BDCO — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of BDCO's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-14 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-15
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +38 | −17 | ~41 | 62 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | +9 | −5 | ~2 | 3 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Market risk (Item 3), Other information
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-14
During the first and second quarters of 2026, our results benefited from a significantly elevated differential between the cost of crude oil and the sales prices of our finished and unfinished products. This widening spread, which expanded rapidly during the period, had a favorable impact on our gro…
During the second quarter of 2026, gross profits were $25.1 million, or $24.5 million more favorable as compared to to the second quarter of 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, gross profits were $45.7 million, or $39.0 million more favorable as compared to the six months ended June 30, 20…
Our full operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, including results by segment, can be found within ‘Results of Operations.’
While we operate in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S., uncertainties that impact our business and industry remain surrounding general macroeconomic conditions related to inflation, tariffs, interest rates, capital and credit markets, and geopolitical tensions (including continued escalations and eng…
We can provide no guarantees of the following: our business strategy will be successful, Affiliates will continue to fund our working capital needs when we experience working capital deficits, we will meet regulatory requirements to provide additional financial assurance (supplemental pipeline suret…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-15
During the first quarter of 2026, gross profits were $14.4 million more favorable as compared to to the first quarter of 2025. Blue Dolphin's net income increased to $14.7 million, or $0.99 per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.15 per shar…
Our full operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, including results by segment, can be found within ‘Results of Operations.’
Uncertainties remain surrounding general macroeconomic conditions related to inflation, tariffs, interest rates, capital and credit markets, and geopolitical tensions (including military conflicts in Ukraine and continued escalations in the Middle East). In addition, global crude oil and refined pro…
We can provide no guarantees that: our business strategy will be successful, Affiliates will continue to fund our working capital needs when we experience working capital deficits, we will meet regulatory requirements to provide additional financial assurance (supplemental pipeline surety bonds) and…
We continue efforts to improve our balance sheet and continue to engage with potential lenders to obtain additional funding to refinance and restructure our debt. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital on acceptable terms, if at all, or refinance existing debt. If…
Legal proceedings
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-14
BOEM periodically reevaluates both the rules that govern and whether a grant holder, lessee, or operator must provide supplemental financial assurance. Such additional security beyond minimum bonding requirements covers the present and future cost of decommissioning platforms and pipelines at the en…
On March 9, 2026, in response to President Trump's Executive Order 14154 of January 20, 2025, Unleashing American Energy, BOEM published in the Federal Register a proposed Risk Management and Financial Assurance for Outer Continental Shelf ("OCS") Lease and Grant Obligations rule (the "2026 Proposed…
In March 2018, BOEM ordered BDPL to provide additional financial assurance totaling approximately $5.7 million for five existing pipeline rights-of-way, an increase of approximately $4.8 million. In June 2018, BOEM issued BDPL INCs for each right of way that failed to comply. Although BDPL appealed …
As of the filing date of this report, BDPL completed field execution operations to decommission all of its offshore pipelines in federal waters; however, the company is preparing required documentation for submission to federal agencies. Once BSEE confirms that BDPL has satisfied its decommissioning…
We are required by BSEE and the U.S. Coast Guard to perform annual structural inspections of our offshore platform, as well as to perform monthly platform checks of navigational aids, fog horns, and lifesaving equipment. In April 2025, BSEE issued BDPL an INC for missed platform inspections; BSEE ap…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-15
To cover the obligations of such lessees and grant holders, BOEM evaluates an operator's or grant holder's financial ability to carry out present and future work obligations to determine whether the operator must provide additional security beyond minimum bonding requirements. Such obligations inclu…
We are required by BSEE and the U.S. Coast Guard to perform annual structural inspections of our offshore platform, as well as to perform monthly platform checks of navigational aids, fog horns, and lifesaving equipment. On April 9, 2025, BSEE issued BDPL and INC for failing to conduct required poll…
BDPL has outstanding INCs issued from BSEE related to its GA-288C platform, PSN 8437, PSN 13101, and PSN 15635. In addition, BDPL has two open civil penalties with the agency (Civil Penalty G-2024-054 and Civil Penalty G-2024-056). In April 2026, BSEE and BDPL reached a settlement agreement regardin…
Civil Penalty G-2024-010. In April 2024, BDPL received a civil penalty referral letter from BSEE for failing to remediate certain BSEE INCs issued in September 2023 associated with its GA-288C junction platform offshore in federal waters. Specifically, remediation is associated with BSEE INC Nos. E1…
Default under a Secured Loan Agreement. As of March 31, 2026 and the filing date of this report, certain of our bank debt to Huntington was in default related to a financial covenant violation, and bank debt to GNCU was in default related to non-financial covenant violations. See “Note (9)” to our c…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice