UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-QSB

x

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005

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]

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from _________ to __________

Commission file number  000-19949

TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

 

Colorado

 

84-1153522

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

600-666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2X8

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

604.639.3118

(Issuer’s telephone number)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check whether the registrant filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section l2, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes x No o

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:

24,848,293 shares of common stock were outstanding and outstanding as of November 1, 2005.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes o No x

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

 



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Part I -- Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements.

We have prepared the consolidated financial statements included herein without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted pursuant to such Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. In our opinion, the accompanying statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of our company as of September 30, 2005, and its results of operations for the six month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 and its cash flows for the six month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. The results for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto filed as a part of our annual report on Form 10-KSB.

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION

(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in US dollars)
(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2005

 

March 31,
2005

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,167,374 

$

2,600,986 

Accounts receivable (Note 4)

 

76,724 

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits (Note 4)

 

1,053,549 

 

166,753 

Total current assets

 

10,297,647 

 

2,767,739 

Oil and gas properties, unproven (Note 4)

 

8,648,812 

 

2,775,434 

Office furniture and equipment

 

13,624 

 

Preferred stock discount (Note 8)

 

 

105,081 

Total assets

$

18,960,083 

$

5,648,254 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 4)

$

2,949,921 

$

483,178 

Accounts payable – related parties (Note 3)

 

68,462 

 

242,936 

Preferred stock dividends payable (Notes 7 and 8)

 

63,219 

 

72,672 

Total current liabilities

 

3,081,602 

 

798,786 

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 4 and 10)

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

 

 

 

Convertible Series B preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000 shares

 

 

 

 

authorized, nil shares issued and outstanding (March 31, 2005 –1,700)

 

 

17 

Convertible Series C preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000 shares

 

 

 

 

authorized, 9,500 shares issued and outstanding (March 31, 2005 – nil)

 

95 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized,

 

 

 

 

24,748,293 shares issued and outstanding (March 31, 2005 – 20,984,966)

 

24,748 

 

20,985 

Additional paid in capital

 

21,956,682 

 

8,413,243 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage

 

(6,103,044)

 

(3,584,777)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

15,878,481 

 

4,849,468 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

18,960,083 

$

5,648,254 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the period from October 8, 2001 (inception) to September 30, 2005
(Expressed in US dollars)
(unaudited)

 

 

Series B
Preferred Stock

Series C
Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Additional paid-in capital

Share subscriptions received/ (receivable)

Deficit accumulated during exploration stage

Total Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued for cash at $0.001 per share in October 2001

-

$-

-

$-

5,425,000 

$5,425 

$- 

$- 

$- 

$5,425 

 

Stock issued for intangible asset acquisition at $0.001 per share in October 2001

-

-

-

-

200,000 

200 

200 

 

Issued 1,440,000 common stock at $0.001 per share in October 2001

-

-

-

-

1,440,000 

1,440 

(1,440)

 

Stock issued at $0.50 per share in November 2001

-

-

-

-

675,000 

675 

336,825 

(337,500)

 

Stock issued for cash at $0.50 per share in January 2002

-

-

-

-

390,000 

390 

194,610 

195,000 

 

Net (loss) for the period

-

-

-

-

(112,434)

(112,434)

 

Balance, March 31, 2002

-

$-

-

$-

8,130,000 

$8,130 

$531,435 

$(338,940)

$(112,434)

$88,191 

 

Stock issued for cash at $0.25 to $0.50 per share in April 2003

-

-

-

-

130,000 

130 

39,870 

40,000 

 

Recapitalization to effect the acquisition of iRV, Inc.

-

-

-

-

1,446,299 

1,446 

(1,446)

 

Acquisition of MarketEdgeDirect

-

-

-

-

337,500 

337,500 

 

Proceeds of share subscription

-

-

-

-

1,440 

1,440 

 

Return of stocks in connection with disposal of MarketEdgeDirect

-

-

-

-

(540,000)

(540)

(358,042)

(358,582)

 

Proceeds of 96,000 share subscription at $0.40 to $0.50 per share

-

-

-

-

40,500 

40,500 

 

241,020 shares allotted for services rendered at $0.10 to $0.40 per share

-

-

-

-

33,306 

33,306 

 

Net (loss) for the year

-

-

-

-

(396,277)

(396,277)

 

Balance, March 31, 2003

-

$-

-

$-

9,166,299 

$9,166 

$245,123 

$40,500 

$(508,711)

$(213,922)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the period from October 8, 2001 (inception) to September 30, 2005
(Expressed in US dollars)
(unaudited)

 

 

Series B
Preferred Stock

Series C
Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Additional paid-in capital

Share subscriptions received/ (receivable)

Deficit accumulated during exploration stage

Total Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks issued for services
rendered and recorded in fiscal year 2004

-

$-

-

$-

241,020 

$241 

$(241)

$- 

$- 

$- 

 

Stocks issued at $0.40 to $0.50
per share in fiscal year 2003

-

-

-

-

96,000 

96 

40,404 

(40,500)

 

Stocks issued for conversion of debt
at $0.10 per share in February 2004

-

-

-

-

510,000 

510 

50,490 

51,000 

 

Stocks issued for cash at $0.10
per share in February and March 2004

-

-

-

-

1,200,000 

1,200 

118,800 

120,000 

 

Stocks issued for exercise of stock options
at $0.10 per share in February and March 2004

-

-

-

-

960,000 

960 

95,040 

96,000 

 

Issuance of stock options as compensation

-

-

-

-

195,740 

195,740 

 

Forgiveness of debt – related party (Note 3)

-

-

-

-

110,527 

110,527 

 

Net (loss) for the year

-

-

-

-

(374,606)

(374,606)

 

Balance, March 31, 2004

-

$-

-

$-

$12,173,319 

$12,173 

$855,883 

$- 

$(883,317)

$(15,261)

 

Stocks issued for exercise of stock options
at $0.10 per share in May, June and July 2004

-

-

-

-

640,000 

640 

63,360 

64,000 

 

Stocks and warrants issued under a private placement at $0.35 per share in May 2004 (Note 6)

-

-

-

-

1,442,930 

1,443 

503,582 

505,025 

 

Stocks issued for investor relations services
at $0.54 per share in June 2004

-

-

-

-

300,000 

300 

161,700 

162,000 

 

Stocks issued for acquisition of oil and gas
properties at $0.38 per share in June 2004 and January 2005 (Note 4)

-

-

-

-

1,200,000 

1,200 

454,800 

456,000 

 

Stocks and warrants issued under a private placement at $0.40 per share in July 2004 (Note 6)

-

-

-

-

500,000 

500 

199,500 

200,000 

 

Stocks issued under a private placement
at $1.00 per share in 2005, net of share issue costs of $100,000

-

-

-

-

2,500,000 

2,500 

2,397,500 

2,400,000 

 

Stocks issued for exercise of warrants at $0.50 and $0.55 per share (Note 6)

-

-

-

-

1,614,359 

1,614 

825,565 

827,179 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION`
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the period from October 8, 2001 (inception) to September 30, 2005
(Expressed in US dollars)
(unaudited)

 

 

Series B
Preferred Stock

Series C
Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Additional paid-in capital

Share subscriptions received/ (receivable)

Deficit accumulated during exploration stage

Total Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Series B preferred stock issued under a private placement at $1,000 per Series B share in August 2004, net of issuance costs (Note 7)

2,200 

$22 

-

$-

$- 

$1,934,978 

$-

$- 

$1,935,000 

 

Stocks issued for conversion of Series B preferred stock at prices ranging from $0.76 to $0.89 per share

(500)

(5)

-

-

614,358 

615 

(610)

-

 

Beneficial conversion feature on convertible
Series B preferred stock (Note 7)

-

-

315,244 

-

315,244 

 

Accretion of Series B preferred stock beneficial conversion feature

-

-

-

(210,163)

(210,163)

 

Series B preferred stock dividend

-

-

-

(72,672)

(72,672)

 

Issuance of stock options as compensation

-

-

701,740 

-

701,740 

 

Net (loss) for the year

-

-

-

(2,418,625)

(2,418,625)

 

Balance, March 31, 2005

1,700 

$17 

-

-

20,984,966 

$20,985 

$8,413,243 

$-

$(3,584,777)

$4,849,468 

 

Stocks issued for conversion of Series B preferred stock at prices ranging from $0.77 to $1.20 per share

(1,700)

(17)

-

-

1,795,254 

1,795 

(1,778)

