DERIVATIVES AND RISK MANAGEMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company is exposed to volatility in market prices and basis differentials for natural gas, oil and NGLs which impacts the predictability of its cash flows related to the sale of those commodities. These risks are managed by the Company’s use of certain derivative financial instruments. As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s derivative financial instruments consisted of fixed price swaps, two-way costless collars, three-way costless collars, basis swaps and call options. The Company’s interest rate swaps expired in June 2020. A description of the Company’s derivative financial instruments is provided below:


Fixed price swaps			If the Company sells a fixed price swap, the Company receives a fixed price for the contract and pays a floating market price to the counterparty. If the Company purchases a fixed price swap, the Company receives a floating market price for the contract and pays a fixed price to the counterparty.

Two-way costless collars			Arrangements that contain a fixed floor price (purchased put option) and a fixed ceiling price (sold call option) based on an index price which, in aggregate, have no net cost. At the contract settlement date, (1) if the index price is higher than the ceiling price, the Company pays the counterparty the difference between the index price and ceiling price, (2) if the index price is between the floor and ceiling prices, no payments are due from either party, and (3) if the index price is below the floor price, the Company will receive the difference between the floor price and the index price.


Three-way costless collars			Arrangements that contain a purchased put option, a sold call option and a sold put option based on an index price that, in aggregate, have no net cost. At the contract settlement date, (1) if the index price is higher than the sold call strike price, the Company pays the counterparty the difference between the index price and sold call strike price, (2) if the index price is between the purchased put strike price and the sold call strike price, no payments are due from either party, (3) if the index price is between the sold put strike price and the purchased put strike price, the Company will receive the difference between the purchased put strike price and the index price, and (4) if the index price is below the sold put strike price, the Company will receive the difference between the purchased put strike price and the sold put strike price.

Basis swaps			Arrangements that guarantee a price differential for natural gas from a specified delivery point. If the Company sells a basis swap, the Company receives a payment from the counterparty if the price differential is greater than the stated terms of the contract and pays the counterparty if the price differential is less than the stated terms of the contract. If the Company purchases a basis swap, the Company pays the counterparty if the price differential is greater than the stated terms of the contract and receives a payment from the counterparty if the price differential is less than the stated terms of the contract.

Call options			The Company purchases and sells call options in exchange for a premium. If the Company purchases a call option, the Company receives from the counterparty the excess (if any) of the market price over the strike price of the call option at the time of settlement, but if the market price is below the call’s strike price, no payment is due from either party. If the Company sells a call option, the Company pays the counterparty the excess (if any) of the market price over the strike price of the call option at the time of settlement, but if the market price is below the call’s strike price, no payment is due from either party.

Interest rate swaps			Interest rate swaps were used to fix or float interest rates on existing or anticipated indebtedness. The purpose of these instruments was to manage the Company’s existing or anticipated exposure to unfavorable interest rate changes. The Company’s interest rate swaps expired in June 2020.

The Company contracts with counterparties for its derivative instruments that it believes are creditworthy at the time the transactions are entered into, and the Company actively monitors the credit ratings and credit default swap rates of these counterparties where applicable. However, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to the Company. The fair value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities includes a non-performance risk factor. See Note 1 0 for additional details regarding the Company’s fair value measurements of its derivative positions. The Company presents its derivative positions on a gross basis and does not net the asset and liability positions.

