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15-Nov-2011
Quarterly Report
You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements in Form 10-K, as amended, and the other financial data appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q Report.
The information set forth in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others (i) expected changes in the Company's revenues and profitability, (ii) prospective business opportunities and (iii) the Company's strategy for financing its business. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical information or statements of current condition. Some forward-looking statements may be identified by use of terms such as "believes", "anticipates", "intends" or "expects". These forward-looking statements relate to the plans, objectives and expectations of the Company for future operations. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to the forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, in light of the risks and uncertainties inherent in all future projections, the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this report should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives or plans of the Company will be achieved. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any future revisions it may make to forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
The Company has been focused on oil and gas activities for development of
interests held that were acquired in Texas and Wyoming for the production of oil
and natural gas through December 2, 2008. The Company throughout 2008 was
seeking to continue expansion and growth for oil and gas development in its core
projects. EGPI Firecreek Inc. was formerly known as Energy Producers, Inc., an
oil and gas production company focusing on the recovery and development of oil
and natural gas. This strategy is centered on rehabilitation and production
enhancement techniques, utilizing modern management and technology applications
in upgrading certain proven reserves. Historically in its 2005 fiscal year, the
Company initiated a program to review domestic oil and gas prospects and
targets. As a result, EGPI acquired non-operating oil and gas interests in a
project titled Ten Mile Draw ("TMD") located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming USA
for the development and production of natural gas. In July, 2007, the Company
acquired and began production of oil at the 2,000 plus acre Fant Ranch Unit in
Knox County, Texas. This was followed by the acquisition and commencement in
March, 2008 of oil and gas production at the J.B. Tubb Leasehold Estate located
in the Amoco Crawar Field in Ward County, Texas. The Company as a result,
successfully increased oil and gas production and revenues derived from its
properties.
and in late 2008, the Company was able to retire over 90% of its debt through
the disposition of those improved properties.
In early 2009, based on the economic downturn, struggling financial markets and the implementation of the federal stimulus package for infrastructure projects, the Company embarked on a transition from an emphasis on the oil and gas focused business to that of an acquisition strategy focused on the transportation industry serving federal DOT and state/local DOT agencies. In addition, the acquisition targets being reviewed by the Company also had a presence in the telecommunications and general construction industries. The acquisition strategy focuses on vertically integrating manufacturing entities, distributors and construction groups. In May 2009, the Company acquired M3 Lighting Inc. (M3) as the flagship subsidiary with key additional management team to begin this process, and as a result on November 4, 2009, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of South Atlantic Traffic Corporation, a Florida corporation, which distributes a variety of products geared primarily towards the transportation industry where it derives its revenues.
Through 2009 and in addition to activities discussed above, we continued our previous decisions to limit and wind down the historical pursuit of our oil and gas projects overseas in Central Asian and European countries and sold off our then oil and gas subsidiary unit Firecreek Petroleum, Inc., but did retain certain first right of refusal to overseas projects (see discussion further in this report). In late 2009 and in 2010, the Company began pursuing a reentry to the oil and gas industry on a domestic basis as the Company's second line of business and which was part of our ongoing strategic plans. The Company became a party to a pending agreement to acquire an entity that owns approximately 2,100 miles of a pipeline system initially used as a crude oil transportation system by Koch Industries, As of December 31, 2010 we have not concluded this transaction and have not received notice of termination or other correspondence. In addition, on December 31, 2009, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Energy Producers, Inc., effectively acquired a 50% working interest and corresponding 32% revenue interest in certain oil and gas leases, reserves and equipment located in West Central Texas. As of December 31, 2010 we have not yet produced commercial oil or gas through these non operated interests. The turnkey manager, partner, and project operator encountered an abundance of weather related and non reported down hole maintenance issues in its attempts in 2010 to bring one or more wells on line. For 2011 both the operator and Company are in agreement and are currently moving forward for the recompletion of the McWhorter and Boyette proven zones in their respective wells. Additionally, plans are to have the Young #1 well, which adjoins the McWhorter, convert into a salt water disposal well to support the McWhorter production operations and economics. We are planning in-depth technical evaluations to be conducted on the two undeveloped Barnett Shale locations situated on the Boyette lease at the 5,500 ft. depth. Recent successes in the local Barnett wells have encouraged both management and its operator, to advance the timing on the Barnett evaluation.
