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CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS [Abstract] 
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

NOTE 3 - CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and our hedging and derivative financial instruments. We place our cash with high-credit quality financial institutions. We currently sell oil to one customer, TOTAL. Substantially all of our accounts receivable are due from TOTAL, as purchaser of our oil production, and from our partner Hess in connection with all exploration, salary and general and administrative expenses that are associated with, and invoiced to Hess pursuant to the Hess Investment Agreement. We place our hedging and derivative financial instruments with financial institutions and other firms that we believe have high credit-ratings.

 

We periodically review the collectability of accounts receivable and record an allowance for doubtful accounts on those amounts which are, in our judgment, unlikely to be collected. We have not had any significant credit losses in the past and we believe our accounts receivable are fully collectable with the exception of the current allowance.

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:
  September 30,  December 31,
2011 2010
Oil sales and other income receivable $3,144  $3,843
Other accounts receivable  403   540
Bad debt allowance (1)  (395)   (395)
  $3,152  $3,988
(1) Relating to discontinued operation in Romania