Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Detail)

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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]                      
Revenues $ 23,037us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue [1] $ 24,486us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue [1] $ 52,098us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue [1] $ 28,071us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue [1] $ 58,282us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue [1] $ 37,740us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue [1] $ 29,118us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue [1] $ 44,137us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue [1] $ 127,691us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue $ 169,277us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue $ 195,287us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesRevenue
Total operating costs and expenses 117,308us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 17,799us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 18,270us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 28,721us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 22,331us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 29,636us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 17,452us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 22,634us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 182,097us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 92,052us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 108,694us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Operating income (loss) (94,270)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 6,687us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 33,828us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (650)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 35,951us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 8,104us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 11,666us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 21,503us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (54,406)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 77,225us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 86,593us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Net income (loss) $ (98,332)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 3,109us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 24,712us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (7,038)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 26,377us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 2,386us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 7,121us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 7,188us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (77,550)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 43,072us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 5,339us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Basic net income (loss) per share $ (1.70)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ 0.05us-gaap_IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ 0.43us-gaap_IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ (0.12)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare              
Diluted net income (loss) per share $ (1.70)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ 0.05us-gaap_IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ 0.43us-gaap_IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ (0.12)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare              
Basic net income per share         $ 0.46us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.04us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.12us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.12us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (1.36)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.75us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.01us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted net income per share         $ 0.46us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.04us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.12us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.12us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (1.36)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.74us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.01us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
[1] Gabon crude oil sales are a function of the number and size of crude oil liftings in each quarter from the floating production, storage and offloading (“FPSO”) facility.