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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013
OR
o
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: 333-99455

SKY PETROLEUM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
 
32-0027992
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1540
Austin, Texas
 
78701
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(512) 687-3427
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code)
 
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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 the filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No
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). x Yes ¨ No
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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer” and “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller Reporting Company x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) ¨ Yes x No

Number of Shares outstanding at November 19, 2013: 68,118,709




INDEX
 
Page No.(s)
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
 
 
 
Item 5.
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 
 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements

NOTE: These condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Sky Petroleum, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
295,285

 
$
46,058

Restricted cash

 
1,500,000

Other current assets
19,666

 
172,412

Total Current Assets
314,951

 
1,718,470

 
 
 
 
Investment in oil and gas properties, net

 
10,205,220

Fixed assets, net
16,125

 
23,775

Deposits and other assets
14,767

 
14,768

Total Assets
$
345,843

 
$
11,962,233

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
1,962,140

 
$
1,187,017

Note Payable, related party
150,000

 

Total Current Liabilities
2,112,140

 
1,187,017

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
 

 
 

Series A Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

Series B Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 3,863,636 issued and outstanding
7,820,000

 
7,820,000

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 68,118,709 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
68,119

 
68,119

Additional paid-in capital
43,309,895

 
43,274,539

Accumulated deficit
(52,964,311
)
 
(40,387,442
)
Total Stockholders' equity (deficit):
(1,766,297
)
 
10,775,216

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
$
345,843

 
$
11,962,233


The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

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Sky Petroleum, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2013
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2013
 
September 30,
2012
Oil revenues
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Expenses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Depreciation
2,551

 
2,722

 
7,651

 
7,980

Arbitration expense

 

 
941,314

 

Legal and accounting
27,042

 
213,496

 
611,905

 
736,461

Travel
33,800

 
21,329

 
252,725

 
77,881

Consulting services
53,510

 
36,037

 
170,067

 
195,497

Impairment expense of oil & gas investment in Albania

 

 
10,205,220

 

Other general and administrative
138,541

 
88,860

 
379,409

 
361,998

Total expenses
255,444

 
362,444

 
12,568,291


1,379,817

Net operating loss
(255,444
)
 
(362,444
)
 
(12,568,291
)

(1,379,817
)
Interest income (expense)
(8,578
)
 
3,657

 
(8,578
)
 
12,144

Net loss
$
(264,022
)
 
$
(358,787
)
 
$
(12,576,869
)

$
(1,367,673
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per share - basic and diluted
$

 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.18
)
 
$
(0.02
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding basic and diluted
68,383,709

 
68,035,833

 
68,383,709

 
66,982,541


The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Sky Petroleum, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 
Nine Months Ended
  
September 30,
2013
 
September 30,
2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(12,576,869
)
 
$
(1,367,673
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 

Depreciation
7,651

 
7,980

Share based compensation
35,356

 
14,865

Impairment of oil & gas investment in Albania
10,205,220

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 

Other current assets
152,746

 
(90,829
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
775,123

 
397,939

Net cash used in operating activities
(1,400,773
)
 
(1,037,718
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 

Purchase of fixed assets

 
(5,931
)
Purchases of surety bond

 
(50,000
)
Net cash used in investing activities

 
(55,931
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds from convertible debt issuance
150,000

 

Proceeds from private placement

 
640,000

Net cash provided by financing activities
150,000

 
640,000

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(1,250,773
)
 
(453,649
)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period
1,546,058

 
605,784

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period
$
295,285

 
$
152,135


The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Sky Petroleum, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As used herein, the terms, “Sky Petroleum,” “Sky,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Sky Petroleum, Inc. and related subsidiaries.


Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation

The Company was organized on August 22, 2002 under the laws of the State of Nevada, as The Flower Valet. On December 20, 2004 the Company amended its articles of incorporation to change its name to Seaside Explorations, Inc. Subsequently, on March 28, 2005 the Company changed its name to Sky Petroleum, Inc ("Sky", "Sky Petroleum", or "Company"). The Company has three wholly-owned subsidiaries, two incorporated in Cyprus: Sastaro Limited (“Sastaro”) and Bekata Limited ("Bekata”) which owns 100% of Sastaro, of which the companies relate to our Mubarek field operations, and a third Sky Petroleum (Albania) Inc., ("Sky Petroleum Albania") a Cayman Islands corporation and qualified branch in Albania, incorporated for the purposes of holding and operating our previously held interests in the Concession Area (as defined below) in Albania.

The Company is engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties of others under arrangements in which we finance the costs in exchange for interests in the oil or natural gas revenue generated by the properties. Such arrangements are commonly referred to as farm-ins to us, or farm-outs by the property owners farming out to us.

On June 24, 2010, Sky entered into a Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania, acting through the National Agency of Natural Resources of Albania (“AKBN”).  The PSC granted Sky Petroleum exclusive rights to three exploration blocks (Block Four, Block Five and Block Dumre) in the Republic of Albania (the “Concession Area”). The Concession Area covers approximately 1.2 million acres, representing approximately 20% of the landmass of Albania. The PSC had a seven-year term with three exploration periods.

On December 23, 2011, Sky Petroleum delivered Notice of Arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on Internal Trade Law to National Agency of Natural Resources and to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania to institute an arbitration proceeding against the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania, acting by and through AKBN, for breach of the PSC in accordance with Article XXI of the PSC. The arbitration proceeding arose out of the alleged termination of the PSC. On May 7, 2013, the Arbitration Tribunal ruled that (i) AKBN provided proper notice of the termination of the PSC to Sky Petroleum on July 22, 2011, for Sky Petroleum's failure to deliver a conforming bank guarantee to AKBN by July 22, 2011, and (ii) the PSC was properly terminated on November 17, 2011.  The Arbitration Tribunal ruled Sky Petroleum to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding in the amount of EUR 382,774($501,511). As a result of the ruling, Sky Petroleum impaired its Investment in Oil and Gas Properties, net, related to acquisition and development costs for oil and gas projects in Albania by $10,205,220 to $0. See "Investment in Oil and Gas Properties" in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

On May 18, 2005, our wholly owned subsidiary Sastaro entered into a Participation Agreement with Buttes Gas and Oil Co. International Inc. (which we refer to as “Buttes”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited (which we refer to as “Crescent”) for the financing of a drilling program in the Mubarek field. The field is an offshore region in a concession area surrounding Abu Musa Island in the Arabian Gulf. Under the terms of the Participation Agreement, the Company participated in a share of the future production revenue by contributing $25 million in drilling and completion costs related to two wells in an off-shore oil and gas project in the United Arab Emirates. The operator of the drilling program, Crescent completed the first well in 2006 and the second well in 2007. As of December 31, 2009, the first well produced a total of 150,413 gross barrels, and the second well produced a total of 149,471 gross barrels. Both wells terminated production in 2009.

On December 31, 2009, Sastaro received written notice from Buttes that Buttes unilaterally and solely determined that the Mubarek Field had reached the end of its economic life. Buttes also notified Sastaro that the Concession Agreement, dated December 29, 1969, between the His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III, The Ruler of Sharjah, UAE and Buttes with respect to the Mubarek Field was terminated. Buttes stated it handed over the Mubarek Field operations and facilities to representatives of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III on December 28, 2009. Management is exercising its rights under the Participation Agreement and intends to protect our interests and our investment in the Mubarek Field. Sky continues to seek discussions with Crescent regarding the Participation Agreement.

Certain information, accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted in this Form 10-

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Q Quarterly Report pursuant to certain rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

In the opinion of management, the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for each interim period shown in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.

