2.2.0.7 false Commitments and Contingencies 10901 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies true false false false 1 USD false false Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit13 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Commitments and Contingencies 0 gte_CommitmentsAndContingenciesAbstract gte false na duration Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] false 3 Commitments and Contingencies 1 us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">9. Commitments and Contingencies</font> </font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="font-style: italic; display: inline; text-decoration: underline;" class="_mt">Leases</font><font style="display: inline; text-decoration: underline;" class="_mt"> </font></font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Gran Tierra holds three categories of operating leases: office, vehicle and housing. The Company pays monthly amounts of $196,000 for office leases, $9,000 for vehicle leases and $9,000 for certain employee accommodation leases in Colombia, Argentina, Peru, and Brazil. Future lease payments at September 30, 2010 are as follows:</font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div> <div> <div align="left"> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">  </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="18" nowrap="nowrap"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">As at September 30, 2010</font></font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">  </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="18" nowrap="nowrap"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">Payments Due in Period</font></font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" align="left"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">Contractual Obligations</font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">Total</font></font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">Less than 1</font></font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">Year</font></font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">1 to 3</font></font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">years</font></font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">3 to 5</font></font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">years</font></font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">More than</font></font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">5 years</font></font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="bottom" align="left"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)</font></div></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"><td valign="bottom" width="40%" align="left"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Operating leases</font></div></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">5,695</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">2,302</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">2,408</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">985</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">-</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="40%" align="left"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Software and Telecommunication</font></div></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">1,600</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">1,188</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">412</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">-</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">-</font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"><td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="40%" align="left"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Drilling, Completion, Facility Construction and Oil Transportation Services</font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">65,580</font></font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">59,182</font></font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">6,398</font></font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">-</font></font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2px solid;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline;" class="_mt">-</font></font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 2px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="white"><td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="40%" align="left"> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Total</font></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">72,875</font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">62,672</font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">9,218</font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">985</font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">$</font></td> <td style="border-bottom: black 3px double;" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right"><font style="display: inline; 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margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="font-style: italic; display: inline; text-decoration: underline;" class="_mt">Guarantees</font><font style="display: inline; text-decoration: underline;" class="_mt"> </font></font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Corporate indemnities have been provided by the Company to directors and officers for various items including, but not limited to, all costs to settle suits or actions due to their association with the Company and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, subject to certain restrictions. The Company has purchased directors' and officers' liability insurance to mitigate the cost of any potential future suits or actions. The maximum amount of any potential future payment cannot be reasonably estimated.</font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">The Company may provide indemnifications in the normal course of business that are often standard contractual terms to counterparties in certain transactions such as purchase and sale agreements. The terms of these indemnifications will vary based upon the contract, the nature of which prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amounts that may be required to be paid. Management believes the resolution of these matters would not have a material adverse impact on the Company's liquidity, consolidated financial position or results of operations.</font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="font-style: italic; display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline; text-decoration: underline;" class="_mt">Contingencies</font></font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"> </div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Ecopetrol and Gran Tierra Energy Colombia Ltd. "Gran Tierra Colombia", the contracting parties of the Guayuyaco Association Contract, are engaged in a dispute regarding the interpretation of the procedure for allocation of oil produced and sold during the long term test of the Guayuyaco-1 and Guayuyaco-2 wells. There is a material difference in the interpretation of the procedure established in Clause 3.5 of Attachment-B of the Guayuyaco Association Contract. Ecopetrol interprets the contract to provide that the extended test production up to a value equal to 30% of the direct exploration costs of the wells is for Ecopetrol's account only and serves as reimbursement of its 30% back-in to the Guayuyaco discovery. Gran Tierra Colombia's contention is that this amount is merely the recovery of 30% of the direct exploration costs of the wells and not exclusively for benefit of Ecopetrol. There has been no agreement between the parties, and Ecopetrol has filed a lawsuit in the Contravention Administrative Court in the District of Cauca regarding this matter. Gran Tierra Colombia filed a response on April 29, 2008 in which it refuted all of Ecopetrol's claims and requested a change of venue to the courts in Bogotá. At this time no amount has been accrued in the financial statements as the Company does not consider it probable that a loss will be incurred. Ecopetrol is claiming damages of approximately $5.8 million.</font></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block;"><br /></div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Gran Tierra has several lawsuits and claims pending for which the Company currently cannot determine the ultimate result. Gran Tierra records costs as they are incurred or become determinable. Gran Tierra believes the resolution of these matters would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.</font></div> </div> 9. Commitments and Contingencies  Leases  Gran Tierra holds three categories of operating leases: office, vehicle and housing. The Company pays false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Includes disclosure of commitments and contingencies. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 14 -Paragraph 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 5 -Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true