-

 

Stocks issued for exercise of warrants at $0.50 per share (Note 6)

-

-

228,571 

228 

114,058 

-

114,286 

 

Stocks issued for cashless exercise of stock options (Note 5)

-

-

89,502 

90 

(90)

-

 

Accretion of Series B preferred stock beneficial conversion feature

-

-

-

(105,081)

(105,081)

 

Cancellation of stock options as compensation (Note 5)

-

-

(99,641)

-

(99,641)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the period from October 8, 2001 (inception) to September 30, 2005
(Expressed in US dollars)
(unaudited)

 

 

Series B
Preferred Stock

Series C
Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Additional paid-in capital

Share subscriptions received/ (receivable)

Deficit accumulated during exploration stage

Total Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

 

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued at $2 per common share under a private placement in July 2005, net of issuance costs (Note 9)

-

$-

$- 

1,650,000 

$1,650 

$3,273,350 

$-

$- 

$3,275,000 

 

Convertible Series C preferred stock issued under a private placement at $1,000 per Series C share in July 2005, net of issuance costs (Note 8)

-

-

9,500 

95 

8,776,895 

-

8,776,990 

 

Beneficial conversion feature on convertible Series C preferred stock (Note 8)

-

-

172,638 

-

172,638 

 

Accretion of Series C beneficial conversion feature (Note 8)

-

-

-

(172,638)

(172,638)

 

Stock based compensation for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,308,007 

 

 

1,308,007 

 

Series C stock dividend

-

-

-

(63,219)

(63,219)

 

Net (loss) for the period

-

-

-

(2,177,329)

(2,177,329)

 

Balance, September 30, 2005

-

-

9,500 

$95 

24,748,293 

$24,748 

$21,956,682 

$-

$(6,103,044)

$15,878,481 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)

(An exploration stage enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed in US dollars)
(unaudited)

 

Cumulative October
8, 2001 (inception) to
September 30, 2005

Three months
Ended
September 30, 2005

Three months
Ended
September 30, 2004

Six months
Ended
September 30, 2005

Six months
Ended
September 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting (Note 3)

$1,096,330 

$264,734 

$12,977 

$406,865 

$115,187 

Directors fees

22,500 

7,500 

15,000 

Lease rentals

75,030 

60,013 

Insurance

128,126 

69,892 

79,307 

46,569 

Interest expense

7,500 

7,500 

7,500 

Interest expense on long term debt

16,569 

Investor relations (Note 5)

847,419 

30,572 

148,932 

(15,764)

221,100 

Legal and accounting

386,571 

73,049 

21,898 

136,594 

60,589 

Office and miscellaneous

177,226 

42,631 

8,172 

66,072 

10,311 

Purchase investigation costs

103,310 

101,651 

101,651 

Rent

81,443 

12,440 

2,800 

18,540 

2,800 

Shareholder relations

181,388 

31,793 

43,293 

90,667 

80,446 

Stock based compensation

2,205,487 

441,865 

85,626 

1,308,007 

461,336 

Telephone

40,130 

12,847 

15,992 

Travel

228,823 

66,611 

9,821 

125,777 

10,500 

Joint venture cost recovery (Note 4)

(76,724)

(76,724)

(76,724)

Operating (loss)

(5,521,128)

(977,210)

(442,670)

(2,230,346)

(1,117,989)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

54,043 

40,798 

163 

53,017 

163 

Gain on settlement of debt

37,045 

Write-off of goodwill

(70,314)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continued operations

(5,500,354)

(936,412)

(442,507)

(2,177,329)

(1,117,826)

Net income from discontinued operations

21,082

Net Loss and comprehensive loss for the period

(5,479,272)

(936,412)

(442,507)

(2,177,329)

(1,117,826)

Series B preferred stock dividend

(72,672)

Series C preferred stock dividend

(63,219)

(63,219)

(63,219)

Dividend accretion of Series B preferred stock beneficial conversion feature
(Note 7)

(315,243)

(105,081)

Dividend accretion of Series C preferred stock beneficial conversion feature
(Note 8)

(172,638)

(172,638)

(172,638)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the period applicable to common stockholders


$(6,103,044)


$(1,172,269)


$(442,507)


$(2,518,267)


$(1,117,826)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share – basic and diluted

$(0.46)

$(0.05)

$(0.03)

$(0.11)

$(0.08)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of

 

 

 

 

 

common shares outstanding

13,257,698 

24,407,532 

15,432,812 

23,247,624 

14,376,869 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)

(An exploration stage enterprise)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in US dollars)
(unaudited)

 

Cumulative October 8, 2001 (inception) to September 30, 2005

Three months
Ended
September 30, 2005

Three months
Ended
September 30, 2004

Six months
Ended
September 30, 2005

Six months
Ended
September 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by (used in)
  operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) for the period

$(5,479,272)

$(936,412)

$(442,507)

$(2,177,329)

$(1,117,826)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

- depreciation

3,805 

1,610 

1,610 

- stock based compensation

2,205,487 

441,865 

85,626 

1,308,007 

461,336 

- foreign exchange

2,688 

- write-off of goodwill

70,114 

- debt forgiven

37,045 

- net income from discontinued operations

(21,082)

- write off smart e-card

200 

- common shares issued for services rendered

95,665 

(99,641)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

- accounts receivable

(76,724)

(76,724)

21,000 

(76,724)

- prepaid expenses and deposits

(1,053,549)

(1,028,796)

(886,796)

- accounts payable and accrued liabilities

2,886,591 

2,658,807 

105,896 

2,292,269 

130,998 

Net cash from (used in) operating activities

(1,329,031)

1,060,350 

(229,985)

361,396 

(525,492)

Cash flows used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas properties

(7,985,967)

(4,584,960)

(329,429)

(5,873,378)

(556,583)

Loan

(62,684)

Acquisition of fixed assets

(17,429)

(4,502)

(15,234)

Net cash used in investing activities

(8,066,080)

(4,589,462)

(329,429)

(5,888,612)

(556,583)

Cash flows provided by (used in)
  financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

7,883,855 

3,275,000 

170,000 

3,389,286 

769,025 

Net proceeds from issuance of Series B preferred stock

1,935,000 

1,450,000 

1,450,000 

Net proceeds from issuance of Series C preferred stock

8,776,990 

8,776,990 

8,776,990 

Payment of dividend

(72,672)

(72,672)

(72,672)

Proceeds from shareholder loan

80,000 

Proceeds from promissory notes

98,421 

Repayment of promissory note

(59,109)

Repayment of shareholder loan

(80,000)

Net cash provided by financing activities

18,562,485 

11,979,318 

1,620,000 

12,093,604 

2,219,025 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

9,167,374 

8,450,206 

1,060,586 

6,566,388 

1,136,950 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

717,168 

88,985 

2,600,986 

12,621 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$9,167,374 

$9,167,374 

$1,149,571 

$9,167,374 

$1,149,571 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expenses paid

13,013 

7,500 

7,500 

Non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued (cancelled) for investor relations services

174,371 

(99,641)

162,000 

Forgiveness of accrued consulting fees payable
to officers and directors

110,527 

Common stock issued for oil and gas properties

456,000 

228,000 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

1.

Nature and Continuance of Operations

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The general business strategy of the Company is to explore its newly-acquired oil and gas properties. The Company has incurred operating losses and requires additional funds to meet its obligations and maintain its operations. Management’s plan in this regard is to raise equity and/or debt financing as required. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from this uncertainty.

 

 

September 30, 2005

 

March 31, 2005

Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage

$

(6,103,044)

$

(3,584,777)

Working capital surplus

$

7,216,045 

$

1,968,953 

The Company has not generated any revenue to date.

2.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10 QSB and Article 10 of the Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six month period ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended March 31, 2006.

The balance sheet at March 31, 2005 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financials statements and footnotes thereto included in the Registrant Company and Subsidiaries’ annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31, 2005.

3.

Related Party Transactions

a)             During the six months ended September 30, 2005, the Company paid or accrued $215,753 (2004 - $ nil) in consulting fees to directors and officers of the Company. In addition, the Company paid officers and directors of the Company $61,600 (2004 - $nil) for consulting fees relating to the Company’s oil and gas leases and $122,000 (2004 - $ nil) for geological and geophysical consulting fees, both of which are included in the costs of the oil and gas properties.

b)             As of September 30, 2005, there was $68,462 (2004 – $nil) representing unpaid consulting fees and reimburseable expenses owing to directors and officers. In fiscal year 2004, in anticipation of the change in business operation, $110,527 in consulting fees (including $303,280 incurred in fiscal year 2004) owing to directors and officers was forgiven. This money was recorded as an additional paid-in capital.

c)

Also see Notes 4 and 10.

