UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-08521

Oceanic Exploration Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		84-0591071
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

7800 East Dorado Place, Suite 250
Englewood, CO 80111
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 220-8330

Indicate by check mark whether 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 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether 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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer o		Smaller Reporting Company þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

The total number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 13, 2009 was 59,688,881 shares.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)			3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)			4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)			5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)			6
Item 2 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS			10
Critical Accounting Policies			10
Liquidity and Capital Resources			11
Results of Operations			12
Item 3 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK			13
Item 4T CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES — SMALLER REPORTING COMPANY			13
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS			14
Item 1A RISK FACTORS			14
Item 2 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS			15
Item 3 DEFAULTS OF SENIOR SECURITIES			15
Item 4 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS			15
Item 5 OTHER INFORMATION			1
Item 6 EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K			15
SIGNATURES			16
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

OCEANIC EXPLORATION COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARIES

		September 30,				December 31,
		2009				2008
		(unaudited)				(audited)
ASSETS
Cash		$	72,333			$	162,858
Due from affiliates			14,371				13,191
Prepaid expenses and other			18,485				40,567
Total current assets			105,189				216,616
Oil and gas property interests (note 6)			—				—
Furniture, fixtures and equipment			73,390				73,390
Less accumulated depreciation			(54,819	)			(50,516	)
			18,571				22,874
Total assets		$	123,760			$	239,490
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
Accounts payable		$	35,843			$	33,337
Accrued expenses			196,383				363,947
Accrued expenses — security for legal costs (note 2)			—				245,197
Note payable, related party — NWO Resources, Inc., including accrued interest (note 4)			3,417,815				1,946,022
Total current liabilities			3,650,041				2,588,503
United Kingdom taxes payable, including accrued interest (note 7)			702,215				624,433
Other non-current liabilities			4,524				6,963
Total non-current liabilities			706,739				631,396
Commitments and contingencies (notes 2, 3, 5 and 7)			—				—
Total liabilities			4,356,780				3,219,899
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity
Preferred stock, $10 par value. Authorized 600,000 shares; no shares issued			—				—
Common stock, $.0625 par value. Authorized 100,000,000 shares; 59,688,881 shares issued and outstanding			3,730,555				3,730,555
Capital in excess of par value			8,165,609				8,165,609
Accumulated deficit			(16,129,184	)			(14,876,573	)
Total stockholders’ (deficit)			(4,233,020	)			(2,980,409	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit)		$	123,760			$	239,490

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

OCEANIC EXPLORATION COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
Revenue:
Management revenue — related parties		$	211,561			$	282,168			$	740,535			$	934,032
Costs and expenses:
Exploration expenses (note 2)			167,105				548,688				580,676				1,565,419
Amortization and depreciation			1,401				1,451				4,303				4,124
General and administrative			433,270				405,470				1,235,068				1,337,479
			601,776				955,609				1,820,047				2,907,022
Operating loss			(390,215	)			(673,441	)			(1,079,512	)			(1,972,990	)
Other income (expense):
Interest income and realized gains			338				6,883				5,844				25,186
Interest expense and financing costs (note 4)			(51,650	)			(23,196	)			(137,713	)			(39,409	)
Foreign currency gains (losses)			28,640				9,214				(41,230	)			50,504
			(22,672	)			(7,099	)			(173,099	)			36,281
Loss before income taxes			(412,887	)			(680,540	)			(1,252,611	)			(1,936,709	)
Income tax expense (note 5)			—				—				—				—
Net loss		$	(412,887	)		$	(680,540	)		$	(1,252,611	)		$	(1,936,709	)
Basic and diluted loss per common share		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.03	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding			59,688,881				59,688,881				59,688,881				59,688,881

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

OCEANIC EXPLORATION COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

		Nine months ended
		September 30,
		2009				2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(1,252,611	)		$	(1,936,709	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation			4,303				4,124
Accrued interest payable to NWO Resources, Inc.			121,793				19,542
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in due from affiliates			(1,180	)			(57,278	)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets			22,082				(8,002	)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable			2,506				(23,870	)
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses			(167,564	)			274,027
Decrease in security for legal costs			(245,197	)			(35,480	)
Increase (decrease) in United Kingdom taxes payable, including accrued interest payable			77,782				(57,468	)
Decrease in other non-current liabilities			(2,439	)			(2,189	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(1,440,525	)			(1,823,303	)
Cash used in investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets			—				(9,141	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of note payable, related party — NWO Resources, Inc.			1,350,000				1,300,000
Net decrease in cash			(90,525	)			(532,444	)
Cash at beginning of period			162,858				912,672
Cash at end of period		$	72,333			$	380,228

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

OCEANIC EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2009

(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 that has been derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although Oceanic Exploration Company (Oceanic) believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals have been made which are necessary for the fair presentation of the periods included. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the December 31, 2008 Form 10-K.

