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Infinitum Copper Corp. Interim / Quarterly Report 2020

Aug 18, 2020

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FORM 51-102F1

June 30, 2020

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Q2 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

FINANCIAL

  • Cash on hand at June 30, 2020 was $21,511 (December 31, 2019 - $135,277).

  • Working capital deficit at June 30, 2020 was $307,543 (December 31, 2019 – deficit of $230,426).

  • Net loss during the second quarter of 2020 was $138,600 compared to a net loss of $345,140 during the same quarter of 2019. For the first six months of 2020 the Company incurred a loss of $220,216 compared to a loss of $681,522 during the first six months of 2019.

  • During the second quarter and first half of 2020, Company spending was limited to administration, operations and technology testing and development with no spending undertaken on capital activities.

  • During Q2 2020 Company issued 900,000 common shares at a price of 5 cents per share on the exercise of stock options for gross proceeds of $45,000.

OPERATIONAL

  • Commenced a collaborative project during Q2 2020 with two industry partners merge technologies to test a new, innovative oil sand tailings remediation process within an experimental, in-house environment.

  • Amid the current low oil price environment and negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world economies and the oil and gas industry in Alberta, activities of our partial heavy oil/bitumen upgrade project have been suspended indefinitely.

  • Reduced all manpower dedicated to the provision of management and technical services to a third party including government regulatory compliance, project costing, and oil lease property maintenance as the third party suspended activities effective April 1, 2020.

  • Board and management focused on securing funding to maintain the Company’s heavy oil upgrade initiative and expand the new innovative tailing remediation technology.

  • Non-operated petroleum and natural gas assets remain principally dormant.


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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Management Discussion and Analysis

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is provided by management of Bayshore Petroleum Corp. (“Bayshore”, the “Company” or “BSH”) and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019. The unaudited condensed interim financial statements are reported in Canadian Dollars and have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

All amounts in this MD&A are Canadian Dollars (CAD) unless otherwise noted. The MD&A contains forward looking statements that should be read in conjunction with the Company’s disclosures under “Forward Looking Statements” outlined at the end of this MD&A.

This commentary is as of August 17, 2020. Bayshore’s Board of Directors and its Audit Committee have reviewed and approved this MD&A and the accompanying financial statements.

Additional information is available online at www.sedar.com and the Company’s website at www.bayshorepetroleum.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain of the statements set forth under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” including statements which may contain words such as “could”, “expect”, “believe”, “will” and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts, are forward-looking and are based upon the Company’s current belief as to the outcome and timing of such future events. There are numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond Bayshore’s control, including: the impact of general economic conditions in Canada and the United States, industry conditions, changes in laws and regulations including the adoption of new environmental laws and regulations and changes in how they are interpreted and enforced, increased competition, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, fluctuations in foreign exchange or interest rates, stock market volatility and market valuations of companies with respect to announced transactions and the final valuations thereof, and obtaining required approvals of regulatory authorities. Bayshore’s actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur.

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Going Concern

The unaudited interim financial statements and notes, and this MD&A, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will realize the carrying value of its assets and satisfy its obligations as they become due in the normal course of operations.

The Company currently does not generate enough revenue to cover ongoing operating and administrative costs and relies on related party loans and the issuance of share capital to fund ongoing operations. During the second quarter of 2020, cash used in operations was $53,887 and the Company had an accumulated deficit of $8,404,310 at June 30, 2020. The Company reported a second quarter loss of $138,600. At June 30, 2020, the Company had negative working capital of $307,543 and a cash balance of $21,511.

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern will depend on its ability to raise additional capital and achieve profitable operations sufficient to meet all obligations, the outcome of which is uncertain. The Company is in ongoing discussions with the controlling shareholder of Bayshore on ensuring the Company’s maintains sufficient working capital to advance the pilot project initiative. During the second quarter additional financing and investment was obtained from the controlling shareholder who exercised options and an executive officer who exercised options and provided an unsecured loan to the Company.

These uncertainties may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Although in the opinion of management, the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate, there can be no assurance that any steps management is taking will be successful. These financial statements do not reflect adjustments in the carrying values of the assets and liabilities, expenses and the balance sheet classifications that would be used if the going concern assumption was not appropriate. Such adjustments could be material.

Impact of COVID-19

During the first quarter of 2020, the financial markets have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 12, 2020. Global oil prices have fallen by approximately 50% since December 31, 2019 partially due to reduced demand associated with the outbreak of COVID-19 and partially to the commercial and geopolitical conflicts among major oil producing countries. The extent to which COVID-19 may impact Bayshore’s results in terms of the ability to source financings, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. COVID-19 may impact the measurement of fair value for certain financial statement items, however, whether an adjustment is required depends on the timing of the impact to an item’s fair value. The Company tests its nonfinancial assets for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a nonfinancial asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable.

