       3,498       12,477       9,883       632        562  

Intersegment sales

     1,307       907       694       551       147        129  

Investment and other income (note 5)

     4       10       41       233       -        (1
       5,618         4,415         13,212         10,667       779        690  

Expenses

             

Exploration

     9       22       -       -       -        -  

Purchases of crude oil and products

     2,947       2,142       10,097       8,023       418        394  

Production and manufacturing (b)

     2,118       2,024       856       775       103        101  

Selling and general (b)

     -       (4     370       373       44        41  

Federal excise tax

     -       -       809       815       -        -  

Depreciation and depletion

     618       634       100       95       7        6  

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit (b)

     -       -       -       -       -        -  

Financing (note 7)

     -       4       -       -       -        -  

Total expenses

     5,692       4,822       12,232       10,081       572        542  

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (74     (407     980       586       207        148  

Income taxes

     (24     (120     258       128       56        39  

Net income (loss)

     (50     (287     722       458       151        109  

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     327       425       1,366       358       199        77  

Capital and exploration expenditures (c)

     389       194       145       73       11        7  

Total assets as at June 30

     34,781       35,527       5,090       4,334       408        384  
Six Months to June 30    Corporate and other   Eliminations   Consolidated
millions of Canadian dollars    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018      2017  

Revenues and other income

             

Revenues (a)

     -       -       -       -       17,416        13,943  

Intersegment sales

     -       -       (2,148     (1,587     -        -  

Investment and other income (note 5)

     16       4       -       -       61        246  
       16       4       (2,148     (1,587     17,477        14,189  

Expenses

             

Exploration

     -       -       -       -       9        22  

Purchases of crude oil and products

     -       -       (2,145     (1,584     11,317        8,975  

Production and manufacturing (b)

     -       -       -       -       3,077        2,900  

Selling and general (b)

     56       -       (3     (3     467        407  

Federal excise tax

     -       -       -       -       809        815  

Depreciation and depletion

     10       9       -       -       735        744  

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit (b)

     53       -       -       -       53        -  

Financing (note 7)

     49       27       -       -       49        31  

Total expenses

     168       36       (2,148     (1,587       16,516          13,894  

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (152     (32     -       -       961        295  

Income taxes

     (41     (8     -       -       249        39  

Net income (loss)

     (111     (24     -       -       712        256  

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     (48     (14     -       -       1,844        846  

Capital and exploration expenditures (c)

     13       22       -       -       558        296  

Total assets as at June 30

     1,438       1,071       (327     (211     41,390        41,105  

 

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(a) Included export sales to the United States of $2,768 million (2017 - $1,944 million). Export sales to the United States were recorded in all operating segments, with the largest effects in the Upstream segment.
(b) As part of the implementation of Accounting Standard Update, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), beginning    January 1, 2018, Corporate and other includes all non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense. Prior to 2018, the majority of these costs were allocated to the operating segments. See note 2 for additional details.
(c) Capital and exploration expenditures (CAPEX) include exploration expenses, additions to property, plant and equipment, additions to capital leases, additional investments and acquisitions. CAPEX excludes the purchase of carbon emission credits.

 

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4.  Accounting policy for revenue recognition

Imperial generally sells crude oil, natural gas and petroleum and chemical products under short-term agreements at prevailing market prices. In some cases, products may be sold under long-term agreements, with periodic price adjustments to reflect market conditions.

Revenue is recognized at the amount the company expects to receive when the customer has taken control, which is typically when title transfers and the customer has assumed the risks and rewards of ownership. The prices of certain sales are based on price indexes that are sometimes not available until the next period. In such cases, estimated realizations are accrued when the sale is recognized, and are finalized when final information is available. Such adjustments to revenue from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods are not significant. Payment for revenue transactions is typically due within 30 days. Future volume delivery obligations that are unsatisfied at the end of the period are expected to be fulfilled through ordinary production or purchases. These performance obligations are based on market prices at the time of the transaction and are fully constrained due to market price volatility.

“Revenues” and “Accounts receivable, less estimated doubtful accounts” primarily arise from contracts with customers. Long-term receivables are primarily from non-customers. Contract assets are mainly from marketing assistance programs and are not significant. Contract liabilities are mainly customer prepayments, loyalty programs and accruals of expected volume discounts, and are not significant.

