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SAP JVA

Manage your financial Joint Venture processes

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In the oil and gas industry, certain ventures are considered high risk,

demanding extensive capital investment and a long payback period. To

minimize risks, companies develop partnerships called joint ventures.

A joint venture consists of an operating partner (operator) and one or more

non-operating partners, who combine monetary or personnel resources to

share a project’s expenses and revenues.

The operator manages the venture, arranges venture activities, and

maintains accounting records. The operator remits venture expenses,

collects revenues, and distributes these to the partners, according to their

ownership shares.

This process is known as Joint Venture Accounting (JVA).

What is Joint Venture Accounting?

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Companies can share:

Risk

Investment

Resources

Operating Partner

Plan future activities of venture

Manage day-to-day activities of venture

Maintain accounting records for venture

Calculate partner shares of venture

expenditure and revenue

Report venture activity (P&L) to

partners

Non-Operating PartnerMaintain accounting records for their own

share of the venture

Settle accounts with the operating partner,

according to the conditions of the venture

Joint

Venture

2

Joint

Venture

3

Joint

Venture

1

Entity A

Entity B

Entity C

What is Joint Venture Accounting?

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SAP designed JVA especially for joint venture operations.

SAP JVA captures all expenditures and other joint venture transactions by

using functions from Financial Accounting (SAP FI), Controlling (SAP CO),

Asset Management (SAP AM), Materials Management (SAP MM), Plant

Maintenance (SAP PM), and Project System (SAP PS).

By working closely with customers and implementation partners, SAP

ensures that JVA facilitates efficient management of joint ventures.

What is SAP JVA?

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SAP JVA is fully integrated with:

Financial Accounting (SAP FI)

Controlling (SAP CO)

Asset Management (SAP AM)

Materials Management (SAP MM)

Production Planning (SAP PP)

Plant Maintenance (SAP PM)

Project System (SAP PS)

allowing you to capture all joint venture transactions by using

standard SAP functions.

The result is a streamlined workflow and reductions in errors.

Why SAP JVA?

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Detailed joint venture data capture in real time

Cash calls to/from partners

Partner billing for venture expenses and revenues

Overhead calculation, based on the Joint Operating Agreement

Allocations of billable and non-billable costs

Multi-currency processing

Farm-in/Farm-out and Equity Changes

SAP JVA Features and Benefits

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Joint Venture Data Capture

Captures and codes all transactions, including vendor invoices, inventory movements and allocations, with an option to produce balanced venture books

Cash Calls

Request cash payments from partners for future venture operations

Partner Billing

Calculates partner shares for venture expenses and revenues

Monitors partner cash calls and receivables

Produces a partner bill containing all relevant information

Overhead

Calculates different types of overhead, as agreed in the JOA

SAP JVA Functions

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Allocations

Distributes billable and non-billable costs (such as facility, payroll, and related expenses) to cost centers or projects throughout the allocation cycle.

Multi-Currency Processing

Supports the multi-currency needs of typical venture activities

Cutback

Cutback allocates all operating costs, carried by the operator during the accounting period, to the non-operating partners, according to their equity shares. This process typically occurs at the end of the accounting period after all transactions are posted.

Suspense Processing

Suspense processing allows you to continue regular processing in the event of a dispute or some other unscheduled disruption.

SAP JVA Functions

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Equity Adjustment

Equity adjustment covers several business processes that require the creation of new equity groups and different handling for historical cost. SAP JVA equity adjustment capabilities provide functions that cover farm-in, farm-out, and re-determination, facilitating prior-period and pre-cutback equity changes.

Joint Venture Billing

Joint venture billing allows you to invoice partners for expenditures and revenues, and to issue cash calls. You can send different levels of supporting information with the invoice.

Partner Netting

Partner netting allows you to calculate the sum of a partner’s open expenses and

cash calls within the venture to a single residual entry of outstanding expenses.

You can then post that entry to the partner’s accounts receivable account for

billing.

SAP JVA Functions

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Asset and Material Transfer

Asset and material transfer capabilities allow you transfer assets and materials

to joint venture properties at the current replacement price, rather than at

historical cost.

Controlling

Controlling enables you to process assessments, distributions, and allocations.

In SAP JVA, you can allocate various costs among multiple cost objects for

distribution to the ventures.

Net Profit and Carried Interest Profit Partners

Net profit and carried interest profit partners allow you to allocate payments and

a net profit interest to a non-operating partner, and to set up a carried interest

arrangement, if necessary.

SAP JVA Functions

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Non-Operated Ventures

Non-operated venture processing facilitates integrated handling of incoming,

non-operated invoices with SAP accounts payable functions. You can record

these invoices online. In addition, cash call features are available for non-

operated ventures at the venture and project level.