Oceanic operates as one business segment. All of Oceanic’s revenue is derived from management contracts with related parties. Oceanic’s oil and gas exploration activities have generally consisted of exploration of concessions through various forms of joint arrangements with unrelated companies, whereby the parties agree to share the costs of exploration, as well as the costs of, and any revenue from, a discovery. For various reasons, Oceanic has not participated in exploration and development of any of its concessions since 1994.

As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, Oceanic had accounts receivable only from related parties. Accordingly, there were no unrelated customers who were considered to be significant.

(2) EXPLORATION EXPENSES

In 1974, Petrotimor Companhia de Petróleos, S.A. (Petrotimor), a 99% owned subsidiary of Oceanic, was granted an exclusive offshore concession by Portugal to explore for and develop oil and gas in an approximately 14.8 million-acre area between East Timor and Australia known as the ‘Timor Gap.’ At that time, Portugal had administrative control over East Timor. On January 5, 1976, following Indonesia’s unlawful invasion and occupation of East Timor, Petrotimor applied for and obtained on April 14, 1976, Portugal’s consent to a suspension of performance under the concession agreement based upon force majeure. This force majeure status remained in effect until at least October 25, 1999.

Commercial Opportunity in East Timor. Oceanic submitted an application for an Expansion of Seabed Concession to the transitional government of East Timor in October 2001 requesting that Petrotimor’s 1974 concession area be expanded to include the additional maritime areas within the properly determined seabed delimitation of East Timor. Oceanic believes that, under international law, East Timor is entitled to exercise sovereign jurisdiction over its seabed and to have an Exclusive Economic Zone as codified in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Oceanic believes that by so doing, East Timor could acquire jurisdiction over hydrocarbon reserves containing approximately 12 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and associated condensate.

Neither the transitional government, nor any subsequent East Timor government, has recognized Petrotimor’s concession in East Timor. Oceanic has never received any formal response acknowledging the application for an Expansion of Seabed Concession. An article carried on the Dow Jones Newswires on September 26, 2002 quotes a ‘senior East Timor government official’ as stating that the government does not recognize this concession. Oceanic has not been officially advised of the status of the application or if the current East Timor government is even considering it. A formal response may never be issued, or Oceanic could receive an unfavorable response.

If the East Timor government were to recognize the concession and grant the application, it would expand the 1974 Petrotimor concession to correspond with the offshore area over which East Timor is entitled to claim sovereign rights under international law. Oceanic sponsored a seminar in East Timor in 2001 for the purpose of explaining appropriate maritime boundaries under applicable international law and the resulting benefits to East Timor if such boundaries were to be enforced.

In August 2001, Oceanic and Petrotimor commenced litigation in the Federal Court of Australia (Australian Federal Court) regarding the Timor Gap concession. On February 3, 2003, the Australian Federal Court issued decisions in which it declared that it lacked jurisdiction to hear Oceanic’s claims. As part of the Australian litigation, Oceanic was required to provide bank guarantees as security for the defendants’ litigation costs. The Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank) in Sydney, Australia provided the guarantees. As of September 30, 2008, Oceanic had $359,219 ($437,506 in Australian dollars) on deposit with the ANZ Bank as collateral for the guarantees. On March 18, 2009, Oceanic reached a settlement in the amount of AUS$800,000 that it must pay for these litigation costs. AUS$550,000 (including the deposit with the ANZ Bank of AUS$451,000), was paid on April 16, 2009. The remaining AUS$250,000 was paid on September 22, 2009 satisfying the full amount of the liability.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, Oceanic incurred expenses of $559,330 and $1,514,697 respectively, mostly related to legal, consulting and commercial activities associated with oil and gas interests in the Timor Gap. These expenses have been recorded as exploration expenses in the accompanying statements.

Although Oceanic is not currently directly involved in any other oil and gas exploration or production activities, Oceanic continues to evaluate potential exploration and production activities elsewhere in the world. Oceanic did not receive any revenue from oil and gas properties in 2008 and it is not currently conducting any activities that would result in material oil and gas revenue in 2009.