5.  Investment and other income

Investment and other income included gains and losses on asset sales as follows:    

 

               Six Months
     Second Quarter    to June 30
millions of Canadian dollars        2018          2017               2018           2017  
Proceeds from asset sales      9        39        21        222  
Book value of asset sales      -        9        2        10  
Gain (loss) on asset sales, before tax (a)      9        31        19        213  

Gain (loss) on asset sales, after tax (a)

     8        28        15        186  
(a) The six months ended June 30, 2017 included a gain of $174 million ($151 million after tax) from the sale of surplus property in Ontario.

6.  Employee retirement benefits

The components of net benefit cost were as follows:

 

             Six Months
     Second Quarter   to June 30
millions of Canadian dollars        2018         2017             2018         2017  
Pension benefits:         

Current service cost

     60       54       120       109  

Interest cost

     75       79       151       158  

Expected return on plan assets

     (100     (101     (201     (202

Amortization of prior service cost

     1       2       2       5  

Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)

     43       45       87       89  

Net periodic benefit cost

     79       79       159       159  
Other postretirement benefits:         

Current service cost

     4       4       8       8  

Interest cost

     6       6       11       12  

Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)

     1       2       3       4  

Net periodic benefit cost

     11       12       22       24  

 

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7.  Financing and additional notes and loans payable information

 

             Six Months
     Second Quarter   to June 30
millions of Canadian dollars      2018     2017          2018        2017  
Debt-related interest      32       27       62       49  
Capitalized interest      (6     (10     (13     (22
Net interest expense      26       17       49       27  
Other interest      -       -       -       4  

Total financing

     26       17       49       31  

8.  Long-term debt

 

     As at      As at  
     June 30      Dec 31  
millions of Canadian dollars    2018      2017  
Long-term debt      4,447        4,447  
Capital leases      545        558  

Total long-term debt

     4,992        5,005  

9.  Other long-term obligations

 

     As at      As at  
     June 30      Dec 31  
millions of Canadian dollars    2018      2017  
Employee retirement benefits (a)      1,501        1,529  
Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities (b)      1,471        1,460  
Share-based incentive compensation liabilities      129        99  
Other obligations (c)      842        692  

Total other long-term obligations

     3,943        3,780  
(a) Total recorded employee retirement benefits obligations also included $56 million in current liabilities (2017 - $56 million).
(b) Total asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities also included $101 million in current liabilities (2017 - $101 million).
(c) Included carbon emission program obligations. Carbon emission program credits are recorded under other assets, including intangibles, net.

On July 3, 2018, the Government of Ontario revoked its carbon emission cap and trade regulation, prohibiting all trading of emissions allowances. On July 25, 2018, the Government of Ontario introduced legislation proposing to repeal Ontario’s cap and trade legislation and providing the framework for the wind down of the cap and trade program. The company’s net carbon emission program credits (obligations) reflected in the Consolidated balance sheet approximately totalled $65 million at June 30, 2018. Imperial will continue to assess this financial position in light of these announcements and the anticipated legislative process.

 

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10. Common shares

 

     As of     As of 
     June 30     Dec 31 
thousands of shares    2018     2017 
Authorized      1,100,000                 1,100,000   

Common shares outstanding

     802,680         831,242   

The 12-month normal course issuer bid program that was in place during the second quarter of 2018 came into effect in June of 2017 and was amended on April 27, 2018. The program enabled the company to purchase up to a maximum of 42,326,545 common shares (5 percent of the total shares on June 13, 2017), which included shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. Exxon Mobil Corporation participated to maintain its ownership percentage in Imperial at approximately 69.6 percent.

The company announced another 12-month normal course issuer bid program effective June 27, 2018 and will continue its existing share purchase program. The program enables the company to purchase up to a maximum of 40,391,196 common shares (5 percent of the total shares on June 13, 2018) which includes shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. As in the past, Exxon Mobil Corporation has advised the company that it intends to participate to maintain its ownership percentage at approximately 69.6 percent.

The excess of the purchase cost over the stated value of shares purchased has been recorded as a distribution of earnings reinvested.