Inter-Company Functions

Inter-company functions allow you to book inter-company entries on the books

of the operating partner and any of its affiliated businesses. By identifying

these relationships, through inter-company mappings of accounts and other

relevant objects, SAP JVA automates processing of inter-company joint venture

transactions.

Balanced Books By Venture

Balanced books by venture allows you to produce balanced financial

statements on a venture by venture basis. If a document without balancing-

entries-by-venture is posted to the joint venture ledger, the data capture

process creates an inter-venture booking, to balance the document by venture.

SAP JVA Functions

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Bank Account Switching

Bank account switching is common practice outside North America. Large

ventures are funded from one or more dedicated venture bank accounts.

Depending on the venture, SAP JVA determines the bank account from which

an invoice is paid. SAP JVA also produces correspondence, notifying the bank

to make all required transactions for the movement of cash between accounts.

In addition, bank account switching produces all required settlement

documents, and can calculate all applicable interest.

Audit Support

Audit support allows you to give non-operating partners detailed accounting

transaction records in an electronic format to assist transaction audits. These

records are based on operator-defined selection criteria and can be restricted at

multiple levels. JADE requirements are also supported.

Multi Company Code

Range of company codes per selection & Output enhancements

SAP JVA Functions

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A JOA is a contract between venture partners that specifies the following:

Operator of well, property, project

Partners and working interests

Associated ventures

Allowable overheads and their treatment

Non-consent penalty percentages

Definitions

Interests

Joint Operating Agreement (JOA)

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EG3

C75 % 25%

Venture A

EG4

EG1

33 1/3

EQTYPE 1

Engineering

Design

EG6

B

25%

A25 %

C

25 %

D

EG2

25%

BA

50 %

D

25 %

EG5

EQTYPE 2

Construction

EQTYPE 3

Production

B

A

33 1/3

C

33 1/333 1/3

B

A

33 1/3

C

33 1/333 1/3

25%

BA

50 %

C

25 %

25 %

A

2002

2003

2004

Ventures associate

Equity Types and Equity

Groups to define a specific

joint operation or purpose

SAP JVA Business Objects: Venture, ET, EG

2002 – 2004 2005 - 2007 2007….2027..Joint Venture Life Cycle

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Operated (no tax)

Operated by the company managing SAP JVA

You cannot assign a tax code to this type of venture

Operated (with tax)

Operated by the company managing SAP JVA

You can assign a tax code to this type of venture

Non-Operated

The company managing SAP JVA holds a non-operated venture share

This company is billed by the operator for its share of venture expenses

Non-Operated On-Billing

The company managing SAP JVA sells part of its non-operated share of the venture to third parties

Corporate Venture

The company managing SAP JVA holds a 100% interest

SAP JVA Business Objects: Five Venture Types

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.

A

EG3

C

75 % 25%

Venture A

EG1

33 1/3

EG2

25%

BA

50 %

D

25 %

Valid

EQTYPE 2

Construction

B

A

33 1/3

C

33 1/333 1/3

33 1/3

3

EG4

EG5

B

A

C

33 1/333 1/

25%

BA

50 %

D

25 %

EG6

B

25%

A25 %

C25 %

D

25 %

A

EG3

C

75 % 25%

Venture A

EG1

33 1/3

EQTYPE 1

EngineeringDesign

EG2

25%

BA

50 %

D

25 %

Valid

EQTYPE 2

Construction

EQTYPE 3

Production

B

A

33 1/3

C

33 1/333 1/3

3

EG5

B

A

33 1/3

C

33 1/333 1/

EG4

25%

BA

50 %

C

25 %

EG6

B

25%

A25 %

C25 %

D

25 %

New Processing Plant

A

A

Cost centre

Project

Construction Project

EQTYPE 3

Production

EQTYPE 1

Engineering / Design

Joint Venture Integration with Cost Objects

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Cost Center

PM Order

Internal Order

Project Prod Order

VentureAssetPlant

1 2

Joint Venture Integration with Cost Objects

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Cost Object

Production

Order

Network

Order

Plant

Maintenance

Order

Project Cost centre Internal Order

Joint Venture

Equity Type

Recovery Indicator

JV Object Type

JIB/JIBE Class

JIB/JIBE Subclass A

Joint Venture Coding for Cost Objects

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Identifies category of a joint venture transaction

Indicates whether a particular expense is shared by venture partners

Used to select data for reporting to venture partners

Used to distinguish between joint and own expenditures

Default (Corporate)

Cost Object

G/L Account & Cost

Element

Document Type

User Entry

MMCOFI

Recovery indicator assignment & determination:

