Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Equity Investments

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Equity Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Investments
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Investments accounted for by the equity method consist of the following as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
Carrying Value
 
(Income) loss from equity method investments

 
Approximate Ownership %
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2015
2014
 
2015
2014
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Investment in Tatex Thailand II, LLC
23.5
%
 
$

 
$

 
$

$

 
$

$

Investment in Tatex Thailand III, LLC
17.9
%
 

 

 
189

121

 
189

170

Investment in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC
24.9999
%
 
164,113

 
180,218

 
8,494

2,228

 
12,636

4,229

Investment in Bison Drilling and Field Services LLC
%
 

 

 

(329
)
 

1,604

Investment in Muskie Proppant LLC
%
 

 

 

(101
)
 

433

Investment in Timber Wolf Terminals LLC
50.0
%
 
1,000

 
1,013

 
7


 
13


Investment in Windsor Midstream LLC
22.5
%
 
27,766

 
13,505

 
881

(35
)
 
(17,906
)
(203
)
Investment in Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC
%
 

 

 

1,630

 

2,143

Investment in Stingray Cementing LLC
50.0
%
 
2,002

 
2,647

 
105

106

 
172

201

Investment in Blackhawk Midstream LLC
48.5
%
 

 

 


 
(7,217
)
(84,787
)
Investment in Stingray Logistics LLC
%
 

 

 

(238
)
 

(157
)
Investment in Diamondback Energy, Inc.
%
 

 

 

(72,945
)
 

(121,712
)
Investment in Stingray Energy Services LLC
50.0
%
 
5,905

 
5,718

 
311

(6
)
 
321

35

Investment in Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC
25.0
%
 
22,599

 
22,507

 
(491
)

 
(1,059
)

Investment in Mammoth Energy Partners LP
30.5
%
 
139,006

 
143,973

 
5,624


 
7,996


 
 
 
$
362,391


$
369,581


$
15,120

$
(69,569
)

$
(4,855
)
$
(198,044
)

The tables below summarize financial information for the Company's equity investments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
Summarized balance sheet information:
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Current assets
$
170,637

 
$
181,060

Noncurrent assets
$
1,414,991

 
$
1,306,891

Current liabilities
$
96,004

 
$
114,506

Noncurrent liabilities
$
208,319

 
$
230,062


Summarized results of operations:    
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Gross revenue
$
130,134

 
$
220,013

 
$
263,690

 
$
378,294

Net (loss) income
$
(45,246
)
 
$
26,099

 
$
45,422

 
$
207,604


Tatex Thailand II, LLC
The Company has an indirect ownership interest in Tatex Thailand II, LLC (“Tatex”). Tatex holds 85,122 of the 1,000,000 outstanding shares of APICO, LLC (“APICO”), an international oil and gas exploration company. APICO has a reserve base located in Southeast Asia through its ownership of concessions covering approximately 243,000 acres which includes the Phu Horm Field.
Tatex Thailand III, LLC
The Company has an ownership interest in Tatex Thailand III, LLC ("Tatex III"). Tatex III previously owned a concession covering approximately 245,000 acres in Southeast Asia. As of December 31, 2014, the Company reviewed its investment in Tatex III and made the decision to allow the concession to expire in 2015. As such, the Company fully impaired the asset as of December 31, 2014. The concession expired in January 2015. Gulfport recorded $0.2 million of expense relating to its investment in Tatex III during the six months ended June 30, 2015.
Grizzly Oil Sands ULC
The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Grizzly Holdings Inc. ("Grizzly Holdings"), owns an interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC ("Grizzly"), a Canadian unlimited liability company. The remaining interest in Grizzly is owned by Grizzly Oil Sands Inc. ("Oil Sands"). As of June 30, 2015, Grizzly had approximately 830,000 acres under lease in the Athabasca and Peace River oil sands regions of Alberta, Canada. Initiation of steam injection at its first project, Algar Lake Phase 1, commenced in January 2014 and first bitumen production was achieved during the second quarter of 2014. In April 2015, Grizzly determined to cease bitumen production at its Algar Lake facility due to the level of commodity prices. Grizzly intends to monitor market conditions as it assesses future plans for the facility. The Company reviewed its investment in Grizzly at June 30, 2015 and determined no impairment was needed. If commodity prices continue to decline, an impairment of the investment in Grizzly may result in the future. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Gulfport paid $8.3 million in cash calls. Grizzly’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar. The Company's investment in Grizzly was increased by $3.2 million as a result of a foreign currency translation gain and decreased by $11.7 million as a result of a foreign currency translation loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The Company's investment in Grizzly was increased by $6.8 million as a result of a foreign currency translation gain and decreased by $0.5 million as a result of a foreign currency translation loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
Bison Drilling and Field Services LLC
During 2011, the Company invested in Bison Drilling and Field Services LLC (“Bison”). Bison owns and operates drilling rigs. The Company contributed its investment in Bison to Mammoth Energy Partners LP ("Mammoth") during the fourth quarter of 2014. See below under "-Mammoth Energy Partners LP" for a discussion of the contribution.
Muskie Proppant LLC
During 2011, the Company invested in Muskie Proppant LLC (“Muskie”). Muskie processes and sells sand for use in hydraulic fracturing by the oil and natural gas industry and holds certain rights in a lease covering land in Wisconsin for mining oil and natural gas fracture grade sand. The (income) loss from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations. The Company contributed its investment in Muskie to Mammoth during the fourth quarter of 2014. See below under "-Mammoth Energy Partners LP" for a discussion of the contribution.
Timber Wolf Terminals LLC
During 2012, the Company invested in Timber Wolf Terminals LLC (“Timber Wolf”). Timber Wolf will operate a crude/condensate terminal and a sand transloading facility in Ohio. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Gulfport did not pay any cash calls related to Timber Wolf.
Windsor Midstream LLC