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Corporate Overview

Investment Objectives

Bayshore's activities during the first half of 2020 focused on a combination of sourcing financing to advance its business plan, validating oil upgrade technology through in-house expertise, and collaborating with industry partners to test and implement technologies and processes that would be beneficial to the oil and gas industry in Canada.

The primary focus of Bayshore during the second quarter of 2020 was the collaboration with two industry partners to merge technologies and experiment with processes designed to effectively remediate tailings associated with oil sands projects (“Tailings Initiative”). Evaluation of a pilot heavy oil/bitumen upgrade project ("Pilot Project") and the provision of technical and general management services (“Technical Services”) to an industry partner to assist the partner in maintaining its oil leases in Alberta were suspended indefinitely early in Q2 2020 due to a lack of financings and the negative impacts on the economy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and low oil price environment.

The Company’s efforts during Q2 2020 were focused on collaborating with industry partners to merge technologies and test a new, innovative oil sand tailings remediation process within an experimental, in-house environment. The experience and know-how of certain aspects of the Pilot Project, specifically the handling of bitumen/tailings and chemical reactions of materials put through a separation process, are being tested on oil sands tailings with the objective of efficiently and cost effectively separating bitumen and fines from the tailings. Using a specialized filtration and separation process, raw oil sands tailings obtained from an oil sands operator in Alberta and containing oily fluid (water + bitumen) and suspended fines, have been put through a process that has successfully separated water, bitumen and tailing solids. The system was operated at an ambient environment condition with no heat or pressure involved. Raw oil and tailings were fed through a processing unit. A primary objective of the process is to have the resulting separated water meet all environmental requirements for water recycling oil sand industrial usage. Experimenting with the process and putting together a pilot study plan is expected to be completed by the end of 2020. If the feasibility of the process is proven in the experimental environment, additional financing would be required to fund the capital and operating costs of a pilot project based onsite during the first half of 2021.

Property/Assets

Petroleum and Natural Gas Assets

The value of the formerly producing assets Bigstone and Kaybob non-operated properties has been previously fully impaired for accounting purposes. Therefore, the Company has not engaged a thirdparty engineering firm since 2016 to evaluate Bayshore’s properties. The Company reports a nil asset value for petroleum and natural gas properties, reports no reserves, and currently is not producing and generating negative ongoing cash flows. There are no plans to invest further capital into these nonoperated oil and gas properties. These assets will need to be abandoned and the area reclaimed, activities which is not expected to take place earlier than 2027.

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Other Assets

The Company has no capital assets other than corporate office assets.

Financial Overview

Selected information for the second quarter and at quarter end

elected information for the second quarter and at quarter end
Total revenue
Loss for the period
Cash balance
Working capital deficiency()
Total assets
Total non-current financial liabilities(
*)
Shareholders’ deficit
Shares issued and outstanding (shares)
Q2 2020
Q2 2019
Q2 2018
-
-
-
(138,600)
(345,140)
(75,411)
21,511
103,100
8,889
(275,547)
(730,910)
(661,052)
215,626
285,067
23,219
1,339,425
336,756
-
(1,795,295)
(1,118,294)
(697,567)
83,260,815
82,360,815
32,360,815

(*) Working capital is a non IFRS/npn-gaap measure and is calculated as follows: cash plus GST receivable minus accounts payable and accrued liabilities minus short term loans minus interest payable (current portion)

(**) Total non-current financial liabilities is a non IFRS/non-gaap measure and is calculated as follows: lease liability obligations plus related party loans plus convertible debt plus interest payable that is due beyond one year

Outlook

Securing additional sources of debt and equity financing continues to be the top priority for Bayshore in 2020. If Bayshore is able to raise additional financing, it will be able to continue to advance the initiative of demonstrating the commercial viability of the oil sand remediation technology and processes, which Management believes is the greatest growth opportunity for the Company. The amount of additional financing required by Bayshore will be determined during 2020 as the Company advances its collaboration efforts associated with the Tailings Initiative.

