Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EQUITY INVESTMENTS

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EQUITY INVESTMENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
EQUITY INVESTMENTS EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Investments accounted for by the equity method consist of the following as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
Carrying value (Loss) income from equity method investments
Approximate ownership % September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
(In thousands)
Investment in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC 24.6  % $ 16,521  $ 21,000  $ (153) $ (41) $ (341) $ (380)
Investment in Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. 21.5  % —  11,005  —  (43,041) (10,646) (166,096)
Investment in Windsor Midstream LLC 22.5  % 39  39  —  —  — 
Investment in Tatex Thailand II, LLC 23.5  % —  —  —  —  —  2,085 
$ 16,560  $ 32,044  $ (153) $ (43,082) $ (10,987) $ (164,391)
The tables below summarize financial information for the Company’s equity investments as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Summarized balance sheet information:
September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
(In thousands)
Current assets $ 463,853  $ 421,326 
Noncurrent assets $ 1,086,150  $ 1,260,075 
Current liabilities $ 115,976  $ 132,569 
Noncurrent liabilities $ 161,183  $ 163,241 
Summarized results of operations:    
  Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
(In thousands)
Gross revenue $ 70,534  $ 113,417  $ 228,026  $ 557,375 
Net (loss) income $ 2,808  $ (35,730) $ (97,145) $ (15,046)
Grizzly Oil Sands ULC
The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Grizzly Holdings Inc. (“Grizzly Holdings”), owns an approximate 24.6% interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC (“Grizzly”), a Canadian unlimited liability company. The remaining interest in Grizzly is owned by Grizzly Oil Sands Inc. As of September 30, 2020, Grizzly had approximately 830,000 acres under lease in the Athabasca, Peace River and Cold Lake oil sands regions of Alberta, Canada. The Company reviewed its investment in Grizzly for impairment at September 30, 2020 and 2019 and determined no impairment was required. The Company paid $0.4 million in cash calls during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 prior to its election to cease funding further capital calls. Grizzly’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar. The Company’s investment in Grizzly increased by $3.7 million as a result of a foreign currency translation gain and decreased by $4.1 million as a result of a foreign currency translation loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The Company's investment in Grizzly was decreased by a $2.0 million foreign currency translation loss and increased by a $5.2 million foreign currency translation gain for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.
At September 30, 2020, the Company owned 9,829,548 shares, or approximately 21.5%, of the outstanding common stock of Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. ("Mammoth Energy"). The approximate fair value of the Company's investment in Mammoth Energy at September 30, 2020 was $15.7 million based on the quoted market price of Mammoth Energy's common stock.
At March 31, 2020, the Company's share of net loss of Mammoth was in excess of the carrying value of its investment. As such, the Company's investment value was reduced to zero at March 31, 2020. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company's share of net loss of Mammoth continued to be in excess of the carrying value of its investment and, therefore, the Company's investment value remained at zero at September 30, 2020.
The Company received no distributions from Mammoth Energy during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and distributions of $2.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as a result of $0.125 per share dividend in February 2019 and May 2019. The (loss) income from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations.
Windsor Midstream LLC
At September 30, 2020, the Company held a 22.5% interest in Windsor Midstream LLC (“Midstream”), an entity controlled and managed by an unrelated third party. The Company received no distributions from Midstream during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Tatex Thailand II, LLC
The Company has an indirect ownership interest in Tatex Thailand II, LLC ("Tatex") and received no distributions and $2.1 million in distributions from Tatex during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Tatex previously held an 8.5% interest in APICO, LLC (“APICO”), an international oil and gas exploration company, before selling its interest in June 2019. APICO has a reserve base located in Southeast Asia through its ownership of concessions covering approximately 108,000 acres which includes the Phu Horm Field.