Cash and Cash Equivalents

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]

Cash and Cash Equivalents

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The following table reconciles TransGlobe's cash and cash equivalents:

($000s)	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Cash	$	33,893	$	46,051
Cash equivalents	17,812		1,398
Cash and cash equivalents	$	51,705	$	47,449

As at December 31, 2018 the Company's cash equivalents balance consisted of short-term deposits with an original term to maturity at purchase of three months or less. All of the Company's cash and cash equivalents are on deposit with high credit-quality financial institutions.