DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

6. DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company is exposed to commodity price risks relating to its ongoing business operations. In accordance with the Company’s policy and the requirements under the Amended Term Loan Agreement, it generally hedges a substantial, but varying, portion of anticipated oil and natural gas production for future periods. Derivatives are carried at fair value on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as assets or liabilities, with the changes in the fair value included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the period in which the change occurs. The Company has elected not to designate any of its derivative contracts for hedge accounting. Accordingly, the Company records the net change in the mark-to-market valuation of these derivative contracts, as well as all payments and receipts on settled derivative contracts, in “Net (loss) gain on derivative contracts” on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s hedge policies and objectives may change significantly as its operational profile changes. The Company does not enter into derivative contracts for speculative trading purposes.

It is the Company’s policy to enter into derivative contracts only with counterparties that are creditworthy financial or commodity hedging institutions deemed by management as competent and competitive market makers. As of June 30, 2024, the Company did not post collateral under any of its derivative contracts as they are secured under the Company’s Term Loan Agreement.

The Company’s crude oil and natural gas derivative positions at any point in time may consist of fixed-price swaps, costless put/call collars, basis swaps and WTI NYMEX rolls further described as follows:

● Fixed-price swaps are designed so that the Company receives or makes payments based on a differential between fixed and variable prices for crude oil and natural gas.

● Costless collars consist of a sold call, which establishes a maximum price the Company will receive for the volumes under contract and a purchased put that establishes a minimum price and are generally utilized less frequently by the Company than fixed-price swaps.

● Basis swaps effectively lock in a price differential between regional prices (i.e. Midland) where the product is sold and the relevant pricing index under which the oil production is hedged (i.e. Cushing).

● WTI NYMEX roll agreements account for pricing adjustments to the trade month versus the delivery month for contract pricing.

The following table summarizes the location and fair value amounts of all commodity derivative contracts in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

Balance sheet location	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		Balance sheet location	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Current assets	$	5,869	$	8,992	Current liabilities	$	(25,554)	$	(17,191)
Other noncurrent assets		4,614		4,877	Other noncurrent liabilities		(19,635)		(16,058)
	$	10,483	$	13,869		$	(45,189)	$	(33,249)

The following table summarizes the location and amounts of the Company’s realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

	Location of net (loss) gain	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	on derivative contracts on	June 30,				June 30,
Type	Statement of Operations	2024		2023		2024		2023
Commodity derivative contracts:
Unrealized (loss) gain	Other income (expenses)	$	4,434	$	2,332	$	(15,327)	$	23,336
Realized (loss) gain	Other income (expenses)		(3,211)		2,141		(7,637)		610
Total net (loss) gain		$	1,223	$	4,473	$	(22,964)	$	23,946

At June 30, 2024, the Company had the following open crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts:

Instrument		2024		2025		2026		2027
Crude oil:
Fixed-price swap:
Total volumes (Bbls)		861,244		1,435,236		1,029,685		786,989
Weighted average price	$	62.78	$	61.77	$	63.59	$	61.87
Basis swap:
Total volumes (Bbls)		862,178		1,451,319		1,036,713		791,105
Weighted average price	$	0.26	$	0.25	$	0.05	$	0.44
WTI NYMEX roll:
Total volumes (Bbls)		850,708		1,451,319		1,036,713		791,105
Weighted average price	$	0.21	$	0.13	$	(0.01)	$	(0.03)
Natural gas:
Fixed-price swap:
Total volumes (MMBtu)		2,537,743		4,326,712		2,431,053		2,135,815
Weighted average price	$	3.48	$	3.42	$	3.96	$	3.71
Two-way collar:
Total volumes (MMBtu)		875,400		1,651,321		2,063,812		1,355,000
Weighted average price (call)	$	4.81	$	5.12	$	5.26	$	5.57
Weighted average price (put)	$	3.48	$	3.72	$	3.70	$	3.66
Basis swap:
Total volumes (MMBtu)		3,412,284		5,950,283		4,455,681		3,472,222
Weighted average price	$	(0.84)	$	(0.68)	$	(0.77)	$	(0.73)

The Company presents the fair value of its derivative contracts at the gross amounts in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table shows the potential effects of master netting arrangements on the fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

	Derivative Assets				Derivative Liabilities
Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Gross Amounts - Consolidated Balance Sheet	$	10,483	$	13,869	$	(45,189)	$	(33,249)
Amounts Not Offset - Consolidated Balance Sheet		(10,483)		(13,218)		10,483		13,218
Net Amount	$	—	$	651	$	(34,706)	$	(20,031)

The Company enters into an International Swap Dealers Association Master Agreement (“ISDA”) with each counterparty prior to a derivative contract with such counterparty. The ISDA is a standard contract that governs all derivative contracts entered into between the Company and the respective counterparty. The ISDA allows for offsetting of amounts payable or receivable between the Company and the counterparty, at the election of both parties, for transactions that occur on the same date and in the same currency.