(3) PENDING LITIGATION

On March 1, 2004, Oceanic and Petrotimor filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (DC Federal Court) regarding their 14.8 million-acre Timor Gap concession. Oceanic and Petrotimor, as plaintiffs, brought this action to redress the harm caused by the defendants’ (collectively including ConocoPhillips, Inc. and designated subsidiaries, the Timor Sea Designated Authority for the Joint Petroleum Development Area, the Timor Gap Joint Authority for the Zone of Cooperation, PT Pertamina and BP Migas) theft, misappropriation and conversion of oil and gas resources within the Timor Gap.

Oceanic filed a Second Amended Complaint (the Complaint) with the DC Federal Court on March 1, 2005. The Complaint reflected claims that the misdeeds of the defendants effectively prevented Oceanic from competing for rights to explore for and produce oil and gas within the Timor Gap.

On September 21, 2006, the DC Federal Court dismissed certain defendants and certain of Oceanic’s claims and ordered that the remaining defendants file an Answer or other Responsive Pleading to the Complaint.

On February 5, 2007, the DC Federal Court granted the motion of the remaining defendants, ConocoPhillips, Inc. and ConocoPhillips Company (ConocoPhillips), to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Texas Federal Court).

The defendants subsequently filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. On April 16, 2008, the Texas Federal District Court issued its Opinion on Dismissal stating that Oceanic’s claims fail because “it does not plead facts that, if true, would show that its loss was proximately caused by the bribery.” The District Court further held that “To recover, Oceanic must show what would have happened absent the bribe to a high degree of probability. It can not.” Accordingly, the Texas Federal Court granted defendants’ Rule 12( c ) motion for judgment on the pleadings. A final judgment was entered on April 22, 2008. Oceanic’s timely notice of appeal was filed on or about May 19, 2008. On August 19, 2008, Oceanic/Appellants filed their opening Brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit asserting multiple grounds of error by the District Court. These included the arguments (1) that the District Court erred in applying a heightened pleading standard in judging the sufficiency of Oceanic’s proximate cause allegations, (2) that the District Court did not accept Oceanic’s well-pleaded allegations as true and failed to draw reasonable inference in Oceanic’s favor, (3) that the case should be reversed, remanded, and assigned to a different judge, and (4) that the District Court erred in dismissing ConocoPhillips subsidiaries for lack of personal jurisdiction. The defendants/appellees filed their Brief in response on October 6, 2008. Appellants filed their Reply Brief on October 21, 2008. The parties presented oral arguments on their respective positions on March 30, 2009. On November 6, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the final judgment of the District Court. Oceanic is reviewing its options in light of the recent court decision.

(4) NOTE PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY

On March 7, 2007, Oceanic established a new line of credit evidenced by a promissory note with NWO Resources, Inc. (NWO), in the amount of $4,000,000 at an interest rate of 2% over prime rate with repayment due on or before March 7, 2008. In addition, NWO committed to increase the line of credit to $6,000,000 under certain circumstances. On February 28, 2008, this was replaced by a new line of credit for $4,000,000 plus the additional $2,000,000 commitment for additional financing with repayment due on or before March 31, 2009. Repayment of the line of credit and the additional financing commitment was subsequently extended to March 31, 2010. As of September 30, 2009 and November 13, 2009, $3,250,000 and $3,350,000, respectively, were outstanding under this line of credit with additional accrued interest of $167,815 and $192,254, respectively.

At the current level of cash expenditures, Oceanic will need sources of additional funding. Oceanic had considered a rights offering or other equity offering to repay the line of credit and provide working capital. However, on November 5, 2009, the Oceanic Board determined that a rights offering was not in Oceanic’s best interest at this time. Oceanic has requested withdrawal of the Registration Statement it filed on May 13, 2009 relating to a potential future rights offering. As of September 30, 2009, Oceanic expensed $85,794 of previously capitalized costs as a result of this decision. Oceanic currently intends to use the funds available under its line of credit to fund current operations. Oceanic believes that the cash on hand at November 13, 2009, and the cash generated from 2009 revenues, plus draws from the line of credit will be sufficient to fund operations beyond December 31, 2009. Oceanic will need to obtain an increase in its line of credit or to obtain alternative sources of financing in order to continue operations after the maximum amount is drawn on the current line of credit.