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

3.

Related Party Transactions (continued)

 

d)             The above noted transactions were in the normal course of business and were measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by its related parties.

4.

Oil and Gas Properties, Unproven

Coos Bay Property. On May 11, 2004, Methane entered into a Lease Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with GeoTrends-Hampton International LLC (“GHI”) to purchase GHI’s undivided working interest in certain oil and gas leases for the Coos Bay Basin prospect. This prospect is located onshore in the Coos Bay Basin of Oregon and any current negotiations that GHI had with the State of Oregon would be continued by the Company. As consideration for the acquisition of these oil and gas leases, the Company paid a total of $300,000 in cash and will issue 1,800,000 restricted common shares in three performance based tranches. The shares were valued at $0.38 per share, which was the fair value at the time that the agreement was negotiated. GHI will also maintain an undivided overriding royalty interest of 4% upon commercial production. The agreement closed on June 22, 2004. On closing, the Company paid $100,000 of the cash and 600,000 of the common shares. As at September 30, 2005 the Company has fully paid the $300,000 in cash and has issued 1,200,000 common shares. The remaining 600,000 common shares will be issued upon commencement of the Pilot Exploration Program. As at September 30, 2005, the remaining shares had not been issued. Subsequent to the completion of the Agreement, the principals of GHI were appointed as directors and officers of the Company.

Pursuant to the GHI Agreement, the Company acquired leases of certain properties in the Coos Bay area of Oregon which are prospective for oil and gas exploration and cover approximately 50,000 acres. On July 1, 2004, the Company completed the negotiations with the State of Oregon on an additional leasing of 10,400 acres of land within the Coos Bay Basin in Oregon, which are subject to annual lease payments of $1 per acre.

The Company is committed to make annual land lease payments of $73,000 for the next five years and is committed to royalty payments of 12.5% on gross sales from the leases.

Related to its exploration program, Methane has escrowed $1,000,000 through an attorney to provide assurance of payment to the company from which it obtained the drilling rig being used to complete the Pilot Exploration Program at Coos Bay. The deposit is fully refundable upon payment of all obligations owed to the owner of the drilling rig. As at September 30, 2005, amounts owing and attributable the this arrangement totaled $650,260 and is included in accounts payable.

Cedar Creek Property. On August 9, 2005, Cascadia executed a lease option agreement with Weyerhauser Company to lease 100,000 acres that it may select from an overall 365,000 acreage block in the Cedar Creek area of Washington state. Cascadia intends to commence an exploratory work program in 2006 for possible hydrocarbon deposits on acreage it may select from the acreage block. Cascadia also has been granted a two-year first right of refusal on the balance of the Cedar Creek Block that it does not select during its initial selection process. Cash consideration of $100,000 was paid for the lease option of which the Company paid $60,000 (See “Joint Venture”). In addition, Cascadia may extend the term of its option for an additional year by committing to a work program based on the number of acres selected initially for exploration activity. Alternatively, the Company may simply execute a lease agreement on the acreage at a rate of $1.00 per acre per year. As at September 30, 2005, the Company has no work program commitments.

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

4.

Oil and Gas Properties, Unproven (continued)

 

Coincident with the Weyerhauser transaction, Cascadia has also entered into a joint venture agreement (“Joint Venture”) dated August 12, 2005 with St. Helens Energy LLC (“St. Helens”), a 100% owned subsidiary of Comet Ridge Limited, an Australian coal seam gas exploration company which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Pursuant to this agreement, Cascadia will serve as operator of the Joint Venture with a 60 percent interest in the Joint Venture; while St. Helens will actively assist in evaluating the area, developing exploratory leads and prospects, and providing 40 percent of the funding to pursue exploration and development of the prospect, including the $40,000 lease option consideration. During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, Cascadia had expended $292,810 on the Cedar Creek prospect of which St. Helens’s unpaid share equaled $76,724, which is included in accounts receivable. Earlier in the current quarter, Cascadia had recovered $40,000 from St. Helens, representing 40 percent of the $100,000 Cedar Creek lease rental payment paid to Weyerhauser Company. Cascadia has recorded St. Helens’s outstanding balance of project costs as a receivable with a series of corresponding invoices being issued.

The total costs incurred and excluded from amortization for the Company’s oil and gas properties are summarized as follows:

 

Property acquisition

Seismic
and land

Drilling and gathering

Geological and geophysical

Total

Coos Bay

Six months ended September 30, 2005

$

-

$287,828

$5,107,087

$324,030

$5,718,945

Inception through March 31, 2005

756,000

499,847

1,262,564

257,023

2,775,434

Total

$756,000

$787,675

$6,369,651

$581,053

$8,494,379

Cedar Creek

Six months ended September 30, 2005

$60,000

$94,433

-

-

$154,433

Inception through March 31, 2005

-

-

-

-

-

Total

$60,000

$94,433

$-

$-

$154,433

Total Oil and Gas Properties

$816,000

$882,108

$6,369,651

$581,053

$8,648,812

As at September 30, 2005, all of the Company’s oil and gas properties are considered unproven. Based on the status of the Company’s exploration activities, management has determined that no impairment has occurred.

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

5.

Stock Options

 

On February 10, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2004 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”) which consisted of 1,800,000 stock options. As at September 30, 2005, 1,600,000 options were issued and exercised and 200,000 options remain outstanding of which 150,000 options are exercisable. Each outstanding option entitles the holder to acquire one common share at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. Vesting provisions for these options are 25% immediately and 25% every six months afterward until fully vested on December 31, 2005. These options expire on August 3, 2009 and have been registered pursuant to an S-8 filing. There are no additional shares available to be granted under the 2004 Plan.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, 600,000 stock options were granted outside the 2004 Plan. 200,000 stock options with an exercise price of $1.00 per share and another 200,000 with an exercise price of $2.00 per share were granted pursuant to a Mail Distribution Agreement with a third party (“Optionee”). These options vested immediately and were exercisable until November 1, 2005. These options had a cashless exercise provision whereby the optionee could elect to receive common stock in lieu of paying cash for the options based on a formula that includes using the average closing prices of the five trading days preceding the exercise date.

During the six months ended September 30, 2005, the optionee elected to invoke the cashless exercise provision for the exercise of 200,000 options resulting in 89,502 common shares being issued and the other 200,000 stock options being cancelled. The cancellation of the 200,000 options, due to non-performance under the original agreement, resulted in the reversal of $99,641 which had previously been recorded to additional paid-in capital and investor relations expense. The other 200,000 stock options granted outside the 2004 Plan were to a consultant of the Company for public and investor relations services. These options have an exercise price of $0.83 per share, vested 25% immediately, and 25% every quarter thereafter. As at September 30, 2005, 200,000 of these options are exercisable and have been registered with an S-8 filing dated August 31, 2005. Either party may terminate the investor relations agreement with thirty days written notice.

On March 17, 2005, the Company adopted the 2005 equity incentive plan (the “2005 Plan”) for executives, employees and outside consultants and advisors. A maximum of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are subject to the 2005 Plan. During the six months ended September 30, 2005, the Company granted 1,700,000 stock options to various directors and consultants of the Company under the 2005 Plan. Each option entitles the holder to acquire one common share at exercise prices ranging from $1.25 to $2.00 per share. These options vest 25% immediately and 25% every six months afterward until fully vested 18 months from the date of grant. These options expire five years from the date of grant. As at September 30, 2005, an S-8 was filed to register this plan with an amendment to increase the number of shares under the plan by 500,000 to a total of 2,500,000 shares.

As of September 30, 2005, there are 2,100,000 stock options outstanding; 200,000 options were granted pursuant to the 2004 Plan, 200,000 were originally granted outside of any stock option plan (but were subsequently included in the August 31, 2005 S-8 filing) and 1,700,000 were granted pursuant to the 2005 Plan. Also see Note 11. No stock options were granted during the three months ended September 30, 2005.

During the six months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded $1,308,007 (September 30, 2004 - $375,710) of stock based compensation.

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

5.

