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Significant accounting policies - Working interest in oil & gas properties (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018
Significant accounting policies
Oil and gas well equipment declining depreciation rate	25.00%

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The percentage of declining balance depreciation method for oil and gas well equipment.

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