(5) INCOME TAXES

Oceanic and NWO maintain a tax-sharing agreement with the same provisions applicable to all subsidiaries included in NWO’s consolidated return. To calculate its tax provision, Oceanic first estimates what its taxes would have been if NWO did not file a consolidated tax return with Oceanic. This specifically includes an estimate of Oceanic’s share of book-tax differences, which apply ratably to all NWO subsidiaries. The provision will include a tax benefit from losses to the extent of previous profits, but only to the extent such profits were included in the NWO consolidated return. To the extent a tax benefit for Oceanic’s loss has not been previously allowed, and Oceanic has profits in a future year, the benefit of the loss will be included in the provision to the extent the loss would provide a tax benefit to Oceanic on a stand-alone basis and to the extent that the prior year tax losses could be carried forward under United States tax rules.

In evaluating the realizability of the net deferred tax assets, Oceanic takes into account a number of factors, primarily relating to the ability to generate taxable income. Where it is determined that it is likely that Oceanic will be unable to realize deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance is established against the portion of the deferred tax asset. Because it cannot be accurately determined when or if Oceanic will become profitable, a valuation allowance was provided against the entire deferred income tax asset attributable to the net operating losses incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.

(6) OIL AND GAS INTERESTS

Oceanic holds various interests in concessions or leases for oil and gas exploration around the world as described in the December 31, 2008 Form 10-K. Costs for these oil and gas property interests have been charged to expense in prior years so no amounts are reflected on the balance sheet. Although Oceanic is not currently conducting any direct exploration activities, it continues to evaluate potential exploration and production activities elsewhere in the world.

(7) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Prior to 1985, Oceanic had subsidiaries operating in the United Kingdom (UK). During 1985, the subsidiaries disposed of an interest in a license. Oceanic has been advised that there may be taxable capital gains resulting from the transaction. A review of UK tax law indicated that there did not appear to be a statute of limitations with respect to tax liability and collection of taxes. Oceanic has accrued the estimated capital gains tax liability and continues to accrue interest on that liability. Oceanic believes that the UK tax authorities are unlikely to collect any taxable UK capital gains tax in the U.S. Oceanic has no current plans on resuming future operations in the UK.

In addition, Oceanic may be involved from time to time in various claims and lawsuits incidental to its business. In the opinion of Oceanic’s management, no claims or lawsuits, not previously disclosed, exist at September 30, 2009 that will result in a material adverse effect on the financial position or operating results of Oceanic.

(8) TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

Oceanic provides bookkeeping, administrative and day-to-day management services to San Miguel Valley Corporation (San Miguel), a real estate company. Oceanic also provides management, professional and administrative services to Cordillera Corporation (Cordillera), a holding company. Oceanic’s management is responsible for the day-to-day management of real estate and other activities of Cordillera. Oceanic’s subsidiary, Petrotimor, provides exploration and consulting services to Harvard International Resources, Ltd. (HIRL), a related company. These contracts have no contractual termination date, but management cannot be certain that some or all of these contracts will continue in the future. Most of the management contracts contain clauses requiring 60-days termination notice. Oceanic’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, James N. Blue, is affiliated with each of these corporations.

Management Fee Revenue
For the nine months ended September 30,
(Unaudited)

		2009								2008
San Miguel Valley Corporation		$	396,000				54	%		$	334,576				36	%
Cordillera Corporation			321,300				43	%			573,086				61	%
Harvard International Resources, Ltd.			23,235				3	%			26,370				3	%
Total management fee revenue		$	740,535							$	934,032

Except for the contract with HIRL, all labor services are provided at payroll cost plus benefits and include a 5% markup on that total to cover the administrative expenses. This charge is calculated annually based on the prior year’s costs. All expenses are billed at cost. The contract with HIRL differs from the management contracts with the other related companies, as it is a flat charge of $2,500 per month plus expenses directly incurred in providing those consulting services. These expenses totaled $735 and $3,870 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The purpose for the management agreements is to avoid duplication of functions and costs for the economic benefit of all of the companies involved.

Effective June 30, 2007, Oceanic entered into a services agreement with General Atomics (GA), a company controlled by Oceanic’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. This agreement specifies that Oceanic will pay GA for the services of Stephen M. Duncan to serve as President of Oceanic at a fixed rate of $7,500 per month. The agreement has no contractual termination date, but can be terminated with 30 days notice by either party. Oceanic recorded expenses of $67,500 for each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, for payments made to GA for Stephen M. Duncan’s services.

Karsten Blue, son of Oceanic’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, coordinates various activities relating to the Timor Gap matters. On July 31, 2007, Oceanic entered into a services agreement with GA. The agreement specifies a fixed amount for Karsten Blue’s services at $6,500 per month and has no contractual termination date. Oceanic expensed $58,500 for each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, for Karsten Blue’s services.

