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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies

Performance Obligations

Regulations with respect to the Company's operations govern, among other things, engineering and construction specifications for production facilities, safety procedures, plugging and abandonment of wells, removal of facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and certain obligations under the Mexico production sharing contracts. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had secured performance bonds from third party sureties and letters of credit issued under its Bank Credit Facility totaling $689.0 million and $12.6 million, respectively. The cost of securing these bonds are reflected as “Interest expense” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation, regulatory examinations and administrative proceedings primarily arising in the ordinary course of business in jurisdictions in which the Company does business. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company’s management believes none of these matters, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material effect upon the Company’s financial position; however, an unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on our results from operations for a specific interim period or year.

On March 23, 2022, the Company entered into a settlement agreement to receive $27.5 million to resolve previously pending litigation, which was filed on October 23, 2017, against a third-party supplier related to quality issues. As part of the settlement agreement, the Company released all of its claims in the litigation. The settlement is reflected as “Other income (expense)” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Decommissioning Obligations

The Company has divested various leases, wells and facilities located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico where the purchasers typically assume all abandonment obligations acquired. Certain of these counterparties in these divestiture transactions or third parties in existing leases have filed for bankruptcy protection or undergone associated reorganizations and may not be able to perform required abandonment obligations. Under certain circumstances, regulations or federal laws could require the Company to assume such obligations. The Company recorded estimated decommissioning obligations of $10.2 million and $2.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $10.5 million and $2.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These costs are reflected as “Other operating (income) expense” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company incurred obligations reflected as “Other current liabilities” of $3.3 million and $3.8 million, respectively, and obligations reflected as “Other long-term liabilities” of $29.4 million and $20.6 million, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Although it is reasonably possible that the Company could receive state or federal decommissioning orders in the future or be notified of defaulting third parties in existing leases, the Company cannot predict with certainty, if, how or when such orders or notices will be resolved or estimate a possible loss or range of loss that may result from such orders. However, the Company could incur judgments, enter into settlements, or revise our opinion regarding the outcome of certain notices or matters, and such developments could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period in which the amounts are accrued and our cash flows in the period in which the amounts are paid.