VISTA ENERGY, S.A.B. DE C.V.
Notes to the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(Amounts expressed in thousands of US Dollars, except otherwise indicated)
The Bases Law also sets forth the creation of an Incentive Regime for Large Investments (the RIGI
by Spanish acronym), which provides stability and offers tax, customs, and foreign exchange benefits for projects in various sectors, including the energy and oil & gas, subject to specific conditions.
The RIGI was established and published in the Official Bulletin on August 23, 2024, through Presidential Decree No. 749/2024, applicable to the
oil & gas sector solely for the following activities: (i) construction of treatments plants, natural gas separation plants, oil & gas pipelines, and polyducts, and storage facilities; (ii) transportation and storage of
liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons; (iii) petrochemical plants, including fertilizer production and refinery; (iv) natural gas production, collection, treatment, processing, fractioning, liquefaction and transportation for export of liquefied
natural gas, as well as the infrastructure works required to develop the industry, and (v) offshore exploration and exploitation of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons.
As of the date of issue of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements, the Bases Law had no significant impact on these.
2.5.1.2 Tax for an inclusive and solidary Argentina (PAIS tax)
On September 2, 2024, through Presidential Decree No. 777/2024, the Executive reduced to 7.50% the PAIS tax rate applicable to the acquisition of
foreign currency for the payment of imports of goods and freight (See Note 30.2 of the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023).
2.5.2 Gas market
2.5.2.1 Argentine promotion plan to
stimulate natural gas production: 2020-2024 supply and demand system (Gas IV Plan)
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024
and 2023, the Company received a net amount of 2,387 and 3,491, respectively.
As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the receivables
related to such plan stand at 4,229 and 1,245, respectively (Note 15).
Other than mentioned above, there have been no significant changes in
Argentinas regulatory framework for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 (see Note 2.5 to the annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023).
There have been no significant changes in Mexicos regulatory framework during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 (see Note 2.5 to the
annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023).
2.6 Comparative Information
As of December 31, 2023 the Company has made a change in the Export Duties presentation in the Royalties and others (Note 5.3),
which was previously included in Revenues from contract with customers.
The comparative information for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2023, has been reclassified to ensure consistent filing with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2024.
Revenues from contract with customers and Royalties and others increased by 35,704 for the nine-month periods ended September 30,
2023. These changes had no effect on the net profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.
Note 3. Segment information
The Chief Operating Decision Maker (the Committee or CODM) is in charge of allocating resources and assessing the performance of the
operating segment. It supervises operating profit (loss), and the performance of the indicators related to its oil and gas properties on an aggregate basis to make decisions regarding the location of resources, negotiate with international suppliers
and determine the method for managing contracts with customers.
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