Oceanic leases approximately 5,191 square feet of office space in an office building located at 7800 East Dorado Place, Suite 250, Englewood, Colorado 80111. Sorrento West Properties, Inc., a related company, owns the office building. The lease has been extended to October 31, 2010 at the current rate of $16.50 per square foot adjusted for the annual CPI increase effective November 1, 2009. Oceanic also subleases 940 square feet of space from Cordillera in the same building. This sublease has been extended to March 31, 2010 at an annual rate of $12.00 per square foot. Oceanic’s facilities are adequate for their current needs. Rent expense, including a prorated share of building operating expenses, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were $68,807 and $65,159, respectively.

On March 7, 2007, Oceanic established a line of credit, evidenced by a promissory note with NWO, in the amount of $4,000,000 at an interest rate of 2% over prime rate with repayment due on or before March 7, 2008. In addition, NWO committed to increase the line of credit to $6,000,000 under certain circumstances. On February 28, 2008, this was replaced by a new line of credit for $4,000,000 plus the additional $2,000,000 commitment for additional financing with repayment due on or before March 31, 2009. Repayment of the line of credit and the additional financing commitment was subsequently extended to March 31, 2010. As of September 30, 2009 and November 13, 2009, Oceanic had borrowed $3,250,000 and $3,350,000, respectively, under this line of credit with accrued interest of $167,815 and $192,254, respectively, on these outstanding balances.

(9) NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new accounting guidance related to fair value measurements and related disclosures. This new guidance defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Oceanic adopted this new guidance on January 1, 2008, as required for its financial assets and financial liabilities. However, the FASB deferred the effective date of this new guidance for one year as it relates to fair value measurement requirements for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. Oceanic adopted these remaining provisions on January 1, 2009. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material impact on Oceanic’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued new accounting guidance related to the accounting for business combinations and related disclosures. This new guidance addresses the recognition and accounting for identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interests in business combinations. The guidance also establishes expanded disclosure requirements for business combinations. The guidance was effective on January 1, 2009, and Oceanic will apply this new guidance prospectively to all business combinations subsequent to the effective date.

In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which establishes general standards of accounting for, and disclosures of, events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. It requires disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events. Oceanic’s management has evaluated events subsequent to September 30, 2009 through November 13, 2009 which is the issuance date of this report. There have been no material events noted in this period which would either impact the results reflected in this report or Oceanic’s results going forward.

In June, 2009, the FASB established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC or Codification), officially released on July 1, 2009, as the sole source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles used by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements. The Codification is meant to simplify the authoritative accounting guidance by reorganizing U.S. GAAP pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics within a consistent structure. The Codification supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards and was effective for Oceanic beginning July 1, 2009. The FASB will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts; instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates. The FASB will not consider Accounting Standards Updates as authoritative in their own right; these updates will serve only to update the Codification, provide background information about the guidance, and provide the bases for conclusions on the change(s) in the Codification.

Accounting Standards Updates not effective until after September 30, 2009 are not expected to have a significant effect on Oceanic’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 2.		MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Any statements that are contained in this Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Readers can identify these statements by words such as ‘may,’ ‘will,’ ‘expect,’ ‘anticipate,’ ‘estimate,’ ‘continue’ or other similar words. These statements discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or financial condition or state other forward-looking information and are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by Oceanic in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including such factors as uncertainties in cash flow, expected costs of litigation, the outcome of litigation, the potential impact of government regulations and rulings, fluctuations in the economic environment and other such matters, many of which are beyond the control of Oceanic. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Oceanic’s condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the respective periods ended December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009 and 2008.

(1) CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on Oceanic’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. On an on-going basis, management evaluates the estimates including those related to the realizability of income tax assets and the provision for loss contingencies. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management believes the following critical accounting policies affect the significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of Oceanic’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

To record income tax expense, Oceanic is required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. This involves estimating actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences that result in deferred tax assets and liabilities and expected future tax rates. Oceanic records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to an amount that management believes is more likely than not to be realized. Management considers future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance. If management subsequently determines that Oceanic will realize more or less of the net deferred tax assets in the future, such adjustment would be recorded as an increase or reduction of income tax expense in the period such determination is made.

In evaluating the need to provide for contingent liabilities, Oceanic takes into account a number of factors, including the expected likelihood of an unfavorable outcome in its lawsuit, and the ability to reasonably estimate the financial impact of an unfavorable outcome and management’s intentions with respect to the contingency.