Moving forward, in early 2010 again as a part of our business strategy for a line of business focusing on the transportation industry serving federal DOT and state/local DOT agencies the Company entered into a pending agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Southwest Signal, Inc., a Florida corporation. Southwest Signal, Inc. was established in 2000 and is engaged in all facets of the United States Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) / Department of Transportation (DOT) Industry activities. Ultimately this acquisition was never consummated due to a failed financial arrangement. In addition, working side by side at the time of SWSC to implement our strategy for SATCO and pair the activities of the two units due the similar nature of business, on March 3, 2010, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement with the stockholders of Redquartz LTD, a company formed and existing under the laws of the country of Ireland. Redquartz LTD business had been active for 45 years, is known internationally and we sought this acquisition as our entrance into the European markets with respect to Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) and the transportation industry as well as expanding our relationship recently established with an overseas entity business relationship with the principals of Redquartz, known as Cordil, Inc., to assist for the products sold by South Atlantic Traffic Corporation (SATCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. For further information please see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2010, and as provided elsewhere in this document. The Redquartz LTD business unit purchased by the Company had no assets and resulted in additional debt burden to the Company.
Toward further development of our oil and gas line of business, in June 2010, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Chanwest Resources, Inc., ("Chanwest or CWR") a Texas corporation. In the course of this acquisition, Chanwest stockholders exchanged all outstanding common shares for the Company's common shares. Chanwest will provide services for drill site preparation to clear and lay pipeline (gathering systems) for operators. Chanwest operations can provide for services to maintain lease roads, set power poles and clean up oilfield spills. Chanwest works with operators or lease owners by purchase order or contract with major oil fields. The Company will continue to work with Chanwest to develop its plans for new growth for 2011. For further information please see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2010, and information contained in our Form 10-Q filed November 22, 2010.
Later in July 2010 the Company toward addressing growth possibilities for the ITS/DOT line of business entered into a Definitive Stock Purchase Agreement with E-Views Safety Systems, Inc. ("E-Views") to be operated through its new subsidiary unit EGPI Firecreek Acquisition Company, Inc. Initially the Company has a "Dealer Agreement" with rights to acquire up to 51% of E-Views (see Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 to our Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010 filed on August 20, 2010, incorporated herein by reference). The Stock Purchase Agreement provides for up to a 51% interest in E-Views and exclusive distribution and sales rights in various states. The Company has initially solidified rights for the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina. They have also obtained international rights in the countries of Ireland and the United Kingdom. These states were initially chosen because of our subsidiary Southern Atlantic Traffic Corporation's, established clientele, and therefore potential abilities to penetrate these markets with E-Views patented technology and state-of-the-art products. Although there is still potential for this transaction; we were not able to implement the strategic plan to incrementally acquire E-Views stock interests.
In October 2010, the Company ("Purchaser") executed a Securities Purchase / Exchange Agreement ("SPA") with the owners ("Sellers") of Terra Telecom, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company, located at 4510 South 86th East Ave, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74145 ( "Terra") to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Terra, and 100% of the total LLC membership units existing thereof. For more information on Terra, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 10.1 thereto filed on August 7, 2010, as amended.
Terra Telecom was considered recognized as a leading provider of state-of-the-art communication technologies and a premier Alcatel-Lucent partner. They served various sized companies and organizations that use and deploy communications systems, sales, service, and training while consolidating and optimizing the end user experience. In 2006 Terra relocated its company headquarters to a 25,000 square foot facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This facility provides Terra the space to continue growth and the ability to manage operations throughout the nation. Terra Telecom worked with the United Nations delivering Alcatel voice products to several countries and the Texas Dept. of Transportation, which will bring opportunities to the Company's SATCO and M3 units and other current or future planned ITS/DOT related activities. Terra's various ITS/DOT opportunities in place with Alcatel products. Terra employed approximately 50. The acquisition of Terra ultimately failed due to lack of a completed funding which was to be concluded on or about February 24th, 2011. The funding that was in process for its initial order was stopped due to the actions of IRS seizure of escrow deposit funds in transit from the former Principals of Terra to the deposit account of the lender which was the requirements for the initial funding to begin. Because the funding did not begin, Terra was not able to maintain its dealership guarantees for product delivery which were pulled from clients' orders.
