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Debt | 8. DEBT In January 2014, we executed a loan agreement with the International Finance Corporation (“IFC credit facility”) for a $65.0 million revolving credit facility, which wa s secured by the assets of our Gabon subsidiary, VAALCO Gabon (Etame), Inc. The borrowing base under the IFC credit facility was last re-determined effective December, 31, 2015 at $20.1 million, with $15.0 million drawn at December 31, 2015. On June 29, 2016, we executed a Supplemental Agreement with the IFC which, among other things, amended and restated our existing loan agreement to convert the $20 million revolving portion of the credit facility, to the Term Loan with $15 million outstanding. The a mended loan agreement is secured by the assets of our Gabon subsidiary, VAALCO Gabon S.A. and is guaranteed by VAALCO as the parent company. The amended loan agreement provides for quarterly principal and interest payments on the amounts currently outstanding through June 30, 2019, with interest accruing at a rate of LIBOR plus 5.75%. The amended loan agreement also provided for an additional $5 million (the “Additional Term Loan”), which could be requested in a single draw, subject to the IFC’s approval through March 15, 2017. As of the date of this filing, no borrowings have been made of the Additional Term Loan. Compared to the $15.0 million carrying value of debt, the estimated fair value of the term loan is $15.0 million when measured using a discounted cash flow model over the life of the current borrowings at forecasted interest rates. The inputs t o this model are Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Covenants Under the amended loan agreement, quarter-end net debt to EBITDAX (as defined in the loan agreement) m ust be no more than 3.0 to 1.0. However, the quarter-end net debt to EBITDAX limitation wa s raised to 5.0 to 1.0 for all periods through the end of 2016. Additionally, our debt service coverage ratio must be greater than 1.2 to 1.0 at each quarter end. C ertain of VAALCO’s subsidiaries are contractually prohibited from making payments, loans or transferring assets to the Parent Company or other affiliated entities. Specifically, under the terms of our IFC Term Loan, VAALCO Gabon S.A. could be restricted from transferring assets or making dividends, if the positive and negative covenants are not in compliance with the Term Loan. Forecasting our compliance with these and other financial covenants in future periods is inherently uncertain; therefore, we can make no assurance that we will be able to comply with our term loan covenants in future periods. Factors that could impact our quarter-end financial covenants in future periods include future realized prices for sales of oil and natural gas, estimated future production, returns generated by our capital program, and future interest costs, among others. We were in compliance with all financial covenants as of December 3 1, 2016 and 2015. Interest Until June 29, 2016, under the terms of the original revolving credit facility, we paid commitment fees on t he undrawn portion of the total commitment. Commitment fees were equal to 1.5% of the unused balance of the senior tranche of $50.0 million and 2.3% of the unused balance of the subordinated tranche of $15.0 million when a commitment was available for utilization. With the execution of the Supplemental Agreement with the IFC on June 29, 2016, from June 29, 2016 through March 15, 201 7, commitment fees are 2.3% of the undrawn Additional Term Loan of $5 million. We capitalize interest and commitment fees related to expenditures made in connection with exploration and development projects that are not subject to current depletion. Interest and commitment fees are capitalized only for the period that activities are in progress to bring these projects to their intended use. The table below shows the components of the Interest expense line of our consolidated statement s of operations and the average effective interest rate, excluding commitment fees, on our borrowings:
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﻿ |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
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﻿Interest incurred, including commitment fees |  | $ | 1,353 |  | $ | 1,496 |  | $ | 1,161
﻿Deferred finance cost amortization |  |  | 319 |  |  | 304 |  |  | -
﻿Deferred finance cost write-off due to loan modification |  |  | 869 |  |  | - |  |  | -
﻿Capitalized interest |  |  | - |  |  | (771) |  |  | (1,161)
﻿Other interest not related to debt |  |  | 75 |  |  | 308 |  |  | -
﻿Interest expense |  | $ | 2,616 |  | $ | 1,337 |  | $ | -
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﻿Average effective interest rate, excluding commitment fees |  |  | 5.52% |  |  | 4.09% |  |  | 4.32%
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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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