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Financial Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 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 at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

December 31, 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 at
December 31,
2015
 

Liabilities

       

Interest rate derivative contracts

  $ —       $ —       $ (7   $ (7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  $ —       $ —       $ (7   $ (7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 at
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 years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(Thousands of dollars)

   2015      2014  

Net assets (liabilities) at beginning of period

   $ 16,757       $ (865

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):

     

Included in earnings (a)

     3,966         17,420   

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

     137         48   

Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements

     (20,867      154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets (liabilities) at end of period

   $ (7    $ 16,757   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

          Fair Value at December 31,  

(Thousands of dollars)

   Balance Sheet Location    2015      2014  

Asset Derivatives:

  

Derivatives designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

        

Interest rate swap contracts

   Derivative contracts    $ —         $ 12   

Interest rate swap contracts

   Derivative contracts long-term      —           13   

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

        

Crude oil commodity contracts

   Derivative contracts      —           14,629   

Natural gas commodity contracts

   Derivative contracts      —           2,273   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ —         $ 16,927   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives:

  

Derivatives designated as cash-flow hedging instruments:

        

Interest rate swap contracts

   Derivative liability short-term    $ (7    $ (170
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ (7    $ (170
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

      $ (7    $ 16,757   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table sets forth the effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

     Location of gain/loss recognized    Amount of gain/loss
recognized in income
 

(Thousands of dollars)

  

in income

   2015      2014  

Derivative designated as cash-flow hedge instruments:

        

Interest rate swap contracts

   Interest expense    $ (284    $ (289

Derivatives not designated as cash-flow hedge instruments:

        

Natural gas commodity contracts

   Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments, net      (2,273      2,542   

Crude oil commodity contracts

   Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments, net      (14,628      15,032   

Natural gas commodity contracts (a)

   Realized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net      3,017         (529

Crude oil commodity contracts (a)

   Realized gain on derivative instruments, net      18,134         664   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 3,966       $ 17,420   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 year ended December 31, 2014.