PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL INC
10-Q, 1999-08-16
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 1999

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                       Securities And Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                               _________________

                                   FORM 10--Q
                               _________________
(Mark One)

[X]  Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange
     Act Of 1934 For The Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 1999; Or

[ ]  Act Of 1934 For The Transition Period From ________ To _______

Commission File No. 0-24027


                       PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Nevada                                             61-1126904
  (State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)


Suite 750 Phoenix Place, 840-7th Avenue, S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P  3G2
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (403) 264-7020


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all Reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registration was
required to file such Reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days:        Yes  [X]    No  [ ]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

         12,836,983 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share

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                        PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                         QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10--Q

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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<S>                                                                         <C>
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION.............................................   2
Item 1.   Financial Statements..............................................   2
          Consolidated Balance sheets.......................................   2
          Consolidated Statements Of Loss...................................   3
          Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Equity...................   4
          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flow..............................   5
          Notes To Financial Statements.....................................   6
Item 2.   Management's Discussion And Analysis Of Financial
          Condition And Results Of Operations..............................
          General...........................................................  13
          Overview..........................................................  13
          Results Of Operations.............................................  14
          Liquidity And Capital Resources...................................  15
          Outlook And Prospective Capital Requirements......................  16
          Other Matters.....................................................  17
          Uncertainties And Other Factors That May Affect Our
          Future Results And Financial Condition............................  17
Item 3.   Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk........  26
          Oil And Gas Price Fluctuations....................................  26
          Currency Fluctuations.............................................  26
          Interest Rate Fluctuations........................................  27
PART II   OTHER INFORMATION.................................................  27
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.................................................  27
Item 2.   Changes In Securities And Use Of Proceeds.........................  27
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities...................................  27
Item 4.   Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders...............  27
Item 5.   Other Information.................................................  27
Item 6.   Exhibits..........................................................  27
          Exhibits..........................................................  27
          Reports on Form 8--K..............................................  27
</TABLE>
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                                  Advisement

This report contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections.  Generally
speaking, any statements in this report which refer to characterizations of
future events or circumstances constitute forward-looking statements. You may
generally identify the forward-looking statements contained in this report by
the words "anticipate," "expect," predict," "project," "estimate," "plan,"
"intend," "believe," "may," "will" and other similar expressions and variations,
although these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.

The forward-looking statements contained in this report generally reflect our
current expectations or beliefs, based on currently available information,
regarding our future results of operations, performance and achievements, or
industry results, and are inherently subject to known and unknown uncertainties,
risks and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such
forward-looking statements.  These uncertainties, risks and other factors may
include, but are not necessarily limited to, those uncertainties and factors
identified in Part I, Items 2 and 3, of this report captioned "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--
Uncertainties And Other Factors That May Affect Our Future Results And Financial
Condition," and "Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,"
respectively, as well as those generally contained in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.  Readers are cautioned not to
put undue reliance on any such forward-looking statement.

Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various forward-looking
statements and other disclosures we make in this report and in our other reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that attempt to advise
interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business and an
investment in our securities, including the following:

 .  Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998,

 .  Any Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q we may filed during the remainder of
   fiscal 1999, and

 .  Any Current Reports on Form 8-K we may file.

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                        PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements

                        PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                        (A Development Stage Enterprise)

                          Consolidated Balance sheets
                                  (Unaudited)
                          (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 At June 30,
                                                                                        --------------------------------
                                                                                            1999                1998
                                                                                        ------------        ------------
<S>                                                                                     <C>                 <C>
                                   ASSETS

Current assets:
 Cash............................................................................        $10,120,006         $ 5,645,408
 Accounts receivable.............................................................             97,574              99,878
 Prepaid expenses and other......................................................             77,666             154,627
                                                                                        ------------        ------------
  Total current assets...........................................................         10,295,246           5,899,913

Note receivable [note 5].........................................................             34,651                  --

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and
  amortization of $159,747 and $38,696, respectively [notes 2(g) and 4]..........            575,520             262,259
                                                                                        ------------        ------------

  Total assets...................................................................        $10,905,417         $ 6,162,172
                                                                                        ============        ============

                    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities........................................        $   135,135         $   127,097
                                                                                        ------------        ------------
  Total current liabilities......................................................            135,135             127,097

Shareholders' equity:
 Series "A" convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share:
  800,000 shares authorized; 800,000 shares issued as of
  June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998 [note 7].......................................                800                 800
 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share:
  50,000,000 shares authorized; 12,836,983 shares issued as of
  June 30, 1999; 12,426,983 shares issued as of June 30, 1998 [note 6)]..........             12,837              12,427
 Warrants [notes 7 and 9]........................................................          1,132,000           1,132,000
 Additional paid-in capital......................................................         16,133,273          10,082,031
 Accumulated deficit during the development stage................................         (6,508,628)         (5,192,183)
                                                                                        ------------        ------------
  Total shareholders' equity.....................................................         10,770,282           6,035,075
                                                                                        ------------        ------------
  Total liabilities and shareholders' equity.....................................        $10,905,417         $ 6,162,172
                                                                                        ============        ============
</TABLE>


  The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these
                                 balance sheets

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                        PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                        (A Development Stage Enterprise)

                        Consolidated Statements Of Loss
                                  (Unaudited)
                          (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               October 20,
                                                                                                                   1995
                                                                             Six Months Ended                (inception) to
                                                                                  June 30,                       June 30,
                                                                       ---------------------------------           1999
                                                                          1999                1998             (cumulative)
                                                                       --------------       -------------      -------------
<S>                                                                    <C>                  <C>                <C>
Operating expenses:
 Administrative..................................................        $   519,893         $   497,830          $ 2,632,756
 Amortization and depreciation [note 2(g)].......................             71,816              19,941              194,316
 Survey operation support and development [note 2(h)]............            165,745              13,893              742,004
 Survey and data analysis, net of reimbursements by
  joint-venture partners of $86,173 and $68,063,
  respectively [note 2(i)].......................................              5,930              50,081               35,956
 Write-down of assets............................................                 --                  --               17,074
                                                                       --------------       -------------        -------------
   Total operating expenses......................................           (763,384)           (581,745)          (3,622,106)

Operating loss...................................................           (763,384)           (581,745)          (3,622,106)

Other income (expenses):
 Interest cost on promissory notes...............................                 --             (10,000)            (124,299)
 Interest income.................................................            128,115              80,941              391,111
 Other income....................................................                 60                  --               19,291
 Foreign currency gain (loss) [note 2(j)]........................            (77,016)             (2,784)             (96,289)
 Settlement of damages...........................................                 --                  --              157,500
                                                                       --------------       -------------        -------------
   Total other income (expenses).................................             51,159              68,157              347,314

Net loss for the period..........................................        $  (712,225)        $  (513,588)         $(3,274,792)
                                                                       ==============       =============        =============
Basic and diluted loss per share [note 2(k)].....................        $     (0.06)        $     (0.30)
                                                                       ==============       =============
Weighted average shares outstanding..............................         12,465,657          12,356,460
                                                                       ==============       =============
</TABLE>

        Note:  Basic and diluted loss per share for the six-month period ended
               June 30, 1998 includes an adjustment for a deemed distribution
               attributable to a beneficial conversion feature for certain of
               the Company's securities. The basic and diluted loss per share
               for this period would be $0.04 without this adjustment. See notes
               2(k) and 7.


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

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                        PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                        (A Development Stage Enterprise)

                Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Equity
                                  (Unaudited)
                          (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Series A                                                  Deficit
                                                  Convertible          Common Stock                         Accumulated
                            Common Stock        Preferred Stock          Warrants           Additional      During the
                        ---------------------   ----------------   -------------------        Paid-in       Development
                          Shares      Amount    Shares    Amount   Number       Amount        Capital          Stage
                        ----------    -------   -------   ------   -------    ----------    -----------     -----------
<S>                     <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>           <C>             <C>
Issued at inception
 -- October 20, 1995.    5,000,000    $ 5,000        --     $ --        --    $       --    $        --     $        --
Net loss --
 Fiscal 1995.........           --         --        --       --        --            --             --         (53,696)
                        ----------    -------   -------     ----   -------    ----------    -----------     -----------
Balance --
 December 31, 1995...    5,000,000      5,000        --       --        --            --             --         (53,696)
Issued on reverse
 acquisition --
 January 30, 1996....    5,968,281      5,968        --       --        --            --         (5,968)             --
Issued for cash --
 May 29, 1996........      975,000        975        --       --        --            --        967,775              --
Net loss --
 Fiscal 1996.........           --         --        --       --        --            --             --        (475,578)
                        ----------    -------   -------     ----   -------    ----------    -----------     -----------
Balance --
 December 31, 1996...   11,943,281     11,943        --       --        --            --        961,807        (529,274)
Issued for services
 -- July 1, 1997.....       71,938         72        --       --        --            --        166,469              --
Net loss --
 Fiscal 1997.........           --         --        --       --        --            --             --        (913,321)
                        ----------    -------   -------     ----   -------    ----------    -----------     -----------
Balance --
 December 31, 1997...   12,015,219     12,015        --       --        --            --      1,128,276      (1,442,595)
Issued on conversion
 of promissory notes
 -- February 1, 1998.      411,764        412        --       --        --            --      1,119,588              --
Issued for cash --
 April 3, 1998.......           --         --   800,000      800        --            --      7,792,167      (2,104,000)
Issued for cash --
 April 3, 1998.......           --         --        --       --   200,000     1,132,000             --      (1,132,000)
Net loss --
 Fiscal 1998.........           --         --        --       --        --            --             --      (1,117,808)
                        ----------    -------   -------     ----   -------    ----------    -----------     -----------
Balance --
 December 31, 1998...   12,426,983     12,427   800,000      800   200,000     1,132,000     10,040,031      (5,796,403)
Issued for cash --
 February 22, 1999...       10,000         10        --       --        --            --         94,990              --
Issued for cash --
 May 17, 1999........      400,000        400        --       --        --            --      5,998,252              --
Net loss --
 Six months ended
  June 30, 1999......           --         --        --       --        --            --             --        (712,225)
                        ----------    -------   -------     ----   -------    ----------    -----------     -----------
Balance --
 June 30, 1999.......   12,836,983    $12,837   800,000     $800   200,000    $1,132,000    $16,133,273     $(6,508,628)
                        ==========    =======   =======     ====   =======    ==========    ===========     ===========
</TABLE>

