Organization and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

General

General

Amplify Energy Corp. (“Amplify Energy,” or the “Company”), is a publicly traded Delaware corporation, in which our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “AMPY.”

We operate in one reportable segment engaged in the acquisition, development, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas properties. Our management evaluates performance based on one reportable business segment as the economic environments are not different within the operation of our oil and natural gas properties. Our assets consist primarily of producing oil and natural gas properties and are located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas / North Louisiana and the Eagle Ford. Most of our oil and natural gas properties are located in large, mature oil and natural gas reservoirs. The Company’s properties consist primarily of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage and working interests in identified producing wells.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and guidelines of the SEC. The results reported in these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should not necessarily be taken as indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. In our opinion, the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for fair presentation. Although we believe the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared as if the Company is a going concern.

Material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, oil and natural gas reserves; depreciation, depletion and amortization of proved oil and natural gas properties; future cash flows from oil and natural gas properties; impairment of long-lived assets; fair value of derivatives; fair value of equity compensation; fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations and asset retirement obligations.

Risk and Uncertainties

Risk and Uncertainties

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic related to the proliferation of COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 and efforts to mitigate its spread caused significant volatility in U.S. and international markets and a substantial reduction in global and domestic demand for oil and natural gas. Actions by governmental authorities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as imposing mandatory closures of all non-essential business facilities, seeking voluntary closures of business facilities, and imposing restrictions on, or advisories with respect to, travel, business operations and public gatherings or interactions, have further exacerbated the economic impact of the pandemic.

During 2020 as a result of the pandemic, there was sharp reduction in the demand for oil and natural gas and a precipitous decline in commodity prices, which were further impacted by disputes over production levels among oil-producing countries, the significant increase in production levels by such countries and limited storage capacity for natural gas, oil and refined products. The reductions in commodity prices impacted the Company’s cash flow from operating activities, contributed to a decrease in the Company’s borrowing base under its Revolving Credit Facility, and led to an impairment of our oil and natural gas properties.

Despite the gradual recovery in commodity prices in the second half of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, the expectation of a successful phased rollout of a vaccine in 2021, and the successful realization and execution of our disciplined operational strategy and hedging program, there remains significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to COVID-19, as well as its impact on the U.S. and international economies and, as such, the Company is unable to determine the extent of the impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the Company’s operations.

Employee Retention Credit

Employee Retention Credit

The Consolidated Appropriations Act extended and expanded the availability of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) employee retention credit through June 30, 2021. Subsequently, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARP Act"), enacted on March 11, 2021, extended and expanded the availability of the employee retention credit through December 31, 2021, however, certain provisions apply only after December 31, 2020. This new legislation expanded the group of qualifying business to include businesses with fewer than 500 employees and those who previously qualified for the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”). The employee retention credit is calculated to be equal to 70% of qualified wages paid to employees after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022. During calendar year 2021, a maximum of $10,000 in qualified wages for each employee per qualifying calendar quarter may be counted in determining the 70% credit. Therefore, the maximum tax credit that can be claimed by an eligible employer is $7,000 per employee per qualifying calendar quarter of 2021. The Company has determined that the qualifications for the credit were met in the first quarter of 2021 and an application has been filed accordingly.

Current Expected Credit Losses

Current Expected Credit Losses

The Company adopted ASU 2019-10 Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments as of January 1, 2020. The provisions of the standard were interpreted to relate only to the Company’s accounts receivable, net. Trade receivables relate to one common pool, revenue earned on the sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time and revenue is recognized and a trade receivable is recorded from the sale when production is delivered to, and title has transferred to, the purchaser. The majority of the Company’s purchasers have been large, major companies in the industry with the wherewithal to pay.

The Company, as operator on most of our wells, also records receivables on billings to our joint interest owners who participate in the operating costs of the wells they have an interest in. Historically, an allowance for doubtful accounts has been set up to recognize credit losses on joint interest billing (“JIB”) receivables based upon an aging analysis which is an appropriate method to estimate credit losses under the guidance. The Company will continue to assess the expected credit loss in the future as economic conditions change. We believe the majority of our revenue purchasers have the size and financial condition to currently meet their obligations. There could be added risk on the JIB accounts receivable as some wells could become uneconomic, with the revenue not enough to cover the operating expenses billed, which could result in additional write-offs. Accordingly, the Company will continue to closely monitor trade receivables.

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

Reference Rate Reform. In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (the “FASB”) issued an accounting standard update which provides optional expedients and expectations for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions to ease financial reporting burdens to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate to alternative reference rates. The amendments in this accounting standards update became effective March 12, 2020, and an entity may elect to apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued an accounting standard update which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. This accounting standards update removes the following exceptions: (i) exception to the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items; (ii) exception to the requirements to recognize a deferred tax liability for equity method investments when a foreign subsidiary becomes an equity method investment; (iii) exception to the ability not to recognize a deferred tax liability for a foreign subsidiary when a foreign equity method investment becomes a subsidiary; and (iv) exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The amendments in the accounting standards update also improve consistency and simplify other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The guidance became effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2021, with all of the anticipated and applicable effects to be required on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.