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EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Investments accounted for by the equity method consist of the following as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
The tables below summarize financial information for the Company's equity investments as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Summarized balance sheet information:
Summarized results of operations:
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 owns a concession covering approximately 245,000 acres in Southeast Asia. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company did not pay any cash calls related to Tatex III.
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 March 31, 2014, Grizzly had approximately 830,000 acres under lease in the Athabasca and Peace River oil sands regions of Alberta, Canada. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, Gulfport paid $8.1 million in cash calls. Grizzly’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar. The Company's investment in Grizzly was decreased by $7.3 million and $3.6 million as a result of a foreign currency translation loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, 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. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, Gulfport paid $12.2 million in cash calls to Bison.
Muskie Proppant LLC
During 2011, the Company invested in Muskie Proppant LLC (“Muskie”), formerly known as Muskie Holdings LLC. 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. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, Gulfport paid $1.0 million in cash calls to Muskie.
The Company entered into a loan agreement with Muskie effective July 1, 2013, under which it loaned Muskie $0.9 million. Interest accrues at the prime rate plus 2.5% and the loan has a maturity date of July 31, 2014. At March 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the loan is included in notes receivable-related party on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Timber Wolf Terminals LLC
During 2012, the Company invested in Timber Wolf Terminals LLC (“Timber Wolf”). The Company's initial investment during 2012 was $1.0 million. Timber Wolf will operate a crude/condensate terminal and a sand transloading facility in Ohio. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, 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 owns a 28.4% interest in MidMar Gas LLC, a gas processing plant in West Texas. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, Gulfport paid $2.4 million in cash calls to Midstream.
Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC
During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC ("Stingray Pressure"). Stingray Pressure provides well completion services. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company did not pay any cash calls related to Stingray Pressure. The (income) loss from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations.
Stingray Cementing LLC
During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Cementing LLC ("Stingray Cementing"). Stingray Cementing provides well cementing services. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, 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 interest 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, which is included in income from equity method investments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Stingray Logistics LLC
During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Logistics LLC ("Stingray Logistics"). Stingray Logistics provides well services. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company did not pay any cash calls.
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
As noted above in Note 2, on May 7, 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 of $138.5 million. In June and November of 2013, the Company sold 2,234,536 and 2,300,000 shares of its Diamondback common stock, respectively and received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $192.7 million. As of March 31, 2014, the Company owned 3,379,500 shares representing approximately 6.7% of Diamondback's outstanding common stock.
The Company accounts for its interest in Diamondback as an equity method investment and has elected the fair value option of accounting for this investment. While the Company's ownership in Diamondback was below 20% at March 31, 2014, the Company has designated a member of Diamondback's Board. As the Company continues to have influence through this board seat, the Company continues to account for its investment in Diamondback as an equity method investment. The Company valued its investment in Diamondback using the quoted closing market price of Diamondback's stock on March 31, 2014 of $67.31 per share multiplied by the number of outstanding shares of Diamondback's stock held by the Company. The Company recognized an aggregate gain of approximately $48.8 million and $61.1 million on its investment in Diamondback for three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which is included in (income) loss 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") at a cost of $2.9 million. 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 three months ended March 31, 2014, 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.
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