    Supplemental Disclosure Of Non-Cash Investing And Financing Activities

In February 1998, the Company issued 411,764 shares of common stock upon the
conversion of promissory notes with an aggregate face value of $1,000,000 and
aggregate accrued interest of $120,000.  (See note 6).

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

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                        PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                        (A Development Stage Enterprise)

                      Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flow
                                  (Unaudited)
                          (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                October 20,
                                                                                                                    1995
                                                                             Six Months Ended                  (inception) to
                                                                                 June 31,                         June 31,
                                                                       -------------------------------              1999
                                                                           1999                1998             (cumulative)
                                                                       ------------         -----------          ------------
<S>                                                                    <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Operating activities:
 Net loss for the period.......................................         $  (712,225)         $ (513,588)          $(3,272,627)
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
  operating activities:
   Amortization property and equipment.........................              71,816              19,941               194,130
   Amortization of deferred costs..............................              93,014                  --               154,287
   Accounts receivable.........................................              23,862             (11,774)              (92,741)
   Prepaid expenses and other..................................             (50,335)             33,174               (77,667)
   Due from (to) officers......................................                  --                  --                (4,832)
   Accounts payable............................................             (42,215)            (98,549)              135,135
   Costs settled by issuance of common stock...................                  --                  --               166,541
   Write-down of property and equipment........................                  --                  --                28,077
   Accrued interest on promissory notes........................                  --              10,000               120,000
                                                                       ------------         -----------          ------------
     Net cash used in operating activities.....................            (616,083)           (560,796)           (2,649,697)

Financing activities:
 Proceeds of promissory notes..................................                  --                  --             1,100,000
 Repayment of promissory notes.................................                 761                  --               (99,238)
 Issuance of common stock......................................           6,095,000                  --             7,075,000
 Issuance of preferred stock and warrants......................                  --           6,000,000             6,000,000
 Share issuance costs..........................................              (1,348)           (269,033)             (318,631)
 Repayment of long-term debt...................................                  --            (146,520)             (146,520)
                                                                       ------------         -----------          ------------
     Net cash generated by financing activities................           6,094,413           5,584,447            13,610,610

Investing activities:
 Deferred financing............................................                  --              (7,279)               (7,766)
 Promissory note receivable....................................                  --                  --               (35,413)
 Acquisition of property and equipment.........................             (72,146)           (219,303)             (797,728)
                                                                       ------------         -----------          ------------
     Net cash used in investing activities.....................             (72,146)           (226,582)             (840,907)

Net cash inflow................................................           5,406,184           4,797,069            10,120,006

Cash position, beginning of period.............................           4,713,822             848,339                    --
                                                                       ------------         -----------          ------------
Cash position, end of period...................................         $10,120,006          $5,645,408           $10,120,006
                                                                       ============         ===========          ============
</TABLE>

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

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                       PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                       (A Development Stage Enterprise)

                         Notes To Financial Statements
                                  (Unaudited)
                          (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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1.   The Company

     Pinnacle Oil International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), is
     a technology-based reconnaissance exploration company which uses its
     proprietary stress field detector (SFD) remote-sensing airborne survey
     system to quickly and inexpensively identify and high-grade oil and natural
     gas prospects. The Company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Pinnacle Oil
     Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Pinnacle U.S.") and Pinnacle Oil Canada, Inc.,
     a Canadian federal corporation ("Pinnacle Canada").

2.   Basis of presentation

     (a)  Significant Accounting Policies

          These financial statements have been prepared without audit in
          accordance with: (1) accounting principles generally accepted in the
          United States for interim financial reporting; and (2) the rules and
          regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
          relating to the preparation of quarterly reports and Article 10 of
          Regulation S--X.

          While these financial statements reflect all normal recurring
          adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for
          fair presentation of the result of the interim period, they do not
          include all of the information and notes required by accounting
          principles generally accepted in the United States for complete
          financial statements.  For further information, refer to the financial
          statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10--K for
          its fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, as filed with the United
          States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1999.

     (b)  Consolidation

          The accounts of the Company's two wholly owned subsidiaries have been
          consolidated with those of the Company in preparing these financial
          statements.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions
          have been eliminated on consolidation.

     (c)  Interim Reporting

          These interim financial statements report the results of the Company's
          operations for the six-month interim periods ended June 30, 1999 and
          1998.  These interim results are not necessarily indicative of the
          results for an entire year, and also do not present all of the
          information normally presented in audited statements for an entire
          year.  These interim financial statements should be read in
          conjunction with the financial statements included in the Company's
          Annual Report on Form 10--K for its fiscal year ended December 31,
          1998, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
          Commission on March 31, 1999.

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     (d)  Reclassifications

          Certain prior fiscal quarterly amounts have been reclassified to
          conform to the current fiscal quarter's presentation.

     (e)  Estimates and assumptions

          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
          principles generally accepted in the United States requires management
          to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
          assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
          liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
          amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual
          results may differ from those estimates.

     (f)  Cash and Cash Equivalents

          For purposes of the consolidated balance sheets and statements of cash
          flow, the Company considers all investments with original maturities
          of ninety days or less to be cash and cash equivalents.

     (g)  Property, Equipment and Computer Software

          Property, equipment and computer software are stated at cost, and are
          depreciated or amortized over their estimated service lives using the
          declining balance method as follows:

<TABLE>

        <S>                                             <C>
        Airplane.......................................    25%
        Computer equipment.............................    30%
        Computer software..............................   100%
        Equipment......................................    20%
        Furniture and fixtures.........................    20%
        Leasehold improvements.........................    20%
        Tools..........................................    20%
        Vehicles.......................................    30%

</TABLE>

          Management periodically reviews the carrying value of property,
          equipment and computer software to ensure that any permanent
          impairment in value is recognized and reflected in the results from
          operations.

     (h)  Survey Operation Support and Development Expenditures

          The Company expenses all survey operation support and development
          expenditures as a research and development cost, with the exception of
          hardware and software expenditures, which are capitalized.  Survey
          operation support and development expenditures consist primarily of
          the cost, including allocable salaries, to:  (1) develop, improve and
          test the SFD Survey System and SFD Data interpretation functions; (2)
          conduct field evaluations designed by the Company's strategic partners
          to evaluate the SFD Survey System (after netting costs reimbursed to
          the Company by its strategic partners); and (3) develop, organize,
          staff and train the Company's research and development, survey and
          interpretation operational functions.

     (i)  Survey and Data Analysis Expenditures

          The Company expenses all survey and data analysis costs (after netting
          costs reimbursed to the Company by its strategic partners).  Survey
          and data analysis costs consist primarily of:  (1) aircraft operating
          costs, travel expenses and allocable salaries of Company personnel
          while

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          on survey assignment; and (2) allocable salaries of Company
          personnel while interpreting SFD Data for the Company's strategic
          partners.  Since survey and data analysis costs are incurred before
          drilling commences and estimated reserves are proven, they are
          capitalized under the full cost method of accounting, even if the
          Company elects to participate on a working-interest basis with respect
          to any SFD Prospect identified as a result of the associated SFD
          survey activity.

          Should the Company elect to participate on a working-interest basis
          with respect to any SFD Prospect, all contributions by the Company for
          drilling and development with respect to such SFD Prospect will be
          recorded under the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas.
          Under the full cost method of accounting, all costs associated with
          drilling and development activities will be capitalized on a country
          by country basis, and will be amortized on the unit of production
          method based on estimated proven developed reserves of each country.
          If a particular country does not prove to be commercially viable, the
          associated drilling and development costs will be expensed at such
          time.  The Company has not elected to participate on a working
          interest basis with respect to any SFD Prospect as of June 30, 1999,
          and has therefore not capitalized any drilling and development costs
          as of such date.

