Gulfport Energy 2015: $1.2 Billion Loss, Most of it in 4Q15

Earlier this month MDN reported on Gulfport Energy's operational update, which was impressive (see Gulfport 2015 Update: Reserves Up 83%, NatGas Production Triples). That was the good news. Late yesterday the company released fourth quarter and full year 2015 financials--and that's the bad news. There's no way to sugarcoat the fact that Gulfport lost $1.2 billion in 2015. A full two-thirds of that loss came in the fourth quarter as oil and gas prices crashed in the later part of last year. In 2016, Gulfport plans to spend $425-$475 million, down 36%-43% from 2015 levels. With that money they plan to drill a total of 21-24 Utica Shale wells. Here's yesterday's Gulfport 2015 financials update...

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