The following tables provide information about the Company’s financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in commodity prices and that are used to protect the Company’s exposure. None of the financial instruments below are designated for hedge accounting treatment. The tables present the notional amount, the weighted average contract prices and the fair value by expected maturity dates as of September 30, 2020:


Financial Protection on Production
		Weighted Average Price per MMBtu
	Volume (Bcf)	Swaps		Sold Puts		Purchased Puts		Sold Calls		Basis Differential		Fair Value at September 30, 2020 (in millions)
Natural Gas
2020
Fixed price swaps	91	$	2.46	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	16	(1)
Two-way costless collars	57	—		—		2.45		2.75		—		(7)
Three-way costless collars	25	—		2.19		2.58		2.96		—		(11)		(2)
Total	173											$	(2)
2021
Fixed price swaps	93	$	2.67	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(13)
Two-way costless collars	166	—		—		2.51		2.89		—		(27)
Three-way costless collars	291	—		2.16		2.49		2.84		—		(113)		(3)
Total	550											$	(153)
2022
Fixed price swaps	37	$	2.75	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(2)
Two-way costless collars	32	—		—		2.17		2.88		—		(5)
Three-way costless collars	116	—		2.07		2.44		2.87		—		(24)
Total	185											$	(31)
2023

Three-way costless collars	25	$	—	$	2.07	$	2.48	$	3.18	$	—	$	(2)

Basis Swaps
2020	66	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(0.37)	$	21
2021	155	—		—		—		—		(0.12)		21
2022	127	—		—		—		—		(0.38)		4
Total	348											$	46

(1)Includes $1 million in premiums paid related to certain natural gas fixed price swaps recognized as a component of derivative assets within current assets on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020. As certain natural gas fixed price swaps settle, the premium will be amortized and recognized as a component of gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations.

(2)Includes $2 million in deferred premiums related to certain natural gas three-way costless collars recognized as a component of derivative liabilities within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020. As certain three-way costless collars settle, the premium will be paid and recognized as a component of gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statement of operations.

(3)Includes $1 million in deferred premiums related to certain natural gas three-way costless collars recognized as a component of derivative liabilities within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020. As certain three-way costless collars settle, the premium will be paid and recognized as a component of gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statement of operations.


	Volume (MBbls)	Weighted Average Strike Price per Bbl								Fair Value at September 30, 2020 (in millions)
		Swaps		Sold Puts		Purchased Puts		Sold Calls
Oil
2020
Fixed price swaps (1)	584	$	75.44	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	20
Two-way costless collars	261	—		—		56.76		59.75		4
Three-way costless collars	404	—		43.71		52.85		57.78		3
Total	1,249									$	27
2021
Fixed price swaps	2,574	$	52.84	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	27
Three-way costless collars	1,445	—		43.52		53.25		58.14		8
Total	4,019									$	35
2022
Fixed price swaps	762	$	48.85	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	4
Three-way costless collars	666	—		42.50		53.20		58.00		2
Total	1,428									$	6
2023
Three-way costless collars	111	$	—	$	30.00	$	40.00	$	57.85	$	—

Ethane
2020
Fixed price swaps	2,629	$	8.62	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
2021
Fixed price swaps	5,889	$	7.12	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(12)
Two-way costless collar	584	—		—		7.14		10.40		—
Total	6,473									$	(12)
2022
Fixed price swaps	190	$	7.41	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Two-way costless collar	135	—		—		7.56		9.66		—
Total	325									$	—

Propane
2020
Fixed price swaps	1,435	$	23.11	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2
Two-way costless collars	92	—		—		25.20		29.40		—
Total	1,527									$	2
2021
Fixed price swaps	4,298	$	19.99	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(3)
2022
Fixed price swaps	156	$	19.25	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Normal Butane
2020
Fixed price swaps	195	$	22.44	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Natural Gasoline
2020
Fixed price swaps	184	$	34.59	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

(1)Includes 448 MBbls of purchased fixed price oil swaps at $33.94 per barrel with a fair value of $3 million and 1,032 MBbls of sold fixed price oil swaps at $57.44 per barrel with a fair value of $17 million.