Recovery Indicator

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Accounting

Interface

Special

Ledger

Interface

AM

MMFI

PS

COSD

HR

PM

Accounting Document

Itm Account Cost Obj. Amount

1 Vendor -117.50

2 Cost 1 CC-1 60.00

3 Cost 2 CC-2 40.00

4 Tax 17.50

JV Interface

Joint Venture Document

Itm Account Cost Obj. AmountVenture EqG RI

1 Vendor CC-1 - 70.50JVI001 A01 BI

1 Vendor CC-2 - 47.00JVI002 A01 BI

2 Cost 1 CC-1 60.00JVI001 A01 BI

3 Cost 2 CC-2 40.00JVI002 A01 BI

4 Tax CC-1 10.50JVI001 A01 BI

4 Tax CC-2 7.00JVI002 A01 BI

JV DATA

JVT01

BILLING

JVT02

CUSTOM

DATABASEFI DATA

GLT0

PP

Joint Venture Integration and Interface

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Post Vendor Invoice

Accounting Doc

The expenses are assigned to the JV partners via the cost object assigned to the expense line items

JV Document

Cost Centre Assignment

Joint Venture Vendor Invoice Posting

- Example

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Asset Master

Vendor Invoice

JVA derives venture coding for an asset using the cost

centre entered on the asset master record

Asset Document

JV Document

Joint Venture Asset Posting - Example

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Goods ReceiptMM Assignments

JVA derives venture coding for material movements from a special stock cost object that is

assigned to a plant and a valuation type (which is optional) associated with the plant.

Accounting Doc

Material Document

JV Document

JV Document

Joint Venture Material Posting - Example

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Foreign Currency Valuation

Cost Transfers

Cost Allocation & Settlement

Overhead Calculations (PCO)

Equity Adjustments

Cutback

Joint Venture Close

Partner Netting Final Settlement

Corporate Close

Billing

Periodic Processes

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Cost allocations are based on R/3 CO functions with JVA required enhancements,

including:

Substitution of the recovery indicator (recovery indicator manipulation)

Allocation of secondary costs

Re-run of settlement

Cost Object B

Materials

Mail & Carriage

Telecoms

Entertaining

12Hotels

8Travelling

Repairs & Servicing

Vehicles

Light & Heating

Rent & Rates

Staff Salaries

80External Labour

40Internal Labour

140Total

Distribution (through original cost element)Internal CO only

Cost Object B

140Assessment A

Materials

Mail & Carriage

Telecoms

Entertaining

Hotels

Travelling

Repairs & Servicing

Vehicles

Light & Heating

Rent & Rates

Staff Salaries

External Labour

Internal Labour

140Total

Allocation (via secondary cost element)Internal CO only

Cost Object A

- 350Assessment A

Materials

Mail & Carriage

Telecoms

Entertaining

30Hotels

20Travelling

Repairs & Servicing

Vehicles

Light & Heating

Rent & Rates

Staff Salaries

200External Labour

100Internal Labour

0Total40%

Unallocated Costs

40%

Assessments & Distributions

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Farm-In / Farm-Out

A partner joins or leaves a venture

Redetermination

Partner shares are adjusted to reflect changes in business conditions, such as

reserves

Funding Currency Change

A funding currency is added or removed from a venture

Current and prior period equity adjustments handled

30%

27%

43%

Operator Partner A

Partner B

Equity Changes & Adjustments

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Suspense functionality supported for:

Partner Suspense

Equity Group Suspense

Project/WBS Element Suspense

Specific costs are not charged to a venture but instead posted to suspense

accounts for the duration (year & period) a project remains in suspense

Selection

GBU1Company Code

Venture JV0001 JV9999to

Project Suspense

Posting

2002Fiscal Year

12Period

31.12.2002Posting Date

Options

Test run

Set project in suspense Post Costs

Accounting Document

Itm Account Cost Obj. Amount1 O'head Admin - 50.00

2 O'head CC-1 50.00

Joint Venture Document

Itm Account Cost Obj. AmountVenture EqG RI1 O'Head Admin - 50.00C00001 A01 NB

2 O'Head CC-1 50.00JVI001 A01 BI

Joint Venture Document

Itm Account Cost Obj. AmountVenture EqG RI1 O'Head Admin - 50.00C00001 A01 NB

2 O'Head CC-1 50.00JVI001 A01 BI

3 O'Head CC-1 0JVI001 A01 BS

JVA Project Suspense

Suspense Processing

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Stepped Rate Rule

1%

2%

5%

GBP 10 000

GBP 0

GBP 250 000

International – Parent company overhead

US/Canada – Well related allocations

OverheadCost

GBP 10 000 GBP 500

GBP 140 000 GBP 2 800

Overheads

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Cutback

Venture A

EG2

Company Code

50 % Partner B

25 %

Partner D

25 %

AR / AP

Partner D

25

ET1

AR / AP

Partner B

25

Gross

Net

The cutback process

allocates JV partner’s

expenses or revenues

according to their

working interest ownership.

