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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Debt  
Debt

6. Debt

 

Facility

 

In March 2011, the Company secured a $2.0 billion commercial debt facility (the “Facility”) from a number of financial institutions and extinguished the then existing commercial debt facilities. The Facility was syndicated to certain participants of the existing facilities, as well as new participants. The Facility supports our oil and gas exploration, appraisal and development programs and corporate activities. As part of the November 2012 amendment, the total commitments for the Facility were reduced to $1.5 billion.

 

The Facility provides a revolving-credit and letter of credit facility. The availability period for the revolving-credit facility, as amended in April 2013, expires on December 15, 2014 and the letter of credit sublimit expires on the final maturity date. The available facility amount is subject to borrowing base constraints and, beginning on December 15, 2014, outstanding borrowings will also be constrained by an amortization schedule. The final maturity date is March 29, 2018. As of June 30, 2013, borrowings under the Facility totaled $900.0 million and the undrawn availability under the Facility was $399.1 million.

 

Corporate Revolver

 

In November 2012, we secured a revolving credit facility (the “Corporate Revolver”). In April 2013, the availability under the Corporate Revolver was increased from $260.0 million to $300.0 million due to additional commitments received from existing and new financial institutions. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Corporate Revolver and the undrawn availability under the Corporate Revolver was $300.0 million and $260.0 million, respectively.

 

Revolving Letter of Credit Facility

 

In July 2013, we entered into a revolving letter of credit facility agreement (“LC Facility”). The size of the LC Facility is $100.0 million, with additional commitments up to $50.0 million being available if existing lenders increase their commitments or if commitments from new financial institutions are added. The LC Facility provides that we maintain cash collateral in an amount equal to at least 75% of all outstanding letters of credit under the LC Facility, provided that during the period of any breach of certain financial covenants, the required cash collateral amount shall increase to 100%. The fees associated with outstanding letters of credit issued will be 0.5% per annum. The LC Facility has an availability period which expires on June 1, 2016. We may voluntarily cancel any commitments available under the LC Facility at any time. As of July 29, 2013, there were three outstanding letters of credit totaling $27.0 million under the LC Facility.

 

At June 30, 2013, the estimated repayments of debt during the five year period and thereafter are as follows:

 

 

 

Payments Due by Year

 

 

 

2013(1)

 

2014

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Facility(2)

 

$

 

$

34,759

 

$

325,235

 

$

35,272

 

$

393,623

 

$

111,111

 

 

(1)                                 Represents payments for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

 

(2)                                 The scheduled maturities of debt are based on the level of borrowings and the available borrowing base as of June 30, 2013. Any increases or decreases in the level of borrowings or decreases in the available borrowing base would impact the scheduled maturities of debt during the next five years and thereafter.