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Financial Instruments and Risk Management
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Financial Instruments and Risk Management [Abstract]  
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
15.FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

As at December 31  2025   2024 
($ thousands)  Fair Value   Carrying Value   Fair Value   Carrying Value 
Financial assets at amortized cost:                
Cash and cash equivalents   41,974    41,974    67,419    67,419 
Accounts receivable   66,186    66,186    56,417    56,417 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss                    
Risk management contracts   11,016    11,016    
-
    
-
 
Financial liabilities at amortized cost:                    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   88,432    88,432    61,804    61,804 
Long-term debt (Note 7)   
-
    
-
    371,161    343,852 
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss                    
Risk management contracts   
-
    
-
    248    248 
Warrant liability   4,128    4,128    18,304    18,304 

 

The 2028 Notes are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For purposes of estimating the fair value of these instruments, the Company used quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The Company’s risk management contracts and warrant liability are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. To estimate the fair value of this instrument, the Company used observable market data and/or other sources utilizing assumptions that market participants would use to determine fair value.

Market Risk

 

Market risk is the risk that changes in market conditions, such as commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and interest rates, will affect the Company’s cash flow, income, or the value of its financial instruments.

 

Commodity Price Risk

 

The Company’s risk management program is designed to reduce the volatility of revenue and cash flow, generate sufficient cash flows to service debt obligations, and fund the Company’s operations. The Company’s risk management liabilities may consist of hedging instruments such as fixed price swaps and option structures, including costless collars on WTI, WCS differentials, condensate differential, natural gas and electricity swaps. The Company does not use financial derivatives for speculative purposes.

 

The Company’s commodity price risk management program does not involve margin accounts that require posting of margin with increased volatility in underlying commodity prices. Financial risk management contracts are measured at fair value, with gains and losses on re-measurement included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income in the period in which they arise.

 

The Company’s financial risk management contracts are subject to master netting agreements that create the legal right to settle the instruments on a net basis. The following table summarizes the gross asset and liability positions of the Company’s individual risk management contracts that are offset in the consolidated statements of financial position:

 

($ thousands)  December 31,
2025
   December 31,
2024
 
Gross amount  $13,456   $(1,395)
Amount offset   (2,440)   1,147 
Risk management contracts – asset (liability)  $11,016   $(248)

 

($ thousands)  Year ended
December 31,
2025
   Year ended
December 31,
2024
 
Realized gain (loss) on risk management contracts  $31,315   $(27,658)
Unrealized gain on risk management contracts   11,264    169 
Gain (loss) on risk management contracts  $42,579   $(27,489)

 

As at December 31, 2025, the following financial commodity risk management contracts were in place, with oil volumes hedged in barrels (“bbl”) and natural gas volumes hedged in gigajoules (“GJ”):

 

   Instrument  Units  Volume
(per day)
   Swap Price   Put Price   Call Price 
Q1 2026  WTI Fixed Price Swap  C$ / bbl   2,549   $96.95    
-
    
-
 
Q1 2026  WTI Costless Collar  C$ / bbl   4,951    
-
   $81.89   $100.16 
Q1 2026  WCS Differential Swap  US$ / bbl   14,000   $(12.95)   
-
    
-
 
Q1 2026  AECO Swap  C$ / GJ   27,000   $2.68    
-
    
-
 
Q2 2026  WTI Costless Collar  C$ / bbl   5,027    
-
   $78.50   $83.84 
Q2 2026  WTI Costless Collar  US$ / bbl   2,473    
-
   $57.00   $65.15 
Q2 2026  WCS Differential Swap  US$ / bbl   14,000   $(12.15)   
-
    
-
 
Q2 2026  AECO Swap  C$ / GJ   27,000   $2.68    
-
    
-
 
Q3 2026  WTI Costless Collar  US$ / bbl   7,500    
-
   $57.34   $66.26 
Q3 2026  WCS Differential Swap  US$ / bbl   14,000   $(12.80)   
-
    
-
 
Q3 2026  AECO Swap  C$ / GJ   27,000   $2.68    
-
    
-
 
Q4 2026  WTI Costless Collar  US$ / bbl   4,973        $55.00   $62.74 
Q4 2026  AECO Swap  C$ / GJ   27,000   $2.68    
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-
 

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2025, Greenfire entered into a costless restructuring of the AECO swaps described above, resulting in the revised terms outlined below:

 

