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INVESTMENT IN OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES (Details)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Mar. 25, 2010
USD ($)
mi²
km²
$ / km²
m
Dec. 31, 2009
Sep. 30, 2013
Feb. 29, 2012
m
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
km²
bbl / d
m
bbl
Jun. 30, 2013
USD ($)
bbl
Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 30, 2012
May. 31, 2010
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Reserves | bbl           0        
Oil and Gas Properties:                    
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties           $ 14,311,000   $ 14,259,000    
Unproved properties not subject to amortization           $ 14,311,000   14,259,000    
Guinea concession                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Ownership interest in Guinea Concession (as a percent) 37.00%         37.00%     77.00%  
Contract area retained (in square kilometers/square miles)   9,650                
Contract area retained as percentage of original contract area   30.00%                
Relinquishment of contract area retained as percentage of original contract area     70.00%              
Contract area retained as percentage of original contract area, required to be relinquished under PSC   25.00%                
Current contract area | km²           18,750        
Minimum depth to be reached to satisfy work requirement | m           2,500        
Guinea's share of cost and profit oil (as a percent)   62.50%                
Annual training budget to be established, for the benefit of Guinea's oil industry personnel   $ 200,000                
Annual surface tax, obligated to pay (in dollars per square kilometers) | $ / km²   2.00                
Royalty interest to Guinea as percentage of production           10.00%        
Percentage of revenue after royalty           90.00%        
Guinea's share in revenue, during the first production, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           75.00%        
Contractor share in revenue, during the first production, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           25.00%        
Gross expenditure for an ultra-deepwater exploration well to be paid by Tullow as additional consideration           $ 100,000,000        
Gross expenditure for an appraisal well to be paid by Tullow as additional consideration           100,000,000        
Threshold gross expenditure cap for well to be paid by the entity           $ 100,000,000        
Period through which additional consideration is to be paid by Tullow           90 days        
Transaction costs $ 3,300,000                  
Reserves | bbl             0      
Properties subject to the Full-Cost Ceiling Test and written-down, amount             $ 116,800,000      
Oil and Gas Properties:                    
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties           $ 14,311,000   14,259,000    
Unproved properties not subject to amortization           14,311,000   $ 14,259,000    
Increase (decrease) in property balance as a result of additional geological and geophysical costs           $ 52,000,000        
Guinea concession | Dana                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Ownership interest sold (as a percent)                   23.00%
Guinea concession | Tullow Guinea Ltd                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Ownership interest sold (as a percent) 40.00%                  
Consideration of sale of interest in PSC $ 27,000,000                  
Guinea concession | Dana                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Ownership interest in Guinea Concession (as a percent)           23.00%        
Guinea concession | Tullow Guinea Ltd                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Ownership interest in Guinea Concession (as a percent) 40.00%         40.00%        
Guinea concession | Minimum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Depth below seabed required to be drilled of an exploration well (in meters) | m   2,500                
Expenditure required on each exploration well   $ 15,000,000                
Aggregate expenditure required on exploration wells   $ 30,000,000                
Area of 3D seismic required to be acquired (in square kilometers) | km²   2,000                
Expenditure on acquisition of 3D seismic required to be acquired   $ 12,000,000                
Oil and Gas Properties:                    
Period over which evaluation activities of unproved properties are expected to be completed           1 year        
Guinea concession | Maximum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Extension of exploration period allowable to allow the completion of a well in process       1 year            
Extension of exploration period allowable to allow the completion of appraisal of discovery made       2 years            
Guinea's participating interest in development of discovery as percentage of costs   15.00%                
Oil and Gas Properties:                    
Period over which evaluation activities of unproved properties are expected to be completed           2 years        
Guinea concession | From 0 to 2,000                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Guinea's share in revenue, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           25.00%        
Contractor share in revenue, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           75.00%        
Guinea concession | From 0 to 2,000 | Minimum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Daily production (in barrels per day) | bbl / d           0        
Guinea concession | From 0 to 2,000 | Maximum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Daily production (in barrels per day) | bbl / d           2,000        
Guinea concession | From 2,001 to 5,000                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Guinea's share in revenue, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           30.00%        
Contractor share in revenue, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           70.00%        
Guinea concession | From 2,001 to 5,000 | Minimum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Daily production (in barrels per day) | bbl / d           2,001        
Guinea concession | From 2,001 to 5,000 | Maximum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Daily production (in barrels per day) | bbl / d           5,000        
Guinea concession | From 5,001 to 100,000                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Guinea's share in revenue, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           41.00%        
Contractor share in revenue, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           59.00%        
Guinea concession | From 5,001 to 100,000 | Minimum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Daily production (in barrels per day) | bbl / d           5,001        
Guinea concession | From 5,001 to 100,000 | Maximum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Daily production (in barrels per day) | bbl / d           100,000        
Guinea concession | Over 100,001                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Guinea's share in revenue, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           60.00%        
Contractor share in revenue, after recovery cost of operations (as a percent)           40.00%        
Guinea concession | Over 100,001 | Minimum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Daily production (in barrels per day) | bbl / d           100,001        
Sabu-1 well | Minimum                    
Investments in oil and gas properties                    
Depth below seabed required to be drilled of an exploration well (in meters) | m         2,500