Stock Options (continued)

 

A summary of stock option information from March 31, 2004 to September 30, 2005 is as follows:

 

Shares

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

Options outstanding at March 31, 2004

100,000 

 

$0.10

Granted

1,340,000 

 

$0.68

Exercised

(640,000)

 

$0.10

Options outstanding at March 31, 2005

800,000 

 

$1.08

Granted

1,700,000 

 

$1.34

Exercised

(200,000)

 

$1.00

Cancelled

(200,000)

 

$2.00

Options outstanding at September 30, 2005

2,100,000 

 

$1.21

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

Range of Exercise Prices

Number Outstanding

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (yrs.)

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Number Exercisable

Weighted Average Exercise Price

$0.50

200,000

3.84

$0.50

 

150,000

$0.50

$0.83

200,000

0.03

$0.83

 

200,000

$0.83

$1.25

1,500,000

4.52

$1.25

 

375,000

$1.25

$2.00

200,000

4.67

$2.00

 

50,000

$2.00

 

2,100,000

4.04

$1.21

 

775,000

$1.04

The fair value of each option granted has been estimated as of the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: risk-interest rate between 3.55– 3.99% (2004 – 2.75%), dividend yield 0% (2004 – 0%), volatility of 179% (2004 – 254-265%) and expected lives of approximately 4 years (2004 – 1-5 years).

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

5.

Stock Options (continued)

 

A summary of weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended September 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005 is as follows:

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

Weighted Average Fair Value

Six months ended September 30, 2005

 

 

Exercise price is greater than market price at grant date:

$1.34

$1.20

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2005

 

 

Exercise price is greater than market price at grant date:

$1.50

$0.53

Exercise price is below market price at grant date:

$0.34

$0.56

 

6.

Warrants

 

In June 2004, the Company issued warrants attached to a private placement to purchase 1,442,930 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share exercisable until May 19, 2006. In July 2004, the Company issued warrants attached to a private placement to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock at $0.55 per share exercisable until July 7, 2006.

A summary of the warrants outstanding as at September 30, 2005 is as follows:

Issue Date

Exercise Price

Issued

Exercised

September 30, 2005
Ending balance

May 20, 2004

$0.50

1,442,930

1,442,930

-

July 8, 2004

$0.55

500,000

400,000

100,000

Total

 

1,942,930

1,842,930

100,000

Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company.

7.

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”)

On August 27, 2004, the Company closed a private placement in its Series B Stock at $1,000 per share for $2,200,000 in gross proceeds (the “Private Placement”). The Series B Stock are senior to the common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and other distribution on the capital stock of the Company, including distribution of the assets of the Company upon liquidation. No cash dividends or distributions shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on the common stock in any year unless cash dividends or distributions on the Series B Stock for such year are likewise declared and paid or set apart for payment. No declared and unpaid dividends shall bear or accrue interest. Upon any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary before any distribution or payment shall be made to any of the holders of common stock or any series of preferred stock, the holders of Series B Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company, whether such assets are capital, surplus or earnings, an amount equal to $1,000 per share of the Series B Stock plus all declared and unpaid dividends thereon, for each shares of Series B Stock held by them.

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

7.

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”) (continued)

 

The Series B Stock are non-voting, carry a cumulative dividend rate of 5% per year, when and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company, and are convertible into common stock at any time by dividing the dollar amount being converted (included accrued but unpaid dividends) by the lower of $1.20 or 80% of the lowest volume weighted average trading price per common share of our Company for 10 trading days. The holder of the Series B Stock may only convert up to $250,000 of Series B Stock into common shares in any 30 day period. The Company may redeem the Series B Stock by paying 120% of the invested amount together with any unpaid dividends. In the event that the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock is equal to or greater than two dollars for twenty consecutive trading days, the Company must redeem in an amount of Series B Stock equal to 20% of the dollar volume of the common stock traded during the previous 20 days.

As a condition of the Private Placement, the Company agreed to file a registration statement registering up to 5,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Registration Statement”) in order to receive all of the proceeds of the Private Placement.

Each share of Series B Stock will be automatically converted into common stock immediately upon the consummation of the occurrence of a stock acquisition, merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Company.

The gross proceeds of the Private Placement have been received as follows:

(i) $1,100,000 was paid on closing;

(ii) $550,000 on the fifth business day following the filing date of the Registration Statement; and

(iii) $550,000 on the fifth business day following the effective date of the Registration Statement

Net proceeds received was $1,935,000 after payment of $220,000 in finders’ fees (10% of gross proceeds) and $45,000 in legal fees. The transaction resulted in a beneficial conversion feature calculation in accordance with EITF 98-5 “Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios”, of $315,244 which was accreted over nine months commencing October 1, 2004 (the minimum period that the preferred stockholder can convert all of their Series B Stock). The Company recorded accretion of $105,081 as a dividend for the six months ended September 30, 2005 (year ended March 31, 2005 - $210,163).

As of September 30, 2005, the Company paid preferred stock dividends of $72,672 on the Series B Stock.

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

7.

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”) (continued)

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2005, the Company issued the following common shares pursuant to exercise of the Series B Stocks:

Conversion
Date

# of
Series B Stock

Conversion
Price

Common
Stock

April 1, 2005

100

$0.8386

119,252

April 6, 2005

5

0.7735

6,464

April 7, 2005

100

0.7735

129,282

April 28, 2005

125

0.7860

159,033

April 29, 2005

125

0.7860

159,033

May 2, 2005

395

0.7860

502,544

May 18, 2005

125

1.0887

114,816

May 25, 2005

125

1.1962

104,498

June 1, 2005

125

1.1962

104,498

June 8, 2005

475

1.2000

395,834

Total

1,700

$1.0560

1,795,254

 

8.

Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Stock”)

 

On July 19, 2005, the Company also closed a private placement in its Series C Stock at $1,000 per share for 12,500 shares (the “Private Placement”). The Series C Stock are senior to the common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and other distribution on the capital stock of the Company, including distribution of the assets of the Company upon liquidation. No cash dividends or distributions shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on the common stock in any year unless cash dividends or distributions on the Series C Stock for such year are likewise declared and paid or set apart for payment. No declared and unpaid dividends shall bear or accrue interest. Upon any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary before any distribution or payment shall be made to any of the holders of common stock or any series of preferred stock, the holders of Series C Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company, whether such assets are capital, surplus or earnings, an amount equal to $1,000 per share of the Series C Stock plus all declared and unpaid dividends thereon, for each shares of Series C Stock held by them.

The Series C Stock are non-voting, carry a cumulative dividend rate of 5% per year, when and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company, and are convertible into common stock at any time by dividing the dollar amount being converted (included accrued but unpaid dividends) by the lower of $3.00 or 85% of the volume weighted average trading price per common stock of the Company for 5 trading days. The holder of the Series C Stock may only convert up to a maximum of $950,000 of Series C Stock into common stock in any 30 day period. The Company may redeem the Series C Stock by paying 120% of the invested amount together with any unpaid dividends. Each share of Series C Stock will automatically convert into common stock at the conversion price then in effect two years from the date of issuance of each share.

As a condition of the private placement regarding the Series C Stock, the Company agreed to file a registration statement registering up to 12,500,000 shares of common stock (the “Registration Statement”) within 60 days of closing and to have the Registration Statement declared effective within 150 days of closing.

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

8.

Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Stock”) (continued)

 

Each share of Series C Stock will be automatically converted into common stock immediately upon the consummation of the occurrence of a stock acquisition, merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Company.

The gross proceeds of this private placement will be received as follows:

(i) $6,000,000 was received on closing;

(ii) $3,500,000 was received on the second business day prior to the filing date of the Registration Statement; and

(iii) $3,000,000 will be received on the fifth business day following effective date of the Registration Statement. There are no assurances that the Company’s Registration Statement will become effective and that the Company will receive the last payment of $2,775,000, net of the 7.5% finders’ fee.

Net proceeds received as of September 30, 2005 totaled $8,776,990 after payment of finders’ fees and legal costs of $712,500 and $10,510 respectively. The transaction resulted in a beneficial conversion feature calculation in accordance with EITF 98-5 “Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios”, and EITF 00-27 “Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments”, of $1,555,873 which is being accreted over twenty-four (24) months commencing July 15, 2005. Accretion of $172,638 was recorded for the six months ended September 30, 2005.

As of September 30, 2005, the Company had accrued $63,219 for dividends on the Series C Stock.

9.

Common Stock

On July 19, 2005, the Company received gross proceeds of $3,300,000 pursuant to a private placement of 1,650,000 shares of common stock at $2.00 per share. Finders’ fees paid on this transaction totaled $25,000.

