FIND A CAREER IN PETROPHYSICS | GREENPEACE’S AYLIFFE VS. FTI’S BLACKMON | GUIDE TO ABU DHABI The Magazine by and for Young Professionals in Oil and Gas VOL. 9 // ISSUE 2 // 2013 PUBLIC PERCEPTION OUR INDUSTRY An Official Publication of The Society of Petroleum Engineers • www.spe.org Contents 2 3 4 8 Americas Office Office hours: 0730–1700 CST (GMT–5) Monday–Friday 222 Palisades Creek Dr.‚ Richardson‚ TX 75080-2040 USA Tel: +1.972.952.9393 Fax: +1.972.952.9435 Email: spedal@spe
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Impact of Shared-Based Payments and Special Purpose Entities on Financial Statements and Audits Economies of scales have created consolidation of ventures between companies. As a result of mergers‚ shared-based payments and special purpose entities (SPEs) have become prevalent in business. In addition to strengthening competition of the combined companies‚ several goals are met such as tax reductions‚ growth and diversification‚ a larger financial base‚ and increase profits. Generally Accepted Accounting
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SPE 37131 A Review of Horizontal Drilling and Completion Techniques for Recovery of Coalbed Methane Samuel O. Osisanya‚ The University of Oklahoma‚ SPE and Robert F. Schaffitzel‚ Texaco Exploration and Production Inc.‚ SPE XW1- *- c#Polrdwm EngkOm‚lnc. Thb ~ua pmpuulfwpmnntdim atlhclSSS SPElnWmdlmul onbmnwM C HwizoIIW WtilTuhndogy holdInCalguy‚CMSOQ 1S-20NOWMOW 1SSS. CUmdm08 fdlowlng lhb~umuhcbdfwpm un tdion by MSPE~ mvicWOfinlOrnum onwntaln.dinanabdmct 8ubl?M0d bym0wm01@)
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| TUGAS MATA KULIAH: ANALISA LAPORAN KEUANGAN | Amazing Deals Auto Mart:Financial Reporting and Analysisof Receivables and Securitization | | Oleh: Tamlikho Wahyu Sudaryanto Abraham Indra Firman Putra MAGISTER AKUNTANSI UNIVERSITAS TRISAKTI 2011 ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION Vol. 24‚ No. 1 February 2009 pp. 77-91 Amazing Deals Auto Mart: Financial Reporting and Analysis of Receivables and Securitization Mahendra R. Gujarathi and Ralph J. McQuade ABSTRACT:
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allowing the fraud to continue as long as it did. AA contributed to the disaster by approving the structure of many Special Purpose Entities (SPE)‚ which Enron used for off-balance sheet financing. The SPEs did not meet the requirements of an independent company and should have been consolidated with Enron’s financial statements. Shares transferred to SPEs were not valued on the financial statements in compliance with GAAP‚ and side deals between Enron and banks were not brought to the attention
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AA’s approval of Special Purpose Entities (SPE) that was used to generate false profits‚ hide losses and keep any undesirable information off Enron’s financial statements. 2. Which Arthur Andersen decisions were faulty? AA made many decisions in regards to the Enron audit which led to their ultimate downfall. Briefly discussed below are some decisions made by AA that failed to adhere to GAAP. AA approved the structure of many Special Purpose Entities (SPE) that were used to generate false profits
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DEBIT CREDIT AND ENRON Accounting has become very essential part of any business in today’s world. It helps the business keep running and makes sure that things are going towards in right direction. It controls expenses‚ improves plans‚ accountability and reporting under given regulatory framework. Accounting plays vital role in profitability of any concern. Profit is the life blood of any business‚ so how profit is reported on books is always key concern. Over a period of years there has been
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ACG 4632 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITING Spring 2015 Section 422 Instructor: Devin Williams‚ CPA Today • Introductions – hand out • Syllabus • High level – why auditing? • Enron Auditing • Why do we have auditing? • Lemonade Stand Example Did ANYONE Do ANYTHING WRONG? CONCLUSION Did Anyone Do Anything Wrong? YES!! ENRON’S RISE 1985 – Internorth‚ based in Omaha‚ acquired Houston Natural Gas. 1986 – Changed name to Enron and moved to Houston. OLD ENERGY SYSTEM • Electricity
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Enron Fraud The Enron Fraud Enron Corporation began as a small natural gas distributor and over the course of 15 years grew to become the seventh largest company in the United States. Soon after the federal deregulation of natural gas pipelines in 1985‚ Enron was born by the merging of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth‚ a Nebraska pipeline company. Initially‚ Enron was merely involved in the distribution of gas‚ but it later became a market maker in facilitating the buying and selling
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SPE 90482 Development & Field-Testing of a Cost Effective Rotary Steerable System M.Moody‚ S. Jones‚ P. Leonard‚ PathFinder Energy Services Copyright 2004‚ Society of Petroleum Engineers Inc. This paper was prepared for presentation at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Houston‚ Texas‚ U.S.A.‚ 26–29 September 2004. This paper was selected for presentation by an SPE Program Committee following review of information contained in a proposal submitted by the author(s)
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