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Financial Instruments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
                                 

September 30, 2012

(Thousands of dollars)

  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
For Identical
Assets (Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
    Balance as of
September 30,
2012
 

Assets

                               

Commodity derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ 244     $ 244  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ —       $ —       $ 244     $ 244  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

                               

Commodity derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ (1,302   $ (1,302

Interest rate derivative contracts

    —         —         (78     (78
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  $ —       $ —       $ (1,380   $ (1,380
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                 

December 31, 2011

(Thousands of dollars)

  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
For Identical
Assets (Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
    Balance as of
December 31,
2011
 

Assets

                               

Commodity derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

                               

Commodity derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ (3,507   $ (3,507
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  $ —       $ —       $ (3,507   $ (3,507
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3
         
(Thousands of dollars)      

Net liabilities – December 31, 2011

  $ (3,507
   

Total realized and unrealized gains or losses:

       

Unrealized gains included in earnings, net (a)

    2,828  

Included in other comprehensive loss

    (78

Realized gains from purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net

    (379
   

 

 

 

Net liabilities – September 30, 2012

  $ (1,136
   

 

 

 

 

(a) Derivative instruments are reported in revenues as realized gain/loss and on a separately reported line item captioned unrealized gain/loss on derivative instruments.
Effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets
                     
        Fair Value  
(Thousands of dollars)  

Balance Sheet Location

  September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Asset Derivatives:

                   

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

                   
       

Crude oil commodity contracts

 

Other assets

  $ 244     $ —    
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 244     $ —    
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives:

                   

Derivatives designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

                   

Interest rate swap contracts

  Derivative liability long-term   $ (78   $ —    

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

                   

Crude oil commodity contracts

  Derivative liability short-term   $ (837   $ (2,046

Crude oil commodity contracts

  Derivative liability long-term     (465     (1,461
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (1,380   $ (3,507
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

      $ (1,136   $ (3,507
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statement of operations
                     
   

Location of gain/loss recognized
in income

  Amount of gain/loss
recognized in income
 
(Thousands of dollars)     2012     2011  

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedge instruments

                   

Natural gas commodity contracts

  Unrealized gain on derivative instruments, net   $ —       $ 106  

Crude oil commodity contracts

  Unrealized gain on derivative instruments, net     2,449       8,909  

Natural gas commodity contracts

  Realized gain on derivative instruments, net     —         2,969  

Crude oil commodity contracts (a)

  Realized gain on derivative instruments, net     379       1,462  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 2,828     $ 13,446  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) In August 2011, the Company unwound and monetized crude oil swaps and collars with original settlement dates from September 2011 through December 2014 for net proceeds of $3.4 million. The $3.4 million gain associated with these early settlement transactions is included in realized gain on derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.