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Financial Instruments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

September 30, 2015

(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,
2015
 

Assets

          

Commodity derivative contracts

   $ —        $ —        $ 5,649      $ 5,649   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ —        $ —        $ 5,649      $ 5,649   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Interest rate derivative contracts

     —          —          (76     (76
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ —        $ —        $ (76   $ (76
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

(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,
2014
 

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 nine months ended September 30, 2015.

 

(Thousands of dollars)       

Net assets – December 31, 2014

   $ 16,757   

Total realized and unrealized gains / losses:

  

Included in earnings (a)

     3,470   

Included in other comprehensive income

     69   

Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements

     (14,723
  

 

 

 

Net assets – September 30, 2015

   $ 5,573   
  

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

          Fair Value  
(Thousands of dollars)    Balance Sheet Location    September 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Asset Derivatives:

        

Derivatives designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

        

Interest rate swap contracts

   Derivative assets    $ —         $ 12   

Interest rate swap contracts

   Other assets    $ —         $ 13   

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

        

Crude oil commodity contracts

   Derivative Contracts      4,861         14,629   

Natural gas commodity contracts

   Derivative Contracts      788         2,273   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 5,649       $ 16,927   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives:

        

Derivatives designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

        

Interest rate swap contracts

   Derivative liability short-term    $ (76    $ (170
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ (76    $ (170
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

      $ 5,573       $ 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 nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

(Thousands of dollars)   

Location of gain/loss recognized

in income

   Amount of gain/loss
recognized in income
 
      2015      2014  

Derivative designated as cash-flow hedge instruments:

        

Interest rate swap contracts

  

Interest expense

   $ (217    $ (210 )

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedge instruments

        

Natural gas commodity contracts

  

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net

     (1,484      565   

Crude oil commodity contracts

  

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net

     (9,768      1,796   

Natural gas commodity contracts (a)

  

Realized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net

     2,061         (580

Crude oil commodity contracts

  

Realized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net

     12,878         (1,992
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 3,470       $ (421
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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. In September 2014, the Company unwound and monetized crude oil swaps with original settlement dates from January 2016 through December 2016 for net proceeds of $703,000. The $979,000 gains associated with these early settlement transactions are included in realized gain on derivative instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.