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COMMODITY DERIVATIVE
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMODITY DERIVATIVE

8. COMMODITY DERIVATIVE

 

The Company’s results of operations and cash flows are affected by changes in market prices for crude oil and natural gas. To manage a portion of its exposure to price volatility from producing crude oil, the Company entered into a fixed-price swap commodity derivative contract to protect against price declines in future periods on 100 barrels of crude oil per day from March 1 to December 31, 2021, at $61.90, based on the calendar month average of West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil (“WTI”). There are no collateral requirements for the fixed-price swap derivative contract. The Company does not enter into derivative contracts for speculative purposes. The Company has not elected to designate the fixed-price swap as a cash flow hedge; therefore, the instrument does not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the fixed-price swap contract are recoded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and are included in cash flows from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

 

The following table presents the impact of our fixed-price derivative contract on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

                             
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
   (in thousands) 
Commodity derivative loss, net:                    
Settlements  $(80)  $-   $(119)  $- 
Unrealized loss on commodity derivatives   55    -    (116)   - 
Total commodity derivative loss, net  $(25)  $-   $(235)  $-