NOTE 4 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

During the normal course of business, the Company may be exposed to litigation. When the Company becomes aware of potential litigation, it evaluates the merits of the case in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. The Company evaluates its exposure to the matter, possible legal or settlement strategies and the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome. If the Company determines that an unfavorable outcome is probable and can be reasonably estimated, it establishes the necessary accruals.

In April 2025, the Company received notice of litigation regarding its potential purchase of a salt water disposal facility in 2024 that it decided not to pursue. The outcome of this litigation is undetermined at this time but the Company believes that its counterclaims will exceed whatever the plaintiff is asking for therefore no accrual has been made as of June 30, 2025.  

In December 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to operate the wells on the Alvey Oil Field. Under this agreement, the Company owes a contingent amount based upon 18.75% of the Working Interest less any rework and production costs to the Estate of Danny Hyde (“EDH) the former owner of the operator of record for the Alvey Oil Field. The rework costs incurred by the Company to date have been over $1 million so it is not anticipated any contingent payments will be made to EDH in 2025. In addition, the Company owes 20% of gross sales less severance tax to the landowners. At the same time of this agreement, the Company purchased $450,000 of equipment from the entity formerly owned by Danny Hyde.

In February 2022 and February 2023, CETI entered into agreements with two different investors offering them a stock guarantee on share price within a three-year period of time. The first investor’s shares in February 2022, came due in February 2025 and CETI entered into an agreement to pay cash and shares to satisfy that guarantee. For the second investor, the Company accrued a liability as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 for the difference between the share price on those dates and the guaranteed share price. The guarantees are presented as Contingent liabilities of $117,500 and $437,500 at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. No provision was made in prior years. 

On December 9, 2024, CETI entered into an agreement with a company to provide consulting services to obtain funding of at least $25 million or more to fund CETI’s projects in the Middle East. The compensation under this agreement was $65,000 plus 0.5% of any monies raised. As of August 14, 2025, no money has been raised but it is anticipated these monies will be raised prior to the end of the current fiscal year although no assurance can be given. 

On December 21, 2024, CETI entered into a Financial Consulting Engagement Agreement (FCEA) to provide consulting services and identify potential sources of private and/or public financing of up to 50 million in British pound sterling. The retainer fee was $35,000 and the success fee is 5% of the total money raised, payable at 1% per year for five years. As of August 14, 2025, no money has been raised but it is anticipated these monies will be raised prior to the end of the current fiscal year although no assurance can be given.