(2) LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Oceanic has historically addressed long-term liquidity needs for oil and gas exploration and development through the use of farm-out agreements. Under such agreements, Oceanic sells a portion of its ownership interest in the concession to an outside party who is then responsible for the exploration activities. This is a strategy that management intends to continue in the event it becomes feasible to begin further exploration in any of the areas where Oceanic currently holds concessions.

Cash Flow. Cash used in operating activities was $1,440,525 for the first nine months of 2009 compared to $1,823,303 in the first nine months of 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, Oceanic made actual cash payments of $541,537 and $972,133, respectively, mostly related to litigation and professional activities associated with oil and gas interests in the Timor Gap. An additional $39,139 of expenses were accrued and remained unpaid as of September 30, 2009. These costs are included in exploration expense. Exploration expenses have decreased in 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, primarily because of the decrease in litigation-related expenses. Until the lawsuit is finally resolved, litigation charges recorded as exploration expenses will continue to be high and will use most of Oceanic’s cash resources. Cash flows from financing activities are the borrowings from the note payable to NWO Resources, Inc. (NWO) totaling $3,250,000 as of September 30, 2009. The first nine months of 2009 ended with a net decrease in total cash of $90,525, including cash received under the line of credit with NWO of $1,350,000.

Oceanic had $72,333 in cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2009 compared with $162,858 at December 31, 2008. At September 30, 2009, Oceanic had accounts receivable from affiliates of $14,371, which Oceanic anticipates will be paid in full. Oceanic had a negative working capital of ($3,544,852) at September 30, 2009 compared to a negative working capital of $(2,371,887) at December 31, 2008. Negative working capital occurs when current liabilities exceed cash and current assets. This decrease of $1,172,965 in working capital from December 31, 2008 to September 30, 2009 was primarily the result of drawing on the NWO line of credit to pay for litigation related expenses and general and administrative expenses.

On March 7, 2007, Oceanic established a new line of credit evidenced by a promissory note with NWO in the amount of $4,000,000 at an interest rate of 2% over prime rate with repayment due on or before March 7, 2008. In addition, NWO committed to increase the line of credit to $6,000,000 under certain circumstances. On February 28, 2008, this was replaced by a new line of credit for $4,000,000 plus the additional $2,000,000 commitment for additional financing with repayment due on or before March 31, 2009. Repayment of the line of credit and the additional financing commitment was subsequently extended to March 31, 2010. As of September 30, 2009, and November 13, 2009, $3,250,000 and $3,350,000, respectively, were outstanding under this line of credit, with additional accrued interest of $167,815 and $192,254, respectively.

At the current level of cash expenditures, Oceanic will need sources of additional funding. Oceanic had considered a rights offering or other equity offering to repay the line of credit and provide working capital. However, on November 5, 2009, the Oceanic Board determined that a rights offering was not in Oceanic’s best interest at this time. Oceanic has requested withdrawal of the Registration Statement it filed on May 13, 2009 relating to a potential future rights offering. As of September 30, 2009, Oceanic expensed $85,794 of previously capitalized costs as a result of this decision. Oceanic currently intends to use the funds available under its line of credit to fund current operations. Oceanic believes that the cash on hand at November 13, 2009, and the cash generated from 2009 revenues, plus draws from the line of credit will be sufficient to fund operations beyond December 31, 2009. Oceanic will need to obtain an increase in its line of credit or to obtain alternative sources of financing in order to continue operations after the maximum amount is drawn on the current line of credit.

Revenue. Oceanic provides management services to various entities with which its Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer is affiliated. Services provided are:

	•		Management, administrative and bookkeeping services to San Miguel Valley Corporation (San Miguel),
	•		Management, administrative and professional services to Cordillera Corporation (Cordillera), and

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Consulting services, including monitoring exploration and production activities on a worldwide basis to identify potential investment opportunities for Harvard International Resources Ltd. (HIRL).

Together, these management services provided all of Oceanic’s total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.

Management Fee Revenue
For the nine months ended September 30,
(Unaudited)

		2009								2008
San Miguel Valley Corporation		$	396,000				54	%		$	334,576				36	%
Cordillera Corporation			321,300				43	%			573,086				61	%
Harvard International Resources, Ltd.			23,235				3	%			26,370				3	%
Total management fee revenue		$	740,535							$	934,032

Except for the contract with HIRL, all labor services are provided at payroll cost plus benefits and include a 5% markup on that total to cover the administrative expenses. This charge is calculated annually based on the prior year’s costs. All expenses are billed at cost. The purpose of the management agreements is to avoid duplication of functions and costs for the economic benefit of all of the companies involved.

