INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXESThe Company estimates its annual effective income tax rate in recording its quarterly provision for income taxes in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Non-cash impairments on the carrying value of the Company’s oil and gas properties, gains and losses on the sale of assets, statutory tax rate changes, and other significant or unusual items are recognized as discrete items in the quarter in which they occur.

During the second quarter of 2022, the Company’s effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by a decrease in the amount of valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. The Company’s 2022 year-to-date effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by the gain associated with deconsolidation of Altus, the gain on sale of certain non-core mineral rights in the Delaware Basin, and a decrease in the amount of valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. During the second quarter and the first six months of 2021, the Company’s effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by a decrease in the amount of valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets.

On May 26, 2022, the U.K. Chancellor announced a new tax on the profits of oil and gas companies operating in the U.K. and the U.K. Continental Shelf. On June 21, 2022, the U.K. Government published draft legislation concerning this new tax and on July 14, 2022, the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Act 2022 was enacted, receiving Royal Assent. Under the new law, an additional levy is assessed at a 25 percent tax rate and will be effective for the period of May 26, 2022, through December 31, 2025. Under U.S. GAAP, the financial statement impact of new legislation will be recorded in the period of enactment. Therefore, in the third quarter of 2022, the Company expects to record a deferred tax expense of approximately $230 million to $250 million related to the remeasurement of the June 30, 2022 U.K. deferred tax liability.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income or capital taxes in various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s tax reserves are related to tax years that may be subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority. The Company is currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service for the 2014-2017 tax years and is also under audit in various states and foreign jurisdictions as part of its normal course of business.