COMMODITY DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the underlying commodity prices of its inventory. The Company’s management sets and implements hedging policies, including volumes, types of instruments and counterparties, to support oil prices at targeted levels and manage its exposure to fluctuating prices.

The Company’s derivative instruments consist of option and futures arrangements for oil. For option and futures arrangements, the Company receives the difference positive or negative between an agreed-upon strike price and the market price.

The mark-to-market effects of these contracts as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are summarized in the following table. The notional amount is equal to the total net volumetric derivative position during the period indicated. The fair value of the crude oil futures agreements is based on the difference between the strike price and the New York Mercantile Exchange and Brent Complex futures price for the applicable trading months.


As of March 31, 2024
Contract Type	Contract Period	Weighted Average Strike Price (Barrels)		Remaining Volume (Barrels)	Fair Value
				(in thousands)	(in thousands)
Futures	Mar. 2024-May. 2024	$	110.37	38	$	(8)
Futures	Mar. 2024-Jun. 2024	$	86.00	124	$	(124)
Futures	Mar. 2024-May. 2024	$	46.10	273	$	(303)


As of December 31, 2023
Contract Type	Contract Period	Weighted Average Strike Price (Barrels)		Remaining Volume (Barrels)	Fair Value
				(in thousands)	(in thousands)
Futures	Dec. 2023 - Feb. 2024	$	108.18	1	$	20
Futures	Dec. 2023 - Feb. 2024	$	110.33	4	$	(156)
Futures	Dec. 2023 - May. 2024	$	77.94	7	$	(63)
Futures	Dec. 2023 - May. 2024	$	49.94	60	$	632
Swap	Dec. 2023 - Jan. 2024	$	88.39	164	$	(372)
Swap	Dec. 2023 - Jan. 2024	$	25.55	100	$	(50)

The carrying values of the Company’s derivatives positions and their locations on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are presented in the table below (in thousands):


Balance Sheet Classification	Contract Type	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023

	Soybean oil future	$	(303)	$	632

	Crude oil swaps	—		(422)
	Crude oil futures	(132)		(199)
Derivative commodity asset(liability)		$	(435)	$	11

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we recognized a loss of $1.3 million and a gain of $1.5 million, respectively, on commodity derivative contracts on the consolidated statements of operations as part of our cost of revenues.