Financial Analysis

Second Quarter Results of Operations

Second Quarter Results of Operations
$ increase / % increase
Q2 2020 Q2 2019 (decrease) / (decrease)
Oil and gas, non-operating 286 (4,566) 4,852 106
General and administrative(*) 68,324 184,296 (115,972) (63)
Technology development 9,829 - 9,829 n/a
Depreciation and accretion 12,362 129,982 (117,620) (90)
Finance costs 47,799 35,428
Net loss 138,600 345,140 (206,540) (60)
Loss per share (basic and diluted) - cents - - - -
Cash used in operating activities 53,887 223,421 (169,534) (76)

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Six months ending June 30 Results of Operations

$ increase / % increase
2020 2019 (decrease) / (decrease)
Technical services revenue 90,000 -
90,000
n/a
Oil and gas, non-operating
1,136
(4,960) 6,096 123
General and administrative(*) 177,546 384,475 (206,929) (54)
Technology development 11,490 - 11,490 n/a
Share based compensation - 100,573 (100,573) (100)
Depreciation and accretion 24,725 133,847 (109,122) (82)
Finance costs 95,319 67,587 27,732 41
Net loss 220,216 681,522 (461,306) (68)
Loss per share (basic and diluted) - cents - 0.01 (0.01) (100)
Cash used in operating activities 152,402 620,990 (468,588) (75)

(*) General and administrative expenses include the following financial statement categories: a) contractors, consultants and staff, b) professional, legal and advisory, c) office and administration, and d) travel and accommodations.

General and administrative

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company reduced the number of staff and reduced the amount of time of consultants in response to the lower level of activity and limited financing available to the Company to finance its operations. The Company maintains fixed costs associated with an office/warehouse location and public company listing related costs.

Share based compensation

No share options were issued during the first half of 2020. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company granted 6,600,000 stock options to directors, officers and contractors of the Company. The Black-Scholes value of the option grant was $100,573. Options were granted with an exercise price of $0.05 per share, vested upon issuance and are exercisable prior to December 31, 2023.

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

There were no significant changes in assets or underlying liabilities during the first half of 2020 During the second quarter of 2019, the Company revised its estimate of abandonment and reclamation costs of its non-operated oil and gas properties in Western Canada. The revised estimated resulted in an increase in the Company’s share of estimated future abandonment costs by $120,669. As there are no reserves attached to the non-operated properties, the full amount of $120,669 has been depreciated during the second quarter of 2019. Actual cash costs of the abandonment and reclamation are not expected to be incurred prior to 2027.

Finance costs

The Company accrued interest during the second quarter of 2020 of $38,567 (second quarter of 2019 - $27,167) and reflects interest obligations of 15% annual interest on $650,000 of related party loans, 10% annual interest on a $450,000 related party loan, 5% annual interest on convertible debentures with a face value of $229,308 and 5% annual interest on a $25,000 unsecured loan from an officer

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

which was advanced during the second quarter of 2020. In addition, accretion of convertible debt of $5,248 was recorded during the second quarter of 2020.

Cash used in operating activities

The significant decrease in cash used from operations relates to a lower level of business activity in 2020 compared to 2019 when there was additional financing available to conduct operations and settle historical accumulated liabilities. During Q2 2020, the Company had sufficient working capital to advance the company’s business plan and fund ongoing operations as the liabilities become due but exited the quarter with $21,511 cash on hand compared to $336,581 cash on hand at June 30, 2019.

Quarterly Results

The following table summarizes key financial and operating information prepared in accordance with IFRS, as applicable to a going concern in Canadian dollars for the three months ended June 30:

2019 – Q2
2019 – Q1
2018 – Q4
2018 – Q3
2018 – Q2
2018 – Q1
2017 – Q4
2017 – Q3
2017 – Q2
2017 – Q1
Revenue
(Net)
Net Earnings
Income/(Loss)
Basic &
Fully Diluted
$/Share
Total
Assets
-
(345,140)
-
285,067
-
(336,382)
-
365,086
(947)
(282,298)
(0.01)
837,704
-
309,714
0.01
720,725
-
(75,411)
-
23,219
947
(34,414)
-
30,819
-
(27,689)
-
64,180
-
(14,035)
-
14,259
10,650
(20,091)
-
20,012
-
(60,537)
-
17,777

Second Quarter 2019

The Company funded operations utilizing cash that was on hand at the start of the period.

The Company is not subject to seasonal variations in operations.

Consistent with the prior quarter and prior year, no compensation paid to Directors during the second quarter of 2019.

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Related Parties

The following balances were payable to an officer and director of the Company.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Interest payable
Related party loan
Convertible debenture (face value)
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
32,551
32,551
15,598
14,049
25,000
-
54,833
54,833
127,982
101,433

The following balances were payable to the chairman of the board of the Company.

Related party loans
Interest payable
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
1,100,000
1,100,000
224,012
152,958
1,324,012
1,252,958

Share Capital

(number of shares)
Common shares
Issuable under Stock Options(1)
Issuable under Convertible Debentures
Fully Diluted Position
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
83,260,815
82,360,815
5,200,000
6,450,000
1,239,503
1,239,503
89,700,318
90,050,318

Financial instruments

Recognition and measurement

Financial instruments are any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one party and a financial liability or equity instrument of another party. Financial assets and liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value, which is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The following table lists the Company’s financial instruments and its category of method of measurement subsequent to initial recognition:

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Financial instrument category and method of subsequent measurement:

Cash Fair value
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Amortized cost
Right of use asset Amortized cost
Interest payable
Amortized cost
Short term loans
Amortized cost
Related party loans
Amortized cost
Convertible debt
Amortized cost
Lease obligation liability Amortized cost

Impairment

Financial assets classified as subsequently measured at amortized cost or fair value through other comprehensive income reflect the Company’s assessment of expected credit losses. Expected credit losses are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. Expectations reflect historical credit losses, adjusted for forward looking factors.