     (j)  Foreign currency translation

          The Company's current activities result in transactions denominated in
          both U.S. and Canadian dollars, and management has determined that the
          United States dollar is the appropriate functional currency for
          measurement and reporting purposes.

          Assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars are translated
          at the rate of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date.
          Transaction gains and losses relating to the conversion into U.S.
          dollars of year end balances denominated in Canadian dollars, and
          revenue and expenses denominated in Canadian dollars, are classified
          as foreign currency gains or losses.

          The exchange rates between the Canadian and U.S. dollar were:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Balance
                                          Sheet Date
                                           (June 30)              Average
                                       -----------------      ---------------
          <S>                          <C>                    <C>
          1999......................          1.4985               1.4921
          1998......................          1.4716               1.4385

</TABLE>

     (k)  Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share

          The Company's basic loss per share is computed, in accordance with
          Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per
          Share," ("SFAS No. 128"), by dividing the net loss for the period
          attributable to holders of common stock by the weighted average number
          of shares outstanding for the period.  The Company's diluted loss per
          share is computed, also in accordance with SFAS No. 128, by including
          the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities were
          exercised or converted into common stock (the calculation of diluted
          loss per share does not include the conversion or exercise of
          securities if their effect is anti-dilutive).

          The calculation of diluted loss per share also takes into
          consideration deemed distributions analogous to the declaration of a
          dividend attributable to the beneficial conversion features affording
          a discount or benefit to the holders of the Company's securities. (See
          note 7).

     (l)  Recent pronouncements

          The implementation of SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income,"
          which establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive
          income and its components (revenues, expenses, gains and losses) in a
          full set of general-purpose financial statements, is required for all
          for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997.  The Company had
          no items that would be included in a Comprehensive Income Statement
          for any of the periods presented.

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          In September 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132, "Employer's
          Disclosures about Pensions and Other Post-Retirement Benefits" which
          revises existing rules for employers' disclosures about pensions and
          other post-retirement benefit plans.  SFAS No. 132 does not change the
          measurement or recognition of those plans.  SFAS No. 132 is effective
          for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997.  The adoption of
          SFAS No. 132 will not effect the Company's consolidated financial
          position, results of operations or cash flows.

          In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
          Instruments and Hedging Activities," which establishes standard for
          accounting and reporting derivative instruments.  SFAS No. 133 is
          effective for periods beginning after June 15, 1999; however, earlier
          application is permitted.  Management is not currently planning on
          early adoption of SFAS No. 133, and has not had an opportunity to
          evaluate the impact of the provisions of SFAS No. 133 on the Company's
          consolidated financial position.

          In April 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee issued
          Statement of Position ("SOP") 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-
          Up Activities," which requires costs of start-up activities and
          organization costs to be expensed as incurred.  The effects of
          adoption must be reported as a cumulative change in accounting
          principle. SOP 98-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
          December 15, 1998.  The Company expects that the impact of adoption of
          SOP 98-5 will not materially effect the Company's consolidated
          financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

3.   Reverse Acquisition

     The Company acquired what is now its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pinnacle
     U.S., on January 20, 1996 in a transaction accounted for as a "Reverse
     Acquisition" in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting
     Principles.  The Reverse Acquisition was effected by the issuance of
     10,090,675 common shares of the Company (then known as Auric Mining
     Corporation), constituting approximately 92% of its outstanding shares, in
     exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Pinnacle U.S.  As a result of
     the application of the noted accounting principles governing Reverse
     Acquisitions, Pinnacle U.S. (and not Auric Mining Corporation) was treated
     as the "acquiring" or "continuing" entity for financial accounting
     purposes.  The business combination has been accounted for as an issuance
     of stock by Pinnacle U.S. in exchange for the tangible net assets of Auric
     Mining Corporation, valued at fair value, which approximate historical
     costs. Accordingly, the consolidated statements of loss and shareholders'
     equity (deficit) of the Company are deemed to be a continuation of Pinnacle
     U.S.'s financial statements, and therefore reflect (1) the operations of
     Pinnacle U.S. from the date of its formation (October 20, 1995) through to
     the date the effective date of the Reverse Acquisition (January 20, 1996),
     and (2) the consolidated operations of the Company thereafter.

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4.   Property And Equipment

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             June 30,
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                       1999            1998
                                                  -------------   -------------
<S>                                               <C>             <C>
Airplane........................................      $ 238,653        $     --
Computer equipment..............................         91,981          33,177
Computer software...............................         16,325           6,765
Equipment.......................................         40,888           4,110
Furniture and fixtures..........................        122,381         130,206
Leasehold improvements..........................        105,376          69,475
SFD Survey System (including software)..........         54,710          13,554
Tools...........................................          2,459              --
Vehicle.........................................         62,494          43,668
                                                      ---------        --------
   Property and equipment.......................        735,267         300,955
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization..       (159,747)        (38,696)
                                                      ---------        --------
   Net property and equipment...................      $ 575,520        $262,259
                                                      =========        ========
</TABLE>

5.   Note Receivable

     In September 1998, the Company loaned an employee the sum of Cdn. $54,756
     (U.S. $35,760) for the purchase of a residence in connection with the
     employee's relocation to Calgary, Alberta.  The terms of the underlying
     promissory note provide for principal and accrued interest on the loan to
     be repaid on a monthly basis, with payment of principal determined on the
     basis of a 300-month amortization rate, and with a variable interest rate
     computed at the Company's floating interest rate for liquid investments
     (presently 5 1/2%).

6.   Common Stock

     Two officers-directors each loaned $500,000 to the Company on January 31,
     1997, for total loan proceeds of $1,000,000.  These loans were extended
     pursuant to unsecured, convertible promissory notes due January 31, 1998,
     together with interest accrued at a rate of 12% per annum.  Each promissory
     note contained identical conversion provisions pursuant to which:  (1) each
     officer-director could elect to convert any or all of the outstanding
     balance of his loan into common stock based upon a ratio of one share per
     $4.07 in converted principal and interest at any time; and (2)  the Company
     could convert any or all of the outstanding balance of either loan into
     common stock based upon a ratio of one share per $2.72 in converted
     principal and interest should the Company be unable to repay that amount by
     the January 31, 1998 due date.  The Company exercised its right to convert
     the notes into 411,764 shares of common stock on February 1, 1998, in
     satisfaction of $1,200,000 in aggregate principal and accrued interest
     which became due on January 31, 1998.

     The Company raised $6,000,000 in gross proceeds through a private placement
     of 400,000 unregistered shares of its common stock at $15 per share on May
     17, 1999.  Net proceeds to the Company from this offering were $5,998,652,
     after deducting $1,348 in offering expenses.

7.   Preferred Stock

     The Company completed a series of transactions on April 3, 1998, pursuant
     to which it entered into a joint venture agreement and concurrently raised
     $6,000,000 in gross proceeds through the private placement of 800,000
     unregistered shares of series "A" convertible preferred stock, and warrants
     to purchase 200,000 unregistered shares of common stock, to an affiliate of
     the joint venture partner.  Net proceeds to the Company from this offering
     were $5,688,867, after deducting $311,833 in offering expenses, including
     the

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     cost of becoming a reporting company with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission.  Each share of preferred stock is convertible into one common
     share at the election of the holder, and carries a $7.50 liquidation
     preference should the Company wind-up and dissolve.  The Company reserves
     the right to redeem the preferred stock at a price of $7.50 per share if it
     has not been converted into common stock by April 3, 2000 and the holder
     forgoes a final opportunity to exercise his conversion rights to avoid
     redemption.  The preferred shares are not entitled to payment of any
     dividends, although they are entitled under certain circumstances to
     participate in dividends on the same basis as if converted into common
     shares.  Each warrant carries a  $7.50 per share exercise price, and lapses
     to the extent not exercised by April 3, 2001.  (See note 9)

     Insofar as the preferred shares and warrants contained beneficial
     conversion features affording a discount or benefit to the holders of such
     securities, the Company recorded a deemed distribution analogous to the
     declaration of a dividend to the such holders.  This deemed distribution
     resulted in the Company:  (1) increasing its accumulated deficit by
     $3,236,000 to recognize the intrinsic value of such beneficial conversion
     features; (2) increasing its additional paid-up capital by $2,104,000 in
     connection with the issuance of the preferred shares; and (3) recording the
     fair value of the warrants in the amount of $1,132,000.  The intrinsic
     value of the beneficial conversion feature of the preferred shares recorded
     by the Company reflects the discount in the purchase price of such
     securities relative to the public trading price as of the date of issuance
     of the underlying common shares into which the preferred shares could be
     converted, without adjustment for discounts or restrictions.  The fair
     value of the warrants recorded by the Company reflects the value of such
     warrants (including the beneficial conversion feature) as determined by the
     Black-Scholes method of valuation. Appropriate adjustment for the deemed
     distribution was also taken into consideration in calculating the Company's
     basic loss per common share, thereby increasing the basic loss per share
     for the six-month period ended June 30, 1998 from $0.04 to $0.30. See note
     2(k).