   Instrument  Units  Volume
(per day)
   Swap Price 
2026  AECO Swap  C$ / GJ   27,000   $2.30 
2027  AECO Swap  C$ / GJ   27,000   $2.93 
2028  AECO Swap  C$ / GJ   27,000   $2.93 

Subsequent to December 31, 2025, Greenfire entered into the following financial commodity risk management contracts:

 

   Instrument  Units  Volume (per day)   Swap Price 
Q2 2026  WTI Fixed Price Swap  US$ / bbl   5,000   $68.85 
Q3 2026  WTI Fixed Price Swap  US$ / bbl   3,500   $71.28 
Q4 2026  WTI Fixed Price Swap  US$ / bbl     674   $ 68.83 

 

The following table illustrates the potential impact of changes in commodity prices on the Company’s net income, before tax, based on the financial risk management contracts in place at December 31, 2025:

 

As at December 31, 2025  10% change in commodity prices 
($ thousands)  Increase   Decrease 
Increase (decrease) to fair value of the risk management contracts   (6,891)   7,455 

 

Foreign Currency Risk Management

 

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk on U.S. Dollar denominated cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivables, risk management contracts, accounts payables and accrued liabilities, and long-term debt. As at December 31, 2025, Greenfire’s net foreign exchange risk exposure was a US$9.3 million asset (December 31, 2024 – US$218.4 million liability), and a 10% change in the foreign exchange rate would result in a $1.3 million change in the foreign exchange gain or loss (December 31, 2024 - $31.4 million).

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk related to borrowings drawn under the Senior Credit Facility, as the interest charged on the credit facility fluctuates with floating interest rates. Currently no amounts are drawn on the Senior Credit Facility. Any letters of credit issued are subject to fixed interest rates and are not exposed to changes in interest rates.

 

Credit Risk

 

As at December 31
($ thousands)
  2025   2024 
Trade receivables  $32,482   $47,412 
Joint interest receivables   19,719    4,655 
Accrued joint interest receivables   13,985    4,350 
Accounts receivable  $66,186   $56,417 

 

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations and arises principally from the Company’s accounts receivable. The Company is primarily exposed to credit risk from receivables associated with its oil sales. The Company manages its credit risk exposure by transacting with high-quality credit worthy counterparties and monitoring credit worthiness and/or credit ratings on an ongoing basis. Trade receivables from oil sales are generally collected on the 25th day of the month following production. Joint interest receivables are typically collected within one to three months of the invoice being issued. Accrued joint interest receivables represent the Company’s partners’ share of operating, and capital costs incurred or accrued at the reporting date that have not yet been invoiced. All risk management contracts are held with large financial institutions. The Company has not previously experienced any material credit losses on the collection of accounts receivable.

 

At December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024 the Company was exposed to concentration risk associated with its outstanding trade receivables and joint interest receivables balances. Of the Company’s trade receivables at December 31, 2025, 86% was receivable from three companies (December 31, 2024- 99% receivable from a single company). At December 31, 2025, 100% of the Company’s joint interest receivables and accrued joint interest receivables were held by a single company (December 31, 2024- 100% by a single company). Maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying amount of accounts receivable on the statements of financial position. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company has received $18.0 million from its joint interest partner.

Liquidity Risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Company’s objective in managing liquidity risk is to maintain sufficient available reserves to meet its financial obligations at any point in time. The Company expects to achieve this objective through prudent capital spending, an active commodity risk management program and through strategies such as continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows from operating, financing and investing activities, and available credit facilities. Management believes that future cash flows generated from these sources will be adequate to settle Greenfire’s financial liabilities.

 

The following table details the Company’s contractual maturities of its financial liabilities at December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024:

 

   2025   2024 
As at December 31,
($ thousands)
  Less than
one year
   Greater than
one year
   Less than
one year
   Greater than
one year
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $88,432   $
-
   $61,804   $
-
 
Risk management contracts   
-
    
-
    248    
-
 
Lease liabilities and other(1)   3,457    2,787    7,669    2,726 
Long-term debt(2)   
-
    
-
    260,252    83,600 
Total financial liabilities  $91,889   $2,787   $329,973   $86,326 

 

(1)Amounts represent the expected undiscounted cash payments.
(2)Amounts represent undiscounted principal only and exclude interest and transaction costs.

 

The Company also has provisions as disclosed in Note 9. The Company’s future transportation commitments are disclosed in Note 16.