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South Korea upstream fiscal summary

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Upstream licences are awarded under concession terms which are fixed by legislation. Royalty is paid on a sliding scale ranging from 0% to 12%. General corporate income tax is paid on a sliding scale depending on total taxable income, ranging from 11% to 27.5%. Korean National Oil Company (KNOC) explores both on a sole-risk basis and with third parties. To date there have been no competitive bid rounds.

Table of contents

  • Basis
  • License terms
  • Government equity participation
    • Bonuses, rentals and fees
    • Indirect taxes
    • Royalty
    • Ring fencing
    • Base
    • Rate
    • Payment schedule
    • Corporate income tax
    • 7 more item(s)...
  • Recent history of fiscal changes
  • Stability provisions
  • Split of the barrel and share of profit
  • Effective royalty rate and maximum government share
  • Progressivity
  • Fiscal deterrence

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    TimelineTimeline detailsSplit of the barrel - oil
    Split of the barrel - gasShare of profit - oilShare of profit - gasEffective royalty rate - onshore, shelf and deepwater, oil and gasMaximum government share - onshore, shelf and deepwater, oil and gasState share versus Pre-Share IRR - oilState share versus Pre-Share IRR - gasInvestor IRR versus Pre-Share IRR - oilInvestor IRR versus Pre-Share IRR - gas
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    South Korea upstream fiscal summary

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