(3) RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenue. Management fee revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, decreased $193,497 or 21% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Monthly management fee income for the first nine months of 2009 decreased for Cordillera by $251,786, increased for San Miguel by $61,424 and decreased for HIRL by $3,135 for the same time period. Because the level of service is dependent upon the needs of the applicable corporations and available employees, it is normal to see fluctuations in management fee rates from year to year.

Although Oceanic is currently not directly involved in any other oil and gas exploration or production activities, Oceanic continues to evaluate potential exploration and production activities elsewhere in the world. Oceanic did not receive any revenue from oil and gas properties in 2008, and it is not currently conducting any activities that would result in oil and gas revenue in 2009.

Exploration Expenses. Oceanic continues to incur ongoing legal and professional fees associated with its ongoing lawsuit. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, Oceanic incurred total litigation expenses recorded as exploration expenses of $559,330 and $1,514,697, respectively.

In August 2001, Oceanic and Petrotimor commenced litigation in the Federal Court of Australia (Australian Federal Court) regarding the Timor Gap concession. On February 3, 2003, the Australian Federal Court issued decisions in which it declared that it lacked jurisdiction to hear Oceanic’s claims. As part of the Australian litigation, Oceanic was required to provide bank guarantees as security for the defendants’ litigation costs. The Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank) in Sydney, Australia provided the guarantees. On March 18, 2009, Oceanic reached a settlement in the amount of AUS$800,000 that it must pay for these litigation costs. AUS$550,000 (including the deposit with the ANZ Bank of AUS$451,000), was paid on April 16, 2009. The remaining AUS$250,000 was paid on September 22, 2009, satisfying the full amount of the liability.

Pending Litigation. On March 1, 2004, Oceanic and Petrotimor filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (DC Federal Court) regarding their 14.8 million-acre Timor Gap concession. Oceanic and Petrotimor, as plaintiffs, brought this action to redress the harm caused by the defendants’ (collectively including ConocoPhillips, Inc. and designated subsidiaries, the Timor Sea Designated Authority for the Joint Petroleum Development Area, the Timor Gap Joint Authority for the Zone of Cooperation, PT Pertamina and BP Migas) theft, misappropriation and conversion of oil and gas resources within the Timor Gap.

Oceanic filed a Second Amended Complaint (the Complaint) with the DC Federal Court on March 1, 2005. The Complaint reflected claims that the misdeeds of the defendants effectively prevented Oceanic from competing for rights to explore for and produce oil and gas within the Timor Gap.

On September 21, 2006, the DC Federal Court dismissed certain defendants and certain of Oceanic’s claims and ordered that the remaining defendants file an Answer or other Responsive Pleading to the Complaint.

On February 5, 2007, the DC Federal Court granted the motion of the remaining defendants, ConocoPhillips, Inc. and ConocoPhillips Company (ConocoPhillips), to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Texas Federal Court).

The defendants subsequently filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. On April 16, 2008, the Texas Federal District Court issued its Opinion on Dismissal stating that Oceanic’s claims fail because “it does not plead facts that, if true, would show that its loss was proximately caused by the bribery.” The District Court further held that “To recover, Oceanic must show what would have happened absent the bribe to a high degree of probability. It can not.” Accordingly, the Texas Federal Court granted defendants’ Rule 12( c ) motion for judgment on the pleadings. A final judgment was entered on April 22, 2008. Oceanic’s timely notice of appeal was filed on or about May 19, 2008. On August 19, 2008, Oceanic/Appellants filed their opening Brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit asserting multiple grounds of error by the District Court. These included the arguments (1) that the District Court erred in applying a heightened pleading standard in judging the sufficiency of Oceanic’s proximate cause allegations, (2) that the District Court did not accept Oceanic’s well-pleaded allegations as true and failed to draw reasonable inference in Oceanic’s favor, (3) that the case should be reversed, remanded, and assigned to a different judge, and (4) that the District Court erred in dismissing ConocoPhillips subsidiaries for lack of personal jurisdiction. The defendants/appellees filed their Brief in response on October 6, 2008. Appellants filed their Reply Brief on October 21, 2008. The parties presented oral arguments on their respective positions on March 30, 2009. On November 6, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the final judgment of the District Court. Oceanic is reviewing its options in light of the recent court decision.