The Company cannot be certain that its existing sources of cash will be adequate to meet our liquidity requirements including cash requirements that are due under the arbitration award and our working capital deficit. Management has implemented plans to improve liquidity through slowing or stopping certain planned expenditures and exploring new business opportunities and arrangements. Management plans to obtain funding through equity, debt or other securities offerings. There can be no assurance that the capital raising efforts will be successful or that our results of operations will materially improve in either the short-term or long-term and accordingly, we may be unable to meet our obligations as they become due.

A fundamental principle of the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles is the assumption that an entity will continue in existence as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations and the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities occurring in the ordinary course of business. However, this principle is applicable to all entities except for entities in liquidation or entities for which liquidation appears imminent. In accordance with this requirement, our policy is to prepare our consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis unless we intend to liquidate or have no other alternative but to liquidate. The Company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not reflect any adjustments that might specifically result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (U.S. GAAP) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and stated in US dollars.

Basis of Consolidation

The financial statements present the consolidated accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Bekata, Sastaro
and Sky Petroleum (Albania). All intercompany account balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Nature of Operations

The Company's focus is on the acquisition, development and exploitation of long-lived oil and natural gas reserves and, to a lesser extent, exploration for new oil and natural gas reserves. The Company's business activities are currently to explore business opportunities in off-shore and on-shore concessions in the Middle East and Europe.

Investments

Investments in non-affiliated companies with a less than 20% ownership interest, no significant influence, and market prices are not readily available, are accounted for under the cost method.

Property and Equipment

Oil and natural gas properties:

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its oil and natural gas producing activities. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized. Management and service fees received under contractual arrangements, if any, are treated as reimbursement of costs, offsetting the costs incurred to provide those services.

Depletion is provided using the units-of-production method based upon estimates of proved oil and natural gas reserves with oil and natural gas production being converted to a common unit of measure based upon their relative energy content. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the carrying

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value of the assets is reduced accordingly. Once the assessment of unproved properties is complete and when major development projects are evaluated, the costs previously excluded from amortization are transferred to the full cost pool and amortization begins.

Under the full cost method of accounting, the net book value of oil and natural gas properties, less related deferred income taxes, may not exceed a calculated “ceiling”. The ceiling limitation is the discounted estimated after-tax future net cash flows from proved oil and natural gas properties. In calculating future net cash flows, current prices and costs are generally held constant indefinitely. The net book value of oil and natural gas properties, less related deferred income taxes is compared to the ceiling on a quarterly and annual basis. Any excess of the net book value, less related deferred income taxes, is generally written off as an expense. Under rules and regulations of the SEC, all or a portion of the excess above the ceiling may not be written off if, subsequent to the end of the quarter or year but prior to the release of the financial results, prices have increased sufficiently that all or a portion of such excess above the ceiling would not have existed if the increased prices were used in the calculations.

As of September 30, 2013, the net carrying value of the Company's investment in the Mubarek wells was $0.

As a result of the Arbitration ruling, Sky Petroleum impaired its Investment in Oil and Gas Properties, net, related to acquisition and development costs for oil and gas projects in Albania by $10,205,220 to $0. See Note 3 - Investment in Oil and Gas Properties - Arbitration Proceedings. As of September 30, 2013, the Company incurred $0 in acquisition and development costs for oil and gas projects in Albania.  

Sales of proved and unproved properties are accounted for as an adjustment of capitalized costs with no gain or loss recognized, unless such adjustments would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved oil and natural gas reserves, in which case the gain or loss is recognized.

Other Property and Equipment:

Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations. Renewals and betterments are capitalized to the appropriate property and equipment accounts.

Upon retirement or disposition of assets other than oil and natural gas properties, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts with the resulting gains or losses, if any, recognized in income. Depreciation of other property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the property and equipment.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted marginal tax rate applicable when the related asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred income tax expenses or benefits are based on the changes in the asset or liability each period. If available evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Future changes in such valuation allowance are included in the provision for deferred income taxes in the period of change. Deferred income taxes may arise from temporary differences resulting from income and expense items reported for financial accounting and tax purposes in different periods. Deferred taxes are classified as current or non-current, depending on the classification of assets and liabilities to which they relate. Deferred taxes arising from temporary differences that are not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or non-current depending on the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse.

Undistributed earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely reinvested and, accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been provided thereon. Upon distribution of those earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company may be subject to both U.S. income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable to the foreign countries.

The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries have prepared required foreign tax returns that were due for the years ended December 31, 2005 through 2012 totaling approximately $33,000 has been included for potential tax liabilities, penalties and interest which will be due upon filing the returns with the appropriate countries.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures all share-based payments, including grants of employee stock options, using a fair-value method. The cost of services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments is recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations based on the grant date fair value of those awards amortized over the requisite service period.

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Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Common stock equivalents which represent stock options (approximately 2,100,000 stock options) and warrants (approximately 4,000,000 warrants), have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share at as their effect is anti-dilutive. There were 4,000,000 remaining warrants that are outstanding as of September 30, 2013, 8,000,000 warrants expired on January 20, 2013.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements

Preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company calculates the fair value of its assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments and includes this additional information in the notes to consolidated financial statements when the fair value is different than the carrying value of these financial instruments. The estimated fair value of accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying amounts due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments. The carrying value of the note payable approximates fair value since this instrument bears market rates of interest. None of these instruments are held for trading purposes.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. In general, fair values of financial instruments are based upon quoted market prices, where available (Level 1). If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters (Level 2). Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality and the customer's creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters (Level 3). Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time.

Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

For purposes of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all demand deposits, money market accounts and certificates of deposit purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

On August 10, 2011, the Company delivered a bank guarantee in the form of a letter of credit under the terms of the PSC with
AKBN. In connection with the bank guarantee, Sky Petroleum deposited the principal balance of the $1,500,000 promissory note with Texas Citizens Bank N.A. to secure payment under the letter of credit. Subsequently, $1,500,000 was transferred to a certificate of deposit (“CD”) with the issuing bank. The issuing bank had the right of offset with the CD for any amounts used under the letter of credit. As of September 30, 2013 the Letter of Credit had matured and the proceeds were moved to unrestricted cash.

Revenue Recognition

Oil and natural gas revenues are recorded using the sales method, whereby the Company recognizes oil and natural gas revenue based on the amount of oil and natural gas sold to purchasers. As of September 30, 2013, the Company did not have any oil or natural gas imbalances recorded. The Company does not recognize revenues until they are realized or realizable and earned. Revenues are considered realized or realizable and earned when: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (iii) the seller's price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.



Note 3 - Investment in Oil and Gas Properties

Blocks Four, Five and Dumre in Albania:

On June 24, 2010, Sky Petroleum executed a PSC, covering three exploration blocks, Four, Five, and Dumre in the Republic of Albania totaling approximately 1.2 million acres representing approximately 20% of the landmass of Albania. Under the terms of

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the PSC, Sky Petroleum had agreed to undertake exploration work of a minimum of $3,150,000 on the blocks during three exploration periods over the next seven years commencing on the effective date of the PSC (January 3, 2011).

The PSC provided for a number of Sky Petroleum obligations, including, among other things, (a) establishing an office in Albania, (b) paying a signing bonus of $50,000 (c) preparing an exploration work program and budget, (c) designating three members to a nine member Exploration Advisory Committee: (d) providing AKBN with a bank guarantee for $1,500,000 to guarantee expenditures during the first exploration period within 90 days of the Effective Date (the “AKBN Bank Guarantee”), and (e) commencing performance of a minimum work program.

In addition, to the work program undertakings, Sky Petroleum also agreed to allocate $100,000 for training and education during each year of the Exploration period. On April 5, 2011, Sky paid $50,000 towards the $100,000 allocation for training and education for the first year exploration period related to the Albania concession area. Sky also paid a signing bonus of $50,000 in 2010.