8.   Options

     The Company granted 500,000 non-qualified options to a newly hired
     executive officer on May 1, 1999, as an inducement for his employment.
     These options entitle the executive officer to purchase:  (1) 300,000
     unregistered shares of common stock a price of $14 per share, reflecting
     the trading price of the common stock as of the date employment
     negotiations were originally entered into; and (2) 200,000 unregistered
     shares of common stock at the closing price for the common stock on April
     30, 2001.

     The Company also granted 466,670 non-qualified and 33,330 incentive options
     on May 1, 1999, to a second executive officer hired on that date as an
     inducement for his prospective employment.  These options entitle the
     executive officer to purchase:  (1) 273,336 unregistered shares of common
     stock a price of $14 per share, reflecting the trading price of the common
     stock as of the date employment negotiations were originally entered into;
     (2) 26,664 unregistered shares of common stock at a price of $15 per share,
     reflecting the trading price of the common stock as of the date of Board
     approval; and (3) 200,000 unregistered shares of common stock at the
     closing price for the common stock on April 30, 2001.

     The first 300,000 options granted to each of these executive officers vest
     incrementally over a period of 4 years of continuous employment, with the
     first increment of 85,000 shares vesting one year from the date of
     employment, the second increment of 90,000 shares vesting two years from
     the date of employment; the third increment of 95,000 shares vesting three
     years from the date of employment, and the last increment of 30,000 shares
     vesting four years from the date of employment.  The remaining 200,000
     options granted to each of these executive officers vest incrementally over
     a period of 5 years of continuous employment, with the first increment of
     75,000 shares vesting four years from the date of employment, and the last
     increment of 125,000 shares vesting five years from the date of employment.
     The noted options generally lapse five years from date of vesting, unless
     the executive officer's employment is terminated, in which case they lapse
     two years from date of vesting.

     The Company also granted 50,000 non-qualified options on May 1, 1999, to a
     third employee hired on that date as an inducement for his prospective
     employment.  The purchase price for these options were fixed at $14 per
     share, reflecting the trading price of the common stock as of the date
     employment negotiations were originally entered into.  These options vest
     in equal increments on the first through fifth anniversary

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     dates of the effective date of employment, respectively, based upon
     continued provision of services as an employee, and lapse, if unexercised,
     five years after the vesting date, unless the employee's employment is
     terminated, in which case they lapse two years from date of vesting.

     The Company granted 20,000 incentive options on May 12, 1999, to a newly
     hired employee as an inducement for her employment.  The purchase price for
     these options were fixed at $17 per share, reflecting the trading price of
     the common stock as of the date of employment.  These options vest in equal
     increments on the first through fifth anniversary dates of the effective
     date of employment, respectively, based upon continued provision of
     services as an employee, and lapse, if unexercised, five years after the
     vesting date, unless the employee's employment is terminated, in which case
     they lapse two years from date of vesting.

     During the six-month interim fiscal period ended June 30, 1998, 10,000
     incentive stock options were exercised, from which the Company received
     $95,000 in gross proceeds.  Also during this period 20,000 unvested stock
     options granted to an employee lapsed upon termination of employment.

     As of June 30, 1999, there were outstanding options to purchase 1,535,000
     shares of common stock, of which 220,000 options were vested, as set forth
     below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          June 30, 1999
                                                                                           ---------------------------------------
                Type of Option                        Grant Date       Exercise Price           Outstanding            Vested
- ----------------------------------------------      ---------------   ----------------     ------------------   ------------------
<S>                                                 <C>               <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Director Non-qualified........................           5-12-97         $    5.81                  75,000               75,000
Director Non-qualified........................           5-20-97              5.25                  90,000               90,000
Employee Incentive............................          11-24-97              9.50                  40,000                    0
Director Non-qualified........................           3-10-98              8.31                  45,000               30,000
Employee Incentive............................           5-12-98              8.25                  45,000               25,000
Employee Incentive............................           8-24-98              8.25                 145,000                    0
Employee Incentive............................           10-1-98          8.12 1/2                  25,000                    0
Employee Non-qualified........................            5-1-99             14.00               1,016,670                    0
Employee Incentive............................            5-1-99             15.00                  33,330                    0
Employee Incentive............................           5-12-99             17.00                  20,000                    0
                                                                                           ------------------   ------------------
                                                                                                 1,535,000              220,000
- ----------------------------------------------                                             ==================   ==================
</TABLE>

     The director options held by certain currently serving directors vest one-
     third on date of grant, and an additional one-third each on the first
     anniversary and second anniversaries of the grant date, respectively,
     subject to the re-election of each such director at each annual meeting of
     the Company or of its subsidiary.  The employee options vest over three to
     six years from the grant date, depending upon recipient, based upon the
     continued provision of services as an employee.  Both the director and
     employee options generally lapse, if unexercised, five years from the date
     of vesting.

9.   Warrants

     The Company granted Performance Warrants on August 1, 1996 to Momentum
     Resources Corporation, the licensor of the Company's technology, in
     connection with the amendment of the SFD License by Momentum Resources
     Corporation for the purpose, among other things, of indefinitely extending
     the termination date of the SFD License.  Momentum Resources Corporation is
     entitled under the Performance Warrants to grant to purchase 16,000 shares
     of common stock at the then current trading price for each month after
     December 31, 2000 in which SFD Prospect production exceeds 20,000 barrels
     of hydrocarbons.  No Performance Warrants have been earned by Momentum
     Corporation as of June 30, 1999.

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     There are currently outstanding warrants issued on April 3, 1998 entitling
     the holder to purchase 200,00 shares of common stock at a  $7.50 per share
     exercise price.  These warrants lapse to the extent not exercised by April
     3, 2001.  (See note 7)

10.  Commitments

     In January 1998, the Company entered into a five-year non-cancelable
     operating lease for office space.  As of June 30, 1999, future annual base
     rent payments based upon current square footage and commitments, but
     exclusive of operating cost and other pass-through items, were as follows
     (in Canadian dollars):

<TABLE>

       <S>                                                   <C>
       1999 (6 months)....................................   $34,301
       2000 (12 months)...................................    68,604
       2001 (12 months)...................................    68,604
       2002 (12 months)...................................    68,604
       2003 (1 month).....................................     5,717
</TABLE>

11.  Subsequent Events

     The Company granted incentive stock options on July 1, 1999, to an employee
     entitling him purchase 20,000 unregistered shares of common stock at $14.06
     per share, representing the trading price of the common stock as of the
     date of grant.  These options vest in equal increments on the first through
     fifth anniversary dates of the date of employment (May 11, 1999),
     respectively, based upon continued provision of services as an employee,
     and lapse, if unexercised, five years after the vesting date, unless the
     employee's employment is terminated, in which case they lapse two years
     from date of vesting.

Item 2.   Management's Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And
          Results Of Operations

General

The following discussion of our consolidated financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements and explanatory notes included in Part I, Item 1, of this report.

Overview

We are a technology-based reconnaissance exploration company which uses our
proprietary stress field detector (SFD) remote-sensing airborne survey system to
quickly and inexpensively identify and high-grade oil and natural gas prospects.
The SFD is a recently developed technology which we adapted for airborne survey
operations and field tested for independent geologists and our strategic
partners in 1996 and 1997.  Our SFD technology indicates oil and natural gas
accumulations by recognizing non-electromagnetic energy fields which we believe
result from subsurface mechanical and hydraulic stresses associated with these
hydrocarbon traps; hence, the name "stress field detector."

We have two industry joint venture partners, Encal Energy Ltd. and CamWest
Exploration, LLC, for whom we conduct airborne surveys and identify and qualify
"SFD Prospects" for exploratory drilling.  Under our agreements with our
strategic partners, we earn a risk-free gross-overriding royalty (GORR) of 5% to
8% of all revenues they may earn on any accepted SFD Prospect, without having
any obligation to bear any drilling or production costs.  We also have the
ability under our joint venture agreements to participate for up to a 45%
working interest in the development of each SFD Prospect accepted by our joint
venture partners.

We commenced SFD survey activities on a full commercial basis for our partners
in early 1999. While our joint-venture partners have accepted over thirty-nine
leads as SFD Prospects for potential exploratory drilling, only one of these
prospects have been drilled to date with unsuccessful results. We do not
anticipate that our strategic partners

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will drill any additional SFD Prospects until the fourth quarter of 1999 at the
earliest, and we also do not anticipate that we will receive any meaningful
revenues until the end of 1999 at the earliest should any of these prospects be
determined to contain commercial quantities of hydrocarbons based upon these
drilling results.

We are obligated to pay Momentum Resources Corporation, the licensor of our SFD
technology, a license fee equal to 1% of all "Prospect Profits" we may receive
on or before December 31, 2000, and 5% of all Prospect Profits we may receive
thereafter.  Momentum Resources is controlled and indirectly owned by our
controlling shareholders--Mr. George Liszicasz, our chief executive officer and
the chairman of our board of directors, and Mr. R. Dirk Stinson, one of our
directors.

