Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Notes Tables |
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Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
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Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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|
2021 |
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U.S. Federal: |
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(in thousands) |
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Current |
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$ |
— |
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|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
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Deferred |
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6,214 |
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|
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(3,344 |
) |
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(34,548 |
) |
Foreign: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Current |
|
|
92,642 |
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|
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26,615 |
|
|
|
20,282 |
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Deferred |
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|
(9,079 |
) |
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|
48,149 |
|
|
|
(7,890 |
) |
Total |
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$ |
89,777 |
|
|
$ |
71,420 |
|
|
$ |
(22,156 |
) |
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Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
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As of December 31, |
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(in thousands) |
|
2023 |
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|
2022 |
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Deferred tax assets: |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Basis difference in fixed assets (1) |
|
$ |
9,132 |
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|
$ |
9,299 |
|
Foreign tax credit carryforward |
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|
55,069 |
|
|
|
14,848 |
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Net operating losses |
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|
32,306 |
|
|
|
48,981 |
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Asset retirement obligations |
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9,631 |
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8,531 |
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ROU lease liabilities |
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10,345 |
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|
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10,753 |
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Basis difference in accrued liabilities |
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3,808 |
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|
|
3,800 |
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Basis difference in receivables |
|
|
(146 |
) |
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|
2,783 |
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Other |
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|
719 |
|
|
|
622 |
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Total deferred tax assets |
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|
120,864 |
|
|
|
99,617 |
|
Valuation allowance |
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|
(83,893 |
) |
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(47,583 |
) |
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
36,971 |
|
|
$ |
52,034 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Deferred tax liabilities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Basis difference in fixed assets |
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|
(81,310 |
) |
|
|
(97,825 |
) |
Net deferred tax liabilities |
|
$ |
(81,310 |
) |
|
$ |
(97,825 |
) |
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Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block] |
Jurisdiction |
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Amount |
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Expiration Period |
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U.S. |
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$ |
- |
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No expiration |
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Gabon |
|
$ |
- |
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No expiration |
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Egypt |
|
$ |
16,000 |
|
|
|
2024-2028
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Canada |
|
$ |
85,407 |
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2031-2040
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Equatorial Guinea |
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$ |
12,313 |
|
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No expiration |
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UK |
|
$ |
7,222 |
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No expiration |
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Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] |
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Year Ended December 31, |
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(in thousands) |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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U.S. |
|
$ |
(15,781 |
) |
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$ |
(56,750 |
) |
|
$ |
(38,867 |
) |
Foreign |
|
|
165,927 |
|
|
|
180,132 |
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|
|
98,645 |
|
|
|
$ |
150,146 |
|
|
$ |
123,382 |
|
|
$ |
59,778 |
|
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Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
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Year Ended December 31, |
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(in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
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|
2021 |
|
Tax provision computed at U.S. statutory rate |
|
$ |
31,530 |
|
|
$ |
25,910 |
|
|
$ |
12,553 |
|
Foreign taxes not offset in U.S. by foreign tax credits |
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|
25,719 |
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|
|
53,851 |
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|
35,306 |
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Permanent differences |
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|
3,455 |
|
|
|
778 |
|
|
|
(703 |
) |
Foreign tax credit expirations |
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|
— |
|
|
|
17,247 |
|
|
|
14,060 |
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Increase/(decrease) in valuation allowance |
|
|
27,656 |
|
|
|
(25,623 |
) |
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(83,372 |
) |
Other |
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|
1,417 |
|
|
|
(743 |
) |
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|
— |
|
Total income tax expense (benefit) |
|
$ |
89,777 |
|
|
$ |
71,420 |
|
|
$ |
(22,156 |
) |
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Summary of Income Tax Examinations [Table Text Block] |
Jurisdiction |
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Years |
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U.S. |
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2014-2023 |
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Gabon |
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2019-2023 |
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Egypt |
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2017-2023 |
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Canada |
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2018-2023 |
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