Amount agreed to under the Stock Purchase Agreement to continue capital and exploratory expenditures

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The amount of capitalized exploratory well costs that is pending the determination of proved reserves. This does not include amounts that were capitalized and subsequently expensed in the same annual period.

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Previously capitalized costs of the drilling of wells that were reclassified as part of the costs of the enterprise's wells and related equipment and facilities at the time that proved reserves were found.

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	Apr. 27, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 14, 2012	Dec. 14, 2012
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				29,433,000	13,472,000	82,203,000
Reclassification to Well, Facilities, and Equipment Based on Determination of Proved Reserves				2,400,000	13,500,000
Interest Costs Capitalized				9,250,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	9,858,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	15,600,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Ownership Percentage Sold, Oil and Gas Exploration Block	49.00%
Capital and Exploratory Expenditures Funding Agreement	185,000,000			177,900,000	81,300,000
Asset Impairment Charges		17,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	41,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	58,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
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Ownership Percentage Sold, Oil and Gas Exploration Block	49.00%						49.00%	49.00%
Capital and Exploratory Expenditures Funding Agreement	185,000,000				80,600,000
CX-15 Development Drilling Programs [Member]
Note 8 - Property, Equipment and Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				63,500,000
Development Drilling Program - Albacora [Member]
Note 8 - Property, Equipment and Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				61,000,000
The Delfin Platform [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				18,400,000
Piedra Redonda Platform [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				14,800,000
CX-15 Platform [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				2,800,000
Other Capitalized Property Plant and Equipment [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				6,600,000	2,300,000
Interest Costs Capitalized				500,000	1,900,000
Development of Gas Fired Power Generation Facility in Peru [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				33,100,000	13,500,000
Block XXIII [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				18,800,000	2,400,000
Interest Costs Capitalized				1,600,000
Power Plant [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				7,700,000	8,800,000
Interest Costs Capitalized				7,100,000	8,000,000
Block Z-1 [Member]
Note 8 - Property, Equipment and Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment				1,800,000
CX-15 Platform at the Corvina Field [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment					14,100,000
Using Straight-Line Five Year Life [Member]
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Other Depreciation and Amortization					1,400,000
CX-15 Development Drilling Programs [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment					38,600,000
Development Drilling Program - Albacora [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment					17,900,000
CX-15 Platform at the Corvina Field [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment					$ 4,200,000