We should be considered to be a development stage entity since we have not
generated any operating revenues to date. As a result of private placements of
our securities in April 1998 and May 1999, we theoretically have sufficient
working capital ($10,160,011) to fund our current level of operations for up to
five years, although we anticipate that we will invest a material portion of
these funds in capital investments over the next several years. Our ability in
the longer term to continue as a going concern will be dependent upon our
receiving meaningful amounts of revenues from our strategic partners or through
our own exploration efforts which, in either case, will be dependent upon
successful exploration and production activities. (See "Outlook and Prospective
Capital Requirements" below).

For additional and more detailed information relating to our company and our
business, please see our Annual Report on Form 10--K for our fiscal year ended
December 31, 1998.

Results Of Operations

We had no oil and gas royalty or working interest revenues for its six-month
interim fiscal periods ended June 30, 1999 and 1998.

We incurred total operating expenses of $763,384 for the first six months of
1999, as compared to $581,745 for the first six months of 1998, representing a
$181,639, or 23.8%, overall increase.  This $181,639 increase was primarily
attributable to:

     .  a $151,852, or 1,193.0%, increase in survey operation support and
        development expenditures from $13,893 to $165,745;

     .  a $51,875, or 360.1%, increase in amortization and depreciation
        from $19,941 to $71,816; and

     .  a $22,063, or 4.4%, increase in administrative expense from $497,830
        to $519,893;

     .  partially offset by:

     .  a $44,151, or 844.6%, decline in net (unreimbursed) survey and data
        analysis expenditures from $50,081 to $5,930.

The $22,062 increase in administrative expense was primarily attributable to
across-the-board net increases in costs to support our increased level of
business activities in the first six months of fiscal 1999, the most significant
of which were increases of $197,034 in wages and benefits and $20,798 in office
supplies; partially offset by a $133,618 decrease in legal expense.

Survey operation support and development expenditures generally consist of any
costs--including allocable salaries--we incur to:

     .  develop, improve and test various SFD Survey System components;

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     .  conduct field evaluations designed by our strategic partners to evaluate
        the SFD Survey System (after netting any costs our strategic partners
        are required to reimburse us for); and

     .  develop our research and development and survey functions.

The $115,664 increase in survey operation support and development was
attributable primarily to the cost of further developing and refining the SFD
Data interpretation functions of the SFD Survey System, and secondarily to
expenditures incurred in developing our research and development and survey
functions

Survey and data analysis expenditures generally consist of any costs we incur
conducting commercial SFD survey activities for our strategic partners.  The
costs can be generally broken down into the two following components:

     .  aircraft operating costs, travel expenses and allocable salaries of our
        personnel while on survey assignment (after netting any costs our
        strategic partners are required to reimburse us for); and

     .  allocable salaries of our personnel incurred interpreting SFD Data for
        our strategic partners.

Although we incurred total survey and data analysis expenditures of $92,103 and
$118,114 for the first six months of 1999 and 1998, respectively, our net survey
and data analysis cost for these respective periods were only $5,930 and $50,081
after taking into consideration $86,173 and $68,063 in costs for these
respective periods to which we were entitled to reimbursement by our strategic
partners.

We effectively doubled our survey operation and support staff during the second
quarter of 1999 through the hiring of key professionals, including executive,
geological, geophysical, scientific, information technology and aviation
personnel, and we therefore anticipate that our total operating expenses will
increase significantly on a quarterly basis through the end of fiscal 1999 as a
result of the increased level of operations facilitated by these additions.

We incurred $10,000 in interest expense for the first six months of 1998, as
compared to $0 for the first six months of 1999.  This expense represents
interest accrued on $1 million in loans extended to our company in January of
1997 by Messrs. R. Dirk Stinson and George Liszicasz.  These loans were
converted into common stock on February 1, 1998.

We earned $128,115 in interest income for the first six months of 1999, as
compared to $80,941 for the first six months of 1998.  The increase in interest
income was attributable to higher cash balances in our accounts as a result of a
$6,000,000 private placement of our securities in April 1998.

We incurred a $77,016 foreign currency loss in the first six months of 1999, as
compared to a $2,784 foreign currency loss for the first six months of 1998.
Foreign currency gains or losses are amounts we record in the consolidation
process to balance our books for financial reporting purposes which result from
the conversion of our Canadian-dollar denominated balance sheet and revenue and
expense items into U.S. dollars.  The overall amount of foreign currency gains
or losses in any period is the product of the fluctuation in United States--
Canadian currency exchange rates during that period.  We will, as a general
rule, incur a foreign currency gain in any period in which the Canadian dollar
becomes stronger in relation to the U.S. dollar, and incur a foreign currency
loss in any period in which the Canadian dollar becomes weaker.

Liquidity And Capital Resources

Our cash flow requirements from the inception of Pinnacle U.S. (October 20,
1995) through June 30, 1999 were funded principally from the following capital
activities:

     .  a private placement of our common stock for total gross proceeds of
        $975,000 in February 1996;

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     .  loans to our company by Messrs. Liszicasz and Stinson in the amount of
        $1,000,000 in January 1997, and the subsequent conversion of the
        outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest of these loans in
        the amount of $1,120,000 into 411,764 shares of our common stock in
        February 1998;

    .   a private placement of 800,000 unregistered shares of our convertible
        series "A" preferred stock and 200,000 common stock purchase warrants
        for total gross proceeds of $6 million in April of 1998; and

    .   a private placement of 400,000 unregistered shares of our common stock
        for total gross proceeds of $6 million in May of 1999.

Our cash position as of June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998 was $10,120,006 and
$5,645,408, respectively, as compared to $4,713,822 and $848,339 as of the
beginning of each such respective period.  The bulk of our cash is maintained in
a United States government and government-backed securities money-market
account.

The $5,406,184 increase in our cash position for the first six months of 1999
was attributable to $6,094,413 in cash raised in financing activities, partially
offset by $616,083 in cash used in operating activities and $72,146 in cash used
in investing activities.  The $4,797,069 increase in our cash position for the
first six months of 1998 was attributable to $5,584,447 in cash raised in
financing activities, partially offset by $560,796 in cash used in operating
activities and $226,582 in cash used in investing activities.

Our operating activities required cash in the amount of $616,083 for the first
six months of 1999, as compared to cash requirements of $560,796 for the first
six months of 1998.  The $616,083 in cash used in operating activities for the
first six months of 1999 reflected our net loss of $712,225 for such period, as
decreased for non-cash deductions for amortization ($164,830) and a net decrease
in non-cash working capital balances ($68,688).  The $560,796 in cash used in
operating activities for the first six months of 1998 reflected our net loss of
$513,588 for such period, as decreased for non-cash deductions (interest accrued
of $10,000 and amortization of $19,941), and a net decrease in non-cash working
capital balances ($77,149).

We generated $6,094,413 in cash from financing activities for the first six
months of 1999, as compared to $5,584,447 in cash for the first six months of
1998.  The $6,094,413 in cash generated in the first six months of 1999 was
primarily comprised of $6,000,000 in gross proceeds from the private placement
of common stock and $95,000 in gross proceeds the exercise of employee options.
The $5,584,447 in cash generated in the first six months of 1998 was primarily
comprised of $6,000,000 in gross proceeds from the private placement of common
stock, offset by $269,033 in issuance costs and $146,250 for the repayment of
long-term debt.

We used cash in the amount of $72,146 for investing activities for the first six
months of 1999, as compared to $226,582 in cash used for investing activities
for the first six months of 1998.  The principal use of cash for both the first
six months of 1999 and 1998 was to acquire property and equipment.

Outlook And Prospective Capital Requirements

While our joint-venture partners have a current inventory of thirty-nine SFD
Prospects which they have accepted for potential exploratory drilling, we do not
anticipate that our strategic partners will drill any of these SFD Prospects
until the fourth quarter of 1999 at the earliest, and we also do not anticipate
that we will receive any meaningful revenues until the end of 1999 at the
earliest should any of these prospects be determined to contain commercial
quantities of hydrocarbons based upon these drilling results. We cannot give you
any assurance that our strategic partners will drill any of these SFD Prospects
at all or by projected drilling dates due to plethora of factors that may affect
the drilling process, including the perceived economics of drilling at any time,
the ability of the strategic partner to obtain drilling rights (where necessary)
on favorable terms or at all, and the ability of the strategic partner to timely
schedule a drilling rig and other drilling services. Moreover, we cannot give
you any assurance that any SFD Prospect that is drilled will ultimately produce
commercially viable quantities of oil or gas. See "Uncertainties And Other
Factors That May Affect Our Future Results And Financial Condition--Risks
Relating to the Company and its Business," generally, and "--Reliance on Joint
Venture Partners--Non-Operator Status" and "--Risk of Exploratory Drilling
Activities" particularly.

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Although we theoretically have sufficient working capital ($10,160,011) to fund
our current level of operations for up to five years (assuming no major capital
investments), our ability in the longer term to continue as a going concern is
dependent upon our receiving meaningful amounts of revenues from our strategic
partners or through our own exploration efforts which, in either case, will be
dependent upon successful exploration and production activities.  We have
budgeted the following level of expenditures over the twelve-month period ended
June 30, 2000:

  .  Approximately $1.8 million for continuing operations; and

  .  Up to $3.5 million in capital expenditures to acquire and outfit an
     additional survey aircraft, fund additional SFD research and development
     activities, and invest in working interests with our strategic partners or
     acquire drilling interests for our own account (although the overall amount
     of these capital expenditures may be significantly reduced or increased
     depending upon the success of our strategic partners' drilling efforts over
     the next three to six months).