The impairment methodology applied depends on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition of the asset. If there has not been a significant increase in credit risk, the expected credit loss provision is based on expectations for the next twelve months. If there has been a significant increase in credit risk, the provision is based on expectations for the remaining lifetime of the asset.

New accounting standards not yet effective

Certain pronouncements have been issued by the IASB that are mandatory for accounting periods after June 30, 2020. There are currently no such pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

The Company classifies the fair value of financial instruments according to the following hierarchy based on the amount of observable inputs used to value the instrument:

• Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

• Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1. Prices in Level 2 are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Level 2 valuations are based on inputs, including expected interest rates, share prices, and volatility factors, which can be substantially observed or corroborated in the marketplace.

• Level 3 – Valuation in this level are those with inputs for the asset or liabilities that are not based on observable market data.

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

The carrying values of accounts payable and accrued liabilities and short-term loans approximate their fair values at June 30, 2020 due to their relatively short periods to maturity. Cash is a Level 1 fair value measurement.

The interest rate on related party loans may be lower than the expected market rate, therefore the fair value may be less than the carrying value and is considered a Level 3 fair value instrument. The difference is not considered material to the financial statements.

The fair value of the convertible debentures liability was recorded based on an estimated fair value interest rate and is considered a Level 3 fair value instrument.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. The Company’s current liabilities, accounts payable and accrued liabilities mature within three months.

The following is a maturity analysis of the Company’s financial obligations at June 30, 2020:

Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
Lease obligation liability
Related party loans
Convertible debt (carrying value)
Interest payable
Less than
three
months
Three
months to
one year
Beyond one
year
Total
104,355
-
-
104,355
11,603
34,180
40,413
86,196
-
-
1,125,000
1,125,000
-
218,697
-
218,697
-
64,651
224,012
288,663
115,958
317,528
1,389,425
1,822,911

The Company has cash on hand of $21,511 at June 30, 2020 available to fund its financial obligations.

In order to meets the Company’s anticipated future working capital requirements, it will be required to attract additional funds through the issuance of debt, equity or other business means.

Interest rate risk

The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk is minimal as the Company’s short-term loans payable and convertible debt are carried at fixed interest rates, and the Company does not have interest bearing investments generating significant interest revenue.

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Commitments

During Q2 2019, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a combined office and warehouse building which extends to May 31, 2022. At June 30, 2020, the future base lease rental payments are as follows:

2020
2021
2022
32,861
67,178
28,531
128,570

Capital Management

The Company considers its capital structure to include working capital and access to credit as follows.


s.
Current assets
Current liabilities
Working capital
June 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
125,943
213,018
(433,486)
(443,444)
(307,543)
(230,426)

Risks and Uncertainties

The petroleum and natural gas industry is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that can affect the Company’s ability to grow and generate cash flows from operations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Fluctuations in interest rates, commodity prices and foreign currency exchange rates;

  • Capital markets risk and the ability to finance future growth especially from technology;

  • Government and regulatory risk in respect of changes to royalty and income tax regimes;

  • Economic risk in respect of finding and producing reserves at a reasonable cost, and marketing those reserves;

  • Operational risk in respect of availability and cost of drilling and related equipment;

  • Seasonal risk in respect of the ability to enter leases and drill wells due to weather conditions; and

  • Environmental risk in respect of the ability to remediate sites and remedy spills, releases or emissions of various substances that may be produced in association with the Company’s petroleum and natural gas operations.

While many of these risks are beyond the Company’s control and it is impossible to ensure that the Company’s initiatives will result in commercially viable operations, Bayshore strives to minimize the aforementioned risks by:

  • Employing management and technical staff and consultants with extensive industry and/or area experience;

  • Maintaining an appropriate working capital position to cover the Company’s capital and overhead costs;

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BAYSHORE PETROLEUM CORP. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

  • Maintaining a low-cost structure and a tight cost control system; and

  • Maintaining insurance in accordance with industry standards to address the risk of liability for pollution, personal injury, property damage, blow-outs and other hazards.

Additional Information

Bayshore is a Canadian oil and gas company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “BSH”. The Company is an early stage oil and gas company with a plan to advance, though collaboration with industry partners, an innovative bitumen and heavy oil upgrading project located in western Canada.

The reader should be aware that historical results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.

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