Note 3 Going Concern

The Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company generated a net loss of $(3,643,064) for the three months March 31, 2022, as compared to a net loss of $(9,052,273) for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was comprised of, among other things, certain non-cash items, including: (i) stock-based compensation of $292,808; (ii) accretion of asset retirement obligation of $35,066; (iii) depreciation, depletion & amortization of $499,769; bad debt expense of $1,800,000 and (iv) amortization of debt discount of $92,522.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company has a stockholders’ equity of $28,582,925 and long-term debt of $7,648,602. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has a working capital deficiency of $9,608,589. The largest components of current liabilities creating this working capital deficiency are (i) accounts payable of approximately $4.7 million; (ii) a revolving credit facility with a balance of approximately $4.1 million as of March 31, 2022 due in June of 2022; and (iii) $8.4 million non-interest-bearing loans from Camber Energy, Inc. with no stipulated repayment terms.

As further described in Note 1, Viking has Guaranteed Camber Energy’s indebtedness to Discover, as well as entered into a Security Agreement in favor of Discover granting Discover a first-priority security interest in any assets purchased by Viking with funds advanced to Viking by Camber that were loaned by Discover.  In the event of a default by Camber, Viking may be called upon to honor its obligations under the Guaranty and Security Agreements executed by Viking in favor of Discover. The Company believes the likelihood that it will be required to perform under the guarantee to be remote and has not recognized a liability associated with any performance obligations of the guarantee.

These conditions (primarily related to debt maturities and the Discover guarantee) raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, to develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from business operations when they come due. Management believes the Company may be able to continue to develop new opportunities and may be able to obtain additional funds through debt and / or equity financings to facilitate its business strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.