OTHER MATTERS

Foreign Exchange

We conduct our business in the United States and Canada in transactions
denominated in United States and Canadian dollars. We maintain our cash and
investments predominately in United States denominated funds, and only convert
these funds into Canadian dollars when necessary to pay Canadian-denominated
expenses. We do not believe that our operating results have been adversely
affected at any time over the last three fiscal periods by any fluctuation
during that period in the value of the United States dollar in relation to the
Canadian. We cannot give you any assurance, however, that our future operating
results will not be adversely affected by currency exchange rate fluctuations.
(See Part I, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market
Risk").

Effect Of Inflation

We do not believe that our operating results have been adversely affected at any
time over the last three fiscal periods by inflation or changing prices.

Year 2000 Compliance

We have reviewed our internal computer systems and software products for Year
2000 problems, and believe they are generally Year 2000 compliant.  We use two
types of computer software, proprietary software developed in-house by our
programming personnel, and industry software acquired for use with our computer
systems.  Our proprietary software has been designed by our programming
personnel to be free of year 2000 problems, and the industry software we use are
recent versions which have been updated by their manufacturers to address year
2000 issues.  We are not reliant upon third parties, and have sufficient back-up
documentation to recover any loss due to the failure of a third party's
computers as the result of Year 2000 problems.  We do believe that any Year 2000
considerations that may arise will materially impact our internal operations or
future financial or operating results or future financial condition.

UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT OUR FUTURE RESULTS AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION

The following represent uncertainties, risks and other factors which, in
addition to information and financial data set forth elsewhere in this report,
may affect our future results of operations or financial condition, and which
should be considered carefully in evaluating our company and our business and
the value of our securities.

Matters Generally Relating To Our Company And Our Business

We Are A Developmental Stage Company With No Revenues; We Expect To Incur
Continuing Operating Losses For The Near-Future

We are a developmental stage company since no revenue-generating SFD Prospects
have been drilled to date, and we do not anticipate that we will receive any
meaningful revenues until the end of 1999 at the earliest should any of

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the SFD Prospects which our strategic partners plan to drill later this year be
determined to contain commercial quantities of hydrocarbons based upon these
drilling results. We have incurred operating losses since our inception as a
result of our lack of revenues, and we anticipate that we will continue to incur
substantial operating losses for the near-future due to our significant monthly
operating and research & development costs.

While our joint-venture partners have a current inventory of thirty-nine SFD
Prospects which they have accepted for potential exploratory drilling, we do not
anticipate that our strategic partners will drill any of these SFD Prospects
until the fourth quarter of 1999 at the earliest, and we also do not anticipate
that we will receive any meaningful revenues until the end of 1999 at the
earliest should any of these prospects be determined to contain commercial
quantities of hydrocarbons based upon these drilling results. We cannot give you
any assurance that our strategic partners will drill any of these SFD Prospects
at all or by projected drilling dates due to plethora of factors that may affect
the drilling process, including the perceived economics of drilling at any time,
the ability of the strategic partner to obtain drilling rights (where necessary)
on favorable terms or at all, and the ability of the strategic partner to timely
schedule a drilling rig and other drilling services. Moreover, we cannot give
you any assurance that any SFD Prospect that is drilled will ultimately produce
commercially viable quantities of oil or gas. See "Uncertainties And Other
Factors That May Affect Our Future Results And Financial Condition--Risks
Relating to the Company and its Business," generally, and "--Reliance on Joint
Venture Partners--Non-Operator Status" and "--Risk of Exploratory Drilling
Activities" particularly.

Limited Operating History

We have a limited operating history upon which any evaluation of our long-term
prospects might be based. We did not commence our business plan for the
exploitation of our SFD technology until December of 1995.  Our ability to
generate revenues and profits will depend primarily upon the successful
implementation of our business plan, which is dependent upon one or more of our
strategic successfully drilling and producing commercially viable quantities of
oil or natural gas from SFD Prospects we identify.

We are subject to the risks inherent in a new business enterprise, as well as
the more general risks inherent to the operation of an established business.
Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and
difficulties encountered by all companies engaged in the extremely volatile and
competitive oil and gas markets. Any future success we might achieve will depend
upon many factors, including factors which will be beyond our control or which
cannot be predicted at this time.  These factors may include:

    .  changes in hydrocarbon and exploration technologies;
    .  price and product competition;
    .  developments and changes in the international oil and gas market;
    .  changes in our strategy and business plan;
    .  changes in expenses;
    .  the timing of research and development expenditures;
    .  the level of our international revenues;
    .  fluctuations in foreign exchange rates;
    .  general economic conditions, both in the United States and Canada; and
    .  economic and regulatory conditions specific to the areas in which we
       compete.

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To address these risks we must, among other things, continue to respond to
competitive developments; attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel;
implement and successfully execute our business plan; obtain additional joint
venture partners; negotiate additional working interests and participations; and
upgrade and perfect our SFD technology.  We cannot give you any assurance that
we will successful address these risks, or that we will be able to achieve or
sustain profitable operations.  Our limited operating history makes the
prediction of future results of operations difficult or impossible.

Uncertain Discovery Of Viable Commercial Prospects

Our future success is dependent upon our ability, through utilization of our SFD
technology, to locate commercially viable hydrocarbon accumulations for
development by our strategic partners.  Based on our business plan, we will be
dependent on both (1) the efficacy of our SFD technology in locating SFD
Prospects; and (2) the cooperation and capital of our strategic partners in
exploiting these prospects.  Although the results of our SFD technology as a
geologic structural identification tool have been satisfactorily tested by our
strategic partners, we cannot give you any assurances  that our SFD technology
will be able to consistently locate hydrocarbons or oil and gas prospects, or
that these prospects will be commercially exploitable.  We also cannot give you
any assurances that we will be able to discover commercial quantities of oil and
gas, or that our strategic partners will successfully acquire and drill
properties at low finding costs.

Uncertain Market Acceptance Of The SFD Survey System And Strategic Partner
Participation

There is limited market acceptance for our SFD technology, and it must compete
with established geological and geophysical technologies which have already
achieved market acceptance.  As is typical in the case of any new technology,
demand and market acceptance for our SFD technology is subject to a high level
of uncertainty and risk.  Because the market for our exploration services is new
and evolving, it is difficult to predict the future growth rate, and the size of
the potential market.  We cannot give you any assurance that a market for our
exploration services will develop, or be sustainable.  If the market fails to
develop, or if our exploration services do not achieve or sustain market
acceptance, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be
materially and adversely affected.

Reliance On Strategic Partners; Non-Operator Status

We are reliant upon our strategic partners for opportunities to participate in
exploration prospects, through gross overriding royalties from producing SFD
Prospects and, in certain cases, equity participation on a working interest
basis from producing SFD Prospects.  We exclusively focus on exploration and the
review and identification of viable prospects through our SFD technology, and
rely upon our strategic partners to provide and complete all other project
operations and responsibilities, including land acquisition, drilling, marketing
and project administration.  As a result, we have only a limited ability to
exercise control over the selection of prospects for development, drilling or
production operations, or the associated costs of such operations.  The success
of each project will be dependent upon a number of factors which are outside our
control, or controlled by our strategic partners as the project operator, in
accordance with the applicable agreements between our company and the strategic
partners.  These factors include:

    .  the selection and approval of prospects for lease/acquisition and
       exploratory drilling;
    .  obtaining favorable leases and required permitting for projects;
    .  the availability of capital resources of the strategic partner for land
       acquisition and drilling expenditures;
    .  the timing of drilling activity, and the economic conditions at such
       time, including then prevailing prices for oil and gas; and
    .  the timing and amount of distributions from the production.

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Our reliance on our strategic partners, and our limited ability to directly
control project operations, costs and distributions, could have a material
adverse effect on the realization of return from our interest in projects, and
on our overall financial condition.

Risk Of Exploratory Drilling Activities

Pursuant to our business plan, our revenues and cash flow will be principally
dependent upon the success of drilling and production from prospects in which we
participate through agreements with our strategic partners, in the form of a
gross overriding royalty or, in certain cases, a working interest or other
participation right.  The success of these prospects will be determined by the
location, development and production of commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.
Exploratory drilling is subject to numerous risks, including the risk that no
commercially productive oil and gas reservoirs will be encountered.  The cost to
our strategic partners to drill, complete and operating wells is often
uncertain, and drilling operations may be curtailed, delayed or canceled as a
result of a variety of factors including unexpected formation and drilling
conditions, pressure or other irregularities in formations, equipment failures
or accidents, as well as weather conditions, compliance with governmental
requirements and shortages or delays in the delivery of equipment.  Our
partners' inability to successfully locate and drill wells that produce
commercial quantities of oil and gas would have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial position and results of operations.