Arbitration Proceedings

On December 23, 2011, Sky Petroleum delivered Notice of Arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on Internal Trade Law to National Agency of Natural Resources and to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania to institute an arbitration proceeding against the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania, acting by and through AKBN, for breach of the PSC in accordance with Article XXI of the PSC. The arbitration proceeding arose out of the termination of the PSC. On May 7, 2013, the Arbitration Tribunal ruled that the PSC was properly terminated on November 17, 2011, and ruled Sky Petroleum to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding in the amount of EUR 382,774 ($501,511). This amount has been paid as of September 30, 2013 and included in arbitration costs on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. Sky Petroleum impaired its investment in oil and gas properties, net, related to acquisition and development cost for oil and gas projects in Albania by $10,205,220 to $0.

Consulting Agreement

On May 18, 2010, Sky Petroleum entered into a Consultant Agreement for Business Development in the Republic of Albania (the “Orsett Agreement”) with Orsett Ventures Inc., a British Virgin Islands company (“Orsett”). The Orsett Agreement was amended on September 29, 2010 (“Amendment #1”) and on October 8, 2010 (“Amendment #2”). Under the terms of the Orsett Agreement, Sky Petroleum retained Orsett as an independent consultant to use Orsett's experience, expertise, qualifications and expertise to acquire and negotiate the acquisition of oil and gas properties and projects in the Republic of Albania. The Orsett Agreement terminated under its term on April 30, 2011.

Pursuant to the Amendment #1, Sky Petroleum agreed to pay Orsett in connection with the execution and delivery of the PSC $700,000 and 1.5 million shares of common stock, all of which was paid and tendered, respectively as of December 31, 2010.

Pursuant to Amendment #2, Sky agreed to pay Orsett for additional services, $150,000, an additional 1.5 million shares of common stock; and 3,863,636 shares of newly designated Series B Preferred Stock. Following notification of approval by the Council of Ministers for the Republic of Albania of the PSC, the Company issued the Series B Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2010, all fees and common and preferred shares were paid and tendered.

The fair market value of the total 3 million common shares issued to Orsett was approximately $1,170,000, and the fair market value of the 3,863,636 shares issued for Preferred Series B Stock of $7,820,000. The fair value of the preferred stock was determined using quoted market prices along with internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters, and other valuation adjustments made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value.

Orsett and its affiliates, agents and representatives, are subject to ongoing obligations of confidentiality and covenants of non-compete and non-interference under the terms of the Orsett Agreement between Sky Petroleum and Orsett dated May 18, 2010, as amended.  Notwithstanding the expiration of the Orsett Agreement on April 30, 2011, Orsett and its affiliates, agents and representatives, are subject to confidentiality undertakings for a period of three years following the expiration of the term.  In addition, Orsett and its affiliates, agents and representatives have agreed not to circumvent any opportunities of Sky Petroleum.

Total Orsett Agreement costs of $9,840,000 along with other payments related to the investment totaling $365,220 were capitalized as oil and gas properties in Albania projects and were subsequently impaired to $0 as of September 30, 2013. On June 25, 2012, the Company issued a stop order notice to its transfer agent under which the transfer agent was instructed to: not to remove the restrictive legends from the share certificates representing the Orsett Shares; not to effect or facilitate the transfer, assignment, conveyance or sale of any of the Orsett Shares; and not to effect the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock into shares of common stock of the Corporation, unless the transfer agent receives the expressed written instructions of the Secretary of the

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Registrant. The Company has determined that Orsett breached numerous terms of the Consulting Agreement and committed other actions that resulted in substantial harm and damage to the Company and it's shareholders.

Mubarek Field Operations:

On May 18, 2005, the Company entered into a Participation Agreement with Buttes, whereby the Company provided cash in the amount of $25,000,000, to be used for drilling costs associated with two oil wells located in the Arabian Gulf in exchange for a variable percentage of future production revenue. Pursuant to the Participation Agreement, the Company provided capital to Buttes in developmental increments. Upon commencement of production, which occurred in May 2006, the Company was to receive a preferred 75% of combined production revenue until such time as the Company recouped its total investment, and thereafter an incremental decrease of production revenue to 40%, until the Company has recouped two times its initial investment, and thereafter at 9.2%.

As of June 30, 2008, Buttes incurred drilling costs totaling approximately $53,219,000, exceeding the original cost estimates and funding by the Company of $25,000,000, and thus reducing the Company's preferred share of combined production revenue from 75% to 35.25% until such time as the Company has recouped its total investment, and thereafter an incremental decrease of production revenue to 18.84% until the Company has recouped two times its initial investment, and thereafter at 4.33%.

The Company's operating costs were capped at $3.00 per barrel and royalty fees were 14.5% of gross production revenues under the Participation Agreement.

On December 31, 2009, Sastaro received written notice from Buttes that Buttes had unilaterally and solely determined that the Mubarek Field had reached the end of its economic life. Buttes also notified Sastaro that the Concession Agreement, dated December 29, 1969, between the His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III, The Ruler of Sharjah, UAE and Buttes with respect to the Mubarek Field was terminated. Buttes stated that it handed over the Mubarek Field operations and facilities to representatives of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III on December 28, 2009.

Buttes notified Sastaro that the Participation Agreement between Sastaro and Buttes is terminated. Under the terms of the Participation Agreement, the Registrant, through Sastaro, contributed $25 million in drilling and completion costs related to two in-fill wells for the right for the Registrant to participate in a share of their future production revenue.

As a result of these events, and as of December 31, 2009, the investment in the wells was impaired to $0.  

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company's investment in the Mubarek field oil and gas properties was $0.

Note 4 – Restricted Cash and Bank Guarantee

On August 10, 2011, the Company delivered a bank guarantee in the form of a letter of credit under the terms of the PSC with AKBN. In connection with the bank guarantee, Sky Petroleum made a cash deposit of $1,500,000 with Texas Citizens Bank N.A. in 2011. On February 22, 2013 the Letter of Credit expired and restricted cash relieved.

Note 5 - Stockholders' Equity

Preferred Stock

We have authorized 10 million shares of $0.001 par value Series A Preferred Stock. There were no shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2013, respectively. The Company has determined that Orsett breached numerous terms of the Consulting Agreement and committed other actions that resulted in substantial harm and damage to the Company and it's shareholders.

On October 8, 2010, pursuant to the terms of the Orsett Agreement, dated May 18, 2010, as amended September 29, 2010 and October 3, 2010, by and between the Company and Orsett, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State for the State of Nevada to designate 5,000,000 shares of the Company's preferred stock as shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Shares").

The Series B Preferred Shares are participating with no preferences or voting rights, and shall not be converted by any holder, in whole or in part for a period of twelve months from the date of initial issuance. Each Series B Preferred Share is convertible into 4.4 shares of common stock of the Company, however, the shares may not be converted into more than 4.99% of beneficial ownership unless the holder waives the beneficial ownership limitation with 61 days notice.

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In connection with the Series B designation and the Consultant Agreement, the Company issued 3,863,636 shares, with a fair value of $7,820,000. These shares were issued to the Consultant for expertise provided to the Company in acquiring and negotiating the acquisition of oil and gas properties in Albania. As of September 30, 2013, 3,863,636 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were outstanding.

On June 25, 2012, the Company issued a stop order notice to its transfer agent under which the transfer agent was instructed to: not to remove the restrictive legends from the share certificates representing the Orsett Shares; not to effect or facilitate the transfer, assignment, conveyance or sale of any of the Orsett Shares; and not to effect the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock into shares of common stock of the Corporation, unless the transfer agent receives the expressed written instructions of the Secretary of the Registrant. The Company has determined that Orsett breached numerous terms of the Consulting Agreement and committed other actions that resulted in substantial harm and damage to the Company and it's shareholders.