The company’s common share activities are summarized below:

 

      Thousands of  
shares  
    Millions of  
dollars  
Balance as at December 31, 2016      847,599       1,566  
Issued under employee share-based awards      2       -  
Purchases at stated value      (16,359     (30
Balance as at December 31, 2017      831,242       1,536  
Issued under employee share-based awards      -       -  
Purchases at stated value      (28,562     (53

Balance as at June 30, 2018

     802,680       1,483  

The following table provides the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 

     Second Quarter  

Six Months

to June 30

     2018     2017     2018     2017 
Net income (loss) per common share - basic           
Net income (loss) (millions of Canadian dollars)      196        (77     712        256  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (millions of shares)      816.1        847.0       822.6        847.3  
Net income (loss) per common share (dollars)      0.24        (0.09     0.86        0.30  
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted           
Net income (loss) (millions of Canadian dollars)      196        (77     712        256  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (millions of shares)      816.1        847.0       822.6        847.3  
Effect of employee share-based awards (millions of shares)      2.7        2.9       2.6        2.8  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution (millions of shares)

     818.8        849.9       825.2        850.1  

Net income (loss) per common share (dollars)

     0.24        (0.09     0.86        0.30  

 

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11. Earnings reinvested

 

     Second Quarter    

Six Months

to June 30

 
millions of Canadian dollars    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Earnings reinvested at beginning of period      24,861       25,558       24,714       25,352  
Net income (loss) for the period      196       (77     712       256  
Share purchases in excess of stated value      (853     (121     (1,090     (121
Dividends declared      (155     (136     (287     (263
Earnings reinvested at end of period      24,049       25,224       24,049       25,224  

12. Other comprehensive income (loss) information

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

millions of Canadian dollars    2018         2017  

Balance at January 1

     (1,815     (1,897

Postretirement benefits liability adjustment:

    

Current period change excluding amounts reclassified
from accumulated other comprehensive income

     (19     41  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

     67       72  

Balance at June 30

     (1,767     (1,784

Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - before-tax income (expense):

 

     Second Quarter  

Six Months

to June 30

millions of Canadian dollars    2018     2017     2018     2017  

Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment
included in net periodic benefit cost (a)

     (46     (49     (92     (98
(a) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (note 6).

Income tax expense (credit) for components of other comprehensive income (loss):

 

     Second Quarter   

Six Months

to June 30

millions of Canadian dollars    2018      2017      2018     2017  
Postretirement benefits liability adjustments:           

Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization)

     -        -        (7     16  

Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included
in net periodic benefit cost

     13        13        25       26  
Total      13        13        18       42  

13. Recently issued accounting standards

Effective January 1, 2019, Imperial will adopt the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard, Leases (Topic 842), as amended. The standard requires all leases with an initial term greater than one year be recorded on the balance sheet as a right of use asset and a lease liability. The company acquired lease accounting software to facilitate implementation, and is currently installing, configuring and testing the software. Based on leases outstanding at the end of 2017, the company estimates the operating lease right of use asset and lease liability would have been in the range of $200 million to $250 million at that time. The effect on Imperial’s consolidated balance sheet as a result of implementing the standard on January 1, 2019 could differ considerably depending on operating leases commenced in 2018 as well as interest rates and other factors such as the expiry or renewal of leases during the year.

 

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Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

Operating results

Second quarter 2018 vs. second quarter 2017

The company’s net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $196 million or $0.24 per share on a diluted basis, an increase of $273 million compared to the net loss of $77 million or $0.09 per share, for the same period last year.

Upstream recorded a net loss in the second quarter of $6 million compared to a net loss of $201 million in the same period of 2017. Improved results reflect the impact of higher Canadian crude oil realizations of about $280 million, partially offset by higher royalty costs of about $50 million and higher operating expenses of about $50 million mainly associated with planned turnarounds.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) averaged US$67.91 per barrel in the second quarter of 2018, up from US$48.20 per barrel in the same quarter of 2017. Western Canada Select (WCS) averaged US$48.81 per barrel and US$37.18 per barrel respectively for the same periods. The WTI / WCS differential widened to approximately US$19 per barrel in the second quarter of 2018, from approximately US$11 per barrel in the same period of 2017.

The Canadian dollar averaged US$0.78 in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of US$0.04 from the second quarter of 2017.

Imperial’s average Canadian dollar realizations for bitumen and synthetic crudes increased generally in line with the North American benchmarks, adjusted for changes in exchange rates and transportation costs. Bitumen realizations averaged $48.90 per barrel for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of $10.68 per barrel versus the second quarter of 2017. Synthetic crude realizations averaged $86.31 per barrel, an increase of $21.24 per barrel for the same period of 2017.

Gross production of Cold Lake bitumen averaged 133,000 barrels per day in the second quarter, compared to 160,000 barrels per day in the same period last year. Lower volumes were primarily due to planned maintenance and production timing.

