Oil and gas operations have some of the most unique accounting issues found in any industry. Oil & Gas Accounting delves into acquisition, exploration, development, and production activities, covering many industry-specific accounting issues. Topics covered include the successful efforts method, full cost method, reserve reporting, the unit of production method, severance taxes, take-or-pay arrangements, transfers of mineral interests, and joint interest accounting, as well as industry-specific controls that should be installed. In short, this is the essential oil and gas desk reference for the accountant.

Principles and Theory of Oil and Gas Accounting (First Edition) is a textbook on Oil and Gas Accounting covering the Principles, Theory and practical Applications of Oil and Gas Accounting in Oil and Gas operating Companies around the World. Emergence of this book ÒPrinciples and Theory of Oil and Gas AccountingÓ is as a result of our training in B. Sc, M. Sc Accounting and our various researches in the field of Oil and Gas Accounting during our Ph.D research works and our practical experience gained through consultancy services in Oil and Gas related Companies. Oil and Gas Accounting is a relatively new area in conventional Accounting studies. Although, Oil and Gas prospecting, exploration, development and production dates back to 1950s in Nigeria and about 1830s in United States of America and other Countries in the World. This bookÕs main objectives are to contribute to knowledge and to promote further research in Accountancy studies.

Detailed and expanded to accommodate changes in the oil and gas industry, this text is suitable for both industry and academic mediums. The new international chapter is an overview of current international oil and gas accounting and the problems that companies face in accounting for international operations. The new pipeline accounting chapter deals with accounting under the FERC rules as contrasted with GAAP accounting.