Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Asset Retirement Obligations Liability

A summary of the changes to our ARO is as follows (in thousands):  

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

$

354,422

 

Liabilities settled

 

(42,011

)

Accretion of discount

 

15,312

 

Liabilities assumed through acquisition (1)

 

21,820

 

Liabilities incurred

 

943

 

Revisions of estimated liabilities (2)

 

53,516

 

Balance, September 30, 2014

 

404,002

 

Less current portion

 

115,722

 

Long-term

$

288,280

 

 

 

 

(1)  Primarily attributable to the Woodside Properties acquisition and increased interest in Fairway.

(2) Revisions were primarily attributable to increases at various non-operated properties, revised regulations from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) and better defined scope of work on certain wells and platforms.