Other Derivative Contracts
	Volume (Bcf)	Weighted Average Strike Price per MMBtu		Fair Value at September 30, 2020 (in millions)





Call Options – Natural Gas (Net)
2020	6	$	3.15	$	(2)
2021	57	3.15		(17)
2022	58	3.00		(15)
2023	17	2.84		(4)
2024	9	3.00		(2)
Total	147			$	(40)

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	Volume (MBbls)	Weighted Average Strike Price per Bbl		Fair Value at September 30, 2020 (in millions)
Call Options – Oil
2021	226	$	60.00	$	—


	Volume (Bcf)	Weighted Average Strike Price per MMBtu				Fair Value at September 30, 2020 (in millions)
		Swaps		Basis Differential
Storage (1)
2020
Purchased fixed price swaps	1	$	1.94	$	—	$	—
Purchased basis swaps	—	—		(0.63)		—
Fixed price swaps	—	2.09		—		—
Basis swaps	—	—		(0.70)		—
Total	1					$	—
2021
Purchased fixed price swaps	1	$	2.04	$	—	$	—
Fixed price swaps	2	2.49		—		(1)
Basis swaps	1	—		(0.38)		—
Total	4					$	(1)

(1)The Company has entered into certain derivatives to protect the value of volumes of natural gas injected into a storage facility that will be withdrawn and sold at a later date.


Purchased Fixed Price Swaps – Marketing (Natural Gas) (1)	Volume (Bcf)	Weighted Average Strike Price per MMBtu		Fair Value at September 30, 2020 (in millions)
2020	2	$	2.44	$	—
2021	6	2.44		3
Total	8			$	3

(1)The Company has entered into a limited number of derivatives to protect the value of certain long-term sales contracts.

At September 30, 2020, the net fair value of the Company’s financial instruments related to commodities was a $125 million liability and included a net reduction of the liability of $1 million related to non-performance risk. See Note 10 for additional details regarding the Company’s fair value measurements of its derivative positions.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had no positions designated for hedge accounting treatment. Gains and losses on derivatives that are not designated for hedge accounting treatment, or do not meet hedge accounting requirements, are recorded as a component of gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, the gain (loss) on derivatives component of the statement of operations reflects the gain and losses on both settled and unsettled derivatives. Only the settled gains and losses are included in the Company’s realized commodity price calculations.

The Company was a party to interest rate swaps that were entered into to mitigate the Company’s exposure to volatility in interest rates. The interest rate swaps had a notional amount of $170 million and expired in June 2020. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps were included in gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations.

The balance sheet classification of the assets and liabilities related to derivative financial instruments (none of which are designated for hedge accounting treatment) is summarized below as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:


Derivative Assets
		Fair Value
(in millions)	Balance Sheet Classification	September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

Purchased fixed price swaps – natural gas	Derivative assets	$	3		$	—

Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Derivative assets	21		(1)	77		(1)
Fixed price swaps – oil	Derivative assets	42			4
Fixed price swaps – ethane	Derivative assets	2			11
Fixed price swaps – propane	Derivative assets	5			21
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Derivative assets	27			10
Two-way costless collars – oil	Derivative assets	6			5
Two-way costless collars – propane	Derivative assets	—			2
Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Derivative assets	64		(2)	126
Three-way costless collars – oil	Derivative assets	19			3
Basis swaps – natural gas	Derivative assets	40			17
Call options – natural gas	Derivative assets	9			1
Fixed price swaps – natural gas storage	Derivative assets	—			1

Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Other long-term assets	1			7
Fixed price swaps – oil	Other long-term assets	10			1

Fixed price swaps – propane	Other long-term assets	1			3
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Other long-term assets	13			4


Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Other long-term assets	56			74
Three-way costless collars – oil	Other long-term assets	14			7
Basis swaps – natural gas	Other long-term assets	13			15
Call options – natural gas	Other long-term assets	4			2
Total derivative assets		$	350		$	391

(1) Includes $1 million and $9 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, in premiums paid related to certain natural gas fixed price swaps recognized as a component of derivative assets within current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. As certain natural gas fixed price swaps settle, the premium will be amortized and recognized as a component of gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations.