During 2012, the Company purchased an ownership interest in Windsor Midstream LLC (“Midstream”). Midstream owned a 28.4% interest in Coronado Midstream LLC ("Coronado"), a gas processing plant in West Texas. In March 2015, Coronado was sold to Enlink Midstream Partners, LP ("EnLink") for proceeds of approximately $600.0 million, consisting of cash and units representing a limited partnership interest in Enlink. Midstream recorded an $81.6 million gain on the sale of its investment in Coronado. As a result of the sale, Gulfport received $3.6 million in distributions from Midstream during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC

During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC ("Stingray Pressure"). Stingray Pressure provides well completion services. The (income) loss from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations. The Company contributed its investment in Stingray Pressure to Mammoth during the fourth quarter of 2014. See below under "-Mammoth Energy Partners LP" for a discussion of the contribution.

Stingray Cementing LLC

During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Cementing LLC ("Stingray Cementing"). Stingray Cementing provides well cementing services. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company did not pay any cash calls related to Stingray Cementing. The (income) loss from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations.

Blackhawk Midstream LLC

During 2012, the Company invested in Blackhawk Midstream LLC ("Blackhawk"). Blackhawk coordinates gathering, compression, processing and marketing activities for the Company in connection with the development of its Utica Shale acreage. On January 28, 2014, Blackhawk closed on the sale of its equity interests in Ohio Gathering Company, LLC and Ohio Condensate Company, LLC for a purchase price of $190.0 million, of which $14.3 million was placed in escrow. Gulfport received $84.8 million in net proceeds from this transaction in the first quarter of 2014, which is included in income from equity method investments in the consolidated statements of operations. During the first quarter of 2015, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $7.2 million from the release of escrow from the Blackhawk sale, which is included in loss (income) from equity method investments in the consolidated statements of operations.

Stingray Logistics LLC

During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Logistics LLC ("Stingray Logistics"). Stingray Logistics provides well services. The Company contributed its investment in Stingray Logistics to Mammoth during the fourth quarter of 2014. See below under "-Mammoth Energy Partners LP" for a discussion of the contribution.

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

As noted above in Note 2, on October 11, 2012, following the closing of the Diamondback IPO, the Company owned 7,914,036 shares of Diamondback's outstanding common stock for an initial investment in Diamondback valued at $138.5 million. In 2013, the Company sold an aggregate of 4,534,536 shares of its Diamondback common stock and received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $192.7 million. In June and September of 2014, the Company sold 1,000,000 and 1,437,500 shares of its Diamondback common stock, respectively, and received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $197.6 million. On November 12, 2014, the Company sold its remaining 942,000 shares of Diamondback common stock for net proceeds of approximately $60.8 million. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company did not own any shares of Diamondback common stock.

The Company accounted for its interest in Diamondback as an equity method investment and had elected the fair value option of accounting for this investment. While the Company's ownership interest in Diamondback was below 20% prior to the Company's sale of its remaining Diamondback common stock in November 2014, the Company had appointed a member of Diamondback's Board. The individual appointed by the Company continues to serve on Diamondback's Board and the Company had influence through this board seat. The Company recognized an aggregate gain of approximately $72.9 million and $121.7 million on its investment in Diamondback for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, which is included in loss (income) from equity method investments in the consolidated statements of operations.
Stingray Energy Services LLC

During 2013, the Company invested in Stingray Energy Services LLC ("Stingray Energy"). Stingray Energy provides rental tools for land-based oil and natural gas drilling, completion and workover activities as well as the transfer of fresh water to wellsites. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company did not pay any cash calls to Stingray Energy. The (income) loss from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations.

Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC

During 2014, the Company invested $20.7 million and received an ownership interest of 25% in Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC ("Sturgeon"). Sturgeon owns and operates sand mines that produce hydraulic fracturing grade sand. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Gulfport received $1.0 million in distributions from Sturgeon.
Mammoth Energy Partners LP
In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company contributed its investments in Stingray Pressure, Stingray Logistics, Bison and Muskie to Mammoth for a 30.5% interest in this newly formed limited partnership. Mammoth has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC in connection with its proposed initial public offering. Mammoth intends to pursue this offering in 2015 or 2016 subject to market conditions.
The Company accounted for the contribution as a sale of financial assets under ASC 860. The Company estimated the fair market value of its investment in Mammoth as of the contribution date using an average of the market approach and the income approach, based on an independently prepared valuation of the contributed assets. The fair market value was reduced by a discount factor for lack of marketability due to the Company's minority interest, resulting in a fair value of $143.5 million for the Company's 30.5% interest. The fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired was estimated using assumptions that represent Level 3 inputs. See "Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements" for additional discussion of the measurement inputs.