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Disclosure of provisions for decommissioning costs in annual reports of oil and gas companies: A content analysis and stakeholder views

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  • Hafez Abdo
  • Musa Mangena
  • Graham Needham
  • David Hunt

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This study examines the extent of compliance with accounting disclosure requirements relating to provisions for decommissioning costs by oil and gas companies. We also investigate the views of stakeholders on the reporting practices of these companies. Using a content analysis approach, our findings reveal that compliance is substantially high, but companies tend to take a tick-box approach providing only minimum disclosure requirements. In semi-structured interviews, we find that disclosure decisions were driven by concerns about the credibility of information due to complexities in the accounting processes, regulatory requirements, lack of information demand and proprietary costs. These findings have policy implications.

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  • Hafez Abdo & Musa Mangena & Graham Needham & David Hunt, 2018. "Disclosure of provisions for decommissioning costs in annual reports of oil and gas companies: A content analysis and stakeholder views," Accounting Forum, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(4), pages 341-358, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accfor:v:42:y:2018:i:4:p:341-358
    DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2018.10.001
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