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AFFILIATES BALANCES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
AFFILIATES BALANCES

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AFFILIATES BALANCES

 

We maintained the following balances with our unconsolidated affiliates:

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Due from related parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sonatide (Angola)

 

$

47,353

 

 

$

89,246

 

DTDW (Nigeria)

 

 

18,413

 

 

 

36,726

 

 

 

 

65,766

 

 

 

125,972

 

Due to related parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sonatide (Angola)

 

$

30,390

 

 

$

31,475

 

DTDW (Nigeria)

 

 

18,413

 

 

 

18,711

 

 

 

 

48,803

 

 

 

50,186

 

Due from related parties, net of due to related parties

 

$

16,963

 

 

$

75,786

 

 

Amounts due from Sonatide

 

Amounts due from Sonatide represent cash received by Sonatide from customers and due to us, amounts due from customers that are expected to be remitted to us by Sonatide and costs incurred by us on behalf of Sonatide.

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

 

Due from Sonatide at December 31, 2019

$

 

89,246

 

Revenue earned by the company through Sonatide

 

 

23,910

 

Less amounts received from Sonatide

 

 

(16,501

)

Less amounts used to offset due to Sonatide obligations (A)

 

 

(8,145

)

Affiliate credit loss impairment expense

 

 

(41,500

)

Other

 

 

343

 

Total due from Sonatide at June 30, 2020

$

 

47,353

 

 

 

(A)

We reduced the respective due from affiliates and due to affiliates balances each period through netting transactions based on agreement with the joint venture.

 

The amounts due from Sonatide are denominated in U.S. dollars; however, the underlying third-party customer payments to Sonatide were satisfied, in part, in Angolan kwanzas.  In late 2019, we were informed that, as part of a broad privatization program, Sonangol, our partner in Sonatide, intends to seek to divest itself from the Sonatide joint venture.

 

In the second quarter of 2020 Sonatide declared a $35.0 million dividend.  On June 22, 2020, Sonangol received $17.9 million and we received $17.1 million.  All of our share of the dividend is reflected as dividend income from unconsolidated company in the consolidated statement of operations because (i) our investment in the Sonatide joint venture had previously been written down to zero, (ii) the distributions are not refundable and (iii) we are not liable for the obligations of or committed to provide financial support to the Sonatide joint venture.  In addition, as a result of the aforementioned dividend payment, the cash balances of the joint venture were significantly reduced and we determined that, as a result, a significant portion of our net due from Sonatide balance was compromised.

 

After offsetting the amounts due to Sonatide, the net amount due from Sonatide at June 30, 2020 was approximately $17.0 million. Sonatide had approximately $6.9 million of cash on hand (approximately $1.2 million denominated in Angolan kwanzas) at June 30, 2020 plus approximately $18.6 million of net trade accounts receivable to satisfy the net due from Sonatide. Given prior discussions with our partner regarding how the net losses from the devaluation of certain Angolan kwanza denominated accounts should be shared, we continue to evaluate our net due from Sonatide balance for possible additional impairment in future periods based in part on available liquidity held by Sonatide. On June 30, 2020, we recorded a $41.5 million credit loss impairment expense.

 

Amounts due to Sonatide

 

Amounts due to Sonatide represent commissions payable and other costs paid by Sonatide on our behalf.

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

 

Due to Sonatide at December 31, 2019

$

 

31,475

 

Plus additional commissions payable to Sonatide

 

 

2,265

 

Plus amounts paid by Sonatide on behalf of the company

 

 

4,843

 

Less amounts used to offset due from Sonatide obligations (A)

 

 

(8,145

)

Other

 

 

(48

)

Total due to Sonatide at June 30, 2020

$

 

30,390

 

 

 

(A)

We reduced the respective due from affiliates and due to affiliates balances each period through netting transactions based on agreement with the joint venture.

 

Sonatide Operations

 

Sonatide’s principal earnings are from the commissions paid by us to the joint venture for company vessels chartered in Angola. In addition, Sonatide owns two vessels that may generate operating income and cash flow.

 

Company operations in Angola

 

Vessel revenues generated by our Angolan operations, percent of consolidated vessel revenues, average number of company owned vessels and average number of stacked company owned vessels of our Angolan operations for the periods indicated were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Revenues of Angolan operations (in thousands)

 

$

12,289

 

 

$

14,272

 

 

$

24,426

 

 

$

29,670

 

Percent of consolidated vessel revenues

 

 

12

%

 

 

12

%

 

 

11

%

 

 

12

%

Number of company owned vessels in Angola

 

 

26

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

34

 

Number of stacked company owned vessels in

   Angola

 

 

9

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

14

 

 

Amounts due from DTDW (Nigeria)

 

We own 40% of the DTDW joint venture in Nigeria.  Our partner, who owns 60%, is a Nigerian national.  DTDW owns one offshore service vessel and has long term debt of $5.6 million which is secured by the vessel and guarantees from the DTDW partners. We also operate company owned vessels in Nigeria for which our partner receives a commission.  As of

June 30, 2020, we had only one company owned vessel operating in Nigeria and the DTDW owned vessel was not employed.  At the beginning of 2020 we had expected that we would be operating numerous vessels in Nigeria, but in the second quarter of 2020 the Covid pandemic and resulting oil price reduction caused our primary customer in Nigeria to eliminate all planned operations for 2020.  As a result, the near term cash flow projections indicate that DTDW does not have sufficient funds to meet its obligations to us or to the holder of its long term debt.  In the June 2020 DTDW board meeting neither of the DTDW partners indicated willingness to contribute additional funds to DTDW to meet its obligations.  Therefore, we have recorded affiliate credit loss impairment expense for the entire net due from DTDW balance as of June 30, 2020 totaling $12.1 million.  In addition, based on our analysis we have determined that DTDW will be unable to pay its debt obligation and the debt will not be satisfied by liquidating the vessel and, as a result, we recorded additional impairment expense of $2.0 million for our expected share of the obligation guarantee.