Common Stock and Stock Options

On July 26, 2005, the Company adopted the Sky Petroleum, Inc. Non-U.S. Stock Option Plan (the “Non-U.S. Plan”), effective as of April 1, 2005. The Non-U.S. Plan authorizes the issuance of stock options to acquire up to 10% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

On August 25, 2005, the Company adopted the Sky Petroleum, Inc. 2005 U.S. Stock Incentive Plan (the “U.S. Plan”). The U.S. Plan authorizes the issuance of stock options and other awards to acquire up to a maximum of 3,321,600 shares of the Company's common stock (less the number of shares issuable upon exercise of options granted by the Company under all other stock incentive plans on the date of any grant under the U.S. Plan). The U.S. Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), options that are not incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights and various other stock-based grants.

On June 1, 2012, the Company granted 150,000 shares to an employee. These common shares were valued at $22,500 based on the quoted market price at that date.

On August 19, 2012, the Company granted 150,000 common shares valued at $24,000 to a new Advisory board member. Additionally, on October 11, 2012, the Company granted 100,000 common shares valued at $17,000 to a second Advisory board member. The common shares were all valued based on the quoted market price at date the shares were approved by the Board. The share certificates have been issued. On August 7, 2012, the Company granted 300,000 stock options under the Non-US Plan. The options are exercisable at $0.25 per share with vesting over the next three years and were valued at $56,767.

The 2012 and 2011 stock options fair value was determined using the following attributes and assumptions for each separate issuance: share prices ranging from $0.18 to $0.25, risk-free interest rates of approximately 1.55%, expected dividend yields of 0%, expected life of 4 years, and expected volatility of 207% to 291%.  The Company estimates forfeitures based on historical experience.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded $35,356 of compensation expense based on its use of the Black Scholes model to estimate the grant-date fair value of these stock option awards. No options were exercised for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Compensation expense is based upon straight-line amortization of the grant-date fair value over the vesting period of the underlying stock option. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of the grant, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. As of September 30, 2013, there was approximately $55,571 of unrecognized compensation expenses related to non-vested stock option agreements.

A summary of stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2013, is as follows:

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Shares Underlying Options Outstanding
 
Shares Underlying Options Exercisable
Range of
Exercise Prices
 
Shares
Underlying
Options
Outstanding
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Shares
Underlying
Options
Exercisable
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
$
0.18

 
 
750,000

 
 
4.71

 
 
$
0.18

 
 
683,333

 
 
$
0.18

$
0.25

 
 
550,000

 
 
5.00

 
 
$
0.25

 
 
350,000

 
 
$
0.25

$
0.50

 
 
200,000

 
 
3.10

 
 
$
0.50

 
 
200,000

 
 
$
0.50

$
1.29
 
 
600,000

 
 
1.99

 
 
$
1.29

 
 
600,000

 
 
$
1.29


The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options as of September 30, 2013 is $0.  The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding as of September 30, 2013 is $0.

The following is a summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2012:
 
Number
Of Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average
Remaining Contract Life (Years)
Balance, December 31, 2011
2,500,000

 
$
0.76

 
4.35

Options canceled
(700,000
)
 
(1.18
)
 
 
Options granted
300,000

 
0.25

 
 
Balance, December 31, 2012
2,100,000

 
0.55

 
4.61

Options canceled

 
 
 
 
Options granted

 
 
 
 
Balance, Sept 30, 2013
2,100,000

 
0.55

 
3.86

 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable, Sept 30, 2013
1,833,333

 
$
0.59

 
3.71


Class A Units and Class A Warrants and Class B Units and Class B Warrants

In October 2011, the Company initiated subscriptions agreements for a non-brokered private placement to raise $1,000,000. Upon receipt of proceeds the Company will issue up to 4,000,000 Class A Units at $0.25 per unit to investors. Each Class A Unit consisted of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001and one Class A Warrant.  Each Class A Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Class B Unit of the Company at an exercise price of $0.35 per Class B Unit until January 20, 2013. Each Class B Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 and one Class B Warrant.  Each Class B Warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company, par value $0.001 at an exercise price of $0.60 per Class B Warrant Share until January 20, 2014. The Company received $860,000 in proceeds prior to the year ended December 31, 2011 for the offering, and received $140,000 after December, 31, 2011.The Company had received all $1,000,000 in proceeds as of September 30, 2013. As of September 30, 2013, 4,000,000 common shares were issued and 4,000,000 Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants had expired.

In May 2012, the Company initiated subscriptions agreements for a non-brokered private placement to raise $500,000. Upon receipt of proceeds in May 2012, the Company issued 2,000,000 Class A Units at $0.25 per unit to an investor. Each Class A Unit consisted of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001and one Class A Warrant. Each Class A Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Class B Unit of the Company at an exercise price of $0.35 per Class B Unit until May 14, 2013. Each Class B Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 and one Class B Warrant. Each Class B Warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company, par value $0.001 at an exercise price of $0.60 per Class B Warrant Share until May 14, 2014. The Company received $500,000 in proceeds as of December 31, 2012.




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Note 6 - Note Payable

The Company unanimously approved to obtain loans through the offer of 8% Promissory Notes due January 8, 2014 (the "Notes") in the aggregate amount of up to $1,000,000 (the "Offering") for the purpose of raising working capital. The Notes are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company ("Common Shares") at a conversion price of $0.25 per share (the "Conversion Price") and interest on the Notes is payable in cash or, at the option of the Company, in-kind in Common Shares at the Conversion Price. On January 8, 2013, Mark Rachovides (a "Board Member") loaned the Company $150,000 related to the Offering, a total of 600,000 shares can be exercised up to January 8, 2014. The note payable principal and interest is due in full January 9, 2014.

Note 7 - Income Taxes

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company had net operating losses and, accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been recorded. In addition, no benefit for income taxes has been recorded due to the uncertainty of the realization of any tax assets. At September 30, 2013, the Company has accumulated operating losses totaling approximately $46.0 million. The net operating loss carry forwards will begin to expire in 2020 if not utilized. The Company has recorded net operating losses in each year since its inception through September 30, 2013. Based upon all available objective evidence, including the Company’s loss history, management believes it is more likely than not that, the net deferred assets will not be fully realized. Therefore, the Company has provided a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets at September 30, 2013.

Undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely reinvested and, accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been provided thereon. Upon distribution of those earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company may be subject to both U.S. income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable to the foreign countries.

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries have prepared the required foreign tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2008. Foreign taxes of approximately $33,000 have been recorded for tax years 2005 through 2008, and are included in accrued expenses. Management has engaged qualified firms to identify and prepare foreign tax returns for filing for the years ended December 31, 2005 through 2012. The Company believes amounts due, if any, would not be material due to changes in Cyprus tax laws during those periods, and due to net operating losses from foreign operations carried forward.

Note 8 - Contingencies

Notice of Arbitration

On November 4, 2011, AKBN delivered a letter to Sky Petroleum that was untranslated. Sky Petroleum received an English translation on November 9, 2011.  The AKBN letter alleged material breach of the PSC and providing notice of termination pursuant to Section 24.2(a) of the PSC.  AKBN alleged breaches for failures to commence its initial working program, deliver a bank guarantee, open an office in Albania and establish an Exploration Advisory Committee.  Sky Petroleum responded to AKBN on November 10, 2011, and provided AKBN notice of its intent to institute an arbitration proceeding under the terms of the PSC against AKBN for breach of the PSC.
On December 23, 2011, Sky Petroleum delivered Notice of Arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on Internal Trade Law to National Agency of Natural Resources and to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania to institute an arbitration proceeding against the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania, acting by and through AKBN, for breach of the PSC in accordance with Article XXI of the PSC.
On January 10, 2012, Sky Petroleum filed a complaint (Case No.: A-12-CA-023-SS) with the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division (the “Court”) for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Energy of Albania, acting by and through AKBN (collectively, the “Defendants”). The action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the Albania-America Bilateral Investment Treaty sought to compel arbitration of the dispute between Sky Petroleum and the Defendants (collectively, the “Parties”) under the PSC and to preserve the status quo ante between the Parties pending completion of arbitration under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
On January 20, 2012, the Court delivered an Order and Preliminary Injunction (i) granting Sky Petroleum's preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo between the Parties pending arbitration, (ii) enjoining the Defendants and all persons acting in concert with them from awarding, transferring, or otherwise disposing of any rights to explore, develop and/or produce petroleum on the Contract Area until a final arbitration award is issued, (iii) ordering the Defendants to remove from their website or other publicly available documents all references to the Contract Area being “free” or otherwise available for new contractors until a final arbitration award is issued, and (iv) ordering the Parties to arbitrate their dispute with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law according to the terms of the PSC.

