Sonn Law Group Investigating Claims Related to SandRidge Energy

Sonn Law Group is investigating investment losses related to SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD). SandRidge Energy’s shares have fallen steadily with the price of oil and the company is struggling to manage its reported $3.9 billion debt. In January 2016, SDOC was delisted from the NYSE, due to “abnormally low” trading price levels and failing to meet the exchange’s minimum $1 bid requirement, according to MicroCap Daily. SandRidge now trades on the OTC (OTCMKTS:SDOC) where it closed Friday, March 19 at $0.11. SDOC made its initial public offering on November 5, 2007, offering over 28 million common stocks at roughly $26.00 US a share, according to MicroCap Daily.

Since 2015, SandRidge has cut hundreds of jobs to lower its operating costs. From around 1,880 employees in 2014, the company now has 717 employees, according to Oklahoma City’s KFOR. In February 2016, SandRidge delayed its interest payment of $21.7 million for 7.5% senior convertible notes due 2023 and 7.5% senior notes payable in 2023. Following the deferral of interest payment, SandRidge entered into a 30-day grace period. On March 15, 2016, the company paid $21.7 million pertaining to its 2023 Notes within the grace period, and made an additional payment of $28.4 million for its 7.5% senior notes payable in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. While SandRidge continues operations, it is unclear how it will fare in what is anticipated to be a continued low oil price environment.

More than 40 energy-related companies sought court protection from their creditors in 2015, as oil prices have dropped by 75 percent since mid-2014, according to Reuters. The number of energy companies declaring bankruptcy is expected to continue this year as analysts anticipate a continued low oil environment.

SandRidge Energy is an oil and natural gas company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with its principle focus on exploration and production activities in the Mid-Continent region of the United States, according to its website. SandRidge and its subsidiaries own and operate gas gathering and processing facilities, saltwater disposal and electrical infrastructure facilities and conduct marketing operations. Lariat Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SandRidge, also owns and operates a drilling rig and related oil field services business.

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