10.

Commitments

Effective October 1, 2004, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for public and investor relations with a third party. The Company is committed to pay $5,000 per month for the service for the term of one year. Either party may terminate the agreement with thirty days written notice.

On January 1, 2005, the Company entered into a management consulting agreement with MGG Consulting, wholly-owned by the President of the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is committed to a cash compensation rate of $1,000 per day unless terminated at any time by either party upon written notice. Effective April 1, 2005, the agreement was amended to reduce the compensation rate to $800 per day.

11.

Subsequent Events

On October 15, 2005, the Company granted an option, under the Amended 2005 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company, to purchase 250,000 common shares to a new employee at an exercise price of $2.00. Other terms of the option are substantially the same as option grants to other employees with vesting occurring semi-annually over a two-year period following the grant date. Similarly, the options expire at the end of five years following the grant date.

 

 



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TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION
(formerly Scarab Systems, Inc.)
(An exploration stage enterprise)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

12.

Comparative Figures

 

Certain of the comparative figures for September 30, 2004 have been reclassified to conform with the presentation adopted in the current period.

 



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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information in this discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our capital needs, business strategy and expectations. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Actual events or results may differ materially.

In evaluating these statements, you should consider various risk factors in other reports our company files with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31, 2005. These factors may cause our company’s actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update these statements, or disclose any difference between its actual results and those reflected in these statements. The information constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Overview

We are an exploration stage company primarily engaged in the exploration for natural gas from coal in the Coos Bay region of Oregon. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Methane Energy Corp. (“Methane”), we hold leases to approximately 101,000 acres of prospective natural gas from coal lands in the Coos Bay region. Methane operates the exploration project in the Coos Bay region. We changed our name from Scarab Systems, Inc. to Torrent Energy on July 13, 2004 to reflect the change in our business focus towards exploration for and production of natural gas from coal seams. The change in our business operations occurred as a result of our entering into a lease purchase and sale agreement, through Methane, on April 30, 2004. We were previously a web design and internet application developer.

Until June 22, 2004, when we closed on the purchase of certain oil and gas leases in the Coos Bay region, our business was to provide services to the e-commerce industry. Historically, these services have been comprised of marketing, e-commerce development and the sale and distribution of transaction processing and payment services. Since none of these services were sufficient to provide us with a sustainable foundation, we commenced reviewing opportunities in the resource sector in late fiscal 2004. Accordingly, the accumulated losses of $883,317 to March 31, 2004 reflect our past activities that have been either discontinued or abandoned.

Our restructuring accelerated from January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2004 (final quarter of fiscal 2004) and was finalized from April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004 (first quarter of fiscal 2005). We decided to investigate and pursue a number of conventional oil and gas opportunities as well as a number of unconventional (natural gas from coal) acquisition candidates. Due diligence on a natural gas from coal opportunity was completed in April and May of 2004, resulting in the announcement on May 20, 2004 of the purchase of certain Oregon-based oil and gas lease assets from an independent company. Two private placements from April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004 (first quarter of fiscal 2005) totaling $0.7 million allowed us to complete the initial lease acquisitions and to commence leasing additional mineral rights under the land surrounding the existing oil and gas leases. Additional private placements from July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004 (second quarter of fiscal 2005) of $2.2 million and from January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005 (fourth quarter of fiscal 2005) of $2.5 million allowed us to continue lease acquisitions, commence core drilling and provide working capital. From July 1 to September 30, 2005 (second quarter of fiscal 2006), we completed several private placements totaling $15.8 million which allowed us to proceed with a multi-well pilot program, to continue acquiring additional leases and to provide working capital.

 

 



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Plan of Operations

Land Acquisition

We currently lease approximately 101,000 acres in the Coos Bay Basin. We may add to that total although there is no assurance that we can do so.

Exploration of the Coos Bay Project

We have implemented a drilling and exploration program in the Coos Bay Basin. Based on existing raw data, which provides substantial subsurface information, we have completed a core drilling program. A total of five core holes have been drilled from November 2004 to May 2005 at depths ranging from 1,000 to 4,500 feet. Since gas content levels have met management’s expectations, we are proceeding with a full pilot test well program that began in August 2005.

The first pilot project area in the Coos Bay Basin is called Beaver Hill. Methane has completed drilling and setting production casing for Beaver Hill #1 through #5. These wells encountered a number of coal seams within the Lower Coaledo formation and we have specifically targeted the thicker “D” coal seam for development based on our initial evaluation. All five wells in this project are located on a single site within the Coos County forest lands. The last four wells were directionally drilled by Roll’n Oilfield Services’ Rig #14 to true vertical depths ranging from 3,900 to 5,200 feet.. The focus of our operations will now change to completions of Beaver Hill #2 through #5 through a combination of open hole drill-outs and cased hole perforations. Injectivity testing will follow to determine formation permeability and the requirements for further wellbore stimulation. Open hole completions will be done using the Roll’n Rig #14 currently on location and the cased hole completions will be done using a conventional service rig during the month of November. Beaver Hill #1 was perforated and tested during July 2005 to test for inflow of water and natural gas from this “D” coal seam. The purpose of the test was to gather representative water and gas samples from the coal seam and to measure the volumes of water and gas recovered during the duration of the test. This test information has increased our understanding of the Coos Bay basin coals and should allow us to engineer potential stimulation programs and to design production equipment for the Beaver Hill wells. Installation of production test facilities should follow the completion of the remaining Beaver Hill wells.

A second pilot project area has been identified two miles south of the Beaver Hill site and has been designated as the Radio Hill Project area. One vertically and four directionally drilled wells are planned for this location targeting the same Lower Coaledo “D” seam found at Beaver Hill. The Radio Hill site has been prepared, well permit applications have been filed, drilling design has been completed and the Roll’n rig is scheduled to be moved on location in November 2005.

A resource report completed during the quarter ended June 30, 2005 by an independent engineering firm has quantified a Natural Gas from Coal (NGC) resource under the lands currently leased by us in Coos County, Oregon, in excess of 1 TCF (trillion cubic feet). It is our expectation that this resource number should continue to increase as more lands are leased within Coos County in the coming months.

Estimated timeline over the next twelve months

August 2005 to February 2006

Pilot well drilling and testing.

January 2006 to July 2006

Continue pilot well testing (primarily a dewatering phase).

 

 

 



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Major expenditures expected for the 12 month period commencing August 1, 2005 include the following:

Exploration and drilling:

$11,600,000

Land and leasing expenditures:

700,000

Operating expenses:

1,100,000

General and administrative:

900,000

General working capital:

700,000

Total:

$15,000,000

Exploration of Cedar Creek Project

Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cascadia Energy Corp. (“Cascadia”), executed a lease option agreement dated August 9, 2005 with Weyerhaeuser Company to lease 100,000 acres that it may choose from an overall 365,000 acreage block in the Cedar Creek area in Lewis, Cowlitz and Skamania Counties, Washington State. Our subsidiary intends to commence an exploratory work program in 2006 on that acreage searching for possible hydrocarbon deposits. Cascadia has also has been granted a two year first right of refusal on the balance of the Cedar Creek Block. Initial cash consideration for this option was $100,000. In addition, Cascadia has committed to a work program based upon the number of acres selected for further exploration activity.

Cascadia has also entered into a joint venture agreement dated August 12, 2005 with St. Helens Energy, LLC., a 100% owned subsidiary of Comet Ridge Limited, an Australian coal seam gas explorer listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Under this agreement, St. Helens Energy LLC. holds a 40% interest in the new Washington exploration project. Cascadia will serve as operator of the joint venture and St. Helens Energy LLC. will actively assist in evaluating the area and developing exploratory leads and prospects.

There is no assurance that we will raise sufficient capital to take advantage of our opportunity in Washington State.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our cash on hand was $9,167,374 as at September 30, 2005 compared to $2,600,986 at March 31, 2005. Our working capital surplus was $7,216,045 as at September 30, 2005 as compared to $1,968,953 as at March 31, 2005.

During, the six months ended September 30, 2005, we received net proceeds of $3,389,286 consisting of $114,286 from the exercise of 228,571 warrants into shares of common stock and $3,275,000 from the issuance of 1,650,000 shares of common stock. In addition, we received net proceeds of $8,776,490 from the issuance of 9,500 shares of Series C Stock. This compares to net proceeds of $796,025 from the issuance of shares of common stock and $1,450,000 in net proceeds from the issuance of 2,200 Series B Stock during the six months ended September 30, 2004.