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On February 28, 2012, Sky Petroleum petitioned the Albanian Appeal Court, Tirana, to seek to enforce the Order and Preliminary Injunction granted by the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division. On March 1, 2012, the Appeal Court refused to recognize the Order in Albania.
On April 30, 2012, the Company paid approximately $112,000 (CHF 100,000) to the Tribunal for the first tranche of the provisional budget which are included in other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012. Both Sky and AKBN were required to pay the advances, however AKBN failed to deliver its portion of the advance. During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, AKBN again failed to deliver its portion of the balance of the provisional budget, therefore the Company paid $238,000 (CHF 210,000) to the Tribunal.
The Arbitration took place before the Tribunal, at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London, UK between February 18 and 22, 2013.
On May 7, 2013, the Arbitration Tribunal ruled that the PSC was properly terminated on November 17, 2011, and ruled Sky Petroleum to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding in the amount of EUR 382,774 ($501,511). As a result of the ruling Sky Petroleum impaired Investment in Oil and Gas Properties, net, related to acquisition and development costs for oil and gas projects in Albania to $0, and for the period ended September 30, 2013, Sky Petroleum had an impairment charge of $10,205,220; and paid $501,511 (EUR 382,774) related to liability arising from the obligation to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding.

Note 9 - Subsequent Events

The Company entered into a Joint Venture Shareholders’ Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Hyde Resources Ltd., incorporated in Northern Ireland (the “JV Corporation”), Sky Petroleum UK Limited, incorporated in England and Wales ( “Sky JV Sub”), and SO Ventures Ltd., incorporated in Northern Ireland (the “SO Ventures”). Sky JV Sub, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sky Petroleum. Sky JV SUB owns 300 ordinary shares of the JV Corporation, while the Irish SO Ventures owns 100 ordinary shares of the JV Corporation. Each ordinary share was issued for 1 British Pound.

The purpose of the JV Corporation is to obtain licenses and to conduct technical, environmental and exploration due diligence; raise capital and commence into one or more joint venture projects (each a “JVC Project”) for the purposes of conducting, Exploration, Development and Commercialization of oil and gas in the Area of Interest (as those terms are defined in the JV Agreement). Pursuant to the terms of the JV Agreement, the Parties will jointly use commercially reasonable efforts to jointly identify and secure property, rights and concessions in the Area of Interest. The Parties will also jointly determine the capital requirements of each JVC Project and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required capital.

Sky JV Sub has undertaken to advance funds through loans or use commercially reasonable efforts to identify and secure loans or advancement of funds from bona fide arms’ length third party lenders, on commercially reasonable terms, to fund the reasonable business costs and general and administrative expenses of the JV Corporation and to fund the business from Exploration through to Discovery and onto the Delivery of a Development Plan (as those terms are defined in the JV Agreement). We have guaranteed the due and punctual performance of all obligations of Sky JV Sub under or in connection with the JV Agreement if and when they become performable in accordance with the terms of the JV Agreement (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). We further agreed to indemnify the SO Ventures against any losses, costs and expenses suffered or incurred by the SO Ventures arising out of, or in connection with: (a) any failure of Sky JV Sub to perform or discharge the Guaranteed Obligations; or (b) any of the Guaranteed Obligations being or becoming totally or partially unenforceable; but our obligations or liability under the indemnity shall be no greater than Sky JV Sub’s obligations or liability under the JV Agreement.

The Board of Directors of the JV Corporation has responsibility for the supervision and management of the JV Corporation and its Business. The JV Corporation shall have a minimum of 5 directors, three of whom are appointed by Sky JV Sub and 2 of whom are appointed by SO Ventures. At all times, the Sky JV Sub appointees will make up a majority of the board of directors. The JV Agreement contains other customary terms and agreements between the parties.

The JV Corporation is also governed by the terms of its Articles of Association, which adopt the model articles for private companies limited by shares contained in Schedule 1 of the Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 of Northern Ireland.

The foregoing description of the JV Agreement and the Articles of Association is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full-text of the JV Agreement and the Articles of Association, a copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2.


Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the exhibits attached hereto contain certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements concern our anticipated results and developments in our operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of our properties, plans related to our business and matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analysis and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.

Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual events or results to differ from those, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:

risks related to our limited operating history;

risks related to changes in policies and procedures and personnel at administrative and regulatory agencies

risks related to our ability to perform under the terms of our production sharing contract;

risks related to government regulations and approvals in the countries in which we operate;

risks and uncertainty related to our legal rights under the participation agreement for the Mubarek Field;

risks related to our financing and development activities;

risks related to the historical losses and expected losses in the future;

risks related to our dependence on our executive officers;

risks related to fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices;

risks related to exploratory activities, drilling for and producing oil and natural gas;

risks related to liability claims from oil and gas operations;

risks related to accessing the oil and natural gas markets;

risks related to legal compliance costs;

risks related to the unavailability of drilling equipment and supplies;

risks related to competition in the oil and natural gas industry;

risks related to period to period comparison of our financial results;

risks related to our securities;

risks related to our ability to raise capital or enter into joint venture or working interest arrangements on acceptable terms; and

political, social and cultural risks associated with operations and conducting business in foreign countries.

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the sections titled “Risk Factors”, “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 29, 2013. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results

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may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Our management has included projections and estimates in this Quarterly Report, which are based primarily on management’s experience in the industry, assessments of our results of operations, discussions and negotiations with third parties and a review of information filed by our competitors with the SEC or otherwise publicly available. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by law.

We qualify all the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report by the foregoing cautionary statements.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth elsewhere in this report. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes. The discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based upon the unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, the Company reviews its estimates and assumptions. The estimates were based on historical experience and other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions, but the Company does not believe such differences will materially affect our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Overview and Plan of Operation

Business and Exploration Activities

New Joint Venture

Subsequent to September 30, 2013, we entered into a Joint Venture Shareholders’ Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Hyde Resources Ltd., incorporated in Northern Ireland (the “JV Corporation”), Sky Petroleum UK Limited, incorporated in England and Wales ( “Sky JV Sub”), and SO Ventures Ltd., incorporated in Northern Ireland (the “SO Ventures”). Sky JV Sub, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sky Petroleum. Sky JV SUB owns 300 ordinary shares of the JV Corporation, while the Irish SO Ventures owns 100 ordinary shares of the JV Corporation. Each ordinary share was issued for 1 British Pound.

The purpose of the JV Corporation is to obtain licenses and to conduct technical, environmental and exploration due diligence; raise capital and commence into one or more joint venture projects (each a “JVC Project”) for the purposes of conducting, Exploration, Development and Commercialization of oil and gas in the Area of Interest (as those terms are defined in the JV Agreement). Pursuant to the terms of the JV Agreement, the Parties will jointly use commercially reasonable efforts to jointly identify and secure property, rights and concessions in the Area of Interest. The Parties will also jointly determine the capital requirements of each JVC Project and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required capital.