General and Administrative Expenses. Total general and administrative costs and expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased by $102,411 or 8% from the same period in 2008. The largest changes between the two years were:

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Salaries and employee benefits decreased $152,816 due to fewer employees and the CFO position changing from full-time to part-time in August 2008.

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General legal fee expense has increased by $41,178 due to legal fees previously capitalized for Oceanic’s potential future rights offering being written off subsequent to the Board’s decision to withdraw Oceanic’s Registration Statement.

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Auditing and Accounting fee expense has increased by $15,502 due to accounting fees previously capitalized for Oceanic’s potential future rights offering being written off subsequent to the Board’s decision to withdraw Oceanic’s Registration Statement.

Other Income and Expense. Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is $5,844, which is $19,342 lower than the amount for the same period last year. This is because Oceanic did not have as much available cash to invest in the first nine months of 2009 as compared to the same period for 2008. Interest income for 2008 includes interest on the remaining proceeds from the 2006 rights offering. In addition, the rate of interest earned on the investment of the trust account with the ANZ Bank was higher in 2008 than in 2009.

Interest expense at September 30, 2009 of $137,713 compared to $39,409 for the same period in 2008, is primarily interest accrued on the line of credit payable to NWO. The outstanding principal balance of this obligation was $3,250,000 and $1,300,000 at September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Non-cash net foreign exchange losses of $41,230 at September 30, 2009 versus gains of $50,504 at September 30, 2008, resulted from the weakening of the U.S. dollar as against the British pound, the Euro and the Australian dollar for the first nine months of 2009 compared to the first nine months of 2008.

ITEM 3.		QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4T.		CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report (the Evaluation Date), the President and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation, which included inquiries made to certain other Oceanic employees, of the effectiveness of Oceanic’s design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, Oceanic’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that Oceanic files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the management of Oceanic to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls

There have been no changes in Oceanic’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal controls over financial reporting.

Report of Management

Management prepared, and is responsible for, the condensed consolidated financial statements and the other information appearing in this report. The condensed consolidated financial statements present fairly Oceanic’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In preparing its condensed consolidated financial statements, Oceanic includes amounts that are based on estimates and judgments that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances.

Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Oceanic’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to Oceanic’s management and directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Management assessed the effectiveness of Oceanic’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2009. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on its assessment, Oceanic believes its internal controls over financial reporting were effective as of September 30, 2009.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.		LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Legal proceeding developments in 2008 were reported in the December 31, 2008 Form 10-K. See the ‘Pending Litigation’ section in Footnotes (2) and (3) and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis (3) above for activity through November 13, 2009.

ITEM 1A.		RISK FACTORS

The Annual Report on Form 10-K listed certain risk factors which should be carefully considered in addition to the other information included in the periodic reports. The following risk factors have materially changed since the date of the Annual Report. Each of these risk factors could adversely affect Oceanic’s business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in its common stock.

(1) MATERIAL NET LOSSES

Oceanic has suffered recurring material net losses and losses from operations during the most recent interim period and in recent fiscal years. Net losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were ($1,252,611) and ($1,936,709), respectively. Oceanic’s stockholders’ equity decreased from a negative ($2,980,409) at December 31, 2008 to a negative ($4,233,020) as of September 30, 2009. If Oceanic continues to incur significant legal expenses related to its ongoing lawsuit, Oceanic expects significant losses to continue.

(2) NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCING

Oceanic will need additional financing. During the first nine months of 2009, Oceanic used $90,525 more cash than it generated from operating and financing activities and ended the third quarter with a negative stockholders’ equity of ($4,233,020). Oceanic’s current operations are financed with a line of credit evidenced by a promissory note with NWO Resources, Inc. (NWO). However, Oceanic had considered a rights offering or other equity offering to repay the line of credit and provide working capital. However, on November 5, 2009, the Oceanic Board determined that a rights offering was not in Oceanic’s best interest at this time. Oceanic has requested withdrawal of the Registration Statement it filed on May 13, 2009 relating to a potential future rights offering. As of September 30, 2009, Oceanic expensed $85,794 of previously capitalized costs as a result of this decision. Oceanic intends to use the funds available under its line of credit to fund current operations.

ITEM 2.		UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

ITEM 3.		DEFAULTS OF SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4.		SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None

ITEM 6.		EXHIBITS

(a)

Exhibits filed herewith are listed below and attached to this report. The ‘Exhibit Number’ refers to the Exhibit Table in Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

Exhibit Number				Name of Exhibit
	31.1			Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer
	31.2			Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
	32.1			Rule 13a-14(b) Certification of Officers

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.