DERIVATIVES AND RISK MANAGEMENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

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 March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, the Company’s derivative financial instruments consisted of fixed price swaps, two-way costless collars, three-way costless collars, basis swaps, and options (calls and puts). 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.



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

The Company chooses 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 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 March 31, 2024:


Financial Protection on Production
		Weighted Average Price per MMBtu
	Volume (Bcf)	Swaps		Sold Puts		Purchased Puts		Sold Calls		Basis Differential		Fair Value at March 31, 2024 (in millions)
Natural Gas
2024
Fixed price swaps	409	$	3.58	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	486
Two-way costless collars	33	—		—		3.07		3.53		—		24
Three-way costless collars	60	—		2.50		3.25		4.19		—		30
Total	502											$	540
2025
Fixed price swaps	33	$	3.47	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Two-way costless collars	73	—		—		3.50		5.40		—		33
Three-way costless collars	161	—		2.59		3.66		5.88		—		62
Total	267											$	95










Basis Swaps
2024	94	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(0.71)	$	(11)
2025	9	—		—		—		—		(0.64)		2


Total	103											$	(9)


	Volume (MBbls)	Weighted Average Strike Price per Bbl								Fair Value at March 31, 2024 (in millions)
		Swaps		Sold Puts		Purchased Puts		Sold Calls
Oil
2024
Fixed price swaps	1,057	$	71.62	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(9)
Two-way costless collars	348	—		—		70.00		86.40		(1)
Three-way costless collars	534	—		56.72		66.72		88.26		(1)
Total	1,939									$	(11)
2025
Fixed price swaps	41	$	77.66	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Three-way costless collars	1,278	—		58.92		68.92		92.83		—
Total	1,319									$	—







Ethane
2024
Fixed price swaps	5,335	$	10.05	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10


2025
Fixed price swaps	2,190	$	10.19	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—







Propane
2024
Fixed price swaps	4,483	$	31.23	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(17)


2025
Fixed price swaps	1,341	$	30.25	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1)





Normal Butane
2024
Fixed price swaps	1,073	$	39.42	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(2)
2025
Fixed price swaps	548	$	35.28	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Natural Gasoline
2024
Fixed price swaps	1,210	$	61.45	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(5)
2025
Fixed price swaps	730	$	56.44	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(4)


Other Derivative Contracts
	Volume (Bcf)	Weighted Average Strike Price per MMBtu		Fair Value at March 31, 2024 (in millions)





Call Options – Natural Gas (Net)
2024	55	$	7.00	$	—
2025	73	7.00		(4)
2026	73	7.00		(11)


Total	201			$	(15)

At March 31, 2024, the net fair value of the Company’s financial instruments was a $580 million asset, which included net reduction of the asset of $1 million related to non-performance risk. See Note 8 for additional details regarding the Company’s fair value measurements of its derivatives position.

As of March 31, 2024, 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 gains 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 balance sheet classification of the assets and liabilities related to derivative financial instruments are summarized below as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


Derivative Assets
		Fair Value
(in millions)	Balance Sheet Classification	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:



Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Derivative assets	$	498	$	466
Fixed price swaps – oil	Derivative assets	—		1
Fixed price swaps – ethane	Derivative assets	10		9
Fixed price swaps – propane	Derivative assets	1		12
Fixed price swaps – normal butane	Derivative assets	—		1
Fixed price swaps – natural gasoline	Derivative assets	—		2
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Derivative assets	38		36
Two-way costless collars – oil	Derivative assets	—		3

Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Derivative assets	84		62
Three-way costless collars – oil	Derivative assets	3		1
Basis swaps – natural gas	Derivative assets	7		14
Put options – natural gas	Derivative assets	—		8



Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Other long-term assets	3		—





Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Other long-term assets	33		46


Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Other long-term assets	86		116
Three-way costless collars – oil	Other long-term assets	7		10
Basis swaps – natural gas	Other long-term assets	2		4



Total derivative assets		$	772	$	791


Derivative Liabilities
		Fair Value
(in millions)	Balance Sheet Classification	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:



Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	$	12	$	18
Fixed price swaps – oil	Derivative liabilities	9		2

Fixed price swaps – propane	Derivative liabilities	18		1
Fixed price swaps – normal butane	Derivative liabilities	2		—
Fixed price swaps – natural gasoline	Derivative liabilities	6		—
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	6		14
Two-way costless collars – oil	Derivative liabilities	1		1

Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	40		27
Three-way costless collars – oil	Derivative liabilities	3		1

Basis swaps – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	18		6
Call options – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	1		1

Put options – natural gas	Derivative liabilities	—		8



Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	3		—


Fixed price swaps – propane	Long-term derivative liabilities	1		—

Fixed price swaps – natural gasoline	Long-term derivative liabilities	3		—
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	8		15

Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	38		60
Three-way costless collars – oil	Long-term derivative liabilities	8		8


Call options – natural gas	Long-term derivative liabilities	14		17

Total derivative liabilities		$	191	$	179


Net Derivative Position
	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
(in millions)
Net current derivative asset (liability)	$	525	$	536
Net long-term derivative asset (liability)	56		76
Non-performance risk adjustment	(1)		(2)
Net total derivative asset (liability)	$	580	$	610

The following tables summarize the before-tax effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:


Unsettled Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings

	Consolidated Statement of Operations Classification of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives, Unsettled			For the three months ended March 31,
Derivative Instrument				2024				2023

				(in millions)

Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			$	38			$	961
Fixed price swaps – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(8)				12
Fixed price swaps – ethane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			1				9
Fixed price swaps – propane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(29)				1
Fixed price swaps – normal butane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(3)				1
Fixed price swaps – natural gasoline	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(11)				1
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			4				241
Two-way costless collars – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(3)				—


Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			1				263
Three-way costless collars – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(3)				12

Basis swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(21)				(30)
Call options – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			3				61

Sold put options - natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			8				(6)
Purchased put options – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(8)				2




Total gain (loss) on unsettled derivatives		$	(31)			$	1,528



Settled Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings (1)

	Consolidated Statement of Operations Classification of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives, Settled			For the three months ended March 31,
Derivative Instrument				2024				2023

				(in millions)

Fixed price swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			$	140			$	(45)
Fixed price swaps – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(4)				(4)
Fixed price swaps – ethane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			3				1
Fixed price swaps – propane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(2)				1
Fixed price swaps – normal butane	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(1)				—
Fixed price swaps – natural gasoline	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(1)				—
Two-way costless collars – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			9				—



Three-way costless collars – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			16				(33)
Three-way costless collars – oil	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			—				(7)

Basis swaps – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(4)				(29)

Call options – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			—				(7)

Sold put options - natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			(10)				—
Purchased put options – natural gas	Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			10				—




Total gain (loss) on settled derivatives		$	156			$	(123)

Total gain (loss) on derivatives (2)		$	126			$	1,401

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

(2)Total gain (loss) on derivatives includes non-performance risk adjustments of $1 million in gains and $4 million in losses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively.


Total Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings
	For the three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023

	(in millions)
Total gain (loss) on unsettled derivatives	$	(31)	$	1,528
Total gain (loss) on settled derivatives	156		(123)
Non-performance risk adjustment	1		(4)
Total gain (loss) on derivatives	$	126	$	1,401