Sky JV Sub has undertaken to advance funds through loans or use commercially reasonable efforts to identify and secure loans or advancement of funds from bona fide arms’ length third party lenders, on commercially reasonable terms, to fund the reasonable business costs and general and administrative expenses of the JV Corporation and to fund the business from Exploration through to Discovery and onto the Delivery of a Development Plan (as those terms are defined in the JV Agreement). We have guaranteed the due and punctual performance of all obligations of Sky JV Sub under or in connection with the JV Agreement if and when they become performable in accordance with the terms of the JV Agreement (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). We further agreed to indemnify the SO Ventures against any losses, costs and expenses suffered or incurred by the SO Ventures arising out of, or in connection with: (a) any failure of Sky JV Sub to perform or discharge the Guaranteed Obligations; or (b) any of the Guaranteed Obligations being or becoming totally or partially unenforceable; but our obligations or liability under the indemnity shall be no greater than Sky JV Sub’s obligations or liability under the JV Agreement.


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The Board of Directors of the JV Corporation has responsibility for the supervision and management of the JV Corporation and its Business. The JV Corporation shall have a minimum of 5 directors, three of whom are appointed by Sky JV Sub and 2 of whom are appointed by SO Ventures. At all times, the Sky JV Sub appointees will make up a majority of the board of directors. The JV Agreement contains other customary terms and agreements between the parties.

The JV Corporation is also governed by the terms of its Articles of Association, which adopt the model articles for private companies limited by shares contained in Schedule 1 of the Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 of Northern Ireland.

The foregoing description of the JV Agreement and the Articles of Association is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full-text of the JV Agreement and the Articles of Association, a copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2.

Albania projects:

On June 24, 2010, Sky entered into a PSC, effective January 3, 2011, with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania, acting through the National Agency of Natural Resources of Albania (“AKBN”). The PSC grants Sky Petroleum exclusive rights to three exploration blocks (Block Four, Block Five and Block Dumre) in the Republic of Albania (the “Concession Area”). The Concession Area covers approximately 1.2 million acres, representing approximately 20% of the landmass of Albania. The PSC has a seven-year term with three exploration periods.

Sky Petroleum committed to undertake geological and geophysical work; seismic acquisition and an exploration drilling program with minimum expenditure commitments totaling $3,150,000.

Under the terms of the PSC, Sky Petroleum was obligated to, among other things, (a) establish an office in Albania, (b) pay a signing bonus of $50,000; (c) prepare an exploration work program and budget, (c) designate three members to a six member Exploration Advisory Committee, (d) provide AKBN with a bank guarantee for $1,500,000 to guarantee expenditures during the first exploration period within 90 days of the Effective Date and (e) commence performance of a minimum work program.

Since June 24, 2010, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania and AKBN has been subject to multiple transitions in leadership.  Since June 24, 2010, each of Mr. Dritan Prifti, Mr. Ilir Meta and Mr. Nasip Naco have served as the Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania, and AKBN has had several Executive Directors, including Mr. Taulant Musabelliu, Mr. Gjergj Thomai and Mr. Besjan Pesha.  Since the ratification of the PSC, Sky Petroleum patiently sought guidance from AKBN on the nature, scope and timing of deliverables through several meetings and exchanges with AKBN officials.

Mr. Pesha was appointed as Executive Director of AKBN on June 27, 2011, and management of Sky Petroleum met with Mr. Pesha and members of AKBN on July 15, 2011 to discuss Sky Petroleum’s undertakings and commitments under the PSC.  On July 22, 2011, Sky Petroleum received a fax from AKBN that canceled a scheduled July 25, 2011 planning presentation and stated that AKBN intended to take the necessary steps to terminate the PSC based on Article 24.2(a), citing Sky Petroleum’s failure to commence its initial working program, deliver a bank guarantee, open an office in Albania and establish an Exploration Advisory Committee.  Sky Petroleum responded by objecting to AKBN’s cancellation of the July 22, 2011 meeting and proposed that AKBN withdraw its mandate to termination the PSC.  On August 10, 2011, Sky Petroleum management met with AKBN and delivered the bank guarantee to AKBN in the form of a letter of credit from Texas Citizens Bank, N.A.

On August 22, 2011, Sky Petroleum reported that it engaged a consulting team to make field development recommendations for their Albanian prospects. A technical team led by Tim Parson, formerly Occidental Oil Co., analyzed technical data and made recommendations for three of the ten Sky Petroleum prospects in Albania. Pathfinder, a Schlumberger company, commenced theoretical planning for extended reach side-tracks and determined that initial engineering indicates all three wells are drillable.

On September 19, 2011, the Company participated in the First US-Albania Investment Forum in New York, NY. The US-Albania Investment Forum featured a delegation led by HE Sali Berisha, Prime Minister, Government of Albania, and also included Hon Edmund Haxhinasto, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Nasip Naco, Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy and Hon Sokol Olldashi, Minister of Public Works and Transportation. The Albanian Honorary Consul, HE Dritan Mishto opened the forum and described the current investment climate in Albania and the country's efforts to attract foreign direct investment.

On November 4, 2011, AKBN delivered an untranslated letter to Sky Petroleum. Sky Petroleum received an English translation on November 9, 2011.  The AKBN letter alleged material breach of the PSC and providing notice of termination pursuant to Section 24.2(a) of the PSC.  AKBN alleged breaches for failures to commence its initial working program, deliver a bank guarantee, open an office in Albania and establish an Exploration Advisory Committee.  Sky Petroleum responded to AKBN on November 10,

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2011, and provided AKBN notice of its intent to institute an arbitration proceeding under the terms of the PSC against AKBN for breach of the PSC.

On November 18, 2011, Sky Petroleum's legal counsel delivered to the National Agency of Natural Resources of Albania notice that the alleged termination of the PSC was made in breach of the PSC and that Sky Petroleum intended to institute an arbitration proceeding in accordance with Article XXI of the PSC.
On December 23, 2011, Sky Petroleum delivered Notice of Arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on Internal Trade Law to National Agency of Natural Resources and to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania to institute an arbitration proceeding against the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania, acting by and through AKBN, for breach of the PSC in accordance with Article XXI of the PSC (the "arbitration") at the Tribunal at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London, UK (the "Arbitration Tribunal").
On January 10, 2012, Sky Petroleum filed a complaint (Case No.: A-12-CA-023-SS) with the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division (the “Court”) for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Energy of Albania, acting by and through AKBN (collectively, the “Defendants”). The action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the Albania-America Bilateral Investment Treaty sought to compel arbitration of the dispute between Sky Petroleum and the Defendants (collectively, the “Parties”) under the PSC and to preserve the status quo ante between the Parties pending completion of arbitration under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
On January 20, 2012, the Court delivered an Order and Preliminary Injunction (i) granting Sky Petroleum's preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo between the Parties pending arbitration, (ii) enjoining the Defendants and all persons acting in concert with them from awarding, transferring, or otherwise disposing of any rights to explore, develop and/or produce petroleum on the Contract Area until a final arbitration award is issued, (iii) ordering the Defendants to remove from their website or other publicly available documents all references to the Contract Area being “free” or otherwise available for new contractors until a final arbitration award is issued, and (iv) ordering the Parties to arbitrate their dispute with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law according to the terms of the PSC.
On February 28, 2012, Sky Petroleum petitioned the Albanian Appeal Court, Tirana, to seek to enforce the Order and Preliminary Injunction granted by the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division. On March 1, 2012, the Appeal Court refused to recognize the Order in Albania.
The Company paid approximately $342,000 to the Tribunal for estimated costs. Both Sky and AKBN were required to pay the advances, however AKBN has failed to deliver its portion of the advance.

On May 7, 2013, the Arbitration Tribunal ruled that the PSC was properly terminated on November 17, 2011, and ruled Sky Petroleum to reimburse AKBN for fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration.

The Company's expenditures related to the Albania exploration blocks consisted of acquisition costs totaling $50,000, and $850,000 for fees to consultants for locating and negotiating the Company's investment in the Albania exploration blocks, $850,000 for fees related to evaluations and assessments of the concession area, and $50,000 towards the $100,000 allocation for training and education for the first year exploration period. In addition, 3 million shares of common stock with a fair value of $1,170,000, plus 3,863,636 Preferred Shares Series B with a value of $7,820,000, were issued to Orsett for expertise provided to the Company in acquiring and negotiating the acquisition of oil and gas properties.

As a result of the ruling Sky Petroleum impaired Investment in Oil and Gas Properties, net, related to acquisition and development costs for oil and gas projects in Albania to $0, and for the period ended September 30, 2013, Sky Petroleum had an impairment charge of $10,205,220; and accrued a liability of $501,511 (EUR 382,774) related to liability arising from the obligation to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, the obligation to pay AKBN remains outstanding.

Mubarek Field Operations:

On May 18, 2005, our wholly owned subsidiary Sastaro entered into a Participation Agreement with Buttes Gas and Oil Co. International Inc. (which we refer to as “Buttes”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited (which we refer to as “Crescent”) for the financing of a drilling program in the Mubarek field. The field is an offshore region in a concession area surrounding Abu Musa Island in the Arabian Gulf. Under the terms of the Participation Agreement, the Company participated in a share of the future production revenue by contributing $25 million in drilling and completion costs related to two wells in an off-shore oil and gas project in the United Arab Emirates. The operator of the drilling program, Crescent completed the first well in 2006 and the second well in 2007. As of December 31, 2009, the first well produced a total of 150,413 gross barrels, and the second well produced a total of 149,471 gross barrels. During the second quarter of 2010, there was one

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final lift for 1,521 barrels. No further production from the Mubarek wells is expected due to the abandonment of the wells by the operator.

On December 31, 2009, the Company received written notice from Buttes that Buttes unilaterally and solely determined that the Mubarek Field had reached the end of its economic life. Buttes also notified Sastaro that the Concession Agreement, dated December 29, 1969, between the His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III, The Ruler of Sharjah, UAE and Buttes with respect to the Mubarek Field (the “Concession Agreement”) was terminated. Buttes stated that it handed over the Mubarek Field operations and facilities to representatives of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III on December 28, 2009. Management is exercising its rights under the Participation Agreement and intends to protect our interests and our investment in the Mubarek Field. Sky continues to seek discussions with Crescent regarding the Participation Agreement.

As warranted, there can be no assurance that we will successfully implement our business strategy or meet our goals during the next twelve months, if ever.

Resignation of our CFO
As previously announced in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2013, Michael Noonan resigned as our chief financial officer, effective September 30, 2013. The Board of Directors accepted Mr. Noonan’s resignation following a 90 day transition period commencing July 1, 2013 and ending September 30, 2013. Mr. Noonan’s resignation terminated the independent contractor services agreement between the Company and Michael Noonan, individually and acting for Noonan Advisors, LLC. In connection with the acceptance of Mr. Noonan’s resignation, the Board of Directors and approved monthly compensation of $7,500 per month payable to Mr. Noonan during the transition period. Karim Jobanputra will serve as our principal accounting officer until the position of chief financial officer is filled.


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Comparison of the Statement of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012

We had no revenues from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. Revenue from operations, if any, will be dependent on our ability to obtain Oil and Gas properties and successfully develop such properties.

We had a net loss of $264,022 for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and a net loss of $358,787 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. On May 7, 2013, the Arbitration Tribunal issued ruled that the PSC was properly terminated on November 17, 2011, and ruled Sky Petroleum to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding in the amount of EUR 382,774($501,511). As a result of the ruling Sky Petroleum impaired Investment in Oil and Gas Properties, net, related to acquisition and development costs for oil and gas projects in Albania to $0, and for the period ended September 30, 2013. Sky Petroleum had an impairment charge of $10,205,220; and paid $501,551 (EUR 382,774) related to liability arising from the obligation to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding.

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, total expenses were $255,444 compared to $362,444 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, decrease of $107,000 or 30%. The decrease was the net result of decreases in legal expenses of $186,454, offset by increases in travel expenses of $12,471, other general and administrative expenses of $49,681,and consulting expenses of $17,473.

During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred legal and accounting expenses of $27,042 ($213,496, Q3 2012); travel expenses of $33,800 ($21,329, Q3 2012); consulting services expenses of $53,510 ($36,037, Q3 2012); and general and administrative expenses of $138,541 ($88,860 Q3 2012). We had interest expense of $8,578 for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $3,657 of interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

The Company is reviewing strategic options related to its future operations and capital requirements.

Comparison of the Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012

We had no revenues from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. Revenue from operations, if any, will be dependent on our ability to obtain Oil and Gas properties and successfully develop such properties.

We had a net loss of $12,576,869 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and a net loss of $1,367,673 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. On May 7, 2013, the Arbitration Tribunal issued ruled that the PSC was properly terminated on November 17, 2011, and ruled Sky Petroleum to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, total expenses increased to $12,568,291 from $1,379,817 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $11,188,474 or (811)%, which related primarily to impairment expenses in Albania of $10,205,220; arbitration expense of $941,314,  decreases in legal expenses of $124,556, net of increases in travel expenses of $174,844, and other general and administrative expenses of $17,411.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred impairment expense in Albania Oil and Gas of $10,205,220; legal and accounting expenses of $611,905 ($736,461, Q3 2012); travel expenses of $252,725 ($77,881, Q3 2012); consulting services expenses of $170,067 ($195,497, Q3 2012); and general and administrative expenses of $379,409 ($361,998 Q3 2012). We had interest expense of $8,578 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to interest income of $12,144 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

The Company is reviewing strategic options related to its future operations and capital requirements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Subsequent to September 30, 2013, we entered into the JV Agreement with JV Corporation, Sky JV Sub and SO Ventures. Sky JV Sub, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sky Petroleum. The purpose of the JV Corporation is to obtain licences and to conduct technical, environmental and exploration due diligence; raise capital and commence into one or more joint venture projects (each a “JVC Project”) for the purposes of conducting, Exploration, Development and Commercialization of oil and gas in the Area of Interest (as those terms are defined in the JV Agreement). Pursuant to the terms of the JV Agreement, the Parties will jointly use commercially reasonable efforts to jointly identify and secure property, rights and concessions in the Area of Interest. The Parties will also jointly determine the capital requirements of each JVC Project and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required capital. Sky JV Sub has undertaken to advance funds through loans or use commercially reasonable efforts to identify

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and secure loans or advancement of funds from bona fide arms’ length third party lenders, on commercially reasonable terms, to fund the reasonable business costs and general and administrative expenses of the JV Corporation and to fund the business from Exploration through to Discovery and onto the Delivery of a Development Plan (as those terms are defined in the JV Agreement). We anticipate that we will fund the capital requirements of Sky JV Sub. We currently do not have sufficient cash to do so and intend to raise capital through common stock or preferred stock offerings, debt financings and bank borrowings, to the extent available.

A component of our operating plan is the ability to obtain additional capital through additional equity and/or debt financing to fund our working capital requirements and exploration of business opportunities. Our only source of internal operating cash flow historically has been derived from our participation interest in the Mubarek Field, which ceased production at the end of 2009. We had cash on hand of $295,285 as of September 30, 2013.

Since inception, we have financed our cash flow requirements through the issuance of equity and debt securities with nominal revenue from our working interest in the Mubarek Field, which terminated production in 2009. We have no revenue from operations and do not expect any revenues from operations for the foreseeable future.

We anticipate that we will be required to raise additional funds in 2013 to meet our minimum working capital requirements and the funding requirements of the Sky JV Sub. We intend to fund these obligations through common stock or preferred stock offerings, debt financings and bank borrowings, to the extent available. The current market conditions could make it difficult or impossible for us to raise necessary funds to meet our capital requirements.

On January 8, 2013 the Company agreed to obtain loans through the offer of 8% Convertible Promissory Notes due January 8,
2014 (the “Notes”) in the aggregate amount of up to US$1,000,000 (the “Offering”). The Notes are convertible into shares of
common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) at a conversion price of US$0.25 per share (the “Conversion Price”) and
interest on the Notes is payable in cash or, at the option of the Company, in-kind in Common Shares at the Conversion Price.

Net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $1,400,773 as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1,037,718 for the comparable period in 2012, an increase of $363,055. This increase in cash used in operations is a result of one-time expenses. Net cash provided by financing activities was $150,000 for nine months ended September 30, 2013 due to the issuance of convertible debt, compared to $640,000 for the same period in 2012 due to private placement in 2012.

Total assets as of September 30, 2013, were $345,843 compared to total assets of $11,962,233 as of December 31, 2012. Stockholders' deficit as of September 30, 2013 was $1,766,297 compared to stockholders’ equity of $10,775,216 as of December 31, 2012. The decrease in assets and stockholders’ equity was primarily related to the impairment of investment in oil and gas properties Changes in total assets resulted from the $10,205,220 impairment of Investment in Oil and Gas Properties, that related to acquisition and development costs for oil and gas projects in Albania.

As of September 30, 2013, we had current assets of $314,951, including cash and cash equivalents of $295,285.  We had current liabilities of $2,112,140.  The Company had a deficit of $1,797,189 of working capital at September 30, 2013 compared to $531,453 in working capital at December 31, 2012. Working capital was negatively affected by the Arbitration ruling on May 7, 2013.

Sky Petroleum anticipates that it will be required to raise capital during the remainder of 2013 to fund its ongoing working capital requirements and current liabilities, as well as to provide capital to pursue business opportunities -- including those opportunities discovered through the JV Corporation. We maybe unable to raise such capital in acceptable terms if at all.

Our lack of operating history makes predictions of future operating results difficult to ascertain. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their early stage of development, particularly companies searching for opportunities in the oil and gas industry. Such risks include, but are not limited to, our ability to secure a drilling rig, our ability to successfully drill for hydrocarbons, commodity price fluctuations, delays in drilling or bringing production, if any, on line, an evolving business model and unpredictable availability of qualified oil and gas exploration prospects and the management of growth. To address these risks we must, among other things, implement and successfully execute our business and development plan, successfully identify future drilling locations, continue to rely on qualified independent consultants, respond to competitive developments, and attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in addressing such risks, and the failure to do so can have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations.


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The Company follows the full-cost method of accounting for its oil and gas operations whereby exploration and development expenditures are capitalized. Such costs may include geological and geophysical, drilling, equipment and technical consulting directly related to exploration and development activities. Costs related to unproved properties and major development projects may be excluded from costs subject to depletion until proved reserves have been determined or their value is impaired.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 , we had no other material transactions affecting our liquidity and capital resources other than those described above.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Contractual Obligations

Leases

The Company rents office facilities in Austin, Texas on a month to month basis, totaling approximately $30,000 per year.

The Company leases office facilities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, under a one year operating lease agreement that expires on October 24, 2013, totaling approximately $38,000 per year.

The Company leases office facilities in Tirana, Albania on a month to month basis, totaling approximately $50,000 per year.

Commitments and Contingencies

JV Agreement Commitments
Pursuant to the JV Agreement, the Sky JV Sub has undertaken to advance funds through loans or use commercially reasonable efforts to identify and secure loans or advancement of funds from bona fide arms’ length third party lenders, on commercially reasonable terms, to fund the reasonable business costs and general and administrative expenses of the JV Corporation and to fund the business from Exploration through to Discovery and onto the Delivery of a Development Plan (as those terms are defined in the JV Agreement), generally meaning a plan submitted by the Sky JV Sub or its designated affiliate to the JV Corporation’s Board of Directors.
We guaranteed to SO Ventures, the due and punctual performance of all obligations of the Sky JV Sub under or in connection with the JV Agreement if and when they become performable in accordance with the terms of the JV Agreement (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). We further agreed to indemnify SO Ventures in full and on demand from and against all and any losses, costs and expenses suffered or incurred by SO Ventures arising out of, or in connection with: (a) any failure of the Sky JV Sub to perform or discharge the Guaranteed Obligations; or (b) any of the Guaranteed Obligations being or becoming totally or partially unenforceable by reason of illegality, incapacity, lack or exceeding of powers, ineffectiveness or execution or any other matters; but Sky’s obligations or liability under the indemnity shall be no greater than the Sky JV Sub’s obligations or liability under the JV Agreement.
Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not Applicable.

Item 4 - Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Accounting Officer (“PAO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a - 15(e) and Rule 15d - 15(e) under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Based on that evaluation the PEO and PAO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and effective in ensuring that: (i) information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and

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reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our PEO and PAO, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

We are not aware of any material pending or threatened litigation or of any proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities which are, or would be, likely to have a material adverse effect upon us or our operations, taken as a whole. There are no material proceedings pursuant to which any of our directors, officers or affiliates or any owner of record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of our securities or any associate of any such director, officer or security holder is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2013, except as follows:

The Adverse Ruling by the Arbitration Tribunal will have a material adverse affect on our Result of Operations and our Financial Condition

On May 7, 2013, the Arbitration Tribunal ruled that (i) AKBN provided proper notice of the termination of the PSC to Sky Petroleum on July 22, 2011, for Sky Petroleum's failure to deliver a conforming bank guarantee to AKBN by July 22, 2011, and (ii) the PSC was properly terminated on November 17, 2011.  The Arbitration Tribunal ruled Sky Petroleum to reimburse AKBN for total fees and expenses in connection with the Arbitration proceeding in the amount of EUR 382,774($501,511). The Arbitration ruling has a material impact on Sky Petroleum's financial statements for the nine months ending September 30, 2013. Sky Petroleum impaired Investment in Oil and Gas Properties, net, related to acquisition and development costs for oil and gas projects in Albania of $10,205,220 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Sky Petroleum had an impairment charge of $10,205,220; and has accrued a potential liability of $501,511 (EUR 382,774) related to the Arbitration ruling. The Company has submitted a counter settlement as is awaiting a response. The adverse ruling had a material adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations for 2013.


Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

There were no sales of unregistered securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5 - Other Information

On June 19, 2013, Michael Noonan provided notice of his intention to resign as chief financial officer of the Company. The Board of Directors accepted Mr. Noonan's resignation effective following a 90 day transition period commencing July 1, 2013 and ending September 30, 2013 (the “Transition Period”). Mr. Noonan's resignation resulted in the termination of the independent contractor services agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Company and Michael Noonan, individually and acting for Noonan Advisors, LLC effective April 1, 2005, as amended, and filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.5

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to the Company's Form SB-2/A Amendment No. 1 (SEC File No. 333-127940) on September 9, 2005. The Company's Board of Directors accepted the terms of Mr. Noonan's resignation effective on the expiration of the Transition Period and approved monthly compensation of $7,500 per month payable to Mr. Noonan during the Transition Period.




Item 6 – Exhibits

 
 
10.1
Joint Venture Shareholders Agreement
10.2
Articles of Association
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act


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SIGNATURES

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

 
SKY PETROLEUM, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Karim Jobanputra
 
Karim Jobanputra
 
Chairman
 
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
November 19, 2013


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