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 · 2026-05-15 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-14
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +18 | −40 | ~43 | 59 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | +9 | −17 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 · 2026-05-15
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…
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…
Optimize Existing Asset Base. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Nixon facility experienced 6 days of downtime, which relates to 4 days of maintenance and repairs 1 day of inventory management and 1 day of utility failure. Comparatively, the Nixon facility experienced 1 day of downtim…
Seize Market Opportunities. Management continues to review renewable energy growth opportunities with potential commercial partners. Although the One Big Beautiful Bill Act under the Trump Administration dismantled Biden-era renewable energy incentives, cancelled loan guarantees, froze grants, and r…
Gain on regulatory settlement. 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 …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-14
During the third quarter of 2025, refining margins were $3.3 million more favorable to the third quarter of 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, refining margins were $3.4 million more favorable compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Blue Dolphin's net income (loss) inc…
We used cash flow from operations of $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The use of cash flow from operations was primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable, related party and a decrease in accounts payable. Inventory remains elevated due primarily to unfavorable prod…
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 Israel and escalations in the Middle East). We do not operate or own assets in Russia, U…
Optimize Existing Asset Base. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Nixon facility experienced 17 days of downtime, which includes a 12 day pre-planned turnaround during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Comparatively, the Nixon facility experienced 21 days of downtime for the ni…
Seize Market Opportunities. Management continues to review renewable energy growth opportunities with potential commercial partners. However, many renewable energy incentives established under the Inflation Reduction Act were terminated or significantly shortened by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Legal proceedings
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-15
TCEQ Final Agreed Order. In February 2025, TCEQ approved a final agreed order between the agency and LRM in which: (i) the TCEQ acknowledged that LRM had ceased unauthorized disposal of industrial solid waste and industrial hazardous waste and (ii) LRM accepted a final penalty amount of approximatel…
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…
Offshore Platform Inspections, Decommissioning Obligations, INCs, and Civil Penalties.
Until decommissioning, BSEE, PHMSA, and the U.S. Coast Guard, as applicable, require lessees and grant holders to inspect and maintain platforms and other structures in accordance with regulatory requirements.
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…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-14
RLI Corp. Surety Bonds. Blue Dolphin currently has surety bonds through RLI Corp. as required by different regulatory agencies, including an area-wide general lease surety bond to operate in the Gulf of America and multiple pipeline surety bonds with BOEM and an operator performance bond with the Ra…
TCEQ Final Agreed Order. In October 2021, LRM received a proposed agreed order from the TCEQ for alleged solid and hazardous waste violations discovered during an investigation from January to March 2020. The proposed agreed order assessed an administrative penalty of $0.4 million and identified act…
To cover the various obligations of lessees and rights-of-way holders operating in federal waters of the U.S. Gulf of America, BOEM evaluates an operator’s financial ability to carry out present and future obligations to determine whether the operator must provide additional security beyond the stat…
In February 2025, the USDOI directed BOEM and BDPL to submit either a joint status report, or separate status reports, to update the court relative to the facts in the case. If joint, submissions were due by March 11, 2025; if separate, BOEM’s submission was due by March 11, 2025 and BDPL’s response…
There can be no assurance that we will be able to meet additional supplemental pipeline bond requirements. If BDPL is required by BOEM to provide significant additional supplemental pipeline surety bonds or is assessed significant penalties under the INCs, we will experience a significant and materi…
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