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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
NOTE 6 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Natural Gas Financial Instruments
During the fourth quarter of 2021, we entered into natural gas financial instruments to economically hedge the commodity price exposure of a portion of our natural gas production. The Company’s open positions as of March 31, 2022, had notional volumes of 9.2 Bcf, with maturities extending through March 2023.
LNG Financial Futures
During the three months ended December 31, 2021, we entered into LNG financial future contracts to reduce our exposure to commodity price fluctuations, and to achieve more predictable cash flows relative to two LNG cargos that we were committed to purchase from and sell to unrelated third-party LNG merchants in the normal course of business in January and April 2022. As of March 31, 2022, there were no open LNG financial futures positions.
The following table summarizes the effect of the Company’s financial instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Natural gas financial instruments:
Realized (loss) gain $ (715) $ 426 
Unrealized loss 15,101  1,080 
LNG financial futures:
Realized gain 3,532  — 
Unrealized loss 5,161  — 
The following table presents the classification of the Company’s financial derivative assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Current assets:
LNG financial futures —  $ 8,693 
Current liabilities:
Natural gas financial instruments $ 15,101  — 
The Company’s natural gas and LNG financial instruments are valued using quoted prices in active exchange markets as of the balance sheet date and are classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.