During the six months ended September 30, 2005, we invested $5,718,945 in our Coos Bay project as compared to $2,775,434 during the period from inception through March 31, 2005. This included $287,828 (inception through March 31, 2005 - $1,255,847) in seismic costs and lease costs to target and secure the oil and gas rights, drilling costs of $5,107,087 (inception through March 31, 2005 - $1,262,564) for the drill-core program; and $324,030 (inception through March 31, 2005 - $257,023) for geological and geophysical consulting fees. Additionally, we invested $291,810 in our Cedar Creek project, of which $116,724 has been or will be recovered from our joint venture partner in this project, resulting a net project investment as at September 30, 2005 of $154,433, plus related expenses of $20,653. See Exploration of Cedar Creek Project above and Note 4 to the financial statements.

Series B Convertible Preferred Shares

We are authorized to issue up to 5,000 shares of Series B Stock, par value $0.01. On August 27, 2004, we closed a private placement of Series B Stock for $2,200,000 in gross proceeds. Our Series B Stock is non-voting, carries a

 



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cumulative dividend rate of 5% per year, and was convertible into shares of common stock at any time by dividing the dollar amount being converted by the lower of $1.20 or 80% of the lowest volume weighted average trading price per share of our common stock for 10 trading days. As a condition of the private placement, we agreed to file a registration statement registering up to 5,000,000 shares of common stock in order to receive all of the proceeds of the private placement.

During the six months ended September 30, 2005, 1,700 shares of Series B Stock were converted into 1,795,254 shares of our common stock at an average price of $1.06 per share of common stock. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, 500 Series B Stock were converted into 614,358 shares of our common stock at an average price of $0.83 per share of common stock. As at September 30, 2005, there were no shares of Series B Stock outstanding. See Note 7 to the financial statements.

Series C Convertible Preferred Shares

We are authorized to issue up to 25,000 shares of Series C Stock, par value $0.01. On July 19, 2005, we closed a private placement of Series C Stock at $1,000 per share for 12,500 shares. Our Series C Stock is non-voting, carries a cumulative dividend rate of 5% per year, and is convertible into shares of common stock at any time by dividing the dollar amount being converted by the lower of $3.00 or 85% of the lowest volume weighted average trading price per share of our common stock for 5 trading days. As a condition of the private placement, we agreed to file a registration statement registering up to 12,500,000 shares of common stock in order to receive all of the proceeds of the private placement. See Note 8 to the financial statements.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we completed a $12,500,000 Series C Stock offering. Under the terms of this financing, we received gross proceeds of $6,000,000 on closing and an additional $3,500,000 upon filing a registration statement on Form SB-2 registering the offering. We expect to receive an additional $3,000,000 upon effectiveness of the registration statement. These proceeds will also be used to fund our Coos Bay program and for general working capital. For more details please review our Form 8-K filing and refer to Note 8 to the financial statements.

Warrants

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, we issued warrants attached to a private placement to purchase 1,442,930 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share exercisable until May 19, 2006. We also issued warrants attached to a private placement to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.55 per share exercisable until July 7, 2006. During the six months ended September 30, 2005, 228,571 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants for proceeds of $114,286. As at September 30, 2005, 100,000 share purchase warrants at a price of $0.55 per share remain outstanding. See Note 6 to the financial statements.

$2,500,000 Private Placement

To obtain funding for our ongoing operations during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, we entered into two stock purchase agreements with two accredited investors on February 11, 2005 for the sale of 2,500,000 shares of our common stock for $2,500,000 in gross proceeds. The investors provided us with an aggregate of $2,500,000 on February 15, 2005, pursuant to the stock purchase agreements. The funds from the sale of the shares of common stock were used for exploratory core drilling and for general working capital.

$3,300,000 Private Placement

During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we closed a private placement with three institutional investors resulting in gross proceeds of $3,300,000 by issuing 1,650,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.00 per share. These placement proceeds are being used to fund our pilot well program in Coos Bay, Oregon. For more details please review our Form 8-K filing and refer to Note 9 to the financial statements.

 

 



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New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.” SFAS No. 154 replaces APB Opinion No. 20 “Accounting Changes” and SFAS No. 3 “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements.” SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 will have no impact on our company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) No. 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Instruments on Diluted Earnings per Share.” EITF No. 04-8 provides new guidance on when the dilutive effect of contingently convertible securities with a market price trigger should be included in diluted earnings per share. The new guidance states that these securities should be included in the diluted earnings per share computation regardless of whether the market price trigger has been met. The guidance in EITF 04-8 is effective for all periods ending after December 15, 2004 and would be applied by retrospectively restating previously reported earnings per share. The adoption of EITF No. 04-8 did not have a material impact on our company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB No. 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions.” SFAS No. 153 requires exchanges of productive assets to be accounted for at fair value, rather than at carryover basis, unless (1) neither the asset received nor the asset surrendered has a fair value that is determinable within reasonable limits, or (2) the transactions lack commercial substance. SFAS 153 is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of FASB No. 153 will not have a material impact on our company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS 123(R) requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as expense in the historical financial statements as services are performed. Prior to SFAS 123(R), only certain pro-forma disclosures of fair value were required. SFAS 123(R) shall be effective for our company as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after April 1, 2006. The adoption of FASB No. 123(R) will not have a material impact on our company’s consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. We have accumulated a deficit of $6,103,044 to September 30, 2005. We believe we have sufficient cash to meet our projected expenditures for the next twelve months. In the long-term, our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate profitable operations in the future and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with any certainty at this time. We have historically satisfied our working capital needs primarily by issuing equity securities and at March 31, 2005 we had working capital of $1,968,953, largely as a result of completing private placements in May 2004, June 2004, August 2004 and February 2005 which raised aggregate net proceeds of $5,040,025. Management plans to continue to provide for our capital needs by issuing equity securities. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amount and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management makes its best estimate of the ultimate outcome for these items based on the historical trends and other information available when the financial statements are prepared. Changes in the

 



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estimates are recognized in accordance with the accounting rules for the estimate, which is typically in the period when new information becomes available to management. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions

Income Taxes

We have adopted SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, which requires us to recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns using the liability method. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

Stock-based Compensation

Effective April 1, 2004, we adopted SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” as amended by SFAS No. 148 “Accounting for Stock-based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure”. We recognize stock based compensation expense using a fair value based method. This accounting change is applied retroactively.

Prior to the adoption of this standard, we applied the disclosure provision of SFAS No. 123 for stock options granted to directors, officers and employees. As permitted by SFAS No. 123, we followed the intrinsic value approach of APB No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and the related interpretations. We have a stock option plan that is described more fully in Note 5 to the financial statements.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

We have adopted SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative and Hedging Activities”, which requires companies to recognize all derivative contracts as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and to measure them at fair value. If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically designated as a hedge, the objective of which is to match the timing of gain and loss recognition on the hedging derivative with the recognition of (i) the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk or (ii) the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transaction. For a derivative not designated as a hedging instrument, the gain or loss is recognized in income in the period of change. We have not entered into derivative contracts either to hedge existing risks or for speculative purposes.

Long-Lived Assets Impairment

Our long-term assets are reviewed when changes in circumstances require as to whether their carrying value has become impaired, pursuant to guidance established in SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Management considers assets to be impaired if the carrying value exceeds the future projected cash flows from the related operations, undiscounted and without interest charges. If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets will be written down to fair value, and a loss is recorded as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value. Fair values are determined based on the quoted market values, discounted cash flows or internal and external appraisal, as applicable. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of carrying value or estimated net realizable value.

Asset Retirement Obligations

We recognize a liability for future retirement obligations associated with our oil and gas properties. The estimated fair value of the asset retirement obligation is based on the current cost escalated at an inflation rate and discounted at a credit adjusted risk-free rate. This liability is capitalized as part of the cost of the related asset and amortized over its useful life. The liability accretes until we settle the obligation. As of September 30, 2005, we did not have any asset retirement obligations.

 

 



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Oil and Gas Properties

We utilize the full cost method to account for our investment in oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, interest costs relating to unproved properties, geological expenditures and direct internal costs are capitalized into the full cost pool. As of March 31, 2005, we had no properties with proven reserves. When we obtain proven oil and gas reserves, capitalized costs, including estimated future costs to develop the reserves and estimated abandonment costs, net of salvage, will be depleted on the units-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects including capitalized interest, if any, are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined. If the future exploration of unproved properties are determined uneconomical, the amount of such properties are added to the capitalized cost to be amortized. As of March 31, 2005, all of our oil and gas properties were unproved and were excluded from amortization.