Further regarding Terra, the Company from the time of execution of the Agreement did not have or assume control of the Terra entity's assets, including bank accounts, nor did it establish or have effective or permanent management control of the entity. Since the economic downturn lenders have become intensely difficult to satisfy which in many cases can jeopardize transaction completions, due the time loss of substantial and excessive due diligence processes, including backing out of signed closing processes.
Overall due to economic factors we entered extreme financial turbulence in the latter half to end of Q4 2010 for our new business strategy. Some of these economic factors included our subsidiary operations for SATCO being on hold numerous times (unable to complete or take on new sales) with the inability to make some or all product deliveries and installations (jobs), not being able to pay suppliers for order deliveries, and other obstacles including some suppliers backing down on agreements negotiated with negotiated terms being met by SATCO. These issues over time eventually generated an unstable environment for both South Atlantic Traffic Corporation and all entities or pending acquisitions or activities related to Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) / Department of Transportation (DOT) Industry serving federal DOT and state/local DOT agencies, and telecommunications industries for deployment of communications systems, sales, and/or service. The Company management and advisors reached the conclusion in late February 2011, that it was unlikely that SATCO or Terra would be able to continue operations and on March 14, 2011 sold its interests in both entities to Distressed Asset Acquisitions, Inc. We believe that if the financing established for Terra would have closed, it would have improved the cash flow status of the Company that could also have also directly and indirectly assisted our SATCO unit to rebuild and quickly re-structure and solve many of its problems and renewed growth potential. As delays were incurred time and time again from potential lenders and financial entities, realizing the potential of SATCO became less and less of a possibility. For more information please see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2011.
In an effort to establish an alternative energy division, in February 2011, the Company entered into an Agreement to acquire all 100% of Arctic Solar Engineering LLC, a Missouri limited liability company located at PO Box 4391, Chesterfield, MO 63006 (the "Company"), and the owners of Membership Interests of the Arctic Solar Engineering LLC; The FATM Partnership, a Missouri Partnership, The Frederic Sussman Living Trust. Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC, is an integrator of Solar Thermal Energy technology. Solar Thermal Energy ("STE") is believed to be the most efficient and economical method of capturing and using renewable thermal energy created by the sun every day of the year. The solar collectors that are used capture all visible and non-visible wave lengths of sun light and covert the light into energy at a 90% efficiency. Energy created by ASE's STE Systems store that energy in water (or other similarly inexpensive storage mediums) and then use that energy in its direct form to heat water, heat space and cool spaces. According to the US Department of Energy, this accounts for 70% of all energy used in commercial and residential structures in the United States.
In September 2010 the Company entered into a term sheet and subsequently later in March of 2011, entered into a Series D Stock Purchase Agreement ("SPA") with Dutchess Private Equities Fund, Ltd. ("Investors") pursuant to which the Investors and its wholly-owned subsidiary Ginzoil, Inc, (GZI) agreed to sell to the Company's wholly owned subsidiary unit Energy Producers, Inc. ("EPI") a majority 75% Working Interest and 56.25% corresponding Net Revenue Interest in the North 40 acres of the J.B. Tubb Leasehold Estate/Amoco Crawar field and oil and gas interests, including all related assets, fixtures, equipment, three well heads, three well bores, and pro rata oil & gas revenue and reserves for all depths below the surface to 8,500 ft. The field is located in the Permian Basin and the Crawar Field in Ward County, Texas (12 miles west of Monahans & 30 miles west of Odessa in West Texas). Included in the transaction, EPI will also acquire 75% Working Interest and 56.25% corresponding Net Revenue Interest in the Highland Production Company No. 2 well-bore located in the South 40 acres of the J.B. Tubb Leasehold Estate/Amoco Crawar field, oil and gas interests, pro rata oil & gas revenues and reserves with depth of ownership 4700 ft. to 4900 ft.