Gross production of Kearl bitumen averaged 180,000 barrels per day in the second quarter (128,000 barrels Imperial’s share), up from 171,000 barrels per day (121,000 barrels Imperial’s share) during the second quarter of 2017. Higher production was mainly the result of mining optimization, partially offset by planned turnaround activities.

The company’s share of gross production from Syncrude averaged 50,000 barrels per day, up from 27,000 barrels per day in the second quarter of 2017. Higher production was due to the absence of the Syncrude Mildred Lake upgrader fire that occurred in March 2017, partially offset by planned turnaround activities and a power disruption that occurred on June 20, 2018, resulting in a complete shutdown of all processing units for the remainder of the second quarter. Recovery from the power outage is ongoing with partial production restored in July and return to full rates anticipated in September.

Downstream net income was $201 million in the second quarter, up from $78 million in the second quarter of 2017. Earnings increased mainly due to stronger margins of about $390 million, partially offset by the impact of increased planned turnaround activity of about $200 million, and the impact of a stronger Canadian dollar.

Refinery throughput averaged 363,000 barrels per day, up from 358,000 barrels per day in the second quarter of 2017. Capacity utilization increased to 86 percent from 85 percent in the second quarter of 2017.

Petroleum product sales were 510,000 barrels per day, up from 486,000 barrels per day in the second quarter of 2017. Sales growth continues to be driven by optimization across the full Downstream value chain, and the expansion of Imperial’s logistics capabilities.

 

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Chemical net income of $78 million in the second quarter matched best-ever quarterly results. Earnings increased $14 million from the same period of 2017, benefitting from increased volumes and margins.

Corporate and other expenses were $77 million in the second quarter, compared to $18 million in the same period of 2017, primarily due to higher share-based compensation charges. In addition, as part of the implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s update, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, beginning January 1, 2018, Corporate and other includes all non-service pension and postretirement benefit expenses. Prior to 2018, the majority of these costs were allocated to the operating segments.

 

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Six months 2018 vs. six months 2017

Net income in the first six months of 2018 was $712 million, or $0.86 per share on a diluted basis, an increase of $456 million compared to a net income of $256 million or $0.30 per share in the first six months of 2017.

Upstream recorded a net loss of $50 million in the first six months of 2018, compared to a net loss of $287 million from the same period of 2017. Improved results reflect the impact of higher Canadian crude oil realizations of about $350 million, partially offset by the impact of higher operating costs of about $50 million mainly associated with planned turnarounds. Results also reflect the impact of higher royalties and the strengthening of the Canadian dollar compared to the prior year.

West Texas Intermediate averaged US$65.44 per barrel in the first six months of 2018, up from US$49.96 per barrel in the prior year. Western Canada Select averaged US$43.74 per barrel and US$37.22 per barrel respectively for the same periods. The WTI / WCS differential widened to approximately US$22 per barrel in the first six months of 2018, from approximately US$13 per barrel in the same period of 2017.

The Canadian dollar averaged US$0.78 in the first six months of 2018, an increase of about US$0.03 from the same period of 2017.

Imperial’s average Canadian dollar realizations for bitumen and synthetic crudes increased generally in line with the North American benchmarks, adjusted for changes in the exchange rate and transportation costs. Bitumen realizations averaged $41.84 per barrel for the first six months of 2018, an increase of $4.63 per barrel versus 2017. Synthetic crude realizations averaged $81.24 per barrel, an increase of $14.24 per barrel from the same period of 2017.

Gross production of Cold Lake bitumen averaged 143,000 barrels per day in the first six months of 2018, compared to 159,000 barrels per day from the same period of 2017. Lower volumes were primarily due to planned maintenance and production timing.

Gross production of Kearl bitumen averaged 181,000 barrels per day in the first six months of 2018 (128,000 barrels Imperial’s share) up from 177,000 barrels per day (125,000 barrels Imperial’s share) from the same period of 2017.

During the first six months of 2018, the company’s share of gross production from Syncrude averaged 57,000 barrels per day, up from 46,000 barrels per day from the same period of 2017. Higher production was due to the absence of the impact associated with the March 2017 fire at the Syncrude Mildred Lake upgrader, partially offset by planned turnaround activities, and a power disruption that occurred on June 20, 2018, resulting in a complete shutdown of all processing units for the remainder of the second quarter. Recovery from the power outage is ongoing with partial production restored in July and return to full rates anticipated in September.