Operating

Exp / Rev

50

Operating

Exp / Rev

100

RI = Bill

Cost Object

Venture A

Cutback Processing

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Equivalent to down payments or pre payments

Can be issued for future months (Reclassification)

Request and cash receipts carried forward to billing process

Integrated with Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable

Venture JV0001 EqG A01 FCurr NOK

Partner FCurr Amt Lcurr Amt

JVGBU1 600.00 46.74

JV5001 300.00 23.37

JV5101 100.00 7.79

Partner Shares

Cash Call Request:

FIDocument

Cash Call

Gross to venture/project

Net to venture/project/partner

Accounts

Rec.- Cash

Calls

Partner A

600

Accounts

Rec.- Cash

Calls

Partner B

300

Accounts

Rec.- Cash

Calls

Partner C

100

Cash Call Processing

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JV Billing

Ledger

Billing

Statement

Exp. Suppl

Expenditure Detail

Inv. SupplDetail

Invoice

Internal Allocations

Costs

Orders

Payroll

Vendor Invoices

Accounts Receivable

JV Summary

Ledger

Cutback

JV Integration Mgr.

Cash Calls

Paid Cash Calls

Partner Payments

Cutback Invoice

Partner Adjustments

JV Billing creates

various customized

billing documents to

send to your JV

partners

JV Integration Mgr.JV Integration Mgr.

Joint Venture Billing

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CO

To Affiliate:INVOICE

FIDocument

Cash Call

Affiliated Inter-Company Setup

Cutback creates A/P

entries to operator on

the books of the affiliated

partner as configured in

SAP JVA and SAP FI

Gross cash calls create

A/P entries on the books of

the affiliated partner,

as defined in configuring

SAP JVA and SAP FI

Cutback

Intercompany

Processing

Cash Calls

FI

A/P

Inter-Company Ventures

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Stock help corporate or per venture

Stock prices

Moving average charged to venture and operator

Current replacement price (CRP) invoked to add stock handling fee

Plant or valuation definition

CompanyCompany

Inventory atMovingAverage

Price

CompanyCompany

Proj/Asset atMovingAverage

Price

Joint Venture Billing

CRP

Plant to Cost Center, Order, Project, Asset

Joint Venture Billing

CRP

Material Management Features

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Gross billable/all by venture/account

Gross billable/all by cost object

Gross billable/partner net by cost object

Gross billable/all by cost object foreign currency

Gross billable/partner net for JIB

Remaining cutback by cost object

Posted suspense overview

Gross non-operated by cost object

Venture/equity group/billing indicator

Partner/billing indicator

Standard JVA Reports:

Billing Reconciliation Extract:

Reconciliation

Ledger 4B and 4D

JVA Billing

BalancesLedger 4A and 4C

JVA Balances

Statement

Exp. Suppl

Expenditure Detail

Inv. SupplDetail

Invoice

JV Partner Auditing

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Online transaction for incoming invoices for non-operated ventures

Input forms, defined in JVA configuration, control the layout of the input

screens

Input form includes the SAP coding block information (account, cost object,

asset)

Incoming cash calls are handled with the cash call functions

Non-operated venture processing is fully integrated with SAP

accounts payable functions

Invoice

Cash Call

R/3Accounts

Payable

Non-

operating

net share

Non-Operating Ventures

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Main Features

Balanced books by venture

Venture specific bank accounts v. central disbursement account

Funding currency defined for each venture

Bank reconciliation and switching

Exchange differences for each venture

Cash and Banking

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“Our routines are undoubtedly more efficient and the accuracy of our accounting has increased since we started using SAP Joint Venture Accounting (JVA). Where previously it could take two days to produce a monthly statement of accounts, it now takes half that time and the data is of a much higher quality.Obviously, this means considerable cost savings for Statoil.”

Kjell-Petter Gilje

Statoil ASA

Statoil ASA is one of the world’s

largest offshore oil and gas

companies, and has substantial

international operations. Statoil

has a presence in 28 countries,

and is one of the world’s largest

net sellers of crude oil. The

company plays a leading role on

the Norwegian continental shelf.

As either producer or operator it

is involved in 20 oil and gas

fields, totalling 150 licences.

Statoil has been a publicly listed

company since 2001.

Statoil saves time and money with SAP‟s Joint Venture

Accounting

www.statoil.com

SA

P fo

r O

il &

G

as

Success Story: Statoil, Norway

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Integrates with FI, MM, and AM, which streamlines workflow and

greatly reduces errors

SAP JVA is the only SAP solution that allows you to track venture

expenditures on a venture by venture and partner by partner basis.

SAP JVA allows you to view venture information in real time, not just

at period end.

Provides complete drill down capability for reporting all ventures, all

authorization for expenditures (AFEs) tied to JOA, overhead analysis,

cutback, and billing on a venture-by-venture basis.

Ensures full compliance with all standard overhead methods and

calculations (US and international)

Key Benefits of SAP JVA

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Thank you!

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