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CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO

CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO is an American crude petroleum and natural gas company based in Wilmington.2

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas2
  • HeadquartersWilmington, United States2
  • Incorporated inTX3
  • Business address717 Texas Avenue, Suite 2900, Houston, Tx 770023
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company3
  • Legal formCorporation2
  • LEI549300WN2AGOX1011V722
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 33131402

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2020

-146.4%Net margin4
47.6%Revenue growth, 20204
-1062.1%Return on equity4
0.79×Debt to equity4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2020

  • Other costs95¢$107.2M
  • Interest4¢$5.0M
  • Income tax1¢$747.0K

Out of $112.9M in revenue.4 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2020

  • Share buybacks1¢$230.0K
  • Kept or used elsewhere99¢$20.7M

Out of $20.9M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue564$112.9M in 2020+44% since 2017
0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M2017: $78.5M$78.5M20172018: $77.1M$77.1M2018−2%2019: $76.5M$76.5M2019−1%2020: $112.9M$112.9M2020+48%
Net income7564-$165.3M in 2020−51% since 2015
-$400.0M-$300.0M-$200.0M-$100.0M02015: -$335.0M-$335.0M20152016: -$58.0M-$58.0M2016−83%2017: -$17.6M-$17.6M2017−70%2018: -$121.6M-$121.6M2018+589%2019: -$159.8M-$159.8M2019+31%2020: -$165.3M-$165.3M2020+3%
Fiscal year2014201520162017201820192020
Revenue$78.5M5$77.1M6$76.5M4$112.9M4
Interest$2.7M8$3.2M7$3.8M7$4.1M5$5.5M6$8.6M4$5.0M4
Income tax-$15.9M8-$75.2M7$342.0K7-$395.0K5$120.0K6$220.0K4$747.0K4
Net income-$335.0M7-$58.0M7-$17.6M5-$121.6M6-$159.8M4-$165.3M4
Earnings per share-$1.158-$17.677-$2.717-$0.715-$4.696-$2.954-$1.204
Earnings per share (diluted)-$1.158-$17.677-$2.717-$0.715-$4.696-$2.954-$1.204

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Corporate structure

CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO

  • CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC. Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Accumulated depreciation$1.2B4 Dec 31, 2020$1.0B4 Dec 31, 2019+13.9%
Property and equipment, net$101.9M4 Dec 31, 2020$291.1M4 Dec 31, 2019−65.0%
Finance-lease assets$3.0M4 Dec 31, 2020$1.6M4 Dec 31, 2019+90.9%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$2.5M4 Dec 31, 2020$4.3M4 Dec 31, 2019−43.2%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$1.4M4 Dec 31, 2020$1.6M4 Dec 31, 2019−14.8%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$442.0K4 Dec 31, 2020$186.0K4 Dec 31, 2019+137.6%

Leadership

Who has led CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Kenneth R. Peak2006–2012
  2. John B. Juneau2012
  3. Joseph J. Romano2012
  4. Allan D. Keel2013–2018

Chair

  1. Kenneth R. Peak2006–2012

President

  1. Marc Duncan2006–2010
  2. John B. Juneau2012
  3. Joseph J. Romano2012
  4. Allan D. Keel2013–2018
  5. Will Farley Dakan2020–2021

Chief financial officer

  1. Sergio Castro2010–2012
  2. E. Joseph Grady2013–2021

Chief operating officer

  1. Marc Duncan2006–2010
  2. Chad B. Roller2020–2021
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (24)

Former names

  • MGPX VENTURES INCOct 16, 1998 to Aug 2, 19993

Timeline

  1. Dec 7, 20218-K Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; Listing notice or transfer42
  2. Dec 6, 20218-K Executive or director change; Shareholder vote43
  3. Nov 26, 20218-K Other events44
  4. Nov 15, 20218-K Results of operations45
  5. Nov 4, 20218-K Regulation FD disclosure; Other events46
  6. Oct 29, 20218-K Other events47
  7. Oct 10, 2013New chief executive Allan D. Keel becomes CEO10
  8. Nov 30, 2012New chief executive Joseph J. Romano becomes CEO12
  9. Aug 15, 2012New chief executive John B. Juneau becomes CEO11
  10. Feb 15, 2006New chief executive Kenneth R. Peak becomes CEO13

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Nov 15, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results45

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

55 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 quarterly reports, 6 major events, 23 insider forms, 3 large holders, 22 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 9, 2022SC 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Dec 17, 2021SC 13D/A EDGAR
  3. Dec 17, 202115-12B EDGAR
  4. Dec 13, 2021EFFECT EDGAR
  5. Dec 13, 2021EFFECT EDGAR
  6. Dec 13, 2021EFFECT EDGAR
  7. Dec 13, 2021EFFECT EDGAR
  8. Dec 10, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  9. Dec 10, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  10. Dec 10, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  11. Dec 10, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  12. Dec 10, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  13. Dec 10, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  14. Dec 9, 20214 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  15. Dec 9, 20214 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  16. Dec 9, 20214 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  17. Dec 9, 20214 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  18. Dec 9, 20214 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  19. Dec 9, 20214 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  20. Dec 9, 20214 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR

The 55 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

2 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 2 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Dec 6, 2021SCHNITZER DOUGLAS W10% ownerBuy317,525$3.05$968.5KForm 4
Dec 6, 2021MD Opportunities LP10% ownerBuy317,525$3.05$968.5KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$3.4M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $3.4M in all. PPP loans $3.4M.$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2020 · PPP loans: $3.4M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$3.4M$3.4M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA51. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 10, 2020$3.4M PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association51To CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY, Houston TX; $3.4M forgiven Aug 3, 2021

SEC filer profile

How CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARCONTANGO OIL & GAS CO1
  • CIK0001071993
  • Employer ID (EIN)95-40798631
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer<br>smaller reporting company1
  • Incorporated inTexas1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)1311 Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas1
  • Business address717 Texas Avenue, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 770021
  • Phone713-236-74001
  • Shares outstanding201,338,567 as of Nov 10, 202152
  • Public float$159.2M as of Jun 30, 20204
  • On EDGAR sinceOct 16, 19981
  • Filings1,415 in all: 4 (623), 8-K (245), 10-Q (56), SC 13D/A (55), SC 13G/A (54), 425 (40), 3 (32), CORRESP (30)1
    All 58 form types

    UPLOAD (29), SC 13G (25), DEF 14A (23), 10-K (18), EFFECT (16), SC 13D (16), 10QSB (13), 4/A (12), S-3 (11), S-8 POS (11), 8-K/A (9), 424B3 (7), 424B5 (7), POS AM (7), 10-K/A (6), PRE 14A (6), 10KSB (5), S-3/A (5), S-8 (5), 8-A12B (4), S-4/A (4), DEFM14A (3), REGDEX (3), 10QSB/A (2), 25-NSE (2), ARS (2), PRER14A (2), RW (2), S-1 (2), S-1/A (2), S-4 (2), 10-Q/A (1), 10SB12G (1), 10SB12G/A (1), 15-12B (1), 424B2 (1), 424B7 (1), 8-A12B/A (1), 8-K12B (1), CERTAMX (1), DEF 14C (1), DEFA14A (1), NT 10-Q (1), POS EX (1), PRE 14C (1), PREM14A (1), PX14A6G (1), S-3ASR (1), SB-2 (1), SB-2/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 10, 2021
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 15, 2021
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 30, 2021
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Dec 7, 2021

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