Downstream net income was $722 million, an increase of $264 million versus the prior year. Higher earnings reflect stronger margins of about $690 million, partially offset by the impact of increased planned turnaround activity of about $200 million, the impact of a stronger Canadian dollar of about $60 million and the absence of the $151 million gain on the sale of a surplus property in 2017.

Refinery throughput averaged 386,000 barrels per day in the first six months of 2018, up from 378,000 barrels per day from the same period of 2017. Capacity utilization increased to 91 percent from 90 percent in the same period of 2017.

Petroleum product sales were 494,000 barrels per day in the first six months of 2018, up from 486,000 barrels per day from the same period of 2017. Sales growth continues to be driven by optimization across the full Downstream value chain, and the expansion of Imperial’s logistics capabilities.

Chemical net income was $151 million, up from $109 million in the first half of 2017, primarily due to higher margins and volumes.

 

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Corporate and other expenses were $111 million for the first six months of 2018, compared to $24 million in the same period of 2017, primarily due to higher share-based compensation charges. In addition, beginning January 1, 2018, Corporate and other includes all non-service pension and postretirement benefit expenses. Prior to 2018, the majority of these costs were allocated to the operating segments.

 

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Liquidity and capital resources

Cash flow generated from operating activities was $859 million in the second quarter, an increase of $367 million from the corresponding period in 2017, reflecting higher earnings.

Investing activities used net cash of $379 million in the second quarter, compared with $281 million used in the same period of 2017.

Cash used in financing activities was $1,032 million in the second quarter, compared with $260 million used in the second quarter of 2017. Dividends paid in the second quarter of 2018 were $132 million. The per share dividend paid in the second quarter was $0.16, up from $0.15 in the same period of 2017. During the second quarter, the company purchased about 21.4 million shares for $893 million.

The company’s cash balance was $873 million at June 30, 2018, versus $623 million at the end of second quarter 2017.

Cash flow generated from operating activities was $1,844 million in the first six months of 2018, compared with $846 million from the same period of 2017, reflecting higher earnings and working capital effects.

Investing activities used net cash of $744 million in the first six months of 2018, compared with $220 million used in the same period of 2017, reflecting higher additions to property, plant and equipment, and lower proceeds from asset sales.

Cash used in financing activities was $1,422 million in the first six months of 2018, compared with $394 million used in the same period of 2017. Dividends paid in the first six months of 2018 were $266 million. The per share dividend paid in the first six months of 2018 was $0.32, up from $0.30 from the same period of 2017. During the first six months of 2018, the company purchased about 28.6 million shares for $1,143 million, including shares purchased from Exxon Mobil Corporation.

On April 27, 2018, the company announced by news release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for an amendment to its normal course issuer bid to increase the number of common shares that it may purchase. Under the amendment, the number of common shares eligible for purchase increased to a maximum of 42,326,545 common shares during the period June 27, 2017 to June 26, 2018.

On June 22, 2018, the company announced by news release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a new normal course issuer bid and will continue its existing share purchase program. The program enables the company to purchase up to a maximum of 40,391,196 common shares during the period June 27, 2018 to June 26, 2019. This maximum includes shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. As in the past, Exxon Mobil Corporation has advised the company that it intends to participate to maintain its ownership percentage at approximately 69.6 percent. The program will end should the company purchase the maximum allowable number of shares, or on June 26, 2019.

Recently issued accounting standards

Effective January 1, 2019, Imperial will adopt the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard, Leases (Topic 842), as amended. The standard requires all leases with an initial term greater than one year be recorded on the balance sheet as a right of use asset and a lease liability. The company acquired lease accounting software to facilitate implementation, and is currently installing, configuring and testing the software. Based on leases outstanding at the end of 2017, the company estimates the operating lease right of use asset and lease liability would have been in the range of $200 million to $250 million at that time. The effect on Imperial’s consolidated balance sheet as a result of implementing the standard on January 1, 2019 could differ considerably depending on operating leases commenced in 2018 as well as interest rates and other factors such as the expiry or renewal of leases during the year.

 

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Forward-looking statements

Statements in this report regarding future events or conditions are forward-looking statements. Actual future financial and operating results could differ materially due to the impact of market conditions, changes in law or governmental policy, changes in operating conditions and costs, changes in project schedules, operating performance, demand for oil and gas, commercial negotiations or other technical and economic factors.

 

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Item 3.

Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk

Information about market risks for the six months ended June 30, 2018, does not differ materially from that discussed on page 49 of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The following table details those earnings sensitivities that have been updated from the fiscal year-end to reflect current market conditions.

Earnings Sensitivities (a)

 

millions of Canadian dollars after tax                

One dollar (U.S.) per barrel change in heavy crude oil prices

     + (-)        75  

Ten cents per thousand cubic feet decrease (increase) in natural gas prices

     + (-)        4  

One cent decrease (increase) in the value of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar

     + (-)            100  
(a)

Each sensitivity calculation shows the impact on net income resulting from a change in one factor, after tax and royalties and holding all other factors constant. These sensitivities have been updated to reflect current conditions. They may not apply proportionately to larger fluctuations.

 

Item 4.

Controls and procedures

As indicated in the certifications in Exhibit 31 of this report, the company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2018. Based on that evaluation, these officers have concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to them in a manner that allows for timely decisions regarding required disclosures and are effective in ensuring that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There has not been any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal proceedings

On May 15, 2018, Imperial entered a guilty plea in the Ontario Court of Justice with respect to committing the offence of discharging or causing or permitting the discharge of a contaminant, namely coker stabilizer thermocracked gas and coker stabilizer thermocracked gas condensate, on June 11, 2015 from Imperial’s refinery in Sarnia, Ontario into the natural environment that caused or was likely to have caused an adverse effect contrary to section 14(1) of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.19, as amended. Imperial is required to pay $650,000 plus a 25 percent victim fine surcharge.

 

Item 2. Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds

Issuer purchases of equity securities

 

      Total number of    
shares purchased    
    

Average price paid    
per share    

(Canadian dollars)    

    

Total number of    
shares purchased    

as part of publicly    

announced plans    

or programs    

    

Maximum number
of shares that may

yet be purchased

under the plans or

programs (a) (b)

     

April 2018

             

(April 1 - April 30)

     675,513              34.13              675,513              21,373,108    

May 2018

             

(May 1 - May 31)

     10,876,173              41.39              10,876,173              10,496,935    

June 2018

             

(June 1 - June 26) (a)

     9,322,449              42.80              9,322,449              -    

(June 27 - June 30) (b)

     482,763              43.50              482,763              39,908,433     (c)
(a) On June 22, 2017, the company announced by news release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a normal course issuer bid and continuation of its share purchase program. The program enabled the company to purchase up to a maximum of 25,395,927 common shares during the period June 27, 2017 to June 26, 2018, which includes shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. Exxon Mobil Corporation participated to maintain its ownership percentage in Imperial at approximately 69.6 percent.

On April 27, 2018, the company announced by news release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for an amendment to its normal course issuer bid to increase the number of common shares that it may purchase. Under the amendment, the number of common shares eligible for purchase increased to a maximum of 42,326,545 common shares during the period June 27, 2017 to June 26, 2018. No other provisions of the normal course issuer bid were changed.

The program ended on June 26, 2018. Upon expiration, the company had purchased a total of 41,152,059 shares (of the maximum 42,326,545 shares available) under the program.

 

(b) On June 22, 2018, the company announced by news release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a new normal course issuer bid and will continue its existing share purchase program. The program enables the company to purchase up to a maximum of 40,391,196 common shares during the period June 27, 2018 to June 26, 2019. This maximum includes shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. As in the past, Exxon Mobil Corporation has advised the company that it intends to participate to maintain its ownership percentage at approximately 69.6 percent. The program will end should the company purchase the maximum allowable number of shares, or on June 26, 2019.

 

(c) In its most recent quarterly earnings release, the company stated that it currently anticipates exercising its share purchases uniformly over the duration of the program. Purchase plans may be modified at any time without prior notice.

The company will continue to evaluate its share purchase program in the context of its overall capital activities.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

(31.1) Certification by the principal executive officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

(31.2) Certification by the principal financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

(32.1) Certification by the chief executive officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

(32.2) Certification by the chief financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

(101) Interactive data files.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Imperial Oil Limited
    (Registrant)
Date:   August 1, 2018    

/s/ Daniel E. Lyons

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    (Signature)
    Daniel E. Lyons
   

Senior vice-president, finance and

administration, and controller

    (Principal accounting officer)
Date:   August 1, 2018    

/s/ Cathryn Walker

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    (Signature)
    Cathryn Walker
    Assistant corporate secretary

 

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