The Oil & Gas Accounting Podcast

Virtual Happy Hour-Using AFE's As Your Project Roadmap

November 15, 2021 SherWare, Inc. & COPAS Episode 29
The Oil & Gas Accounting Podcast
Virtual Happy Hour-Using AFE's As Your Project Roadmap
Show Notes

In this episode Phil and Tom host a virtual happy hour in which they discuss authority for expenditures or AFE’s. They discuss what they are, when they are used, and what they actually mean and what can be included in an AFE with a panel of three experts from the oil and gas industry. They also get into some Q&A after the discussion.


Highlights:

4:05 What is authority for expenditure?

8:08 When is an AFE required?

11:25 What happens when you overspend what’s on the AFE?

14:00 Some communication challenges when using the AFE

19:26 External AFE’s

28:23 Q&A

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