FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Recurring Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Liability Statement Of Financial Position Extensible Enumeration Not Disclosed Flag	Commodity derivative liabilities
Fair Value		$ 23,566
Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value		0
Financial assets (liabilities)	$ 0
Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value		23,566
Financial assets (liabilities)	58,731
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value		0
Financial assets (liabilities)	19,822
Commodity Contract
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	(58,731)	23,566
Financial assets (liabilities)	78,553
Commodity Contract \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	0	0
Commodity Contract \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	58,731	(23,566)
Commodity Contract \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	0	0
Warrant
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	19,822	0
Warrant \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	0	0
Warrant \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	0	0
Warrant \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	$ (19,822)	$ 0

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