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Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Accounting Policies Accounting Policies
 
General
 
The interim consolidated financial statements included in this report are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results of the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the final results to be expected for the full year. The interim consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the requirements of the SEC for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain notes or other financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted from these interim consolidated financial statements. These interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, included in our annual report on Form 10-K.

Reclassifications
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation. Such reclassifications had no significant impact on our reported net loss, current assets, total assets, current liabilities, total liabilities, stockholders’ equity or cash flows.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash 
 March 31,
2026
December 31,
2025
 (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents $129,957 $91,518 
Cash included in assets held for sale7,960 — 
Restricted cash - long-term30,630 26,226 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the consolidated statements of cash flows$168,547 $117,744 
 
Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits and funds invested in highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. Restricted cash – long-term primarily represents cash and cash equivalents collateralized, in accounts held by us, as required to support existing performance obligations in the GoA. When our debt cover ratio exceeds 2.50x, we are required under the Facility to maintain a restricted cash balance that is sufficient to meet the payment of interest and fees for the next six-month period on the 7.750% Senior Notes, the 7.500% Senior Notes, the
8.750% Senior Notes and the 3.125% Convertible Senior Notes or the Facility, whichever is greater. During the first quarter of 2025, the Facility lenders waived the requirement to maintain a restricted cash balance until the March 31, 2026 financial covenant test date. Our debt cover ratio for the most recent March 31, 2026 financial covenant test date exceeded 2.50x and the estimated restricted cash funding requirement is approximately $47.0 million. We are currently in discussions with the Facility lenders seeking approval to extend the prior waiver, but if no approval is granted then we plan to start funding the debt service reserve account in the second quarter, as required under the terms of the Facility.

Joint Interest Billings

The Company’s joint interest billings consist of receivables from partners with interests in common oil and natural gas properties operated by the Company for shared costs. Joint interest billings are classified on the face of the consolidated balance sheets as current and long-term receivables based on when collection is expected to occur.
 
Inventories
 
Inventories consisted of $144.0 million and $144.9 million of materials and supplies and $38.7 million and $27.7 million of hydrocarbons as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company’s materials and supplies inventory primarily consists of casing and wellheads and is stated at the lower of cost, using the weighted average cost method, or net realizable value.

Hydrocarbon inventory is carried at the lower of cost, using the weighted average cost method, or net realizable value. Hydrocarbon inventory costs include expenditures and other charges incurred in bringing the inventory to its existing condition. Selling expenses and general and administrative expenses are reported as period costs and excluded from inventory costs.

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

The Company classifies disposal groups as held for sale in the period in which all of the following criteria are met: (1) management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the disposal group; (2) the disposal group is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such disposal groups; (3) an active program to locate a buyer or buyers and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the disposal group have been initiated; (4) the sale of the disposal group is probable, and the transfer of the disposal group is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year, except if events or circumstances beyond the Company’s control extended the period of time required to sell the disposal group beyond one year; (5) the disposal group is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value; and (6) actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

A disposal group that is classified as held for sale is initially measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less any costs to sell. Any loss resulting from this measurement is recognized in the period in which the held for sale criteria are met. Subsequent changes in fair value of a disposal group less any costs to sell are reported as an adjustment to the carrying amount of the disposal group, as long as the new carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount of the assets at the time it was initially classified as held for sale. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense is not recorded on assets to be divested once they are classified as held for sale. In the initial period in which the disposal group meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, the assets and liabilities of the disposal group are separately presented as assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Revenue Recognition

Our oil and gas revenues are recognized when hydrocarbons have been sold to a purchaser at a fixed or determinable price, title has transferred and collection is probable. Certain revenues are based on contracts with provisional pricing and quantity optionality which contain a derivative that is separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from sales at the spot price on the date of sale. The derivative, which is not designated as a hedge, is marked to market through oil and gas revenue each period until the final settlement occurs, which generally is limited to the month of or month after the sale.
Oil and gas revenue is composed of the following:
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20262025
 (In thousands)
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Ghana
$250,152 $152,805 
Equatorial Guinea
24,487 33,682 
Mauritania|Senegal52,267 2,697 
Gulf of America
94,802 101,778 
Total revenues from contracts with customers
421,708 290,962 
Provisional sales contracts(50,980)(827)
Oil and gas revenue$370,728 $290,135 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Our revenue can be materially affected by current economic conditions and the price of oil and natural gas. However, based on the current demand for crude oil and natural gas and the fact that alternative purchasers are readily available, we believe that the loss of our purchasers and/or of the purchasers identified by our marketing agents would not have a long‑term material adverse effect on our financial position or results of Ghana and Equatorial Guinea operations. Customers in our Gulf of America and Mauritania | Senegal business units that comprise 10% or more of our total consolidated oil and gas revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, are shown below.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
(Percentage)
Customer
BP plc
14 %19 %
Shell Trading (US) Company
24 %%


Recent Accounting Standards

Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 require more detailed disclosures about specified categories of costs and expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this standard on its financial statement disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, “Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments.” The amendments in ASU 2024-04 clarify the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as an induced conversion. The amendments in the ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted, however, we do not plan to early adopt ASU 2024-04. The Company is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.