The capitalized costs included in the full cost pool are subject to a “ceiling test”, which limits such costs to the aggregate of the estimated present value, using an estimated discount rate, of the future net revenues from proved reserves, based on current economic and operating conditions and the estimated value of unproven properties. As at September 30, 2005, none of our unproved oil and gas properties were considered impaired.

Results of Operations

The results of operations include the results of Torrent and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Methane and Cascadia, for the six months ended September 30, 2005 and Torrent and its wholly owned subsidiary, Catalyst Technologies Inc., for the six months ended September 30, 2004. During the six months ended September 30, 2005, Torrent performed all of the administrative operations while the subsidiaries, Methane and Cascadia, hold the interests in the leases and operates the Coos Bay project and Cedar Creek project, respectively.

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to the Six Months Ended September 30, 2004

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses rose considerably between the periods due to our increased activity compared to the prior period when we were beginning to reestablish our operations. During the six months ended September 30, 2005, we completed drilling on the fifth and last core hole in our multi-hole program in Coos Bay Basin of Oregon and commenced completion and testing operations on our Beaver Hill # 1 well location. The significant operating expenses consisted of consulting fees, accounting and legal fees, lease rentals, stock based compensation and travel expenses.

Operating expenses were $2,230,346 for the six months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $1,117,989 for the six months ended September 30, 2004. A significant portion of the increase in expenditures was attributable to stock- based compensation expenses of $1,308,007 related to the granting of three tranches of stock options during the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (2004 - $461,336).

Consulting fees were $406,865 for the six months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $115,187 for the six months ended September 30, 2004. The increase is a result of our increased activity compared to the prior period when we were only beginning to reestablish our operations. There is now a complete management team in place to continue the exploration of the Coos Bay project in Methane and to start planning for the exploration of the Cedar Creek project in Cascadia.

Investor relations expenses (recovery) were $(15,764) for the six months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $221,100 for the six months ended September 30, 2004. This expense recovery resulted from the regular investor relations expenses of $83,877 being netted against a reversal of $(99,641). This reversal relates directly to the cancellation of 200,000 stock options that were originally granted during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.

During the six months ended September 30, 2005, we paid $60,013 for lease rentals pursuant to our oil and gas leases. The joint venture cost recovery of $(76,724) relates entirely to the Cedar Creek project in Cascadia. We

 



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incur the consulting and lease costs in Cascadia, then we recover 40% of these costs from our joint venture partner, St. Helens Energy LLC., as described more fully in Note 4 to the financial statements.

Legal and accounting costs rose during the period primarily as a result of increased fees to comply with regulatory and audit requirements, and to close financings. As a result, our legal and accounting costs were $136,594 for the six months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $60,589 for the six months ended September 30, 2004.

Travel costs for the six months ended September 30, 2005 were $125,777 as compared to $10,500 for the same period last year. The additional travel costs were due to the requirements to bring the expertise into Oregon for our drilling program plus the travel required to complete our fundings.

We invested excess cash in term deposits during the six months ended September 30, 2005 resulting in interest revenue of $53,017. Similar investments during the six months ended September 30, 2004 yielded $163 in interest revenue.

We recorded the remaining $105,081 for dividend accretion related to the beneficial conversion feature on the Series B Stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2005. We also recorded $1,555,873 in value and $172,638 in accretion, both related to the beneficial conversion feature associated with the Series C Stock that was issued during the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

Related Party Transactions. During the six months ended September 30, 2005, our company paid or accrued $215,753 (2004 - $ nil) in consulting fees to our directors and officers. In addition, we paid our officers and directors $61,600 (2004 - $nil) for consulting fees relating to our oil and gas leases and $122,000 (2004 - $ nil) for geological and geophysical consulting fees, both of which are included in the costs of the oil and gas properties.

As at September 30, 2005, there was $68,462 (2004 – $nil) representing unpaid consulting fees and reimbursable expenses owing to our directors and officers. In fiscal year 2004, in anticipation of the change in business operation, $110,527 in consulting fees (including $303,280 incurred in fiscal year 2004) owing to our directors and officers was forgiven. This money was recorded as an additional paid-in capital.

Net Loss for the Period. We recorded a net loss of $(2,177,329) for the six months ended September 30, 2005, compared with a net loss of $(1,117,826) for the six months ended September 30, 2004.

RISK FACTORS

Much of the information included in this annual report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements”. Such forward-looking statements include any projections or estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. These include (i) the potential prospective for natural gas from coal and conventional natural gas production of up to 100,000 acres in the Coos Bay Basin, (ii) the potential pipeline capacity of 10 million cubic feet of gas per day in the port of Coos Bay area, and (iii) greater market for natural gas in Coos County. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions, or other future performance suggested herein. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

Such estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements” involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution readers of this annual report that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements”. In evaluating us, our business and any investment in our business, readers should carefully consider the following factors.

 

 



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Risks Relating to Our Business:

We have a history of losses which may continue, which may negatively impact our ability to achieve our business objectives.

We incurred net losses of $(2,177,329) for the six-month period ended September 30, 2005 and $(1,117,826) for the six-month period ended September 30, 2004. We cannot be assured that we can achieve or sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future. Our operations are subject to the risks and competition inherent in the establishment of a business enterprise. There can be no assurance that future operations will be profitable. We may not achieve our business objectives and the failure to achieve such goals would have an adverse impact on us.

If we are unable to obtain additional funding our business operations will be harmed and if we do obtain additional financing our then existing shareholders may suffer substantial dilution.

We will require additional funds to sustain and expand our oil and gas exploration activities. We anticipate that we will require up to approximately $15,000,000 to fund our continued operations for the twelve month period ending September 30, 2006. Additional capital will be required to effectively support the operations and to otherwise implement our overall business strategy. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. The inability to obtain additional capital will restrict our ability to grow and may reduce our ability to continue to conduct business operations. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we will likely be required to curtail our exploration plans and possibly cease our operations. Any additional equity financing may involve substantial dilution to our then existing shareholders.

Our independent auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability to obtain future financing.

In their report dated June 3, 2005, our independent auditors stated that our financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is an issue raised as a result of recurring losses from operations. We continue to experience net operating losses. Our ability to continue as a going concern is subject to our ability to obtain necessary funding from outside sources, including obtaining additional funding from the sale of our securities. Our continued net operating losses increases the difficulty in meeting such goals and there can be no assurances that such methods will prove successful.

We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease our ongoing business operations.

We have no history of revenues from operations and have no significant tangible assets. We have yet to generate positive earnings and there can be no assurance that we will ever operate profitably. Our company has a limited operating history in the business of oil and gas exploration and must be considered in the development stage. Our success is significantly dependent on a successful acquisition, drilling, completion and production program. Our operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. We may be unable to locate recoverable reserves or operate on a profitable basis. We are in the development stage and potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by enterprises in the development stage. If our business plan is not successful, and we are not able to operate profitably, investors may lose some or all of their investment in our company.

If we are unable to retain the services of Mr. Gustafson or if we are unable to successfully recruit qualified managerial and field personnel having experience in oil and gas exploration, we may not be able to continue our operations.

Our success depends to a significant extent upon the continued service of Mr. Mark Gustafson, our president, chief executive officer, acting chief financial officer and a director. Loss of the services of Mr. Gustafson could have a material adverse effect on our growth, revenues, and prospective business. We do not maintain key-man insurance on the life of Mr. Gustafson. In addition, in order to successfully implement and manage our business plan, we will

 



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be dependent upon, among other things, successfully recruiting qualified managerial and field personnel having experience in the oil and gas exploration business. Competition for qualified individuals is intense. There can be no assurance that we will be able to find, attract and retain existing employees or that we will be able to find, attract and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms.

As our properties in Washington and Oregon are in the exploration stage, there can be no assurance that we will establish commercial discoveries on our properties.

Exploration for economic reserves of oil and gas is subject to a number of risk factors. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing oil and/or gas wells. Our properties are in the exploration stage only and are without proven reserves of oil and gas. We may not establish commercial discoveries on any of our properties.

We are unsure about the likelihood that we will discover and establish profitable production of natural gas from coal seams in the Coos Bay region.