Volatility Of Oil And Natural Gas Prices

Although our primary efforts are focused on locating commercially viable
prospects and obtaining gross overriding royalty and, in certain cases, working
interest participations, our ultimate profitability, cash flow and future growth
will be affected by changes in prevailing oil and gas prices.  Oil and gas
prices have been subject to wide fluctuations in recent years in response to
relatively minor changes in the supply and demand for oil and natural gas, to
market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are beyond our
control, including economic, political and regulatory developments, and
competition from other sources of energy.  It is impossible to predict future
oil and natural gas price movements with any certainty.  We do not currently
intend to engage in hedging activities.  As a result, we may be more adversely
affected by fluctuations in oil and gas prices than other industry participants
that do engage in such activities.  We cannot give you any assurances as to the
future level of activity in the oil and gas exploration and development
industry, or as to the future demand for our SFD technology.  Any extended or
substantial decline in oil and gas prices would have a material adverse effect
on (1) our ability to negotiate favorable joint ventures with viable industry
participants; (2) the volume of oil and gas that could be economically produced
by the joint ventures in which we participate; (3) our access to capital; and
(4) our financial position and results of operations.  See Part II, Item 3,
captioned "Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk."

Competition

We compete directly with independent, technology-driven exploration and service
companies, and indirectly (through our strategic partnerships) with major and
independent oil and gas companies in our exploration for and development of
commercial oil and gas properties.  We will experience competition from numerous
hydrocarbon exploration competitors offering a wide variety of geological and
geophysical services.  Many of these competitors have substantially greater
financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources than we do, any may
be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sales of
their services than our company.  We cannot give you any assurance that our
competitors will not develop exploration services that are superior to our SFD
technology, or that these technologies will not achieve greater market
acceptance than our SFD technology. Increased competition could impair our
ability to attract viable industry participants, and to negotiate favorable
participations and joint ventures with such parties, which could materially and
adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

The oil and gas industry is highly competitive.  Many companies and individuals
are engaged in the business of acquiring interests in and developing onshore oil
and gas properties in the United States and Canada, and the industry is not
dominated by any single competitor or a small number of competitors.  Our
strategic partners will compete with numerous industry participants for the
acquisition of land and rights to prospects, and for the

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equipment and labor required to operate and develop such prospects. Many of
these competitors have financial, technical and other resources substantially in
excess of those available to us. These competitive disadvantages could adversely
affect our ability to participate in projects with favorable rates of return.

Technological Changes

The oil and gas industry is characterized by rapid technological advancements
and the frequent introduction of new products, services and technologies.  As
new technologies develop, we may be placed at a competitive disadvantage, and
competitive pressures may force us to improve or complement our SFD technology,
or to implement additional technologies at substantial cost.  In addition, other
oil and gas exploration companies may implement new technologies before us, and
these companies may be able to provide enhanced capabilities and superior
quality.  We cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to respond to
these competitive pressures and implement or enhance our SFD technology on a
timely basis, or at an acceptable cost.  In such case, our business, financial
condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Operating Hazards

The exploration and development projects in which we will participate through
our strategic partners will be subject to the usual hazards incident to the
drilling of oil and gas wells, such as explosions, uncontrollable flows of oil,
gas or well fluids, fires, pollution and other environmental risks.  These
hazards can cause personal injury and loss of life, severe damage to and
destruction of property and equipment, environmental damage and suspension of
operations.  Our strategic partners or the project operator will, in accordance
with prevailing industry practice, maintain insurance against some, but not all,
of these risks.  The occurrence of an uninsured casualty or claim would have an
adverse impact on the affected strategic partner, and indirectly on our
financial condition.

Variability Of Operating Results

Our operating results may in the future fluctuate significantly depending upon a
number of factors including industry conditions, prices of oil and gas, rate of
drilling success, rates of production from completed wells and the timing of
capital expenditures.  This variability could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and results of operations.  In addition, any
failure or delay in the realization of expected cash flows from initial
operating activities could limit our future ability to continue exploration and
to participate in economically attractive projects.

Dependence On Key Personnel

Our success depends to a significant extent on the continued efforts of our
senior management team, which currently is composed of a small number of
individuals, including Mr. George Liszicasz, the inventor of our SFD technology
who is our Chief Executive Officer and who is responsible for the continuing
development of our SFD technology and the interpretation of SFD Data.  While we
have entered into an employment agreement with our senior management team, Mr.
Liszicasz is not obligated, (and as a result of his relationships with Momentum
Resources Corporation may in the future be unable), to devote his entire
undivided time and effort to or for our benefit.  We do not currently carry key
person life insurance on any of our executive officers, including Mr. Liszicasz.
The loss of Mr. Liszicasz's services would be extremely difficult to replace
since he is the inventor of, and has intimate knowledge of, the theoretical
basis of the SFD technology, and has also developed the methodologies used to
interpret SFD Data, and the loss of his services would likely have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
While we are presently training personnel to operate our SFD technology and to
interpret SFD Data, we cannot give you any assurance that these personnel could
fully replace Mr. Liszicasz with respect to these functions, at least in the
short-term.  Moreover, we do not know if we would be able to successfully
replicate the SFD technology in the event of the loss of Mr. Liszicasz.  Our
ability to implement our growth strategies also depends upon our continuing
ability to attract and retain highly qualified geological, technical,
scientific, information management and administrative personnel.  Competition
for these types of personnel is intense and we cannot give you any assurance
that we will be able to retain our key managerial, professional and/or technical
employees, or that we will be able to attract and retain additional highly
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managerial, professional and/or technical personnel in the future. Our inability
to attract and retain the necessary personnel could impede our growth. (See
"Management of Growth" below).

Management Of Growth

Our success is dependent upon the rapid expansion of our business.  This
expansion will place a significant strain on our financial, management and other
resources and will require us to:

    .  change, expand and improve our operating, managerial and financial
       systems and controls;
    .  improve coordination between our various corporate functions; and
    .  hire additional geophysical, geological, professional, administrative and
       managerial personnel.

We cannot give you any assurance that we will successfully hire or retain these
personnel to the extent required, or that we will be able to manage the
expansion of our operations effectively.  If we are not able to effectively
manage our growth, or if our new personnel are not able to achieve anticipated
performance levels, our business, financial position and results of operations
will be materially and adversely affected.

Importance Of Proprietary Rights To SFD Technology and Data

We interpret and utilize SFD Data to identify commercially viable oil and
natural gas accumulations.  We have the exclusive right to utilize SFD Data for
hydrocarbon exploration pursuant to a Restated Technology Agreement with
Momentum Resources Corporation.  Momentum claims common law ownership of the SFD
Technology, however, Momentum has not obtained patent or copyright protection
for the SFD Technology.  Based in part on an opinion of patent counsel, Momentum
and our company each believe that the disclosure risks inherent in patent or
copyright registration far outweigh any legal protections which might be
afforded by such registration.  In the absence of significant patent or
copyright protection, we may be vulnerable to competitors who attempt to imitate
our SFD technology, or to develop functionally similar technologies.  Although
we believe that we have all rights necessary to market our services without
infringing upon any patents or copyrights held by others, we cannot give you any
assurance that conflicting patents or copyrights do not exist.  We rely upon
trade secret protection and confidentiality and license agreements with our
employees, consultants, strategic partners and others to protect our proprietary
rights.   Furthermore, we do believe, were Momentum were to apply for and
receive patent protection, that that patent protection would necessarily protect
Momentum or our company from competition.  Momentum and our company therefore
anticipate continued reliance upon contractual rights and on common law
validating trade secrets.  The steps taken our company and Momentum to protect
our respective rights may not be adequate to deter misappropriation, or to
preclude an independent third party from developing functionally similar
technology.  We cannot give you any assurance that others will not independently
develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques, or
otherwise gain access to the Momentum's or our trade secrets, or otherwise
disclose aspects of the SFD technology, or that we will be able to meaningfully
protect our trade secrets.  Litigation to enforce or defend intellectual
property rights is costly, and our company and Momentum may not have sufficient
resources to pursue or defend litigation.

Impact of Governmental and Environmental Regulation On Our Business

The oil and natural gas industry is subject to extensive controls and
regulations imposed by various levels of the federal and state governments in
the United States and federal and provincial governments in Canada, including
environmental restrictions and prohibitions on releases or emissions of various
substances produced or utilized in association with certain oil and gas industry
operations. Public interest in the protection of the environment has increased
dramatically in recent years. Offshore drilling in certain areas has been
opposed by environmental groups and, in certain areas, has been restricted.
We believe that the trend of more expansive and stricter environmental
legislation and regulations will continue.

It is not expected that any of these government controls or regulations will
affect our operations in a manner materially different than they would affect
other oil and gas companies of similar size or scope of operations. All current
legislation is a matter of public record and we are not able to accurately
predict what additional legislation or amendments may be enacted. Governmental
regulations may be changed from time to time in response to economic or
political conditions. To the extent laws are enacted or other governmental
action is taken which prohibit or restrict onshore and offshore drilling or
impose environmental protection requirements that result in increased costs to
the oil and gas industry in general, our business and prospects could be
adversely affected.

