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Financial Instruments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following fair value hierarchy table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

March 31, 2015

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
For Identical
Assets (Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
     Balance as of
March 31,
2015
 
(Thousands of dollars)                            

Assets

           

Commodity derivative contracts

   $ —         $ —         $ 14,436       $ 14,436   

Interest rate derivative contracts

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ —      $ —      $ 14,436    $ 14,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

Interest rate derivative contracts

$ —      $ —      $ (156 $ (156
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$ —      $ —      $ (156 $ (156
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

   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,
2014
 
(Thousands of dollars)                            

Assets

           

Commodity derivative contracts

   $ —         $ —         $ 16,901       $ 16,901   

Interest rate derivative contracts

     —           —           26         26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ —      $ —      $ 16,927    $ 16,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

Interest rate derivative contracts

$ —      $ —      $ (170 $ (170
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$ —      $ —      $ (170 $ (170
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Classified as Level 3

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

(Thousands of dollars)       

Net assets – December 31, 2014

   $ 16,757   

Total realized and unrealized (gains) losses:

  

Included in earnings (a)

     2,603   

Included in other comprehensive loss

     (12

Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements

     (5,068
  

 

 

 

Net assets – March 31, 2015

$ 14,280   
  

 

 

 

 

(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 an increase or reduction to interest expense.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table sets forth the effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

          Fair Value  
(Thousands of dollars)    Balance Sheet Location    March 31,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Asset Derivatives:

        

Derivatives designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

        

Interest rate swap contracts

   Derivative contracts    $ —         $ 12   

Interest rate swap contracts

   Other assets      —           13   

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

        

Crude oil commodity contracts

   Derivative contracts      12,356         14,629   

Natural gas commodity contracts

   Derivative contracts      2,080         2,273   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 14,436    $ 16,927   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives:

Derivatives designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

Interest rate swap contracts

Derivative liability short-term $ (156 $ (170
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ (156 $ (170
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

$ 14,280    $ 16,757   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table sets forth the effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

     Location of gain/loss recognized
in income
  Amount of gain/loss
recognized in income
 
(Thousands of dollars)      2015      2014  

Derivative designated as cash-flow hedge instruments:

       

Interest rate swap contracts

   Interest expense   $ (74    $ (54

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedge instruments

       

Natural gas commodity contracts

   Unrealized loss on derivative
instruments, net
    (193      (504

Crude oil commodity contracts

   Unrealized loss on derivative
instruments, net
    (2,273      (1,478

Natural gas commodity contracts (a)

   Realized gain (loss) on
derivative instruments, net
    592         (243

Crude oil commodity contracts

   Realized gain (loss) on
derivative instruments, net
    4,551         (754
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 2,603    $ (3,033
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) In January 2014, the Company unwound and monetized natural gas swaps with original settlement dates from January 2015 through December 2015 for net proceeds of $276,000. The $276,000 gain associated with this early settlement transaction is included in realized gain on derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2014.