The Company has been making presentations to asset-based lenders and other financial institutions for the purpose of (i) expanding and supporting our growth potential by i) to a lesser extent rebuilding for the time being, the development of its line of business operations similar to it former activities related to ITS/DOT and telecommunications industries, and (ii) building new infrastructure for its oil and gas operations in 2011. The Company throughout its first quarter of operations for 2011 has been pursuing projects for acquisition and development of select targeted oil and gas proved producing properties with revenues, having upside potential and prospects for enhancement, rehabilitation, and future development. These prospects are primarily located in Eastern Texas, and in other core areas of the Permian Basin.
The Company's goal is to rebuild our revenue base and cash flow; however, the Company makes no guarantees and can provide no assurances that it will be successful in these endeavors.
One of the ways our plans for growth could be altered if current opportunities now available become unavailable:
The Company would need to identify, locate, or address replacing current potential acquisitions or strategic alliances with new prospects or initiate other existing available projects that may have been planned for later stages of growth and the Company may therefore not be ready to activate. This process can place a strain on the Company. New acquisitions, business opportunities, and alliances, take time for review, analysis, inspections and negotiations. The time taken in the review activities is an unknown factor, including the business structuring of the project and related specific due diligence factors.
General
The Company historically derived its revenues primarily from retail sales of oil and gas field inventory equipment, service, and supply items primarily in the southern Arkansas area, and from acquired interests owned in revenue producing oil wells, leases, and equipment located in Olney, Young County, Texas. The Company disposed of these two segments of operations in 2003. The Company acquired a marine vessel sales brokerage and charter business, International Yacht Sales Group, Ltd. of Great Britain in December 2003 later disposing of its operations in late 2005. The Company focused on oil and gas activities for development of interests held that were acquired in Wyoming (the Ten Mile Draw (TMD) prospect) and two programs in Texas, (the Fant Ranch unit, and J.B. Tubb Leasehold Estate) for the production of oil and natural gas through October 30 and December 2, 2008 the dates of disposal respectively. In 2009 we disposed of our wholly owned subsidiary Firecreek Petroleum, Inc. (see further information in this report and in our current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2009, incorporated herein by reference). We account for or have accounted for these segments as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for the related fiscal year.
Sale/Assignment of 100% Stock of FPI Subsidiary
Having disposed of all of the assets of FPI, on May 18, 2009, the Company and Firecreek Global, Inc., entered into a Stock Acquisition Agreement effective the 18th day of May, 2009, relating to the Assignee's acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of Firecreek Petroleum, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Moreover, included and inherent in the Assignment was all of the Company's debt held in the FPI subsidiary. In addition, the Company, and Assignee executed a right of first refusal agreement attached as Exhibit to the Agreement, granting to the Company the right of first refusal, for a period of two (2) years after Closing, to participate in certain overseas projects in which Assignee may have or obtain rights related to Assignors' previous activities in certain areas of the world. For further information please see our current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2009, incorporated herein by reference.
2009 Merger Acquisition with M3 Lighting, Inc.
On May 21, 2009, EGPI Firecreek, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company" or "Registrant"), Asian Ventures Corp., a Nevada corporation (the "Subsidiary"), M3 Lighting, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("M3"), and Strategic Partners Consulting, L.L.C., a Georgia limited liability company ("Strategic Partners") executed and closed a Plan and Agreement of Triangular Merger (the "Plan of Merger"), whereby M3 merged into the Subsidiary, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant (the "Merger"). Further information can be found along with copy of the Plan of Merger attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 27, 2009, as amended. Amendment No. 1 and No. 2 to the May 27, 2009 current Report on Form 8-K were filed on June 24 and August 4, 2009, respectively, and additional information can be found in our Form 10-K annual report filed on April 15, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference.