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Matters Relating To Our Common Stock

Limited Public Trading Market

There is only a limited public market for our common stock on the NASD OTC
Electronic Bulletin, and we cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more
active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained.
We are under no obligation to take any action to improve the public market for
our securities including, without limitation, filing an application to list our
common stock on any stock exchange or any over any other counter market.

Our Stock Price Is Extremely Volatility

The market price for our common stock is extremely volatile and subject to
significant fluctuations in response to a variety of internal and external
factors, including the liquidity of the market for our common stock, variations
in our quarterly operating results, regulatory or other changes in the oil and
gas industry generally, announcements of our business developments or those of
our competitors, changes in operating costs and variations in general market
conditions.  Because we are a development stage entity with a limited operating
history and no revenues or profits, the market price for our common stock will
be more volatile than that of a seasoned issuer.  Changes in the market price of
our common stock may have no connection with our operating results or prospects.
No predictions or projections can be made as to what the prevailing market price
for our common stock will be at any time.

You May Become Subject To The Penny Stock Rules If Our Stock Price Declines To
Less Than $5

Since our common stock is not listed on a national stock exchange or quoted on
the Nasdaq Market, it will become subject, in the event the market price for
these shares declines to less than $5 per share, to a number of regulations
known as the "penny stock rules." The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer
to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, to provide the customer with additional information
including current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation
of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, monthly account
statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's
account, and to make a special written determination that the penny stock is a
suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written
agreement to the transaction. To the extent these requirements may be applicable
they will reduce the level of trading activity in the secondary market for our
common stock and may severely and adversely affect the ability of broker-dealers
to sell our common stock.

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You Should Not Expect To Receive Dividends In The Foreseeable Future

We have never paid any cash dividends on shares of our capital stock, and we do
not anticipate that we will pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.  Our
current business plan is to retain any future earnings to finance the expansion
development of our business.  Any future determination to pay cash dividends
will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, and will be dependent upon
our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and other
factors as our Board may deem relevant at that time.

Common Stockholders Should Not Expect To Receive A Liquidation Distribution

If we were to liquidate or dissolve our company, the holders of our common stock
would share ratably in our assets only after we satisfy any amounts we would owe
to our creditors and any amounts we would owe to our series "A" preferred
stockholders as a liquidation preference ($6,000,000).  If our liquidation or
dissolution were attributable to our inability to profitably operate our
business, then it is likely that we would have material liabilities at the time
of liquidation or dissolution.  Accordingly, we cannot give any assurance that
sufficient assets will remain available after the payment of our creditors and
preferred stockholders to enable any common stockholder to receive any
liquidation distribution with respect to our common stock.

Our Current Stockholders Will Continue To Control Our Company

Messrs. George Liszicasz and R. Dirk Stinson beneficially own over two-thirds of
our common stock and have the power, as a group, to elect a majority of our
Board of Directors.  Our Board, in turn, has the power to appoint our officers
and to determine, in accordance with their fiduciary duties and the business
judgment rule, our direction, objectives and policies, such as:

    .  our business expansion or acquisition policies;
    .  whether we should raise additional capital through financing or equity
       sources, and in what amounts;
    .  whether we should retention of cash reserves for future product
       development, or distribute them as a dividend, and in what amounts;
    .  whether we should sell all or a substantial portion of our assets, our
       should merger or consolidate with another corporation;
    .  transactions which may cause or prevent a change in control or the
       winding up and dissolution of our company.

An investment in our common stock will entail entrusting these and similar
decisions to our present management subject, of course, to their fiduciary
duties and the business judgment rule.

Conflicts Of Interest

Messrs. George Liszicasz and R. Dirk Stinson indirectly own and control both our
company and Momentum Resources Corporation, which has granted us an exclusive
license to identifying oil and natural gas prospects using the SFD technology
while reserving the exclusive right to use the SFD technology for purposes other
than oil and natural gas exploration.  Although Mr. Liszicasz has entered into
an employment agreement with us he is not obligated, and as a result of his
relationships with Momentum may in the future not be able, to devote his entire
undivided time and effort to or for our benefit.  As a result of the foregoing
relationships, certain conflicts of interests between our company and one or
more of Momentum and Messrs. Liszicasz and Stinson may directly or indirectly
arise, including the following:

    .  Mr. Liszicasz's potential inability to devote his undivided time and
       attention to our affairs; and

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    .  the proper exercise by Messrs. Liszicasz and/or Stinson of their
       fiduciary duties on our behalf in connection with any matters concerning
       Momentum such as, by way of example and not limitation, disputes
       regarding the validity, scope or duration of the SFD Technology License;
       the exploitation of corporate opportunities; rights to proprietary
       property and information; maintenance of confidential information as
       between entities; and potential competition between the Company and
       Momentum.

While Messrs. Liszicasz and Stinson and our company have executed certain
disclosures and consents relating to these conflicts, these disclosures and
consents will not remediate these conflicts, but will merely release Messrs.
Liszicasz and Stinson from liability as a result of the conflicts so long as
they use reasonable efforts to minimize the conflicts.  In the event any of
these conflicts prove to be irreconcilable, Messrs. Liszicasz may be forced to
resign his positions with our company.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

OIL AND GAS PRICE FLUCTUATIONS

Our primary market risks will be related to market changes in oil and gas prices
(See Part I, Item 2, captioned "Management's Discussion And Analysis Of
Financial Condition And Results Of Operations--Uncertainties And Other Factors
That May Affect Our Future Results And Financial Condition--Risks Relating To
The Company And Its Business--Volatility Of Oil And Natural Gas Prices").  Since
our prospective royalty revenues will be tied to the price at which our
strategic partners sell oil and gas on the world market, any fluctuations in
these prices will directly and proportionately impact our royalty income base
(i.e., a 1% increase or decrease in oil or gas prices would result in a
corresponding 1% increase or decrease in our oil or gas royalties).  Should we
elect a working interest in lieu of a royalty interest, our working interest
revenue base would be similarly affected, except that this affect would not
necessarily be proportional since production and marketing costs would most
likely remain the same.  For example, in the case of a decline in oil and gas
prices where production and marketing costs are unaffected, the decline in our
working interest revenues would most likely be greater, in percentage terms,
than the decline in oil and gas prices.

We do not anticipate that any decline in world oil and gas prices would
adversely affect our operations (i.e., force our company or our strategic
partners to slow down or cut-back SFD survey or interpretation operations or our
staff) insofar as a primary benefit of the SFD technology is to reduce finding
costs, which benefit becomes more important as oil and gas prices decline.  A
decline in oil and gas prices could, however, force our strategic partners to
curtail exploration drilling operations since these operations are ordinarily
funded out of available cash flow which, in turn, is dependent upon oil and gas
prices.  This eventuality would adversely affect our future cash flows since
these prospects would not be drilled until the strategic partner obtained
sufficient capital.  (Even if exploration activities are curtailed, however, a
decline in oil and gas prices raises opportunities to acquire and "bank" SFD-
qualified prospects at lower acquisition prices, which can then be drilled when
oil and gas prices increase).

A decline in oil and gas prices could also lead our strategic partners to "shut-
in" an existing producing well (primarily "marginal producing wells") on the
basis that the decline in price no longer make the well economic to operate.  In
such an event we would no longer receive royalty or working interest revenues
from the shut-in well.

CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS

An additional significant market risk relates to foreign currency fluctuations
between American and Canadian dollars.  Since our royalty or working interest
revenues generated by our Canadian-based strategic partners will be denominated
in Canadian currency, our financial position could be adversely affected by
American-Canadian currency fluctuations.  We have not previously engaged in
activities to mitigate the effects of foreign currency fluctuations due to the
absence of Canadian revenues to date, and we anticipate that the exchange rate
between the American and Canadian dollar will remain fairly stable.

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If earnings from our Canadian operations increase, our exposure to fluctuations
in the American-Canadian exchange rate will increase, and we may utilize forward
exchange rate contracts or engage in other efforts to mitigate these foreign
currency risks.  If entered into, there can be

We cannot give you any assurance that the use of exchange rate contracts or
other mitigation efforts would effectively limit any adverse effects of foreign
currency fluctuations on our Company's international operations and our overall
results of operations.

INTEREST RATE FLUCTUATIONS

We currently maintains the bulk of our available cash in money-market accounts
maintained in U.S. dollars.  Our interest income from these short-term
investments could be adversely affected by any material changes in interest
rates within the United States.

                           PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As of the date of this report, there are no material pending legal or
governmental proceedings or, to our knowledge, contemplated or threatened legal
or governmental proceedings, to which the we are or may become a party, or with
respect to our properties.  As of the date of this report, there are, our
knowledge, no material proceedings to which any of our directors, executive
officers or affiliates are a party adverse to us or have a material interest
adverse to us.

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not Applicable

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not Applicable

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

Not Applicable

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

Not Applicable

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

EXHIBITS

Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Table

REPORTS ON FORM 8--K

None

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10--Q to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, this 15th day of August, 1999.


                                      PINNACLE OIL INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                      By:  /s/ John M. Woodbury, Jr.
                                         -------------------------------
                                           John M. Woodbury, Jr.,
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                                           (principal accounting officer)

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