Currently, there is no commercial production of natural gas from coal seams in the state of Oregon. Additionally, there are no coal seam gas reserves attributed to the state of Oregon. Natural gas from coal gas only accounts for approximately 10% of all natural gas production in the United States, and the closest natural gas from coal production to the Coos Bay Region occurs in the state of Wyoming. As a result, it is unlikely that we will discover any significant amount of natural gas from coal in the Coos Bay Region or be able to establish a well that will produce a profitable amount of natural gas from coal gas.

Even if we are able to, the potential profitability of oil and gas ventures depends upon factors beyond the control of our company.

The potential profitability of oil and gas properties is dependent upon many factors beyond our control. For instance, world prices and markets for oil and gas are unpredictable, highly volatile, potentially subject to governmental fixing, pegging, controls or any combination of these and other factors, and respond to changes in domestic, international, political, social and economic environments. Additionally, due to worldwide economic uncertainty, the availability and cost of funds for production and other expenses have become increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to project. In addition, adverse weather conditions can also hinder drilling operations. These changes and events may materially affect our future financial performance. These factors cannot be accurately predicted and the combination of these factors may result in our company not receiving an adequate return on invested capital.

Even if we are able to discover and generate a gas well, there can be no assurance the well will become profitable.

Even if we are able to drill a gas well to capture natural gas from coal, a productive well may become uneconomic in the event water or other deleterious substances are encountered which impair or prevent the production of oil and/or gas from the well. In addition, production from any well may be unmarketable if it is impregnated with water or other deleterious substances. In addition, the marketability of oil and gas which may be acquired or discovered will be affected by numerous factors, including the proximity and capacity of oil and gas pipelines and processing equipment, market fluctuations of prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, allowable production and environmental protection, all of which could result in greater expenses than revenue generated by the well.

Competition in the oil and gas industry is highly competitive and there is no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring the leases.

The oil and gas industry is intensely competitive. We compete with numerous individuals and companies, including many major oil and gas companies which have substantially greater technical, financial and operational resources and staffs. Accordingly, there is a high degree of competition for desirable oil and gas leases, suitable properties for drilling operations and necessary drilling equipment, as well as for access to funds. We cannot predict if the necessary funds can be raised or that any projected work will be completed. Our budget anticipates our acquisition of additional acreage of lease in the Coos Bay basin. This acreage may not become available or if it is available for leasing, that we may not be successful in acquiring the leases.

 

 



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The marketability of natural resources will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control which may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.

The marketability of natural resources which may be acquired or discovered by us will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include market fluctuations in oil and gas pricing and demand, the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, governmental regulations, land tenure, land use, regulation concerning the importing and exporting of oil and gas and environmental protection regulations. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.

Oil and gas operations are subject to comprehensive regulation which may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated causing an adverse effect on our company.

Oil and gas operations are subject to federal, state, and local laws relating to the protection of the environment, including laws regulating removal of natural resources from the ground and the discharge of materials into the environment. Oil and gas operations are also subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the design and use of drilling methods and equipment. Various permits from government bodies are required for drilling operations to be conducted; no assurance can be given that such permits will be received. Environmental standards imposed by federal, provincial, or local authorities may be changed and any such changes may have material adverse effects on our activities. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, thus causing an adverse effect on us. Additionally, we may be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damages. To date, we have not been required to spend any material amount on compliance with environmental regulations. However, we may be required to do so in the future and this may affect our ability to expand or maintain our operations.

Exploration and production activities are subject to certain environmental regulations which may prevent or delay the commencement or continuation of our operations.

In general, our exploration and production activities are subject to certain federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental quality and pollution control. Such laws and regulations increase the costs of these activities and may prevent or delay the commencement or continuation of a given operation. Compliance with these laws and regulations has not had a material effect on our operations or financial condition to date. Specifically, we are subject to legislation regarding emissions into the environment, water discharges and storage and disposition of hazardous wastes. In addition, legislation has been enacted which requires well and facility sites to be abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of state authorities. However, such laws and regulations are frequently changed and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance. Generally, environmental requirements do not appear to affect us any differently or to any greater or lesser extent than other companies in the industry. We believe that our operations comply, in all material respects, with all applicable environmental regulations. Our operating partners maintain insurance coverage customary to the industry; however, we are not fully insured against all possible environmental risks.

Exploratory drilling involves many risks and we may become liable for pollution or other liabilities which may have an adverse effect on our financial position.

Drilling operations generally involve a high degree of risk. Hazards such as unusual or unexpected geological formations, power outages, labor disruptions, blow-outs, sour gas leakage, fire, inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labor, and other risks are involved. We may become subject to liability for pollution or hazards against which it cannot adequately insure or which it may elect not to insure. Incurring any such liability may have a material adverse effect on our financial position and operations.

 

 



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Risks Relating to Our Shares of Common Stock:

If we fail to remain current in our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC Bulletin Board which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.

Companies trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, such as us, must be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and must be current in their reports under Section 13, in order to maintain price quotation privileges on the OTC Bulletin Board. If we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC Bulletin Board. As a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be severely adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market.

Our shares of common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the trading market in our securities is limited, which makes transactions in our shares of common stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our shares of common stock.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require:

that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and

 

the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must:

obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and

 

make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:

sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and

 

that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction.

Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our shares of common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our shares of common stock.

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our shares of common stock.

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low

 



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priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our shares of common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares of common stock and have an adverse effect on the market for its shares.

Item 3. Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by the quarterly report, being September 30, 2005, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our company’s disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our company’s management, including our company’s president. Based upon that evaluation, our company’s president concluded that our company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as at the end of the period covered by this report. There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

Disclosure controls and procedures and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our president and secretary as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

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

A full description of our sales of equity securities and use of proceeds is contained in Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations, under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.

Item 3. Default upon Senior Notes

Not applicable.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

 



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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-B

Exhibit Number and Exhibit Title

(3)

Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

3.1            Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A filed on February 11, 2004).

3.3            Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, creating Series B Stock (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2004).

3.2            Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, changing the name to Torrent Energy Corporation (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 30, 2005).

3.3            Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, creating Series C Stock (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2005).

3.4            Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A filed on February 11, 2004).

(10)

Material Contracts

10.1          Lease Purchase and Sale Agreement dated May 11, 2004 among Scarab Systems, Inc., Methane Energy Corp. and Geo-Trends-Hampton International, LLC (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2004).

10.2          Amending Agreement to Lease Purchase and Sale Agreement dated May 19, 2004 between Scarab Systems, Inc. and Methane Energy Corp. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2004).

10.3          Second Amending Agreement to Lease Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 11, 2004 between Scarab Systems, Inc. and Methane Energy Corp. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2004).

10.4          Scarab Systems, Inc. 2004 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 19, 2004).

10.5          Investment Rights Agreement dated August 27, 2004 between Torrent Energy Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2004).

10.6          Registration Rights Agreement dated August 27, 2004 between Torrent Energy Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2004).

10.7          Consulting Agreement dated January 1, 2005 between Torrent Energy Corporation and MGG Consulting (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 30, 2005).

10.8          Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 11, 2005 between Torrent Energy Corporation and Placer Creek Investors (Bermuda) L.P. (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 30, 2005).

 

 



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10.9          Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 11, 2005 between Torrent Energy Corporation and Placer Creek Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on March 30, 2005).

10.10        Investment Agreement dated July 12, 2005 between Torrent Energy Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2005).

10.11        Registration Rights Agreement dated July 12, 2005 between Torrent Energy Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2005).

10.12        Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 11, 2005 between Torrent Energy Corporation and each of Placer Creek Partners, L.P., Placer Creek Investors (Bermuda) L.P. and SDS Capital Group SPC, Ltd. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2005).

10.13        Lease Option Agreement dated August 9, 2005 between Torrent’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Cascadia Energy Corp. and Weyerhaeuser Company (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2005).

10.14        Joint Venture Agreement dated August 12, 2005 between Torrent’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Cascadia Energy Corp. and St. Helens Energy, LLC (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2005).

(14)

Code of Ethics

14.1          Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed on September 30, 2005).

(21)

Subsidiaries

Methane Energy Corp., an Oregon company

Cascadia Energy Corp., a Washington company

(31)

Section 302 Certifications

 

31.1

Section 302 Certification (filed herewith).

(32)

Section 906 Certifications

 

32.1

Section 906 Certification (filed herewith).

 



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

TORRENT ENERGY CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Mark Gustafson

Mark Gustafson

President, Chief Executive Officer,

Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer

and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: November 21, 2005