(2)Includes $3 million as of September 30, 2020 in deferred premiums related to certain natural gas three-way costless collars recognized as a component of derivative liabilities within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. As certain natural gas three-way costless collars settle, the premium will be paid and recognized as a component of gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations.


Derivative Liabilities
		Fair Value
(in millions)	Balance Sheet Classification	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Purchased fixed price swaps – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	$	—	$	1

Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	15		1
Fixed price swaps – oil	Derivative liabilities	1		6
Fixed price swaps – ethane	Derivative liabilities	10		—
Fixed price swaps – propane	Derivative liabilities	5		—
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	52		4
Two-way costless collars – oil	Derivative liabilities	2		5
Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	164		84
Three-way costless collars – oil	Derivative liabilities	10		4
Basis swaps – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	3		17
Call options – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	24		3

Fixed price swaps – natural gas storage	Derivative liabilities	1		—
Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	6		—
Fixed price swaps – oil	Long-term derivative liabilities	—		2
Fixed price swaps – ethane	Long-term derivative liabilities	4		—
Fixed price swaps – propane	Long-term derivative liabilities	2		—
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	27		4

Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	106		72
Three-way costless collars – oil	Long-term derivative liabilities	10		8
Basis swap – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	4		9
Call options – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	29		15
Call options – oil	Long-term derivative liabilities	—		1
Total derivative liabilities		$	475	$	236

The following tables summarize the before-tax effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:


Unsettled Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings

	Consolidated statement of Operations Classification of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives, Unsettled	For the three months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
Derivative Instrument		2020			2019			2020			2019

		(in millions)
Purchased fixed price swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	$	4		$	—		$	4		$	—

Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(138)			(19)			(74)			36
Fixed price swaps – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(20)			8			54			5
Fixed price swaps – ethane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(13)			1			(23)			8
Fixed price swaps – propane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(17)			10			(25)			19
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(34)			(11)			(45)			(2)
Two-way costless collars – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(5)			—			4			(3)
Two-way costless collars – propane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(1)			1			(2)			3
Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(98)		(1)	3			(194)		(1)	27
Three-way costless collars – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(4)			3			15			4
Basis swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	54			12			40			6
Call options – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(16)			1			(25)			5

Call options – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	—			—			1			—
Purchased fixed price swap – natural gas storage	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	1			—			—			—
Fixed price swap – natural gas storage	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(2)			2			(2)			1
Interest rate swaps	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	—			1			—			(1)
Total gain (loss) on unsettled derivatives		$	(289)		$	12		$	(272)		$	108

Settled Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings (2)

	Consolidated statement of Operations Classification of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives, Settled	For the three months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
Derivative Instrument		2020			2019			2020			2019

		(in millions)
Purchased fixed price swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	$	(2)		$	—		$	(4)		$	—


Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	61		(3)	45			150		(3)	53
Fixed price swaps – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	17			3			44			5
Fixed price swaps – ethane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(2)			6			6			12
Fixed price swaps – propane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	2			11			19			20
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	(5)			10			1			12
Two-way costless collars – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	4			2			13			4
Two-way costless collars – propane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	—			1			2			1
Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	—			15			43			19
Three-way costless collars – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	1			—			5			—
Basis swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	20			(3)			29			(11)
Call options – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	—			(1)		(4)	—			(2)		(4)


Fixed price swaps – natural gas storage	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	1			(1)			2			(1)

Total gain on settled derivatives		$	97		$	88		$	310		$	112

Total gain (loss) on derivatives		$	(192)		$	100		$	38		$	220

(1)Includes $3 million in delayed premiums related to certain natural gas three-way costless collars for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, which is included in gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations.

(2)The Company calculates gain (loss) on derivatives, settled, as the summation of gains and losses on positions that settled within the period.

(3)Includes $4 million and $8 million amortization of premiums paid related to certain natural gas fixed price options for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, which is included in gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations.

(4)Includes $1 million amortization of premiums paid related to certain natural gas purchased call options for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, which is included in gain (loss) on derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations.