Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Product and Service [Extensible Enumeration]		Oil Sales [Member]
OIL SALES (Note 6)		$ 157,577	$ 144,190
EXPENSES
Operating		48,466	41,369
Transportation		4,584	3,066
Depletion, depreciation and accretion (Note 3)		56,150	52,196
General and administrative (Note 9)		12,877	12,696
Severance		1,266	0
Foreign exchange (gain) loss		(815)	1,702
Other gain		0	(1,090)
Interest expense (Note 4)		18,424	11,836
EXPENSES		140,952	121,775
INTEREST INCOME		692	768
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		17,317	23,183
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
Current (Note 7)		3,916	17,606
Deferred (Note 7)		13,479	15,277
INCOME TAX EXPENSE		17,395	32,883
NET AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS		$ (78)	$ (9,700)
NET LOSS PER SHARE
BASIC (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0	$ (0.28)
DILUTED (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0	$ (0.28)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC (in shares)	[1]	31,813,072	34,451,400
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED (in shares)		31,813,072	34,451,400

[1] Reflects Company’s 1-for-10 reverse stock split that became effective May 5, 2023.