(j) Extractive activities
A first-time adopter that under a previous GAAP accounted for exploration and
development costs for oil and gas properties in the development or production
phases, in cost centres that included all properties in a large geographical area
may elect to measure oil and gas assets at the date of transition to this FRS on the
following basis:
(i) Exploration and evaluation assets at the amount determined under the
entity’s previous GAAP.
(ii) Assets in the development or production phases at the amount determined for
the cost centre under the entity’s previous GAAP. The entity shall allocate this
amount to the cost centre’s underlying assets pro rata using reserve volumes
or reserve values as of that date.
The entity shall test exploration and evaluation assets and assets in the
development and production phases for impairment at the date of transition to
this FRS in accordance with Section 34 Specialised Activities or Section 27
Impairment of Assets of this FRS respectively, and if necessary, reduce the
amount determined in accordance with (i) or (ii) above. For the purposes of this
paragraph, oil and gas assets comprise only those assets used in the exploration,
evaluation, development or production of oil and gas.