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Financial Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
                                 

December 31, 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 at
December 31,
2012
 

Assets

                               

Commodity derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ 1,347     $ 1,347  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ —       $ —       $ 1,347     $ 1,347  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

                               

Commodity derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ (1,371   $ (1,371

Interest rate derivative contracts

    —         —         (54     (54
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liability

  $ —       $ —       $ (1,425   $ (1,425
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                 
         

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 at
December 31,
2011
 

Assets

                               

Commodity derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ 223     $ 223  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ —       $ —       $ 223     $ 223  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

                               

Commodity derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ (3,730   $ (3,730
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liability

  $ —       $ —       $ (3,730   $ (3,730
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3
                 
    Year Ended December 31,  

(Thousands of dollars)

      2012             2011      

Net liabilities at beginning of period

  $ (3,507   $ (2,593

Total realized and unrealized (gains) losses:

               

Included in earnings (a)

    3,985       6,687  

Included in other comprehensive loss

    (54     —    

Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements

    (502     (7,601
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net liabilities at end of period

  $ (78   $ (3,507
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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, and interest rate swap instruments are reported as a reduction to interest expense.
Effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets
                     
        Fair Value at December 31,  

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Balance Sheet Location

      2012             2011      

Asset Derivatives:

                   

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

                   

Crude oil commodity contracts

  Derivative contracts   $ 189     $ 223  

Natural gas commodity contracts

  Derivative contracts     1,040       —    

Crude oil commodity contracts

  Other assets     118       —    
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 1,347     $ 223  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
       

Liability Derivatives:

                   

Derivatives designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

                   

Interest rate swap contracts

  Derivative liability long-term   $ (54   $ —    

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

                   

Crude oil commodity contracts

  Derivative liability short-term     (994     (2,269

Crude oil commodity contracts

  Derivative liability long-term     (377     (1,461
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (1,425   $ (3,730
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

      $ (78   $ (3,507
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statement of operations
                     

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Location of gain/loss recognized
in income

  Amount of gain/loss
recognized in income
 
        2012             2011      

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedge instruments:

                   

Natural gas commodity contracts

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net

  $ 1,040     $ (3,037

Crude oil commodity contracts

 

Unrealized gain on derivative instruments, net

    2,443       2,123  

Natural gas commodity contracts (a)

 

Realized gain on derivative instruments, net

    —         6,289  

Crude oil commodity contracts (a)

 

Realized gain on derivative instruments, net

    502       1,312  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 3,985     $ 6,687  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

In August 2011 and October 2011, the Company unwound and monetized natural gas and crude oil swaps and collars with original settlement dates from September 2011 through December 2014 for aggregated net proceeds of $6.29 million. The $6.29 million gain associated with these early settlement transactions is included in realized gain on derivative instruments for the year ended December 31, 2011. In January 2012, March 2012 and May 2012, the Company unwound and monetized crude oil swaps with original settlement dates from January 2012 through December 2013 for aggregated net proceeds of $1.03 million. The $1.03 million gain associated with these early settlement transactions is included in realized gain on derivative instruments for the year ended December 31, 2012.