Completion of South Atlantic Traffic Corporation (SATCO) Acquisition
Effective as of November 4, 2009, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of South Atlantic Traffic Corporation, a Florida corporation ("SATCO"). In the course of this acquisition, SATCO stockholders exchanged all outstanding common shares for cash consideration, the Company's common shares and sellers' notes. SATCO has been in business since 2001 and has several offices throughout the Southeast United States. Please see further discussion and information listed in "The Business", "Description of Properties", and "Overview" to the Management Discussion and Analysis sections, and elsewhere in this document.
Completion of Acquisition of 50% Oil and Gas Working Interests, Callahan, Stephens, and Shakelford Counties, Texas, Three Well Program
Effective December 31, 2009, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Energy Producers, Inc. closed an Acquisition Agreement including an Assignment of Interests in Oil and Gas Leases (the "Assignment"), with Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc., ("Whitt") a Texas corporation acquiring 50% working interests and corresponding 32% net revenue interests in oil and gas leases representing the aggregate total of 240 acre leases, reserves, three wells, and equipment located in Callahan, Stephens, and Shakelford Counties, West Central Texas. Please see further discussion and information listed in "The Business" and "Description of Properties" and the "Overview" to the Management Discussion and Analysis sections of this report.
Completion of Redquartz LTD Acquisition
On March 3, 2010, the Company acquired Redquartz LTD, a company formed and existing under the laws of the country of Ireland. Redquartz LTD has been in business for 45 years, is known internationally and is our entrance into the European markets with respect to Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) and the transportation industry as well as expanding our relationship recently established with Cordil, Inc. for the products sold by South Atlantic Traffic Corporation (SATCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. For further information please see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2010, and in the section on "The Business", and "Overview" to the Management Discussion and Analysis sections, and elsewhere listed in this document.
Completion of Chanwest Resources, Inc. Acquisition
On June 11, 2010, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Chanwest Resources, Inc., ("Chanwest or CWR") a Texas corporation. Chanwest Resources, Inc. was formed in 2009 and has been engaged in ramping up operations including acquiring assets related to the servicing, construction, production and development for oil and gas. For further information please see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2010, and in the section on "The Business", and "Overview" to the Management Discussion and Analysis sections, and elsewhere listed in this document.
Completion and Entry into a Definitive Agreement with E-Views Safety Systems, Inc.
On July 22, 2010 the Company entered into a Definitive Stock Purchase Agreement with E-Views Safety Systems, Inc. ("E-Views") to be operated through its new subsidiary unit EGPI Firecreek Acquisition Company, Inc. Initially the Company has a "Dealer Agreement" with rights to acquire up to 51% of E-Views. For further information please see Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 to our Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010 filed on August 20, 2010, and in the section on "The Business", and "Overview" to the Management Discussion and Analysis sections, and elsewhere listed in this document.
Completion and Entry into a Definitive Agreement with Terra Telecom, LLC.
On October 1, 2010, EGPI Firecreek, Inc. ("Purchaser") executed a Securities Purchase / Exchange Agreement ("SPA") with the owners ("Sellers") of Terra Telecom, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company, located at 4510 South 86th East Ave, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74145 ( "Terra") to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Terra, and 100% of the total LLC membership units existing thereof. All assets and liabilities of Terra, other than information listed in the SPA are considered to be transferred to the Purchaser. For more information on Terra, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K, Form 8-K/A (amendment no. 1), and Form 8-K/A (amendment no. 2) filed on October 7, 2010, December 7, 2010, and March 22, 2011, respectively, and in the section on "The Business", and "Overview" to the Management Discussion and Analysis sections, and elsewhere listed in this document. On March 14, 2011, the Company's interest in Terra was sold.
Completion and Entry into a Definitive Agreement with Arctic Solar Engineering,
LLC.
On February 4, 2011, the Company entered into an Agreement to acquire all 100% of Arctic Solar Engineering LLC, a Missouri limited liability company located at PO Box 4391, Chesterfield, MO 63006 (the "Company"), and the owners of Membership Interests of the Arctic Solar Engineering LLC; The FATM Partnership, a Missouri Partnership, The Frederic Sussman Living Trust. Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC, is an integrator of Solar Thermal Energy technology. For . . .
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