Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report,
our principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).
Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2022 to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (a) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within
the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (b) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Description of Material Weakness
Management has concluded that the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2022 due to the lack of segregation of duties and the failure to
report disclosures on a timely basis.
Remediation of Material Weakness
Management has developed a plan and related timeline
for the Company to design a set of control procedures and the related required documentation thereof in order to address this material
weakness. However, its implementation was delayed as a decline in commodity prices caused the Company to pursue aggressive cost cutting
and de-staffing which has increasingly concentrated duties on the remaining staff. Until the Company has the proper staff in place, it
likely will not be able to remediate its material weaknesses.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control
over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange
Act that occurred during the current fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In the opinion of management, we are not involved
in any claims, legal actions or regulatory proceedings as of March 31, 2022, the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse
effect on our condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
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