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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
Schlumberger Limited
During 2020, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of Schlumberger Technology Corporation (“Schlumberger”) in exchange for the issuance of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock amongst other
consideration. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company repurchased and retired 3,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for $45.0 million or $15.00 average price per share from Schlumberger, under the share repurchase program. Effective January 31, 2023, after the repurchase and retirement, Schlumberger owns no shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company and no longer qualified as a related party.
Within the normal course of business, the Company purchased chemicals, proppant, other equipment, and maintenance parts from Schlumberger and its subsidiaries. During the period from January 1, 2023 until January 31, 2023, total purchases from Schlumberger were approximately $1.7 million. Although the Company continues to do business with Schlumberger, the Company no longer presents cash flows with Schlumberger as related party in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC
A member of the board of directors of the Company, Audrey Robertson, serves as Executive Vice President of Finance of Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC (“Franklin Mountain”). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company performed hydraulic fracturing services for Franklin Mountain in the amount of $41.6 million and $53.1 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company performed hydraulic fracturing services for Franklin Mountain in the amount of $43.5 million and $66.8 million, respectively.
Amounts included in unbilled revenue from Franklin Mountain as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $20.7 million and $13.4 million, respectively. Receivables from Franklin Mountain as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $0.0 million and $12.1 million, respectively.
Liberty Resources LLC
Liberty Resources LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and its successor entity (collectively, the “Affiliate”) had certain common ownership and management with the Company. Effective March 14, 2024, the Affiliate was no longer a related party, following its acquisition by an unaffiliated party. The amounts of the Company’s revenue related to hydraulic fracturing services provided to the Affiliate for the period January 1, 2024 through March 13, 2024, and the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $11.1 million, $8.7 million, and $15.2 million, respectively.
On December 28, 2022 (the “Agreement Date”), the Company entered into an agreement with the Affiliate to amend payment terms for outstanding invoices due as of the Agreement Date to be due on April 1, 2024. Additionally, on August 15, 2023, the agreement was further amended in order to extend the due dates for certain invoices to January 1, 2025. Amounts outstanding from the Affiliate as of December 31, 2023 were $14.8 million, included in other assets in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. All amounts outstanding with the Affiliate under the agreement were collected in full during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Receivables from the Affiliate as of December 31, 2023 were $5.2 million, included in accounts receivable—related party.
During the period January 1, 2024 through March 13, 2024, and the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, interest income from the Affiliate was $0.5 million, $0.4 million, and $0.7 million, respectively.
Oklo Inc.
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company invested $10.0 million in a fission power and nuclear fuel recycling company, Oklo. Effective May 10, 2024, through an acquisition by a special purpose acquisition company, the Company’s investment converted into shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Additionally, Chris Wright, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, was appointed to the Oklo board of directors. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $7.4 million included in unrealized gain on investments, net in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2024, the fair value of the Company’s investment using Level 1 inputs was $17.4 million. The Company was not party to any other transactions with Oklo during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023.